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Forum: UNIX - Newcomers 01-15-2013, 10:26 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,711
Posted By brettgrant99
While I do this a lot, you have to be careful. ...

While I do this a lot, you have to be careful. You may get linux or unix man pages which may not align with OS X pages.

I use Vi style commands, ctrl-f forward a page, ctrl-b back a page, '/' for...
Forum: System 12-26-2012, 10:37 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 728
Posted By brettgrant99
I don't know. Those :D's, I mean :D look pretty...

I don't know. Those :D's, I mean :D look pretty suspicious

Brett
Forum: System 10-01-2012, 02:36 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,136
Posted By brettgrant99
So I got the new hard drive and memory. It all...

So I got the new hard drive and memory. It all went in quite easy. Don't know why I was afraid to crack the case before now :)

Anyway, I created a USB boot drive with ML and installed it. It...
Forum: System 09-22-2012, 09:30 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,136
Posted By brettgrant99
It has 2 Gb RAM. Hardly any load on the...

It has 2 Gb RAM.

Hardly any load on the machine. About 1/2 of the memory is active, I don't know with what.

Anyway, as it is a 5 year old machine, I ordered more RAM and a new hard drive for...
Forum: System 09-17-2012, 09:19 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,136
Posted By brettgrant99
help with slow MBP running lion

I've got a fairly new iMac that I have installed Lion on. It works just fine. I use this computer mostly.

I have an old MacBookPro (the first ones with Core 2 Duo) that I have also installed...
Forum: iPad Info Center 06-12-2012, 04:36 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,716
Posted By brettgrant99
iTunes TV epsiodes will not play on iPad

So my wife bought a TV series on her iPad. She downloaded the first episode directly to her iPad and it worked fine.

She doesn't sync very often, so I fired up iTunes on her Mac and it downloaded...
Forum: System 05-21-2012, 09:29 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,274
Posted By brettgrant99
Thinking back, my last experience "Upgrading" an...

Thinking back, my last experience "Upgrading" an OS was back when Leopard came out. I was using my computer for some specialized stuff and it really messed it up. Now that I think about it, I...
Forum: System 05-13-2012, 10:24 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,274
Posted By brettgrant99
Sorry - too many thoughts running around in my...

Sorry - too many thoughts running around in my head. :)

My wife doesn't buy music, but she does buy apps and books. I tend not to upgrade, but rather install from new. I have just had better...
Forum: System 05-13-2012, 07:06 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,274
Posted By brettgrant99
Move iTunes library

So I have finally decided to bite the bullet and upgrade from 10.5 to10.7. I've had the upgrade disks since they came out. (the 10.6 disks)

The only concern that I have is that the MBP that i...
Forum: UNIX - Newcomers 02-23-2012, 12:34 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,432
Posted By brettgrant99
You actually don't need "flg" Originally I...

You actually don't need "flg"

Originally I was trying to keep a status on the lines, but it turned out to be easier to do it the way it is.

Of course it isn't very flexible. It only checks for...
Forum: UNIX - Newcomers 02-23-2012, 09:58 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,432
Posted By brettgrant99
Something like this? #! /bin/awk -f BEGIN{...

Something like this?

#! /bin/awk -f
BEGIN{
count=1
print "type start stop length"
}
{
if($NF ~ /\// ) {
name[count] = $1
Forum: OS X Server 02-20-2012, 11:31 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,241
Posted By brettgrant99
I did this a few years back with Leopard Server. ...

I did this a few years back with Leopard Server. I didn't have any problems other than the upload speed from Qwest was so slow, it just wasn't worth it.

I don't remember the details, but the...
Forum: Hardware and Peripherals 02-14-2012, 01:03 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,919
Posted By brettgrant99
Is the version of the OS on the firewire drive...

Is the version of the OS on the firewire drive for PPC? While 10.5 has both PPC and Intel code on it, I don't know if an Intel installation will boot a PPC computer or vice versa.

Brett
Forum: System 02-13-2012, 08:30 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 956
Posted By brettgrant99
I tend to try to do one thing at a time, so I was...

I tend to try to do one thing at a time, so I was concentrating on the iMac. However, I fired up the laptop, and it worked great. Backed up automatically, and was able to restore, too. I wonder if...
Forum: System 02-12-2012, 07:18 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 956
Posted By brettgrant99
Move Network TM backup to local

I currently have a mini running 10.5 Server. It has a network share that is shared as a time machine backup volume. I have been remotely backing up to this volume for about a year. I back up two...
Forum: Applications 01-19-2012, 09:02 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,638
Posted By brettgrant99
Not to hijack the thread, but what is your new...

Not to hijack the thread, but what is your new job, Tom?

Brett
Forum: UNIX - Newcomers 01-05-2012, 09:08 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,608
Posted By brettgrant99
What you have works fine on a a linux box. I...

What you have works fine on a a linux box. I can't test it on a mac until I get home from work.

In the contents of CC_Digital2.txt, do you have an extra carriage return?

Maybe you could...
Forum: System 12-20-2011, 12:47 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,098
Posted By brettgrant99
The 10.6.8 machine is an old MBP. It used to...

The 10.6.8 machine is an old MBP. It used to read the disk until I did a fresh install of SL. I'm thinking that it is an OS thing. Just wondering if anyone else had had the same issue.

Most of...
Forum: System 12-19-2011, 08:18 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,098
Posted By brettgrant99
Burned DVD can be read in 10.5, not 10.6

I have a DVD that I burned back with 10.3 or 10.4, I don't really remember.

When I put it in my MBP running 10.5.8, it reads no problem.
When I put it in my MBP running 10.6.8, it spits it out....
Forum: Hardware and Peripherals 11-22-2011, 05:38 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,386
Posted By brettgrant99
For those of you using the vantec docs - Are you...

For those of you using the vantec docs - Are you using USB versions? I didn't notice a firewire800 version? I am intrigued by the thought.

Thanks,
Brett
Forum: Hardware and Peripherals 11-22-2011, 05:35 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,386
Posted By brettgrant99
All of the drives except for the gSpeed had...

All of the drives except for the gSpeed had external power supplies.
Forum: Hardware and Peripherals 11-20-2011, 02:30 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,386
Posted By brettgrant99
What size drives are you buying for $75? Also,...

What size drives are you buying for $75? Also, do backup everything online, or selective stuff.

Thanks,
Brett
Forum: Applications 11-19-2011, 04:35 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,308
Posted By brettgrant99
No. Technically, I can take the work laptop...

No.

Technically, I can take the work laptop home and put iTunes on it, but they have a script that checks for iTunes and removes it. I guess I could look at converting to mp3's and using those.
...
Forum: Hardware and Peripherals 11-19-2011, 03:28 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,386
Posted By brettgrant99
So I still haven't done anything about this, but...

So I still haven't done anything about this, but I have been thinking about backup strategies and what I really need.

I am starting to wonder if TM is overkill. I have a few documents, a lot of...
Forum: Applications 11-19-2011, 02:50 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,308
Posted By brettgrant99
No suggestions? Anyone ... Brett

No suggestions?

Anyone ...

Brett
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