[Macpartners] Macpartners Digest, Vol 82, Issue 1
Thomas S Pixton
tpixton at MIT.EDU
Mon Mar 1 10:57:00 EST 2010
I have been running all the Adobe CS4 products in the "publisher's suite"
(InDesign, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver) on Snow Leopard since
September, currently running them on Mac OS 10.6.2 on a 15" MacBookPro (4G
RAM). I often have all of them open at once. Performance is exceptional.
Booting any one of the apps takes less than 10 seconds. Crashing or freezing
almost never happens.
Tom Pixton
617.258.0648
Advisor, MIT Publishing Services Bureau
292 Main Street, E38-254, Cambridge, MA 02142
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> Today's Topics:
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> 1. Virtual PC 7 (David Schloerb)
> 2. Snow Leopard (Samuel Keyser)
> 3. Re: Snow Leopard (Jessica A Smith)
> 4. Re: Snow Leopard (David M Rosenberg)
> 5. Re: Snow Leopard (John Canfield)
> 6. Re: disk or folder comparison software (Mark J. Pearrow)
> 7. Looking for older Mac Powerbook power supply (Thomas S Pixton)
> 8. Re: Looking for older Mac Powerbook power supply (John Canfield)
> 9. Re: Looking for older Mac Powerbook power supply (Thomas S Pixton)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:09:33 -0500
> From: David Schloerb <schloerb at mit.edu>
> Subject: [Macpartners] Virtual PC 7
> To: "macpartners at mit.edu" <macpartners at mit.edu>
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> Hi all,
>
> Does anyone have a copy of Virtual PC 7 that they would be willing to give me?
>
> The reason is that my old G4 finally died and I have migrated to a G5
> that we had in the lab (donated by a macpartner last year when I had
> a similar problem with an earlier G4). Unfortunately, as I
> discovered, Virtual PC 6 (which I used on the G4) does not work on a
> G5. I am reluctant to buy version 7 because the G5 is also "old" and,
> ultimately, I hope to upgrade to an intel-based Mac when our lab gets
> more funding. This, I believe, would make Virtual PC unnecessary.
>
> It occurred to me that someone out there might have upgraded to an
> intel-based Mac recently and have VPC 7 sitting on their shelf,
> waiting to go in the trash. I'd be happy to give it a new home.
>
> Thanks,
>
> David
>
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:16:19 -0500
> From: Samuel Keyser <keyser at MIT.EDU>
> Subject: [Macpartners] Snow Leopard
> To: macpartners at MIT.EDU
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> I have been getting mixed messages about the compatibility of Snow
> Leopard with programs like Photoshop. This has caused me to hesitate
> to upgrade to Snow Leopard. I have a handful of programs that are
> very useful to me (Photoshop CS, Amadeus, Livescribe). I would really
> hate to lose their functionality or have to fuss with a lot of fixes
> to make them work again.
>
> So I have decided not to upgrade. However, I realize that is a
> temporary state of affairs. Sooner or later I will have to, I suppose.
>
> Does anybody have any advice or experience about assessing
> compatibility before upgrading?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Jay
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:26:12 -0500
> From: Jessica A Smith <jessmith at MIT.EDU>
> Subject: Re: [Macpartners] Snow Leopard
> To: Samuel Jay Keyser <keyser at MIT.EDU>, "macpartners at MIT.EDU"
> <macpartners at MIT.EDU>
> Message-ID: <C7B02D84.A78C%jessmith at exchange.mit.edu>
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> Jay,
>
> You can find a list of applications and their compatibility here
> http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/.
>
> There is also a compatibility checker that will check apps on your hard drive
> for compatibility issues.
>
> The IS&T site also lists known issues with MIT's supported software at
> http://ist.mit.edu/services/software/macosx/106, although they did not test
> non-standard software such as Photoshop and Livescribe.
>
> Jess
>
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> On 2/28/10 2:16 PM, "Samuel Keyser" <keyser at MIT.EDU> wrote:
>
> I have been getting mixed messages about the compatibility of Snow
> Leopard with programs like Photoshop. This has caused me to hesitate
> to upgrade to Snow Leopard. I have a handful of programs that are
> very useful to me (Photoshop CS, Amadeus, Livescribe). I would really
> hate to lose their functionality or have to fuss with a lot of fixes
> to make them work again.
>
> So I have decided not to upgrade. However, I realize that is a
> temporary state of affairs. Sooner or later I will have to, I suppose.
>
> Does anybody have any advice or experience about assessing
> compatibility before upgrading?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Jay
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:30:57 -0500
> From: David M Rosenberg <rosenberg at MIT.EDU>
> Subject: Re: [Macpartners] Snow Leopard
> To: Samuel Keyser <keyser at MIT.EDU>
> Cc: macpartners at mit.edu
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> Jay,
>
> Your best bet may be to do a little testing by installing Snow Leopard
> on a separate Macintosh, a separate bootable external disk drive
> connected to your current Macintosh, or even a separate partition of
> a disk drive already connected to your current Macintosh.
>
> --
> /David M Rosenberg <rosenberg at acm.org>
>
>
> ----- Message from keyser at MIT.EDU ---------
> Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:16:19 -0500
> From: Samuel Keyser <keyser at MIT.EDU>
> Subject: [Macpartners] Snow Leopard
> To: macpartners at MIT.EDU
>
>> I have been getting mixed messages about the compatibility of Snow
>> Leopard with programs like Photoshop. This has caused me to hesitate
>> to upgrade to Snow Leopard. I have a handful of programs that are
>> very useful to me (Photoshop CS, Amadeus, Livescribe). I would really
>> hate to lose their functionality or have to fuss with a lot of fixes
>> to make them work again.
>>
>> So I have decided not to upgrade. However, I realize that is a
>> temporary state of affairs. Sooner or later I will have to, I suppose.
>>
>> Does anybody have any advice or experience about assessing
>> compatibility before upgrading?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Jay
> ----- End message from keyser at MIT.EDU -----
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:20:39 -0500
> From: John Canfield <canfield at MIT.EDU>
> Subject: Re: [Macpartners] Snow Leopard
> To: Macintosh IT Partners <macpartners at MIT.EDU>
> Message-ID: <FBB73CF5-4E6B-42F7-91AA-0D9F2E879D3E at mit.edu>
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> The latest version of SL, (10.6.2) fixed problems some people had with
> Photoshop.
>
> David's suggestion, about installing on a separate partition is also great
> advice. Drives are incredibly cheap now; besides backup, migration like you're
> doing is easier and safer if you have plenty of (external or internal) space
> to play with.
>
> Elmer
>
> ( FWIW, I have been using SL since just about day one, and have no complaints.
> )
>
>
> On Feb 28, 2010, at 2:16 PM, Samuel Keyser wrote:
>
>> I have been getting mixed messages about the compatibility of Snow
>> Leopard with programs like Photoshop. This has caused me to hesitate
>> to upgrade to Snow Leopard. I have a handful of programs that are
>> very useful to me (Photoshop CS, Amadeus, Livescribe). I would really
>> hate to lose their functionality or have to fuss with a lot of fixes
>> to make them work again.
>>
>> So I have decided not to upgrade. However, I realize that is a
>> temporary state of affairs. Sooner or later I will have to, I suppose.
>>
>> Does anybody have any advice or experience about assessing
>> compatibility before upgrading?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Jay
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> Message: 6
> Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:30:20 -0500
> From: "Mark J. Pearrow" <mjp at MIT.EDU>
> Subject: Re: [Macpartners] disk or folder comparison software
> To: David Schloerb <schloerb at MIT.EDU>
> Cc: macpartners at mit.edu
> Message-ID: <5CCA17F6-A156-4B60-9BE2-9CE654D5BF7E at mit.edu>
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> Hi David,
>
> A quick and dirty way to compare directories is to use the diff command.
>
> diff -rq src_dir dest_dir
>
> will tell you if files/folders exist in in only one of the two.
>
> Trying to compare two directories and manually fix them can be like putting
> toothpaste back in the tube. Sometimes it's quicker to just use a
> synchronization tool that can cope with errors and report them. Ditto, Unison
> and Carbon Copy Cloner are good for this.
>
> mjp
>
>
>
>
> On Feb 27, 2010, at 3:43 PM, David Schloerb wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Does anyone know of an application that I can use to compare the
>> contents of two disks (or at least two folders) to verify that all of
>> the contents are the same? I am running Mac OS 10.4.11.
>>
>> The reason I am looking for this is that I tried to back up my data
>> (about 60 GB) from one hard disk to another by dragging and dropping
>> all of the folders. Unfortunately, some of the files did not get
>> copied. I tried to clean it up manually--very tedious--and in the end
>> I am still not sure that my back up is complete. In the past I have
>> just started over and copied only a few folders at a time, but this
>> is also very tedious and the truth is I am still not sure that
>> everything gets copied.
>>
>> I'm open to suggestions.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> David
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> Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 09:40:50 -0500
> From: Thomas S Pixton <tpixton at MIT.EDU>
> Subject: [Macpartners] Looking for older Mac Powerbook power supply
> To: "macpartners at mit.edu" <macpartners at MIT.EDU>
> Message-ID: <C7B13C22.E80B%tpixton at mit.edu>
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> Does anyone have any spare older Mac Powerbook power supplies they might not
> need any more and might be willing to part with? This is the type that has a
> pin-and-shell connector, not the magnetic quick-release connector.
>
> Tom Pixton
> 617.258.0648
> Advisor, MIT Publishing Services Bureau
> 292 Main Street, E38-254, Cambridge, MA 02142
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> Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 10:44:27 -0500
> From: John Canfield <canfield at MIT.EDU>
> Subject: Re: [Macpartners] Looking for older Mac Powerbook power
> supply
> To: Macintosh IT Partners <macpartners at MIT.EDU>
> Cc: Thomas S Pixton <tpixton at mit.edu>
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> There's a $30 after-market 65 watt power supply that is as good or better than
> Apple's. (the plug doesn't have the green/amber light, but since the computer
> indicates the charge status, it's not necessary) I bought a couple from
> iFixIt and have no complaints:
>
>
> http://www.ifixit.com/Apple-Parts/PowerBook-G4-Micro-Accessories-AC-Adapter-Ne
> w/IF113-039
>
> Elmer - John
>
> P.S.: If you just need to borrow a PS temporarily (e.g.: for testing), let me
> know.
>
>
> On Mar 1, 2010, at 9:40 AM, Thomas S Pixton wrote:
>
>> Does anyone have any spare older Mac Powerbook power supplies they might not
>> need any more and might be willing to part with? This is the type that has a
>> pin-and-shell connector, not the magnetic quick-release connector.
>>
>> Tom Pixton
>> 617.258.0648
>> Advisor, MIT Publishing Services Bureau
>> 292 Main Street, E38-254, Cambridge, MA 02142
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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> Message: 9
> Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 10:45:28 -0500
> From: Thomas S Pixton <tpixton at MIT.EDU>
> Subject: Re: [Macpartners] Looking for older Mac Powerbook power
> supply
> To: John Canfield <canfield at MIT.EDU>, Macintosh IT Partners
> <macpartners at MIT.EDU>
> Message-ID: <C7B14B48.E823%tpixton at mit.edu>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Many thanks!
>
> Tom Pixton
> 617.258.0648 ?
> Advisor, MIT Publishing Services Bureau
> 292 Main Street,?E38-254,?Cambridge, MA 02142
>
>
>
>> From: John Canfield <canfield at MIT.EDU>
>> Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 10:44:27 -0500
>> To: Macintosh IT Partners <macpartners at mit.edu>
>> Cc: Thomas S Pixton <tpixton at mit.edu>
>> Subject: Re: [Macpartners] Looking for older Mac Powerbook power supply
>>
>> There's a $30 after-market 65 watt power supply that is as good or better
>> than
>> Apple's. (the plug doesn't have the green/amber light, but since the computer
>> indicates the charge status, it's not necessary) I bought a couple from
>> iFixIt and have no complaints:
>>
>>
>>
http://www.ifixit.com/Apple-Parts/PowerBook-G4-Micro-Accessories-AC-Adapter-N>>
e
>> w/IF113-039
>>
>> Elmer - John
>>
>> P.S.: If you just need to borrow a PS temporarily (e.g.: for testing), let me
>> know.
>>
>>
>> On Mar 1, 2010, at 9:40 AM, Thomas S Pixton wrote:
>>
>>> Does anyone have any spare older Mac Powerbook power supplies they might not
>>> need any more and might be willing to part with? This is the type that has a
>>> pin-and-shell connector, not the magnetic quick-release connector.
>>>
>>> Tom Pixton
>>> 617.258.0648
>>> Advisor, MIT Publishing Services Bureau
>>> 292 Main Street, E38-254, Cambridge, MA 02142
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Macpartners mailing list
>>> Macpartners at mit.edu
>>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/macpartners
>>
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