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- A security system on wifi from hotspot that runs on 2.4 ghz
- automatically turn iPhone sound off after a certain duration
- Spaces: how to get the list of apps running in a Space/Desktop
- How to pixelate / blur part of an image in Mac Preview?
- Lost keys after formatting Mac HD
- MacBook Pro 16 inch thermal throttling even when temperatures are low
- `open folder`from terminal and `reveal file in finder` not working
- How to clear iPadOS Files cache for files in third-party cloud storages?
- Why are some Firefox windows not cycling through the entire list of windows I have open?
- Bluetooth device connected but not showing up in Output Device
- What Visual Cue Is Available To Show Safari 14.1's Tab Bar Is Scrollable?
- Help understanding Attempting to create AWDL interface for en0 in wifi logs
- Mac OS Big Sur | kernal_task usage is 500% when connected to external monitor
- Make open file 'finder' larger by default
- I placed Neovim in usr/local/bin but getting permission denied
- Too large Other Volume in Container
- How do I download songs in a playlist in Music?
- Is there a way to get Firefox-like-Containers in Safari?
- How fix MacOS Mail so Gmail labels appear?
- Add USB-C ports to an old 2014 iMac
- iCloud reminders (web site) - missing features?
- How do I download all iCloud Drive files to external hard drive using MS Windows?
- caffeinate can't keep display from sleeping
- macOS keyboard shortcut for correcting misspelled words?
- App-specific sound output devices
- Why does a .DS_Store file keep appearing on the desktop?
| A security system on wifi from hotspot that runs on 2.4 ghz Posted: 13 Jun 2021 05:18 AM PDT I am making a security system to protect something very important in my room. Its the ink in printer. I have many enermies and they have done black magic on me so I am tring to fight the black magic by making holy water and taking ruqyah baths with it see the links below for information on:
2)Ruqyah baths. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqklNcAvCRQ 3)black magic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2nUG5eMBus&list=PLv5GL22SuWj-SW-ZdlH62Sl8BMyTv58GI The black magic allows these people to probe in my mind. So there is no point using for example corded locks. These people will go to all lenghths to contaminate this ink so it does not work, My mother is on their side and has the key to my room. Althogth these people want to contaminate this ink badly they also do not want to get caught at it or for me to no they have done it. So i decided i will set up a motion camera in my room, that will allow me to see when motion is detected in my room. As my mother will simple turn her wifi off. so i decided to get a moblie phone to make a wifi hotspot in my room to connect to my phone. Now the problem is that everything works on 2.4 ghz. I think from the internet, its better to buy and andoid moblie than iphone to get a 2.4 ghz wifi, my question is will any of these mobiles do the job: I am not rich so can only get cheap phones. My second probelm is that this phone that make my 2.4 ghz internet in my room need to connect to my iphone 5s. I think this shoud be okay as its sending it to my e-mail account. This is the plan i have but if you can think of a better security system i would like to know. Bear in mind these people can read my mind and are many people and are very driven to stop me for example if i get a pad lock and lock my printer in my suit case which i will also do, they will simple pick the lock.  |
| automatically turn iPhone sound off after a certain duration Posted: 13 Jun 2021 04:15 AM PDT If I'd like to go to sleep with sound playing on my iPhone but have it turn off at a certain time during the night, or after a certain duration, how would I accomplish that?  |
| Spaces: how to get the list of apps running in a Space/Desktop Posted: 13 Jun 2021 03:07 AM PDT Is there a way to retrieve a list of applications running per Space/Desktop in MacOs Big Sur (11.4)? Ideally, I'd like to save the state of apps running in a chosen space and be able to reopen them later in a single space. Is it possible (using Apple Script or XCode)? Where to look for Spaces-related data? Any advice is highly appreciated. Thanks!  |
| How to pixelate / blur part of an image in Mac Preview? Posted: 13 Jun 2021 03:59 AM PDT I have a screenshot of a web UI and I wish to blur the parts that are not relevant to the point being demonstrated, is there a way to blur / pixelate part of an image using Mac Preview? Note: the top ranking google result offers a highly substandard solution resulting in an obtrusive rectangle in place of the parts you want blurred - this is really not the same as subtle blurring that obscures information with minimal aesthetic interference with the look of the image.  |
| Lost keys after formatting Mac HD Posted: 13 Jun 2021 04:01 AM PDT I lost my private keys after formatting my Mac and reinstalling my OS. I only have the public keys and the passphrase. What can I do?  |
| MacBook Pro 16 inch thermal throttling even when temperatures are low Posted: 13 Jun 2021 03:16 AM PDT Sometimes when I start to use MacBook its cpu speed limit stays at 20% despite the low temperature. I use the app "HOT" to monitor it. Sometimes even when temperature is 60 Celsius cpu speed limit stays at 20%. Only after a reboot it gets to 100%. Or it takes a very very long time.It might be inactivity of half a day or a day. But cannot predict when it will be reset. Is there any reason for this? Or is is it a hardware fault. I have tried clean install of OS. NVRAM SCM ..etc all the resets. But issue stays the same. I have asked the same question here as well.
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| `open folder`from terminal and `reveal file in finder` not working Posted: 12 Jun 2021 11:23 PM PDT If you search for a file in Spotlight and command-click the file you expect the finder to activate and show that file. Instead, the Finder activates but only shows my home folder. Same thing in will activate the Finder but with a window on Same thing with several applications that tell the Finder to reveal a file (not all apps: Music will correctly reveal track in Finder). I have tried rebuilding the Spotlight index, checking the disk with Any suggestion is welcome.  |
| How to clear iPadOS Files cache for files in third-party cloud storages? Posted: 12 Jun 2021 09:12 PM PDT I'm currently running iPadOS 14.6 and I don't understand how Files app integration with cloud storages works. I have Yandex.Disk application (think of it as Google Drive alternative) which does have its own "Offline" section, so I can download some files and access them locally without internet connection. I also have Yandex.Disk visible in stock Files app and I can download files from there. The issue is that I have no idea how to delete files which were cached in Files app. For example: when I open Files app and download some 1 Gb file from Yandex.Disk opened in Files, I do see that Yandex.Disk cache was increased in 1 Gb (System Settings -> Storage), however there is no "Delete" option in Files since it shows Yandex.Disk mounted as "Read-only". For now the only way I see to clear that cache is to completely delete the app and re-install it. What's wrong with the Files app?  |
| Why are some Firefox windows not cycling through the entire list of windows I have open? Posted: 12 Jun 2021 10:13 PM PDT I've got a bunch of open windows in Firefox and somehow two of them (this one included which is the most recent one I've opened) are isolated into their own group. The other 8 or so windows will cycle through when I hit the command-~ key, but this window and the other window in its group never come up and I have to use the mouse and Window menu to select one of those windows. After I select one of the windows in that other group, the command-~ key will cycle through just those two windows and ignores the other 8 windows. Are those different desktop spaces? How can I get all the windows to be in one group? (I'm talking about browser windows only here. Each window might have any number of tabs in it, but that doesn't seem to be relevant.) MacOS Sierra, Firefox 89.0 (64-bit)  |
| Bluetooth device connected but not showing up in Output Device Posted: 13 Jun 2021 01:18 AM PDT In order to remove another audio device from my Mac, I deleted the HAL folder from Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/ (This is the advice I got from a quick google search, I don't understand the mechanics of it at all) It removed the device I wanted to remove but now my Galaxy buds are not working. They connect to the bluetooth successfully for a few seconds and then disconnect automatically. Even when they are connected, the headphones do not show up in the list of Output devices. If someone has any solutions, please help me out.  |
| What Visual Cue Is Available To Show Safari 14.1's Tab Bar Is Scrollable? Posted: 13 Jun 2021 01:11 AM PDT What visual cue is available to show that Safari 14.1's tab bar is scrollable? I understand that I can scroll it when there are too many tabs to fit. Other than trying to scroll it and looking to see whether or not it scrolls, how can I tell whether it is scrollable? In some cases, the last visible tab may be partially covered, so that's a tiny cue. In other cases, if the windows size is "just wrong", all visible tabs are fully rendered. Is there a cue I'm missing? Is there a cue I can enable? Is there an extension that would provide a cue?  |
| Help understanding Attempting to create AWDL interface for en0 in wifi logs Posted: 12 Jun 2021 03:34 PM PDT Came across a wifi log today titled wifi-01-06-2021__(the date it was created). I have never seen one of this type before, and I am pretty confused about the first few lines of it: I know AWDL is the Apple Wireless Direct Link, and is used for peer-to-peer, and en0 is my wifi. What I don't understand is what it means by creating a virtual interface, or the MAC address that I have omitted. Bluetooth and all sharing are disabled, and when this happened, wifi was disabled to. I wasn't connected to a network. The MAC address in question doesn't seem to match anything I can find on my Mac, or on my network, though that should be irrelevant given I wasn't connected to it. Is this just a random MAC address my Mac is generating using MAC randomisation, or what is it?  |
| Mac OS Big Sur | kernal_task usage is 500% when connected to external monitor Posted: 12 Jun 2021 09:05 PM PDT I'm facing a system lag issue whenever I connect to my external monitor, even though there is no user process. I have already gone through some of the answers in the stack exchange and did two things as of now.
as mentioned in this link CPU usage is too high with Yosemite and an external monitor But the problem, even after those two changes I can see kernal_task is more than 500% and I'm not able to use Macbook pro at all. Previously it was once or twice an occurrence, now it is happening every time I connect to an external monitor.
Activity Monitor
I have also taken a spin-dump ( 5MB ) and system diagnostics ( 200+ MB ). So I dunno how to share this here. Let me know if any of you need it for analysis.  |
| Make open file 'finder' larger by default Posted: 12 Jun 2021 06:06 PM PDT How do I make this window larger by default so whenever I 'open a file' in any program, it's not super small? I am referring to the window size, not the text size. I have the finder (outside of 'open a file') larger by default, I am unsure how to make this one larger.
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| I placed Neovim in usr/local/bin but getting permission denied Posted: 12 Jun 2021 02:03 PM PDT I'm not sure where to place the Neovim folder (after extracting it). Is the location usr/local/bin correct? I get the following zsh: permission denied: nvim  |
| Too large Other Volume in Container Posted: 12 Jun 2021 10:29 PM PDT My Mac show disk full and realized that I can use only 100 GB (Out of 500 GB). I checked Storage and realized that there are a lot of space for "Other Volume in Container".
So I check diskutil list in terminal and found below
I know APFS Volume disk1s5 and disk1s6 but I am not sure what is disk1s1. It is not visualized it in DiskUtil also. Does someone know how to increase available volume? Or how to delete that disk1s1 volume? Below is the command result from "diskutil apfs list"
Thank you!  |
| How do I download songs in a playlist in Music? Posted: 13 Jun 2021 04:02 AM PDT I used to be able to download all of the songs in a playlist from iCloud at once in Music, but the download button is no longer showing in the playlist title area it used to. It does show next to individual songs that haven't been downloaded, however selecting all and right-clicking now longer shows a download button in the context menu either. The only way I have found to download more than one is to go to the album, and the download button shows in the album title area. Any ideas on how to re-enable the download button? Is this a bug? Note: it does not seem to make a difference if the playlist only contains content I have purchased, uploaded with iTunes Match, or added to my library from Apple Music. Album view with download button visible:
Playlist view missing the download button: Download button missing from menu:  |
| Is there a way to get Firefox-like-Containers in Safari? Posted: 12 Jun 2021 02:12 PM PDT I'm looking for an extensions (or built in feature?) of Safari that does the same as Multi-Containers for Firefox. I need different users/containers to separate private browsing from different works contexts. I found this older post Multiple user accounts in Safari like in Chrome? and tried Google but not much came out of it. Maybe someone knows a hidden gem  |
| How fix MacOS Mail so Gmail labels appear? Posted: 12 Jun 2021 03:01 PM PDT I recently bought a new MacBook Pro, and set up Mac Mail with my Gmail accounts. At first, when the mail was being imported, the labels for my emails listed in the list preview section of the Inbox / message browser appeared. Then, Mac ran an update for 10.15 (Catalina), and all of the labels for my emails listed in the list preview section of the Inbox / message browser disappeared. I've ensured that the 'Show in IMAP' checkbox is ticked next to all of the labels I wish to see as folders in Apple Mail. It shows the mailbox but not the labels for the messages listed in the list preview section of the Inbox / message browser. Any ideas on how to fix this? I've contacted Apple support, but they haven't provided any guidance.  |
| Add USB-C ports to an old 2014 iMac Posted: 13 Jun 2021 01:03 AM PDT All my Apple devices are fairly new and apart from Lightning cables, all my peripherals are now USB-C. But for photo editing I still like to use my 2015 27" iMac that was heavily upgraded. Now this iMac only has two Thunderbolt 2 ports and, obviously, no USB-C ports. I would like to add a hub to my iMac that allows me to use USB-C devices, like hard drives that are mostly just USB 2 or USB 3 anyway. A single USB-C port would be enough. At the moment I keep a spare set of USB-A to whatever cables around but it's getting increasingly annoying. Is there a Thunderbolt 2 dock that would have a USB-C port or a way for me to use something like Satechis USB-C hub on my Thunderbolt 2 iMac? It does not need to be a Thunderbolt 3 port or support PD, all of which would require an active component.
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| iCloud reminders (web site) - missing features? Posted: 12 Jun 2021 04:01 PM PDT This Apple KB article implies that one can create new reminders lists, edit details of reminders set as alert time, change folders of reminders, etc. https://support.apple.com/kb/PH12088?locale=en_US However, I don't see any of these options. I can add new reminders and edit notes, but I can't do any of the other things it states. Is the iCloud reminders web interface neutered now? I don't have the "+ at the top" the article refers to. As far as I can see, the only things I can do on the iCloud web site are:
I don't think there are any other possible functions - ? Was hoping to use iCloud on the web as an interim since the macOS desktop reminders app won't sync with iCloud until Catalina. Here is a screen shot taken on macOS Mojave with Safari 13.0.1...looks the same in the current version of Chrome for macOS as well:
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| How do I download all iCloud Drive files to external hard drive using MS Windows? Posted: 13 Jun 2021 05:24 AM PDT Using Google Chrome on Windows, I am trying to download or copy + paste all of my files to an external hard drive so I can delete them afterwards and downgrade my iCloud drive subscription to something cheaper. I have tried to find a way but I can't seem to find a way to grab them all at once. It also wont let me download the file folders individually either. I also tried opening the iCloud folder on my computer and clicking the little cloud with the down arrow but it takes super long and hangs up my internet so I can't do anything else with it for hours. The only way I could find to do this is to download the document files without the folders meaning I would essentially need to re-create the folder layout on my external, download the document files and then move them to the external drive which would be a pain and really slow. Does anyone know of a way to do this a faster way? Or a way to back up iCloud so I can get to the files that way?  |
| caffeinate can't keep display from sleeping Posted: 13 Jun 2021 01:43 AM PDT I have a fleet of 7 macbook pro's running mac osx 10.10, 10.11, and 10.12, and 3 mac pro's running mac os 10.13 ("high sierra"). On all systems, I have set it to never sleep the system or display. Oddly, that doesn't suffice, so I also use caffeinate to prevent sleep. On the 10.13 systems, though, the display still goes to sleep, no matter what I try. This affects two things:
Since only the display is asleep, I can still ssh in and look around. I currently run my script under caffeinate -dsiu -t 31536000, and when it hangs, evidently I've still got all the proper assertions going: and yet the display is in DevicePowerState 1: Executing another caffeinate -u wakes the display up and puts it into DevicePowerState 4 for 15 or so seconds, then it goes back to sleep and DevicePowerState 1, even if I give a longer timeout with -t. I've also tried repeating the -t argument after each assertion (in case the confusing manpage meant that). To rescue "osascript -e 'tell app "System Events" to restart'", I have to issue "caffeinate -u". "caffeinate -d" or "caffeinate -i" are not sufficient. See my comments at https://github.com/newmarcel/KeepingYouAwake/issues/92 for more details. I guess I should use lldb to get a backtrace from a hung opengl test, figure out what API it's hung on, and then create a minimal app that sets the appropriate power management assertion, sleeps a bit, then calls the hanging API. I'll try to do that when I get a chance. To work around it, I currently have this in a background script: but that's not enough; CurrentPowerState dips down to 1 frequently on all systems (though I think only the 10.13 systems actually sleep the display and hang my tests). Has anyone else run into this? Any suggestions how I can diagnose this further?  |
| macOS keyboard shortcut for correcting misspelled words? Posted: 13 Jun 2021 03:06 AM PDT In a Mac OS X native textfields, misspelled and typo'd words are underlined with a red squiggle. Is there a standard keyboard shortcut that will correct a mispelling by selecting the most-likely correction? This should work in all native textfields. The solution should not be limited to a single app.
It's already possible to Right Click a misspelled word. I'd like a keyboard shortcut to bring up a similar feature, so that I don't have to manually Right Click each word individually. The feature could correct each word, one-by-one, allowing you to select each correction. Or, it could use the best guess for all misspelled words in the document.
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| App-specific sound output devices Posted: 13 Jun 2021 02:10 AM PDT I am looking for a control / app for sound output control which has function that allows me to have selective sound output for any app that plays sound or music. Examples:
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| Why does a .DS_Store file keep appearing on the desktop? Posted: 12 Jun 2021 05:21 PM PDT Every time I delete it from the desktop, I get the same file ".DS_store" created after some time. Is there a reason why this happens ? And can I permanently stop it from being created ?  |
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