Application privileges
Good afternoon all, Can someone give me a clue regarding Application Permissions, I have recently setup a new 27 iMac by migrating the data from my MacBook Pro, the process stalled with less than a minute to go and the only fix was to shut it down (on advice from Apple support,) when I restarted it every thing had been imported but I found that most of the folders and applications were locked, while I was able to rectify the locked folders on mass it was necessary to reset the permissions on many of the application before I could do anything with them i.e. edit save existing documents etc. In the Sharing Permissions panel the following names and Privileges were listed in various combinations; _unknownRead Write admin Read Only system Read Only everyoneRead Only wheel Read Only In some cases _unknown was set as the Owner My question is: Who should be set as the Owner, Admin, System or should I add my name to the list and be the owner? Should the system be the nominated Owner for any particular application? Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Strange 24-second pauses
-- Hi All, can anybody throw any light on the following? -- We lost power during the Great Hailstorm of March 22, and were off for 4 days. When power was restored, I was pleased that my Intel iMac (on 10.6.2) was able to power up again apparently normally. But since then, with all applications (eg writing this email), for no obvious reason the computer has at times gone into a 'pause mode'. -- With this, during actions such as scrolling along a movie or switching to another application, the screen more or less freezes and the coloured wheel appears. After about 24 seconds the wheel disappears and normal service is resumed. It's bearable but annoying, without apparent ill effects in the long run, sometimes happening every minute or so, sometimes going half an hour or more before showing up. -- I have the widget which shows CPU, disk etc usage and can't see anything special with it (though invoking widgets during a 'pause' usually shows everything without data, and sometimes the CPU widget doesn't appear at all). -- Any thoughts, please? Cheers -- David Noel 2010 Mar 29 -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Application privileges
Hi Adrian, Did you set up your new computer with different Accounts compared to your old one? That's that this problem sounds like -- the new computer does not have the same accounts as the old one, so migrated files have no equivalent permissions on the new computer. The general solution to your problem is to repair permissions. This can be done using Disk Utility. Please note that it's normal for it to take a long time (minutes) and you should leave it to do so. It may produce many warnings, but in normal circumstances these are spurious and can be completed ignored. It's just important let your computer Repair Permissions. This should repair your system files and applications. However, there may still be data files in your home folder which will need to be manually updated to be Owned by your new Account. James -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Strange 24-second pauses
Hi David, the screen more or less freezes and the coloured wheel appears. After about 24 seconds the wheel disappears and normal service is resumed. Just a thought, can you start your computer using its Installation Disc (DVD) and Repair Disk and Repair Permissions? It is possible there is a problem with the filesystem after a loss of power. This can also cause a loss of disk space, which in turn leads to performance problems. It also isn't clear from your e-mail whether you have external peripherals attached to your computer nor whether you are using wired or wireless keyboard/mice. Also, do you have a home network and has anything changed since the storm? James -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Strange 24-second pauses
David, this might be worth a look http://support.apple.com/kb/DL947 If still no joy try opening the Activity Monitor in the Utilities Folder. Set it to show all processes and sort the data by %CPU by clicking on that column. When the stall happens look at the monitor and see what is using the CPU. On 29/03/2010, at 2:42 PM, David Noel wrote: -- Hi All, can anybody throw any light on the following? -- We lost power during the Great Hailstorm of March 22, and were off for 4 days. When power was restored, I was pleased that my Intel iMac (on 10.6.2) was able to power up again apparently normally. But since then, with all applications (eg writing this email), for no obvious reason the computer has at times gone into a 'pause mode'. -- With this, during actions such as scrolling along a movie or switching to another application, the screen more or less freezes and the coloured wheel appears. After about 24 seconds the wheel disappears and normal service is resumed. It's bearable but annoying, without apparent ill effects in the long run, sometimes happening every minute or so, sometimes going half an hour or more before showing up. -- I have the widget which shows CPU, disk etc usage and can't see anything special with it (though invoking widgets during a 'pause' usually shows everything without data, and sometimes the CPU widget doesn't appear at all). -- Any thoughts, please? Cheers -- David Noel 2010 Mar 29 -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Check marks against iTunes music files ?
Hi folks, I have been searching the iTunes preferences for this without success. For my iPhone I would like to select the option sync only checked songs videos in the iTunes preferences. However each time I add a new audio file to iTunes it is checked automatically. Is there some way of preventing this ? Regards, Stephen Chape -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Migration
Thanks Ronni. Good advice for the near future when I move up to an Intel iMac for home. In the mean time can you be you help on the more specific of getting the OS Mail stuff across? Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 On 29/03/2010, at 8:13 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Stuart, I know it's a bit late now, but migrating from a PowerPC to an Intel Mac is a little different requires a bit of preparation. NB: Upgrade any PPC apps to Universal versions (if they exist) before running anything. http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1963?viewlocale=en_US A good guide by 'Kappy' worth reading can be found here: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=435350 Begin Quote: A Basic Guide for Migrating to Intel-Macs: Because Migration Assistant isn't always the ideal way to migrate from PowerPC to Intel Macs, using Target Disk Mode or copying the critical contents to CD and DVD or an external hard drive will work better when moving from PowerPC to Intel Macs. Basically the instructions you should follow are: 1. Backup your data first. This is vitally important in case you make a mistake or there's some other problem. 2. Connect a Firewire cable between your old Mac and your new Intel Mac. 3. Startup your old Mac in Target Disk Mode. 4. Startup your new Mac for the first time, go through the setup and registration screens, but do NOT migrate data over. Get to your desktop on the new Mac without migrating any new data over. 4. Copy the following items from your old Mac to the new Mac: In your /Home/ folder: Documents, Movies, Music, Pictures, and Sites folders. In your /Home/Library/ folder: /Home/Library/Application Support/AddressBook (copy the whole folder) /Home/Library/Application Support/iCal (copy the whole folder) Also in /Home/Library/Application Support (copy whatever else you need including folders for any third-party applications) /Home/Library/Keychains (copy the whole folder) /Home/Library/Mail (copy the whole folder) /Home/Library/Preferences/ (copy the whole folder) /Home /Library/Calendars (copy the whole folder) /Home /Library/iTunes (copy the whole folder) /Home /Library/Safari (copy the whole folder) If you want cookies: /Home/Library/Cookies/Cookies.plist /Home/Library/Application Support/WebFoundation/HTTPCookies.plist For Entourage users: Entourage is in /Home/Documents/Microsoft User Data Also in /Home/Library/Preferences/Microsoft If you need to transfer data for other applications please ask the vendor or ask in the Discussions where specific applications store their data. 5. Once you have transferred what you need restart the new Mac and test to make sure the contents are there for each of the applications. Written by Kappy with additional contributions from A Brody. Revised 1/6/2009 End Quote: Cheers, Ronni On 28/03/2010, at 8:06 PM, Stuart Breden wrote: Another issue with all this new stuff. I've migrated the information from my old G5 iMac to a new Intel 21.5-inch: 3.06GHz 500GB hard drive iMac. Not every thing migrated. Internet Explorer did not come. That is easy to get. However what did not migrate was OS Mail. Suggestions? When using Migration Assistance can you move individual applications e.g. Mail? Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Check marks against iTunes music files ?
If you have the songs you want checked and the others unchecked, you need to select sync only checked songs and videos in the summary tab AND select Sync Music and entire library in the music tab. Sent from Ronni's iPhone On 29/03/2010, at 8:18 PM, Stephen Chape ch...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hi folks, I have been searching the iTunes preferences for this without success. For my iPhone I would like to select the option sync only checked songs videos in the iTunes preferences. However each time I add a new audio file to iTunes it is checked automatically. Is there some way of preventing this ? Regards, Stephen Chape -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Migration
Hi Stuart, As both myself and Peter H mentioned earlier this morning. From your old iMac copy this folder preference file into the same location on the new iMac. /Home/Library/Mail (copy the whole folder) Home/Library/Preferences com.apple.mail.plist Drag drop them in the same location on the new iMac. They will overwrite the folder and files that are already there. Cheers, Ronni On 29/03/2010, at 9:23 PM, Stuart Breden wrote: Thanks Ronni. Good advice for the near future when I move up to an Intel iMac for home. In the mean time can you be you help on the more specific of getting the OS Mail stuff across? Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 On 29/03/2010, at 8:13 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Stuart, I know it's a bit late now, but migrating from a PowerPC to an Intel Mac is a little different requires a bit of preparation. NB: Upgrade any PPC apps to Universal versions (if they exist) before running anything. http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1963?viewlocale=en_US A good guide by 'Kappy' worth reading can be found here: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=435350 Begin Quote: A Basic Guide for Migrating to Intel-Macs: Because Migration Assistant isn't always the ideal way to migrate from PowerPC to Intel Macs, using Target Disk Mode or copying the critical contents to CD and DVD or an external hard drive will work better when moving from PowerPC to Intel Macs. Basically the instructions you should follow are: 1. Backup your data first. This is vitally important in case you make a mistake or there's some other problem. 2. Connect a Firewire cable between your old Mac and your new Intel Mac. 3. Startup your old Mac in Target Disk Mode. 4. Startup your new Mac for the first time, go through the setup and registration screens, but do NOT migrate data over. Get to your desktop on the new Mac without migrating any new data over. 4. Copy the following items from your old Mac to the new Mac: In your /Home/ folder: Documents, Movies, Music, Pictures, and Sites folders. In your /Home/Library/ folder: /Home/Library/Application Support/AddressBook (copy the whole folder) /Home/Library/Application Support/iCal (copy the whole folder) Also in /Home/Library/Application Support (copy whatever else you need including folders for any third-party applications) /Home/Library/Keychains (copy the whole folder) /Home/Library/Mail (copy the whole folder) /Home/Library/Preferences/ (copy the whole folder) /Home /Library/Calendars (copy the whole folder) /Home /Library/iTunes (copy the whole folder) /Home /Library/Safari (copy the whole folder) If you want cookies: /Home/Library/Cookies/Cookies.plist /Home/Library/Application Support/WebFoundation/HTTPCookies.plist For Entourage users: Entourage is in /Home/Documents/Microsoft User Data Also in /Home/Library/Preferences/Microsoft If you need to transfer data for other applications please ask the vendor or ask in the Discussions where specific applications store their data. 5. Once you have transferred what you need restart the new Mac and test to make sure the contents are there for each of the applications. Written by Kappy with additional contributions from A Brody. Revised 1/6/2009 End Quote: Cheers, Ronni On 28/03/2010, at 8:06 PM, Stuart Breden wrote: Another issue with all this new stuff. I've migrated the information from my old G5 iMac to a new Intel 21.5-inch: 3.06GHz 500GB hard drive iMac. Not every thing migrated. Internet Explorer did not come. That is easy to get. However what did not migrate was OS Mail. Suggestions? When using Migration Assistance can you move individual applications e.g. Mail? Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Migration
Thanks Peter I'll give it a try. Is there any value of using anything other than Safari? Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 On 29/03/2010, at 9:02 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 28/03/2010, at 8:06 PM, Stuart Breden wrote: Another issue with all this new stuff. I've migrated the information from my old G5 iMac to a new Intel 21.5-inch: 3.06GHz 500GB hard drive iMac. Not every thing migrated. migrated Internet Explorer did not come. That is easy to get. Not so much. Microsoft discontinued development of Internet Explorer in 2003, and discontinued support at the end of 2005. It was removed from their downloads site in January 2006. While it was considered a decent browser int its day, it has long outlived its use by date. Perhaps one reason it wasn't migrated is that it is not supported even by Apple on Intel Macs. Some of the problems are outlined here http://www.soft32.com/download_195159.html . You're much better off with pretty much any modern Mac OS X browser. You will have Safari 4 already on your new Mac, or you can download one of a dozen alternatives such as Firefox. However what did not migrate was OS Mail. Suggestions? When using Migration Assistance can you move individual applications e.g. Mail? It is not normal for your mail not to migrate. It's difficult to comment further without knowing more about the settings you used when doing the migration. Mail itself would have been migrated since it's already on your new Mac. Your old mail files will still be on your old Mac in /Users/yourusername/Library/Mail. Your old mail preferences will be in /Users/Library/ Preferences (com.apple.mail.plist). Copy these two items across to their corresponding locations on your new Mac and every should work. Check to see that they're not already there first, though. Peter Hinchliffe -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Migration
Hi Stuart, I thought I should add … Make sure you Quit Mail on both computers and then copy the Mail folder the Pref. file. Then start Mail on the new computer and it will look as it did on the old one. Cheers, Ronni On 29/03/2010, at 9:45 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Stuart, As both myself and Peter H mentioned earlier this morning. From your old iMac copy this folder preference file into the same location on the new iMac. /Home/Library/Mail (copy the whole folder) Home/Library/Preferences com.apple.mail.plist Drag drop them in the same location on the new iMac. They will overwrite the folder and files that are already there. Cheers, Ronni On 29/03/2010, at 9:23 PM, Stuart Breden wrote: Thanks Ronni. Good advice for the near future when I move up to an Intel iMac for home. In the mean time can you be you help on the more specific of getting the OS Mail stuff across? Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 On 29/03/2010, at 8:13 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Stuart, I know it's a bit late now, but migrating from a PowerPC to an Intel Mac is a little different requires a bit of preparation. NB: Upgrade any PPC apps to Universal versions (if they exist) before running anything. http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1963?viewlocale=en_US A good guide by 'Kappy' worth reading can be found here: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=435350 Begin Quote: A Basic Guide for Migrating to Intel-Macs: Because Migration Assistant isn't always the ideal way to migrate from PowerPC to Intel Macs, using Target Disk Mode or copying the critical contents to CD and DVD or an external hard drive will work better when moving from PowerPC to Intel Macs. Basically the instructions you should follow are: 1. Backup your data first. This is vitally important in case you make a mistake or there's some other problem. 2. Connect a Firewire cable between your old Mac and your new Intel Mac. 3. Startup your old Mac in Target Disk Mode. 4. Startup your new Mac for the first time, go through the setup and registration screens, but do NOT migrate data over. Get to your desktop on the new Mac without migrating any new data over. 4. Copy the following items from your old Mac to the new Mac: In your /Home/ folder: Documents, Movies, Music, Pictures, and Sites folders. In your /Home/Library/ folder: /Home/Library/Application Support/AddressBook (copy the whole folder) /Home/Library/Application Support/iCal (copy the whole folder) Also in /Home/Library/Application Support (copy whatever else you need including folders for any third-party applications) /Home/Library/Keychains (copy the whole folder) /Home/Library/Mail (copy the whole folder) /Home/Library/Preferences/ (copy the whole folder) /Home /Library/Calendars (copy the whole folder) /Home /Library/iTunes (copy the whole folder) /Home /Library/Safari (copy the whole folder) If you want cookies: /Home/Library/Cookies/Cookies.plist /Home/Library/Application Support/WebFoundation/HTTPCookies.plist For Entourage users: Entourage is in /Home/Documents/Microsoft User Data Also in /Home/Library/Preferences/Microsoft If you need to transfer data for other applications please ask the vendor or ask in the Discussions where specific applications store their data. 5. Once you have transferred what you need restart the new Mac and test to make sure the contents are there for each of the applications. Written by Kappy with additional contributions from A Brody. Revised 1/6/2009 End Quote: Cheers, Ronni On 28/03/2010, at 8:06 PM, Stuart Breden wrote: Another issue with all this new stuff. I've migrated the information from my old G5 iMac to a new Intel 21.5-inch: 3.06GHz 500GB hard drive iMac. Not every thing migrated. Internet Explorer did not come. That is easy to get. However what did not migrate was OS Mail. Suggestions? When using Migration Assistance can you move individual applications e.g. Mail? Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Check marks against iTunes music files ?
My problem is that each time I add new music to iTunes it is checked by default. However I do not always want that music to be also on my iPhone. Do you know how to add new music to iTunes without it being checked ? On 29/03/2010, at 9:29 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: If you have the songs you want checked and the others unchecked, you need to select sync only checked songs and videos in the summary tab AND select Sync Music and entire library in the music tab. Sent from Ronni's iPhone On 29/03/2010, at 8:18 PM, Stephen Chape ch...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hi folks, I have been searching the iTunes preferences for this without success. For my iPhone I would like to select the option sync only checked songs videos in the iTunes preferences. However each time I add a new audio file to iTunes it is checked automatically. Is there some way of preventing this ? Regards, Stephen Chape -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au Regards, Stephen Chape -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Check marks against iTunes music files ?
I see Stephen, I don't think you can change the default for new songs added being checked. I find it is best to create Playlists and then I sync certain playlists for my iPhone and my other iPods. When my iPhone or iPods are connected I have selected under 'Music' - 'Selected Playlists, artists genres', have checked the playlists I want. 'Include Videos' is selected I have checked certain videos for my iPhone. 'Include Voice Memos' is also selected. Cheers, Ronni On 29/03/2010, at 10:18 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: My problem is that each time I add new music to iTunes it is checked by default. However I do not always want that music to be also on my iPhone. Do you know how to add new music to iTunes without it being checked ? On 29/03/2010, at 9:29 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: If you have the songs you want checked and the others unchecked, you need to select sync only checked songs and videos in the summary tab AND select Sync Music and entire library in the music tab. Sent from Ronni's iPhone On 29/03/2010, at 8:18 PM, Stephen Chape ch...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hi folks, I have been searching the iTunes preferences for this without success. For my iPhone I would like to select the option sync only checked songs videos in the iTunes preferences. However each time I add a new audio file to iTunes it is checked automatically. Is there some way of preventing this ? Regards, Stephen Chape -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: synergy web site safari
On 29/03/2010, at 9:46 AM, gary dorn wrote: Howdy in trying to send an email to Synergy today, their contact page http://www.synergy.net.au/contact_us.xhtml has a series of drop down lists, that don't seem to work in my version of Safari 4.0.4 they worked okay in Firefox any find a similar thing, or have I just got a Safari setting turned off. There's no adjustment you can make in Safari to fix this. Unfortunately, while it's comforting to know that Safari scores 100/100 in the Acid3 test and Firefox scores only 71/100, Firefox's support for what is obviously non-standard CSS construction wins out in this case. Peter Hinchliffe -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Migration
On 29/03/2010, at 9:48 PM, Stuart Breden wrote: Thanks Peter I'll give it a try. Is there any value of using anything other than Safari? Refer to Gary Dorn's message regarding the Synergy Customer Support page. Sometimes, for what ever reason, some code just doesn't work with Safari, despite it being one of the most standards-compliant browsers available. You do need access to an alternative in these cases, the most popular being Firefox. I personally use Safari by default, mainly for its support for (well-written) modern web standards including strong html5, but also for its integrated PDF reader. I have grown to loathe the Adobe Reader plugin. It has become a bloated mess. Peter Hinchliffe -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
OS X 10.6.3 Update
Hi WAMUG people, OS X 10.6.3 is released and ready for download either through Software Update or http://support.apple.com/downloads/#macosx106 The Combo Version (which I always prefer to install), is 784MB download. http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1017 improve the reliability and compatibility of QuickTime X address compatibility issues with OpenGL-based applications address an issue that causes background message colors to display incorrectly in Mail resolve an issue that prevented files with the # or characters in their names from opening in Rosetta applications resolve an issue that prevented files from copying to Windows file servers improve performance of Logic Pro 9 and Main Stage 2 when running in 64-bit mode improve sleep and wake reliability when using Bonjour wake on demand address a color issue in iMovie with HD content improve printing reliability resolve issues with recurring events in iCal when connected to an Exchange server improve the reliability of 3rd party USB input devices fix glowing, stuck, or dark pixels when viewing video from the iMac (Late 2009) built-in iSight camera Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
RE: OS X 10.6.3 Update
Thanks for the update Ronni. Is there any mention of the resolution of the Magic Mouse battery consumption issue which I noted as reported quite widely in a recent issue of Mac Format. Maybe it is embedded in an associated release article for 10.6.3. Regards Peter.. From: wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au [mailto:wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au] On Behalf Of Ronda Brown Sent: Tuesday, 30 March 2010 10:29 AM To: WAMUG Subject: OS X 10.6.3 Update Hi WAMUG people, OS X 10.6.3 is released and ready for download either through Software Update or http://support.apple.com/downloads/#macosx106 The Combo Version (which I always prefer to install), is 784MB download. http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1017 improve the reliability and compatibility of QuickTime X * address compatibility issues with OpenGL-based applications * address an issue that causes background message colors to display incorrectly in Mail * resolve an issue that prevented files with the # or characters in their names from opening in Rosetta applications * resolve an issue that prevented files from copying to Windows file servers * improve performance of Logic Pro 9 and Main Stage 2 when running in 64-bit mode * improve sleep and wake reliability when using Bonjour wake on demand * address a color issue in iMovie with HD content * improve printing reliability * resolve issues with recurring events in iCal when connected to an Exchange server * improve the reliability of 3rd party USB input devices * fix glowing, stuck, or dark pixels when viewing video from the iMac (Late 2009) built-in iSight camera Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au * NOTICE - This message from Hatch is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information which is privileged, confidential or proprietary. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, arrive late or contain viruses. By communicating with us via e-mail, you accept such risks. When addressed to our clients, any information, drawings, opinions or advice (collectively, information) contained in this e-mail is subject to the terms and conditions expressed in the governing agreements. Where no such agreement exists, the recipient shall neither rely upon nor disclose to others, such information without our written consent. Unless otherwise agreed, we do not assume any liability with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the information set out in this e-mail. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail and destroy and delete the message from your computer. -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: OS X 10.6.3 Update
Hi Peter, Haven't heard about Magic Mouse battery consumption issue fix. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4014 DON'T FORGET: 1. Backup your system BEFORE installing the Update. 2. Repair Permissions before and after installing the Update. 3. Run Software Update before and After installing the Updates - * Reliability is improved in many areas: photo screen savers, printing, some third-party USB devices, wireless connections, QuickTime X, sleeping and waking when connected to 2.4 GHz wireless networks, iDisk Sync and syncing calendars via MobileMe, and more. * A problem with Time Machine backups using an AirPort connection has been fixed. * Time Machine backups to a Time Capsule, including multiple computers, are more reliable. * A few problems when saving or handling files with an SMB server volume have been resolved. * A new crash-reporting option has been added. The preferences in the Console application now offer an option to Automatically send anonymous diagnostic and usage data to Apple. In previous versions of Mac OS X, if a crash happened, the system would prompt you to send that data. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4063 * The annoying Preview bug Adam wrote about in Two-Line URLs Broken in Snow Leopard's Preview (10 September 2009) is finally fixed. The update also includes dozens of security fixes that tackle problems with maliciously crafted files, messages, and Web sites, as well as updating MySQL to 5.0.88, PHP to 5.3.1 (or 5.2.12 under Mac OS X 10.5.8), Ruby on Rails to version 2.3.5, and various other components to newer versions. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 Cheers, Ronni On 30/03/2010, at 10:59 AM, Crisp, Peter wrote: Thanks for the update Ronni. Is there any mention of the resolution of the Magic Mouse battery consumption issue which I noted as reported quite widely in a recent issue of Mac Format. Maybe it is embedded in an associated release article for 10.6.3. Regards Peter.. From: wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au [mailto:wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au] On Behalf Of Ronda Brown Sent: Tuesday, 30 March 2010 10:29 AM To: WAMUG Subject: OS X 10.6.3 Update Hi WAMUG people, OS X 10.6.3 is released and ready for download either through Software Update or http://support.apple.com/downloads/#macosx106 The Combo Version (which I always prefer to install), is 784MB download. http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1017 improve the reliability and compatibility of QuickTime X § address compatibility issues with OpenGL-based applications § address an issue that causes background message colors to display incorrectly in Mail § resolve an issue that prevented files with the # or characters in their names from opening in Rosetta applications § resolve an issue that prevented files from copying to Windows file servers § improve performance of Logic Pro 9 and Main Stage 2 when running in 64-bit mode § improve sleep and wake reliability when using Bonjour wake on demand § address a color issue in iMovie with HD content § improve printing reliability § resolve issues with recurring events in iCal when connected to an Exchange server § improve the reliability of 3rd party USB input devices § fix glowing, stuck, or dark pixels when viewing video from the iMac (Late 2009) built-in iSight camera Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: OS X 10.6.3 Update
I forgot to mention that after installing OS X 10.6.3 and the computer restarts, iCal launches and Upgrading iCal Calendars. DON'T stop it doing this, let it complete the updating of your iCal Calendars. Apple warning for installing Updates: Do not interrupt the installation process once you have started to update your system. Cheers, Ronni On 30/03/2010, at 11:23 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Peter, Haven't heard about Magic Mouse battery consumption issue fix. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4014 DON'T FORGET: 1. Backup your system BEFORE installing the Update. 2. Repair Permissions before and after installing the Update. 3. Run Software Update before and After installing the Updates - * Reliability is improved in many areas: photo screen savers, printing, some third-party USB devices, wireless connections, QuickTime X, sleeping and waking when connected to 2.4 GHz wireless networks, iDisk Sync and syncing calendars via MobileMe, and more. * A problem with Time Machine backups using an AirPort connection has been fixed. * Time Machine backups to a Time Capsule, including multiple computers, are more reliable. * A few problems when saving or handling files with an SMB server volume have been resolved. * A new crash-reporting option has been added. The preferences in the Console application now offer an option to Automatically send anonymous diagnostic and usage data to Apple. In previous versions of Mac OS X, if a crash happened, the system would prompt you to send that data. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4063 * The annoying Preview bug Adam wrote about in Two-Line URLs Broken in Snow Leopard's Preview (10 September 2009) is finally fixed. The update also includes dozens of security fixes that tackle problems with maliciously crafted files, messages, and Web sites, as well as updating MySQL to 5.0.88, PHP to 5.3.1 (or 5.2.12 under Mac OS X 10.5.8), Ruby on Rails to version 2.3.5, and various other components to newer versions. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 Cheers, Ronni On 30/03/2010, at 10:59 AM, Crisp, Peter wrote: Thanks for the update Ronni. Is there any mention of the resolution of the Magic Mouse battery consumption issue which I noted as reported quite widely in a recent issue of Mac Format. Maybe it is embedded in an associated release article for 10.6.3. Regards Peter.. From: wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au [mailto:wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au] On Behalf Of Ronda Brown Sent: Tuesday, 30 March 2010 10:29 AM To: WAMUG Subject: OS X 10.6.3 Update Hi WAMUG people, OS X 10.6.3 is released and ready for download either through Software Update or http://support.apple.com/downloads/#macosx106 The Combo Version (which I always prefer to install), is 784MB download. http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1017 improve the reliability and compatibility of QuickTime X § address compatibility issues with OpenGL-based applications § address an issue that causes background message colors to display incorrectly in Mail § resolve an issue that prevented files with the # or characters in their names from opening in Rosetta applications § resolve an issue that prevented files from copying to Windows file servers § improve performance of Logic Pro 9 and Main Stage 2 when running in 64-bit mode § improve sleep and wake reliability when using Bonjour wake on demand § address a color issue in iMovie with HD content § improve printing reliability § resolve issues with recurring events in iCal when connected to an Exchange server § improve the reliability of 3rd party USB input devices § fix glowing, stuck, or dark pixels when viewing video from the iMac (Late 2009) built-in iSight camera Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
