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Binary Badger posted:Try this: My question is 'What's going to happen when I have to do a reboot?" I don't want the update to install and bork itself. Disabling the badge on the icon is all well and good, but I have a 12GB download sitting and waiting to install.
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Thanks for the suggestions everyone, I'll give those a shot. I was leaning towards Windows in a VM, but really, I'm trying to get as far away from Windows as possible. If that means learning Automator/Shortcuts and AppleScript, so be it.
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binarysmurf posted:Goons, If you don't have that box labeled "Automatically keep my Mac up-to-date" checked then the Mac will not update by itself. Period. At least in my experience. It's not like Windows where Windows will sneak in an update on reboot. I do not think Macs do that at all, even with the box checked.
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Last Chance posted:If you don't have that box labeled "Automatically keep my Mac up-to-date" checked then the Mac will not update by itself. Period. At least in my experience. It's not like Windows where Windows will sneak in an update on reboot. I do not think Macs do that at all, even with the box checked. Yeah I think all that box does is allow the OS to check for and download the update, it will never install without your active involvement.
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squirrelzipper posted:Yeah I think all that box does is allow the OS to check for and download the update, it will never install without your active involvement. This is exactly the case. Thank you. My system rebooted due to a power outage and did not install the downloaded update. I had previously unchecked all the relevant boxes. Thanks.
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I have two monitors and I keep a safari window open on one to monitor some stuff. But all of my active browsing happens on the other screen. Unfortunately, when the window on the second monitor is open and I command-n to get a new safari window, it opens it on the wrong screen and I have to drag it to the one I want to use it on. Is there a way to force a program or even the os to always create new windows on a certain screen?
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You can right click the dock icon and select Options > Assign to: This Desktop but I'm not sure if that will actually work with multiple monitors or if it's only a space / virtual desktop setting.
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is there any just basic winamp like program for mac? i have clementine but it still has a bunch of crap on it i don't want, and it's ugly as hell. I don't use music/itunes mainly because there's no way to stop it from autoplaying when switching to bluetooth, so I have it disabled
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IINA looks pretty slick, but it's probably not the best option if you're looking for something that handles a huge library or playlists (or metadata) well. It plays videos as well (and is probably use more for that purpose as a VLC alternative). Elmedia is another similar option (both audio/video w/ relatively basic feature set). Colibri can play a ton of different formats including things like MOD files (old chiptune stuff) and MIDI w/ SoundFonts, has some advanced options for playback/quality (BS2B, good gapless implementation, replaygain), decent OS integration, GUI isn't too ugly if you pick a theme without crazy colors (but it's not a beautiful app by any means either), but it doesn't offer library management or even the ability to edit metadata (you'd need a separate app for that like mp3tag if you care). It's more for playing folders or playlists. If you care about libraries and library management I know Swinsian is an alternative to Clementine. I've heard good things but I haven't really spent time trying it out personally. Doppler is one that kinda strikes a balance between simple music player that also can handle libraries and library management. IIRC I tried this out and one downside is it doesn't really work at all if you don't want it to manage a library for you (and I think you essentially can't use it w/o a library). Could be misremembering here though. Aural is a player that I believe is made to be like Winamp, but I'm not sure how actively it's supported. A lot of these are paid software, but at least not too expensive and a one time fee. I left out subscription software and some super expensive options. Splinter fucked around with this message at 00:29 on Aug 5, 2022 |
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thanks! i'll look those up actionjackson fucked around with this message at 23:54 on Aug 4, 2022 |
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actionjackson posted:is there any just basic winamp like program for mac? i have clementine but it still has a bunch of crap on it i don't want, and it's ugly as hell. I don't use music/itunes mainly because there's no way to stop it from autoplaying when switching to bluetooth, so I have it disabled There's also foobar for Mac: https://www.foobar2000.org/mac
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actionjackson posted:is there any just basic winamp like program for mac? i have clementine but it still has a bunch of crap on it i don't want, and it's ugly as hell. I don't use music/itunes mainly because there's no way to stop it from autoplaying when switching to bluetooth, so I have it disabled I like Cog. It's a basic music player.
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lignicolos posted:I like Cog. It's a basic music player. I thought Cog was dead, but it looks like someone picked it up and it's back under active development? That's awesome!
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lignicolos posted:I like Cog. It's a basic music player. is there a reason why cog won't let me remove some stuff from the toolbar? like the randomize button, or spectrum
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The Lord Bude posted:Just use the iPad awful app on your Mac if you have an AS mac. It’s great. Huh this is a great shout. Works super nicely. Thanks!
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how do I get to the reset bluetooth module option now? the previous key combination isn't working for me anymore, and my bluetooth has started acting up a ton just today, for some reason
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For anyone that cares.. OCLP just released 0.4.10 which addresses the Kepler nVidia issue when installing Monterey 12.5 My machine was affected and I just updated with no issues at all.
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Newb here, how do I get Transmission to install as an actual application? I did the drag .dmg file to Applications but just seem to have a temporary app installed in a folder. I have a Transmission…drive? on my desktop. It doesn’t actually appear in Applications.
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knox_harrington posted:Newb here, how do I get Transmission to install as an actual application? I did the drag .dmg file to Applications but just seem to have a temporary app installed in a folder. I have a Transmission…drive? on my desktop. It doesn’t actually appear in Applications. Open the Trasmission "drive" (this is the open .dmg file), drag the Transmission application within into your applications folder. Eject and delete the .dmg file, and launch Transmission from Applications. This is how (many) Mac apps work. The .dmg is a disk image, think of it like inserting a CD, but then just dragging the .exe onto your computer instead of running an installer.
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knox_harrington posted:Newb here, how do I get Transmission to install as an actual application? I did the drag .dmg file to Applications but just seem to have a temporary app installed in a folder. I have a Transmission…drive? on my desktop. It doesn’t actually appear in Applications. A DMG file is a Disk Image. When you double click on it, it opens as a virtual drive which contains the application. Drag the application icon from the Transmission window to your Applications folder, and then eject the Transmission drive (drag it to the trash).
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Aaah got it. Done. Thanks!
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knox_harrington posted:Aaah got it. Done. Thanks! That icon you dragged across is the whole application. If you right click it there's a show package contents option. Thatll show you all the files and resources for that application. You very rarely need to go in there. Think of it like the folder that Windows would create but it's abstracted away because Mac is about simpler.
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actionjackson posted:how do I get to the reset bluetooth module option now? the previous key combination isn't working for me anymore, and my bluetooth has started acting up a ton just today, for some reason oh, my other question would be to I still need to rely on notunes to stop music from launching when I connect a bluetooth device? what a stupid design. also cog starts playing as well but w/e
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Yeah it’s a but ridiculous that BT device manufacturers still insist upon sending a “play” signal upon connection. People use headphones and speakers for a lot more than just playing music.
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I haven’t had Bluetooth headphone start playing stuff on connection in years. I have AirPods and Bose headphones I use so maybe it’s just some crappy headphones doing it?
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Last Chance posted:Yeah it’s a but ridiculous that BT device manufacturers still insist upon sending a “play” signal upon connection. Isn't that an Apple issue? I don't think the devices are sending a "play" signal, at least I've never had the issue with non-Apple devices.
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FCKGW posted:I haven’t had Bluetooth headphone start playing stuff on connection in years. I have AirPods and Bose headphones I use so maybe it’s just some crappy headphones doing it? i never said anything about headphones, this is a yamaha receiver
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Makes me super angry every time my phone connects to my car and auto plays the first song in my library. Will love when I get CarPlay some day to avoid this issue. I tried setting up a shortcut to at least play a random song in a specific playlist but it requires user authorization every time since it connects to an external device so it’s worthless. Ended up naming a 5 minute track of silence so it would appear at the top of my library.
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I’ve had a Mac for a few months now and The only time I’ve ever had anything stop or start on me when putting on my AirPods max was videos playing in an open tab - YouTube/Netflix etc automatically pausing and resuming when I take the headphones off for a sec then put them back on which is pretty cool.
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My 2017 macbook pro never goes fully to sleep. i notice this on my pc or when i open the macbook since I see it has been connected to IRC for hours when it's actually supposed to be in sleep mode., or randomly joining/disconnecting to IRC. I have done the stuff google search tells me to check Battery/Power settings, SMC reset etc. Is there any other possible culprits? The IRC client I use on my macbook is Lime Chat.
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Is “Wake for network access” enabled? https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/share-your-mac-resources-when-its-in-sleep-mh27905/mac
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knox_harrington posted:Aaah got it. Done. Thanks! When you come from the PC world, installing apps on Macs is so quick and easy it feels like you can't have done it properly. Except stuff like Adobe, who managed to replicate the pain from their Windows installers.
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Considering that person had to ask on a forum on how to do it, doesn't seem intuitive to newbies.
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It's not particularly intuitive to PC users until you do it once, which is why most application dmgs have the Applications folder shortcut in there with a little "Drag To Here" background image.
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This was the issue, I did that drag-dmg-to-applications thing to install the program. However it just created a drive with the program in it. Per the instructions here I then dragged the program, again, into the applications folder. It’s installed like a normal program now but it was not at all intuitive as I had already followed the Mac process.
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knox_harrington posted:This was the issue, I did that drag-dmg-to-applications thing to install the program. However it just created a drive with the program in it. Per the instructions here I then dragged the program, again, into the applications folder. Yeah dont drag the dmg in. Double click the dmg to mount it, then drag the program into the applications folder.
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nitsuga posted:Is “Wake for network access” enabled? https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/share-your-mac-resources-when-its-in-sleep-mh27905/mac I have disabled it.
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:Yeah dont drag the dmg in. Double click the dmg to mount it, then drag the program into the applications folder. That's what I did
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von Braun posted:My 2017 macbook pro never goes fully to sleep. i notice this on my pc or when i open the macbook since I see it has been connected to IRC for hours when it's actually supposed to be in sleep mode., or randomly joining/disconnecting to IRC. Go to the Terminal and type in " pmset -g ". If a process is preventing sleep, pmset (the system power-management utility) will tell you what it is. Once you know that, then you can figure out what to do with the process in question. Even if nothing is preventing sleep, the settings listed there will tell you why your computer might or might not be sleeping. (If you do try this and post the result here, we might be able to give advice.)
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