Mac-Forums.com http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/ Mac Forums is a discussion forum for Mac, Apple, iPhone and iPod related topics. Find great Windows to Apple switchover questions and answers as well. en Sun, 19 May 2013 08:37:26 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg Mac-Forums.com http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/ Why is my mobile number greyed out in iMessage? http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299064&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 08:19:30 GMT I was experiencing difficulties in syncing iMessages across my MBP, iPad, and iPhone. A friend sent me an iMessage which I did not receive on my MBP, so I followed the steps suggested in a previous thread: ---Quote--- Log into your AppleID on the Apple site and ensure you have your... I was experiencing difficulties in syncing iMessages across my MBP, iPad, and iPhone.

A friend sent me an iMessage which I did not receive on my MBP, so I followed the steps suggested in a previous thread:

Quote:
Log into your AppleID on the Apple site and ensure you have your iPhone telephone number recorded.

Then go into Messages on your iPad and make sure you can see the number in the send/receive messages list. You may need to toggle iMessage off and on to refresh.
on my iPhone under iMessage settings the setting:
You can be reached by iMessage at:
Which has my cell phone and 3 email addresses (gmail, iCloud and me) shows the cell phone number check marked but greyed out.

On my iPad the settings are the same but the phone number is not greyed out

Just curious why that is.

Plus, on another note: if I send an iMessage from my iPhone to someone but they are not online should the message not revert to an SMS (I have the Send as SMS when iMessage is unavailable...)? A friend sent me an iMessage but I did not receive until I was back within wifi coverage. Would have liked to have gotten that message as an SMS. ]]> iOS and Apps Trolle http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299064 10.4.11 cannot find keychain http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299063&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 07:05:15 GMT Something changed recently. Now, things are not remembered like the Dock on restart stays open even though Hide has been selected before shut down. Open Safari and it says that it does not have keychain access. Even the Owner of the computer reverts from my name to System on restart. Tried to... Something changed recently. Now, things are not remembered like the Dock on restart stays open even though Hide has been selected before shut down. Open Safari and it says that it does not have keychain access. Even the Owner of the computer reverts from my name to System on restart. Tried to re-install system. Installer shows up but when I do restart on Installer disc it only reverts to original start up disc ]]> OS X - Operating System warwickmk3 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299063 Jumpy Screen in Full screen mode http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299062&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 06:40:45 GMT When I watch any film, youtube films or any thing in full screen mode, the screen jumps a little and it is annoying. Do i need to update software or am i doing something wrong! Please help someone! Davcoop1 When I watch any film, youtube films or any thing in full screen mode, the screen jumps a little and it is annoying. Do i need to update software or am i doing something wrong!

Please help someone!

Davcoop1 ]]> OS X - Operating System Davcoop1 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299062 MacBook Pro Internet Sharing Issues http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299061&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 05:19:55 GMT I hope there's a solution to this, but there may not be since it's a special problem. I have a macbook pro that gets fine wifi reception across my house in my room. However, my phone's wireless card isnt as good obviously and drops the wifi altogether at times. My plan was to use the wifi from my mac, do a little internet sharing (create a mini wifi network around my mac while still taking from our house wifi), and bam my phone has consistent wifi. Is there a way to do this? Natively? Apps? My phone's bluetooth is NOT compatible with my mac.

I don't think theres a simple way to do it on my computer since this problem probably doesnt occur often I'm sure. When they made the internet sharing function, it wouldnt have made sense to take wifi and make another wifi network w it. But anyways, trying my chances.

Thanks in advance ]]> Internet, Networking, and Wireless AndroidBoy http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299061 notes keep opening http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299059&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 05:14:39 GMT Does anyone know how to fix Notes from opening? Notes doesn't open in "safe mode"! ]]> OS X - Apps and Games jag5cof http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299059 Power Mac G5 Monitor Issues http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299058&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 04:22:56 GMT Hello all, I work at a recycling depot and today we received a Mac G5 in beautiful condition. The owner had removed the hard drive but said that the machine works fine. I installed a new HDD and It turns on fine and makes the startup sound but nothing is being displayed on my screen. I suspect... Hello all,

I work at a recycling depot and today we received a Mac G5 in beautiful condition. The owner had removed the hard drive but said that the machine works fine. I installed a new HDD and It turns on fine and makes the startup sound but nothing is being displayed on my screen. I suspect this is due to the fact that the 1st monitor output on the motherboard is an ADC output, and I am using the second which is DVI. Can anybody vouch for this? ADC seemed to have been short lived I can't find an answer on google. Any other suggestions greatly appreciated!

Many thanks,
Recycle your electronics! ]]> Apple Desktops dansermino http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299058 2008 macbook crazy slow http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299057&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 03:10:18 GMT Hi everybody,

So I have a old 2008 macbook that I use for travel and let family and friends use for whatever. So basically it's my backup that I don't worry about.

It's running extremely slow and shuts down safari all the time. Rainbow wheel regularly. I also think it's been used to stream movies/tv shows from questionable sources, but I'm not sure. The fan constantly runs on it.

So I'm wondering what I should do to help it run better as it's pretty annoying to use when I'm traveling. I'd just use my regular computer, but I cross the border a lot and I've had friends have to give passwords over to their computers. So I bring a computer where there is nothing on it even if they get onto it. Not that I have anything crazy, but they don't need to be looking at my personal documents. Or moving stuff and deleting stuff by accident.

Here are the details:
System: Leopard OS X 10.5.8
Intel Core 2 Duo
2.2 GHz
1 processor
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 1 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz

There aren't any personal files on it. My desktop is empty, my folders are empty, etc... So I'm not concerned about losing anything.

Would a erase and reinstall help? Something else?

I'm pretty computer stupid, so speak slowly and in simple terms! :)

Thanks for any help. ]]> OS X - Operating System bathedinshadow http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299057 Adium Chat Logs Location? http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299056&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 01:47:06 GMT Hi, AF! I'm new here, but it doesn't look like anybody covered this question yet.

A couple of months back, I accidentally deleted my Adium chat logs (via the Transcript Viewer, if I remember correctly). All I remember is that the files were dumped in my trashcan, after which I immediately went ahead to retrieve them in a new folder on my desktop. I wasn't able to view the chat logs in Adium's Chat Transcript Viewer anymore after that--I'd click on the .chatlog files, and it would bring up the Chat Transcript Viewer, but not the chat record itself.

I left it aside for a few months as I didn't have time to really look into it. Coming back to it now, I'm trying to consolidate everything again (old and new chat logs). My recent chats since the "deleting accident" have been logged, but I can't seem to find the actual folder on my system where they're being logged. They're not in Library>Application Support>Adium 2.0>Users>Default>Logs as I've read a couple of posts say to check out (no folder exists in Application Support other than an Adobe folder). Yet, my recent chats continue to be recorded...somewhere.

Tried hitting ".chatlog" in the Spotlight search. Looks like only the files in the folder I created from the deleting incident are there. (Do all chat logs have this file format anyway?)

I actually realized just now that a handful of old chat logs before the incident are visible on the Chat Transcript Viewer--but not all of them. Something peculiar I noticed on the list when looking at logs for a single contact, however, are that there are a couple of "holes"--a line would show the "To" and "From," but not the date when the chat occurred. Is this related?

I fun Adium 1.5.6 on Mac OS X Version 10.7.5. I don't know if that helps, haha. ]]> OS X - Apps and Games kayu89 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299056 Not asking me for a password for my wifi, cant connect to my router!! http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299055&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 23:49:19 GMT hi guys, I was searching around for a while but couldn't find the answer to my issue so i decided to join up!

Macbook pro 13" 2012

I had never put a password on my router before so i decided to do it a couple of months ago. When the router powered back up i couldn't connect via my macbook. it shows in the drop down menu but when i click my network it doesn't let me enter a password, It asks me when i try to join other networks, just doesn't on my macbook. The wifi signal on the top of the mac screen lights up like it is trying to connect!

The router works fine with other products in the house,

Can anybody help me please!! ]]> Internet, Networking, and Wireless Sketcha009 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299055 File Vault and Restarting Freezes http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299053&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 22:16:09 GMT Hi, I have a MacPro Xeon 64-bit workstation, with 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 16 Gig RAM, 1066 MHz, running OS X 10.7.5. This computer is acting as the server for my 5 iMacs, in my periodontal practice. I am using a dental management software, called MacPractice DDS. I am in the process of... Hi,
I have a MacPro Xeon 64-bit workstation, with 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 16 Gig RAM, 1066 MHz, running OS X 10.7.5. This computer is acting as the server for my 5 iMacs, in my periodontal practice. I am using a dental management software, called MacPractice DDS.

I am in the process of upgrading the version of MP DDS. While doing the upgrade, I get a dialogue box, that tell me I should turn File Vault on.

I did it, and restarted the Server MacPro. I did this Friday evening around 5. I waited for a bit, while the tick marks spun, like one sees during a normal restart. I came back at 5, this evening, only to find it still spinning.

Should it take over 24 hours to restart? I ended up turning it off with the button and just starting it back up. I can access everything, but I'm wondering if turning FileVault is worth the trouble.

Thanks
Drewber ]]> OS X - Operating System Drewber http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299053 Upgrading Hard drive in White Mac Book 2009 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299052&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 22:02:17 GMT Hi I currently have a White Mac Book 13 inch early 2009 model with a 160 GB SATA Disk running MAC OS X Lion 10.7.5. I am fast running out of space and have saw a 1 TB hard drive that I think should fit. What I would like to know is how to copy my current hard drive to the new one. A step by... Hi

I currently have a White Mac Book 13 inch early 2009 model with a 160 GB SATA Disk running MAC OS X Lion 10.7.5. I am fast running out of space and have saw a 1 TB hard drive that I think should fit. What I would like to know is how to copy my current hard drive to the new one. A step by step guide would be great as I have never attempted anything like this before.

Thx ]]> Other Hardware and Peripherals iloveorangesoda http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299052 Itunes library on two macs http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299051&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 19:16:27 GMT Hi everybody. I'm not sure if I'm in the right forum or not. My query is as follows. I have my iTunes collection of music/tv shows and films on my iMac. OK, and no problem there. I also have a Macbook air, and apart from my music I cannot get my tv shows & films onto it. I am going away on a course and would like to view my tv shows and films while I'm away. I am signed up to iTunes match and icloud and the two devices are signed into my apple ID. Im sure this is a simple problem to solve but would really appreciate your help.
Thanks. ]]> OS X - Operating System f1mac http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299051 Airport Express http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299050&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 17:45:31 GMT Doe anyone know how to set up a macbook pro with an airport express to play all system sounds through the airport express? I've tried changing the sound settings but although it's there to view won't let me change it. This is driving me nuts!! ]]> Switcher Hangout 1LoopyLee http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299050 Mac video chat http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299049&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 16:50:35 GMT Suddenly today Skype won't work for me. I've found out that's because my OS is 10.5.8 and the newest Skype won't run on this. I've downloaded the older version of Skype from several different sources but still no good. I finally gave up on Skype and went to gmail where you can download a plugin called Hangout and video chat that way. Hangout tells me in system requirements that it should work but I get a message saying Hangouts doesn't support video calls on this version of Mac OS. Is there any way to video chat with my friend who has a newer Mac besides Skype? I don't have an iPhone because can't afford the extra monthly billing for internet connec. Just getting along with my iMac. Thanks! ]]> Images, Graphic Design, and Digital Photography shawnwilson http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299049 slideshow program? http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299048&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 16:34:09 GMT I am a recent mac convert - I have been using proshow on my pc for years. I am looking for something comparable to use on my mac. I don't need anything crazy fancy and complex. I want something where I can pull in my photos and easily overlay it with music and have a variety of transitions. I want to be able to burn it to DVD to play on my TV.

I am not looking to spend much money on it. Any ideas? ]]> Movies and Video Scotttyd http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299048