Mac OS X is a Unix-based operating system developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc.
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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
http://i.stack.imgur.com/Pmhp4.jpg
Ok so I have a macbook air that has suddenly stopped booting at all. I booted into recovery mode and see the harddrive fine in disk utilities. The partition is ...
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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?
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Why is SMB on OS X so unreliable?
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 ...
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Sync chrome tabs with safari locally
I want to be able to check my open tabs on my iOS devices that I have open on my Mac's Chrome browser. I have looked up if its a possibility to sync Chrome directly with iCloud but its not possibile.
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How do I stop my desktop folders moving when I plug a screen into my Mac?
Whenever I connect my 24" monitor into my mac I end up with the folders on my desktop moving to the left and then when I take it out I have to re-sort them, does anyone know how to stop this?
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Mac OS X Lion - Outlook 2011 Sync with iPhone
I just had to reinstall Outlook 2011 and im having problems to sync my contacts and calendar with my iphone.
When i open the Sync Services panel on Outlook it doesnt show nothing, its blank, just as ...
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Macbook Pro Randomly Freezing
Here is the console log where I believe the freeze is occurring. This freeze happens randomly with no obvious correlation with applications, websites, etc. I recently upgraded ram from 4gb to 8gb, but ...
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dseditgroup not returning error but not removing user from group
I am following instructions written by someone else to harden an OS X box. One requirement is to made sure certain system-defined groups have no users in them. For this example I will use _ard, but ...
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adding symbolic link to os x finder sidebar
I'd like to add a symbolic link to the OS X finder sidebar, but when I do so the sidebar follows the link and creates a direct link to the target folder. This is not what I want, the reason I use a ...
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Gmail has taken over an important keyboard shortcut (cmd+<), how can I override this?
I am using Chrome on OSX, on a norwegian keyboard. I have set up cmd+< as an osx keyboard shortcut for "Move focus to next window", which I use to cycle between windows in Chrome.
A while ago ...
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Documentation on “BSD General Commands”
I cringe to ask this question, but for many commands on OS-X and probably other POSIX systems, it's difficult for me to find needed documentation on the built-in commands.
For example, if I want to ...
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How do I copy only one file (the newest one) from a directory using a shell script on Mac OS X?
I'm looking to periodically run a script which copies only the most recently edited file over from one directory, over to another one. How do I do this with a shell script on OSX?
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apachectl in two locations causing difficulty
I'm setting up a dev environment on a mac OS-X (10.8.3).
My apachectl seems to be referencing /opt/usr/sbin/apachectl:
$ sudo apachectl start
$ ps aux | grep httpd | grep -v grep
_www ...
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Looking for FREE or low cost screen casting tool like camtasia [closed]
I make a lot of FREE tech videos and I been using QuickTime Player to record them then I edit them in iMovie but I am looking for something like camtasia that I can record the screen and also from my ...
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Connect to a PPTP VPN (Server 2008) on an Apple client (iPhone / MacOS)
I've been searching all over the web for a solution for this one.
I want to setup a VPN connection on Windows Server 2008 for multiple clients at the same time.
Using L2TP with a secret word, ...
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how to change Alt + Shift + V shortcut in mac
For some reason, alt+shift+v creates this char '◊'.
I would like to free this keyboard shortcut, so it will be possible to be used in other programs. How to?
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Change environment variable for Mac 10.7
I would like to set the PATH on my Mac 10.7.
So in /etc/launchd.conf I wrote:
setenv PATH /usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin/:/usr/local/sbin/
and I restarted Mac.
However when I write ...
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list active VNC connections from terminal
I am looking for a way to list all the active VNC connection to a machine.
I know I can get all the active connection of the machine by running netstat -na but I don't know how to filter just the ...
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How can I start a group chat in Viber for Mac?
I want to chat with > 1 person in Viber for Mac. http://viber.com/products/mac/
I can't find an option or menu item to do this.
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How to paste multiple Bash commands into a shell without losing some?
It's nice to copy-paste a series of Bash commands that you find on a website. But depending on the commands, sometimes you lose a few. Maybe they get swallowed up by programs that read from standard ...
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Unix '$ ls -a' Command Not Showing All Files or Directories [closed]
I'm using Mac OS 10.8.3.
In Terminal, from Users/*currentuser*/Library/WebServer I noticed the ls -a command is not bringing up all the directories and files in the WebServer folder. When I change ...
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How to mass de-register file association in OS X
Ever since I installed Parallels Desktop on my Mac, it associated a ton of applications as links to Parallels Desktop.
I use Alfred heavily, and often accidentally I'll choose an app that's ...
