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[Crimson_FURY]

Can i use a Mac to do share trading? THinking of getting an Imac and Macbookpro.
CAn use it out of the box or need to do any modification?

Thanks

share trading depends on your platform. i recommend you try to access your trading account on one of the apple store demo macs to see if it works first

My OCBC securities account works fine in safari (not firefox though). Suggest you try first before taking the plunge

 

[minute_me]

share trading depends on your platform. i recommend you try to access your trading account on one of the apple store demo macs to see if it works first

My OCBC securities account works fine in safari (not firefox though). Suggest you try first before taking the plunge

Poems work on firefox on PC, i suppose it works on firefox on Mac? KEtrade uses only IE on PC, so i guess it's not going to work on a MAC.

Seems that MAC does not support POEMS Protrader as well.

Wondering if it works on windows in boot camp.

 

[Crimson_FURY]

i just remembered i have an old poems account which i dont use, so i decided to try a login to see if it works

On firefox, it definitely does NOT work. Got a java machine popup. tried on safari instead

does not seem to work either. The login id/password box disappears when i try to login, but the rest of the page stays the same and nothing else happens

Maybe i am doing something wrong but it appears that poems is not supported at all on the mac

maybe someone here who has a poems account they actually use will know better

All i know for now is that ocbc securities is confirmed to work on safari. there is an iphone app by ocbc securities for mobile trading as well which works quite well too

I should add, all the trading platforms should work fine in bootcamp...but i strongly advise against this option...since you will be in a windows environment most of the time instead of OS X, which totally defeats the purpose of getting a mac in the first place. You would be better off getting a good windows laptop instead

 

[leinad]

It could be that the trading platforms just have too many Windows-specific requirements. Even though it runs on Firefox on Windows, the platform is still windows, so IE is still installed.

Best solution is to write in to them and pressure them to write proper coded solutions that are platform agnostic.

It's a well-known fact that for too long, people have gotten away with requiring IE installed for their web sites to work. Even government sites are quickly converting away from the IE-only requirement.

/Dan

 

[sino238]

Hi, I just bought a magic mouse. Do I need to register? If yes the mouse is under which product ar?

 

[desmond321]

Guys i need some help over here, recently i just bought a 2.5" external HDD, 5400RPM with 500GB storage space. Ok actually, im thinking of swapping that out to my 2008 macbook alu unibody, and the existing 160GB from my unibody to the external HDD casing. What should i do the the 500GB HDD before i get on with the swap?

Anyway im running snow leopard

 

[xenozeno]

Guys i need some help over here, recently i just bought a 2.5" external HDD, 5400RPM with 500GB storage space. Ok actually, im thinking of swapping that out to my 2008 macbook alu unibody, and the existing 160GB from my unibody to the external HDD casing. What should i do the the 500GB HDD before i get on with the swap?

Anyway im running snow leopard

can swap into the unibody?

if can then before you get on with the swap backup your files i guess.

After the swap?
Format it to HFS+ using disk utility under the Utilities folder in the Applications folder.

 

[desmond321]

hey thanks for the fast reply


ya able to, as long is 2.5" sata connectors.

ok for example i go about in these steps
1) swap the HDD
2) since the HDD is new there wouldnt be OS? how do i let the new HDD load up with the snow leopard? simply put the disc in?
3) how do i format it to HFS+? since there wouldnt be OS as well.

sorry for being a noob, im more of a hardware man. software wise.. haha.

 

[xenozeno]

I'm also a noob ^^. Only 2 weeks old.
no worries, the help given in Mac OS X is tremendous.
even if cannot find help under Help, just go online check.

here's what i found
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1533

so you insert the disc into the macbook pro then hold C when the macbook starts up

 

[desmond321]

2 weeks cool!! im more worse la, using for about 2 years, also don't know bout such thing.

anyway shall read that up THANKS!

 

[xenozeno]

Eh guys,
Even though its under applecare, Apple will never replace your spoilt macbook with a new one right ==.
Exclude DOA

 

[Errz]

Eh guys,
Even though its under applecare, Apple will never replace your spoilt macbook with a new one right ==.
Exclude DOA

Repair only ... not 1 to 1 exchange

think no company will do 1 to 1 exchange of computer/laptop.

 

[sino238]

Anti dust cover? Who know where I can get one

Hihi! Anyone use anti dust cover on ur MacBook. Am looking for those anti dust cover tat are use to cover on USB slot thing like tat. If yes ware can I get one? Many thanks!

 

[weiz87]

how to do a printscreen for mac?

and btw. y is my download so slow when coming to download adobe?

 

[weiz87]

and btw is there any website to learn the basic key? like how to right click for mac etc. everything seems so blur. haha..

 

[minute_me]

Poems work on firefox on PC, i suppose it works on firefox on Mac? KEtrade uses only IE on PC, so i guess it's not going to work on a MAC.

Seems that MAC does not support POEMS Protrader as well.

Wondering if it works on windows in boot camp.

I tried logging into POEMS, IOCBC and Ketrade with my gf's 5 year old MacBook using firefox........surprisingly the 3 platforms all work .

Funny thing is I thought KEtrade only uses IE .

 

[xenozeno]

how to do a printscreen for mac?

and btw. y is my download so slow when coming to download adobe?

and btw is there any website to learn the basic key? like how to right click for mac etc. everything seems so blur. haha..

Printscreen for mac , Command+shift+3 = full screenshot
Command +shift+4, drag your mouse, SS done.

The above information can be found under Help at your top menu bar.
Its very useful. Just make sure the menu bar says Finder if you need help with such stuff.

I learnt some basic and useful stuff via Help.
If you can't find what you want, maybe just visit Apple website on PC -> Mac

 

[weiz87]

alright. thx. btw, how do i install drivers for windows in mbp? which dvd should i use? i cant find the correct dvd.

 

[xenozeno]

In the black piece of 'thing' you'll find two CDs, insert the mac os x one.
Then when in windows, Explore the CD and open up bootcamp folder to install 32 or 64 bit drivers.

 

[xenozeno]

Hey guys.
I'm running my fan speed at 5000rpm to cool down my precious.
Will it be detrimental to my fans?