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Ok, that $25 dollar eSATA cable is way... 688 Views / 4 Replies  
Ok, that $25 dollar eSATA cable is way overpriced! Thanks for clueing me in.



Looks like I need a PCI->enclosure to do hot swapping....thanks for the info guys
Posted by ppmax, on Jan 11, 2008 at 10:24 PM, in Mac Desktops
Thanks for the reply--much appreciated. So... 688 Views / 4 Replies  
Thanks for the reply--much appreciated.

So does a hotswap eSATA setup require a PCI card? I've been looking at this as well:
SeriTek/2EN2 External Enclosure with eSATA Connectors...
Posted by ppmax, on Jan 11, 2008 at 08:39 PM, in Mac Desktops
Mac Pro eSATA 688 Views / 4 Replies  
Hi--

Anyone here have any experience using this product with hotswappable enclosures/drives?
NewerTech� eSATA Extender Cable (http://www.newertech.com/products/esata_cable.php)
Posted by ppmax, on Jan 11, 2008 at 08:13 PM, in Mac Desktops
Thanks for the reply. Wow--that's a huge... 1,297 Views / 3 Replies  
Thanks for the reply. Wow--that's a huge limitation. Guess I'll be holding off on Parallels till they support multiple CPU's.

Off to try BootCamp....

thanks again--
ppmax
Posted by ppmax, on Mar 17, 2007 at 05:33 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Enable 2nd CPU? 1,297 Views / 3 Replies  
Hi--

I have the eval version of Parallels and have successfully installed WinXP Pro (SP1) on my Mac Pro. Cool. I installed my old copy of 3ds max 6 and fired it up--more cool.

However I...
Posted by ppmax, on Mar 17, 2007 at 02:28 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Regarding the colors: ... 48,062 Views / 210 Replies  
Regarding the colors:
http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/Upgrades.cfm?model=250&type=Memory&TI=3752&shoupgrds=Show+Upgrades

Any ideas?
Posted by ppmax, on Jan 6, 2007 at 06:38 PM, in Mac Desktops
About to kick down for a well deserved new MP... 48,062 Views / 210 Replies  
About to kick down for a well deserved new MP tower...few questions:


Is the best technique to buy from Apple with the 2x512MB config and upgrade to a 4x1GB kit?
Do you remove the 2x512MB or...
Posted by ppmax, on Jan 6, 2007 at 03:45 PM, in Mac Desktops
My provider is SBC in San Francisco. However, I... 2,392 Views / 69 Replies  
My provider is SBC in San Francisco. However, I signed up for DSL long ago before Pacbell became SBC. Incidentially, Pacbell used to give out static IP addresses to residential DSL users--very cool....
Posted by ppmax, on Jul 28, 2005 at 06:34 PM, in Developer Center
>>Is it all possible to do create a low-budget... 599 Views / 4 Replies  
>>Is it all possible to do create a low-budget web/mail server in your own home connected over DSL? Is it practical? Do many folks actually do that? Or is it too impractical because of a lack of...
Posted by ppmax, on Jul 25, 2005 at 07:54 PM, in Developer Center
Read this article: ... 543 Views / 1 Replies  
Read this article:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/howto/auth.html#basic

If you want a pretty good GUI for admining your Apache (and other servers) install download and install Webmin from...
Posted by ppmax, on Jul 25, 2005 at 07:46 PM, in Developer Center
Send me a private email/message at the address in... 2,392 Views / 69 Replies  
Send me a private email/message at the address in my profile. We'll get this sorted out.
Posted by ppmax, on Jul 25, 2005 at 07:38 PM, in Developer Center
>>That only works in IE/Windows I know. >>... 780 Views / 6 Replies  
>>That only works in IE/Windows
I know.

>> but it doesn't do what the poster is looking for.
Whoops: I misread the OP and someone else's post.
Posted by ppmax, on Jul 21, 2005 at 12:32 PM, in Developer Center
I just checked tiffanycalvert.com and... 2,392 Views / 69 Replies  
I just checked tiffanycalvert.com and joshazzarella.com and they work...so what's the problem?

The only thing I see is that both domains point to the same content.
Posted by ppmax, on Jul 21, 2005 at 12:24 PM, in Developer Center
Questions: Are you restarting Apache after... 2,392 Views / 69 Replies  
Questions:
Are you restarting Apache after every change you make to the httpd.conf file?
Are you sure port 80 is blocked by your ISP?
Have you checked the syntax of you httpd.conf file? After you...
Posted by ppmax, on Jul 21, 2005 at 01:25 AM, in Developer Center
try IE7: http://dean.edwards.name/IE7/ 780 Views / 6 Replies  
try IE7:
http://dean.edwards.name/IE7/
Posted by ppmax, on Jul 20, 2005 at 11:08 PM, in Developer Center
Jersey--post your /etc/httpd/httpd.conf file and... 2,392 Views / 69 Replies  
Jersey--post your /etc/httpd/httpd.conf file and Ill check it out....
Posted by ppmax, on Jul 20, 2005 at 11:05 PM, in Developer Center
Not really sure what you are trying to do...but... 1,466 Views / 12 Replies  
Not really sure what you are trying to do...but this works:

<?PHP
$maindir=".";
$mydir=opendir($maindir);
$exclude_array=array(".","..",".DS_Store");
while (false !== ($fn=readdir($mydir))) {...
Posted by ppmax, on Jul 20, 2005 at 11:00 PM, in macOS
Question about the Add Spotlight Comments... 8,233 Views / 111 Replies  
Question about the Add Spotlight Comments workflow...

I have a smart folder/saved search. I drag this to Automator. I drag "Add Spotlight Comments" the the workflow. I push run. Comments get added...
Posted by ppmax, on May 10, 2005 at 02:18 PM, in macOS
I disagree with this. Ultimately if you are... 689 Views / 6 Replies  
I disagree with this. Ultimately if you are interacting with a db you need to make sure that the db and the client are in sync. If you update rows on the client (javascript) and then the client exits...
Posted by ppmax, on Apr 20, 2005 at 12:59 PM, in Developer Center
regarding the overflow:auto--I wasnt aware that... 885 Views / 17 Replies  
regarding the overflow:auto--I wasnt aware that worked, so that's a great suggestion that I'll be using. It appears to work for the situation where you have a background:url(); with an image that's...
Posted by ppmax, on Apr 15, 2005 at 12:09 PM, in Developer Center
regarding clearing: I use a <br class="clear">... 885 Views / 17 Replies  
regarding clearing: I use a <br class="clear"> Here's my css:

.clear {
clear:both;
margin:0px;
padding:0px;
line-height:0px;
}
Posted by ppmax, on Apr 14, 2005 at 06:52 PM, in Developer Center
Tables are too much trouble--esp if you need to... 885 Views / 17 Replies  
Tables are too much trouble--esp if you need to maintain or redesign your site in the future. Go with pure CSS.

Also, take a look at http://dean.edwards.name/IE7/ It makes IE behave like other...
Posted by ppmax, on Apr 14, 2005 at 05:16 PM, in Developer Center
Rss 497 Views / 0 Replies  
Anyone know of a good reference to start creating and serving RSS feeds? To be clear: Im not interested in readers or blogging software or content management systems with RSS features. Im a home...
Posted by ppmax, on Apr 14, 2005 at 04:00 PM, in Developer Center
Not to sound like a **** head, but one element of... 856 Views / 16 Replies  
Not to sound like a **** head, but one element of web design is considering how long it will take for a user to load a page. Im afraid that the site here fails that measure--who wants to wait for 20...
Posted by ppmax, on Oct 21, 2004 at 08:51 PM, in Developer Center
I cant resist: I needed to use DW as part of a... 1,191 Views / 19 Replies  
I cant resist: I needed to use DW as part of a freelance job. I asked around and my expectations were lowered after hearing people's gripes. Having purchased and used it, DW is a piece of crap. Im on...
Posted by ppmax, on Oct 21, 2004 at 08:32 PM, in Applications
I checked your new changes and the images scale... 2,647 Views / 4 Replies  
I checked your new changes and the images scale correctly. I think you are off to a good start. I agree-tables are a pain in the butt. The main reason people suggest not to use tables is that they...
Posted by ppmax, on Sep 23, 2004 at 01:22 AM, in Developer Center
A couple things: 1. nice paintings--i like the... 2,647 Views / 4 Replies  
A couple things:
1. nice paintings--i like the view towards st. fernando hill
2. you are setting the table column width to 10--this is what's messing up your images
3. set the height and width on...
Posted by ppmax, on Sep 22, 2004 at 11:16 AM, in Developer Center
Sorry for the late reply. Here is a link to the... 765 Views / 6 Replies  
Sorry for the late reply. Here is a link to the draft site. Any comments you may have are welcome. I have yet to finish the drop down menus for IE/Win and some position tweaks here and there.
...
Posted by ppmax, on Sep 21, 2004 at 12:21 PM, in Developer Center
Thanks for the replies. I may have been unclear... 765 Views / 6 Replies  
Thanks for the replies. I may have been unclear in my first post: "print page" isnt the same as "print story" which is what I want to do. I realize that I would need to set up a db to hold all the...
Posted by ppmax, on Sep 18, 2004 at 01:59 AM, in Developer Center
CSS Print Media 765 Views / 6 Replies  
Hi--

Im building a site for a client and they want to be able to offer a "print this page" link for the articles posted to the site. How does this work? Im familiar with the media types, but how...
Posted by ppmax, on Sep 16, 2004 at 03:05 PM, in Developer Center
Thanks all for the feedback and advice. I've been... 941 Views / 12 Replies  
Thanks all for the feedback and advice. I've been editing in BBEdit and my new copy of DW hasnt been touched yet. The company I'm freelancing for agreed to pay for half. The comment about creating...
Posted by ppmax, on Sep 13, 2004 at 12:55 PM, in Developer Center
I just installed Dreamweaver and I must say I'm... 941 Views / 12 Replies  
I just installed Dreamweaver and I must say I'm disappointed. Im on a PMG4 DP500 and Dreamweaver is a hog. Is it slow for anyone else? Maybe Im just too used to BBEdit ;) Of all the apps I've used DW...
Posted by ppmax, on Sep 2, 2004 at 10:19 PM, in Developer Center
Lunarpages.com has been really good to me.... 4,160 Views / 60 Replies  
Lunarpages.com has been really good to me. PHP/MySQL, email, control panel, etc...
Posted by ppmax, on Sep 1, 2004 at 08:15 PM, in Developer Center
Thanks for the comments. They want Dreamweaver... 941 Views / 12 Replies  
Thanks for the comments. They want Dreamweaver templates at the end of the day, otherwise I'd just use BBEdit (which is great).

I read some information on the Macromedia site--does the browser...
Posted by ppmax, on Aug 30, 2004 at 03:58 PM, in Developer Center
Should this go in the Software forum? Anyone have... 941 Views / 12 Replies  
Should this go in the Software forum? Anyone have any comments for me?

thx
ppmax
Posted by ppmax, on Aug 30, 2004 at 02:24 PM, in Developer Center
Dreamweaver for a hand coder? 941 Views / 12 Replies  
Hi--

Im code it by hand type of guy and an upcoming contract may require that I use Dreamweaver. I was wondering if someone could give me some feedback about their experiences using...
Posted by ppmax, on Aug 27, 2004 at 11:38 PM, in Developer Center
If you do run a mail server be sure to visit this... 1,105 Views / 15 Replies  
If you do run a mail server be sure to visit this site and run the tests:
http://www.abuse.net/relay.html

Also you can check out your mail log from time to time to see if anyone is using you as a...
Posted by ppmax, on Jun 1, 2004 at 02:01 AM, in Developer Center
Pure-FTP 1,223 Views / 18 Replies  
Go here and download. You will be very satisfied:
http://jeanmatthieu.free.fr/pureftpd/

ppmax
Posted by ppmax, on Apr 1, 2004 at 03:12 AM, in macOS
CSS - Vertical Center?? 536 Views / 1 Replies  
Hi--

I have a question for the resident CSS studs: I have a series of photos (portrait and landscape orientation) that I'd like to center *vertically* within a block (<div>). For example: the...
Posted by ppmax, on Mar 11, 2004 at 02:53 AM, in Developer Center
Here's a track ive been working on. Everthing but... 9,204 Views / 162 Replies  
Here's a track ive been working on. Everthing but the drums are live (many takes--im not a good guitar player!)

http://www.paulperreault.com/pub/garageband_sample1.mp3

As discussed in another...
Posted by ppmax, on Jan 28, 2004 at 01:57 AM, in Applications
Check out BetterHTMLExport. It will let you... 1,644 Views / 19 Replies  
Check out BetterHTMLExport. It will let you create custom layouts etc. I use it and have created my own layout using CSS, PHP, etc.
Posted by ppmax, on Jan 26, 2004 at 05:24 PM, in Developer Center
Thanks for the reply--Ill give that a go. ... 752 Views / 4 Replies  
Thanks for the reply--Ill give that a go.

It's also been suggested that I store the contents of the $files array as part of a session. So I would just start a session and then define...
Posted by ppmax, on Jan 23, 2004 at 02:40 PM, in Developer Center
PHP Arrays passed via URL 752 Views / 4 Replies  
This is a really stoopid question but I'm having a mjor brain lock right now.

I have an array ($files) that contains the set of file names in a particular directory. there are 14 items in this...
Posted by ppmax, on Jan 22, 2004 at 03:42 PM, in Developer Center
Hoo'kay, now that kulverse has shamed us all with... 2,297 Views / 46 Replies  
Hoo'kay, now that kulverse has shamed us all with his mighty riffs, I humbly post 10 bars of an "Homage to Lesser Men" (http://www.paulperreault.com/pub/Homage_to_Lesser_Men.mp3) ...a toast to those...
Posted by ppmax, on Jan 19, 2004 at 11:59 PM, in Applications
Solved. I got the mono adapter from said... 2,297 Views / 46 Replies  
Solved.

I got the mono adapter from said establishment, dusted off my strat, and am now blowing off work to play "God Save the Queen!'

Apple, what hath thou unleashed?
Posted by ppmax, on Jan 19, 2004 at 06:33 PM, in Applications
can you give more details about that adapter you... 2,297 Views / 46 Replies  
can you give more details about that adapter you got from radio shack?

my details: i have a dual power mac g4 (gigabit ethernet) with vertical sound ports: 1 for speakers and one for line in. i...
Posted by ppmax, on Jan 19, 2004 at 04:17 PM, in Applications
Pretty ****ing dope. No perf probs on my Dual G4... 9,338 Views / 99 Replies  
Pretty ****ing dope. No perf probs on my Dual G4 450.

So--who's setting up the GB repository to upload and share songs?
Posted by ppmax, on Jan 16, 2004 at 10:27 PM, in Applications
Terminal 680 Views / 10 Replies  
Or do a "man find" or "man locate" in the Terminal.

You could do something like:

find /path/to/the/archive/* -type f -name '*.[jJ][pP][gG]' > /path/to/output/text/file/output.txt

This would...
Posted by ppmax, on Nov 26, 2003 at 04:20 PM, in macOS
works for me (every day). my company provides... 2,351 Views / 10 Replies  
works for me (every day). my company provides web/https access to our exchange servers. have never had a problem.

i dont use a proxy.
Posted by ppmax, on Jul 31, 2003 at 06:08 PM, in Applications
just wanted to offer a bit more help: first... 453 Views / 2 Replies  
just wanted to offer a bit more help:

first you'll need to decide such things as:
1. are these publicly available domains?
2. do you have access to a single or multiple static IP's?
3. do you...
Posted by ppmax, on Apr 4, 2003 at 05:53 PM, in macOS
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