11/10/2011

[macsupport] Digest Number 8546

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1a.

Re: Screen Calibration

Posted by: "Kathy Wheeler" kwheeler23@comcast.net   kwheeler23

Thu Nov 10, 2011 4:43 am (PST)



Thanks to all for your help!
Kathy

On Nov 9, 2011, at 5:28 PM, Kathy Wheeler wrote:

> I am brand new to Macs. I just bought a 27" iMac and they told me at the Apple store not to use my "Spyder" to calibrate my screen. They showed me in Preferences, Displays, Color, the tool to use to calibrate. Is it difficult and is that what you photographers use?
>
> I use WHCC as my print house.
>
> TIA,
> Kathy
>
>

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Re: Screen Calibration

Posted by: "olson_gl_99" olson99@tds.net   olson_gl_99

Thu Nov 10, 2011 6:28 am (PST)



Kathy,

The color calibration system built into the Mac OS is very simplified and designed to make very approximate color corrections. It is also subjective, one person's settings will differ from the next person's.

Hardware calibration systems adjust the color look up tables for a monitor to a clear standard. Before I bought Pantone's Huey calibrator (one of many on the market) my prints did not look like my screen images because the printer was calibrated and the monitor was not. I wasted lots of paper, ink, and Photoshop time getting good prints. Now that my monitor is calibrated, I usually am happy with my first print.

There are monitor calibrators that are less than $100. If you are serious about your photography and want to print your images or put them on the web so that they have the colors that you want, a calibration tool is worth the money.

I'm not familiar with WHCC, but I hope that they clearly tell you what color space to used for the digital images that you send them (eg., sRGB). If your monitor is calibrated, the prints you get back from them should match your monitor.

Just my advice,

Gordon

--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com, Kathy Wheeler <kwheeler23@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks to all for your help!
> Kathy
>
> On Nov 9, 2011, at 5:28 PM, Kathy Wheeler wrote:
>
> > I am brand new to Macs. I just bought a 27" iMac and they told me at the Apple store not to use my "Spyder" to calibrate my screen. They showed me in Preferences, Displays, Color, the tool to use to calibrate. Is it difficult and is that what you photographers use?
> >
> > I use WHCC as my print house.
> >
> > TIA,
> > Kathy
> >
> >
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

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2a.

Re: Notice of moderation policy change

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

Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:15 am (PST)



On Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:20:38 +0000, Otto Nikolaus wrote:
> ...But anyway, let's see how this works; we can always go back if we need to.

If the policy reverts to the former, it would be a good idea to not publicize the fact. If a spammer knows that they need to post at least one "legitimate" message before being unmoderated, they will often do that to get access to the group.


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Re: Notice of moderation policy change

Posted by: "Jak" amalao99@yahoo.com   amalao99

Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:12 am (PST)



thank you for your attention to this issue.
�
thank you
Jak
Digital Lab Mgr.
617.437.0149
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From: mmungermtl <michel@macsupportcentral.com>
To: macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 9, 2011 9:09 PM
Subject: [macsupport] Notice of moderation policy change

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Hi everyone,

A few years back, there was a debate on the Mac Support Central group about its moderation policy. After a good discussion, it was decided that new members would enter the group with moderated status, which would be changed once they would make at least one productive post. This would prevent anyone from getting in and posting spam instantly.

However... I made it a condition that the team of moderators would have to give people full posting rights as soon as they would contribute to the group. The principle is to give people freedom to post, so that they can get help as soon as they need it, without barriers. An underlying idea is that we are NOT going to turn into a fully moderated group.

With such principles in mind, the moderation policy failed. We still have a long backlog of members who are under moderation despite everything stated above.

Part of the blame goes to me for not always stepping in, day in and day out, to change the status of people. Part of the blame goes to my fellow moderators, who approve messages from new members without changing their posting rights.

But don't spend too much time thinking about the above paragraph. Starting from now, all new members will automatically have the right to post to Mac Support Central, without moderation. If they post spam, they will be removed quickly.

Michel (Group owner)

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Re: Notice of moderation policy change

Posted by: "Rob Frankel" rob@robfrankel.com   robfrankeldotcom

Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:18 am (PST)



At 11:20 AM +0000 11/10/11, Otto Nikolaus wrote thusly:
>I'm disappointed too. The policy was introduced for a reason, and I don't
>understand why we would have a backlog.
>
>But anyway, let's see how this works; we can always go back if we need to.
>

I ran a list from 1994 to 2011 with the "open status" policy and it
worked really well, for two reasons:

1. The list ethic was strong enough to be shared by all who valued
its service.
2. Anyone starting any monkey business was immediately "fried" in
public by myself, the self-appointed "Moderating Dictator"

Speak softly, carry a big stick approach. :D

In all those years, amongst thousands of list members, only five
people were ever publicly fried.

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Filevault in Snow Leopard

Posted by: "Bill B." bill501@mindspring.com   kernos501

Thu Nov 10, 2011 6:16 am (PST)



I recall there being problems using Filevault in some of the OS X versions, but don't remember the details. It seems quite reliable in Lion. How reliable is it in Snow Leopard, 10.6.8?

TIA,

Bill
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4a.

Re: faster DNS 21% via namebench

Posted by: "Bill B." bill501@mindspring.com   kernos501

Thu Nov 10, 2011 6:21 am (PST)



At 6:06 PM -0800 11/9/11, Randy B. Singer wrote:
>And try moving this file to the trash:
>[hard drive icon] --> Users folder --> [your user name] --> Library --
> > Preferences --> com.apple.quicktime.plugin.preferences.plist
>
>
>You might be shocked by how fast your browsing is after doing all that.

Why? Won't the pref just be recreated?

Bill

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5a.

Firewall In Lion

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

Thu Nov 10, 2011 6:23 am (PST)



I did a clean install of Lion yesterday on one of my external drives. I noticed something the tI never really checked before: the firewall is turned OFF by default after the install!! It was for me anyway.

I checked it on my working system and it was off as well.

Has anyone else noticed this??

M$ was criticized on this about setting this as default in XP.

Harry

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5b.

Re: Firewall In Lion

Posted by: "Jim Hamm" machamm@gmail.com   jimhamm90

Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:15 am (PST)



Harry, yes, the firewall is turned off by default. Not sure of the
logic of why Apple does this....JC

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Re: Firewall In Lion

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

Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:40 am (PST)



Jim,

In one of Pogue's missives, he complimented Apple for the security measures they took, firewall on for instance. Seems those days are gone for some reason. Maybe an oversight.

I own Little Snitch anyway, so I wasn't too worried about it.

Harry

On Nov 10, 2011, at 10:15 AM, Jim Hamm wrote:

> Harry, yes, the firewall is turned off by default. Not sure of the
> logic of why Apple does this....JC
>

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6a.

Re: password hell

Posted by: "Tod Hopkins" hoplist@hillmanncarr.com   todhop

Thu Nov 10, 2011 6:44 am (PST)



Look for the "Forgot Password" button. Your user is the email you used to establish the account. It's always possible you have more than one.

In iTunes, the controls are in the upper right on the black bar. If you are logged in, it shows you user name. If not, it says "sign in". Click to pull down and menu with several option. If you want to add a second user, you can select "logout" and then "login" as another user.

Your other users are likely the same. I think an iTunes user is a "master" user, as in you can use it for all the other services. I could be wrong as I don't use the other services.

Cheers,
tod

On Nov 9, 2011, at 3:11 PM, Reggie Kenner wrote:

> My wife has upgraded to Lion and in trying to get the iphone, itunes,
> and the macbook to sync in the cloud, the portion that requires her to
> authorize the songs on her ipod (the iphone), when asked for her
> password, she gets the reply that the password is not authorized.
> Isn't this supposed to be the same password she uses for everything in
> the Mac?
>
> --
> Once your reputation's shot you can get away with quite a lot
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>

Tod Hopkins
Hillmann & Carr Inc.
todhopkins@hillmanncarr.com

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6b.

Re: password hell

Posted by: "Tod Hopkins" hoplist@hillmanncarr.com   todhop

Thu Nov 10, 2011 6:46 am (PST)



Is there a way of "consolidating" accounts? That would be a very helpful feature I would think.

Cheers,
tod

On Nov 9, 2011, at 8:10 PM, Daly Jessup wrote:

> On Nov 9, 2011, at 1:25 PM, Terry Pogue wrote:
>
> > Sounds like the password difficulty is back. I hope they get that fixed. It's been a sim for a lot of people0
>
> It is definitely NOT fixed. I am now up to six Apple IDs, and two of them have different passwords depending on what service I'm trying to use.
>
> It's just a JOKE. And Apple is no help at all.
>
> I'm giving up one one service after another out of sheer frustration.
>
> It's a disaster.
>
> I keep getting emails from clients saying they can't log in to this or that any more.
>
> What has Apple DONE!?
>
> Daly
>
>

Tod Hopkins
Hillmann & Carr Inc.
todhopkins@hillmanncarr.com

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7a.

Re: easiest way to download iBooks from iPad to computer?

Posted by: "halboye18" hal.horwitz@comcast.net   halboye18

Thu Nov 10, 2011 6:51 am (PST)



Thanks Bill and Carol .. Calibre looks terrific

hal
hal.horwitz@comcast.net


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Re: easiest way to download iBooks from iPad to computer?

Posted by: "Bill B." bill501@mindspring.com   kernos501

Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:32 am (PST)



At 2:51 PM +0000 11/10/11, halboye18 wrote:
>Thanks Bill and Carol .. Calibre looks terrific
>
>
>hal
>hal.horwitz@comcast.net

Your welcome Hal. One think to note about Calibre, is that it's updated frequently.

Bill
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Re: easiest way to download iBooks from iPad to computer?

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

Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:41 am (PST)



I've been using Calibre since it came out. At one point it would actually sync with iPod Touch's and such, but Apple requested that the developer no longer allow that to happen. Then, we did things wirelessly with Stanza. Worked like a charm!

Harry

On Nov 10, 2011, at 10:32 AM, Bill B. wrote:

> At 2:51 PM +0000 11/10/11, halboye18 wrote:
>> Thanks Bill and Carol .. Calibre looks terrific
>>
>>
>> hal
>> hal.horwitz@comcast.net
>
> Your welcome Hal. One think to note about Calibre, is that it's updated frequently.
>
> Bill
> --

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8.

Garage band 8 on my imac 10.5.8

Posted by: "Terry" tmc1964@yahoo.com   tmc1964

Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:08 am (PST)



I cant seem to see my drum-kits on garageband 8 they are there ,but they wont show up I'm trying to make a new song????

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9a.

Re: Going through Ipad 2 withdrawal (UPDATE on status)

Posted by: "Jay Abraham" jaygroups@abrahamgroup.net   kerala01212001

Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:39 am (PST)



Update on Ipad status.

Unfortunately, it looks like I'm going to have to find someone to fix
it. After 5 days in the bag of rice it still isn't working.

The iPad is recognized by the computer and can sync. In fact I have
backed up and imported the pictures on the iPad. However I can not
get the screen to come on.

Anyone have any other suggestions other than bringing into Apple. Are
there any repairs shops specializing in repairing wet iPads. For
those of you who have suggested taking it apart, I don't see any
screws to take apart the iPad.

Regards,

Jay
On Nov 9, 2011, at 11:35 AM, Reggie Kenner wrote:

> I fell in my swimming pool a few years ago with my cell phone in my
> pocket. Fortunately I had a brand new shop vac nearby and I turned it
> on, opened the phone and put the vacuum hose all over any kind of
> opening I could find.
> Fortunately, it dried the phone out so quickly and completely that I
> turned it on and it worked perfectly.
> Just a suggestion
> You don't need a shop vac. A regular house vacuum should work
> fine...assuming it has a hose.
>
> On 11/8/2011 8:03 AM, Jay Abraham wrote:
> >
> > I didn't realize how addicted I have become to my iPad2 until it got
> > drenched in my backpack with the contents of my daughter's water
> > bottle. It's been stuck in a box of rice since Saturday and I'm
> > hoping it will eventually become okay.
> >
> > However I never realized how often I have been using it and that it
> > has mostly replaced my laptop as my primary device in which to read
> > newspaper articles, access facebook, search and read e-mails (I
> still
> > prefer writing e-mails on the laptop).
> >
> > I'm hoping that when I try again in a couple of days the iPad will
> > work again.
> >
> > Jay
> --
> Once your reputation's shot you can get away with quite a lot

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10a.

I lost the "Address Book" option in Mail in Lion

Posted by: "halboye18" hal.horwitz@comcast.net   halboye18

Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:26 am (PST)



In Mail I used the "Address Book" icon in Snow Leopard a lot when I wanted to send an email to groups. I cannot find this function in Lion ... can you help me find it?

Thanks very much,

hal
hal.horwitz@comcast.net


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10b.

Re: I lost the "Address Book" option in Mail in Lion

Posted by: "Forrest Leedy" f.leedy@comcast.net   forrkazu

Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:01 am (PST)



When you open a blank or a reply email you should see at the top a series of icons. The first one is for the address book. It has a gray picture of a person on it.

Forrest

On Nov 10, 2011, at 11:26 AM, halboye18 wrote:

> In Mail I used the "Address Book" icon in Snow Leopard a lot when I wanted to send an email to groups. I cannot find this function in Lion ... can you help me find it?
>
> Thanks very much,
>
>
> hal
> hal.horwitz@comcast.net

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Re: I lost the "Address Book" option in Mail in Lion

Posted by: "halboye18" hal.horwitz@comcast.net   halboye18

Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:15 am (PST)




i see no such icon ... how do i get it to show?

hal
hal.horwitz@comcast.net


--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com, Forrest Leedy <f.leedy@...> wrote:
>
> When you open a blank or a reply email you should see at the top a series of icons. The first one is for the address book. It has a gray picture of a person on it.
>
> Forrest
>
> On Nov 10, 2011, at 11:26 AM, halboye18 wrote:
>
> > In Mail I used the "Address Book" icon in Snow Leopard a lot when I wanted to send an email to groups. I cannot find this function in Lion ... can you help me find it?
> >
> > Thanks very much,
> >
> >
> > hal
> > hal.horwitz@...
>

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10d.

Re: I lost the "Address Book" option in Mail in Lion

Posted by: "halboye18" hal.horwitz@comcast.net   halboye18

Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:18 am (PST)



I found out how to add it ... thanks ... all's well (so far)

hal
hal.horwitz@comcast.net


--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com, "halboye18" <hal.horwitz@...> wrote:
>
>
> i see no such icon ... how do i get it to show?
>
>
> hal
> hal.horwitz@...
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com, Forrest Leedy <f.leedy@> wrote:
> >
> > When you open a blank or a reply email you should see at the top a series of icons. The first one is for the address book. It has a gray picture of a person on it.
> >
> > Forrest
> >
> > On Nov 10, 2011, at 11:26 AM, halboye18 wrote:
> >
> > > In Mail I used the "Address Book" icon in Snow Leopard a lot when I wanted to send an email to groups. I cannot find this function in Lion ... can you help me find it?
> > >
> > > Thanks very much,
> > >
> > >
> > > hal
> > > hal.horwitz@
> >
>

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10e.

Re: I lost the "Address Book" option in Mail in Lion

Posted by: "Forrest Leedy" f.leedy@comcast.net   forrkazu

Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:25 am (PST)



Strange, that is a default icon in my mail and I am running Lion. However, go up to the top bar where the icons are and right click on it and come down where it says customize toolbar. You should find that icon there. The picture of a person is just the head and shoulders by the way.

Forrest

On Nov 10, 2011, at 12:15 PM, halboye18 wrote:

> i see no such icon ... how do i get it to show?
>
>
> hal
> hal.horwitz@comcast.net
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com, Forrest Leedy <f.leedy@...> wrote:
>>
>> When you open a blank or a reply email you should see at the top a series of icons. The first one is for the address book. It has a gray picture of a person on it.
>>
>> Forrest
>>
>> On Nov 10, 2011, at 11:26 AM, halboye18 wrote:
>>
>>> In Mail I used the "Address Book" icon in Snow Leopard a lot when I wanted to send an email to groups. I cannot find this function in Lion ... can you help me find it?
>>>
>>> Thanks very much,
>>>
>>>
>>> hal
>>> hal.horwitz@...
>>
>

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11a.

Re: Software Sharing - 2008 Microsoft Office for Mac

Posted by: "Steve" syerby@gmail.com   syerby@ymail.com

Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:10 am (PST)



Thanks for all the good advice... I ended up using AppZapper to "un-install" all things MicroSoft from the second Computer then I reloaded the software.

It worked well!

Steve

--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <syerby@...> wrote:
>
> We have two Macs at home on a TimeCapsule Wifi system
>
> I bought a 2008 Microsoft for Mac and placed it on both computers thinking that I could run it on both computers. I was wrong, it could only be run on a Laptop and desktop.
>
> I bought a second 2008 microsoft Office, deleted the version from my girlfriend's computer and loaded it on.
>
> We STILL cannot run 2008 Word at the same time. The system thinks that we are running the SAME version of the software.
>
> Anyone have an ideas?
> Steve
>

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Synchronization difficulties

Posted by: "Bill Morton" billmorton999@gmail.com   redpup99

Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:30 am (PST)



Somehow, I have created the situation where the "contacts"
list on my MacBook Pro (Lion, 10.7.2) has double entries for
each entry--in other words it's twice as long as it should be.
Both of the doublets are identical.

My Iphone has the correct contacts list with no duplicates.

Is there a way to force a synchronization and tell it
to use the iPhone's data, regardless, in order to bring
the MacBook to the correct level?

I'm a little afraid now to just plug the phone into the
MacBook because it will start to synchronize, and
I fear that it may double the contacts on the iPhone
as well. But I have to be able to synch the two
eventually.

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Re: OT: ereader selfpublishing

Posted by: "Oneal Neumann" wardell.h.s@gmail.com   newalander

Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:47 pm (PST)




I would like to go the nontraditional route and selfpublish in a nonbook form. I would like to make my manuscript available for purchase.

Has anyone experience with this? I presume that I would have to obtain software (beyond Word, which I have) in order to upload a product to a provider.

Not that I would necessarily ultimately want to end up there, but how could I get a business like Amazon to sell my ebook?

I� just starting to explore this. Thanx. Oneal

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