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Sorry I can't help, I came here to ask...	5,495 Views / 3 Replies
Sorry I can't help, I came here to ask essentially the same question. I sync exchange and mobile me, and the handful of contacts that are on both show up twice in my contacts. It's mainly a problem...
Posted by mishakim, on Jun 21, 2009 at 08:09 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

This also happens if you've moved System...	989 Views / 2 Replies
This also happens if you've moved System Preferences out of /Applications (though they may have fixed that in later version of Leopard). Solution for me was to put it back in /Applications, enter and...
Posted by mishakim, on Apr 30, 2009 at 01:43 PM, in macOS

I've also experienced decreased performance since...	1,658 Views / 11 Replies
I've also experienced decreased performance since the update - I have an Extreme running g for my Powerbook, and now get at most two bars and no real usability. iPhone also seems to have issues, but...
Posted by mishakim, on Mar 14, 2009 at 06:30 PM, in Networking

Turns out it was (at least) one bad DIMM. I...	932 Views / 9 Replies
Turns out it was (at least) one bad DIMM. I downloaded memtest, and using it under single user mode with one DIMM at a time, the 256 had no errors and the 512 failed nearly every test. I picked up a...
Posted by mishakim, on Jul 13, 2008 at 04:50 PM, in Mac Desktops

I know it won't run well, but it should just be...	932 Views / 9 Replies
I know it won't run well, but it should just be slow, not unstable, shouldn't it?
Posted by mishakim, on Jul 12, 2008 at 09:07 PM, in Mac Desktops

Unfortunately I can't find the disks that shipped...	932 Views / 9 Replies
Unfortunately I can't find the disks that shipped with it to run Apple's hardware test. I do have the hardware tools disc that came with applecare on my powerbook, and that finds no problems. Why...
Posted by mishakim, on Jul 12, 2008 at 09:02 PM, in Mac Desktops

unstable MDD - what else to check?	932 Views / 9 Replies
My MDD dual-867 G4 has become unusably unstable. Aside from bad memory or bad HDD, is there anything else I should check before buying more? (i.e., what can I check before I waste $ if it's not the...
Posted by mishakim, on Jul 11, 2008 at 10:07 PM, in Mac Desktops

with two video cards, you shouldn't be having...	1,079 Views / 10 Replies
with two video cards, you shouldn't be having jerkiness when mirroring, but you will have the problem that the two monitors are different sizes, so you've basically limited to the resolution of the...
Posted by mishakim, on May 16, 2008 at 10:31 PM, in macOS

I've faced similar problems with picture frames,...	689 Views / 9 Replies
I've faced similar problems with picture frames, and for those, I can create multiple directories and put files in each. My frame shows them all in a single list, ignoring the directory structure....
Posted by mishakim, on May 4, 2008 at 07:41 PM, in macOS

1) you can't have merged cells in a column you...	445 Views / 4 Replies
1) you can't have merged cells in a column you are trying to sort, that's probably what it means about size. Unmerge all the cells and you should be good. 2) Word: Preferences:View:Field Codes -...
Posted by mishakim, on Feb 27, 2008 at 10:57 PM, in Applications

Yes, that's what I have to do. Others have said...	24,568 Views / 212 Replies
Yes, that's what I have to do. Others have said it happens automatically, but I don't know how. The same happened to me. When the drive is mounted remotely, it has to (or thinks it has to?)...
Posted by mishakim, on Jan 25, 2008 at 08:09 AM, in macOS

Yes - I have a Firewire drive on my MDD G4, and...	24,568 Views / 212 Replies
Yes - I have a Firewire drive on my MDD G4, and my PB backs up to it just fine. I do have to explicitly mount the remote drive on the powerbook - TM won't do it on its own, but it reminds me whenever...
Posted by mishakim, on Jan 20, 2008 at 10:17 AM, in macOS

Thank you! Putting System Preferences.app back...	9,193 Views / 10 Replies
Thank you! Putting System Preferences.app back in /Apps fixed the problem for me. That is so annoying - Apple not using their own tools, and it's been this way with one app or another (esp. System...
Posted by mishakim, on Dec 20, 2007 at 10:40 PM, in Networking

others have the same problem - Leopard simply...	9,193 Views / 10 Replies
others have the same problem - Leopard simply doesn't remember secured networks. Mine remembers the password but not that it should connect to my network in the first place. As far as WEP vs. WPA...
Posted by mishakim, on Dec 18, 2007 at 10:57 PM, in Networking

Tried that, no change. And there was no change to...	1,102 Views / 6 Replies
Tried that, no change. And there was no change to security on my network, Leopard has simply never remembered the network.
Posted by mishakim, on Dec 15, 2007 at 07:44 PM, in Networking

Update on mine: my parents added WPA to their...	1,102 Views / 6 Replies
Update on mine: my parents added WPA to their network, and now their MacBook Pro (brand new, factory-installed Leopard) doesn't remember the SSID or password. Also on mine, I tried deleting the...
Posted by mishakim, on Nov 29, 2007 at 08:05 AM, in Networking

I have the same problem, and 10.5.1 only fixed...	1,102 Views / 6 Replies
I have the same problem, and 10.5.1 only fixed the password-remembering part, not the network-remembering part. What's odd for me is, over the holiday, it had no problem remembering my parent's...
Posted by mishakim, on Nov 27, 2007 at 11:40 PM, in Networking

wirelessly, set up an "ad hoc" network in airport...	513 Views / 3 Replies
wirelessly, set up an "ad hoc" network in airport with the same network name on each, turn on sharing, and they should see each other. With ethernet, just run a cable between them and set TCP/IP...
Posted by mishakim, on Nov 6, 2007 at 12:29 PM, in Networking

My idisk has been attempting to sync ever since...	51,144 Views / 363 Replies
My idisk has been attempting to sync ever since Leopard was installed. It had been set, under Tiger, to manually sync. Now, it is set to auto sync, never finishes, and won't stop. I tried changing it...
Posted by mishakim, on Oct 30, 2007 at 07:49 PM, in macOS

Excellent point, that makes sense. I think it...	24,568 Views / 212 Replies
Excellent point, that makes sense. I think it still has some implementation issues, however (beyond the inelegance of seeing a .sparesebundle file at root on my external drive). Yesterday, it didn't...
Posted by mishakim, on Oct 30, 2007 at 07:41 PM, in macOS

TM did something odd for me yesterday, I'm...	24,568 Views / 212 Replies
TM did something odd for me yesterday, I'm wondering if anyone else has seen similar: My backup drive is a 500GB external, usually connected by FW to my G4 desktop. TM on the desktop works as...
Posted by mishakim, on Oct 29, 2007 at 01:06 PM, in macOS

Olympus DS-2 works with macs, is small, and is...	1,994 Views / 8 Replies
Olympus DS-2 works with macs, is small, and is relatively easy to use (no comparison to an iPod, but seems typical for voice recorders). I've only actually used mine with my PC, though.
Posted by mishakim, on Apr 24, 2007 at 11:23 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

your post doesn't say whether you are coming from...	860 Views / 15 Replies
your post doesn't say whether you are coming from a PC or another mac, but I assume PC as you aren't asking about transfering Quicken from your old computer. If that's the case, you should know that...
Posted by mishakim, on Apr 10, 2007 at 04:48 PM, in Applications

I have a friend who tried. She somehow broke the...	504 Views / 2 Replies
I have a friend who tried. She somehow broke the clickwheel in the process. She's an electrical engineer, so it's not like she didn't know what she was doing.
Posted by mishakim, on Feb 7, 2007 at 06:40 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

is any headset not compatible with both? That's...	657 Views / 2 Replies
is any headset not compatible with both? That's the point of Bluetooth profiles - if the devices have the same profiles, they work. Some headsets may be limited in how many devices they can be paired...
Posted by mishakim, on Jan 12, 2007 at 05:57 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

The iPod will look brand new. The packaging of a...	755 Views / 6 Replies
The iPod will look brand new. The packaging of a refurb, however, is not fancy retail packaging, it's a brown cardboard box. Probably fine for your use, but not so great if it's a gift.
Posted by mishakim, on Jan 12, 2007 at 04:48 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

I had the same problem with a Moto v551, never...	715 Views / 4 Replies
I had the same problem with a Moto v551, never found a solution.
Posted by mishakim, on Dec 29, 2006 at 04:57 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Thanks! I'll post pics when I'm done, but at the...	822 Views / 4 Replies
Thanks! I'll post pics when I'm done, but at the moment it just looks like a really broken iBook.
Posted by mishakim, on Dec 17, 2006 at 03:39 PM, in Hardware Hacking

I'm not sure how the guy on macmod attached the...	822 Views / 4 Replies
I'm not sure how the guy on macmod attached the plexiglass - I haven't gotten tht far yet. I was planning on using a picture frame, but haven't found one the right size (the iBook isn't the same size...
Posted by mishakim, on Dec 17, 2006 at 03:32 PM, in Hardware Hacking

controller for tabletized ibook	822 Views / 4 Replies
so I removed the screen from my 5-year-old ibook and reattached it facing out, basically making it a tablet with no input. (see http://www.macmod.com/content/view/210/2/ for a much more refined...
Posted by mishakim, on Dec 14, 2006 at 11:05 PM, in Hardware Hacking

vnc will do it - OSXvnc server has a java-based...	633 Views / 2 Replies
vnc will do it - OSXvnc server has a java-based web client built in, you just have to follow the directions to set it up so a web browser directed to the appropriate port will get it. It was...
Posted by mishakim, on Nov 14, 2006 at 02:19 PM, in Applications

my MDD g4 is completely unreliable as to whether...	905 Views / 16 Replies
my MDD g4 is completely unreliable as to whether it will sleep at the appointed time. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. I've pretty much written off figuring out what, if anything, makes the...
Posted by mishakim, on Nov 6, 2006 at 06:50 PM, in macOS

no, it's a MDD G4 dual 867.	539 Views / 2 Replies
no, it's a MDD G4 dual 867.
Posted by mishakim, on Oct 31, 2006 at 11:15 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

near-constant whine from 20" Cinema display	539 Views / 2 Replies
My 2 1/2 year old 20" Cinema display has started making a quiet but irritating whine. I know they can do this when warming up the backlight, but mine continues as long as it's on. It seems to stop...
Posted by mishakim, on Oct 29, 2006 at 05:29 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

remove the iTunes artwork screensaver from the...	2,946 Views / 6 Replies
remove the iTunes artwork screensaver from the Screensavers folder (not at my mac at the moment, can't be more specfic). Then you should be able to get in the pref pane and change to a different...
Posted by mishakim, on Aug 30, 2006 at 04:50 PM, in macOS

I got two referb nanos three weeks ago, one for...	1,116 Views / 15 Replies
I got two referb nanos three weeks ago, one for myself & one for my wife, no complaints.
Posted by mishakim, on Aug 15, 2006 at 04:48 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

works fine on my MDD via the Cinema Display's USB...	862 Views / 6 Replies
works fine on my MDD via the Cinema Display's USB 1.0 port. Slow, but works.
Posted by mishakim, on Jul 28, 2006 at 01:55 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

I have one, and love it. It replaced a Palm V I'd...	884 Views / 6 Replies
I have one, and love it. It replaced a Palm V I'd had since they came out in '99, so I'm not exactly comparing it to anything recent. I use the WiFi to surf when killing time, and the bluetooth to...
Posted by mishakim, on May 30, 2006 at 10:13 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

NeoOffice is a Java port of OpenOffice and runs...	822 Views / 7 Replies
NeoOffice is a Java port of OpenOffice and runs in a native OS X window ( but still looks like Unix). As noted, the version based on OOo 2.0 is in alpha. If you want stable OO.o 2.0, it runs just...
Posted by mishakim, on May 30, 2006 at 09:54 PM, in Applications

depends on what you want to do. VNC works for...	456 Views / 1 Replies
depends on what you want to do. VNC works for basic screen/keyboard/mouse viewing and control. There's a basic server built in to the ARD client included in OS X, and the OSXvnc server shareware(?)...
Posted by mishakim, on Apr 26, 2006 at 05:29 PM, in Applications

from my time in the auto industry (doing...	1,024 Views / 5 Replies
from my time in the auto industry (doing reliability studies on electronic components), here's my solution: never, ever, put a paper label on a disc that you're going to put in a slot-loading drive....
Posted by mishakim, on Apr 24, 2006 at 12:55 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

I've had it for about a month, and I really like...	731 Views / 2 Replies
I've had it for about a month, and I really like it. The mouse has a great feel, though it's shaped for right hands only. I like the keyboard too - the keystroke feel is good, and the layout is fine....
Posted by mishakim, on Apr 24, 2006 at 12:47 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Just a warning, this fails to update Safari if it...	3,577 Views / 63 Replies
Just a warning, this fails to update Safari if it isn't in /Applications. Just puts the updated components in a non-functional folder. Just like 5 years ago. Easy enough to fix, but a completely...
Posted by mishakim, on Mar 13, 2006 at 10:14 PM, in macOS

dock connector accessories - forward/backward compatibility?	576 Views / 1 Replies
Can someone clarify for me what determines whether a dock connector-based accessory works with a given iPod model? Specifically, why some current ones aren't listed as supporting the iPod w/ Video...
Posted by mishakim, on Oct 18, 2005 at 01:18 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

one cool thing I remember about the 3400 was that...	735 Views / 7 Replies
one cool thing I remember about the 3400 was that it had a single RJ-45 port for both modem and ethernet - whichever you plugged in, it worked, with a Y-cable for when you needed both. There must...
Posted by mishakim, on Aug 31, 2005 at 10:10 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Here's the fix to make FireFox ignore...	686 Views / 3 Replies
Here's the fix to make FireFox ignore side-scrolling, so you can still use it in other apps. http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20040617000005758
Posted by mishakim, on Aug 29, 2005 at 09:59 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

There are currently no viruses or spyware that...	1,064 Views / 10 Replies
There are currently no viruses or spyware that target macs, so software to guard against them isn't as neccessary as on PCs. Many people encourage scanning for viruses anyway, but I've never been...
Posted by mishakim, on Aug 10, 2005 at 01:29 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I'm afraid I can't be much help, the fonts look...	654 Views / 4 Replies
I'm afraid I can't be much help, the fonts look the same to me on FireFox and Safari, just different size. Hyperlink underlining, it could just be that safari doesn't let you break the user...
Posted by mishakim, on Aug 10, 2005 at 12:58 PM, in Developer Center

I've used wireless mice since the early 90s (IR...	914 Views / 12 Replies
I've used wireless mice since the early 90s (IR back then) on PCs, and for a few years on my macs. The main advantage is that I keep my desk too cluttered, so a cord inevitably gets hung up on...
Posted by mishakim, on Aug 9, 2005 at 06:39 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

just direct the RDC client (download from MS) to...	945 Views / 15 Replies
just direct the RDC client (download from MS) to the router's external (WAN) IP address, and connect. There are various options, which you can experiment with to improve performance, but none are...
Posted by mishakim, on Aug 8, 2005 at 08:08 PM, in Applications

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