Re: Software Query - Mac TuneUp
Hi Bill, Not a good idea to Turn Off Virtual Memory. If your having problems with Virtual Memory in OS X, you should look at installing more RAM possibly a bigger Hard Drive. MacOS X is based on BSD, a true preemptive multiuser multitasking virtual memory OS. Virtual memory is allocated by the OS as needed. This is not a user decision. The major role that you play is to ensure that your hard drive should be filled to no more than 90% capacity with the remaining 10% as free space. This gives the VM system the headroom it needs to properly do its job. Beyond that, don’t worry about it. Virtual Memory is simply the operating system using some amount of disk space as if it were real memory. Exactly how virtual memory is implemented is complex, but in an over-simplified nutshell it works like this: You run programs that need memory. The operating system takes care of tracking which program is using what portions of memory, and allocating each program the amount of memory it needs. Those programs will need more memory as they do their jobs. Opening a large document may cause your word processor to request additional memory from the operating system in order to hold the document. If there isn’t enough memory available to satisfy a request, the operating system may decide that another program’s needs are less “important”. Some of that program’s memory will be freed, first by writing the contents to disk (the memory is “swapped out”), and then allocated to the program making the request. Later when the program whose memory was swapped out needs it back, that memory can be “swapped in” by reading it back from disk. This might cause memory from another program to be swapped out to make room. Also remember that the operating system itself is also just a program. So it too will have need for memory. It can allocate memory to itself and its memory may get swapped out to disk as other needs arise. As I said, disks are slower than memory, so if the operating system is doing a lot of swapping between the two it’s going to slow your computer down. If that’s happening frequently or if your computer seems to be “thrashing” or constantly swapping in and out from disk, then it might be time to add some memory to your machine. It can be one of the most cost effective ways to increase your system’s speed. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard OS X 10.7 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 26/08/2011, at 1:47 PM, William Chesnutt wrote: Thank you to all who replied. I have decided to keep the software and install it on an old machine that I keep for tinkering - but not on my main computers just yet! My main reason for doing so is that it touts the facility to control virtual memory. VM seems to cause problems (on my machines, anyway) with USB Sound Input - which I depend on to use Dragon Dictate. I'd love to find some way to turn it off altogether. Thanks again, Bill Chesnutt -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
MobileMe upgrade email scam
This group is probably too tech savvy to have to worry, but I though just in case I would forward on this AppleInsider article warning about a scam that asks for credit card information to upgrade from MobileMe to the new iCloud service. As the article points out, the upgrade will be free when iCloud is rolled out this northern hemisphere fall. http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/26/email_scam_targets_mobileme_users_with_icloud_upgrade_bait.html Cheers, Carlo -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Using telephony with USB internet modems
The need for me to test the suggestions took a long time to arise again, but internet tethering via the iPhone was the perfect solution. Thanks Reg. The only question left open is why I never knew about this before, wasting money on internet dongles along the way :-( Oh well, better late than never. A negative about my iPhone 3GS I noticed along the way ... it's reception for 3G is a whole lot poorer than the Nokia X5 I had alongside it. I don't know if the X5 can do what the iPhone can do though in terms of internet tethering. Steven On 07/07/2011, at 10:46 AM, Susan Hastings wrote: Will this allow him to make phone calls from his Mac using the sim card and modem setup he described. He already has data and SMS access. Sent from my iPhone On 07/07/2011, at 8:14 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: As Reg has already mentioned if your iPhone is a G3S or iPhone 4 try personal hotspot (tethering) Keep a close eye on your Data download though as it does use it pretty quick. http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2756 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3574 Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 07/07/2011, at 7:59 AM, Reg Whitely wrote: Could you tether the iPhone with the Mac, or download Joikusoft for the Nokia and set up a wireless network? Reg Reg Whitely Home: 08 9921 7272 Mob: 04 8899 7313 Email: rwhit...@internode.on.net On 07/07/2011, at 4:28 am, Steven Knowles wrote: Not having previously needed a portable internet device recently, at least not in Australia, a need has arisen, but only for a an hour or two. Upon discovering the extortionate internet access rates on offer from the hotel, I happened to have a USB modem I'd previously bought in Thailand, and happened to have a SIM with a few GB of data allowance on it from Amaysim. I put the two together, plugged it in my Mac, and was pleasantly surprised to discover that all worked without a hitch! The question ... whilst I have the internet modem and Amaysim SIM working for internet access, is there some kind of softphone application to access the my voice plan with that SIM? The software which came with the internet modem (HSPA USB Modem from TCT Mobile Limited, which seems to have some arrangement with Alcatel) has SMS functionality, and that works, but the software doesn't seem to have voice capability. What can I use? I do have an iPhone 3G, plus the cable which connects the iPhone to Mac for charging and syncing purposes. And a Nokia X5 in which the Amysim SIM usually resides. Could I use either the iPhone or X5 as the modem? If so, what settings would I need to play with if any? Many thanks Steven -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: MobileMe upgrade email scam
Hi Bill, MobileMe is an Apple service that helps you sync your calendars, contacts, email, and bookmarks between all your Apple devices. It also has various other services such as iDisk, web hosting, and find my iPhone. It is currently being phased out and will be replaced in part by iCloud. It is no longer possible to sign up for MobileMe. iCloud does not duplicate all of the features of MobileMe, such as iDisk and web hosting, but then iCloud has some new features that are not in MobileMe. MobileMe will be terminated on 30 June 2012 so anyone with MobileMe will need to migrate to iCloud, when it becomes available, or migrate to a comparable service. The only way you can have MobileMe is if you subscribed before June of this year when it was still possible to do so (fee was around AUS$119), or if you took up the six months free trial offer, again before June. If you do have MobileMe you can turn it off by going to System Preferences = MobileMe Select the Account tab and click on the Sign Out... button. Cheers, Carlo On 2011-08-27, at 11:08, Bill Parker wrote: Every time I use my HUAWEI USB modem the message comes about Mobile me. Not real sure what mobile is and I have no knowledge of an account. Is there a destroy button somewhere? ( nearly new 15 Macbook - Snow Leopard) Bill On 27/08/2011, at 10:15 AM, cm wrote: This group is probably too tech savvy to have to worry, but I though just in case I would forward on this AppleInsider article warning about a scam that asks for credit card information to upgrade from MobileMe to the new iCloud service. As the article points out, the upgrade will be free when iCloud is rolled out this northern hemisphere fall. http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/26/email_scam_targets_mobileme_users_with_icloud_upgrade_bait.html Cheers, Carlo -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: MobileMe upgrade email scam
Hi Carlo Bill, We went through this with Bill back on 27 July 2011. I’ve pasted my reply below FYI. /Pasted email: Subject:Re: Mobile me Date: 27 July 2011 1:14:27 PM AWST To: WAMUG wamug@wamug.org.au On 27/07/2011, at 12:22 PM, Bill Parker wrote: How do I disable mobile me? Bill Hi Bill, First a question: Why delete it when you have it until June 30, 2012? At least you will have the benefit of MobileMe until then and I'm told you will be able to have an iCloud account at the same time as your MM account, until said date. http://www.apple.com/au/support/mobileme/ http://www.apple.com/mobileme/transition.html The only change I have made so far is to move my MobileMe hosted Website over to HostingServicesWA (Daniel Kerr Mac Wizardry). If you still really wish to delete your MobileMe Account: Have you saved all your files that were stored on your MobileMe iDisk? http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4701 If you are still within a paid subscription you can cancel it and get a proportional refund by contacting Support. Go to https://expresslane.apple.com . Click on 'More Products Services' in the left column, then when the centre column populates click on 'MobileMe'. Choose a category in the third column and click 'Continue’. In the page which opens select a category and add a description of your problem. Click 'Continue' to be led through support options. If your subscription has expired and been extended for free you have no need to cancel but obviously you can delete any items you don't want to be on your iDisk etc. If you cancel your subscription you should do the following first. • Go to System PreferencesMobileMeiDisk and if you have turned iDisk Syncing on, turn it off. • Go to System PreferencesMobileMeSync and stop all syncing. • Go to System PreferencesMobileMe and click 'Sign Out'. Remove your username and password. Failure to carry out these steps may result in error messages after the account has been cancelled. Also go to (user)/Library/Preferences/ByHost and delete all plist files beginning with com.apple.DotMacSync... Reboot. If you only have the free 'Find My Phone' account you don't need to cancel it, just stop using it. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) /end of pasted email On 27/08/2011, at 1:04 PM, cm wrote: Hi Bill, MobileMe is an Apple service that helps you sync your calendars, contacts, email, and bookmarks between all your Apple devices. It also has various other services such as iDisk, web hosting, and find my iPhone. It is currently being phased out and will be replaced in part by iCloud. It is no longer possible to sign up for MobileMe. iCloud does not duplicate all of the features of MobileMe, such as iDisk and web hosting, but then iCloud has some new features that are not in MobileMe. MobileMe will be terminated on 30 June 2012 so anyone with MobileMe will need to migrate to iCloud, when it becomes available, or migrate to a comparable service. The only way you can have MobileMe is if you subscribed before June of this year when it was still possible to do so (fee was around AUS$119), or if you took up the six months free trial offer, again before June. If you do have MobileMe you can turn it off by going to System Preferences = MobileMe Select the Account tab and click on the Sign Out... button. Cheers, Carlo On 2011-08-27, at 11:08, Bill Parker wrote: Every time I use my HUAWEI USB modem the message comes about Mobile me. Not real sure what mobile is and I have no knowledge of an account. Is there a destroy button somewhere? ( nearly new 15 Macbook - Snow Leopard) Bill On 27/08/2011, at 10:15 AM, cm wrote: This group is probably too tech savvy to have to worry, but I though just in case I would forward on this AppleInsider article warning about a scam that asks for credit card information to upgrade from MobileMe to the new iCloud service. As the article points out, the upgrade will be free when iCloud is rolled out this northern hemisphere fall. http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/26/email_scam_targets_mobileme_users_with_icloud_upgrade_bait.html Cheers, Carlo -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Lion and Outlook
Outlook (2011) is a poor imitation of Entourage Probably because it is more a direct copy of Outlook. Not Entourage. From a support perspective, this is worth shouting from the rooftops about as Entourage has driven me to distraction on many occasions. From a support perspective ;) Regards Paul -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
