Mavericks search cannot find system files?

I upgraded to OS 10.9 from OS 10.6.8 a little more than a month ago. This morning I tried to search a preference file in ~/Library/Preferences/. I had enabled the “system file” criterion in search. The search result didn’t show any preference file .plist at all.



Yet when I did the same search on my old Santa Rosa MBP running OS 10.6.8, the search result showed the exact .plist file that I looked for.



I then performed a rebuild of the Spotlight index in Mavericks. After the rebuild I did the same search again. Still no preference file listed in the search result.



Apple disallows searching system files in OS 10.9???

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Mac Mini update: when????

The last Minis came out Oct. 2012...well overdue and I haven't found anything about updates still.



Does anyone know anything I don't about when the update is coming? Refurb are only $99 less than brand new, so investing in an older machine and only saving that much doesn't seem worth it!

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Dead Apple Display

I have two 27" Apple displays and one of them just died. I took it in to get fixed at an Authorized Dealer and they first thought it was the logic board (which would have been cheap to replace) but after that didn't work they determined it was the panel itself. They quoted me at around $800 to buy a new one plus labour. I can buy a refurb display for $799!? Is it actually that much to buy the panel part or are they quoting me way too high?

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Freebie : Powerbook G4 Titanium

Hi everyone,



Someone must know my addiction to Apple hardware, so they basically left an old Powerbook G4 (550mhz) on my desk today at work, missing a power supply but told that its functional!



I've got 2 little ones that are drooling (literally) over my MBA, so I figure they'd be able to tinker with this powerbook and won't hurt me too much.



Any hints, feedback or what not before I dive in ? I've sourced a power supply locally at a pc recycle, i'm figuring 10-15$ for one at most so I'll drop by there on Monday.



Battery is shot as well, not sure if I'll replace / invest in a replacement either



Any old kids games for 3-4 year olds that are recommended for this ppc platform?



thanks!

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For Sale Apple AirPort Extreme 2nd Generation

For sale:



Apple AirPort Extreme 802.11n (2nd Generation)



802.11a/b/g/n



2.4 GHz or 5 GHz



One Gigabit Ethernet WAN port

Three Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports

USB port for connecting a USB primer or USB external HD



Asking for $35



Located in GTA.

Shipping extra

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For Sale FS nvidia GT8800 video card

replacement video card for one that died. used for about 8 months before being pulled and boxed up. Comes with power cord, in antistatic bag in cardboard box



make me an offer, pay for shipping and it's yours



thanks



John B

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So TRIM got disabled on my mini after an update

Well.. I never thought much about TRIM since i installed an SSD on my 2009 macbook polycarbon.



When i bought my 2011 mini off an ehmac member, i simply moved my SSD over, and found out that TRIM could be enabled with TRIMEnabler. So I did. But after a while, my mini started slowing down, would beach ball on me upon cold boot and firefox seems very slow.



So i found out that TRIM got disabled by itself, so i re-enabled it and now everything is fine.. so weird.

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