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Q: Where is the terminal application on the filesystem? I want to be able to launch a Terminal window using JiTouch, which allows me to make a gesture open a file, so I want to know the location of the Terminal app so that I can open it.
A: In macOS 10.15 Catalina, I found it in:
/System/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app
This is how I found it:
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*open Spotlight (Cmd+Space)
*type: Terminal (typing the full name ensures it's the first search result at the top)
*if not already selected, select (single-click) the Terminal.app found by Spotlight (should the first one in the list), after the app is selected, press the Cmd key, while holding that key the full path will be shown in the bottom-right corner of Spotlight
*alternatively continue with the following steps: hold the Cmd key, then hit the Enter key or double-click on the Terminal.app found by Spotlight
*that will open Finder and highlight Terminal.app
*if you drag Terminal.app into a text file, another terminal, or even a browser URL bar, it will show you the full path
(Funny enough, if you right-click and choose Get Info, it will show you as if it's actually just in /Applications/Utilities, e.g. without /System).
The difference between the two paths is significant when used in a shell or (I assume) programmatically, for example:
~ % file /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app
/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app: cannot open '/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app' (No such file or directory)
~ %
~ % file /System/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app
/System/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app: directory
A: Is this all you want?
/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app
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Q: Unhide dock when key pressed I am currently hiding my dock. I would like to unhide it whenever a the fn key is pressed. Is this possible?
A: You can assign that fn to show/hide dock in Keyboard shortcuts, but you will override the original fn key.
Or you can create a Service in Automator that act upon a keystroke
use this action pack to act upon key and do what you want building up your workflow.
A: The fn key is a modifier key that lets you use a software function key F1-F19 when held down, instead of the built-in hardware F key functions (brightness, volume, etc.)
So it's not possible to use that particular key on its own as a keyboard shortcut, just as it's not possible to use the shift key on its own.
The best you can do is set the shortcut to F13 using System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard shortcuts, which on my particular keyboard is just above the fn key…
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Q: Is there a QuickLook app that will highlight search terms within MS Word documents? I have a client with a large number of Word documents that he needs to be able to search. He's been using Spotlight and Quick Look, which has worked pretty well.
He asked me if there was a way to have the Quick Look image automatically highlight the search terms within the Quick Look preview.
I've been googling for a Quick Look plugin, but I haven't found one?
Does anyone here know of something like this?
A: This would require you to be able to pass parameters into Quicklook (the spotlight search terms) which I don't think is possible. You might be able to do this with Automator and a folder action.
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Q: Convert MKV to AVI What's the best solution to convert .mkv files to .avi ?
A: Try Any Video Coverter (Free Software)
Also you can download and add codec for extra format like WMA and RealVideo.
A: if you want to see this Videos on your Apple Mobile Devices (iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad) I would strongly suggest that you get your hands on Air Video
Then, download and install in your Windows or Mac the free server application and tell it to "see" all folders you have videos on.
you can now access from your mobile devices, all Videos ad if you have a good Dual Core 2 (or up) CPU in the machine you installed the "Server", you can see all videos with their "Live Conversion", in other words, you can see them 5 seconds after you tap PLAY, instead waiting for the conversion is ready.
pressing the Add to iTunes, it will convert and add to your iTunes list directly (if you want to see "offline" / not in the same WiFi as your server)
give it a try!
examples:
P.S. if you only wish to convert videos and add them into your iTunes list, just use the free Server Application, no need to have the AirVideo App, this is only required if you want to watch the videos on your devices.
A: How about Quicktime 7 Pro? Especially if you already have it...
A: MPEG Streamclip
My go-to application for all video conversion. I would highly recommend MPEG Streamclip. It should be able to handle what you want to do. And...it's free!
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Q: Is there anywhere I can get a complete list of historical Safari release notes? I’ve done a bit of searching for specific Safari version numbers in support.apple.com. Quite a few versions have specific change notes, but it seems like often the versions bundled with major OS X releases aren’t given their own change notes.
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*1.0: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2964
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*1.2: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL612 (Dave Hyatt also provided some more detailed notes on the old WebKit blog: http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/hyatt/archives/2004_02.html#004874)
*1.3.1: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL445
*1.3.2: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL403
*2.0.1: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL444
*3.1: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA25197?viewlocale=en_US
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*3.1.1: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL78
*3.2.1: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL723
*3.2.3: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL820
*4.0.5: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL877
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*4.1: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1045
*4.1.2: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1069
*5.0: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1046
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*5.0.2: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1070
Also, sometimes Apple’s release notes can be a bit... terse.
I’m trying to figure out which versions of Safari introduced support for HTML5/CSS features.
Wikipedia’s got a great table of releases, but it is a bit vague on CSS improvements (e.g. “improved CSS support”).
A: Safari uses Webkit as it's rendering engine. If you're specifically looking for when it began to support HTML5/CSS3, it as a fully open-source repository where you can review changes commit by commit. As such, you can see the full comprehensive, intricately detailed history here: http://trac.webkit.org/timeline
A: The Wapedia table you point to appears to just be a less clear version of the Safari version history page on Wikipedia.
This particular search on "When can I use…" appears to display much of what you're looking for.
This page at findmebyip.com also has a good breakdown, although it's not as specific about particular browser versions.
A: This website may help you:
http://caniuse.com/
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Q: Printers that Work With Mac OS X? I'm planning to purchase a printer + scanner soon and want to have one that will be able to work with Mac, as well as Windows machines. I am hoping for one that will have a wireless printing/scanning feature.
There are certain types of printers that I heard that work with Macs, but I'm not sure what differentiates them from other normal printers.
What's the difference?
A: Printers are easy, they mostly all work with Macs. Scanners are another story, and drivers for those used to be complex to find and use.
However 10.6 introduced far better support for scanners and a number of those now work just out of the box. I recommend you go for one listed as compatible if possible as an Apple maintained driver is more likely to keep working when you upgrade.
You can find the list of all printers and scanners supported out-of-the-box by Mac OS X 10.6 in this knowledge base entry.
A: Drivers.
The printers that will work with Mac will have OS X drivers. These days, it's rare to find a printer without a driver available.
I would start here:
http://www.macworld.com/products/printers.html
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Q: Which ebook format do books from the iBooks Store use? What is the format of ebooks that the iBooks uses that allows page turning, white on black text, etc.? (I.e., the books you get from the store.)
A: Books sold by the iBookstore are in ePub format with a FairPlay DRM wrapper.
A: ePub, of course, is a supported format. Other supported formats are:
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*ePub
*ePub with DRM
*PDF
*iBooks (Generated by iBooks Author)
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBooks#Formats
The iBooks app itself supports the same formats (from the iBooks FAQ):
iBooks supports the industry-leading ePub digital book file type. You can sync freely available ePub files to iBooks using iTunes, or purchase or download books from the iBookstore. iBooks also supports PDFs, which can be manually synced to iBooks. In addition to ePub and PDFs, iBooks 2.0 and later also provides support for the new iBooks format used in iBooks Author. Other digital book file types are not supported at this time.
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Q: What ebook formats does iBooks support? What file formats of ebooks does iBooks support?
A: It supports ePub and PDF formats.
To import those formats you will need to add the ebook to iTunes and then either select automatic synchronization or drag them across manually and they will be added to your iBooks on the next sync.
If you have Dropbox for iOS you can also add files directly to iBooks from there.
A: iBooks supports the ePub file format, iBooks Author books, PDFs, MP3 audiobooks, AAC audiobooks, and Audible.com audiobooks.
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Q: Create new file from contextual menu Is there a program I can download to add an option to create a new file to the contextual menu of finder? NuFile doesn't seem to work in Snow Leopard.
A: If you are happy using a toolbar button instead of the contextual menu, you can use New Text File Here from Jonas Wisser. Just drop it into Finder's toolbar.
Note: As of OS X 10.11.4 this program no longer seems to be working.
A: Path Finder also adds a contextual option for creating new files, but it's shareware. Lots of other cool feature though.
A: New File Applescript with Toolbar Icon
Found this open source gem. Can either use the .App or add the Applescript manually. Will add a New File widget to the Finder toolbar.
A: This also works pretty well if you're willing to spend a bit of money:
https://langui.net/new-file-menu/
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Q: How do I identify a MacBook Pro from its serial number? This article on identifying a MacBook Pro lists the serial number as one method of identifying it. However, the article it links to, doesn't explain how to identify it either. How can I identify a Macbook Pro from its serial number.
A: You can enter the serial number in Apple's Warranty coverage checker (if you don't remember the URL, there's a link to it in the "AppleCare and warranty" section of Apple's main support page. It'll tell you the model name, as well as the warranty status.
A: EveryMac has a serial number identification tool as well:
http://www.everymac.com/mac-identification/index-how-to-identify-my-mac.html
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Q: How can I increase the time before my external drive powers down? I have an external USB drive from LaCie that is connected to my MacBook Pro – almost all the time. So whenever I don't use it for a few minutes, it powers down. That means, it takes a few seconds to spin the disk up again if I need it.
Sometimes, other applications wake the drive up even when I don't want to, causing the applications to hang (i.e. wait for the drive).
How can I increase the time before the external drive powers down?
A:
Cocktail is an award winning general purpose utility for Mac OS X
This app does exactly what you are after (plus much much more), but it will set you back $15.
Alternatively, the command pmset appears to do this as well, but without the fancy GUI. For example pmset -c disksleep 60 will prevent all disks from spinning down within 60 minutes of activity when plugged in. You can change the -c part to specify a different power condition:
The -a, -b, -c, -u flags determine whether the settings apply to battery
( -b ), charger (wall power) ( -c ), UPS ( -u ) or all ( -a )
A: Keep Drive Spinning is a free alternative that does what you want.
A: The externals sleep routine is set by the drive's firmware. A few can respond to Energy Saver/Cocktail/pmset settings, most cannot. The only way to keep a drive is to have an app/script write to it at intervals. The video editing folks need this and their forums are where to look for answers.
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Q: Need some suggestions setting up a Mac Mini I recently got a Mac from a friend. All it has is a power cable and a cable to connect it to the monitor. On the back, it says Mac mini 2.0/2x512/120 so I'm guessing that's 1 GB RAM, and 120 GB hard drive.
I was wondering what all I can upgrade in this Mac mini. All I've heard about this model is that it is the older mini version and replacing the RAM will be tough. Any suggestions? I'm looking for RAM+HDD+Keyboard and a Mouse in the most economical margins.
A: Firstly, WELCOME to Apple world :)
Now, this is not that hard, and you should think it's quite easy.
if you never worked on a Mac before, you should invest some minutes to see some basic stuff, how it used to work on Windows and how it does now on Mac, for example, take some nice video tutorials from Apple website
go to Apple.com -> click on Mac -> down there there is several video tutorials, see some.
Regarding UPGRADING your Mac Mini, you should check what model you have and have a look on MacSales Videos on how to replace the hardware
you will find all models in the Mac Sales Tech Support page
About what hardware you should fit into your new Mac Mini, using Mac Sales you can order the memory, harddrive (or SSD) and any Optical drive as well, if you outside US, (though I'm in Denmark, I buy stuff from them time to time) you grab the model number of what you wanted, and "fly" to a near store and buy it :)
I hope it helps.
Warning
You are trying to buy 8Gb of Ram, and your mac only support up to 4Gb, in witch 3Gb is addressable.
Please read the specifications of your model before you buy anything!
A: For discs I would not install inside but add a firewire external disk (your mini has FW 400). It might even run faster than the internal.
For memory I would get third party but see video tutorials on how to do it
To find the memory you need to know which mini you have info See on Apple's site support.apple.com/specs/#macmini enter the mini's serial number to get the correct one. I think from your comments(the disc size) it is 2007 or early 2009 - that does not take the memory you are looking at
For memory from crucial use their Crucial Memory Advisor tool and choose the correct version of the hardware
For mice, keyboards etc any USB one will do
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Q: iTunes U with non-Apple devices Is it possible to sync iTunes U feeds with non-Apple devices?
A: If you download classes from iTunes U, there are stored on your computer hard drive. Then You can handle those files to be sync with the device you think about, with the tool you uselaly use... There no big difference.
A: Isyncr allows syncing of iTunes (including iTunes U) with Android
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Q: How do I change the Icon for a USB device? My phone uses a standard icon when mounted. I just want to replace that icon with a custom one.
I'm opening a PNG image in Preview and copying the image, then pasting onto the icon in the Get Info window, but I get the system PNG icon instead of the image itself:
How do you use a custom image? OSX gives you no feedback on this at all.
Update: After some further investigation, it appears that the image is being set correctly in .VolumeIcons.icns
So for whatever reason, Finder is refusing to display it correctly. Is there some kind of icon format requirement that Finder isn't telling me?
Update: Now the cut-n-paste method works fine. I have not changed anything, so I have no idea what was wrong before. I can only chalk this up to a Finder bug.
A: just drag and drop :)
sometimes it does not work so, you do a simple:
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*COPY: copy to clipboard the icon you want to use
*SELECT: select the icon you want to remove
*PASTE: paste it
A: Also you can use DiskUtility with Repair disk for USB memory.
Icon appears correctly.
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Q: Is there an iPhone 4 car kit for charging, music, and hands-free calls? Is there an iPhone 4 compatible Car Kit which supports charging, playing Music through the car stereo + Hands Free Calls?
I've looked at a few kits, eg from Parrot but not many (if any?) seems to be iPhone 4/iOS4 compatible?
I currently have my iPhone plugged into my stereo, but since I upgraded to iPhone it no longer charges which is why I need to upgrade.
Any suggestions welcome
A: If you already happy with your connection and the only main problem is the Not Charging part, I would strongly suggest that you contact the creators of your connector and ask for an upgrade as it is a simple power problem as the new iPhone 4 needs different Amps to charge correctly.
If you want a new connection, I know Dension is very good on this and integrates well with several brands of vehicles so you can use your radio to also see music details.
A: I have used this gadget very successfully: http://www.amazon.com/Satechi-Bluetooth-Hands-free-Transmitter-supported/dp/B000NVYVRO
Its a bluetooth A2DP hands free set and also has a USB port for charging your phone
A: ProClip has various solutions with cables, connectors, and specific car mounts. I've tried many of them, but use a TomTom car kit for navigation. But based on my experience ProClip is one of the best solution on the market today, with one minus: the price.
A: RoadTune Universal Hands-free Car Kit with FM Transmitter features a 1 Amp USB Car Charger and FM Transmitter which enables you to wirelessly transmit music and hands-free calls from your iPhone through your car's stereo system.
See also this video overview.
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Q: How can I boot in "Safe Mode" with rEFIt I would like to boot safe mode but I can't because of my rEFIt.
Holding the Shift button at startup has no effect, I just get the rEFIt menu and OSX starts to boot normally.
any ideas how to do it?
A: The question on this page appears to be the same issue. Someone responded with a detailed solution, which might work for you as well.
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Q: Scanning a ton of pictures I'm rather disappointed that iPhoto has no direct ability to import from a scanner. I'm reduced to scanning in Preview, which has a less awful UI for scanning than the program that came with my HP scanner, and dragging the resulting files into iPhoto.
Is there some better scheme that I've missed?
A: Send the photos to a scanning service, especially if you have "tons".
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Q: Is there a way to change iPhone backup location? I don't have enough disk space on my PC to store whatever is backed up by iPhone. Is there a way to change location to where iPhone backs up the data? I want to back it up to my external hard drive.
A: It looks like you can if using Windows.
Is OS X the backups seems to be stored in the following location ...
~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup
... but I don't think you can change that location.
A: You can, however, drop a copy of that folder to your external drive - or include that folder in whatever backup/clone app you're using.
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Q: Change search Google in Safari to use Firefox Cmd+Shift+L searches for the selected text in Google using Safari. Can I change this to use Firefox instead?
A: You can create a new service with automator, use the "Run Shell Script" action, and use:
open -a FireFox "http://www.google.com/search?q=$1"
as the shell script text, then save it as "Open with Firefox" or whatever you like.
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follow this summary from this thread:
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*Download and Install OnMyCommand/OMCEdit
*Open OMCEdit
*Click on "Download Commands" then "Download"
*Go in "Command Library"
*Choose #22 and click on "Append to Command"
*Change the name if you want (in "Command Name")
*Write " Top Level " in location if you don't want a sub-menu, or choose a name for the sub-menu ("In On My Command" is the default)
*Save
*You're done!
A: What you need to do is create a new Automator service. Unfortunately, Firefox's AppleScript support sucks, so you'll have to do it manually.
You should be able to use a combination of the tips in this article and this comment, and the page Calavera linked to should give you a general idea of how to format the URLs.
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Q: Do iPhones fully sync with Google services and other Web apps? I'm looking for a smartphone: either an iPhone or an Android. Here are my requirements:
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*Contacts must fully sync with Google Contacts. That means that whenever I add a contact in Gmail, it must show up automatically in the phone's contacts. The reverse must be true as well.
*Calendar must fully sync with Google Calendar.
*Access Google Docs easily, preferably without third-party apps.
*An app that makes use of Google maps for navigation.
*Good support for Chinese input software, including both pinyin and handwriting.
In short, I want a small device that allows me to access the Internet in any way at any time (I will get a phone plan that includes unlimited Internet access). All the data should be stored in the cloud rather than on the local device.
Can an iPhone do all the above? Or is an Android a better choice because the OS is done by Google?
Edit:
Another issue: how good is the iPhone's hardware? The hardware on my last smartphone (a Dopod with Win Mobile 5) fell apart ( both in terms of speed and hardware) after a year of use. Do iPhones have similar problems?
A: I have an iPhone 4. I love it. Google has a sync service for iPhone which will do #1 and #2. Your desire #3 is easily done through the browser. There's a built-in google maps app to fulfill your wish #4.
So, the iPhone can do what you want.
That said, it sounds like you want an Android.
EDIT, since you asked about hardware
After over 2 years of use, most of it without a case, except for a few minor scratches my iPhone 3G is fine. The only thing even close to degradation is a barely noticeable "stickiness" to the front main button.
My new iPhone 4 seems just as solidly built. I can't imagine these things falling apart without some sort of abuse.
A: I own both an iPhone 4 and a Nexus One.
iPhone
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*Syncs with Google Contacts via the Address Book. You can set this option in iTunesitem
*Syncs with Google Calendar via iCal. You can set this option in iTunes
*You can access Google Docs through the
browser now that they support native
iPhone & iPad browsing. 3rd partyapps
provide a better experience
*There is a built in Maps application that does Google Maps well. No turn by turn navigation however.
*Not sure about Chinese input support
Note: Contacts/Calendar/Mail can all be synced to Google if you setup your account as an Exchange account. This is very simple to do.
Android
Syncs with Google Services right off the bat. I noticed the "experience" on the iPhone is richer.
It is up to you whether or not you prefer features, to user experience.
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Q: Adding on my command to services menu or adding keyboard shortcuts OnMyCommand allows commands to be added to the shortcut menu. Unfortunately, I can't add them to the services menu or add a keyboard shortcut for them. Is this possible?
A: Use Apple's automator and save the result as a service. If you select the right conext for the service it will appear in the right click menu. You can add shortcuts to services using System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard shortcuts. Click somewhere to the right of the service name (near the right edge of the white box). A field appears and you can type a shortcut. This is not very intuitive.
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Q: Can you recommend a numeracy iphone application where you 'write' answers on the screen? I'm trying to find a numeracy/maths/times-tables application for my children in which you have to 'write' the correct answer. There are lots of multiple-choice type times-tables applications but I'm looking for the equivalent of the various "Brain Academy" type applications available on Nintendo DS.
Age from 6 to 10.
Thanks for any help.
A: Unfortunately, the only app that contains everything you want so far seems to be MathBoard, which is iPad-only (it does however, look really well done). I didn't see anything for the iPhone that uses writing input rather than a number pad or buttons.
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Q: Battery warning ''Service battery" Battery warning "Service battery". This warning have appeared in my MacBook Pro (2008) with Snow Leopard. Is there a way to find out what a reason of this warning, without apply to service centre?
A: This means your battery is at the end of its life. This happens to all batteries, sooner or later, depending on your type of usage and most importantly on the amount of cycles (i.e. full recharges).
Your battery will probably not last longer than one hour at this stage. You can of course try to train it by letting it drain the battery until the MacBook sleeps and then recharge it up to 100%, leave it recharged for at least a few hours, and then repeat this process a few times. By doing this, you sort of "reset" the battery and can get a few minutes more out of it. It helped me get at least 20 minutes more.
If OS X tells you to service battery, it means that you will need to buy a new battery if you want full capacity back. There is no warranty that would cover worn out batteries. I had had the same problem, but unless your battery has less than 200 cycles, this is absolutely normal and you should buy a new battery. Again, Apple will not replace your battery unless it's almost unused.
A: It's most likely because your battery is nearing the end of its useful life. Your battery has a maximum charge capacity that decreases with age and use. You can see the current capacity in Utilities --> System Profiler --> Hardware --> Power --> Full charge capacity (mAh):.
However, this doesn't tell you what your original Full charge capacity was. For this, you either need to look up the specs of your laptop, or use a utility like CoconutBattery.
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Q: Why won't iTunes update my iPod Touch from 4.0b to 4.1? My iPod Touch shows the icon for "I won't do anything until you connect me to iTunes." When I obey, iTunes tells me:
The software on the iPod has expired and must be updated to a newer version.
So I go to click the "Check for Update" button. But when I do, iTunes tells me:
This version of the iPod software (4.0) is the current version.
When I click the "Restore" button, iTunes tells me:
There was a problem downloading the software for the iPod. The requested resource was not found.
The current version on the iPod is 8A274b (4.0 beta), which has, of course, expired. I just updated iTunes, so I have the latest version of that. Does anyone know how I might fix this situation?
A: If you have the 4.0 beta, you are able to download the 4.1 GM from developer.apple.com and use Xcode's Organizer or iTunes (by holding the option key when clicking restore) to choose the correct version of iOS (which is on the disk image you downloaded) to reload onto the iPod.
A: If you are running the beta, then you more than likely have a provisioning profiles on the phone. Make sure all expired profiles are deleted and you have a current, valid one installed. I've had issues related to those in the past.
A: I'm loathe to post this here since it's related to a jailbroken write-up, but seeing as how you've really no alternative, you might want to try the following to downgrade:
http://www.mobile-geeks.com/downgrade-ios-4.2-previous-jailbreakable-version-5843/
Careful, though. This might brick it and then you'll really be in a mess.
After downgrading, I imagine the update process will get you correctly back to 4.1.
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Q: What services that I can't use when I unsubscribe the mobile me? I've used mobile me(me.com) quite a while, but I happen to know and use DropBox.
DropBox is much better than iDisk in terms of easy of use, size, speed, and many things. I'm considering discontinue to use mobile me to switch to 50G option of Dropbox ($100/year), but before doing that, I need to know what services that I cannot use.
I need to use, even though I can live without them.
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*email web check.
*bookmark and other items sync
Can't I use them I unsubscribe the me.com? What are the paid services that me.com provide other than iDisk?
A: According to the Terms of Service (number 10) you will not be able to use any of the services you are currently paying for after termination of subscription.
Upon termination of your account you lose all access to the Service and any portions thereof, including, but not limited to, your Member Account (any Sub-accounts thereunder), Subscriber ID, email account, iDisk, domains, iChat account and MobileMe Gallery albums.
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Q: How can I enable invisible files with "Transmit" FTP client? How can I enable invisible files with "Transmit" FTP client ?
It asks me to show them only if I override one of them. I actually would like to always see them.
A: View > Show Invisible Files
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Q: Is there a tool like Furigana that I can use on iOS Safari? On my iPod (iOS 4.1), I'm often browsing Japanese webpages, and while I can usually understand the meaning, I often don't know the readings, especially in new contexts.
For my desktop web browsers, there are various ways to get it to display furigana for the webpage you're looking at: the Furigana Inserter extension, a bookmarklet to hiragana.jp, etc.
Does iOS Safari support extensions, or bookmarklets, or any other mechanism by which I can have it add furigana? I can manually copy the URL, and go to hiragana.jp and paste it, and it looks great when it's all done, but the process is manual and slow. Alternatively, is there any built-in furigana support, for Safari or any other app? (If there is it's probably well-hidden, but it wouldn't be the first well-hidden part of iOS!)
I'm not too concerned at this point about whether it's built-in functionality, or whether it has to send my webpage unencrypted over the internet to a service. It would be really nice if it was local-only and secure, but at this point I'll take anything.
A: You can use a bookmarklet. Just sync your Safari or Firefox bookmarks with iTunes. Every bookmarklet you have on the desktop will be available on mobile Safari on the iPhone.
Or you can add the bookmarklet directly from within mobile Safari on the iPhone:
Step 1: Select the line bellow and copy it:
javascript:void(document.location='http://trans.hiragana.jp/ruby/'+escape(document.location))
Step 2: Navigate to hiragana.jp and tap on the '+' button to save a bookmark
Step 3: tap on the bookmarks icon then on 'Edit'
Step 4: Select the bookmark you just added
Step 5: tap on the address, then on the gray 'x' to clear the field
Step 6: tap that field again and select 'Paste'
Step 7: you're done
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Q: How to record the screen of an OpenGL application without stuttering? I'm currently recording videos of my screen using QuckTime Player and a MacBook Pro 13" (mid-2010) in a resolution of 640x480. The application I'm recording is called Synthesia (it is a game like Guitar Hero for piano) and is based on OpenGL.
Somehow all videos I record do have a subtile stuttering which I think is annoying (see an example here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEBAKQ4-Zcg).
Is there a program that will do a better job at recording my screen than QuckTime Player, or is it just my MacBook Pro that is not powerful enough?
A: The reason for the “stuttering” could be a combination of different factors.
First is of course your computer’s power and video card. The more power you have, the more the number of FPSs your computer can “record”.
Despite that, QuickTime is not known for its “fast” recording, so I suggest you give a try to different alternatives. This comparison is a little bit “outdated” because some (if not most) of the applications mentioned have been updated and have fixed or changed some of the problems they had, however, it should be a starting point for your final QUickTime Replacement. This other link has a very similar list, but rather than a review is a list with a short description of the products.
For reference, the most important Screen Capture tools for OS X (or to put it in another way, the “most used ones”) are (in no particular order): iShowU, Snapz Pro X, ScreenFlow and one that is missing from those lists (because it’s a new player in the Mac world): Camtasia for Mac (which I’ve been betatesting and it’s quite good and in par with the ones I’ve mentioned). Some features missing from Camtasia 1.0 have been addressed in an update and I know they are working on a newer version after getting tons of feedback in the Beta forums (which I can’t disclose because I participated).
I’ve personally tried those four I’ve mentioned (i have a Snapz Pro license) and I think they more or less are the same, but some were (when I tried them) faster than others but lacked certain features. All in all, the “best” doesn’t exist, they all have strengths and weaknesses so your best bet is to give them a try and see if one does the job.
Last but not least, remember that quality also plays an important factor in CPU overhead when recording, try to keep your CPU load low and reduce the recording quality as much as you can afford.
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Q: Is there a good, non-Google Reader RSS reader for iPhone/iPod? I'm looking for an app to read RSS feeds on my iPod Touch. I saw Reeder, but it looks like it only interoperates with Google Reader, as far as I can tell -- you can't just add an arbitrary RSS feed. Is there a good RSS reader that works without Google Reader?
A: NetNewsWire is a good reader and syncing with Google Reader is optional.
A: NewsRack is pretty solid, with a simple clean interface, and the ability to add feeds directly int he app- no Google reader required.
I use Reeder now, which I think has a nicer, slicker interface, but Reeder requires Google sync - you can't add feeds directly in the app. Before that, I was very happy with NewsRack.
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Q: Can I schedule startup and shutdown with different settings for weekdays and weekends? Everyday, I usually start my Mac Mini at 16:00 and shutdown it at 2:00 using the Energy Saver schedule settings.
I would like to be able to set a different behavior on the Weekends starting Mac Mini at 9:00 for example. Do you know any way to achieve that (third party software, cron job, superuser trick)?
A: Consider using DssW Power Manager. With Power Manager, you can create multiple separate start up and shut down times for weekdays and weekends.
Power Manager goes far beyond the capabilities of pmset. How to schedule your Mac to shut down (screen recording on YouTube).
Disclaimer: I work for DssW.
A: You don't need 3rd party software. The OS X utility pmset allows you to schedule sleep/wake taking day of week into effect. I haven't tested it, but it appears you cannot schedule multiple repeating events on different times. You'll need to use cron to complete this task.
from man pmset
Schedules the system to automatically wake from sleep on
July 4, 2009, at 8PM.
pmset schedule wake "07/04/09 20:00:00"
Schedules a repeating shutdown to occur each day, Tuesday through
Saturday, at 11AM.
pmset repeat shutdown TWRFS 11:00:00
A: For the shutdown part I can suggest Mac Shutdown X (shareware 20$), It is customizable using an easy to use setting setup panel (no coding or editing of script required).
A: This seemed to work for me:
sudo pmset repeat shutdown MTWRF 16:00:00
For shutting down every weekday. I bet amset instead of pmset would work for waking them up.
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Q: Printing full calendar invitation? I use OS X Mail and iCal connected to my company's MS Exchange server. Sometimes a co-worker sends a calendar invitation (using Outlook) with lots of agenda details in it. I'm trying to find a good way to print that.
iCal has an option to print the day's events in list format, but the output is in two columns and a few of the lines write over each other and are completely unreadable.
If I try to print the invitation as it came to me in Mail, the output has an iCal icon showing the attachment -- not the contents of the attachment.
So, short of copy/paste into TextEdit, Word, etc, is there a clean way to print this?
I asked this on superuser a few months ago and got no answers at all. Are the apple fanboys more active here?
A: Better question: If the output from iCal was readable, would it be sufficient? The reason I ask, is because iCal word wraps within the two day columns, making the overlapping issue unusual. Perhaps the issue is with the iCal Application Support files or .plist
A: Would going into iCal's day view, taking a screenshot & printing be a good solution for your needs?
A: Revisiting this over a year and a half later...
This has been improved in iCal in OS X Lion. On the print dialog, there's an option to print only the selected event. Also, the day option or list option will print the full contents without messing up the formatting or overwriting other lines.
In other ways iCal in Lion is worse, but it's definitely better for printing calendar entries.
A: If we're talking about a single invite, and you wanted to go backwards in time and rely on paper (again) you could print the email invite. If you're wanting to print a collection of events you could make an applescript to do that quite easily. Drop the email onto your script have it open the attachment, screen shot the window of the appointment & overly that on top of the email. Screenshot the 2 together & print the png or drop it into a PDF to print it.
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Q: Why is Windows 7 giving me a software counterfeiting error? I have a legitimate copy of Windows 7 Ultimate installed via Bootcamp on my Macbook Pro. I also have Parallels 5 installed on my Mac OS X, which can boot up Bootcamp's partition of Windows 7.
I'm getting an error when I run Windows 7 on Parallels:
You may be a victim of software counterfeiting
It wants me to go online and resolve it. But I've already registered my copy of Windows 7 (I can't remember if I did it via Bootcamp or Parallels).
My question is: Does my single copy of Windows 7 only allow me to have it installed via Bootcamp or Parallels?
I only installed it once, and my copy of Parallels is booting my Bootcamp install. It's the same machine! I'm hoping I don't need to have 2 licenses of Windows 7 run it on my Macbook Pro!
A: I was able to get my Macbook Pro to run the same licensed copy of Windows 7 Ultimate on both Bootcamp and Parallels 5 by activating it on both. I was having trouble running and activating it on my Parallels VM which ran the Bootcamp install. So what I did was change the MAC address of eth0 to match the one from Bootcamp.
Once I changed that, I called Microsoft and activated via their automated system, which generated a set of numbers/code for me.
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Q: How do you stop iPhoto/Aperture launching when you sync an iPad? How do you stop iPhoto/Aperture launching when you sync an iPad?
A: Open Image Capture, connect the iPad, select it when it appears in the list on the left. On the lower left will be a selector for what app to open when it connects, you can pick None.
A: http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/4183/how-to-prevent-iphoto-09-from-opening-when-camera-is-connected/
These are the directions for blocking iPhoto.
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Q: Should I worry about my iPhone 4's loose back panel? A few weeks ago I got my iPhone 4 replaced by Apple because of a fault. The replacement now seems to have a loose back panel. If I try to slide it sideways it will move a bit. None of the other people I know with an iPhone 4 have encountered this and I'm not sure if I should be bothered taking it back to the store or just keeping it.
Should the loose panel be cause for concern, or is it nothing to worry about?
A: Considering how much an iPhone costs, take it back. If not for the fact that a loose panel will eventually expose the interior of the phone, thus requiring you to take it back anyway, then for the simple fact that we, as a customer base, expect better of Apple products.
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Q: alternative keyboards I use the latest wireless keyboard for my iMac at home. Since I use it for programming most of the time, the little laptop style arrow keys are inadequate. Are there any GOOD alternative apple keyboards available?
EDIT:
Sorry Dori, I should have been more clear. I would specifically like a keyboard which is made for Apple, with the appropriate "command" and extra keys (like F13 - F15, and the volume keys).
A: Virtually all USB and Bluetooth keyboards work just fine with Macs.
There are about a zillion Mac-compatible keyboards, and just because one person loves a given model doesn't mean it will suit another (I still use my Apple Extended Keyboard, for instance). Some of the bigger makers in the field are Kensington, Logitech, Macally, Matias1, and Adesso.
What in particular (besides bigger arrow keys) matters to you? What do you hate? What do you love? Do you want wireless, or is USB ok?
You might want to check out these two Macworld articles:
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*Review Roundup: Keyboards and mice
*Keyboards buying guide
1 I bought a Matias keyboard. I hated it. I don't recommend them.
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Q: Is there an app that will scan a document and upload it to Google Docs? Is there an iPhone app that allows me to take pictures of documents and then upload them to Google Docs?
A: Scanner Pro [iTunes link] from Readdle. According to the product's Web page, it integrates with Google Docs and
lets you use Google Docs OCR to convert scans into editable text files on your Google account.
A: DocScanner and Genius Scan will also provide this capability (along with upload to Evernote, DropBox, etc.).
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Q: Tool for creating .rar files on the Mac? Is there any good, free program for OS X that can create RAR files? Preferably with a GUI.
It seems there are plenty of options for extracting RAR files, but not that many for compressing them...
A: Download simplyrar it free and easy to use.
A: You can use command line rar for Mac OS X, but it doesn't have GUI. On the other hand, it's useful for scripting. (I feel that it should be mentioned here anyway).
A: SimplyRar (download) will do the trick.
A: It's not free, but Rucksack is a great app to create all kind of archives, ".rar" included.
A: BetterZip, it does rar's too, it's easy to use.
It does cost though.
A: Install WinRAR into a WineSkin wrapper. Works perfectly.
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Q: New powercord for MacBook I am considering going on eBay to try and buy a new powercord for my MacBook. I know that phones often advise that you only use the official charger, so I was wondering if the same warning applied for laptops and if so, I serious I should take the warning.
A: Apple owns a patent on the magsafe connector and hasn't licensed anyone else to make one, I'd be very wary of buying a third party one if you find one at all.
However, best I can tell a magsafe charger from any macbook seems to work with any other one, but if you get one with less wattage than your original it will charge slower.
A: I'm not sure about Laptop cables, but I've bought at least 3 camera battery chargers over the years from eBay, each one fused in a puff of smoke when plugged in, tripping my mains fuses.
I bought my 2nd MacBook cable direct from Apple. Expensive, but the peace of mind was worth it!
Incidentally, the 'Apple 60W MagSafe Power Adapter' works fine with my old 13" Black MacBook '4,1'.
A: Any mag-safe charger from Apple should be fine with a standard MacBook. If you have a MacBook Pro, you'll want the higher-rated charger (85W I think). I doubt there are 'legal' 3rd party ones out there, and to be honest even if I found one I'd avoid it and just stick with official Apple spares.
A: Actually you should be careful when using a charger that doesn't come with your laptop. Apple's official word on the matter is:
Make sure the proper wattage adapter for your portable computer is used.
Select the appropriate power adapter for your Apple portable computer. You can use a higher wattage power adapter, but you cannot use one with less wattage without potential operating issues. (here + discussion here).
In the good old days (Powerbooks) we used to get all sorts of odd logic board hassles when using the wrong charger. These days it does mean a slower charging time but it can also mean the (very) rare logic board damage or hardware funkiness.
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Q: What would I lose from switching from iPhone 4+ e-reader to dumbphone+iPad I'm currently using an iPhone 4 and a cheap e-reader that was given to me as a gift. I don't think I can afford both an iPhone and an iPad, so I was considering switching to a dumbphone (non-smartphone) and an iPad. What features would i lose, or miss, from making this switch - specifically in the iphone-ipad part?
A: It seems to me that you would spend less money overall if you just kept the iPhone and got a wifi-only iPad rather than switching phones and plans (not including that nasty early termination fee on the iPhone contracts). That is what I have now and I really like it.
But, to answer your question specifically, even taking into consideration the iOS 4 release for iPad later this year, you will be missing, at minimum, all of the camera-related functionality of the iPhone, but then there is visual voicemail and easy (and cheap) email. That's a lot to give up all things considered.
A: The internet, and a pretty great camera, in your pocket.
A: In addition to the good answers already given, there's also:
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*FaceTime
*Video
*Synchronization (you'd have to always manually update your phone contacts)
Also worth mentioning: if you buy a 3G iPad there's no monthly charge unless/until you sign a carrier agreement. IMO, you're always better off buying one with 3G if there's a >0% chance you'll need it someday. Yes, it's more money initially, but it's a one-time charge.
A: Split the question into two separate items and make a decision about them:
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*(Why) Do you want an iPad?
*(Why) Do you want to replace your iPhone with a simpler one?
For instance, even if you get an iPad, it would still be convenient to keep the iPhone. Also, if you jailbreak your iPhone, you could broadcast your iPhone's Internet access as a local WIFI hotspot that your iPad could connect to = the cheaper WIFI-only iPad would suffice, rather than getting the 3G version when you're already paying for a 3G data plan for your iPhone.
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Q: Can I update my 4.0b iphone to 4.0.1, and not to 4.1? I am looking for a way to update my iPhone 3Gs to 4.0.1, and not to 4.1 so that I can jailbreak.
Can anyone help?
EDIT - I have now tried, and failed on two seperate machnines to restore from DFU mode to 4.0.1 The device is has 4 beta on it.
A: You can go to this website and download the correct firmware file to your computer. From there, plug your iPhone into your computer and shift-click (Windows) or option-click (Mac) the "Restore" button. From there, choose the firmware file your downloaded.
A: You can view information on jailbreaking iOS devices at Jailbreak Matrix and they include links to past firmware
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Q: My iPad keeps asking me for my iTunes account password It keeps asking me for my password, even when I'm using other apps such as Mail.
A: Try a reset - hold the home and power buttons down until the apple logo appears.
I had a similar problem when I'd downloaded an app update, but lost wifi, and it got caught in a loop, and the reset seemed to resolve it.
A: If a reset like Jaydles suggested doesn't work, syncing it to a computer with iTunes that has been registered with your account will resolve the issue.
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Q: How to create a shortcut on the desktop to a selected folder In windows when right clicking a folder there is an option: send to -> desktop (create shortcut).
How can I do this on a Mac?
A: *
*Start automator
*Make new service
*Set it to receive files and folders in finder
*add the 'new aliases' command
*it's set to desktop by default
*save the service as 'send alias to desktop' and voila!
Now you have an extra option under the right click menu, and a service in the finder menu!
A: Alternatively, you can simply drag the folder to the desktop while holding the optioncommand keys…
If your windows are so cluttered that it is inconvenient, just make sure your Desktop icon is showing in the "Places" location on the Finder sidebar, and drag the item while holding optioncommand to that icon.
A: You can drag the proxy icon onto the desktop to create a shortcut.
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Q: Macbook: Flashing Folder with Question Mark At Startup So, I've been hearing a clicking sound coming from my macbook for about a week now. The last few days the system has just been locking itself up when I try to type anything.
Now, at startup I see this:
I'm assuming that the clicking was "the click of death" and my hard drive is fried. Or am I wrong?
A: That's the most likely scenario.
Have you tried booting from a system disc? I'd recommend doing that, and then running Disk Utility and see what it says about the drive.
A: not necessary:)
your mac just cannot where your OS is,
check here and if not helps, reformat HDD and install fresh OS
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1440
A: My MacBook is an older one - OSX 10.5.8 . It has had the "folder of death" problem twice recently. The first time I tried all the "fixes" recommended but to no avail. I did not attempt wiping the HDD. I put it aside for a couple of weeks and was surprised to have it come good after that. Today it went bad again. The clicking noise sounded like the HDD was stuck somehow. So I gave it a thump on my knee and it booted normally. I don't know if this cure is repeatable or works in all cases but for me it put off the inevitable trip to the Apple store for a while.
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Q: Encoding video for the new (2010) Apple TV What applications are recommended for encoding existing videos from various sources (ripped DVDs, MKVs, AVIs ...) into a format playable by the new (2010) Apple TV?
A: Somebody's gotta make the first obligatory post recommending HandBrake—might as well be me.
A: The new Apple TV really doesn't really decode individual video codecs - it streams them from local and remote sources. I suspect, though I'm not 100% sure since I don't have mine yet, that if you're interested in streaming to your Apple TV from a local computer, you should convert to the standard formats well supported and playable by iTunes (h.264, quicktime) which will stream over the new(ish) airplay support.
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Q: Native Google Reader clients for OS X? Are there any good Google Reader clients for OS X?
A: Reeder for Mac is pretty awesome.
A: You can try Gruml. It's still in beta and hasn't convinced me to switch from the web version, but it's pretty nice.
A: There are several RSS readers and some can sync with google Reader
This includes
NetNewsWire
Other clients include
Vienna RSS
A: I just installed Cappuccino and it looks nice. Simple to use, fast and syncs with Google Reader.
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Q: Time Machine with only one internal disk Is it possible to use the time machine backup system without an external (or second) HD?
I know that the protection to disk failure will not be guaranteed anymore, but the file accidental deletion, the wrong edit etc. will be avoided...
Is there a trick to make Time Machine believes that he has a disk dedicated for him to do the job ?
Note : The situation is using a laptop on travel.
A: You can partition the disk and run the OS on one partition and Time machine on the other.
Disk Utility can repartition without losing data. but as usual take a backup first.
A: Lion enables this quite easily (and by default in most cases). It's no where near as good as backing up to another drive since most failures of that drive will render the originals and backups equally inoperable.
Just issue sudo tmutil enablelocal if you think you have the room for this. The normal Time Machine preference pane should show local backups when the main volume isn't connected.
You may need to nominate another drive to be the "main" backup and then never connect it again. It's not 100% clear to me yet all the in-s and out-s of this.
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Q: Downgrading iPhone 3G 4.1 to 3.X or 2.X my iPhone 3G with iOS 4.1 is really slow and I am tired of this stupid situation. I am considering downgrading somehow to old 3.X or even 2.X versions, so it can breath again. What do you think? How would yo do it and to what iOs version?
Thanks
A: Firstly, if you don't use spotlight (the search screen when you swipe right from Home) you can turn that off which should increase the performance of the iPhone.
Settings>General>Spotlight Search and then deselect all of the options.
If you still want to downgrade....
The iPhone isn't really designed to downgrade but there are ways to do it.
I had to down grade from the 4.0beta to 3.1.3 and followed this guide on The Unofficial Apple Weblog.
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Q: How can I tell when it's a good time to buy a MacBook Pro? I want to know if a particular date (for instance, October 1, 2010) is a good date to go ahead and buy a Macbook pro, or whether I should wait few months for new models to come out. How can I figure out whether a computer I buy will soon become obsolete?
A: See the comments to improve the question, but Macrumors' buyers' guide always has suggestions if now is a good time to buy.
A: MacBook Pros aren't going to be updated until at least January, if you can wait 3 or 4 months, I suggest you do so.
However, if you need it before the end of the year, go for it. I doubt we'll see any major advancements anyway. You'll only miss out on slight speed bumps not a quantum computer.
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Q: Creating a folder with one icon in iOS 4 Is it possible to create a folder containing a single icon? I guess you could drag one icon onto another, then remove the second one, but is there a more "elegant" solution?
A: You describe the only way to achieve this.
Create a folder by dragging one app on top of another, then drag one of them out of the folder again. It doesn't get any simpler than that.
A: Press any app icon until all of your icons jiggle. Drag any icon on top of the one you want to keep in the folder. If you want to name the folder do it now (see the word FOLDER at the top of the screen > on the right edge of that bar tap the tiny X to delete the word FOLDER > type in the name of your choice). Push the Home button to stop the jiggling. Now again press any icon until they all the icons jiggle. Drag the icon you do NOT want to keep in the folder to somewhere else on the screen. Push the Home button. Now you should have a folder with whatever you named it, and only the one icon you want inside that folder. (If you want to name or rename the folder later, push any icon until all the icons jiggle. Tap the folder you want to name. Tap the bar where it has the name or it says FOLDER. Tap the tiny X on the right side of the bar. Type the name of your choice. Push the Home button to stop the jiggling.
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Q: View PDF in Preview in Full Screen? Is there any way to view a PDF in Preview in Full Screen? Quick Look works, but it doesn't have the 'remembering the page you were looking at' feature that I like.
A: View > Slideshow (or Shift+Command+F).
A: Install MegaZoomer, it'll give you nice fullscreen viewing in Preview.
Update: Note that OS X Lion will give you this feature.
A: ctrl+cmd+f
by using this combination, you can also zoom in pages in fullscreen.
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Q: How do I take a screenshot on the iPad? How do I create an image, containing a copy of the current screen display, on the iPad?
A: Press both the sleep/wake and the home button simultaneously, and release quickly. The screenshot will be taken (in any app) and saved as an image, available within the Photos app.
A: The Apple Pencil is the fastest way to screen shot an iPad since the buttons may be hard to reach. This also plays well into the new markup tools so you can quickly transform / edit and then share out that screen shot.
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*swipe your Apple Pencil from the bottom-corner on either side of your iPad screen to take a screenshot
*you can also press the sleep/volume up buttons - release them together to snap
*you can also use accessibility + assistive touch to take a screenshot
Some great markup tips are at iMore: https://www.imore.com/screenshot-ipad
Apple’s markup guide is also quite helpful once you have your screenshot: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206885
A: Press both the home button and the power button at the same time. This will save the screenshot to Photos. You can then edit the screenshot as you would a normal photo. I've noticed the screenshot comes in handy whenever you want to copy a photo, but are blocked from downloading it. :)
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Q: How can I reduce the volume of music on my iPhone? Some songs on my iPhone are quite loud. I've got the volume on the lowest step, but it's still too loud.
I'm using Apple's in-ear headset; perhaps it's simply louder than the regular one. At least I can play music at a much lower volume with it, so the "perceived" volume of the songs is louder.
I have already turned on "Sound Check" in the Settings. That helped some already, but not enough.
How can I reduce the volume even further?
A: Without resorting to using an audio program to normalize the tracks (which you might eventually have to do if you want to make it “the right way™”), you can select the track(s) you want to lower in iTunes and CMD + i to “get info”, go to the Options tab and manually reduce the track’s volume.
You can have multiple track selections and the adjustment will apply to all the selected tracks.
I am not 101% sure if this is carried over the iPhone/iPad (although it should). If that’s not the case, you will need an Audio Editor like Amadeus Pro (there might be others, I happen to have that one and it’s very good, but might be overkill for what you need).
In your favorite editor, open the mp3 (or whatever format you have) and find the Audio Effect usually called Normalize and lower the dBs:
If you have to modify a lot of tracks, Amadeus Pro has a nice Batch Processor which is some sort of “automator” home made.
The powerful batch processor allows you not only to convert large numbers of files between any of the supported formats, but you can also instruct Amadeus Pro to apply any sequence of sound effects.
See how I have added a Normalize −15dB to the “actions”.:
note: I don’t work for HairerSoft or Amadeus. There might be other editors (some freeware) that do the same thing, but the idea is the same. I know this one does it and excellently because I have it. :)
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Q: High volume battery for MacBook Pro Can you advise me of where or if it a high capacity battery exists to replace my pre unibody battery on a MacBook Pro?
A: A quick search turned up Fastmac replacement batteries which claim to
...replace the computer’s original battery with a larger capacity and longer lasting advanced power cell battery that utilizes TruePower technology. With up to 68% more capacity...
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Q: How do I keep my session when I reboot in OS X? When I reboot my machine, I'd like it to reopen all my programs and windows, and put them back in the same place, after restarting. how do I do this?
(I'm on 10.6, and use spaces)
A: ReLaunch does what you want. Also see a similar question on SuperUser.
The only major limitation of Relaunch is it does not (yet) support Spaces (virtual desktops).
A: You can start as many application at startup by adding them to your Account Prefs :
For the windows... I don't think there is an easy way to do it. But if it's some documents, you can added them the same way.
A: I started an Applescript to start up the applications that make the core of my day, though I need to add in more functionality like opening specific URLs and folders (though it wouldn't be hard, I just haven't had the time).
tell application "Firefox"
activate
end tell
tell application "Versions"
activate
end tell
tell application "NetNewsWire"
activate
end tell
I saved it as an application, named it "AM" and it sits on the far left of my Dock. I come into my office in morning, wake up my Mac, and click the icon.
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Q: Design Ebook Cover In Pages I have a pages document that I want to copy a JPG into and make the JPG take up the whole first page with no margins. Then I want the rest of the pages to keep their margins as I've already specified.
I have the jpg copied into pages, but I can't make it any bigger than the margins and there is still a header and footer.
Thanks in advance!
A: Are you talking about an actual ePub ebook that you create from a Pages Word Processing document, or just a PDF you create from a Pages document?
If you make the image floating or in the background, you can move it around without being hindered by the margins or other text. To make your object floating or in the background, open the Inspector window (with the blue "i" icon in the toolbar), then click on "Wrap inspector" (third button from the left), and choose your Object placement.
However, converting to ePub removes floating objects, so if you want that, you should edit your eBook (using sigil for example) to add the first page back in. This is not too hard if you know some HTML.
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Q: How to delete emails instead of archiving them on iPhone & iPad? This summer Apple changed built-in mail app to support "archive" button (at least for GMail and GApps-based accounts), but I have found that I need to delete emails much more often than archive them. Right now the only way to delete them that I know is moving messages into Trash folder, which is quite cumbersome. Is there a way to bring back "delete" instead of "archive" button or any other way to quickly delete messages?
A: Ok, for iPad users. I just literally solved this.
I spent around an hour (I know) going through various forums and posts until.
Go to settings> Mail,contacts,calendars > account> advanced> and change the check box from archived messages to delete.
You also have some options for changing the folder paths here, but don't worry about it.
Save the changes and click done. And next time you swipe away a message it would have a red box with trash instead of archive.
You are welcome.
Bye
A: One way to do this is to setup gmail using IMAP-setup instead of the normal Gmail-setup. That way you can configure if you want the messages to be archived or deleted when you push the trash-icon.
You can find Gmail IMAP settings instructions here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ22euWXYog
A: Simply go to Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars -> Your Gmail Account and turn "Archive Messages" to "Off".
A: For iOS 13 in 2019:
Settings > Passwords & Accounts > [email protected]
Then:
Account > Advanced > Mail > Advanced > Move Discarded Messages Into:
Then select Archive Mailbox or Deleted Mailbox
This changes the iOS 13 Mail bottom toolbar icon to an Archive box or Trash can, respectively:
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Q: Using TextFree with a Google Voice account that uses Google Apps account Is there any way to get TextFree working with a Google Voice account belonging to a Google Apps account?
I have been able to get it working with a Gmail account by simply adding the [email protected] address to the forwarding text message option in Google Voice. The problem with a Google Apps account is that it doesn't let you add additional email addresses to that list.
It won't let me forward to the phone number that TextFree gave me, since I must verify the phone with audio (as opposed to a text message), and TextFree doesn't let me answer phone calls.
Is there any other way to get the three services to work together?
A: The way I solved this was by waiting to be invited to the TextFree beta which has voice. It will allow you to accept voice calls, which is what is required by Google Voice to verify a phone number.
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Q: Where did Mail.app just put my email? Mail.app seems built to punish us for not having inbox-zero.
I hear a chime telling me new mail has arrived, but with a list of mailboxes that look like:
how can I possibly tell which one has new new mail, as opposed to the old new mail? Or better yet, is it possible to make an email's newness expire after a certain period?
A: Create a Smart Mailbox with "Message is Unread" and sort it by Date Received.
I have this setup as my default mailbox for processing my email. I also have the Mail.app dock icon badge set to point to this Mailbox so I can see how much unread mail I have, though in your case this won't be an advantage.
Pro Tip. Just mark all those messages as unread read. You're never going to read them.
A: When I used Mail, I had a lot of smart mailboxes, but one of the most used ones (and their main conditions) where:
UNREAD (message is unread)
TODAY (date received is TODAY)
YESTERDAY (date received is YESTERDAY)
WEEK (date received is within 7 days from now)
MONTH (date received is within 30 days from now).
FLAGGED (message is flagged)
And every year, I’d create a (new) one like this:
2010 (message is received between 1/1/2010 and 31 dec 2010).
2009 (like 2010, but with the correct dates)
etc.
Those ones were inside a folder. It allowed me to group messages by year, because sometimes I needed a message that I got in 2008…
Of course I’d add other conditions like not in spam/trash, etc. Sometimes you have to “nest” smartmailboxes. Like have one that is message is not in spam or thrash. And then a new smart mailbox that says: Message is not in + other conditions.
The reasoning behind all this smartmailboxing is that once you start getting thousands of emails, searching in mail is not fast. For that reason I switched to Gmail, but that’s just my personal preference.
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Q: Are there any simple, zippered "sleeve" cases for the iPod Touch? I'm looking for a simple, zippered "sleeve" case for an iPod Touch (like a laptop sleeve, only smaller). I'm interesting in something styled like Case Logic's zippered digital camera cases, such as this one or this one. Those would be perfect, except the Case Logic website warns that they are too small to fit an iPod Touch (by about half an inch). I've looked at Incase's offerings, too, but they don't sell anything like these.
I'm primarily interesting in protecting the iPod's screen while carrying it in a pants or jacket pocket. Many of the iPod cases I've found either don't cover the screen, or are, frankly, kind of ugly and gaudy.
A: You might look at this one.
http://www.sfbags.com/products/iphone-cases/travelcase-iphone.php
I have a sleevecase from that same vendor for my MBP, and it's been great.
A: There's a lot of different options around out there. Here's two I've found:
*
*iHome NXT Protective Speaker Case for iPod
*Carrying Case for Apple iPod Classic / Nano / Touch / iPhone
And while you might not think of it, there are several possibilities on Etsy as well. If you find one there that's close to what you want but not quite right, you can always ask the maker if they do custom work.
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Q: How to reach websites that have failed while offline? When I try to open a website when my connection is down or while my modem is starting up, my Mac flags this url as unreachable.
When the connection is finally open and internet available, I still can not reach this web site as if the Mac doesn't try to reach it again and still displays me the error page. Other web sites (that I didn't try to reach while offline) are reachable...
Is there a way to reset this information so that the Mac really tries to reach url ?
A: I don't think you are seeing anything out of the ordinary here. My connection goes down all the time, and it's never been immediate for me, but refreshing does bring the site up faster.
My theory is that it just takes another amount of time for the browser to sort out that the connection is available again; the browser periodically pings the system to see if there is a connection available, and the lag you're seeing is waiting for the process to run its course again. Perhaps it pings once a minute as opposed to once every few seconds for fear of bogging down the processor.
Computers, as a rule, don't like it when things unexpectedly fail and thus take longer to get back up and running as opposed to when everything goes right.
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Q: Removing the default author for PDFs This is a real nit that I I'm picking :-).
I save a lot of stuff from the web as PDF files. Is there any way to not have the "Save as PDF" use my name as the author of the PDF by default, other than removing myself from my address book? I'll fill it in for those few times that I really am the author.
On OS X 10.6.4.
A: You are nit picking there! :)
It’s a complicated one, but I believe that it might be possible to experiment with:
Automator (have an action that takes a PDF and modifies it’s metadata)
PDF Services (have a service that is “Save As My AuthorLess PDF”) ;)
AppleScript (Both/All of the above)
I suggest you google around those concepts. This is a good starting point. All in all, the idea of your script is to use the Automator’s action called: “Set PDF Metadata” (you could then put blank data on purpose):
If you create a PDF Service capable of replacing the default one, but that also sets the metadata to Blank, you’ve won.
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Q: Save an attachment to my iDisk Is it possible to save a file received by e-mail to a folder on iDisk ? Watch out : The context is : web browsing on my MobileMe account.
A: Doesn't look like it. It would be a good feature though. You should send them a feature request.
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Q: Office 2008 in native languages I can't find how to buy it, so I assumed that on English is available.
Does anyone know if there are other languages available for this product, or like in Windows version a Profiling Tools that not only change the GUI locale but also adds the dictionaries in that language.
I'm currently searching the Portuguese version for a friend.
A: Office 2008 ships with a Portugese (and a Brazilian alternative) proofing tool as part of the package.
Source: Microsoft's list of proofing tools
A: Office 2008 for Mac is available in the following languages:
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*Danish (as part of the Nordic Pack)
*Dutch
*English
*Finnish (as part of the Nordic Pack)
*French
*German
*Italian
*Japanese
*Norwegian (as part of the Nordic Pack)
*Spanish
*Swedish
Office 2011 added Russian and Polish to this list.
I know that for Office 2008, the CD contained only one language, so it's not like other Mac applications that ship with all languages and change based on your system language settings.
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Q: Turn layout in Pages into a template I have a layout in Pages that I want to turn into a template. Here is what I have so far:
The green rectangle is an inserted shape. I'd like to use that as a title bar basically and put text on top of it. The other thing, I'd like to be able to do create a "title" template of sorts and whenever I need a title page, insert that template page and go from there.
How do I do this?
A: When you have a Pages document, you can always go to File -> Save as Template
After you’ve saved it, whenever you chose New -> From Template Chooser, you have a small section that says “My Templates”:
Your “Custom” templates should appear there.
For the second part of your question, what you need is what Pages call a section. The steps for creating a new section are pretty straightforward and you can find a lot of information on google, see samples here and here (find the part where a new section is created).
In short: Insert a “Section Break”, edit it, change the styles, add what you want (see the links to see tips about different things you can do, like having a different ‘first page’ than the rest, etc.).
Once you’re happy with your “section”, make sure the ‘caret’ (cursor) is blinking in any part of the section and go to Format -> Advanced -> Capture Pages:
The result is a sheet dialog like this:
Give it a name, make sure it includes the pages you want (1, 2, 3 or all, depending upon the complexity of your idea, in your case it would be ‘First Page Only’) and finally save the document as a “Template”.
The page(s) you’ve used to create a Section can be safety deleted before you save the template (unless you want your template to always start with those pages by default), because you have captured them as a section, they will always be available under the new template.
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Q: apple tv and roku - strong wireless? I have a broadband dsl at home, but my wireless signal isnt that strong in the living room. I am excited with getting one of these 2 devices, but I don't know how it will all work without cable.
If I am working at home or downloading stuff, then the available bandwidth is even lesser. Does that mean bad streaming and buffering? Will these devices let me buffer the movie when I am not at home and then watch the stream later?
Thanks.
A: The Roku HD has 802.11b/g WiFi. The Roku XD and XDS have 802.11b/g/n.
The Apple TV has 802.11a/b/g/n.
802.11n is the fastest network speed, and reaches the farthest. If the WiFi in your home is 802.11n, I strongly recommend choosing one of the players that supports that.
A: The new (black) AppleTV has an 8GB flash onboard so it should be able to store 2 or 3 HD movies locally without having to stream them again. I have 10Mbps cable and it only takes 10 seconds or so between purchase and the show starting to play.
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Q: Is there a list somewhere of all the special characters I can type using the option key? OS X lets me type special characters directly on the keyboard by holding the Option. For example: — is an em dash, “ and ” are curvy quotes, etc.
Is there a good cheat sheet listing all these keys somewhere? I tend to find myself holding option and running my hands up and down the keyboard looking for a specific character.
A: In the "Input menu" in the menu bar (to switch on System Preferences -> Language and Text -> Show Input method in menu bar.. Make sure Keyboard and Character Viewer in Select Input Methods to use is selected)
*
*
*
*
*
And you have your cheat sheet.
A: Apple moved things around. Starting with MacOS X 10.9 Mavericks you must go the the "Keyboard" preference pane, then to "Input Sources" and there you can activate "Show Input menu in menu bar".
original answer from 2010-10-01:
In the preference pane "International" under "Input Menu" activate "Character Palette" and "Keyboard Viewer".
You will then have access to the "Keyboard Viewer" in the menu bar.
A: There is indeed some software which will help you remind shortcuts.
You will find a list of official shorcuts here at apple.com.
To learn shortcuts, I find Eve the most appealing. Everytime you are using your mouse to execute a command or action, Eve will remind you of the shortcut which you can use for the next time.
Eve supports Mavericks, Lion and Mountain Lion.
Their are two more apps which are approaching an another attempt: CheatSheet and KeyCue.
They are giving you an instant overview of all shortcuts. Hold the cmd key for a couple of seconds, and a window will pop up with a cheat sheet. While CheatSheet is free, KeyCue costs $19.99
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Q: How can I prevent the SD version of a TV show from downloading in iTunes when I purchase an HD show? When I buy a TV show in iTunes in high-definition, at the time iTunes starts to download the show, it actually begins downloading two versions of the show: one in standard definition, and one in high definition.
This is a waste of my bandwidth!
I only care to have the HD version of a TV show downloaded. I've tried to cancel the SD version download that's paired with the HD one I ordered, and that temporarily solves the problem, but the next time I use iTunes to download something else, it seems to remember and restarts previously cancelled SD downloads! Must I completely download the SD version, and then delete it in order to clear the queue? That doesn't save my bandwidth :-(
Is there any way to prevent iTunes from downloading the SD version of a TV show I buy in HD?
A: There is no way to prevent this permanently, automatically.
For each individual purpose, you can contact iTunes Music Store customer support, and as them to remove the SD version from your downloads queue, but bear in mind that you will not be able to transfer the movie to any iPods etc that only support SD (most of them, except for the very latest incarnations).
Source: Second result of a google search
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Q: How secure is Mac OS X's security? My friend's MacBook Pro was recently stolen. Fortunately, it was protected with a password. How secure is the built-in protection ?
Can thieves access the data on the hard drive, and at what difficulty?
A: The current version of FileVault is secure against currently well-known attacks, if best practices are followed.
Some older versions of FileVault had serious issues. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FileVault#Issues and https://discussions.apple.com/message/18835839#18835839 ; both have more detail. With older versions of and incautiously configured installations of MacOS, it's definitely easy to decrypt the contents of a FileVault-protected drive. Fortunately, those known issues in older versions of FileVault have been fixed.
Google for examples of some "best practices", such as the NSA's configuration guide for Mac OS X.
What was protected by a password is a key question... Do all accounts require a login password? Is there a boot-time password as well? Was Filevault (or other encryption software) used at all? Were good password practices followed? A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
A: If FileVault is not enabled, there are two easy ways to reset the login password in single user mode without even having access to another computer or installation media.
It doesn't reset the password of the login keychain, but the thief could still access most files normally. They couldn't use auto-fill in Safari or log in to accounts in Mail. But if you had set a webmail site to log in automatically and hadn't disabled the option to reset a password with an Apple ID, the thief could reset the Apple ID (it doesn't currently require answering security questions) and use it to reset the keychain password.
The hash of the login password (which is usually also the password of the login keychain) is stored in /var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/users/username.plist in 10.7 and 10.8. In 10.7 it was easy to crack even relatively complex passwords by using DaveGrohl, but 10.8 switched to PBKDF2, which limits it to about 10 guesses per second per core.
A: It depends on exactly what you mean by:
it was protected with a password
If it means that they were using FileVault, then their data should be pretty much inaccessible.
If it just meant that they had a login password, though, all the thieves have to do is boot the laptop off another disk, and they'll have immediate access to everything on the internal drive.
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Q: What software alternatives support streaming via AirPlay? The Apple TV arrived! I'm slightly bummed that I can only stream from iTunes, and therefore only use formats that iTunes supports. I haven't found a single other video player that supports AirPlay, though to be fair, AirPlay has only really been around since the new Apple TVs started arriving.
What other software supports streaming audio and video to AirPlay devices? If none, is AirPlay one of those closed Apple standards or have other projects pledged to support it?
A: To date, there are no 3rd party software implementations of AirPlay. The spec itself is fully patented (though most of these patents relate to the hardware aspects of the system) and is essentially a proprietary standard unique to Apple (though several hardware vendors have announced hardware that will use the standard - XtremeMac, Denon). The current analysis of the protocol itself seems to indicate that it is a further evolution of the previous AirTunes protocol (which itself was built on top of Bonjour), so you are likely to see software implementations appear after developers have had more time to experiment with the protocol.
A: Take a look at Airfoil.
A: AirPlay is effectively a rebranding of AirTunes and adds video/photo streaming. The AirTunes protocol, called RAOP (really just RTSP w/ encryption) remains mostly unchanged. Video streaming is a different animal. My understanding is that its basically push DAAP.
3rd-Party Software
Audio-Only
Airfoil
audio|acacia
Video+Audio
AirServer
For the sake of brevity and time, this list is non-exhaustive and I've only listed commercial software. I've personally noticed that some of the software products touting AirPlay/AirTunes support don't follow the protocols exactly and results vary. I guess you get what you pay for.
A: I really like Beamer. It's a little pricey ($20), but it was money well spent, for me! It functions very similarly to the ChromeCast, in that you're not actually "mirroring" the content from your computer screen, but rather, casting it wirelessly to the Apple TV. It supports every major file format, to date, as well. What I like most about it, is that one can still thumb around on their computer, while streaming their shows and/or movies. That's always been a huge downfall of the AirPlay function, for me... I am not a fan of mirroring, at all!! Anyhow, hope that helps anyone who may have stumbled across this thread.
A: I know it is old question but it may help others.
You can try AirMyPC software. It can wirelessly AirPlay Mirror your Windows computer to your AppleTV.
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Q: Is it possible to update the preinstalled versions of both MySQL and PHP in OS X? I'm running 10.6.4 and PHP reports itself as version 5.3.2 (5.3.3 is available) and mySQL reports version 5.1.45 (5.1.51 is available)
I know they are minor releases but is it possible to easily update either of these? If so, any hints or pointers as to how?
A: Briefly; no there is no easy way to update them. (Assuming that compiling from source is not considered easy)
I would strongly caution against modifying the system installed versions as you're likely to have your updated versions broken when Apple issues an update that updates them. (Usually Security Updates and has bitten some users/sysadmins when Perl has been updated)
If you wanted to update them it's a matter of downloading the source files and installing it over top of the provided versions.
As a reasonable alternative I recommend installing your own managed version of PHP and MySQL into /usr/local or using your packaging software of choice (MacPorts, Fink or Homebrew) or prepared installer (eg. MySQL's .pkg installer that installs into /usr/local).
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Q: Is there such thing as a SuperDrive enclosure? The OWC Data Doubler allows you to remove the SuperDrive of a MacBook or MacBook Pro and install a secondary drive. This leaves you with two drives in your Mac laptop, and a SuperDrive sitting on your desk. Is there any sort of SuperDrive enclosure that would allow you to put a SuperDrive inside of it, and then plug into your computer via USB?
A: Yes, I have this one. I got it at Fry's in exchange for one by sabrent that didn't work with my mid-2010 superdrive. This new one works just fine with my removed superdrive on 10.6.4, even though the box says it's compatible with basically every version of windows but does not mention OS X.
The one caveat... it comes with a wall adapter for powering the driver rather than a second usb cable. However, I have a USB to male power cable. I plan to remove the power connector and swap it for the connector that is on the plug in adapter that came with the enclosure. The adapter just outputs 5V 2000mA, so I don't see any reason why a straight USB connection wouldn't work just fine.
Check out the MCE Optibay alternatives thread on macrumors.com:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=680228&page=40
A: Yes, OWC sells one that can be purchased in a bundle with the Data Doubler. MCE also bundles one with their Optibay product.
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Q: Experience with iLugger? I have an iMac and I use it for development and video editing. I am looking for greater portability and I'm considering a MacBook or MacBook Pro. My other option is an iLugger.
I'm looking for owners of iLugger to share their experiences with iLugger and if it is a worthy buy.
A: I love my iLugger!!!! You get exactly what you pay for. The only con I can say is the weight upon your shoulder, when using the shoulder strap.. Looks like they added wheels now, so this definitely is a good buy.
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Q: Are there any consumer style websites that offer WebDav support? iWork for iPad now has WebDav export/import options, DropBox doesn't support WebDav.
Where can I find a service that has WebDav support? Besides setting up my own server, is there any consumer (and ideally free) site that does this?
A: The Omni Group Forum thread, List of free webDAV sync providers, has links to a number of possibilities.
A: I believe you are looking for Box.NET. It has WebDav access (among other things)
(Source).
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Q: What does Apple Hardware Test error "4HDD/11/40000004:SATA(0,0)" mean? I have a 2007 24" iMac with 4GB RAM and internal 320GB HD. A while ago the machine froze and then would not boot. When I run the Extended Apple Hardware Test I get the error "4HDD/11/40000004:SATA(0,0)". Is this more likely to be a problem with the HD or the logic board?
A: A quick web search for that error indicates that it is a hard drive error. Some have suggested being able to boot from the disk in either Safe Mode or Target Disk Mode from the system install disk, mainly to get needed content off before a complete failure if it hasn't happened yet. Either way, you need a new hard drive.
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Q: First iPhone, what should I Do? So, I've decided to go for an iPhone 4. But since I am new to the whole iPhone thing, what are the things that I should know, to make the maximum use of the device?
Some of the questions I would like to know the answer:
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*what are the apps I should install?
*How do I charge the battery?
*The temperature the iPhone should be exposed to in order to prolong the lifespan?
A: 1) That entirely depends on what you want to do. There are a bunch of app recommendation discussions here based around games, productivity, etc. Rather than rehash them, I'd suggest searching those out.
2) Plug it into a USB port on your computer. The phone also comes with a wall adapter for the USB cable so you can charge it from a wall socket.
3) Don't stick it in the oven or the freezer and you should be fine.
A: Apple has a handy "iPhone Temperate Zone" chart on their iPhone battery page.
As for what apps to install: the reason apps are user-installable is because everybody wants different ones! But also, if you're in Malaysia, you probably have a different selection of available apps in your App Store from most other users here, anyway.
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Q: How do I subscribe to podcast in iTunes remotely? I have an iPhone 3Gs that is synchronized with my home PC (Windows Vista).
But I spend most of the day at work (unsurprisingly), I don't have iTunes on my work PC and I never connect my iPhone to it.
Often, while at work, I see a link to a podcast that I want to listen to later - but I can't subscribe to it on the spot (because I'm not near my iTunes PC)
What I want is to subscribe to the podcast on my work PC, over the web (without installing iTunes) and have the podcast waiting for me in iTunes on my home PC.
Is that possible? I can't find anything like this in iTunes and can't find any 3rd party application or service that can do this.
A: I don’t know of a software that can do that automatically, however you have two choices:
1) If you want the podcast to be downloaded and ready, you will have to remote control your home PC and do it normally as if you were sitting in front of your computer. (Either through VNC or Windows Remote Connection)
2) If you don’t mind doing it when you get to your home, you can use a service like Dropbox and have a text file with the URLs. Since Dropbox will sync automatically, you can open the file when you get home and the urls will be there. Or use a service like Instapaper to save the URLs that will be ready when you get home to be added to your home iTunes.
A: Another option is to use an app like Instacast. Instacast allows you to manage and listen to podcasts within the app, all without using iTunes. It features its own player, 2x playback mode, bi-directional skipping and AirPlay support.
A: I was about to post an Applescript to handle subscriptions over mail then I realized you said you were using a PC…
I would go with using something like Instapaper or even just emailing the iTunes link to yourself, then simply click the links when you get home.
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Q: Password keeper for iPhone, Mac and Windows? Are there any (preferably free/cheap) solutions for syncing and accessing encrypted passwords on a Mac, a PC and an iPhone?
A: http://lastpass.com
Runs on virtually anything, and has awesome security. Not the prettiest, but the best features for the price.
A: I use KeePassX, which does the job, although it isn't as polished as 1Password the price is right. It does also work pretty well storing the file in DropBox and accessing the same file from KeePass for windows.
A: I've used http://supergenpass.com/, it's a bit different than the other solutions but it works well.
A: 1Password
It's great and syncs on the iOS platform, and has a beta for Windows too now. :)
A: I've used PasswordWallet to synchronize my Mac with my mobile device -- first a Palm Pilot, then the Treo, now the iPhone. Very nice, I couldn't manage without it.
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Q: Sending link in Safari via IM Does anyone know of a Safari mechanism (extension in Safari 5, perhaps), that will allow a person to send the current URL via instant message? Ideally, it would pop up a list of contacts.
A: If you are using Adium, you can send the current Safari link by clicking on the toolbar item "Insert link to active page in Safari" on the chat window with a contact.
If you need to send it directly from Safari, you may need to create an automator action or applescript service.
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Q: Wifi shared from Macbook comes and goes I have a new iPod Touch, and an old(er) Mac. To connect my iPod Touch to the internet at home, I set up my Mac to share its internet connection (ethernet) over wifi.
I'm running Mac OS X 10.5.8 on an Intel (Core 2 Duo) Mac. For completeness, the "sharing" control panel says:
Share your connections from: Built-in Ethernet
To computers using: (X) Airport
and the Airport Options say:
Network Name: (some name)
Channel: Automatic
[X] Enable encryption (using WEP)
Password: (some 5-letter word)
Confirm password: (again)
WEP Key Length: 40-bit (more compatible)
I used this setup for a couple weeks with no problem at all. A day or two ago, sometime in the afternoon, it got funny: the connection would work for a few seconds just fine, and then cut out for a few seconds, then come back, etc. Sometimes I can sit here with my iPod and watch the network status icon at the top of the display come and go.
It's not a strength issue: I'm right next to it, and it always shows max bars in the iPod control panel. It's not a WEP issue, because it accepts my password, and if I turn off WEP entirely it does the same thing. If I'm in the iPod control panel, it always shows max signal strength for my network -- it just disconnects me regularly, and frequently. (This is especially annoying if I go into an app like Safari, because it asks me to pick a network and retype my password every 10 seconds.) It's not an iPod issue, because the wifi still works perfectly on all other wireless networks I use.
Has anyone seen this before? I haven't tried rebooting yet because I have a ton of things open. Is there some way to restart the networking subsystem on Mac OS that might help this?
A: I suggest you restart your box to make sure that it’s just not a problem there. You could technically turn off the AirPort and turn it back on (that’d restart most of the stuff), however the “problem” could be on the Kernel level, which would only be fixed with a proper restart or even a hardware buffer, which a cold shutdown would most likely fix.
In any case, if you still want to experiment, try changing the Channel from Automatic to something you can use in your country and move it, maybe somebody (neighborhood?) brought new devices or networks next to you and that causes new interference that wasn’t there two days ago.
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Q: In Pages, What is this Line Under a Rectangle Shape? There is a persistent thing going on in Pages where there is a line under a rectangle shape when I make it. How do I get rid of it? I don't want it to show up when I export the document to a PDF.
A: Simple. Make sure you've selected the object you want to remove the line from. Click your inspector, and navigate over to the graphic tab (see screenshot). select none. Last screenshot shows the result.
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Q: Using git on the iPhone I have a jailbroken iPhone 3GS running 4.0.1, and I recently installed git from Cydia just for fun. I've noticed in recent weeks that a number of developers have been throwing their theme/plugin source code up on GitHub, which is theoretically awesome because updating is a 2-command process (cd /private/var/stash/Themes/<theme>.theme/ and git pull) that can be done on the phone itself.
But when I try to clone a repo, this happens:
Dylan:/private/var/stash/Themes root# git clone "http://github.com/dcinzona/LockInfo-Status-Bar-Icons---Winterboard-Theme.git/GMT Statusbar Icons.theme"Initialize GMT Statusbar Icons.theme/.git
Initialized empty Git repository in /private/var/stash/Themes/GMT Statusbar Icons.theme/.git/
error: File 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 (http://github.com/dcinzona/LockInfo-Status-Bar-Icons---Winterboard-Theme.git/GMT Statusbar Icons.theme/objects/00/00000000000000000000000000000000000000) corrupt
Getting pack list for http://github.com/dcinzona/LockInfo-Status-Bar-Icons---Winterboard-Theme.git/GMT Statusbar Icons.theme
Getting alternates list for http://github.com/dcinzona/LockInfo-Status-Bar-Icons---Winterboard-Theme.git/GMT Statusbar Icons.theme
Also look at "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitiona
Also look at <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lan
Also look at <h2 class="logo"><a href="http://github.com">Brought to you by GitHub</
Also look at <li><a href="http://github.com/blog" class="blog">The GitHub Blog</
Also look at <li><a href="http://support.github.com">Support</
Also look at <li><a href="http://github.com/contact">Contact Us</
Getting pack list for "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitiona
error: Protocol "http not supported or disabled in libcurl
Getting pack list for <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lan
error: Couldn't resolve host '<html xmlns="http:'
Getting pack list for <h2 class="logo"><a href="http://github.com">Brought to you by GitHub</
error: Couldn't resolve host ' <h2 class="logo"><a href="http:'
Getting pack list for <li><a href="http://github.com/blog" class="blog">The GitHub Blog</
error: Couldn't resolve host ' <li><a href="http:'
Getting pack list for <li><a href="http://support.github.com">Support</
error: Couldn't resolve host ' <li><a href="http:'
Getting pack list for <li><a href="http://github.com/contact">Contact Us</
error: Couldn't resolve host ' <li><a href="http:'
error: Unable to find 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 under http://github.com/dcinzona/LockInfo-Status-Bar-Icons---Winterboard-Theme.git/GMT Statusbar Icons.theme
Cannot obtain needed object 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
fatal: Fetch failed.
Can anyone tell me why? Am I missing something?
A: It looks like github is sending you back the 404 page because you're requesting it specifically over http. Try this url instead:
git://github.com/dcinzona/LockInfo-Status-Bar-Icons---Winterboard-Theme.git/GMT Statusbar Icons.theme
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Q: Does the new AppleTV need to be connected to the internet to access content on my Mac? Does the new AppleTV need to be connected to the internet to access content on my Mac?
A: Turns out it needs to be on the internet initially, in order to set up Home Sharing.
But once Home Sharing is set up, it can access content on your Mac as long as your Mac is on the same local network, and has iTunes running.
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Q: iPhone / iPod / iPad Sync Problems I have an iPhone 4, iPod Touch and iPad... And I have problems with syncing.
If I download an app directly to my iPhone and put it in a folder, and then sync my iPhone with my Mac, it will pull that app out of the folder and put it on the last homescreen of my iPhone.
If I download a song to my iPhone and add it to a playlist, then sync my iPhone with my Mac, it will pull the song out of the playlist and maybe even remove it from my iPhone.
If I sync the iPad or iPod with my Mac, it will add a bunch of random apps that I either previously deleted or did not request at all.
Any ideas how I can make this a more managable process?
A: You might have an old version of iTunes which does not support folders. The current version is 10.0.1 so I would highly recommend upgrading. If you have the latest then try to reinstall it. This should fix your app/playlist issues.
As for the applications being randomly added ... uncheck the "Automatically sync new apps" box if it is checked. If it is already unchecked, then hopefully reinstalling iTunes will fix this too.
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Q: Upgrading from Parallels Desktop 5 to 6 caused DNS query resolution "slowness" at Mac OS X level Anybody else feeling this/have any idea how to fix it without reinstalling Snow Leopard?
This seems very similar to problems PD used to have back in 2008 (forum link)
FWIW, my current network interfaces are:
$ ifconfig -l
lo0 gif0 stf0 en0 en1 fw0 vnic0 vnic1 vmnet1 vmnet8
(And yes, as you can see from the NICs, I also run VMWare Fusion 3.1.1, but the issue started upon upgrading to PD6)
$ ifconfig
lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384
inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128
inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
inet6 fd18:d7ce:18ee:1e60:223:32ff:fea0:fade prefixlen 128
gif0: flags=8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1280
stf0: flags=0<> mtu 1280
en0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
ether HH:II:DD:DD:EE:NN
media: autoselect
status: inactive
en1: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
ether HH:II:DD:DD:EE:NN
inet6 HH:II:DD:DD:EE:NN%en1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x5
inet 192.168.0.198 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255
media: <unknown subtype>
status: active
fw0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 4078
lladdr 90:84:0d:ff:fe:ba:6d:2a
media: autoselect <full-duplex>
status: inactive
vnic0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
ether 00:1c:42:00:00:08
inet 10.211.55.2 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 10.211.55.255
inet6 fe80::21c:42ff:fe00:8%vnic0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x7
inet6 ::1 prefixlen 64
media: autoselect
status: active
vnic1: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
ether 00:1c:42:00:00:09
inet 10.37.129.2 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 10.37.129.255
inet6 fe80::21c:42ff:fe00:9%vnic1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x8
inet6 ::1 prefixlen 64
media: autoselect
status: active
vmnet1: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
ether 00:50:56:c0:00:01
inet 172.16.155.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 172.16.155.255
vmnet8: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
ether 00:50:56:c0:00:08
inet 192.168.102.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.102.255
$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
nameserver 208.67.220.220
nameserver 208.67.222.222
A: Start by making some tests in your Terminal:
*
*Use nslookup and try to lookup certain stuff (www.google.com, www.ibm.com, etc) See how it works from there.
*Use ‘dig’ (another command) to do the same. Dig will be much more verbose and will show you more information about the Lookup per se.
*Make sure your DNSs are correct in /etc/resolv.conf (try google’s 8.8.8.8 if unsure).
*Check your Console for possible messages related to Network adapters or loops going on.
Edit: It all seems “normal”. Do you use Shared networking? Can you try disabling vnic0 and vnic1 (those are the parallels ones). I recall having slowness problems (back in parallels 3.x) which I fixed by using Bridged Networking instead of shared. I didn’t think the issue was still an issue a few years later!
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Q: WiFi Connection Lost Periodically - Must Reboot iPod Touch to Restore I have a 2nd generation iPod Touch running OS 4 that I (usually) leave powered on 24x7. What I notice that I am unable to go online - I cannot check my email, browse the web, etc. My guess is that my wireless router's DHCP tables have recycled (or whatever the right word is) and that the iPod Touch needs to renew its IP address.
If I go to the iPod Touch's Settings it lists my network and the DHCP-granted IP address, DNS settings, and so forth. If I try to renew the lease the existing settings are erased and the iPod thinks for a while before bringing up a new IP address. However, this new one starts with 169.254 (or something like that) when it should start with 192.168. Needless to say, the connectivity problems persist.
The only way I can get back online is to power down the iPod Touch then power it back on, which takes upwards of a minute. Is this a known problem with the iPod Touch? Is it an issue with my router? Am I stuck rebooting the iPod Touch when this situation unfolds?
Thanks!
A: Numbers starting with 169... are self assigned numbers and means the iPhone can't find a DHCP server to connect to.
This used to happen to my iPhone on an earlier OS version (3 point something). I haven't seen it for a while. Switching to and from "Airplane Mode" was enough to get the iPhone to acquire a new address.
PS. Is this an answer or a comment?
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Q: Is there any way to have an iPad auto update its date and time? On my iPhone, my date and time are set automatically. Is there any way to do the same thing on the iPad to ensure it always displays the correct time?
A: It should update automatically by default (Settings → General → Date & Time).
Are you running the latest iPad OS (3.2.2)? I have a vague recollection of a bug in the iPad that caused the time to go out of sync that might have been fixed in a software update. I can't seem to find any info about it, but you might want to update the software just in case.
A: It seems that the setting is only available on the 3G model.
It does not exist on the latest version of iOS (4.2.1) on the Wi-Fi model.
A: The Settings -> General -> Date & Time panel looks like this on a Wi-Fi iPad running iOS 4.2.1:
Old-school… with a new-school interface.
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Q: Some PDFs created by MS Word 2007's Save-as-PDF feature (on Windows) don't display correctly on Mac OS / iOS Some PDFs created by MS Word 2007's Save as PDF feature (on Windows) don't display correctly on Mac OS using the built-in PDF handling. They display correctly using Acrobat, Photoshop, Inkscape, or probably any other app that uses it's own PDF rendering, rather than the native quartz rendering. This problem is also visible when viewing the PDFs on an iPhone / iPad.
This PDF displays as
http://www.schimmelpenninck.net/pix/blurred_pdf.png
There is a discussion here, but it doesn't have an useful answer.
Is there anything that can be done in Office 2007 on Windows to make it create PDFs that don't have this problem?
A: There isn't anything you do to Word to improve its PDF output. The best way to guarantee solid cross-platform PDFs is to get Adobe Acrobat (the full version, not Reader) and Distiller and make PDFs through those applications. Unless something has changed since the last time I did this on Windows, you'll output to Postscript through the Print window and create the PDF with Distiller, but you need Acrobat to get the drivers and converters. PDF is an open ISO standard, but Adobe's products are still the best way to go here.
A: Just open the Mac Word document in Pages. It saves PDFs more reliably than Word in my limited experience.
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Q: Antennagate: how much of the phone's side should I not touch? Antennagate indicates that I should avoid touching that spot of the iPhone where the two metal pieces nearly touch each other - touching here would electrically bridge the two pieces and decrease antenna performance... but it's nearly impossible to hold the phone and not touch it there! So here's my question:
Question: Should I not touch the two metal parts simultaneously at all, or just not put a finger precisely over the gap? It is okay to touch one centimeter from both sides of the gap? Two centimeters? Half a centimeter?
If I were to just put a little bit of tape over this side, how long should that piece of tape be?
A: Most cases are cheap and will resolve this issue for you completely (and if you have enough money for an iPhone, then you have enough money for a case). I got one and the problem was solved.
UPDATE: Based on the comment, if a piece a tape really is necessary, then by the looks of this product (currently sold out) , you are looking at roughly 1 in/2.5 cm in length starting at the mic/speaker hole on the bottom-left. Good luck!
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Q: Can I use tethering to let an iPad use an iPhone's 3G? Given an iPad that doesn't have 3G but only wifi, can I make this use the 3G connection of an iPhone 4?
Does this require a cable between the devices, or does it work over (bluetooth|wifi?) ?
A: I don't believe you can do this with the stock phone, however if you decide to jailbreakyour iPhone, you could use an application like MyWi to share your iPhone's 3G connection over WiFi
A: Official word here:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/05/hey-steve-can-the-ipad-tether-with-the-iphone/
A: You can’t do this without Jailbraking your device (as correctly pointed by Rex).
The iOS 4.x doesn’t (not even the latest developer 4.2) have a mechanism to tether with another iPhone/Pad. They can share their connection (via Bluetooth for example) but I haven’t seen a way to tell an iPhone -> pair with that other iPhone and use that internet connection. That is something a Macintosh computer can do, but I don’t believe you can do that with your iPad/Phone.
A: Yes, you can. I regularly tether my iPad 2 to my iPhone 4 via bluetooth. However you'll need an unlocked iPhone.
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Q: iPads in the corporate world Is anyone using an iPad in the corporate world? If you are:
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*Is it better than carrying around a laptop, and if so, how?
*Do iPads connect to networks like notebooks do?
*Can I remote into my Windows PC in a corporate environment using an iPad?
A: *
*Yes, it is indeed better than carrying around a laptop, because it is lighter, faster and instant-on "computer". Also great for taking notes during the meetings, answering emails if that is the sort of thing you do. The typing may be a bit difficult if you are too much used to the normal keyboard. Of course, you can attach the Bluetooth keyboard.
*As Philip pointed out, iPad has Wifi, so you shouldn't be having any problems connecting to Wifi network, if your office has one. Also, with 3G you can stay connected even when you don't have the Wifi.
*About the Remote Connection, iPad supports VPN networking if that is needed, and there are several applications on iPad that allow you to use it as a Remote Desktop. But I think it might be difficult thing to get used to - using touchscreen to control the mouse etc.
If you're on an environment which doesn't need custom applications that run on Windows/Computer, and you can get all your work done by just email and the browser, yes iPad can replace your netbook.
A: *
*Yes - lighter and better battery life
*Yes
*Yes
A: While I, personally, haven't had any experience using the iPad in a corporate setting, there are a couple people in my company who are using it in a lot of meetings and seem to be perfetly happy with it for lightweight tasks: taking notes in meetings, quick responses to emails, and the like. Your mileage may vary.
I'm pretty sure the iPad only has the wifi and 3G and I'm not aware of any LAN connectivity unless someone has sorted out an app for that (something like Apple's iDisk app.)
There are several remote access apps out there, LogMeIn has one that comes to mind but that costs a quite a bit of money. My friend uses that and really likes it a lot. but this is to log into a specific machine, not just jump onto network like a laptop would.
A: There are enterprise resources and IT department tools for managing a fleet of iPads (and iPhones) as business computers, on the premises or on the road. If your needs are such, you can also investigate having your in-house programmers develop your own custom apps to enable your employees to use iPads to work with your company's databases. Ask at your local Apple Store or look for someone in the Apple Consultants Network.
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Q: Is there any way to upload a screenshot from an iPad to this site (or other StackExchange sites)? So I capture a screenshot with my handy "[HOME]-[POWER]" combo, and draw freehand arrows on it in Adobe Ideas (because I like their line smoothing) to highlight my problem, but:
How do I upload this picture to Ask Different from the iPad?
A: Dropbox is a good idea, but since you are using Adobe Ideas, which has an "email photo" link, you could just use the Email Upload features of any photo sharing site (eg. Flickr email upload link, twitpic, etc.), and then copy the link from the browser.
A: It appears that you can't do so directly (darn it) so you'd have to do it indirectly. You can either sync it to a computer and then use that computer to ask your question, or upload it to a Web site and then manually use that URL for the image (via either Markdown or HTML).
A: Use Dropbox to upload it, then copy the link to the clipboard and paste it in your answer using the Markdown syntax: 
A: I use photobucket, it's free has quite good features, and the iPhone app (not sure if there's a specific iPad app) works very simply, choose the photo, press upload, get the link.
A: You can use StackAsk to upload images from your Photo library and camera roll into new questions you ask. It works both on iPad and iPhone.
You can get it free on the app store, theres a link in this post: StackAsk on StackApps
(disclosure: I made the app)
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Q: Good Newsgroup Client for OS X I've just switched to OS X and am struggling to find a good, easy to use, and preferably free/cheap newsgroup reader. Does anyone have any good suggestions?
A: Unison by Panic is quite good. It's fully featured and looks nice but the UI is a bit wonky at times.
https://panic.com/unison/
A: Unison is very nice and freely available (but not actively developed). OSXnews may not be as polished as Unison, but it works and it is open source.
A: "Cheap" is a relative and subjective term, but if you want good, then I highly recommend Unison by Panic Software.
A: SeaMonkey is pretty good and it is for free. It is a Firefox-based all-in-one internet suite application featuring a web-browser as well as e-mail, newsgroup, IRC and RSS clients, but it can be set up to only display the newsgroup reader on startup in the preferences under "Appearance".
A: I use MacSoup on Lion. It appears dated and some functions like filtering are not as easy to use as they could be, also it can only deal with one newsserver. It also can't show non text news e.g. MIME However it has a very good way of displaying and managing threads which outways its limitations
MacSoup is 32 bit only and so only runs on OSX up to Mojave. So I will be back to gnus in emacs.
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Q: Photo Taking Application with Jokes I plan to get an iPhone, one of the tricks I can think of is to use it to play a joke on my friends.
This is how the joke goes. I would ask my friend to pose for me in the name of testing the quality of the camera. As I snap his/her photos, instead of showing his/her real face, I want the snapshot to be replaced with a picture of a pig (say), or anything that would elicit laughter.
Is there such an app available?
A: Uff, there are a “lot” of photo + fun applications in the App Store. Here’s a few I’ve tried:
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*Face Substitution
*Swap Faces: Very funny (has a Lite version)
*Face It: Allows you to add overlays of things (glasses, mustaches, etc)
*Face Melter: allows you to deform a face (it makes you laugh a lot to be honest)
I have performed a “Face” search in the AppStore for iPhone apps and there are quite a lot, I suggest you take a look at those.
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Q: How to delete everything on an iPod Touch? I would like to give my iPod touch as a gift to someone I know, but I want to be sure that there is nothing left on it to avoid giving data with it...
How do I clean the iPod ?
A: *
*Fully charge the iPod Touch
*Go to the Settings menu. Scroll down until you see the "General" settings, and hit that, then scan to the very bottom, where you'll see a mini-menu titled "Reset." Press this. This will bring up a few different options, but the one you want is "Erase All Content and Settings." (Settings / General / Reset / Erase all )
you can see full detailed here.
Also you can use itunes, and go to the restore feature. This will take your ipod back to factory default.
A: I would also suggest renaming the iPod, which you can do by clicking the name in iTunes after you selected it. Then just type the new name. If I recall correctly resetting it does not remove the name.
A: 1, erase all the data from your iPod touch by goning to: Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings.
2, restore your iPod touch using iTunes. Refer to the following picture.
3, use data eraser.
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Q: Diagnosing a broken PowerBook I have a 12" PowerBook with no hard drive and a dead screen. I'm trying to determine if the actual LCD is broken or if it is "just" the graphics card, without taking out the screen and transfering it to another computer (which I intend to do if the screen is working).
I've tried connecting the computer to an external monitor, but, since there is no hard drive, nothing happens. The same nothing happens when I connect my working 12" PowerBook to the external monitor.
Is there a secret keyboard combination that tells the PowerBook to throw some characters onto the screen (from BIOS or something), and to mirror or output to the external monitor?
A: Given the two PowerBooks as described in the other questions, here's my 2¢:
Definitions
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*PB1: the PowerBook without the hard drive
*PB2: the PowerBook without the SuperDrive
Steps
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*Connect the external display to PB1
*Connect PB2 in Target Disk Mode to PB1
*Boot PB1
If everything works as it should, PB1 should boot and look just like PB2 (as it's booting with PB2's hard drive). At that point, you can run any necessary diagnostics.
A: No. Just get a small, cheap HD (even just a 20 GB will do fine here), put it in, and boot from a system installation disk as if you were going to install the OS.
A: You said you don’t have HD, but I assume you have the SuperDrive that used to come with those. Put the Jaguar/Panther/Tiger CD and boot from it, you should get output.
You might also want to try resetting the PMU of the powerbook. Google or Apple Instructions Here.
EDIT: After reading some more about your problem in the comments, it’s clear now that you have
*
*Powerbook #1: No HDD, Unknown Screen Status.
*Powerbook #2 (Pro): Superdrive not working.
If the above is correct, your choices are:
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*What Phillip said: get a cheap drive that boots any OS (Linux for PPC would do too) and see if your #1 boots with that USB drive and displays text. with this you cover your screen problem.
*Transfer the #2 Hard Drive to the #1 Machine and see if it boots from there.
*Try booting from #1 Machine that (if I am not mistaken, has a SuperDrive).
Am I missing something?
And to clarify, there’s no Keyboard combination that will output text on a Macintosh PPC other than a verbose mode or similar, but that’s post initialization. There’s no BIOS or anything like that. (That I remember anyway).
Booting from an Install CD has the plus that you can run System Diagnostics if I am not mistaken.
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Q: is there a slipcase for 17" MacBook Pros which opens at the side? I carry my 17" MBP in my laptop pannier, into which it just fits in portrait orientation. I'd like to protect it with a slipcase, but I don't want to have to take the slipcase out of the pannier to get at the laptop. Is there a slipcase on the market that opens at the side?
A: I've certainly seen them around the place, I've got a portrait one myself.
How about this?
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Q: Keep Preview from autoresizing print output Whenever I want to print a PDF file from Preview, the print dialog defaults to shrink the page to fit the bounds of the page. I have to manually select scale: and enter 100 into the text field. Is there a hidden default or other way, to tell Preview to always default to 100% print size?
Using a saved print setting as suggested below does not work in this case. I'm using Preview 5.0.2 (504) and Mac OS X 10.6.4, perhaps a bug?
When I save the setting I want to have, open another PDF file, select print, and select my saved settings, the scale: setting jumps to some arbitrary value around 100% (90%-105%) and the radio box stays at "scale to Fit:".
A: quit the Preview App, enter the following into your Terminal application and then start Preview again. Problem solved!
defaults write com.apple.Preview PVImagePrintingScaleMode 0
to revert this setting, you can use the following command:
defaults delete com.apple.Preview PVImagePrintingScaleMode
A: I would use Terminal commands slightly different from @Bart's above, although those work just fine.
To disable Preview's default print scaling:
defaults write com.apple.Preview PVImagePrintingScaleMode -bool false
To restore Preview's default print scaling:
defaults write com.apple.Preview PVImagePrintingScaleMode -bool true
That way, the default stays in Preview's plist, so I don't need some external reminder about that default if I'm poking into it next year when I've forgotten I did this.
Incidentally, the first time I started up Preview after disabling its print scaling, it seemed to hang on launch, so I force-quit and then tried again and it was fine.
Hmm. Tried to edit to make the code lines show...
A: The Print dialog window allows the saving of presets. Set things how you want them to be and save the settings. You can apply the settings to all printers or just one printer. You can also change your settings and then select "Use last settings" as well.
A: To disable Preview's default print scaling:
defaults write com.apple.Preview PVImagePrintingScaleMode -bool false
To restore Preview's default print scaling:
defaults write com.apple.Preview PVImagePrintingScaleMode -bool true
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Q: What can be the different filetypes of videos shot using iPhone/iPod Touch? Is it mp4 or m4v or mov? I'm not sure. Please tell me what can be the different formats shot using iPhone or iPod Touch
THANX!!
A: The iPhone and iPod touch only shoots one format:
H.264 in a .mov container - at 1280x720 at 30 FPS.
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Q: iPhone 4 internet tethering problem I'm a user of Movistar (Spain) iPhone 4 mobile. I'm trying to activate the internet tethering and seems to all work fine. By default can be selectable. So, I put it on and connect it to my laptop (PC).
I can't no where select to connect with my iPhone. How I have to managed the connection?
Thank you in advance!
A: *
*Make sure you have iTunes installed on your PC.
*Enable tethering via USB on your iPhone.
*Connect your iPhone to your PC via USB.
A new driver will automatically be installed and you should be able to use a Local Area Connection that will have been created for you.
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Q: What is the best way to make backups on my MacBook Pro? What is the best way to make automatic backups on my MacBook Pro? It's more preferable that synchronization will perform via Wi-Fi.
I heard that Apple's Time Capsule has short-living time, so I thought that there exists alternate way.
I would be glad to see any recommendations and success stories.
Thanks.
A: I have an external hard disk connected to an AirPort Extreme. Time Machine wirelessly backs up my MacBook Pro to it. In this regard, it works the same as TimeCapsule but as the hard disk is external (and you get to choose it), it doesn't suffer from the same reliability problems.
I've found the AirPort Extreme to be a very good Wireless Access Point, too (and not just for Apple devices).
A: Get an external hard drive at least the size of your internal hard drive and just use Time Machine. It doesn't get any easier than that.
A: While it's not automatic my solution has worked well for me.
I purchased an external USB drive larger than my MBP hard drive.
On a weekly basis I hook up the USB drive and kick off a SuperDuper! smart update from my MBP's internal disk to the external USB drive. When the backup is complete SuperDuper puts the computer to sleep. The next morning I take both off to work and leave the USB drive there until the end of the week when I bring it home to do over again.
That gives me a complete, boot-able backup off site.
This does not give me 'versioned' backup like Time Machine but it does give me the ability to restore my entire system to a point in time.
According to the documentation you can use SuperDuper to backup to a network drive in conjunction with a spares disk image (The documentation walks you through all of the setup)
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