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DCJensen - Mar 04, 2012 5:27:35 am PST #19589 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
§ ita § - Mar 04, 2012 9:21:01 am PST #19590 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Someone's having problems playing an MKV file on OS X with VLC. This is a file I played fine on my Mac, but she's being told she needs an audio decoder. I don't recall having taken any extra steps downloading anything for my install. What might she have to do to get up and running? I though VLC was supposed to be the one stop solution.
Let me make sure she has the most recent version...
le nubian - Mar 04, 2012 9:32:26 am PST #19591 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
So, I think VLC plays everything. I understand the new version of VLC doesn't play well with Handbrake, but this may change.
Is the person running Snow Leopard or Lion?
§ ita § - Mar 04, 2012 9:44:49 am PST #19592 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
She's upgrading now. Maybe that will fix it.
VLC not playing everything shakes the fundamental keystone of my belief system. Please don't let it shatter.
§ ita § - Mar 04, 2012 9:53:11 am PST #19593 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Whew! Version issue! Power down from defcon bears.
DCJensen - Mar 04, 2012 6:55:52 pm PST #19594 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
Is that higher or lower than defcon lions or tigers? (oh my!)
meara - Mar 05, 2012 1:08:27 pm PST #19595 of 25501
OK, I have no idea what ita has posted about for like, the last fifty posts. Hoping my question is easier!
I have a mac. I have an external hard drive (though may need to replace it--it fell off the bookshelf). I have wifi, and the house is also ethernet-connected. I want to make sure my shit is backed up without having to actually remember to hook up an external hard drive and say "backup!" to it. Because I can do that now, and tell you my last backup was...months and months ago. (Bad, I know)
What's the best way? I'm willing to buy or replace anything but the computer! :)
Other question in a week or two will be about how to print wirelessly, but I'll wait to see what kind of printer I get from new work.
-t - Mar 05, 2012 1:24:55 pm PST #19596 of 25501
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Backing a Mac up wirelessly to a Time Capsule using Time Machine is super easy. Going to an external hard drive that's hooked up to your router (or is otherwise available on the network, I suppose) is not much harder
§ ita § - Mar 05, 2012 1:26:00 pm PST #19597 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What version of OS X are you running, meara?
Rob - Mar 05, 2012 1:37:42 pm PST #19598 of 25501
If your wifi access point is a fairly recent Apple model it has a USB port in the back into which you can plug an external drive. You can then use that drive for Time Machine. That's how we back up my wife's MacBook Air at our place.
If not, the previously mentioned Time Capsule is the easiest answer, if a bit pricey.