Change background every N minutes broken?

i'm running 10.5.3 on a 2.4GHz blackbook... i have my desktop background set to change every 5 minutes from a folder of about 375 pictures. it's changing the picture *at least* once a minute though, not 5 as i have set. i've updated the setting several times too. buggy?

Before deleting the plist, try running this command on it:
plutil -lint ~/username/Library/Preferences/com.apple.desktop.plist
I'm curious to see if this "plist check" routine will help solve many plist errors folks are having.
("username" is the name of your home directory -- your account's "short" name)

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Change desktop background every N minutes broken

so i posted about this before, where i had my background set to change every 5 minutes, but it would happen more often. i was recommended to delete and rebuild the the particular plist controlling this... thought it did the trick, but now i've changed it to every 15 minutes, and it still changes every 3-4 minutes.

there is only one advice to give in this situation - rebuild that plist again.
Delete the file homedirectory/Library/Preferences/com.apple.desktop.plist and log out/in.

I use the weather add-on, which says it can change locations every 5 minutes, but it never changes...how can I make that option work?

The weather add-on allows for entering multiple locations, and asks how often you'd like it to switch the display to show the current weather in different places. I chose "5 minutes", but it never changes.

Does the author of the add-on provide any support? If they do provide support you would be better off asking the author.
What add-on is it, there are quite a few weather add-ons.

Disconnecting connection, Having to change IP every 10 minutes

Hoping someone can help, or at least put me in the right direction. I have been searching for the last week!
Start off with telling you what I have...
I have a MacBook 2.0Ghz with Leopard OS10.5.4 with 2Gb of ram.
I am using internet via a wireless connection, 802.11g, It is a Cable connection via a modem and a router. Router is a DLINK DI-624.
I can connect to the Router, and can modify its settings, for the most part. (192.168.0.1) But... about ever 10 minutes to 2 hours, I loose my internet, Not the connection to the router, but the browsing connection. The only way i have been able to set it up so far is to modify my IP address each time.
I go from 192.168.0.100 to 192.168.0.199
Look at this pic of my settings - http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3020/2860169228_72ea13a2a3.jpg?v=0
The thing i'm looking for is my mac to stay connected to 1 specific IP, I have an ipod touch, and it will stay connected at 192.168.0.105
Any help would be great! thanks so much in advanced.

spent over an hour on the phone with apple.... going over all the stuff i had done, before i gave them a call.... then walked through how to do it... over and over again.
I have narrowed it down to My Macbook, and the router's DHCP not working together.
They both work on their own, ie: other computer can connect to the router with DHCP, and my Macbook can connect to another network with DHCP.
The only IP i can get is the generic one of :
169.254.93.105
This is driving me insane!
Someone please help!
Apple seems to not know whats going on, and I have been googling all week (and checking the discussions)
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Apple monitor keeps changing background pattern

I have been using an inexpensive 18in flat panel monitor as a second screen with my MacBook Pro. I borrowed a friends 20 Apple monitor and tried it instead of the 18in, but the background screen pattern keeps changing every 15 minutes or so. I have reset the preferences NOT to change a dozen times. Sometimes it will accept me setting it to Panther Aqua Blue, sometimes it will not, but it always soon changes the pattern to one of the Apple Plants pattern and then changes again every 15 minutes or so. The "change picture" option is not selected. This never happened with my old cheap monitor. Any suggestions?
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delete the file homedirectory/library/preferences/com.apple.desktop.plist and log out/in. set your desktop background as you like it. it should behave normally now.

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When I switch the background picture to change every 5 seconds my computer either freezes, runs slow, doesn't work normal (if I open another application it won't be functional). I have 1gb of ram (came with the computer) so I'm not sure if this is where the problem stems from.
If I set it to change the picture ever minute then I don't have any problems.
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Although unlimited it is limited to 300Gb download+upload.
Is it at all possible that you have maxed out your download cap. You therefore will have reduced speed during peak times.
Does not explaine your speedtest results out side of that.
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If all of this is done and it's still the same, sadly a call to support will need to be made so they can investigate further.
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This works every 5 seconds, every minute & I suspect all the other choices (based on posts by others in various Mac forums) but, it does not work when I select “Every Day.”
It does change if log out & then in or restart.
I have tried deleting Mac HD/Users/ (My Folder)/Library/Preferences/com.apple.desktop.plist. Then I logged out & back in.
Has anyone been able to get this to work?

I have not tried (recently) to repair permissions. I will do it now & restart.
BTW, the change every 30 minutes DOES work.
A thought: My iMac is set to turn on screensaver after 5 minutes of inactivity. Put the display to sleep after 10 minutes and to put the computer to sleep after 20 minutes.
I noticed when I returned to my iMac after several hours with the desktop set to change every 30 minutes that it had NOT changed from several hours ago. I was about to assume the 30 minute setting didn’t work. Yet as I worked for the next couple of hours the background did change each 30 minutes. So, I wonder if going to sleep &/or having the display sleep -- stops the background from changing?
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HT2478 how do you make the setting to change desktop background every time you shut down your mac

how to make setting to change desktop background every time you close your mac
because i want to make it if anybody tries to change my dekstop picture i want it to go backto set desktop picture

Don't let other people access your Mac in admin mode - they might change something a lot more important than the Desktop picture.
However you can use Automator: create an Application in it, and select 'Set the Desktop Picture' from the Library. Choose the picture you want. Save the application, then go to System Preferences>Accounts>Login Items and select the Automator application you just created. This will then run at startup and set your chosen picture.

I've purchased cartoon tv shows for my iPad. Prior to the new updates, I could play one at a time or continous. Now I can only play one at a time. It's annoying to keep changing it every five or six minutes. Is there a fix to get it back playing continous

I've purchased cartoon tv shows for my iPad. Prior to the new updates, I could play one at a time or continous. Now I can only play one at a time. It's annoying to keep changing it every five or six minutes. Is there a fix to get it back playing continous

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Please help its driving me crazy.... Steve

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Why does my iPad continually prompt me to enter my apple Id and password? Every 5 minutes? Where can I change this setting. My password is correct.

My iPad always asks me to enter my I'd and password. It is the correct password but seems to be set to prompt this question every 5 minutes. Where do I change this. I'm going nuts! Am 72 and everything else works great but don't want this interruption. Please help. Thank you.

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My iMac running 10.7.5 has suddenly developed the habit of asking for my keychain password every 10 minutes or so. iTunes, mail and airport are the usual requesters. I have not recently changed my password.

My iMac running 10.7.5 has suddenly developed the habit of asking for my keychain password every 10 minutes or so. iTunes, mail and airport are the usual requesters. It's making me nuts! And no, I have not recently changed my password to start this new issue.

Hello dowaco
Try running Keychain First Aid on your keychain or just rese your Keychain to create another keychain to see if that resolves the issue of the repeated prompts for the password.
Resetting your keychain in Mac OS X
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1544
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User is getting locked due to incorrect password every few minutes SAPJSF

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11/12/2010     9:29:39 AM     SAPJSF     wsapvsmsdb.png.loc          SAPMSSY1     Password check failed for user BSEWELL in client 001
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11/12/2010     9:29:39 AM     SAPJSF     wsapvsmsdb.png.loc          SAPMSSY1     Logon Failed (Reason = 1, Type = U)
11/12/2010     9:29:44 AM     SAPJSF     wsapvsmsdb.png.loc          SAPMSSY1     Password check failed for user BSEWELL in client 001
11/12/2010     9:29:44 AM     SAPJSF     wsapvsmsdb.png.loc          SAPMSSY1     Logon Failed (Reason = 1, Type = U)
11/12/2010     9:29:44 AM     SAPJSF     wsapvsmsdb.png.loc          SAPMSSY1     Password check failed for user BSEWELL in client 001
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Mac Mini Connected to TV Causes Blank Pauses every ten minutes

I hope someone can help with a small but frustrating issue I'm having.
I have a Mac Mini (2011) hooked up to a new 1080p television. The mini goes via HDMI straight to the TV, no adapters. The mini is also connected to a regular computer monitor simultaneously, set to mirror.
Until this week, I had an identical setup with an older, smaller hd television, where the mini was connected to the TV with an HDMI -> DVI adapter and also to the same second monitor. The TV was off most of the time, I only turned it on to watch a movie off my hard drive or whatever.
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This only happens when the TV is off. If the TV is on, there is no issue.
I'd like to be able to sit at my desk using the monitor without the TV screen on, as I was able to do with my older television. I never had this problem with that TV over many months.
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I'm guessing the TV being off causes the HDMI connection to be occasionally lost and then the MAC resumes/redetects the TV, triggering the display to reset, but I think it is odd that this only happens after the thing has been off for ten minutes (and then repeats regularly). I've fiddled with the power options and energy saving settings on the TV, none of them seem to have any effect. Is there anything I can do on the Mac side? The only other option I can think of is to actually unplug the TV when I'm not using it, but that would get old fast.
Any advice would be appreciated. I've tried turning off mirroring, turning the TV off while not having the HDMI input active at that moment, and turning off all power saving options on the TV. I expect this is more a "tv problem" than a Mac problem, but it can't hurt to ask.
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