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Internet browser advice for 2018?
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1,356 Views / 4 Replies |
Internet browsing apps seem to be in a sorry state of affairs as of the last year or so. Well... Firefox is anyway. The blame can't be squarely placed on bugs in OSX 10.13 I don't think because I see...
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Posted by serr, on Feb 23, 2018 at 01:13 PM, in Applications |
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If anything would be getting moved to an external...
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If anything would be getting moved to an external drive it would be 10.13! The 10.6.8 system is the stable one where work gets done.
I'll poke around more with the different install permutations...
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Posted by serr, on Dec 13, 2017 at 03:07 PM, in macOS |
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It was definitely webpage related. Not every...
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It was definitely webpage related. Not every website of course. But there was clearly something going on with new scripts or feature sets being used that were making v56 lag and it started about 3...
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Posted by serr, on Nov 19, 2017 at 01:33 PM, in Applications |
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nsurlsessiond & akd trying to call home constantly!
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Googling this gets me a lot of talk about iCloud & App Store. I understand these utilities are used for those connections and services.
What else though? I have all that disabled (I think) and they...
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Posted by serr, on Apr 28, 2017 at 06:06 PM, in macOS |
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Replacing audio and preserving video 1:1
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658 Views / 2 Replies |
I'm an experienced audio engineer but nearly 100% clueless with video! I'd like to see someone talk about how to keep already lossy video 1:1 with the original. Preparing audio for bluray seems to...
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Posted by serr, on Apr 10, 2017 at 02:31 PM, in Applications |
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Opinions on Laptop Battery Express?
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4,423 Views / 4 Replies |
I see Laptop Battery Express after market replacement batteries for Macbook Pro on Newegg sporting a 2 year warranty.
Any opinions on these?
Looking for a trustworthy replacement for Anker as...
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Posted by serr, on Apr 4, 2017 at 05:32 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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Internet browsing is devolving! Options?
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582 Views / 5 Replies |
It seems like internet browsing is devolving. I know a lot of this is probably revolving adblock and scripts fighting with it crashing and memory leaking. File under: And this is why we can't all...
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Posted by serr, on Mar 15, 2017 at 01:08 PM, in Applications |
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scroll speed control missing after Yosemite update
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523 Views / 1 Replies |
Finally decided to upgrade to 10.10. I had been staying with 10.6.8 for the longest time prior.
Clean install on a freshly formatted SSD.
The scroll speed control is missing from the system...
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Posted by serr, on Jul 4, 2015 at 08:53 AM, in macOS |
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To my knowledge, all professional DAWs have the...
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911 Views / 3 Replies |
To my knowledge, all professional DAWs have the ability to set the I/O buffer.
Just to be clear, this is the I/O buffer I'm talking about - the system <= => interface buffer. (Not the media...
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Posted by serr, on May 29, 2015 at 02:51 PM, in macOS |
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How to set audio I/O buffer with Audio MIDI Setup?
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911 Views / 3 Replies |
How do you set the audio I/O buffer with Audio MIDI Setup?
Or if this is not a function of AMS, then what is the method?
Normally when using a DAW app, you are given a control panel to set the...
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Posted by serr, on May 29, 2015 at 12:47 PM, in macOS |
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"Mac Update 2" malware?
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Friend just got this. He deleted the contents of a folder named "Mac Update 2" that he ended up with in his apps folder so I don't have any more clues. Firefox and other apps are still working....
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Posted by serr, on Feb 11, 2015 at 07:21 PM, in macOS |
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Certainly Apple should get out of the denial...
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1,442 Views / 3 Replies |
Certainly Apple should get out of the denial stage and sue the pants off AMD (like they did to Nvidia in 2008)!
I'm thinking more of myself and after market refurbs. Would be nice to have a...
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Posted by serr, on Nov 8, 2014 at 02:52 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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Has Core Audio been upgraded in 10.8?
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801 Views / 1 Replies |
I'm still running 10.6.8 at the moment. But this would get me to upgrade.
Has it been made possible to aggregate a virtual device with a hardware device successfully? (eg. an Apogee Rosetta800 as...
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Posted by serr, on Apr 6, 2013 at 06:58 PM, in macOS |
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Target disc mode for the iPad. How?
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1,529 Views / 6 Replies |
I want to back up my iPad by cloning the disc image like I do with Carbon Copy Cloner for the Mac. How do you bring up the iPad in target disc mode (or whatever term is used for it if different)?
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Posted by serr, on Feb 3, 2013 at 04:54 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod |
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Problems booting from external firewire drive
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419 Views / 2 Replies |
Here's a weird one...
I'm trying to help a buddy with a 3rd gen MBP and a new WD 'My Studio' firewire external drive.
He can mount and use the drive but is unable to boot from it. When starting...
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Posted by serr, on Nov 14, 2012 at 09:35 AM, in Mac Notebooks |
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Can windows users restore split files?
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Are windows users able restore split files? (ie. larger files split into parts with the 'split' command in terminal)
Or is it necessary to prepare them with one of their proprietary formats like...
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Posted by serr, on Nov 8, 2012 at 10:19 AM, in macOS |
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Blu-ray authoring app with full audio features?
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Can I get a recommendation for a blu-ray authoring app?
I don't have any advanced requirements for video but I specifically need the full audio features including high res and multichannel...
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Posted by serr, on Oct 22, 2012 at 11:13 AM, in Applications |
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You mean audio source?
Various 4.0 and 5.1...
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You mean audio source?
Various 4.0 and 5.1 files. Most at 24 bit 96kHz. I keep them in FLAC format these days. Usually play them in Songbird.
The lossy surround formats that get squeezed thru 2...
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Posted by serr, on Jul 13, 2012 at 06:58 AM, in Mac Notebooks |
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Audio is the primary concern. I don't care as...
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Audio is the primary concern. I don't care as much about video. Firewire interface is how I do things at home now. No problems there. Being able to plug into an HDMI input of a surround receiver...
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Posted by serr, on Jul 12, 2012 at 06:02 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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HDMI connection for pre-thunderbolt Macs?
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I have a gen 5,1 MBP with the mini-display port and no thunderbolt. I discovered that you cannot use the mini-display to HDMI adapter. You will get video but absolutely no audio. If you plug into the...
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Posted by serr, on Jul 12, 2012 at 02:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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wifi help needed
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I'm using 2 channels of wifi for remote control.
WiRanger USB radios on channel 1 for USB MIDI devices.
Linksys WRT54G router on channel 11 for iPad running Apple remote desktop (iTeleport).
The...
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Posted by serr, on Jun 15, 2011 at 03:44 PM, in Networking |
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SSD in express 34 slot or mini pcie
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I'd like some advice/opinions on installing a SSD either in the express 34 slot or the mini pcie slot. There are 64GB SSD's made for either interface. I see a lot of people writing about kernel...
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Posted by serr, on Mar 24, 2010 at 09:53 PM, in Hardware Hacking |
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Applescript too slow. Please help!
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I wrote an Applescript to do some file recovery. The problem is that it will take about 50 hours to go through a 800MB file byte by byte.
Should I be looking into shell scripts?
Please help!
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Posted by serr, on Mar 23, 2010 at 01:57 PM, in Applications |
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Brand new Swiftec pumps. Arctic Silver 5 thermal...
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Brand new Swiftec pumps. Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste. Completely cleaned and referbed inside and out. Not the 1st time I've done this. My dual 2.7 G5 has been running flawlessly (and nice and cool)...
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Posted by serr, on Mar 9, 2010 at 02:29 PM, in Mac Desktops |
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First, thanks for helping!
Well, I blew...
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First, thanks for helping!
Well, I blew compressed air through everything before I reassembled it. It's not sterilized but it's pretty clean and you can feel a healthy gust of wind coming out the...
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Posted by serr, on Mar 8, 2010 at 02:51 PM, in Mac Desktops |
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The exact message is:
"CPU Intake Fan Speed...
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The exact message is:
"CPU Intake Fan Speed Error. Check that inner door is secure and in place then rerun calibration. "
This is reported for both CPU's.
The room is about 68 F. Does this need to...
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Posted by serr, on Mar 8, 2010 at 01:13 PM, in Mac Desktops |
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