macosx.com http://macosx.com/forums/ The Answer to Mac Support en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:33:53 GMT vBulletin 60 http://macosx.com/forums/images/styles/DeFraction/misc/rss.png macosx.com http://macosx.com/forums/ Downloads folder problems in Snow Leopard (10.6.8) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/macosx/UEUS/~3/vUdjAJPQJ1A/322272-downloads-folder-problems-snow-leopard-10-6-8-a.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:03:00 GMT I can no longer open my Downloads folder by clicking on the Dock icon. When I tried to, a question mark (in bold type) appeared in front of the icon and the folder name that appeared had "17-19-06" added; ie, it said "Downloads 17-19-06" instead of just "Downloads".

After two or three days of this, the Dock icon has now disappeared, with the aforementioned question mark appearing in its place. The same "Downloads 17-19-06" name appears when I hover the cursor near the question mark.

In both cases I am still able to access the Downloads folder via Finder. ]]> Oriole http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/322272-downloads-folder-problems-snow-leopard-10-6-8-a.html http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/322272-downloads-folder-problems-snow-leopard-10-6-8-a.html Ghost emails in Snow Leopard (10.6.8) Mail http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/macosx/UEUS/~3/PFqJTJMy6P4/322271-ghost-emails-snow-leopard-10-6-8-mail.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:58:27 GMT I'm experiencing two email oddities with my recently installed Snow Leopard:

1. "Mail Activity" consistently announces the arrival of twice the actual number of incoming emails; eg, 10 when there are only 5.

I do have two registered email addresses, but then so I did before with Leopard, but without this hiccough.

2. "Mail Activity" announces from time to time the arrival of emails when none appear in any of the mailboxes; eg, the Inbox, Junk, or whatever.

It seems to coincide sometimes with me transferring emails from one mailbox to another.

In both cases 1 & 2, I've tried rebuilding the mailboxes in question, but to no avail. ]]> Oriole http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/322271-ghost-emails-snow-leopard-10-6-8-mail.html http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/322271-ghost-emails-snow-leopard-10-6-8-mail.html Free Software to Convert Video to Galaxy S3? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/macosx/UEUS/~3/WEgLRXw3Oeo/322270-free-software-convert-video-galaxy-s3.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:40:53 GMT How do you usually convert video (like m2ts, mod, flv) to Galaxy supported formats? I tried Handbrake, but the video quality is barely satisfactory. Just found a freebie MacX Mobile Video Converter. But it seems to be new for me. Does anyone know... How do you usually convert video (like m2ts, mod, flv) to Galaxy supported formats? I tried Handbrake, but the video quality is barely satisfactory. Just found a freebie MacX Mobile Video Converter. But it seems to be new for me. Does anyone know how it works? ]]> mamameya http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/322270-free-software-convert-video-galaxy-s3.html http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/322270-free-software-convert-video-galaxy-s3.html Answer and ask question one after another! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/macosx/UEUS/~3/-LKrdoGX0jg/322269-answer-ask-question-one-after-another.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:36:33 GMT Just play a game about asking the next person a question. I go first: What gift did you give to your father yesterday? Just play a game about asking the next person a question.
I go first:
What gift did you give to your father yesterday? ]]> mamameya http://macosx.com/forums/bobs-place/322269-answer-ask-question-one-after-another.html http://macosx.com/forums/bobs-place/322269-answer-ask-question-one-after-another.html Big problems with the installation of operating system on Imac! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/macosx/UEUS/~3/6LNVnR7xjkY/322268-big-problems-installation-operating-system-imac.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:35:58 GMT Hello I bought a used Imac (just over a year old). It is born with Lion which was on the machine when I got it. When I tried to install the machine again I started to erase the hard drive and insert my USB key with Mountain lion that I have... Hello

I bought a used Imac (just over a year old). It is born with Lion which was on the machine when I got it.

When I tried to install the machine again I started to erase the hard drive and insert my USB key with Mountain lion that I have used on my other Macs, to create a "Clean install".

The problem comes at the error message I repeatedly get after a few minutes of installation. Note the computer is connected to the Internet, and I have tried both wired and wireless on several different networks.

Error message: "Can not download the additional components needed to install Mac OS X"

I have also tried to install Lion with the USB key and get the same error message.

Next, I tried to make "internet recovery" by pressing "cmd + alt + R". The installation starts.

However, I get the exact same error message again, after the computer has been running the installation a few hours!

PT, I have an Imac which can not be used for anything.

Apple Support had no other advice than to try on a different network, as they believed the error was due to the network!

I currently have tried 3 different wireless network and 2 wired and spent between 10 and 15 hours on the project.

Has run out of good ideas!

Experience or advice very welcome! ...........

Regards Kristian ]]> kristiandalby http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/322268-big-problems-installation-operating-system-imac.html http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/322268-big-problems-installation-operating-system-imac.html Mail frozen for one user only http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/macosx/UEUS/~3/1yxnQsGnBic/322267-mail-frozen-one-user-only.html Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:31:16 GMT Help! My apple mail has frozen - I cannot click on anything within the application nor on the menu bar. I can force it to quit, but no joy when restarting. All other applications seem fine and the other user on this Mac has a functioning apple... Help!

My apple mail has frozen - I cannot click on anything within the application nor on the menu bar.
I can force it to quit, but no joy when restarting.
All other applications seem fine and the other user on this Mac has a functioning apple mail.
I can also get my email working on my laptop.

I have reinstalled OS X Mountain Lion with no solution.

Any suggestions please? ]]> joolz21 http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/322267-mail-frozen-one-user-only.html http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/322267-mail-frozen-one-user-only.html Max RAM for late 2008 MBP? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/macosx/UEUS/~3/HqmrPEWbPEI/322266-max-ram-late-2008-mbp.html Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:01:07 GMT Just signing up for Adobe CC but my late '08 MacBook Pro 2.4Ghz feels a bit old. It meets min req's, but I know it will struggle. I'm planning to replace it with a desktop for the extra power – either a Mac-Mini i7 quad, or an iMac 21'5" i5. I'm not sure which yet.

The MBP is not ready for retirement yet, so I want to spend a small amount of money to increase performance and keep portability.

Visiting the crucial site I found RAM & SSD upgrades for less than $300:
http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartsp...E1C988A5CA7304
http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartsp...D0AE92A5CA7304

I have questions though:
I've read conflicting reports about max RAM capacity for the late '08 2.4 MBP. Will my machine take 8gb?
Any thoughts on Crucial: reputation; pros/cons?
Any info on Crucial M500 240GB?

Forgive me if this is old ground. I've read lots of reviews online but each seems to be an advertorial.... I'd really appreciate a less-biased opinion.

Thanks ]]> wicky http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/322266-max-ram-late-2008-mbp.html http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/322266-max-ram-late-2008-mbp.html DVD+RW not writing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/macosx/UEUS/~3/2CDdlpD3kDU/322265-dvd-rw-not-writing.html Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:15:23 GMT I am using a Sony DVD+RW but although it appears to be burn to the disk, at the end it say it has not burned and there is an error. I checked System Profile and it does list DVD+RW as compatable.Please can anyone help please? I am using a Sony DVD+RW but although it appears to be burn to the disk, at the end it say it has not burned and there is an error. I checked System Profile and it does list DVD+RW as compatable.Please can anyone help please? ]]> digitalprinter0 http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/322265-dvd-rw-not-writing.html http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/322265-dvd-rw-not-writing.html <![CDATA[2 external displays with the late 2012 iMac 21.5"?]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/macosx/UEUS/~3/jnlAggNT9aU/322264-2-external-displays-late-2012-imac-21-5-a.html Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:03:07 GMT I'm considering getting a 2012 21.5 iMac. The one with 2 Thunderbolt connections. I have a second (non Apple) 1080p DVI display and a Wacom Cintiq 12WX.

Is it possible to connect both a the same time? Does the iMac & software support a 2 external display configuration with each screen being independent (not mirrored).

Thanks ]]> wicky http://macosx.com/forums/hardware-peripherals/322264-2-external-displays-late-2012-imac-21-5-a.html http://macosx.com/forums/hardware-peripherals/322264-2-external-displays-late-2012-imac-21-5-a.html Software to convert Outlook 2007 PST files to Apple Mail MBOX http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/macosx/UEUS/~3/9WENqH7DxwU/322263-software-convert-outlook-2007-pst-files-apple-mail-mbox.html Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:55:37 GMT Some time back my laptop was stolen so I migrated over to mac. Earlier I had a windows laptop and luckily I had a few months prior saved the Microsoft Outlook 2007 PST files to a external hard drive. What I need to do now is take those PST files and... Some time back my laptop was stolen so I migrated over to mac. Earlier I had a windows laptop and luckily I had a few months prior saved the Microsoft Outlook 2007 PST files to a external hard drive. What I need to do now is take those PST files and convert them to MBOX files for Apple mail.

I have done some reading online, totally over my head, so what I would love is a trusted application that would do it for me, or a simplier work around than what I am finding.

Any help and guidance you can offer is most appreciated. ]]> Roland Bell http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/322263-software-convert-outlook-2007-pst-files-apple-mail-mbox.html http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/322263-software-convert-outlook-2007-pst-files-apple-mail-mbox.html <![CDATA[Send email option in Entourage is greyed out - can't send emails]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/macosx/UEUS/~3/EULrdotyfBQ/322262-send-email-option-entourage-greyed-out-cant-send-emails.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:16:10 GMT I am using Entourage from the MS Office for Mac 2008. I am able to receive emails and I can send if I reply to an email but I cannot send a new email. Any help? I am using Entourage from the MS Office for Mac 2008. I am able to receive emails and I can send if I reply to an email but I cannot send a new email. Any help? ]]> Mauligirl http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/322262-send-email-option-entourage-greyed-out-cant-send-emails.html http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/322262-send-email-option-entourage-greyed-out-cant-send-emails.html New disk icon after update. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/macosx/UEUS/~3/bxmNiJ02Fpk/322261-new-disk-icon-after-update.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:34:42 GMT I'm running 10.8.3. I updated from 10.8.2 about 10 days ago when the App Store told me it was available. I followed the few directions and it did its thing and rebooted. When it was all over, along with all my usual junk, there was a new disk icon on my desktop: BOOT OSX. The contents looked like a very bare bootable system, perhaps for recovery or whatever.

Anyhow, I did a "safe" reboot, followed by a normal reboot, and the icon was gone. What was that thing? ]]> Whitehill http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/322261-new-disk-icon-after-update.html http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/322261-new-disk-icon-after-update.html Airport Utility 6.3: Update FAILs to Recognize Airport . . . but Internets Work http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/macosx/UEUS/~3/2MLrgW8IzKA/322260-airport-utility-6-3-update-fails-recognize-airport-but-internets-work.html Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:35:21 GMT I put the smiley because this is not an emergency. Just an odd thing. Searching the :) Fora gave me a lot of irrelevant topics. My system is as below. The Airport I have: AirPort Extreme 802.11 a/b/g/n was purchased less than a year ago. So I... I put the smiley because this is not an emergency. Just an odd thing. Searching the :) Fora gave me a lot of irrelevant topics.

My system is as below. The Airport I have: AirPort Extreme 802.11 a/b/g/n was purchased less than a year ago.

So I see the Airport Utility 6.3 update is available! Because nothing makes a life that is a hideous montage of tragedy and shame better than a software update. Suddenly, women no longer call Human Resources when you walk into the room. Children sing sing in your praise.

I update because, I cannot tell you how many times I have used Airport Utility since that last time I configured the Airport . . . when I first got it.

I test it and get:



Now . . . despite that, the computer happily recognizes the Interwebs. In fact, the iPod updated . . . it is happy. So this may be one of those "odd things."

I simply replaced the application with a copy of the old one from a clone. This is what you get:



So . . . no panic. Tried restarting the Airport Extreme and all of that . . . does not change the situation if I update to 6.3.

There is a Firmware Update which does not actually have a link for down load.

Anyways, while probably nothing to worry about--the update did not "bork" the the AirPort connection. Perhaps someone has a similar problem.

--J.D. ]]> Doctor X http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/322260-airport-utility-6-3-update-fails-recognize-airport-but-internets-work.html http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/322260-airport-utility-6-3-update-fails-recognize-airport-but-internets-work.html Problem Changing Icon Image 10.8.3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/macosx/UEUS/~3/kM7JbbNrBvw/322259-problem-changing-icon-image-10-8-3-a.html Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:56:31 GMT To change an icon, I use "get info"
Then I drag the replacement icon over top of the existing icon in the get info screen.
Sometimes[rarely] I get the expected behavior: The image I want to use is now the icon associated with the file[such as the ico for an app.
That only happens with some images downloaded or saved from the internet.
Those images have ,jpg or png extensions or sometimes no visible extension.

Most of the time the image that becomes the icon is not the picture I expected such as an apple, a key or a book.
It is the letters JPEG or PNG in a white rectangle with a tiny picture that is the icon for the preview app.
I
I have attached three image files.
A screen shot of an apple image that is correct "correct icon apple.jpg". Made by dragging the file "cyanapple" onto the "get info' screen top left.
A screen shot of the incorrect image "JPEG" plus preview-like picture. Made by dragging the file "yubikey2.jpg" onto the "get info" screenCorrect Icon apple.jpgcyanapple.jpgincorrect icon.jpgyubikey2.jpg
Attached Images
]]> vienna01 http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/322259-problem-changing-icon-image-10-8-3-a.html http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/322259-problem-changing-icon-image-10-8-3-a.html <![CDATA[The new Mac Pro & OS X 10.9]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/macosx/UEUS/~3/Py2Or0SO45s/322258-new-mac-pro-os-x-10-9-a.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:25:53 GMT I hope you all saw the WWDC Keynote (http://www.apple.com/apple-events/june-2013/) today. I am really juiced about 10.9 but realize the Cat names are gone (OS X Mavericks). The OS X Mavericks looks like a solid update. The one thing that got my... I hope you all saw the WWDC Keynote today. I am really juiced about 10.9 but realize the Cat names are gone (OS X Mavericks). The OS X Mavericks looks like a solid update. The one thing that got my attention was 10.9's multiple display support and the AppleTV turning an HDTV into a second display.


Plus the new Mac Pro took me back to the cube a little bit. I just hope Apple can get the heat right this time and Thunderbolt 2 externals start coming down the pipe. ]]> Satcomer http://macosx.com/forums/apple-news-rumors-discussion/322258-new-mac-pro-os-x-10-9-a.html http://macosx.com/forums/apple-news-rumors-discussion/322258-new-mac-pro-os-x-10-9-a.html