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I'm not in the room with the laptop. 699 Views / 3 Replies  
I'm not in the room with the laptop.
Posted by spam, on Feb 21, 2005 at 06:23 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
no ideas? 562 Views / 1 Replies  
I finally found a link to Nicecast, which looks like it's pretty close to what I want:

http://www.methodshop.com/mp3/tutorials/nicecast/index.shtml

Anybody here tried it?
Posted by spam, on Feb 11, 2005 at 12:21 PM, in Networking
turn my PowerBook into an Airport Express 562 Views / 1 Replies  
I have a server under the house, with several large drives on it, that contains > 300 CDs worth of music in Apple Lossless format. I have two Macs that access that music via iTunes, one in my office...
Posted by spam, on Feb 10, 2005 at 05:33 PM, in Networking
why? 5,749 Views / 65 Replies  
I understand it would be kind of fun to do, but for the price of one Xserve compute node you could only get 5 Mac minis, and I'm pretty confident a dual 2.3ghz G5 machine with lots of memory...
Posted by spam, on Jan 12, 2005 at 03:04 PM, in Mac Desktops
safe to transport 1,109 Views / 20 Replies  
I'm a consultant, so I fly every week, and I usually ride my motorcycle the 70 miles to the airport. I have a Rev. A TiBook 400mhz that I pre-ordered when they were announced and I've been carrying...
Posted by spam, on Jul 7, 2004 at 12:04 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Re: Virtual Machine for Macs? 1,034 Views / 12 Replies  
Certainly no need to partition in order to do this. Virtual PC is just an application--it wont cause any problems on your main partition. If you're just worried about having enough space on your...
Posted by spam, on Jun 15, 2004 at 06:17 PM, in Applications
streaming music without Airport Express 753 Views / 5 Replies  
I've been trying to do something like Airport Express AirTunes for months. I have an old PowerBook connected to my stereo, and use it to play music stored on a file server on my network. What I'd...
Posted by spam, on Jun 15, 2004 at 03:39 PM, in Applications
Sorry, I had the problem, too, but I'm not at... 829 Views / 10 Replies  
Sorry, I had the problem, too, but I'm not at home to verify what I did. I was pretty sure it was simply Mac OS X 10.2.6 that fixed the problem for me. It might have required a power manager reset....
Posted by spam, on Aug 21, 2003 at 07:04 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Re: Re: downloading mac files to a pc 842 Views / 10 Replies  
If you're running OS X on the Mac, it's actually easier to enable "Windows File Sharing" on the Mac, connect to the Mac from the Windows PC, and "push" the files.
Posted by spam, on Aug 21, 2003 at 07:00 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Re: Re: Re: downloading mac files to a pc 842 Views / 10 Replies  
But you don't need a crossover cable when one of the computers is a Mac laptop (not sure exactly which models). I have often used a standard ethernet cable to transfer files between my TiBook and my...
Posted by spam, on Aug 21, 2003 at 06:58 PM, in Mac Notebooks
As I mentioned, I've tried the standard Unix... 553 Views / 3 Replies  
As I mentioned, I've tried the standard Unix quoting methods, including backslashes.

Yes, Unison is a command-line file synchronization program. It's really a great program, except that I can't...
Posted by spam, on Jul 23, 2003 at 12:31 PM, in macOS
unison file names problem 553 Views / 3 Replies  
I use unison to replicate a directory from the LAN at work to my TiBook's hard drive. Mostly it works extremely well, but I've had some problems configuring it.

Basically, I can't seem to figure...
Posted by spam, on Jul 23, 2003 at 08:06 AM, in macOS
Has anybody done enough benchmarking of the MacOS... 1,069 Views / 15 Replies  
Has anybody done enough benchmarking of the MacOS X software RAID to be confident that it really does improve performance? In the little testing I've done, I felt like any possible improvment in disk...
Posted by spam, on Jul 8, 2003 at 05:51 PM, in Mac Desktops
Re: Buying Apple Portable Power Adapter 609 Views / 4 Replies  
Mine just died, too. Must be time for Apple to replace the TiBooks, huh? I spent a little more money and go the iGo Juce (http://igo.ententeweb.com/mapfiles/juice.asp), instead of just replacing the...
Posted by spam, on Jul 8, 2003 at 05:38 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Powering 12in PB in the car 921 Views / 4 Replies  
I really like my iGo Juice (see here) (http://igo.ententeweb.com/mapfiles/juice.asp), and would definitely recommend it. I alternate using it between my TiBook and my work-provided Dell laptop.
Posted by spam, on Jul 8, 2003 at 05:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks
firewall 894 Views / 15 Replies  
If you're trying to connect to a machine at work, you can be sure it's behind a firewall. You're correct that it should work if you are initiating the SSH connection from the Windows machine at work,...
Posted by spam, on Jul 3, 2003 at 08:40 AM, in macOS
DHCP with fixed address 468 Views / 1 Replies  
Does anyone know the details of how MacOS X manages "Using DHCP with manual IP address?" The real reason I'd like to know is that my Mac OS X machine works fine on the network at work, maintaining...
Posted by spam, on Jul 3, 2003 at 08:10 AM, in macOS
try Google 837 Views / 5 Replies  
All right, I deserve it. Somebody tell me to RTFM. I tried a search for Ghost and Virtual PC on Google and found a link to this:

www.connectix.com/downloadcenter/pdf/vpc5w_techdoc_ghost.pdf
...
Posted by spam, on Feb 12, 2003 at 01:19 PM, in Applications
clone "real" hard drive for Virtual PC 837 Views / 5 Replies  
I have a Rev. A TiBook, that I used to run Virtual PC on. I used it instead of the Windows laptop my company provided. But they "upgraded" to Windows 2000, which was just too much for my TiBook. I...
Posted by spam, on Feb 10, 2003 at 05:58 PM, in Applications
rsync plus smb:// does full copy every time 1,133 Views / 1 Replies  
I use my TiBook at work, where we store shared files on the LAN. I have no trouble connecting to the server by entering an SMB:// address in the "Connect To..." box in the Finder.

Now I'm trying...
Posted by spam, on Jan 31, 2003 at 02:54 PM, in macOS
final network configuration 878 Views / 8 Replies  
Well, I abandoned my subnetting idea, and everything is working smoothly now. In case it's useful to anyone, here are some things I learned.

First, ascii art didn't work at all, so let me...
Posted by spam, on Jan 4, 2003 at 02:32 AM, in Networking
thanks for the help 878 Views / 8 Replies  
First, thanks for the help. The link to Practically Networked has been helpful.

GHPorter said:That's really the root of the problem, isn't it? I kind of forgot :eek: that I had decided to split...
Posted by spam, on Jan 2, 2003 at 07:22 PM, in Networking
Re: Re: subnet for wireless 878 Views / 8 Replies  
I'm just learning this stuff, but the subnetworks are working properly. The 192.168.0.0 network is 192.168.0.1 through 192.168.0.127 and the 192.168.0.128 network is 192.168.0.129 through...
Posted by spam, on Jan 1, 2003 at 06:07 PM, in Networking
subnet for wireless 878 Views / 8 Replies  
I'm trying to add wireless access to my existing home network. I use Starband for internet access, so I have to have a Windows PC connected directly to the satellite modem, and use WinProxy to share...
Posted by spam, on Jan 1, 2003 at 04:32 PM, in Networking
You're right. The MicroPC is very close to what... 1,263 Views / 13 Replies  
You're right. The MicroPC is very close to what I'm looking for. It would be a lot more convenient if it were thin and flat, though.
Posted by spam, on Dec 12, 2002 at 11:26 AM, in Mac Notebooks
When the xserve was first announced I thought it... 1,263 Views / 13 Replies  
When the xserve was first announced I thought it would be perfect, too. But when I saw the specs it was clear that it would be too big. Come to think of it, the old LC was pretty close to what I...
Posted by spam, on Dec 11, 2002 at 10:47 AM, in Mac Notebooks
don't try it 835 Views / 8 Replies  
I have a Rev. A TiBook. When they first came out there were lots of posts here on MacNN about people getting them stuck in the machine. I doubt one of those adapters will work, either. The ones...
Posted by spam, on Dec 10, 2002 at 09:03 PM, in Mac Notebooks
why not 1,263 Views / 13 Replies  
Granted, swapping a processor for a battery and attaching a display to turn the MacSlab into a laptop is a strech. But why does a laptop have to include a display and keyboard. In other words, what...
Posted by spam, on Dec 10, 2002 at 09:00 PM, in Mac Notebooks
my dream PowerBook 1,263 Views / 13 Replies  
I'm a consultant and carry a PowerBook back and forth to client sites. I don't often use it as a laptop; I just need to be able to carry it around. So my dream computer would be a Mac PowerSlab,...
Posted by spam, on Dec 10, 2002 at 08:48 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Audible.com, no iPod 788 Views / 8 Replies  
Well, I took the easy way out. I bought a refurbished 5gb iPod from Small Dog. My wife loves it, so it was worth it. I can't tell you how the other options worked out, though, since I didn't try...
Posted by spam, on Nov 4, 2002 at 08:44 PM, in Applications
Re: WallStreet 292MHz 13.3" screen 552 Views / 8 Replies  
I turns out that it's not too hard to fix the problem yourself. I got really frustrated trying to deal with Apple about mine, so I took the think apart. Remove the rubber "bumpers" at the top of...
Posted by spam, on Sep 30, 2002 at 08:09 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Audible.com, no iPod 788 Views / 8 Replies  
My wife drives 90 minutes each way to work, and would like to listen to the Wall Street Journal on the way. It appears that the only supported Mac-compatible player is the iPod. So I think our...
Posted by spam, on Sep 30, 2002 at 06:45 PM, in Applications
TiBook rev A upgrade 434 Views / 1 Replies  
If my TiBook's screen fails, anybody think it might be possible to upgrade to the higher-resolution screen on the new TiBooks?
Posted by spam, on Jul 11, 2002 at 03:47 PM, in Mac Notebooks
TiBook rev A screen flicker 742 Views / 10 Replies  
The left edge of the screen on my Ti PowerBook has developed a flicker. It only seems to happen after the machine has been on for a while, and it's only the left-most inch or two that is affected. ...
Posted by spam, on Jul 11, 2002 at 03:45 PM, in Mac Notebooks
MacOS X vs. Linux netatalk server 382 Views / 0 Replies  
Installed MacOS X Public Beta on a G4 yesterday. It works quite well, but I've encountered a very strange problem with connecting to my Linux netatalk server. The server is an Intel machine with a...
Posted by spam, on Sep 20, 2000 at 12:33 PM, in macOS
No trouble at all. Open a terminal window.... 696 Views / 16 Replies  
No trouble at all.

Open a terminal window.
mkdir "/Network/Connected Servers/mountpoint"
mount -t nfs server:/export "/Network/Connected Servers/mountpoint"

You gotta love having real Unix...
Posted by spam, on Sep 19, 2000 at 07:59 PM, in macOS
YES! Apple clearly says you can't do both, but... 378 Views / 2 Replies  
YES! Apple clearly says you can't do both, but since Darwin is BSD, it's not too hard to do it from the command line.

I set up MacOS X to connect via PPP. Then I opened a terminal window and did...
Posted by spam, on Sep 19, 2000 at 07:52 PM, in macOS
:D success with multi-homing 463 Views / 1 Replies  
Apple says you can't have ethernet and ppp active at the same time, and that switching from one to the other requires a reboot.

I configured MacOS X for PPP dialup, then opened a terminal window...
Posted by spam, on Sep 19, 2000 at 07:45 PM, in macOS
 
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