I have a USB drive that was formatted for a Mac and now I want to use it for a PC. How can I do to make it?
mardi 23 décembre 2014
How to AirPlay or stream video to PS3 from OS X?
I'm hitting brick walls it seems on finding any topics that pertain to streaming video and / or live display to a PS3. I am not sure if I'm just missing the correct terminology or if a solution simply doesn't exist.
My primary goal is to be able to stream videos to a PS3 similar to how Beamer works. A bonus would be to stream AirPlay. Are there any solutions for such scenarios?
Install bootcamp with my parallels partition
I've been using parallels for a while and I want to use that partition for bootcamp. I've read about doing it the other way, using bootcamp in parallels but not from parallels -> bootcamp. How do I do this?
Thanks.
How do I initialize my replacement 5s iphone?
My phone was stolen but I got an insurance replacement. How do I initialize an iPhone 5s?
How to execute Terminal command using selected text?
I want to bind a shortcut to run a command in Terminal with text that I selected while web browsing. How could I do this?
Music stops during movie in Keynote
I've inserted music into the presentation and the song is 5 mins long. There are 21 slides. After exporting the presentation to a movie, and then playing the movie, the song stops playing at 41 seconds, at about the 4th slide. It doesn't matter if I move the slides arounds - the music always stops at 41 secs when saved as a movie.
When I am in Keynote the song continues throughout if I play the presentation from the start. I want the music to play in the movie through all the slides.
Copy video file to iCloud of my friend
Can I copy a video file to the iCloud of my friend from my MacBook ? Suppose I know the AppleId and the password.
Deleting iCloud account with no password entered on the iCloud page
The password for my iCloud account has not been entered on the iCloud page under settings and I don't know what it is and therefore because it's not already entered on the iCloud page I am not able to follow the instructions to turn off
Find my iPhone without the password. I need to turn off Find my iPhone in order to delete my iCloud account.
iPhone 5 and iOS is 8.0.2.
Any suggestions what I should do?
Do I need to get separate SATA cables to upgrade my SSD to another SSD, and my optical drive to an HDD?
I have a 13" mid 2012 MacBook Pro, and I want to upgrade the storage capabilities. Specifically, I want to replace my 125 GB SSD with a 250 GB SSD, and my optical drive with a 1 TB HDD.
The SSD inside my MacBook already has a cabinet, I assume. Hence, I do not need to get another cabinet for the new SSD. I can use the same SATA cable too, correct? However, I need a cabinet for the HDD, and I was thinking of getting an OptiBay for my unibody Mac. I will need a new SATA cable to connect the new HDD, though, right? Do I need some kind of special SATA cable, or will any do? How long does it need to be? About 10-15 cm?
As for tools, I think all I need is a regular X screwdriver and a Torx size 6.
Have I assessed my needs correctly? I want to have everything in order before I begin the procedure.
How do I get rid of the mackeeper popup from http://ift.tt/1xJ4Rc2?
This is not the zeobit version. Adware scanner doesn't find anything. It pops up (or under) whenever I close Safari.
I have Mac OS X 10.7.5.
It is advertising MacKeeper and I would like it to bug off.
On iPhone, don't backup videos in a video app to iTunes
I've got a video app, AVPlayer, on my iPhone. When I put videos in there, and then sync and backup to iTunes, the videos are also backed up. This can take up a lot of time and space to backup those videos.
How can I instead skip backing up files in AVPlayer specifically? The app, in fact, has a setting to disable backing up to iTunes, but the setting doesn't work for me because I've already got it disabled. Is there a way to control this myself, so that this app and its contents are not backed up to iTunes?
Blur all images in Safari, unless clicked
I know that the 'Develop' menu allows me to block all images in Safari, however I have a couple more requirements:
- Blur, not block, all images from all webpages
- Click to show blurred images
I don't like to see images by default, yet still want to retain the ability to selectively 'unhide' them. Blurring the image makes the selection process (of which to show) much easier.
Is there a way to do this in Safari? Perhaps as an extension?
As a bonus, if there is a way to whitelist a set of images or sites (e.g.: the voting buttons in Stackexchange), that would be great.
OS X Server Open Directory Unavailable
I have a problem with OS X Server Open Directory. I can set it up on computers fine with a green light in System Preferences and when restarting/logging out it says that network accounts unavailable.
None of my headphones work for anything
I have gone through 3 pairs of headphones, and they all worked until one day they just stopped producing sound. I have a mid-2012 MacBook Pro 13 inch, and my OS is Lion. The mute box in system preferences is not checked, so that is not the problem. I've tried the F10 method as well but that didn't work. I have also tried resetting my PRAM, cleaning out the jack, checking the jack for any red lights, and I have fiddled with all of the settings in System Preferences> Sound. The strangest part is that even though headphones won't work, earbuds will, but I absolutely hate wearing earbuds. Another thing that I noticed was that in System Preferences> Sound, when I unplug the headphones, the Internal Speakers are listen under the type "Headphone Port", and that when I plug the headphones in, the Internal Speakers option isn't listed and only the Headphones option is there, so I can't switch to Internal Speakers while the headphones are plugged in. Please help! (I've tried EVERYTHING) This is my last cry for help before I take my laptop to the Apple store. Thanks.
How to re-install my macbook pro?
I have a Mid 2011 MacBook Pro. (Lion 10.7 - without the EFI Upgrade )
The OS partition was deleted (when I couldn't boot my mac).
I have a recovery HD.
When I try to Use internet recovery, I get an error, that the data is temporary not available.
I only have access to another windows PC. I managed to get a lion 10.6.3 install DVD, but my MAC beeps 3 times, (repeatedly) when trying to boot of it.
How do I save my Mac?
How do I reinstall (any OS)
Switching back to 'production' version of Mac
Prior to Yosemite release I had installed the developer preview build on my Macbook. However, even after the public release I continue to get 'beta' updates from Apple (see included screenshot). How do I prevent this, and go back to the de-facto public version?
is it possible for ipad to get a virus?
I was using safari on my ipad and suddenly a pop up message saying "your device has a virus" appeared. I just clicked okay because that was the only option and then it redirected me to youradexchange.com. is it possible for my ipad to get a virus?
I'm using ipad mini retina with IOS 7 and it is not jailbroken.
How to move contacts from one group to another?
i have three emails addresses in my Iphone and need to delete one of them. i need to move the contacts that have been added to that account to another one. how can i do that?
Family sharing and iCloud
I just set up family share and my account is listed in my son's iCloud settings. How do I change this so he is the primary account on his device?
Upgrade logic board of Macbook Unibody 4.1
I've recently found a (factory refurbished) logic board from a Macbook Unibody 5.2 (mid-2009; 820-2496-A) and want to replace the logic board of my Macbook Unibody 4.1 (early-2008) with it, so my Macbook can run a newer OS. I've already upgraded my Macbook with a 240GB SSD and 4GB 800MHz RAM.
Comparing pictures of the logic boards it seems like the connectors are the same, as well as everything else, except for the graphics chip (X3100 is my current, while the one on the new logic board is the x64-based GeForce 9400M). So visually it seems like the 5.2 logic board is perfectly compatible with the 4.1 version.
I'll probably receive the logic board just before Christmas (never know exactly this time of year), so I can try swapping the logic boards. Once I've succeeded (or failed) I will report to you guys here.
Has anyone tried doing this before? If it works, does my current OS X installation work with the new logic board or do I need to reinstall OS X?
Dock won't position on the bottom
How do I get the Dock to go to the bottom on my Mac Pro with Yosemite? It will go on either side, but not the bottom. It goes on the bottom on my Macbook Pro, but not the Mac Pro.
Keep sessions between private tabs
I am used to of the old private browsing mode in Safari, where you can keep a login session between tabs. But since this new Safari came with Yosemite, the tabs maintain their own sessions.
Is there any way I can keep the login session between safari private tabs till the private window closes, just like how Google Chrome does?
Annoying shrill outgoing Facetime ring tone
Is there anyway to stop the FaceTime ringtone heard on an outgoing call? I have tried the iPhone mute button and FaceTime mute icon with no success.
how can I fix itunes to sync apps and musics?
I have used my own apple ID to sync music and apps for long times. About 5 months ago my friend installed a new app by his own apple ID on my phone and now unfortunately I can't sync any app or music. How can I fix this problem ? itunes version is: 12.0.1.26 IOS version is : 7.0.4 iphone 5s
thanks guys
Does apple review apps during the holiday break?
I had assumed they wouldn't be reviewing apps during this Dec 22-29 break (ARGH!) but on appreviewtimes.com there have been several postings both today and yesterday.
Does anyone know if they still review apps? iTunes connect is supposed to be shut down.
How to copy data from non starting MBA?
My old MBA (2008) is not booting anymore from hdd. I tried to repair it with disk repair and with a DiskWarrior cdrom, but nothing. I need to copy some data from the hdd, before replacing it. Any ideas on how to do that?
App Store using old information after manual XCode upgrade
I'm running Yosemite on a late 2011 MacBook Pro. I did this to upgrade XCode from a downloaded DMG after the App Store repeatedly stalled.
Now XCode is upgraded but the App Store still shows the same version of XCode as available for upgrade. And there is one further update (a camera raw package) available. But neither of them will actually update. App Store stalls repeatedly.
How do I un-hose the App Store? I'm ideally looking for some command that will cause App Store to reset itself to a clean state, recognize that the latest XCode is installed, and successfully download and update the camera raw and future packages.
Force Macs to run Xprotect updater through terminal to get latest NTPD security patch
Apple released the the patch for an NTPD hole. This patch is automatically updated if you have SystemPreferences-->App Store-->Install system data files and security updates; checked. Which we don't.
You used to be able to run in terminal the command:
/usr/libexec/XProtectUpdater
this would force a check for updates to xprotect.
It seems this command no longer exist in 10.9 and above, is there any other way to force a mac to run the data files and security updates through terminal? Otherwise a solution to turn on just the check box for "Install system data files and security updates" and leave the rest uncheck.
How can I tell if my friend is broadcasting their location from an iPad vers an iPhone?
I wondered if there was a way to tell the device being used to broadcast a location in Find My Friends. As in, if someone switched over their location from iPhone to iPad to show that they were at one place and left their iPad there to broadcast the location but weren't actually there?
Which Transcend Jetdrive Lite fits into MB Pro 13" early 2011?
I want to expand my MB Pro diskspace by a seamless SD-card. There are different Jetdrive Lite versions, but they're specified for the MB Pro 13" back to late 2012 only.
Any experiences with MB Pro 13" early 2011?
Copy, find, replace text, Paste using Automator
I often have to do the following:
- copy text in Terminal
- paste into a text editor
- do a find and replace for a particular string (always the same input / output)
- copy this text
- paste into a web browser
Any way of simplifying this using Automator - e.g. something like a "Paste (with replace)" service?
How can I prevent Parental Controls from repeatedly popping up?
Problems I have are following with parental controls (on children account):
If I limit applications, some applications that run on startup are constantly popping up, it does not matter if I click ok and do not enter password, they keep popping out until I allow them to work (applications that I personally use like Teamviwer, Brother printer software and so on, no malware).
How to stop it? I understood that if I do not allow something, that will not work. Maybe ask me one time or twice but not constantly popping out so my children cannot play games.
iTunes movie classification
I have a few .mp4 files that I have added to iTunes. Some are classified as Home Movies and other are My Movies. I was wondering if there is any way to change this maybe by converting to a certain file type. I was also wondering how does iTunes determine this.
Authenticating OS X login over VPN when directory server unreachable
It seems to me that one use of a corporate VPN might be to enable login by remote users whose network accounts are not "mobile" (cached locally) on the computer in question; this could be because it is not a machine from which they normally work, or because policy restrictions demand a live connection to the corporate network in order for remote machines to be used.
I imagine it might look something like this:
At the login window, the computer attempts to reach a bound directory server directly; if none are reachable (but a network connection is present), then it attempts to connect to the corporate VPN and reach the directory server over that.
Such a VPN connection could be established using either:
generic account credentials that have restricted rights on the corporate network, e.g. can only access the directory server for login verification—in this case, the VPN connection might be dropped and then reestablished using user-specific credentials post-login (vice-versa on logout); or
user-specific credentials provided at the login window—in this case, the VPN connection could remain alive throughout the login session and dropped on logout.
It has surprised me that documentation involving this sort of scenario has been extremely difficult to find.
Are there any technical reasons why this approach would not work?
If not, how is it usually configured on OS X?
Upgrading IOS on IPad 1
I updated candy crush saga as instructed by King on my IPad 1. Now it doesn't work at all and won't even allow me to reinstall after I deleted it. Is that because I'm still running IOS 5.1.1? Can I upgrade my operating system to IOS 7 or 8 on IPad 1?
What type of encryption does iOS 8 use for Bluetooth?
I know that iOS 8 encrypts Bluetooth connections:
http://ift.tt/1zRc9bJ http://ift.tt/1ztRsFh
What I don't know is what kind of encryption it uses. For Airplay, for example, the PDF above says that iOS uses "AES-128 in CTR mode."
What type of encryption does iOS 8 use for Bluetooth?
Office 2011 window-switching and hiding broken on Yosemite?
I am using Excel from Office 2011 on OS X Yosemite, and Cmd-` and Cmd-H do not work. I'm pretty sure this worked in Mavericks. Anyone else having this issue? Any ideas on a fix?
Copy-Paste from Mac to Emacs of ubuntu
I use version 10.9.2 of OS X and a virtual machine 6.0.5 VMware Fusion. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS has been installed on the virtual machine. In ubuntu I use Emacs 24.3.1 as editor.
Once emacs of ubuntu is launched, the Kill Menu (see Edit -> Paste from Kill Menu) is empty. If I want to copy a text from Chrome under Mac to Emacs under ubuntu, I can use Command+C (which saves the text into the Kill Menu of Emacs) then Command+V or Ctrl+V.
I can also copy and paste a text within Emacs by using Command+C (which also saves the text into the Kill Menu of Emacs) then Command+V or Ctrl+V.
However, the problem is, after I copy and paste something within Emacs, I could not copy and paste a test from Mac to Emacs anymore by Command+C then Command+V or Ctrl+V: Command+C under a Chrome page of Mac can not save the text into the Kill Menu anymore. Consequently, Command+V or Ctrl+V within Emacs always pastes the last element in the Kill Menu, which is not what I want.
So I have to close and re-launch Emacs to clean the Kill Menu to enable the copy-paste from Mac to Emacs of ubuntu, which is tedious...
Could anyone help?
Customise speech assistant
OSX's speech assistant must be the most underrated feature of any product ever.
The complexity of speech recognition algorithms is colossal. I have been tracking their progress for years, as I have injuries from using the computer and depend upon speech recognition.
What is more, the recognition accuracy seems to be at least as good as Dragon/Nuance, without the appalling buggy front-end. I don't even require a custom microphone any longer. The MacBook's inbuilt microphone seems to be enough.
So I cannot say I am not grateful.
However, some things still drive me up the wall. If I say 'on' it will usually interpret 'en'. Which isn't even in the English language. And if I say 'script', it inserts 'prescription'. Which makes me want to punch something. If I want to say 'prescription' I will say 'prescription'.
Is there some way to disable these idiot presumptions? Some kind of "post translation" scripting I could do? Some way of intercepting the translated text and modifying it before it reaches the target app?
Is the iPhone5 and up not Network locked?
In my experience phones have been locked to the carrier, requiring a hefty fee and a contract payout to transfer them to another carrier. (Just because they can).
This commentator writes:
Oh all iphone 5 and up are not sim/network locked (didn’t know that)
My question is: Is the iPhone5 and up not Network locked?
(I'm aware that Apple has patents for future Sim-less phones that will further obviate this problem).
Yosemite Word 2011 issues
On a converted (from PDF) Docx word file when I try to link adjacent lines by using the backspace the lower line will come up to the upper line but when I push the space bar, rather than creating a single space it drops the line back down again . . . Any ideas how to fix this :) ???
WD Passport 1TB USB 3.0 Time Machine external HD not being recognized on Yosemite
After upgrading to Yosemite my external HD is not being recognized. My HD is a WD My Passport 1TB USB 3.0 and I have a MacBook Pro Late 2011
- It does not show on Finder
- It does not show on System Information
- It does not show on Disk Utility (even after using the Debug menu)
- It does not show on /Volumes
Do you have any ideas why is this happening? Should I reformat my drive?
Thanks!
Weird free spaces estimation
On my macbook pro retina late 2014 running os x yosemite, there's something weird going on. If i look at the storage tab in the "about my mac"menu. I have only used 67 gigabytes of storage but it says 151 gigabytes on apps only. Is someone else experiencing this problem. Maybe this screenshot is a more clear explanation.
Drag and drop files from Finder to XQuartz applications
How do I drag and drop files to ported applications that are managed by the XServer? For instance, I want to drag images to Inkscape or csv files to Gnumeric, which I both installed via Homebrew and which both require XQuartz.
One solution idea was to install an alternative file manager that runs on the XServer. However, I did not find GNOME Commander or GNOME Files (aka. Nautilus) or Thunar in the Homebrew list.
I also tried DoubleCommander for Mac, which does not work (does not require XServer).
What other options should I consider?
Different ways of displaying documents between Adobe Reader and Preview
I use an e-book reader (Icarus Excel) to make notes on PDF files. When looking at the output PDF (which merges the notes with the PDF document) in Adobe Reader, the notes are present. However, the same document, when opened in Preview, does not display the notes. What would be the reason behind different ways of displaying the same document in the two programs and how to make Preview "see" the notes?
Update iOS on jailbroken iPhone 5S with evasi0n7 *without USB*
I jailbreaked my iPhone 5S with evasi0n7 [iOS 7.0.4] a few months ago. The thing is, that I accidently broke my USB driver on the iPhone (I can still charge the phone but not connect it to any USB data port).
I want to update my iPhone to iOS 8 and delete the Jailbreak. The problem is, that I cannot use iTunes to update, because the USB connection doesn't work. I already made a backup of all personal data using SSH/SFTP and WiFi.
Do you know how to update my iPhone to iOS8? (The problem is that evasi0n is somehow preventing the Phone to show the Update in the Settings > General-tab)
Edit: I also used Settings > General > Reset > "Erase all Content and Settings" but it just got stuck and booted up with the evasi0n7 still installed
Use Kaleidoscope as external merge tool in Android Studio / IntelliJ IDEA
In addition to this question I would also like to use Kaleidoscope as the external merge tool in Android Studio / IntelliJ IDEA. Under Preferences\External Diff Tools I've checked Use external merge tool and set Path to executable to /usr/local/bin/ksdiff and parameters to --merge --base %2 --output %4 -- %1 --snapshot %3 --snapshot. The parameters passed to the command line argument from Android Studio are:
%1- left (Local changes)%2- base (current version without local changes)%3- right (Server content)%4- output path
Kaleidoscope opens when I click Merge of Android Studio's merge conflict popup but when I solve the conflicts in Kaleidoscope, save the file and close the window, Android Studio doesn't register that the file has been changed/resolved and still displays the popup. I've also tried to close Kaleidoscope with Cmd+Q but the behaviour didn't change.
Kaleidoscope version: 2.1.0
Android Studio version: 1.0.2
How to open numbers spreadsheet in 2 separate windows
I often find it useful to have two tabs of one spreadsheet open in separate windows. In Excel this is easy (Windows/New Window).
Is there any way to achieve this in Numbers (as of Version 3.5)?
For the record, I've tried searching for an answer to this, but needless to say, searches including "Numbers" and "Windows" doesn't lead to anything useful.
Recover textedit files?
I just quit textedit and forgot to save my files that I have been working on for 2 weeks. I'm about to cry. Please tell me I can recover them?
Splitting audio between Bluetooth and cable
I have two audio systems at home: a docking station and Soundbook by Bayan Audio. The former allows only for wired connection, the latter supports both the wired and the Bluetooth connections. With my iPhone 5 (iOS 8) I would like to stream music to both devices simultaneously, however currently it does not work.
I've tried the following setting: I connect my iPhone and the docking station via a cable (the docking station does not support the Lightning connector), I get music from the docking station. But when I pair iPhone and Soundbook via Bluetooth, the music stops at the docking station and only plays on Soundbook.
I guess the reason is that iPhone can only stream audio either via cable or via Bluetooth, but not simultaneously. Is that true? In that case, is there a way to fix this issue? Perhaps, it would work differently if I use a dock connection on the docking station, rather than connecting it with iPhone via the cable?
Disabling NTP on OS X Lion or older
Following a new security vulnerability in the Network Time Protocol software package, Apple has provided a software update for Mountain Lion and newer versions of OS X.
As usual, the older versions of OS X that one may be stuck with (because the hardware does not support newer version, because one needs Rosetta, …) are not covered by the security update.
My questions are:
is disabling “set date and time automatically” in Software Preferences enough to ensure that ntpd is not running?
what might break if the ntdp binary was simply deleted for safety on OS X Snow Leopard or Lion?
In doubt I might use these instructions to limit the scope of ntpd without completely disabling/deleting it, but in this case there remains the risk of getting it wrong and leaving ntpd exposed.
iPhone 5C: Sync indicates music on phone, phone says no
I celebrated Christmas earlier this week with some family, and recieved an iTunes gift card. I wanted to re-make an entire playlist for my phone, so I did. However, my phone won't let me sync because I don't have enough memory. HOWEVER, the playlist I created is only 202 songs and would fit onto my phone. However, when I go into sync, it says there is music still on my phone, even though my phone indicates there is no music.
I attempted to that no music was synced to my phone:
But when I look "On My Phone" it says I have all of these songs, which I don't want:
When it comes to my actual phone, it only syncs about 57 songs with me having the "don't sync music" checked.
I just want those apparently 203 songs off my phone so I can sync the new playlist.Thanks!
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