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ok thanks for the replies guys, I'll have a look... 2,231 Views / 9 Replies  
ok thanks for the replies guys, I'll have a look for the installer in time machine.
Posted by Mike Pither, on Aug 3, 2011 at 05:24 PM, in macOS
Hi all, I don't see the installer in the... 2,231 Views / 9 Replies  
Hi all, I don't see the installer in the applications folder (or anywhere else) is it possibile that it is hidden for some reason ? On a slightly different point my macbook pro has Airdrop but my...
Posted by Mike Pither, on Jul 30, 2011 at 06:58 AM, in macOS
I have now read a few books on my iPad and have... 1,650 Views / 12 Replies  
I have now read a few books on my iPad and have found no problems, I don't notice any difference to reading a paper book now. I have been very pleasantly surprised :)
Posted by Mike Pither, on Dec 30, 2010 at 05:33 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Ok thanks I'll give it a go 857 Views / 2 Replies  
Ok thanks I'll give it a go
Posted by Mike Pither, on Dec 26, 2010 at 01:13 PM, in Networking
Connecting JBL creatures to an Airport Express 857 Views / 2 Replies  
I have an Airport Express used to extend my wireless range. At the moment I have the express cabled to an amplifier to which I have the rest of the home hifi attached and stream iTunes that way from...
Posted by Mike Pither, on Dec 26, 2010 at 10:16 AM, in Networking
iPad not connecting 787 Views / 0 Replies  
Last week a friend said that her nephew's iPad had not been able to log on to her wireless network (linksys) and so I tried mine. Same result, the iPad detects the net work and asks for the password...
Posted by Mike Pither, on Sep 27, 2010 at 03:56 PM, in Networking
I have an iMac that I leave on all the time but... 1,807 Views / 17 Replies  
I have an iMac that I leave on all the time but the battery life seems to suffer on my MacBook Pro if it is not switched off and restarted regularly. From a fresh boot the battery lasts around 4...
Posted by Mike Pither, on Jun 12, 2010 at 07:38 AM, in Mac Notebooks
interestingly here in Italy it is not normal for... 2,501 Views / 67 Replies  
interestingly here in Italy it is not normal for the wife to take the husbands surname. She keeps her's, he keeps his and the children normally have the fathers surname.
Posted by Mike Pither, on Dec 28, 2009 at 08:11 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Battery life 17,959 Views / 175 Replies  
Since installing Snow Leopard on my 15 inch MacBook Pro last week my battery life has plunged from 4+ hours to about 2,5 hours. The battery capacity is still fine and I have no rogue processes...
Posted by Mike Pither, on Sep 2, 2009 at 03:40 PM, in macOS
a) my boss has one for about a year and still... 6,828 Views / 112 Replies  
a) my boss has one for about a year and still says he prefers his blackberry keyboard.

I also know so one who switched to a Mac with OSX and 6 months later went back to Windows.

I think they...
Posted by Mike Pither, on Jun 11, 2009 at 10:52 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
3GS iPhone faster than iPod Touch 516 Views / 2 Replies  
I notice that the new 3GS iPhone has apparently received ram and processor upgrades. Any news on if and when the iPod Touch wil be updated? If I remember well the 2nd gen Touch gained a faster...
Posted by Mike Pither, on Jun 10, 2009 at 03:53 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Chabig is right I have a 15 inch unibody. 9,827 Views / 16 Replies  
Chabig is right I have a 15 inch unibody.
Posted by Mike Pither, on Jan 17, 2009 at 01:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks
you are right, if I point a torch at the web cam... 9,827 Views / 16 Replies  
you are right, if I point a torch at the web cam the keyboard illumination turns off, Seems like the sensor is not sensitive enough and is consuming battery power unnecessarily!
Posted by Mike Pither, on Jan 16, 2009 at 04:39 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Thanks for the quick reply but I have already... 9,827 Views / 16 Replies  
Thanks for the quick reply but I have already tried this and this only switches it off or on. My problem is if selected for illuminate in low light conditions it is ALWAYS lit up. On my PowerBook it...
Posted by Mike Pither, on Jan 15, 2009 at 05:22 PM, in Mac Notebooks
MacBook Pro keyboard illumination settings 9,827 Views / 16 Replies  
I notice that my new MacBook Pro keyboard is always illuminated unlike my old PowerBook which is illuminated only in the dark. Is this normal I can't see any way to change it in sys prefs?
Posted by Mike Pither, on Jan 15, 2009 at 05:13 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I have an almost 5 year old 1.25mhz 15 inch... 6,409 Views / 99 Replies  
I have an almost 5 year old 1.25mhz 15 inch powerbook (the first aluminium model) and is still in good condition. It gets used everyday and apart from a memory bank failure in the first few months...
Posted by Mike Pither, on May 25, 2008 at 11:58 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I have tried changing the name but no luck, it... 845 Views / 2 Replies  
I have tried changing the name but no luck, it seems very strange.
Posted by Mike Pither, on Dec 5, 2007 at 03:54 PM, in Networking
Windows laptop can't find airport network Network 845 Views / 2 Replies  
I have a network composed of an Airport extreme which is connected to my adsl2 modem, to help boost the range and stream iTunes I also added a year or two ago 2 airport expresses. To improve my...
Posted by Mike Pither, on Dec 2, 2007 at 02:00 PM, in Networking
I use Superduper but it's not yet compatable with... 533 Views / 4 Replies  
I use Superduper but it's not yet compatable with Leopard.
Posted by Mike Pither, on Nov 29, 2007 at 07:29 AM, in macOS
From my experience Numbers is not that good at... 1,384 Views / 19 Replies  
From my experience Numbers is not that good at importing anything other than very simple Excel Spreadsheets, Often the fomulas do not translate. I have not tried going in the other direction.
Posted by Mike Pither, on Nov 29, 2007 at 07:19 AM, in Applications
same problem here, I keep getting crashes with... 816 Views / 14 Replies  
same problem here, I keep getting crashes with all of my browsers after the update on my previously 100% stable intel iMac
Posted by Mike Pither, on Nov 24, 2007 at 08:14 AM, in macOS
mine does it to after an hour or so of use. If I... 1,001 Views / 10 Replies  
mine does it to after an hour or so of use. If I squeeze the ally frame and back together it will stop. At least on mine it seems that the plastic back is vibrating / resonating once the machine is...
Posted by Mike Pither, on Oct 3, 2007 at 12:01 PM, in Mac Desktops
not me 4,529 Views / 53 Replies  
not me
Posted by Mike Pither, on Oct 3, 2007 at 11:57 AM, in Mac Desktops
I haven't used Quicksilver but I do use Launchbar... 7,419 Views / 164 Replies  
I haven't used Quicksilver but I do use Launchbar and it is much faster than spotlight. I use to launch apps, web sites (typing macnn and I am in macnn) and finding files I use a lot. Spotlight is...
Posted by Mike Pither, on Sep 29, 2007 at 06:30 PM, in Applications
Using .Mac backup with a new computer 360 Views / 0 Replies  
I have around 10gb of iTunes purchased music together with photos etc backed up using Backup on .Mac. I have now purchased a new iMac 2,8 and have transfered all of my old files music and photos from...
Posted by Mike Pither, on Sep 29, 2007 at 06:15 AM, in Applications
confirm that it should play dvds fine. My old... 1,488 Views / 16 Replies  
confirm that it should play dvds fine. My old 400mhz dvse has no problem with them.
Posted by Mike Pither, on Aug 26, 2007 at 03:06 PM, in Mac Desktops
I sometimes wonder what are the differences... 2,644 Views / 46 Replies  
I sometimes wonder what are the differences between the different versions of the Firefox (for windows and for mac). Before Firefox 2 I could login to my bank on a windows pc but not with my mac when...
Posted by Mike Pither, on Jul 31, 2007 at 04:07 PM, in Applications
I get the 2 pin Italian plugs to fit by inserting... 2,110 Views / 92 Replies  
I get the 2 pin Italian plugs to fit by inserting a pencil in the earth socket and pushing, this lets you push the other two pins in.
Posted by Mike Pither, on Jun 21, 2007 at 03:53 PM, in MacNN Lounge
if I hold my gsm Blackberry near a compass I can... 3,953 Views / 83 Replies  
if I hold my gsm Blackberry near a compass I can "move" north but it does this even with the phone switched off! If I leave the phone next to a speaker and I get a call it does interfere, but only if...
Posted by Mike Pither, on Jun 19, 2007 at 05:24 PM, in MacNN Lounge
in mail yes but not directly in Gmail,... 379 Views / 2 Replies  
in mail yes but not directly in Gmail, unfortunately (or fortunately) I have an empty spam box there as well.
Posted by Mike Pither, on May 30, 2007 at 05:29 PM, in Applications
sending myself a mail with Gmail 379 Views / 2 Replies  
I seem to have a problem with Gmail. I use iCal to send me e mail reminders for peoples birthdays etc. If I use my .mac account it all works fine. If I use gmail they never arrive. They are in my...
Posted by Mike Pither, on May 30, 2007 at 04:26 PM, in Applications
none but that's probably just as well as the... 18,676 Views / 31 Replies  
none but that's probably just as well as the girlfriend might object!
Posted by Mike Pither, on Apr 9, 2007 at 09:36 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I have a Ducati Multistrada (1000), it's comfy... 18,676 Views / 31 Replies  
I have a Ducati Multistrada (1000), it's comfy but not really superbike fast like a 1098. So far I haven't had any problems with it but here in Italy there are plenty of Ducati dealers!
Posted by Mike Pither, on Apr 9, 2007 at 09:11 AM, in MacNN Lounge
A dynamo is not the same thing as an alternator,... 1,531 Views / 31 Replies  
A dynamo is not the same thing as an alternator, the technology is rather different. A cubby hole is as previously mentioned a small out of the way storage place.
Posted by Mike Pither, on Jan 26, 2007 at 04:46 PM, in MacNN Lounge
headphone leads question 465 Views / 0 Replies  
I recently purchased the Sennheiser CX300 headphones and discovered when I got them home that the leads have uneven lengths, the left being much shorter. Finding this very irritating I checked and...
Posted by Mike Pither, on Jan 20, 2007 at 08:34 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
I agree that SMS + MMS are the non business std... 62,318 Views / 1,271 Replies  
I agree that SMS + MMS are the non business std in Europe but I am not sure if most people have prepaid cards or not. I think that at least in UK and Germany that contracts with subsidised phones are...
Posted by Mike Pither, on Jan 9, 2007 at 06:36 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
It will be interesting to see if they change the... 62,318 Views / 1,271 Replies  
It will be interesting to see if they change the spec before it comes to Europe, Edge was never very popular here and and only the cheapest most basic phones are not UMTS now, UMTS is a lot faster....
Posted by Mike Pither, on Jan 9, 2007 at 05:38 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Anyone here in Europe with a new HD tv could use... 6,035 Views / 153 Replies  
Anyone here in Europe with a new HD tv could use it but at least here in Italy there aren't any films to buy from the iTunes store, just two recently added publicity jobs by Pixar at €2.49 each and...
Posted by Mike Pither, on Jan 9, 2007 at 05:21 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I have heavy duty ceramic floor tiles on my... 1,203 Views / 12 Replies  
I have heavy duty ceramic floor tiles on my garage floor, more durable than paint I would think. What ever you do the difference is definitely in the preparation as others have said.
Posted by Mike Pither, on Jan 3, 2007 at 04:14 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Here in Italy parts for Italian cars are cheap, I... 21,002 Views / 60 Replies  
Here in Italy parts for Italian cars are cheap, I guess it depends where you are, transport costs and competition keep prices down where the sales volumes are high.
Posted by Mike Pither, on Dec 24, 2006 at 07:14 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I don't think that this is the problem, the... 21,002 Views / 60 Replies  
I don't think that this is the problem, the problem is just that there isn't the demand for the models. Maybe it will change with time. In most countries in Europe diesel fuel costs less than petrol...
Posted by Mike Pither, on Dec 24, 2006 at 07:45 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I have a stationwagon 159 for 6 months and am... 21,002 Views / 60 Replies  
I have a stationwagon 159 for 6 months and am very happy with it, it's very solidly built and goes really well. It doesn't rattle when cold and being euro 4 doesn't smoke at all, in fact the exhaust...
Posted by Mike Pither, on Dec 23, 2006 at 06:37 PM, in MacNN Lounge
why is it that my Omniweb doesn't show these... 20,664 Views / 79 Replies  
why is it that my Omniweb doesn't show these problems? I have it open 15 Days and the real mem usage is "only" 256mb while virtual mem is 760mb. They use basically the same engine underneath (though...
Posted by Mike Pither, on Oct 15, 2006 at 06:54 AM, in Applications
I live in Italy also a country famed for it's... 6,000 Views / 346 Replies  
I live in Italy also a country famed for it's smokers once but for a few years now you have not been allowed by law to smoke in work places, restaurants, cinemas, bars or other public places and it's...
Posted by Mike Pither, on Oct 10, 2006 at 04:11 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I have lived in Slough, Maidenhead and Reading in... 1,000 Views / 32 Replies  
I have lived in Slough, Maidenhead and Reading in the past. They are all very close to each other. Maidenhead is about 10 miles west of Slough and Reading another 10 or so west of Maidenhead. I...
Posted by Mike Pither, on Sep 19, 2006 at 04:39 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I don't think anyone here can demonstrate market... 24,034 Views / 321 Replies  
I don't think anyone here can demonstrate market research or poll figures that show that there either is, or is not a market for a Mac between the iMac/mini & the MacPro.
Posted by Mike Pither, on Aug 7, 2006 at 05:55 PM, in Mac Desktops
I have tiger installed on my 6 year old 400mhz... 5,257 Views / 81 Replies  
I have tiger installed on my 6 year old 400mhz iMac. It's not great but it is ok. On my (almost 3 year old) g4 powerbook there are no problems at all. I would also be shocked if leopard had problems...
Posted by Mike Pither, on Jun 6, 2006 at 07:50 AM, in Mac Desktops
I really don't understand this comment. The... 1,237 Views / 29 Replies  
I really don't understand this comment. The powerPC processore may be state of the art in some way or another but nobody has so far managed to consistently get it to perform as well the x86. Look...
Posted by Mike Pither, on Apr 27, 2006 at 03:53 PM, in MacNN Lounge
camino remembering my bank details 457 Views / 1 Replies  
When I go to my internet banking site Camino automatically loads my bank account and password number, I want to stop this but simply deleting it doesn't work. Do I need to do something with my...
Posted by Mike Pither, on Apr 15, 2006 at 12:07 PM, in Applications
Safari and message 400 bad request 638 Views / 1 Replies  
I keep getting an error message rather than the publicity at the top of the MacNN forum pages. The publicity is there in other browsers but in Safari I see "400 bad request, Your client has issued a...
Posted by Mike Pither, on Apr 15, 2006 at 08:57 AM, in Applications
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