9/25/2011

[macsupport] Digest Number 8459

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1a.

Re: Building a first web site

Posted by: "OBrien" bco@hiwaay.net   conorboru

Sat Sep 24, 2011 5:38 am (PDT)



On Fri, 23 Sep 2011 22:12:50 -0700, DaveC wrote:
> Can someone make a recommend one of the many sites I see that offer
> instructions for the web site newbie?

www.Web.com is a good template-based hosting site, where you can build/edit your website online in real time. It's simple and free if you don't mind a small banner ad at the top...pay a small monthly fee and get rid of the ad.


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Re: Building a first web site

Posted by: "vixpix" vixpix@frontiernet.net   nyskater

Sat Sep 24, 2011 6:36 am (PDT)



Here's a load of information:
http://www.vineyardesigns.com/resources/build_website/index.shtml

Vickie

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On Sep 24, 2011, at 1:12 AM, DaveC wrote:

> A relative has asked guidance in making his first web site. I've had
> no experience here but would like to give some kind of recommendation
> where to turn for some good advice.
>
> Can someone make a recommend one of the many sites I see that offer
> instructions for the web site newbie?
>
> He has a new iMac with Lion.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>

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Re: Building a first web site

Posted by: "vixpix" vixpix@frontiernet.net   nyskater

Sat Sep 24, 2011 6:59 am (PDT)



Here's another link with lots of info:
http://webdesign.about.com/od/beforeyoustartawebsite/p/build_website.htm

Vickie

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On Sep 24, 2011, at 1:12 AM, DaveC wrote:

> A relative has asked guidance in making his first web site. I've had
> no experience here but would like to give some kind of recommendation
> where to turn for some good advice.
>
> Can someone make a recommend one of the many sites I see that offer
> instructions for the web site newbie?
>
> He has a new iMac with Lion.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
>
> -

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Re: Building a first web site

Posted by: "Daly Jessup" jessup@san.rr.com

Sat Sep 24, 2011 11:07 am (PDT)




On Sep 23, 2011, at 10:12 PM, DaveC wrote:

> A relative has asked guidance in making his first web site. I've had
> no experience here but would like to give some kind of recommendation
> where to turn for some good advice.
>
> Can someone make a recommend one of the many sites I see that offer
> instructions for the web site newbie?
Dave,
First he will need to buy a domain name and get someone to host his site. I'm sure there are better ones out there, but the one I use (for both buying the domain and for hosting it) is: <http://www.icdsoft.com/>
People also often recommend Pair.com and godaddy.com

Then for learning html there are a lot of options. The first thing to find out is, does he just want a quick web presence, or does he really want to learn html? Because blogging can make quite attractive site, and host them for free. If he really wants to learn html, he can use various programs that kind of walk you through it, or he can learn it from scratch, probably best using a book, of which there are thousands.

So, what is he envisioning? A full-blown custom web site, or just a web presence where he can post a few things? Is it for personal use or business?

Daly
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Re: Blu-Ray external drive: USB or other interface?

Posted by: "Jim Saklad" jimdoc@me.com   jimdoc01

Sat Sep 24, 2011 7:36 am (PDT)



> I'm looking for a Blu-Ray-capable optical drive. I know the playback of BR movies is not supported, but for data storage and such, I've decided I'd like the option of the larger discs.
>
> All the external drives I can find are USB 2.0 interface. Is there any advantage of looking for a drive with a more robust interface, such as Firewire 800 or eSATA (for eventual use with a
> Thunderbolt-to-eSATA adapter)?
>
> If the optical drive doesn't have the bandwidth to take advantage of the faster interface, then for now it looks like USB is good enough.

The fastest Blu-Ray drives at present seem to be "12x" which write at 432 Mb/s (54 MB/s), *in theory*.

Actual achievable speeds are usually less.

Doesn't sound like FW 80, eSATA, or TB will do much good here.

That said, OWC sells them, as do others.
<http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/blu-ray>

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Re: Blu-Ray external drive: USB or other interface?

Posted by: "Denver dan" denver.dan@verizon.net   denverdan22180

Sat Sep 24, 2011 9:02 am (PDT)



I have a BD internal in 2nd optical bay in MacPro. It's an LG brand. Came from OWC. I first got two Pioneer BD burners from OWC but both were defective. OWC was excellent on the tech support and replace ing the two defective drives.

These BD burners internal connection is via SATA cable and power.

The LG ND burner has worked fine with Toast and the BD plugin.

BTW. There are now a couple of online services available that for a fee let you play a BD movie on you Mac. You have to have a live Internet connection for this to work while playing the movie.

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On Sep 24, 2011, at 10:36 AM, Jim Saklad <jimdoc@me.com> wrote:

>> I'm looking for a Blu-Ray-capable optical drive. I know the playback of BR movies is not supported, but for data storage and such, I've decided I'd like the option of the larger discs.
>>
>> All the external drives I can find are USB 2.0 interface. Is there any advantage of looking for a drive with a more robust interface, such as Firewire 800 or eSATA (for eventual use with a
>> Thunderbolt-to-eSATA adapter)?
>>
>> If the optical drive doesn't have the bandwidth to take advantage of the faster interface, then for now it looks like USB is good enough.
>
> The fastest Blu-Ray drives at present seem to be "12x" which write at 432 Mb/s (54 MB/s), *in theory*.
>
> Actual achievable speeds are usually less.
>
> Doesn't sound like FW 80, eSATA, or TB will do much good here.
>
> That said, OWC sells them, as do others.
> <http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/blu-ray>
>
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Re: Blu-Ray external drive: USB or other interface?

Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@comcast.net   hflaxman001

Sat Sep 24, 2011 3:55 pm (PDT)



On 9/24/2011 12:02 PM, Denver dan wrote:
> BTW. There are now a couple of online services available that for a
> fee let you play a BD movie on you Mac. You have to have a live
> Internet connection for this to work while playing the movie.

There is also an app called "Mac Blu-ray Player". It is free to try for
a few weeks.

It does online decoding, which I believe is included in the app's price.

http://www.macblurayplayer.com/

Harry

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Blackboard IM crash

Posted by: "raoullefere" raoullefere@yahoo.com   raoullefere

Sat Sep 24, 2011 8:45 am (PDT)



Does anyone on this board work with Blackboard IM?

I used to run its predecessor, Pronto, on my (now dead) G5 under Tiger 10.4.11 with no problem, but this version loads and then crashes whenever I attempt to use it.

iMac 3.2 Ghz i3
8 GB
Mac OS 10.6.8
Safari 5.1 default browser
Java 1.6_026 (Apple, natch)
Blackboard IM 4.0.0-C-904ec51e-20110719

If it's any help, this is what console spits out when I run the program, up to the moment it crashes:

9/24/11 10:30:56 AM [0x0-0x31031].com.horizonwimba.pronto[297] "/Users/admin/Library/Application Support/HorizonWimba//debuglog/pronto_mac_4.0.0-C-904ec51e-20110719_"
9/24/11 10:30:57 AM [0x0-0x31031].com.horizonwimba.pronto[297] using vidcap sapi Apple QuickTime (quicktime)
9/24/11 10:30:58 AM [0x0-0x31031].com.horizonwimba.pronto[297] thread_policy_set failed: 4.
9/24/11 10:31:01 AM [0x0-0x31031].com.horizonwimba.pronto[297] WARNING: Input Underflow detected
9/24/11 10:31:03 AM [0x0-0x31031].com.horizonwimba.pronto[297] NP_Init called
9/24/11 10:31:03 AM [0x0-0x31031].com.horizonwimba.pronto[297] CrashHandler's filter callback allowing minidump
9/24/11 10:31:03 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.504[144] ([0x0-0x31031].com.horizonwimba.pronto[297]) Exited with exit code: 1
9/24/11 10:31:03 AM [0x0-0x31031].com.horizonwimba.pronto Accessibility enabled : true

The tech at Blackboard (who's been on this a week now) seems to think it's something to do with my internet plugins, so if anyone can tell me what plugins a 'virgin' 10.6.8 system should have, that, too, would be a help.

This is what's in the folder (Library/Internet Plug-ins) currently:
CouponPrinter-FireFox.plugin
DivXBrowserPlugin.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
flashplayer.xpt
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.webplugin
Google Earth Web Plug-in
googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin
iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
JavaPlugin2_NPAPI.plugin
JavaPluginCocoa.bundle
npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin
nsIQTScriptablePlugin.xpt
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin.plugin
OVSHelper.plugin
Quartz Composer.webplugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
RealPlayer Plugin.plugin
SpeedDownload Browser Plugin.plugin

There were more, but I removed them, did a restart and a PRAM reset, and still nothing.
I've also tried using Blackboard from a different user account. Also nothing.

Any help/advice would be appreciated.

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4a.

Re: Sony PlayStation 3 & Macintosh - Opinions?

Posted by: "nhoward5040" lists5040@comcast.net   nhoward5040

Sat Sep 24, 2011 9:46 am (PDT)



Hello,

I have a PS3 connected to my HD TV and use it frequently to view HD movies from DVD's. I have never connected it to my Macbook Pro. I looked for a program to stream photos and music from my computer to the TV using the PS3. The program which I found to be recommended the most was PS3 Media Server - http://www.ps3mediaserver.org/

It is supposed to be able to get photos from aperture, which some programs don't do. I found that setting it up is a little complicated (I am a novice in this type of thing). I had a problem streaming music - I got hesitations. I never found the time to figure out how to reset the quality of the music to allow it to stream faster. The photos were also a bit slow coming up on the screen. The problem may reside with my network - the router (Airport Extreme) and computer are in a different room; I do have an Airport express in the same room to extend the network.

You may find that it works fine or you. Hope this helps.

Nancy

--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com, Denver Dan <denver.dan@...> wrote:
>
> Howdy.
>
> Is anyone using a Sony PlayStation 3 for viewing HD movies? BluRay
> movies?
>
> Can the PS3 connect to a Macintosh out of the box?
>
> I've found a company named NullRiver that makes a program called
> MediaLink that lets Macs stream video, music, and photos over a network
> to the PS3 and in file formats native to Macintosh.
>
> Anyone here with experience using MediaLink?
>
> Opinions?
>
> Any other program out there similar to MediaLink I should know about?
>
> Denver Dan
>

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Stacking Mac Minis

Posted by: "Tim O'Donoghue" tjod@drizzle.net   timodonoghue

Sat Sep 24, 2011 3:11 pm (PDT)



Is there any reason to NOT stack one Mac Mini on top of another? Heat? Interference?

Tim
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6a.

Re: Editing received messages in Apple's Mail

Posted by: "Patsy Price" beyondwords@shaw.ca   beyondwords2

Sat Sep 24, 2011 6:58 pm (PDT)



Christopher Collins responded to my message about editing received
and sent messages:
>I can see this as being a major problem because it destroys the
>integrity of the email.

Not an issue for me.

If I ever needed an uneditable email trail, I guess I'd choose
another email client for that situation.

What's important to me is being able to find and read discussions in
my archives easily without needing to wade through multiple messages
or lots of extraneous material. The process of choosing, excerpting,
editing and combining messages for archiving helps my brain process
the text. I make sure everything is attributed, that any snipping of
content is indicated, and that the context is clear. That's the
level of integrity that's important to me.

Patsy

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Re: Editing received messages in Apple's Mail

Posted by: "Randy B. Singer" randy@macattorney.com   randybrucesinger

Sat Sep 24, 2011 7:47 pm (PDT)




On Sep 19, 2011, at 10:55 AM, Patsy Price wrote:

> andy replied:
> >Are you asking this because you believe that Apple's Mail can't do
> this?
> >
> >It is a misconception that it cannot.
>
> Randy, can you say more? One of the main reasons I'm sticking with
> Eudora (no problem---I've got Snow Leopard) is that it's very
> important to me to be able to edit received messages. I've never
> tried Mail, haven't even set it up.

Sorry that I haven't responded sooner. It wasn't until just now that
I noticed your post.

It is easy to edit a received message in Apple's Mail, but it
requires a minor trick or two.

Drag the e-mail message from the mailbox that it is in, into the
Drafts folder in Mail. Then, open the Drafts folder, and double-
click on the subject of the e-mail to bring it up in a new window
where it will be editable.

OR, you can just select any received message, then
from the Message menu, choose Redirect.

Whichever you prefer.

The only minor problem is that you lose the original sender's
information with these two tricks.

To save the original sender's information, when you choose the first
method that I suggested above, where you double-click on the
message's subject in the Draft's folder, and the message opens in a
new window where it is editable, you will still be able to see the
original message in the bottom pane in Mail. If you need the
original sender's address, you can just drag and drop it from the
bottom pane to wherever you need it in the new message window above it.

___________________________________________
Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)

Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html
___________________________________________

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