Saturday, January 22, 2022

Recent Questions - Ask Different

Recent Questions - Ask Different

Apple Script - set the number/email to send the iMessage from?

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 02:52 AM PST

set iMessageService to 1st account whose service type = iMessage

How would I specify the sending number/email to send the iMessage from?

"Doubleclick to minimize enabled" prompt on Mac - how to disable it?

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 02:38 AM PST

In my Mac settings, I enabled doubleclick on window title to minimize. And it works.

But, randomly I get this incredibly annoying prompt asking me if I want to revert to default:

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NO, I don't want to revert, I enabled it - because I wanted to.

How to disable this prompt? It just starts popping randomly :(

Homebrew Apache errors after upgrading to Monterey, how to solve error 256

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 01:21 AM PST

So, this seems to be a relatively common problem, but following the steps other users used to resolve the issue don't seem to be working for me.

I recently upgraded OSX to Monterey on my early 2015 MBP. Currently running the brew services stop, start, and restart httpd return success messages, but navigating to localhost or my virtual hosts results in refused connections.

Running which httpd points to the Homebrew path at /usr/local/bin/httpd

Currently running brew services returns

Name    Status     User   File  httpd   error  256 root   ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.httpd.plist  mysql   started    Nizz0k ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist  php@7.4 none

Brew doctor complains about a deprecated package proj@7, but it's installed as a dependency to some spatial packages I'm working with. It also complains about my Ansible and Postgres config files, but they haven't caused any problems before this update.

apachectl configtest complains about the server but returns syntax ok

I've tried reinstalling, but after completing the process starting httpd errors with

Bootstrap failed: 5: Input/output error  Try re-running the command as root for richer errors.  Error: Failure while executing; `/bin/launchctl bootstrap gui/502 /Users/Nizz0k/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.httpd.plist` exited with 5

Which is a fairly opaque Input/Output error. Following the suggestion to run the command as root, I get complaints about running as root and this

/Library/LaunchDaemons/homebrew.mxcl.httpd.plist: service already bootstrapped  Bootstrap failed: 37: Operation already in progress  Error: Failure while executing; `/bin/launchctl bootstrap system /Library/LaunchDaemons/homebrew.mxcl.httpd.plist` exited with 37

I then did I uninstall deleting the suggested directories, following a reinstall it goes back to the Bootstrap failed: 5: Input/output error

So, this is where I have ended up, a borked Apache install and not being sure where to go next...

A simple, free, secure and forever unconnected to the internet way to get a table of the nighttime periods when I don't use my laptop?

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 10:17 PM PST

In order to get some idea of my sleep hours without buying an Apple watch, I'd like to take advantage of the fact that my laptop is (usually) the last person I see at night and the first person I see in the morning.

Is there a simple, free, secure and forever unconnected to the internet way I can get a table or view of the beginning and ending nighttime periods when I don't use my laptop, except for a click or two in the middle of the night to see the time or to play or restart some music that was already playing from the browser?

Can I run my laptop directly from an external battery at full throttle while charging my iPhone from the laptop at the same time?

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 09:57 PM PST

I would like the freedom to power my laptop from an external battery to avoid very frequent cycling between 100% and 90% (say 2 or 3 times a day) due to my unique work/travel habits.

I would also like the freedom to want to do this and to ask here about it without that one particular user arguing that I should not want to do this nor should I want to have an answer to this question. Thank you!

I've never bought an external battery large enough for a laptop; so I have no experience using them. Googling finds plenty of material on units that can recharge a laptop, but I am not sure if they recharge a laptop running at full power, say doing a numerical calculation while watching YouTube via USB hotlinking to 4G with my iPhone which is also being recharged via USB.

Of course the above scenario is the worst case, but it could conceivably happen on a long train ride after a busy day.

I am often moving around a lot and even on public transportation and simply can not plug in to mains power as frequently as I would like.

  • MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020)
  • 1.1 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
  • Intel Iris Plus Graphics 1536 MB
  • macOS 10.15.7
  • iPhone SE-2

How to adjust screen resolution so image is crisp but larger on an external monitor

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 06:29 PM PST

I use an M1 MacBook Air connected to a Lenovo external display. The display is 24". Currently, everything is super tiny on the external display. If I change its resolution, things will get larger but they don't look as crisp.

On some monitors, when changing the resolution, I get something like a slider that gives me options to get either more content on the screen on more space. But on this external monitor I don't get that. When I get to the resolution configurations, I see the following for the external monitor:

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I would like to get this slider:

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Is there an easy way out? What am I missing here?

sudo ownership and permission changed and shows `sudo: /usr/local/bin/sudo must be owned by uid 0 and have the setuid bit set`

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 01:56 AM PST

I made another admin account in my MacOS Monterey for my programming job. Then I had to change ownership of Homebrew directories to make it work.

sudo chown -R $(whoami) /usr/local/Homebrew/ /usr/local/var/homebrew /Library/Homebrew/ /usr/local/Cellar

When I came back to my main account, Homebrew doesn't work. so I decide to to delete the new account and change the ownership of directories back to my main account.

the problem starts when I ran the following command and I need to revert it back.

sudo chown -R $(whoami) /usr

after that sudo command doesn't work and shows following exception:

➜  ~ sudo vi x.t  sudo: /usr/local/bin/sudo must be owned by uid 0 and have the setuid bit set

here is the sudo permissions:

➜  ~ ls -l /usr/bin/sudo                   -r-s--x--x  1 root  wheel  1246544  8 Dec 10:39 /usr/bin/sudo

I activated the root account to change permissions but it doesn't work. I also reinstalled the OS but there is no success. I tried to replace /usr directory with my friend /usr directory with the same OS but the directory and it's file are read only. I could not change things in Recovery Mode Terminal.

Please advice.

Do apple panic logs contain confidential info?

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 03:10 PM PST

If a panic log was put on something like paste bin or given to a third party, could its contents contain personal info/compromise the security of my system?

Installing macOS on an external SSD fails (m1)

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 01:29 AM PST

When trying to install MacOS on an external SSD, the internal SSD is always booted when restarting.

When I select the external SSD in the bootloader, it only shows that the installation is corrupt. In the MacOS installer there is an option to select the disk on which you want to install MacOS. I just selected the external SSD. There is also a menu on M1 macs where you can decide from which SSD you want to boot from. Just hold the power bottom for like 15 seconds until it shows up. You can also configure a standard startup disk in your MacOS system preferences or in the mentioned boot loader.

I watched some YouTube videos about it and it worked for them. They are able to install MacOS on multiple drives and select from which there wanna boot. I want to archive this to because of my work I need different installations.

Can anyone help me installing MacOS on a external drive? Do you think there is a solution or is this more of a Mac bug?

Can I clone an external hard drive bit for bit, incrementally?

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 02:50 PM PST

I have an external USB hard drive with many encrypted APFS volumes on it.

I have a second identical external USB hard drive.

Is there a macOS program that lets me clone the first to the second without mounting the encrypted volumes, and in a incremental way (e.g. subsequent copies only copy the changes)?

I think all macOS based back up programs are like rsync in that they operate on the files (not on disk's).

Disk Util has "Restore", but this copies a lot of data if I have only changed a few bytes.

MBP with Separate Bluetooth Module

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 08:22 PM PST

I have a MacBook Pro 13.3" - Mid 2017 (A1708). I've been told by my local Mac repairer that this model has a separate bluetooth module (from the main wifi board) & that it's near impossible to fix or replace & would be 'horrendously expensive' to do so. This essentially means the value of my MBP has dropped considerably (I was in the process of selling it to upgrade). I know you can use a bluetooth dongle but that doesn't help or improve the sell price. Very disappointed as it's my first Mac. Not sure that I want to buy another Mac now.

Does the Magic Keyboard with Touch ID work like a regular keyboard with T2 chip Macbooks?

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 11:43 PM PST

The Magic Keyboard with Touch ID requires Macbooks with Apple Silicon to exploit the Touch ID feature but does the keyboard work like a normal keyboard with an T2 chip Macbook? The idea is to buy it to use with an Intel Macbook and future proof it in case I purchase an Apple Silicon mac in the future.

How do I reset/clear my external display settings(refresh rate)

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 07:18 PM PST

I set my external display's refresh rate from 60Hz to 25Hz(In the state of closing the MBP). Then when I connect my external monitor, the external monitor shows that the input is not supported.Since nothing can be displayed, I don't know how to reset the refresh rate.

MacBook pro 2018 macOS Monterey 12.0.1

macos Catalina "Cannot connect to app store" popup

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 03:56 PM PST

I see this general issue has been asked about a number of times, but none of them appear to be exactly the same as in my case. The problem enters if I try to use a link to Apple One services, such as one.apple.com. If I do that, I get the popup below and I don't know what else to be looking for here. 2018 MBP running Catalina (10.15.7). I've tried every "solution" I can find online. All other network functionality is normal.

Cannot connect to app store

No other Apple services seem to be impacted. Music works fine, iCloud seems fine, In fact the store itself even seems to work fine, I see no problems.

Things I have tried/verified:

  1. This is not a general network connectivity problem.
  2. Apple's services are running fine.
  3. As per this article, the problem is not with my DNS settings, keychain certificates, or proxy settings, and a reboot changed nothing.
  4. As per this article, the problem is not related to my system time or timezone, not changed by logging out/in, not fixed by clearing cache files, and not related to firewall (disabled).

These seem to be the same "solutions" everyone lists everywhere but none have helped me. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Chrome on macOS fullscreen shortcut unexpectedly changed

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 11:52 PM PST

I know for sure I didn't change it but somehow my Chrome browser's shortcut to enter or exit fullscreen mode has been changed to this combo (instead of Ctrl+Cmd+F).

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I've looked and found some answers but I don't want to set a custom keyboard shortcut like the answers suggested. I've restarted my Mac, reinstalled Chrome but the problem persists.

It seems like there was an operation or app at some point changed the shortcut without my knowledge.

macOS 12.1
Chrome Version 97.0.4692.71 (Official Build) (arm64)

Apple Mail not deleting mail off cPanel server

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 10:01 PM PST

My cPanel mail account has maxed out at 20GB (yep). I've spent half a day trying to work out what's clogging it up. I've gone through and purged thousands of emails, so my Trash is empty on the MacBook and also on the Roundcube web interface, but I can't for the life of me see where there are 40K emails that Roundcube/cPanel reckons is there. I've done the Mailbox > Erase Deleted Items thing and that hasn't done anything. I rang up support who were useless and just explained the obvious back to me. Any other ideas? Its driving me nuts.

ps. I've just hit the Rebuild option and now its downloading 40K messages. I'll leave it on overnight and see what garbage it downloads but its just a complete mystery what is behind it, and I have to see what the 40K is so I can deleted it.

I do get an enormous amount of spam that I delete regularly but I suspect the deleted mail is not being cleared from the cPanel server and remains hidden from view in the backend somewhere.

Is there a medium power adapter for MacBook chargers?

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 08:09 PM PST

Apple's power adapter allows you to change the "input" from either the default 1-inch "short" attachment:

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... or a "long" 1.8m Power Adapter Extension Cable:

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I'm looking for something in between these two:

  1. On one end, it should still connect to that round part of the Apple charger:

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  1. On the other end, it should connect to either a 2-prong or 3-prong wall socket:

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  1. It should be at least a little bit longer than the "short" attachment such that it can access hard-to reach outlets without blocking the other outlets. (Right now the short attachment is often hard to use with certain wall outlets where there isn't much access beyond a thin cable.)

  2. It should be shorter, and less rigid than the "long" extension cord so that it can easily fit in small backpack. (Right now the large extension cord is very bulky and hard to carry while traveling.)

Are there any 3rd party (or Apple-made) attachments like this, or are these two our only options?

Note that even if the cord length is as short as 6 inches, it would likely fit the solution I'm looking for.

How to connect 2nd monitor to iMac 2020 without usb-c?

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 06:27 PM PST

My iMac 2020 reboots when 2nd monitor is connected via USB-c. I've been through apple support so many times! I gave my iMac to Apple Genius etc. Nobody at Apple is willing to admit that iMac has a malfunction. I've been struggling with it for over 8 months and I know for a fact that it reboots only when I connect any 2nd monitor! Apple thinks I should go to the monitor's manufacturer or to Adobe (since I use Photoshop). I know that this monitor works great with other computers and it's not the only monitor I tried with my iMac. But only my iMac reboots. So support essentially is useless for me and I have to deal with it by myself.

So I wonder is there any other way I can use a second monitor apart from connecting it via USB-c? Is it possible to use a Bluetooth dongle to my second monitor? Are there any other ways?

Here is one of the crash logs:

panic(cpu 1 caller 0xfffffff023abfa08): x86 CPU CATERR detected  Debugger message: panic  Memory ID: 0x6  OS release type: User  OS version: 18P4663  macOS version: 20F71  Kernel version: Darwin Kernel Version 20.5.0: Fri May  7 22:04:14 PDT 2021; root:xnu-7195.121.3~8/RELEASE_ARM64_T8010  Kernel UUID: 7A04D40F-4E77-350D-B90A-DBD2A19DB08D  iBoot version: iBoot-6723.120.36  secure boot?: YES  x86 EFI Boot State: 0xe  x86 System State: 0x0  x86 Power State: 0x0  x86 Shutdown Cause: 0x1  x86 Previous Power Transitions: 0x20002000200  PCIeUp link state: 0x94721614  Paniclog version: 13  Kernel slide:      0x000000001bbb4000  Kernel text base:  0xfffffff022bb8000  mach_absolute_time: 0x2cbaf4d2c7c  Epoch Time:        sec       usec    Boot    : 0x60c31b28 0x0002c451    Sleep   : 0x60c7a3e2 0x00085b10    Wake    : 0x60c7a41b 0x000479aa    Calendar: 0x60c7cbe6 0x000caebf    Panicked task 0xffffffe199ffc630: 2882 pages, 189 threads: pid 0: kernel_task  Panicked thread: 0xffffffe19a0f2c00, backtrace: 0xffffffe804713700, tid: 365            lr: 0xfffffff0232b349c  fp: 0xffffffe804713750            lr: 0xfffffff0232b32f4  fp: 0xffffffe8047137c0            lr: 0xfffffff0233dedf0  fp: 0xffffffe804713890            lr: 0xfffffff0238d95fc  fp: 0xffffffe8047138a0            lr: 0xfffffff0232b3028  fp: 0xffffffe804713c20            lr: 0xfffffff0232b3028  fp: 0xffffffe804713c80            lr: 0xfffffff02421b200  fp: 0xffffffe804713ca0            lr: 0xfffffff023abfa08  fp: 0xffffffe804713cd0            lr: 0xfffffff023aadd98  fp: 0xffffffe804713d30            lr: 0xfffffff023aafc94  fp: 0xffffffe804713dc0            lr: 0xfffffff023aad43c  fp: 0xffffffe804713e50            lr: 0xfffffff0239b20fc  fp: 0xffffffe804713e80            lr: 0xfffffff02382e010  fp: 0xffffffe804713ec0            lr: 0xfffffff02382d890  fp: 0xffffffe804713f00            lr: 0xfffffff0238e45a0  fp: 0x0000000000000000

Using command line to activate Switch Control

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 12:02 AM PST

To activate Switch Control in Settings, I click the checkbox located in Accessibility -> Switch Control -> Enable Switch Control (at least in Catalina). If I want a program to open Switch Control and automate that process, I have to navigate through the System Preferences app (which I could do with AppleScript). It would be nice if there were a command I could run in the terminal to directly open the Switch Control Panel application. I couldn't find one in my research.

What I tried:

I followed the instructions in this answer. If it had worked as I wanted it to, I could have changed the "Switch Control" setting by editing its corresponding .plist file (sudo defaults write). When I tried this approach with the example provided in the answer (changing "Display Login Window as:" from "List of users" to "Name and password") it worked well. It didn't work when I tested it by changing the "Enable Switch Control" setting.

Following the instructions, I made a copy of the preferences folder and the enclosed plist setting files:

$ sudo cp -r /Library/Preferences before

After changing the Switch Control setting and exiting System Preferences, I made a new copy:

$ sudo cp -r /Library/Preferences after

Next, to see which files changed, I tried:

$ sudo diff -ur before after

which doesn't return any "Binary files differ" messages.

I then tried to use the Activity Monitor to find out what programs run when "Enable Switch Control" is on. I found a running application named Assistive Control (AssistiveControl in Activity Monitor).

I ran $ ps aux and I found this under the COMMAND column:

/System/Library/Input Methods/Assistive Control.app/Contents/MacOS/Assistive Control launchd -s

When I try running the command with Switch Control off in System Preferences, it doesn't do anything. When I try the command when Switch Control is on, I get this error: invalid mode 'kCFRunLoopCommonModes' provided to CFRunLoopRunSpecific - break on _CFRunLoopError_RunCalledWithInvalidMode to debug. This message will only appear once per execution.

How can I use the command line to activate Switch Control?

It would be great if someone could help me out or give me suggestions.

iOS 14 how to use "Open Wallet" and "Open Apple Card card" in automation and script

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 06:04 PM PST

Does anyone have an example or some pointers on using iOS 14 automation, shortcuts and scripting to open the wallet app and retrieve data from Apple Card?

Prevent Safari from opening minimized window

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 09:53 PM PST

When I'm doing research for a project I'll have one window with lots of tabs. When I'm doing other work, I like to minimize that window to save it for later.

What bothers me mightily is that I now have to always keep another Safari window non-minimized so that the minimized window(s) won't suddenly be maximised again when clicking a link in another application or wanting a new Safari window by clicking the app icon. I want that minimized project window to always stay minimized unless I actively bring it forward.

Is there a way that Safari can treat that minimized window as "locked" in the dock? That it won't be maximized when I click a link in another application or click the Safari dock icon?

I like this way of working with multiple windows, but I hate the fact that I can't really close the active non-minimized window I'm now working in because it will make the minimized window reappear at some point.

Face time in a middle east version of iPhone in India

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 12:48 AM PST

I am planning to buy an iPhone 12 pro for my brother who is in Dubai now. But after a few months, he will go back to India.

Middle East version of the iPhone doesn't have face time installed by default because it is not supported in UAE. But, If he takes his iPhone to India, can he install and use the face time in India? We buy only the unlocked version.

I checked with the iPhone customer care. They say, "it is completely based on the carrier you are using". If I ask my service provider they are asking me to check with iPhone support.

Any suggestions?

Apple Watch pinged a phone that is not mine. Why, how do I replicate, and how do I avoid?

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 05:02 PM PST

This morning I used my Apple Watch to locate my iPhone. Swipe up, tap the phone icon, and somewhere in the caverns of my couch a phone chimes. After flipping cushions and digging through crevices, I disassembled the entire couch with a sawzall and found my wife's phone. (Which made me question whether my hearing was off, so I pressed the button again, and it chimed again.) Her phone repeatedly responding to my watch. I picked up her phone and started rummaging around again for mine. Decided to try pinging it again, and my phone finally did beep, in the kitchen.

  1. Why was my watch, paired only to my phone, able to make another phone beep?
  2. While it was inconvenient at the moment and a little worrisome, being able to locate multiple phones in a household with the watch would be could be convenient if I knew how to control it. How can I specify from the watch, which phone to locate?

Gather all windows of an app to one screen

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 11:07 PM PST

I have a two-monitor setup. I use one monitor as "primary" and other as "Reference" i.e I do active work using primary monitor and the secondary monitor has the windows that I refer to while doing my work. Over a period of time, multiple windows of the same app (Outlook, Excel, Word, PyCharm, etc.) end up distributed on different windows.

I need a shortcut/ third party app which on a keystroke or option from a menu that "gathers" all the windows that belong to the current active app into a single screen (primary screen or an option to select which screen).

Essentially I need the functionality of the "Gather Windows" option present in the Display Preference extended to all apps. I looked at this question: Trigger 'Gather Windows' programmatically (or other quick way) but that operates only on Display Preference window.

If not possible out of the box, third party apps are fine as well.

external monitor won't go full screen with MBP 13" 2020

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 02:03 AM PST

I searched but couldn't find anything relevant.

I have a 2020 Macbook pro 13" that's updated to the latest OS. I got a secondary external monitor AOC 24B1H 24" LCD Monitor (1920x1080 @60Hz). I connected it thru a vava usb-c Hub and found that the image on the external monitor would only expand to about 90% of the screen, leaving a black boarder that's not being used (but can be used). I tried connecting it thru a different Anker usb-c hub and still got the same issue, that the screen is only 90% full with there being a black boarder that's not supposed to be there. I even used a friend's monitor with both hubs and found that the same issue came up with that monitor as well. Both monitors work well with other laptops and connections, showing the image at full screen using 100%.

I'm thinking it's an issue with the 2020 MBP 13" but can't seem to resolve the issue. I even tried to use switch res x and didn't manage to resolve the issue. Does anybody have any ideas?

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Unmount Volume on User Logout

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 01:05 AM PST

I have several encrypted APFS volumes, some of which have their passphrases stored only in specific users' keychains so they can unlock and mount automatically for those users.

However, when the user logs out, the volume remains mounted. While this isn't strictly a problem (as I set mount points inside the user's home folder, and have volume ownership enabled), I would prefer for the volume to unmount and lock again automatically.

This behaviour differs compared to mounting an encrypted disk image, which is mounted as a specific user (when viewing the output of mount) and which then (normally*) unmounts when the user logs out.

Is it possible to replicate the same behaviour with APFS volumes, i.e- mount automatically for user with the passphrase in their keychain when they login, and then unmount (and lock) automatically when they logout?

*I say normally, as macOS Catalina appears to have bugs related to cleaning up user processes when a user logs out, resulting in many processes still running for logged out users. This currently includes disk-image-helper, so it no longer unmounts automatically as it did under Mojave. I'm happy to accept any answer that replicates the disk image mounting/unmounting behaviour with the caveat that this currently doesn't always work for Catalina, on the basis that it should work if Apple ever fixes these bugs.

Update: I've tried doing the following in a script triggered by launchd, but launchd's kill signal doesn't appear to reach it:

#!/bin/bash  VOLUME=12345678-9012-3456-7890-123456789012  MOUNT_POINT=/Users/haravikk/Desktop/Foo    [ ! -e "${MOUNT_POINT}" ] && { mkdir "${MOUNT_POINT}" || exit 1; }    if echo -e "$(security find-generic-password -wa "${VOLUME}" | sed 's/../\\x&/g')" | diskutil apfs unlockVolume "${VOLUME}" -stdinpassphrase; then      cleanup() {          echo 'Unmounting'                        attempts=5          while [[ ${attempts} -gt 0 ]]; do              diskutil apfs lockVolume "${VOLUME}" && break              [[ -n "${MOUNT_POINT}" ]] && umount "${MOUNT_POINT}" && break              attempts=$((${attempts} - 1))              sleep 5          done          if [[ ${attempts} = 0 ]]; then              if ! diskutil unmount force "${VOLUME}"; then                  if [[ -z "${MOUNT_POINT}" ]] || ! umount -f "${MOUNT_POINT}"; then                      echo 'All attempts to unmount failed' >&2                  fi              fi          fi      }      trap 'cleanup' SIGINT SIGHUP SIGTERM EXIT      while true; do          sleep 86400 &          wait $!      done  fi

The idea was that when the user logs out, launchd should send their processes a kill signal (SIGINT) which will trigger the script's trap and allow it to unmount the volume. But this never seems to happen; the trap isn't triggered at all.

If anyone is interested in using the basics of this script, note that you will need to have an entry in your keychain for the volume (you can do this by mounting with Disk Utility and choosing to save when prompted for the password), and must make sure that security has permission to access it.

Logitech MX Ergo Scroll wheel doesn't work

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 12:13 AM PST

Whether or not I have scroll direction "natural" checked or not, when I use my mouse wheel to scroll nothing happens. I can scroll with two fingers on the trackpack but turning of the mouse wheel of the MX Ergo that I linked via bluetooth gets ignored.

I have installed Logitech Options and can successfully map actions to mouse buttons with it.

Is there anyway to get mousewheel scrolling on my MacBook Pro 2018?

Is it possible to use an older Canon Scanner with OS 10.11 El Capitan?

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 07:02 PM PST

My Canon LIDE 600F scanner is old but still worked very well. When I upgraded to OS 10.11 my computer no longer recognized the scanner. Canon has officially stated that they are not making new drivers for this product, but I had a similar issue with my tablet not working and was able to find a solution on this site. Does anyone know of a workaround?

Torrent clients for Mac other than uTorrent

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 01:18 AM PST

Can someone recommend a good torrent client for the Mac, other than uTorrent?

[The only problem I have with uTorrent is that occasionally it doesn't respect the upload limit. This is a known issue, and no setting seems to fix it in my case.]

I am looking for these features:

  1. Ability to select files to download (in case of multi-file torrent) BEFORE the download begins
  2. Show transfer rates in the dock icon
  3. Assign relative priorities to files within a torrent
  4. Good, clean UI (optional)
  5. No bloatware/adware like a built in media player, ads, yahoo-search-plugins, etc (optional)
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