The Official Mac Thread (Docs, Themes, Apps, Etc.)

[extraordinary swag]

Originally Posted by NikeAirsNCrispyTees

Originally Posted by ExtRaOrDinaRy SwAg

So my HP laptop finally died on me and I'm gonna get a Mac Book sometime this week, quick question is there a way to export all of my iTunes library from my iPhone to the new Mac? Ive tried making a backup to a disc but my HP dies every single time I try and I also I don't want to buy an external hard drive, so what's left?

Also do MacBooks have any problems with overheating?

Just downloaded Senuti today for that exact purpose. Great program. The 30 day free trial only allows 1000 songs transferred, but I found a keygen for it and transferred 33GB to my iMac in about 10 minutes.
By the way, suck it up and buy the external drive and back up your files regularly. You'll wish you had when something goes wrong.

Good looking out man, only reason I wanted to stay away from the extra HD is because my laptop crashes after about 10 minutes of it being turned on so I know it will be damn near impossible to get my whole library to it without the laptop crashing. Good thing I can fit my whole library on my iPhone

thanks again.

 

[flip jays]

Originally Posted by ExtRaOrDinaRy SwAg

Originally Posted by NikeAirsNCrispyTees

Originally Posted by ExtRaOrDinaRy SwAg

So my HP laptop finally died on me and I'm gonna get a Mac Book sometime this week, quick question is there a way to export all of my iTunes library from my iPhone to the new Mac? Ive tried making a backup to a disc but my HP dies every single time I try and I also I don't want to buy an external hard drive, so what's left?

Also do MacBooks have any problems with overheating?

Just downloaded Senuti today for that exact purpose. Great program. The 30 day free trial only allows 1000 songs transferred, but I found a keygen for it and transferred 33GB to my iMac in about 10 minutes.
By the way, suck it up and buy the external drive and back up your files regularly. You'll wish you had when something goes wrong.

Good looking out man, only reason I wanted to stay away from the extra HD is because my laptop crashes after about 10 minutes of it being turned on so I know it will be damn near impossible to get my whole library to it without the laptop crashing. Good thing I can fit my whole library on my iPhone

thanks again.

When you buy your new Mac bring your old HP with you so they can transfer the files that you want to the new Mac.

 

[MaxP_3]

Where do i get this candybar thing? New Macbook Pro owner.

 

[crazy dav0]

I was mad when apple didn't include the i5 / i7 in the 13 inch mbp but now that i got the 15" i5 (no customization) which btw isn't worth $1950 after tax ....

@ apple for a nice computer w/ regular specs and an od price tag! (no i didn't pay anywhere close to retail) ... and how does a $2,000 computer not come w/ iwork '09 ...

...

w/ that being said ... this thing is amazing ... don't know where to start ...

-I just installed cs5 master collection which will be great to mess around w/ ... wasn't gonna be able to use that on my old mb 13"
-love the track pad shortcuts
-delicious library 2 is my favorite app

for new owners or people looking to add more apps to their system ... many have been listed on links provided in previous pages but anyways here is a list of some of my must haves ...

-PostBox
-Bodega
-Delicious Library
-CS5
-Coverscout
-Coversutra
-VLC
-AppCleaner
-Candybar

does anone know how to shrink the size of the items in the menu bar ... i can't fit all this stuff i have

 

[percy.]

Originally Posted by badmoonRison

Originally Posted by Ladi Encore

Can someone tell me what theme is used on this dock and where I can get it?

what...... info on this??? 

http://browse.deviantart....p;q=helveticons#/d1l5qzu

 

[extraordinary swag]

Can anyone tell me how to sync my iphone to my new Macbook without losing all my contacts, texts, calendar, notes etc. I was able to import all my music from my old computer to the new Mac but how do I retrieve the backups from my PC and how will I be able to restore my phone from the backup on the Mac?

 

[extraordinary swag]

Originally Posted by ExtRaOrDinaRy SwAg

Can anyone tell me how to sync my iphone to my new Macbook without losing all my contacts, texts, calendar, notes etc. I was able to import all my music from my old computer to the new Mac but how do I retrieve the backups from my PC and how will I be able to restore my phone from the backup on the Mac?

Anybody?

 

[thegoat121886]

Originally Posted by ExtRaOrDinaRy SwAg

ExtRaOrDinaRy SwAg wrote:

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Can anyone tell me how to sync my iphone to my new Macbook without losing all my contacts, texts, calendar, notes etc. I was able to import all my music from my old computer to the new Mac but how do I retrieve the backups from my PC and how will I be able to restore my phone from the backup on the Mac?

Anybody?



Windows XP stores all of your iPhone backup files in this location:

C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup

Windows Vista and Windows 7 backs up the iPhone files to here:

C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup

Obviously if your main drive is not C: then you’ll have to change that, same goes for ‘user’
in Mac OS X your iPhone files are backed up at the following location:

~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/

You're gonna need to copy the file(s) from that windows directory and paste them in the Mac OSX directory. If you haven't synced your iphone to your mac yet, that directory wont exist, so you'll need to either restore it once or make the filepath yourself

 

[extraordinary swag]

Originally Posted by thegoat121886

Originally Posted by ExtRaOrDinaRy SwAg

ExtRaOrDinaRy SwAg wrote:

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Can anyone tell me how to sync my iphone to my new Macbook without losing all my contacts, texts, calendar, notes etc. I was able to import all my music from my old computer to the new Mac but how do I retrieve the backups from my PC and how will I be able to restore my phone from the backup on the Mac?

Anybody?

Windows XP stores all of your iPhone backup files in this location:

C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup

Windows Vista and Windows 7 backs up the iPhone files to here:

C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup

Obviously if your main drive is not C: then you’ll have to change that, same goes for ‘user’
in Mac OS X your iPhone files are backed up at the following location:

~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/

You're gonna need to copy the file(s) from that windows directory and paste them in the Mac OSX directory. If you haven't synced your iphone to your mac yet, that directory wont exist, so you'll need to either restore it once or make the filepath yourself
Thanks man, that makes a lot of sense. I just couldn't find the backups on my PC to save my damn life. So once I drag it over to the Mac, iTunes can detect it and it will show up when I choose to do a restore, right? That is after I sync it at least once on the Mac

  

 

[thegoat121886]

Originally Posted by cRazy dav0

I was mad when apple didn't include the i5 / i7 in the 13 inch mbp but now that i got the 15" i5 (no customization) which btw isn't worth $1950 after tax ....

@ apple for a nice computer w/ regular specs and an od price tag! (no i didn't pay anywhere close to retail) ... and how does a $2,000 computer not come w/ iwork '09 ...

...

w/ that being said ... this thing is amazing ... don't know where to start ...

-I just installed cs5 master collection which will be great to mess around w/ ... wasn't gonna be able to use that on my old mb 13"
-love the track pad shortcuts
-delicious library 2 is my favorite app

for new owners or people looking to add more apps to their system ... many have been listed on links provided in previous pages but anyways here is a list of some of my must haves ...

-PostBox
-Bodega
-Delicious Library
-CS5
-Coverscout
-Coversutra
-VLC
-AppCleaner
-Candybar

does anone know how to shrink the size of the items in the menu bar ... i can't fit all this stuff i have

The menu bar or your dock icons? The menu bar is the thing at the top of your screen. If you wanna make the font smaller, all you can do is raise your screen resolution. You can't change the size of any of the status icons. If you mean your dock, there is nothing more subtle than hiding it. Put less applications in your dock, or make use of stacks. You can change the size of the entire dock in system preferences (System Preferencesock>Size)

 

[thegoat121886]

Originally Posted by ExtRaOrDinaRy SwAg

thegoat121886 wrote:

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ExtRaOrDinaRy SwAg wrote:

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ExtRaOrDinaRy SwAg wrote:

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Can anyone tell me how to sync my iphone to my new Macbook without losing all my contacts, texts, calendar, notes etc. I was able to import all my music from my old computer to the new Mac but how do I retrieve the backups from my PC and how will I be able to restore my phone from the backup on the Mac?

Anybody?



Windows XP stores all of your iPhone backup files in this location:

C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup

Windows Vista and Windows 7 backs up the iPhone files to here:

C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup

Obviously if your main drive is not C: then you’ll have to change that, same goes for ‘user’
in Mac OS X your iPhone files are backed up at the following location:

~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/

You're gonna need to copy the file(s) from that windows directory and paste them in the Mac OSX directory. If you haven't synced your iphone to your mac yet, that directory wont exist, so you'll need to either restore it once or make the filepath yourself
Thanks man, that makes a lot of sense. I just couldn't find the backups on my PC to save my damn life. So once I drag it over to the Mac, iTunes can detect it and it will show up when I choose to do a restore, right? That is after I sync it at least once on the Mac

  

correct

 

[ladi encore]

Originally Posted by youngpnoi

Originally Posted by badmoonRison

Originally Posted by Ladi Encore

Can someone tell me what theme is used on this dock and where I can get it?

what...... info on this??? 

http://browse.deviantart....p;q=helveticons#/d1l5qzu

Thanks a ton.

 

[darko for mvp]

What program did you guys use to get the date and time widgets as well as the itunes now playing? I'm getting tired of yahoo widgets. Thanks!

 

[crazy dav0]

thanks goat ... meant the menu bar ... i stat alone takes up alot of space ... i got too many apps in there ... no complaints here though ... the resolution is at its highest ...

 

[thegoat121886]

Originally Posted by Darko for MVP

What program did you guys use to get the date and time widgets as well as the itunes now playing? I'm getting tired of yahoo widgets. Thanks!

You can use Coversutra for the itunes desktop manager and geektools for the time/date

 

[darko for mvp]

thanks man!

 

[dragon]

recommendation on image editing programs that are free to use? i am not using it to design. thanks in advance.

 

[thegoat121886]

Originally Posted by Dragon

recommendation on image editing programs that are free to use? i am not using it to design. thanks in advance.

Try Gimp. It's open-sourced

 

[DYNAMICS]

Need help.

I want to first rip a DVD (GBR Region) onto my HD, then burn that file onto a blank DVD.

Tips?

 

[boredone1]

the touchpad on my MBP wont click. apparently something in my system is messed up. help?

 

[lb510]

I need some help.
I have this external HD http://www.wdc.com/en/pro...Products.asp?DriveID=701

and I'm trying to transfer the data to my macbook how do I reformat it?

 

[thegoat121886]

Originally Posted by DiPlOmAt TDOt

Need help.

I want to first rip a DVD (GBR Region) onto my HD, then burn that file onto a blank DVD.

Tips?

Do you want jsut the video, or are you keeping the entire disc imagine for a clone copy? I'd use handbrake

Originally Posted by LB510

I need some help.

I have this external HD http://www.wdc.com/en/pro...Products.asp?DriveID=701

and I'm trying to transfer the data to my macbook how do I reformat it?

it should come properly formatted for use, but if you want to change that, use Disk Utility. Then under the erase tab, chose the format you want the drive in and erase it. When the process is done, your drive will be wiped clean in the specified format

 

[yung flip image]

I still need help please.

On my old PC, all my music in my iTunes was synced through my external HD. Now that I have a MacBook, I put all my music on its HD so I don't need to use the external. I copied the iTunes folder and everything, playlists show and all, but all the music in iTunes must be located. I've added my Music folder to the iTunes library, but all it does is create new copies to iTunes and all the broken files are still there and none in my playlists. Someone help! 

 

[thegoat121886]

Originally Posted by YUNG FLiP iMAGE


I still need help please.

On my old PC, all my music in my iTunes was synced through my external HD. Now that I have a MacBook, I put all my music on its HD so I don't need to use the external. I copied the iTunes folder and everything, playlists show and all, but all the music in iTunes must be located. I've added my Music folder to the iTunes library, but all it does is create new copies to iTunes and all the broken files are still there and none in my playlists. Someone help! 

backup all the music you have to that hard drive. delete everything from your oibrabry and your itunes music folder off the computer so you start itunes with a clean slate. go to iTunes>Preferences>Advanced, and change the itunes folder location to a filepath of your choice. Then copy the music off your external to your computer.

 

[hieu23]

okay guys, i just came across this thread. I've had my MBP for almost 2 years now, and i've never really messed around with it and stuff (theme/app wise).
Can you guys recommend me some apps/themes? thanks