Advice for a desktop replacement.

I have a 2008 Intel iMac with 500 GB hard drive, running updated Snow Leopard and a 2008 MacBook, also running Snow Leopard.
I want to buy a MacBook Pro w/ retina display to replace both computers:
Will the MacBook Pro w/ retina display + NVIDA do this(I want to run or make video)? How long should I expect this technology to stay current? I heard it will have Yosemite OS. I have external DVD/CD read/write unit (LG, Mac Compatible) and an external Hard Drive (Seagate Backup plus for Mac w/ 1 TB capacity). With the MacBook Pro, as described above, be sufficient for my needs?
Is it possible to move my documents (.doc, .pdf, .jpg, etc.) to my external HD? Can I do so in groups, or must I transfer one file at a time? Is there a
safe Mac app which will do so?
Is the Mac file erasure (x 35 times) adequate to permanently erase my HD's on my iMac and my older MacBook? Or how should I proceed? Is there a
Mac compatible app which will do this?
Thank you for any and all suggestions.
Snoshu

BTW...this is something I did recently which got me on this kick. I did it on my brothers Dell. I think it was a 17R if im not mistaken. It took it pretty well and rendering was about 2 hours for this 22min clip which is longer than I would have liked. But I didnt do any color correction or get to heavy into it, I was just learning the lay of the land for Pp.
I will mainly be using AVCHD full 1080p from my Canon Vixia M500 and 1080p from my GoPro Hero 3 Black if that makes any difference...Thanks!
heres the clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aOcBxMftY9U

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Looking for a desktop replacement, how will this one fare?

I think I settled on the one I am looking for...
My price range is probably no more than 1300-1500.
http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-X875-Q7190-17-3-Inch-Diamond-Textured-Aluminum/dp/B00AY1FGYK /ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1368339116&sr=1-1&keywords=Toshiba+Qosmio
Toshiba X875-Q7190
How will this stand up to some moderate to heavy editing? I am new to the video editing world, coming from music production. I would mostly like to make simple youtube videos for man on the street stuff and work my way up to documentaries and the like, maybe around 45 mins in length or so with lots of graphics and stock footage. Will this be a good bargain for what I am looking for? I would rather it be overkill than get invested in the process of editing only to find out my computer cant cut it...
Thanks a lot you guys I am always learning more when I come here!

BTW...this is something I did recently which got me on this kick. I did it on my brothers Dell. I think it was a 17R if im not mistaken. It took it pretty well and rendering was about 2 hours for this 22min clip which is longer than I would have liked. But I didnt do any color correction or get to heavy into it, I was just learning the lay of the land for Pp.
I will mainly be using AVCHD full 1080p from my Canon Vixia M500 and 1080p from my GoPro Hero 3 Black if that makes any difference...Thanks!
heres the clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aOcBxMftY9U

Can anyone help me with advice for a replacement hard drive

Hi there,
Can anyone help me with advice for a replacement hard drive and RAM upgrade for my Mac Book Pro 5,3
Its 3 years old & running Snow Leopard 10.6.8
I do a lot of audio & movie work so performance is important.
The logic board was replaced last summer & I was advised to replace the hard drive then...oops
Anyway it has limped on until now but is giving me cause for concern...
I have found a couple of possibilities below...so if anyone does have a moment to take a look & help me out I would be most grateful
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Scorpio-7200rpm-Internal/dp/B004I9J5OG/r ef=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1356787585&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-Technology-Apple-8GB-Kit/dp/B001PS9UKW/ref=pd_s im_computers_5
Kind regards
Nick

Thanks guys that is so helpful :-)
I will follow your advice Ogelthorpe & see how I get on with the job!!! Virgin territory for me so I may well shout for help once my MBP is in bits!! Is there a guide for duffers for this job anywhere??
& yes in an ideal world I would be replacing my old MBP but I'm just not in a position to do that at the moment....let's hope things pick up in 2013
All the very best
Nick

Palm Desktop replacement for Mac and iPhone?

Since Palm Desktop is no longer in active development, is there a Palm Desktop replacement for Mac and iPhone?
http://kb.palm.com/wps/portal/kb/common/article/33219_en.html#mac
I mean, a single application (not a bunch of them like Address Book, iCal etc) that works on Mac (desktop) and that can sync with the iPhone. Including all data from the current Palm Desktop:
1. Address List
2. To Do List
3. Memo List
4. Date Book
Thanks.

If only Apple did something like that (all-in-one-application personal organizer with contacts, memos, calendar, to do lists, etc)
Well, they offer all those functions--Mail has Notes and To-dos show up in both Mail and iCal, plus Address Book. Clearly someone made the fundamental decision that separate integrated programs were better than an all-in-one, so I wouldn't expect an all-in-one from Apple in any foreseeable future. But you can send a feature request, if you like:
http://apple.com/feedback
What would be interesting---and may exist, I haven't looked---would be if a third-party used the open access to iCal/Address Book info to build an all-in-one that integrated with Apple's separate apps, which could provide seamless iPhone/OS X integration while still letting people have the unified interface. Postbox uses Address Book but I didn't see any calendar/notes features in my quick check. Lots of apps build better replacements for Apple's individual programs--BusyCal, I think a Mail replacement, etc---but nothing unified that I've heard of.
However, my point was that you may be better off grabbing Entourage 2008 while it is still available than waiting for Outlook 2011, which is going to be a different program. Sometimes features go backwards, and Missing Sync compatibility may change or be delayed with Outlook 2011. I don't see the advantage of hanging onto PD until the very last minute.
ETA re the tech guarantee:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/Office2008/office-2011-upgrade.mspx
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TS1381 My left arrow does not work on my macbook pro(model A1226). I have reset nvram, performed a safe boot, pulled the cache to desktop, replaced .globalpreference.plist, test all other keys with keyboard view (all others work) - HELP!!

My left arrow does not work on my macbook pro(model A1226).
I have reset nvram, performed a safe boot, pulled the cache to desktop, replaced .globalpreference.plist, & tested all other keys with "keyboard viewer" (all other keys work except for the arrow).
In addition, I have gone thru all the recommended checks with universal access and have booted from snow leopard dvd and the left arrow still does not work.
I have tried using the left arrow key in all of applications I use such as: excel, ms word, address book, calendar, iphoto, terminal, & highlighting an icon and using the arrows to move to another selected icon.
Here is the kicker! In addition, I purchased a logitech solar bluetooth keyboard and the arrows work fine with my ipad but do not work when paired with the macbook pro. All other keys work fine on the macbook pro using the bluetooth keyboard.
I believe this says that the problem is not in my macbook pro keyboard. So where can it be?
Can anyone think of any other rabbit holes I can search?
thanks and regards
vats3

I would also like to add that I've reverted the two cd drive and hard drive mods I did and the laptop is back to factory hardware and there is 0 corrosion or mold visible.

Multiple libraries, Pbook/Pmac, advice for management & updating please.

Hi Everyone,
I travel frequently, and am looking for suggestions to keep all my iPhoto libraries up to date. I currently have a g5, Powerbook, and Mini.
I just upgraded to iPhoto 6 and I have several thousand photos on my Dual g5. I just came back with 1000 more from my diving trip. The problem is, they are on my Powerbook, and taking up alot of space on the relatively small hard drive. I managed to work through the rough upgrade from 5 to 6, and now I need some more help...
1) What is your advice for managing multiple libraries of photos.
2) What is the best way to transfer the iphoto pics (and movies) to my desktop, which of course has the larger storage capacity, after travelling...
Thanks,

Jason:
There are several different approaches to what you want to do. Let me just throw out a couple that I'm familiar with.
To get the new photos from your PB to your G5 and maintain any keywords, and other organization effort you put into them, you'll need the paid version of iPhoto Library Manager. It will allow you to merge libraries or copy between libraries and maintain the metadata, etc. That's the only way currently available to move photos from one library to another and keep the roll, keywords, comments, etc. with those photos. You can connect the two Macs with one in the Target Mode, probably your PB, and then run iPLM to move the photos to the G5 library.
Now there is a way to have a library on your PB that reflects the one on your G5 but is only a fraction of the size. That's to have an alias based library on your PB that uses the Originals folder as its source of source files. (My 25,600 files, 27G, are represented by an iPhoto Library folder of only 1.75G). When the PB is not connected with the G5, say with a LAN, it will have limited capabilities which are in part: you'll only be able to view the thumbnail files, be able to add comments, create, delete or move albums around, add keywords (but with some hassle-but it can be done). You can't do anything that requires moving thumbnails around, work with books, slideshows or calendars. Once the two computers are networked together again the library will act as normal.
Now while on the road you can have a "normal" library to import new full sized files, keyword them, add comments, etc. and then transfer to the G5 library. Once in the G5 library they will be represented in a roll(s) and corresponding folder in the Originals folder. You then fire up the "alias" library, and import those new folders in the G5 Originals folder.
It may be a lot of work but it may be one way of doing it.
I've not done any of the "sharing" with iPhoto so don't know if that's another possible candidate for transferring.
P.S. FWIW I've created this workflow for converting from a conventional library to an alias based one.

64 Bit Windows7/8/8.1 USB drivers for Palm Desktop

Thanks to the great folks over at Aceeca.com (makers of NEW PalmOS Garnet devices), USB drivers for 64bit Vista, Windows 7, and Win 8 operating systems are available. There are many users reporting Palm Desktop 4.x is also working.
I have synced my TX to my Vista64 bit laptop, and Windows 8.1 HP Spectre X2 hybrid successfully via my USB cable.
The drivers are located here:
Aceeca Driver Downloads
Installation instructions (from Aceeca) for Windows 7 are included in the download.
Basic instructions:
1. Download the drivers and Extract them to the same folder. Remember the folder you extracted them to.
2. Try to HotSync your device. It will fail.
3. Open the Device Manager, and look for the Yellow Triangle next to either "Acceca" or "Palm Device" under "Other devices".
4. Right-click on the device, and choose "Update Driver Software".
5. Choose "Browse My Computer for Software" and direct it to the folder you extracted the Aceeca drivers to.
6. Choose "Next" at the driver file location window, and then tell it to "Always trust software from Aceeca Ltd." then click the "Install" button.
7. I received an error message (Vista64) that told me "The drivers were installed but the device couldn't be opened." I saw that my TX had timed out and went to sleep. I tried a HotSync and it worked!!!
Good luck!
NOTE: Palm Desktop 6.22 may only show Media and Install. Here's how to fix that:
If Palm Desktop 6.2.2 only shows Media and Install, try this: Right-click on the shortcut for Palm Desktop, then choose "Run as Administrator". The ther modules should appear.
To make Palm Desktop Run as Administrator every time in Windows 8/8.1:
Close Palm Desktop, if open. (This is a very important thing to always do when using 6.2.2 - it has been known to lose data when a computer is shut down without closing the program!)
Right Click on the Palm Desktop Icon in the Metro screen, then choose "Open File Location". You will now see the actual file for the shortcut.
Right-click on the "Palm Desktop" shortcut file, then Properties. Now pick the Compatibility Tab at the top.
At the bottom of the Compatibility Tab is a checkbox: "Run this Program as Administrator", Click OK .
Try opening Palm Desktop, all the parts should appear. You may see a box open when you close the program asking "Did the program run correctly?" I picked "Yes", and it's been working fine since then!
If you are using a much older PalmOS device and want to try using Palm Desktop 4.x, you will need this additional patch from Pimlico Software:
Palm HotSync Setup
WyreNut
Forum member bobboffin has added this post:
"After attempting your first HotSync and failing (as expected) you may be unable to find any trace of the device in Device Manager, making the next step quite difficult. This happened to me, and after some investigation I discovered the following tip that allows Device Manager to show hidden and non-present devices.
Open up Notepad and paste the following two lines into it:
set DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1
start devmgmt.msc
Save it as SetDev.bat into My Documents.
Open My Documents in Windows Explorer and double click on SetDev.bat. Device Manager should open.
In the View menu select Show Hidden Devices.
You may now see under the Other heading the failed device with a yellow triangle against it.
You can now proceed to install the drivers per the instructions.
Note that the driver supports most Palm OS versions. I'm actually using an Aceeca Meazura 1000 ruggedized PDA running OS 4.1 --- bobboffin"
Hope this helps!
WyreNut
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Thank you so much. I was thoroughly disappointed to see that the support telephone for paid support had been discontinued. I thought I would need to replace my (ancient but serviceable) Z22.
I followed the instructions listed here and am very happy to report that I completed a sync!
Thanks again.

Macbook Pro 17" i7 as a desktop replacement?

Two questions, please:
1 - I am thinking of buying the newest Macbook Pro 17" i7 as a replacement of one of my Windows desktops. I would use it 8-12 hours a day, 360 days a year hooked to an external monitor and, most of the time, using several Windows applications (no graphic software) under Parallels. I want a notebook in order to be able to readily grab it and take it with me in case of emergency (I am living in Japan). I also need the 17" screen because of its resolution. Is using this type of Macbook as a desktop replacement a good, if not viable idea? Or it can't stand many hours of work almost continuously while using Parallels? I am mainly worried about the heat and hardware wearing. My iMac heats up quite a bit when working with Windows under Parallels, therefore I suppose that a notebook would have more cooling problems.
2 - I've read that the new Macbook Pro 17" battery is not removable by the user. Since I would use it 95% of the time in my office out of the AC adaptor, I would have preferred to be able to remove the battery completely: can the Macbook Pro 17" stand many hours of work only with its AC adaptor? Somewhere I've also read that the provided adaptor is not powerful enough to power the hardware completely from the AC power line, so it would also have to use the internal battery power. Is this true? And when Parallels is used the battery power is almost halved or even worse.
Many thanks in advance for your help.
Mario Cerutti

Mario Cerutti wrote:
Two questions, please:
1 - I am thinking of buying the newest Macbook Pro 17" i7 as a replacement of one of my Windows desktops.
The 17" MPB is a excellent machine, it's like a powerful desktop, but portable.
The anti-glare high res is most excellent and clearly awesome, I simply am in amazement each time I swtich to it from my older MBP 3,1.
I would use it 8-12 hours a day, 360 days a year hooked to an external monitor and, most of the time, using several Windows applications (no graphic software) under Parallels. I want a notebook in order to be able to readily grab it and take it with me in case of emergency (I am living in Japan). I also need the 17" screen because of its resolution. Is using this type of Macbook as a desktop replacement a good, if not viable idea? Or it can't stand many hours of work almost continuously while using Parallels? I am mainly worried about the heat and hardware wearing. My iMac heats up quite a bit when working with Windows under Parallels, therefore I suppose that a notebook would have more cooling problems.
The iMac's are hot and I don't like them for the fact that one can't remove the hard drive and they have glossy only display options making them unsuitable unless your living in dark hole.
Your sure placing a lot of stress on a laptop, basically making it a desktop with monitor and then your going to want a keyboard and mouse too..
The 17" most certainly can handle vm software with ease, I can even run a lightweight 3D game Cube 2 in Windows 64 bit in a vm and get over 45 fps. On a external monitor is another matter of course, output video isn't always as powerful as internal.
Of course you would have to purchase another Windows license, if you try to use the one from the iMac it will quit unless you go through all their hopps to transfer it.
I also need the 17" screen because of its resolution.
Just be warned the high res requires a bit more squinting, it's about 15% smaller UI with no scale option, but the quality is fantastic.
2 - I've read that the new Macbook Pro 17" battery is not removable by the user. Since I would use it 95% of the time in my office out of the AC adaptor, I would have preferred to be able to remove the battery completely: can the Macbook Pro 17" stand many hours of work only with its AC adaptor? Somewhere I've also read that the provided adaptor is not powerful enough to power the hardware completely from the AC power line, so it would also have to use the internal battery power. Is this true? And when Parallels is used the battery power is almost halved or even worse.
The battery can be removed, but doing so is a chore and will void the warranty/AppleCare.
There is no need to remove it and likely will not work without it, as there is even firmware for the battery now and that won't report to the OS and issues will likely develop.
The power adapter is certainly powerful enough to run the computer, it's that charging the battery won't go as fast while the computer is in use. I've not had a problem with it as 95% of the time it's hooked up to the power anyway.
Vm software is always going to take a lot of battery because your running two operating systems at once.
You just have to replace the battery before your 3 year AppleCare warranty has expired.
The MacBook Pro 2.2 15" and 17" are really portable desktop machines, needing power nearly all the time and used off power only occassionally between points.
If your on battery most of the time, then you should be looking at something like a iPad.

MacBookPro is a desktop replacement. How come no superdrive in the retina display version? ?

I've been waiting for the MacBook Pro with Retina Display to arrive. Now I have NO SUPERDIVE? MacBook Pro is supposed to be a a Desktop Replacement, the closest thing to a desktop you can get in a laptop, no? So, how can you justify taking out the superdrive to save a lousy 1.1 lbs.? Apple already has ultrathin and cloud computer machines. We musicians and travelers need something that plays and burns DVD/CD and I was hoping, with the new generation and the hi-res screen, BluRay. Instead, I get a crippled machine, or a machine that i have to use with a 10", 1 lb dongle (the superdrive) that won't fit on an airplane table. Will somebody please explain the design philosophy? I'm going to have to mutilate my machine by super gluing the outboard drive to the top half of my machine to get it to fit on an airplane table!! This is absolutely the dumbest decision Apple management has made in long time!!

I agree, it's much thinner, and that's nice. My point though, is that they already have thinner versions without optical capability. If the MBP is supposed to be a 'desktop replacement,' it ought to choose completeness over stylishness. Those who want thinner and lighter and cloud based and stylish can get it in other models. But hey,, no harm in a thin MBP without an optical drive for those who want it, just put a Retina display on a superdrive version for those who want that too. Different strokes. They still have the older chassis in producion. Can't a Retina display be adapted to that? That's really all I'm asking.

Skype for Modern Windows and Skype for Windows Desktop on a tablet???

Hi All. I am a newby here so please be patient I have a 6 month old Toshiba Encore that comes installed with "Skype for Modern Windows". When I opened Skype today I received an advice/advert saying that this service will cease July 7 and I should uninstall and update to "Skype for Windows Desktop". News flash.... I have a tablet and it is telling me to install a Desktop version? Is this correct, dispite that my device is a (Windows 8.1) OS tablet, am I still required to make the conversion? Any advice most appreciated.

And just in case your next question is "Why". I am just a user like you so no inside knowledge but from what I have read it is partly down to the "Modern" version actually being based on "Old" tech, so it couldn't intergrate with the cloud based future of Skype and partly down to it isn't probably worth fixing (It had a lot of issues that I could see). Unfortunatly for some it is a bit inconvenient that it's being killed off before Windows 10 is released. The one thing I liked about the "Modern" version was the intergration with for example your contacts in the people app, but if you uninstall (Or when it gets killed off in a couple of weeks) you lose that intergration. I know you still have it in Outlook with intergration for the desktop version but to be honest Outlook isn't great on a seven inch tablet either. From my understanding when 10 is finally here and Skype catches up there will be full Skype intergration with your contacts again (Although I could be wrong and that is for the WP). Anyway, I for one would love MS to consider the universal app idea based on the WP version for smaller or all tablets. Maybe someone from Skype will reply?

Advice for SATA 3 Controller & Fibre Ethernet Mac Pro Mid 2010

All
I have a few Mac Pro Mid 2010, One of which is dedicated as a main file server and currently runs OS X Lion Server, and will likely be upgraded at some point to Mountain Lion Server when OS/App is bug free (got caught with early OS X Lion Server implementation, so a little more cautious this time around).
Within there are 4 X WD RE4 Enterprise 2TB SATA 3 HDD's in a RAID 10 configuration (4TB useable ~ aka Raid 1+0, provides good data redundancy), with an OCZ Agility 3 SSD for Boot and Superdrive, no spare SATA. It all works quite well.
This Mac Pro frequently serves other Mac Pro (workstations) large +300mb and numerous small +1mb files (engineering analysis datasets) simutaneously, the workstations dump their compiled data from their SSD Scratch to this server, so there is a lot of data transfer back and forth. The server also acts as focal for Time Machine Backups for the Mac Pro and Macbooks, whilst providing a SMB and iSCSI backup location for legacy Windoze Server (Mail/FTP server) and Windoze PC VM's. Ethernet is 802.3ad bonded (2Gb link) to LAN backbone switch (32Gb bandwidth managed switch with 2Gb SMF or SFP fibre capability X 2 = 4Gb bond).
I appreciate the Mac Pro currently has a SATA 2 controller, I would like advice on drop in replacement SATA 3 controller. I have read many articles on the web with Pro's and Con's for various PCIe cards, with some SATA 3 controllers able to boot, others not capable. Some SATA3 controllers appear to have been taken directly from the Windoze arena with not real support backup etc and it is difficult to know what to go for and indeed what is actually compatible with current and future OS X and Mac Pro base hardware as the articles maybe are not current. I warrant the experience of real Mac Pro users.
Initially I would like to achieve a configuration which permits SATA 3 transfer with existing RAID 10 and Boot SSD setup. Secondly have the possibility of RAID 5 (would add in another WD RE4 Enterprise 2TB SATA 3 HDD to existing array), and maybe also eSATA as this Mac Pro in entirety backs up daily to a Synology DS1511+ which has eSATA and would take some strainout of the ethernet link to the server.
Additionally with a SATA 3 RAID setup, it's likely even with both inbuilt ethernet 802.3ad bonded the link could become saturated, what experience of Fibre Ethernet I'm guessing these would be PCIe cards?
Thanks in advance.

Wow! The problem rectified itself.
Inexplicably, after two hours went by, the suspended job just started running again. Weird.
Basically an hour and a half after trying to find a solution and coming here to write for help, when I went back to try something else I noticed that the suspended job had finally resumed all on its own accord.
I had tried setting and unsetting the spare and restarting the Mac Pro several times to no avail.
The last time I set the disk as a spare was 1:10 p.m., and the rebuild job started up on it's own at 2:06 p.m. -- weird that it waited almost an hour, but I'm just happy it is working.
Problem "solved."

Seeking alternative advice for possible HD failure...

My poor PB is just 4 months old and I'm not sure how, but I think the HD decided to quite (it clicks/whirs/clacks in ways similar to my previous notebook computer shortly before it quit).
I cannot access anything on the HD itself, but can get to disk utility by way of the installation CD. When I try to run the utility I am not allowed to verify disk permissions or verify disk. When I try to verify, it says failure, could not unmount disk.
If I try to repair disk permissions or repair disk, the computer starts the process, but just clicks and whirs FOREVER. It never actually does anything...
the S.M.A.R.T. status shows verified, which should indicate the HD is ok (I assume).
I need my computer immediately... what would be some advice for taking care of my problem? My current location is TOO FAR from an Apple Store to take it for repairs. Anything I can do on my own to solve this?
I haven't tried it yet, (a bit afraid to) but I have considered erasing the disk. The file losses would be minimal, but if there is another route for solving this issue, I would rather go that way.
Thank you for any and all advice you have!!!
BeckyJ

Welcome to Apple Discussions, BeckyJ.
I think your PowerBook's hard drive is failing and there isn't really much you can do except replace the drive. Normally Apple will replace the drive under warranty - either sent in or at an Apple Authorised Service Provider.
However as you need the computer immediately and don't wish to go via the warranty replacement route, then the only option available is to source a new drive (at your own expense) and replace the drive yourself. Installation instructions are available here. I do need to warn you that the process is not easy for anyone unfamiliar with working on the insides of a notebook computer and will invalidate the warranty.
15" 1.25GHz/12" 1GHz PBs, PPC Mac minis, 12" iBooks G3/G4, Mac OS X (10.4.5) Cube, TAMs, iPods 2G/4G, iPs, AEBS, AX

Hardware Advice for measuring sound

Hello,
My masters project has taken a turn and now I am using the speed of sound.
There are two arguments that have arisen. One from my supervisor who says that LabVIEW
is used in industry and that it is a real-time environment, meaning I would be
able to measure the time taken for sound to travel x metres (minimum 0.5m and 7m
maximum).
On the other hand the Labview guru on
campus has suggested that using a USB interface, and the fact that Windows XP
is not a real time environment would not return true times and there are other priorities
that Windows has to handle firs giving erroneous times.
Which argument is true, and which solution should I take.
Firstly, should I using a microcontroller with dedicated timers to time the
sound by starting a counter at 1.2MHz and take start value and finish value and
then working backwards to get the time, with the obvious hard part of setting
up communications with Labview through serial.
Or should I purchase some sort of serial/USB interface for Labview that would
be able to handle the job. If this option is best suited, are there any recommendations
for hardware? I'm using the SCB-68 which can only be used on a desktop
computer. I need something that is either Serial or USB as the final product
will be controller via laptop.
Cheers

Hello,
I'm just testing if I can use an external oscillator to timer. I'm using a NI-PCI 6229 and a SCB-68 interface box. I'm having trouble with the connections. Any advice for using the DAQx?
The is not wiring diagram, so I’m not sure where to put the signal in.
Cheers
K

Group Policy for Remote Desktop Users

Hi,
Currently my users use desktops and have user and computer GPOs applied (typical things like logon scripts etc.) at the OU level where they reside e.g. Finance Users, Sales Users etc.
I am planning a Remote Desktop 2012 environment.
I have read the following:
TechNet cc779327
So, my understanding is that I create a new OU for my Remote Desktop Server only (not users), and create a new security Group for my RD Users and a security group for my RD server.
Remote Desktop Servers OU
* RD User GPO (filter on RD User security Group and RD Computer Security Group)
* RD Computer GPO (filter on RD User security Group and RD Computer Security Group)
I then apply all computer settings to the RD Computer GPO (loopback processing, Windows installer, hide shortcuts etc.).
I then apply all user settings to the RD User GPO (app specific, templates etc.)
Why not consolidate the two GPOs into one?
If I set computer settings in the computer GPO, and apply it as above to filter to the RD Server group and RD Users Group will this apply to only users un the RD User Group...or ALL users since I added the server to the filter?
If a user currently gets a setting in their normal OU e.g. Finance logon script, will they still get it on the Remote Desktop? Or do I need to copy that GPO setting to my new RD User GPO also?
Am I right to add both RD Server and RD User groups to the filter on both RD User and RD Computer GPOs?
Loopback processing - merge or replace typically for Remote Desktop?

Hi,
Thank you for posting in Windows Server Forum.
Create OU for RDS Server in Active Directory. Create security group for users who will use Remote Desktop Host (i.e. RDS Users). Create GPO (i.e. RDS Server Lock Down). In Security Filtering delete Authenticated Users, add RDS Server Account, and the security
group created in previous step.
Please check beneath article might useful for better understanding.
Lock Down Remote Desktop Services Server 2012
How to secure your remote desktop server with GPO
Hope it helps!
Thanks,
Dharmesh

Asking for advice for Jabber deployment - multi CUCM cluster\AD domains

I would like some design advice for deploying Jabber and CUPS in our company. We have 2 locations, west coast (SiteA) and east coast (SiteB). Each site have their own CUCM 7.15 clusters, Unity clusters, AD domains (trusted, but not in the same forest).
At SiteA I have setup CUPS (8.6.3.10000-20) and jabber and have it working great.
I would like to setup CUPS\Jabber for SiteB, but they need to be able to IM\call\etc to SiteA (And vice-versa).
SiteA and SiteB both have CUCM LDAP sync turned on, and LDAP directory synced with both domains (although SiteA cannot authenticate to CUCM at SiteB, and vice-versa due to the fact you can only LDAP sync authentication with one domain, CUCM user database contain users from SiteA and SiteB).
We have SIP trucks setup to pass internal calls and line status(BLF) between the trunks, and can communicate via internal extensions just fine.
The problem I’m running into is my jabber-config files uses the EDI directory – which can only look at one domain, so I cannot search the other domain. I believe changing to UDS fixes this, but I understand it would require me to upgrade both CUCM clusters to 8.6.2 - unless I’m mistaken.
I’m aware the desktop sharing will not work until CUCM is upgraded to 8.6.1 or 8.6.2.
I’m wondering if anyone has any advice, or can confirm I’m on the right track. Thanks in advance!

The thing that's important to understand is how CUP and Jabber build the XMPP URI. The URI has a left- and right-hand side; the left is the username while the right is the XMPP domain. CUP uses the LDAP attribute specified in CUCM's LDAP System page, sAMAccountName by default, for the left-hand-side. The right-hand side is the FQDN of the CUP cluster. Jabber must use the same values as CUP when displaying search results. Take note that nowhere in this process does the entire XMPP URI originate from the directory source.
In your case you have two separate CUP clusters in two separate domains. This won't work because when a user searches for a contact in the directory using Jabber, the client will build the XMPP URI as [email protected]. Even if you got the other domain's user objects into the search results the right-hand-side of the URI would be wrong and the presence subscription would never succeed since the other cluster is in another domain. As such your first task must be to move the CUP clusters into the exact same fully-qualified DNS domain. Once this is done you can use Inter-Cluster Peering to build a larger XMPP network in which all users have the same presence domain. If you intend to do Inter-Domain Federation in the future this must be your public DNS domain, not your internal active directory domain. If you use a non-public DNS domain TLS handshake will never succeed for inter-domain federation requests.
Once you have Inter-Cluster Peering in place you can use Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (the new name for ADAM) to front-end both forests. Both CUCM clusters would need to import the full list of users representing both domains and the sAMAccountNames must be unique across both domains.
Finally, you can instruct Jabber to use UDS and query it's local CUCM cluster which will be able to return a search result from both domains. Since the CUP clusters are peered in the same domain the XMPP URI can be built properly, the presence subscription can be routed to the correct cluster, and life will be good.
By this point hopefully it's clear that EDI won't cut it since it would be limited to only returning search results from the local forest.
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