Messages In This Digest (11 Messages)
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- Parallels From: trevianace
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- Parallels From: trevianace
- 1c.
- Re: Parallels From: Harry Flaxman
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- Re: Parallels From: Nick Andriash
- 2a.
- Re: OS X Lion - Reopen tabs at restart From: N.A. Nada
- 2b.
- Re: OS X Lion - Reopen tabs at restart From: N.A. Nada
- 3a.
- Re: Mac Mail autocomplete From: N.A. Nada
- 4a.
- Re: Join... From: N.A. Nada
- 5a.
- Re: Stripping a MBP of mail and contacts From: N.A. Nada
- 6a.
- Almost 90 Gigabytes Missing From: Arjun Singhal
- 6b.
- Re: Almost 90 Gigabytes Missing From: Harry Flaxman
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Parallels
Posted by: "trevianace" josephkish@mac.com trevianace
Mon Jan 2, 2012 7:53 pm (PST)
Anyone know how to uninstall Parallels and all of its contents? TIA.
Best regards.
Joe
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Parallels
Posted by: "trevianace" josephkish@mac.com trevianace
Mon Jan 2, 2012 7:58 pm (PST)
Anyone know how to uninstall Parallels and all of its contents? TIA.
Best regards.
Joe
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Re: Parallels
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@comcast.net hflaxman001
Mon Jan 2, 2012 8:02 pm (PST)
On Jan 2, 2012, at 10:58 PM, trevianace wrote:
> Anyone know how to uninstall Parallels and all of its contents? TIA.
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> Best regards.
I believe that Parallels has it's own uninstaller. You may have to manually delete the virtual disk file(s). I had release 5, and I don't recall how I uninstalled the app, but it was pretty straightforward. The virtual disk, or machine, should be located in a sub-directory under Documents, which may be named Parallels VIrtual Machines.
Harry
Harry Flaxman
harry.flaxman@comcast.net
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Re: Parallels
Posted by: "Nick Andriash" medic65@telus.net andriash2005
Mon Jan 2, 2012 8:31 pm (PST)
On 2012-01-02, at 7:58 PM, trevianace wrote:
> Anyone know how to uninstall Parallels and all of its contents? TIA.
Run the Parallels Installer package again, then choose "Uninstall" from the resulting menu options.
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17" MacBook Pro, 2.3GHz Intel Core i7, Memory 8 GB, OS X 10.7.2
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Re: OS X Lion - Reopen tabs at restart
Posted by: "N.A. Nada" whodo678@comcast.net
Mon Jan 2, 2012 10:11 pm (PST)
I have no affiliation with Apple, other than being a customer since only 1998.
I try not to point a finger when responding. But now that you mention, you seem to always to suggest that it is Apple's fault.
Go a head ask for help. I suggested something for you to look at in response, and that was the third party apps, since you gave no indication of which app or apps appeared to be causing your problem.
You keep taking it as a personal attack, if I don't agree to your negative attitude towards Apple.
On Jan 2, 2012, at 1:37 AM, Arjun Singhal wrote:
> It's the Apple apps mostly the prevent the shutdown - Mail is the biggest culprit. Twitter bombed out once or twice, but Mail is almost always preventing it.
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> Are you part of the Apple advertising team? Because the part is, that in the user experience, I did not shut down the apps. I wanted them back again after the restart. But because the shutdown operation was prevented by an app in the queue, the apps that the system has closed in the meantime do not open up when the restart is successful.
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> P.S.: Whenever I write to the group to ask people if they are facing similar problems, why do you always write back in a style that says, "Your fault! you saw the advertisement and bought an Apple! Is Apple such a big mistake?" Or is it against the theme of the group that members be allowed to share their experiences or ask for help?
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> On 02-Jan-2012, at 2:13 PM, N.A. Nada wrote:
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>> On Jan 1, 2012, at 11:02 PM, Arjun Singhal wrote:
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>>> Hi
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>>> I am facing this queer problem with the new OS X feature that is supposed to bring the Mac back to its original state after a restart (or shutdown), with regard to open windows and applications.
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>>> For those who're not used to the feature yet, there's an option that says "reopen windows when logging back in" in OS X Lion.
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>>> I use a few applications while I am working, including Apple Mail, Twitter, Whistle Phone, Skype, iTunes, Safari, Firefox, Pages, MAMP, Text Wrangler, Photoshop, iPhoto, Stickies, Address Book etc. Some of these applications don't run in the background if you press the "X" button on them, so they are anyway off after use - like Address Book for example.
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>>> Once in a few days, I like to restart my machine (an old habit I have from Windows which had to be restarted at least once a day, if not more). Sometimes I feel that even OS X is able to manage memory better after a restart and works more efficiently.
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>>> Anyway, my problem is that many times when I press restart, something or the other will prevent a simple shut down of the machine in the procedure. This happens on two levels - first if my iPad or iPhone is connected and syncing to iTunes, iTunes will prevent the shut down. At other times, there are these perfectly working applications like Apple Mail or Twitter which don't seem to be a bother at all while running in the background, but I get a message saying that the App is running and prevented the shut down, and obviously, I need to go and exit the App manually. Sometimes even need to use Force Quit - I do not know the reason why. And what happens in the process is that, the Mac has already shut down my Photoshop or Pages or Text Wrangler app windows, and when the computer restarts, these applications don't come back up as expected.
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>>> It becomes bugging, because the expected behavior of the operating system didn't perform well enough.
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>>> I am not sure if anyone else has also experienced this, but is there a better way to handle this expectation from the OS? If one tries to ignore it, the option of "reopen windows" is checked by default for Shutdown and Restart menus, and to have all the windows pop back up is bugging if by default you don't expect them to be there. I understand I am being very finicky when I express "expectation" and "desired result" but if you're like me, and work using more than a few applications all the time, it is a good thing to have your apps on again after that occasional restart...
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>> The new feature returns the Mac back, not to the original state, but to the state just prior to shut down.
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>> If some of the apps have quit before the shut down was aborted, that is the state it will return it to on the next start up. Performing just as advertised, even though it is a new feature.
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>> I just wish there was a Pref Panel for this new feature, and that the default was not to return to the previous state. I find it a PITA. I use Login Items to restart certain background applications, but I prefer to manually open the foreground apps and active windows. And I always have a half dozen apps running.
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>> Shutting down your Mac while syncing an iDevice is not a good idea, and that is why that prevents the shut down. It is saving you from possibly bricking your iDevice.
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>> If Mail is idle, it should not prevent a shut down. With the exception of iTunes, for good reason, I believe all of the Apple apps will play nice with a shut down.
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>> I have seen certain versions of Firefox prevent a shut down, and I can imagine that MAMP and Photoshop might prevent a shut down.
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>> Start up MAMP with Login Items in System Prefs, but why would you want to always want to automatically start up Photoshop and iPhoto? Address Book opens almost instantaneously. And why do you need two word processing apps running in background. Oh, well, those are your choices.
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>> The new feature works as advertised. Figure out which specific app or apps are not allowing the shut down and the new feature will work as you want. It is not the Apple apps causing the problem but the third party apps.
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>> Brent
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Re: OS X Lion - Reopen tabs at restart
Posted by: "N.A. Nada" whodo678@comcast.net
Mon Jan 2, 2012 10:40 pm (PST)
On Jan 2, 2012, at 1:58 AM, Arjun Singhal wrote:
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> I wouldn't like to set up Pages or MAMP as start up apps, because I do not "always" use these apps. At max, I like to keep the frequently accessed apps in the dock, so I don't have to open LaunchPad every time I want to work with it.
It sounded like you wanted to have Pages and MAMP start up every time.
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> By the way, does anyone prefer the Applications Stack as opposed to Launch Pad? Although Launch Pad is cool if you want to show off an iPad like interface, but if you have a lot of Apps, the stack folder that gets organized by name is much easier when you're looking for an installed app of which you remember the name, but not its position in Launchpad.
I prefer to use the list setting on the Applications in the Dock. Just a personal choice. I keep frequently used apps in the Dock and short list slightly less frequently used apps in a folder in the dock for faster access. Seldom used apps stay in the Application folder.
> What say? (O'Brent, I apologize if you're thinking it's my fault I am using OS X Lion, but on my older Mac, I had the option to go back to Snow Leopard, but on the Late 2010 machines, I just don't.
Use the version of OS X that makes you happy and works on your Mac.
> And if you do know of a forum where I can give feedback on the OS X Lion enhancements, I would love to join that and share my experiences).
I don't know of any forum that Apple participate on. They do monitor some, but they don't make their presence known. If you want to give them feedback go here, just don't expect any response>
http://www.apple.com/feedback/
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> On 02-Jan-2012, at 3:10 PM, J Masters wrote:
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>> On 2 Jan 2012, at 08:43, N.A. Nada wrote:
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>>> I have seen certain versions of Firefox prevent a shut down, and I can imagine that MAMP and Photoshop might prevent a shut down.
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>> When I ran MAMP on Snow Leopard I always had to shutdown Apache first then MAMP else I got the behaviour described above.
John is pointing at one of the same apps I suggested might be causing the issue.
>> BTW TextWrangler is not a word processor it's a text editor. Different uses.
I stand corrected. I don't use TextWrangler.
>>> The new feature works as advertised. Figure out which specific app or apps are not allowing the shut down and the new feature will work as you want. It is not the Apple apps causing the problem but the third party apps.
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>>> Brent
If Apple's Mail.app is causing the shut down to fail, that is not normal. You need to troubleshoot Mail. I have no experience with Mail causing a problem like this, so I won't be suggesting any possible solutions.
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Re: Mac Mail autocomplete
Posted by: "N.A. Nada" whodo678@comcast.net
Mon Jan 2, 2012 10:56 pm (PST)
On Jan 2, 2012, at 6:02 AM, Jim McGarvie wrote:
> Thanks for the reply, Otto. But no, it doesn't. If I type John Smi it still autocompletes to John and Mary Smith, and no John Smith shows up on the list.
Jim,
I can't think of any entries I have for a couple with separate eddies for the husband and the wife.
But if I have several eddies for an individual, the autocomplete offers me all the e-dresses. If I type in John or Dan, I get a dozen or so possibilities offered up. I then chose the correct one.
Do you have a separate entry for just John, another for just Mary and another for John and Mary? If not then that is why.
If all the eddies are under John and Mary, then that is the only way Mail can offer it up. It does not have coding to strip off the "and Mary" and leave only "John Smith".
Brent
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Re: Join...
Posted by: "N.A. Nada" whodo678@comcast.net
Mon Jan 2, 2012 11:08 pm (PST)
On Jan 2, 2012, at 9:20 AM, Jim Saklad wrote:
> >> Our first-post moderation is announced on the Yahoo home-page - the join-up page.
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> > IMO, that defeats the purpose. I don't mention it for my group.
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> If it keeps the spammer from posting at all, then it *achieves* the purpose....
But if you warn them then all they have to do is post one good post and then spam. By not mentioning it, they will likely spam on the first post.
Yes, it is minimal protection, but it helps.
Brent
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Re: Stripping a MBP of mail and contacts
Posted by: "N.A. Nada" whodo678@comcast.net
Mon Jan 2, 2012 11:14 pm (PST)
On Jan 2, 2012, at 10:04 AM, Arjun Singhal wrote:
> I'd say, create a new user account from System Preferences by your son's name. Once logged in, you should be having new setups for all the program applications - i.e. within your son's ID, he would be allowed to set up his own iCal, Mail, Address Book etc., which will be independent of your own account.
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> Provide his account with administrative rights.
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> Log into his account.
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> Delete your account, and select the option that says delete user files.
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> I think you should be good.
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> You will save yourself the trouble of re-installing the entire computer and the other applications that you like to use. Additionally, your son can also use his own iTunes Store account to download content independently within his user environment on the computer.
I'll second Arjun's suggestion, for the reasons he gave.
Brent
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Almost 90 Gigabytes Missing
Posted by: "Arjun Singhal" arjunsinghal@yahoo.com arjunsinghal
Tue Jan 3, 2012 1:30 am (PST)
The free space glitch was resolved successfully today. Called up Apple Care, and they advised me to use Disk Utilities to "Erase Free Space" on the hard disk.
I questioned the agent to ask if this was a glitch with Lion, coz I've never had to do this before, but he didn't comment on that. Said that "this happens sometimes".
Anyway, the entire procedure took about two hours, and I got a message in between that said disk space is running too low, but after the process was complete, I have 284 Gigs free being reported from all sides.
I'm a happy man - I was fearing I'd need to remove my data again and take the machine in to Apple, but this was suitably resolved. Cheers!
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> Hi
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> Sharing part of the screen shot of available disk space on my MacBook Pro's hard drive.
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> I know I shared a post about this earlier, and back then it was just 26 Gigs missing. I've been moving some data around from my external drives over the weekend, and now something's eaten up 90 Gigs that are not showing in the spotlight window. Or maybe the stats are incorrect. I am just not sure what to do right now.
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Re: Almost 90 Gigabytes Missing
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@comcast.net hflaxman001
Tue Jan 3, 2012 1:47 am (PST)
On Jan 3, 2012, at 4:29 AM, Arjun Singhal wrote:
> The free space glitch was resolved successfully today. Called up Apple Care, and they advised me to use Disk Utilities to "Erase Free Space" on the hard disk.
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> I questioned the agent to ask if this was a glitch with Lion, coz I've never had to do this before, but he didn't comment on that. Said that "this happens sometimes".
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> Anyway, the entire procedure took about two hours, and I got a message in between that said disk space is running too low, but after the process was complete, I have 284 Gigs free being reported from all sides.
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> I'm a happy man - I was fearing I'd need to remove my data again and take the machine in to Apple, but this was suitably resolved. Cheers!
Arjun,
Did you do a secure erase when you did this? Wondering why it took so long otherwise.
Good to know the solution. I'm about to do that here as well. Yup, never had to do that with any previous release of the os either. Wonder what's up. Will ask Applecare the next time I'm on the phone to them.
Thanks.
Harry
Harry Flaxman
harry.flaxman@comcast.net
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