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I recently worked on a client's Power Mac G4 dual...	1,095 Views / 7 Replies
I recently worked on a client's Power Mac G4 dual 1 GHz (Quicksilver) system to improve the noise and heating issues. We replaced the 60mm power supply fans with much more quiet units from...
Posted by geekstud, on Oct 30, 2005 at 11:08 PM, in Mac Desktops

Re: Dead Power Adapter?	593 Views / 6 Replies
The power adapters for both the clamshell and dual USB iBooks have well-known design flaws that cause separation and/or crushing of the tip components, which breaks the adaptor. After going through...
Posted by geekstud, on Mar 22, 2004 at 12:33 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I'm one of the owners of a 600 MHz model from...	1,803 Views / 28 Replies
I'm one of the owners of a 600 MHz model from before the listed range of serial numbers that has been hosed by Apple. My iBook has been unusable for over six months due to the video/motherboard...
Posted by geekstud, on Feb 4, 2004 at 01:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: Market Opportunity for OS X Server	636 Views / 4 Replies
I've previously written in this forum almost exactly the same description of our family's use of multiple Mac systems and my conclusion that there is a great market opportunity for a lightweight Mac...
Posted by geekstud, on Sep 18, 2003 at 01:03 AM, in macOS

There is need for a product from Apple that does...	1,612 Views / 26 Replies
There is need for a product from Apple that does not currently exist - a "SOHO" version of the server OS. Apple has created this need with its success in selling multiple units into small office and...
Posted by geekstud, on Jun 16, 2003 at 12:57 AM, in macOS

Agreed, which is why I find it so unfortunate...	4,387 Views / 57 Replies
Agreed, which is why I find it so unfortunate that Apple pulled the rug out from under Omni by making their own browser. Sadly, it's hardly the first time Apple(NeXT) has hosed a 3rd party software...
Posted by geekstud, on Jan 10, 2003 at 05:06 PM, in Applications

Re: Re: File Server And Back Up Stragtegy	613 Views / 4 Replies
If you locate all user data on a central file server already, you'll reduce the network traffic to zero for backups if the backup system is on that file server. Keeping user data on local systems is...
Posted by geekstud, on Jan 8, 2003 at 10:47 PM, in macOS

Re: Pleased with Dual Ghz performance vs. 450 G4.	785 Views / 3 Replies
The 450 isn't a dual 1 GHz, but the older video card in the 450 isn't helping matters any, and the system might need more RAM as well for optimum performance with Mac OS X. A modern video card (e.g....
Posted by geekstud, on Aug 27, 2002 at 10:46 PM, in Mac Desktops

Re: Gateway attacking Apple	989 Views / 6 Replies
Apple should have adjusted the specs and the prices of the iMac lineup much more aggressively a few weeks ago. They need to stop deliberately disabling some of the systems to make the lineup look...
Posted by geekstud, on Aug 26, 2002 at 01:10 PM, in Mac Desktops

Re: Sharepoints, where?	924 Views / 2 Replies
You can set any folder (at least of the common ones I've tried) to be a sharepoint using the server admin application. You select the set privilege option in the file sharing section, then navigate...
Posted by geekstud, on Aug 17, 2002 at 10:57 PM, in macOS

Netgear makes a 4 port unit that sells for about...	774 Views / 10 Replies
Netgear makes a 4 port unit that sells for about $400: http://www.netgear.com/product_view.asp?xrp=3&yrp=32&zrp=148 Cheers, -Nathan
Posted by geekstud, on Aug 17, 2002 at 10:39 PM, in macOS

Proper lighting is critical to create an...	1,194 Views / 12 Replies
Proper lighting is critical to create an ergonomic work environment. Even if one prefers a fairly dark room in which to work, a small amount of indirect ambient light and a small amount of light...
Posted by geekstud, on Aug 17, 2002 at 10:14 PM, in Mac Desktops

The servers must be slammed to the walls - I keep...	779 Views / 9 Replies
The servers must be slammed to the walls - I keep losing my stream, and now the URL buttons on the Apple keynote page aren't displaying!
Posted by geekstud, on Jul 17, 2002 at 10:33 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Watching it on QT is certainly better than paying...	626 Views / 12 Replies
Watching it on QT is certainly better than paying $35 just to get in the door - oh wait, that doesn't even get you into the keynote, that just buys you the privilege of being able get to the...
Posted by geekstud, on Jul 11, 2002 at 10:13 PM, in MacNN Lounge

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by tmikkelsen: <strong>...
Posted by geekstud, on Jun 26, 2002 at 12:49 PM, in macOS

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by l008com: <strong>OS X...
Posted by geekstud, on Jun 22, 2002 at 11:27 PM, in macOS

And it will be known as the "2003 BMW 520", and...	1,342 Views / 99 Replies
And it will be known as the "2003 BMW 520", and they've incremented the numbers to describe different models. "G3 and G4" are a little on the sparse side when used to describe the vast range of...
Posted by geekstud, on Apr 3, 2002 at 12:45 AM, in macOS

Indeed, the product should have been called Mac...	1,342 Views / 99 Replies
Indeed, the product should have been called Mac OS X release 1.3. Whoever has been responsible for the Apple G3/G4 product namespace ("yet another new version of the G4 tower this year- let me guess...
Posted by geekstud, on Apr 1, 2002 at 11:50 PM, in macOS

Do you have a source for that information you can...	498 Views / 20 Replies
Do you have a source for that information you can share? Are you referring to released code? Cheers, -Nathan
Posted by geekstud, on Mar 24, 2002 at 09:21 PM, in macOS

Please don't take this the wrong way, but it...	392 Views / 5 Replies
Please don't take this the wrong way, but it doesn't sound as if you are sure if you are qualified to be performing this task for the client. Network security is a serious issue and isn't something...
Posted by geekstud, on Mar 12, 2002 at 11:35 PM, in macOS

Have the performance issues with UFS been...	641 Views / 12 Replies
Have the performance issues with UFS been resolved? We tried UFS installs when Mac OS X was first production-released and the poor performance precluded using that format. It took more than twice...
Posted by geekstud, on Mar 5, 2002 at 01:45 PM, in macOS

There was a cool application in the...	1,976 Views / 142 Replies
There was a cool application in the NeXTstep/OPENSTEP world that could launch an application as a different user (most commonly as the "root" superuser to perform some sysadmin work) called...
Posted by geekstud, on Mar 3, 2002 at 05:36 PM, in macOS

There are some known, serious problems that can...	356 Views / 1 Replies
There are some known, serious problems that can affect Mac OS X Server 1.2 when serving AFS. You might use the search function for this forum and check the Apple support forums under the server...
Posted by geekstud, on Feb 25, 2002 at 06:21 PM, in macOS

UFS is not slower as implemented on other BSD...	962 Views / 42 Replies
UFS is not slower as implemented on other BSD systems - Apple seems to have screwed the pooch on this one. UFS seemed fast as heck on Mac OS Server 1.2, which was a half-step update of Openstep 4.2...
Posted by geekstud, on Nov 20, 2001 at 11:23 PM, in macOS

It is not only a clue, but the answer as well. ...	1,860 Views / 81 Replies
It is not only a clue, but the answer as well. UFS is based upon the original BSD fast filesystem which features automatic defragging. HFS (+) is Apple's filesystem from earlier MacOS versions. ...
Posted by geekstud, on Nov 20, 2001 at 11:15 PM, in macOS

First you should consider your...	342 Views / 4 Replies
First you should consider your needs/requirements, and then you can match those to the appropriate hardware and software solution. A Dual G4 is a cool machine with plenty of CPU horsepower, but your...
Posted by geekstud, on Nov 9, 2001 at 01:31 AM, in macOS

Success may elude you depending upon what you...	488 Views / 5 Replies
Success may elude you depending upon what you order. The above posts, while well-intentioned, may be misleading. The sound sticks plus iSub audio system, which will work with any current/recent ...
Posted by geekstud, on Oct 19, 2001 at 11:52 AM, in macOS

Mac OS X Server 10.1 pricing	712 Views / 1 Replies
Mac OS Server will have a tough time breaking into the ranks of corporate big business IT groups; there is too much competition from more established players such as Sun/Solaris and perhaps even from...
Posted by geekstud, on Sep 25, 2001 at 02:46 PM, in macOS

Mac OS X Server 10.1 will have software RAID	437 Views / 0 Replies
Well, well, well - it seems that our friends at Apple may actually listen to their customers every now and then ;-) From the release notes just posted at:...
Posted by geekstud, on Sep 25, 2001 at 02:04 PM, in macOS

From where, exactly, do you believe Mac OS X...	730 Views / 20 Replies
From where, exactly, do you believe Mac OS X came? Hint: NeXTstep/OPENSTEP, which at one point ran on the following platforms: m68k NeXT systems, x86 Intel systems, HPPA RISC workstations, and Sun...
Posted by geekstud, on Sep 22, 2001 at 09:51 PM, in Mac Desktops

From where, exactly, do you believe Mac OS X...	615 Views / 21 Replies
From where, exactly, do you believe Mac OS X came? Hint: NeXTstep/OPENSTEP, which at one point ran on the following platforms: m68k NeXT systems, x86 Intel systems, HPPA RISC workstations, and Sun...
Posted by geekstud, on Sep 22, 2001 at 09:51 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Express yourself in person, to other people,...	1,008 Views / 23 Replies
Express yourself in person, to other people, where it really counts ;-) Good luck with the RAM upgrade, but remember that one part of being "self sufficient" is knowing when to try something...
Posted by geekstud, on Aug 19, 2001 at 11:16 PM, in Mac Desktops

Fileserving may not require the G4 500DP CPUs in...	397 Views / 5 Replies
Fileserving may not require the G4 500DP CPUs in your system, but other considerations may lead you to choose that system as your server. Given sufficient CPU resources, other factors that will...
Posted by geekstud, on Aug 19, 2001 at 10:19 PM, in macOS

One strange current limitation of netbooting is...	534 Views / 8 Replies
One strange current limitation of netbooting is that it only supports pre-Mac OS X client images. Has Apple released any information about whether we can expect to be able to boot Mac OS X clients...
Posted by geekstud, on Aug 19, 2001 at 12:30 AM, in macOS

They couldn't, because they would have been...	750 Views / 12 Replies
They couldn't, because they would have been forced to admit their original pricing arrogance (and early unit's lack of CD-RW option) destroyed what could have been the perfect system in between the...
Posted by geekstud, on Aug 15, 2001 at 12:01 AM, in Mac Desktops

You've made a reasonable point. The powerbook G4...	750 Views / 12 Replies
You've made a reasonable point. The powerbook G4 certainly takes the design cake in both looks and engineering. While I enjoy the pro-Apple rhetoric as much as the next Mac owner, I hope you...
Posted by geekstud, on Aug 14, 2001 at 11:55 PM, in Mac Desktops

As other folks have well suggested adding RAM is...	1,008 Views / 23 Replies
As other folks have well suggested adding RAM is the single most cost effective choice for upgrading your iMac. One important note about your system: the earlier iMacs (such as your 233 MHz unit)...
Posted by geekstud, on Aug 14, 2001 at 11:44 PM, in Mac Desktops

My local CompUSA doesn't have anything newer than...	570 Views / 9 Replies
My local CompUSA doesn't have anything newer than the iBook 2001! It is well stocked, however, with the last rev iMacs (in all their flower powery glory). You can't even open the iBook lid enough...
Posted by geekstud, on Aug 14, 2001 at 11:23 PM, in Mac Desktops

There's one nit to pick in this otherwise...	616 Views / 9 Replies
There's one nit to pick in this otherwise excellent post: using the same disks, RAID1 (aka mirroring) is generally faster than RAID5 for writing, and can be faster for reading if used in combination...
Posted by geekstud, on Aug 13, 2001 at 01:55 AM, in macOS

I've tried both airport base stations and...	515 Views / 7 Replies
I've tried both airport base stations and software base stations, and I prefer the dedicated hardware unit. One advantage of the hardware solution, besides the oh-so-cool flying saucer design, is...
Posted by geekstud, on Aug 9, 2001 at 11:19 PM, in Mac Desktops

Perjhaps more importantly, check Apple's...	492 Views / 13 Replies
Perjhaps more importantly, check Apple's discussion forum for the real life trials of those of us that have already been through the migration that you are planning. No offence intended, but you...
Posted by geekstud, on Jul 11, 2001 at 12:57 AM, in macOS

The drawer idea, while not as nice (IMHO) as the...	704 Views / 28 Replies
The drawer idea, while not as nice (IMHO) as the floating NeXTstep inspector panel, would be a good alternative to the current approach. Then again, anything would be better than the current...
Posted by geekstud, on Jun 26, 2001 at 11:33 PM, in macOS

I'd suggest a quick seach for "UFS" through the...	445 Views / 7 Replies
I'd suggest a quick seach for "UFS" through the Mac OS X forums to read about the issues. A quick summary both from what I've read and from my experience building two systems (1 G4 533DP Ultra160...
Posted by geekstud, on Jun 21, 2001 at 01:45 PM, in macOS

You're welcome, I guess ;-) The strange...	449 Views / 9 Replies
You're welcome, I guess ;-) The strange thing is that I don't understand how it could have ever worked, because Mac OS X utilizes Appletalk over TCP/IP, so if that router wasn't correctly...
Posted by geekstud, on Jun 21, 2001 at 01:21 PM, in macOS

If I understand the question correctly, the...	704 Views / 1 Replies
If I understand the question correctly, the answer is that the underlying BSD Unix layer will establish a table of IP routes to known networks, and your packets will be routed accordingly. For...
Posted by geekstud, on Jun 19, 2001 at 11:02 PM, in macOS

You can't just leave us hanging, man! Did it...	449 Views / 9 Replies
You can't just leave us hanging, man! Did it work? If so, how did it ever work as first reported? Cheers, -Nathan
Posted by geekstud, on Jun 19, 2001 at 10:53 PM, in macOS

Since I know nothing about your physical setup,...	449 Views / 9 Replies
Since I know nothing about your physical setup, please pardon simple questions such as: has anything changed in the network cabling setup? Does the network cable in use on the server work if tested...
Posted by geekstud, on Jun 17, 2001 at 11:02 PM, in macOS

Darn BACK key / silly user double post - sorry. ...	449 Views / 9 Replies
Darn BACK key / silly user double post - sorry. [ 06-16-2001: Message edited by: geekstud ]
Posted by geekstud, on Jun 16, 2001 at 11:10 PM, in macOS

Can you ping from the server to the client using...	449 Views / 9 Replies
Can you ping from the server to the client using IP numbers? Can you ping other clients as well? If that works you could then check pinging with IP names (to test DNS). Work your way up from the...
Posted by geekstud, on Jun 16, 2001 at 11:09 PM, in macOS

Try searching in the Mac OS X forums for "UFS"...	543 Views / 4 Replies
Try searching in the Mac OS X forums for "UFS" and you'll see that this is a well known issue. The performance is so bad that it can seem to not be working at all during the install. From the "old...
Posted by geekstud, on Jun 11, 2001 at 12:31 AM, in macOS

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