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The return of 10.8 104 8 (4/27/2013 8:53:15 AM) comp.sys.mac.system ....on my system, anyway. I was on 10.6.8 for the last several months because I really didn't care for the 10.8 front-end. However, as expected, software started to complain about the version, so now I'm ... Howard

Installing CentOS on a MacBook Pro 21 14 (4/26/2013 9:30:59 PM) comp.sys.mac.system On a mid-2009 MacBook Pro (MBP) with MacOS X 10.8 installed on the internal drive, I tried to install CentOS on an external drive. The first time I did it, I had the external drive configured with a GUID ... Howard

VMware Fusion and 10.6? 14 11 (4/15/2013 11:38:59 PM) comp.sys.mac.system I want to copy my 10.6.8 system to a VMware virtual machine. It won't accept earlier than 10.7 unless it's Mac OS X Server. Is there a way to get it to do 10.6.8? ... Howard

Adobe Reader 12 19 (1/24/2013 3:00:42 AM) comp.sys.mac.apps I'm using Adobe Reader to read a PHP/MySQL book. Until now, I never really had a problem with the program, but now I'm seeing an issue. The book is "secured". I want to be able to set placemarks or bookm... Howard

Elapsed time 15 17 (1/2/2013 10:45:49 AM) comp.sys.mac.system Is there a command line command to which I can feed a program and get an elapsed time for the program to run? To rephrase: $ tool subject tool reports how long subject took to run. -- May joy be... Howard

Netatalk 3.0.1 15 28 (11/5/2012 11:00:27 PM) comp.sys.mac.system I'm having a heck of a time with this. I installed CentOS 6 on my server last night, then installed Netatalk 3. I figured, yeah, Netatalk 2 worked well on Debian, but I'd like to upgrade as long as I'm at... Howard

iPhoto-less but need to make a photo webpage 25 25 (10/31/2012 7:13:59 AM) comp.sys.mac.apps iPhoto '09 won't run now that I've gone back to 10.6. I've long since gotten rid of my iLife 09 media. Now I need to be able to make a website like that, or similar to that, from iPhoto and I'm not willin... Howard

rsync trouble 26 30 (10/16/2012 8:44:01 AM) comp.sys.mac.system Okay, try not to laugh, please. Now that I'm on 10.6, rsync isn't working. I'm pretty sure it worked fine when I was originally on 10.6, but now it's producing a very strange sequence. hshubs@hotel:~... Howard

Lid close mode 50 31 (10/7/2012 9:15:31 AM) comp.sys.mac.system I've just been looking through the "defaults" for this, but was unable to find it. Right now, with ML, closing my laptop makes it shut off the built-in display and use the external only. I want it to slee... Howard

CD insertion and iTunes 3 34 (10/4/2012 8:25:20 PM) comp.sys.mac.apps Is there a way to prevent iTunes from being launched every time I insert a CD? I suppose I could just LEAVE it launched and hide it, but I'd prefer that it not run at all. -- May joy be yours all the ... Howard

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The return of 10.8 104 8 (4/27/2013 8:53:15 AM) comp.sys.mac.system ....on my system, anyway. I was on 10.6.8 for the last several months because I really didn't care for the 10.8 front-end. However, as expected, software started to complain about the version, so now I'm ... howard578 (1956)

New iMac. Could Use Some Help Installing Snow Leopard. 58 4 (5/3/2013 9:12:02 PM) comp.sys.mac.system I just bought my wife a used iMac, mid 2011. According to MacTracker and Everymac.com it shipped with Snow Leopard but it has Lion installed and I can't get it to boot from a Snow Leopard install disk (on a... nelson (323)

Adobe Doubles Down on Creative Cloud, Adopts Subscription-Only Model 16 8 (5/7/2013 1:24:40 AM) comp.sys.mac.apps http://www.studiodaily.com/2013/05/adobe-doubles-down-on-creative-cloud-adopts-subscription-only-software-model/ By Bryant Frazer / May 6, 2013 Adobe closed the door on the Creative Suite at its Adobe MAX... billy22 (659)

[NEWS] Adobe kills Creative Suite 161 5 (5/7/2013 9:21:50 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Adobe started the desktop publishing industry and now it looks like they're going to be the ones to kill it ... Adobe Announces New Creative Cloud Apps, Abandons Creative Suite ----------------... yourname3 (529)

Response time from VMS Engineering for support calls ? 15 6 (5/9/2013 10:06:10 AM) comp.os.vms For support calls which need VMS Engineering to get involved, how long are you having to wait for a response, and does the response have any connection with the question asked or does the response make you th... clubley (1187)

OpenVMS & Poulson: We need facts! 43 5 (5/17/2013 8:26:56 PM) comp.os.vms Hello my Friends Hello Comunity I ask Lorraine Bartlett what=92s going on with Poulson for OpenVMS. I tell = HP often (!!) how important Poulson and a real Roadmap (OpenVMS & Itanium) = for my company is.... leonhardt6165 (1)

More Mac Geniuses w/Keyboard 36 12 (4/18/2013 4:41:35 PM) comp.sys.mac.system "It's dead, Jim", reminds me that the advice at Apple stores can be dicey. I recently went to the Apple store to see what keyboards they had to replace my current beloved Logitech S530 wireless. I had bee... xxx613 (1044)

New vintage Mac group created 18 8 (4/25/2013 12:26:15 AM) comp.sys.mac.system Well, it took awhile, but now it's here. This newsgroup should see some good activity once it spreads around this week. ... dog_cow (952)

No New MacSoup 31 14 (4/26/2013 7:11:09 PM) comp.sys.mac.apps I can't find any version of MacSoup later than 2.8.3. I emailed Stefan Haller at his advertised address, asking if he had stopped development; the email was rejected by the postmaster because "account s... csampson (72)

Installing CentOS on a MacBook Pro 21 14 (4/26/2013 9:30:59 PM) comp.sys.mac.system On a mid-2009 MacBook Pro (MBP) with MacOS X 10.8 installed on the internal drive, I tried to install CentOS on an external drive. The first time I did it, I had the external drive configured with a GUID ... howard578 (1956)