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Wed Oct 17, 2012 1:42 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"John Ross" maltcote@btinternet.com
In theory, but not in my experience. I get less Page-Outs since using Boost&Memory.
On 17 Oct 2012, at 09:25, Randy B. Singer <randy@macattorney.com > wrote:
> OS X automatically recovers RAM as needed.
On 17 Oct 2012, at 09:25, Randy B. Singer <randy@macattorney.
> OS X automatically recovers RAM as needed.
Wed Oct 17, 2012 3:16 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Randy B. Singer" randybrucesinger
On Oct 17, 2012, at 1:42 AM, John Ross wrote:
> In theory, but not in my experience. I get less Page-Outs since using Boost&Memory.
In theory, utilities that show you things like how your RAM is being used are helpful. In practice, they aren't necessarily showing you what you think they are.
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Wed Oct 17, 2012 10:35 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Patsy Price" beyondwords2
Randy B. Singer wrote:
>OS X automatically recovers RAM as needed.
That's what I thought. But Snow Leopard doesn't seem to be able to
access a significant portion of the RAM that Safari and Shockwave
have been using, even after quitting Safari.
I'd like to try Purge to see if it will work for those occasions I
don't want to restart to free up RAM after I have quit Safari.
I'll still consider adding more RAM to my iMac 7.1 someday, but for
now I'd like to work with what I have (the 4GB official Apple
maximum).
Patsy
>OS X automatically recovers RAM as needed.
That's what I thought. But Snow Leopard doesn't seem to be able to
access a significant portion of the RAM that Safari and Shockwave
have been using, even after quitting Safari.
I'd like to try Purge to see if it will work for those occasions I
don't want to restart to free up RAM after I have quit Safari.
I'll still consider adding more RAM to my iMac 7.1 someday, but for
now I'd like to work with what I have (the 4GB official Apple
maximum).
Patsy
Wed Oct 17, 2012 2:00 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"DaveC" davec2468
When I reently tried to burn a DVD on the Superdrive in my
2006-vintage Mini (1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo) I got errors.
I bought one of those eyelash-equipped cleaning discs and ran it in
the drive for a few minutes (per instructions) and it will now read
discs but still will not burn.
This drive has burned maybe 50 discs in its life, and read maybe as
many. That's not much use.
I presume that dust has clouded the laser's path.
Has anyone had any success cleaning the lens in such a drive (they're
used in many of Apple's laptop models as well as the Minis)?
Thanks,
Dave
2006-vintage Mini (1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo) I got errors.
I bought one of those eyelash-equipped cleaning discs and ran it in
the drive for a few minutes (per instructions) and it will now read
discs but still will not burn.
This drive has burned maybe 50 discs in its life, and read maybe as
many. That's not much use.
I presume that dust has clouded the laser's path.
Has anyone had any success cleaning the lens in such a drive (they're
used in many of Apple's laptop models as well as the Minis)?
Thanks,
Dave
Wed Oct 17, 2012 5:09 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf
I suggest trying a different brand of DVD, as Superdrives are notoriously
fussy. As an example, Verbatim are often recommended here yet I found them
very poor in my PowerBook. TDK, OTOH, work every time.
If you still have no luck, using an external drive might be better and
cheaper option than replacing the Superdrive.
Otto
On 17 October 2012 10:00, DaveC <davec2468@yahoo.com > wrote:
> When I reently tried to burn a DVD on the Superdrive in my
> 2006-vintage Mini (1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo) I got errors.
>
> I bought one of those eyelash-equipped cleaning discs and ran it in
> the drive for a few minutes (per instructions) and it will now read
> discs but still will not burn.
>
> This drive has burned maybe 50 discs in its life, and read maybe as
> many. That's not much use.
>
> I presume that dust has clouded the laser's path.
>
> Has anyone had any success cleaning the lens in such a drive (they're
> used in many of Apple's laptop models as well as the Minis)?
>
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fussy. As an example, Verbatim are often recommended here yet I found them
very poor in my PowerBook. TDK, OTOH, work every time.
If you still have no luck, using an external drive might be better and
cheaper option than replacing the Superdrive.
Otto
On 17 October 2012 10:00, DaveC <davec2468@yahoo.
> When I reently tried to burn a DVD on the Superdrive in my
> 2006-vintage Mini (1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo) I got errors.
>
> I bought one of those eyelash-equipped cleaning discs and ran it in
> the drive for a few minutes (per instructions) and it will now read
> discs but still will not burn.
>
> This drive has burned maybe 50 discs in its life, and read maybe as
> many. That's not much use.
>
> I presume that dust has clouded the laser's path.
>
> Has anyone had any success cleaning the lens in such a drive (they're
> used in many of Apple's laptop models as well as the Minis)?
>
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Wed Oct 17, 2012 9:26 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"mpstupinski@snet.net" mstupinski
I bought an Apple TV, and in the process of exploring it I tried to play music from iTunes on my iMac only to get the message that I had to sign up for iTunes Match to access the music. I never considered doing this before and seem to remember that there were disadvantages, including no longer having an up-to-date library installed on your devices if you were not in a position where you could connect with iCloud.
I've learned to be leery about my memory about stuff like that, and much of what I got about iTunes Match from a Google search seemed to be somewhat dated, so I decided to ask for opinions here. Would anyone here please help me on this?
Thanks,
.................Mike
I've learned to be leery about my memory about stuff like that, and much of what I got about iTunes Match from a Google search seemed to be somewhat dated, so I decided to ask for opinions here. Would anyone here please help me on this?
Thanks,
............
Wed Oct 17, 2012 9:28 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"John Ross" maltcote@btinternet.com
You do not need iTunes Match to stream music from iTunes on a Mac to AppleTV.
On 17 Oct 2012, at 17:26, mpstupinski@snet.net wrote:
> I bought an Apple TV, and in the process of exploring it I tried to play music from iTunes on my iMac only to get the message that I had to sign up for iTunes Match to access the music. I never considered doing this before and seem to remember that there were disadvantages, including no longer having an up-to-date library installed on your devices if you were not in a position where you could connect with iCloud.
>
> I've learned to be leery about my memory about stuff like that, and much of what I got about iTunes Match from a Google search seemed to be somewhat dated, so I decided to ask for opinions here. Would anyone here please help me on this?
>
> Thanks,
> .................Mike
>
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On 17 Oct 2012, at 17:26, mpstupinski@
> I bought an Apple TV, and in the process of exploring it I tried to play music from iTunes on my iMac only to get the message that I had to sign up for iTunes Match to access the music. I never considered doing this before and seem to remember that there were disadvantages, including no longer having an up-to-date library installed on your devices if you were not in a position where you could connect with iCloud.
>
> I've learned to be leery about my memory about stuff like that, and much of what I got about iTunes Match from a Google search seemed to be somewhat dated, so I decided to ask for opinions here. Would anyone here please help me on this?
>
> Thanks,
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Wed Oct 17, 2012 9:29 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"mpstupinski@snet.net" mstupinski
I bought an Apple TV, and in the process of exploring it I tried to play music from iTunes on my iMac only to get the message that I had to sign up for iTunes Match to access the music. I never considered doing this before and seem to remember that there were disadvantages, including no longer having an up-to-date library installed on your devices if you were not in a position where you could connect with iCloud.
I've learned to be leery about my memory about stuff like that, and much of what I got about iTunes Match from a Google search seemed to be somewhat dated, so I decided to ask for opinions here. Would anyone here please help me on this?
Thanks,
.................Mike
I've learned to be leery about my memory about stuff like that, and much of what I got about iTunes Match from a Google search seemed to be somewhat dated, so I decided to ask for opinions here. Would anyone here please help me on this?
Thanks,
............
Wed Oct 17, 2012 9:30 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"mpstupinski@snet.net" mstupinski
I bought an Apple TV, and in the process of exploring it I tried to play music from iTunes on my iMac only to get the message that I had to sign up for iTunes Match to access the music. I never considered doing this before and seem to remember that there were disadvantages, including no longer having an up-to-date library installed on your devices if you were not in a position where you could connect with iCloud.
I've learned to be leery about my memory about stuff like that, and much of what I got about iTunes Match from a Google search seemed to be somewhat dated, so I decided to ask for opinions here. Would anyone here please help me on this?
Thanks,
.................Mike
I've learned to be leery about my memory about stuff like that, and much of what I got about iTunes Match from a Google search seemed to be somewhat dated, so I decided to ask for opinions here. Would anyone here please help me on this?
Thanks,
............
Wed Oct 17, 2012 11:50 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Chris Jones" bobstermcbob
Why did you send this message 3 times .....
On 17 Oct 2012, at 05:29 PM, mpstupinski@snet.net wrote:
> I bought an Apple TV, and in the process of exploring it I tried to play music from iTunes on my iMac only to get the message that I had to sign up for iTunes Match to access the music. I never considered doing this before and seem to remember that there were disadvantages, including no longer having an up-to-date library installed on your devices if you were not in a position where you could connect with iCloud.
>
> I've learned to be leery about my memory about stuff like that, and much of what I got about iTunes Match from a Google search seemed to be somewhat dated, so I decided to ask for opinions here. Would anyone here please help me on this?
>
> Thanks,
> .................Mike
>
>
>
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On 17 Oct 2012, at 05:29 PM, mpstupinski@
> I bought an Apple TV, and in the process of exploring it I tried to play music from iTunes on my iMac only to get the message that I had to sign up for iTunes Match to access the music. I never considered doing this before and seem to remember that there were disadvantages, including no longer having an up-to-date library installed on your devices if you were not in a position where you could connect with iCloud.
>
> I've learned to be leery about my memory about stuff like that, and much of what I got about iTunes Match from a Google search seemed to be somewhat dated, so I decided to ask for opinions here. Would anyone here please help me on this?
>
> Thanks,
> ............
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Wed Oct 17, 2012 12:53 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Michael P. Stupinski" mstupinski
In fact, I only sent it once. Blame Yahoo.
..........Mike
On Oct 17, 2012, at 2:50 PM, Chris Jones <jonesc@hep.phy.cam.ac.uk > wrote:
> Why did you send this message 3 times .....
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> On 17 Oct 2012, at 05:29 PM, mpstupinski@snet.net wrote:
>
>> I bought an Apple TV, and in the process of exploring it I tried to play music from iTunes on my iMac only to get the message that I had to sign up for iTunes Match to access the music. I never considered doing this before and seem to remember that there were disadvantages, including no longer having an up-to-date library installed on your devices if you were not in a position where you could connect with iCloud.
>>
>> I've learned to be leery about my memory about stuff like that, and much of what I got about iTunes Match from a Google search seemed to be somewhat dated, so I decided to ask for opinions here. Would anyone here please help me on this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> .................Mike
>>
>>
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>> <http://www.macsupportcentral.com/policies/ >
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..........Mike
On Oct 17, 2012, at 2:50 PM, Chris Jones <jonesc@hep.phy.
> Why did you send this message 3 times .....
>
> On 17 Oct 2012, at 05:29 PM, mpstupinski@
>
>> I bought an Apple TV, and in the process of exploring it I tried to play music from iTunes on my iMac only to get the message that I had to sign up for iTunes Match to access the music. I never considered doing this before and seem to remember that there were disadvantages, including no longer having an up-to-date library installed on your devices if you were not in a position where you could connect with iCloud.
>>
>> I've learned to be leery about my memory about stuff like that, and much of what I got about iTunes Match from a Google search seemed to be somewhat dated, so I decided to ask for opinions here. Would anyone here please help me on this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> ............
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Wed Oct 17, 2012 9:27 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"C_Harry_Nash" c_harry_nash
I have a Mac mini running SL and an iMac on Lion, both 2008 vintage kit. When I connect my compact to the mini, Picasa springs to life and shows the Import page as it should. When I connect my compact to the iMac, that does not happen.
I am aware of using AutoImporter - I use it as a stop-gap at the moment but want Picasa's 'save-in-folder-with-date-taken-date' functionality.
Can anyone tell me how to get Picasa/iMac to behave and import my pics, please?
I am aware of using AutoImporter - I use it as a stop-gap at the moment but want Picasa's 'save-in-folder-
Can anyone tell me how to get Picasa/iMac to behave and import my pics, please?
Wed Oct 17, 2012 10:47 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf
You must have made a setting change for the mini to do that. On the iMac,
in iPhoto (yes, iPhoto) > Preferences > General > Connecting camera opens:
> select Picasa.
Otto
On 17 October 2012 17:27, C_Harry_Nash <c_harry_nash@yahoo.co.uk > wrote:
> I have a Mac mini running SL and an iMac on Lion, both 2008 vintage kit.
> When I connect my compact to the mini, Picasa springs to life and shows
> the Import page as it should. When I connect my compact to the iMac, that
> does not happen.
>
> I am aware of using AutoImporter - I use it as a stop-gap at the moment
> but want Picasa's 'save-in-folder-with-date-taken-date' functionality.
>
> Can anyone tell me how to get Picasa/iMac to behave and import my pics,
> please?
>
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in iPhoto (yes, iPhoto) > Preferences > General > Connecting camera opens:
> select Picasa.
Otto
On 17 October 2012 17:27, C_Harry_Nash <c_harry_nash@
> I have a Mac mini running SL and an iMac on Lion, both 2008 vintage kit.
> When I connect my compact to the mini, Picasa springs to life and shows
> the Import page as it should. When I connect my compact to the iMac, that
> does not happen.
>
> I am aware of using AutoImporter - I use it as a stop-gap at the moment
> but want Picasa's 'save-in-folder-
>
> Can anyone tell me how to get Picasa/iMac to behave and import my pics,
> please?
>
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Wed Oct 17, 2012 11:42 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"DaveC" davec2468
>...
>Amazon does not buy back, but no tax is charged and if you have a
>Prime account, standard shipping (2-3 days, usually, to me on the USA
>west coast) is free.
>
>Dave
Well, that's the end of THAT benefit! As of 15 September Amazon is
charging tax on shipments to California. There are a half dozen other
states where this is also true.
Blast!
Dave
>Amazon does not buy back, but no tax is charged and if you have a
>Prime account, standard shipping (2-3 days, usually, to me on the USA
>west coast) is free.
>
>Dave
Well, that's the end of THAT benefit! As of 15 September Amazon is
charging tax on shipments to California. There are a half dozen other
states where this is also true.
Blast!
Dave
Wed Oct 17, 2012 11:47 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Shirley Gallagher" monet19033
I had to pay tax on books I bought which amazon shipped to me here in Pennsylvania (bummer)
Shirley
Sent from my iPod
On Oct 17, 2012, at 2:42 PM, DaveC <davec2468@yahoo.com > wrote:
> >...
> >Amazon does not buy back, but no tax is charged and if you have a
> >Prime account, standard shipping (2-3 days, usually, to me on the USA
> >west coast) is free.
> >
> >Dave
>
> Well, that's the end of THAT benefit! As of 15 September Amazon is
> charging tax on shipments to California. There are a half dozen other
> states where this is also true.
>
> Blast!
>
> Dave
>
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Shirley
Sent from my iPod
On Oct 17, 2012, at 2:42 PM, DaveC <davec2468@yahoo.
> >...
> >Amazon does not buy back, but no tax is charged and if you have a
> >Prime account, standard shipping (2-3 days, usually, to me on the USA
> >west coast) is free.
> >
> >Dave
>
> Well, that's the end of THAT benefit! As of 15 September Amazon is
> charging tax on shipments to California. There are a half dozen other
> states where this is also true.
>
> Blast!
>
> Dave
>
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