My iMac has changed its name 182 times..

Why is this happening? Have I picked up a trojan and if so, how do I kill it?

My question was fishing for a cable-TV over coax company. Since they have only the single coax pathway multi-dropped to serve a neighborhood, they provide a "shared" connection downstream from the neighborhood box, and a "shared" connection upstream to the neighborhood box. Your computer is identified by its IP Address.
So on a coax plant, you DO have other computers on your local loop that could have the same name. They are your neighbors. If you probe your Network segment, you can usually see them there. And when the kids come home from school and start downloading music and videos, your shared connection slows down.
Because of the possibility of unscrupulous users in your neighborhood impersonating your IP Address, cable-over-coax companies enforce M.A.C. Addresses (Hardware Addresses) carefully. If you change what equipment is connected (change M.A.C. Address) your connection will be refused, as well it should. You must call them and tell them you "got a new computer" (or a new Router, but you need not explicitly tell them that).
FIOS typically provides a "private" fiber optic cable from a port on a Router at your local telephone Central Office (giving you a non-shared channel on a bulk cable to and from downtown). You are effectively alone on your segment of cable.

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My iPhone has changed its name.

Anyone know what might have caused this? I have looked a everywhere and can't find where you change the name?

You can change it as you would a filename where it appears to the left of iTunes, or on the phone at Settings > General > About.

My new iMac is seen as my old Mac Pro on the network because I used Migration Assistant. How do I change its name to iMac?

I used Migration Assistant about 4 months ago to move everything across to my new iMac. Since then instead of being recognised as an iMac it's seen on the network and other places as my Mac Pro.
How do I change its name to iMac?
Cheers,
David
Mac OS X 10.6.8

Hello David. Open System Preferences > Sharing. At the top you will see Computer Name and the old Mac Pro name. Highlight this and change to the preferred name.
Sometimes you also need to use the Edit button under the name. But if you change the name in the first view and then press the Edit button, it should show the new name you just set.

IPhone 3Gs changes its name

My iPhone 3Gs has suddently changed its name to 2012. I have restarted the iPhone, the computer (iMac Intel) and installed the latest version of iTunes (9.0.3), but the problem began with the previous version. I can sync the iPhone with iTunes and all the apps, etc. are OK. Does anybody know what could have caused this?

There are no viruses that affect or infect OS X for 10 years running now, and the iPhone runs an optimized version of OS X.
With the exception of a hacked/jailbroken iPhone, nothing can be installed on an iPhone from a recieved email or from a website except for a photo, and I'm unaware of any malware being included with a jpeg file. Unless you have hacked/jailbroken your iPhone which allows for installing unofficial software downloaded from unknown and untrusted sorces, you have nothing to worry about in regards to any malware.
Unless the name of your iPhone continues to change without any interaction on your part, more than likely just an unusual quirk.

I have a folder from today that won't let me change its name. I can change the other folders just fine. I do it routinely... any ideas what I screwed up?

I'm as a loss. I don't understand why today's folder "2014-06-06" won't let me add "_Kim" to the end. I do it will all my folders since I download from a couple of cameras.

sorry... in PS cc and I closed Photoshop, just in case.... it didn't make
any difference and it hasn't ever been an issue before.
In a message dated 6/6/2014 7:03:57 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
I have a folder from today that won't let me change its name. I can change
the other folders just fine. I do it routinely... any ideas what I
screwed up?
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I have many contacts in address book from a certain company that just changed its name. Is there a way to globally change all the contacts to the new company name all at once?

I have many contacts in address book from a certain company that just changed its name. Is there a way to globally change all the contacts to the new company name all at once?

Rando510 wrote:
Although clunky as you say, this sounds like a reasonably efficient way to accomplish what I was seeking.
Address Book has no global find/replace. Bob Grove suggested one possible workaround; however, a grep-capable text editor (eg, TextWrangler) is better than TextEdit if complex strings are involved.
An alternative is Bento (which is designed specifically to interact with the AB database), but it's not free.

AppleScript: copy a file to a new location, changing its name

I want to copy a selected file to a new location and change its name, both location and name adjustable by the user. It would seem natural to me (a neophyte) to use the Duplicate and Choose File Name commands to do this, so this is the module I came up with:
tell application "Finder"
          set myFile to the selection
          set textsAlias to alias "Campidoglio:Users:jeffreyjdean:Dropbox:Tinctoris:Editing Software:TextToJS:texts:"
          set fileForConversion to choose file name default name "shortname.txt" default location textsAlias
          try
duplicate document file myFile to fileForConversion with replacing
          on error
                    display dialog "Error: Unable to save file."
          end try
end tell
This doesn't work. The error dialog comes up and this is the result report:
tell application "Finder"
get selection
--> {document file "12 De inventione et usu musice.txt" of folder "Edited texts" of folder "Desktop" of folder "jeffreyjdean" of folder "Users" of startup disk}
choose file name default name "shortname.txt" default location alias "Campidoglio:Users:jeffreyjdean:Dropbox:Tinctoris:Editing Software:TextToJS:texts:"
--> file "Campidoglio:Users:jeffreyjdean:Dropbox:Tinctoris:Editing Software:TextToJS:texts:shortname.txt"
-- 'core'\'clon'{ 'insh':'furl'("file://localhost/Users/jeffreyjdean/Dropbox/Tinctoris/Editing%20 Software/TextToJS/texts/shortname.txt"), 'alrp':'true'("true"), '----':'obj '{ 'form':'indx', 'want':'docf', 'seld':[ 'obj '{ 'form':'name', 'want':'docf', 'seld':'utxt'("12 De inventione et usu musice.txt"), 'from':'obj '{ 'form':'name', 'want':'cfol', 'seld':'utxt'("Edited texts"), 'from':'obj '{ 'form':'name', 'want':'cfol', 'seld':'utxt'("Desktop"), 'from':'obj '{ 'form':'name', 'want':'cfol', 's…
--> error number -1700 from {document file "12 De inventione et usu musice.txt" of folder "Edited texts" of folder "Desktop" of folder "jeffreyjdean" of folder "Users" of startup disk} to integer
display dialog "Error: Unable to save file."
--> {button returned:"OK"}
end tell
Result:
{button returned:"OK"}
Why is it telling me it can't duplicate a file to an integer? According to the AS Language Guide, the result of Choose File Name is "The selected location, as a file." How does this become an integer in my script?
That may be a side show. What I really want to work out is how to achieve the aim stated at the beginning: take a selected file (that part is working OK) and duplicate it to an arbitrary location with an arbitrary new name, decided by the user. What's the best way to go about this?
TIA,
Jeff
Message was edited by: Jeffrey Dean

I think you're misinterpreting the error message.
It's not complaining about your 'Choose File Name', per se.
There are two problems with your script.
First, you:
          set myFile to the selection
As far as the Finder is concerned, 'selection' is a list. It's always a list, even if only one item is selected - heck, it's still a list if no files are selected... just an empty list.
So that's the first thing the script is complaining about - you are using a list that you're trying to coerce to a file. Can't happen.
You have a couple of options here, depending on what you want to do.
You can tell the Finder to duplicate a list - it will simply duplicate all the files in the list. It has no problem with that, although you're going to run into problems when you try to set the file name(s). This highlights one of the design flaws with your script - how do you know the user only has one thing selected? At the very least you should check how many items are selected and react accordingly.
The other option is to iterate through the list, duplicating each file in turn. Again, it's not clear what you want/expect the outcome to be here - since you include 'with replacing', you'd likely end up with one file (the last one in the list) as being the named file and all other duplicates lost.
The third option is to expect there to be one item selected, and just act upon the first one - thereby ignoring multiple selections, although it's undefined as to which item is 'first' in the list.
Your call.
Once you get over the issue of identifying what you want to duplicate, the second issue with your script is how you're calling duplicate. You cannot duplicate one file to another file name. The duplicate command expects (demands?) a directory as the 'to' parameter, not a file name.
In other words, you can duplicate a file to a new directory. You cannot duplicate it to a new file name - at least not in one step. In order to do that you need to duplicate the file, then change its name (or use a shell script to do it 'under the hood').
This is complicated by the fact that it's the rename that requires you to check for duplicates, which you have to do manually.
So given the above, and assuming you expect/want one item to be selected, your script should look more like:
tell application "Finder"
          set myFile to item 1 of (get selection) -- ignore multiple selections
          set textsAlias to alias "Campidoglio:Users:jeffreyjdean:Dropbox:Tinctoris:Editing Software:TextToJS:texts:"
          set fileForConversion to choose file name default name "shortname.txt" default location textsAlias
          set fDir to do shell script "/usr/bin/dirname " & POSIX path of fileForConversion
          set fName to do shell script "/usr/bin/basename " & POSIX path of fileForConversion
          try
                    set newFile to duplicate myFile to POSIX file fDir with replacing
                    if (exists file fName of folder fDir) then
delete file fName of folder fDir
                    end if
                    set name of newFile to fName
          on error
                    display dialog "Error: Unable to save file."
          end try
end tell
Incidentally, this is something that could be much more easily done with a shell command, since the shell isn't as sensitive about file paths and data types.

My MacBook Pro keeps making copies of a document that I am trying to save. I don't want to duplicate the file. I only want to save it on both my hard drive and my external hard drive. I do not want to change its name for every save, which the computer see

My MacBook Pro keeps making copies of a document that I am trying to save. I don't want to duplicate the file. I only want to save it on both my hard drive and my external hard drive. I do not want to change its name for every save, which the computer seems insistent on doing. Help!!

11lizzyp wrote:
can't be saved because the file is read-only.
I did not create the file to be read-only. I created to be able to continue to add to it as I work on it.
More on versions here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4753
local snapshots:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4878
Sounds like a permissions problem ie read only.
If running repair permissions from your DiskUtility.app does not sort it,
Someone should jump in here with erudite and concise fix.

I've found that middlemouse.contentLoadURL feature has changed its behavior in FF5.0 as compared with previous versions

I've found that middlemouse.contentLoadURL feature has changed its behavior in FF5.0 as compared with previous versions: I now can paste&load only full urls that start with "http://" prefix, but previously it was possible to paste&load any url even without protocol prefix. It is very useful when someone has an url for example just "support.mozilla.com", but with FF5.0 one _has_ to paste it to urlbar instead of just middle-clicking into the browser window (long standing and usual *nix behavior). How can I make middlemouse.contentLoadURL load any clipboard content not prefixed with protocol specification?

Oops, already found a solution: https://support.mozilla.com/ru/questions/824759
But, how could it be done via something less freaky (ala about:config)?

Server keeps changing its name?

Alright well this is a strange one, my server will run for about 3 or 4 days and change its name from server.local to server-2.local. The error message will say that there is another server.local on the network.
The services that I'm running are:
AFP, NetBoot, NFS and Software Update
I tried to read through the logs for those services and i wasn't able to find anything. Can I just write an applescript to automatically change the server's name periodically? Or is there something simple I'm missing
Here is a screen shot of the error:
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/6925/picture5jb5.png

Hi Christopher,
I would suggest setting a DNS name for your server. You can search on these forms for examples of setting up DNS. (In fact, I've had problems with the software update service if the server didn't have DNS setup correctly.)
If you would like to stick with .local, try changing it's name to something completely different, like bob.local.
Matt Bryant
ACTC
Husson College and the New England School of Communications

TS1347 Dear apple, The governments of Saudi Arabia has changed its weekend from THR&FRI to FRI&SAT, Therefore the start day of the week became SUN. unfortunately all Iphone user could not adjust this change on their I phones . So will you please facilita

Dear apple,
The governments of Saudi Arabia has changed its weekend from THR&FRI to FRI&SAT,
Therefore the start day of the week became SUN. unfortunately all Iphone user could not adjust this change on their I phones .
So will you please facilitate us on this matter.
Regards

Give apple feedback regarding this.
For a temporary fix, change your region? Get a 3rd party Calendar app that fits your needs?
I assume your current region is set in the photo?
If so, pick a region that has a start day of Sunday. (either historically or known for the present)
Note, with changing your region, it will change the default phone number prefix/country code for new contacts and addresses. (calling and SMS is not affected)

HT204074 Our new iphone5 id name is the same as an existing still in use iphone4 in the family; if I remove the devise; change its name can I then immediately associate it with the correct name.

I have read the HT4627 but I think my original question is more specific Our new iphone5 id name is the same as an existing still in use iphone4 in the family; if I remove the devise; change its name can I then immediately associate it with the correct name.

You can change the name of a device on it via Settings > General > About > Name - you shouldn't need to remove the association and then reassociate it.

IMac has high temperatures at all times

My iMac has high temperatures at all times lately. I realized this after it began randomly freezing, and so I installed iStat Pro and saw the temperatures seemed higher than usual.
Here they are (all temperatures are in Celsius degrees):
HD: 53
CPU: 52
Ambient: 30
GPU Diode: 71
GPU Heatsink: 66
Mem Controller: 60
Optical Drive: 52
Power supply 2: 75
Fan speeds:
Optical drive: 1110 rpm
Hard drive: 1100 rpm
CPU fan: 1421 rpm
I imagine these are quite a bit on the high side? These are also pretty constant, meaning even when I've just got iTunes and Firefox open (as I do now), these are the values that I get.
Anything I can do about this? I assume that AppleCare wouldn't do much about this unless something dies inside my computer, such as the fans failing or something?

I think the HD and CPU temps are running a TAD high, IMO.
The iMac's fans don't ramp up fast enough to keep both the HD and CPU cool enough.
I like to see both the HD and CPU temps below 50 degrees C during semi-normal operations.
I think iMac's run too warm/hot causing a " slow roasting" of various internal components over not so long a time.
If you are worried like I do, you can install an iMac fan control app called SMC Fan Control.
This little app will allow you ramp up the iMac's minimum fan speeds to a faster rpm than what Apple has set the default minimum rpm speed to be.
You want to use and set the fan speed conservatively to prevent premature burn up of the fan motors and to minimize sucking in additional dust, dirt and lint into your iMac.
When using this app create a new default user setting and set the fans rpm speeds to between 200-600 rpm higher/faster than the Apple default speeds. My recommendation is not to run the fans over 2000 rpm.
If both the HD and CPU still run at a higher temp., you can try a slightly higher settings for these between 1600 to 1800 rpm.
These settings keep the iMac and the fans relatively quiet, minimizing the amount of extra dust, dirt and lint into your iMac and allow these components to run at a more acceptable or tolerable temperature.
Another thing that can help with the heat buildup.
As old as your iMac is, have you cleaned out the dust? Dust buildup can lead to over heating issues. Remove any and all things plugged into it including the power cord, Remove the RAM access grille. Vacuum all openings starting with the RAM access area (air intake). Vacuum all ports and plugs, DVD slot and the opening across the top of the rear of the body. Plug in the keyboard and mouse if not blue tooth. Insert power cord...
Also, it wouldn't hurt to run a small fan behind the iMac blowing on the back panel of the iMac.
I do this, as well.
Good luck!

Changing the name of time machine

Okay this is a preemptive, I have an external with three partitions, 1 is for bulk files that won't fit on my Laptop, 1 is for a backup of my PS3, 1 is for my Time Machine. I was wondering if I could change the name of my Time Machine drive as the one I have is not clear and I don't want my girlfriend to mess things up. I suspect that just changing it will mess the whole Time Machine process up so is there either a work around to confuse it that the old saves were indeed on the drive with the new name? I know the sparsebundle file is finicky, of course cause its a backup.
I wanted to ask before I did anything.
I have read this but not sure if I need to go down a similar route http://www.hardmac.com/blog/2008/05/29/how-i-saved-my-corrupted-time-machine-spa rsebundle-image
Thanks in advance

Mad-elph wrote:
Okay this is a preemptive, I have an external with three partitions, 1 is for bulk files that won't fit on my Laptop, 1 is for a backup of my PS3, 1 is for my Time Machine. I was wondering if I could change the name of my Time Machine drive as the one I have is not clear and I don't want my girlfriend to mess things up. I suspect that just changing it will mess the whole Time Machine process up so is there either a work around to confuse it that the old saves were indeed on the drive with the new name? I know the sparsebundle file is finicky, of course cause its a backup.
If you're backing-up to a directly-attached, partitioned HD, all you have to do is change the name of the TM partition (not the drive itself).
Open a Finder window. If the partition doesn't show in it's sidebar, click Finder > Preferences > Sidebar in the menubar, then check the box to make external drives appear.
Back to the Finder window, control-click (right-click) the partition name and select the Rename option. This is one of the very few things you can rename that will not confuse TM. The new name will appear automatically in TM Preferences, for example, and backups will continue in the normal fashion.

Changing account name affects Time Machine?

Hi,
I would like to change the account name of the main user (it currently has the generic name "admin") according to Apple's instructions.
I was wondering though if and how this will affect Time Machine. The full name (editable via the user & login system prefs) will remain the same, as well as the computer name in the Sharing prefs.
Will TM create a new backup folder instead of continuing the existing backup?
Thanks

If you change the short user name (home folder name), Time Machine will back it up in full, and prior backups of it won't appear as they used to. But you can still see them, per the pink box in Time Machine - Frequently Asked Question #15A.

My iMac has changed its name 182 times..

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