Restart his computer? Full shutdown, wait a few, reboot. It clears a surprising amount of problems.
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omnis_audis - Aug 17, 2012 8:58:11 am PDT #20729 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
NoiseDesign - Aug 17, 2012 10:39:26 am PDT #20730 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
It's sounding like something is wrong with Bonjour on his machine.
beekaytee - Aug 18, 2012 9:05:01 am PDT #20731 of 25501
Compassionately intolerant
Greetings Tech folk, I need some advice about moving forward in the world of Apple.
I haven't been paying attention to the changes in product lines until last night when I began trying to put together some reasonably priced equipment to produce a video blog.
Thanks to NoiseDesign's good advice years ago, I have a Blue Snowball mic...so I'm set there.
The problem is, my current mac is a ppc and an increasing burden in terms of not being able to upgrade.
I settled on a flip ultra HD for the camera, and then realized that I can't run Screenflow on this computer.
Maybe it is finally time to get the mini I've been lusting after for ages.
BUT, now I see that the mini no longer has a dvd drive. This is a travesty, given that I have not owned a tv for 15 years.
Question: Is there an outlet for older minis that you could recommend? (I've tried smalldog, amazon, B+H, cowboom, overstock, bizrate)
I'm pretty sure I can cobble together a decent lighting set up from stuff at my local hardware store, but that won't matter much if I can't shoot or edit!
All thoughts gratefully accepted.
omnis_audis - Aug 18, 2012 10:36:08 am PDT #20732 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
you can buy an external DVD for the mac. [link]
beekaytee - Aug 18, 2012 10:59:36 am PDT #20733 of 25501
Compassionately intolerant
Right, omnis.
I'd still love it if I could find an older all-in-one.
omnis_audis - Aug 18, 2012 11:36:21 am PDT #20734 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
The nice thing about the newer ones, is HDMI output for vdieo. But, I hear ya. It's a hesitation for me too. Why did they get rid of the optical? It's a great media center computer, except it doesn't have an optical drive. And no bluray either.
beekaytee - Aug 18, 2012 11:54:31 am PDT #20735 of 25501
Compassionately intolerant
I have to confess that, having been an Apple user since the II, I'm totally bewildered by the choices the company is making now.
I understand upgrading but this is getting ridiculous.
Their opticals have always been reliable, as far as I have experienced. It just doesn't make sense.
Are the gazillions of dvds and cds in the world _that_ passe?
Mercy. I must be getting old.
§ ita § - Aug 18, 2012 12:02:40 pm PDT #20736 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Are the gazillions of dvds and cds in the world _that_ passe?
They're not selling their OS that way anymore. At least they're being consistent.
beekaytee - Aug 18, 2012 12:14:36 pm PDT #20737 of 25501
Compassionately intolerant
I've had too many system meltdowns over the years to not prefer having the physical operating discs on hand. Again, I'm old.
beekaytee - Aug 18, 2012 12:15:53 pm PDT #20738 of 25501
Compassionately intolerant
The more I shop around, the more and MORE I am kicking myself for not buying a mini last year.
Stuff and bother!!