Messages In This Digest (9 Messages)
- 1a.
- Re: Physical system discs From: Harry Flaxman
- 2.1.
- Re: Apple-font diacritics From: Jurgen Richter
- 2.2.
- Re: Apple-font diacritics From: Harry Flaxman
- 3a.
- Re: Looking for an alternative to Address Book and iCal From: Larson
- 3b.
- Re: Looking for an alternative to Address Book and iCal From: Christopher Collins
- 3c.
- Re: Looking for an alternative to Address Book and iCal From: N.A. Nada
- 3d.
- Re: Looking for an alternative to Address Book and iCal From: Otto Nikolaus
- 3e.
- Re: Looking for an alternative to Address Book and iCal From: John Masters
- 4.
- screen checkerboard and flicker From: jahlstrom78
Messages
- 1a.
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Re: Physical system discs
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@comcast.net hflaxman001
Wed Jan 18, 2012 3:07 pm (PST)
On Jan 18, 2012, at 4:49 PM, André Boey wrote:
> Is it true that new Macs with Lion preinstalled no longer ship with a physical system disc? If so, I'm guessing it's possible to burn one from the Recovery partition? You know, in case one has to replace or reformat the hard drive.
>
> Andre
Yup, sure is. We have discussed it extensively in the recent thread, "Apple OS X Lion Re-Install". Fairly easy to make a recovery disc/sd card/thumb drive utilizing a free utility mentioned theree as well as a file from the recovery partition.
Harry
Harry Flaxman
harry.flaxman@comcast.net
- 2.1.
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Re: Apple-font diacritics
Posted by: "Jurgen Richter" yahoo-1@sympatico.ca epsongroups
Wed Jan 18, 2012 3:45 pm (PST)
And can we throw the settings from System Preferences > Language & Text
> Text
into the mix too? There is the option here to replace symbols and
characters with alternate choices, as well as choosing the Spelling,
Word Breaks and nature of Smart Quotes here.
These are on the character, not font level, so may work in some of the
circumstances mentioned. Perhaps some of these so-called defaults are
not what the OP would want, and thereby opens up this palette of choices.
Of course I appreciate the subtle other settings as well, as was
mentioned in the recent posts regarding character conversion and
encoding during various stages of message transit between servers...
- 2.2.
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Re: Apple-font diacritics
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@comcast.net hflaxman001
Wed Jan 18, 2012 3:57 pm (PST)
On Jan 18, 2012, at 6:45 PM, Jurgen Richter wrote:
> And can we throw the settings from System Preferences > Language & Text
>> Text
> into the mix too? There is the option here to replace symbols and
> characters with alternate choices, as well as choosing the Spelling,
> Word Breaks and nature of Smart Quotes here.
> These are on the character, not font level, so may work in some of the
> circumstances mentioned. Perhaps some of these so-called defaults are
> not what the OP would want, and thereby opens up this palette of choices.
> Of course I appreciate the subtle other settings as well, as was
> mentioned in the recent posts regarding character conversion and
> encoding during various stages of message transit between servers...
Right, this is what used to be called Text Substitution, if I remember correctly. This is what I was referring to earlier in the thread. I don't recall the substitution for ellipses being there before. I know it wasn't.
Harry
Harry Flaxman
harry.flaxman@comcast.net
- 3a.
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Re: Looking for an alternative to Address Book and iCal
Posted by: "Larson" pix@maksimo.de yovard@ymail.com
Wed Jan 18, 2012 5:19 pm (PST)
On 14.01.2012, at 20:30, N.A. Nada wrote:
> you are correct, AddressBook and iCal are very basic, and for the 80%. I'm sorry I can't offer a suggestion to you, because they satisfy my needs.
>
> Brent
Hello Brent,
Thanks for your comment.
If they satisfy your need I have a question. How do you combine and keep track of pieces of information that all belong together and whose final purpose is to achieve a certain goal? If this sounds too abstract then this is what I mean:
Let's suppose you get a letter from the Tax Office, Mr. X asks you to send him several tax related documents. You do that. Several weeks later his colleague, Mr. Y, writes you a letter asking for the same documents. You phone to Mr. Y and tell him that you have already sent the documents to Mr. X, whereupon Mr. Y tells you that Mr. X is not working anymore by the Tax Office, and now Mr. Y wants to know exactly which documents you sent and when and declares that he is going to send you some additional papers to sign. After checking your papers you email him a list of all documents you sent to Mr. X. Next day you phone to Mr. Y in order to ask if he has got the list. His secretary tells you that Mr. Y is ill and won't be back until next week. She also tells you that you don't have to fill out the papers Mr. Y sent to you because they are already outdated and will be replaced by new papers in two months.
This is a simple but *realistic* example of multiple contacts and events that I want my computer to help me to keep track of because I am old enough to know that in a situation like this I need to know *exactly* who said what and when, and who asked me to send what and why I did not send it in the end. Things like this happen here every day.
If I were still using Mac OS 9, I would open Now Contact and I would INSTANTLY see which documents I have sent to Mr. X, and when I did it, including all phone calls and all relevant notes and links to the documents.
Now I ask you Brent, how will you do this with AddressBook and iCal?
Anna
- 3b.
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Re: Looking for an alternative to Address Book and iCal
Posted by: "Christopher Collins" maclist@analogdigital.com.au cjc1959au
Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:57 pm (PST)
That is not a job for an address book and iCal.
Address Book is designed to keep a list of names, address, contact numbers, emails, etc.
iCal is designed to keep track of appointments.
As has been mentioned to you multiple times, what you want to do is not what Address Book & iCal were designed for.
You need a CRM.
Find one that suits you rather than wasting time constantly talking about the things iCal & Address Book can't, and were never designed, to do.
cjc
On 19/01/2012, at 12:19 PM, Larson wrote:
>
> On 14.01.2012, at 20:30, N.A. Nada wrote:
>
> > you are correct, AddressBook and iCal are very basic, and for the 80%. I'm sorry I can't offer a suggestion to you, because they satisfy my needs.
> >
> > Brent
>
> Hello Brent,
>
> Thanks for your comment.
>
> If they satisfy your need I have a question. How do you combine and keep track of pieces of information that all belong together and whose final purpose is to achieve a certain goal? If this sounds too abstract then this is what I mean:
>
> Let's suppose you get a letter from the Tax Office, Mr. X asks you to send him several tax related documents. You do that. Several weeks later his colleague, Mr. Y, writes you a letter asking for the same documents. You phone to Mr. Y and tell him that you have already sent the documents to Mr. X, whereupon Mr. Y tells you that Mr. X is not working anymore by the Tax Office, and now Mr. Y wants to know exactly which documents you sent and when and declares that he is going to send you some additional papers to sign. After checking your papers you email him a list of all documents you sent to Mr. X. Next day you phone to Mr. Y in order to ask if he has got the list. His secretary tells you that Mr. Y is ill and won't be back until next week. She also tells you that you don't have to fill out the papers Mr. Y sent to you because they are already outdated and will be replaced by new papers in two months.
>
> This is a simple but *realistic* example of multiple contacts and events that I want my computer to help me to keep track of because I am old enough to know that in a situation like this I need to know *exactly* who said what and when, and who asked me to send what and why I did not send it in the end. Things like this happen here every day.
>
> If I were still using Mac OS 9, I would open Now Contact and I would INSTANTLY see which documents I have sent to Mr. X, and when I did it, including all phone calls and all relevant notes and links to the documents.
>
> Now I ask you Brent, how will you do this with AddressBook and iCal?
>
> Anna
>
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Re: Looking for an alternative to Address Book and iCal
Posted by: "N.A. Nada" whodo678@comcast.net
Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:02 am (PST)
On Jan 18, 2012, at 5:19 PM, Larson wrote:
>
> On 14.01.2012, at 20:30, N.A. Nada wrote:
>
> > you are correct, AddressBook and iCal are very basic, and for the 80%. I'm sorry I can't offer a suggestion to you, because they satisfy my needs.
> >
> > Brent
>
> Hello Brent,
>
> Thanks for your comment.
>
> If they satisfy your need I have a question. How do you combine and keep track of pieces of information that all belong together and whose final purpose is to achieve a certain goal? If this sounds too abstract then this is what I mean:
>
> Let's suppose you get a letter from the Tax Office, Mr. X asks you to send him several tax related documents. You do that. Several weeks later his colleague, Mr. Y, writes you a letter asking for the same documents. You phone to Mr. Y and tell him that you have already sent the documents to Mr. X, whereupon Mr. Y tells you that Mr. X is not working anymore by the Tax Office, and now Mr. Y wants to know exactly which documents you sent and when and declares that he is going to send you some additional papers to sign. After checking your papers you email him a list of all documents you sent to Mr. X. Next day you phone to Mr. Y in order to ask if he has got the list. His secretary tells you that Mr. Y is ill and won't be back until next week. She also tells you that you don't have to fill out the papers Mr. Y sent to you because they are already outdated and will be replaced by new papers in two months.
>
> This is a simple but *realistic* example of multiple contacts and events that I want my computer to help me to keep track of because I am old enough to know that in a situation like this I need to know *exactly* who said what and when, and who asked me to send what and why I did not send it in the end. Things like this happen here every day.
>
> If I were still using Mac OS 9, I would open Now Contact and I would INSTANTLY see which documents I have sent to Mr. X, and when I did it, including all phone calls and all relevant notes and links to the documents.
>
> Now I ask you Brent, how will you do this with AddressBook and iCal?
I don't do that with Address Book or iCal. I do it with notes taken, previously in Excel, and now in Numbers.
I don't need Project Management software.
I do keep some notes in iCal, but only a line or two per appointment per day, for complex situations like the one you outlined I use a spreadsheet, just like the steno pad I used to keep by my phone, only by project/ issue/ problem. Actually, you could do all of your scenario in iCal with the notes field. Harder to access than one of my spreadsheets, but do-able.
The steno pads are more of a chron file of everything, while the spreadsheets are single issue. If I need to refer to a document or email, the file name and document (email) name are listed in the notes.
If I needed something like a Gant chart or time line for future steps, I might use a Project Management software. But then again, I can lay those out with a spreadsheet.
Brent
- 3d.
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Re: Looking for an alternative to Address Book and iCal
Posted by: "Otto Nikolaus" otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com nikyzf
Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:04 am (PST)
On 19 January 2012 08:02, N.A. Nada <whodo678@comcast.net > wrote:
>
> I don't do that with Address Book or iCal. I do it with notes taken,
> previously in Excel, and now in Numbers.
>
> I don't need Project Management software.
>
> I do keep some notes in iCal, but only a line or two per appointment per
> day, for complex situations like the one you outlined I use a spreadsheet,
> just like the steno pad I used to keep by my phone, only by project/ issue/
> problem. Actually, you could do all of your scenario in iCal with the notes
> field. Harder to access than one of my spreadsheets, but do-able.
>
> The steno pads are more of a chron file of everything, while the
> spreadsheets are single issue. If I need to refer to a document or email,
> the file name and document (email) name are listed in the notes.
>
> If I needed something like a Gant chart or time line for future steps, I
> might use a Project Management software. But then again, I can lay those
> out with a spreadsheet.
>
Of course, you can add "attendees" and attachments, as well as notes, to
iCal events.
Otto
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Re: Looking for an alternative to Address Book and iCal
Posted by: "John Masters" johnmasters@me.com joemastersk
Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:12 am (PST)
> Larson <mailto:pix@maksimo.de >
> 19 January 2012 01:19
>
>
> On 14.01.2012, at 20:30, N.A. Nada wrote:
>
> > you are correct, AddressBook and iCal are very basic, and for the
> 80%. I'm sorry I can't offer a suggestion to you, because they satisfy
> my needs.
> >
> > Brent
>
> Hello Brent,
>
> Thanks for your comment.
>
> If they satisfy your need I have a question. How do you combine and
> keep track of pieces of information that all belong together and whose
> final purpose is to achieve a certain goal? If this sounds too
> abstract then this is what I mean:
>
> Let's suppose you get a letter from the Tax Office, Mr. X asks you to
> send him several tax related documents. You do that. Several weeks
> later his colleague, Mr. Y, writes you a letter asking for the same
> documents. You phone to Mr. Y and tell him that you have already sent
> the documents to Mr. X, whereupon Mr. Y tells you that Mr. X is not
> working anymore by the Tax Office, and now Mr. Y wants to know exactly
> which documents you sent and when and declares that he is going to
> send you some additional papers to sign. After checking your papers
> you email him a list of all documents you sent to Mr. X. Next day you
> phone to Mr. Y in order to ask if he has got the list. His secretary
> tells you that Mr. Y is ill and won't be back until next week. She
> also tells you that you don't have to fill out the papers Mr. Y sent
> to you because they are already outdated and will be replaced by new
> papers in two months.
>
> This is a simple but *realistic* example of multiple contacts and
> events that I want my computer to help me to keep track of because I
> am old enough to know that in a situation like this I need to know
> *exactly* who said what and when, and who asked me to send what and
> why I did not send it in the end. Things like this happen here every day.
>
> If I were still using Mac OS 9, I would open Now Contact and I would
> INSTANTLY see which documents I have sent to Mr. X, and when I did it,
> including all phone calls and all relevant notes and links to the
> documents.
>
> Now I ask you Brent, how will you do this with AddressBook and iCal?
>
Sounds like you need Circus Ponies Notebook. I use it extensively to
track tech support issues, sales, credit control todo's and loads of
other things. Very powerful.
http://www.circusponies.com/
John
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screen checkerboard and flicker
Posted by: "jahlstrom78" jaxx444@gmail.com jahlstrom78
Wed Jan 18, 2012 5:34 pm (PST)
Hi group,
My 17" iMac, Core 2 Duo, running OS 10.6.8 recently developed an odd problem. I generally don't shut it down at night, I just put it to sleep. Upon waking it a few mornings ago, the desktop was completely covered in a pink/green semi-transparent checkerboard pattern. I could see my desktop wallpaper behind the checkerboard. The mouse arrow had a pattern over it too and the mouse was unusable. I had to shut down the computer using the power switch. I rebooted and everything came up looking normal. The problem persists, though. If I put it to sleep for any length of time, the checkerboard pattern is there when I wake it up. My screen has also developed a fairly consistent "flicker". Does anyone have an idea of what is causing this? Is the poor thing on it's way out? Thanks for any help.
Jackie
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