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    Power management question

    I have an application that collects time exposure images from a USB camera unattended for up to 8 hours on my MB Pro Retina. I have to run on battery power. I try to set power management so that the screen goes off but everything else keeps alive. I don't want it to go back to the Mac lock...
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    USB power management?

    I run an app that connects to a USB camera and downloads an image every 2-20 minutes. I run my MacBook Pro on battery and have the screen shut down but disk remain alive. I am finding that the downloads don't work if the wait is over 15 minutes. Shorter intervals work. I have a feeling that...
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    Problem Installing USB-Serial Adapter

    Manoj, the Tools are installed but didn't make a difference. I found out from the maker of the adapter, Keyspan, that their product has problems running in a VM. I got a GEARM adapter based on the FTDI chipset and it works right out of the box. Problem solved! Thanks
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    "Run as Administrator" Not available in Win 8.1 VM

    I need to run a driver install program and it says I need to run as administrator, even though my account IS an admin account. When right-clicking on the program, the normal "Run as Administrator" option isn't there! When looking at the compatibility properties, the Settings property to "Run as...
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    Parallels Transport - "110 hours and 19 minutes to completion"

    Trying to migrate a Windows 7 machine (Alienware 17x with 2 hard drives, total of 228 GB) onto a Macbook Pro with 512 GB SSD. After 4 hours, it's now saying "110 hours and 19 minutes" left!! Using a wireless network. Turned off Norton AV and Firewall on the PC and Firewall on the Mac. I knew it...
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    Problem Installing USB-Serial Adapter

    Hi! New user of both Mac and Parallels, love the MB Pro retina a lot so far. I do have to run some of my telescope control software through a serial port. I use the Keyspan USA 49WG. I get an error message when installing the driver. I am on Win 8.1. Any troubleshooting suggestions?
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