A "Switcher" question

Hi all,
I've come to my wit's end with Windows and I will be receiving my Mac Pro this Friday. My question to the forum is I have two WD 320 GB HDs that I wish to install into my new machine (maybe not right away since I have to learn the new OS) and I was wondering if the OS will give me the capability to RAID 1 the 250GB HD that comes with it? In other words, can I RAID with a different sized drive successfully?
Thanks

As long as the drives are SATA interface drives they will work. RAID software is included as part of the Disk Utility tool included with OS X. Software based striped and mirrored RAIDs are supported.
Personally I would advise against installing the operating system on a RAID. Your Mac Pro's drive will come with OS X and any other bundled software pre-installed. Were you to include the drive as part of a RAID then you would need to erase the drive beforehand and then reinstall everything. However, you could add the two 320 GB drives you have and configure them in a RAID for data storage.
If you create a RAID from drives of unequal size (and speed) the RAIDs configuration will be determined by the smaller (and slower) drive. Thus, a RAID consisting of a 250 GB and 320 GB drive would result in a 500 GB striped RAID or a 250 GB mirrored RAID. If you did not partition the 320 GB drive beforehand you would "lose" the difference. If you partition the 320 GB drive into 250 and 70 GB volumes, then the left over 70 GBs would be treated simply as a separate volume.
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I'm new to Java, but not to programming or IDE's. I'm in the early stages of developing a new Java application, so I've been playing with various example code from some of the number of books available on the topic. In particular I was interested in using the StreamTokenizer class to initially set up my database, so I looked for some examples of how to use it. One of the examples I located is the following:
import java.io.*;
class StreamTokenizerDemo2 {
public static void main(String args[]) {
try {
// Create a file reader
FileReader fr = new FileReader(args[0]);
// Create a buffered reader
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(fr);
// Create a stream tokenizer
StreamTokenizer st = new StreamTokenizer(br);
// Consider commas as white space
st.whitespaceChars(',', ',');
// Process tokens
while(st.nextToken() != StreamTokenizer.TT_EOF) {
switch(st.ttype) {
case st.TT_WORD:
System.out.println(st.lineno() + ") " +
st.sval);
break;
case st.TT_NUMBER:
System.out.println(st.lineno() + ") " +
st.nval);
break;
default:
System.out.println(st.lineno() + ") " +
(char)st.ttype);
// Close file reader
fr.close();
catch(Exception e) {
System.out.println("Exception: " + e);
It looks good on the surface, but the compiler is unhappy that the case st.TT_WORD: is not a constant - the exact complaint is:
StreamTokenizerDemo2.java [24:1] constant expression required
case st.TT_WORD:
Of course, the other case statement also generates an error.
As I would expect, changing the switch/case to cascaded if's works just fine. The examples elsewhere in the book I took this one from have been excellent so far; this is the first time I've seen a compiler error on their example code.
Has there been a change to the syntax or error checking with regard to the case statement since the book was printed in 1999? Can a case statement be used in this kind of application or should I just decide to stay with cascaded if's?
Thanks in advance for your help and suggestions.
Jon

Thanks for the quick reply. I followed the same approach (using the class rather than the instance) about an hour after I posted my question and was able to make the example code work then.
I'm still a bit curious about the restriction though. The examples were from a 1999 Schildt and O'Neil book, Teaching Yourself Java. Every other example I have played with has worked right out of the book without any changes, but the StreamTokenizer example failed. I wonder if the 1999 compiler wasn't as restrictive?
Anyway, I appreciate the response.
Thanks
Jon

Hard Drive Switching Question

I'm using an iMac G4 800 MHz 15" Flat Panel. I am looking to replace my 60GB HD with a 250 GB one. I have a few questions:
1.) Can I put my 60 GB HD into a G4 Tower as a shell and transfer all the information from one HD to the Other with either an ethernet crossover cable/USB/Firewire whichever works best?
2.) Can I then take that 60 GB HD and install it into an old iMac G3 333MHz after erasing the HD while it was in the G4 Tower?
If these steps would not work are there any that people could suggest to take?
Thanks,
Ted

as you can see he said imac flat panel. You can switch the drive it is a big job but not that hard if you take your time and follow the instruction's. go to xlr8yourmac.com and you will find the info there!!! I did change my 80GB to a 160GB. I still have my 80GB in a firewire case with the system folder still there if I need to start up for repairs. and for back up of files make sure the new drive is set to cable select. and if you use the firewire case make sure the drive is set to master. If you put it in a 333mhz imac make sure you make your 1st partion 8GB then the rest will be like a second drive. The start up system on those had to be in the 8gb or the system won't start up. And to answer the question you can use the external cases which are usb1 but not fast for files. YOU CAN'T START UP FROM A EXTERNAL CASE ON THOSE SYSTEMS even if you put in a sonnet upgrade with the firewire plug in them!
I had one and know that for a fact. And if I remember right the drive in that system must be set as Master. Good Luck

802.1x Dynamic VLAN Switching Question

Trying to set up 802.1x dynamic VLAN switching, and have a question. I think I've gotten it working except for one part. The VLAN on a protected interface is never getting switched. I can see an entry in the ACS stating that it applied the appropriate VLAN via RADIUS response, but it never changes on the switch.
Environment:
ACS Express 5.0.1
C3550 running c3550-ipbasek9-mz.122-44.SE6.bin
Switch config:
aaa new-model
aaa group server radius dot1x
server-private 10.10.1.4 auth-port 1645 acct-port 1646 key 7 071C244F5C0C0D544541
aaa authentication dot1x default group dot1x
dot1x system-auth-control
dot1x guest-vlan supplicant
interface FastEthernet0/3
switchport access vlan 3
switchport mode access
speed 100
duplex full
dot1x pae authenticator
dot1x port-control auto
dot1x violation-mode protect
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dot1x timeout supp-timeout 5
spanning-tree portfast
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Am I missing something easy?

It looks like "aaa authorization network default group dot1x" was the missing command I needed to get this working.
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WiSM Switch - Questions about Client Connections

Hello!
i?m planning a worst case scenario for a customer site. They got a couple of 6500?s with WiSM Modules installed. Now I?m sitting over a instruction of what to do when a WiSM breaks down and I got a few questions regarding the clients.
In the case a Controller stops responding, the AP?s are automatically switched to the secondary Controllers. What happens when the Primary Controller returns - they automatically switch back, right? Is this automatic switch combined with a loss of wireless connectivity? (LWAPP tunnel gets torn down, and a new LWAPP connection must be established - that is basically the same if I restarted the AP, isn?t it? ) If so, how long does it take for the connectivity to return? Is it possible to manually do the switch to a later time (late in the evening..) to minimize the effects for the clients? The Goal is to keep the clients up and running, without termination of the wireless connection - if this is possible.

Also, after checking my WLC's Controller->General config screen, you will find a parameter called "AP Fallback".
It can be either "Enabled" or "disabled" and determines whether or not an access point that lost a primary controller connection automatically returns to service when the primary controller becomes functional again.
I suppose that if you set this parameter to "Disabled" in the secondary controller, before activating the repaired/replaced primary controller that this would also accomplish what you want.
It is not clear if the same setting would also need to be applied to the primary controller. You may need to test this aspect first to be sure.
Presumably, you could then re-enable "AP fallback" when you are ready to force the LWAPs back to the primary.
I hope this helps,
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Simple boolean switch question

I'm quite new at using structures (while loops, etc) in LabVIEW, so here's a very oversimplified question (hypothetical, but I think will help me understand what I'm doing). I have 2 on/off boolean switches, each one controls 2 identical LEDs which display if switch is on or off. One set of 2 LEDs (one from one switch, one from the other) should update every 1s, the other set of 2 updated every 5s. How do I accomplish this most efficiently?
I attached a picture of my first try, this lets me time the udpates individually but of course it's wrong since I then learned each while loop only takes the input when you first click run, and doesn't keep checking the input after that point. Thanks!
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You only need a single loop and you don't need any local variables.
Place all controls inside the loop and spin the loop every 1000ms.
Update one set of controls at every iteration and the other set of controls every 5 iterations using a case structure.
Message Edited by altenbach on 06-09-2008 01:25 AM
LabVIEW Champion . Do more with less code and in less time .
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Switch questions

hi, my dear everyone!
I am trying a practice on the switch statement, and the problem I were given is:
Write a switch statement that tests the value of the char variable response and performs the following actions:
if response is y , the message Your request is being processed is printed
if response is n , the message Thank you anyway for your consideration is printed
if response is h , the message Sorry, no help is currently available is printed
for any other value of response , the message Invalid entry; please try again is printed.
and the code I wrote is as follow:
switch(response){
char y,n,h;
case y:
System.out.println("Your request is being processed");
break;
case n:
System.out.println("Thank you anyway for your consideration");
break;
case h:
System.out.println("Sorry, no help is currently available");
break;
default:
System.out.println("Invalid entry;please try again");
}and the feedback I got is
Remarks:
?????⇒?????Unexpected identifiers: h, n, y
?????⇒?????You don't seem to be using your cases properly. Don't
???????????????forget about quotation marks.
?????⇒?????There is no need to declare or cast anything in this
???????????????exercise.
so why h, n,y are unexpected identifiers? aren't both char and int ok for switch statement? how should I correct it?
and the other question is
Write the definition of a method printDottedLine , which has no parameters and doesn't return anything. The method prints to standard output a single line (terminated by a newline) consisting of five periods.
my code is
public char printDottedLine(){
System.out.println(".....");
System.out.println();
}is it right that I put the char in front of the printDottedLine? I don't really understand what the problem says.
Thank you very much for your nice help!

Terry001 wrote:
Write the definition of a method printDottedLine which [...] doesn't return anything.
my code is
public char printDottedLine(){
System.out.println(".....");
System.out.println();
}is it right that I put the char in front of the printDottedLine?No. This won't compile. When you put char as the return type, Java expects you to return a char. You should put some other word there that indicates that the method "doesn't return anything", just as the assignment asks you to do.

Dataguard log switch question

Wonder if anyone can help me with a question?
I am new to data guard and only recently setup my first implementation of a primary and standby Oracle 11 g database.
It's all setup correctly, i.e no gaps sequences showing, no errors in the alert logs and I have successfully tested a switch over and switch back.
I wanted to re-test the archive logs were going across to the standby database ok, unfortunately I performed an alter system switch logfile on the standby database instead of primary.
No errors are reported anywhere, no archive log sequence gaps or errors in the alert logs, but I am wondering if this will cause a problem the next time I have to failover to the standby database?
Apologies for my lack of my knowledge I am new data guard and only been a DBA for a couple of years, have not had time to read up on the 500 page Data Guard book yet.
Thanks in Advance

First you have to know what happens when log switch occurs either manually or internally.
All data & changes will be in online redo log files, once log switch occurred either automatic or forcefully, these information from online redo log files will be dumped to archives.
Now tell me. Where will be the online redo? There is no concept of online redo data on standby, in case of real time apply you will have only standby redo log files, even you cannot switch standby redo log files.
First this command on standby won't work, it's applicable only for online redo log files. So onions redo exists/active only in primary.
So nothing to worry on it. Make sure environment is sync prior to performing switchover.
Hope this helps.
Your all questions why unanswered? Close them and keep the forum clean.

Integral keyboard power 'on' switch question.

hey
my Macbook died a few days ago, and wont power back on, think it's the Integral power switch located on the top right of the laptop. there was an electrical zap in this area when the computer failed (away from the left side where the logic board is located), opened the Macbook to take a look and nothing obvious going on.
questions:
Does this sound logical?
Would a failed 'on' switch make the Macbook appear dead, especially if it's shorting?
Is there a way to start the Macbook with out needing the keyboard connected, (un plugged key pad connecter to the logic board)?
Is there a way to test if the problem is the 'on' switch rather than the logic board. is a replacement keyboard assembly the only reliable way to do this?
I know it's a bit technical but if any one has any insight into this, I'll be really grateful for that. Would hate to get a new logic board only to find it is a shorted switch.
thanks..
Message was edited by: felixz3

hey istand
thanks for your answer.
yeah later models 07+ logic boards have jumper pads that will start boot procedure with top case isolated. just wondering if any one knows if 06 boards (mine) has the same feature. had a good look but can't find them.
Power 'on' shortage is a known power outage issue, i'm 60% sure this is my problem, failing the jump pads a replacement good top case will have to do.
there are a number of determinations to go through before deciding on a new logic board. airport card isolated etc. (Apple service recommendations or so I'm led to believe)
Message was edited by: felixz3.. tstand sorry

Hold switch question

I am familiar with the operating characteristics of my almost 2 year-old 30 gig iPod. I recently purchased a 2nd Generation 4 gig Nano...I received no manual with it, and I am not able to access a manual from the Apple site. I understand that (unlike my 30 gig older unit), ANY button will turn on my newer Nano. That function works just fine. However, I have a question about the HOLD switch on the Nano. My Nano turns off just fine. And the hold switch will keep it from turning on accidentally, just like on my older 30 gig iPod. However, when I release the HOLD switch on the Nano, it turns ON this newer unit. Is this normal, and if not, what is wrong? My assumption is that the software in the Nano recognizes the hold switch as just another button...and all buttons turn on the Nano. Correct?
Best, and thanks.
Byll

I would say this is normal to because it occurs with my nano each time that i use the hold switch. And nothing abnormal occurs when i use the hold switch after i have unlocked after the nano has been asleep. And here is the nano manual... you need adobe or preview to view the manual.
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iPodnano_2nd_Gen_FeaturesGuide.pdf
Hope this helps
GFF

SLM2048 Switch question

Hello,
I currently own a Linksys SRW2048 witch supports TCP/ User Datagram Protocol (UDP) port ACL.
I would buy the same switch but my supplier doesn't have it. They propposed me an alternative to Linksys SLM2048.
My question would be: does this switch support TCP/ User Datagram Protocol (UDP) port ACL ?
If it doesn't, could you suggest me an alternative(apropiate price) of 48ports managed Gigabit L2 switch witch supports that feature?
because I would really need that.
Thank you in advance,
Mike.

Hi Mike,
It does not really suprise me that your supplier no longer has the SRW2048, as this switch will be end-of-life soon. But, don't worry, things can only get better, there is a very good and brandnew alternative, the SG 300-52. Actually it has all the features of the SRW2048, and more, better, newer
For more information for the SG 300 series switches, take a look here :
http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/solutions/small_business/products/routers_switches/300_series_switches/index.html
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Cisco 6504-E Switch question

Dear All,
TIll now I have worked with 2960-X series switches. I am new to 6500 Series switches. As we are upgrading the network. My company is looking for a switch which supports 16 SFP+ ports and 10 Gigabit speed per each Ethernet port. We are building a core switch and I was checking the Cisco models and found out that 6504-E switch is a good choice according to our requirements. But I have following questions. I request you to please answer it:
1. Cisco Catalyst 6504-E Switch is just a body and comes with 4 slots with no modules installed. Is that correct?
2. Cisco Catalyst 6504-E Switch need to be installed with "WS-X6908-10G-2TXL" Part number module for Fiber connectivity SFP+ uplink?
3. For 48 Port Gigabit Ethernet with POE support which module is supported? Each Gigabit ethernet port should support speed till 10 GBPS.
4. Does it support application visibility and Control?
5. Does it support routing between two separate VLANs without the need of Router?
6. Each module do we have separate console port or one module with Console port in enough in order to configure all the modules? Basically how does it work?
Please answer to my above queries. Thank you.

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#1 Yes, also you need to install power modules too.
#2 Need? Well it depends on your requirements. BTW, I believe 69xx cards require a sup2T.
#3 Actually I believe all 6500 PoE line cards are now end-of-life. Cisco now has IA switches that support PoE.
#4 Don't know. Is that a specific product?
#5 Yes.
#6 You manage the whole chassis with one console port. Most line card modules are directly configurable while managing the device. Some service modules require you to start an "internal" session to them, but you still only need the one console port. (Management can also be done across the network.)
BTW, 6500s are being phased out with the 6800 series. Unsure 6500 series offers SFP+ ports. I believe the 6880 does which is about the same size as a 6504 and offers more performance.
Depending on your needs, you might also want to look at the 4500 series. I recall (?) one of their later line cards support SFP+. The also still support PoE line cards.

Layer 2 & 3 switch question\understanding

Hello,
I would like to have a nice explanation on a couple of things regarding layer 2 & 3 switches. The last time I asked this question it kind of went in different directions, so to avoid that I'll try and be clearer. These things below are what I do not need explanations on (followed below that I will explain what I need to understand better). What I do not need explanations on:
- I understand what vlans are
- I understand the difference between layer 2 & 3 switches
- I know what vlan trunking\tagging is
- I know what a default gateway is
- I understand that Layer 3 switches does the IP routing and layer 2 doesn't (mac addresses).
What I need to understand clearly is:
When I look at a layer 2 switch (show run) I see that the default vlan1 has no ip address and is shut down, a new vlan was created vlan10 and this vlan was given an IP address and default gateway. But the switch its self was given an IP address as well.
For ex:
interface Vlan1
no ip address
shutdown
interface Vlan10
ip address 10.10.50.2 255.255.255.0
ip helper-address 10.10.50.101
no ip route-cache
ip default-gateway 10.10.50.20
So I'm assuming the default gateway for the pc's that connect to this switch is 10.10.50.20 which is also the IP of the inside interface of the firewall.
So if that is correct then this is what I don't understand:
Why is there an IP for interface and DG address for vlan10?
Why do I read that there can only be 1 management vlan per switch? What do they specifically mean by management vlan? There has to be obviously an IP address to telnet into (10.10.40.2)? But if its used for management only why then are almost all the interfaces associated with that vlan10?
Shouldn't there be a vlan interface to access the switch and another vlan for all the computers to associate with?
So basically I need to understand better the concept of interface vlan and management vlan and ip default gateway.
Thanks!
Hello,
I would like to have a nice explanation on a couple of things regarding layer 2 & 3 switches. The last time I asked this question it kind of went in different directions, so to avoid that I'll try and be clearer. These things below are what I do not need explanations on (followed below that I will explain what I need to understand better). What I do not need explanations on:
- I understand what vlans are
- I understand the difference between layer 2 & 3 switches
- I know what vlan trunking\tagging is
- I know what a default gateway is
- I understand that Layer 3 switches does the IP routing and layer 2 doesn't (mac addresses).
What I need to understand clearly is:
When I look at a layer 2 switch (show run) I see that the default vlan1 has no ip address and is shut down, a new vlan was created vlan10 and this vlan was given an IP address and default gateway. But the switch its self was given an IP address as well.
For ex:
interface Vlan1
no ip address
shutdown
interface Vlan10
ip address 10.10.50.2 255.255.255.0
ip helper-address 10.10.50.101
no ip route-cache
ip default-gateway 10.10.50.20
So I'm assuming the default gateway for the pc's that connect to this switch is 10.10.50.20 which is also the IP of the inside interface of the firewall.
So if that is correct then this is what I don't understand:
Why is there an IP for interface and DG address for vlan10?
Why do I read that there can only be 1 management vlan per switch? What do they specifically mean by management vlan? There has to be obviously an IP address to telnet into (10.10.40.2)? But if its used for management only why then are almost all the interfaces associated with that vlan10?
Shouldn't there be a vlan interface to access the switch and another vlan for all the computers to associate with?
So basically I need to understand better the concept of interface vlan and management vlan and ip default gateway.
Thanks!

Ok but the book I'm reading says there can only be one management vlan per switch for management traffic. So all the clients in vlan10 is just a name, doesnt mean anything to them?
Yes there can be only one management vlan. But remember a L2 switch can have multiple vlans configured on it at L2 ie. in the vlan database. The restriction on a L2 switch is that you can only have one L3 vlan interface. So if you configured the management vlan to be vlan 3 for example the the switch would have 2 vlans at L2 but you would only have a L3 vlan interface for vlan 11 So -
"sh vlan brief" would show vlan 10 and vlan 11
"sh ip int brief | include Vlan" would show only one vlan interface up/up and that would be vlan 11. The only other vlan interface you would see would be for vlan 1 but it would be down with no ip address configured.
Ok, I understand all clients (switch included) use the ip address 10.10.50.2 255.255.255.0 as the default gateway (the firewall). I dont understand "If you used a different vlan to manage the switch then you wouldn't have the same default gateway as the clients. "
The default gateway is tied to IP subnet. So lets say as above you use vlan 11 for management with an IP subnet of 192.168.5.0/24.
int vlan 11
ip address 192.168.5.2 255.255.255.0
ip default-gateway 192.168.5.1 <--- the default gateway needs to be in the same subnet.
So the clients in vlan 10 attached to the switch are still using 10.10.50.2 as their default gateway but the switch is using 192.168.5.1 as it's default gateway. The device with the IP address 192.168.5.1 could be another interface on the firewall, it could be a vlan interface on a L3 switch, it could be on a router.
Now to make things simple lets say instead of the firewall both default gateways IPs are on a L3 switch.
int vlan 10
ip address 10.10.50.2 255.255.255.0
int vlan 11
ip address 192.168.5.1 255.255.255.0
the L2 switch is connnected to the L3 switch with a L2 trunk. It needs to be because you need both vlan 10 and 11 to go via the trunk.
From a PC in vlan 10 you want to connect to the switch. You telnet to the switch.
1) the PC compares it's IP and subnet mask with the IP of the switch and realises it is on a different subnet so it needs to send the packets to it's default gateway
2) the packet goes from the PC down the trunk (tagged with vlan 10) to the L3 switch
3) the L3 switch looks up the destination IP and sees it is for a 192.168.5.x address
4) the L3 switch has an interface on the 192.168.5.x subnet so it routes the packet onto that vlan and sends it back down the trunk link to the L2 switch. This time the packet is tagged with a vlan 11 tag.
5) the L2 switch receives the packet.
The return traffic is just the same but done in reverse.
Note i assumed the PC had the mac address of it's default gateway in it's arp table. I also assumed the L2 and L3 switches had all the mac address to port mappings in their respective mac address tables.
Again, please feel free to come back.
Jon

GPU switching question before buying a GS70 Stealth

Hi.
I do some hobby 2d game development and want to buy a laptop to work with when I'm not at home, so I'm interested in this model from a performance perspective (not to mention gaming).
I like the idea of having the Nvidia GPU and the Core i7's GPU to test stuff on seperately. I know that it will auto-switch when gaming, but can I actually tell the laptop which one I wish to use for a given .exe file (i.e. my own projects)?
Thanks.

Quote from: Tolley on 10-September-14, 03:03:25
Now that I own it and in case anyone else has a similar question, you can right-click on something and the menu has options to choose which GPU to run on. Very nice.
Super laptop....that 5 second boot time
You should also be able to tell what GPU is being used by the color of the power button, I believe. I'm not 100% certain that the GS70 is the same as all the other laptops, but all the other laptops are a single color when the Intel iGPU is being used, and a different color when the NVidia GPU is being used.
My GT70 is white when the Intel GPU is in use, and Orange when the NVidia GPU is in use.

Fast User Switching Question from newbie

Hi
This is probably a simple question, so I apologize in advance...
I was looking around in system preferences and was customizing a few settings. Prior to my changing "something" I had my user name in the title bar (upper right) and I could switch to my other account via a pull down menu. My user name is no longer in the title bar and it seems that the only way I can switch accounts now is by using the Shift-Cmd-Q option now.
How do I get the user name back in the title bar so I can switch accounts like I used to do?
Thanks
RIch

Found it by searching, apparently a fairly common prob. It works now.

How to on a MacBook Pro-some switcher questions

I bought my first Mac in March of this year but i am still learning all the time about it.
I have some questions about Mac OSX at the moment i am designing a website for my sister she has bought her own domain with Fasthosts and i have been designing her website mainly in Windows XP via bootcamp because i do not know how to save in html on my Mac. Do i need to buy software so that i can design websites on my Mac so that i can save in html? I want to hand encode and then save in html? Is there a application in Mac that will allow me to do this? In Windows i can encode by hand in notepad and just save in html very simply. Also, Is there a way to edit what i have already done in Windows on my Mac. I tried using Text-edit and that does not bring up a plain text version of the code when i open up what i have already done.
Also, how do i resize a picture using my Mac. I often use Paint to do this because i have not figured how to do this on a Mac yet?
I have been wondering about this for a while also but how do i refresh a page using Mac OS. In windows you press F5 to refresh a page but what do you do with a Mac?
I am finding that the Mac does not cater as well for people who do not want to buy extra software to use it for example to have a Paint programme that is decent you need to buy extra software wheras on Windows XP Paint comes free of charge.

I bought my first Mac in March of this year but i am
still learning all the time about it.
Welcome to Macs!!! I hope you're enjoying them!
I have some questions about Mac OSX at the moment i
am designing a website for my sister she has bought
her own domain with Fasthosts and i have been
designing her website mainly in Windows XP via
bootcamp because i do not know how to save in html on
my Mac. Do i need to buy software so that i can
design websites on my Mac so that i can save in html?
Two sided question - yes and no. I have never purchased any but there are some for purchase... I forget their names and I'm sure another user will chime in with them.
You can use both iWeb or Nvu. iWeb is more drag and drop, but you can publish your site to a folder, and then send that to your ftp server using a program called Cyberduck. Nvu is a free HTML editor... very similar to Microsoft Frontpage. It's decent, i've had it a while ago, but it's a bit slow and has a few bugs still. But what do you expect for free?!?!
I want to hand encode and then save in html? Is there
a application in Mac that will allow me to do this?
As a new web designer, I don't know what you mean by hand encode... But I think NVU will help you out with that.
In Windows i can encode by hand in notepad and just
save in html very simply.
Yes - NVU you can edit the html code inside the program, or you can open the html codes in Text Edit and edit them that way.
Also, Is there a way to
edit what i have already done in Windows on my Mac.
I tried using Text-edit and that does not bring up a
plain text version of the code when i open up what i
have already done.
Again, you can open the html in NVU and do it there.
Also, how do i resize a picture using my Mac. I often
use Paint to do this because i have not figured how
to do this on a Mac yet?
Paint?!?!?!?! Oh boy! In many programs there is the "inspector" button (like iWeb) and you can do it easily.
In iPhoto you can click on File-->Export--> And rescale the image in the size you want.
I have been wondering about this for a while also but
how do i refresh a page using Mac OS. In windows you
press F5 to refresh a page but what do you do with a
Mac?
Refresh? You mean like safari? Apple+R
I am finding that the Mac does not cater as well for
people who do not want to buy extra software to use
it for example to have a Paint programme that is
decent you need to buy extra software wheras on
Windows XP Paint comes free of charge.
Really?? Paint is terrible. Any program that windows gives you for free, apple has a better counterpart available for download on the internet for free as well.
You can also try GraphicConverter. This was previously free on powerbooks but was forgotten on Intel Macs... probably because they didn't have a universal binary at the time. There is a free trial, give it a shot.

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