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| Wow, that's strange. I watched Activity Monitor...
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Wow, that's strange. I watched Activity Monitor while opening & closing folders in Dropbox. Finder went from zero to ~10% momentarily and recovered quickly. It seems to be a rare problem relative to...
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| Posted by bugs, on May 21, 2012 at 11:01 AM, in Mac OS X |
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| Finder is OK at the moment. The computer is very...
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Finder is OK at the moment. The computer is very busy now and Finder is bouncing between zero and 20something% of CPU. Two days ago it was stuck at around 77% of CPU. Will try the Dropbox trick when...
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| Posted by bugs, on May 20, 2012 at 04:18 AM, in Mac OS X |
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| It seems OK today. Been using Dropbox for a...
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It seems OK today. Been using Dropbox for a while, haven't noticed any system related problems with it. It does take a long time to synch files sometimes but I assume that has to do with network...
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| Posted by bugs, on May 19, 2012 at 05:46 PM, in Mac OS X |
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| Good to know S.H.
Those icon previews don't...
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Good to know S.H.
Those icon previews don't interest me and I've seen them slow down the system.
I don't see the quicklookdaemon in Activity Monitor. Perhaps it only shows when active ... no, it...
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| Posted by bugs, on May 19, 2012 at 05:37 PM, in Mac OS X |
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| OK, Safe Mode had no problems. So I booted...
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OK, Safe Mode had no problems. So I booted normally and Finder behaved well. It's a mystery why it was so selfish before, hogging the CPU relentlessly.
Interesting that for 20 minutes after...
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| Posted by bugs, on May 19, 2012 at 02:39 PM, in Mac OS X |
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| using Dropbox
restarted Finder, no change in...
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using Dropbox
restarted Finder, no change in CPU use
reinstall? I have enough annoyance now without changing gigabytes of stuff.
what's QuickLook?
I'll try Safe Mode and other experiments...
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| Posted by bugs, on May 19, 2012 at 05:53 AM, in Mac OS X |
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| bug in latest update
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After applying the Software Updates for OS 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) to my iMac, the Finder is consuming 77% of my CPU cycles for the last 20 hours.
I think I updated Safari, iTunes, and a security...
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| Posted by bugs, on May 19, 2012 at 04:19 AM, in Mac OS X |
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You somehow got a version of iPhoto that doesn't belong with your Mac OS. Rather than buy Lion you might try to find the version of iPhoto that belongs with your system.
Still, you will discover...
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| Posted by bugs, on Nov 30, 2011 at 05:57 AM, in Applications |
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| Thanks Spheric. How does the timing work for...
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Thanks Spheric. How does the timing work for that?
They announce the new OS.
I buy the MBP (which will ship with the old OS).
Then I ask for the new OS (which will come on DVD)
- and I can...
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| Posted by bugs, on May 28, 2011 at 04:56 AM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| user friendly MBP
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A short wait for Lion makes sense to me. It's time to trade in my TIbook pretty soon for a MBP. Note that users can change battery, disk drive, RAM, etc with the MBP but not the iMacs or some others....
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| Posted by bugs, on May 28, 2011 at 04:06 AM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| ElGato EyeTV
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I've used it for several years and it keeps getting better. Never watch live TV any more. I record one hour of news every morning and zip thru it later in about 15 min. I can clip any part (still...
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| Posted by bugs, on Feb 18, 2009 at 04:24 PM, in Mac Desktops |
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| The EyeTV...
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The EyeTV (http://elgato.com/elgato/na/mainmenu/home.en.html) software and a compatible tuner for analog TV should be an excellent solution. Plug the VCR into the tuner and you can record an entire...
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| Posted by bugs, on Apr 20, 2008 at 08:50 PM, in Applications |
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| Poll: Between my PowerBook and my big monitor I have...
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Between my PowerBook and my big monitor I have about 260 sq.inches of continuous/contiguous viewing area. The thought of settling for a 12" screen is painful now, and an iBook that can't be expanded...
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| Posted by bugs, on May 14, 2004 at 10:35 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| sight & sound
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It's remarkable how important the appearance of a computer is to so many people. It's a sign that computers, like cars and toasters, are pretty standardized now and the way to distinguish one from...
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| Posted by bugs, on Apr 24, 2004 at 11:52 AM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| fixing aluminum
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I have an Airstream trailer with a lovely aluminum skin. After buying it, I discovered from other owners that the skin is precious. Any dings and it is ruined. The only acceptable fix is to remove...
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| Posted by bugs, on Mar 12, 2004 at 10:56 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| economics 101
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OK, you know the money is coming out of your pocket when you buy a computer, but do you know where it goes?
When you buy a Dell, you give your money to Michael Dell and his associates....
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| Posted by bugs, on Feb 14, 2004 at 09:12 PM, in Mac Desktops |
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| economics 101
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OK, you know the money is coming out of your pocket when you buy a computer, but do you know where it goes?
When you buy a Dell, you give your money to Michael Dell and his associates....
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| Posted by bugs, on Feb 14, 2004 at 08:59 PM, in Mac Desktops |
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| Edit too!
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There's more than watching and recording--there's editing. Unless you start and end your recording at exactly the right time, and don't mind the commercials, pledge breaks and boring parts, you will...
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| Posted by bugs, on Oct 27, 2003 at 03:56 PM, in Mac OS X |
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| Ti 667 / 48G drive dead
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Woe is me!
My drive wouldn't spin today. Can't boot. I've got 36G of stuff at risk.
The dealer checked the connector to the motherboard which seems OK. Utilities can't find the drive either....
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| Posted by bugs, on Dec 1, 2001 at 02:08 AM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| Sounds like you made out, Solidage.
Did they...
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Sounds like you made out, Solidage.
Did they say how long it will take?
My dealer says that if my computer needs service they will loan me another till it is returned. Glad I bought from a local...
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| Posted by bugs, on Nov 26, 2001 at 09:45 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| PowerBook -- irda -- Newton ?
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I've been away for a while but I hope you have news that someone has found a way to link these units with infrared.
I recall that the Newton version of irda was incomplete & primitive, yet...
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| Posted by bugs, on Nov 22, 2001 at 12:37 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components |
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| Some of you may recall the analog age. I still...
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Some of you may recall the analog age. I still have a component stereo system (complete with turntable for mechanical sound reproduction). Aanyway, It pumps out a few hunnerd watts of envigorating...
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| Posted by bugs, on Nov 5, 2001 at 08:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| Sorry folks your thinking is fuzzy.
I'm a...
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Sorry folks your thinking is fuzzy.
I'm a Capitalist Pig American. Where I live, the successful people have a philosophy that goes something like this:
"Too much of a Good Thing is just about...
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| Posted by bugs, on Nov 5, 2001 at 07:38 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| Pixels - that's why I bought mine at a store. A...
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Pixels - that's why I bought mine at a store. A Fry's salesman once told me that their store policy is 'satisfaction guaranteed' (or something like that) and promised that I could return any purchase...
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| Posted by bugs, on Nov 5, 2001 at 07:24 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| bug list: iTunes 2 & OS 9.1
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I'm having lots of problems with this that y'all don't seem to have.
Any suggestions about this?
internet radio:
Can't connect. Worked fine with iT v1. I have 9 favorite stations and none of...
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| Posted by bugs, on Nov 5, 2001 at 06:31 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS |
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| I'm typing this on a PowerMac 9600 which is...
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I'm typing this on a PowerMac 9600 which is exactly 4 years old. It was the top of the line then, now it's only adequate- forget big multimedia editing & action games. Even with the G4 update it just...
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| Posted by bugs, on Oct 18, 2001 at 11:04 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| SCSI solution to CD burning
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I gave up on my Que firewire unit. After burning 100 disks it developed firmware problems. This may be related to the Orange Firewire card and the various drivers & extensions I use in my older Mac...
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| Posted by bugs, on Jun 10, 2001 at 04:42 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components |
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