I can't be the only one having this Finder issue: Finder stops responding and requires relaunch about every third time I open it.
I have a brand-new MBAir, but I actually noticed this starting many months ago, on my MBPro running Snow Leopard. I've repaired Permissions numerous times, run Onyx and performed all of the scans and checks (everything checks out fine), and otherwise have no problems at all with my system. It's just this constant need to relaunch the Finder, especially after downloading a dmg. In-between these episodes it seems to behave normally.
I though it was a Snow Leopard problem, and was hoping it would be gone with Lion, but, alas--no such luck.
I've searched through the discussions and support docs and haven't found anything similar--can I possibly be the only one with this weird issue? I've been a Mac User for over 20 yrs, and can't say I've ever seen this particular problem before....Does anyone have any thoughts? Thanks!
OK, Tony--did that. I noticed that it had a creation date of 2009. Wouldn't a new OS create new plist files, or do all of the old ones just migrate over from the previous OS? Interesting....
Anyway, I'll just have to wait and see if it happens again--shouldn't have to wait too long--LOL. I'll post back with an update ASAP.
Thanks for your help!
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Video Capture help...I can't be the ONLY one with this problem!
Warning: Long post ahead!! I just want to make sure I'm providing detailed, complete information on my predicament. =)
Okay...I am using a PowerBook G4 15" running OSX 10.4.8. I recently picked up the Canopus ADVC 110 in order to capture video from my game consoles...this is something I was doing a lot of for a LONG time with the graphics card on my desktop PC. But the card is pretty old now and the screenshots it takes don't always look so good anymore, plus I thought it would be cool to be able to do this with my laptop, since then it's like having a portable TV. The Canopus works...more or less. But I have some problems...
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Second problem is that I have had a very hard time finding a program that will simply let me view the video in full-screen. The REAL-TIME video, that is...I want to view in full-screen (or at least a really big window, if not ACTUALLY full-screen per se) as the video is coming in. Plenty of programs will let me record a clip and watch that in full-screen, but the incoming signal is constrained to a little tiny viewer window. Again, this is important for the "portable TV for video games" idea.
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PowerBook G4 15" Mac OS X (10.4.8)I'm using the tools which fullfill my needs best.. so, if the PC offers you "better" results, use it.. no dogma..
delay: sure, the electronics have to digitize the video.. a process of high computation = time/delay ..
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and: you go from digital to analogue to digital .. there HAS to be a loss of quality ...
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If it has been carrier-locked then most(if not all) Norwegian carriers are selling the phones on a 12 months subscription contract. When the 12 months are up, the phone is being unlocked by the carrier either automatically, or upon customer`s request(depends which carrier you use).
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