Messages In This Digest (25 Messages)
- 1a.
- Re: USB microscope? From: Daly Jessup
- 1b.
- Re: USB microscope? From: DaveC
- 1c.
- Re: USB microscope? From: Josephine Bacon
- 1d.
- Re: USB microscope? From: DaveC
- 1e.
- Re: USB microscope? From: Bill B.
- 1f.
- Re: USB microscope? From: Jim Saklad
- 1g.
- Re: USB microscope? From: Jim Saklad
- 2a.
- Re: NEED ADVICE - WHICH IPAD TO BUY AS I CAN'T DECIDE From: Jim Robertson
- 2b.
- Re: NEED ADVICE - WHICH IPAD TO BUY AS I CAN'T DECIDE From: Bill B.
- 2c.
- Re: NEED ADVICE - WHICH IPAD TO BUY AS I CAN'T DECIDE From: Bill Boulware
- 2d.
- Re: NEED ADVICE - WHICH IPAD TO BUY AS I CAN'T DECIDE From: Jim Saklad
- 3a.
- Re: MAS Downloads - Launchpad From: Denver Dan
- 4a.
- Re: Thunderbolt Stuff From: Denver Dan
- 5.
- Pacifist Information From: Denver Dan
- 6a.
- Re: MacKeeper From: cjwenzel60156
- 7a.
- Re: menubar question From: Oneal Neumann
- 8a.
- Re: ebook suggestions From: Oneal Neumann
- 8b.
- Re: ebook suggestions From: Rob Frankel
- 8c.
- Re: ebook suggestions From: Jeannie
- 8d.
- Re: ebook suggestions From: Harry Flaxman
- 8e.
- Re: ebook suggestions From: Harry Flaxman
- 9a.
- Re: cable questions From: Oneal Neumann
- 9b.
- Re: cable questions From: Otto Nikolaus
- 9c.
- Re: cable questions From: Tod Hopkins
- 10.1.
- Time machine From: Jeannie
Messages
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Re: USB microscope?
Posted by: "Daly Jessup" jessup@san.rr.com
Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:27 am (PDT)
On Mar 20, 2012, at 10:15 PM, DaveC wrote:
> anybody use a USB microscope with a Mac?
>
> I'm looking for one that will work with Macs.
>
> (I'm still stunned that Apple is the largest company on the planet
> and still, STILL there is such a dearth of scientific software and
> products for Macs…)
Try googling "digital microscope for Mac os x" and you will find several.
Daly
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Re: USB microscope?
Posted by: "DaveC" davec2468@yahoo.com davec2468
Wed Mar 21, 2012 7:01 am (PDT)
Thanks Daly.
Yes, I've been looking at several. I'm asking here to see which -- if
any -- list members have experience with. (Guess I should have been
more exacting in my question...):
Anyone have experience with a USB microscope that they care to share
with the class? ;-)
Cheers,
Dave
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>http://www.microscopeworld.com/ p-1194-mw1- hd1-digital- kids-microscope- and-software. aspx
>
>I have no experience with it, but it was the first one I found in a 30
>second search and it is Mac OS X compatible. I would guess there are a
>whole bunch more out there.
>
>
>On Mar 20, 2012, at 10:15 PM, DaveC wrote:
>
>> anybody use a USB microscope with a Mac?
>>
>> I'm looking for one that will work with Macs.
>>
>> (I'm still stunned that Apple is the largest company on the planet
>> and still, STILL there is such a dearth of scientific software and
>> products for Macs...)
>>
>> Thanks,
> > Dave
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OS X 10.6.8 (yes, Snow Leopard)
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Re: USB microscope?
Posted by: "Josephine Bacon" bacon@langservice.com baconandeggs_2001
Wed Mar 21, 2012 7:05 am (PDT)
Many people in the London Fungus group use microscopes for
identification purposes, ditto for NAMA. I could ask them.
Josephine Bacon
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Re: USB microscope?
Posted by: "DaveC" davec2468@yahoo.com davec2468
Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:00 am (PDT)
I'm looking for a little different beast: I need a minimum working
distance of 1.25 inches. Most microscopes for bio work are "right up
close" kind.
But if your fellow members know of such and that it works under OS X,
I'd be interested.
Thanks,
Dave
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>Many people in the London Fungus group use microscopes for
>identification purposes, ditto for NAMA. I could ask them.
>
>Josephine Bacon
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Re: USB microscope?
Posted by: "Bill B." bill501@mindspring.com kernos501
Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:27 am (PDT)
At 8:00 AM -0700 3/21/12, DaveC wrote:
>I'm looking for a little different beast: I need a minimum working
>distance of 1.25 inches. Most microscopes for bio work are "right up
>close" kind.
>
>But if your fellow members know of such and that it works under OS X,
>I'd be interested.
Google "Dissecting Microscope" "OS X"
There are professional solutions and consumer products. For professional it's best to check the manufactures sites: Nikon, Olympus, Leica, Leitz...
Bill B
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Re: USB microscope?
Posted by: "Jim Saklad" jimdoc@me.com jimdoc01
Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:36 am (PDT)
> (I'm still stunned that Apple is the largest company on the planet and still, STILL there is such a dearth of scientific software and products for Macs...)
> Dave
In case anyone has missed this data-point: as I write, Apple is worth, in terms of market capitalization, more than IBM and Microsoft COMBINED, or about $150 BILLION more than the #2-valued company, Exxon-Mobil.
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Re: USB microscope?
Posted by: "Jim Saklad" jimdoc@me.com jimdoc01
Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:37 am (PDT)
> I'm looking for a little different beast: I need a minimum working distance of 1.25 inches. Most microscopes for bio work are "right up close" kind.
What sort of targets do you want to look at, and what magnification?
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Re: NEED ADVICE - WHICH IPAD TO BUY AS I CAN'T DECIDE
Posted by: "Jim Robertson" jamesrob@sonic.net jamesrob328i
Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:25 am (PDT)
Do you have access to an Apple retail store? Since you say you cannot decide, I'm assuming new features like WiFi hotspotting and better camera aren't crucial to you. That leaves the screen, and for that, there's nothing that replaces comparing with your own peepers :-)
Sent from my iPad
On Mar 21, 2012, at 1:40, Michael Moloney <moloney.icloud@gmail.com > wrote:
> I need some advice please.
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Re: NEED ADVICE - WHICH IPAD TO BUY AS I CAN'T DECIDE
Posted by: "Bill B." bill501@mindspring.com kernos501
Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:27 am (PDT)
At 6:40 PM +1000 3/21/12, Michael Moloney wrote:
>I need some advice please.
>
>I currently own a 32gb Wifi + 3G iPad 1. I am looking at upgrading yet I cannot decide whether to get an iPad 2 or the new iPad device?
>
>I just cannot decide
I'm in the same pickle. For me it will depend on whether or not I can get 4G AT&T. Verizon's not big around here.
Bill
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Re: NEED ADVICE - WHICH IPAD TO BUY AS I CAN'T DECIDE
Posted by: "Bill Boulware" bill.boulware@gmail.com boulware0224
Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:28 am (PDT)
Keep in mind that both Verizon and AT&T are agresively rolling out 4G so
even if you don't have it right now, you will long before the next iPad is
released.
On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:26, Bill B. <bill501@mindspring.com > wrote:
> **
>
>
> At 6:40 PM +1000 3/21/12, Michael Moloney wrote:
> >I need some advice please.
> >
> >I currently own a 32gb Wifi + 3G iPad 1. I am looking at upgrading yet I
> cannot decide whether to get an iPad 2 or the new iPad device?
> >
> >I just cannot decide
>
> I'm in the same pickle. For me it will depend on whether or not I can get
> 4G AT&T. Verizon's not big around here.
>
> Bill
>
>
>
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Re: NEED ADVICE - WHICH IPAD TO BUY AS I CAN'T DECIDE
Posted by: "Jim Saklad" jimdoc@me.com jimdoc01
Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:40 am (PDT)
> I need some advice please.
>
> I currently own a 32gb Wifi + 3G iPad 1. I am looking at upgrading yet I cannot decide whether to get an iPad 2 or the new iPad device?
>
> I just cannot decide.
The only reason NOT to get the new iPad is budgetary, and you have to decide that one for yourself.
There's stuff the new one does, or does better, than the old one, but nothing that the old one does better than the new.
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Re: MAS Downloads - Launchpad
Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net denverdan22180
Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:42 am (PDT)
Howdy.
Pat, the Dock is that special bar on your Desktop screen. It has a
bunch of icons that you can use to launch programs.
The Dock has a lot of options.
You can place it at bottom, left, or right on Desktop.
You can add your own icons to it by dragging them to the Dock.
The Dock is divided into two parts: left part (if placed on bottom of
screen) is for application icons, right part (see the dividing line?)
is for folders and minimized items/windows. The Trash is on the Dock.
You can hide the Dock so it only appears when you drag the mouse over
that area.
You can put your Applications folder on the Dock and use it as a
program launcher.
If you do a right click (control left click) on a Dock icon you will
see a bunch of options and extra info about Dock items. You can use
this to change the behavior of Dock icons.
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For more information for newbies to Macintosh, if you access our
MacSupportCentral group with your web browser (instead of via email),
then open the Photos section in the Group online, one of the Photo
albums is named Finder Info. There is an image file in Finder Info
with a screen capture of a Macintosh window and some red colored labels
with the names of the parts of a Finder window. You can download this
image.
Denver Dan
On Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:19:30 -0400, pat30 wrote:
> Is dock meaning the document folder?
>
> Pat 30
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Re: Thunderbolt Stuff
Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net denverdan22180
Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:42 am (PDT)
Howdy.
Thanks for posting this Harry.
There is a January ARS Technica article about new Thunderbolt products
that may be of interest.
<http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/ >news/2012/ 01/will-2012- be-thunderbolts- year-devices- arrive-in- force-at- ces.ars
Since then there is more Thunderbolt news as Harry mentioned.
Check on Intel's Thunderbolt over fiber optic news. This may become a
reality this year but the scuttlebutt is that it will also be an
expensive cable technology, at least in the early days.
Denver Dan
On Sat, 17 Mar 2012 19:46:59 -0400, Harry Flaxman wrote:
> I don't know if anyone has been paying attention, but the market is
> starting to really 'sprout' Thunderbolt devices.
>
> I just watched a demo of the Seagate Thunderbolt Flex adapter. Quite
> amazing. One can basically take any drive, SATA etc., and integrate it
> on the Thunderbolt bus. The speeds seem dramatically better. This
> means you can take a previously used internal drive and adapt it to
> Thundrbolt.
>
> Not to be outdone, LaCie introduced a Thunderbolt drive, albeit
> expensive, 2 weeks ago.
>
> I think I might go with the 'Flex'. It is $190 retail, but inexpensive
> compared to the rest.
>
> Of course, the T-bolt cable must be bought from Apple for $49. What's
> up with that???
>
> Harry
>
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Pacifist Information
Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net denverdan22180
Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:38 am (PDT)
Howdy.
I was just looking at the Pacifist shareware utility and thought I'd
post some info about it here.
For folks new to Macintosh and Mac OS X, Pacifist is a utility that can
extract a single application from a Mac OS X 10 install DVD disc, move
it to your hard drive, and then you can install it from the hard drive.
What is this convenient? Because you can re-install only the Preview
application, as an example instead of re-installing the entire system
and included Apple applications and utilities.
Pacifist version 3.0.2 is available.
Version 3.0.2 is Lion compatible and has already had some updates
included for the forthcoming release of Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
including some Gatekeeper security features which will be part of
Mountain Lion
Look for it at MacUpdate: <http://www.macupdate.com/ >
Denver Dan
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Re: MacKeeper
Posted by: "cjwenzel60156" carylwenzel@comcast.net cjwenzel60156
Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:50 am (PDT)
Thanks, everyone, for your insightful replies. The fact that I had not heard of some of the "utilities" in MacKeeper made me question it. So I thought I would see what others have to say. Needless to say, I won't be buying MacKeeper.
Caryl Wenzel
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups. , "N.A. Nada" <whodo678@..com .> wrote:
>
>
> On Mar 19, 2012, at 8:59 AM, Caryl Wenzel wrote:
>
> > Is MacKeeper 2012 a recommended utility?
> >
> > I have recently seen several advertisements for it, but what are some user
> > reviews of having the following essential Mac apps: Internet Security, Fast
> > Cleanup, Antitheft, Files Recovery, Update Tracker, Data Encrypter, Backup,
> > Disk Usage, Smart Uninstaller, Geek on Demand, Duplicates Finder, Shredder,
> > Antivirus for Windows, Zeodisk, Bonus Apps, and 24/7 Premium Support.
> >
> > I don't have Windows on my iMac. I have Time Machine with an external hard
> > drive for backup. I'm not planning to upgrade to Lion.
>
> MacKeeper is _not_ a recommended utility. In fact, it is recommended not to use it, or any other "cleaner".
>
> I run my MacBook Pro without any of utilities mentioned by Jim, with the exception of SuperDuper! and I have only used that only once, when moving to Lion.
>
> Carbon Copy Cloner is a good option like Rob suggests, it is just a matter of personal preference. Also a back up utility is advised. You don't use Windows on your Mac, but I do, so I use MS Security Essentials on that partition.
>
> I've been a Mac user since System 7, also.
>
> the other Brent
> 15" MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz, early 2008, Mac OS X 10.7.3 & 10.6.8
>
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Re: menubar question
Posted by: "Oneal Neumann" wardell.h.s@gmail.com newalander
Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:30 am (PDT)
> On 2012 March 16 (at 15:05) N.A. Nada wrote:
>
>> On 2012 March 15 (at 08:48) Oneal Neumann wrote:
>>
>> To open any application menu, one merely positions the cursor over the menu name and clicks. Thereafter one can move laterally to any other menu by using the left or right arrow. This only works if the original menu window stays open.
>>
>> QUESTION: How can one open an application‚s menu without having to use a cursor? In other words, by just using a keystroke shortcut.
>
> If you have remembered the keystrokes you can go right to the operation, but I know of no keystrokes to open the menu.
>
> Oneal, what was the original subject line where you found the question? Brent
I think that you're probably correct that no particular keystroke can open any menu when an application is open.
No specific subject line, Brent. The question just popped into my head. Perhaps I misunderstood your question. Oneal
> On 2012 March 16 (at 16:15) Denver Dan wrote:
>
> You can launch applications in several ways without using a mouse.
>
> 1. Keyboard method.
>
> Open Keyboard in System Preferences.
>
> In the Keyboard tab, click the check box on for Use all F1, F2, etc.,
> keys as standard function keys.
>
> In the Keyboard Shortcuts tab, click Keyboard & Text Input in left pane
> and note the various keyboard commands in the right hand pane.
>
> The caret symbol "^" means the escape esc key. So if you press Esc F3
> the first item in the Dock will be highlighted. This would be Finder.
> Then press Return and that action is executed (Finder window opens).
>
> After pressing Esc F3, you can then use your arrow keys to move to
> other icons on the Dock.
>
> Esc F2 does the same but with the Menu bar. The Apple Menu is
> highlighted and you can press Return to open it, then down arrow
> pressed for commands. Press Right Arrow to move to the File menu.
>
Thanx for this Dan, however it conflicts with my setup. For instance, checking the box (per sentence 4) disallows the use of the keyboard's top-row icons, such as volume up & down.
My question was posed with the thought that a particular app had already been selected. Brent already nailed the issue, I believe. Oneal
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Re: ebook suggestions
Posted by: "Oneal Neumann" wardell.h.s@gmail.com newalander
Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:30 am (PDT)
I already intuitively know that ebooks are not the same (on a personal level) as regular paper books. It has already been suggested, amongst other things, that learning from ebooks may be less-effective, although I'm not sure why that may be the case.
My hesitation about buying an ebook is about to be reality-trumped. I am going to Europe for an anticipated-lengthy stay. I am trying to minimize the number of books that I will (have to) take with me. An electronic bookreader has to be the answer.
Any suggestions for a reasonably priced bare-bones ebook?
Believe it or not, I travel everywhere (here in Canada) with my 17" ProBook. For that reason, I won't be interested in any iPad, given that it basically replicates (to a lesser extent, I believe) the functioning of Mac laptops.
I just want something basic. Thanx. Or can I use my laptop as an ebook, even though I know that it may be less-than-optimal in certain situations?
Köszönöm. Oneal
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Re: ebook suggestions
Posted by: "Rob Frankel" rob@robfrankel.com robfrankeldotcom
Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:40 am (PDT)
At 8:01 AM -0400 3/21/12, Oneal Neumann wrote thusly:
>I already intuitively know that ebooks are not
>the same (on a personal level) as regular paper
>books. It has already been suggested, amongst
>other things, that learning from ebooks may be
>less-effective, although I'm not sure why that
>may be the case.
>
>My hesitation about buying an ebook is about to
>be reality-trumped. I am going to Europe for an
>anticipated-lengthy stay. I am trying to
>minimize the number of books that I will (have
>to) take with me. An electronic bookreader has
>to be the answer.
>
This was the year I bought my three college age
kids Kindles, for the following reasons:
1. Much lighter and less bulky than carrying the many books they need.
2. Books are usually cheaper.
3. Kindle screen is much easier to read than just about any other reader.
4. The mid-priced Kindle (monochrome) seemed perfect and reasonably priced.
5. Just about any book in general circulation is available.
6. They never forget to take any book with them.
7. WiFi capability makes purchase and updates simple and fast
The only disadvantage they've discovered is
mainly academic: Citing passages is difficult,
because e-books have no pages numbers: your
progress is measured in completion percentage.
I'm fairly sure that academia has a workaround
for that, but I don't know it. Not too serious,
though. It hasn't stopped them from loving and
using them.
HTH
--
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http://www.FrankelAnderson.com
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Re: ebook suggestions
Posted by: "Jeannie" nikonjeannie@gmail.com chloe898
Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:47 am (PDT)
I use my ipad to read books, on Kindle , over drive and ibooks..works
great.HUbie just uses the large size kindle.
Jeannie
On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 6:01 AM, Oneal Neumann <wardell.h.s@gmail.com >wrote:
>
> I already intuitively know that ebooks are not the same (on a personal
> level) as regular paper books. It has already been suggested, amongst other
> things, that learning from ebooks may be less-effective, although I'm not
> sure why that may be the case.
>
> My hesitation about buying an ebook is about to be reality-trumped. I am
> going to Europe for an anticipated-lengthy stay. I am trying to minimize
> the number of books that I will (have to) take with me. An electronic
> bookreader has to be the answer.
>
> Any suggestions for a reasonably priced bare-bones ebook?
>
> Believe it or not, I travel everywhere (here in Canada) with my 17"
> ProBook. For that reason, I won't be interested in any iPad, given that it
> basically replicates (to a lesser extent, I believe) the functioning of Mac
> laptops.
>
> I just want something basic. Thanx. Or can I use my laptop as an ebook,
> even though I know that it may be less-than-optimal in certain situations?
>
> Köszönöm. Oneal
>
>
>
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Re: ebook suggestions
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@me.com hflaxman001
Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:49 am (PDT)
On 3/21/2012 8:01 AM, Oneal Neumann wrote:
>
> I already intuitively know that ebooks are not the same (on a personal level) as regular paper books. It has already been suggested, amongst other things, that learning from ebooks may be less-effective, although I'm not sure why that may be the case.
>
> My hesitation about buying an ebook is about to be reality-trumped. I am going to Europe for an anticipated-lengthy stay. I am trying to minimize the number of books that I will (have to) take with me. An electronic bookreader has to be the answer.
>
> Any suggestions for a reasonably priced bare-bones ebook?
>
> Believe it or not, I travel everywhere (here in Canada) with my 17" ProBook. For that reason, I won't be interested in any iPad, given that it basically replicates (to a lesser extent, I believe) the functioning of Mac laptops.
>
> I just want something basic. Thanx. Or can I use my laptop as an ebook, even though I know that it may be less-than-optimal in certain situations?
>
> Köszönöm. Oneal
I've been reading e-books since their 'pre-historic'days, on my Palm
Pilot, Sony Clie, etc. I find that reading for enjoyment is vastly
nicer with an e-reader. Reading on these early PDAs was not really a
joy to the eyes, mind you.
The one e-reader I can tell you to steer clear of are the Barnes & Noble
Nook series. I bought one a couple of years ago and had nothing but
misery when dealing with the company on any customer service, repair,
support issues. The company appears to take the attitude that any
problem, however large or small, was the cause of the end-user. The few
times I did call, I found myself in a battle of words to keep the person
on the other end from putting words in my mouth to make it seem my
fault, or problem.
I quickly dumped the Nook., after about 8 months. I now use cheap,
should have never bought, Android device solely for reading. I do
prefer iOS devices over anything I've used so far.
Harry
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Re: ebook suggestions
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@me.com hflaxman001
Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:58 am (PDT)
On 3/21/2012 1:49 PM, Harry Flaxman wrote:
> On 3/21/2012 8:01 AM, Oneal Neumann wrote:
>>
>> I already intuitively know that ebooks are not the same (on a personal
>> level) as regular paper books. It has already been suggested, amongst
>> other things, that learning from ebooks may be less-effective,
>> although I'm not sure why that may be the case.
>>
>> My hesitation about buying an ebook is about to be reality-trumped. I
>> am going to Europe for an anticipated-lengthy stay. I am trying to
>> minimize the number of books that I will (have to) take with me. An
>> electronic bookreader has to be the answer.
>>
>> Any suggestions for a reasonably priced bare-bones ebook?
>>
>> Believe it or not, I travel everywhere (here in Canada) with my 17"
>> ProBook. For that reason, I won't be interested in any iPad, given
>> that it basically replicates (to a lesser extent, I believe) the
>> functioning of Mac laptops.
>>
>> I just want something basic. Thanx. Or can I use my laptop as an
>> ebook, even though I know that it may be less-than-optimal in certain
>> situations?
>>
>> Köszönöm. Oneal
>
>
>
> I've been reading e-books since their 'pre-historic'days, on my Palm
> Pilot, Sony Clie, etc. I find that reading for enjoyment is vastly nicer
> with an e-reader. Reading on these early PDAs was not really a joy to
> the eyes, mind you.
>
> The one e-reader I can tell you to steer clear of are the Barnes & Noble
> Nook series. I bought one a couple of years ago and had nothing but
> misery when dealing with the company on any customer service, repair,
> support issues. The company appears to take the attitude that any
> problem, however large or small, was the cause of the end-user. The few
> times I did call, I found myself in a battle of words to keep the person
> on the other end from putting words in my mouth to make it seem my
> fault, or problem.
>
> I quickly dumped the Nook., after about 8 months. I now use cheap,
> should have never bought, Android device solely for reading. I do prefer
> iOS devices over anything I've used so far.
>
> Harry
>
Oh yes,an addendum to this: By B&N passing the blame for a problem to
the end-user, they are not obligated to fix or help troubleshoot the
problem. This was the total intent everytime I communicated with them,
be it hardware or software issues.
Harry
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Re: cable questions
Posted by: "Oneal Neumann" wardell.h.s@gmail.com newalander
Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:31 am (PDT)
What are the bulblike objects that are built into cables. For instance, my LaCie Rugged (500 GB portable harddrive) came with a FireWire 800 cable that has two such bulblike thingies.
I wish I knew the device's name. It might be a suppressor of some sort.
An older LaCie (250 GB nonportable harddrive) (design by FA Porsche !!! ... /--: ...) came with a FireWire 400 cable with only one bulb. I have another FireWire 400 cable that may have been supplied by Mac. It does not, however, have any built-in bulbs.
Ethernet cables do not have anything built into them.
A USB cable, which I may have purchased at a dollarstore, does not work with a Belkin hub that I have. The Belkin lights as it should, however nothing connected to the Belkin's USB ports is recognized by my laptop.
I use a USB cable that used to be provided for older cameras. My ZOOM audio recorder also uses such a cable to connect to my laptop. The nonUSB end is four-sided with the smallest sides being slightly beveled. It is with this cable that I connect successfully to my Belkin hub. Newer camera-to-computer cables have smaller nonUSB ends nowadays.
Is it possible that the nonworking cheapie (dollarstore) USB cable is USB 1, not USB 2?
A lot of external drives advertised by my local Staples now come with USB 3 cables. I presume that it is somewhat comparable to FireWire 400.
Danke. Oneal
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Re: cable questions
Posted by: "Otto Nikolaus" otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com nikyzf
Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:53 am (PDT)
I assume the first is a ferrite bead/ring. They suppress high frequency
noise, although I'm not clear why they are only fitted *sometimes*.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ >Ferrite_ring
When you say "nonUSB end", do you mean a non-Type A USB connector, such as
a Type-B?
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ >Usb#Connector_ types
I don't know if there's any difference between USB1 and USB 2 cables other
than what speeds they're tested at. USB3 is above FW800 with a nominal
speed of up to 5 Gbps, so Thunderbolt is a better comparison.
Otto
On 21 March 2012 14:56, Oneal Neumann <wardell.h.s@gmail.com > wrote:
>
> What are the bulblike objects that are built into cables. For instance, my
> LaCie Rugged (500 GB portable harddrive) came with a FireWire 800 cable
> that has two such bulblike thingies.
>
> I wish I knew the device's name. It might be a suppressor of some sort.
>
> An older LaCie (250 GB nonportable harddrive) (design by FA Porsche !!!
> ... /--: ...) came with a FireWire 400 cable with only one bulb. I have
> another FireWire 400 cable that may have been supplied by Mac. It does not,
> however, have any built-in bulbs.
>
> Ethernet cables do not have anything built into them.
>
> A USB cable, which I may have purchased at a dollarstore, does not work
> with a Belkin hub that I have. The Belkin lights as it should, however
> nothing connected to the Belkin's USB ports is recognized by my laptop.
>
> I use a USB cable that used to be provided for older cameras. My ZOOM
> audio recorder also uses such a cable to connect to my laptop. The nonUSB
> end is four-sided with the smallest sides being slightly beveled. It is
> with this cable that I connect successfully to my Belkin hub. Newer
> camera-to-computer cables have smaller nonUSB ends nowadays.
>
> Is it possible that the nonworking cheapie (dollarstore) USB cable is USB
> 1, not USB 2?
>
> A lot of external drives advertised by my local Staples now come with USB
> 3 cables. I presume that it is somewhat comparable to FireWire 400.
>
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Re: cable questions
Posted by: "Tod Hopkins" hoplist@hillmanncarr.com todhop
Wed Mar 21, 2012 11:03 am (PDT)
The "bulbs" are magnets. They stabilize the signal, protecting against extraneous noise. In a given cable type and length, you will see a trade off between magnetic shielding (and size of magnets) and physical shielding as expressed in and cable thickness. Long, thin cables will often have magnets. Cables of the same length without magnets will be thicker. This is a rough explanation. I can't provide the electrical engineering explanation.
Don't worry too much about this. Any cable of a given length from a reputable manufacturer is designed to work at it's design length, with or without magnets.
USB 1 vs 2 is a capacity "rating" and most USB 1 rated cables are simply older and will work fine for USB 2. USB 3 uses a different connector though only cables I've used are bi-lingual and will connect a USB 2 or 3 host to a USB 3 device.
The problem with your hookup is likely that the cheap cable is simply no good. Try another cable.
Cheers,
tod
On Mar 21, 2012, at 10:56 AM, Oneal Neumann wrote:
>
> What are the bulblike objects that are built into cables. For instance, my LaCie Rugged (500 GB portable harddrive) came with a FireWire 800 cable that has two such bulblike thingies.
>
> I wish I knew the device‚s name. It might be a suppressor of some sort.
>
> An older LaCie (250 GB nonportable harddrive) (design by FA Porsche !!! ... /--: ...) came with a FireWire 400 cable with only one bulb. I have another FireWire 400 cable that may have been supplied by Mac. It does not, however, have any built-in bulbs.
>
> Ethernet cables do not have anything built into them.
>
> A USB cable, which I may have purchased at a dollarstore, does not work with a Belkin hub that I have. The Belkin lights as it should, however nothing connected to the Belkin‚s USB ports is recognized by my laptop.
>
> I use a USB cable that used to be provided for older cameras. My ZOOM audio recorder also uses such a cable to connect to my laptop. The nonUSB end is four-sided with the smallest sides being slightly beveled. It is with this cable that I connect successfully to my Belkin hub. Newer camera-to-computer cables have smaller nonUSB ends nowadays.
>
> Is it possible that the nonworking cheapie (dollarstore) USB cable is USB 1, not USB 2?
>
> A lot of external drives advertised by my local Staples now come with USB 3 cables. I presume that it is somewhat comparable to FireWire 400.
>
> Danke. Oneal
>
>
>
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Time machine
Posted by: "Jeannie" nikonjeannie@gmail.com chloe898
Wed Mar 21, 2012 11:12 am (PDT)
I am having a problem. I back up the time machine to a 2TB internal drive.
I also have my photoshop scratch disk directed to that same disk. I am
always getting notices that my disk is full and that time machine will
delete earlier backups. That is fine. The problem happens lately, sometimes
when I am in Photoshop, and I can't use a tool because of the scratch disk
being filled. I am running Lion on a 6 core mac pro with 16 gig of ram. I
can see that my backups go back to August 5th, 2011. I would like to delete
a few months worth of backups, as 7 and a half months worth is not
necessary, IMHO. The only option I can see is to delete all, which I am
afraid to do, or to delete a particular file.
Is there a way to delete all of one or two months from teh time machine?
Thanks,
Jeannie
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http://www.pbase.com/nikonjeannie
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