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I like it too. I think the Address book is only... 895 Views / 17 Replies  
I like it too. I think the Address book is only partly done. For instance, why not have the contacts scroll in a frame the way the preview pane does in the mail part.

Create a new folder called...
Posted by wil, on Oct 27, 2006 at 09:07 PM, in Applications
Instead of a save session option, it would be... 5,073 Views / 22 Replies  
Instead of a save session option, it would be nice if history was saved with a bit more context. Rather than a long list of sites visited in order, perhaps a series of tabs could be saved in a...
Posted by wil, on Sep 5, 2006 at 12:53 PM, in Applications
my only other thought is that you are downloading... 1,138 Views / 17 Replies  
my only other thought is that you are downloading the intel version for a ppc machine or a ppc version for an intel machine. probably not, but you never know.
Posted by wil, on Aug 25, 2006 at 01:16 AM, in Applications
Create a new user. Install Flash 9. If it works... 1,138 Views / 17 Replies  
Create a new user. Install Flash 9. If it works for the new user, then the chances are high that you can clean out your preferences folder of certain files and fix the issue.

If it doesn't work,...
Posted by wil, on Aug 24, 2006 at 12:17 AM, in Applications
I usually end up logging out/in when I switch... 735 Views / 5 Replies  
I usually end up logging out/in when I switch themes, but you should be able to click on the finder and see the menubar restored. What happens is the System Preferences application is open and in...
Posted by wil, on Aug 1, 2006 at 07:21 PM, in GUI Customization
Welcome Devtej. Good to have you here. 2,389 Views / 61 Replies  
Welcome Devtej. Good to have you here.
Posted by wil, on Jul 10, 2006 at 09:41 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Indeed not. I was just happy someone was... 1,173 Views / 9 Replies  
Indeed not. I was just happy someone was interested in continuing work on Underling. That Gerrit has become such a phenomenal themer and steward of Underling simply makes me feel that much better.
...
Posted by wil, on Jun 18, 2006 at 01:03 PM, in GUI Customization
try switching your appearance from gray to blue... 974 Views / 3 Replies  
try switching your appearance from gray to blue in the "Appearance" system pref pane (or visa versa).
Posted by wil, on Mar 10, 2006 at 10:36 AM, in GUI Customization
that's hella slick. 2,912 Views / 28 Replies  
that's hella slick.
Posted by wil, on Nov 19, 2005 at 11:51 PM, in GUI Customization
HyperEdit 1,167 Views / 18 Replies  
I use HyperEdit (link above). It's true that there are some bugs. But the developer has been very responsive in the past and I think this application will only get better with time.

It has some...
Posted by wil, on Nov 16, 2005 at 07:57 PM, in Applications
riverbed is full slightly salty water drops ... 2,154 Views / 45 Replies  
riverbed is full
slightly salty water drops
plunge from ducts of fear
Posted by wil, on Aug 18, 2005 at 11:44 PM, in GUI Customization
Clearly people are struggling with their opinions... 2,485 Views / 66 Replies  
Clearly people are struggling with their opinions here. I'm willing to offer my advice and guidance for a nominal fee.

If you are feeling insecure or confused, don't panic! Just send me a private...
Posted by wil, on Aug 9, 2005 at 08:03 PM, in macOS
Safari 2 positive post 749 Views / 5 Replies  
i normally don't post things like this, but I'm so completely blown away by the speed of Safari after updating Tiger to 10.4.1 that I just had to find out if anyone else experienced the same thing,...
Posted by wil, on May 17, 2005 at 09:54 PM, in macOS
Re: [Request]Theme based on this? 673 Views / 3 Replies  
kinda reminds me of Lutetium
Posted by wil, on Mar 18, 2005 at 07:38 PM, in GUI Customization
so, i fiddled a bit and came up with this: ... 662 Views / 5 Replies  
so, i fiddled a bit and came up with this:

change your colorsync setting back to the generic profile, relaunch the finder, then change your colorsync setting back. the toolbar items will stay...
Posted by wil, on Feb 15, 2005 at 01:05 PM, in GUI Customization
indeed i did. i'm gonna tweak my colorsync... 662 Views / 5 Replies  
indeed i did. i'm gonna tweak my colorsync settings at work and see if that fixes it. if not... i'll just have to wait for the finder to be fixed :)
Posted by wil, on Feb 15, 2005 at 11:33 AM, in GUI Customization
ah yes, that would coincide with a recent... 662 Views / 5 Replies  
ah yes, that would coincide with a recent calibration.

thank you for answering my question.

that sucks.
Posted by wil, on Feb 14, 2005 at 10:05 PM, in GUI Customization
Help with possible shapeshifter/finder bug. 662 Views / 5 Replies  
i'm using Powermetal 2.0 which, up until recently, worked flawlessly.

something happened (no clue as to what) and now the finder toolbar buttons (back, forward, view) display a halo (as if the...
Posted by wil, on Feb 14, 2005 at 06:14 PM, in GUI Customization
these are pretty damn nice. i especially like the... 2,620 Views / 26 Replies  
these are pretty damn nice. i especially like the lettered icons.
Posted by wil, on Jan 28, 2005 at 02:46 PM, in GUI Customization
true. very true. i like the suggestion of... 679 Views / 6 Replies  
true. very true.

i like the suggestion of rolling dashboard/dock/menuling options into Meteo!
Posted by wil, on Dec 6, 2004 at 04:14 PM, in Applications
No. Dashboard is an active information system, as... 679 Views / 6 Replies  
No. Dashboard is an active information system, as opposed to a passive information system. (my terminology, so don't shoot me if it doesn't match what the rest of the world uses).

Lemme splain:
...
Posted by wil, on Dec 6, 2004 at 11:41 AM, in Applications
Gerrit, nice job sir! handing over this... 1,788 Views / 8 Replies  
Gerrit,

nice job sir! handing over this theme to you was a really lucky and awesome choice. thanks for keeping underling updated and available. :)

-w
Posted by wil, on Nov 30, 2004 at 03:58 PM, in GUI Customization
that is an extremely cool mockup. please let us... 2,545 Views / 49 Replies  
that is an extremely cool mockup. please let us know how work on it is progressing!
Posted by wil, on Nov 23, 2004 at 01:39 AM, in GUI Customization
you should totally continue. 1,272 Views / 14 Replies  
you should totally continue.
Posted by wil, on Nov 19, 2004 at 12:50 AM, in GUI Customization
german audio books for iPod?? 892 Views / 2 Replies  
does anyone know where I can find an mp3 library of audio books done in German? not german learning books, but classic german literature?
Posted by wil, on Nov 14, 2004 at 10:55 PM, in Applications
UPDATE- fixed by trashing all shapeshift prefs in... 1,098 Views / 4 Replies  
UPDATE- fixed by trashing all shapeshift prefs in ~/Library/Preferences


so, i'm now having a similar problem. but trashing the cache and restarting with defaults on doesn't work. the theme is...
Posted by wil, on Nov 1, 2004 at 07:34 PM, in GUI Customization
Re: GOTH II [Application icons] 1,069 Views / 6 Replies  
something as complete as the somatic set?

that would just absolutely rock
Posted by wil, on Oct 28, 2004 at 12:57 PM, in GUI Customization
i didn't know that ss 2.0 was 5 days away. that's... 13,014 Views / 258 Replies  
i didn't know that ss 2.0 was 5 days away. that's cool.
Posted by wil, on Oct 21, 2004 at 03:53 PM, in GUI Customization
hey blackdog12345, i'm just learning about... 2,008 Views / 45 Replies  
hey blackdog12345,

i'm just learning about your theme for the first time after reading this post. i know the feeling of frustration that comes with creating something, only to have it criticized....
Posted by wil, on Oct 11, 2004 at 01:20 AM, in GUI Customization
10 panther machines. i connect using... 500 Views / 4 Replies  
10 panther machines.

i connect using Command-K, typing in afp://ipaddresshere
Posted by wil, on Oct 6, 2004 at 06:13 PM, in Networking
well, the process of displaying what is on... 500 Views / 4 Replies  
well,

the process of displaying what is on the server is what sucks. i can actually work across the network, saving normally. But when I actually try to browse the network through the finder using...
Posted by wil, on Oct 6, 2004 at 12:48 PM, in Networking
afp evolution jaguar-->panther question 500 Views / 4 Replies  
We have a small (10 PCs, 10 Macs) business network with a few servers that are windows based (wish i knew which versions etc.)

in jaguar, connecting to the windows servers thru afp was wonderful,...
Posted by wil, on Oct 6, 2004 at 11:34 AM, in Networking
read further. it says that .Mac email only for... 691 Views / 10 Replies  
read further. it says that .Mac email only for $10 is contingent upon owning a full subscription to .Mac. what this means is that you can get more email accounts associated with your full...
Posted by wil, on Sep 18, 2004 at 11:46 AM, in macOS
you can also use a css file that specifically... 629 Views / 5 Replies  
you can also use a css file that specifically targets various content for removal.

http://www.floppymoose.com/

it's free, customizable and generally works very well. (i've modified mine pretty...
Posted by wil, on Aug 25, 2004 at 09:40 AM, in Applications
Ya, I might shed some light. :) Way back,... 2,404 Views / 21 Replies  
Ya, I might shed some light. :)

Way back, when theming was a really new thing, I wanted to have buttons that were non-similar in shape. I'm not sure if this is the case anymore, but back then, all...
Posted by wil, on Aug 21, 2004 at 12:49 PM, in GUI Customization
Yup! "LIGHTNING" Although, I figured it out.... 536 Views / 2 Replies  
Yup! "LIGHTNING"

Although, I figured it out. I did install it. A long time ago. It opens a port for the game "Lightning's Shadow" so all is well. I just kinda freaked me out because I didn't...
Posted by wil, on Aug 15, 2004 at 02:09 PM, in macOS
Concerned about port activity 536 Views / 2 Replies  
I just noticed, in the "firewall" tab of the sharing preferences, a 3rd party service item that I did not install/add. Searching my harddrive reveals no file that matches this service.

It was on...
Posted by wil, on Aug 15, 2004 at 12:34 PM, in macOS
Create a new user with Admin access. Test to... 861 Views / 3 Replies  
Create a new user with Admin access.

Test to see if Safari causes the same problem with the new Admin account.

If it does, you're system might need to be re-installed. But post here first,...
Posted by wil, on Aug 14, 2004 at 08:22 AM, in Applications
Nostalgia post: MacUpdate 578 Views / 3 Replies  
I remember when I went to MacUpdate and VersionTracker hoping to see 1 or 2 updates per day, or on a great day, a NEW application! Each one of those updates/apps brought a particular joy and...
Posted by wil, on Jul 29, 2004 at 01:38 PM, in Applications
If force quitting and kill commands don't clear... 1,720 Views / 28 Replies  
If force quitting and kill commands don't clear up the issues AND you can't just restart using the restart menu item, you can type "sudo reboot" (in terminal) to force the system to restart. works...
Posted by wil, on Jul 22, 2004 at 05:55 PM, in macOS
Re: Circular Dock Icons 1,112 Views / 12 Replies  
I'm gonna take a stab here and suggest you check out:

Skin a Dock � http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/9822

This may not be what you are looking for, but since I can't actually see what you...
Posted by wil, on Jul 16, 2004 at 09:57 PM, in GUI Customization
I'm soooo sorry i did this. I really didn't mean... 7,708 Views / 109 Replies  
I'm soooo sorry i did this. I really didn't mean for this to happen. Please forgive me. although, if QNX does get revisted that'd be a cool outcome!
Posted by wil, on Apr 12, 2004 at 11:13 PM, in GUI Customization
LOL. sorry, i did a search for underling and... 7,708 Views / 109 Replies  
LOL. sorry, i did a search for underling and didn't realize this was a year old! my bad.
Posted by wil, on Apr 11, 2004 at 05:28 PM, in GUI Customization
Underling died with Panther. Primarily because... 7,708 Views / 109 Replies  
Underling died with Panther. Primarily because the widgets exploited a simple backdoor in previous versions of OS X, but with the metal interface taking precedence in the Panther finder I couldn't...
Posted by wil, on Apr 11, 2004 at 04:08 PM, in GUI Customization
Re: Equestrian [theme mockup contest] 1,583 Views / 31 Replies  
This is nice! At first glance I too didn't like the widgets, but once I really looked I decided they are very cool. Good job
Posted by wil, on Mar 27, 2004 at 03:22 PM, in GUI Customization
I did not know that talmud had in-depth... 950 Views / 11 Replies  
I did not know that talmud had in-depth discussion on transactions. that's very interesting. I agree that nothing is owed. The reason I was even questioning it is that I'm pretty sure companies like...
Posted by wil, on Dec 22, 2003 at 01:35 AM, in Applications
heh. i figured that would be a common response.... 950 Views / 11 Replies  
heh. i figured that would be a common response. I'm not actually going to pursue the matter with the developer, but I am interested in the basic principles underlying what happened.
Posted by wil, on Dec 21, 2003 at 09:11 PM, in Applications
minor shareware debacle 950 Views / 11 Replies  
Let's say I purchase a small shareware program that is relatively unknown but the demo suggests a grade B product. The price is $18 which seems a little steep, but I bite the bullet. Less than a week...
Posted by wil, on Dec 21, 2003 at 08:35 PM, in Applications
Re: Anyone else notice this funky inactive window shadow problem in Panther? 958 Views / 13 Replies  
yes. this happens with my icon text on the desktop as well.
Posted by wil, on Dec 17, 2003 at 09:22 PM, in GUI Customization
reason to buy MS 610 Views / 4 Replies  
So, even if MS is a big baddie, and Bill Gates is a horrible wannabe, this is at least one, very compelling reason to buy MS products:

http://slate.msn.com/id/2058697/
Posted by wil, on Dec 4, 2003 at 04:52 PM, in MacNN Lounge
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