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I have a phone to USB cable that I bought from... 588 Views / 7 Replies  
I have a phone to USB cable that I bought from Cingular along with the phone. Do you have the same, or a different cable?
Posted by bobrocke, on Sep 5, 2004 at 06:47 PM, in Applications
I did reinstall iSync, but that didn't help. ... 588 Views / 7 Replies  
I did reinstall iSync, but that didn't help.

By some weird chance, does the phone have to have a good signal to Cingular? Mine has noting where my computer is.
Posted by bobrocke, on Sep 5, 2004 at 04:13 PM, in Applications
With the cable plugged in, System Profiler sees a... 588 Views / 7 Replies  
With the cable plugged in, System Profiler sees a USB device where I've connected. It can't tell the manufacturer, but it knows a device is there. iSync 1.5 still won't see any devices to add.

Is...
Posted by bobrocke, on Sep 5, 2004 at 07:11 AM, in Applications
Connect Motorola v400 with iSync 1.5? 588 Views / 7 Replies  
I'm running OS X 10.3.5 and iSync 1.5 and trying to connect my Motorola v400 phone with the USB cable I bought from Cingular plugged into my PowerBook G4's USB port.

But iSync says it can't find...
Posted by bobrocke, on Sep 4, 2004 at 04:35 PM, in Applications
Xcode 2.0's AppleScript Studio 487 Views / 0 Replies  
Does anyone know what changes we should expect to see in Xcode 2.0 with respect to its AppleScript Studio features? Bug fixes?
Posted by bobrocke, on Jun 28, 2004 at 09:46 PM, in Developer Center
FaceSpan 4.0 Opinions 492 Views / 0 Replies  
Is anyone using FaceSpan?

What are your impressions?

Does it integrate well with Script Debugger 3.0.8?

Bob
Posted by bobrocke, on May 11, 2004 at 09:49 PM, in Developer Center
Modify Mail.app's "Reply" Command 435 Views / 0 Replies  
I'd like to modify the behavour of Mail.app's reply to message command. In particular, I want to eliminate the leading blank line and the 'On <date>, at <time>, <sender> wrote:" line.

Perhaps...
Posted by bobrocke, on Apr 24, 2004 at 06:31 AM, in Developer Center
Sync Entourage X Preview with Palm 426 Views / 0 Replies  
Has anyone had any luck figuring out how to point the Entourage X palm sync conduit at the new Preview identity rather than the v.X identity?
Posted by bobrocke, on Apr 4, 2004 at 10:20 AM, in Applications
Replace entourage with what? 483 Views / 1 Replies  
I like Entourage OK, but I'd like to consider alternatives. I want to be able to integrate email with contacts which I haven't been able to get the Plam Desktop app to do, so I use Entourage.
...
Posted by bobrocke, on Mar 28, 2004 at 10:53 AM, in Applications
AlBook 1.25 15" "tick" 570 Views / 4 Replies  
My new 15" AlBook 1.25 makes a strange "tick" sound every few minutes. Its pretty quiet and I only notice it when I'm working in a quiet room. But its there.

I think its coming from the right side...
Posted by bobrocke, on Mar 25, 2004 at 03:32 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Apps needing updates for Panther? 877 Views / 4 Replies  
Can anyone who is running a late beta (GM?) version of Panther comment on what apps, drivers or utilities will need an update to work properly with Panther?

Obviously I'm curious about major apps...
Posted by bobrocke, on Oct 5, 2003 at 02:52 PM, in macOS
OS X FTP Server behind router 397 Views / 0 Replies  
I have an OS X server running behind my router which is attached to my cable modem. I'm having trouble accessing the server from outside my local network.

The router is configured to pass port 21...
Posted by bobrocke, on Aug 31, 2002 at 06:26 PM, in macOS
Getting out of clamshell mode 655 Views / 0 Replies  
I'm running Jaguar on a PowerBook G4 800 DVI.

I can get into clamshell mode (close the lid to sleep, connect keyboard, mouse, monitor and power, wake).

But I can't get back out into normal...
Posted by bobrocke, on Aug 25, 2002 at 05:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks
TiBook 800 HD Maker 527 Views / 2 Replies  
What make and model of 40 GB hard drive is Apple using in its PowerBook G4 800 computers?
Posted by bobrocke, on Aug 18, 2002 at 02:36 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Take a look at the benchmarking results at Bare... 1,814 Views / 19 Replies  
Take a look at the benchmarking results at Bare Feats - http://www.barefeats.com/pb06.html.

You may have to extrapolate for a 400 MHz G3 (he has a 500 MHz) and the current TiBooks.
Posted by bobrocke, on Aug 18, 2002 at 02:16 AM, in Mac Notebooks
PowerBook in place of Power Mac 679 Views / 4 Replies  
I'm planning on selling my Power Mac G4 667 and replacing it with a PowerBook G4 800. I would keep my keyboard, mouse and monitor for use with the PowerBook when at the home office.

Has anyone...
Posted by bobrocke, on Aug 18, 2002 at 02:08 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Can retail install over 6C115 6,203 Views / 105 Replies  
Assuming one would want to, will it be possible to install the retail version of 10.2 over the 6C115 version?

Bob
Posted by bobrocke, on Aug 9, 2002 at 01:19 PM, in macOS
Explorer 5.2 and .sit 413 Views / 0 Replies  
No matter how I have chaged Explorer's preferences for file helpers, StuffIt launches instead of Stuff Expander whenever I download a .sit file.

What have I missed?
Posted by bobrocke, on Jun 20, 2002 at 06:22 PM, in Applications
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva,... 464 Views / 2 Replies  
</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 GeorgeC97:
<strong>i just...
Posted by bobrocke, on Jun 4, 2002 at 10:42 PM, in Mac Notebooks
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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 murbot:
<strong>You can't...
Posted by bobrocke, on Jun 4, 2002 at 08:42 AM, in Mac Notebooks
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva,... 516 Views / 15 Replies  
</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 Carl Norum:
For any user,...
Posted by bobrocke, on Jun 3, 2002 at 04:20 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Real TiBook AirPort Range 577 Views / 16 Replies  
There's a lot of conversation about the poor range of an AirPort card in a TiBook. What are the specifics? What actual ranges (in feet) are people experiencing? Are there any easy solutions?

Bob
Posted by bobrocke, on Jun 3, 2002 at 08:27 AM, in Mac Notebooks
700 MHz iBook vs. 550 MHz TiBook 388 Views / 0 Replies  
Has anyone seen or created benchmark data showing the relative speeds of these two PowerBooks for a range of tasks?

Is there a URL?
Posted by bobrocke, on Jun 2, 2002 at 09:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks
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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 tonyibook:
<strong>Have...
Posted by bobrocke, on May 27, 2002 at 07:38 PM, in macOS
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva,... 630 Views / 11 Replies  
</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 RBattin:
<strong>Try...
Posted by bobrocke, on May 27, 2002 at 05:03 PM, in macOS
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva,... 630 Views / 11 Replies  
</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 ARENA:
<strong>Text has...
Posted by bobrocke, on May 27, 2002 at 07:02 AM, in macOS
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva,... 630 Views / 11 Replies  
</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 cElls:
<strong>Just...
Posted by bobrocke, on May 27, 2002 at 06:57 AM, in macOS
OS X and Pismo Display 630 Views / 11 Replies  
I'm running OS X 10.1.4 on a 500 Mhz G3 Firewire Powerbook (Pismo). The anti-aliasing of fonts is poor and looks very smeared and blurry. I don't see anything like that on my PowerMac G4 CRT monitor...
Posted by bobrocke, on May 26, 2002 at 07:46 PM, in macOS
Ragged fonts on Pismo and OS X 366 Views / 0 Replies  
My Pismo has pretty bad looking fonts when the screen resolution is set above 800 x 600. The letters are ragged and uneven no matter how I ahve the font smoothing options set.

Is this to be...
Posted by bobrocke, on Mar 28, 2002 at 04:19 PM, in macOS
I restarted and things are working properly now!... 474 Views / 2 Replies  
I restarted and things are working properly now! I do have both ports checked.
Posted by bobrocke, on Mar 27, 2002 at 11:22 PM, in Applications
Keyspan Dual Serial vs Palm Desktop 4 474 Views / 2 Replies  
I'm running OS X 10.1.3 with Keyspans 1.0.2GM dual serial to USB connector and can't get Palm 4.0 to sync with my Palm IIIc? Any success stories out there with that setup? Any ideas why min won't...
Posted by bobrocke, on Mar 27, 2002 at 04:52 PM, in Applications
Drive Icon Pile-up 468 Views / 0 Replies  
After a reboot, all my drive icons appear on the desktop in a nice organized vertical line in the top right corner - just as they should. But if I insert a ZIP disk, a CD or even mount a disk image,...
Posted by bobrocke, on Nov 18, 2001 at 12:58 PM, in macOS
Best fonts? 536 Views / 0 Replies  
Considering how poorly the Carbon APIs for font anti-aliasing make the fonts look on screen, what fonts have you all found to use that look good in 12 point or so sizes for Carbon apps?

It seems...
Posted by bobrocke, on Oct 29, 2001 at 07:53 PM, in Applications
Any idea of what the expiration dates are on the... 674 Views / 21 Replies  
Any idea of what the expiration dates are on the last few betas (12xx, 13xx)?
Posted by bobrocke, on Oct 19, 2001 at 03:11 PM, in Applications
Any idea of what the expiration dates are on the... 505 Views / 12 Replies  
Any idea of what the expiration dates are on the last few betas (12xx, 13xx)?
Posted by bobrocke, on Oct 19, 2001 at 03:11 PM, in macOS
I have read that having at least one active rule,... 406 Views / 3 Replies  
I have read that having at least one active rule, any rule at all will do, allows Mail to delete messages from the POP server (if that option has been checked, of course).

It seems to work for me.
Posted by bobrocke, on Oct 14, 2001 at 12:39 PM, in macOS
Mail and Address Book 557 Views / 5 Replies  
The email address from every outgoing Mail email message is automatically added to the Address Book.

Can that "feature" be turned off?
Posted by bobrocke, on Oct 9, 2001 at 07:41 AM, in Applications
This is weird, but I read on the MacFixIt Forums... 485 Views / 3 Replies  
This is weird, but I read on the MacFixIt Forums that you can delete the ~/Library/Mail/MessageSorting.plist file and it will solve the problem. I have no idea why, but it did solve it for me.

Bob
Posted by bobrocke, on Oct 2, 2001 at 09:06 PM, in Applications
Double post. [ 09-16-2001: Message edited... 759 Views / 36 Replies  
Double post.

[ 09-16-2001: Message edited by: bobrocke ]
Posted by bobrocke, on Sep 16, 2001 at 09:03 AM, in Applications
Can Entourage import from Mail.app and... 759 Views / 36 Replies  
Can Entourage import from Mail.app and Address.app?
Posted by bobrocke, on Sep 16, 2001 at 08:56 AM, in Applications
Thanks for the tips. I checked. Plenty of... 503 Views / 3 Replies  
Thanks for the tips. I checked.

Plenty of ink and USB connectors at both ends.

Now what?
Posted by bobrocke, on Aug 11, 2001 at 10:38 AM, in macOS
Epson 740 -9701 error 503 Views / 3 Replies  
When printing some color files to my Epson 740 I get a print error -9701. Does anyone have any idea what that's about?

Mac OS X 10.0.4
PowerMac G4
USB

Bob
Posted by bobrocke, on Aug 11, 2001 at 09:15 AM, in macOS
Buying Mac OS X 10.1 Update 391 Views / 2 Replies  
When its finally released, how will we update? I hope there is a mechanism so that those of us who have been running OS X since the Public Beta can get 10.1 the same day a new buyer can. With the $20...
Posted by bobrocke, on Aug 2, 2001 at 08:47 AM, in macOS
PPP connect freeze 488 Views / 3 Replies  
After my 10.0.4 system (G4 or Pismo) awakes from sleep and I attempt to connect to the Internet via PPP dialup, I get a very long freeze during which the system does nothing and the cursor moves very...
Posted by bobrocke, on Jul 18, 2001 at 06:31 PM, in macOS
Updated developer tools available? 446 Views / 4 Replies  
Are the updated developers tools released at the WWDC available to "the rest of us?"


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Bob
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Robert J. Rockefeller
Jackson, Mississippi
"I'm growing older, but...
Posted by bobrocke, on May 31, 2001 at 08:12 PM, in Developer Center
Do fonts use resources? 377 Views / 1 Replies  
In OS 9, having a lot of fonts "open" used RAM and made font menus difficult to deal with.

The Font Panel in OS X makes handling large numbers of fonts easier. But what about RAM? If a user has...
Posted by bobrocke, on May 31, 2001 at 08:38 AM, in macOS
SanDisk USB digital film reader 388 Views / 3 Replies  
Has anyone had any luck using the SanDisk USB digital film reader with OS X?


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Bob
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Robert J. Rockefeller
Jackson, Mississippi
"I'm growing older, but not up!"
Posted by bobrocke, on May 21, 2001 at 01:25 AM, in macOS
This is looking good! Very Mac OS X like and it... 1,248 Views / 72 Replies  
This is looking good! Very Mac OS X like and it feels good.

But support for some of my important web sites keeps me from using it full time. In particular www.weather.com (http://www.weather.com) ...
Posted by bobrocke, on May 1, 2001 at 12:39 AM, in Applications
Mac OS X OpenNap clients? 838 Views / 5 Replies  
Any recomendations for a stable, working Mac OS "native" OpenNap client?

I've tried Macigator and can't get it to open a server via Napster. Others I've found are Classics apps.

...
Posted by bobrocke, on Apr 21, 2001 at 08:56 AM, in Applications
The po command in GDB does the trick. I'm... 462 Views / 3 Replies  
The po command in GDB does the trick.

I'm more used to, and like better, the very flexible visual debugger in the CodeWarrior IDE. So I'm looking forward to more power in the GUI part of the...
Posted by bobrocke, on Apr 18, 2001 at 09:35 PM, in Developer Center
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