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Re: IRC Client - Best and Worst 1,281 Views / 10 Replies  
dunno about the worst ... but xchat on apple x11 is fab

runs obsidian.pl fserve script nicely in xchat vers 1.85

but vers 2.x is the most uptodate one

so basically i run both ... one as a...
Posted by jzaw, on May 12, 2003 at 08:20 AM, in macOS
asr and wc 4,936 Views / 57 Replies  
the cli vers of asr is a life saver

for instance ... duplicating a multipartition hd to a bigger hd with bigger partitions

install new hd as slave
repair permissions
asr each partition in...
Posted by jzaw, on May 7, 2003 at 05:36 AM, in macOS
when i first installed xmms it worked first time ... 532 Views / 4 Replies  
when i first installed xmms it worked first time
then after an update or two it stopped working

deleting the ~/.xmms dir and applying these esd commands to make sure the sound was working

i...
Posted by jzaw, on May 7, 2003 at 04:26 AM, in macOS
the crazy part is keeping open cans of cocacola... 1,160 Views / 6 Replies  
the crazy part is keeping open cans of cocacola next to the keyboard <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" />
just asking for it to be spilt :p

living on the edge huh
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Posted by jzaw, on Jun 29, 2002 at 02:29 PM, in Hardware Hacking
but it wouldnt be wasted its on 24/7 anyway ... 584 Views / 7 Replies  
but it wouldnt be wasted
its on 24/7 anyway
if i can get this going it can be my gateway machine ie firewall/router for the rest of the macs on my lan
it will be my lan fileserver
it will be a...
Posted by jzaw, on Dec 17, 2001 at 11:03 PM, in macOS
rofl that not really the point!!! i could... 584 Views / 7 Replies  
rofl
that not really the point!!!

i could do that with the STH (in ppp mode) that ive got
but then i would have no firewall
no easy control over routing
using the STH in pptp mode gives me...
Posted by jzaw, on Dec 8, 2001 at 07:30 AM, in macOS
this is precisely what i want to do... ie use osx... 584 Views / 7 Replies  
this is precisely what i want to do... ie use osx server to connect and share the connection to my lan while webserving and mail serving too

g4 yikes 400 1GB ram 70GB hd
osx server 10.1.1(all...
Posted by jzaw, on Dec 4, 2001 at 10:38 PM, in macOS
my first mac was an lc3 i still have it and it... 4,125 Views / 8 Replies  
my first mac was an lc3
i still have it and it still works a treat
mac os 7.6 running on it

i dont use it for any thing serious now but i do still use it to AppleTalk Bridge for my LaserWriter...
Posted by jzaw, on Jun 3, 2001 at 09:57 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
i got some harman kardon HK595's (same make as... 3,996 Views / 8 Replies  
i got some harman kardon HK595's (same make as the iStick/iSub)

they are a kind of beige version of the iSticks + iSub speakers... but with a larger sub!!!
they output 2x 10w + 40w
(the sub is...
Posted by jzaw, on May 26, 2001 at 07:28 AM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
oh oh!!!! does that mean they have gone... 571 Views / 5 Replies  
oh oh!!!!

does that mean they have gone belly up and gone bust on us?
it would be such a shame..... cos ive used GameRanger quite exclusively
or is this just a temporary technical glitch?

i...
Posted by jzaw, on May 20, 2001 at 05:08 AM, in Gaming
has GameRanger gone down? 571 Views / 5 Replies  
has GameRanger gone down?

ive not been able to connect for days
their www pages seem to be unavailable too?

is anyone seeing this problem?



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Posted by jzaw, on May 19, 2001 at 07:20 PM, in Gaming
i have a newly partitioned hd with a couple of... 396 Views / 6 Replies  
i have a newly partitioned hd with a couple of spare 10GB hfs+ partitions on them

if i make them hfs (not hfs+) does this mean that i can install linux and not bother erasing the whole hd?


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Posted by jzaw, on May 8, 2001 at 02:22 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
actually ive found TRANSMIT to be my favorite ftp... 666 Views / 26 Replies  
actually ive found TRANSMIT to be my favorite ftp
its especially good for updating www sites because it can "sync" your folder and theirs
its got drag and drop upload or download etc etc

but...
Posted by jzaw, on May 6, 2001 at 04:25 PM, in Applications
dont burn the image to a 9660 volume cos that... 450 Views / 2 Replies  
dont burn the image to a 9660 volume cos that only burns the image file as a file in a format that is readable by a pc

instead burn it as a "disk image" and just drag and drop the iso file onto...
Posted by jzaw, on Apr 29, 2001 at 01:47 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
hmm im not familiar with the intellipoint but if... 528 Views / 8 Replies  
hmm im not familiar with the intellipoint but if the name is anything to go by the im guessing that its an M$ mouse

i have the intellimouse optical with 4 buttons and scroller


ive not loaded...
Posted by jzaw, on Mar 11, 2001 at 08:15 PM, in Gaming
cipher is right all you need is a disk image... 538 Views / 8 Replies  
cipher is right

all you need is a disk image of the original cd.....but do this and save yourself 600MB of hd.....

make a disk image copy of the original but make it read / write

then delete...
Posted by jzaw, on Mar 8, 2001 at 10:02 AM, in Gaming
tristan im looking forward to the good... 589 Views / 18 Replies  
tristan

im looking forward to the good vibrations

http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/wink.gif http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/wink.gif http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/wink.gif
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Posted by jzaw, on Mar 8, 2001 at 09:53 AM, in Gaming
hey stogieman acutally its the Mac OS that... 589 Views / 18 Replies  
hey stogieman

acutally its the Mac OS that currently doesnt support the feedback feature

my pad has the shock motors in it but obviously doesnt feed back ...
Posted by jzaw, on Mar 7, 2001 at 07:58 AM, in Gaming
yeah tristan isnt the thrustmaster pad great ... 589 Views / 18 Replies  
yeah tristan isnt the thrustmaster pad great

is yours the one with the 6 (i repeat 6) shoulder buttons not just the 4 that are standard on most pads?

oh and btw iSilver the thrustmaster is the...
Posted by jzaw, on Mar 6, 2001 at 09:13 PM, in Gaming
thats a bit strong isnt it ibr80!!!!! yes... 419 Views / 2 Replies  
thats a bit strong isnt it ibr80!!!!!

yes ebay might be better for him but theres no need to get nasty!

chill man!

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Posted by jzaw, on Mar 6, 2001 at 10:14 AM, in Gaming
yeah for ut a "ballless" optical mouse like my 5... 589 Views / 18 Replies  
yeah for ut a "ballless" optical mouse like my 5 button M$ intellimouse scroller mouse is fab (change weapon , crouch , jump and taunt etcjust from the mouse allone!) nothing else will do defo not...
Posted by jzaw, on Mar 6, 2001 at 07:04 AM, in Gaming
apples free control panel LocalTalk Bridge ... 3,057 Views / 9 Replies  
apples free control panel

LocalTalk Bridge

will do it for your serial appletalk printer and let the ethernet macs see it


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Posted by jzaw, on Mar 2, 2001 at 09:18 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
i have a wacom tablet , logiteck cordless... 528 Views / 4 Replies  
i have a wacom tablet , logiteck cordless trackball and a M$ optical intellimouse... all usb
i use usb overdrive i dont have the M$ or the Logitech drivers loaded at all works great!!!!

but

i...
Posted by jzaw, on Feb 22, 2001 at 09:11 PM, in Gaming
thanks for the input chaps i got the... 445 Views / 3 Replies  
thanks for the input chaps

i got the updates

but they cause problems of their own with the servers i could connect to previously

now why is ut so much easier to update? and why is the...
Posted by jzaw, on Feb 20, 2001 at 08:54 PM, in Gaming
quake3a what is "protocol version 45"? 445 Views / 3 Replies  
i have macquake3a (i guess its the team arena game ive never played quake before ... it looks like UT )
when i try to connect to some servers it tells me that

"server is using protocol version...
Posted by jzaw, on Feb 18, 2001 at 10:05 AM, in Gaming
i have macquake3a (i guess its the team arena... 630 Views / 9 Replies  
i have macquake3a (i guess its the team arena game ive never played quake before ... i looks like UT )when i try to connect to some servers it tells me that

"server is using protocol version 45"...
Posted by jzaw, on Feb 17, 2001 at 04:45 PM, in Gaming
thanks for your input woodix as i posted... 658 Views / 9 Replies  
thanks for your input woodix

as i posted above ive already made my purchaces http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/smile.gif

the both the saitek and the thrustmaster seem to be completely recognised...
Posted by jzaw, on Feb 16, 2001 at 01:56 PM, in Gaming
cheers for the advice !!! i got the saitek... 658 Views / 9 Replies  
cheers for the advice !!!

i got the saitek gold ... wow nice action and love the ergernomics

at the same time i got a firestorm thrustmaster dualpower gamepad (for dead cheap)

it looks very...
Posted by jzaw, on Feb 14, 2001 at 10:01 PM, in Gaming
hey MMo4 i tried the gravis pad youre... 658 Views / 9 Replies  
hey MMo4

i tried the gravis pad youre talking about but found that the hat switch would be recognised
in fact no pad ive tried has it s hat switch recognised that
i could be doing something...
Posted by jzaw, on Feb 13, 2001 at 08:03 AM, in Gaming
yeah i must say that the new saitek gold 3d stick... 658 Views / 9 Replies  
yeah i must say that the new saitek gold 3d stick looks the business cettainly more ergenomic with the thumb buttons (though there is one less in that cluster) and there are more buttons on the base...
Posted by jzaw, on Feb 11, 2001 at 08:10 PM, in Gaming
whats a good usb joystick 658 Views / 9 Replies  
puter = g4 400 yikes 640MB ram

ive just got descent3 for mac... and im looking forward to some great fly-bys

ive got usb overdrive and already use it for M$ optical 5 button mouse and logitec...
Posted by jzaw, on Feb 11, 2001 at 04:06 PM, in Gaming
urrrgh ive used both vpc 3 and vpc 4 to enable me... 394 Views / 1 Replies  
urrrgh ive used both vpc 3 and vpc 4 to enable me to use some pc only kit and drivers but in the manuals it specifically says that 4 is not designed with games in mind

but 3 might be better though...
Posted by jzaw, on Feb 11, 2001 at 04:01 PM, in Gaming
hmm addictive but short dont you think ive... 500 Views / 9 Replies  
hmm addictive but short dont you think

ive just started oni but im splitting my time between that and internet UT so i havent done many levels yet
but its great hmmm would be very interesting to...
Posted by jzaw, on Feb 4, 2001 at 07:14 PM, in Gaming
help anyone! 430 Views / 2 Replies  
help anyone!
Posted by jzaw, on Feb 3, 2001 at 06:49 PM, in Gaming
i have the microsoft intelimouse optical (the... 420 Views / 2 Replies  
i have the microsoft intelimouse optical (the four button vers with scroller and scroller button)
works great with usb overdrive!!!!

i use it for all my games includint UT , elite force , quake ,...
Posted by jzaw, on Feb 2, 2001 at 10:53 AM, in Gaming
has anyone come across this problem? thanks 430 Views / 2 Replies  
has anyone come across this problem?

thanks
Posted by jzaw, on Feb 2, 2001 at 10:48 AM, in Gaming
problems running ut server mac to pc BUT not pc to mac 430 Views / 2 Replies  
my puter = g4 400 yikes 640MB ram rage128 10/100bT
other puter = pent 233 16MByte 3d vid card 160MB ram 10/100bT
connected via crosspatch ethernet cable

if i try to run a lan server on my mac...
Posted by jzaw, on Jan 31, 2001 at 10:39 PM, in Gaming
IconMacher 1.5.2 try this too! just as... 560 Views / 5 Replies  
IconMacher 1.5.2 try this too!

just as cool

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Posted by jzaw, on Jan 18, 2001 at 09:47 PM, in MacNN Lounge
how to optimise frames/s in elite force? 374 Views / 1 Replies  
is it me or is the frame rate crap

i have a g4 400 with rage 128 (standard .... yeah yeah yeah you can stop laughing now! ;-) ) with megga amounts of ram (640MB to be preciese) ive just...
Posted by jzaw, on Dec 20, 2000 at 09:33 PM, in Gaming
i just bought the eliminator shock and i have to... 433 Views / 2 Replies  
i just bought the eliminator shock and i have to say what a disappointment

the direction pad just doesnt feel right its almost like its too sensitive and it is too sunken into the cavity it sits...
Posted by jzaw, on Dec 1, 2000 at 07:00 PM, in Gaming
hey jeff i have the same problem but with... 457 Views / 2 Replies  
hey jeff i have the same problem but with ipnr

ie the carracho server is listening to the internal lan ip and not the external

i can serve if ppl use my dyndns but i dont get tracked...
Posted by jzaw, on Nov 13, 2000 at 11:23 PM, in Applications
thanks andi you say make sure its... 672 Views / 5 Replies  
thanks andi

you say make sure its sprockets aware both the gravis and saitek are and nothing but nothing moved on tr4 so im still loooking for solutions thanks
Posted by jzaw, on Oct 21, 2000 at 10:11 PM, in Gaming
get a gamepad to work with tr4 on mac??? 672 Views / 5 Replies  
does any one know if its possible to get a gampad to control ms lara rather than the keyboard

ive tried the gravis eliminator and the saitek p750 both with usb overload and/or happy gear
and...
Posted by jzaw, on Oct 15, 2000 at 09:57 PM, in Gaming
wow dvd as wallpaper works on lombard 400MHz with... 2,617 Views / 5 Replies  
wow dvd as wallpaper works on lombard 400MHz with 128 MB and ramdoubler set to filemapping only

try opening the "picture 1" file in something like bbedit you get a window that also has full...
Posted by jzaw, on Oct 15, 2000 at 09:50 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
pc screens and mac screens are setup with... 3,436 Views / 4 Replies  
pc screens and mac screens are setup with different gamma settings 2.2 for pcs and 1.8 for macs that is why the photos look different on your mac screen
also you may not be using a coloursync...
Posted by jzaw, on Oct 15, 2000 at 09:32 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
i have pc133 ram in my g4 along with pc100 ram ... 518 Views / 2 Replies  
i have pc133 ram in my g4 along with pc100 ram
as long as the other spec is right then it should work fine
i cant remember right now whether the g4 takes edo or sd ram or what but if you get the...
Posted by jzaw, on Oct 12, 2000 at 08:33 PM, in Mac Desktops
both macs show 100Mbit/s full duplex the cables... 434 Views / 15 Replies  
both macs show 100Mbit/s full duplex
the cables are good
tcp/ip SLOWS things down to a complete crawl!!!
the duplexer tool makes no difference

ive tried ramdisk to ramdisk
asip does 60Mbit/s...
Posted by jzaw, on Oct 4, 2000 at 11:00 PM, in Mac Notebooks
both macs show 100Mbit/s full duplex the cables... 434 Views / 15 Replies  
both macs show 100Mbit/s full duplex
the cables are good
tcp/ip SLOWS things down to a complete crawl!!!
the duplexer tool makes no difference

ive tried ramdisk to ramdisk
asip does 60Mbit/s...
Posted by jzaw, on Oct 4, 2000 at 10:57 PM, in Mac Notebooks
why not on a lombard cos that is preciesly what... 365 Views / 4 Replies  
why not on a lombard cos that is preciesly what i want to do

has anyone found a way to do it?
Posted by jzaw, on Sep 30, 2000 at 09:51 PM, in macOS
appleshare ip doesnt have NAT but it does have a... 3,379 Views / 7 Replies  
appleshare ip doesnt have NAT but it does have a firewall capability via ip filtering

should be useful if you need a firewall


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Posted by jzaw, on Sep 25, 2000 at 12:45 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
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