I just updated my old copy of Omniweb, the (FREE!) web browser, and ran a quick StumbleUpon session. And you can take that literally! Omniweb is lightning fast! Try it! You may like it. Yes, this is a plug. No, I have no commercial interest in Omniweb. But the more alternatives there are � competition � the better for us consumers. And Omniweb is a viable contender.
View 6 RepliesUsing Firefox but it annoys me in the bookmark management and freezing up too often. Safari is faster but no way to help the toolbar color for visually impaired. Is there another good, fast browser available?
Marie
MacBook 10.4.11 OS X
What is the best free internet browser because safari keeps crashing
View 18 Replies View RelatedI'm trying to burn some DVDs. I first burned in Finder and found out the hard way that that makes terrible quality data disc DVDs. Then I tried on iDVD, and at first it said it would only take 3 hours to burn a 1 1/2 hour movie on Professional Quality, so I was happy. But as it was encoding, it jumped to 16+ hours! So I tried again with only high quality, and it still said 8 hours, and now after 10 hours is still encoding. So, I need something else that's faster. I also need something relatively easy to learn/use. It may sound like I know what I'm talking about kind of, but I really don't and I just barely figured iDVD out. I still want it to convert into DVD quality discs (and good quality - I just got a new HDTV and would even like to try burning HD or Blu-ray discs). And I need it to be free.
So, my needs are:
#1 - FAST
#2 - FREE
#3 - GOOD QUALITY CONVERSIONS
#4 - EASY TO LEARN/USE
Hum I dont know how or why this changed havent told Safari to change it. is there a way to set it back to safari? Only thing I have downloaded is Makethewebbetter for a plug in for facebook dont think that changed it (its a app for elfyourself)
View 1 Replies View Relatedmy mac isn't charging right it keeps lightning up but not charging and its really starting to **** me off does anny one have an answer to this problem
Info:
MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4)
A few days ago the lightning strikes in. My old PowerPC Mac, running on OS X Leopard won't work after it, he was turned on ...He says that I have to restart my Mac. I've tried a Safe Boot ( 3 times ) but nothing helps. Could it be that he has an internal damage???When I start him up he makes some strange noises ...
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PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
I have an iPad (4th Gen, 32GB, iOS 7.11) and a MacBook Air (OS X Ver 10.9.3).
My iPad was purchased Feb. 2013, and my MacBook was purchased June 2014.
Here's the low-down:
I just put quite a few albums onto my MacBook that were physical (from a DiskDrive, HardDrive, CD) and in order to put them onto my iPad, I need to plug it in with the cable and sync them over. The problem, however, is that when I plug in the iPad, nothing happens. No connection sound, no iPad charging, nothing. It is as if the cable itself is nonexistent. I can then unplug the USB from my MacBook and stick into the AC Adapter and all is good. What gives? I can plug it into my desktop, too, which is a PC running Windows 7.
I have a known good CAT5 cable that does not work on the iMac. My Wi-Fi connection is still intact however.I have isolated that it is not any of my LAN or WLAN gear.I've tried multiple router ports and different cables, yet it appears my Ethernet port is fried. Can this be repaired?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
Can the Mac mini with 4GB of RAM run VMFusion 2.02 with Windows XP Home properly without any problems? Is 2.0GHz fast enough, or even 2.26GHz fast enough for VMFusion? Does the Mac mini have enough horse power to run Windows XP?
View 6 Replies View RelatedAnyone else see this on the US iTunes store? They've got a couple of tracks under the Free Music category, but they've got $0.99 BUY next to them.
View 2 Replies View RelatedYesterday I apparently interrupted Disk Utility when it was erasing free space, which was far bigger than the used space on my beloved black Macbook. Apparently the free space, because the program was interrupted, is seen as one honking big file.
This morning, the disk utility tells me that I have zero free space. Verify says I do not need repair. I checked because of all my sudden problems (I am unable to save anything to the laptop, unable to cut-and-paste . . . and unable to erase free space again since there officially isn't any, etc.).
Trash is empty.
I tried (based on advice in another thread) to reboot with the installation disk so as to use its disk utility program, but the installation disk menu offers "install" etc. but not (as far as I can tell) just access to its disk utility.
I plugged in my Timemachine external drive [WD MyBook], but the most recent "save" there has the "restore" button greyed out. That's scary.
I'm willing to do a complete re-install if necessary, but I hope that one of you has a simpler solution that will simply get my free space back.
Just did xBench tests on my 2009 Mini-3,1.
Old drive=stock 5200 320GB, 4 GB RAM, 2.53gHz.
xBench Disk Test=38.28
New drive=40GB OWC clean OSX custom install (about 4GB) with Applications (about 4GB) Library (about 11GB), Users (about 9GB), 4GB RAM.
xBench Disk Test=144.32-via FW800, not SATA
I have a Time Capsule as my main router with a 802.11n (b/g compatible) network, with an Airport Express (802.11g) extending it. I have AT&T Elite DSL ("up to 6 Mbps") and according to both 2wire.com and speedtest.net, I'm getting somewhere in the neighborhood of 5.1 Mbps. When I hook my DSL directly into my computer via ethernet, I get the same results. I ran a few "real world" tests and found that the results I got were pretty accurate. I downloaded a 4.8 MB file in about 7 seconds and a 17.8 MB file in about 30 seconds. So my question is...at what speed does wireless n come into play? I'm getting close to the highest speed AT&T offers on a network that is, for all intents and purposes, a g network.
View 1 Replies View RelatedWhen the MBPs came out with the dual graphics cards, people believed that they would be able to fast-switch between then. However, this is not the case; a logout-login is required to switch between the 9400M and 9600M GT on the MBPs. It was thought with the release of Snow Leopard this would be fixed.
So, has it been? will it be? Any word on using both graphics cards at the same time to boost performance?
i am thinking about buying the current 13inch macbook pro. i am switching from window because my computer right now has crashed many times and it is a pain in the butt to redo everything. what is the life xpectiancy of the base model macbook pro and how do i keep it fast? and is this a good buy for keeping it in the future?
View 24 Replies View RelatedIt get so hot so fast it is a 2011 macbook pro 15 inch
View 5 Replies View RelatedAnyone else having trouble with youtube? Clips keep stopping for a little while with a spinning ball then continue. This started a monthago.
I am running the latest OSX version on a current Mac Mini with 4Gb RAM
dear forumer i really need your help on this one, below is my problems:
system : 4 x Power Mac G5(running snow leopard 10.6.4)
Storage : IQ 36000x
software : Final Cut Pro ver 7.0.2
problems:
1 .Play clip in fast forward mode(2x) at FCP directly from Isilon using 1 FCP � Video and Audio is OK
2.Play clip in fast forward mode(2x) at FCP directly from Isilon using 1 FCP and another FCP is exporting clips to Isilon � Both FCP video and audio is jerking.
3.Play clip in fast forward mode(2x) at FCP directly from Isilon using 2 FCP � Both FCP video and audio is jerking, but when pause 1 FCP playback another one runs smoothly, and when start to play again the jerking also start to occur
4.All this mess happened after i upgrade from 10.6.3
Am I the only one, or does the SSD fill up faster than a standard HD? Right now I of course keep my iTunes library on an external drive, and soon I will do the same for my iPhoto library as well. That said, it seems that I loose space faster than I would expect, is that how these drives behave? All I can say is thank goodness I got the 256 GB model!
View 11 Replies View Relatedwhenever i print there is no option to show to do a fast draft...any way around this? i have a macbook and a hp deskjet 3845...i installed the disk for it as well...
i just dont want all my printings to be taking up all my ink
I've had my new Mac Pro 3.2 for one week now and I just noticed yesterday that the clock is exactly 10 minutes fast. I also have a Mac Book Pro and the time on that is correct. Both have the same software and all updates installed. Both are set to PST for the timezone. Both set date & time automatically using time.apple.com. (I've even tried changing the time server to asia and europe with no effect.) I'd like to believe it's so screaming fast that it's warped ten minutes into the future, but it's a tad annoying trying to sync files with my laptop and iDisk.
View 5 Replies View RelatedI need Sagem Fast 800 USB Modem Driver for Mac Tiger ( Intel PC ).
I have Driver CD but my Modem not work.
Modem Status Window.
"Modem Unplugged" but my USB ports work. because i use USB mouse and klavye.
How fast are the airs, I need to get a new labtop for college and was pretty much focusing on the pros...i have a 1.83 cd, would a 1.6 c2d be all that faster??? in a way it seems very illogical
View 14 Replies View RelatedWhat would be a good terabyte hard drive to use in my Mac Pro?
I want something that will be able to handle DV and HDV video editing really well.
So what is the fastest 1tb or higher drive I can get.
Looking to pay around $90-$150 on the drive.
I was looking at the SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB.
But I am not sure their would be a faster drive out there by now?
I was wondering what the fastest, bestestest usb cable out there is. going into detail just best overall (speed, appearance, compact...ness...) heck it could even be gold plated!
View 18 Replies View RelatedThe internet has bee moving slowly on my 24" imac. I'm using a wireless connection that is only a few feet from my computer. (my own network) The web moves slow on both safari and firefox. Google taking long to load up, a google search loading slowly, facebook taking a couple of minutes. My girlfriend used the same wireless network on her Dell Vostro laptop using internet explorer and it moves lighting fast. (The internet connection is cable high speed 7.5 mbps).
View 2 Replies View RelatedI just got a MacBook and I'm wondering how to see transfer speeds when copying files. In vista you simply clicked more information and it showed it.
View 1 Replies View Relatedalright... i got my MB in october 2007, and it ran great for about a year and half, but just recently, its been dogging and lagging so much, its bugging the crap out of me to the point where i borrowed my friends external HD and put all my important stuff on there, and erased and reinstalled mac OSX on there, and it still behaves the same way. my specs are in my signature so let me explain...
ill be running just itunes, ichat, and safari watching youtube videos or something, and the youtube vids just start skipping, and then the sound gets all distorted like it sounds like its underwater gargling. then i shut the macbook, reopen it, and its fine for about 2 or so minutes and then it does it again. or ill be listening to music via itunes, and reading some forums or the news or something, and when i scroll down, the music skips. its really annoying. i rarely get beach balling, but safari, or firefox, or itunes takes an eternity to load. and my fan allways seems like its on, and running hot as hell.
cpu user runs about 63% to 70% all the time
system about 15%
memory: active- .98 gb to 1gb
wired: 319 mb
temps: allways around 150 F or a little higher.
fans exaust- 6192 rpm
OK I just got a new Nehalem quad core Mac Pro. I am new to Mac and I bought it because I will be doing some heavy video editing. I have 4 harddrives for it, a 640gb that came with it, and 3 1TB seagates barracuda's. My question is exactly how I should set up my RAID config to be as fast as possible?
I have read some articles about RAID 0 on Mac Pro's but am a little confused. Setups that any of you use would be much appreciated.
