Optical out on the new N-Spec AE

The old AE only allowed 16bit 44Hz music to be transmitted out the optical out - I presume partly due to bandwidth restrictions. Now the gruntier N-spec version is here, does anyone know if this limit has been raised? (hopefully to 24bit 96Hz).

"anger" is a VERY strong term ... I doubt many folks make a computer purchase based soley upon a very basic emotional response ...
If you take a look at history you can discover the original iMac (circa 1998) that many in the industry claimed would never sell because Apple chose to not include a floppy drive and used that new fangled USB interface for connecting mice, keyboards and printers (USB? nobody was using USB!) ... fast forward seven generations later, the iMac is doing just fine ... and ... if you paid attention today ... it is the #1 desktop model in sales in the U.S. ... While other PC makers are experiencing dwindling unit sales, Apple has seen a steady increase in laptop and desktop sales over the past 6 years ... I don't think they would risk changing that on a whim ... the use and dependancy of optical drives is shrinking, not expanding ... folks are increasingly downloading or streaming music, videos and data rather than using physical mediums ...
Check back in six months and we'll discuss sales of the newly introduced iMac and see if you are still "angry" ... or if the decision has hurt Apple's efforts in computer design ...

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Localconfig is not found out in the new grid Oracle_HOME

Hi There,
Ifollowed the metalink Note ID 736121.1 to upgrad ASM for Non-RAC from 10gr2 to 11gr2. The 11gr2 Grid installation is successful, which is on a different directory from the current ASM directory. What I did for insallation is software only installation. However, when I'm doing step 4 in the Note, localconfig is not found out in the now Grid home directory(/ora/fs0000/app/grid/11.2.0/bin). even no DBUA is found out either. I'm unable to upgrade ASM for non-RAC from 10r2 to 11gr2.
With the successful installation of 11rr2 grid, the CSS is running in 11gr2, but No DBUA is found out in the new Grid Oracle_HOME directory.
$ ps -ef | grep d.bin | grep -v grep
oracle 7751 1 0 Sep 17 ? 40:56 /ora/fs0000/app/grid/11.2.0/bin/ocssd.bin
oracle 7618 1 0 Sep 17 ? 27:32 /ora/fs0000/app/grid/11.2.0/bin/ohasd.bin reboot
$ ls -ltr /ora/fs0000/app/grid/11.2.0/bin/local*
/ora/fs0000/app/grid/11.2.0/bin/local*: No such file or directory
$ ls -ltr /ora/fs0000/app/grid/11.2.0/bin/db*
-rwxr-x--- 1 oracle dba 13790 Jan 1 2000 /ora/fs0000/app/grid/11.2.0/bin/dbstart
-rwxr-x--- 1 oracle dba 6074 Jan 1 2000 /ora/fs0000/app/grid/11.2.0/bin/dbshut
-rwxr-xr-x 1 oracle dba 2426 Jan 1 2000 /ora/fs0000/app/grid/11.2.0/bin/dbhome
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle dba 5297 Oct 3 2006 /ora/fs0000/app/grid/11.2.0/bin/dbgeu_run_action.pl
-rwxr-x--- 1 oracle dba 666264 Nov 2 2009 /ora/fs0000/app/grid/11.2.0/bin/dbfs_client
-rwxr-x--- 1 oracle dba 0 Nov 3 2009 /ora/fs0000/app/grid/11.2.0/bin/dbvO
-rwxr-x--- 1 oracle dba 0 Nov 3 2009 /ora/fs0000/app/grid/11.2.0/bin/dbfsizeO
-rwxr-x--x 1 oracle dba 554200 Sep 17 16:00 /ora/fs0000/app/grid/11.2.0/bin/dbv
-rwxr-x--x 1 oracle dba 11680 Sep 17 16:00 /ora/fs0000/app/grid/11.2.0/bin/dbfsize
Here are the steps in Note 736121.1:
1) Install the new 11g ASM Oracle Home (on a different directory) as described in the Installation Guide associated with your specific platform :
http://www.oracle.com/pls/db111/portal.portal_db?selected=11&frame=
==)> Installation Guide for <your platform/Os>
2) Shutdown all the database instances that are using ASM as storage option.
3) Shutdown the ASM instance.
4) Reconfigure the CSS service:
Connect as root OS user and execute:
$ORACLE_HOME/bin/localconfig reset
Where: $ORACLE_HOME is the new 11g ASM Oracle Home
5) Startup the ASM instance (connected as Oracle OS user) as usual (using the 10g Oracle Home).
6) From another graphical session, set the environment variables (ORACLE_HOME, PATH, etc.) pointing to your new 11 ASM Oracle Home.
7) Then execute the DBUA from the new ASM 11gOracle_Home/bin/dbua:
DBUA will show 2 options:
=)> upgrade ASM instance.
=)> upgrade the database
8) Select [upgrade ASM instance] option. The DBUA will upgrade your ASM instance to release 11g automatically.
9) Finally, please startup the databases that are using ASM as storage option.
Does anyone has experience upgrading 10g ASM for Non-RAC to 11gR2?
Thanks in advance.
Edited by: user618594 on 20-Sep-2010 4:17 PM

strangely, i seem to have left out the word "bought" to the first sentence.
"I have bought the album Fading West by Switchfoot..."

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I'm relatively new to Mac and want to try and get the most out of the new MacBook Air.
My wife and I have been sharing the same Apple ID. We both have iPhones - she has a 5 and I've got a 4S.
We only have one copy of iTunes and we have been sharing the account. (She doesn't really use the computer for anything beyond writing the odd weekend assignment.)
Would I be better off setting her up with her own and making her as a separate user on the computer? Would this require much work?
In recent times with updates, we have a few problems with the duplication of texts and that sort of thing. Both of our texts are stored on the computer and that sort of thing. Also, sometimes texts I send her are sent through to me from her, if that makes any sense.
Anyway, I don't really want to overly complicate matters when it comes to accounts etc, but I wanted to know if a fresh Apple ID would be the best thing or even a new user?
Any tips etc would be greatly appreciated
Thanks in advance
MacBook
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Your question is almost too much a personal one, begging the question "do we (husband and wife) feel comfy sharing one account on the Mac"   maybe thats why nobody answered you.
It doesnt complicate anything, but it adds steps for switching accounts on the Mac/ purchases etc. of course
since your question is mostly personal, ..I wont answer THAT part of it, but creating a new account is easy.....messing with switching back and forth is also a personal preference 'issue' as well.   I prefer to keep things simple, but...........you and yours, I dont know.......
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11468

About a month ago my wifi switch greyed out. I went through all the trouble shooting and ended up going to the Genius Bar and got a new iPhone 4S. Now the switch greyed out on the new one.. help!

About a month ago my wifi switch greyed out. I went through all the trouble shooting and ended up going to the Genius Bar and got a new iPhone 4S. Now the switch greyed out on the new one.. help!
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no body?

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only guessing re the os, may be even earlier.
cheers
Nigel.

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The on/off button on my 6th gen iPod nano recently got spoilt and I sent it back to the shop for a repair/exchange a week ago. Now I have just found out about the new 7th gen iPod nano and I am wondering, can I get the new one as a replacement?

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Olivia Davey

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I have looked everywhere and have just given up. The "technical specs" aren't very technical at all. Anyway, I have mine hooked up to a Cinema display, so the Thunderbolt and one USB are used on the left hand side. That leaves just one USB for 3 printers, one scanner, my Griffin PowerMate and my DAC. So I was wondering if using the Optical (Toslink Mini) out in the headphone jack might be a plan if I can find a DAc that deosn't need the USB for power AND if the optical out is 24/192.
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Is there ANY way to do S-Video or composite TV out on the new white MB?

http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9319G/A (read the small text)
Apparently the mini-DVI to Video adapter doesn't work with the newer white MacBooks now.
I hope there is some way to do TV-out to an older TV that only has S-video and RCA composite inputs. Is there? Not all of us have high end TVs with DVI or HDMI inputs.
Getting quite frustrated.

Check out this topic:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=8339687
-Doug

Sound crapped out on the new iPhone 4

so after using pandora for may be 2 minutes into the new eminem song ... sound just went kapoot ...including ringtones/sms sounds basically systemwide meltdown of sound ...only sound that i get is thru ear piece...just did couple of restores and set it up as new iphone but still the same problem ... tried toggling silent switch a couple of times but does not seem to get it off ... roughly 14 hours into getting this iphone and already crapped out on me ...im afraid to go to an apple store to a genius bar due to all the launch day madness...wonder when i will be able to resolve this issue ... FAIL.

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How can I extend the time I am timed out on the new Firefox version?

The new version of Firefox which I recently installed times me out after a very short period of time. I can I extend the time that Firefox times me out to at least one hour of inactivity.
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Every time Firefox opened
== right after I installed the new Firefox version today

If you have an Exchange account on your iPad for which the admistrator has specified a limit on how long you can set the auto-lock, the only way to change it is to remove the Exchange account. Once you put the Exchange account back on, the restriction will be back in place. Apple has nothing to do with this.
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Firefox crashes when signing out from the "New Improved Yahoo Mail"

I reluctantly switched to the New Improved Yahoo Mail yesterday, from Yahoo Classic, every time I sign out Firefox crashes and I get an error message. I have filled out the information and selected restart or quit, and another error message says that the report could not be submitted. I resisted converting to the new Yahoo, all their other upgrades did nothing for me.
Using Firefox on a Mac Book Pro, Hughes net satellite internet connection.

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Can the optical drive in the new 13 MBP be removed permanently?

Any idea how much weight that would save?

JoeyR wrote:
The optical drive would save maybe a few ounces (about the weight of a deck of cards). There is very little hardware in the drive components. Should you find yourself in the position of needing support for your machine, you will not be able to run any of the diagnostic tests which require booting from the optical drive. You would also not be able to reinstall the OS should there be a need to do so.
There are reports that Apple Hardware Test has been able to run without install discs in most of the new Macs.
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HDMI Out @ Optical Out at the same time?

I need to install an ATV 2 in my old home theater system. The reciver does not accept HDMI inputs but does accept optical inputs. Can I run HDMI to the TV and use the optical out port on the ATV 2 to direct the audio to the receiver for decoding and presentation?

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I didn't notice an optical drive on the new iMacs. If this is true then how are customers to insert a dvd from a new peripheral purchased?

Where is the DVD player on the new iMacs?

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Optical out on the new N-Spec AE

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