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Ricky Buchanan replied on October 27, 2009 05:33 to the problem "HiFi.app crashing on startup (OS X)" in Posit Science:

Just wanted to add it's SO NICE to have my BFP back again ... I feel like my brain is expanding already :)

Ricky Buchanan replied on October 26, 2009 08:46 to the problem "HiFi.app crashing on startup (OS X)" in Posit Science:

In a last ditch effort, I erased BFP (uninstaller, deleted all the files we identified, emptied trash) and then did an erase-and-install of OS X 10.6. I put my data back on the new drive with migration assistant and finally reinstalled BFP.

It worked!

I haven't done all the different exercises yet, but since the problem was that the entire program wouldn't run I'm assuming they'll be fine. I am SO relieved!

I still have no idea what was wrong with it either, but so long as it's working I'm happy. Thanks for your perseverance on this :)

A comment on the problem "HiFi.app crashing on startup (OS X)" in Posit Science:

By the way, you can see from any of the crash logs that Rosetta is installed and which version of it I'm running - did the techies even look at them? – Ricky Buchanan, on October 19, 2009 11:48

Ricky Buchanan replied on October 19, 2009 10:14 to the problem "HiFi.app crashing on startup (OS X)" in Posit Science:

We didn't do any uninstall up the top - you just told me to run the installer again. There's no uninstall option in the installer as far as I can see, and there's no obvious uninstallation program either on the CD or in the Posit Science folder - how do I uninstall the program?

Also every program that's run generally creates preference files in ~/Library/Preferences/ and usually also puts files in ~/Library/Application Support/ too - does BFP do these things?

Ricky Buchanan replied on October 18, 2009 07:59 to the problem "HiFi.app crashing on startup (OS X)" in Posit Science:

I purposefully installed another program that was PPC only so I could make sure it wasn't a Rosetta problem and that program worked. So it's not a gross Rosetta thing at least. It wasn't a program made with Director or whatever Adobe product you wrote this with though - not sure if that's relevant.

The next thing I'd *like* to do is completely uninstall BFP - including my user settings, preference files, etc. - and start from scratch reinstalling it, just in case something in my own preferences was corrupted somehow. I'm not sure how best to do this though - can you advise on that?

A comment on the problem "HiFi.app crashing on startup (OS X)" in Posit Science:

Rosetta is already installed. I don't think I have any other apps using it though - I might try reinstalling it but I can't find a download link from Apple for the full package. Any ideas? – Ricky Buchanan, on October 17, 2009 11:30

Ricky Buchanan replied on October 12, 2009 08:18 to the problem "HiFi.app crashing on startup (OS X)" in Posit Science:

The folders appear to be located in /Applications/PositScience/ - there's no "2_0" or "Neuroscience" subfolders.

Nevertheless, I have sent the lot off to you. Let me know what to do next!

Ricky Buchanan replied on October 12, 2009 05:48 to the problem "HiFi.app crashing on startup (OS X)" in Posit Science:

Thanks Arielle. I reinstalled from the original CD but the same problem is occurring. I can send crash logs in - I have plenty - but I'm not sure where to send them.

As I'm down in Australia it's very difficult for me to phone technical support!

Ricky Buchanan reported a problem in Posit Science on October 11, 2009 12:03:

HiFi.app crashing on startup (OS X)

I have been using BFP successfully until my recent upgrade to Snow Leopard on the Mac. Now the program is crashing on startup. When I start HiFi.app or Demo.app even LaunchPad.app I see a brief flash of a white rectangle on the screen (looks like the splash screen background?) and then the Apple crash reporter. Nothing else.

I have used Disk Utility to verify/repair preferences and the disk itself (while booted from a different partition) and these report no problems. What should I try next?

A comment on the idea "Sound Volume adjustment and auditory rewards" in Posit Science:

That's cool Joyce! I'm only doing 15 minutes a day also, working the same way you are, and it seems to be working well. I'm very sensitive to loud sounds though which probably makes a difference - when there's more than twenty dings in a row it's really loud! Hope your great results keep being great :) – Ricky Buchanan, on October 10, 2009 07:49

Ricky Buchanan shared an idea in Posit Science on October 07, 2009 09:11:

Zoom content instead of changing screen resolution

I'd really love the OS X version of BFP to be fixed so it doesn't change my screen resolution. Any other windows on the computer (eg Finder windows - that program can't be turned off) have their sizes changed when the screen resolution is changed, so when I am done with BFP it's messed up my screen. It also causes programs with things like iCal alarms or any other pop up messages that pop up while BFP is running.

Wouldn't it be possible to use OS X's functions to just zoom up the size of your program so it's full screen for any resolution people are using? I know it's possible with the programming in general as other programs - eg EyeTV, VLC, QuickTime Player, DVD Player, etc - zoom up their content "on the fly" to fit whatever size the screen is set to.

A comment on the idea "Sound Volume adjustment and auditory rewards" in Posit Science:

Travis, I would find this EXTREMELY helpful. First for the reward sound, as I could pick a sound that I found pleasing but also non-intrusive.

Picking my own text size/colour would be very helpful because of my low vision. If I could pick a REALLY BIG FONT it would help a lot with accessibility of the program for me.

I'd like to be able to select images for the reward options too - there are heaps of ways an image could be selected, cropped to size, then warped via an algorithm on the fly. That'd let me have photos that I actually enjoy - for example pictures of family or times of happy memories. – Ricky Buchanan, on October 07, 2009 08:52

A comment on the idea "Sound Volume adjustment and auditory rewards" in Posit Science:

I'd love to hear from somebody who loves the multiple dings too, like Sue I can't understand it being a pleasing sound! – Ricky Buchanan, on October 05, 2009 04:34

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Ricky Buchanan replied on October 04, 2009 00:38 to the idea "Sound Volume adjustment and auditory rewards" in Posit Science:

I wouldn't have nearly such a problem with the "ding" volume if the program didn't have spots where there were ~20+ of them in a row. At the end of the matching game, specifically, there are so many dings it feels like being hit over the head! I understand it wants to get across the idea this is a "bigger" reward than a single ding because you finished the grid, but can we be reasonable? If I'm feeling like I have to mute the volume to get through it, and so is Sue, then something has gone wrong with this being a "reward" - at least for some people.

Ricky Buchanan replied on October 03, 2009 23:58 to the idea "How to print Brain Fitness Program reports" in Posit Science:

Thanks Arielle, it sure does! It's second right after "stop changing my screen resolution, you idiot!" :)

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Ricky Buchanan replied on October 03, 2009 04:45 to the idea "How to print Brain Fitness Program reports" in Posit Science:

Note: This only works for Windows users, of course. And it's not really a way to print your results, it's a way to take screen captures of your results. A proper export of results that we could print would really be a good thing.

Ricky Buchanan replied on October 03, 2009 04:42 to the idea "Repetitive Stress Syndrome from mouse clicking!" in Posit Science:

I'd really like to request more keyboard shortcuts - I use the ones in High or Low and Tell Us Apart, but there could be more.

I also think a version of Listen And Do which doesn't require the difficult click-and-drag mouse movement would be a good idea. It could be implemented by double-clicking on the start item and then clicking on where to put them, for example. This would strain the arms a lot less than dragging.

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That's great to hear, Mario! Thank you :) – Ricky Buchanan, on September 30, 2009 01:12