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Hardware related questions of computers sold/made by Apple. Use [macos] for the operating system, and use [mac-address] for MAC addresses instead.

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Is it possible to backup to an Airport Disk formatted with journaling?

Is it possible make time machine backups to an disk plugged into an Airport Extreme base station when the disk is formatted as Mac OS Extended Journaled? I've tried formatting the disk in this way, ...
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osx: setting default python for files in terminal?

How do I set the default python for running py files without "python" keyword i.e $ django-admin.py manage.py startproject" in bash shell?
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Does rEFInd need code in the MBR to boot windows on a Mac?

I have read many posts regarding installing and booting Windows on Mac computers. Many procedures use rEFInd to boot a BIOS install of Windows. The procedures do not seem to indicate any installation ...
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Colors in zshell prompt cause odd behavior

I'm running OSX Lion 10.7.3, zsh version 4.3.11. I've found that if I have color escape codes in my prompt, it royally screws things up. For instance, if I scroll forward through the command history ...
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sshd and -i option on OS X

According to the man page on sshd(8): -i Specifies that sshd is being run from inetd(8). sshd is normally not run from inetd because it needs to generate the server key ...
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How to enable directory listing in Apache on Mac OS X

I want to transfer files from my Macbook to my iPod by enabling web sharing on the MacBook.
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Change short name on Mac OS X

I want to change the short name of my user account in Mac OS X, I have changed the computer name, but could not find where to change the short user name. Here's a screenshot for reference (I want to ...
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Unix: How to one-way-sync directory with FTP directory

Is there a good command I can run from the Terminal that will one-way sync a directory with an FTP directory in a smart way? I'd like it to for example delete all files on the FTP that no longer ...
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MAC: Make a Hard drive mount on request only

I am replacing my internal HDD with an SSD. I am going to mount the older 1TB HDD on a HDD Caddy in my laptop. However that will only be used for time machine backups and long term storage of files. ...
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Autorun a python with sudo at startup

How can I make a python script rusn at startup on my OS X Yosemite Macbook every time? I want it to have sudo privilages as well.
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How do I share photos between two MacBook Pros wirelessly? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I share files between two Macs wirelessly? How do I share photos between two Macbook Pro laptops? I want to download photos from my other MacBook Pro; how do I go ...
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Searching for a good video converter for Mac OS X [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Free video converter software for Mac? Please recommend me a good tool for converting videos from avi to mpeg and so on. (Host: OS X)
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Dropped my Mac on the floor. Hard Disk doesn't work

Just dropped my MacBook Pro on the floor. It doesn't book from the disk anymore I tried what is suggested here: http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1440 with no success. Any ideas what I can do about it ...
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Dual monitors shared between Mac Mini and Windows laptop

I have a Mac Mini (2011) with HDMI and Thunderbolt a laptop with DisplayPort and VGA a DisplayPort To HDMI Cable I want a setup where I am able to easily switch between Mac and Windows, both with ...
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share single onedrive account between two user accounts on Mac

I use two user accounts on my Mac, one for work and other personal. Currently, if I put the onedrive folder in shared user folder, I can only access and have read&write permissions from one user ...
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Cmd-Tab does not bring iTunes to foreground

When using either Cmd-Tab or the Dock icon to switch to iTunes, the iTunes window does not come to the foreground. It has focus, but still stays behind any windows that are occluding it. Only by ...
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Libcurl not usable on mac os x

I'm running the configure command to install a particular software package, but it fails when it reaches it's libcurl requirement. This is the output it gives: checking for the version of libcurl.....
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SSH through jump sever using private key (in macbook)

I am trying to do SSH where target server is accessible through jump server only. +-------+ +----------+ +--------------+ | Laptop| <---> | Jumphost | <--> | TargetServer | ...
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OpenVPN to access my company's VPN

I want to access the VPN setup at my office place from my macbook. I tried accessing the VPN by creating a VPN interface in Network Preferences BU all in vain. I am now trying to connect to the VPN ...
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How can i turn my Airport On & Off with Speech Recognition on my Mac?

I've an iMac running Snow Leopard & I'd like to activate the internal Airport via Speech Recognition. I imagine a script would be involved but I've never utilized one before. Also I'm interested ...
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Can one Mac OS X DVD be used on multiple Macbooks?

I need help urgently. I have bought a Macbook and I don't have an installation DVD with it. I have to install it using another DVD. I want to confirm if it is possible that I use the DVD of another ...
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Finding wireless interference, on Mac

Based on another similar question, what are good software and hardware options on the Apple for finding what could be causing interference problems with the wireless network?
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Mojave MacOS: Dual boot and refind boot manager

I plan to dual boot my MacBook Pro 2018 (10.14.3) with ubuntu 18.04.02 Τhe relevant guides one can find by googling a bit suggest to have refind boot manager installed. When I try to download and ...
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How do I install Windows on a Mac using Boot Camp?

I need to install Windows on my Mac. I have read that I need to use Boot Camp to do this. However, when I tried, I got the following error on the first step: The startup disk must be formatted as a ...
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Mac OS X: growlnotify doesn't work when script is run from Quicksilver

Say I run the following script that includes growlnotify. #! /bin/bash # do something ... echo 'I want growlnotify to say this' | \ growlnotify -a '[Some Application]' 'Growl Headline'; \ exit; ...
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Diff directory contents from Mac to PC on same network

I have a Mac and a PC on the same LAN. The PC is running OpenSSH. I copied a folder of (subfolders containing) 30 GB of files from the Mac to PC via: scp -r ~/orig_folder/* [email protected]:...
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Ways to Determine if Internet Dropout is Router or ISP?

Since this weekend my internet has been randomly dropping out for 10-20 seconds. There doesn't seem to be any fixed interval to it, but it usually occurs every 30-60 minutes. At work, I have my ...
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mac software to merge folders

Today, again, I'm faced with troubles merging folders on the mac. But this time I don't want to discuss / try to solve the issue with finder. So, just wondering once more, anyone have a good software ...
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Firefox can not open PDF in mac os x

when I click into ome link using the last Firefox (3.6.x) on Mac OS X (last snow leopard), it always asks me to save the file instead of opening it automatically. I check in applications and select "...
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Select each nth row in Numbers

I have an iWork Numbers spreadsheet with thousands of rows. How can I select every 5th row from that spreadsheet? See also: Select each nth row in Excel
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How can I reset the administrator password on my Mac without a Mac OS X installation disc?

When I bought my Mac mini, I got it without the installation disk and I also didn't get the administrator password. Is there a way to find out in my computer the admin. Password and get a system ...
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Mac mini won't turn on after outage?

I turned off the electricity in the entire place to fix something but I forgot that my Mac Mini was on. When I turned the electricity back on, my mac mini wouldn't start. I tried: Removing all of the ...
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Mac Air Bootcamp Windows 7 Installation and USB3 Hurdles

I am trying to load windows 7 on a new Mac Air(OS X 10.9 Mavericks) using Boot camp, a downloaded windows 7 iso file, and USB3 flash drive. No obvious issues with stepping through the initial phases ...
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Storage space "disappeared" on internal SSD of MacBook Air

After letting the FreeBSD installer to "automatically create an EFI partition" on my MacBook Air, there seems to be some problem with my internal SSD: 192:~ sunqingyao$ diskutil list /dev/disk0 (...
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Can't log into account on Macbook Pro

I installed MacPorts on my Macbook pro with lion, restarted, and now I cannot log into my account. After the restart it hung at the loading screen (the apple with the loading icon) for a while. I ...
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How to install Mac OS on VirtualBox? [duplicate]

I maintain an application I wrote in pure C. Its multiplatform (windows/linux) application. But, unfortunately, my boss wants me to write a version for Mac OS. Since I don't have such computer, its ...
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Put file on FTP server using PHP

I have an FTP server running on my home computer. I've built a super simple web interface for depositing files onto the server without the use of a native client using the HTML5 File API. I have the ...
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Mac - Back up only a particular folder using time machine [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Can I tell Apple's Time Machine to backup a single folder? I am a developer on Mac. But I never used Time Machine feature. How can I back up only one folder using time ...
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