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Mac OSX Noob thread of OSX noobs
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thechristoph
Sir!
Quick question... I have this Bluetooth keyboard that is aggrivating me. After a few minutes of not typing, it gets disconnected. I imagine this is just the keyboard shutting down to save batteries; cool. When I strike a key to wake it up, it takes me through the identification process again (hit the key to the right of left shift, hit the key to the left of right shift). It also does this when I reboot the Mac. This sucks. It doesn't happen when I use the keyboard on a PC, so I'm wondering if it's a MacOS configuration thing that I just haven't been able to figure out.
Flying_Phoenix
Banned
Does anybody get this weird glitch when using Safari on the HTML5 beta?
When ever I move my cursor to the video list on the right side of the page this happens.
EDIT - I'm referring to the moving of the pictures that are in the way of the screen and not the changing of HTML5 to H.264 (I changed formats up while listening to see if that would move the screens back after they've already moved).
When ever I move my cursor to the video list on the right side of the page this happens.
EDIT - I'm referring to the moving of the pictures that are in the way of the screen and not the changing of HTML5 to H.264 (I changed formats up while listening to see if that would move the screens back after they've already moved).
Flying_Phoenix
Banned
qwerty2k said:
Honestly what the hell?
It was fine one day then it just got messed up for no reason at all.
D
Deleted member 22576
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Hey Phoenix, what wallpaper is that?
Flying_Phoenix
Banned
Jtwo said:
Just something really cool I found while browsing deviantart.
It was under "2008 without words by foxy gamer girl".
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
Member
I figured it out:Flying_Phoenix said:
Flying_Phoenix said:
Macho Madness
Member
Wrong thread. lol.
Flying_Phoenix
Banned
Liu Kang Baking A Pie said:I figured it out:
It went from being perfectly fine, to practically not working at all within seconds.
What the hell Youtube! :lol
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
Member
Some guy at Google's just dicking around with the live site's JavaScript, I bet.
Flying_Phoenix
Banned
Liu Kang Baking A Pie said:
It's been like this for at least 2 weeks though. And I sent Youtube a complaint about it (no word yet).
Dreams-Visions
Member
hey guys, can anyone recommend a comprehensive list of the better utility programs for OSX? for things like system monitoring, UI customization, etc? Just your favorites will be fine.
Question for anyone who knows how to use Pages.
I have a document that im working on, about 70 pages so far.
The first section/chapter has roman numerals for page numbers. I then want to start the numbering again as 1, 2, 3... etc.
Whatever I try, i cant get this to work. Played with new sections, page numbers by sections, restarting page numbers etc etc. But every time, the numbers come in as the next one after the numerals.
EG. I want it to go i, ii, iii, iv, 1, 2, 3, 4...
But whatever i try, it will always go i, ii, iii, iv, 5, 6, 7, 8...
Edit: Fixed it, finally. Layout section in the Inspector to the rescue!
I have a document that im working on, about 70 pages so far.
The first section/chapter has roman numerals for page numbers. I then want to start the numbering again as 1, 2, 3... etc.
Whatever I try, i cant get this to work. Played with new sections, page numbers by sections, restarting page numbers etc etc. But every time, the numbers come in as the next one after the numerals.
EG. I want it to go i, ii, iii, iv, 1, 2, 3, 4...
But whatever i try, it will always go i, ii, iii, iv, 5, 6, 7, 8...
Edit: Fixed it, finally. Layout section in the Inspector to the rescue!
i'm looking to upgrade my macbook pro's memory since during my ableton sets, the program stutters the audio maybe once or twice during the 3 hours. i mean, it like stops audio for half a second and then comes back in. it's really irritating to me and i'm sure it is for the people dancing too. i have the base model 15" macbook pro early 2008 so i only have 2gb memory.
it says on this page on apples site:
my macbook pro is running snow leopard. would it not work with 8gb memory? i'll have to deal with only a 4gb upgradE? i just feel like i might as well go for 8 to eliminate any possible memory problems.
it says on this page on apples site:
Apple said:
my macbook pro is running snow leopard. would it not work with 8gb memory? i'll have to deal with only a 4gb upgradE? i just feel like i might as well go for 8 to eliminate any possible memory problems.
Dreams-Visions
Member
might not be the best answer, but....just call Apple's support line. I find that they get to the phone quickly (short hold times), speak good english (because they're Americans), and can answer all of those questions definitively.btkadams said:
I'd certainly recommend you move up to at least 4GB no matter what the answer they give you is.
is there an equivalent to the Windows Task Manager in OSX so that you can monitor how much CPU/Memory individual apps are using? Because that could probably give you an idea of how much of each you're using now.
The_Inquisitor
Member
Dreams-Visions said:
Have you never had to force quit an app before?
Dreams-Visions said:
ive checked it and the cpu usage is always around 20-35%. the memory is about 80% used constantly. could that be a clue that i should upgrade my memory? maybe when the audio stutters its spiked up to 100% use on the mem. the 80% used is when nothing is running except ableton. wifi is off, bluetooth off, and all other programs off aside from iStat.luoapp said:
EDIT: could there be other bottlenecks causing it? hdd speed?
The_Inquisitor
Member
btkadams said:
Could you screencap your activity monitor with all the apps running in it via apple shift 4
im probably reading this all wrong so heres some snaps of each section. thanks for all the help guys! when i was saying 80% active i meant that there was about 20% inactive without noticing theres one called active too lol.
CPU:
MEMORY:
DISK ACTIVITY - IO:
DISK ACTIVITY - DATA:
what do you guys think??
*****ALSO please note that this is during me running through the set for about 5 minutes. i'm not sure as to how they would look 2 hours into the set. i wouldn't be doing any more complicated things as i am near the beginning though. another things is that my set has about 80 songs queued up for me to click to play at any moment. it might be that my drive is too slow or something and thats why it would stutter when i clicked one? i wouldn't know. i'm not that in tune to computer stuff.*****
CPU:
MEMORY:
DISK ACTIVITY - IO:
DISK ACTIVITY - DATA:
what do you guys think??
*****ALSO please note that this is during me running through the set for about 5 minutes. i'm not sure as to how they would look 2 hours into the set. i wouldn't be doing any more complicated things as i am near the beginning though. another things is that my set has about 80 songs queued up for me to click to play at any moment. it might be that my drive is too slow or something and thats why it would stutter when i clicked one? i wouldn't know. i'm not that in tune to computer stuff.*****
Captain Nemo
Member
btkadams said:
You can upgrade to 6GB on those. See http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=573906
luoapp said:
There are different types of "usuage". If 80% of memory is "actively" in use, it's very likely causing the stuttering problem. But given the memory price being so low nowadays, I will say, just fill it up
what memory are you looking at that its low? memory prices have only gone up in the past...year or so. they are ridiculously high compared to last year IIRC
i dont even know how to read the activity monitor's memory report to be honest.Ashhong said:
id prob only buy 2 2gb sticks which are reasonably priced id say. 61 bucks each?
*******EDIT: hey i just noticed a setting in ableton that shows cpu usage set to 50%? i raised it to 80 which is the max. maybe this will stop the problem. ill have to get back to you guys. but also is 2 2gb sticks for 61 bucks each a bad deal?
btkadams said:
I think it's not bad. I've seen 49 for 2gb, but 12 dollars are not too much. As for the CPU usage, I have no experience with ableton, but if you want to really find the root problem you can use a CPU log software like this,
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=848597
Mr. Wonderful
Member
Uff. Let's talk about Apple's caps that they place on memory upgrades.Captain Nemo said:
GodfatherX
Member
this would be amazing if it could just make the window border transparent...I dont know why i want an aero/glass style window theme for mac os...but i dotsigo said:
Flying_Phoenix
Banned
Damn it! The Youtube HTML5 beta on Safari is ridiculous! Now the picture won't pop up a lot of the times and I can't scroll through the video anymore.
Screw it! I'm signing off the beta! WTF Youtube! Seriously WTF!
Screw it! I'm signing off the beta! WTF Youtube! Seriously WTF!
Two quick questions:
- can I go from 10.4.11 directly to snow leopard with that $30 upgrade?
- recently I've noticed safari give me rhe spinning wheel of death quite often and most times I have to hard reboot, i've seen a few solutions but it's come back, is this something serious?
Maybe time to get a MacBook pro :lol
- can I go from 10.4.11 directly to snow leopard with that $30 upgrade?
- recently I've noticed safari give me rhe spinning wheel of death quite often and most times I have to hard reboot, i've seen a few solutions but it's come back, is this something serious?
Maybe time to get a MacBook pro :lol
Silicon Knight
Member
luoapp said:
Question: how does one make a screen of an app likt this (see above)? So clean, with the shadow and all.
Silicon Knight said:Question: how does one make a screen of an app likt this (see above)? So clean, with the shadow and all.
* Command-Shift-3: Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it as a file on the desktop
* Command-Shift-4, then select an area: Take a screenshot of an area and save it as a file on the desktop
* Command-Shift-4, then space, then click a window: Take a screenshot of a window and save it as a file on the desktop
* Command-Control-Shift-3: Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it to the clipboard
* Command-Control-Shift-4, then select an area: Take a screenshot of an area and save it to the clipboard
* Command-Control-Shift-4, then space, then click a window: Take a screenshot of a window and save it to the clipboard
there are also dashboard widgets that let you click a button to save a screenshot from the options above.
Silicon Knight
Member
Wow, thanks man! Ik have been a Mac user for 3 years now, and these shortcuts are still new to me.LCfiner said:
Has anyone gushed about Smart Scroll yet? It adds momentum scrolling to pretty much everything and it's awesome. Probably old news but it's the first thing in a long time to make me smile while browsing the web on my computer.
Mecha_Infantry
Banned
Hey guys
I'm wanting to guy a Mac Mini for my HTPC, but I am not sure if it's a good time to. I was looking at the Macrumours guide and they said it's mid-cycle which is worrying. The base processor is 2.26 with a 9400 graf card, which I hope can handle my 10-17GB .mkv bluray rips
Anyone else out there with a mac mini as their HTPC running 1080p? Also, is it a good time to get it right now? I only have 22GB left on my MBP too, so I would like to get it asap, or just wait and dump the files onto an external
I'm wanting to guy a Mac Mini for my HTPC, but I am not sure if it's a good time to. I was looking at the Macrumours guide and they said it's mid-cycle which is worrying. The base processor is 2.26 with a 9400 graf card, which I hope can handle my 10-17GB .mkv bluray rips
Anyone else out there with a mac mini as their HTPC running 1080p? Also, is it a good time to get it right now? I only have 22GB left on my MBP too, so I would like to get it asap, or just wait and dump the files onto an external
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I use a Mac Mini as my HTPC and it can indeed run 1080p movies on it, and this is on the model before this upgrade.Mecha_Infantry said:
Haven't done it with an mkv file rip of a blu-ray before, but it plays 1080p trailers without a hitch.
I've got to think that the current models would be pretty worry free.
Love it so much, it's my favorite Mac in the house.
You won't be able to use Front Row to access your content, though, as I'm almost positive that iTunes doesn't play mkv files. You'd most likely end up using Plex or Boxee instead of the built in Front Row, which are fine alternatives.