Riley: Maybe I should just let you rest. Buffy: You sure? I bet if you just lay down with me- Riley: Nothing you are about to say will lead to rest.

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tommyrot - Dec 30, 2013 6:27:29 am PST #23483 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Turn on autocorrect in the Chrome browser:

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Only works with Windows, Linux and the Chrome OS so I haven't tried it myself.


Fred Pete - Dec 30, 2013 6:38:53 am PST #23484 of 25496
Ann, that's a ferret.

I have a question on PC/Mac convertibility. We have an old PC that's about to give up the ghost after I've forgotten how many years (at least 5 or 6). Over time, we bought a couple of Seagate external hard drives to hold information (family photos and the like).

So we're shopping for a replacement, and Apple is an option. But we're worried that we might not be able to access our existing info on an Apple when we've stored it on (or maybe via is a better word -- I'm not sure) a PC?


Jessica - Dec 30, 2013 6:42:07 am PST #23485 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Macs can mount PC-formatted drives, but you might have trouble with files over 4GB. (I think that's the limit I've encountered before - others might correct me.)


DCJensen - Dec 30, 2013 6:43:44 am PST #23486 of 25496
All is well that ends in pizza.

Macs should be able to read any PC data you have.

Plus? you can even install a copy of windows to run either in dual-boot or concurrently (using a program called Parallels for the latter).

I have had to install a free driver for NTFS, but that's on a much older Mac.


omnis_audis - Dec 30, 2013 9:30:43 am PST #23487 of 25496
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

Especially not taking cash is shady. OK I know a lot of doctors don't take cash. But for a retailer to refuse cash?
It wasn't a retailer, it was folks standing outside of the supermarket soliciting for UN refugee relief.


Typo Boy - Dec 30, 2013 10:32:36 am PST #23488 of 25496
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Yeha, that is retail charity at best. Or sub-retail. I would never give a credit card to some guy hanging out in front of a store or on a sidewalk.


le nubian - Dec 30, 2013 12:20:22 pm PST #23489 of 25496
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Jessica is right to be cautious of very large files, but otherwise, Macs can read PC external drives. They are typically read-only so you probably can't write on it (or so I have found).


DCJensen - Dec 30, 2013 5:52:07 pm PST #23490 of 25496
All is well that ends in pizza.

There are a variety of ways to do it, some paid, some free.

Solutions for writing to NTFS drives in OS X - TechRepublic [link]

And some free

How to manually enable NTFS read and write in OS X | MacFixIt [link]


DCJensen - Dec 30, 2013 5:57:55 pm PST #23491 of 25496
All is well that ends in pizza.

Looks like it might be a limitation of FAT on the PC, rather than NTFS. FAT32 took care of this on the PC side, but Windows 7 and above prefer NTFS.

It looks like a case by case issue, as sme peole have no problem with OSX Mavericks, others still do.

There are, however ways around it.

If you don't have files over 4 GB, it's moot, of course.


tommyrot - Dec 31, 2013 6:15:46 am PST #23492 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.