Re: Time Machine problems

[Ronni Brown]

Hi Paul,

I'm working on quite a few client support emails at the same time, so I can 
only get back to you when possible.
How did you upgrade to OS X 10.8, was it a 'clean install' or an 'upgrade' from 
Lion?

Have you only used this external drive to backup OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion?
Or did it have backups from a previous system on it?

Download the OS X 10.8.2 Combo update and install it over the top.


Then download the OS X 10.8.2 Supplement Update and install it.


Then repair permissions.
And restart again. 

Cheers,
Ronni

On 08/10/2012, at 2:02 PM, Paul Willemse  wrote:

> Hi Ronni,
> 
> Thanks for the suggestions.
> 
>> Just a quick question. 
>> In System Preferences > Time Machine > Options - Do you have "Notify after 
>> old backups are deleted" selected?
> 
> It is not selected.
> 
> I did the restart as you suggested but the result was the same. I then 
> removed the preferences file
> com.apple.TimeMachine.plist, restarted once more and again the same problem.
> 
> I did notice another problem, not sure if there is any relation. These two 
> restarts were only the second and third after the upgrade to 10.8.2. The 
> System Preferences Panel seems to loose some settings. The first time after 
> the upgrade the screen settings were not retained - I have two screens and 4 
> desktops set up. The settings were all gone but I attributed that to the 
> first start after the upgrade. Today again these settings were lost, both 
> times. Also I noticed other settings such as Energy Saver and Bluetooth were 
> not retained.
> 
> Probably no relation but it is irritating to have to rebuild settings that 
> should be retained...
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Paul
> 
> PS I did Repair Permissions both before and after the upgrade, no problems 
> reported.

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Re: Time Machine problems

[Paul Willemse]

Hi Ronni,

Thanks for the suggestions.

> Just a quick question. 
> In System Preferences > Time Machine > Options - Do you have "Notify after 
> old backups are deleted" selected?

It is not selected.

I did the restart as you suggested but the result was the same. I then removed 
the preferences file
com.apple.TimeMachine.plist, restarted once more and again the same problem.

I did notice another problem, not sure if there is any relation. These two 
restarts were only the second and third after the upgrade to 10.8.2. The System 
Preferences Panel seems to loose some settings. The first time after the 
upgrade the screen settings were not retained - I have two screens and 4 
desktops set up. The settings were all gone but I attributed that to the first 
start after the upgrade. Today again these settings were lost, both times. Also 
I noticed other settings such as Energy Saver and Bluetooth were not retained.

Probably no relation but it is irritating to have to rebuild settings that 
should be retained...

Regards,

Paul

PS I did Repair Permissions both before and after the upgrade, no problems 
reported.
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Re: Time Machine problems

[Ronni Brown]

Hi Paul,

Just a quick question. 
In System Preferences > Time Machine > Options - Do you have "Notify after old 
backups are deleted" selected?

If so:
Unselect it, then Restart your Mac, then Connect the newly erased 1TB external 
drive, and see if you receive "This backup is too large for the backup disk".

If you have completely erased and formatted the external disk correctly it may 
just be a incorrect message displaying.
By unselecting the "Notify etc" and restarting etc it might be enough to get 
things going again.

Cheers,
Ronni


On 08/10/2012, at 10:50 AM, Paul Willemse  wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> My Time Machine suddenly gave up. The message is:
> 
> "This backup is too large for the backup disk. The backup requires 1.06 TB 
> but only 998.49 GB are available."
> 
> The disk I am trying to backup has 453GB in use and 546GB free.
> 
> I have erased the Time Machine disk (Mac OS Extended Journaled), run Verify 
> Permissions and Verify Disk (on all disks on my system), all to no avail.
> 
> Mac Pro, 10GB memory, mid 2010, OS X 10.8.2.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Paul

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Re: Apple TV won't wake iMac

[Alan Smith]

Hi Ronni

Thanks very much for prompting me about this.   I carefully noted all your 
comments.  I applied your recommendations regarding Safari as I feel this 
potentially has some bearing on the peculiar behaviour of my system.  I have 
been recording various "happenings" on my network as changes to the setup were 
made to try and make sense of the Apple TV problem.And spent many fruitless 
hours reading user forums and Apple support articles.

I have not deleted old messages appended in this email, but if you do respond 
perhaps it will be the time to save space!

The basic problem still exists:  Apple TV will not connect if the iMac is 
sleeping.  Initially reported as intermittent, but I'm trying to tie that down. 
  I think we drifted off course chasing other issues.  Now have software for 
ATV ver 5.1, OS X 10.8.2 Supp 1 and iTunes 10.7 installed.  I will give my 
current "status report" and then address the particular items you raised.

Oddity No 1:  Console log messages show a lot of mdworker, lsboxd and sandbox 
events every few minutes while Mac is sleeping OR awake (but quiet).
("mdworker unable to talk to lsboxd" is typical.)   Forums suggest this may be 
normal for OS X 10.8 and is to do with Spotlight.   Doesn't sound quite right 
to me, but then …   

Oddity No 2:  With iMac sleeping, sometimes the Belkin LEDs are not flashing - 
just the WiFi LED flicks about every 90 seconds.  There are NO "mdworker" log 
entries in Console during this state.I confirm that Apple TV does not wake 
Mac in this state.

Summary of problem:  Apple TV displays a message to effect that Computers will 
display contents of (Apple ID) Library when Home Sharing is turned on.   If I 
touch the space bar on the iMac keyboard, the Apple TV then connects to iTunes 
and my library is displayed.  (I don't have to login or activate iTunes.)

Your questions:  (But Safari/web have been much more stable in the last week, 
even before I started on your recommendations.)

What DNS Servers do you have assigned in your Belkin? Are you using iiNet DNS 
Servers?
iiNet DNS IP Address:
Primary:203.0.178.191
Secondary   203.215.29.191
 YES to both  - auto ISP selection.

In Safari: 
Do you have any Extensions?
 One only - 1Password.  No difference when turned off.
A) Disable Java
 Disabled - no effect.
B) Remove cookies and other Data
 Removed most entries  - no effect
C) Turn OFF Autofill -  "Other Forms"
 Never used, no entries.

Remove all website data:
  Did all this by following an Apple Support document a few weeks ago in 
attempt to get reliable access to BankWest.   (I didn't; and don't - but that's 
another story…)   I followed the on-screen prompts when message said "Safari 
could not connect to this site."  Went through several steps of deleting 
various degrees of  data, but didn't do the ultimate steps (re-install OS X or 
somesuch).   Slow browsing while re-populating wanted caches showed that 
removing all data is a big step I didn't want to repeat just now.

To close:  Thanks again for your interest in pursuing this issue.   I would 
love to get it resolved.

Cheers
Alan
++

On 08/10/2012, at 10:15 AM, Ronni Brown  wrote:

Hi Alan,

I'm resending my reply that I sent to WAMUG on 2 October 2012 5:49PM as you 
have not responded perhaps you have seen the email.

Resent email to WAMUG/
Hi Alan,

I'm not sure if you were wanting me to respond to your email below, or you were 
just giving your observations.

The Belkin ADSL2+ F5D7633au4A is only a Wireless G (802.11g) 54Mbps 2.4GHz 
Wireless Network - (NOT a Dual-Band or a 802.11n 5GHz wireless Router).

>> Its WiFi performance has been adequate for my needs and gave no problems.  
>> Still use it for iPad2 network access. 

Your iPad would only be connecting to your slower wireless 802.11g  2.4GHz 
Network .
Your iMac,  iPad2, & AppleTV can all connect to the faster Wi-Fi 802.11n  5GHz 
Networks.
An iPhone connects to the 2.4GHz speed of a Dual-Band Network.

>> I  initially operated the Apple TV with WiFi, but as I had the spare 
>> ethernet cable I changed to a wired connection.   There is perhaps a  
>> performance improvement from WiFi to Ethernet, with files loading more 
>> quickly

Ethernet is the best choice for your current Network.
Apple TV 2 supports Ethernet 10/100, so wireless 802.11n would be at least as 
fast "in theory"; but, even though wireless 802.11n is faster on paper, there 
can be many things that interfere with the signal (distance, walls, other radio 
signals etc.). 
So long as you don't have issues with your Network, WiFi will work just as 
well, but Ethernet removes all the 'ifs'.

>> Recent home network performance has not been 100%.   Dropouts are not noted, 
>> but occasionally I have no connection.
>> (1) Mail Inboxes showing squigglies or caution icons that don't disappear 
>> when I force a "get mail" operation.  This only (?) occurred when waking 
>> fr

Time Machine problems

[Paul Willemse]

Hi All,

My Time Machine suddenly gave up. The message is:

"This backup is too large for the backup disk. The backup requires 1.06 TB but 
only 998.49 GB are available."

The disk I am trying to backup has 453GB in use and 546GB free.

I have erased the Time Machine disk (Mac OS Extended Journaled), run Verify 
Permissions and Verify Disk (on all disks on my system), all to no avail.

Mac Pro, 10GB memory, mid 2010, OS X 10.8.2.

Regards,

Paul
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Re: Safari toolbar problem

[Allen Gladwell]

Good morning Ronni

-I don't seem to have any extensions. Is that unusual?
-There is no extension folder in /Library/Safari
-I have removed Inquisitor and SIMBL and a ClickToFlash.Webplugin

I have disabled all the Safari plugins and the problem is unchanged.

Most of those LIbrary folders, both HD and user, you mention are empty or not 
there except /Library/Internet Plug-Ins where I disabled the plug-ins

Ronni I appreciate your help and I would like it fixed but it's not urgent as 
Safari seems to be working well unless I try to Customise the toolbar, in fact 
it is running very fast now. Perhaps if and when you have an idle moment you 
could suggest a next step

Regards  Allen


On 07/10/2012, at 10:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:

> Hi Allen,
> 
> Did you check in  ~/Library/Safari/Extensions?
> 
> Have you installed any third-party add-ons?
> Unsupported third-party add-ons may add features to Safari or change its 
> appearance. 
> 
> Use the add-on's uninstaller, if possible
> 
> Quit Safari.
> Remove any unsupported third-party add-ons you've installed (see if the 
> add-on's installer includes an uninstall feature).
> Open Safari again.
> If these steps fix the issue you were having, check the website of the 
> software's developer to see if there is an updated version available, or 
> avoid using the add-on.
> 
> Manually uninstall third-party add-ons
> 
> If the software doesn't have an uninstall feature, quit Safari and try 
> manually removing the third-party add-on files. These files are usually 
> installed in one or more of the following locations:
> 
> /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/
> /Library/Input Methods/
> /Library/InputManagers/
> /Library/ScriptingAdditions
> ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/
> ~/Library/Input Methods/
> ~/Library/InputManagers/
> ~/Library/ScriptingAdditions
> The first four locations listed are in the root-level Library on your hard 
> disk, not the user-level Library in your Home folder.
> 
> The tilde (~) represents your Home folder.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad
> 
> On 07/10/2012, at 6:26 PM, Allen Gladwell  wrote:
> 
>> Hi Ronni
>> 
>> Thanks for that but none of those changed anything. I moved the.plist out 
>> and then put it back, trashed the Cache.db file and I don't have any 
>> extensions but I turned extensions OFF anyway. I quit Safari with Command Q 
>> each time
>> 
>> Should I get a new copy of Safari?. I do have Time Machine running but I 
>> have no idea where to go back to
>> 
>> Regards Allen
>> 
>> On 07/10/2012, at 5:31 PM, Ronni Brown wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Allen,
>>> 
>>> Safari preferences might be corrupted.
>>> 
>>> Quit Safari.
>>> 
>>> Go to ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari.plist
>>> 
>>> Move the com.apple.Safari.plist file from the Preferences folder to the 
>>> Desktop.
>>> 
>>> Relaunch Safari. If that helped, move the .plist file to the Trash. If not, 
>>> move it back to the Preferences folder.
>>> 
>>> If  that didn't help,   go to ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Cache.db
>>> 
>>> Move the Cache.db file to the Trash. Quit then relaunch Safari to test.
>>> 
>>> If that doesn't fix the problem:
>>> Check Safari > Preferences > Extensions. If you have any installed, turn 
>>> them OFF, Quit Safari, then relaunch Safari to test.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>> 
>>> On 07/10/2012, at 5:17 PM, Allen Gladwell  wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi All
>>>> 
>>>> I have a problem with my safari toolbar (Safari 5.1.7 -  MacBk Pro 2 Core 
>>>> Duo  - OS 10.6.8)
>>>> 
>>>> I cannot customise the toolbar. When go to View and click on Customize 
>>>> Toolbar nothing happens ie no drop down menu to rearrange the icons. I 
>>>> don't know when this happened since I don't do it often. I have restarted 
>>>> twice but it still doesn't work
>>>> 
>>>> In addition if I then click on View-Customize Toolbar I find that the 
>>>> icons in the toolbar have stop working until I stop safari and reload it 
>>>> from the dock and they are working again
>>>> 
>>>> I'd be grateful for any suggestions
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks Allen
>>> 
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Re: Apple TV won't wake iMac

[Ronni Brown]

Hi Alan,

I'm resending my reply that I sent to WAMUG on 2 October 2012 5:49PM as you 
have not responded perhaps you have seen the email.

Resent email to WAMUG/
Hi Alan,

I'm not sure if you were wanting me to respond to your email below, or you were 
just giving your observations.

The Belkin ADSL2+ F5D7633au4A is only a Wireless G (802.11g) 54Mbps 2.4GHz 
Wireless Network - (NOT a Dual-Band or a 802.11n 5GHz wireless Router).

>> Its WiFi performance has been adequate for my needs and gave no problems.  
>> Still use it for iPad2 network access. 

Your iPad would only be connecting to your slower wireless 802.11g  2.4GHz 
Network .
Your iMac,  iPad2, & AppleTV can all connect to the faster Wi-Fi 802.11n  5GHz 
Networks.
An iPhone connects to the 2.4GHz speed of a Dual-Band Network.

>> I  initially operated the Apple TV with WiFi, but as I had the spare 
>> ethernet cable I changed to a wired connection.   There is perhaps a  
>> performance improvement from WiFi to Ethernet, with files loading more 
>> quickly

Ethernet is the best choice for your current Network.
Apple TV 2 supports Ethernet 10/100, so wireless 802.11n would be at least as 
fast "in theory"; but, even though wireless 802.11n is faster on paper, there 
can be many things that interfere with the signal (distance, walls, other radio 
signals etc.). 
So long as you don't have issues with your Network, WiFi will work just as 
well, but Ethernet removes all the 'ifs'.

>> Recent home network performance has not been 100%.   Dropouts are not noted, 
>> but occasionally I have no connection.
>> (1) Mail Inboxes showing squigglies or caution icons that don't disappear 
>> when I force a "get mail" operation.  This only (?) occurred when waking 
>> from sleep - Mail behaves when I am working at the computer.  (2) Safari 
>> sometimes fails to load a page and eventually times out. 


What DNS Servers do you have assigned in your Belkin? Are you using iiNet DNS 
Servers?
iiNet DNS IP Address:
Primary:203.0.178.191
Secondary   203.215.29.191

The secondary address is used only if no response comes from the first DNS 
server.
If the first DNS server replies that it cannot find the requested host, the 
secondary is not called.

In Safari: 
Do you have any Extensions?
Disable (turn OFF) anything that is in
Safari > Preferences.. > Extensions
Restart Safari and test.
Any improvement?
If so "Turn ON" each extension you need, one at a time, and Test.

A) Disable Java
1. Safari > Preferences, select Security
2. Don't have a tick in "Enable Java"

Disabling Java in Safari is highly recommended for safe computing, as well. 
You should enable it only when on a trusted site that requires it.

B) Remove cookies and other Data
1. Safari > Preferences, and then click Privacy.
2, Click "Details".
3. Select one or more websites that stores cookies, and then click "Remove" or 
"Remove All".
4. When you finish removing websites, click Done.

C) Turn OFF 
1. Safari > Preferences, select Autofill
2. Click the Edit button for "Other Forms"
3.  Select "Remove All"

Remove all website data: 
Removes cookies, tracking information, and other data that websites stored on 
your computer.

It doesn't look like Belkin have updated the firmware for your Modem since 
8/5/07


>> Came to unconfirmed conclusion that my basic model iMac (no graphics card?)

What do you mean "No Graphics card"? 
Your iMac  Graphics CardNVIDIA GeForce 9400M or ATI Radeon HD 4670

>> I would have claimed to have mostly basic Apple apps, but there are actually 
>> a number of third-party apps installed - some with unknown functions.   But 
>> I don't think there are any way-out apps running secretly in the background 
>> to throw the occasional spanner around.

I would not be so sure about that! Left over "Clutter" from previous systems 
can slow your Mac down and also cause problems.
Over time, your disk accumulates obsolete, extraneous, or otherwise useless 
files, often called “cruft”—hacker slang for digital detritus. Removing cruft 
increases the disk space available for Mountain Lion and reduces the chance of 
software conflicts.

The Mountain Lion installer looks for, and disables, certain types of 
incompatible software—but there’s no guarantee it will find everything. Given 
the choice, you’re usually better off upgrading third-party software before you 
install a new version of your operating system. 
In cases where low-level incompatibilities exist, especially with things like 
drivers, preference panes, kernel extensions, and startup items, you can save 
yourself grief by preventing, rather than fixing, the problem.

Clean up your Mac, "uninstall" any applications, third party widgets, 
utilities, anything on your Mac you no longer use or need.

Cheers,
Ronni

17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt"
2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD

OS X 10.8.2 Mounta

Re: Apple Id - now iTunes query

[Alex]

Thanks for your advice Daniel - I do now remember hearing of this  
before, but a long time ago!

Thank you too again Ronni - please make sure you take the time to eat  
& even rest.  Your help is appreciated, but it is free & I am sure we  
can all wait for your response at your convenience.  Those wanting  
instant gratification may want to think about paying for the privilege.

Cheers,  Alex

On 07/10/2012, at 7:13 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:

> Hi Alex,
>
> I'm pleased all went well and you and your daughter are happy again :)
>
> I agree with everything Daniel has mentioned below (I don't think I  
> have ever disagreed with Daniel's advise).
> I purchased both iPodRip (now iRip) years ago & also Senuti. Both  
> are good at what they do.
>
> What I like about iRip, as well as its clear interface, is that it  
> can also transfer iBooks (which of course will not concern your  
> daughter with her iPod transfer), but this is handy for transferring  
> from an iPad.
>
> Senuti has a more simple interface but does work well, but I don't  
> think it has the ability to transfer iBooks.
> I haven't used either app for a long time, but that is what I  
> remember.
>
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> Sent from Ronni's iPad
>
> On 07/10/2012, at 12:26 AM, Daniel Kerr   
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Alex
>>
>> You can't do it from within iTunes, as it would be bypass Apple's  
>> DRM (as Ronni mentioned).
>> Basically to get iTunes off the ground years ago, Apple had to work  
>> around things to get the music companies on board (lng story  
>> which I won't go into).
>> To do that, they had to "lock" what the iPod could do, and the way  
>> music could go. i.e. it can only go from iTunes to iPod and not the  
>> other way. This was to stop people taking their music they bough  
>> and ripping it back to someone else's music collection and vice  
>> versa. (hey, you buy $100 worth of music, I buy $100 worth of  
>> music. We rip it to each other collection and have $200 of music).  
>> I'm not saying everyone would do this, i'm just using this as an  
>> example to help explain it :o)
>> (And not implying you would either, just trying to show why it's  
>> done that way).
>>
>> The way around it to get back music that is yours, is to use either  
>> of a program called iRip (used to be called iPodRip but they got  
>> asked to change their name) or Senuti (which is iTunes spelt  
>> backwards,..get it,..backwards,..like taking your music backwards  
>> from your iPod to iTunes. Clever eh!) :o)
>>
>> iRip can be downloaded from here
>> 
>>
>> Senuti can be downloaded from here
>> 
>>
>> Neither program is free but they do let you try it to see if it's  
>> going to do what you want.
>>
>> I've used iRip a few times for clients who've lost music on their  
>> main machine but it's still on their iPod and they need to get it  
>> back. I've found it works really well and bought it years ago.  
>> Actually I really like a lot of the apps from The Little App  
>> Factory, they make some great stuff.
>>
>> Hope that info helps!
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Daniel
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>> MacWizardry
>>
>> Phone: 0414 795 960
>> Email: 
>> Web:   
>>
>>
>> **For everything Apple**
>>
>> On 07/10/2012, at 12:18 AM, Alex  wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Ronni
>>>
>>> thanks a million for your instructions below - only managed to try  
>>> it
>>> out late Sat night & all worked out well.  My daughter is pleased &
>>> sends her thanks as well.
>>>
>>> However, we do have a further question which has arisen from this
>>> issue and that is: is it possible to copy songs FROM the iPod to
>>> iTunes on the iMac?  Have tried but doesn't seem to work.
>>>
>>> No rush,  cheers, Alex
>>>
>>> On 05/10/2012, at 2:33 PM, Ronni Brown wrote:
>>>
 Hi Alex,

 Apple's DRM is "Digital Rights Management" (but Apple for the past
 few years has DRM-free music.)

 Before you do anything "Backup"your computer... Make sure your
 iTunes Folder is backed up, just to be safe.

 When your daughter connects her iPod to the new iMac, is iTunes
 automatically opening and she receives a message similar to below?
 ---
 "The iPod 'iPod Nano' is synced with another iTunes Library. An  
 iPod
 can be synced with only one iTunes Library at a time.
 What would you like to do?  with three buttons at the bottom
 'Cancel' 'Erase and Sync' 'Transfer Purchases'
 ---
 If so try this; after backing up your current iTunes Library as
 mentioned above ;-)

 On the new iMac:
 A)
 BEFORE you plug the iPod into the computer:
 1. Open iTunes

 2. Go to the iTunes menu -> Preferences -> Devices.

 3. look for the icon or tab that says Devices. Choose it.

 4. Just below the box, you’ll see a checkbox reading "Prevent  
 iPods,
 iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically."

 5. Ch

Re: Safari toolbar problem

[Ronda Brown]

Hi Allen,

Did you check in  ~/Library/Safari/Extensions?

Have you installed any third-party add-ons?
Unsupported third-party add-ons may add features to Safari or change its 
appearance. 

Use the add-on's uninstaller, if possible

Quit Safari.
Remove any unsupported third-party add-ons you've installed (see if the 
add-on's installer includes an uninstall feature).
Open Safari again.
If these steps fix the issue you were having, check the website of the 
software's developer to see if there is an updated version available, or avoid 
using the add-on.

Manually uninstall third-party add-ons

If the software doesn't have an uninstall feature, quit Safari and try manually 
removing the third-party add-on files. These files are usually installed in one 
or more of the following locations:

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/
/Library/Input Methods/
/Library/InputManagers/
/Library/ScriptingAdditions
~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/
~/Library/Input Methods/
~/Library/InputManagers/
~/Library/ScriptingAdditions
The first four locations listed are in the root-level Library on your hard 
disk, not the user-level Library in your Home folder.

The tilde (~) represents your Home folder.

Cheers,
Ronni

Sent from Ronni's iPad

On 07/10/2012, at 6:26 PM, Allen Gladwell  wrote:

> Hi Ronni
> 
> Thanks for that but none of those changed anything. I moved the.plist out and 
> then put it back, trashed the Cache.db file and I don't have any extensions 
> but I turned extensions OFF anyway. I quit Safari with Command Q each time
> 
> Should I get a new copy of Safari?. I do have Time Machine running but I have 
> no idea where to go back to
> 
> Regards Allen
> 
> On 07/10/2012, at 5:31 PM, Ronni Brown wrote:
> 
>> Hi Allen,
>> 
>> Safari preferences might be corrupted.
>> 
>> Quit Safari.
>> 
>> Go to ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari.plist
>> 
>> Move the com.apple.Safari.plist file from the Preferences folder to the 
>> Desktop.
>> 
>> Relaunch Safari. If that helped, move the .plist file to the Trash. If not, 
>> move it back to the Preferences folder.
>> 
>> If  that didn't help,   go to ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Cache.db
>> 
>> Move the Cache.db file to the Trash. Quit then relaunch Safari to test.
>> 
>> If that doesn't fix the problem:
>> Check Safari > Preferences > Extensions. If you have any installed, turn 
>> them OFF, Quit Safari, then relaunch Safari to test.
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>> On 07/10/2012, at 5:17 PM, Allen Gladwell  wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi All
>>> 
>>> I have a problem with my safari toolbar (Safari 5.1.7 -  MacBk Pro 2 Core 
>>> Duo  - OS 10.6.8)
>>> 
>>> I cannot customise the toolbar. When go to View and click on Customize 
>>> Toolbar nothing happens ie no drop down menu to rearrange the icons. I 
>>> don't know when this happened since I don't do it often. I have restarted 
>>> twice but it still doesn't work
>>> 
>>> In addition if I then click on View-Customize Toolbar I find that the icons 
>>> in the toolbar have stop working until I stop safari and reload it from the 
>>> dock and they are working again
>>> 
>>> I'd be grateful for any suggestions
>>> 
>>> Thanks Allen
>> 
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Re: Time Machine will not complete backup.

[Ronni Brown]

Thanks Bill,

Wow 18 seconds is fast. All is looking good so far! 
If you can tomorrow let TM run its hourly backups, mainly to check that the 
external drive is working properly as I mentioned previously.
First run in the morning TM will do a 'Daily Backup' which I'll explain more 
about when I can find time to upload the document to my support website. I'll 
post when it is available.

Thanks again for your feedback I appreciate it.

Cheers,
Ronni

On 07/10/2012, at 7:17 PM, Bill Parker  wrote:

> OK Ronni,
> 
> Here is what the widget says:
> 
> 
> Starting standard backup
> Backing up to: /Volumes/Parker/Backups.backupdb
> 810.1 MB required (including padding), 353.48 GB available
> Copied 1549 files (1.4 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
> 808.5 MB required (including padding), 353.48 GB available
> Copied 130 files (93 bytes) from volume Macintosh HD.
> Starting post-backup thinning
> No post-back up thinning needed: no expired backups exist
> Backup completed successfully.
> 
> It took 18 seconds.
> 
> I have only worked on one document in several hours.
> 
> 
> Bill
> On 07/10/2012, at 5:19 PM, Ronni Brown wrote:
> 
>> Hi Bill,
>> 
>> After TM does the first Complete Full backup it is best to keep it running 
>> for a few hours to check that the hourly backups run fine, and that the 
>> external drive is behaving properly... waking and not dropping connection.
>> 
>> I'll post tomorrow under another Subject how Time Machine works explaining, 
>> the hourly, daily, weekly backups, hard links etc.
>> Better still If I get time I'll upload a PDF to my website.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>> On 07/10/2012, at 5:10 PM, Bill Parker  wrote:
>> 
>>> I have to get back on that one.  Been out and turned everything off.
>>> 
>>> Bill
>>> On 07/10/2012, at 3:34 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
>>> 
 Hi Bill,
 
 How long have the next hourly backups taken after the initial complete 
 backup?
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 Sent from Ronni's iPad
 
 On 07/10/2012, at 3:22 PM, Bill Parker  wrote:
 
> That complete one was 3+ hours
> 
> Bill
> On 07/10/2012, at 1:48 PM, Peter Crisp wrote:
> 
>> So you now have a completed full back up eh Bill. How long did it take? 
>> 
>> I had similar issues to you Bill a little while back and it is certainly 
>> a relief to know it is all in order.
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Pete
>> 
>> On 07/10/2012, at 1:35 PM, Bill Parker  wrote:
>> 
>>> Please uncross fingers.   Everything working fine and points about 
>>> second back noted.  Thanks again Ronni!!
>>> 
>>> Bill
>>> On 07/10/2012, at 12:01 PM, Ronni Brown wrote:
>>> 
 Yes, Fingers crossed Bill,
 
 Ah Daniel, we work as a good team on WAMUG ;-)
 
 Bill,
 Keep a watch that the external drive wakes up when TM is due to backup 
 and that it doesn't loose connection.
 
 Do you have Time Machine Buddy Widget installed? If not I recommend 
 you do, so you can keep an eye on what is happening with TM.
 I always install it for clients when setting up Time Machine for them.
 I am (as you probably know) fairly pedantic with making sure my 
 clients (& WAMUG members) have a good "Backup Strategy".
 I also show them how (& leave my Tutorials showing them) to check 
 their TM backups by "Entering Time Machine" and "How to Restore a file 
 or application" from within the TM 'Star Wars' interface.
 
 "Time Machine Buddy organises and displays the systems logs generated 
 by Apple's Time Machine Backup. With this widget you will be able to 
 quickly tell what is happening behind the scenes for the backup in 
 progress or any previous backups. 
 Time Machine Buddy organises and displays the systems logs generated 
 by Apple's Time Machine Backup. With this widget you will be able to 
 quickly tell what is happening behind the scenes for the backup in 
 progress or any previous backups."
 
 WHAT'S NEW
 Release v1.07
 - Mountain Lion Support
 - Please REBOOT machine after install. 10.8 caches widgets.
 Release v1.06
 -Lion Support
 -Performance improvements
 -Remove freezes on large logs
 
 
 
 I would feel easier if you had a better backup strategy and were not 
 just relying on Time Machine for backups.
 
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 RONNI BROWN
 MAC CONSULTANT
 
 email: supp...@ronnibrown.net
 Website: ronnibrown.net
 
 On 07/10/2012, at 11:18 AM, Daniel Kerr  
 wrote:
 
> Fingers crossed :)
> Ronni did al

Re: Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on 2007 MacPro 1,1

[Tim Law]

Thanks Ronni

The Mac Pro doesn't owe me anything but is new to me. If I were to buy a new 
computer it would be another mac Mini with one or two SSD drives. The Pro 
really is excess to requirements but a nice machine still, notwithstanding its 
OS limitations. 

Years ago I managed to stretch the life of a 7200 with a different PCI card, 
and am contemplating whether to try the same with this Pro. I won't go ahead if 
the upgrade is not commonly successful. 

Ta

Tim





Sent from my iPhone

On 07/10/2012, at 4:43 PM, Ronni Brown  wrote:

> Hi Tim,
> 
> If I was you (which obviously I'm not); I would wait as it is rumoured and I 
> feel 'correctly rumoured' :-)
> ... that a new model MacPro will be released in 2013. 
> New 27-inch iMacs should be released in late 2012.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni who is still upset with Apple dropping the 17" MacBook Pro
> 
> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt"
> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
> 
> OS X 10.8.2 Mountain Lion
> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
> 
> 
> On 07/10/2012, at 4:17 PM, Tim Law  wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I have come across a July 2007 MacPro 1,1 machine that is running Lion.
>> 
>> Although daunted by the physical size of the machine compared to my Mac 
>> Mini, I am attracted to the idea of mounting extra drives internally.
>> 
>> However, it does not run Mountain Lion.  I am running Mountain Lion on my 
>> Mac Mini - Late 2009 model and so various software has been updated and I 
>> cannot simply import all my data onto the MacPro running Lion, hence am 
>> interested to see if I can get the MacPro running on Mountain Lion.
>> 
>> There is a blog at http://www.jabbawok.net/?p=47 that seems to be well 
>> regarded as a solution, and involves purchasing a Radeon HD 5770 kit from 
>> the Apple Store $249, plus fiddling with installing a different boot system 
>> on an extra internal drive. 
>> 
>> My query is has anyone had any success with this upgrade?
>> Alternatively, I can set it up to run Lion and let one of the family use it. 
>> 
>> I realise that by spending money on the Mac Pro, a five year old machine, 
>> that sooner or later it will become redundant once again, unable, like my 
>> iPad 1, to move to the newest OS.
>> 
>> Tim
>> 
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Re: Time Machine will not complete backup.

[Bill Parker]

OK Ronni,

Here is what the widget says:


Starting standard backup
Backing up to: /Volumes/Parker/Backups.backupdb
810.1 MB required (including padding), 353.48 GB available
Copied 1549 files (1.4 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
808.5 MB required (including padding), 353.48 GB available
Copied 130 files (93 bytes) from volume Macintosh HD.
Starting post-backup thinning
No post-back up thinning needed: no expired backups exist
Backup completed successfully.

It took 18 seconds.

I have only worked on one document in several hours.


Bill
On 07/10/2012, at 5:19 PM, Ronni Brown wrote:

> Hi Bill,
> 
> After TM does the first Complete Full backup it is best to keep it running 
> for a few hours to check that the hourly backups run fine, and that the 
> external drive is behaving properly... waking and not dropping connection.
> 
> I'll post tomorrow under another Subject how Time Machine works explaining, 
> the hourly, daily, weekly backups, hard links etc.
> Better still If I get time I'll upload a PDF to my website.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> On 07/10/2012, at 5:10 PM, Bill Parker  wrote:
> 
>> I have to get back on that one.  Been out and turned everything off.
>> 
>> Bill
>> On 07/10/2012, at 3:34 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Bill,
>>> 
>>> How long have the next hourly backups taken after the initial complete 
>>> backup?
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>> 
>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad
>>> 
>>> On 07/10/2012, at 3:22 PM, Bill Parker  wrote:
>>> 
 That complete one was 3+ hours
 
 Bill
 On 07/10/2012, at 1:48 PM, Peter Crisp wrote:
 
> So you now have a completed full back up eh Bill. How long did it take? 
> 
> I had similar issues to you Bill a little while back and it is certainly 
> a relief to know it is all in order.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Pete
> 
> On 07/10/2012, at 1:35 PM, Bill Parker  wrote:
> 
>> Please uncross fingers.   Everything working fine and points about 
>> second back noted.  Thanks again Ronni!!
>> 
>> Bill
>> On 07/10/2012, at 12:01 PM, Ronni Brown wrote:
>> 
>>> Yes, Fingers crossed Bill,
>>> 
>>> Ah Daniel, we work as a good team on WAMUG ;-)
>>> 
>>> Bill,
>>> Keep a watch that the external drive wakes up when TM is due to backup 
>>> and that it doesn't loose connection.
>>> 
>>> Do you have Time Machine Buddy Widget installed? If not I recommend you 
>>> do, so you can keep an eye on what is happening with TM.
>>> I always install it for clients when setting up Time Machine for them.
>>> I am (as you probably know) fairly pedantic with making sure my clients 
>>> (& WAMUG members) have a good "Backup Strategy".
>>> I also show them how (& leave my Tutorials showing them) to check their 
>>> TM backups by "Entering Time Machine" and "How to Restore a file or 
>>> application" from within the TM 'Star Wars' interface.
>>> 
>>> "Time Machine Buddy organises and displays the systems logs generated 
>>> by Apple's Time Machine Backup. With this widget you will be able to 
>>> quickly tell what is happening behind the scenes for the backup in 
>>> progress or any previous backups. 
>>> Time Machine Buddy organises and displays the systems logs generated by 
>>> Apple's Time Machine Backup. With this widget you will be able to 
>>> quickly tell what is happening behind the scenes for the backup in 
>>> progress or any previous backups."
>>> 
>>> WHAT'S NEW
>>> Release v1.07
>>> - Mountain Lion Support
>>> - Please REBOOT machine after install. 10.8 caches widgets.
>>> Release v1.06
>>> -Lion Support
>>> -Performance improvements
>>> -Remove freezes on large logs
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I would feel easier if you had a better backup strategy and were not 
>>> just relying on Time Machine for backups.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>> 
>>> RONNI BROWN
>>> MAC CONSULTANT
>>> 
>>> email: supp...@ronnibrown.net
>>> Website: ronnibrown.net
>>> 
>>> On 07/10/2012, at 11:18 AM, Daniel Kerr  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
 Fingers crossed :)
 Ronni did all the work, so she can have the thanks,..lol.
 I was just adding a little idea :o)
 
 Enjoy your Sunday!
 
 Kind regards
 Daniel
 
 Sent from my iPhone 4s
 
 ---
 Daniel Kerr
 MacWizardry
 
 Phone: 0414 795 960
 Email: 
 Web:   
 
 
 **For everything Apple**
 
 On 07/10/2012, at 11:15 AM, Bill Parker  wrote:
 
> Thanks so much Ronni ( and Daniel)
> 
> I have now erased the Seagate and been through the instruction PDF 
>

Re: Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on 2007 MacPro 1,1

[Peter Crisp]

Thanks Ronni, well I've been just about to buy one through the previous 2 or 3 
iterations. I suppose if I keep waiting, there will always be a better one just 
'around the corner'. :)

It will be mid next year when my logical next opportunity presents itself 
irrespective of if there's a new model or not. 

Will check with this forum then.



Regards

Pete

On 07/10/2012, at 5:06 PM, Ronni Brown  wrote:

> Hi Pete,
> 
> Well, they will have a 27-inch screen :-) 
> Note: The this is all circumspect information below:
> 
> The leaked benchmark for a new iMac described a model called iMac13,2, which 
> runs on a 3.4 GHz Core i7-3770 quad-core processor with 4GB of 1600 MHz RAM, 
> and operates on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.
> 
> But "what will be will be", only Apple know exactly what the specifications 
> will be and when the release date will be.
> But I would not be buying one at this time, I would wait a bit longer.
> 
> I haven't heard of screen issues on the latest iMacs?
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> 
> On 07/10/2012, at 4:54 PM, Peter Crisp  wrote:
> 
>> Thanks Ronni, any insight into what the new 27" iMac will feature? Are there 
>> still screen issues as I had read about earlier?
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Pete
>> 
>> On 07/10/2012, at 4:43 PM, Ronni Brown  wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Tim,
>>> 
>>> If I was you (which obviously I'm not); I would wait as it is rumoured and 
>>> I feel 'correctly rumoured' :-)
>>> ... that a new model MacPro will be released in 2013. 
>>> New 27-inch iMacs should be released in late 2012.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni who is still upset with Apple dropping the 17" MacBook Pro
>>> 
>>> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt"
>>> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
>>> 
>>> OS X 10.8.2 Mountain Lion
>>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 07/10/2012, at 4:17 PM, Tim Law  wrote:
>>> 
 Hello,
 
 I have come across a July 2007 MacPro 1,1 machine that is running Lion.
 
 Although daunted by the physical size of the machine compared to my Mac 
 Mini, I am attracted to the idea of mounting extra drives internally.
 
 However, it does not run Mountain Lion.  I am running Mountain Lion on my 
 Mac Mini - Late 2009 model and so various software has been updated and I 
 cannot simply import all my data onto the MacPro running Lion, hence am 
 interested to see if I can get the MacPro running on Mountain Lion.
 
 There is a blog at http://www.jabbawok.net/?p=47 that seems to be well 
 regarded as a solution, and involves purchasing a Radeon HD 5770 kit from 
 the Apple Store $249, plus fiddling with installing a different boot 
 system on an extra internal drive. 
 
 My query is has anyone had any success with this upgrade?
 Alternatively, I can set it up to run Lion and let one of the family use 
 it. 
 
 I realise that by spending money on the Mac Pro, a five year old machine, 
 that sooner or later it will become redundant once again, unable, like my 
 iPad 1, to move to the newest OS.
 
 Tim
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Re: Safari toolbar problem

[Allen Gladwell]

Hi Ronni

Thanks for that but none of those changed anything. I moved the.plist out and 
then put it back, trashed the Cache.db file and I don't have any extensions but 
I turned extensions OFF anyway. I quit Safari with Command Q each time

Should I get a new copy of Safari?. I do have Time Machine running but I have 
no idea where to go back to

Regards Allen

On 07/10/2012, at 5:31 PM, Ronni Brown wrote:

> Hi Allen,
> 
> Safari preferences might be corrupted.
> 
> Quit Safari.
> 
> Go to ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari.plist
> 
> Move the com.apple.Safari.plist file from the Preferences folder to the 
> Desktop.
> 
> Relaunch Safari. If that helped, move the .plist file to the Trash. If not, 
> move it back to the Preferences folder.
> 
> If  that didn't help,   go to ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Cache.db
> 
> Move the Cache.db file to the Trash. Quit then relaunch Safari to test.
> 
> If that doesn't fix the problem:
> Check Safari > Preferences > Extensions. If you have any installed, turn them 
> OFF, Quit Safari, then relaunch Safari to test.
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> On 07/10/2012, at 5:17 PM, Allen Gladwell  wrote:
> 
>> Hi All
>> 
>> I have a problem with my safari toolbar (Safari 5.1.7 -  MacBk Pro 2 Core 
>> Duo  - OS 10.6.8)
>> 
>> I cannot customise the toolbar. When go to View and click on Customize 
>> Toolbar nothing happens ie no drop down menu to rearrange the icons. I don't 
>> know when this happened since I don't do it often. I have restarted twice 
>> but it still doesn't work
>> 
>> In addition if I then click on View-Customize Toolbar I find that the icons 
>> in the toolbar have stop working until I stop safari and reload it from the 
>> dock and they are working again
>> 
>> I'd be grateful for any suggestions
>> 
>> Thanks Allen
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Re: Safari toolbar problem

[Ronni Brown]

Hi Allen,

Safari preferences might be corrupted.
 
Quit Safari.
 
Go to ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari.plist
 
Move the com.apple.Safari.plist file from the Preferences folder to the Desktop.
 
Relaunch Safari. If that helped, move the .plist file to the Trash. If not, 
move it back to the Preferences folder.
 
If  that didn't help,   go to ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Cache.db
 
Move the Cache.db file to the Trash. Quit then relaunch Safari to test.

If that doesn't fix the problem:
Check Safari > Preferences > Extensions. If you have any installed, turn them 
OFF, Quit Safari, then relaunch Safari to test.


Cheers,
Ronni

On 07/10/2012, at 5:17 PM, Allen Gladwell  wrote:

> Hi All
> 
> I have a problem with my safari toolbar (Safari 5.1.7 -  MacBk Pro 2 Core Duo 
>  - OS 10.6.8)
> 
> I cannot customise the toolbar. When go to View and click on Customize 
> Toolbar nothing happens ie no drop down menu to rearrange the icons. I don't 
> know when this happened since I don't do it often. I have restarted twice but 
> it still doesn't work
> 
> In addition if I then click on View-Customize Toolbar I find that the icons 
> in the toolbar have stop working until I stop safari and reload it from the 
> dock and they are working again
> 
> I'd be grateful for any suggestions
> 
> Thanks Allen

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Re: Time Machine will not complete backup.

[Ronni Brown]

Hi Bill,

After TM does the first Complete Full backup it is best to keep it running for 
a few hours to check that the hourly backups run fine, and that the external 
drive is behaving properly... waking and not dropping connection.

I'll post tomorrow under another Subject how Time Machine works explaining, the 
hourly, daily, weekly backups, hard links etc.
Better still If I get time I'll upload a PDF to my website.

Cheers,
Ronni

On 07/10/2012, at 5:10 PM, Bill Parker  wrote:

> I have to get back on that one.  Been out and turned everything off.
> 
> Bill
> On 07/10/2012, at 3:34 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> 
>> Hi Bill,
>> 
>> How long have the next hourly backups taken after the initial complete 
>> backup?
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>> Sent from Ronni's iPad
>> 
>> On 07/10/2012, at 3:22 PM, Bill Parker  wrote:
>> 
>>> That complete one was 3+ hours
>>> 
>>> Bill
>>> On 07/10/2012, at 1:48 PM, Peter Crisp wrote:
>>> 
 So you now have a completed full back up eh Bill. How long did it take? 
 
 I had similar issues to you Bill a little while back and it is certainly a 
 relief to know it is all in order.
 
 Regards
 
 Pete
 
 On 07/10/2012, at 1:35 PM, Bill Parker  wrote:
 
> Please uncross fingers.   Everything working fine and points about second 
> back noted.  Thanks again Ronni!!
> 
> Bill
> On 07/10/2012, at 12:01 PM, Ronni Brown wrote:
> 
>> Yes, Fingers crossed Bill,
>> 
>> Ah Daniel, we work as a good team on WAMUG ;-)
>> 
>> Bill,
>> Keep a watch that the external drive wakes up when TM is due to backup 
>> and that it doesn't loose connection.
>> 
>> Do you have Time Machine Buddy Widget installed? If not I recommend you 
>> do, so you can keep an eye on what is happening with TM.
>> I always install it for clients when setting up Time Machine for them.
>> I am (as you probably know) fairly pedantic with making sure my clients 
>> (& WAMUG members) have a good "Backup Strategy".
>> I also show them how (& leave my Tutorials showing them) to check their 
>> TM backups by "Entering Time Machine" and "How to Restore a file or 
>> application" from within the TM 'Star Wars' interface.
>> 
>> "Time Machine Buddy organises and displays the systems logs generated by 
>> Apple's Time Machine Backup. With this widget you will be able to 
>> quickly tell what is happening behind the scenes for the backup in 
>> progress or any previous backups. 
>> Time Machine Buddy organises and displays the systems logs generated by 
>> Apple's Time Machine Backup. With this widget you will be able to 
>> quickly tell what is happening behind the scenes for the backup in 
>> progress or any previous backups."
>> 
>> WHAT'S NEW
>> Release v1.07
>> - Mountain Lion Support
>> - Please REBOOT machine after install. 10.8 caches widgets.
>> Release v1.06
>> -Lion Support
>> -Performance improvements
>> -Remove freezes on large logs
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I would feel easier if you had a better backup strategy and were not 
>> just relying on Time Machine for backups.
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>> RONNI BROWN
>> MAC CONSULTANT
>> 
>> email: supp...@ronnibrown.net
>> Website: ronnibrown.net
>> 
>> On 07/10/2012, at 11:18 AM, Daniel Kerr  
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Fingers crossed :)
>>> Ronni did all the work, so she can have the thanks,..lol.
>>> I was just adding a little idea :o)
>>> 
>>> Enjoy your Sunday!
>>> 
>>> Kind regards
>>> Daniel
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone 4s
>>> 
>>> ---
>>> Daniel Kerr
>>> MacWizardry
>>> 
>>> Phone: 0414 795 960
>>> Email: 
>>> Web:   
>>> 
>>> 
>>> **For everything Apple**
>>> 
>>> On 07/10/2012, at 11:15 AM, Bill Parker  wrote:
>>> 
 Thanks so much Ronni ( and Daniel)
 
 I have now erased the Seagate and been through the instruction PDF and 
 restored the Time Machine operation.  All looks OK thus far, and I did 
 check the cables.   Fingers crossed.
 
 Bill
 On 06/10/2012, at 7:15 PM, Ronni Brown wrote:
 
> Hi Bill,
> 
> I have to take a break now and put some food into my body.  I'll 
> email you offlist my tutorial "How to Format & Partition External 
> Drive For Time Machine ", so you can Format the external drive. It is 
> not worth trying to recover anything from the external drive as it 
> has never completed a backup and there will be some corruption 
> probably an "inProgress" file.
> 
> In the mean time as I mentioned to Peter, in 

Safari toolbar problem

[Allen Gladwell]

Hi All

I have a problem with my safari toolbar (Safari 5.1.7 -  MacBk Pro 2 Core Duo  
- OS 10.6.8)

I cannot customise the toolbar. When go to View and click on Customize Toolbar 
nothing happens ie no drop down menu to rearrange the icons. I don't know when 
this happened since I don't do it often. I have restarted twice but it still 
doesn't work

In addition if I then click on View-Customize Toolbar I find that the icons in 
the toolbar have stop working until I stop safari and reload it from the dock 
and they are working again

I'd be grateful for any suggestions

Thanks Allen
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Re: Time Machine will not complete backup.

[Bill Parker]

I have to get back on that one.  Been out and turned everything off.

Bill
On 07/10/2012, at 3:34 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:

> Hi Bill,
> 
> How long have the next hourly backups taken after the initial complete backup?
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad
> 
> On 07/10/2012, at 3:22 PM, Bill Parker  wrote:
> 
>> That complete one was 3+ hours
>> 
>> Bill
>> On 07/10/2012, at 1:48 PM, Peter Crisp wrote:
>> 
>>> So you now have a completed full back up eh Bill. How long did it take? 
>>> 
>>> I had similar issues to you Bill a little while back and it is certainly a 
>>> relief to know it is all in order.
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> 
>>> Pete
>>> 
>>> On 07/10/2012, at 1:35 PM, Bill Parker  wrote:
>>> 
 Please uncross fingers.   Everything working fine and points about second 
 back noted.  Thanks again Ronni!!
 
 Bill
 On 07/10/2012, at 12:01 PM, Ronni Brown wrote:
 
> Yes, Fingers crossed Bill,
> 
> Ah Daniel, we work as a good team on WAMUG ;-)
> 
> Bill,
> Keep a watch that the external drive wakes up when TM is due to backup 
> and that it doesn't loose connection.
> 
> Do you have Time Machine Buddy Widget installed? If not I recommend you 
> do, so you can keep an eye on what is happening with TM.
> I always install it for clients when setting up Time Machine for them.
> I am (as you probably know) fairly pedantic with making sure my clients 
> (& WAMUG members) have a good "Backup Strategy".
> I also show them how (& leave my Tutorials showing them) to check their 
> TM backups by "Entering Time Machine" and "How to Restore a file or 
> application" from within the TM 'Star Wars' interface.
> 
> "Time Machine Buddy organises and displays the systems logs generated by 
> Apple's Time Machine Backup. With this widget you will be able to quickly 
> tell what is happening behind the scenes for the backup in progress or 
> any previous backups. 
> Time Machine Buddy organises and displays the systems logs generated by 
> Apple's Time Machine Backup. With this widget you will be able to quickly 
> tell what is happening behind the scenes for the backup in progress or 
> any previous backups."
> 
> WHAT'S NEW
> Release v1.07
> - Mountain Lion Support
> - Please REBOOT machine after install. 10.8 caches widgets.
> Release v1.06
> -Lion Support
> -Performance improvements
> -Remove freezes on large logs
> 
> 
> 
> I would feel easier if you had a better backup strategy and were not just 
> relying on Time Machine for backups.
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> RONNI BROWN
> MAC CONSULTANT
> 
> email: supp...@ronnibrown.net
> Website: ronnibrown.net
> 
> On 07/10/2012, at 11:18 AM, Daniel Kerr  wrote:
> 
>> Fingers crossed :)
>> Ronni did all the work, so she can have the thanks,..lol.
>> I was just adding a little idea :o)
>> 
>> Enjoy your Sunday!
>> 
>> Kind regards
>> Daniel
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone 4s
>> 
>> ---
>> Daniel Kerr
>> MacWizardry
>> 
>> Phone: 0414 795 960
>> Email: 
>> Web:   
>> 
>> 
>> **For everything Apple**
>> 
>> On 07/10/2012, at 11:15 AM, Bill Parker  wrote:
>> 
>>> Thanks so much Ronni ( and Daniel)
>>> 
>>> I have now erased the Seagate and been through the instruction PDF and 
>>> restored the Time Machine operation.  All looks OK thus far, and I did 
>>> check the cables.   Fingers crossed.
>>> 
>>> Bill
>>> On 06/10/2012, at 7:15 PM, Ronni Brown wrote:
>>> 
 Hi Bill,
 
 I have to take a break now and put some food into my body.  I'll email 
 you offlist my tutorial "How to Format & Partition External Drive For 
 Time Machine ", so you can Format the external drive. It is not worth 
 trying to recover anything from the external drive as it has never 
 completed a backup and there will be some corruption probably an 
 "inProgress" file.
 
 In the mean time as I mentioned to Peter, in case we find your 
 external drive is faulty even after you have formatted it correctly, I 
 suggest if you have another external drive formatted correctly for 
 your Intel Mac that is large enough to hold your whole system that you 
 use SuperDuper or CCC to do a bootable backup of your computer.
 If you don't have another external drive to do this, backup your 
 important files to a USB Thumb Drive or to a disc.
 
 I'll email the Tutorial to you now before I take a break.
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 On 06/10/2012, at 6:34 PM, Ronni 

Re: Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on 2007 MacPro 1,1

[Ronni Brown]

Hi Pete,

Well, they will have a 27-inch screen :-) 
Note: The this is all circumspect information below:

The leaked benchmark for a new iMac described a model called iMac13,2, which 
runs on a 3.4 GHz Core i7-3770 quad-core processor with 4GB of 1600 MHz RAM, 
and operates on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.

But "what will be will be", only Apple know exactly what the specifications 
will be and when the release date will be.
But I would not be buying one at this time, I would wait a bit longer.

I haven't heard of screen issues on the latest iMacs?

Cheers,
Ronni


On 07/10/2012, at 4:54 PM, Peter Crisp  wrote:

> Thanks Ronni, any insight into what the new 27" iMac will feature? Are there 
> still screen issues as I had read about earlier?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Pete
> 
> On 07/10/2012, at 4:43 PM, Ronni Brown  wrote:
> 
>> Hi Tim,
>> 
>> If I was you (which obviously I'm not); I would wait as it is rumoured and I 
>> feel 'correctly rumoured' :-)
>> ... that a new model MacPro will be released in 2013. 
>> New 27-inch iMacs should be released in late 2012.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni who is still upset with Apple dropping the 17" MacBook Pro
>> 
>> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt"
>> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
>> 
>> OS X 10.8.2 Mountain Lion
>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
>> 
>> 
>> On 07/10/2012, at 4:17 PM, Tim Law  wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello,
>>> 
>>> I have come across a July 2007 MacPro 1,1 machine that is running Lion.
>>> 
>>> Although daunted by the physical size of the machine compared to my Mac 
>>> Mini, I am attracted to the idea of mounting extra drives internally.
>>> 
>>> However, it does not run Mountain Lion.  I am running Mountain Lion on my 
>>> Mac Mini - Late 2009 model and so various software has been updated and I 
>>> cannot simply import all my data onto the MacPro running Lion, hence am 
>>> interested to see if I can get the MacPro running on Mountain Lion.
>>> 
>>> There is a blog at http://www.jabbawok.net/?p=47 that seems to be well 
>>> regarded as a solution, and involves purchasing a Radeon HD 5770 kit from 
>>> the Apple Store $249, plus fiddling with installing a different boot system 
>>> on an extra internal drive. 
>>> 
>>> My query is has anyone had any success with this upgrade?
>>> Alternatively, I can set it up to run Lion and let one of the family use 
>>> it. 
>>> 
>>> I realise that by spending money on the Mac Pro, a five year old machine, 
>>> that sooner or later it will become redundant once again, unable, like my 
>>> iPad 1, to move to the newest OS.
>>> 
>>> Tim

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Re: Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on 2007 MacPro 1,1

[Peter Crisp]

Thanks Ronni, any insight into what the new 27" iMac will feature? Are there 
still screen issues as I had read about earlier?

Regards

Pete

On 07/10/2012, at 4:43 PM, Ronni Brown  wrote:

> Hi Tim,
> 
> If I was you (which obviously I'm not); I would wait as it is rumoured and I 
> feel 'correctly rumoured' :-)
> ... that a new model MacPro will be released in 2013. 
> New 27-inch iMacs should be released in late 2012.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni who is still upset with Apple dropping the 17" MacBook Pro
> 
> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt"
> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
> 
> OS X 10.8.2 Mountain Lion
> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
> 
> 
> On 07/10/2012, at 4:17 PM, Tim Law  wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I have come across a July 2007 MacPro 1,1 machine that is running Lion.
>> 
>> Although daunted by the physical size of the machine compared to my Mac 
>> Mini, I am attracted to the idea of mounting extra drives internally.
>> 
>> However, it does not run Mountain Lion.  I am running Mountain Lion on my 
>> Mac Mini - Late 2009 model and so various software has been updated and I 
>> cannot simply import all my data onto the MacPro running Lion, hence am 
>> interested to see if I can get the MacPro running on Mountain Lion.
>> 
>> There is a blog at http://www.jabbawok.net/?p=47 that seems to be well 
>> regarded as a solution, and involves purchasing a Radeon HD 5770 kit from 
>> the Apple Store $249, plus fiddling with installing a different boot system 
>> on an extra internal drive. 
>> 
>> My query is has anyone had any success with this upgrade?
>> Alternatively, I can set it up to run Lion and let one of the family use it. 
>> 
>> I realise that by spending money on the Mac Pro, a five year old machine, 
>> that sooner or later it will become redundant once again, unable, like my 
>> iPad 1, to move to the newest OS.
>> 
>> Tim
>> 
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Re: Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on 2007 MacPro 1,1

[Ronni Brown]

Hi Tim,

If I was you (which obviously I'm not); I would wait as it is rumoured and I 
feel 'correctly rumoured' :-)
 ... that a new model MacPro will be released in 2013. 
New 27-inch iMacs should be released in late 2012.

Cheers,
Ronni who is still upset with Apple dropping the 17" MacBook Pro

17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt"
2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD

OS X 10.8.2 Mountain Lion
Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)


On 07/10/2012, at 4:17 PM, Tim Law  wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I have come across a July 2007 MacPro 1,1 machine that is running Lion.
> 
> Although daunted by the physical size of the machine compared to my Mac Mini, 
> I am attracted to the idea of mounting extra drives internally.
> 
> However, it does not run Mountain Lion.  I am running Mountain Lion on my Mac 
> Mini - Late 2009 model and so various software has been updated and I cannot 
> simply import all my data onto the MacPro running Lion, hence am interested 
> to see if I can get the MacPro running on Mountain Lion.
> 
> There is a blog at http://www.jabbawok.net/?p=47 that seems to be well 
> regarded as a solution, and involves purchasing a Radeon HD 5770 kit from the 
> Apple Store $249, plus fiddling with installing a different boot system on an 
> extra internal drive. 
> 
> My query is has anyone had any success with this upgrade?
> Alternatively, I can set it up to run Lion and let one of the family use it. 
> 
> I realise that by spending money on the Mac Pro, a five year old machine, 
> that sooner or later it will become redundant once again, unable, like my 
> iPad 1, to move to the newest OS.
> 
> Tim
> 
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Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on 2007 MacPro 1,1

[Tim Law]

Hello,

I have come across a July 2007 MacPro 1,1 machine that is running Lion.

Although daunted by the physical size of the machine compared to my Mac Mini, I 
am attracted to the idea of mounting extra drives internally.

However, it does not run Mountain Lion.  I am running Mountain Lion on my Mac 
Mini - Late 2009 model and so various software has been updated and I cannot 
simply import all my data onto the MacPro running Lion, hence am interested to 
see if I can get the MacPro running on Mountain Lion.

There is a blog at http://www.jabbawok.net/?p=47 that seems to be well regarded 
as a solution, and involves purchasing a Radeon HD 5770 kit from the Apple 
Store $249, plus fiddling with installing a different boot system on an extra 
internal drive. 

My query is has anyone had any success with this upgrade?
Alternatively, I can set it up to run Lion and let one of the family use it. 

I realise that by spending money on the Mac Pro, a five year old machine, that 
sooner or later it will become redundant once again, unable, like my iPad 1, to 
move to the newest OS.

Tim


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Re: iPad

[Tim Law]

Hi Glen,

Just some basics from my experience

You first need to load the music from the CD into iTunes. You don't drag the 
music on the CD straight into the iPad. Then you can eject the CD from the 
computer. Try playing the music in iTunes. Does that work?

When you sync the iPad, it 'should' sync all your music from iTunes onto your 
iPad.

That is, if you have selected 'Sync all music' in iTunes.
You 'may' have chosen to sync only a few tunes, and the new music you have in 
your iTunes library is left out of the sync. 

To help us, 
Have you been able to sync ANY music onto the iPad, or is this the first lot of 
music you have moved from a CD to the iPad. 

If the problem is more technical than a simple setup issue, you'll need to let 
the group know the type of computer you have, the operating system version and 
the version of iTunes and the iOS version of the iPad, just in case there are 
any odd incompatibilities going on. 

Tim




On 07/10/2012, at 1:41 PM, Glenn Walker  wrote:

> Hi all I'm Having a Problem Sinking a CD album onto the iPad It's not going 
> on it can you help me out .It's will not going on the iPad When I sink from 
> iTunes to iPad. It's the music from CD from to the iTunes to the iPad can you 
> please help me.
> 
> Sent from my iPad
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Re: Time Machine will not complete backup.

[Ronda Brown]

Hi Bill,

How long have the next hourly backups taken after the initial complete backup?

Cheers,
Ronni

Sent from Ronni's iPad

On 07/10/2012, at 3:22 PM, Bill Parker  wrote:

> That complete one was 3+ hours
> 
> Bill
> On 07/10/2012, at 1:48 PM, Peter Crisp wrote:
> 
>> So you now have a completed full back up eh Bill. How long did it take? 
>> 
>> I had similar issues to you Bill a little while back and it is certainly a 
>> relief to know it is all in order.
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Pete
>> 
>> On 07/10/2012, at 1:35 PM, Bill Parker  wrote:
>> 
>>> Please uncross fingers.   Everything working fine and points about second 
>>> back noted.  Thanks again Ronni!!
>>> 
>>> Bill
>>> On 07/10/2012, at 12:01 PM, Ronni Brown wrote:
>>> 
 Yes, Fingers crossed Bill,
 
 Ah Daniel, we work as a good team on WAMUG ;-)
 
 Bill,
 Keep a watch that the external drive wakes up when TM is due to backup and 
 that it doesn't loose connection.
 
 Do you have Time Machine Buddy Widget installed? If not I recommend you 
 do, so you can keep an eye on what is happening with TM.
 I always install it for clients when setting up Time Machine for them.
 I am (as you probably know) fairly pedantic with making sure my clients (& 
 WAMUG members) have a good "Backup Strategy".
 I also show them how (& leave my Tutorials showing them) to check their TM 
 backups by "Entering Time Machine" and "How to Restore a file or 
 application" from within the TM 'Star Wars' interface.
 
 "Time Machine Buddy organises and displays the systems logs generated by 
 Apple's Time Machine Backup. With this widget you will be able to quickly 
 tell what is happening behind the scenes for the backup in progress or any 
 previous backups. 
 Time Machine Buddy organises and displays the systems logs generated by 
 Apple's Time Machine Backup. With this widget you will be able to quickly 
 tell what is happening behind the scenes for the backup in progress or any 
 previous backups."
 
 WHAT'S NEW
 Release v1.07
 - Mountain Lion Support
 - Please REBOOT machine after install. 10.8 caches widgets.
 Release v1.06
 -Lion Support
 -Performance improvements
 -Remove freezes on large logs
 
 
 
 I would feel easier if you had a better backup strategy and were not just 
 relying on Time Machine for backups.
 
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 RONNI BROWN
 MAC CONSULTANT
 
 email: supp...@ronnibrown.net
 Website: ronnibrown.net
 
 On 07/10/2012, at 11:18 AM, Daniel Kerr  wrote:
 
> Fingers crossed :)
> Ronni did all the work, so she can have the thanks,..lol.
> I was just adding a little idea :o)
> 
> Enjoy your Sunday!
> 
> Kind regards
> Daniel
> 
> Sent from my iPhone 4s
> 
> ---
> Daniel Kerr
> MacWizardry
> 
> Phone: 0414 795 960
> Email: 
> Web:   
> 
> 
> **For everything Apple**
> 
> On 07/10/2012, at 11:15 AM, Bill Parker  wrote:
> 
>> Thanks so much Ronni ( and Daniel)
>> 
>> I have now erased the Seagate and been through the instruction PDF and 
>> restored the Time Machine operation.  All looks OK thus far, and I did 
>> check the cables.   Fingers crossed.
>> 
>> Bill
>> On 06/10/2012, at 7:15 PM, Ronni Brown wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Bill,
>>> 
>>> I have to take a break now and put some food into my body.  I'll email 
>>> you offlist my tutorial "How to Format & Partition External Drive For 
>>> Time Machine ", so you can Format the external drive. It is not worth 
>>> trying to recover anything from the external drive as it has never 
>>> completed a backup and there will be some corruption probably an 
>>> "inProgress" file.
>>> 
>>> In the mean time as I mentioned to Peter, in case we find your external 
>>> drive is faulty even after you have formatted it correctly, I suggest 
>>> if you have another external drive formatted correctly for your Intel 
>>> Mac that is large enough to hold your whole system that you use 
>>> SuperDuper or CCC to do a bootable backup of your computer.
>>> If you don't have another external drive to do this, backup your 
>>> important files to a USB Thumb Drive or to a disc.
>>> 
>>> I'll email the Tutorial to you now before I take a break.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>> 
>>> On 06/10/2012, at 6:34 PM, Ronni Brown  wrote:
>>> 
 
 
 On 06/10/2012, at 6:19 PM, Bill Parker  wrote:
 
> Ronni,
> 
> The step 3 is Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
> 
> The list in Disk Ute  left window is as follows:
> 
>>>

Re: Time Machine will not complete backup.

[Bill Parker]

That complete one was 3+ hours

Bill
On 07/10/2012, at 1:48 PM, Peter Crisp wrote:

> So you now have a completed full back up eh Bill. How long did it take? 
> 
> I had similar issues to you Bill a little while back and it is certainly a 
> relief to know it is all in order.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Pete
> 
> On 07/10/2012, at 1:35 PM, Bill Parker  wrote:
> 
>> Please uncross fingers.   Everything working fine and points about second 
>> back noted.  Thanks again Ronni!!
>> 
>> Bill
>> On 07/10/2012, at 12:01 PM, Ronni Brown wrote:
>> 
>>> Yes, Fingers crossed Bill,
>>> 
>>> Ah Daniel, we work as a good team on WAMUG ;-)
>>> 
>>> Bill,
>>> Keep a watch that the external drive wakes up when TM is due to backup and 
>>> that it doesn't loose connection.
>>> 
>>> Do you have Time Machine Buddy Widget installed? If not I recommend you do, 
>>> so you can keep an eye on what is happening with TM.
>>> I always install it for clients when setting up Time Machine for them.
>>> I am (as you probably know) fairly pedantic with making sure my clients (& 
>>> WAMUG members) have a good "Backup Strategy".
>>> I also show them how (& leave my Tutorials showing them) to check their TM 
>>> backups by "Entering Time Machine" and "How to Restore a file or 
>>> application" from within the TM 'Star Wars' interface.
>>> 
>>> "Time Machine Buddy organises and displays the systems logs generated by 
>>> Apple's Time Machine Backup. With this widget you will be able to quickly 
>>> tell what is happening behind the scenes for the backup in progress or any 
>>> previous backups. 
>>> Time Machine Buddy organises and displays the systems logs generated by 
>>> Apple's Time Machine Backup. With this widget you will be able to quickly 
>>> tell what is happening behind the scenes for the backup in progress or any 
>>> previous backups."
>>> 
>>> WHAT'S NEW
>>> Release v1.07
>>> - Mountain Lion Support
>>> - Please REBOOT machine after install. 10.8 caches widgets.
>>> Release v1.06
>>> -Lion Support
>>> -Performance improvements
>>> -Remove freezes on large logs
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I would feel easier if you had a better backup strategy and were not just 
>>> relying on Time Machine for backups.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>> 
>>> RONNI BROWN
>>> MAC CONSULTANT
>>> 
>>> email: supp...@ronnibrown.net
>>> Website: ronnibrown.net
>>> 
>>> On 07/10/2012, at 11:18 AM, Daniel Kerr  wrote:
>>> 
 Fingers crossed :)
 Ronni did all the work, so she can have the thanks,..lol.
 I was just adding a little idea :o)
 
 Enjoy your Sunday!
 
 Kind regards
 Daniel
 
 Sent from my iPhone 4s
 
 ---
 Daniel Kerr
 MacWizardry
 
 Phone: 0414 795 960
 Email: 
 Web:   
 
 
 **For everything Apple**
 
 On 07/10/2012, at 11:15 AM, Bill Parker  wrote:
 
> Thanks so much Ronni ( and Daniel)
> 
> I have now erased the Seagate and been through the instruction PDF and 
> restored the Time Machine operation.  All looks OK thus far, and I did 
> check the cables.   Fingers crossed.
> 
> Bill
> On 06/10/2012, at 7:15 PM, Ronni Brown wrote:
> 
>> Hi Bill,
>> 
>> I have to take a break now and put some food into my body.  I'll email 
>> you offlist my tutorial "How to Format & Partition External Drive For 
>> Time Machine ", so you can Format the external drive. It is not worth 
>> trying to recover anything from the external drive as it has never 
>> completed a backup and there will be some corruption probably an 
>> "inProgress" file.
>> 
>> In the mean time as I mentioned to Peter, in case we find your external 
>> drive is faulty even after you have formatted it correctly, I suggest if 
>> you have another external drive formatted correctly for your Intel Mac 
>> that is large enough to hold your whole system that you use SuperDuper 
>> or CCC to do a bootable backup of your computer.
>> If you don't have another external drive to do this, backup your 
>> important files to a USB Thumb Drive or to a disc.
>> 
>> I'll email the Tutorial to you now before I take a break.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>> On 06/10/2012, at 6:34 PM, Ronni Brown  wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 06/10/2012, at 6:19 PM, Bill Parker  wrote:
>>> 
 Ronni,
 
 The step 3 is Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
 
 The list in Disk Ute  left window is as follows:
 
 Left flush   500.11 GB Seagate etc ( orange icon)
>>> This is the one I want you to click on to see the Partition Map Scheme 
>>> please.
>>> 
>>> 
   indent  Bill Parker's Back Up  ( Time Mach icon)
>>> 
>>> This is step 3 and it is "Mac OS Extended (Journaled) 
>>> 

Re: Mail Time Out By 1 Hour

[Daniel Kerr]

Hi Pete

As you've noted, yes, it's normally done at the ISP receiver end.
As long as you have all correct in your system, which from what you've said 
with your computer time, then that should all be correct.
I would think their (Internode) mail server may have adjusted your mail times 
in receiving. (Seen the same happen for a clients server as well, The ISP mail 
server kept losing time, so the mail was showing as different times almost 
every hour!) ;o)
Hopefully they'll note it and fix it for you :)

Another way to test it is to send yourself an email. In the subject line put 
something like Test email sent 1520. (or the approx time you send it). Then see 
what time it comes back in with. :o)
That can help as well :o)

Kind regards
Daniel
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MacWizardry

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On 07/10/2012, at 3:04 PM, Pete Smith  wrote:

> Here's an interesting thing.
> 
> Anyone else getting this?
> 
> I was just looking at Daniel's post when I became aware that in my mail box, 
> it says that his email was received at 15.30. Yet my iMac clock reads 14.56 
> as I type. Also Daniel's email says it was sent at 2.30.16 PM AWST. I'm using 
> Apple Mail and this has only started today.
> 
> I've checked another email I received earlier and the same applies. I know 
> Apple stuff is good, but this is pushing it a bit!!:)
> 
> I assume it is something with the provider rather than Mail. I've sent them a 
> query so we'll see what happens. I'm with Internode and very happy with them. 
> However, their feedback emails are only monitored Monday to Friday normal 
> business times.
> 
> Daylight saving has started over there today (silly sods!!), so they've 
> probably cocked up the WA time.
> 
> I'll keep you posted.
> 
> Pete Smith
> 
> iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
> 4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
> 750GB Hdrive OS X 10.6.8
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Mail Time Out By 1 Hour

[Pete Smith]

Here's an interesting thing.

Anyone else getting this?

I was just looking at Daniel's post when I became aware that in my mail box, it 
says that his email was received at 15.30. Yet my iMac clock reads 14.56 as I 
type. Also Daniel's email says it was sent at 2.30.16 PM AWST. I'm using Apple 
Mail and this has only started today.

I've checked another email I received earlier and the same applies. I know 
Apple stuff is good, but this is pushing it a bit!!:)

I assume it is something with the provider rather than Mail. I've sent them a 
query so we'll see what happens. I'm with Internode and very happy with them. 
However, their feedback emails are only monitored Monday to Friday normal 
business times.

Daylight saving has started over there today (silly sods!!), so they've 
probably cocked up the WA time.

I'll keep you posted.

Pete Smith

iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
750GB Hdrive OS X 10.6.8

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