Re: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-28 Thread Chris Meredith
t; From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Missy Hoppe > Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 4:59 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Busy, busy everywhere > > Same here. I don't think I've had any busys at

Re: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Laura ann Grymes, LMT
Thank you Tim, Just finished the repair and will let you all know how it responds if there is more I shouldo I can do that. I like learning how to maintain and keep the macbook healthy. Thank you to everyone who has been advising and responding. Laura Ann -- You received this message because yo

Re: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi Laura Ann, Sorry, I was ignoring this thread for a while but it looks like your computer needs some attention. Let us know how your MBP responds after the repairing of Disk Permissions. There may be a few other things that we can do to improve its performance. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort M

Re: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Laura ann Grymes, LMT
Thank you, so I go to disc utility, then select the mac hard drive and then select the first aid tab and choose repair permissions? All new and learning. So appreciate all you guys help. I have loved learning and been a mac user since November of last year and love the list and many of the pod

Re: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Esther
Hi Laura, That time estimate should go down a lot once you get started. It's an extrapolation based on how the process starts when you repair permissions. I'd be surprised if it takes anywhere near that long -- or even more than about 20 minutes. I'm not sure how to give explicit instruction

Re: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Laura ann Grymes, LMT
I have a 500 gb HD and when I went to go start the process it said 1 hr 55 mn. wow. Laura Ann On Jul 27, 2012, at 9:43 PM, Les Kriegler wrote: > Hi Laura, > > I have a similar system to yours, and it takes less than 10 minutes. I have > a 1 Terrabyte drive if that matters, not that much on it.

Re: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi Laura, I have a similar system to yours, and it takes less than 10 minutes. I have a 1 Terrabyte drive if that matters, not that much on it. Les On Jul 27, 2012, at 10:03 PM, "Laura ann Grymes, LMT" wrote: > How long should repairing permissions take and do I need to do anything > before

Re: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Laura ann Grymes, LMT
How long should repairing permissions take and do I need to do anything before doing that? It has done this from day one out of the box new. Thanks, Laura Ann On Jul 27, 2012, at 6:24 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > Oh. nuts. well, there goes that theory. :) Hmmm. repairing disk permission

Re: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Laura ann Grymes, LMT
t any > hardly at all. > > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark BurningHawk > Baxter > Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 6:22 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Busy, busy

Re: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Laura ann Grymes, LMT
Its almost brand new. I got it fall of 2012 and it has 8 gb ram, I7 quad core 2.0 processor. Laura Ann On Jul 27, 2012, at 6:21 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > Laura Ann: > What are the specs of your system? I.E. how much ram and what GHZ processor? > I'm running 4G of RAM and a 2.5GHZ p

Re: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
Oh. nuts. well, there goes that theory. :) Hmmm. repairing disk permissions would be my next step, as I don't know of any malware that could do it, even though that's what the behavior sounds like. • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN: burninghawk1...@h

RE: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Daniel Miller
ark BurningHawk Baxter Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 6:22 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Busy, busy everywhere Laura Ann: What are the specs of your system? I.E. how much ram and what GHZ processor? I'm running 4G of RAM and a 2.5GHZ processor, and rarely hear Busy more than

Re: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
Laura Ann: What are the specs of your system? I.E. how much ram and what GHZ processor? I'm running 4G of RAM and a 2.5GHZ processor, and rarely hear Busy more than once, and it rarely lasts more than a few seconds. I"m wondering if you could benefit from a hardware upgrade. • Mark BurningH

Re: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Laura ann Grymes, LMT
Thanks yes that does help and I will do that. Have a great day. Laura Ann On Jul 27, 2012, at 5:30 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > Hi Laura. > I think we're going some things this going on for a while, no matter how > much they test. We've got too many variables like Braille displays, etc. for > t

Re: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Laura. I think we're going some things this going on for a while, no matter how much they test. We've got too many variables like Braille displays, etc. for there not to be something. I don't mind a little busy busy if it stops soon. It might be worth it, if you can do it and after Mountai

Re: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Laura ann Grymes, LMT
I have a macbook pro new bought in Fall of 2012 silver. I7 processor, 8 gb ram. I get lots of busy messages with mail, safari and iTunes. running lion and have had those messages ever since using this Mac. This is my first apple computer and I just thought that is what they do. Its frustrating b

Re: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Eugenia Firth
e- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Lisette Wesseling > Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 5:38 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Busy, busy everywhere > > Hi Alex > I would actually say the opp

RE: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Daniel Miller
July 27, 2012 4:59 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Busy, busy everywhere Same here. I don't think I've had any busys at all, and startup is a lot faster. I'm very, very glad I got Mountain Lion! -Original Message- From: macvisionar

RE: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Missy Hoppe
7, 2012 5:38 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Busy, busy everywhere Hi Alex I would actually say the opposite. There is less busy busy on my 2011 MacBook pro with 4 gb ram than in Lion. Start up is definitely faster and I think VO is a bit snappier. Lisette On 28/07/2012, a

Re: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Harry Hogue
i agree. i have noticed less "busy, busy" overall. On Jul 27, 2012, at 3:37 PM, Lisette Wesseling wrote: > Hi Alex > I would actually say the opposite. There is less busy busy on my 2011 MacBook > pro with 4 gb ram than in Lion. Start up is definitely faster and I think VO > is a bit snappi

Re: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Lisette Wesseling
Hi Alex I would actually say the opposite. There is less busy busy on my 2011 MacBook pro with 4 gb ram than in Lion. Start up is definitely faster and I think VO is a bit snappier. Lisette On 28/07/2012, at 4:17 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > Has anyone else noticed this? I went through enough of tha

Re: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Christine Grassman
12:36 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Busy, busy everywhere > > I thought this was so, so was posting on account of Christine saying she > had a white MacBook. > > Egun On, Lagunak! Basque for G'day, Mates Louie P. (Pete) Nalda > Http://www.mysp

RE: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Daniel Miller
isionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Pete Nalda Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 12:36 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Busy, busy everywhere I thought this was so, so was posting on account of Christine saying she had a white MacBook. Egun On, Lagunak! Basque for G'day, Mates

Re: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Pete Nalda
012 12:15 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Busy, busy everywhere > > I hope I'm wrong on this, but I thought the silver MacBooks were the > earliest that could run Mountain Lion. > > Egun On, Lagunak! Basque for G'day, Mates Louie P. (Pete) Nalda

RE: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Daniel Miller
.MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Pete Nalda Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 12:15 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Busy, busy everywhere I

Re: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Pete Nalda
> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 10:56 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Busy, busy everywhere > > I've got a thirteen-inch white MacBook purchased in February 2011. > > On Jul 27, 2012, at 11:54 AM, "Daniel Miller" wrote: > >> Christ

RE: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Daniel Miller
uly 27, 2012 10:48 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Busy, busy everywhere > > I have no idea what this means. :) > On Jul 27, 2012, at 11:43 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I suggest repairing permissions in disk utilities. >>

Re: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Christine Grassman
8 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Busy, busy everywhere > > I have no idea what this means. :) > On Jul 27, 2012, at 11:43 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I suggest repairing permissions in disk utilities. >> >> Rica

RE: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Daniel Miller
lf Of Alex Hall Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 11:41 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Busy, busy everywhere I know that, but if the machine is the same except the OS, we know where blame falls. With a screen, though, my mini runs quite well. If 10.8 causes that to change, I don'

Re: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Alex Hall
ups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall > Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 11:18 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Busy, busy everywhere > > Has anyone else noticed this? I went through enough of that constant busy > stuff before I

RE: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Daniel Miller
[mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 11:18 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Busy, busy everywhere Has anyone else noticed this? I went through enough of that constant busy stuff before I got a working monitor. If 10.8 causes

Re: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Alex Hall
Has anyone else noticed this? I went through enough of that constant busy stuff before I got a working monitor. If 10.8 causes those problems, I don't think I'll be upgrading until they're fixed. On 7/27/12, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > I suggest repairing permissions in disk utilities. > > Ri

RE: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Daniel Miller
s.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christine Grassman Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 10:48 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Busy, busy everywhere I have no idea what this means. :) On Jul 27, 2012, at 11:43 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > I sug

Re: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Christine Grassman
I have no idea what this means. :) On Jul 27, 2012, at 11:43 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > I suggest repairing permissions in disk utilities. > > Ricardo Walker > rica...@appletothecore.info > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Jul 27, 2012, at 8:10 AM, Christine Gra

Re: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I suggest repairing permissions in disk utilities. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Jul 27, 2012, at 8:10 AM, Christine Grassman wrote: > Since installing ML, I am noticing a huge increase in "busy" messages in > Mail, Safari, Fi

Re: Busy, busy everywhere

2012-07-27 Thread Eugenia Firth
I am have the same problem with control option space. Here's what I did that helps some, especially when you need to do several of them at once. Lock your vo keys with control option semicolon. You won't want to do this if you have just one you want to do maybe, but it helps. You will need to u