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Sat May 11, 2013 7:54 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Gary" outback029
Thanks for all the help! For some reason all of a sudden it popped out! ???
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com , George Barker <lynxster@...> wrote:
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> If you're comfortable with the Terminal you can try entering the folowing line:
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> drutil tray eject
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> Geirge
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> >Yes with no success,
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> >--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com , 1belami <1belami@> wrote:
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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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> >> Bob
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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!
> >> > Help
> > > > Gary
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> >Yes with no success,
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> >> Gary,
> >>
> >> 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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> >> Bob
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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!
> >> > Help
> > > > Gary
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Sat May 11, 2013 11:31 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Dolores" djdesideri
iMac 10.6.8
I have an ongoing problem with freezes while scrolling. This happens about every two weeks. Yesterday [and other times] the screen went to a white/lt. gray striped design that looks like corduroy. I have to shut down the computer and start it up again. I have also had freezes while typing a sequence of letters and numbers in Finder/Find. Any ideas on how to fix this? I've had these problem for many months. I had to have Apple put a new hard drive in the machine, and I hoped that would fix this problem, but it didn't.
dolores
I have an ongoing problem with freezes while scrolling. This happens about every two weeks. Yesterday [and other times] the screen went to a white/lt. gray striped design that looks like corduroy. I have to shut down the computer and start it up again. I have also had freezes while typing a sequence of letters and numbers in Finder/Find. Any ideas on how to fix this? I've had these problem for many months. I had to have Apple put a new hard drive in the machine, and I hoped that would fix this problem, but it didn't.
dolores
Sat May 11, 2013 1:11 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Daly Jessup" dalyjessup
On May 11, 2013, at 11:31 AM, Dolores wrote:
> iMac 10.6.8
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> I have an ongoing problem with freezes while scrolling. This happens about every two weeks. Yesterday [and other times] the screen went to a white/lt. gray striped design that looks like corduroy. I have to shut down the computer and start it up again. I have also had freezes while typing a sequence of letters and numbers in Finder/Find. Any ideas on how to fix this? I've had these problem for many months. I had to have Apple put a new hard drive in the machine, and I hoped that would fix this problem, but it didn't.
It sounds like a video card to me.
Daly
Sat May 11, 2013 2:21 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"HAL9000" jrswebhome
If you have it in writing that Apple suggested you replace your HD to solve this issue, then, you have an out to get them to fix the video card if that is the problem.
But since this does't happen but every few weeks, I am inclined to suggest a software solution. Just my opinion only.
I suggest reinstall the system software from your Snow Leopard installer DVD. I think it is called Archive and install, but don't remember exactly. That way you recover all your data, but have a new system to start over.
Once you reinstalled your system, be very careful when you install new applications. Install an application and wait several days before you install another, so you can watch how your iMac responds to the new app.
How much RAM is installed in your iMac? More RAM always clears up many issues.
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com , "Dolores" <djdesi98@...> wrote:
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> iMac 10.6.8
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> I have an ongoing problem with freezes while scrolling. This happens about every two weeks. Yesterday [and other times] the screen went to a white/lt. gray striped design that looks like corduroy. I have to shut down the computer and start it up again. I have also had freezes while typing a sequence of letters and numbers in Finder/Find. Any ideas on how to fix this? I've had these problem for many months. I had to have Apple put a new hard drive in the machine, and I hoped that would fix this problem, but it didn't.
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> dolores
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But since this does't happen but every few weeks, I am inclined to suggest a software solution. Just my opinion only.
I suggest reinstall the system software from your Snow Leopard installer DVD. I think it is called Archive and install, but don't remember exactly. That way you recover all your data, but have a new system to start over.
Once you reinstalled your system, be very careful when you install new applications. Install an application and wait several days before you install another, so you can watch how your iMac responds to the new app.
How much RAM is installed in your iMac? More RAM always clears up many issues.
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> iMac 10.6.8
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> I have an ongoing problem with freezes while scrolling. This happens about every two weeks. Yesterday [and other times] the screen went to a white/lt. gray striped design that looks like corduroy. I have to shut down the computer and start it up again. I have also had freezes while typing a sequence of letters and numbers in Finder/Find. Any ideas on how to fix this? I've had these problem for many months. I had to have Apple put a new hard drive in the machine, and I hoped that would fix this problem, but it didn't.
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> dolores
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Sat May 11, 2013 3:59 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"N.A. Nada"
It could be a video card, or it could be a loose or failing stick of RAM.
Freezes have nothing to do with striped screen. From your description, it sounds like two issues. It does not sound related to the HD, if it was installed properly.
It could possibly be a heat issue. How long do you run your Mac each day?
Brent
On May 11, 2013, at 2:21 PM, HAL9000 wrote:
If you have it in writing that Apple suggested you replace your HD to solve this issue, then, you have an out to get them to fix the video card if that is the problem.
But since this does't happen but every few weeks, I am inclined to suggest a software solution. Just my opinion only.
I suggest reinstall the system software from your Snow Leopard installer DVD. I think it is called Archive and install, but don't remember exactly. That way you recover all your data, but have a new system to start over.
Once you reinstalled your system, be very careful when you install new applications. Install an application and wait several days before you install another, so you can watch how your iMac responds to the new app.
How much RAM is installed in your iMac? More RAM always clears up many issues.
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com , "Dolores" <djdesi98@...> wrote:
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> iMac 10.6.8
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> I have an ongoing problem with freezes while scrolling. This happens about every two weeks. Yesterday [and other times] the screen went to a white/lt. gray striped design that looks like corduroy. I have to shut down the computer and start it up again. I have also had freezes while typing a sequence of letters and numbers in Finder/Find. Any ideas on how to fix this? I've had these problem for many months. I had to have Apple put a new hard drive in the machine, and I hoped that would fix this problem, but it didn't.
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> dolores
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Freezes have nothing to do with striped screen. From your description, it sounds like two issues. It does not sound related to the HD, if it was installed properly.
It could possibly be a heat issue. How long do you run your Mac each day?
Brent
On May 11, 2013, at 2:21 PM, HAL9000 wrote:
If you have it in writing that Apple suggested you replace your HD to solve this issue, then, you have an out to get them to fix the video card if that is the problem.
But since this does't happen but every few weeks, I am inclined to suggest a software solution. Just my opinion only.
I suggest reinstall the system software from your Snow Leopard installer DVD. I think it is called Archive and install, but don't remember exactly. That way you recover all your data, but have a new system to start over.
Once you reinstalled your system, be very careful when you install new applications. Install an application and wait several days before you install another, so you can watch how your iMac responds to the new app.
How much RAM is installed in your iMac? More RAM always clears up many issues.
--- In macsupportcentral@
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> iMac 10.6.8
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> I have an ongoing problem with freezes while scrolling. This happens about every two weeks. Yesterday [and other times] the screen went to a white/lt. gray striped design that looks like corduroy. I have to shut down the computer and start it up again. I have also had freezes while typing a sequence of letters and numbers in Finder/Find. Any ideas on how to fix this? I've had these problem for many months. I had to have Apple put a new hard drive in the machine, and I hoped that would fix this problem, but it didn't.
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> dolores
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Sat May 11, 2013 5:49 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Randy B. Singer" randybrucesinger
On May 10, 2013, at 5:46 AM, Mike wrote:
> If I create a document with MS Word on a Windows8 computer can it be opened somehow on a new Mac computer?
Yes, by and large, the file format for Word is what is known as "binary compatible across platforms." That means that Word uses the exact same file format on both a Windows PC and on a Macintosh, assuming that you are using a recent version of Word on the Mac.
http://www.microsof
Thus no translation is needed for Word/Mac to read Word/Windows files, and vice versa.
There are a bunch of other programs for the Mac that will open Word files, but none of them do as good a job as Word itself when it comes to files that include complex formatting, or support for Word's advanced features. These include:
TextEdit (a lightweight word processor that comes with your Mac)
Pages ($20) (Apple's own advanced word processor)
http://www.apple.
And any of the Open Office siblings (these are all open source Office clones based on the same codebase as each other):
NeoOffice ($10 donation required for latest version, older versions are free)
http://www.neooffic
(The most stable of the siblings.)
LibreOffice (free)
http://www.libreoff
(The best supported of the siblings.)
Apache OpenOffice (free)
http://www.openoffi
(From the original licensees of the Open Office codebase.)
Calligra (free)
http://www.calligra
http://www.calligra
(A new Open Office choice.)
In fact, just about any word processor that you use for the Macintosh nominally supports the Word file format.
There is a comprehensive (though slightly outdated) list of all of the available word processors for the Macintosh here:
http://www.emailman
The Word file format is the lingua franca of the word processing world.
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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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Sat May 11, 2013 6:51 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"1belami" bombino21217
G4. X.10.4.11 max ram 500 kHz processor
I have an HP 5610 Officejet that up until a week ago worked normally. Now, whenever I try to print, a PDF appears on the desktop (and no paper copy is made).
I have uninstalled and reinstalled the printer. I have manually trashed the preferences and every file I can find with HP. I have emptied the trash and rebooted. I have trashed all the Adobe preferences.
What haven't I done that may fix this frustrating problem?
Bob
I have an HP 5610 Officejet that up until a week ago worked normally. Now, whenever I try to print, a PDF appears on the desktop (and no paper copy is made).
I have uninstalled and reinstalled the printer. I have manually trashed the preferences and every file I can find with HP. I have emptied the trash and rebooted. I have trashed all the Adobe preferences.
What haven't I done that may fix this frustrating problem?
Bob
Sat May 11, 2013 7:39 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Barry Austern" barryaus
On May 11, 2013, at 9:51 PM, 1belami wrote:
> G4. X.10.4.11 max ram 500 kHz processor
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> I have an HP 5610 Officejet that up until a week ago worked normally. Now, whenever I try to print, a PDF appears on the desktop (and no paper copy is made).
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> I have uninstalled and reinstalled the printer. I have manually trashed the preferences and every file I can find with HP. I have emptied the trash and rebooted. I have trashed all the Adobe preferences.
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> What haven't I done that may fix this frustrating problem?
>
> Bob
>
Log into another account. If you don't have one then create one and then log into it. See if it prints normally from there. If it does then you probably do have a bad .plist file and you have to find it.
Have you made any system changes recently, such as adding things that actually get into the guts of the system, not just new applications that simply get dragged into the /Applications folder? If so then I would suspect that.
--
Barry Austern
barryaus@fuse.
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Sat May 11, 2013 8:29 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Hugh Crymble" hcrymble
I have a similar problem when I print to a xerox printer from Photoshop CS5, it lobs a postscript file onto the desktop instead of printing.
I bought CS6 the other day and problem not in CS6.
Are you getting this problem only in one programme?
hugh
On 05-11-2013, at 9:51 PM, 1belami <1belami@gmail.com > wrote:
> G4. X.10.4.11 max ram 500 kHz processor
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> I have an HP 5610 Officejet that up until a week ago worked normally. Now, whenever I try to print, a PDF appears on the desktop (and no paper copy is made).
>
> I have uninstalled and reinstalled the printer. I have manually trashed the preferences and every file I can find with HP. I have emptied the trash and rebooted. I have trashed all the Adobe preferences.
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> What haven't I done that may fix this frustrating problem?
>
> Bob
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I bought CS6 the other day and problem not in CS6.
Are you getting this problem only in one programme?
hugh
On 05-11-2013, at 9:51 PM, 1belami <1belami@gmail.
> G4. X.10.4.11 max ram 500 kHz processor
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> I have an HP 5610 Officejet that up until a week ago worked normally. Now, whenever I try to print, a PDF appears on the desktop (and no paper copy is made).
>
> I have uninstalled and reinstalled the printer. I have manually trashed the preferences and every file I can find with HP. I have emptied the trash and rebooted. I have trashed all the Adobe preferences.
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> What haven't I done that may fix this frustrating problem?
>
> Bob
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Sat May 11, 2013 10:13 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"1belami" bombino21217
It doesn't matter what I try to print--same result.
On May 11, 2013, at 11:29 PM, Hugh Crymble <hcrymble@bmts.com > wrote:
> I have a similar problem when I print to a xerox printer from Photoshop CS5, it lobs a postscript file onto the desktop instead of printing.
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> I bought CS6 the other day and problem not in CS6.
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> Are you getting this problem only in one programme?
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> hugh
>
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> On 05-11-2013, at 9:51 PM, 1belami <1belami@gmail.com > wrote:
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>> G4. X.10.4.11 max ram 500 kHz processor
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>> I have an HP 5610 Officejet that up until a week ago worked normally. Now, whenever I try to print, a PDF appears on the desktop (and no paper copy is made).
>>
>> I have uninstalled and reinstalled the printer. I have manually trashed the preferences and every file I can find with HP. I have emptied the trash and rebooted. I have trashed all the Adobe preferences.
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>> What haven't I done that may fix this frustrating problem?
>>
>> Bob
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On May 11, 2013, at 11:29 PM, Hugh Crymble <hcrymble@bmts.
> I have a similar problem when I print to a xerox printer from Photoshop CS5, it lobs a postscript file onto the desktop instead of printing.
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> I bought CS6 the other day and problem not in CS6.
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> Are you getting this problem only in one programme?
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> hugh
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> On 05-11-2013, at 9:51 PM, 1belami <1belami@gmail.
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>> G4. X.10.4.11 max ram 500 kHz processor
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>> I have an HP 5610 Officejet that up until a week ago worked normally. Now, whenever I try to print, a PDF appears on the desktop (and no paper copy is made).
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>> I have uninstalled and reinstalled the printer. I have manually trashed the preferences and every file I can find with HP. I have emptied the trash and rebooted. I have trashed all the Adobe preferences.
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>> What haven't I done that may fix this frustrating problem?
>>
>> Bob
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Sat May 11, 2013 6:55 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"HAL9000" jrswebhome
Does anyone of the group play the for Mac only servers of Call of Duty: Black Ops? I have a few questions for you. This game is fun about 40% of the time. 60% of the time is quite interesting.
Sat May 11, 2013 7:06 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jim Showalter" jshowalt94127
Isn't there a support group for that somewhere else than here?
On May 11, 2013, at 6:55 PM, HAL9000 wrote:
> Does anyone of the group play the for Mac only servers of Call of Duty: Black Ops? I have a few questions for you. This game is fun about 40% of the time. 60% of the time is quite interesting.
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On May 11, 2013, at 6:55 PM, HAL9000 wrote:
> Does anyone of the group play the for Mac only servers of Call of Duty: Black Ops? I have a few questions for you. This game is fun about 40% of the time. 60% of the time is quite interesting.
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Sat May 11, 2013 7:17 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"HAL9000" jrswebhome
If I knew of one, I wouldn't have wasted your time.
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> On May 11, 2013, at 6:55 PM, HAL9000 wrote:
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