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Speed-Up.app from Mac App Store 4 41 (8/7/2012 2:38:30 AM) comp.sys.mac.apps Has anyone purchased, or know anything about, Speed-Up.app, which is available from the Mac App Store? (This is not an iPhone app.) It looks like it would be useful to me for playing back songs in iTunes ... Martin

new MacBook Pros with SSD 13 85 (6/13/2012 7:17:19 AM) comp.sys.mac.system I haven't notice much (or any?) discussion of the fact that the new "retina display" MBP models come with an SSD (or as Apple calls it "Flash storage"). The cheaper model has 256GB and the other model ha... Martin

Is Time Capsule reliable now? 25 27 (5/27/2011 8:35:03 AM) comp.sys.mac.system I understand that the Time Capsule had a power supply problem for a while (capacitors dying after 18 months, I thnk). Anyway, are the current Time Capsules thought to be reliable nowadays and adequately cooled... Martin

iMac screen sometimes stays blank after trying to sleep 4 40 (1/15/2011 9:55:01 AM) comp.sys.mac.system Now and then, my wife's 21.5" iMac running 10.6.5 will not turn the display back on after being put to sleep. Only a reboot fixes it. What I don't really know is if it actually goes to sleep, but the display ... Martin

G4 (Firewire 800) won't power up 7 31 (9/11/2009 9:18:19 AM) comp.sys.mac.system My dual 1.42GHz G4 (Firewire 800) won't power up. For several months now, it has been "crashing" -- powering off -- during sleep, about half of the time (the light on my Cinema Display is out in these cases)... Martin

2003 G4 powering off while sleeping 13 25 (2/1/2009 7:50:37 AM) comp.sys.mac.system Over the last couple of months, my dual 1.42GHz G4 has periodically powered off while sleeping. I'm upgraded from 10.5.5 to 10.5.6 around Jan 1, after this problem had started. I put the G4 to sleep a couple ... Martin

partition size mistakes from Disk Utility partitioning 0 29 (6/2/2008 5:27:02 AM) comp.sys.mac.system I'm seeing inconsistent sizes in Disk Utility for partitions of a new Seagate PATA 750GB disk that I've added to my G4. I partitioned it originally a few days ago while running 10.4.9, and I've since then upgr... Martin

new MacBooks' graphics doesn't work under Tiger 1 26 (11/19/2007 10:38:12 PM) comp.sys.mac.system From an Apple representative, I received the following comment about the new MacBooks as of Nov 1, 2007: There is a new video chipset in the new Macbooks and there is no Tiger driver for it. If you ... Martin

Intech software for bypassing 128/137 GB limit? 0 30 (2/2/2007 7:07:53 PM) comp.sys.mac.system OtherWorldComputing sells a software product for getting around the 128/137 GB disk size limit on older ATA interfaces, such as a Sawtooth 450 MHz G4 I have. The product from Intech sells for $25, or $15 if ... Martin

weird timezone problems after System Update 1 37 (6/29/2006 6:09:40 PM) comp.sys.mac.system I did a Software Update early this week on my OS X 10.4.6 system (first such update in a couple of months). The update changed the menubar clock's timezone to GMT and I can't change it back to PDT. It seems t... Martin

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iPhone - Live video to screen (( App: Reflector )) 7 9 (3/30/2013 6:12:39 PM) comp.sys.mac.system http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/28/an-easy-way-to-capture-live-vid= eo-of-your-iphones-screen/ Has anyone tried this? Will it work with non-Airplay Macs? --=20 "There were, unfortunately, ... alan.browne (3790)

iPod/iTunes Problem #2 4 27 (9/3/2012 11:46:23 PM) comp.sys.mac.apps I have a 30 GB iPod "Classic" that has worked fine for years. Recently I added several songs to iTunes, and then synced the iPod. All of the new songs (all AIFF format) play normally in iTunes. (They a... lybanon (199)

Encrypted Sparsebundle- No Focus at Bootup 24 26 (10/4/2012 8:56:08 PM) comp.sys.mac.system OS X 10.8.2. iMac late 2009 I have an encrypted sparsebundle located on the Mac HD. At boot up, the dialog box requesting the password appears-- but does not have focus. I need to click the mouse inside ... wiz9552 (8)

The new iMac 397 91 (10/23/2012 7:23:17 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Looks good, but I don't like how Apple has set the options. To get an i7 processor, you need to get the more expensive model of each size. You can't upgrade the graphics processor of any of the base mod... michelle14 (18411)

Decisions decisions #2 142 39 (11/3/2012 1:15:12 AM) comp.sys.mac.system Well, it's November, which means that the new iMac will be out this month. I'm going to get the 21.5" version; I don't need a larger monitor. I also don't want to spend the money for the larger monitor. ... michelle14 (18411)

All My Files 36 28 (11/8/2012 3:33:39 PM) comp.sys.mac.system I just moved from Tiger to Mountain. "All My Files" is new to me. Get Info says it's a predefined search. Is it useful? ... burns4 (153)

UPS - parallel battery addition? Backup interruption? 72 26 (12/15/2012 2:36:27 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Again thinking of adding a UPS - last week during freezing rain/high=20 winds the computer shut off several times, lot's of light flickering and = so on. (The power was never off for more than a second o... alan.browne (3790)

recording conversations on iPhone 12 22 (12/16/2012 7:21:46 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Tried this on the iPhone group but did not get any replies. Anybody have any suggestions for recording interviews on an iPhone? I am looking for something where the file is readily available for download to... kurtullman (1540)

It's December 25 somewhere in the world 52 25 (12/24/2012 10:35:00 PM) comp.sys.mac.system So a very Merry Christmas to all my Christian friends and acquaintances. And to everyone who is not Christian, have a happy holiday season, whether it's Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Festivus, or whatever you may ce... michelle14 (18411)

Safari Web Content/ Quit and Keep Windows 18 25 (2/1/2013 9:01:04 PM) comp.sys.mac.system After using my G4 Mini several years, I began encountering a situation where it could take several minutes even to quit an application. I've run into it with my Late 2012 Mini. The culprit seems to be S... burns4 (153)