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Using it as HTPC? Buy a Mac Mini Using it as desktop with external mouse/keyboard? Lift up the lid and enjoy a second monitor
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Yesterday I bought a new new MacMini (latest gen) and first day impressions are great, I really like it even though I'm using it as a server.
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Oct 31, 2012 18:46
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Bob Morales posted:Using it as HTPC? Buy a Mac Mini
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Oct 31, 2012 20:15
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Get an Apple TV and use AirPlay.
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Oct 31, 2012 20:29
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Xabi posted:Yes, those are some great suggestions... The fact of the matter is that it's silly as gently caress that you have to plug in fifty things in order to watch movies on a TV with the lid closed. What's wrong with 0% brightness on the laptop display and full screen on the TV?
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Oct 31, 2012 21:47
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Neurophonic posted:What's wrong with 0% brightness on the laptop display and full screen on the TV? This is what I do.
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Oct 31, 2012 22:10
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Neurophonic posted:What's wrong with 0% brightness on the laptop display and full screen on the TV? It just turns off the back light but still runs (and damages) the display. If it actually disabled the display I'd be happy with that solution.
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Oct 31, 2012 22:40
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Stick100 posted:It just turns off the back light but still runs (and damages) the display. If it actually disabled the display I'd be happy with that solution. You might be looking for ctrl-shift-eject then, which turns the display (and keyboard backlight) off and turns on the breathing light to full. Basically just puts your display to sleep right away the same as if you'd let the computer idle for the X minutes set in the Energy Saver pref pane.
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Oct 31, 2012 22:53
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G5ANDY posted:Just found something new in OS X. Hold down the command key when hovering over "Recent Items" from the Apple dropdown, it adds show in finder instead of just opening the file. I have some hacky stuff, specifically Afloat (through SIMBL), BetterTouchTool, and Moom. I'm assuming it's related to them but just wondering if anyone has seen the same thing with or without hacks. Almost forgot to mention OS version, I'm on the latest 10.8.whatever. Abjad Soup posted:You might be looking for ctrl-shift-eject then, which turns the display (and keyboard backlight) off and turns on the breathing light to full. Basically just puts your display to sleep right away the same as if you'd let the computer idle for the X minutes set in the Energy Saver pref pane. japtor fucked around with this message at 22:58 on Oct 31, 2012 |
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Oct 31, 2012 22:56
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Abjad Soup posted:You might be looking for ctrl-shift-eject then, which turns the display (and keyboard backlight) off and turns on the breathing light to full. Basically just puts your display to sleep right away the same as if you'd let the computer idle for the X minutes set in the Energy Saver pref pane. Does that allow me to use an external monitor without driving the main display?
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Oct 31, 2012 22:59
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Stick100 posted:Does that allow me to use an external monitor without driving the main display? Nope. I just checked it. It sleeps my external too. Solution: Buy an appleTV and airplay!
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Oct 31, 2012 23:16
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Stick100 posted:It just turns off the back light but still runs (and damages) the display. If it actually disabled the display I'd be happy with that solution. Could you tell me a bit more about this?
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Nov 1, 2012 00:07
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ConfusedUs (among others) posted:Nope. I just checked it. It sleeps my external too. poo poo, sorry y'all. I haven't used an external screen for movie playing in quite a number of months and thought that ctrl-shift-eject kept the external display on. Didion: I'm guessing Stick100 is just referring the normal wear-n-tear on a monitor that is displaying an image. If you leave a static image up for a long time, it can cause burn-in, hence screensavers. But modern CRTs are much better about preventing burn-in, and it's never been anywhere near the issue for LCDs as it was for CRTs. (This is all as best I can recall, at least.)
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Nov 1, 2012 01:40
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Abjad Soup posted:You might be looking for ctrl-shift-eject then, which turns the display (and keyboard backlight) off and turns on the breathing light to full. Basically just puts your display to sleep right away the same as if you'd let the computer idle for the X minutes set in the Energy Saver pref pane. This also doesn't work with Airs, correct? Because there's no eject button.
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Nov 1, 2012 01:55
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TheState posted:This also doesn't work with Airs, correct? Because there's no eject button. Just out of curosity, I just tried this with my MBPr with my external keyboard (I just got one of those stands for my laptop to bring it up to eye level). Thankfully, the eject key on my external keyboard does put my laptop's screen to sleep when I Control+Shift+Eject it.
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Nov 1, 2012 02:10
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TheState posted:This also doesn't work with Airs, correct? Because there's no eject button.  control + shift + fn + power works on the MBA.
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Nov 1, 2012 04:37
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IUG posted:Just out of curosity, I just tried this with my MBPr with my external keyboard (I just got one of those stands for my laptop to bring it up to eye level). Thankfully, the eject key on my external keyboard does put my laptop's screen to sleep when I Control+Shift+Eject it. Gism0 posted:
Weird, I could have sworn I tried this and it didn't work before. I am some sort of idiot.
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Nov 1, 2012 05:30
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Didion posted:Could you tell me a bit more about this? Keeping the lid open with the screen off serves these purposes; it allows for maximum cooling of the MacBook because heat dissipates through the keyboard, and it allows the GPU to devote all of it’s power to the external screen. Several websites have stood by "wear-and-tear" from the running the pixels even with the brightness down. I have no defense for the fact what I said seems stupid but it does seem reasonable to think that you might be shortening the life of your display if it spends thousands of hours unnecessarily working the rgb sub-pixels when the brightness is all the way down.
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Nov 1, 2012 06:15
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TheState posted:Weird, I could have sworn I tried this and it didn't work before. I am some sort of idiot. This did not work in Lion.
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Nov 1, 2012 06:34
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Stick100 posted:Keeping the lid open with the screen off serves these purposes; it allows for maximum cooling of the MacBook because heat dissipates through the keyboard, and it allows the GPU to devote all of it’s power to the external screen. Are you not using a macbook pro? Because I thought the mbp was pushing its heat through the back vents, not the keyboard...
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Nov 1, 2012 13:10
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Apparently a beta of 10.8.3 has been sent to devs (at least according to appleinsider).
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Nov 1, 2012 13:41
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vtlock posted:Are you not using a macbook pro? Because I thought the mbp was pushing its heat through the back vents, not the keyboard... I pushes it through but the keyboard and the surrounding area get hot anyway, especially the area just around the function buttons (because it's above where the heat is meant to leave the body), at least it does on my MBP.
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Nov 1, 2012 13:44
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vtlock posted:Are you not using a macbook pro? Because I thought the mbp was pushing its heat through the back vents, not the keyboard... Using MBA and rMBP, the heat goes out the back vents and when closed goes straight down, but when open shoots across the screen (back vents and up). The macs seem to stay cooler with the lid opened then closed. I made my peace with this issue a long time ago, just the complaint is that something like this seems so simple and Windows has had it figured our for years. It's a little aggravating to have to resort to magnets and command line hacks just to disable an unused display.
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Nov 1, 2012 14:11
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Safari 6.0.2 bringing security updates and iPhoto 9.4.2 dealing mostly with shared photo streams are out.
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Nov 1, 2012 21:27
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I'm running 10.6.8, and am looking for a program that converts wmv files to... anything, really. Quicktime Pro won't touch it. I'm trying to score a short video in Logic, and wmv files are no-go. Most likely because it's the shittiest video format known to man.
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Nov 1, 2012 22:08
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:I'm running 10.6.8, and am looking for a program that converts wmv files to... anything, really. Quicktime Pro won't touch it. I'm trying to score a short video in Logic, and wmv files are no-go. Handbrake? http://handbrake.fr
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Nov 1, 2012 22:11
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Sprat Sandwich posted:Handbrake? Nope, that was the second thing I tried after QT Pro. Thanks, though!
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Nov 1, 2012 22:12
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It largely depends on what codec WMV is using. There are Codecs like MSS2 which some CBTs use, for example, that you basically won't be able to read/convert on OSX without so much elbow grease that it would be faster and easier to just do the conversion on a Windows machine.
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Nov 1, 2012 22:20
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:I'm running 10.6.8, and am looking for a program that converts wmv files to... anything, really. Quicktime Pro won't touch it. I'm trying to score a short video in Logic, and wmv files are no-go. Maybe Max? http://sbooth.org/Max/#download
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Nov 1, 2012 22:21
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Nov 1, 2012 22:24
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Try Videomonkey.
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Nov 1, 2012 22:26
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UPDATE: Handbrake works, turns out I had an older version. Thanks for all of your suggestions. I hate wmv.
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Nov 1, 2012 22:28
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quote:now, when you buy an album, song, movie or TV show on any device, it’s instantly accessible in your iTunes library on your Mac or PC. Just double-click to play. Or if you’re going offline — say, taking your notebook on a plane — click the new Download button and bring a copy with you. This tid about the new iTunes suggests that I'll be able to play (stream) my purchased music or download it. Am I missing something? I would love to stream all my music from the cloud.
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Nov 1, 2012 22:57
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That's been the case with iTunes Match, plus music you didn't buy through the iTunes Store.
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Nov 1, 2012 22:58
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Safari 6.0.2 update hangs for me  .
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Nov 1, 2012 23:10
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wolffenstein posted:That's been the case with iTunes Match, plus music you didn't buy through the iTunes Store. Ah so it seems they'll be extending that feature to purchases as well.
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Nov 1, 2012 23:13
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terriyaki posted:Safari 6.0.2 update hangs for me I get the same thing. Maybe the servers are just overloaded, I'll give it another shot tomorrow.
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Nov 1, 2012 23:29
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Safari 6.0.2 works fine for me, even with pages with embedded Java.
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Nov 2, 2012 01:52
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terriyaki posted:Safari 6.0.2 update hangs for me I'm getting this too. I'll try again tomorrow.. edit: works today! Gism0 fucked around with this message at 13:32 on Nov 3, 2012 |
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crazysim posted:This did not work in Lion. Oh, good. I feel better.
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