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Fri May 10, 2013 8:41 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf
But you can't play those on the ATV. MKV is a good open standard but is not
universally supported yet.
Otto
On 10 May 2013 12:14, Christopher Collins <maclist@analogdigital.com.au >wrote:
> Mine is actually MakeMKV. It keeps full definition in my rips.
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universally supported yet.
Otto
On 10 May 2013 12:14, Christopher Collins <maclist@analogdigit
> Mine is actually MakeMKV. It keeps full definition in my rips.
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Fri May 10, 2013 9:49 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Chris Jones" bobstermcbob
Hi,
On 10 May 2013, at 12:14 PM, Christopher Collins <maclist@analogdigital.com.au > wrote:
> Mine is actually MakeMKV. It keeps full definition in my rips.
At the expense of much larger file sizes.... Almost a factor 3 to 4 ...
The mkv file format is not as anywhere near wildly supported as m4v (i doubt an Apple TV will play them for instance).
I've tested both, and on my hardware using the handbrake high profile preset, i cannot tell any visual difference between the two. I play SD+HD videos to a 40in HD TV via a macmini (using Plex) so its a decent test for me.
It takes a while to rip with Hanbrake, but personally i would suggest it is well worth it.
Chris
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> On 10/05/2013, at 1:12 AM, rksangelkayann <us2forever@gmx.com > wrote:
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>> My son wants to put his DVDs on hard drive so he can just use Apple TV to watch them. We can't decide between HAND BRAKE and COPY DVD 123. Any opinions would be most welcome.
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>> Also, we have Apple TV and love it. A day doesn't pass that we don't use it.
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>> Thank you very much.
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>> Kay
>> MacBook Air
>> Mac OS X 10.8
>> 1.8 GHz Intel Core i7
>> 4GB 1333 Mhz DDR3
>> MacBook Pro 1.1
>> Mac OS X 10.6.8
>> 1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo
>> 1 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
>> MacBook
>> Mac OS X 10.6.7
>> 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
>> 3 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
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On 10 May 2013, at 12:14 PM, Christopher Collins <maclist@analogdigit
> Mine is actually MakeMKV. It keeps full definition in my rips.
At the expense of much larger file sizes.... Almost a factor 3 to 4 ...
The mkv file format is not as anywhere near wildly supported as m4v (i doubt an Apple TV will play them for instance).
I've tested both, and on my hardware using the handbrake high profile preset, i cannot tell any visual difference between the two. I play SD+HD videos to a 40in HD TV via a macmini (using Plex) so its a decent test for me.
It takes a while to rip with Hanbrake, but personally i would suggest it is well worth it.
Chris
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> cjc
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> On 10/05/2013, at 1:12 AM, rksangelkayann <us2forever@gmx.
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>> My son wants to put his DVDs on hard drive so he can just use Apple TV to watch them. We can't decide between HAND BRAKE and COPY DVD 123. Any opinions would be most welcome.
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>> Also, we have Apple TV and love it. A day doesn't pass that we don't use it.
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>> Thank you very much.
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>> Kay
>> MacBook Air
>> Mac OS X 10.8
>> 1.8 GHz Intel Core i7
>> 4GB 1333 Mhz DDR3
>> MacBook Pro 1.1
>> Mac OS X 10.6.8
>> 1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo
>> 1 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
>> MacBook
>> Mac OS X 10.6.7
>> 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
>> 3 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
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Fri May 10, 2013 8:51 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf
On 10 May 2013 13:38, T Hopkins <hoplist@hillmanncarr.com > wrote:
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> Consider that resetting the PRAM also requires rebooting the system. ;)
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Yes, but to fix a drive not mounting?
Otto
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> Consider that resetting the PRAM also requires rebooting the system. ;)
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Yes, but to fix a drive not mounting?
Otto
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Fri May 10, 2013 8:55 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf
TextEdit will also open Word docs, although it can't save in that format.
Otto
On 10 May 2013 14:29, <ck368@me.com> wrote:
> If I ever need to open Word documents on my Mac, they are opened in Pages.
> Pages allows you to save and send documents in Word format to PC users.
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> They will also open in one of the free applications such as Neo Office.
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Otto
On 10 May 2013 14:29, <ck368@me.com> wrote:
> If I ever need to open Word documents on my Mac, they are opened in Pages.
> Pages allows you to save and send documents in Word format to PC users.
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> They will also open in one of the free applications such as Neo Office.
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Fri May 10, 2013 9:45 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"John Richardson"
Hello,
My experience is that the most trouble is in the following case:
Sender: using the latest version of Office on a PC and clicks the save button
without worrying about the receiver
Receiver: using an old or very old version of Pages or Office for Mac
In general the solution is to ask the sender to save the document in an older
Word format [example: doc versus docx] OR upgrade to the latest Office for Mac
or latest Pages. In the case of a new Mac, the best option is to by the latest
iWork when you get the Mac.
Note: Good vocal interoffice communication skills can minimize the issue...:)
John F. Richardson
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[mailto:macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Mike
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 5:47 AM
To: macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [macsupport] MS Word Compatability
If I create a document with MS Word on a Windows8 computer can it be opened
somehow on a new Mac computer?
Mike
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My experience is that the most trouble is in the following case:
Sender: using the latest version of Office on a PC and clicks the save button
without worrying about the receiver
Receiver: using an old or very old version of Pages or Office for Mac
In general the solution is to ask the sender to save the document in an older
Word format [example: doc versus docx] OR upgrade to the latest Office for Mac
or latest Pages. In the case of a new Mac, the best option is to by the latest
iWork when you get the Mac.
Note: Good vocal interoffice communication skills can minimize the issue...:)
John F. Richardson
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Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 5:47 AM
To: macsupportcentral@
Subject: [macsupport] MS Word Compatability
If I create a document with MS Word on a Windows8 computer can it be opened
somehow on a new Mac computer?
Mike
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Fri May 10, 2013 11:38 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jim Saklad" jimdoc01
>> Late 2008 Macbook system profiler says
>> OS X.6.8
>> battery condition: good
>> Charge remaining (,Ah) 70)
>> sully Charged
>> Fully Charged capacity (mAh) 4030
>> Charging yes
>> Amperage (mA): 2116
>> Voltage (mV) 11054
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>> Now my mag safe power adapter has failed?
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> I think you found your problem. Either your power adapter is dying or it is not plugged into a good outlet.
Ummm.
If System Profiler says "Charging -- yes", then how does one conclude the adapter has failed?
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>> OS X.6.8
>> battery condition: good
>> Charge remaining (,Ah) 70)
>> sully Charged
>> Fully Charged capacity (mAh) 4030
>> Charging yes
>> Amperage (mA): 2116
>> Voltage (mV) 11054
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>> Now my mag safe power adapter has failed?
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> I think you found your problem. Either your power adapter is dying or it is not plugged into a good outlet.
Ummm.
If System Profiler says "Charging -- yes", then how does one conclude the adapter has failed?
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Fri May 10, 2013 5:23 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Gary" outback029
some where around the CD player there is a small hole--straight out a paperclip--put it in the hole--out comes CD????????????? I can't findit!!!!
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com , "Gary" <wx1u@...> wrote:
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> Yes with no success,
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> > Have you tried rebooting the computer and holding down the (left) mouse button while the reboot occurs? This usually forces the eject function.
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> > On May 8, 2013, at 7:30 PM, "Gary" <wx1u@> wrote:
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> > > That says it all! I'v tried everything!
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> Yes with no success,
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> > Gary,
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> > Have you tried rebooting the computer and holding down the (left) mouse button while the reboot occurs? This usually forces the eject function.
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> > On May 8, 2013, at 7:30 PM, "Gary" <wx1u@> wrote:
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> > > That says it all! I'v tried everything!
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Fri May 10, 2013 7:32 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Daly Jessup" dalyjessup
On May 10, 2013, at 5:46 AM, T Hopkins wrote:
> If it is a tray loading drive, there is a pin hole for physical ejection.
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> If it's slot, there is not. When you attempt ejection by any method, does the drive make noise like it's trying, or is it completely silent? If it's trying and can't, then you have a mechanical problem. You can try the methods Barry suggests. There is no direct mechanical method for ejecting discs from slot drives. If the disc gets stuck, the drive is generally hosed unless methods like Barry suggests don't work. And there is a good likelyhood you'll wreck it trying anyway.
The method that has almost always worked for me is to shut down the computer then restart it holding the mouse button down persistently. I also have a magic gesture: I hit the eject button on the keyboard every few seconds while continuing to hold down the left mouse button. At some point, so far, it was always worked.
Daly
Fri May 10, 2013 8:28 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Dave C" davec2468
And I thought I was the only one to use that technique!
Works for me, too!
Dave
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On May 10, 2013, at 7:32 PM, Daly Jessup wrote:
> I also have a magic gesture: I hit the eject button on the keyboard every few seconds while continuing to hold down the left mouse button. At some point, so far, it was always worked.
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Works for me, too!
Dave
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On May 10, 2013, at 7:32 PM, Daly Jessup wrote:
> I also have a magic gesture: I hit the eject button on the keyboard every few seconds while continuing to hold down the left mouse button. At some point, so far, it was always worked.
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Sat May 11, 2013 12:18 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Dave C" davec2468
Mail has a setting in Preferences that lets you choose what mail account from which your newly-composed messages are addressed.
My goal is to create a bogus account with a non-existent SMTP server. This will force me to choose which of my accounts I really want to choose rather than forgetting this step and instead accidentally sending, for example, business mail from my personal address.
All looked like it was going fine: I created the bogus account with bogus servers. Then when I go to the "Composing" tab in Mail Preferences, the "Send new messages from" drop-down menu doesn't show the bogus account.
Any idea why this is so and how to make such a non-existent account show up?
Thanks,
Dave
Mail 4.6
OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard
2011 Mini 2.7 GHz dual i7 / 16 GB / 250 GB & 750 GB
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My goal is to create a bogus account with a non-existent SMTP server. This will force me to choose which of my accounts I really want to choose rather than forgetting this step and instead accidentally sending, for example, business mail from my personal address.
All looked like it was going fine: I created the bogus account with bogus servers. Then when I go to the "Composing&quo
Any idea why this is so and how to make such a non-existent account show up?
Thanks,
Dave
Mail 4.6
OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard
2011 Mini 2.7 GHz dual i7 / 16 GB / 250 GB & 750 GB
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Sat May 11, 2013 12:28 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Dave C" davec2468
Fixed it.
I changed the outgoing server for the bogus mail account from a legitimate smtp server to a bogus one (ie, smtp.scmumbleff.com).
The account now shows up in the "Send new messages from" list and when I try to send a message it will complain that it's not possible. I'll then choose the proper account for that message and away it goes!
Cheers,
Dave
Mail 4.6
OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard
2011 Mini 2.7 GHz dual i7 / 16 GB / 250 GB & 750 GB
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I changed the outgoing server for the bogus mail account from a legitimate smtp server to a bogus one (ie, smtp.scmumbleff.
The account now shows up in the "Send new messages from" list and when I try to send a message it will complain that it's not possible. I'll then choose the proper account for that message and away it goes!
Cheers,
Dave
Mail 4.6
OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard
2011 Mini 2.7 GHz dual i7 / 16 GB / 250 GB & 750 GB
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