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Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:20 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Daly Jessup" dalyjessup
On Mar 21, 2013, at 5:31 AM, Jon Kreisler wrote:
> Nice keyboard (FK-104) but, ouch! it requires TWO USB ports. It is nice
> that it works as a USB 2.0 hub though.
Mine is a model FK302Q (I assume that the Q stands for "Quiet"
<http://www.amazon.
Daly
Thu Mar 21, 2013 1:12 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Denver Dan" denverdan22180
Howdy.
I think the Matias Quiet Pro is a different keyboard than what you
are/were using.
In addition the Quiet Pro was more than $100 from OWC.
Denver Dan
On Thu, 21 Mar 2013 02:21:35 -0700, Randy B. Singer wrote:
>
> On Mar 20, 2013, at 6:25 PM, Daly Jessup wrote:
>
>> My own experience was the opposite. I found that it's much quieter
>> than the earlier Matias keyboard, but makes enough noise to give me
>> the feedback I like when I type. There's also a nice feeling of
>> "completion" on each keystroke - again, it's feedback. I'm typing
>> much faster on this keyboard than on the little flat aluminum ones
>> from Apple with the very shallow keys and no "depression" to help
>> keep your fingers on the right keys.
>
> I've also had a very similar experience to Daly's with the Matias USB
> 2.0 Keyboard. I love this keyboard, and it was less than $30!
> http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Matias/FK104/
>
> Of note: the keyboard was a bit loud and clunky when it was
> brand-new. But when it broke in it got to be much smoother and
> quieter.
>
> I touchtype, and I don't really care for Apple's recent chicklet
> keyboards. The Matias USB 2.0 Keyboard has full traditional keycaps
> that have sculpted tops for good feel. I also like the amount of
> force required to make a key register, not too much and not too
> little.
>
> I really loved Apple's older white keyboards that came with their old
> white iMacs, but those have become hard to find, and expensive. The
> Matias USB 2.0 Keyboard is a worth replacement.
>
> ___________________________________________
> Randy B. Singer
I think the Matias Quiet Pro is a different keyboard than what you
are/were using.
In addition the Quiet Pro was more than $100 from OWC.
Denver Dan
On Thu, 21 Mar 2013 02:21:35 -0700, Randy B. Singer wrote:
>
> On Mar 20, 2013, at 6:25 PM, Daly Jessup wrote:
>
>> My own experience was the opposite. I found that it's much quieter
>> than the earlier Matias keyboard, but makes enough noise to give me
>> the feedback I like when I type. There's also a nice feeling of
>> "completion&qu
>> much faster on this keyboard than on the little flat aluminum ones
>> from Apple with the very shallow keys and no "depression&qu
>> keep your fingers on the right keys.
>
> I've also had a very similar experience to Daly's with the Matias USB
> 2.0 Keyboard. I love this keyboard, and it was less than $30!
> http://eshop.
>
> Of note: the keyboard was a bit loud and clunky when it was
> brand-new. But when it broke in it got to be much smoother and
> quieter.
>
> I touchtype, and I don't really care for Apple's recent chicklet
> keyboards. The Matias USB 2.0 Keyboard has full traditional keycaps
> that have sculpted tops for good feel. I also like the amount of
> force required to make a key register, not too much and not too
> little.
>
> I really loved Apple's older white keyboards that came with their old
> white iMacs, but those have become hard to find, and expensive. The
> Matias USB 2.0 Keyboard is a worth replacement.
>
> ____________
> Randy B. Singer
Thu Mar 21, 2013 6:00 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Daly Jessup" dalyjessup
On Mar 21, 2013, at 1:12 PM, Denver Dan wrote:
> Howdy.
>
> I think the Matias Quiet Pro is a different keyboard than what you
> are/were using.
>
> In addition the Quiet Pro was more than $100 from OWC.
Not sure what you mean. I had the original Matias keyboard and it was clacky and loose and noisy and I hated it and have disposed of it. Now I have the Quiet Pro and for me, it's expensive, but worth every penny. For me it is just the right amount of key action, the right amount of muted noise, the right amount of tactile feedback so I feel I'm really typing normally again.
Dsly
Thu Mar 21, 2013 8:03 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Denver Dan" denverdan22180
Except my Matias Quiet Pro likes to add two and three spaces with
almost every single press of the Space Bar.
And when folks in the same room say, "what Is all the loud clatter,"
then something's wrong somewhere.
Denver Dan
On Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:52:58 -0700, Daly Jessup wrote:
>
> On Mar 21, 2013, at 1:12 PM, Denver Dan wrote:
>
>> Howdy.
>>
>> I think the Matias Quiet Pro is a different keyboard than what you
>> are/were using.
>>
>> In addition the Quiet Pro was more than $100 from OWC.
>
> Not sure what you mean. I had the original Matias keyboard and it was
> clacky and loose and noisy and I hated it and have disposed of it.
> Now I have the Quiet Pro and for me, it's expensive, but worth every
> penny. For me it is just the right amount of key action, the right
> amount of muted noise, the right amount of tactile feedback so I feel
> I'm really typing normally again.
>
> Dsly
almost every single press of the Space Bar.
And when folks in the same room say, "what Is all the loud clatter,"
then something'
Denver Dan
On Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:52:58 -0700, Daly Jessup wrote:
>
> On Mar 21, 2013, at 1:12 PM, Denver Dan wrote:
>
>> Howdy.
>>
>> I think the Matias Quiet Pro is a different keyboard than what you
>> are/were using.
>>
>> In addition the Quiet Pro was more than $100 from OWC.
>
> Not sure what you mean. I had the original Matias keyboard and it was
> clacky and loose and noisy and I hated it and have disposed of it.
> Now I have the Quiet Pro and for me, it's expensive, but worth every
> penny. For me it is just the right amount of key action, the right
> amount of muted noise, the right amount of tactile feedback so I feel
> I'm really typing normally again.
>
> Dsly
Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:48 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"HAL9000" jrswebhome
Discovered a fast free way to flatten a multi-page pdf book I was making. Viewing the pdf in my iPhone4 always DELETED all comments and objects created by me in the pdf.
After laboriously creating a few flattened pages in Photoshop, I am turning somersaults over this quick free trick to open in Acrobat Pro the original multi-page pdf and flatten it in one quick script.
Found "abracadabraTOOLS 3.1" on the internet. It is for most versions of Acrobat and OSX as well. It is a free javascript. Other than downloading the instruction page, I did not allow it to communicate w my iMac, but the javascript worked perfectly once I installed it.
After laboriously creating a few flattened pages in Photoshop, I am turning somersaults over this quick free trick to open in Acrobat Pro the original multi-page pdf and flatten it in one quick script.
Found "abracadabraTO
Thu Mar 21, 2013 12:19 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Nancy Willits" nlwus
I have an iMac and I have connected an external drive. I want to copy a file on my iMac onto my external drive. I cannot paste into this drive. Under the Sharing and Permission it says, "you can only read". How can I change this so that I can copy and paste files?
Thu Mar 21, 2013 12:33 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Barry Austern" barryaus
On Mar 21, 2013, at 3:19 PM, Nancy Willits wrote:
> I have an iMac and I have connected an external drive. I want to copy a file on my iMac onto my external drive. I cannot paste into this drive. Under the Sharing and Permission it says, "you can only read". How can I change this so that I can copy and paste files?
How is it formatted? If Mac-formatted (HFS+) then it might be a permissions problem. Do a get info on the drive and check the ignore ownership at the bottom. If it is formatted as a PC drive then there are two different formats. There is a FAT-32 that a Mac can write to, but another, newer format that a Mac can only read from. So if it is in NFTS you are pretty much up the creek.
--
Barry Austern
barryaus@fuse.
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Thu Mar 21, 2013 12:54 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jon Kreisler" jonkreisler
Actually, if it is NTFS, you can buy Paragon's NTFS for Mac OS X. It allows
you to read and write NTFS formatted drives.
http://www.paragon-software.com/home/ntfs-mac/how_it_works.html
Jon
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 3:33 PM, Barry Austern <barryaus@fuse.net > wrote:
> **
>
>
>
> On Mar 21, 2013, at 3:19 PM, Nancy Willits wrote:
>
> > I have an iMac and I have connected an external drive. I want to copy a
> file on my iMac onto my external drive. I cannot paste into this drive.
> Under the Sharing and Permission it says, "you can only read". How can I
> change this so that I can copy and paste files?
>
> How is it formatted? If Mac-formatted (HFS+) then it might be a
> permissions problem. Do a get info on the drive and check the ignore
> ownership at the bottom. If it is formatted as a PC drive then there are
> two different formats. There is a FAT-32 that a Mac can write to, but
> another, newer format that a Mac can only read from. So if it is in NFTS
> you are pretty much up the creek.
> --
> Barry Austern
> barryaus@fuse.net
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
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you to read and write NTFS formatted drives.
http://www.paragon-
Jon
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 3:33 PM, Barry Austern <barryaus@fuse.
> **
>
>
>
> On Mar 21, 2013, at 3:19 PM, Nancy Willits wrote:
>
> > I have an iMac and I have connected an external drive. I want to copy a
> file on my iMac onto my external drive. I cannot paste into this drive.
> Under the Sharing and Permission it says, "you can only read". How can I
> change this so that I can copy and paste files?
>
> How is it formatted? If Mac-formatted (HFS+) then it might be a
> permissions problem. Do a get info on the drive and check the ignore
> ownership at the bottom. If it is formatted as a PC drive then there are
> two different formats. There is a FAT-32 that a Mac can write to, but
> another, newer format that a Mac can only read from. So if it is in NFTS
> you are pretty much up the creek.
> --
> Barry Austern
> barryaus@fuse.
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
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Thu Mar 21, 2013 1:10 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jon Kreisler" jonkreisler
Of course, if you don't need any data that may be on the external drive
already, you can always erase it and change the format to Mac OS Extended,
using Disk Utility.
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 3:54 PM, Jon Kreisler <jonkreisler@gmail.com > wrote:
> Actually, if it is NTFS, you can buy Paragon's NTFS for Mac OS X. It
> allows you to read and write NTFS formatted drives.
>
> http://www.paragon-software.com/home/ntfs-mac/how_it_works.html
>
> Jon
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 3:33 PM, Barry Austern <barryaus@fuse.net > wrote:
>
>> **
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mar 21, 2013, at 3:19 PM, Nancy Willits wrote:
>>
>> > I have an iMac and I have connected an external drive. I want to copy a
>> file on my iMac onto my external drive. I cannot paste into this drive.
>> Under the Sharing and Permission it says, "you can only read". How can I
>> change this so that I can copy and paste files?
>>
>> How is it formatted? If Mac-formatted (HFS+) then it might be a
>> permissions problem. Do a get info on the drive and check the ignore
>> ownership at the bottom. If it is formatted as a PC drive then there are
>> two different formats. There is a FAT-32 that a Mac can write to, but
>> another, newer format that a Mac can only read from. So if it is in NFTS
>> you are pretty much up the creek.
>> --
>> Barry Austern
>> barryaus@fuse.net
>>
>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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already, you can always erase it and change the format to Mac OS Extended,
using Disk Utility.
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 3:54 PM, Jon Kreisler <jonkreisler@
> Actually, if it is NTFS, you can buy Paragon'
> allows you to read and write NTFS formatted drives.
>
> http://www.paragon-
>
> Jon
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 3:33 PM, Barry Austern <barryaus@fuse.
>
>> **
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mar 21, 2013, at 3:19 PM, Nancy Willits wrote:
>>
>> > I have an iMac and I have connected an external drive. I want to copy a
>> file on my iMac onto my external drive. I cannot paste into this drive.
>> Under the Sharing and Permission it says, "you can only read". How can I
>> change this so that I can copy and paste files?
>>
>> How is it formatted? If Mac-formatted (HFS+) then it might be a
>> permissions problem. Do a get info on the drive and check the ignore
>> ownership at the bottom. If it is formatted as a PC drive then there are
>> two different formats. There is a FAT-32 that a Mac can write to, but
>> another, newer format that a Mac can only read from. So if it is in NFTS
>> you are pretty much up the creek.
>> --
>> Barry Austern
>> barryaus@fuse.
>>
>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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Thu Mar 21, 2013 1:12 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Denver Dan" denverdan22180
Howdy.
You need to provide some more information.
1. Is this a new external hard drive?
2. Was it pre formatted for Windows or for Macintosh?
Note. To determine what system is used to format a hard drive you
select the drive icon (on the Desktop) with one click and then do a Get
Info command on it. The Get Info command is under the File menu in
Finder. Get Info provides a lot of info.
If it is formatted as a Macintosh hard drive then in Get Info, next for
"Format" it should say, "Mac OS Extended." (Might also say "Journaled"
which is fine).
If formatted for Windows, it will say something like NTFS or FAT-32.
3. If it says the drive is formatted for Windows (NTFS), that explains
why you get the Read Only message when you try to copy a file TO it.
Microsoft controls the NTFS drive format system and does not allow both
the functions of WRITE TO and READ FROM on a Macintosh system (although
there are a few commercial and even free little driver utilities that
can make this happen).
If this is the case, you need to reformat this hard drive so it will
work in both TO (Write) and FROM (Read) modes on your iMac.
Many new hard drives come pre formatted for Windows.
To reformat the hard drive you use Disk Utility application which comes
automatically installed on all Macs. Disk Utility is found in the
Applications folder then in the Utilities folder.
The format process should take only a few seconds. if any files are
already on the hard drive, a format command will erase them all so
copy/drag them to your main hard drive first if you need to preserve
them.
If you need help with using Disk Utility, write back with a separate
note.
A suggestion for you - it helps (as it were :-) ) to use a more
detailed subject line than "Help." Sometimes folks just ignore
"help." For example, your could try "Help with Disk Utility" and I bet
you get more responses.
Good Luck!
Denver Dan
On Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:19:46 -0400, Nancy Willits wrote:
> I have an iMac and I have connected an external drive. I want to
> copy a file on my iMac onto my external drive. I cannot paste into
> this drive. Under the Sharing and Permission it says, "you can only
> read". How can I change this so that I can copy and paste files?
You need to provide some more information.
1. Is this a new external hard drive?
2. Was it pre formatted for Windows or for Macintosh?
Note. To determine what system is used to format a hard drive you
select the drive icon (on the Desktop) with one click and then do a Get
Info command on it. The Get Info command is under the File menu in
Finder. Get Info provides a lot of info.
If it is formatted as a Macintosh hard drive then in Get Info, next for
"Format" it should say, "Mac OS Extended." (Might also say "Journaled&quo
which is fine).
If formatted for Windows, it will say something like NTFS or FAT-32.
3. If it says the drive is formatted for Windows (NTFS), that explains
why you get the Read Only message when you try to copy a file TO it.
Microsoft controls the NTFS drive format system and does not allow both
the functions of WRITE TO and READ FROM on a Macintosh system (although
there are a few commercial and even free little driver utilities that
can make this happen).
If this is the case, you need to reformat this hard drive so it will
work in both TO (Write) and FROM (Read) modes on your iMac.
Many new hard drives come pre formatted for Windows.
To reformat the hard drive you use Disk Utility application which comes
automatically installed on all Macs. Disk Utility is found in the
Applications folder then in the Utilities folder.
The format process should take only a few seconds. if any files are
already on the hard drive, a format command will erase them all so
copy/drag them to your main hard drive first if you need to preserve
them.
If you need help with using Disk Utility, write back with a separate
note.
A suggestion for you - it helps (as it were :-) ) to use a more
detailed subject line than "Help." Sometimes folks just ignore
"help." For example, your could try "Help with Disk Utility" and I bet
you get more responses.
Good Luck!
Denver Dan
On Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:19:46 -0400, Nancy Willits wrote:
> I have an iMac and I have connected an external drive. I want to
> copy a file on my iMac onto my external drive. I cannot paste into
> this drive. Under the Sharing and Permission it says, "you can only
> read". How can I change this so that I can copy and paste files?
Thu Mar 21, 2013 5:02 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"rosemary weston" lonegreyrabbit
i don't think this group will be of any help to me as i don't understand anything in the email...
----- Original Message -----
From: Denver Dan
Sent: 03/21/13 03:12 PM
To: macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [macsupport] help
Howdy.
You need to provide some more information.
1. Is this a new external hard drive?
2. Was it pre formatted for Windows or for Macintosh?
Note. To determine what system is used to format a hard drive you
select the drive icon (on the Desktop) with one click and then do a Get
Info command on it. The Get Info command is under the File menu in
Finder. Get Info provides a lot of info.
If it is formatted as a Macintosh hard drive then in Get Info, next for
"Format" it should say, "Mac OS Extended." (Might also say "Journaled"
which is fine).
If formatted for Windows, it will say something like NTFS or FAT-32.
3. If it says the drive is formatted for Windows (NTFS), that explains
why you get the Read Only message when you try to copy a file TO it.
Microsoft controls the NTFS drive format system and does not allow both
the functions of WRITE TO and READ FROM on a Macintosh system (although
there are a few commercial and even free little driver utilities that
can make this happen).
If this is the case, you need to reformat this hard drive so it will
work in both TO (Write) and FROM (Read) modes on your iMac.
Many new hard drives come pre formatted for Windows.
To reformat the hard drive you use Disk Utility application which comes
automatically installed on all Macs. Disk Utility is found in the
Applications folder then in the Utilities folder.
The format process should take only a few seconds. if any files are
already on the hard drive, a format command will erase them all so
copy/drag them to your main hard drive first if you need to preserve
them.
If you need help with using Disk Utility, write back with a separate
note.
A suggestion for you - it helps (as it were :-) ) to use a more
detailed subject line than "Help." Sometimes folks just ignore
"help." For example, your could try "Help with Disk Utility" and I bet
you get more responses.
Good Luck!
Denver Dan
On Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:19:46 -0400, Nancy Willits wrote:
> I have an iMac and I have connected an external drive. I want to
> copy a file on my iMac onto my external drive. I cannot paste into
> this drive. Under the Sharing and Permission it says, "you can only
> read". How can I change this so that I can copy and paste files?
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----- Original Message -----
From: Denver Dan
Sent: 03/21/13 03:12 PM
To: macsupportcentral@
Subject: Re: [macsupport] help
Howdy.
You need to provide some more information.
1. Is this a new external hard drive?
2. Was it pre formatted for Windows or for Macintosh?
Note. To determine what system is used to format a hard drive you
select the drive icon (on the Desktop) with one click and then do a Get
Info command on it. The Get Info command is under the File menu in
Finder. Get Info provides a lot of info.
If it is formatted as a Macintosh hard drive then in Get Info, next for
"Format" it should say, "Mac OS Extended." (Might also say "Journaled&quo
which is fine).
If formatted for Windows, it will say something like NTFS or FAT-32.
3. If it says the drive is formatted for Windows (NTFS), that explains
why you get the Read Only message when you try to copy a file TO it.
Microsoft controls the NTFS drive format system and does not allow both
the functions of WRITE TO and READ FROM on a Macintosh system (although
there are a few commercial and even free little driver utilities that
can make this happen).
If this is the case, you need to reformat this hard drive so it will
work in both TO (Write) and FROM (Read) modes on your iMac.
Many new hard drives come pre formatted for Windows.
To reformat the hard drive you use Disk Utility application which comes
automatically installed on all Macs. Disk Utility is found in the
Applications folder then in the Utilities folder.
The format process should take only a few seconds. if any files are
already on the hard drive, a format command will erase them all so
copy/drag them to your main hard drive first if you need to preserve
them.
If you need help with using Disk Utility, write back with a separate
note.
A suggestion for you - it helps (as it were :-) ) to use a more
detailed subject line than "Help." Sometimes folks just ignore
"help." For example, your could try "Help with Disk Utility" and I bet
you get more responses.
Good Luck!
Denver Dan
On Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:19:46 -0400, Nancy Willits wrote:
> I have an iMac and I have connected an external drive. I want to
> copy a file on my iMac onto my external drive. I cannot paste into
> this drive. Under the Sharing and Permission it says, "you can only
> read". How can I change this so that I can copy and paste files?
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Thu Mar 21, 2013 5:14 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Nancy Willits" nlwus
Thanks for all of the help with saving files to my external drive. I took the easy ebay out and just formatted it!
Thu Mar 21, 2013 5:16 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Nancy Willits" nlwus
That was supposed to say, "the easy way out" not ebay out!
Sent from my iPad
Sent from my iPad
Thu Mar 21, 2013 7:09 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jim McGarvie" jgarv2002
When I first got my MacBook Pro--my first Mac-- a couple of years ago I bought Parallels Desktop and installed Windows 7 on it because I still have a few essential Windows programs for which there are no suitable Mac alternatives.
Initially I was happy with the combination, but it seems the past few months the combination has become nearly intolerably slow. I can't tie it to any particular time or action, such as an upgrade in either operating system or Parallels Desktop.
Parallels itself starts within a few seconds. I timed Windows this time and it took 10 minutes before it became usable. In the meantime the Mac was slowed to a snail's pace and nearly unusable. Opening Quicken (one of the few remaining reasons I need Windows) required another seven minutes (during which the Mac was still very sluggish).
Once Windows is fully up to speed, it is still noticeably slower than on a lower performance PC laptop, and I think slower than it used to be on my Mac. And the Mac side, while much faster than while Windows was opening, is still slower than when Windows is not running.
My MBP is a mid-2010 model with 4 GB RAM. It has a 500 GB hard drive which is half full. I am running the latest OS X (10.8.3). Parallels Ver. 8 and kept updated. I have optimized it for "Faster Mac" and checked "Enable Adaptive Hypervisor" and "Tune Windows for speed." Power is set to "Better performance." "Automatically compress virtual disks" is checked. I have not enabled encryption.
I run in the Coherence Mode and use Crystal Mode. I have disabled Windows Aero. I have Windows memory usage set to 1 GB… solidly within the recommended range.
Windows is Windows 7 Pro, with Service Pack 1, and regularly updated.
Anything leap out at you? Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Best,
Jim
Initially I was happy with the combination, but it seems the past few months the combination has become nearly intolerably slow. I can't tie it to any particular time or action, such as an upgrade in either operating system or Parallels Desktop.
Parallels itself starts within a few seconds. I timed Windows this time and it took 10 minutes before it became usable. In the meantime the Mac was slowed to a snail's pace and nearly unusable. Opening Quicken (one of the few remaining reasons I need Windows) required another seven minutes (during which the Mac was still very sluggish).
Once Windows is fully up to speed, it is still noticeably slower than on a lower performance PC laptop, and I think slower than it used to be on my Mac. And the Mac side, while much faster than while Windows was opening, is still slower than when Windows is not running.
My MBP is a mid-2010 model with 4 GB RAM. It has a 500 GB hard drive which is half full. I am running the latest OS X (10.8.3). Parallels Ver. 8 and kept updated. I have optimized it for "Faster Mac" and checked "Enable Adaptive Hypervisor" and "Tune Windows for speed." Power is set to "Better performance.
I run in the Coherence Mode and use Crystal Mode. I have disabled Windows Aero. I have Windows memory usage set to 1 GB… solidly within the recommended range.
Windows is Windows 7 Pro, with Service Pack 1, and regularly updated.
Anything leap out at you? Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Best,
Jim
Thu Mar 21, 2013 8:01 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Denver Dan" denverdan22180
Howdy.
Rosemary, this is a great group for you.
If you are not a computer geek, it takes a bit of time to development
some computer vocabulary.
This computer vocabulary, words and terms in common with others, helps
a lot and in particular, when communicating via email messages, it
helps a great deal to keep everybody on the same page.
Don't worry about not understanding stuff.
But be aware that as you read messages in a group like this. over time,
things will start to make more and more sense.
Can I tell a story on myself that relates to your comment?
Years ago I thought I was a hot shot Mac user and then I joined the
Mile High Macintosh User Group in Denver. I went to the first monthly
meeting and then the second meeting and all these people kept asking
questions in what was a complete foreign language. Well . . . . I
wasn't such a hot shot Mac guy.
But what happened over 4, 5, 6, meetings and more is that all of the
weird words and terminology started to slowly make sense. It began to
connect.
One of the reasons why I do numbered responses to questions is that it
helps me organize my own thoughts.
So stick around. Ask some questions.
There are a lot of members here who actually enjoy answering
questions! I do or I wouldn't be here AND I've learned a lot in the
process.
Good luck!
Denver Dan (one of the group moderators)
On Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:02:09 -0400, rosemary weston wrote:
> i don't think this group will be of any help to me as i don't
> understand anything in the email...
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Denver Dan
> Sent: 03/21/13 03:12 PM
> To: macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [macsupport] help
>
> Howdy.
>
> You need to provide some more information.
>
> 1. Is this a new external hard drive?
>
> 2. Was it pre formatted for Windows or for Macintosh?
>
> Note. To determine what system is used to format a hard drive you
> select the drive icon (on the Desktop) with one click and then do a Get
> Info command on it. The Get Info command is under the File menu in
> Finder. Get Info provides a lot of info.
>
> If it is formatted as a Macintosh hard drive then in Get Info, next for
> "Format" it should say, "Mac OS Extended." (Might also say "Journaled"
> which is fine).
>
> If formatted for Windows, it will say something like NTFS or FAT-32.
Rosemary, this is a great group for you.
If you are not a computer geek, it takes a bit of time to development
some computer vocabulary.
This computer vocabulary, words and terms in common with others, helps
a lot and in particular, when communicating via email messages, it
helps a great deal to keep everybody on the same page.
Don't worry about not understanding stuff.
But be aware that as you read messages in a group like this. over time,
things will start to make more and more sense.
Can I tell a story on myself that relates to your comment?
Years ago I thought I was a hot shot Mac user and then I joined the
Mile High Macintosh User Group in Denver. I went to the first monthly
meeting and then the second meeting and all these people kept asking
questions in what was a complete foreign language. Well . . . . I
wasn't such a hot shot Mac guy.
But what happened over 4, 5, 6, meetings and more is that all of the
weird words and terminology started to slowly make sense. It began to
connect.
One of the reasons why I do numbered responses to questions is that it
helps me organize my own thoughts.
So stick around. Ask some questions.
There are a lot of members here who actually enjoy answering
questions! I do or I wouldn't be here AND I've learned a lot in the
process.
Good luck!
Denver Dan (one of the group moderators)
On Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:02:09 -0400, rosemary weston wrote:
> i don't think this group will be of any help to me as i don't
> understand anything in the email...
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Denver Dan
> Sent: 03/21/13 03:12 PM
> To: macsupportcentral@
> Subject: Re: [macsupport] help
>
> Howdy.
>
> You need to provide some more information.
>
> 1. Is this a new external hard drive?
>
> 2. Was it pre formatted for Windows or for Macintosh?
>
> Note. To determine what system is used to format a hard drive you
> select the drive icon (on the Desktop) with one click and then do a Get
> Info command on it. The Get Info command is under the File menu in
> Finder. Get Info provides a lot of info.
>
> If it is formatted as a Macintosh hard drive then in Get Info, next for
> "Format" it should say, "Mac OS Extended." (Might also say "Journaled&quo
> which is fine).
>
> If formatted for Windows, it will say something like NTFS or FAT-32.
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