IMac multiple identities

In Finder the "shared" window shows multiple versions of my iMac followed by brackets, (1), (2) etc. The connection between my MacBook and the iMac only seems to work with one of the bracketed versions while the macBook will only print to the unbracketed version, hence no more wireless printing. Does anyone know why this is happening? Can anyone help me stop it?

Known bug, associated with Airport Extremes and other Apple wireless peripherals. However, you can File a bug report with Apple. and add to their database of outstanding bugs and maybe they'll fix it. It's been known for months.
27" i7 iMac (Mid 2011) refurb, OS X Yo (10.10), Mavs, ML & SL, G4 450 MP w/10.5 & 9.2.2

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Multiple identities

My new 20" imac is shipping from Cali as we speak. I am moving from windows and I have a question on the basics...and this pertains to itunes & iphoto..
My wife and I (and my 5 year old son) will be sharing the computer. Over at the OS board I had asked about using multiple identities. Mostly for mac mail. I was told the only way you can do this is log in as a different user.
OK, cool. My wife and I use outlook now and want to keep the email accounts seperate.
The problem is though, we would rather have the music (itunes) and definately the pictures all the same. What do other people do in this case? I don't know how Itunes and Iphoto handle this...?
I'll be posting this on both the Iphoto & Itunes board...
Thanks!!

Both users have their libraries in..let's say the shared folder....does that virtually make all music into one library, no matter what identity imports / buys the music
Yes, all users have all their music at one location. Their libraries however don't have to be the same.
Each user still has it's own library, which can be all or only a part of the music in the 'Shared' folder.
When you set up such a shared folder, and add all the music to the iTunes library of another account, the libraries will be the same at first.
If user 'A' imports a CD, the files will be stored in the 'Shared' folder.
The library of user 'B' will not be automatically updated however. He/she will have to add the songs to his/her library. If the CD also is imported by user 'B', that will result in duplicate files.
Be careful when deleting files. Usually, when I delete songs I don't like (anymore), I choose to trash them.
On systems with a shared library that would result in creating 'dead links' in other users' libraries.
If you want to delete songs from your library choose to 'Keep the files' to avoid 'angry faces'.
So, it's important to know the weakness and the strength of such a setup.
The weakness is the fact that it can be messed up completely by other users.
On the other hand you will save HD space by avoiding having duplicates in different libraries.
M

Mail - Support for Multiple Identities (under one OS account).

Let me define what I mean by an "Identity" before that is misunderstood.
In Entourage, you can have multiple email accounts (just like in Apple Mail). However you can create multiple Identities, each of which only has access to that Identity's email accounts.
For example, the Mac is operating using one User Account: lets call this account "Dave". Now while logged into this User account on the Mac, I can have an Entourage Identity called "Dave - Personal" that only has access to a group of personal email accounts. I can then (within Entourage) switch to an Identity called "Dave - Work" that would then only have access to my work email accounts.
All the while, regardless of which Entourage Identity I am using, I am at all times still logged in to the Mac User account "Dave", so I have access to all of the same data (documents, etc.).
Is there a way to have Apple Mail operate in the same manner?
Before anyone asks why....
I keep my work emails and my personal emails in different Identities, within the same Mac User account. I do not open up the work Identity (with the work-related email accounts) after 5 p.m. weekdays or during the entire weekend. (This way, I don't have to see or worry about work!) However, whether I am at work or at home, (or anywhere else) I still want to have access to all of the same data within my Mac User account. So, the solution that most people may recommend, which would be to create separate Mac user accounts for each Identity, doesn't really solve my problem.
Does anyone know if this type of functionality can be had using Apple Mail? I am growing tired of Entourage, and this is one (of several) reasons I have still not switched to Apple Mail.

In a word, No. To accomplish that you must create a separate user account. You can have multiple email accounts within Mail, however. But not as a separate identity as in Entourage.

What determines my identity when I visit a web site? How can I change or use multiple identities?

Often, when I visit an internet site, the site identifies me automatically, without my having specifically provided an identity. The identity seems to partially correspond with one of my email addresses. How can I use multiple identities and change identities?

Make sure that you have installed support for complex script languages.
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Multilingual_support_%28Indic%29 Wiki: Help:Multilingual support (Indic)
* http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/int_pr_install_complex_languages.mspx
Make sure that you allow pages to choose their own fonts.
*Tools > Options > Content : Fonts & Colors > Advanced: [X] "Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above"
Can you attach a screenshot?
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screenshot
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-do-i-create-screenshot-my-problem
Use a compressed image type like PNG or JPG to save the screenshot.
Is this only happening with the English text or also with the Bengali text?

Windows XP Using iTunes with Multiple Identities

Hi. I'm using Windows XP and iTunes 7. I have my music files on an external drive, but all my library files are in My Music folders. I'd like to share all the music with other users of this PC (my kids) from their own identities. I was able to import the music, but album artwork that iTunes does not have that I imported on my own does not shows up on the new identity.
Also, I am guessing that, if I add a song with the original identity, it will not show up in iTunes with the new identity unless I add the library, folder, song, etc.
Is there a proper way to share iTunes music on the same PC with multiple identities?
In advance, thanks for your help.

hiya!
hmmmm. it might well be the Windows Fast User Switching causing his problem (although he isn't getting the usual problem i see associated with Fast User Switching):
iTunes for Windows: about Fast User Switching with Windows XP
love, b

RDP 6 client and saving multiple identities

Have I just missed something somewhere, or does the new RDP client no longer allow you to retain the username/password in a saved .rdp file for multiple identities on a particular RDP target? It drives me nuts that I cannot rdp into a server as two or more different users with a single click by keeping the username/pwds saved, relying on the security of the workstation upon which the client is installed.
thx.

Hi Drew, thanks for your reply. I have indeed read through that blog, in fact I posed the same question there. I still do not see how to accomplish what I'm looking for though. Yes, I can save a username/pwd for a particular server in an .rdp file for a particular user. The question is, how do I save 2 or more different username/pwd pairs (presumably in different .rdp files) for a particular server?
If I create a "server1user1.rdp" file for server1.a.org, and save the credentials of user1 with appropriate password, then I can get into server1.a.org as user1 with a double click of the server1user1.rdp file. If however I then create a new rdp file, say server1user2.rdp, that also targets server1.a.org, and edit the credentials with user2 as the username and the appropriate passwd, then I can get into server1.a.org as user2 with a double click of the server1user2.rdp file. however, when I go back and double click on server1user1.rdp, the credentials there have been updated with those of user2, so now I have two rdp files that get me into server1.a.org, both of which are for user2, and I can no longer get into server1.a.org as user1 without re-entering the password. I cannot get beyond a 1 to 1 mapping between username and TS server target. How do I create two seperate rdp files that get me into the same server as two seperate users?

One GMAIL account, multiple identities: how to access that on iPhone?

Hi there,
I use my Gmail account to fetch mails sent to several POP-mail-boxes, so that I can access those mails from a single mailbox. This works fine, especially because gmail allows me to send mail from the web-interface using different identities.
I now have set up my iPhone 3g to access my gmail account through IMAP. It works fine, except that I can only sent mail using my @gmail.com - identity, since iphone regards the login as identical to the sender address.
How to solve this? Does anyone know how I could use my gmail account, and still send from different addresses / using multiple identities?

I have wanted to be able to do this since "Forever". This is NOT a Gmail limitation... this works the same for ALL POP accounts...
The other thing that really gets me is that you can only have 1 signature! Even if you have multiple email accounts setup.
e.g. Work & Personal & Other

Imac multiple monitors

Hi
I have a weird startup problem on my iMac 27". It boots past the apple logo and blue screen but then I getaway white screen with random grey checkers all over the place!
I had issues with my snow leopard install which we're fixed after a fcsk command.
For some annoying reason I can't boot to a different USB or flash drive as I don't get past the mac logo!
Any help would be appreciated

Sorry nothing to do with multiple monitors!! My 1st post, don't know where that came from!

Entourage has the ability to have multiple identities, can Mail do this?

In Enttourage, you can have multiple email users in the same local user account, and you can switch identities to access the different email account. This is really useful if multiple people share a login, but want to have access to their own email...
Eudora had a similar trick, you could copy the settings, then change them for each user, then the user just dbl clicks their settings file and has access to their own email account....
Does Mail.app have similar capabilities?
Thanks in advance

John Public wrote:
The reason we don't was to use FUS is because the users share documents on the desktop....
Could you use the Shared directory instead of the desktop for these files?

Multiple iMacs, multiple family members -- so common, yet so hard?

I have a media-loving family of four. We're an Apple family. One shuffle, two touches, two iPhones (coming Friday), three AppleTVs, and two iMacs. We love them all.
I HATE the pain it seems to be to keep my media in synch, however.
It's not so hard keeping my account in synch with the AppleTVs and my Touch. Where I get into trouble is in wanting to allow my family members to leverage MY library as a basis for theirs. Moving and copying music and movies from my library to my daughter's, for example, just seems a lot harder than it should be. As does keeping my library on my upstairs iMac in synch with my downstairs iMac.
I've been unsuccessful in attempts to use iTunes Ranger.
What's the best way to move between accounts on an iMac?
And, is there an easy way to keep two iMac iTunes libraries in synch?
Also -- can anyone point me to some really good documentation that explains the finer points of media storage on a Mac. Everything Apple provides (unless I am missing the secret detailed manual with all of the crazy tips) seems so high level...
Many thanks in advance. Appreciate the support.
Jim

thejester77 wrote:
Also, latest news shows that Android only made $22million in revenues last year, and spend $20 billion acquiring Motorola. So I don't see Andriod being able to do much in the year 2012 to ramp things up to compete against Windows Phone 7/Nokia and Apple. What news are you reading? Android is not a company but a phone operating system. GOOGLE acquired Motorola, not Android. GOOGLE's 2011 revenues were 37.9 billion, NOT 22 million. Google acquired Motorola for 12.5 billion, NOT 20 billion.
Also, here's another suggestion... Do like AT&T has done and give users a early termination fee to get out of there contracts. I believe they charge $35 dollars or something higher if your not satisified and want to terminate your contract early.
Since you don't want to support or offer any more Windows Phone 7, why keep us as unhappy customers. Give us an option to pay a early termination fee and leave!!! Again, where are you getting this information? The AT&T ETF is $325 less $10 for each month of your contract which has been completed. It is NOT $35. Verizon has a similar, although slightly higher ETF of $350 less $10 for each month of your contract which has been completed.
Yes, we can hear you, but you are not making any sense!

I am quite fed up with Apple and my iMac - multiple issues

I've been a Windows user for years. I've suffered through all of the ups and downs of Windows over the years, mostly the downs. I have three Windows 7 computers, and quite frankly, both have performed quite beautifully, albeit without the polish of the Mac.
Earlier this year, I decided to buy an iMac for a few reasons. First, they are just so beautiful, and even if you are going to run Windows they are probably the best Windows computers out there. Second, I wanted to do more video editing and found the Windows tools weren't very good. I also wanted to run some karaoke software (kJams) that at the time was not available for Windows.
I was basically pleased with the iMac for a few months. However, there was one problem I could never solve: the wifi connection got lost periodically, even though I had made all of the system updates. I know this is a problem with the iMac, because my numerous Windows PCs and my two iPod toouches had no problem with a wifi connection. It appears from various posts here that this is indeed a problem many others have experienced since Snow Leopard's release, and as far as I can tell, despite many updates to the Airport software it has never been fixed by Apple. Strike 1.
A couple of weeks ago, my iMac started running slow for no reason I could identify. I don't have a lot of software installed on it, I didn't download anything pirated or questionable. I did install bootcamp according to Apple's instructions, and it worked fine (I wanted to run some Windows games). I tried doing all of the things that folks suggest when your computer is running slow - repairing permissions, running Onyx, etc. None of them seemed to do anything. I tried creating a new user, it had the same problem. I also noticed various other problems with the computer: it was slow to recognize a USB hard drive (and sometimes didn't recognize it at all), external hard drives would not appear in the time machine set up, and various other problems I can't quite recall. Overall, while presumably nothing serious should have been wrong with my computer, I decided I probably should simply reinstall OS X. Strike 2.
Now, quite frankly I would have been happy to simply reset the computer to its factory state. I would point out that nearly all Windows PCs come with a separate repair partition where it is very easy to do that with one click. I guess Apple is so confident in the reliability of its computers it doesn't think this is a useful feature. So, I had to install OS X using the DVD that came with the computer. It took quite a while to do this, and actually it wasn't at all clear to me that my settings would be kept (one would think that this is something the install screen would point out - Windows makes a quite clear distinction between a "clean install" and a re-install).
I was somewhat pleased when all of my settings were there. After the long process of reinstalling, I click on the "Accounts" setting I get a message saying that the Preferences application has quit unexpectedly -- clearly there are still problems. Quite irritating given that I just spent an hour trying to re-install the OS. I google around and again find others have had this problem, but unfortunately none of the proposed fixes I try seem to work. And my computer still seems to have other problems - it still doesn't recognize external drives very well. I will say that it seemed to be running a little faster though. Strike 3.
Anyway, I decide I need to do a full clean install. When I do that, things seem to be working better, although the mouse pointer is quite jerky - I'm thinking that maybe I need to just run software update to fix that. I start the software update - a nice 1gb download is required. Now ,the problem is that I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH WIFI DISCONNECTIONS. So no matter how many times I start the download, I CAN"T FINISH IT. And Apple, in its infinite wisdom, HAS NOT WRITTEN A DOWNLOADER THAT IS SMART ENOUGH TO CONTINUE WHERE IT LEFT OFF. How hard is this to do, really? Do I now have to lug my iMac across the house to put it on a wired connection? I've already wasted hours trying to get this piece of junk working.
And the sad fact is, once I am done, I will have a very beautiful computer that can't hold an internet connection.
I have to give Apple kudos for the iMac hardware. It's great. But the software? It's fine as long as it works. But it doesn't always work - and when it doesn't, it actually at this point seems more buggy and difficult to repair than Windows. Is this the last Mac I'll ever buy? Probably. Quite frankly, it's hard to avoid the conclusion that Apple's best developers have moved on to more exciting pastures (iPhone for example). And given the number of unsolved issues posted on these forums (including the ones I mention here), it appears that Apple engineers are simply asleep at the switch.

Let me start by saying I don't use wireless so I haven't had to deal with it, and I assume you know your way around all the settings in your modem/switch and Windows 7.
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=Applewifi+signaldrops
Google turned up a 43 page thread, going on for a year, not very encouraging.
a href=http://discussions.info.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2142725&tstart=0&me ssageID=12175855#12175855> Dropping Wi FI Signal
Well for weeks (months?) now, since two or three weeks maybe after 10.6.4 was released, I did not have dropped wifi until today. What is different? I applied the latest security patch less than 24 hours ago.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1094
Safari and DNS:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2227251
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20016549-263.html
Airport:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20012462-263.html
Joining an encrypted wireless network
When logged in, then AirPort menu bar icon shows the approximate strength of your wireless network signal. All four signal bars darkened means you have very good throughput. If you don't see this menu bar icon, enable it in AirPort preferences. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1126
If you can focus on networking, there are some excellent people that hang out there.
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1343
If you bought your iMac this year then it likely came with 10.6.3 and shouldn't have a whole lot of updates, outside of iTunes and Safari etc.
iMac Networking Discussion?
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1111
Support, tutorials, how to, etc:
http://www.apple.com/support/imac/intel/
Potential sources for interference with wireless
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1365
Bluetooth: If your computer stops recognizing your Apple wireless mouse or wireless trackpad, simply click the mouse button or trackpad surface to get it working again. http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3048
And, sometimes just knowing what make of networking equipment (linksys, netgear, d-link, even Apple). USB ADSL or a USB wireless devices don't work with Macs. Checked for firmware update for the network devices?
Changing from WEP to WPA
How do I change from WEP to WPA security, which I have been told is better. I'm sure it is simple but i cant find it.
These settings are in your wireless router, so you will have to consult the manual for how to access the administration page and change the wireless security settings. Once you have WPA or WPA2 enabled, you will need to reauthenticate your computer with the wireless network since you will have a new password. If you have problems with persistent password requests popping up, you will need to open the "Keychain Access" utility and remove all keychain entries associated with your wireless network and password.
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20014188-263.html
Networking In networking utilities, the in-depth network troubleshooting and monitoring utility VisualRoute ($49.95) has been updated to fix a bug with the "whois" routine, and likewise the Wi-Fi hot spot finder AirRadar ($19.95) has also been updated with a small bug fix for the signal status not updating.
The network administration and security testing utility NetScan (free) has also been updated and now has a revamped interface and new features for port scanning as well as fixes for icon appearance and update-checking problems.
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20013211-263.html
As for restore, it is different, won't be the same, but there are two ways to handle that on a Mac:
Apple TimeMachine
Clone OS X: bootable (yes, you can boot from 2nd or 3rd hard drive) - SuperDuper ($29) is superb and I update the backup (15 minutes) before applying updates.
That way I have my previous system with all data, not just an image, all my data and going back in time.
From another thread:
if you have issues when using an AirPort router, you've either got interference issues causing your problems or a system issue.
whenever possible:
1) Vist an Apple Store
2) Try your machine on their network
3) If the connection drops, make them fix it.
Reason being, I've tried and checked log after log and have never seen a connection drop inside an Apple Store.
My gut reaction would be interference but the easiest move may be to check it in an Apple Store if at all possible.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2142725&start=225&tstart=0
If you connect to the Internet or a network in several different ways (using AirPort or Ethernet, for example), you can change the order of the network port configurations your computer tries when connecting to the Internet or a network.
To change the priority of a network port configuration:
1) Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, and then click Network.
2) Choose Set Service Order from the Actions pop-up menu.
3) Drag a service, such as Ethernet, to the top of the list. When you try to connect, Mac OS X will try the port configuration at the top of the list.©
Tip: Any Network Device listed here that you'll never use for a Network Connection should be set to 'Inactive'.

One iMac - Multiple user accounts - Can iTunes music be moved b/t accts?

My family (wife, son, daughter, and me) share an imac but we all have our own user accounts. Our entire itunes music library is in one user account and is getting to the point of being unmanageable.
Can I move some of my itunes library (e.g., my son's music) to another user account on the same iMac?
It's my understanding that an ipod can only be synced with one itunes library at a time, but I thought Apple also restricted the usage of music bought from itunes to a finite number of computers. If this is true, I think I would be able to transfer a group of songs from one user account to another so long as the user accounts were on the same computer.
I think if I place the songs i want to transfer to my son's user account on an ipod, log into my son's account, plug the ipod in, start up itunes, then I should be able to transfer the purchases from one user account to the other.
Will this work?

Thanks, this will work.
One somewhat related follow-up question. After I have dragged the .M4P files into the shared directory, and logged into the other user account, they appear as "protected". After clicking the "more info" button, i can change the access to "read and write" for each m4p file, and then I can drag it into itunes.
How can I make this change (read and write) global so I will not have to unlock and enable each m4p file?

IMac, Multiple Monitors & Spaces

I have 2 monitors connected to my new iMac. I arrange various setups using Spaces on all 3 monitors. When the iMac comes out of sleep mode, all of the panels are always pulled into the iMac monitor (e.g. the other monitors are empty) in each Space. How do I get it to stay "as is" after it comes out of sleep mode?

Stephen, it has been almost a month since your post and I was hoping to learn something new about our type iMac monitors.
I have checked with AppleCare and several on-line discussions and it seems the only thing that can be added is a "mirror" monitor VGA, which may be what you want. There is apparently no way to increase the "real estate" like on a Windows PC or the new iMacs, Macbooks and Pros.
Hope this helps a little to know others are trying, too.
Ed

Imac multiple pages screen

I have found something on my imac leopard that no one seems to be able to explain. Occasionally, usually when I am surfing, if I move the cursor up to the corner of the screen, All of the recent history comes on to the screen. All the pages are surrounded with a blue border. I can click on any one of them to open. This is useful when comparing prices etc. The problem is I never know when it will come up. Most of the time it just borders the on I am on. Any ideas why and how can I use this when I wish?

You may be confusing the Top Sites shortcut (looks like ) which is located in the upper left of your Safari menu. That or you may have a Hot Corner set for Top Sites. You can manipulate Hot Corners in System Preferences - Expose & Spaces. To find out more about Top Sites I'd recommend looking over
http://www.apple.com/safari/features.html

IMac multiple monitors VGA Switch

Hi.
I have an iMac 20" early January 2006, a 32inch Samsung LCD TV with PC Input and a 17 inch external monitor.
I wish to use both the TV and external monitor as a secondary monitor for my iMac. Obviously not at the same time.
Would I be able to use a VGA Switch Box to plug both the TV and external monitor into, with the other connection going to the iMac. This was I would be able to choose which Monitor to use?
I think these Switch Boxes are usually used for plugging in devices such as Xbox 360, with the main connection going to the monitor. Basically, PC and Xbox, with the main going to the TV. So basically the question is, can I plug the iMac into the main connection, with the other two monitors from the other two, allowing me to choose which is active?
Here is the product:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/images/B000J249JC/sr=8-1/qid=1213461171/ref=d pimage0?ie=UTF8&n=560798&s=electronics&qid=1213461171&sr=8-1
Thanks In Advance

Stephen, it has been almost a month since your post and I was hoping to learn something new about our type iMac monitors.
I have checked with AppleCare and several on-line discussions and it seems the only thing that can be added is a "mirror" monitor VGA, which may be what you want. There is apparently no way to increase the "real estate" like on a Windows PC or the new iMacs, Macbooks and Pros.
Hope this helps a little to know others are trying, too.
Ed

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