Mac OS X is a Unix-based operating system developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc.
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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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Large video/file cache for Google Chrome (OS X)
Normally, cached files in Chrome are stored under ~/Library/Caches/Google/Chromehowever, apparently, when files exceed a certain size (allegedly 50 MB) they are stored elsewhere.
Nobody seems to ...
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How to proxy shared internet
Using Wireshark, I need to sniff some traffic on my mobile device. I've set up my Mac to share my Ethernet connection to computers using Wi-Fi, and then I set my mobile device to connect to that wifi.
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What makes linux able to run on so many types of hardware? [closed]
I'm curious about what allows Linux to be so much more versatile than other OSes. According to the newbies section on www.linux.com, Linux can:
run on notebook computers, desktop computers, ...
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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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What is the safe way to remove System Library Framework
I'm new to OS X, and I need to get rid of one of the libraries under /System/Library/Frameworks.
I know I cannot just remove the directory, because there are symbolic links to its binaries from ...
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Emacs fullscreen on Mountain Lion without Toolbar
The newest version (24.3) of Emacs.app includes support for Mountain Lion's fullscreen. However, even after disabling the toolbar (tool-bar-mode 0), the space for the toolbar is not used by Emacs, it ...
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How do I shut up bogus connection alert in Lion?
I constantly get this error message on my laptop when I'm away from work (e.g. at home):
There was a problem connecting to the server «work.server».
It is possible that the server does not exist or ...
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Does this Terminal output indicate a that a keylogger has been installed on this Mac? [closed]
A friend is concerned that a keylogger has been installed on their machine, a Mac running MacOS 10.7.
I have the following Terminal output. Do any of you spot any indication of keylogging apps ...
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os x 10.6.8 sudden wi-fi problems (no recent upgrade)
MacBook pro, os x 10.6.8 for many months. No recent OS changes. Connected easily @ home & different location this morning. Suddenly no connection @ 3rd location. Back home now, connected on ...
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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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File shows different size after copying to another directory
I used cp -rP <dir name> <new dir name> to copy the contents of a directory, including permissions etc from one dir to another. The odd thing is, either du is giving me some strange ...
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osx - Keyboard shortcut to cycle between Preview windows
cmd+' cycles between windows for every app but Preview, is there any other way to configure this?
ctrl+F4 does cycle through Preview, but I would like to cycle only through Preview windows, as cmd+' ...
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How to automatically mount 3 TrueCrypt volumes on OSX after login
As the title say I would like to automatically mount 3 volumes after logging into OSX. I saved my 3 volumes to the favorite volumes.
I tried the –-auto-mount=favorites parameter from here: ...
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ReadItLater-type app that saves web articles but also allows highlighting?
I use Pocket and I love it as a way of saving articles to read them later, and how it allows me to browse, search, and read them easily.
However, when I read articles, I like to create highlights ...
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No idea what is listening on port 80 in OS X
I'm on OSX Mountain Lion 10.8.3, and I've freshly rebooted my Mac.
I want to start a service (like Apache on port 80), but there is already something going on with port 80:
telnet localhost 80
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How to make exiftool not to change file's date and time
How to make exiftool not to change the date and time of the affected files?
I mean not the date and time written in EXIF, I mean the date and time of the file itself.
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How to enable “allow Guest Account to log in to this computer” option on Mac OS X Mountain Lion via command line?
How to enable "Allow Guests to log in to this computer" option on Mac OS X Mountain Lion via command line ?
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OS X Different Docks For Different Desktops
Is there anyway or is there any software out there that will allow me to have a different dock for each desktop...
Meaning, I would like to only see the windows open on that desktop for that dock...
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Edit Xcode project on multiple devices simultaneously
I am working on a joint Xcode project (and plan to work on more in the future), and I am looking for a program that allows multiple devices or computers to edit the project simultaneously, like on ...
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What is the best filesystem for an external USB drive - 2 - 3 TB shared between OSX/Windows/Linux?
I have been using NTFS, but I recently took a drive which is normally attached to a Mac mini running Lion (using Paragon NTFS) and attached it to Windows 7 because the drive was disconnecting ...
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MacBook Air startup disk not found, but verified
I have a MacBook Air that has suddenly stopped booting at all. I booted into recovery mode and see the harddrive fine in Disk Utility. The partition is there as well marked: Mac OS X Base System. I ...
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Can you switch into Single User Mode Without Rebooting?
Is it possible to switch into single user mode WITHOUT rebooting and holding CMD+S.
For example, can I write a shell script to switch into single user mode?
If so, for which operating systems?
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Make SMB on OS X more reliable
I'm having trouble with the SMB/Samba functionality in OS X (Lion, Mountain Lion):
It often takes forever to connect and mount
It often freezes on this progress dialog and it can't be closed, (x) ...
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MAMP localhost is not working
MAMP was working fine, but suddenly it stopped working. I can't access:
localhost/wordpress
localhost/MAMP/?language=English
I uninstalled and installed it again but it did not work.
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OS X permissions when setting up TypeScript
I'm having some issues today setting up type script. Heres what I have done...
$ npm install -g typescript
*Package Downloaded
Open Terminal and run
$ tsc
-bash: /usr/local/bin/tsc: Permission ...
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How to use Terminal to navigate into a desktop shortcut or folder in applications?
I'm on a Mac and watching a tutorial on setting up Git.
I'm in the terminal and currently on the Desktop. I can us ls to list all the items on my desktop, and cd into any of the folders on my ...
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Crunchbang Linux on Mac Mini 6,1
I have a Mac Mini (6,1) and I want to dual boot OSX with crunchbang (chose this distro because Wi-fi works out of the box).
First, I installed rEFIt and put crunchbang on a flashdrive.
Next, I ...
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Mission Control covered by copy of background
This happens whenever I plug my MacBook into a thunderbolt display. Mission Control seems to be stuck like this until I restart. Does anyone know a fix? Has anyone at least seen this before?
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How to find device node on Mac OS X
I'm trying to get a Roland iModela to work on my Mac. Even if stated otherwise by the manufacturer this machine is able to be run by other OS than Windows. I already got it working on a Linux with cat ...
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Mysql Server cannot start on Mac OS 10.8
I have installed MySQL server 5 through Macport on OS X v10.8.3 computer. Then followed the instruction on webpage http://2tbsp.com/content/install_and_configure_mysql_5_macports?page=1 to set it ...
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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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MySQL cannot recognize variable on file option
I'm using MySQL 5.6 on Mac OS X 10.8 and trying to configure mysql to log genreral_log into a file. However, it always throws an error when I start it.
Here is the .my.cnf file looks like (located at ...
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Sorting plaintext by line-ending content
I have a plaintext list organized in the following format:
[file pathname] [track name] [artist name] [numerical value]
e.g.:
C:\Users\Somi\Music\Shaheedi.mp3 Shaheedi [By.NagRa] [Rp] Pasla ...
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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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Restoring a Password in Single-User Mode?
I had changed a password for an account titled student with no password by doing this in single user mode,
fsck -fy
mount -uw /
passwd student
The password now is student, but when I try to ...
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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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Macports installed applications no longer showing up
I recently migrated my shell over to zsh from bash on my os x computer. I obtained zsh from macports, updated my default shell on os x, and restarted. When I tried to use port both shells said they ...
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AppleScript based Automator service quite unstable (sometimes very slow, sometimes encounter error)
I have some applescript based Automator services, for instance, Launch Emacs With Selected File:
tell application "Finder"
set selectedDirectory to (quoted form of POSIX path of (target of window ...
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Lock a window to the foreground without focus
Often times I find that there's a lot of useless space on a window I have open that I wish I could use for monitoring something else (for example, watching the progress of a script in terminal).
Is ...
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How do I enable PHP on Mountain Lion and view a PHP file?
I followed this guide to enable PHP on Mountain Lion, but now I have no idea where to access the page. I tried localhost/~myusername/info.php where info.php if my file, but nothing loads.
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Viber Desktop keep crashing on my imac
I have installed Viber desktop on my iMac and it was working fine for about 3 days and after that it kept crashing and I have done everything like Restart my computer, uninstall that viber and restart ...
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Which settings i have to change? [closed]
I am getting always this below screen. Where i have to change the setting in preferences.
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Is it possible to run software as a different user under OS X Mountain Lion?
I've been trying to run apps as a different user.
Attempt 1
sudo -u otheruser open /Applications/TextEdit.app launches the app but it uses the current user, not otheruser.
Attempt 2
login username ...
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Can I run Windows 8 dual boot on a mac using an external drive instead of having both OS's on the internal drive
Basically, I want to keep Mountain Lion on my MacBook Pro's hard drive only, I don't want to partition the drive to install Windows 8. I'm already using Win7 and WinXP in Parallels Desktop ...
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Assign keyboard shortcut to pause music in website
I use saavn.com for listening to bollywood music. It's a great service but they don't have native mac app so I can't control it using keyboard media keys.
There must be a way to use keyboard media ...
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How do I bridge a connection from Wi-Fi to TAP on Mac OS X? (for the emulator QEMU)
I'm trying to setup a bridge between my Wi-Fi connection and an emulator (QEMU). I need a virtual machine to be on the same LAN as the host, with its own IP address.
QEMU requires using a TAP ...
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Not finding how to build after configuring a package
I am trying to install some package on my osx. I downloaded it and ran autoconf, then when running ./configure, I get this message
checking build system type... configure: error: cannot guess build ...
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TextMate 2 “Go To Symbol” not working for PHP
I’m running TextMate 2.0-alpha.9419 and experiencing this issue: the editor doesn’t see my method definitions within a class, and won’t let me jump to them via “Go To Symbol”. The only method that TM ...
