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Fri Mar 22, 2013 5:30 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jim McGarvie" jgarv2002
Wow. I guess I'm pretty old school. 4 GB still sounds like a huge amount of RAM to me. I assume my MBP will accept more (it has two RAM sockets each with 2 GB). Any advice about source? Should I get it from Apple or is something like Crucial or Kingston good?
Thanks for the help.
Jim
On Mar 22, 2013, at 4:16 AM, Kathleen Cercone <kcercone@att.net > wrote:
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.
>
> 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
>
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Thanks for the help.
Jim
On Mar 22, 2013, at 4:16 AM, Kathleen Cercone <kcercone@att.
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.
> 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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Fri Mar 22, 2013 5:35 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jim McGarvie" jgarv2002
Hi Jurgen,
Thanks for the prompt response. I'll try disabling the compression. I don't remember selecting it, it was probably the default, but I might be better off without it.
I do use Time Machine but turn it off whenever I run Windows.
I've had two responses now suggesting I need more RAM. Amazes me, but that's probably true. I will do it.
Thanks for the help.
Best,
Jim
On Mar 21, 2013, at 9:16 PM, Jurgen Richter <yahoo-1@sympatico.ca > wrote:
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
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Thanks for the prompt response. I'll try disabling the compression. I don't remember selecting it, it was probably the default, but I might be better off without it.
I do use Time Machine but turn it off whenever I run Windows.
I've had two responses now suggesting I need more RAM. Amazes me, but that's probably true. I will do it.
Thanks for the help.
Best,
Jim
On Mar 21, 2013, at 9:16 PM, Jurgen Richter <yahoo-1@sympatico.
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&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
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Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:09 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf
Crucial and OWC are both trusted favourites and both have excellent
selection tools and guarantees. Go with whichever has the best price.
Apple is far too expensive (mostly; there have been rare exceptions).
Otto
On 22 March 2013 12:30, Jim McGarvie <jim@mcgarvie.us > wrote:
> Wow. I guess I'm pretty old school. 4 GB still sounds like a huge amount
> of RAM to me. I assume my MBP will accept more (it has two RAM sockets each
> with 2 GB). Any advice about source? Should I get it from Apple or is
> something like Crucial or Kingston good?
>
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
selection tools and guarantees. Go with whichever has the best price.
Apple is far too expensive (mostly; there have been rare exceptions).
Otto
On 22 March 2013 12:30, Jim McGarvie <jim@mcgarvie.
> Wow. I guess I'm pretty old school. 4 GB still sounds like a huge amount
> of RAM to me. I assume my MBP will accept more (it has two RAM sockets each
> with 2 GB). Any advice about source? Should I get it from Apple or is
> something like Crucial or Kingston good?
>
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:12 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jim McGarvie" jgarv2002
Thanks, Otto, I will.
Best,
Jim
Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 22, 2013, at 9:09, Otto Nikolaus <otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com > wrote:
> Crucial and OWC are both trusted favourites and both have excellent
> selection tools and guarantees. Go with whichever has the best price.
>
> Apple is far too expensive (mostly; there have been rare exceptions).
>
> Otto
>
> On 22 March 2013 12:30, Jim McGarvie <jim@mcgarvie.us > wrote:
>
> > Wow. I guess I'm pretty old school. 4 GB still sounds like a huge amount
> > of RAM to me. I assume my MBP will accept more (it has two RAM sockets each
> > with 2 GB). Any advice about source? Should I get it from Apple or is
> > something like Crucial or Kingston good?
> >
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Best,
Jim
Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 22, 2013, at 9:09, Otto Nikolaus <otto.nikolaus@
> Crucial and OWC are both trusted favourites and both have excellent
> selection tools and guarantees. Go with whichever has the best price.
>
> Apple is far too expensive (mostly; there have been rare exceptions).
>
> Otto
>
> On 22 March 2013 12:30, Jim McGarvie <jim@mcgarvie.
>
> > Wow. I guess I'm pretty old school. 4 GB still sounds like a huge amount
> > of RAM to me. I assume my MBP will accept more (it has two RAM sockets each
> > with 2 GB). Any advice about source? Should I get it from Apple or is
> > something like Crucial or Kingston good?
> >
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:28 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"John Zeledon" jvjrz
Hey Mac Users!
OK first thing first I'm not trying to sell anything like a business, I'm
just trying to ask for some donations to help fund our company to get it
off the ground.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/coreviainc/corevia-connect-a-whole-new-way-to-connect-to-your
So what is it? It's a Remote Desktop App for your iPad (and soon iPhone and
Android).
What is Remote Desktop? It's the ability to connect any mobile device to
your computer and use your computer natively!
So imagine you're at the Airport and you need to do a project. You think,
crap, what do I do? You just pull out your tablet or your phone with my app
on it and poof, you are connected to your computer at home!
I'd appreciate your help in anyway
Have a great day!
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
OK first thing first I'm not trying to sell anything like a business, I'm
just trying to ask for some donations to help fund our company to get it
off the ground.
http://www.kickstar
So what is it? It's a Remote Desktop App for your iPad (and soon iPhone and
Android).
What is Remote Desktop? It's the ability to connect any mobile device to
your computer and use your computer natively!
So imagine you're at the Airport and you need to do a project. You think,
crap, what do I do? You just pull out your tablet or your phone with my app
on it and poof, you are connected to your computer at home!
I'd appreciate your help in anyway
Have a great day!
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Fri Mar 22, 2013 10:03 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Bill B." kernos501
At 6:48 PM +0000 3/21/13, HAL9000 wrote:
>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.<<<
What does PDF flattening do?
Bill
>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 "abracadabraTO
What does PDF flattening do?
Bill
Fri Mar 22, 2013 1:23 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"HAL9000" jrswebhome
I took a collection of writings and combined them into a 200 page pdf. In Acrobat Pro 9 as I read the writings, I "Highlight" selected passages in yellow, using the Highlighter Tool in Acrobat Pro. I also add additional note text in margins, using the Typewriter Tool in Acrobat Pro. I add simple diagrams using the Line Tools. All of my notations are kept on separate layers in Acrobat Pro. That's just the way Acrobat Pro works.
I wanted to view the final pdf on my iPhone4 when I am away from the iMac. But when I opened up the pdf on my iPhone4, none of my notations showed.
Through my research I learned that the javascript I found on the internet would "flatten" any pdf, allowing me to see all my notations.
No one needs the javascript unless (1.) you make notations in Acrobat Pro and (2.) you want to view the notations on an iPad or iPhone.
>
> What does PDF flattening do?
>
> Bill
>
I wanted to view the final pdf on my iPhone4 when I am away from the iMac. But when I opened up the pdf on my iPhone4, none of my notations showed.
Through my research I learned that the javascript I found on the internet would "flatten" any pdf, allowing me to see all my notations.
No one needs the javascript unless (1.) you make notations in Acrobat Pro and (2.) you want to view the notations on an iPad or iPhone.
>
> What does PDF flattening do?
>
> Bill
>
Fri Mar 22, 2013 2:41 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"N.A. Nada"
Ditto.
On Mar 22, 2013, at 10:03 AM, Bill B. wrote:
At 6:48 PM +0000 3/21/13, HAL9000 wrote:
>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.<<<
What does PDF flattening do?
Bill
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
On Mar 22, 2013, at 10:03 AM, Bill B. wrote:
At 6:48 PM +0000 3/21/13, HAL9000 wrote:
>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 "abracadabraTO
What does PDF flattening do?
Bill
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Fri Mar 22, 2013 11:07 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Joan Mihay" jmihay2@att.net
Hi everybody,
I would like some suggestions about a good program to hand stock investments.
Something to keep track of purchases and sales and compute gains or losses on
sale, so everything is ready for tax preparation.
I see Intuit is advertising such a program in its Premier edition for $99. But
it has bank account balancing, budgets etc. I would prefer to do that myself and
just find a program that handles investments well.
Any suggestions? Or should I just buy the Intuit program and ignore all the
extra stuff? I am not happy with Intuit's TurboTax this year for many reasons:
for its lack of flexibility and inability to get help. Anybody using a different
tax program?
Thanks a lot.
Joan Mihay
Morro Bay, Calif.
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
I would like some suggestions about a good program to hand stock investments.
Something to keep track of purchases and sales and compute gains or losses on
sale, so everything is ready for tax preparation.
I see Intuit is advertising such a program in its Premier edition for $99. But
it has bank account balancing, budgets etc. I would prefer to do that myself and
just find a program that handles investments well.
Any suggestions? Or should I just buy the Intuit program and ignore all the
extra stuff? I am not happy with Intuit's TurboTax this year for many reasons:
for its lack of flexibility and inability to get help. Anybody using a different
tax program?
Thanks a lot.
Joan Mihay
Morro Bay, Calif.
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Fri Mar 22, 2013 12:21 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"bj" jblair44
Could you use just a simple spreadsheet you set up yourself?
I know I used to do that Way Back When.
It's not fancy but it's not that complicated for the limited amount of info
you want to track.
Of course, it probably wouldn't import the info into any tax program either.
bj
-----Original Message-----
From: Joan Mihay
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 2:07 PM
To: macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [macsupport] Best program to handle stock investments?
Hi everybody,
I would like some suggestions about a good program to hand stock
investments.
Something to keep track of purchases and sales and compute gains or losses
on
sale, so everything is ready for tax preparation.
I see Intuit is advertising such a program in its Premier edition for $99.
But
it has bank account balancing, budgets etc. I would prefer to do that myself
and
just find a program that handles investments well.
Any suggestions? Or should I just buy the Intuit program and ignore all the
extra stuff? I am not happy with Intuit's TurboTax this year for many
reasons:
for its lack of flexibility and inability to get help. Anybody using a
different
tax program?
I know I used to do that Way Back When.
It's not fancy but it's not that complicated for the limited amount of info
you want to track.
Of course, it probably wouldn't import the info into any tax program either.
bj
-----Original Message-----
From: Joan Mihay
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 2:07 PM
To: macsupportcentral@
Subject: [macsupport] Best program to handle stock investments?
Hi everybody,
I would like some suggestions about a good program to hand stock
investments.
Something to keep track of purchases and sales and compute gains or losses
on
sale, so everything is ready for tax preparation.
I see Intuit is advertising such a program in its Premier edition for $99.
But
it has bank account balancing, budgets etc. I would prefer to do that myself
and
just find a program that handles investments well.
Any suggestions? Or should I just buy the Intuit program and ignore all the
extra stuff? I am not happy with Intuit's TurboTax this year for many
reasons:
for its lack of flexibility and inability to get help. Anybody using a
different
tax program?
Fri Mar 22, 2013 11:35 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Nancy Willits" nlwus
> I have an iMac and I am using OS X Version 10.8.3. I don't usually shut down my iMac but when it goes to sleep, I get the message "The disk was not ejected properly. If possible, always eject a disk before unplugging it or turning it off.
How can I stop this from happening? I am using this disk for Time Machine? Sp every time my iMac wakes up, it no longer recognizes that I have this external disk connected to my computer.
Nancy
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
How can I stop this from happening? I am using this disk for Time Machine? Sp every time my iMac wakes up, it no longer recognizes that I have this external disk connected to my computer.
Nancy
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Fri Mar 22, 2013 12:01 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jim McGarvie" jgarv2002
Don't let it go to sleep?
Best,
Jim
Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 22, 2013, at 11:35, Nancy Willits <willitsnancy@icloud.com > wrote:
> > I have an iMac and I am using OS X Version 10.8.3. I don't usually shut down my iMac but when it goes to sleep, I get the message "The disk was not ejected properly. If possible, always eject a disk before unplugging it or turning it off.
>
> How can I stop this from happening? I am using this disk for Time Machine? Sp every time my iMac wakes up, it no longer recognizes that I have this external disk connected to my computer.
>
> Nancy
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Best,
Jim
Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 22, 2013, at 11:35, Nancy Willits <willitsnancy@
> > I have an iMac and I am using OS X Version 10.8.3. I don't usually shut down my iMac but when it goes to sleep, I get the message "The disk was not ejected properly. If possible, always eject a disk before unplugging it or turning it off.
>
> How can I stop this from happening? I am using this disk for Time Machine? Sp every time my iMac wakes up, it no longer recognizes that I have this external disk connected to my computer.
>
> Nancy
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Fri Mar 22, 2013 12:12 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"neelie" neeliec2000
I use an Intel iMac, with OS 10.6.8, Firefox 19.0.2, and Yahoo mail (classic version).
When I copy URLs to send to friends, they never come through as hot - is that correct term? In other words, the URLs are not clickable in the emails received by my friends, nor are they in my "sent" copies.
In order for the URL to be used, one must copy the whole thing from the email and then enter it into the address/location bar.
I've searched both Firefox and Yahoo to try to figure out why this is happening, but I've found no definitive answers.
Any suggestions as to how I could make these links work when copying, pasting and sending?
Thanks.
Eileen
When I copy URLs to send to friends, they never come through as hot - is that correct term? In other words, the URLs are not clickable in the emails received by my friends, nor are they in my "sent" copies.
In order for the URL to be used, one must copy the whole thing from the email and then enter it into the address/location bar.
I've searched both Firefox and Yahoo to try to figure out why this is happening, but I've found no definitive answers.
Any suggestions as to how I could make these links work when copying, pasting and sending?
Thanks.
Eileen
Fri Mar 22, 2013 12:19 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jim Hamm" jimhamm90
Neelie, one thought comes to mind: check the settings in Yahoo Mail. Is it
set to *plain text* only? If so, then I think URLs are not clickable. A
friend has his mail client set to send and receive email messages in plain
text only. One option to help avoid getting a virus....Jim
On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 12:11 PM, neelie <neeliec2000@yahoo.com > wrote:
> **
>
>
> I use an Intel iMac, with OS 10.6.8, Firefox 19.0.2, and Yahoo mail
> (classic version).
>
> When I copy URLs to send to friends, they never come through as hot - is
> that correct term? In other words, the URLs are not clickable in the emails
> received by my friends, nor are they in my "sent" copies.
>
> In order for the URL to be used, one must copy the whole thing from the
> email and then enter it into the address/location bar.
>
> I've searched both Firefox and Yahoo to try to figure out why this is
> happening, but I've found no definitive answers.
>
> Any suggestions as to how I could make these links work when copying,
> pasting and sending?
>
> Thanks.
> Eileen
>
>
>
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set to *plain text* only? If so, then I think URLs are not clickable. A
friend has his mail client set to send and receive email messages in plain
text only. One option to help avoid getting a virus....Jim
On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 12:11 PM, neelie <neeliec2000@
> **
>
>
> I use an Intel iMac, with OS 10.6.8, Firefox 19.0.2, and Yahoo mail
> (classic version).
>
> When I copy URLs to send to friends, they never come through as hot - is
> that correct term? In other words, the URLs are not clickable in the emails
> received by my friends, nor are they in my "sent" copies.
>
> In order for the URL to be used, one must copy the whole thing from the
> email and then enter it into the address/location bar.
>
> I've searched both Firefox and Yahoo to try to figure out why this is
> happening, but I've found no definitive answers.
>
> Any suggestions as to how I could make these links work when copying,
> pasting and sending?
>
> Thanks.
> Eileen
>
>
>
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Fri Mar 22, 2013 12:41 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"John Masters" joemastersk
Excellent advice from Jim.
I am often sending links to clients and colleagues and I do two things:
1. I always put the link on a line by itself - easier to see mistakes and extra/missing characters
2. I nearly always BCC myself just to double check the email. The link should then show in your received copy.
John Masters
johnmasters@me.com
On 22 Mar 2013, at 19:19, Jim Hamm <machamm@gmail.com > wrote:
> Neelie, one thought comes to mind: check the settings in Yahoo Mail. Is it
> set to *plain text* only? If so, then I think URLs are not clickable. A
> friend has his mail client set to send and receive email messages in plain
> text only. One option to help avoid getting a virus....Jim
>
> On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 12:11 PM, neelie <neeliec2000@yahoo.com > wrote:
>
>> **
>>
>>
>> I use an Intel iMac, with OS 10.6.8, Firefox 19.0.2, and Yahoo mail
>> (classic version).
>>
>> When I copy URLs to send to friends, they never come through as hot - is
>> that correct term? In other words, the URLs are not clickable in the emails
>> received by my friends, nor are they in my "sent" copies.
>>
>> In order for the URL to be used, one must copy the whole thing from the
>> email and then enter it into the address/location bar.
>>
>> I've searched both Firefox and Yahoo to try to figure out why this is
>> happening, but I've found no definitive answers.
>>
>> Any suggestions as to how I could make these links work when copying,
>> pasting and sending?
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Eileen
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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I am often sending links to clients and colleagues and I do two things:
1. I always put the link on a line by itself - easier to see mistakes and extra/missing characters
2. I nearly always BCC myself just to double check the email. The link should then show in your received copy.
John Masters
johnmasters@
On 22 Mar 2013, at 19:19, Jim Hamm <machamm@gmail.
> Neelie, one thought comes to mind: check the settings in Yahoo Mail. Is it
> set to *plain text* only? If so, then I think URLs are not clickable. A
> friend has his mail client set to send and receive email messages in plain
> text only. One option to help avoid getting a virus....Jim
>
> On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 12:11 PM, neelie <neeliec2000@
>
>> **
>>
>>
>> I use an Intel iMac, with OS 10.6.8, Firefox 19.0.2, and Yahoo mail
>> (classic version).
>>
>> When I copy URLs to send to friends, they never come through as hot - is
>> that correct term? In other words, the URLs are not clickable in the emails
>> received by my friends, nor are they in my "sent" copies.
>>
>> In order for the URL to be used, one must copy the whole thing from the
>> email and then enter it into the address/location bar.
>>
>> I've searched both Firefox and Yahoo to try to figure out why this is
>> happening, but I've found no definitive answers.
>>
>> Any suggestions as to how I could make these links work when copying,
>> pasting and sending?
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Eileen
>>
>>
>>
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