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the_engineer
166 posts
46 months
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Thanks for all the replies. One more question - how easy would it be to uninstall iLife or specific packages within it? And how would one do so? Still getting to grips with this whole OSX platform...
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PJ S
9,154 posts
96 months
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Uninstalling is as simple as dragging the Application to the Trash, restarting, then emptying it.
Unless you're short of storage, just ignore it since you don't use it.
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daz3210
5,000 posts
109 months
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I use Aperture, it is far more useable (to me at least) than iPhoto. Lets me put all my physical photo files onto an external drive, which I could never work out how to do with iPhoto.
iPhoto just sits unused.
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TheHeretic
67,879 posts
124 months
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daz3210 said: I use Aperture, it is far more useable (to me at least) than iPhoto. Lets me put all my physical photo files onto an external drive, which I could never work out how to do with iPhoto.
iPhoto just sits unused. No idea if it still applies... http://hintsforums.macworld.com/showthread.php?t=8...
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daz3210
5,000 posts
109 months
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TheHeretic said: daz3210 said: I use Aperture, it is far more useable (to me at least) than iPhoto. Lets me put all my physical photo files onto an external drive, which I could never work out how to do with iPhoto.
iPhoto just sits unused. No idea if it still applies... http://hintsforums.macworld.com/showthread.php?t=8... That is still on one drive though isn't it? Currently I am up at three 1TB drives for my photos.
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TheHeretic
67,879 posts
124 months
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daz3210 said: TheHeretic said: daz3210 said: I use Aperture, it is far more useable (to me at least) than iPhoto. Lets me put all my physical photo files onto an external drive, which I could never work out how to do with iPhoto.
iPhoto just sits unused. No idea if it still applies... http://hintsforums.macworld.com/showthread.php?t=8... That is still on one drive though isn't it? Currently I am up at three 1TB drives for my photos. Well, you just asked for an external source for pics. Now it is 3 different sources. Just trying to help. iPhoto is clearly just a basic home photo thing, not for folks with 3TB of photographs.
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Podie
38,379 posts
144 months
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OK gents, new problem here. Relative newbie to Macs (4 months) and seem to have an issue I'm stuck with. Google not helping much, other than finding others have the same issue. Mac Mini, connected by FireWire 800 to external 2GB Seagate drive - which holds iTunes library (music and movies) and Time Machine backup. Has worked well for months, streaming to Apple TV in the lounge. Drive formatted as HFS. Today, for no apparent reason it cannot see the drive. Switching the drive off, moving to USB connection, restarting the Mac (or switching off) has done nothing. Would not see the drive under the Apple logo - About this Mac - Storage, either.  Happened to have borrowed the office MacBook, and it will see it. WTF? Help!
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PJ S
9,154 posts
96 months
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Not aware of FireWire tripping out - try resetting the PRAM.
Hold down Command (⌘) Alt (Option) P and R keys at power on. Upon the third chime, release and let the Mac boot into OS X.
Alternatively, relaunch Finder if you're connected and powered on, and see if that works.
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JDRoest
989 posts
19 months
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TheHeretic said: 11 doesn't seem much different than 09, to be honest. Slower, but that's not the end of the world. Can't remember why I moved to 11, but I had fairly decent reasons at the time. Don't regret it in the slightest.
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Podie
38,379 posts
144 months
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PJ S said: Not aware of FireWire tripping out - try resetting the PRAM.
Hold down Command (⌘) Alt (Option) P and R keys at power on. Upon the third chime, release and let the Mac boot into OS X.
Alternatively, relaunch Finder if you're connected and powered on, and see if that works. Did a "Repair Disk" via the office MacBook... and our Mac now sees it. Odd. What I don't understand is why it stopped seeing it. Finding the switch from PC to Mac very trying.
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PJ S
9,154 posts
96 months
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Repair Disk, if anything was red and not all green, suggests there was an issue with the one of the attributes - commonly can happen to slightly bork a drive if they've been turned off mid-writing or unplugged without ejecting first.
What other aspects of Mac or OS X are you finding "trying" rather than just different from what you're used to?
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Podie
38,379 posts
144 months
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We have two Macs. Both purchased from the Apple store. I have just noticed that we have two different keyboards! WTF?!? Which is the correct one? 
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Leithen
2,769 posts
136 months
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Bottom one is a US layout. Were they bought at the same time? How long ago?
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Podie
38,379 posts
144 months
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Leithen said: Bottom one is a US layout. Were they bought at the same time? How long ago? End of November (2011) and beginning of February (2012)
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ewenm
24,434 posts
114 months
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You can probably set them both to produce the same results regardless of what's printed on the keys.
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LordGrover
18,601 posts
81 months
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I'd be returning the yank job. Poor state of affairs. 
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Podie
38,379 posts
144 months
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ewenm said: You can probably set them both to produce the same results regardless of what's printed on the keys. I'm sure you can, but I've paid for a premium product. I expect it to be right. LordGrover said: I'd be returning the yank job. Poor state of affairs. On it. 
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CommanderJameson
20,657 posts
95 months
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Podie said: We have two Macs. Both purchased from the Apple store. I have just noticed that we have two different keyboards! WTF?!? Which is the correct one? Top one. The giveaway is that damned commie euro symbol on the 2 key. Hie thee back to the shop and bid them put it right.
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ewenm
24,434 posts
114 months
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Podie said: ewenm said: You can probably set them both to produce the same results regardless of what's printed on the keys. I'm sure you can, but I've paid for a premium product. I expect it to be right. Absolutely.
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JPearson
709 posts
31 months
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Not sure whether anyone can help me on this one.
Purchased iphone 4s back in nov 11, got sorted on dell 6400 no problem.
About 3 months ago or so decided to restore my laptop back to facotry settings ( gettting on 6/7 years old and was running out of space )
Got itunes onto laptop with music from itunes downloaded back onto it, got phone linked into itunes.
For some reason though it never seems to remember my login so every now and again im having to put in my password about 3 times for different things.
My actual issue though is that i can now no longer get music from my itunes library onto my iphone :/ logged out and in several times but still no good!
Anyone got any recommendations? Itunes and phone are as far as updated as possible.
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