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2010/12/02 | 1,049 | 4,200 | <issue_start>username_0: I wanted to know if there is a standard way of making licenses on Mac OS 10.6. For exemple, if I am creating an application and I want to create a licensing system, do I leave a file somewhere in the system that my application can read/write?<issue_comment>username_1: DRM is handled by apple au... |
2010/12/02 | 213 | 847 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to have Remote Desktop running in Full Screen mode ? Like it is possible to have with Real VNC, for instance.<issue_comment>username_1: 
In 3.3.2 you can have it running full screen by clicking the fullscreen icon; bu... |
2010/12/02 | 451 | 1,694 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to add twitter names to my contacts in Address Book. But I cannot find an obvious place to do so.
The best fit would be as instant messaging username, but twitter is not listed among the services. I there a way to add a service here? Does anyone know where they are stored?
I could add ... |
2010/12/02 | 473 | 1,675 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Can I safely charge my iPhone 4 overnight on a regular basis?](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/893/can-i-safely-charge-my-iphone-4-overnight-on-a-regular-basis)
>
>
>
Is leaving the phone on the charger overnight really really bad for your iPh... |
2010/12/02 | 345 | 1,376 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a way to use the processor of the graphic card on a new MacBook Pro to do some long and repetitive calculations?<issue_comment>username_1: Running computationally expensive tasks on the GPU is something that is coded on the development side. This is not something an end user can do dir... |
2010/12/02 | 753 | 2,826 | <issue_start>username_0: In my work environment I have three smaller monitors and love the productivity benefit. At home I have two 27" displays (the iMac and an external cinema display), but am having trouble laying them out on my desk so I can effectively use them without neck strain. What's the best layout for ensur... |
2010/12/02 | 234 | 941 | <issue_start>username_0: We have a pod of 30 MacBooks and MacBook Pros that don't get used over the holidays.
What's best practice to store the laptops for 6 weeks? I know that when you store laptops for long periods at half charge, unplugged in a cool place is a good idea, but in practice I've just put them plugged-... |
2010/12/02 | 1,005 | 3,949 | <issue_start>username_0: The wireless transmit rate of my MacBook Core 2 Duo is extremely unstable. That is, when I connect to my AirPort Express the transfer rate is good for about one minute and after that it suddenly drops (option click on the AirPort icon shows a transmit rate of 1...).
The strange thing is that w... |
2010/12/03 | 569 | 1,981 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently acquired a [Hauppauge HD PVR](http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr.html) which my Xbox 360 is currently plugged into. I can record media from it using [HD PVR Capture](http://www.hdpvrcapture.com/cms/) or use it as a TV Recorder via [EyeTV](http://www.elgato.com/elgato/n... |
2010/12/03 | 399 | 1,452 | <issue_start>username_0: I downloaded the newest version of iTunes because it said it couldn't update the iPod Touch to 4.2 without it, but after the download I went to update my iPod Touch and iTunes said it couldn't contact the update server. This happened when I downloaded iTunes 9 and tried to update, but I never f... |
2010/12/03 | 914 | 3,172 | <issue_start>username_0: ~~I want my previous browsing tabs to be restored when restarting Safari. I can do this in Firefox and Chrome. Is there a setting or an extension for this?~~
**EDIT:** So it turns out I was killing (word choice?) the Safari browser (and the Chrome browser for that matter). When I just Quit the... |
2010/12/03 | 521 | 2,185 | <issue_start>username_0: My home network is very secure, but my school's wireless network is open, which makes it vulnerable to wireless sniffing (e.g. with Firesheep). I just discovered the Location feature and I think it's really neat, but it doesn't make obvious a way to automatically switch Location based on which ... |
2010/12/03 | 642 | 2,262 | <issue_start>username_0: What does the power button on the Apple Wireless Keyboard do? When it is paired to a MacBook in clamshell mode, does pushing the power button put the MacBook to sleep, wake it up, or have some other effect? Is the power button strictly limited to turning on and off the keyboard itself?<issue_co... |
2010/12/03 | 440 | 1,604 | <issue_start>username_0: Often I find myself shuffling large directories (20 GB+) of data between computers or drives. What is the most **reliable** way to ensure that all data is being exactly mirrored with permissions/dates intact?
Bonus points if it's wrapped in a GUI rather than a terminal command.
I saw [this](h... |
2010/12/03 | 358 | 1,417 | <issue_start>username_0: I took some photos on my iPod Touch, and I want to use them on my Mac. I've synced the devices, but I don't know where the photos are.
* I looked in iTunes (since it seems to want to manage everything about my iPod, even the things which aren't "tunes"), but I don't see a photo section there.
... |
2010/12/03 | 269 | 905 | <issue_start>username_0: I may be considering to get the iMac.
I don't own a TV, but I would love to be able to use it as such. I understand it has a DisplayPort input for these types of purposes.
What would I need to get to get my Wii and analogue TV (PAL) hooked up to this?<issue_comment>username_1: The best way to... |
2010/12/04 | 214 | 825 | <issue_start>username_0: Whenever I try to open up StarCraft II, the updating screen appears for a few seconds on 50%. The window then disappears, but it is still shown as open in the dock (light is on under the icon). How can I fix this problem?<issue_comment>username_1: I would add this as a comment but I don't have ... |
2010/12/04 | 671 | 2,280 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I "page down" in the terminal?<issue_comment>username_1: There are two answers to this question.
The first is globally useable. I'll assume you're on a narrow/laptop keyboard. In those instances, `Fn`+`Down ▼` acts as Page Down, and just to expand that thought out entirely:
* `Fn`+`Up... |
2010/12/04 | 472 | 1,643 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there an iPad app that will give me turn-by-turn instructions for south africa, or do I need to use an iPhone app and the 2X button?<issue_comment>username_1: I'm not aware of any iPad specific apps for South African turn-by-turn navigation.
But, [ALK Technologies, Ltd](http://itunes.apple.... |
2010/12/04 | 1,036 | 3,949 | <issue_start>username_0: what is the quickest way to transfer a bunch of photos (and videos) that come from an iphone to another iPhone's camera roll?
* Sync with iPhoto/Aperture is not an option: they wouldn't end up in the camera roll
* Opening from email or dropbox one by one and saving them is not an option: too m... |
2010/12/04 | 2,151 | 8,994 | <issue_start>username_0: *Edit: The below was written before Lion came out, so this post is referring to what is now called "Legacy FileVault", which encrypts only your home directory.*
I've enabled FileVault on my computer and haven't had any problems yet, but I've read online that FileVault has issues. What are thes... |
2010/12/05 | 1,035 | 4,354 | <issue_start>username_0: Browsing the "network neighborhood" in OS X Finder does show XP machines, but not Windows 7 machines. (Vista machines have a similar problem). I can connect manually to Windows 7 machines ("connect to server" and then specifying "smb://ip\_or\_name"), but want to be able to browse Win 7 machine... |
2010/12/05 | 378 | 1,547 | <issue_start>username_0: I would like to transfer photos from one computer to another, but I would like to maintain the originals (most of them are re-touched), faces information, gps coordinates, whether the image has been hidden, and it's rating. I know that transferring using the built in sharing mechanism will remo... |
2010/12/05 | 436 | 1,696 | <issue_start>username_0: I want one to do one simple task: Manage my iPhone 4 apps using the iTunes interface on my laptop. I've done it before, but now there's a problem.
When I go to the Apps section on iTunes, the apps are all faded out and I can't get access to move Apps around. If I click on the Sync Apps button,... |
2010/12/05 | 511 | 2,010 | <issue_start>username_0: I've got an iPhone 4, not quite sure which version of iOS, but I keep current.
Recently, I got an update for one of the apps, started it, and then for some reason it got stuck on "Waiting..." indefinitely. Another app later offered an upgrade, and when I accepted it got stuck on "Waiting...". ... |
2010/12/05 | 851 | 3,821 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any keyboard shortcut like `ctrl`+`tab` for switching between open editors in Eclipse except for the advertised `cmd`+`F6`?
Is there a way to customise it?<issue_comment>username_1: If I get right you want `cmd`+`option` + (`→` or `←`)
And also you can change any shortcuts by going t... |
2010/12/05 | 963 | 4,166 | <issue_start>username_0: So, I wiped my drive clean on my MacBook and reinstalled the OS. Happily the best of my music was safe on my iPhone and I figured it would easily flow back to my iTunes library.
Not so happily, I can't seem to figure out how to get this music, which is mine, to the laptop, which is mine, from ... |
2010/12/07 | 347 | 1,351 | <issue_start>username_0: Basically, I want to be able to tether my laptop to my iPhone 4 but I don't want to pay for extra service or lose my unlimited plan. I've heard there were some apps that had easter eggs but are no longer available. I've also heard that you can do some things if you have a developer account.
So... |
2010/12/07 | 479 | 1,955 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an iPhone 4 with an iTunes account. My husband got his own iPhone 4 today. Is it better to have one or two iTunes accounts, but not have to rebuy apps.<issue_comment>username_1: I think that Apple's article on [iTunes Home Sharing](http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3819) should cover what yo... |
2010/12/07 | 237 | 903 | <issue_start>username_0: After upgrading the iPad to 4.2.1 the screen rotation lock button no longer has any effect on the screen rotation. Instead it turns off the speaker. I've looked in settings but I don't seem to find any way to change this behavior.<issue_comment>username_1: At [iPad: Understanding screen rotatio... |
2010/12/07 | 467 | 1,864 | <issue_start>username_0: I do not use the voicemail at all and from time to time I keep pressing the voicemail button by mistake.
I am looking for a solution to this problem. I observed many others are complaining about the same problem, even on Apple's forum but they closed the thread and keep it unresolved :p<issue... |
2010/12/07 | 286 | 972 | <issue_start>username_0: **If** you tell iTunes to upgrade your iPhone from os4 to os4.versionupdate (example)...
**Does** iTunes automatically back it up before attempting upgrade?
my phone is currently in recovery mode - and I don't know whether it backed up or not (you rookie!!!)
**EDIT** I have browsed to the ba... |
2010/12/07 | 793 | 3,050 | <issue_start>username_0: [Dutch surnames](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_names#Surnames) are kind of weird, in that a lot of them start with small words such as
de/'t/het ("the"), van ("of"), van 't, van der ("of the"), etc. This makes them a pain to enter in most address books, since you really want to ignore tha... |
2010/12/07 | 459 | 1,859 | <issue_start>username_0: I've setup a VPN connection using AnchorFree.com on my iPhone 4 which works great, the issue I have is when my iPhone goes to sleep or screen locks the VPN connection appears to auto disconnect and doesn't reconnect unless I manually make it. I saw a thread [here](http://discussions.apple.com/t... |
2010/12/07 | 2,395 | 7,916 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to set to open a folder in finder with `Enter`.
I know it's possible to open a folder with `⌘ Command` + `↓ Down Arrow` but I don't like it and I never use it because it's easier to use the trackpad, but enter would be the easiest way.
I tried to set it trough the keyboard shortcuts bu... |
2010/12/08 | 441 | 1,741 | <issue_start>username_0: What are my options for using [TOR](https://www.torproject.org/) on an iPod Touch, either using something similar to the VPN settings, or through dedicated apps for browsing/email/RSS ?<issue_comment>username_1: I suspect you would be able to use [TorVPN's](http://torvpn.com/) PPTP Server, just... |
2010/12/08 | 278 | 988 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to use my happy hacking keyboard with ipad.
I just read an aritlce about changes on ios 4.2. One of changes I noticed was that voltage changes for camera kit on ios 4.2. I also read that USB keyboards no longer works with camera kit on ios 4.2.
Is that true?<issue_comment>username_1: Y... |
2010/12/08 | 474 | 2,023 | <issue_start>username_0: The Apple shop lists **glossy** and **antiglare** options for their Hi-Res screens and I'm not sure what the difference is, and in particular which one is better for editing photos.<issue_comment>username_1: In my experience I would have to say the glossy. Even though the resolutions are the sa... |
2010/12/08 | 958 | 3,314 | <issue_start>username_0: I would like to schedule a task to execute with parameters at a specific time/date in the future.
Does OS X include any such tool (even if it's command-line)? If not, are there any free or relatively cheap tools out there to accomplish this?<issue_comment>username_1: There are two Unix command... |
2010/12/08 | 506 | 1,484 | <issue_start>username_0: Does anyone know of any iPad cases that are so indestructible, that you would entrust a 3-year-old with an iPad?<issue_comment>username_1: I don't think there is one. The glass-front of the iPad is way to big for any case to make handling it completely secure.
If I had kids, I would just stay ... |
2010/12/08 | 635 | 2,385 | <issue_start>username_0: I am trying to make ports on my OS X 10.6.5 MBP accessible to the open internet.
The only thing I could find in the system firewall was allowing (or disallowing) a particular.app file, but nothing about specific ports. From Googling I read that the firewall is supposed to let an allowed.app us... |
2010/12/09 | 897 | 3,347 | <issue_start>username_0: Last night before I went to sleep my iphone battery was at 30% and the active usage was about 6 hours ( since last full charge). However this morning when I woke up I found that my battery went flat. Upon some checking I discovered that it was on active usage for 12 hours. Which means that when... |
2010/12/09 | 848 | 3,173 | <issue_start>username_0: I am using Google's exchange service on my iPhone, and I have successfully selected which calendars I want to sync by going to m.google.com or whatever the Sync address is. However, in the native iPhone app, I have this weird calendar called "Birthdays" in the "Other Calendars" section. I have ... |
2010/12/09 | 435 | 1,572 | <issue_start>username_0: I often need to open many finder windows at the same time and my desktop becomes cluttered.
Is there any way to get tabs in Finder so one window can host multiple folders?<issue_comment>username_1: Update: As shown in File Menu and being consistent with the rest of the macOS shortcuts, `comma... |
2010/12/09 | 511 | 1,864 | <issue_start>username_0: Ive now switched back over to MobileMe for all of my calendar stuff.
I was wondering though, if I go to 'Calendars', it also displays a calendar 'On My iPhone'. I don't think I would ever want to use it (because I want it to write to one of my two MobileMe Calendars).
Is there any way to re... |
2010/12/09 | 553 | 1,876 | <issue_start>username_0: I've recently switched from Linux to Mac. One thing that is really killing my emacs memory muscles right now is the lack of `alt`+`f` and `alt`+`b` to jump forward and backward by word.
I've gotten the meta/option flag flipped in Terminal.app preferences (so `alt`+`.` now works as expected), ... |
2010/12/09 | 789 | 2,750 | <issue_start>username_0: When using Smartfolders in Mac OS 10.6.5, is it possible to choose *where* to search beyond the 2 button choices? One button is usually "This Mac' (too broad) and the other one is a folder that has never been the one I want - in fact, I would want to **exclude** a particular folder (ie the Libr... |
2010/12/10 | 739 | 2,834 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an apple 30" monitor plugged into my late 2008 15" Macbook Pro. Every once in a while when I start up the Macbook pro the monitor will first turn on, then off and repeat indefinitely until I unplug the DVI connection. If I place a finger on the power touch switch on the side the monitor,... |
2010/12/10 | 1,037 | 3,750 | <issue_start>username_0: I am adding a 30" monitor to my existing setup (a 24" monitor) for use with a 2009 13" MacBook Pro 5,5 with DisplayPort. This is the model with the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M video card. This MacBook Pro should support the higher resolution of the 30 inch model (2500x1600 res), but...
How do I add t... |
2010/12/10 | 565 | 1,994 | <issue_start>username_0: The guidelines I read on the Internet ask me to clean the oil off my iphone 4 surface by [using a slightly damped cloth](http://www.maciverse.com/clean-your-iphone-4.html).
But is there any method that I can use to clean off the oil without using damped cloth?<issue_comment>username_1: Apple s... |
2010/12/10 | 429 | 1,588 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to install a few CPAN modules in OS X.
It filed since the module I want requires make and gcc to be installed. A quick google on the subject tells me that I need to install "Apple Developer Tools".
Do I really have to install the entire Xcode package (it's a 3 GB download) just to get ... |
2010/12/10 | 622 | 2,269 | <issue_start>username_0: Can anyone recommend me a productivity/workflow tool that does the following?
* I would like it to be task based
* I would like to be able to set:
+ a due-date
+ priority
+ status (for example: started, paused, waiting for input, finished, cancelled)
* I would like to be able to link direct... |
2010/12/10 | 270 | 979 | <issue_start>username_0: I am happy with iTunes 9 and am a bit leery of upgrading to iTunes 10 on my Mac based on some feedback I've heard from others. Can I duplicate `iTunes.app` in my Applications folder prior to running Software Update to update to iTunes 10, and use the backup iTunes to run iTunes 9 if I am not ha... |
2010/12/10 | 454 | 1,896 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a NetBoot image which I use for booting into to do things like disk maintenance and testing new applications without having to install them on my workstation. It's really handy, but I created it a while ago and much of the software on it is now out of date, like the OS, QuickTime, and Sa... |
2010/12/10 | 1,603 | 5,878 | <issue_start>username_0: Personally, I have not signed up the Ping service that is included in iTunes 10. My main reason for avoiding it is the fact that Apple requires you to use your real, full name for registration.
What are your opinions of the service?
* pros/cons
* privacy or security concerns?
* things you wis... |
2010/12/10 | 1,270 | 3,877 | <issue_start>username_0: I have used `sudo gem install` to install a few gems. My question is how do I know where the executable was installed, so I can add it to the path in `.bash_profile`?<issue_comment>username_1: I believe that al that is in `/usr/bin` and similar.
You can always try `whereis xxxxx` and `locate x... |
2010/12/10 | 2,261 | 7,494 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a tangled mess of python installations on my laptop. I was looking at the executables in `/usr/local/bin` and they are all symbolic links to `../../../Library......`
There's some weird behavior surrounding this. If I do `ls -lhaG` I see `--->` and the relative path to the right of the s... |
2010/12/10 | 1,793 | 6,538 | <issue_start>username_0: As a heavy Emacs user, I like to remap my Caps Lock key to function as the Ctrl key. There is a convenient dialog in the Keyboard Preference Pane to do that. But the problem is that this setting gets lost after someone logs into another account that hasn't this preference set.
So is there any... |
2010/12/10 | 566 | 1,891 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any way to add, remove, or modify user accounts via the command line? I'm not talking about an account for a system process or daemon, I mean is there any way to add a user account, change, user real names, icons, FileVault protection, Admin/normal/limited user status, and basically do... |
2010/12/10 | 687 | 2,472 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> What are the best dock replacements?
>
>
> It's frustrating to keep track of
> windows in the dock unless they're
> minimized. For instance, I often have
> 10-15 separate PDF documents open.
> It's a mess to keep track of them on
> the dock.
>
>
>
-- <NAME><issue_comment>usernam... |
2010/12/11 | 343 | 1,185 | <issue_start>username_0: Fyi.. I searched Apple.SE and didn't found an answer, so I am posting here.
Currently I open Quicksilver by Ctrl + Shift + spacebar. And my Spotlight preference is Cmd + spacebar.
Most of the time I use Quicksilver, I would like to change this. I know how to change this for spotlight, but not... |
2010/12/11 | 777 | 3,255 | <issue_start>username_0: I've been having some trouble with one of the third-party apps on my iPod Touch 4gen, and realized that a lot of apps I use (which isn't many) have been spontaneously exiting, recently. Safari and Youtube both did this a few times today.
Is this normal? iOS apps tend to go back to what they we... |
2010/12/11 | 519 | 2,100 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Camera that supports RAW (Panasonic Lumix FZ35), but sadly iPhoto (and Aperture) don't support this format.
Short of reporting Feedback to Apple and hoping for the best, is there any other way to make iPhoto work with this RAW Format, like a "Plugin" that integrates neatly into iPhoto... |
2010/12/11 | 690 | 2,548 | <issue_start>username_0: I tried to make a bootable Ubuntu installation USB drive according to [these instructions](http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download).
However, when the procedure is finished, the USB drive does not show up in the "Startup Manager", nor does it show up on boot with `alt` pressed. What ... |
2010/12/12 | 106 | 384 | <issue_start>username_0: So I tried to change the output of my terminal prompt but when I try something like /W it just puts the /W not the path. For example `export PS1="/W $ "`turns my prompt into "/W $"<issue_comment>username_1: It needs to be `\W`, with a backslash.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>userna... |
2010/12/12 | 193 | 818 | <issue_start>username_0: Somehow recently I managed to mess up my Desktop folder so the contents are no longer displayed on the actual desktop. Anybody have any ideas how to get this back? It's not a problem normally since I normally use spotlight, but it'd be nice to have.
Thanks<issue_comment>username_1: There is an... |
2010/12/12 | 312 | 1,077 | <issue_start>username_0: When watching a video, or making a presentation, is there an option or a tool to disable all screensaving, energy savings and all? Regardless of if the power is plugged, I'd like to keep the screen fully on.
I know I can manually adjust the settings everytime. But is there a "presentation" mod... |
2010/12/12 | 233 | 740 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm running OS X Snow Leopard & CocoaSuite 1.4.<issue_comment>username_1: The best 3rd-party based solution for you is to use [Caffeine](http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/caffeine.html).
>
> ***About Caffeine:*** A tiny program that
> puts an icon in the right side ... |
2010/12/12 | 618 | 2,353 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a difference between bulk-moving files with Drag & Drop vs `mv`?
Use case:
Volume External\_Drive\_A has about 8000 files totalling 9GB. External\_Drive\_B has 74GB of free space. The desired end result is to move all the files from A to B so that A can be wiped and put to use in ano... |
2010/12/13 | 154 | 633 | <issue_start>username_0: I'd like to have DropBox running under multiple user accounts on a Mac, even after a reboot. The Mac auto logs in as one user, not me. How to best achieve this?<issue_comment>username_1: You'll have to configure Dropbox identically for all users, at least to the extent of "start at login", and ... |
2010/12/13 | 326 | 1,199 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a couple of iPod Touches, a 3rd generation and a 4th generation. I would like to get an AC adaptor so that I can plug them into the wall to charge. The Apple charger is $30, which seems quite expensive to me (the cheapest 3rd-party USB charging units are just a few dollars).
Is there an... |
2010/12/13 | 398 | 1,648 | <issue_start>username_0: I use iPhoto to manage my pictures. I have, therefore, over several years gained quite a set of *Events* as iPhoto calls them.
I also have lots of one-off pictures that people send me that I want to keep. Not sure they deserve their own event, though, as the *Events* page is becoming pretty la... |
2010/12/13 | 600 | 2,423 | <issue_start>username_0: I lost a big chunk of my iTunes library due to a disk failure. The database is fine, but the song files are missing. Luckily for me, iTunes will let me reimport the CDs and preserve my existing playlists, play counts, etc. iTunes is set to import automatically on disc insertion, so when I stick... |
2010/12/13 | 371 | 1,530 | <issue_start>username_0: I did a stupid thing with one Event in iPhoto library. I thought of making a copy of this Event, and I did use the menu duplicate.
Instead of creating another copy of event, it did copies of all the photos inside the existing event. (new to iPhoto usage ;-))
So the big task I have is to delet... |
2010/12/13 | 265 | 973 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for a piece of software that is a tracking studio, that allows you to use your keyboard to perform at least piano parts, or at best, any instrument.
Needless to say I mean keyboard as in my QWERTY keyboard I'm typing into right now. MIDI support is optional, but probably already th... |
2010/12/13 | 389 | 1,393 | <issue_start>username_0: My iPhone 4 data usage suddenly spiked. From using 30-40% of my monthly allowance in the average month (3-400Mb out of a allowed 1Gb), recently I used 175% (1.75Gb) in a single day.
I have to assume that they numbers from my carrier are more or less correct. The figure shown in Settings > Gen... |
2010/12/14 | 1,125 | 4,314 | <issue_start>username_0: I've installed the latest version of NeoOffice 3.2.1 on my May, 2010 2.66 GHz Core i7 MacBook Pro running Mac OS X 10.6.5 (8.0 GB RAM).
Regardless of what I do, whether its Writer, Calc, or Impress, the application's response has been extremely "laggy", (i.e. the exact opposite of snappy...can... |
2010/12/14 | 614 | 2,244 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a custom Service that I've created in Automater (I'm on OS X 10.6.5). The Service executes an AppleScript which in turn executes a shell script. Here is the AppleScript:
```
on run {input, parameters}
-- do shell script "/usr/bin/find " & input & " -type f -name .DS_Store -delete -p... |
2010/12/14 | 623 | 2,620 | <issue_start>username_0: I have installed Google Latitude and am wondering how much quicker my battery will run flat? I know the way Apple implemented its "mutitasking" framework minimises the impact?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, any app that runs in the background needs some attention from the CPU, and this costs ba... |
2010/12/14 | 546 | 2,038 | <issue_start>username_0: Relatively new to the Mac world, I still find the 'Finder' not really that user friendly.
What free alternatives to Finder exist?
\*I mean really file browsers, not application launchers like Quicksilver, Launchy etc..<issue_comment>username_1: [muCommander](http://www.mucommander.com/) is a ... |
2010/12/14 | 1,280 | 4,942 | <issue_start>username_0: I find it very complicated to **move photos taken with my iPhone into my pc's photo library**.
I used to take photos with a compact camera, and pc applications could very easily import the photos because the compact camera shows up as a USB disk -- this way, importing photos was almost a one-... |
2010/12/14 | 613 | 2,277 | <issue_start>username_0: Actually I do use [the prey project](http://preyproject.com/) but was wondering about other tools or scripts one could use to find back information about a lost/stolen Mac.
With features like:
-Getting the ip address or any other localization information.
-Triggering the webcam remotely.
-Prot... |
2010/12/14 | 765 | 2,802 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to share my wired ethernet connection from my Windows 7 laptop with my MacBook Pro (running 10.6.5). I've just set it up to be an open network; no encryption. I'm pretty sure I set up the ad hoc network correctly, it's broadcasting, and I can connect to the network on the mac.
The ... |
2010/12/14 | 600 | 2,373 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm on windows 7 with bootcamp with a [bit older iMac](http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/imac.jpg). I installed the bootcamp stuff from my Leopard DVD and I updated my bootcamp to 2.0. with Apple Software Update but the Microphone is still not working.
How should I make the... |
2010/12/14 | 542 | 2,137 | <issue_start>username_0: This may be a problem specific to Reddit.com, but I find that if I follow a link to another site on mobile safari and hit back, that only part of the time will I see the latest copy of the page. A lot of times, I'll see a copy of the page from weeks ago that mobile Safari has cached for some re... |
2010/12/14 | 420 | 1,601 | <issue_start>username_0: In System Preferences > Expose and Spaces > Spaces Tab > to switch between spaces, there is a drop down list that allows you to select a modifier key and the arrows. The arrows are so far away from the rest of the keyboard! I want to bind to the vim keys (h, j, k, l) for (left, down, up, and ri... |
2010/12/14 | 978 | 4,052 | <issue_start>username_0: My Applications folder is getting pretty full and I'm starting to lose track of applications. I want to organize them in groups, but I've read that some applications don't properly handle being put inside a folder.
1) What is the truth to this statement? Is there a list of applications with kn... |
2010/12/15 | 790 | 3,220 | <issue_start>username_0: I would like to develop iPhone apps without using Mac OS X.
Is it possible to do this on Windows OS?<issue_comment>username_1: Nope, you have to use a Mac. All the tools are on the Mac, as is the simulator program you'll need to test in.
Even if you could somehow finagle the whole thing runnin... |
2010/12/15 | 594 | 2,111 | <issue_start>username_0: When I have abc.exe generated from C#/Mono source, I use 'mono abc.exe'.
Is there a way to run abc.exe with 'abc.exe' not 'mono abc.exe'? I mean, when I run 'abc.exe', can I make 'mono abc.exe' called automatically?<issue_comment>username_1: I don't have a lot of experience with mono but you'l... |
2010/12/15 | 641 | 2,836 | <issue_start>username_0: Why automatically adjust brightness doesn't work after I change the brightness manually using the hot keys although it's set to do so in the displays configuration?<issue_comment>username_1: I have noticed a few times that if I turn the brightness up very high, the auto adjust is not nearly as ... |
2010/12/15 | 752 | 3,191 | <issue_start>username_0: I work for a company which has several offices in various parts of the country (USA).
The division I'm part of wants to get an Apple iOS Developer Program license.
Another division (in another office/state) already has a license.
When we go to that division they said it would be better/easie... |
2010/12/15 | 462 | 1,703 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an update for the Dexter game on iPhone which is 400MB in size. Since I don't play this game anymore, I deleted the app. But iTunes still wants me to download the update and tells me I have "1 iTunes Download available".
I tried deleting it (pause then *right-click*-\*delete\*), but the... |
2010/12/15 | 2,260 | 7,894 | <issue_start>username_0: Hey everyone, I have a 2008 Mac Pro/2.83hzXEON(8)/8800GT512mb.
Is it possible for me to upgrade this machine to newer hardware, since it is Intel based? What would it entail to put a newer processor, ram and video card in this machine? Is it worth it?
Thanks<issue_comment>username_1: Certain ... |
2010/12/16 | 228 | 830 | <issue_start>username_0: [iPhone 4 supports](http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html):
1. up to 6 hours of 3G
2. up to 10 hours of wifi
But how many hours of game play can iphone 4 support?
I've been playing Angry Birds recently and it seems to me that the iPhone can only support **5** hours of Angry Birds. Is this n... |
2010/12/16 | 806 | 2,917 | <issue_start>username_0: MacBook Air was working fine yesterday. Switched it on this morning and it wouldn't boot, just hung on grey screen.
Eventually got the MacBook Air to safe boot, now MacBook Air boots normally (but very slowly). Once logged on (not through safe boot) AirPort is connected with IP Address but Saf... |
2010/12/17 | 470 | 1,961 | <issue_start>username_0: On <https://appleid.apple.com/> I changed the preferred language to French at least 10 times now, but it always comes back to German. Not immediately thus I see I can save the French language preference, but then I receive the next mail in German, I check my account and language is set to Germa... |
2010/12/17 | 703 | 2,555 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any way to automatically mark junk mail as 'read' in OS X (10.6.5) Mail? A free or shareware utility would be nice.
My mail provider supports junk filters that automatically moves selected messages to the junk folder, but does not mark them as read. OS X Mail picks them up (IMAP) and ... |
2010/12/17 | 566 | 2,103 | <issue_start>username_0: I've got an HFS+ formatted external drive that is starting to act a bit funny, mainly causing my mac mini (finder) to freeze up on occassion when accessing it.
Fearing imminent failure, what is the most comprehensive way to determine the health of the physical drive and the file system?
Verif... |
2010/12/17 | 487 | 1,872 | <issue_start>username_0: Following a MobileMe import of a Windows XP AddressBook legacy, there are hundreds of entries in the Mac Address Book like this:
```
First: <NAME>
Last:
First: <NAME>
Last:
```
It appears that what happened is that both the First and Last names in the Windows XP Address Book migrated to the ... |
2010/12/17 | 2,239 | 8,306 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm having trouble finding a coding environment that is comfortable and I'm hoping anyone has had the same problem. On my windows box at the office I've found my ideal coding environment that I really dig. VS2010 or Eclipse, Notepad++, WinScp, Fireftp is often everything I need.
On my macbook... |