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Yes, thanks! This worked -- but only if I locked... 4,079 Views / 12 Replies  
Yes, thanks! This worked -- but only if I locked the settings. If not locked, the Airport connection would jump to the top of the list when connected. Now I can have my cake (internet) and eat it...
Posted by Kyle76, on Oct 8, 2009 at 02:05 PM, in Networking
What I am trying to do is be connected to the... 4,079 Views / 12 Replies  
What I am trying to do is be connected to the WLAN for Airtunes and the iPhone for internet access at the same time. The iPhone and Network Preferences screen both say that I am still connected to...
Posted by Kyle76, on Oct 7, 2009 at 03:00 PM, in Networking
Nope, my iPhone is tethered to my laptop,... 4,079 Views / 12 Replies  
Nope, my iPhone is tethered to my laptop, providing internet access through the 3G network.
Posted by Kyle76, on Oct 7, 2009 at 02:52 PM, in Networking
Tethering and Airport Express 4,079 Views / 12 Replies  
I just bought an Airport Express to stream music to a set of powered speakers at work. While at work, I use my tethered iPhone for internet access. Unfortunately, when I connect to the network I...
Posted by Kyle76, on Oct 7, 2009 at 02:18 PM, in Networking
I'm still waiting for BenM to update his hack. ... 1,447 Views / 4 Replies  
I'm still waiting for BenM to update his hack. I'm not about to risk losing tethering by updating. I'd rather live without 3.1 than tethering.
Posted by Kyle76, on Oct 3, 2009 at 08:21 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
How can they tell if you are tethering or just... 1,898 Views / 12 Replies  
How can they tell if you are tethering or just using the phone?
Posted by Kyle76, on Jul 22, 2009 at 11:30 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
It works with AT&T. 1,898 Views / 12 Replies  
It works with AT&T.
Posted by Kyle76, on Jul 19, 2009 at 05:28 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
I understand the upgrade is fully supported by my... 1,572 Views / 10 Replies  
I understand the upgrade is fully supported by my machine. My question is will the improvements in the new OS be significant to me? I run both Mac and Windows XP operating systems, using VMWare...
Posted by Kyle76, on Jun 9, 2009 at 03:19 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Mine is just over a year old. Generation prior... 1,572 Views / 10 Replies  
Mine is just over a year old. Generation prior to current generation. It's a 15-inch 2.4 ghz dual core MBP.
Posted by Kyle76, on Jun 8, 2009 at 10:02 PM, in Mac Notebooks
What will Snow Leopard mean for my MacBook Pro 2.4 ghz? 1,572 Views / 10 Replies  
What sort of improvements will I see in my machine if I upgrade to the new OS?
Posted by Kyle76, on Jun 8, 2009 at 09:38 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Poll: I replaced an inverter board on an IBM Thinkpad... 421 Views / 1 Replies  
I replaced an inverter board on an IBM Thinkpad earlier this year, and it did not solve the problem. I bought a replacement light tube and attempted that job, but I ended up breaking the tube and...
Posted by Kyle76, on Aug 19, 2008 at 01:15 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Something I almost never see mentioned in these... 1,234 Views / 21 Replies  
Something I almost never see mentioned in these discussions is the backlit keyboard of the MBP. That's a feature that I really enjoy, as I often sit outside at night or in a darkened room with the...
Posted by Kyle76, on Aug 12, 2008 at 02:39 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Yes, I get that box and have that page set... 1,255 Views / 10 Replies  
Yes, I get that box and have that page set exactly as you do. What about the PDF opening tab?
Posted by Kyle76, on Jun 12, 2008 at 10:50 AM, in Applications
I downloaded and installed into Firefox the pdf... 1,255 Views / 10 Replies  
I downloaded and installed into Firefox the pdf download plugin, but I still get a message saying a plugin is needed when I encounter a pdf document in a website.
Posted by Kyle76, on Jun 12, 2008 at 10:03 AM, in Applications
Can't get Firefox to open a .pdf file 1,255 Views / 10 Replies  
I have Firefox 2.0.0.14, and I have downloaded and installed the latest Adobe Acrobat listed on the Adobe downloads page for Mac, but while it seemed to load in Safari (and I can open a .pdf in that...
Posted by Kyle76, on Jun 10, 2008 at 11:55 AM, in Applications
Run out of your meds? 1,974 Views / 24 Replies  
Run out of your meds?
Posted by Kyle76, on Jun 6, 2008 at 10:11 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I called the nearest Apple store, and they said... 907 Views / 7 Replies  
I called the nearest Apple store, and they said if it was within 14 days, they could honor the rebate at the store even though I purchased online. Unfortunately, I'm not within that timeframe.
Posted by Kyle76, on Jun 5, 2008 at 11:03 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I didn't get mine from a store. I got it online. 907 Views / 7 Replies  
I didn't get mine from a store. I got it online.
Posted by Kyle76, on Jun 4, 2008 at 11:19 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Guess I'm SOL. 907 Views / 7 Replies  
Guess I'm SOL.
Posted by Kyle76, on Jun 4, 2008 at 07:55 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Apple rebate 907 Views / 7 Replies  
Apple has announced a rebate for educational purchases. I bought my MBP less than a month ago. Is there any way I can qualify for this rebate? It always ticks me off when promotions are announced...
Posted by Kyle76, on Jun 4, 2008 at 07:18 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Two questions about mice 642 Views / 4 Replies  
How do bluetooth mice compare with USB-connected wireless mice? Do they use more power (since bluetooth has to be on)? Is there a way to have separate preference settings for different mice? The...
Posted by Kyle76, on May 31, 2008 at 07:44 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
No, there was room for further backups. 474 Views / 2 Replies  
No, there was room for further backups.
Posted by Kyle76, on May 30, 2008 at 01:27 PM, in macOS
What happened to my Time Machine backups? 474 Views / 2 Replies  
I back up to a USB-connected HDD drive at my office. I eject the drive when I leave work, so Time Machine does not backup when I am away from my desk. Yesterday, I noticed the scheduled backup...
Posted by Kyle76, on May 30, 2008 at 09:31 AM, in macOS
HandBrake works very well. 2,968 Views / 5 Replies  
HandBrake works very well.
Posted by Kyle76, on May 26, 2008 at 08:51 PM, in Applications
I downloaded 06, and it looks like it is only... 534 Views / 7 Replies  
I downloaded 06, and it looks like it is only marginally quicker than 08. What the heck do these programs do when they import video that takes so long?
Posted by Kyle76, on May 24, 2008 at 07:34 PM, in Applications
After about 10 minutes, I did a force quit. What... 534 Views / 7 Replies  
After about 10 minutes, I did a force quit. What was the program trying to do at that point? It went from 900+ minutes down to the high 800s. These movies are divided into about 24 chapters. Now...
Posted by Kyle76, on May 24, 2008 at 07:15 AM, in Applications
It's a MBP with 2.4 mhz and 4 gigs of RAM. The... 534 Views / 7 Replies  
It's a MBP with 2.4 mhz and 4 gigs of RAM. The movie is two hours of VHS home movies that a local company put on a disk in VOB. I downloaded the conversion program HandBrake to convert to mp4 on...
Posted by Kyle76, on May 24, 2008 at 06:28 AM, in Applications
iMovie '08 - 900+ minutes estimated for encoding. Is that normal? 534 Views / 7 Replies  
I tried importing an mp4 movie file into imovie. it seemed to work, but then it said it was processing the file and creating thumbnails with an estimated time of 900+ minutes. Any idea what I did...
Posted by Kyle76, on May 23, 2008 at 10:50 PM, in Applications
I think at some point I ejected the drive because... 507 Views / 3 Replies  
I think at some point I ejected the drive because the backup was going so slow and then started over again. I was having issues with both of my USB drives. The restart cleared up those issues...
Posted by Kyle76, on May 23, 2008 at 10:45 PM, in macOS
NTFS External USB Hard Drive Permissions 7,684 Views / 2 Replies  
How do I set the permissions on an external NTFS hard drive so that I can write to it? It now says read only. I have been using it on a Windows XP computer, but would like to be able to use it on...
Posted by Kyle76, on May 23, 2008 at 01:40 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
A simple restart seems to have this drive back to... 693 Views / 9 Replies  
A simple restart seems to have this drive back to normal. I was under the mistaken impression that Macs don't benefit from restarts the way that Windows machines often do. Anyway, thanks for all...
Posted by Kyle76, on May 23, 2008 at 10:56 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
OK, so I ended up shutting down and restarting. ... 507 Views / 3 Replies  
OK, so I ended up shutting down and restarting. Now I have one USB-disk icon on the desktop (different from the icon I had earlier) and it is labeled Time Machine Backups, and everything appears...
Posted by Kyle76, on May 23, 2008 at 10:33 AM, in macOS
I've got two Time Machine disks on my desktop 507 Views / 3 Replies  
I jsut set up Time Machine yesterday, saving to a USB-connected external hard drive. I disconnect this HD when I take my laptop home from work at night. This morning, after reconnecting and TM...
Posted by Kyle76, on May 23, 2008 at 09:52 AM, in macOS
Thanks for the suggestions. I'll give Handbrake... 2,968 Views / 5 Replies  
Thanks for the suggestions. I'll give Handbrake a try. I hope it can handle my files, as one of the reasons I bought a MBP was to finally edit these movies into a more professional presentation and...
Posted by Kyle76, on May 23, 2008 at 09:41 AM, in Applications
.VOB file conversion for iMovie? 2,968 Views / 5 Replies  
What format do I need to convert .vob files to in order to edit some home movies in imovie? Is there a good application for this that keeps the audio and video files together?
Posted by Kyle76, on May 22, 2008 at 10:29 PM, in Applications
Do firewire hubs work better than USB hubs? Do... 2,717 Views / 13 Replies  
Do firewire hubs work better than USB hubs? Do all USB hubs create problems or just certain brands?
Posted by Kyle76, on May 22, 2008 at 02:03 PM, in macOS
Seems I was trying to eject the Time Machine... 2,633 Views / 2 Replies  
Seems I was trying to eject the Time Machine folder -- not the disk itself. When I moved the folder, the disk showed up, as if it was hidden behind the folder on the desktop. I was able to eject...
Posted by Kyle76, on May 22, 2008 at 01:58 PM, in macOS
How do I eject my Time Machine disk? 2,633 Views / 2 Replies  
I want to rearrange the position of my USB HDD that I am using for Time Machine. When I try to eject the disk, it says it is in use. I have turned off Time Machine and system preferences, but I get...
Posted by Kyle76, on May 22, 2008 at 01:19 PM, in macOS
If there is damage to the HDD, can it be fixed? ... 2,717 Views / 13 Replies  
If there is damage to the HDD, can it be fixed? I am doing a Time Machine backup for the first time to one of the HDDs in question. The Mac erased and reformatted the drive, but the backup is doing...
Posted by Kyle76, on May 22, 2008 at 10:52 AM, in macOS
I'm doing my first backup, and it seems to be... 1,491 Views / 2 Replies  
I'm doing my first backup, and it seems to be very slow to me, also. Not as slow as yours, however. It's doing a mb about every 30 seconds on a USB-2 HDD. It does seem to be speeding up as it goes...
Posted by Kyle76, on May 22, 2008 at 10:14 AM, in macOS
What do I do now> 693 Views / 9 Replies  
What do I do now>
Posted by Kyle76, on May 22, 2008 at 07:08 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I tried plugging in directly, but the result was... 693 Views / 9 Replies  
I tried plugging in directly, but the result was the same. Could I have compromised the drives by disconnecting them without ejecting them?
Posted by Kyle76, on May 21, 2008 at 08:45 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I would like to add that the hard drive problem... 693 Views / 9 Replies  
I would like to add that the hard drive problem has occurred sometime in the past week or so. When I originally connected these hard drives to my MBP, they operated fine, and I was able to play my...
Posted by Kyle76, on May 21, 2008 at 04:12 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I have discovered that both of these USB-2 drives... 2,717 Views / 13 Replies  
I have discovered that both of these USB-2 drives are extraordinarily slow when copying files to my internal hard drive. Could I have messed something up? The files appear in finder, but the...
Posted by Kyle76, on May 21, 2008 at 02:42 PM, in macOS
Deleted due to clarified original post. 693 Views / 9 Replies  
Deleted due to clarified original post.
Posted by Kyle76, on May 21, 2008 at 09:29 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I tried ToolPlayer, and it also skips. My flac... 1,747 Views / 9 Replies  
I tried ToolPlayer, and it also skips. My flac files are on a USB-connected hard drive with NTFS file system. I have posted on the laptop board because I think the NTFS might be the problem. ...
Posted by Kyle76, on May 21, 2008 at 09:03 AM, in Applications
What is wrong with my USB hard drives? 693 Views / 9 Replies  
I've had my MBP about two weeks and have been getting things set up. I have two USB hard drives that I used on my Windows laptop attached through a USB-2 hub. Both drives are USB-2. I have tried...
Posted by Kyle76, on May 21, 2008 at 08:59 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Do I really need to eject/dismount external storage, not just unplug? 2,717 Views / 13 Replies  
Do I really need to drag my USB external hard drives to the trash before disconnecting? I usually just pull out my USB hub.
Posted by Kyle76, on May 20, 2008 at 04:18 PM, in macOS
Music player to play flac files? 1,747 Views / 9 Replies  
I'm looking for a light (low resource) player to play my flac files. I tried Cog, but it began to have gaps in playback after using it just a short while. Any recommendations?
Posted by Kyle76, on May 20, 2008 at 02:34 PM, in Applications
Thanks! Worked like a charm! 327 Views / 2 Replies  
Thanks! Worked like a charm!
Posted by Kyle76, on May 20, 2008 at 01:53 PM, in Applications
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