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Mon Oct 15, 2012 11:28 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Tanya Metaksa" tmetaksa@att.net
HI,
I just installed Mt. Lion and now I have this bar on the top of my screen that gives me mail notifications that pop up. Is there a way of selecting what mail I would like to receive in that manner, or how can I delete a message when it pops up? Additionally does anyone recommend a good manual available online for Mt. Lion.
TIA
Tanya Metaksa
tanya.metaksa@gmail.com
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I just installed Mt. Lion and now I have this bar on the top of my screen that gives me mail notifications that pop up. Is there a way of selecting what mail I would like to receive in that manner, or how can I delete a message when it pops up? Additionally does anyone recommend a good manual available online for Mt. Lion.
TIA
Tanya Metaksa
tanya.metaksa@
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Mon Oct 15, 2012 11:59 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Denver Dan" denverdan22180
Howdy.
Some system fonts in recent versions of Mac OS X are called "protected"
fonts and can't be removed. If removed they just re-install
themselves.
You can find lists of these at Apple Support or via a Yahoo search.
The freeware utility named TinkerTool has a slew of features for
customizing Mac OS X.
One feature is "Fonts" and you can change the system font (which is
Lucida Grande, 13 pt).
The system fonts, for a variety of needs including Labels, Messages,
Help, title bars, Application, etc., listed in TinkerTool are:
System: Lucida Grande 13 pt
System (headlines): Lucida Grande Bold 13 pt
Application: Helvetica, 12 pt
Fixed-pitch: Monaco, 10 pt ("mon" as in Mono Spaced, an old old Apple
inside joke).
Messages: Lucida Grande 10 pt
Labels: Lucida Grande 10 pt
Help tas: Lucida Grande 11 pt
Window title bars: Lucida Grande 13 pt
Utility window title bars: Lucida Grande 10 pt
Denver Dan
On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 23:05:47 -0700, DaveC wrote:
> I'm a latecomer to the Lion party, skipping Lion and going right to ML.
>
> Has there been any options (from Apple or a 3rd party) to make the
> system font a greater contrast than it is right out of the box?
> (Using the "Increase contrast" control in the System Preferences >
> Universal Access pane doesn't count.)
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
> --
> 2011 Mac mini 2.7 GHz i7 / 4 GB / 750 GB
> OS X 10.8.2
Some system fonts in recent versions of Mac OS X are called "protected"
fonts and can't be removed. If removed they just re-install
themselves.
You can find lists of these at Apple Support or via a Yahoo search.
The freeware utility named TinkerTool has a slew of features for
customizing Mac OS X.
One feature is "Fonts" and you can change the system font (which is
Lucida Grande, 13 pt).
The system fonts, for a variety of needs including Labels, Messages,
Help, title bars, Application, etc., listed in TinkerTool are:
System: Lucida Grande 13 pt
System (headlines): Lucida Grande Bold 13 pt
Application: Helvetica, 12 pt
Fixed-pitch: Monaco, 10 pt ("mon" as in Mono Spaced, an old old Apple
inside joke).
Messages: Lucida Grande 10 pt
Labels: Lucida Grande 10 pt
Help tas: Lucida Grande 11 pt
Window title bars: Lucida Grande 13 pt
Utility window title bars: Lucida Grande 10 pt
Denver Dan
On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 23:05:47 -0700, DaveC wrote:
> I'm a latecomer to the Lion party, skipping Lion and going right to ML.
>
> Has there been any options (from Apple or a 3rd party) to make the
> system font a greater contrast than it is right out of the box?
> (Using the "Increase contrast" control in the System Preferences >
> Universal Access pane doesn't count.)
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
> --
> 2011 Mac mini 2.7 GHz i7 / 4 GB / 750 GB
> OS X 10.8.2
Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:27 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"keith_w" keith9600
Really good to know I chose Lucida Grande for my own choices long before
today. Interesting.
Now, the next question:
Is there an app of any kind that can be called upon to display what font
i'm looking at, at any given time? Highlight a word, press Find-a-Font^TM
icon and it will tell me what font it is, by name?
So many times I've wanted to know what a displayed font is, and have no way
to conveniently tell. Such a thing would be MOST useful.
Thanks ahead of time,
keith whaley
On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 11:59 AM, Denver Dan <denver.dan@verizon.net > wrote:
> **
>
>
> Howdy.
>
> Some system fonts in recent versions of Mac OS X are called "protected"
> fonts and can't be removed. If removed they just re-install
> themselves.
>
> You can find lists of these at Apple Support or via a Yahoo search.
>
> The freeware utility named TinkerTool has a slew of features for
> customizing Mac OS X.
>
> One feature is "Fonts" and you can change the system font (which is
> Lucida Grande, 13 pt).
>
> The system fonts, for a variety of needs including Labels, Messages,
> Help, title bars, Application, etc., listed in TinkerTool are:
>
> System: Lucida Grande 13 pt
> System (headlines): Lucida Grande Bold 13 pt
> Application: Helvetica, 12 pt
> Fixed-pitch: Monaco, 10 pt ("mon" as in Mono Spaced, an old old Apple
> inside joke).
> Messages: Lucida Grande 10 pt
> Labels: Lucida Grande 10 pt
> Help tas: Lucida Grande 11 pt
> Window title bars: Lucida Grande 13 pt
> Utility window title bars: Lucida Grande 10 pt
>
> Denver Dan
>
> On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 23:05:47 -0700, DaveC wrote:
> > I'm a latecomer to the Lion party, skipping Lion and going right to ML.
> >
> > Has there been any options (from Apple or a 3rd party) to make the
> > system font a greater contrast than it is right out of the box?
> > (Using the "Increase contrast" control in the System Preferences >
> > Universal Access pane doesn't count.)
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dave
> > --
> > 2011 Mac mini 2.7 GHz i7 / 4 GB / 750 GB
> > OS X 10.8.2
>
>
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today. Interesting.
Now, the next question:
Is there an app of any kind that can be called upon to display what font
i'm looking at, at any given time? Highlight a word, press Find-a-Font^
icon and it will tell me what font it is, by name?
So many times I've wanted to know what a displayed font is, and have no way
to conveniently tell. Such a thing would be MOST useful.
Thanks ahead of time,
keith whaley
On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 11:59 AM, Denver Dan <denver.dan@verizon.
> **
>
>
> Howdy.
>
> Some system fonts in recent versions of Mac OS X are called "protected"
> fonts and can't be removed. If removed they just re-install
> themselves.
>
> You can find lists of these at Apple Support or via a Yahoo search.
>
> The freeware utility named TinkerTool has a slew of features for
> customizing Mac OS X.
>
> One feature is "Fonts" and you can change the system font (which is
> Lucida Grande, 13 pt).
>
> The system fonts, for a variety of needs including Labels, Messages,
> Help, title bars, Application, etc., listed in TinkerTool are:
>
> System: Lucida Grande 13 pt
> System (headlines): Lucida Grande Bold 13 pt
> Application: Helvetica, 12 pt
> Fixed-pitch: Monaco, 10 pt ("mon" as in Mono Spaced, an old old Apple
> inside joke).
> Messages: Lucida Grande 10 pt
> Labels: Lucida Grande 10 pt
> Help tas: Lucida Grande 11 pt
> Window title bars: Lucida Grande 13 pt
> Utility window title bars: Lucida Grande 10 pt
>
> Denver Dan
>
> On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 23:05:47 -0700, DaveC wrote:
> > I'm a latecomer to the Lion party, skipping Lion and going right to ML.
> >
> > Has there been any options (from Apple or a 3rd party) to make the
> > system font a greater contrast than it is right out of the box?
> > (Using the "Increase contrast" control in the System Preferences >
> > Universal Access pane doesn't count.)
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dave
> > --
> > 2011 Mac mini 2.7 GHz i7 / 4 GB / 750 GB
> > OS X 10.8.2
>
>
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Mon Oct 15, 2012 1:52 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Denver Dan" denverdan22180
Howdy.
There are some web sites that can ID fonts.
Fonts are such a complex topic that there is no single answer to you
question.
In some programs (Quark, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, FileMaker
Pro, MS Word, Excel, most word processing, layout, design applications
you can do exactly what you ask about. Click a word, pull down a font
menu and see the name. Or just look at the font tool on a menu bar or
the Tool bar.
Many layout programs can display the font in a font menu in the style
of the font. I usually keep this feature turned off since for me it's
distracting and can slow down the menu reaction time if a lot of fonts
are turned on.
You can also use Font Book to see samples of fonts. Font Book is in
the Applications folder and comes with all Macs.
I use Extensis Suitcase Fusion 3 for font management and it can display
fonts in their own style and you can see samples and even paragraphs
samples in different point sizes.
Or, go to a Library/Fonts folder and click a font. If your View is
Icon or Column you will see an example.
There are also utilities that can create font samples and print them.
Apple Font Trivia.
Did you know? The original Apple fonts for the Macintosh in 1984 were
all named after cities such as: Geneva, Monaco, Paris, London, New
York, Chicago, Madrid, London, etc.
The original font for the Menu bar in 1984 and for years was Chicago
while pull down menus and Finder windows used Geneva.
Many programs, Help menus, used the New York font which was a favorite
of mine.
When the first desktop PostScript laser printer was released by Apple
in 1985 the PostScript fonts provided by license form Adobe were NOT
named after cities. You could almost immediately tell which fonts were
rescalable PostScript and which were bitmapped fonts (the city fonts).
Fonts in early Macs that had an actual file installed for specific
point sizes, such as New York 8, New York 10, New York 12, New York 14,
New York 16, and New York 24 point would in all programs display these
specific fonts in a menu in an outline style. This was so you could
immediately see if you had a New York 16 point file installed and that
meant it would print clearly and crisply at the 16 point size.
Denver Dan
On Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:27:20 -0700, keith_w wrote:
> Really good to know I chose Lucida Grande for my own choices long before
> today. Interesting.
> Now, the next question:
> Is there an app of any kind that can be called upon to display what font
> i'm looking at, at any given time? Highlight a word, press Find-a-Font^TM
> icon and it will tell me what font it is, by name?
>
> So many times I've wanted to know what a displayed font is, and have no way
> to conveniently tell. Such a thing would be MOST useful.
>
> Thanks ahead of time,
>
> keith whaley
There are some web sites that can ID fonts.
Fonts are such a complex topic that there is no single answer to you
question.
In some programs (Quark, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, FileMaker
Pro, MS Word, Excel, most word processing, layout, design applications
you can do exactly what you ask about. Click a word, pull down a font
menu and see the name. Or just look at the font tool on a menu bar or
the Tool bar.
Many layout programs can display the font in a font menu in the style
of the font. I usually keep this feature turned off since for me it's
distracting and can slow down the menu reaction time if a lot of fonts
are turned on.
You can also use Font Book to see samples of fonts. Font Book is in
the Applications folder and comes with all Macs.
I use Extensis Suitcase Fusion 3 for font management and it can display
fonts in their own style and you can see samples and even paragraphs
samples in different point sizes.
Or, go to a Library/Fonts folder and click a font. If your View is
Icon or Column you will see an example.
There are also utilities that can create font samples and print them.
Apple Font Trivia.
Did you know? The original Apple fonts for the Macintosh in 1984 were
all named after cities such as: Geneva, Monaco, Paris, London, New
York, Chicago, Madrid, London, etc.
The original font for the Menu bar in 1984 and for years was Chicago
while pull down menus and Finder windows used Geneva.
Many programs, Help menus, used the New York font which was a favorite
of mine.
When the first desktop PostScript laser printer was released by Apple
in 1985 the PostScript fonts provided by license form Adobe were NOT
named after cities. You could almost immediately tell which fonts were
rescalable PostScript and which were bitmapped fonts (the city fonts).
Fonts in early Macs that had an actual file installed for specific
point sizes, such as New York 8, New York 10, New York 12, New York 14,
New York 16, and New York 24 point would in all programs display these
specific fonts in a menu in an outline style. This was so you could
immediately see if you had a New York 16 point file installed and that
meant it would print clearly and crisply at the 16 point size.
Denver Dan
On Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:27:20 -0700, keith_w wrote:
> Really good to know I chose Lucida Grande for my own choices long before
> today. Interesting.
> Now, the next question:
> Is there an app of any kind that can be called upon to display what font
> i'm looking at, at any given time? Highlight a word, press Find-a-Font^
> icon and it will tell me what font it is, by name?
>
> So many times I've wanted to know what a displayed font is, and have no way
> to conveniently tell. Such a thing would be MOST useful.
>
> Thanks ahead of time,
>
> keith whaley
Mon Oct 15, 2012 1:38 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Denver Dan" denverdan22180
Howdy.
Here's some info about an expanded hard drive replacement program by
Apple.
"Apple's hard drive replacement program for 2011 iMacs has been
expanded after discovering even more machines may be affected. The
company has updated its support page about the program to note the 1TB
Seagate hard drives could be faulty in iMacs sold as early as October
2009. Apple will offer free replacement hard drives to affected
customers for three years after the first sale of the device, or until
April 12, 2013, whichever is longer.
Apple first announced the program in July of 2011, saying that the 1TB
drives in iMacs sold between May and July of that year could be subject
to failure under "certain conditions."
- - - - -
iMac 1TB Seagate Hard Drive Replacement Program
<http://www.apple.com/support/imac-harddrive/ > (US Apple support side)
"Apple has determined that certain Seagate 1TB hard drives used in
21.5-inch and 27-inch iMac systems may fail. These systems were sold
between October 2009 and July 2011.
Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP) will replace
affected hard drives free of charge.
Apple is contacting affected iMac owners who provided a valid email
address during the product registration process to let them know about
this program. If you have not been contacted, but think you have a 1TB
Seagate hard drive, you can enter your serial number below to see if
it's part of this program."
Denver Dan
Here's some info about an expanded hard drive replacement program by
Apple.
"Apple's hard drive replacement program for 2011 iMacs has been
expanded after discovering even more machines may be affected. The
company has updated its support page about the program to note the 1TB
Seagate hard drives could be faulty in iMacs sold as early as October
2009. Apple will offer free replacement hard drives to affected
customers for three years after the first sale of the device, or until
April 12, 2013, whichever is longer.
Apple first announced the program in July of 2011, saying that the 1TB
drives in iMacs sold between May and July of that year could be subject
to failure under "certain conditions."
- - - - -
iMac 1TB Seagate Hard Drive Replacement Program
<http://www.apple.
"Apple has determined that certain Seagate 1TB hard drives used in
21.5-inch and 27-inch iMac systems may fail. These systems were sold
between October 2009 and July 2011.
Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP) will replace
affected hard drives free of charge.
Apple is contacting affected iMac owners who provided a valid email
address during the product registration process to let them know about
this program. If you have not been contacted, but think you have a 1TB
Seagate hard drive, you can enter your serial number below to see if
it's part of this program."
Denver Dan
Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:08 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"cnltnn" cnltnn
Hello,
Here are my specs from the system profiler:
Model Name: Mac mini
Model Identifier: Macmini2,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 1.83 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 2 MB
Memory: 1 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MM21.009A.B00
SMC Version (system): 1.19f2
I think I am stuck. I think only having 1 GB of memory is preventing me from upgrading to the latest iTunes which is also preventing me from getting new iBooks.
My question is what memory do I buy and how difficult is it to install?
My Mac Mini is new to me. I upgraded from a very old G4. This Mac is like a matchbox compared to my old one.
Thanks!
Carrie
Here are my specs from the system profiler:
Model Name: Mac mini
Model Identifier: Macmini2,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 1.83 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 2 MB
Memory: 1 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MM21.009A.B00
SMC Version (system): 1.19f2
I think I am stuck. I think only having 1 GB of memory is preventing me from upgrading to the latest iTunes which is also preventing me from getting new iBooks.
My question is what memory do I buy and how difficult is it to install?
My Mac Mini is new to me. I upgraded from a very old G4. This Mac is like a matchbox compared to my old one.
Thanks!
Carrie
Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:44 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jim Saklad" jimdoc01
> Here are my specs from the system profiler:
> Model Name: Mac mini
> Model Identifier: Macmini2,1
> Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
> Processor Speed: 1.83 GHz
> Number Of Processors: 1
> Total Number Of Cores: 2
> L2 Cache: 2 MB
> Memory: 1 GB
> Bus Speed: 667 MHz
> Boot ROM Version: MM21.009A.B00
> SMC Version (system): 1.19f2
>
> I think I am stuck. I think only having 1 GB of memory is preventing me from upgrading to the latest iTunes which is also preventing me from getting new iBooks.
MacTracker says this model has 2 slots and can take up to 3 GB of RAM
> My question is what memory do I buy and how difficult is it to install?
I like OWC for RAM:
<http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/mac_mini/intel >
The job is a little ... weird. Here are the instructions from iFixit:
<http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Installing+Mac+mini+Model+A1176+RAM/1110/1 >
--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@me.com
> Model Name: Mac mini
> Model Identifier: Macmini2,1
> Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
> Processor Speed: 1.83 GHz
> Number Of Processors: 1
> Total Number Of Cores: 2
> L2 Cache: 2 MB
> Memory: 1 GB
> Bus Speed: 667 MHz
> Boot ROM Version: MM21.009A.B00
> SMC Version (system): 1.19f2
>
> I think I am stuck. I think only having 1 GB of memory is preventing me from upgrading to the latest iTunes which is also preventing me from getting new iBooks.
MacTracker says this model has 2 slots and can take up to 3 GB of RAM
> My question is what memory do I buy and how difficult is it to install?
I like OWC for RAM:
<http://eshop.
The job is a little ... weird. Here are the instructions from iFixit:
<http://www.ifixit.
--
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@me.com
Mon Oct 15, 2012 7:11 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"cnltnn" cnltnn
Thank you very much for the info.
I am really going to have to work up the nerve to do that! That is way above my skill level.
Thanks again!
-Carrie
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com , Jim Saklad <jimdoc@...> wrote:
>
> > Here are my specs from the system profiler:
> > Model Name: Mac mini
> > Model Identifier: Macmini2,1
> > Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
> > Processor Speed: 1.83 GHz
> > Number Of Processors: 1
> > Total Number Of Cores: 2
> > L2 Cache: 2 MB
> > Memory: 1 GB
> > Bus Speed: 667 MHz
> > Boot ROM Version: MM21.009A.B00
> > SMC Version (system): 1.19f2
> >
> > I think I am stuck. I think only having 1 GB of memory is preventing me from upgrading to the latest iTunes which is also preventing me from getting new iBooks.
>
> MacTracker says this model has 2 slots and can take up to 3 GB of RAM
>
> > My question is what memory do I buy and how difficult is it to install?
>
> I like OWC for RAM:
> <http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/mac_mini/intel >
>
> The job is a little ... weird. Here are the instructions from iFixit:
> <http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Installing+Mac+mini+Model+A1176+RAM/1110/1 >
>
> --
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@...
>
I am really going to have to work up the nerve to do that! That is way above my skill level.
Thanks again!
-Carrie
--- In macsupportcentral@
>
> > Here are my specs from the system profiler:
> > Model Name: Mac mini
> > Model Identifier: Macmini2,1
> > Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
> > Processor Speed: 1.83 GHz
> > Number Of Processors: 1
> > Total Number Of Cores: 2
> > L2 Cache: 2 MB
> > Memory: 1 GB
> > Bus Speed: 667 MHz
> > Boot ROM Version: MM21.009A.B00
> > SMC Version (system): 1.19f2
> >
> > I think I am stuck. I think only having 1 GB of memory is preventing me from upgrading to the latest iTunes which is also preventing me from getting new iBooks.
>
> MacTracker says this model has 2 slots and can take up to 3 GB of RAM
>
> > My question is what memory do I buy and how difficult is it to install?
>
> I like OWC for RAM:
> <http://eshop.
>
> The job is a little ... weird. Here are the instructions from iFixit:
> <http://www.ifixit.
>
> --
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@
>
Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:54 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Christopher Collins" cjc1959au
It's not really all that difficult, but it can be a little immmmm frustrating.
Depends on how comfortable you feel ripping computers apart.
Buy your RAM (2 * 2GB DDR2800) and take it to your local Apple dealer.
They will happily fit it for a minimal charge, if you don't feel comfortable doing it yourself.
Make sure the RAM is qualified for Macs or is at least a brand name (Kingston, Patriot, OWC, etc)
cjc
On 16/10/2012, at 12:08 PM, cnltnn <cnltnn@yahoo.com > wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Here are my specs from the system profiler:
> Model Name: Mac mini
> Model Identifier: Macmini2,1
> Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
> Processor Speed: 1.83 GHz
> Number Of Processors: 1
> Total Number Of Cores: 2
> L2 Cache: 2 MB
> Memory: 1 GB
> Bus Speed: 667 MHz
> Boot ROM Version: MM21.009A.B00
> SMC Version (system): 1.19f2
>
> I think I am stuck. I think only having 1 GB of memory is preventing me from upgrading to the latest iTunes which is also preventing me from getting new iBooks.
>
> My question is what memory do I buy and how difficult is it to install?
>
> My Mac Mini is new to me. I upgraded from a very old G4. This Mac is like a matchbox compared to my old one.
>
> Thanks!
> Carrie
>
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Depends on how comfortable you feel ripping computers apart.
Buy your RAM (2 * 2GB DDR2800) and take it to your local Apple dealer.
They will happily fit it for a minimal charge, if you don't feel comfortable doing it yourself.
Make sure the RAM is qualified for Macs or is at least a brand name (Kingston, Patriot, OWC, etc)
cjc
On 16/10/2012, at 12:08 PM, cnltnn <cnltnn@yahoo.
> Hello,
>
> Here are my specs from the system profiler:
> Model Name: Mac mini
> Model Identifier: Macmini2,1
> Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
> Processor Speed: 1.83 GHz
> Number Of Processors: 1
> Total Number Of Cores: 2
> L2 Cache: 2 MB
> Memory: 1 GB
> Bus Speed: 667 MHz
> Boot ROM Version: MM21.009A.B00
> SMC Version (system): 1.19f2
>
> I think I am stuck. I think only having 1 GB of memory is preventing me from upgrading to the latest iTunes which is also preventing me from getting new iBooks.
>
> My question is what memory do I buy and how difficult is it to install?
>
> My Mac Mini is new to me. I upgraded from a very old G4. This Mac is like a matchbox compared to my old one.
>
> Thanks!
> Carrie
>
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Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:38 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Patsy Price" beyondwords2
Jim, thank you for the info. You're probably right---the extra 2 GB
might not be enough to be worthwhile. And I can live with what I've
got at this stage of my life and my career. If, however, I take on a
project that really uses my fancy software, requires more RAM than I
have, and will pay for a 4 GB stick, I might go for it.
I've always maxed out the RAM in all my previous Macs. So I'm a
little surprised I didn't do it when I upgraded the RAM in this used
iMac.
This iMac is SO much faster than the G4 I moved up from that I can
forgive it for making me restart once in a while and wait seconds
rather than minutes to be ready to go again. And I can even forgive
Safari and Shockwave and whatever else for hanging onto RAM and
refusing to let go---they do bring me lots of pleasure.
Patsy
>>> mid-2007 iMac7.1, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4 GHz
>>> 4 GB RAM
>>
>The max RAM for an iMac7.1 is 6 GB (she has 4 GB).
>The extra 2 GB would help, at least a little, but maybe not enough
>to be worthwhile.
>
>Since she probably has two 2 GB sticks, she would have to get a 4 GB
>stick, and set one of the old 2 GB sticks aside.
>Presently the cost for this is about $95:
><http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/5300DDR2S4GB/ >
might not be enough to be worthwhile. And I can live with what I've
got at this stage of my life and my career. If, however, I take on a
project that really uses my fancy software, requires more RAM than I
have, and will pay for a 4 GB stick, I might go for it.
I've always maxed out the RAM in all my previous Macs. So I'm a
little surprised I didn't do it when I upgraded the RAM in this used
iMac.
This iMac is SO much faster than the G4 I moved up from that I can
forgive it for making me restart once in a while and wait seconds
rather than minutes to be ready to go again. And I can even forgive
Safari and Shockwave and whatever else for hanging onto RAM and
refusing to let go---they do bring me lots of pleasure.
Patsy
>>> mid-2007 iMac7.1, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4 GHz
>>> 4 GB RAM
>>
>The max RAM for an iMac7.1 is 6 GB (she has 4 GB).
>The extra 2 GB would help, at least a little, but maybe not enough
>to be worthwhile.
>
>Since she probably has two 2 GB sticks, she would have to get a 4 GB
>stick, and set one of the old 2 GB sticks aside.
>Presently the cost for this is about $95:
><http://eshop.
Tue Oct 16, 2012 3:53 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf
4 GB is the official (Apple) maximum. Third parties have discovered that
you can in fact use 6, so I can see why you have "only" 4.
I agree: I doubt that an increase from 4 to 6 would be worthwhile. If in
doubt, use Activity Monitor to see how much you are using and also note the
Page Ins/Outs.
Otto
On 16 October 2012 02:38, Patsy Price <beyondwords@shaw.ca > wrote:
> Jim, thank you for the info. You're probably right---the extra 2 GB
> might not be enough to be worthwhile. And I can live with what I've
> got at this stage of my life and my career. If, however, I take on a
> project that really uses my fancy software, requires more RAM than I
> have, and will pay for a 4 GB stick, I might go for it.
>
> I've always maxed out the RAM in all my previous Macs. So I'm a
> little surprised I didn't do it when I upgraded the RAM in this used
> iMac.
>
> This iMac is SO much faster than the G4 I moved up from that I can
> forgive it for making me restart once in a while and wait seconds
> rather than minutes to be ready to go again. And I can even forgive
> Safari and Shockwave and whatever else for hanging onto RAM and
> refusing to let go---they do bring me lots of pleasure.
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you can in fact use 6, so I can see why you have "only" 4.
I agree: I doubt that an increase from 4 to 6 would be worthwhile. If in
doubt, use Activity Monitor to see how much you are using and also note the
Page Ins/Outs.
Otto
On 16 October 2012 02:38, Patsy Price <beyondwords@
> Jim, thank you for the info. You're probably right---the extra 2 GB
> might not be enough to be worthwhile. And I can live with what I've
> got at this stage of my life and my career. If, however, I take on a
> project that really uses my fancy software, requires more RAM than I
> have, and will pay for a 4 GB stick, I might go for it.
>
> I've always maxed out the RAM in all my previous Macs. So I'm a
> little surprised I didn't do it when I upgraded the RAM in this used
> iMac.
>
> This iMac is SO much faster than the G4 I moved up from that I can
> forgive it for making me restart once in a while and wait seconds
> rather than minutes to be ready to go again. And I can even forgive
> Safari and Shockwave and whatever else for hanging onto RAM and
> refusing to let go---they do bring me lots of pleasure.
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Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:49 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Christopher Collins" cjc1959au
Although you can then use Parallels to also create a VM using the Boot Camp partition as the basis for the VM.
So you could run Win7 either with BootCamp by rebooting or with Parallels as a VM.
cjc
On 16/10/2012, at 4:00 AM, Otto Nikolaus <otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com > wrote:
> No. When you run an OS under Boot Camp, you are running it natively, so
> running Windows under Boot Camp on a Mac effectively makes the Mac a
> "real", not virtual PC.
>
> Otto
>
> On 15 October 2012 17:44, Nick Andriash <medic65@telus.net > wrote:
>
> > I was just wondering what the difference is between using Parallels 8 vs
> > Bootcamp to run Windows on my MacBook Pro? Are they not both creating
> > 'Virtual Machines'?
> >
> > The reason I ask is that I just purchased VMOptimizer from
> > Coriolis-Systems, but when I run the Program, I am told it cannot find a
> > Virtual Machine.
> >
> > Would iDefrag take care of any defragmentation with respect to my
> > 'Parallels Partition' which contains Win 7?
> >
>
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So you could run Win7 either with BootCamp by rebooting or with Parallels as a VM.
cjc
On 16/10/2012, at 4:00 AM, Otto Nikolaus <otto.nikolaus@
> No. When you run an OS under Boot Camp, you are running it natively, so
> running Windows under Boot Camp on a Mac effectively makes the Mac a
> "real", not virtual PC.
>
> Otto
>
> On 15 October 2012 17:44, Nick Andriash <medic65@telus.
>
> > I was just wondering what the difference is between using Parallels 8 vs
> > Bootcamp to run Windows on my MacBook Pro? Are they not both creating
> > 'Virtual Machines'?
> >
> > The reason I ask is that I just purchased VMOptimizer from
> > Coriolis-Systems, but when I run the Program, I am told it cannot find a
> > Virtual Machine.
> >
> > Would iDefrag take care of any defragmentation with respect to my
> > 'Parallels Partition' which contains Win 7?
> >
>
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Tue Oct 16, 2012 12:20 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jim Saklad" jimdoc01
> No. When you run an OS under Boot Camp, you are running it natively, so running Windows under Boot Camp on a Mac effectively makes the Mac a "real", not virtual PC.
> Otto
Well, yes and no.
If you choose to create a Boot Camp partition, and install Windows there, then you can, of course, tell the machine to boot form that partition, and you are then running an Intel Windows computer (made by Apple).
I'm pretty certain, however, that you can also boot into MacOS, run Fusion or Parallels, and point them at the "real" Boot Camp Windows partition, rather than at a "virtual hard drive" that lives on the Mac side.
This confers the advantages of a dedicated Windows partition, but also lets you run MacOS and Windows simultaneously, side-by-side, and switch between them.
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Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@me.com
> Otto
Well, yes and no.
If you choose to create a Boot Camp partition, and install Windows there, then you can, of course, tell the machine to boot form that partition, and you are then running an Intel Windows computer (made by Apple).
I'm pretty certain, however, that you can also boot into MacOS, run Fusion or Parallels, and point them at the "real" Boot Camp Windows partition, rather than at a "virtual hard drive" that lives on the Mac side.
This confers the advantages of a dedicated Windows partition, but also lets you run MacOS and Windows simultaneously, side-by-side, and switch between them.
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Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@me.com
Tue Oct 16, 2012 3:59 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf
On 16 October 2012 08:19, Jim Saklad <jimdoc@me.com> wrote:
>
> Well, yes and no.
>
> If you choose to create a Boot Camp partition, and install Windows there,
> then you can, of course, tell the machine to boot form that partition, and
> you are then running an Intel Windows computer (made by Apple).
>
> I'm pretty certain, however, that you can also boot into MacOS, run Fusion
> or Parallels, and point them at the "real" Boot Camp Windows partition,
> rather than at a "virtual hard drive" that lives on the Mac side.
>
> This confers the advantages of a dedicated Windows partition, but also
> lets you run MacOS and Windows simultaneously, side-by-side, and switch
> between them.
>
I think you are correct. I assumed running *under* Boot Camp, not merely
using the BC partition.
Otto
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>
> Well, yes and no.
>
> If you choose to create a Boot Camp partition, and install Windows there,
> then you can, of course, tell the machine to boot form that partition, and
> you are then running an Intel Windows computer (made by Apple).
>
> I'm pretty certain, however, that you can also boot into MacOS, run Fusion
> or Parallels, and point them at the "real" Boot Camp Windows partition,
> rather than at a "virtual hard drive" that lives on the Mac side.
>
> This confers the advantages of a dedicated Windows partition, but also
> lets you run MacOS and Windows simultaneously, side-by-side, and switch
> between them.
>
I think you are correct. I assumed running *under* Boot Camp, not merely
using the BC partition.
Otto
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Tue Oct 16, 2012 5:32 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"victorsteelballs" victorsteelballs
I want to start blogging and was looking for advice. I know that everyone has their own preference as to Wordpress, blogger, etc. I'd like to know what some of you think as to ease of installing and use, cost, etc.
TIA
Victor
TIA
Victor
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