User Daryl Spitzer

252 votes

16 answers

265k views

What do I type to produce the command symbol (⌘) in Mac OS X?

asked Nov 15, 2010 at 22:52

22 votes

3 answers

17k views

Why is "Verify Backups" in the Time Machine icon menu disabled?

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asked Aug 26, 2011 at 22:20

21 votes

3 answers

2k views

What's the canonical name for the "sunburst" waiting animation?

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asked Sep 8, 2011 at 1:43

13 votes

4 answers

14k views

How do I turn off News notifications on my Apple Watch?

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asked Dec 22, 2016 at 23:52

9 votes

9 answers

119k views

Why do I get a 'connection to the outgoing server "smtp.gmail.com" failed' message in iOS Mail?

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asked May 1, 2017 at 20:33

9 votes

2 answers

1k views

How do I get a refund on an iOS app I just bought?

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asked Oct 29, 2010 at 0:40

8 votes

2 answers

371 views

How do I select more than one file in LaunchBar?

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asked Feb 17, 2011 at 20:08

8 votes

4 answers

4k views

How do I stop the "Are you sure you want to open it?" dialog box from displaying when I open an app?

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asked Sep 7, 2010 at 15:03

7 votes

4 answers

7k views

How do I copy PDFs onto my iPad and read them there?

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asked Sep 10, 2010 at 18:53

7 votes

3 answers

7k views

Can you solve these intermittent audio problems with Ford Sync and iPhone?

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asked Jul 27, 2010 at 20:46

7 votes

1 answer

4k views

Is there a keyboard shortcut for minimizing Mac OS X windows?

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asked Mar 9, 2011 at 21:57

7 votes

3 answers

7k views

If I encrypt a Time Machine backup disk, is the entire disk encrypted or just the Backups.backupdb directory?

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asked Aug 9, 2011 at 16:24

7 votes

3 answers

50k views

How do I attach more than one photo to a single email sent on my iPhone?

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asked Sep 18, 2009 at 17:12

4 votes

2 answers

251 views

Which photo websites have iPad support for editing and ordering prints, cards and books?

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asked Aug 16, 2010 at 18:48

4 votes

1 answer

2k views

How do I troubleshoot iTunes failing to add songs to my iCloud Music Library?

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asked May 16, 2017 at 21:19

4 votes

1 answer

2k views

How do I make a volume mounted using sudo sshfs visible without sudo?

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asked Aug 23, 2017 at 0:42

3 votes

2 answers

10k views

How do I keep the Recovery HD and EFI partitions from automatically mounting on my MacBook Air?

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asked Feb 18, 2014 at 18:28

3 votes

1 answer

2k views

How do I troubleshoot a lockup that occurs when plugging in an external monitor?

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asked Aug 17, 2011 at 21:56

3 votes

1 answer

2k views

How do I troubleshoot "An error has occurred" when trying to update the Kindle app in the Mac App Store?

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asked Sep 19, 2011 at 17:04

3 votes

2 answers

6k views

How do I get three finger gestures working again in Twitter for Mac after installing Lion?

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asked Aug 8, 2011 at 17:52

3 votes

4 answers

12k views

Are there sites that support editing and ordering photo prints, cards, and books on an iPad?

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asked Aug 17, 2010 at 21:13

3 votes

1 answer

808 views

Is anyone else having signal strength problems on an iPhone 3GS since the iOS 4.1 upgrade?

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asked Sep 14, 2010 at 19:24

2 votes

1 answer

8k views

How can one copy photos off an iPad onto a Windows computer (prior to syncing)?

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asked Feb 28, 2011 at 6:45

2 votes

1 answer

8k views

How do I boot my MacBook Air running Lion in safe mode?

macos macbook-pro boot safe-mode

asked Sep 8, 2011 at 1:35

1 vote

2 answers

396 views

Tweets in my Tweetbot timeline are occasionally marked as a favorite when I see them for the first time. Is that a bug or a feature?

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asked Oct 19, 2011 at 14:45

1 vote

3 answers

2k views

How do I enable Personal Hotspot in the OS X WiFi menu?

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asked Apr 20, 2015 at 20:44

1 vote

1 answer

116 views

How do I change the selection in BBEdit's Currently Open Document pane with the keyboard?

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asked Dec 8, 2015 at 20:18

1 vote

0 answers

2k views

How can I prevent the MLB At Bat app from going into "Offline Mode"?

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asked Aug 9, 2018 at 17:55

1 vote

1 answer

276 views

How do I get LaunchBar to open the enclosing folder for a selected file?

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asked Jul 12, 2012 at 18:41

1 vote

2 answers

19k views

How do I work around a "Could not resolve host: (nil)..." error when installing/using Homebrew?

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asked Aug 9, 2013 at 17:05

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32 Questions

What do I type to produce the command symbol (⌘) in Mac OS X?

Why is "Verify Backups" in the Time Machine icon menu disabled?

What's the canonical name for the "sunburst" waiting animation?

How do I turn off News notifications on my Apple Watch?

Why do I get a 'connection to the outgoing server "smtp.gmail.com" failed' message in iOS Mail?

How do I get a refund on an iOS app I just bought?

How do I select more than one file in LaunchBar?

How do I stop the "Are you sure you want to open it?" dialog box from displaying when I open an app?

How do I copy PDFs onto my iPad and read them there?

Can you solve these intermittent audio problems with Ford Sync and iPhone?

Is there a keyboard shortcut for minimizing Mac OS X windows?

If I encrypt a Time Machine backup disk, is the entire disk encrypted or just the Backups.backupdb directory?

How do I attach more than one photo to a single email sent on my iPhone?

Which photo websites have iPad support for editing and ordering prints, cards and books?

How do I troubleshoot iTunes failing to add songs to my iCloud Music Library?

How do I make a volume mounted using sudo sshfs visible without sudo?

How do I keep the Recovery HD and EFI partitions from automatically mounting on my MacBook Air?

How do I troubleshoot a lockup that occurs when plugging in an external monitor?

How do I troubleshoot "An error has occurred" when trying to update the Kindle app in the Mac App Store?

How do I get three finger gestures working again in Twitter for Mac after installing Lion?

Are there sites that support editing and ordering photo prints, cards, and books on an iPad?

Is anyone else having signal strength problems on an iPhone 3GS since the iOS 4.1 upgrade?

How can one copy photos off an iPad onto a Windows computer (prior to syncing)?

How do I boot my MacBook Air running Lion in safe mode?

Tweets in my Tweetbot timeline are occasionally marked as a favorite when I see them for the first time. Is that a bug or a feature?

How do I enable Personal Hotspot in the OS X WiFi menu?

How do I change the selection in BBEdit's Currently Open Document pane with the keyboard?

How can I prevent the MLB At Bat app from going into "Offline Mode"?

How do I get LaunchBar to open the enclosing folder for a selected file?

How do I work around a "Could not resolve host: (nil)..." error when installing/using Homebrew?