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Mac OSX Noob thread of OSX noobs
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Flying_Phoenix
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Ashhong said:
The future is now! :O
Seriously that was just weird though. And the program I used said no virus's.
Man all that trouble to make some gifs.
UnluckyKate
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Is there any Adblock avaible for Safari ? Because Flash ads are killing my proc and my perfs, resulting my MBA to heat and to have poor performances. Damn stupid Flash animated, intrusive ads 
StrikerObi
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UnluckyKate said:Is there any Adblock avaible for Safari ? Because Flash ads are killing my proc and my perfs, resulting my MBA to heat and to have poor performances. Damn stupid Flash animated, intrusive ads
If you're still running Leopard or something earlier, yes. You can use Safari AdBlock. If you are running Snow Leopard, you'll have to wait until somebody figures out a way to get it working without the Input Manager hacks. Or you could just run Safari in 32-bit mode.
UnluckyKate
Member
StrikerObi said:
Hum... So with Adblock working and Cooliris also working, it seems that I'll have to downgrade and run Safari in 32bit mode... Damn.
Phobophile
A scientist and gentleman in the manner of Batman.
http://glimmerblocker.org/UnluckyKate said:Is there any Adblock avaible for Safari ? Because Flash ads are killing my proc and my perfs, resulting my MBA to heat and to have poor performances. Damn stupid Flash animated, intrusive ads
It's not a hack and will work with all web browsers.
Flying_Phoenix
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My TrackPad's acting pretty unresponsive lately when I try highlighting things.
I haven't really done anything to it. Well come think of it I did use it with wet hands and at times cleaned it with water, but not enough to where it could seep through the cracks.
Should I just call Apple or is there a way to jolt up the trackpad?
I haven't really done anything to it. Well come think of it I did use it with wet hands and at times cleaned it with water, but not enough to where it could seep through the cracks.
Should I just call Apple or is there a way to jolt up the trackpad?
I did that. And it runs in the background. I love having it run because it just tells me when something happens, but doesn't throw it in my fucking face like Windows does with those stupid balloons telling me what I already know... "YOU ARE NOW CONNECTED TO THE NETWORK BECAUSE YOU YOURSELF PLUGGED AN ETHERNET CORD INTO THE COMPUTER!" What. The. Fuck. Do I not know that? I use the Nano style because it's the smallest unobtrusive one there is. It slides down, sits for two seconds and goes away. Enough time to see it slide down, glance up and read and go back to what I was doing. This is how system notifications should be done on all OS'. Apple should buy Growl and implement it into every app. It's much more awesome than having a static dialog pop up with a message forcing you to click OK when it could easily just show you a non-modal panel with the same message. OS 9 did it. They had these dialogs back in OS 9. They popped up but didn't take focus away from anything and floated above the desktop so you could keep working and dismiss it when you were ready to. I missed those for years until Growl came along. I just wish it was built-in so Apple apps could use them without needing hacks and background apps to do it.StrikerObi said:
Anyways. Yeah, Hardware Growler is low on features, but it does work, and yes, it can be hidden from the Dock manually so it's no big deal. Still, it should have this option in the super minimal preferences panel (Which has one option) for hiding the icon, but still, it works well for what it does.
I wish Dragthing had an option to hide both the Dock icon AND the menu icon. Since I see DT as a utility that is part of the OS, and the menu has no functions that couldn't be done by way of a few system-wide hotkeys for DT Preferences and New Dock. I just hate having that icon up there not doing anything when every other icon I have up there has some functionality.
PTHPasteboard is a list of my copy/paste history.
Dragthing just does nothing up there. My Docks are accessible by way of hotkeys. But there's no reason to have the icon in the menubar, OR the Dock.
Adium is useful for the statuses.
FaceBook Notifications is new and useful for giving me all my updates in one place and using Growl to tell me about them without me having to reload the FB homepage all the time. (Becomes blue when there's updates)
Time Machine status.
Airport status.
Battery status.
Spotlight.
DT is just out of place up there for me. James Thompson doesn't seem to find it a good idea to hide the icon, I just wish he'd give us the option at least. Hell, I was able to hide Bowtie's Dock icon AND menu icon both and it still works fine. I can still access its Prefs by right-clicking. Maybe it's my OCD or something but it just bugs me having it up there.
Blindfutur3
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May I ask the name of the Adium Menu Bar icon Jasoco?
E: Nevermind, It's 'Marten-Plain Black'
E: Nevermind, It's 'Marten-Plain Black'
Jet Grind Radio!
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Is there a good DVD ripper/encoder out there besides Handbrake? It doesn't work on my system. I think it's Snow Leopard since it's workin' on the Mac mini downstairs with the same version of HB and VLC. I really wanna start ripping episodes of the Simpsons for my phone.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Jet Grind Radio! said:
You try reinstalling and stuff? Handbrake works fine for me on snow leopard.
movie_club
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whats the difference between the extensions .doc and .docx ?
RubxQub
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.doc is the extension for up to Office 2003.movie_club said:
.docx has been adopted in '07/'08 versions of Office which include new fun things I imagine (I want to say it's now XML based or something?).
Either way, .docx is what '07 and '08 save files in natively unless otherwise specified.
I couldn't get into the "why" without researching, however.
Jet Grind Radio!
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Hmm, so very simple I didn't think of it. Ha ha. I just tried downgrading VLC player, but not Handbrake. Lemme try that now.Zaraki_Kenpachi said:
Flying_Phoenix
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Flying_Phoenix said:
Anybody?
EDIT - Is anyone else having similar issues because this could just be a software thing.
Flying_Phoenix
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Fine I get it. Nobody wants to answer because it's a stupid question. I'm sorry for asking.
Well does anybody know of an online store that sells Macbook parts (so I can repair it myself)? I recall seeing one some time ago, but I can't find it.
Well does anybody know of an online store that sells Macbook parts (so I can repair it myself)? I recall seeing one some time ago, but I can't find it.
It's not a silly question. I've never heard of it before, so get apple to check it out. No need to be all mopey. I get tons of questions never answered. That simply means Boone is having the same issue.Flying_Phoenix said:Fine I get it. Nobody wants to answer because it's a stupid question. I'm sorry for asking.
Well does anybody know of an online store that sells Macbook parts (so I can repair it myself)? I recall seeing one some time ago, but I can't find it.
I don't think dampness will do it. I've had mild wetness on my trackpad and been fine, but I have the old metal trackpad. Onece a friend use alcohol to clean his trackpad and it stopped wokin entirely, by started again after a while.
Ifixit sells parts.
Flying_Phoenix
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mrkgoo said:
Thanks.
But yeah I called Apple today and it turns out my 90 days warranty expired 10 days ago.
Actually putting two and two together my computer was acting weird before mostly because of it kept clicking and dragging things at its own will. Possibly I didn't have a virus but more so my trackpad was going haywire. That's probably what made it freeze too as my trackpad most likely was clicking and dragging constantly.
EDIT - It only seems like they sell the uppercase and not the trackpad.
Hey guys, based on your previous experiences how much would a trackpad repair/replacement from Apple cost? (I still have a year warranty on hardware)
Phobophile
A scientist and gentleman in the manner of Batman.
Why the FUCK did you not get APP?Flying_Phoenix said:Thanks.
But yeah I called Apple today and it turns out my 90 days warranty expired 10 days ago.
Actually putting two and two together my computer was acting weird before mostly because of it kept clicking and dragging things at its own will. Possibly I didn't have a virus but more so my trackpad was going haywire. That's probably what made it freeze too as my trackpad most likely was clicking and dragging constantly.
layzie1989
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Sweet! Got my dell mini 10v today! Gonna put OSX on it very soooooon...
Flying_Phoenix
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Phobophile said:
Because this is the first time anything went wrong with any one of my computers.
I should have listend to Jasoco when I had the chance.
EDIT - I'm going to go to an Apple Store which is about 30 minutes or so away so they can look at my Macbook Pro to see what exactly is wrong with it.
Jet Grind Radio!
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Ok, so. I tried reinstalling Handbrake, and I keep getting a "No Valid Source" error. I only get that when I have VLC player installed. When I remove VLC from my applications folder, Handbrake sees the DVD and knows what it is. When installed, Handbrake gives me the error.
layzie1989
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OSX Snow Leopard is installed perfectly on my dell mini 10v
permutated
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Just installed Logic 9 but there was no option to remove Logic 8 and it's unused or outdated banks.
Any tips?
Any tips?
They can't just replace the trackpad it seems they'll to have to remove the the whole front case. I hot quoted $300 and apparently that was the manager being nice to me because I complained that the problems only started when I got the laptop back from them for a repair of the CD Drive the previous week. I didn't take him up on the offer and have been managing by turning on tap to click and using Air Mouse. :/ can't wait to get a new computer.Flying_Phoenix said:Because this is the first time anything went wrong with any one of my computers.
I should have listend to Jasoco when I had the chance.
EDIT - I'm going to go to an Apple Store which is about 30 minutes or so away so they can look at my Macbook Pro to see what exactly is wrong with it.
If it's Flash you want removed I suggest ClickToFlash. It's awesome. It should be built into Safari.UnluckyKate said:
Mad Hatter
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Seconded! ClickToFlash is awesome. It even lets you watch h.264 Youtube videos instead of with flash.fireside said:
Mad Hatter said:
Yep, I also recommend ClickToFlash. Not only will it prevent your browser from crashing, but it saves a significant amount of battery life if you're on a laptop. And of course it puts an end to those annoying Flash ads that either take over your screen or have annoying audio that plays automatically. Best of all it works in all apps that use WebKit, so something like NetNewsWire for example would benefit from it as well.
It's one of the first things I install.
Flying_Phoenix
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Charred Greyface said:
Wat?! Well it'll probably be less because I have 1 year of Apple of Apple Care.
What this man said. The 90 days is phone support only. You have 1 whole year of real support in store to get it fixed. AND to buy AppleCare. If you only bought it 100 days ago, you still have time. Go buy it. Register it. Then get it checked out.dream said:
I lucked out. My fan problem and overheating went away. I reset the SMC (System Management Controller) and a few days later my fans returned to normal and the computer no longer shuts off if it gets too hot, i.e. when I try to run a Flash video, H.264, play a game, whatever. Which is good since I can't afford a new one right now anyway. Still, I should have gotten AppleCare. I've had this for over 2 years. If I got it, I would have a year left now. And you just know something else will go wrong. Let's hope I can afford a new computer by then. I'm itching for one of them newfangled unibody models.
The other day I shut down and tried to turn it on again. But it wouldn't turn on. I almost panicked until I thought to try resetting the SMC again. Took the battery out, unplugged the power so it was without any power supply at all, and pressed the power button for 10 seconds. (This resets the SMC) Then I plugged it all back in and it powered up. *phew* Dodged another bullet.
Flying_Phoenix
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Jasoco said:
So I have 1 year to get real support to get it fixed without spending a fortune and buy AppleCare?
Flying_Phoenix
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RubxQub said:
Thanks. Well I learned my lesson. Guess I'll buy Apple Protection Plan (whatever that is) when I get my next Mac in 3 years.
I'm still covered under Apple Care. The genius bar claimed my problems were due to user damage and wouldnt take care of it. *shrug* hope that's not your lotFlying_Phoenix said:
AppleCare is transferrable and adds to the resale value. Ot you could get insurance instead which is much better. At the very least be covered by something if you don't sell before the 1yr warranty is up.Flying_Phoenix said:
Flying_Phoenix
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Charred Greyface said:
Oh I see. Well mine wasn't due to user damage at all. As I've said before the only thing I've done is use the trackpad with wet hands once in a while (you know like after you wash your hands and barely dry them off) so I highly doubt that would do anything. That's good, so it should be free or just really cheap for me?
Charred Greyface said:
I see thanks.
Flying_Phoenix said:
It will be free, provided they don't think you screwed up the trackpad through negligence.
And you don't have to wait 3 years to get Apple care with a new mac. YOu can go out right now and buy applecare for your mac right now. Or you can wait until your first year and buy applecare - as long as you get it within your first year.
UnluckyKate
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Hey guys, I was torrenting with Transmission but I switched to uTorrent for some reasons, but how do I get my torrents always opening in uTorrent instead of Transmission ? Where's the ' always open similar with ' as in XP ? Can't find it...
Flying_Phoenix
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mrkgoo said:
Wait wait hold on a second. Are you saying I have my Mac under warranty for one whole year? Holy Shit! Having a Mac keeps getting better and better for me. Apple's customer service is only matched by Nintendo's.
Flying_Phoenix
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RubxQub said:
I know but it was way too awesome for my little naive mind to comprehend.
Seriously mindblown!
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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Flying_Phoenix said:
Every computer company I've ever seen has a 1 yr warranty.....
UnluckyKate
Member
Jasoco said:
I don't get it.
Flying_Phoenix
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Well I'm actually glad this has happened because this means that they'll replace my entire front and my keyboard is already getting dirty.
Oh I see. How foolish of me. :embarrassed face
It's just that I've always built my own computer up until now. So I've never had to do something like this before.
Zaraki_Kenpachi said:
Oh I see. How foolish of me. :embarrassed face
It's just that I've always built my own computer up until now. So I've never had to do something like this before.
RubxQub
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Mostly true, but seeing as there are physical Apple Stores all around the country, it's much more convenient then dealing with support through e-mail or the phone, or having to mail out your equipment.Zaraki_Kenpachi said:
Since just about all hardware manufacturers depend on other retailers to sell their products and don't have their own physical stores (Sony is the only exception that I can think of off the top of my head), it's much easier to get the help you're looking for.
For quick and easy assistance, Apple Stores are awesome, but you would likely would have to mail out your equipment if it's a major hardware issue like the display or the logic board.
Can your local store mail out your equipment for you I wonder?
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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RubxQub said:
Sure, it's definitely more convenient for a lot of people but he seemed shocked at having a warranty when almost anything you buy nowadays has at least a 1 year warranty. (Obviously there are exceptions)
Flying_Phoenix
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RubxQub said:
Yeah, I've had absolute nightmare situations about mail to factory care.
And I have an Apple Store about 30 to 35 minutes from my college. Though at my house the closest one is an hour away. I'm just going to the Apple Store this weekend. Also don't I have to set up an appointment with a Mac Genius or do I just do a walk-in?