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Mac OSX Noob thread of OSX noobs
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Phoenix
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giga said:
There are a number of systems for adding ads into applications now so there is very little reason to not put them in there. In addition, a free app was good to get exposure - but with the app store there is less reason to give an application away for free. MUCH less reason. Some people will keep free versions of their applications, but I expect to see some of the free apps convert to the "new shareware normal".
Those systems for putting ads into applications are already there now though. Considering how much less exposure a developer is getting now and all the costs associated with developing his or her app, why havent they already given the app a price tag or ads?Phoenix said:
What I feel is that if a developers app is already free right now, they dont see the need to monetize off of it or at least rely upon it as their main income. Perhaps I could potentially see that changing due to how much more exposure theyll get with the Store, and thus they could decide to implement ads or a price.
Tweetie was/is the only app Ive ever used that used ads and it did it really well.
Ken Masters
Banned
Is it a good a idea to shut down the macbook every night when I'm done using it?
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
Member
It doesn't matter. Don't overthink this. You paid the Apple tax to not have to think about it.Ken Masters said:
Valkyr Junkie
Member
Ken Masters said:
Just close the lid. The only time you should ever shutdown or reboot is for updates, or if you won't be using the laptop for at least a few days.
Mr. Wonderful
Member
Or if your Macbook isn't behaving properly.Valkyr Junkie said:
I just switched on my mini after the Xmas break, and Plex wasn't working properly. Had a quick look around and it was plex 8, but i'd updated to plex 9. Investigating further, turns out i'd booted off my backup drive, created by super duper. Clearly it was so good I didn't notice. But, is this something that can happen automatically without me knowing? Eg if the main HDD fails, would the mac look for an attached bootable drive and use that instead? I have no idea why it has done this otherwise.
And how can I set it to boot off the main hdd? Just did a 'repair' and it appears ok, and it's mounted
And how can I set it to boot off the main hdd? Just did a 'repair' and it appears ok, and it's mounted
fudgey_lumpkins
Member
mrklaw said:
Goto 'Startup Disk' in System Preferences
Tony Rocky Horror
Member
Is it bad to leave the AC Adapter connected when the battery is at 100%?Liu Kang Baking A Pie said:
Ken Masters
Banned
Is it bad to be constantly using the battery until the battery is low, then charging it up again (rinse and repeat).
last battery question, thanks for the answers
last battery question, thanks for the answers
Is the Air Disk feature of the Airport Extreme still extremely slow? I've tried using this feature in the past but found it too slow to be considered usable.
I have a 500GB external HDD coming in the mail, and would like to try hosting photos and mp3s using Air Disk. I'm quietly hopeful that firmware updates have addressed the speed problems.
I have a 500GB external HDD coming in the mail, and would like to try hosting photos and mp3s using Air Disk. I'm quietly hopeful that firmware updates have addressed the speed problems.
Mr. Wonderful
Member
Wired, I've never been able to get full USB 2.0 speed.Seagoon said:
Valkyr Junkie
Member
Ken Masters said:
It can be argued that constantly discharging and recharging the battery wears it down, but it's irrelevant. According to Apple their batteries can be fully discharged and recharged 1000x. Given how long a charge lasts, that's 3 years of constant use. Human civilization won't be around in 3 years.....
Seagoon said:
Definitely not. It's decent as pure storage, but I wouldn't want to actively i/o with stuff on it. I use it for my iTunes library, however, and that works. Does at times noticeably slow down iTunes (namely importing/altering a lot of tags and album art), but it plays just fine. Just for storing photos you should be ok, but for editing them I'd be weary, especially for anything beyond iPhoto.
Ok, my cousin's laptop 2007 MacBook got water in it. Couldn't boot it so bought a 13" MBP. However, I replaced the hard drive in the old MB and it's working although without the trackpad functioning and it kinda feels like a timebomb ready to die at any moment...
Any rumours about Sandy Bridge and when the next MBP like is most likely expected to fall? I know the refresh cycle estimates January - February, but yeah I don't keep up with Apple news sites enough to know if late spring is looking more likely
Any rumours about Sandy Bridge and when the next MBP like is most likely expected to fall? I know the refresh cycle estimates January - February, but yeah I don't keep up with Apple news sites enough to know if late spring is looking more likely
Phoenix
Member
giga said:
We're still in a down market and people are looking to make quick money. You can spend a weekend throwing iAds or similar into most applications and turn profit. Before it was impractical because you didn't have reach so it would net you about as much as your wordpress blog. Now, however, if you can make it into the App Store gold rush you can make a fair amount of money. Go sit in the developer forums - they know this and they are all looking at the best ways to take advantage of it.
Its also a good thing IMO. If these developers can commercialize their apps to the right degree, they can spend more time working on them and build better applications - found companies based upon them, and grow into contributors in the new app age.
aparisi2274
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Is there a good piece of software out there that can compress my videos without losing any of the quality?
I have a canon powershot that can shoot in 720p, but sometimes the file sizes are so large that I have a hard time posting them on certain site.
Any idea, or suggestions?
I have a canon powershot that can shoot in 720p, but sometimes the file sizes are so large that I have a hard time posting them on certain site.
Any idea, or suggestions?
Oh damn, I'd just filled the bathtub and strategically placed the toaster.wmat said:
I fixed mine, I knew this way of doing it, but it's a pain and a waste of bandwibth. But you have to completely let it download (if you delete it while it's downloading it won't work), let it remove itself from pending downloads, then delete it. Fucking waste of time and effort though.mrklaw said:
wolfmat
Confirmed Asshole
Check out Handbrake. It's supposed to be decent. http://handbrake.fr/aparisi2274 said:
If you have the money, you can also utilize the Adobe Media Encoder.
You will always lose quality; lossless video compression isn't particularly effective, even less so at 720p. So you'll have to make some sort of compromise. I'd suggest increasing bitrate until the end product is satisfactory. The worst-case scenario for video compression is random movement, so if you've filmed busy water or leafy trees swaying in the wind, that's a great benchmark for that.
Mr. Wonderful
Member
Really starting to get antsy for a new Sandy Bridge 15" Macbook Pro. Earliest I'll be able to afford it is March, but we may not even get an announcement by then. Hoping I can get a decent Quad Core for ~$1800. Otherwise, I'll be waiting till the fall.
StuBurns is: Mel Gibson.
Unfortunately, all you came out of this event with was a weird haircut and the ability to read women's minds.StuBurns said:
StuBurns is: Mel Gibson.
Ken Masters said:
Well i used to keep my macbook pro hooked up to juice 24/7. Fastforward a couple of years and if you take out the power chord for even a fraction of a second, it powers down. So from my personal experience i'd suggest using the battery - at the very least you'll learn how long it can hold a charge when the battery does eventually begin to die
Ken Masters
Banned
guise said:
that's a scary thought, I thought macbooks weren't supposed to do that?
jts
...hate me...
Macbook batteries are still batteries. They have to be cycled every now and then to stay healthy.Ken Masters said:
Apple has an excellent article on batteries, valid not only for Apple products: http://www.apple.com/batteries/
Sure, but it should be smarter than that. My work lenovo laptop is usually plugged in all day when i'm in the office, but it can automatically discharge and recharge the battery to keep it healthy. If you are on AC all the time then the computer should deliberately use the battery or at least discharge itjts said:
Yes, stop using your cables in active volcanoes or underwater or in an oven...Jasoco said:
I have a data cable all the way from the second or third generation of iPods that I still use. It looks like shit, but it has never broken on me.
The only cables that turned to dust after a while were the old headphone cables.
wolfmat
Confirmed Asshole
What can I say? I'm not doing nasty things to my cables. They just, you know, hang out. Like cables do. And then break miraculously.
It's not rendering them useless because they still work, and as long as I don't pour liquids onto the open ends, it's cool. Just looks crappy, really. But there's a definite design issue there. The weakest point shouldn't be thin and at a wiggle-y edge, for starters. At the least, shield that spot, distribute force, do something.
It's not rendering them useless because they still work, and as long as I don't pour liquids onto the open ends, it's cool. Just looks crappy, really. But there's a definite design issue there. The weakest point shouldn't be thin and at a wiggle-y edge, for starters. At the least, shield that spot, distribute force, do something.
jts
...hate me...
I agree with wmat. Newer iPod/iPhone cables are shit and fall apart easily.
My iPhone 3GS one went to shit easily and I treat it very right.
Older cables (with the press to unplug thingy) were way better, as my old iPod mini sync cable is still perfect.
AFAIK, the plastic magsafe connectors also suffer from the falling apart thing, but the new aluminum ones are OK and they're the current standart.
My iPhone 3GS one went to shit easily and I treat it very right.
Older cables (with the press to unplug thingy) were way better, as my old iPod mini sync cable is still perfect.
AFAIK, the plastic magsafe connectors also suffer from the falling apart thing, but the new aluminum ones are OK and they're the current standart.
I'm not sure if that sounds right. I mean, you never know when you'll need your laptop on the go and it'd sure suck if it was doing an automatic discharge/charge cycle (also, that means power management at a BIOS/EFI level no?). I think that ultimately that should be up to the user and Apple even offers an iCal reminder so he can be warned to do so. Personally I don't need it because even at home I take great pleasure in going fully wireless for almost a whole day. So I do it as often as I canmrklaw said:
GodfatherX
Member
upgraded my ram today in my late 09 MBP from 2 gigs to what should have been 8 gigs...but 1 stick was bad...
was freaking out after the install because osx wouldnt post
was freaking out after the install because osx wouldnt post
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
Member
That's what Macs and just about any battery does too.mrklaw said:
Battery myths and scare stories are ridiculous. Look at how paranoid Ken Masters is about shit that people shouldn't have to spend a second thinking about.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie said:
I used to be pedantic about the whole "charge things well the first night" type deal, but these days, battery tech is pretty sweet. I don't worry about it and play with my gadgets and charge whenever. I DO, however, pay attention to try and drain my battery every month or so.
Particle Physicist
between a quark and a baryon
I have a bunch of stuff on a 500GB external (HTFS), and I was wondering if I would lose those files if I partitioned the drive through Disk Utility? I want to split it in half, but it would be a hassle if I had to place those files on my computer and then put them back.
btw, you guys have been awesomely helpful!
btw, you guys have been awesomely helpful!
H_Prestige
Banned
quadriplegicjon said:
The data will be erased when you partition the drive.
Particle Physicist
between a quark and a baryon
H_Prestige said:
It actually wasn't! I backed up all the stuff, partitioned the drive, and the data was still intact. Pretty cool.
Modern versions of Disk Utility are able to resize, add and remove partitions without deleting files. What it does is first move files to the front of the disk before inserting the partition wall when you add a partition. Been this way since the Intel switch as far as I can remember.quadriplegicjon said:
Mr. Wonderful
Member
Yeah, that's how Bootcamp Utility creates the BC partition.Jasoco said:
H_Prestige
Banned
quadriplegicjon said:
How did you do that? When I partitioned my external hdd using disc utility I lost all the data on it (I backed it up of course) and I even recall a message telling me the data would be erased before hitting ok.
Just tried to partition and sure enough the program warns me that all the data on the drive will be erased.
You need to do it a certain way...H_Prestige said:
You need to press the ADD button (+) and add the partitions. You CANNOT use the pull-down menu to select how many you want. The ADD button. Not the PULL-DOWN. The Pull-down destroys the HD data. The add button adds new partitions and the MINUS removes selected ones destroying whatever data was on that partition ONLY. Removing a partition also leaves empty unused space. You will then need to resize the neighboring partition to take back that space.