Frame rate drop on Video File

Hi,



I'm working on playback of a video file for an art project. Strangely, the file plays fine except for one segment where the frame rate drops from 25 to around 0.



I get the same thing from 2 different files derived from the same source. Here are the specs on the video file:



File 1:



Apple Pro Res 4.2.2

Frame Rate: 25



File 2:



Apple Intermediate Codec

Frame Rate: 25



I have this identical playback issue on both my 2010 MacBook Pro and a current i5 (2.5 GHz) Mac Mini.



HOWEVER . . . when I playback the file on my Mac Pro 12 Core 2.66 there are no issues. Flawless.



A couple of questions:



1) Does anyone have any idea what causes one small segment to lag like this?



2) Are there any opinions on whether moving to a Quad Core i7 (2.3 Ghz) Mac Mini will resolve the issue?



Thanks for your help!

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Disabling AutoSave feature in Mavericks

I notice, on occasion, that I have multiple emails of just one email I created, but all with varying amounts of the full text. I assume this is the AutoSave feature kicking in, of which I'm not too fond of. Is there something done in the Terminal to disable these feature (and turn in back on)?

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HELP Excel is driving me nuts when I try to enter data

Maybe someone has a solution - couldn't find anything via google.



I have a large spreadsheet in Excel 2004



Now, when I want to enter text in a new cell towards the bottom of the spreadsheet, say cell C140, the whole spreadsheet moves, looks as if it is going back to the home position, ie I have cell A1 at the top left as soon as I type the very first character of the new text entry.

I'm not hitting return or any thing else - happens invariably as I enter the first character of the text into that new cell.

If I continue to type the rest of the entry in the spreadsheet it completes but I can't see the cell.

And to type the next entry I have to scroll down again.



I googled for this - nothing

I went through all the Excel preferences - there doesn't seem to be anything that relates directly to an action as soon as one types any character into a new cell.



Any ideas how toprevent this type of operation?

I just want to stay wherever I'm typing.

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Lost arrow (to get back or forward)

Hi



Suddenly, on Safari, I didn't have anymore the arrow to go back one or more website I was browsing. The other arrow is also missing.



Instead, I had an adblocker ad from some jerk asking for money. I disabled ad blocker. The ad went away, but the arrow did not come back. Instead, I have a + sign with which I can register the current web site.



It is very annoying.



Anything I can do so I can browse back and forth?



Thanks



Intel Imac with 10.6.8 and lots of ram

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Firefox keeps slowing down...

I started to use Firefox to replace Camino - closest I could find as a replacement that gives me the features I absolutely need.



At the beginning things went well - I loaded two add-ons which gave me the additional functionality I had with Camino, actually even slightly better, and FF was much quicker than Camino in loading sites.

FF also had some nice ways of automatically saving text entries of fields in web forms so I didn't have to retype them.

So far so good but over time FF really started to slow down.



A google search came up with a suggestion to "reset" (or words to that effect if FF slowed down.

I tried that and it solved the problem but it also wiped out some of my user names I had saved for certain websites (which the "reset" was not supposed to affect.



But a few days, say a week later, FF became noticeably slower again.

This time a message came up that there was a software update available.

I updated FF and the speed was back where it was originally - nice and very fast.

That was afew days ago and now I notice FF starting to load websites slower and slower again.



I don't really feel like "resetting" FF every week or two and then have to dig out my user names for the various websites I visit.



Just wondering if anyone on ehMac is using FF or what other alternatives are to replace Camino.

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For Sale 13" Macbook Pro

Fully loaded 13" Macbook Pro for sale in excellent condition.



Here are the specs:

2.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor

8GB of 1333MHz DDR3 memory (upgrade)

750GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drive (upgrade)

8x slot-loading SuperDrive

One Thunderbolt port

One FireWire 800 port

Two USB 2.0 ports

SDXC card slot



Comes with a fresh install of Mavericks!



Excellent condition.

Priced to sell at $749. In person cash sale only no shipping.

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Google Play ?

When searching for an older SF book, I found it on Google Books at a very good price.



Wondering if anyone uses Play to download/pay for books to view on your iPad etc. ?



Leary of being sucked into "Google World".

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For Sale Space Grey Retina iPad mini and Sleeve

Selling my 3 month old 16GB Space Grey iPad mini with retina display WiFi model. It comes with the box and charger as well as an incase sleeve. I am asking for $375

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What do you know for sure?...

So there is so much mis/dis information out there these days, no matter where you read it from, what do people believe to be an undisputed truth.



I suspect this will be one of the shortest threads in eMac history, but it was just a thought that came to mind, that might/could illustrate how little in this world that is black or white.



I'll start....



I know for sure I am going to die.

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Apple's Done Everything It Can To Put Repair Guys Out Of Business

iFixit boss: Apple has 'done everything it can to put repair guys out of business'

Quote:

New plan to make fixing iOS gadgets easier and rewarding Fixing and upgrading iOS devices can be a rewarding business opportunity, so long as you don't mind having to fight Apple every step of the way. So says the founder of iFixit, who spoke at the MacWorld Expo in San Francisco on Thursday. The repair outfit's CEO Kyle Wiens said there is little or no official public information for servicing the handheld gizmos: everything his company does, from its famous tear downs of new hardware to the manuals and how-to guides it publishes, are put together without any more access to Apple than is enjoyed by the average person on the street. Wiens said he flies staff to Australia to get their hands on new hardware as early as possible to tear-down and review before folks in the US wake up hungry for the latest coverage. His repairs team also combs through the inventories of third-party resellers to obtain replacement parts and spare components that Apple does not offer. He said that not only does Apple make fixing its fiddly electronics extremely difficult, but doing so with the blessing of the company is practically impossible: Apple's authorized technician certification apparently only applies to Mac computers, rather than iThings, and even that qualification is becoming more difficult to obtain. "They [Apple] have done everything they can to put these guys [third-party repairers] out of business," claimed Wiens.

iFixit boss: Apple has 'done everything it can to put repair guys out of business' • The Register

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Moving back to India - lots of stuff for sale

Over the course of the last year there have been some major events in my life, culminating in my having to sell our home here and move permanently back to India.



Well, the house has been sold (closing date May 15), my wife and I are flying back to Bangalore, India on May 19.



Life for my wife and me in Canada has been good and bad, skewing towards "good". It is going to be a paradigm shift, living in India again, 25 years after leaving.



We are now in the process of coordinating the closing of all accounts, selling off almost all of our stuff etc. It is a logistical nightmare, considering it's tax season here and in the US, and that every service needs us to have a Canadian address to send final statements or refunds to. We will no longer have a Canadian address as of May 15, and do not know anyone well enough to use theirs. Anyway, that's not a major issue - just a headache.



Well, we are selling everything in the house except the computers and clothes. Any EhMacer who is interested in taking a walk-through of the house and make offers is welcome to do so.



I have too many things to list here, and I cannot ship; hence the invite to walk-through.



Cheers

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Lightroom for iPad

Has anyone heard any more news on the release of LR for iPad? Adobe accidentally posted it back in January which made quite a bit of news. Everyone thought its release was imminent but I haven't heard anything since.

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usb memory stick help

I selected more than 200 pictures on the computer and hit "copy" and then "paste" onto usb memory stick, and my mum went down to print off the pictures at a kiosk, it showed how many there are, but nothing else.



I put it back in the computer and tried to click one and it says it's either the wrong format or damaged, and they're all in jpg.

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Finder app creating beach ball ????

2011 Macbook Pro i5 running Mavericks. I have been noticing sometimes when I have nothing running I am getting the beachball whenever the mouse pointer is anywhere on the screen beyond the top or bottom bars. When I opened up the activity monitor was showing Finder App not responding in red and using 98% CPU. After I force quit that process, voila no more beach ball. Any tips on something I should be looking for to prevent these problems.



Thanks,



Pat

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Good things that happened to me lately (post here!)

We have threads of interesting links, threads of funny things, but I have yet to see a thread specifically dedicated to recognizing the good things that happen to each of us.... share your good fortune with the rest of us!





Today, I received a call from an unknown number. Down here in Mexico that usually means an extortion call... if you answer it, you provide no information until you figure out who the caller is.



Glad I answered. It was my cable/internet provider - the one I have railed against in years past for horrible service. Some poor shlob (schlob? shalob?) was given a client's phone list and was letting everyone in my neighbourhood know that we needed to unplug our cable modems for a minute this afternoon... so that upon resetting, the modem would handshake with the newly-upgraded fibre-optic system they've just finished installing :love2:



No increased fees (I pay about $37/mo for cable + 10meg internet). Just mucho faster... a claim I'll be testing out when I get home from work in a couple of hours....



Now, how about you?

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dmg of fresh 10.4.x install from 2007 imac to restore to partition on 2008 imac

hey there guys;)

soooo obviously most of u know probably that its impossible to install tiger intel onto a 2008 imac.. it just wont start the installation cd no matter what..

but....... i was reading that its possible to boot tiger on my 2008 24" imac

the only catch is that its only possible by installing first on a 2007 imac (any model) and then creating a backup disk image of the freshly installed 10.4.10 or 10.4.4 (whatever it is) installation..... :confused:



im hoping someone will read this and already have a dmg made for this exact purpose that they might graciously feel like sharing with me so that I could

get a bootable tiger install on my drive! :clap: :clap:



the only thing i read that was possible to go wrong on this woudl be the built in sound might stop working.. but this is ok because i have audio interfaces that will work for sure..



why would i want to do this?

i have a few apps that run on tiger but not on leopard!!!!

also, i always loved the design of Tiger's UI...! :love2:

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Microsoft announces Office for iPad

Meh. Subscription model, not interested. But I'm sure it'll be welcomed by some. Whether it does Microsoft any good is another question.



Microsoft Launches Office for iPad | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

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For Sale BNIB iPad Mini 16g Retina, space grey

Received as a gift from work but already have two iPads and 5 macs in the house.



$400 firm



$474 from apple with taxes.



Sealed in box.

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For Sale Beige G3 Tower and Indigo iMac G3 with Firewire ports

Hi everyone, in the process of doing some basement renos and these older machines need to go.



I have a Beige G3/266 Tower (my first own Mac) with original keyboard and mouse. I know that I have an additional HD in there and also a Firewire 400 and USB card. At some point I also connected the HD's to a Sonett card to bypass the motherboard limitation on IDE speed.



Here are the specs for it.



Power Macintosh G3 266 Minitower Specs (Power Mac G3 MT, M6142LL/A*, N/A*, M4405, None) @ EveryMac.com



I also have an Indigo iMac and here are its specs. Currently set up as a kids machine running OS 9 but has barely seen any use recently.



iMac G3/400 (Early 2001 - Indigo) Specs (iMac - Early 2001, M7683LL/A, PowerMac4,1, M5521, 1857) @ EveryMac.com



Let me know if you are interested in anything and make me an offer. I'm looking to get rid of these so it will be a deal.



Machines are clean as I take care of my stuff.

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cracked iPad mini screen - repair?

Does the Apple store repaired cracked iPad screens? I have an iPad mini retina that I dropped hard on some tile and the screen is cracked. First time I have ever had this happen on my many many iPads and iPhones.



Just want to know if they do before going in to save time if they don't.

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Where to buy or order iPhone 4 screen protectors

Hello all,



Being the cheapskate that I am, I'm hesitant to spend 30$ on a screen protector. I must say though, my last one was a power support matte protector and it looked absolutely awesome. I want to get the same kind for iPhone 4.



What I don't get is that the iPhone 4 is now really old and cases and stuff cost much less now the 5 and 5s/c are the latest models. I've looked everywhere on the web, even ebay but haven't been able to find a cost effective source for the power supply scren protectors. Anyone have any suggestions?

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Apple TV Air

Are you going to buy it when it comes out,

Rumoured price is about $49.99



'Apple TV Air' Concept Turns Apple's Black Box Into A Dongle | Cult of Mac

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Apple Laptops... is it worth it these days?

My current MBP is starting to wear-out and when I look at the newer models I'm having a hard time believing there's more value in staying with Mac over PC.



I joined in 2006... back then I did a cost/benefit analysis of Mac's vs PC's... basically Mac's overall were a better bang for buck for what you were purchasing. I bought a MBP shortly after and never looked back. I've owned several since then and loved the experience.



Simply put, over the long term (3-4 years), Mac's (more specifically portable laptops) held the best value+Experience at the time. The price of an Apple laptop justified the entire experience.



Or at least I thought so until recently... I'm starting to wonder if that is the case anymore. My feeling is that PC's have caught up with their Mac (MBP) counterparts.



As an example, a higher end laptop from a good manufacturer is easily just as fast and feature rich as their MBP equivalent, for either an equivalent price or less.



I currently use Apple for my personal and home use, and PC for work/business. My gut is now telling me that I should switch my personal and home use to PC... get out of Apple...



Am I crazy or anyone else feel the same way?

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Help Creating WCAG Accessible PDF files from InDesign CS5 files

I'm really struggling with generating Accessible (WCAG 2.0) PDF files from a very complex InDesign CS5 file (24 page Magazine format).

I've visited Adobe Forums, Youtube Tutorials etc. but I'm still having difficulties creating Accessible PDF files. No matter how much time I spend working with the Structure Panel in ID, when I export the file to PDF and open it in Acrobat Pro, the tag structure order is no where near the same as what I set up in IDCS5 file.

Can anyone suggest good online info source, service, or experienced professional who could help me generate the required PDF files? Any pros out there with experience and success generating WCAG 2.0 Accessible PDF files from Native InDesign files? If not, can you point me in the right direction?

Thanks

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Announcement: Discovery in 'Outer Solar System'

Media Advisory: Press Conference in Brazil to Announce Discovery in Outer Solar System







An international team of astronomers, led by Felipe Braga-Ribas (Observatório Nacional/MCTI, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), has used telescopes at seven locations in South America, including the 1.54-metre Danish and TRAPPIST telescopes at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile, to make a surprise discovery in the outer Solar System.



This unexpected result raises several unanswered questions and is expected to provoke much debate. A press conference will be held in Brazil to present the new results and allow opportunities for questions.



Note that all information regarding these findings is under strict embargo until 19:00 CET (15:00 BRT) on Wednesday 26 March 2014.



When: The conference will be held on 26 March 2014 at 14:30 local time (BRT) and will take place in Portuguese with a summary in English.



Who: The conference presenters are:

• Felipe Braga-Ribas, Observatório Nacional/MCTI, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


• Bruno Sicardy, LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, Paris, France


• Prof. Roberto Martins, Observatório Nacional/MCTI, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


• Prof. Julio Camargo, Observatório Nacional/MCTI, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

(European Southern Observatory)

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Update: My experience and switch from Bell to VoIP to SIP :) steps involved

About 10 years ago I reached my limit of Bell services for LAN, we had 3 lines which cost us over $150/month for phones lines ridiculous.



so we switched over to Primus talk broadband which was VoIP based LANs was $85 per month..



but I still lacked the services I wanted : option to have calls ring through to my iPhone or place calls on my iPhone but with my office line.. [ I needed SIP services to allow more options ]



So recently I switched over to a company called Callcentric - VoIP Internet phone service - ported the numbers I wanted to keep. my service costs are now $27/month.. :eek: :D :love2: for 2 Lines.. [ you receive unlimited incoming calls per line - up to 3 out bound calls per line - in my case that is up to 6 calls outbound ] - 1 business line and 1 personal line



- Plus I have free unlimited long distance to North America - all the call features I wanted.. best part is when my Lan line rings at the home office - it rings on the iPhone too..

so i can answer the call any where any time from any receiver.. plus the bonus.. when I am on the road : I make all the long distance calls i want to north america FREE from my iPhone and air time free [wifi/lte]. People think I am at the office.. :) - I can also place multiple calls and conference calls as well transfer my calls to an extension - from my iPhone too..



If you have an iPad - now you can turn it into a full fledged business tool as you can install a SIP software on your iPad and enjoy full telephony from the iPad.



if you switch to call centric please refer me so I can get a referral fee :)

My ID number is 324801.

if you have any questions let me know.

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Update: My experience with VMedia switch over :)

So a little while ago I posted I was at my wits end with rogers hosing me also not willing to match prices..



Recently I came across VMedia: Cable TV & Internet Service Provider Toronto/Ontario, IPTV & Home Phone Providers in Canada - promising unlimited, contract free tv and internet services..[ pick and choose what you want to watch service ]

I signed up with the Premium TV services - plus a few extra packages, 45/4 cable net.. they also offer DSL fibre services.



It was painless. I went to Canada Computers bought 2 vBoxes and 1 thomson 476 modem.

bonus alert : if you buy vBoxes from CC they give you 2 free months of TV services..



After I bought the equipment I cancelled with rogers first. received my end date and cancellation - went over to the v media portal and signed up.. painless.. $20 CRTC fee to switch [ odd :confused: ] but i guess everyone wants their pound of flesh..



Now the service review : it is amazing.. picture quality is very very very good. I see no difference from Rogers. The HD channels are clean.. there are a few channels that broadcast in SD - which is no big deal - weather network..



The whole new experience the Vbox brings to tv viewing is amazing.. youtube, surfing, email, radio, netflix, tons of other apps you can download : angry birds and Facebook too. ALL WIRELESS - NO WIRES - CLEAN hidden.

I love the remote they give you easy, not confusing, very minimal compared to rogers and clean lay out.



The switch over from rogers internet to VMedia internet was easy.. on the day of the hand over - I simply replaced the modems and kept going.



During the switch, days leading up to the switch VMedia sent many communications emails to keep us up to date.. [ that is great customer service ].



also really like the interface for the vbox - it is fast and very quick compared to rogers VOD which was slow and painful. [ not to mention rogers never had any current titles. ]





savings over rogers is over $100 / month

+ YouTube Video

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Can't get Griffin iMic Mike input to work

I have a set of Sennheiser headphones with a mike boom that I want to use with a Macini and Skype.



Tried plugging in the two mini plugs into the Mini but the Mike part didn't work.

I assume the Mini input is a line level input not a low level Mike input, so this won't work.



Had an iMic lying around - this model:

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Tried that but still couldn't get the Mike to work.



I set the inputs and outputs in sound preferences to the USB input/output - headphones work fine that way but the Mike still does not.

The little slide switch between the to ports on the iMic is to switch between line and mike input levels, but which is which?

There is no designation on the unit itself and the iMic manual I downloaded was no help.

I assume the slide switch for low level Mike input should be towards the Mike input.



Does anyone actually have the iMic working with a microphone input?

What could I be missing?

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Mac Mini CPU loud fan question?

Hello There,



I have another Mac question. I am using my Mac Mini from last 1 year and only couple of times I noticed the fan goes loud moment after I press the start button placed at the back of Mini. I shut down the Mac & detach-attach all connections and it work fine. So, why fan goes loud:confused:? Is it due to high power supply or some other reason.

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Would this usb video cam work on my 2009 MBP?

10M USB Snake Camera Inspection Endoscope Pipe Tupe CAM | eBay





Would be a very inexpensive solution to a problem I have if it would.

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Migration of files from Snow Leopard Mac to Mavericks Mac

I'll try to make this short and sweet.



Ethernet cable connection.



Mavericks Mac.

The window: Select the information to transfer - Choose which information you'd like to to transfer to this Mac.

"Checking "My Name" computer", which is the Snow Leopard Mac

Spinning pin wheel, and the Continue button is dim.





Snow Leopard Mac.

The Migration Assistant window: Connect to the other Mac.

"Looking for other computers".

Spinning pin wheel, and the Continue button is dim.



Now my question is, has the Mavericks Mac made a successful connection to the Snow Leopard Mac and because of the 300/350GB of files on it, the Mavericks Mac is taking a long time locating the files that would be transferable? If so, how long should "Checking "My Name" computer" take before I will be able to select what I wish to transfer? And how long would it take to transfer 300/350GB via ethernet cable connection?

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AppleTV not in sync w/ iTunes

I made some changes to my iTunes media folder [Movies] that I realize in hind-sight were not made the way Apple recommends.



I manually removed, changed the format and name, then returned the files to the original iTunes folder.



The 'new' files do not show up in the ATV menu.



Is there a fast, easy fix for this or should I just call AppleCare?



Thanks.

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How An Under-Appreciated iOS 7 Feature Will Change the World

Quote:

A curious download hit Apple’s app store this week: a messaging app called FireChat. It’s a new kind of app because it uses an iOS feature unavailable until version 7: the Multipeer Connectivity Framework. The app was developed by the crowdsourced connectivity provider Open Garden and this is their first iOS app. The Multipeer Connectivity Framework enables users to flexibly use WiFi and Bluetooth peer-to-peer connections to chat and share photos even without an Internet connection. Big deal, right? But here’s the really big deal — it can enable two users to chat not only without an Internet connection, but also when they are far beyond WiFi and Bluetooth range from each other — connected with a chain of peer-to-peer users between one user and a far-away Internet connection. It’s called wireless mesh networking. And Apple has mainstreamed it in iOS 7. It’s going to change everything. Here’s why. It can also extend an Internet connect to a place where none exists — for example, to a hotel basement, cave or to rural areas where cell tower connections are non-existent. It does that through the mesh networking capability inherent in the Multipeer Connectivity Framework. With multiple users in the area, FireChat can relay messages just like the internet does, from node to node (phone to phone). (Apple’s AirDrop works in the same way, by the way.) Here’s an example. There’s an ultramarathon that takes place in California each year on a trail called Skyline-to-the-Sea. It’s a roughly 30 mile trail through giant redwood forests where there is no cell connectivity. Using FireChat or some other app that uses iOS 7’s Multipeer Connectivity Framework, race volunteers, staff and participants could extend Internet connectivity and communication in an ad hoc mesh network that extends the length of the course. The benefit of such an ad-hoc network is how trivially easy it is to set up. Everybody just use FireChat or AirDrop or any other similar app. Boom! Connectivity for everyone.

More here:



How an Under-Appreciated iOS 7 Feature Will Change the World | Cult of Mac

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Coin collectors - a new one for you

How the U.S. Mint Made Its First-Ever Domed Coin

Quote:

Later this month, the U.S. Mint will release a coin unlike any it’s ever made. Instead of being flat, it is shaped something like a bowl, with a convex surface that calls to mind a ball. A baseball, to be precise. The design, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, bears the image of a baseball on one side. The obverse side, as it’s officially known, shows a baseball glove, gently curving inward. It’s a clever marriage of form and content, with the convex and concave sides lending the ball and the mitt a measure of three-dimensional realism. It’s also about as radical as coinage gets, and required an unprecedented effort by our nation’s money makers. “This was like a moonshot for us,”

Quote:

Initially, the plan was to make only the gold and silver coins domed. But at some point, an order came down to make the clad, half-dollar coins (those that, like nickels, dimes, and quarters, have a copper core plated with nickel alloy) were to be curved as well. This was another challenge–Antonucci called the clad coin his “nemesis”–as introducing additional metals increased the risk of warping and die defects. But his team eventually got the kinks ironed out, tweaking the shape of the dome and the severity of the relief to make it all work. This coin is the first clad domed coin produced anywhere in the world.

Quote:

The Congressional bill gave the mint permission to issue up to 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins. Prices will include an additional charge of $35 for each gold coin, $10 for each silver coin, and $5 for each half-dollar, with proceeds going to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The coin will be released March 27. The unique design will likely make the coin a hit with collectors. But for Antonucci, in a world defined by exacting specifications, where every detail is legislated, the dome was a rare chance to push his craft into new territory. The resulting tender, he says, is unlike anything you’ve held before.

(Wired)

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Wanna go to jail? Give people free money.

So apparently it's a mental health issue to be generous to strangers now....



Teen says father in custody in P.E.I. after cash giveaway in Halifax

A Prince Edward Island teenager says her father gave out $50 and $100 bills to people in Halifax and Dartmouth last week and is now being held in a Charlottetown hospital’s mental health unit.



The 16-year-old posted a picture of her father on Facebook Sunday. Contacted that night, she said her father gave money to strangers while they were in Nova Scotia during March Break because “he just thinks it’s the right thing to do to share it with people who are needy and homeless.”

* * *

Halifax Police Const. Pierre Bourdages said police spoke to a man, in conjunction with the Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team, and determined there was no reason for further police intervention.



According to the girl, her father was stopped by police in Prince Edward Island while on his way to a grocery store last Thursday and taken into custody.

(Halifax Chronicle-Herald)

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The Americans think Quebec is a country already..

I went to purchase something online and was asked which Country?

and this pop up appeared.. how disgusting to have that fleur de PQ appear next to Canada..



Normally, I buy; then asked US or Canada :English or French - never like this. :mad:



I wish other nations respect our Country, not cater to special interest groups.

Seems PQ is wining the separation cause out side our borders.

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Firefox Beta 29

After getting ready to bail from Firefox's increasingly bloated interface and sluggish performance, I got a nice surprise with the latest Firefox Beta. Much snappier in loading, toggling between windows, etc. A remarkable improvement so far.

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Temple Gardens Mineral Spa in Moose Jaw, SK

First time my wife and I went on a kids free holiday in over 15 years. It was a fantastic trip because it was everything we hoped it would be which was 100% relaxation. Toured the downtown, took in the historic Tunnels of Moose Jaw (awesome!) but it was relaxing in the outdoor spa on a cool winter's day that made it all worth while. Highly recommend it for those who have the opportunity and need some down time.

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US netflix on Apple TV

Hi, I know this has been asked before so forgive the repeat as I can not seem to find the thread. I wish to change my netflix canada to netflix us on my Apple TV....there is a how to video on the web which shows me how but it is dated 2013, it basically has me change the DNS number....anyone know if this is still current?



Thanx

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F1 Ferrari team has families removed from hotel

Missing MH370: Families Forced From Hotel By Ferrari F1 Team - NBC News



so your thoughts?

I for one lost all respect for F1 and Ferrari after reading this.



Being that F1 and Ferrari have so much money they could of easily respected the families and found other accommodations - rather than disrupt the families..

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Mavericks unable to mount some DVDs on FW optical drive?

So I finally bit the bullet and made the quantum leap from a Quad-G5 running 10.5.8 to a Mac Mini Server running Mavericks (10.9.2).



I currently have a firewire chain from the Mini to an external HD, and then from there to a DVDRW. One issue I've had is that I am unable to mount some DVDs in the optical drive: audio CDs mount fine no problem, many DVDs I've burnt of downloaded purchase software work, but things such as factory original software refuse to mount:

• DiskWarrior 4


• Microsoft Office 2010 for Windows (trying to mount to load it into a Parallels instance)


• Microsoft Windows XP

These are all original (i.e. boxed versions) of the software. The DVDs mount fine on my wife's MBP (running 10.6.x). As a test I've checked several store-bought intsallers, and a mix of UDF and ISO9660 discs have all mounted successfully.







Has anybody experienced optical drive issues in Mavericks?

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Cable question - direct or not connection for modem

So I have a question. Since I left rogers and went with vmedia.ca

I have disconnected the cable jacks at my network work panel that feeds the cable outlets in the house.

What I did was directly connect the outside / street feed to my modem, but I installed a -3db filter to the line. Should I or can do with out the filter? My concern is firing my cable modem if signal is too strong with out it. The manual of the Thomson 476 mentions a splitter but I guess they saying that for safety?



Any advise or ideas. Thanks in advance. :-)

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Blast from the Past - Lexmark E250 DN printer 9.2.2 woes

I have a Lexmark E250 DN printer that I bought new (ages ago) with the express intent of using it with 9.2.2. I finally opened the box yesterday to find that the Install CD was 10.2-10.4. The installers downloaded from Lexmark's site did NOT install a printer for the chooser, opening the installer and dragging the printer driver into the proper places in the System Folder didn't work either.



The printer is on the network and can be seen by all macs except for the one running 9.2.2 (the 9.2.2 can see my other networked printers)



I've gone into the configuration menu, made sure that mac binary was enabled, installed carbonlib 1.6 onto the iMac running 9.2.2 (no OSX on that machine).



Any ideas on a fix? If anyone has a proper install disk for SYS 9 or earlier, can you image it?



Here are the install images I downloaded from Lexmark without any joy.

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Alternatives to Skype?

What do members recommend as an alternative to Skype? Please bear in mind video as well as audio and, of course, security and privacy when making suggestions.



The reason for the request is that our Skype video ceased working last year. Audio still works. This problem was mentioned elsewhere online and on a thread here last year: Skype video not working now Apparently this was done as a deliberate act by Microsoft, who own Skype. We use Skype v 2.8.0.866 on our iMac. This version has been entirely satisfactory up until late last year, working for us between North America, Europe and Africa. We did not upgrade because 2.8.0.866 reliably did everything we needed.



There's an old saying: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" As 2.8.0.866 was so reliable the reason for MS sabotaging it has nothing to do with improving reliability. There was no need for an update to improve service. Perhaps there is another reason for trying to impose upgrades on users. One of the complaints from snoops was that it was difficult (but not impossible) to monitor Skype calls because the packets travel over different routes. In view of the Snowden exposures and the confirmation that companies like Microsoft, Google and Apple knew of and participated in NSA/GCHQ Internet spying: US tech giants knew of NSA data collection, agency's top lawyer insists | World news | theguardian.com perhaps this deliberate sabotage of a good version was done to try and force users to use a replacement version that is compromised with backdoors for snoops.



By the way, how many actually believe that this: Apple rushes to fix glaring security flaw: 'As bad as you could imagine' - The Globe and Mail was an oversight by all those massively talented people at Apple?



Back to the question: what is a good replacement for Skype?

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Hard Drive Running Out Of Room!

Hi Gang,



I thought I'd post a general query to get other people's take on this... I have a mid 2011 27" iMac that's about a year and a half old. I got it with the upgraded Core i7 processor, 8 GB of memory, AMD Radeon 1024 graphics, and the 1T HD. My use is just general home stuff, word processing, web surfing, maybe burning an occasional disc or manipulating a file. Anyways, at the time the 1T hard drive was plenty as my prior computer only had a couple hundred gigs on it. Unfortunately all that changed a year ago when I got a beautiful B&W A7 AirPlay speaker last year and I've since put most of my music collection on the computer in ALAC. It's working great but I've pretty much maxed out my HD with only 50 gigs free! Obviously there isn't any room for adding material and I think it's not even optimal in terms of free swap space on the drive, so I'm left with 2 possibilities: move my iTunes media library to a dedicated external HD (connected by USB2 or Lightning?), or upgrade my iMac to a more recent one with a 3T HD. What would you do and what's the most cost effective solution? If I do use an external HD I'm just concerned about running into problems using it to stream AirPlay content and also backing it up (I'm using TimeMachine on a dedicated drive and then running Super Duper on a second drive occasionally). And then I'd be paying for a drive that I would outgrow once it was time to upgrade my computer. I could also replace the computer but I've still got a year-and-a-half left of my AppleCare warranty and a new computer won't have the built in CD drive that I do use quite a bit. But on the other hand I'd get the highest resale now which I could put towards a new machine. Soooo, what would you do?

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Using iPhone 4s overseas?

I'm traveling to South Africa for a month. I once made a mistake and made a cell call in the USA back to Canada. Coast me $240... roaming charges!!! Won't do that again.

So, what should I do/not do when traveling to stay in touch with the Manitoba organizations I am involved with? I can leave them a message that I may not respond for a day or two. Here's my thinking...



I will only use use my browser when I have access to free WiFi at airports, hotels, friends' homes.



I will NOT use my phone for calls local or long distance. Nor answer any calls. I'm thinking it's too expensive?



I can buy a 30 day unlimited text option for $30. That's reasonable.



What should I shut off on my phone to do the above? Any other considerations?



What setting do I shut off on my 4s or change?



Much thanks!

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For Sale Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet

Selling a 2 month old Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter that I no longer need. It is an official one sold by Apple and it works perfectly. I am asking for $20 OBO.

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1st Gen white Apple TV doesn't show tabs for Movies or TV shows anymore

Hello,

the last few days I've noticed that the last tab on the left is Music, TV Shows and Movies are no longer there. I've reset the box and still no luck. It is hacked but I've never had this issue before. I did add an Apple TV 2 to the network a few days ago (it's jailbroken too).



I suppose I can diconnect the new Apple TV to see if things return to normal on the Apple TV 1, but that wouldn't be an ideal solution.



Thanks for your thoughts and input.

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Wanted To Buy MacPro 1,1 PSU

I'm having power issues in my old tower and think it may be my power supply unit.

I don't want to buy a new one off ebay for $150 because it may not be the problem and

the street price for the stock 2006 MP 1,1 is around $300 for whole tower. Does anyone have a spare PSU I could buy for $50? would appreciate any leads.

Thanks

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McCann disappearance (St. Albert / Edson, Alberta)

I was sure we had a thread about this when the McCann's disappeared four years ago, but darned if the ehMac search engine can find it... :(



Travis Vader charges stayed in McCann murder case

Quote:

The Crown has stayed charges against Travis Vader, who was accused of murdering Lyle and Marie McCann, a couple from St. Albert, Alta., who went missing four years ago and have never been found.

Quote:

Crown prosecutor Michelle Doyle refused to make any comment on why the charges were stayed.

Quote:

The two-week trial was scheduled to begin in April. The McCanns were last seen on July 3, 2010, on the first day of a road trip to British Columbia. Their burned out motorhome was found two days later in the bush near Edson, Alta.

(CBC)



Missing couple: Timeline of the McCann case

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Microsoft OneNote for Mac

OneNote for Mac has just been released and I've installed it on my Mac and Devices. Since I've been an Evernote user for the last year, I am now trying to figure out how to get all my notes into OneNote. I have tried on my Windows side with html and OneNote printer, but it doesn't seem to work. I really don't want to recreate all new notebooks and copy each note individually. With over 1000 notes, that would take quite some time. Has anyone started to explore this at all?

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Alison Redford resigning as Alberta premier

Alison Redford resigning as Alberta premier - Edmonton - CBC News



Did not see this one coming .............. nor did I see that Kathy Dunderdale, NL's first woman premier, would resign as well a few months ago.

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Ethernet to USB

Anyone have any experience with these?



Im a teacher but my school no longer offers wireless printing so I do everything on my rMBP, then save to save to USB, hope theres a PC available, sign in, print, etc...



I am thinking that with this gizmo, I could just attach the ethernet cable to my rMBP and print directly. However, Ive read they dont work with rMBPs any longer.



Anyone have an opinion?

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Awesome Stop Motion App

My son has made some pretty cool apps! The NFB has done a great job!!



NFB Apps - National Film Board of Canada

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iPad 2 no longer for sale

Looks like the iPad 2 has been replaced by the iPad 4. About time!!



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Keyboard shortcut confusion

This is for someone I know:



In MS office, only, I think, when he types Shift + b, it reads the word out load rather than typing a capital B. What setting might this be? I briefly looked in universal access from system prefs, didn't see anything, voice over functions are turned off.



It's from a MacBook Pro OSX 10.7.5

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Angry Birds Epic now available in the Canadian iTunes store

I saw that Rovio has released Angry Birds Epic on the Canadian iTunes store this morning :)

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iPad wifi address - and privacy

Hi,



I had a question about how private ipads are with respect to their unique wifi address



To use my iPad at my work environment, I need to provide the company with the unique wifi address of my iPad. Otherwise I am limited with what I can access.



Once I provide IT with the wifi address, are they able to remotely monitor my usage? (Sites I visit, photo's, music, etc)



If so, can they do this at any time or only when at work? I have some co-workers who have been given corporate ipads who worry about this, and other people who refuse to bring in their personal ipads because they don't want to be tracked or have anyone looking into the iPad. Is this a legitimate concern or paranoia?



Thanks

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Victim gives money to fake Prince Harry

I will never understand how stupid some people are..

An Austrian man gives a fake Prince Harry Facebook user $38Gs. LMAO..



what were the signs that your an idiot:

Hmm lets see.

1. Prince Harry the contractor

2. Giving Money in hopes to get a job? [that should of been your clue]

3. if the first two hints were not obvious, its a scam - doing business over Facebook - should of been the alarm bells.



Facebook fake poses as Prince Harry to con Austrian tradesman | Naked Security

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Wanted To Buy ATI Radeon HD 5770 (or other for Mac Pro 1,1)

Looking to upgrade the graphics card in my Mac Pro 1,1 from the old 7300.



Would rather have an Apple graphics card rather than a PC or PC flashed card if possible.

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iPad2 and Daily Mail

Hi - does anyone use an iPad 2 to view the UK Daily Mail? I used it quite frequently but since early last week the Daily Mail, after 10-20 secs, quits back to start up screen. Running 5.01 - its the latest I can run. All other newspapers are ok its only the Mail.



Thanks for any feedback

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How's the range on the new AirPort Extreme?

I am thinking about getting one to replace my 6 year old router. Is the range as good as the reviews are saying?

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Okay I'm out of my league!

Hi



I recently had my HD fail, had a replacement put in and my life has been hell since....LOL



I'm in Oakville and need someone to come over, reinstall the OS and my Time Machine backup. I have the backup on an external drive, I've tried but haven't had any luck and I'm fed up with the entire process. It's not a Mac thing, it's me.



I'm prepared to pay for your time - if your in the area and want to make a few bucks lemme know.



Cheers!

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Personal hotspot not working

I have a black 16 GB iPhone 4S on Rogers running iOS 7.1 version. For many years I had the ability to create a personal hotspot for sharing my data with my MacBook Pro and iPad while on 3G away for the office.

I am on a very old 6GB plan. However, last night I noticed that my 4S Personal hotspot feature is no longer turning on on 3G only Wifi and Bluetooth.



Does anybody know have any idea why my iPhone 4S Personal hotspot on 3G is not working?

Thanks

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Dozens Of Planes Have Vanished In Post-WWII Era

Some 83 aircraft have been declared “missing” since 1948, according to data compiled by the Aviation Safety Network. The list includes planes capable of carrying more than 14 passengers and where no trace — bodies or debris — has ever been found.



An interesting look at missing planes:



Vanishing Planes Since 1948 - Bloomberg

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The Text That Never Arrived

I have a buddy who was in a bad motorcycle accident last September and suffered a serious brain injury from his impact with a vehicle that turned left in front of him. He spent nearly two months in hospital and after recent tests has been deemed not fit to return to work for at least six more months. While there is no visible damage he is facing some serious issues with memory and concentration, and has been told he can no longer drive.



That noted, he has come to depend on me during weekdays to help pass the time via texting and also for rides to appointments and some shopping, etc. The good news is that he is improving all the time, although frustrated as his short term memory is his biggest issue. His long term memory is normal, but anything since the accident is gone and he retains little without writing it down.



I got a text from him three days ago, asking me why I had not answered a text he sent to me a few days before that. I responded that I had not received any such text. He insisted he had sent it and "it was't my knock on the noggin" either, he really did send it.



We both have iPhones, his a 4S and mine a 5, are both on Telus and all texting between us is via iMessage when he and I are each at our homes.



His wife brought him over for a visit yesterday and he showed me the text, clearly there on his iPhone using my number on a long thread. I searched my iPhone again and saw all of his texts except the one he referred to. I save all his texts in a single thread as well and could determine the date and time he sent it and checked the corresponding date and time on my iPhone. Nothing.



So, my question is, how can a text 'go MIA' like that? Just how reliable is texting anyway? Any others have this type of experience?

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RIP David Brenner

(CNN) -- "Comedian David Brenner, a regular on Johnny Carson's "The Tonight Show," has died after a battle with cancer, a family spokesman said Saturday. He was 78.



Brenner was a staple on Carson's late-night show, appearing more times than any other guest -- 158, according to a bio on his official website."



'Tonight Show' favorite David Brenner dies at 78 - CNN.com



I always liked his humor. He never resorted to obscenities or putting other people down.

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Ever wondered how tough you iStuff is?

Nobody has ever accused me of being graceful.



I was downtown crossing the street and the dang sidewalk rushed up to meet me. My iPhone went flying across the sidewalk and my bag hit the ground. My iPad was in my bag inside a padded freezer bag. I know, if I'm going to drag my iPad around, it should be in a proper holder.



The iPhone survived without a scratch. The iPad has a dinged corner. I was amazed. Those iThings are tough!



I have two broken toes and my knee is fixing to swell up. Some nice young fellows helped me up and a worried young woman took care of my iPhone. The rest of the crowd will have a story to tell on Monday.

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System preferences problem

MY Systems Preferences application craps out when I try to change my Desktop picture. The current picture is in a large folder of other pictures on an external drive, and I suspect this might be the problem, but I am unable to change the target folder. All of the other systems in the preference application work fine, so I believe he application itself is OK. Anyone have an idea how I might get around this problem?

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For Sale AirPort Time Capsule 802.11n (2nd Gen) 2 Tb HD

For sale:



AirPort Time Capsule 802.11n (2nd Generation)

2 Tb HD



1 Gigabit Ethernet WAN port

3 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports

USB port

802.11n wireless

2.4GHz and 5GHz simultaneously



Asking for $125

Shipping extra



Located in GTA

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Wanted To Buy Tiger Retail Wanted

Looking for a Tiger 10.4 RETAIL install disk (set of 4 CD) or single DVD



Thank you

PayPal or e-money



Chris

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Canada Post Tracking

So sent out a couple of packages last week. Still a bit groggy as they took a bit more than the standard pint of blood.



Any ways one package was delivered Tuesday but the CP website shows it is still sitting in Customs.:confused::confused::confused:

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DEAL: cool image app, huge price cut

I have never used it, don't know anything more about it than its description - but it looks pretty darn cool, and whenever something is marked down from $200 to $15... well...



$200 Cinemagraph Pro drops to $15 after Mac App Store feature

Quote:

Flixel’s Cinemagraph Pro is a Mac app brings your photos to life. Basically you take a short video, import it, mask off the parts you want to keep moving, and Cinemagraph Pro will make a seamless video loop out of it. It’s the kind of stuff you see in fancy online ads, behind feature story headings, and all sorts of other high-end stuff. And it’s expensive. Only not right now. After being featured in the Mac App Store Flixel is dropping the price of Cinemagraph Pro by 92.5% — from $200 to $15.

(MacRumorsPro / MacAppStore)

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Looking for a 2.5 inch enclosure with FW800 and Thunderbird

Looking for a 2.5 inch enclosure with FW800 and Thunderbird but from what I have seen so far that animal doesn't seem to exist.



And it if does it's probably hellishly expensive.



Failing that, can anyone recommend a 2.5 inch FW800 enclosure that is bus-powered at a reasonable price around $40 or less.

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Killed 4 macs in a week HELP

Ok Some help PLEASE !!



Im no slouch when it comes to Macs..



I shelved a hand full of Macs for the past 4 or so years and recently attempted to put them to use again for my kids.

I tired to activate my G4 400 Tower,G4 Quicksilver, G4 Gigabit and iMac LCD 17" G4 400.





G4 400 Tower

Has a Dual 500 processor in it (also tried with original 400)

Will on occasion boot from 10.4 on a new install on a empty (1) partition drive then stall

Will partially install (from DVD) 10.4 onto a empty drive but stalls always.

Removed and installed original and different RAM

Tried different HD and have removed everything from the Tower non essential.

Boots to desktop on occasion then allows you do do one thing then freezes.



Same on G4 Quicksilver, G4 Gigabit and iMac LCD 17"



I also have a daily used Mac Mini that died at same time

Mini was isolated to boot from external CD and external HD and it still froze.(removed upper HD and DVD board and booted… it started the Leopard installer and attempted to install it on the External FW drive but stalled..multiple attempts.



iMac LCD 17" 400mhz (with the neck)

Fires up and actually works the longest on internal HD and internal DVD works when it wants but again freezes randomly.



I killed them all in one week. Im very worried I have some kind of hardware issue bug or something…



ITs not normal to kill this many devices in a single week.

Or did I let them sit too long on a shelf and the daily used Mini just had its time and it was coincidence.



Any comments are welcome..



I can only figure motherboard… but I'm at a loss for words..



I killed my entire fleet less my 27" iMac… My mini was my second daily device.



Chris

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Best Jailbraek for original Apple TV?

Hi All

I just unboxed two original Apple TV units (40gb). Compared to my ATV3 that I have running in the family room, the older units seem really limited in their use and functionality. I'd like to get Netflix and some other types of media viewing working on these older ATVs. Can anyone recommend a free jailbreak option or a low cost version that could help breathe some new life into these original ATV?



Thanks

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Lest We Forget

Canada's casualties: In the line of duty in Afghanistan - Interactive - CBC.ca



"Between 2002 and 2011, when the combat mission ended, 158 members of the Canadian Forces were killed serving in the Afghan war.



With Canada's military commitment in Afghanistan drawing to an end on March 12, 2014, we take a look at the men and women who died in the line of duty."

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Wi-Fi issues with Bell Fibe

Hello

A new customer with Fibe. Laptop connects to wi-fi no problem, friends laptop no problem



Cannot get iphone or mini ipad to connect. Shows highest signal strength on both devices.



Bell can not offer any solutions either. Have done reboot on devices, and reboot on Bell router. still nothing.



Any suggestions



TIA

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Mea Culpa

Bieber's lawyer blames you for actions - CNN.com Video



I am certainly NOT a fan of Justin Bieber, but if I am part of the problem, even though I ignore him, I guess I need to fess up and say I am sorry. Mea culpa.

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Siri question

Haven't used Siri for a couple of months. Definitely do have access to the net on this iPad. Press and hold the Home button, nothing happens. What do you suggest to get Siri functional again?



Appreciated.

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Recovering deleted videos from iPhone

Posting this question for a friend.



"Any iPhone experts know how I can get some videos off my iPhone backup that I deleted from the phone?? If I restore from the backup will it delete everything new on the phone? Or if I backup the phone now will it delete the videos from the backup that were deleted from the phone or just add the new stuff to the old backup?"



Thanks for any help guys

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Happy Birthday Mr. Dressup

Today would have been Ernie Coombs (Mr. Dressup's) 85th birthday.



I did not grow up with Mr. D. since I was born and raised in NYC, but my son watched him and loved him dearly.

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Spinning Beach ball

Hi, For the past couple of weeks I am getting the spinning beach ball more and more. Any suggestions would be appreciated,When i go to the weather network the spinning beach ball goes on for ever and I have to shut safari down or do a forced quit.

Thanks

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Does Canada Owe Eritrea an Apology?

From this CBC story on May 29, 2013.

Eritrean diplomat ordered out of Canada after 'tax' on ex-pats - Politics - CBC News

Quote:

The head of the Eritrean Consulate in Toronto has been ordered to leave Canada in the wake of reports that said Semere Ghebremariam O. Micael has been involved in soliciting a "diaspora tax" from Eritreans in Canada. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird issued a news release Wednesday that said he has taken steps to expel Micael and he must leave by noon ET on June 5. "Today’s actions speak for themselves," Baird said. "Canada has repeatedly made clear to Eritrea to respect international sanctions and Canadian law."

Even as this was happening Canada was negotiating the worst possible terms for American Ex-Pats living in Canada. Worse yet they allowed the IRS to define American so many 100% Canadian citizens are vulnerable.



The Eritrean tax was 2% of income. The form a single page so simple a child could fill it in. There are no penalties for refusing to pay it which means it really is voluntary.



OTOH the US was demanding that the 90% of Americans living abroad who were completely unaware that they were supposed to be filing US taxes and F(u)BARS, should participate in what was called the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program. Their reward for participating was that the IRS would limit its depredations on their accounts to 27% and label them as criminals. This even though in most cases they would owe nothing or almost nothing in back taxes. The 27% comes in the form F(u)BAR penalties. The alternative is that once FATCA is in place the IRS will go after everything.



Unfortunately even that 27% is deceptive. Say you had $50,000 in a GIC. It matures and goes into your checking account. You then moved that over to another financial institution. The penalty would be 27% on each of those three accounts or 81% or $40,500 of that $50,000. BTW this is what Screature was referring to when he suggested CanAms become IRS compliant.



The entire point of FATCA is to enable the F(u)BAR extortion scheme.



So the poll question is this:

Since Canadian Government has decided to enable the IRS extortion scam by signing the IRS FATCA IGA should John Baird apologize to Eritrea ?

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Baking your Mac.

Fix A MacBook By Baking It In A Hot Oven







Nothing feels more counter-intuitive than shoving a broken MacBook Pro that cost thousands of dollars into a preheated oven. But it might be the best last-ditch effort available if your laptop won't start.

* * *

The basic idea behind it is that your MacBook's system has failed because of broken connections in the logic board. By heating up the whole board, you liquefy the solder joints that broke and they cool back in place once you take it out of the oven.



Although there have been hundreds of successful bakes reported, there's no guarantee that cooking your 'Book will provide a long-term fix.



(BusinessInsider)

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Apple Trade-In Program comes to Canada

This trade in program finally hits Canada directly from Apple.



Apple's iPhone Trade-In Program Expands to Canadian Retail Stores - Mac Rumors

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Reinstall-itunes

iTunes-is-gone.Not-even-in-Applications-folder.This-after-I-upgraded-this-10.4Macbook-to-10.6,including-combined-update.How-do-I-get-it-back?I-did-a-CCClone-b/u-immediately-before-using-the-10.6-install-disk.(Excuse-format.Having-posting-probs.)

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trouble with simple Font Formatting in Mail

Never really used the built in Font Formatting in Mail until today. Really disappointed in what I've experienced in just selecting text and clicking the Bold Text button. Yes, the type turns bold, but when clicking again, it remains bold. The same issue with italic and underline. Neither of them will return to regular text with the 2nd click.

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erratic

Hard-to-type-reply.If-I-hit-spacebar-page-jumps-all-over-and eventually-disappears.

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Wordpress.org - best way to start?

Hi folks,



I'm finally going to redesign my website.

It was done by me using a template in RapidWeaver a long time ago.



Technology has changed and I'm looking at using Wordpress.org



Current site is hosted by hostpapa.



In reading the instructions, I can install WP to my hostpapa site.

But I question it for 2 reasons:



1. I've read I can created a folder to store the newly created WP, but I may still screw that up and don't want to overwrite my current site.



2. I'd prefer to create it on my Mac in WP then upload it when it's done. Apparently, I can create a local server to test it?



I found a premium theme which looks very customizable which I'll install afterwards.



So, my questions to you:



Am I nuts to try and create it on my Mac then upload via FTP when done?



Or should I just install on the hostpapa server and go from there?



Is there a 'best practice' or 'common procedure' to install WP?



I don't travel much so I wouldn't be updating the site except for an occasional blog which I understand can be done with an app.



Thanks in advance. I'd love to hire a web developer to do it for me, but I simply don't have the funds at this point in time. Plus, I don't mind trying something new - just a bit confused on how to start! lol



Cheers,

keebler

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Trying to restore Time Mach Backup

Hi



Lost my HD a few weeks back and now I'm trying to restore a Time Machine backup using Migration Assistant.



I have 2 external discs, one has the time machine backups.



When I select the option from a time mach backup the next window shows 3 disks, all are named the same and look the same.



I have a Lacie 1TB and WD 1TB external and a W/D 1TB in the computer.



How do I tell which disc to select for the T/M back up?



Thanks..

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iOS 7.1 Now Available

Apple Releases iOS 7.1 With CarPlay, Touch ID Improvements, Visual Tweaks - MacRumors Forums.



Apple - iOS*7 - Update.



Other:

Quote:

-Touch ID fingerprint recognition is improved. -An occasional Home screen crash bug has been fixed. -iPhone 4 users will enjoy improved responsiveness and performance.

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Bose QuietComfort - 110-220v compatible?

For anyone here who owns Bose QuietComfort 3 or 15 headphones, can you tell me if the battery charger will wrk both on 110 and 220v or are they limited to 110v?



I presume the QC15 does not come with any chargers, so I may charge the batteries with any charger, including 220v. But, the QC3's charger is built-in and comes with flat-prongs for 110v. My question is, can I just use a plug-adapter (flat-to-round) and plug it into a 220v supply or do I need to buy a step-down transformer?



Thanks and cheers

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EMail Dilemma

OK brain trust. I'm sure I'm missing something simple here but humour me and if you can help me, please do so. I used to have an email account with Telus. Its been years since I used it and I no longer remember the password, however I discovered that I had used this account with iTunes years ago and need to access this account to unlock some purchases (I may have the wrong wording but I think you get the drift). Anyways, when I contact Telus to get a new password, they send it to the old Telus email address. Which I can't log into since I don't have the password. What am I missing here? Bobby

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Email service

I have not been able to find any answer to this question other than it relates to free email services such gmail.



We are closing our businesses, hoping to retire, this means closing our domain and loosing our email addresses. We could continue to pay for the domain but that does not seem to make sense.



The question is what are the best email providers, not just free email providers?



Lots of good and bad about free stuff, most dealing with data gathering, but virtually nothing out there about pay as you go sites.



Is there such a thing? How good are they? Does anyone have experience?



Thanks, Norm

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iMac 2.4 GHZ getting a new hard drive, but....

...I was told, by a local authorized Apple shop that my iMac (2.4 GHZ, iMac 8,1) will experience poor performance by going from the stock OEM 250 Hitachi to a 1 TB drive.



Huh? :confused:



The tech said that, by installing the larger drive, my machine would be laggy and it would best to install the 1 TB in a case and attach via USB rather than install it within the machine.



Seeing that the OEM drive is dying, I thought going the 1 TB route would be ok.



The drive I have to install is:



Newegg.ca - Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive



Thoughts?

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For Sale Samsung Galaxy Gear - Black

For sale,



Samsung Galaxy Gear - Black

2 weeks old, works great! Email notifications, ebay, etc.. beautiful piece of hardware.



Asking 180$ shipped within Canada.

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MacBook Pro 15 love

Wow...



It's been a long time since I last posted something here....



I recently scored the following for a killer deal:



MacBook Air, 1,1, 1.6 GHZ

MacBook Pro, 4,1 2.4 GHZ



The Air I got for $250, and the Pro I received for FREE!



Now, both needed some work:



- the Air needed a new hard drive, so I installed this:



Kingspec 1 8" ZIF CE 128GB SSD FOR Macbook AIR 1st REV A1237 Toshiba Satellite | eBay



I found the ZIF connector VERY loose once it was plugged into the new ZIF SSD. In fact, whenever I placed the Air in my backpack to head to work, inevitable, the machine would not boot to the friendly Apple symbol. Rather, the Air reported no hard!



Solution: I removed the little black tape covering the connector to the OEM drive and placed it on top of the ZIF connector, then reinstalled. No problems ever since.



The Air needs new hinges though, which are on order. This machine is quite easy to qork on thanks to:



iFixit: The free repair manual



The MacBook Pro: the machine's hard drive was dead, and installing a new one was easier than I thought, despite stories about how difficult it was to remove the upper case. The lower case was in brutal shape, so I ordered a newer, less beat-up case of eBay and had it installed by a local Mac repair shop (way too arduous a task for me!).



After installing a fresh OS, I was surprised how fast this machine performed. 2.4 GHZ is a relatively common speed in this house (Mac-wise, LOL!) as all our home Macs sport that processor. Now the "M" and "O" keys don't work. Very odd.



People say that Macs are brutal to work on, but I love the challenge! (save for that bottom case).

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Russia invades/puts boots on the ground in Ukraine...

Why aren't we talking about this?



It is probably one of the biggest issues of recent geopolitical times and yet here we have been silent on the subject.



I could easily cite over 100,000 columns, forum posts, blogs posts, tweets and texts etc. on the subject worldwide...



...but that would take way too long.



So why is it with the most significant international event sine 9/11 this place has been silent on the subject thus far?



Inquiring minds want to know. ;)



Is it geopolitical apathy, because they are so far away or Putin will do whatever Putin wants and rest of world should stand idle?



At least the PM said this:

Quote:

"Russia's invasion of Ukraine is an act of aggression, a clear violation of Ukraine's sovereignty, and of international law," Harper said in a statement Thursday. "Canada will not recognize a referendum held in a region currently under illegal military occupation."

Good for him!



No referendum while under military occupation from a foreign power should be considered valid.



To even doubt this position goes against all international law.

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Looking for a printer that can print on blank CD/DVDs

I'm ooking for a printer that can print on blank CD/DVDs.



Have an Epson RX595 which works very well but I need a second one at another location.

The other requirement would be a paper feed path that can handle heavy paper - so the feed tray would need to be in the back like on the RX 595.



Had a Brother printer with the feed tray in the front and it just couldn'd handle heavy photo paper at all since the paper has to make a 180 degree turn.



The only printer I found currently was the Epson Artisan 50 at $200

There are a few posts how to convert a Canon printer to CD/DVD printing - I actually thought that option was only disabled in the US and not in Canada, but I'm not sure now.

I'm also not crazy to search for the Canon CD tray and do the mods although that is an option.



Any suggestions?



I don't really need any other features - my main printer is an Epson WF-7520 which covers off all my other requirements quite nicely.

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Trackpad Oddity Redux

I'm on a Mac Mini with a trackpad exactly like the attached screenshot.



In order to stop unwanted popup menus I was told to unclick the secondary click as shown above. A new unwanted feature; scrolling now triggers unwanted clicks — mail items are dispatched to unknown locations, unwanted URLs are launched.



I love Trackpad; it just needs to be tamed. Help!



Appreciated.

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Maps

Is there a way to keep "Maps" on iPad/iPhone in the "direction up" mode while in normal (no destination) screen?... While driving of course :D

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RIP BIT COIN CEO exchange

Not surprised

Steal half billion you will be found.

Bitcoin-exchange CEO found dead



Bitcoin-exchange CEO found dead | Toronto Star



I think a few more heads will roll soon.

Old school death wish is happening

All those involved will be found.

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Trackpad Oddity

I'm on a Mac Mini with an Apple Trackpad which is great. Except that I keep getting popup menus, dozens of different ones, which freeze the screen until I click outside of them, thus letting me continue scrolling, whatever I was doing. See the attached for just one example.



Don't really need these popup menus at all, don't know what it is I'm doing to trigger them. Is there a way to disable these critters so they don't interrupt my work flow?



Appreciated.

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Do use your iThings and laptops while they are plugged in?

I've always used my stuff while it's plugged in, but a friend was recently told that she MUST NOT use her iPod or iPhone while plugged in.



I pointed out that most upscale speakers charge the device while music is playing.



Thoughts?

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For Sale Thule Crossover Sling Pack for 13" MBP

Brand new with tags and shipping plastic bag.



$100, meet up in Toronto only. Cash only.



- Padded, top load pouch holds up to a 13” laptop

- Aluminum hardware and water-resistant fabrics combine to create a lightweight, durable bag

- Airflow channels on back panel provide ventilation

- Oversized strap with breathable air mesh material



Thule Crossover Sling Pack - Thule

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On Line Tax Preparation

Always did my own taxes until the past two years. Closing business and selling home, made it a good idea to have a pro do the preparations.



Now that life is very simple, I am looking at the online preparation sites. Not sure if I want to NetFile but would pay and print out the completed return to mail including receipts.



Noticed that there is an "app for that" for iPhone and iPad use, in the iTunes App store. Net Filing only.



Suggestions ? Best Experiences ?



Thank you

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