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How to copy a file with I/O errors? (via: Not a complete failure » Blog Archive)

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/03/24

Blast from the past, and happy I found back the original blog that pointed me to this: Not a complete failure » Blog Archive » How to copy a file with I/O errors?.

A long while ago, I helped out a friend with a HDD that was partially working. He neede the bits of a file that had become unreadable by regular means.

dd to the rescue: it takes a lot longer, but gets the job done eventually. Eventually can be T+eternity.

Note that you always should copy such a file to another drive, like described in the above blog.

Something like this (the parameters are explained at the dd man page):

dd if=/mounting-path/directory-path/damaged.mp4 of=resurrected.mp4 conv=noerror,sync

Usually for creating disk images, dd works on *n*x, Mac OS X, Windows with for instance Cygwin, ESXi, etc.

See also: linux – Rescuing a hdd with bad sectors: dd vs gddrescue – Super User.

–jeroen

via: Not a complete failure » Blog Archive » How to copy a file with I/O errors?.

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itunes keeps opening on its own (via: Apple Support Communities)

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/03/24

Just had this occur on my machine: iTunes kept popping up like very 30 seconds (also resuming the radio channel I was listening to before), while I was watching some YouTube archived web casts.

After reading itunes keeps opening on its own: Apple Support Communities, I new what could cause it:

I remember bringing another set of headphones (the final Sennheiser from a bunch I bought a long while back also had diminished its sound volume by more than 70%).

The contact plug had been in the air for a while, so the connector had built up some thin corrosion on it making the connection flaky. Cleaning the plug fixed it.

Apparently, that simulates signals which your Mac uses to detect if your headset has a remote control on it, then automagically starts iTunes for you.

–jeroen

via: itunes keeps opening on its own: Apple Support Communities.

PS: Researching this issue I found how somebody modded his headset cable to allow for a good Mic/Headphone combination.

If your jack has gotten dirty on the inside, follow these steps to clean it.

And yeas, I know that liquids usually make corrosion go much faster, so be careful taking your device for a run.

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Apple Tips: Setting-up a new Mac from an old one or its Backups Transferring files from one User Account to another

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/03/24

Time consuming, but works:

Apple Tips: Setting-up a new Mac from an old one or its Backups Transferring files from one User Account to another.

–jeroen

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Make terminal window open with fixed size and position – Mac-Forums Discussions for Apple Products & Services

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/03/17

On the Mac terminal window:

Size yes, position no.

Size can be set in Preferences>Settings>ThemeYouUse>Window>Window Size

Take a look at this for the fold/unfold,

TotalTerminal is a system-wide terminal accessible via a hot-key

–jeroen

via: Make terminal window open with fixed size and position – Mac-Forums Discussions for Apple Products & Services.

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TheBookYard : UK Apple spare parts specialist

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/03/16

Interesting: TheBookYard : UK Apple spare parts specialist.

via: Macbook white thingy below keyboard button is broken – Ask Different.

Posted in Apple, Keyboards and Keyboard Shortcuts, Mac, MacBook, MacBook Retina, MacBook-Air, MacBook-Pro, Power User | Leave a Comment »

Interesting: HotspotShield (VPN for iPhone/Mac/Windows to Access Blocked Sites; Surf Anonymously)

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/03/14

Interesting: HotspotShield VPN to surf from a USA IP address.

There is a free version with ads, and a payed version without ads.

Probably more services like this exist, but this has been working for me.

Yup there are:

–jeroen

via: Download Free VPN for iPhone, Mac and Windows to Access Blocked Sites & Surf Anonymously.

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NTFS Driver for Mac OS | Seagate

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/03/06

Consolidation of HDD manufacturers (image from WikiMedia)

Consolidation of HDD manufacturers (image from WikiMedia)

Earlier this year I wrote about Accessing Mac Hard Drives from Windows 7/8: Boot Camp Support Software 5.0.5033 and mentioned that there are also a few solutions for writing NTFS volumes from Mac OS X.

Thanks to dhardy03, I learned that Seagate now provides NTFS drivers for Mac OS X for Free. The installer name indicates it is an OEM version of the Paragon NTFS drivers for Mac OS X.

I’m not sure yet if it works only on Seagate drives, but since the only other HDD manufacturers left are Toshiba and Western Digital (Toshiba is a much smaller HDD manufacturer than WD and SD), it is a substantial part of the market.

I might try NTFS-3G as well, but that hasn’t been updated for a while and has been replaced by the commercial Tuxera product.

–jeroen

via:

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Quick Tip: Automating your Mac’s wifi power (on off through script) via: BrettTerpstra.com

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/03/04

Interesting commands around networksetup -setairportpower en0 : power off and on your WiFi.

–jeroen

via: [Wayback/Archive] Quick Tip: Automating your Mac’s wifi power – BrettTerpstra.com.

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osx – How to find out Mac OS X version from Terminal? (via: Super User)

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/03/03

I’m a command-line addict, so this was a great SuperUser question by Željko Filipin:

I know how to find Mac OS X version from GUI: Apple Menu (top left) > About This Mac

Is there a Terminal command that will tell me Mac OS X version?

It was answered by User delfuego:

You have a few options:

sw_vers -productVersion
system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType

These commands led me to this post: Finding OS X Version and Build Information From the Command Line | The Nubby Admin that also showed these commands:

uname -a
osascript -e 'system info'

Where uname shows only the kernal version, oascript gives a ton of information. Read the rest of this entry »

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osx – OS X Terminal “must have” utilities – Ask Different

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/02/28

Make sure you read osx – OS X Terminal “must have” utilities – Ask Different after reading:

–jeroen

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