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Well, wife took her's in to get fixed. One of the kids left a glass of milk on the table, and the cat knocked the milk on top of the computer.

Warranty ran out 28 days ago and doesn't cover milk spilled into it. Basically, they are going to replace all the individual parts and migrate the existing hard-drive onto a new one. Wife will be charged for the cost of the new battery.
 
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Baggsy said:
Well, wife took her's in to get fixed. One of the kids left a glass of milk on the table, and the cat knocked the milk on top of the computer.

Warranty ran out 28 days ago and doesn't cover milk spilled into it. Basically, they are going to replace all the individual parts and migrate the existing hard-drive onto a new one. Wife will be charged for the cost of the new battery.
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They decided a couple of days later that it was more cost effective to give us a brand new computer. She is please with the increased in processing speed and memory and the new built in features.
 
Lion in july ppl, cant wait. $29.99 from the Mac app store.

A new feature of Mac OS X Lion has been discovered that lets you 'Restart to Safari' and activate a web browser only environment similar to Chrome OS, according to MacRumors.

On Mac OS X Lion's user lock screen, you are given the option to "Restart to Safari" rather than logging in. This allows you to boot the computer into just the web browser and nothing else. This browser only mode allows unauthorized users to simply browse the web through Safari rather than having access to any personal files or other applications on the machine.

This is a nice feature for businesses that utilize web kiosks or users who want to share access to their computer.

It's unclear why Apple didn't mention it earlier. Perhaps, the company is still looking to surprise with a few new Lion features at release.

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Not a fan of the app store only purchase of Lion. Really dumb move in my opinion to limit how you get the OS. I will not be upgrading to Lion until someone figures out how to burn a bootable disc from the Lion download.

Feature wise, nothing makes me saw "wow" with lion, all the good OS updates this round are going to the iOS in my opinion.
 
As for Lion upgrade, pretty sure a USB stick can be used, I read it somewhere. And since I have a MacBook Air(no cd bay), it came with a USB drive with the OS on it.

As for features, can't believe you think there isn't any for your wow, I see a lot, that July is taking too long.
WoW.

July is the best month of the year.
Saturday is the best day of the week.
 
Poser said:
As for Lion upgrade, pretty sure a USB stick can be used, I read it somewhere. And since I have a MacBook Air(no cd bay), it came with a USB drive with the OS on it.

As for features, can't believe you think there isn't any for your wow, I see a lot, that July is taking too long.
WoW.

July is the best month of the year.
Saturday is the best day of the week.
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Some features might WOW me when I start using them, but what I look for in an OS upgrade is how it improves how I interact with my computer, specifically my work flow. I see no features that make me want to rush out and install it on release day, which I have done with OS X since 10.0.

I see more improvements for how I interact with my iOS devices with the next update.

The USB option still requires a download, which is fine for me, but not for many many people in rural areas, especially in the states, where a huge number of people are still stuck with dial up internet, not to mention countries that are not as blessed as we are with our tech.

As long as I can download the file, burn it to a disc, or usb device, with out it auto install and creating a partition on my hard drive, I am fine with it. But if there is no option other then let it make a recovery partition on my hard drive, I will be holding off on the install until someone finds a work around, I really don't want anything mucking around with partitions on my drives.
 
[h=1]How to Unlock Your Mac With Your iPhone[/h]
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Imagine walking up to your Mac computer and watching it unlock on its own as you approached it. I’m not talking about retina or fingerprint scanners. I’m talking about Bluetooth proximity. If you have an iPhone on you at most times, and you also happen to own a Mac, you’re going to love this trick.
RedmondPie passed on this interesting tip this morning, which allows you to unlock your Mac computer simply by having a Bluetooth-capable device on you. It’s easy, completely free, and you aren’t even required to be jailbroken. Here’s how…
Step 1. Download this file. It contains 2 Apple Scripts and the Bluetooth proximity program for your Mac. Once downloaded, open it. You want to move all the files to a folder on your desktop for easy access.
Step 2. Double click on the icon that looks like the Bluetooth logo. The program should open up and install an icon in your menu bar. Click the new icon and select Preferences.
Step 3. Make sure device monitoring is enabled, and select the interval at which you want your Mac to look for the Bluetooth device. You’ll also want to select the device that your Mac recognizes. Make sure your iPhone’s Bluetooth is on and pair it up.
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Step 4. Finally, you’ll add the Apple Scripts. In the Out of Range Script field, click Change. Select the Apple Script you just downloaded that’s labeled ‘outrange’. Then do the same thing with the In Range Script.
Step 5. That’s it! To test it out, try turning your iPhone’s Bluetooth off and on and see if your Mac responds.
You’ll notice these particular Apple Scripts are setup to start playing a song in iTunes when the computer unlocks. If you want to turn that off, just open up the ‘inrange’ Apple Script and delete the top line that says “tell application “iTunes” to play.”
I actually enjoy the iTunes autoplay function. When I walked in my front door from getting breakfast this morning, my Mac instantly turned on and started filling my apartment with music. Try and tell me that’s not at least a little bit awesome.
The cool thing is, there are tons of Apple Scripts spread throughout the web that can do so much more than lock and unlock your Mac. You can use this Bluetooth proximity tool to make your Mac do almost anything, like send an email out to colleagues that you’re away from your desk — simply by leaving your office.
What do you think?



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nvidia said:
will the mac lion os work with the second generation mac mini?
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General requirements
  • Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
  • 2GB of memory
  • OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
  • 7GB of available space
  • Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.
 
Speaking of Mac mini the new one launched the other day really interests me as a home computer/streaming media comp. Nice specs and decent price if you don't pay the apple tax for the built to order options on ram and hd space. I might have to pick one up.
 
AdRath said:
Speaking of Mac mini the new one launched the other day really interests me as a home computer/streaming media comp. Nice specs and decent price if you don't pay the apple tax for the built to order options on ram and hd space. I might have to pick one up.
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It is a nice machine, I just dont like the lack of dvd/cd drive. I think physical media will eventually die, but I dont think that day has come just yet. They did the same thing with the floppy disk, but at that time there was CD drives and more and more were coming that way. I personally like having my apps on dvd's, like Adobe CS5, and even my OS X versions. I made a bootable version of Lion, and that was a must before I would even think about upgrading to Lion.
 
why i love using a Mac.....

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wonderings said:
It is a nice machine, I just dont like the lack of dvd/cd drive. I think physical media will eventually die, but I dont think that day has come just yet. They did the same thing with the floppy disk, but at that time there was CD drives and more and more were coming that way. I personally like having my apps on dvd's, like Adobe CS5, and even my OS X versions. I made a bootable version of Lion, and that was a must before I would even think about upgrading to Lion.
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The ODD doesn't bug me but the fact that you can't get a quad core chip with a discrete gfx card make it now out. I am on the fence between 2 systems.

1) 21.5" imac 2.8ghz quad i7 4gig ram AMD Radeon 512mb
Pro: Nice tight package priced right in my budget and has nice monitor built in
Con: no expansion and now with HDD that can't be replaced by end user (without having to disassemble the entire system and remove the screen and glass. no thank you). If your HDD dies you are stuck having to go to apple.

2) Home built system. with 3.4ghz i7 quad core, 12gig ram, 80 gig SSD, 1TB internal, Nvidia GTX 460 1gb
Pro: I get a much much faster system for the same price with much more expandibility and no proprietary BS.
Con: having to use windows 7 and dealing with virus scans etc again. I've been using mac OS since 1996 and rather love it.

I am really stuck as each system appeals to me the same and both are the same budget. I already have a MBP 13" for email and web browsing, itunes duty etc.

I know this is a mac thread but I'm sure some PC people are lurking. Would love to here other pros and cons. I guess I just have to decide what it is for. I do a lot of Video editing and some minor effects stuff. I already have a host of external drives form my laptop. I've always been a huge Apple guy but their recent propriatary ******** and locking things off from end users has me frustrated not to mention the massive price increase if you want a real tower.
 
Found this out a week ago, i tried it and it worked for me. Although i use keepvid to grab youtube videos, this is my alternative to grab any video on the web.

i copied and paste someones tutorial below:

How to download almost any video using Safari
This is an easy tutorial to download almost any video on the web using the web browser Safari. This should work with almost any video. I will be downloading a video from youtube as an example.
Open up Safari and go into the window tab. Click the button that says "Activity"

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Next navigate to a window with a video on it. The Activity window should change. Look for the file on the list that is large (in megabytes) and if the video hasn't fully loaded then it should say that only a certain amount of megabytes have loaded (ex. 4 out of 6)
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Double click on it and it should download.
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EDIT: they took this out in Safari 6, but with a work around....but i just use chrome when needed.
 
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AdRath said:
The ODD doesn't bug me but the fact that you can't get a quad core chip with a discrete gfx card make it now out. I am on the fence between 2 systems.

1) 21.5" imac 2.8ghz quad i7 4gig ram AMD Radeon 512mb
Pro: Nice tight package priced right in my budget and has nice monitor built in
Con: no expansion and now with HDD that can't be replaced by end user (without having to disassemble the entire system and remove the screen and glass. no thank you). If your HDD dies you are stuck having to go to apple.

2) Home built system. with 3.4ghz i7 quad core, 12gig ram, 80 gig SSD, 1TB internal, Nvidia GTX 460 1gb
Pro: I get a much much faster system for the same price with much more expandibility and no proprietary BS.
Con: having to use windows 7 and dealing with virus scans etc again. I've been using mac OS since 1996 and rather love it.

I am really stuck as each system appeals to me the same and both are the same budget. I already have a MBP 13" for email and web browsing, itunes duty etc.

I know this is a mac thread but I'm sure some PC people are lurking. Would love to here other pros and cons. I guess I just have to decide what it is for. I do a lot of Video editing and some minor effects stuff. I already have a host of external drives form my laptop. I've always been a huge Apple guy but their recent propriatary ******** and locking things off from end users has me frustrated not to mention the massive price increase if you want a real tower.
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For me it always comes downt to the OS, because thats what I interact with. The UI needs to work with me and my work flow, if it doesnt, then I am not interested, I dont care what the specs are of the machine. I have a MacBook Pro i5 for work, a 27 inch iMac i5 at home and a Dell I did a bit of modding to. i7 chip, Nvidia 560 ti, new PSU 700 w running Windows 7 home premium. The PC is a fast machine, really moves, but its Windows at the end of the day. Now Windows 7 is a good OS, and it was about time for Microsoft to come out with a good OS, but I still prefer OS X by leaps and bounds.

I use what works for me, I am loyal to no brand and never will be. I do have more invested though in the Apple eco system with my iPhone 4, iPad, multiple macs, plus iTunes and the App store.
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