Messages In This Digest (18 Messages)
- 1a.
- Re: chmod message From: Denver Dan
- 1b.
- Re: chmod message From: Les Streater
- 1c.
- Re: chmod message From: Denver Dan
- 2a.
- Preview behavior From: Joan B Sax Ph.D.
- 2b.
- Re: Preview behavior From: Jay Abraham
- 2c.
- Re: Preview behavior From: joan05061
- 2d.
- Re: Preview behavior From: Larson
- 2e.
- Re: Preview behavior From: Larson
- 2f.
- Re: Preview behavior From: Jay Abraham
- 3.
- CES 2012: Vertical MacBook Air dock, Griffin's Twenty amp for From: Bill Boulware
- 4a.
- MacOSX cannot startup from this disk From: HAL9000
- 4b.
- Re: MacOSX cannot startup from this disk From: HAL9000
- 4c.
- Re: MacOSX cannot startup from this disk From: Harry Flaxman
- 5a.
- System profile file From: pco98
- 5b.
- Re: System profile file From: Daly Jessup
- 5c.
- Re: System profile file From: Harry Flaxman
- 6.
- iPhone battery. From: Mary
- 7a.
- Re: Looking for an alternative to Address Book and iCal From: Larson
Messages
- 1a.
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Re: chmod message
Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net denverdan22180
Tue Jan 10, 2012 6:25 am (PST)
Howdy.
Les, the CHMOD reference is to a Unix command called Change Mode. It's
been around since the introduction of Unix decades ago.
chmod refers to changing ACLs.
ACL means Access Control List(s). These are permissions to read,
write, modify, delete, files, applications, documents, etc. In other
words, which user can do what to which files.
I was curious about this scanner and looked at the Plustek web site.
The Plustek folks list the Macintosh driver as beta software. In
addition, they refer to Macintosh as MAC which means they aren't very
knowledgeable about Macintosh.
MAC means Media Access Control which has to do with networks and
specifically an Ethernet network.
Mac is an abbreviation for Macintosh and IMO shouldn't be used on a web
site because it can cause confusion.
When an installer is used to install an application or driver it is
sometimes because the access permissions to install some item in the
System folder need to be changed.
I would guess that the Plustek people have done a sloppy job at
creating the beta Macintosh installer.
However, you might be able to correct the problem but I don't think I
can help with this other than some general suggestions.
The scanner driver is listed as being Twain compliant. This means that
Twain aware applications and utilities should be able to talk to/see
the scanner driver. This includes Image Capture in your Applications
folder but also programs like GraphicConverter, Photoshop, etc.
Is some separate piece of scanning software installed? A scanning
application?
You can use the Get Info command to change permissions if you can find
all the pieces of software that need the change.
There is also a free utility called Batchmod (for batch change mode).
Find it at MacUpdates. Don't know if it would help. Batchmod can be
used to change permissions.
If it comes to this, there is also a Terminal command that can be used
to over ride some of the limits of the Admin user and to give temporary
root users (aka SuperUser) permission to do something. It's called the
"sudo" command. Should you pursue this further and see a reference to
SuperUser or root user, note that this is one of the aspects of using a
root command. You can also enable the root user on Mac OS X (Mac OS X
systems come with root/superuser turned off by default). How to enable
root user varies for different versions of Mac OS X but it involves
enabling it and then assigning a password to the root user and this can
be done by an Admin user. You would then log in as root user with this
new password. The root user is god on a Unix system which is why it's
not enabled out of the box Should you enable root user I'd strongly
suggest doing whatever you need to do and then immediately afterwards
disabling root user.
Last, not all scanners will appear in Print & Scan panel in System
Preferences.
Denver Dan
On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:17:18 +0000, Les Streater wrote:
> I have just bought an OpticBook 3800 scanner. I had to download the
> software from their website, as the CD and the leaflet with the
> machine were PC only.
>
> When I try to install the software, I get a message "chmod: Unable to
> change file mode on /Library/Application Support/Plustek/ OpticalBook
> 3800: Operation not permitted".
>
> Yet I am the only account and the administrator.
>
> The software then forces a restart to complete the installation. Once
> restarted, the software won't open until I go into system preferences
> and add to the read/write properties on the Info panel.
>
> It then starts up, and the scanner head responds but nothing happens.
>
> In the print/fax tab in system preferences the scanner is NOT seen
> although my printers and other scanner are seen.
>
> At the moment the developer in Germany is not being very helpful. I
> am reluctant to send the scanner back as it is potentially very
> useful for my work.
>
> What does the chmod message mean? And how do I get round it?
>
> I am on an iMac 27in, i7, mid-2010, running 10.6.8.
>
> Thanks
>
> Les Streater
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Re: chmod message
Posted by: "Les Streater" lesstreater@marpubs.demon.co.uk linernutuk
Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:16 am (PST)
Hi Dan
Thanks for the incredibly detailed message!
I have tried allowing access to the Admin account but the software still won't load.
Your comment about Twain triggered an idea. I am now on CS5.5, which is not very friendly with Twain, so I booted up an old copy of CS2 - that didn't see the Plustek either, although it did see the Epson.
ImageCapture reports no devices connected. Graphic Converter only saw the Epson.
As keen as I am to get this scanner working, I am too nervous to start dabbling around in Terminal etc.
The German developer is not being very helpful. Looks like I need to return it as not Mac friendly!
But I do appreciate the suggestions, gave mne some other ideas to try.
Thanks
Les
On 10 Jan 2012, at 14:25, Denver Dan wrote:
Howdy.
Les, the CHMOD reference is to a Unix command called Change Mode. It's
been around since the introduction of Unix decades ago.
chmod refers to changing ACLs.
ACL means Access Control List(s). These are permissions to read,
write, modify, delete, files, applications, documents, etc. In other
words, which user can do what to which files.
I was curious about this scanner and looked at the Plustek web site.
The Plustek folks list the Macintosh driver as beta software. In
addition, they refer to Macintosh as MAC which means they aren't very
knowledgeable about Macintosh.
MAC means Media Access Control which has to do with networks and
specifically an Ethernet network.
Mac is an abbreviation for Macintosh and IMO shouldn't be used on a web
site because it can cause confusion.
When an installer is used to install an application or driver it is
sometimes because the access permissions to install some item in the
System folder need to be changed.
I would guess that the Plustek people have done a sloppy job at
creating the beta Macintosh installer.
However, you might be able to correct the problem but I don't think I
can help with this other than some general suggestions.
The scanner driver is listed as being Twain compliant. This means that
Twain aware applications and utilities should be able to talk to/see
the scanner driver. This includes Image Capture in your Applications
folder but also programs like GraphicConverter, Photoshop, etc.
Is some separate piece of scanning software installed? A scanning
application?
You can use the Get Info command to change permissions if you can find
all the pieces of software that need the change.
There is also a free utility called Batchmod (for batch change mode).
Find it at MacUpdates. Don't know if it would help. Batchmod can be
used to change permissions.
If it comes to this, there is also a Terminal command that can be used
to over ride some of the limits of the Admin user and to give temporary
root users (aka SuperUser) permission to do something. It's called the
"sudo" command. Should you pursue this further and see a reference to
SuperUser or root user, note that this is one of the aspects of using a
root command. You can also enable the root user on Mac OS X (Mac OS X
systems come with root/superuser turned off by default). How to enable
root user varies for different versions of Mac OS X but it involves
enabling it and then assigning a password to the root user and this can
be done by an Admin user. You would then log in as root user with this
new password. The root user is god on a Unix system which is why it's
not enabled out of the box Should you enable root user I'd strongly
suggest doing whatever you need to do and then immediately afterwards
disabling root user.
Last, not all scanners will appear in Print & Scan panel in System
Preferences.
Denver Dan
On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:17:18 +0000, Les Streater wrote:
> I have just bought an OpticBook 3800 scanner. I had to download the
> software from their website, as the CD and the leaflet with the
> machine were PC only.
>
> When I try to install the software, I get a message "chmod: Unable to
> change file mode on /Library/Application Support/Plustek/ OpticalBook
> 3800: Operation not permitted".
>
> Yet I am the only account and the administrator.
>
> The software then forces a restart to complete the installation. Once
> restarted, the software won't open until I go into system preferences
> and add to the read/write properties on the Info panel.
>
> It then starts up, and the scanner head responds but nothing happens.
>
> In the print/fax tab in system preferences the scanner is NOT seen
> although my printers and other scanner are seen.
>
> At the moment the developer in Germany is not being very helpful. I
> am reluctant to send the scanner back as it is potentially very
> useful for my work.
>
> What does the chmod message mean? And how do I get round it?
>
> I am on an iMac 27in, i7, mid-2010, running 10.6.8.
>
> Thanks
>
> Les Streater
Les Streater
www.lesstreater.com
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Re: chmod message
Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net denverdan22180
Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:13 pm (PST)
Howdy.
What, specifically, do you mean by "allowing access to the Admin
account." ????
Are you normally not logged in as an admin user? Do you have a
standard account (meaning restricted or basic) that you are using?
Check to see whether the Plustek driver and Plustek Twain plugin for
Photoshop is 32 or 64 bit.
If it's is 32 bit, then try launching Photoshop in 32 bit mode. This
is done by using Get Info on Photoshop app icon before you launch it.
Denver Dan
On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:16:49 +0000, Les Streater wrote:
> I have tried allowing access to the Admin account but the software
> still won't load.
>
> Your comment about Twain triggered an idea. I am now on CS5.5, which
> is not very friendly with Twain, so I booted up an old copy of CS2 -
> that didn't see the Plustek either, although it did see the Epson.
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Preview behavior
Posted by: "Joan B Sax Ph.D." jsax@me.com joan05061
Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:05 am (PST)
As a freelance translator, I have several translation agencies that send me 1099's around this time of year and they need a W9 form from me with my name, SSN and signature. Soooo, I used the wonderful feature in Preview (that I found out about in Take Control of Your Paperless Office) to add my signature, and then added my name, SSN, address, etc. using the Tools, Annotate, Add Text feature and saved the file. Now here's the part I don't understand (I am using Lion, by the way, on an iMac). When I open the file, there is all that lovely information, including my signature, in the file. BUT, when I emailed the file to an agency, the only thing that came through was my signature. All the typed in info using the Tools, Annotate, Add Text method had disappeared. Any Preview gurus out there who can make sense of this?
Joan in Vermont where it is a balmy 32 degrees, practically no snow on the ground, wondering where winter went.
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Re: Preview behavior
Posted by: "Jay Abraham" jaygroups@abrahamgroup.net kerala01212001
Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:00 am (PST)
Joan,
Have you tried opening the file with Adobe Reader, prior to mailing, to see if the issue is an incompatibility with readers?
Jay
On Jan 10, 2012, at 10:04 AM, Joan B Sax Ph.D. wrote:
> As a freelance translator, I have several translation agencies that send me 1099's around this time of year and they need a W9 form from me with my name, SSN and signature. Soooo, I used the wonderful feature in Preview (that I found out about in Take Control of Your Paperless Office) to add my signature, and then added my name, SSN, address, etc. using the Tools, Annotate, Add Text feature and saved the file. Now here's the part I don't understand (I am using Lion, by the way, on an iMac). When I open the file, there is all that lovely information, including my signature, in the file. BUT, when I emailed the file to an agency, the only thing that came through was my signature. All the typed in info using the Tools, Annotate, Add Text method had disappeared. Any Preview gurus out there who can make sense of this?
>
> Joan in Vermont where it is a balmy 32 degrees, practically no snow on the ground, wondering where winter went.
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Re: Preview behavior
Posted by: "joan05061" jsax@me.com joan05061
Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:29 pm (PST)
When I opened the file in Adobe Reader it behaved even more strangely. It showed blank areas that, when clicked on, revealed previously entered information (name, address, etc.). Curiouser and curiouser. It also gave me the message "Please note, you cannot save a completed copy of this form on your computer. If you would like a copy for your records, please fill in and print it" (how archaic).
I originally downloaded the file from the IRS tax site, so I wonder if some "helpful" bureaucrat is involved who, though perhaps well-meaning and trying to save me from myself, is about a decade behind the times technically, having placed restrictions on the file. I did check under Get Info, and it said I had read and write capability. Didn't say anything about being able to save and transmit, though.
Even so, it is still rather odd that the signature I pasted onto it was transmitted but not the information I typed in.
Note to self, when the gov gets involved, all bets are off!
Joan
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups. , Jay Abraham <jaygroups@.com ..> wrote:
>
> Joan,
>
> Have you tried opening the file with Adobe Reader, prior to mailing, to see if the issue is an incompatibility with readers?
>
> Jay
>
> On Jan 10, 2012, at 10:04 AM, Joan B Sax Ph.D. wrote:
>
> > As a freelance translator, I have several translation agencies that send me 1099's around this time of year and they need a W9 form from me with my name, SSN and signature. Soooo, I used the wonderful feature in Preview (that I found out about in Take Control of Your Paperless Office) to add my signature, and then added my name, SSN, address, etc. using the Tools, Annotate, Add Text feature and saved the file. Now here's the part I don't understand (I am using Lion, by the way, on an iMac). When I open the file, there is all that lovely information, including my signature, in the file. BUT, when I emailed the file to an agency, the only thing that came through was my signature. All the typed in info using the Tools, Annotate, Add Text method had disappeared. Any Preview gurus out there who can make sense of this?
> >
> > Joan in Vermont where it is a balmy 32 degrees, practically no snow on the ground, wondering where winter went.
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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Re: Preview behavior
Posted by: "Larson" pix@maksimo.de yovard@ymail.com
Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:47 pm (PST)
On 10.01.2012, at 17:04, Joan B Sax Ph.D. wrote:
> When I open the file, there is all that lovely information, including my signature, in the file. BUT, when I emailed the file to an agency, the only thing that came through was my signature. All the typed in info using the Tools, Annotate, Add Text method had disappeared.
Are you talking about a *PDF-file* to which you added comments using Preview?
You did not say how you *saved* the file.
If you do this: File > Print� > Print as PDF then you should get a new file where the original file and your comments have been merged. As an alternative you could also do this: File > Save as� and then choose one of the many picture formats (PNG, TIFF etc.)
As a side note: If you use Skim (<http://skim-app.sourceforge. >) you can add comments to a PDF-file and then save the document with the comments (as one unit) or choose to save the annotations in Skim, thus you will see the annotations if you open the document in Skim, but if you use another program you will only see the original file. You can choose which method you want, I find that very good.net/
Anna
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Re: Preview behavior
Posted by: "Larson" pix@maksimo.de yovard@ymail.com
Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:55 pm (PST)
On 10.01.2012, at 21:29, joan05061 wrote:
>
> I originally downloaded the file from the IRS tax site
Could you give me the link so I can take a look at it?
Thank you,
Anna
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Re: Preview behavior
Posted by: "Jay Abraham" jaygroups@abrahamgroup.net kerala01212001
Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:38 pm (PST)
Joan,
Try printing your edited Preview file using Print and then Save as PDF. Hopefully at this point, Adobe Reader will be able to read. I think there is still some conflicts between actual files created with Adobe Acrobat and other programs that can read and write PDFs.
Jay
On Jan 10, 2012, at 2:29 PM, joan05061 wrote:
> When I opened the file in Adobe Reader it behaved even more strangely. It showed blank areas that, when clicked on, revealed previously entered information (name, address, etc.). Curiouser and curiouser. It also gave me the message "Please note, you cannot save a completed copy of this form on your computer. If you would like a copy for your records, please fill in and print it" (how archaic).
> I originally downloaded the file from the IRS tax site, so I wonder if some "helpful" bureaucrat is involved who, though perhaps well-meaning and trying to save me from myself, is about a decade behind the times technically, having placed restrictions on the file. I did check under Get Info, and it said I had read and write capability. Didn't say anything about being able to save and transmit, though.
> Even so, it is still rather odd that the signature I pasted onto it was transmitted but not the information I typed in.
> Note to self, when the gov gets involved, all bets are off!
>
> Joan
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CES 2012: Vertical MacBook Air dock, Griffin's Twenty amp for
Posted by: "Bill Boulware" bill.boulware@gmail.com boulware0224
Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:50 am (PST)
Nice Mac Accessories -
http://feedproxy.google.com/ ~r/9To5Mac- MacAllDay/ ~3/SsbxCJOoQ7g/
Sent to you by Bill Boulware via Google Reader: CES 2012: Vertical
MacBook Air dock, Griffin's Twenty amp for AirPlay, D-Link cloud
routers, and more via 9to5Mac by Jordan Kahn on 1/10/12
CES 2012 officially kicks off today despite a ton of announcements from
just about every major company in the days leading up to the event. We
already gave you a peek at Thunderbolt enabled external drives from
Western Digital, Hitachi and Seagate, and also showed new accessories
and hardware from LaCie, Belkin, and Elgato. Today we bring you some of
the newest accessories and peripherals being shown off and announced in
Las Vegas. Among them: A vertical dock for MacBook Air, an amp enabling
Airplay playback on non-powered speakers, and a new lineup of cloud
routers and cameras from Dlink.
Henge MacBook Air Dock: You might remember the vertical Henge Dock for
MacBooks that the company has been selling versions of since 2010.
Today Henge has introduced new models for the 11-inch ($55) and 13-inch
($60) Thunderbolt MacBook Airs. This is probably the nicest MacBook
docking solution around with mini DisplayPort and USB access,
rubberized cradle, and a clip to secure your MagSafe cable. You can
preorder now from Henge for a mid-February launch. Check out a video of
the previous model in action here.
Griffin Twenty digital audio amplifier: They haven't yet announced
pricing or release date, but Griffin has unveiled a new accessory for
AirPort Express that enables you to stream audio through any set of
speakers using AirPlay by connecting them to the Twenty via S/PDIF and
TOSLINK connector (included). The "low-profile digital amplifier" known
as Griffin Twenty will essentially enable any non-powered speakers for
untethered, AirPlay playback. It also includes 20 watts per channel, a
frequency response of 0 Hz – 20kHz +0 – 0.34 dB, and a RCA subwoofer
connector. Cnet says the device will land later this year.
AirPlay streams Apple Lossless-encoded audio from your iTunes library
or an AirPlay-enabled app. The Twenty Audio Amplifier uses your Airport
Express to capture the AirPlay stream, decode it, then send the sound
through your speakers… Note: This is an amplifier. Which means you'll
need to BYO speakers and a powered subwoofer. So drag those 201s out of
the attic. They want to sing.
D-link routers & cloud-camera: D-link has announced a number of new
routers at CES including the industry's first sub-$50 cloud server with
the D-Link Cloud Router (DIR-605L). The router will provide full access
to D-link's cloud services through mydlink on the web for through the
mylink iOS app (pictured above, left).
They also announced the Cloud Camera 5000 (DCS-5222L), a new 340 degree
surveillance solution that will let you access live video feed from the
mydlink iOS app on your iPhone or iPad (pictured above, right). It
comes with a built-in microSD slot, pan/tilt control, and records 720p
video at 30 fps. According to the press release it will cost around
$150 when it ships in April.
Also announced was a new Airport-express like All-in-One Mobile
Companion (DIR-505) router (pictured right) that provides access to
Wi-Fi as well as a USB port for connecting external drives and sending
its content to an iPhone or iPad. You can grab it for under $75 in
April.(image via PC World)
Lantronix xPrintServer: About the size of your iPhone, Lantronix's new
xPrintServer will enable iOS devices to print to virtually any printer
connected to your network. They have a list of thousands of supported
printers from HP, Canon, Dell and just about every other vendor here,
and expect the device to land for $150 in Q1 2012. It's already
available for pre-order here.
The xPrintServer, roughly the size of an iPhone, is an easy-to-use
hardware solution that utilizes the iOS native print menu and requires
no additional applications, software downloads, or printer driver
installations. With automatic printer discovery and no configuration,
printing is easy and hassle-free. Simply open the box, plug the
xPrintServer anywhere into the network, and print wirelessly from any
iOS device running iOS version 4.2 or later, to virtually any
network-connected printer.
(image via Engadget)
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MacOSX cannot startup from this disk
Posted by: "HAL9000" jrswebhome@yahoo.com jrswebhome
Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:31 pm (PST)
I created a back up Snow Leopard installer disk, good thing as it is all I have now. So I want to reinstall Snow Leopard onto a Snow Leopard partition. I thought there is still a way to archive and install, but when I go to point the booted installer disk at the SL partition, the installer says: "Mac OSX cannot startup from this disk." The partition is 648 gigs w 2/3 free and plenty of room for the task.
I must be having a brain fart, but why am I not allowed to install on this partition booted from the installer disk copy?
jr
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Re: MacOSX cannot startup from this disk
Posted by: "HAL9000" jrswebhome@yahoo.com jrswebhome
Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:24 am (PST)
Decided to wipe it all. Installed SL onto drive in only one partition (was two, SL and Lion). Then restored from yesterday's Time Machine backup of the SL partition.
Can anyone explain what I saw in the booted Disk Utility window when I hilighted the entire drive and looked under PARTITIONS. It read:
diskOs 1
SL HD
Lion HD
diskOs 4
What the heck is this diskOs 1 & 4? How the heck did I get 4 partitions, but only two show in the Partition diagram window? Anyone ever seen this happen?
Like I said I wiped the drive w SL only and everything is working fine. Just curious why two partitions and two semi ghost partitions?
jr
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups. , "HAL9000" <jrswebhome@com ...> wrote:
>
> I created a back up Snow Leopard installer disk, good thing as it is all I have now. So I want to reinstall Snow Leopard onto a Snow Leopard partition. I thought there is still a way to archive and install, but when I go to point the booted installer disk at the SL partition, the installer says: "Mac OSX cannot startup from this disk." The partition is 648 gigs w 2/3 free and plenty of room for the task.
>
> I must be having a brain fart, but why am I not allowed to install on this partition booted from the installer disk copy?
>
> jr
>
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Re: MacOSX cannot startup from this disk
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@comcast.net hflaxman001
Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:31 am (PST)
On Jan 11, 2012, at 6:24 AM, HAL9000 wrote:
> Decided to wipe it all. Installed SL onto drive in only one partition (was two, SL and Lion). Then restored from yesterday's Time Machine backup of the SL partition.
>
> Can anyone explain what I saw in the booted Disk Utility window when I hilighted the entire drive and looked under PARTITIONS. It read:
>
> diskOs 1
> SL HD
> Lion HD
> diskOs 4
>
> What the heck is this diskOs 1 & 4? How the heck did I get 4 partitions, but only two show in the Partition diagram window? Anyone ever seen this happen?
>
> Like I said I wiped the drive w SL only and everything is working fine. Just curious why two partitions and two semi ghost partitions?
If you're comfortable with Terminal, you can use some quick commands to look at these. 'diskutil list' will show you a list of all partitions on devices.
To see a directory listing, you would then mount the partitions in question: 'diskutil mount /dev/disk0s3' where the disk0s3 is the partition you want to mount.
You can then get a directory of the mounted partition using 'ls'.
Harry
Harry Flaxman
harry.flaxman@comcast.net
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System profile file
Posted by: "pco98" pco98@excite.com pco98
Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:56 pm (PST)
Hi all
Unfortunately I recently had my MacBook Pro stolen but did have a backup of the entire OS, etc. For insurance purposes I want to provide some additional evidence of my modified internal setup (two internal HD - one of which was an OWC SSD and 8 GB RAM). Found log for SMART status which illustrates the two HDs but not the RAM. Do you know where I could find such a file which gives a full breakdown of my system profile? Tried Library>Logs but they are app specific.
Many thanks
Ross
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Re: System profile file
Posted by: "Daly Jessup" jessup@san.rr.com
Tue Jan 10, 2012 3:58 pm (PST)
On Jan 10, 2012, at 12:56 PM, pco98 wrote:
> Unfortunately I recently had my MacBook Pro stolen but did have a backup of the entire OS, etc. For insurance purposes I want to provide some additional evidence of my modified internal setup (two internal HD - one of which was an OWC SSD and 8 GB RAM). Found log for SMART status which illustrates the two HDs but not the RAM. Do you know where I could find such a file which gives a full breakdown of my system profile? Tried Library>Logs but they are app specific.
I'm running OS X 10.6.8. For me, <Hard Drive>/System/Library/SystemPr ofiler/ there is a file called "SPMemoryReporter. spreporter
that shows the RAM configuration.
Daly
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Re: System profile file
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@comcast.net hflaxman001
Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:08 pm (PST)
On Jan 10, 2012, at 6:58 PM, Daly Jessup wrote:
> On Jan 10, 2012, at 12:56 PM, pco98 wrote:
>
>> Unfortunately I recently had my MacBook Pro stolen but did have a backup of the entire OS, etc. For insurance purposes I want to provide some additional evidence of my modified internal setup (two internal HD - one of which was an OWC SSD and 8 GB RAM). Found log for SMART status which illustrates the two HDs but not the RAM. Do you know where I could find such a file which gives a full breakdown of my system profile? Tried Library>Logs but they are app specific.
>
>
> I'm running OS X 10.6.8. For me, <Hard Drive>/System/Library/SystemPr ofiler/ there is a file called "SPMemoryReporter. spreporter
> that shows the RAM configuration.
>
> Daly
In Lion, there's a file for each major system component in that subdirectory as well.
Harry
Harry Flaxman
harry.flaxman@comcast.net
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iPhone battery.
Posted by: "Mary" mahunt424@bellsouth.net mahunt424@bellsouth.net
Tue Jan 10, 2012 5:54 pm (PST)
I have tried unsuccessfully to find this in the archives.
Here is my problem, my husband and I just moved our iPhones and my ipad2 to iCloud. Now our phones batteries drain fast even without using the phone. We both put them on the charger overnight and I have had to recharge mine twice today as the battery was at 3-5% and I had not used it!
We both have iPhone 3GS running the new OSX
Help! Please.
Thank you
Mary
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Re: Looking for an alternative to Address Book and iCal
Posted by: "Larson" pix@maksimo.de yovard@ymail.com
Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:14 am (PST)
Hi Christopher,
On 08.01.2012, at 23:51, Christopher Collins wrote:
> Address Book is a simple address book that allows for names, addresses & other information.
That�s exactly what I have been saying, it is way too simple. You can�t use it for serious work.
>
> NONE of the things you have asked for below belong in an address book.
I disagree with that.
>
> And it is possible to bring out your contacts details in a CSV file.
Tell me how.
Address Book in SL gives you two export options (File > Export):
As vCard and as Address Book Archive.
Anna
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> On 09/01/2012, at 1:49 AM, Larson wrote:
>
>>
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>> In Address Book there are no colors to mark important passages and let them stand out for quick retrieval.
>>
>> In Address Book there is no way to export contacts as a tab delimited file (for FileMaker Pro for example, or other databases).
>>
>> How can you link a contact in Address Book to important files? Can you do that? NO.
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>> How can you link a contact to emails? Can you do that? In Address Book NO.
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>> How can you link a contact to meetings? Can you do that? NO.
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>> How can you assign To-do's to a contact? Can you do that? NO.
>>
>> As far as I can see, all these very basic features are missing. I'm not asking for a full powered CRM program, just the basic features to link contacts, documents, meetings and To-dos. iCal can link documents to meetings, but Address Book is kids' stuff, I think, and still has a long way to go before it can be considered a serious choice for sophisticated users.
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