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10th Mar 2012, 08:28
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Posted By Bell_Flyer

Safari crashes on iPad running 5.0.1

Is anyone out there experiencing Safari crashes on their iPads? I've searched the apple forums for a cure - but no seems to have a solution that doesn't include my having to 'downgrade' a revision -...
4th Feb 2012, 09:29
Replies: 1,259
Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

Mixture and TMT - tried the link and it works...

Mixture and TMT - tried the link and it works well. It is good as a personal cloud backup.

Unfortunately it is not a 'share point for the rest of us' hence you can't share big files or pics with...
30th Jan 2012, 09:04
Replies: 1,259
Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

Thanks Mixture and TMT!! I am outback the next...

Thanks Mixture and TMT!! I am outback the next few days and will try that when I return to civilisation and fast internet.

I dabble with GIS information (very big files). With iDisk, I can click...
30th Jan 2012, 01:06
Replies: 1,259
Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

iCloud versus MobileMe

I've migrated from MobileMe to iCloud a month ago and am disappointed at the loss of iDisk and the Photo Gallery.

I thought one of the ideas of cloud computing is to be able to access any type of...
29th Jun 2011, 06:19
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Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

A good news story. My 3.5 year old 17 inch MBP...

A good news story. My 3.5 year old 17 inch MBP video screen died (screen just turned black). I took it into an Apple store, it was out of warranty, and they quoted $2,200 to replace the video board...
8th Jun 2011, 01:48
Replies: 1,259
Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

The death of MobileMe

Gents,

I am certain that many of you would have received the following email from Apple. Does it mean that iCloud will at least have everything that MobileMe use to provide? Does anyone have any...
2nd Mar 2011, 00:49
Replies: 1,259
Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

Yes I have. I read thru the Apple Support Forums...

Yes I have. I read thru the Apple Support Forums suggestions of ticking the box in iCal Preferences/Advanced to say auto retrieve events from iMail and so on.

What am I doing wrong?
28th Feb 2011, 09:07
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Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

Mail and iCal

When I get an email with an .ics attachment, I click it and it opens up iCal, then nothing.

I can add events manually but can't import Events from Mail. Running OSX 10.6.6, Mail 4.4 and iCal 4.04....
19th Dec 2010, 02:47
Replies: 1,259
Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

You need approx 10-15GB of space for Virtual...

You need approx 10-15GB of space for Virtual Memory Paging, Systems Files, things that get "wired" at start. If you have less than this, the Mac slows down. Lots of I/O operations to/from disk to...
6th Apr 2010, 07:52
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Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

Time Machine

Thanks Nr Fairy and ZEEBEE.

Timemachine is a godsend indeed!
4th Apr 2010, 22:37
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Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

Time Machine Question

I have a 3 year old MBP 17" which I want to swap for the latest model.

Does anyone know if I restore from Timemachine backups whether my Parallels 5 + WINDOWS + MS Office applications will be...
19th Feb 2010, 08:44
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Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

Thanks aviate1138 - many, many years ago I worked...

Thanks aviate1138 - many, many years ago I worked on pre-historic removable 300MB disk drives larger than washing machines and we had to de-frag all the time - that's probably scarred me into...
5th Feb 2010, 18:08
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Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

Wow, some awesome advice here. Does SL or...

Wow, some awesome advice here.

Does SL or Leopard need de-fragmenting or does it do it automatically? I have always wondered that.

Performance wise data partitions run so much quicker when...
16th Jan 2010, 20:42
Replies: 1,259
Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

Losing Faith in SL and Apple Tech Support

Senior Pilot, here are a few more things you will discover with wireless on your new MBP (or Air) and SL.

1. You will go to different wireless hotspots - sometimes it will work and sometimes it...
15th Jan 2010, 08:06
Replies: 1,259
Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

Yeah, I know. But here's the weird bit. Why two...

Yeah, I know. But here's the weird bit. Why two resets instead of one? I do one and the problem stays. I reset twice, the problem disappears....

I get the feeling that tech support in Apple has...
14th Jan 2010, 09:18
Replies: 1,259
Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

Snow Leopard Wifi Problem Solved!!

Saab - I thought I'd post this thread on how I solved the SL Wifi problem:

Apple - Support - Discussions - WiFi trouble since Snow Leopard Upgrade ......
3rd Jan 2010, 09:44
Replies: 1,259
Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

Saab - You are right. Airport just started...

Saab - You are right. Airport just started working again! I am baffled by it all. Many thanks for your input.
1st Jan 2010, 00:02
Replies: 1,259
Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

Thanks Saab. My wireless connection via the MBP...

Thanks Saab. My wireless connection via the MBP is completely dead. So, I plug in an ethernet cable to access the net. However, via this cable, I can see other wireless devices that are connected to...
30th Dec 2009, 22:56
Replies: 1,259
Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

That's the odd thing Saab. Under "shared" in the...

That's the odd thing Saab. Under "shared" in the FINDER, I can see the Powerbook and connect to it (ie login) and access my old files there!

How do I check the wifi NIC?

thanks
30th Dec 2009, 21:47
Replies: 1,259
Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

Airport Problem

Hi All

I am being baffled by a network problem.

I have 2 Macs, a MBP 17 inch running Snow Leopard and an old Powerbook G4 running 10.4. Both connect to a no security (ie no password wireless)...
16th Nov 2009, 04:23
Replies: 1,259
Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

OSX and Windows together

You can also have the best of both worlds by purchasing a Mac and then running Parallel on it. Parallel allows you to run Windows AND OSX concurrently.

My bet is that you will drift more and more...
2nd Nov 2009, 10:31
Replies: 1,259
Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

QT 10 will play full screen if I double click an...

QT 10 will play full screen if I double click an MPEG-4 file - no problems there. iTunes will also play full screen if I set the play window inside the iTunes frame then click on View/Full Screen....
2nd Nov 2009, 05:15
Replies: 1,259
Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

Problem Solved. Jeez - Mac Software is getting...

Problem Solved. Jeez - Mac Software is getting flakey.

Went to iTunes preferences / Playback and just selected Play Movies to be in the iTunes Window. Problem is that either QT10 or Snow Leopard...
1st Nov 2009, 19:24
Replies: 1,259
Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

BN - R u using Quicktime X? ie Rev 10.0?

BN - R u using Quicktime X? ie Rev 10.0?
1st Nov 2009, 10:57
Replies: 1,259
Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

iTunes 9.0.2 and Quicktime X on Snow Leopard on MBPro

Recently I upgraded my software. Now MOVIES won't play. I hear the audio but video is dead as a dodo.

Anyone out there with this problem? Thanks.
6th Oct 2009, 06:12
Replies: 1,259
Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

Going from Snow Leopard to Leopard

Thanks for the feedback, innuendo.

This morning at the Mac Store, the Mac Genius staff told me that he has been advising his regular customers NOT to upgrade to Snow Leopard. He shot straight and...
6th Oct 2009, 02:06
Replies: 1,259
Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

iPhoto and iDVD (iLife 09) doesn't work properly on S. Leopard

Thanks Booglebox. That's not the solution, unfortunately.

I went to an Apple Store this morning, created a slideshow in iPhoto with the 'scrapbook' theme, sent it to iDVD and the problem is still...
5th Oct 2009, 04:28
Replies: 1,259
Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

iPhoto and iDVD problems with Snow Leopard

I just upgraded to Snow Leopard and iLife 09.

Does anyone know why when I export my iphoto slide show to iDVD, all of my iPhoto themes like Scapbook, Shatter, Sliding Panels etc disappear?

It...
20th Sep 2009, 12:22
Replies: 1,259
Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

Problem Resolved!

Thanks ORAC. Thanks Background Noise.

I read ORAC's URL, selected the Music Network from Airport, ran the Airport Admin Utility, went thru the screens and ticked the box that said join an existing...
20th Sep 2009, 09:53
Replies: 1,259
Views: 188,093
Posted By Bell_Flyer

Network Question

I run 2 wireless networks at home. One, called "NETA" is a D-LINK wireless router and modem which gives all my Macs at home internet access. The other is an AIRPORT EXPRESS network called "Music...
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