Author Topic: Has anyone who has upgraded to Snow Leopard got a Retail DVD of Leopard? (Read 2478 times)

Cunning Plan · « **on:** August 16, 2010, 08:49:49 am »

I need to update my rig but I need a Leopard retail DVD to do it - (I can't do Snow Leopard just yet).

Apple do not sell Leopard anymore so I know a few of you guys run Macs, so if you have a retail DVD of Leopard, then upgraded to Snow Leopard - could I buy your copy of Leopard? (Snow Leopard is a different Licence key, so you technically have two (and I need one!).

HardRockCamaro · « **Reply #1 on:** August 16, 2010, 05:16:55 pm »

Sorry, I sold mine on ebay as you get about £50 a pop...

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #2 on:** August 16, 2010, 08:28:25 pm »

GAAHHHH I would have paid more coming from you

I don't trust the ones on eBay and they are £120 on Amazon

Wheres PhilO - I just 'sense' he has a copy..

Andy · « **Reply #3 on:** August 16, 2010, 09:18:18 pm »

art b · « **Reply #4 on:** August 16, 2010, 10:01:54 pm »

hey craig,
ive got leopard on two of my machines ,with a snow leopard disc, havn't upgraded yet, but i dont have a leopard disc as they came with it installed,

although i will have a look as the mac mini was brand new,so may be one in its box somewhere....

my lad may have got one,

with his mackbook which was brand new,

i will have to check with him, as it may be in his uni gaff in sheffield....

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #5 on:** August 17, 2010, 07:06:09 am »

Quoting: art b

although i will have a look as the mac mini was brand new,so may be one in its box somewhere....

my lad may have got one, with his mackbook which was brand new,

i will have to check with him, as it may be in his uni gaff in sheffield....

Appreciated Art

It needs to be the 'retail' Leopard DVD though which is the coloured purple and black disk, not the grey 'system restore' Leopard disk.

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #6 on:** August 17, 2010, 07:06:58 am »

Quoting: art b

with a snow leopard disc, havn't upgraded yet

How come?

art b · « **Reply #7 on:** August 17, 2010, 09:21:26 am »

will have a look today fella,
im not so sure there is a lot to be gained for me by upgrading to snow leopard
i may get round to it soon,
as i have just bought a wireless keyboard and magic mouse for the mac mini ,and intent to use one of the outputs to put it through our projector ,

and use it as a media centre...[ i have very little idea of what im doing there though...

so wait for daft questions...

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art b · « **Reply #8 on:** August 17, 2010, 12:03:53 pm »

ah bugger...

our discs that came with the machines are the grey ones...

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #9 on:** August 17, 2010, 12:11:08 pm »

Quoting: art b

our discs that came with the machines are the grey ones...

Okay, thanks for looking anyway.

Quoting: art b

and use it as a media centre...[ i have very little idea of what im doing there though... so wait for daft questions...]

Ask away bud, I use my hackingtosh as a media centre using VLC remote on my Android phone - bit more traditional to use as it displays a 'remote' with play, pause, volume etc rather than a keyboard and mouse, although they will be useful anyway browsing from the chairs.

Incursus · « **Reply #10 on:** August 17, 2010, 03:12:25 pm »

Quoting: Cunning Plan

VLC remote on my Android phone

Hmm I use Gmote.

VLC better?

Roadkill · « **Reply #11 on:** August 17, 2010, 06:11:29 pm »

Wow.

I haven't the foggiest f*cking clue what any of you are talking about !!

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #12 on:** August 17, 2010, 07:01:52 pm »

Quoting: Incursus

VLC better?

No idea - never tried GMote - might do now though.. VLC is good as a dedicated 'media' remote once you have VLC open, you can browse your disks for media and play music, movies etc, all with full control, play, stop, pause, fast forward, volume etc.

I guess GMote is more of a computer controller, so can open programs, turn on and off etc..

Both together would be cool maby

Quoting: Roadkill

I haven't the foggiest f*cking clue what any of you are talking about !!

It's okay, you have an awesome garage so we will let you off

Incursus · « **Reply #13 on:** August 18, 2010, 06:42:31 am »

Quoting: Cunning Plan

VLC open, you can browse your disks for media and play music, movies etc, all with full control, play, stop, pause, fast forward, volume etc.

Yeah Gmote does all that plus it has a "trackpad" mode.
Will have a look at VLC though

Completely

but a guy at work showed me this Tasker app.

http://tasker.dinglisch.net/

Seems quite cool gonna try it out.

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #14 on:** August 18, 2010, 07:01:40 am »

Quoting: Incursus

http://tasker.dinglisch.net/

That is good! I've been looking for something that could perform as a 'macro' when I play music - I need to turn the Desire's wireless off first before connecting the phone to my bluetooth A2DP stereo, then I can play music - the wireless interferes otherwise.

That automated would be great - so as soon as I click on MortPlayer, it performs those actions

Incursus · « **Reply #15 on:** August 18, 2010, 09:53:38 am »

Indeed. So far I've set up to switch on Airplane mode overnight but check for SMS/Voicemail every 15mins.

And to switch on WiFi automatically when I'm at home

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #16 on:** August 19, 2010, 07:18:09 am »

Okay, I've made a 'task' to do what I want, but how do you convert that into a button that you can have on the desktop that will run the task anytime you want?

Incursus · « **Reply #17 on:** August 19, 2010, 07:38:31 am »

http://tasker.wikidot.com/prelaunch ?

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #18 on:** August 20, 2010, 07:16:41 am »

Still can't get it to do what I want - I don't think I am fully understanding the instructions

Incursus · « **Reply #19 on:** August 20, 2010, 07:42:56 am »

You just want the WiFi to switch off and Blue tooth to come on when you start your music app?

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #20 on:** August 20, 2010, 09:46:37 am »

Yes, but Bluetooth is usually already on, but I need it to switch off then back on to re-pair with the stereo headunit.

Something like:

Bluetooth Off > Wireless Off > Bluetooth On > Music App

And the reverse - in two buttons on the desktop

Incursus · « **Reply #21 on:** August 20, 2010, 11:07:27 am »

Create a new Task profile with your music app as the context. Then add those three tasks "Bluetooth Off > Wireless Off > Bluetooth On"
Every time you run the app bluetooth and Wireless will switch off and then Bluetooth will switch back on.

Just tried it on mine for my Absolute Radio App seems to work fine. I don't have any Bluetooth head gear to test it fully though.

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #22 on:** August 20, 2010, 12:15:32 pm »

AHHH cheers dude! Got it working. I didn't realise the way you had to 'attach' it to the app by selecting it as the context - so when you launch the app, it runs the macros. I thought you had to make buttons..

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #23 on:** August 20, 2010, 12:17:17 pm »

.... But how do you make it so when you close the music player, it turns the WiFi back on?

Incursus · « **Reply #24 on:** August 20, 2010, 12:45:41 pm »

Quoting: Cunning Plan

.... But how do you make it so when you close the music player, it turns the WiFi back on?

Hmm When I tryed the WiFi returned to its previous setting when I closed the app.

perhaps set the Wifi mode as toggle rather than off?

EDIT: Found if you tap on the Task you get task options one of them is to Add Exit Task! (switch on WiFi)

Author Topic: Has anyone who has upgraded to Snow Leopard got a Retail DVD of Leopard? (Read 2478 times)

Andy

Roadkill