Hi Chris, On 04/04/2011, at 2:53 PM, Chris Burton wrote:
> Hi Ronni > > Yes it is a very nice machine and it is so good to have some real hard drive > space and Ram now!! > > What a good idea to use System Profiler to check out the Applications! When I > sorted by Kind, I can actually see how much classic and PowerPC software I > still have on my machine. You are right, I should have done this before the > migration, but I didnt know about it! > > Is it possible to delete any software from in system profiler somehow, as > they are all displayed easily. I tried highlighting but cant just 'delete' it? NO, you can’t delete Applications from within. System Profiler When you highlight an App At the bottom of the Window it shows you where it is located. > Other than that I will have to go back and do them one by one which will take > ages. Unfortunately yes, that is what you will have to do. Don’t just trash the Apps you need to Uninstall them correclty so you get rid of all its preferences etc. Uninstall old software you no longer use or require (if you don’t have the uninstaller for the application, download & use AppZapper: http://www.appzapper.com/. > > I might need a few of the PowerPC apps so will have to install Rosetta. Will > run nice and fast on this machine (quad core 2.2)? Apple notes that Rosetta “dynamically translates most of your PowerPC-based applications to work with your Intel-based Mac. There’s no emulation. No second-class status. It looks and feels just like it did before. On a Mac, you’d expect nothing less.” Despite Apple’s assurances I was reluctant to install Rosetta for fears of slowing down my MacBook Pro. I bit the bullet and installed Rosetta and, to my surprise, I noticed no appreciable performance loss whatsoever. The good news is that Rosetta runs only when needed, otherwise it isn’t even loaded. It’s also pretty small, weighing in at only 2MB. > Thanks heaps Ronni You’re welcome Chris, only to pleased to help you. Cheers, Ronni > > > On 04/04/2011, at 11:46 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > >> Hi Chris, >> >> On 04/04/2011, at 11:11 AM, Chris Burton wrote: >> >>> >>> Morning muggers >>> >>> I am just setting up my new 15" MBPro I had delivered from Daniel last >>> week...yum yum what a beautiful machine this one is. My first new one for >>> nearly 4 years!! >> >> Oh yes they are a beautiful, sleek, fast machine. >>> >>> I used migration assistant and mostly all went well, except that I noticed >>> quite a few ghosted ? in the dock. I have gone through them one by one and >>> most now have icons attached but some want 'Rosetta' loaded before they >>> run. >> >> After Migration you find it better to Open your Applications the first time >> from within Applications folder, not from the Dock. >> That often corrects the ? in the dock. >> >> >>> Do I need to do this, or just update the various programs as I dont >>> understand what Rosetta really does but know it is software required for >>> some early versions on OSX is that right? >> >> I always suggest before upgrading to Snow Leopard that people check their >> Applications and Upgrade any PowerPC Applications to Universal versions (if >> they exist). >> >> I would go through all your applications and check for updates. >> Use System Profiler to check all your Applications, it will show if >> Universal, Intel, or PowerPC. >> >> Obviously, Classic or OS 9 apps won’t run on an Intel Mac. >> >> Rosetta and Quicktime 7 are both included on the Mac OS X 10.6 installation >> DVD, both are designated as optional installs by default. >> >>> >>> Thanks for any help >>> >>> Chris >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 >> 2.66GHz / 8GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm >> >> OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard >> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
