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New iMac. Could Use Some Help Installing Snow Leopard. 58 3 (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

DragonSpeak on iPad 2 vs iPad 3 6 65 (7/6/2012 9:40:56 PM) comp.sys.mac.apps I need speech to text input on an iPad for my wife who has MS. I understand it is standard with iPad 3 but not with iPad 2 which she has. Any experience with DragonSpeak on iPad 2 vs the native capabili... Nelson

The Disk "Framus" Was Not Ejected Because It Is in Use. 5 52 (6/27/2012 2:39:16 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Well, actually, it's not. Any way to find out who or what the system thinks is using it? -- Nelson ... Nelson

Anybody Else Notice Paul Sture's Posts Don't Thread? 5 37 (6/7/2012 6:29:07 PM) comp.sys.mac.system So I have been away for a while and downloaded posts since March. Everything behaves as expected except in every thread where he replies, Paul Sture's posts - and only Paul Sture's posts - don't thread but... Nelson

Is There a Way to Force the Core Display Drivers to Load for a Headless Server? 6 88 (11/26/2011 9:18:13 PM) comp.sys.mac.system I have a Mac Mini that I run as a headless server and manage via ARA. There are a couple of applications which misbehave, apparently because the Core Display Drivers aren't loaded if a monitor isn't attached... Nelson

Beachball on Launch after Latest iTunes Update. 2 63 (9/13/2011 9:19:39 AM) comp.sys.mac.apps Just updated iTunes via Software Update to the latest version and I notice that among other negative changes, I now get about a 20-30 second beachball on launch. I'm guessing it's waiting for mounted file s... Nelson

Organize by Thread in Mail 2 71 (8/20/2011 10:39:44 PM) comp.sys.mac.apps Apple Mail has the ability to organize messages by threads. When I select this option, it works fine. However it doesn't appear to step through the messages using either the View menu or the arrow keys as ... Nelson

System Clock Apparently Gaining One Second Every 30 Minutes 159 117 (7/5/2011 4:53:07 PM) comp.sys.mac.system According to the console log the clock on my MacBook Pro seems to be gaining about a second every 30 minutes: 7/5/11 9:48:00 AM ntpd[30] time reset -1.036662 s I don't see this on any of my other system... Nelson

iYawn 5 53 (6/7/2011 12:05:35 AM) comp.sys.mac.apps I guess I don't get it. -- Nelson ... Nelson

"Alias can't be opened�" after search on networked volume. 0 46 (4/1/2011 10:11:31 AM) comp.sys.mac.misc Any ideas why this is happening? When using spotlight to search a mounted networked volume, I click on one of the search results, eg a folder, and the folder briefly opens but is quickly replaced by the drea... Nelson

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New iMac. Could Use Some Help Installing Snow Leopard. 58 3 (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)

Mountain Lion 864 217 (2/16/2012 2:38:03 PM) comp.sys.mac.system -- .... do not cover a warm kettle or your stock may sour. -- Julia Child ... warren.oates (3769)

Looking for a simple collage maker for Mac 10 108 (2/23/2012 2:40:50 PM) comp.sys.mac.apps I've checked out several of these programs and find them very complicated. All I want to be able to do is create pages consisting of multiple photos arranged into layouts. What do I mean? Simply, I'd like t... gary_w1 (52)

Quicken for Mac 46 54 (3/8/2012 11:30:13 PM) comp.sys.mac.apps Quicken 2007 for Lion is now available; it costs $14.99. Intuit still recommends Quicken Essentials for Mac for new Quicken customers, though; it's currently selling for $39.99. -- Tea Party Patriots is to... michelle14 (18417)

Anybody Else Notice Paul Sture's Posts Don't Thread? 5 37 (6/7/2012 6:29:07 PM) comp.sys.mac.system So I have been away for a while and downloaded posts since March. Everything behaves as expected except in every thread where he replies, Paul Sture's posts - and only Paul Sture's posts - don't thread but... nelson (323)

Fascinating article (TidBits) about Sandboxing and Gatekeeper 17 48 (6/27/2012 12:18:55 AM) comp.sys.mac.apps http://tidbits.com/article/13071 Totally worth reading. --snip-- Answering Questions about Sandboxing, Gatekeeper, and the Mac App Store by Rich Mogull > Apple’s strategy relies on five technical... BreadWithSpam (1634)

The Disk "Framus" Was Not Ejected Because It Is in Use. 5 52 (6/27/2012 2:39:16 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Well, actually, it's not. Any way to find out who or what the system thinks is using it? -- Nelson ... nelson (323)

Splashtop Streamer - Wow! Wow! Wow! 5 43 (6/28/2012 5:11:30 AM) comp.sys.mac.apps A short time ago I installed Splashtop Streamer, an application that allows one to remotely control their Mac from their iPad. What you see on the iPad is exactly what you would see on the Mac. In other wor... taliesinsoft966 (907)

How to track my sodium intake? 13 98 (7/4/2012 3:52:47 PM) comp.sys.mac.apps I have searched google for two days. I can't figure out a way to track my sodium intake. Anyone have any suggestions? I've searched calculators but that was no help. ... uncle808us (13)

DragonSpeak on iPad 2 vs iPad 3 6 65 (7/6/2012 9:40:56 PM) comp.sys.mac.apps I need speech to text input on an iPad for my wife who has MS. I understand it is standard with iPad 3 but not with iPad 2 which she has. Any experience with DragonSpeak on iPad 2 vs the native capabili... nelson (323)