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there's a couple of progs that do this; i've... 859 Views / 4 Replies  
there's a couple of progs that do this; i've tried them, and Senuti -
http://www.fadingred.org/senuti/
- works great.
Posted by Dr D, on Jun 22, 2006 at 01:35 PM, in Applications
Mail search problems 374 Views / 0 Replies  
Hey, haven't been here for a while. nice to see you're all just as eccentric as ever.

does anyone have this problem? or am I missing a simple point?
In OSX Mail, searching on From, To works fine,...
Posted by Dr D, on Jun 22, 2006 at 01:16 PM, in Applications
bandwidth 772 Views / 5 Replies  
it's probably due to IPv6 settings

see this article: http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20060217082216928
Posted by Dr D, on Feb 20, 2006 at 10:18 AM, in Networking
I've had Eye TV 1.6.3 for a while, using it on my... 727 Views / 6 Replies  
I've had Eye TV 1.6.3 for a while, using it on my Powerbook, and put it onto the new G5 iMac, running 10.3.7, then upgraded to 10.3.8. No problems at all.

The only problem I have is I can't work...
Posted by Dr D, on Feb 18, 2005 at 08:06 AM, in Applications
ViaVoice is back! 2,085 Views / 15 Replies  
I see they just re-released ViaVoice for Mac. It used to work really well but they stopped supporting it on OSX - well, when they sell it to the competition that tells you something - and I had to...
Posted by Dr D, on Feb 15, 2005 at 07:52 PM, in Applications
Bluetooth on 10.3.4 504 Views / 1 Replies  
Since installing the latest OS my Al-book thinks that I don't have a Bluetooth module, and the Sys prefs panel doesn't even show up. Worked OK before - uh? Anybody got an idea about this?
Posted by Dr D, on Jun 20, 2004 at 06:11 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
good point re firewall etc, but I reset to as was... 474 Views / 3 Replies  
good point re firewall etc, but I reset to as was before 10.3 and no better. Darn! Thought `I had it there.
And twas an upgrade
Posted by Dr D, on May 17, 2004 at 07:15 PM, in macOS
macspeech in 416 Views / 0 Replies  
IBM clearly gave up on Viavoice. The way forward is with Macspeech, the consensus says. I got the software, but it needs a new mic, from either Telex or VXi. But wherre the HELL do I buy one in the...
Posted by Dr D, on May 17, 2004 at 05:53 PM, in macOS
sw update problem - probably 474 Views / 3 Replies  
so I finally moved to 10.3, and it's fine, great, but...
when I try to use software update, I always get a timeout message [-1001]. Never happened to me before. Can't see that there's a preference...
Posted by Dr D, on May 17, 2004 at 05:47 PM, in macOS
Well that's very encouraging... not! So you... 1,119 Views / 10 Replies  
Well that's very encouraging... not! So you dunno how good iListen is? And it's not the expense so much as the time training it - I currently use VV on Al Book in 4 different locations, each...
Posted by Dr D, on Mar 6, 2004 at 01:59 PM, in macOS
Mac vs ViaVoice 1,119 Views / 10 Replies  
OK, so I'm an early adopter, and I would have been on 10.3 ages ago except that I use ViaVoice a lot - like most days - and they still say they have issues with 10.3 [specifically the rapid user...
Posted by Dr D, on Mar 5, 2004 at 09:26 PM, in macOS
Safari 814 Views / 9 Replies  
Well, joking aside, my Safari has gone really slow since updating the now-withdrawn 10.2.8. Only on a couple of sites, but including my horse-racing site, so this is SERIOUS man! CPU usage when...
Posted by Dr D, on Oct 1, 2003 at 05:57 PM, in Applications
10.2.8 1,561 Views / 17 Replies  
Strange to relate but updating seems to have actually increased my battery life, and no problems except 1 website that ties up on first download. Don't mean there won't be more problems though. ...
Posted by Dr D, on Sep 24, 2003 at 06:50 PM, in macOS
Er, yes it is actually!:hmm: Thanks. Which... 520 Views / 4 Replies  
Er, yes it is actually!:hmm: Thanks. Which security update was that? No, don't tell me it would only complicate things
Posted by Dr D, on Jun 25, 2003 at 08:11 AM, in macOS
Here's a funny one - login probs 520 Views / 4 Replies  
My PB 17in has just decided that my login password is wrong. I haven't changed it or done anything, and the reminder is still the same. How can this happen?? The only thing I can do is restart, then...
Posted by Dr D, on Jun 23, 2003 at 07:16 PM, in macOS
Can't see any reason to wait. I've had mine up +... 1,021 Views / 7 Replies  
Can't see any reason to wait. I've had mine up + running for 2 weeks now, and it took most of that time to get everything transferred (from Ti 667), but now it all runs so much smoother and faster....
Posted by Dr D, on Jun 1, 2003 at 05:52 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Hey, the OSX version of uControl has been pulled;... 827 Views / 17 Replies  
Hey, the OSX version of uControl has been pulled;

"Notice: This version has been pulled due to an alleged patent violation regarding the Twerq feature. Another version should be available in a,...
Posted by Dr D, on Mar 13, 2003 at 08:00 PM, in macOS
This thread just got much better! I want to... 827 Views / 17 Replies  
This thread just got much better! I want to disable capslock because I can type perfectly well on an ordinary keyboard but I now live on a Ti book and it's that bit smaller (the old Powerbook was...
Posted by Dr D, on Mar 13, 2003 at 07:37 PM, in macOS
2 things I need on OSX 690 Views / 7 Replies  
Well, so far OSX is great, more stable, more intuitive, though still very Mac - i.e. with every new OS (and I've been in since 6) it works fine at first, then there's a period a while after you...
Posted by Dr D, on Dec 23, 2002 at 09:08 PM, in macOS
Ah! And then it just stopped working a few hours... 481 Views / 2 Replies  
Ah! And then it just stopped working a few hours later. I can't figure this out at all.
D
:mad:
Posted by Dr D, on Dec 13, 2002 at 01:03 PM, in macOS
Hey, it helped me!! Thanks. I still can't do... 481 Views / 2 Replies  
Hey, it helped me!! Thanks. I still can't do what I want to do, which is have the POP3 in Mail set to my other ISP account, and the SMTP to my cable, but it's better than before anyway.

gracias!
Posted by Dr D, on Dec 12, 2002 at 02:49 PM, in macOS
Yeah I got the Ethan Wilde [great name] book, and... 657 Views / 5 Replies  
Yeah I got the Ethan Wilde [great name] book, and it does illustrate what you can do - the problem is it doesn't tell you what you HAVE to do. In other words, it shows you the potential of Apple...
Posted by Dr D, on Nov 29, 2002 at 10:13 PM, in macOS
You little beaut! Thank you very much for... 548 Views / 5 Replies  
You little beaut! Thank you very much for pointing that out - 'course once you know it it's obvious + you wonder how you missed it.
Posted by Dr D, on Nov 29, 2002 at 04:27 AM, in macOS
Uuugh, thanks! Like yer website though - and St... 548 Views / 5 Replies  
Uuugh, thanks! Like yer website though - and St John's, eh? I go up to York every week. Great city [great place to be from...]
Posted by Dr D, on Nov 28, 2002 at 08:49 PM, in macOS
I tried Symantec, and they only check online for... 712 Views / 4 Replies  
I tried Symantec, and they only check online for intrusions, Trojan horses etc - I came up clean.
Can't find an online checker at McAfee.
My ISP said in conversation that they don't rate McAfee at...
Posted by Dr D, on Nov 28, 2002 at 08:36 PM, in macOS
Win virus on Mac 712 Views / 4 Replies  
Just upgraded to 10.2, though I don't think that's relevant. problem is, I seem to have a Windows virus that is going out with every Word attachment that I send. It's called W97M.Thus, it comes...
Posted by Dr D, on Nov 28, 2002 at 06:47 PM, in macOS
Mail doesn't delete from server 548 Views / 5 Replies  
Just upgraded [?] to 10.2, mostly great, but Mail has now, 3 days later, developed a problem where it doesn't delete the messages from the server when picking up. Yes, 'delete from server' is ticked...
Posted by Dr D, on Nov 28, 2002 at 06:27 PM, in macOS
Via Voice problems with Jaguar 557 Views / 1 Replies  
I see that PJ G4 was asking about this on 11-10-02, and Via Voice specifically, and car1son gave a pretty well-judged review of IBM Via Voice.
HOWEVER...
I have been using VV for some months on...
Posted by Dr D, on Nov 24, 2002 at 08:57 PM, in Applications
Yeah, but it won't sort it for me, will it? Hey... 383 Views / 2 Replies  
Yeah, but it won't sort it for me, will it? Hey you are addicted! That's 2 postings a day every day for nearly 2 years
Posted by Dr D, on Jan 12, 2002 at 08:11 PM, in macOS
10.1.2 copy/paste problem 383 Views / 2 Replies  
Yike! Since installing 10.1.2 I am unable to copy from a Classic application to a OSX one - either it just doesn't arrive when you paste, or trying to copy or drag crashes the program and Classic...
Posted by Dr D, on Jan 12, 2002 at 03:32 PM, in macOS
 
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