Still needs a bit of work (apple take note)

I love this - it is amazing and it is helping me out loads....
However, there are glitches with syncing data (there are work-arounds) and Apple need to sort these and make it easier to re-submit your data. Probably the worst for me was tonight....just went out and ran my best ever 5 mile run (due to this amazing device!). I could see the details on the screen, 35min 50 secs, pace 7.44 (this is quick for me! Hmmm infact I guess my pace would be quicker than this as the Nano says 4.75 miles whereas this is my normal track which I've mapped out to 5miles via GPS) but when I plugged into my mac, it didn't sync....hmmmmm.....went and had a look on the Nano and it had gone! Arghhhhh! I now have no record of my time....my best time.....now I'm going to have to try and run it again now!!
Please Apple guys, when the WWDC is finished please sort a few of these little glitches as this is a very cool and helpful gadget....

but when I plugged into
my mac, it didn't sync....hmmmmm.....went and had a
look on the Nano and it had gone! Arghhhhh! I now
have no record of my time....my best time.....now I'm
going to have to try and run it again now!!
If I understand what you're saying, the Nano is saying your run is no longer on the nano. Right?
Wait. Don't panic. If you disconnect the USB cable very quickly after uploading through iTunes, your Nano will say that there are no runs in its history. Freaked me out the first few times I found my Nano saying I had no runs in my history. But if you reconnect to iTunes, you should see the history reloading onto your Nano. Don't ask me how or why this happens.

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SOME OF THE KEYS ON MY KEYBOARD WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. HOW DO I FIX THIS? I NEED MY COMPUTER ASAP AND APPLE WILL NOT TALK TO ME ON THE PHONE UNLESS I PURCHASE APPLE CARE WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD.(SORRY FOR CAPS ONLY WAY I CAN USE ALL KEYS)

can anyone help me? my a key, z key, q key, anf backapace key do not work for some reason and when they do it just types out a bunch if random letters and symbols. im not sure how to fix this but apple wont talk to me unless i lirchase something and i can afford to do that. need this comp to work for achool isnthwre a way tonremive keys ans see whats wrong?

Fast answers:
1. Try resetting NVRAM/PRAM and SMC. Doesn't usually 'cure' keyboard problems you report, but it costs nothing and only takes a few minutes.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3819550?start=0&tstart=0
2. Try plugging in a USB keyboard. Doesn't absolutely have to be a Mac keyboard. A PC keyboard will work for a test. If the typing problem does not occur with the USB keyboard, you have a temporary solution until you can arrange to visit a repair facility.
3. If your MacBook is older and has a user-removable battery, shut down the computer, remove the battery, and examine it for signs of 'bulging' or swelling. Then connect the computer to the Magsafe power supply, without reinstalling the battery, and turn it back on. If the keyboard problem has gone away, it was likely caused by a swelling battery.

APPLE Take Note: holding off on MBP purchase

I've been an Apple user since before the Mac. I'm "loyal" inasmuch as I have owned countless Macs, perhaps every new computer product.
But I will say this: I've been hearing about this noise/whine/buzz or whatever you want to call from the beginning, and from MANY different sources, both online and off.
What Apple needs to recognize is that some (if not large numbers) of its most loyal users are holding off purchasing this machine until this "issue" is resolved, officially rebuked or commented upon, or in one way or another addressed.
This is the only thing that will get the attention of those at the company who have the power to make an official statement one way or another.
Al. PB G4 15 1.67mhz Mac OS X (10.4.5)

To lawlbaker:-
Hey there Essex guy,
I am really happy with the macbook in general and have found apple customer service to be very responsive and helpful. its a completely operating environment that will take me some time to get use to and one which i know im gonna have fun experimenting with.
I have now got some WMP files to play using 'Flip4mac' installed and used using rossetta but i am afraid sites such as 'yahoo' music are out of bounds, they just dont work.
It would be great to share knowledge with someone who lives relatively in the same vicinity compared to others on the forum.
To anyone else:-
I did alot of research before i bought the macbook but did take it as a given that it would play basic 'wmp' files especially as it costs £1500. If i researched every single programme i used on my PC i would be researching forever.
I am sure this issue will be resolved sooner rather then later and that is why i am sticking with my macbook.
To anyone else on the forum who thinks i am having a go at apple, i am not. I am simply stating the limitations of the laptop at the moment and trying to find a solution, so please do not take my comments personally or as any sort of attack. I apolgise if i offended anyone.

I have an old work apple ID that is associated with my App Store . I have created new apple ids and reset in settings but whenI access the App Store it still defaults to my old work apple ID. I can't seem to get passed this, any ideas?

I have an old work e mail address that was a primary apple id. The App Store uses this as a default. I have created a new apple ID and changed this in the settings but the App Store still defaults to the old address. How can I get change this as I cannot update anything at this stage. I cannot create a new password against the ole apple ID as the e mail is no longer valid, old work e mail

Hi tried the various options but ended up deleting the apps associated with the old Appleid and then accessing them from the App Store and reloading. They automatically asked for the new Appleid and password.

Good idea, needs a bit of work

After using the app for a day, I've gone back to the default music app. It doesnt sync progress with iTunes so thats a bummer. The biggest issue I had though was with the autodownload. I would subscribe to a podcast and mark all as played since I have in fact listened to all of the eps for that one. I just wanted autodownload for future eps. Then I started getting episodes downlaoded that were released over 2 years ago. It seems like the app is getting additional past episodes after dowbloading the initial list and just downlaoding them too. Theres no way to cancel the download either. I can only pause it. Swipe to delete only works once its done downloading. I decided to just disable autodownload on all my podcasts. Because of that, I started getting weird phantom double entires in my podcast subscriptions. Duplicate titles with 0 episodes. Force quitting the app would sort it out temporarily, but another would show up eventually. The app is a neat idea, and one very overdue. I can see the need for it to further make an iOS device independent of a PC. But for someone who uses a PC to sync content regularly, this app should have been something released later. Perhaps with iOS 6 and iTunes rewritten to manage podcasts between it and the app. Letting Music and Podcasts share the database on the device seems to be creating a massive syncing issue. Perhaps also allow us to define a timerame for considering a podcast "new". Like only downloading episodes released in the past week. This would solve the issue of having 2-3 year old episdes be downlaoded as "new" unplayed eps..

but when I plugged into
my mac, it didn't sync....hmmmmm.....went and had a
look on the Nano and it had gone! Arghhhhh! I now
have no record of my time....my best time.....now I'm
going to have to try and run it again now!!
If I understand what you're saying, the Nano is saying your run is no longer on the nano. Right?
Wait. Don't panic. If you disconnect the USB cable very quickly after uploading through iTunes, your Nano will say that there are no runs in its history. Freaked me out the first few times I found my Nano saying I had no runs in my history. But if you reconnect to iTunes, you should see the history reloading onto your Nano. Don't ask me how or why this happens.

I've read others' posts on this issue and still need an answer that works. Safari keeps dropping wireless; no issues on a Dell laptop with XP in same room. Cleared cache, etc. - any other ideas?

I've read others' posts on this issue and still don't have an answer that works! Safari keeps dropping wireless connection every 5 - 10 minutes (it's gotten progressively worse over the last month). My husband, sitting 10 ft across from me, has no issues on a Dell laptop with XP so doesn't appear to be the router or ISP. Safari v5.0.6 Mac OS 10.5.8. Cleared cache, tried kill commands in Terminal, restarts, etc. Only restarting seems to keep it at bay for a period, but then it will start again. Any other ideas?

You posted a question about a problem connecting a Mac to a wireless router. You have an old Dell laptop that works well with that router.
I pointed you to a brief discussion with another poster who had a problem connecting a Mac to a wireless router. He had an old Dell laptop that worked well with that router. I suggested he upgrade the router firmware. He upgraded it, and the problem was solved. Another poster in that thread did the same thing, and his problem was also solved. Within the last day or two, I made the same suggestion to a third poster in another thread, and his problem was solved too.
Conclusion: Upgrading the router firmware helps sometimes.
If I understand your response, you think that checking for a firmware update isn't even worth a try. Am I missing something?

SuperDrive conspiracy - Apple take note

Well, having read all the posts about failed superdrives I think there is a situation here.
I called my local Apple dealer by telephone and spoke with an engineer (a nice chap). As soon as I mentioned my problems and error codes re my superdrive not buring CDs (It burns DVDs just fine) he said I needed a new drive. I could almost see the knowing smile on his face.
This my friends, is not a number of isolated cases. I believe there is a larger more commong problem here - akin to the Click of Death in zip drives.
My situation is this.
My superdrive plays CDs, burns DVDs and plays DVDs just fine. It will burn music, but will not burn data. I use Toast 6 and my OS is 10.3.9.
The error messages I get when burning fails is:
Sense Key = ILLEGAL REQUEST
Sense code = 0x72, 0X03
SESSIONS FIXATION ERROR – INCOMPLETE TRACK IN SESSION
I click OKAY and then get
Lead-in or Lead-out failed to be written
My thoughts are this:
1) There is a design fault with eMacs that draw in air across the superdrive thus causing dust to effect it in some way
2) There is a software error in Toast/OS that causes drive to fail
3) The drives being installed are poor quality and not designed to last
Either way Apple should address this issue. Okay, for for it's only $200 to have the drive replaced by Apple. But is there a fix? Why would a drive burn DVDs just fine, but not CDs. It's the same drive!
I have been using and have owned Macs since 1986. I am a great fan, enjoy using them and want to keep using them. But I must question, with many other people in this forum, the situation re superdrives.
What does Apple say about it all?
Steve

1) There is a design fault with eMacs that draw in
air across the superdrive thus causing dust to effect
it in some way
Possibly.
2) There is a software error in Toast/OS that causes
drive to fail
Nope, it's all Apple's fault...100%
3) The drives being installed are poor quality and
not designed to last
You can say that again.
Either way Apple should address this issue.
Maybe 10 years ago. Apple is too busy accomodating their iPod customers.
Okay, for
for it's only $200 to have the drive replaced by
Apple. But is there a fix? Why would a drive burn
DVDs just fine, but not CDs. It's the same drive!
The DVD-Rs and CD-Rs are burned using different wavelengths of laser light, thus requiring two different burner heads.
I have been using and have owned Macs since 1986. I
am a great fan, enjoy using them and want to keep
using them. But I must question, with many other
people in this forum, the situation re superdrives.
Same here. I am a major Apple fan and have been an owner for over 15 years (since I was a kid).
There is definitely a massive problem here. SuperDrives, Combo Drives... they are all screwed up! I just recently had the SuperDrive in my G5 replaced by AppleCare (not to mention it took 1 week longer than they said it would - very bad for business). Sadly, I don't have AppleCare on my eMac.
On the G5 (Pioneer DVR-109 SuperDrive I believe), I saw pretty much the same problems that you are describing. OSX 10.3.4, Toast seems to be completely useless, "ILLEGAL REQUEST, INCOMPLETE TRACK IN SESSION", etc. It completely stopped burning DVDs and data CDs and would rarely burn an audio-CD. It could read CDs fine, but refused to read burned DVDs. After getting the drive replaced, all is well, for the time being anyway. I can almost guarantee this G5 will be making more trips to AppleCare!
On my eMac with the combo drive (CDD5101), I'm having similar problems. CD burning fails 75% of the time, CDs refuse to mount without retrying 10 times, DVDs take upwards of 90 seconds of constant spinning before they mount.
FRUSTRATING! I've been waiting for like 2 months to get my hands on a copy of Tiger so that I can upgrade my eMac and continue working on my software project (which uses an API recently upgraded with major bugfixes and requiring Tiger). Much to my shagrin, after all of this waiting, I STILL CANT UPGRADE! It's so frustrating. The DVD will mount, but like I said, it takes upwards of 90 seconds to do so. Basically, this eMac boots up too fast for it to be able to recognize the Tiger DVD and boot from it. Sigh
So I guess my only solution is to pack up my eMac, walk it through the 2 feet of snow outside, and hook it up to my G5 which is about 5 miles away. ARGH! I'd really be wishing I had gotten AppleCare on this, but I refuse to be dooped by Apple's brilliant, and somewhat shady marketing practices. You mean you want me to pay $200+ every 3 years so that you can fix things that are GUARANTEED to break? I don't think so Apple. If I wanted a PC, I would have gotten a Dell.
I've also been an owner of Macs since the dawn of time...and one thing I must say, I am deeply disappointed with Apple through all of this. I bet they aren't even TRYING to resolve this problem, and why would they? They aren't obliged to or anything - it says it right in their TOS. Not cool man.
I wish Apple would be as loyal to their customers as we are to them. It's sad really. What happened to the Apple we knew 10 years ago?
In my opinion, we all DESERVE new drives. But I guess this is the future (and past) of Apple. Loyals customers investing their time and money into a company, only to get left in the dust. Don't get me wrong, I love Apple, but I'm really starting to grow a giant chip on my shoulder. I wonder how long it's going to be before a class action lawsuit is filed over this?

I have downloaded the latest version and I still get a message tha I still need to download because my version is not protected

I am not sure what you want here - I opened Firefox and it had an Urgent symbol and message that my version of Firefox was not protected and that I should download new version - I downloaded the new version and then restarted my computer and I am still getting the same message every time I open Firefox

The update doesn't seem to have been successful. Your More system details list list shows a Firefox 3.5.19 version.
Download the full version and uninstall the currently installed version.
Download a fresh Firefox copy and save the file to the desktop.
* Firefox 4.0.x: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html
* Firefox 3.6.x: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html
* Uninstall your current Firefox version.
* Do not remove personal data when you uninstall the current version.
Remove the Firefox program folder before installing that newly downloaded copy of the Firefox installer.
* It is important to delete the Firefox program folder to remove all the files and make sure that there are no problems with files that were leftover after uninstalling.
Your bookmarks and other profile data are stored elsewhere in the [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox Firefox Profile Folder] and won't be affected by a reinstall, but make sure that you do not select to remove personal data if you uninstall Firefox.

Interface help needed (Edirol FA-66) - works with Tiger, not Leopard

I have an Edirol FA66 that works fine on my Macbook running Tiger, but doesn't show up as a device on my iMac running Leopard. Can anyone help please? Thanks....

I used Edirol FA-66 interface successfully with my Intel iMac using Tiger & Logic, iTunes etc for a year, and it worked great. I upgraded from 10.4.4 to 10.4.11 when the system wouldn't recognize M-Audio Radium keyboard. After the upgrade keyboard is on board but now FA-66 doesn't work at all, crackles, static, no sound or device recognition. Must be some glitch in 10.4.11..? Downgraded and the keyboard is gone. Upgraded and the interface is gone. Crazy!
If I buy Leopard, will it resolve both?? I don't want to get Leopard and weigh down my system with all the stuff that goes with it and have the Edirol stuck in the same situation. Is there anyone out there who has experienced this and can recommend a particular version of Leopard?
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Help needed to upgrade to Yosemite : Apple ID not yet been used with App Store

I get this popup dialog about "This Apple ID has not yet been used with the App Store"
Clicking REVIEW does not help and restarting and re-signing in does not help with the case , I cannot get started with downloading the Yosemite OS X at all.
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I had to remove Mavericks and do a reinstall on 10.8.5 but still need help...

I have been trying to undo my Mavericks upgrade in October and after considerable effort I am mostly got back to 10.8.5 OS but still need a bit of help. I just want the previous OS back in place then I'll try Mavericks soon....
1)               I never seem to pay attention so is 10.8.5 the last OSX prior? As long as it isn't Mavericks, I want to get it installed.
2)               I had to reformat my iMac so I have a residual elements from 10.9 and one issue that I had before was permissions. Every number of files either on other hard drives or sometimes in my same user folder was asking for permission and authentication to simply move a file.. A popular one you'll see at the bottom the person/whatever/ problem known as fetching. Could someone just give me the general reason of this fetching and permissions problem that I ran into? Better yet since I just want to avoid it altogether into the future tell me what's the best way to assure it disappears forever.
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Thanks to your help

10.8.5 is the lates ML edition. I use TM and also carbon copy cloner as my second backup. If I were you and you have a TM backup prior to Mavericks I would try another restore at bootup. You should erase your drive first in that process using disk utitlites and then use TM to put back you apps and files. The other choice is to do an internet recovery and then use TM to restore your apps and files. That should fix the permissions issue. I did the same thing and all was OK including getting my original iPhoto progam (9.4.3), iphoto11 and photos back.

Do I still need GPS when A-GPS comes with Phone?

Could somebody explain me whether I still need an external GPS module when using Nokia E71? E71 comes with A-GPS, which stands for assisted. What the heck it means. To me it sounds like "the GPS is not good, so it will need assitance from your provider".
Nokia is still offering the Nokia Bluetooth GPS Module LD-4W as an accessory for E71. So this prompts me to ask whether I still need it. The LD-4W is not listed as Asssisted GPS. Does it mean it's better?
I am confused with all that GPS.
Thank you.
- Polo -
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Great, thanks guys for explanation. Yes, I looked up, E71 has GPS with A-GPS. So it means it drains less battery and is faster to find location because the phone doesn't rely solely on the satellites but it gets information from towers faster.
Does it mean, if I don't have data plan OR if there are no towers, the GPS still should be capable to do the job?
Anyway, seems like a good idea to get LD-4W to save battery on the phone. The LD-4W can operate 11 hours on GPS only, no A-GPS. Can E71 come close in number of hours for GPS use? Anybody tried?
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I will give it a try and see how it works.
- polo -
Message Edited by polocanada on 12-Aug-2008 01:29 AM

Do I still need OS 9 on my computer now that I have 10.3.9?

Do i still need os 9 on my apple if i have os x 10.3.9? Or can i delete it? Will it cause anything to screw up on 10.3.9? I do not run any classic programs??? Help me!!

You can remove OS 9 if you have no further need for it. There are usually three folders associated with OS 9 located at the root directory of your hard drive:
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2. Applications (Mac OS 9)
3. Documents
Open the System Folder and locate the OS 9 Finder and System file. Drag them to the Trash and close the folder. Restart the computer. After startup has completed delete the Trash. Now drag all three folders (System Folder, Applications (Mac OS 9), and Documents) to the Trash and empty the Trash.

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Hiya,
I am constantly receiving an error when I try to login to the app store/ itunes. I can access my account online so my password isn't incorrect. I have reset it nevertheless but still I continue to receive the 'Apple ID Not found/Password Incorrect' error.
I was wondering if anybody else has had such problems?
Thanks in advance!

Ahh, so it isn't just me? I had asked a few friends to check and they say that they have been able to login successfully. Perhaps it's an internal error. Thank you for replying
Edit:
Yes, I am putting the correct Apple ID in. It was working up until 5 minutes ago. I can login on the Apple website fine but not via my iTunes, app store or the iTunes on my iPhone and iPad

I have an issue with my iphone touch screen not responding, apple replaced phone and still having same issue. They say its software, what can I do I need my phone to work

Touch screen on Iphone slowly, over a few days stopped responding. Went to Genius Bar and was given a new 3GS because they didn't know how to fix the issue. Cool. Went home synced with Macbook Pro (new-12/2010), two days later same issue. This time when I went to Genius Bar they restored the phone to factory settings and instructed me to load as a new phone in Itunes instead of restoring information of the previous phone, which is an option good for when your replacing phone not fixing one Anywho, did everything they told me to do. SAME ISSUE A FEW DAYS LATER. This time I was told the software issue is with my Macbook and I thought this made sense, so I took it in along with the phone. That was yesterday. Phone working intermittently since leaving Apple. I was given instructions that if their "daily" fix didn't work to erase hard-drive and reinstall software that came with the macbook and start fresh. This would definately fix the issue. Extreme yes, but I need use of my phone, especially since we got rid of the house phone and all use cell phones. So last night I did the required erase of hard-drive and re-loaded all software that came with it and Microsoft Office for Mac. Plugged in the phone to set up in itunes and thought that was it. My phone is still not working. Can't answer when I try, can't make calls, etc. What the heck do I do? I'm starting to feel like a major lamo having to keep going back to Genius Bar, but I know enough to know these issues should have been resolved with the steps I've taken. I even went as far as to restore through my husbands computer and same thing. Could there be a problem with Itunes? Could the magnetic stripe in my debit card be hurting the device somehow, although that's a long shot since I have had the same or similar case since getting the phone. Frustrated beyond belief. Apple support not open at this hour so I'm trying my luck here.....
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restore iPhone as new and start again

Still needs a bit of work (apple take note)

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