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I figured as much. But still, with the... 697 Views / 5 Replies  
I figured as much. But still, with the increasing availability of apps that are better than those that come the iphone, Apple should provide the option to delete any App the owner doesn't want. It...
Posted by sedlacek, on Jul 28, 2008 at 07:05 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
uninstalling native iphone apps 697 Views / 5 Replies  
with the availability of many new apps for the iphone, I'd like to get rid of some native apps that come with the iphone (point in case, purchased Pcalc RPN calculator and no longer need/want the...
Posted by sedlacek, on Jul 26, 2008 at 07:54 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
recommendations for protective covers for iPhone during workout 587 Views / 1 Replies  
As a avid cyclist the iphone is the cat's meow (no need to take both an mp3 player and cellphone). :cool: However, since I tend to sweat quite a lot and don't want to destroy my new toy (which I'm...
Posted by sedlacek, on Jan 27, 2008 at 09:45 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
TM not displaying previously backup data... 354 Views / 1 Replies  
A colleague using TM with a CD laptop and 10.5.1 showed me that her TM will do the hourly backups but when she goes into TM only the 'latest' backup shows up!? If we go into her ext'l drive via...
Posted by sedlacek, on Jan 17, 2008 at 11:15 AM, in macOS
Related to this, I just flew from NY to CA and so... 896 Views / 5 Replies  
Related to this, I just flew from NY to CA and so took two batteries for my MBP and noticed that when the 'second' one was installed (not the original battery that came with my MBP) my MBP will...
Posted by sedlacek, on Dec 12, 2007 at 11:29 AM, in Mac Notebooks
In the spirit of completeness....I went to... 669 Views / 3 Replies  
In the spirit of completeness....I went to versiontracker to see if a new 10.5.x version was out and on the comment list, folks cited the restart/shutdown issue. Unfortunately the new beta version...
Posted by sedlacek, on Dec 6, 2007 at 05:51 PM, in macOS
Removed Openmenu X....no change... Removed... 669 Views / 3 Replies  
Removed Openmenu X....no change...
Removed Flip4Mac .... no change...
THEN I removed doublecommand.....and now I can shutdown/restart okay. Can't quite figure out why this patch would effect the...
Posted by sedlacek, on Dec 6, 2007 at 02:21 PM, in macOS
2 items with 10.5.1: hang on shutdown/restart and freeze on changing location 669 Views / 3 Replies  
Hardware/software specs: 10.5.1 MBP c2d, 3 GB.

item 1: First experienced this problem after installing 10.5 (Archive/install). Occasionally when I attempt to shutdown or restart the system goes...
Posted by sedlacek, on Dec 6, 2007 at 09:46 AM, in macOS
on a somewhat related note....has company managed... 986 Views / 10 Replies  
on a somewhat related note....has company managed to marry 'earphones with great isolation' with the functionality of having an attached microphone for use with the iphone??
Posted by sedlacek, on Nov 24, 2007 at 11:53 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
as I understand TM, you should be able to start... 896 Views / 9 Replies  
as I understand TM, you should be able to start your machine from the OS X installation disk and then be given the option to restore from a TM backup. However, I have not done this, so you...
Posted by sedlacek, on Nov 15, 2007 at 09:51 PM, in Mac Notebooks
FWIW I'd put my money on that your HD is failing.... 896 Views / 9 Replies  
FWIW I'd put my money on that your HD is failing. I'm biased with this conclusion b/c the HD in my MBP died within 3 weeks of 1 year (so things were covered by warranty). Fortunately I had a very...
Posted by sedlacek, on Nov 15, 2007 at 06:35 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Changed the HD in my MBP (C2D) quite recently... 2,191 Views / 29 Replies  
Changed the HD in my MBP (C2D) quite recently myself. With the right tools it took me all of about 30-minutes to do. Just use care (and patience) when taking off the top cover.

Approach taken:
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Posted by sedlacek, on Nov 12, 2007 at 03:37 PM, in Mac Notebooks
final update for me on this subject. Things... 1,317 Views / 15 Replies  
final update for me on this subject.

Things are running much quieter now. fan rarely get above 3K (and that was during a video ichat session). So maybe my issues were ultimately related to...
Posted by sedlacek, on Nov 5, 2007 at 08:12 PM, in Mac Notebooks
true enuf, but I've my MBP is a C2D...... 1,317 Views / 15 Replies  
true enuf, but I've my MBP is a C2D......
Posted by sedlacek, on Nov 4, 2007 at 08:42 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Since my initial issues with the high fan speeds,... 1,317 Views / 15 Replies  
Since my initial issues with the high fan speeds, things have been pretty quiet so far....(fingers crossed). As for running processes, the only process that shows up has using >50% cpu is Finder...
Posted by sedlacek, on Nov 3, 2007 at 04:10 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Want to confirm the same observation with my MBP... 1,284 Views / 5 Replies  
Want to confirm the same observation with my MBP (C2D) machine. It just took me 3 reboot cycles for things to reboot without a hard shutdown.

Any ideas out there???

-a
Posted by sedlacek, on Nov 3, 2007 at 07:26 AM, in macOS
Thx, I know about and use istat, And u r... 1,317 Views / 15 Replies  
Thx, I know about and use istat, And u r correct, the fans are constantly running (nominally around 2000 rpm). But upon installation of 10.5, fan activity has increased quite a bit.

-a
Posted by sedlacek, on Nov 3, 2007 at 06:24 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I thought my MBP felt a tiny bit snappier..... ... 22,375 Views / 73 Replies  
I thought my MBP felt a tiny bit snappier.....

*******--> Tiger <-- ******
Results 110.57
System Info
Xbench Version 1.3
System Version 10.4.10 (8R2232)
Physical RAM 3072 MB...
Posted by sedlacek, on Nov 2, 2007 at 07:49 PM, in macOS
10.5 + MBP (C2D/3GB) = excessive fan 1,317 Views / 15 Replies  
Just installed 10.5 last night and the fan on my MBP is definitely going on much more than with 10.4.x. It's started with the original spotlight indexing activity and then for some apps (e.g., video...
Posted by sedlacek, on Nov 2, 2007 at 05:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks
OpenOffice unaware of Spaces 51,148 Views / 363 Replies  
Not sure if this is an 10.5 issue or X11 or OpenOffice issue.

Just got 10.5 yesterday (talk about hours turning into days and days into weeks) and upon installation (archive and install) I was...
Posted by sedlacek, on Nov 2, 2007 at 01:08 PM, in macOS
Along similar lines. Will TM complain if use two... 5,287 Views / 6 Replies  
Along similar lines. Will TM complain if use two adequately sized HDs? As a MBP owner having TM back things up to a HD located at work and then doing it's thing to another HD located at home would...
Posted by sedlacek, on Nov 2, 2007 at 12:53 PM, in macOS
So Cliff_O.....you did nothing more than what... 24,569 Views / 212 Replies  
So Cliff_O.....you did nothing more than what you've written here? No other hacks and such? (my copy of 10.5 is still on the way :brick: thanks to a secretary here at work who clearly doesn't get...
Posted by sedlacek, on Oct 29, 2007 at 08:36 AM, in macOS
Crystal-ball time: rev 2 of iPhone 1,688 Views / 13 Replies  
my current cellphone is barely breathing and I'm hoping/anticipating that Apple will release rev.2 of the iphone for the holidays. What's the word on the street...reasonable time frame? (wouldn't...
Posted by sedlacek, on Oct 27, 2007 at 10:33 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Can anyone verify the following workaround -... 24,569 Views / 212 Replies  
Can anyone verify the following workaround - originally posted at
Mac Forums - View Single Post - No Airdisk (Airport) Time Machine Backups!...
Posted by sedlacek, on Oct 26, 2007 at 08:05 AM, in macOS
>Leopard is needed to do Time Machine okay I'm... 24,569 Views / 212 Replies  
>Leopard is needed to do Time Machine
okay I'm confused.... What difference does it make to Leopard/TM on my laptop whether the backup HD is attached via fireware, USB or wifi (read: airdisk)?
Posted by sedlacek, on Oct 26, 2007 at 07:41 AM, in macOS
The Official Time Machine Disk Thread 24,569 Views / 212 Replies  
Am I correct in my understanding that Time Machine will not recognise hard drives attached to Apple's own wifi network via Airport Extreme?? That's a pretty big oversight IMHO for it detracts from...
Posted by sedlacek, on Oct 25, 2007 at 10:40 PM, in macOS
I'm able to answer my own question.:cool: ... 1,587 Views / 1 Replies  
I'm able to answer my own question.:cool:

All I needed to do is restart the AE base station. Now Airport Utility can see my base station , I can see my airdisks and I can print. And, so far, I'm...
Posted by sedlacek, on Oct 3, 2007 at 08:43 PM, in Networking
Airport Extreme Firmware update 7.2.1 1,587 Views / 1 Replies  
Just got back from a business trip and discovered that Apple released a Firmware update for the AE basestation. Before I left things were working great (e.g., printing work, access to airdisks, etc.)...
Posted by sedlacek, on Oct 3, 2007 at 09:30 AM, in Networking
listen to the advice given.... 705 Views / 10 Replies  
clone that HD before it fails. The HD in my MBP C2D started clicking not too long ago (and I also noticed a signficant slow down in file reads and writes). Luckily for me I was in the process of...
Posted by sedlacek, on Sep 26, 2007 at 08:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Ha! I did it to myself. I was just talking about... 6,410 Views / 99 Replies  
Ha! I did it to myself. I was just talking about how good my C2D MBP was to me over this past year and just last night the HD went bellyup on me (invalid node structure). And to add insult to...
Posted by sedlacek, on Sep 10, 2007 at 06:26 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I'm a scientist and I do exclusively data... 6,410 Views / 99 Replies  
I'm a scientist and I do exclusively data reduction in both X (Igor Pro, Mathematica, LabView) and Parallels (got windose-based Matlab [Mathwork's wants to charge me for full price to get an X...
Posted by sedlacek, on Sep 9, 2007 at 08:31 PM, in Mac Notebooks
strategy for TIme Machine using AE and usb shared disk.... 461 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi Gang-

In preparation for Leopard's Time Machine, I've recently bought a 750 GB USB HD form home network that I've attached to my AE base station. However, I noticed (and confirmed via various...
Posted by sedlacek, on Sep 9, 2007 at 08:01 PM, in Networking
Fortunately you do not have to remove the upper... 585 Views / 5 Replies  
Fortunately you do not have to remove the upper case to get access to the keyboard ribbon....simply remove the battery and unplug the larger of the two ribbons that can be seen underneath the...
Posted by sedlacek, on Aug 14, 2007 at 09:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Thanks for the inputs and ideas! Much... 585 Views / 5 Replies  
Thanks for the inputs and ideas! Much appreciated.

to bballe336: the issue is not me causing the 'e' key to stick, but rather a bad electrical contact that causes the 'e' key to engage. Using...
Posted by sedlacek, on Aug 14, 2007 at 05:52 PM, in Mac Notebooks
disable MBP laptop when ext'l keyboard attached 585 Views / 5 Replies  
I need a new keyboard for my MBP (the 'e' key will spontaneously get stuck and keep on dumping 'e's forever). Fortunately Apple is going to replace the bad keyboard once the replacement comes in....
Posted by sedlacek, on Aug 13, 2007 at 09:25 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I recently purchased a 2-GB DIMM from... 856 Views / 4 Replies  
I recently purchased a 2-GB DIMM from otherworlds, which brought my MBP up to 3-GB. I have had no problems...

Apple MacBook Pro Memory upgrade and hard drive options for all Core 2 Duo 2.16GHz...
Posted by sedlacek, on Dec 29, 2006 at 06:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Thanks Guys...I was concluding as much last... 9,572 Views / 9 Replies  
Thanks Guys...I was concluding as much last night. Will definitely read up on the links.

cheers.
Posted by sedlacek, on Dec 27, 2006 at 12:20 PM, in Applications
ichat connection failure...help 9,572 Views / 9 Replies  
Hi gang-

Here's my issue: I can ichat AV to another Mac from within my LAN with no problem. I can also connect from work (and from behind work's firewall) to this other mac at home, again, with...
Posted by sedlacek, on Dec 26, 2006 at 08:09 PM, in Applications
This is one sweet app. As a scientist I have... 568 Views / 3 Replies  
This is one sweet app. As a scientist I have 100s of scientific papers saved as PDFs and this app allows me to quickly scan for a specific paper. For example, often I will remember the author's...
Posted by sedlacek, on Dec 16, 2006 at 10:09 AM, in Applications
Also a big fan of Parallels. I use it to run a... 1,742 Views / 10 Replies  
Also a big fan of Parallels. I use it to run a couple of windoze-only programs (Grams and MathCad) and for my data reduction needs Parallels is more than fast enough. Furthermore, with the release...
Posted by sedlacek, on Dec 13, 2006 at 05:51 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Finally pulled myself out of the lab. Yes I... 1,548 Views / 19 Replies  
Finally pulled myself out of the lab.

Yes I do notice a performance improvement, especially when I have many apps open. No I haven't quantified it, but rather just a subjective observation. I...
Posted by sedlacek, on Dec 12, 2006 at 10:46 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Got a 2-GB SO-DIMM from OtherWorld Computing to... 1,548 Views / 19 Replies  
Got a 2-GB SO-DIMM from OtherWorld Computing to bring me up to 3-GB. :cool:
Posted by sedlacek, on Dec 10, 2006 at 11:13 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I, too, range from 45-65 (the upper end... 1,003 Views / 12 Replies  
I, too, range from 45-65 (the upper end experienced when I'm running MathCad within Parallels (rev. 3036), and having Mail, word, Safari, Igor Pro active). Compared to the temperatures others have...
Posted by sedlacek, on Dec 10, 2006 at 10:47 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Have had my C2D (2.33GHz/15-in) for nearly 3 wks... 4,487 Views / 42 Replies  
Have had my C2D (2.33GHz/15-in) for nearly 3 wks and I am completely thrilled that I waited until now to get my new laptop (upgraded from a TiBk/667). I have installed the usual compliment of...
Posted by sedlacek, on Nov 28, 2006 at 10:45 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Just retired my TiBk/667 with the delivery of a... 1,009 Views / 17 Replies  
Just retired my TiBk/667 with the delivery of a new 15" C2D MBP/2.33. The unit was moderately fragile (one hinge got broken a couple of years ago, requiring a small epoxy repair job), but it has...
Posted by sedlacek, on Nov 26, 2006 at 05:06 PM, in Mac Notebooks
My question still remains: does Apple sell the... 1,548 Views / 19 Replies  
My question still remains: does Apple sell the 2-GB SO-DIMM? When I went to the Apple store I couldn't find the 2-GB DIMM for sale. Since one can buy a new MBP w/3-GB, I assumed one could purchase ...
Posted by sedlacek, on Nov 21, 2006 at 10:28 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Does Apple sell the 2-GB DIMM for the MBP C2D? 1,548 Views / 19 Replies  
I want to max out the RAM on my new MBP, so I need a 1-GB SO-DIMM + a 2-GB SO-DIMM, but am I correct in my understanding that Apple isn't selling the 2-GB SO-DIMM? I just visited the online Apple...
Posted by sedlacek, on Nov 21, 2006 at 06:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Got to answer my own question: A quick... 1,817 Views / 2 Replies  
Got to answer my own question:

A quick qoogle search gave me a kludgy method, but one that works nonetheless. Essentially one converts the *.pst files to mbox files via Mozilla's Thunderbird...
Posted by sedlacek, on Nov 13, 2006 at 09:59 PM, in Applications
easiest/cheapest way to import outlook *.pst files into Mail 1,817 Views / 2 Replies  
Subject line says it all.

TIA

-A
Posted by sedlacek, on Nov 13, 2006 at 06:27 PM, in Applications
I just upgraded from a rev-2 G4 PB and would have... 1,189 Views / 13 Replies  
I just upgraded from a rev-2 G4 PB and would have also upgraded if I had a later model PB as well. As a scientist I have to use several Windoze-based analysis programs for which there is no OSX...
Posted by sedlacek, on Nov 11, 2006 at 10:57 AM, in Mac Notebooks
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