Cleaning Suggestions

Hey Guys.
I am proud to say that I am the owner of a new (well, refurbished) 2.2GHz Macbook Pro. I love it. So fast!
Anyway, last night I shut it down for the evening and I decided to clean the display. I followed the Apple instruction guide and used a lint-free cloth with water to wipe the display. MISTAKE! I wiped my whole display down and saw huge streaks form, despite the display being clean now. I then tried to go in a circular motion to buff out the streaks, but that didn't help either. I then went to Staples and picked up some LCD cleaner and I felt that it was too oily looking on the screen, so I stopped. The streaks are a little better now, but I am afraid that I can still see some.
Did I permanently streak my display? In addition, can anyone help me find a good screen cleaner for this machine that won't leave giant streaks?

Wondered if you let the notebook cool down before wiping down?
I usually get more streaks if it is still warm/hot.
I almost always get more streaks with an lcd cleaner if cold/warm/hot so just stick with the cloth and water...
frank

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My complaints and Questions MP4 M4V video files and other complaints

My complaints and Questions MP4 M4V video files and other complaints
I have been scratching my head as to how to fix my problem and I found some answers and some questions along the way. First of all, I have a video that should be correctly formatted for my iPod. Its specs are:
Kind: MPEG-4 video file
Size: 19.4 MB
Bit Rate: 125 kbps
Date Modified: 8/18/2009 2:15 PM
Play Count: 1
Last played: 8/21/2009 12:25 PM
Profile: Low Complexity
Channels: Stereo
Total Bit Rate: 360 kbps
Video Dimensions: 352x264
Video Codec: H.264
F:\File\AnotherFile\A3rdFile\TheMovieFileInQuestion.mp4
Wow that was a chore. Apple! Let us drag copy and paste our info tabs information so we don’t have to type all this stuff when we are having trouble. **another problem and suggestion** right there.
Ok, back to the problem of the forum.
From what I can see from http://www.apple.com/ipodclassic/specs.html this file falls in line of everything required in order to be able to play on my iPod. It plays in iTunes fine but will NOT sync with my iPod. I get an annoying message that states, “Some of the Songs and videos in your iTunes library, including “BlaBlaBlaiPondFixYourJunkBlaBlaBla”, were not copied to the iPod “My iPod” because they cannot be played on this iPod.” Why oh why can iTunes play this video file but my iPod cant. Especially when the specs on Apple’s website say it can.
So that was bugging me for a LONG time until I found my “Create iPod or iPhone version” option in the “Advanced” heading. Thank goodness this made my files playable on my iPod. Extremely LONG wait though. I know that other programs convert it in ½ the time. But times not to important as long as it gets done, (would be very convenient if it was faster though **Problem and suggestion**)
Ok, now that I have used the “Create iPod or iPhone version” option it has slowly but surly converted my video. Ok, here is my main problem, the new file which is the result of the conversions information is as follows:
Kind: MPEG-4 video file
Size: 35.4 MB
Bit Rate: 125 kbps
Date Modified: 8/18/2009 2:15 PM
Play Count: 1
Last played: 8/21/2009 1:28 PM
Profile: Low Complexity
Channels: Stereo
Total Bit Rate: 658 kbps
Video Dimensions: 352x264
Video Codec: H.264
C:\File\WhyIsThisNewFileInMyMusicFolder\TheMovieFileInQuestion.m4v
So basically it has made my file bigger *not a bonus in my book* greatly increased my Bit Rate *another interesting feature*, and I think the biggest change it has changed it from an .mp4 to an m4v.
Why does it need to be an .m4v I could have sworn some of my videos were or are in mp4 which shouldn’t matter anyway because I was under the impression that iPods could play mp4 files. So that’s my biggest complaint and question. Why can my 80GB classic iPod not play my MP4 files and why am I forced to convert them??
This conversion also creates 2 files in iTunes when I am done which is annoying because I have to go into my files info and look to see what file is the mp3 in order to remove it. Very annoying I can open my iPod options and see the files and some are faded (the ones it can not play) why can’t I remove them from that area.Suggestion Apple please make files that cannot be played on my iPod stand out some how for easier cleaning Suggestion. Thank you.
Speaking of cleaning iPods, when I moved my entire library to an external drive I was faced with a terrible problem. “This file could not be found, would you like to locate file”, I was faced with this annoying message at least 600 times. Now I am glad that iTunes has a little “!” mark to show dead links so that you do some minor cleaning, Good Job iTunes No compliant there. However iTunes has no way of selecting all the broken files for major cleaning (like in my case). Going through and deleting over 600 files 1 by 1 is extremely time consuming and annoying. **Suggestion Apple please add more cleaning features for organizing iTunes**.
Ok, speaking of organization now, another problem that appeared when converting my video files was that it put my new videos into the location where I have all my songs (my external hard drive) why can’t it put the new files in the locations of the original file? I have my computer highly organized and my original files were in that drive in that folder for a reason. If I could open my original file and skip the conversion, my iTunes would go to that specific folder to access the file which is fine. But now these new conversion files are elsewhere taking up space and disorganizing my computer. True I can go into the new location and move the files to where I want them (original location) but I don’t think I should have to hunt them down, copy, move, delete ect etc for all these files over and over. Very annoying, time consuming and should be unnecessary. **Suggestion Make file creation and location more customizable, and user friendly, your customers will love you for it**.
Well since I have gotten into Apples iTunes and iPod problems that I have had to face I might as well bring up one or two more problems and suggestions. About a month after purchasing my iPod a sibling bought one as well. His however is way more convenient then mine. I suppose he has a 5th gen. so here is my question: why does he have a search option and I don’t!!!! Why does he get more features every so often and I don’t?! Why can’t Apple write some software for us classic guys which got the iPods going! It’s very annoying when I have to spend more time looking for the song then I spend actually listening to it, when he can pull his up in like 3-6 seconds? I highly doubt the hardware between our iPods is that dissimilar and even if they are why cant software be written for us. **Suggestion treat all your customers good not just the newer ones, and make some more features for the classics like me and my iPod.” We will be grateful for it I promise.
Ok, I am almost done. Let me just recap my questions, I know my post is kind of lengthy.
#1. Why can’t my iPod play MP3 video files? And why do I have to convert to almost all the same settings except changing it from an mp4 to an m4v. according to Apples own site I should be able to play .m4v .mp4 and .mov files!! Note: remember iTunes plays them fine but my iPod will not.
#2. Would be much more convenient to be able to copy the information from the windows in iTunes so that problems and trouble shooting would be much easier. A little check on off options in iTunes advanced settings would be terrific.
#3. Why is the conversion so slow? Please speed it, you have the power. Convenience is the thing that sells products.
#4. Files that cannot be played on the current iPod need to be easier recognized for simpler cleaning.
#5. Also make an easier way to select all dead link files for faster cleaning, deleting, etc. This one is important.
#6. Make a user friendly way to change where my files are going to end up once I convert them for iPod more options and better customizable settings are need.
#7. One of the most important is ADD A SEARCH OPTION. I and we classics will LOVE Apple for it.
For you readers, I apologize for the long post, and any grammatical errors you might find throughout it. These are problems that I have faced with these programs and hardware and I wanted to make sure they got acknowledged and hopefully addressed. Any information about why I cannot play MP4 Video files on my iPod would be the best. If anything in my post gets answered that’s the one I want most. Will save me a lot of hassle.
Thank you all and I look forward to your suggestions and comments. All are welcome and appreciated.
Sincerely,
Bond, James

Was playing with iTunes and thought of another suggestion! Let us play files in iTunes from an iPod! A friend or sibling should be able to plug his iPod into my computer open iTunes and play any of the files there. Many times I have wanted to show a movie clip or video to a friend, and I have the dock so I can do it on my T.V. but play it on their computer in their iTunes forget it. That would be a very nice feature as well so we can watch our movies at maximum size or listen to music on a better sound system, just another suggestion that would be nice. Thanks

Problem with NVidia Quadro FX 4000 on MSI K8T Master2-Far

Hello everyone, I am new to the forums here. I cannot figure out what is causing my problem.
I have been having performance issues with my new Quadro FX 4000 on my system. I have been in communication with Nvidia tech support for a while now. Here is the discussion I have been having with them. It explains my problem in detail. Be sure to read it from bottom to top though.
*Update*
I have a feeling that my PSU might be causing the low performance, seeing that the Quadro requires two power connectors to attach to it: (http://www.pny.com/support/quadro/install/FX4000AdditionalPowerRequirements.pdf)
Here is my PSU:
http://www.xpcgear.com/500wseepsubl.html
I do not know much about PSU's, so any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Response (GL)
Pat,
I have checked the NVBug Database and although there has been Bugs submitted where a MSI Master2-Far motherboard was used, none of the issues were caused by the motherboard. They just happened to have a MSI Master2-Far motherboard.
We have seen conflicts when both ATI and NVIDIA drivers are both installed, but I would hope that the Driver Cleaner software removed the lines in the registry as well.
Did you try the FX4000 in the other system (the one that had the MX 440) ?
I believe you are taking to right steps in resolving this issue.
Looking at the Windows Error Reporting, it seems you have had some app problems.
Looking forward in hearing your results
Best regards,
NVIDIA Customer Care.
Customer (Pat Miller) 02/07/2007 12:19 AM
OK I completed my tests and got some interesting results.
-I installed the GeForce Mx 440 on my computer and it yielded similar poor performance just like the Quadro did (terrible window scrolling, stuttering, horrible gaming).
-I then installed the Quadro on the computer I yanked the Geforce MX 440 from. I installed the most recent drivers, and it worked WONDERFULLY. There was no stuttering, no lagging, and Open GL gaming seemed even better than the MX 440 (I know the Quadro is not designed for gaming, but some Open GL counter-strike served as a nice little test.) Unfortunately, that computer does not have Adobe Premiere or any high-end applications for me to really test the card with.
-After those two tests, I uninstalled the MX 440 from my computer and re-installed its ORIGINAL ATI 9600 SE. It worked just like it did before I first received the Quadro. No window lagging, no stuttering, and adequate gaming.
All of these test yield a few conclusions to me:
1. The Quadro FX 4000 card is not defective, it does indeed work.
2. My computer seems to dislike Nvidia cards and/or drivers (seeing as the Quadro and GeForce gave me terrible results while the ATI worked fine.)
It would seem to be a driver issue, almost like my original ATI driver files are still running. That would explain everything. However, I completely removed the ATI driver AND ran Driver Cleaner to clear all ATI files from my system before attempting to install the Nvidia card.
I cannot think of a reason for these inconsistencies. Tomorrow I plan on preparing to completely crash my computer. Backup my files and completely format my HD's and reinstalled Windows XP Pro, my Mobo software, all drivers, ect.
I will await any ideas or suggestions before I format my computer. I hope these tests along with my system info helps. Thank you very much.
Customer (Pat Miller) 02/06/2007 07:51 PM
Ok,
Here is my system info. I realize that the Quadro FX 4000 has a conflicting IRQ with my onboard gigabyte ethernet, but my old ATI card was the same way, and it never caused a problem. Also, I am unsure how to fix that anyways. Hopefully this info helps us determine the problem.
I am going to try a few tests of my own. I am going to install a GeForce MX 440 AGP card(from my other computer) and see how it performs. Then I will try re-installing my old ATI 9600SE card. If I get similar low performance, than it must be something else besides the card. Otherwise, the card is the issue.
Thanks for the help.
Response (GL) 02/06/2007 12:15 PM
Pat,
Maybe the system info will shed some light.
Please perform the following steps:
1) Click on the Start button
2) Select Run
3) In the Open field, type in "msinfo32" and then press the OK button
4) This will bring up the Microsoft System Information Utility.
Click on File and then Save to save this information to your hard drive. You may give it any name you choose.
5) Once the file has been saved on your hard drive, attach it to this support request so that we may review your system configuration.
Looking forward for your response.
Best regards,
NVIDIA Customer Care.
Customer (Pat Miller) 02/02/2007 05:19 PM
I completely uninstalled my old ATI and Nvidia drivers. I went into safe mode and ran Driver Cleaner also. I freshly installed the new Nvidia driver and I still have low performance.
I am trying to download Viewperf, but it is downloading at about 30k/s, which will take about a day to finish. What else could be causing this? It is possible its a bad card? I got it new on Ebay from a legitimate seller, but it came with the card only.
Response (GL) 02/01/2007 06:00 PM
Thank you for contacting NVIDIA Customer Care
There should not be any performance drop browsing the internet or moving windows across screens.
Since you did have an ATI card installed, you may want to verify that all files have been removed.
This also includes the registry since there are applications known to leave files behind.
Once all ATI files have been removed, please run a benchmark software such as ViewPerf.
Viewperf 9.03 can be found on the following location:
http://www.spec.org/gpc/downloadindex.html
Best regards
NVIDIA Customer Care
Customer (Pat Miller) 02/01/2007 01:35 PM
I recently upgraded to a Quadro FX 4000. I do a lot of video editing on Premiere, and from what I read, it seemed like the best card to get. However, I am getting very poor performance with this card. For example, just browing the internet and moving windows around yields a very stuttery picture. And I do not notice any different using Premiere.
I uninstalled my old video card (ATI 9600 SE) and uninstalled the drivers for it as well.
I have tried 3 different versions of drivers for the Quadro 4000, including the most recent.
I have checked the power connections, and the card is receiving power on both the ports.
I really have no idea what could be causing this bad performance. Is this how the card works? Did my ATI 9600SE yield better performance for internet browsing than this card does? The only thing I can think of is that the card is not getting enough power because it connects to 2 seperate power cables from the PSU which already power lots of other things (HD's, Disk Drives, Fans).
Any help is greatly appreciated. Here at my system specs:
Custom built PC
MSI Master2-Far Mobo
2x AMD Opteron 244
2G Transcend DDR 333 Registered Ram(1 stick)
2x WD 74G Raptors (RAID 0)
1x Maxtor 250G
2x DVD burner
1x DVD Rom
Quadro FX 4000 AGP
*Update*
I have a feeling that my PSU might be causing the low performance, seeing that the Quadro requires two power connectors to attach to it: (http://www.pny.com/support/quadro/install/FX4000AdditionalPowerRequirements.pdf)
Here is my PSU:
http://www.xpcgear.com/500wseepsubl.html
I do not know much about PSU's, so any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Hi there, welcome to forum.
"*Update*
I have a feeling that my PSU might be causing the low performance, seeing that the Quadro requires two power connectors to attach to it: (http://www.pny.com/support/quadro/install/FX4000AdditionalPowerRequirements.pdf)
Here is my PSU:
http://www.xpcgear.com/500wseepsubl.html
I do not know much about PSU's, so any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks."
your PSU is good one and should be powerfull enough.
Output +3.3V@28A, +5V@30A, +12V@34A, [email protected], [email protected], +5VSB@2A
can't be power related, since at 1st your PSU must be enough, 2nd same issue happend with your old mx 440 VGA. card malfunction are dismissed as possibility as well since its work fine in another machine.
think its drivers mess. ATI drivers(or part of them) still exist, guess is not completely removed. same symptoms happend many times when switching between Ati to NV, lagging 2D scrolling lag and etc, caused by ATI Smart (part of ATI Drivers) sometimes remain(survive after driver cleaner).
suggest you a new clean fresh OS installation. like Nv support already directed. also ensure in BIOS, in "Integrated Peripherals", "Init Display First" are configured to AGP.
let we know how its going, if problem persist we a ready with a tips to resolve your issue.

Exracting Nested Structure as raw String

Hi all, I think this is a unique problem, and was wondering if anyone else has encountered this, or has clean suggestion.
lets say the xml is as follows:
<foo>
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   <stuff>
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   </stuff>
</foo>I'm using a DOM parser, and when ever I hit the tag bar, the code will nest down parse/extract all the nested structures there in (pretty standard stuff).
But when I hit the tag called stuff (I do not want to 'parse' it per say), I just want to retrieve the entire payload as one string (including all nested nodes), (i.e. i don't care about the underlaying node details)..I just need to shove the entire contents of "<sturff>" into a database..as 1 string.
any suggestions on how to do this with a DOM parser cleanly, or will I be forced to walk the structure to obtain it.
Thanx in advance

grab the stuff node and serialize it to a string.

Browse jms destinations on managed servers (from admin server)

I need to browse JMS destinations from the admin server (in a WebLogic
9.2 console extension) that are only deployed on the managed servers.
I can get destination attributes via the domain runtime server, but
no JNDI or actually browse the destinations. All destinations in
which I am interested are queues.
I know I can change my initial context, but if that is the way to go, is there a way to determine the managed
servers' URLs at runtime?
Thank you for any help,
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hi
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Set srSet =
adminhome.getMBeansByType("ServerRuntime");
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Edited by deepshet at 05/05/2007 10:00 AMThank you for the help.
MBeanHome is deprecated as of 9.0, so I was unable to directly use your example. You have helped though, thank you.
As of now I am querying the domain runtime server for:
ObjectName("com.bea:*,Type=ServerRuntime")
I am then iterating through the returned Set to get the server URLs and then setting my InitialContext with a PROVIDER_URL of the managed servers. This allows me to Look Up a Destination without JNDI based on step 4 from [url http://edocs.bea.com/wls/docs92/jms/implement.html#wp1313933]here. I can then browse as needed.
The ugly part is that if I include the Admin URL in my PROVIDER_URL then it does not work, so I am checking for it as I loop through the set of ServerRuntimes and not including it.
Further though slightly less annoying is that the managed server URLs include "t3://" but if I leave it in there, a malformed URL exception is thrown when setting the PROVIDER_URL. So I also remove all of those and then preppend one on the front for PROVIDER_URL as I actually need.
It is not pretty, but it is working on the only cluster I have been able to try thus far.
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Error while uninstalling Premiere Elements 4, anyone got a manual procedure?

Hi and thanks for helping!
I've got a Win-XP/Pro-SP3 system.
I've had the Premiere Elements 4 + Photoshop Elements 6 bundle installed for quite some time and upgraded to the bundle with v7 of both apps last year. Apparently, while installing the 7s, it did not uninstall the prior versions. To reclaim some disk space, I'm trying to uninstall the older versions.
The uninstaller for Premiere Elements 4, (run from the add/remove programs tool on the control panel or directly from the distribution media), pops an Error 1606: Cannot access network location :. and quits. I've tried the faith healing steps from both the Adobe Knowledgebase as well as the referenced articles from the Microsoft Knowledgebase (sort of completely uninstalling and reinstalling MS Office since I really don't think that's the issue). No joy.
The uninstaller for Photoshop Elements 6 runs to completion uninstalling that program. The installers for both version 7s of the apps run (although I abort them before they actually start changing files). The Acrobat Standard installer runs fine. It's just the Premiere Elements 4 installer that is quitting.
I have a suspicion that someplace along the line, a registry scan process removed some key that it thought was safe but is crucial to getting the uninstaller to run.
I can certainly delete the appropriate program files\adobe subfolder, but there are also bits and pieces over in the Common folders plus in the docs&settings appdata folders. And there are lots of registry keys.
I read the "delete the folder and run a registry cleaner" suggestion which is certainly a move of last resort. But does anyone have a manual uninstall that identifies all the folders, random files, and keys that should be deleted to remove Premiere Elements 4 without impacting any of the other AdobeApps?
Thanks again for reading and thanks in advance for any assistance.

Hi Hunt,
Excellent suggestions regarding going to the backups to find the missing key. It didn't work, but it was still a great suggestion. Since I couldn't get the (un)installer to run past the point of checking space requirements before the 1606 error, I couldn't run the repair cycle. I contemplated the system restore carefully, but the restore point would probably have been well over a year ago. Good thought on the after market uninstallers but I agree that unless they were around to watch the 'goes-in', there's no telling what they'll to on the 'goes-out'. Given the crap-shoot of trying to pick a reputable after market uninstaller to blindly remove APE4 without hosing anything else, I opted to take fate into my own hands...
So, I spooled a copy of the drive off to the back-up unit, flushed the folders, swept about 700 keys from the registry [700!!], and will keep fingers crossed for a little while. Cursory checks on the other Adobe apps appear stable but we'll see what happens when I actually try to do a project.
In hindsight, apart from possibly being able to check the registry for each and every file before removal and compiling some list of all the things it was going to do for human review, the basic process a blind uninstaller would do use is pretty much what I did. And since most of those tool are designed for unskilled operators, I probably wouldn't have found one that was quite so dilligent in its reporting and actions anyway.
Thanks for the guidance -- you at least confirmed that the path I was planning through the wilderness was reasonable. I'd pour you a glass of one of our fine NY State wines right here, but it would just gum up the keyboard.
Best regards,
joe

5520 wont print black ink

can someone please help me with this issue.. my 5520 wont print black.. it prints color ok and it also prints grey it just wont print black it stopped working after i replaced the cartridge.. i then replaced the black one a second time and it still doesnt work.. i have tried all of the cleaning suggested and have also cleaned the vent but it looked as as picture and it still doesnt print black.. please help i cant afford new printer and i cant afford to buy ink ...help!!!!

As this is a 5520 I would advise calling HP Support, even if you're out of warranty, as you may require a replacement printer
Although I am an HP employee, I am speaking for myself and not for HP.
Twitter: @Ciara_B_HP

Video sync problem with nvidia quadro fx cards, edge blending on.

when I start edge blending feature of my nvidia quadro fx 3500 driver on 2 projectors, quicktime goes out of synchronization between audio and display. it's not directly related with framerate cuz my own opengl application with quicktime sdk, renders with 300+ fps succesfully but still the video is out of sync...

Hi there, welcome to forum.
"*Update*
I have a feeling that my PSU might be causing the low performance, seeing that the Quadro requires two power connectors to attach to it: (http://www.pny.com/support/quadro/install/FX4000AdditionalPowerRequirements.pdf)
Here is my PSU:
http://www.xpcgear.com/500wseepsubl.html
I do not know much about PSU's, so any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks."
your PSU is good one and should be powerfull enough.
Output +3.3V@28A, +5V@30A, +12V@34A, [email protected], [email protected], +5VSB@2A
can't be power related, since at 1st your PSU must be enough, 2nd same issue happend with your old mx 440 VGA. card malfunction are dismissed as possibility as well since its work fine in another machine.
think its drivers mess. ATI drivers(or part of them) still exist, guess is not completely removed. same symptoms happend many times when switching between Ati to NV, lagging 2D scrolling lag and etc, caused by ATI Smart (part of ATI Drivers) sometimes remain(survive after driver cleaner).
suggest you a new clean fresh OS installation. like Nv support already directed. also ensure in BIOS, in "Integrated Peripherals", "Init Display First" are configured to AGP.
let we know how its going, if problem persist we a ready with a tips to resolve your issue.

My album art's going insane!

Everytime i update my ipod... some of the album art end up in the wrong songs, wrong artistes or is just static when i use my ipod! On the computer it looks normal but when i listen to songs i see the wrong album arts
I have to keep re-editing the album art...
HELP!

Thanks for the answers guys... as for the wiping out the Ipod clean suggestion, it's a little tedious and not to mention a little crazy too. Reason being I get this problem everytime I load new songs and their album arts so wouldn't that mean i have to keep wiping out my Ipod? I'll give the option thingy a shot and i hope it'll work... coz i'm sick of re-editing the Ipod everytime my new songs and their album art jumbles up everything! Thanks again guys!

Finder keeps coming to the fore (jumps)

I've just upgraded my G5 2GHz Dual Processor Power Mac from 10.3.9 to 10.4.10 and Finder is behaving very badly.
Every <90 seconds, no matter what application I am in, Finder takes over, comes to the foreground, all the desktop icons disappear then reappear, then Finder stays in the foreground until I click back into the application I am working in. (It's not like the application I am working in disappears, but just like if you clicked on the desktop whilst in an application and the finder menu appears instead of the application menu).
I've looked it up on the forums and it appears that others are having the same problem.
<a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://">http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1776063
I've tried using the Tiger Cache Cleaner suggested by someone in that thread. But it's done nothing.
I've also deleted ~(yourhome)/library/preferences and trash these two files:
com.apple.finder.plist
com.apple.sidebarlists.plist
as discussed in:
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Also to no result.
The only thing I have succeeded in is if I create a new user, and log in with that account instead, the problem no longer exists.
By the way, I am up to date on software updates (both Apple and third party applications)

Hi Pulcinella,The only thing I have succeeded in is if I create a new user, and log in with that account instead, the problem no longer exists.That's good news that it's limited to one user! Log back into your normal user account:
Here's the whole litany for thoroughly checking your home folder. It's not as daunting as it looks. I would try (2) preferences first
1. Navigate to ~(YourHome/Library/Fonts - drag this folder to the desktop.
• Restart and test your applications.
• If they work start adding the fonts back few at a time.
( Likely suspects are Times RO & Helvetica Fractions, also if you do not use Classic you can trash the classic fonts.)
2. Check Preferences Thoroughly;
• Navigate to ~(YourHome/Library/Preferences drag this folder to the desktop.
• Restart and test your applications.
• If this works, save the old preferences folder somewhere else or on disk, name it "old prefs" .
** Note: A very important file is the "com.apple.Mail.plist" preference file located in the Preferences folder which contains all email account settings and general mail preferences (hold this one and replace if your problem is not with Mail).
You'll have to go through some of your System Preferences and apps to set the preferences back to how you like them. (Or if you have the time and inclination, "cherry pick" through until you find the problem one or two.)
3. Check Permissions Inside Home Folder
• Navigate to YourHome/Library.
• Get Info (Command - i) on folders for apps you are having problems with.
• Open the "Ownership & permissions" disclosure triangle.
• Make sure you are the owner, with "read and write" access.
• Click on "apply to all"
• If this is correct, open the "Applications Support" folder and do the same procedure (Command+I) for the folders with the names of the applications you are having trouble with.
Note:
The reason to check this is because repairing permissions with Disk Utility doesn't touch permissions inside your home folder.
4. Navigate to YourHome/Library/Caches and drag this folder to the trash, then log out and back or restart. There is no need to replace this folder.
-mj
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Your EarPods Have Permanently Damaged My iPod's Screen.

As most of you know, iDevice earphones tend to tangle if not wrapped around something.
In my case, I keep my headphones wrapped around my new iPod Touch 5.
After only a couple of days, the cord has left permanent markings on the screen that show up when I drag my finger across it.
I bought this refurbished, if that matters, and I've been carrying it in my pocket with the original EarPods wrapped around it.
I upgraded to this from an iPod Touch 4, and it never had this problem.
I've tried everything short of taking sandpaper and hydrochloric acid to the screen, and those marks just won't go away. They even repel water when I try to wipe it clean.
And if I can't find a solution to this, then you'll get to watch another loyal customer switch over to Android.

This is an iPod 5? when you remove the case is the image etched into the glass of the iPod or just on the plastic of the case's screen protector? If it's just the case throw it away and get a new one or if want to... try a polymer based polishing compound on the case NOT your iPod may remove the image, just remove the iPod from the case first. If it's on the glass then you somehow etched the glass with and image of your iPod earphones. Some type of electronics glass cleaner, like the Monster cleaner suggested by deggie may remove it, but I don't know, definitely DO NOT USE SANDPAPER or HYDROCHLORIC ACID!!! I hope you're just joking. If it were just a pane of glass I would use a two part glass polishing compound, but that requires lots of water and elbow grease, not a good idea on an iPod. If it's on the glass try the cleaner, sparingly, if no joy contact Apple Genius Bar set up an appointment to have it evaluated, maybe a warranty issue, maybe not. Whatever course of action you take find somewhere else to store your earbuds. Food for thought... this could have happened with any device not just Apple. Good luck, hope it's just the case and the cleaner works.

MOVED: NVIDIA GE FORCE 540M ON MSI ALL IN ONE AE32 PROBLEM

This topic has been moved to MSI All-In-One and barebones PC series.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=159691.0

Hi there, welcome to forum.
"*Update*
I have a feeling that my PSU might be causing the low performance, seeing that the Quadro requires two power connectors to attach to it: (http://www.pny.com/support/quadro/install/FX4000AdditionalPowerRequirements.pdf)
Here is my PSU:
http://www.xpcgear.com/500wseepsubl.html
I do not know much about PSU's, so any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks."
your PSU is good one and should be powerfull enough.
Output +3.3V@28A, +5V@30A, +12V@34A, [email protected], [email protected], +5VSB@2A
can't be power related, since at 1st your PSU must be enough, 2nd same issue happend with your old mx 440 VGA. card malfunction are dismissed as possibility as well since its work fine in another machine.
think its drivers mess. ATI drivers(or part of them) still exist, guess is not completely removed. same symptoms happend many times when switching between Ati to NV, lagging 2D scrolling lag and etc, caused by ATI Smart (part of ATI Drivers) sometimes remain(survive after driver cleaner).
suggest you a new clean fresh OS installation. like Nv support already directed. also ensure in BIOS, in "Integrated Peripherals", "Init Display First" are configured to AGP.
let we know how its going, if problem persist we a ready with a tips to resolve your issue.

Dust Stuck on rMBP Display

Hey all,
My Retina MacBook Pro was delieverd to me last week, and I have noticed that there seems to be dust stuck on the display of the laptop. It is in a pretty noticeable spot, just left to centre on the display. It is quite distracting when watching movies, or generally using the machine against a dark backdrop. I at first thought it was a dead pixel, but I noticed that the anomoly is still visible when the system is powered off. I have had a few dead pixels on a few other desktop displays that I use and I can generally live with that, but this seems to be much worse and more distracting than your typical dead pixel.
I have tried my best to remove the dust from the screen, by rubbing it with a microfiber cloth which has not worked. I have also gently rubbed it with my finger, but to no avail also. I can actually feel the dust on the display itself when rubbing it with my finger. Does anyone have any other cleaning suggestions?
The very fact that I have been unable to remove the dust is leading me to believe that it is embedded between the display and the outerglass casing. I am nearly certain that the dust was not there since day one as I would have noticed it, so would it be possible that dust would have somehow found its way between the glass and the display? And if that is the case, what are my options? I bought the Retina model and had hoped to enjoy a prisitine screen, but this issue is a bit of a bleamish on such a fine screen.

mroatman wrote:
What happened, Sierra? I have the exact same issue...a "dust spot" that actually looks like a puncture on the screen. I'm wondering what my chances are for having a cosmetic issue addressed.
You won't know that until you call Apple Care, get a case number if you are still under warranty. If out of warranty, take the computer to an Apple store or an AASP. Whichever is more convenient for you.

A clean install on my MacBook Pro has left my icons stuck on the right side of the desktop. I want to move them but there is no 'None' option which I think would free them to move where I wish. Suggestions?

A clean install on my MacBook Pro has left me with my icons stuck in the grid on the right side of my desktop. I had the ability to move them and have them stay put in various sectors of the desktop, which I found very useful. The clean install upgraded the OS to 10.6.8 from 10.5.8. I want to move them again but there I see no 'None' option which I think would free them to move where I wish. Has the upgrade deleted that option? Suggestions? I am new to this community and if not new to Mac, I often feel that way. This is one of those times.
Julz11 in NYC

I have the same problem on the latest iTunes software and Windows 7. My window is maximzed and I do not see any tab for photos. Seems related to a recent update (IOS7?) as this was there - at least before the very big change to the interface.

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