It's pretty much just a VNC client. Pretty low overhead. I've used it with Qlab machines on macs a few times and even with multiple log ins on each end haven't noticed an appreciable difference. You can always run Activity Monitor and keep an eye on the RAM and CPU usage while things are at idle.
Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."
Got a question about technology? Ask it here. Discussion of hardware, software, TiVos, multi-region DVDs, Windows, Macs, LINUX, hand-helds, iPods, anything tech related. Better than any helpdesk!
My DVD player has been being a pain lately -- skipping around and pausing randomly, sometimes getting so that it plays about a second of movie, followed by a second of nothing, for a good minute or two. It's happening with any disc I try to play, so it's not that the disc is scratched. The tray to put the disk on was a little dusty, so I cleaned that off, but it didn't help. I'm suspecting there might be dust on the lens. Is there some way to clean that? Or any other suggestions about what might be the problem?
I've seen this cleaner thing for CD players that's basically a blank disk with a tiny brush on it. Maybe the same kind of thing would work for DVDs?
I've used it with Qlab machines on macsThat's what we got. Now with the latest MOTU drivers, it seems pretty stable. 30 outputs with one interface. OK, so we got some ADAT expansion i/o, but still! So far so good, and a TON of headroom on the MOTU. We have the faders at -20 and it's still loud. Debating if I want to adjust down the trims in Qlab, but not sure how soft the actual cues in the show are, vs system check music.
I love this idea: Mail Goggles. But I can't figure out how to turn it on. Is it a joke? 'cause I want it.
Log into Gmail. Go to settings, Labs. Scroll down. (about 3/4 of the way down. Enable Mail Goggles (one click).
Argh, Typo Boy be too fast fer th' likes o' mee.
Hah! As if you didn't post before me 99 times out of 100 on this stuff.
awesome! thanks.
So I checked the log for my OSX install yesterday, and as I suspected, it was hanging on the printer drivers, which is apparently A Thing with Leopard installs.
I'm trying again today and hoping it goes more smoothly, but in case it freezes up again, where do I click to tell it to skip the printer drivers since this computer doesn't have a printer and almost certainly never will?
[eta: Nevermind, it worked this time. Am now crossing my fingers that the FCS install will go smoothly too, now that this computer is, OS-wise, clean and new.]