Re: convert from WordPerfect to Word?

2014-01-02 Thread objectwerks inc
On Dec 31, 2013, at 3:11 PM, Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [V] di...@niehs.nih.gov wrote: (I'm not sure WordPerfect ever existed on the Mac, or at least not for long). There was, but it was a different code base (but same technology) as the the DOS/Windows app. I was on the team that was

Re: F4 Key in 10.8.3

2013-06-03 Thread objectwerks inc
On Jun 2, 2013, at 11:41 PM, LuKreme krem...@kreme.com wrote: On 02 Jun 2013, at 18:30 , objectwerks inc c...@objectwerks.com wrote: Show Dashboard F12 (which really means fn-F12) That's different. If I turn that on, I can use F12 (Fn-F12) to show dashboard

Re: F4 Key in 10.8.3

2013-06-02 Thread objectwerks inc
On Jun 2, 2013, at 3:26 PM, LuKreme krem...@kreme.com wrote: On 31 May 2013, at 21:08 , objectwerks inc c...@objectwerks.com wrote: On May 31, 2013, at 4:29 PM, LuKreme krem...@kreme.com wrote: The F4 key on the Apple Aluminum keyboard used to show dashboard in 10.7 and I thought

Re: F4 Key in 10.8.3

2013-05-31 Thread objectwerks inc
On May 31, 2013, at 4:29 PM, LuKreme krem...@kreme.com wrote: The F4 key on the Apple Aluminum keyboard used to show dashboard in 10.7 and I thought it used to show launchpad in 10.8, but on my iMac it is not doing anything at all. On my 10.8.2 system, a Mac Pro, the Apple Aluminum

Re: File Recovery

2013-05-30 Thread objectwerks inc
On May 30, 2013, at 7:07 PM, LuKreme krem...@kreme.com wrote: On 29 May 2013, at 21:53 , Rudolf O. Durrer r.o.dur...@durrer.org wrote: What I did look for is a file recovery utility which allows a user do recover files accidentally deleted. This is exactly what Time Machine is best at.

Re: File Recovery

2013-05-29 Thread objectwerks inc
On May 29, 2013, at 6:30 PM, Charles J McDonald mphsmcdon...@gmail.com wrote: On May 29, 2013, at 11:51, Rudolf O. Durrer r.o.dur...@durrer.org wrote: Can somebody guide me to a reliable product? The best back-up method is the one you use. The problem is that he is not asking about the

Re: Tomorrow at 10am

2013-04-24 Thread objectwerks inc
On Apr 24, 2013, at 11:08 AM, Carl Hoefs newsli...@autonomy.caltech.edu wrote: On Apr 24, 2013, at 9:55 AM, Andy Lee wrote: On Apr 24, 2013, at 12:52 PM, Carl Hoefs newsli...@autonomy.caltech.edu wrote: https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/tickets/ Tomorrow at 10am, 100,000 iOS and OSX

Re: How to reset security questions for AppleID if you don't have a rescue email defined?

2013-03-22 Thread objectwerks inc
On Mar 22, 2013, at 4:50 PM, Macs R We macs...@macsrwe.com wrote: Worse comes to worse you can telephone an agent. I had a problem where I knew the answer to the questions, and the agent verified that I knew the answer to the questions, but the website wasn't taking them anyway. She managed

Re: Mount a De-CSS'd DVD?

2013-03-05 Thread objectwerks inc
You can purchase software that will rip the DVD and de-CSS it. (disclaimer: Check the legality in your area) They output VIDEO_TX folders that are the DVD (including menus etc) but are not longer encumbered with the CSS stuff and region coding. Mac The Ripper is one such piece of software.

Re: Drives me mad ...

2013-03-01 Thread objectwerks inc
John This does not solve the problem of a browser with lots of tabs and lots of windows causing the whole thing to slow down. Safari already works in a similar way to what you describe (not exactly, though I have not kept uo with exactly how Safari works). But there is overhead in building

Re: Anyone bought one of these?

2013-02-10 Thread objectwerks inc
On Feb 10, 2013, at 3:14 PM, LuKreme krem...@kreme.com wrote: In our previous episode (Sunday, 10-Feb-2013), John Musbach said: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227797 I think the reviews speak for the product quite well, no? Oh, but if you're thinking about

Apple Mail address auto completion no longer works after upgrade to Mountain Line

2013-01-01 Thread objectwerks inc
I have a strange issue on one machine. I upgraded my Mac Pro from 10.7.4 or 10.7.5 (don't remember if I updated to 10.7.5 first) to 10.8.2. This was about 2 weeks ago. At the same time, I also installed some SSD and moved my user account to one of the SSD, and updated its location in the

Re: upgrading from 10.6 to 10.8

2012-12-24 Thread objectwerks inc
On Dec 24, 2012, at 11:21 AM, Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [V] di...@niehs.nih.gov wrote: What about my wife's iMac? Is it better to go directly from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion, skipping Lion (assuming this is possible)? Or should I do a 2-stage upgrade from Snow Leopard to Lion, and then

Re: length of battery charge for sleep/wake versus on/off

2012-12-23 Thread objectwerks inc
On Dec 22, 2012, at 11:19 PM, Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [V] di...@niehs.nih.gov wrote: I thought the number of power cycles was the most important factor in determining when a battery would need to be replaced. This is why I was asking about the length of time between charges. If I

Re: length of battery charge for sleep/wake versus on/off

2012-12-22 Thread objectwerks inc
On Dec 22, 2012, at 10:11 AM, Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [V] di...@niehs.nih.gov wrote: Hi, Does anyone know whether the time between battery charges would be significantly longer if I powered off my iPad between uses rather than simply putting it to sleep? I have the same question

Re: Hidden Partition Collisions

2012-12-17 Thread objectwerks inc
On Dec 16, 2012, at 8:57 PM, Macs R We macs...@macsrwe.com wrote: On Dec 16, 2012, at 7:58 PM, LuKreme wrote: Macs R We spake on Sunday 16-Dec-2012@17:41:53 Lion and Mountain Lion both create hidden recovery partitions. If I keep an external drive with Lion in one partition and

Re: Control iPad from Mac? Or run iOS sw on Mac?

2012-11-20 Thread objectwerks inc
On Nov 20, 2012, at 1:24 PM, Alex Kornilov wrote: On 11/20/12 6:44 AM, objectwerks inc wrote: On Nov 19, 2012, at 5:53 PM, LuKreme wrote: On Nov 18, 2012, at 12:11, Michael Grantmgr...@gmail.com wrote: Is there any way to control an iPad from a Mac, or to run iOS software on a Mac

Re: Control iPad from Mac? Or run iOS sw on Mac?

2012-11-19 Thread objectwerks inc
On Nov 19, 2012, at 5:53 PM, LuKreme wrote: On Nov 18, 2012, at 12:11, Michael Grant mgr...@gmail.com wrote: Is there any way to control an iPad from a Mac, or to run iOS software on a Mac? The only way to run an iOS program on OS X is within Xcode. And even then you need the source.

Re: list of Airplay compatible devices

2012-07-25 Thread objectwerks inc
On Jul 25, 2012, at 6:44 PM, LuKreme wrote: On Jul 25, 2012, at 15:19, Kevin Callahan kc...@mac.com wrote: None of my machines, including my 2 year old (mid-2010) iMac 27 i7 with ATI Radeon HD 5750 1024 MB is advanced enough: Based in what? The only requirement I know if us iTunes

clean out the dust! It can get expensive if you don't

2012-05-08 Thread objectwerks inc
So, I have a Mac Pro (early 2008) with an Nvidia Quadro 5600 video card. While it has reasonable airflow, the Mac Pro itself is heavy, and it was behind a monitor on a table that was hard to easily get at it. So I did not blow out the dust often and never really in the video cards (also has

Re: clean out the dust! It can get expensive if you don't

2012-05-08 Thread objectwerks inc
On May 8, 2012, at 6:40 PM, Arno Hautala wrote: On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 8:32 PM, objectwerks inc c...@objectwerks.com wrote: [...] it fits the circumstances better than other possibilities. False. Ghosts. Q.E.D. It could be Ghosts if there was any indication or evidence of such, like

Re: clean out the dust! It can get expensive if you don't

2012-05-08 Thread objectwerks inc
Sent from my iPhone On May 8, 2012, at 7:50 PM, Arno Hautala a...@alum.wpi.edu wrote: On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 8:44 PM, objectwerks inc c...@objectwerks.com wrote: It could be Ghosts if there was any indication or evidence of such, like there has been of overheating. Maybe you need

Re: what do these error messages mean?

2012-04-28 Thread objectwerks inc
On Apr 28, 2012, at 10:33 AM, Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [E] wrote: On Apr 28, 2012, at 11:58 AM, objectwerks inc wrote: On Apr 28, 2012, at 8:07 AM, Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [E] wrote: On Apr 27, 2012, at 9:39 PM, Arno Hautala wrote: On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 16:29, Dinse, Gregg (NIH

Re: what do these error messages mean?

2012-04-28 Thread objectwerks inc
On Apr 28, 2012, at 10:56 AM, John Musbach wrote: That's just like shooting yourself in the foot. Way better in a unsupported config to google for the uninstallers then get IT involved. At places I've worked that've had IT departments it has been a violation of their policy to run a

Re: what do these error messages mean?

2012-04-28 Thread objectwerks inc
On Apr 28, 2012, at 10:59 AM, objectwerks inc wrote: On Apr 28, 2012, at 10:56 AM, John Musbach wrote: That's just like shooting yourself in the foot. Way better in a unsupported config to google for the uninstallers then get IT involved. At places I've worked that've had

Re: what do these error messages mean?

2012-04-28 Thread objectwerks inc
On Apr 28, 2012, at 3:02 PM, Arno Hautala wrote: On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 12:47, objectwerks inc c...@objectwerks.com wrote: On Apr 28, 2012, at 10:33 AM, Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [E] wrote: Also, even if I should not care about it, I do not know how to stop it from running. Mainly I

Re: USB modem and Lion

2012-04-28 Thread objectwerks inc
On Apr 28, 2012, at 8:17 PM, LuKreme wrote: The last time I needed to fax I did it via the Internet. My printer DOES support faxing, but I don't have a landline, so not so useful. If people say they want a fax now a days I laugh at them and say, No, seriously. Even the banks, Mortgage

Re: PhotoStream

2012-04-27 Thread objectwerks inc
On Apr 27, 2012, at 12:11 PM, Kevin Callahan wrote: I'm noticing PhotoStream not updating reliably of late. I don't want to reset and lose all my photos. Are others noticing reliability issues this week? K Every once in a while I notice some pictures not getting uploaded. I've been

Re: monitor keeps waking up

2012-04-20 Thread objectwerks inc
On Apr 20, 2012, at 6:51 AM, Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [E] wrote: Hi, For the last few weeks, the monitor (30 Apple) connected to my Mac Pro keeps waking up on its own. This happens multiple times per day, but it does not seem to be on a regular schedule (i.e., not every hour). I do not

Re: monitor keeps waking up

2012-04-20 Thread objectwerks inc
On Apr 20, 2012, at 1:53 PM, LuKreme wrote: objectwerks inc squawked out on Friday 20-Apr-2012@09:25:06 Do you have a new mouse? Or placing it differently? Just a shot in the dark, but I once had an issue of a mouse that became overly sensitive and just walking nearby would cause

Re: monitor keeps waking up

2012-04-20 Thread objectwerks inc
On Apr 20, 2012, at 2:38 PM, Nathan Sims wrote: On Apr 20, 2012, at 1:34 PM, Vince LaMonica wrote: FYI, the OP is running Snow Leopard [as I am too], and mouse movement does wake the display. Lion is when things changed such that a click was needed [an annoying change that i can't find

Re: iMac WiFi

2012-04-16 Thread objectwerks inc
On Apr 16, 2012, at 9:47 AM, st...@paper-ape.com wrote: i get excellent results streaming from older MBP --ethernet-- Time Capsule (older N version) --wifi-- 1/4 bronze plate, drywall, insulation, stucco, air, asphalt shingles, insulation, drywall, air -- AppleTV2; the wifi distance is

Re: Safari errors

2012-03-21 Thread objectwerks inc
On Mar 21, 2012, at 7:40 AM, LuKreme wrote: On Mar 20, 2012, at 23:33, objectwerks inc c...@objectwerks.com wrote: I have the latest Flash installed and it works fine in Chrome and Firefox Chrome uses its own internal Flash, not the one installed in the system. The installed one still

Re: Time Machine runs almost all the time

2012-03-07 Thread objectwerks inc
How big are your data sets (how full with how much data are your disks)? Is the one at home using a local TM disk or a TM disk on your network? Is the data set composed of LOTS of little files? On Mar 7, 2012, at 10:07 AM, Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [E] wrote: Hi, On my Mac Pro at home,

Re: iPad 3: More of the same?

2012-03-07 Thread objectwerks inc
Interesting how you call it more of the same and then list all sorts of new things that were not in the older one. A new much faster processor. A new much higher density display. A new camera (which is more than a slight upgrade). And LTE connectivity. All that is new. Apple is not

Re: Time Machine runs almost all the time

2012-03-07 Thread objectwerks inc
amount of effort for a small number of larger files. All the file attribute comparisons etc I am guessing (since I am not intimately familiar with TM innards). Chad Any other thoughts? Gregg On 7 Mar 2012, at 12:36 PM, objectwerks inc wrote: How big are your data sets (how full

Re: iPad 3: More of the same?

2012-03-07 Thread objectwerks inc
On Mar 7, 2012, at 2:28 PM, Nathan Sims wrote: On Mar 7, 2012, at 1:07 PM, objectwerks inc wrote: Interesting how you call it more of the same and then list all sorts of new things that were not in the older one. A new much faster processor. A new much higher density display

Re: iPad 3: More of the same?

2012-03-07 Thread objectwerks inc
On Mar 7, 2012, at 3:37 PM, Larry Gusaas wrote: On 2012-03-07 4:06 PM John Musbach wrote: On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 4:54 PM, Neil Laubenthalneil-nxhb2ja5tffwatoyat5...@public.gmane.org wrote: What would you like? I grant you that Apple TV interface would be nice . . What's a Apple TV

Re: iPad 3: More of the same?

2012-03-07 Thread objectwerks inc
On Mar 7, 2012, at 5:22 PM, Neil Laubenthal wrote: On Mar 7, 2012, at 7:20 PM,3/7, st...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 3/7/12 4:30 PMNeil Laubenthal wrote Some cameras at least will tether to an iPad 1 with the camera connection kit using the USB connector included in it. i suspect we mean

Re: Memory upgrade ?

2012-02-23 Thread objectwerks inc
On Feb 23, 2012, at 5:27 PM, Jean-Christophe Helary wrote: On Feb 24, 2012, at 8:24 AM, LuKreme wrote: MacTracker agrees that 6.0GB is the actual maximum memory. I believe you have to put the 4GB module into a specific slot for it to work. What do you mean by specific? Aren't there

Re: Mailto links on webpages not activating gmail or mail.app

2012-02-22 Thread objectwerks inc
On Feb 22, 2012, at 3:14 PM, John Musbach wrote: On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 5:07 PM, LuKreme krem...@kreme.com wrote: On 22 Feb 2012, at 14:15 , Macs R We wrote: The control for this, obscurely enough, is in Apple Mail preferences. Well, she doesn’t use Apple Mail. There’s no accounts setup

Re: Thoughts on Mission Control / Exposé ?

2011-12-08 Thread objectwerks inc
On Dec 8, 2011, at 4:01 PM, Michael_google gmail_Gersten wrote (quoting LuKreme): Certainly there are features of some virtual desktop systems that Mission Control in Lion doesn’t support, but putting windows on desktops is certainly one that it does. As I said, the Apple rep at Bestbuy

Re: Thoughts on Mission Control / Exposé ?

2011-12-07 Thread objectwerks inc
On Dec 7, 2011, at 4:38 PM, Michael_google gmail_Gersten wrote: Bumpage On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 1:53 PM, Michael_google gmail_Gersten keybou...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone know of any spaces/expose equivalent / any third party window/desktop manager that works under 10.7? The very idea

Re: Thoughts on Mission Control / Exposé ?

2011-12-07 Thread objectwerks inc
How it works for me is that you get a one by N grid now If you had 4 x 4 previously you now have 1 x 16. However each individual desktop is similar to before. You can put separate Safari windows on separate desktops, separate terminal windows on separate desktops, etc. the way it was before.

Re: Thoughts on Mission Control / Exposé ?

2011-12-07 Thread objectwerks inc
Addendum to my last email. The Exposé groupings of Windows works a little bit differently as well, but you get used to it Sent from my iPhone On Dec 7, 2011, at 16:57, Michael_google gmail_Gersten keybou...@gmail.com wrote: I am a little confused by all this.Except for the grid, it

Re: is my iMac fried? -- how to run diagnostics from single user mode?

2011-10-30 Thread objectwerks inc
On Oct 30, 2011, at 7:18 PM, Gregg Dinse wrote: The last thing it said it was testing was the memory. I have not run a HW test in a long while but depending on how much RAM you have, it could take a long time to run on the extended tests version and it appears to be hung. Just let it sit

Re: After upgrade to Lion, Safari 5.1 crashes on all sorts of web pages

2011-10-29 Thread objectwerks inc
On Oct 29, 2011, at 12:26 AM, Macs R We wrote: Just reaffirmed my original finding. I noticed I had my Airport on unnecessarily, as I was cabled in. After hitting the login button at PayPal, I turned Airport off while I waited for the page to load. IMMEDIATELY, Safari bitched that

Re: After upgrade to Lion, Safari 5.1 crashes on all sorts of web pages

2011-10-21 Thread objectwerks inc
more info On Oct 14, 2011, at 8:33 PM, objectwerks inc wrote: Ever since I upgraded to Lion (10.7.1) from Snow Leopard, Safari crashes on all sorts of dynamic web pages. www.icloud.com in itunesconnect, when you look at the sales graphs Google Engineer: Here's Why Google

Re: get rid of that damn speakable microphone bubble thing you hold esc to trigger

2011-10-15 Thread objectwerks inc
On Oct 15, 2011, at 11:42 PM, Vince LaMonica wrote: On Oct 16, 2011, at 1:33 AM, objectwerks inc wrote: How do I get that damn round speakable items round microphone thing that says esc in it off my screen? speakable items in preferences is OFF. Turn speakable items in speech

After upgrade to Lion, Safari 5.1 crashes on all sorts of web pages

2011-10-14 Thread objectwerks inc
I upgraded my Snow Leopard Mac Pro (mid 2008 model) to Lion a week ago. I have since updated to 10.7.2. Ever since I upgraded to Lion (10.7.1) from Snow Leopard, Safari crashes on all sorts of dynamic web pages. www.icloud.com in itunesconnect, when you look at the sales graphs Google

Re: Locked Screensaver in Lion

2011-10-05 Thread objectwerks inc
On Oct 5, 2011, at 12:34 PM, Scott Roebuck wrote: 10.7 (Lion) will by default, no longer allow anyone except the current console user to dismiss an active password protected screen saver. This is only partially correct. Another user can log in as a second user. At the BOTTOM of the screen

Re: Locked Screensaver in Lion

2011-10-05 Thread objectwerks inc
settings and documents in a specific app. If I login to the Tech space or account it doesn't do me any good. On Oct 5, 2011, at 2:58 PM, objectwerks inc wrote: On Oct 5, 2011, at 12:34 PM, Scott Roebuck wrote: 10.7 (Lion) will by default, no longer allow anyone except the current console

Re: Safari - downloading AAC or MP3 files

2011-10-01 Thread objectwerks inc
On Oct 1, 2011, at 9:00 PM, Kevin Callahan wrote: Safari 5.1.1 doesn't allow you to download an MP3 or AAC file as an mp3 or aac file. You can save the page as a webarchive or page source - did this change with Lion? or with Safari 5.x ? or? what's the solution? You can't right-click

Re: Safari - downloading AAC or MP3 files

2011-10-01 Thread objectwerks inc
Do you have a test page I can play with so I can see what sort of page you are talking about? On Oct 1, 2011, at 10:27 PM, Kevin Callahan wrote: On Oct 1, 2011, at 9:26 PM, objectwerks inc wrote: On Oct 1, 2011, at 9:00 PM, Kevin Callahan wrote: Safari 5.1.1 doesn't allow you

Re: iCloud

2011-09-20 Thread objectwerks inc
probably a combination of licensing limits and making sure the whole system will work as Nathan mentioned___ MacOSX-talk mailing list MacOSX-talk@omnigroup.com http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk

Re: running SL inside VMWare Fusion under Lion -- Rosetta still work?

2011-09-13 Thread objectwerks inc
On Sep 7, 2011, at 2:53 PM, Michael_google gmail_Gersten wrote: Bump Google is your friend. Ignoring any license issues, the technical issues are easy to solve. On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 5:55 AM, Neil Laubenthal n...@laubenthal.net wrote: Regular SL won't install on VMWare or Parallels

Re: password management

2011-09-13 Thread objectwerks inc
On Sep 12, 2011, at 8:34 AM, Scott G. Lewis wrote: 1) Easily managing MULTIPLE accounts per website. If I logon to MobileMe, it auto fills. If I logon to a Google site, it gives me a list of all my saved credentials, and then autofills after I choose one. Keychain does this btw. Just type

Re: MobileMe sending mail (LION)

2011-09-13 Thread objectwerks inc
On Sep 7, 2011, at 2:52 PM, Michael_google gmail_Gersten wrote: If I missed something, please let me know: what makes you think that Google makes money by mining your information? See those ads popping up when connected to a Google service? Google is the new Microsoft.

Re: survey: what software from Mac App Store do you using?

2011-08-30 Thread objectwerks inc
On Aug 30, 2011, at 9:03 AM, Ashley Aitken wrote: Hi Derek, Thanks for your post. On 30/08/2011, at 8:56 PM, Derek Chesterfield wrote: On 30 Aug 2011, at 13:41, Ashley Aitken mrhat...@mac.com wrote: (i)You may auto-download Eligible Content or download previously-purchased

Re: survey: what software from Mac App Store do you using?

2011-08-30 Thread objectwerks inc
On Aug 30, 2011, at 9:53 AM, Ashley Aitken wrote: But a device can only use one iTunes account (for all practical purposes) going forward and currently the limitation is, as far as I can tell, that a device can download from only five account (hence my problem with 4 family members and 2

Re: survey: what software from Mac App Store do you using?

2011-08-30 Thread objectwerks inc
On Aug 30, 2011, at 10:28 AM, Ashley Aitken wrote: On 31/08/2011, at 12:07 AM, objectwerks inc wrote: On Aug 30, 2011, at 9:53 AM, Ashley Aitken wrote: But a device can only use one iTunes account (for all practical purposes) going forward and currently the limitation is, as far

Re: survey: what software from Mac App Store do you using?

2011-08-30 Thread objectwerks inc
On Aug 30, 2011, at 11:56 AM, Ashley Aitken wrote: (since we can't switch stores regularly on iOS devices) by logging out and logging back in to the store with your ID at another country's store you should be able to switch store as often as you want. you can force a log out in

Re: survey: what software from Mac App Store do you using?

2011-08-30 Thread objectwerks inc
On Aug 30, 2011, at 12:28 PM, Nathan Sims wrote: On Aug 30, 2011, at 11:03 AM, objectwerks inc wrote: by logging out and logging back in to the store with your ID at another country's store you should be able to switch store as often as you want. Hrm, I just tried this and got an alert

Re: Matching a multiline pattern?

2011-08-18 Thread objectwerks inc
On Aug 18, 2011, at 9:22 PM, Michael Gersten wrote: I'm trying to match a multiline pattern in a program's output. This is not OS X specific and I just found it by binging but it may send you on the right path http://superuser.com/questions/165634/grep-multiline-pattern I've got a shell

Re: menus vs MS's RIBBON approach

2011-08-16 Thread objectwerks inc
On Aug 16, 2011, at 10:04 PM, Kevin Callahan wrote: I just upgraded to Sibelius 7. They revamped their entire UI. Eliminated all the drop-down menus and replaced everything with the MS ribbon approach. I can't find anything. I spend way too much time navigating and clicking the ribbon

iTunes audio glitches

2011-08-16 Thread objectwerks inc
I don't know when this first started happening but it was recently. I don't know if it happened with upgradeto 10.6.8 from 10.6.6 or from iTunes 10.3.x to 10.4 or exactly when. But I just started noticing it in the last week or two after I did the 10.6.6-10.6.8 upgrade and the iTunes

Re: does wireless not support streaming?

2011-08-07 Thread objectwerks inc
On Aug 7, 2011, at 7:36 PM, Gregg Dinse wrote: Hi, I just bought a mac mini and connected it to our HDTV with a HDMI cable. I used screen sharing from my Mac Pro to control the mini. All that seemed to work fine. I have a Netgear router with both 5-GHz and 2.4-GHz radios. I tried

Re: The new Mac mini

2011-08-03 Thread objectwerks inc
On Aug 3, 2011, at 2:49 AM, Arno Hautala wrote: A/V consumption on computers is a nicety that is being phased out fairly quickly. really? Data? Why the big emphasis on iTunes? A/V is not only optical you know. More people still use computers for A/V than use an Apple TV. I stand by my

Re: The new Mac mini

2011-08-03 Thread objectwerks inc
On Aug 3, 2011, at 10:24 AM, LuKreme wrote: On Aug 3, 2011, at 9:32, objectwerks inc c...@objectwerks.com wrote: I stand by my statement that it would have been nice to offer a variant of the mini with an optical disc device this time around. They did, actually. No, they did

Re: The new Mac mini

2011-08-03 Thread objectwerks inc
On Aug 3, 2011, at 10:30 AM, Lawrence Sica wrote: On Aug 3, 2011, at 12:19 PM, LuKreme wrote: On Aug 2, 2011, at 19:02, Arno Hautala a...@alum.wpi.edu wrote: I doubt many software vendors are going to increase their distribution costs by replacing installation media with USB drives.

Re: The new Mac mini

2011-08-03 Thread objectwerks inc
On Aug 3, 2011, at 10:52 AM, Arno Hautala wrote: On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 12:34, objectwerks inc c...@objectwerks.com wrote: I am betting that thumb drives SW distribution is in the same order of magnitude as optical media distribution. When you consider how many free thumb drives I have

Re: The new Mac mini

2011-08-03 Thread objectwerks inc
On Aug 3, 2011, at 12:24 PM, st...@paper-ape.com wrote: On 2011-08-03 11:11 , objectwerks inc wrote: The DVDs on the other hand need expensive equipment to press once the blanks are manufactured. That is what I was referring to. The data dumping to flash device is probably a cheaper

Re: The new Mac mini

2011-08-02 Thread objectwerks inc
On Aug 2, 2011, at 11:03 AM, Arno Hautala wrote: On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 12:41, objectwerks inc c...@objectwerks.com wrote: I do agree with the overall sentiment though that the optical drive is going the way of the DoDo. I just think we are not quite that far along yet. I'd say we're

Re: The new Mac mini

2011-08-01 Thread objectwerks inc
On Aug 1, 2011, at 7:18 PM, st...@paper-ape.com wrote: On 2011-08-01 18:55 , Nathan Sims wrote: Besides, he didn't need to purchase any adapters for the Thunderbolt. what adapters? you realize the adapter situation is identical from the switcher perspective? THIS. The previous mini

Re: The new Mac mini

2011-08-01 Thread objectwerks inc
On Aug 1, 2011, at 8:45 PM, Nathan Sims wrote: On Aug 1, 2011, at 7:38 PM, David Schwartz wrote: On Aug 1, 2011, at 5:55 PM, Nathan Sims insisted: Besides, he didn't need to purchase any adapters for the Thunderbolt. Please try and pay attention. As others have attempted to explain,

Re: The new Mac mini

2011-08-01 Thread objectwerks inc
On Aug 1, 2011, at 8:59 PM, Thomas Myers wrote: FYI: The new mac-mini also comes with a displayport/Thunderbolt to DVI adaptor in the box, plus HDMI out. actually, the Apple website under Mac Mini tech specs says it comes with an HDMI--DVI adaptor in the box, not a mini display port -- DVI

Re: running SL inside VMWare Fusion under Lion -- Rosetta still work?

2011-07-27 Thread objectwerks inc
On Jul 27, 2011, at 6:55 AM, Neil Laubenthal wrote: Regular SL won't install on VMWare or Parallels (at least it wouldn't the last time I tried maybe 3 months ago) . . .if it works that would allow me to keep SL around for the 1 or 2 Rosetta required apps I haven't gotten rid of. Google is

running SL inside VMWare Fusion under Lion -- Rosetta still work?

2011-07-25 Thread objectwerks inc
Has anyone tried running VMWare on Lion and run SL in it (various tutorials online on how to do this). Does the optional Rosetta install still work? I'd like to upgrade to Lion on one of my machines but h ave a couple PPC programs still running under Rosetta. Sometime this year I will be

Re: Transferring an e-book

2011-07-24 Thread objectwerks inc
On Jul 24, 2011, at 9:34 PM, Nathan Sims wrote: Is there any way to transfer an e-book from an iPad to a Kindle? I assume the iPad uses PDF format? What format does the Kindle use? You mean an iBooks e-book? I believe their format is something called ePub for books bought from the

Re: Thoughts on Mission Control / Exposé ?

2011-07-22 Thread objectwerks inc
On Jul 22, 2011, at 3:43 PM, Nathan Sims wrote: This is a totally stupid way for a multithreaded, multiwindow, multitabbed application to operate. The modal window should apply to a single tab only -- namely, the one that launched the modal panel. (Sometimes I've not been able to find

Re: Multiple accounts and iCloud?

2011-06-09 Thread objectwerks inc
This is all based on my non-lawyerly reading On Jun 9, 2011, at 2:29 AM, Ashley Aitken wrote: (iii)You may switch an Associated Device to a different Account only once every 90 days. This is interesting / strange. I change the iTunes store account on my Mac and iPhone often

Re: Multiple accounts and iCloud?

2011-06-08 Thread objectwerks inc
On Jun 6, 2011, at 2:04 PM, Ashley Aitken wrote: On our iOS devices and iTunes we use multiple accounts (family members, work) for apps, music, etc. Some are even international accounts (used for purchases that were not available locally or cheaper in an O/S store). I've recently run

Re: Multiple accounts and iCloud?

2011-06-07 Thread objectwerks inc
On Jun 7, 2011, at 4:08 PM, Nathan Sims wrote: On Jun 7, 2011, at 1:23 PM, Patrick Coskren wrote: On Jun 7, 2011, at 4:14 PM, Nathan Sims wrote: But here's where I'm coming from: Shouldn't the real iCloud be where everyone has his own? That's the product I was hoping they were going to

Re: Multiple accounts and iCloud?

2011-06-07 Thread objectwerks inc
On Jun 7, 2011, at 5:39 PM, Nathan Sims wrote: Looks to me like the writing's on the wall. I don't think it'll be very long before content from the iTunes store is streamed, not downloaded, i.e. you can enjoy but not own it. The rest is all downhill from there. If Apple wanted to do

Re: Tired MacBook Pro, and IMAP

2011-05-13 Thread objectwerks inc
On May 13, 2011, at 2:05 AM, Scot Hacker wrote: On May 13, 2011, at 12:49 AM, Andrew Brown wrote: On 5 May 2011, at 11:23, Jared Earle wrote: You should be on IMAP anyway. POP3 is a dead end. Well, so far, I rather prefer my dead end... I need to get IMAP for dummies, but perhaps

Re: Tired MacBook Pro, and IMAP

2011-05-13 Thread objectwerks inc
On May 13, 2011, at 10:54 AM, Scott G. Lewis wrote: A lot of (bad in my view) clients mark deleted mail as such, and then provide an expunge feature to later delete them. Mac's Mail.app, Mail.app will work both ways. I prefer the mark for delete behavior. So I have Mail.app set to work

Re: Mail Message Bounce doesn't leave msg in mailbox

2011-04-23 Thread objectwerks inc
On Apr 23, 2011, at 2:53 PM, Macs R We wrote: Seriously, the Bounce command is worse than worthless, it's actually harmful. Almost all the messages you would want to bounce have forged headers anyway, so all you are doing is spamming in turn some innocent guy who never sent the message

Re: OS X is ten years old today

2011-04-01 Thread objectwerks inc
On Mar 29, 2011, at 10:24 AM, Nathan Sims wrote: On Mar 29, 2011, at 1:23 AM, Michael_google gmail_Gersten wrote: No one has ever been able to give me a convincing answer as to why EOF was ditched in favor of CoreData. I can understand EOF, it feels object-oriented and ObjC-like.

Re: OS X is ten years old today

2011-03-28 Thread objectwerks inc
On Mar 28, 2011, at 5:37 AM, Eugene wrote: This would not surprise me with OS X. Years ago, I read that the kernel itself is different between client and server. IIRC, the main difference is that server is designed for more equal preemptive multitasking between daemons and such, while

Re: OS X is ten years old today

2011-03-28 Thread objectwerks inc
On Mar 28, 2011, at 8:49 AM, objectwerks inc wrote: On Mar 28, 2011, at 5:37 AM, Eugene wrote: This would not surprise me with OS X. Years ago, I read that the kernel itself is different between client and server. IIRC, the main difference is that server is designed for more equal

Re: OS X is ten years old today

2011-03-25 Thread objectwerks inc
On Mar 24, 2011, at 9:26 PM, Ashley Aitken wrote: I remember when OSX was released (slow and buggy) by Steve Jobs at WWDC thinking that the new Apple had saved the Mac for another 20 years. It is hard to believe half that period had gone already. With regards to the future, speculating

Re: External USB/Firewire camera recommendations

2011-03-15 Thread objectwerks inc
On Mar 15, 2011, at 3:31 PM, Nathan Sims wrote: FWIW, I just bought (and promptly returned) 3 more webcams -- three that I hadn't tried before. They all claimed Mac OSX compatibility, but all produced horrible images (lots of video noise, very poor light sensitivity, very low frame

Re: iTunes for aliens

2011-01-20 Thread objectwerks inc
On Jan 20, 2011, at 8:58 AM, Charles Dyer wrote: if you have a credit card that's billed in the US, you can set up a proxy that's got a US IP and access iTunes or Amazon in the US that way. And pay with the American CC. I use iTunes in a Japan once in a while. I bought some iTunes

Re: can't play a ripped DVD on network as of 10.6.6

2011-01-15 Thread objectwerks inc
I use MediaCentral http://www.equinux.com/us/products/mediacentral/index.html though I am not on 10.6.6 yet. It uses the Apple DVD libs but I don't know if it will have the same problems... Chad On Jan 15, 2011, at 8:24 PM, Kevin Callahan wrote: spoke too soon VLC skips too much over

Re: Games changers ...

2011-01-04 Thread objectwerks inc
On Jan 4, 2011, at 1:49 PM, Ashley Aitken wrote (quoting someone): People may look at that and question paying almost twice as much for system that currently only has a handful of titles. And I think that's what it will all come down to (and always has) -who has the compelling titles?

Re: Quicktime stalling when playing from The Internets

2010-12-18 Thread objectwerks inc
On Dec 17, 2010, at 9:58 PM, Kevin Callahan wrote: playback of media coming of the Internets on any of my devices tends to suffer from buffer timing issues - when I test my download speed using www.speedtest,net, I get 38 Mbits DOWN and 5 Mbits up. but watching YouTube vids or vids

Re: Mail does not load attachments

2010-11-03 Thread objectwerks inc
You are on a 10.5 version of mail, right? I would have to go down and check my 10.5 system but I think it worked the same there. Attachments have never been shown as more than an icon except for small one page documents (PDF for example) and pictures (or many pictures). On Nov 3, 2010, at

Re: AppleCare Protection Plan (for iMac): Is it worth it?

2010-11-02 Thread objectwerks inc
On Nov 2, 2010, at 12:55 PM, Sven Aluoor wrote: Hi folks I am not interested in software help and support. But if some hardware component in my iMac 27 fails, I would welcome if Apple repairs it for free. What are your experiences with AppleCare Protection Plans? Do you buy it usually?

Re: signed software :: installer -- system software and package installer tool (Apple *.pkg)

2010-10-23 Thread objectwerks inc
is this pirated SW? On Oct 23, 2010, at 11:22 AM, Sven Aluoor wrote: Hi folks Does anybody know a few details about signed software and /Applications/Utilities/Installer.app? I didn't find more at Wikipedia (https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Installer_%28Mac_OS_X%29) and the

Re: lion

2010-10-21 Thread objectwerks inc
It is amazing how people see a new feature and automatically seem to assume that that feature is going to become the only way to interact in the future For example, this full-screen stuff etc. I seriously doubt that Apple, anytime in the near or near-far future will get rid of windowing etc.

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