Do I need "iTunesHelper" as a Login Item?
I'm running Lion on a new 15" MBP. I'm trying to have as few Login Items as possible, and wonder what iTunes Helper actually does, and do I need it as a Login Item?
Thanks in advance ...
Well, I'm tweaking OS X Lion too, and i dont have an iPad, iPhone or anything like that,
and will only run as few unused services / daemons running as needed, less of a security risk,
so i'm not sure how comfortable you are with doing things like this, but I removed iTunes.helper
from the OS completely, as well as AppleSpell.service. its ok if you now what you're doing.
disabling it from is ok, until you start iTunes, then it runs forever. This is an problem with modern OS's nowadays.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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Safari will not open as a Login Item
All other applications set as Login Item start ok but not Safari. Apple Support say this is as it should be. Why? Safari worked as a Login Item under my very old OS X so why the retrograde step? Apple Support said to set Safari's preference to Open with all windows from last session but it is still necessary to open Safari from the Dock first! Any help?
Hello Mr Hemphill
Thank you for such a speedy response, I see you have been very busy today. I too use wi-fi, which connects instantaneously and therefore I do not accept this as a valid reason especially as I did not experience this problem with my old Mac which had quite a poor wi-fi service. And even if it were to be the case those of us who do not have slow wi-fi connection should not be penalised for the sake of those that do - all they need do is not use this option for Safari.
When Apple Support told me that "this is as it should be" I asked why System Preferences allows Safari to be selected in the first place. They had no answer. I also note from previous discussions that this problem started long ago. There must be a more valid reason.
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I think that by the time Entourage and the other items load, the server mount
command times out.
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Message was edited by: jc2k
Message was edited by: jc2kHi, the "unknown" part is your problem - if it should be your server log-in, then it would be given its name.
See these articles for info.
http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20050818075648898
http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=2005091208251414
Try deleting the "unknown", then adding your server again to log-in items.
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Hey! Well, I did a check through previous posts, which had vague answers and left me hanging.
So here it is, 3 basic questions concerning 'login items'
1) -Which of the basic login items are safe to remove, ie, (,
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3) -Do I need 'SpeechSynthesisServer' for using the 'Text to Speech' program that is in my preferences window. I use the 'text to speech' program occasionally to read /listen the news online.
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