Macs... and the other computer
topics relating to Apple Macintosh and computer issues in general, Windows welcome (well, tolerated)
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from MacRumors quoting Wired: "Wired claims that Apple will be launching a new version of its Mac mini computer at Macworld Expo San Francisco in January. Wired cites an Apple corporate employee as the source who could only confirm a release date at Macworld Expo. The Mac mini has been long overdue for updates leading many to assume that it had been abandoned by Apple. Recent reports have indeed suggested that a Mac mini update is imminent. The author speculates the new Mac mini will adopt many of the recent physical and environmental improvements in physical design as well as include the newly introduced mini Display Port." - Jeff Wexler
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I just read an extensive article titled "The malware myth" which addresses the whole issue of whether the Mac will eventually wind up just as messed up as most Windows PC's as more and more people use Macs everyday. There are things mentioned specifically about the inner workings of Windows (like the Windows Registry) that I don't really understand but seem to be fundamental to this issue in relation to the two operating systems. The entire article is posted on my blog: http://jwsound.net/WP/?page_id=32 - Jeff Wexler
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See the Video at Engadget... http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/05/macbook-wheel-revealed-by-the-onion-news-network/ Gee Jeff I guess you better run out and order one of these babys. ----Courtney
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I am re-posting this with apologies to all MS PC fans, especially those that think Window 7 is the "cat's ass". This is a reply by Bruce Jones of Lectrosonics to a user who is having trouble getting his Windows 7 to "see" his Venue USB connection on Lecnet 2. Just reading how to "fix" the issue is enough for me to kiss my MacBook Pro. Re: Windows 7 Sorry for the delay. Windows 7 looks the same as XP with regard to the control panel, systems settings for USB, etc. So your fix is pretty simple. The easiest way to make the USB drivers available for the Windows New Hardware Found Wizard is to have the files on a removable disk or flash drive that is conn…
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Hi All, I've been looking around to see what's currently available in external Thunderbolt hard drives. I don't see much in the affordable category. I did spot this Thunderbolt hard drive Dock which might pair well with a Solid State Drive: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/985459-REG/highpoint_5212_2_bay_thunderbolt_10gb_s_storage.html I have a similar Vantec dock with firewire which was 1/4 the price and it's served me well. Is anyone using a Firewire 800 to Thunderbolt adaptor and getting good results? When you do use an adaptor do you get Thunderbolt speeds? Thanks for your tips and keep well! Cheers, Dave
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I had never heard of active cables before... this is very interesting (and also helps explain the $50. cable being sold). "As noted by Arstechnica and iFixIt, Apple's new $50 Thunderbolt cable is actually a "smart" or "active" cable that contains circuitry and firmware. Arstechnica explains: A source within the telecom industry explained to Ars that active cables are commonly used at data rates above 5Gbps. These cables contain tiny chips at either end that are calibrated to the attenuation and dispersion properties of the wire between them. Compensating for these properties "greatly improves the signal-to-noise ratio" for high-bandwidth data transmission…
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Question for the hive mind: I've got a 3 year old MacBook Pro that I use for playback work. Pro Tools runs pretty much fine - but I've decided to upgrade the hard drive to an SSD and up the RAM because every now and then I get a hiccup with bigger sessions. I can't quite decide though if I should upgrade my OS (still on 10.9.5) to the latest, which probably means needed to upgrade my Pro Tools from v10 up to 11 or 12. Normally I'm pretty good with upgrading, but since I've largely stopped doing post work, I've not felt the need to always keep up with the upgrades. I suppose I'm now at the point where I simply can't decide...Do I upgrade the OS and PT software - or ju…
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Top 10 April Fools' Pranks for Nerds http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/news/2008/03/pranks08
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I'm going crazy here... I've used a 7" Lilliput touchscreen monitor on my cart now for several years. I run Metacorder on a MacMini and I absolutely love it -- powerful, steady, small footprint... just what I need. Well, the 7" monitor is starting to have some intermittent problems so, long story short, I just replaced it with an 8" version -- same manufacturer, same mounting hardware, same remote, same wiring... pretty much identical to the 7"... I set it up and the touch function is all backwards... so I try to run my TouchKit Utility program to calibrate the monitor and nothing works -- I push the buttons and nothing happens... the only buttons that work are …
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I'm starting to research touch screens for a possible Mac Mini / Metacorder setup. My biggest concern at the moment is the resolution of these touchscreens (I've been looking at Xenarc and Lilliput), even the larger Xenarc apparrently only support 640 x 480. Metacorder is designed for 1024 x 768, which completely fills the screen of my 12" laptop (at 800 x 640 MC goes off the screen and you can't use it). This Lilliput (http://www.digitalww.com/VGA_TM_810VGT.htm) says it supports that 1024 x 768, but it appears to be 800 x 600 natively. Would my screen be readable/useable? Is anyone here using a setup like this? Thanks, Brandon
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I am looking into some software that shares quite a lot of similar attributes to other programs I have used but adds one feature, support for Broadcast Wave timecode metadata, that I have not seen. From the TwistedWave website: TwistedWave can read and save music metadata, such as the artist name, song title or album art from files in the aiff, wav, mp3, mp4, flac and ogg/vobis format. Additionally, TwistedWave supports BWAV metadata, as well as Soundminer metadata for wav and aiff files. Furthermore, these metadata can be saved as foreign metadata in flac files. ... TwistedWave handles multichannel files as easily as mono or stereo files. Multichannel Audio Units c…
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Apple Event Live Update By Peter Cohen - maccentral.com ? Macworld’s live coverage of today’s Apple event has concluded. Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the stage of Apple’s own Town Hall facility at its Cupertino campus. Apple is introducing fun things today, he said — “medium scale things, but our customers want all of them.â€� Among the offerings is a redesigned Mac mini featuring Intel microprocessors and an iPod Hi-Fi — an integrated stereo system designed to accommodate all the dockable iPods ever made. Jobs told the assembled reporters that Apple is on track to convert its entire professional line of Macintosh computers to Intel CPUs this year. Apple t…
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I haven't upgraded to Maverick, any experiences to relate ? thanks a
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SFX server? Email server? My office G3 Imac 600 still works fine on OS 10.2.8. What can I do with it around here? Philip Perkins
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Hi All, Just wondering if anyone has any tips or knowledge about recording Skype or FaceTime video chats? I have to do a long distance interview and need to capture both video & audio for subsequent editing in Final Cut. Hoping for highest quality - clear image and reasonable audio sync. I'll only want to show the interviewee's image on camera (and voice), but still want the interviewers audio questions. Have you encountered any helpful apps for current iPads? Thanks for any tips - much appreciated. Best Regards, Dave
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Microsoft created an internal music video, performed by the so-called Vista Street Band, to promote its sales efforts for Vista and SP1. The video, intended to be humorous, has found its way onto YouTube. The production values are quite good with Springsteen and E-Street band look alikes … but it is kind of pathetic and a little sad as well. The lyrics are so forced into the music which I guess is part of the humor. It's fun to watch in any case but I can't imagine it even served its own purpose, that of motivating the Vista sales team. You can see it easily at my blog: The Vista Street Band - Jeff Wexler Note: It has been confirmed with a Microsoft spokespers…
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I know this operating system is super antiquated but my son is using one of my old laptops for homeschooling during this pandemic. Was curious to know if anyone here is using a VPN on this operating system? I have contacted various pay software people but still waiting for responses. Most are only supporting 10.11 and up. I am using express VPN otherwise. They have a manual set up that I’m currently trying to figure out
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" Most cameras and video recorders don't instantly attach location data (or geographic coordinates) to photos and videos. But some smartphones, such as the iPhone, automatically embed the user's latitude and longitude in each photo's metadata. It's possible to disable the function, but the researchers said many people don't even realize that they might need to. ... computer security experts in Massachusetts, said they were able to uncover location information in photos uploaded by William Shatner, M.C. Hammer, Weird Al Yankovic, Arnold Schwarzenegger and others. ...most people don't even understand that they are posting this information online... do average people reall…
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hello, i have been trying to download this software for 3 days through the sound devices website. I have tried many times and with different emails, but there is no download link coming through. I was thinking maybe I could ask someone to send the installer to me as this is quite urgent. thanks
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Jeff et al--how would you compare the new WAVE editor software and Audacity. I've been pretty happy w/ Audacity (all the more since it was free)--it's done everything I needed to do location-edit and playback-wise. What's better about WAVE for $250? Philip Perkins
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I was looking for this kind of extension like AudioEase Snapper! Tsugi QuickAudio - Windows http://tsugi-studio.com/web/en/products-quickaudio.html AudioEase Snapper - Mac https://www.audioease.com/snapper/
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This looks to be a good utility for re-claiming all the storage that seems to be filled up with, what? "You've done a perfunctory cleaning of your documents folder, deleted half of your iTunes library and parted with some seldom-used applications, but your startup volume is still mysteriously filled to the brim. Fortunately, discovering whereabouts of the lurking files responsible for eating your drive space is a task made almost weirdly simple with a utility called WhatSize." http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20070522104736464 Regards, Jeff Wexler
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I just got back from a day at Infocomm 2007. The largest convention for AV equipment and information communications hardware going on in Anaheim this week. It has the convention center divided into sections covering Audio, Video Display, Digital Signage, Event Staging etc. There were over 900 exhibitors and almost all had some sort of computer related or driven product. Or they were using computers to generate the displays they were showing. Thousands of computers in media related use and I began to notice a couple of odd things. There were NO Macintosh or OSX products or computers anywhere. Not one. Curious. I started to take note of each booth I visited and…
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http://gizmodo.com/5...+saving-surgery
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