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Fri Apr 12, 2013 1:18 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Randy B. Singer" randybrucesinger
On Apr 12, 2013, at 6:33 AM, Jurgen Richter wrote:
> Here's the 'but"
> just as vulnerable to malware as any other "PC" brand that comes with
> some version of Windows,...
Actually, it may not be a problem.
There is one big difference in using Windows in virtualization on
a Mac and using it on an actual PC, and that is that you have your Mac
partition to work with.
Most folks that I know of who are running Windows on their Mac are
doing so just to run one or two mission critical applications. They
don't use it for anything else.
Most of the nasties that a PC can get come either via e-mail or the
Web. If you don't use Windows to access the Internet, or for e-mail
(and there is no need to, since there is excellent Macintosh software
with which you can do that), you have cut off by far the biggest
vectors for Windows infection.
Now, if you are also careful about
what you install on your Windows partition from other external
sources
(i.e. don't share programs or files with non-protected Windows PC's
via flash
drive), you can completely avoid any Windows malware.
So it's possible for it to be completely unnecessary for you to need
to run anti-virus software for Windows running on your Mac. You just
have to take stock of what it is that you will be using Windows for
and be careful not to open any vectors for infection.
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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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Fri Apr 12, 2013 1:43 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jennifer Roane" jenalr
My Office that I am running is not a Windows Office it is Office for Mac 2011.
What is BootCamp, etc.? Something different I assume….?
On Apr 12, 2013, at 4:16 PM, "N.A. Nada" <whodo678@comcast.net > wrote:
> That is a good move to disable macros, but to be clear, Office Word/Excel is not Windows.
>
> What Jurgen is speaking of is if you are running a virtual machine of a Windows version, by means of BootCamp, Parallel or some other VM.
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> On Apr 12, 2013, at 8:58 AM, Jennifer Roane wrote:
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> Thank you (and everyone else, too) for this information/confirmation! I did go in and make sure that my Office Word/Excel won't allow any macros without my accepting them first.
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> What a helpful group this is!
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jennifer
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> On Apr 12, 2013, at 9:33 AM, Jurgen Richter <yahoo-1@sympatico.ca > wrote:
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> > In a nutshell, I concur with Randy, but in a simple answer, if you don't
> > install Windows on your Mac, then you probably have nothing to worry about.
> >
> > Here's the 'but": if you do install Windows, then that Windows setup is
> > just as vulnerable to malware as any other "PC" brand that comes with
> > some version of Windows, but the Mac side will remain unaffected.
> >
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What is BootCamp, etc.? Something different I assume….?
On Apr 12, 2013, at 4:16 PM, "N.A. Nada" <whodo678@comcast.
> That is a good move to disable macros, but to be clear, Office Word/Excel is not Windows.
>
> What Jurgen is speaking of is if you are running a virtual machine of a Windows version, by means of BootCamp, Parallel or some other VM.
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> On Apr 12, 2013, at 8:58 AM, Jennifer Roane wrote:
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> Thank you (and everyone else, too) for this information/
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> What a helpful group this is!
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jennifer
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> On Apr 12, 2013, at 9:33 AM, Jurgen Richter <yahoo-1@sympatico.
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> > In a nutshell, I concur with Randy, but in a simple answer, if you don't
> > install Windows on your Mac, then you probably have nothing to worry about.
> >
> > Here's the 'but"
> > just as vulnerable to malware as any other "PC" brand that comes with
> > some version of Windows, but the Mac side will remain unaffected.
> >
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Fri Apr 12, 2013 2:14 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"N.A. Nada"
BootCamp is a virtual machine that will allow you to run certain versions of Windows.
To look up Apple things, go to Apple.com > Support (tab).
In the case of BootCamp, go to Apple.com > Support (tab) > Manuals > enter Bootcamp in the search field.
Here is the press release for the introduction of BootCamp
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/04/05Apple-Introduces-Boot-Camp.html
Brent
On Apr 12, 2013, at 1:43 PM, Jennifer Roane wrote:
My Office that I am running is not a Windows Office it is Office for Mac 2011.
What is BootCamp, etc.? Something different I assumeâˆ'.?
On Apr 12, 2013, at 4:16 PM, "N.A. Nada" <whodo678@comcast.net > wrote:
> That is a good move to disable macros, but to be clear, Office Word/Excel is not Windows.
>
> What Jurgen is speaking of is if you are running a virtual machine of a Windows version, by means of BootCamp, Parallel or some other VM.
>
> On Apr 12, 2013, at 8:58 AM, Jennifer Roane wrote:
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> Thank you (and everyone else, too) for this information/confirmation! I did go in and make sure that my Office Word/Excel won't allow any macros without my accepting them first.
>
> What a helpful group this is!
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jennifer
>
> On Apr 12, 2013, at 9:33 AM, Jurgen Richter <yahoo-1@sympatico.ca > wrote:
>
>> In a nutshell, I concur with Randy, but in a simple answer, if you don't
>> install Windows on your Mac, then you probably have nothing to worry about.
>>
>> Here's the 'but": if you do install Windows, then that Windows setup is
>> just as vulnerable to malware as any other "PC" brand that comes with
>> some version of Windows, but the Mac side will remain unaffected.
>>
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To look up Apple things, go to Apple.com > Support (tab).
In the case of BootCamp, go to Apple.com > Support (tab) > Manuals > enter Bootcamp in the search field.
Here is the press release for the introduction of BootCamp
http://www.apple.
Brent
On Apr 12, 2013, at 1:43 PM, Jennifer Roane wrote:
My Office that I am running is not a Windows Office it is Office for Mac 2011.
What is BootCamp, etc.? Something different I assumeâˆ'.?
On Apr 12, 2013, at 4:16 PM, "N.A. Nada" <whodo678@comcast.
> That is a good move to disable macros, but to be clear, Office Word/Excel is not Windows.
>
> What Jurgen is speaking of is if you are running a virtual machine of a Windows version, by means of BootCamp, Parallel or some other VM.
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> On Apr 12, 2013, at 8:58 AM, Jennifer Roane wrote:
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> Thank you (and everyone else, too) for this information/
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> What a helpful group this is!
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> Thanks!
>
> Jennifer
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> On Apr 12, 2013, at 9:33 AM, Jurgen Richter <yahoo-1@sympatico.
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>> In a nutshell, I concur with Randy, but in a simple answer, if you don't
>> install Windows on your Mac, then you probably have nothing to worry about.
>>
>> Here's the 'but"
>> just as vulnerable to malware as any other "PC" brand that comes with
>> some version of Windows, but the Mac side will remain unaffected.
>>
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Fri Apr 12, 2013 2:25 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Barry Austern" barryaus
On Apr 12, 2013, at 5:14 PM, N.A. Nada wrote:
> BootCamp is a virtual machine that will allow you to run certain versions of Windows.
Actually no. Parallels and Fusion are virtualizers. BootCamp allows you to boot right into Windows. Since the Mac now uses the same Intel processor as the PC it is no big deal to get it to run Windows.
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Barry Austern
barryaus@fuse.
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Fri Apr 12, 2013 5:28 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Randy B. Singer" randybrucesinger
On Apr 12, 2013, at 1:16 PM, N.A. Nada wrote:
> That is a good move to disable macros, but to be clear, Office Word/Excel is not Windows.
>
> What Jurgen is speaking of is if you are running a virtual machine of a Windows version, by means of BootCamp, Parallel or some other VM.
To be clear once again, Microsoft Office 2011 for the Mac is just as vulnerable to malicious macros as it's Windows sibling. Most Word and Excel macro viruses are cross-platform.
The good news is that Word and Excel macro viruses are close to extinct.
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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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Fri Apr 12, 2013 1:18 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"N.A. Nada"
Thank gawd, that horrible feature is not available in Mail.
And when forced to us Windows at work, I usually tried to disable it. If I knew a sender constantly used it I deleted the emails before reading them.
On Apr 12, 2013, at 12:11 PM, Jennifer Roane wrote:
Is there a way to set up a read receipt and delivery confirmation in Mail?
Thanks!
Jennifer
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And when forced to us Windows at work, I usually tried to disable it. If I knew a sender constantly used it I deleted the emails before reading them.
On Apr 12, 2013, at 12:11 PM, Jennifer Roane wrote:
Is there a way to set up a read receipt and delivery confirmation in Mail?
Thanks!
Jennifer
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Fri Apr 12, 2013 1:26 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jennifer Roane" jenalr
LOL! I feel the same way!
However, I work in a law firm and am supposed to have delivery confirmations on some of the docs I send.
Jennifer
On Apr 12, 2013, at 4:18 PM, "N.A. Nada" <whodo678@comcast.net > wrote:
> Thank gawd, that horrible feature is not available in Mail.
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> And when forced to us Windows at work, I usually tried to disable it. If I knew a sender constantly used it I deleted the emails before reading them.
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> On Apr 12, 2013, at 12:11 PM, Jennifer Roane wrote:
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> Is there a way to set up a read receipt and delivery confirmation in Mail?
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> Thanks!
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> Jennifer
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However, I work in a law firm and am supposed to have delivery confirmations on some of the docs I send.
Jennifer
On Apr 12, 2013, at 4:18 PM, "N.A. Nada" <whodo678@comcast.
> Thank gawd, that horrible feature is not available in Mail.
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> And when forced to us Windows at work, I usually tried to disable it. If I knew a sender constantly used it I deleted the emails before reading them.
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> On Apr 12, 2013, at 12:11 PM, Jennifer Roane wrote:
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> Is there a way to set up a read receipt and delivery confirmation in Mail?
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> Thanks!
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> Jennifer
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Fri Apr 12, 2013 2:06 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"N.A. Nada"
I forget, are you using MS Office for Mac, you may have to use the email app there to get a delivery confirmation. Or check if your your Entourage connection can do it.
Better yet, check with Randy singer, or his site
http://www.macattorney.com/
Brent
On Apr 12, 2013, at 1:26 PM, Jennifer Roane wrote:
LOL! I feel the same way!
However, I work in a law firm and am supposed to have delivery confirmations on some of the docs I send.
Jennifer
On Apr 12, 2013, at 4:18 PM, "N.A. Nada" <whodo678@comcast.net > wrote:
> Thank gawd, that horrible feature is not available in Mail.
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> And when forced to us Windows at work, I usually tried to disable it. If I knew a sender constantly used it I deleted the emails before reading them.
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> On Apr 12, 2013, at 12:11 PM, Jennifer Roane wrote:
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> Is there a way to set up a read receipt and delivery confirmation in Mail?
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> Thanks!
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> Jennifer
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Better yet, check with Randy singer, or his site
http://www.macattor
Brent
On Apr 12, 2013, at 1:26 PM, Jennifer Roane wrote:
LOL! I feel the same way!
However, I work in a law firm and am supposed to have delivery confirmations on some of the docs I send.
Jennifer
On Apr 12, 2013, at 4:18 PM, "N.A. Nada" <whodo678@comcast.
> Thank gawd, that horrible feature is not available in Mail.
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> And when forced to us Windows at work, I usually tried to disable it. If I knew a sender constantly used it I deleted the emails before reading them.
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> On Apr 12, 2013, at 12:11 PM, Jennifer Roane wrote:
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> Is there a way to set up a read receipt and delivery confirmation in Mail?
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> Thanks!
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> Jennifer
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Fri Apr 12, 2013 1:22 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"N.A. Nada"
I believe Bounce was discontinued, because all it did was to confirm the e-ddress was good.
Either start using the downward thumb icon to teach Mail that it is Junk Mail or start creating Rules to move it to Junk Mail.
You will not see an end of spam in your lifetime.
On Apr 12, 2013, at 10:20 AM, cheeky_chas wrote:
I wanted to find a way to bounce junk mail back to its sender like I had in Snow Leopard. I was pleased to find online an Apple Script that bounces email back and then deletes the messages and puts them into Mail trash.
However it seems that the offending mails keep coming back into my inbox despite the fact they have been deleted and trash emptied. This happens a number of times and when they return they have the same timing as the original messages, so I feel it is not simply the spammers trying again.
Does anyone have a suggestion to deal with this or shall I simply delete them and forget about bouncing?
Charles.
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Either start using the downward thumb icon to teach Mail that it is Junk Mail or start creating Rules to move it to Junk Mail.
You will not see an end of spam in your lifetime.
On Apr 12, 2013, at 10:20 AM, cheeky_chas wrote:
I wanted to find a way to bounce junk mail back to its sender like I had in Snow Leopard. I was pleased to find online an Apple Script that bounces email back and then deletes the messages and puts them into Mail trash.
However it seems that the offending mails keep coming back into my inbox despite the fact they have been deleted and trash emptied. This happens a number of times and when they return they have the same timing as the original messages, so I feel it is not simply the spammers trying again.
Does anyone have a suggestion to deal with this or shall I simply delete them and forget about bouncing?
Charles.
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Fri Apr 12, 2013 1:57 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Earle Jones" earlejones501
On Apr 12, 13, at 1:22 PM, N.A. Nada <whodo678@comcast.
> I believe Bounce was discontinued, because all it did was to confirm the e-ddress was good.
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Yes, 'Bounce&#
But do you remember 'PutBack&#
earle
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Fri Apr 12, 2013 1:40 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"HAL9000" jrswebhome
iPhoto will if the owner has followed correct Import, Export & Delete procedures. If not, iPhoto will hide images improperly stored or edited. Yes, one can open the package file, but you still do not know where all the hidden images are stored, and there are a multitude of folders.
With lot's of RAM, I found Preview to show ALL images in Contact Sheet mode. Nothing was hidden, even all the "FACE" captures in iPhoto.
Apparently iPhoto individually captures all faces within our images. One picture of a group of people will have multiple FACE captures in iPhoto. That was a surprise to me. I'm not sure what all this is called, but I'm not sure I want it, but if I were a professional, maybe I would want the ability to recall all photos of one person in the iPhoto Library. For my use, it's a waste of disk space.
jr
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com , Otto Nikolaus <otto.nikolaus@...> wrote:
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> iPhoto does the same, and I'd guess that all photo library apps do.
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> Otto
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> On 12 April 2013 18:06, Dane Robison <macdane@...> wrote:
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> > Another possibility would be to install Google Picasa. When you first
> > launch it, you're asked if you'd like Picasa to find and catalog al photos
> > on your computer. Takes time, but kinda cool and might be useful.
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With lot's of RAM, I found Preview to show ALL images in Contact Sheet mode. Nothing was hidden, even all the "FACE" captures in iPhoto.
Apparently iPhoto individually captures all faces within our images. One picture of a group of people will have multiple FACE captures in iPhoto. That was a surprise to me. I'm not sure what all this is called, but I'm not sure I want it, but if I were a professional, maybe I would want the ability to recall all photos of one person in the iPhoto Library. For my use, it's a waste of disk space.
jr
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> iPhoto does the same, and I'd guess that all photo library apps do.
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> Otto
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> On 12 April 2013 18:06, Dane Robison <macdane@
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> > Another possibility would be to install Google Picasa. When you first
> > launch it, you're asked if you'd like Picasa to find and catalog al photos
> > on your computer. Takes time, but kinda cool and might be useful.
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Fri Apr 12, 2013 2:09 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Dane Robison"
Unless things have changed (they may have!) a key difference is that Picasa's import function catalogs the photos while leaving them in their existing locations, while iPhoto duplicates your photos in the location of its choosing. If it still works that way, that's an almost completely unusable feature of iPhoto.
Sorry if this is a really common feature; it was new to me.
On Apr 12, 2013, at 1:30 PM, Otto Nikolaus wrote:
> iPhoto does the same, and I'd guess that all photo library apps do.
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> Otto
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> On 12 April 2013 18:06, Dane Robison <macdane@mac.com > wrote:
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>> Another possibility would be to install Google Picasa. When you first
>> launch it, you're asked if you'd like Picasa to find and catalog al photos
>> on your computer. Takes time, but kinda cool and might be useful.
Sorry if this is a really common feature; it was new to me.
On Apr 12, 2013, at 1:30 PM, Otto Nikolaus wrote:
> iPhoto does the same, and I'd guess that all photo library apps do.
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> Otto
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> On 12 April 2013 18:06, Dane Robison <macdane@mac.
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>> Another possibility would be to install Google Picasa. When you first
>> launch it, you're asked if you'd like Picasa to find and catalog al photos
>> on your computer. Takes time, but kinda cool and might be useful.
Fri Apr 12, 2013 3:19 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"HAL9000" jrswebhome
Just searched through my package file and found no duplicates. It does make small appx. 50k copies of all images Imported. With them, I open the database window immediately.
Course if you like waiting for everything to load fresh each time, there are other apps.
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com , Dane Robison <macdane@...> wrote:
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> Unless things have changed (they may have!) a key difference is that Picasa's import function catalogs the photos while leaving them in their existing locations, while iPhoto duplicates your photos in the location of its choosing. If it still works that way, that's an almost completely unusable feature of iPhoto.
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> Sorry if this is a really common feature; it was new to me.
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> On Apr 12, 2013, at 1:30 PM, Otto Nikolaus wrote:
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> > iPhoto does the same, and I'd guess that all photo library apps do.
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> > Otto
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> > On 12 April 2013 18:06, Dane Robison <macdane@...> wrote:
> >
> >> Another possibility would be to install Google Picasa. When you first
> >> launch it, you're asked if you'd like Picasa to find and catalog al photos
> >> on your computer. Takes time, but kinda cool and might be useful.
>
Course if you like waiting for everything to load fresh each time, there are other apps.
--- In macsupportcentral@
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> Unless things have changed (they may have!) a key difference is that Picasa's import function catalogs the photos while leaving them in their existing locations, while iPhoto duplicates your photos in the location of its choosing. If it still works that way, that's an almost completely unusable feature of iPhoto.
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> Sorry if this is a really common feature; it was new to me.
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> On Apr 12, 2013, at 1:30 PM, Otto Nikolaus wrote:
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> > iPhoto does the same, and I'd guess that all photo library apps do.
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> > Otto
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> > On 12 April 2013 18:06, Dane Robison <macdane@
> >
> >> Another possibility would be to install Google Picasa. When you first
> >> launch it, you're asked if you'd like Picasa to find and catalog al photos
> >> on your computer. Takes time, but kinda cool and might be useful.
>
Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:00 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jim Saklad" jimdoc01
> Now, I don't want to be greedy, but the final feature that was so useful was that when she clicked on one of the photos in "All my files" its path would show up at the bottom of the window, so we were able to quickly discover where the missing files had been stored.
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> Does anyone know how to make the path to the selected file show up in the bottom of the viewing window of "All my files"?
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> Daly
In the Finder -- View menu -- "Show Path Bar"
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> Does anyone know how to make the path to the selected file show up in the bottom of the viewing window of "All my files"?
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In the Finder -- View menu -- "Show Path Bar"
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Fri Apr 12, 2013 2:00 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"N.A. Nada"
Thank you Randy, I appreciate the time you spent in your response.
I am glad you offered a possible alternate solution, and a free one at that.
After you read the below, does it still look like I should continue looking into your 3 suggestions, IPv6, a faster DNS server and Flash cookies?
The reason I did not give more information, is that I asked a specific question about hardware accessories and not software. I will look into your response, when I have time.
The long latency and poor video streaming is intermittent. Right now everything is fine, but probably this evening, it will be horrible. Video streaming had improved to good, until about 45-60 days ago, and latency was fast until about the last 30 days.
I ran the test-ipv6 and got these results: No IPv6 address detected & Your DNS server(possibly rum by your ISP) appears to have IPv6 internet access.
I use an app called Flush to deal with Flash cookies about every other week, I usually have less than 20 Flash cookies.
My other info is:
15" MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz, early 2008, Mac OS X 10.7.5
browsers: Firefox 19.0.2 & Chrome 26.0.1410.65
ISP: Comcast cable
modem or bridge: LinkSys CM100
Some of the regular sites I visit that are having latency or video streaming issues:
my bank
Audible.com
my local county library, two sites, one for the brick and mortar and the other for downloadable media.
illinois.gov (Vote early and vote often!)
state.or.us
one of my credit unions, but not the other
Hulu
CBS.com
Brent
On Apr 11, 2013, at 5:24 PM, Randy B. Singer wrote:
On Apr 11, 2013, at 2:51 PM, N.A. Nada wrote:
> Please keep the response to me simple, as I am not well versed in this and that is why I am asking here. I'm basically looking for a buy or don't buy answer.
Yes, it will increase your Web surfing speed, but given the little that you have told us, I don't think that it is the source of your slowdown.
I'll give you a list of things to do that I suspect will almost certainly drastically speed up your Web speed. I'm sorry if these are too technical, but I don't know how to dumb them down.
Here are three tips that are fairly easy to implement, but which potentially could make a huge difference.
You might want to try changing these settings to see if they make a difference in your Web browsing speed. (Actually, all of these often make a significant positive difference for just about everyone.)
1) Try turning off IPv6.
Copy and paste this into Terminal and then hit Return:
networksetup -setv6off Ethernet
This will turn off IPv6.
The reason that turning IPv6 off may improve performance is that some DNS servers do not properly respond to IPv6 requests. As a result, your computer has to time out waiting for a response and then try a secondary DNS server.
In recent versions of OS X, IPv6 typically is on (set to "automatic") by default, but not used. You have nothing to lose by turning IPv6 to "off" and then seeing if performance improves. When I first turned it off, I tested it out by going to a Web site that I visit often that is typically slower to load than any other Web site that I have visited. It came up instantaneously, as if it had been cached! I had never seen it do that previously.
Changing your IPv6 setting isn't immutable. If you don't realize a performance improvement, just change it back to "automatic."
If you want to turn IPv6 back on, copy and paste this into Terminal and then hit Return:
networksetup -setv6automatic Ethernet
2) Find the fastest domain name server (DNS).
Quit all browsers.
Go into:
System Preferences --> Network --> Built-in Ethernet
and write down the numbers for the domain name server(s) (DNS) to save them.
You can find the domain name server(s) that provide the best performance for your Mac using:
NameBench (free)
http://code.google.com/p/namebench/
Just a warning, it doesn't work properly under Mountain Lion. The fix is mentioned in this page:
https://code.google.com/p/namebench/issues/detail?id=219
You have to control-click namebench.app, then click on "show package contents." Then, drill down to the location specified in line 17 (Resources/libnamebench/health_checks.py). Open health_checks.py in text edit. Hit Command-F to open the find window. Search for "hostname." You should then see the line specified in line 17. Change the "2**32" to "2**16".
Now when you run namebench, it should complete.
NameBench will take about 5 minutes to run. Be patient. Use the fastest DNS it finds to replace the existing setting in Network in System Preferences.
You can expect a significant Web browsing performance increase after using the fastest domain name server suggested by NameBench!
Note: Every time you run NameBench, it is likely to give you a different result. This is normal. Don't become manic about running NameBench. Run it during the time of day that you do most of your Web surfing. Use that result. If your Web browsing subsequently slows down noticeably at any point, you can run it again.
I would strongly recommend that you NOT use your ISPs DNS servers.
3) Clear all Flash cookies and make sure that they can't return.
Your Mac's browser downloads and maintains a type of surreptitious cookie that can't be cleared using the features in your browsers themselves. These are Flash cookies, and they are mostly used to do things that you don't want them to, like track you.
http://www.wired.com/business/2009/08/you-deleted-your-cookies-think-again/
When these cookies accumulate, they tend to slow down your browser.
Delete everything in these two folders:
- In the Finder
Option-click the Go menu
Your ~/Library will appear in the menu; choose it
Trash all of the files in the enclosed folder at:
/Preferences/Macromedia/Flash Player/#SharedObjects
- In the Finder
Option-click the Go menu
Your ~/Library will appear in the menu; choose it
Trash all of the files in the enclosed folder at:
/Preferences/Macromedia/Flash Player/macromedia.com/support/flashplayer/sys
After you clear both of these folders (#SharedObjects and sys), do a Get Info on each of these folders and lock them using the "Locked" checkbox (NOT the little lock icon at the bottom of the window).
After you do these three things, my guess is that your browser will be faster than you've ever seen it on any Mac before. Please let us know the results.
If you do all three things above, and your Web browsing speed doesn't improve immensely, let me know. That would be a sign that you have a problem that needs troubleshooting, and I can help you with that also.
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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.macattorney.com/ts.html
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I am glad you offered a possible alternate solution, and a free one at that.
After you read the below, does it still look like I should continue looking into your 3 suggestions, IPv6, a faster DNS server and Flash cookies?
The reason I did not give more information, is that I asked a specific question about hardware accessories and not software. I will look into your response, when I have time.
The long latency and poor video streaming is intermittent. Right now everything is fine, but probably this evening, it will be horrible. Video streaming had improved to good, until about 45-60 days ago, and latency was fast until about the last 30 days.
I ran the test-ipv6 and got these results: No IPv6 address detected & Your DNS server(possibly rum by your ISP) appears to have IPv6 internet access.
I use an app called Flush to deal with Flash cookies about every other week, I usually have less than 20 Flash cookies.
My other info is:
15" MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz, early 2008, Mac OS X 10.7.5
browsers: Firefox 19.0.2 & Chrome 26.0.1410.65
ISP: Comcast cable
modem or bridge: LinkSys CM100
Some of the regular sites I visit that are having latency or video streaming issues:
my bank
Audible.com
my local county library, two sites, one for the brick and mortar and the other for downloadable media.
illinois.gov (Vote early and vote often!)
state.or.us
one of my credit unions, but not the other
Hulu
CBS.com
Brent
On Apr 11, 2013, at 5:24 PM, Randy B. Singer wrote:
On Apr 11, 2013, at 2:51 PM, N.A. Nada wrote:
> Please keep the response to me simple, as I am not well versed in this and that is why I am asking here. I'm basically looking for a buy or don't buy answer.
Yes, it will increase your Web surfing speed, but given the little that you have told us, I don't think that it is the source of your slowdown.
I'll give you a list of things to do that I suspect will almost certainly drastically speed up your Web speed. I'm sorry if these are too technical, but I don't know how to dumb them down.
Here are three tips that are fairly easy to implement, but which potentially could make a huge difference.
You might want to try changing these settings to see if they make a difference in your Web browsing speed. (Actually, all of these often make a significant positive difference for just about everyone.)
1) Try turning off IPv6.
Copy and paste this into Terminal and then hit Return:
networksetup -setv6off Ethernet
This will turn off IPv6.
The reason that turning IPv6 off may improve performance is that some DNS servers do not properly respond to IPv6 requests. As a result, your computer has to time out waiting for a response and then try a secondary DNS server.
In recent versions of OS X, IPv6 typically is on (set to "automatic&quo
Changing your IPv6 setting isn't immutable. If you don't realize a performance improvement, just change it back to "automatic.
If you want to turn IPv6 back on, copy and paste this into Terminal and then hit Return:
networksetup -setv6automatic Ethernet
2) Find the fastest domain name server (DNS).
Quit all browsers.
Go into:
System Preferences --> Network --> Built-in Ethernet
and write down the numbers for the domain name server(s) (DNS) to save them.
You can find the domain name server(s) that provide the best performance for your Mac using:
NameBench (free)
http://code.
Just a warning, it doesn't work properly under Mountain Lion. The fix is mentioned in this page:
https://code.
You have to control-click namebench.app, then click on "show package contents." Then, drill down to the location specified in line 17 (Resources/libnameb
Now when you run namebench, it should complete.
NameBench will take about 5 minutes to run. Be patient. Use the fastest DNS it finds to replace the existing setting in Network in System Preferences.
You can expect a significant Web browsing performance increase after using the fastest domain name server suggested by NameBench!
Note: Every time you run NameBench, it is likely to give you a different result. This is normal. Don't become manic about running NameBench. Run it during the time of day that you do most of your Web surfing. Use that result. If your Web browsing subsequently slows down noticeably at any point, you can run it again.
I would strongly recommend that you NOT use your ISPs DNS servers.
3) Clear all Flash cookies and make sure that they can't return.
Your Mac's browser downloads and maintains a type of surreptitious cookie that can't be cleared using the features in your browsers themselves. These are Flash cookies, and they are mostly used to do things that you don't want them to, like track you.
http://www.wired.
When these cookies accumulate, they tend to slow down your browser.
Delete everything in these two folders:
- In the Finder
Option-click the Go menu
Your ~/Library will appear in the menu; choose it
Trash all of the files in the enclosed folder at:
/Preferences/
- In the Finder
Option-click the Go menu
Your ~/Library will appear in the menu; choose it
Trash all of the files in the enclosed folder at:
/Preferences/
After you clear both of these folders (#SharedObjects and sys), do a Get Info on each of these folders and lock them using the "Locked" checkbox (NOT the little lock icon at the bottom of the window).
After you do these three things, my guess is that your browser will be faster than you've ever seen it on any Mac before. Please let us know the results.
If you do all three things above, and your Web browsing speed doesn't improve immensely, let me know. That would be a sign that you have a problem that needs troubleshooting, and I can help you with that also.
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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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