Messages In This Digest (13 Messages)
- 1a.
- Re: Unable to install Adobe Flash Player From: Denver Dan
- 1b.
- Re: Unable to install Adobe Flash Player From: Andrew Buc
- 2a.
- Re: Backup Harddrive Not Loading to Desktop From: V. Meyer
- 2b.
- Re: Backup Harddrive Not Loading to Desktop From: Denver Dan
- 3a.
- iMessage - turning off? From: Michael Moloney
- 3b.
- Re: iMessage - turning off? From: Arjun Singhal
- 3c.
- Re: iMessage - turning off? From: N.A. Nada
- 3d.
- Re: iMessage - turning off? From: Michael Moloney
- 3e.
- Re: iMessage - turning off? From: Arjun Singhal
- 4a.
- Watermark question From: Donna Ellis
- 4b.
- Re: Watermark question From: Denver Dan
- 4c.
- Re: Watermark question From: Doug Yelmen
- 5a.
- Re: Defragment Or Not To Defragment? From: Tod Hopkins
Messages
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Re: Unable to install Adobe Flash Player
Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net denverdan22180
Tue Dec 27, 2011 5:20 am (PST)
Howdy.
Have you tried using a maintenance utility like OnyX to delete all
cache files? The idea being that perhaps a cache file is still trying
to be active and interfere with things.
Important with OnyX to get the version recommended for the specific
version of the OS X you have.
Denver Dan
On Tue, 27 Dec 2011 04:04:34 +0000, Biglt wrote:
> Thanks for the link, Dan. However, I have tried that process many
> times - and again just now, after meticulosly uninstalling and
> trashing every vestige of FP that I could find. After the download of
> the latest 10.3 version, it acts as though it isn't even there. I am
> probably missing some basic thing, but I am cluless as to what it is.
>
> Larry
> --- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups. , Denver Dan <denver.dan@com ...> wrote:
>>
>> Howdy.
>>
>> Check this Adobe location for older version of AFP.
>>
>> <http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/142/ >tn_14266. html
>>
>> Denver Dan
>>
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Re: Unable to install Adobe Flash Player
Posted by: "Andrew Buc" andrewbuc@staxman.net andrewbuc
Tue Dec 27, 2011 1:47 pm (PST)
On Dec 27, 2011, at 5:20 AM, Denver Dan wrote:
> Have you tried using a maintenance utility like OnyX to delete all
> cache files? The idea being that perhaps a cache file is still trying
> to be active and interfere with things.
Thanks for reminding me to run Yasu, which I hadn't done in a while:
http://jimmitchell.org/yasu/
No experience with OnyX, but I've heard good things about it.
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Re: Backup Harddrive Not Loading to Desktop
Posted by: "V. Meyer" n2hotmusic@earthlink.net vemeyermn
Tue Dec 27, 2011 10:08 am (PST)
Finally, a question I can respond to!
I had problems with two of my LaCie drives not mounting (at different
times). I contacted LaCie, and tech support suggested the power block
might be the problem. I connected the block on the drive that was
mounting to the one that wasn't, and it mounted right away. So, the
problem was clearly the power block.
if you only have one drive, it will be tough to test if the power
block's the problem.
I hope this is helpful.
Vonii
On Dec 26, 2011, at 6:45 PM, Barbara Elbe wrote:
> I have a LaCie Harddrive connected to my iMac. Its supposed to load
> to the desktop automatically every morning when I turn on my
> computer. The last couple of mornings it quit loading automatically.
> When I turn the HD off then back on, it will then load the HD icon
> onto my desktop.
>
> I've changed nothing. Everything, including the LaCie & iMac, is
> connected to a APC Back-UPS protector I turn on in the morning and
> off at night.
>
> The HD is about 4 - 41/2 yrs old. Is this a sign of something going
> wrong?
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Re: Backup Harddrive Not Loading to Desktop
Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net denverdan22180
Tue Dec 27, 2011 10:41 am (PST)
Howdy.
A "power block" aka transformer or power brick can be replaced.
OWC has a selection of them. The amp and volt ratings need to match up
and there are some devices that have selectable settings for these
requirements.
<http://eshop.macsales. >com/
Note also that when an external drive seems to fail the problem is
often with the case, the ports, the cables, the power brick, and the
bridge chip in the case. The drive may be OK and can be removed from
failed case and put in a new case or a drive dock to use.
Denver Dan
On Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:08:22 -0600, V. Meyer wrote:
> Finally, a question I can respond to!
>
> I had problems with two of my LaCie drives not mounting (at different
> times). I contacted LaCie, and tech support suggested the power block
> might be the problem. I connected the block on the drive that was
> mounting to the one that wasn't, and it mounted right away. So, the
> problem was clearly the power block.
>
> if you only have one drive, it will be tough to test if the power
> block's the problem.
>
> I hope this is helpful.
>
> Vonii
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iMessage - turning off?
Posted by: "Michael Moloney" Michael.Moloney@gmail.com moloney_mj
Tue Dec 27, 2011 1:28 pm (PST)
Hi there,
When I go into SETTINGS>Messages and then activiate iMessage to the on
position, a few seconds later it will turn off. Any ideas?
Regards,
Michael Moloney
Email: michael.moloney@gmail.com
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Re: iMessage - turning off?
Posted by: "Arjun Singhal" arjunsinghal@yahoo.com arjunsinghal
Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:56 pm (PST)
Do you have iCloud registered, and your data services turned on?
On 28-Dec-2011, at 2:58 AM, Michael Moloney wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> When I go into SETTINGS>Messages and then activiate iMessage to the on
> position, a few seconds later it will turn off. Any ideas?
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael Moloney
>
> Email: michael.moloney@gmail.com
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
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Re: iMessage - turning off?
Posted by: "N.A. Nada" whodo678@comcast.net
Tue Dec 27, 2011 10:05 pm (PST)
I don't believe that iMessage is an iCloud service, but a portion of iOS 5.
On Dec 27, 2011, at 9:55 PM, Arjun Singhal wrote:
> Do you have iCloud registered, and your data services turned on?
>
> On 28-Dec-2011, at 2:58 AM, Michael Moloney wrote:
>
>> Hi there,
>>
>> When I go into SETTINGS>Messages and then activiate iMessage to the on
>> position, a few seconds later it will turn off. Any ideas?
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Re: iMessage - turning off?
Posted by: "Michael Moloney" Michael.Moloney@gmail.com moloney_mj
Tue Dec 27, 2011 10:38 pm (PST)
Hi there
Yes, iCloud is registered. How do I check if the data services is on - just
to confirm?
Thanks.
Regards,
Michael Moloney
Email: michael.moloney@gmail.com
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Wednesday, 28 December 2011 3:55 PM
To: macsupportcentral@yahoogroups. com
Subject: Re: [macsupport] iMessage - turning off?
Do you have iCloud registered, and your data services turned on?
On 28-Dec-2011, at 2:58 AM, Michael Moloney wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> When I go into SETTINGS>Messages and then activiate iMessage to the on
> position, a few seconds later it will turn off. Any ideas?
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael Moloney
>
> Email: michael.moloney@gmail.com
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
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Re: iMessage - turning off?
Posted by: "Arjun Singhal" arjunsinghal@yahoo.com arjunsinghal
Tue Dec 27, 2011 10:59 pm (PST)
It should be showing the "E" icon if you don't have access to 3G or the '3G' icon next to where you get the network. Also, if you're on wi-fi, these icons might not show until wi-fi is turned off. But if you're logged on with wi-fi, and having internet connectivity, it should work.
You can try to open a site in safari to confirm this. When i first registered for iMessage, it did ask me to register my phone number and email address where I could receive my iMessages. Registering an email address is necessary for iMessage to work.
On 28-Dec-2011, at 12:08 PM, Michael Moloney wrote:
> Hi there
>
> Yes, iCloud is registered. How do I check if the data services is on - just
> to confirm?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Regards,
> Michael Moloney
> Email: michael.moloney@gmail.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: macsupportcentral@yahoogroups. com
> [mailto:macsupportcentral@yahoogroups. ] On Behalf Of Arjun Singhalcom
> Sent: Wednesday, 28 December 2011 3:55 PM
> To: macsupportcentral@yahoogroups. com
> Subject: Re: [macsupport] iMessage - turning off?
>
> Do you have iCloud registered, and your data services turned on?
>
> On 28-Dec-2011, at 2:58 AM, Michael Moloney wrote:
>
> > Hi there,
> >
> > When I go into SETTINGS>Messages and then activiate iMessage to the on
> > position, a few seconds later it will turn off. Any ideas?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Michael Moloney
> >
> > Email: michael.moloney@gmail.com
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Watermark question
Posted by: "Donna Ellis" dellis70@tampabay.rr.com dellis551
Tue Dec 27, 2011 3:24 pm (PST)
Happy New Year, Mac buddies!
I am running OS 10.6.8, with iPhoto 9.2.1
I also have iWork and latest business version MS Office 2011. My
software also includes an app called Photo Booth 3.0.3.
A friend sent directions for how to create a watermark thru text
edit, but the options she described are not available on my version
(hers is an older version and older OS).
Would anyone here have advice for making a watermark? If possible, I
don't want to purchase another app at this time.
Thank you in advance,
Donna
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Re: Watermark question
Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net denverdan22180
Tue Dec 27, 2011 6:50 pm (PST)
Howdy and Happy New.
Donna, check MacUpdates and search on "watermark." there are many
items including shareware, freeware, and commercial items.
Also check for plugins for iPhoto. There are both shareware and
commercial plugins for iPhoto for adding watermarks.
Adobe Photoshop can add a watermark and Photoshop with CS5 has a new
watermark panel.
Adobe Photoshop Elements, the more basic version, can also, I believe,
add a watermark but I have no experience with it.
Denver Dan
On Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:24:54 -0500, Donna Ellis wrote:
>
> I am running OS 10.6.8, with iPhoto 9.2.1
>
> I also have iWork and latest business version MS Office 2011. My
> software also includes an app called Photo Booth 3.0.3.
>
> A friend sent directions for how to create a watermark thru text
> edit, but the options she described are not available on my version
> (hers is an older version and older OS).
>
> Would anyone here have advice for making a watermark? If possible, I
> don't want to purchase another app at this time.
>
> Thank you in advance,
> Donna
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Re: Watermark question
Posted by: "Doug Yelmen" dougyelmen@earthlink.net dougyelmen
Tue Dec 27, 2011 8:17 pm (PST)
Donna, do you use LR 3 or Aperture 3? they allow you to do watermarks i.e © 2012 Doug Yelmen.
another choice is iWatermark.
http://plumamazing.com/mac/iwaterma rk
HTHs
doug
Doug Yelmen
dougyelmen@earthlink.net
"Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good." ~ Lao Tzu
On Dec 27, 2011, at 3:24 PM, Donna Ellis wrote:
> Happy New Year, Mac buddies!
>
> I am running OS 10.6.8, with iPhoto 9.2.1
>
> I also have iWork and latest business version MS Office 2011. My
> software also includes an app called Photo Booth 3.0.3.
>
> A friend sent directions for how to create a watermark thru text
> edit, but the options she described are not available on my version
> (hers is an older version and older OS).
>
> Would anyone here have advice for making a watermark? If possible, I
> don't want to purchase another app at this time.
>
> Thank you in advance,
> Donna
>
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Re: Defragment Or Not To Defragment?
Posted by: "Tod Hopkins" hoplist@hillmanncarr.com todhop
Tue Dec 27, 2011 5:54 pm (PST)
I think there is some confusion about the way iDefrag measures free space fragmentation and the significance of these numbers. I can't speak to that.
What others have pointed out, and my experience would tend to corroborate, is that some specific large file transfer functions require that the necessary free space be "contiguous." As far as I know "fragmentation" of free space isnot a performance issue per se, but if available free space is sufficiently fragmented that continuous space can't be found for certain functions, you may run into problems. As I drive becomes full, finding large stretches of free space gets harder, and defragmenting the available free space may become more significant in avoiding certain problems.
Cheers,
tod
On Dec 26, 2011, at 4:01 PM, Oneal Neumann wrote:
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>> On 2011 December 23 (at 09:55) Tod Hopkins wrote:
>>
>> As the prior thread made quite clear to me, this is an discussion where semantics are important. Everyone is not talking about the same thing. File defragmentation, which used to be the primary goal of 'defragging', is pretty much obsolete in all modern OSs, not just in Macs. However, there are other optimizations, such as free-space consolidation, FAT optimization and file arrangements, that can be helpful depending on operational circumstances. I think we established, at least anecdotally, that running full optimization with something like iDefrag DID speed up some functions and can solve certain particular problems. tod
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> This is distinctly contrary (with all due respect) to Denver Dan, who stated --see below-- that free-space fragmentation was irrelevant.
>
> Not knowing any better, notwithstanding my unease over having 54% fragmentation rate of my harddrive's free space, I deferred to his opinion.
>
> I suppose that a medical analogy might be someone being told (by a doctor) not to worry that all of a sudden he has become blimped because, after all, he does not feel any pain.
>
> In the iDefrag analysis report there are two sections: Volume Contents and Volume Directory. In the latter section there are four subsections, each of which has its own fragmentation reading. All subsections read 0% fragmentation, save the last subsection (Free Space) which has a 54% fragmentation reading.
>
> Given the huge difference, I felt that something was amiss. According to Tod Hopkins, clearly so; according to Denver Dan, nothing to sweat over.
>
> Denver Dan focuses on the Files subsection in the Volume Contents section. According to iDefrag, my Files subsection reading is 0% fragmentation.
>
> Dan says that that is what matters, that so very few files (as a percentage of the total) are fragmented to any degree, that there is basically nothing to worry about.
>
> Can the respective posters further weigh in? I'm not trying to [re]start a fight, I just need some sort of clarity on this issue, something more than an agree-to-disagree.
>
> Thanx. Oneal
>
>
>
>> On 2011 December 21 (at 21:47) Denver Dan wrote:
>>
>> Howdy. Thanks for sending me directly your iDefrag statistics screen capture.
>>
>> I think that what you are reading as 54% fragmentation is actually the estimated amount of fragmentation within a block of space in the Volume Directory area of your drive.
>>
>> The amount of fragmentation listed in the same screen capture for files (data) on the volume is shown as 0.0%/0.0%.
>>
>> It also shows 293 files out of 824,499 files as being fragmented. In other words, a very low percent. Denver Dan
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