Messages In This Digest (16 Messages)
- 1a.
- Re: SSD and back to SL From: Randy B. Singer
- 2a.
- Re: Preview Problems. From: Randy B. Singer
- 3.1.
- Re: thumbnails too small From: Kitty
- 4.1.
- Re: Apple's operating systems: Fortresses or prisons? From: Randy B. Singer
- 4.2.
- Re: Apple's operating systems: Fortresses or prisons? From: Dane Robison
- 4.3.
- Re: Apple's operating systems: Fortresses or prisons? From: Daly Jessup
- 4.4.
- Re: Apple's operating systems: Fortresses or prisons? From: Bill B.
- 4.5.
- Re: Apple's operating systems: Fortresses or prisons? From: Dave Clark
- 5a.
- iPad Dock! From: Randy B. Singer
- 5b.
- Re: iPad Dock! From: Denver Dan
- 6a.
- Re: Bug in iTunes From: Anna Larson
- 7a.
- Rar files From: Pat K.
- 7b.
- Re: Rar files From: patcanuck
- 8.
- Archiving accessible audio and education advice needed From: caribsea@bellsouth.net
- 9.
- Panorama Maker 5 Pro From: Denver Dan
- 10.
- iPad 2 not connecting to wireless network From: Jeff
Messages
- 1a.
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Re: SSD and back to SL
Posted by: "Randy B. Singer" randy@macattorney.com randybrucesinger
Mon Jun 4, 2012 9:55 pm (PDT)
On Jun 4, 2012, at 1:48 PM, Doug Yelmen wrote:
> i want to go back to Snow Leopard.
How to Switch Back from Lion to Snow Leopard
<http://www.maclife.com/article/ howtos/
how_switch_back_lion_snow_ leopard>
See:
https://discussions.apple.com/ thread/3264421? start=0&tstart= 0
Maybe a better solution:
Use Both 10.6 and 10.7 on the Same Mac
http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/ article/
use_both_10.6_and_10. 7_on_the_ same_mac/
_____________________ _________ _________ ____
Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattorney.com/ts. html
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- 2a.
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Re: Preview Problems.
Posted by: "Randy B. Singer" randy@macattorney.com randybrucesinger
Mon Jun 4, 2012 10:15 pm (PDT)
On Jun 4, 2012, at 8:05 PM, paul smith wrote:
> The simplest fix would be to reinstall the operating system
That shouldn't be necessary. There is an even simpler solution.
Run the Restore disk that came with your Macintosh. There you will
find the option to re-install any of the apps that
Apple bundles with a new Mac.
Look for the folder called "Optional Installs"
http://support.apple.com/ kb/HT3415
<http://www.macyourself.com/2008/ 09/03/reinstall- bundled-apps- from-
leopard-disc-without-reinstal ling-os-x/ >
Even if you are running Lion (OS X 10.7), which is only available via
download, there should still be a Restore disk (not for Lion, but for
the other bundled software that came with your Mac but which is not
part of Lion.)
_____________________ _________ _________ ____
Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattorney.com/ts. html
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Re: thumbnails too small
Posted by: "Kitty" kquen2008@yahoo.com kquen2008
Mon Jun 4, 2012 10:52 pm (PDT)
Thank you Peter,
I'm actually making some headway now. It's hard for me to elaborate b/c I type single-handedly. So I'll save the keys stokes for now and as time permits, keep working with your much appreciated suggestions. Kitty
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups. , "gicleeman" <gicleeman@.com ..> wrote:
>
> Actually, you do have that option. I have the same system and version of iPhoto that you have and it's all there.
>
> "To "export"
<snip>
> The only difference is that instead of going to File > Export, as Bekah said, you need to go to Share > Export. Then the rest is the same as what Bekah laid out for you. Good luck. Let me know if you have further questions and I'll see if I can help.
>
> Peter
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> --- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups. , "Kitty" <kquen2008@> wrote:com
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> > Sorry, you did explain how to export photos. I just don't have that option with the version of iPhoto I use. K
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- 4.1.
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Re: Apple's operating systems: Fortresses or prisons?
Posted by: "Randy B. Singer" randy@macattorney.com randybrucesinger
Tue Jun 5, 2012 2:46 am (PDT)
On Jun 4, 2012, at 9:45 PM, Randy B. Singer wrote:
> Ironically, there are quite a few users, apparently mostly graphic
> artist types (previously Apple's bread and butter) who go around
> saying that any bright colors in the Mac OS interface distracts them
> from their projects. Apple included the strange ability to change
> the little traffic-light pips (buttons) in the upper left of every
> window to all be charcoal for them. Now Apple seems to have relented
> and they have changed the persistent icons in the Finder to be
> charcoal also. It appears that Apple can't please all of the people
> all of the time.
Some more observations about this.
In OS X, previous to Lion, anyone who was distracted by the sidebar
and toolbar icons in Finder windows could simply click on the
"capsule" (the oblong clear button in the upper right of every open
window in the Finder. This would instantly cause the sidebar and
toolbar to disappear.
Apple eliminated the capsule in Lion. My guess is that since the
sidebar and toolbar icons are now persistent, they wanted to make
them less distracting.
_____________________ _________ _________ ____
Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattorney.com/ts. html
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Re: Apple's operating systems: Fortresses or prisons?
Posted by: "Dane Robison" macdane@mac.com macdane1
Tue Jun 5, 2012 4:25 am (PDT)
On Jun 5, 2012, at 5:44 AM, Randy B. Singer wrote:
> In OS X, previous to Lion, anyone who was distracted by the sidebar
> and toolbar icons in Finder windows could simply click on the
> "capsule" (the oblong clear button in the upper right of every open
> window in the Finder. This would instantly cause the sidebar and
> toolbar to disappear.
>
> Apple eliminated the capsule in Lion. My guess is that since the
> sidebar and toolbar icons are now persistent, they wanted to make
> them less distracting.
As a photographer, I get the "no distractions" thing but Finder windows aren't visible when I'm working on photos…just Lightroom and occasionally Photoshop. So, for me at least, having more visibly meaningful icons, etc., is all benefit and no cost. I've been using Lion for about 6 weeks now and every time I use my wife's or daughter's Leopard macs it's like slipping into my favorite old jeans, with one exception: the new scrolling direction really does make more sense. So, as my daughter says, Leopard "fits like a slightly loose glove."
Anyway, what I really wanted to say is that the capsule may be gone but the sidebar is still easily hidden using command-option-s. Hope that helps.
Dane
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Re: Apple's operating systems: Fortresses or prisons?
Posted by: "Daly Jessup" jessup@san.rr.com dalyjessup
Tue Jun 5, 2012 5:10 am (PDT)
On Jun 4, 2012, at 11:10 AM, N.A. Nada wrote:
> I beg to differ on the lack of a hierarchical menu of access. Again, I have a plain vanilla set up in 10.7.4, and I have several folders in the Dock. I chose the option to view contents as a list. If the folder on the Dock has folders with in, and I select on the second level folder, it opens up to the next level and so on.
You're right, of course! I have several in one folder that show expansion arrows that don't go anywhere. So I had stopped checking before I found some that had real content. Thanks for making me look again. That's a relief.
> I find the other graphic viewing options eye-candy that does nothing for me. And I think the default is fan. You may have to 2-finger tap or cmd + click to get to the options so you can change it, but that is the first thing I do when I add a new folder to the Dock. Change to List and you will find it is hierarchical.
Yes, and the key is Control-click (not Command-click) or right click.
>
> I do have to admit I am finally using Launch Pad, after keeping a folder of favorite apps in the dock for years. I still have not tried Mission Control, but they cutzie names do not lend any professionalism to them.
>
> What was the point of the youtube video? That has to be the worst publish speaker I have seen in years. I watched it for about 5 minutes, waiting for him to get to the point and explain what he was going to speak about. Every third word was uh or ah. I thought he was a punchy boxer the way he bobbed and weaved, and not a law professor. It was painful watching him. I just skipped a head some and he starts to get interesting with his over-the-top criticism. I might listen to it after all, with the distracting video hidden in the background.
Yes, I found that speaker to be quite unlikeable, but stuck with it because of the credentials of the person who recommended it to me, and it was worth the time I spent. He definitely has a message.
Daly
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Re: Apple's operating systems: Fortresses or prisons?
Posted by: "Bill B." bill501@mindspring.com kernos501
Tue Jun 5, 2012 5:42 am (PDT)
At 9:45 PM -0700 6/4/12, Randy B. Singer wrote:
>For quite a long time there were what seemed to be quite a few folks
>who insisted that they would switch away from the Mac if Apple didn't
>get rid of that infuriating Dock. Others said that they simply
>couldn't do without the Apple menu, and others said that they hated
>Apple's "chicklet" keyboards and could never use them.
I would never go to Windows, but do use Fruitmenu for a real Apple menu, ASM for an app menu, and Dragthing for my dock. There have been ways to mod the system for one's own needs. Lion+ is making this more difficult if not impossible.
BB
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Re: Apple's operating systems: Fortresses or prisons?
Posted by: "Dave Clark" dc1999@gmail.com dave24c
Tue Jun 5, 2012 6:14 am (PDT)
What M/C do you ride and what list?
Dave Clark
2004 BMW R1200C
Sent from my iPhone
949-639-9418
On Jun 4, 2012, at 9:45 PM, "Randy B. Singer" <randy@macattorney.com > wrote:
>
> On Jun 4, 2012, at 7:40 AM, Daly Jessup wrote:
>
>> Well, I've read quite a lot about it (the move for Apple to control
>> what you can download) lately.
>
> I think that in times of a bad economy, that the number of paranoid
> people rises exponentially. I've even seen a huge increase in
> paranoid ranting on my motorcycle e-mail discussion list, and on my
> humor list.
>
> Folks may want to discuss their fears before jumping to the dystopia
> conclusion. There are often very obvious and logical reasons for the
> things that you are seeing.
>
>> I have never worried about it before, but there does seem to be a
>> movement in that direction.
>
> For quite a long time there were what seemed to be quite a few folks
> who insisted that they would switch away from the Mac if Apple didn't
> get rid of that infuriating Dock. Others said that they simply
> couldn't do without the Apple menu, and others said that they hated
> Apple's "chicklet" keyboards and could never use them.
>
> Surprisingly, none of those things have changed, yet none of those
> "movements" survived or derailed Apple's increasing success.
>
>>
>> The light gray icons and lettering in Finder and Sidebar and Mail
>> button bar inhibit quick grasp of what is to be clicked.
>
> Ironically, there are quite a few users, apparently mostly graphic
> artist types (previously Apple's bread and butter) who go around
> saying that any bright colors in the Mac OS interface distracts them
> from their projects. Apple included the strange ability to change
> the little traffic-light pips (buttons) in the upper left of every
> window to all be charcoal for them. Now Apple seems to have relented
> and they have changed the persistent icons in the Finder to be
> charcoal also. It appears that Apple can't please all of the people
> all of the time.
>
> You may want to check out:
>
> SideEffects (free)
> http://macmatrix.blogspot. com/p/sideeffect s.html
>
>> Randy, you are a smart and experienced and incredibly helpful guy.
>> Please save your broad insults for people who deserve them.
>
> I'm just stating my observations. I'm not saying that they
> necessarily apply to you. You have to decide that for yourself.
>
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> Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
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> http://www.macattorney.com/ts. html
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iPad Dock!
Posted by: "Randy B. Singer" randy@macattorney.com randybrucesinger
Tue Jun 5, 2012 3:01 am (PDT)
This would make a stupendous Father's Day present for someone who
owns an iPad:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/ 05/31/ion- icade-arcade- cabinet-review/
_____________________ _________ _________ ____
Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattorney.com/ts. html
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- 5b.
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Re: iPad Dock!
Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net denverdan22180
Tue Jun 5, 2012 5:32 am (PDT)
Howdy.
This "dock-arcade" may not work for my new iPad.
Just received one as a B'day gift. Very nice and exciting.
The problem is going to be figuring out how to share my recliner chair
reading lap with both the cat and the iPad!! :-)
I charge the cats lap time in exchange for free room and board.
One cat seems to be put out that I'm paying attention to the iPad.
So Randy?????? If you come across a lap stand for an iPad what will
also accommodate 11 pounds of tuxedo spoiled long haired cat, please
post the details!
Denver Dan
On Tue, 05 Jun 2012 03:01:44 -0700, Randy B. Singer wrote:
> This would make a stupendous Father's Day present for someone who
> owns an iPad:
>
> http://www.engadget.com/2011/ 05/31/ion- icade-arcade- cabinet-review/
>
> _____________________ _________ _________ ____
> Randy B. Singer
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Re: Bug in iTunes
Posted by: "Anna Larson" pix@maksimo.de yovard@ymail.com
Tue Jun 5, 2012 3:09 am (PDT)
On 04.06.2012, at 20:20, N.A. Nada wrote:
> I have never looked at this before, but I by chance selected one that showed minutes and down to the thousandths of a second. (…)
>
> It doesn't cause me a problem, but if you feel you need to report it as a bug, be my guest.
Thanks Brent. This does not cause me a problem either; I just thought my system had got screwed up or something. :-) If you have it too then everything is fine and I don't have to bother about that anymore.
Actually, as far as the bug is concerned, my primary concern is not being able to set the *Stop Time* for music videos and movies. That is indeed weird since we can set the *Start* Time for music videos and movies. I downloaded 30 music videos from a concert last weekend, and each video ends with a long lasting applause. I would like to automatically jump to the next song when the applause begins.
Could you please be so kind and check the *Stop Time* for music videos and movies for me?
Thanks,
Anna Larson
OS X 10.7.4
MacBook Pro 17''
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>
> On Jun 4, 2012, at 9:41 AM, Anna Larson wrote:
>
>
> If we select a song or a movie in iTunes and hit Command +i, a dialog box with options will open where we can determine the Start Time of a particular song (for example in order to skip a spoken introduction) and the Stop Time (for example in order to skip the applause during a concert).
>
> For some strange reason setting the Stop Time for music videos and movies does NOT work.
>
> http://minus.com/miCXGo7h6/
>
> Is this a bug in iTunes v. 10.6.1?
>
> It certainly looks like one.
>
> The dialog box also shows by default not only minutes and seconds but mostly also a smaller unit such as
>
> 3:23,57
>
> http://minus.com/miCXGo7h6/ 2
>
> I have not noticed this in earlier versions of iTunes. Could somebody be so nice and confirm the two issues before I send a bug report to Apple?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Anna Larson
> OS X 10.7.4
> MacBook Pro 17''
- 7a.
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Rar files
Posted by: "Pat K." pat.my3maltese@gmail.com cartoontagger
Tue Jun 5, 2012 3:25 am (PDT)
Is there a built in default program to open RAR files?
Pat
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Re: Rar files
Posted by: "patcanuck" patcanuck@gmail.com patcanuck47
Tue Jun 5, 2012 4:27 am (PDT)
I think the UnArchiver will handle them. If not, get a very simple free
program called UnRarX. Been using it for years.
patcanuck :)
On 5 June 2012 20:25, Pat K. <pat.my3maltese@gmail.com > wrote:
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> Is there a built in default program to open RAR files?
> Pat
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Archiving accessible audio and education advice needed
Posted by: "caribsea@bellsouth.net" caribsea@bellsouth.net caribsea@bellsouth.net
Tue Jun 5, 2012 4:26 am (PDT)
I'm about to embark on a new endeavor and need advice on the best place for self-education on making up to 15GB of 5-minute audio segments accessible to the public from links on a blog/Web site (debating password requirement).
The education part is important for many reasons, obviously, but in particular because I'm not clear on how to store the files, yet keep my hard drive secure. The archived files will be part of an ongoing audio project.
TIA
Willi
iMac, Lion
G4 PB, Leopard
- 9.
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Panorama Maker 5 Pro
Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net denverdan22180
Tue Jun 5, 2012 5:36 am (PDT)
Howdy.
Someone here asked a number of months ago, maybe even a year ago, about
panorama making software.
The MacUpdate folks have a daily promotion application always at a good
discount. I receive an email daily with this.
Today's promo (June 5) is ¡Ä
Panorama Maker 5 Pro.
Create panorama images with photos and videos.
Today only it's $29.99 (USD). Usual price is $69.99.
<http://www.mupromo.com/deal/ >12902/5801/ panorama- maker-5-pro
This offer is only for today - one day only.
Denver Dan
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iPad 2 not connecting to wireless network
Posted by: "Jeff" jbturof@yahoo.com jbturof
Tue Jun 5, 2012 6:19 am (PDT)
Hi everyone.
I finally bought and set up my new quad-core i7 iMac.
So far...love it!
I set it up with Windows 7 via BootCamp which wasn't totally easy, but I eventually got it to work.
While I was configuring Windows to connect to my wireless network on the iMac (automatic with Mac OS, needed configuring on Windows 7), it asked me to set the password on the router. That's fine...it's something I've needed to do and now it's done.
When the setup completed, my iMac (Mac OS and Windows)and my MacBook Pro can log in but my iPad 2 can't. I enter the password and it tells me 'incorrect login info'. I re-entered the password a couple of times thinking I was typing wrong but same result.
I've tried rebooting the iPad, resetting it's network settings, I tried changing the password on the router, I checked the security settings (WPA2 security on the router), I checked the DHCP settings and number of allowed users in the DHCP settings on the router. Everything appears to be fine---to my network-challenged eyes anyway.
My router is a Linksys WRT160Nv2. It works fine on every other device.
Does anyone have any ideas what's going on? Ideas on what I should check...either on the router or the iMac (win or mac os)? Settings on the iPad?
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Thanks.
Jeff T.
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