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Mac OSX Noob thread of OSX noobs
- Thread starter koam
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I succesfully re-installed the whole operating system, thanks guys!
Anyway, the problem remains. Having installed iTunes X on my Mac Mini, I connect my iPhone 4 and go to the 'Apps' panel to add/remove apps. It's here, that iTunes X crashes and does everytime. There's no trouble with the other panels like books, photos, music, info etc.
How can I fix this? =/
Edit:
I read people got the same problem here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2571176&start=15&tstart=0
It seems Apple has to fix this. A quick solution would apparently be to sync the iPhone and clicking on the 'Apps' tab at the same time.
Anyway, the problem remains. Having installed iTunes X on my Mac Mini, I connect my iPhone 4 and go to the 'Apps' panel to add/remove apps. It's here, that iTunes X crashes and does everytime. There's no trouble with the other panels like books, photos, music, info etc.
How can I fix this? =/
Edit:
I read people got the same problem here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2571176&start=15&tstart=0
It seems Apple has to fix this. A quick solution would apparently be to sync the iPhone and clicking on the 'Apps' tab at the same time.
Futureman said:
If all you want is something to play music to wake you up, I really like Alarm Clock 2
- Fades up the volume gradually
- Press Enter to turn off, any other key to sleep
- Lets you assign the duration of the sleep timer
Particle Physicist
between a quark and a baryon
Anastacio said:
Maybe the issue is with your iphone? I don't have any problems, but I am not running a mac mini.
:/
have you tried calling Apple about this issue?
Backup gurus, need your help.
I have my iPhoto library on my MBP. I back up my MBP with time machine, plus an offsite super duper clone as often as I remember.
However, for my photos (probably my most important and irreplaceable files) i'd like to back them up separately. I don't want to just backup the iPhoto file, as it's massive and every time I change or import one photo, i'd have to backup the entire file again.
Are any of the usual suspects (superduper, CCC) capable of smartly backing up files inside packages? And back them up to a network location? Don't want to be backing up 20GB all the time
I have my iPhoto library on my MBP. I back up my MBP with time machine, plus an offsite super duper clone as often as I remember.
However, for my photos (probably my most important and irreplaceable files) i'd like to back them up separately. I don't want to just backup the iPhoto file, as it's massive and every time I change or import one photo, i'd have to backup the entire file again.
Are any of the usual suspects (superduper, CCC) capable of smartly backing up files inside packages? And back them up to a network location? Don't want to be backing up 20GB all the time
Neverender
Member
Is there any way to make Caffiene dim the display?
Particle Physicist
between a quark and a baryon
I used to hate tap to click, but just like Dabanton, I enabled it so as not to annoy my wife with my nighttime browsing in bed. It feels really odd going back to click now.
I've been using my macbook pro for the last couple months, really like it so far, very quick and snappy system, great matte screen - quick question: every now and then expose seems to just totally stop working, and the only way I can get it back is to use "killall Dock" command to reset the dock - is this a normal thing that just happens? Or is there potentially something funny about my system?
Karud said:
i have had this problem forever. what i've discovered after extensive research and testing that there could be several things keeping your computer up. i've found that keeping flash up in a firefox window can keep your computer awake. also, some applications and monitoring tools installed for using a printer (in my instance, it is an HP application suite) keeps your computer up.
it might have changed since i spent time researching all this (it bugged the crap out of me so much that i spent several days troubleshooting) and unfortunately some of the stuff is required for my work so i couldn't just get rid of the interfering issues. what i've used however is an application called PleaseSleep which forced my computer to sleep as dictated by your Energy Saver settings. PS used in conjunction with Caffeine has served me well, besides having two extra applications running and the horrible PS icon in the menubar.
I get that too occasionally. Only since Snow Leopard and only about 3 times at the most in the past year. Exposé will just suddenly die. But thankfully since most of that stuff is handled by the Dock killing the Dock will fix any problems. But it's weird. I think they make the Dock do too much. All those systems should be handled separately and killable independently.
My Mac doesn't sleep if Firefox is running, LOL. But yeah, experiment with quitting apps and background monitoring tools to see what's preventing it from sleeping.somnific said:
I got that Exposé bug occasionally before. Very infrequent though. At least killall Dock has minimal impact, only major downside is all the minimized and hidden windows are restored to the desktop.
hirokazu said:
I used to get that in the 5.x version of Chrome - I think it was from an errant Flash container blocking the screensaver/sleep. I used to have to Force Quit (not just Quit) Chrome for it to go back to normal. The 6.x version of Chrome seemed to fix this, but it wouldn't surprise me if Firefox had the same problem.
Particle Physicist
between a quark and a baryon
Any way to change the playback speed on video podcasts through itunes? Or do I have to use another program?
Dreams-Visions
Member
man fuck ping.
Mr. Wonderful
Member
LOL that Apple has to release software updates to upgrade their social network.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
Member
I HATE CHANGE
Edit: You can Post and Like anything that exists on iTunes now, it doesn't have to be something you've purchased.
Edit: You can Post and Like anything that exists on iTunes now, it doesn't have to be something you've purchased.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
I just bought a 20" C2D 2.0 aluminum iMac for $500 on craigslist. Not bad. At that price, I'm happy. Much better than dropping the $1500 on the 27" i5 I wanted. I'll get one of those eventually but for now, this 20" is great. I'm glad I made the switch to OSX.
Now, if only OneNote were available...
Now, if only OneNote were available...
Yeah, they completely scrapped it - which is pretty crazy you know .. a feature that introduces me to music that I might like and BUY from APPLE .. instead I could potentially see what Katy Perry is posting about in my iTunes .. SO USEFUL.
Lol.
I know they're getting a crap load of hate and criticism about this from everywhere so I expect the Genius Sidebar to return in the next update for sure. What a dumb decision.
Lol.
I know they're getting a crap load of hate and criticism about this from everywhere so I expect the Genius Sidebar to return in the next update for sure. What a dumb decision.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
Member
This assumes they don't have data about how often that thing was used anyway.X-Frame said:
I never used it, and I assumed no one else did either. Actually, I'm often surprised when I find people that use iTunes for music at all.
This Ping button is a bit silly. It should be given its own column so I can turn off the column and never see it again.
Well, they're replacing a sidebar that hardly anyone used with another sidebar that hardly anyone will use. :lolLiu Kang Baking A Pie said:
Ping is failing just like all of Google's social efforts. I think what Apple should've learnt from Google is that you can't just try to force a social network onto people by putting it everywhere whether people like it or not, and expect people to start loving and using it instead of hating it.
At least by iTunes 12, all mention of Ping will be gone after it's shit down, right?
On the bright side, you can now LIKE a song you didn't buy from the iTunes Store. As long as A) it exists on the iTMS and B) it is named correctly. Hallelujah! Praise be Jebus!
Also, I kinda believe in the power of Apple and think in time Ping could become something if they keep up with it and integrate it more. Shame the FaceBook deal fell through. Still..
Also, I kinda believe in the power of Apple and think in time Ping could become something if they keep up with it and integrate it more. Shame the FaceBook deal fell through. Still..
cooljeanius
Member
Their first order of business as far as integration goes (well, second, seeing as they already tried and failed with Facebook) should be to integrate with Game Center. It makes no sense to launch two social networks so close to each other and not integrate them, especially since the music store and the app store are both part of iTunes.Jasoco said:
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
Member
There's no socialness at all in Game Center. It's just an achievement and matchmaking service.cooljeanius said:
Also, none of games I own, NONE of them, support it yet. And I own so many of the popular ones! Angry Birds, Bejewelled, Trism, Edge, Luxor, Tiki Totems, Finger Physics, Implode!, Jelly Car, SimCity, The Simpsons Arcade, geoFighter, DOOM, Uno and a whole bunch more. And none of them work with it yet.
Most of them do use OpenFeint and one (Angry Birds) uses some shitty system called Crystal, but none will support, even side-by-side, the system built-into the OS. I know it takes time, but I'd have thought one of them would have updated by now. And some of them have updated. Just not to include Game Center.
What gives? Does Apple have to make it another rule that all "game" apps must integrate Game Center, even if they also integrate third party systems? Personally, I think Apple should have just bought OpenFeint and renamed it Game Center since so many games use it already and I'm sure the Feint people would have liked piles of money.
Edit: Just checked for updates and two games updated, Pocket God and Sunday Lawn, but neither once again is using Game Center. *sigh* Are game companies just not interested?
Most of them do use OpenFeint and one (Angry Birds) uses some shitty system called Crystal, but none will support, even side-by-side, the system built-into the OS. I know it takes time, but I'd have thought one of them would have updated by now. And some of them have updated. Just not to include Game Center.
What gives? Does Apple have to make it another rule that all "game" apps must integrate Game Center, even if they also integrate third party systems? Personally, I think Apple should have just bought OpenFeint and renamed it Game Center since so many games use it already and I'm sure the Feint people would have liked piles of money.
Edit: Just checked for updates and two games updated, Pocket God and Sunday Lawn, but neither once again is using Game Center. *sigh* Are game companies just not interested?
Macho Madness
Member
I can tell you SimCity won't be updated, it's not even on the App Store anymore. Angry Birds will be updated I know for sure as well.
Companies are interested, I'm sure it's just a matter of time much like Trophies on PS3 games.
Companies are interested, I'm sure it's just a matter of time much like Trophies on PS3 games.
cooljeanius
Member
It lets you have friends on it. They should have a way that lets you bring your friends/followers from one service to the other.Liu Kang Baking A Pie said:
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
Member
I don't care about what my game friends listen to.cooljeanius said:
Yeah, Sim City (The old one) has been replaced by a newer version. I only got the first one because it was on sale and it's awesome. But I won't buy the new one unless it goes on sale because they changed the UI color. Ugly shade of green? What was wrong with the blue that has been a staple of Sim City since 3000? Also, not that I have an iPad, but why no iPad version? Sim City is MADE for an iPad! But that's a rant for somewhere else. Isn't this the OS X thread?thewesker said:
I'm just so anal retentive about updates. I check almost every day in hopes one of my apps is updated. Same with the OS and all my software. :lol
cooljeanius
Member
Well, you might not, but they should at least put the option there for those that do.Liu Kang Baking A Pie said:
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
Member
Open the iTunes app and look at your Ping feed.cooljeanius said:
Neverender
Member
Is there a way to stop that 'you should have ejected your device...' message after pulling a usb drive out without ejecting it?