Are people using a Mac living on a Island?

1) Was sending a friend photos in .rar & .sit archive format,

he couldn't open it!

2) Received a Quicktime from a add agency, Quicktime 6.0 couldn't play it.

3) Downloaded Quicktime player 7.0 for win, the Quicktime player expires after a few weeks:

.SIT is the preferred data compression format for the Mac, far as I know. You can download a free stuffit expander...although won't OS X open SIT files? I wouldn't know, I always have expander on there so maybe it's what's always opening it up.

This is bull{censored}. I work with .SIT, .ZIP and all kinds of files on my Mac running 10.3.9, every day.

I also work with .WMV files, and tons of other Microsoft Wintel-oriented file types.

A Mac, like any computer, is only as good as its operator tells it to be.

- Jeff

OSX will automatically unstuff a .sit file.

Windows people with half a brain can also open .sit files with the free app, however Mac users who send compressed files to Windows users should use Dropzip instead of Stuffit, and creat a .zip file not a .sit file so as to not confuse the Windoze user and computer.

The 7.0 screenshot that you posted is a BETA.

It will time out and be replaced by the next build, Angelo.

I went to check and 7.0.3 is the current release. It is bundled with iTunes 6. Maybe this is a marketing-based timeout

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/22903

Is this features incl. in the standard OS installation, or did you install them later seperatly?

Aha, thanks !!!

In Mac OS X, just right click on a file in the finder and select "Create archive of". If you only have the dumb Apple one button mouse, you can use Control click to get the same effect as right clicking.

Using "Create archive of" creates a zip file that is readable on just about all computer thingies.

Plus, in case you are sending mail, it's best to create the zip file of any attachments because the mail programs will mangle many files otherwise. I found this out the hard way when I used Mac mail to send a Digital Performer file. The Digital Performer file could not be opened. However, sending this same file as a zip file works nicely.

With regards to communication with MS Windows world, I would suggest ONLY the zip format as my fellow right coaster where02190 has pointed out.

I use StuffIt Deluxe to write both .SIT and .ZIP archives, which I send to both Mac and PC people without a flaw. Conversely, I have no problem opening these files either.

For .WMV files, I have Windows Media Player for Mac, which opens automatically any time I run into a .WMV, either standalone or on a web site.

I also trade Word, Excel and PowerPoint docs with PC people every day. Honestly, I can't find a single area where I'm crippled due to cross-platform file compatibility anymore.

- Jeff

I use Mac here at MUN, and yes, I DO live on an island....geographically speaking.

Seriously, I haven't had any major issues over not being able to read/open files sent to me by others. The same can be said about files going the other way - no complaints from other folks.

Cheers!

Spencer

I work on Manhattan Island. Does that count?

Living on an island works for me.

What's a Mac? Is that what the d00d on Penny Lane keeps forgetting, when he runs out into the pouring rain?

Very strange.

That's what i expected to hear. He must have a crippled installation on his Mac.

thanks Jeff

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Jeff da Weasel sez---------->This is bull{censored}. I work with .SIT, .ZIP and all kinds of files on my Mac running 10.3.9, every day.

I also work with .WMV files, and tons of other Microsoft Wintel-oriented file types.

A Mac, like any computer, is only as good as its operator tells it to be.

- Jeff

Brucie sez---------->Jeff - I'm running 10.3.2 on my G4. Do I qualify for a cripple status??

I am not a computer geek. I barely scuffle along on my Mac. But I love it!

Brucie the Viking!!!

I have no problems running ANY media on my mac.

And, I DO live on an Island....

Grosse Ile, MI

I'd go to versiontracker.com and update the media stuff, then try again.

Jeff, please tell Bruce what could be not working on his Mac, he is the younger bloke of us two i was talking about, who couldn't open the .rar and .sit archive files.

It's may also possible, that my files aren't correct. I can send you the .rar + .sit for analysis...

Brucie sez---------->Jeff - I'm running 10.3.2 on my G4. Do I qualify for a cripple status??

amplayer sez: Yes, 10.3.2 qualifies for "cripple status". If you have any version of Panther, there's no reason not to have the latest version. I run 10.3.9 on my G4 laptop, and it is decidedly better than 10.3.2. Download the latest version for free today, and then you won't be "crippled" anymore.

If you had said you were running Panther instead of Tiger, I'd say you were sceptical, not crippled. I do have Tiger running on my G5, and it has some nice features. It isn't leaps and bounds better than Panther though.

Stuffit Delux is NOT part of the MAc OX install, it is a 3rd party application.

However I also have Stuffit Delux and have no issues with others (Mac or PC) and compressed files.

AFA MS Office compatibility, MS makes Office for Mac, and Mac created MS Office files are directly compatible with Windows users.

Not at all, my friend. But as someone has said, there's really no reason you shouldn't move up to 10.3.9. It's the latest version of the Mac OS you and I are running (called Panther) and it's very stable, at least for me.

You can update your Mac very, very easily, if you want to. Go to the little blue apple in the upper left portion of your monitor and click it. Under there, you'll find a menu item called "software update" while you're online. It will look at the Apple site and your computer, and determine what needs updating. If you're running 10.3.2, it's probably quite a few things.

WARNING: I know nothing about your system and what else you're running, and don't want to break your stuff if it's working for you. However, 10.3.9 has been fine for me, as well as the more recent updates to QuickTime and so on. But you may want to have your "Mac Guy" around (if you have a local person who helps with your computer stuff) who can look at what you're doing and make sure you're not changing any OS software which would conflict with other things you're running.

- Jeff

FWIW, on multiple occasions I have seen Win users experience problems opening .zip files created by this Mac OS X function.

Never any problem with .zips created from the same source files by StuffIt, though.

Another vote for 10.3.9, Bruce. I'm quite happy with it. I say, go for it (taking Jeff's cautions into advisement).

Brucie sez---------->Jeff - I'm running 10.3.2 on my G4. Do I qualify for a cripple status??

Hell, I was running 10.2.3 as recently as last month; I must be crippled. I upped to 10.2.8 (highest 10.2 rev), updated a few propietary drivers for my MOTU stuff, and had zero issues.

It looks like I'm going to upgrade the hardware soon, and all the new stuff is pre-installed with 10.4 Tiger, so I'm going to totally leapfrog 10.3.

Brucie - not to scare you or anything, but after you do Software Update, it's also a good practice to do this: Look in the Applications folder for the Utility folder; inside there, find Disk Utility. Run that; you will see a window showing the hard drives in your computer (I assume you have more than 1?) Select the one that has OS X installed on it (i.e. not your audio drive) and click "Fix Permissions". This will run for a minute or two - it's a good tool to clean up with after installations/upgrades.

It's actually called repair permissions, and it's a good idea to run that once a week or so, as we did desktop rebuilds and PRAM zaps in OS9.

Applications-utilities-disc utility.