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How to wake Mac Pro on Time Capsule Remotely?? 1,265 Views / 3 Replies  
Hello,
I'm trying to wake my Mac remotely from anywhere on the internet. I've successfully woken it from my home network using WakeOnLan (WakeOnLan Home Page...
Posted by ssegaric, on May 27, 2008 at 04:47 PM, in Mac Desktops
Trouble setting Function keys for Exposé 451 Views / 5 Replies  
Hello,
I've been setting up my new Mac Pro, with corded aluminum keyboard. In the Exposé pref window I've set F1 as Show Desktop and F2 as Application Windows. Keyboard Shortcuts in the Keyboard &...
Posted by ssegaric, on May 13, 2008 at 11:44 PM, in macOS
Thanks, it worked. I'd still like to know why it... 478 Views / 4 Replies  
Thanks, it worked. I'd still like to know why it happened.
Posted by ssegaric, on May 11, 2008 at 02:23 PM, in Applications
Office 2004 broken after migration 478 Views / 4 Replies  
Hello,
I used Migration Assistant to move from a dual G4 to a Mac Pro, and now Office is broken. The icons for the programs look a terminal window, the kind says "Unix Executable File", and when I...
Posted by ssegaric, on May 11, 2008 at 01:47 PM, in Applications
Please expand 2,452 Views / 21 Replies  
"yes" and "affirmative" - those were awesome responses. Come on, I'm trying to live vicariously through you until I put in my order. What do you think of your new machines?

Steve
Posted by ssegaric, on Feb 14, 2008 at 03:38 PM, in Mac Desktops
Has anyone received a machine with the 8800GT... 2,452 Views / 21 Replies  
Has anyone received a machine with the 8800GT graphics card in it???
Posted by ssegaric, on Feb 14, 2008 at 12:54 AM, in Mac Desktops
Single quad core to have different logic board 1,627 Views / 25 Replies  
I spoke to a knowledgeable Apple rep (not all of them were) standing by the MPs at MacWorld. he said that he hadn't seen the machine but had seen the repair manual and it said that the quad core...
Posted by ssegaric, on Jan 21, 2008 at 02:39 PM, in Mac Desktops
Buy new low end 4 core now, add 4 core later?? 1,627 Views / 25 Replies  
I apologize, if this has already been asked or discussed. I am thinking of getting the new MP low end configuration with one quad core. I was wondering if I could add another quad core in a year or...
Posted by ssegaric, on Jan 14, 2008 at 09:52 PM, in Mac Desktops
Can Nvidia 8800 rotate video 90 degrees? 1,207 Views / 4 Replies  
Hello,
barring a new mini tower announcement tomorrow, I'll be ordering a Mac pro when I get back home from San Fran. With my current ATI 8500 card I can rotate the video 90 or 180 degrees. I have a...
Posted by ssegaric, on Jan 14, 2008 at 09:42 PM, in Mac Desktops
This post at 10:20 EST Tuesday December 11th,... 45,069 Views / 565 Replies  
This post at 10:20 EST Tuesday December 11th, 2007.

09:01 EST - disappointment :(
Waiting for 09:01 PST with enthusiastic abandon! :lol:

Update at 1:26 PST - disappointment :(

Waiting for...
Posted by ssegaric, on Dec 11, 2007 at 11:20 AM, in Mac Desktops
Damn you goMac, you've given been hope again. I... 45,069 Views / 565 Replies  
Damn you goMac, you've given been hope again. I was perfectly sullen, and waiting for January, but now I'll be waiting for "nextTuesday" again!

Steve :brick:
Posted by ssegaric, on Dec 5, 2007 at 11:07 PM, in Mac Desktops
Waiting for tomorrow 9:00 am EST 45,069 Views / 565 Replies  
I really hope that "reliable source" that said Apple will be releasing new Mac Pros on November 29th is right. I highly doubt it, but I live in hope. If they don't release/announce them tomorrow, I'm...
Posted by ssegaric, on Nov 28, 2007 at 01:47 PM, in Mac Desktops
Mac users must be old - MacNN advertising walkers 591 Views / 3 Replies  
A report came out last week saying that computer users who are 55 years an older use Macs more than any other computer. See the report here:
46 percent of Mac users are over 55 - Mac - Apple...
Posted by ssegaric, on Dec 4, 2006 at 10:28 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Your solution is helpful, but awkward to... 637 Views / 5 Replies  
Your solution is helpful, but awkward to implement. I thought I would be able to double click on the plist file on the desktop and have Safari launch and open where the plist files points to, but...
Posted by ssegaric, on Oct 14, 2006 at 10:22 AM, in macOS
Q. Two screens, only one visibable at a time 637 Views / 5 Replies  
Here's the kinda problem I bet more people would like to have :-)

I've got my Power Mac in one corner of the basement and a 20" Monitor next to it. I also have a digital projector connected to the...
Posted by ssegaric, on Oct 14, 2006 at 08:07 AM, in macOS
Looking For Mac Sleep website 514 Views / 0 Replies  
About two weeks ago one of the mac websites, I can't remember which one (MacNN, MacCentral, MacMinute, etc) had s story of a new site devoted to Mac and sleep issues. Since I haven't been able to put...
Posted by ssegaric, on Sep 18, 2006 at 09:41 PM, in Mac Desktops
Check out... 29,362 Views / 476 Replies  
Check out http://www.macnn.com/articles/06/08/16/mac.pro.and.home.pcs/ a story on Macnn's front page where the author reviews and praises the Mac Pro and then suggests that "The Cupertino-based...
Posted by ssegaric, on Aug 16, 2006 at 09:10 PM, in Mac Desktops
I'd like to see Apple price the thing at the... 29,362 Views / 476 Replies  
I'd like to see Apple price the thing at the exact same price as the 17" and 20" iMac. Two versions with different clock speeds. This way the Apple gets it's margins and those of us who want the...
Posted by ssegaric, on Aug 14, 2006 at 06:08 PM, in Mac Desktops
Check out the new poll: would you buy a prosumer... 29,362 Views / 476 Replies  
Check out the new poll: would you buy a prosumer Mac. I asked them to defer posting thoughts or comments to this thread.

Cheers
Posted by ssegaric, on Aug 14, 2006 at 01:07 PM, in Mac Desktops
Poll: Poll: Would you buy a Prosumer headless Mac 464 Views / 0 Replies  
The new Mac Pros are too expensive and not appropriate unless you make your living using your Mac (or have lots of money). The Mini is underpowered and the iMac is not expndable and comes with a...
Posted by ssegaric, on Aug 14, 2006 at 01:02 PM, in Mac Desktops
Canadian thinks the same way. Yesterday morning I... 29,362 Views / 476 Replies  
Canadian thinks the same way. Yesterday morning I posted the specs of "a Mac I wish Apple would make" on a Canadaian Mac site. Here's the link. http://www.ehmac.ca/showthread.php?t=43430
This...
Posted by ssegaric, on Aug 13, 2006 at 08:10 AM, in Mac Desktops
Image Capture & Bluetooth - anybody get it working? 1,211 Views / 2 Replies  
I have a Nokia 6600 that Image Capture 3.0 in Tiger sees, but does not see my pics. Has anybody been able to transfer pics from their phone to the Mac using image capture?

Thanks
Posted by ssegaric, on Jun 3, 2005 at 10:16 PM, in macOS
which files are corresponding chapters on DVD? 509 Views / 1 Replies  
Hi, I'd like to know how to determine which files correspond to particular chapters on a DVD. I rented Six Feet Under the other day and had watched two of the three episodes on one of the discs, but...
Posted by ssegaric, on Aug 26, 2004 at 06:38 PM, in Applications
Problem D/ling 1,739 Views / 36 Replies  
Hi, I got the e-mail and tried d/ling Wednesday evening, but kept getting a "try later" message. Tried again this morning and was told that I exceeded my d/l limit. I've e-mailed apple for help.
...
Posted by ssegaric, on Jun 10, 2004 at 08:35 AM, in Applications
Thanks! 599 Views / 2 Replies  
A 100 000 thanks. Exactly what I was looking for, and it was under my nose the entire time. This is why these forums are brilliant!

Steve
Posted by ssegaric, on May 8, 2004 at 09:40 PM, in Applications
Does any web browser do this? 599 Views / 2 Replies  
Hi, sorry if this has been asked/mentioned before - but I wasn't even sure how to begin a search for it. I use Safari and often have 3 or 4 windows open, some of them with several tabs. I was...
Posted by ssegaric, on May 6, 2004 at 09:19 AM, in Applications
iCal Problem: Today not highlighted in month view 468 Views / 1 Replies  
Today is no longer highlighted in month view (in it's usual pale blue). I recently turned on timezone support, turning it off doesn't seem to solve the problem. Actually, I'm not sure if they're even...
Posted by ssegaric, on Apr 6, 2004 at 11:55 AM, in Applications
Umax 1220U Scanning solution for OS X 3,193 Views / 4 Replies  
My prayers were answered today when I discovered SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy) software and a tiny app called Scanner 1220U. Read more about SANE at
http://www.sane-project.org/

Then d/l and...
Posted by ssegaric, on Feb 9, 2004 at 02:19 PM, in Applications
Disabling screen saver for certain apps? 460 Views / 1 Replies  
Is it possible to prevent the Screen saver from turning on when certain apps are active, ie. it's a bother when I'm watching a movie with VLC or Televio TV, or DVD player and the screen saver comes...
Posted by ssegaric, on Nov 14, 2003 at 09:35 PM, in macOS
The Elgato support/trouble shooting pages provide... 860 Views / 4 Replies  
The Elgato support/trouble shooting pages provide all the answers I think I need. I know there are different setups I could use, but the Dazzle provides me an easy way to get older video formats,...
Posted by ssegaric, on Aug 1, 2003 at 09:06 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
What format should I record in, what should I use... 860 Views / 4 Replies  
What format should I record in, what should I use to encode it to dvd friendly format, and what should I use to finally record to DVD. I've read about so many little shareware progs, ffMEPEGX,...
Posted by ssegaric, on Aug 1, 2003 at 04:39 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
How? TV to DVD with Dazzle DV-Bridge 860 Views / 4 Replies  
My set-up: Cable to TV Converter Box (brand new from radioshack with RCA Video/Audio outs) to Dazzle Hollywood DV-Bridge to Mac, dual G4 450MHz with internal Pioneer A05, via Firewire. What I'd like...
Posted by ssegaric, on Aug 1, 2003 at 12:56 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
anyone try USB Overdrive? 1,970 Views / 24 Replies  
Has anyone with the MS bluetooth mouse tried the USB overdrive shareware to configure the buttons?

Steve in Toronto
Posted by ssegaric, on Apr 13, 2003 at 11:11 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
VCD play perfectly on Sony ???570?? 1,056 Views / 13 Replies  
The VCD I made (ripped) played perfectly. I have a Wega (Vega) sony TV, and a 2 year old Sony DVD player (expensive in its day). I cannot be more pleased with the results, Forty-Two rules! Now, what...
Posted by ssegaric, on Feb 20, 2003 at 12:45 PM, in Applications
Solved my own problem 1,056 Views / 13 Replies  
Well, duh I used a 700MB, 80 minute CD-RW, (I had been trying 74 minute, 650MB CD-RWs). My Sony DVD player will only play VCDs if they are on CD-RWs. Anyways, it worked. Forty-Two ripped the DVD and...
Posted by ssegaric, on Feb 20, 2003 at 12:35 AM, in Applications
Swap help 1,056 Views / 13 Replies  
For your audio problem, it probably has to do with your dvd/stereo sound settings. Turn off 5.1 etc. I made a VCD from iMovie a while back and had the same sound problems until I set sound to regular...
Posted by ssegaric, on Feb 19, 2003 at 02:31 PM, in Applications
F1 2000 "SafeDisc LT Library" Problem 641 Views / 1 Replies  
I loved the demo, bought the real thing and nada. I tried the solution as described at http://www.zonic.co.uk/games/f12000/faq.html to no avail. I get a message saying "Unable to Initialise SafeDisk...
Posted by ssegaric, on Jan 22, 2003 at 03:45 AM, in Gaming
Do people who have Quartz Extreme capable... 1,429 Views / 8 Replies  
Do people who have Quartz Extreme capable graphics cards experience the same slowdowns? I'll be going from Rage 128 Pro in my Dual 450 to a ATI 8500 this week and will let you know.

Steve
Posted by ssegaric, on Jan 12, 2003 at 04:19 AM, in macOS
Re: Re: It worked! 1,141 Views / 6 Replies  
It worked, it was kind of neat to go through the initial install/Welcome to Mac OS X, just like buying a new Mac.

Charles you rock!

Steve
Posted by ssegaric, on Nov 14, 2002 at 04:43 PM, in macOS
It worked! 1,141 Views / 6 Replies  
Many thanks!

I'm going to sleep now - tomorrow I will give thanks again.

Steve
Posted by ssegaric, on Nov 14, 2002 at 05:31 AM, in macOS
Doesn't work - Read-only file system How do... 1,141 Views / 6 Replies  
Doesn't work - Read-only file system

How do I get around that?

Steve

PS Thanks in advance - I can't sleep
Posted by ssegaric, on Nov 14, 2002 at 05:12 AM, in macOS
S.O.S - 10.2.2 Disaster 1,141 Views / 6 Replies  
Hi my name is Steve, I tried to upgrade my dual 450 G4 via update panel in 10.2.1. When I reset my two original accounts had disappeared and I was only presented with "Other" in the login panel. My...
Posted by ssegaric, on Nov 14, 2002 at 03:13 AM, in macOS
Has anyone received their up-to-date 10.2 in Canada? 458 Views / 2 Replies  
Bought a new iBook at the end of JuIy, faxed away my update form in early August, and have been billed on my credit card. Apple says it has shipped. Has anyone received their update in Canada, please...
Posted by ssegaric, on Sep 4, 2002 at 05:00 PM, in macOS
It works 2,307 Views / 7 Replies  
Sorry for not maikng myself clear, but by enabling my DMZ host address ip under the advanced settings I get eberything to work, last week.

Steve

PS

I'm now looking for some sort of sw that...
Posted by ssegaric, on Aug 20, 2002 at 03:08 PM, in Networking
Does anybody have any ideas besides CLI 725 Views / 2 Replies  
36 views of this post and still no help with a piece of mac-like gui sw that could help me.

HELP!

Steve in Toronto
Posted by ssegaric, on Aug 19, 2002 at 08:05 PM, in Networking
Monitoring sw to see where people are going on my computer 725 Views / 2 Replies  
I finally enabled FTPing into my computer through my Linksys wireless DSL hub/router (not an easy task, but I saved $200 by not buying an airport, and the hub part enbled me to share my 'net...
Posted by ssegaric, on Aug 15, 2002 at 05:22 PM, in Networking
I got it working 2,307 Views / 7 Replies  
One thing I had already done but did not mention, was that in the TCP/IP tab in the Networking control Panel I set "Configure" to Using DHCP and entered the "Domain Name Servers" address, obtained...
Posted by ssegaric, on Aug 15, 2002 at 05:16 PM, in Networking
Still trying 2,307 Views / 7 Replies  
Yeah, I enabled port 20-21 and forwarded to 192.168.1.100

So many options, so many settings, so un-mac-like.

Aaaaaaaaaaaahhh

Steve
Posted by ssegaric, on Aug 14, 2002 at 03:37 PM, in Networking
Linksys BEFW11s4 & Enabling FTP 2,307 Views / 7 Replies  
I've been trying to enable FTP with my new Linksys BEFW11s4 v.2 4 port hub/DSL router. I use Sympatico DSL in Toronto and OS 10.1.5. Can anyone help with step by step idiot prrof instructions. I...
Posted by ssegaric, on Aug 12, 2002 at 02:10 PM, in Networking
An impossible Challenge 516 Views / 0 Replies  
I wish that when I plugged in my digital camera a custom icon appeared (I actually have an icon of my camera) instead of the boring old white diskdrive looking generic icon. Any clues on how to do...
Posted by ssegaric, on Aug 8, 2002 at 11:00 AM, in macOS
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