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| Transferring iMessages to Older MacBook Pro
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I am running OS 10.6.8 on an older MacBook Pro. I want to archive my iMessages from my new iPhone 6 Plus. Is there a way to do that?
Also, iTunes both syncs and backs up my iPhone when I connect...
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| Posted by krx, on Feb 9, 2015 at 01:40 PM, in macOS |
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| Thanks for all the fantastic input, above. Very...
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Thanks for all the fantastic input, above. Very much appreciated. Still mulling over best approach for my purposes...
In the meantime I stumbled upon “fast user switching” as a way to move quickly...
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| Posted by krx, on Jan 4, 2015 at 02:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| "All My Files" began with Lion. I'm on Snow...
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"All My Files" began with Lion. I'm on Snow Leopard. I can't upgrade because then I lose Rosetta, which gives me access to all my old files.
In fact, part of why I need to sort the files is so I...
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| Posted by krx, on Jan 4, 2015 at 12:38 PM, in Applications |
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| How to keep a Clean Install with Migration Assistant
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I have a mid-2009 13" MacBook Pro (5,5 - Intel Core 2 Duo - 2.26 GHz) with 8 GB RAM. I am currently running on OS 10.6.8 and want to upgrade to Yosemite.
I also plan to replace my original drive...
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| Posted by krx, on Jan 4, 2015 at 05:09 AM, in macOS |
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| Need App for Sorting Files
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My documents folder has almost 5 GB of documents. I need to organize the documents. It would help a great deal if I could see a comprehensive, sortable list of all the files in the Finder or other...
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| Posted by krx, on Jan 4, 2015 at 02:56 AM, in Applications |
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| Can I run two different OS on same computer?
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I have a mid-2009 13" MacBook Pro (5,5 - Intel Core 2 Duo - 2.26 GHz) with 8 GB RAM. I am currently running on OS 10.6.8. I want to upgrade to 10.7.5 or higher primarily to make use of iCloud, though...
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| Posted by krx, on Jan 2, 2015 at 12:31 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| RAM Compatibility Question
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I bought a bunch of RAM from Crucial before Christmas with the intention of upgrading my 3 Macbooks over the break. That didn't happen and now four months later I'm trying to figure out what chips go...
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| Posted by krx, on Apr 16, 2012 at 03:36 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| How to Recover Deleted Files?
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My wife deleted (moved to trash, emptied trash) her entire iphoto picture library. Is there any way to get it back? It contained years of family photos.
thanks.
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| Posted by krx, on Mar 30, 2012 at 11:38 AM, in Applications |
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| What I mean is, if you go the safe route and get...
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What I mean is, if you go the safe route and get the Apple adapter and your MBP gets fried anyway (less likely but still a possibility) will Apple assume you used a knock off (since this is more...
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| Posted by krx, on Sep 10, 2009 at 10:04 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| I wonder about this though. I mean, if your MBP...
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I wonder about this though. I mean, if your MBP gets fried, how does Apple know whether or not you've used a non-apple adapter (in the event that you haven't)? Do they just take your word for it?
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| Posted by krx, on Sep 10, 2009 at 08:38 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| Right. I wouldn't. It's all about getting...
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Right. I wouldn't. It's all about getting educated. Like the first time you buy RAM, do you need genuine Apple, or will Crucial do the trick (at a significant savings)? The first time I bought RAM I...
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| Posted by krx, on Sep 10, 2009 at 07:57 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| Here's...
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Here's (http://cgi.ebay.com/60W-Apple-MagSafe-MacBook-MA538LL-B-Power-supply-Cord_W0QQitemZ180396177077QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2a007336b5&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ht_2933wt_1119)...
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| Posted by krx, on Sep 10, 2009 at 02:32 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| knock off power adapters?
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I need a couple more power adapters so I'm not having to carry the cord around every where I go. I've got a few Apple extension cords that went with previous iBooks which I can use. So I just need...
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| Posted by krx, on Sep 7, 2009 at 10:03 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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| I followed your instructions to omit the router...
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I followed your instructions to omit the router in the basement and set up the Time Capsule as "main" base on the second floor (via patch panel). I could have left the TC in the basement but in the...
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| Posted by krx, on Sep 5, 2009 at 11:32 PM, in Networking |
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| Thanks for the detailed reply - much appreciated!...
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Thanks for the detailed reply - much appreciated!
I have a single band Time Capsule and a single band 802.11g Airport Extreme base station. The AEBS is configured as an extension of the TC, the...
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| Posted by krx, on Sep 4, 2009 at 03:32 PM, in Networking |
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| networking questons...
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A coupla networking questions:
How much will an 802.11g Airport Extreme slow down an 802.11n network?
II have an iBookG4 that I want to use on the network. I can put it on its own ethernet...
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| Posted by krx, on Sep 4, 2009 at 12:01 AM, in Networking |
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| Sorry to be unclear - don't really know what I'm...
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Sorry to be unclear - don't really know what I'm talking about. I think it's Mbps. I hold down option and click on the Airport fan icon in the menu bar. It gives me four lines of info, the last of...
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| Posted by krx, on Sep 1, 2009 at 02:14 PM, in Networking |
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| Slow Time Capsule Transmit Rate?
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I just installed an older Time Capsule (500 Gig, Model A1254) on my home network and am wondering if I've got it configured for max speed. It's now running at a transmit rate of between 11 and 35....
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| Posted by krx, on Aug 31, 2009 at 10:10 PM, in Networking |
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| How to back up imap email account...
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My email account is imap. In the event the server screws up my email at some point, I want to be sure I have it backed up. Two questions:
1. Is there a way to automatically back up email from my...
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| Posted by krx, on Aug 16, 2009 at 05:23 PM, in Applications |
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| Thanx for the reply. I thought my mail was saved...
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Thanx for the reply. I thought my mail was saved on the imap server until I deleted it. In which case I wouldn't need the local trash. Is that not so?
Also, why all the extraneous stuff under the...
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| Posted by krx, on Aug 13, 2009 at 11:01 AM, in Applications |
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| Why does Mail.app set up my folders this way?
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Here is a screenshot of my Mail.app folders. I don't like - or understand - the way it's set up. For instance, why under Mailboxes > Trash do I have two trashcans: uchicago and On My Mac? Then I have...
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| Posted by krx, on Aug 13, 2009 at 10:35 AM, in Applications |
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| posting screenshots?
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I want to post a screenshot on one of my posts but don't seem to have permission for that on my account. Anybody know if there's a way to get it?
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| Posted by krx, on Aug 13, 2009 at 08:56 AM, in MacNN Lounge |
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| Deleting account in Mail
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The Apple Mail import tool messed up the import from my Entourage account. Now I want to try downloading my mail from the imap server. I have deleted the account in Mail but the problem is all the...
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| Posted by krx, on Aug 12, 2009 at 08:41 PM, in Applications |
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| Interesting. So the distinction between "cloud...
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Interesting. So the distinction between "cloud computing" and "the internet" is one of kind and degree? I was thinking of it as "internet-based apps/services." You're suggesting it is this but on a...
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| Posted by krx, on Aug 12, 2009 at 11:55 AM, in MacNN Lounge |
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| I sold a domain name a while back to one of these...
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I sold a domain name a while back to one of these companies - it was an acronym for "Global Load Balancing Software" - and it was while researching the company that I "discovered" the concept of...
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| Posted by krx, on Aug 12, 2009 at 11:06 AM, in MacNN Lounge |
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| Clock problem on new MBP
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Just brought my MBP home the other day. Noticed that the clock on the menu bar wasn't right so I went into "open date and time" and set the time zone - which was on GMT. This set the analog clock...
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| Posted by krx, on Aug 11, 2009 at 05:46 PM, in macOS |
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| Entourage to Mail import problems...
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Just imported my mail from Entourage to Mail on my new MBP. Haven't used Mail before and it seems to have messed some things up...
One, the date sent has been changed to the time of the import for...
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| Posted by krx, on Aug 11, 2009 at 10:53 AM, in Applications |
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| Anybody have any recent experience with this? I...
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Anybody have any recent experience with this? I see they've got 8.0b6 out now. Kinda have an aversion to beta runs but looks like 8.0b5 is still in beta too (assuming that's what the "b" means ??).
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| Posted by krx, on Aug 10, 2009 at 01:41 PM, in Applications |
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| Excellent. Thank you!
I see with outgoing i...
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Excellent. Thank you!
I see with outgoing i have two options using SSL:
"Use default ports (25, 465, 587)" and "Use custom port:______"
Should I use custom port 465 or the default, which it...
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| Posted by krx, on Aug 10, 2009 at 11:56 AM, in Applications |
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| Mail connection problem
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Just getting started on my new MBP. Was using Entourage before but want to give Mail a try. Keep getting this error message:
The server error encountered was: The server “imap.uchicago.edu”...
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| Posted by krx, on Aug 10, 2009 at 11:32 AM, in Applications |
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| Looking for optimal Migration strategy
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Just brought home a new 13" MBP and want to get it setup. Need to transfer my stuff over from my iBook G4 running 10.4.11. I want to keep my MBP clean and efficient so I want to be careful about the...
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| Posted by krx, on Aug 9, 2009 at 02:04 PM, in macOS |
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