Hardware related questions of computers sold/made by Apple. Use [osx] for the operating system, and use [mac-address] for MAC addresses instead.
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Log newly created files
I would like to make a log of all newly created files and/or folders under a particular directory. I'm trying to monitor what files are being moved to and copied from a directory on OSX Mountain Lion ...
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How can I load VLC instead of iTunes on my Mac when I press the player buttons on my Mac keyboard? [duplicate]
When I press the play/pause button (F8) on my Mac keyboard, iTunes always starts. Is there any way to change that to start up VLC (or any other program) instead of iTunes?
Any settings that I can ...
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All Mac OS X apps crash as opened
After I've reinstalled Mac OS X 10.8 and transfered my back-up folders to my MacBook Pro (late 2011), all Mac OS apps started to crash as I open them. I'm talking about apps like Mail, Safari, ...
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startup mac mini using boot usb with MASTER BOOT RECORD scheme but failed
My mac mini stopped working due to file system problem. I need a boot usb.
Someone helped me to make a boot usb with 'MASTER BOOT RECORD' scheme using his MAC PRO
The usb can not boot my mac mini, but ...
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Applescript to get name with VLC 2.0 should work but doesn't
I'm trying to get the name of the current file playing in VLC. Applescript SHOULD be able to do this with VLC 2 and on (it's in the dictionary, "name of current item") however it keeps not compiling, ...
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Setting up VirtualHost for MAMP server?
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I need to setup some VirtualHost records for a MAMP server I have installed on my Mac. In short, rather than using http://localhost:8888/dkbtherapy/index.html I want to use ...
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Cannot increase maxfiles limits on Mac 10.7
I an only set lower values for the launchctl limit maxfiles.
I try launchctl limit maxfiles 2048 2048 and nothing changes:
$ launchctl limit maxfiles
maxfiles 500 500
$ launchctl limit ...
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Remapping all OSX shortcuts from cmd to ctrl
I am new to OSX, and since I have mapped CTRL to CapsLock, and use alt a lot, I dont need CMD,
how to remap all shortcuts globally not to use CMD?
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same mac address on different network?
I read so many topics on the net about what happens if there is the same mac address used on different computers on the same network but i would like to know what exactly happens if someone for ...
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Change Mission Control Behavior in Mac OS X Lion 10.7 [migrated]
I've been trying to learn how to develop for the mac platform lately, and I was hoping one of the perks would be to tailor parts of the OS X experience to my own preferences.
In particular, I've not ...
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Accessing folder with invalid name
I have both a Mac and Windows machine with a portable hard drive (NTFS) to store all my files. I had a folder on my Mac that has an invalid name for Windows, it contained a ":". In a shuffle of ...
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can not boot osx from usb
I try to boot osx from usb which has been made as boot disk due to my mac mini file system choas.
I press the button 'c'/'option' after mac running, but both cases do not trigger the menu that let me ...
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Getting high res on a 30 inch monitor connected to a macbook pro [closed]
If I connect my Macbook Pro to my 30 inch monitor with a dual-link DVI adapter, I can't get high res. I can get high res if I connect the laptop to a 24 inch monitor. Is this a problem with the ...
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Freezing, disk i/o problems iMac
I have a desktop iMac with Snow Leopard installed on it. Every few minutes, I get freezing and
"kernel disk0s2: I/O Error"
in my console. I did some research, and found that my hard drive (a WD I ...
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With automator, why does my pdf gets saved twice?
With automator:
When I create a pdf from images and save it in a location, then create a new folder in that same location the pdf gets copied to the folder, not moved. I don't even need to add a "move ...
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Capture files downloaded on network
I use mitmproxy on my Mac to capture my network requests: connecting my devices to this computer with proxy. However, an iPad app can download files (in-app download) without appearing in mitmproxy. ...
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In Automator, Retain folder names with pdf creation
So basically, what I have is:
[folder A (folder B with pics) ]
And what I want to do is:
make pdf of folder B →
name pdf "folder B" →
save pdf in new folder on desktop named "folder A".
so
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Default browser keeps opening the same page when computer connects to a wifi network
As I said up there my mac acts strange. When I connect to any wifi network(network name or type is irrelevant), a webpage opening in my default browser(I tried and changed default browser but no luck. ...
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Mac Preview app similar alternative for Linux?
I was wondering if there is a similar alternative of Mac's Preview for Linux?
The feature I missed the most is the ability to use the select function in Mac's Preview, and save the selected area as ...
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Upgrading from Mac OSX 10.5.8 – Online Download
I need to upgrade my osx from 10.5.8 to the latest. After checking the Mac store, it seems like I need 10.6 before can get to 10.8, but I dont have time to get the discs for 10.6. Is there any way to ...
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How do i see cpu usage by tab or by add-on on firefox on mac?
My version of firefox has a runaway process/thread that makes it use 100% cpu on my macbook pro (osx 10.7.4) after a few minutes. i've tried to use about:memory and about:addons-memory to try to ...
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OSX Lion can't handle a very wide image
I need an image that is 8640 pixels wide:
http://i.stack.imgur.com/uoS28.png
Whenever I add something to the 8640 pixel wide image (e.g. in Preview or pixelmator) and save it, it gets cleared and ...
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How to type braces on Danish Mac keyboard when RDP'ing into Windows ?
Context: I am on a Mac (Macbook Pro) running OS X Lion with a Danish keyboard layout. I sometimes have to RDP (using the Microsoft RDP client for Mac) into a Windows machine, that also has Danish ...
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Mac Mini automatically shuts down when booted
My Mac Mini (OS X Mountain Lion) always shuts down when starting it up after the recent upgrade. It displayed as below:
It always shuts down when it reaches 10~20% of the progress bar.
I tried to ...
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Mac OS X login script for specific user
I need to be able to run a bash script every time a specific user logs in.
The solution here is for all users.
Is there any way to specify the user, and if not is there a way for the bash script to ...
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Which file system is supported by both OS X and Windows and can handle large files? [duplicate]
I want to store large files (up to 50GB for a single file) on an external hard drive. Both Mac OS X and Windows 7 need to be able to read and write to the hard drive. Additionally, I want to use the ...
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Trying to go mouse-free [duplicate]
I am trying to be more productive by using just the keyboard, so I want to go cold turkey and remove my mouse completely. What keys can I use to simulate a right click without a mouse or a trackpad?
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Look for a free software which can correct my typos automatically on mac [closed]
I found myself often type wrong characters if I try to type fast, e.g. htis(this)
Is there any free software which can correct them for me automatically? It doesn't need to alert me, just correct ...
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Is it possible to have a dead core on a quad core processor?
A few weeks ago my iMac 27" Mid 2011 started restarting by itself. After a further investigation I found that it wont start with 4 CPU cores, but max 3. Is it possible that my 4th core is dead?
Thank ...
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Running Windows 8 off partition created in Boot Camp and also in Parallels 8. How do I handle Windows activation?
The scenario I have in mind is:
Install Windows 8 on a separate partition via Boot Camp.
Create a virtual machine in Parallels based on the installation in step 1.
Create a new virtual machine based ...
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Alternative to ManicTime on MAC [closed]
Are there any application on MAC which provides the same functionality as ManicTime in Windows?
Especially i'm looking for those nice usage bars which show complete list of activities (applications, ...
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bash execution time in milliseconds (mac osx user)
I've checked this , but the solution provided did not work for me.
Using date I can get the execution time in seconds:
T="$(date +%s)"
#some work here
T="$(($(date +%s)-T))"
echo "execution time ...
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Upgrade to SSD without Re-installing OS [duplicate]
I have a MacBook Pro with a 750 GB HDD and am planning to upgrade to a 240 GB SSD.
I know with Windows if you have 2 hard drives you can do a sector by sector copy if your new drive is larger than ...
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R-Drive Recovery of a Windows partition on a Mac?
I have an iMac with Mac OSX and a Bootcamp partition with Windows 7. I need to restore an R-Drive image over the Windows partition, but when I try using the Startup Disc it creates, Mac spins the ...
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Mac terminal couldn't access network
My Macbook pro use a proxy server to connect to Internet, and using safari ,I can visit the website. Now I'm installing Macports, and it needs to connect to the internet, but the terminal just can't ...
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Is it possible to replace Forticlient with the native Mac OSX networking tools to connect to a VPN?
Because I don't like FortiClient software, it installs a daemon running all times, and I just really want to run the app when I do need to connect to the VPN (once a month), not really have it use ...
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What is an easy way for users to remotely change their passwords on mac os x snow leopard servers?
I have been entrusted with our little snow leopard server. It is supposed to work as an FTP server - and does (hooray). Now, I have given the six or so people in our team usernames and passwords to ...
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How can I set up a local SOCKS5 proxy whose only purpose is to chain to an authenticated SOCKS5 proxy — on OS-X?
For access to certain resources, I use an authenticated SOCKS5 proxy which runs on a remote server. For various reasons, I don't want to use that proxy system-wide, only with specific applications.
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How do I switch to Dvorak across multiple OSs
EDIT: I am answering my own question, after not finding a combined guide anywhere. Others, feel free to post an answer. Additionally there doesn't appear an answer illustrating the pitfalls and ...
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Trying to Compress a ripped Mp4 without losing quality. Ive been using Handbrake but very little compression
Trying to Compress a ripped Mp4 without losing quality. Ive been using Handbrake but very little compression unless i want a highly pixellated image.
Any ideas guys?
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Mac OSX, Lates Java and Mac Software. JDK Not Working
I downloaded JDK, and when I attempted to open it says
The following disk images could not be opened: jre=7u21-macosx-x64.dmg, Reason: Not recognized
I tried uninstalling and redownloading, ...
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macbookPro Slows down to half of its processing power
I have a macbook pro 2010 made, core2duo, 4 gb ram and i m running Mountain Lion on it.
before few days I was playing 8 ball pool on browser suddenly my system was crashed and shut him self down.
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A “friend” changed Shift+Return to Caps Lock+Return. How can I change it back? [closed]
My friend convinced me to allow him to change some of my key bindings.
Friend: "How often do you use Caps Lock?"
Anyway, now when I want to perform a newline without submitting a form, I have to do ...
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Mac Error Code -108
I began working on a project in Digital Performer 8.03 yesterday. When I went back to it today, the file would not open and produced the error message: "The application 'Digital Performer' can't be ...
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Counter MAC Spoofing with Cisco
I was wondering if someone could help me with the needed cisco commands to configure a switch to only allow certain mac addresses on certain ports. So that one mac adres can only connect to the ...
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Can't connect with internet in mac leopard on Virtual box windows 8 [closed]
I have installed mac leopard on windows 8 using virtual box. To use internet in mac leopard i have used NAT option as the image shown here: http://i.stack.imgur.com/vB2TB.png but no internet on mac! ...
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2010 Mac Pro beachballing/freezing
My machine is a 2010 Mac Pro 2 x 2.66 6-core intel xeon with 32 GBs of ram running Mac OS X 10.8.3. Just the other day it started to beach ball after about an hour of use. It doesn't make any ...
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How to I create a smaller OS partition size when reinstalling OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
I want to install Windows 8 with Bootcamp on my Macbook Air but my OS partition is the full drive size. My understanding is that you cannot resize the OS partition with Disk Utility (and it appears ...
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clear md5 cache on Mac
I noticed that calculating the md5 sums, for large files, take much less time the second time you run the md5 command on them. Is there any way to clear the cache? I'm actually writing a parallel ...
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Is it possible to deploy Mac OS 10.6 or 10.7 using DRBL
I know Apple has its own solutions to accomplish this, but still, is it possible to set up a DRBL server (e.g. in a Mac Mini 4,1) and deploy images to other macs?
I have tried to boot a live DRBL no ...
