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Is Mountain Lion any more of a resource hog than Lion? I've a 2009 MacBook with Lion on that runs okay but I sometimes get the impression when it's doing something intensive that it's on the verge of struggling. I don't want to push it over the edge by upgrading if there is a difference.
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Jul 27, 2012 19:47
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Well I just upgraded to Mountain Lion on my 2011 MacBook Air and it was pretty much the smoothest process I've ever had upgrading an OS. No issues to speak of so far. Honestly the changes were so subtle that the only thing I noticed different was Notification Center, which is been pretty useful since I keep the Mail client open on a separate spaces. Also I just dictated this entire reply, so that seems to be working pretty fantastically.
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Jul 27, 2012 19:54
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I just got my code, as well.
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Jul 27, 2012 19:57
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Can you control which calendars show in the Notification Center? I like having a bunch of calendars in the app, but I don't need to see them all as notifications (especially if it won't tell me which event is on which calendar).
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Jul 27, 2012 19:58
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Has anyone who used the up-to-date program submitted an e-mail address ID that contained a "+" character? I have a feeling the regex of the submission pages doesn't accept it. It also insists on an American-style phone number for some reason. 
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Jul 27, 2012 20:00
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Hey, you know what's not good Apple design? A popup asking me to manually sign out and back in again because iTunes Match has encountered an error. I can't see why that isn't done completely transparently and automatically, except that Apple is slipping.
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Jul 27, 2012 20:12
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Anyone else having this weird issue with QuickTime Player X? When I click anywhere on the window, it goes to the background, and whatever next app that was in the Z-order stack comes forward (Finder usually). If I click on the titlebar buttons (close, minimize) it does nothing. The only way to put QT Player back in focus is to click it's Dock icon. I can still Cmd-W to close the window, but clicking anywhere on the app window doesn't work. And if the app window is in the foreground, clicking on it puts it in the background. I've disabled persistant windows for it, and also tried removing the preferences plist for it. No other app behaves this way. edit: Cmd-Tab will also bring it to the foreground.
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Jul 27, 2012 20:17
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fleshweasel posted:Hey, you know what's not good Apple design? A popup asking me to manually sign out and back in again because iTunes Match has encountered an error. I can't see why that isn't done completely transparently and automatically, except that Apple is slipping. iTunes in general is a piece of poo poo and I'm almost sure they're going to phase it out soon. Nobody likes it, and it's by far the least consumer-friendly piece of software Apple makes.
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Jul 27, 2012 20:25
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maduin posted:iTunes in general is a piece of poo poo and I'm almost sure they're going to phase it out soon. Nobody likes it, and it's by far the least consumer-friendly piece of software Apple makes. I can't be the only person who has no problem with iTunes. I load it, it manages my media. The last thing Apple should do is break iTunes up into like 10 different apps, iOS style, which would be their contemporary definition of "fixing".
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Jul 27, 2012 20:26
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maduin posted:iTunes in general is a piece of poo poo and I'm almost sure they're going to phase it out soon. Nobody likes it, and it's by far the least consumer-friendly piece of software Apple makes. This is probably true. But I bet when this happens the power users of iTunes will bitch, because I'm sure power features like Smart Playlists will go away in an effort to make it simpler.
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Jul 27, 2012 20:27
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Terpfen posted:I can't be the only person who has no problem with iTunes. I load it, it manages my media. I dunno, it would make sense to have a "Sync" App, a "Music" app. "Videos" app and also relegate stuff like "iTunes Homesharing" as a service in the System Preferences like all the rest of the services...
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Jul 27, 2012 20:29
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The play/pause/skip/back keys on my iMac keyboard no longer work for controlling iTunes for some reason? All of the other keys work (brightness, volume, etc).
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Jul 27, 2012 20:30
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echobucket posted:I dunno, it would make sense to have a "Sync" App, a "Music" app. "Videos" app and also relegate stuff like "iTunes Homesharing" as a service in the System Preferences like all the rest of the services... Sync is a feature, not an app.
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Jul 27, 2012 20:35
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Terpfen posted:Sync is a feature, not an app. You still need an interface somewhere to control what syncs.
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Jul 27, 2012 20:48
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echobucket posted:You still need an interface somewhere to control what syncs. Yes, but not a separate app. There's a reason no one ever had to fire up iSync to sync their iPhone to iTunes.
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Jul 27, 2012 20:51
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The main problem of iTunes is that it has to keep parity with the Windows version, causing the glut of features and the mess of settings, not to mention the fact that it is the same code base since sometime around iTunes 5. iTunes isn't completely broken, but it is showing its age compared to other top flight apps like Final Cut X, iPhoto, and Garage Band.
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Jul 27, 2012 20:51
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I wish they would push all the app store stuff into the Mac Store application. It would get people to look at their apps for one. But yeah, I wish iTunes would go just to the media side, and maybe bring back iSync to handling syncing from Mac Store, iTunes, iPhoto, etc. But I am totally the power user that would bitch if they got rid of the app or Smart Playlists. 
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Jul 27, 2012 20:58
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Sigma posted:The main problem of iTunes is that it has to keep parity with the Windows version This. Breaking iTunes up into several different apps might work on OS X since Apple can just include everything right in the OS, but making Windows users install multiple apps is trickier. Clearly something has to be done about iTunes, but it's not really obvious what yet. Hopefully, over time iCloud will reduce iTunes' importance enough that it just won't be a major issue anymore.
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Jul 27, 2012 20:59
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computer parts posted:Well, after preparing backup for about 9 hours my Time Machine is finally working again, albeit it seems to be going rather slowly. It's got 17 gigs to backup though, so hopefully it'll finish quickly enough (it's only done like a gig in an hour, though :> ). Not normal, I promise. Can you run tmdiagnose while it's being slow and file a bug?
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Jul 27, 2012 21:21
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Terpfen posted:I can't be the only person who has no problem with iTunes. I load it, it manages my media. I've been maintaining the same iTunes library since 2001, over 4 different computers, more harddrives and wipes, and it's gotten big. But I've never had any problems with iTunes. Once in the past decade I deleted the Library.xml file and rebuilt my library. Works likes a champ! They really ought to move all the iOS crap into the Mac App Store application though.
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Jul 27, 2012 21:40
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So, uh, I just got three different ML PDF emails from Apple, and then three different ML password emails. None of the passwords work with any of the PDFs. I'm assuming this is not a common problem that others are having?
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Jul 27, 2012 21:50
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Diabolik900 posted:This. Breaking iTunes up into several different apps might work on OS X since Apple can just include everything right in the OS, but making Windows users install multiple apps is trickier. Yeah, actually this is what will happen to iTunes. You won't sync to the device, you'll just sync to the cloud and pull down what you want from there. Unfortunately for now that means paying for iTunes match, but I wonder if eventually they might make iTunes match free and just make it how you get music on your phone?
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Jul 27, 2012 21:52
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echobucket posted:I dunno, it would make sense to have a "Sync" App, a "Music" app. "Videos" app and also relegate stuff like "iTunes Homesharing" as a service in the System Preferences like all the rest of the services... I could see something like that. "Music" + "Video" apps. Syncing & Homesharing will probably eventually disappear completely, what with iCloud, iTunes Match & AirPlay. Doubt you'll even get to configure much aside from a checkbox for each "type", they're pretty much moving to a model where everything is just accessible on all your devices if they're signed in to the right account.
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Jul 27, 2012 22:01
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decypher posted:If I remember correctly, the default setting is to Allow programs to run from the AppStore and known, registered developers. That's the middle of the road option.
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Jul 27, 2012 22:10
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I did a completely flat format and re-install, and now there is constant stuttering. From iTunes, from Quicktime Player, from games I'm running in Wine. It's made the whole system unusable. So I guess it's back to Lion for me.
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Jul 27, 2012 22:15
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Fren posted:I did a completely flat format and re-install, and now there is constant stuttering. From iTunes, from Quicktime Player, from games I'm running in Wine. It's made the whole system unusable. So I guess it's back to Lion for me. I had this on a Hackintosh once, and it drove me crazy. Turned out my hard drive was defective. The catch was it was happening on Windows 7 and OS X.
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Jul 27, 2012 22:56
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I got an "Up yo date claim denied" email saying the reason "Purchases must be through an authorized reseller". I bought a 27" iMac from apple.com refurbished store. The up to date page says Apple Certified Refurbished is acceptible for the clsim. Called Apple, after a long hold, they told me to submit the claim again.
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Jul 28, 2012 00:30
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Has anyone had problems with their gmail calendar not syncing with the calendar app after installing mountain lion?
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Jul 28, 2012 01:37
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Goddamn, I just rebooted and the loving youtube video I had open in Safari picked up exactly where it was.
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Jul 28, 2012 02:04
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Now that I have a ton of Ram I don't mind iTunes so much, it pretty much stays open 24/7 anyway so there are not many problems with launching it to sync. I just wish I could hide poo poo like Ping and iTunes Radio. So I just got our Mac Up-To-Date code for my Wife's 2012 Air. She's currently out of town this week, I wonder if there will be any issue, since we use the same Apple ID for the App Store, if I just plug it into my computer and download Mountain Lion on my 2008 Mac Pro, and then when she gets back we load it up on her 2012 Air? I don't see why that wouldn't work unless they are being extra protective over Mountain Lion
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Jul 28, 2012 02:04
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redstormpopcorn posted:Does Lion Server's Profile Manager do anything that Apple Configurator doesn't with regards to iOS device restrictions? Even in Supervised mode, where you are supposedly acting with absolute authority over your cart full of iPads, AppConfig has no provision for setting a Restrictions passcode or circumventing each individual device's main passcode. Would Profile Manager or some other MDM be less lovely about that? You can force/reset/remove a main passcode with Profile Manager. No idea about the restrictions passcode.
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Jul 28, 2012 03:30
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ufarn posted:Has anyone who used the up-to-date program submitted an e-mail address ID that contained a "+" character? I have a feeling the regex of the submission pages doesn't accept it. If it insists on using an American-style phone number you're on the US signup page, not whatever your local country's is. It'll also say "USA" on your confirmation, no matter what country you chose in the dropdown. ie. http://www.apple.com/osx/uptodate/ is different to http://www.apple.com/au/osx/uptodate/ Click the flag in the bottom right and select your country. Nothing concrete but I've heard it might take longer if you use the wrong country since they have to process it manually. frumpsnake fucked around with this message at 03:51 on Jul 28, 2012 |
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Jul 28, 2012 03:47
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Wow, the bug that disallows me from binding "Show Desktop" to a mouse button STILL exists.
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Jul 28, 2012 03:57
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Well I just bought Mountain Lion because I'm not waiting for another Up-to-date thing to go through. I'll submit my Up-to-date request, will it give me a code I can just give to any goon? They won't have to be in Australia or anything?
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Jul 28, 2012 04:11
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Astro7x posted:Now that I have a ton of Ram I don't mind iTunes so much, it pretty much stays open 24/7 anyway so there are not many problems with launching it to sync. I just wish I could hide poo poo like Ping and iTunes Radio. You can: 
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Jul 28, 2012 04:17
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Mug posted:Well I just bought Mountain Lion because I'm not waiting for another Up-to-date thing to go through. If you are just waiting for the email and rightfully own it already why didn't you just download it somewhere else? It's not like Apple has a cd key for it.
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Jul 28, 2012 04:29
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Mug posted:I got an "Up yo date claim denied" email saying the reason "Purchases must be through an authorized reseller". I bought a 27" iMac from apple.com refurbished store. Now I can't submit another claim because it says my serial has already been claimed... Back to the phone support. The support staff seem confused and not sure what to do. edit: gently caress this, hung up. Someone go pirate one copy of Mountail Lion to make up for the one I missed out on. edit2: Don't really do that please. Mug fucked around with this message at 04:53 on Jul 28, 2012 |
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Jul 28, 2012 04:37
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Mu Zeta posted:If you are just waiting for the email and rightfully own it already why didn't you just download it somewhere else? It's not like Apple has a cd key for it. I think that's against the eula, it comes under "Unauthorised copies". Also I didn't think of that, so there's that too.
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Jul 28, 2012 04:39
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I will tell you one thing I have notice since I installed ML, my computer boots up AMAZINGLY fast now! I had put a SSD in it a few months a go and it was booting up pretty fast already, but after the install it goes from completely off to logged in on the desktop in under 10 seconds, its loving amazing.
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Jul 28, 2012 05:06
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Yeah it's quicker to boot than to shut down. I'm having an issue though that restarting doesn't appear to fix. It seems I've got some kind of state issue. If I doubleclick an app it just keeps bouncing eventually "not responding". I can run the apps fine if I put their path in the terminal or via open -a. Nothing in the Console that I can see.
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Jul 28, 2012 05:12
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