Messages In This Digest (25 Messages)
- 1a.
- Re: Sidebar issues From: titnaw titnaw
- 1b.
- Re: Sidebar issues From: Otto Nikolaus
- 1c.
- Re: Sidebar issues From: Jay Abraham
- 1d.
- Re: Sidebar issues From: Denver Dan
- 2.1.
- Re: iDefrag 2 News From: Tod Hopkins
- 2.2.
- Re: iDefrag 2 News From: Tod Hopkins
- 2.3.
- Re: iDefrag 2 News From: Steve B.
- 3a.
- Re: Migrating files to new computer From: vixpix
- 3b.
- Re: Migrating files to new computer From: Harry Flaxman
- 3c.
- Re: Migrating files to new computer From: vixpix
- 3d.
- Re: Migrating files to new computer From: Harry Flaxman
- 4a.
- Re: Building a PDF in Preview? From: Daly Jessup
- 4b.
- Re: Building a PDF in Preview? From: Jay Abraham
- 5a.
- Keyboard Shortcuts From: James C. Hamm
- 5b.
- Re: Keyboard Shortcuts From: Tod Hopkins
- 5c.
- Re: Keyboard Shortcuts From: Tod Hopkins
- 5d.
- Re: Keyboard Shortcuts From: Otto Nikolaus
- 6.
- Wireless Bluetooth Speaker From: Robert
- 7a.
- Pressure from Fire? Not so much... From: Tod Hopkins
- 7b.
- Re: Pressure from Fire? Not so much... From: Bob Cook
- 8a.
- can't find my airport express From: Roger Harris
- 8b.
- Re: can't find my airport express From: Jay Abraham
- 9a.
- Re: Win 7 Booy Issue in Lion From: Doug Neale
- 9b.
- Re: Win 7 Booy Issue in Lion From: Bob Cook
- 10.
- How to Manually Control Uploads to Photo Stream From: pat412255
Messages
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Re: Sidebar issues
Posted by: "titnaw titnaw" titnaw@gmail.com titnaw
Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:50 am (PST)
I am a newbie who is trying to learn all I can from this group
Dumb question: what is a sidebar
thank you
titnaw
On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Joan B Sax Ph.D. <jsax@me.com> wrote:
> **
>
>
> I use the sidebar for current projects that I can get to quickly and then
> remove when I am done, as well as for files I use often, such as frequently
> used glossaries (I am a freelance translator). Lately, I have found that
> the sidebar icons are all folders rather than folders and files (my
> glossaries, for instance, are Excel files). I removed the fake files
> masquerading as folders and then tried to replace them on the sidebar, but
> couldn't' do that. I tried to find out the keyboard way to place files, or
> folders for that matter, on the sidebar under "Help" in the finder to no
> avail. Has anyone had this experience and how can I fix it? I am using Lion
> (10.7.2) on an 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 (whatever that means) iMac.
>
> Joan in Vermont where wood burning stoves are still unnecessary, in mid
> November no less!
>
>
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Re: Sidebar issues
Posted by: "Otto Nikolaus" otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com nikyzf
Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:05 am (PST)
The sidebar is the column down the left side of a Finder window.
I think you'll find these useful.
<http://www.apple.com/support/ >switch101/
<http://support.apple.com/ >kb/HT2512
<http://www.apple.com/support/ >mac101/
<http://support.apple.com/ >kb/HT3737
Otto
On 17 November 2011 11:50, titnaw titnaw <titnaw@gmail.com > wrote:
> I am a newbie who is trying to learn all I can from this group
> Dumb question: what is a sidebar
>
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Re: Sidebar issues
Posted by: "Jay Abraham" jaygroups@abrahamgroup.net kerala01212001
Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:42 am (PST)
Hi Dan,
Thanks that worked.
Maybe you have a solution for my other problem. How do I import CDs into iTunes when I don't have a cd drive in the mac-mini. When I try to share a drive from another machine it sees the disc but when I try importing using iTunes it won't work saying it doesn't see the disc.
I can just drag the relevant files over to the mac-mini and then import to iTunes but then a lot of the song data doesn't import?
Jay
On Nov 16, 2011, at 10:34 PM, Denver Dan wrote:
> Howdy.
>
> Press Command while dragging icon from Sidebar (in Lion).
>
> Denver Dan
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- 1d.
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Re: Sidebar issues
Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net denverdan22180
Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:01 am (PST)
Howdy.
I'm making a new topic for this.
See post subject line Import CD with FTD
Denver Dan
On Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:41:27 -0600, Jay Abraham wrote:
> Hi Dan,
>
> Thanks that worked.
>
> Maybe you have a solution for my other problem. How do I import CDs
> into iTunes when I don't have a cd drive in the mac-mini. When I try
> to share a drive from another machine it sees the disc but when I try
> importing using iTunes it won't work saying it doesn't see the disc.
>
> I can just drag the relevant files over to the mac-mini and then
> import to iTunes but then a lot of the song data doesn't import?
>
> Jay
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Re: iDefrag 2 News
Posted by: "Tod Hopkins" hoplist@hillmanncarr.com todhop
Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:06 am (PST)
Fragmentation is not a myth, but the benefits of defragging have decreased to the point of diminishing returns. Not the same thing. The question is whether it's worth your time. Optimization takes a long time on big drives.
When defragging was invented, oh so long ago, drives were very small (measured in KB), very slow (100ms search times), and used relatively large data blocks. In other words, very slow and inefficient. And the OS made NO attempt to optimize. Fragmenting was a deliberate strategy to conserve precious space. Over time, this would create a major performance hit.
Non of these things is true anymore. This does not mean that fragmenting no longer exists. It does. It remains a deliberate OS strategy with benefits, including performance, that have now been optimized so as to no longer require an additional utility. For instance, the OS will fragment a file in order to write it quickly for you, then go back and defrag the file during an idle moment. This increases performance overall, though for a while, you will have a fragmented file.
For the vast majority of systems, defragmenting will not improve performance noticeably. Try it. Run a disc performance test before defragging and then after. If you don't see a 5% improvement in disk i/o, then the change is not likely to be noticeable in real-world operation. And remember, what performance gain you do see is mostly due to "optimization" not the "defrag". Optimization is about putting highly accessed files on faster parts of the drive and organizing files in patterns that are more easily accessed. That's not the same as defragging.
Defragging CAN help temporarily, as pointed out in this thread, when a drive is over full, defined by OS makers as more than 90% full, though with todays TB drives, that's a bit conservative. The OS cannot properly function without significant breathing room for temporary files and this must exist in large, contiguous blocks. If the drive is overfull, these large open spaces become scarce, and this will lead to out of mem errors and even crashes. It's possible that disk optimization can help when the drive is too full to function properly, though this will be a temporary fix. An overfull drive degrades in performance very rapidly. The only real solution is to open more space.
Cheers,
tod
On Nov 16, 2011, at 11:57 PM, HAL9000 wrote:
> I don't understand the myth. If I run iDefrag I am watching the actual scattered fragmented files being stripped and reassigned position. I can see gaps in my data disappear as it runs. I see files gathered.
>
> My disk is being optimized just like my disks in the past have been optimized. My Mac runs faster afterwards. Why wouldn't anyone believe a computer runs slower w fragmented files. Running iDefrag I can plainly see that OSX scatters my data in many fragments. Let me restate: I can actually see fragmented files defragged and optimized w iDefrag.
>
> It's like a huge non issue to me or maybe I am missing the point.
>
> jr
>
> --- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups. , "Steve B." <macosx@...> wrote:com
> >
> > Randy,
> >
> > You've goaded me into running iDefrag again. I'll let it run overnight (as it needs) and report back here.
> >
> > Steve B.
> >
> >
> > On Nov 16, 2011, at 9:25 PM, Randy B. Singer wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Nov 16, 2011, at 5:15 PM, Steve B. wrote:
> >
> > > As (I think) Denver Dan pointed out, if you're a video editor or
> > > perhaps photo editor then you might use a third party util to
> > > assist with file or disk defrag. For the rest of us it's a waste of
> > > money.
> >
> > MacFixIt disagrees. They wrote an article on defragmenting hard
> > drives, including a test of iDefrag:
> > http://www.macfixit.com/article. php?story= 2007030109151584 3
> > "...in our informal testing, we noticed significantly snappier
> > operation of Spotlight and quicker response from Mail.app after
> > performing only the least invasive of iDefrag's optimization routines."
> > "The bottom line is that users with large files will benefit most
> > greatly from defragmentation routines in Mac OS X. However, use of
> > the disk optimization routines offered by tools like iDefrag can also
> > serve as a boon to casual users of Mac OS X looking for a speed boost."
> >
> > If nothing else, I've found that defragmenting one's hard drive with
> > iDefrag is useful in that it makes startup almost instantaneous.
> > It's almost as if my Mac is in a hurry to startup after running iDefrag.
> >
> > Once again, folks may want to have a look at my Web site and follow a
> > few of the links to get the real story.
> >
> > _____________________ _________ _________ ____
> > 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
> > _____________________ _________ _________ ____
> >
>
>
Tod Hopkins
Hillmann & Carr Inc.
todhopkins@hillmanncarr.com
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Re: iDefrag 2 News
Posted by: "Tod Hopkins" hoplist@hillmanncarr.com todhop
Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:11 am (PST)
On Nov 16, 2011, at 3:45 PM, James Robertson wrote:
> Is there a likely explanation for the fact that, with a few occupied blocks in the middle of my 100 GBytes of "free" space on my new MacBook Pro's Lion boot partition, Lion's Finder was unable to copy my approximately 60 GB Fusion virtual machine file
Sure.
Defragging CAN help temporarily. When a drive is over full (historically considered more than 90% full) the OS cannot properly function. The OS needs breathing room for temporary files, even on non-system drives. Many of these files must be written contiguously. If the drive is overfull, these large open spaces become scarce, and this will lead to out of mem errors and even crashes. It's possible that defragging can help when the drive is too full to function properly, though this will be a temporary fix. An overfull drive will degrade again very rapidly. The only real solution is to open more space.
In particular, I seem to remember that virtual drives must allocated contiguously. It's also possible be that the OS applies this rule to anything it considers a disk image. Some apps (like video editors) will only write files contiguously.
Cheers,
tod
Tod Hopkins
Hillmann & Carr Inc.
todhopkins@hillmanncarr.com
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Re: iDefrag 2 News
Posted by: "Steve B." macosx@xebrawerx.com xebrawerx
Thu Nov 17, 2011 5:11 am (PST)
Wow, Tod, another EXCELLENT response!
I'm *super sensitive* to both slow downs and speed gains on my Mac. Except in very few circumstances, the gains with iDefrag optimization are nominal at best. The gains with defrag alone are pretty much zero.
I own the product and don't bother to run it more than once a year. Why would I run it more if the gains are not apparent?
Please stay engaged in this thread. Spot on!
Steve B.
On Nov 17, 2011, at 6:06 AM, Tod Hopkins wrote:
Fragmentation is not a myth, but the benefits of defragging have decreased to the point of diminishing returns. Not the same thing. The question is whether it's worth your time. Optimization takes a long time on big drives.
When defragging was invented, oh so long ago, drives were very small (measured in KB), very slow (100ms search times), and used relatively large data blocks. In other words, very slow and inefficient. And the OS made NO attempt to optimize. Fragmenting was a deliberate strategy to conserve precious space. Over time, this would create a major performance hit.
Non of these things is true anymore. This does not mean that fragmenting no longer exists. It does. It remains a deliberate OS strategy with benefits, including performance, that have now been optimized so as to no longer require an additional utility. For instance, the OS will fragment a file in order to write it quickly for you, then go back and defrag the file during an idle moment. This increases performance overall, though for a while, you will have a fragmented file.
For the vast majority of systems, defragmenting will not improve performance noticeably. Try it. Run a disc performance test before defragging and then after. If you don't see a 5% improvement in disk i/o, then the change is not likely to be noticeable in real-world operation. And remember, what performance gain you do see is mostly due to "optimization" not the "defrag". Optimization is about putting highly accessed files on faster parts of the drive and organizing files in patterns that are more easily accessed. That's not the same as defragging.
Defragging CAN help temporarily, as pointed out in this thread, when a drive is over full, defined by OS makers as more than 90% full, though with todays TB drives, that's a bit conservative. The OS cannot properly function without significant breathing room for temporary files and this must exist in large, contiguous blocks. If the drive is overfull, these large open spaces become scarce, and this will lead to out of mem errors and even crashes. It's possible that disk optimization can help when the drive is too full to function properly, though this will be a temporary fix. An overfull drive degrades in performance very rapidly. The only real solution is to open more space.
Cheers,
tod
On Nov 16, 2011, at 11:57 PM, HAL9000 wrote:
> I don't understand the myth. If I run iDefrag I am watching the actual scattered fragmented files being stripped and reassigned position. I can see gaps in my data disappear as it runs. I see files gathered.
>
> My disk is being optimized just like my disks in the past have been optimized. My Mac runs faster afterwards. Why wouldn't anyone believe a computer runs slower w fragmented files. Running iDefrag I can plainly see that OSX scatters my data in many fragments. Let me restate: I can actually see fragmented files defragged and optimized w iDefrag.
>
> It's like a huge non issue to me or maybe I am missing the point.
>
> jr
>
> --- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups. , "Steve B." <macosx@...> wrote:com
>>
>> Randy,
>>
>> You've goaded me into running iDefrag again. I'll let it run overnight (as it needs) and report back here.
>>
>> Steve B.
>>
>>
>> On Nov 16, 2011, at 9:25 PM, Randy B. Singer wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Nov 16, 2011, at 5:15 PM, Steve B. wrote:
>>
>>> As (I think) Denver Dan pointed out, if you're a video editor or
>>> perhaps photo editor then you might use a third party util to
>>> assist with file or disk defrag. For the rest of us it's a waste of
>>> money.
>>
>> MacFixIt disagrees. They wrote an article on defragmenting hard
>> drives, including a test of iDefrag:
>> http://www.macfixit.com/article. php?story= 2007030109151584 3
>> "...in our informal testing, we noticed significantly snappier
>> operation of Spotlight and quicker response from Mail.app after
>> performing only the least invasive of iDefrag's optimization routines."
>> "The bottom line is that users with large files will benefit most
>> greatly from defragmentation routines in Mac OS X. However, use of
>> the disk optimization routines offered by tools like iDefrag can also
>> serve as a boon to casual users of Mac OS X looking for a speed boost."
>>
>> If nothing else, I've found that defragmenting one's hard drive with
>> iDefrag is useful in that it makes startup almost instantaneous.
>> It's almost as if my Mac is in a hurry to startup after running iDefrag.
>>
>> Once again, folks may want to have a look at my Web site and follow a
>> few of the links to get the real story.
>>
>> _____________________ _________ _________ ____
>> 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
>> _____________________ _________ _________ ____
>>
>
>
Tod Hopkins
Hillmann & Carr Inc.
todhopkins@hillmanncarr.com
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Re: Migrating files to new computer
Posted by: "vixpix" vixpix@frontiernet.net nyskater
Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:33 am (PST)
Okay, it seems like I have a whole new problem. Since I had an incomplete transfer of files to the target computer, I decided to reinstall OSX Lion on that computer to remove all unnecessary files. I got a firewire cable and connected the two computers, but now, instead of Migration Assistant stating there is not enough room on the disk drive, it is showing that my two user accounts on the source computer has 0.00 files! I did a search on this problem and came up with nothing. Both computers are funning the latest Lion OSX.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what to do next?
Vickie
On Nov 14, 2011, at 6:47 PM, vixpix wrote:
> I'm trying to transfer everything from one iMac to another using Migration Assistant. I'm having a problem with an error message stating there is not enough room on the disk drive to migrate everything. However, if I migrate using an account I only used for testing, it has enough room.
>
> How difficult is it to copy my regular user account over manually once the migration is complete?
>
> Vickie
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Re: Migrating files to new computer
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@comcast.net hflaxman001
Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:37 am (PST)
Prior to reinstalling the operating system, you should delete everything on the target computer. Reinstalling the operating system does not remove existing files. That's one of the beauties of OS X, you can reinstall an operating system, or upgrade, without losing current data, applications and settings.
Harry
On Nov 17, 2011, at 7:32 AM, vixpix wrote:
> Okay, it seems like I have a whole new problem. Since I had an incomplete transfer of files to the target computer, I decided to reinstall OSX Lion on that computer to remove all unnecessary files. I got a firewire cable and connected the two computers, but now, instead of Migration Assistant stating there is not enough room on the disk drive, it is showing that my two user accounts on the source computer has 0.00 files! I did a search on this problem and came up with nothing. Both computers are funning the latest Lion OSX.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions on what to do next?
Harry Flaxman
harry.flaxman@comcast.net
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Re: Migrating files to new computer
Posted by: "vixpix" vixpix@frontiernet.net nyskater
Thu Nov 17, 2011 5:37 am (PST)
But I still don't understand why it shows my existing computer has no files to transfer. It's all there.
Vickie
Sent from a spoiled little iPad
On Nov 17, 2011, at 7:37 AM, Harry Flaxman <harry.flaxman@comcast.net > wrote:
> Prior to reinstalling the operating system, you should delete everything on the target computer. Reinstalling the operating system does not remove existing files. That's one of the beauties of OS X, you can reinstall an operating system, or upgrade, without losing current data, applications and settings.
>
> Harry
>
>
> On Nov 17, 2011, at 7:32 AM, vixpix wrote:
>
>> Okay, it seems like I have a whole new problem. Since I had an incomplete transfer of files to the target computer, I decided to reinstall OSX Lion on that computer to remove all unnecessary files. I got a firewire cable and connected the two computers, but now, instead of Migration Assistant stating there is not enough room on the disk drive, it is showing that my two user accounts on the source computer has 0.00 files! I did a search on this problem and came up with nothing. Both computers are funning the latest Lion OSX.
>>
>> Does anyone have any suggestions on what to do next?
>
> Harry Flaxman
> harry.flaxman@comcast.net
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Re: Migrating files to new computer
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@comcast.net hflaxman001
Thu Nov 17, 2011 5:49 am (PST)
Ensure that the target computer does not have any accounts that are of the same name as the source computer. You may either want to move existing files on the target computer to a renamed directory, or, if you're brave, delete them altogether. Then, restart both computers and run MA again.
Harry
On Nov 17, 2011, at 8:37 AM, vixpix wrote:
> But I still don't understand why it shows my existing computer has no files to transfer. It's all there.
>
> Vickie
>
> Sent from a spoiled little iPad
>
> On Nov 17, 2011, at 7:37 AM, Harry Flaxman <harry.flaxman@comcast.net > wrote:
>
>> Prior to reinstalling the operating system, you should delete everything on the target computer. Reinstalling the operating system does not remove existing files. That's one of the beauties of OS X, you can reinstall an operating system, or upgrade, without losing current data, applications and settings.
>>
>> Harry
Harry Flaxman
harry.flaxman@comcast.net
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Re: Building a PDF in Preview?
Posted by: "Daly Jessup" jessup@san.rr.com
Thu Nov 17, 2011 6:01 am (PST)
On Nov 16, 2011, at 11:12 PM, DaveC wrote:
> I was under the impression (and I thought I had done this before)
> that I could open several single-page PDF files in Preveiw (and
> display each of their thumbnail images in the side-bar of each file)
> and grab each thumbnail and drop it into the side bar of one of these
> documents. Then I could save this (or Save As...) and voila!, I have
> assembled a PDF from several individual PDFs.
Almost. Open both PDFs. Display the thumbnails. If they are multi-page documents, use the arrow on the thumbnails to show a single icon in the thumbnail area. Then drag the thumbnail of the second document ON TOP OF the icon of the first. Don't just drag it into the side bar, but ON TOP of the first document's thumbnail.
That should do it.
Daly
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Re: Building a PDF in Preview?
Posted by: "Jay Abraham" jaygroups@abrahamgroup.net kerala01212001
Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:35 am (PST)
I just tried it and it worked like you indicated below. That the original file was closed but shown in the window of the 2nd file.
However when I dragged again it gave me the option of putting it in the 2nd document but it prompted me with a Unlock file first. I just clicked yes and it unlocked for me.
It is different from Snow Leopard.
Jay
On Nov 17, 2011, at 1:12 AM, DaveC wrote:
> I was under the impression (and I thought I had done this before)
> that I could open several single-page PDF files in Preveiw (and
> display each of their thumbnail images in the side-bar of each file)
> and grab each thumbnail and drop it into the side bar of one of these
> documents. Then I could save this (or Save As...) and voila!, I have
> assembled a PDF from several individual PDFs.
>
> But this is not what I get now.
>
> I can drop thumbnails onto the side-bar of one of the documents, but
> there is no Save or Save As..., only Save A Copy. When I choose that,
> I can save the file, but when I open it up it consists of just one
> page: it is the original page (without the others I had added).
>
> (These are all original documents, scanned in by me today.)
>
> It seems that Preview treats each PDF file individually, even after
> "combining" thumbnails.
>
> I thought that I read (here?) that Preview is more than just a
> "reader" of files. I have scanned from an attached scanner into
> Preview, edited images (crop, etc.). But it seems that it's PDF
> capabililties are limited.
>
> Is it (was it?) possible to create a multiple-page PDF in Preview by
> joining several 1-page documents?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
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Keyboard Shortcuts
Posted by: "James C. Hamm" machamm@gmail.com jimhamm90
Thu Nov 17, 2011 6:41 am (PST)
Hi all....I'm a big fan of keyboard shortcuts, and a few that I used on a MacBook Pro, which had an optical drive with an eject key, no longer work on my MacBook Air, which has no optical drive and, hence, no eject key. Would anyone know a keyboard shortcut I could use on my Air for the following? Looks like I need a key to take the place of an eject key. Thanks much....Jim
1) sleep: option+cmd+eject
2) restart: ctrl+cmd+eject
3) shutdown: ctrl+eject
Here's one for you, which is fun to use occasionally: shift+opt+K=
Think Different…
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Re: Keyboard Shortcuts
Posted by: "Tod Hopkins" hoplist@hillmanncarr.com todhop
Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:18 am (PST)
On Nov 17, 2011, at 9:40 AM, James C. Hamm wrote:
> Here's one for you, which is fun to use occasionally: shift+opt+K=
And it worked in list mail! What character set does HTML use? Unicode-8?
Cheers,
tod
Tod Hopkins
Hillmann & Carr Inc.
todhopkins@hillmanncarr.com
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Re: Keyboard Shortcuts
Posted by: "Tod Hopkins" hoplist@hillmanncarr.com todhop
Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:45 am (PST)
You can press the power button and then enter, assuming Shut Down is the default in the Shut Down dialog. Not sure how reliably that is true. Does not solve the sleep and restart, though restart seems to be the secondard default. Is that shift-enter? I can't remember. That's two key presses, but not much harder than the four-key shutdown considering the eject and power are in more or less the same place.
Cheers,
tod
On Nov 17, 2011, at 9:40 AM, James C. Hamm wrote:
> Hi all....I'm a big fan of keyboard shortcuts, and a few that I used on a MacBook Pro, which had an optical drive with an eject key, no longer work on my MacBook Air, which has no optical drive and, hence, no eject key. Would anyone know a keyboard shortcut I could use on my Air for the following? Looks like I need a key to take the place of an eject key. Thanks much....Jim
>
> 1) sleep: option+cmd+eject
> 2) restart: ctrl+cmd+eject
> 3) shutdown: ctrl+eject
>
> Here's one for you, which is fun to use occasionally: shift+opt+K=
>
> Think Different…
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
Tod Hopkins
Hillmann & Carr Inc.
todhopkins@hillmanncarr.com
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Re: Keyboard Shortcuts
Posted by: "Otto Nikolaus" otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com nikyzf
Thu Nov 17, 2011 8:23 am (PST)
To sleep, apparently you tap the power button then S.
Otto
On 17 November 2011 14:40, James C. Hamm <machamm@gmail.com > wrote:
> Hi all....I'm a big fan of keyboard shortcuts, and a few that I used on a
> MacBook Pro, which had an optical drive with an eject key, no longer work
> on my MacBook Air, which has no optical drive and, hence, no eject key.
> Would anyone know a keyboard shortcut I could use on my Air for the
> following? Looks like I need a key to take the place of an eject key.
> Thanks much....Jim
>
> 1) sleep: option+cmd+eject
> 2) restart: ctrl+cmd+eject
> 3) shutdown: ctrl+eject
>
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Wireless Bluetooth Speaker
Posted by: "Robert" cookrd1@discoveryowners.com cookrd1
Thu Nov 17, 2011 6:50 am (PST)
To the person that was looking for a solution for her car....
Best Buy has a Logitech Bluetooth wireless rechargeable speaker on sale for $60. Looks like it has two speakers so it should be better for stereo and music listening than use a bluetooth speakerphone (which works fine for me).
Bob
- 7a.
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Pressure from Fire? Not so much...
Posted by: "Tod Hopkins" hoplist@hillmanncarr.com todhop
Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:16 am (PST)
Kindle Fire�s flames have been doused
http://tinyurl.com/cq3mqu9
Headline a bit hyped, but still...
Tod Hopkins
Hillmann & Carr Inc.
todhopkins@hillmanncarr.com
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- 7b.
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Re: Pressure from Fire? Not so much...
Posted by: "Bob Cook" cookrd1@discoveryowners.com cookrd1
Thu Nov 17, 2011 8:36 am (PST)
On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Tod Hopkins <hoplist@hillmanncarr.com > wrote:
> Kindle Fire�s flames have been doused
>
> http://tinyurl.com/cq3mqu9
>
> Headline a bit hyped, but still...
>
I agree, for a few dollars more, you can get a Toshiba Thrive or Acer
Aconia. However, I do like the size and feel of the Fire, and it will
likely do well for its intended purpose at this price point. For
those into hacking, it is really easy to root the Fire, so many of its
deficiencies should be easily overcome, except for the expandability
and camera issues. Android tablets and iPads, of which I have
several, are fine for most people, just not for me. I'm holding out
for either a real OS X or windows 8 tablet.
Bob
- 8a.
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can't find my airport express
Posted by: "Roger Harris" skunktown@gmail.com robo_booger
Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:31 am (PST)
Been using airtunes for a year or so but haven't used it for about a month.
Now when I opened iTunes it doesn't have the option to play my music through my other speakers (airtunes via my airport express in another room). The airport express is flashing amber and it doesn't appear when I open Airport Utility.
I tried unpowering and repowering the express; no luck.
Any ideas?
2009 White MacBook w/OSX 10.6.8. I also have an Airport Extreme base station, which of course is working fine.
Thanks, Roger
- 8b.
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Re: can't find my airport express
Posted by: "Jay Abraham" jaygroups@abrahamgroup.net kerala01212001
Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:55 am (PST)
Try resetting it using the paperclip size hole in the body. It should totally reset it. If that doesn't work, it may be dead.
Jay
On Nov 17, 2011, at 9:31 AM, Roger Harris wrote:
> Been using airtunes for a year or so but haven't used it for about a month.
>
> Now when I opened iTunes it doesn't have the option to play my music through my other speakers (airtunes via my airport express in another room). The airport express is flashing amber and it doesn't appear when I open Airport Utility.
>
> I tried unpowering and repowering the express; no luck.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> 2009 White MacBook w/OSX 10.6.8. I also have an Airport Extreme base station, which of course is working fine.
>
> Thanks, Roger
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Re: Win 7 Booy Issue in Lion
Posted by: "Doug Neale" doug@dougneale.co.uk djneale
Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:56 am (PST)
Hi,
I think your problems are associated with the change in partition
identity (the GUID I think it's called) which Apple introduced with Lion.
If you use Lion bootcamp to install Win7 then everything is fine with
the new partition, but Lion doesn't show the older 10.6 Bootcamp
partitions I created on the other drives.
However, EFI is clever enough to see all of them and so I can still
choose which drive I want to boot everytime I start up.
HTH
Doug Neale
- 9b.
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Re: Win 7 Booy Issue in Lion
Posted by: "Bob Cook" cookrd1@discoveryowners.com cookrd1
Thu Nov 17, 2011 8:42 am (PST)
>
>
> I think your problems are associated with the change in partition
> identity (the GUID I think it's called) which Apple introduced with Lion.
>
> If you use Lion bootcamp to install Win7 then everything is fine with
> the new partition, but Lion doesn't show the older 10.6 Bootcamp
> partitions I created on the other drives.
>
> However, EFI is clever enough to see all of them and so I can still
> choose which drive I want to boot everytime I start up.
>
> Maybe I am missing something here. I downloaded Lion and installed on a
new partition I created, keeping the SL partition. Booted into Lion, SL
partition shows up under Devices.
Bob
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How to Manually Control Uploads to Photo Stream
Posted by: "pat412255" pat412@mac.com pat412255
Thu Nov 17, 2011 8:56 am (PST)
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