Messages In This Digest (25 Messages)
- 1a.
- Re: Tivo Transfer on Lion From: Jim Harry
- 1b.
- Re: Tivo Transfer on Lion From: Jim Harry
- 2a.
- Re: iPhone bluetooth connection to car radio From: Otto Nikolaus
- 3a.
- Re: 25 Worst Password Choices of the Year From: Laura Velez
- 4a.
- Re: Weird Cmd-Tab behavior From: Tod Hopkins
- 5.1.
- Re: Directories From: Tod Hopkins
- 5.2.
- Re: Directories From: Denver Dan
- 5.3.
- Re: Directories From: James Robertson
- 5.4.
- Re: Directories From: Josephine Bacon
- 6a.
- I.yimg.com From: iris
- 6b.
- Re: I.yimg.com From: Denver Dan
- 6c.
- Re: I.yimg.com From: iris
- 7a.
- Re: iDefrag 2 News From: James Robertson
- 7b.
- Re: iDefrag 2 News From: Jeannie
- 7c.
- Re: iDefrag 2 News From: Steve B.
- 7d.
- Re: iDefrag 2 News From: Steve B.
- 7e.
- Re: iDefrag 2 News From: Denver Dan
- 7f.
- Re: iDefrag 2 News From: Denver Dan
- 7g.
- Re: iDefrag 2 News From: Harry Flaxman
- 8a.
- Re: Win 7 Boot Issue In Lion From: Harry Flaxman
- 8b.
- Re: Win 7 Boot Issue In Lion From: Bob Cook
- 8c.
- Re: Win 7 Boot Issue In Lion From: Harry Flaxman
- 8d.
- Re: Win 7 Boot Issue In Lion From: Harry Flaxman
- 9a.
- Re: Adobe Ends Mobile Flash From: Barb Adamski
- 10.
- Air's lighted keyboard From: Ken
Messages
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Re: Tivo Transfer on Lion
Posted by: "Jim Harry" jim.harry@harryfamily.com jnharry
Wed Nov 16, 2011 3:58 am (PST)
On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 11:17 PM, Jay Abraham
<jaygroups@abrahamgroup.net > wrote:
> Yes. Toast transfers an entire hour in about 15-20 minutes. The encoding to iTunes is slow but it didn't seem to take the full processor for the G5.
I'd be curious to see what the end-to-end time looks like with Toast.
I just looked and an hour for an HD program (7GB) that iTivo did
Sunday night took exactly an hour from start to finish. By default,
it encodes as it transfers, and then can add to iTunes and force a
sync. I'm going to try a standard def program and see how it
compares.
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Re: Tivo Transfer on Lion
Posted by: "Jim Harry" jim.harry@harryfamily.com jnharry
Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:09 am (PST)
On Nov 16, 2011, at 6:18 AM, Jim Harry <jim.harry@harryfamily.com > wrote:
> I'm going to try a standard def program and see how it
> compares.
FYI, the standard def show took 32 mins from start of download to available in iTunes. Of course, your mileage may vary (YMMV), as this was on my quad-core MacBook Pro.
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Re: iPhone bluetooth connection to car radio
Posted by: "Otto Nikolaus" otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com nikyzf
Wed Nov 16, 2011 4:14 am (PST)
Why would you lose the CD player? There are many CD-radio combos that fit
in the standard radio slot and also have an aux-in. socket.
Otto
On 16 November 2011 02:40, joan05061 <jsax@me.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the suggestions. I am not really anxious to replace my radio,
> especially because if I did so, I would lose the CD player that I sometimes
> use. I just wanted a reliable way to listen to my audiobooks on my iPHone.
> If either the BlueAnt S4 or a portable bluetooth speaker would work, I
> would prefer that (especially since I could take it with me when I visit my
> grandson (oh, yeah, and his mother and father) in Montana. You just saved
> me a passel of money. Tante graze,
>
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Re: 25 Worst Password Choices of the Year
Posted by: "Laura Velez" lgvelez@yahoo.com lgvelez
Wed Nov 16, 2011 4:22 am (PST)
I'm really surprised that the word "admin" is not listed. I worked in PC support, and I found that one a lot.
LauraV in TX
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Re: Weird Cmd-Tab behavior
Posted by: "Tod Hopkins" hoplist@hillmanncarr.com todhop
Wed Nov 16, 2011 4:35 am (PST)
Hmmm... Cmd-` should cycle windows within an app, not between apps. Cmd-Tab cycles apps to the right. Cmd-Shift-Tab cycles apps to the left.
tod
On Nov 15, 2011, at 5:34 PM, Jim Saklad wrote:
> > Used to be, until recently, holding down Cmd-Tab keys would result in the application icons popping up on the screen and the "highlighted" one would progress across infinitely. In other words, the highlighting of the apps would continue to the rightmost icon and then start with the leftmost one and repeat until I lifted the keys.
> >
> > Now when I press the Cmd-Tab keys, the highlighting of the app icons will progress to the rightmost one and... stop. It will not continue with the leftmost one and continue infinitely.
>
> Still cycles for me, in Lion.
>
> > Same if I press Cmd-` (just above the Tab key): the highlighting of the icons now goes to left (as expected) and stops with the leftmost icon.
>
> Huh. Didn't know about that one. I always used <Command><Shift><Tab>.
> But either way, it still cycles for me, in Lion.
>
> --
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Tod Hopkins
Hillmann & Carr Inc.
todhopkins@hillmanncarr.com
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Re: Directories
Posted by: "Tod Hopkins" hoplist@hillmanncarr.com todhop
Wed Nov 16, 2011 4:45 am (PST)
On Nov 15, 2011, at 10:07 AM, James Robertson wrote:
> I'm a lowly end user, so no doubt out of my depth here, but I think that's being too hard on Apple. They've built an ecosystem predicated on the assumption that most end users will take advantage of how it all works together.
Only if the user understands it, which in my experience, they don't. It's simply too complex. And users still make a mess.
Oddly, this whole mess is entirely "un-Apple" in my opinion. It's stolen/borrowed/inherited from Windows and Unix. It's stupidly complex and Apple did not make enough effort to find a better way. I tried very hard to adjust, both in Windows and in Mac OS and adopt the built in strategy. But frankly, after 15 years of my own neat and simple organization, my end judgement is they did an absolutely terrible job.
As I have not used Lion yet, I reserve judgement. Maybe things will improve.
Cheers,
tod
Tod Hopkins
Hillmann & Carr Inc.
todhopkins@hillmanncarr.com
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Re: Directories
Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net denverdan22180
Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:34 am (PST)
Howdy.
There will always be users who make a mess.
I have a client who has been using Macintosh professionally as an
advertising firm owner and as an individual for 20 years, has 3 Macs in
her home and home/office and still can't call the Internet cable
provider and tell them whether her Macs are connected via an Ethernet
cable or via WiFi, who doesn't know the difference between a click,
double-click, and right click, can't tell the difference between a
cable router and an Ethernet switch, can't distinguish between a power
cable or video cable or Ethernet cable, can't insert an install DVD and
click the Install icon, can't select an object in Photoshop, and can't
create a layout in InDesign.
But she has won two Clio Awards for advertising design excellence which
for advertising is like winning two Oscars which means it's pretty easy
to give her a break for skills that bend in a different direction.
Besides she has a great sense of humor to make up for the lack of
interest in computer, errrr, details.
<http://www.clioawards.com/ >
My point is that it takes all kinds of people to use a computer and
when there are hundreds of millions of users all kinds of strange
things are going to happen. Human nature.
There are good practices and sensible ways to maintain a folder and
file structure on a computer system but it is still, after all, a
personal computer and a little bit of tolerance for personal
preferences is both a nice thing as well as a money maker for
consultants who do troubleshooting.
Denver Dan
On Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:45:31 -0500, Tod Hopkins wrote:
> On Nov 15, 2011, at 10:07 AM, James Robertson wrote:
>> I'm a lowly end user, so no doubt out of my depth here, but I think
>> that's being too hard on Apple. They've built an ecosystem
>> predicated on the assumption that most end users will take advantage
>> of how it all works together.
>
>
> Only if the user understands it, which in my experience, they don't.
> It's simply too complex. And users still make a mess.
>
> Oddly, this whole mess is entirely "un-Apple" in my opinion. It's
> stolen/borrowed/inherited from Windows and Unix. It's stupidly
> complex and Apple did not make enough effort to find a better way. I
> tried very hard to adjust, both in Windows and in Mac OS and adopt
> the built in strategy. But frankly, after 15 years of my own neat
> and simple organization, my end judgement is they did an absolutely
> terrible job.
>
> As I have not used Lion yet, I reserve judgement. Maybe things will
> improve.
>
> Cheers,
> tod
>
> Tod Hopkins
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Re: Directories
Posted by: "James Robertson" jamesrob@sonic.net jamesrob328i
Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:36 am (PST)
On Nov 15, 2011, at 8:17 PM, Daly Jessup wrote:
> But this whole thing is so unnecessary. Why doesn't she just create her temporary photo folders on her own Desktop. Maybe she doesn't realize that even the Desktop belongs to her User account. Hard Drive/Users/
>
> Make a folder, put the photos into it. delete it when she's done.
>
> I'm not understanding the problem here. I have used Windows 40 hours a week for at least 30 years. I put most of my temporary files in folders on the Desktop. When done, I put them into My Documents or My Photos. or onto a remote server, and delete them from my own computer.
>
> In all those years I don't think I have EVER put a file directly on the C: dive, and can't imagine why I would have.
This thread is approaching EOL. It's clear to me from Jeannie's early messages that you're exactly correct; she did NOT understand the organization of files/folders in Mac OS X. And, in Windows, she WAS putting folders directly at the root level of the C drive.
Several of us suggested that there was a reason for Apple's decision to make it more difficult to put user data at the root level of the drive. Todd stated that he found Apple's imposition of its idea of order on a user's behavior to be an unwelcome imposition. A few of us responded that we thought it appropriate for Apple to help users not to make a mess of their hard drives. Todd responded most recently that his objection is actually not that he thinks users should have unfettered ability to write data on their drives anywhere they please, but that the manner in which Apple has configured user access to their drives is needlessly complicated and not understood by many users (the very fact that this thread has gone on so long testifies that he's correct).
(Todd, I hope that I'm paraphrasing you correctly).
--
Jim Robertson
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Re: Directories
Posted by: "Josephine Bacon" bacon@langservice.com baconandeggs_2001
Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:46 am (PST)
You are quite right, and it is crazy how people assume that someone
who is a Macintosh expert can repair a PC!
And if she knew all this stuff you would be out of a job!
Josephine Bacon
Tamr Translations
197 Kings Cross Road
London WC1X 9DB
Tel: 020 7 278 9490
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I.yimg.com
Posted by: "iris" gardenstr25@yahoo.com gardenstr25
Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:38 am (PST)
Good morning. Excuse me if this is a repeat but why is this suddenly popping up on my Yahoo mail. I was using Safari at the time and had to quit the site. Could not continue with my mail.
Happened twice in a matter of minutes. A small blue box with the above address.
Thank you in advance.
Iris
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Re: I.yimg.com
Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net denverdan22180
Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:13 am (PST)
Howdy.
l.yimg.com is probably some kind of Yahoo server that Yahoo may use for
images. Hence the Y Img name.
Don't know if I can help with the frequency since it may be a Yahoo
issue.
However, try a Yahoo search to see what you can fine. I've seen some
references to it possibly being connected to a Yahoo tool bar.
Note that currently Facebook is experiencing some kind of massive spam
attack. I've noted that Facebook has been very slow to update some
things the past couple of days and sometimes when one internet entity
experiences this kind of think it could have an overflow effect on
other services such as email that has to work harder to keep up with
traffic.
Denver Dan
On Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:38:15 +0000, iris wrote:
> Good morning. Excuse me if this is a repeat but why is this suddenly
> popping up on my Yahoo mail. I was using Safari at the time and had
> to quit the site. Could not continue with my mail.
> Happened twice in a matter of minutes. A small blue box with the
> above address.
> Thank you in advance.
> Iris
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Re: I.yimg.com
Posted by: "iris" gardenstr25@yahoo.com gardenstr25
Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:33 am (PST)
Once again I thank you for your timely reply. I will research on Yahoo. Don't know if anyone has told you but you folks are a wonderful support system especially to non techs like myself dating from the old times!!
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups. , Denver Dan <denver.dan@com ...> wrote:
>
> Howdy.
>
> l.yimg.com is probably some kind of Yahoo server that Yahoo may use for
> images. Hence the Y Img name.
>
> Don't know if I can help with the frequency since it may be a Yahoo
> issue.
>
> However, try a Yahoo search to see what you can fine. I've seen some
> references to it possibly being connected to a Yahoo tool bar.
>
> Note that currently Facebook is experiencing some kind of massive spam
> attack. I've noted that Facebook has been very slow to update some
> things the past couple of days and sometimes when one internet entity
> experiences this kind of think it could have an overflow effect on
> other services such as email that has to work harder to keep up with
> traffic.
>
> Denver Dan
>
>
> On Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:38:15 +0000, iris wrote:
> > Good morning. Excuse me if this is a repeat but why is this suddenly
> > popping up on my Yahoo mail. I was using Safari at the time and had
> > to quit the site. Could not continue with my mail.
> > Happened twice in a matter of minutes. A small blue box with the
> > above address.
> > Thank you in advance.
> > Iris
>
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Re: iDefrag 2 News
Posted by: "James Robertson" jamesrob@sonic.net jamesrob328i
Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:16 am (PST)
On Nov 16, 2011, at 12:34 AM, Randy B. Singer wrote:
>
> If you defragment your drive regularly, there is less to be moved
> each time, and hence each defragmentation session takes much less time.
>
> In addition, as free space becomes less and less available on your
> hard drive, it becomes easier to defragment your drive if you have
> been regularly doing so. In fact, if you haven't been regularly
> doing so, it may become impossible to defragment your hard drive,
> even though there is what would appear to be a lot of total free
> space left.
>
> _____________________ _________ _________ ____
> 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
> _____________________ _________ _________ ____
>
Randy, I wonder if you might be able to answer a defrag question for me. When I set up my Lion boot partition on my new MacBook Pro (early 2011 Quad Core i7), when all was done (using the Setup Assistant to bring in everything from my older Core 2 Duo), I learned I needed to reinstall VMware Fusion (which I did), AND that I needed to shut down the VM within its guest operating system before bringing the VM file onto the new computer's hard drive.
The VM file was about 70 GB; I had over 160 GB "free" on the new computer's boot partition, but when I tried to copy the VM file using the Finder, I got a "not enough space" message from the Finder. I downloaded the iDefrag demo and discovered that there were a few blocks occupied in the very middle of my free space. After a defrag and optimize of the boot partition, the vm file copied fine, and it now runs fine.
One of the Mac gurus who haunts this and other listservs told me that the Mac file system should be able to work around such problems. I asked on the VMware forums but got no responses. Can it be the case that a huge file will only write to the drive if it can occupy contiguous space on the drive?
Thanks so much,
--
Jim Robertson
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Re: iDefrag 2 News
Posted by: "Jeannie" nikonjeannie@gmail.com chloe898
Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:52 am (PST)
Is there a defrag program in the mac itself?
Jeannie
On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 1:34 AM, Randy B. Singer <randy@macattorney.com >wrote:
>
>
>
> > At 12:49 PM -0600 11/14/11, Steve B. wrote:
> > >
> > >Much as I like iDefrag, boy is it slow. So slow that I probably
> > don't run it more than once per year.
>
> Why is why it's a good idea to defragment your drive more often than
> once a year.
>
> If you defragment your drive regularly, there is less to be moved
> each time, and hence each defragmentation session takes much less time.
>
> In addition, as free space becomes less and less available on your
> hard drive, it becomes easier to defragment your drive if you have
> been regularly doing so. In fact, if you haven't been regularly
> doing so, it may become impossible to defragment your hard drive,
> even though there is what would appear to be a lot of total free
> space left.
>
> _____________________ _________ _________ ____
> 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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> Group FAQ:
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>
>
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Jeannie
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Re: iDefrag 2 News
Posted by: "Steve B." macosx@xebrawerx.com xebrawerx
Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:50 am (PST)
Umm, isn't defragging built into OS X? I don't see defragging as iDefrag's top feature. It's optimization.
I only run iDefrag when it's apparent OS X's defragging alone isn't getting the job done. So what's gained by frequent defragging in iDefrag?
Steve B.
On Nov 16, 2011, at 2:34 AM, Randy B. Singer wrote:
> At 12:49 PM -0600 11/14/11, Steve B. wrote:
> >
> >Much as I like iDefrag, boy is it slow. So slow that I probably
> don't run it more than once per year.
Why is why it's a good idea to defragment your drive more often than
once a year.
If you defragment your drive regularly, there is less to be moved
each time, and hence each defragmentation session takes much less time.
In addition, as free space becomes less and less available on your
hard drive, it becomes easier to defragment your drive if you have
been regularly doing so. In fact, if you haven't been regularly
doing so, it may become impossible to defragment your hard drive,
even though there is what would appear to be a lot of total free
space left.
_____________________ _________ _________ ____
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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Re: iDefrag 2 News
Posted by: "Steve B." macosx@xebrawerx.com xebrawerx
Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:17 am (PST)
Yes, Jeannie. For years. It's been there since at least OS X 10.4 Tiger. Maybe even OS X 10.3 Panther.
I just launched iDefrag to check defrag level. 388 files out of 1,400,000 are fragmented. That's not worth defragging because OS X is already doing a fine job.
On the other hand, I'm guessing file optimization is subpar. When I've optimized my disk with iDefrag it's taken 12-24 HOURS.
Steve B.
On Nov 16, 2011, at 8:52 AM, Jeannie wrote:
Is there a defrag program in the mac itself?
Jeannie
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Re: iDefrag 2 News
Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net denverdan22180
Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:37 am (PST)
Howdy.
No. No defrag program included in Macintosh.
However, a number of years ago when Apple changed to the Mac OS
Extended hard drive format and when a bit earlier when Microsoft
changed to the NTFS hard drive format drives became more efficient at
storing files and wasting less space and in turn this tended to reduce
fragmentation.
In recent years, Apple has stated that defragmentation is not
required. I think this is not exactly the case but that the average
user would not see a huge benefit in frequent defragmentation.
However, a drive that has been used for a long time will often benefit
by a defragmentation.
I see a lot of divergent opinions on this topic and it's been discussed
here at some length.
Note also that a SSD (Solid State Drive) has a whole different set of
problems with fragmentation.
Hierarchical File System or HFS on Macintosh and New Technology File
System or NTFS on Windows.
Try a Wikipedia check on the Macintosh Mac OS Extended format which you
will also see as HFS Plus or HFS+ and take a look at Microsoft NTFS
format.
When discussing defragmentation it helps to gain a bit of an idea of
what some of these invisible drive structures do. Here's a few of the
terms for a Macintosh drive just as an introduction and in alpha
order. A bit of awareness of these terms might also be helpful when
using a disk recovery utility like Disk Warrior or recovering a deleted
file with TechTools Pro and also other utilities.
-Allocation file
-Alternate volume header
-Attributes file
-Boot blocks
-Catalog file (B-Tree)
-Extents overflow file
-Startup file
-Volume header
Defragmentation can, in my opinion, be a good benefit for folks who
tend to use, edit, and store large files. There is no rule on this
except a sort of generic rule of thumb. As a photographer who deals
with RAW files this means you don't fall under the "average" user
category. Video editors wouldn't either.
File optimization and drive directory optimization are a part of this
discussion. While the actual file can be fragmented so also can be the
invisible "directory" on the hard drive that acts as a sort of table of
contents of free and used space on the drive and the addresses for
those spaces. If a defragmentation utility also defragments the
Catalog file this can also speed up file access for the computer.
It's sort of like your many file cabinets and their many drawers and
manila folders become disorganized but your index of where those manila
folders SHOULD be located also becomes disorganized (or fragmented).
A program like iDefrag has several levels of defragmentation that can
be selected. The "highest" level will defragment the file and the
invisible directory of files and will move frequently accessed items to
the place on the drive that can be accessed the fastest.
I used to use Micromat's Tech Tools Pro for a variety of drive
formatting, maintenance, recovery, and defragmentation. Tech Tools Pro
had a very rocky and difficult transition from Mac OS 9 to the Unix
based Mac OS X and I stopped using it then even though I tried it. I
believe that Tech Tools Pro has improved for Mac OS X recently and I
may try it again since I'm an old registered user.
Several years ago on this forum Randy Singer suggested trying Coriolis
iDefrag. I tried it and learned more about it and I think it's a
pretty impressive utility and one of the better ones at what it does.
Note that you can reformat a hard drive to defragment it. However, a
defragmenter like iDefrag that can "optimize" a drive with applications
and a system on it is an extra step and benefit that just erasing a
drive doesn't quite achieve.
Denver Dan
On Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:52:44 -0700, Jeannie wrote:
> Is there a defrag program in the mac itself?
>
> Jeannie
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Re: iDefrag 2 News
Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net denverdan22180
Wed Nov 16, 2011 9:44 am (PST)
Howdy.
Defraging isn't built in to the Mac OS X system. There are some things
that impact this issue. See my earlier post.
You are asking about levels defragmentation and optimization in
iDefrag.
Here's the short explanation copy/past from iDefrag Help Guide for the
5 types of Algorithms you can select in iDefrag. This is in the full
version.
1. Compact
Moves all files on the selected volume to the beginning of the volume.
Useful for resizing a volume, or to improve free space fragmentation
without running a full optimization.
2. Metadata
Focuses on the volume metadata and the adaptive hot file clustering
system. Volume metadata is moved into the metadata zone (if present),
or to the start of the volume and defragmented. Metadata zone policies
are enforced; hot files are moved in to the metadata zone, whilst other
files are evicted. Files that are no longer on the disk are removed
from the hot files B-Tree.
3. Quick (on-line) (Full version only)
Attempts to defragment fragmented files without unmounting the selected
volume. This is only possible for ordinary files; volume metadata, the
files with hard links and some other files cannot be defragmented in
this fashion.
4. Optimize (Full version only)
Runs iDefrag's disk optimization algorithm, which rearranges files on
the disk under the control of the selected class set. Files can be
grouped or sorted arbitrarily, based upon file name, size, and many
other attributes. Note that this does not compact or rebuild the B-Tree
files like the Metadata algorithm does.
5. Full Defrag (Full version only)
Runs the Metadata algorithm and then the Optimize algorithm. If you
have set the options to compact or rebuild the B-Tree files in the
Metadata preferences, this will be done after running the Optimize
algorithm.
Denver Dan
On Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:02:39 -0600, Steve B. wrote:
> Umm, isn't defragging built into OS X? I don't see defragging as
> iDefrag's top feature. It's optimization.
>
> I only run iDefrag when it's apparent OS X's defragging alone isn't
> getting the job done. So what's gained by frequent defragging in
> iDefrag?
>
> Steve B. - 7g.
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Re: iDefrag 2 News
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@comcast.net hflaxman001
Wed Nov 16, 2011 9:51 am (PST)
Just tried the demo of iDefrag 2, and it will basically analyze your disk(s) and let you know how much fragmentation there is, but will not defray it.
I was pretty pleased to find that I have little or no fragmentation problems with my main drive.
Fragmentation has not really been an issue with OS X for as long as I've used it, especially with the latest journaled filesystem.
I still don't see much of a need for such a program with OS X and it's current filesystem.
Harry
Harry Flaxman
harry.flaxman@comcast.net
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Re: Win 7 Boot Issue In Lion
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@comcast.net hflaxman001
Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:58 am (PST)
Bob,
Would you mind doing another little experiment when you get a chance? Could you see if you can start your machine from a Windows dvd, without using Bootcamp? This used to be possible.
I tried using the Bootcamp Assistant this morning and was able to start from a Win 7 dvd. Without BA, the machine does not recognize the disc as being bootable.
If this is the case, Apple has changed something drastically. I hope not. I sincerely hope not!
Harry
On Nov 15, 2011, at 11:57 PM, Bob Cook wrote:
> Oops, I called it bootcamp, but I did install exactly the way you described
> using the Windows Support software I had to download (thought this was the
> same as bootcamp). I tried it with Bootcamp Assistant and it would not let
> me install on external drive.
> -Bob
>
Harry Flaxman
harry.flaxman@comcast.net
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Re: Win 7 Boot Issue In Lion
Posted by: "Bob Cook" cookrd1@discoveryowners.com cookrd1
Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:16 am (PST)
Harry,
I inserted my Win7 install DVD,shut off the computer, and held down the C
key and hit the power button. It booted to the Win install DVD. Started
loading files and then the Starting Windows followed by the install menu.
Bob
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Re: Win 7 Boot Issue In Lion
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@comcast.net hflaxman001
Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:31 am (PST)
Thanks Bob.
The thing I am noticing with my machine is that the Windows disc does not show up in the startup disk prefpane as it used to. I used to be able to select it this way.
Also, using Quickboot, it doesn't show up there.
After using Bootcamp Assistant to start Windows, the disc did show up when I started holding the option key down. II'm going to try that one again.
Something screwy is going on with my firmware, it appears.
Thanks again.
Harry
On Nov 16, 2011, at 11:16 AM, Bob Cook wrote:
> Harry,
> I inserted my Win7 install DVD,shut off the computer, and held down the C
> key and hit the power button. It booted to the Win install DVD. Started
> loading files and then the Starting Windows followed by the install menu.
> Bob
Harry Flaxman
harry.flaxman@comcast.net
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Re: Win 7 Boot Issue In Lion
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@comcast.net hflaxman001
Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:42 am (PST)
Well, the Win disc is showing up in the what I call the startup manager screen, finally. I suspect something went awry with my firmware at one point. The first time I executed Bootcamp Assistant, and it restarted to the Windows install disc, the process was longer than usual, but the disc finally started the machine. Now it seems 'normal' again, whatever that is.
Harry
On Nov 16, 2011, at 10:58 AM, Harry Flaxman wrote:
> Bob,
>
> Would you mind doing another little experiment when you get a chance? Could you see if you can start your machine from a Windows dvd, without using Bootcamp? This used to be possible.
>
> I tried using the Bootcamp Assistant this morning and was able to start from a Win 7 dvd. Without BA, the machine does not recognize the disc as being bootable.
>
> If this is the case, Apple has changed something drastically. I hope not. I sincerely hope not!
>
> Harry
Harry Flaxman
harry.flaxman@comcast.net
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Re: Adobe Ends Mobile Flash
Posted by: "Barb Adamski" adamski@telus.net bkadamski
Wed Nov 16, 2011 9:22 am (PST)
Thanks!
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On 2011-11-16, at 2:04 AM, Keith Whaley wrote:
> Barb Adamski wrote:
> > There's an iPad list?
> >
>
> You might want to look at: apple-ipad@googlegroups.com
>
> keith whaley
>
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Air's lighted keyboard
Posted by: "Ken" avlisk@cox.net avliska
Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:03 am (PST)
Can you turn off the lighted keyboard on the MacBook Air? I'm deciding between a closeout and a new one, and would only get the new one if I can turn off the light. Thanks.
Ken S.
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