photoboth
10.4.11 running I posted this before but I am still not able to use the camera on my Macbook. the message that comes up says that another application is using it but activity monitor does not see it. Preferences have been fixed, techtool run so I guess it must be to terminal - Has anyone looked for something like this i terminal? How can I fix this? tom samson -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: photoboth
On 09/03/2008, at 6:46 PM, tom samson wrote: 10.4.11 running I posted this before but I am still not able to use the camera on my Macbook. the message that comes up says that another application is using it but activity monitor does not see it. Preferences have been fixed, techtool run so I guess it must be to terminal - Has anyone looked for something like this i terminal? How can I fix this? tom samson Hi Tom, Have you tried the suggestions below? Disconnect any unnecessary peripherals while you do your testing to rule out possible conflicts. Shut down your MacBook and disconnect battery and reconnect, start up and see if your problem still exists. Quit all applications that are using iSight. If you don't know which applications might be using iSight, quit all open applications. Examples of some (but not all) applications which can use the iSight camera include iChat, iMovie 6, Comic Life, and Photo Booth. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93216 Cheers, Ronni -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: photoboth
Another application I have that has caused this problem is BookPedia which has the option to use the inbuilt camera to scan the ISBN number into the database. Wendy On 09 Mar 2008, at 15:31, Ronda Brown wrote: Quit all applications that are using iSight. If you don't know which applications might be using iSight, quit all open applications. Examples of some (but not all) applications which can use the iSight camera include iChat, iMovie 6, Comic Life, and Photo Booth. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fan Non Stop
Hi all I have a Mac Mini Core 2 Duo OS Leopard 10.5 Just recently the fan goes on at starttup and stays on Any advice appreciated as the noise is over the top TIA Tony Wilson Metal Artwork Creations 27 Ambridge St Hamersley Western Australia 6022 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 08 9448 1517 Fax:08 9448 1221 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Fan Non Stop
Hi, open Activity Monitor in your Utilities folder. Often a program we are unaware of is working very hard and the fans are on to handle the load. See also WAMUG archives, this problem comes up a lot. Cheers, Susan On 10/03/08 7:41 AM, Metal Artwork Creations [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all I have a Mac Mini Core 2 Duo OS Leopard 10.5 Just recently the fan goes on at starttup and stays on Any advice appreciated as the noise is over the top TIA Tony Wilson Metal Artwork Creations 27 Ambridge St Hamersley Western Australia 6022 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 08 9448 1517 Fax:08 9448 1221 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Fan Non Stop
Try resetting the System Management Controller • From the Apple menu, choose Shut Down (or if the computer is not responding, hold the power button until it turns off). • Unplug all cables from the computer, including the power cord and any display cables. • Wait at least 15 seconds. • Plug the power cord back in, making sure the power button is not being pressed at the time. Then reconnect your keyboard and mouse to the computer. • Press the power button on the back to start up your computer. HTH Rob On 10/03/2008, at 7:41 AM, Metal Artwork Creations wrote: Hi all I have a Mac Mini Core 2 Duo OS Leopard 10.5 Just recently the fan goes on at starttup and stays on Any advice appreciated as the noise is over the top TIA Tony Wilson Metal Artwork Creations 27 Ambridge St Hamersley Western Australia 6022 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 08 9448 1517 Fax:08 9448 1221 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
USB 2 v FireWire
Hi all, one of the OfficeWorks Tech people at Morley told me today that USB 2 is faster than FireWire, is this true? also can anyone tell me what sSATA is please. Regards Adrian [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fwd: USB 2 v FireWire
Sorry folks; that should read eSATA and is it MAc compatible? also can anyone tell me what sSATA is please. Adrian [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: USB 2 v FireWire
On 10/03/2008, at 11:57 AM, Skehan Adrian wrote: Sorry folks; that should read eSATA and is it MAc compatible? also can anyone tell me what sSATA is please. Hi Adrian, First part of your question: Firewire is faster than USB2 http://www.barefeats.com/usb2.html External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment or eSATA is an external interface for SATA technologies. It competes with FireWire 400 and universal serial bus (USB) 2.0 to provide fast data transfer speeds for external storage devices. SATA replaced ATA legacy technology as the next generation internal bus interface for hard drives. The SATA interface is more streamlined than ATA and provides serial architecture for greater speed than the older parallel technology. SATA cables are narrow and can be up to three feet (1 meter) in length, whereas parallel cables are much wider and limited to a length of 18 inches (45.7 cm). With eSATA, the speed of SATA expands to encompass exterior storage solutions. While eSATA reaches transfer rates triple those of USB 2.0 and FireWire 400, it does have one drawback. eSATA requires its own power connector, unlike the aforementioned interfaces. However, it is an excellent choice for external disk storage. Unlike USB and FireWire interfaces, eSATA does not have to translate data between the interface and the computer. This enhances data transfer speeds, while saving computer processor resources and eliminating the need for an extra off-load chip. Bear in mind, though, that eSata will only be a little faster than FW800 (which current MBP's have built in), so you may want to consider whether the price of the additional card is worth it when compared to a FW800 drive if you have a FW800 capable MBP. Barefeats have some useful reports on speed comparisons of the different interfaces -see, for example, http://www.barefeats.com/rosa06.html eSATA - Tempo SATA Expresscard/34 for MacBook Pro http://www.sonnettech.com/product/tempo_sata_express34.html Cheers, Ronni -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: USB 2 v FireWire
Hi Adrian, USB 1 is 10Mb/s Firewire 1 is 400Mb/s USB 2 is 480Mb/s Firewire 2 is 800Mb/s But there is more to it. Firewire 1 is actually faster than USB 2. See: http://www.usb-ware.com/firewire-vs-usb.htm And as for the next generation of Firewire vs USB there is no contest!! Regards, Eugene On 10/03/2008, at 11:50 AM, Skehan Adrian wrote: Hi all, one of the OfficeWorks Tech people at Morley told me today that USB 2 is faster than FireWire, is this true? also can anyone tell me what sSATA is please. Regards Adrian [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: USB 2 v FireWire
A good back ground for SATA and ESata can be found here :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esata You should read it , and there is further info at the end of the links shown at the bottom of that page Bob On 10/03/2008, at 10:57 AM, Skehan Adrian wrote: Sorry folks; that should read eSATA and is it MAc compatible? also can anyone tell me what sSATA is please. Adrian [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: USB 2 v FireWire
SATA replaced ATA legacy technology as the next generation internal bus interface for hard drives. The SATA interface is more streamlined than ATA and provides serial architecture for greater speed than the older parallel technology. SATA cables are narrow and can be up to three feet (1 meter) in length, whereas parallel cables are much wider and limited to a length of 18 inches (45.7 cm). With eSATA, the speed of SATA expands to encompass exterior storage solutions. While eSATA reaches transfer rates triple those of USB 2.0 and FireWire 400, it does have one drawback. eSATA requires its own power connector, Not totally correct ! There are some add on eSata Cards that can provide power to the eSata hard drive housing ( I have one ) instead of using a plug pack . Bob unlike the aforementioned interfaces. However, it is an excellent choice for external disk storage. Unlike USB and FireWire interfaces, eSATA does not have to translate data between the interface and the computer. This enhances data transfer speeds, while saving computer processor resources and eliminating the need for an extra off-load chip. Bear in mind, though, that eSata will only be a little faster than FW800 (which current MBP's have built in), so you may want to consider whether the price of the additional card is worth it when compared to a FW800 drive if you have a FW800 capable MBP. Barefeats have some useful reports on speed comparisons of the different interfaces -see, for example, http://www.barefeats.com/ rosa06.html eSATA - Tempo SATA Expresscard/34 for MacBook Pro http://www.sonnettech.com/product/tempo_sata_express34.html Cheers, Ronni -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
technical help at home
Hello! Is there a roving Apple Technician that visits homes repairing and revitalizing Apple Macs? There are lots of Microsoft techs around but they don't do Macs. I can barely lift my eMac, let alone struggle all the way to the car with it and once I get it to the Apple Store, I'm lucky if I get it back within a week. yours Ineke van Wel P.S. The name: Inka Vannell comes from the technician being to busy to ring me and find out the correct spelling of my name. It was done during installation of software when I purchased this computer. I am not at all happy with the name Inka Vannell - the name is Ineke van Wel -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: technical help at home
I think you might get more of a response Ineke if you said where you lived and also your age range ;-) Mac ( one of the clubs wrinklies) On 10/03/2008, at 1:03 PM, Inkavannell wrote: Hello! Is there a roving Apple Technician that visits homes repairing and revitalizing Apple Macs? There are lots of Microsoft techs around but they don't do Macs. I can barely lift my eMac, let alone struggle all the way to the car with it and once I get it to the Apple Store, I'm lucky if I get it back within a week. yours Ineke van Wel P.S. The name: Inka Vannell comes from the technician being to busy to ring me and find out the correct spelling of my name. It was done during installation of software when I purchased this computer. I am not at all happy with the name Inka Vannell - the name is Ineke van Wel -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: technical help at home
Hi Ineke, I sometimes do this kind of work but as Mac pointed out it does depend on what part of Perth you are in. Cheers Paul -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
