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Fren posted:One of my friends has a Macbook Air on Lion where opening Mail.app causes an infinite number of Mail.app windows to continuously open. I removed the ~/Library/Mail directory, and had them re-enter their mail account information; upon doing so Mail.app started doing the same thing. Has anybody ever seen this behavior? Probably a window restoration bug. http://blog.mrgeckosmedia.com/2011/08/fixing-restore-windows-bug-in-lion.html
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Manky posted:VLC 2.0.2 dropped, and it is good (and has a Terry Pratchett joke!?). Release notes. Big change I care about : removal of the font cache. Big change some will care about : retina display support. Is there any setting that can change the big white screen of VLC? Like, my wife and I play movies on my iMac in bed before we go to sleep, and when a show or movie ends, the screen goes blindingly white because it's a fullscreen like, VLC Browser/Playlist thing. It's awful. Is there a setting or something I can do to modify that?
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Feenix posted:Is there any setting that can change the big white screen of VLC? Not sure - are you running Lion? If so, do you have the checkbox in the Interface Preferences for using Lion's fullscreen mode? If so, first thing I would try is checking/unchecking it, whatever the opposite is. I have it unchecked, and when a video ends, it just discretely exits fullscreen.
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Jul 2, 2012 17:58
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Manky posted:Not sure - are you running Lion? If so, do you have the checkbox in the Interface Preferences for using Lion's fullscreen mode? If so, first thing I would try is checking/unchecking it, whatever the opposite is. I have it unchecked, and when a video ends, it just discretely exits fullscreen. Yeah I'm running the most current OS. I do use the fullscreen arrows that are in the upper right, yes. Those are Lion Fullscreen App icons. Not unique to VLC. But when I start a vid, it's all small. That's when I click the fullscreen in the upper right. What should I be doing different? I want the video to be fullscreen/non-windowed. Just not the big white utility part of the app once the video is done. 
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Jul 2, 2012 18:19
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Feenix posted:Yeah I'm running the most current OS. I do use the fullscreen arrows that are in the upper right, yes. Those are Lion Fullscreen App icons. Not unique to VLC. But when I start a vid, it's all small. That's when I click the fullscreen in the upper right. What should I be doing different? I want the video to be fullscreen/non-windowed. Just not the big white utility part of the app once the video is done. Yup, just open up the preferences (command+comma) and uncheck "Use the native fullscreen mode on OS X Lion". Now when you want to go fullscreen, double click anywhere on the video while it's playing in the smaller window. When it finishes playing, it should go black and then return to its windowed state.
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Laserface posted:Can anyone recommend an MSN chat client that is not adium and does the following? Messages was also available as a beta for Lion but I think that's finished now (although I think a link to the installer was floating around a few pages back) and it seemed to do everything you want with the added bonuses of being able send iMessages directly to iPhone/iPad users and hook into jabber chat servers like Facebook.
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Anyone here use CrystalClear Interface on your macs? If so any recommendations for setting stuff up or any negative points to it? (im thinking of purchasing it as i am fed up for the horrible gray look to default OSX) http://www.marsthemes.com/crystalclear/ <-- is the site for it
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So way back in the day Address Book used to have some bluetooth functionality. It seems that this has been entirely removed from OS X these days. Anyway, I'm looking mostly for a bluetooth caller ID app for OS X to display incoming calls and send/receive SMS. Extra gravy on top would be speakerphone function. So far I've found Phone Amego which does almost all of that (SMS doesn't seem to work though and I'm not even sure if that's possible on an iPhone) but the speakerphone function is garbage and mostly unusable.
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Jul 3, 2012 16:13
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DoktorLoken posted:So way back in the day Address Book used to have some bluetooth functionality. It seems that this has been entirely removed from OS X these days. I think you can still sync via bluetooth to address, but you have to do it from the bluetooth side (i.e. set up the connection, and allow the connection to do the address book). There used to be iSync as well, but I think that died in 10.7. BluePhoneElite used to do a bunch of cool caller id stuff, but it's really old and the site seems to have disappeared... http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/16070/bluephoneelite/
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Well, I'm not looking to sync via bluetooth but you used to AFAIK (I'm thinking back to my SE T68i days) use Address Book to dial contacts/send SMS messages via bluetooth. Apparently there was also some sort of mystery caller ID feature that I don't remember. Yeah, the software you mention is basically what I'm looking for. Perhaps this Phone Amigo is the only current OS X software that does it.
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Jul 3, 2012 17:35
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Slashkun posted:Anyone here use CrystalClear Interface on your macs? That is one of the most hideous things I've ever seen, and the fact that people would use it and even pay money for it is deeply troubling.
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Gordon Cole posted:That is one of the most hideous things I've ever seen, and the fact that people would use it and even pay money for it is deeply troubling. the black is even better because it makes the UI practically unusable: http://www.marsthemes.com/crystalblack/index.html
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Jul 3, 2012 19:38
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Slashkun posted:Anyone here use CrystalClear Interface on your macs? Nah bro, spend some of your money on Kaleidoscope instead. 
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Jul 3, 2012 19:48
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El Duke Silver posted:the black is even better because it makes the UI practically unusable: http://www.marsthemes.com/crystalblack/index.html That title bar font...
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Jul 3, 2012 19:54
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El Duke Silver posted:the black is even better because it makes the UI practically unusable: http://www.marsthemes.com/crystalblack/index.html It's only 
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Slashkun posted:Anyone here use CrystalClear Interface on your macs? This probably uses APE or something of that nature to inject its crap into core system files, which seems likely given that it appears to need updating for each version of OS X. Which basically means: Don't use it because not only is it ugly, it'll make your system unstable. EDIT: The titlebar font on the black theme is insanely stupid from a UI design perspective.
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Jul 3, 2012 20:27
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Anyone know if I can make iChat NOT show my contacts' away message in the contact list?
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DoktorLoken posted:So way back in the day Address Book used to have some bluetooth functionality. It seems that this has been entirely removed from OS X these days. I looked into this a while ago and unfortunately the only solution is to jailbreak and use a combination of GrowlNotifier and some SMS app I forget the name of that exposes Messages on the iPhone as a web interface.
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Jul 4, 2012 04:30
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Experto Crede posted:This probably uses APE or something of that nature to inject its crap into core system files, which seems likely given that it appears to need updating for each version of OS X. Personally i like the black UI style of it which is what has perked my interest in buying it, i really do not like the dull gray look of OSX and i feel its the biggest let-down of the whole OS especially as its not easy to personalise. Anyone know of other alternatives that you guys approve of then?
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Slashkun posted:Personally i like the black UI style of it which is what has perked my interest in buying it, i really do not like the dull gray look of OSX and i feel its the biggest let-down of the whole OS especially as its not easy to personalise. The only themes I can think of are those by Unity which aren't Lion compatible. Problem is, due to the nature of OS X, any major theme work requires modification of system files which I wouldn't recommend, partly because of stability concerns, partly because it makes updating your system a bigger hassle than it needs to be, whether 10.x.x releases or 10.x releases (Need I remind you of the debacle with Leopard and APE?) Besides, I like the unassuming grey of OS X windows. I'm not distracted with transparency effects that make it harder to read the titlebar text and steal CPU cycles. The eye gets drawn to the actual content of a window, which is a good way of doing things in my mind.
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Jul 4, 2012 13:50
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Are the notifications of the App Store version of Twitter meant to not work? I have everything checked in the settings like this:  Yet the only thing that works is Growl. When something happens the Dock icon gets the red star icon only for an instant before it disappears, and the menu bar icon never changes. Having to use Growl's rollup stinks for seeing what I've missed.
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Stare-Out posted:Are the notifications of the App Store version of Twitter meant to not work? Just speculation but… …what happens if you deselect Growl? I've had a couple of instances where growl picking up notifications and displaying them has made a program think that the notification has been received and dismissed, and they have then cancelled their other notification types.
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I tried that but no dice, got no notifications whatsoever.  The thing is that the app hasn't been updated in ages and googling doesn't help, so I guess it's a pretty rare issue. I've had it ever since I first installed the app (didn't even have Growl at that point) and even reinstalled it a couple of times to no avail.
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I'm possibly looking to sell my Early 2008 white Macbook, and was wondering if I absolutely have to put Leopard or Snow Leopard back on it to sell it? I know there is something in the license agreement about it, but does this mean that if the new owner wants to log in with their apple ID it won't work? The reason I'm asking is because I didn't receive any recovery discs from the previous owner, and would have to purchase a Leopard or Snow Leopard disc to revert it back. I don't do anything important on this laptop so I don't NEED to format it.
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Auron posted:I'm possibly looking to sell my Early 2008 white Macbook, and was wondering if I absolutely have to put Leopard or Snow Leopard back on it to sell it? I know there is something in the license agreement about it, but does this mean that if the new owner wants to log in with their apple ID it won't work? You can get the original discs from AppleCare, an Apple Store, or an AASP if you're concerned. And yes, you should wipe it before you sell it. It's better to give someone a machine that's at the setup assistant as well as clear out all of the stuff left on the drive so it can't be recovered. Don't go nuts; a single-pass zero is fine.
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Anyone have any experience with pairing a Sixaxis (PS3) controller with OSX Lion? I've gotten it to connect and configure, but it won't "pair", and I can't seem to get it to recognize button-presses in either ZSNES or SNES9X.
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wintermuteCF posted:Anyone have any experience with pairing a Sixaxis (PS3) controller with OSX Lion? I've gotten it to connect and configure, but it won't "pair", and I can't seem to get it to recognize button-presses in either ZSNES or SNES9X. If you look up YouTube clips there are some that show you the right way but make sure they include that update services step because that's the real litmus test.
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Auron posted:I'm possibly looking to sell my Early 2008 white Macbook, and was wondering if I absolutely have to put Leopard or Snow Leopard back on it to sell it? I know there is something in the license agreement about it, but does this mean that if the new owner wants to log in with their apple ID it won't work?
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Jul 5, 2012 05:05
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What does one do if they want smart borders on a Mac? Like dragging to side to fill 50% of the screen.
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Ziploc posted:What does one do if they want smart borders on a Mac? In order of increasing price and functionality, BetterTouchTool, BetterSnapTool, and Moom all do what you want.
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Ziploc posted:What does one do if they want smart borders on a Mac? Moom will do this exactly and let you set it up in a nice user-friendly way.
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Experto Crede posted:The only themes I can think of are those by Unity which aren't Lion compatible. Problem is, due to the nature of OS X, any major theme work requires modification of system files which I wouldn't recommend, partly because of stability concerns, partly because it makes updating your system a bigger hassle than it needs to be, whether 10.x.x releases or 10.x releases (Need I remind you of the debacle with Leopard and APE?) I agree with the stability concerns which is why im hessitant to try it and decided to ask here first. Also the transparency stuff is ok but i wanted the gray to me more of a black ish ubuntu style and was more interested in the black version then the transparent crystal clear version
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Ziploc posted:What does one do if they want smart borders on a Mac? One reads the OP. See: 'Window Management'
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Does anyone else have to use Filemaker? Once in a while our 'server' will crash and the 6-7 people connected to it can't disconnect, and the server won't force them off. The only way to fix this is rebooting the Mac Mini it's running on.
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Is it possible to set network interface ordering on a per-application basis? I'm onsite at a client, and I need to be connected to their network over Ethernet, however they must be blocking Gmail IMAP as my Sparrow mail client won't connect to Gmail. When I switch over to my tethered iPhone, Sparrow grabs the mail no problem. Can I direct Sparrow to use the tethered interface, and send all other traffic over Ethernet?
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Lexicon posted:Is it possible to set network interface ordering on a per-application basis? I'm onsite at a client, and I need to be connected to their network over Ethernet, however they must be blocking Gmail IMAP as my Sparrow mail client won't connect to Gmail. When I switch over to my tethered iPhone, Sparrow grabs the mail no problem. That would require figuring out which ips gmail needs to use and then using the route command as root via terminal to force them over the other interface. I.e I use a work vpn and if I do netstat -nr I can see the routes my vpn sets up: code:route add -net 10.0.0.0/8 123.123.123.123
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flyboi posted:That would require figuring out which ips gmail needs to use and then using the route command as root via terminal to force them over the other interface. Yeah, I thought about a solution like this, but I was hoping to avoid it because the IPs for gmail IMAP are likely to change on a relatively frequent basis. Is it possible to instead route all types of traffic, rather than route certain IPs?
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Lexicon posted:Yeah, I thought about a solution like this, but I was hoping to avoid it because the IPs for gmail IMAP are likely to change on a relatively frequent basis. Is it possible to instead route all types of traffic, rather than route certain IPs? If there is a range that the client uses you could use route to only route those, then everything else through the iPhone
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TACD posted:This is another case where if you have an Apple Store near you the Genius Bar can put a stock image on there for you in about ten minutes. Of whichever OS you like. By putting a stock image on there, do you mean they will wipe the system for me and install leopard or snow leopard (my choosing), so its basically like out of box again? How much do these services generally run?
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What was that tiny program called again that was posted a while back that basically disabled you from accessing Facebook etc for a chosen time without a way to undo it until the time actually ran out? I know I can change my hosts file but I guess I don't have the self control to not change it back "for a minute while my program is compiling" or whatever (which you know, always ends up to be closer to 10+ minutes…).
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