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Thu Mar 21, 2013 8:03 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Randy B. Singer" randybrucesinger
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.
It requires one, and then gives you back three. One of which is right on top of the keyboard. (Very handy for using USB flash drives!)
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Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattor
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Thu Mar 21, 2013 8:05 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Randy B. Singer" randybrucesinger
On Mar 21, 2013, at 1:12 PM, Denver Dan wrote:
> I think the Matias Quiet Pro is a different keyboard than what you
> are/were using.
Yes, I said that.
It is a different model, still from Matias, and quite a bit less expensive. But still excellent (especially for the price.)
____________
Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattor
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Thu Mar 21, 2013 8:07 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Randy B. Singer" randybrucesinger
On Mar 21, 2013, at 8:03 PM, Randy B. Singer 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.
>
> It requires one, and then gives you back three. One of which is right on top of the keyboard. (Very handy for using USB flash drives!)
Sorry, it requires one USB port for the keyboard to work, and a second USB port for the keyboard'
____________
Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattor
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Fri Mar 22, 2013 4:48 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf
Dan,
Perhaps you should look at System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse > Keyboard
> Delay Until Repeat?
Otto
On 22 March 2013 03:03, Denver Dan <denver.dan@verizon.net > wrote:
> Except my Matias Quiet Pro likes to add two and three spaces with
> almost every single press of the Space Bar.
>
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Perhaps you should look at System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse > Keyboard
> Delay Until Repeat?
Otto
On 22 March 2013 03:03, Denver Dan <denver.dan@verizon.
> Except my Matias Quiet Pro likes to add two and three spaces with
> almost every single press of the Space Bar.
>
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Thu Mar 21, 2013 8:22 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Andrew Buc" andrewbuc
I'm creating a Word document that includes some pictures (in the form
of .jpeg files) interspersed with the text. I can insert them into
the document, but the rest of what I want to do is a little trickier.
I want to put any given picture between 2 paragraphs and have it keep
that spatial relationship to the 2 paragraphs. In other words, if I
add text above the picture, I want the picture to move down
accordingly. I also want the pictures to take up more or less the
width of the page between the margins, with the text not wrapping
around them. How do I do this? Thank you.
of .jpeg files) interspersed with the text. I can insert them into
the document, but the rest of what I want to do is a little trickier.
I want to put any given picture between 2 paragraphs and have it keep
that spatial relationship to the 2 paragraphs. In other words, if I
add text above the picture, I want the picture to move down
accordingly. I also want the pictures to take up more or less the
width of the page between the margins, with the text not wrapping
around them. How do I do this? Thank you.
Fri Mar 22, 2013 2:09 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"John Engberg" mrbyte
On Mar 21, 2013, at 11:22 PM, Andrew Buc <abuc@andrewbuc.
> I'm creating a Word document that includes some pictures (in the form
> of .jpeg files) interspersed with the text. I can insert them into
> the document, but the rest of what I want to do is a little trickier.
> I want to put any given picture between 2 paragraphs and have it keep
> that spatial relationship to the 2 paragraphs. In other words, if I
> add text above the picture, I want the picture to move down
> accordingly. I also want the pictures to take up more or less the
> width of the page between the margins, with the text not wrapping
> around them. How do I do this? Thank you.
>
>
With your picture selected, go to Text Wrap and choose in-line with text. If your pix aren't the width of the page, put a text box (width of the page and height of the picture) behind the graphic and group them.
John Engberg
Thu Mar 21, 2013 8:56 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jim Saklad" jimdoc01
> 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.
And the more careful you are in carefully explaining the details of your problem (and telling us what model Mac computer and operating system you have), the easier it is for us to understand what's wrong, and how to approach fixing it.
--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@icloud.com
>
> 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.
And the more careful you are in carefully explaining the details of your problem (and telling us what model Mac computer and operating system you have), the easier it is for us to understand what's wrong, and how to approach fixing it.
--
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@icloud.
Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:14 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"N.A. Nada"
Rosemary,
This list has many advanced users, but we can also help those with lesser skills.
If you are going to ask bare bone basics. Please find a local Mac user group or retailer that offers classes, or pick up a book. Then ask about the things you don't understand from there.
Brent
On Mar 21, 2013, at 5:02 PM, 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.
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?
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
This list has many advanced users, but we can also help those with lesser skills.
If you are going to ask bare bone basics. Please find a local Mac user group or retailer that offers classes, or pick up a book. Then ask about the things you don't understand from there.
Brent
On Mar 21, 2013, at 5:02 PM, 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.
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 11:41 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Patti A Robertson" parpiano
Ah, I would say that you should even ask about bare bones basics. Local Mac user groups aren't always that easy to find.
Someone will help you out, even if you choose to go off list for the discussion. And you really will learn a lot from reading the posts, even the ones that you don't understand a word of - you're building vocabulary and eventually it will all start to click.
In the meantime, ask anything you need to know. People who are advanced Mac users and who don't want to help will just ignore you, but the rest of us who remember what it was like when we didn't know anything at all will do our best.
Patti
On Mar 21, 2013, at 11:14 PM, N.A. Nada <whodo678@comcast.net > wrote:
> Rosemary,
>
> This list has many advanced users, but we can also help those with lesser skills.
>
> If you are going to ask bare bone basics. Please find a local Mac user group or retailer that offers classes, or pick up a book. Then ask about the things you don't understand from there.
>
> Brent
>
> On Mar 21, 2013, at 5:02 PM, 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.
>
> 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?
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Group FAQ:
> <http://www.macsupportcentral.com/policies/ >
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
Someone will help you out, even if you choose to go off list for the discussion. And you really will learn a lot from reading the posts, even the ones that you don't understand a word of - you're building vocabulary and eventually it will all start to click.
In the meantime, ask anything you need to know. People who are advanced Mac users and who don't want to help will just ignore you, but the rest of us who remember what it was like when we didn't know anything at all will do our best.
Patti
On Mar 21, 2013, at 11:14 PM, N.A. Nada <whodo678@comcast.
> Rosemary,
>
> This list has many advanced users, but we can also help those with lesser skills.
>
> If you are going to ask bare bone basics. Please find a local Mac user group or retailer that offers classes, or pick up a book. Then ask about the things you don't understand from there.
>
> Brent
>
> On Mar 21, 2013, at 5:02 PM, 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.
>
> 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?
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------
>
> Group FAQ:
> <http://www.macsuppo
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
Thu Mar 21, 2013 9:16 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jurgen Richter" epsongroups
Couple of questions, Jim
Have you tried not "automatically compressing virtual disks" ?
While I am not up to Parallels 8, some things seem to contribute to
sluggishness, even under my Parallels 7.
Does this auto-compression run on the fly, or only at the launch of the
virtual machine? If it's on the fly, then that could be a memory and CPU
intensive process that bogs the whole thing down every time you set out
to do something, or access virtual drive C or whatever you called it.
The other thing is if you are running Time Machine, and do you have it
set to backup your windows virtual machine as well?
If you are and have it set to do so, then TM will take every change in
the VM, and they happen frequently, and take up resources at the time to
make another backup.
If you are not running TM, then the point is moot.
Do you have Parallels set to take periodic "snapshots" ? (a feature in
7, perhaps not in 8) - which stalls Windows while it creates a mirror
backup thereof. I set mine to perform that manually as needed.
While 4 GB RAM is sufficient for most apps, perhaps it needs more to
divide up all the tasks running, including Parallels, the Windows
allocation, and perhaps other apps running concurrently. If all you are
running at the time is Parallels and the windows virtual machine and
Quicken on top of that, perhaps 4 GB is not quite enough. Are you also
running any Windows anti-malware apps at the same time? How many of
those apps are constantly checking for updates in the background? Many
of these processes are forgotten about, and end up using a lot of the
computer's resources.
If you run the app, "Activity Monitor" - you can determine what apps and
processes are using all the memory. You might be surprised by what you
find out.
Posted by:
"Jim McGarvie" jgarv2002
<mailto:jim@mcgarvie.us ?subject=Re%3A%20Windows%207%20and%20Parallels%20Desktop>
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
Have you tried not "automatically compressing virtual disks" ?
While I am not up to Parallels 8, some things seem to contribute to
sluggishness, even under my Parallels 7.
Does this auto-compression run on the fly, or only at the launch of the
virtual machine? If it's on the fly, then that could be a memory and CPU
intensive process that bogs the whole thing down every time you set out
to do something, or access virtual drive C or whatever you called it.
The other thing is if you are running Time Machine, and do you have it
set to backup your windows virtual machine as well?
If you are and have it set to do so, then TM will take every change in
the VM, and they happen frequently, and take up resources at the time to
make another backup.
If you are not running TM, then the point is moot.
Do you have Parallels set to take periodic "snapshots&quo
7, perhaps not in 8) - which stalls Windows while it creates a mirror
backup thereof. I set mine to perform that manually as needed.
While 4 GB RAM is sufficient for most apps, perhaps it needs more to
divide up all the tasks running, including Parallels, the Windows
allocation, and perhaps other apps running concurrently. If all you are
running at the time is Parallels and the windows virtual machine and
Quicken on top of that, perhaps 4 GB is not quite enough. Are you also
running any Windows anti-malware apps at the same time? How many of
those apps are constantly checking for updates in the background? Many
of these processes are forgotten about, and end up using a lot of the
computer'
If you run the app, "Activity Monitor" - you can determine what apps and
processes are using all the memory. You might be surprised by what you
find out.
Posted by:
"Jim McGarvie" jgarv2002
<mailto:jim@mcgarvie.
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.
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
Fri Mar 22, 2013 4:16 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Kathleen Cercone" kcercone@att.net
HI,
I had a similar setup- I am no expert but I can tell you right off, you need more RAM. I had 4 GB RAM and moved it to 8 GB RAM. I am sure more people will add more information to help you but 4 GB is too low.
Kathy
On Mar 21, 2013, at 10:09 PM, Jim McGarvie <jim@mcgarvie.us > wrote:
> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Anything leap out at you? Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Best,
>
> Jim
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I had a similar setup- I am no expert but I can tell you right off, you need more RAM. I had 4 GB RAM and moved it to 8 GB RAM. I am sure more people will add more information to help you but 4 GB is too low.
Kathy
On Mar 21, 2013, at 10:09 PM, Jim McGarvie <jim@mcgarvie.
> 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.
>
> 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
>
>
>
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