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{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1174', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '11'} | stackexchange | Q: How do you find the UDID for an iOS device? How do you find the UDID for an iOS device on Mac and Windows?
A: An alternative for those who don't actually run iTunes (yes there are alternatives) is | to open the System Profiler, access the USB section, find the iPhone on the list of connected devices under the USB device tree.
On the iPhone listing there will be an entry that says serial number. This is not to be confused with the serial number listed in the General -> About section of the iPhone settings. The ser... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1183', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '3'} | stackexchange | Q: Why can't I resolve machine names on my LAN to their IP address? I purchased a new ADSL modem/router last week (Belkin Share), and can no longer resolve machine names on my LAN to their respective | IP addresses under OS X. My Windows machines and VMs are able to do this successfully. If I ping the IP address directly, it succeeds, but if I attempt to ping the machine name I get 'cannot resolve . Unknown host'. My previous modem/router (DLink DSL-G604T) did not have this problem.
If I look at the DHCP leases on t... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1186', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '2'} | stackexchange | Q: iChrono won't install I have tried downloading iChrono, unzipping and installing, but I get the following error message:
You can't install the file "iChrono
3.wdgt" because it isn't a valid widg | et?
The requirements are Mac OS X 10.4 or later, but I have 10.6.4. When I try to install, I get the following error message:
7/09/10 6:46:07 PM Widget Installer[327] Can't open input server /Library/InputManagers/MultiClutchInputManager.bundle
After reinstalling the bundle by downloading MultiClutchInput, I stopp... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1187', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '1'} | stackexchange | Q: iPhone sync hangs on 1st generation iPhone I have a 1st generation iPhone which is suddenly failing to be able to sync with iTunes. It starts the sync process, but then part way through iTunes just | hangs and becomes non-responsive. I have to kill the iTunes process to recover - even cancelling the sync on the phone leaves iTunes in a non-responsive state. The last status message in iTunes isn't consistent - sometimes it's copying an audio file from the phone, sometimes it's copying a video file to the phone.
An... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1190', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '2'} | stackexchange | Q: What apps/programs/daemons on OS X use my ~/.ssh/id_rsa* keys? I recently started using Git with GitHub and thus discovered that I already have a generated pair of SSH keys, public and private. Thi | s leads me to ask: what applications/programs/daemons on my Mac might have caused this keypair to be created? I've never used SSH to log in to another machine.
A: Amusingly, your own question includes the answer. GitHub for Mac uses Git via SSH, and will automatically generate unprotected SSH key pairs (e.g. no passph... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1191', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '6'} | stackexchange | Q: What is the best way to recharge an iPod Touch battery? I wonder how to handle the recharging of my iPod touch ? I've heard that there are some actions to have to be done regularly or actions that | arms the battery (like memory effect etc...)
A: I believe that you’re looking for the info straight from Apple’s iPod Battery’s Page., which contains all the information that you need to keep your battery as healthy as possible.
In any case, as with any other modern battery, avoid excessive heat not only when recharg... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1192', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '3'} | stackexchange | Q: Is it possible to use Time Machine on a shared USB Hardrive? I've a iMac with an external HD derserved to Time Machine. I also have a MacBookPro.
Is it possible to make this config :
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*Share t | he disk on the iMac so that the MBP sees it on the network
*Ask Time Machine on the MBP to use this shared disk for the backups
?
Note : Currently, I use this HD for Time Machine on both Mac, but I have to change the USB connection from one Mac to the other each time I want a backup to proceed.
I'll prefer just to... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1199', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '13'} | stackexchange | Q: How can I ditch iTunes and find a suitable audio player? With the recent features added to iTunes player I find it to be pretty heavy and resources consuming, just to do just what I would like it t | o do, which is play music. It is almost becoming a full OS which I do not like.
Therefore, I'd like to find something lightweight to build some playlists based on the music I have on my hard-drive, possibly free (but not a requisite). Do you have any alternatives which you would like to share?
A: I suggested you try S... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1201', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '17'} | stackexchange | Q: How to stop iPad/Safari from treating certain numbers as 'phone numbers'? I've got some pages on an intranet that show numerical rates to 4 decimal places, eg 147.1453. When these pages are viewed | on an iPad, some of these rates appear underlined and clicking on them causes the iPad to offer to create a new contact, or add to an existing contact. Clearly it thinks that the text represents a phone number (which it doesn't really, as we're in the UK and phone numbers are not formatted with periods).
Is there a way... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1209', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '5'} | stackexchange | Q: Some process is slowly taking over disk space...how do I find out what this is and how do I deal with it? I have a Mac Book Pro, first generation. It is running 10.6.4. I usually keep it running. | I put it into hibernation mode (i.e. it writes the state to disk and powers down) when I need to put it to sleep.
I have a ~100GB hard drive. Now I only have about 3.5 GB free. I've noticed that recently i get the low disk warning quite a bit and when I check sometimes it dwindles down to a few MB. I figured that ... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1211', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '13'} | stackexchange | Q: Will my iPhone show me the date stamp of a photo? I'm I missing something basic or is there no way to see the the date stamp on a pictures taken with or synced to the iPhone?
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{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1218', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '1'} | stackexchange | Q: How do you communicate to a Modbus device within an iPhone application? I would like to be able to develop an iPhone application that can communicate with Modbus devices, but I'm not sure how to pr | oceed. Has anyone had experience with this or are there existing libraries out there for this purpose?
A: The big question is how you intend to physically connect to the modbus interface. If you are bridging to it via wifi or ethernet then the bridge will almost certainly have a command set specific to that bridge, an... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1221', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '1'} | stackexchange | Q: MobileMe on iPod Is it possible to change the default myname@me.com address to by myname@mac.com?
I'm part of a lot of mailing lists with the "mac.com", but iPod seems to send email with "me.com" . | ..
A: If you had @mac.com before and have same name @me.com ->mac.com is aliases of your me.com account
If you have only @me.com account you cannot
A: If you set up that account with @mac.com in the Apple ID section - it will default to that domain rather than @me.com.
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{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1224', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '1'} | stackexchange | Q: Set up 2 FW800 JBOD units as a RAID 1(mirror) I've got 2 GMax external drive enclosures, each one takes 2 3.5" SATA disks (up to 1TB per disk), configured to appear as a single 'JBOD' unit. I use F | W800 out of the MacBook Pro into one unit, and then the pass-thru connector from that unit to the next one (each unit has a pass-thru connector; these boxes really were a steal at the price).
I use one unit as my main 'projects and laptop backups' drive, and the second unit is my backup copy of the first one. I've been... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1225', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '7'} | stackexchange | Q: What's a good iPhone running app with a heart rate monitor? I'm looking for a combination of an app like RunKeeper that tracks my running speed, with an app (+hardware?) to track my heart rate.
I'm | currently running with RunKeeper (to track my speed) and also wearing an chestband+wristwatch (to track my heart rate). It would be nice to get rid of the wristwatch, if there's some app (and chestband receiver hardware?) to combine the data.
I've seen some apps that only do heart rate monitoring, but I don't want to ... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1228', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '2'} | stackexchange | Q: On an iPhone, how can I tell when an accurate GPS position has been acquired? When taking photos I like having my pictures geo-tagged.
How can I tell when an accurate GPS location is available?
A: | Launch the Maps app and wait for the blue orb to pulse which indicates a full GPS lock. No other way to do this from within the Camera app.
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{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1230', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '4'} | stackexchange | Q: Soft ring for earbuds is gone! The soft ring around the OEM iPhone earbud is gone, and now it is painful to use these headphones. These soft-rubber rings don't last long either.
The apple store sug | gested that I buy a new headphone for $30 to fix the issue. Genius!
Is there something available that I can glue in the place where the soft ring used to be? If not, how do I fix this?
My earbuds
New earbuds
A: This video shows how to replace the rubber ring using the end of a water balloon: http://www.youtube.com/w... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1233', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '3'} | stackexchange | Q: What is your favorite word processor for the iPad? I'm hearing some information about Elements and Pages, but I wanted to ask what you're using as a word processing app on your iPad.
I'm currently | using the Notes app, but I'd like to be able to work on a document (mostly just text documents) and be able to save my progress, and then optionally pick up where I left off the next time I'm in front of my office Mac.
Dropbox doesn't seem to let me edit from the iPad, and Google Docs, to my surprise, will let me view ... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1235', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '8'} | stackexchange | Q: How do I stop the "Are you sure you want to open it?" dialog box from displaying when I open an app? Every time I open the "Amazon MP3 Downloader" app (by downloading a new MP3 from Amazon.com in S | afari) I get this dialog box:
I'm used to seeing this the first time after I open a new app I've downloaded, but usually I don't see the dialog box after the first time I press the "Open" button.
Is there a setting somewhere I can use to indicate that yes, I am sure I want to open "Amazon MP3 Downloader" without this ... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1239', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '3'} | stackexchange | Q: Can Time Machine on a server use quota? We have enabled Time Machine on a Mac OS X server (10.6) with a big RAID drive. The server will be used by many users for their backup. How can we set quota | so that every Time Machine backup takes up a limited amount of disk space?
We tried setting quota on the server with edquota but Time Machine on the client still displays all free space on the volume as "free" regardless of quota. Backup just fails on the client with a small message in the log file when quota is reache... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1246', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '6'} | stackexchange | Q: Is there a way to remotely restart Finder (or wake-up the desktop) from SSH? Over the last few months I've found my MacBook Pro is getting increasingly unwilling to wake-up if it's gone to sleep of | it's own accord - not when I put it to sleep deliberately, but when the machine is left for a while and it eventually goes to sleep itself.
I usually run it with the lid down, with a mini-DVI-connected 'main' monitor and then a USB-connected 'second' monitor. Sometimes no amount of keypressing, gently tapping the powe... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1247', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '4'} | stackexchange | Q: How useful is spotlight? Personally, I am happy with Spotlight in the sense I just use it for finding something. But, I'm also not happy with Spotlight, as I sometimes feel it slows down my Mac pre | tty much. Even, I can find all the files that I need to find using PathFinder, LaunchBar, and even with find command.
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*Is there some case that Spotlight shines over other search tools?
*Is there a way to (safely) disable spotlight? I googled to find some tips, but they all require some system change. I prefer so... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1253', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '14'} | stackexchange | Q: What's the best way to sync Chrome bookmarks to iPhone? I use Google Chrome on my Mac as my browser, and I'd like to be able to have access to my bookmarks on my iPhone. Safari provides bookmark sy | ncing automatically, and Mozilla has an app that provides that functionality, but I the only thing I can find is Xmarks which is a) paid, and b) synchronizes with a third-party service, instead of utilizing Google's existing bookmark sync for Chrome. Are there any other solutions?
A: You could give Xmarks a try. Works... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1259', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '2'} | stackexchange | Q: Why my Time Capsule shared drive keeps refreshing? I use my Time Capsule to share files across my machines.
On my MacBook, when I open the shared disk in Finder, and expand some folders, it starts | to "refresh" after a few seconds again and again.
If I click on a file, it loses the selection, and the directory tree disappear and appear, like being unmounted and mounted quickly.
Edit: I realized that what was causing that was some folders with accent in their names (like: Música). Once I removed the accent, this b... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1261', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '4'} | stackexchange | Q: Should I get the new Apple TV if I don't have a digital TV? I have been considering buying the new Apple TV. Maybe the biggest reason is for Netflix streaming. However, I do not own a digital TV, a | nd the only output on the Apple TV is HDMI. I could get a box to convert HDMI to analog RCA but the only ones I can find are more expensive than the Apple TV itself.
I could use a new DVD player, so I'm thinking maybe I should get a Blu-ray player with analog outputs and Netflix streaming capabilities as an alternative... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1262', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '0'} | stackexchange | Q: When will the iPad get threaded email messages? I use my iPhone and iPad to check emails, and would really like to have the threaded email functionality on my iPad the same as it is on my iPhone? W | ill this be available in iOS?
A: That's one of the features of iOS 4.2, which will be released in November.
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{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1264', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '3'} | stackexchange | Q: Is there a way to disable web page auto refresh in Safari? I'm new to Safari ... and would like to know if there is a way to cause Safari to inhibit the auto refresh function that a lot of pages se | em to use these days.
Fwiw, my rationale is to stop large websites - being refreshed regularly - and hence consuming my download quotas. This is common with a number of news sites in Australia - eg. www.news.com.au
I know there are ways to do this in Firefox, but I'd like to use Safari.
A: Sadly (it happens to me too)... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1266', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '2'} | stackexchange | Q: Prevent "Sleep / Stand by" in iBooks Does anyone know how to prevent the iPad from going to sleep / stand by when in the iBooks app?
I'm using the iPad as a music stand with my charts, but while I' | m playing the song, the screen goes black... this (as I'm sure you can imagine) totally blows.
A: I'm not sure how to prevent sleep only in the iBooks app, but if you find yourself in a situation where you don't want your iPad to go to sleep, go into Settings -> General -> Auto-Lock and select "Never". With this optio... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1267', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '2'} | stackexchange | Q: Tools for making Finder easier to use? I need the following tools for Finder.
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*Launch a Terminal from Finder.
*Copy a path information from Finder.
*Make a new file from Finder. (not a new | directory)
Any hints?
A: FilePathCM. FilePathCM is a contextual menu and menu bar item for copying the:
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*POSIX path
*Server afp URL
*Abbreviated (Tilde) POSIX path
*POSIX path for Terminal.app
*HFS path
*Full name
*Display name
*Extension
*Windows style path
of Finder items (files, folders, vo... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1270', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '95'} | stackexchange | Q: Can I see my CPU and memory usage meters in the menu bar? I'd like to be able to view my cpu and memory usage in real time. Not as a desktop widget or window application, but as a widget in the me | nu bar. Is this possible?
A: I made a simple app that displays cpu and memory usage on menubar, free and open sourced. Feedback is welcome.
https://github.com/ningt/iStats
A: I created a free app that shows percentage on the menu bar:
You can download it from here:
https://github.com/joelmora/macos-activity-monito... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1278', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '-1'} | stackexchange | Q: Desktop customization application Are you customizing your Mac desktop? If yes, do you use a 3rd party applications for that? I would like to know which applications you use.
Rule:
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*One applic | ation per answer
*A link to the developer is necessary
A: GeekTool
GeekTool is a PrefPane (System Preferences module) for Mac OS 10.5. It let you display on your desktop different kind of informations, provided 3 default plugins :
File plugin to monitor MacOS X activity with /var/log/system.log, or any file that yo... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1295', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '1'} | stackexchange | Q: Recommended way to remotely control your Mac Mini from your Macbook Pro at home My configurations to access Mac mini (Leopard) from my MacBook Pro (Leopard) at home are:
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*Mac mini: Apple remot | e desktop enabled with VNC viewers flagged
*MacBook Pro: Jollyfast VNC
I find this configuration too slow for my cabled LAN (100Mbit) and I'm searching for a better software solution.
What is a recommended way to remotely control your Mac Mini from your Macbook Pro at home?
A: Is your Mac Mini Intel-based? If so, the... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1299', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '1'} | stackexchange | Q: Shortcut keys mapper viewer/checker available? Is there a tool or method to check what shortcut key is mapped to what?
I used Command-Space for special purposes, after installing this and that, and | changing this and that, when I click Command-Space, I see some black screen showing 'No items selected'. It seems that the Finder or something hooks the key, but I'm not sure.
Any idea?
I find that Key Cue shows the assigned shortcuts for everything. I wish, I can get the same information.
A: Try System Preferences->... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1303', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '5'} | stackexchange | Q: How do I handle HDR photos in Aperture 3? What plugin do you guys use to handle HDR photos in Aperture 3 ?
A: There are two choices available right now:
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*Photomatix
*Hydra
You should try | both and see which matches your “taste” better :)
A: Photomatix seems to be the most well-regarded.
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{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1305', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '8'} | stackexchange | Q: How do I send multiple photos from my iPhone camera roll in a single email? I'm sure I'm missing something obvious, but:
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*From the camera app, I can select a photo, and then hit the send butto | n to create an email with that photo in it.
*From mail, I can't find any way to add an enclosure without having started in the app that owns it.
I want to send multiple photos in a single email.
A: since software update 3.0 you can select multiple photos copy them and paste it as email body, in iOS you can SHARE it... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1308', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '7'} | stackexchange | Q: Whats the last OS X that supported Power PC? I still have an old Power PC machine and was wondering what the latest OS X build I can install on it?
A:
Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6) is also the
first | Mac OS release since the
introduction of System 7.1.2 that
does not support the PowerPC
architecture, as Apple now intends to
focus on its current line of
Intel-based products.
Thus OS X supported PowerPC up to and including version 10.5 (Leopard).
A: 10.5 Leopard is the last to support PowerPC as far as I... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1309', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '3'} | stackexchange | Q: What is the latest version of iTunes that will run on a PowerPC-based Mac? What is the latest iTunes that will still run on a Power PC based Mac?
A: as long as iTunes 10 (newer version of iTunes) | need OS X 10.5 (Leopard) as it's minimum requirement and you can install leopard on your Powerpc then latest itunes that was supported by Powerpc is the last one iTunes 10.
A: The current version (iTunes 10) will run on a PowerPC machine but it has some small limitations (primarily it can not play High Definition vide... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1313', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '1'} | stackexchange | Q: Is there an iPad app like Snagit for marking up screenshots or pictures with arrows, callouts, dropshadows, torn edges, etc.? I LOVE Snagit.
I know that captures can only be done in iOS with the bu | ilt in Home-Power screenshot function.
But I'm looking for an app that will allow me to edit those shots and add arrows, shadows, edges, callouts, blur, freehand circles, etc.
Is there something that does this well, with a focus on annotation? (So I get that I can do this in Keynote an other apps, but since they're no... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1320', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '1'} | stackexchange | Q: Make a link to login items? In the course of installing some app, I came across the following.
Put a link to it in your Login items to have it start up automatically when you login.
How can I do th | at? How to make a link to login items with Mac OS X?
A: To add an item to your Login Items:
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*Open up the Accounts Preference Pane in System Preferences
*Click on your Account and the click on the Login Items tab on the right hand side of the window.
*Click the '+' button to navigate to the application or docume... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1322', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '14'} | stackexchange | Q: Can I open the menu with keyboard? With PC, alt-something opens the something in the main menu.
Does Mac have similar function? For example, is there a way to open View menu as if I click it?
A: T | ry CtrlF2 - that should highlight the Apple-symbol on the main menubar.
edit: The cursor keys and Enter then allow you to navigate, drill-down and ultimately select an item - just as you can on Windows.
also - can't claim credit for this, I learnt it here on the site! What are your favorite Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts?... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1324', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '3'} | stackexchange | Q: Are there any significant differences between two Apple products of the same name but different part numbers (particularly FC371LL/A and MC371LL/A)? I was going to buy a refurbished MacBook Pro 15" | but when I compared it to a regular one added in the shopping cart for reference, I found that they had different part numbers: FC371LL/A and MC371LL/A. I was not sure if the old model had something wrong, so I haven't ordered. Does anyone know any particular fixes Apple has done to the new MacBook Pro line?
Also, are... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1327', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '0'} | stackexchange | Q: Can I SSH pictures directly to the iOS Camera Roll? I want to upload a picture directly to my iPad (without syncing or downloading from email). I want to SSH into my camera roll (/private/var/mobil | e/Media/DCIM/100APPLE), upload an image there, and be able to see it in my Photos app (Camera Roll). When I do this, the pics do not show up. I even followed Apple's naming convention (i.e IMG_001.png).
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!
Thomas
A: Your going to have to change some sort of index file that the iPad uses to... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1329', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '1'} | stackexchange | Q: With Pages '08, can I add a top border to a title? I'm writing my resume with Pages, and I'd like to know if (and how) I can add a horizontal line across the page before every text segment with a c | ertain style (namely, "Header", though that shouldn't matter).
Will I necessarily have to draw a straight line myself, and move it around each time a section enlarges?
A: This is possible in Pages '09, so it probably works in Pages '08 as well.
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*Select a heading in your document
*Open the Inspector (in menu bar ... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1330', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '1'} | stackexchange | Q: Run an AppleScript by using a keyboard shortcut I need to run an AppleScript using a keyboard shortcut. How can I do that?
I think about
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*Save AppleScript in textual format.
*Use Keyboard M | aestro to launch 'osascript' to run the script when the matching keyboard shortcut is called.
What do you think? Is there better way to go?
A: A program like Keyboard Maestro can do exactly as you said, but instead of saving the AppleScript as just regular text you can save it as a script (.scpt) and just pass the p... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1335', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '14'} | stackexchange | Q: iOS 4 - Can I close an app without it staying open in the background? I am aware that after closing an application (pressing the home button) you can enter the multi-tasking tray, hold your finger | down on an icon and close an application properly. But is there an easy way to perform this series of actions with one command? Sometimes I close an app and know I will not be using it again any time soon and would not like it to remain open in the background.
A: If your iPhone is jailbroken, you can set an override i... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1338', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '2'} | stackexchange | Q: un-sync iPhone and iPod Touch I bought an iPod touch first. I registered it with iTunes, gave it a name, etc. All was well, it synced when I connected it, made backups, etc.
Eventually I got an iPh | one. I didn't need to register it with iTunes, it found my iPod touch data somehow. I don't think it ever asked me to give it a name. And the most annoying part, is that it syncs all the apps I put on the iPod Touch with the iPhone, and vice-versa.
How do I separate these two devices?
A: If the two devices are named t... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1342', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '8'} | stackexchange | Q: Can I import my old podcast MP3s into iTunes? The title pretty much says it all.
If I have 25 podcast MP3s, how can I associate them with the podcast in iTunes?
A: In iTunes it's possible to label | items as Podcasts. To do so:
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*Import your items into iTunes if not done already
*Select them all and choose Get Info from either the contextual menu or the File menu
*Go to the Options tab and set "Media Kind" to Podcast
*It will then appear in the Podcasts section using the Album name as a group
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{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1344', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '1'} | stackexchange | Q: Putting a PowerPoint and Video together What is the easiest way to take a powerpoint or keynote presentation and a video of me giving the presentation and put the two together so that they can alwa | ys see the slides and my video of me giving the presentation.
It would be nice if I could zoom into each and shrink the other has I wanted to focus on the slide or the presentation, but just being able to put the two side by side would be good enough!
A: You have several possibilities.
The easiest for you would be pro... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1345', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '10'} | stackexchange | Q: How can I insert symbols on iPad or iPhone? How can I insert symbols like copyright or degree symbols?
A: The above answers are all correct. However, in iOS 5 there’s a new way of quickly inputtin | g special characters.
Simply go to Settings → General → Keyboard → Shortcuts, and tap the + button to add a new keyboard shortcut.
Basically, this is the same functionality that OS X’s System Preferences → Language & Text → Text → Symbol and text substitution offers.
So, get any symbol you want as described in the oth... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1352', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '9'} | stackexchange | Q: Can I use an iPad charger with my iPhone 4? Is there any harm in using the iPad charger for iPhone 4?
A: The iPhone simply won't draw as much through the charger as the iPad would. Certainly shoul | dn't cause a problem at all (and my money's where my mouth is because we just have the iPad charger plugged in these days, using it for our iPad as well as our 2 iPhone 4s - we've been doing this for about 5-6 weeks now without any obvious ill-effects).
A: No harm; you can use it. Straight from Apple (although last up... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1353', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '9'} | stackexchange | Q: How can I make my first generation iPad's battery last longer? What are some of the things I can do to make my iPad (Wi-Fi) battery last a long time once it is charged?
I have the first generation | iPad and run iOS 3.
A: Additionally, your iPad’s battery life will eventually last longer if you follow the Apple’s Advice, specially regarding battery’s temperature.
A: Turn down screen brightness, don't play games, turn off bluetooth. Standard battery life increasing tips.
How much longer do you need it? I understa... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1354', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '2'} | stackexchange | Q: Change from Windows Import to Picasa Whenever my iPhone is plugged in, my Windows7 laptop imports the pictures and videos from it. I want to change this to using Picasa because the Windows importer | creates a folder based on the date and time pictures are imported vs. the date and time pictures are actually taken!
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*How do I change my iPhone default importer to Picasa?
*Are there any issues using Picasa for the picture and video import?
A: When you plug the device into Win 7, you should be prompted with an ... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1362', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '4'} | stackexchange | Q: How do I stop iCal from always asking for a password? I have several (webcal) subscription calendars on my iCal. Two of them require passwords stored in my keychain. At regular intervals, iCal wi | ll ask for my keychain password. Is there a way to set up iCal so that it behaves the way Mail.app does, that is, one types the password once when the app is fired and from then on it just uses it?
My keychain is set to unlock when I log in; the webcal items in the keychain are set to allow any application to access ... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1366', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '12'} | stackexchange | Q: How do I flush the DNS cache on a OS X 10.6 machine? Trying to flush the local DNS cache. How is this done on Snow Leopard?
Using System Preferences and using the terminal?
A: dscacheutil -flushca | che
A: Use
sudo dscacheutil -flushcache
or
sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
In 10.6 the handling of Unicast DNS is now managed by mDNSResponder - dscacheutil -flushcache now just tells mDNSResponder to restart (the second command above).
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{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1368', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '0'} | stackexchange | Q: Anyone have experience with the Netgear DGN3500 or Linksys WAG320N? I need to replace my aging ADSL modem/router, and am considering the Netgear DGN3500 or Linksys WAG320N, as they both appear to h | ave all the features I require (802.11n, ADSL2, Gigabit ethanet). I recently purchased a Belkin Share which also had all these features, but I had to return it as it didn't support Bonjour, meaning my iMac and Macbook Pro were not playing nicely on my LAN.
Does anyone here have experience with the above modem/routers, ... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1370', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '3'} | stackexchange | Q: Consolidating music from three drives to one I am trying to consolidate my music and videos on my Laptop. It is in 3 places:
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*C:\Users\RajMore\Music
*D:\Entertainment\Audio
*E:\Entertainment | \Audio
I want to put all the music in a single location C:\Users\RajMore\Music so that I can carry a single laptop and not have to worry about taking my External HDD or having to remove the D drive to put in my DVD drive.
I have just about 60 GB of music. 10 GB on C, 20 G on D and 30 GB on E. I have 86 GB free on C, ... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1374', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '0'} | stackexchange | Q: Play music from iPhone on MacBook using iPhone 4 dock? We have an iPhone 4 dock (the official apple one, and not the universal one) which I noticed has a headphone connection on the back. Is it pos | sible to connect that to a Macbook (Pro) and play music from the iPhone through the laptop speakers?
A: While it's theoretically possible to take the sound output from the iPhone dock and run it through a 3.5" cable into the input jack in the computer, it's much easier (and better quality) to simply fire up iTunes 10 ... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1375', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '1'} | stackexchange | Q: Create bookmark folders on iPhone or iPad? Is it possible to create a new bookmark folder using iOS? I share my bookmarks between four devices (using MobileMe) and it would be useful to be able to | structure them in a useful way.
A: Here's how you do it in iOS 4.1:
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*In Safari, hit the bookmarks icon
*Press the "Edit" button in the lower left
*In the lower right, a "New Folder" button appears. Press it.
*Type in the name of the folder and hit "Done" on the keyboard.
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{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1376', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '3'} | stackexchange | Q: Review site specifically for Apple products? I am wondering if there is a product review site specifically for apple products?
A: Do you mean reviews of Apple-produced (and only Apple-produced) ha | rdware and software? Or reviews of software and accessories by anyone for Macs, iPods, iPhones, iPads, etc.?
If the latter, there's always Macworld's review section.
If the former, you could combine the RSS feeds for Macworld's Mac reviews + iPod review + iPhone reviews + iPad reviews, I guess.
A: For Apple's mobile p... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1378', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '1'} | stackexchange | Q: Using Spotlight to play iTunes songs causes another song to play after resuming from pause Spotlight allows you to play songs from iTunes. Unfortunately, when I pause the song and resume, iTunes go | es back to playing what it was playing before I used Spotlight.
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*Is there any way to fix this behaviour?
*Are there any alternative methods of playing an iTunes song which I already know the name of?
iTunes Version: 10
OS X Version: Snow Leopard
A: Unfortunately there’s no ‘fix’ for the described behavior that... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1381', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '0'} | stackexchange | Q: iPhone mismatch between settings showing connection to Wifi SSID and 3G in Top left hand corner showing not connected Sometimes the settings page will show I'm connected to a particular Wifi networ | k SSID, but the 3G logo in the top left hand corner still appears and I still appear to be downloading via 3G.
What's going on here - is this a caching issue? A wifi connectivity issue? Is this a feature?
--
edit
This is on an iPhone4 with 4.01 - although I've seen it in the past on an iPhone 3G on 3.01.
A: This has ... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1382', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '0'} | stackexchange | Q: xD card is really slow to read in Mac OS 10.6.4 I am having a bit of a problem transferring pictures off my Olympus 850SW digital camera (maybe it being pink has something to do with it).
When usin | g the camera
When connecting the camera to the computer I chose PC>MTP and iPhoto opens and starts indexing thumbnails. It would sit there (iPhoto says "Loading Photos...") and nothing has happened. The LED on the camera is still flashing.
If I chose PC>Storage then the computer does not react at all.
When using a card... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1384', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '1'} | stackexchange | Q: iPhone crashes Dlink DI-624 router regularly I've got an iPhone4 running 4.01 that is connecting to a DLink DI-624. I'm getting intermittent connections. Sometimes these are resolved by rebooting t | he router, sometimes not. Sometimes rebooting the phone fixes it, sometimes not.
Do people have similar problems with Apple products? What solutions have you found?
A: You should upgrade to iOS 4.1 as it has several bug fixes, maybe you are experiencing a know problem that has been fixed in the latest release.
All re... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1385', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '4'} | stackexchange | Q: Can I bulk delete songs no longer on my hard drive from iTunes? Does anyone know how to do an iTunes windows bulk delete of files for songs no longer on my hard drive?
A: Ipod Cleaner did the tric | k.
A: This link may help you:
http://paulmayne.org/blog/2007/11/how-to-remove-broken-or-dead-tracks-from-itunes/
A: As already said by ghoppe, if you want to delete files that are present in your iTunes application but do not exist in your hard drive (they have a ‘!’ next to them), you can follow his link.
For what... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1386', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '1'} | stackexchange | Q: How can I sync mail older than two weeks on my iOS 4.1 device? In the settings for my exchange account I only see options for syncing up to two weeks back, not more. Is there a way I could sync mai | l that is more than two weeks old?
A: The reason for this is that the Exchange Administrator has used the iPhone Configuration Utility on the server to adjust how many weeks of mail you are allowed to sync. It is not possible to override this value on the phone itself without jailbraking.
A: The limit is set by the E... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1389', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '0'} | stackexchange | Q: Sync iCal on iPod Touch Is this normal that the events I add in my calendar on my iPod doesn't show up on the calendar on my MobileMe account ? Do I have to do something on the iPod to not only be | sync from the MobileMe Account but also push the new events on the could ?
Note : I have Mail set up with my MobileMe information on the iPod. This works fine.
A: Depends what calendar you're adding the events to. In the Calendar app, in the top left, there is a Calendars button which lists all the calendars on the p... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1390', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '1'} | stackexchange | Q: iPod energy saving I wonder if there is a difference in battery consumption between these two cases :
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*I shut down the iPod with no app on.
*I shut down the iPod with an app on.
Is the app | really paused, or is it still consuming power while "hibernate" ?
A: It should be close to the same; when you “suspend” your iPhone/Pod/Pad, all applications are suspended and only minimal services remain on (like Push, music player helper in case you press play from a headphone control, alarms if you have calendar, e... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1391', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '6'} | stackexchange | Q: Equivalent to alt-. in terminal I am curious as to whether there is an equivalent to the Alt-. command on Mac. On my computer it inserts the following character: ≥, instead of showing the preceding | lines final parameter.
A: ESC + . inserts the last argument, quite similar like Alt + . on Linux
see https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/85152/31470
A: You have to change the Terminal’s behavior to the alt key acts as a meta key (like in X11 Terms). After you check that, everytime you press alt + ., you’ll get the las... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1393', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '99'} | stackexchange | Q: Are my permissions for /usr/local/ correct? I’m using HomeBrew for my port needs (seems a bit “cleaner” than MacPorts).
I can install without sudoing (which is great), but the man linking step seem | s to require it (/usr/local/share/man/man3 is owned by root).
A guide I found suggests I recursively chown /usr/local by doing
sudo chown -R `whoami` /usr/local
Is this safe…or is it a Bad Idea™?
Also: are my permissions correct?
$ pwd
/usr/local/share/man
$ ls -lah
total 32
drwxrwxr-x 8 root staff 272B 4 Set 1... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1399', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '3'} | stackexchange | Q: What cool things can you do if you hack EFI I think I'm right in thinking Intel Macs use EFI.
I heard rumours that you can create low-level password protection and even install a shell. Info is spa | rse and limited.
Have any power users hacked their Mac EFI? If so, what did you do and how?
A: Yes, you can install a shell. You can also setup a firmware password, though you generally use utilities that run under Mac OS X to set it up (Apple include's Firmware Password Utility on the install DVD, but does not actual... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1406', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '6'} | stackexchange | Q: How can I embed an image in an Apple Mail signature? I use Apple Mail daily, and up until recently I could have images inside my mail by referencing an external source. However the external source | has since become unavailable, so ideally I would like to embed the images into my mail signatures. I am pretty good with creating the signature in HTML and create the webarchive for it, however have no idea where to begin as far as embedding the images are concerned.
Has anyone actually done this, or know of a very goo... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1409', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '1'} | stackexchange | Q: Is there ANY way to edit, or at least view a MobileMe gallery on iPad? So I have a MobileMe account. (Yes, I know that there are free alternatives; my wife hates change.)
So I post galleries of ph | otos on MobileMe, and then from a computer I can either:
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*Log in to my MobileMe account as the owner, where I can see my gallery, and edit it (delete photos, etc.)
*Go to the public, shared, gallery url, which allows me to view or download pics, but not edit the gallery, just like the folks I share the link with ... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1413', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '7'} | stackexchange | Q: How do I copy PDFs onto my iPad and read them there? I've amassed a collection of books in PDF format (through occasionally buying the O'Reilly Media Deal of the Day), on my MacBook Pro. I'd like | to get them on my iPad, where they'll be more convenient to read. How do I do that? Should I look at Dropbox, and download a PDF reader app? (Do you have one to recommend?) Or is there a better way?
A: I either use the iTunes to iBooks method that Kyle Cronin suggested or use Dropbox if I'm not near my computer or... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1417', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '2'} | stackexchange | Q: LaunchBar/Quicksilver as a replacement of Spotlight? I asked about the usefulness of spotlight here, as I don't like the drag that spotlight causes all the time.
What I found useful in Spotlight is | those two.
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*word lookup : spotlight opens 'Dictionary' App automatically when it can look the word up.
*search for PDF
And one of the answer that I got is from 'Dan Ray' saying "Personally, I disable it in favor of Quicksilver.".
I don't use Quicksilver, but LaunchBar, but it seems to me that LaunchBar doesn'... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1418', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '19'} | stackexchange | Q: Can someone help me read this crash report as a user? How can I read a crash report to get an idea as to what happened?
Sample Sanitised Crash Report:
Process: SoftwareUpdateCheck [16198]
P | ath: /System/Library/CoreServices/Software Update.app/Contents/Resources/SoftwareUpdateCheck
Identifier: SoftwareUpdateCheck
Version: ??? (???)
Code Type: X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [199]
Date/Time: 2010-09-01 21:23:45.353 -0600
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.6.4 (10F569... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1423', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '2'} | stackexchange | Q: Disable podcast chapters on iPhone? I like to listen to podcasts on my iPhone, and there's one feature that really bugs me: when a podcast has chapters, it's impossible to see how far you are into | the podcast, how much is left, or to scrub between chapters. Is there a way to disable this feature?
A: The button just to the right of the podcast title will show you all the chapters, let you jump between them, and show the length of time in each.
The only way I know to show how much time is left in total is to hit... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1426', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '2'} | stackexchange | Q: Opening emacs from TextMate I want to launch emacs from TextMate, I tried the method with OTC in here, but it would be great if I can learn other methods that I can launch emacs from TextMate.
A: | You can make a Bundle with a Command that launches emacs.
Or
You can install the GITMate plugin, that adds Git badges and an Open With… menu in the drawer.
A: I could make a commands to run emacs as follows.
Bundle → Bundle Editor → Edit Commands
It runs emacs with Command-Control-Option R
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{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1428', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '2'} | stackexchange | Q: Running Time Machine only 1 time a day at 02:00am? I must say that Time Machine is pretty useful, and it saved me a couple of times. The problem is it seems running all the times, and slowing the s | ystem down pretty often.
Is there a way/tool to run Time Machine only once a day, say 02:00am. And, it would be better if the Time Machine wakes the Mac up and after it's done with the backup, go to sleep again.
ADDED
I installed and ran the 'Timemachine Editor' as advised, but it doesn't work. I mean, even though I s... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1430', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '2'} | stackexchange | Q: How can I share a Time Capsule connection? I have my Time Capsule connected via wi-fi, and I want to share that connection with my other 2 computers via their ethernet. So basically, share the curr | ent wifi connection that my Time Capsule has and make sure that my other 2 computers can connect to the internet via that Time Capsule's ethernet ports. Thanks in advance.
A: Yes you can. Since the Time Capsule is an Airport Extreme with an internal hard drive it's relatively easy to convert it into a wireless to wire... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1434', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '1'} | stackexchange | Q: Why are Firefox and Safari having problems with certain PDF files on the web? I'm having fits with a certain web PDF document using both Firefox and Safari. Basically the document in question does | n't consist of one big pdf file; rather it consists of a bunch (20 or so) smaller files, one for each chapter or section, and the main page has file links to each of them. In Firefox on a PC, clicking on the link for section 22 simply opens that PDF in the existing in-browser window. In Safari or Firefox on Mac... it... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1437', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '3'} | stackexchange | Q: How can one invoke a keyboard shortcut from within an AppleScript? I need to invoke a keyboard shortcut from within an AppleScript code, later to be used as a startup item (i.e. the alternative to | having to press something at every log in).
A: For example, you can do :
tell application "System Events"
keystroke "c" using command down
keystroke "v" using {option down, command down}
end tell
To press : cmd+C and then cmd+alt+V
A: I get the impression that what you're trying to do is a copy command (i.e.... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1438', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '4'} | stackexchange | Q: Mac OS X Application to Float a Window in Front of Others It would be nice if it was a button you could press on the top right that 'tacked' the currently selected window in front of all other wind | ows permanently (until the button is pressed again).
Does something like this exist?
A: Not built into the OS, but you should take a look at Afloat from Infinite Labs.
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{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1443', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '1'} | stackexchange | Q: iTunes: Can I show all of my podcasts in one view, so that I can sort by date? I have a few podcasts that I just subscribed to that I would like to listen through in order by date.
Is there a way t | o show all podcasts in one list view? If not, is there a way to sort my podcasts by the oldest unwatched episode?
A: *
*Make a Smart Folder with "Media Kind is Podcast".
*Add a column (CTRL+click on column headers) for "Release Date".
*Sort.
A: You can do this with a Smart Playlist.
*
*Click File -> New Sma... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1446', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '1'} | stackexchange | Q: Checking multiple mail folders in MobileMail MobileMail checks my IMAP Inbox periodically and that works fine. But I also file emails automatically on the mail server side to some sub-folders of th | e Inbox. Is it possible to make MobileMail check those too so that I get notifications when new email arrives in those folders?
A: AFAIK. No.
MobileMe only has push mail enabled for the Inbox itself, and even then it still doesn't support live updating the way Exchange does. Ie. If I delete the email on MobileMe or ev... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1447', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '7'} | stackexchange | Q: Software update never completes I have an eMac (PPC G4) with 512 MB RAM, running 10.5.8. When I run Software Update, the "Checking for new software..." process never completes. I have tried deletin | g my /Library/Caches/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate/Cache.db and running Software Update again, with no luck. I have also tried Repairing Disk Permissions from Disk Utility, and that hasn't worked either. Both of those suggestions I got from here
Any suggestions??
A: Try moving the contents of /Library/Receipts somewhere el... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1448', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '1'} | stackexchange | Q: Copying (Drag & Drop) mutliple emails of Mail.app to Finder/Path Finder I sometimes copy (drag & drop) emails from Mail to Finder/Path Finder. But, when I try to copy multiple files outside Mail, I | can't do that. I have to copy one by one.
Why is this? Is there any way to copy(drag & drop) multiple emails from Mail.app?
A: I know your emails from the default Apple Mail application in the following location: Macintosh HD/Users/(Your User Name)/Library/Mail/ - there will be some files in there, choose the folder ... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1450', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '3'} | stackexchange | Q: Why is my MacBook Pro quitting and/or failing to start up? This is an issue that started today.
Last night I shut down the machine. This morning I switched it on and got the initial sound but not | the chime. The sleep indicator light would blink in groups of 3 blinks. I checked the battery. And also tried some tips on the Apple site for troubleshooting a MBP that won't turn on. Anyway, after looking at a couple of forums, I wound up removing and re-seating the memory. Ok, then it works for about 45 minutes, but ... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1453', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '2'} | stackexchange | Q: Why do local network hostnames resolve only in certain cases? I have a linksys router which runs "tomato" Linux and serves as the local DNS server. It runs dnsmasq.
I recently upgraded from OS X 1 | 0.4 to 10.6. Since then, resolution of hostnames on my local network works in some cases but not others. Previously, this all worked as expected.
Here's an example:
tesla:~ cell$ ping watt
ping: cannot resolve watt: Unknown host
tesla:~ cell$ ping watt.local
ping: cannot resolve watt.local: Unknown host
tesla:~ cell$... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1460', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '25'} | stackexchange | Q: Is it possible to merge two iTunes Store accounts so we can share apps and other purchases? My wife and I each have iTunes on our PCs. Originally, I set these up with separate iTunes Store account | s. I was led to believe that we ought to do this because an email address is used for the Apple ID, and we each have one. I'm thinking now that was a mistake?
Here's the problem:
Each of us now has an iPad, and we're each buying apps on our own accounts and syncing to our own PCs. Because of these separate accounts ... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1462', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '8'} | stackexchange | Q: What is the chance that jailbreaking my iPhone will brick the phone? How does it actually work? Does it change just the firmware on the main filesystem? Does it touch the bootloader?
I'm trying to | figure out what's probability of
*
*iPhone jailbreak bricking the phone
*Apple's update bricking the jailbroken iPhone (In the line with those questions, does Apple's update simply overwrites the flash partition with the new one and then applies the backed up data?)
Edit: should probably mention it's a 3GS with ... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1464', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '3'} | stackexchange | Q: iPad and iPod virus? Every now and then my iPad or iPod touch will redirect my to a particular site in Safari. Could this be malware of sorts that has crept on to my iMac and then my iOS devices? I | don't think it's a popup because it happens at random.
For the record, the site is www.wordslife.com/index.php
EDIT:
This does not happen on iMac, come to think of it. I'm using an open access point in a residential area (I usually use one or two) and my devices are not jailbroken.
A: Okay, I think I've tracked thi... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1465', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '37'} | stackexchange | Q: How can I move virtual memory swap files to a different drive or partition? note: This is a question that I asked on SuperUser a while ago. I'm re-posting it here because I think it belongs here.
B | y default, Mac OS X stores its swap files in /private/var/vm/. I would like to place the swap files in a different location. How can it be done?
A: I have been unable to establish a permanent system boot solution, since 10.10 no longer uses /etc/.rc at boot, and the com.apple.dynamic_pager.plist method has failed.... ... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1466', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '1'} | stackexchange | Q: Does Mail support multiple email accounts? Does Mail support multiple email accounts? If yes, how can I set them up?
A: Yes, it does. From within Mail, open up preferences, select the Accounts tab | , and click on the small "+" button in the lower left-hand corner of the window. This will run the "Add Account" wizard to guide you through the rest of the steps.
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{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1467', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '8'} | stackexchange | Q: Dvorak on iPad? Is there any way to enable Dvorak on iPad for apps like Pages or Notes?
A: Kind of a yes, no - the software keyboard can only ever be QWERTY, AZERTY, or QWERTZ. However a hardware | keyboard hooked up via Bluetooth, or dock connector (or USB with the camera connector) can be set to use DVORAK:
*
*Open up Settings App
*Go to General
*Select International Keyboards
*Select your English Keyboard
*Under the Choose a Hardware Keyboard Layout you can select DVORAK.
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{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1470', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '20'} | stackexchange | Q: Why does "Copy" replace stuff instead of merging it? This is started to be really annoying to me
If you have an original folder with 2 files and you copy something into it's parent folder where the | folder name is the same, and, let's imagine you are copying 3 files and at the end you want to end up with 5 files, let's make an example, like:
Original:
~/User/abc/Documents/locale/fileA
~/User/abc/Documents/locale/fileB
Stuff you want to copy:
locale/fileC
locale/fileD
locale/fileE
When you copy it into ~/User/ab... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1474', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '4'} | stackexchange | Q: Tool for lossless rotation of images As you might know, Preview has a lossy rotation feature.
Could you please recommend a tool that allows images rotation in a lossless way?
A: The only true loss | less rotation for images would be a file format that allows you to save the image in its original format, and then specify what angle it will be rotated to when displayed on screen.
One program which can do this is InkScape. It will allow you to import (and embed) an image, and then rotate it. You can then rotate the i... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1480', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '3'} | stackexchange | Q: Why would the iPhone constantly remind for google calendar entries? My wife finds that her iPhone constantly reminds her of google calendar events (accessed via the exchange trick). None of the goo | gle events have reminders enabled. The phone preferences don't ask for reminders. Yet reminders she gets.
A: By default Google calendar is configured to send notifications for events. Go to http://calendar.google.com/. Select the Calendar Details -> Notifications. There is an option 'By default, remind me via...'. Cli... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1486', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '9'} | stackexchange | Q: Where are bash profile startup files? I know that you can have a .profile or .bashrc file in your home folder to customise Mac OS X 10.6.4 Terminal bash startup.
Every time I start up Terminal, the | re is a line that tells me "You've got mail". I am trying to find where this line is stated in my startup files, but can't find .bash nor .profile nor .bashrc in my home folder.
I also read that the global settings file is in /etc/profile and /etc/bashrc, but they don't seem to tell me anything:
/etc/profile
# System-w... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1488', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '80'} | stackexchange | Q: How to move a window to another space without using the mouse? I use spaces for having multiple desktops, but often need to move a program from one space to another.
I am aware of the various ways | to do that with a mouse:
*
*Click-and-hold on the title bar of window and drag to edge
*F8 to show all Spaces and drag to desired location
*Click-and-hold on the title bar, and use Ctrl+# or Ctrl+Scroll Arrow
But have not been able to find a keyboard-only method. I use Linux for one of my primary workstations whic... |
{'language': 'en', 'url': 'https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1491', 'timestamp': '2023-03-29', 'source': 'stackexchange', 'question_score': '5'} | stackexchange | Q: Alternative way to move windows around screen In X (Xfree86 on Linux or UNIX) I could move a window around the screen by holding down a modifier key (the CTRL key if memory serves me correctly) and | move a window around the screen by dragging it from anywhere in the window (not limited to the title bar.) Is there a similar functionality available in OS X?
A: MercuryMover
Although it's a paid-for utility (which comes with it's own PrefPane etc), this is a great tool for chucking around your windows. You can also ... |
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