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Mac OS
Developed by Apple Inc, the Mac OS refers to a series of operating systems for Macintosh computers. It is usually pre-installed on every Mac computer which can be bought online and in retail stores.
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The computer considered by most historians to be the first true portable computer was the Osborne 1. Adam Osborne, an ex-book publisher founded Osborne Computer and produced the Osborne 1 in 1981, a portable computer that weighed 24 pounds and cost $1795. The Osborne 1 came with a five-inch screen, modem port, two 5 1/4 floppy drives, a large collection of bundled software programs, and a battery pack. The short-lived computer company was never successful.
How to get rid of the rainbow on your mac?
You can't, it means that the computer is lagging and it can't keep up with whatever you're doing.
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How do you shorten the length of a video clip for final cut pro?
You can either set different in and out points in the clip and then pull the clip down to the time line if you want less video, or you can modify the speed, if you want the same material but over a different duration.
To change in and out points, mark you in point in your viewer window with the "I" key, and your out point with the "O" key. Then grab the clip and pull it to the timeline. You may need to export your sequence at this point, depending on final plans.
To change the speed of your clip, select the clip, go to your modify menu, and select speed. From there you can adjust the speed of the clip. (i.e. If you have 2 minutes of footage that you want to see in one minute, change the speed of the clip to 200%)
Where are the Folders on your Computer stored for on a mac?
They can be stored in either of three places. The Macintosh HD, the desktop, or the Documents folder. To create your own folder, go to file, then new folder.
First, you need to make sure that Mac book has a DVD drive to let you insert a DVD disk. Second, you need a DVD ripping software, such as VLC, HandBrake, Joyoshare Video Converter.
Why can't you run jar files on your mac?
Whenever i do it always says "error check console for possible messages" and i don't know what to do. I have java and im updated on everything.
Why is it so difficult to find games for Mac OS X?
There is a smaller number of gaming software titles for Mac OS X than for Windows, however there are places to find some. For example, in Apple's online store, you can find many popular action games here: http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/software/action_games?mco=NDA5MTQ
The reason for the limited number of gaming titles is similar to a broader question of generally fewer software titles, that being that Windows has a much larger market share than does Mac OS X. However, in recent years, the Mac market share has seen significant gains (especially in the consumer market), prompting many game makers, such as Electronic Arts and id, as well as other general software developers, to begin making their software for Mac OS X. Currently, almost all software has a Mac-compatible version or substitute, including many open-source programs and games. -To add to the above, In the past few years, the argument over Macs having less software was a catch 22 - The software developers tended to make stuff for PC because there were more people using them, and more and more people who were buying their first computer were using PCs because that was the platform the software developers were tending to create for. However, as said above, more developers are beginning to program software for macs, including some game companies.
How would you set up Mac Mail to automatically print emails from certain senders?
There is no direct way to automatically print an email. However you can set a Rule (in Mail's Preferences) to run an AppleScript. The MacScripter site has a ready made AppleScript (See links below) that does this very job.
The mouse pointer shape changes to a two-headed arrow when positioned on a?
A double headed arrow will display when the mouse cursor is pointed over a window or an object that can be resized. This is usually the edge or corner of a window. The arrow can be vertical or horizontal and is used to drag the object to increase or decrease its size.
How do you fix the spinning beach ball on a mac?
The spinning beach ball is a sign that the Mac is waiting for something. There are several common causes for this:
1. The start-up disk drive has less than 10% free space. - Free up disk space by deleting or moving files to an external drive.
2. The System Cache has grown very large and it takes time for the Mac to read it. - Clear the system cache. A free app that can do this is AppleJack. AppleJack can also repair simple start-up drive problems, broken pref files, and permissions.
3. There are too many files on the desktop. - Make aliases of files and move the files to the hard drive. Put the aliases into a folder on the desktop.
4. Too many apps are open at once. - Closing a window on a Mac will not quit the app. Use Command Q to quit the app rather than simply clicking the red dot to close the window.
5. An app is trying to update itself and is looking on the Internet to see if there is an update available. - Turn off auto updating for each app. There is usually a menu item for this.
6. The Mac has lost touch with reality. It is wandering around in a house of mirrors and can't find its way out. - Restart the Mac and, if you have AppleJack, hold Command s as you start up. Run the AppleJack routines.
Can an employer force you to quit?
No, its your job if you want to quit then quit but no-one can force you.
Can you take a laptop monitor and put it on the same type of laptop?
yes if you don't break the wires
How many megabites are in a gigabite?
When referring to data transfer speeds (bits), the decimal system is always used:
- 1000 bits = 1 kilobit
- 1000 kilobits = 1 megabit
- 1000 megabits = 1 gigabit
- 1000 bytes = 1 kilobyte
- 1000 kilobytes = 1 megabyte
- 1000 megabytes = 1 gigabyte
Two types of numerical systems used with computers are the decimal system and the binary system. The decimal system is the official definition, which counts the kilo as 1000, while the unofficial binary system counts the kilo as 1024.
As an aside, the binary system that uses 1024 bits instead also uses different terminology. The kilobit becomes the kibibit; the megabit becomes the mebibit; and the gigabit becomes the gibibit.
Getting back to our more familiar decimal designations, abbreviations can often cause confusion. For example, an Internet provider might advertise speeds of 1500 kbps, while a potential customer might assume the abbreviation refers to kilobytes. Typically, measurements in bytes are used with a capital letter, such as "kBps," or "KBps." If all of the abbreviated letters are small case, the reference should be to bits. However, kilobit, megabit and gigabit might also be abbreviated as kbit, Mbit and Gbit, without any ambiguity.
How do you fix unresponsive Mac OS X?
Try pressing Option-Command-Escape. (press them in that order, but don't release any of them until you've pressed the last one.) This will give you the option to force quit any crashed applications. However, force quitting an application will cause any unsaved changes to be lost. Your best bet is to wait a minute or so, and see whether you can quit any applications normally. If you can't, save what you can, and restart your computer.
Note:
Before you press the Option-Command-Escape or use the equivalent command that you find in the Apple menu. (in the upper left of the menu bar) If all is unresponsive and you're seeing a "spinning beach ball", try to be sure you're in the "Finder" by making a click anywhere in a free space on the desktop or pressing the Apple key (= command) and the Tab until you'll see the Finder's icon (and all the rest of the open applications). Select it either by using the arrow keys or keeping pressed the Apple and pressing again Tab (or moving the cursor on it and releasing it).
There are also other ways if the force quit command fails.
You can open an application called Activity Monitor by searching for it in spotlight. It will show you a list of all open applications, and give you information about the amount of processor power, memory, and virtual memory being used. If a program appears to be using too much CPU or memory, or is highlighted in red, you can quit it from within Activity Monitor by selecting the program, and clicking the quit button in the toolbar. This will give you the option of a standard quit, or a force quit. Try the standard quit first, but if that doesn't work, use the force quit option.
The following method utilises Mac OS X's command line utility.
Keep the application named Terminal in the dock (you can add it dragging its icon on it).
Open it and type "top" (of course without the quotes),you'll see a list of all the open applications,if you know which one is causing the problem look at its "name" ,its ID is a number on the left,open one more terminal's window and type "kill" (it's not a joke it's a command that is called in that way) followed by that number and press the enter key (the last one on the lower right of the numbers under the plus sign) or the return key (the second biggest one after the space bar).
Some time when the first method fails this one works.
If all this is not enough just wait,if you're lucky the spinning ball will become again a cursor after some time and you'll be able at least to save all before to restart.
If the problems return try adding all the RAM you can,Mac OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard is very stable thus perhaps you're keeping too much applications open at the same time.
Remember that on a Mac to quit an application you've to be sure that it's in the fore ground and press command (Apple key) and Q.
In other words to close the last window of an application doesn't quit the application itself.
Can you get your puffles back?
No, you can't. You have to buy a new one, if you want to pretend its the same, you can name it the same thing, otherwise you can never get it back.
