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How to get rid of firewall "accept incoming connections" dialog?

I've accepted this so many times that firewall should already remember it. Do you want the application "AppName.app" to accept incoming network connections? Clicking Deny may limit the application's behavior. This setting can be changed in the…
Peter Štibraný
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Can I delete unnecessary device simulators of Xcode?

I found that Xcode on my laptop consumes much of its storage, so I am trying to delete unnecessary files in Xcode. There are four directories under Application/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/. I feel that WatchSimulator.platform and…
IzumiSy
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Why does my brew installation not work?

I installed brew before, but it does not work now. When I run brew, it gives me the error -bash: brew: command not found So I tried to reinstall using the code ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL…
cindywmiao
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Where can I find the unicode symbols for Mac functional keys? (Command, Shift, etc.)

Is there a list of key-symbols that I could reference?
Patrick Perini
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What is the format of a .xip file

As Xcode 8 beta is available to download, I see it's distributed with a .xip extension, Xcode_8_beta.xip. What is the .xip format? What's the difference between previous .dmg format?
Quanlong
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Can anyone recommend an app for creating flowcharts and diagrams?

I'm seeking a Mac app for creating basic flowcharts and similar diagrams. Google has been no help; I've followed dozens of links to apps that either don't exist anymore, I can't find any real reviews of, or that won't run on OS X 10.6.6. What I'd…
Matthew Frederick
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What functionality do 'marks' offer in the El Capitan Terminal?

Since upgrading to OS X El Capitan, I've noticed a change in the Terminal: Executed lines show an opening bracket on the left, and a closing bracket on the right, as shown in this screenshot: Similar questions have been asked…
nwinkler
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How to cd to a directory with a name containing spaces in bash?

I tried cd "~/Library/Application Support/" -bash: cd: ~/Library/Application Support/: No such file or directory also cd ~/Library/Application Support/ -bash: cd: ~/Library/Application Support/: No such file or directory
colinfang
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How do I speed up new Terminal tab loading time?

How can i speed up the terminal startup in Lion? I'm not referring to the startup of the Terminal application, but to the startup terminal windows, like when i open a new tab. I don't have anything in my .bash_profile file and i run rm -rf …
Fernando
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How can I achieve page-up and page-down in OS X?

I am using MacOSX Snow Leopard. How do I achieve page-up and page-down?
xyz
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How do I sync the Visual Studio Code (vscode) theme to use my OS light/dark color scheme?

MacOS now supports both "Light" and "Dark" mode (found in "System Preferences", "General", "Appearance"). How can I make VS Code automatically change its theme to be light or dark, when I change my MacOS "Appearance"?
JBallin
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Spam iCloud Calendar Invitations

Today I've suddenly received spam calendar invitation for $19.99 Ray Ban sunglasses (never subscribed, checked, searched or visited any related site, so clearly spam) and it has other visible email accounts within the invitation. I'm wondering if I…
Denis Rasulev
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runaway distnoted process

Sometimes I see a distnoted process suddenly spin up and chew up 100% CPU (on one core) and a ton of memory, often in the neighborhood of 1.5G or so. This happens a few times a day, starting a month or so ago. The command line is /usr/sbin/distnoted…
ryan
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How do I type the euro value sign € on a Mac?

I've tried bashing on my keyboard with the ⌥ alt/option key pressed with the ⇧ shift key pressed but I do not seem to be able to find how I can get the euro value sign. ⇧ shift+4 gives the dollar sign: $ What keystrokes do I need to use to get the…
FLY
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How do I negotiate dialogue boxes using the keyboard only?

On Windows based machines, whenever a dialogue box pops up with multiple choice options (ie 'Abort', 'Continue', 'Retry'), you can use the 'Tab' key to cycle through those options without using the mouse. On OSX, there doesn't appear to be an option…
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