Messages In This Digest (19 Messages)
- 1a.
- Re: 1Password From: Doug Yelmen
- 2a.
- Re: UGH! Trouble with Migration Assistant From: vixpix
- 3a.
- Re: Text Edit Question From: HAL9000
- 3b.
- Re: Text Edit Question From: Larson
- 3c.
- Re: Text Edit Question From: HAL9000
- 3d.
- Re: Text Edit Question From: Denver Dan
- 4a.
- Re: Playing 3.WMV file From: George Barker
- 4b.
- Re: Playing 3.WMV file From: Biglt
- 4c.
- Re: Playing 3.WMV file From: Randy B. Singer
- 5a.
- Re: Deleting Contextual Menu Items in Snow Leopard From: paul smith
- 5b.
- Re: Deleting Contextual Menu Items in Snow Leopard From: Bill B.
- 5c.
- Re: Deleting Contextual Menu Items in Snow Leopard From: Larson
- 6a.
- Re: Migration fail From: James Robertson
- 7a.
- 147% faster From: HAL9000
- 7b.
- Re: 147% faster From: Randy B. Singer
- 8a.
- Re: pages how to sort From: Denver Dan
- 8b.
- Re: pages how to sort From: Denver Dan
- 8c.
- Re: pages how to sort From: Otto Nikolaus
- 9a.
- Re: Handbrake and file sizes From: Chris Jones
Messages
- 1a.
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Re: 1Password
Posted by: "Doug Yelmen" dougyelmen@earthlink.net dougyelmen
Sun Nov 27, 2011 3:57 pm (PST)
okay, Vickie, i will give it a try.
appreciate it.
happy holidays.
doug
Doug Yelmen
dougyelmen@earthlink.net
The resistance to the unpleasant situation is the root of suffering.
- - Ram Dass
On Nov 27, 2011, at 3:44 PM, vixpix wrote:
> Click on the one that's relevant and see if it takes. I had a few baffling experiences myself when I first upgraded. Seems to be working better now.
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> Vickie
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> Sent from my iPad's big sister
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> On Nov 21, 2011, at 5:00 PM, Doug Yelmen wrote:
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>> OK, here's the deal. what i have been experiencing for sometime now.
>> i open 1Password to enter my name, address, etc.
>> instead of filling in the form, 1Password (the latest version, of course)
>> just lists the information. i don't' get it.
>> i can still generate passwords, which is great.
>> those are the two main things i use.
>> for now, i have Chrome fill things in.
>> i'd still like to understand what is going on.
>>
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>> Happy Thanksgiving to All.
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>> doug
>> Doug Yelmen
>> dougyelmen@earthlink.net
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>> The resistance to the unpleasant situation is the root of suffering.
>> - - Ram Dass
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Re: UGH! Trouble with Migration Assistant
Posted by: "vixpix" vixpix@frontiernet.net nyskater
Sun Nov 27, 2011 3:58 pm (PST)
I finally had success!
The problem was that I reinstalled OSX on the new computer to start off fresh and remove files from a half-transfer problem, but realized that I downgraded it from Snow Leopard to Leopard. I was under the impression that both computers were Leopard, but they were Snow Leopard - so when I downgraded the newer computer, Migration Assistant wouldn't work because I was in fact trying to migrate from newer to older OSX. It's not like the About this Mac info tells you what your computer is if you're not sure unless you know by looking at the version number
Anyway, MIgration Assistant worked like a charm, and I only had a slight problem opening up my iTunes at first until I learned how to fix that.
Harry, it was your last sentence that got me investigating, finding and solving my problem. Thanks!
Vickie
Sent from my iPad's big sister
On Nov 21, 2011, at 2:05 PM, Harry Flaxman wrote:
> I am not sure if the Leopard machine will transfer using Migration Assistant. I know the 10.6.8 machine should. I've had no trouble doing that two times anyway.
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> I would check the Apple knowledge base articles and see what it says about 10.5 to 10.7 migration.
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> With past operating systems, a couple of releases apart weren't a problem, if I remember properly, as long as you were going from older to new.
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> Harry
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Re: Text Edit Question
Posted by: "HAL9000" jrswebhome@yahoo.com jrswebhome
Sun Nov 27, 2011 4:03 pm (PST)
I think I will duplicate the pref file first. Then delete as you suggest. Will try.
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups. , Larson <pix@...> wrote:com
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> On 27.11.2011, at 21:39, HAL9000 wrote:
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> > Creating a document in Text Edit for Snow Leopard keeps
> > highlighting 1922, as in:
> >
> > . . . was again interviewed by the Santa Ana Register (March 18, 1922).
> >
> > Is there a way to stop Text Edit from questioning this incident?
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> Does this happen in other programs too?
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> The spell checker should not spell check numbers so I would trash the Dictionary preference file to begin with and see if that helps.
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> Anna
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Re: Text Edit Question
Posted by: "Larson" pix@maksimo.de yovard@ymail.com
Sun Nov 27, 2011 8:02 pm (PST)
On 28.11.2011, at 01:03, HAL9000 wrote:
> I think I will duplicate the pref file first. Then delete as you suggest. Will try.
The easiest way is to quit the program and then drag the pref file to the Desktop. Having done that you start the program again; a new pref file will automatically be created. If the problem persists and you want the old settings back (font size, etc.) you just quit the program again and drag the old pref file back into the pref folder where it originally was.
Anna
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Re: Text Edit Question
Posted by: "HAL9000" jrswebhome@yahoo.com jrswebhome
Sun Nov 27, 2011 8:20 pm (PST)
Quit text Edit
User/Library/Preferences/ com.apple. textedit (there are two)
Copied to desktop
Trashed com.apple.textedit (there are two)
Restarted Textedit
Opened the document.
1922 is no longer being hi-lighted'
But the curious thing is that all of the "learn" corrections I had
taught textedit originally were retained in the new preferences.
Where are "learned" text kept if not the preference file?
John R
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups. , Larson <pix@...> wrote:com
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> On 28.11.2011, at 01:03, HAL9000 wrote:
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> > I think I will duplicate the pref file first. Then delete as you suggest. Will try.
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> The easiest way is to quit the program and then drag the pref file to the Desktop. Having done that you start the program again; a new pref file will automatically be created. If the problem persists and you want the old settings back (font size, etc.) you just quit the program again and drag the old pref file back into the pref folder where it originally was.
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> Anna
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Re: Text Edit Question
Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net denverdan22180
Mon Nov 28, 2011 1:25 am (PST)
Howdy.
You can open and view and check the contents of your user spelling
dictionary using TextEdit itself.
The user dictionary won't appear until you have added at least one word
to it using the Learn Spelling command.
The user spelling dictionary is located in:
Users/your account/Library/Spelling
File is named LocalDictionary.
Press Option key (to copy this file to Desktop) and drag
LocalDictionary to Desktop. This makes a copy of it and leaves the
original alone (just in case of a muck up).
You can then drag LocalDictionary to TextEdit to open it.
You can also open it in other text editors such as Tex-Edit Plus or
TextWrangler but no guarantees that the division symbol between words
will be recognized as a carriage return so the spelling list is
presented as a column which is what Apple's TextEdit does.
Denver Dan
On Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:39:13 +0000, HAL9000 wrote:
> Creating a document in Text Edit for Snow Leopard keeps
> highlighting 1922, as in:
>
> . . . was again interviewed by the Santa Ana Register (March 18, 1922).
>
> Is there a way to stop Text Edit from questioning this incident?
>
> John R
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Re: Playing 3.WMV file
Posted by: "George Barker" lynxster@ihug.com.au four46
Sun Nov 27, 2011 4:49 pm (PST)
>Tom,
>I have now downloaded and tried Flip for Mac. Including draging the
>file to the desktop. All to no avail. It still "plays,"but the
>screen remains black. It did come (I believe) from a Windows user.
>Thanks,
>Larry
<snip>
You mention a "3.WMV" file. There is a Windows Media codec called
WMV3, which according to my copy of the Flip4Mac manual is supported
by Flip4Mac. However as this doesn't work for you I'd suggest trying
it in Handbrake.
If that fails you could try the following:
If the extension on the clip is .mwv then I would suggest making a
COPY of the file (for safekeeping) and changing the extension to .avi
- then try running it in Flip4Mac.
Unfortunately this is as much as I know about WMV3; sorry I can't be
any more helpful.
George
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- 4b.
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Re: Playing 3.WMV file
Posted by: "Biglt" eltay3@yahoo.com eltay3
Sun Nov 27, 2011 8:02 pm (PST)
I just realized all of the videos in my emails say "plug in missing," and there is no video. Does this help tp solve my mess?
Larry
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups. , "Biglt" <eltay3@...> wrote:com
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> Group,
> I am trying to play a 3.WMV file from my Yahoo woodturning group. It seems to load, but when playing, the screen stays gray, even while the needle moves. (It is supposed to be silent, and is.) I have tried 2 versions, one from the group file, and the second straight from the original poster.
>
> PowerBook G4
> Power PC
> 10.5.8
> Quick Time v 7.7
>
> Can anyone lead me in the correct direction? (Rhetorical question.)
>
> Thanks,
> Larry
>
- 4c.
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Re: Playing 3.WMV file
Posted by: "Randy B. Singer" randy@macattorney.com randybrucesinger
Sun Nov 27, 2011 8:57 pm (PST)
On Nov 26, 2011, at 7:34 PM, Biglt wrote:
> I am trying to play a 3.WMV file from my Yahoo woodturning group.
> It seems to load, but when playing, the screen stays gray, even
> while the needle moves. (It is supposed to be silent, and is.) I
> have tried 2 versions, one from the group file, and the second
> straight from the original poster.
Your Macintosh came with QuickTime, and it can play several types of
media files (both music and movies) as it comes, but not all types.
Most AVI files won't play as your Mac comes from Apple, nor will
Flash or Windows Media files. The really good news is that you can
download a couple of FREE QuickTime plug-ins to enable QuickTime to
play just about any sort of media file you might encounter:
For Windows Media Video files, download and install the free Flip4Mac
plugin for QuickTime:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ windowsmedia/ player/wmcompone nts.mspx
For just about everything else, including AVI and Flash, download and
install the Perian plugin for QuickTime, which is also free:
http://perian.org/#detail
These two plug-ins don't conflict with each other. Install them both.
Now you can use QuickTime to view just about any and every video
format you might encounter. If you download a file that doesn't
automatically open in QuickTime when double-clicked on, do a "Get
Info" on the file and designate QuickTime as the default player for
all files of this type.
_____________________ _________ _________ ____
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: Deleting Contextual Menu Items in Snow Leopard
Posted by: "paul smith" kullervo@nycap.rr.com waldonny
Sun Nov 27, 2011 5:36 pm (PST)
Incorrect. The use of key shortcuts is an option, but not required. All commands are still available in the contextual menu via right-clicking.
--
PSmith
MacBook Pro, 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, OS 10.7.2
On Nov 27, 2011, at 3:27 PM, Larson wrote:
Yes I know. The program "Shortcuts" requires that you use key shortcuts instead of right clicking which completely eliminates the contextual menu feeling.
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Re: Deleting Contextual Menu Items in Snow Leopard
Posted by: "Bill B." bill501@mindspring.com kernos501
Sun Nov 27, 2011 6:27 pm (PST)
At 9:27 PM +0100 11/27/11, Larson wrote:
>Once again the question: Will anything negative happen if I delete all the contextual menu plug-ins?
I doubt it. Just put them into a new folder called Contextual Menu Items (disabled) in your Library(s). You can then always put them back.
Bill B
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Re: Deleting Contextual Menu Items in Snow Leopard
Posted by: "Larson" pix@maksimo.de yovard@ymail.com
Sun Nov 27, 2011 8:08 pm (PST)
On 28.11.2011, at 02:35, paul smith wrote:
> Incorrect. The use of key shortcuts is an option, but not required. All commands are still available in the contextual menu via right-clicking.
Oh, that sounds great! Thanks for correcting me, I'll have to take a closer look at it, sounds pretty cool.
Thanks,
Anna
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> On Nov 27, 2011, at 3:27 PM, Larson wrote:
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> Yes I know. The program "Shortcuts" requires that you use key shortcuts instead of right clicking which completely eliminates the contextual menu feeling.
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Re: Migration fail
Posted by: "James Robertson" jamesrob@sonic.net jamesrob328i
Sun Nov 27, 2011 7:04 pm (PST)
On Nov 27, 2011, at 6:44 AM, Ken wrote:
> Already tried AppleCare phone support, but we got nowhere in almost an hour.
Bummer! Guess I've been lucky. Hope it works out for you!
--
Jim Robertson
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147% faster
Posted by: "HAL9000" jrswebhome@yahoo.com jrswebhome
Sun Nov 27, 2011 8:25 pm (PST)
namebench found 3 server addresses 147% faster tonite.
Surfing quite fast now.
Server speeds seem to change day to day. jr
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Re: 147% faster
Posted by: "Randy B. Singer" randy@macattorney.com randybrucesinger
Sun Nov 27, 2011 9:07 pm (PST)
On Nov 27, 2011, at 8:25 PM, HAL9000 wrote:
> namebench found 3 server addresses 147% faster tonite.
> Surfing quite fast now.
>
> Server speeds seem to change day to day. jr
They don't just change from day to day, they change throughout the day.
So it's not a bad idea to use NameBench occasionally to see if the
servers you have chosen are still near the top of the list.
Another thing that you might want to try, to see if it will speed up
your Web surfing, try turning off IPv6.
Quit all browsers.
System Preferences -> Network -> choose the Ethernet tab in the far
left column --> Advanced button -> TCP/IP tab --> Configure IPv6:
dropdown menu, choose Off --> Okay button.
The reason that turning IPv6 off may improve performance is that some
DNS servers do not properly respond to IPv6 requests. As a result,
your computer has to time out waiting for a response and then try a
secondary DNS server.
In recent versions of OS X, IPv6 typically is on (set to "automatic")
by default. But your ISP may not support IPv6 yet. You have nothing
to lose by turning IPv6 to "off" and then seeing if performance
improves. When I first turned it off, I tested it out by going to a
Web site that I visit often that is typically slower to load than any
other Web site that I have visited. It came up instantaneously, as
if it had been cached! I had never seen it do that previously.
Changing your IPv6 setting isn't immutable. If you don't realize a
performance improvement, just change it back to "automatic." There
is no downside to trying this out.
_____________________ _________ _________ ____
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: pages how to sort
Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net denverdan22180
Mon Nov 28, 2011 1:37 am (PST)
Howdy.
The same command, if a table is selected, becomes "Table to Text."
Denver Dan
On Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:56:20 -0500, titnaw titnaw wrote:
> thanks
> I opened table and put them in the names in the table and was able to sort
> them A-Z.
> But now how do I get the table to convert back to text
> thanks so much
> titnaw
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Re: pages how to sort
Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net denverdan22180
Mon Nov 28, 2011 1:38 am (PST)
Howdy.
It would be a good idea to start a new topic to discuss Numbers.
You'll probably get more responses that way, too, to your question.
Denver Dan
On Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:57:10 -0500, titnaw titnaw wrote:
> I do not have numbers is it easy to use
> I was thinking of getting it
> Thanks
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Re: pages how to sort
Posted by: "Otto Nikolaus" otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com nikyzf
Mon Nov 28, 2011 3:37 am (PST)
Yes, but it has limitations. As you don't already have it, I suggest Neo
Office/Libre Office instead. These are free.
Otto
On 27 November 2011 21:57, titnaw titnaw <titnaw@gmail.com > wrote:
> I do not have numbers is it easy to use
> I was thinking of getting it
>
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Re: Handbrake and file sizes
Posted by: "Chris Jones" jonesc@hep.phy.cam.ac.uk bobstermcbob
Mon Nov 28, 2011 2:40 am (PST)
Hi,
You say you just updated to the latest version, but the last release was
0.9.5, from January this year. Are you referring to this or a newer SVN
nightly build.
As far as I am aware the Handbrake team are moving away from the "target
file size" options, in favour of the constant quality setting. Have you
tried turning this down until you hit the file size you want ?
Chris
Rob Frankel wrote:
> Greetings:
>
> I've used Handbrake before with no problem, just updated to the
> latest version. I've checked the forums for this question, but can't
> seem to find a solution, so I'm hoping someone here might know:
>
> Having converted some family VHS tapes to a dual layer DVD which
> results something like 7GB worth of files. As I've done with other
> DVD's, I'd like to shrink that via Handbrake to around 1 GB.
> However, on this occasion, no matter what the format and even with
> "target file size" and "optimize for web" checked, the file produced
> by Handbrake is still pretty large.
>
> Am I missing something?
>
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