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OS X Mavericks |OT| ... it's not called Liger :(
- Thread starter Flek
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Every time I do a clean install I always want to use and love Safari, and generally it is great, but not being able to close a tab with the middle click just totally throws out what I am use to, is there any simple way to fix this? I also really don't get on with these "Top Sites" new tab pages that browsers use, why can I never just stick some bookmarks on there without issue?
But besides that, Mavericks is working pretty smooth on my Mid 09 MacBook so far.
But besides that, Mavericks is working pretty smooth on my Mid 09 MacBook so far.
CrudeDiatribe
Member
Maybe with everyone stealing Aperture, Apple will add more people to the development team to support the expanded user base.
Have heard that 3.5 is a performance leap, but I haven't tried it. Have been using it since v1.5 and am pretty happy with it.
Would let it run down, it may be a calibration problem.
Have heard that 3.5 is a performance leap, but I haven't tried it. Have been using it since v1.5 and am pretty happy with it.
Would let it run down, it may be a calibration problem.
It's the fastest my 2010 13" Pro has ever been.
Mission Control still isn't fixed entirely.
When you activate MC while a fullscreen window is active, it will display your first screen. Yet you can't swipe to the left the get to the second screen, because actually the fullscreen window is active.
When you swipe to the right, you'll get to the screen left of the fullscreen window as you should, but it will slide in from the right.
When you activate MC while a fullscreen window is active, it will display your first screen. Yet you can't swipe to the left the get to the second screen, because actually the fullscreen window is active.
When you swipe to the right, you'll get to the screen left of the fullscreen window as you should, but it will slide in from the right.
Huh.... :/
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
I came from Chrome and am trying out Safari and I keep clicking "look up" instead of "Search with Google". Every time I'm surprised when the dictionary pops up. As much as I like the feature, I'm gonna have to get used to the location.
Muscle memory is a finicky thing.
Do wish I had Google Image Search built-in. The Safari Extensions database website is a clusterfuck of broken links and limited resources.
Android18a
Member
Shiiiiit I tried to install the update and it says my disk is damaged. Now I'm in disc utility and it says i need to repair my disc but the option is greyed out even after i clicked verify. Help!
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
Yeah. I've had this before, as have a bunch of people here recently. This means your disk's index or whatever is corrupt and you need to reformat it. But you need to boot off another disk. Because it needs to be reformatted from outside.
But first have you tried booting from the Recovery and tried seeing if it let you repair it from there?
Android18a
Member
What's a recovery one? I'm confused. I've got no back up.
CrudeDiatribe
Member
Hold command-r immediately after your Mac boots.
Before you do that, make a backup.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
A) Make a backup. Buy a hard drive. They're cheap. And purchase a backup app like Carbon Copy Cloner, or use whatever your HDD comes with. (I'd recommend CCC though since it'll be bootable and you'll need that.)
B) Hold Option when you reboot. Immediately after the BONG hold Option and click the Recovery option.
Android18a
Member
How do i make a backup?
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
CCC makes it dead simple. But it's $40. But it's easy as pie and very useful and lets you schedule backups.
Also, most new external HDD's come with backup software these days so you'll still have a free option.
Do you have an external HDD?
If not, can you buy one?
But, first try the Recovery option. But DO NOT do any reformatting until you backup. (Unless you literally have no files on your machine.)
What's your situation? Your computer? What OS X version are you on right now?
Android18a
Member
Is an imac 27 inch. I cant get to anything though, i cant even work out how to boot it up like it used to. How do I use a backup app if i cant get beyond disc utility or the installer? I'm crying...
CrudeDiatribe
Member
If you just quit the installer it should reboot back to the iMac's system as you're used to. Failing that, 'Startup disk' from the Apple menu should let you select it.
It may not, but worry about that later, it's not necessarily the end of the world.
The error message you're getting happened to me on one of my Macs too.
Simplest way to clone your drive to an external one:
1. Attach drive.
2. Open Disk Utility
3. (optionally) Select the external drive. Format/repartition it if you want. You need to have a partition at least as big as your Mac's disk.
4. Select the system drive
5. Click Restore tab
6. Drag the volume you're putting backup on to the Destination: field
7. Click Restore button
8. Read/understand/approve dialog message
9. Wait
The above instructions will work whether booted to your regular system or the installer.
Meus Renaissance
Member
Android18a
Member
Panic over!
Found an article on CNET about the error and turns out Repair Disc works when you reboot into recovery and then use the disc utility from there. Then i restarted and it installed ok. But tomorrow I'm gonna see if i can sell some games to buy myself a backup drive. Thanks guys.
Found an article on CNET about the error and turns out Repair Disc works when you reboot into recovery and then use the disc utility from there. Then i restarted and it installed ok. But tomorrow I'm gonna see if i can sell some games to buy myself a backup drive. Thanks guys.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
That's HyperDock. (Note the unremovable caption under it.)I meant this
Have you tried installing the latest Dev of HyperDock? I have events.
Unless you have the other Aero Peek app. I forget its name.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
Definitely get a drive of the same size or bigger of what you have. Backups are important. You were crying now, but you'd be crying worse if you lost everything.
If you look at the packages or the included software, if you can't purchase CCC, at least make sure the HDD comes with free backup software included just to get you started. (It might not be bootable, but it'll keep your ass safe. I still recommend CCC since it makes clones that can easily be restored from when you replace the machine or HDD.)
Edit: Shit, didn't mean to double-post.
CrudeDiatribe
Member
Set it up with Time Machine instead of doing a manual clone job.
Edit:
Impending discussion over Time Machine versus clone-backups in 3 2 1...
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
There's a good idea too. TM is free. And keep the drive connected so it does its backups at all times. Best part is the easy to use restore UI and you can use it for Migration Assistant.
Edit: I saw your edit. I actually recommend TM in this case since it's an iMac which will be connected to the drive at all times instead of over a network, and while you can't boot from it, it is still very useful and very powerful and very free.
Just make sure to reformat it out of the box first. Even if it's already for Mac. I always reformat.
The iWork trick didn't work for memeh
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you have to set the system language (main) to english AND the location to US (all in system settings) then try again. You can change it back after getting the free updates.
What i like about the updates, once done they count as purchased in your itunes store. So i can install them on all my macs
Meus Renaissance
Member
That's HyperDock. (Note the unremovable caption under it.)
Have you tried installing the latest Dev of HyperDock? I have events.
Unless you have the other Aero Peek app. I forget its name.
I have (from the website right?)
Did you restart your machine?
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/10/24...-and-ilife-not-worried-about-unethical-users/
For those that were curious
So, in the end, not having separate trials/physical/et cetera versions of the software is saving them money in the end.
Free software for everyone!
For those that were curious
So, in the end, not having separate trials/physical/et cetera versions of the software is saving them money in the end.
Free software for everyone!
well one more reason why apple is fucking awesome and MS can fuck right off. So apple gave us iwork, aperture and mavericks for free?
For free*.
(*"We hope you don't pirate it, but won't stop you from doing so.")
CrudeDiatribe
Member
Ah; I just saw we'd posted at the same time and remembered our recent discussion about it in another Mac thread.
If you choose to exploit it. Apple has usually been pretty good about not bothering with license keys on their non-pro products, and I'll be pretty happy to not have to dig out two Aperture boxes to install it on a new system (upgrade serial number needs a previous serial number).
I'm pretty sure this is a bug. It's happening for me as well when trying to fullscreen Hulu and Netflix on my second screen (TV through HDMI).
A few additional hiccups I've noticed:
- Trackpad gestures aren't as smooth. This includes webpage scrolling as well as opening Mission Control, etc.
- My fan is going a lot more than it did previously. Streaming Netflix or Hulu makes the fan constantly hum, whereas this didn't happen for me before.
On the plus side, battery life seems to have increased. On a Early 2011 MBP.
Anyone else experiencing the above? I saw someone earlier in the thread mention the trackpad issues. Hoping this will all get fixed in an update.
Meus Renaissance
Member
I'm not getting the red notification for iMessage, but I am hearing the notification sound [when getting a new message].
Any ideas on how to fix this?
Any ideas on how to fix this?
What an ugly ass default background they chose for this OS. Changed it with the view of Earth from space.
That plus apparently mail app is having issues with Gmail. Gmail is shit and I'm glad I'm completely free of it and went to outlook.com. Plus I use outlook over the mail app as I think it's better.
That plus apparently mail app is having issues with Gmail. Gmail is shit and I'm glad I'm completely free of it and went to outlook.com. Plus I use outlook over the mail app as I think it's better.
Yah. I bought mine on education not too long before the App Store appeared.
This is great!
Napoleonthechimp
Member
So we're basically all morally bankrupt for stealing their software? I can live with that.
It's funny because I bought a new iMac that doesn't ship with a drive. That's how I justified getting a super drive, because if I didn't is have to buy a copy of aperture from the App Store.
So they get another sale from me in hardware lol.
But in the end all the software is being paid for - by hardware costs. Everything they do is to make money so anything that is supposedly 'free' is factored in to the cost or they wouldn't do it.
Check your Notifications setting in SysPref, might be set not to badge the app icon or display a banner.
I had an iWork '09 (from DVD) installation already done. I have my Mac set up as Argentina - Spanish. I deleted iWork, changed the location and system language, re-installed the iWork '09 and still not luck :/
Should I try with the trial version?