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I recently synched my sister-in-law's iPhone to her Macbook, then synched her iPad to the Macbook. After that, I did the phone update to the current version. She cannot find her phone numbers on the phone now. My brother-in-law tried to help, and now she has e-mail addresses when she goes to Contact on the phone.

She doesn't know much about any of this, so she'll probably go to a Genius Bar when she gets home from visiting us, but I'm wondering if anyone has a simple fix for her to save her the time.

Thanks.

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I'm experiencing the same dilemma you are, but not only with a G4
PowerBook, but with a G5 PowerMac as well. Unfortunately there are fewer
and fewer options for these aging machines. PowerPC compatible versions of
Linux are still around but will have some limitations. For example there is
no Adobe Flash players or official Java support for PowerPC Linux. There
are some open source options but there may be some compatibility issues.
There may also be issues with connecting newer hardware to your older Mac
since new hardware drivers are not going to be developed for the older
PowerPc platform.

The latest version of Ubuntu can be found for PowerPC. Learn more at:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ

Good luck,
Ed

On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 2:24 PM, David Bird <d_b_indy@yahoo.com> wrote:

> **
>
>
> This list has been interesting and many times very useful.
>
> My Aluminum 15" PowerBook is still working well
> on the last OS X that it can run.
>
> I did injure the power connection port - it looks a bit funky but works.
> And I just replaced the battery.
>
> And, with not being able to upgrade the OS there are some consequences.
> Safari and iTunes are limited.
>
> So - the question to the experts here - what suggestions do you have?
>
> I've googled this, and know of "trade it in" and "load Linux." Both are
> possibilities - and - I'd like to read ideas from you.
>
> Thanks,
>
> David
>
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>
>
>

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This list has been interesting and many times very useful.

My Aluminum 15" PowerBook is still working well
on the last OS X that it can run.

I did injure the power connection port - it looks a bit funky but works.
And I just replaced the battery.

And, with not being able to upgrade the OS there are some consequences.
Safari and iTunes are limited.

So - the question to the experts here - what suggestions do you have?

I've googled this, and know of "trade it in" and "load Linux." Both are
possibilities - and - I'd like to read ideas from you.

Thanks,

David

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I have to add a shout out for virtualbox.

Tried it the first time about 4 months ago to install w7 on a MBair. Virtual box is the most graceful polished piece of open source software I've ever encountered.
Absolutely brilliant!!

On Dec 1, 2011, at 6:15 PM, Ed Gray <graynotgrey@gmail.com> wrote:

> You can run OS X on non-Apple hardware. It is commonly referred to as a
> Hackintosh. Unfortunately the list of compatible hardware is very narrow.
> Your best resource is the OSx86 Project:
> http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
>
> Odds are that your home built Windows compatible desktop will not be able
> to run OS X, however there is another solution called FreeNAS, a popular
> free open source project that solves a couple problems for you. One, it can
> be a iTunes server via the included FlireFly media server and it can be a
> dependable file server for multiple platforms. It has numerous features, a
> web interface, support for file backups, and extensive documentation. The
> hardware requirements for v.8 are more demanding, whereas, v.7 will
> probably run on your existing system without further modification. Learn
> more at http://www.freenas.org
>
> If I were you I would ditch Windows and replace it with FreeNAS. You can
> install Windows, if you need it, on your MBP either with Boot Camp or,
> better yet, in VirtualBox, an excellent free open source virtual machine
> application. I have run Ubuntu, and Windows Vista/7/8 beta without any
> problems. Learn more at virtualbox.org. Do not waste your money on
> Parallels or VMware.
>
> Good Luck.
>
> *Ed Gray
>
> *
>
> On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Robert <rpmazur@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Ok. So, I might be new to the MBP, but not new to the whole networking
> > idea, except it's under Windoze. That being said I have a few questions
> > regarding networking and file sharing in a home network environment with
> > the Mac OS X.
> >
> > (1) I would like to centralize mu iTunes library so my wife and I can
> > share the same set of files, but I'm wondering if iTunes will then look for
> > the MP3s on that file share all the time, even when the MBP is not
> > connected to the home network. If it would look for the file share, is
> > there a way to setup iTunes (or another software package) to cache the
> > playlists locally on the MBP.
> >
> > (2) Can another computer running Mac OS X (either Leopard or Snow Leopard)
> > be setup as a TimeCapsule, much in the same way you can purchase either the
> > 1 or 2TB TimeCapsule. I don't need to purchase the TimeCapsule as I have
> > more WiFi access points than I really need.
> >
> > (3) I have a "homegrown" desktop that is currently running Windoze, how
> > hard would it be for me to put a copy of OS X on it with the hardware that
> > is currently installed in it? Micro$oft has a hardware compatibility list
> > for their OS, does something like that exist in the Apple realm and how
> > hard is it to get drivers for the hardware that is out there currently.
> >
> > I ultimately would like to convert that desktop to OS X and use it as a
> > file server to store pictures, music, video and eBooks as well as use
> > TimeMachine to backup our MBPs.
> >
> > Thanks for all the help!!
> >
> > Rob
> >
> >
> >
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>

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On 1 Dec 2011, at 6:22 PM, Abbyparis@aol.com wrote:

> Hi, My 2008 MacBook Pro battery loses its charge --over last night it lost 20%, even though it was shut down. What can I do? Abby

Have you trained/calibrated the battery recently? Run it all the way down, then charge it back up. Apple recommends doing this every few months, or once per month if you usually run on AC power.

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1490

http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html

G

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Hi, My 2008 MacBook Pro battery loses its charge --over last night it lost 20%, even though it was shut down. What can I do? Abby

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You can run OS X on non-Apple hardware. It is commonly referred to as a
Hackintosh. Unfortunately the list of compatible hardware is very narrow.
Your best resource is the OSx86 Project:
http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

Odds are that your home built Windows compatible desktop will not be able
to run OS X, however there is another solution called FreeNAS, a popular
free open source project that solves a couple problems for you. One, it can
be a iTunes server via the included FlireFly media server and it can be a
dependable file server for multiple platforms. It has numerous features, a
web interface, support for file backups, and extensive documentation. The
hardware requirements for v.8 are more demanding, whereas, v.7 will
probably run on your existing system without further modification. Learn
more at http://www.freenas.org

If I were you I would ditch Windows and replace it with FreeNAS. You can
install Windows, if you need it, on your MBP either with Boot Camp or,
better yet, in VirtualBox, an excellent free open source virtual machine
application. I have run Ubuntu, and Windows Vista/7/8 beta without any
problems. Learn more at virtualbox.org. Do not waste your money on
Parallels or VMware.

Good Luck.

*Ed Gray

*

On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Robert <rpmazur@gmail.com> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Ok. So, I might be new to the MBP, but not new to the whole networking
> idea, except it's under Windoze. That being said I have a few questions
> regarding networking and file sharing in a home network environment with
> the Mac OS X.
>
> (1) I would like to centralize mu iTunes library so my wife and I can
> share the same set of files, but I'm wondering if iTunes will then look for
> the MP3s on that file share all the time, even when the MBP is not
> connected to the home network. If it would look for the file share, is
> there a way to setup iTunes (or another software package) to cache the
> playlists locally on the MBP.
>
> (2) Can another computer running Mac OS X (either Leopard or Snow Leopard)
> be setup as a TimeCapsule, much in the same way you can purchase either the
> 1 or 2TB TimeCapsule. I don't need to purchase the TimeCapsule as I have
> more WiFi access points than I really need.
>
> (3) I have a "homegrown" desktop that is currently running Windoze, how
> hard would it be for me to put a copy of OS X on it with the hardware that
> is currently installed in it? Micro$oft has a hardware compatibility list
> for their OS, does something like that exist in the Apple realm and how
> hard is it to get drivers for the hardware that is out there currently.
>
> I ultimately would like to convert that desktop to OS X and use it as a
> file server to store pictures, music, video and eBooks as well as use
> TimeMachine to backup our MBPs.
>
> Thanks for all the help!!
>
> Rob
>
>
>

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