Quick Question

2013-04-04 Thread Gary D.
Hi all,

I have just installed 10.8.3 for the first time and it takes up a lot of 
space. There is a file at private  var  vm with the name sleepimage 
that is 4 GB in size. Anyone know what that is? Can I delete it? There is 
also an Install OS X Mountain Lion.app in the appllication folder. Do I 
need that too?

Thanks in advance,

Gary

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Re: Quick Question

2013-04-04 Thread Dan

At 6:16 AM -0700 04/04/2013, Gary D. wrote:
I have just installed 10.8.3 for the first time and it takes up a 
lot of space. There is a file at private  var  vm with the name 
sleepimage that is 4 GB in size. Anyone know what that is? Can I 
delete it?


That contains a complete copy of your memory.  It's created by the OS 
when it goes into a deep sleep.  The complete copy is required 
because at that point, the Mac essentially turns itself off.  When 
you wake it up, memory is quickly reloaded from that file.  You can 
get rid of it by disabling deep sleep.


There is also an Install OS X Mountain Lion.app in the 
appllication folder. Do I need that too?


You can delete that.  Good idea to make a backup of it first, just in case.

- Dan.
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Re: Quick Question, i.e., Mountain Lion Installation Copy

2013-04-04 Thread ROBERT H. BAUCOM
My Apple Pro  Tower came with Mounting Lie-un Installed. There is no Install 
OS X Mountain Lion.app on my hard disk Drive. How can I get an Install OS X 
Mountain Lion CD (or DVD if need be) without paying FULL RETAIL ? 

BTW, I hate this downloading of any software. without a provision to make or 
buy a CD copy. I paid an extra $10.00 to get a CD copy of the Nisus Writer Pro 
2.0.4 Up Grade … which I still haven't received.
RHB
Weaseling out of things is good. It's what separates us from the other 
animalsexcept weasels.
~ Homer Simpson, Animated Cartoon Character.

On Apr 4, 2013, at 9:31 AM, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote:

 At 6:16 AM -0700 04/04/2013, Gary D. wrote:
 I have just installed 10.8.3 for the first time and it takes up a lot of 
 space. There is a file at private  var  vm with the name sleepimage 
 that is 4 GB in size. Anyone know what that is? Can I delete it?
 
 That contains a complete copy of your memory.  It's created by the OS when it 
 goes into a deep sleep.  The complete copy is required because at that point, 
 the Mac essentially turns itself off.  When you wake it up, memory is quickly 
 reloaded from that file.  You can get rid of it by disabling deep sleep.
 
 There is also an Install OS X Mountain Lion.app in the appllication 
 folder. Do I need that too?
 
 You can delete that.  Good idea to make a backup of it first, just in case.
 
 - Dan.
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[Closing Thread] Re: Quick Question, i.e., Mountain Lion Installation Copy

2013-04-04 Thread Fabian Fang
Discussions about Mountain Lion OS and Apple Pro Tower, whether just a Quick 
Question, or as hijacked thread, are way Off-Topic for the G-Group.  

This thread is hereby declared closed.  Please move further messages to the LEM 
MacIntel Group and send comments directly to me.

Fabian Fang
LEM G-Group Manager



On Apr 4, 2013, at 8:25 AM, ROBERT H. BAUCOM wrote:

 My Apple Pro  Tower came with Mounting Lie-un Installed. There is no Install 
 OS X Mountain Lion.app on my hard disk Drive. How can I get an Install OS X 
 Mountain Lion CD (or DVD if need be) without paying FULL RETAIL ? 
 
 BTW, I hate this downloading of any software. without a provision to make or 
 buy a CD copy. I paid an extra $10.00 to get a CD copy of the Nisus Writer 
 Pro 2.0.4 Up Grade … which I still haven't received.
 RHB
 Weaseling out of things is good. It's what separates us from the other 
 animalsexcept weasels.
 ~ Homer Simpson, Animated Cartoon Character.
 
 On Apr 4, 2013, at 9:31 AM, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 At 6:16 AM -0700 04/04/2013, Gary D. wrote:
 I have just installed 10.8.3 for the first time and it takes up a lot of 
 space. There is a file at private  var  vm with the name sleepimage 
 that is 4 GB in size. Anyone know what that is? Can I delete it?
 
 That contains a complete copy of your memory.  It's created by the OS when 
 it goes into a deep sleep.  The complete copy is required because at that 
 point, the Mac essentially turns itself off.  When you wake it up, memory is 
 quickly reloaded from that file.  You can get rid of it by disabling deep 
 sleep.
 
 There is also an Install OS X Mountain Lion.app in the appllication 
 folder. Do I need that too?
 
 You can delete that.  Good idea to make a backup of it first, just in case.
 
 - Dan.
 -- 
 - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth.
 
 
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Re: [Closed Thread] Hi Jack!

2013-04-04 Thread Mac User #330250
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Subject: [Closing Thread] Re: Quick Question, i.e., Mountain Lion Installation 
Copy
Date:Thursday, 04. April 2013
From:Fabian Fang f...@mac.com
To:  g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
 Discussions about Mountain Lion OS and Apple Pro Tower, whether just a
 Quick Question, or as hijacked thread, are way Off-Topic for the
 G-Group.

http://aviationhumor.net/wp-content/main/2010_06/AviationHumor-0056.jpg

 This thread is hereby declared closed.  Please move further messages to the
 LEM MacIntel Group and send comments directly to me.

Sorry, I couldn’t resist…

 Fabian Fang
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I hope you don’t ban me for this!


Cheers,
Andreas  aka  Mac User #330250

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Re: Quick Question, i.e., Mountain Lion Installation Copy

2013-04-04 Thread Bruce Johnson

On Apr 4, 2013, at 8:25 AM, ROBERT H. BAUCOM rbt...@owc.net wrote:

 My Apple Pro  Tower came with Mounting Lie-un Installed. There is no Install 
 OS X Mountain Lion.app on my hard disk Drive. How can I get an Install OS X 
 Mountain Lion CD (or DVD if need be) without paying FULL RETAIL ? 


You have an OS Repair partition (if you hold down the Option key while booting 
you cna see it). 

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718?viewlocale=en_USlocale=en_US


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Laptop skype problem

2013-04-04 Thread JohnV

Passing this on for a Close Family Member if that;s ok...

Model Name:MacBook
  Model Identifier:MacBook4,1
  Processor Name:Intel Core 2 Duo
  Processor Speed:2.4 GHz
  Number Of Processors:1
  Total Number Of Cores:2
  L2 Cache:3 MB
  Memory:2 GB
  Bus Speed:800 MHz
  Boot ROM Version:MB41.00C1.B00
  SMC Version (system):1.31f1
  Sudden Motion Sensor:
  State:Enabled

Problem: Screen turns into a strange mess of colored lines and pixels.
can still see mouse but not anything it touches.
Trying to click menu bar at top of the screen fails.
Unresponsive.

Programs running: Skype, DeSmuME (Nintendo DS Emulator)

What I was doing: Talking to someone in a skype call, they were  
sharing their screen.
 I was clicking back and forth when all of a sudden their feed  
became a bunch of lines and strange colors.

Could still hear them and interact .
As we tried to reset the feed and restart the call, eventually the  
problem was spread through out my computer, not just the feed window.  
Then my system wouldn't respond and I couldn't see anything much on  
the screen.


JOhn V


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Re: Laptop skype problem

2013-04-04 Thread Mac User #330250
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Subject: Laptop skype problem
Date:Thursday, 04. April 2013
From:JohnV vengbj...@verizon.net
To:  G-Group List g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
 Passing this on for a Close Family Member if that;s ok...

Would be, but this is the wrong list:

 Model Name:MacBook
Model Identifier:MacBook4,1
Processor Name:Intel Core 2 Duo

This should propably go to the Intel Mac List, not the G-List.

 Problem: Screen turns into a strange mess of colored lines and pixels.
 can still see mouse but not anything it touches.
 Trying to click menu bar at top of the screen fails.
 Unresponsive.
 
 Programs running: Skype, DeSmuME (Nintendo DS Emulator)
 
 What I was doing: Talking to someone in a skype call, they were
 sharing their screen.
   I was clicking back and forth when all of a sudden their feed
 became a bunch of lines and strange colors.
 Could still hear them and interact .
 As we tried to reset the feed and restart the call, eventually the
 problem was spread through out my computer, not just the feed window.
 Then my system wouldn't respond and I couldn't see anything much on
 the screen.

Does a reboot fix it? If so, it might have been a one-time issue. A software 
bug, that is triggered in some rare cases. You should try to reproduce the bug 
and report it to Microsoft (Skype) and Apple (OS X).

It would be a good idea to try to reproduce the bug on a different computer, 
but with the same (if not exactly the same!) software configuration. The best 
way to do this would be to use the very HDD that is installed in your MacBook 
and try to trigger the same bug on another MacBook.

One more thing would be wise to do: check for hardware defects: memory comes 
to mind, or even the graphics card could be buggy. Run a thourough hardware 
test before anything else.

Cheers,
Andreas  aka  Mac User #330250

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Re: Laptop skype problem

2013-04-04 Thread JohnV


On Apr 4, 2013, at 2:04 PM, Mac User #330250 wrote:


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Subject: Laptop skype problem
Date:Thursday, 04. April 2013
From:JohnV vengbj...@verizon.net
To:  G-Group List g3-5-list@googlegroups.com

Passing this on for a Close Family Member if that;s ok...


Would be, but this is the wrong list:


Model Name:MacBook
   Model Identifier:MacBook4,1
   Processor Name:Intel Core 2 Duo


This should propably go to the Intel Mac List, not the G-List.


D'oh.. of course... my only Macbook is a little later, gets used in  
the street, not at home much and I spend 99% of my time on teh G5's  
here in the Room Of Screens.

 thanks for the thoughts and help... passed it on.

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Re: Laptop skype problem

2013-04-04 Thread Fabian Fang
On Apr 4, 2013, at 11:04 AM, Mac User #330250 wrote:

 --  Original message  --
 Subject: Laptop skype problem
 Date:Thursday, 04. April 2013
 From:JohnV vengbj...@verizon.net
 To:  G-Group List g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
 Passing this on for a Close Family Member if that;s ok...
 
 Would be, but this is the wrong list:
 
 Model Name:MacBook
   Model Identifier:MacBook4,1
   Processor Name:Intel Core 2 Duo
 
 This should propably go to the Intel Mac List, not the G-List.

or possibly even more appropriate, the LEM MacBook Group.

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