Steve, When I go to that site and do Item Chooser, enter the word “power”, I get the “Safari Power Saver, Click to Start Flash Plugin”. In fact, one time I got only instance and another time I got two instances of Flash stuff. In your Safari Preferences, in that same area, press the Details button and see if MacWorld is in the list of allowed Flash content sites.
Later… Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Jun 6, 2014, at 12:17 PM, Steve Holmes <steve.holme...@gmail.com> wrote: > Interesting; I just looked there and my option is also checked. It played for > me though. Wonder if there is another option some place. > > On Jun 6, 2014, at 11:12 AM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: > >> Hi Chris, >> >> I could be off-base, but I believe that functionality may be built-in to the >> newer Safari installations. In the Advance pane of Safari, there is a >> section called “Internet Plugins” and directly after it, there is a checkbox >> that reads something to the effect “Stop Plugins from Playing >> Automatically”. I have it checked and, maybe that’s why it didn’t start >> auto-playing for me. When this is set this way, a little button appears in >> Safari saying something about “Safari Power Saver, Click to Play”. I >> believe that it will then add that address into the list of acceptable >> auto-play sites. >> >> This may not be the same, but it sure sounds like it to me. >> >> Later… >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >> On Jun 6, 2014, at 12:04 PM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries >> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> >>> Since most autoplaying stuff is still Flash based this might be a good time >>> to fiddle with getting something like ClickToFlash installed on Safari. >>> Pages load faster when Flash ads and videos aren't running and if you do >>> want one you just action the spot and that particular flash widget is >>> allowed to load. Details on this are in the email archives but if you want >>> to get that set up and get stuck just ask. I did mine years ago so I'd have >>> to dig up the URLs and such. >>> >>> CB >>> >>> On 6/6/14, 2:01 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: >>>> Steve, >>>> >>>> I’m not sure why or what started auto-playing for you. It’s never >>>> happened to me on that page before. If it keeps doing that to you, try a >>>> cmd-a to Select All on the page, go into TextEdit, up to its Format menu >>>> and choose “Make Plain Text”, then paste in the stuff. You can then read >>>> it without all the extraneous garbage. >>>> >>>> Later… >>>> >>>> Tim Kilburn >>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>> >>>> On Jun 6, 2014, at 11:34 AM, Steve Holmes <steve.holme...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I like the article detailing how to build a bootable image but the damn >>>>> site started up autoplaying other videos. How the hell do I stop them? >>>>> It’s still babbling away while I’m writing this mail. I can close the >>>>> window of Safari byt then I can’t read the article. I hate auto play. I >>>>> can’t find any controls to stop the playback. This just sucks! >>>>> >>>>> On Jun 6, 2014, at 9:25 AM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Alex, >>>>>> >>>>>> Yes, I’m saying that you should totally wipe the HD. That is, after >>>>>> starting up from the thumb drive, go to Disk Utility and re-partition >>>>>> your drive to one partition named Macintosh HD. Any subsequent >>>>>> partitions should be done later on the live drive. This will ensure >>>>>> that the Recovery Partition is created properly. Not sure where the >>>>>> other individual got there info but this is sound practice. If you used >>>>>> DiskMaker X to create your bootable Mavericks Installer, on the thumb >>>>>> drive or the built-in “Create Install Media” utility of the Mavericks >>>>>> Installer, then a proper Recovery Partition will be automatically >>>>>> created. If you used the Disk Utility method, then the Recovery >>>>>> Partition must have already existed in order to create a proper >>>>>> installation. The problem in your case is that you need to do a total >>>>>> re-format, so, using the existing Recovery Partition is not of any >>>>>> benefit. Refer to >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.macworld.com/article/2056561/how-to-make-a-bootable-mavericks-install-drive.html >>>>>> >>>>>> for info on these limitations. In addition, if you didn’t perform a >>>>>> complete wipe during your last clean install, these errors may have >>>>>> carried over thus any disk structure issues would have persisted. >>>>>> >>>>>> Hope this makes sense. >>>>>> >>>>>> Later… >>>>>> >>>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jun 6, 2014, at 9:34 AM, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks. I’m in the beta partition now, copying a few files over to my >>>>>>> external hard drive. The problem is here too: Finder just hung for >>>>>>> about thirty seconds, while my Mac’s HD made the sound I’ve come to >>>>>>> dread. Still, it’s working, thankfully; my main partition won’t even >>>>>>> boot. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As to wiping, I’m still not sure what to do. I mean, I know how to >>>>>>> format the drive from the OS X on my thumb drive and then install, the >>>>>>> question is, what do I do with my partitions? I have two, one Macintosh >>>>>>> HD and one OS X Beta Partition. When I did a clean install back in >>>>>>> March, I had only the Macintosh HD partition and so didn’t need to >>>>>>> worry. I reformatted that partition, but didn’t actually erase it, as >>>>>>> people I asked told me that completely erasing the Macintosh HD >>>>>>> partition could turn out badly. Are you saying that I should format the >>>>>>> entire drive, wiping out both partitions? If I do that, won’t it affect >>>>>>> the installation of the OS, or will the installer partition as >>>>>>> necessary? >>>>>>> On Jun 6, 2014, at 12:43 AM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> For expediency purposes, I wouldn’t worry about re-mapping partitions >>>>>>>> etc., you’re just going to wipe the drive and re-partition anyway. >>>>>>>> Regarding grabbing those files, if you startup from your thumb drive, >>>>>>>> then go under it’s Apple menu to Startup Disk, you should be able to >>>>>>>> select the 10.9.3 beta partition as your startup disk. if things are >>>>>>>> OK in that area of the HD. Once you’ve started with that version of >>>>>>>> the OS, you could quickly get the files you want and place them onto >>>>>>>> whatever media you want. You could then go ahead and do the total >>>>>>>> wipe/re-partition and re-install from your 10.9.3 thumb drive. It’s >>>>>>>> best to do it from there since it needs to be done from a external >>>>>>>> source in order to completely reformat the drive. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If you’re unable to startup from your beta partition, then the drive >>>>>>>> is in fairly rough shape and you’d either need to use Terminal >>>>>>>> commands to grab those files or just give up on them. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> HTH. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Later… >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Jun 5, 2014, at 9:51 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks guys. I have a thumb drive with Mavericsk that I’ve used >>>>>>>>> before, and that I keep around now that we have a couple Macs in the >>>>>>>>> house. I’ll use that. Before I do though, is there any way to copy >>>>>>>>> off any other files I’d like to keep, ones I could recover but that >>>>>>>>> it’d be easier just to have if I can get them? I could probably boot >>>>>>>>> into that beta partition and copy, but I don’t know if I’ll have the >>>>>>>>> permissions to do that. I’ll also need a way to erase the beta >>>>>>>>> partition, if that is indeed the problem. I only tested one OS, the >>>>>>>>> 10.9.3 beta a month ago, but I suppose it could have caused the >>>>>>>>> problem. Anyway, can I erase that from Disk Utility on the recovery >>>>>>>>> HD, and if so, how would I do that and merge its space back to >>>>>>>>> Macintosh HD? >>>>>>>>> On Jun 5, 2014, at 11:11 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I agree with Chris that it could very likely be a software thing. >>>>>>>>>> So, since you have a Time Machine backup that is fairly up-to-date >>>>>>>>>> and you say that you have your important files backed up, I’d go for >>>>>>>>>> the reformat and reinstall option. If you don’t have an external HD >>>>>>>>>> or the cables that I mentioned earlier, there is a neat little >>>>>>>>>> utility within the Mavericks Installer that allows you to build a >>>>>>>>>> bootable Mavericks installer on a flash drive that is at least 8 GB >>>>>>>>>> in size. If you wish to go that way, I can share instructions with >>>>>>>>>> you. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Later… >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>>>>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Jun 5, 2014, at 9:00 PM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries >>>>>>>>>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> You mentioned a 50GB partition for OSX betas. So were you running >>>>>>>>>>> beta OSes on this box? If so, it's at least plausible that the beta >>>>>>>>>>> OSX had some kind of bug which mangled data structures on the drive >>>>>>>>>>> and, since it had access to your non-beta partition, it could have >>>>>>>>>>> mangled your regular OSX boot drive as well. In other words, this >>>>>>>>>>> could still have been a software issue. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> CB >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On 6/5/14, 9:17 PM, Alex Hall wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>>>>>>> So, here's the status of my Mac Mini's hard drive. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> * Two repairs from the Recovery HD resulted in an error telling me >>>>>>>>>>>> to format ad re-install. >>>>>>>>>>>> * I did just that at the end of March, and given that two repairs >>>>>>>>>>>> couldn't fix whatever errors have accumulated after three months, >>>>>>>>>>>> it seems like the drive itself is having problems. >>>>>>>>>>>> * The SMART status of the drive is "verified", not "failing", >>>>>>>>>>>> which seems odd given the previous points. >>>>>>>>>>>> * The drive is partitioned into two: 450gb for OS X, and 50gb for >>>>>>>>>>>> OS X betas. I don't yet know if the beta partition works, but both >>>>>>>>>>>> share a drive so I'm not optimistic. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Any ideas? I looked at replacing the drive, but the iFixIt >>>>>>>>>>>> instructions are scary and require special tools. The Mini is not >>>>>>>>>>>> under Apple Care protection, and my nearest Genius bar is almost >>>>>>>>>>>> three hours away. Am I just doomed, or is there a >>>>>>>>>>>> check/repair/miracle program I could run? 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