MBA and tv ...

I just bought from the Apple store the 2 cables needed for sending video to tv from mac book air. but when I connect it through the HDMI, the only thing I see on the tv is the screensaver from my computer and not the movie!. what do I do?

I don't have a monitors option in sys. pref.... there's no sound anymore. I only have my screensaver on the tv...

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Yes you can copy the content to your new machine and use Home Sharing to keep the content identical
Connect the two machines via an ethernet cable it is 3 times faster than Wifi. Turn wifi off on one machine to enforce ethernet connection
In System Preferences, Sharing turn on File Sharing
Then
Copy the music/itunes folder from the Macbook pro to the music/ folder on the imac
Both machines should now have the same library
Disconnect H the ethernet cable
Set up Home Sharing and under Settings at the bottom of the Home Sharing page. Select to transfer new purchases.
Do the same on the other machine.
Then when you r machines are connected by wifi and each time you start itunes it will transfer your new purchases
Setting up home sharing

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Hi
It's likely your fan, It always runs on a MBA. Mine is very quiet, others report some noise - here is one link. There are lots of others.
Hope this helps
Cheers
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4381367?start=0&tstart=0

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iTunes- How to move the library to an EHD
After you move the library you need to open iTunes by first depressing the OPTION key then launching iTunes. You will be given a choice of which library to use. This can then be made a permanent change, if you wish, in the Advanced section of iTunes preferences.

Mba and internet

today I had a problem with my MBA. When I am at my own place there is no problem and everything works great. But today I was at my boyfriends place. I took my MBA and my Airport with me.
When I wanted it to conneted there is only a connection for a few seconds, after that the connction drops.
I have checked the connection and configureted the airport.
When I put the cable in a different computer there is a good connection, when I put the cable in my airport there is a green light. The computer also recognized the connection but the internet doesn't work.
Does anyone recognized this problem or has a sollution??

I'm not that good whit computers but my bf computer cann't find my airport at all.
I forgot to mention that the interneticon is fully black on my MBA. I really have no idea about the settings but I haven't changed anything between the well functioning connection at my place and the connection at my bf place.
Is there anything in particulair that I have to change or pay attention to?

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I just purchased a 2013 MBA, and want to transfer my files over from my existing 2009 MBP. I have a Category 5 ethernet cable and a USB-Ethernet adapter to do this. I have the two computers connected with the ethernet cable, but they cannot seem to find each other using Migration Assistant on the 2009 MBP and the Setup Assistant on the MBA (I have my WiFi turned off on the MBP because otherwise it seems to want to use WiFi to transfer the data, which takes 40+ hours). How can I get the computers to "see" each other via the ethernet connection? I have tried googling this but haven't been able to find a single straight answer that pertains to my particular situation. Thank you for any help.

You have two choices:
If you want to use migration assistant over network, first put both computers on the same network or get a small switch and connect them both to the same switch. Then launch Migration assistant on the MBA, choose from another Mac, and Use Network. Next open Migration assistant on the MBP (source), choose To another Mac, and follow the onscreen instruction. It will ask to set a passcode and continue with the transfer.
If you want to use firewire: Connect both machines with Firewire and restart souce MBP holding T. Then launch Migration assistant on the MBA and transfer.

Do I get an iMac and a MBA , OR MBA and a TBD!!??

That's the question.
I start uni,
I have decided to get a MBA for portability etc. I also have iPad2 and iPhone. Currently withough a desktop?
So do I get a top spec MBA and thunderbolt display, and run my iPad/phone from there? Is getting an iMac just duplicating unneccessarily?
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Well, the iMac isn't very portable, but far more computer than an MBA, & you can use it's monitor for TB enabled or MiniDisplay Port enabled Macs or PCs.

HT1338 I have a MBA and although I have a broadband connection, the internet speed in the MBA is pathetic. I even can't open a normal song in Youtube in half an hour, so please help !

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Has the speed ever been acceptable, or is this something new? Try resetting Safari and perhaps rebooting your router.

Another MBA and remote disc problem... HELP ME!!!

This is a last ditch attempt before backing over my mba with my car...
I'm trying to do an erase and install using the remote disc... it starts out great, i put the disc in my other computer, a pc, (which has worked just fine before as a remote disc). I follow the directions, select the disc i want to use, tell the pc to use airpart, restart the mac holding the options key, connect the mac to the network, click the arrow under the startup disc on the mba then WHAM! end of communication... the mba freezes for a few moments before rebooting like normal, while the status screen on the pc still says it is waiting for the mba to connect, i've tried over and over and over and the same thing happens each and every time, i don't know what's going wrong... please someone help me out here.

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Suitability of MBA and MBP for FCPX ...

Hi there,
i am going to purchase either a 13" Macbook Air or Macbook Pro & plan to use FCPX on it.
the problem is I discovered the following:-
a) the anount of RAM is so low as compared to my iMac whic has 32gb RAM.
b) i always read that it is better to get a dedicated video RAM but most of the latest MBA and MBP only comes with on board video RAM.
c) the HDD though is a flashed based but is so small, start from only 128gb. Could it be that Apple wants us to buy an external HDD ?
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RyanManUtd wrote:
… But for me, what is important is that when I am editing on the timeline, I hate it when it becomes slow. Sometimes even the beach balls appear.
So in my case, better to have a fast processor or a bigger RAM ?
I have never seen a beachball using FCPX (see my specs: I'm on the very low end of hardware).
(I've seen crashes … it's not all pink here )
Aside 'no background rendering' … or manual initiated rendering (to see complex compos in real-time…) :
Imho, it's all about 'delivery': put each stream on its own 'platter' = no beach balling, no stutter
And with stream I don't mean the source(s), but what you see on screen:
in case, you do pic-in-pic, compounds, MultiCam, you see 2/several streams - then, I recommend 2/several drives …
to over-exaggerate:
when you put the sources of a 4x camera MultiCam on 4 different drives ==> no stutter, no beach balling at all, even on antique, underpowered systems… ok, that's over-the-top, my several external, simple usb3 drives deliver each 2-3 fullHD streams flawless ...
best practice is it anyhow to separate Events from app/OS/cache…
I would suggest a min. of 16GB Ram.
The number-crunching (rendering) is mostly done on GPU, not CPU.
Last, silly comment: benchmark tests test benchmarks!
Means: FCPX + MacOS + Apple hardware sums up 'higher' than expected.
Don't be too focussed on GHz and stuff, no -user is interested in …
Shall I link again to my stunt? (some board members: "Nooo, not again!!" <yawn> )
I do link to my stunt ... >> 4x 4k Multicam on MacMini

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Why isn't my configuration working?
I'm getting an error message?
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I've recently noticed a blank FAQ window when my MBA and iMac wake - anyone know what it is?

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Mike

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Primarily because, as ron245 points out, there is only ONE speaker on the bottom.

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On the old computers, I could wake my computer by moving the mouse. Now I have to hit a key to wake from sleep. Not a biggie, but old habits die hard! :-)
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Under DEVICES in the FINDER, I see a "Remote Disk" that has nothing in it, and that I cannot remove. If I look in GET INFO, it gives me no information, other than a box I can check to Lock it. What the heck is this?
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