Interesting; I just looked there and my option is also checked. It played for me though. Wonder if there is another option some place.
On Jun 6, 2014, at 11:12 AM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Chris, > > I could be off-base, but I believe that functionality may be built-in to the > newer Safari installations. In the Advance pane of Safari, there is a > section called “Internet Plugins” and directly after it, there is a checkbox > that reads something to the effect “Stop Plugins from Playing Automatically”. > I have it checked and, maybe that’s why it didn’t start auto-playing for me. > When this is set this way, a little button appears in Safari saying > something about “Safari Power Saver, Click to Play”. I believe that it will > then add that address into the list of acceptable auto-play sites. > > This may not be the same, but it sure sounds like it to me. > > Later… > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Jun 6, 2014, at 12:04 PM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Since most autoplaying stuff is still Flash based this might be a good time >> to fiddle with getting something like ClickToFlash installed on Safari. >> Pages load faster when Flash ads and videos aren't running and if you do >> want one you just action the spot and that particular flash widget is >> allowed to load. Details on this are in the email archives but if you want >> to get that set up and get stuck just ask. I did mine years ago so I'd have >> to dig up the URLs and such. >> >> CB >> >> On 6/6/14, 2:01 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: >>> Steve, >>> >>> I’m not sure why or what started auto-playing for you. It’s never happened >>> to me on that page before. If it keeps doing that to you, try a cmd-a to >>> Select All on the page, go into TextEdit, up to its Format menu and choose >>> “Make Plain Text”, then paste in the stuff. You can then read it without >>> all the extraneous garbage. >>> >>> Later… >>> >>> Tim Kilburn >>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>> >>> On Jun 6, 2014, at 11:34 AM, Steve Holmes <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I like the article detailing how to build a bootable image but the damn >>>> site started up autoplaying other videos. How the hell do I stop them? >>>> It’s still babbling away while I’m writing this mail. I can close the >>>> window of Safari byt then I can’t read the article. I hate auto play. I >>>> can’t find any controls to stop the playback. This just sucks! >>>> >>>> On Jun 6, 2014, at 9:25 AM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Alex, >>>>> >>>>> Yes, I’m saying that you should totally wipe the HD. That is, after >>>>> starting up from the thumb drive, go to Disk Utility and re-partition >>>>> your drive to one partition named Macintosh HD. Any subsequent >>>>> partitions should be done later on the live drive. This will ensure that >>>>> the Recovery Partition is created properly. Not sure where the other >>>>> individual got there info but this is sound practice. If you used >>>>> DiskMaker X to create your bootable Mavericks Installer, on the thumb >>>>> drive or the built-in “Create Install Media” utility of the Mavericks >>>>> Installer, then a proper Recovery Partition will be automatically >>>>> created. If you used the Disk Utility method, then the Recovery >>>>> Partition must have already existed in order to create a proper >>>>> installation. The problem in your case is that you need to do a total >>>>> re-format, so, using the existing Recovery Partition is not of any >>>>> benefit. Refer to >>>>> >>>>> http://www.macworld.com/article/2056561/how-to-make-a-bootable-mavericks-install-drive.html >>>>> >>>>> for info on these limitations. In addition, if you didn’t perform a >>>>> complete wipe during your last clean install, these errors may have >>>>> carried over thus any disk structure issues would have persisted. >>>>> >>>>> Hope this makes sense. >>>>> >>>>> Later… >>>>> >>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>> >>>>> On Jun 6, 2014, at 9:34 AM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks. I’m in the beta partition now, copying a few files over to my >>>>>> external hard drive. The problem is here too: Finder just hung for about >>>>>> thirty seconds, while my Mac’s HD made the sound I’ve come to dread. >>>>>> Still, it’s working, thankfully; my main partition won’t even boot. >>>>>> >>>>>> As to wiping, I’m still not sure what to do. I mean, I know how to >>>>>> format the drive from the OS X on my thumb drive and then install, the >>>>>> question is, what do I do with my partitions? I have two, one Macintosh >>>>>> HD and one OS X Beta Partition. When I did a clean install back in >>>>>> March, I had only the Macintosh HD partition and so didn’t need to >>>>>> worry. I reformatted that partition, but didn’t actually erase it, as >>>>>> people I asked told me that completely erasing the Macintosh HD >>>>>> partition could turn out badly. Are you saying that I should format the >>>>>> entire drive, wiping out both partitions? If I do that, won’t it affect >>>>>> the installation of the OS, or will the installer partition as necessary? >>>>>> On Jun 6, 2014, at 12:43 AM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> For expediency purposes, I wouldn’t worry about re-mapping partitions >>>>>>> etc., you’re just going to wipe the drive and re-partition anyway. >>>>>>> Regarding grabbing those files, if you startup from your thumb drive, >>>>>>> then go under it’s Apple menu to Startup Disk, you should be able to >>>>>>> select the 10.9.3 beta partition as your startup disk. if things are >>>>>>> OK in that area of the HD. Once you’ve started with that version of >>>>>>> the OS, you could quickly get the files you want and place them onto >>>>>>> whatever media you want. You could then go ahead and do the total >>>>>>> wipe/re-partition and re-install from your 10.9.3 thumb drive. It’s >>>>>>> best to do it from there since it needs to be done from a external >>>>>>> source in order to completely reformat the drive. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If you’re unable to startup from your beta partition, then the drive is >>>>>>> in fairly rough shape and you’d either need to use Terminal commands to >>>>>>> grab those files or just give up on them. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> HTH. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Later… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jun 5, 2014, at 9:51 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks guys. I have a thumb drive with Mavericsk that I’ve used >>>>>>>> before, and that I keep around now that we have a couple Macs in the >>>>>>>> house. I’ll use that. Before I do though, is there any way to copy off >>>>>>>> any other files I’d like to keep, ones I could recover but that it’d >>>>>>>> be easier just to have if I can get them? I could probably boot into >>>>>>>> that beta partition and copy, but I don’t know if I’ll have the >>>>>>>> permissions to do that. I’ll also need a way to erase the beta >>>>>>>> partition, if that is indeed the problem. I only tested one OS, the >>>>>>>> 10.9.3 beta a month ago, but I suppose it could have caused the >>>>>>>> problem. Anyway, can I erase that from Disk Utility on the recovery >>>>>>>> HD, and if so, how would I do that and merge its space back to >>>>>>>> Macintosh HD? >>>>>>>> On Jun 5, 2014, at 11:11 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I agree with Chris that it could very likely be a software thing. >>>>>>>>> So, since you have a Time Machine backup that is fairly up-to-date >>>>>>>>> and you say that you have your important files backed up, I’d go for >>>>>>>>> the reformat and reinstall option. If you don’t have an external HD >>>>>>>>> or the cables that I mentioned earlier, there is a neat little >>>>>>>>> utility within the Mavericks Installer that allows you to build a >>>>>>>>> bootable Mavericks installer on a flash drive that is at least 8 GB >>>>>>>>> in size. If you wish to go that way, I can share instructions with >>>>>>>>> you. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Later… >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>>>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Jun 5, 2014, at 9:00 PM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries >>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> You mentioned a 50GB partition for OSX betas. So were you running >>>>>>>>>> beta OSes on this box? If so, it's at least plausible that the beta >>>>>>>>>> OSX had some kind of bug which mangled data structures on the drive >>>>>>>>>> and, since it had access to your non-beta partition, it could have >>>>>>>>>> mangled your regular OSX boot drive as well. In other words, this >>>>>>>>>> could still have been a software issue. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> CB >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 6/5/14, 9:17 PM, Alex Hall wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>>>>>> So, here's the status of my Mac Mini's hard drive. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> * Two repairs from the Recovery HD resulted in an error telling me >>>>>>>>>>> to format ad re-install. >>>>>>>>>>> * I did just that at the end of March, and given that two repairs >>>>>>>>>>> couldn't fix whatever errors have accumulated after three months, >>>>>>>>>>> it seems like the drive itself is having problems. >>>>>>>>>>> * The SMART status of the drive is "verified", not "failing", which >>>>>>>>>>> seems odd given the previous points. >>>>>>>>>>> * The drive is partitioned into two: 450gb for OS X, and 50gb for >>>>>>>>>>> OS X betas. I don't yet know if the beta partition works, but both >>>>>>>>>>> share a drive so I'm not optimistic. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Any ideas? I looked at replacing the drive, but the iFixIt >>>>>>>>>>> instructions are scary and require special tools. The Mini is not >>>>>>>>>>> under Apple Care protection, and my nearest Genius bar is almost >>>>>>>>>>> three hours away. Am I just doomed, or is there a >>>>>>>>>>> check/repair/miracle program I could run? 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