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smilerthe cheshirecat
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@WelshTom... I wouldn't worry about dragging the big @ off your dock... it is just a shortcut to www.apple.com 
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WelshTom
Joined: May 20, 2004
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I want to upgrade the ram in my macbook - most probably to 1gb maybe 2gb if i can stretch to it. Does anyone know a company they would recommend for purchasing ram from?
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Jools
Joined: May 21, 2003
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I (and work) always use Crucial. They have a good RAM selector so its difficult to buy the wrong type.
Their prices aren't bad, good quality and guaranteed to work in Macs, unlike some of the cheaper suppliers, eBay etc.
http://www.crucial.com/uk/
If you visit them via QuidCo, you get 7% discount.
http://www.quidco.com/crucial-technology-uk/ |
WelshTom
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Right - more newbe questions from me i'm affraid. This time about file management on macs. I have loads of photos all in seperate folders which i have copied over from my pc and stuck in the photos folder in mac HD. Now that bit is fine - same as my pc. However I thought iPhoto was apple's photo management tool a bit like windows picture viewer but better and with more photos. But when I add my photos to iPhoto to use this as my primary source of photo management and viewing it is creating a second copy of all the photos and storing them in an iPhoto folder on my HD. When you have like 10gb of photos this starts to become a problem - as it is now taking up 20gb of space on my 60gb HD. So how do people manage their photos on a mac.
And finally - deleting applications. Is it as simple as dragging them out of the apps folder and in to trash? Does this really fully remove the program and all it's components or am i leaving behind a load of files which are now clogging up my machine?
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Jools
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Once you have added photos to iPhoto, you can safely backup the originals (onto CD/DVD), then delete them off your HD to free up the duplicated space.
If you have an additional (external) hard disk, or partition, you may like to move your iPhoto library onto it to save space on your boot drive.
Most (but not all) applications can be deleted by just dragging the apps icon (or enclosing folder) to the trash and emptying it. There is also most likely a preference file stored in ~/Libary/Preferences which you can also delete.
Some apps, (Microsoft, Adobe, Apple etc.) apps do install stuff in other places. Usually in the ~/Library/Application Support folder. So check in there too.
If you do a lot of installing and deleting, you may like to have a look at AppZapper. |
WelshTom
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As always Jools - you are the man! That AppZapper looks well worth taking a look at. I have done A LOT of installing and uninstalling - as i have been trying and testing almost everything i can get my hands on in order to try and get my system running in a way that is most efficient for my personal requirements. As a result I am considering doing a fresh install now that I have found a setup and decided on the apps I wish to use. It is good to know I can use my external HD to store the iPhoto library. On that note my external HD was formatted and all the files copied onto it using my PC (windows XP). Now apart from the fact I have a few unecessary files on the HD when i open it with my macbook are there any other problems i am likely to encounter because it was setup using a PC - should i be looking to reformat the external HD and start over?
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WelshTom
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More questions!
I have installed windows XP using bootcamp. I now have a second HD icon on my desktop for the windows partition. Can I remove this from my desktop? Also the windows partition is labelled as "No Name" but i would like to name it "Windows XP" but i can't seem to find a way to do this?! And finally I don't get the bootcamp screen at startup instead it boots straight into OS X rather than giving me the two HD icons and choosing. I have to go into startup prefferences if i want to use XP and the same in xp if i then want to use OS X! Ohh and one more question if I start over and reinstall OS X will that leave my windows partition as it is - as i don't really want to reinstall windows!
Thanks,
Tom
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Jools
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1) If you are never going to use your external HD on Windows again, reformat it to Mac format as the Mac disk format is better and more efficient. If you want to use the HD on Mac & PC, leave it in PC format.
2) If you can't rename the 'NO NAME' volume in the Finder, you may have to rename it in Windows. If you drag the Windows volume to the Trash, it should just un-mount it. Obviously, once it is unmounted you won't be able to copy files back and forth until you re-mount it, or reboot.
3) You can switch between Windows XP and Mac OS X by holding down the Option (Alt) key when you start up the computer.
4) I've never actually used Bootcamp, (not got an MacIntel yet), but as the Windows partition is separate to the Mac one, unless you completely reformat, and repartition, it shouldn't overwrite the Windows partition. When you boot up from the Mac OS X Install DVD just choose your existing Mac partition.
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fatreg
Joined: Jul 26, 2003
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ermm..
right as you know my HDD wont verify..
soo lookig at the apple site i need to boot from my origianal CD...
now between PC world and my home that cd has gone walikes 
how the hell do i get a new one?
cheers
fatreg
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fatreg
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sorted my lil problem with my HDD!
i booted in safe mode and did the verify disc..
all went ok..
rebooted and all is now swell..
even got bot camp to work again
fatreg
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fatreg
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right one more from me!
i was cleaning up last night and removed my xvid player as i dont use it but it appears it shared files with QT and now i cant play xvid files in QT.
i can use vlc but i prefer QT..
any ideas where i can get an xvid/divx codec from?
edit: not all sorted at all! downloaded an divx player then a xvid add in but it plays it just no sound!
tres handy!
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fatreg
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bumpage!
in addition to the above post..
now im talking fonts!
i've managed to acquire lots of fonts that adobe sell.. problem is they are all *.pfb and *.pfa they dont work on a mac! they appear to be PostScript Type 1 fonts the b file relates to the screen font and the a relates to the printing font!
is there anyway to convert them to a format that my mac will know?
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WelshTom
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Hi,
A very simple (and possibly stupid) question from me. One thing I really miss from windows is the 'show desktop' button on the taskbar. Is there a similar easy way to minimize all open windows and show the desktop in OS X?
Thanks,
Tom
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barrierfreem
Joined: Feb 02, 2007
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On 2007-02-28 17:00:44, WelshTom wrote:
Hi,
A very simple (and possibly stupid) question from me. One thing I really miss from windows is the 'show desktop' button on the taskbar. Is there a similar easy way to minimize all open windows and show the desktop in OS X?
Thanks,
Tom
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@ Tom
Hit F11.
@ Fatreg
In relation to your xvid probs in quicktime...what files do you have in /library/quicktime/ as that is where any decoder component files are kept.
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fatreg
Joined: Jul 26, 2003
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ermm i've lots of *.component files..
appleintermediatecodec
divx decoder
divx encoder
eyetv mpeg support
fcp uncompressed 422
flip4mac wmv export
flip4mac wmv import
flv
lameencoder
xviddelegate
means nuffin to me!
cheers
fatreg
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