Mac on or off

What is better.
Shut down the iMac or stay on??

If I go away for more than 24 hours I shut it off but leave it plugged in (so I don't drain the PRAM battery). If not being used for more than 6 hours I put it to sleep. Otherwise my computer has been running pretty much non-stop since 2002.

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If I leave my iPod in the cradle ( connected via firewire) and the Mac is powered OFF, the battery will be drained in a few hours (or overnight). If I leave the iPod sitting wherever (not connected to anything), the battery will not be drained... normal.
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I don't always leave my Mac on, and I don't always take the iPod out of its cradle... how can I stop this from happening?
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Is this a Firewire port issue or ?
I remember a few people mentioning this problem last year, and I think the consensus was that it's a Firewire port issue, and the only solution really is to take the iPod out of the dock when the computer is turned off. (It might work to have an external powered Firewire hub, I don't know if the computer would shut that down or not).

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Start up in Safe mode. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1564

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I'm finishing a music project that was created on a PPC G5 Quad computer and going to a studio in Santa Monica to complete the final mixdown. My 3rd party software plug-in configuration is unique, and the studio doesn't have all of the software instruments that I do on their 8 core mac pro. My G5 software installation is mirrored to my MacBook Pro, but the MBP doesn't have enough CPU power to play the project back.
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The MacBook Pro boots fine in 10.5.8, and loads the Logic project without any faults. The only issue is that a CPU shortage occurs when you attempt to play the sequence.
Like you suggested, I performed separate UB installations of all the needed software on the MBP solely so I could move Logic projects from one computer to the next without a hitch. (Actually, DropBox does this for me). Migration assistant was not employed in this process due to the PPC / Intel issues you noted.
I didn't need to mention the G5 as it appears to have caused some confusion based on Kappy's reply, but I did want to explain my work flow thoroughly.
It sounds like booting the MacPro from my MBP is feasible. I'll mark this topic 'solved' and head over to the studio tonight. I'll post here any anomalies from the session (if any).
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I can not get my mac book air off mute

I can not get my mac book air off mute and it is grayed out in the "system Preferance" sound section page.

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Hopefully one of these steps should solve the problem.
1. System Preference > Sound > Output > Internal Speakers
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2. Remove the headphone.
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    in and out of the port 5 or 6 times to flip the microswitch inside.
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3. Reset PRAM. http://support.apple.com/kb/PH4405
4. Reset SMC.     http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
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5. Applications > Utilities > Audio MIDI Setup.app
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    Side Bar
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http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1640
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My Mac freezes, turns off and restarts.

My Mac keeps turning off. It freezes, shuts down and restarts. It's happening quite frequently, everyday, and I'm really worried now. It happens at least a few times everyday but it hasn't been as frequent as it is now. I'm not sure what it could be. A virus? I have a version of MacKeeper. Isn't that supposed to prevent viruses from infiltrating into my system? I'm not tech person so I'm really lost here. Any help would be appreciated. My MacBook Pro is from 2010. Thanks.

There may be other issues, but you should start by getting rid of "MacKeeper."
"MacKeeper" is a scam with only one useful feature: it deletes itself.
First, back up all data.
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☞ Quit MacKeeper before dragging it to the Trash.
☞ Let MacKeeper delete its other components before you empty the Trash.
☞ Don't try to drag the MacKeeper Dock icon to the Trash.

MAC is turned off when you start the application.

MAC выключается при запуске приложений.
MAC is turned off when you start the application.
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Interval Since Last Panic Report: 69711 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          1
Anonymous UUID:                    BF785864-5B2E-7638-B9E8-ED938B20D6F6
Thu May 23 20:28:41 2013
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff80242b7e95): Kernel trap at 0x0000000000000000, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0x0000000000000000, CR3: 0x00000000053ca068, CR4: 0x00000000001606e0
RAX: 0xffffff8024813e10, RBX: 0x0000000000000001, RCX: 0xffffff80248e04f0, RDX: 0xffffff8024890100
RSP: 0xffffff810cd7b978, RBP: 0xffffff810cd7b9a0, RSI: 0x0000000000000001, RDI: 0xffffff8045a66410
R8: 0x000000000000000e, R9: 0xffffff8045a90908, R10: 0xffffffffffffffff, R11: 0x00000000ffffffff
R12: 0xffffff803e98cc02, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0xffffff803e98cc10, R15: 0xffffff8045a66410
RFL: 0x0000000000010202, RIP: 0x0000000000000000, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0x0000000000000000, Error code: 0x0000000000000010, Fault CPU: 0x2
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0xffffff810cd7b610 : 0xffffff802421d626
0xffffff810cd7b680 : 0xffffff80242b7e95
0xffffff810cd7b850 : 0xffffff80242cd4dd
0xffffff810cd7b870 : 0x0
0xffffff810cd7b9a0 : 0xffffff80242772b2
0xffffff810cd7b9d0 : 0xffffff8024585aae
0xffffff810cd7b9e0 : 0xffffff80242f0981
0xffffff810cd7ba30 : 0xffffff80242f0021
0xffffff810cd7ba70 : 0xffffff80242f10d6
0xffffff810cd7baa0 : 0xffffff80242ed939
0xffffff810cd7bac0 : 0xffffff8024515c0a
0xffffff810cd7bb20 : 0xffffff802431112c
0xffffff810cd7bb90 : 0xffffff80242fc5f1
0xffffff810cd7bd90 : 0xffffff80242fc93d
0xffffff810cd7bf50 : 0xffffff80245e063a
0xffffff810cd7bfb0 : 0xffffff80242cdd23
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12D78
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A: MAC is turned off when you start the application.

I took in the store returned MAC. Although when you start offering configure everything from scratch. The OSes can reinstall?
Last night passed out on completion of the work.
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 75071 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          2
Anonymous UUID:                    BF785864-5B2E-7638-B9E8-ED938B20D6F6
Thu May 23 23:25:35 2013
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff80036b7e95): Kernel trap at 0xffffff80036102b1, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0x0000000000040001, CR3: 0x0000000079b9d056, CR4: 0x00000000001606e0
RAX: 0x0000000000040001, RBX: 0x000000000000002c, RCX: 0x7fffffffffffffff, RDX: 0xffffff80f546bd88
RSP: 0xffffff80f546bd30, RBP: 0xffffff80f546bd70, RSI: 0x000000000000002c, RDI: 0xffffff80f546bdb0
R8: 0x000000000000001f, R9: 0x00000000000003ff, R10: 0xffffffffffffffff, R11: 0x00000000ffffffff
R12: 0xffffff802a9a6a20, R13: 0x0000000000000001, R14: 0x0000000000000070, R15: 0x0000000000040000
RFL: 0x0000000000010216, RIP: 0xffffff80036102b1, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0x0000000000040001, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x2
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0xffffff80f546ba40 : 0xffffff80036b7e95
0xffffff80f546bc10 : 0xffffff80036cd4dd
0xffffff80f546bc30 : 0xffffff80036102b1
0xffffff80f546bd70 : 0xffffff8003620dc4
0xffffff80f546bda0 : 0xffffff800364f0c1
0xffffff80f546bde0 : 0xffffff8003616786
0xffffff80f546be50 : 0xffffff800361831c
0xffffff80f546be90 : 0xffffff8003635a40
0xffffff80f546bed0 : 0xffffff80039556a7
0xffffff80f546bf40 : 0xffffff8003955449
0xffffff80f546bf50 : 0xffffff80039e063a
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12D78
Kernel version:
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My mac book is off

My mac book is off and I don't know how to power it back

Are you saying that it will not power on when you push the power button?
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Have you tried resetting the System Management Controller? That is a good first step for power related issues such as this.
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Do I need to turn Mac book air off after I used OR just make it sleep......?

Do I need to turn Mac book air off after I used OR just make it sleep......?

No need to turn it off. Just put it to sleep.

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see >>> http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/help/install-apps.html here >>> How many computers can I install on
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Using FaceTime http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4319
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Unable to use FaceTime and iMessage with my apple ID
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How to Block Someone on FaceTime
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My Facetime Doesn't Ring
https://discussions.apple.com/message/19087457
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http://www.iskysoft.com/apple-ipad/send-sms-from-ipad.html
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http://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/
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gv1234
Welcome to the HP Community Forum.
Get the printer onto the network - if the issue is that you have Mac address filtering locked, then just unlock the setting for a few minutes.
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