From globetrotterdk at gmail.com Mon Jul 2 04:17:40 2007 From: globetrotterdk at gmail.com (Brian Durant) Date: Mon Jul 2 04:17:47 2007 Subject: [X-Newbies] iTunes sound files volume adjusting. Message-ID: <2552fa090707020417m5f131864r7f4e166fa86c82d2@mail.gmail.com> I have just purchased my first iPod and I have noticed that the MP3 files I have ripped from my CD's often have very different volume levels. I have noticed that iTunes allows you to manually adjust the volume levels, but I have 4.12 GB of song files that I have ripped. Isn't there a utility that works on the same principles as iEatBrainz, can sample each files output volume and automatically adjust all files to a preset level? Cheers, Brian From malcolm at fireflyuk.net Mon Jul 2 04:26:12 2007 From: malcolm at fireflyuk.net (Malcolm Cornelius) Date: Mon Jul 2 04:26:31 2007 Subject: [X-Newbies] iTunes sound files volume adjusting. In-Reply-To: <2552fa090707020417m5f131864r7f4e166fa86c82d2@mail.gmail.com> References: <2552fa090707020417m5f131864r7f4e166fa86c82d2@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <0FDED774-41B3-42B9-88D0-D377FF1B7D7D@fireflyuk.net> On 2 Jul 2007, at 12:17, Brian Durant wrote: > I have just purchased my first iPod and I have noticed that the MP3 > files I have ripped from my CD's often have very different volume > levels. I have noticed that iTunes allows you to manually adjust the > volume levels, but I have 4.12 GB of song files that I have ripped. > Isn't there a utility that works on the same principles as iEatBrainz, > can sample each files output volume and automatically adjust all files > to a preset level? Doesn't iTunes do this automatically with the Sound Check Playback Preference ? -- Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic http://www.pbfanatic.co.uk From globetrotterdk at gmail.com Mon Jul 2 06:02:47 2007 From: globetrotterdk at gmail.com (Brian Durant) Date: Mon Jul 2 06:02:55 2007 Subject: [X-Newbies] iTunes sound files volume adjusting. In-Reply-To: <0FDED774-41B3-42B9-88D0-D377FF1B7D7D@fireflyuk.net> References: <2552fa090707020417m5f131864r7f4e166fa86c82d2@mail.gmail.com> <0FDED774-41B3-42B9-88D0-D377FF1B7D7D@fireflyuk.net> Message-ID: <2552fa090707020602s553926a7jaaf971494e34d02e@mail.gmail.com> Hi Malcolm, Cool, that was a pref I hadn't noticed before. It doesn't seen to work very well though. It only poled 112 of my songs and podcasts, but I have over 860 songs alone in my collection. Cheers, Brian On 7/2/07, Malcolm Cornelius wrote: > > On 2 Jul 2007, at 12:17, Brian Durant wrote: > > > I have just purchased my first iPod and I have noticed that the MP3 > > files I have ripped from my CD's often have very different volume > > levels. I have noticed that iTunes allows you to manually adjust the > > volume levels, but I have 4.12 GB of song files that I have ripped. > > Isn't there a utility that works on the same principles as iEatBrainz, > > can sample each files output volume and automatically adjust all files > > to a preset level? > > Doesn't iTunes do this automatically with the Sound Check Playback > Preference ? > > > > -- > Best wishes > > Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic > http://www.pbfanatic.co.uk > > > > _______________________________________________ > X-Newbies mailing list > X-Newbies@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x-newbies > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 > From malcolm at fireflyuk.net Mon Jul 2 06:10:28 2007 From: malcolm at fireflyuk.net (Malcolm Cornelius) Date: Mon Jul 2 06:10:26 2007 Subject: [X-Newbies] iTunes sound files volume adjusting. In-Reply-To: <2552fa090707020602s553926a7jaaf971494e34d02e@mail.gmail.com> References: <2552fa090707020417m5f131864r7f4e166fa86c82d2@mail.gmail.com> <0FDED774-41B3-42B9-88D0-D377FF1B7D7D@fireflyuk.net> <2552fa090707020602s553926a7jaaf971494e34d02e@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <424522EF-13E6-4BBA-AEFA-D6381BA42262@fireflyuk.net> > Cool, that was a pref I hadn't noticed before. It doesn't seen to work > very well though. It only poled 112 of my songs and podcasts, but I > have over 860 songs alone in my collection. Maybe the others had already been done ? -- Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic http://www.pbfanatic.co.uk From mk3ds2 at cox.net Mon Jul 2 06:17:39 2007 From: mk3ds2 at cox.net (Tom Garrou) Date: Mon Jul 2 06:17:52 2007 Subject: [X-Newbies] "CoreFoundation" error message In-Reply-To: <20070702112635.DE43BFDADDE@listserver.themacintoshguy.com> References: <20070702112635.DE43BFDADDE@listserver.themacintoshguy.com> Message-ID: <5072608F-ACA5-4A0C-AFAD-5153C378EDB6@cox.net> I am getting this error message when I attempt to start up several applications (Quicken, MacSolitaire), which have worked fine before: > error message: > The application "(null)" could not be launched because of a shared > library error: ": Carbon><>" > I running OX X 10.4.10 on a 1.33 GHz PowerPC with 768 MB SDRAM, Safari 2.04. Can anyone suggest a fix? Thanks in advance. Tom Garrou From wilann at telusplanet.net Mon Jul 2 06:37:17 2007 From: wilann at telusplanet.net (W Lane) Date: Mon Jul 2 06:37:25 2007 Subject: [X-Newbies] "CoreFoundation" error message In-Reply-To: <5072608F-ACA5-4A0C-AFAD-5153C378EDB6@cox.net> References: <20070702112635.DE43BFDADDE@listserver.themacintoshguy.com> <5072608F-ACA5-4A0C-AFAD-5153C378EDB6@cox.net> Message-ID: <95E1C7D8-0D00-41AD-A621-758D553D7FE2@telusplanet.net> On 07-Jul-2, at 07:17: 39, Tom Garrou wrote: > I am getting this error message when I attempt to start up several > applications (Quicken, MacSolitaire), which have worked fine before: > > >> error message: >> The application "(null)" could not be launched because of a shared >> library error: ":> Carbon><>" >> > > I running OX X 10.4.10 on a 1.33 GHz PowerPC with 768 MB SDRAM, > Safari 2.04. > > Can anyone suggest a fix? http://www.macfixitforums.com/showflat.php?Board=tiger&Number=761715 http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/sharedlibraryerrors.html http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=122000&tstart=150 While the last one refers specifically to Apple Works, it does give some insight -- William Lane Calgary, Canada via Mac OSX - Mail From globetrotterdk at gmail.com Mon Jul 2 07:10:57 2007 From: globetrotterdk at gmail.com (Brian Durant) Date: Mon Jul 2 07:11:01 2007 Subject: [X-Newbies] iTunes sound files volume adjusting. In-Reply-To: <424522EF-13E6-4BBA-AEFA-D6381BA42262@fireflyuk.net> References: <2552fa090707020417m5f131864r7f4e166fa86c82d2@mail.gmail.com> <0FDED774-41B3-42B9-88D0-D377FF1B7D7D@fireflyuk.net> <2552fa090707020602s553926a7jaaf971494e34d02e@mail.gmail.com> <424522EF-13E6-4BBA-AEFA-D6381BA42262@fireflyuk.net> Message-ID: <2552fa090707020710v1ee73ee8t5c30d2f88fdcd9c0@mail.gmail.com> How could they have been when I just switched on the pref? iTunes displayed "11 of 112 being processed". Cheers, Brian On 7/2/07, Malcolm Cornelius wrote: > > Cool, that was a pref I hadn't noticed before. It doesn't seen to work > > very well though. It only poled 112 of my songs and podcasts, but I > > have over 860 songs alone in my collection. > > Maybe the others had already been done ? From malcolm at fireflyuk.net Mon Jul 2 10:20:27 2007 From: malcolm at fireflyuk.net (Malcolm Cornelius) Date: Mon Jul 2 10:20:32 2007 Subject: [X-Newbies] iTunes sound files volume adjusting. In-Reply-To: <2552fa090707020710v1ee73ee8t5c30d2f88fdcd9c0@mail.gmail.com> References: <2552fa090707020417m5f131864r7f4e166fa86c82d2@mail.gmail.com> <0FDED774-41B3-42B9-88D0-D377FF1B7D7D@fireflyuk.net> <2552fa090707020602s553926a7jaaf971494e34d02e@mail.gmail.com> <424522EF-13E6-4BBA-AEFA-D6381BA42262@fireflyuk.net> <2552fa090707020710v1ee73ee8t5c30d2f88fdcd9c0@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <8D64E025-9C0B-46F4-AED5-0D54144E2AF5@fireflyuk.net> > How could they have been when I just switched on the pref? iTunes > displayed "11 of 112 being processed". I don't recall turning the option on, I was thinking maybe you turned it off at some point and your others were done prior to that. -- Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic http://www.pbfanatic.co.uk From globetrotterdk at gmail.com Tue Jul 17 03:28:52 2007 From: globetrotterdk at gmail.com (Brian Durant) Date: Tue Jul 17 03:28:56 2007 Subject: [X-Newbies] Toast Titanium.takes over iTunes CD burns. Message-ID: <2552fa090707170328u14118f97sd4e2633bf77dadbc@mail.gmail.com> Since I installed Toast Titanium 8, I have been unable to burn audio and MP3 CDs in iTunes 7.3.1. iTunes no longer seems to recognize when a blank CD is in the tray of my G5 single. I use Toast mainly for burning data CDs from disk images, so it would be nice if I could use both programs rather than simply moving Toast to the trash. Does anyone have an idea how to solve this? Cheers, Brian From bgnss at sbcglobal.net Tue Jul 17 09:46:00 2007 From: bgnss at sbcglobal.net (Don) Date: Tue Jul 17 09:46:04 2007 Subject: [X-Newbies] OSX Newbie question Message-ID: <20070717164601.B1D2C10EB6A9@listserver.themacintoshguy.com> Hi everyone; Hey how the heck do I get a trashcan back where it used to be on os9? It must be hiding somewhere in the system such that it can be put back on desktop somehow. Also, is there a page to do a search of the archives for specific info like this that has probably been asked by a few other people over the last 5 years? Thanks Don From tcoulon at decoulon.ch Tue Jul 17 10:51:18 2007 From: tcoulon at decoulon.ch (Thierry de Coulon) Date: Tue Jul 17 10:52:43 2007 Subject: [X-Newbies] OSX Newbie question In-Reply-To: <20070717164601.B1D2C10EB6A9@listserver.themacintoshguy.com> References: <20070717164601.B1D2C10EB6A9@listserver.themacintoshguy.com> Message-ID: <200707171951.18464.tcoulon@decoulon.ch> On Tuesday, 17. July 2007, Don wrote: > Hi everyone; > > Hey how the heck do I get a trashcan back where it used > to be on os9? It must be hiding somewhere in the system > such that it can be put back on desktop somehow. It's not hidden. It's on the right side of your dock Thierry From globetrotterdk at gmail.com Tue Jul 17 12:42:47 2007 From: globetrotterdk at gmail.com (Brian Durant) Date: Tue Jul 17 12:42:56 2007 Subject: [X-Newbies] Problems burning DVDs on G5 single. Message-ID: <2552fa090707171242t4b37ca40jec3e8bc2362127f2@mail.gmail.com> I am trying to burn a TechTool Pro DVD that I purchased in connection with the current MacUpdate promo package deal. I have tried burning the image with Toast Titanium 8 with Tiger (OS X 10.4.10), but when verifying the DVD, an error appears about a "bad sector". I have earlier tried to burn DVDs with Liquid CD, with similar results. I have yet to burn a successful DVD, but have no problems burning CDs on my G5 single (PPC). The TechTool Pro DVD loads fine in the Finder, so I am sure that the download functioned properly and that I have the full image file. Soooooo does anyone know what to do to solve this problem?? Cheers, Brian From randy at macattorney.com Wed Jul 18 11:24:19 2007 From: randy at macattorney.com (Randy B. Singer) Date: Wed Jul 18 11:24:38 2007 Subject: [X-Newbies] OSX Newbie question In-Reply-To: <20070717164601.B1D2C10EB6A9@listserver.themacintoshguy.com> References: <20070717164601.B1D2C10EB6A9@listserver.themacintoshguy.com> Message-ID: On Jul 17, 2007, at 9:46 AM, Don wrote: > Hey how the heck do I get a trashcan back where it used > to be on os9? It must be hiding somewhere in the system > such that it can be put back on desktop somehow. It should be in your Dock, at the far right. You can have your trashcan on your desktop instead using: WasteBasket (free) http://homepage.mac.com/andy_spark/ Trash X ($10) http://www.northernsoftworks.com/trashx.html ___________________________________________ Randy B. Singer Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html ___________________________________________ From dfmanno at toast.net Wed Jul 18 20:23:40 2007 From: dfmanno at toast.net (D.F. Manno) Date: Wed Jul 18 20:23:54 2007 Subject: [X-Newbies] How to back up a Tiger hard drive? Message-ID: I have an iBook G4 with SuperDrive. I would like to back up the hard drive before making some changes (including installing Classic). However, I have no backup software and no external device to back up to. Can I just double-click on the HD icon, and copy all folders (System, Library, Desktop Folder, Applications and Users) to DVDs? If that won't work or is not feasible, what options do I have? Thanks, D.F. Manno From paul.moortgat at pandora.be Wed Jul 18 20:26:21 2007 From: paul.moortgat at pandora.be (Paul Moortgat) Date: Wed Jul 18 20:26:39 2007 Subject: [X-Newbies] How to back up a Tiger hard drive? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: CCC or SuperDuper. Paul Moortgat On 19 Jul 2007, at 05:23, D.F. Manno wrote: > I have an iBook G4 with SuperDrive. I would like to back up the > hard drive before making some changes (including installing > Classic). However, I have no backup software and no external device > to back up to. > > Can I just double-click on the HD icon, and copy all folders > (System, Library, Desktop Folder, Applications and Users) to DVDs? > > If that won't work or is not feasible, what options do I have? > > Thanks, > > D.F. Manno From globetrotterdk at gmail.com Thu Jul 19 03:51:10 2007 From: globetrotterdk at gmail.com (Brian Durant) Date: Thu Jul 19 03:51:24 2007 Subject: [X-Newbies] How to back up a Tiger hard drive? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2552fa090707190351k4b91b0b7kb06e6939fd4fe8bc@mail.gmail.com> Therer are a lot of hidden files that need to be carried over. You have two possibilities: normal backup (a copy of all of your files coppied) or cloning the HD (creating a bootable exact copy of your drive). I use Intego Personal Backup X4. Brian On 7/19/07, Paul Moortgat wrote: > CCC or SuperDuper. > > Paul Moortgat > > On 19 Jul 2007, at 05:23, D.F. Manno wrote: > > > I have an iBook G4 with SuperDrive. I would like to back up the > > hard drive before making some changes (including installing > > Classic). However, I have no backup software and no external device > > to back up to. > > > > Can I just double-click on the HD icon, and copy all folders > > (System, Library, Desktop Folder, Applications and Users) to DVDs? > > > > If that won't work or is not feasible, what options do I have? From tcoulon at decoulon.ch Thu Jul 19 05:58:59 2007 From: tcoulon at decoulon.ch (Thierry de Coulon) Date: Thu Jul 19 06:00:25 2007 Subject: [X-Newbies] How to back up a Tiger hard drive? In-Reply-To: <2552fa090707190351k4b91b0b7kb06e6939fd4fe8bc@mail.gmail.com> References: <2552fa090707190351k4b91b0b7kb06e6939fd4fe8bc@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <200707191458.59270.tcoulon@decoulon.ch> On Thursday, 19. July 2007, Brian Durant wrote: > Therer are a lot of hidden files that need to be carried over. You > have two possibilities: normal backup (a copy of all of your files > coppied) or cloning the HD (creating a bootable exact copy of your > drive). I use Intego Personal Backup X4. > > Brian It depends of the sort of restore you're looking for. If you're after restore a few files, use a backup software. If you're after diaster recovery, clone. Cloning is relatively fast and restoring is a breeze, even if you had to change your harddisk/compter. Thierry From alpoulin at cox.net Thu Jul 19 06:28:30 2007 From: alpoulin at cox.net (Al Poulin) Date: Thu Jul 19 06:29:18 2007 Subject: [X-Newbies] How to back up a Tiger hard drive? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <76dcbae416e7e29140a975d5bc72587b@cox.net> On Jul 18, 2007, at 11:23 PM, D.F. Manno wrote: > I have an iBook G4 with SuperDrive. I would like to back up the hard > drive before making some changes (including installing Classic). > However, I have no backup software and no external device to back up > to. > > Can I just double-click on the HD icon, and copy all folders (System, > Library, Desktop Folder, Applications and Users) to DVDs? Much depends on whether there is a high risk or a low risk that you will need to restore. You can copy your Users to DVDs and restore them to your hard drive just fine. The other files make things more complicated. The best overall approach as others have mentioned is to use Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper. Lately though, I've seen some comments about problems using CCC, and SuperDuper seems to be the best solution. Whether you need an external device depends on the size of your holdings and on whether the cloning utilities work with multiple DVDs. Do they? The least aggressive approach may suffice. If there is a very low risk that your changes will cause you to restore, you could get by with just copying your Users to DVD, provided you have access to all media required to reformat your hard drive and to do a fresh install of your OS and applications. In this case, it would be a good idea to print out the list of your applications to help in this process. Open up some of the subfolders in the Applications Folder to reveal their contents, particularly the Utilities Folder. Al Poulin From john.park at rogers.com Thu Jul 19 19:50:28 2007 From: john.park at rogers.com (John Park) Date: Thu Jul 19 19:50:39 2007 Subject: [X-Newbies] spyware? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <89321493-24FA-4E91-8AC1-0F4F4E0E7F87@rogers.com> Hi, are macs vulnerable to spyware? Is there a recommended program to guard against it? thanks, JOHN PARK From randy at macattorney.com Thu Jul 19 21:34:03 2007 From: randy at macattorney.com (Randy B. Singer) Date: Thu Jul 19 21:34:12 2007 Subject: [X-Newbies] spyware? In-Reply-To: <89321493-24FA-4E91-8AC1-0F4F4E0E7F87@rogers.com> References: <89321493-24FA-4E91-8AC1-0F4F4E0E7F87@rogers.com> Message-ID: <66085053-F101-4F47-9214-12B8910854FD@macattorney.com> On Jul 19, 2007, at 7:50 PM, John Park wrote: > are macs vulnerable to spyware? Is there a recommended program to > guard against it? Macs are vulnerable to spyware, viruses, Trojan Horses, etc. It's just that OS X was designed with security in mind, and Apple has been good about keeping up with security patches. As a result, there hasn't been much successful malware written for OS X. As for spyware, it depends on what you mean by the term. There are applications that phone home, but they usually do so for innocuous reasons, such as checking to see if there is an update. There are cookies that do things like keep track of how often you visit certain Web sites. Some folks consider that spyware, others don't. There is no seriously malicious spyware that I know of that can install itself on your Macintosh without you knowing it when you visit a Web site, or via e-mail. (Windows users really wish that they could say the same. Over 91% of computers running Windows are infected with Spyware! http://www.mcafeesecurity.com/us/about/press/mcafee_enterprise/ 2004/20040212_085446.htm ) There _is_ spyware for the Macintosh that requires that the "spy" have physical access to your computer to install it; but it is extremely unlikely that you will encounter it just because of the physical access requirement. There was an unsuccessful attempt at a Trojan Horse that was supposed to install spyware on your computer a year or so ago. So, for now, there is nothing to be particularly concerned about. There are a number of anti-spyware programs available for the Macintosh. But there is no reason to have them. They are just making money off of your fear. MacScan http://macscan.securemac.com/ Internet Cleanup http://www.allume.com/mac/cleanup/index.html HenWen http://seiryu.home.comcast.net/henwen.html There is one, Little Snitch, that some folks like. It acts as a reverse firewall. That is, it blocks all outgoing communication from your Mac without your allowing it, so that if an application phones home, or if a copy protected application checks for other unauthorized copies of that application on your network, it blocks that. People pirating software, and the paranoid, love Little Snitch. http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html ___________________________________________ Randy B. Singer Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html ___________________________________________ From alpoulin at cox.net Fri Jul 20 10:13:32 2007 From: alpoulin at cox.net (Al Poulin) Date: Fri Jul 20 10:14:25 2007 Subject: [X-Newbies] spyware? In-Reply-To: <66085053-F101-4F47-9214-12B8910854FD@macattorney.com> References: <89321493-24FA-4E91-8AC1-0F4F4E0E7F87@rogers.com> <66085053-F101-4F47-9214-12B8910854FD@macattorney.com> Message-ID: <269951832857f91460265f0a18252441@cox.net> On Jul 20, 2007, at 12:34 AM, Randy B. Singer wrote: > There is no seriously malicious spyware that I know of that can > install itself on your Macintosh without you knowing it when you visit > a Web site, or via e-mail. (Windows users really wish that they could > say the same. Over 91% of computers running Windows are infected with > Spyware! > http://www.mcafeesecurity.com/us/about/press/mcafee_enterprise/2004/ > 20040212_085446.htm ) Hello Randy: I cannot make this link work to the press article on their new web site. Thanks, Al Poulin