date stringlengths 10 10 | nb_tokens int64 60 629k | text_size int64 234 1.02M | content stringlengths 234 1.02M |
|---|---|---|---|
2011/02/03 | 170 | 698 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I figure out if a Safari extension is using unreasonable memory/cpu? I'm not really experiencing any unreasonable sluggishness, but I am starting to pile up on the extensions and was considering pruning the most performance draining ones just for good measure.<issue_comment>username_1: ... |
2011/02/03 | 512 | 2,053 | <issue_start>username_0: All my iPad landscape screenshots end up rotated to portrait view. In other words, they are 90 degrees turned the wrong way. It's annoying. No I don't have the rotation lock on when taking them. I am on 4.2, but it has always done this even before 4.2 update. I am jailbroken, so it may be one o... |
2011/02/03 | 1,682 | 5,612 | <issue_start>username_0: I've got a [Goal0 Nomad 7m](http://goal0.com) solar panel. It produces ~7 amps @ <22V DC on a regular day.
The MacBook Air has a 45W charger. The markings on the charger say it runs at 14.5V DC @ 3.1 amps. Unless I'm wrong (and I may be, I'm only a beginning EE student ;) those numbers are sma... |
2011/02/03 | 1,111 | 4,242 | <issue_start>username_0: I usually spend around 3 or 4 hours a day working with and annotating PDFs. I've always used Preview, but there's a few things that bother me about it. Mainly the large icons used when you place notes, which can get in the way in tightly formatted documents.
Is there an alterate PDF reader th... |
2011/02/03 | 671 | 2,372 | <issue_start>username_0: I understand that you can output to one 1920x1200 monitor while still using the laptop's screen, and one 2560x1600 monitor using the dual-DVI adapter.
But can you output to two external 1920x1200 monitors?
I don't care if you can still use the laptop's screen in that case.<issue_comment>usern... |
2011/02/03 | 710 | 2,062 | <issue_start>username_0: A file copied from a NTFS share has become read-only, other files in the same folder are OK.
Finder's Info says in the Sharing & Permissions:
```
You can only read
Name Privilege
myname (Me) Read & Write
admin Read only
everyone Read only
```
ls -l@
```
total 142040
-rw... |
2011/02/03 | 330 | 1,256 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm facing a strange problem where my WLAN suddenly stops working the moment I plug in my HDTV into my MacBook 13" (mid-2010) using an HDMI to DisplayPort adapter.
Any idea why this is happening?<issue_comment>username_1: Bit of a shot in the dark but have you tried a different cable? Maybe th... |
2011/02/03 | 407 | 1,673 | <issue_start>username_0: Back to the screen that asks for SIM insertion and iTunes connection on background. Is it?<issue_comment>username_1: Settings -> General -> Reset -> 'Erase all Content and Settings'. On some devices (3gs and 4) this will only return the iPhone to factory settings (but not activation mode). For ... |
2011/02/03 | 152 | 604 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I make GrowlTunes start automatically when either Growl or OSX does?<issue_comment>username_1: Go to Preferences -> Accounts -> Select your account -> Select the "Login Items" button or tab (not sure what I would call it!) -> Then press the + sign to add a new start up item and select G... |
2011/02/03 | 388 | 1,524 | <issue_start>username_0: When I am watching a YouTube video, the video will pause and freeze for about one second, every 10 seconds on the dot. I've timed it. I have also tried watching activity monitor but it doesn't show anything out of the ordinary spiking. And it's not Flash or the browser in particular, though the... |
2011/02/03 | 1,978 | 6,915 | <issue_start>username_0: This is something I always wondered about: when I leave my charger plugged on the wall socket but not charging anything, is it still consuming energy?
Some notebook chargers have a led that is always on, so I guess it's consuming at least a bit. But what about Apple chargers? I want to leave ... |
2011/02/03 | 1,916 | 6,628 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any global Finder setting for "Keep Arranged By"?
I know I can set it on a per folder basis pressing Option - Right Click:
It is painful having to do this for every folder though...
Jonathan<issue_comment>username_... |
2011/02/04 | 310 | 1,351 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to disable alerts coming from the Calendar app? I am talking about the on the screen pop-ups that come before the start of an event. You can turn off the alert sound in the Preferences, but I don't see an option to turn off the alert pop-up.
(My iPhone calendar is synchronized w... |
2011/02/04 | 460 | 1,812 | <issue_start>username_0: Let's say I have some repetitive work on Mac which requires click menu A, then give some input, click button on and on.
Can anyone easily automatize these kind of tasks with Mac? What kinds of options do I have for it?<issue_comment>username_1: Text file manipulation, image and audio file mung... |
2011/02/04 | 805 | 2,685 | <issue_start>username_0: As of MacOS 10.6.6, there's no keyboard shortcut that I know of for zooming (maximizing) the window.
There's ⌘M to minimize, though.
I made a custom shortcut, defined it on the keyboard preferences pane, but as it identifies the menu command by name ("zoom"), it clashes with other command... |
2011/02/04 | 971 | 3,725 | <issue_start>username_0: I have installed emacs with [homebrew](https://brew.sh/), with the `--cocoa` flag, which makes homebrew create an .app bundle in `/usr/local/Cellar/emacs//Emacs.app`. I have symlinked the .app bundle into `/Applications/`, to make it easy to open. The problem is that when I try setting file ass... |
2011/02/04 | 201 | 868 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to limit Growl notifications to one App only? I'm really bothered by notifications by Adium, Bowtie and lots more but I don't want to deactivate each of them manually.
Something like a whitelist for Growl-enabled apps would come in quite handy here. Any ideas or suggestions?<iss... |
2011/02/04 | 286 | 1,087 | <issue_start>username_0: *The Daily*, <NAME>'s new iPad-only app, has a narration feature where a professional actor reads the stories.
I can't for the life of me figure out how it works. There is a headphones icon that starts it, and then you get a fast-forward arrow and a stop square. But the fast forward arrow just... |
2011/02/04 | 273 | 1,049 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a macbook in clamshell mode that's plugged into an HDTV for display output. Yesterday, I changed my display settings via the System Preferences. However, I inadvertently picked a setting that is not supported by my screen, and now I can't figure out how to undo the change. The screen is ... |
2011/02/04 | 395 | 1,425 | <issue_start>username_0: I bought an iPhone 4 recently. I've been using Find my iPhone but I find it a little limited.
First, you need to have Wi-Fi or 3G to be able to deactivate or send a message. That consumes a lot of battery. Second, if you have only 3G enabled (which seems to be a more viable solution), the acc... |
2011/02/04 | 1,206 | 5,063 | <issue_start>username_0: For a few months my Macbook (white, 1.83Ghz Core Duo, OS 10.6.recent) has been showing the mouse pointer in a strange way. It's as if alternating vertical rows of the pixels making up the pointer are transparent instead of black. The following photo shows it (try squinting a bit) against a whit... |
2011/02/04 | 814 | 3,265 | <issue_start>username_0: I've just upgraded from 10.5 to 10.6.3 and all seemed to go OK, *except* that now no keyboard shortcuts work in any application. The keyboard viewer shows me that the command keys are working fine, and some global shortcuts work fine when I've configured them to (e.g. command-space to produce t... |
2011/02/04 | 261 | 925 | <issue_start>username_0: Are there any free apps to download my entire photostream from Flickr?
Or at least as much content as possible? I want to quit my Flickr account.<issue_comment>username_1: <http://www.malarkeysoftware.com/projects_PhotoGrabbr.html>
This great piece of software will do it.
Beware though, if d... |
2011/02/04 | 513 | 2,135 | <issue_start>username_0: At work we have a firewall that prevents certain outbound connections. But I also have a Clear wireless personal hotspot. I would like to use the work connection for normal requests but for certain requests such as my Mysql app, I would like to use my personal wireless. Is there a way to do tha... |
2011/02/04 | 489 | 2,065 | <issue_start>username_0: This is all that's happening. My laptop, my other mobile and my desktop computer all see each other. But my iPhone just keeps "searching".
Any tips on what to try?
<issue_comment>username_1: Without a jailbreak, iPhone Blueto... |
2011/02/04 | 562 | 2,510 | <issue_start>username_0: One of the iOS apps I use has been crashing a lot more than usual lately, so I'm posting about it on their forum. I've got a bunch of crash logs.
Is it safe to post iOS crash logs in a public place? Is there any PII in them?
I see a lot of hashes in them. Are they completely arbitrary/random,... |
2011/02/04 | 1,780 | 7,060 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Mac Pro tower with a 2 x 2.66 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon chipset, and 8 RAM slots. I have been told because of the processor's triple-channel memory capability that I should be installing RAM modules in sets of three. I do a lot of compiling on this machine and want to maximize all the hard... |
2011/02/04 | 285 | 1,116 | <issue_start>username_0: With Skitch, I often find myself wanting to take screenshots of different parts of the screen, annotating them, and combining them into one image. I could use a separate program for this last step, such as Acorn, but is it possible to do this from within Skitch?<issue_comment>username_1: Nope, ... |
2011/02/04 | 818 | 2,097 | <issue_start>username_0: I just started with <NAME> and <NAME>'s Mac Hacker's Handbook and was doing the tutorials. This includes getting to know things like 'otool'
```
otool -f \bin\ls
Fat headers
fat_magic 0xcafebabe
nfat_arch 2
architecture 0
cputype 16777223
cpusubtype 3
capabilities 0x80
offset 4... |
2011/02/04 | 916 | 3,250 | <issue_start>username_0: Assuming I have songs with lyrics already added to them, how do I easily view them when listening to a song?<issue_comment>username_1: There's no built in way without right-clicking/control-clicking the song and selecting Get Info but you can download widgets such as [Desktop Lyrics](http://www... |
2011/02/04 | 243 | 977 | <issue_start>username_0: I have Macfusion automatically running when I boot, but how can I have it automatically connect to a server? Can't find this anywhere..<issue_comment>username_1: Depending on your version of MacOS, you may be able to use [Lingon](http://www.peterborgapps.com/lingon/) to create a startup script ... |
2011/02/05 | 522 | 2,115 | <issue_start>username_0: It seems that there are two different sleep states on my MacBook:
Sleep State 1:
* Invoked by: closing the lid or by the sleep timer.
* Awaken by: touching the trackpad, clicking the trackpad, pressing a key, or opening the lid.
Sleep State 2:
* Invoked by: Apple Menu > Sleep (or its keyboa... |
2011/02/05 | 395 | 1,649 | <issue_start>username_0: I've deleted the two hash files in the folder /private/var/db/shadow/hash/, corresponding to my login account. Now, I cannot login, and don't have any other account on my Mac with sudo permissions.
Is there a way in which I can reset my password? If not, will it be possible to access data belo... |
2011/02/05 | 415 | 1,506 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Is there a quick way to lock my Mac?](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/64/is-there-a-quick-way-to-lock-my-mac)
>
>
>
I want to be able to lock my screen on Mac, much the way Windows+l does on windows. I do not want to have to put in a password ... |
2011/02/05 | 2,061 | 7,474 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm a programmer, and I find Mac's QuickLook a really great feature for quickly becoming familiar with a particular code base. Basically, I open up a Finder window in the directory where my code files are, I push the spacebar (to evoke QuickLook), and then I arrow key up/down/left/right through... |
2011/02/05 | 748 | 2,884 | <issue_start>username_0: I’m having a problem with podcasts in iTunes. Here’s how it seems to work:
1. I listen to a few episodes of a podcast, rating them as I go. (I use the 2-star rating to mark podcasts for deletion once I’ve listened to them. I use higher star ratings for podcasts I want to keep.)
2. Once I’ve ra... |
2011/02/05 | 329 | 1,117 | <issue_start>username_0: I noticed that MacOS (10.6) makes a decimal conversion for file sizes, instead of binary:
Is there any way to force it to make binary conversions instead in Finder? Because my mind kinda works in powers of 1024, regarding ... |
2011/02/05 | 428 | 1,765 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Macbook, though I assume this behavior occurs on all of Apple's newer trackpads (the multitouch ones where the entire trackpad acts as a button).
For a split second after clicking the trackpad, the cursor won't move (try it!), even if you continue sliding your finger across it. This p... |
2011/02/05 | 645 | 2,656 | <issue_start>username_0: On my old Macbook pro I had a Windows 7 64bit Bootcamp partition. When I got my new Macbook pro I transferred the Bootcamp partition to the new computer with Winclone. Now when I try to boot into Windows 7 it immediately goes to the BSOD. I can however boot into that partition just fine using V... |
2011/02/05 | 158 | 636 | <issue_start>username_0: I suppose you could have it pass in whatever was selected in general in any app (such as text highlighted in a web browser).<issue_comment>username_1: Use Automator. Generate a .app. A keyboard shortcut can launch the app, and Automator knows how to grab the Finder selections, which it can then... |
2011/02/05 | 307 | 1,148 | <issue_start>username_0: Will using a MacBook Air out in the sun damage it at all? Will it affect any of the paint, the screen, distort the laptop's form, cause excessive heat, or cause any other damage?<issue_comment>username_1: It shouldn't. Apple's [specs page](http://www.apple.com/macbookair/specs.html) says that y... |
2011/02/05 | 607 | 2,138 | <issue_start>username_0: Per my [other question on monitoring network throughput](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/5765/utility-for-visualizing-network-traffic-via-snmp), I now have a series of graphs, some of which are distinctly non-obvious as to what they are.
Is there documentation on what every interface... |
2011/02/04 | 319 | 1,497 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to test iPhone applications which you downloaded from iTunes Store in the iOS Simulator?<issue_comment>username_1: Afraid not. The simulator runs on x86 architecture and the iPhone apps are published to run on ARM.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: That is no... |
2011/02/06 | 1,208 | 4,567 | <issue_start>username_0: Suppose you lost your iPhone or it was stolen and with your MobileMe subscription you have the choice of tracking it, locking it, displaying a message or remote wiping the phone. What would you do and in which order to maximize your chances to get it back?<issue_comment>username_1: First of all... |
2011/02/06 | 415 | 1,310 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a way to mirror the display of an iPod Touch or iPad to the Apple TV using AirPlay?
I know I can do it for Applications that support it, but for presentations it's often useful to just mirror the whole display, e.g. when wanting to show something in Safari.<issue_comment>username_1: I... |
2011/02/06 | 585 | 2,269 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a tweak that lets me delete any photos from my iPhone - including the ones uploaded with iTunes?<issue_comment>username_1: When you are in the Photos app, simply press anywhere in the image you are viewing, and the toolbars will appear. On the far right of the bottom toolbar, there is ... |
2011/02/06 | 669 | 2,309 | <issue_start>username_0: This is very similar to [this](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1983/how-do-i-change-the-calendar-dot-color-on-iphone-ios-4) question however the only problem is that I'm running solely Windows OS on my PC. I also only sync with google calendars and that's all. However, it appears the ... |
2011/02/06 | 638 | 2,400 | <issue_start>username_0: When I sync my iPad, iTunes tells me that Video accounts for so many gigabytes of space, Photos another portion, etc. etc. But iTunes also tells me that a whopping 5.5 GB is being used by "Other". What could this possibly be? If it's not video, audio, photos, apps, or books, what's left taking ... |
2011/02/06 | 1,323 | 5,491 | <issue_start>username_0: I just recently got a MacBook Air and noticed that its battery life is much lower than Apple's estimate of 7 hours.
Since it is not the same, I would like to benchmark my battery life right now (while the battery is fairly new) so that in the future when the battery feels like it isn't holding... |
2011/02/06 | 531 | 2,009 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to bind a gesture in BetterTouchTool to the shut down menu that is invoked by pressing the power button on my MacBook Air.
It's fairly simple to bind gestures to keyboard shortcuts, so what I'm really looking for is a way to bind a keyboard shortcut to the shut down menu. You can't use ... |
2011/02/07 | 853 | 3,069 | <issue_start>username_0: Is possible to have [Forklift](http://www.binarynights.com/) open folders, paths, etc instead of Finder?<issue_comment>username_1: Discussion [here](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/5685/is-it-possible-to-run-nautilus-on-os-x) on replacing `Finder` with `nautilus`.
You can add a Quit ... |
2011/02/07 | 355 | 1,066 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Macbook Pro and I'm trying to get VPN from home to work. It refuse to work. I have turned on verbose logging, but how can I read the log ?<issue_comment>username_1: Whether you choose L2TP over IPSec or PPTP for your settings, the log file is located at:
>
> /var/log/ppp.log
>
>
> ... |
2011/02/07 | 412 | 1,630 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to use an antivirus app on my Mac, and I heard that [ClamXav](http://www.clamxav.com/index.php) is a good one to use. However, I'm not sure how to use it.
All previous anti-virus scanners that I have used have two main features:
1. Active monitoring
2. Scheduled scanning
The first fea... |
2011/02/07 | 405 | 1,525 | <issue_start>username_0: How would I assign
* ⌘1 to Music (Library item)
* ⌘2 to Movies
* ⌘3 to Podcasts
Surprisingly enough, these key bindings are not assigned to anything yet, and IMO they would be most convenient ones (see e.g. Mail.app).
I can't see any relevant item in AppleScript dictionary for iTunes…<issue... |
2011/02/07 | 447 | 1,717 | <issue_start>username_0: the free [Find My iPhone](http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/find-my-iphone.html) seems to require an iPhone 4 for setup, even though it will work on an iPhone 3GS. How can I set up the service without an iPhone 4?<issue_comment>username_1: The service is only free to users of the iPhone 4, a... |
2011/02/07 | 318 | 1,350 | <issue_start>username_0: Is the format of Time Machine's backups documented, or standard? Can I extract the files with a non-Mac system?<issue_comment>username_1: It's barely a format at all. Time Machine just keeps multiple directories, each containing complete copies of your filesystem, using hard links to prevent st... |
2011/02/07 | 326 | 1,217 | <issue_start>username_0: I've recently switched to Chrome for developing and have thus started using the build-in Developer Tools instead of my previously preferred Firebug workflow. Just today I found a keyboard shortcut (Command-Shift-I) that jumps straight to Inspect Element rather than just opening the Developer To... |
2011/02/07 | 254 | 874 | <issue_start>username_0: I need a tool/script to synchronize two different iPhoto libraries between two Mac books. By now I want to have common albums with my mother and myself.
Is there anything to do this automatically via Internet or local network?<issue_comment>username_1: `Command` + `Shift` + `C` Will open up the... |
2011/02/07 | 239 | 849 | <issue_start>username_0: I have my Apple TV linked to my iTunes library stored on a network storage device by linking to my laptop. I would like to point my Apple TV directly to the iTunes library on the storage device without linking through the laptop. Is there an easy way to do this?<issue_comment>username_1: This c... |
2011/02/07 | 255 | 958 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a new MacBook Air. I would like to run Wireshark on it. But when I choose capture in Wireshark there is no interfaces to capture from. Doesn't Wireshark have support for the MacBook Air WiFi nic?
How can I use Wireshark on a MacBook Air?<issue_comment>username_1: You need to set the rig... |
2011/02/07 | 605 | 2,613 | <issue_start>username_0: I have noticed a problem with my iPhone 3GS recently. It never goes into standby mode unless I turn on flight mode.
When I have phone mode on it will keep on running something in the background. I haven't been able to locate what it is. I have tried to close down all the apps which are in the... |
2011/02/07 | 220 | 858 | <issue_start>username_0: What iPhone apps can I use for sending bulk SMSs?
Hopefully something very simple to get started with....<issue_comment>username_1: Built-in Group Messaging
------------------------
On any iPhone with iOS 4 you can enable group messaging which will allow you to message a group and for respons... |
2011/02/07 | 797 | 2,568 | <issue_start>username_0: Am looking for a good quality stylus primarily to be used for note-taking apps.<issue_comment>username_1: [wired.com](http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/01/fingers-on-with-the-chunky-alupen-ipad-stylus/) reviewed the [Alupen](http://www.xtand.net/alupen.html) recently:
>
> The weight is good... |
2011/02/07 | 896 | 3,352 | <issue_start>username_0: I just upgraded my iPhone 3G from iOS 3.1.3 to 4.2.1.
* Backed everything up (8 hours)
* Downloaded the update (1 hour)
* Installed the update, and restored everything (1 hour)
Everything looks like it worked… EXCEPT that now, all my email is gone.
I have three questions:
1. How could it re... |
2011/02/08 | 704 | 2,688 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm about to buy a second Mac Pro - I have one in London where the temperature is pretty cool most of the time, but want to get another one for Spain where the temperature gets up to 51 degrees celcius outside sometimes.
What it be a foolish thing to try and use a system that presumably would ... |
2011/02/08 | 1,115 | 4,396 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for a secure and hopefully free remote desktop client that will allow me to interact with my Mac OS X 10.6 machine from a 10.5 machine *that will also transfer sound to the client*.
At a minimum, the software must support a tunnelable connection.
If there is a vetted iPad app out ... |
2011/02/08 | 1,607 | 6,228 | <issue_start>username_0: My impression of the general feeling toward spaces is that it's a good idea that doesn't work very well and so most people don't use it. I do use it and I can't imagine having all my windows open on one screen as being easier to navigate.
I'm interested in any better workflows people have in p... |
2011/02/08 | 652 | 2,466 | <issue_start>username_0: One of the nice features of the recycle bin in Windows is the ability to sort it by the date an item was deleted. This way if you accidentally delete something, you can easily find it because it will be at the top of the list.
Is there any way to do something similar in Mac OS X's Trash folder... |
2011/02/08 | 1,466 | 5,431 | <issue_start>username_0: I installed Microsoft's Remote Desktop and connected to a PC. How can I share files between my Mac and PC?
When I use RDP on Windows, I can simply add a file to the clipboard and paste it inside the RDP window. The same thing doesn't seem to work in the mac version of RDP.
If I try to share o... |
2011/02/08 | 861 | 3,253 | <issue_start>username_0: I change the cover images for the songs in my iTunes library using:
```
Right Click > Get Info > Artwork > Drag-Drop > OK
```
and in most cases the artwork updates immediately. On some tracks, though, it doesn't.
I then tried removing the artwork (so nothing should appear in Cover Flow), b... |
2011/02/08 | 265 | 1,084 | <issue_start>username_0: If I have a router that supports 802.11 N, G, and B, how can I know which one of these my MacBook is currently using to connect to the router?
I'd like to see proof that it's connected using the fastest protocol available, rather than hoping everything is working correctly. For example, the N ... |
2011/02/08 | 2,720 | 9,460 | <issue_start>username_0: Are there any editors or notes applications out there that support Markdown?
I am often having to make notes or documents where markdown formatting would be ideal, and have gotten into the habit of using markdown on a daily basis.<issue_comment>username_1: [nvALT](http://brettterpstra.com/cod... |
2011/02/08 | 609 | 2,126 | <issue_start>username_0: I just got a MacBook Pro for my parents, and I need to get their files from a Linux desktop machine that most likely has either reiserfs or ext3 file systems.
I would like to know if Snow Leopard can read these files if I put the HDD in an external HDD case??
Thanks<issue_comment>username_1: ... |
2011/02/08 | 1,739 | 5,954 | <issue_start>username_0: How does one remove a black border around a video. The input video has the size 720x576 and has the output video should be 720x480. I need to crop away 96 pixels from top and bottom.
I have gazed through this [list of video tools for Mac](http://www.videohelp.com/tools/sections/macos-video-too... |
2011/02/08 | 494 | 1,797 | <issue_start>username_0: In the file system on the iPhone, Photos are located under /User/Media/DCIM/\*
But where should I found Images of "Photo Library" ?
<issue_comment>username_1: User/Yourusername/Pictures/iPhoto Library
Control+ Click on iPhot... |
2011/02/08 | 357 | 1,396 | <issue_start>username_0: My iTunes library, that's shared on our network, has some songs that have a bit rate of 320 kbps. These songs will not play when I try to play them from a client computer - accessing them through the Shared library.
Why won't they play? Is there a work around besides downgrading the bit rate?<... |
2011/02/08 | 542 | 1,807 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for a way to obtain an updated installation media for OS X 10.6.x, currently 10.6.6
I am looking for a similar solution to the Windows slipstreamed installation media and preferably a solution to put the kit on a USB drive in order to improve the installation speed.
Is this possib... |
2011/02/08 | 376 | 1,433 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I change *Terminal.app*'s default shell to `BASH`?
For some reason, my friend's Mac (10.6.6) defaults to using `TCSH` instead of `BASH`. The obvious remedy is to choose `/bin/bash` as the command to open shells with (as below), but then it fails to load `.bashrc` and `.bash_profile` (e... |
2011/02/08 | 790 | 3,006 | <issue_start>username_0: At my job, we get specific emails that need to be responded to right away.
Currently, I filter and forward those emails to my SMS gateway address provided by AT&T (123456789<EMAIL>). The problem is that they result in 16 text messages because there are 4 emails and each one results in 4 text m... |
2011/02/08 | 945 | 3,592 | <issue_start>username_0: My circa 2008 iMac hung up today and wouldn't reboot -- it just hung on boot with the Apple logo and the spinner. I booted the Snow Leopard DVD and ran Disk Utility on the drive. It told me the drive needed repairing but during the repair cycle stopped, and said the drive couldn't be repaired. ... |
2011/02/08 | 1,037 | 3,900 | <issue_start>username_0: This is a follow on to [the question I asked about replacing the hard drive in my iMac](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/7997/how-do-i-replace-the-hard-drive-in-my-circa-2008-imac). The restore from TimeMachine finished and the machine still won't boot. Just the white screen, Apple log... |
2011/02/08 | 477 | 1,867 | <issue_start>username_0: Safari is quite slow when I open new tabs. I get a busy cursor, and I cannot interact with other tabs.
Is there any way to make it faster?
I have a 2010 MacBook Pro, MacOS 10.6.6, Safari 5.0.3.<issue_comment>username_1: First thing to try is to clear the cache and history, and restart Safari ... |
2011/02/08 | 1,021 | 4,193 | <issue_start>username_0: What reasons are there for choosing the case-*in*sensitive version of HFS+ when formatting the primary drive partition? Would case-sensitive not always be the best choice?<issue_comment>username_1: One or other can break applications, case-insensitive is the default however. If you've been usin... |
2011/02/08 | 1,022 | 4,143 | <issue_start>username_0: What do these dashed boxes mean and how to use them?
<issue_comment>username_1: One or other can break applications, case-insensitive is the default however. If you've been using case-insensitive without issues then there are n... |
2011/02/08 | 331 | 1,242 | <issue_start>username_0: I need to automate a screenshot task, so I thought why not use automator?
I found the "Take Screenshot" Action and started to play with it. The problem is is that is sets the file name and when the workflow is ran again it overwrites the prior screenshot. I tried selecting this and renaming it... |
2011/02/09 | 708 | 2,754 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm thinking about getting a word processor for my Mac. The two most popular options are probably Microsoft's Word or Apple's Pages. Before I decide to buy one I need to make sure that it will have all of the features I need. Is there feature matrix which compares Word to Pages and shows which ... |
2011/02/09 | 2,063 | 8,001 | <issue_start>username_0: Switched recently from a Lenovo PC and one thing on my mac bothered me. Headphones plugged into my Macbook pro 13" (latest version) "hum" with static when there is no audio playing. Then after a short period of time, they stop humming, as if all power to the port is turned off. When any sound p... |
2011/02/09 | 611 | 2,166 | <issue_start>username_0: The program Anki saves its data to the Documents folder. I would like to move this folder to my Dropbox folder. Anki has no settings which allows you to change the location that data is stored.
Is there any way to move this folder to another location and point Anki to the new folder via Mac OS... |
2011/02/09 | 1,227 | 4,729 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to follow the directions on [how to create a Windows 7 installation USB flash drive](http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2009/12/-the-usb-flash-drive.ars). I was able to create the drive and when I insert it into a Windows computer, it shows the installer correctly.
The problem is ... |
2011/02/09 | 183 | 761 | <issue_start>username_0: It's MY local personal keychain after all. I can edit other passwords, but not the VPN PPP pasword. See screenshot for details.
<issue_comment>username_1: Because it's YOUR keychain. This prevents someone else from sitting down... |
2011/02/09 | 1,149 | 4,335 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for a solution that would enable me to install Ubuntu and run it as a virtual machine under OS X but still be able to boot directly Ubuntu.
If possible I would like to test both scenarios: Ubuntu guest on OS X host and Ubuntu host and OS X guest.<issue_comment>username_1: People ha... |
2011/02/09 | 482 | 1,979 | <issue_start>username_0: I have always wondered how the orientation/autorotation hardware works inside an iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch.
Originally I thought it was the accelerometer but I don't think it is as an accelerometer can only measure movement and the iPhone knows it's current orientation without any movement.
I ha... |
2011/02/09 | 370 | 1,194 | <issue_start>username_0: I've tried several solutions to enter DFU mode but none worked:
- the Home + Sleep combo
- the DFU program [here](http://modmyi.com/forums/general/488021-enter-dfu-mode-without-sleep-wake-button.html)
Somebody has an idea?<issue_comment>username_1: DFU has always worked as follows:
1. Turn of... |
2011/02/09 | 135 | 444 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I type a backtick (accent grave, or "`") on an European (Dutch) apple keyboard ?<issue_comment>username_1: According to this image from [Apple's KB article](http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2841), it appears to be between the `Z` and `shift`.
![Dutch keyboard layout](https://i.stack.imgur... |
2011/02/09 | 956 | 3,918 | <issue_start>username_0: I am considering purchasing a 2010 27" iMac to replace my 2007 MacBook Pro as my everyday development machine. Ideally, I would like to work on the iMac when I am in my home office and work on the MacBook Pro when I am out at a clients office, coffeeshop, etc. I would like both machines to be i... |
2011/02/09 | 200 | 832 | <issue_start>username_0: Can anyone tell me an easy way to transfer my dashboard widgets from one OS X computer to another? If there was a way to keep their positioning/settings too that would be great.<issue_comment>username_1: Widgets are saved at `/Library/Widgets/` and `/Users/[user]/Library/Widgets/`
If you copy ... |
2011/02/09 | 546 | 2,028 | <issue_start>username_0: (I asked in stackoverflow but repeat it here)
I would like to build a GUI prototype for an `iPad` application. The prototype can use static data (e.g. an xml file) but should look good and be fully functional, i.e. support user gestures, etc.
Obviously, I can program it in `Objective-C`. I wo... |
2011/02/09 | 427 | 1,594 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an iMac with a dead internal drive. And I have it's TimeMachine drive. I'd like to know that the TimeMachine-based data is safe and sound so I'd like to restore it to my MBPro. But not *over top* of my MBPro data.
Is it possible to connect the iMac's TM drive to the MBPro and rebuild my... |
2011/02/09 | 518 | 2,116 | <issue_start>username_0: When viewing a podcasts on the iPod app on the iPhone, there's an option below to "Get more episodes". When you click on that, iTunes app is launched, and you're shown the latest 20 episodes.
Is there a way to view more than the last 20 episodes? I want to download even older ones.<issue_comme... |
2011/02/09 | 742 | 2,925 | <issue_start>username_0: During my work day as a software developer, I frequently have multiple Terminal windows open, each dedicated to a specific purpose and directory. I switch between them on a regular basis.
I'd like to create entirely separate applications for each of them. This would give me several benefits ov... |