Meus Renaissance
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Today I saw someone had this really nice text-to-speech software. I think it was called CarolRead or something that sounded like that. Google search results turned up nothing. Help?
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Mac OSX Noob thread of OSX noobs
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jts
...hate me...
So finally I got a new MBP charger. After turning progressively to shit until completely dying (chewed to death by cats) I got it to service one week ago and today Apple gave me a new one for free today, because it was still under warranty 
Soooo nice of them!
Also, as much as I love my iPad, boy did I miss this computer! (and the freedom to move from place to place with it around the room without the charger failing).
And to think I was about to buy a new charger (original or third party) without taking this one to service. Take your broken shit to Apple first, guys.
Soooo nice of them!Also, as much as I love my iPad, boy did I miss this computer! (and the freedom to move from place to place with it around the room without the charger failing).
And to think I was about to buy a new charger (original or third party) without taking this one to service. Take your broken shit to Apple first, guys.
forknknife
Banned
Hi guys. Just, out of curiosity, because I already convinced myself that it is completely useless, what is the logic behind the "+" button in the windows. It's clear that it is not to maximize the window full screen, I just need to know what it is for then and in which circumstances could it be useful, if there is any. Why don't they just give you the option to choose if you want to use it to maximize your window full screen? Seriously, I'm super happy with my Mac but I sometimes think they just want to make things differently for the sake of it. Argh!
(btw, downloaded the right zoom thingy but it only works if I go to applications and execute it every time, is there any way to avoid this? Do I have to keep it in the dock?)
(btw, downloaded the right zoom thingy but it only works if I go to applications and execute it every time, is there any way to avoid this? Do I have to keep it in the dock?)
wolfmat
Confirmed Asshole
The + button is for toggling vertical expansion. As much vertical expansion as you need to display the content in the window without scrollbars, capped by the screen height.bytesized said:
The horizontal expansion is usually being kept, sometimes not though.
Edit: Or, by Apple's terms, it toggles between the window's standard and user state. The standard state is something a programmer defines; usually, this is vertical expansion (because most windows grow downwards). Doesn't have to be though. The user state is whatever you set the window dimensions to.
Treefingers
Member
bytesized said:
The zoom button is meant to be used to expand the application to be as big as it needs to be so you can see all the content. For example in Safari it widens the page just enough so you don't have horizontal scrollbars, and makes the window fill all it can vertically. In Finder the window is resized similarly, it becomes as big as it needs to to show as much of the content as it can.
The reason for this is that when you maximize a window in Windows you're filling up the entire screen, usually creating a ton of blank space that is useless. The OS X way attempts to waste as little screen space as possible.
I hope that makes sense =) Just be aware that quite a few of applications (even some of Apple's, like iTunes for example) totally break this convention and do their own thing with the zoom button. But for the most part that's how it works.
wolfmat
Confirmed Asshole
Here's the appropriate description in the HIG: http://developer.apple.com/library/...ws.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000961-TPXREF55 ("Resizing and zooming windows")
Meus Renaissance
Member
Unlike Windows, I guess you can't backup to your HD but instead must use another storage device?
Meus Renaissance
Member
When charging the laptop, the screen becomes noticeably brighter, despite the brightness level being the same on the indicator. Is this normal?
The Broken Ska Record
Member
How difficult would it be to upgrade the HDD in my late '09 MBP? I have a 320GB HDD in there, with about 160GBs left of space. When I was upgrading my RAM last month, the thought occurred to me.
Meus Renaissance said:
Lion will have a version of Time Machine that stores backups on the internal boot drive. Will be very useful for people with laptops who can't keep a drive attached or can't stay within the home network at all times.giga said:
I have networked clones run every three hours, but if I'm not home, I ain't gonna have anything happen. So this will be very convenient just in case I need to revert back to an older file.
The Broken Ska Record
Member
I have an external right now that I've been using to make backups, so that's good to go. Anything I should know about size limitations, RPM or anything?Ashhong said:
Particle Physicist
between a quark and a baryon
The Broken Ska Record said:
Not that I am aware of.
Carbon Copy Cloner is a great free tool you can use for this if you want to go that path: http://www.bombich.com/
The Broken Ska Record
Member
Thanks guys. I'm going to upgrade it early next month then. I should be able to find a cheap 500GB HDD for it on Amazon or so.
The Broken Ska Record said:
Oh...just in case you didnt know, you do need a 2.5" drive. Not sure if maybe thats wat you meant by "size limitation". And actually, there are a few drives out there that are slightly thicker and do not fit in a Macbook Pro. I would ask here or other forums and make sure someone has used the harddrive.
The Broken Ska Record
Member
Thanks. I kinda figured it'd be the 2.5" laptop size drive, but I didn't know a few were bigger. I'll report back if I find one that I like.
For lovers of the Windows Seven functionnality that allows windows to take all screen automatically when snapped on a border, take a look at Better Touch Tools.
It does the same, and it seems that there is a LOT of other functions for multitouch, shortcuts and else.
Lovin it so far !
It does the same, and it seems that there is a LOT of other functions for multitouch, shortcuts and else.
Lovin it so far !
Everyone at MacRumors seems to think my videos will be pulled by Apple. Is Lion still under NDA? I assumed from all the OTHER videos on the internet of SL that it wasn't locked down anymore.
Guess we'll find out. Or hopefully not. (I can't afford to lose more videos. I had one pulled before, and would hate to lose my YouTube account.)
I'd much rather get a polite Cease and Desist letter from Apple. It would be a nice story to tell people. The week both MacRumors AND Apple became aware of little old Jasoco.
Guess we'll find out. Or hopefully not. (I can't afford to lose more videos. I had one pulled before, and would hate to lose my YouTube account.)
I'd much rather get a polite Cease and Desist letter from Apple. It would be a nice story to tell people. The week both MacRumors AND Apple became aware of little old Jasoco.
Meus Renaissance
Member
Fox1304 said:
Windows snapping, like copy-paste, is one of those things I can't imagine going without. Downloaded and installed this just for that.
Meus Renaissance said:
What's funny is that while I liked it initially in 7, it bothers me quite a bit, at least the way it currently works. I often find myself accidentally maximizing a window I just wanted to reposition, or I hit that edge while moving the window and need to move it back away from the edge so I don't trigger it. I wish I could tweak the behavior somewhat, especially how far away you need to move the window to cancel the snap.
what happens if you format the main HD in a Mac?
does that totally erase the HD so there's nothing on it, or would it just leave OS X but erase all the user files?
I have a broken MacBook connected to my MacBook Pro via Target Disk Mode. The HD from the broken laptop shows up under Disk Utility and let's me erase it.
I'm selling the broken MacBook for parts, not sure what to do.
does that totally erase the HD so there's nothing on it, or would it just leave OS X but erase all the user files?
I have a broken MacBook connected to my MacBook Pro via Target Disk Mode. The HD from the broken laptop shows up under Disk Utility and let's me erase it.
I'm selling the broken MacBook for parts, not sure what to do.
Treefingers
Member
Futureman said:
It'll completely erase it (a.k.a. format it
). So you'd need to re-install OS X after.Valkyr Junkie
Member
Anastacio said:
You're basically asking if there's a difference between an HDD and SSD. Yes, the speed and startup times are vastly improved with an SSD, although a lot of RAM can help out an HDD-only system.
Treefingers
Member
Jasoco said:
Oh wow I had no idea that existed. Thank you!
Meus Renaissance
Member
I highly recommend MenuMeters. It's a nice little program embedded into the Menu Bar giving you stats on your CPU/Disk/RAM/Network usage. Very customisable as well.
Dreams-Visions
Member
Mr. Wonderful
Member
Finally sold my Late 2008 Unibody MacBook 2.0Ghz. Low end 15" MBP here I come! (As soon as Amazon deposits my money, that is).
GodfatherX
Member
mind if I ask what you got for it?Mr. Wonderful said:
with the ipad 2, iphone 4 im considering making a hackintosh to hook up to my big screen and selling my late 2009 unibody, really dont have a need for a laptop
seems so fucking odd to admit that
tracky_dacks
Member
Sorry if this has been asked, but what's a good webcam that's compatibile with Mac? I have a Mac Mini and want to do some Skyping. Something around the $50-$70 ballpark. Been eyeing either the MS LifeCam Studio or Logitech C510
Thanks!
Thanks!
Mr. Wonderful
Member
I got $750, but I cheaped out because I wanted it to move (it had already been listed for about a month, with me steadily decreasing the price). I could have easily have gotten $800 with a little patience, and I had inquiries about the laptop when the price was $850.GodfatherX said: