Easier to ask (notation)

I apologize to all those who I may offend but I have a simple notation question it is probably easier to ask here than to dig through the old documentation and the (lame) online help with Logic 9.
I was checking out the Lily Allen demo today. When I double click on a MIDI region, it would show me the whole score (all the parts) and not just the region or instrument I wanted. I swear I clicked everything I could find to get to just single region view but no dice. In addition, it would always open to top most instrument (stave) making me have to scroll forever to find what I was looking for.
THEN, this evening I did the same thing and it opened exactly the way I wanted. I didn't do anything. Since I know that I will find myself faced with the same dilemma in the future, How do I...
1) Switch to single instrument/region view in the notation/score window from the full score view?
2) Have a region/instrument open in full score view but actually showing the region I clicked and not the top stave?
Thanks
Paul

Sorry, but any article that says that the conversion from unstructured to structured is easier than writing in an existing structured model, is sorely mistaken. To convert requires that you create or obtain the target model (structure applications, etc.), then actually do the conversion (which is never easy). To write new content in a structured model just requires the first step .. then you're good to go.
Note that there are two forms of structured authoring in FM .. binary or XML/SGML. You can maintain your source files as binary "FM" files that are structured, and you gain the efficiency of working in an environment that guides you and provides provides additional features over what you get with unstructured. Or, you can maintain your source files as XML or SGML (DocBook and DITA being two popular models). When you open an XML/SGML file in Frame, it functions the same as if it were sourced as a FM binary file, but each time you save it's written back to the XML or SGML file. Each method has its pros and cons, but the conversion process will differ depending on which you choose.
When moving to "structured" authoring, you need to choose a data model (DocBook, DITA, custom?) and decide on how the source files are maintained (FM or XML) .. but in order to choose those things you should have a good idea as to how exactly you expect to benefit from this move. The bottom line is to not rush into it and learn all you can about what you're planning to do before going there.
Cheers!
...scott

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Easy swing question for Java friends

Hi could somebody test this short application and tell me why the "DRAW LINE" button doesnt draw a line as I expected?
thank you very much!
Circuitos.java:
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.net.URL;
import java.awt.geom.*;
public class Circuitos extends JApplet {
     protected JButton btnRect;
     protected Terreno terreno;
     private boolean inAnApplet = true;
     //Hack to avoid ugly message about system event access check.
     public Circuitos() {
          this(true);
     public Circuitos(boolean inAnApplet) {
        this.inAnApplet = inAnApplet;
          if (inAnApplet) {
               getRootPane().putClientProperty("defeatSystemEventQueueCheck",Boolean.TRUE);
     public void init() {
          setContentPane(makeContentPane());
     public Container makeContentPane() {
          btnRect = new JButton("DRAW LINE");
      btnRect.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
         public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            terreno.pintarTramo();
          terreno = new Terreno();
          JPanel panel = new JPanel();
          panel.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
          panel.add("North",btnRect);
          panel.add("Center",terreno);
          return panel;
     public static void main(String[] args) {
        JFrame frame = new JFrame("Dise�o de Circuitos");
          frame.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
               public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
                    System.exit(0);
          Circuitos applet = new Circuitos(false);
          frame.setContentPane(applet.makeContentPane());
          frame.pack();
          frame.setVisible(true);
}Terreno.java:
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.geom.*;
public class Terreno extends JPanel {
     Graphics2D g2;
     public Terreno() {
          setBackground(Color.red);
          setPreferredSize(new Dimension(500,500));
     public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
          super.paintComponent(g);
      g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
      g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
     public void pintarTramo () {
          Point2D.Double start   = new Point2D.Double(250,250);
          Point2D.Double end     = new Point2D.Double(250,285);
          g2.draw(new Line2D.Double(start,end));
}

I don't think the date I became a member has anything to do with it. Yes, I signed up a year ago to ask a question or two when I didn't know anything. It wasn't until recently have I started to use this forum again, only to try and help people as well as ask my questions. It took me a year to get to this point to where I can actually answer questions instead of just asking. So don't be silly and judge a person based on their profile.
Secondly, I agree with you, the search utility is great. I use it all the time and usually I'll find my answers, but if I don't is it such a pain in the butt for you to see the same problem posted again?? I know how much you want people to use the resources available before wasting forum space with duplicate questions, but it's not going to happen. Some people are not as patient and you being a butt about it won't stop it.
My point in general is that there are nice ways to help people and even rude ways, and your comments at times come across rude to me, even condescending. You have a lot of knowledge, therefore certain things seem trivial to you... but try to understand where some of the new people are coming from. The Swing tutorial is extremely helpful but if you don't understand the concept of programming or java that well... then it can be overwhelming and you don't know where to start. It's a huge tutorial and when people are stuck they just want an answer to their one question. Most figure it's easier to ask someone who already knows instead of reading an entire tutorial to get their answer.
I've learned by both methods, by taking the time to research it myself and by asking a lot of questions. I have the time. Some don't. Please realize that not everyone is like you and they will continue to ask whether you like it or not. You have a choice, either help them or not.

E4X: What happens to the root element?

I'm working with XML using the E4X notation. I'm used to the "old school" XML APIs that use DOM and I'm a bit confused.
For example, let's consider the following XML
<mx:XML id="myXML" >
<top>
    <sub1 id="uno">
      <sub2>hello</sub2>
      <sub3>world</sub3>
    </sub1>
    <sub1 id="duo">
      <sub2>ok</sub2>
      <sub3>ko</sub3>
    </sub1>
</top>
</mx:XML>
In my code I use the following traces. This is done with the De MonsterDebugger, but all others should work the same way. I have casted the traces to String only to make it easier to ask this question (no need post images)
MonsterDebugger.trace(this, "myXML:" + myXML);
MonsterDebugger.trace(this, "myXML.sub1: " + myXML.sub1);
MonsterDebugger.trace(this, "myXML.sub1.sub2: " + myXML.sub1.sub2);
What I get as output is
(String) = myXML:<top>
<sub1 id="uno">
    <sub2>hello</sub2>
    <sub3>world</sub3>
</sub1>
<sub1 id="duo">
    <sub2>ok</sub2>
    <sub3>ko</sub3>
</sub1>
</top>
(String) = myXML.sub1: <sub1 id="uno">
<sub2>hello</sub2>
<sub3>world</sub3>
</sub1>
<sub1 id="duo">
<sub2>ok</sub2>
<sub3>ko</sub3>
</sub1>
(String) = myXML.sub1.sub2: <sub2>hello</sub2>
<sub2>ok</sub2>
All is fine above and this was a bit long abstract for my question. The question is what happens to the root element, in this case <top>? I was trying to access the data with the following notation
myXML.top.sub1; // etc
I spent quite a lot of time trying to get it to work, until I discovered that the root element is not used. Can anyone explain this?
Or, I guess the simple explanation is that the root node is ignored and the sub nodes are created as properties of the object. The question also could be stated as: Why isn't this documented in the Flex API Reference?
Thanks.
P.S. I found this article on common E4X pitfalls which also has other interesting topics when working with E4X.

its gone
downgrading would kill the phone..

Problem with Iphone and telephone provider

In October last year I bought Iphone 4 in T com Croatia. In the beggining of October 2012 Iphone 4 had a problem with charging. It says charging, but nothing happened. I gave Iphone to telephone provider in order to send it on service because of warranty. After three weeks no information about it. I went there, in T com Pozega, and after I asked about my Iphone, they said, nothing yet. OK, I will wait more, I said. After almoust 4 weaks I went again to t com office in Pozega. Now, again nothing, but person told me that they will contac service Mobis electronic in Zagreb to check. They called me by phone next day and told me that Iphone is out of order because something was spilled on it. Now. I have a big problem. On the Iphone nothing was spilled for sure from my side. I asked them who can garanty that something was not spilled during the time in the T com office or in service. They said, service has a picture to support their report. In other hand, they offer to me to pay 200 euros more, and they will give me new Iphone 4. Just to know, I paid already for Iphone 4 almoust 500 euros. I said no, I want Iphone back, and now I decide to go with another way. I will go to judge and try to get situation to my satisfaction. A lots of information, very bad, I got from other people, and they said, the picture what I received they are sending to everyone the same. And for them it is very easy to ask more money and no repairing with warranty. The picture which I received is nothing, no picture of Iphone, no IMEI, nothing. I hope, you can advice me what to do. I like Iphone so much, and as many people told me, contact Apple, they will help, I am doing that. So, please, help me. Just for your information, they asked 200 euros additional for new, but after that cheaf of T com section in Pozega told me, that normally they are giving new Iphone and no repairing. Why then my Iphone they sent to service. Probably in order to keep money for themselves. I cant do much against service because their words are last, even they are lying to people.
your Sincerelly
Damir Kalic
D. Cesarica 8
34000 Pozega
email: [email protected]
phone: +385993939933, +385992760033

Getting into a legal battle will cost more than the 200 euros, so that may not provide a solution. Go to the offices of T-Com and request their "official" first notification of a Customer caused failure of the iPhone. Tell them you need it to pursue legal action against them for such an accusation and such a long-time to provide such an excuse for trying to extract additional money for your iPhone. Try to talk with the Manager in charge of the location. See if he/she is willing to negotiate to an agreeable settlement. An iPhone 4 replacement should be available to them for far less than 200 euros at this point.

ADF 10g: open doc file in msWord but not in browser

Hello,
I'm working with JDeveloper 10.1.3/JHeadstart 10.1.3. deployed on Oracle application server 10.1.2.3
Does anybody know how to open a .doc file in msWord application on client side?
I have added a mime-type in my web.xml:
<mime-mapping>
<extension>doc</extension>
<mime-type>application/msword</mime-type>
</mime-mapping>
but the file is opened in a new internet explorer window.
Currently I succeeded to open it in msWord by changing settings on the client computer in explorer>Tools>Folder Options>File Types and then change for doc file type the advanced property "Browse in same window". When not checked, the .doc file is opened in msWord but when checked the file opens in the browser.
It could be easy to ask the users to make this modification on their station, but it is not possible.
Thanks in advance.
Pierrick

Hi,
if the requirement is similar and not the same its always worth spelling it out. You can reference document resources like Word from ADF by referencing the document URL from a goLink (which then allows you to set the target property to open the doc in a separate browser window or tab). If the browser opens Word, downloads the file or opens in the browser depends on the MIME type setting of the browser (e.g. can it display Word documents natively). If the document e.g is accessed from ADF through a servlet then you probably can set the Mime type explicitly to a specific one. However, it the client in the end that interprets how to process the document.
Frank

Migrating 9.2.0.1 to 10.2.0.3 on the same server/host:OS=Windows/VMWARE

I am migrating data and performing an upgrade from 9.2.0.1 to 10.2.0.3 on the same VMWARE virtual hosts. Each host is a production host. The customer does not have test, QA, or development environments or hardware either virtual or otherwise to support testing or QA. I have to migrate directly to an Oracle 10.2.0.3 database and product on their production Virtual hosts currently running a single 9.2.0.1 instance and database. They are running Windows 2000 SP4 on two of the production VMWARE hosts and Windows 2003 on the other production VMWARE host.
They desire for me to upgrade their production 9i database on the same virtual host. This is my plan and wanted to know if this makes sense or is feasible in Oracle 10g:
1. Inform all users of the PROD database that it will not available until upgrade/migration is complete. (one PROD database is 30GB large, another is 100GB large. I will do the 30GB upgrade/migration first on the PROD1 VMWARE host then perform the second 100GB upgrade/migration on the PROD2 VMWARE host). Sequentially not simultaneously.
2. Perform Backups: Create a full export of the 9i production databases. Create full backups using RMAN. Create cold backups of all 9i database files from the PROD databases. If possible, take a VMWARE image of the Oracle 9i homes and oradata files and then shutdown the Oracle 9i database when ready to start the install of Oracle 10g and finally import and migration of 9i data to 10g 10.2.0.3.
3. Shutdown all 9i services on the production VMWARE host, which I will call, PROD.
4. Install Oracle 10.2.0.1 in a separate Oracle 10g home on PROD.
5. Patch Oracle 10.2.0.1 home to 10.2.0.3 using OUI interactive mode of the patch.
6. Create a 10.2.0.3 database using the Database Configuration Assistant (10.2.0.3).
7. Create necessary tables spaces and user accounts that the 9i export will be expecting on the 10.2.0.3 database. (I will take counts and metrics of 9i DBA_OBJECTS, V$VIEWS and row counts of all tables, views, etc before shutting down the 9i databases to compare once the 10g 10.2.0.3 import has completed). I will also create DML scripts of all the 9i tables spaces, user accounts, roles and profiles. I need to confirm if the 9i database(s) are running OLAP and contain materialized views as well and prepare the new 10g databases for this as well.
8. Execute imp utility 10.2.0.3 using the dmp file from the 9.2.0.1 export.
9. Execute required migration scripts to the 10.2.0.3 database using the scripts contained in rdbms/admin as documented in the 10g Upgrade manual and the 10.2.0.3 patch notes. Compile INVALID objects, etc.
Questions I have are:
1. Will I still be able to run the Oracle 9.2.0.1 database on the same host as the newly installed/migrated Oracle 10g 10.2.0.3 database? They will have different database names. I will be using the new Oracle 10g LISTENER. I will shutdown or disable the Oracle 9i LISTENER. I can set the ORACLE_SID and ORACLE_HOMES to point to either the 9i database or the 10g 10.2.0.3 database depending on which one I want to run.
2. Is this possible or will the Oracle 10g install and patch install corrupt the 9i home or the Windows 2000 (SP 4) registry to where I can no longer run the 9i (9.2.0.1) database on the sam Virtual Host as the Oracle 10g 10.2.0.3 database?
3. Will Oracle 10g Grid 10.2.0.3 agent be able to monitor both the Oracle 9.2.0.1 database and the Oracle 10.2.0.3 database listening on the Oracle 10.2.0.3 LISTENER on the same PROD host?
Sorry for the large thread but this has been the migration/upgrade from hell and the first production upgrade/migration has not been going well. The Oracle Upgrade Assitant running in 10.2.0.1 failed and corrupted both the Oracle 9i home and the Oracle 9i data. I recovered by creating a new Oracle 10g database and using export/import to get the last good export of the corrupted 9i database over to the new Oracle 10g database. Luckily I have recovered the 9i data and most of the objects in a new Oracle 10.2.0.1 database and is now running in production and I am performing the final patch and upgrade to 10.2.0.3 on this database.

Are you saying the notes are incorrect?
No, I wasn't commenting on that at all. I was just saying that DBUA is the recommended way of upgrading databases... and that's in spades if you're talking about 100GB databases.
I'll lay odds that DBUA to 10.2.0.1 and then patching to 10.2.0.3 is quicker than exporting and importing 100GB of data.
(Applying a 10.2.0.3 patch is done with opatch and doesn't require a fresh installation of Oracle. A patch mostly just modifies the data dictionary: it's finished in minutes, not hours).
My real point: these sorts of questions are incredibly easy to ask, answer, discard, re-ask, modify, mull over and basically experiment with in a virtual environment.
And again: it's utterly bizarre why you wouldn't have physical access to this database (and keep in mind that I can't keep in mind little nuggets of information such as this one which you didn't see fit to share earlier!)
It's in a virtual server. Virtual servers can be zipped up and emailed! (OK, maybe not 100GB... but I've shipped a small hard disk in a zip-lok pack envelope half way round the world before now -though obviously it wasn't critical to have the contents of that envelope available for use all the time... Still, it sounds to me like here's a technology (virtualisation) that's not being properly exploited).

Concept of groups vs concept of roles

Hi!
I'm designing an LDAP structure mainly for authentication and authorization of users. I want to use the LDAP server for applications, intranet (different platforms like linux, NT, ...) and portals.
I read the Admin guide about groups and roles and found, that there aren't that many reasons for using roles instead of groups. The only real difference is (as I understood) that when using roles, I don't have to search for the the groups a user is member of, because every user contains the nsrole attribute with all the roles he is member of.
One big reason for not using roles is, that they are quite specific for iPlanet Directory Server. If one ever changes to another product (for example OpenLDAP) the roles concept may or may not be the same. When using groups I don't have that problem.
(If my information about that is incorrect please conradict!)
A mixture of groups and roles is a quite bad idea because if I put a group in a role, the "nsrole" attribute is added only to the group but not the the members of the group, so if I use roles, I should stick to them and should not use any groups.
As I told at the beginning, I am planning an LDAP structure. I don't have any "real life LDAP-experience" so if your experience is different, please tell me.
Thanks in advance for your opinion!
Florian

1. Why there could be a problem without scopes in
groups. If I have two companies and each of them has
a group "employees". Two companies would probably be
separated in two different subtrees, so I just use a
dynamic group, where I can specify a subtree where
groupmembers can be located or I use static groups,
where I define each entry.You see, you had to make a choice on which group type you could use - not because one was more convenient for defining members for the problem at hand, but because only one would work at all.
One thing I did not mention about roles advantages: they all work the same way - if a new role type were invented, applications written to work with roles prior to the new role, would still work with that role type. Groups types are so different that forward compatibility is not possible - mostly because to even use groups, applications have to do all the work to do common things like, enumerate the group, enumerate the groups an entry belongs to, test for group membership etc.
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2. The coding logic for group evaluation with dynamic
and static groups and even mixtures of it is quite
complicated, it is much easier to ask an entry for a
roledn and thats it, but do most clients support
roles? Probably not. But then roles have not been around as long. I don't have any hard data on how many apps use roles - you would be surprised how hard it is to get that data for a developer.
As far as I know roles are not used in any
other LDAP Server. Well, the Sun DS, and the Netscape DS (which admittedly were once the same thing) both support the same roles.
So you can optimize an
applications implementing a role based queries, but
if you have a OpenLDAP environment you also need a
possibility to use groups. Talk to the OpenLDAP people about that. I believe they (at one time at least) decided to support the Netscape slapi interface - roles have interface components in that api.
I do understand what you are saying - there isn't an RFC, so other servers don't support roles. Well, I'm sorry, I never got around to it. To be perfectly frank, a lot of LDAP RFCs/Drafts merely describe some proprietary mechanism which other servers never adopt. Some even describe mechanisms that nobody has ever implemented.
When it comes down to it, it is only you who can decide whether being able to move to OpenLDAP or some other server without any reimplimentation is an important consideration. Every server will have features not supported by others, and if your choice is to use only those that are commonly supported, then that is your choice.
Roles will allow much less complex coding in order to use them and they are much faster than equivalent client side operations, but the price is non-comformance with other servers. But when that non-conformance simply boils down to entries which merely "describe" the groups without adding application level functionality - how much have you really lost? Well, until you need to change server vendor you have only gained, and then you'll need to put in the effort you saved ealier.
On the other side, what
application do support roles right now? (I really
don't know)Apart from applications by vendors that also supply DS I don't know either - but support for features such as this need to come from customers of those products. It is surprisingly simple to add support for roles in a product (for most it will almost be free) - much simpler than for groups.

Please help me find an effective solution for an external optical drive for my Mid 2012 Macbook Pro.

I have replaced my optical drive with a DataDoubler and they both work fine but the new external optical drive enclosure doesn't work with the optical drive I took out of my Mid 2012 Macbook Pro... Well it does work and recognises my optical drive perfectly, it runs fine but it can't handle some disk installations.
I have heard that the apple external superdrive isn't reliable for playing DVD's or lasting either.
Can I have someone with experience with external optical drives to give me professional advice or just other people with solutions.
Below is an image of what I have now for an enclosure.

Vespita wrote:
Okay, wise guy. I don't use Google, but my Startpage seach yielded this.
Now wasn't that easier than asking us to look for the item for you?
Let me fix your link for you.
"Okay, wise guy. I don't use Google, but my Startpage seach yielded this"

IDOC - create SD Contract from a Purchase Order

Hi,
I need to know if exist an IDOCs to create a SD Contract from a Purchase Order and another IDOC to change a Purchase Order from a SD Contract.
Regards,

Hi again,
1. PO will create ORDERS IDOC this is SAP Standard.
2. ORDERS IDOC will be send
3. IDOC Segment E1EDK14 qualifier 12 contains the order type. A contract is also a type of sales order. So we need to get the correct order type in the segment. One option is using the userexit proposed earlier another and even easier is asking the XI colleagues to do the change already in XI.
4. During Inbound processing the contract will now be created.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/en/cf/ab3827940311d295e600a0c9306667/frameset.htm
You will send a ORDRSP from your Contract (I made a mistake earlier and said ORDCHG this would be the update of the contract from the PO...)
I think you will need to worry to much of the ORDRSP on the SD side as in fact the IDOC does not care if it is send from order or from a contract.
Depending on your configuration in MM it will update the PO.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/en/1c/deffb0844f11d2b471006094b9476a/frameset.htm
Bascally in regards to quantity you will need to do more on the MM side because usually it is not expected that the Vendor is chnaging quantities etc... So it is still possible:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/en/1c/deffb0844f11d2b471006094b9476a/frameset.htm
By the way we are having the scenario with the contract in our SAP sending ORDRSP and ORDCHG for contracts and it is working fine.
Hope it helps.

Mac Newbie looking for short answers to multiple questions...

My computer experience started with the Commodore 64 in the 1980's and progressed to building my own Core Duo PC with 4 GIG RAM running 64 bit Vista Ultimate and several flavors of Linux. My only Mac experiences happened when I visited my elderly parents, who insisted on only using Mac's, generally ancient Mac's that they bought on eBay.
I was not interested at all in Macs and found the GUI very confusing to use. All that changed when my dad showed me the Mac Mini he bought. Instead of the hulking, slow, underpowered behemoths he usually used, this little machine was amazing. I had to have one, and yesterday bought a Mac Mini with superdrive and 512 MB of RAM, along with Bluetooth wireless keyboard and mouse. This was amazingly easy to set up, just starting with all of the PC stuff I have lying around.
Now, I need some one-line opinions from people who use Mac's, nothing complicated, just opinions. I don't need help configuring this machine, I just want to know what I can do with it. I find most people enjoy giving opinions!
--Is it worth it to upgrade the RAM to 2 GB? I wanted to do that at the store yesterday, but the salesman said that the procedure was too complicated in a Mac Mini to do myself, and I wanted to take the computer home right way.
--I use Photoshop Elements 5. Is it worth it to get Photoshop Elements 4 for Mac, or does my machine come with imaging editing software that does the same thing, just as well?
--I use Quicken 2007. I read a couple of reviews of Quicken for Mac from unhappy customers. Any comments?
--Can I use my existing external USB 2 or Firewire drives with my Mac Mini, even though they are partitioned as FAT32 and have many backup files from PC's on them? Do Mac Mini's write to FAT32 like Linux does, or do I have to reformat the drives?
--I use Acronis True Image to backup & image my hard drives so I can restore them if disaster occurs (as it seems to, rather often). How do you image a hard drive with a Mac, and is it worth doing?
--Is it worth it to use antivirus software on a Mac?
--Does anyone have any experience using open source software like Open Office or GIMP on a Mac?
--Are there any decent flight simulators that work on a Mac?
Please don't flame me or tell me to read the manual. I am looking for opinions, not instructions. I am also not interested in running Windows software on my Mac - I have had mixed results trying to do this under Linux, and I also have plenty of Windows machines to operate Windows software. Remember, the more people like me who are interested in switching over to Mac's, the better and cheaper the platform should become. Thanks in advance!

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Glad you found your way to the Mac in the present incarnation of MacOS. Earlier flavors of it were perhaps somewhat less elegant, though I have always had a liking for the relative simplicity and the integration of features which tend to make some work more easily accomplished than on the PCs I have also used.
--Is it worth it to upgrade the RAM to 2 GB? I wanted to do that at the store yesterday, but the salesman said that the procedure was too complicated in a Mac Mini to do myself, and I wanted to take the computer home right way.
Yes, the memory upgrade is very worthwhile. A stock mac mini runs perfectly well, but when taking into account the RAM used by the on board video, and the possibility of using Rosetta if you're using any non-native software, 512Mb is really not enough for smooth operation. Indeed, you'll tend to get pauses which can become annoying, particularly if you want to run multiple applications.
The salesman really should have pointed out that while the procedure to upgrade RAM isn't really all that difficult, the mini is not intended to be opened by the user at all because there are no user serviceable parts inside. However, RAM is readily available from third party suppliers and with a little on-line research, is a fairly simple job to undertake. Two things to watch for: 1) that the memory comes from a supplier who will swap it without question, because Macs are rather more fussy about RAM than PCs tend to be, and 2), when completing the memory upgrade, ensure you reconnect the tiny fan control cable - failing to do so will leave the fan running at full blast all the time. It's an easy omission, and even the experts forget it sometimes!
--I use Photoshop Elements 5. Is it worth it to get Photoshop Elements 4 for Mac, or does my machine come with imaging editing software that does the same thing, just as well?
Depends on what kind of editing and image adjustment you generally do. The mini comes with iLife, which includes iPhoto, which has all the usual array of adjustment tools for brightness, contrast, color balance etc, plus a useful one for tilting images to straighten them if taken at an angle, but it doesn't include the filters and effects of a true image editing application. Photoshop Elements on the other hand is feature rich and easy to use, though at a cost. Personally, I don't like iPhoto much and use Photoshop Elements, though there is also a truly excellent shareware application called GraphicConverter, which started life as a tool to convert images from one format to another (hence the name) but is now a very feature-rich image processor in it's own right. Worth a look and can be tried out for free. Have a look at http://www.lemkesoft.com/xd/public/content/index.cGlkPTE5Mw.html
--I use Quicken 2007. I read a couple of reviews of Quicken for Mac from unhappy customers. Any comments?
No experience of this personally, but I'd check those reviews and any others you can find to see what it is the writers liked or didn't like about using the software, and see if that helps you. There are always unhappy customers though, so reviews in magazines may be more objective.
--Can I use my existing external USB 2 or Firewire drives with my Mac Mini, even though they are partitioned as FAT32 and have many backup files from PC's on them? Do Mac Mini's write to FAT32 like Linux does, or do I have to reformat the drives?
You can use your FAT32 formatted drives with the Mac though you are limited to files of 4Gb maximum.
--I use Acronis True Image to backup & image my hard drives so I can restore them if disaster occurs (as it seems to, rather often). How do you image a hard drive with a Mac, and is it worth doing?
It IS worth doing, yes. I use SuperDuper! which is first rate and free for making complete duplicates of a drive, or $29 for the paid/registered version to allow incremental backups. Works like a charm. If you use a drive partitioned in the GUID scheme (as the mini's internal is) you can even then set that drive, and the cloned copy of your system to boot the mini.
--Is it worth it to use antivirus software on a Mac?
Personally I'd say yes. ClamXav is open source (thus free) and reliable, has a marginal hit on CPU load and helps ensure you don't inadvertently pass on infections (it can also spot types of malware such as phishing scames). As yet, however, there are no known viruses/worms/trojans that affect MacOS, so it isn't critical at this time. However at some point it is likely there will be - in my view it's better to be prepared than to be left to react at the time.
--Does anyone have any experience using open source software like Open Office or GIMP on a Mac?
Yes. Like all open source projects, there are some good and some bad, but by and large the open source community for MacOS based systems is active and effective. Both Open Office and Gimp work well for example.
--Are there any decent flight simulators that work on a Mac?
X-Plane springs to mind.
There really are very few people you'll find in Apple Discussions who would flame you for asking such questions. Indeed, answering such things is one of the prime reasons we're here, and while there's always value in reading the manuals, it must also be said that in many ways getting useful information out of them means you have to know enough already to be able to work out what information you need from all the stuff available. Questions are easier to ask and pertinent information easier to give as a result!

How to disable PDF.js built in viewer for my site

On my site PDF files are used for printing purposes. Starting with v19 visitors start start to claim that this functionality is not working any more. The cause of this is the new built in PDF viewer. It doesn't open print dialog after pdf file download if the the file is built to doing this. Also I’ve found that the quality of printing via the built in viewer is unacceptable. The content is distorted by the JPEG compression and additional headers and footers are present on the page. So for my site built in PDF viewer should be disabled at all. I've found no way to do this at the site level. I think that the instructions for disabling the new feature is too complex for ordinary users and it easier to ask them to use another browser.
I think that should be an option at the site level to disable the built in PDF viewer. At least this option should force the browser to ask the user that for working properly with this site the built in PDF viewer should be disabled. And if user choose to disable it this should be done in one click.

@john99,
FF19 ignores your "Application preferences", described in [[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-firefox-behavior-when-open-file]]
and
[[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/view-pdf-files-firefox-without-downloading-them]]
as long as pdf.js is enabled. This is counter-intuitive and user-unfriendly. One shouldn't have to override settings (disable pdf.js) in about:config for an option configurable in the regular GUI to work as expected.

How to export my booklet as a file so I can take to a printer to print it out as a booklet?

This is my VERY first time doing work in the program InDesign and I have managed to create a booklet. However the final step of printing I am having trouble with.I am trying to export my InDesign file (indd.) to a PDF or some kind of file type that I can take to a place where they can print it out like a booklet?
PLEASE HELP!!
Lisa

Hi Lisa
It's easy, you ask your printer what type of PDF s/he wants. Probably one of the InDesign presets. You don't have to worry about imposition, your printer will do that. If you think that there might be some confusion in the page order, or something, you can print out the pages on your desk-top printer and give the printer a rough mock-up.
What is important is that you check your pre-flight settings before you export to PDF. The little green high-light at the bottom-left on your screen should be green. If it's red click on it to see what the issues are.
Derek

Sony CPA-9C Car Cassette Adapter, IS300, and your Nano

I've read a lot of the reviews on this cassette adaptor but there are so many reviews, I figured it would be easier to ask if anybody has had any expereince with this particular adaptor and a stock stereo system for a Lexus IS300. I just wanna know if it works fine and if there are any issues I should be aware of in deciding between this one and another cassette adaptor. Thanks for all of your help.

I'm not familar with the particular brand you are referring to, but check the fine print. Some of the "higher end" cassett adapters will allow you to "Change Tracks" on your ipod via your radios (and steering wheel) controls.
The Griffin Smart Deck is a good example of a "higher end" adapter. Check it out at: http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/smartdeckdock/index.php

Moved half of right screen to left

hi
i have macbook pro 17' made 2011
with vga 1 amd radeon core i 7 8gig ram hdd 750
last night when i worked my screen got half and the part of half right went to left .. my quarranty support is finished . and i need to repair this ..
as i ask this is for graphics chipset .and i dont know apple repair my laptop or not and how much is that ?
i dont have access to go to apple store easy to ask .. please help me about this ..
where can i go to repair ?.. how much i must pay ?

Hey wolfpac2056,
Remove any protective cases or films from the iPod, clean the screen and test with bare fingers.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305689#faq5
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305705
If the iPod touch still will not respond to touch and you have done a restore, it may need hardware repair.
You can request repair online here: https://selfsolve.apple.com/GetWarranty.do
Or make a reservation to visit a Mac Genius online here: http://www.apple.com/retail/
Jason

Firewire Port Quest

I have searched the boards and cannot seem to find an answer to a simple question. I have a SoundBlaster Audigy with the remote desk unit. Does the FireWire port on this card pass through power for devices that are hooked to it's Before I go on a diagnostic spree, I thought it would be easier to ask. I was given an iPod (no negati've comments needed) and it is not getting power to keep itself charged from the FireWire connection.
There are FireWire power injectors out there, but I would rather not go that route if I am supposed to be getting power directly from the port.
Your help is greatly appreciated.

Ginotortelli,
The SB394 port on the Audigy and Audigy 2 line of cards are unpowered. They will not provide power for devices that require it from a 394 port.
Jeremy

Easier to ask (notation)

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