MacBook Pro 11,3 with dual Dell P2715Q 27" Monitors

I have two Dell P2715Q 27" external monitors I want to connect to my 15" MacBook Pro 11,3 with OSX 10.10.2 ordered around September 2014. I've tried connecting it as follows:

note: tb = thunderbolt, dp = displayport, mdp = mini displayport

First try

• tb 1 -> Dell P2715Q #1 dp in -> Dell P2715Q #1 dp out -> Dell P2715Q #2 mdp in

In this case the two Dell screens will only mirror, and OS X does not seem to recognize that there are actually two displays attached.

Second try

• thunderbolt 1 -> Dell P2715Q #1 displayport in


• thunderbolt 2 -> Dell P2715Q #2 displayport in

In this case one screen will go on, but the other remains black and says there is no signal.

side note

I also have an older 1920x1200 Dell display I want to use via HDMI for a total of 3 external displays, but I need to get an HDMI cable plus the first two screens working first.

Old Time machine backups stored on GoFlex storage not visible

How to find older Time machine backups stored on my GoFlex storage drive?

Hello - I have been using GoFlex as my primary backup once my original Airport TC was full. Recently I upgraded to Yosemite and after successfully installing the new OS, restored my last good backup from GoFlex.

After a few days, I found out that all of the pictures in iPhoto, that were not modified in iPhoto, were not restored during backup! In other words, the "Original" folder inside the iPhoto Library package is empty. I am trying to create my daughter's HS year book page and don't have all the pictures and it is very frustrating.

Now if I go to my GoFlex backups all the previous backups before I upgraded to Yosemite are no longer there! The oldest backup seems to be very first backup done after Yosemite was installed. It looks like TM lost track of previous backups and showing backups only after the Yosemite upgrade. This is strange because, after Yosemite upgrade I was able to restore my whole user data from GoFlex.

Looking at the free space on GoFlex it seems all the old backups are still on it somewhere, but not visible to TM. How can I get those old backups, either through Terminal or through TM? Can someone help, please?

Thanks.

Mani

"Select CD-ROM Boot Type:" error during Windows install

Which version of bootcamp 4.x do I need to install Windows 7 (64 bit) on an iMac7,1 with Yosemite?

Specs: 64 bit Core 2 Duo, 4GB, 16GB Flash, optical drive, Windows 7 install DVD

Everything goes fine until during the install process Mac reboots to install windows then:

1

2

Select CD Rom boot type:

I can't enter anything because keyboard and mouse are unresponsive and I assume the correct drivers were not loaded.

iMac is mid 2007 24" 64 bit (says profiler/other internal monitors). Have downloaded various boot camp versions, followed documented instructions, stood on my head and spit nickels, and still get same error (Select CD Boot ROM type). Made ISO file with Mac Disk Utility (create and change .cdr to .iso) Didn't work either.

After further review, seems that I misread Apple support table which show this model uses Boot Camp 4 for 32-bit Windows 7. Genius - bought install DVD for 64-bit :-o So I guess that's why it won't install.

Going to try suggested method of creating ISO from W7 store-bought DVD on Windows machine just for giggles and see what happens. Then probably go buy the correct DVD for 32-bit :-( Thanks for the info :-)

How do I get an operating system onto a new hard drive?

I will be installing a new 500GB hard drive in my macbook. It is a late 2008, aluminum, 13-inch screen. Once I install it, how do I get an operating system onto it?

What makes an app unique from POV of options -> assign to desktop?

What is the set of things that differentiate one application from another from the point of view of right-click on dock icon -> Options -> Assign To (All Desktops / This Desktop / None)?

I've experimented and haven't been able to hit on a combination of actual binary name / Info.plist values / PkgInfo string that will make Mac OS X workspaces think a duplicated application is different from the original for purposes of automatic desktop assignment.

Automator service: delete last page from PDF with use of pdfsplit via bash

I would like to design a simple Automator service that would delete last page from PDF passed via finder. My proposed syntax for the Shell Script is:

for f in "$@"
do
    pages=`pdfcount "$f"`
    pagescut=`$pages - 1`
    /usr/local/bin/pdfsplit "$f" - $pagescut > "$f".tmp
    rm "$f"
    mv "$f".tmp "$f"
done

My Automator workflow looks like that: The syntax to delete first page: /usr/local/bin/pdfsplit "$f" 2- > "$f".tmp, works like a charm so the error must be with doing the arithmetic on page numbers. I tried to modify the syntax:

for f in "$@"
do
    pages=`pdfcount "$f"`
    pagescut=`$(( ${pages} - 1 ))`
    /usr/local/bin/pdfsplit "$f" - $pagescut > "$f".tmp
    rm "$f"
    mv "$f".tmp "$f"
done

but I'm not getting the desired results. How to construct this service properly?

How to answer security questions if I never did set them?

When I try to buy am app on my iPad mini it says verification required and you have to answer security questions but I never like set them.