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Today, 08:50 AMDeltaMac replied to a thread Need orb tools driver disc !.4.2 for mac...where can i find it ???... in Hardware & Peripherals@Cheryl That Macupdate link attempts connecting to an ftp server, probably at Castlewood (which is long gone), and eventually times out. I found another couple of software download sites, which also try for that same ftp link. I've not had any luck discovering working links to download the Orb tools installer. I think your hint about trying a SCSI to FW adapter in 10.4 for retrieving files may work, but I certainly don't have an Orb drive. Some older threads describe removing certain adaptec drivers, and restarting with the Orb drive attached. Could be that 10.4 does not need that mod...3 replies | 289 view(s) - Today, 08:36 AMDeltaMac replied to a thread How to convert an olm file to pst files? in Mac OS X System & Mac SoftwareYes, there is a solution. One solution is a .olm to .pst convertor. This thread has a couple of different ones. http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/322201-switch-back-windows-platform.html#post1527338 (It still makes me wonder why Microsoft makes it so challenging to go from Outlook on one platform to Outlook on another. Seems to me Microsoft should provide tools for that. Another Microsoft support thread, with some other possible hints: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mac/forum/macoffice2011-macoutlook/convert-olm-files-to-pst/7f5e4fe5-7a91-41de-8240-a46a0b214cbe1 replies | 347 view(s)
- Yesterday, 12:14 PMDeltaMac replied to a thread Files get open with single click sometimes in Mac OS X System & Mac SoftwareIf you select a file, then click somewhere outside of that window, the file remains selected, but is just not in focus. If you click on that already-selected file, the system may still hold that first click, and another click registers as a second click, even though it's several seconds later. (Not saying that's correct behavior, but might explain what's happening) Trackpad? Mouse? If trackpad, is that the built-in one on a MacBook, or a wireless Magic trackpad? Go into your System preferences, then Mouse, or Trackpad prefs. Make sure that "double-click speed" is NOT at either extreme. ...3 replies | 366 view(s)
- Yesterday, 09:56 AMDeltaMac replied to a thread Printer stops after 1/4 page when connected to time capsule in Mac OS X System & Mac SoftwareWhich HP 4210 do you have? There's a C4210, and an F4210, and maybe 2 or 3 other HP models that all have the number 4210 as part of the model number. What version of OS X do you have? Have you checked for updates to Apple's HP drivers? Is your printer USB only, or is there also an ethernet (network) connection? If USB only, does the printer finish a page when the printer is plugged directly into the USB port on your MBAir? I'm asking that to find out if it ALWAYS fails to print a full page, or only when plugged into the USB port on the TC?1 replies | 186 view(s)
- May 16th, 2013, 05:48 PMEmailchemy should do this very neatly... http://download.cnet.com/Emailchemy/3000-2367_4-10129607.html?tag=bc However, I'm a little confused: If your mail is ALREADY converted to .pst format, which is NOT the format that Apple's Mail uses (.mbox), then you should be able to copy that to your Outlook 2010, which uses .pst natively. Outlook 2010 (for Windows) uses .pst format. Outlook 2011 (for Mac) uses .olm format.1 replies | 322 view(s)
- May 15th, 2013, 08:08 PMThe only real way to do this is through Apple ID support. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5621 You'll notice that article says you cannot change an email address for an Apple ID account that ends in @mac.com (among others) So, what you should do is change your primary account to one that is not one of those names. You also cannot merge AppleID accounts that you already have. What you CAN do is make one of your accounts the primary, and just use that one from this point.2 replies | 325 view(s)
- May 15th, 2013, 02:36 PMDeltaMac replied to a thread something like activity monitor to see what program is causing much disk activity in Mac OS X System & Mac SoftwareWhat does Activity Monitor show? Make sure that All Processes is selected, and not just My Processes. Then, sorting by CPU use should give you some usable info.2 replies | 385 view(s)
- May 15th, 2013, 01:10 PMDoes that really work, when Outlook does not use mbox format? My Outlook does not produce a file named "mailstore" in the Microsoft User Data folder. Where exactly do you find the "mailstore" file? Are you using the Mailstore plugin for Outlook? http://www.mailstore.com Is there a Mac version for that?6 replies | 228 view(s)
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May 14th, 2013, 09:21 PMSatcomer replied to a thread EMAIL ADDRESS TWICE after @ Sign - APPLE MAIL in Mac OS X System & Mac SoftwareTo run to see what Mail is doing startup Mail but fo to Mail's menu item 'Window' and select "Connection Doctor". When that is open click on the 'show Detail' and then have it check again. This time a printout will show and then you can see what the rue error is. Also when you changed from POP to IMAP did you change that is the server side too? I ask because both side have to be setup the same way. T lastly with you GMAIL account I sure hope you set it up properly as explained in the article Make Mail and Gmail play nice. See if this can help you with Mail using GMAIL IMAP.2 replies | 226 view(s) - May 14th, 2013, 08:23 PMEasiest would be to just stay with Outlook 2011 on your Mac. :D If you MUST move to Apple Mail, then you'll need some kind of software solution, as Microsoft, in their great wisdom, doesn't make it easy, even between different versions of Outlook... The solution that most users mention is Emailchemy - http://www.weirdkid.com/products/emailchemy/index.html6 replies | 228 view(s)
- May 14th, 2013, 08:12 PMDeltaMac replied to a thread Mac g$ quicksilver processor upgrade and firmware update???... in Hardware & PeripheralsThat's correct - when I look at the great Mactracker app, it shows that the Quicksilver does not have any Apple firmware updates. It's too new to need that update. Some G4s need the firmware, some do not. Yours is one that does not need an update to Apple's firmware. All you should need is the Sonnet firmware updater (Sonnet has that software here: http://www.sonnettech.com/support/kb/kb.php?cat=316&expand=&action=a3#a3 ) and install the upgrade processor card. Follow the instructions that come with the upgrade processor, and ignore the suggestion to update Apple's firmware.1 replies | 504 view(s)
- May 14th, 2013, 08:43 AMHere's a page with several different tips: http://www.wikihow.com/Change-Your-Browser's-Default-Search-Engine#Firefox4 replies | 322 view(s)
- May 14th, 2013, 08:34 AMThere's several different methods that you can use to unmount (or eject) an external hard drive. These steps are the same that you can use to eject any external storage/hard drives/flash drives/optical disks, etc. 1. Drag the desktop icon for the hard drive to the trash. Don't worry, nothing gets erased, it's just one method to eject a drive. 2. Right-click the drive's icon, and choose "Eject (drive name)" from the menu that appears. 3. Select the drive icon by clicking it, and choose Eject, from the Edit menu. 4. If the drive is selected, you can use the keyboard shortcut...1 replies | 492 view(s)
- May 14th, 2013, 05:37 AMAlso bookmark the site Mac software download site MacUpdate.com. They have been doing this for years and track most every piece of Mac software releases/updates it really worth a daily look/search.4 replies | 523 view(s)
- May 13th, 2013, 03:48 PMEmailchemy is the tool that's most often brought up here. http://www.weirdkid.com/products/emailchemy/ It's particularly good if you have large amounts of mail to transfer (thousands of emails) There's other methods, such as transferring all mails into gmail, but can take an hour or more for EACH thousand emails - so it works, yet really slow. And, Google can be your friend for other methods to try out.... http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=import+from+Outlook+2010+to+Mac+Mail&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-84 replies | 523 view(s)
- May 13th, 2013, 08:13 AMThere's nothing to remove, as Bing doesn't really install anything on a Mac. Bing simply has changed some of your browser default settings, such as search engine choice. Change those to what you like... In Safari/Preferences, then the General tab: change Default Search Engine to some other choice - original default would be Google. Change your home page to whatever you like. One method is to browse to a site that you like, then in Preferences, click Set to Current Page. Or, just change Homepage address to some other site - whatever you like. Change similar settings in each browser you...4 replies | 322 view(s)
- May 12th, 2013, 08:06 PMI love playing Real Racing 2 HD for iPad.3 replies | 870 view(s)
- May 12th, 2013, 03:59 PMDeltaMac replied to a thread MacBook OSX Leopard to Snow Leopard upgrade questions in Mac OS X System & Mac SoftwareYou can remove the Windows partition by using your Boot Camp Assistant (in your Applications/Utilities folder) If the Windows partition was originally created by Boot Camp, then when you run the Boot Camp Assistant, it should ask you if you want to delete the windows partition. That will remove that windows partition (along with anything on that partition), and restore the one large partition. IF YOU GET AN ERROR, such as "partition cannot be removed", then it's likely the partition was NOT orignally created using Boot Camp, and you'll have to use some other method, such as removing all...2 replies | 432 view(s)
- May 12th, 2013, 08:06 AMYes this sometimes can popup with OS X "upgraded" systems. So read the following articles: a) Troubleshooting Wi-Fi issues in OS X Lion and Mac OS X v10.6 b)Addressing self-assigned IP addresses after installing OS X 10.6.8 c) Download and install the 10.6.8 "combo update (it will not over write you applications etc). This might help. d) Read my wireless fixes post Reset the wireless Airport Card settings in OS X (10.7.x + 10.8.x). Most of the tips will help you in 10.6.x. Try all these tips in the affected machine. Plus download the free utility iStumbler 99 and make sure your...1 replies | 171 view(s)
- May 12th, 2013, 06:22 AMDeltaMac replied to a thread MAC drive type error , reverting back to hfs+ in Boot Camp & OS Virtualization on MacHere's what happened (although I don't know for sure): You allowed Windows to install on the wrong partition, replacing the OS X software (and all the Mac apps, etc.) The problem, as you now know, is that you let Windows erase your hard drive. That's why it's a good plan to follow the instructions carefullywhen installing Windows, and use only Apple's Boot Camp Assistant to make the partition for installing Windows, then be sure that partition that you create in Boot Camp is the one that Windows installs to. Otherwise, you will continue to have the same problem if you try to install Windows...3 replies | 618 view(s)
- May 11th, 2013, 07:38 AMDeltaMac replied to a thread MAC drive type error , reverting back to hfs+ in Boot Camp & OS Virtualization on MacDid you use the Boot Camp Assistant in OS X to install Windows 7? If that was done correctly, then you just need to boot back in the Mac OS X system. Restart while holding the Option/Alt key. That boots to the iMac "Boot manager" screen. Choose the OS X boot (probably still named Macintosh HD, unless you changed it), and press enter to boot to that system. If you did not use the Boot Camp Assistant to install Windows 7, but you REPLACED the original Mac system with Windows, then that won't work. If that's what you did when installing Windows, try booting to the original Recovery...3 replies | 618 view(s)
- May 10th, 2013, 08:18 PMOutlook 2011 for Mac, uses a .olm file You'll need to use some utility or other method that will convert that .olm file to a .pst, then import the .pst into Office 2010. There's a few different methods to get there - Google it... http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&tab=ww#hl=en&gs_rn=12&gs_ri=psy-ab&gs_mss=export%20outlook%202011%20to%20o&cp=30&gs_id=3d&xhr=t&q=export+outlook+2011+to+outlook+2010&es_nrs=true&pf=p&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&oq=export+outlook+2011+to+outlook&gs_l=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.46340616,d.dmg&fp=a8e1b13a821de47b&biw=1093&bih=668 (It amazes me that it's...3 replies | 682 view(s)
- May 10th, 2013, 02:43 PMThis looks like a decent article that compares the features of the D600 to the D800 http://scottkelby.com/2012/the-nikon-d800-vs-the-d600-which-one-is-the-right-one-for-you/1 replies | 249 view(s)
- May 9th, 2013, 07:30 AMDeltaMac replied to a thread Need Help...!!! Move all the data to Apple Mail. in Mac OS X System & Mac SoftwareThere's a good list of various solutions here: http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=import+from+Outlook+for+Mac+to+Mac+Mail&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-82 replies | 270 view(s)
- May 8th, 2013, 08:11 PMDeltaMac replied to a thread Ancient concept of CD burning, speed and quality in Mac OS X System & Mac SoftwareWhen I expect good quality from CD-Rs - I have used only two brands in the last 6 or 8 years. Verbatim - and Taiyo Yuden. I still get them from here: http://www.supermediastore.com/category/u/blank-recordable-cd-r-rw-disc-discs-media I don't use CD-Rs so much now. Used to be a few hundred a year, and a pack of 100 might yield a small number of "coasters", maybe 2 or 3. With the numbers that I burned, a few is not a big problem. Verbatim, and Taiyo Yuden always (and continue to) have the smallest number of failed burns - but that happens for more reasons than just bad media. Those two...6 replies | 328 view(s)
- May 8th, 2013, 06:22 PMSatcomer replied to a thread Ancient concept of CD burning, speed and quality in Mac OS X System & Mac SoftwareOne in your Drive used compressed Air (at an angle to not blow more into it) and try to blow out the dust that has infested it. Two use a free burning application appropriately called Burn to see if that helps. Lastly a good old fashion disk cleaner can help also.6 replies | 328 view(s)
- May 8th, 2013, 04:32 PMI was offering the fusion drive as an option, and an option where you should find out more, if it interests you. I don't consider setting up a fusion drive a "novice" kind of task - but, I think it leaves you with a "drive" where you don't have to think too much about where you place your files and apps. A 2-drive setup, like you have now, if it is not well thought out, easily will lead to very confusing situations for how to use both drives efficiently. Yours may be OK, but I have seen some that very quickly were real struggles to "untangle" Finally, the computer doesn't much care where...4 replies | 392 view(s)
- May 8th, 2013, 03:46 PMI am at it again! If your an old Star Trek fan and know of Leonard Nimoy's signing history will love the video (Spock vs.Spock and know of the new Star Trek movies) in the short hilarious video Zachary Quinto vs. Leonard Nimoy: "The Challenge". :D20 replies | 2492 view(s)
- May 7th, 2013, 05:33 PMOne advantage with swapping the SSD into the hard drive slot, and the hard drive in the optical slot: Some MacBook Pros have a higher speed bus in the hard drive connection, and you would then get measurable speed increase by having the SSD in the hard drive slot. I suggest that the System and its files don't really take a huge amount of space - maybe 5 or 6 GB. A booting system as a backup (or alternate boot) is not really a bad thing to keep around. It might be better that you know you have only one set of your apps/documents/music/movies, etc, between the SSD and the hard drive. Your...4 replies | 392 view(s)
- May 7th, 2013, 04:05 PMSatcomer replied to a thread Apps can't find my location if I'm behind my wifi on iPhone in Networking & CompatibilityI would then take that ISP router back to ISP and say it is blocking things on your network and try to get a new one. It couldn't hurt to try. ;) Also check on your ISP's web page and look for compatible modems. Maybe you could get one that doesn't have a router in it.8 replies | 631 view(s)
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