RE: Syncing files with no cloud storage.

There was a question where someone wanted to sync files between computers with no on-line storage attached.

Dropbox costs money, and has online storage.

LiveSync (http://sync.live.com) (used to be called Foldershare) is perfect as it is free, does not store in the cloud, and also local syncs are very fast as they do not leave the local network.

Unison can work on a folder-to-folder basis.

http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/

It might seem a little more hackish than he wants, but setting a cron or a watch on a folder to run a unison script could work.

Hey guys,

The listener who was experiencing problems with Spotlight might get some insight into what is causing his problem by having a look at the post at http://bit.ly/2vZQMS

Whilst the above post relates specifically to mail, it does point to problems with plug-ins and spotlight. Resolving the plug-in problems solved Scott’s problem, and his solution pointed me in the right direction to solve mine. i.e. Move the unwanted stuff out of ~/Library/Spotlight, /Library/Spotlight or /System/Library/Spotlight. Like your listener, I use spotlight to launch my apps and it works a treat.

Cheers

Brennan

AppleTV
You missed the most obvious benefits of the AppleTV.
1) Best quality photo display machine out.  All of my DSL photos are available.
2) All of my music through the home theatre system.
3) Renting high def movies.  Downloaded NOT streamed.  My experience and every article I’ve read support my belief that this is second only to blue-ray disks.  Price is competitive with movie store and cable rentals (streamed ugh).

Number 3 is the killer feature for me.

My anti-streaming bias is not purely a function of bandwidth.  I consistently get download burst speeds of >20 mbits/sec (using speednet.net).  I just HATE to be watching a movie and have it pause or stutter.

Matt

Regarding the Magic Mouse, I am surprised at how great a mouse it is. I’ve been using it for a week now, and the only thing I haven’t figured out is how it swipes in Bias Peak audio documents- it just kind of takes off now and then.

But I’d never guess it was wireless by how it works, it is always right on, never skipping around like my last Logitech wireless mouse did. I think it tracks better than my old Mighty Mouse.

Also, it has a more solid feel than any mouse I’ve ever used, it has a great feel of integrity. All my previous mice felt plastic, something I was aware of until using the Magic Mouse.

Scrolling rocks. Never had a mouse that really worked well, the Logitech was very clunky, the Mighty Mouse would occasionally quit scrolling and I’d have to get out the alcohol again to try to clean it, and it was hit or miss if that’d fix it.

I’d read the reports of slow tracking, but it’s not been a concern for me. I have set the tracking to the next to highest setting (that means I can still make it faster) and my cursor moves across my 26 inch monitor and then my 17 inch MBP screen and then via Teleport across another computer’s 24 inch monitor, that’s more than 5 feet of monitor (!!!)  lined up across my desk, and I track the whole way just fine. If I do it right, I don’t even have to pick up off my mouse pad.

I give the Magic Mouse a big thumbs up for quality and ease of use.