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Mac OSX Noob thread of OSX noobs
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Treefingers
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Wow I had no idea the Favorites folder even existed.
The Main Event
Member
Just thought I'd ask here. Made a poster in Pages. Exported it in .pdf. Wanna make a .jpeg version of it for Facebook/website. I know how to do it, but I wanna do it without any loss of quality. Is that possible?
I just got my first Mac ever! It's this year's MacBook Pro 15" 2.0Ghz. Not the best 15" model out there but it works awesome for what I'm using it for (light 3d and 2d work when I'm not at home, plus sometimes the iPad (1st gen) gets a bit short when checking websites and chatting while on the sofa.. 
).
Anyway, as I said, this is the first time I use a Mac, and the first time with a MacOS (I've 'used' it earlier, but not this much...). I'm seriously loving it, and the quality of this laptop is just amazing.
I will be reading this thread later today, but meanwhile... I saw a link to most 'must have' free apps posted in one of the Mac threads here (I swore it was here). I can't find it now so could someone that knows what I'm talking about, post it again?
).Anyway, as I said, this is the first time I use a Mac, and the first time with a MacOS (I've 'used' it earlier, but not this much...). I'm seriously loving it, and the quality of this laptop is just amazing.
I will be reading this thread later today, but meanwhile... I saw a link to most 'must have' free apps posted in one of the Mac threads here (I swore it was here). I can't find it now so could someone that knows what I'm talking about, post it again?
Chuck (Old)
Banned
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=404822 ?Mik2121 said:
Jill Sandwich
the turds of Optimus Prime
Mik2121 said:
Perian, Flip4Mac free, Growl, Adium, Burn, UnRarX, Chrome, GrandPerspective, Dropbox, Transmit, Steam, Transmission, Evernote.
edit: ^^ That.
Meus Renaissance
Member
My machine is acting strangely whenever it wakes up. I told you guys about the smb connection to my Windows PC being lost whenever my Mac came out of sleep. Now, it won't even connect to my router.
I have to restart the Airport or restart the machine to get it to work.
I have to restart the Airport or restart the machine to get it to work.
GoodMorning
Member
Maybe someone here can help me, the HDD in my 13 inch MBP died a couple of weeks ago. Put in a new Hard Drive and when I tried to reinstall Snow Leopard I kept getting an error saying "POSIX Report: Cannot allocate memory". So I took it to an Apple Store and had a "Genius" look at it, he told me the replacement Hard Drive I bought was also dead so I exchanged it, put the new one in and I still get the same error.
HALP?
HALP?
D
Deleted member 22576
Unconfirmed Member
Hey dudes! Not quite a software question, but I need a new fan for my Feb2007 MBP!
Is this the right one?
http://www.macproonline.com/MacBook...2422GHz/MacBook-Pro-15-2422GHz-p7751424.html#
I think it should work, but the thing says that it's for the revision after mine. I can't imagine the internals changed that much, but I want to make sure that this one will work as intended.
Also, is there a better place to buy Mac parts? I searched on Newegg but didn't see what I was looking for.
Thanks!
Ok, so actually this is the exact one I need. Cool.
http://www.ifixit.com/MacBook-Parts/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Model-A1211-Right-Fan/IF185-046
Do I need to do the whole thermal paste thing?
Is this the right one?
http://www.macproonline.com/MacBook...2422GHz/MacBook-Pro-15-2422GHz-p7751424.html#
I think it should work, but the thing says that it's for the revision after mine. I can't imagine the internals changed that much, but I want to make sure that this one will work as intended.
Also, is there a better place to buy Mac parts? I searched on Newegg but didn't see what I was looking for.
Thanks!
Ok, so actually this is the exact one I need. Cool.
http://www.ifixit.com/MacBook-Parts/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Model-A1211-Right-Fan/IF185-046
Do I need to do the whole thermal paste thing?
jts
...hate me...
The difference is about 1/3 more pixels so yes, absolutely, but it'll always depend on your priorities.Kjellson said:
But I mean, if you want the 15", you probably value your screen real estate, maybe specs too, so yeah, I wouldn't skip on the superior res
go the extra mile and get the antiglare option too
The Main Event
Member
Burger said:
Yeah I tried different settings but fine letters won't show up properly. Guess I'll have to modify it if I wanna make it jpeg friendly.
Do you only wanna block the site on Safari or from the whole computer? If it's the latter, you can edit the host file to block the site from the whole computer. If you just wanna block it on Safari I think you can block specific sites by turning on Parental Controls under System Preferences.Duderz said:
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Been having trouble with my macbook gonna be going to the apple store tomorrow. Problem I am having is it keeps shutting down at random times and my sounds really loud. Hopefully it doesn't cost me a lot to fix.
http://blog.enormego.com/post/4431536513/a-quickshareit-goodbye-2006-2011
Been using it almost since it launched. Love it. I remember when the URLs were named after fruits. ;_;
Been using it almost since it launched. Love it. I remember when the URLs were named after fruits. ;_;
Treefingers
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SnakeXs said:http://blog.enormego.com/post/4431536513/a-quickshareit-goodbye-2006-2011
Been using it almost since it launched. Love it. I remember when the URLs were named after fruits. ;_;
http://www.getcloudapp.com/
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Deleted member 22576
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Whoa so they just recommended cloudapp.
:OOOO This is the greatest thing ever
:OOOO This is the greatest thing ever
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Burger said:
Anyway I can fix this on my own?
Burger
Member
smokeymicpot said:
Do you have any thermal paste? Follow the "Logic Board Replacement" guide for your relevant model at iFixit.com and remove the logic board. Use rubbing alcohol or similar to clean the gunk off the CPU/GPU dies and copper heatsink pads, reapply a *tiny* rice grain amount of paste, and put it back together.
If it's under warranty or Apple Care, just take it to the Apple store.
Treefingers
Member
SnakeXs said:
Ah didn't notice they recommended it. =)
Just to warn you there's a 10 uploads daily limit if you're using a free account. I pretty much never upload more than 10 things a day so it's fine for me. What I really like is that there's no compression on image uploads and no ads.
Edit: Yes Droplr is great as well. Actually you'll probably like it better.
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Burger said:
I will just take it to the apple store. I am not under warranty hopefully it doesn't cost me to much. Was thinking about upgrading to a pro at the end of the year anyway.
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
I am hoping I can luck out and they can some how help me out for free.Burger said:Well... if it's not under warranty I wouldn't bother, except they may be able to diagnose it for free.
A phillips screwdriver and a little patience is cheaper than several hundred dollars though
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Just came back from Apple store it is gonna cost me 100 bucks for a new battery plus they are gonna fix the plastic all around the macbook for free. Not sure how they are gonna fix that though.
DarkGiygas
Member
My iMac has been doing this for a while now, it'll find my router but doesn't know the password for whatever reason...if I just restart airport a couple times it usually connects. :SMeus Renaissance said:
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I'm trying to disable Spotlight for external drives and came across this solution:
http://hintsforums.macworld.com/showthread.php?t=115021
But I noticed that the internal hard drive is also listed in /Volumes... so I'm wondering, if I put /Volumes into the Privacy settings of Spotlight, would that disable Spotlight entirely? Or does it know enough not to touch any new volumes in /Volumes?
http://hintsforums.macworld.com/showthread.php?t=115021
But I noticed that the internal hard drive is also listed in /Volumes... so I'm wondering, if I put /Volumes into the Privacy settings of Spotlight, would that disable Spotlight entirely? Or does it know enough not to touch any new volumes in /Volumes?
Meus Renaissance
Member
Treefingers said:
So good
EDIT: Doesnt work with gifs
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Hrm, alrighty. Is there anyway to check if it's still indexing my boot drive just to be sure?hirokazu said:
Particle Physicist
between a quark and a baryon
Ashhong said:
Yeah, Dropbox is awesome. I have my complete Documents folder backed up using a symlink. It's so great, especially how it saves several versions of the files for you.
Try HandBrake. It can convert a hell of a lot of formats to either H.264 or MKV. At least if it's H.264, iMovie will be able to import them.Charred Greyface said:I'm trying to get some clips from a jvc everio camcorder into an iMovie project. The files are in the .mod format
Also:
http://forum.camcorderinfo.com/bbs/t119778.html
Ok suddenly my CloudApp doesnt work. I was just clicking around and I dont know what I did. I cant drag anything to the menubar icon, and when I go to accounts in the preferences my info isnt there and I cant add my info. What the heck?
edit: nvm, just relaunched it and it works again
GIFs working here
edit: any way to make it so i can drag a file to the dropbox icon on the menubar?
edit: nvm, just relaunched it and it works again
Meus Renaissance said:
GIFs working here
edit: any way to make it so i can drag a file to the dropbox icon on the menubar?
Ashhong said:Ok suddenly my CloudApp doesnt work. I was just clicking around and I dont know what I did. I cant drag anything to the menubar icon, and when I go to accounts in the preferences my info isnt there and I cant add my info. What the heck?
edit: nvm, just relaunched it and it works again
GIFs working here
There's a 10 a day limit on free accounts I believe.
edit: nvm you edited
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
Member
Dropbox has been that awesome this whole time. You've missed out.Ashhong said:
It's fucking great for work so you can have your work files on your home computer, and it also works as version control for your work files too.
I dont have a job where I would save to a computer but I can see how that would be awesome. I am mainly using it to share files between my phone and computer and just that is awesome. Before my only options were SSHing into my phone or plugging it into the USB. Now I just drop it into the Dropbox folder, open Dropbox on my phone and BAM.
I know this isnt OSX specific but damn, its so awesome.
I know this isnt OSX specific but damn, its so awesome.
travisbickle
Member
I'm cleaning up my Mac at the moment, and I saw that GarageBand is over a gig in size. I don't think I will ever use it but if I remove it can I redownload it? It's about £20 on the app store, which makes me hesitant to get rid of it.
dexterslu said:
don't know if that's what you're looking for:
http://dougscripts.com/itunes/itinfo/dupin.php