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That buggifies me too.	2,662 Views / 18 Replies
That buggifies me too.
Posted by papworth, on Oct 7, 2009 at 06:58 AM, in Applications

Hmmm. If he has been watching parliament then he...	10,785 Views / 268 Replies
Hmmm. If he has been watching parliament then he appears to not have been listening. Inside parliament MPs (members of parliament) are not allowed to call another member a liar. If they do, they have...
Posted by papworth, on Sep 15, 2009 at 08:03 AM, in Political/War Lounge

…the update ran fine, but now indesign (cs3) is...	6,547 Views / 95 Replies
…the update ran fine, but now indesign (cs3) is like frozen treacle - lots of spinning rainbow death. Activity monitor shows no odd hd activity or swapping, it just seems to be indesign. Weird.
Posted by papworth, on May 13, 2009 at 11:29 AM, in macOS

I run cs3 design premium in leopard and tiger...	690 Views / 2 Replies
I run cs3 design premium in leopard and tiger (with not really enough ram, just 2GB). InDesign used to be very flakey; not hiding or hiding irretrievably, requiring a force quit. Since...
Posted by papworth, on Dec 19, 2008 at 05:01 AM, in Art & Graphic Design

It sounds to me, that the minolta at the copyshop...	556 Views / 2 Replies
It sounds to me, that the minolta at the copyshop maybe can't print edge-to-edge and so consequently the operator has opted to output the file to fit within the printer margins. So you get the white...
Posted by papworth, on Dec 17, 2008 at 05:19 AM, in Applications

I used to work on a late 4x(iThink)2.7 G5 which...	3,714 Views / 21 Replies
I used to work on a late 4x(iThink)2.7 G5 which had some kernel panic issues after a while, within the first year. We thought it was a ram thing and tried memtest and shuffling the ram around, all...
Posted by papworth, on Nov 12, 2008 at 08:21 AM, in Mac Desktops

Poll: The previous MBP gives you both firewire options...	1,472 Views / 29 Replies
The previous MBP gives you both firewire options and the matt screen. And DVI and a real track pad button. Depending what happens with the new version of the 17", the previous generation of MBPs...
Posted by papworth, on Oct 15, 2008 at 04:10 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Not particularly surprising that the OP hasn't...	3,239 Views / 55 Replies
Not particularly surprising that the OP hasn't come back with this sort of "discussion"... :\ :bicker: I think MacosNerd made a really good point in that the issue is "what would suit his needs best...
Posted by papworth, on Feb 8, 2008 at 10:29 AM, in Mac Desktops

Anyone can get beach balls. When someone else...	1,594 Views / 18 Replies
Anyone can get beach balls. When someone else uses my MacPro and doesn't close large files in PS or illustrator and I come back and try to write an email in Entourage (using rossetta==memory...
Posted by papworth, on Oct 1, 2007 at 11:34 AM, in Mac Desktops

I sit behind a MacPro 3ghz 8GB ram all day, its...	1,594 Views / 18 Replies
I sit behind a MacPro 3ghz 8GB ram all day, its really quick. I work with most of the adobe print stuff along with lightroom, quark and aperture. Then the new iMacs came out and I visited the local...
Posted by papworth, on Sep 26, 2007 at 03:27 PM, in Mac Desktops

hey nina, when i ran the test, the machine...	30,735 Views / 286 Replies
hey nina, when i ran the test, the machine was nice and clean from a real restart (a shutdown, pause & start-up), 0 (or 1 - can't remember) history state, 4 cache levels, 100% ram and nothing else...
Posted by papworth, on Jul 9, 2007 at 07:13 PM, in Mac Desktops

PS cs 3 Mac Pro 4x3Ghz 500Gb hd 8x1Gb RAM ...	30,735 Views / 286 Replies
PS cs 3 Mac Pro 4x3Ghz 500Gb hd 8x1Gb RAM os 10.4.10 33 seconds - the time doesn't get any faster (or slower) no matter how i meddle with the settings in PS prefs. Things only slow when I up...
Posted by papworth, on Jul 9, 2007 at 09:20 AM, in Mac Desktops

Aaah. Mduell, I hadn't thought of anything...	1,174 Views / 7 Replies
Aaah. Mduell, I hadn't thought of anything obvious like that. Doh. Cheers.
Posted by papworth, on Apr 13, 2007 at 05:17 AM, in Mac Desktops

can my machine really have been this fast?	1,174 Views / 7 Replies
can my machine really have been this fast?
Posted by papworth, on Apr 12, 2007 at 10:28 AM, in Mac Desktops

40 seconds for me in CS3 beta. Quad G5 2.5 ...	30,735 Views / 286 Replies
40 seconds for me in CS3 beta. Quad G5 2.5 4.5 GB ram 250GB hd (no scratch) 6600 256MB (running two 20" black Formacs) I followed the instructions in the readme file regarding how to set...
Posted by papworth, on Apr 12, 2007 at 08:33 AM, in Mac Desktops

Can this be true?!	1,174 Views / 7 Replies
clickme (http://web.mac.com/pixi1/iWeb/Site/Picture2.png) This is screen grab showing a silly fast disk write on my work machine (Quad G5, 4.5 GB ram, 250 GB hd...) through "Activity Monitor". If...
Posted by papworth, on Apr 12, 2007 at 08:24 AM, in Mac Desktops

I think this update has killed spotlight's...	8,068 Views / 147 Replies
I think this update has killed spotlight's ability to search my entourage database. Mac Mail doesn't seem to have been affected. Any ideas as to how to fix this? Both machines that have been updated...
Posted by papworth, on Oct 5, 2006 at 09:20 AM, in macOS

mmm. just been ogling that very machine, the...	1,051 Views / 10 Replies
mmm. just been ogling that very machine, the price is a no-brainer too, compared to the other online shops still selling the G5s.
Posted by papworth, on Sep 20, 2006 at 07:46 AM, in Mac Desktops

Uuurgh. Hmmm. Aaaah. Your advice is...	1,051 Views / 10 Replies
Uuurgh. Hmmm. Aaaah. Your advice is compelling, and the bosses would not appreciate an iffy workstation just after someone installed a crappy dell server. My advice shall change. I will push...
Posted by papworth, on Sep 20, 2006 at 05:47 AM, in Mac Desktops

Thanks for the input gents. I think we'll be...	1,051 Views / 10 Replies
Thanks for the input gents. I think we'll be going for the MacPro in an effort to future proof studio, with the chips coming in sockets, and the simple RAM and HD set up, this looks to be a deal...
Posted by papworth, on Sep 19, 2006 at 02:05 PM, in Mac Desktops

I have this same feature in my 12" revA pb. ...	1,031 Views / 10 Replies
I have this same feature in my 12" revA pb. I've come to the conclusion that the GPU has more demands made of it in Tiger than in the earlier systems, and this is what the fans are trying to cool,...
Posted by papworth, on Sep 18, 2006 at 08:09 AM, in Mac Notebooks

A Loaded G5 quad or a loaded MacPro for a production environment?	1,051 Views / 10 Replies
The situation: The machine to be replaced is a dual 1ghz mirror-door, totally loaded. We run X.4.7. We need a new artwork machine for a busy production environment at a large format digital...
Posted by papworth, on Sep 18, 2006 at 06:08 AM, in Mac Desktops

seanc is correct, this is not a virus. you do not...	951 Views / 12 Replies
seanc is correct, this is not a virus. you do not need to worry too much about those. If this problem is not fixed by restarting your mac, then to me, it looks like a corrupt font somewhere. i...
Posted by papworth, on Sep 11, 2006 at 04:09 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Isn't this to do with the power brick...	650 Views / 4 Replies
Isn't this to do with the power brick over-heating? When my 12pb battery was nearing the end of it's life, everything got really hot. During charging the brick would get almost too hot to touch and...
Posted by papworth, on Jul 31, 2006 at 04:55 PM, in Mac Notebooks

hi, i don't want to hijack the thread, but my...	538 Views / 2 Replies
hi, i don't want to hijack the thread, but my boss who has his life on a 12"pb is having similar problems. A year ago his hd failed and the machine was sent away for data recovery and a fix. The...
Posted by papworth, on Jul 17, 2006 at 04:24 AM, in Mac Notebooks

ooooh, that was quick. :) does that mean the...	1,316 Views / 18 Replies
ooooh, that was quick. :) does that mean the 128gb+ won't be an issue?
Posted by papworth, on Jun 15, 2006 at 07:04 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Does anyone know if that beasty will fit and be...	1,316 Views / 18 Replies
Does anyone know if that beasty will fit and be fully usable in a rev A 12" ?
Posted by papworth, on Jun 15, 2006 at 06:51 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Holy cow! that is appalling! How have M$...	4,131 Views / 51 Replies
Holy cow! that is appalling! How have M$ managed to make the interface worse?! There is almost nothing to distinguish what is what or to show a heirachy or anything! wow.
Posted by papworth, on May 24, 2006 at 07:44 AM, in GUI Customization

what if you had a blue and white G3 keyboard? ...	1,038 Views / 16 Replies
what if you had a blue and white G3 keyboard? they were usb and had a power button. no idea how that works though.
Posted by papworth, on May 6, 2006 at 05:53 PM, in Mac Desktops

why not just install a fresh os on the drive? i...	1,243 Views / 19 Replies
why not just install a fresh os on the drive? i understand everything else would need to be installed as well, which may or may not be a headche depending on how much you have to install...
Posted by papworth, on Apr 10, 2006 at 08:28 AM, in Mac Notebooks

this doesn't answer your question but is a way of...	2,181 Views / 27 Replies
this doesn't answer your question but is a way of doing something similar. ish. If you've got a work folder you can drag that to the dock, left of the bin, where it will sit as an alias and you can...
Posted by papworth, on Feb 2, 2006 at 08:48 AM, in macOS

CS2 Test 1: 13 Test 2: 2:12 CS test...	8,277 Views / 48 Replies
CS2 Test 1: 13 Test 2: 2:12 CS test 1: 17 test 2: 3:15 1ghz dual mirror door, 2 GB ram, 10.4.4, 80Gb 7200 hd. suitecase and launch bar running.
Posted by papworth, on Jan 27, 2006 at 08:48 AM, in Mac Desktops

...double post	779 Views / 12 Replies
...double post
Posted by papworth, on Dec 12, 2005 at 12:16 PM, in Mac Notebooks

another double post...	779 Views / 12 Replies
another double post...
Posted by papworth, on Dec 12, 2005 at 11:05 AM, in Mac Notebooks

yup, i saw that. But is it actually possible...	779 Views / 12 Replies
yup, i saw that. But is it actually possible to flash the chip on the battery? :confused:
Posted by papworth, on Dec 12, 2005 at 10:51 AM, in Mac Notebooks

i have had something similar happen to a battery...	779 Views / 12 Replies
i have had something similar happen to a battery of mine in my 12" pb rev A. after 2 3/4 years the battery suddenly began indicating that it was going to take 24 hours to charge but hten only taking...
Posted by papworth, on Dec 12, 2005 at 09:38 AM, in Mac Notebooks

thanks for the thoughts, in the end i just made...	699 Views / 5 Replies
thanks for the thoughts, in the end i just made a fresh install and have copied across all my stuff from my backup. so far no problems all behaving normally. Thanks again.
Posted by papworth, on Nov 26, 2005 at 03:24 PM, in macOS

my admin user account has dissapeared!?	699 Views / 5 Replies
recently i made a clone of my 12" PB HD to an external drive to allow me to perform some checks on some faulty batteries - checking if it was the batteries or the OS (suggestion of Mac Genius at my...
Posted by papworth, on Nov 25, 2005 at 10:32 AM, in macOS

Me too. i've got a rev a 12" 867 pwrbook and it...	885 Views / 5 Replies
Me too. i've got a rev a 12" 867 pwrbook and it too heats up like a toaster after a few minutes, though will stay cool if its just playing music or anything that isn't intense on the gpu.
Posted by papworth, on Oct 5, 2005 at 06:31 AM, in Mac Notebooks

i had a large lump of aluminium from school which...	5,704 Views / 20 Replies
i had a large lump of aluminium from school which I use this way under my 12", though it gets warm rather quickly, maybe i should cut some vanes into it.
Posted by papworth, on Jul 20, 2005 at 12:48 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Thanks for the thoughts. :) When i first...	1,087 Views / 20 Replies
Thanks for the thoughts. :) When i first bought the applecare it never occurred to me that the battery wasn't covered and thats what i thought until i recently discovered in forums (here iThink)...
Posted by papworth, on Jul 16, 2005 at 07:10 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Capacity Meter says 513% Apple says buy a new battery.	1,087 Views / 20 Replies
My rev A 12" pwrbk is about 2 1/2 years old, and has been in almost constant use since the almost religious experience of unpacking my first new apple. About five weeks ago, when the machine went...
Posted by papworth, on Jul 16, 2005 at 01:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks

multi-language cd rom	568 Views / 1 Replies
hi all, i wasnt too sure if this was the right place to post this query, but i'll have a go anyways... I am trying to make a multilingual cd rom, and director mx can't use unicode the way flash...
Posted by papworth, on Nov 12, 2003 at 09:31 AM, in Applications

question - any one know when Director MX 04 will arrive?	551 Views / 2 Replies
I'm about to spend some company cash on director. i need to get it pronto, but was wondering if any one may have heard a rumour as to when the MX 04 version may arrive? Or as 04 is nearly gone, will...
Posted by papworth, on Nov 8, 2003 at 10:25 AM, in Applications

External Lacie FW HD	506 Views / 0 Replies
I have a 40GB Lacie FW HD, and every now-and-again it "half" unmounts itself. What I mean by that is, I can be transferring files or the disk can just be sat doing nothing, and (for no reason that...
Posted by papworth, on May 5, 2003 at 01:20 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

I never knew I could do that. Cheers :)	789 Views / 9 Replies
I never knew I could do that. Cheers :)
Posted by papworth, on Nov 28, 2002 at 05:41 PM, in macOS

oh crumbs! danger mouse!	789 Views / 9 Replies
Hmm. i guess you know what you're on about. I don't really. I think i'll whimp out, take my backup, the big updater down-load and zap my hd. :cry: it'll all be better in the morning. sob. ...
Posted by papworth, on Nov 28, 2002 at 04:48 PM, in macOS

is it REALLY broken?	789 Views / 9 Replies
I (foolishly) defraged my OS X volume last night. All went well while I was in OS9, disk firstaid said the hd was fine and so did norton... when I came to reboot into osX all I got after a couple...
Posted by papworth, on Nov 28, 2002 at 11:17 AM, in macOS

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