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Hmm, I think I can get more than that. The... 439 Views / 2 Replies  
Hmm, I think I can get more than that. The machine is loaded. So I decided to put it on eBay. Check out the full specs or maybe place a bid...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Apr 23, 2002 at 09:08 PM, in Marketplace
FS: Dual G4/500, 768MB, 70GB, DVD, Radeon, Airport, Zip 250 439 Views / 2 Replies  
I'm thinking I am going to sell my Dual G4/500, 768MB, 70GB, DVD, Airport, Zip 250 with Radeon. But after checking eBay and some various boards I'm kinda worried that I won't be able to find a buyer....
Posted by spicyjeff, on Apr 23, 2002 at 11:25 AM, in Marketplace
Actually yeah, unfortunately it seems to work the... 855 Views / 13 Replies  
Actually yeah, unfortunately it seems to work the same as iTunes and that when you shuffle the playlist it does it once and then play it the same way each time.

I wish they would fix this in...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Nov 19, 2001 at 11:11 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
FS: iBook 500Mhz, 384MB, 10GB, DVD, Airport, A/V cable 432 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi all, it's a sad day. I'm selling my less than 6 months old iBook. I can't justify having two computers any longer so it's got to go.

I currently have it listed on eBay here...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Nov 19, 2001 at 10:23 AM, in Marketplace
Especially since you said you pulled the hard... 582 Views / 2 Replies  
Especially since you said you pulled the hard drive from your old machine...it would have had been set to 'master' as is the drive in you new machine as well. Change the jumpers on your old hard...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Oct 25, 2001 at 08:35 PM, in Mac Desktops
No, strong EMF do not affect LCDs the same way... 521 Views / 4 Replies  
No, strong EMF do not affect LCDs the same way CRTs are affected. I could explain it but it's long and complicated without some physics background...but basically the CRT is streaming electrons at...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Oct 22, 2001 at 09:26 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Um, you can set it to simply transfer the... 510 Views / 5 Replies  
Um, you can set it to simply transfer the contents to a folder. Of course if you set it to build a web page or format the images a certain print size like 3x5 or something you are going to get some...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Oct 19, 2001 at 11:14 AM, in macOS
Yes OS X Server supports this. But you can do it... 629 Views / 8 Replies  
Yes OS X Server supports this. But you can do it with client as well with the built in Netinfo database. Read up on Netinfo and BSD and then start playing with the Netinfo and Network manager.
Back...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Oct 19, 2001 at 11:05 AM, in macOS
Use Terminal. Learn how to use pico, vi or any... 1,165 Views / 3 Replies  
Use Terminal. Learn how to use pico, vi or any other text editor in Terminal (type 'man pico'). I use pico all the time for mucking around with my apache/php/mysql setups both locally and remotely.
Posted by spicyjeff, on Oct 18, 2001 at 12:37 PM, in macOS
Elifarley speaks wisely. OS X, as any *nix does,... 511 Views / 2 Replies  
Elifarley speaks wisely. OS X, as any *nix does, tries to use all physical memory in an attempt to speed the operation of the machine. Data that is recently used (or whatever algorithm they choose)...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Oct 18, 2001 at 12:32 PM, in macOS
Are you sure they aren't 'psd'? If they were then... 948 Views / 3 Replies  
Are you sure they aren't 'psd'? If they were then they would be photoshop files in the native file mode.
Posted by spicyjeff, on Oct 18, 2001 at 12:35 AM, in macOS
So what's wrong with a 22"... 581 Views / 8 Replies  
So what's wrong with a 22" (http://www.apple.com/displays/acd22/) LCD then?
Posted by spicyjeff, on Oct 17, 2001 at 10:19 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
:rolleyes: It will be a lot sooner than 2004 that... 685 Views / 23 Replies  
:rolleyes: It will be a lot sooner than 2004 that OS 9 won't be supported on the then current (now future) hardware.
Posted by spicyjeff, on Oct 16, 2001 at 01:15 PM, in macOS
Moving forward with OS X here since March 24th. 1,305 Views / 77 Replies  
Moving forward with OS X here since March 24th.
Posted by spicyjeff, on Oct 15, 2001 at 08:51 PM, in macOS
Do any of you guys read those software agreement... 2,872 Views / 4 Replies  
Do any of you guys read those software agreement notices before you install software?

No? I know I don't. ;)

But its almost always listed in there in one form or another and by installing you...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Oct 15, 2001 at 08:40 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
Yes its useful, but it like other useful Finder... 495 Views / 3 Replies  
Yes its useful, but it like other useful Finder navigation aids can be found under the 'Go' menu along with their equivalent keyboard shortcuts.
Posted by spicyjeff, on Oct 9, 2001 at 11:12 PM, in macOS
Yes, but it's disabled in 10.1. 456 Views / 3 Replies  
Yes, but it's disabled in 10.1.
Posted by spicyjeff, on Oct 9, 2001 at 03:35 PM, in macOS
Mr. Pat Vernon...as you said above, you work in a... 703 Views / 12 Replies  
Mr. Pat Vernon...as you said above, you work in a high school computer lab.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *cough* hehehehe Excuse me. :rolleyes:

Ten of millions of users, and billions of dollars...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Oct 8, 2001 at 10:11 PM, in Mac Desktops
Mr. Pat Vernon...as you said above, you work in a... 1,052 Views / 26 Replies  
Mr. Pat Vernon...as you said above, you work in a high school computer lab.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *cough* hehehehe Excuse me. :rolleyes:

Ten of millions of users, and billions of dollars...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Oct 8, 2001 at 10:11 PM, in MacNN Lounge
You're still a pirate. :D 602 Views / 15 Replies  
You're still a pirate. :D
Posted by spicyjeff, on Oct 8, 2001 at 06:02 PM, in macOS
AAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! Don't start this... 485 Views / 5 Replies  
AAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Don't start this again...5G64 is 10.1 end of story, there are no changes, no secret builds, no optimizations, no last minute changes. They use build numbers for a reason, to...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Oct 8, 2001 at 05:56 PM, in macOS
There is no support for USB printer sharing under... 388 Views / 3 Replies  
There is no support for USB printer sharing under OS X yet. There is no work around either.
Posted by spicyjeff, on Oct 8, 2001 at 05:48 PM, in macOS
Right, Graphiteman already clarified that he knew... 539 Views / 6 Replies  
Right, Graphiteman already clarified that he knew this but wanted to know how to setup network user account. You can either play with NetInfo Manager and NFS shares on OS X client for which there are...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Oct 3, 2001 at 12:41 PM, in macOS
10.1 will not install without the latest... 396 Views / 1 Replies  
10.1 will not install without the latest firmware.

The only "horror stories" you might need to worry about are the tightened RAM standard with 4.1.7 and above. If you haven't installed any third...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Oct 3, 2001 at 09:28 AM, in macOS
Search these forums for "remote login". There are... 539 Views / 6 Replies  
Search these forums for "remote login". There are two threads which provide detailed instructions to do this.

Note however that these threads detail the process under 10.0.x and I am having...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Oct 3, 2001 at 09:23 AM, in macOS
It's alot more that an application if its... 2,512 Views / 4 Replies  
It's alot more that an application if its installing frameworks and especially kernel extensions.

The whole idea behind packages in OS X is that everything is neatly contained yet accessible....
Posted by spicyjeff, on Oct 2, 2001 at 10:14 AM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
Yes, using the Netinfo Manager applciation foudn... 540 Views / 7 Replies  
Yes, using the Netinfo Manager applciation foudn in the Utilities folder, from the localhost level find your user and edit the path to the home directory. Make sure you copy all your contents of the...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Sep 30, 2001 at 09:10 PM, in macOS
What do you mean "use"? If there is an "Other"... 539 Views / 6 Replies  
What do you mean "use"? If there is an "Other" user listed on the login you click it and can login as any user not already listed in the window. Such as root, or any network accounts. If you don't...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Sep 30, 2001 at 09:03 PM, in macOS
You might get more responses if you posted this... 2,512 Views / 4 Replies  
You might get more responses if you posted this in one of the OS X forums.

Oh, btw, as long as you are a OS X user with administrative rights on the machine you should be able to drag the app or...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Sep 30, 2001 at 12:58 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
You don't need to reformat, and you can keep both... 357 Views / 1 Replies  
You don't need to reformat, and you can keep both OS 9 and X on the same p artition.
Posted by spicyjeff, on Sep 30, 2001 at 12:53 PM, in macOS
That chip should work in that machine. And if it... 537 Views / 4 Replies  
That chip should work in that machine. And if it wasn't the correct specs the iMac would ignore it and boot fine but you would just see be using the original 128MB. So, it sounds like your chip is...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Sep 30, 2001 at 12:36 PM, in Mac Desktops
Yeah I noticed this the hard way today too. ... 381 Views / 1 Replies  
Yeah I noticed this the hard way today too.

I'm finding it even worse though since 10.1 doesn't mount my nfs shares upon login. And the airport connection doesn't start until login either, so I...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Sep 29, 2001 at 11:21 PM, in macOS
You realize you just erased the "large amount of... 1,742 Views / 4 Replies  
You realize you just erased the "large amount of video data" you were trying toaccess on this disk don't you?



No. Neither Mac OS 9.x or 10.x can read FAT partitions. There are some frameworks...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Sep 26, 2001 at 01:44 PM, in macOS
Its not a bug, its a feature, meant to save... 542 Views / 6 Replies  
Its not a bug, its a feature, meant to save power.

I too though would like greatly control over sleep functions. Like a list of options for what actually gets shutdown when the system sleeps.
Posted by spicyjeff, on Sep 25, 2001 at 12:26 AM, in macOS
Target disk mode works in all verisons of OS X... 471 Views / 5 Replies  
Target disk mode works in all verisons of OS X 10.0.x...as stated above its not a function of the OS.

And from personal experience I have been using it with my iBook and G4 just fine...either way....
Posted by spicyjeff, on Sep 24, 2001 at 12:04 PM, in macOS
You can get a retail Radeon AGP Mac Edition card.... 719 Views / 4 Replies  
You can get a retail Radeon AGP Mac Edition card. It has S-Video, VGA, and DVI connectors. The best price I can see is $149 at Microwarehouse. And ATI cards do RAVE acceleration.
Posted by spicyjeff, on Sep 19, 2001 at 08:23 PM, in Mac Desktops
You just need to properly setup your NAT tables... 609 Views / 19 Replies  
You just need to properly setup your NAT tables to get this to work properly. An easy way to do this if you are not comfortable with the CLI is to download and use gNAT...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Sep 9, 2001 at 10:41 PM, in macOS
If it works with 10.0.4, then your Ethernet card... 432 Views / 4 Replies  
If it works with 10.0.4, then your Ethernet card will work with 10.1.
Posted by spicyjeff, on Sep 9, 2001 at 10:30 PM, in macOS
This is the ability to output the Dolby (Stereo... 855 Views / 45 Replies  
This is the ability to output the Dolby (Stereo or Digital) encoded sound out through the audio line out so you can play it through a stereo system/receiver.
The main question though is if it will...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Sep 9, 2001 at 10:28 PM, in macOS
There functionality is there, they just have not... 410 Views / 2 Replies  
There functionality is there, they just have not built a GUI front end.

To setup ethernet bridging (a software base station) in X you can use the utility gNAT...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Sep 9, 2001 at 10:06 AM, in macOS
This firmware update tightens the specs for RAM... 3,924 Views / 1 Replies  
This firmware update tightens the specs for RAM in Macs so they will be more reliable but it means that some older RAM is excluded. It caused this problem for a lot of people when it first came out a...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Sep 9, 2001 at 09:48 AM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
Any Apple Authorized Service center can supply... 472 Views / 1 Replies  
Any Apple Authorized Service center can supply you with the parts you need, mainly the bezel. Just buy a OEM Zip 250 from any PC supply house to save yourself some cash too.
Posted by spicyjeff, on Sep 9, 2001 at 09:30 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
That is a very good idea. I did the exact same... 482 Views / 5 Replies  
That is a very good idea. I did the exact same thing this time last year. I put my foot down since I wanted a dual G4 and said that as soon as they started shipping with the BTO Radeon I'd get one....
Posted by spicyjeff, on Sep 6, 2001 at 10:39 PM, in Mac Desktops
Yes it will be ok thermally. The case and bracket... 547 Views / 6 Replies  
Yes it will be ok thermally. The case and bracket over the stock IDE drive was designed to have another mounted on top of it.
And any PC parts store will sell a Y splitter for the 5.25 power cable...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Sep 6, 2001 at 10:34 PM, in Mac Desktops
Yep, an external drive would give you more space.... 572 Views / 10 Replies  
Yep, an external drive would give you more space. Go for a firewire drive if your iMac has it (your G4 already does) and if not go with USB, that way you can use it on either machine.
Posted by spicyjeff, on Sep 5, 2001 at 10:09 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Actually it is clear, Apple includes a list. Its... 409 Views / 3 Replies  
Actually it is clear, Apple includes a list. Its called their Tech Info Library, or now their Knowledge Base. As I said a simple ten second search there for "Image Capture" would have gotten he...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Sep 5, 2001 at 12:07 AM, in macOS
I'm not sure exactly what you are tying to say,... 491 Views / 2 Replies  
I'm not sure exactly what you are tying to say, but no you don't need Appletalk on.
For each card in the Network control pane setup the TCP/IP settings. The card to your cable company should be...
Posted by spicyjeff, on Sep 5, 2001 at 12:02 AM, in macOS
This is one of those nice little features that... 423 Views / 2 Replies  
This is one of those nice little features that never made it to X. Hopefully the next update after 10.1 will bring it back to the Mac OS.
Posted by spicyjeff, on Sep 4, 2001 at 11:56 PM, in macOS
Any Apple Authorized repair center can probably... 487 Views / 3 Replies  
Any Apple Authorized repair center can probably sell it to you as a repair part.
Posted by spicyjeff, on Sep 4, 2001 at 11:32 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Actually the Keyspan Digital Media Remote already... 605 Views / 6 Replies  
Actually the Keyspan Digital Media Remote already comes with pre-set application settings for many popular applications...iTunes and DVD Player included.
Posted by spicyjeff, on Sep 4, 2001 at 11:29 PM, in Mac Desktops
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