Apple stuff - Mac, iPad, iphone
Updating my iPhone took about 45 min - 1hr. Mostly painless - a couple of issues wondering where some music had gone and some duplicated files / apps but basically just needed to check which boxes were checked / unchecked in Settings. As usual many of the changes are things that intuition sorts out - simple example - the way the phone 'zooms' now.
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Somewhere in Europe.......being somewhere in Docklands employing a certain person? 
Go on, tell me you were downloading it to update your myriad of Apple merchandise
(although I must admit I like the idea of the iWatch)
Go on, tell me you were downloading it to update your myriad of Apple merchandise
(although I must admit I like the idea of the iWatch)
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somewhere in Docklands employing a certain person
The graph is from the Docklands, yes, but it's from it's one of the peering points there (LONAP). Of which a company with which I am involved is a member, and I also know one of the LONAP directors well.
Other than that, per PPRuNe policy, my lips are sealed.
Go on, tell me you were downloading it to update your myriad of Apple merchandise
Anyhow, I'm vendor agnostic.... for example, my current phone is a Blackberry, not an iPhone. (Although I am HATING the Blackberry with all its bugs etc !)
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Does IOS5 do anything about the behaviour of WIFI versus GPRS/3G, where if the signal levels are both fairly weak, it can't quite decide which one to use, and the result is long disconnections / IP changes etc which terminate VPN etc connections, web sessions, cause pprune to log out etc.
The Apple-suggested fix is to disable one or the other, manually.
Windoze doesn't have this problem. If you have both WIFI and 3G concurrently, both connected, it seems to prioritise them so WIFI gets used all the time it is present.
I also read in some US forum that IOS 5 wipes all application config. Is that true?
etc.The Apple-suggested fix is to disable one or the other, manually.
Windoze doesn't have this problem. If you have both WIFI and 3G concurrently, both connected, it seems to prioritise them so WIFI gets used all the time it is present.
I also read in some US forum that IOS 5 wipes all application config. Is that true?
"I also read in some US forum that IOS 5 wipes all application config. Is that true?"
Not in my case - upgraded in about an hour / hour and a half, mostly due to 22Gb of music transferred.
All apps / configs worked as they have before the upgrade.
Not in my case - upgraded in about an hour / hour and a half, mostly due to 22Gb of music transferred.
All apps / configs worked as they have before the upgrade.
ios5 gives you the option of backing up from itunes or icloud. (That's if you backed your iphone before you downloaded it)
I've also read that icloud crashes when uploading content to it. I'll leave well alone until that's sorted. Probably because iphone users were uploading at once on the 12th Oct.
I've also read that icloud crashes when uploading content to it. I'll leave well alone until that's sorted. Probably because iphone users were uploading at once on the 12th Oct.
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The upgrade went OK for me too.
However, I still cannot get HDMI output working. It worked (via a 3rd party Ipad to HDMI adaptor) for about half an hour, then stopped. A different adaptor did not help and neither did the firmware upgrade. There is a fair amount of stuff on google about this, but no solutions. There is no obvious config on the Ipad which might control whether the screen (Iplayer etc) is copied to HDMI or not.
However, I still cannot get HDMI output working. It worked (via a 3rd party Ipad to HDMI adaptor) for about half an hour, then stopped. A different adaptor did not help and neither did the firmware upgrade. There is a fair amount of stuff on google about this, but no solutions. There is no obvious config on the Ipad which might control whether the screen (Iplayer etc) is copied to HDMI or not.
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A different Mac problem.
I had BBC Iplayer Desktop working well on my MacBook Pro, including the thing where it downloads programmes that I wanted to watch rather than streaming them. And then it completely stopped working. I got the "unexpectedly quit" message and that has been the end of it. I went through the uninstall, and reinstall process, including uninstalling Adobe Air (which is the core of the iplayer system as I understand it), and still I only get the "unexpectedly quit" message.
I have OSX Lion installed, as it was when I first downloaded desktop about two weeks ago, and I haven't changed anything about the os, or the configuration since then so am at rather a loss to understand the problem or correct it. Any suggestions will be welcomed! the only explanation that I can think of is that (there might have been) an update to Adobe Air which Iplayer desktop and OSX Lion are not ready for in some way.
I had BBC Iplayer Desktop working well on my MacBook Pro, including the thing where it downloads programmes that I wanted to watch rather than streaming them. And then it completely stopped working. I got the "unexpectedly quit" message and that has been the end of it. I went through the uninstall, and reinstall process, including uninstalling Adobe Air (which is the core of the iplayer system as I understand it), and still I only get the "unexpectedly quit" message.
I have OSX Lion installed, as it was when I first downloaded desktop about two weeks ago, and I haven't changed anything about the os, or the configuration since then so am at rather a loss to understand the problem or correct it. Any suggestions will be welcomed! the only explanation that I can think of is that (there might have been) an update to Adobe Air which Iplayer desktop and OSX Lion are not ready for in some way.
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Can you consistently replicate the unexpected quits, or is it an occasional/intermittent problem ?
If consistent, open up Application -> Utilities -> Console and watch that for messages that come up at the time when you get the unexpected quits.
If consistent, open up Application -> Utilities -> Console and watch that for messages that come up at the time when you get the unexpected quits.
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The fault is consistent, Mixture. There is a very long list of codes and fault messages, and a caption that says that the problem message is forwarded to Apple, os I think that I will just have to wait a while for it to be fixed. I will try another clean install in a week or so and see if things have been solved.
I can still stream programmes which really is fine. I will be back in the UK soon so will be able to record them on the DVD recorder at home in the normal way.
I can still stream programmes which really is fine. I will be back in the UK soon so will be able to record them on the DVD recorder at home in the normal way.
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Having done a bit f reading about the problem I think it is a problem with the Adobe update of AIR to 3.0 which doesn't work with OSX 10.7 It has been nearly 2 months since the problem appeared, and it would seem that I am not the only person having a problem, but it seems strange that adobe haven't got to work on it. Never mind!
Otherwise loving the Mac life
Otherwise loving the Mac life
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Mac Time Machine & WD backup problem solved - tip
Mac backing up to WD World Edition automagically with Time Machine over network. Has worked fine for ages.
Casually had a look - no backups done for 2/12!!!
Time Machine simply says “Making backup disk available”, then silently stops doing anything.
It is caused by a broken database for the timemachine share, SSH into the box and issue the command: rm -rf /DataVolume/.timemachine/.AppleDB
You may need to repair the sparsebundle afterwards - no big deal.
WD World Edition NAS + Time Machine = "Making backup disk available"
“Making backup disk available” taking forever – Time Capsule Solution! » chimac.net – Stuff worth knowing about
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PS: What happened to the Mac thread?
PPS: There are various esoteric problems with the WD MyBook that require quite a bit of command-line magic to solve. Better solution is to dig out an old PC, and use FreeNAS ( FreeNAS 8 | Storage For Open Source ).
Casually had a look - no backups done for 2/12!!!
Time Machine simply says “Making backup disk available”, then silently stops doing anything.
It is caused by a broken database for the timemachine share, SSH into the box and issue the command: rm -rf /DataVolume/.timemachine/.AppleDB
You may need to repair the sparsebundle afterwards - no big deal.
WD World Edition NAS + Time Machine = "Making backup disk available"
“Making backup disk available” taking forever – Time Capsule Solution! » chimac.net – Stuff worth knowing about
WD_Backup share not available (TimeMachine looking... - Western Digital Community
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PS: What happened to the Mac thread?
PPS: There are various esoteric problems with the WD MyBook that require quite a bit of command-line magic to solve. Better solution is to dig out an old PC, and use FreeNAS ( FreeNAS 8 | Storage For Open Source ).
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As a side note, I've found certain hard drives need a firmware upgrade before they will reliably work with time machine.
This is nothing to do with Apple, but due to the fact that some drive manufacturers enable a sleep mode on their drives.... and hence drives can disconnect from the host computer in the midst of a backup if they suddenly form the opinion that they've been inactive.
Mac users never have any problems, that's why the thread is so quiet. 
Or you could just buy a better hard drive in the first place....
This is nothing to do with Apple, but due to the fact that some drive manufacturers enable a sleep mode on their drives.... and hence drives can disconnect from the host computer in the midst of a backup if they suddenly form the opinion that they've been inactive.
PS: What happened to the Mac thread?
PPS: There are various esoteric problems with the WD MyBook that require quite a bit of command-line magic to solve. Better solution is to dig out an old PC, and use FreeNAS ( FreeNAS 8 | Storage For Open Source ).
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I presume the OP is referring to GPS software for the iPad. Whilst I have no experience with other GPS software available for iDevices, I am quite pleased with the TomTom app for Europe (which includes the UK, whoopee!).
It's a bit pricey for some tastes but one as long as one uses the same Apple ID it can be used on iPhone, iPod and iPad. Personally, I use the it on the iPhone for walking routes (and occasionally in hire cars, since my car has an OEM unit). With a suitable vehicle mount, the iPad would probably be quite satisfactory in a vehicle.
It's a bit pricey for some tastes but one as long as one uses the same Apple ID it can be used on iPhone, iPod and iPad. Personally, I use the it on the iPhone for walking routes (and occasionally in hire cars, since my car has an OEM unit). With a suitable vehicle mount, the iPad would probably be quite satisfactory in a vehicle.
If you own a Wifi Ipad and wish to have GPS data, Buy a Dual XGPS150.
Connects via Bluetooth. Excellent GPS coverage.
I have a 3g iPad ..(ie built in GPS) but use the Dual GPs inflight with the receiver stuck on a non heated window....reception (and iPad battery life) is much better
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Connects via Bluetooth. Excellent GPS coverage.
I have a 3g iPad ..(ie built in GPS) but use the Dual GPs inflight with the receiver stuck on a non heated window....reception (and iPad battery life) is much better
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Wireless extenders and Ipads
I run ADSL through a D-Link DSL-G604T router/modem, and to this router, I have connected a wireless extender system that distributes the signal through the mains around my home.
Although my i-phone has discovered the extended wireless network and connects to it, my ipad won't. It sees the wireless network as available, but prompts for a password. Neither the password for my wireless network, nor any other password used on my network will allow it to connect.
Needless to say, I have tried resets of the network, the router and the Ipad, but to no avail. I suspect that this is something simple to resolve, but it has me beaten!
Any suggestions would be most welcome.
Although my i-phone has discovered the extended wireless network and connects to it, my ipad won't. It sees the wireless network as available, but prompts for a password. Neither the password for my wireless network, nor any other password used on my network will allow it to connect.
Needless to say, I have tried resets of the network, the router and the Ipad, but to no avail. I suspect that this is something simple to resolve, but it has me beaten!
Any suggestions would be most welcome.