Messages In This Digest (21 Messages)
- 1.1.
- Re: Keeping up with Malware From: Tim O'Donoghue
- 1.2.
- Re: Keeping up with Malware From: Tim O'Donoghue
- 1.3.
- Re: Keeping up with Malware From: ed-reiff
- 1.4.
- Re: Keeping up with Malware From: Tod Hopkins
- 1.5.
- Re: Keeping up with Malware From: Tod Hopkins
- 1.6.
- Re: Keeping up with Malware From: Randy B. Singer
- 1.7.
- Re: Keeping up with Malware From: Randy B. Singer
- 1.8.
- Re: Keeping up with Malware From: Tod Hopkins
- 1.9.
- Re: Keeping up with Malware From: paul smith
- 1.10.
- Re: Keeping up with Malware From: N.A. Nada
- 1.11.
- Re: Keeping up with Malware From: N.A. Nada
- 2a.
- Re: Forcing a sorted list with a character From: Denver Dan
- 3a.
- Aperture Not recognizing .jpeg From: harpangel36
- 3b.
- Re: Aperture Not recognizing .jpeg From: Forrest Leedy
- 4a.
- Re: Aperture Trial Error From: harpangel36
- 5a.
- Re: Questions on iCloud and Photostream From: Bill Boulware
- 6a.
- Emoticons From: Guy Kudlemyer
- 6b.
- Re: Emoticons From: Daly Jessup
- 6c.
- Re: Emoticons From: Denver Dan
- 7a.
- Spinning beach ball problem From: vixpix
- 7b.
- Re: Spinning beach ball problem From: Randy B. Singer
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Re: Keeping up with Malware
Posted by: "Tim O'Donoghue" tjod@drizzle.net timodonoghue
Fri Dec 2, 2011 4:27 am (PST)
It's REALLY great to not have to be overly cautious. I'm getting there.
Thanks for the articles. Just had a knee replaced, so and reading is welcome.
Tim
On Dec 1, 2011, at 9:23 PM, Randy B. Singer wrote:
>
> On Dec 1, 2011, at 6:43 PM, Tim O'Donoghue wrote:
>
>> I'm still overcautious by habit now.
>
> That's not a bad thing.
>
> But isn't it great not to *have* to be overly cautious? 8-)
>
> I'm not singling you out, Tim. I just make a big deal about it when
> the topic comes up because fear breeds fear, and it can take on a
> life of its own.
>
> Some interesting articles:
>
> Apple exposing Mac OS X Lion to security experts for review
> <http://www.appleinsider.com/ articles/ 11/02/25/
> apple_exposing_mac_os_x_ lion_to_security _experts_ for_review. html>
>
> Experts: OS X now much more secure than rivals
> http://www.macnn.com/articles/ 11/07/23/ leapfrogs. windows.
> 7.linux.but.still.not. perfect/
> or
> http://is.gd/20R6VD
>
> Lion Security: Building on the iOS Foundation
> http://tidbits.com/article/ 12417
> "...we have security options never before available to consumers"
>
> Major overhaul makes OS X Lion king of security
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/ 2011/07/21/ mac_os_x_ lion_security/
>
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Re: Keeping up with Malware
Posted by: "Tim O'Donoghue" tjod@drizzle.net timodonoghue
Fri Dec 2, 2011 4:35 am (PST)
Otto - it only rained twice last year - once for 3 months and once for 2 months. \
:)
On Dec 2, 2011, at 3:51 AM, Otto Nikolaus wrote:
> On 2 December 2011 01:26, Keith Whaley <keith_w@dslextreme.com > wrote:
>
>>
>> Makes me wonder if Tim lives in Seattle, WA?
>>
>> "@drizzle.net" could only fit a few places, and Seattle is certainly one
>> of them! :-D
>>
>
> Could be: the Great North Wet!
>
> Otto
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Re: Keeping up with Malware
Posted by: "ed-reiff" ed@reiff.com ed-reiff
Fri Dec 2, 2011 6:08 am (PST)
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups. , "Randy B. Singer" <randy@...> wrote:com
>
>
> On Dec 1, 2011, at 3:31 PM, Tim O'Donoghue wrote:
>
> > … Or send both.
>
> The thing is...no one is obligated to give you a link at all. None
> of your fingers are broken. You can look up the subject in question
> via Google yourself.
>
> When a poster gives you a link, it is a courtesy to make things
> easier for you. Asking them to do more work for you is just plain rude.
>
> I'm a little sensitive about this because I've been harassed about
> this before. It isn't enough that I help a lot of people, FOR FREE.
> Or that I give lots of citations to what I post about. No, people
> demand tiny URL's. Then they want the long URL's too. Then they
> want me to summarize the information that I'm linking to so that
> they can be lazy enough not to even have to click on the link.
>
> Sorry, I'm not your unpaid assistant. You should be grateful for
> what you get, and do your own research work if what you get isn't
> good enough for you. Asking for "MORE" all the time from someone who
> is doing you a favor evidences a lack of class.
>
> _____________________ _________ _________ ____
> Randy B. Singer
> Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
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You are right Randy, I have never seen a more lazy group. Way too many people that are capable of looking up their own answers and would rather have someone else do it or them.
Ed
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Re: Keeping up with Malware
Posted by: "Tod Hopkins" hoplist@hillmanncarr.com todhop
Fri Dec 2, 2011 6:15 am (PST)
On Dec 1, 2011, at 7:10 PM, Randy B. Singer wrote:
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> > I think I can safely say that no one on THIS list ever downloads
> > anything questionable. Right?
>
> I don't.
>
> Do you?
>
Absolutely. And I have "inhaled," read "illicit" books, and visited porn shops and topless bars. I have used software in violation of the license and I have learned how to strip copy protection off of just about every type of digital media, and discussed such techniques with others (a violation of the DMCA). I have studied password cracking and firewall penetration (though I am not good at either). I drank before I was legal, and I seem to remember once helping TP someones house as a teenager. That's vandalism, right?
And I support the Occupy movement. 8O
Strangely, most people still consider my an exceptionally "good" person. Or so I am told. Go figure.
Cheers,
tod
P.S. If an "Feds" are reading this, I have also been known to lie. ;)
P.P.S. But not under oath!
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Re: Keeping up with Malware
Posted by: "Tod Hopkins" hoplist@hillmanncarr.com todhop
Fri Dec 2, 2011 6:33 am (PST)
On Dec 2, 2011, at 4:10 AM, N.A. Nada wrote:
> Yeah, but Tod likes to worry about malware.
Well, not really. I like to know about malware. I don't worry much about malware precisely because I know a lot about it. I know how to recognize it. I know how to protect myself. I know how to clean up the mess it can make.
Recognizing and understanding a threat is the most important step to take in protecting yourself against the that threat. This should include a realistic assessment of risk TO YOU and a balanced response. Over-reacting to threats causes more damage than the threats themselves.
And I'm totally, 100% with you on the social engineering threat. Far, far more dangerous.
Cheers,
tod
Tod Hopkins
Hillmann & Carr Inc.
todhopkins@hillmanncarr.com
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Re: Keeping up with Malware
Posted by: "Randy B. Singer" randy@macattorney.com randybrucesinger
Fri Dec 2, 2011 3:22 pm (PST)
On Dec 2, 2011, at 6:08 AM, ed-reiff wrote:
> You are right Randy, I have never seen a more lazy group. Way too
> many people that are capable of looking up their own answers and
> would rather have someone else do it or them.
I don't mind answering questions; even the ones that folks can look
up themselves. Sometimes folks need something explained by a real
human, and sometimes they need the explanation explained. I have no
problem with that.
I just don't want folks to take advantage of me, or anyone else, by
treating me as if I am working for them, or like I owe them something.
I must admit, I've hypersensitive about this because I deal with so
many Mac-using attorneys. I've been very harshly criticized by
attorneys before after I've gone out of my way to do a lot for
them...for free. My new response to this is:
"If you are unhappy with my free consulting service, I'm more than
happy to refund every penny you have paid me and end the relationship."
;-{)
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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: Keeping up with Malware
Posted by: "Randy B. Singer" randy@macattorney.com randybrucesinger
Fri Dec 2, 2011 3:27 pm (PST)
On Dec 2, 2011, at 6:15 AM, Tod Hopkins wrote:
> > I don't.
> >
> > Do you?
> >
>
> Absolutely.
That's fine. But downloading illegally obtained software
is...illegal. We're not here to help you do so, or even to help you
protect yourself from malware when you do so. When you commit
illegal acts, you're on your own.
I'd like to assume that the rest of the members of this list don't
commonly break the law. So I don't think that we need to discuss, or
worry about, encountering malware that can only be encountered when
downloading pirated software via torrents.
I think that the listmoms will back me up on this.
_____________________ _________ _________ ____
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: Keeping up with Malware
Posted by: "Tod Hopkins" hoplist@hillmanncarr.com todhop
Fri Dec 2, 2011 4:21 pm (PST)
On Dec 2, 2011, at 6:27 PM, Randy B. Singer wrote:
> That's fine. But downloading illegally obtained software
> is...illegal. We're not here to help you do so, or even to help you
> protect yourself from malware when you do so. When you commit
> illegal acts, you're on your own.
>
I believe the original word was "questionable" not "illegal." ;) None of the things on my list was clearly illegal but as this is not a law list, so I'll let that lie. (And you have an unfair advantage!)
I do not advocate the use of software without proper payment. I like programmers and want them to keep working.
More to the point, malware writer's don't give a darn if the download is legal or illegal. That's merely one type of bait. There are many baits and the best are quite innocent looking.
tod
Tod Hopkins
Hillmann & Carr Inc.
todhopkins@hillmanncarr.com
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Re: Keeping up with Malware
Posted by: "paul smith" kullervo@nycap.rr.com waldonny
Fri Dec 2, 2011 6:00 pm (PST)
I can pretty much match that list, although I honestly don't know if I have ever used software in violation of the license, since I never *read* those things.
I will add that I have never used "illicit" software for any purpose other than satisfying my curiosity. Anything that I decided to continue to use has been subsequently purchased, or the relevant shareware fee paid. Like Tod, I think developers generally are worthy of their fees and should be encouraged to continue developing.
--
PSmith
MacBook Pro, 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, OS 10.7.2 iPhone 4S 64 GB, iOS 5.0.1
On Dec 2, 2011, at 9:15 AM, Tod Hopkins wrote:
Absolutely. And I have "inhaled," read "illicit" books, and visited porn shops and topless bars. I have used software in violation of the license and I have learned how to strip copy protection off of just about every type of digital media, and discussed such techniques with others (a violation of the DMCA). I have studied password cracking and firewall penetration (though I am not good at either). I drank before I was legal, and I seem to remember once helping TP someones house as a teenager. That's vandalism, right?
And I support the Occupy movement. 8O
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Re: Keeping up with Malware
Posted by: "N.A. Nada" whodo678@comcast.net
Fri Dec 2, 2011 7:57 pm (PST)
I'm the user that courteously requested that people also include a full URL along with a tiny URL. I didn't say it was required or the law. I just request Tod include both.
Especially when people post to the list with two lines:
"Hey check this out
(tiny Url)."
Tod's recent post had a little bit more, but not much.
I look at the long URL and decide if the source is one worth my time to look at. If it has a tiny or other abbreviated URL, I don't bother.
Discussion over.
Brent
On Dec 2, 2011, at 1:53 AM, Randy B. Singer wrote:
>
> On Dec 2, 2011, at 1:10 AM, N.A. Nada wrote:
>
> > I want to know where I am going with a URL without having to do
> > more than to read the URL
>
> "Reading" the URL won't reliably tell you where you are going. In
> fact, a URL that is designed to take you someplace malicious is very
> likely to have something innocuous sounding in it.
>
> Similarly, if I wanted to attract people to a malicious Web site, I
> wouldn't use a tiny URL. I'd use one that truly sounded attractive.
> And I wouldn't post it on a discussion list where people either know
> and trust me, or they know that I am new and not (yet) to be trusted.
>
> Finally, please tell me which Web sites that you know of that are
> malicious/dangerous to *Macintosh users*? Who is luring you to them?
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Re: Keeping up with Malware
Posted by: "N.A. Nada" whodo678@comcast.net
Fri Dec 2, 2011 8:08 pm (PST)
On Dec 2, 2011, at 6:33 AM, Tod Hopkins wrote:
> On Dec 2, 2011, at 4:10 AM, N.A. Nada wrote:
>
> > Yeah, but Tod likes to worry about malware.
>
> Well, not really. I like to know about malware. I don't worry much about malware precisely because I know a lot about it. I know how to recognize it. I know how to protect myself. I know how to clean up the mess it can make.
>
> Recognizing and understanding a threat is the most important step to take in protecting yourself against the that threat. This should include a realistic assessment of risk TO YOU and a balanced response. Over-reacting to threats causes more damage than the threats themselves.
>
> And I'm totally, 100% with you on the social engineering threat. Far, far more dangerous.
>
> Cheers,
> tod
Tod, I agree with what you said above.
Brent
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Re: Forcing a sorted list with a character
Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net denverdan22180
Fri Dec 2, 2011 6:27 am (PST)
Howdy.
An interesting question. I don't have an answer except for some info
that might be a partial answer.
How Finder lists items that are sorted by name (Mac OS X)
¡E Last Modified: September 07, 2011
¡E Article: TA22935
¡E Old Article: 300989
<http://support.apple.com/ >kb/TA22935? viewlocale= en_US
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ArsTechnica article on drive format and file/folder names (and other
things).
Pick the right file system for your Mac's internal or external storage
By Iljitsch van Beijnum | Published 4 years ago
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/ >news/2007/ 05/pick-the- right-file- system-for- your-macs- internal- or-external- storage.ars
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At least some aspects of sorting can be determined by the drive format
that you pick when you erase/format a drive.
Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled) format makes it possible to
have files and folders together in the same folder that have the same
letter in upper case as in lower case. For example, a folder named B
and a 2nd folder named b.
Denver Dan
This article has been archived and is no longer updated by Apple.
Products Affected
Mac OS X 10.0, Mac OS X 10.3, Mac OS X 10.2, Mac OS X 10.4
Finder lets you sort your files and folders in windows in all kinds of
ways¡Xby name, by date modified, by size, and so forth. But have you
ever wondered how Finder decides to organize these items when you view
a window as a list by name (beyond alphabetizing them)?
On Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:06:43 -0800, Rob Frankel wrote:
> Greetings:
>
> At one time, I recall one could sort a list alphabetically in any
> application (or even the Finder) and simply placing a tilde ( ~ ) as
> the first character of the item, force it to the bottom of the list.
>
> I've found that's no longer possible. Having searched the web with
> no luck, I though I'd try the knowledgeable crew here.
>
> Anyone know the character that would force a list item to be sorted after Z?
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Rob Frankel, Branding Expert
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Aperture Not recognizing .jpeg
Posted by: "harpangel36" harpangel36@yahoo.com harpangel36
Fri Dec 2, 2011 10:25 am (PST)
I am trying out the Aperture program now. I have all my .jpegs stored ona portable hard drive in folders. I am trying to import from Aperture but it is only recognizing .mov files. It will not show any .jpeg files, either from my EHD or my computer. I fear I have checked something wrong. Could anyone help?
Thanks, Roxanne
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Re: Aperture Not recognizing .jpeg
Posted by: "Forrest Leedy" f.leedy@comcast.net forrkazu
Fri Dec 2, 2011 12:49 pm (PST)
On Dec 2, 2011, at 1:25 PM, harpangel36 wrote:
> I am trying out the Aperture program now. I have all my .jpegs stored ona portable hard drive in folders. I am trying to import from Aperture but it is only recognizing .mov files. It will not show any .jpeg files, either from my EHD or my computer. I fear I have checked something wrong. Could anyone help?
>
> Thanks, Roxanne
How are you trying to import them? In Aperture there is a blue down arrow in the pallet which says "import". When you press that you will get a change in which down at the bottom you locate the folder that has the pictures. Once you locate them there should be check marks attached to each picture and at this point you decide which ones you want to download. On the right side of the screen you need to indicate where you want these pictures downloaded to. Once you done all of this you should be able to down.
Forrest
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Re: Aperture Trial Error
Posted by: "harpangel36" harpangel36@yahoo.com harpangel36
Fri Dec 2, 2011 10:27 am (PST)
After hours with Apple Support, it turned out that the file was corrupted from my ISP providers caches. I had to go to the Apple store and download it there. All is working now.
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups. , "harpangel36" <harpangel36@com ...> wrote:
>
> I watched the download complete in Safari and also when I tried in Firefox, so I know it fully downloaded. I'm beginning to think it is a problem with the file from Apple. But there is only one option on the Apple Aperture page and it says download free trial here. So I'm just not sure.
>
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Re: Questions on iCloud and Photostream
Posted by: "Bill Boulware" bill.boulware@gmail.com boulware0224
Fri Dec 2, 2011 10:43 am (PST)
AFAIK, It is all or nothing - one of the great flaws of photostream. It
isn't designed as "Sharing" system it is a "Syncing" system - in other
words you only want it on devices you have complete control over because
you can't select what to share, delete, etc. I would use Picasa, Facebook,
Google+ or another similar service to share selectively...
On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 18:36, Jay Abraham <jaygroups@abrahamgroup.net >wrote:
> **
>
>
> Bill,
>
> How would I set it up so that my parents could receive selected photo's
> from me but not my entire Photostream?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jay
>
>
> On Dec 1, 2011, at 3:08 PM, Bill Boulware wrote:
>
> > There is an iCloud Control Panel item for Windows - you install that and
> > just turn on Photo Stream and it lets you select directories for the
> > automatic download of all new photos and a different directory if you
> want
> > to insert photos into the PhotoStream. It is supposedly only for Windows
> > Vista or Windows 7 but there is a work around for the .exe to run on
> > Windows XP. I have it installed on an XP and a Win7 machine to receive
> > PhotoStreams...
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 15:46, Jay Abraham <jaygroups@abrahamgroup.net
> >wrote:
> >
> >> **
>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> Is there a way to add photo's to Photostream using the website rather
> than
> >> putting it in iTunes or an iOS device?
> >>
> >> My parents and in-laws both have iPads and I'm trying to see if there
> is a
> >> way for me to add pictures on the iCloud website so they can get recent
> >> updates of their grand-kids. I used to put on MobileMe and then send
> them a
> >> link but with MobileMe going away by June, I wanted to explore the
> options.
> >>
> >> I see there is a way to subscribe to a photo feed from iPhoto 11 on
> Lion.
> >> Is there a similar way to do so directly from iPhoto on the iPad. Both
> sets
> >> of grandparents are using PCs so they don't have a desktop based Mac to
> >> subscribe to a feed from.
> >>
> >> Thanks for any suggestions.
> >>
> >> Jay
> >>
> >>
> >
>
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>
>
>
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Emoticons
Posted by: "Guy Kudlemyer" gwkuddles@comcast.net truckersroost
Fri Dec 2, 2011 11:27 am (PST)
Hello All:
Can anyone recommend where to download emoticons for use in emails? I¹m
using a PPC Mac Mini with 10.4.11, and MS Entourage, if that makes any
difference. I can¹t seem to find anything, using Google, that specifically
says that they can be used in emails. They seem to all be for Skype, MS
Messenger, Twitter, Facebook, etc. I just want them for emails, and I want
them to be seen by email recipients who are using Outlook on a Windows PC.
Can anyone suggest...?
Thanks!
Guy
Thurston, OR
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Re: Emoticons
Posted by: "Daly Jessup" jessup@san.rr.com
Fri Dec 2, 2011 4:32 pm (PST)
On Dec 2, 2011, at 11:27 AM, Guy Kudlemyer wrote:
> Hello All:
>
> Can anyone recommend where to download emoticons for use in emails? I'm
> using a PPC Mac Mini with 10.4.11, and MS Entourage, if that makes any
> difference. I can't seem to find anything, using Google, that specifically
> says that they can be used in emails. They seem to all be for Skype, MS
> Messenger, Twitter, Facebook, etc. I just want them for emails, and I want
> them to be seen by email recipients who are using Outlook on a Windows PC.
It would certainly depend on whether the recipient has Outlook set to receive rich text.
As far as I know, any graphic you send will be seen by the recipient if his/her email is set to display graphics/rich text.
What problem are you seeing?
Daly
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Re: Emoticons
Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net denverdan22180
Fri Dec 2, 2011 5:35 pm (PST)
Howdy.
I think emoticons have passed their peak in popular use.
There used to be a number of programs that would generate emoticons or
could insert or copy/paste in various programs, files, documents, mail,
etc. Not many of these around.
Try MacUpdate and see what turns up.
iChat AV has a number of emoticons and you should be able to do a
screen capture of these.
If you do a Google Image search on emoticon you will find dozens of
hits and should be able to download a page of emoticons and then use
them or copy/paste them or do a screen capture and make your own file
setup for them. You could even create a folder just for emoticons and
make a bunch of sub folders and use the Get Info command to turn the
icon for the folder into an emoticon.
Denver Dan
On Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:27:18 -0800, Guy Kudlemyer wrote:
> Hello All:
>
> Can anyone recommend where to download emoticons for use in emails? I¹m
> using a PPC Mac Mini with 10.4.11, and MS Entourage, if that makes any
> difference. I can¹t seem to find anything, using Google, that specifically
> says that they can be used in emails. They seem to all be for Skype, MS
> Messenger, Twitter, Facebook, etc. I just want them for emails, and I want
> them to be seen by email recipients who are using Outlook on a Windows PC.
>
> Can anyone suggest...?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Guy
> Thurston, OR
>
>
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Spinning beach ball problem
Posted by: "vixpix" vixpix@frontiernet.net nyskater
Fri Dec 2, 2011 9:52 pm (PST)
I just recently upgraded from the white iMac to the silver iMac computer. Before i migrated my files to the newer computer, I was experiencing problems. No matter what program I was in, I constantly got the spinning beach ball and either had to wait a long time for it to stop, or just give up and reboot. Even Finder is slow to show all my files. Meanwhile, the newer computer (prior to files being uploaded) ran quickly and I couldn't wait to start using it.
However, now that my files are over to the newer computer, I am still getting the spinning beach ball and sluggish behaviors. My Mac shows 308 GB capacity and 141 GB available. Running Snow Leopard 10.6.8, 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo.
Somewhere I read that a software program may be causing the problem. When viewing Activity Monitor, I'm not sure which column I should pay attention to.
Any suggestions? I've tried rebooting in safe mode, repairing the hard drive and cleaning the cache.
Vickie
Sent from my iPad's big sister
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Re: Spinning beach ball problem
Posted by: "Randy B. Singer" randy@macattorney.com randybrucesinger
Sat Dec 3, 2011 12:22 am (PST)
On Dec 2, 2011, at 9:51 PM, vixpix wrote:
> However, now that my files are over to the newer computer, I am
> still getting the spinning beach ball and sluggish behaviors. My
> Mac shows 308 GB capacity and 141 GB available. Running Snow
> Leopard 10.6.8, 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo.
>
> Somewhere I read that a software program may be causing the
> problem. When viewing Activity Monitor, I'm not sure which column I
> should pay attention to.
>
> Any suggestions? I've tried rebooting in safe mode, repairing the
> hard drive and cleaning the cache.
It does indeed sound as if you have migrated over a piece of outdated/
incompatible stay-resident software that is causing your problem.
First, go into Apple menu --> System Preferences --> Accounts -->
Login Items
What's listed there? You might want to try turning everything off
by highllighting each item and clicking on the minus box, restarting
your Mac, and seeing if things are better.
If that doesn't help, try this.
Are you using Default Folder X, Adobe Air, or Flip4Mac? If so,
uninstall them and see if that helps. If it does, trash the versions
that you have and only reinstall the most recent versions.
Still having problems?
Uninstall the copy of Flash that you have installed with this:
http://fpdownload.macromedia. com/get/flashpla yer/current/
uninstall_flash_player_osx. dmg
Then download and install the latest version directly from Adobe:
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ ?promoid= ISMRZ
Delete all of the Flash cookies that you have with:
Flush (free)
http://machacks.tv/2009/01/ 27/flushapp- flash-cookie- removal-tool- for-
os-x/
Finally, if none of the above helps, try this:
Run Activity Monitor (in your Applications/Utilities folder), and
click on the "%CPU" header, and then click on the triangle in the %CPU
header so that things are ordered in that column from largest to
least. Make sure "All Processes" is selected in the drop down menu
at the top of the window.
See what is running that is using the most CPU time. If something
has a really high number, this is likely to be what is causing your
slowdown. If there isn't something there with a large number, leave
Activity Monitor open while you work. When you next get the spinning
beachball, or your computer has slowed to a crawl, switch to Activity
Monitor and you should then know what it is that is hogging CPU time.
"mds" and "mdimport" are Spotlight processes. If they are what is
causing the slowdown, Spotlight probably has a corrupted database.
If that is the case, let me know. That's easy to fix and I will tell
you how.
Please let us know if this helps.
If it doesn't, it is a pain, but as a final resort you might want to
do a clean install of Lion:
HOW TO: Do a Clean Install of OS X Lion
http://news.idg.no/cw/ art.cfm?id= D66E0D60- 1A64-6A71- CEB596DEDA566CA3
http://feeds.mashable. com/~r/Mashable/ ~3/yWXqguXQPcA/
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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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