Should the TC be left on all the time?

Ok - this may be a daft question - but should the TC be left on all the time or is it ok to switch it off at the mains each time I shut down my iMac?

I've tried leaving my TC on all the time but it seems to be constantly active (the green light flickers) even when there are no computers attached to it. I happened to come downstairs this morning at around 3am and the TC was still humnming away to itself seemingly unaware that nothing was connected to it! I unplugged it. In addition to getting rid of the annoying noise it will save some electricity!!

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Should DSL modem be left on all the time?

For the last week, I have been having serious intermittant DSL connectivity problems. Nothing has changed in my house, we do not have wireless, no other comm devices, etc. I have opened a trouble ticket with Verizon.com because of static on the phone lines - perhaps that is the problem.
However this morning, I called the DSL tech support line (800-567-6789) and described the problem. That individual told me the following:
-- I should leave DSL modem (Westell 6100G) on all the time in order for the modem to maintain sync with the central office.
      ==> IS THIS CORRECT?
              If this is correct, would someone please explain the technical reason for this?
-- The tech support person is sending new DSL filters just in case. When I tried to use the automated Verizon phone system, the system keep thinking I was inputting wrong answers to questions. I turned off the modem and this problem disappeared. Wierd!!!
-- The tech support person is conducting a 24 hour test to see if line problems are discovered.
Thoughts anyone?
Thank you all - this is a great forum!!!
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David_3 wrote:
For the last week, I have been having serious intermittant DSL connectivity problems. Nothing has changed in my house, we do not have wireless, no other comm devices, etc. I have opened a trouble ticket with Verizon.com because of static on the phone lines - perhaps that is the problem.
However this morning, I called the DSL tech support line (800-567-6789) and described the problem. That individual told me the following:
-- I should leave DSL modem (Westell 6100G) on all the time in order for the modem to maintain sync with the central office.
      ==> IS THIS CORRECT?
              If this is correct, would someone please explain the technical reason for this?
-- The tech support person is sending new DSL filters just in case. When I tried to use the automated Verizon phone system, the system keep thinking I was inputting wrong answers to questions. I turned off the modem and this problem disappeared. Wierd!!!
-- The tech support person is conducting a 24 hour test to see if line problems are discovered.
Thoughts anyone?
Thank you all - this is a great forum!!!
DSL is very sensitive to noise quality issues, and if you are getting static, I would wager that they are directly connected. If it's the splitters that are the problem (and yes that is possible) then removing them and your phones from the picture would yield a positive result. but that would mean you would have to leave the phones and filters unplugged for x amount of time and depending on the frequency of the drops, that may be unrealistic.
Phones and filters go bad, so it's possible to have had a working set of phones and filters, and never touched them and yet still have a problem in the future.
The DSL modem should be connected at all times, as that is what DSL was designed to be. an always on connection.
In a perfect world I would say that you can disconnect and connect it at your leisure, but with all the little things that make DSL hiccup, its best to leave it plugged in 24/7. you can unplug it, it won't hurt it, and it will save you a little bit of energy, but it won't do much for your performance other than extend the life of your router.
and do not believe that they are running any legitimate proactive 24 hour test - they MIGHT grab some stats off the modem that show stuff, but a lot of it is information that a normal tech would not be able to decipher.
My advise, either disconnect the phones and test that way like I described above, or wait for the filters.
leaving the modem plugged in is a personal decision, I personally would leave it plugged in 24/7 unless I was not protected properly on my PC and worried about attacks/virus's

How should a MBP be left oover a long time

Ok so mot that long (like 2 weeks) should it be kept in certain conditions, certain battery - plugged into the mains
Is this even important
Thanks, G

Shut off the machine and unplug it. I think the manual says to leave the battery at 50%, though you probably won't see many problems from two weeks. Keep it someplace cool, at least. Leaving it in the sun won't be much help for the battery.
Dunno if removing the battery will help.

What size should the back-up drive be?

I'm using a lacie 1TB External firewire drive to back-up my 250gig iMac, I mostly use the mac for email, photos, home use etc. (The drive is almost full, using 230 gig). (Yes I know that's too full and I plan to put in a 500 gig drive). I upgraded to leopard about a month ago and set up time machine recently. There are 17 backups- "lines" in the time machine "star wars" screen- on the external drive totaling 700 gig of data!!
I have not added any pictures or large files since beginning to use Time machine. Should the time machine backups use that much space? I thought after the initial back-up time machine only keeps record of the changes.? Using CCC I could have cloned the hard drive three times and still have room left!
Does the large amount of HD space used to back-up sound ok for only a 250 hard drive?
Joe

Many users here recommend that your TM volume be about two and a half times the size of the data on your main hard drive. So, if you have 400GB of data to back up, you should give TM a 1GB volume for backing up.
But in my experience, how much space you need really depends on your computer usage patterns. My weekly backups go all the way back to January 2008, when I first started. My main hard drive has 115 GB used of 148 GB total. My TM backups of that disk total 168 GB on a 212 GB partition. So I have never needed to have nearly as much backup space as the 2.5 multiplier recommendation.
I try to manage my computer use so that Time Machine is not backing up files I do not want backed up, and is not backing up stuff twice if I move files to a different location. I rarely work with large files (no photoshop, no Final Cut Pro, etc). When I do have large files, they usually start in my Downloads folder. If I want to keep something I download, I eventually move it to a different location. To prevent TM from backing it up twice and unnecessarily using up space on the TM drive, I exclude my Downloads folder from being backed up. I'll let TM back it up after the download is in its new permanent location.
I don't really consider it a big deal to not have backups of the contents of my downloads folder. I figure that if my hard drive breaks and I lose all of my downloads, I can just download them again.

Apple TV stays on all the time? Gets really hot.

Should it just be left on all the time? Mine seems really hot. Is this safe?

Mac Man wrote:
Funny because when I do the same thing iTunes never looses the connection with AppleTV. Even with the light off, I can select AppleTV from the iTunes devices and manage the content. My experience has shown that AppleTV never sleeps or turns off.
correct. itunes still does detect it.
it appears the peoples definition of sleep differs somewhat.
i class "sleep" as being in a device in a state where it is using less power than it would when in normal use.
putting the appletv to "sleep" by holding power/pause for 5 seconds lowers the power consumption... so in my eyes this is "sleep".
the appletv certainly does "hibernate", but it does "sleep".

Should TouchPad be left on all the time? Battery life?

Hello, sorry if this question has been asked before but I have searched this forum (before asking this question) and could not find an answer. Is it recommended to leave your TouchPad on all the time (which I have been doing) or should it be turned off like I do with my PC every night?
Also, what is the typical battery life of the TouchPad and once the battery fails can we replace the battery or is that the end of life for our TouchPad too?
Thank you in advance for any help you can provide me in answering my questions.
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There is no harm leaving the device "on", but I'm assuming you mean letting the screen go blank when not being used.
Since the device is still relatively new, I'm not sure how long the battery will last. I still have Palm PDA's that work like new after 7 years. I treat them like a pet - feed them each night, and use a cover to keep them safe.
The batteries in the old devices weren't user-servicable, but many users and websites were able to change them out.
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The top button on my iphone 5 stopped working recently.. Well it works but barely at all if every. Most of the time it only locks the screen if I click on the left side of the button. Also my Camera causes a blue pixelated spot on pictures I take.

The top button on my phone recently stopped working. Well sometimes. Majority of the time if I click it hard enough on the left side of the button it will lock the screen... Otherwise it doesnt work at all anymore. Also the camera appears to be placing a blue pixel on pictures I take. Its annoying. What should I do?

It's completely situational. Without being able to directly compare the "scratch" on the original poster's iPhone with your iPhone, what gaamcc had happen could not be extrapolated to guess what Apple may do in your situation. It will depend entirely on what the Apple technician diagnoses after examining your iPhone. He/she may decide that any damage is strictly cosmetic and didn't have any connection with the problem you're taking your iPhone in for, or he/she may diagnose the problem as stemming from user damage. You'll just have to see when you go to the Apple Store.
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Why can't anyone tell me how to remove all those little "!" in the left column all at once or at least sort them so I can mark them and then delete them?

Why can't anyone tell me how to remove all those little "!" in the left column all at once or at least sort them so I can mark them and then delete them?

This happens if the file is no longer where iTunes expects to find it. Possible causes are that you or some third party tool has moved, renamed or deleted the file, or that the drive it lives on has had a change of drive letter. It is also possible that iTunes has changed from expecting the files to be in the pre-iTunes 9 layout to post-iTunes 9 layout,or vice-versa, and so is looking in slightly the wrong place.
Select a track with an exclamation mark, use Ctrl-I to get info, then cancel when asked to try to locate the track. Look on the summary tab for the location that iTunes thinks the file should be. Now take a look around your hard drive(s). Hopefully you can locate the track in question. If a section of your library has simply been moved, or a drive letter has changed, it should be possible to reverse the actions.
Alternatively, as long as you can find a location holding the missing files, then you should be able to use my FindTracks script to reconnect them to iTunes.
If, on the otherhand, you've been cleaning up your media from Explorer rather than iTunes and just want to eliminate the now broken links, use Tunes Folder Watch with its option to check for dead tracks on startup.
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My iTunes library shows all music but there is an exclamation mark to the left on all entries and there is a message stating "original file could not be found" although all music is on the iPad.

My iTunes library shows all music but there is an exclamation mark to the left on all entries and there is a message stating "original file could not be found" although all music is on the iPad.

The massage means what it says. iTunes can't find the actual music files. All iTunes has is a database of where the files should be and they are not there.
Try:
- iTunes: Finding lost media and downloads
- Redownloading iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

I bought 4 apps 1. the sims 3 for £4.99 2. fifa 14 premium pack for £2.99 3. plauge inc for 99p and monopoly for 69p i bought a £15 app store voucher and i only have £1.66 left but i should have £5.34 left please help me

i bought 4 apps 1. the sims 3 for £4.99 2. fifa 14 premium pack for £2.99 3. plauge inc for 99p and monopoly for 69p i bought a £15 app store voucher and i only have £1.66 left but i should have £5.34 left please help me

Three possible causes:
- You got charged twice. On a computer go to iTunes Store>View Account>Purchase History and see what you got charged for
- Maybe the difference is due to tax. Again the Purchase History will list the total price including tax for each purchase.
- You had a negative balance (you owed money) before you redeemed the card.
If problems contact iTunes:
Contact iTunes

So I have an iPad 2 for two years. Has never been dropped or in water or damaged in any way....now the volume is distorted and I get booted off the web all the time. Plus it shows and no service in top left corner. Any one have these issues?

So I got is iPad as a gift and the same issues I had with my iPhone 4S is also happening with my iPad. Will Apple cover the problem as it lies within there updates or something. All I know I have taken perfect care of both products and volume is distorted. Can't listen to music, I get booted off the web all the time, I can't even chat with Apple icare it won't work and no service shows on top left corner. What is wrong with Apple products? I'm thinking it's time to switch! I've had to change my iPhone twice now......first time for mic not working and then camera shutter kept sticking. Same on my iPad........ I don't want to pay to get this fixed as it's not my fault this is happening...... It's software apparently?

This really is starting to feel like a hardware issue than a software one.
Especially if hearing noises when you connecting up your iPad for charging.
Something happened to your iPad that has nothing to do with a software update.
This is why I recommend that
I can't help you any farther.
It sounds as if you really need to take this iPad in for a repair.
Since you are reluctant to do this, there is nothing more I can suggest to you.
Good Luck on whatever you decide to do.

I'm working with a Mac, with 10.10.2 system. My Audition program has been working fine for years now. But, there is a problem I can't solve. All my markers on a given piece of audio allows me to left click to highlight the time signature until my audio

I'm working with a Mac, with 10.10.2 system. My Audition program has been working fine for years now. But, there is a problem I can't solve. All my markers on a given piece of audio allows me to left click to highlight the time signature until my audio reaches the one hour point. From there on, the left click will not give me the drop down menu in order to copy and then paste into an Excel sheet I then have to submit for the proofing purposes. After the one hour mark, I can only control/c in order to highlight, then when I slide up to my Excel sheet, I'm able to right click and paste. Why is the program not, all of a su allowing me to left cllick the mouse and have a drop down menu give me the option to "copy, " as it does for any time signature markers up to 1:00:00.000?

Which version of Audition? With the latest version of Audition running on a Windows 7 machine I can't get a dropdown menu at all when I left click on the time in Markers List. The only way to do it is with cntrl-c.

All the time I plug my iPod Shuffle to my iTunes it says it needs to be restore and after I restored it and add music it only skips song after song without playing one completely. What should I do?

All the time plug my iPod Shuffle to my iTunes it says it needs to be restore, and after I restored it and add music, it skips song after song without playing one completely. What should I do?

Hello there, san blasted.
The following page links to the iPod Troubleshooting Assistants. Feel free to review the recommendations for your particular iPod:
Apple - Support - iPod Troubleshooting Assistants
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
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This ios7 is the worst thing that can happen to apple phones . My phone is hanging all the time what should I do .

This ios7 is the worst thing that can happen to apple phones . My phone is hanging all the time what should I do .

Back up your iPhone and restore from backup. If that's does not help, restore your iPhone as new (not from backup).

How do i get the bookmarks showing all the time on the left hand side of my screen?

I used to have my bookmarks showing in a coloumn on the left hand side of my screen all the time. My niece managed to get rid of it. how do i get it back?

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Should the TC be left on all the time?

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