grawk Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 I've had 2 different refurbs come with maxed ram when it was advertised as having default. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 iPhoto is hosed for me. Really bad. I've tried reinstalling, restoring, rebuilding, fix permissions--all that shit. Still get the spinning beach ball whenever I start the damn program. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzziguy Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 (edited) Get a Windows machine. Edited December 11, 2011 by guzziguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 how many pictures do you have? which version of iphoto? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 iphoto '11. Lots and lots of pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 I wonder if going to Aperture would help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 yah, it should. Is lots and lots over 5000? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 (edited) Are they stored on an external drive? How fast is it? Edited December 11, 2011 by luvdunhill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadphoneAddict Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 iPhoto is hosed for me. Really bad. I've tried reinstalling, restoring, rebuilding, fix permissions--all that shit. Still get the spinning beach ball whenever I start the damn program. Any suggestions would be appreciated. If you are on a Mac, can you option click on iPhoto in your dock and tell it to create a new library without it crashing? i.e. is the crash only with opening the current library? At that point, can you drag the old library into the new iPhoto library window and have it import everything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 library is on internal drive. This seems to be working so far: Deleted old library, uninstalled iPhoto (again), reinstalled it, drilled down to the backup library on Time Machine drive (manually--cannot do a normal "restore"), and am now importing the old library from the TM drive to the new library. We'll see. But I have pretty much had it with iPhoto at this point. I don't really need any advanced editing features, but library management is a key. Is that better with Aperture? I want an all-in solution, not a plug in for iPhoto, if one exists. Photos are at 40k +. Mainly because I don't delete anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadphoneAddict Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 I haven't tried Aperture yet, so I can't advise there. I stuck with the previous version of iPhoto under the "if it aint broken don't fix it" maxim. So far it hasn't screwed me over yet with over 20K+ photos and about 50Gb library size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 An audiophile goes in search of the world's the quietest laptop http://theatln.tc/syhD5i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPI Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 I don't have anywhere near that many photos but both Aperture and Lightroom have no issues dealing with my very large file size pictures. I typically have 20-30 gb per import and neither has issues. I never really liked iPhoto that much but have no complaints about Aperture/Lightroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 An audiophile goes in search of the world's the quietest laptop http://theatln.tc/syhD5i Or move it to where you can't hear it, and stream the audio data (using an asyncronous error correcting protocol with resend/retry) to a (buffered, with own local clock) silent device with no moving parts (obviously)? But where's the fun, upgrade upsell potential (and clicks) in a solved problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappyjones123 Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 on a whim i just plugged in my amp into mom's mba. WTF. like really...that big of a difference between laptops? if only i hadnt spent a shit ton of money already 650s sounded so fucking amazing. such clean bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappyjones123 Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 (edited) what are you guys using to carry your macbook airs? mom and dad are both looking for something to travel to india with. they dont care for anything fancy. just something functional. Edited December 23, 2011 by crappyjones123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 binh medium cafe bag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellylh Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 I use a Tom Bihn Copilot but the Medium Cafe Bag would be a good choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinp6301 Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 (edited) I have one of these (http://goincase.com/...-sleeve-cl57736) which I like a lot but I think I would get http://sfbags.com/pr...avelexpress.php instead for the hard backing also yes, mba audio outputs are so much better compared to pc laptops. Kinda wish it had optical out too Edited December 24, 2011 by jinp6301 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappyjones123 Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 i think the sfbags one will probably fit the bill perfectly. thanks all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 Oh, snap. AMD Announces New Mac Pro-Suitable Radeon HD 7970 Graphics Card. This is relevant to my interests. Too bad it's so expensive and noisy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 Does anyone think the retina display will make it into an iMac in 2012? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 ^ not sure about 2012, but at least it looks like Apple has been thinking about it. http://thegadgetsite.com/2011/12/retina-display-support-for-mac-found-in-os-x-10-7-3-beta/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphsci Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 Is anyone using Lion server as a home server. At this point WHS V1 is not cutting it and WHS 2011 looks problematic and would still require a hardware upgrade on my part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 ^ not sure about 2012, but at least it looks like Apple has been thinking about it. http://thegadgetsite...-x-10-7-3-beta/ The retina display is appealing enough to me that I would wait for it. Apple should keep me apprised of its plans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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