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Batch unzipping? 413 Views / 1 Replies  
I have a bunch of folders (about 300 of them) and each on has anywhere from 1-5 zip files in the folder. And some of those zip files contain rar files. I would like to unzip and unrar all these files...
Posted by schwachs, on Jan 29, 2009 at 10:20 PM, in Applications
How do I calibrate a battery? Thanks! 485 Views / 2 Replies  
How do I calibrate a battery?

Thanks!
Posted by schwachs, on Jul 12, 2007 at 03:09 PM, in Mac Notebooks
MBPro shutting off when battery low w/ no warning... 485 Views / 2 Replies  
My MBPro C2D has been shutting off lately when the battery is low... and i mean shutting off, not shutting down. Aka, when i plug it back it, it's restarting. Any ideas?

Thanks.

-- Schwa
Posted by schwachs, on Jul 11, 2007 at 09:46 AM, in Mac Notebooks
nice work. 34,193 Views / 526 Replies  
good job.
Posted by schwachs, on Feb 3, 2007 at 08:33 AM, in Feedback
awesome as well. 4,469 Views / 42 Replies  
no complaints... except I wish I had one for every member of my family. :)
Posted by schwachs, on Nov 29, 2006 at 10:44 AM, in Mac Notebooks
that's a good idea. Maybe I'll do that when i run... 995 Views / 11 Replies  
that's a good idea. Maybe I'll do that when i run out of room. but then new ones will be bigger and cheaper. i ended up upgrading to the 160 for now which should be enough for a while.
Posted by schwachs, on Oct 24, 2006 at 03:44 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Swapping HD void my warranty? 995 Views / 11 Replies  
I am looking to get a new MBPro....

anyone know if I get the standard HD and then get a 3rd party HD down the road, does it void my warranty?

thanks!!!
Posted by schwachs, on Oct 24, 2006 at 10:17 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Reinstall Basic Fonts? 493 Views / 2 Replies  
I some how mussed up all my fonts on my system and am having application instability. Is there some (hopefully) easy way to re-install the standard fonts (10.4.x) for my system without having to do a...
Posted by schwachs, on Jul 7, 2006 at 03:05 PM, in macOS
but this is for use in my car. there's some... 801 Views / 5 Replies  
but this is for use in my car. there's some adapter... i know I saw it like 2 weeks ago online and now I can't find it.
Posted by schwachs, on Jul 31, 2005 at 10:42 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
iPod high quality audio out... 801 Views / 5 Replies  
on macnn recently, I saw an adapter that let you get your audio out from an adapter that is from the bottom of the ipod... aka, some special high quality headphone size jack that comes from the dock...
Posted by schwachs, on Jul 31, 2005 at 08:14 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Thanks for all the replies and sorry for the... 2,007 Views / 41 Replies  
Thanks for all the replies and sorry for the delays. I am sending you all emails now if you sent me PMs.

If you don't hear from me today, ping me again!
Posted by schwachs, on May 13, 2005 at 11:12 AM, in MacNN Lounge
yes 2,007 Views / 41 Replies  
it's for real.
Posted by schwachs, on Apr 22, 2005 at 09:48 PM, in MacNN Lounge
MacNN Needs some Bloggers... 2,007 Views / 41 Replies  
Attention Mac Enthusiasts...

MacNN is looking for Mac Bloggers to write about various and numerous topics regarding the Mac industry, software, latest news, multimedia, etc.

Are you a currently...
Posted by schwachs, on Apr 22, 2005 at 10:20 AM, in MacNN Lounge
bingo. thanks! 531 Views / 2 Replies  
bingo. thanks!
Posted by schwachs, on Aug 24, 2004 at 07:00 AM, in macOS
Airport not auto-connecting anymore. 531 Views / 2 Replies  
Oddly enough, the my Airport Extreme card in my iBook G4 doesn't connect when it wakes up anymore. Despite there being 3 trust networks nearby and in range, I have to manually select one of the...
Posted by schwachs, on Aug 23, 2004 at 10:22 PM, in macOS
Need another ethernet port for my G3. 402 Views / 0 Replies  
My son (3 yr old) stuck a plastic Lego screwdriver in my old G3's ethernet port and mangled all the wires in it. Since this is supposed to be a network server, it creates a bit of a problem.
...
Posted by schwachs, on Jul 21, 2004 at 08:43 AM, in Networking
G3 Blue & White HD Limitations? 569 Views / 4 Replies  
A friend is selling an old G3 Blue and White... I would like to use this as my mp3 music server for my house...

Can you tell him how large of a hard drive I can put into one of these babies?

...
Posted by schwachs, on Mar 5, 2004 at 11:36 AM, in Mac Desktops
iBook Memory for g4 570 Views / 2 Replies  
I have the g4 ibook w/ 256... the apple site says the max is 640mb - would i have to remove the 256mb installed and put a 128 and 512k to make this happen?

At this point I'm just inclined to get...
Posted by schwachs, on Mar 2, 2004 at 04:57 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Also Having Keyboard re- Install Issues on G4 iBook 846 Views / 10 Replies  
I just got two brand new G4 iBooks and both have the exact same issue you describe... the keyboard will no go in easily. I can can either the left or the right side in smoothly but then the opposite...
Posted by schwachs, on Mar 2, 2004 at 03:26 AM, in Mac Notebooks
"E" key sleeps my Pismo. 743 Views / 3 Replies  
Hi. Something weird is going on w/ my Pismo 400. When I hit the "E" key, or sometimes any key near it, the Pismo goes into sleep mode.

I just bought this from a friend a month ago and it's been...
Posted by schwachs, on Dec 17, 2003 at 10:48 AM, in Mac Notebooks
yes, definitely have the focus correct. it just... 760 Views / 4 Replies  
yes, definitely have the focus correct. it just stopped winning.
Posted by schwachs, on Aug 26, 2003 at 09:54 AM, in macOS
Doesn't Cmd-W close the windows in the finder? 760 Views / 4 Replies  
For some reason, my machine doesn't respond to cmd-w to close the windows in the finder and I swear it used to.

Am I going insane or I did I break something?
Posted by schwachs, on Aug 26, 2003 at 09:43 AM, in macOS
Ok, so is this the os x bug everyone talks... 691 Views / 3 Replies  
Ok, so is this the os x bug everyone talks about...

[BigG4:~] joshua% nslookup intelligence.com
Server: ns13.attbi.com
Address: 204.127.204.8

Name: intelligence.com
Address: ...
Posted by schwachs, on Aug 10, 2003 at 08:46 PM, in macOS
thanks! 691 Views / 3 Replies  
thanks!
Posted by schwachs, on Aug 10, 2003 at 10:35 AM, in macOS
DNS Flushing? 691 Views / 3 Replies  
Hi. I am trying to get my DNS info on my OS X box to be as up to date as my PC sitting next to it on the same network. For some reason the DNS info for one of my domains is still showing the old info...
Posted by schwachs, on Aug 10, 2003 at 12:07 AM, in macOS
I thought it was strange too. I can't use the... 862 Views / 12 Replies  
I thought it was strange too. I can't use the terminal despite that helpful (and less than helpful 1st response) as I don't have telnet to my hosts...

dang.

ok, I'll keep looking.
Posted by schwachs, on Aug 9, 2003 at 11:43 PM, in Applications
ftp site to ftp site xfer? 862 Views / 12 Replies  
I want to move data from one site to another without bringing it down locally. Can you recommend an ftp client for OS X that will allow that?
Posted by schwachs, on Aug 9, 2003 at 03:31 PM, in Applications
Permssions weirdness, and more! 600 Views / 2 Replies  
So as part of my regular "maintenance" of my G4 (Dual 1.42, fwiw) I ran Disk Utility to correct the permissions on my main drive...

However, this time, all seems to have hit the proverbial fan.
...
Posted by schwachs, on Jul 18, 2003 at 07:47 PM, in macOS
I just figured that out. What a dope I am. :-) ... 501 Views / 2 Replies  
I just figured that out. What a dope I am. :-)

Thanks!
Posted by schwachs, on Jul 7, 2003 at 05:55 PM, in Networking
Going Wireless w/ a Clamshell iBook? 501 Views / 2 Replies  
Hi. My mother has an orange ibook clamshell with no-pc card slot. I would like her to be able to use my airport wireless network. Oh, and she's on System 9.

Are there any drivers / products...
Posted by schwachs, on Jul 7, 2003 at 02:19 PM, in Networking
Moving iTunes Music Folder Issues. 406 Views / 0 Replies  
I recently moved my iTunes folder from my Documents folder to my Music folder.

I then went to iTunes Preferences / Advanced tab to set the new folder. Everything appears fine except one...
Posted by schwachs, on Jun 22, 2003 at 06:53 PM, in macOS
I will look into it.. 501 Views / 3 Replies  
but this looked like it actually ran a prog in the background and I was hoping to just edit the actual app. I will look again and see if I misread it.
Posted by schwachs, on May 13, 2003 at 10:26 PM, in macOS
Adding shortcuts to various X apps... 501 Views / 3 Replies  
Hi. I would like to add keyboard shortcuts to various applications I use under OS X... any way to do this directly to the application (such as Eudora, etc.) or, if not, what's the best utility that...
Posted by schwachs, on May 13, 2003 at 10:21 AM, in macOS
Actually, you're sort of right. The convert to... 2,321 Views / 23 Replies  
Actually, you're sort of right. The convert to "AAC" changes depending what your import is set to, so if you're converting to MP3 by default, this menu reads "Convert to MP3"
Posted by schwachs, on May 6, 2003 at 07:40 AM, in Applications
Am I going blind? 2,321 Views / 23 Replies  
I can't seem to find the option to convert MP3s to AACs from within iTunes... I have QT 6.2 Pro installed and upgraded.

Any ideas?

Thanks!
Posted by schwachs, on May 5, 2003 at 10:14 PM, in Applications
Thanks! 598 Views / 2 Replies  
Thanks!
Posted by schwachs, on Apr 25, 2003 at 02:58 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Converting iPod from Mac to Windows? 598 Views / 2 Replies  
I have a 20gb iPod that was originally a windows iPod and I converted it to Mac format. How do I switch it back?
Posted by schwachs, on Apr 24, 2003 at 05:16 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
What does "re-prebind files" mean? 709 Views / 3 Replies  
I noticed that Cocktail 1.3.1 does it but I can't find reference of what that means or if I should do it as well?
Posted by schwachs, on Apr 19, 2003 at 06:51 PM, in macOS
Thanks... all set now. There are many things... 516 Views / 3 Replies  
Thanks... all set now.

There are many things I want to "tell him" but I'm being nice since he was thinking about getting a PC. :-)
Posted by schwachs, on Apr 17, 2003 at 04:25 PM, in macOS
resetting admin pw? 516 Views / 3 Replies  
my brother entered his admin pw on his new pbook and now can't remember it. how can this get reset?
Posted by schwachs, on Apr 17, 2003 at 03:50 PM, in macOS
ouch. 1,151 Views / 24 Replies  
ouch.
Posted by schwachs, on Apr 4, 2003 at 10:07 AM, in macOS
Poll: I keep my 120gb ext firewire clean for FCP use...... 838 Views / 15 Replies  
I keep my 120gb ext firewire clean for FCP use... clean it and then start again.
Posted by schwachs, on Apr 4, 2003 at 10:06 AM, in macOS
perfect. thanks! 492 Views / 4 Replies  
perfect. thanks!
Posted by schwachs, on Apr 4, 2003 at 10:04 AM, in macOS
It doesn't seem to do it for all SIT files, just... 492 Views / 4 Replies  
It doesn't seem to do it for all SIT files, just that one. It's still saying "(Default)" on Deluxe and still opens Deluxe with with the dbl-click action.

Dang. I was hoping that was going to do...
Posted by schwachs, on Apr 4, 2003 at 08:48 AM, in macOS
Changing default apps on dbl-clicked documents. 492 Views / 4 Replies  
When I double click on a stuffit file it keeps opening up StuffIt Deluxe and not StuffIt Expander. How do I change this so it opens up Expander when I dbl-click?


Thanks!
Posted by schwachs, on Apr 4, 2003 at 08:30 AM, in macOS
Ok, good to know, thanks, 726 Views / 4 Replies  
Ok, good to know, thanks,
Posted by schwachs, on Apr 1, 2003 at 02:58 PM, in Mac Desktops
Memory for the FW800 1.42 Dual. 726 Views / 4 Replies  
Just got my box and need more memory.

Is generic good? Any issues I should know about?

Also "labeled" vs "non-labeled" ?

http://dealram.com/prices/systems/22695/512MB.html

dealmac /...
Posted by schwachs, on Mar 31, 2003 at 11:07 PM, in Mac Desktops
Re: Final Cut Express Questions 726 Views / 2 Replies  
Posted by schwachs, on Mar 31, 2003 at 10:52 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Re: which camcorder? - 1,176 Views / 11 Replies  
To echo the other respondent, what's your budget?

What's your budget?
Posted by schwachs, on Mar 31, 2003 at 10:48 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Re: Re: Process: "pbs" hoggin' my machine. 2,737 Views / 4 Replies  
Ok, any idea what that is / does / or what could have caused it to become the hog it was?
Posted by schwachs, on Mar 31, 2003 at 10:06 PM, in macOS
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