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disappointing lack of speed w/my iMac 1,163 Views / 9 Replies  
I have always been a big mac fan (i just sold my CRT iMac and PowerMac 6150, but I currently have a flat-panel iMac and iBook) but I am seriously disappointed in the difference in speed that i've...
Posted by sidecar71, on Sep 2, 2003 at 02:08 PM, in Mac Desktops
Wow...great. A lot of very useful info there. ... 727 Views / 2 Replies  
Wow...great. A lot of very useful info there.

Thanks a lot.
Ben
Posted by sidecar71, on Jul 10, 2003 at 10:18 PM, in Mac Desktops
keyboard not working at start-up 727 Views / 2 Replies  
Anyone else have this problem? We recently upgraded to 10.2.6 on a 400 MHz PowerPC G4 and have to unplug and replug the keyboard after every start-up because we dont get any response from the mouse...
Posted by sidecar71, on Jul 10, 2003 at 05:43 PM, in Mac Desktops
Actually, something in these files were... 815 Views / 7 Replies  
Actually, something in these files were currupted, because when I went back in, project builder provided messages about not being able to read certain files. I could still use the current build, but...
Posted by sidecar71, on Jun 10, 2003 at 08:03 AM, in Developer Center
Yes. I even tried to return an int, but it gives... 815 Views / 7 Replies  
Yes. I even tried to return an int, but it gives the same error. Maybe it's catching this error at a different location, but I dont know what I would to look for.
Posted by sidecar71, on Jun 7, 2003 at 05:34 PM, in Developer Center
how about this error? "warning: return type... 815 Views / 7 Replies  
how about this error?

"warning: return type for �convertAmount:atRate:� defaults to id"

the compiler points to the line:

"total = [converter convertAmount:amt atRate:rate];"

which...
Posted by sidecar71, on Jun 7, 2003 at 02:42 PM, in Developer Center
An Objective C Build Error? 815 Views / 7 Replies  
I am new to Objective C (and C for that matter) and went through the apple tutorial for that language only to get the below error when trying to "build" the application.

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Building...
Posted by sidecar71, on Jun 6, 2003 at 06:46 PM, in Developer Center
screen flashing and white-outs 535 Views / 0 Replies  
I just upgraded to 10.2.6 and have noticed a sort-of flicker when I wake my iMac (flat-panel) from sleep. It almost looks like it flashes the grey start-up screen and then returns to the correct...
Posted by sidecar71, on May 21, 2003 at 07:34 AM, in Mac Desktops
problem with UNIX classpath and java package directive 616 Views / 3 Replies  
I cant get java's package directive and UNIX to jive and I've been looking online for an explanation. I must be doing something very small incorrectly. Does anyone have any suggestions?

the name...
Posted by sidecar71, on May 17, 2003 at 01:41 PM, in Developer Center
Looks very cool. I wish I knew how to do all... 1,522 Views / 35 Replies  
Looks very cool. I wish I knew how to do all these modifications.....
Posted by sidecar71, on Apr 1, 2003 at 03:11 PM, in GUI Customization
Advice on Training 484 Views / 0 Replies  
Does anyone have an opinion on getting trained at a corporate training facility in the typical 5 day session as opposed to a class spread over several weeks/months?

I'm looking at a J2EE...
Posted by sidecar71, on Mar 27, 2003 at 09:03 AM, in Developer Center
OK, so it doesn't look like the desktop was... 790 Views / 5 Replies  
OK, so it doesn't look like the desktop was designed to be dock-aware. I thought it had been in versions prior to 10.2 (and you'd think it would be pretty obvious for apple to have made it so in all...
Posted by sidecar71, on Mar 21, 2003 at 04:15 PM, in macOS
Re: dock-aware desktop icons? 790 Views / 5 Replies  
No one has any ideas? I've done a google search and an Apple Knowledge Base search and have come up with nothing. It may be pretty obvious, but I don't know where to look (btw--the more I use...
Posted by sidecar71, on Mar 19, 2003 at 08:24 PM, in macOS
Re: Re: open files in project builder 720 Views / 3 Replies  
This still doesn't work for me, meaning, with the above settings, each file I open gets a new window. Anyone have any ideas? (I did a clean install of 10.2 a week ago for an unrelated reason and...
Posted by sidecar71, on Mar 3, 2003 at 05:27 PM, in Developer Center
dock-aware desktop icons? 790 Views / 5 Replies  
Is there a way to make the desktop icons in 10.2 dock-aware? I thought they were in 10.1.x.
Posted by sidecar71, on Mar 3, 2003 at 12:05 AM, in macOS
scripting the alias command 536 Views / 4 Replies  
Anyone know why the below script doesn't work? (I'm not sure how I have the shell line (#!...), but I think I have that right.)

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#!/bin/tsch/
alias new...
Posted by sidecar71, on Feb 28, 2003 at 06:16 PM, in macOS
Re: What Does this Process Do? 755 Views / 5 Replies  
I was seeing some suspicious-looking "processes" in my process viewer on my iMac before I did a clean install (for an unrelated reason). But I remember these weird process that would have things...
Posted by sidecar71, on Feb 28, 2003 at 12:48 PM, in macOS
Re: A feature I just found 1,701 Views / 12 Replies  
You might want to post this on macosxhints.com. Even if you don't, it's a great site and wonderful resource for tips like this one.
Posted by sidecar71, on Feb 22, 2003 at 10:22 AM, in macOS
Learning Java by Example 572 Views / 1 Replies  
Has anyone used OReilly's Java Examples in a Nutshell? I've been exposed to the basics on much of the java language (up to I/O, exceptions, etc.), and I think I need direct interaction with the...
Posted by sidecar71, on Feb 22, 2003 at 01:52 AM, in Developer Center
Re: Advice on learning Obj-C 695 Views / 5 Replies  
Damn........

Way to go jon. I thought I was progressing with my pursuit of java knowledge. How long did that pong game take you write?
Posted by sidecar71, on Feb 22, 2003 at 01:46 AM, in Developer Center
I seem to be in a similar situation as corp... 584 Views / 5 Replies  
I seem to be in a similar situation as corp miler: I did a clean install of 10.2 and then realized I needed 9.2 installed. I was going to start over again with 9 and checked off "Perform Clean...
Posted by sidecar71, on Feb 20, 2003 at 01:57 AM, in macOS
Thanks for the reply Detrius, but I had actually... 720 Views / 3 Replies  
Thanks for the reply Detrius, but I had actually tried that and it didn't work, so i wasn't sure if that was the right thing. And I just tried it again and quit the application--still nothing. I...
Posted by sidecar71, on Feb 17, 2003 at 09:51 PM, in Developer Center
open files in project builder 720 Views / 3 Replies  
this may seem insignificant, but when i was using project builder in 10.1, i thought i had files load into the same window, and then used the arrows in the top LH corner to move from one file to the...
Posted by sidecar71, on Feb 17, 2003 at 11:53 AM, in Developer Center
ae86, it's all about the powerseller. for some... 943 Views / 15 Replies  
ae86, it's all about the powerseller. for some reason I've been carrying this impression of ebay that it's an online tag sale or yard sale, but really it's become professionalized.

ebay's...
Posted by sidecar71, on Feb 15, 2003 at 10:46 AM, in Marketplace
NextLoop, thanks for the encouraging perspective.... 850 Views / 6 Replies  
NextLoop, thanks for the encouraging perspective. Maybe the lack of response otherwise are a testament to most people's lack of anxiety on this subject.
Posted by sidecar71, on Feb 7, 2003 at 10:33 PM, in Developer Center
Re: Power key on new iMac keyboards? 1,042 Views / 8 Replies  
There are a number of keyboard combinations to replace the power button, the coolest of which is Control-Eject, which brings up the dialog box that used to come up in 9.x when you hit the power...
Posted by sidecar71, on Feb 7, 2003 at 12:11 PM, in Mac Desktops
Declining wages & foreign out-sourcing? 850 Views / 6 Replies  
Once again, a newbie wanna-be programmer here. As I've been exploring the developer field as a potential new career, I've learned of the trend of foreign out-sourcing and a general lowering of wages...
Posted by sidecar71, on Feb 7, 2003 at 11:54 AM, in Developer Center
export addresses from Address Book? 408 Views / 1 Replies  
is there a way to export addresses from Address Book?

I was thinking it would be cool to store my addresses from the OS X address book on my earthlink website space, and I was imagining there was...
Posted by sidecar71, on Feb 1, 2003 at 03:08 AM, in macOS
macosxhints is a great website with a good amount... 904 Views / 10 Replies  
macosxhints is a great website with a good amount of unix. it also has a forum with 2-3 unix categories.

also, you might want to try poking around in the links at the bottom of sitelink.net
Posted by sidecar71, on Feb 1, 2003 at 12:02 AM, in macOS
access to menu bar's connect/disconnect? 398 Views / 0 Replies  
Does anyone know how to code a key combination or icon to Connect and Disconnect the dial-up modem without using Internet Connect or AppleScript? I have an Apple script that first opens itself, then...
Posted by sidecar71, on Jan 31, 2003 at 10:49 PM, in macOS
database programming not as fun 826 Views / 5 Replies  
Like many of the people that post here, I'm a newbie trying to break into the developer world. Last semester I took a class in java and really enjoyed it. This semester I am considering taking a...
Posted by sidecar71, on Jan 28, 2003 at 01:46 PM, in Developer Center
database programming not as fun 461 Views / 0 Replies  
Like many of the people that post here, I'm a newbie trying to break into the developer world. Last semester I took a class in java and really enjoyed it. This semester I am considering an Database...
Posted by sidecar71, on Jan 28, 2003 at 01:15 PM, in Developer Center
 
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