Recent content by Charlie12345

Parallels v 3.0 So you really need win apps running, huh? Thankfully, I installed Win XP via boot camp on my macbook, and have that sitting next to my mac on my desk - it can run any windows apps I need to and shares files back and forth.

umiwangu -- since removing Parallels I have not had this issue. It's been a major problem resolved ;) Apparently Parallels has an issue with grabbing priority (or something in that spectrum) of disks; when finder has an "open" window up somewhere (which I believe typically scans the table of...

.MOD as an audio format is, yes, an older format from Amiga's. .MOD as a new video/audio codec for tapeless digital camcorders is quite different (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOD_(video_format)). To convert this file in OSX to virtually any format, for free, use HandBrake...

No luck with activity monitor. It appears to be an issue with programs freezing that are in the middle of an "open" dialogue while there is a frozen disk mounted. e.g. a cd that will not eject. So my real issue is that my dvd-rom will most often lock up after trying to eject a disc. I can...

Actually I hadn't thought to try that. I guess I was assuming any kind of command through the GUI was really throwing a unix command, like 'kill', at the app. I will try Activity Monitor next time this comes up and post my findings... Thanks for the idea ;)

I see it's been about a month and a half for you all since this thread's been hit. I'm experiencing the same problem. This is definitely not Time Machine, not DivX, etc etc etc. This is a more general issue, which I believe is associated with disk mounting and unmounting. OSX is especially...