Restricting Apple ID purchases to free stuff only

I've given my 9 year old daughter an IPad for Christmas. I'm confused about how to set it up with regards to using my Apple ID, or creating a separate AppleID for her. I've read some things about Family Sharing, but it doesn't seem to address what I want to do.

What I'd really like is for her to be able to download anything she likes from ITunes or the App Store as long as it's free without any need for me to authorize the download. However, for anything that is not free, I want to be the one who authorizes this with some kind of approval/password.

Can anyone please tell me if this type of setup is possible?

Thanks in advance

Dave B

doubt regarding airdrop transfers?

I have transferred files through airdrop from another iphone device to my device. now i cannot find it on my device. How to find the files transferred through airdrop?

How can I share a L2TP VPN, tunnelling through ethernet, over AirPort on my MacbookPro?

I am running OS X 10.6.8 on a Santa Rosa MacBook Pro (MBP) (2.4Ghz). I have an ethernet connection that I share with an iPad and iPhone via the built-in WiFi (AirPort). In other words, my MBP is used as an Access Point (AP). So far so good. However, in addition, at times I want to share the VPN that I use from the Mac, via the ethernet, to the internet, over the wifi as well.

Is it actually possible to share an VPN L2TP (tunnelling through ethernet) connection over Airport, using the OS's Control Panel GUI? Or must I resort to the command line and scripts? I can easily share a PPTP (tunnelling through ethernet) connection in the Sharing Control Panel, and use that airport connection with my ipad, and the ipad can get to the internet.

However, when I set up the L2TP share, in the same manner, the ipad connects to the wifi (airport) well enough, but refuses to get to the internet. The MBP itself can reach the internet, no problem.

I have researched this for a couple of weeks now, and not got very far in figuring out the difference between L2TP and PTPP, w.r.t. why L2TP fails, whereas the PTPP succeeds. This website (http://ift.tt/1w1UoTs) seems to suggest that there is a bug in Apple's Bonjour code. Is that true..? However, it states that the Bonjour code can not work across as VPN (PTPP and L2TP alike), but as my PTPP connection works correctly, I wonder whether the Bonjour bug is a red herring.

Nor am I using "Back to My Mac" (BTMM) as these two sites apply to imply there would be a port conflict (http://ift.tt/1ArEmYo and http://ift.tt/1w1UnyJ). The latter link is, yet again, a bit of a red herring as I am not using an Airport base station, just the built -in wifi on the MBP.

Another link (bemoaning L2TP whilst praising PPTP) (http://ift.tt/1ArEneE) seems to suggest that Airport 7.5 is to blame, whereas Airport 7.4.2 worse fine, however my AirPort Utility** claims to be version 5.6.1. Yet another red herring? I am starting to clutch at straws here.

I had originally followed the excellent Rodrigo Sieiro tutorial here (http://ift.tt/1ArEneG), but it fails for L2TP, as it is more about OpenVPN and Tunnelblick.

When I start sharing the L2TP, the log messages are as follows:

04/01/2015 13:05:07 racoon[527] IKE Packet: transmit success. (Information message). 04/01/2015 13:05:07 racoon[527] IKEv1 Information-Notice: transmit success. (R-U-THERE? ACK). 04/01/2015 13:05:07 racoon[527] IKE Packet: receive success. (Information message). 04/01/2015 13:05:09 InternetSharing[559] InternetSharing starting 04/01/2015 13:05:09 pppd[524] l2tp_wait_input: Address added. previous interface setting (name: en0, address: 10.42.0.60), current interface setting (name: en1, family: Ether, address: 10.0.2.1, subnet: 255.0.0.0, destination: 10.0.2.255). 04/01/2015 13:05:09 named[564] starting BIND 9.6-ESV-R4-P3 -c /etc/com.apple.named.conf.proxy -f 04/01/2015 13:05:09 named[564] built with '--prefix=/usr' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--disable-dependency-tracking' '--sysconfdir=/private/etc' '--localstatedir=/private/var' '--enable-atomic=no' '--with-libxml2=/usr/include/libxml2' 'CFLAGS=-arch x86_64 -arch i386 -arch ppc -g -Os -pipe ' 'LDFLAGS=-arch x86_64 -arch i386 -arch ppc ' 'CXXFLAGS=-arch x86_64 -arch i386 -arch ppc -g -Os -pipe ' 04/01/2015 13:05:09 named[564] running 04/01/2015 13:05:10 bootpd[563] server name MacBook-Pro.local 04/01/2015 13:05:10 bootpd[563] interface en0: ip 10.42.0.60 mask 255.255.255.0 04/01/2015 13:05:10 bootpd[563] interface en1: ip 169.254.7.184 mask 255.255.0.0 04/01/2015 13:05:10 bootpd[563] interface en1: ip 10.0.2.1 mask 255.255.255.0 04/01/2015 13:05:10 bootpd[563] interface ppp0: ip 46.246.115.250 mask 255.0.0.0 04/01/2015 13:05:10 bootpd[563] DHCP REQUEST [en1]: 1,8c:fa:ba:5a:bf:d0 <users-iPad> 04/01/2015 13:05:10 bootpd[563] DHCP REQUEST [en1]: 1,c8:6f:1d:d1:9d:ef <Roses-iPhone> 04/01/2015 13:05:11 bootpd[563] DHCP REQUEST [en1]: 1,c8:6f:1d:d1:9d:ef <Roses-iPhone> 04/01/2015 13:05:12 bootpd[563] DHCP REQUEST [en1]: 1,8c:fa:ba:5a:bf:d0 <users-iPad> 04/01/2015 13:05:14 bootpd[563] DHCP REQUEST [en1]: 1,8c:fa:ba:5a:bf:d0 <users-iPad> 04/01/2015 13:05:14 bootpd[563] ACK sent users-iPad 10.0.2.3 pktsize 300 04/01/2015 13:05:14 bootpd[563] DHCP REQUEST [en1]: 1,c8:6f:1d:d1:9d:ef <Roses-iPhone> 04/01/2015 13:05:14 bootpd[563] ACK sent Roses-iPhone 10.0.2.4 pktsize 300 04/01/2015 13:05:16 racoon[527] IKE Packet: transmit success. (Information message). 04/01/2015 13:05:16 racoon[527] IKEv1 Information-Notice: transmit success. (R-U-THERE? ACK). 04/01/2015 13:05:16 racoon[527] IKE Packet: receive success. (Information message). 04/01/2015 13:05:26 racoon[527] IKE Packet: transmit success. (Information message). 04/01/2015 13:05:26 racoon[527] IKEv1 Information-Notice: transmit success. (R-U-THERE? ACK). 04/01/2015 13:05:26 racoon[527] IKE Packet: receive success. (Information message). 04/01/2015 13:05:36 racoon[527] IKE Packet: transmit success. (Information message).

Thereafter, the associated log messages when attempting to use L2TP are a repetition of the following three messages:

03/01/2015 14:53:23 racoon[3818] IKE Packet: receive success. (Information message). 03/01/2015 14:53:33 racoon[3818] IKE Packet: transmit success. (Information message). 03/01/2015 14:53:33 racoon[3818] IKEv1 Information-Notice: transmit success. (R-U-THERE? ACK).

Now, the superuser.com thread above mentions that IKE packets use port 500/UDP, the same port that BTMM uses. However, as I have already stated, I am not using BTMM.

Finally, if I turn the MBP firewall off, then the ipad still can not reach the internet.

How many grams of plastic are there in a typical iphone?

What is the mass of the plastic material inside a typical iphone?

How to connect to tethering socks prox?

I've got socks proxy server running on iPhone, it is possible via Tethering app from Emu4iOS. iPhone connected to wifi hotspot and, as I can see in tethering app, connection is active. How can I connect to this proxy from Yosemite Mac wich connected to same hotspot?

iPhone 4 backup

I backed up my iPhone 4 and tried to restore it but it won't. When I looked at the roaming data stored on my computer the text message data has a different date. I need to restore these message any help?

Can my phone automatically turn on its Wi-Fi hotspot when it no longer has a Wi-Fi connection?

I carry both an iPhone and a Nexus tablet. Normally they are both connected to a WiFi network, but when no WiFi networks are in range I would really like my tablet to be able to automatically switch over to a new network connection (just like my phone automatically begins using cellular data.) I thought I could accomplish this if my iPhone automatically enabled its WiFi hotspot feature when no WiFi networks were in range, but I haven't had any luck finding documentation on how to do this.

Is this possible, and if so how?

Is there a way to change the organizer for Family Sharing?

Once a family sharing plan is established is there anyway to change the "organizer" to another account?

Based on my research it looks like the only way to accomplish this is to disband the family sharing account and then recreate with a different account as an organizer. I am hesitant to do this as some people have reported getting locked out of family sharing after disabling it. Can anyone suggest any alternative means?

Mavericks Disc Image

I want to make a USB bootable to downgrade from Yosemite to Mavericks. I don't have Mavericks in my recent purchases in the App Store because my Mac shipped with it. Recovery mode just installs Yosemite. Does anyone have a link to where I can download the OS X Mavericks installer?

Enable negotiate multi-link for single-link connections

I get the error ppp link was terminated , in mac yosemite.

How to Enable negotiate multi-link for single-link connections, and how to keep the connection when signal strength is low.

Using a dlink dwp 157 3g modem.

Hollies iphone5s

I can't download any apps BC I can't remember any Apple id passwords so if I go to reset and push reset network settings will it just take away my old Apple ids and let me make new ones while being able to keep everythingi have on my phone as in my numbers pictures and music

How do I refresh the list of AirPlay speakers in iTunes?

Sometimes an AirPlay speaker disappears from the list in iTunes (due to a network dropout or some other issue). If I close and reopen iTunes, the list of AirPlay speakers is refreshed and I can connect again.

How do I refresh the list of AirPlay speakers in iTunes without having to close iTunes?

iphone 5s - calendar is not showing Done when trying to add event

I have not been able to add events to the calendar in my iphone 5s. I click edit, add the information and the Done icon never appears. Suggestions?

Export MOV to MP4 with Quicktime on Yosemite

I have a screen capture of my computer screen using QuickTime's Screen Recording feature, but that it saves too an MOV format. I'd like to export it too MP4, is that possible without installing anything else?

I'm using Yosemite, and I'm pretty sure I could do that with Mavericks.

How to determine the location of the saveSearch file associated with a smart folder window using applescript

After opening a .saveSearch file in the finder, I get a smart folder. I would like to use applescript to determine the location of the .saveSearch file. There is a "displayed name of target" property for the Finder window which matches the file name, but target property only returns alias file "" of application "Finder". The "container of target" property causes an error and the "original item of target" property return alias file "" of application "Finder".

Hack game on ipad 2

FROM DOWN UNDER!! I've read all your posts & you certainly know your stuff. I am trying to hack Uno & Friends on my ipad 2.Is there a simple way,(in layman terms) to do this?? I have downloaded cheat engine & tried that way but still not sure what I'm doing. This game is amazing, BTW, but frustrating because they give u 2 tokens every 45 minutes. the rest u have to pay for. Any advise would b appreciated. Cheers C.

OSX 10.5.8 won't recognize any network locations

I recently hooked up an external hard drive to my wifi router for the purpose of shared network storage. My Windows machines are finding the device easily enough under the "Network" tab in explorer, but I'm not managing to find a way to see any other network devices on my Mac through Finder. Go > Connect to Server sends me back an error no matter how I input the network location, and the "Network" directory is just empty.

I've been able to access the files through my internet browser, so the connection is possible, but I want to be able to navigate to the folder through finder. Is there some trick or setting I need to have on in order to access network devices?

Getting a Mavericks Image and getting back applications

I don't like Yosemite. It's ugly and slow. I want to downgrade to Mavericks. In order to make a bootable I need to download the installer, but my Mac shipped with Mavericks and it's no longer on the app store. How would I be able to download the installer without going to some shady site? I still would like to use the iWork suite but the recent versions only run on Yosemite. I have a backup with the old versions installed but my Mavericks backups are from back before Yosemite came out and I don't want to restore from that. How could I get the old iWork / iLife Suites back? Thanks in advance.

Command Backspace keep going past the line

I'm running OS X Yosemite. ⌘-Delete deletes a whole line in every app. In some apps, it deletes a whole line and keeps deleting lines after that. In some, it deletes a whole line and stops, so I have to hit delete to move up to the previous line and then Command-Delete to delete a whole line again.

Is there a way to make it keep deleting lines in every app. The one I'm specifically talking about is Xcode.

Adapter or enclosure for Late 2014 MBP SSD (28 pin)

I've been trying to find an adapter for a Late 2014 MBP Retina SSD. Standard msata didn't fit, and from a few consumer reviews of other enclosures and adpaters, it seems to be uncertain if one exists. Its a "mini PCI-e" interface, but its been hard finding an enclosure using that term that doesn't end up being an msata one. The SSD installed has 28 pins (12+16). I've seen some mini PCI-e to usb adapters, but they are from sketchy sites with no product reviews. I was hoping someone here had experience with this and could recommend one that worked for them.

Trying to mount mhddfs / osxfuse via fstab

I'm trying to create a virtual drive pool using osxFuse and mhddfs.

I'm on OSX 10.9.5. I've tried osxFuse v2.7.3 installed via the package installer. I've also tried the homebrew cask install method. I've had the same experiences regardless of install method.

1. 
   

   This command works for me:

   
   

   
   $ sudo mhddfs /Volumes/D01,/Volumes/D12,/Volumes/D103,/Volumes/D110 /mnt/DrivePoolA -o allow_other,volname=DrivePoolA
   
   



2. 
   

   However, I believe I should also be able to accomplish the same using the 'mount' command, but I've had no luck. I've tried a variety of things similar to the line below. Any suggestions? What am I missing.

   
   

   
   sudo mount -t mhddfs -o allow_other,volname=DrivePoolA /Volumes/D01,/Volumes/D12,/Volumes/D103,/Volumes/D110
   
   



3. 
   

   Finally, and most importantly, I'm trying to mount the drivePool with fstab. My fstab looks like this:

   
   

   
   # <file system>  <mount point> <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
   mhddfs#/Volumes/D01,/Volumes/D12/,/Volumes/D103/,/Volumes/D110        /mnt/DrivePoolA    osxfusefs    allow_other,volname=DrivePoolA 0 0
   
   

   
   

   However, when I run sudo mount -a on that fstab, I get an error message which states:

   
   

   
   

   This program is not meant to be called directly. The OSXFUSE library calls it. Available mount options: [followed by the list of mount options]`

   
   

   
   

Now, I'm assuming that that error is coming from osxfuse_mounter, because I found the txt of the error in the source code of the 'support' project on github. I assume that the error is being passed through back to the 'mount' program, which is spitting it back out the the command line.

I've also tried the following fstab, omitting the options, dump, and pass:

# <file system>  <mount point> <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
mhddfs#/Volumes/D01,/Volumes/D12/,/Volumes/D103/,/Volumes/D110    /mnt/DrivePoolA    osxfusefs

After running sudo mount -a with this configuration I get no errors, but nothing seems to happen.

Any suggestions?

Are HDMI to VGA converters/adapters compatible with Mac?

Recently I purchased an HDMI to VGA adapter that actually converts the digital signal to an analog VGA signal to connect a computer to an external monitor. It works perfectly with a Windows PC that I tested, but with my MacBook Pro Retina, no display is detected. I've tried SMC and PRAM resets, several restarts, and hot plugging both ends of the converter, to no avail.

I read an answer on "graphics limitations" of the Mac but am still wondering how that may be the issue, considering that this is has both passive and integrated graphics, rated better than the PC I tested. I would suspect that it is probably a hardware detail that I don't understand here, but I have been having issues with other display cables (HDMI to HDMI) recently, too. I have noticed specific log messages that appear whenever I attempt to connect the two, which I will add in an update.

It is worth noting that I am regrettably on the Yosemite public beta (10.10.2) and I am checking to see if this is the issue with a Time Machine restore in a bit.

Can I install Win 8.1 pro with SuperDrive without bootcamp

I wish to install Windows 8.1 pro 64 bit without the use of bootcamp or any apple software.

I have wasted over 8 hours of my life trying to create a bootable USB image. I now realise I should just buy the superdrive so the disk can be read.

But before wasting my money, is it a simple process like its supposed to be? Put disk in drive > restart mac > install windows?

Or Is this going to be a long obstacle course?

How to keep an SSD in shape on Yosemite?

As of OS X 10.10, Apple uses kext signing. Ever since it has become difficult and dangerous to manually activate TRIM for third-party SSDs on OS X.

So I am wondering what are my options to sustain my SSD's write speed.

• Are you aware of any alternative approach, that does not require disabling kext signing?


• Are there tools or tricks to manually clean up a SSD (i.e. issue a TRIM command)?


• If I decided to temporarily use a tool like TRIM Enabler how long would it need to be activated, in order to clean the disk?

How to convert a DVD to ISO?

On Mac OSX 10.9, how do you convert a DVD into an ISO that I can use with players such as VLC. I wish to achieve this without buying a program.

Steps I have tried:

1) Downloading Mac app Burn. It lets you select a source and save it as a DVD. However, when I do this, the DVD seems to be corrupt: DVDplayer can't load it properly. VLC can load it, but I only if I select the option to bypass the menus (otherwise it can't load it).

2) Using the command line

sudo diskutil unmount /dev/disk1 dd if=/dev/disk1 of=~/myCD.iso bs=2048 conv=sync,notrunc

This makes the ISO, but it's the same problem as (1) above

3) Using the Command Line

hdiutil makehybrid -iso -joliet -o Image.iso /input_path

This gives the error message: makehybrid failed - No such file or directory

4) Using Disk Utility. You can use Disk utility to create an image, but it only seems to be a .dmg file. Ideally, I'd like a solution that does it in one go (i.e. so I don't have to convert the .dmg to .iso) as I have 90+ discs I want to convert.

CoreStorage encryption fails - Is it possible to have multiple encrypted partitions on an external drive?

I have a 2TB WD MyBook Studio drive connected via FireWire to my MBP. What I would like to have is two encrypted partitions. So what I do: Disk Utility > Partition and then right click on each partitions and say "Encrypt Volume".

However, the procedure always fails, once the second partition is encrypted. I get really strange behavior in OS X. Disks will stop encrypting, get awfully slow and the whole system becomes unresponsive. I tried multiple times with OS X 10.8.6 and also 10.10.1.

So I am wondering if the issue is related to the WD disk somehow or if it is a limitation of CoreStorage that only one volume per disk can be encrypted. Do you have any experience with this? Any hints where I could continue looking?

Need help to find a local web server for Windows 7 that can use Safari

Is there a local web server for Windows 7 I can use to open an HTML file with Safari?

my brother had gave me an ipad for Christmas and its not working

Cracked when you ping it in to charge it won't turn on! I had tryed to turn it on but it doesn't turn on even if I charge it.

Why is my Safari unable to open links from Google under VPN?

Safari 8.0.2, OS X 10.10.1--Problem occurring in Mac Pro 2009 and MBP ret 2012.

Once I log into my employer's VPN, Safari has a quite unique problem:

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  if I go to Google, do a search and click on any result link, I get a "Safari Can't Open the Page" screen

  
  


• 
  

  if I do the exact same Google search on Firefox or Chrome (latest versions) they will load the linked page without any problems

  
  


• 
  

  if I type any web address in the Safari URL bar, it will load that page normally

  
  


• if I click on a Safari bookmark that page loads normally

This appears to be a problem localized to Safari and how Google redirects a search result to the appropriate URL. This problem does not happen with Yahoo or Bing.

Has anyone seen this behavior or know how to troubleshoot?

Need to Change Alternate Apple ID on the apple id screen

Can you change your alternate apple id - somewhere? it is does not allow that on the current apple id screen.

Minimise full screen Steam games in OS X Yosemite

Previously, in OS X Mavericks it worked to minimise games, or navigate through open apps with cmd+tab even if the game was opened in full screen but now you can't do that anymore. Pressing cmd+tab doesn't have any effect. Also I can't find any way to minimise the game.

I don't really know whether this problem is only for steam games or any other game, as I don't have any non-steam game.

Where is the bash profile on iOS?

Where is the bash profile on iOS, I am jailbroken and can't find the bash profile, I would like to create some aliases and edit it.

iPad mini/iTunes problem

I'm having real difficulty finding an answer to this problem and since the device is out of warranty, Apply want to charge £25 for me to even report the problem.

We have ONE film that we've purchased on this device but it was accidentally deleted. Everyone tells me I can simply download it from the store again for free - however, the "cloud" icon is greyed-out. We decided to bite-the-bullet and buy it again, but that won't work either, it says we already own it.

I've been told that I need to fix this by connecting to a PC - but this iPad has always been stand-alone and I don't have iTunes (or anything else) loaded on a PC.

Why are there so many Java files in my "All My Files" section in Finder

Any time I try to open the section "All My Files", it takes a long time to load because it has so many of these files on it:

I believe there are several thousand of these files. The only thing that I can think of is that these files might be from Eclipse, a Java editor (I am learning to code in Java). How do I make them go away without messing anything up? Thanks in advance!

Is Disk Utility's "Repair Disk" a viable TRIM solution for Mac OS X Yosemite?

I'm upgrading a 2010 Macbook with an Intel 730 SSD. Since Trim Enabler is still available but more risk, I'm trying to get by with just Disk Utility.

My question was prompted by this hint which seems to imply that "Disk Repair" will perform a one-time TRIM. Using either a reminder or an automated script, I could run Repair Disk once a week or once a month to get the benefits of TRIM.

There is a similar question at Creative solutions to work around kext signing issue in Yosemite? that does not answer my question.

Play/Pause/Prev/Fwd buttons not working

What I have: OS X 10.10.2 on iMac mid-2011 + original wireless keyboard.

Suddenly, buttons for controlling iTunes (they are located on F7, F8 and F9 buttons) stopped working. Meanwhile, other buttons (volume, brightness, launchpad, etc.) still work.

Where should I look to fix this? Notice, the issue happened before updating to OS X Yosemite.

How to activate IPhone 3G

I have a new IPhone 3G which is to be activated. I placed in a SIM card but it shows "No Service" everytime. But the SIM works fine in other mobile phones.

It has this screen and when I "slide to unlock" it gets into a screen for emergency calls. Even after placing a SIM I can get only these two screens with an only change as "No Service" in place of "No SIM".

Can anyone please help in how to activate the phone?

How does time machine behaves when the drive becomes full?

Let's say I have a particular folder, that has never changed, in the first backup, eg my MP3 music collection from 2009. (I know my important files should be saved elsewhere, but it's just an example).

I dont understand what this means: The oldest backup are deleted when your disk becomes full.

Does it means that when there is not any space left on the drive, Time Machine will start deleting my music ?

Obviously if there is no more space left and Time Machine wants to backup new files, it has to delete something. But what exactly does it delete ?

Retina MacBook Pro - External display resolution issues

I am not sure if this is a problem with my TV or my Retina MBP. I've had an early 2011 MBP before my rMBP and this was never an issue.

It seems that when I connect up my TV, it 'detects' the screen orientation as portrait. The resolutions shown are all portrait (eg. 1140 x 2560) - but this does get shown on my TV as a landscape resolution...

While the screen orientation being weird is one issue, the other issue is that I cannot find a resolution that is supported by my TV, for example 1080p or 720p isn't even listed.

Has anyone else run into this problem? Do I have an issue with my TV or rMBP?

ios 6 upgrade to ios 8 on my iPad?

My ipad automatically downloaded ios 8 and my software is still in ios 6, would it slow down or what will happen? Is it advisable if I install ios 8?

recover deleted /Library/Ruby/

I accidentally deleted files under /Library/Ruby/ and /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/ folders. Now, is there any way to recover them or install fresh Ruby setup?

App launcher application that will search calendar?

I often find myself searching my calendar (iCloud) for past events, usually within the last six months, and would really like to be able to do this from one of the many application launchers out there but I am struggling to find one that will do this. I have used Launchbar (version 5 paid), Alfred (free without the powerpack) and Quicksilver but none seem to be able to do this; however Spotlight in OS X Yosemite does so I am considering ditching the application launchers (I do use them for other workflow type things) and going 100% spotlight for my default 'launcher' unless someone can educate me otherwise. I am currently using Quicksilver (with the Calendar plugin of course, version 1.1.2 that was updated 2012-08-23).

How do I transfer a file from a guest account on a MacBook Air?

I'm logged into the guest account of a borrowed MacBook Air which is running OS X Version 10.9.2 and I've been trying to transfer a 2.19GB video file to an admin account, a USB or external hard drive, or online.

1. Transferring the file to the admin account: Apparently if I log out of this guest account, the file will be deleted. So, I tried transferring it to a shared folder, but I can't find/access a shared folder... perhaps because I'm on a guest account? I tried using Terminal and codes I copy-pasted from Google, but they all require the password of the admin account, which the owner can't remember. We've been working together the whole afternoon to try to remember the password, but the owner says he'd be able to guess it if he had the "password hint". Unfortunately, we only know how to view the "password hint" by logging out of the guest account, which we obviously can't do, or else the file will be deleted. Transferring to the admin account: FAILED :(

2. Transferring the file to a USB or external hard drive: I've tried both ports with 3 different USB's, and none of them were recognized by the Mac. I've also tried plugging in a WD external hard drive in both ports, but neither recognized the hard drive. All in all, nothing between 3 USB's and 1 external hard drive showed up on the Mac. Could this have anything to do with being logged into a guest account? Transferring the file to a USB or external hard drive: FAILED :(

3. Uploading online: I've had two tabs open for the past 15 minutes: YouTube and Google Drive. Neither are showing any progress towards the upload. As I'm typing, both currently remain at 0%. I've also tried uploading the file through email, but Yahoo crashes before the upload even begins. In addition to this, I've tried uploading with Filemail.com multiple times. Each time it says it has "problems uploading"... Uploading online: FAILED :(

Is there anything I can do? Is there another method I can try? Perhaps theres a way to view the password hint without logging out of the guest account? Is there another way to access the "shared files" folder without needing the admin password? Is there anything that can be done about the USB's and the hard drive that won't show up? Is there a reason why the file won't upload online? I would really, really appreciate your help. Thank you in advance!

Imac 3,2 GHz Intel Core i5

After updating to yosemite auto brightness stopped working. It doesn´t respond at all.

my mac was stolen, could it have gotten erased before i activated the FMM feature?

Yesterday my suitcase with my mac in it was stolen on a train from Kiel to Hamburg. (I am in Germany right now) I only noticed it was missing shortly before we got to Hamburg. Likely though the thief left the train at one of the stops in between Kiel and Hamburg.

I activated the find my mac feature when I finally got home after I went to the lost and found place at the main train station in Hamburg. I also remotely locked it and activated the sound thing.

Since then I keep getting the same message, that the computer is not online. I am wondering if whoever took it was able to open and erase the contents and operating system on it before i was able to activate the feature. Would that disable the FFM feature, or would it still be able to locate my computer? (It's a mac book pro)

Very slow performance under Yosemite on Mac mini

I've got a Mac mini, model late 2009, that's after some time on Yosemite begin to perform very poorly. Safari takes about a minute to launch occasionally, as an example.

Granted, I've got a number of background tasks running (Dropbox, BitTorrent Sync, AirServer), but that's unchanged compared to before upgrading to Yosemite.

My main suspect is the very high network usage. The process kernel_task is using a lot of LAN bandwidth, occasionally downloading 60 MB (that's megabytes)/s for a few seconds before going down to zero, for no apparent reason. The total amount of bandwidth used has exceeded 14 terabytes (!) after a couple of weeks of uptime.

I've got a NAS that I use for sharing files and backups, but since the process using the bandwidth is kernel_task, I don't know what to think.

How should I start a new iTerm terminal with shortcut?

I've created a service in automator and assigned a shortcut, and it works.

But this doesn't start a new iTerm terminal. It only reveals the already running one

How can I start a new "tab" or a new "iTerm window"?

How to start selection with only tap? In the regional screenshot function

I'm taking a screenshot with command + shift + 4

When I'm about to make a selection I had to use the left mouse click key in the touchpad.

I tried to make a single tap then drag but the selection function just ends. Is that impossible to do it?

How access other user files via terminal in Mac?

I am an admin that wants to access other users files. How to do this via the terminal?

Use web page as (refreshable) wallpaper in iOS 8

I have a web page where the content changes hourly. I'd like to use this as my iPhone's wallpaper. Is there a way to have the wallpaper update automatically / on a schedule, with the contents of a web page?

I don't want to jailbreak my iPhone to do this.

Any risks/disadvantages of using MacBook Pro as a desktop?

I have used iMac or Mac Pro for my Desktop system for the past 5 years but now consider replacing them with MacBook Pro Retina in desktop environment. The reason is mostly because I don't like bigger screens; 11 ~ 13inch for mobile and 15 ~ 21inch for desktop is the best combination for me. Also, I prefer the amalgamation of keyboard and trackpad as seen in the MacBook line.

However, I wonder there are any disadvantages of using MacBook Pro as desktop. Especially, because I have to open the laptop and run the system for the whole day/week/month, which is the way I have used Mac Pro or iMac, I'm worried how it influences the internal battery.

Is there any serious risk - e.g. increased chance of breakdown, or explosion or ignition for the worst - of letting MacBook Pro to run the system permanently, keep connecting it always to the AC adapter, and rarely shut down the system? Or does it just lead to the exhaustion of the battery life?

For your information I use 13' MacBook Pro Retina in mobile environment. I just want to use 15' MBP Retina as desktop and won't use it outside of home.

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Brand New iPhone 6 and Refubrished

I am thinking to Purchase iPhone 6. The problem is that in my country there are no Apple Stores. I need to purchase it through shops who import iPhone's from UK or USA. My friends are telling me that iPhone's that are sold in some shops are Refurbished or opened to replace original parts with duplicate that are similar to original. The cost of an iPhone 6 16GB in my country is around £480 or $750 which is comparatively high than original price on which iPhone are sold in Apple Stores.

I do not want to waste my money on purchasing a refurbished or repaired iPhone. I want to ask that is there any way to detect that the iPhone have been opened or it is refurbished?

How do I transfer voicemails from old iPhone 4S to new iPhone 5S?

I have an iPhone 4S running iOS 8.1.2. I used iTunes to make a backup of the 4S.

I just got an iPhone 5S (running iOS 8.1.2), and I restored the 4S backup onto the 5S. None of the voicemails on the 4S were restored onto the 5S. I entered my voicemail password on the 5S and it didn't download any voicemails. Apparently AT&T doesn't keep voicemails on their servers after you download them.

All the voicemails are still saved on the 4S. Is there any way to transfer those voicemails onto the 5S?

Text Edit does not allow to store the file?

I have a mac system. I am using its "Text Edit" software. I have open a blank untitled document. Now when I save this in a particular folder with name "InitialScope", it does not allow me? Why? When i save this file with other name like 123, it was saved. I have check the folder it does not contain any other document with name "InitialScope". Then why it is happening? I have also tried saving the untitled document after writing some text in it but no success in saving it with same title?