OS X (previously Mac OS X) is marketing name for Apple's computer OS. Note the proper pronunciation is "ohh ess ten"
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excessive birthday reminder notifications
My birthday reminders started appearing more frequently about a month ago. Usually they only appear once per day, but for example I have been using my laptop for the past 20 minutes and they have ...
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iTunes Can No Longer Save Media to NAS
I've run iTunes for years with a remote iTunes Media folder and a local iTunes Library file. While I can still play my media, I can no longer add files to the repository; iTunes can delete media ...
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Can command or option and shift (just those two keys) be assigned as an OS X shortcut?
How can I assign command (apple) + shift or option (alt) + shift as a shortcut? It seems that I can assign other keyboard combinations but not this one as a shortcut.
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Installing Windows 7 fails on Mountain Lion
What I want
I'm trying to install Windows 7 with bootcamp(Version 5.0.2 (462)) on Mountain Lion(10.8.3).
The problem
I get this error message upon opening bootcamp and clicking continue:
The ...
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How do I recover a GPT partition possibly overwritten by the Windows recovery tool
I've had a good look around the web and can find similar problems but nothing specific to mine.
I recently installed Zorin OS onto my step dad's computer to breathe a little Linux-life into it. I ...
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OS X breaks if I apply HFS compression to the whole volume. What do I need to exclude?
OS X breaks if I apply HFS compression to the whole volume. (It won't boot.)
What do I need to exclude?
I've been able to compress large parts of it, but then I had to restore after I compressed ...
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Deleting contacts from mac contacts application with no Phone number
Is it possible to delete contacts from mac contacts application which have no phone no? Or export only those contacts which have a contact?
Thanks.
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Updating and migrating a Mac OSX 10.6.8 server to a new Mac OSX 10.7 server
There is no good instruction on the internet on how to upgrade and migrate a Mac OSX 10.6.8 server to a new Mac OSX 10.7 server (not just updating the 10.6.8, but also migrating). For my employer, I ...
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Check if Network Accounts are avalible
We have a domain running Microsoft Active Directory and in that domain there is a number of Mac computers running Leopard and later. Sometimes the users are met by a red dot at the login screen, ...
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“Profiles” for any Mac application?
Is there a tool that lets me have a set of profiles, similar to Firefox, for any Mac application? So I can have two instances of an application, but each has its own settings...
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Large copied folders. Byte sizes same, but file counts different
I have a few very large folders copied that have the exact same byte size as their originals, but different file counts (off by 1-10 items) than what they should have.
No errors were reported during ...
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OS X 10.8 in a VM on a Mac running Windows
I would like to get Mac OS 10.8 to run out of a VM on a retina MacBook Pro under Windows 8 host.
Do I need to buy an OS X Server license or can I use the one shipped with the laptop?
Where do I get ...
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Integrate Any.DO with calendar?
Is there a way I can possibly integrate Any.DO tasks as calendar entries on my laptop ? I wish to add reminders and label them as entries in my calendar so that I can check them from my laptop.
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GMail compose on Firefox on Mac cmd+leftarrow cmd+rightarrow
I am using GMail and I cannot move to Firefox from Chrome, because the Cmd+LeftArrow and Cmd+RightArrow do not work in Compose window as "Move to the begining of the line" and "Move to the end of the ...
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Do Java security settings in Mountain Lion cause java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError?
In a nutshell, I have a java app that crashes in java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError and I'm looking to see if my OS/Java settings might be causing this error.
I cannot change the security settings ...
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How to share files or folders across different user accounts on Mountain Lion?
I have some files with an user account.I would like to share some of the files to another user on the same MAC. I copied the files to Public folder,but I am not able to view the files in the other ...
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Can I Mount a Hard Drive in Mac Pro Tower as Read Only?
I'm trying to recover data from a failed external Fantom RAID Drive enclosure by plugging the drives into a Mac Pro tower, but I'm concerned that OS X might write to the disks and jeopardize the RAID ...
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Why does Mountain Lion keep using the wrong screen saver?
I have my screen saver set to Arabesque. If I move my mouse down to the Screen Saver hot corner, I get Arabesque. If I sit and wait for the screen saver to start automatically, I get Arabesque.
But ...
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Does Time Machine fail gracefully if I eject the backup disk during a backup?
I'm using an external USB HDD as my Time Machine backup disk for my MacBook. I have it plugged in as long as I'm working at my desk. I don't have it with me when I take the laptop somewhere else. ...
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Permissions looking for unknown user
I have a problem on a external drive which permissions are looking for an unknown user. In the permission list it says "loading..."(or similar word, not on an english machine) in the user field.
How ...
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How to add Outlook to “Share” popup menu in finder
Unfortunately I have an old habit to have the "send by email" when right click on a file in the Share option pop up window.
I would prefer to use the Outlook so I can email the selected file.
Right ...
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If I were to set/reset the root account password on osx 10.8, will I be increasing or decreasing the security of my system?
Are OS X systems with manually set, complex (128 character), root passwords more, or less, secure than the vanilla system freshly installed?
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Change update frequency of app store in Mountain Lion?
The mac app store on Mac OS X (10.8.3) notifies me frequently about new app updates by showing a little popup. How can I change the update frequency or the way Mac OS X notifies me?
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How to delete iTunes once and for all from the command-line?
I'd like to delete iTunes and never ever have it make it again in my OS X system.
On a fresh install of OS X 10.6.8 I had iTunes 10 and noticed that on the first "Software update" OS X wants to ...
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What Yammer clients available on the Mac?
People in my new job seems to like Yammer. I'm aware that Yammer has a desktop client for the Mac, but I find the interface rather unappealing (version 300222 of the Adobe Air client is not responsive ...
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How to remove xattr com.apple.quarantine from all .webarchive files with that extended attribute?
Spread across multiple file system I have numerous .webarchive files that were saved by OmniWeb. So for example:
sh-3.2$ ls -@ 2012-03-19.webarchive
2012-03-19.webarchive
sh-3.2$ ls -@l ...
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Time Machine doesn't backup folders with same name as user
Let's say my OS X user's folder is called Attila and I have a folder with the same name in a folder, e.g. ~/Xcode/Attila/. Now, if I do a Time Machine backup, the ~/Xcode/Attila/ folder won't be ...
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Problems installing Lion onto a USB drive
I'm having problems installing Lion onto a USB drive.
On a Lion MacBook Pro I saved the 'Install Mac OS X Lion.app' application, ran it and selected the USB drive as the destination of the install.
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Why are MP3 files not noticeably compressed by the compression tools within Lion?
I clicked the 'Compress xxx' option in the popup menu in order to compress a folder of MP3 files, but the result was a .zip file that is almost the same size as before compressing; it seemed to only ...
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In Mountain Lion how do I set the PATH environment variable unified for all newly launched applications?
On Ask Different there are many questions regarding the PATH environment variable and how to set it for applications launched by a shell, by spotlight or via the finder (typical questions: How to set ...
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How do I make a window move to the left half of my screen and another window move to the right half? [duplicate]
On Windows 8, I type win + left and the current window becomes full-height and half the screen width and moves to the left. If I type win + right, the current window does the same except moves to the ...
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Tabs opening in a minimised safari window, not the active one
I’m often using multiple windows in Safari minimizing the windows I’m not working in. However, when I click on a link i.e. in Mail it opens it not in the active window but in the minimized one instead ...
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Are there interactive online courses to learn more about Mac and OSx
I'm a semi-advanced computer user (coming from a Windows background) and am looking for ways to learn more about Mac and OS X both from a user and a programmer perspective. Especially I'm looking for ...
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DLNA via bridged interfaces - OS X
Setup is as follows:
Primary network is via en0 (192.168.1.0/24)
Secondary network is via en1 and contains a DLNA server (192.168.2.0/24). This is 'private' network containing only en1 and the DLNA ...
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what are the split terminal commands
I stumbled across the command-d hot key which splits the terminal into 2 panes. But I cant find documentation anywhere on how to close the new pane or even switch the focus to it so I can use it. ...
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Why does System Profile information appear in some but not all .panic files with Mountain Lion?
Observation
For example, the two .panic files at http://zevo.getgreenbytes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4436#p4436
Compared to the first of those two, the second contains additional information.
At ...
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I've installed a new version of Safari and now it refuses to open and doesn't allow me to downgrade [duplicate]
I've installed a new version of Safari and now it refuses to open and doesn't allow me to downgrade.
Someone pointed I had to reinstall the whole system. I'm reading on how to do it right ...
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Files synced by Synk Pro have wrong owner on both synchronized Macs – how can I fix it?
I sync some folders within my Home folder between two Macs (running Lion and Mountain Lion) using Synk Pro, a commercial live file sync application. I have the same account name on both computers.
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Some apps don't have access to my MacHD Drive
When i try to Edit/Create a app with XCode/PhotoShop/other sometimes it let's me but other time it says I don't have access to edit the file, Can somebody pleas help me. I used the command "Chmod a+x ...
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JDK 7 & java_home
I am using OSX Mountain Lion, and I am trying to install Glassfish Server EE. I have also installed Java7 from oracle. When I check for my java_home by this line
/usr/libexec/java_home
I get ...
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More notification center keyboard shortcuts
I know there is a system wide keyboard shortcut to open the notification center and once opened you can navigate your notifications with the up/down buttons on your keyboard.
But is there also a way ...
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How can I remove this icon from the menu bar?
I am seeing attached icon in the top right menu bar. I tried deleting MenuExtras by going to /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extrasbut it didn't help, please help to hide or remove it.
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How do I remotely wake my Mac over Wi-Fi?
I am running a server on my Mac mini at home (using the OS X Server app). I would like to access my home network using it's VPN server, but I understand that I can only do this while it's awake. I ...
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Which iCloud service runs in background in OS X?
I wondered which service is acutally updating the MobileDocuments folder in OS X?
I looked through the Apple Developer pages, but nowhere is any information about background services in OS X.
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Xcode is hidden in OS X 10.8.2
Now I am using OS X 10.8.2. I have installed Xcode 4.5 on my Mac. It has completely installed and I am able to open sample Xcode projects. The problem is Xcode is not displayed in the Application ...
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Multiple color Labels in the Finder toolbar
In my finder toolbar, I have the color label drop-down. I would like to have multiple instances of it with different colors pre-selected. However it isn't possible to even add more than one instance ...
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Can I change the font systemwide (10.8.3) [duplicate]
Is it possible to change the systems font? (finder, alerts, menus etc)
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Finder spotlight tool not “grepping” through all file types?
We've got this development stack that's mostly javascript, and if I'm looking for a variable definition or something I can use Finder's spotlight tool to easily find the file that contains the ...
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I've wiped my WiFi icons and don't know which file to restore
I've been playing around with theming OS X, and in changing my menu bar icons to be white (to contrast my now-black menu bar) I've overwritten the original icons (and forgot to back them up).
Can ...
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I can't install OSX Lion from DVD, because I receive an error
I tried to install OSX Lion from DVD, but when I boot from the dvd I receive bootstrapper crashed error. How can I fix that? Maybe the disc is scratched, or what's the problem?
Thank you!
