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Mac OSX Noob thread of OSX noobs
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hmm just discovered (well actually a co-worker gave me a tip) if you Control+click on the title bar of a document in say, photoshop or whatever, it will open a little pop-up menu that will open the containing folder!
nice!
Question though: Is there anyway to make finder remember the column you set it too? I have some folders with really long file names and its a bitch to stretch the window each time I open them.
nice!
Question though: Is there anyway to make finder remember the column you set it too? I have some folders with really long file names and its a bitch to stretch the window each time I open them.
Starchasing
Member
I have been looking for a program that alarms me every 20 minutes. When i use my Mac i want to be reminded every 20 minutes so i can get off my chair and do a bit of stretching
Can anyone help me? thanks
Can anyone help me? thanks
Starchasing said:
hmm, i can't find any free ones (only a 2 minute google search) but here's some shareware options with trial periods.
some of them have timers. not sure about auto repeating ones.
http://www.koingosw.com/products/alarmclockpro.php
http://www.robbiehanson.com/alarmclock/
http://embraceware.com/awaken/
http://metaquark.de/aurora/
there's also a free egg timer dashboard widget that you can set. but you need to enter dashbaord and click on it to get it to start up again after it goes off.
What site? Because if it's not set up right you're not going to have much luck. If it's a page full of thumbnails, but each thumbnail links to a single page with a single image, you're out of luck unless you find something that is smart enough to follow the page and download the gooey nougatey picture inside.MC Safety said:
MC Safety said:
Ok, i've downloaded this add on because i needed something like this, too. And it's awesome. Here is how i got it to work like you want:
For example, there is a gallery with 10 images and the URL's for the images are something like http://website.com/gallery/image1.jpg, http://website.com/gallery/image2.jpg and so on. Then right click at one image and click on "show graphic" or "show image" or something (don't know how it's called in english firefox
), but you should see the picture and it's URL in the adress bar.Right click on the image and click on "Save image with DownThemAll!". Now you can download the single image... or you can click on waiting queue and a new window shows up. Click on "Add URL" and another window pops up. Now you have the window you need. Go and change the link to http://website.com/gallery/image[1:10].jpg and proceed. It should download all 10 images at once.
It sounds much more complicated than it is, but believe me, it's awesome. I just downloaded 75 hi-res screens in 15 seconds or so.
Don't know how it's handled when the image URL's are random, though.
reminder said:Ok, i've downloaded this add on because i needed something like this, too. And it's awesome. Here is how i got it to work like you want:
For example, there is a gallery with 10 images and the URL's for the images are something like http://website.com/gallery/image1.jpg, http://website.com/gallery/image2.jpg and so on. Then right click at one image and click on "show graphic" or "show image" or something (don't know how it's called in english firefox
Right click on the image and click on "Save image with DownThemAll!". Now you can download the single image... or you can click on waiting queue and a new window shows up. Click on "Add URL" and another window pops up. Now you have the window you need. Go and change the link to http://website.com/gallery/image[1:10].jpg and proceed. It should download all 10 images at once.
It sounds much more complicated than it is, but believe me, it's awesome. I just downloaded 75 hi-res screens in 15 seconds or so.
Don't know how it's handled when the image URL's are random, though.
Yeah, it seems downthemall doesn't work very well when the original site redirects to another and the image links are randomized. C'est la vie.
Thanks to both of you for your help.
Particle Physicist
between a quark and a baryon
okay. so i purchased creative suite from adobes website.. downloaded it. installed. now i want to back up the dmg file to a dvd. i am trying to use Disk Utility, but it is giving me issues. The dmg is 6.9 GB, and I inserted a DL disk that has 8.5 GB of space.. but disk utility says there is not enough space on the disk. :/
what can i do?
what can i do?
Particle Physicist
between a quark and a baryon
oh shit. when its mounted it's 8.64 GB .. how is that possible?? :lol oh well.. i'll just burn the dmg file directly.
Blindfutur3
Member
Has anyone managed to get MSN working in iChat? I know there's a few 'hacks' out there, but I'm having trouble getting them to work. Anybody had better luck?
Edit* Think I've done it. Only problem is it re-sends a request to everyone. Fortunately I 'cleaned' up my IM contacts a while back. Still, life would be easier if everyone used AIM or GTalk :lol
Edit** Nope. Doesn't work. I'll just stick with Adium for now I guess
Edit* Think I've done it. Only problem is it re-sends a request to everyone. Fortunately I 'cleaned' up my IM contacts a while back. Still, life would be easier if everyone used AIM or GTalk :lol
Edit** Nope. Doesn't work. I'll just stick with Adium for now I guess
midwestern_stylings
Neo Member
I've searched the thread so sorry if i have missed it.
What's the best cd/dvd burning software for a mac? I was going to get roxio toast, but every review tells me to not step anywhere near it, so I'm unsure what to get.
What's the best cd/dvd burning software for a mac? I was going to get roxio toast, but every review tells me to not step anywhere near it, so I'm unsure what to get.
midwestern_stylings
Neo Member
giga said:
Thankyou
I tried to open my MacBook the other day.Killthee said:
I got every screw but one out. The last screw wouldn't budge and started to strip.
FUCK doing it myself. I have to hope that the person who opens it up doesn't notice that I tried to do it myself. I could blame the last person who removed the topcase when I had it replaced under warranty last year.
I just hope the cost of a fan replacement isn't more than what AppleCare would have cost. :lol ($249)
I plan on selling this next year anyway when I can afford a new 13" MBP.
Particle Physicist
between a quark and a baryon
midwestern_stylings said:
i would use Burn (posted by giga).. or a combination of the finder burn functions and the Disk Utility.. i have had so many issues with toast, its not even funny. the damn thing has created way too many coasters for me.
Mr. Wonderful
Member
Eh. I don't think I could ever get a 13" Macbook again. The screen real estate kills me. Currently running to my (too big, on the other hand), 40" LCD.Jasoco said:
Okay, more questions:
-Is it possible to move through spaces by simply using the mouse/trackpad? I could've sworn there was a way to just move the cursor towards the four coordinates, for example, and the screen would switch to the next space. Or am I crazy?
-Anyone know where I can find Apple headphones for iPods the cheapest? Better yet, what are better quality alternatives for the same price or cheaper?
-What do you guys think of Apple Care? Having problems with my iMovie app (not working at all).
-Any suggestions on a quality webcam, for a decent price?
-Kimo
-Is it possible to move through spaces by simply using the mouse/trackpad? I could've sworn there was a way to just move the cursor towards the four coordinates, for example, and the screen would switch to the next space. Or am I crazy?
-Anyone know where I can find Apple headphones for iPods the cheapest? Better yet, what are better quality alternatives for the same price or cheaper?
-What do you guys think of Apple Care? Having problems with my iMovie app (not working at all).
-Any suggestions on a quality webcam, for a decent price?
-Kimo
Best headphones for the price - http://www.jr.com/sennheiser/pe/SEN_CX300_hy_B/
I just discovered Plex.
Holy shit this thing is amazing (and free). I was a big fan of front row's simplicity but an inability to run network streams or HD content smoothly becomes really annoying after a while. So far Plex has handled everything i've thrown at it, even better then VLC and MPlayer Extended, and the interface is damn nice too.
Holy shit this thing is amazing (and free). I was a big fan of front row's simplicity but an inability to run network streams or HD content smoothly becomes really annoying after a while. So far Plex has handled everything i've thrown at it, even better then VLC and MPlayer Extended, and the interface is damn nice too.
DeathbyVolcano
Banned
guise said:
Have you ever tried Boxee?
Phobophile
A scientist and gentleman in the manner of Batman.
How old is your Mac? Webcams have been standard for a while now.Kimosabae said:
You can drag a window to another space by dragging it to the side and holding it there till you jump to the closest space. You can also jump spaces using a trackpad/mouse by enabling a Spaces hotcorner (Sys. Pref -> Expose & Spaces -> Expose).Kimosabae said:
There's also a Spaces menu bar icon you can enable in the Spaces system preference.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
Member
1) Yes, in System Preferences.Kimosabae said:
From this point on, all of your questions make no sense to me.
2) Apple only sells regular iPod headphones and the premium in-ear headphones. So I don't know what you're expecting from Apple or from an alternative brand if you don't like in-ear stuff.
3) When did you buy this computer? You have 90 days of phone support and a year of normal support. And GAF could probably help you better than Apple if you described what was going wrong instead of just throwing out a generic problem.
4) All Macs except the Mini and Pro have a webcam. But you implied from your first question that you have a trackpad which would mean you have a notebook.
Okay, so today I redid my entertainment center by ripping everything out and putting it all back together cleaner. (It was a mess) When I turned my Mac mini on to test it (It's connected to my Polaroid FLM-3232 32" TV) it had reverted to a default resolution of 640x480. So I went into System Preferences to fix this.
To my surprise my resolution list was filled with every single resolution ever supported by any monitor ever. At first I thought this was part of the 10.5.8 update. So I decided to take advantage of this and chose the one native resolution I knew the TV had... 1280x768. This is the native advertised resolution of the TV. I chose the 60Hz option and it worked! It resized and automatically adjusted to remove any porches and overscan and it was 1:1 pixel. Perfect! I thought everything was fine. So I rebooted the computer and BOOM, it was back to the old resolution I had it on before I disconnected it. (1920x1024, shrunk down but for some reason the damn TV recognizes it. It'd be awesome if it were a 16:10 resolution and not a 4:3.)
The resolution had disappeared along with a hundred others. The list was back to normal with a small selection of resolutions and only one widescreen option. (848x480, quite possibly the smallest widescreen option you could ever have.) Disappointment! What happened? I must have somehow started up the first time in Safe Boot mode. And when I rebooted it went back to the last known successful resolution.
So I decided to download SwitchResX and try it out. After fucking around I manually set it to what it was before using the simple option and typing in 1280 and 768 and 60Hz. Boom, after a reboot the resolution was added to the list. Selecting it and crossing my fingers it worked successfully.
But my question is, WTF? This program uses Unsanity's Application Enhancer. And this is Leopard! How the hell is this working when Unsanity's website specifically says APE doesn't work under 10.5.x? I'm not paying $20 for a program that relies on a plugin that might not even work in the future. I plan on replacing the Leopard compatible G4 mini with a Snow Leopard compatible Intel mini eventually, and I still want to be assured that I will be able to set my resolution to 1280x768@60. And I've grown a bit weary of Unsanity. I don't want to go back to relying on them again.
To my surprise my resolution list was filled with every single resolution ever supported by any monitor ever. At first I thought this was part of the 10.5.8 update. So I decided to take advantage of this and chose the one native resolution I knew the TV had... 1280x768. This is the native advertised resolution of the TV. I chose the 60Hz option and it worked! It resized and automatically adjusted to remove any porches and overscan and it was 1:1 pixel. Perfect! I thought everything was fine. So I rebooted the computer and BOOM, it was back to the old resolution I had it on before I disconnected it. (1920x1024, shrunk down but for some reason the damn TV recognizes it. It'd be awesome if it were a 16:10 resolution and not a 4:3.)
The resolution had disappeared along with a hundred others. The list was back to normal with a small selection of resolutions and only one widescreen option. (848x480, quite possibly the smallest widescreen option you could ever have.) Disappointment! What happened? I must have somehow started up the first time in Safe Boot mode. And when I rebooted it went back to the last known successful resolution.
So I decided to download SwitchResX and try it out. After fucking around I manually set it to what it was before using the simple option and typing in 1280 and 768 and 60Hz. Boom, after a reboot the resolution was added to the list. Selecting it and crossing my fingers it worked successfully.
But my question is, WTF? This program uses Unsanity's Application Enhancer. And this is Leopard! How the hell is this working when Unsanity's website specifically says APE doesn't work under 10.5.x? I'm not paying $20 for a program that relies on a plugin that might not even work in the future. I plan on replacing the Leopard compatible G4 mini with a Snow Leopard compatible Intel mini eventually, and I still want to be assured that I will be able to set my resolution to 1280x768@60. And I've grown a bit weary of Unsanity. I don't want to go back to relying on them again.
Thanks a lot killthee.
2: What? I'm looking for any place that sells regular Apple headphones (not in-ear) for less than the MSRP of 29.99. Either that, or a pair of similar headphones not made by Apple that may be of better quality. Maybe we fail to understand each other, but I fail to see what's nonsensical about this.
3: I have a notebook with the internal Webcam (Black 4gig). I've had it just out of warranty (bought it last year, May). My iMovie application stopped working after using it to film a performance at a concert in August last year. The application opens and completely fails to boot and I have to Force Quit. Apple Store employees could not ID the problem -- they tried reinstalling all the software, which failed. I've been told to make an appointment on the website, but haven't gotten around to doing this yet. Google searches of the problem a few months back shows other people have ran into the same problem.
I tried using Photo Booth to do short videos, but it too, seems to have a bug that has the application failing to save recordings after a certain length -- I'll record myself for 3 minutes, only to have it actually save 5 seconds of it. Google searches have shown others have this problem, too.
-Kimo
Liu Kang Baking A Pie said:
2: What? I'm looking for any place that sells regular Apple headphones (not in-ear) for less than the MSRP of 29.99. Either that, or a pair of similar headphones not made by Apple that may be of better quality. Maybe we fail to understand each other, but I fail to see what's nonsensical about this.
3: I have a notebook with the internal Webcam (Black 4gig). I've had it just out of warranty (bought it last year, May). My iMovie application stopped working after using it to film a performance at a concert in August last year. The application opens and completely fails to boot and I have to Force Quit. Apple Store employees could not ID the problem -- they tried reinstalling all the software, which failed. I've been told to make an appointment on the website, but haven't gotten around to doing this yet. Google searches of the problem a few months back shows other people have ran into the same problem.
I tried using Photo Booth to do short videos, but it too, seems to have a bug that has the application failing to save recordings after a certain length -- I'll record myself for 3 minutes, only to have it actually save 5 seconds of it. Google searches have shown others have this problem, too.
-Kimo
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
Member
Have you tried deleting iMovie's preferences and then starting it up?
Phobophile
A scientist and gentleman in the manner of Batman.
He's talking about Sennheiser in his entire post.Kimosabae said:
Kimosabae said:
any of these are probably good if you don't want in ear:
http://www.sennheiserusa.com/private_headphones_wired-headphones
http://www.sennheiserusa.com/private_headphones_dj-headphones
i thought they might require too much power for an ipod, but i think they are actually all ok.
just don't get a pair of these cos they won't work well with an ipod:
http://www.sennheiserusa.com/private_headphones_audiophile-headphones_004465
Phobophile
A scientist and gentleman in the manner of Batman.
In any rate, headphone recommendations threads are a dime a dozen on GAF. Browse these to see if any interest you.Kimosabae said:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=283170&highlight=headphones
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=364176&highlight=headphones
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=341161&highlight=headphones
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=361792&highlight=headphones
Phobophile
A scientist and gentleman in the manner of Batman.
I'd say that an extended warranty is requisite for anyone who buys a prefabricated computer, regardless of manufacturer.Kimosabae said:
Flying_Phoenix
Banned
Killthee said:You can drag a window to another space by dragging it to the side and holding it there till you jump to the closest space. You can also jump spaces using a trackpad/mouse by enabling a Spaces hotcorner (Sys. Pref -> Expose & Spaces -> Expose).
There's also a Spaces menu bar icon you can enable in the Spaces system preference.
I'm interested in this too, but I did that and it doesn't work.
Burger
Member
Jasoco said:Okay, so today I redid my entertainment center by ripping everything out and putting it all back together cleaner. (It was a mess) When I turned my Mac mini on to test it (It's connected to my Polaroid FLM-3232 32" TV) it had reverted to a default resolution of 640x480. So I went into System Preferences to fix this.
To my surprise my resolution list was filled with every single resolution ever supported by any monitor ever. At first I thought this was part of the 10.5.8 update. So I decided to take advantage of this and chose the one native resolution I knew the TV had... 1280x768. This is the native advertised resolution of the TV. I chose the 60Hz option and it worked! It resized and automatically adjusted to remove any porches and overscan and it was 1:1 pixel. Perfect! I thought everything was fine. So I rebooted the computer and BOOM, it was back to the old resolution I had it on before I disconnected it. (1920x1024, shrunk down but for some reason the damn TV recognizes it. It'd be awesome if it were a 16:10 resolution and not a 4:3.)
The resolution had disappeared along with a hundred others. The list was back to normal with a small selection of resolutions and only one widescreen option. (848x480, quite possibly the smallest widescreen option you could ever have.) Disappointment! What happened? I must have somehow started up the first time in Safe Boot mode. And when I rebooted it went back to the last known successful resolution.
So I decided to download SwitchResX and try it out. After fucking around I manually set it to what it was before using the simple option and typing in 1280 and 768 and 60Hz. Boom, after a reboot the resolution was added to the list. Selecting it and crossing my fingers it worked successfully.
But my question is, WTF? This program uses Unsanity's Application Enhancer. And this is Leopard! How the hell is this working when Unsanity's website specifically says APE doesn't work under 10.5.x? I'm not paying $20 for a program that relies on a plugin that might not even work in the future. I plan on replacing the Leopard compatible G4 mini with a Snow Leopard compatible Intel mini eventually, and I still want to be assured that I will be able to set my resolution to 1280x768@60. And I've grown a bit weary of Unsanity. I don't want to go back to relying on them again.
I sort of had the same problem when I pluged in my MBP to a Sharp 42" LCD and tried getting 1920x1080p out of it. I reckon I spend about 10 hours trying to fix that problem (using SwitchRes X). I only fixed it when I tried a different HDMI port and it worked instantly.
Have you tried XBMC? I've never had luck with either Plex or Boxee.BrandNew said:
And the interface on both Plex and XBMC is the same because they're called themes. I have XBMC on my AppleTV (If only I could get the damn thing to connect to a networked drive or even one connected to the USB port) and it has the same theme shown in the screenshot on the Plex site.
I'm resetting my AppleTV to factory settings. If I can't get it hacked and set up to connect to my networked Mac mini with a TB of movies and TV shows I'm going to throw it out the window. (Apple File Share server won't work. WTF? This is a part of the goddamned OS!)
Flying_Phoenix
Banned
Kimosabae said:
I keep clicking the edge of the trackpad that I assigned spaces to but nothing happens.
Flying_Phoenix said:
It's not clicking on the trackpad - they're hot corners for the screen - drag your cursor to those corners. It's awesome (even though I don't use it), because you can click and drag a file onto the corner, have it open spaces and continue dragging onto other open areas.