General technology suggestions?

I've been away from web services for quite some time. I now have a project where I need to implement just the client side of a web service. In other words, I'm writing some code to integrate our app with a third-party web service. It's all SOAP-based, so let's not get into the SOAP vs REST debate here. I've been provided a WSDL. Also, I know I will have to use WS-Security 1.0.
Can somebody suggest the current best technologies to use for this? (I realize this question is fairly open-ended and might lead to a bunch of suggestions. Go ahead and shoot.)

Wow. That's a huge response. I figured an open-ended question about what is "best" would really spark some opinions. :) For now, I think I'm going with Apache CXF. I was going to use XFire since MyEclipse has a nice client-generation feature for it, but the XFire homepage recommends CXF. Axis2, from what I can tell, doesn't support WS-Security 1.0 out of the box.

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IPad & Aperture: general workflow suggestions?

Fell in love with the iPad screen -- purchased one (excellent as a portfolio). Looking for general advice on using it as part of my RAW workflow. (I have Apple's "Camera Connection Kit".)
Thanks .
OK: what I've done so far: uploaded "shoots" to the iPad, Cropped to suit. Separately imported same files into Aperture via the camera card. Tried and failed to delete the photos albums on MiPad. That's it. Decided to not use the iPad in my workflow until I learn more. Removed all photos-syncing via iTunes. Posted this message.
Message was edited by: Kirby Krieger

Well, at least _someone replied .
leonieDF wrote:
No answer, Kirby - I am thread-jacking . Which model did you choose? I want to buy one too, but I'll want it for geotagging and navigation, and maybe for browsing images, if I am away from home and do not want to take my 17" laptop along. It is funny - my 13" MBP went with me everywhere, but since I have a 17" model, that is no longer true.
I wonder if it may be possible to go on a week long photo safari with only a camera and an iPad.
So this thread is now officially completely OT.
I bought the semi-inexpensive one: black, 32 GB (according to the iPad itself, 28 GB capacity), no 4G.
- black because photos look better on it. I prefer the white, but the white plastic has a slight yellow cast, and no one likes to look at face in a greasy collar
- 32 GB because I knew from my iPhone that 16 wasn't enough, but 32 is. I don't use it for video or storing music (I subscribe to XM and may subscribe to Pandora or equivalent). More storage is always better, but I'd rather save the $100.
- no 4G because I already pay way too much for my iPhone contract, I live in a city (lots of free WiFi), and I have very fast WiFi access at home and at the two places I work. With iCloud, I only need cellular access on one device, and I already have it on MiPhone.
Obviously, without 4G (or whatever you have over in Euro-land ), you can't do geotagging or navigation.
I recently tested a camera with built-in GPS (Sony a77). _Very, very_ handy. I've been adding Aperture Locations by neighborhood, and had become used to that level of granularity -- and am simply giddy with the "This photo was taken in the middle of this block" specificity of the on-camera GPS tagging.
I added a great little keyboard I am happy to recommend: the Adonit Writer+ (for the new iPad -- the old one won't work well). I touch type, I needed an iPad cover -- and now I have one that includes a BlueTooth keyboard. Fantastic. Should I want the iPad naked, it pops out and snaps in in 1s. The keyboard charge is said to last a year. So I have an iPad convertible to a netbook. Did I say "Fantastic"? I got the red one.
Also in my recommended column: the Wacom stylus for the iPad -- pricey but excellent, once you get used to writing/drawing with rubber on glass -- and the Adonic Jot pen -- the best drawing (not painting, drawing) tool for the iPad. I draw on MiPad every morning and every evening. Six hundred years ago artists used pads they prepared with flour (iirc -- haven't looked this up in a long time). They sketched on them till they were dark with marks, then wiped them clean and put another layer of flour and glue on them. A great way to learn. The iPad comes close.
It's an _excellent_ size for light-weight travel. I lived with a 12" Powerbook for a few years -- still, imho, the best form-factor of any computer ever (CinemaScope® makes sense at room size, but I've never thought it right for paintings, books, or computers) -- the iPad is close to a scaled down version of that screen. The iPad, in the Adonit cover, fits right in the unused back sleeve of my most used camera bag (ThinkTank Retrospective 20).
But can it substitute for a laptop on a safari? I don't know -- but having read widely on fitting the iPad into a photography workflow, I can report that most who've tried say "No". It's certainly an excellent viewer -- I got, and you'll want (and want to include in your budget), the Apple Camera Connection Kit, which consists of two adapters: Applejack to USB, and Applejack to SC card. Uploading RAW files (I use Sony cameras) works without a hitch. Editing, adding metadata, or doing any organizing however has to wait until you're back with a real computer. (OK, you can crop on the iPad, and tart things up with SnapSeed.) The iPad works well for storage/backup, and for viewing the pictures as shot. You can email those. That's it. If you record JPG only, don't edit, and don't keyword or use other organizing, the iPad will meet your needs. If you have 6,000 "maven" points in the Apple Aperture discussion forum, you're going to find it more toy than tool. On the other hand, if you can do without a computer on a safari, it is probably worth its weight to carry along as a viewer.
The screen is delicious. It's absolutely fantastic for showing photos (if you're OK with showing them on a screen).
I haven't settled on a workflow yet, but I suspect I'll end up syncing a couple of Aperture Smart Folders (wirelessly, btw), possibly via iCloud, showing my "Portfolio" pictures and my "Shot in the last 23 days" pictures. At some point it will be a live camera viewer -- but we're not there yet.
So that's the rundown from Pittsburgh. Let us know what you decide. .

General optimization suggestions

Hi
I love Arch. It's fast, convenient and easy to understand. However i sometimes feel the system should be faster.
So maybe i'm missing something... i'd like to hear system optimization techniques in this thread.
Let me start:
* compile your own kernel
* make sure DMA is turned on for hard drives
* use light desktop env/wm

Dusty wrote:
kensai wrote:Still a custom compiled archck kernel uses less memory and is more cpu efficient than archck from repo.
The point is, the time it takes to compile that kernel (7-20 minutes, I've heard) will never be recovered in terms of *noticeable* responsiveness to the user. You can quote numbers saying its more efficient or uses less memory, but these resources are certainly not scarce in modern systems.
Dusty
Well, that's what I thought so i've been using standard kernel with adapted mkinitrd.conf for almost a year with great success. Also when I bought a new computer, I made sure I got plenty of (unexpansive) DDR400 SDRAM + the fastest rather than the biggest SATA(II) HDD along an AMD64 & a cool Mobo.
Now I succesfully compiled my 1st Iphitus' Archck kernel without initrd/~ramfs on my old laptop last month, & I found it eating as low as 29MB RAM with Founy's e17-cvs fully launched, which I liked (less RAM for system is allways good & better still on laptop in terms on usability & autonomy )
It seems that Archck kernel improved or maybe my knowledge on compiling an appropriate kernel, cauz' last week I compiled it on my Dell Latitude L400 along with Suspend & Speedstep support. Rebooted & :GASP:! Memory usage before starting X was 9 MB !!! I just didn't even dreamed about such a result.
And yesterday on my AMD64 main PC (1024 MB RAM with lots of FS & accessories like TV TUner or external HDD) --> 19MB without X, and an amazing 60MB with f@h, rTorrent, e16 (X) & aterm
Thoses would have been postponned without Wain's great kernel26-archck PKGBUILD (FR) which has improved _a lot_ recently, & allow any AL user to take care only of the modules (s)he needs

Suggestions For Handling Bulk Updates Without Blocking Local User Updates

Hi,
This is a request for general implementation suggestions.
We have a CRM database that is used by a call center application to allow reps to update customer info during business hours. Outside of business hours we receive data feeds from another source that are bulk uploaded into the database to refresh the
data. This has been working fine for now, but we are expanding the use of the app to offices in other countries and are beginning to encounter more blocking during the bulk upload because now the app is being used outside our local business hours because of
the time difference.
It seems this would be a common problem, but I haven't been able to identify a good source of information on methods to overcome this.
What suggestions do people have to complete bulk loads while still allowing updates by local users?
Ideas I have been considering include duplicating the database and performing merge replication, using service broker to queue updates during the bulk load, using snapshot isolation or isolation levels with row versioning....
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Reinis

I have considered trying to break the update into chunks, but my fear as you said is it will take a lot longer.
Quite a few years ago, I rewrote a process in our system to make it a set-based update for better performance. But I heard as late as today from our customer with the biggest volumes, that they are still running the old process which updates one by one,
because when they do all at once the blocks other operations. (Which admittedly is due to other shortcomings in the system.)
Anyway, I would recommend you to look into that, and particularly make the chunks size configurable. Maybe you are able to find a sweet spot where blocking is not a problem, but the chunks are till big enough to be efficient.
Both of those resolutions are feasible and I certainly know there will be significant changes we may have to undertake. I was just thinking that this must be a really common issue now with the global reach of data and there must be people who have
handled it in different ways.
It's not really a simple problem, and the solution is likely to depend on the current architecure you have. What fits in one shop, may not fit in another. And most of all, one solution may be a lot less costly to implement than another.
Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, [email protected]

I'm trying to turn off the "Handoff" feature. When I go to "settings and then general" I do not have the option to turn off "Hand Off". Help Please

Can't seem to make this work. I am up to date with my updates on both I-Phone and I-Pad. The "Hand-off" feature is working, and I don't want it. How do I turn it off? I don't have the option to do that when I go to General & Settings. Is it located somewhere else? Apple says that is where it is. What am I doing wrong, The "wonderful feature" is driving me crazy. Surely it is others also...
Deb *******
<Edited by Host>

Hi debinarizona,
I see the Handoff setting under "Settings > General > Handoff & Suggested Apps".
Connect your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch using Continuity
Best Regards,
Nubz

Attach 64TB disk(s) to Azure VMs - please vote up this feature suggestion if you need it too

http://feedback.azure.com/forums/34192--general-feedback/suggestions/6555737-attach-64tb-disk-s-to-azure-vms
Each Azure storage account comes with 500 TB of block blob storage capacity. However, this vast storage
is not available to be used via an Azure VM.
The best we can do right now is attach 16x 1TB disks (page blobs) to an A4 or bigger VM. This poses few
problems:
1. 16TB is way too small for many use cases such as using Azure as backup/DR target
2. This coupling of storage to RAM/CPU is undesirable and drives enterprise clients to other cloud providers.
When will Microsoft provide us the ability to make VHDX 64TB+ files in Azure block blob storage and
attach them to Azure VMs?
Dozens of cloud providers make such functionality available. When will be able to have the same in Azure??
Sam Boutros, Senior Consultant, Software Logic, KOP, PA http://superwidgets.wordpress.com (Please take a moment to Vote as Helpful and/or Mark as Answer, where applicable) _________________________________________________________________________________
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This is a useful feature. I have voted it. Thanks Sam~~
Regards,
Tough_v

Time Capsule sparsebundle corruption help please

Hi
I went away for a week and when I came back I found that the Time Capsule was not backing up. Apparently, my family tells me there was a power outage during my absence and, therefore, this might be the cause of the problems.
I have a Time Capsule acting as our Time Machine drive which is accessed wirelessly from a MacBook.
Double clicking on the sparsebundle got me a message that 'Resource not available' and some searching of this forum makes me think the bundle is corrupted. I followed some advice to use the Terminal to force a mount of the bundle into Disk Utility and this is what appeared in the Terminal window:
<pre>
2010-03-28 23:58:21.207 hdiutil[474:c0b] Error loading /Library/Plug-ins/DiskImages/NUMPlugin.bundle/Contents/MacOS/NUMPlugin: dlopen(/Library/Plug-ins/DiskImages/NUMPlugin.bundle/Contents/MacOS/NUMPlugin, 262): no suitable image found. Did find:
/Library/Plug-ins/DiskImages/NUMPlugin.bundle/Contents/MacOS/NUMPlugin: mach-o, but wrong architecture
2010-03-28 23:58:21.210 hdiutil[474:c0b] Cannot find function pointer VRPreviewCFPlugInFactory for factory 20D1C6B2-6A02-11D7-B5A6-000393D45566 in CFBundle/CFPlugIn 0x419ab0 </Library/Plug-ins/DiskImages/NUMPlugin.bundle> (bundle, not loaded)
2010-03-28 23:58:21.387 diskimages-helper[477:1603] Error loading /Library/Plug-ins/DiskImages/NUMPlugin.bundle/Contents/MacOS/NUMPlugin: dlopen(/Library/Plug-ins/DiskImages/NUMPlugin.bundle/Contents/MacOS/NUMPlugin, 262): no suitable image found. Did find:
/Library/Plug-ins/DiskImages/NUMPlugin.bundle/Contents/MacOS/NUMPlugin: mach-o, but wrong architecture
2010-03-28 23:58:21.388 diskimages-helper[477:1603] Cannot find function pointer VRPreviewCFPlugInFactory for factory 20D1C6B2-6A02-11D7-B5A6-000393D45566 in CFBundle/CFPlugIn 0x522d60 </Library/Plug-ins/DiskImages/NUMPlugin.bundle> (bundle, not loaded)
hdiutil: attach failed - Resource temporarily unavailable
</pre>
I am no Unix guru and I have no intention of using the Terminal except with explicit guidance as I really have no idea what I'm doing with it. As a result, I have no idea what the output means, but it doesn't look good. However I am generally technologically savvy.
As you may imagine, I would like to try to save the back ups contained in the bundle if at all possible before I hook up the laptop via ethernet to the TC and start everything again.
Right now, I have stopped further TM backups. I have already tried switching off TM, rebooting and then reselecting the TC but to no avail.
Any/all help will be so gratefully received.
Thanks in advance
Graeme

Please don't post messages this way. They are difficult to read. For problems with Time Machine I would suggest
you start here: User Tips for Time Machine.
Note that if you cannot mount the sparsebundle in order to repair it using Disk Utility, then the sparsebundle is beyond
help. Erase the backup drive and start over. For a Time Capsule open Airport Utility, click on the Manual Update button.
Select Airport Utility Help from the Help menu and search for "erase." This will get you the help file on how to erase a
TC drive.

Need DAO generator

Hi.
I need a DAO Generator.
Can any body provide it to me.
plz also tell me from where i can get the java code generator.
plz all of you help me in this regard. i shall be very thankful to U.
I need it urgently.......
Thanks in advance.....

You can get started on DAOs here:
http://www.codefutures.com/data-access-object
To put DAOs in context, you should read this article on choosing a data persistence strategy:
http://www.codefutures.com/weblog/andygrove/archives/2005/01/choosing_a_java.html
You did not say what type of Java code you want to generate. As well as deciding to use Data Access Objects, you need to choose a data persistence techology.
You should find this blog posting on Data Persistence Technology Comparison suseful:
http://www.codefutures.com/weblog/corporate/archives/2005/02/data_persistenc.html
In general, I suggest that you start with JDBC DAOs. You'll find there's a few good DAO generators available that provide JDBC DAOs.
I hope this helps.
Regards
PJ Murray
CodeFutures Software
http://www.codefutures.com

A way to transform a template chart/map into an editable template?

Hello!
I've been curious about this for a while now, so I was hoping that perhaps some of you knowledgeable people in here could shed some light on this for me.
I often use Adobe Illustrator to create charts, maps and diagrams that contains texts for my employer. Basically, he tutors in business development on the highest level, and I provide him with graphics, powerpoint presentations, animations, and a lot of other stuff for his seminars.
Now, sometimes we use our charts and maps without content (ie. no text, arrows, etc.) so that he can let the companies fill out the values themselves during their exercises in the training course.
However, my (or should I say, OUR) problem has always been to figure out a way for me to 1) create a template in Illustrator, and 2) convert the template into an editable chart, or map, to fill out with text, arrows, etc.
I've just finished a small test, though, and it looks fairly alright.
What I did was to create the template map in Illustrator, save it as a PDF file, and then open the PDF file in Adobe Acrobat Pro and insert Form Fields in the empty boxes (the boxes in the map has to be empty, as the companies has to fill out these boxes with values that correspond to their own agenda (read: business)).
After filling out the boxes with Form Fields, I saved it, and re-opened it to try and enter some default texts, and it seemed to work quite well.
What I am wondering, however, is if there is a much more effective way to create a graphic template chart/map that can be edited by others easily and effectively.
Perhaps anyone in here knows of a viable solution?
Cheers,
ufoldager

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...they'd need Acrobat Pro in ordre to fill out the form fields and save the document on their own hard drive...
No they wouldn't.
1. Create the artwork in Illustrator or whatever.
2. Save as PDF.
3. Open in Acrobat Pro. Add the desired form fields.
4. Enable the file for Reader Extensions.
The file can now be opened in the freely-distributed Adobe Reader. The fields can be edited, and the file can be saved with the edits, printed, etc. by the end-user, using nothing but Reader.
However...
Your description of your task is too vague. Why don't you show an example of exactly what you want to do? For example, you talk about graphs being updated by the end-user's data input. That's not going to happen with a basic PDF form. You can do the steps described above, but editing the PDF fields is not going to cause the graph artwork to update according to the new values.
Basically, your too-general description suggests you want an easy and quick way to build what amounts to (practically speaking) a standalone interactive application, without entailing a lengthy learning process. Truth is, Adobe graphic apps aren't really going to provide that without a significant learning curve in Flash or scripting or some combination of programs. PDF forms features can be used for some very basic interactivity, but not like you describe, without getting into the minutia of embedding Flash SWFs in the PDF, etc.
If you understand Flash, it is an option. Flash is not just for deployment on the web. You can create standalone runtime apps with Flash. But again, learning how to build and script an interactive graph in Flash is not a trivial matter. And while Flash is certainaly geared toward real-time interactivity, it's not out-of-the-box geared toward responding to and writing to database records. (It can be made to do that, but again there's a significant learning curve.)
Illustrator's XML-based Variables feature is pretty much useless outside of the native Illustrator application. (Frankly, I find it pretty much useless even within the program.)
The fact is, although Adobe apps are just now beginning to add a few "me too" features to make them more useful for changing-data driven graphics, they are way late to the game. It's really not a clean and simple process. And in typical Adobe fashion, the intention seems to be toward convoluted dependency upon several Adobe apps and technologies; Adobe apps don't really provide the straight-out-of-the-box, rapid-development, minimal-fuss data-driven solutions that business users need.
Of course, the most obvious platform for what you have so-far described would simply be Excel. No, it doesn't export standalone runtime applications, but it's so ubiquitous among business users, it's a safe bet your end-users can work with it. Regarding data-driven maps, you might look at Microsoft MapPoint.
Depending somewhat upon the nature of the graphs, maps, etc. that you're talking about (which you do not describe to any suitable degree), I'd consider building a solution in FileMaker Pro. FMP is an easy-to-use and very versatile relational database program. It provides basic graph types (that can nonetheless be used to display not-so-basic data analysis). It can export directly to PDF. It can be bound as a standalone runtime application (graphing excluded). It can deployed via the web with its own built-in Instant Web Publishing engine. The main advantage is that it is actually a database. So entering and saving data for multiple end users or multiple what-if scenarios, integrating values from any number of related data tables, live calculations, and/or logic, is standard fare--each data change can be a separate record in the database.
For example: I have a FMP database containing some 23,000 or so records. Several of the Layouts (views) of those records have live curve graphs that illustrate things like sales trends over time. The graphs are entirely live. As you flip through the records, the graphs display the curves for the current record. If the data in the fields is changed, the graphs update in real time. That solution can be viewed and worked with in a web browser from anywhere.
But for good advice, you need to provide a good description of what exactly you need to do.
JET

Generic Comments on Oracle Documentation

Hi,
I am not a documentation expert. But I have been working on different Oracle technologies for 7+ years. I have some general comments/suggestions on Oracle Documentation:
1) Sometimes the language is bit complicated and can be simplified to a great extent.
e.g. "The combination of all of these SOA artifacts makes up the adaptable and extensible service-oriented reference architecture that Application Integration Architecture stands for."
It could have been written in simpler language like
"The combination of all of these SOA artifacts makes up the adaptable and extensible Application Integration Architecture."
Another example is - "These are application-agnostic web services that are used by calling applications to interface with different applications. This helps the cross-application processes to be participating-application unaware.
2) At some places, the documentation is vague and doesn't really provide specifics of the underlying component/concept.
e.g. In "AIA Overview" document, there is following description for Error Resolution and Logging:
"Oracle provides a unified error-handling and logging solution that allows the identification and resolution of issues across applications, across technologies such as BPEL or Enterprise Service Bus, and across integration patterns."
But it doesn't provide specific details about the "solution".
I have seen really nice Oracle Documentation as well. But I earnestly believe there is scope to improve some of the Oracle Documentation. It will greatly help Oracle customers to better understand Oracle Products/Technologies faster.
Thank You!

Thank you for your observations and recommendations. The examples in (1) are indeed verbose and confusing; and if the document in (2) does not provide enough information about the solution, that is a shortcoming.
I did a very quick search but could not find the manuals in question. Are your examples from Oracle technical manuals or from marketing literature, such as data sheets or white papers? This is not to excuse any problems with marketing literature, but Oracle's technical documentation groups are generally not involved in writing those documents, and thus we don't control or edit their content.
In any case, I recommend that if you find problems in a technical manual, please use the "User Comments" feature (at the bottom of HTML pages for Oracle manuals accessed in documentation libraries on OTN), so that the comment can be tied to a specific manual and be directed to the appropriate writer. (Or, include the manual's title or part number in a posting in this forum.) For comments on any other Oracle materials, see if the item includes any information about sending feedback.

Universal Worklist showing cross-linked tasks

This is a really strange problem.
I have a Guided Procedure process that is being heavily utilized in our company. Occasionally, tasks in a user's work list will become 'cross-linked': the description will say one thing, but opening the task will open another similar task. And vise-versa.
For example, say I have processes assigned to a Manager:
- Task for Employee 'A' (example process id 6a1234)
- Task for Employee 'B' (example process id 6a4567)
When 'Task for Employee A' is opened, the task for Employee 'B' is started. And, when 'Task for Employee B' is opened, the task for Employee 'A' is started. Very strange!
I've checked the underlying process data via /nwa, and the process instances are defined correctly: all data assigned to the process is correct. But, where this really get's weird is when you look at the URL's processed when the task from the Universal Worklist is opened.
If you look at the process ID's embedded in the URL's, they're wrong! Using the information above, the URL for the task for Employee 'A' contains the process ID for the task for Employee 'B'. This explains why the wrong back-end document is opened, since the GP run-time is passing the wrong context.
The process id's defined in the actual GP tasks look correct, so this appears to be a presentation issue.
I have not had the employee try to open the task via the GP Workbench, as this roles not assigned to users in general.
Suggestions?
We're on NW 7.0 sp17.

Hi Ken,
Yep, cheers for that. Now, I did find some information from older messages for you, and it appears that sometimes, this works as designed based on how you have defined your roles for GP.
Do you have a group used as a default for the requestor role?
If you want only one user(the initiator) to be a requestor than you
should change the Requestor role to be of type "Initiator". If this is the case
all the users in the group are used as processors and all of them
would have a task in then in the UWL. This is normal behaviour of the GP.
Here is some additional documentation....
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/96/b48c42ee585551e10000000a
1550b0/content.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/43/8acc8f3b682673e10000000a
1553f7/content.htm
Am I understanding you correctly? I also may need to check with a GP colleague on this for clarification...
Beth Maben
EP - Senior Support Consultant
AGS Primary Support, Business Suite & Technology
Please see the UWL Wiki @
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/wiki?path=/display/bpx/uwl+faq ***

HT6337 HandOff feature does NOT work

HandOff feature does NOT work on my iPhone6 and iPad Air.
I have the latest updates (iOS 8.1) installed and my MBP is on Yosemite 10.10...
I have my iPad Air, iPhone6, and MBP on the same network.
And, I have bluetooth enabled.
Yet, I don't see the handOff icon appear on any of my mobile devices...
Am I missing something??
Does setting a password on all my devices affect this feature?

Hello LoreZyra,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
To get Handoff working between your devices, please take a look at the article below for settings needed to be configured on your devices.
Check your settings
Check the following settings on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:
Go to Settings > Wi-Fi and turn on Wi-Fi if necessary.
Make sure your iOS devices are connected to the same Wi-Fi network by going to Settings > Wi-Fi and comparing the name of the network each is on.
Go to Settings > Bluetooth and turn on Bluetooth if necessary.
Go to Settings > General > Handoff & Suggested Apps and make sure Handoff is on.
Go to Settings > Phone. If you seeWi-Fi Calling, turn it off.
Check the following settings on your Mac:
Go to the Wi-Fi icon at the top of your screen and turn on Wi-Fi if necessary.
Make sure your Mac and iOS devices are connected to the same Wi-Fi network. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi on your iOS device and compare the name of the network with the Wi-Fi network on your Mac.
Go to the Bluetooth icon at the top of your screen and turn on Bluetooth if necessary.
In System Preferences > General, select “Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices.” If you don't see this setting, your Mac may not support Handoff.
Open the FaceTime app, go to FaceTime > Preferences and turn on “iPhone Cellular Calls.”
Go to System Preferences, and sign out and then sign in again to your iCloud account.
Get help using Continuity with iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite
Take care,
Alex H.

Text Message Forwarding not appearing on iPhone 5

I'm trying to set up Text Message Forwarding between my iPhone 5 8.1.2 and iMac 10.9.5. For some reason it is not showing up in my Settings > Messages options on my iPhone.
I am signed in with my Apple ID on both devices. I can receive iMessages on my iMac but cannot receive SMS messages. In the Settings > Messages > Send & Receive options, I have both my phone number and email checked. I have searched high and low for answers but have not been able to find a solution.
Anyone have any ideas?

Hi jello32,
Happy Holidays! The resource below will explain how to setup the Continuity feature and troubleshoot issues with SMS and Text Message Forwarding between your iPhone and iMac.
Connect your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac using Continuity - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6337
To use Continuity for SMS and MMS with your iPhone and your Mac, iPad or iPod touch
SMS requires an iPhone with iOS 8.1 and an activated carrier plan.
Your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch need to use iOS 8.1, and your Mac needs to use OS X Yosemite.
Sign in to iMessage on your iPhone, your other iOS devices, and your Mac using the same Apple ID.
On your iPhone:
Go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive > You Can Be Reached By, and add a check to both your phone number and email address.
Go to Messages > Text Message Forwarding, and enable the device(s) you would like to forward messages to.
Your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch will display a code. Enter this code on your iPhone to verify the SMS feature.
Get help using Continuity with iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/TS5458
If a Continuity feature like Handoff, phone calls, Instant Hotspot, or SMS messages isn't working the way you'd expect, make sure your devices meet the requirements. Then check your settings.
Check System Requirements
Make sure your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac meet the system requirements for Continuity, and for the specific features you want to use.
Check your settings
Check the following settings on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:
Go to Settings > Wi-Fi and turn on Wi-Fi if necessary.
Make sure your iOS devices are connected to the same Wi-Fi network by going to Settings > Wi-Fi and comparing the name of the network each is on.
Go to Settings > Bluetooth and turn on Bluetooth if necessary.
Go to Settings > General > Handoff & Suggested Apps and make sure Handoff is on.
Go to Settings > Phone. If you see Wi-Fi Calling, turn it off.
Check the following settings on your Mac:
Go to the Wi-Fi icon at the top of your screen and turn on Wi-Fi if necessary.
Make sure your Mac and iOS devices are connected to the same Wi-Fi network. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi on your iOS device and compare the name of the network with the Wi-Fi network on your Mac.
Go to the Bluetooth icon at the top of your screen and turn on Bluetooth if necessary.
In System Preferences > General, select “Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices.” If you don't see this setting, your Mac may not support Handoff.
Open the FaceTime app, go to FaceTime > Preferences and turn on “iPhone Cellular Calls.”
Go to System Preferences, and sign out and then sign in again to your iCloud account.
If your device can't access the Internet using Instant Hotspot
If you don't see the option to use your iPhone or cellular-enabled iPad as an available Wi-Fi network, make sure that your cellular provider has provisioned Personal Hotspot on your device.
I hope this information helps ....
- Judy

TS4268 When i go to settings and i go to facetime it says waiting for activaton but when i click on my apple id on top of it, it doesn't take me to go activate it, where exactly do i have to go do activation? do i have to see only hotmail? or somewhere?

When i go to settings and i go to facetime it says waiting for activaton but when i click on my apple id on top of it, it doesn't take me to go activate it, where exactly do i have to go do activation? do i have to see only hotmail? or somewhere? i am on my iphone 4 6.1.3

Hi debinarizona,
I see the Handoff setting under "Settings > General > Handoff & Suggested Apps".
Connect your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch using Continuity
Best Regards,
Nubz

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