Sykpe - new user seeking advice

I'm new to Skype, haven't found much help or guidance anywhere. Does anyone use Skype for international calls, and if so, what is your experience? Also, what do I need to get started? I have a G5 iMac running 10.4.8 with iChat but not iSight. Thanks for any help.
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.8) iChat but not iSight

Thanks for the reply. Do I need anything external for audio? And, how's their reputation for spyware, adware, and malware? They say they're safe, but I'm wondering what users have to say.
Hi 1209AD
I use ichatav3 and skype also. But if you are looking
for text and audio capabilities only then no web cam
is necessary in either app.
Just download and follow the instructions with skype
app. Good luck and hope this is helpful.
http://www.skype.com/helloagain.html
SDMacuser
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.8) iChat but not iSight

Similar Messages

Overly Excited New User Needs Advice on Windows for Mac

As of Christmas day, I am a proud owner of a new MBP 17" beautiful piece of machinery! I'm coming from a PC so you can imagine my excitement when I opened this gift from my parents. Also, I'm 33 years old so getting a gift this amazing from your parents is pretty huge!
Anyway, the point is I have to use a program for work that is only available for Windows and I just need some advice on whether to use Parallels or VM or just use the free boot camp. I don't want to use Windows for anything other than this program. Is there a way around having to buy the whole Windows OS? Also, is iWork any better than Office? Not sure which of those to buy either. I hate that I even have to have Windows on my new Mac! Thanks for any advice.

Hi eightezsteps, welcome to Apple Discussions!
What program do you need? Often PC programs have equivalents on the Mac platform, or even Mac versions that many people are not aware of. There are very few file formats that Macs cannot deal with.
The choice of Parallels, VMWare, or Boot Camp will also depend on whether you require 3D graphics support with that application. So, we'll need to know what it is!
is iWork any better than Office?
I prefer it to Office now after using it for a year. However, it is different, and there is a slight learning curve to it. Once you discover the differences from Office, you'll be as productive if not moreso. You should be aware that some of the more advanced features of Office are sometimes not included in iWork though. So if you require advanced formulas and macros in Excel (for example) to be cross-platform compatible then you'll need Office. If your work is slightly less hardcore than that, you'll be just fine with iWork once you get used to it.
I do some pretty extensive academic writing (scientific) using Pages and Numbers and I have never ran into anything it could not do for me. That includes formulae and scientific notation.
--Travis

New User Seeking Guidance

I have recently discovered a hidden obsession of photography. I have purchased Photoshop Elements 8 and also Premium Elements 8 - the package deal. I have also purchased the Canon LiDE 200 scanner for paper photos. My goal is to gather ALL my family photos, touch them up, organize them and then share them with other family members.
I like the Organizer that is part of Elements 8 - it allows me to do minor corrections to photos, organize them and it can access the scanner.
I have two questions:
1) Will Lightroom benefit me in any way? I don't want to get too far into organizing photos and realize there is a better program than the Elements Organizer later.....
2) Would purchasing VueScan be worthwhile? I will be scanning many, many photos - and from what I have heard is that VueScan is the best scanning software around.
Thanks for helping out a digital newbie!!

Drogo45 wrote:
I have recently discovered a hidden obsession of photography. I have purchased Photoshop Elements 8 and also Premium Elements 8 - the package deal. I have also purchased the Canon LiDE 200 scanner for paper photos. My goal is to gather ALL my family photos, touch them up, organize them and then share them with other family members.
I like the Organizer that is part of Elements 8 - it allows me to do minor corrections to photos, organize them and it can access the scanner.
I have two questions:
1) Will Lightroom benefit me in any way? I don't want to get too far into organizing photos and realize there is a better program than the Elements Organizer later.....
Lightroom has different capabilities and a somewhat different interface than PSE. Other than that, I can't answer your question unless you provide a lot more details about what features you think you will use. Lightroom can certainly "allow me to do minor corrections to photos, organize them ...". Of course, you can download the 30 day trial of Lightroom and try it for yourself.

Regarding the internet breech as seen on the news. What advice is Apple giving to its computer, iPad, and phone users?

Regarding the internet breech as seen on the news. What advice is Apple giving to its computer, iPad, and phone users?

That does not affect any OS X client or iOS, and there is no action for you or Apple to take.
Ignore hyperventilating popular media outlets that thrive by promoting fear and discord with entertainment products arrogantly presented as "news". Learn what real threats actually exist and how to arm yourself against them:
The most serious threat to your data security is phishing. To date, most of these attempts have been pathetic and are easily recognized, but that is likely to change in the future as criminals become more clever.
OS X viruses do not exist, but intentionally malicious or poorly written code, created by either nefarious or inept individuals, is nothing new.
Never install something without first knowing what it is, what it does, how it works, and how to get rid of it when you don’t want it any more.
If you elect to use "anti-virus" software, familiarize yourself with its limitations and potential to cause adverse effects, and apply the principle immediately preceding this one.
Most such utilities will only slow down and destabilize your Mac while they look for viruses that do not exist, conveying no benefit whatsoever - other than to make you "feel good" about security, when you should actually be exercising sound judgment, derived from accurate knowledge, based on verifiable facts.

Learning Shake. Video tutorial advice from a new user...

I am brand new to Shake and compositing. I've used Final Cut Pro for a few years and done simple compositing after doing FCP tutorials. Shake is tougher to learn thank FCP, so I've purchased some videos from Gnomon workshop and cmiVFX. I wouldn't consider this a formal review, but some beginning advice for newbies like me...
1. First, do the tutorials in the manual that come with Shake. They start off simple, and one could probably learn almost everything you need for general use of Shake (from a newbie, don't forget).
2. This excellent book... Apple Pro Training Series : Shake 4 (2nd Edition) (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321256093/103-0705051-1275827?colid=1T8L28XGM0 5IS&coliid=I3MUD718LP9EP9&n=283155) will get you started as well. It comes with a DVD full of material to work with as well. Good money invested here.
When you're ready to start spending more money....
3. cmiVFX.com has a number of free tutorials http://www.cmivfx.com/tutorials.asp, some of them for Shake, some for other compositing programs. Check them out for inspiration and for technique examples. I purchased the Shake Training Series 1 Kit (http://www.cmivfx.com/productshakekit.asp) which was quite good. They lead you through a series of examples, showing how some of the major functions operate and how to start working with all those nodes. I had previously purchased Combustion 4, and cmiVFX's video for Sky Replacement for combustion was excellent. They also make one for Shake, and I wish I would have purchase that one instead, although I've never seen it. The downside on this video series is that it runs as a regular DVD, and you need DVD Player, or a typical DVD player to view them. So, these are low-res videos (TV resolution), and not Quicktime files on disc.
4. The Gnomon Workshop (http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/index.html) has some excellent video tutorials. They're pretty technical, and not a good place to start unless you've got a background in visual effects or other compositing software. I think they're great, but I think the new user of Shake/compositing software should work on numbers 1-3 above. Don't get me wrong, this is a great resource, which would be in keeping with the image Gnomon Workshop gives of being an in-depth resource for serious computer graphics artists. I suspect the level of teaching in these videos would satisfy the higher level and more advanced users. These videos are Quicktime format, high resolution and very well done. Visual Effects Compositing Fundamentals (http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/dvds/gja01.html) is US$49 for 4 hours of instruction. Great value for money. I've also found Shake: Color Correction and Layers US$59 (3 hours) (http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/dvds/mli02.html) very good, as was Shake: Effective Keying Techniques US$59 (3 hours) (http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/dvds/mli03.html).
Personally, I'd like to see some more video tutorials of some experienced users showing how they get things done. Maybe now's the time???
G4 Laptop Mac OS X (10.4.7) FCP 5, Shake 4.1, Lightwave 8.5, Trying to get it to work v. 0.1

Personally, I'd like to see some more video tutorials of some experienced users showing how they get things done. Maybe now's the time???
I asked a couple of the Shake users I know (like Capt Mench), if they would be able to for the site http://www.proapptips.com
they are working on them but they are a little on the busy side at the moment.
I will post when they are up
DAVE

Syncing iPod to new user account-need advice

Hey All! I set up a new user account for my friend on my imac, so he will want to sync his iPod Touch to iTunes, iPhoto, iCal, etc. in his new user account. I know there are plenty of freeware and shareware apps to get his music from the iPod into iTunes, but need advice concerning everything else oh his iPod.
I know I'll first get that pop up window that says his iPod is synced to another computer, and that I use "cancel" rather than "sync and erase". After doing that, I guess I use one of the shareware apps to get the music transferred over.
Now, after that, if I do a regular sync, will iTunes transfer his apps that are on the iPod?
Do I need to open iPhoto and download the photos on his iPod into iPhotot before doing a sync?
What about text messages? Will they remain in tact?
I don't think he uses the calendar on his iPod so no worries there....
What about Playlists that he has on the iPod? Will just the music transfer with the shareware apps or playlists also?
Will Notes be saved?
Thanks for your help. Don't wanna screw up his iPod by setting up this user account for him.

Apps are tied to the ID I assume the new account is just on the iMac and not a new iTunes account?
Yes, you can import photos into iPhoto the same as you would off any camera.
You would need to transfer purchased content (like apps). You can't do that via sync as it's a new computer and all content will be erased as you are aware.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1848
What happened to your friends computer? Was there no backup?

As a new user of apple TV, I need some advice. When I rent a movie from Itunes for viewing later, it seems to download for a second time, with a message saying ready to view in 30 mins, it proceeds to load up all over again. What am I doing wrong

As a new user of Apple TV, I need some assistance.When I rent a movie on iTunes and download for viewing later, say a day or two later, It seems to load itself all over again with a msg saying ready to view in 25 mins ! So having waited the 25 mins movie starts and runs for maybe 1 hour and the pauses for maybe 5 mins while it seems to load again . any help appreciated

Welcome to the Apple Community.
If you use the Apple TV for something else or turn it off it will erase whatever is on it's drive. If you are going to download content for later viewing you might consider doing it on the computer, downloads don't disappear until they expire and you can watch them as many times as you want.

Cannot log in to new user accounts

I am a long time Apple user and am completely confounded by a problem I am having creating new user accounts on my G4/400 PowerMac running OX 10.4.11. I've been attempting to setup some user accounts for my kids to use. I have no problems setting up the accounts but when I log out of mine and try to log in as them the login window shakes from side to side indicating an incorrect password. This is something that I had a problem a year ago and never solved and today I am trying once again with out success. I feel like I am doing everything correctly since I've been able to do this on my G3 iBook and MacBook.
Here are a few things I've also done.
-repaired permissions on the drive ( I have 2 in the machine right now but the other is just my iTunes LIbrary drive)
-deleted the old user accounts that I setup but couldn't access.
-tried setting up more new accounts
-repeated the process several times without ever being able to successfully login to any of the new accounts that I created.
Any advice to solve this problem would be appreciated.
Thanks
Chris

Hi cc_mac,
I don't know if you have solved this one yet, but I had exactly the same issue when I recently had a hard drive failure and had to re-install everything. I had copies of all my files, but when I went to set up the user accounts, I could create each account, but I couldn't log in.
There is a simple solution, you will need to be in an admin account and you will need to use the command line, so open up a terminal window.
Use the following command for each account you need to fix:
sudo passwd <username>
where <username> is the account name that you cannot currently log in to.
You will need to enter your admin password to allow you to use sudo, so do that. Then you will be asked to type in the new password for the new account. Just to be absolutely sure, you will be asked to re-enter the new password, so do that, and you are done.
Log out of your admin account, this should bring you back to the log in screen. Now, if everything has gone according to plan, you should have an operational user account.
I'm not sure what the cause of this issue is but it might be some sort of permissions issue happening in the background. Nevertheless, manually setting the password this way seems to have fixed it for me. I sincerely hope this helps you too.
Kind Regards,
Mark D.

How to create a jobsteps for a new user to run a report on portal

Hello Experts,
Is there any program that automatically creates a jobsteps for the new users for
a role??
My company BW roles are mapped with R/3. so whenever a new user is created in a R/3 role
it comes and maps with BW Role and creates that users automatically in BW.
Now the problem is if any new users are created in r/3 and mapped with BW. the report
fails to run for the new users unless and until they really login in to the system.
For ex: I have 5 new users which are created in R/3 and properly mapped with BW. But
report fails to runs for the new users.
ERROR: Jobs step fails for the User X
Is there any programe that automatically creates a jobsteps for the new users??
Please advice.
Thanks in advance,
Harish

Hello Kedar,
Do you manually add a new users to the role??
How the reports run for new users in your company??
Thanks,
Harish

New Users Not Appearing On Login List - Help!

Hello Mac geniuses,
I run a 10.3.9 network in an elementary school, and I since returning from summer vacation I have had problems with many of my client eMacs not displaying the names of users I have added in WGM. These eMacs are also still displaying the names of accounts I have deleted.
If anyone is kind enough to help a stranger, I have copied below the transcripts of my email exchanges with an Apple tech, in my struggle to get my school functioning again. (I have placed them in the correct order so the 1st email is on top and the last on bottom. The tech's name is John and I am using "Jon" to make it slightly less confusing!).
My very grateful thanks in advance to anyone who can help me.
Jon
On Sep 5, 2006, at 3:28 PM, Jon T wrote:
Hi John,
After deleting and adding users in WGM, some login screens still show deleted users and do not display the new users.
I tried deleting the MCX cache via NetInfoManager on the clients, and even restarted the server, but it has not affected several machines.
Any advice?
Server: Dual 1Ghz G4 (Mirror Door) running Panther Server 10.3.9
Clients: eMacs running 10.3.9
Thanks in advance.
On Sep 5, 2006, at 3:47 PM, John G wrote:
Jon,
Go into the client as the admin account.
Delete /Library/Preferences/Directory Service
Restart and setup Directory Access in Utilities
Let me know if that works.
John
On Sep 6, 2006, at 9:08 AM, Jon T wrote:
Hi John,
Thanks for replying. unfortunately, that didn't work either . . .
Jon
On Sep 6, 2006, at 2:03 PM, John G wrote:
Jon,
Are you sure the machine is on the network and talking to your
server?
Go into Dir Access and uncheck LDAP and readd the server.
On Sep 6, 2006, at 4:07 PM, Jon T wrote:
Hi John,
Yeah, they're on the network, students can log in using the "Other" option, I can connect to the server and mount shared folders, etc.
I did as you said, rebooted, still no updated list.
Jon
On Sep 6, 2006, at 8:57 PM, John G wrote:
Jon,
Netinfo is probably corrupt.
Follow these directions to blow out Netinfo to create a new one.
Bind back to server.
<OS X frozen while booting.pdf>:
AFP548.com: Articles: NetInfo Recovery Techniques
NetInfo Recovery Techniques
Joel Rennich, [email protected]
4 June 2002
When working with NetInfo, which we are and hope to have some more articles on in the near future, it is important to know
how to back up to a previous version of your database.
1. First, the most brutal way of recovering from a nonfunctional database.
Boot into single user mode by holding down the "s" key while starting up. Follow the handy instructions Apple gives you at the end of the startup sequence and run fsck. Then mount the system root disk as read/write with:
mount -uw /
Now you can get on with recreating your database in a very brutal way. Remove your current database with:
rm -rf /var/db/netinfo/local.nidb
Now remove the file that prevents the Setup Assistant from running:
m /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
And now reboot to get things rolling.
reboot
This will cause the Setup Assistant to launch, complete with music and bouncing blue blobs. If you remember which account you set up first when you last saw this screen, set up that account now. Otherwise, go with whatever you want for your first
Administrator account. If you match it up with the original Administrator account, all of your permissions should be groovy.
Otherwise, get familiar with chown and chmod and you will be able to set things right.
The above method is rather draconian and isn't for times when you need to replace a complicated NetInfo setup, but should work perfectly well for an essentially single user machine. However that probably rules out most Servers.
On Sep 7, 2006, at 8:15 AM, Jon T wrote:
Hi John,
I performed that protocol, but even that didn't fix the problem!
I know I've heard someone once suggest (in a moment of resignation) that I just use the blank name and password fields at login, but this is not really an option in elementary school. I only have 478 users in WGM, so I can't believe that would be too taxing for OS X Server!
Thanks again for your thoughts on this.
Regards,
Jon
On Sep 7, 2006, at 9:53 PM, John G wrote:
Jon,
The last resort is to reimage.
Are you managing computers by Guest computers or
computer groups?
John, we're talking about 23 computers here - re-imaging is not an option for me alone unless I have some technical assistance (I don't know how to 'ghost' images across a network).
I was managing the users by Groups though I did have a list of the computers called "lab computers". I just noticed that when I try accessing the Computers tab in WGM (whether on my teacher's station or on the server itself) I get the same error message:
Got Unexpected Errror
Error of type -14136 on line 432 of
ComputerListPluginView.mm
Please advise!
Thank you again,
Jon

The list of users is a plist file and should be at at /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow.plist on the clients. See this thread for more information:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2368769&#2368769
If you've got a good plist from a client that sees the right users, you should be able to copy it over. If not, try backing up the file from one client and then deleting it and restarting.

Error message when trying to add new user

Hello,
Customer is working on 2005B (2005B 7.40.252 SP00 PL39).
They are working on this database since 2009.
No upgrade was recently done.
when trying to add a new user they get athe following error:
"A user was added outsite the application. Delet it, or preform'Restore Numbering' [Message 3512-7]"
Could you please advice.
Regards,
Maya

Hi Maya......
Go to Administration--> Utility and select the restore no. series.
Update this and try to add User.
But do it first in your test DB.....
Regards,
Rahul

New user: Problems placing text over object

Hi,
I have recently started using InDesign CS5 to produce the biannual magazine for a volunteer organisation. My background is not in this area, so please excuse me if I do not use correct terminology or am asking something obvious. Having said that I have been very impressed with the ease of the programme to use for what we need.
I am having a problem with the document I am currently working in, however if I place the same elements in a different document things are ok, so I know it is something I have accidently done, but after a lot of playing around I am at a loss.
My issue is when I place an Object (a photo for the cover) and then try to place text over the top the text disappears on the object, however can be seen when you take it off it. You see the text box with the red cross mark in the bottom right corner. If you ask to "bring to front" nothing happens. Same if you try it using the photo. Oher objects (logo) can be placed on top of the photo. I have tried using Layers, but to no success.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Standard advice to new users. Buy a good book.
Sandee Cohen's Visual Quick Start Guide is by far the best one for beginners: http://amzn.to/czpjiq
The best $20 you'll ever spend if you want to learn InDesign.
Bob

E-sourcing couldn't send out E-mail notification of new user.

Dear experts,
I got stuck on SMTP issue when configuring a E-sourcing sandbox, when I created some Buy-side users, the system was not able to send out the notifications but all stuck in "Queued Messages" .
I browsed in the system, the settings related with the SMTP function including below items:
1: "Source Email" in Company Properties, this email address is going to be indicated as the sender of a new user notification;
2: "Messaging" configuration in System Properties:
( messaging messaging.smtp.mailhost
messaging messaging.smtp.password
messaging messaging.smtp.username )
I have set up above fields as the same as a working E-sourcing application, but my sandbox still doesn't work for me, the new user created can't receive the notification to become a valid user of the system, so they will not be able to logon to the system without password information.
Would you please advice me what should I do, any of your response in highly appreciated!
Thanks and best regards!
edward.

Edward,
Please verify a couple of things:
1. Is the functional e-sourcing box is running on the same version of Sandbox version (which you are configuring)
2. Verify that "New User" notification template is set to active in the email templates setting through setup
3. If no issues with 1 and 2 then would suggest to clear mail queue from backend and try generating a new email
Please let us know the out come.
Good Luck.

Created mailbox for new user in Exchange 2010, user not visible in AD.

Hi everyone!
This morning I created a mailbox for a new user on my Exchange 2010 box.
Everything works fantastically but I am unable to view the new user in AD except by searching. If I run a search the results say the user exists in my Users container, and I can view the properties of the user account from the search results, but I
am unable to actually see the user profile object in the Users container.
I notice in EMC that the mailbox has a user icon on the mailbox icon instead of the regular standard icon - I'm not sure what this implies.
Can anyone offer some advice as to why this happens and how to resolve it?
Thanks!

Hi,
AD objects store in the Domain partition Database.
Its replication Scope is :Domain Wide
Its replication model is: Multi Master
There are two possible cause.
1. AD replication latency if you have several DCs.
You could wait for AD replication or force replication, Click
refresh on ADUC.
2. You create the new user
in other OU, not Users.
You could run this command to get
the user’s DistingushedName attribution.
Get-mailbox –identity
[email protected] |fl
Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Transferring from old to new user account

My existing user account is corrupted, and will not allow my Mac G5 (non-intel) to boot the desktop items; it only gets past the log in stage. In order to access my files, I created a new user account, and am able to transfer my files across easily enough. However, the problem is of course that I have lost quite a few settings, e.g. iTunes account and music/movie files, Safari bookmarks etc.
If I reinstall Leopard, will this fix the user account?
If not, is there a way to transfer the settings from one account to another? I have tried copying and pasting into the relevant directories, but this does not appear to work with either iTunes or Safari.
I would be most grateful for any advice.
Thank you.

check out this [post|http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=6185507].

Sykpe - new user seeking advice

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for