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Tue Oct 16, 2012 5:35 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"blazinghawkhealer" blazinghawkhealer
I want to start blogging and was looking for advice. I know that everyone has
their own preference as to Wordpress, blogger, etc. and I'd like to know what some
of you think as to ease of installing and use, cost, etc.
TIA
Victor
their own preference as to Wordpress, blogger, etc. and I'd like to know what some
of you think as to ease of installing and use, cost, etc.
TIA
Victor
Tue Oct 16, 2012 6:24 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Ken" avliska
So, for example, if I have 4 gigs RAM and my page ins are 1.01 and page outs are 0, is my computer running OK? (Note: I have no idea what "page in/outs" are. I just want the computer to run OK, which it seems to be doing.)
Thanks
Ken Silva
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com , Otto Nikolaus <otto.nikolaus@...> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
Thanks
Ken Silva
--- In macsupportcentral@
>
> 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.
>
Tue Oct 16, 2012 8:27 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Eric" emanmb
I came home the one night a few weeks back to see my MacPro with the LED above the power button blinking quickly. I thought, 'that's unusual' and tried to wake it from sleep w/no luck, so I forced it to shut down and then restarted.
Still got the blinking LED and black screens but did have the chime at startup. After confirming the machine wasn't going to startup correctly I used my wife's MBP to look for a cause Googling "blinking power light MacPro", etc. The consensus of posts was that it was bad RAM and one post saying they had a bad motherboard. Yikes.
6 of my 8GB's were bought new from OWC in Feb this year. I begin removing them pair by pair and confirmed that 1 or both DIMMS of my 4GB pair were bad which were from OWC.
I have an app on my original iphone (which is ONLY connected to ours or others' wifi) that allows me to call the states for free. Called OWC and set up an RMA where I had to pay some of their FedEx fees as I'm in Bangkok now. I've never shipped anything from a foreign country before and it was a pleasant experience. I was surprised that there is no customs slip that needed to be put on the package! I asked a manager there and he said 'mai me' which is, we don't have one. Okey dokey.
I was worried that something would happen w/US customs but it got to OWC in a week for $12 compared to the whack rate of $75 using FedEx here.
All in all it was as seamless an experience as one could have given the distance, language barriers etc. and my MP is back to normal.
I am surprised now when I hear people say they've never had bad ram as I've had RAM go bad in 2 different machines now. Guess it's just my bad luck, eh?
Still got the blinking LED and black screens but did have the chime at startup. After confirming the machine wasn't going to startup correctly I used my wife's MBP to look for a cause Googling "blinking power light MacPro", etc. The consensus of posts was that it was bad RAM and one post saying they had a bad motherboard. Yikes.
6 of my 8GB's were bought new from OWC in Feb this year. I begin removing them pair by pair and confirmed that 1 or both DIMMS of my 4GB pair were bad which were from OWC.
I have an app on my original iphone (which is ONLY connected to ours or others' wifi) that allows me to call the states for free. Called OWC and set up an RMA where I had to pay some of their FedEx fees as I'm in Bangkok now. I've never shipped anything from a foreign country before and it was a pleasant experience. I was surprised that there is no customs slip that needed to be put on the package! I asked a manager there and he said 'mai me' which is, we don't have one. Okey dokey.
I was worried that something would happen w/US customs but it got to OWC in a week for $12 compared to the whack rate of $75 using FedEx here.
All in all it was as seamless an experience as one could have given the distance, language barriers etc. and my MP is back to normal.
I am surprised now when I hear people say they've never had bad ram as I've had RAM go bad in 2 different machines now. Guess it's just my bad luck, eh?
Tue Oct 16, 2012 8:53 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Patti A Robertson" parpiano
I had bad RAM in a new Macbook Pro 2 years ago. Was diagnosed and replaced by an authorized Apple repair shop.
So yes, it does happen!
Patti
On Oct 16, 2012, at 8:27 AM, "Eric" <emanmb@yahoo.com > wrote:
> I came home the one night a few weeks back to see my MacPro with the LED above the power button blinking quickly. I thought, 'that's unusual' and tried to wake it from sleep w/no luck, so I forced it to shut down and then restarted.
>
> Still got the blinking LED and black screens but did have the chime at startup. After confirming the machine wasn't going to startup correctly I used my wife's MBP to look for a cause Googling "blinking power light MacPro", etc. The consensus of posts was that it was bad RAM and one post saying they had a bad motherboard. Yikes.
>
> 6 of my 8GB's were bought new from OWC in Feb this year. I begin removing them pair by pair and confirmed that 1 or both DIMMS of my 4GB pair were bad which were from OWC.
>
> I have an app on my original iphone (which is ONLY connected to ours or others' wifi) that allows me to call the states for free. Called OWC and set up an RMA where I had to pay some of their FedEx fees as I'm in Bangkok now. I've never shipped anything from a foreign country before and it was a pleasant experience. I was surprised that there is no customs slip that needed to be put on the package! I asked a manager there and he said 'mai me' which is, we don't have one. Okey dokey.
>
> I was worried that something would happen w/US customs but it got to OWC in a week for $12 compared to the whack rate of $75 using FedEx here.
> All in all it was as seamless an experience as one could have given the distance, language barriers etc. and my MP is back to normal.
>
> I am surprised now when I hear people say they've never had bad ram as I've had RAM go bad in 2 different machines now. Guess it's just my bad luck, eh?
>
>
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So yes, it does happen!
Patti
On Oct 16, 2012, at 8:27 AM, "Eric" <emanmb@yahoo.
> I came home the one night a few weeks back to see my MacPro with the LED above the power button blinking quickly. I thought, 'that's unusual' and tried to wake it from sleep w/no luck, so I forced it to shut down and then restarted.
>
> Still got the blinking LED and black screens but did have the chime at startup. After confirming the machine wasn't going to startup correctly I used my wife's MBP to look for a cause Googling "blinking power light MacPro", etc. The consensus of posts was that it was bad RAM and one post saying they had a bad motherboard. Yikes.
>
> 6 of my 8GB's were bought new from OWC in Feb this year. I begin removing them pair by pair and confirmed that 1 or both DIMMS of my 4GB pair were bad which were from OWC.
>
> I have an app on my original iphone (which is ONLY connected to ours or others' wifi) that allows me to call the states for free. Called OWC and set up an RMA where I had to pay some of their FedEx fees as I'm in Bangkok now. I've never shipped anything from a foreign country before and it was a pleasant experience. I was surprised that there is no customs slip that needed to be put on the package! I asked a manager there and he said 'mai me' which is, we don't have one. Okey dokey.
>
> I was worried that something would happen w/US customs but it got to OWC in a week for $12 compared to the whack rate of $75 using FedEx here.
> All in all it was as seamless an experience as one could have given the distance, language barriers etc. and my MP is back to normal.
>
> I am surprised now when I hear people say they've never had bad ram as I've had RAM go bad in 2 different machines now. Guess it's just my bad luck, eh?
>
>
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Tue Oct 16, 2012 9:08 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Earle Jones" earlejones501
On Oct 16, 12, at 8:27 AM, Eric <emanmb@yahoo.
> I came home the one night a few weeks back to see my MacPro with the LED above the power button blinking quickly. I thought, 'that's unusual' and tried to wake it from sleep w/no luck, so I forced it to shut down and then restarted.
>
> Still got the blinking LED and black screens but did have the chime at startup. After confirming the machine wasn't going to startup correctly I used my wife's MBP to look for a cause Googling "blinking power light MacPro", etc. The consensus of posts was that it was bad RAM and one post saying they had a bad motherboard. Yikes.
>
> 6 of my 8GB's were bought new from OWC in Feb this year. I begin removing them pair by pair and confirmed that 1 or both DIMMS of my 4GB pair were bad which were from OWC.
>
> I have an app on my original iphone (which is ONLY connected to ours or others' wifi) that allows me to call the states for free. Called OWC and set up an RMA where I had to pay some of their FedEx fees as I'm in Bangkok now. I've never shipped anything from a foreign country before and it was a pleasant experience. I was surprised that there is no customs slip that needed to be put on the package! I asked a manager there and he said 'mai me' which is, we don't have one. Okey dokey.
>
> I was worried that something would happen w/US customs but it got to OWC in a week for $12 compared to the whack rate of $75 using FedEx here.
> All in all it was as seamless an experience as one could have given the distance, language barriers etc. and my MP is back to normal.
>
> I am surprised now when I hear people say they've never had bad ram as I've had RAM go bad in 2 different machines now. Guess it's just my bad luck, eh?
>
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Greetings!
A couple of years ago, I was having some intermittent weird problem with my iMac so I visited the local (Palo Alto University Avenue) Apple Store Genius Bar.
The genius asked: "What kind of memory are you using?"
My reply: "Memory is memory -- why do you ask what kind?"
Answer: Because now, especially with System X, the memory you use is more significant.
He went on to recommend that I buy new memory from Crucial.com
http://www.crucial.
This is the retail arm of Micron Technology, where Apple gets a lot of their memory.
Crucial memory costs a couple of pennies more, but I have never had a problem since.
earle
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Tue Oct 16, 2012 9:35 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jim Saklad" jimdoc01
> I am surprised now when I hear people say they've never had bad ram as I've had RAM go bad in 2 different machines now. Guess it's just my bad luck, eh?
Did you try taking the RAM sticks out, then re-inserting them? Electrical contacts can get dirty, too.
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Did you try taking the RAM sticks out, then re-inserting them? Electrical contacts can get dirty, too.
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