Question for Old Toad- comment box

Hello, I made a new page for my site and installed th Comment Box from your Demo site, but on Windows PC's the Send form / Reset buttons are missing.
Here is the URL : http://innerspheresmusic.com/News.html
Have you met this before ? It looks OK in Safari on my mac.
Thanks, Kay.

You can publish your site to a folder on the desktop and open it in Safari there to see if the widget's size is large enough to display all the buttons and text.
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Another question for Old Toad (or anyone else) about backing up iPhoto

Obviously, I am not understanding what I am supposed to do or see when I try to backup my iPhoto library.
My iPhoto Library folder is in "Pictures".
I have downloaded the "iPhoto db File Backup" and put the icon in the dock.
Now, what do I do to perform the backup? I tried opening iPhoto and highlighting Library in the Source pane, then I tried highlighting all the pictures in the library, then I tried highlighting the iPhoto Library folder in Pictures and clicking the db file backup icon in each case. Nothing happened - at least I don't think anything happened. I was expecting a second folder with the title "iPhoto Library copy" or something like that to appear. What should I look for?
Also, when I opened my iPhoto Library folder, I found the following among the list of all the rolls of photos:
Library.iPhoto
Library6.iPhoto
When I clicked on each of them, my entire library of photos opened along with the following message:
Unreadable files: 1
The following file could not be imported. (The file is in the iPhoto Library folder.)
/Users/my name/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Library6.iPhoto
I don't understand what this means and what I did - or shouldn't have done. If I did something wrong, can I undo it?
Finally, I also saw the following and tried to open them to see what they are, but couldn't. A message window said I had to choose an application that would open them and I didn't know what to choose. What are these three items?
Thumb32Segment.data
Thumb64Segment.data
ThumbJPGSegment.data
I'm keen to backup all the photos I have so would appreciate whatever help/explanations readers can give me with all of this.
Sauble

sauble
What are you trying to back up specifically:
Your Photos Only
or
Your iPhoto Library (this includes Albums, books, slideshows, etc)
or
Your database file.
Old Toad’s wee application is designed to back up the database file only. It’s intended for use when you’re organising the photos in your Library and it’s a handy protection against damage if the app crashes. But it does not back up any photos.
To back up you iPhoto Library:
Make a copy on another disk of the iPhoto Library in your Pictures Folder. Copy it as a single unit. Using a Back Up utility such as DejaVu or Chronosync you can make incremental copies - that is, as you make changes to the Library the original back up is updated. (There are many, many back up utilities: search on MacUpdate.)
To back up your Photos only
Select them in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export, select the version you want (Kind: Original or Kind: Current) and export them to another disk.
Note that none of these involves rooting around in the iPhoto Library itself. There are no user serviceable parts there. Any time you go in there you risk damaging the Library.
Library.iPhoto
Library6.iPhoto
Are the main database files. You’ve done no damage I would guess. There is no way of reading those files unless you’re a programmer.
Thumb32Segment.data
Thumb64Segment.data
ThumbJPGSegment.data
These are cache files. Iphoto needs them but there’s no reason for you to open them. Even if you did they’d make little sense to you.
The iPhoto Library is a bit like under the bonnet in your car. Fine if you know what you’re doing, but a lot of folks are better off staying out of there.
Regards
TD

Question for old comm guy

This is a question for old comm guy regarding his reply to:
Power Mac G5 will not boot. No Chime, Black Screen, Solid LED.
1534 Views 16 Replies Latest reply: Apr 20, 2011 3:38 PM by old comm guy
     I have the same problem with a Mac G4 graphics. All of your comments were very interesting and helpful to me. My question is regarding the following comment:
          "OK, you shouldn't have an active LED inside the computer, so that may be indicating the problem. Is the LED near the CPUs or is it near the front by the RAM? (This is a definite worry.)"
     My G4 does have an active red LED (c64)on the right side of the bottom DRAM slot. Can you tell me why the worry and what a fix, if any, might be? Thanks in advance for your response.

Maybe the following quote can answer the question:
There is one red LED on the Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics) logic board. It indicates that there is power to the board and does not imply a fault condition. Hardware such as DIMMs and PCI cards should not be installed or removed when the LED is on.
Or this quote:
There are seven diagnostic LEDs on the Power Mac G4 (PCI Graphics) logic board.
DS1 = ATA drive activity
DS4 and DS5 = USB power for downstream devices (There is no DS2 or DS3 on the board.)
DS6 = Ultra ATA bus activity
DS7 & DS8 = Power Indication
In a working unit, these LEDs should be in sync with each other: both on or both off. If one LED is on and the other is off, there is a problem.
DS9 = CPU Bus
Hope that helps. In the AGP graphics version, the LED is there I guess to keep someone from, say, yanking out a DIMM while the board is powered, or some other not-so-good action.

For Old Toad - Your Scrolling Text

Hi Old Toad,
I went to your example site and copied the code for your scrolling banner. I inserted the code as an html widget and all I did was change the text color and the text itself. I tried it out by publishing to a folder and for some reason it does not seem to work?
Do you need to publish to a server or MobileMe for it to work? Will it not work when publishing to a folder?
Any idea why not?

I just tried adding the same code to a new text site and it won't work. It just shows the text and doesn't scroll. I found another site and it's code work:.
http://www.quackit.com/html/htmlgenerators/html_marqueegenerator.cfm
There are lots or scrolling marquee generator sites out there. Some let you use background images, etc.
I had do do some tweaking of the color, size, etc. but it worked as advertised.

A different question for "Old Comm Guy" about that quote for G4 PCI "YIKES" machines, mine has only 5 led's, but do fit the lighting sequence listed.

My G4 400 Mhz PCI "YIKES" machine has only 5 led's, none in DS4 or DS5, nothing there but the un-molested sodlier bumps (never has anything been there), and my lighting sequences are 7 & 8 are on together, the others are dependant upon keystrokes or other demands (mouse, etc.).
There are seven diagnostic LEDs on the Power Mac G4 (PCI Graphics) logic board.
DS1 = ATA drive activity
DS4 and DS5 = USB power for downstream devices (There is no DS2 or DS3 on the board.)
DS6 = Ultra ATA bus activity
DS7 & DS8 = Power Indication
In a working unit, these LEDs should be in sync with each other: both on or both off. If one LED is on and the other is off, there is a problem.
DS9 = CPU Bus
Now I have a problem that started when I opened the side to check the led's in operation, side was open for 6 or 7 minutes and I got the screen of death, darkened, need restart, multi languages. .... I had just cured the start-up problems I was having for a month, 10 days ago. It was the powered USB hub plugged into the machines back panel, instead of the K/B port, I did have the mouse to the K/B and hub to back of machine, swapped locations and it was fixed, even the dead printer came to life and began printing (hadn't worked for 10 months !!)
What cuased the "screen of death" was traced to a memory dimm / ram stick that died, a PC133, 256MB made by 16X8 (or XB), I swear I wasn't dragging chains over the M/B, or anything really stupid, (I ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer, but not dumb either).
The "death screen" has caued a big headache, very hard to get to Applejack, open firmware, ect., I have, but not with any consistancy, did them, did DU test & verify, all passed "GOOD" or "no problems", all this was done in "safe boot mode", but I can't get to "regular mode" after restart !! ... it just sits on the gray apple screen w/o the spinning gear / wheel for hours !!!
Any ideas would be nice to hear, I plan on doing a re-install or repair / restore from / with the install DVD tomorrow.
And a link to info. of which ram / dimm memory sticks I might use from the other machines I have here, a G3 B&W, G4 QS 800 DP, etc. what will interchange ?, if any ? ........... Thanks for any input you may have, ..... wayne146 .....
I need some sleep, this has given me a massive headache, all because I read that quote and knew my lights didn't quite match it. ..... If only I had not cared, I migth not have gotten in such a bind / blunder, stupid me, I could resist it, I had to look for a compairison.
signing off for a few hours ....... wayne146 ..........

Good Morning, old comm guy,
Well I tried following your instructions to the letter, as best my limited knowledge would take me.
I opened the "terminal window", then "terminal preferences", the proper radio button was already checked for the phrase you indicated, and the insert line / window had "/bin/bash/", grayed out in it, below that is the "declare terminal type" that was set to "xterm color", so I couldn't change the grayed out window, but I could make selections for "declare. term. type" ... I left that as it was at "xterm color".
In the bottom of the Term. Pref. window is a "Open a saved term. file ...." and a window to enter a selection, when I clicked on "select", it open a "finder window" ,<applications> with almost everything grayed out, not knowing what to do, I backed out of the finder window, and also I can't just type a command into the "open a saved term. file" window, it must be done with the select button.
So basically I'm saying this Unix stuff is all Greek to me, I would need more detailed instructions to follow to the letter, for me to get through this with any success.
And this is weird, while I was working in Yahoo mail and here in discussions I was in "Safe Boot" for several hours, with several restarts in "Safe" (the only way I could do anything) I was swapping and checking a few different RAM sticks with the diagnostics in "about this mac" (one had died when watching the led's). the one that died, return to the living & working world, ??????? ..... and this G4 400mhz "YIKES" machine, STARTED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AGAIN (?????????????) SHUTDOWN W/ K/B BUTTON, RESTART W/ K/B BUTTON, So weird !!!
And anther bit of weirdness is that while the Apple Tech. info says this uses PC 100 sdram, every stick of memory in this machine has stickers on them from different makers saying that they are PC 133 sdram of 256 mb. ??? ..... Can this be true ?, has this thing altered itself or altered the RAM, to work with each other ???
After it started working "properly" (?), both Firefox and Safari crashed many times and often, so I dumped Firefox (3.6.19) and reloaded a fresh FF 3.6.19, as I may have done something to them by accident in my panicing and buggering around, even had a Screen of Death 1 or 2 times, and it restarted with only a push of the front reset button, restarted as if it was just turned on with no problems lurking in it's past. .... Also weird !!! ?????
The New FireFox (3.6.19) hasn't crashed since the new install, that maybe OK now, time will tell, ........ wonder if the wrong ram was causing browsers to crash ???? ... or is the ram wrong ??... why is it working ???
All the Ram stick were bought from "Chris", the Apple Expert @ RE - PC, here in Seattle, he also sold me this YIKES machine, so there was no mistake as to what I wanted the RAM for.
I have a spare G3 B/W 450Mhz machine that also has pc 133 sdram in it as well, same thing with it, bought from "Chris", and the Ram in it too. It only has OS 9.2.2 on it, I need to do the work around to put Tiger 10.4.11 on it. Later .......
Well what do you think ??? ..... It's alot to process, take your time,
Please review this babbling I have put forth, it could be written a little clearer, but I have read it over twice and it makes sense as I read it (of course, I know what I meant when I typed it)......
.........Thanks for your time and help. ........wayne146 ....... (all nighter again, going for a nap, back in 4 - 5 hrs.) ...............wayne146 ........

For Old Toad

Hi OT,
Just wondering if you can tell me exactly how you created your scrolling text boxes using iframe?
How do you do it linking to a pdf and Word?I have tried all options and for some reason I can't get it to work. I can place the code in an html snippet on my page and this works if I then insert apple.com and this comes up right away. However, when I create a page on my unpublished site for the text and then place the url in the snippet, nothing happens.
Would be grateful for some more input.
Thanks

I placed the pdf, text files on the server. If you have a MMe account create a new folder in the iDisk/Web/Sites folder and upload the pdf, text files to it. You can name it "scroll".
Insert an HTML snippet and add the iFrame code that's shown on my demo page: Scrolling Text Box . The url to the files would be http://web.me.com/MobileMeAccount_Name/scroll/FileName. Set the iFrame size to include the file with the least amount of scrolling, especially horizontal. Publish.
If you publish to a 3rd party server or your own server you will still need to put the file on it, either loose or in a folder, your choice, and determine the URL path to it. The rest is as described above.
OT

Upgrade questions for "old"PC?

My father in law owns a Packard Bell iMedia desktop. Inside a MSI main board MS-6511 (identifcation read out by PCmark 04), and AMD Athlon XP1700. Questions:
- Documentation - I could not find the model on this web site. Perhaps this is because it was sold exclusively to Packard Bell? Can anyboady please point me to the doc, or a documentation of a board very close?
- RAM? What specifications of RAM are compatible with the board?
- HDD? At present, the PC contains a Maxtor 40GB (on a IDE100 single-connector cable). Can I hook on a 2nd, larger disk (that most likely has IDE133)?
- CPU: What CPUs is this board compatible with?
Thank you very much indeed for any answers that you can give.

First, thanks guys, your inputs are very appreciated.
I understand that the limitation is BIOS based on not IDE controller....
I put an entry into the Packard Bell notes file. There, the main board is known es Explorer 6511 (http://support.packardbell.co.uk/pri/index.php?PibItemNr=spec_explorer). A user replied that he never saw that PC/main board with more than 80 GB?
From your entry I imply the issue is about handling an address range and if 40GB work then up to 137 GB should as well.
Question 1: Assume murphy's law and what can go wrong will go wrong and I buy this 120GB disk but the capacity is too big for the main board. In that case, could I partition the disk on another computer to twice 60GB?
Question 2: The higher the disk capacity the faster the controller (IDE133) - could this cause a problem if the main board controller is IDE100 or does it just mean not taking advantage of extra bandwidth?
Question 3: Disks come with 2MB cache and 8MB. Does it really matter for that main board / processor / IDE controller - or should I get 8MB in any case assuming that the disk probablysome day will get a 2nd live in another PC?
Thanks again for your advice.
Kind regards,
Hubert.

For old toad: iPhoto dB File Backup

Does this work with iPhoto 09?

H hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
Regards
TD

Old Toad, question about your demo website and simple-viewer.

This is for Old Toad. I checked out your demo site which is awesome. I read the tutorial,
*Examples of SimpleViewer and Flash Album Exporter Slideshows (plugins for iPhoto)*
*ADDED USING HTML SNIPPET AND IFRAME*
This was great but I am still running into a roadblock. The issue seems to be that in the URL that is given on your demo page...
*http://web.me.com/youraccountname/slideshow folder/index.html*
....it says to enter my account name (which I did).
I am uploading the simple-viewer folder to my iDisk using the Go menu but inside of the Web/Sites folder there is no folder called Slideshow Folder. So am I right in thinking that the URL has nothing to point too because that folder isn't there? Why isn't it there? And is there anything I can do to solve this? Is there another place the simple-viewer folder should be on my idisk?
Any help would be appreciated, Thanks!

How did you resolve this? I am almost at breaking point trying figure it out?

LV 5.11 Question for the old timers

For reasons I won't get into here I am using LV 5.11 for this test.
I have a couple arrays that are being initialized properly but not being updated and return to their uninitialized (grayed out) state when the program runs . (Min-Remain and Current State)
Running the trace I see that the main for loop is not being executed.
I don't think I have ever ran into this before.
Any ideas?
Message Edited by RTSLVU on 12-06-2007 11:55 AM
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A FOR loop iterates as many times as...
The smallest number of (1) the value wired to N and (2) the size of the smallest autoindexing input array.
You have an autoindexing tunnel containing an empty array (from the unititialized shift register!), thus the iteration count will be zero.
It's not really a question for old timers. This behaves the same even in 8.5 and is correct and expected.
Message Edited by altenbach on 12-06-2007 10:10 AM
LabVIEW Champion . Do more with less code and in less time .
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Can't install iLife 11 (Old Toad)

This is a new topic specially opened for Old Toad.
My english was not as good as I thought when I did open a discussion saying that my legal copy of iLife gave me that error message. I'm not stealing anyone by downloading another .dmg of iLife and trying to install it (getting error as well). I purchased my copy of iLife one day, and I can have so many copies of it as I please, can't I? All the software I have installed in my genuine OS X Snow Leopard is NOT from pirate sites. Let's keep this perfectly clear, so we can follow this discussion correctly. All the purpose was trying another .dmg, the one in the DVD might be damaged, but was not the case, fortunately.
Next time, please, ask before closing a topic of an user. Repeat: my LEGAL copy of iLife, ie, my DVD on Install Software gives me the error message I linked in the previous topic. Can we follow this discussion, please?
Thank you/Gracias, Carlos.

That software install disk should be able to install the orignal version of iPhoto that came preinstalled with your MPB. However if your library has been upgraded to iPhoto 9 (11) you will have to find a way to install iPhoto 9 from the iLIfe disk.
However, you could downgrade your library to the version that came with your MPB using the directions in this iPhoto Library Manager webpage: Fat Cat Software - iPhoto Library Manager Help - Downgrading a library to an earlier version of iPhoto
If you can get access to another Mac try your iLife 11 disk on it to see if it's a disk issue or an issure with your MBP. If it's a problem with your MBP and since we've tried most fixes I know of you may have to reinstall your system after backing up your HD first.
If you find that the iLife 11 disk is bad they you will need to get it replaced from where you purchased it originally.

Misc questions - Old Toad - back up to dvd's and iphoto database files

Old Toad
Burning dvd's for back up.
I see that if I command-click Event folders the size increases down where it says information in the left bottom corner. Keep it to 4gig or less for each dvd. That works for me. When doing this does it also save any keywords etc.
I would happily go through my library this way to get a secure iphoto archive. Safest way... no?
If I did have to restore from these, what happens... is it like re-importing them, like Import to library under file menu.
(I haven't decided on an external back up HD system yet. Plus they can fail too. Right now I have 3 computers, they can talk via ethernet. One has an additional internal which i've been using to back up Mail, Ical, Address book, and other info like plist etc. Including my wife and 2 kids, I have 4 users to manage.)
Thanks for any advice you have.
ps./ I went to your site. What's up with this font - HelveticaNeue.dfont. Do I need this?
I downloaded the iphoto db back up. Will readme to figure out. (where exactly does the iphoto database file exist)
Thanks again.
Dave Stamm

David:
If you use the Share->Burn menu option you will preserve the keywords, comments and titles.
Burning to DVD is a good way to archive the photos for later use in iPhoto if necessary. To get those photos back into an iPhoto library just mount the disk with iPhoto open. It will show up in the left hand pane under the Events and Photos icon. Drag the entire disk icon or drag individual albums or events (not shown in the video screenshot below) onto the Events icon like this.
However, for a way to quickly recover from a damaged library I suggest a backup copy of the library on a second hard drive. You can perform incremental backups of the library, copying only new or editied files, with a backup application like Synk. It only takes about a minute or less to perform an incremental backup. There are several other backup applications that can do incremental backups on iPhoto Library packages. Yes external HDs can fail but having both fail at the same time would be unusual unless you were to experience a power surge that would blow everything powered up. I have an external HD that I only turn on when I do a backup of specific files and folders (in addition to Time Machine), daily or every other day.
The Helvetica Neue font is what iPhoto 8 uses for Event titles, the number of photos selected and being dragged, etc. If it is missing or deactivated you wouldn't be able to change Event names or click and drag photos. If you're not having that problem there's nothing to worry about.
The database file resides inside the iPhoto Library package which is in the Pictures folder (default location).
OT

I have a new email address and my old email keeps coming up on icloud when trying to update apps and i don't know the password or security questions for the old email. I can sign in with my apple id which is tied to another email but not itunes how to fix

I have an apple id and it has my current email attached to it. however when i go to update apps it's asking for the password for an old email. I no longer have the old email and can't use it. when I go to icloud on my ipad it asks for the password for old email. it doesn't allow me to change the old email to current. when i go to reset it i can't remember the password or security questions for the old email so it doesn't let me go any further. How do I fix this? Do i need to call apple support?

I have the same problem - it is maddening. I rely on this iPad for work so this is not just an annoyance! The above solutions of changing the appleid on the device or on the website do not work.
The old email address no longer exists - I haven't used it in a year probably and I no longer have the account. I logged into the appleid website and there is no trace of the old email address so there is nothing that can be deleted or changed there. On the iPad there is no trace of the old email address so nothing can be deleted there either. I have updated the iPad software and the same problem comes right back. Every 2 seconds I am asked to log in using the old non-existent email. The device is currently useless.
The only recent change to anything was the addition of an Apple TV device, which was set up using the correct login and password.
Does anyone have any ideas? The iPad has been backed up to the iCloud so presumably it now won't recognize the current iCloud account? So restoring may notbe an option?

I am having trouble answering my old security questions for my itunes account and it is creating a problem because I am not able to purchase apps/songs on my new IPAD. What phone number/email adress should I call to get a quick response to my issue?

I have recently bought an IPAD 2 for my girlfriend and have encountered a problem with purchasing apps through my itunes account. It is requesting that I not only enter my pasword (which I know) but answer my old account questions, which I have forgotten the answers to. It had since locked me out of changing my questions for eight hours. Is there any number I can call to prove that I am the real owner of my itunes account so my girlfriend will be able to use her ipad to purchase new apps without having to go through the trouble of using one of my other apple devices? Random information: I believe my questions were set back in 2007 when I purchased my first ipod nano, since then I have used this same itunes account for my own ipod touch and ipad 2 and my girlfriends iphone 1st generation. I have never run into a problem regarding my questions before on any of these devices

http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/

I used a GarageBand loop in a video I made for youtube. I want to submit this video for revenue. First, is this legal? Second, youtube requires written permission to use songs, and provides a comment box for proof of permission. What do I put in this box?

I used a GarageBand loop in a video I made for youtube. I want to submit this video for revenue. First, is this legal? Second, youtube requires written permission to use songs, and provides a comment box for proof of permission. What do I put in this box to prove It's ok for me to make ad revenue from my video?

Yes, you can use GarageBand loops for commercial purposes. Here's the Apple Doc:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2931
(Basically the only thing it excludes is to re-distribute the loops as loops.)
I don't know about the YouTube form, maybe you just fill in "Apple Loops", they certainly have come across this before.

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