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It may be then that your 26" TV may not be... 8,229 Views / 31 Replies  
It may be then that your 26" TV may not be capable of a resolution that will satisfy you. At 26" the 1366x768 resolution is just not going to be all that great for close proximity viewing because...
Posted by the Rebel, on Feb 28, 2007 at 11:02 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Are you trying to mirror the TV screen with your... 8,229 Views / 31 Replies  
Are you trying to mirror the TV screen with your laptop LCD?

You may have a bit of trouble finding a single resolution that looks right on both screens.

Try using extended desktop and setting...
Posted by the Rebel, on Feb 28, 2007 at 10:42 AM, in Mac Notebooks
How abou if they used hexadecimal? After 10.4.9... 18,339 Views / 138 Replies  
How abou if they used hexadecimal? After 10.4.9 would come 10.4.A

Would that help alleviate the confusion?
Posted by the Rebel, on Apr 3, 2005 at 04:08 PM, in macOS
There will always be Trojans. No operating... 26,659 Views / 193 Replies  
There will always be Trojans. No operating system can prevent a user from actively executing a program that will delete the user's files.

If a user is downloading files from a warez board with...
Posted by the Rebel, on Apr 3, 2005 at 02:05 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Re: switcherooooo 26,659 Views / 193 Replies  
I understand your financial reluctance to buy a new PowerBook every 2 years.

I also understand that the new VAIO that you bought last week runs Windows better than your 2 year old PowerBook.

I...
Posted by the Rebel, on Apr 3, 2005 at 01:42 PM, in MacNN Lounge
That is simply bogus. Thousands of people... 26,659 Views / 193 Replies  
That is simply bogus.

Thousands of people have been trying for years to develop an exploit to take down Mac OS X. Can you imagine the "reward" that one of these malicious programmers would get...
Posted by the Rebel, on Apr 3, 2005 at 12:38 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Wow you can use Google to find an article that... 26,659 Views / 193 Replies  
Wow you can use Google to find an article that discusses Unix and viruses. Too bad you apparently can not comprehend the contents of the article. It clearly explains the inherent security built...
Posted by the Rebel, on Apr 2, 2005 at 09:44 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Regardless of what Microsoft knows, that does not... 26,659 Views / 193 Replies  
Regardless of what Microsoft knows, that does not mean that they are going to be able to make Longhorn perform well on bargain PCs.

Also, many Windows users upgrade or replace their PC every 2...
Posted by the Rebel, on Apr 2, 2005 at 09:34 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Get a clue. Just because you have a "real" job... 26,659 Views / 193 Replies  
Get a clue. Just because you have a "real" job does not mean that you are somehow equally qualified to talk about computer technology and operating systems. Knowing people who develop software...
Posted by the Rebel, on Apr 2, 2005 at 09:24 PM, in MacNN Lounge
OK, This is ridiculous. You are claiming that... 26,659 Views / 193 Replies  
OK, This is ridiculous. You are claiming that last year you bought a Dell for $200 Canadian and that it does everything that you need it to do, but then you mention that you have 4 drives in it. ...
Posted by the Rebel, on Apr 1, 2005 at 11:35 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Are you saying that your 1 year old Dell is... 26,659 Views / 193 Replies  
Are you saying that your 1 year old Dell is somehow better than your 4.5 year old Mac?

What OS do you run on your Cube? Were you aware that its outdated 16MB ATI RAGE Pro video card is not...
Posted by the Rebel, on Apr 1, 2005 at 11:20 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Over the past 6 years, I have had 3 occassions... 3,367 Views / 18 Replies  
Over the past 6 years, I have had 3 occassions where there has been less than 48 hours between the time that I handed a broken Powerbook to Airborne and when Airborne brought back the repaired unit. ...
Posted by the Rebel, on Apr 2, 2004 at 07:13 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Halo and Piracy 8,117 Views / 82 Replies  
The Halo release for the Mac is not old. It is new. MacSoft put a lot of time and money into Halo for the Mac and they deserve to be compensated.

Even if you were right though, none of your...
Posted by the Rebel, on Feb 6, 2004 at 09:33 AM, in Gaming
Right. No one is forced to use Safari 1.2. ... 13,818 Views / 120 Replies  
Right. No one is forced to use Safari 1.2.

Safari 1.1 still works.

Mozilla, Camino, Firebird, Opera, iCab, and even MS IE can be used instead of Safari.

No one needs to have Safari 1.2;...
Posted by the Rebel, on Feb 4, 2004 at 01:46 PM, in macOS
What signifigant bugs are in Mac OS 10.2.8? How... 13,818 Views / 120 Replies  
What signifigant bugs are in Mac OS 10.2.8? How is it unfinished?

It is absurd to suggest that Mac OS 7.5 - Mac OS 8.6 - Mac OS 9.2 are more "bugfree" or more"finished" than Mac OS 10.2.8. If...
Posted by the Rebel, on Feb 4, 2004 at 01:39 PM, in macOS
First of all, no one is forced to buy an OS... 13,818 Views / 120 Replies  
First of all, no one is forced to buy an OS upgrade. If you purchase the upgrade then that is your choice. There are a lot of people who have simply chosen not to upgrade. I know of various people...
Posted by the Rebel, on Feb 4, 2004 at 01:31 PM, in macOS
It has always been possible to replace iPod... 3,581 Views / 26 Replies  
It has always been possible to replace iPod batteries.

The only recent change is that Apple is now offerring to do it for you for $99.

People still seem to be ignorant of the fact that you can...
Posted by the Rebel, on Dec 4, 2003 at 06:13 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Re: Finder/Expose bug 48,492 Views / 287 Replies  
I do not understand what the issue here is supposed to be.

I have repeated the steps outlined here on various Macs running 10.3 or 10.3.1 and I have not seen anything unusual.

Can someone...
Posted by the Rebel, on Nov 15, 2003 at 06:26 AM, in macOS
You can also easily change the $TERM setting via... 48,492 Views / 287 Replies  
You can also easily change the $TERM setting via the Terminal program's Preferences. ;)
Posted by the Rebel, on Nov 15, 2003 at 06:20 AM, in macOS
Re: Apple's not in the lead right now 4,891 Views / 97 Replies  
:confused:

Since when is a G4 the same as a P3/P4 at the same Mhz? Clock for clock, the G4 has always been faster than Intel's chips.

For another thing, clock for clock, the P3 is faster than...
Posted by the Rebel, on May 1, 2003 at 01:05 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Lots of companies besides Apple and MS have... 804 Views / 62 Replies  
Lots of companies besides Apple and MS have charged for betas.

The top twelve reasons are :

12) Cost of media
11) Cost of packaging
10) Cost of shipping
9) Cost of paying people package...
Posted by the Rebel, on Sep 15, 2000 at 03:01 PM, in macOS
I did not ask anyone to compare the future... 845 Views / 35 Replies  
I did not ask anyone to compare the future Mozilla browser to the current Internet Explorer browser. I was seeking thoughts on future browsers from all resources.

If you go to Microsoft's...
Posted by the Rebel, on Aug 9, 2000 at 02:32 AM, in Applications
Rather presumptuous. My full name and... 845 Views / 35 Replies  
Rather presumptuous.

My full name and email address are associated with all my posts, so it is obvious that I am not trying to hide.

However, since you received anonymous flame email from...
Posted by the Rebel, on Aug 8, 2000 at 01:28 PM, in Applications
No offense, but you are wrong. Netscape 6... 746 Views / 29 Replies  
No offense, but you are wrong.

Netscape 6 is NOT = The Mozilla browser.

As you state in your post, Netscape 6 is based on the code from the Mozilla project, but that does not make it the...
Posted by the Rebel, on Aug 1, 2000 at 09:05 PM, in Applications
If you were "more than aware" of my wording then... 845 Views / 35 Replies  
If you were "more than aware" of my wording then why have you post comments that had nothing to do with what I was asking?

Why does even your most recent post talk more about IE's current status...
Posted by the Rebel, on Jul 24, 2000 at 01:42 PM, in Applications
I was asked you to tell "what browser you think... 845 Views / 35 Replies  
I was asked you to tell "what browser you think will be better than Mozilla and why."

Your reply indicates that you believe IE is the best browser currently available and that the number of IE...
Posted by the Rebel, on Jul 24, 2000 at 09:37 AM, in Applications
I just read the article mentioned in the previous... 746 Views / 29 Replies  
I just read the article mentioned in the previous post and I am in complete agreement that everyone should read it.

One thing that it fails to mention though is that one of the big reasons that...
Posted by the Rebel, on Jul 24, 2000 at 05:43 AM, in Applications
When pigs fly, eh? Kind of a negative attitude... 845 Views / 35 Replies  
When pigs fly, eh? Kind of a negative attitude for someone who is an admin for the forum. I am curious to know what browser you think will be better than Mozilla and why.
Posted by the Rebel, on Jul 24, 2000 at 04:24 AM, in Applications
Are you all talking about Netscape 6 or Mozilla? ... 746 Views / 29 Replies  
Are you all talking about Netscape 6 or Mozilla?

Netscape is AOL, but Mozilla is NOT controlled by AOL.

AOL's Netscape will gain market share when it goes "Golden" but until then IE and other...
Posted by the Rebel, on Jul 23, 2000 at 01:36 AM, in Applications
Netscape 6 vs Mozilla 845 Views / 35 Replies  
Netscape 6 is based on the Mozilla project, but they are not the same thing. Netscape 6 Preview Release 1 was AOL's version of a browser built off of the Mozilla code base. The Mozilla team has NOT...
Posted by the Rebel, on Jul 23, 2000 at 01:17 AM, in Applications
 
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