Quick bootcamp question

... can you set up your system so that Windows boots up by default?
I want to make my mother switch to Mac but she would only accept to buy a Mac if it loads Windows by default.. (and everynow and then I will show her how to get things done in MacOS more easily).

Open the Startup Disk pane of System Preferences and set the Windows system as the startup disk.
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Hi all .hope all is well ..A quick trim question

Hi all
Hope all is well ......
I have a quick trim question I want to remove part of a string and I am finding it difficult to achieve what I need
I set the this.setTitle(); with this
String TitleName = "Epod Order For:    " + dlg.ShortFileName() +"    " + "Read Only";
    dlg.ShortFileName();
    this.setTitle(TitleName);
    setFieldsEditable(false);
[/code]
Now I what to use a jbutton to remove the read only part of the string. This is what I have so far
[code]
void EditjButton_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
    String trim = this.getTitle();
      int stn;
      if ((stn = trim.lastIndexOf(' ')) != -2)
        trim = trim.substring(stn);
    this.setTitle(trim);
[/code]
Please can some one show me or tell me what I need to do. I am at a lose

there's several solutions:
// 1 :
//you do it twice because there's a space between "read" and "only"
int stn;
if ((stn = trim.lastIndexOf(' ')) != -1){
    trim = trim.substring(0,stn);
if ((stn = trim.lastIndexOf(' ')) != -1){
      trim = trim.substring(0,stn);
//2 :
//if the string to remove is always "Read Only":
if ((stn = trim.toUpperCase().lastIndexOf("READ ONLY")) != -1){
   trim = trim.substring(0,stn);
//3: use StringTokenizer:
StringTokenizer st=new StringTokenizer(trim," ");
    String result="";
    int count=st.countTokens();
    for(int i=0;i<count-2;i++){
      result+=st.nextToken()+" ";
    trim=result.trim();//remove the last spaceyou may find other solutions too...
perhaps solution 2 is better, because you can put it in a separate method and remove the string you want to...
somthing like:
public String removeEnd(String str, String toRemove){
int n;
String result=str;
if ((n = str.toUpperCase().lastIndexOf(toRemove.toUpperCase())) != -1){
   result= str.substring(0,stn);
return result;
}i haven't tried this method , but it may work...

Quick script question

Hi all,
Could anyone advise me if i can add anything within - header('Location: http://www.mysite.co.uk/thankyou.html'); in the script below so as the page
re- directs back to the main index page after a few seconds ?
Thankyou for any help.
<?php
$to = '[email protected]';
$subject = 'Feedback form results';
// prepare the message body
$message = '' . $_POST['Name'] . "\n";
$message .= '' . $_POST['E-mail'] . "\n";
$message .= '' . $_POST['Phone'] . "\n";
$message .= '' . $_POST['Message'];
// send the email
mail($to, $subject, $message, null, '');
header('Location: http://www.mysite.co.uk/thankyou.html');
?>

andy7719 wrote:
Mr powers gave me that script so im rather confused at this point in time
I don't think I "gave" you that script. I might have corrected a problem with it, but I certainly didn't write the original script.
What you're using is far from perfect, but to suggest it would lay you open to MySQL injection attacks is ludicrous. For you to be prone to MySQL injection, you would need to be entering the data into a MySQL database, not sending it by email.
There is a malicious attack known as email header injection, which is a serious problem with many PHP email processing scripts. However, to be prone to email header injection, you would need to use the fourth argument of mail() to insert form data into the email headers. Since your fourth argument is null, that danger doesn't exist.
One thing that might be worth doing is checking that the email address doesn't contain a lot of illegal characters, because that's a common feature of header injection attacks. This is how I would tidy up your script:
<?php
$suspect = '/Content-Type:|Bcc:|Cc:/i';
// send the message only if the E-mail field looks clean
if (preg_match($suspect, $_POST['E-mail'])) {
header('Location: http://www.example.com/sorry.html');
exit;
} else {
$to = '[email protected]';
$subject = 'Feedback form results';
// prepare the message body
$message = 'Name: ' . $_POST['Name'] . "\n";
$message .= 'E-mail: ' . $_POST['E-mail'] . "\n";
$message .= 'Phone: ' . $_POST['Phone'] . "\n";
$message .= 'Message: ' . $_POST['Message'];
// send the email
mail($to, $subject, $message);
header('Location: http://www.example.com/thankyou.html');
exit;
?>
Create a new page called sorry.html, with a message along the lines of "Sorry, there was an error sending your message". Don't put anything about illegal attacks. Just be neutral.
By the way, when posting questions here, don't use meaningless subject lines, such as "Quick script question". If you're posting here, it's almost certain to be a question about a script. It doesn't matter whether it's quick. Use the subject line to tell people what it's about.

Bootcamp questions

Hi folks,
I finally made the switch to Apple (thank god) after my Windows PC died recently - I'm still waiting for the MacBook, but I've already got a couple of questions.
As a disclaimer, I'm not completely new to Apple - I've used the girlfriend's MacBook for a little over half a year, so I know my way around. But as it wasn't mine, I didn't do anything "major" on it.
So, Bootcamp - there are probably several threads on this out here, but seeing as how I've got a number of questions I thought it worth to create a new one. Here's the deal: I have quite a few games on Steam that are Windows only. I plan on still playing them on the MacBook Air (13" 256GB model), and have Windows 7 from my old PC. I read up a bit on how to get Bootcamp running and everything, so I feel comfortable about setting it up. But...
+) how and where do I get Windows Drivers for the hardware?
+) if I install a Steamplay (i.e. both Mac and Win) game in Steam, say on the OS X, do I have to re-install on Windows, too (thus having the game installed twice, in theory)? Or does it detect the game installed already? Bonus question: anyone knows if those games run better on Lion or on Win7?
+) are there any performance-hits using Bootcamp? How about something like Parallels Desktop 7? Would I be better off if all I need Windows for is playing games (at first, anyway)?
+) as a sidequestion, anyone knows how good the 13" MacBook Air run games like Left 4 Dead, Portal, TF2, etc?
+) seeing as how the Air has rather limited HD space: does Windows use up a lot of space what with temporary file and everything? Would it - in any way - affect the OS X?
+) I know there was something else but I can't think of it now will add later
Any answer or pointers would be very welcome!
Cheers

Hi mrowjito,
Welcome to the family.
1.) When you first setup Boot Camp on the machine you're given an option on drivers. You can download them from Apple (for your machine) and then choose to install them onto a USB drive or a CD/DVD. I've enclosed a screen shot at the end of response for reference. You mention that you have a Windows 7 (from an old PC), keep in mind that Boot Camp will only work with a fully licensed, retail/OEM version of the disc. It won't work off the "Dell disc" that came with your tower, for example.
2.) There's no communication between the Steam game library on the Mac side and the PC side. At least not yet, knowing Steam I'm sure they're trying to develop a way to make this work. Especially as we move more towards the cloud. But if you want to play TF2 in OS X and in Windows you'd need to download & install it twice. Personally with TF2, L4D2, Starcraft 2 and World of Warcraft the differences across operating systems is unnoticeable. I noticed some better performance in Windows 7 with SC2 when it first came out but that driver issue was later addressed by Blizzard. I personally prefer OS X as I have all of my Skype, Ventrillo, Team Speak and other things already setup, configured and saved. Plus I use a gaming mouse and all the various keybinds and such I configured don't carry over between the OS's.
3.) Assuming you're using 64-bit, there's no performance hit. If you go the route of virtualization, there's absolutely going to be a performance drop. By virtualizing you're not able to allocate 100% of the hardware (CPU, GPU, RAM) to the game, in most cases it's closer to 50%. Considering the under the hood capabilities of the 13" MBA in regards to gaming, you want 100% of what's available. I game on my machines and I'll only game using Boot Camp. The only exception is with RIFT, I use Codeweaver's product (Crossover). But I'll do basic tasks like checking mail, crafting, browsing the auction house or coordinating activities with the guildies.
4.) If you're going to be using the machine for gaming and you intend to double up (game on both sides) you'll need the 256GB drive. The 128GB drive even with the basic requirements of OS X is going to put you close to 100GB of available to start and you'll want to allow 50-75 GB of Windows if you're going to installing all of those games. With Boot Camp there's no quick and easy to increase the size of the partition once it is made, so you always want to overbudget.

Urgent help with quick translation questions

Hello,
I am somewhat new to Java. I have a translation to hand in in a few hours (French to English). Argh! I have questions on how I worded some parts of the translation (and also if I understood it right). Could you, great developers, please take a look and see if what I wrote makes sense? I've put *** around the words I wasn't sure about. If it sounds strange or is just plain wrong, please let know. I also separated two terms with a slash, when I was in doubt of which one was the best.
Many thanks in advance.
1) Tips- Always ***derive*** the exceptions java.lang.Exception and java.lang.RuntimeException.
Since these exceptions have an excessively broad meaning, ***the calling layers will not know how to
distinguish the message sent from the other exceptions that may also be passed to them.***
2) The use of the finally block does not require a catch block. Therefore, exceptions may be passed back to the
calling layers, while effectively freeing resources ***attributed*** locally
3) TIPS- Declare the order for SQL ***statements/elements*** in the constant declaration section (private static final).
Although this recommendation slightly hinders reading, it can have a significant impact on performance. In fact, since
the layers of access to data are ***low level access***, their optimization may be readily felt from the user’s
perspective.
4) Use “inlining.”
Inlining is a technique used by the Java compiler. Whenever possible, during compilation, the compiler
copies the body of a method in place of its call, rather than executing a ***memory jump to the method***.
In the example below, the "inline" code will run twice as fast as the ***method call***
5)tips - ***Reset the references to large objects such as arrays to null.***
Null in Java represents a reference which has not been ***set/established.*** After using a variable with a
large size, it must be ***reassigned a null value.*** This allows the garbage collector to quickly ***recycle the
memory allocated*** for the variable
6) TIPS Limit the indexed access to arrays.
Access to an array element is costly in terms of performance because it is necessary to invoke a verification
that ***the index was not exceeded.***
7) tips- Avoid the use of the “Double-Checked Locking” mechanism.
This code does not always work in a multi-threaded environment. The run-time behavior ***even depends on
compilers.*** Thus, use the following ***singleton implementation:***
8) Presumably, this implementation is less efficient than the previous one, since it seems to perform ***a prior
initialization (as opposed to an initialization on demand)***. In fact, at runtime, the initialization block of a
(static) class is called when the keyword MonSingleton appears, whether there is a call to getInstance() or
not. However, since ***this is a singleton***, any occurrence of the keyword will be immediately followed by a
call to getInstance(). ***Prior or on demand initializations*** are therefore equivalent.
If, however, a more complex initialization must take place during the actual call to getInstance, ***a standard
synchronization mechanism may be implemented, subsequently:***
9) Use the min and max values defined in the java.lang package classes that encapsulate the
primitive numeric types.
To compare an attribute or variable of primitive type integer or real (byte, short, int, long, float or double) to
***an extreme value of this type***, use the predefined constants and not the values themselves.
Vera

1) Tips- Always ***derive*** the exceptions java.lang.Exception and java.lang.RuntimeException.***inherit from***
***the calling layers will not know how to
distinguish the message sent from the other exceptions that may also be passed to them.***That's OK.
while effectively freeing resources ***attributed*** locally***allocated*** locally.
3) TIPS- Declare the order for SQL ***statements/elements*** in the constant declaration section (private static final).***statements***, but go back to the author. There is no such thing as a 'constant declaration section' in Java.
Although this recommendation slightly hinders reading, it can have a significant impact on performance. In fact, since
the layers of access to data are ***low level access***, their optimization may be readily felt from the user’s
perspective.Again refer to the author. This isn't true. It will make hardly any difference to the performance. It is more important from a style perspective.
4) Use “inlining.”
Inlining is a technique used by the Java compiler. Whenever possible, during compilation, the compiler
copies the body of a method in place of its call, rather than executing a ***memory jump to the method***.
In the example below, the "inline" code will run twice as fast as the ***method call***Refer to the author. This entire paragraph is completely untrue. There is no such thing as 'inlining' in Java, or rather there is no way to obey the instruction given to 'use it'. The compiler will or won't inline of its own accord, nothing you can do about it.
5)tips - ***Reset the references to large objects such as arrays to null.***Correct, but refer to the author. This is generally considered bad practice, not good.
Null in Java represents a reference which has not been ***set/established.******Initialized***
After using a variable with a
large size, it must be ***reassigned a null value.*** This allows the garbage collector to quickly ***recycle the
memory allocated*** for the variableAgain refer author. Correct scoping of variables is a much better solution than this.
***the index was not exceeded.******the index was not out of range***
The run-time behavior ***even depends on compilers.***Probably a correct translation but the statement is incorrect. Refer to the author. It does not depend on the compiler. It depends on the version of the JVM specification that is being adhered to by the implementation.
Thus, use the following ***singleton implementation:***Correct.
it seems to perform ***a prior initialization (as opposed to an initialization on demand)***.I would change 'prior' to 'automatic pre-'.
***this is a singleton***That's OK.
***Prior or on demand initializations***Change 'prior' to 'automatic'.
***a standard
synchronization mechanism may be implemented, subsequently:***I think this is nonsense. I would need to see the entire paragraph.
***an extreme value of this type******this type's minimum or maximum values***
I would say your author is more in need of a technical reviewer than a translator at this stage. There are far too serious technical errors in this short sample for comfort. The text isn't publishable as is.

Bootcamp Question: External HD

First off, my hats off to the Mac community. I'm a recent convert from PC to Mac.
Here is what I want to do, and tell me if its possible. I want to use Bootcamp to get Windows XP on my computer in order to run alot of the windows software that I cant live without and simply dont have the money to buy the mac versions.
I DO NOT want Windows anywhere near my internal harddrive. SO I went out and bought a 1TB harddrive. I want to put the Windows OS on that harddrive and keep my Snow leopard on my internal HD. When I start the bootcamp application it does not give me the option to apply the windows operating system to the new harddrive...it only gives me the option to put it on my INTERNAL harddrive. I dont want to do this at all. IS there anyway to keep the different operating systems seperate? Thanks.

"As a side note: I've already tried Bootcamp with W7 which works (install same way as with Vista), but could not get the wireless keyboard to work."
Huh.. I use VMware Fusion to run W7 (it is pretty slow, but I only use it for poker sites) and the wireless keyboard works fine. It IS the older keyboard with the clear plastic base, perhaps that is the difference? Or is it the virtual windows? As I type I think I answered my own stupid question. Mac OS is still running the hardware with the virtual windows running.
Anyway. It's a possible solution. Use VMware Fusion.
I was going to do the bootcamp, but it wouldn't partition the hd because apparantly the physical space on the hard drive that would be partitioned is being used by files that can't be moved. It makes sense that the entire NTFS partition needs to be together physically. My computer is telling me I need to do a clean install of OSX and then try bootcamp again.
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Bootcamp Question? Should I update bootcamp before installing Vista SP1

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I am about to install Vista SP1 on iMac, Leopard 10.5.4.
About a month back, there was a bootcamp update that had been posted on support download website. The question is; Do I need to install the Update before installing Vista or is that needs to be done after the installation of Vista?
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Hi everyone,
Had a very quick question: so I need to retrieve all records that have values in this format "type:123;target_id:456". Note that the numeric value can be 1-6 digits long for either type or target_id.
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Edited by: vi2167 on May 27, 2009 2:06 PM
Edited by: vi2167 on May 27, 2009 2:07 PM

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Installing windows 7 on bootcamp questions?

So because I'd like to be able to play a few games on my iMac, I've decided to install windows 7 in bootcamp and have it as a second operating system to use when I play games.
However, I have some questions.
1) In every tutorial I've seen, at some point they say enter your mac OS cd, but my iMac didn't come with a cd? (As I got my iMac a couple of months back) What do I do at this stage? Or do I not need the mac OS on cd anymore?
2) Is there a chance if I don't do this properly that I could mess up my machine?
3) Can I do this with an AMD radeon graphics card?
4) what exactly do I do if i get the 'blank screen' problem? I've seen varied responses for this.. I have the latest iMac so i might have to do something different.
I'm probably making this sound way more complicated than it even is..
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Hey guys, I recently switched over from a PC to a Mac this year and wanted to install Windows 7 with Bootcamp so I could do some gaming every once and a while. I've read that I can't use the restore discs that I got with my ASUS to install Vista, so that's out of the question. I also have a Windows 7 upgrade disc that I used a while back to install Windows 7 on the ASUS. Will that upgrade disc work if the ASUS is restored? If not, will an OEM copy of Windows 7 be all I need? A retail copy of Windows 7 Home Edition is kind of steep to only be used part of the time.
Thanks in advance!

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Go to the Apple menu (upper left corner)/About This Mac/More Info and at the top (under Hardware content) it should say "Model name" and "Identifier". Then put it in your profile so you don't have to keep remembering to do it.:)
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Okay quick easy question for all who have successfully uploaded videos

hi, this is my first post in the Apple forums!
my quick question:
I have Quicktime Pro, and am currently exporting a video to the iPod
but it is taking an unusually long time...
is this normal (and by long I mean I'm @ 16% and it has been 5 minutes)
do I just need to be more patient?
thanks
^_^

don't say that...
I successfully uploaded videos to my iPod I just was not doing it right
my question has been answered already so STOP BRINGING IT UP AGAIN
also, look... many people just got their iPods today and are kinda anxious to see the video capibilities work on them, so If you do not have anything constructive to say (by calling us n00bs), then I suggest you don't say anything at all
iPod video, Dell modded Windows XP Windows XP > your macs

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I just have a real quick and easy (i suppose) question!
I had bios version KH0, and MSI live update found KH1, i downloaded and flashed successfully (DOS window said please restart and press any key to exit) so i did, restarted my computer, and MSI live update utlity and gpu-z and MSI afterburner are all reporting the same bios version i had with the KH0, version 70.10.17.00.01 & date November 09, 2010
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Thanks !

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I had bios version KH0, and MSI live update found KH1, i downloaded and flashed successfully (DOS window said please restart and press any key to exit) so i did, restarted my computer, and MSI live update utlity and gpu-z and MSI afterburner are all reporting the same bios version i had with the KH0, version 70.10.17.00.01 & date November 09, 2010
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version 70.10.17.00.01
that's suppose to be, this is the version of the both bioses
Quote
& date November 09, 2010
this is GPU release date, not BIOS date
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MSI live update is not picking up the update again, so my question is, how do i know if it flashed correctly
Get this: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=147603.0;attach=7931
extract it somewhere, then run info1 , and look for the last line
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since the bios date and version remained the same?
they are not the same, your looking the wrong stuffs

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We are reviewing TDMS
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After 4 years of Journey & age of landscpae, becuase of SPDD & SPAU was not handled incidentally during "different" patch upgrades. and we assume there is slight inconsistency of " Repository objects" " Dictionary Objects"...
We want to acheive In short
We want to build a Development System which should be in synch of " Repository objects" " Dictionary Objects"... with out any master & application data with TDMS ?
Can we acheive this or not ...
TDMS provides all other luxuries, but we could get a straight confirmation as requirement as above.
Pl Help
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Hi Sriniwas
If you are asking this question to make a buying decision about TDMS then i would suggest that you get in touch with your SAP customer engagement manager (account manager) and ask him to present you all the capabilities and functionalities of TDMS.
Current version of TDMS offer multiple options and functionalities which may be useful for you.
Now regarding the query that you have asked -
If I understood you correctly you are looking for a functionality using which you want to create a development system which is a copy of your production system such that only repository gets copied over from production to the development system and all the client dependent application data is filtered. In the end you will have your development system which is in perfect sync as far as repository and DDIC is concerned.
The above can certainly be achieved using the TDMS Shell process within TDMS. TDMS Shell is also used as a process to prepare your receiver system for TDMS data transfer.
I hope this info helps
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Quick naming question

Wasnt sure if its a naming issue or not but Ive never ran into the problem and Im not sure how to describe it....so here goes.
Question: Is there a way to insert a string into the name of a component name and have java see it as the actual component name. (see that question still sounds incorrect)
What I mean is......
you have 10 buttons named oneB, twoB, threeB,......tenB
I need to either change a whole lot of code and make what I want to be simple, very large and complex or, find a way to....
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or
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It looks really odd to me. If theres a way to do it, it just saved me a lot of annoyance.....if not well, Im gonna need more energy drinks.

Paul5000 wrote:
Fair enough. I kept adding features onto the code and it grew into needing something different. Was just hoping there was a quick workaround so I didnt have to go back and recode half of it.When you've got Franken-code, the answer is to recode it.

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