Sorry to be kicking a dead horse, but...

I have read the posts on viewing todo lists through Mail, etc. I have also read the posts on using third-party applications.
I am thoroughly unsatisfied with Apple's inability or unwillingness (or combination of the two) to allow iCal todo list items to sync directly in to iCal on the iPhone. This is iRidiculous. We pay several hundred dollars for the device, and then an annual fee for .me accounts, and a simple operation, which is central to one's ability to organize using Apple products, is simply impossible?
Please do something. And by something I don't mean archiving discussions on this topic so that comments cannot be posted.

This is a user to user help forum only.
All threads here are archived automatically after 90 days from the first post date when there has been no activity. The threads and posts are still available with a search, but it accomplishes nothing to bring up some 90 day plus old thread which has had no activity for a long period of time. There is nothing preventing you or anyone else from starting a new thread here to kick a dead horse. Many here don't use the search function and post the same question that gets posted and answered on a regular basis over and over and over and over again.
These discussions are primarily for technical support issues and questions which are answered by fellow users only, not for just whining/ranting/complaining. Apple does not provide direct support or answer any questions here.
Not sure where the problem lies with syncing To Do's, but there must be an issue we are not privileged to. Syncing To Do's with iCal is one thing and probably more easily doable than with syncing To Do's or Tasks with Outlook at the same time.
You can use this link to provide Apple constructive feedback.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

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Beating a dead horse but...Insufficient bandwidth error on Tiger 10.4.6

So I'm running a new Macbook pro i just took out of the box, my girlfriend is doing the same. It's come with the latest version of Tiger. Here's the thing: with iChat my girlfriend and i get the all-to-familiar Insufficient Bandwidth message when we try to connect. I can connect with another friend on a standard Macbook, and my girlfriend can connect with me on the PC at my work, but we cannot connect with each other.
We're both running off of Cable Modem router wifi and have bandwidth of at least 750 mbps. I've been through the support pages, opened port channels, adjusted quicktime streaming preferences, but to no avail. Any more ideas or any other tips to get this to work. Visual communication was the primary reason for the purchase of these computers, and we're frustrated to no end that it simply will not work after troubleshooting.
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HI theBen,
Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
At the ned of the day this can come down to the way your individual modems do NAT when using Port Forwarding, Port Triggering or DMZ and just not talk to each other properly.
This is because there are about six different ways manufacturers use to achieve NAT.
UPnP can help avoid this problem.
See here for more info http://www.ralphjohnsuk.dsl.pipex.com/page15.html#CertainBuddy
The iChat error messages are not always clear as to the exact problem and as you guessed ports can also be part of the problem.
11:22 AM Monday; June 19, 2006

Don't want to beat a dead horse, but...

This is the "I can't get ARD to Observe or Control a computer, though I can see it's there, what application is running, and I can also send it messages." thing again.
I have seen thread's on this before, and it seems like a semi-common problem.
I have tried some new things and felt it would be good to at least document what I have tried and learned from it to see if I can bring some new light on the subject.
I have 9 computers varying from G4's through G5's and a Imac all running OSX(tiger) 10.4.11. I am using ARD 3.2 and all of the computers are running ARD client 3.2.1. We are also all on the same network and all have Apple Remote Desktop enabled with full privileges. All of these computers are accessible with Observe and Control accept 1 of the G5's. So here are some things I have tried on my 1 renegade Mac.
First I thought it was a port problem cause some of the other macs were having problems with VNC server being on the 5900 port, after I changed the VNC server to 5902 I was able to get those running fine. So in the terminal I ran a command I learned from the Tiger Discussion Board (thanks Camelot).
# sudo lsof -i -P
This told me what ports are running and what is using them, the ones I am interested in are running on 5900 and 3283. On a computer that is working properly I find that port 5900 is being used by AppleVNCS and in some cases OSXvnc-se, and port 3283 is being used by ARDagent. Now on the mac in question I didn't see 3283 being used at all, so i figured my problem lied in getting ARDagent running. After talking to Apple Tech Support over the phone I was given a few ideas
1. Disable Apple Remote Desktop in System Preferences, and then re-enabled it.
2. Try logging on as a different user.
After realizing that I knew a little more about computers then the average Grandma (sorry grams) they were willing to give me a Terminal commands to try and provoke the service to run. As long as I understood that apple nether supports or condones the use of Terminal commands.
$ sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/k ickstart -activate -configure -access -on -restart -agent -privs -all
This effectively enabled port 3283 and ARDagent.
Alas in the end none of this worked, and the final solution seems to be having to reformat the G5. So I figured that instead of this being a big waste of time I would put this here in the hopes that this may help someone down the road.
Thanks for Reading.
Moderith

Glad you started this thread cos I was thinking along similar(ish) lines.
After reading all this psu stuff on here I dunno whether to pass my Thermaltake down the line to my wifes nforce2 setup and get something like a 480W Tagan TG480-U01. The Chieftec psu in her system only has 1 fan and I dont think that is helping her temps cos her Barton is running loads hotter (42C+) than my AMD 64 (30C). The thermaltake is probably just on the boundary in my setup. If it was wasnt for my wife's heat issue I would probably stick with my thermaltake for the Amd 64 system and run a second (cheapo 400w) psu above it using a relay switch that I got and then power all the fans and hdd coolers etc with that.
What ya reckon guys?

Processor Whine on the Newest MBPs (hate to beat a dead horse, but...)

I was curious as to whether the infamous CPU whine (which I experience extensively on my Blackbook) still exists on the newest MBPs (i.e., Santa Rosa). My Blackbook has featured no less than three of the major known (or "unknown" if you are Apple) issues--the whine, the screwed-up trackpad, and persistent difficulties awaking from sleep--and I need to find another option. I suspect that the whine is still there on Santa Rosa MBPs, but I figure that it may be drastically reduced. I also hear that the trackpad is much better on MBPs than on Macbooks. Thanks.

It is definitely the processor. I have had the exact same problem (as stated above) and I am sure that it is the processor (I know because I used a program to modulate the processor load with a slider and you could hear the noise change pitch until--finally--it went away). My hypothesis is that when the MagSafe adapter is plugged in, the computer switches over to a more high performance mode in which the computer uses more of the available resources, meaning that the processor has to do less work, and thus goes into an idle state more often. And yes, I think that frequency=intensity here. Another hypothesis might be that the adapter somehow amplifies the noise electromagnetically (this might make sense since the MagSafe both--obviously--conducts electricity and is secured by a magnet). At any rate, I didn't think that the noise was the processor at first, either, but as it turns out it is. And despite what others say, I think it's an Intel screw-up and not Apple, although Apple should take responsibility (more responsibility, that is). Indeed, I have had all sorts of problems with my Intel Macs, whereas I never, not once, had a problem my PPC Macs.

Dead Horse

I know this topic has come up before and I don't mean to beat a dead horse but has anyone been able to install Windows XP (SP2) in a Neo2 Platinum system with a SATA raid array configured? Is there some unpublished trick to buiding the array and actually being able to install Windows XP without it locking up at the "Setup is starting Windows" screen? I would just like to know if there's folks out there who have done this without a hitch. I have 3 SATA drives, two of which I want to setup as a striped raid array. I'd like to use the third (WD in my sig) as the boot drive. Thanks.

Quote from: JER101 on 15-February-05, 03:58:11
Having done it by "copying" my old system I can tell you that you end up needing the RAID driver, not the plain Sata driver. I don't think the RAID driver is native to SP2, unlike the Sata driver. So you need to press F6 when requested and then select the Raid driver from the list of drivers on the floppy.
Of course you may have already tried this, but your post dosn't say what you did in detail.
When you say copy, you mean ghosting your sata drive then setting up the raid 0 array, then restoring to the raid 0 array? How you you apply the Raid driver?

Beating a dead horse: Access Time Capsule files w/ an internet browser $

I know I'm beating a dead horse here, but I have spent 2 days and countless hours looking up how to access my TC using an internet browser. I've read about port fwding and dynamic vs. static IPs. I cannot figure this out. If someone could help me and actually get it to work, I would be willing to pay them a reward for there services thru paypal. I don't want to sign up for Mobile Me or pay for any monthly subscriptions. I just wanna be able to access my TC and it's files where ever I am using an internet browser. Here's what I've got:
MacBook 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Mac OS 10.6.4
Verizon Fios router model MI424WR-GEN2 w/ a dynamic IP
My TC is connected by ethernet to the Verizon router which enables me to use the WiFi on the TC
Do I have to sign into my Verizon router and change setting?
I'm pretty network illiterate so a good step-by-step would be great.
Thank so much to whoever can help me.

After all the setting have been put in, I'm getting an error that won't let me update the TC. It wants me to correct 2 problems. "The DHCP range you have entered conflicts with the WAN IP address of your Airport wireless device. What's that?
This error message is due to the fact that the TC is performing as a router (its default) and not as a bridge (as it should be) because it is downstream of your Verizon-provided router.
I apologize as I just realized when I first responded to you, that I had assumed that the TC was the only router in your network configuration. As such I had provided you with instructions based on that assumption.
As such, at least two things need to change in the instructions that I provided: 1) The Verizon-supplied router is your main Internet router and it is the one that needs to be configured for Port Mapping/Forwarding, not the TC, and 2) The TC should be reconfigured as a bridge. (ref: AirPort Utility > Select the TC > Manual Setup > Internet > Internet Connection > Connection Sharing = Off (Bridge Mode)).
So I used the "with Time Capsule password", was that right?
Yes, that would be correct.
Here are the "adjusted" instructions:
AirPort Utility > Select the TC
o Note the value of the IP Address. This is the IP address of the TC that was assigned by the Verizon-supplied router. We are going to want to change this to a static IP address. For now, just note what IP address range it is in, i.e., 10.n.n.n or 192.168.n.n, etc.
Manual Setup > Internet > Internet Connection
o Connection Sharing = Off (Bridge Mode)
Manual Setup > Internet > TCP/IP
o Configure IPv4 = Manually
o IP Address = select an IP address just outside of the range provided by your Verizon router. For example, if the router is supplying IP addresses in the range of 192.168.0.2 - 192.168.0.50, enter 192.168.0.51 here.
o Subnet Mask = 255.255.255.0
o Router Address = This would be the LAN-side IP address of your Verizon router. Most likely it is 192.168.0.1
o DNS Servers = you would need to get these from your ISP, or just use the OpenDNS servers
o Domain Name = you can leave this blank
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o Enable file sharing (checked)
o Secure Shared Disks = With Time Capsule password
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o Share disks over Ethernet WAN port (checked)
Manual Setup > AirPort > Base Station
o Enter a Base Station Password and verify it in the Verify Password box.
o When you have made all the changes, click Update.
Port Mapping instructions would be specific for your Verizon router. If you don't already, you may need to download a copy of the User Guide for this router in order to configure Port Mapping properly. The key is that the IP address for the port mapping would now be the private static IP address that you assigned to the TC. The Public & Private ports would be the same.

Gamma issue... beating a dead horse

so so confused, about this gamma shift from After Effects to Final Cut. I rendered the same clip out 4 different times and each time it has different gamma. Here are my render settings:
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2. Quicktime Animation
3. Apple FCP Uncompressed 8bit
4. ProRez 422 HQ
The first 3 I thought were uncompressed or "slightly" compressed. The v210 codec looked like crap. The best was Animation & FCP Uncompressed... but again they look different. This is complete madness. And it did not matter if I selected use Legacy. Out of all our gear only Final Cut is gamma crazy... Can someone explain to me why such a difference in these clips. I know I'm beating a dead horse here. Thanks for any helpful tips or pointers

Mine is fluctuating. Mine worked without having the Match Legacy Gamma Adjustment on and then off then on. I did something which seemed to overwrite a setting and reset something. Not sure.
Try this.
In project settings, Turn on the Blend Colors Using 1.0 Gamma.
Render something in the render que. My video suddenly got darker and the results were darker than normal.
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G3 os 10.3.9- question- beating a dead horse

i know i am beating a dead horse and this has probably been asked a million times.
ibook g3- 500mhz os 10.3.9
i have always had pc's and i got the first iphone when they first came out, and had every once since, loved those **** phones.(really loving the iphone 4)
my question is this, i am looking for tips also
i recently came across a ibook g3 from a trade i made off craigslist.
the ibook looks great, almost new.
but i noticed that it surfs the net pretty fast but when i go to certain sites like worldstar or youtube it either cancels the browser or the video looks choppy and wont play smooth.
what web browser is best for my os and also what can i do to make the youtube videos work smoothly, i have a bunch of softwear on the ibook i want to delete if it is slowing down the computer, excell, word, entourage, ect.
mostly looking to just use the laptop for music, photos and surfing the web(facebook), and watching youtube video's
any tips or advise, remember i am new to the mac world(outside of iphones)''
thank you to all who answer,
p.s. i know i got a outdated and old laptop but i got a good deal on it, traded away 2 old verizon cell phones i had that where collecting dust

Hi, Paul. Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Gerald's linked User Tip applies mostly to people working in Mac OS X 10.4.
Here is the applicable section for Mac OS X 10.3.9:
For any video URL on YouTube, add &fmt=5 to the end of the URL, and this will force videos to run in quarter VGA mode (320x240). The video quality will be degraded, but you should maintain a stable frame rate that is uninterrupted and capable of streaming without the need to pause and wait for the entire video to load.
Also, if you restart the iBook, and don't have any other applications running except for the browser you're using to watch the video. Firefox will probably be more successful than any other browser for watching YouTube. Also, as the User Tip hints, pausing the video while it's loading and waiting until it's fully loaded can help.
If the RAM has not been maximized with a 512 MB module in the one user-accessible RAM slot, that can help speed things up, too.
The iBook G3 500 MHz came out in 2001; YouTube didn't start up until 2005. So you may be able to understand from that information why the 500 MHz iBook has a hard time with YouTube videos.
Good luck with it.

HT2188 I'm presuming my old iPod id dead meat, but after 24 charging a get the Apple Logo followed by an image that looks like a file folder with an exclamation point. Is there anyway we can resurrect all trhe music on it & transfer into a new iPod?

I'm presuming my old iPod id dead meat, but after 24 charging a get the Apple Logo followed by an image that looks like a file folder with an exclamation point. Is there anyway we can resurrect all trhe music on it & transfer into a new iPod?

You can try putting it into Disk Mode
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1363
If that works, you can see if the computer will recognize it when connected, either in iTunes or by the system.
NOTE: You can also try putting it into Disk Mode WHILE it is already connected to the computer.
If the iPod is recognized, you may be able to use one of the third-party methods or utilities to transfer song files from iPod to computer. You can do a Google search on something like "ipod transfer" to get some links (add "mac" to the search if your computer is a Mac).
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How do I select a square brush for the brush tool in CS6? Sorry if this is a simple question, but nothing has ever been simple for me in Photoshop.

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I don't believe there is a square brush among the sets that ship with Photoshop, but there are plenty to download, and it is super easy to make one.
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Sorry to beat a dead horse, iChat quits upon startup

I've read a few threads talking about reinstalling iChat with Tiger but haven't seen any clear instructions regarding Leopard. I have the same problems as others with iChat quitting upon opening it up. My G5 is currently using 10.5.2 and iChat is 4.0. If anyone has clear instructions on how to solve this problem I would greatly appreciate guidance/suggestions. I apologize in advance if this has been addressed in the past and I missed seeing the fixes.

Here is the software overview
System Version: Mac OS X 10.5.2 (9C7010)
Kernel Version: Darwin 9.2.2
Boot Volume: James HD
Boot Mode: Normal
To confirm the version of iChat I am using I went to System Profilier> Software> Applications> iChat. This is what I found:
iChat:
Version: 4.0
Last Modified: 2/6/08 10:14 AM
Kind: Universal
Get Info String: 4.0, Copyright © 2002-2007 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. The Running Man logo is a trademark of America Online, Inc.
Location: /Applications/iChat.app
Then I went to your link for the update, downloaded it then got a warning stating "HD does not meet minimum requirements"
I do not believe I have updated Time Machine or Airport. These are the current versions I am using. Again all info found in system profiler
Time Machine:
Version: 1.0
Last Modified: 2/15/08 4:46 PM
Kind: Universal
Location: /Applications/Time Machine.app
AirPort Base Station Agent:
Version: 1.5
Last Modified: 3/14/08 4:59 PM
Kind: Universal
Location: /System/Library/CoreServices/AirPort Base Station Agent.app
Thanks for the help. Hopefully this adds a few more clues to the problem.

HT4009 I am trying to download an in-app purchase on a walking dead app, but it will not let me unless I contact apple support

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Firewire is dead. But what do you think about this idea?

I know that the firewire port is saudered onto the logic board on my computer and I use to use it all the time but I was connecting my 12" powerbook to a powermac G4 through target disk mode and I accidently plugged in the firewire end in the powermac upside down. I had the other end alreay plugged into my powerbook and since then I got my firewire port has been unresponsive. I also got the ozone smell of death which made me wonder if the smell is the computer chip that controls the throughput of the firewire port or the actual firewire port itself? Because I use to use firewire a lot and so I am very sad to see something that I did, kill the port.
I had 2 hard drives and dv camcorder and my ipod and of course a firewire hub so I could plug it all in simultaneously. So what I am willing to do is take apart the computer and try to sauder on a new firewire port but now we are back to my original question, is it the port or computer chip. One thing I do know is that my ipod will still get charged even when its directly connected to the computer but nothing will mount.
If anybody has an input on my dilemma please feel free to add to this.
Thank you, Kenny
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Hi!
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The keyboard assembly is held by 4 screws, 2 of whose are hidden under function keys F1/F2 and F11/F12. Remove caps by gently lifting up their LEFT side.
Heatpipe assembly must be removed too. I managed overtighten one of screws, and part of it which is soldered to the mainboard got loose. Don't do that.
Almost everything else must be removed, which involves many different screw lengths. Keeping track of them somehow helps later when you put everything together.
Don't start the machine with any components (such as hard drive or screen) disconnected. Hardware identification takes ages to perform and will confuse you, because machine appears to be dead most of the time.
Soldering: Use antistatic iron, lead-free tip and solder. Residue-free flux-pen helps a lot. Almost everything you'll find onboard is SMD, which means that removing components with improper tools or using force will damage the board.
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Third-party Instruments Dead. But...

My $300 Garritan Personal Orchestra is dead on my Intel iMac. Rosetta is of no use in allowing it to be accessed in GarageBand 3. This is a major downer.
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Drösser, you know me well.
I have not heard back from Gary Garritan regarding GPO. However, I do not think it is about Garritan as much as the Native Instruments Kontakt player. That is the real sticky point. Gary and I have talked about a GarageBand-dedicated version, but I have not heard back regarding it.
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So sorry to bother the pros with this but...

I am so sorry to bother everyone with this most basic question. I have read about Compressor, but just still don't "get it." I just bought a new MBPw/Retina in order to upgrade to iMovie 11 for its HD export quality. Well, I quickly learned on these forums that no one is happy with the export quality in iMovie11 and they feel misled.   An Apple Customer Service Support Tech told me that I needed to upgrade to a better editing program if that was my goal. Sooo, I just recently bought FCPX, as well..but haven't used it yet.
Here are my simple goals in editing: I just want to be able to export in HD and have a clear picture of my trip videos (I compile about a one hour video of all my international trips ....kinda like a video blog..) My goals are for my videos to display beautifully on my 46" flat screen via Apple TV. I also want to post to YouTube to share that way.   Occasionally, I will create a DVD of my trips.
I am so new to all this. I've been working in iMovie 08 all this time and honestly, it met my needs until I got my Apple TV and was able to finally see how awful the movie quality was.   So here are my questions:
1. Why do I or don't I need Compressor to achieve the goals above?
2. How much space will an HD one-hour video take up on my hard drive?
3. If FCPX exports in HD quality, why would I need Compressor? Won't Compressor degrade the quality if it compresses the file?
Again, I am so sorry to bother all of you with this dinky question.....I just don't have anyone to ask really...
Thank you for your help ahead of time!

I'm not that You Tube-savvy, but this seems to indicate you can arrange to have files larger than 2 GB…also, I'm fairly sure that I've gone above 2 GB. (I typically use Vimeo and I'm more familiar with their rules.)
Roughly speaking, bit rate is a measure of the digital information that is being transmitted as the video file streams. Al things equal, higher rates generally result higher quality, but with tradeoffs in size, upload time, and possible playback issues.
emis100 wrote:
I still don't know what the purpose of Compressor is if FCPX does the same thing....
FCP does some of what Compressor does, but with less capability to make adjustments to meet special special requirements. For example, the FCP DVD share preset encodes a 1080 HD video to a DVD-compliant MPEG-2 , at a bit rate of 7.7 Megabits per second. That rate will allow about 67 minutes to be fit on to a single layer DVD. But suppose your video were 77 minutes. Rather than chopping it into two parts, in Compressor you could lower the bit rate by about 10% to make it fit on one disk. Compressor has many more capabilities, but the preceding example is one of the most common uses for the typical home video user.
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