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Thu Sep 5, 2013 6:42 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jim Hamm" jimhamm90
Many thanks, Randy, for a great website. I've been through most of it and
all seems to work quite well, and is very helpful. Is it okay if I share
your website with our local Mac club? Also, I notice the utility YASU will
be discontinued. Do you use a similar utility, such as Onyx, et al? I don't
leave my MacBook Air on overnight so It misses the routine Maintenance
Scripts. I thought I might start using some maintenance utility.
Thanks, again, for your website and your help on this Forum....Jim
On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 4:38 PM, Randy B. Singer <randy@macattorney.com>wrote:
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>
>
> I've done a quite extensive update to my Web site:
>
> Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
> http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html
>
> I'd appreciate it if folks had a look at it and let me know if they see
> any mistakes, if they can find any broken links, or if there are things
> left out that folks would like to see.
>
> Thanks!
>
> ___________________________________________
> 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
> ___________________________________________
>
>
>
all seems to work quite well, and is very helpful. Is it okay if I share
your website with our local Mac club? Also, I notice the utility YASU will
be discontinued. Do you use a similar utility, such as Onyx, et al? I don't
leave my MacBook Air on overnight so It misses the routine Maintenance
Scripts. I thought I might start using some maintenance utility.
Thanks, again, for your website and your help on this Forum....Jim
On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 4:38 PM, Randy B. Singer <randy@macattorney.
> **
>
>
> I've done a quite extensive update to my Web site:
>
> Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
> http://www.macattor
>
> I'd appreciate it if folks had a look at it and let me know if they see
> any mistakes, if they can find any broken links, or if there are things
> left out that folks would like to see.
>
> Thanks!
>
> ____________
> Randy B. Singer
> Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
>
> Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
> http://www.macattor
> ____________
>
>
>
Thu Sep 5, 2013 4:00 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Randy B. Singer" randybrucesinger
On Sep 5, 2013, at 6:42 AM, Jim Hamm wrote:
> Many thanks, Randy, for a great website. I've been through most of it and all seems to work quite well, and is very helpful. Is it okay if I share your website with our local Mac club?
If by "share it" you mean tell them the URL, that would be wonderful.
But please don't do something like print it and disseminate a printed version.
> Also, I notice the utility YASU will be discontinued. Do you use a similar utility, such as Onyx, et al?
Until Mavericks comes out, YASU will work perfectly. And I won't be able to tell you what might be good to use instead, until after Mavericks comes out. Who knows, everything may remain exactly the same as far as routine maintenance under Mavericks.
> I don't leave my MacBook Air on overnight so It misses the routine Maintenance Scripts. I thought I might start using some maintenance utility.
That shouldn'
____________
Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattor
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Thu Sep 5, 2013 7:22 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jim Hamm" jimhamm90
Randy, thanks for your reply. I would just share your URL with our Mac
club....Jim
On Thursday, September 5, 2013, Randy B. Singer wrote:
> **
>
>
>
> On Sep 5, 2013, at 6:42 AM, Jim Hamm wrote:
>
> > Many thanks, Randy, for a great website. I've been through most of it
> and all seems to work quite well, and is very helpful. Is it okay if I
> share your website with our local Mac club?
>
> If by "share it" you mean tell them the URL, that would be wonderful.
>
> But please don't do something like print it and disseminate a printed
> version.
>
> > Also, I notice the utility YASU will be discontinued. Do you use a
> similar utility, such as Onyx, et al?
>
> Until Mavericks comes out, YASU will work perfectly. And I won't be able
> to tell you what might be good to use instead, until after Mavericks comes
> out. Who knows, everything may remain exactly the same as far as routine
> maintenance under Mavericks.
>
> > I don't leave my MacBook Air on overnight so It misses the routine
> Maintenance Scripts. I thought I might start using some maintenance utility.
>
> That shouldn't be a big deal. You can leave your Mac running all night
> just once, and the scripts will run. Just set the screen to sleep.
>
> ___________________________________________
> 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
> ___________________________________________
>
>
>
club....Jim
On Thursday, September 5, 2013, Randy B. Singer wrote:
> **
>
>
>
> On Sep 5, 2013, at 6:42 AM, Jim Hamm wrote:
>
> > Many thanks, Randy, for a great website. I've been through most of it
> and all seems to work quite well, and is very helpful. Is it okay if I
> share your website with our local Mac club?
>
> If by "share it" you mean tell them the URL, that would be wonderful.
>
> But please don't do something like print it and disseminate a printed
> version.
>
> > Also, I notice the utility YASU will be discontinued. Do you use a
> similar utility, such as Onyx, et al?
>
> Until Mavericks comes out, YASU will work perfectly. And I won't be able
> to tell you what might be good to use instead, until after Mavericks comes
> out. Who knows, everything may remain exactly the same as far as routine
> maintenance under Mavericks.
>
> > I don't leave my MacBook Air on overnight so It misses the routine
> Maintenance Scripts. I thought I might start using some maintenance utility.
>
> That shouldn'
> just once, and the scripts will run. Just set the screen to sleep.
>
> ____________
> Randy B. Singer
> Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
>
> Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
> http://www.macattor
> ____________
>
>
>
Fri Sep 6, 2013 3:17 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf
Yes, but Randy's Mac Attorney site is not "private". It's available to
anyone interested.
Otto
On 6 September 2013 03:22, Jim Hamm <machamm@gmail.com> wrote:
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>
> Randy, thanks for your reply. I would just share your URL with our Mac
> club....Jim
>
anyone interested.
Otto
On 6 September 2013 03:22, Jim Hamm <machamm@gmail.
>
>
> Randy, thanks for your reply. I would just share your URL with our Mac
> club....Jim
>
Thu Sep 5, 2013 8:15 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Josephine Bacon" baconandeggs_2001
Dear All,
Like many people who run translation businesses I get applications from people who pretend to be translators but whose c.v.s have been stolen by fraudsters. Their email addresses are invariable free ones (hotmail, etc.). I have found recently when I try to reply to the message by hitting the reply button, the "to" box in my Macmail comes out blank. Is that because the email is not coming from the person's email address but from elsewhere?
>
>
Josephine Bacon
Tamr Translations Limited
179 Kings Cross Road
London WC1x 9BZ
Tel:+44 207 278 9490
Like many people who run translation businesses I get applications from people who pretend to be translators but whose c.v.s have been stolen by fraudsters. Their email addresses are invariable free ones (hotmail, etc.). I have found recently when I try to reply to the message by hitting the reply button, the "to" box in my Macmail comes out blank. Is that because the email is not coming from the person's email address but from elsewhere?
>
>
Josephine Bacon
Tamr Translations Limited
179 Kings Cross Road
London WC1x 9BZ
Tel:+44 207 278 9490
Thu Sep 5, 2013 2:36 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Patsy Price" beyondwords2
Josephine wrote:
>I have found recently when I try to reply to the message by hitting
>the reply button, the "to" box in my Macmail comes out blank. Is
>that because the email is not coming from the person's email address
>but from elsewhere?
I know nothing about Macmail. I'm still using Eudora. But I do know
that if the "Reply to:" field is blank in the incoming message, when
I hit the reply button the "To:" field will be blank in my message. I
don't know how the sender can empty the "Reply to:" field.
Patsy
>I have found recently when I try to reply to the message by hitting
>the reply button, the "to" box in my Macmail comes out blank. Is
>that because the email is not coming from the person's email address
>but from elsewhere?
I know nothing about Macmail. I'm still using Eudora. But I do know
that if the "Reply to:" field is blank in the incoming message, when
I hit the reply button the "To:" field will be blank in my message. I
don't know how the sender can empty the "Reply to:" field.
Patsy
Thu Sep 5, 2013 4:36 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"John Engberg" mrbyte
Fusion 6 is out. I installed it, but it crashes every time when I try to open it. I'm running OS X10.8.4 on a 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5.
I've never had a problem before with any of the previous iterations go Fusion.
Any suggestions out there?
John Engberg
I've never had a problem before with any of the previous iterations go Fusion.
Any suggestions out there?
John Engberg
Thu Sep 5, 2013 9:55 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"James Robertson" jamesrob328i
On Sep 5, 2013, at 4:36 PM, John Engberg <mrbyte@earthlink.
> I've never had a problem before with any of the previous iterations go Fusion.
>
> Any suggestions out there?
On the VMware community forums there are a few threads reporting what you may be experiencing. People who've upgraded sequentially all the way from V1 or V2 of Fusion may befall a problem somehow related to the upgrade installer not clearing out previous preferences correctly. Fusion's support people have listed a Terminal command that can banish those remnants and permit the new Fusion V6 to start up correctly and completely.
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Fri Sep 6, 2013 4:03 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"John Engberg" mrbyte
On Sep 6, 2013, at 12:55 AM, James Robertson <jamesrob@sonic.
>
> On Sep 5, 2013, at 4:36 PM, John Engberg <mrbyte@earthlink.
>
>> I've never had a problem before with any of the previous iterations go Fusion.
>>
>> Any suggestions out there?
>
> On the VMware community forums there are a few threads reporting what you may be experiencing. People who've upgraded sequentially all the way from V1 or V2 of Fusion may befall a problem somehow related to the upgrade installer not clearing out previous preferences correctly. Fusion's support people have listed a Terminal command that can banish those remnants and permit the new Fusion V6 to start up correctly and completely.
>
Thanks, Jim. I found the terminal command. Here it is if anyone is interested
sudo rm /Library/Preference
I tried using the terminal command before installing v6 (I had reverted to v5), but that didn't work. I had to install v6 and then run the command. That worked. This is the messiest Fusion installation I've ever encountered.
John Engberg
Thu Sep 5, 2013 8:22 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"HAL9000" jrswebhome
I want to create a Leopard partition, either on my main HD or on a separate firewire drive. Since my 27"iMac internal DVD destroys any disk inserted I have a external firewire DVD player/burner. So I placed the Leopard Install DVD in the external DVD player, and rebooted, chose the Leopard Installer to boot from, Leopard boot fails, and the iMac skips to boot into my main Mountain Lion HD.
There is nothing wrong w the Leopard Disk, it opens and I even can create a disk image of the installer disk. I can drag and drop any item on the installer disk onto my ML desktop.
But I cannot get the iMac to boot from either the Leopard installer disk, or the Leopard disk image.
Have I gone beyond the ability to boot from Leopard, having gone to Mountain Lion on the main HD.
It doesn't make sense, unless Leopard is incompatible with a late 2009 27" iMac.
27" iMac, 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 12gig RAM, OSX10.8.4, 1 TBHD, 1 external DVD firewire burner, 500GB external firewire HD.
There is nothing wrong w the Leopard Disk, it opens and I even can create a disk image of the installer disk. I can drag and drop any item on the installer disk onto my ML desktop.
But I cannot get the iMac to boot from either the Leopard installer disk, or the Leopard disk image.
Have I gone beyond the ability to boot from Leopard, having gone to Mountain Lion on the main HD.
It doesn't make sense, unless Leopard is incompatible with a late 2009 27" iMac.
27" iMac, 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 12gig RAM, OSX10.8.4, 1 TBHD, 1 external DVD firewire burner, 500GB external firewire HD.
Thu Sep 5, 2013 8:43 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"N.A. Nada"
Generally, you can not install an OS earlier than the one that originally came on your Mac.
The with a late 2009 27" iMac originally came with either 10.6.1 or 10.6.2, so it should not be able run or install Leopard, 10.5.
Brent
On Sep 5, 2013, at 8:22 PM, HAL9000 wrote:
I want to create a Leopard partition, either on my main HD or on a separate firewire drive. Since my 27"iMac internal DVD destroys any disk inserted I have a external firewire DVD player/burner. So I placed the Leopard Install DVD in the external DVD player, and rebooted, chose the Leopard Installer to boot from, Leopard boot fails, and the iMac skips to boot into my main Mountain Lion HD.
There is nothing wrong w the Leopard Disk, it opens and I even can create a disk image of the installer disk. I can drag and drop any item on the installer disk onto my ML desktop.
But I cannot get the iMac to boot from either the Leopard installer disk, or the Leopard disk image.
Have I gone beyond the ability to boot from Leopard, having gone to Mountain Lion on the main HD.
It doesn't make sense, unless Leopard is incompatible with a late 2009 27" iMac.
27" iMac, 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 12gig RAM, OSX10.8.4, 1 TBHD, 1 external DVD firewire burner, 500GB external firewire HD.
The with a late 2009 27" iMac originally came with either 10.6.1 or 10.6.2, so it should not be able run or install Leopard, 10.5.
Brent
On Sep 5, 2013, at 8:22 PM, HAL9000 wrote:
I want to create a Leopard partition, either on my main HD or on a separate firewire drive. Since my 27"iMac internal DVD destroys any disk inserted I have a external firewire DVD player/burner. So I placed the Leopard Install DVD in the external DVD player, and rebooted, chose the Leopard Installer to boot from, Leopard boot fails, and the iMac skips to boot into my main Mountain Lion HD.
There is nothing wrong w the Leopard Disk, it opens and I even can create a disk image of the installer disk. I can drag and drop any item on the installer disk onto my ML desktop.
But I cannot get the iMac to boot from either the Leopard installer disk, or the Leopard disk image.
Have I gone beyond the ability to boot from Leopard, having gone to Mountain Lion on the main HD.
It doesn't make sense, unless Leopard is incompatible with a late 2009 27" iMac.
27" iMac, 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 12gig RAM, OSX10.8.4, 1 TBHD, 1 external DVD firewire burner, 500GB external firewire HD.
Thu Sep 5, 2013 8:40 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"J." epsongroups
Some good advice had already been posted, so I won't repeat it here.
As far as I recall, Quark 7.5 won't run properly under Snow Leopard or
even Leopard, though you may have better luck. I had to upgrade to
minimum v. 8 to run on my G5 under Leopard, and it also ran fine under
SnowLeopard on my Intel Mac Pro. I'm now running v9 and awaiting v10,
still running SnowLeopard. Quark keeps emailing me with advertorial
teasers bordering on spam, since my deal was a free upgrade to v10 when
I bought v9 mid-summer. So get on with it, I say! Send me the da**n
upgrade link and stop with the spam. Enough already!
Now as far as PDFs go, I've had varying success with Quark's built-in
engine (JAWS mentioned before). I have had generally nothing but issues
with it, regardless of emptying folders or resetting or rebooting. The
only method that has been consistently correct is the Acrobat Distiller
route. Save your files as, or export as EPS or PS and run them through
your choice of Acrobat preset. I use a "hot folder" where all I have to
is drag my EPS or PS file in and the process runs automatically, and
dumps the PDF into a second "output" folder. The beauty is that you can
create different flavors of PDF (in terms of resolution and version of
Acrobat) from one EPS or PS file, so you could send out low-res proofs
and if they are fine, re-distill for final press-ready outputs without
having to do much more than re-set the output format in Acrobat Distiller.
As far as I recall, Quark 7.5 won't run properly under Snow Leopard or
even Leopard, though you may have better luck. I had to upgrade to
minimum v. 8 to run on my G5 under Leopard, and it also ran fine under
SnowLeopard on my Intel Mac Pro. I'm now running v9 and awaiting v10,
still running SnowLeopard. Quark keeps emailing me with advertorial
teasers bordering on spam, since my deal was a free upgrade to v10 when
I bought v9 mid-summer. So get on with it, I say! Send me the da**n
upgrade link and stop with the spam. Enough already!
Now as far as PDFs go, I've had varying success with Quark's built-in
engine (JAWS mentioned before). I have had generally nothing but issues
with it, regardless of emptying folders or resetting or rebooting. The
only method that has been consistently correct is the Acrobat Distiller
route. Save your files as, or export as EPS or PS and run them through
your choice of Acrobat preset. I use a "hot folder" where all I have to
is drag my EPS or PS file in and the process runs automatically, and
dumps the PDF into a second "output" folder. The beauty is that you can
create different flavors of PDF (in terms of resolution and version of
Acrobat) from one EPS or PS file, so you could send out low-res proofs
and if they are fine, re-distill for final press-ready outputs without
having to do much more than re-set the output format in Acrobat Distiller.
Fri Sep 6, 2013 3:37 am (PDT) . Posted by:
cheeky_chas
I hope this is not a silly question…….
I have encrypted some but not all user accounts on my iMac using FileVault.
I do daily backups (as a clone) to external hard drive using carbon copy cloner.
Because some accounts are encrypted on the computer and then copied to the external hard drive, does it mean that the accounts on the external hard drive are also encrypted?
Thank you for any answers to this.
Incidentally, on the subject of encryption, I saw this on BBC page today:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23981291
Charles.
I have encrypted some but not all user accounts on my iMac using FileVault.
I do daily backups (as a clone) to external hard drive using carbon copy cloner.
Because some accounts are encrypted on the computer and then copied to the external hard drive, does it mean that the accounts on the external hard drive are also encrypted?
Thank you for any answers to this.
Incidentally, on the subject of encryption, I saw this on BBC page today:
http://www.bbc.
Charles.
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