Application software. Applications, or apps, for short, is software that runs a computer.
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Many programs notify me that “grep/sed/uname/… not found”; some run, some don't. My system(?) path is damaged, how do I go about a diagnosing it?
Some manifestations of this problem: macports won't install, MATLAB won't run, BTT works but incessantly spams me with " not found" popups, and emacs shell does not work.
My interactive shell PATH is ...
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Is there an easy way to get notified of updates for all of my non-Mac App Store apps?
I like to keep my system up to date and the Mac App Store is great in that it automatically notifies you when updates are available for apps downloaded from it. However, I'm after an easy way to get ...
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Viewing the Account Name of multiple Apps in iTunes
We have several people using the same computer and the same user account. However, each person has a different iTunes account.
With respect to the Apps section, is there anyway to view the ownership ...
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Video player on iPad that doesn't stretch to full screen
I'm looking for a video player that doesn't stretch my 640x480 video files to full screen (1024x768), which degrades the quality IMHO.
Is such an app available?
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How to keep my iTunes (app) library after reinstalling Windows?
I have an iPhone 4 and I'm a windows 7 user; I have the latest iTunes installed on my PC and synchronized with my iPhone; I don't have any music or video in there, as I don't use the iPhone for that ...
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Yahoo Weather App finding Places
I've submitted on the Project Weather a few Photos for the iPhone Yahoo Weather App. For example this one located in Pai, Thailand. The photo has been accepted by Yahoo and should show up anytime soon ...
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Can't register Line app on MacBook
According to the instructions on the website I should be able to got to the Line menu, click on Settings, and the register my email address. Massive problem: Settings is grayed out, non-functional, ...
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Can Facebook and other iOS 5.0 apps be installed for iPhone 3G on iOS 3.1.2?
I recently found my old iPhone 3G with iOS version 3.1.2. I'm planning to let my 4-year old nephew to use it. But then, I'm having a problem on installing apps like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. ...
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How do I move a window whose title bar is off-screen?
I encountered a strange problem today. I downloaded FileZilla and on first launch the title bar was above my mouse pointer's reach. Making the window unmovable.
Here is a screenshot of my situation.
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Apps keep asking for Apple ID info after backup
The last time i connected my iPhone 5 to my laptop and synchronized with iTunes, something weird happened. All of my paid applications keeps asking for my Apple ID and password and entering just ...
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Are Apps Reviewed for App Store by Humans? [closed]
Just submitted my first app and wondering how the review system works internally...
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Is there an application to create xml or plist files in a visual way? [duplicate]
What do I mean by "in a visual way" ?
Actually, I would like to create a simple "structure" where an element can have several sons, and so on. The xml format is a good format for this structure. But, ...
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Mac App Store update stuck (Installing - Calculating…)
I opened GarageBand for the first time, to find that most of the loops required me to download the Apple Loops from Software Update. I agreed to this.
The App Store opened and gave me the option to ...
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How to disable Self Control application?
I use SelfControl quite frequently for completing homework and such, but at school, while I was away from my keyboard at the white board, my friend thought it would be funny to set the timer to 10 ...
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Adobe Creative Cloud: Mac App Alternatives? [closed]
A couple of days ago Adobe announced that its Creative Suite Software is to be rebranded as Creative Cloud, the development of its creative suit line will come to an end.
Whilst Adobe CS6 will still ...
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Checking apps for a “GateKeeper” Developer ID?
Is there any way for a Mac user currently running Snow Leopard or Lion to check, maybe from the Terminal command-line, whether some application downloaded from the net was digitally signed with an ...
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Is there a way to upload stuff from the camera roll to an SMB or AFP server on an iOS device?
Is there an app to access and upload stuff to an SMB or AFP server?
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Clearing the cache/history not removing form field values
I am using Firefox and Opera in OS X 10.5.8. I have cleared the cookies, history, private data number of times. But when I visit gmail/facebook, the email ID is still auto filled up. Is there anyway ...
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What is this menubar icon?
Recently a piece of software started showing up in my menubar. I don't remember installing it, I have no idea what it is. The icon is three chevrons and the menu contains three items named: "Software ...
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How do apps get loaded on iOS for free
I have Googled over and over and cannot get an answer to a fundamental question I have. To get an app downloaded onto an iPhone, do I need to open an apple account of some sort and pay for the account ...
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How to keep all the data on my applications when I buy a new iPad
I am buying a new iPad because I only have a 16gb iPad and I want to keep the data on my apps ie. on sims I want to keep the houses and people on it but is it possible to do that when you buy a new ...
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Exclude apps from iPhone/iPad backup?
I own both an iPhone (4S) and an iPad (mini), running iOS 5 and 6 respectively. The two of them are quite filled with large apps (roughly 40GB in total) and thus my Macbook is getting crowded. This is ...
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How to permanently put TextEdit in the Open with… menu list?
I'm a developer and often dealing with unusual file types. If I want to open one of these files in TextEdit, I have to start it first and then open the file with it, or drag the file to the TextEdit ...
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How to publish magazines (in PDF format) to Apple Newsstand?
We're interested in publishing our magazines to Apple's Newsstand and we're wondering how we would go about doing this?
I've read you need a developer kit (which we don't have), is there a way to ...
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Change default installation location to install xCode
I want to install Xcode in my MacBook Air OSX 10.8.3. The issue is my MacBook Harddisk is just 64GB and it's almost full. I have an external HDD (Formatted to MAC partition) and how can I install ...
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How do I invite a new connection on LinkedIn's iPhone app?
I can't for the life of me figure out how to send an invitation to connect using the iPhone app for LinkedIn. Is it not possible? I'm using iOS 6.0 and LinkedIn's app version 5.1.
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Mobile Hybrid Apps [closed]
As we know, Hybrid App combines the strengths of Native App and Mobile Web App.
Like Native Apps, Hybrid Apps can be downloaded and installed on devices. Hybrid App takes a Mobile Web App (HTML ...
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How Many Different Ways Are There To Force Quit An Application?
Although it is not a common occurrance, sometimes my cursor has a continuing spinning beach ball, which I believe to indicate that an app has frozen (correct me if i'm wrong). When this happens I ...
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Are there any iphone apps which can display/edit OPML documents?
I'm looking to view/edit OPML files on the iPhone/iPad. Is there an app that can do this?
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When installing some apps, I get an “Extras” folder, where do I put this?
I'm new to Macs. I understand how to install Apps by dragging and dropping into the Applications folder and then opening the App, but sometimes installations come with an "Extras" folder (for ...
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How can I remotely send an SMS message through my Mac from my iPhone?
Is there an application for Mac OS X which would allow me to remotely send SMS messages through my iPhone? Ideally, just a simple application or maybe a full screen remote application like TeamViewer.
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Can't get Safenote to open; freezes on loading screen
I've had the Safenote app for quite a while now and have a lot of useful notes in there. But now it won't open—it's frozen on the loading screen. Is there any way of getting it working again?
I'm ...
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Mac app pop up durring instlaation from app store?
I am running mountain lion on mid 2009 macbook pro. I used to see an animation of app popping out of apple mac store and coming to the dock, then they changed pop up destination to mission control. ...
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Applications (Google Drive, Dropbox, Eclipse, etc) only start when I launch them from within their package
I am running Mountain Lion and I have an issue when trying to start certain applications: Dropbox, Google Drive and Eclipse.
If I click their icon inside the Applications Folder or I try to launch ...
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What RSS reader software runs on iOS, Andriod and OS X for someone used to Google reader?
What software and service functions similarly to an RSS reader which will sync between my Macs, iOS devices, and Android devices?
I am looking for a web view similar to Google reader as well as ...
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Screensaver on external screen only
Is it possible to start the screensaver (preferably the origami style) on only the connected external monitor? I want to be able to use the second display as usual.
A third party app would also ...
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How to determine which apps iTunes will copy from iOS, to stop a deleted app being resurrected?
I don't sync my iPad often, but when I do I almost always get the following question from iTunes: ' iTunes has found purchased items on the iPad [or iPhone] "[device name]" that are not present in ...
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How can I remove this half-downloaded app from my iPhone?
On my iPhone homescreen there's an app which in an half-downloaded(actually, more like barely downloaded) state -
(In case you're curious, I was trying to download Rage during it's ...
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iPad uses for Computer Engineers?
I've had my original iPad for a while now, but haven't used it that much (other than for couch browsing and stuff like that). I was wondering if there was a way I could be using it to it's full ...
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Downloaded apps does not start, error -10658
When I downloaded an application (e.g. RubyMine) and transfered it to the Applications folder, the application wont start (nothing happens). It is not limited to the Applications folder, it appears ...
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3D modeling application for Mac?
Background: I recently upgraded my Mac, and it happens to have a pretty nice graphics card (not that my old one wasn't nice ... in 2006). While I didn't upgrade my Mac for this purpose, it has ...
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Is there a good SQL Diagram Editor/Drawing Mac App Tool?
Does anyone know a comprehensive Mac app to create SQL Diagramms?
I think http://ondras.zarovi.cz/sql/demo/ is quite good, but it's a little bit too basic.
I would like to create the database schema, ...
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How to automatically close an app when I shut down the mac?
My father would always scold me that so many applications are open when he turns on the computer which he says consumes computer memory. I always forget to close the app by right -clicking>quit Is ...
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Is there an iPhone app to control the volume depending on travelling speed or surrounding sounds?
I am searching for an iPhone app that controls the music playback volume depending on travelling speed or surrounding sounds. I want this for optimized listening while travelling in my car.
Anybody ...
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Is there a free analogue clock that displays in the dock?
I would like to have an analogue clock displaying right in my OS X dock.
The default clock in the menu bar is too small for me, and it is obviously impossible to drag it into the dock.
If possible, ...
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Sync iPad & Dumbphone Contacts via Bluetooth?
My Mom's main computing device is now an iPad. It's been working great for several months, but I'm trying to do what I can to get her to make use of its full capabilities.
One of the things I wanted ...
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Can i map other folder to Launchpad
I am using OSX 10.8.
Is it possible to map an extra Application folder to launchpad so that launchpad will pick .app from that folder too ?
I have osx install disk names OSX and i install apps in ...
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Why can't I restore apps to iPhone 5 from 4s?
I recently upgraded from an iPhone 4s to iPhone 5. How do I transfer all my apps to the new iPhone 5? I have tried two times without success:
First attempt:
From iTunes, make "a full backup" of the ...
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Best app for texting internationally to non-smartphone mobile?
I'm going to be permanently moving abroad in two months, and I've decided to get an iPhone to bring with me.
I pretty sure that I'll be on a plan with unlimited texting and 2GB of data, but it will ...
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How to open FrameMaker files on a Mac with OS X?
I have some old FrameMaker documents on my Mac (Intel Core Duo, OS X 1.6.6). Is there any way to open this files (readonly would be ok)? I cannot use the FrameMaker 10 trial from Adobe, because it is ...
