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 Sports / Usain Bolt Is Using Performance Enhancing Drugs? by Olisa74(m): 7:36am On Aug 10, 2012 |
IS OLYMPIC SPRINTER USAIN BOLT ON STEROIDS? As we prepare to watch the 2012 Olympic Track and Field events, all eyes are squarely on Jamaican sprinter and world record holder Usain Bolt to see if he can match or surpass his blindingly fast times from the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. But does anyone care to investigate whether the world’s greatest sprinter — Usain Bolt is on steroids? Usain Bolt’s Record Breaking History In those 2008 Games, Bolt shocked the world by smashing the world record in the 100m and 200m races, becoming the first sprinter to ever crack the 9.7s barrier by running a 9.69s (including the early celebration that began 5m prior to the finish line) in the 100m and a 19.30s in the 200m. The following year at the 2009 World Championships, Bolt lowered his time in the 100m to a seemingly impossible 9.58s and in the 200m to a mind-numbing 19.19s. The Case in Favor of Usain Bolt’s Steroid Use In the three years since smashing two of the most famous world records in 2009, we haven’t heard much from Usain Bolt. Rumors of injuries and relationships kept him largely out of the public eye until he re-appeared on the scene at the 2011 World Championships, where he ran a more modest 19.40s in the 200m before anchoring a world record-breaking 400m relay for the Jamaican Team. Since 2009, Bolt hasn’t come close to touching any of his records and his performance at the 2012 Olympic Trials (in which he ran a mortal 9.86s in the 100m and 19.83s in the 200m) seemed to indicate that his best times are well behind him. But that would ignore the entire process of steroid cycling. As everyone who understands steroids knows, athletes utilize Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) pursuant to a cycle that seeks to slowly elevate testosterone and growth hormone levels (and corresponding to an increase in performance) to a peak that is concurrent with a competition. How Usain Bolt and other Olympic Sprinters Can Beat Olympic Drug Testing A typical PED cycle would begin 12 weeks out from competition with the target date being the day prior to or of the competition. Along with the use of undetectable steroids and daily growth hormone injections, the athlete would also have his blood drawn on a daily basis to monitor his testosterone and rhGH ratios in an effort to keep them within Olympic World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) testing limits. Close monitoring of these ratios allow an Olympic sprinter such as Bolt to both use PEDs up to the day of competition while still comfortably submitting to multiple drug tests. This isn’t evidence particular to Usain Bolt, as it could just as easily describe the protocol that every Olympic sprinter is using to pass the drug tests. However, it is mentioned simply to point out how easily Olympic athletes are able to pass an Olympic-level drug test, even with the highest levels of scrutiny. The bottom line is that if an athlete is within the permissible testosterone and rhGH ratios, he is deemed clean. The reality is that any athlete who doesn’t maximize his testosterone and rhGH levels to the maximum permissible level has no chance of breaking a world record. For example, let’s assume that a talented NCAA sprinter has a testosterone ratio (testosterone: epitestosterone) of 1:1 which is considered normal, or average. The current WADA guidelines permit a ratio of up to 4:1. Given the fact that the only way for an NCAA sprinter to make any money sprinting is to win international competitions and garner endorsements, what reason could that NCAA sprinter possibly have for NOT quadrupling his testosterone ratio up to the maximum of 4:1? Using a number of undetectable steroid compounds, that same athlete would presumably see a major improvement in his sprint times without ever ‘testing positive’. And this is the folly of drug testing: It gives ‘dirty’ athletes all the ammunition they need to proclaim themselves ‘clean’ — replete with Olympic level testing results. Passing an Olympic Drug Test Does Not Make Usain Bolt ‘Clean’ The worst argument that anyone can make for Usain Bolt being a clean athlete is that he has yet to fail a steroid or other drug test, despite being subjected to rigorous drug testing protocols. The reality is that most Olympic athletes have their blood levels so closely monitored that only an egregious miscalculation in the timing of a steroid injection or use of a masking agent (i.e. diuretics) to dilute the levels of a steroid within the blood would result in a positive test. This is the only reason why we rarely see positive tests for Olympic level athletes. International steroid expert Anthony Roberts told Muscleweek: “With regards to fooling the Olympic drug tests, many of the same loopholes that existed ten to twenty years ago still exist today. Until those loopholes are closed, there will always be a shadow of doubt falling on the Olympics.” Roberts continued, “Testosterone, hGH and most of the other highly potent anabolics are virtually undetectable — when we see a positive test and a tearfully apologetic athlete, he or she probably represents less than 1% of those who are actually using banned substances.” Olympic Drug Testing is a Joke United States Olympic Gold Medalist Marion Jones proudly proclaimed that she passed more than 160 drug tests in her career. The fact remains that she won three gold medals at the 2000 Olympics while passing the supposedly stringent requirements of Olympic WADA testing. And yet, despite breaking world records in the 100m and 200m sprints; despite being romantically involved with and coached by Olympic shot-putter CJ Hunter who tested positive for steroids four times leading up to the 2000 Olympics and was subsequently banned by the ITAF; despite being romantically involved with and coached by Olympic sprinter Tim Montgomery who tested positive for steroids and was subsequently banned; despite training under track coach Trevor Graham who has been banned for life from track and field; and despite her affiliation with BALCO Labs and the insistence of BALCO president Victor Conte who admitted to injecting Marion Jones with steroids, the general public and sports ‘journalists’ were still gullible enough to believe that Marion Jones was in fact, a ‘clean athlete.’ As Marion Jones proved, testing ‘clean’ means absolutely nothing. Usain Bolt’s Track ‘Coach’ is a Steroid Expert Interestingly (and perhaps damningly) in making a case against Usain Bolt, a fact that is often ignored is that the man who worked with Victor Conte at Balco Labs and later testified against CJ Hunter, Tim Montgomery, Marion Jones, and yes — current 2012 U.S. Olympic sprinter Justin Gatlin– was a man by the name of Angel Heredia. Prior to working at BALCO, Angel Heredia was a national discus champion for Mexico. In the case against BALCO and Graham, he is referred to as ‘Source A’ and his testimony against BALCO athletes in verifying the documents that detailed the drug schedules for those athletes was crucial in obtaining convictions or confessions from those individuals. But BALCO drug guru Angel Heredia never served a day in prison. Even more suspiciously, sometime after 2008, Angel Heredia legally changed his name to Angel Hernandez. Pop Quiz: Why would Angel Heredia change his name to Angel Hernandez? Answer: Usain Bolt hired the new incarnation of Angel Heredia to become his track ‘coach’ in 2009. Unfortunately for Mr. Heredia, Google Search can be a terrible thing for a man with a past like Angel.Bolt’s Coach is more of a Chemist than a Coach According to the New York Times, Usain Bolt’s track coach Angel Hernandez has referred to himself as a chemist, scientist and nutritionist. Pop Quiz #2: Why would the world’s top ‘natural’ sprinter need the services of a chemist affiliated with BALCO and multiple dirty sprinters? Answer: A logical response would be that Usain Bolt isn’t any more ‘clean’ than Marion Jones, Justin Gatlin, Ben Johnson, Tim Montgomery, or even Jamaican-born U.S. sprinter Debbie Dunn — who bowed out of the 2012 Olympics just days prior to the opening ceremonies when she tested positive for a testosterone derivative. Logic would seem to dictate that sprinters need sprint coaches, not chemists. But no, Usain Bolt needs a chemist. Just as those aforementioned sprinters who have broken track records before have. Because a great sprint coach could never help a track athlete as much as a great chemist can. Here’s more from Usain’s ‘coach’ explaining his precise skill set as it applies to ‘coaching’ in that 2008 interview: SPIEGEL: So you became a therapist for the athletes in matters of drugs? Heredia: More like a coach. Together we found out what was good for which body and what the decomposition times were. I designed schedules for cocktails and regimens that depended on the money the athletes offered me. Street drugs for little money, designer drugs for tens of thousands. Usually I sent the drugs by mail, but sometimes the athletes came to me. Still not convinced? Consider this New York Times article from 2008 that documented how Angel Heredia (Hernandez) was on the payroll of no less than 12 Olympic level athletes, including Olympic Gold Medalist Sprinter Maurice Greene (detecting a pattern here, no?): In recent interviews with The New York Times, Mr. Heredia described how and with whom he worked, sharing copies of records that appear to link him to many of the best sprinters of the last decade. Those records include e-mail exchanges of doping regimens, canceled checks, telephone recordings, shipping records, laboratory readings of blood and urine samples, and Justice Department documents. Among his clients, Mr. Heredia identified 12 athletes who had won a combined 26 Olympic medals and 21 world championships. Four of the 12 athletes, including Ms. Jones, had been named and barred from competition for illicit drug use. Eight of the 12 — notably, the sprinter Maurice Greene — have never been previously linked to performance-enhancing drugs. Mr. Greene, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and a five-time world champion, has never failed a drug test. Mr. Heredia showed The Times a copy of a bank transaction form showing a $10,000 wire transfer from a Maurice Greene to a relative of Mr. Heredia’s; two sets of blood-test lab reports with Mr. Greene’s name and age on them; and an e-mail message from a close friend and track-club teammate of Mr. Greene’s, attaching one of the lab reports and saying, “Angel, this is maurices results sorry it took so long. Why would an athlete’s own ‘coach’, errr, I mean ‘chemist’ be testing his own athlete’s blood? Well, if you believe the ‘coaches’, it’s to analyze the blood and determine if there are any deficits in any areas that may need to be addressed. But a chemist would just tell you that it’s to confirm that the testosterone and ghGH ratios are within the legal limits. Who would you believe? Would you believe Usain Bolt’s coach? If so, then you might want to consider this, from the same Times Article: Mr. Heredia, 33, a former Mexican national discus champion, is a secretive figure on the track circuit who describes himself as a chemist, scientist and nutritionist. The son of a chemist, Mr. Heredia received an undergraduate degree in kinesiology from Texas A&M in Kingsville, records show. He said he used family connections to pharmacies and labs in Mexico to help his business. For years, Mr. Heredia said, he helped his clients flout the rules and easily avoided detection. Substances like human growth hormone and the blood booster erythropoietin, or EPO, are still virtually impossible to detect, and “it is still easy to use testosterone” with fast-acting creams, he said. “You combine all these things — boom! — you get amazing results,” Mr. Heredia said. Amazing, indeed. Earlier today, Usain Bolt just became the first Olympic athlete to repeat winning Gold in the 100m and 200m sprints. His times of 9.63s in the 100m and 19.32 in the 200m are his best times since the 2009 World Championships and after his 200m victory, he boldly declared that he is “the greatest athlete who ever lived.” It probably doesn’t hurt that he just happens to have “the greatest chemist who ever lived” right there in his corner Source: http://www.muscleweek.com/is-usain-bolt-on-steroids 2 Likes |
| Computers / Re: Outlook.com: Microsoft's New & Better Email Service (goodbye Hotmail) by Olisa74(m): 7:34am On Aug 01, 2012 |
I am so not liking the new interface. It all feels like a step backwards to me. Seems like we might just have to get used to it though.  |
| Computers / Re: Apple OSX, Mountain Lion Released!! by Olisa74(m): 11:33am On Jul 25, 2012 |
Thanks Maleeq for the updates. Waiting for the release of Windows 8, and the subsequent Windows 8 vs Mountain Lion debates! |
| Computers / Re: Post Your Imac, Macbook And Macbook Pro Problems Here. by Olisa74(m): 7:28am On Jul 25, 2012 |
Good day people! Mountain Lion has been released today. I have been running the Gold Master edition released to developers for over a week now. So far, it has been running seamlessly. I would strongly recommend we all upgrade to Mountain Lion. Let us know about any problems or glitches. Thanks and have a great day people. |
| Computers / Re: Post Your Imac, Macbook And Macbook Pro Problems Here. by Olisa74(m): 10:19pm On Jul 14, 2012 |
LizyL: Well, I have tried my but but it just doesn't want to work, i know where the switch is but i cant get the right position to trigger it. do you think i can take it to a laptop repairer and they can open it up to do it, I would be a bit wary of taking it to any laptop repairer. The laptop doesn't need to be opened. Try plugging the headphones back in, shutting down the macbook with the headphones still plugged in, restart the macbook, then slowly unplug the headphones. If that doesn't work, get a toothpick, insert it and gently turn the toothpick in a circular motion around the internal circumference of the jack. If you do decide to take it to a laptop repairer, explain the problem, let them know you are just trying to trigger a switch in the head phone jack. Explain to them that it is not a big problem. Please don't let them open the macbook unless they specialise in Apple products. |
| Computers / Re: Post Your Imac, Macbook And Macbook Pro Problems Here. by Olisa74(m): 8:33am On Jul 14, 2012 |
LizyL: Ive tried what you asked and it is still glowing red in the jack. Im so frustrated Please, don't get frustrated. It is a common problem.I have experienced it several times myself. The head phones accidentally activated your optical output. You have to keep trying. Insert the head phone back into the jack, then slowly twist it as you are slowly unplugging it. You are trying to click a switch inside the the jack. It takes several attempts to get it right. Keep trying, you will get it to work. |
| Computers / Re: Post Your Imac, Macbook And Macbook Pro Problems Here. by Olisa74(m): 10:06am On Jul 11, 2012 |
LizyL: hey guys, i've been usng my macbook with no problems at all until just last week when i noticed i couldn't hear from the laptop anymore, i could only use headphones and it's really pissing me off. when i remove the headphones, theres a glowing red led in the headphoe jack. what do i do? i need my sound back please.. Don't panic it is a very common problem.The red light in the headphone jack means that your MacBook thinks that an optical audio cable is plugged into the port. There is a tiny sensor inside the port that has been activated. Try plugging and unplugging your headphones into the port several times, it should touch the sensor again, which will switch the red light off and restore your sound. Alternatively you can wriggle a matchstick in the port until the red light goes off. 1 Like |
| Computers / Re: Post Your Imac, Macbook And Macbook Pro Problems Here. by Olisa74(m): 7:01am On Jul 11, 2012 |
halfcurrent: My newly purchased Macbook pro cannot play videos downloaded in MP3 & MP4 format. How can I resolve this? Please advise. Thanks. MP3 is an audio file format. I suggest you install VLC media player for playing videos. If your video files are not corrupt, they should play just fine. |
| Science/Technology / Re: Higgs Boson-a New Subatomic Particle That Could Redefine The World Dicovered by Olisa74(m): 8:00am On Jul 05, 2012 |
Why this has not yet made the front page on Nairaland is beyond me. This is one of greatest discoveries of century, and should be the final nail in the coffin of religion. |
| Computers / Re: Sony VAIO Notebook Debuts In Nigeria by Olisa74(m): 7:17am On Jun 28, 2012 |
Ileke-IdI: The DVD drive in laptops is becoming obsolete. Apple is merely leading the way, others will soon follow. |
| Computers / Re: Post Your Imac, Macbook And Macbook Pro Problems Here. by Olisa74(m): 11:43am On Jun 27, 2012 |
da student: I think it is fair to say we can discuss anything Mac related on this thread. The PC vs Mac arguments are very informative. |
| Computers / Re: Post Your Imac, Macbook And Macbook Pro Problems Here. by Olisa74(m): 11:36am On Jun 27, 2012 |
whiskystan: whats up everybody am new to this forum, but just want to know is their any fix for facetime on os X lion. cos my facetime does not work after i upgraded to osx lion?? any solution delete the .plist file for FaceTime from the Library, it should be in ~/Library/Preferences/ or ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/ then you should be back in business. |
| Politics / Re: GEJ Is A Joke & Clueless - Ghanaian Prof. Ayittey by Olisa74(m): 7:21am On Jun 26, 2012 |
Nigerians please stop whining and crying. It is medicine after death. The president of a country is a mere reflection of its people.GEJ won a somewhat free and fair election. Only a stupid populace will elect a stupid President. 1 Like |
| Computers / Re: Post Your Imac, Macbook And Macbook Pro Problems Here. by Olisa74(m): 10:04pm On Jun 25, 2012 |
amor4ce: What's the meaning of the "Built-in power supply" of the Mac mini? Battery? It means that the power supply is built into the Mac mini. So there is no external brick like in most laptops or like in the xbox 360 power supply.Apparently making it clutter free. |
| Computers / Re: Post Your Imac, Macbook And Macbook Pro Problems Here. by Olisa74(m): 6:02am On Jun 19, 2012 |
An increasing number of people what to know where they can buy Mac accessories in Nigeria. Is it not possible to order them from eBay or websites like Amazon.com, and have them delivered to Nigeria? I ask this question as this would be a much cheaper option for most people. 1 Like |
| Computers / Re: Post Your Imac, Macbook And Macbook Pro Problems Here. by Olisa74(m): 5:58am On Jun 19, 2012 |
kael: Please where can I find a Mac minidisplay to hdmi cable If you live in Nigeria try The Orchard, Shop 3, Civic Centre Ozumba Mbadiwe Street, VI, Lagos, 07028064109 Or iShopA.com |
| Computers / Re: Post Your Imac, Macbook And Macbook Pro Problems Here. by Olisa74(m): 7:17am On Jun 18, 2012 |
brabus: I need Macbook Air A1304 LCD flex cable. The mac is 2010 model. Try: The Orchard, Shop 3, Civic Centre Ozumba Mbadiwe Street, VI, Lagos, 07028064109 Or iShopA.com |
| Computers / Re: Post Your Imac, Macbook And Macbook Pro Problems Here. by Olisa74(m): 7:42am On Jun 15, 2012 |
Ola one: Hi, I feel you. Macbook Pros's have never been big on usb ports. You can easily get a USB extender ( google it). They are very cheap, and should ease your headache. |
| Computers / Re: Post Your Imac, Macbook And Macbook Pro Problems Here. by Olisa74(m): 7:35am On Jun 15, 2012 |
jehovahnoni: pls btw d new macbook pro wit retina display and d macbook pro 17 inch...wich one is d best and wich one do u tink i should buy.can i also configure macbook pro 17 inch jusk like in apple online store at marleygab international ? tanx The new Macbook pro with retina display, is the culmination of everything Apple has learnt in the Macbook field. It is the most expensive Macbook pro out there. It is one of the most expensive laptops in the market today. If money is not an issue, then it is arguably the best laptop you can buy right now. I personally think the laptop is way ahead of its time. Apps and websites are not yet optimised for the retina display. I would save money and go for the 17 or 15 inch Macbook pro. If you get the MacBook Pro with Retina display now, you’ll be waiting on the world to change. |
| Computers / Re: Post Your Imac, Macbook And Macbook Pro Problems Here. by Olisa74(m): 3:43pm On Jun 12, 2012 |
filibust: Hi Fellow Mac'kers, Apple Bootcamp and Parallels are both options for running operating systems such as Windows on computers running Mac OS X. These two solutions both have pros and cons for the end user and both utilize quite different technology from one another. This article will walk you through the process of choosing between Apple Bootcamp and Parallels. Apple BootCamp is a free utility that is pre-installed on all Macs running Mac OS X. This means the only cost associated with using this option is the cost of the operating system license you plan on installing. The current Parallels software, Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac, is priced at $79.99 or $49.99 to upgrade from a previous version. You can, however, download and try Parallels for 14 days free of charge through their trial offer. . . 2 Evaluate the differences in technology Apple Bootcamp allows you to run operating systems natively, i.e. giving it access to system resources such as full access to the CPU, Graphics, and all other system resources. This may be crucial for certain tasks such as playing games that require a lot of system resources. However, this means that you will only be able to boot into one operating system at a time, and cannot utilize both Mac OS X and the other operating system simultaneously.  Parallels will allow you to create a virtual machine for your operating system. This will allow you to run the operating system in a window within Mac OS X, allowing you to essentially run both operating systems simultaneously. . . 3 Examine the differences in user experience and Mac OS X integration The obvious difference in user experience is the fact that Parallels allows you to instantly switch between Mac OS X and another operating system. Bootcamp, on the other hand, forces you to choose one or another when booting your system. Parallels is highly integrated with Mac OS X, allowing you to transfer files from an operating system installed through Parallels such as Windows to Mac OS X and vice-versa via drag and drop. You can also access folders stored on your Mac through an operating system installed in Parallels and vice-versa. These are features that aren’t possible with Bootcamp. The startup time associated with Parallels is typically much faster than using Bootcamp. Launching an operating system through Parallels is comparable to opening an application. Launching an operating system through Bootcamp is similar to booting an OS such as Windows installed natively on a PC. . . 4 Consider the impact on system resources. When running an operating system in Parallels, it is sharing your system’s resources with your currently installed version of Mac OS X. You may experience sluggish performance even if your system meets the minimum system requirements for the application and operating system. If you are planning on running resource intensive applications such as games or video rendering software, it is probably best to utilize Bootcamp. This will allow you to have access to all system resources as if the operating system was installed natively. . . 5 Compare the setup process. Setup of operating systems in both applications is done via detailed onscreen instructions and takes approximately 5 to 15 minutes. Installation of the actual operating system after the initial setup process is complete will be done using its own procedure. For example, when installing Windows, the installation process will the same as if you were installing Windows natively on a PC. The Apple Bootcamp installation requires a utility that comes preinstalled on all Intel-based Macs called “Boot Camp Assistant” that will allow you to partition your hard drive, and provide you with a virtual CD containing all of the necessary drivers for your operating system. Installation of an operating system through Parallels will walk you through the process of preparing the drive and creating a virtual machine for the OS. You will also be able to specify how much RAM is allocated to the operating system. One benefit of this installation process is the ability to select the “Expanding” disk format. This will allow the disk image to grow as more data is required, allowing you to only use as much disk space as necessary. . http://www.wikihow.com/Choose-Between-Apple-Bootcamp-and-Parallels |
| Gaming / Re: What Game Are You Currently Playing? by Olisa74(m): 9:11pm On Jun 04, 2012 |
Anyone playing Max Payne 3 yet? Or is 27GB too much bandwidth to blow on one game? |
| Computers / Re: Post Your Imac, Macbook And Macbook Pro Problems Here. by Olisa74(m): 4:30pm On Jun 04, 2012 |
otumfour: Apple don't like people accessing the Library folder and so have hidden it. To bring it up, open finder, then press Command + Shift + G. In the window that pops up, type in ~/Library then press go or enter. Your Library folder then pops up. To keep it permanently simply drag it to your favourites folder. Please be careful what you modify in there. Apple kept it hidden for a reason. I am assuming you are using OSX Lion. |
| Computers / Re: Post Your Imac, Macbook And Macbook Pro Problems Here. by Olisa74(m): 8:09am On Jun 04, 2012 |
otumfour: HELP!!!! how do I locate an IOS firmware that I downloaded from iTunes on my MAC ~/Library/iTunes/iPhone Software Updates |
| Computers / Re: Post Your Imac, Macbook And Macbook Pro Problems Here. by Olisa74(m): 7:44am On Jun 04, 2012 |
aurora777: @olisa74, My macbook 13.1 late 2008 on OSX does not charge the battery when plugged into the mains and the laptop is in use but charges only when the machine is switched off. This is a recent phenomenon. kindly help. Hello aurora777 Have you tried resetting the System Management Controller? http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964?viewlocale=en_US If that does not help, then it seems like you might need a new battery connector. There is a switch in the connector which activates the sleep function when the magnet in the screen frame becomes closed. It sounds as if the switch is faulty. It only costs about £20 ( cheaper than a new charger) and is very easy to replace. This problem seems to only affect late 2008 MacBooks. Apple should be fixing it for free. The image is what the battery connector looks like. 1 Like
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| Computers / Re: Post Your Imac, Macbook And Macbook Pro Problems Here. by Olisa74(m): 12:41pm On Jun 03, 2012 |
all4naija: I think it is possible only that it runs slow. This video link -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C2dO0y5OdY explains how to go about it, through virtual PC. Virtual PC was discontinued by Microsoft in 2006. Even with virtual pc, hardly anything would be able to run on the G4. So making it kind of pointless. Bayfam is much better off getting himself a cheap windows laptop. |
| Computers / Re: Post Your Imac, Macbook And Macbook Pro Problems Here. by Olisa74(m): 9:00am On Jun 03, 2012 |
all4naija: It can be run on virtual machine(Vmware). VMware fusion doesn't run on PowerPC's like the ibook G4 Windows (natively) on a Mac was only possible after Apple transitioned to Intel processors. Since the iBook G4 is the older IBM PowerPC variety, it cannot be done. Bayfam is better off getting a windows pc. |
| Computers / Re: Post Your Imac, Macbook And Macbook Pro Problems Here. by Olisa74(m): 8:03am On Jun 02, 2012 |
bayfam: Hello, Pls i hv my iBook G4 mac laptop,can i install windows operating system on mac,because am more friendly to use windows,apple effizy is too much beside i can open full facebook website on it since,i don't what's wrong,so am thinking if windows we do. Thanks The ibook G4 doesn't use an intel processor, so it is impossible to run Windows on it. Sorry. 1 Like |
| Computers / Re: Post Your Imac, Macbook And Macbook Pro Problems Here. by Olisa74(m): 7:56am On May 28, 2012 |
beevalley: I found this article online which should be helpful. I didn't paste the link, because when I do, I get banned as the bots think it is spam. When you install OS X Lion, the system will create a hidden partition called "Recovery HD." In addition to providing recovery and diagnostics tools similar to those on the older OS X installation DVDs, it is also used for enabling enhanced features in Lion such as Apple's FileVault 2 disk encryption and the "Find My Mac" location service as part of iCloud. While this partition should be present on most systems running Lion, in some situations it may be missing. If you've installed Lion on a drive with too many partitions or an unsupported RAID array, then while the Lion installer will allow you to continue the OS installation, it will just omit setting up the Recovery HD partition. In addition to unsupported drive configurations, you can inadvertently remove the Recovery HD partition if you format your drive and restore from a cloned backup. While block-level cloning of a drive will preserve its partitions and the data on multiple volumes, this cannot be done on the boot drive so an alternative that is more commonly used is file-level cloning that copies all the files from one volume to another. Unfortunately doing this will only copy the files from your OS X installation and not from other partitions like Recovery HD, so if you have cloned your system to an external drive followed by repartitioning and formatting your internal drive and restoring, then you likely will have removed the recovery HD partition. With all partitions shown in Disk Utility, you can see whether or not the hidden Recovery HD partition is present on a drive. To see if your system contains a Recovery HD partition, you can restart with the Command-R keys held down. If your system boots to the recovery tools, then the partition is present. Optionally you can enable the debug menu in Disk Utility, followed by selecting "Show every partition" in this menu to see if the Recovery HD partition gets listed in the tool (it should be grayed out). If your recovery partition is missing, then there are several options you can take to use either it or its functions, but these options will depend on why your partition is missing in the first place: Unsupported drive setups If Lion was initially not able to create a Recovery HD partition because your drive setup is unsupported, then you will not be able to create the partition on your boot volume. As a result you will not be able to use advanced drive encryption options and iCloud's "Find my Mac" feature; however, you can still create a Recovery HD partition on another drive to use its tools. To do this, you will first need to redownload the Lion installer from the Mac App Store (you can do this by holding the Option key and clicking the Purchases tag, which will give you an option to redownload the installer). With the installer available, you now have two options. The first is to create an external boot drive from the installation disk image that is contained within the installer, and the second is to simply run the installer and install Lion to a secondary hard drive. When the installation is complete, you can then boot to the new drive and run Apple's Lion Recovery Disk Assistant tool to create a separate recovery thumb drive. Alternatively you can reboot to your main OS installation, run Disk Utility, and then format the new "Macintosh HD" volume on your secondary hard drive, which will leave the Recovery HD partition there for you to use if needed, while freeing up the rest of the drive for other uses. With these methods, do keep in mind that you may have to restart with the Option key held down to select and boot from the Recovery HD partition on the attached drive. Supported drive setups If your system initially had a recovery partition but after cloning and formatting it is no longer available, then one method of getting it back is to simply download and reinstall Lion from the Mac App Store. Doing this should keep your data and installed applications intact, but result in a fresh local Recovery HD partition installed along side your OS installation. 2010 Macs or later If you have a newer Mac system, then as long as you have the latest firmware updates installed you should be able to use Apple's Internet Recovery feature and can bypass the need for a local Recovery HD partition. Apple recently released new EFI firmware updates for mid-2010 MacBook and Mac Mini systems that enable Internet Recovery, but there are also updates available for newer 2011 Mac models that do the same thing. With the Internet Recovery enabled in the Mac's firmware, to use it you just need to restart with the Command-R keys held down. If there is no local Recovery HD partition available, then the system will ask you to join a network. You will need a Wi-Fi connection available that is secured with a WPA or WPA2 password (other forms of connection such as WEP and certificate-based authentication will not work), and then the system will download and boot from a recovery image file obtained from Apple's servers. |
| Computers / Re: Post Your Imac, Macbook And Macbook Pro Problems Here. by Olisa74(m): 1:01am On May 28, 2012 |
beevalley: Hi all. I have a late 2011 Macbook pro 15. I had a corrupt mac installation and decided to reinstall. After that, i lost my recovery partition. I am assuming you reinstalled Lion OSX. Your recovery partition is built into Lion OSX. Restart your Mac. While it is booting hold down the option key. Your Mac HD and Recovery HD should then appear. |
| Computers / Re: Post Your Imac, Macbook And Macbook Pro Problems Here. by Olisa74(m): 11:51pm On May 23, 2012 |
filibust: Whoa! God is awesome. I finally got myself a mac system. Though not new, but its in good condition. Its a Macbook Pro 15.4 with 4RAM, 2.2Ghz... Great news!!! Welcome aboard. You are guaranteed to enjoy the ride!!! |
| Computers / Re: Post Your Imac, Macbook And Macbook Pro Problems Here. by Olisa74(m): 7:17am On Apr 25, 2012 |
aurora777: Please assist me to configure modem on my mac. I use etisalat network on an unlocked MTN Huawei modem. the problem is that the connection goes and comes at will and the system says modem not configured. It would take me another hour before the system gets connected again, Please assist. Click the Apple Menu, and then click System Preferences. Open Network. Click the gear icon at the bottom of the left pane, and then click Set Service Order. Drag the connection that you are using to the top of the list.( Your Huawei modem ) Click OK. Click Apply. Restart your computer. Your mac will recognise your Huawei Modem as your main connection type, and should always stay connected. 1 Like |
| Computers / Re: Post Your Imac, Macbook And Macbook Pro Problems Here. by Olisa74(m): 6:08am On Apr 24, 2012 |
bodnel: hi pros, my iphone network just disapeared after downloading from cydia, so it was taking long loading, then i forced it to off, after switching it on d netwrk was no wre, though i un installed d program, it still same, any time d simply is inserted, it ll tell me searching, pls help. 08023908522 bodnel@yahoo.com Which model iPhone are you using? I got this solution off the internet, it should pretty much work for you: If you've attempted to hack your iPod Touch or iPhone, you may have experienced a problem that left your iPhone or iPod completely unusable. The bad news is that only a professional data recovery company will be able to get the data off of your iPhone. The good news is that if you're willing to part with your address book, contacts, etc., you can get your iPhone running like new again with a few simple steps. 1. Download the newest iPhone software. You can do this through iTunes, and it'll be necessary for one of the later steps; you're going to completely overwrite the software of the iPhone, so no applications or music will remain on the iPhone when all of this is done. 2. Plug your iPhone into your computer. It may or may not display on iTunes. Hold down the top button on the iPhone until the iPhone shows a message that says "Slide to Power Off," and a red arrow on a bar. Slide this and wait for the iPhone to completely power itself off. 3. Hold down the home button. That's the big ol' button at the bottom of the face of your iPhone. Plug the iPhone back into your computer. This enters the iPhone into "recovery mode," which is, you guessed it, the mode that you need to use to reset the iPhone and restore the factory default settings. 4. Open iTunes. iTunes may actually open automatically--this is fine. You'll see a message that says something like "iTunes has detected an iPhone in recovery mode," with an option to restore the iPhone. Press on restore and wait--do NOT disconnect the iPhone, though if you do you'll probably just have to go through this process again. Let the software get completely installed, and your iPhone should now work with the latest version of its software. 5. Use Your Fixed iPhone. It should be completely unbricked now; if something's still wonky, you can try to repeat the process. Note that this process will also work for a bricked iPod Touch, and you can use it if your iPhone is having other, non-exploit related issues, too. It's more of a complete fix than the simpler restore option in the iPhone Software Updater, as it turns off all of the functions of the iPhone before re-installing the OS and software, so it's something to try if your iPhone ever seems to just not want to work and the standard restore option doesn't do anything. |
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