[MacGroup] IMAP question

I've been using POP for my email clients for a long time. Now that I'm using an iPhone as well, IMAP seems a logical step. But I have a few questions. Currently I'm using gmail and have it set up as IMAP in Mail.app. But it's downloaded all my emails from my gmail "All Mail" folder/ label (seve

Re: [MacGroup] Problem with RAM and new MBP

le that helps the machine awake from sleep. This can > sometimes cause problems. > > Look at this: > http://www.windley.com/archives/2007/10/fixing_macbook_pro_sleep_problem > s.shtml > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Beha

[MacGroup] Problem with RAM and new MBP

I'm having some trouble with upgrading RAM in my new MBP. After installing 4GB (2GBx2) of Crucial RAM in my machine, everything seemed to be working fine. That is until I closed the lid on the machine to put it to sleep. Upon opening the lid, I would hear the optical drive spin up, as well as

[MacGroup] New MBP Initial Impressions

Okay, so I've had the new MBP for a few days now and thought that I'd give me initial impressions of the machine. This is replacing a black first gen core duo Macbook 2.0Ghz as by primary, day-to-day machine. I went with the base model MBP, 2.4Ghz, 2GB RAM, 256mb VRAM and a 250GB HDD. Upped

Re: [MacGroup] cute touch

Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > are the hard drives in the new mac books easily accessible? ie, can > the user readily replace them when they go bad? And can you do so > without voiding the warranty? > > > > On Thursday, October 16, 2008, at 06:03PM, "b3studios" &l

Re: [MacGroup] cute touch

Rick -- > > I'm thinking of purchasing one. What model did you get and where did > you purchase? > > Thanks, > > Sandy Price > > > On Oct 16, 2008, at 5:34 PM, b3studios wrote: > >> on my new macbook pro, i've just noticed that the energy saver icon &g

Re: [MacGroup] cute touch

On Oct 16, 2008, at 5:34 PM, b3studios wrote: on my new macbook pro, i've just noticed that the energy saver icon in System Preferences is now a compact florescent bulb... BTW, this machine feels really solid. rick ___ The next Louisville

[MacGroup] cute touch

on my new macbook pro, i've just noticed that the energy saver icon in System Preferences is now a compact florescent bulb... BTW, this machine feels really solid. rick ___ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be October 28 at MacAuthor

Re: [MacGroup] OpenOffice 3.0

I installed it for a bit on a Core Duo Macbook, and the thing was so buggy and slow that I ditched it. it's too bad because I really wanted to like it. (although I have MS Office 2008 and iWork installed on this machine). sigh. rick On Oct 14, 2008, at 10:14 AM, Bill Rising wrote: > Hello

[MacGroup] That time

well, my wife is in her second year of professional school and her macbook has been acting up quite a bit lately. battery only lasting like 40min sometimes after a full overnight charge, other times it lasts longer but cuts out at 1/2 charge with no low battery warning, when sleeping with th

Re: [MacGroup] Erase a hard drive

restart the mac with the install disk in it. hold down the option (i think) key while it's starting up. Choose the install disk when it pops up and you can do a clean install. just did this with an eMac that someone gave us (that is now in the kitchen, running macgourmet for all the wife's reci

Re: [MacGroup] eternal dilemma

HDD = hard disk drive, or hard drive. currently the macbooks feature a hard drive that is easily replaced by the user without voiding the warranty. simply remove the battery, three screws and the hard drive slides right out. In the current Macbook Pro's it is a complicated process to replace a

Re: [MacGroup] eternal dilemma

Apple must have > bought enough supply to last awhile. Either Lee or Jerry replied that > it was the tail wagging the dog when I first sent the story. > > John > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 20, 2008, at 2:14 PM, b3studios <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>

Re: [MacGroup] eternal dilemma

ppment of the current chip > in the laptops in June so I bet there will be more than a speed bump. > > John > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 20, 2008, at 1:18 PM, b3studios <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> thanks. >> I currently have a 320GB drive in my mac

Re: [MacGroup] eternal dilemma

k for new machines till after the school promo is off. > Going > by pass Apple practices. > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > b3studios > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 11:44 AM > To: Macgroup > Su

[MacGroup] eternal dilemma

on the verge of purchasing a MBP, and trying to decide on what model to get. Budget for new machine is around $2100. I've already got 4GB of RAM to drop into whatever I get. Current low end for $1799, or refurb mid-level model for $1999, or wait for possible new machines. I don't *need* a ne

Re: [MacGroup] No Subject

I've had no problems with the following, and the prices are right: Kingston Corsair On Aug 16, 2008, at 11:59 AM, Harry Jacobson-

Re: [MacGroup] Short survey

how that works. > Excel is quite flexible, and not just suited for money transactions. > > Neal Hammon > > > On Aug 414, 1120082007, at 11:01 AM, b3studios wrote: > > I have simple needs for a fitness tracking program, but perhaps I just > haven't been able to wee

Re: [MacGroup] Short survey

ind adding something > to the list to work on in 2020. > >Bill Holt > > > > "The biggest big business in America is not steel, automobiles, or > television. It is the manufacture, refinement and distribution of > anxiety." Eric Sevareid > > > On Aug

Re: [MacGroup] Short survey

hmm, that's a hard question. I'd say the most used applications I have, aside from mail and safari would be iBank and 1Password. Love them. as for what program I would want? not really sure. I tend to buy programs if I want them. I WOULD consider buying a good fitness tracking program if I co

[MacGroup] from the Apple Discussion Boards

regarding iDisk syncing. Supposedly from someone in Apple Tech. Any thought? this doesn't seem correct to me. at least not from what i've read on this list and my experiences with working with iDisk files and syncing today. "Local iDisk syncing was really designed for people who frequently t

[MacGroup] security

another dot mac/mobileme question. How secure is the iDisk service? Can you trust it to store somewhat sensitive information, or is this just a bad idea? ___ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be September 23 at MacAuthority, 128 Breck

Re: [MacGroup] Documents on iDisk

the sparse image was. On Jul 17, 2008, at 10:33 PM, Lee Larson wrote: > On Jul 17, 2008, at 10:26 PM, b3studios worried: > >> I have iDisk sync set to on and Automatic, so I have a local copy of >> everything. >> What happens if my MobileMe account expires for some reaso

[MacGroup] Speaking of MobileMe

I just got a good deal on a retail box version of dot Mac (good for MobileMe) for $71.50 shipped from expercom.com. http://www.expercom.com/product_detail.html?PRODUCT_ID=525857 almost a $30 difference from what apple charges. ___ The next Louisvill

Re: [MacGroup] Documents on iDisk

go. Marta On Jul 17, 2008, at 21:27 , b3studios wrote: that's another plus of keeping my documents on iDisk that I'm look ing for. Do you get syncing issues/problems with this method? I'm afraid that something would get screwed up/corrupted. On Jul 17, 2008, at 5:18 PM, Lee L

Re: [MacGroup] Documents on iDisk

that's another plus of keeping my documents on iDisk that I'm look ing for. Do you get syncing issues/problems with this method? I'm afraid that something would get screwed up/corrupted. On Jul 17, 2008, at 5:18 PM, Lee Larson wrote: > On Jul 17, 2008, at 2:31 PM, b3studios

[MacGroup] Documents on iDisk

Okay, so I realize that it has become a bit of an addiction, but I'm super back up crazy right now. Since my HDD crash back in november I've been meticulous about backing up. Of course I have Time Machine backing up my machine to a firewire drive, but Time Machine has a few limits that I dis

Re: [MacGroup] Mobile Me NOT Push

vent to a calendar last night to test (eating up Apple's bandwidth, think how many others are doing this) and it didn't show up forever, this morning it is there so the triage has to go first to email then the other apps will get the attention. John On Jul 13, 2008, at 10:22 A

Re: [MacGroup] Mobile Me NOT Push

get my hands off the keyboard, the Aye.NET has yet to > hit the iPhone and as I send this I have waited at least five min. > To get true PUSH we will need to begin using the Apple servers for > email. > > John > > > > The MobileMe hit the iPhone > On Jul 13, 2008, at

[MacGroup] Mobile Me NOT Push

so, it looks like Mobile Me (for desktop stuff) is not actually Push, but really just syncing on a 15min interval (which is too long if you ask me). Definitely not the instant Push that they advertise. http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1155 ___ The

Re: [MacGroup] brotherly tech help

o be MUCH better. Changes on the website appear almost immediately on my desktop iCal and changes on my desktop iCal are only taking a minute or two to be reflected on the web... On Jul 12, 2008, at 12:40 PM, Lee Larson wrote: > On Jul 12, at 11:48 AM, b3studios inquired: > >> J

Re: [MacGroup] brotherly tech help

Just a question about the new MobileMe service and the "PUSH" features. Do the PUSH, instant update, features also apply to the desktop versions of iCal, etc? I don't have an iPhone or iPod touch yet, but when I update a calendar/event on my Macbook it certainly doesn't sync right away to e

Re: [MacGroup] Everything you wanted to know about At&T's rate platform the iPhone and Launch.

ven't found a way to get Cable DVR files transferred as easy as TiVo yet. I don't think it will ever happen as Cable operators really don't want you to have the function. -Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of b3studios Sent: T

Re: [MacGroup] Everything you wanted to know about At&T's rate platform the iPhone and Launch.

s are encrypted: > http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=13857715 > > Can you tell me what program or info you have found that would let you > do this. > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > b

Re: [MacGroup] Everything you wanted to know about At&T's rate platform the iPhone and Launch.

does the DVR have a firewire port? (the comcast ones here do, and that allows for transferring to a mac) On Jul 10, 2008, at 5:12 AM, Ed Wiser wrote: > Have you looked at this page: > http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/specials/iPhone.jsp > Last year they had a 2 phone limit. When

Re: [MacGroup] Time Capsule worth it?

on that unit I would sure > have to scramble to get it wiped out before taking the unit in to > exchange when the new one arrives. I also don't use the all in one > printer/scanner/fax machines for the same reason. This one is a > personal pref. I would think. > > John > &g

[MacGroup] Time Capsule worth it?

I'm thinking of purchasing either a Time Capsule or and Airport Extreme when I buy my new MBP this Aug/Sept. Is the Time Capsule worth the price, vs an Airport Extreme with a 1TB USB drive connected? This will be used primarily as a wireless Time Machine backup drive for 2 laptops. Additiona

[MacGroup] .Mac/Mobile Me/iPhone question

My wife and I have 3 macs that we keep in sync (iCal and Address Book) with one .Mac account. We are planning to get two iPhones this winter and are wondering if we need to get a family Mobile Me account. we would like to use the "Push" feature in the new Mobile Me service, but obviously do

Re: [MacGroup] mail.app oddity?

whenever I get the grey deleted email problem, what usually fixes it for me is going into mail > preferences > accounts > mailbox behaviors. there i usually need to uncheck and check the "move deleted messages to a separate folder" box, and maybe change the "erase deleted message when" settin

Re: [MacGroup] Re(2): iMac's upgraded today.

they didn't before? On Apr 28, 2008, at 3:25 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > Another plus - the iMac now supports an external monitor for an > extended > desktop. > > Monday, April 28, 200811:56 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> One more good thing about this announcement... >> the refurb models droppe

Re: [MacGroup] iMac's upgraded today.

One more good thing about this announcement... the refurb models dropped in price! you can get the previous 24" for $1399. or the old white 24" (non-glossy screen) for $1199 On Apr 28, 2008, at 11:17 AM, Jerry Freeman wrote: > smth. > > my only critique is lack of a PCI slot, (equally lack

Re: [MacGroup] Quicktime .AVI

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html i use to play just about anything... On Apr 28, 2008, at 9:08 AM, Michael Robertson wrote: > I was sent a dvd that has a quicktime video, it is a .AVI type of > file. When I try to play it, I get a window that says I need a > quicktime component,

[MacGroup] MBP hard drive

Just a question about upgrading the hard drive on a MBP. I know this is silly, but the hard drive options are about the only thing keeping me from ordering a MBP. 250GB is just not enough for my needs (factoring in future use). I love that I can upgrade the hard drive in my MB myself. I can ge

[MacGroup] Airport Express

I have one of the older (802.11b/g) Airport Expresses. I can't seem to get it to reset to the factory settings. I added it to my wireless network (to use airtunes). The network consists of another airport express hooked to my cable modem. When I changed the password on the network, this Express

[MacGroup] Fix iTunes Metadata

Does anyone know of a free/cheap program or way to easily fix metadata on iTunes Tracks? I've realized that quite a few of my tracks are missing the correct "year" field in iTunes. Any help? Additionally, does it bother anyone that some iTunes Store albums have the incorrect year? If they a

Re: [MacGroup] Default email account

wonderful. thank you. Not sure how I overlooked this. On Mar 26, 2008, at 10:36 AM, Lee Larson wrote: > On Mar 26, at 10:19 AM, b3studios wrote: > >> I have several email accounts set up in Mail.app. >> Is there a way to set one of them as the "default" account fo

[MacGroup] Default email account

I have several email accounts set up in Mail.app. Is there a way to set one of them as the "default" account for sending new emails? Generally, I send all of my personal emails through one account, and this is the one that I use the most frequently. Sometimes, when I click new message, mail wi

Re: [MacGroup] Re(2): Re(2): pdf files and Firefox and other browsers

In Safari 3.1, for me, pdfs are opened within the browser. Mousing over the bottom of the browser window brings up a choice to download into the "downloads" folder in Leopard. On Mar 23, 2008, at 4:40 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > No dialog box appeared when I clicked or clicked and hold.

[MacGroup] Neat

http://evernote.com/video/ ___ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be March 25 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. Posting address: MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgrou

Re: [MacGroup] Safari 3.1 out.

I had that problem for a while as well. will post my technique for getting it to work once I get home tonight. surfing the web without pithhelmet is just plain painful. On Mar 18, 2008, at 2:09 PM, Bill Rising wrote: > On Mar 18, 2008, at 12:57 , b3studios wrote: > >> breaks pi

Re: [MacGroup] Safari 3.1 out.

breaks pithhelmet and 1passwd. Hopefully this will be fixed soon (I know that the 1passwd folks are already on it). I'll have a better idea of the "snappy" aspect when I get home and have a decent bandwidth connection. On Mar 18, 2008, at 1:27 PM, Ed Wiser wrote: http://www.apple.com/saf

Re: [MacGroup] Re(2): saving youtube movies

I was glad when this came out, because it's free, whereas tubesock costs $. not that I'm against paying developers for software, because i certainly believe in supporting mac developers, but I rarely download youtube videos and couldn't justify the purchase. TubeTV worked great for my needs.

Re: [MacGroup] saving youtube movies

TubeTV http://www.chimoosoft.com/products/tubetv/ On Mar 13, 2008, at 6:52 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > A Spanish teacher friend of mine wants to create a powerpoint lesson > with latin music videos he's found on YouTube. > > Is there a way to save these videos to one's hard drive? > > I t

Re: [MacGroup] Lost photos

Data Rescue II On Mar 13, 2008, at 12:45 PM, Harryjb wrote: > > A friend inadvertantly erased 400 photos from the memory card in his > camera. > > Is there a way to recover them? > > He has not used the camera since he erased the photos. > > TIA > > Harry > > Sent from my iPod Touch! > > ___

Re: [MacGroup] base station

This depends on your needs. Is the single machine able to take advantage of the 802.11N standard (core 2 duo intel macs)? Would you have use of the "Air Disk" features (requires an external USB hard drive)? Currently, we have 4 machines using an airport express. They're relatively cheap, and I

Re: [MacGroup] Adding RAM

oh, I know from speaking to people that our luck with Apple products isn't ordinary. We just have bad luck with purchases. I bought a recumbent exercise bike on Sunday (based on all the good reviews, and using one in the store. It was the only one of the display models that had held up to cu

Re: [MacGroup] Adding RAM

reeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Feb 6, 2008 10:07 PM >> To: Macintosh topics >> Subject: Re: [MacGroup] Adding RAM >> >> we're discussing a macbook "pro" latest. best...jf >> >> On Feb 6, 2008, at 9:11 PM, b3studios wrote: >>

Re: [MacGroup] Adding RAM

You mean go through the keyboard on your old iBook? it would be a bit of overkill to go through the keyboard to install RAM in a macbook. the RAM slots are accessed by removing the battery on macbooks as well. On Feb 6, 2008, at 8:46 PM, Nora J. Probasco wrote: > You got my curiosity up so I

[MacGroup] networked windows PCs

I'm having some issues with Leopard and networked PCs. While at work, when I first installed Leopard, I could always see the shared networked Windows PCs in the Finder side bar. Connecting and sharing files was simple. Now, when I'm at work, they don't show up in the sidebar. I can print to n

Re: [MacGroup] Booting from ext. HD

work for others. could be the pci card that i have the boot > drive hanging from is not compatible. best...jf > > On Jan 29, 2008, at 9:18 PM, b3studios wrote: > >> Doesn't just holding down 'option' while restarting let you choose >> the >> drive t

Re: [MacGroup] Booting from ext. HD

Doesn't just holding down 'option' while restarting let you choose the drive to boot from? On Jan 29, 2008, at 9:18 PM, Jerry Freeman wrote: > for something this simple systems prefs > startup disk > restart. > reset after the check. you could also boot in open firmware, cmd + f + > option + o

[MacGroup] Bootable Time Machine

Has anyone tried this? I think this would make Time Machine all that much more useful, and might negate the need for me to use superduper! in conjunction with TM. From MacOSXHints: Early on after Leopard was released, I followed this tip on how to make a small partition on my Time Machine

[MacGroup] Leopard Icons

Does anyone know of a resource for Leopard/Cover Flow compatible (read 512x512) replacement icons for popular applications? I love using cover flow for my applications folder, but it drives me nuts to see the pixelated icons of certain applications. Especially those apps that have been updat

Re: [MacGroup] IPod iTouch

it now has email... On Jan 17, 2008, at 2:12 PM, Anne Cartwright wrote: > > On Jan 17, 2008, at 12:25 PM, Ed Wiser wrote: > >> The iPod touch is just the iPhone with out the phone parts. > > And without the camera and eMail. > > Anne Cartwright > > __

Re: [MacGroup] Parallel's Question

While I'm not 100% certain, as I uninstalled Parallels on my machine (due to lack of use), I did install it on my wife's macbook last night. I think when you set up Windows under Parallels you can choose to share folders between them where "my documents" saves to the mac home folder, "My Pi

[MacGroup] Fitness software

anyone know of a fitness/exercise tracking program for the mac? rick ___ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be January 22 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. Posting address: MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu Information: http://www

Re: [MacGroup] Re(2): I'm in love...320 GB for laptops

it's my understanding that replacing the drive in a Macbook Pro will void the warranty, if you do it yourself. But, this is not the case with the regular MacBooks, as they have a user-replaceable hard drive. On Jan 6, 2008, at 6:22 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > Dan, > > When I had to re

Re: [MacGroup] I'm in love...320 GB for laptops

I'm getting ready to order one from NewEgg. Luckily, my macbook only has three screws holding in the drive bay, and I already have a T6 driver for the drive itself rick On Jan 6, 2008, at 5:48 PM, Dan Crutcher wrote: > Just received and installed one of these (320 GB Western Digital > Sco

Re: [MacGroup] Laptop as main computer

I'm lucky in that my desk sits against the wall. All of my cables are routed up and are fastened with twist ties right below the top surface of my desk (You can use the sticky cord fasteners, or thumb tacks and twist ties). This way, all of my cables are out of sight, but are still readily a

Re: [MacGroup] Laptop as main computer

I use a Macbook (not a pro) as my main machine. at home i hook it up to the 20" LCD and bluetooth keyboard and mouse, as well as an external HD. I love the set up. I would suggest 2 things if going this route and you have critical things you need to work on. 1. use and external hard drive to k

Re: [MacGroup] iStat pro

I like iStat Pro as well, but I've started using their other program iStat Menus to keep track of key processes in the menu bar On Dec 18, 2007, at 8:28 AM, Wayne Bonnett wrote: > I'll second that. I use iStat Pro on both of my mac computers. :) > > > On Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at 07:16AM,

[MacGroup] Horribly named application...

does anyone know if there is a Mac version of Rasterbator? ___ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be January 22 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. Posting address: MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville

[MacGroup] Dictaphone

In transcribing various interviews and meetings, it has come up that using a dictaphone would be nice. As all the audio files are on my mac, I'm considering using a program to do it. I know there are programs like Express Scribe and Transcriva, but wouldn't this be possible with iTunes and Q

Re: [MacGroup] Offsite Backup Options

Online would be nice because of convenience, that's for sure. Jungle Disk seems pretty reasonable. Anyone have any experience with them? rick On Dec 15, 2007, at 7:01 PM, Jerry Freeman wrote: > my investigation leads me to the same conclusion, though offsite > ro

Re: [MacGroup] I'm in love...

I know that Macbook uses a SATA drive. I've got a WD 120GB drive in it now. But I know that some 2.5" drives are too big (physical dimensions) for the Macbook. On Dec 15, 2007, at 2:02 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > I don't know for sure but my G4 Powerbook's drive went out and the > repai

[MacGroup] I'm in love...

320GB of internal storage for my Macbook? Please someone tell that this will fit! ri

[MacGroup] Offsite Backup Options

With my recent hard drive issues, I've become (even more) concerned about backing up my data. Currently I use Time Machine to stay backed up to an external hard drive (as soon as SuperDuper! gets updated, I will also add that to the mix for a bootable backup). Also, I use the syncing capabili

[MacGroup] G3 ibook

The macbook pro is a little bit more than "a few more dollars" than the macbooks :) but either way, I wouldn't buy a Mac right before an announced event, especially a MacWorld... Unless that Macworld was Macworld 2007 which was all about the iPhone. On Dec 14, 2007, at 5:42 PM, Nora J. Proba

[MacGroup] Numbers/Excel Question

When using Numbers and I get to the bottom/end of a table, I can hit enter/return and it starts me on a new row, continuing the formating of the table cells. When exported to Excel, this does not happen. Any idea how to get it to do this in Excel, when exported from Numbers? Thanks, Rick

[MacGroup] Interesting Time Machine Bug

gh to get the animation > to work. > > > > > -Original Message- > From: macgroup-bounces at erdos.math.louisville.edu > [mailto:macgroup-bounces at erdos.math.louisville.edu] On Behalf Of > b3studios > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 7:52 PM > To: Macgroup > Su

[MacGroup] Interesting Time Machine Bug

When I'm using my Macbook and initiate Time Machine, I get a fancy screen with a Finder window. In the background there are stars moving towards me and a yellow vortex/black hole animation. When hooked up to my 20" LCD, Time Machine only shows a static "space" background. No moving stars, no

[MacGroup] Startup Drive

one. > > Matt > > > On Nov 27, 2007, at 5:35 PM, cgreen1 wrote: > >> Is that the reason why my G4 PowerBook won't do so? --It's not >> Intel or >> dual core...ccg >> >> >> On 11/27/07 4:05 PM, "b3studios" wrote: >> >>

[MacGroup] Startup Drive

> > > On Nov 27, 2007, at 5:35 PM, cgreen1 wrote: > >> Is that the reason why my G4 PowerBook won't do so? --It's not >> Intel or >> dual core...ccg >> >> >> On 11/27/07 4:05 PM, "b3studios" wrote: >> >>> Intel Mac

[MacGroup] Startup Drive

Intel Macs can boot from USB. I still prefer firewire, but they will boot from USB. On Nov 27, 2007, at 3:46 PM, Bill Rising wrote: > On Nov 27, 2007, at 14:21 , Glenn Hoehler wrote: > >> Can I use an USB external drive as a startup drive with OX10.4 or >> 10.5 with an Intel Core 2 computer? >>

[MacGroup] Quicklook Plugin

Here is a plugin for Quicklook in Leopard that let's you quickly view the contents of a folder: as well as one that lets you view the contents of a ZIP file: rick

[MacGroup] Filemaker/Bento

I'm just starting a yearlong AmeriCorps project and am in the process of developing and overhauling a furniture donation/distribution system, as well as one for personal needs items. The "old" system was basically a mess of disorganized information on index cards in a filing box. I used the

[MacGroup] Fix For the Stacks Folder...

Really? I figure if you are going to use the feature, I should at least be able to visually so what "group" they belong to. To each their own I suppose. Rick On Nov 11, 2007, at 4:50 PM, Jerry Freeman wrote: > makes a bad thing worse imho. best...jf > > On Nov 11, 2007, at

[MacGroup] Fix For the Stacks Folder...

This is a nice looking way to fix the annoying "stacks folder" icons in the Leopard dock. I wonder apple just didn't do something like this in the first place... rick

[MacGroup] Just came to me...

It just occurred to me that with all of my data loss this week, some of it may be recoverable. Correct me if I'm wrong, but when a computer "erases" data, it generally isn't really gone until it's overwritten. Is that the case? If so, then my backup drive that was "erased" then started to rei

[MacGroup] Finder Question

Now that I'm having to reinstall/re-do everything on my Mac I've got another question. How do I make the contents of the finder window re-arrange according to width. What I mean is that before if I had a finder window with 9 items in it, if I made the window thinner, the contents would re-a

[MacGroup] If it weren't for bad luck...

could have done that. > Your call. > -s > > On Nov 5, 2007, at 7:23 PM, b3studios wrote: >> >> >> Is it possible to salvage information off of a fail hard drive? >> Somewhere I can take it? >> >> I'd *re

[MacGroup] If it weren't for bad luck...

I wouldn't have any at all. I had a total meltdown of my digital life today. I was backing up my system to my external drive today. Hadn't done so since installing Leopard last week. As SuperDuper! had has not put out a Leopard update, I went the old fashioned way and used Disk Utility. Disk

[MacGroup] iPhoto right-click

ed in Photoshop just save the jpeg and it will update in > iPhoto. > > > -Original Message- > From: macgroup-bounces at erdos.math.louisville.edu > [mailto:macgroup-bounces at erdos.math.louisville.edu] On Behalf Of > b3studios > Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 7:57 AM &g

[MacGroup] iPhoto right-click

gt; -Original Message- > From: macgroup-bounces at erdos.math.louisville.edu > [mailto:macgroup-bounces at erdos.math.louisville.edu] On Behalf Of > b3studios > Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 10:12 PM > To: Macgroup > Subject: [MacGroup] iPhoto right-click > > For some str

[MacGroup] iPhoto right-click

For some strange reason, I can no longer right-click within iPhoto '08. Right-click is fine throughout the rest of the system and in other programs, but not in iPhoto. I right-click and nothing happens, no contextual menu pops up or anything. I tried deleting iPhoto from my applications folder

[MacGroup] help with Leopard Mail

Ed, you are my hero now. It deleted fine. I wonder why that particular message was getting "stuck" when others from the same mailbox were not... Oh well, problem solved. As a side note, I'm still having problems grasping the advantages of IMAP in gmail for single computer users. To me, the po

[MacGroup] help with Leopard Mail

I have an email in Leopard that will not delete. It is from my gmail account. Whenever I select it and hit Delete, the email greys out, and stays in my inbox. Additionally, the "Delete" button in my toolbar changes to "Undelete." I've tried moving the email to another folder, and it won't mov

[MacGroup] Leopard Safari and Flash

s killing me. I know I can cmd+T, but I'm so used to using a new tab button. My wife won't use safari without the new tab button... Rick On Oct 30, 2007, at 7:38 PM, Jerry Freeman wrote: > haven't had any flash site problems in safari 3. best...jf > > On Oct 30, 2007, at

[MacGroup] Leopard Safari and Flash

All of the sudden this morning, Safari has begun crashing whenever I load a site that has embedded flash (like a youtube page). It has run fine, accessing flash since I installed Leopard this past weekend, until now. Any ideas? Thanks, Rick BTW, Firefox works fine.

[MacGroup] Leopard Gripes

It's taking me a little while to get used to some of the features in Leopard. Overall, I love the new OS, but there is a few little things that bug me: Front Row: Great, I used it at our Halloween party this weekend and it was a huge hit. Everyone was amazed at how I was controlling the musi

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