Messages In This Digest (25 Messages)
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- Blank documents keep downloading from Yahoo From: HAL9000
- 2a.
- Re: Simple database From: Randy B. Singer
- 2b.
- Re: Simple database From: Randy B. Singer
- 2c.
- Re: Simple database From: Les Streater
- 2d.
- Re: Simple database From: Tod Hopkins
- 2e.
- Re: Simple database From: Otto Nikolaus
- 3a.
- Re: Mac Virus From: OBrien
- 3b.
- Re: Mac Virus From: Imran
- 3c.
- Re: Mac Virus From: Harry Flaxman
- 3d.
- Re: Mac Virus From: Michael P. Stupinski
- 3e.
- Re: Mac Virus From: Harry Flaxman
- 3f.
- Re: Mac Virus From: Tod Hopkins
- 3g.
- Re: Mac Virus From: imran khan
- 4a.
- Re: Captcha failures From: Jeannie
- 5.
- WIFI Problem From: Robert
- 6.
- Launchpad Question From: Robert
- 7a.
- Two helpful programs I found From: Robert
- 7b.
- Re: Two helpful programs I found From: Jon Kreisler
- 7c.
- Re: Two helpful programs I found From: Bob Cook
- 8a.
- Re: Problem updating Safari using Software Update From: davidpriceuk
- 8b.
- Re: Problem updating Safari using Software Update From: Harry Flaxman
- 8c.
- Re: Problem updating Safari using Software Update From: Jim Showalter
- 8d.
- Re: Problem updating Safari using Software Update From: Harry Flaxman
- 9.
- Seamlessly Blend Windows and Mac (and other) free Guides From: Robert
- 10.
- search From: sews315
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Blank documents keep downloading from Yahoo
Posted by: "HAL9000" jrswebhome@yahoo.com jrswebhome
Tue Dec 20, 2011 4:32 am (PST)
Is anyone else receiving occasional blank documents downloaded automatically while visiting or using Yahoo? This is only a Yahoo happening. If I stay out of Yahoo it does not happen. Not that it is more than just a nuisance.
I opened a blank document in TexEdit and got the text:
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Apple+I tells me the file is from:
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Re: Simple database
Posted by: "Randy B. Singer" randy@macattorney.com randybrucesinger
Tue Dec 20, 2011 5:13 am (PST)
On Dec 20, 2011, at 1:00 AM, Les Streater wrote:
> I don't know if anyone else has used this programme, but if anyone
> is tempted, be very very careful!
I tried it tonight.
It decompressed just fine and ran just fine.
It may be that you got a corrupted download.
_____________________ _________ _________ ____
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: Simple database
Posted by: "Randy B. Singer" randy@macattorney.com randybrucesinger
Tue Dec 20, 2011 5:17 am (PST)
On Dec 20, 2011, at 1:21 AM, Les Streater wrote:
> Since installing and removing iDatabase, I have lost all my externals!
>
> Nothing shows in Network, have tried rebooting the drives, nothing.
> Have checked the Finder preferences, still says show hard discs on
> desk top
>
> Suggestions please????
Boot from your OS X installer disk, and run Disk Utility/Repair Disk.
If you are running LIon, you will need to boot from the Recovery Volume:
Restart your computer and hold down command-R to boot into the
Recovery Volume.
_____________________ _________ _________ ____
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: Simple database
Posted by: "Les Streater" lesstreater@marpubs.demon.co.uk linernutuk
Tue Dec 20, 2011 5:19 am (PST)
Maybe I did get a bad download, but not going to risk it again! Took hours to rebuild the system!!!
Think I'll go for a better known DB such as Bento!
Regards
Les
On 20 Dec 2011, at 13:13, Randy B. Singer wrote:
On Dec 20, 2011, at 1:00 AM, Les Streater wrote:
> I don't know if anyone else has used this programme, but if anyone
> is tempted, be very very careful!
I tried it tonight.
It decompressed just fine and ran just fine.
It may be that you got a corrupted download.
_____________________ _________ _________ ____
Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
.
Les Streater
www.lesstreater.com
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Re: Simple database
Posted by: "Tod Hopkins" hoplist@hillmanncarr.com todhop
Tue Dec 20, 2011 6:51 am (PST)
Simple database design apps are rare indeed on both Windows and Mac. There are two major products: Access and Filemaker. The only "small" app is Bento on Mac. Frankly, I don't know of any good, small database apps on Windows. You can build "manually" using widely available open source SQL tools, but this is beyond most people's expertise.
OpenOffice includes "Base" which is indeed a powerful database environment, competitive in functionality with Access and FileMaker, but no where near as simple or stable. It does have wizards that will build a simple, personal database for your own purposes. This may be all you need. It's totally free and you can give the database file to anyone else to use with the same free software (and export to other formats). Once you get beyond simple (sharing, relational, complex forms, SQL), Base simply does not have end-user friendly tools.
Filemaker is by far the easiest and most powerful end-user database app. Bento is Filemaker lite. Great if you can live within it's limitations.
Many, many people use spreadsheets as databases. Not elegant, but can work if needs are simple. Google Docs can be used this way to share data.
If you need the database for a specific purpose, consider looking for pre-built software built for that purpose. This can make life much easier. There are many inventory and cataloging packages which allow you to skip the design part, which is really quite hard, and go straight to building the database itself. Personally, I love "LibraryThing" for books (online). I've also used Librarian Pro. Not bad if you want to do manual entry. I don't. ;)
Cheers,
tod
On Dec 19, 2011, at 5:45 PM, Les Streater wrote:
> I am looking for a simple basic database, I have Googled but not found much. Maybe I am phrasing the question wrong, or maybe there really is a limited choice!
>
> I only need a very basic, limited programme, nothing as complex as Filemaker. Bento 4 seems to be the only option - anyone have any comments on this or suggestions for a better, simpler, cheaper programme?
>
> I did find one reference to a database within OpenOffice - can anyone supply more information? Does it work, is it any good, can I download just that part rather than the entire OpenOffice???
>
> All suggestions welcome.
>
> Thanks
>
> iMac, 27in, 12GB memory, OSX 10.6.8.
>
> Les Streater
> www.lesstreater.com
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
Tod Hopkins
Hillmann & Carr Inc.
todhopkins@hillmanncarr.com
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Re: Simple database
Posted by: "Otto Nikolaus" otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com nikyzf
Tue Dec 20, 2011 7:02 am (PST)
Good point. Where I used to work some of our users had huge Excel
spreadsheets when they should really have been using Access.
Perhaps Les can give us some idea how "simple" he wants it to be?
Otto
On 20 December 2011 14:51, Tod Hopkins <hoplist@hillmanncarr.com > wrote:
>
> Many, many people use spreadsheets as databases. Not elegant, but can
> work if needs are simple. Google Docs can be used this way to share data.
>
> If you need the database for a specific purpose, consider looking for
> pre-built software built for that purpose. This can make life much easier.
> There are many inventory and cataloging packages which allow you to skip
> the design part, which is really quite hard, and go straight to building
> the database itself. Personally, I love "LibraryThing" for books (online).
> I've also used Librarian Pro. Not bad if you want to do manual entry. I
> don't. ;)
>
>
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Re: Mac Virus
Posted by: "OBrien" bco@hiwaay.net conorboru
Tue Dec 20, 2011 6:25 am (PST)
On Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:21:51 +0400, imran khan wrote:
> I agree with Harry. I have been using Mac since 1996. started of with os 6....
I've been using Macs since 1986 with Sys 3.x, or 4.x (don't remember). I've never run anti-virus software, and I've never had a virus...well, I've had Flu a couple of times.
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O'Brien ¡V¡V¡V ¡V... .-. .. . -. - 3b.
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Re: Mac Virus
Posted by: "Imran" sj.imran@gmail.com sj.imran
Tue Dec 20, 2011 6:55 am (PST)
OMG. I was two year old at 1986!!!!!!!
--
Imran
Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com/ )?sig
On Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 6:25 PM, OBrien wrote:
>
> On Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:21:51 +0400, imran khan wrote:
> > I agree with Harry. I have been using Mac since 1996. started of with os 6....
>
> I've been using Macs since 1986 with Sys 3.x, or 4.x (don't remember). I've never run anti-virus software, and I've never had a virus...well, I've had Flu a couple of times.
>
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> O'Brien â€"â€"â€" â€"... .-. .. . -.
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Re: Mac Virus
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@comcast.net hflaxman001
Tue Dec 20, 2011 7:02 am (PST)
On Dec 20, 2011, at 9:55 AM, Imran wrote:
> OMG. I was two year old at 1986!!!!!!!
>
> --
> Imran
> Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com/ )?sig
>
>
> On Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 6:25 PM, OBrien wrote:
>
>>
>> On Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:21:51 +0400, imran khan wrote:
>>> I agree with Harry. I have been using Mac since 1996. started of with os 6....
>>
>> I've been using Macs since 1986 with Sys 3.x, or 4.x (don't remember). I've never run anti-virus software, and I've never had a virus...well, I've had Flu a couple of times.
>>
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>> O'Brien ––– –... .-. .. . -.
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Wow! I was 30 in 1986~~ :) :)
Harry
Harry Flaxman
harry.flaxman@comcast.net
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Re: Mac Virus
Posted by: "Michael P. Stupinski" mpstupinski@snet.net mstupinski
Tue Dec 20, 2011 7:23 am (PST)
You kids! I was 45 in 1986, and already a user of Apple products for
about 5 or 6 years since buying an Apple II+.
........Mike
On Dec 20, 2011, at 10:02 AM, Harry Flaxman wrote:
> On Dec 20, 2011, at 9:55 AM, Imran wrote:
>
>> OMG. I was two year old at 1986!!!!!!!
>>
>> --
>> Imran
>> Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com/ )?sig
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 6:25 PM, OBrien wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:21:51 +0400, imran khan wrote:
>>>> I agree with Harry. I have been using Mac since 1996. started of
>>>> with os 6....
>>>
>>> I've been using Macs since 1986 with Sys 3.x, or 4.x (don't
>>> remember). I've never run anti-virus software, and I've never had
>>> a virus...well, I've had Flu a couple of times.
>>>
>>>
>>> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
>>>
>>> O'Brien ––– –... .-. .. . -.
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> Wow! I was 30 in 1986~~ :) :)
>
> Harry
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> Harry Flaxman
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Re: Mac Virus
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@comcast.net hflaxman001
Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:03 am (PST)
On Dec 20, 2011, at 10:22 AM, Michael P. Stupinski wrote:
> You kids! I was 45 in 1986, and already a user of Apple products for
> about 5 or 6 years since buying an Apple II+.
Oh, I was in the business back when I was 20, so I did work on the original Apple II and IIe. But yeah, gramps, hang in there! :)
Harry
Harry Flaxman
harry.flaxman@comcast.net
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Re: Mac Virus
Posted by: "Tod Hopkins" hoplist@hillmanncarr.com todhop
Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:51 am (PST)
On Dec 20, 2011, at 9:55 AM, Imran wrote:
> OMG. I was two year old at 1986!!!!!!!
>
Ahhh.... grasshopper. When you are older, you will not say such things when there are old people around.
tod
Tod Hopkins
Hillmann & Carr Inc.
todhopkins@hillmanncarr.com
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Re: Mac Virus
Posted by: "imran khan" sj.imran@gmail.com sj.imran
Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:32 am (PST)
That's it i will just keep Quite and observe the mails no more discussion
from my side. [?]
i live in UAE and it is very rare to see such a big group of people with
sound knowledge of Mac.
maybe 200 r 300 people with sound knowledge.
rest all are FCP editors or Adobe users.
rest is students using Logic or Avid.
I am a die hard fan of Apple , thats why i work for Apple Reseller.
Have a nice day.
Regards
IK
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 8:51 PM, Tod Hopkins <hoplist@hillmanncarr.com >wrote:
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> On Dec 20, 2011, at 9:55 AM, Imran wrote:
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> > OMG. I was two year old at 1986!!!!!!!
> >
> Ahhh.... grasshopper. When you are older, you will not say such things
> when there are old people around.
>
> tod
>
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> Tod Hopkins
> Hillmann & Carr Inc.
> todhopkins@hillmanncarr.com
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Re: Captcha failures
Posted by: "Jeannie" nikonjeannie@gmail.com chloe898
Tue Dec 20, 2011 6:58 am (PST)
Captcha always drives me crazy, and I rarely get it right on the first try.
One person, years ago, in a photo group had that in order to see his
photos..Guess who stopped looking?[?]
Jeannie
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 12:58 AM, Josephine Bacon <bacon@langservice.com >wrote:
> Dear Paul,
>
> Thanks so much for your helpful suggestions, no one else replied to
> me. I have just contacted the company in question who ASSURED me I was
> the ONLY person who had had this problem. Maybe they should buy me a
> white stick! The real answer is that I was the only person who
> bothered to tell them, the others just gave up. I hate Captcha anyway,
> there are other, much more intelligent tests like that, such as asking
> you to add up two numbers, and another cute one where you have to say
> how many top hats there are, I don't know the names of these programs
> but they work better than Captcha because they never go wrong in my
> experience.
> Josephine Bacon
> Tamr Translations
> 197 Kings Cross Road
> London WC1X 9DB
> Tel: 020 7 278 9490
>
>
>
>
> On 19 Dec 2011, at 18:10, paul smith wrote:
>
> > Two tactics that I have used successfully:
> > 1. Keep reclicking the reload button *without* entering any text. In
> > some systems, this will produce simpler and easier captchas.
> > 2. Use the Speech button to hear what the captcha sounds like before
> > trying to enter it.
> > --
> > 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 19, 2011, at 3:29 AM, Josephine Bacon wrote:
> >
> > Dear All,
> > I have just had the frustrating experience of trying to sign up at a
> > website, filling in all the pernickety little details only to find the
> > Captcha words at the bottom will not work for me. I tried about six
> > times, faithfully copying what had been written and giving up in the
> > end in sheer despair.
> >
> >
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WIFI Problem
Posted by: "Robert" cookrd1@discoveryowners.com cookrd1
Tue Dec 20, 2011 7:07 am (PST)
MBP, late 08, Lion. Many users are reporting this problem, anyone have a solution?
Using the Hotspot feature on Verizon Android phone. Other computer/devices (non-Apple) I have with me have no problems connecting. However, the MBP loses connection quite often. Turning WIFI off and then back on (on the MBP, WIFI previously called Airport prior to Lion), will get it working again, albeit for a short period of time.
I tried almost every suggestion I found (change virtually every WIFI parameter, move WIFI to first connection choice, boot in 32 bit mode, etc) but no luck. I also have with me an external WIFI adapter (Rokland N3) and no luck there either.
Actually, I think the problem started in SL, since I booted into SL and still had the problem. I haven't tried my hackintosh on Leopard yet, but I prefer to use my Mercedes (MBP) instead of a Chevy (PC hackintosh).
Like I said, windows PC and other wifi devices have no problem staying connected, only my MBP....breaks my heart, this is the computer I much prefer to use. I don't think I have Leopard with me, if I do, I will try that, but what a hassle.
Bob
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Launchpad Question
Posted by: "Robert" cookrd1@discoveryowners.com cookrd1
Tue Dec 20, 2011 7:14 am (PST)
I have 500 apps on my MBP (and over 250 on my iPad and iPhone). Is there an easy way to organize them into folders?
Bob
Late 08 MBP, Lion
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Two helpful programs I found
Posted by: "Robert" cookrd1@discoveryowners.com cookrd1
Tue Dec 20, 2011 7:18 am (PST)
Since I still must use Win7 a lot, there were some features it has that I missed in OS X. Two nifty little programs to correct this - Noom and Dockview. Dockview has a free version with nagware. Neither are very expensive and I find them very helpful.
(BTW, the reverse is true also - there are Win programs to give OS X functionality missing in Windows. Isn't competition great?)
Bob
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Re: Two helpful programs I found
Posted by: "Jon Kreisler" jonkreisler@gmail.com jonkreisler
Tue Dec 20, 2011 7:32 am (PST)
Noom? Neither Versiontracker nor Macupdate seem to have knowledge of it.
Can you elaborate please?
Thanks,
Jon
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Robert <cookrd1@discoveryowners.com >wrote:
> **
>
>
> Since I still must use Win7 a lot, there were some features it has that I
> missed in OS X. Two nifty little programs to correct this - Noom and
> Dockview. Dockview has a free version with nagware. Neither are very
> expensive and I find them very helpful.
>
> (BTW, the reverse is true also - there are Win programs to give OS X
> functionality missing in Windows. Isn't competition great?)
>
> Bob
>
>
>
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Re: Two helpful programs I found
Posted by: "Bob Cook" cookrd1@discoveryowners.com cookrd1
Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:55 am (PST)
Sorry, that was the result of the spellchecker - the correct OS X app
name is Moom (Noom is a great Android and iOS exercise app).
-Bob
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 9:32 AM, Jon Kreisler <jonkreisler@gmail.com > wrote:
> Noom? Neither Versiontracker nor Macupdate seem to have knowledge of it.
> Can you elaborate please?
> Thanks,
> Jon
>
> On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Robert <cookrd1@discoveryowners.com >wrote:
>
>> **
>>
>>
>> Since I still must use Win7 a lot, there were some features it has that I
>> missed in OS X. Two nifty little programs to correct this - Noom and
>> Dockview. Dockview has a free version with nagware. Neither are very
>> expensive and I find them very helpful.
>>
>> (BTW, the reverse is true also - there are Win programs to give OS X
>> functionality missing in Windows. Isn't competition great?)
>>
>> Bob
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Re: Problem updating Safari using Software Update
Posted by: "davidpriceuk" dprice@fireflyuk.net davidpriceuk
Tue Dec 20, 2011 7:24 am (PST)
That must be the answer - when installing from the Apple site, I was instructed to close Safari before installing. We have five accounts on this computer, so it's not always obvious.
David
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups. , Jim Showalter <jshowalt@..com .> wrote:
>
> I had that problem. My solution was to close Safari before starting the update.
>
> On Dec 19, 2011, at 5:14 AM, davidpriceuk wrote:
>
> > I got a message yesterday from Software Update saying that there were updates to install. I tried doing so and it said I had to restart the computer, which I did. The little window showing the progress with the update appeared and it got stuck at "Running Package Scripts". I've tried three times, and the same thing happens every time. One of the updates was iTunes, which I've installed separately. It's the update to Safari that causes the problem. Any ideas what to do - or should I just ignore it and wait for the next update? This is an Intel Core 1 Duo iMac with OS X 7.2.
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Re: Problem updating Safari using Software Update
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@comcast.net hflaxman001
Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:05 am (PST)
On Dec 20, 2011, at 10:24 AM, davidpriceuk wrote:
> That must be the answer - when installing from the Apple site, I was instructed to close Safari before installing. We have five accounts on this computer, so it's not always obvious.
I'm very surprised that Software Update didn't want to restart the machine prior to installing. I thought that was pretty much SOP with most system stuff. Really never paid attention all that much but when I did, that's how SU handled it. In that case, Safari would have been closed.
Harry
Harry Flaxman
harry.flaxman@comcast.net
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Re: Problem updating Safari using Software Update
Posted by: "Jim Showalter" jshowalt@mindspring.com jshowalt94127
Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:00 am (PST)
On Dec 20, 2011, at 8:05 AM, Harry Flaxman wrote:
> On Dec 20, 2011, at 10:24 AM, davidpriceuk wrote:
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>> That must be the answer - when installing from the Apple site, I was instructed to close Safari before installing. We have five accounts on this computer, so it's not always obvious.
>
> I'm very surprised that Software Update didn't want to restart the machine prior to installing. I thought that was pretty much SOP with most system stuff. Really never paid attention all that much but when I did, that's how SU handled it. In that case, Safari would have been closed.
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> Harry
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In my case, Harry, using system update, it did restart the system, but I still had the problem until I closed Safari before starting the update the final time.
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Re: Problem updating Safari using Software Update
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@comcast.net hflaxman001
Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:09 am (PST)
On Dec 20, 2011, at 1:00 PM, Jim Showalter wrote:
> On Dec 20, 2011, at 8:05 AM, Harry Flaxman wrote:
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>> On Dec 20, 2011, at 10:24 AM, davidpriceuk wrote:
>>
>>> That must be the answer - when installing from the Apple site, I was instructed to close Safari before installing. We have five accounts on this computer, so it's not always obvious.
>>
>> I'm very surprised that Software Update didn't want to restart the machine prior to installing. I thought that was pretty much SOP with most system stuff. Really never paid attention all that much but when I did, that's how SU handled it. In that case, Safari would have been closed.
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>> Harry
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> In my case, Harry, using system update, it did restart the system, but I still had the problem until I closed Safari before starting the update the final time.
>
Strange behavior. I've never had that happen before. Usually after a restart, and before the install, everything is closed. I would assume that the restart process, the beginning of it, should terminate all user processes.
Harry
Harry Flaxman
harry.flaxman@comcast.net
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Seamlessly Blend Windows and Mac (and other) free Guides
Posted by: "Robert" cookrd1@discoveryowners.com cookrd1
Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:00 am (PST)
FYI, makeuseof.com has many good free guides. The password is makeuseof if you don't want to create a free account. Below is a link to using Windows and Android with OSX:
http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/ computing- harmony-seamless ly-blend- windows-and- os-x
Check out their other guides too. I have no affiliation with them, but I downloaded a ton of their stuff!
Bob
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search
Posted by: "sews315" sews315@gmail.com sews315
Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:36 am (PST)
I searched for a document I did in Pages and found it but how do I see what folder it was saved in. is there a way to view this in in the search field or by opening the document?
Thank you
Sews315
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