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So I just got a Netflix account and have been enjoying my instant queue on my AppleTV. However, if I want to watch stuff on my laptop I have to install Microsoft Silverlight. Ive heard some rumblings that its pretty lovely and can mess with some codecs and is hard to uninstall. Is any of this true? Can anyone weigh in on how silverlight performs on their mac?
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Aug 21, 2011 05:04
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frogbs posted:So I just got a Netflix account and have been enjoying my instant queue on my AppleTV. However, if I want to watch stuff on my laptop I have to install Microsoft Silverlight. Ive heard some rumblings that its pretty lovely and can mess with some codecs and is hard to uninstall. Is any of this true? Can anyone weigh in on how silverlight performs on their mac? I don't use it heavily, but it sure hasn't interfered with anything else. OS X lacks DirectShow, codec hell like you'd see on a Windows box won't happen.
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Aug 21, 2011 05:20
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frogbs posted:So I just got a Netflix account and have been enjoying my instant queue on my AppleTV. However, if I want to watch stuff on my laptop I have to install Microsoft Silverlight. Ive heard some rumblings that its pretty lovely and can mess with some codecs and is hard to uninstall. Is any of this true? Can anyone weigh in on how silverlight performs on their mac?
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Aug 21, 2011 06:14
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Not sure if this ventures out more into Windows territory, but since we are talking Boot Camp here… Is there a way to encrypt the entire Windows partition on a Mac?
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Aug 21, 2011 06:16
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Crush posted:Not sure if this ventures out more into Windows territory, but since we are talking Boot Camp here… BitLocker, PGP, or TrueCrypt, off the top of my head.
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Aug 21, 2011 06:19
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Lazyhound posted:BitLocker, PGP, or TrueCrypt, off the top of my head. If you are using FileVault 2 in Lion, does it show up in Windows at all after installing the Boot Camp utils? (I'm guessing no.)
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Aug 21, 2011 06:22
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Zenostein posted:Did Apple (or you) actually change back/forward in Finder with Lion? Because it's always been cmd+[ and cmd+] to go back/forward in Finder.
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Aug 21, 2011 09:11
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NerdsMcGee posted:If you are using FileVault 2 in Lion, does it show up in Windows at all after installing the Boot Camp utils? (I'm guessing no.)
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Aug 21, 2011 09:16
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Lazyhound posted:Is there a way to disable the page slide animation in Preview? It's worse than e-ink. Try "option + up/down" <clip> You can use alt/option + up/down or alt/option + left/right to navigate pages without the sliding effect.
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Aug 21, 2011 09:23
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DeepThought posted:Try "option + up/down" Thanks. I figured that one out on my own, but I'd still like a way to disable it completely, as a key combo is more awkward for prolonged reading. e: I know of Skim, as well, but I find it clunky (worth it for TeX support, though). Lazyhound fucked around with this message at 10:19 on Aug 21, 2011 |
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Aug 21, 2011 09:58
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Anyone know why clicking my finder icon in the dock brings up this lovely version/view of finder? I want the finder in my dock to launch the finder that looks like this...  I am using total finder, but was not having this issue with it a few days ago.
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Aug 21, 2011 10:21
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bonzaisushi posted:Anyone know why clicking my finder icon in the dock brings up this lovely version/view of finder? Go to View Options, there should be an option to set the default view for all windows.
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Aug 21, 2011 10:36
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The new gestures have yet to add anything particularly groundbreaking and are most tedious compared to the old one. I should have never installed Lion, it has left me in despair.
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Aug 21, 2011 11:28
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Lazyhound posted:Go to View Options, there should be an option to set the default view for all windows. My hero, thanks!
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Aug 21, 2011 12:50
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Why won't Lion let me delete certain video files? It claims that they're being used... but they're not. There's not a single video player on. I don't remember having this issue in SL, which was nice because I hated it when it constantly happened with Windows, and now it's happening with Lion.  Edit: Nevermind, turns out it was MplayerX making GBS threads itself for a change. Had to kill it in the processes but at least I got an empty trash bin now. Stare-Out fucked around with this message at 15:17 on Aug 21, 2011 |
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Aug 21, 2011 15:08
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meme23 posted:The new gestures have yet to add anything particularly groundbreaking and are most tedious compared to the old one. I should have never installed Lion, it has left me in despair.
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Aug 21, 2011 17:27
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coldplay chiptunes posted:What? What new gestures? What old gestures? What in holy hell are you talking about? Lion added new multitouch gestures, changed the function of some existing multitouch gestures from Snow Leopard, and removed others. That said, I think he just needs to get used to the new gestures. I do miss the swipe to show the desktop, but the rest are useful once you get used to them.
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Aug 21, 2011 19:42
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Is there a gesture to activate full-screen mode on apps that support it? I can't seem to find it, maybe I'm dumb. 
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Aug 21, 2011 19:53
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There isn't any gesture in the default set, no. You might be able to make one with BTT though.
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Aug 21, 2011 19:55
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Stare-Out posted:Edit: Nevermind, turns out it was MplayerX making GBS threads itself for a change. Had to kill it in the processes but at least I got an empty trash bin now. This is a Lion feature. Closing the program no longer necessarily kills the process, because iOS. Also whoever was complaining about gestures, just use BetterTouchTool.
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Aug 21, 2011 20:06
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carry on then posted:There isn't any gesture in the default set, no. You might be able to make one with BTT though. Yeah, just setup Cmd + Pinch In / Pinch Out to do fullscreen.
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Aug 21, 2011 20:23
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Lazyhound posted:This is a Lion feature. Closing the program no longer necessarily kills the process, because iOS. 
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Aug 21, 2011 21:17
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How is this Lion not-closing-processes-thing supposed to affect battery life? When I'm not plugged in, I'm pretty anal when it comes to closing apps I'm not using.
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Aug 21, 2011 21:30
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Is there a viable iTunes alternative yet? I recently moved my library to a NAS, and its been for the most part working fine, but every times iTunes wants to check gapless playback or download album artwork or do any of the dozens of automated tasks it so very much loves, I can't do anything with it for two minutes while it beach-balls. Really, I feel like iTunes just sucks dealing with networked drives and am fed up with it and all its bloat. Any tips? edit: for the record, my setup is basically having a local library file called "iTunes via NAS" (without the consolidation or organization boxes checked) pointing to files on a samba share (I use MediaRage to transfer files into their proper directories). AFP connections have no effect. f#a# fucked around with this message at 21:38 on Aug 21, 2011 |
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Aug 21, 2011 21:32
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Auriak posted:How is this Lion not-closing-processes-thing supposed to affect battery life? When I'm not plugged in, I'm pretty anal when it comes to closing apps I'm not using. An idle app here or there won't affect your battery life at all, and I have yet to come across a process that was supposed to close actually using any resources other than memory.
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Aug 21, 2011 21:38
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Has anyone else found that scrolling left and right in windows is now a massive pain in the rear end? Especially Finder. It randomly stutters and stops instead of scrolling smoothly. Edit - Actually, it's ONLY Finder that has this issue, Firefox and Thunderbird scroll just fine. Makes navigating deep folder hierarchies really cumbersome. NoDamage fucked around with this message at 21:58 on Aug 21, 2011 |
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Aug 21, 2011 21:51
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Scrolls fine for me
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Aug 21, 2011 22:28
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Krakkles posted:So I use TimeMachine to backup my hard drive, but I'd also like to maintain a copy of all of my files on an external disk. Are there any worthwhile folder sync programs or recommended solutions?
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Aug 21, 2011 22:45
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NoDamage posted:Has anyone else found that scrolling left and right in windows is now a massive pain in the rear end? Especially Finder. It randomly stutters and stops instead of scrolling smoothly. I wonder if it's because the page turn gesture is a two finger sideways swipe by default, which is sort of the same as a two finger sideways scroll.
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Aug 21, 2011 22:48
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Terpfen posted:I do miss the swipe to show the desktop, but the rest are useful once you get used to them. Five fingers outwards (the opposite of the Launchpad gesture) will show the desktop.
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Aug 21, 2011 23:29
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markerstore posted:Five fingers outwards (the opposite of the Launchpad gesture) will show the desktop. I had to experiment to get what you meant here. Turns out it's a five finger pinch outward. Thanks for the notice, I didn't know they remapped the gesture. Finally, I can see the desktop again!
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Aug 21, 2011 23:37
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Terpfen posted:I had to experiment to get what you meant here. Turns out it's a five finger pinch outward. Thanks for the notice, I didn't know they remapped the gesture. Finally, I can see the desktop again!
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Aug 21, 2011 23:40
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Uh, does the "hold a key to bring up its accented form" list not work in Chrome for anyone else? I'm typing some french and it doesn't bring up the list in Chrome, but it does in TextEdit. I thought this was just a global text entry thing and didn't need to be implemented app by app  e: Oh it looks like it's maybe a known bug I guess. Sorry. some kinda jackal fucked around with this message at 23:56 on Aug 21, 2011 |
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Aug 21, 2011 23:53
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Terpfen posted:I had to experiment to get what you meant here. Turns out it's a five finger pinch outward. Thanks for the notice, I didn't know they remapped the gesture. Finally, I can see the desktop again! It's actually three fingers + thumb.
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Aug 21, 2011 23:53
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modig posted:I wonder if it's because the page turn gesture is a two finger sideways swipe by default, which is sort of the same as a two finger sideways scroll.
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Aug 22, 2011 00:20
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Terpfen posted:Lion added new multitouch gestures, changed the function of some existing multitouch gestures from Snow Leopard, and removed others. I'm sorry but no amount of use will get me adjusted to the awkwardness of the palm pinch.
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Aug 22, 2011 00:43
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meme23 posted:I'm sorry but no amount of use will get me adjusted to the awkwardness of the palm pinch. Agree. I just click launch pad in the dock.
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Aug 22, 2011 01:02
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meme23 posted:I'm sorry but no amount of use will get me adjusted to the awkwardness of the palm pinch. Really? I think it's actually kind of fun. 
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Aug 22, 2011 01:04
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You guys have malformed hands or something? Just rest all your fingers on the pad then move fingers down and thumb up, boom. I can understand it being a pain if you've got long nails or something.
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Aug 22, 2011 02:03
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appropriatemetaphor posted:You guys have malformed hands or something? Just rest all your fingers on the pad then move fingers down and thumb up, boom. Okay, my wife is starting to sperg out a little about her trackpad now that she's back to using Firefox. She wants two finger swipes to be back and forward like they are in Safari, but there doesn't seem to be a way to make that happen with the normal trackpad preferences. The closest you can do is set "Swipe between pages" to "Swipe with two or three fingers", but that breaks her 3 finger swipe between full screen apps, and apparently 4 fingers to do that is unacceptable. I tried installing BetterTouchTool on my Air when I first got it, and it worked well for a bit, but then it got all crashy on me. Is there something similar that works well in Lion?
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