Are third party disk utilities really necessary?

Are third party disk utilities [such as TechTool Pro or Disk Warrior] really necessary on a G5? Does the Apple Disk Utility perform all necessary repair functions?

need a DiskWarrior for sure - buil-in utility is not very powerful for real nasty file corruption.
most important is to back up files regularly to another drive - if drive fails no utility will fix it.

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What are the best third party compression utilities

What are the best (and hopefully free) third party compression utilities that are compatible with FCP7 that I can use to export and compress Quicktime reference movies, instead of using Compressor. My files are always very large and I am looking for an application I can use to customize the size of the final file according to my needs. I would like to do this while skipping the need to go through compressor first as this usually take so many hours to finish.
Thank you.

Thank you for the response. I didn't know MPEG STREAMCLIP can accept Ref QT files. I have that so I will try to use it in my workflow and see the results.

Anybody have a recommendation on a third party disk utility, performance enhancing software?

Anybody have a recommendation on a third party disk utility, performance enhancing software?

What performance are you wanting to enhance on your MacBook Air?
OSX does its own routine maintenance, usually at night. You can run those scripts during the day using Onyx, Cocktail or similar utilities.
The best performance procedure is to keep your software updated, repair permissions using Disk Utility, and not fill your hard drive to capacity (keep about 15% free).

HT4085 are third party media apps (youtube, grooveshark, etc.) grouped in the muted or unmuted category? Since music and podcast (default apps) DO mute and games DON'T mute I thought it worth asking.

are third party media apps (youtube, grooveshark, etc.) grouped in the muted or unmuted category? Since music and podcast (default apps) DO mute and games DON'T mute I thought it worth asking.

It shows Peter's doing its jobs properly.
Anyway there is no more communication from Sony since awihle. If you can have any news.
Anyway good job Zero!

What are third party alternatives to Ovi Suite

I really like my Nokia E63 Smartphone, and Nokia PC Suite is usable, I'll say no more than that.
Unfortunately its replacement Nokia Ovi Suite, really is a dire application, appearing to have a UI designed by a child, and the coding done by someone committed to an asylum.
Harsh words, indeedy so, but this Ovi Suite really does bring out the worst in a person when to attempt to use it.
Enough has already been written about its short comings, so I won't waste time re-visiting...
My quest is for a suitable third part application that will do the business without the problems.
Searching around I've found two possibles, OxyCube which unfortunately just will not install its required bit on my phone, and MobilEdit which works reasonably well, but has a very dodgy .CSV import capability.
So my question here to the knowledgeable is:
Are there any other third party replacements for the Nokia offering?
Thanks
Ax

+1 from me on both looking for a third party app, and loathing the Nokia-as-the-centre-of-the-universe approach to coding. Nokia 5800.
Had a torrid time with the OVI 3 update which simply doesn't do the sync'ing it promises to do, so rolled back to OVI 2 which gets stuck on insisting that I reinstall (a perfectly functioning) MS Outlook.
Since my Nokia phone is now next to useless through not giving me what I paid for, I'll also start looking at other brands. Well done Nokia!

Itunes - third party creations/utilities?

is there any third party software to help clean up your music library. I've somehow totally f'ed my up when trying to back up to a usb drive. my lib lost all of my music even though the files were still there. so i replaced the files so now my library is entirely duplicates and even worse the music files that play are the new ones (obviously) and do not have star ratings - no way do i have to redo over 4000 ratings? So those are my two probs - duplicates in general and duplicates with no ratings.
Somebody out there must have written something to let you mess with your itunes music library?

yes, consolidate lib and show duplicates were my first choices for a solution. But it turns out that while they're related to the problem, they cannot address it directly.
i just downloaded the trial of itunify. im guessing that if it doesnt have a fix, nothing will. thankyou for the suggestion. im optimistic that it will serve my needs just fine. cheers
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intel mac mini 512 ram Mac OS X (10.4.9) How can there be no Apple II+ avatar?!?!?!

What are Third Party Applications??

I just want to know what they are since i'm confused with them... They sound illegal but i've seen them in the apple store as alarm clocks.

midgetwars wrote:
ohhhh... Thnx so third party apps are every app apart from like 10apps made from apple??
Yes.
then why would the alarm clock that i have need to say that it is a third party apps and needs to stay open for it to work?
It's probably saying that since it isn't an Apple application, it won't run in the background. However, with the latest update (iOS 4) it may be possible to find an alarm clock app that will be able to run in the background.

What are third party apps????

hi everyone, in the 1.1.3 video, he says something about third party apps, what are they.
thanks
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iPhone,
The first and second party is Apple (the maker of the device) and you (the customer who uses the device). Right now all the software on the iPhone is from Apple. A third party is anybody besides Apple and you. Most webapps are written by "third-parties", and you can create bookmarks to them.
In late February, there will be a System Developer's Kit which will allow writing third-party "native" applications that can be put on the iPhone will become possible. This link is to the announcement about the SDK:
http://developer.apple.com/iphone/devcenter/thirdpartyapps.php
Hope this helps,
Nathan C.

What are third party compatible DVD burners?

I can't seem to find a clear answer to this question: What is a "third party compatible" DVD burner that I can use with iMovie/iDVD?
I don't have an internal DVD burner, so I'm thinking of picking up an external one. Problem is, I don't know which ones will work. Is there a list somewhere?
Do I need a firewire burner or can I use USB 2.0?
Thanks.

LaCie Firewire External DVD burners are good and they include Toast software.
Sue

Are third party Microphones compatible?

I noticed the Nano has an integrated voice recording app, which is quite excellent.
Will I be able to plug in third party 3.5mm microphones (Such as the Sony ECM-DS70P or similar) into the nano for recording purposes? It'd be really nice if this new nano could replace my digital recorder for recording my stand up performances.

Firmware is installed, and I've used the Restore feature many times, but still the same thing.
I hate taking my equipment to the Apple store (Arlington,VA) because their techs aren't any smarter than a tech savvy Mac user, and they tend to BS their resolutions.
However, I think I might have to visit them so they can connect it to a laptop, and BS me some more. Hopefully it will start working.

Are third-party PSD-conversion tools legal?

PSD is Adobe's proprietary format. I want to create a third party tool for converison .psd to .jpg/.png. Is it legal or conversion from .psd to .jpg should be done with the help of Adobe Photoshop only?

PSD is Adobe's proprietary format. I want to create a third party tool for converison .psd to .jpg/.png. Is it legal or conversion from .psd to .jpg should be done with the help of Adobe Photoshop only?

CS5 Trial Version: are third party plugins allowed?

I'm just considering an upgrade from Elements on recommendation that CS5 will provide better colour and page size control on my Canon iPF5000 - there is a Canon plugin that supports CS5 (they claim!).
So downloaded the trial CS5 version and installed the Canon plugin according to the docs in ./plugins/import-export. No matter what I do I cannot get Photoshop to list the plugin, so I have no idea if it's actually being recognised or not. Unfortunately Canon don't seem to provide any documentation, so I've no idea what to expect.
I've been told that trial versions don't support plugins - is this correct?
OS is 10.5.

The trial does support third party plugins.
If the plugin is not written for 64 bits, then it will only be available if you switch Photoshop to run in 32 bits addressing mode.

Are third party mains adapters safe?

Hey,
I got bought the following adapter (at least I think it's this specific one) by my dad to use on my iPod Nano. He also bought one for my brother, who also has a Nano, and himself, who uses a second generation Touch.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-UK-USB-MAINS-WALL-CHARGER-DATA-CABLE-IPHONE-5-3-3G -3GS-4-4S-IPOD-TOUCH-/320859188228?pt=UK_MobilePhones_MobilePhoneAccessories_Mob ilePhoneChargers&hash=item4ab4b2ac04#ht_2158wt_841
Mine and my brothers Nano's charge fine with it, though I've only used it the once. My dad's Touch, however, has an on screen message saying something along the lines of 'this device does not support charging', with a yellow triangle and an exclamation mark.
This has made me reluctant to use the charger again, as I'm unsure how safe it is, and don't want to mess up the battery of my iPod, as it's only a week or so old.
So yeah, is the mains adapter safe to use on my Nano, or is it worthwhile me purchasing the far more expensive official version from Apple?
Thanks.

Does your dad's iPod charge okay otherwise when using another cable?
It might not hurt to invest in the Apple branded sync cable as it should work with all of your particular iPod models in your household.
B-rock

Are all add-ons third party?

I am required by my new job to disable/remove all third-party add-ons. Is there a way to discern which add-ons are third party and which are not? Are all add-ons third party? Please advise. Thanks!

Extensions and Themes hosted at addons.mozill.org goes through a review process.
Toolbars are one type of extensions you may want to be more careful about and avoid any that mentions the word '''conduit''' anywhere especially or even ones that has a privacy policy.
The word Addons does not refer to just Extensions as it also groups together Themes (both complete and background images aka Personas) , Plugins, and even dictionary, language packs, search engines are included.

ISync Palm Conduit with third party conduits?

Although we use the iSync Palm conduit to sync our Address Book data to our Palm devices, we use Meeting Maker as our calendar application. This has been fine under Panther...we would turn off calendar syncing in the iSync conduit and the respective data would synchronize properly. But under Tiger, the Palm conduit installed by iSync checks to see if there are third party conduits installed and if so, insists on disabling them. We can manually move the Meeting Maker conduits back into the Conduits directory, but anytime iSync is opened, it gives an alert that conflicting conduits need to be moved. This is most frustrating, especially considering that the whole process ran perfectly under Panther. Is there any fix or hack that can prevent the problem under iSync in Tiger?

Actually, there is a simple fix. Although this step was not necessary under Mac OS X releases prior to Mac OS X 10.4, you now must uncheck the Calendar option in iSync, quit the program, then toss this iSync preference file:
com.apple.isync.plist
You will find that file here:
Macintosh HD:Users:<username>:Library:Preferences
When you next launch iSync, that preference file will be recreated, but you will now be able to synchronize your contact data with the Address Book using iSync and your calendaring data with Meeting Maker.

Are third party disk utilities really necessary?

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