Anyone have any experience with the VONDOO V3500 USB Skype Vbox on OS X?
I would like to use this telephone adapted for skype. Does anyone have a better setup? It says it only works under windows, but that may not be an issue.
This device is not Mac compatible. I got an iPod Touch, instead.
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Question: Do I need to run and anti virus program with MAC OSX Lion? Have heard different opinions! If so what would you recommend? Was looking at Sophos. Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks
Do I need to run and anti virus program with MAC OSX Lion? Have heard different opinions!
You will continue to hear different opinions here, where thoughts range everywhere between "anti-virus software is the evil spawn of Satan" to "anyone not running anti-virus software is a fool."
Truth is, this is still a very personal decision on a Mac. Depending on circumstances, it is still very easily possible to stay safe without using anti-virus software, but circumstances and personal preferences vary widely. Besides which, anti-virus software cannot even remotely provide you a guarantee of protection!
To learn how to stay safe (with or without anti-virus software), and how to decide whether to use anti-virus software, see my Mac Malware Guide. -
Hi everyone,
I find the speed and space in my macbook pro is not enough for me anymore. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with the Hitachi 750gb/7200rpm hard drive? I have a late 2008 Macbook Pro (15 inch, 2.93 ghz C2D, 4gb ram) running osx Lion and was wonder about compatibility with said drive.
Thanks,
KevinIf its this one, your good to go:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Hitachi/0S03339/
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Anyone have any luck with the tascam 144?
i am buying a tascam 144 usb interface in about a week cus someone told me it worked well with garage band but now i am having second thoughts cus i have read that a lot of people have trouble getting garage band to recognize it. anyone got any advice?
also how do you turn the volume of a track up during the mastering process, without clipping, so that your song is as loud as a commercial cd?
thanksdon1212 wrote:
i am still a bit confused though
can someone explain how compression or limiting raises the volume cus a i am stil new : )
Compression is confusing, and people are often confused by what it does and how it works, so you’re not alone! It’s also used in a number of ways for different purposes, many of them “so that’s how they do that!” familiar, and others not so obvious. It’s been an essential part of the recording process throughout the history of recording, and great compressors, like great guitar amps, are sought-after pieces of gear.
To understand conceptually how compressors work to make things louder (which isn’t their only use, but is the topic of the thread), you need to understand the difference between peak and average levels. Average volume levels are what give you a sense of how loud the music is, peak levels are the occasional spike. A peak level may be so short, you barely perceive it.
When you raise the volume level on the whole track to the point just underneath clipping, it’s going to look to the peaks, and bring them up to the top of the volume scale. Everything else (and average levels) are going to be below that. If you tried to raise the volume any higher to get average levels higher – so it sounds louder – you would be lifting your peak levels into the clipping range. And clipping is bad.
So, the trick is to lower the volume on just the peaks so you can raise the volume on the entire track and make the average levels louder. Compression does that by kicking in above a threshold that you set (or is set in the preset), and lowering levels above that threshold by a certain ratio. If the settings are gentle, you may not notice it. If the settings are aggressive, you may not only notice it, but it can create ugly artifacts. In any case, above a certain threshold, it restrains the volume, taming the peaks.
After it tames the peaks (which may incidentally, be only a few imperceptible spikes) the audio flows into a “makeup gain” stage that’s essentially a volume knob. When first compressed, with reduced peaks, the track is no louder than it was before – and with lower peaks may even be softer. However, with the lowered peaks, the makeup gain stage is able to raise the overall volume higher than before, since (if you can picture it) there’s less distance between the new shorter peaks, and where most of the song volume lives below them. So first the compressor squashes the peaks, then the makeup gain can bring everything up... even higher.
Turning off normalize is kind of a “cheat” because it works by allowing you to bring the peaks into clipping (and therefore raise the overall level). In other words, rather than tame the peaks, you let them clip. Because some songs (and people) will tolerate some clipping, it’s a fast and easy way to raise the volume. Artful use of compression and limiting (which is extreme compression above a certain threshold) can get you to the same place without clipping.
Compressors are also often used on voice and instruments to “fatten them up” where the goal isn’t necessarily to make things louder, but to make things sound fuller by lifting up the low-level stuff that might be otherwise inaudible.
Compressors are not without their price. If you overuse a compressor, the dynamic range can be squashed into lifelessness. Also (and particularly with bad compressors), you can sometimes hear the action of the compressor when it kicks in above a certain threshold, and when it releases below it, what's called "pumping."
You might want to check out some other sites on the net to really understand the concept because once you understand it, you can use it to shape the sound of your tracks in powerful ways, and avoid pitfalls.
But I wouldn’t worry about it too much! Understand it as much as you can, but if you just dive in and do it, and use your ears to determine what sounds good or bad to you, you can learn by doing pretty quick. -
I am trying open 'mv' files. I found a program called Flip4mac MWV Player Pro. Does anyone have experience with this or is there a different way to open these type of files?
It works quite well, but is only useful for playing .wmv files such as those made on older PCs. MPlayer 1.0 rc2 is a free utility that should also play .wmv files.
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Hi people. I am getting increasingly frustrated with this. I do not understand why only a certain few keys in a certain spot have stopped working.
Anyone out there encountered similar problems to mine ??Hello danieloysius,
I would be concerned too some of the keys on my keyboard were not working. I found an article that can assist with troubleshooting issues with your keyboard. I recommend following the steps under the section titled, "Some keys don't work as expected" in the following article:
One or more keys on the keyboard do not respond
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1381
Thank you for posting in the Apple Support Communities.
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Anyone have any experience with this 5-bay PM enclosure? (norco)
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Norco%20Technologies/DS500E/
I'm comparing it to the
http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/firmtek/5pm/Hi,
I have the Norco DS-500 and the FirmTek SeriTek/5PM. In my use, the SeriTek/5PM is quieter and provides a much cooler environment for the hard disks. Occasionally, I will hear the Norco rattle while the SeriTek/5PM is built like a tank and never has this issue.
The SeriTek/5PM is the only 5PM on the market with user selectable fan controls. In addition, the advanced cooling system allows it to keep the warmest running hard disks cool. I would much rather have the SeriTek/5PM than any other 4 or 5-bay port multiplier enclosure on the market. It is quiet, cool and built to last.
http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/firmtek/5pm/
http://firmtek.stores.yahoo.net/sata5pm.html
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Anyone had any experience with the Samsom C01u?
I've been seeing this microphone about but I'm hearing distressing reports on its compatibility with Macs. Any first-hand users?
G5 2.3 mhz Mac OS X (10.4.3)It's the convenience issue that interests me most. My daughter is a flautist and she likes to record her practice sessions onto her laptop so she may analyze them afterward. Setting up a condenser mic and a preamp and a phantom power source becomes cumbersome (and her mother complains about the spaghetti tangle of cables and interfaces in her practice room/guest room). She'd like something that doesn't require a recording engineer to be on hand. She doesn't want to make professional quality recordings. The quality of the recording should be good enough, however, where it might be used as an audition.
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Any experience with tep pocket WiFi and skype while traveling
Anyone had any experience with tep pocket WiFi and skype while traveling. Seems like a good solution in the UK
Did you ever get an answer to this or take the plunge? I'm curious what you found out...
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I have paid and downloaded LION and want to update my IMAC, can i just run install and it keep photos settings etc from Snow Leopard or is a full reinstall with wiped hard drive, anyone have any experience of this and do i need to run a backup beforehand?
Always backup your important data before upgrading to a new Mac OS X.
Lion doesn't erase the drive but better to be safe than sorry.
And run Disk Utility (Applications/Utilities). Verify and if necessary repair the startup disk before upgrading.
Using Disk Utility to verify or repair disks
Before upgrading read here > Lion upgrade questions and answers: Apple Support Communities
And here > What applications are not compatible with Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion"? What upgrade or substitute options are available for common incompatible applications? @ EveryMac.com -
My iPad2 has repeatedly refused to update to iOS7, whether connected to a PC or not. The error message indicates an unknown error has occurred, with error code 6. Does anyone have any idea what the problem might be and how to solve it? Many thanks.
Hi
I followed this guy's instructions and it worked:
http://evsiphone.blogspot.com/2009/05/iphone-iphone-could-not-be-restored.html
I did disable the security (AVG and Zone Alarm) when I tried on my own PC. My wife's laptop which eventually got it working also uses AVG and Zone Alarm but on an XP O/S whereas my PC is Vista - maybe this is why.
Cheers for you help.
Andy
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I have an early 2008 Mac Pro, 8 gb ram with a Dell 27” display and a 42” LG TV. I am thinking about upgrading the stock ATI Radeon 2600 graphics card for better resolution, preferring 2 dvi outputs or 1 dvi and 1 vga vs 1 dvi and a mini. I don't do a lot of Final Cut Pro, gaming, etc. I am interested in best value for the graphics card.
Does anyone have any suggestions on the best graphics card for these larger displays for the best value?
Thanks,
KevinI recommend you install nothing older than the Apple-firware 5770, about US$250.
RE: Mac Pro Replacement Graphics cards
1) Apple brand cards,
2) "sold in the Apple store" cards, and
3) "Mac Edition" cards ...
... show all the screens, including Boot up screens, Safe Mode, Installer, Recovery, debug screens, and Alt/Option boot screens. At this writing, these choices include:
1) Apple brand cards:
• Apple-firmware 5770, about US$250** works near full speed in every model Mac Pro, Drivers in 10.6.5
• Apple-firmware 5870, about US$450
2) "sold in the Apple store" cards
• NVIDIA Quadro 4000, about US$1200
• NVIDIA Quadro 5000, about US$2500
3) "Mac Edition" cards -- REQUIRE 10.8.3 or later:
• SAPPHIRE HD 7950 3GB GDDR5 MAC Edition, about US$480** Vendor recommends Mac Pro 4,1
• EVGA GTX 680 Mac Edition, about US$600
The cards above require no more than the provided two 6-pin aux power connectors provided in the Mac Pro through 2012 model. Aux cables may not be provided for third-party cards, but are readily available.
If you are Meet ALL of these:
• running 10.8.3 or later AND
• don't care about "no boot screens" etc AND
• can re-wire or otherwise "work out" the power cabling, THEN:
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Time Machine will not let me restore from backups after June, 2013. I can see the files on the external hard drive but Time Machine skips all of them and goes back to June, 2013. Does anyone have any idea what the problem is?
rtilghman wrote:
telling me to buy a new router is NOT a solution.
And why not? Apple is selling these things like BigMacs. They can't make enough of them. You've been suffering since May because you refuse to get a decent router.
Can you imagine if a company that makes a refrigerator told me that I needed to upgrade my electrical system to rectify a problem with their device? What kind of response IS that?!?!
What if the problem with their device is that it requires a new-fangled "grounded" outlet and your circa 1890 house doesn't have grounded outlets. Would you refuse to purchase a $ 25 adapter on principle? -
Has anyone done any work with the "Form" Email Feature in 2008?
Has anyone done any work with the "Form" Email Feature in 2008?
2006.7
Oracle 9i
Websphere 5.11
IE6 & IE7
I have been testing the version 2008.2 and noticed the "Form" link in the email templates, has anyone used this or know what its for?
It seems like a useful feature, but I can not find any documentation on its use.
Thank you
DanielHi Daniel,
The HTML widget we have incorporated into the application is an open source tool. It's name is FCKeditor. Here is the URL for the documentation site: http://docs.fckeditor.net/
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So yesterday I found out that my email address password had been changed. I don't remember doing this, but it is possible I changed it a while back and considering I keep my email constantly logged in. But at the same time, two of my apps were trying to access their "store". I play a game called League of Legends, which has an online store, and it randomly came up with the message "Could not connect to Maestro" (credit card). Then, Itunes (which I rarely use) came up with "sorry, we could not continue with your purchase". I think it's very strange that all of this happened at the same time, but hopefully it's a case of a forgotten password and two games bugging/crashing. I scanned my entire computer with iantivirus and it hasn't found anything, but I've heard keyloggers can be a bit hard to detect. Does anybody have any experience with keyloggers and if so, what program did you use to detect and destroy it?
If you think that a keylogger has been installed the only safe thing you can do is erase your drive and reinstall.
I don't think that is the case however.
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