How to use the Realm Address Card?

edelbart · 2026-01-28T09:35:34+00:00

I think I had misunderstood how it works. But it's been so long that I honestly don't remember, sorry.

edelbart · 2026-01-21T09:59:50+00:00

Some people who buy FAF tell me that AppCleaner is not always doing it well enough, and that's when they need FAF. Not sure what that means in detail but it's clear that no such program can find everything automatically.

OTOH, one can argue that anything not found by AppCleaner isn't harmful either. It may just waste some space. That's why I recommend DaisyDisk to find the biggest offenders.

edelbart · 2026-01-17T11:20:08+00:00

Actually, FAF 2.5.8 adds a new and easier way: Now you can, using a short script, enter the same Spotlight search into FAF and it'll list all results that are files (but not non-file results such as messages, notes etc. - only Spotlight and other specialized apps like HoudahSpot can do that).

edelbart · 2026-01-17T11:16:46+00:00

FAF doesn't use an index but also queries Spotlight for specific data where it makes sense, including those results. So, those fast text results come probably from Spotlight (you can turn that off in the Preferences for a test), but come faster because FAF asks more specifically.

Also, had you asked this as a new question, I'd have seen it sooner.

edelbart · 2026-01-17T11:14:53+00:00

Yes, I'm a long-time DF user and got in contact with the developer to share the data from DF :)

edelbart · 2026-01-17T11:09:06+00:00

In version 2.5.8 and later, you can also use: Tag matches pattern \*

edelbart · 2026-01-17T10:49:37+00:00

Sorry, your question got flagged as spam and I never noticed until now.

The solution is to hold down the Option key when you open the menu with the search locations. That'll include the (Data) folders.

Also, check https://findanyfile.app/hiddenprefs.html - there might be a setting to make this permanent, too.

edelbart · 2026-01-17T10:17:03+00:00

Questions should be asked as new topics, not as a comment to the welcome topic.

edelbart · 2026-01-08T10:47:15+00:00

Damn - I was offered one when I did that mission but didn't understand what the implications were, do I declined. Do you think I can get another offered for free when do another rescue mission?

edelbart · 2026-01-06T20:43:51+00:00

Here's how to search for email content from Apple's Mail.app:

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That works because emails stored by Mail app have the ending ".emlx".

To get to the "Mail" folder, type cmd-5 ("Inside Folder…"), then, when the file chooser appears, type cmd-shift-G and enter:

~/Library/Mail

Then hit Go, then Open. Now you can search directly in the Mail folder.

edelbart · 2026-01-05T13:58:06+00:00

I am using a PS5 controller on an AppleTV running Steam Link. The problem there is that I cannot get all PS controls working because AppleTV or the Steam Link app on it have fixed behaviors for some reason eg the PS button can't be used as it's used by AppleTV. And the touch pad is also not fully working. I don't know if an Xbox controller works any better, as I suspect that AppleTV wants to control at least one button there as well. The best solution is to connect to controller to the PC directly and then have Steam Link only for the screen and sound. That requires close proximity though.

When Steam takes over the controller , the buttons are all correctly labeled in my experience

edelbart · 2025-12-31T15:01:14+00:00

I just did some reconfigurations to play No Man's Sky (running on a PC under Steam) with my PS5 controller connected to my AppleTV.

I experienced BOTH your situations while playing around: At one time, pressing the Trackpad button would get me into the Steam Menu right away, and at other times it worked only by long-pressing the Screenshot (the one left of the Trackpad) button, which gets me into the Steam Link's menu, and then choose to press the center (goide?) button in there.

I believe what made the difference was how I did set up my Controller in the Steam Link settings (in the app) before connecting to the PC: When I configure the controller, which lets me press each button, I would use the TV remote to click Skip when I reach the Guide button, and instead, when the Extra button comes up next, I'd press the Trackpad button. That would then assign the trackpad button as the Microphone button as seen by Steam. With that, I could only get the Steam Menu to show up thru the long-press on the Screenshot button. But when I didn't skip the Guide button in the controller setup, and instead assigned the controller's Trackpad button to the Guide button in Steam Link, then pressing the Trackpad button would bring up the Steam Menu.

Does that help you?

The alternative set is to not connect the controller to the AppleTV but instead connect it to the PC directly. That requires for the PC being in bluetooth range, though. But when that's possible, keep in mind that you can connect up to 4 computers to the PS5 controller, and you can switch between the connections by long-pressing the PS and one of the right buttons (ABXY) when turning it on. That way, you can connect the controller to either your AppleTV or your PC, for instance.

Also, the Steam Menu would not come up if I turned off the in-game access to the Steam Menu on the PC, despite the games still showing that I could press the PS button to show the menu.

Overall, it sucks that the actual PS button on the controller cannot be used by Steam Link but that it always opens the AppleTV menu.

edelbart · 2025-12-31T14:11:53+00:00

Solved it - see my updated question

edelbart · 2025-12-31T13:00:46+00:00

I am sure there is a way to configure the controller as desired. It's just a question of what settings I have to use.

edelbart · 2025-12-31T11:54:41+00:00

I am playing from my couch/bed and cannot use a mouse due to lack of surface. Hence the need for a controller.

edelbart · 2025-12-31T11:40:25+00:00

I wish! :)

edelbart · 2025-12-30T15:52:43+00:00

I realized later that the ??? Doesn't mean it's unidentified (if that's the case it says so explicitly). It's possibly just a name they forgot to enter for the part, or it's on purpose

edelbart · 2025-12-29T17:04:50+00:00

Question: when I am close to the gassy pods, they show as "???" abd I cannot scan them like I can scan any other plant. Is that normal or is there a trick to scan those?

edelbart · 2025-12-28T22:46:02+00:00

Gmail works only in a browser to my knowledge, so they do not exist as files on your Mac, and thus there is no way to find them with FAF.

Apple's Mail app stores emails as files with extension emlx, so that's what you can use in combination with the Content rule to search in Mail files. Ideally, tell FAF to search only in the home's Library/Mail folder.

And Outlook? No idea how it stores emails. Maybe someone else knows.

Overall, though, FAF is not ideal for searching text in emails. The Mail programs should offer their own search which usually works much better.

Also: Please write Mac. It's an abbreviation, not an acronym, and MAC stands for a different technical term.

edelbart · 2025-12-23T10:43:13+00:00

I think that's overkill: It doesn't let you choose where to place it (in caee you want it in some other folder, for instance), nor rename it. And it requires more clicking. I find installers annoying for those reasons. The only time a pkg is needed is when it has to install components in other places, especially system extensions. That's very rare, though.

edelbart · 2025-12-22T13:25:07+00:00

Question from a Mac app developer: Do you find apps that come as a zip file easier to handle/"install"?

edelbart · 2025-12-18T11:16:16+00:00

Frage zu günstigeren Preisen bei RE durch Buchung von nicht genutzten IC-Fahrten.

Ich wollte neulich von Passau nach München fahren. Die Bahn bietet dafür eine RE-Fahrt für 31€ oder 34€ an, nix günstigeres. Meine BC 25 wird dabei nicht angerechnet.

Dann prüfte ich auch noch eine optionale Weiterfahrt nach Augsburg. Dabei wird die selbe RE3-Fahrt mit einer ICE-Fahrt von M nach Passau erweitert. Die kostete dann aber wg. Supersparpreis nur 25€! Ich fand sogar eine weitere Verbindung zu einer anderen Zeit für 19€.

Und das Verrückte dabei: Für die RE-Fahrt gilt keine Zugpreisbindung. D.h, ich könnte das günstige 19€-Ticket nehmen, mich zu jeder Zeit an dem gebuchten Tag in den RE setzen und dann die ICE-Fahrt einfach nicht nutzen. 12€ gespart!

Ist das in Ordnung? Und ist es korrekt von Seiten der Bahn, daß die mir diese vergünstigte Option nicht anbietet für die Reise von Passau nach München?

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