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Q: How common are stuck or dead pixels on the MacBook Pro? I purchased a new Macbook Pro (15.4" with 500GB HDD), and discovered it had a stuck pixel in the centre of the screen. This pixel was always lit green, and any attempts to resolve it myself didn't work. I took it back to the retailer, who happily exchanged it for another one (which had to be ordered). I picked up the replacement yesterday, and to my horror, its screen had the same problem, although this time the pixel was stuck on red, and was in the bottom left hand corner of the screen. Another replacement has been ordered, and I'm now a little concerned that this may have the same problem.
This obviously has me pondering the quality of the latest range of Macbook Pro laptops, and I'm wondering how many of you may have had the same problems with your ones. Please share if you've had a similar issue.
A: I've had a number of Mac laptops, starting with a PowerBook 100 way back in the dark ages. I've been fortunate, I guess, that I've never had a stuck pixel.
You're fortunate that your retailer is working with you, as Apple considers a single stuck pixel to be within acceptable limits. That is, they don't promise zero stuck or dead pixels, so generally you'd just be out of luck. [Worth noting: ISO 13406-2, the standard for flat panel displays (more analysis here)].
If you find this happening again, though, you might try one or more of the (non-Windows) suggestions at How to Fix a Stuck Pixel on an LCD Monitor.
A: My experience in Mac tech support over the course of a few years has shown this be be fairly uncommon. I only ever saw maybe two or three cases. It may be an issue with the very specific range you're getting now, and which Apple will probably fix pretty soon.
Until then, keep sending them in- you've got Applecare for a year, so use it. :)
A: My Macbook Pro had a malfunctioning backlight so they replaced the top assembly. The screen in the replacement had a couple stuck pixels in the middle of the screen, so they replaced it again. THAT screen had a stuck pixel in the bottom right, which after a couple weeks had changed to a horizontal line of them about an inch long. SOoo, back to Apple I went.
The screen I've got now has been perfect, with no bad pixels. I figure between the bench costs and replacement top assemblies they lost money on this machine, but once again Apple showed me they're a class act by not balking at fixing things.
A: It doesn't surprise me that Apple would happily replace your computer, but for LCD screens (maybe LEDs too), it's not uncommon for companies to refuse to replace the screens if the dead pixels are a just a few.
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Q: A better dashboard dictionary widget I find the default dictionary dashboard widget on my MacBook Pro to be very annoying. One, you type in a misspelled word and it says, ""x" could not be found" instead of being helpful and offering alternative spellings. Two, I can't copy and paste from it.
Anyone know of a better one? Or maybe I should just use google?
Thanks.
A: Why not just use the Dictionary application itself? Does it have to be a widget? The Dictionary application has smart lookup and more tools than the widget.
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Q: How do I keep Last.fm from scrobbling podcasts? I would like to use last.fm to just keep track of what music I listen to, but I listen to a lot of podcasts as well, using both iTunes and my iPhone. Is there any way to prevent the Last.fm application from scrobbling my podcasts? Or alternatively, is there any way to prevent Last.fm from scrobbling any music file longer than 1 hour or something?
A: *
*Open the Last.fm application.
*Menu item "Last.fm -> Preferences"
*In the Scrobbling page, edit the "Scrobble Directories" and make sure that your podcast directory is not selected. If you have your iTunes library in the standard location: Expand the directory tree to find /Users/you/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media and make sure that the directory Podcasts is not selected.
*Review the other directories that are selected, for example you might want to make sure that the Audiobooks directory is unselected.
*OK!
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Q: How can I move my local e-mail folders in Mail.app from my old Mac to my new Mac? Including all e-mail messages contained in these local folders ofcourse.
A: Under ~/Library/Mail/ you should have a folder named after you mail account. Inside it, there are .ewsmbox files that contain all your e-mail folders.
Try to move those from your old to your new Mac.
A: *
*Click the "Finder" icon on the dock to launch a new Finder
*Navigate to your account's Library folder in Mac OS X's Finder. Under Places, click your username (the one with the house icon) and then click "Library." You can also do this by selecting "Go" from the Finder's top menu and then "Go to Folder." Type in "~/Library" (without the quotes), and it will open up the Library folder.
*Find the "Mail" folder.
*Copy the entire "Mail" folder onto a storage device (USB thumb drive or blank CD-R) or transfer it over the network to the same place (User:Library) on the other Macintosh computer.
*Go to the Preferences folder in the Library and locate the "com.apple.mail.plist" file. You can navigate there using the Finder window or select "Go" from the top menu of the Finder, click on "Go to Folder" and type in "~/Library/Preferences/" (without the quotes) in the prompt.
*Copy the "com.apple.mail.plist" file onto your USB thumb drive or CD-R or copy it directly to the User:Library:Preferences folder on the other computer over the network. "User" is your user account name.c
*Plug in the USB thumb drive or insert the CD-R into the optical drive on the other Macintosh computer if you haven't transferred the files over the network.
*Move the "com.apple.mail.plist" file to the User:Library:Preferences folder of the other Mac. "User" is your user account name.
*Move the Mail folder to the User:Library folder on the other Mac.
*Launch Mail.app. Now your settings and email should be the same as those on the old Mac. If not, make sure both the Mail folder and the "com.apple.mail.plist" file are in the correct places.
A: In Yosemite, open the local mail app, go to file>import mailboxes, then in the import pane that comes up, navigate to the user folder where the email app from the other computer is(stashed on a thumb drive or if you can connect directly to the other computer). Then after a bit, you should see a list of mailboxes that can be imported, and uncheck any you don't want.
click continue...
A: Alternatively you could import them in the mail.app on your new mac using the "Mail" -> "Archive" -> "Import mailboxes" -> "Apple Mail" menu option and then choosing the ~/Library/Mail folder on your old mac (or a copy of that folder on an USB thumb drive, CD-R etc).
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Q: What are the development tools on the Mac? Are there any development tools like NetBeans or Eclipse on OS X that I can use to write an application?
A: Xcode was good for your job. If you want use NetBeans and Eclipse on your Mac, you can download them, too, because they have OS X distributions.
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*Eclipse
*Netbeans
A: If you are looking for Java development on the Mac, both NetBeans and Eclipse have a distribution for Mac OS X. Xcode also has support for Java, but it is not a Java-centric tool.
A: There are built-in vim and emacs. Both of them can be used as IDE.
Built-in vim and emacs don't have GUI (only console versions) but at least they are relatively new in latest OSX versions.
If you want GUI versions there are MacVim and a couple of GUI emacses for OSX.
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Q: Can I get windows 7 like window resizing on Mac OS X? Windows 7 has a nice new feature for moving around windows.
The one that I am particularly interested in is:
Windows Key + Left/Right : Move the window to the left or right of the screen, or over to a second monitor.
But, Windows Key + Up: Maximize the current window and Windows Key + Down: Restore or minimize the current window. are also quite useful.
Is there anyway that I can get this functionality in OS? Preferably replacing the windows key with Command Key.
A: If you don't mind paying, there's SizeUp from Irradiated Software, worth paying for IMO. Gives you lots of customizability.
If you just want the mouse windows resizing behaviour (dragging to the edges) from windows 7, there's Cinch from the same company.
A: There's a nice little app called Divvy, that gives you a lot of control on windows resizing, including keyboard shortcuts similar to ones Win7 has. It's $14, but worth it in my opinion.
A: Shift It
If you read this Article I think you get what you want.
A: Two excellent, free tools:
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*Spectacle is ultra-simple and lets you setup shortcut keys to all the typical window placement actions (fill left half of screen, fill top half, full screen, center, etc).
*BetterTouchTool is very full featured and can do these keyboard shortcuts as well, but also lets you click and drag windows to "snap" to different regions of the screen. (And it has tons of other features, since it's original purpose was custom touchpad gestures).
A: You have a few good alternatives (there are more):
SizeUp
Optimal Layout
Switche
A: I used open source tool Slate (https://github.com/jigish/slate) for some years but moved recently all my configuration to non free "Keyboard Maestro". It's extremely flexible and settings can be edited using a tool instead of editing configuration files. It supports multiple screens and different setups better than anything else if've seen so far. Here's an example of pushing current window to the left half of main screen.
A: I was looking for the same thing since window management on Mac is not ideal. I use MondoMouse (15$) for window sizing and control which I even like better than the Windows 7 model.
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Q: What does the error "iTunes could not restore the iPod 'NAME' because the backup could not be saved on the computer." mean? My iPod was acting up (the clock was going out of sync, it often became unresponsive to touch) so before contacting Apple I decided to try a Backup & Restore.
I plugged in my iPod and pressed "Backup iPod". It did it fine, it seemed, and let me know when it was done. Then I clicked "Restore" and after a few of the normal errors (11 and 14) I force-restored it using the Home & Power buttons.
When it was finally restored I selected "Restore from Backup" and picked my latest Backup. That's where the problem starts... it keeps reaching 2/3 of the way done and then this error appears:
"iTunes could not restore the iPod 'NAME' because the backup could not be saved on the computer."
The problem occurs with all of my backups, and persists after a computer restart and after trying a different USB port (just in case.)
I looked around at several forums and found no one with a similar problem. The error seems to usually appear for other people when the backup is actually being created, not when the iPod is being restored to a backup like it does in this case.
I hope this was enough information. Thanks to any help you guys might be able to give :)
Cheers!
- Lindsay
A: I hopefully have a solution to this issue. I also had this problem, and I believe it's because you have insuffient disk space and iTunes being a large program requires so much disk space to be available in order to perform these tasks.
Therefore, iTunes will bring up the error after reaching 2/3 of the way and then the error appears: "iTunes could not restore the iPod/iphone 'NAME' because the backup could not be saved on the computer." The backup you did is there because you're obviously selecting it when "restoring from backup". So free up some disk space and redo the "restore from backup" and it should complete the process without any errors.
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Q: Delete some remembered text from Browser TextBox in Windows you can put the curser on text box (focus on it) and push down arrow key ( down ) and the list of all text that textbox was remembered was shown, then you can move on them by up and sown arrow key and if press Delete on highlighted text it was removed but I can't do the same in my macbook pro. it doesn't have Delete key and this button act as BackSpace and it won't act if you press fn + Delete . any one have any idea to delete remembered text in macbook-pro(os x).
A: It's shift + delete on windows. In Firefox on my MacBook, shift + fn + delete does the trick.
Don't ask me why I know this. That comment below Josh K's answer was totally hypothetical.
A: Clear form and search history. That's what it's called in Firefox. In Safari remove the Autocomplete setting.
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Q: What does "The information on this page is out dated" mean when updating apps in iTunes When ever I try to download updates of my iApps in iTunes I get a dialog that says "The information on this page is out dated".
If I hit "Check for updates" again all is well.
Does anyone know what causes this?
A: Maybe this post can help you.
The most interessant part is last sentence saying :
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*Update 7/25/10: Fixed in an iTunes update.
What version of iTunes are you running ?
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Q: How do I stop iOS 4 from draining the battery of my 2nd gen iPod Touch overnight? Every since "upgrading" my 2nd generation iPod Touch to iOS 4, it seems to lose power overnight (when not plugged in). What can I do to fix this? I have tried a restore and that did not work. Seen as a problem in releases iOS 4.0.1, 4.0.2 and 4.1
A: *
*If you don't need any network activity, I would recommend enabling Airplane Mode overnight.
*Failing that, disable bluetooth and/or wifi if they are unnecessary
*Disable as much Spotlight search as you can afford to by going to Settings->General->Home Button->Spotlight Search.
A: You should wait until Apple releases iOS 4.1 that should improve overall performances on old iDevices, like iPod Touch 2G and iPhone 3G.
A: You may want to check any applications running in the "multi-task" mode. I had a issue with my iPhone 4 dieing quickly when I had certain apps still trying to queue the network. Good luck!
A: I have an iPhone 4 and went through this issue with Apple Genius Bar guys and Level 2 support over the phone. The conclusion was the when a contact is modified on the iPhone/iPod in an Exchange account (like Gmail) the device gets into and endless loop trying to update the remote database. It stops only when finally the device is connected to a data plan or wifi connection to the server to be updated.
Strangely enough the issue is only with contacts, not with calendar or mails. It was discovered with 4.0 and it is still valid for 4.3.3.
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Q: LaunchDaemon not recognised I've installed CouchDB via MacPorts. Now I want to start it when my Mac boots, so I executed the instructions given in the install process:
sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.couchdb.plist
However this doesn't seem to work. I've looked inside the LaunchDaemons directory, and the plist file is there (as a symlink):
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 57 18 aug 10:11 org.apache.couchdb.plist -> /opt/local/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.couchdb.plist
The contents of the actual plist file seem ok (however I have no real knowledge of how it should look):
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>org.apache.couchdb</string>
<key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
<dict>
<key>HOME</key>
<string>~</string>
</dict>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/opt/local/bin/couchdb</string>
</array>
<key>UserName</key>
<string>couchdb</string>
<key>StandardOutPath</key>
<string>/dev/null</string>
<key>StandardErrorPath</key>
<string>/dev/null</string>
<key>RunAtLoad</key>
<true/>
<key>KeepAlive</key>
<true/>
</dict>
</plist>
When I execute /opt/local/bin/couchdb manually, the process is created, so no problems there. It just seems the launch daemon skips this command.
Any thoughts on how to fix this?
A: Try the following (one-line command) :
sudo chown -R couchdb:couchdb /opt/local/var/lib/couchdb/ /opt/local/var/log/couchdb/ /opt/local/etc/couchdb/ /opt/local/var/run/couchdb
Then reboot.
If it doesn't work, what version of MacPorts and CouchDB do you have ?
A: I'm not specifically familiar with CouchDB, but I see a couple of potential problems with your .plist file: first, the HOME value being set is weird -- it should be a specific folder path (i.e. wherever you put the couchdb user's home folder), not ~. Second, I suspect you also need to set the PATH environment variable so CouchDB can find the other optional programs you've installed. So that section of the .plist should look something like this:
<key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
<dict>
<key>HOME</key>
<string>/usr/local/var/lib/couchdb</string>
<key>PATH</key>
<string>/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin</string>
</dict>
(Note: the above values are guesses based on a little googling -- you may need to adjust them to where your CouchDB user's home is and/or where your add-on binaries folders are.) To load the changed .plist file, use:
sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.couchdb.plist
sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.couchdb.plist
If that doesn't solve the problem, there are a couple of places to look for more info about what's going wrong: first, take a look at the system log (/var/log/system.log), either with the Console utility or a command line tool; it'll have any errors that launchd ran into while trying to process the .plist file or start CouchDB. Second, follow Mark's suggestion about changing StandardOutPath and StandardErrorPath to real files, and looking at what shows up there. This isn't needed if everything's configured properly, but can be very useful for finding out what's wrong when there's a problem (and you can switch them back to /dev/null after the problem has been solved).
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Q: How can I get rid of Safari 5's "awesome bar"? Safari 5 came with a copycat of Firefox "awesome" bar, completing text as your type an url with history of previous title pages you've seen, and not just previous URLs.
How to get rid of this annoyance?
A: I haven't tried it and I don't know if it'll solve your problem, but Shaun Inman created a Safari extension called SMRT that disables its auto-complete behavior.
A: You could try the following :
default write com.apple.Safari DebugSafari4IncludeFancyURLCompletionList -bool NO
default write com.apple.Safari DebugSafari5IncludeFancyURLCompletionList -bool NO
# note the 5 instead of 4 in the second command.
I know the one with 4 exists, but I'm not sure for the one with 5.
At least, you could try these commands (each one or both), they won't hurt the system.
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Q: How do I set which Apache / PHP 10.6 should run? All my problems stemmed from trying to get mcrypt for PHP installed. Last night I gave in and followed a tutorial of how to do a totally fresh apache2 and php5.3.3 install. I did this using MacPorts.
Sadly, that didn't enable mcrypt for me last night, although I was pretty pleased that I got 5.3.3 running. :)
The problem is that I have woken up this morning to find that my php version is back down to 5.3.1 which can only mean that OS X has reverted to my original Apache and PHP.
How to I tell OS X to use the software I installed via MacPorts?
(And then I will as a new question of how to enable mcrypt)
A: It's not so much your version of Apache/PHP have been reverted - it's just the wrong version is loaded.
If you have Mac OS X's Web Sharing enabled it will auto enable the version of Apache and PHP Apple provides using the LaunchDaemon org.apache.httpd.plist in /System/Library/LaunchDaemons (this will override MacPorts version). You'll want to disable this by either turning off Web Sharing in the Sharing Preference Pane or by running sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist.
When you installed Apache for MacPorts it installed a LaunchDaemon into /Library/LaunchDaemons which if enabled will start up the MacPorts version of Apache automatically. To enable it run sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.apache2.plist and you're off to the races.
If you're running apachectl to restart - make sure you've selected the right version. You may need to alter your $PATH to have /opt/local/apache2/bim before /usr/sbin
As for what version of PHP is being used; on the command line this will depend on your $PATH while for Apache it's entirely in your configuration of where the libphp5 module is. (/etc/apache2/ for the built in version, /opt/local/apache2/conf for the version MacPorts installed)
A: Why does OS X need to know which Apache to use? Just run the correct Apache yourself. Open up Terminal, cd to the MacPorts directory containing the correct Apache (probably /opt/something/something/something/Apache2/bin or something like that), and run it (probably something like ./httpd).
A: You have two solutions :
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*You have to edit the global PATH variable to add MacPort folders at the beginning. It contains the order of folders the system uses to find binaries.
*Backup original binaries (in /usr/bin, /bin, …), then add symlinks to MacPorts binaries.
Normally, do not use option 2 until you really know what you're doing. I just mentioned it because it's technically possible.
To edit the global PATH variable, edit the file /etc/paths, add /opt/local/bin at the beginning and finally reboot to apply changes.
You can control, after the reboot, that changes have been made by do the following command :
echo $PATH
You should see /opt/local/bin just before /usr/bin:/bin:….
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Q: MacBook Pro keyboard backlighting loses current setting? I recently bought the 13" MacBook Pro and using the function keys set the keyboard backlighting to be four steps below the maximum setting, as indicated by the graphic that appears on the screen. Often when I boot the computer or open the lid after a sleep period, if I adjust the backlighting by one step then I notice that it has a noticeably different value to what I set it to. For example, it might have dropped from near the maximum value to the half way setting.
Is this normal behaviour of the Mac adjusting the backlighting level for the ambient lighting conditions? Or should the on screen graphic retain the same number of bars regardless of whether I'm outside in brilliant sunshine or in a darkened room?
A: Yes, it actually is normal. If you are in a well lit room, then the backlighting will refuse to turn on.
So no, the onscreen graphic would not retain the same number of bars unless you stay in the same room or do not change into different lighting environments.
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Q: Access to Keychain items is restricted I recently had to reinstall the OS on my MacBook Pro. I used MobileMe to sync a bunch of my settings back to my computer (including Keychains), and now I can't see any of my Keychain passwords. If I try to view an item and check the "Show password" or "Show note" checkbox, I get a little alert that says "Access to this item is restricted". However, the Access Control tab for that same item has the "Allow all apps access" option selected, with the description saying "Access to this item is not restricted".
Things I've found/tried:
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*Keychain First Aid reports no errors with my keychain.
*There is nothing in my ~/Library/Keychains/.syncinfo folder.
*Creating a new default keychain a re-syncing from MobileMe does not fix the issue.
What do I need to do to fix my keychain? I have a bunch of stuff in there (mostly application license keys) that I'd rather not lose.
A: I know this might sound unrelated but after moving my keychain from one machine to another I've had to fix permissions with Disk Utility in order to regain access to my keychain.
And in my experience it seems to be a bad idea to move your keychain from one machine to another when your password differs between machines.
A: You can open a terminal and type in
man security
Perhaps you will find your answer there
A: I had exactly this problem and a reboot fixed things for me. No idea what was wrong, unfortunately (and scarily).
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Q: iOS MobileMe Sync Hey does anyone know if there is a public framework to sync data between iOS devices using MobileMe? I've tried googling it and have come up empty.
A: Basically, you could use MobileMe as a WebDAV server to sync your data OTA.
This is, for example, what Wallet uses.
A: I don't believe that there is yet. Apple have a MobileMe SDK on the desktop, but haven't released anything for iOS as yet. And if memory serves, I can't recall having seen any iOS apps that use MobileMe for syncing, beyond the built-in Calendar, AddressBook and Notes apps.
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Q: Can I move an existing iPhoto library to a location on a network-drive so I can use it from multiple apple computers? How do I do that? (including what I need to do to iPhoto on all my apple computers)
Are there any disadvantages?
A: You can do it, but do it with caution. I've run network home directories before, which is essentially what you're describing, and iPhoto supports it fine. On your standard Desktop OS, simply create alias to the iPhoto library on your network share in your User home directory photos folder. You can also set iPhoto to use a new library in a new location by opening iPhoto with Option (Alt) held down, where it will then prompt you to locate the new library (which would be on your network share).
The biggest issue you'll have to address is ensuring it's not open and being edited by two iPhoto instances at the same time. I'm not 100% sure how it will behave, but you can bet not well. You could get situations where photos become orphaned, etc.
A: You should note that iPhoto needs to have the Library sitting on disk formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Users with the Library sitting on disks otherwise formatted regularly report issues including, but not limited to, importing, saving edits and sharing the photos.
Recent versions of iPhoto will not allow you to move or create a library on a NAS.
Workaround: Put the library on a Disk Image formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and store that on the NAS
A: To answer your question:~ You should be able to drag the iPhoto Library from the pictures folder in your home directory straight to the networked drive. If it's refusing to do that then you might have to re-check ur permissions from GET INFO.
It will be easier for you to share your library by going into iPhoto preferences and and sharing tab, assuming you are using 10.6 Snow Leopard.
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Q: 2007 Macbook shows black screen and cursor when woken from sleep. What should I do? When I open the lid from my MacBook, occasionally (not always) it will just show a black screen and a cursor, and the hard drive is spinning, but the log on dialog will never show up. Sometimes it shows up after a minute or two, sometimes it doesn't, so I close the lid - wait five seconds - and try again.
Does this sound like an issue anyone has heard of before?
A: I've had this happen too. Solutions that occasionally work:
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*Close the lid, wait for the 'sleeping' light pulses from the front of the laptop, then reopen and try again.
*Type my password (I have password protected sleep/screensaver) and hit enter blind.
*Wait a few minutes
*Sleep the computer by hitting the power button once (not holding it down), then waking it up.
*Swearing profusely
Solutions that almost always work:
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*Force rebooting.
A: Yeah, I've had this issue very occasionally on my MacBook Pro. Unfortunately, I've never found a reliable solution to it. Normally I simply killed the machine and rebooted. I've always suspects it's simply an issue of the hardware/software not syncing up quite right on wake, which is something that can and does frequently happen on all manner of Mac and PC hardware.
A: I have a MacBook with Snow Leopard and sometimes this is happening to me too.
Usually I just close the lid again, wait a minute or such for the light to begin to pulse, open the lid again and then everything works normally.
A: This often happened with my 2006 Macbook running OSX 10.4 (Tiger), but then went away entirely once I upgraded OSX 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
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Q: How do you use iPad? I've bought the device lately and I use it almost everyday for mail, calendars, web and such stuff. But I have a feeling that I haven't even scratched the surface.
Could you share your own ways of using it?
Do you use it for work?
A: Here's how I use mine:
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*Pages - create rough drafts for blog posts and gather ideas for future posts. I've written whole term papers on the iPad.
*Kindle App (awesome)
*iBooks - pdf's and ebooks can be imported into it. Great for doing research (see item 1).
*I use several great stock market apps to do research.
*Evernote (it's the best idea gathering tool)
*Mindmapping, general brainstorming and flow charts with Penultimate and Adobe Ideas.
*Twitter
*RSS Reader
*Import photos from my DSLR for viewing and quick fixes (PS Mobile).
*Watch college lectures.
I could probably keep going. The iPad has become an essential device for me.
A: I use it mainly to read my rss feeds in the morning. It has pretty much replaced my laptop in the lounge at night, while the desktop still remains for serious processing power when needed.
A: I didn't get the memo about the iPad only being for 'consumption'. I do a lot of painting on my iPad...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acute-distress/sets/72157622067589687/
A: With log me in for iPad, I can control my Mac/PC remotely so that I don't need to carry my Macbook pro anymore at a meeting.
With GPS drive motion X, I have a cool GPS, so I don't need a TomTom anymore.
A: I am a financial blogger, but wrote an article about Evernote on the iPad. The article addresses how to use "Bookmarklets" on the iPad. These are little Java scripts that can let you clip a page to Evernote (one of the killer iPad apps) save a bookmark to deli.cio.us or other. Between these two apps, when I am away from home and surfing on the iPad, it's easy to save items for further review.
A: Today, I've used exclusively my iPad at work. I checked emails, made some transactions on the Web-based ERP, used the VPN and called with my Cisco Mobile Phone on the iPad, and attended a Webex meeting.
The battery lasted for the whole workday.
A: The iPad is just an entertainment device. It's good for viewing movies, checking email, playing games, but for not for real functionality that work would require.
The meaty part of the device you haven't scratched yet are the millions of apps available.
Generally though, laptops are for work, and iPads are for entertainment.
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Q: Upload photos to specified photo album, on iPad Are there any ways to move photos from the default album to a specified album?
Maybe there exist some iPad apps for that?
I know how to do that using iTunes, but you know, it's very uncomfortable :(
A: Unfortunately, no. The iPad (as of 3.2.1) does not support the manipulation of photo albums by code running on an iPad through any approved mechanism.
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Q: Sorting of photos, on ipad
Possible Duplicate:
iPad organizing photos
What is the criterion for sorting photos, are used by iTunes, when you are uploading them to iPad?
I'm just trying to arrange photos in right order, before uploading to iPad, but without success, they are still unordered, when i open this album on ipad :(
I've
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*renamed all photos as "0001.jpg", "0002.jpg", etc
*removed all EXIF information from this files
*set identical creation and modification time
it helps in most cases, but not always :( what i'm doing wrong?
I don't believe that it can't do such basic things as a ordering of photos in photo album.
Maybe there exists are an tool for that? ideally an app for ipad.
A: For photo organization, you can't go wrong with Sort Shots. It brings the power of tagging to your photo collection; once you get everything set up you'll be able to find exactly what you're looking for in just a couple of taps. I highly recommend this app to anyone trying to get their photos organized.
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Q: Which of the Apple provided free iPhone 4 cases has a large free area for dock connectors? I have an iPhone 4 and am contemplating which of the free cases I should get.
I bought a basic case at Best Buy when I bought my phone. The big problem I have with this one is that the opening at the bottom for the dock connector isn't large enough to connect the adaptor I have to play music in my car (GROM iPod connector -- highly recommended).
Can anyone advise on which of hte free cases has a larger dock connector? For reference, the Apple Bumper is definitely not big enough.
A: I got the Incase Snap Case through the free program, and it doesn't cover the bottom of the unit at all (except for the sides) so it should work for you, unless your dock connector is massive:
A: Ive manually cut a little bit connector hole in my free bumper case:)
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Q: How can I sync my google calendar with my work exchange calendar with my iphone calendar? Basically I'd like changes in all of these to be reflected on my iphone... but it would be cool to have all three completely synched.
Google Calendar:
- has multiple calendars (some public, some private)
Exchange Calendar:
- work calendar, access via my mac book pro
iphone Calendar:
- my portable calendar in case I need to add something on the fly/away from my desk... I'd like all my calendars reflected here
Any ideas?
A: The only way I've been able to do this (given that my employer will not allow my iPhone, etc. to connect to Exchange) is to have my primary calendar on my Google Calendar account be my work calendar, use the Google Calendar Sync application on my workstation at the office (always running) to sync from Outlook to Google (it supports only one calendar on Google's side, so whatever it chooses to sync with is your "primary" calendar and, thus, your work calendar), and sync my iPhone with my Google Calendars (see here).
It's not the most elegant solution, so I really hope someone posts something better that I can implement. But so far it's working just fine syncing meetings from work to my phone (one way, I believe... never tried to schedule a meeting from the phone).
A: If you're willing to spend some money, you can use Spanning Sync http://spanningsync.com/
Configure SS at work to sync iCal with Google (assuming you're using iCal to access Exchange)
Subscribe to Google calendar(s) on your iPhone (and your home Mac)
A: You can sychronise Exchange calendar to Google then use Spanning Sync which allows you to sychronise with your Gmail Apps or regular Gmail account, and will synchronize both Calendar and Contacts between iCal / Address Book and Gmail / Google Calendar.
If you find it useful you can use this code to get a $5 discount on the purchase price HAM46F http://spanningsync.com/?r=HAM46F
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Q: Snow leopard server: use a NAS volume as share point I have a mounted nas volume (/Volumes/Volume_1) and i would like to create a share point on this, so that it can be accessed via FTP or whatever.
Yet, when in server admin > file sharing, I cannot see this volume.
Is there anything I can do to see my NAS volume?
PS: that's a shame, I wanted to tag my post snow-leopard-server... because I thought it made sense... but it's not possible until I earn these 150 reputations :)
A: Mac OS X Server does allow the resharing of AFP mounts but not SMB/CIFS mounts. You can however get around it by using a symlink (ln -s /Volumes/Volume_1 /SOME/PATH) and share /SOME/PATH. While both options allow it to work it's not recommended (permissions, resource fork handling, max file size, etc. may cause hard to debug issues).
Alternatively on the command line you can use sharing (eg. sudo sharing -a path -s shareflags)
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Q: How can I unstick my trackpad button? The trackpad button on my 2007 Macbook Pro seems to be sticking. Specifically, it's stuck in the "down" position, which means I'm selecting pretty much everything all the time (you wouldn't believe how frustrating it was just to ask this question). It was fine yesterday. What can I do to unstick it?
A: The trackpad getting stuck is also a well known symptom of a bulging battery in the MacBook Pros of this generation. I'm dealing with this issue myself and am very annoyed about it too, because this 2007 Santa Rosa MBP I paid for is essentially the most lemon computer I've ever owned (at least four other hardware failures besides this one).
A: This is going to sound dumb, but have you restarted the Mac? I've had this issue on my Magic Trackpad a couple of times and the only way I was able to cure it was with a simple restart. (At first I thought it might be because I also ran MagicPrefs, but I've since removed that and the problem still occurs sometimes).
If you find a restart 'fixes' it, as I have done in the past, then it's possible that it's the software getting confused rather than a physical issue. I haven't found a Terminal invocation yet to restart the mouse driver part of the Mac but I reckon that if I found one I could probably use that to unstick the pad when the problem arises.
A: I had the same exact problem and it was almost unbearable to search for help. I took out the battery but kept my MacBook connected to the adaptor and, go figure, it works like a charm. Time for a new battery! The bulging on my battery is very noticeable.
A: In most models there's a screw directly beneath the trackpad that influences how hard/soft the click should be. If you have the right tools to open it up, you could try turning it a bit to see what happens.
What you can try first is to press down on the button, hold it down, move your finger from left to right a few times and then let it go again. Sometimes this fixes it, but if somethings really broken or worn it probably won't work.
A: I've had an iBook g4 that had this "Issue"... it turned out a cookie crumble got stuck in the space between trackpad and case (don't ask). Clicking a few times on different places on the trackpad and some canned air fixed it. Might be worth a try before you pop out the screwdrivers.
A: I had something similar happen to my Macbook pro 2010. I fixed it by:
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*Open system preferences
*Click Trackpad
*Uncheck Tap to click, Dragging, Drag lock, secondary click
Not sure if this is the same on a 2007 model.
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Q: iMac WiFi issue I leave my iMac (24') on almost 24/7, putting it to sleep while not in use. Sometimes when I resume from sleep I encounter the following:
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*WiFi shows full signal
*Loading web page in Safari loads slowly then stops
*WiFi sometimes shows degraded signal at this point, but sometimes it doesnt
*I disable then enable the Airport using the icon at the top of the screen
*WiFi works as expected
Rebooting the computer fixes this issue, but it is becoming annoying. Is it a know issue, and can it be resolved?
A: Try to check "Disconnect when logging out" on the Advanced preferences of Airport :
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Q: iMac screen fogging up I leave my iMac (24') next to the sliding door in the lounge at night. The door remains open, so the air gets very cold at night. When I turn my computer on in the morning the screen fogs up inside, presumable because of the cold air inside warming up quite suddenly from the heat of the LCD.
Is there an easy fix, or a way to avoid this happening?
A: Consider the operating temperatures of the iMac and see if you’re not going beyond the limits. Electronics cannot (and shouldn’t) be operated beyond temperature limits. As much as heat is bad, extreme cold is not good either.
As already suggested, do not expose your iMac to “very cold air at night”.
A: I have seen this all the time in Minnesota when macs are cold much of the year. The blowers kick up air that condenses on the cold glass - especially at the bottom of the screen.
As long as it's not condensing and goes away within minutes - it should be fine. If you are worried, just turn off the Mac and let it adjust to the room temperature and humidity. 30 minutes should be enough. It is rare to see “fog” from a running / warm Mac so smell or observe for smoke or other particulate contaminants like flour or fine electric smoke and evaluate if you need to shut down the Mac and fix the environment first where the Mac draws cooling air or relocate the Mac.
A: I was having a similar issue when bringing my screen in from a colder temp indoors and turning it on immediately. This worked:
Turn off the display (or shut down the mac if the display is integrated), then leave it for 15-30 mins. The display will defog and get acclimated to the temperature. Then you can safely turn it back on again and it will not fog up.
A: I had condensation building up on the inside of the glass as well.
I resolved the issue by removing the glass from the aluminum housing and allowing the humid air behind the glass to vent out. The condensation evaporated once it was exposed to the air in the room.
NOTE: My monitor was warm from being powered on for an hour or so.
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Q: MobileMe iDisk Folders What are the following (default) iDisk folders used for:
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*Backup
*Groups
*Library
*Sites
*Software
*Web
If you delete them and wait a few minutes they will re-appear, but I do not know what they are used for. There is a document in them explaining their use, but it is still not clear.
A: *
*Backup is used by the MobileMe Backup application. I don't recommend using it.
*Groups is for a now defunct Groups feature that they used to have.
*Library is used for MobileMe's syncing feature - primarily for Preferences and Bookmarks.
*Sites is used for webpages or anything you want shared at http://homepage.mac.com/username/. Note: PHP files, CGI files, etc. don't work. It only works with static content.
*Software contains free software provided by Apple to MobileMe customers (eg. the Backup application) - this doesn't affect your disk usage.
*Web is a folder used by iWeb - otherwise it's nearly identical to the Sites folder but is available at http://web.me.com/username
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Q: iPhone 4 free case - replacing phone voids current order? I have recently had my iPhone replaced. An order for the free bumper case had already been placed using my old phone for which I received a confirmation email, but I did not get an email stating that the order had been cancelled when the phone was replaced.
If I launch the free iphone case application I am able to place another order, but I do not want to if my current one is en-route.
Does anyone know what's happening in this scenario?
A: You likely will be able to order, and receive, another case. I had purchased a bumper for my iPhone 4 a few days after I got it, and yet the free case app let me order another case for free in addition to refunding my bumper purchase.
A: The iPhone 4 Case Program app allowed me to order another case directly after getting my replacement phone. I was determined to do the right thing and wait to see if my original shipment was fulfilled before ordering another one. It seems that my original order has shipped and I can no longer order another case through the app.
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Q: iMac gamma problem I have an iMac 24", running OSX 10.5.8. I noticed sometimes when I wake my Mac from screensaver, the gamma is off. The screen becomes very white-washed looking. I can get it back to normal gamma by firing up System Preferences -> Display without changing any settings.
I do this every time and it's become very annoying. Can someone tell me what's going on and how I can fix it permanently? I don't have this problem on my MBP.
A: Give Flux a try. It’s a “free” tiny application that not only will help you not burn your eyes when it’s “dark” outside, but also touches the gamma every time and perhaps when doing that it bypasses Leopard’s bug.
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Q: How do I remove files from iTunes which have been deleted on disk? When cleaning up my disk I deleted a couple of files from my music collection which iTunes was managing. Now when I try to sync a device I get an error message that it can't sync these files because they don't exist. The problem is that I can't find these files in iTunes any more to delete them. They don't appear when I search for appropriate terms. So, my question is how do I find them, and is iTunes hiding them from me in some "smart" way?
A: The script from Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes is now part of a commercial application, but a version from 2011 can still be downloaded for free here.
Here is a simpler script that should do more or less the same thing:
tell application "iTunes"
repeat with t in (get file tracks of library playlist 1)
if location of t is missing value then delete t
end repeat
end tell
A: For adding functions to iTunes you should look at Doug;s Applescripts. There is a script to remove dead tracks.
A: A roundabout way is longer, but doesn't need any scripts.
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*Export your library to the desktop as an xml
*quit iTunes and move these files to the desktop / trash
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*iTunes Music Library.xml
*iTunes Library.itl
*iTunes Library Extras.itdb
*iTunes Library Genius.itdb
*Start iTunes - it will look "empty" but all your programs and music are still around
*Drag the iTunes Media folder into your iTunes window - Library on the top left - drop the folder over Music or the other categories and iTunes will re-add them to the database, but only the files that exist still on the drive will be added
*Import the saved library.xml file - this will add back all the ratings, playlists, and songs that no longer exist will be cleaned out of the playlists
A: I've found the easiest most reliable solution yet! No scripts, no loss of playcounts/ratings etc.
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*Create a new playlist, say temp.
*Select all your the tracks you want to deal with and drag and drop them to the playlist. The new playlist will only contain valid tracks. All invalid tracks will be marked with the exclamation mark.
*Switch to the playlist and select all the tracks, then right-click and Uncheck Selection
*Switch back to Music and sort by the checkmark - now all the invalid tracks are grouped together!
*Select them all and delete!
You can then go and Check the songs again to make sure they get synced to devices.
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Q: What was the very first Apple product? I am wondering what was the very first apple product? I have heard that they have made PDA's and drawing tablet type products in the past (early days)?
A: Their first product was the Apple I computer, hand-built by Steve Wozniak and first demonstrated in 1976.
You'll find plenty of details about Apple's early years in this section of the Apple, Inc Wikipedia entry.
A: "The Apple I, Apple's first product. Sold as an assembled circuit board, it lacked basic features such as a keyboard, monitor, and case. The owner of this unit added a keyboard and a wooden case."
From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_I
The above picture is from April 24, 1984 at the flamboyant "Apple II Forever" introduction of the Apple IIc. This was shortly after the introduction of the Macintosh, so Apple wanted to assure dealers the Apple II would continue to be supported. The Apple II product line continued until the final Apple IIGS model was discontinued in December 1992. That's the Apple I at the bottom.
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Q: Change Dock Expose Activation Time Is there a way to change the amount of time you have to click and hold on a Dock icon to activate Dock Expose? or maybe tie the right click to activate it?
A: I'm not aware of a setting for just clicking on the icon with the mouse other than a default for turning it off...
defaults write com.apple.dock show-expose-menus -boolean
You can change the behaviour of when you drag a file onto a dock icon though...
Go to Finder Preferences and at the bottom of the general tab there is "Spring-Loaded folders and windows"
You can dis/enable it and change the delay time.
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Q: Is there a non-Rosetta app for Snow Leopard similar to Hotspot Shield? Is there any application similar to Hotspot Shield that I can use in Snow Leopard without requiring Rosetta?
For those who don't know, Hotspot Shield provides a VPN access so you can browse anonymously on the web.
A: It doesn't rely on the same system, but the Tor Project can provides you anonymity while connected to the internet.
It fully works under Snow Leopard without Rosetta.
WARNING :
With this kind of softwares, the final node of the system (last Tor node or the VPN company) can, technically (understand "if it wants"), see all your data going through it !
The system grants anonymity not secure connection !
The connection is secured between you and the last node at the minimum, the rest depends on you.
So, always use secure connections (SSH, SSL/TLS, …) when using these systems.
By the way, the same principle apply with your ISP, you just have to choose someone to trust !
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Q: Why aren't my iPhone 4 keychains being saved? I accidentally deleted my "var/keychains" folder in my jailbroken iPhone 4 thinking that it would solve a problem to a tweak that wasn't work, and now my iPhone is not recognizing the passwords I enter into the phone. It keep asking me to enter my voicemail password, email passwords..etc. I can't even access youtube. I also can't sync my iPhone 4 to my iTunes because there aren't any valid files in the Keychains folder. I have recreated the folder, but I did not back up any of the files in it. I was suspecting that the iPhone would recreate those files once I deleted them, but I was wrong. Can anyone help me out here? I can't restore my iPhone because I haven't backed up any of my important data. I can still use the iPhone, but these inquiries are irritating me hugely.
A: You are probably in pretty bad shape here, the system keychains are generally created as part of the iPhone's activation process (they include things like the APNS certificate, which is negotiated with Apple during activation). Even if you do manage to create a new keychain, all the certs on it will be different, which means that anything that has exchanged keys with your iPhone (like push notifications, encrypted backups, etc) won't work.
You might be able to create an empty keychain by using the security commandline tool. I am not sure if that is actually installed on the iPhone by default. You might also be able to create an empty toolchain on a Mac and copy it over, but I am not sure if the iPhone keychain is format compatible with the Mac OS X one.
I think it is important to remind people, if you don't know exactly what you are doing then mucking with system files can be very dangerous, and you should always make sure you copy the original files so you can revert it.
A: I don't know if this will work for a jailbroken phone.*
If your iTunes back up of your iPhone is not encrypted then it will not back up your keychain. You should be able to disable encryption, then do a back up. A restore from this point should create a new keychain for you.
*Don't blame me if you lose all your data.
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Q: How do I select a file or directory inside a package? When an application pops up the Mac OS X standard file or directory chooser dialog it won't allow me to open packages so that I can select something within. Is there a way to do this without creating a symbolic link to the target?
For a specific example: I've installed Komodo Edit & the Python SDK for Google App Engine. In Komodo's Language > Python preferences I can add Python import directories to help with syntax checking or debugging. The GAE libraries are in /Applications/GoogleAppEngineLauncher.app/Contents/Resources/GoogleAppEngine-default.bundle/Contents/Resources/google_appengine but I can't navigate there using the directory chooser.
(I'm not asking how to browse the contents of a package from the Finder or command line.)
A: From the dialog, use Command+Shift+G. This will open a small 'Go to folder' dialog where you can type (or paste) the path that you want including paths within packages.
A: You can use the Finder to navigate inside the bundle, and then drag and drop the file to the 'Open file' dialog/sheet.
See a more visual explanation here.
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Q: Problem with "Always Open With" in OS X I want know how can I apply a software to open all my same document, for example I want to open all my PDF document with Skim but when I right click on it> open with > other and choose my desired application and check the "Always Open With" it just do for that specific file.(mean always open A.pdf with skim if I want to open B.pdf still open with "preview").
How can I force OS X to open all pdf type with Skim.
A: From the Finder, select a PDF file, open the Info panel (File ➔ Get Info or ⌘I), select your preferred application and then click Change All…
A: If you want to mess with all filetypes and "who opens what", there is a freeware System Preference Pane called RCDefaultApp that works in Snow Leopard, Leopard, Tiger and Panther.
You can change pretty much any type of resource, for example you can tell that “Acorn” opens png by default or that the default app for the extension “jpg” should be Preview.app, etc.
It also handles MIME types, URLs, and Media.
A: I had this problem today as well (Mavericks) but the solutions here didn't work. This is due to a corrupt services cache. I ran the following command in terminal and things started working again
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user
So if anyone the answers don't work for you, run this command and then it should be fine after that
A: Another option is to right click the file in Finder and then change "Open With" to "Always Open With" by holding down the option (⌥) key.
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Q: Mount home sparsebundle when SSH I'm using FileVault to encrypt my homedir. But when I'm not logged (locally) into my remote machine and I'm connecting to it trough SSH my home contains only the sparsebundle file.
How can I mount it so my home dir appears normally as a local login on the machine ?
A: Mount
SSH lets you create a ~/.ssh/rc that will be executed right after the environment has been set up, but before any shell will be active (so beware of that; search for "sshrc" in man ssh(8) for more informations).
So, to mount your FileVault partition you can add this line to your ~/.ssh/rc file:
hdiutil attach /Users/$USER/$USER.sparsebundle -mountpoint /Users/$USER
Don't worry, your ~/.ssh/rc will be available to the system even before mounting the FileVault partition.
Unmount
Now you have to ensure the unmount at logout, and only if you are connected via ssh. To do that you can use your shell's logout script. These are the logout script paths for the 3 most used shells on Macs (feel free to add more in the comments):
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*bash: ~/.bash_logout
*zsh: ~/.zlogout
*(t)csh: ~/.logout
Open (or create) the appropriate file and add:
if [[ -n $SSH_CONNECTION ]]
then hdiutil detach /Users/$USER/$USER.sparsebundle
fi
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Q: 3G Access Only for iPad? I am considering recommending an iPad for an older relative that currently has no computer and no Internet access. I get reasonable 3G reception from this person's home. Internet access options start at roughly $60/month. So, I am considering recommending a 3G iPad and using only the 3G service for Internet access.
Obviously this would be slower than a high speed Wi-Fi connection, but it would also be much cheaper and I think it might be adequate. I am wondering if anyone has experience with using 3G as the primary internet connection source.
A: I use my iPad all day at work for email, web browsing, etc. on 3G and it works fine without Wi-Fi for everyday use.
From a speed perspective, don't sweat it. For a user who obviously doesn't sound accustomed to blazing broadband, I think 3G will be just fine. Internet is fast enough, Netflix works, and YouTube and the like are fast enough (although YouTube seems to limit the quality of the streams, but it's good enough).
EDIT: The original version of this answer highlighted why an iPad would not function properly without a computer, which is not true since the release of iOS 5.
A: I can't speak about the iPad specifically, but I've used 3G through Verizon as my primary Internet connection for about 4 years. Ii actually started out as 1xRTT, but the cell tower were upgraded. My choices are either 3G, satellite (line-of-site to the satellite may be a problem), or dialup. The joys of country living.
I haven't had any problems with it. Some things are slow: PS3 updates, large downloads, etc., but its fine for email, web browsing, etc. My account is old enough that its doesn't have download limits. I think I hit 7GB last month.
A: Would the 3g plan include enough data?
Where I am, the cheapest 3g iPad plans are a little cheaper than the cheapest "lite" 1 mbit/s wired plan, but that iPad plan only includes 250 mbytes of data a month. I really can't see how someone using the iPad as their only Internet device could stay under that for very long.
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Q: Mac Pro upgrade path I'm considering a Mac Pro purchase but cannot afford the one I really want.
The question is this; Can the cheapest Mac Pro 5,1 single quad-core Nehalem 2.8 GHz be upgraded to the dual six-core Westmere 2.93 GHz at some point in the future?
If not, what would be the cheapest one that could?
A: Short answer:
The lowest end Mac Pro that can be upgraded to a 2.93 12-core Westmere is the 2.66GHz 12-core Westmere.
Long answer:
The single socket Nehalem and Westmere Mac Pros literally have one socket. Aside from that, most of the lower end configs ship with a 1066MHz memory bus instead of a 1333MHz bus. In order to upgrade to a part that uses faster ram you will need to replace all your ram, and probably solder some resistors to change the clock multipliers on the board.
Without SMD soldering you will need to match the bus speed of the processor, which means if you have a 1066MHz memory interface the highest end part you will be able to install is are quad core 2.66GHz Xeon E5640s. There is also no guarantee the firmware will actually initialize it correctly, though odds are good that it will.
A: Yes you can upgrade the Mac Pro 5,1 single quad Nehalem base configuration to a dual 6-core Westmere. There is no soldering or any thing required with in the Mac Pro. Everything is on the back plane with in the Mac Pro, it is the same between all processor configurations.The dual socket processor tray is where the changes live, that is what really what makes a Mac Pro what it is in terms of RAM, processor sockets, and QPI speed.
In fact OWC's upgrade services demonstrates the upgrade flexibility of the Mac Pro. Since OWC offers a mail in upgrade service for this version of Mac Pro, where you mail the processor tray to them. They offer single chip upgrades where they swap the CPU and additionally offer dual socket options where they trade processor trays with you for a dual socket version.
So all you need to do to upgrade to a faster Westmere Mac Pro is the dual socket process tray and the CPUs to go with it. And it looks like the processor trays are available for order from Apple as noted in this AnandTech botched CPU upgrade article for an older Mac Pro 2009 version. However ordering one might be a trail and error processes, since its probably not a common user part to buy.
Thankfully, the folks at the Crabtree Valley Mall Apple Store in Raleigh, NC are AnandTech readers and quickly understood what had happened. They ordered the replacement part and I waited. If you’re curious, it’ll cost a bit under $400 to replace the processor board in an 8-core Mac Pro provided you allow Apple to keep your dead board.
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Q: Can I install a full copy of Snow Leopard on an Apple TV? I have both a legitimate, store-bought retail license for OS X Snow Leopard, and I own an Apple TV.
(Neither were stolen, copied, etc. ;-)
Is it possible to install OS X Snow Leopard on an Apple TV?
If so, how, or where can I find more information?
p.s. I don't care about my warranty; it's long gone.
A: Maybe if this is possible, an AppleTV do not have all the hardware requirement for Snow Leopard, as it needs 1G of RAM. The processor is also only 1 GHz (maybe a bit more, depends on your version) and the lowest Intel processor built on an iMac was a 1.83 GHz Core Duo.
So, even if you achieve to install Snow Leopard on your AppleTV (let say you remove the disk, install Mac OS X on it, then plug it in back), it will be really slow.
A: I'm pretty sure it wouldn't work "by default" (i.e. without a kernel and bootloader hack). You might be able to run it using OSx86, but I'm really not sure.
Like Studer said, even if you achieve to install Snow Leopard on your Apple TV, it will be really slow.
A: In addition to my rant answer, I took a look at this thread and did a little skimming. Sounds like Snow Leopard is not supported due to some unreleased kernel headers. Not sure why that would matter considering Snow Leopard runs on unsupported x86/64 hardware, but there it is on page 8 from some people who obviously have spent a lot of time with this.
So it would seem that there are software issues in addition to the slow hardware.
HOWEVER, it looks like the aforementioned thread gives quite a bit of practical information on getting Leopard to run! Might be the way to go since Leopard has lower system requirements anyway.
A: If you have an old AppleTV it may be possible, but to me it seems a bit like a hack. And I wouldn't be at all surprised if the license doesn't allow it. Your Snow Leopard license is probably an upgrade license for Leopard (Apple doesn't sell hardware without OS, so they only sell upgrade licenses I think), and I doubt the Apple TV runs the default version of Leopard.
If you can install Snow Leopard then don't use updates, as the kernel needs to be replaced :)
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Q: Can the hard drive in an Apple TV be upgraded? How? I own an Apple TV, with 160GB of internal storage. I'm interested in replacing that hard drive with a larger one, perhaps 640GB, or else the largest 2.5" drive I can get that would be compatible.
Is it possible to replace the internal hard drive in an Apple TV, i.e. DIY?
If so, how, or where can I find more information?
Any tips about the challenges I will need to overcome: e.g. opening the device, copying old drive contents over, etc.?
Thanks!
p.s. I don't care about my warranty; it's long gone.
A: Yes, you can. Good thing you don't care about your warranty though. Engadget published an article about it with instructions some time ago.
A: The iFixit folks have a guide, as well.
A: Be warned that, once you've replaced the HD, you won't be able to update the Apple TV software through the usual means. So you'll have to either remove the HD every time there's a new version (and go through the rather elaborate procedure to prepare and reinstall it), or you can get used to dismissing the update warning every time you want to watch a movie.
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Q: How can I "clean out" my Time Machine backups if Time Machine won't backup because the disk is full? When Time Machine tries to make a backup, it informs me that it can't because the backup disk is full.
What it's mostly full of (about 700GB of 1TB) is prior backups of the same machine. Time Machine used to just delete the oldest ones, but now it seems unwilling or unable to do so.
Is there some manual way I can make room by clearing out old backups? When I go into the Time Capsule through Finder, the backups all appear to be in a sparse bundle, which I'm nervous to mess with.
A: The other answer didn't work for me, perhaps because I was trying to delete extra backups from an inactive TimeMachine folder. (I don't get a "Delete Backup" option in my Finder dropdown, as shown.
In Mountain Lion, I was able to use tmutil, a terminal command with great power. A great description of how to use it is http://blog.hawkimedia.com/2012/08/reclaiming-a-timemachine-volumes-disk-space/
A: Enter TimeMachine, then in the main window, select the backup you want to delete (on the right), then use the Action Menu (Gear icon) to select "Delete Backup".
Using this menu, you can also, when a file or a folder is selected, delete all its backup.
A: I think this essay will help you.
the source of this essay related here.
A: To perhaps state the obvious, if you have a second Time Machine backup for security and you only care about being able to restore the last working state (history is not important, just protection against drive failure), then you can
*
*format (erase) your Time Machine drive, giving it a new name,
*add it as a new Time Machine backup drive, and
*delete the backup under the old name.
This is crude, but may be the most efficient approach for a certain subset of use cases.
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Q: How can I combine two PDFs in Preview? How can I combine two PDFs in Preview?
A: Here's a detailed explanation of how to use Automator. It looks complicated but it only took me a couple of minutes to reproduce it on my computer...
http://www.documentsnap.com/how-to-combine-pdf-files-in-mac-osx-using-automator-to-make-a-service/
A: First, you can only merge pdf if they are not protected, if this is the okay :
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*Open both pdf
*Enable the sidebar in each windows of Preview, then select "Thumbnails" view
*Drag & drop the cover (inside the sidebar) of one pdf into the sidebar of the other pdf.
With this method, you can completely merge two pdf or selectively drag & drop the pages you want to merge to create a completely custom new pdf.
You can also extract pages from one pdf still using the same manipulation, but drag & drop to the Desktop.
A: I know you asked for 'Preview' solutions, but in case you're interested in a command-line tool:
alias pdfjoin='/System/Library/Automator/Combine\ PDF\ Pages.action/Contents/Resources/join.py'
Then you can do things like
pdfjoin -o out.pdf file1.pdf file2.pdf ...
A: Another way is with Automator. You can combine many pages into one PDF with that. It has a "Combine PDF Pages" action.
A: Pretty sure the easiest is to open all jpgs or images in Preview, then go to Print, and instead of actually printing, save as a PDF. Boom. All images in one PDF.
A: I do this all the time (I print my expense report to PDF and then have to insert all the scanned receipts and other PDF receipts into that document). The easiest way I have found is to open the target PDF in "Contact Sheet" view and then from Finder you can drag and drop the files into the Preview window of the target file. This makes very quick work of assembling multiple PDFs into a single document
A: A really usefull tool to combine multiple PDFs is the following service:
https://joinpdf.online/
It allows you to merge several PDF pages online and download the merged PDF file afterwards.
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Q: Can I use bootcamp without reformatting my hard drive? I would really like to install ububtu on my Mac using bootcamp but it requires me to reformat my disk first. I have programs with license keys that I don't want to loose, or buy another copy of, and also just don't want to go through the trouble of reformatting.
Is there a way I could do this?
A: Boot Camp doesn't require you to reformat your drive. HFS+ partitions can be live-resized by the Boot Camp Assistant or the Disk Utility without going through the trouble of erasing everything. No file on your Mac OS partition will be affected.
There is, however, the case where you've had your computer for long and Mac OS has written files all across your drive. In this case, you will need to defragment your drive, in order to put all your files in a nice contiguous space on your hard drive, so that all the remaining space is contiguous too and a partition can be made there. As far as I know, iDefrag can do this for about $15. (Disclaimer: I never did it and can't guarantee it will work. But it should. Can someone confirm?)
The other way, if you have an external drive, is to copy all your files to this external drive using a software like Carbon Copy Cloner (free), reformat your drive, then copy them all back to your drive. Everything should be like before and you'll have no hassle except the time required to copy back and forth (your programs and your serial numbers and the such will be intact).
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Q: Is there an OS X dashboard widget for notes from the iPhone Notes app? I'm looking for a Dashboard widget for OS X that allows you to read and edit notes—the pieces of text in iPhone Notes application and Mail.app. (I.e., something analogous to the To Do Widget which shows the same To Do items that you can access through iCal.)
I don't use Mail.app regularly and would like some quicker way to access the notes synced from my iPhone.
Edit: To reiterate, this question is specifically about the notes in iPhone's Notes app (screenshot below) and in Mail.app. (And not e.g. about alternative notes apps for iPhone/OS X or iCal's To Do items.)
A: If you are looking for a way to sync and edit notes, then I suggest Simplenote. It isn't a Dashboard widget, but it's very lightweight and all of your notes are saved to a central server that all of your devices can see.
A: AFAIR Organized does what you want (among other things).
A: This doesn't exactly answer my original question either (which is about an OS X dashboard widget for accessing Notes), but it is the most useful note syncing solution I've found so far:
You can now (with iOS 4) sync Notes over the air with any IMAP email account. And MobileMe accounts too, as the relevant Apple support article points out: iPhone and iPod touch: Syncing Notes.
Specifically, you can easily sync Notes with your Gmail account. This blog post gives good instructions with screenshots.
Of course, in a way, a cloud-based approach like this is even better than having a widget on the one Mac you sync your iPhone with. There's this drawback though:
The notes can only be edited from an
iPhone or iPod Touch
In other words, you can only view them in Gmail.
A: I'm stuck with the same question but what I've managed to find is a useful widget for the mail.app and ical todo's. You can download it at http://todo.philipefatio.com/
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Q: What tool do I best use to automatically cleanup / correct / complement the song info of all songs in my iTunes library?
Possible Duplicate:
Is there any features like winamp auto tag exists for iTunes?
Please suggest both mac and windows tools.
Please also tell us about your experience with this tool.
A: I find that dropping my music files onto MusicBrainz Picard almost always finds the correct name and fills out missing or incorrect information. It has a slightly steeper learning curve than some of the alternatives but the results are, in my experience, usually better.
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Q: Why does my Spotlight index get corrupted? Recently I have been having an issue where at least once a month my Spotlight index gets corrupted, and I can no longer search the content of mail in Mail.app. I can fix the problem by taking my HD out of Spotlight, and then putting it back in, but it then takes about 4 hours to re-index the drive.
Why is my Spotlight index getting munged? Do other applications besides Finder mess about with it?
Is there a way to keep the index optimized or repair it, such as when I repair a MySQL table?
A: Just for reference, Spotlight index shouldn’t get corrupted, but when that’s the case see this question.
You have to remember that spotlight is a database and as such is prone to corruption; compared to relational databases for example, spotlight can only be deleted and rebuilt when that happens. There’s no “spotlight -repair” command (one can only wish).
All in all, it’s rare to see Spotlight failing in OS X 10.6, it has been very stable compared to the first Tiger version.
External applications, on the other hand, can make use of the APIs to store information in the metadata, and here’s where we lose control of what goes in there. If one external application is storing bad data, it could cause the whole index to go nuts.
Since you have a healthy working index now, try it for a few weeks and pay attention to any application or utility that claims to support Spotlight.
Good Luck!
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Q: Why does my computer freeze when I unplug my headphones? Whenever I plug in or unplug my headphones into my computer, it freezes for about 10 seconds before it is able to do anything which is rather annoying. This didn't use to happen though, would anyone know the cause of this or how to fix it?
A: I faced a similar problem. I had a bluetooth headset and a wired one. Whenever I disconnected my wired one, sometimes the mac tried to connect to the bluetooth headset, and when it was switched off/out of range, the system would hang for sometime.
could be something similar. Can you give the list of speakers/headphones configured on your mac and their order (a screenshot would be convinient)
A: It is certainly not normal and it is indeed a software problem. Although low level drivers are normally for all users, it wouldn’t harm if you try this either under a new fresh user (just create one, reboot your computer, log in with the new one and do the plug-unplug thing).
Also, you can try rebooting and plugging-unplugging in the login screen. If it also hangs there, then there’s certainly something “odd” about your sound drivers and further investigation (and/or system logs analysis) will be required.
If you have a spare drive, and to make sure there isn’t anything hardware related, you might want to try to install a fresh copy of your OS into that drive and see if it happens there, on the fresh install.
There might be a problem with the headphone’s internal hard/soft as well, so testing on another machine wouldn’t hurt to rule out an external problem.
A: Happens the same in my MacBook, but I think it is because it is switching the software (OS) to send the sound signal to the speakers or the headphones plug. In my MacBooks takes 3 seconds, maybe in yours is more (10 seconds) because you have a lot of software running in the background.
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Q: Should I turn my iPad off to replace the MicroSIM? Should I turn my iPad off to replace the MicroSIM card?
A: If by "3g chip", you are referring to the iPad MicroSIM card, then no, you do not need to power off the device to switch it out. However, if you're referring to the actual 3G radio inside the iPad, my advice is to take it to an Apple store and have the repair done by an Apple technician, as operating on the device yourself is likely to void the warranty.
A: Yes, you should turn off your iPad before doing anything with the innards.
A: It always better to switch off such devices before replacing SIMs. With the exception of USB ports found on computers, its always recommended to turn off devices before connecting or replacing cables and chips.
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Q: Quicksilver goes straight to text-entry mode On my old-ish MacBook Pro (pre-unibody), Quicksilver has been misbehaving for quite some time. I fire the keyboard command to launch it (I like command-space, replacing Spotlight), and it comes up in text-entry mode rather than selection mode. I can hit escape and QS closes, but nothing I can do makes it come up prepared to navigate the objects it knows about.
It used to work just great. But it's a waste of cycles right now because it's completely unable to function as what it does.
I've re-launched it, I've deleted and re-installed it. Nothing seems to help.
A: If I recall, there's a QS trigger called something like "Command Window In Text Mode." Go to Quicksilver>Triggers>Quicksilver, I think, and look at what triggers are enabled.
Another possibility is that you have the "Spacebar Behavior" set to "Switch to text mode" in Quicksilver>Preferences>Command, and this is getting triggered when you use cmd-space. It shouldn't matter, but it's worth a look.
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Q: How can I unpack a .deb on Mac OS X without installing it? I have a .deb file that I want to unpack and examine, but not install. I'm currently looking for where i can download dpkg for OSX, but can't find it. If you have a link, please share.
A: ar is already installed on my mac on OS X. So just do
ar -x path/to/deb/file.deb
that's it. No need to install other software.
A: You can install dpkg using MacPorts or just download the sources.
A: While not OSX specific, if you have Docker for Mac installed, you could use an Ubuntu container to look inside the contents of the package:
docker run -it -v $(pwd):/data ubuntu:latest /bin/bash
dpkg -c /data/foo.deb
A: if you use MacPorts you can install dpkg and more package (like do it in debian or ubuntu).
after installing Macports go and install dpkg from here.
also you can find more info about dpkg in osx here. (This is now down - I don't know if temporarily or permanently)
A: At least on recent macOS versions, you can also use tar to extract UNIX archives:
tar xf package.deb
A: docker run -it -v $(pwd):/data ubuntu:latest /bin/bash
# or with fish
# docker run -it -v (pwd):/data ubuntu:latest /bin/bash
cd data
dpkg -x wkhtmltox_0.12.6-1.focal_amd64.deb out
ls out/usr/local/bin/
works well for wkhtmltoimage and wkhtmltopdf
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Q: What is a trustworthy 2x4GB RAM for MacBook Pro 15" 2.4Mhz Core i5? I'm looking to upgrade memory from 4GB to 8GB on my MacBook Pro 15" 2.4Mhz Core i5.
I've been looking at Mushkin 8GB RAM on NewEgg, but it's been getting bad reviews lately for not working properly with MacBook Pro Core i7. I'm not sure if it still works OK with Core i5...
Is there a trusted 8GB(2x4) RAM upgrade for MacBook Pro 15" 2.4Mhz Core i5?
A: I’ve always brought memory from OWC with success.
A: I've always had good success with Crucial, but I can't speak to your specific case.
A: As long as this is branded stuff that went through testing, and not some chips that were sorted out / relabeled / rebranded, you usually don't have much issues with RAM these days.
However, RAM issues are still a major source of Macs behaving badly, so the most important thing is to really check it.
No matter where and what you buy, make sure they take the RAM back if "Memtest OS X" fails during an extensive RAM test on your machine.
Now build in your new RAM, and run Memtest OS X (details i.e. at OSXDaily).
The tests will need a couple of hours, and really put your RAM under stress. If all tests are running ok, you are fine, if not, send the RAM back.
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Q: Why am I getting the error "MobileMe does not sync with Microsoft Exchange Server"? I am getting this error message every time a meeting request comes through, but I am not syncing anything with outlook or exchange, so I don't know what to change to get rid of it.
These are my sync settings.
Any idea what's going on here?
A: The Outlook configuration is precisely what matters here. As per the error you got: MobileMe does not sync calendars with Microsoft Outlook when Outlook is configured to use Microsoft Exchange Server.
Calendar syncing takes place via calDAV. The account settings are specifically IMAP.
Unless there are custom profiles or the Outlook PST file is damaged, I'd suggest simply removing the account from Outlook, and signing out on the MobileMe Control Panel, then setting it up fresh.
A: Here is the solution: (Outlook 2007 with Exchange server 2003)
Remove MobileMe from the Outlook COM add-ins
Tools -> Trust Center -> Add-ins
then click on Go to Manage Add-ins
scroll down and disable then remove MobileMe from the list.
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Q: iPhone accidentally engages FaceTime during call This has happened to me twice recently: I have been on a call when all of a sudden I can hear the other person on loudspeaker, at which point I take the phone away from my face and observe that my face (assumably) has accidentally pressed the FaceTime button.
Is this a known issue and is there a way to prevent this from happening in the future?
A: This is a known issue. Apple addressed it in IOS 4.1 beta 2. Until it gets released, the simplest thing to do is talk using your headset and lock the screen (note that for some reason Apple removed the screen lock functionality without the headset).
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Q: Safari - Top Sites disappears after another app went rogue A few days ago an app went rogue and leaked memory taking up all 4gb of RAM and more than 8gb of page file space. The result was a machine which was unusable and took about 20 minutes to (eventually) shut down.
After rebooting Safari would not show my "Top Sites", instead showed me a "This page could not be found" (or something similar, I can't remember), would not display the "Top Sites" button on the menu, and the button was not available in the list of buttons to add.
After a reboot this was resolved, but I would still like to know what went wrong.
Does anyone know what could have gone wrong here?
A: I don’t really know the right answer, but I have a guess.
You mention that you use safari on Windows, but you don’t mention the window’s version. In any case, the extreme load your computer had (in terms of RAM/HDD) might have caused a corruption in the Safari’s config and/or cache. Your computer, in an effort (desperate!) to save its information and write to the page file, might have had problems saving all the info before the shutdown actually occurred.
When you returned after the reboot, safari’s settings may have been corrupted preventing the TopSites button to appear.
I don’t know much about Safari’s architecture under Windows, but on OS X if the preferences are corrupted, we simply remove them and the program regenerates them upon first start.
This is just a guess of course.
But remember that your computer was struggling to save its state when you shut it down. You had no RAM and your pagefile was enormous.
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Q: Do all Safari 5 Extensions work on windows / mac? I wold like to download some safari extensions, but I'm not sure if I should be looking for ones specifically written to run in Windows. Should I be looking for platform specific extensions?
A: Yes, all Safari extensions run equally on Windows and Mac OS, so you do not need to look for platform-specific versions. All Safari extensions (that use the official extension API) are required to be written in pure Javascript, so they will work on all platforms.
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Q: Can I run multiple instances of Skype on one computer? I am a heavy Skype user - I use it for work and to communicate with friends. Little by little my contact list grew to almost 800 people. It's really difficult to handle my contacts and put them in different lists. Searching for contacts is also not intuitive and easy task - people like to use strange usernames for Skype.
I need to divide my contacts and use two instances of Skype - for business and personal use. Do you know a way I can do that and stay online in both accounts at the same time?
A: multiple copies of Skype can only run under separate user accounts, making for some unfortunate but not critical overhead. create another user account on your Mac, either business or personal. then from the other one, open Terminal and do:
$ su - [your other username]
$ /Applications/Skype.app/Contents/MacOS/Skype &
after which you can close the terminal.
edit: after running this after a bit, i should note that you will run into fun issues like separate clipboards, links opening in separate browsers, and possibly other multi-user issues which i havent run into yet.
A: You can certainly launch multiple instances of the application. I assume there won't be a problem with logging into the remote service twice from one computer, though I haven't tested that part.
To launch a second instance of any application, regardless of whether it is currently running, open the terminal and type:
/Path/To/Application.app/Contents/MacOS/Application &
(more detail here)
In your case, type this exactly:
/Applications/Skype.app/Contents/MacOS/Skype &
A: This simple application can help you:
http://holodnyalex.github.com/SkypeLauncher
It just runs Skype as root.
A: Here's a viable solution. Tested on Mac OS X 10.8.2, seems to work.
http://community.skype.com/t5/Mac/How-to-create-two-instances-of-Skype-on-the-Desktop/m-p/1626/highlight/true#M38
http://horizonsplit.wordpress.com/2013/02/18/running-2-and-more-skype-instances-on-mac-os-x-simultaneously/ (just a copy for the sake of redundancy)
A: If you only want to run a second instance of Skype, you can do this on the same OS X account with a little bash script:
#!/bin/bash
rm ~/Library/Application\ Support/Skype/Skype.pid
sleep 1
open -n "/Applications/Skype.app"
https://gist.github.com/Strayer/4dd565cc4b5db72b9363
A: Is it possible to copy Skype.app to PersonalSkype.app and then running both ?
I have tried this with VLC (one version was 32bit and other was 64bit+older version), and they worked fine.
A: Although duplicating your copy of skype will certainly run two copies (or more), both will use the same properties and will share a lot of things, therefore creating possible chaos.
If it helps, you can create groups in skype and drag contacts to the groups. I have separated people I know, business and strangers from games or people I don’t know.
Skype’s service is really good, but their application is far from good and intuitive.
A: If you don't want to mess around with "su" and the command line, try Peek-o-Matic, designed for this type of generic situation, but it appears from the developer comments that it is heavily used by Skype users wanting multiple instances just as you do.
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Q: How can I stop com.apple.launched from attempting to start a service we uninstalled? My office used to use JungleDisk Workgroup service to exchange large files. We've moved on to a new solution and I uninstalled the client according to their instructions, but I noticed today in the Console that com.apple.launchd is trying to start JungleDisk every 10 seconds. It fails, but I can't help but think this is causing some performance issues.
Where/how do I remove a background service launch?
8/31/10 7:47:03 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.jungledisk.workgroupservice[4172]) Exited with exit code: 1
8/31/10 7:47:03 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.jungledisk.workgroupservice) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
8/31/10 7:47:13 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.jungledisk.workgroupservice[4173]) posix_spawnp("/Applications/Jungle Disk Workgroup.app/Contents/Jungle Disk Workgroup/Jungle Disk Workgroup.app/Contents/MacOS/Jungle Disk Workgroup", ...): No such file or directory
A: If you want to use a software, you can try Lingon.
It allows you to manage (create, edit, delete) all the launchd items on your system.
Otherwise, if you want to go by hand, look inside the following folders :
*
*/Library/LaunchAgents
*/Library/LaunchDaemons
*~/Library/LaunchAgents
A: The manual method (Lingon in Studer's question is a great GUI for this) is to unload the job from launchd:
Run sudo launchctl stop com.jungledisk.workgroupservice to tell launchd to stop running the job but it's important to note the job will just come back the next time you restart. You can then try and track down the file in /Library/LaunchAgents, /Library/LaunchDaemons or ~/Library/LaunchAgents - if you delete the file it won't load the next time you restart the computer. If you run sudo launchctl unload /PATH/TO/com.jungledisk.workgroupservice.plist this will unload the job and then you can delete the file since you don't require it anymore.
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Q: Push notifications work everywhere but my home network I have an 2G (MC Model) 8GB iPod Touch on iOS 4.0 that has a strange issue. Push notifications used to work just fine, but for the past month or two, I don't get any notifications while I'm on my home wifi network. If I connect my iPod to any other wifi network (open private, public hotspot, etc), I get flooded with all the past notifications. I have tried restoring my iPod numerous times, tried downgrading to 3.1.2, tried different combinations of DNS servers (as mentioned on the net), but nothing works. Any ideas on how to go about getting push to work when I'm at home?
A: Your push-port (5223) could've been closed. Try to open it in the router-interface.
A: What has changed since the push notifications stopped working?
Sounds like the connection state is being dropped by your home router, either because of a timeout or the connection table is overflowing; most of these embedded routers don't have much memory in them for state info.
What is your access point/router/firewall? Is it running a custom firmware, and/or have you modified any settings, like connection timeouts? Some open-source firewalls and router firmwares have options for tweaking the connection timeouts.
Are you using BitTorrent or any other high-connection-count protocols? If so, what happens if you stop using them for a day or so?
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Q: Adding a Second IP Address to an Existing Network Adapter On linux boxes it is possible to add multiple ip addresses to the same network interface.
It's achived with the following command:
ip addr add 128.133.123.83/24 dev eth0
Is there any way to to the same with OS X ?
I've tried to put multiple ip addresses (comma separated like the dns) in System Preferences / Network with no luck...
A: Yeah, it's pretty easy. Open System Preferences, go to Networking, then click the Plus sign under the left bar. Choose the interface, give a name to the adapter configuration you're creating, then press OK. You will have to provide manual configuration of IP address and DNS for the second entry -- DHCP won't work for it, because it shares the same MAC address as the original entry, so the router won't issue it another address. Click Apply when you're done, and enjoy. Your adapter now has two IP addresses.
A: sudo ifconfig en0 alias 128.133.123.83/24 up
and to remove...
sudo ifconfig en0 -alias 128.133.123.83
A: .. and to remove the alias added in brabic's answer
sudo ifconfig en0 -alias 128.133.123.83
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Q: What's the best server/client combo to remote into your Mac (10.6) from a windows machine? I have a Mac OS X 10.6 computer at home, which I like to remote into from my work laptop from time to time. I've tried using RealVNC and UltraVNC with the built-in VNC client, but I can't get them to accept the adaptive compression, so I can either do
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*8-bit color that is low bandwidth
*Full color that takes up too much bandwidth for my home's upload speed
Is there a VNC client that supports the adaptive compression on the built-in vnc server for Mac OS X? Some other things I have tried are
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*Using custom VNC server (Vine Server) to get higher color with acceptable bandwith
*Logmein.com - which seems to have it's own adaptive compression, but is only free for use w/one computer
A: You could try TeamViewer.
Like Logmein.com, it is a full software and one based one Mac OS X vnc.
By the way, it also works from an iPad or an iPhone or from a web browser under Windows.
A: perhaps see what http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/ can do for you? i'm running it to share out a single monitor out of three, to vnc clients on other platforms that don't support apple's monitor selection extensions or whatever it's called to make that work in mac-to-mac Screen Sharing.
A: Here's one I haven't tried, but Leo Laporte loves: GoToMyPC.
If you're going to try it, be sure to get a discount coupon somewhere.
And here's a good place to look for alternatives.
A: Here is the software we use in our company (Windows): Radmin
Highly recommend. Not sure they have MAC version but my colleagues say they used it on MAC.
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Q: Is there an OS X equivalent to iOS's Remote App? Is there some equivalent to Apple's (iOS) Remote App for the desktop (running OS X)? I.e. some – preferably small – application to control an iTunes instance which is running on another Mac? Maybe some menu extra?
I know there are several "iTunes controllers" (like Coversutra). But does any of them support a remotely running iTunes?
(N.B.: I'm aware of e.g. Home Sharing, but I want the remote Mac to keep running and output the music, not the controlling one. I'm also aware of Screen Sharing, but I'm looking for a quicker/easier solution.)
A: iTunes Remote Control is probably the easiest, but is no longer updated, and I've heard reports of some issues with it under Snow Leopard. YMMV.
Edit: One other major option would be to control iTunes from your browser. A variety of commercial and free solutions exist to do this. This is one of the more popular DIY guides on the subject. Playerpal and PatioTunes are two examples of commercial variants on the idea. N.B., I've used neither, and can't speak to the quality of either app. Feel free to google around for more options on this front.
A: You could SSH to your desktop running iTunes and control it using this iTunes control script.
http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20011108211802830
Alternatively you could connect using any VNC client to have total control of your desktop.
A: Play can control iTunes (and do a bit more) from a variety of clients.
A: TuneConnect might be another option, it's no longer actively maintained though (so compatibility with newer versions of OS X/iTunes might be an issue):
The TuneConnect Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of TuneConnect 2.0, the latest reinvention of our revolutionary iTunes remote control software for Mac OS X. Featuring speed-of-light music browsing and full-featured controls, TuneConnect 2 is a complete rewrite of the old TuneConnect. Control your music simply, quickly, and easily, from anywhere on your network: welcome to life with TuneConnect.
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Q: iTunes album cover is not the correct cover for that album My iTunes shows the wrong cover image for a handful of albums. How can I correct this?
A: You can look for covers yourself (i.e. on Amazon or w/ Google Image Search) and copy & paste them in the "Get Info" dialog (select all songs of an album, press Cmd-I, paste the image into the "Artwork" area).
There are tools like CoverScout which automate these tasks which is feasible if you have a large music library w/ lots of broken covers.
A: Sometimes iTunes thinks the CD tracks you have are for a different album (happens more for lesser known CD's.)
An option you could use is to find the Album art online and then manually insert them as the Album art.
The way to do that in iTunes:
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*Right Click the song you want
*Select Get Info
*Click the Album art tab
*Add and select your album art
Note: Can do this for an entire CD by selecting all the songs and then changing the Artwork section under the info tab
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Q: OS X Server 10.6 and Fully Qualified Domain Names From the Advanced Server Admin for OS X Server v.10.6:
You must have a fully qualified domain
name for each server’s IP addess in
the DNS system. The DNS zone must have
the reverse-lookup record for the name
and address pair. Not having a stable,
functioning DNS system with reverse
lookup leads to service failures and
unexpected behaviors.
I was recently bit by this requirement as my internal network doesn't have an internal DNS server. As a result, various applications and services (User Management in particular), hosted on my XServe have experienced degraded performance. My question is, besides deploying my own DNS server (dnsmasq or bind9) is there any other way to provide a FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) for my X Serve?
UPDATE
Used the X Serve as its own DNS host, worked like a charm with very little configuration.
A: No, the only way to get a FQDN is by using a DNS server, either external to your Xserve or run on the Xserve itself. It's recommended with setting up Mac OS X to set up DNS first before anything else.
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Q: External SATA PM (Port Multiplier) Enclosure w/ Mac Mini I'd love to use one of the new Mac Mini Server models as a backup server, but need a lot more space.
Has anybody tried attaching a port multiplied eSATA enclosure to the Mini? This is the one I'd really like to work: http://www.firmtek.com/seritek/seritek-5pm/
I've read a few things that imply that the system controller in the Mac Mini supports it.
A: No, the SATA the Mac Mini does not support port multipliers. Technically the MCP79 in it can support port multipliers, but either the driver or the firmware does not enable it.
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Q: The bottom of my iPhone won't accept touches. Can I fix that? My iPhone (1st Gen) is no longer able to recognize when I touch it at the very bottom of the screen. The only way this effects me is when I have the keyboard up I cant hit the 123, spacebar, or send.
Is there some way I can fix this? I've tried restoring but that didn't do the trick. Is this something that I can take in and have fixed?
A: Turns the phone upside down and hope that the app you are using supports that orientation :)
A: Off to the Genius Bar with you. Though I'm willing to bet they'll probably just recommend you get a new phone.
A: They might do 1G here. Worked great when I busted my 3GS screen.
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Q: CD doesn't eject I have a problem with ejecting a CD. It happened twice in the past few days, CD drive disappears from the list of devices in a Finder and I can't eject a CD that sits inside my laptop. I tried Disk Utility it sees the drive, but the eject option is grayed out. Typing "drutil tray eject" in Terminal also doesn't produce any effect.
A: The first thing to try in these cases is to restart the computer and hold down your Eject key or Mouse/trackpad button while it's starting up.
If that doesn't work, try Resetting the SMC on an Intel based mac, or a PMU reset on an older PowerPC machine, then try again.
If that fails, you'll want to bring the machine into an Authorized Service Center if it's under warranty, or look into less orthodox solutions if not.
A: I had a similar solution to TrentEllingsen. My CD drive would not relinquish this stuck CD. Not with a terminal command or eject button or what have you.
I eventually decided to go about it manually. First I tried using a card to leverage the CD enough so that "drutil eject" would work but after several tries it was obvious it wouldn't. So I rubbed on some elbow grease and grabbed another card. I slid one under the CD and the other on top. Then, like using a pair of card-nosed pliers, I pinched tight, pulled gently, and out came the CD... with protective slip attached! That was the last time I let my girlfriend burn anything on my mac.
A: I had a similar problem with a macbook that wasn't able to start up and I wanted to put in the reformatting disk in to try and fix it but had a stuck CD.
I tried holding the eject, mouse button, holding multiple buttons at the same time, tilting it.. What actually worked was a suggestion I found that using step 3 from here
I just stuck a borders gift card into the slot and then gently
pushed it down on the rotating CD (scary sound).
It stopped spinning and soon ejected!
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Q: How can I restrict Mac sharing services to a specific network/adapter? I want is to set up a Mac to connect to multiple networks. So far, so good. However, I only want to grant AFP access to users on ONE of the networks, but not the other. How can I accomplish this on (non-server) Mac OS X?
This is probably an issue that comes up quite a bit in IT - you want to use the same machine as a world-facing web server and as an internal AFP (or whatever) server, but I haven't really been able to find a way to do it.
A: You can do this using the builtin ipfw firewall (it is not the default firewall in Snow Leopard, but it is still included). You can configure from the command line, the exact rule set you need depends on your other requirements, but the specific rule in question would be something like:
# allow AFP (port 548) traffic from 10net
/sbin/ipfw add allow tcp from 10.0.0/24 to any 548
# deny all other AFP traffic
ipfw add deny tcp from any to any 548
Obviously you will need to adjust that for your specific network. Also, these rules are not persistent, which means you will need to add a script to run them commands every reboot. On the other hand, that means that if you wedge your networking while trying to come up with appropriate rules you can always just reboot to reset the stack. There are plenty of ipfw tutorials on the web (most of them are aimed at FreeBSD users, but it is the same interface).
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Q: How to stop Safari from unzipping files after download Safari unzips .zip and .gz files after downloading. How can I stop this behavior?
A: In the menu bar, go Safari -> Preferences. In the "General" tab, uncheck "Open 'safe' files after downloading". This will stop Safari from automatically unzipping the files.
A: Just hold the ⌥ alt button while clicking on the download links.
Tested on OS X Mavericks, Big Sur, Monterey. Still works in October 2022.
A: In Preferences, at the bottom of the General tab, uncheck the "Open "safe" files after downloading" check box.
A: Check out this article if you want to keep the "Safe Downloads" behavior but tweak it a little.
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Q: Making an inactive mailbox active I made one of my mailboxes inactive. How do I make it active again?
A: Under Preferences, Accounts, click on the account and then the "Advanced" tab. There will be a check box next to "Enable this account."
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Q: Access iPhoto photos? If you want to upload a photo to a website from iPhoto, is there a simple way that you can access it, without having to export it from iPhoto first. When I navigate to the iPhoto folder, it just appears as an empty folder.
A: You can reveal a particular photo by control-clicking it within iPhoto, and selecting the "Show File" menu item in the contextual menu that pops up. That will reveal the actual image file for that photo in the Finder. I highly recommend not moving that file anywhere, since that will cause iPhoto to lose track of it, but you can copy it to another folder, attach to an e-mail, upload to a website, etc.
A: Starting with Leopard, you can use the media browser that is integrated with the Finder. Look at the bottom of the Finder's sidebar.
Explanation from Macword: Usage tips for the Leopard media browser
More details and nice screenshots in this InDesign-centric (but still applicable) explanation: Using the Mac OS Media Browser in InDesign
A: If you navigate to your iPhoto Library, Right Click and then select Show Package Contents you will be able to browse your library and select photos as normal.
This option won't be available from a website upload dialog box so you will have to copy photos out of there to somewhere convenient beforehand.
A: Instead of exporting you can drag the photo from iPhoto onto your Desktop, or another folder.
What site do you want to upload to? There are exporter plugins for a few websites.
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Q: How to best move / import my previously received email from Outlook Express into Mail.app? This is a question often asked by switchers (Windows PC -> Mac)
A: On the Windows
Download Eudora for Windows and install it if it's not already on your computer. Eudora can be used for free in sponsored or light mode.
If you see the New Account Wizard when you open Eudora, click Cancel. Go to the File menu and choose Import. It should automatically detect any Outlook or Outlook Express accounts.
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*Check the box next to the account(s) you wish to import.
*If present, check the boxes next to Import Mail and Import Address Book Entries.
*Click OK.
Your Outlook or Outlook Express mailboxes should now appear in Eudora's mailbox list. Close Eudora. If prompted to save changes to the Address Book, click Yes.
Locate the newly created Eudora mailboxes and address book so they can be transferred to the Macintosh.
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*Use the Search or Find option in the Start menu to locate "Outlook Express.fol" or "Microsoft Outlook.fol" (depending on which program you are importing from). You may need select Search hidden files and folders under More advanced options.
*Right-click the .fol folder in the search results and choose Open Containing Folder.
*Transfer the .fol folder and the folders called "attach", "Embedded", and "Nickname" (all in the same location) to the Mac (e.g., via recordable CD, USB flash memory drive).
On the Mac
Download Eudora Mailbox Cleaner.
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*To properly import all messages, attachments, and address book entries, the files copied from the Windows computer must be arranged in a specific manner.
*Create a new folder and call it "Eudora Folder". The Desktop is a good place to create the folder.
*Inside this folder, create three more folders named "Mail Folder", "Attachments Folder", and "Parts Folder".
*Move the "Microsoft Outlook.fol" or "Outlook Express.fol" folder into the "Mail Folder".
*Move the contents of the "attach" folder into "Attachments Folder".
*Move the contents of the "Embedded" folder into "Parts Folder".
*Move the "Nickname" folder into "Eudora Folder".
*Make sure Mail.app is not running, then drag the "Eudora Folder" and drop it on the Eudora Mailbox Cleaner icon.
*Leave all the boxes checked and click OK. (Filters will not be imported because Eudora cannot import the original filters from Outlook or Outlook Express.)
Eudora Mailbox Cleaner will display the results of the import. If the import was successful, the number of imported messages, recovered attachments, and imported nicknames should all be greater than zero.
Your messages should now appear in Mail.app in a folder called Import. Address book entries should appear in the OS X Address Book application.
NOTE: If you are unable to open the imported files, you may need to rebuild them. Select each folder, then go to Mailbox > Rebuild.
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Q: iMovie on iPhone 4 : How to separate audio How can I separate the audio from an existing video file on iPhone programatically?
A: iMovie for iPhone 4 does not offer the ability to separate the audio from the video of a movie. It only allows one track of audio - either a background song or the audio from the clip you're using. If you click and hold on a clip it brings up the Clip Settings view where you can turn off the audio for the clip.
iMovie for iPhone 4 doesn't allow you to do anything programatically. If you're wanting to develop something with the iOS SDK to pull the audio from a movie I suggest editing your question and reading up on what you can do with AVFoundation
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Q: What parts can you scavenge from a nearly 3 year old MacBook Pro? I have an early 2008 model MacBook Pro (17") that went the way of all the earth a couple of days ago. I haven't diagnosed it fully yet, but it appears that it's the logic board that's gone, and if that truly is the case it's not worth it to spend the money to repair a nearly 3 year old machine (and no, I didn't have AppleCare because, apparently, I'm an idiot).
The question is this: besides the easily-removable RAM chips, what other parts could conceivably be scavenged from it and be realistically useful elsewhere? I haven't disassembled one of these before, I'm wondering how easily the hard drive could be removed and placed in an enclosure, for example (a zapped logic board should, theoretically, leave the HD data intact).
Any other bits you'd keep before sending it to the great recycling depot in the sky?
A: The memory and the hard drive are probably the easiest to remove and reuse. But there are plenty of parts that could be re-used including the keyboard, the display, optical drive and airport.
The site ifixit has a great guide to disassembling MacBook Pro machines.
If you do not have a need for the parts yourself, you may be able to sell them on eBay or elsewhere. I am not sure what the market is like for individual parts, but another option is to sell the machine as a whole on eBay stating that it is non-functioning and for parts. It would save you the trouble of disassembling it yourself.
A: Depending on your level of confidence disassembling machines, you may want to look into buying up a similar model with a cracked screen on eBay or Craigslist. You can often get a 'junk' machine of that sort that works perfectly but has a broken display for 100 bucks or even less. Replace the display with the screen from your MacBook, and you can flip it for 3-8 times that, depending on the specific specs and condition of the machine.
Beyond that, the Hard Drive should be easily removable and reusable in a variety of other environments. Most other parts will not be broadly useful outside of other MBP's.
A: I wouldn't be so pessimistic if i were you:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/661-4964-MacBook-Pro-17-08-Model-2-6-GHz-Logic-Board-/160562715302?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2562489aa6#ht_1145wt_1047
Just find a qualified technician to do the repair. In any case it might be something more complex than the logic board, and my experience with apple service providers is that they usually shoot for the logic board without doing any real diagnostic. But YMMV
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Q: Remote Desktop for Mac OS X Is there any remote desktop solution for Mac? I don't mean a VNC where one can only manage the computer using the logged user on the computer. I want to be able to use my Mac at home using GUI with my account while my wife accesses the computer locally using her account.
Is it possible?
A: Mac OS X does not support multiple GUI sessions by itself. There are a couple options however - you can try Vine Server which requires some setup ahead of time (fast user switching on, you have to be logged on with a copy of Vine Server running).
The more robust alternative is a product called AquaConnect Terminal Server which provides services like Terminal Server but requires Mac OS X Server to run.
A: Not sure if this helps but there "might" be away if X11 is turned on on the Mac as any unix/linux os disto would usually work. would need some unconventional setup though. Oh and you probably would not get the same OS X desktop presented when connected via X11. Just throwing out and idea...my apologies if this misses the mark.(i would know how to setup multiple sessions on unix/linux but never done it with mac)
A: www.logmein.com
but I'm afraid to use multiple GUI same time you need Mac OS X server:)
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Q: Good resources for those transitioning to Mac OS X from Windows I'm going to be getting a new MacBook laptop as part of the PhD programme I've just started, but have never used Macs before in my life. I'm quite an advanced computer user (running an informal computer repair business for Windows PCs), but I can see that I might just get frustrated with it at first as I don't know some of the standard OS X ways of doing things.
Does anyone have suggestions for resources that could teach me these standard ways of doing things, or any other guides to someone transitioning from Windows?
A: Apple - Mac Basic Tutorials
Apple has made a lot of videos on how to get started and more indepth guides.
Among the tutorials there is a PC to Mac tutorial.
A: Apple's guide to switching is located here.
A: Mac OS X Hints (run by Macworld)
A: IMHO:
Here is your future:
You can read tutorials, watch videos what previous posters provide you. They are very good! but...
As advance user, prepare for hell during 1-2 weeks switching period.;)
Try to play with your new system yourself, (for sure not as root:) )
But after that I'm sure you will never return back to the windows:)
Have fun!
A: Apple has retired a lot of the links posted in other answers. Here are some that work today:
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*Mac tips for Windows switchers
*Mac keyboard shortcuts
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Q: Is there a way to power up a Mac Mini remotely? Is there ANY way to Power Up a Mac Mini remotely?
Just to be clear, I don´t mean wake up from sleep but boot up.
A: Depending on how your Mac Mini is connected to the internet (wifi, ethernet, firewall, age of the machine, NAT, …) it should be possible to do it using Wake On LAN.
You could, for example, use a GUI software like WakeOnLan.
A: Not sure what you're trying to accomplish, but it's also possible to use the Energy Saver preference pane to schedule the machine to startup at a set time.
A: As you describe it, no.
You could, however, get another computer or network-controlled device with the ability to cut off/restore power to a device, and remotely operate that (I'll try to find such a controller and link it here in a minute). Then just set your mac-mini to auto-boot after a power failure.
Edit: example- http://www.42u.com/dataprobe_iboot_remote_reboot.htm
A: As a workaround you can set, in the energy settings a scheduled time for the remote computer to start. At least if others have powered down the computer you know it will power up everyday on its own i.e. 6:00AM
I am setting up a remote MAC in the Philippines and others may power down instead of log off so I know if for example I set it to start everyday at 9:00PM philippine time it will be acccessable to me in the US everyday at 6:00AM.
Another idea if your in the US is to use iDevice, a switch that you plug into the power outlet then plug the MAC into. These are great devices that use apple home kit and I use them to power cycle my remote cameras that freez once in awhile and the company who makes the camera said to power cycle to restore the cameras. These devices use their own internet access and work great unfortunately they only make the 110 vac version. Also you must have the MAC set up to restart on power failure.
Hope this helps
A: Another cool thing you can try is to download Remote to your iPhone and setup a library to iTunes. In my case my computer starts automatically when opening the application! =)
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Q: Options for playing music wirelessly from iPod touch and iPhone? What are the options for playing music from an iPod touch over speakers in multiple rooms, preferably with the ability to turn speakers off in a specific room using a remote? I currently have a basic stereo system but it's about 5 years old, only has two speakers, and doesn't support Bluetooth so I'm not sure if it's worth trying to use with the iPod for this type of setup. Cost isn’t an issue at least until I figure out what the options are.
A: Today Apple announced that the upcoming iOS 4.2 update coming in November will contain a feature called AirPlay where you can stream music, video, and photos directly from your iOS device to a new Apple TV (and presumably the Airport Express).
A: Well, if your stereo has an audio in port, you can go with an Airport Express and send the music wirelessly from iTunes/Front Row on your computer.
http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/features/airtunes.html
You could use your iPhone/iPod as a remote using Apple's free Remote app.
I hope this helps.
A: Since my speaker system is hooked up to my desktop computer I use Shairport4w to airplay music and podcasts from my iphone to my desktop.
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Q: How to skip system hotkeys when using terminal emacs? I like to run GNU emacs in a Terminal window under Mac OS X 10.6.4.
Unfortunately, whenever I hit a hot key for emacs I often "trip" on an OS X system hot key.
For instance, when I hit ⌃ + space in emacs, I end up opening Spotlight.
Is there a way to "skip" system level hot keys when I use emacs under Terminal.app?
I hate to have to manually deactivate all system hot keys and re-enable them whenever I use emacs.
A: Found a way here that solved most of my own problem:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/604808/option-or-command-key-as-meta-key-for-lispbox-on-macintosh
A: On my machine, I replaced the Control modifier key for the Spotlight commands with Command. This is simple, since it changes it for all applications, and doesn't usually conflict with anything else.
System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Spotlight
Alternatively, you could add an additional modifier, e.g., ⌃-⌥-space. Or even change it altogether. I've used ⌃-⌘-F in the past, for example; though that's now the default key for Full Screen on Lion.
The default Spotlight keys are the main conflict with Terminal. I don't think there are other default shortcut keys that are a problem (because they either don't use Control, or if they do they usually use other modifiers or keys that don't conflict with how Terminal handles keyboard input).
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Q: Problem with Non English(Farsi, ...) subtitle When I want to see a movie or video in mac os x (with VLC, DivX Player, Quick Time) and want to load subtitles, these video player applications can't load my subtitle correctly show in strange text.
My subtitle language is Farsi (RTL language). I must change some Unicode settings, but I don't know where anyone has any idea?
A: According to Trezoid answer on superuser the solution is:
By default the language encoding on VLC (and possibly others) is set to "default" which is windows-1252 (possibly only if your language is set to english, but I'm not sure)
This will not display other languages very well. To fix it, open up VLC preferences, click on the Subtitles and OSD tab, and change "default encoding" to UTF-8
This will give the program a much wider choice of characters to display from allowing it to render the characters as they should be.
A: I had the same problem and fixed it in this way:
open VLC, preferences, subtitle/OSD, and change default coding to one of Arabic languages.
A: It could be (and looks like) a possible issue regrading encoding. It's probably not UTF-8, and something different.
That being said, if VLC can't play it nothing can. I suggest trying to find different subtitles.
A: Try with MplayerX which features:
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*Auto detect the encode method of subtitle file (with Universal Charset Detector)
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*Now could support multiple sub files with different encode method
*Load subtitles while playing - just drag or double-click it
*Letterbox for the subtitles
A: Try enca to guess and convert encoding of text files, e.g.
enca -x utf8 -L mylanguage file.srt
For list of supported languages, check man enca.
Related:
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*How to change encoding from Non-ISO extended-ASCII text?
*iconv any encoding to UTF-8
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Q: iMovie export to Ogg Theora? After I finish editing a movie with iMovie '09 under Mac OS X 10.6.4, is there a way to export the final product to Ogg Theora format? OR, is there a way to convert an already exported movie to Ogg Theora easily?
A: As part of Dive Into HTML5, Mark Pilgrim gives two options:
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*Encoding Ogg Video With Firefogg
*Batch Encoding Ogg Video With ffmpeg2theora
One or both of those should work for you.
A: Just install the XiphQT Quicktime plugin... allows any of the Quicktime-based OS X video players/editors, including iMovie, to export to Theora.
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Q: How do I encode mp4 files with H.264 (or x264) codec in AVIDemux? I am trying to get AVIDemux set up with the X264 codec using this tutorial. The following is what goes down when I get to the ./configure --enable-mp4-output command
Thomas-Phillipss-MacBook:x264 tomdabomb2u$ sudo ./configure --enable-mp4-output
Password:
Unknown option --enable-mp4-output, ignored
Found no assembler
Minimum version is yasm-0.6.2
If you really want to compile without asm, configure with --disable-asm.
So I tried it.
Thomas-Phillipss-MacBook:x264 tomdabomb2u$ sudo ./configure --enable-mp4-output --disable-asm
Unknown option --enable-mp4-output, ignored
Warning: gpac is too old, update to 2007-06-21 UTC or later
Platform: X86_64
System: MACOSX
asm: no
avs: no
lavf: no
ffms: no
gpac: no
pthread: yes
filters: crop select_every
debug: no
gprof: no
PIC: no
shared: no
visualize: no
bit depth: 8
You can run 'make' or 'make fprofiled' now.
I issued make, and then Thomas-Phillipss-MacBook:x264 tomdabomb2u$ ./x264 -v -q 20 -o foreman.mp4 foreman_part_qcif.yuv 176x144. And as expected, the results are:
x264 [error]: not compiled with MP4 output support
So I'm stuck. Any ideas?
A: That's a pretty old tutorial. Try this one (linked from the official Avidemux site).
A: Fast solution:
*
*If you have x264, don't worry about un-install. Stay with it.
*Check your assembler yasm verison.
*Install gpac --> from svn.code.sf.net and compile it.
*Copy gpac/inlucde/gapc/ into x264
*inside x264 and configure as follow
./configure --extra-ldflags=-L/home/../gpac/bin/gcc --enable-mp4 --enable-shared --enable-debug --enable-PIC
*You get the list in the configure x264 and you can easily find that your MP4 from 'no' changed to 'gpac'
*Enter make
*Enter make install
*Write x264 command as x264 big_buck_bunny.y4m -o big_buck_bunny.mp4 to test it. Now you have mp4 video. In this process it's not necessary to convert raw video to h264 and then in a second step with another tool to mp4.
A: Installed the latest version at http://nasm.us
in /usr/local/bin/nasm, ran ./configure again, fixed.
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Q: How much RAM does the 4th Gen iPod Touch have? How much RAM do these iPods ship with?
The iPhone 4 has 512MB, and older iPod Touch 3rd Gen have 256MB (same as the iPad).
Do the new iPod Touch have 512MB as the iPhone 4 (what I would expect) or 256MB?
A: In a tear down Apple Insider found the 4th Gen iPod touch has 256mb
A: According to iFixit, the 4th gen iPod Touch has 256MB, not 512MB like the iPhone 4.:
Breaking news: the iPod Touch has only 256 MB RAM, same Samsung part markings as iPad.
A: 256 MB. [iFixit]
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Q: How to stop screen from dimming when watching video? After a while being inactive with the mouse or keyboard, the macbook will dim my screen to save battery. I know I can expand the delay before it will dim in the system preferences, but are there any way of automatically disable it when watching video?
It's quite annoying having to touch the mouse every few minutes when watching a movie...
A: You could use a software like Caffeine to easily achieve your need :
Caffeine is a tiny program that puts an icon in the right side of your menu bar. Click it to prevent your Mac from automatically going to sleep, dimming the screen or starting screen savers. Click it again to go back. Right-click (or ⌘-click) the icon to show the menu.
A: Jiggler
Jiggler will "jiggle" the mouse transparently to stop dimming or other "sleep" actions. No installation, no ktext loading. Just a little jiggle every 20 sec or so.
I find it absolutely indespensible for watching Hulu movies, videos, or any other action where the screen should stay lit, but I don't want to tinker with the energy saver settings.
A: Depends how you use your laptop when you are watching the movie:)
You can adjust settings separately for Power adapter or Battery
system preferences>Energy Saver>Put the display(s) to sleep when the computer is inactive for...
But make sure in Options section>other Options uncheck box "Automatically reduce the brightness of display before display sleep"
Or use caffeine software:)
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Q: Why Has the "Downloads" folder become Read-Only? Recently my Downloads folder has become read-only. This prevents Safari form saving any file amongst other annoyances.
As you can see from the below image the folder is read-only but I have plenty of disk space.
As you can see in the Info window it not locked. I am logged in as a user with admin rights etc, etc...
A: You didn't specify that you can't change it back using the Info GUI, but I'm assuming that to be the case, since it wouldn't really be an issue otherwise.
A fix to try would be to change the permissions from the command line:
*
*Open Terminal.app
*Enter cd ~
*Enter sudo chmod +w Downloads
A: I suspect that you might have run an application directly from the Downloads directory, and that app has made the directory which it resides in ReadOnly to prevent any changes being made to it?
A: Silly question, but have you tried running Repair Disk Permissions from Disk Utility?
A: If you want to use the Finder to fix this;
*
*In the Get Info window on that folder click to the lock in the very bottom right of the window to unlock the permissions. It will ask for your username and password.
*Change the value beside your name (the one that says (Me)) to Read and Write from Read Only.
As to why this occurred - it could be many things; a badly behaved installer, a mistyped command or something else that isn't easy to see after the fact.
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Q: Finding Firefox bookmarks in Spotlight Is there a program that will allow me to use Spotlight to search my Firefox bookmarks and open the browser window?
A: *
*First, download this file to your desktop: ffmd.sh
*Open a terminal, and run the following:
sudo mkdir /usr/local
sudo mkdir /usr/local/bin
sudo mv ~/Desktop/ffmd.sh
/usr/local/bin/
sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/ffmd.sh
sudo chown root:wheel
/usr/local/bin/ffmd.sh
*
*Now, schedule the task with crontab. The following line will schedule for 10 minutes:
0,10,20,30,40,50 * * * *
/usr/local/bin/ffmd.sh > /dev/null
2>&1
This script is in the public domain, and intended for those with a little experience with UNIX.
the source is here.
A: Here is a proof of concept ffmd_sqlite script that uses the Firefox places database. Webloc docs are created that will be found by Spotlight and can be opened with Firefox.
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Q: Is there a way to make my MacBook Pro running Snow Leopard hibernate with a keyboard shortcut? Is there a way to hibernate at all?
I know if the battery dies when it's sleeping it hibernates, but is there a way to go directly to hibernate with a keyboard shortcut?
A: Option-Command-Eject is the system-standard key to put the machine to sleep.
If you want to do more than sleep, you can use this preference pane to fine-tune the sleep or hibernate behavior: http://www.jinx.de/SmartSleep.html
Edit:
More information about sleep, hibernate, and more on the Mac: http://www.geekguides.co.uk/104/how-to-enable-hibernate-mode-on-a-mac/
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Q: How can I revert the appearance of the close, minimize and zoom buttons with iTunes 10? The new vertical layout is causing me all sorts of grief - is there any way to revert this back to the normal horizontal orientation of the close, minimize and zoom buttons of every other Mac OS X window?
A: Do this on Terminal:
defaults write com.apple.iTunes full-window -int -1
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Q: I've used my Sony PlayStation Eye with several desktop apps. Why doesn't iChat see it? I have a Sony PlayStation Eye USB camera and microphone.
I have successfully used it on my Mac Pro desktop with several video application (iShowU HD for example).
However, although iChat will recognise the microphone it will not work with the camera, see screen shot.
A: See http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net/
Good luck!
:-)
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Q: Custom spaces with external monitor I have a MacBook Pro plus an external 24" monitor. I'm also using 4 virtual spaces. With the external monitor they double, so I have 8 virtual spaces.
What I'd like to achieve now, and I don't know if it's possible at all, is to have 5 virtual spaces. 4 on my MacBook and only 1 for my external monitor. The reason for that is, that I have different applications (IDE, Terminal, chat, etc.) on my MacBook spread over the spaces, but on my external monitor I'd like to have always my web browser (the exact same window) showing, regardless on which virtual space I am on my MacBook.
Anyone an idea if that is possible?
A: in Spaces Preferences you can set the browser application to appear on all spaces. that's how i have my Terminal set up, among a few others. unless you move more apps onto your secondary monitor, the browser window should constanly stay visible even when switching around Spaces.
A: This is a third party, non-free app, but it helps keep your applications organized across monitors and within Spaces as well. http://most-advantageous.com/optimal-layout/ (I am not the developer, just a happy customer.)
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Q: Is there a keyboard shortcut for playing a song next in iTunes DJ? I would like a quicker method of queuing up my songs in iTunes DJ. Right clicking and selecting the option is too slow.
A: You didn't mention what keyboard, but on the Apple keyboard:
F7 - restart current song
F8 - pause/play
F9 - skip forward
Note that you need to have the box unchecked in OSX that says use function keys as normal. In the event you use your function keys for something, I've also successfully created trigger hotkey combos in Quicksilver. You can also probably just remap them in keyboard preferences.
A: You can make an automator workflow with "Get Selected iTunes Tracks" and "Add Songs to Playlist". That will add it to the end of iTunes DJ, though, is that good enough?
In order to give it a keyboard shortcut, you can either use a keyboard shortcut utility like Spark, Quicksilver, or Butler, or you can save the workflow as a service and give it a shortcut in the keyboard shortcuts section of the system preferences.
A: I have made two Automator workflows that do what mckeed suggested. They take the selected tracks and put them in the iTunes DJ list.
Put these two files in the /Users/[Username]/Library/Services folder and then you can assign keyboard shortcuts through the system preferences to them.
The Add to iTunes DJ service just adds the selected track to the end of the queue, the Add to iTunes DJ and Play does the same, but starts playing the song right away.
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Q: Keyboard shortcut for accessing address bar in Firefox I am trying to Alt+D on my Mac, but it doesn't take me to the address bar. Instead, the key seems to insert a random character. Is there an alternative shortcut?
A: Cmd+L a.k.a. ⌘+L does the trick.
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Q: iPhone volume - ringer vs. volume? When I'm adjusting the volume on my iPhone, I've noticed that sometimes it says "ringer" as I adjust it, and sometimes it says "volume"; also, sometimes it says "volume (headphones)". What determines when the volume buttons are adjusting the volume vs. the ringer, and what is the difference between the two actions?
Thanks!
A: Your ringer volume adjusts the volume of the sound coming out of the phone when it's ringing. If the phone is not playing media (i.e. no sound is coming out of it) then the volume buttons on the side adjust the ringer volume.
If you are playing media (music, video, etc) out the internal speakers, then the buttons on the side adjust the volume of that media coming out those speakers.
Finally, when you have headphones plugged in, the iPhone knows this and has a separate volume for headphones. Using the volume buttons will adjust the headphones volume when headphones are plugged in.
The reason why these are separate is because sometimes you want to mute your ringer, but still want to listen to media (or vice versa), and because the headphone and internal speaker volumes are different and need to be adjusted separately.
A: If you are trying to adjust the volume, but are only getting the option to adjust the ringer, push the home button while you are adjusting the volume buttons and it will switch to volume...
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Q: Spotlight indexing appears stuck, what can I do? My Spotlight index got corrupted, preventing me from searching messages in Mail.app. I added my HD to Spotlight's privacy list to delete the index. I then removed it from the privacy list so Spotlight would reindex the drive from scratch.
I have done this before with no real problem.
However, this time Spotlight appears to be stuck. It's been "Estimating indexing time" for about 6 hours now.
What can/should I do?
A: You can try to temporarily disable Spotlight, removing its files and then reenabling it.
The process to do this involves executing Terminal commands, so please pay attention and triple check each step.
Open a Terminal.app (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app) and type:
cd /Volumes
ls -l
Examine the output of that, one should be your “broken” Volume. Once you have it identified, proceed with these steps, all in the Terminal. The first time you execute a command, your password may be required, this is normal.
The output may look like:
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root admin 1 Sep 2 12:23 MacintoshHD -> /
So the name you’re after is “MacintoshHD”.
Step Number One: Disable Spotlight for your Drive.
sudo mdutil -i off "/Volumes/the_name_you_have_identified_before"
Step Number Two: Remove the indexes from the Drive.
sudo mdutil -E "/Volumes/the_name_you_have_identified_before"
Step Number Three: Eliminate all Spotlight Files from the Drive. (two commands)
cd "/Volumes/the_name_you_have_identified_before"
sudo rm -fr .Spotlight-V100
Be careful with the last command, make sure you type it exactly as it appears.
Step Number Four: Re-enable spotlight in the Drive.
sudo mdutil -i on "/Volumes/the_name_you_have_identified_before"
Now this should trigger a Spotlight complete re-indexing. You have to be extremely patient with it. Spotlight sometimes appears to be frozen but it’s really indexing. It’s best to leave it overnight and be patient.
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Q: How to install plug-in in Gimp on OS X? I've got the Gimp for Mac OS X installed and working in my installation of Mac OS X 10.6.4. A very important tool I need is the David's Batch Processor plugin ( http://members.ozemail.com.au/~hodsond/dbp.html ) for batch auto-adjusting contrast/brightness/colour for my images.
There are no Mac specific instructions provided on the software's website saying how to install the python-based plugin. Can anyone please teach me how to install plugins for Gimp in Mac OS X?
A: There are OS X instructions in the GIMP documentation and they suggest installing GIMP from fink or macports. Do this and you can follow the Linux/Unix instructions for plugin installation. Otherwise, the documentation states "good luck" if you install it some other way.
However, searching http://gimper.net suggests that, for a Python plugin, you should put it in: [your home]/Library/Applications Support/Gimp/plug-ins (create directory if necessary).
A: You'll find the appropriate folders at /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Gimp/. There go in the scripts folder
and the presets go in the gimpressionist folder
I found these locations by looking at the GIMP preferences, and clicking on Scripts. The locations cited above were listed there.
A: I've managed to get DBP installed on my Mac (version 10.6.8). I've made the compiled plugin available on my blog, since compiling Gimp from MacPorts took an overnight compilation session, and is way too much hassle for folks who just want to plug-n-play.
So... anyone is welcome to grab my binary as they wish. If it's useful, please comment, and if it doesn't work, please comment; in either case if you can state versions of OS X and Gimp, that will hopefully help other users trying to avoid compiling it themselves!
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Q: What is a good Apple podcast to listen to on a daily basis? If I have time to listen to just one podcast a day or every other day about Apple stuff, which one should I listen to? I know there's a lot of different specialized Apple podcasts out there (i.e. Mac downloads, iOS apps, Apple news, etc.), but can anyone recommend a general podcast which has elements of all of these? I'd also be interested in the best podcasts in certain specialized areas, but mostly I'm looking for one that I can listen to consistently and find out most of what is going on in the Apple world.
A: MacBreak Weekly seems to fit the bill except it's, er, weekly. I don't know of any daily podcasts.
A: Mac OS Ken
I really like the podcast Mac OS Ken. From the description on iTunes...
This is daily Apple news. Monday
through Friday, Ken Ray brings
commute-sized tech news to the
podsphere. If it's Apple news,
Apple-related news, or news related to
Apple-related news, you'll hear about
it here. News you'll like... this is
Mac OS Ken.
It is free five times per week with a 'Day 6' show available to paid subscribers. The podcast is very well-done, informative and entertaining with a bit of humor.
On iTunes: Mac OS Ken
Web site: Mac OS Ken
A: Hypercritical from 5by5 is excellent, John Siracua is a great analyst
A: These aren't released daily, but I also like the MacCast, and MacGeekGab.
I still listen to MacBreak Weekly, but I listen more for Andy Ihnatko than Leo Laporte. Leo is a radio and TV guy who talks for a living. Andy studies technology and is an amazing writer.
EDIT: As a newbie to this forum, I can't post more than one hyperlink yet (Even though I belong to several other StackExchange sites), but the podcasts are all available through iTunes. I'll leave the link to Andy's blog.
A:
I'm not sure about the "daily" but TED talks are very good. They have multiple "streams" for audio, video, and high definition video.
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Q: Can I use Air Display on multiple iOS devices at the same time? I use Air Display to convert my iPad in to an extra monitor when I'm not using it. However, I have other iOS devices lying around, too. Is it possible to use Air Display to turn multiple iOS devices in to extra monitors at the same time?
A: Question: "is it possible to use Air Display with more than one Ipad?”
Answer: "We only support one iPad at a time currently. We've talked about supporting multiple iPads at once and that may be something we support in the future. For now, we're sticking with one iPad. “
Source: Air Display Support Forum
A: While air display does not allow 2 devices yet, you can install another app called 'Display Pad' and achieve your goal. It's only $2.99 so it really shouldn't be an obstacle. It doesn't have as many features as Air Display, but it gets the job done and by using both apps you can use 2 devices at once on your mac.
My setup is using my macbook Pro with a 24" monitor plugged into it, between those 2 devices I have an ipad in portrait mode running Air Display stacked on some books to elevate it, right below it I have an ipad mini running DisplayPad in landscape mode. All 4 screens work great, I park skype, reminders and itunes into my tablet screens and it's working flawlessly.
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Q: What media formats are playable/streamable on Apple TV? For both the new (tiny) generation, and the last generation, what media formats and codecs are supported for streaming to Apple TV?
How does that streaming work -- is it all iTunes-based, or are there other ways to go about doing it?
A: The original Apple TV (out of box) preferred to treat your Apple TV like an iPod. It wanted you to sync your video from iTunes and had the following limitation:
H.264 and protected H.264 (from iTunes Store): Up to 5 Mbps, Progressive Main Profile (CAVLC) with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps (maximum resolution: 1280 by 720 pixels at 24 fps, 960 by 540 pixels at 30 fps) in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
iTunes Store purchased video: 320 by 240 pixels, 640 by 480 pixels, 720 by 480 pixels (anamorphic), or high-definition 720p
MPEG-4: Up to 3 Mbps, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps (maximum resolution: 720 by 432 pixels at 30 fps) in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
The new Apple TV has identical requirements as that of the new iPod touch and iPhone 4:
H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
As for how it works, while nothing hard has been released from the UI screenshots released items from the internet (iTunes store, YouTube, Netflix, etc.) will stream from their respective sources while your photos, music and video streams directly from iTunes or from an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch (via AirPlay coming in iOS 4.2)
A: according to Wiki Apple TV support:
*
*DivX (.avi, .divx)
*Flash Video (.flv)
*H.264 (.mp4, .m4v)
*MPRG-2 (.mpg, .mp2, .vob, .m2v)
*Windows Media (.wmv
*XviD (.avi)
and for audio Codecs:
*
*AAC (.m4a)
*MPEG Layer-3 (.mp3)
*Dolby AC3 (.ac3)
*DTS (.wav)
*FLAC (.flac)
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Q: Defer Sending Email using Mail.app I'm curious, does anybody have a decent solution for sending e-mails via Mail.app at some scheduled times? I'm badly in need of something like that :)
A: I believe that you don’t consider Deferrersender (web based) to be decent. It’s not, but it delivers.
UPDATE: An alternative, that doesn’t use Mail.app (but Thunderbird) would be to use SendLater. An extension that does exactly that. But it’s for Thunderbird. I couldn’t find a similar plug-in for Mail.app.
A: You can use Apple scripts to setup mail app schedule mail via iCal
http://homepage.mac.com/aamann/Mail_Scripts.html
Or use web based service as Martin said
http://www.lettermelater.com/
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