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Q: How can I combine two PDFs in Preview? How can I combine two PDFs in Preview?
A: Here's a detailed explanation of how to use Automator. It looks complicated but it only took me a couple of minutes to reproduce it on my computer...
http://www.documentsnap.com/how-to-combine-pdf-files-in-mac-osx-using-automator-to-m... | {
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"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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"question_score": "13"
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Q: Can I use bootcamp without reformatting my hard drive? I would really like to install ububtu on my Mac using bootcamp but it requires me to reformat my disk first. I have programs with license keys that I don't want to loose, or buy another copy of, and also just don't want to go through the trouble of reformatting... | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/815",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"source": "stackexchange",
"question_score": "8"
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Q: Is there an OS X dashboard widget for notes from the iPhone Notes app? I'm looking for a Dashboard widget for OS X that allows you to read and edit notes—the pieces of text in iPhone Notes application and Mail.app. (I.e., something analogous to the To Do Widget which shows the same To Do items that you can access t... | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/818",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"source": "stackexchange",
"question_score": "5"
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Q: What tool do I best use to automatically cleanup / correct / complement the song info of all songs in my iTunes library?
Possible Duplicate:
Is there any features like winamp auto tag exists for iTunes?
Please suggest both mac and windows tools.
Please also tell us about your experience with this tool.
A: I find... | {
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"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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Q: Can anyone recommend a good tutorial for writing (from scratch) a cron-style launchd job? I've got a fairly simple job that I'd like to run every hour. I could do it using cron, but I thought I'd use this to learn about launchd, since I hear good things about it. I've got the man launchd.plist page as a reference, b... | {
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"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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Q: Why does my Spotlight index get corrupted? Recently I have been having an issue where at least once a month my Spotlight index gets corrupted, and I can no longer search the content of mail in Mail.app. I can fix the problem by taking my HD out of Spotlight, and then putting it back in, but it then takes about 4 hou... | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/827",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"source": "stackexchange",
"question_score": "6"
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Q: Why does my computer freeze when I unplug my headphones? Whenever I plug in or unplug my headphones into my computer, it freezes for about 10 seconds before it is able to do anything which is rather annoying. This didn't use to happen though, would anyone know the cause of this or how to fix it?
A: I faced a simil... | {
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"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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Q: Do Macs need to be defragmented? I don't see any application to defragment my Mac (running OS X).
Is defragmenting not necessary for Mac OS X? If so, why not?
A: It's not necessary. For more details than you could possibly want, read Fragmentation in HFS Plus Volumes by Amit Singh (author of Mac OS X Internals: A... | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/829",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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Q: Is there a limit on the number of Macs that can use a single 2TB Time Capsule? I am looking at buying a few of the 2TB Time Capsules for our office, where we have about 20 unibody MacBook Pros with 128GB SSDs.
Is there a limit on the number of Macs that a single 2TB Time Capsule can provide Time Machine backup targe... | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/831",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"source": "stackexchange",
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Q: Automatically relaunch a closed macOS application I have an application that opens when I log in.
Is there a way to relaunch it automatically if it crashes or if I close it inadvertently?
The application in question is Transmission, if there is any solution specific to this app.
In a perfect world, it could even be ... | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/837",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"source": "stackexchange",
"question_score": "14"
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Q: Should I turn my iPad off to replace the MicroSIM? Should I turn my iPad off to replace the MicroSIM card?
A: If by "3g chip", you are referring to the iPad MicroSIM card, then no, you do not need to power off the device to switch it out. However, if you're referring to the actual 3G radio inside the iPad, my advic... | {
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"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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Q: Do any window managers allow me to snap windows to the sides of the display? Can you recommend a Window Manager for the Mac? I would like to have a keyboard shortcut that would snap a windows to the left or right half of my screen.
A: Divvy
Divvy is a little menubar app that
allows you to automatically resize a... | {
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"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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Q: Quicksilver goes straight to text-entry mode On my old-ish MacBook Pro (pre-unibody), Quicksilver has been misbehaving for quite some time. I fire the keyboard command to launch it (I like command-space, replacing Spotlight), and it comes up in text-entry mode rather than selection mode. I can hit escape and QS clos... | {
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"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"source": "stackexchange",
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Q: How can I free up some disk space? I'm about to run out of disk space, and I know I have a lot of junk on my macbook but I don't know how to find it to figure out how to delete it.
Is there an easy command line way through terminal to list my biggest files on my drive? Or is there a GUI program that could help me f... | {
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"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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Q: How can I Open Multiple Customized Terminal Shells? How can I customized Terminal so that when I open the application it opens several shell tabs?
If possible I would like to also have it run a different environment script for each tab.
Example: Run this command source bin/activate which is a Python virtualenv setu... | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/863",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"source": "stackexchange",
"question_score": "11"
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Q: How can I unpack a .deb on Mac OS X without installing it? I have a .deb file that I want to unpack and examine, but not install. I'm currently looking for where i can download dpkg for OSX, but can't find it. If you have a link, please share.
A: ar is already installed on my mac on OS X. So just do
ar -x path/to/... | {
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"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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Q: How can I automate changing the quality of several photos? I would like to be able to reduce the quality of the photos I have in a directory through some sort of automation. One of the requirements is that I cannot change the dimensions of the photo. The way I have been doing it so far is just by
*
*opening eac... | {
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"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"source": "stackexchange",
"question_score": "2"
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Q: What is a trustworthy 2x4GB RAM for MacBook Pro 15" 2.4Mhz Core i5? I'm looking to upgrade memory from 4GB to 8GB on my MacBook Pro 15" 2.4Mhz Core i5.
I've been looking at Mushkin 8GB RAM on NewEgg, but it's been getting bad reviews lately for not working properly with MacBook Pro Core i7. I'm not sure if it still ... | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/874",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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Q: Why am I getting the error "MobileMe does not sync with Microsoft Exchange Server"? I am getting this error message every time a meeting request comes through, but I am not syncing anything with outlook or exchange, so I don't know what to change to get rid of it.
These are my sync settings.
Any idea what's going ... | {
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"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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Q: iPhone accidentally engages FaceTime during call This has happened to me twice recently: I have been on a call when all of a sudden I can hear the other person on loudspeaker, at which point I take the phone away from my face and observe that my face (assumably) has accidentally pressed the FaceTime button.
Is this ... | {
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Q: Safari - Top Sites disappears after another app went rogue A few days ago an app went rogue and leaked memory taking up all 4gb of RAM and more than 8gb of page file space. The result was a machine which was unusable and took about 20 minutes to (eventually) shut down.
After rebooting Safari would not show my "Top... | {
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"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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Q: Do all Safari 5 Extensions work on windows / mac? I wold like to download some safari extensions, but I'm not sure if I should be looking for ones specifically written to run in Windows. Should I be looking for platform specific extensions?
A: Yes, all Safari extensions run equally on Windows and Mac OS, so you do ... | {
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Q: Can I safely charge my iPhone 4 overnight on a regular basis? First time caller, long time listener: I've seen this question asked on a few other sites but with no "definitive" answers.
The Apple website on iPhone batteries is ambiguous, at best, and the closest it comes to answering the question is saying that a m... | {
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"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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Q: How can I contact the owner of a lost iPhone who has a password lock? I want to return their phone, but can't access their contacts, etc.
A: Just ask Siri 'what is my name' and it will bring up the contact details for the owner of the phone.
You can also use Siri to post to Facebook, send emails and just abut anyth... | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/901",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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Q: Can I run multiple instances of Skype on one computer? I am a heavy Skype user - I use it for work and to communicate with friends. Little by little my contact list grew to almost 800 people. It's really difficult to handle my contacts and put them in different lists. Searching for contacts is also not intuitive and... | {
"language": "en",
"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/903",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"source": "stackexchange",
"question_score": "8"
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Q: How can I stop com.apple.launched from attempting to start a service we uninstalled? My office used to use JungleDisk Workgroup service to exchange large files. We've moved on to a new solution and I uninstalled the client according to their instructions, but I noticed today in the Console that com.apple.launchd is ... | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/904",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"source": "stackexchange",
"question_score": "4"
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Q: Push notifications work everywhere but my home network I have an 2G (MC Model) 8GB iPod Touch on iOS 4.0 that has a strange issue. Push notifications used to work just fine, but for the past month or two, I don't get any notifications while I'm on my home wifi network. If I connect my iPod to any other wifi networ... | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/906",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"source": "stackexchange",
"question_score": "0"
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Q: Adding a Second IP Address to an Existing Network Adapter On linux boxes it is possible to add multiple ip addresses to the same network interface.
It's achived with the following command:
ip addr add 128.133.123.83/24 dev eth0
Is there any way to to the same with OS X ?
I've tried to put multiple ip addresses (co... | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/910",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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Q: What's the best server/client combo to remote into your Mac (10.6) from a windows machine? I have a Mac OS X 10.6 computer at home, which I like to remote into from my work laptop from time to time. I've tried using RealVNC and UltraVNC with the built-in VNC client, but I can't get them to accept the adaptive compre... | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/913",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"source": "stackexchange",
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Q: Is there an OS X equivalent to iOS's Remote App? Is there some equivalent to Apple's (iOS) Remote App for the desktop (running OS X)? I.e. some – preferably small – application to control an iTunes instance which is running on another Mac? Maybe some menu extra?
I know there are several "iTunes controllers" (like Co... | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/921",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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Q: iTunes album cover is not the correct cover for that album My iTunes shows the wrong cover image for a handful of albums. How can I correct this?
A: You can look for covers yourself (i.e. on Amazon or w/ Google Image Search) and copy & paste them in the "Get Info" dialog (select all songs of an album, press Cmd-I, ... | {
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"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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Q: OS X Server 10.6 and Fully Qualified Domain Names From the Advanced Server Admin for OS X Server v.10.6:
You must have a fully qualified domain
name for each server’s IP addess in
the DNS system. The DNS zone must have
the reverse-lookup record for the name
and address pair. Not having a stable,
functioni... | {
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"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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Q: External SATA PM (Port Multiplier) Enclosure w/ Mac Mini I'd love to use one of the new Mac Mini Server models as a backup server, but need a lot more space.
Has anybody tried attaching a port multiplied eSATA enclosure to the Mini? This is the one I'd really like to work: http://www.firmtek.com/seritek/seritek-5pm/... | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/940",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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Q: The bottom of my iPhone won't accept touches. Can I fix that? My iPhone (1st Gen) is no longer able to recognize when I touch it at the very bottom of the screen. The only way this effects me is when I have the keyboard up I cant hit the 123, spacebar, or send.
Is there some way I can fix this? I've tried restorin... | {
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"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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Q: Time Machine backup .sparsebundle file inaccessible on new computer I've been at this for a solid 6 hours now, hoping like heck someone here can help me.
I've had a Time Capsule for nearly 2 years, consistently backing up two different laptops in my home using Time Machine. A MacBook and a MacBook Pro.
Last night, m... | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/945",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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Q: CD doesn't eject I have a problem with ejecting a CD. It happened twice in the past few days, CD drive disappears from the list of devices in a Finder and I can't eject a CD that sits inside my laptop. I tried Disk Utility it sees the drive, but the eject option is grayed out. Typing "drutil tray eject" in Terminal ... | {
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"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"source": "stackexchange",
"question_score": "6"
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Q: Is there a use for my old iPhone? I upgraded to the iPhone 3G 2 years ago from the first iPhone and will (hopefully) get the iPhone 4 at some point. I was thinking of just using my old one like an iPod Touch or just keep in my speakers for music. I also considered jailbreaking (maybe it would help me get better wi... | {
"language": "en",
"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/957",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"source": "stackexchange",
"question_score": "5"
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Q: How can I restrict Mac sharing services to a specific network/adapter? I want is to set up a Mac to connect to multiple networks. So far, so good. However, I only want to grant AFP access to users on ONE of the networks, but not the other. How can I accomplish this on (non-server) Mac OS X?
This is probably an issue... | {
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Q: How to stop Safari from unzipping files after download Safari unzips .zip and .gz files after downloading. How can I stop this behavior?
A: In the menu bar, go Safari -> Preferences. In the "General" tab, uncheck "Open 'safe' files after downloading". This will stop Safari from automatically unzipping the files.
... | {
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"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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Q: Making an inactive mailbox active I made one of my mailboxes inactive. How do I make it active again?
A: Under Preferences, Accounts, click on the account and then the "Advanced" tab. There will be a check box next to "Enable this account."
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"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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Q: Why am I having this problem importing photos from iPhone to iPhoto? I'm getting the error
Error downloading image.
iPhoto cannot import your photos because there was a problem downloading an image.
when I "Import All..." from my iPhone. Trying to import individual images I get
The following file cannot be imported... | {
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"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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Q: Access iPhoto photos? If you want to upload a photo to a website from iPhoto, is there a simple way that you can access it, without having to export it from iPhoto first. When I navigate to the iPhoto folder, it just appears as an empty folder.
A: You can reveal a particular photo by control-clicking it within iPho... | {
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Q: How to best move / import my previously received email from Outlook Express into Mail.app? This is a question often asked by switchers (Windows PC -> Mac)
A: On the Windows
Download Eudora for Windows and install it if it's not already on your computer. Eudora can be used for free in sponsored or light mode.
If you... | {
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Q: iMovie on iPhone 4 : How to separate audio How can I separate the audio from an existing video file on iPhone programatically?
A: iMovie for iPhone 4 does not offer the ability to separate the audio from the video of a movie. It only allows one track of audio - either a background song or the audio from the clip yo... | {
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Q: What parts can you scavenge from a nearly 3 year old MacBook Pro? I have an early 2008 model MacBook Pro (17") that went the way of all the earth a couple of days ago. I haven't diagnosed it fully yet, but it appears that it's the logic board that's gone, and if that truly is the case it's not worth it to spend the ... | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/987",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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Q: Remote Desktop for Mac OS X Is there any remote desktop solution for Mac? I don't mean a VNC where one can only manage the computer using the logged user on the computer. I want to be able to use my Mac at home using GUI with my account while my wife accesses the computer locally using her account.
Is it possible?
... | {
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"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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Q: Good resources for those transitioning to Mac OS X from Windows I'm going to be getting a new MacBook laptop as part of the PhD programme I've just started, but have never used Macs before in my life. I'm quite an advanced computer user (running an informal computer repair business for Windows PCs), but I can see th... | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/998",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"source": "stackexchange",
"question_score": "10"
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Q: Is there a way to power up a Mac Mini remotely? Is there ANY way to Power Up a Mac Mini remotely?
Just to be clear, I don´t mean wake up from sleep but boot up.
A: Depending on how your Mac Mini is connected to the internet (wifi, ethernet, firewall, age of the machine, NAT, …) it should be possible to do it using ... | {
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Q: Options for playing music wirelessly from iPod touch and iPhone? What are the options for playing music from an iPod touch over speakers in multiple rooms, preferably with the ability to turn speakers off in a specific room using a remote? I currently have a basic stereo system but it's about 5 years old, only has t... | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1005",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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Q: How to skip system hotkeys when using terminal emacs? I like to run GNU emacs in a Terminal window under Mac OS X 10.6.4.
Unfortunately, whenever I hit a hot key for emacs I often "trip" on an OS X system hot key.
For instance, when I hit ⌃ + space in emacs, I end up opening Spotlight.
Is there a way to "skip" syste... | {
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"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
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Q: Problem with Non English(Farsi, ...) subtitle When I want to see a movie or video in mac os x (with VLC, DivX Player, Quick Time) and want to load subtitles, these video player applications can't load my subtitle correctly show in strange text.
My subtitle language is Farsi (RTL language). I must change some Unicode... | {
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Q: iMovie export to Ogg Theora? After I finish editing a movie with iMovie '09 under Mac OS X 10.6.4, is there a way to export the final product to Ogg Theora format? OR, is there a way to convert an already exported movie to Ogg Theora easily?
A: As part of Dive Into HTML5, Mark Pilgrim gives two options:
*
*Encod... | {
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Q: How do I encode mp4 files with H.264 (or x264) codec in AVIDemux? I am trying to get AVIDemux set up with the X264 codec using this tutorial. The following is what goes down when I get to the ./configure --enable-mp4-output command
Thomas-Phillipss-MacBook:x264 tomdabomb2u$ sudo ./configure --enable-mp4-output
Passw... | {
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Q: How much RAM does the 4th Gen iPod Touch have? How much RAM do these iPods ship with?
The iPhone 4 has 512MB, and older iPod Touch 3rd Gen have 256MB (same as the iPad).
Do the new iPod Touch have 512MB as the iPhone 4 (what I would expect) or 256MB?
A: In a tear down Apple Insider found the 4th Gen iPod touch has ... | {
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Q: How to stop screen from dimming when watching video? After a while being inactive with the mouse or keyboard, the macbook will dim my screen to save battery. I know I can expand the delay before it will dim in the system preferences, but are there any way of automatically disable it when watching video?
It's quite a... | {
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Q: Why Has the "Downloads" folder become Read-Only? Recently my Downloads folder has become read-only. This prevents Safari form saving any file amongst other annoyances.
As you can see from the below image the folder is read-only but I have plenty of disk space.
As you can see in the Info window it not locked. I am l... | {
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Q: What does the dynamic global hostname option in sharing settings do? Can anyone explain what this option does?
A: The short story is this: when you see "global dynamic hostname", you are seeing the control for configuring a mechanism that Apple provides for making it easier to access your computer through a stable ... | {
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Q: Is it normal for it to take hours to delete a Time Capsule "sparsebundle" I'm trying to make room on my time capsule to make backups (it currently tells me it's full).
I got help in this question with how to delete individual backups, but it didn't solve the problem. Even after I'd deleted all the backups Time M... | {
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Q: Finding Firefox bookmarks in Spotlight Is there a program that will allow me to use Spotlight to search my Firefox bookmarks and open the browser window?
A: *
*First, download this file to your desktop: ffmd.sh
*Open a terminal, and run the following:
sudo mkdir /usr/local
sudo mkdir /usr/local/bin
sudo mv ~... | {
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Q: Is there a way to make my MacBook Pro running Snow Leopard hibernate with a keyboard shortcut? Is there a way to hibernate at all?
I know if the battery dies when it's sleeping it hibernates, but is there a way to go directly to hibernate with a keyboard shortcut?
A: Option-Command-Eject is the system-standard key ... | {
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Q: How can I revert the appearance of the close, minimize and zoom buttons with iTunes 10? The new vertical layout is causing me all sorts of grief - is there any way to revert this back to the normal horizontal orientation of the close, minimize and zoom buttons of every other Mac OS X window?
A: Do this on Terminal:... | {
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Q: Why is /tmp a symlink to /private/tmp? Why is /tmp a symlink to /private/tmp on Mac OS X? In other words, why isn't /tmp just a regular directory, like on Linux or BSD? I understand how it works and I don't mind it, I'm just interested in the (historical?) reasoning behind it.
A: I have always wondered the same thi... | {
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Q: I've used my Sony PlayStation Eye with several desktop apps. Why doesn't iChat see it? I have a Sony PlayStation Eye USB camera and microphone.
I have successfully used it on my Mac Pro desktop with several video application (iShowU HD for example).
However, although iChat will recognise the microphone it will not w... | {
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Q: How can I sync my iTunes music library between two Macs for free? I have a desktop system that I use as a server. I also have a MacBook Pro that is my main computer. I've done a lot of organization and cleanup of my music library and have it all on my MacBook Pro.
I'd like to be able to keep the music library on my ... | {
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Q: Custom spaces with external monitor I have a MacBook Pro plus an external 24" monitor. I'm also using 4 virtual spaces. With the external monitor they double, so I have 8 virtual spaces.
What I'd like to achieve now, and I don't know if it's possible at all, is to have 5 virtual spaces. 4 on my MacBook and only 1 fo... | {
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Q: Is there a keyboard shortcut for playing a song next in iTunes DJ? I would like a quicker method of queuing up my songs in iTunes DJ. Right clicking and selecting the option is too slow.
A: You didn't mention what keyboard, but on the Apple keyboard:
F7 - restart current song
F8 - pause/play
F9 - skip forward
Note ... | {
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Q: Keyboard shortcut for accessing address bar in Firefox I am trying to Alt+D on my Mac, but it doesn't take me to the address bar. Instead, the key seems to insert a random character. Is there an alternative shortcut?
A: Cmd+L a.k.a. ⌘+L does the trick.
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Q: iPhone volume - ringer vs. volume? When I'm adjusting the volume on my iPhone, I've noticed that sometimes it says "ringer" as I adjust it, and sometimes it says "volume"; also, sometimes it says "volume (headphones)". What determines when the volume buttons are adjusting the volume vs. the ringer, and what is the ... | {
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Q: Spotlight indexing appears stuck, what can I do? My Spotlight index got corrupted, preventing me from searching messages in Mail.app. I added my HD to Spotlight's privacy list to delete the index. I then removed it from the privacy list so Spotlight would reindex the drive from scratch.
I have done this before with ... | {
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Q: How to install plug-in in Gimp on OS X? I've got the Gimp for Mac OS X installed and working in my installation of Mac OS X 10.6.4. A very important tool I need is the David's Batch Processor plugin ( http://members.ozemail.com.au/~hodsond/dbp.html ) for batch auto-adjusting contrast/brightness/colour for my images.... | {
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Q: What is a good Apple podcast to listen to on a daily basis? If I have time to listen to just one podcast a day or every other day about Apple stuff, which one should I listen to? I know there's a lot of different specialized Apple podcasts out there (i.e. Mac downloads, iOS apps, Apple news, etc.), but can anyone r... | {
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Q: Slow transfer between iMac and Macbook Pro I've recently purchased a new Macbook Pro, and am attempting to copy files over my LAN from an iMac (both running Snow Leopard). I have about 100GB of data to transfer, and am finding I'm getting incredibly slow transfer speeds. For example, an 86MB file is taking about 7 m... | {
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Q: Can I use Air Display on multiple iOS devices at the same time? I use Air Display to convert my iPad in to an extra monitor when I'm not using it. However, I have other iOS devices lying around, too. Is it possible to use Air Display to turn multiple iOS devices in to extra monitors at the same time?
A: Question... | {
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Q: What media formats are playable/streamable on Apple TV? For both the new (tiny) generation, and the last generation, what media formats and codecs are supported for streaming to Apple TV?
How does that streaming work -- is it all iTunes-based, or are there other ways to go about doing it?
A: The original Apple TV (... | {
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Q: Defer Sending Email using Mail.app I'm curious, does anybody have a decent solution for sending e-mails via Mail.app at some scheduled times? I'm badly in need of something like that :)
A: I believe that you don’t consider Deferrersender (web based) to be decent. It’s not, but it delivers.
UPDATE: An alternative, ... | {
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Q: 404s "tracker" for Mac OS X I'm looking for OS X software that can help me track 404 errors on my site.
A: What are you using to watch the stats on your website? Most stats packages that read the logs will give you a 404 report (eg. AWStats, Summary).
If you're looking for a program to run on your Mac to check that... | {
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Q: Can I "hide" the keyboard on my iPhone 4 the way you can on the iPad? When using my iPad to, for example, write an email, I have the option to press a button and hide the keyboard. This is useful for reviewing an email prior to sending it.
Is there a similar feature with the iPhone? If anything, this would seem pa... | {
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Q: What's the default Notes account setting used for on the iPhone? What's the default Notes account setting used for on the iPhone?
Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Default Account (in the "Notes" section).
What does it do?
I couldn't find any documentation in the user's guide for this setting.
A: Each Mail acc... | {
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Q: Can I change the action that occurs when I close my laptop's lid? Is there any way to change what happens when I close the lid of my laptop?
Do macs have the option of hibernating vs. sleeping like PC's do?
If so, which of these is the default behavior when I close the lid?
A: You can also leave the system to manag... | {
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Q: Download Manager for Mac OS X What is a good Download Manager for Mac?
Are there free ones available?
A: I highly recommended you use iGetter it was better than other one.
*
*iGetter
but also can use
*
*Download Accelerator Plus (DAP)
*Folx (free) but can pay money and upgrade it to pro
Also if you can use... | {
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Q: Why does 'uname -m' says 'i386' even if I'm on Macbook Pro on Intel Core 2 Duo? My Macbook Pro is running on Intel Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz. OS - Leopard 10.5.8. My assumption is that all Core 2 Duo processor systems are 64 bit. But uname -m command outputs i386. Why is it so?
A: It's because, by default, Mac OS X boots... | {
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Q: iPod 2nd Gen Replacement digitizer not working So I just ordered a new digitizer and middle frame for my 2nd Gen iPod Touch, wired everything up, and the digitizer is not recognizing any finger swipes.
I have not snapped the frame into place yet as I want to make sure I don't have to tear this thing apart again. Th... | {
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Q: Where can I find replacement feet for my MacBook Pro? I've got a 2009 Unibody MBP, and the feet are starting to fall off. I've lost one and one I have kept in a safe place.
Does anyone know where I can get replacement feet? I looked on Ebay to no avail.
EDIT:
Well thanks for the answers so far, however nothing is ... | {
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Q: No video from Mac Mini, ONLY once OS X has loaded I have an old G4 Mac Mini, running 10.5. It's hooked up to a VGA CRT monitor using Apples DVI-to-VGA adapter that was included once upon a time. Last night, while using it, the screen flickered, and the monitor went to sleep, which is it;s default behavior when there... | {
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Q: Is there a way to always ignore a particular wifi network on your iPhone There is a certain wifi network that am around a lot. It is very slow and pretty much unusable. I would rather just never see it. As it is, it pops up every time asking me to join. Is there a way that I can have that particular network only... | {
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Q: Where are the default system icons for folders and files stored? Where are the default/system icons for folders and files stored?
A: The default icons are stored in various locations inside /System/Library - is there a specific icon you're looking for?
Finder.app (/System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/R... | {
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Q: Dashboard takes few seconds to update widgets I love the idea of the Dashboard, but there's one thing that pretty much kills it for me. When I activate Dashboard for a first time or after some extended period of time it takes it 3-15 seconds to update and actually show me things like time, calendar etc. I have a Mac... | {
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Q: Force a change to a program's key bindings Is it possible to force a change to a program's keybindings? E.g., instead of an menu action being invoked by Cmd-J it's Cmd-K?
The reason I ask is that Cmd-Q in Firefox drives me nuts. I occasionally hit it instead of Cmd-W (to close a tab) & I have to wait for my entire... | {
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Q: iPad case that blocks buttons Does anyone know of an iPad case that blocks access to the physical buttons. I would like the user to not be able to hit the homembutton or the sleep button.
A: there not cases on the market yet, I guess.
But you do can use your creativity and made the case yourself;)
For example like... | {
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Q: iPhone 3GS screen repair I dropped my iPhone earlier today. The screen is now full of cracks but the phone still functioning. Is there any cases of DIY style repair being performed? Can anyone share their repair steps for this?
A: I went through this myself a couple of weeks ago. Stupid tile floor in my office woul... | {
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Q: Where is my crontab file? I want to edit my crontab file to schedule a script. Where do I find it?
A: It should be noted that if you aren't accustomed to using vim (the default crontab editor) then you can specify your editor as follows:
VISUAL=nano crontab -e
A: The OS X way is to use launchctl to run jobs at a ... | {
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Q: How can I add some html to my Mail.app signature? I want to add my company logo and and some juice to my contact information in the signature part in Mail.app. How can I do that with little or no efforts?
A: It's not a huge effort to go through, but it does involve a little effort on your part. I haven't tried thi... | {
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Q: Is it possible to sync Google Chrome bookmarks with Safari? Is it possible to sync Google Chrome bookmarks with Safari?
A: Use Xmarks worked OK for me except for Firefox where it duplicated the book marks each time I used it.
Althougn now in Mavericks or because of a later version of Firefox it works
A: Another so... | {
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Q: How can I change the country of an iTunes account? When I first set up my iTunes account, I didn't have a credit card, so I set it up as a US account, as this was the only way I could create one without a card (and thus use my iPod Touch).
The downside of this is that now that I am trying to add a credit card to my... | {
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Q: How can I check the model of my Apple computer? Is there a way that I check the model number of my Apple computer? (For example, iMac9,1.)
A: System Profiler
In the left corner of the top menu, pick the apple menu and select About This Mac.
In the About This Mac panel, click the More Info... button. This starts the... | {
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Q: Is it possible to reduce the disk space required to install Mac OS X 10.6? I was hoping to install Mac OS X on a flash-based drive I have, but it's only 4GB. The installer tells me there's not enough free space, but it doesn't specify how much I need free.
*
*Does anyone know the exact minimum?
*Is it possible t... | {
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Q: What are the key differences between the Shazam and Soundhound Apps? Both seem to do roughly the same thing. What, if anything, are the relevant differences?
A: Don't know if there are really major differences that set one far apart from the other.
One of the bigger differentiators is that Soundhound claims to r... | {
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Q: I've inadvertently deleted my thunderbird.dmg, does it matter? I've inadvertently deleted my thunderbird.dmg & then emptied the trash. Doh!
Is there any way I can restore that particular file?
I'm running Mac OS X Version 10.6.4 on a macbook pro.
A: If the file is in the Trash, you can just drag it back out. Howe... | {
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Q: Adding MP3s to iTunes 10 doesn't work for some files I have recently upgraded to iTunes 10. I had some MP3 files which I would like to add to the library. In the past I have dragged the folder into the iTunes "Library" section which has added all the songs, but this time it only added the last two songs of a ~20 son... | {
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Q: How do I install an application from a .dmg disk image? I've downloaded Firefox and it's now sitting on my desktop as Firefox.dmg. When I double click on Firefox.dmg it opens up a window with Firefox in it so I can use it - does this mean the application has been installed?
Community Wiki'd the question because I t... | {
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