Apple IOS 7

Both my phone and ipad informed me that ios 7 is ready for download and install, so for the last hour, been trying to download, it never completes.for both devices.

80Mb fibre is my connection to the web.

ok then guys another dim question from the forums most technophobic member
so hoping one of you technical genii can point me in the right direction...

I got my mac mini and although I'm struggling with the setup / control which I'm sure aren't as different to a pc as I think, I've got it working...

But how do I record streams with it?

It came shipped with Quicktime which has a recorder, but I can only get it to record my cam not a stream! (not good!)
or it will screen record...

but do I need some different software to record streams? (preferably audio & video)

I've got the channels covered using jacksta on my pc, so this is specifically to record Facetime...

can anyone help? Please!!
(let me know if you need anymore info, but I haven't even sussed how to find what os I've got yet!)

thanks
G

Joker1305 wrote:

dazaman wrote:

misterG wrote:but with the hdmi output could I plug into my tv? (even if I cant use the old monitor) find myself using the laptop more on the tv than the monitor theses days anyway,..

If your TV as HDMI then yes, i browse through my monitor then change connections to play games on TV.

But from my perspective it won't replace a monitor anyway.
To watch films and maybe to play games a TV is good, but for internet and office and things like that I don't real like it, though I have a not too bad 40" Full HD TV.
Somehow small letters are still better to read on the normal display of my notebook.
OK, maybe the mac has a better scaleability of the letters, in Windows some menus and text boxes are not enough scaleable so they are very small at 1920x1080.

Regards
Joker

Great for movies and games yes, also for video calling reading this kind of message still not so great.

dazaman wrote:

misterG wrote:but with the hdmi output could I plug into my tv? (even if I cant use the old monitor) find myself using the laptop more on the tv than the monitor theses days anyway,..

If your TV as HDMI then yes, i browse through my monitor then change connections to play games on TV.

But from my perspective it won't replace a monitor anyway.
To watch films and maybe to play games a TV is good, but for internet and office and things like that I don't real like it, though I have a not too bad 40" Full HD TV.
Somehow small letters are still better to read on the normal display of my notebook.
OK, maybe the mac has a better scaleability of the letters, in Windows some menus and text boxes are not enough scaleable so they are very small at 1920x1080.

Regards
Joker

misterG wrote:but with the hdmi output could I plug into my tv? (even if I cant use the old monitor) find myself using the laptop more on the tv than the monitor theses days anyway,..

If your TV as HDMI then yes, i browse through my monitor then change connections to play games on TV.

dazaman wrote:

Joker1305 wrote:

dazaman wrote:...

The mini is just a small box, you need a monitor and its HDMI connection but, like with mine i got an adaptor sent with it...

But is there a way to use a VGA monitor? HDMI is fully digital while VGA is analog, so there usually doesn't help an adapter, adapters usually can only work to DVI-D or Displayport.
Or is it a DVI output? These usually support both digital and analog.

Regards
Joker

Your right Joker on that but, there is some out there though but reviews are a bit Hmmm on them, hit and miss and sadly mainly miss i would update my monitor too i'm afraid G, so end result around £600 pounds but, i still think more value for money than just getting a phone.

but with the hdmi output could I plug into my tv? (even if I cant use the old monitor) find myself using the laptop more on the tv than the monitor theses days anyway,..

Joker1305 wrote:

dazaman wrote:...

The mini is just a small box, you need a monitor and its HDMI connection but, like with mine i got an adaptor sent with it...

But is there a way to use a VGA monitor? HDMI is fully digital while VGA is analog, so there usually doesn't help an adapter, adapters usually can only work to DVI-D or Displayport.
Or is it a DVI output? These usually support both digital and analog.

Regards
Joker

Your right Joker on that but, there is some out there though but reviews are a bit Hmmm on them, hit and miss and sadly mainly miss i would update my monitor too i'm afraid G, so end result around £600 pounds but, i still think more value for money than just getting a phone.

dazaman wrote:...

The mini is just a small box, you need a monitor and its HDMI connection but, like with mine i got an adaptor sent with it...

But is there a way to use a VGA monitor? HDMI is fully digital while VGA is analog, so there usually doesn't help an adapter, adapters usually can only work to DVI-D or Displayport.
Or is it a DVI output? These usually support both digital and analog.

Regards
Joker

misterG wrote:

dazaman wrote:Hi G,

For me i would rather go for a mac mini at £499 rather than a phone at £549 and more apps better storage and so on, i used a mac mini for 4 years, btw normal size screen needed of course but less chance of killing eyes too quick

looking at this a bit more seriously in the cold light of day... but I know nothing about macs....
presumably the mac mini is just like a desktop - so needs to be connected to a monitor (doesnt say vga on the spec I'm looking at) but it doesn't mention a 'facetime' camera, so can I use my logitech hd? and operating system is IO X - is that later than IO 7 or just different?...
guess a visit to currys is on then cards...

The mini is just a small box, you need a monitor and its HDMI connection but, like with mine i got an adaptor sent with it, i use a 2 year old logitech camera and works fine.

If you get one give me a shout and i'll help where i can

dazaman wrote:Hi G,

For me i would rather go for a mac mini at £499 rather than a phone at £549 and more apps better storage and so on, i used a mac mini for 4 years, btw normal size screen needed of course but less chance of killing eyes too quick

looking at this a bit more seriously in the cold light of day... but I know nothing about macs....
presumably the mac mini is just like a desktop - so needs to be connected to a monitor (doesnt say vga on the spec I'm looking at) but it doesn't mention a 'facetime' camera, so can I use my logitech hd? and operating system is IO X - is that later than IO 7 or just different?...
guess a visit to currys is on then cards...

dazaman wrote:Hi G,

For me i would rather go for a mac mini at £499 rather than a phone at £549 and more apps better storage and so on, i used a mac mini for 4 years, btw normal size screen needed of course but less chance of killing eyes too quick

thanks Daz, thought of that but not really in a position to do either at the moment, so was wondering about upgrading my pay monthly mobile to an iphone (and prob just 4S, at least initially) - so a few extra £ per month but no major investment...
only have a laptop at the mo as my desktop packed in a while back and was thinking of replacing that soon, so maybe I'll think about a mac instead, but its gonna take me a few months to get it together and wanted this a bit quicker!

misterG wrote:hi guys,
have always been pc user and a bit of a technophobe, but a certain someone has joined saucytime and they use facetime - so it looks like I may be investing in an iphone...
but before I make any major investment, please can anyone advise:
1) there was some talk about making facetime pc compatible, but it looks like its not been done yet - is that still the case?
2) is it possible to record facetime videochat on an iphone?
3) once I've recorded it, can I copy it onto my windows pc? (ie would it be a compatible video file and can I direct connect an iphone to a pc or do I have to use some middleware?)
any guidance appreciated!
thanks
G

Hi G,

For me i would rather go for a mac mini at £499 rather than a phone at £549 and more apps better storage and so on, i used a mac mini for 4 years, btw normal size screen needed of course but less chance of killing eyes too quick

hi guys,
have always been pc user and a bit of a technophobe, but a certain someone has joined saucytime and they use facetime - so it looks like I may be investing in an iphone...
but before I make any major investment, please can anyone advise:
1) there was some talk about making facetime pc compatible, but it looks like its not been done yet - is that still the case?
2) is it possible to record facetime videochat on an iphone?
3) once I've recorded it, can I copy it onto my windows pc? (ie would it be a compatible video file and can I direct connect an iphone to a pc or do I have to use some middleware?)
any guidance appreciated!
thanks
G

Updated my iPad yesterday evening without any problems.

iOS7 ? Well, need to get used to. Seems to me more like the look and feel of Android, however, with Apple features.

Slow

Shirtfull wrote:Both my phone and ipad informed me that ios 7 is ready for download and install, so for the last hour, been trying to download, it never completes.for both devices.

80Mb fibre is my connection to the web.

Maybe too many other people with the same idea so the servers break down?

Regards
joker