restoring to mavericks from yosemite, partition disappeared after fail

I have an mbpro 15" with 2 hard disks: Main: SSD with OS Extra: Time machine backups and data

For different reasons I wanted to downgrade to Mavericks. I rebooted with cmd+r and went to time machine backups. Selected from the Extra HD and selected the Main to restore to. Insert Filevault PW, etc, next, etc. I clicked 'restore' and then it gave me an error: "cannot restore" Without any specifics.

Rebooted and tried again but this time I didn't see my Main. I selected the time machine backup, because the Extra hard disk is there. But I couldn't choose Main as a restore point!

I checked with disk utility:

Both HD's are there. But it seems the partition dissapeared on my Main. I can't repartitions or format, the options aren't there.

Verify and repair disk didn't mention anything.

Who can help me restore to Mavericks? If not possible, restoring to yosemite is fine too, as long as I can use my Mac!

External display occasionally shows just noise

When I'm at work I have my Macbook Air mid-2013 hooked up to a Samsung SyncMaster 2443 display via a ThunderBolt-to-HDMI adapter and then to a HDMI-to-DVI adapter.

Almost every second time I switch the display on, the display is just noise. The resolution is correctly detected but the display is like this:

If this happened only when I first connect the display, it would be no problem, but it happens almost every time I lock my mac, and I have to power cycle the display 2-3 times to fix it.

Note that this behaviour has been present since Maverics, it's not new in Yosemite.

Is there a fix for this?

Auto-Populate A Pop-Up Menu in Numbers 3.5

I'm trying to steer clear of Excel, despite my sister's nagging, and I've done pretty well to create a Quote and Invoice workbook in Numbers. The problem I am having is working out how to automatically populate and update a pop-over menu.

In Excel, I can choose to create a list based on a range of cells, which is pretty much exactly the function I require. However, in Numbers I can only seem to create plain text items in a pop-up menu and not reference any cells.

For a little bit more info, I have a separate sheet in my workbook that contains item codes, descriptions, and prices. I can reference them normally in the other sheets. I want to be able to select a cell in one sheet and have a list / pop-up menu come up with all the item codes from the other sheet, and have it automatically update if I add a new one.

Is this possible or will I have to switch to that horrid beast Excel?

How can I remove the eject button from my menubar when cmd-drag won't work?

I have an eject icon in my menubar that I cannot remove by command-dragging it out of the bar. Is there a command I can run in Terminal?

I fail to change the default search engine

This morning my computer decided that all my web-browsers (Safari, Firefox and Chrome) would use Yahoo as default search engine and as their homepage.

I tried to solve this issue on Safari by going in the preferences. I could change the homepage in the "general" tab and it worked fine. However, when I changed the search engine back to Google, there is no consequence. I tried to close and reopen safari and I restarted my computer but without success.

How can I tell my computer to use Google as default search engine? A related question is: "In which folder can I find these settings?".

I can't see my photos on my iPad mini from Windows 8

Up until recently, I've been able to download the photos and videos off of my iPad mini onto my Windows 8 box. However, the last time I plugged it into the computer, Windows updated the driver that it uses to get at the iPad's files, and now all I see in the Explorer window is an empty Internal Files folder. How do I get at the photos and videos from my PC? I might add that they're all in the camera roll, so according to this answer to another question, I should be able to see them.

How to get my user data back?

A few months ago, I partitioned my hard drive to install OS X Yosemite Beta, everything was fine but now that I'm trying to access to some data on my old partition user account (running on Mavericks), it looks like there is nearly nothing that remains, just some data in my documents and download folder.

I can't remember if the data was meant to be on this account, or if it was on another one that would have been accidentally deleted/hidden. The only thing that makes me think that I could get quite easily this data back is that this partition has got lot of data, something like 80 GB, compared to the extremely small size of my user folder, which is only about 4 GB (and I don't think that the apps would take as much space as 80 GB)

So, have you got any idea to help me solve this mystery? :)

iPhone stopped streaming

Photo streaming to and from my iPhone 4 (iOS 7) and iPad Mini (iOS 8) was working well, but suddenly photos taken on the iPhone will not stream. Furthermore, in iCloud the phone is no longer listed under "my devices" and the only photos in the iCloud album are those from the iPad. Yet photos taken on the iPad DO stream to the iPhone, so something is connecting the two devices. I have already checked the relevant settings on the phone, and all iCloud functions are turned on (as they have always been). The only change I know of is that the iPad is now using the latest OS 8, but the new OS does not support iPhone 4. Why is the phone still able to receive streamed photos but not showing up on iCloud, and how can I get photos streaming again from the phone?

Is there a way to transfer an iPad 2 to a different user without loosing the game scores?

I just bought a new iPad and would like to give the older iPad 2 to my kid. He's used the ipad a lot to play a variety of games, all under my user account. Is there a way to create a new user account for my kid (I'll make it part of the family sharing, etc) without loosing the game scores?

Application eating ~840,000,000% of my CPU

I noticed that sometime some application are using some impossibly high amount of my CPU according to the Activity Monitor, as the screenshots below illustrate. How comes Activity Monitor displays such high percentages?

Does enabling Enhanced Dictation in Mac dictation improve the speech recognition accuracy?

In Mac Dictation, I wonder whether enabling Enhanced Dictation impacts the speech recognition accuracy.

When never letting my display go to sleep shortens its life?

In Mac OS X 10.9's System preferences > Energy saver, there is a warning hing that "never letting your display go to sleep may shorten its life.":

When never letting my display go to sleep shortens its life? (which I would tend to think could be rephrased as: what monitors are concerned by this warning?)

MAC MAIL WON’T OPEN. ASKING ABOUT PERMISSIONS

I KEEP GETTING THIS MESSAGE: Mail can’t open because its index is read-only.

I’VE REINSTALLED THE OS, I’VE “FIXED PERMISSIONS”

NADA

Yosemite does not like emptying the trash

I am on Yosemite (10.10.1) and I noticed the annoying habit of not wanting to empty the trash -- it keeps whining that The operation can’t be completed because the item “whatever” is in use. This is starting to piss me off - I can go to .Trash and remove stuff by hand, but is going on? Once a file is not in use and has been binned, why can't the OS recognise it's not actually linked to any application? This problem has come up whether the app used for that kind of file is still open or not btw.

Is there a terminal command to restart an application?

I am having issues with Adobe Dreamweaver on my Mac running Yosemite.

I will be in the middle of saving a file to my server and it just locks up. Nothing will happen after that. I try and force quit the application and it closes fine. However, when I try and re-open it, it just bounces.

http://ift.tt/1Bkyw9D

I have to restart the Mac 4-5 times a day because of this.

Is there a way to "clear" whatever is happening on a restart through a terminal command?

Its bad enough it locks up like this but if I could quickly clear the application from memory or cache; it would save a lot of time restarting.

cannot delete one text message at a time

my i phone 6 text message will not allow me to delete one message the trash can does not come up I have to delete whole conversation I contacted apple and they said it may be a keyboard issue.

Karabiner: How to swap FN and CONTROL_R

I'm using a CM Storm keyboard and I want to swap FN and CONTROL_R. Here is my private.xml

<item>
        <name>Swap FN and Ctrl in ISO keyboard</name>
        <identifier>private.Swap_fn_right_Ctrl_in_iso_keyboard</identifier>
        <device_only>DeviceVendor::CM_STORM, DeviceProduct::MY_CM_STORM_KEYBOARD</device_only>
        <autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::FN, KeyCode::CONTROL_R</autogen>     
        <autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::CONTROL_R, KeyCode::FN</autogen>     

    </item>

Since FN and CONTROL_R are KeyModifier, I substituted KeyCode with KeyModifier but it didn't work either.

Also I'm sure there is no problem with my device_onlytag, because currently I have other items which work perfectly fine.

Is there any way to just swap modifier keys?

How to stop an app from running completely on OS X?

Few days back I installed Team Viewer on my MacBook Pro running OS X 10.9.4 Mavericks. It worked fine at the first. Now the app is stuck on the dock saying "Application not responding" and it's running indefinitely.

What I've tried to stop the app from running

1. Force Quit from Dock


2. Killing from Activity Monitor


3. Tried to restart the mac and the app launched automatically even though it's not set to launch during startup under system preferences.

There are two processes using the CPU which when I try to force quit gets automatically relaunched.

How do i stop the app or how do I stop these processes from running ever again?

How to get more Apple Loops to iPhone Garageband?

I want more Apple Loops (ready common sounds like nature sounds, galloping, animals and so on) to my iOS.

Does Apple sell the Loops or can I get them from the App store somehow without manually uploading everything to my iTunes?

Mac OS won't install from CD, but Windows will

I had to replace the hard drive in my 2010 21.5" iMac. When I went to install the OS, I rebooted into the OS selection screen (using option). The Mac OS X install disc was there (but my external HD, where I back up wasn't), so I selected it.

It starts by showing the Apple logo, as expected, but after a while, the logo changed to a "cannot proceed" icon (circle with a slash). Thinking I installed the drive incorrectly, I tried my old WinXP CD.

Long story short, XP is installing right now. I used my Mac CD trying to repair the install just before the HD failed, so I know it's readable.

Macbook Air 2012 11 inch not charging, powers on, no power LED

I am using a third party power adapter I bought off of ebay to charge my Macbook Air. The LED will not turn on and the battery will not charge, however the Macbook otherwise functions as normal.

I have tried everything under the sun to get it to charge again. I have reseated the battery, SMC reset, warmed the charger, and ran Apple diagnostics with no faults.

I strongly suspect it is the charger and I'm anxiously waiting for a friend to get back from vacation to lend me his.

A bit of history, before the this happened, my original Apple official charger had a stress break at the T-connector. As a result, I don't believe the grounding wires were making contact. I suspect this could have damaged something.

Here's my current Power readout. If anyone has this happen to them, I want to know what I have to replace before I go out and buy a new battery, charger, etc. If it is the logic board I am tempted just to sell it AS-IS.

Battery Information:

Model Information:

Serial Number: [removed]

Manufacturer: SMP

Device Name: bq20z451

Pack Lot Code: 0

PCB Lot Code: 0

Firmware Version: 406

Hardware Revision: 000a

Cell Revision: 175

Charge Information:

Charge Remaining (mAh): 0

Fully Charged: No

Charging: No

Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 4079

Health Information:

Cycle Count: 542

Condition: Normal

Battery Installed: Yes

Amperage (mA): 0

Voltage (mV): 5894

System Power Settings:

AC Power:

System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Wake on AC Change: No

Wake on Clamshell Open: Yes

Wake on LAN: Yes

AutoPowerOff Delay: 14400

AutoPowerOff Enabled: 1

Current Power Source: Yes

DarkWakeBackgroundTasks: 1

Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes

PrioritizeNetworkReachabilityOverSleep: 0

Standby Delay: 4200

Standby Enabled: 1

Battery Power:

System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 2

Wake on AC Change: No

Wake on Clamshell Open: Yes

AutoPowerOff Delay: 14400

AutoPowerOff Enabled: 1

DarkWakeBackgroundTasks: 0

Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes

Reduce Brightness: Yes

Standby Delay: 4200

Standby Enabled: 1

Hardware Configuration:

UPS Installed: No

AC Charger Information: Connected: Yes ID: 0x0000 Revision: 0x0000 Family: 0x0000 Serial Number: 0x00000000 Charging: No

When installing an application is there any way to avoid any drag and drop?

When installing an application from a DMG file one needs to drag the new application into the application folder (or some other folders).

Is there any way to avoid this drag and drop (any new installed application would be automatically placed into the application folder)?

CD-ing a file to itself

I wrote an application in Applescript to open a black picture and fullscreen it in preview. I need the app to "cd" to itself, no matter where it is. That means if it is on the desktop it can pull up that picture from within the apps files, and if the app is moved somewhere else, it can still pull that picture from within the app. Should the app just create a directory in the Application Support folder or is this possible?

Dragon Dictate often turns the microphone on after mistakenly believing I have said "wake up"

In Dragon Dictate 4, the voice command "wake up" can be used to turn the voice recognition on (provided that the microphone was asleep, not off). It tends to get triggered too easily: when I discuss around with colleagues as the microphone is asleep, Dragon often believes I have said "wake up", and subsequently turn the microphone on. Is there any way to avoid this situation?

iOS: Tapping Update in App Store just launches the app

I am trying to update my apps but cannot.

When I tap the update button in the App Store it simply launches the app, not triggering the update download.

I have a 5c running iOS 7.0

Would anyone know how to fix this?

Hooking into establishing Wi-Fi connection on Yosemite

Is there a way to hook into the process of establishing a Wi-Fi connection for executing some arbitrary actions (i.e. scripts or something) on certain events like connection established, connection dropped etc?

I'm basically looking for something like post-connection or pre-connection script or an event which I can reliably subscribe to. That could be either user or system-specific.

Ridiculous number of unnecessary birthday calendars that can't be deleted

I have an iPhone 5 running iOS 8.1.1. My Calendar app is showing me a ridiculous number of birthday calendars ("Friends' Birthdays" under Gmail, "Birthdays" under Facebook, and 8 separate calendars named "Birthdays" under "Other"). This is what the list of calendars looks like:

I have no idea how they got there. I am syncing the Calendar app with Gmail, Facebook, and Meetup, but I can't imagine how that would produce such a ridiculous number.

What can I do about these? I would like to delete or merge some of them but the app is not giving me the option. Is it possible to delete most of them without losing anyone's birthday?

Export image from clipboard to folder

I create a lot of mockups for my mobile phone. I recently heard of the brilliant idea to just put your current mockup as an image into your Dropbox (or whatever cloud your using). Then just take your phone and open the image. This is a lightning fast way to check how your layout feels in your hand and how reachable everything is. Also your colleagues can check it out and keep track of what you're doing / give you feedback.

I'm working with Balsamiq Mockups. I would like to: 1. Mark some items on the screen 2. Precc Command+C 3. Press

And now there should be an image in a specific Dropbox folder with the marked items. Currently I paste the clipboard to Photoshop and then export it, but I would like to find a way to further automate this.

I'm not that familiar with OSX.. Can I write a script for this? Would the Automator help?

EDIT: In the meantime I found out that there are apps that let you open Balsamiqs .bmml files and thus actually letting you interact with them ('clicking this button brings you to this screen') on your phone. I didn't try it yet, but thought it might be of interest to people stumbling on this question.

MacBook Air, Spanish keyboard, external verbatim slim Englisk keyboard. cannot un block num lock [on hold]

I had to install an English language Keyboard for my MacBook Air to run on Amazon Workspaces. I installed it, it worked perfectly for 3 days and suddenly the numlk function went into effect. I cannot unblock it. OS x Yosemite.

HELP!!!!!

OS X Yosemite installation error: File system verify or repair failed

My Mac has been running fine until I decided to upgrade to OS X 10.10, Yosemite. When it is installing I get the message:

File system verify or repair failed.

I clicked the restart option to boot into my internal HD but tells me its unavailable. I then rebooted, held Command+R to enter disk utility in order to repair the disk, but it tells me it failed and should backup and restore the HD.

I then tried to create an image on my external drive but this also fails with the message:

Unable to create Macintosh HD.dmg. (Input/output error)

I am stuck in this vicious cycle of restarting and the installation failing. I cannot escape the installation process.

Is there a way to access my files and copy them onto my external HD, then erase and restore the internal HD?

Finder and Dock issues in OSX 10.10.1

I have been having issues with Finder and the Dock ever since the upgrade to 10.10.1 (I can't be certain they weren't there in 10.10).

I am unable to drag items off of the Dock (to remove them). I also can't drag items from the download stack that I have beside my trash can in the dock. Dragging the item simply does nothing. If I drag it somewhere and release the mouse button, it just opens the app/file.

And in Finder, I am only able to drag and move/copy 86 items. I can select more but when I drag them to a new folder or other location the most that will get moved is 86.

I have confirmed the issue with a friend but have several other friends for which everything is working fine.

I have a mid 2012 retina MBP and my friend has an older (2010 i think) non retina MBP. I have restarted several times and tried to find any sort of setting that might be turned off. Googling doesn't seem to turn up any information either. So I am mostly wondering if anyone else is having this issue and/or if it is an OSX bug or how to fix it.

Thanks.

Update

Running repair disk permissions from disk utility then restarting worked for a while. But then things went right back to not working again. Going to test some things to see what might be causing it to revert.

Update 2

It turns out that restarting does fix it temporarily and repair permissions has nothing to do with it. I am assuming I didn't notice this before because it is being caused by an application that was reopening (because I usually check off the "Reopen applications" option).

How to merge 2 PDF files

On Lion (from memory, and I can't check anymore) this method:

• open PDF doc2 (with Preview),


• open PDF doc1 (with Preview),


• drag thumbnail from doc1 onto doc2,


• save as (⌘⌥⇧S) onto doc3

was an easy way to make:

doc3 = doc1 + doc2

or in Unix talk:

cat doc1 doc2 >doc3

Apparently (fixes appreciated) since Mountain Lion this simple receipe doesn't work anymore.

---

What is the easy way to achieve such a basic operation for PDF files:

• given 2 PDF documents doc1 and doc2,


• I want to get doc3 = doc1 + doc2,


• with as simple an application as Preview,


• within a few seconds of click, click, click….

I need this basic function for users running Mountain Lion, Mavericks, Yosemite.

Once I've signed in with a previous owner's Apple ID, then set up iCloud with my own Apple ID, is the activation lock transferred to me?

An iPad I have was previously set up with a different Apple ID (see my question and its duplicate). I have since obtained the Apple ID and password for the previous owner, and used those to proceed through the welcome/setup process. It then asked for an another Apple ID for iCloud, and I gave it mine. Does that mean that it is now fully 'switched over' to my Apple ID, or might the activation lock still be associated with the previous owner, were the device ever to be reset? There doesn't appear to be anywhere in the settings screen explicitly associated with the activation lock, just the iCloud ID (which according to the setup process is a separate concept).

Creating symlinks in "~/Library/Application Support/minecraft" that point to Dropbox, but "the original item for "[file]" can’t be found."

The Background: I use Dropbox to back up my minecraft worlds, configuration files, and various other folders (bin, launcher_profiles.json, mods, resourcepacks, saves, servers.dat, versions). I put symbolic links in "~/Library/Application Support/minecraft" which point to the files and folders in Dropbox.

The Problem: Ever since I upgraded to Yosemite, the symbolic links don't work anymore, giving the error "The operation can’t be completed because the original item for “[file]” can’t be found." I can't think of any reason that the links wouldn't work anymore. Any help appreciated.

Running: Dropbox 3.0.3 Mac OS X v10.10.1 Minecraft Launcher 1.5.3 Minecraft 1.8.1

Can I forcibly deactivate an iPad? If not, what are my options?

I've just been given a corporate iPad mini that previously was used by someone else in my team. It has been factory reset, but when I start it up, it says the iPad is currently linked to an Apple ID and asks me to sign in with that Apple ID (which I don't have). The person in question is uncontactable. Is there any way I can forcibly reset it and remove its link to that Apple ID? If not, are there any options which make it more useful than a lightweight doorstop?

I accidently deleted all my messages from my sister on my iPhone but they are still on my iPad. Can I get them back on my iPhone?

I accidently deleted all my messages from my sister on my iPhone but they are still on my iPad. Is there a way to get them back on my iPhone?

Deleted Clash of Clans and it totally reset how can i get it back

I deleted my Clash of Clans on my phone because i need to update it. but when i open it again it totally resets, i dont know what to do i don't want to create again because i spent money to it. how can i retrieve my old village. My phone is an android so if you can help me please. :)i have two google account. When i start the game it is registered to the first gmail, but while im playing it i transfer it to other gmail account so i dont know what to do.

Restoring window configuration for monitor setups

I would like to achieve the same effect as is described in this question, which doesn't seem to have a suitable answer.

I develop on a macbook pro. Often I use it on its own, but sometimes I connect it to an external display (of various sizes).

When I connect to an external display, all of my applications move to that display as it is plugged in. I then need to move most of them back on to the smaller (built in) display by hand and resize them to the smaller screen: I generally only have my development environment and terminals running on the larger display.

When I disconnect from the external display, all my Apps move back on to the built in display, but aren't resized.

The behaviour I would like (or a close approximation):

• When I connect an external display, the OS remembers the window layout from the last time this display was used and restores it.


• When I disconnect the display, the OS remembers the layout I had in the disconnected state and restores that.


• When I connect a new display, nothing happens. The OS leaves it to me to move windows on to it that I want to be there.

I note that the OS seems to know connected monitors by name, so it should be possible to have the configuration be specific to the particular monitor that I have plugged in.

If there are no existing Apps that support this, I'd love any leads on the APIs I should be looking at that will let me develop an App to do this.

I'm currently using Mavericks, but I'll probably upgrade to Yosemite fairly soon.

Thanks.

Yosemite won't empty trash

Re: Yosemite does not like emptying the trash

so Im not tech savvy but am having this very same problem with the trash after upgrading to Yosemite. I typed lsof +D ~/.Trash

and this is what I got COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME UserEvent 699 romaabraham 11r DIR 1,2 68 35694329 /Users/romaabraham/.Trash

I am not sure what to do next

Yosemite does not like emptying the trash

I am on Yosemite (10.10.1) and I noticed the annoying habit of not wanting to empty the trash -- it keeps whining that The operation can’t be completed because the item “whatever” is in use. This is starting to piss me off - I can go to .Trash and remove stuff by hand, but is going on? Once a file is not in use and has been binned, why can't the OS recognise it's not actually linked to any application? This problem has come up whether the app used for that kind of file is still open or not btw.

Applescript to open Get Info box for the previous iTunes track?

I like having a hotkey to bring up the get info box for the current iTunes track so that if I'm using another app and a song comes up, I can quickly edit it. This works (though if it's not the best way, please let me know):

tell application "iTunes"
    activate
    reveal current track
end tell
tell application "System Events"
    tell process "iTunes"
        key code 34 using command down
    end tell
end tell

I've assigned that a hotkey in BetterTouchTool and it's great.

I'd like to have a version of that script to edit the previous song... but changing "current track" to "previous track" causes a completely different result. iTunes goes back to play the previous track again even though I only told it to reveal it, and then I get an error saying applescript can't continue reveal.

tell application "iTunes"
    activate
    reveal (previous track)
end tell

What's the easiest way to get iTunes to show the previous track in a playlist using Applescript?

How to restore previous iPhone backups (not the latest one)

I messed up with my contacts a bit on iPhone 5 and then did not the smartest thing — connected it to the computer and it backed up, erasing all previous contacts from the computer too.

However, in \AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup folder (Win7) there are some previous backups for my iPhone (from November, October, etc.), which hopefully contain the contacts.

iTunes does not see the earlier backups, only the latest one. Although all the files are together in the iPhone backup subfolder with long gibberish name. Neither other recovery soft can see the previous backups.

My guess is that Info.plist, Status.plist and similar files are responsible for that.

How can I backup from previous backup files and not from the latest? Do Info.plist, Status.plist, etc. have to be changed / deleted?

Many thanks in advance.

Mac OS X yosemite broke my imac

I recently tried to update my iMAC OS to yosemite as most people had already done it a while ago. it downloaded the package when rebooted to install it. It was stuck with error message. It looks as if there was an issue with harddrive preventing instllation. I was also unfortunate to revert the installation, hence end up loosing all my files as I decided to erase the disk and create new partition. Even after formatting the disk and using 'Reinstall OS X' from recovery mode; i am unable to complete. The screen doesn't seem to do anything stuck at 'Downloading additional components, it will automatically restart' i tried leaving it for few hours but no result.

would someone please share your experience?

How to download video from download link on iPad/iPhone

On my iPad I received an email with an url of a video file that is stored online (public access).

I am able to watch that video on my iPad without any problem.

My Question: HOW do I download that video to my Photos app on my iPad?

I keep deleting files but my Macbook Pro hard drive is still full

I have a MacBook Pro (late 2011) with a 500Gb SSD hard drive.

Today suddenly it said that my hard drive was full, so I started removing the files. Got rid of lots of Gigas, even the sleepimage file, emptied all the trashes, etc.

Still, it shows like nothing was deleted, only has 500 Mb free and nothing is changing.

Do you know what the problem could be?

Can my macbook HDD be used in a windows desktop?

It seems there is a formatting issue / dead hdd in my macbook, as I have the infamous ? despite ensuring a good connection with the sata cable. Is it ok to plug the 2.5" macbook hdd into the standard sata & sata power cables on my windows desktop and check it out from there?

If it is working, will it show on windows?

I have no other mac to use or a sata-usb enclosure...

Thanks,

nuggetbram

Automatically mark as read

How to mark mail that goes to Junk and Trash folders as read automatically? I use standard Mail app on Yosemite. Thank you!

PC as Bluetooth Headset for iPhone

I am trying to set up my computer as a headset for answering/making calls for my iPhone 4S. I have connected my iPhone through bluetooth, and can listen to music and create keyboard inputs, but cannot use Handsfree!

I have all of the services enabled for the iPhone:

I don't understand why my PC cannot act as a bluetooth headset, as Hands-free is selected! I have the latest bluetooth drivers installed for my computer. My guess is that it may be two drivers not working correctly (seen in Device Manager):

Could these two drivers (MAP MAS-iOS and Wireless iAP) not being installed be the cause of the problem? I have been searching for these drivers online and cannot find them.

How to transfer video files from ipad air to macbook air

There is no file explorer type utility in iOS just like we have it on Android system. So how can I copy files from/to my iPad from/to other computers (MacBook/Windows)?

Why can't I update my payment information in iTunes account

Since I renewed my credit card and changed the address, I can't use my iTunes account any more. Tried crazy amount of times to change my payment information, it just does not accept. It happened last I renewed my card as well, so I had to register a new account to make it work. But this time, doing so won't work. Going nuts! Help! Thanks!

Ps. I read articles about signing in without enter the credit card, but mine doesn't have the "none" option in the payment type.

Mac OS X Yosemite Facebook photo posts to OSX Album only

The native integration of facebook and Mac OSX Yosemite. I am trying to post a photo with the native integration and the dialog already has "Timeline" Selected but yet it posts to "OS X Photos" album on FB.

How do i configure Mac OS X - to post to my FB timeline? I do not want to post it in an album.

An exhaustive list of all graphics cards by all vendors ever put on mac?

Where can I get an exhaustive list of all graphics cards ever put in a mac? Or at least in the last 10years...

I am NOT interested in mobile devices, just desktops and laptops.

Export image from clipboard to folder

I create a lot of mockups for my mobile phone. I recently heard of the brilliant idea to just put your current mockup as an image into your Dropbox (or whatever cloud your using). Then just take your phone and open the image. This is a lightning fast way to check how your layout feels in your hand and how reachable everything is. Also your colleagues can check it out and keep track of what you're doing / give you feedback.

I'm working with Balsamiq Mockups. I would like to: 1. Mark some items on the screen 2. Precc Command+C 3. Press

And now there should be an image in a specific Dropbox folder with the marked items. Currently I paste the clipboard to Photoshop and then export it, but I would like to find a way to further automate this.

I'm not that familiar with OSX.. Can I write a script for this? Would the Automator help?

Thanks!

iMac g4 OS X installation issue

I was formatting my iMac g4 for installing OS 10.4. When half of the installation was completed, power failure occur which caused interrupt in installation.

Now when i had restarted my iMac PPC it shows flashing folder icon. I had tried googling but didn't find any working solution. I am unable to find hard drive when installing os as when system boots up no hard drive is shown and when i try to boot from DVD it constantly ejects up the DVD and refuse to boot from DVD and sometimes system hangs on boot also. I had tried restarting like around 15 times but nothing is works out. Does my Hard Drive gone as after seeing some videos and post it seems to me that my hard disk is probably dead.

Please help me out.