Files associated to app using custom icon do not show the icon
I am a user of VLC for playing video files. On the Mac VLC does not (out of the box) support multiple concurrent instances. But I found an article...
View ArticleDict app - adding a link other than Wikipedia to it?
Is it possible to link any websites to the Dict app other than Wikipedia? Sometimes I wish I could have it linked to Urban Dictionary and such so that when I look up a word in my Dict app and it...
View ArticleBow Tie risk assessment application
Hi Does anyone know of a OS X version of a Risk Assessment app similar to the Windows version of BowtieXP??
View ArticleCopy created date to similarly named files?
Hi, I am new to the forum and have a bit of a puzzle. Goal: Automatically copy created dates from files in one set of directories and subdirectories to files with similar names in another folder...
View ArticleImage Capture: Import to Photos.App
I've duplicated this on two machines, so either I'm a dummy or there is a bug: On Image Capture, you can choose where to "import to" at the bottom of the screen. There are options for some of the...
View ArticlePassword mysteriously auto populating at FileVault Login
Hello. I've found reference to this same issue on the internet in a couple places, but nothing about how to resolve it. All references to the issue are three years old. I have an iMac running Yosemite....
View ArticleSearching for large files?
When I go to the Storage tab of about this Mac it shows that almost half of my 500GB SSD is taken up by Other files. How can I search my Mac for individual files that are of a certain size, maybe 500MB...
View ArticleMacbook 2012 restarting randomly
My Macbook 2012 has restarted twice in the last 2 days. I just came back from Burning Man, which is a harsh desert environment. I may have left the laptop on accidentally the whole time, but it was in...
View ArticleAnnoying requests for password...
I'm not sure if this is the right place for this question since my problem may be with either my OS X or my iOS. I'm getting numerous prompts to enter/reenter my password(s) for iCloud, email accounts...
View ArticleHow do I drag a folder to become a shortcut on my dock?
Hey guys, I have three questions. If you can help with any of them (or all), it'd be incredibly appreciated. My questions: 1.) How do I drag a folder shortcut to my dock? I want to drag a folder (such...
View ArticleUsing dd I'm getting a Resource Busy error
Hello, I'm trying to restore an old Hard Drive image OS.dmg to a usb hard drive that I have. I'm using the command: dd if=/Users/Shared/OS.dmg of=/dev/disk5 bs=1m And I'm getting dd: /dev/disk5:...
View ArticleSafari putting new bookmarks into “collections”
OS X 10.10.5, Safari 8.0.8 For a couple of weeks I’ve been unable to save bookmarks in safari, or so I thought. When I would later check the bottom of the bookmarks list for the newest ones they...
View ArticleApple on Safari lagging
The new iPad Pro site on apple.com basically freezes my macbook pro.. Either my graphics card is ****ed (Hence gpu-panics) or this website is getting extremely heavy. Anybody?
View ArticleAny way to recover deleted data?
My brother wasn't thinking properly and put some folders in his dock thinking they would go there and then deleted the original folders. He then emptied the trash. Is there any way to recover the...
View ArticleIs Photos.app ready for prime time?
Hi, we've used iPhoto since it first came out, and moved to Aperture a couple years ago when iPhoto started bogging down from too many photos. We don't use any advanced Aperture features -- it's just...
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Application volume
On Windows, if I right-click on the volume icon and select the mixer, I can adjust the individual volume levels of applications or even mute them. It's probably something so profoundly simple that I am...
View ArticleOS X 10.12 Wishlist
Because I didn't initially believe OS X 10.11 was going to be what Snow Leopard and Mountain Lion were to Leopard and Lion respectively, I'm still pretty disappointed with El Capitan. Although there...
View ArticleCompletely wipe drive?
View attachment 580503 Any way to completely wipe everything on a drive as I'm selling it? THat includes any EFI partititons etc. I accidentally erased the EFI partition and I keep getting this error...
View Articlereinstalling yosemite
Hi I have mac book pro running yosemite and i would like to reinstall it because some systems applications mainly utilities are not working after some removal by cleaning software.... The situation is...
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