2/19/2012

[macsupport] Digest Number 8749

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Re: Apple's iCloud Is No Dro  pbox Killer (It

Posted by: "ed-reiff" ed@reiff.com   ed-reiff

Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:07 pm (PST)





--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com, Rob Frankel <rob@...> wrote:
>
> At 9:21 AM -0800 2/18/12, N.A. Nada wrote thusly:
>
> >
> >Like AppleTV, think of Apple's iCloud as a hobby. It may be
> >marketable by normal standards, but is not up to Apple standards.
> >Why else would they make it free again?
> >
>
> As I understand it, only the first few GB's are free. After they've
> hooked you, you have to rent the extra space monthly.
>
> Like any crack addict.
>
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Correct, 2 gigs free. I just use it for certain documents that I need access to on any of my four computers/partitions. Works between Windows XP and Mac Lion very nicely. I also get a copy on my Ipod touch. I also use the free couple of gigs from Mozy to backup my Quicken data files.
Ed

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Re: Apple's iCloud Is No Dro pbox Killer (It

Posted by: "Bob Cook" cookrd1@discoveryowners.com   cookrd1

Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:59 pm (PST)



>
>
> Correct, 2 gigs free. I just use it for certain documents that I need
> access to on any of my four computers/partitions. Works between Windows XP
> and Mac Lion very nicely. I also get a copy on my Ipod touch. I also use
> the free couple of gigs from Mozy to backup my Quicken data files.
>
2 GB? You must be kidding. Maybe we need an app to use MS Skydrive, 25 GB
free and ultra low cost all the way to 100 GB. I also have 50 GB free on
Box. Not that I planned on using iCould, but this seals it.

Apple, first you take away Save As, and then you try to force us to live in
your ecosystem.

Bob

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Re: Apple's iCloud Is No Dro pbox Killer (It

Posted by: "Jim Saklad" jimdoc@me.com   jimdoc01

Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:09 pm (PST)



>> Correct, 2 gigs free.
>
> 2 GB? You must be kidding.

I'm not sure what the 2 GB refers to.
iCloud provides 5 GB free:
> Free gets you a lot.
> When you sign up for iCloud, you automatically get 5GB of free storage. And that's plenty of room, because of the way iCloud stores your content. Your purchased music, apps, books, and TV shows, as well as your Photo Stream, don't count against your free storage. Since your mail, documents, Camera Roll, account information, settings, and other app data don't use as much space, you'll find that 5GB goes a long way. And if you need more storage, you can easily purchase astorage upgrade right from your device.

At the moment, I'm using 1.9 GB

> Apple, first you take away Save As, and then you try to force us to live in your ecosystem.

What a peculiar attitude!
No one is forcing you to "live in Apple's ecosystem".
You are perfectly free to use whatever ecosystem you want.
Obviously, if you choose Apple's ecosystem, for which there are many excellent reasons, there are also certain constraints.
If you don't like the constraints, don't choose this ecosystem.

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Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@me.com

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Re: Apple's iCloud Is No Dro pbox Killer (It

Posted by: "Rob Frankel" rob@robfrankel.com   robfrankeldotcom

Sat Feb 18, 2012 11:07 pm (PST)



At 10:59 PM -0700 2/18/12, Bob Cook wrote thusly:

>
>
>Apple, first you take away Save As, and then you try to force us to live in
>your ecosystem.
>

Which is why I will stay in the 10.6.8 orbit until further notice.....

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2a.

Re: Battery life

Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net   denverdan22180

Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:11 pm (PST)



Howdy.

Have you done the SMC Reset?

It's been discussed here many times. Might help.

You can find directions for SMC Reset on Apple KB Support.

The SMC reset can help battery, charging, energy, sleep, and other
issues.

You should also check recommendations for running your MBP on battery
(a good thing several times a week) and to NOT have it connected to AC
power 100% of the time to get more longevity out of the battery.

In addition, let it actually run down when running on battery alone at
which point it will do a shut down. Then connect to AC power and
boot. This can do a recalabration of the device that displays battery
percent/available which over time can become inaccurate.

On Sun, 19 Feb 2012 02:56:36 +0000, brcrnamae wrote:
> I have an older MBP and I replaced the battery last year (via OWC).
> Are some of them just duds?
> It's less than a year old.
> It holds the charge for MAYBE an hour...then I'm into the red zone.
> This is just doing simple tasks like Email and web browsing, no other
> programs open. I have it set to energy saving in Sys Pref.
>
> I have calibrated it according to instructions at the Apple site, but
> it didn't seem to make any difference.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
> brenda
> MBP
> OS 10.5.8

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Re: Disappearing desktop icons

Posted by: "LARRY PYLE" lpyle@pacbell.net   lpyle@pacbell.net

Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:33 pm (PST)



The discussion groups mentioned in Randy Singers email are steps that can help, but I did not find that they offered a conclusive solution. Yet, I must admit though that I have had no problems the past few days, so no way to verify which if any worked. Darn.

Anyway, this looks like a ongoing problem with some combinations. I also lost my left button control, but got that back too. I found that the left button offered some interesting functions, at the time, in combination with the use of the control, option, or command keys.

Thanks gang, I appreciated all the responses. I have lost the new feature for the moment...

Eliot, aka Larry
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OS X Mountain Lion to be download-only, USB stick going the way of t

Posted by: "Bill Boulware" bill.boulware@gmail.com   boulware0224

Sun Feb 19, 2012 5:47 am (PST)



I made the mistake of installing MTN Lion on my iMac (used 8-16x7) and
it killed VMWare and Parallels - spent 16 hours yesterday getting it
back to Lion 10.7.3 (had to restore from Time Capsule twice, boot to
external, run the 10.7.3 combo updater and several other things just to
get it to boot)
http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/17/os-x-mountain-lion-to-be-download-only/

Sent to you by Bill Boulware via Google Reader: OS X Mountain Lion to
be download-only, USB stick going the way of the dodo via Engadget by
Dante Cesa on 2/17/12
Last time around, Apple was cognizant not everyone has broadband to
download a 4GB OS, offering solace to those with slow internet with a
(pricey $69) USB stick alternative. Times change though, as Cupertino's
confirmed to Pocket-lint that the recently unveiled OS X Mountain Lion
won't be offered with a physical counterpart. Apple's reasoning? "It
was an interesting test, but it turns out the App Store was just fine
for getting the new OS." So there's that. High time you took the plunge
and upgraded to broadband apparently, or contemplated moving within the
vicinity of an Apple Retail Store's willing WiFi. That or you could
just buy a new machine. Your call.
OS X Mountain Lion to be download-only, USB stick going the way of the
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