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Running 10.3 Preview in 10.6	976 Views / 3 Replies
I had a dear old Powerbook running 10.3 which died. I now have to make do with my Mac Pro. So sad :P More importantly, I got used to the way Mac OS Preview worked in 10.3 . Preview in 10.6 has...
Posted by cdhostage, on May 20, 2010 at 09:02 PM, in Applications

Fun breaking Babelizer	954 Views / 6 Replies
The Babelizer is a silly little program that accepts some text and sends it to AltaVista's Babelfish service, a literal translation tool. The fun begins when it translate the translation, and...
Posted by cdhostage, on Nov 5, 2004 at 03:42 PM, in MacNN Lounge

And thus the Lord spake: DELETED!	4,588 Views / 166 Replies
And thus the Lord spake: DELETED!
Posted by cdhostage, on Jul 22, 2004 at 09:54 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Some people are very tall and merciless. Quincy...	812 Views / 15 Replies
Some people are very tall and merciless. Quincy is destroying San Antonio.
Posted by cdhostage, on Jul 20, 2004 at 03:03 AM, in MacNN Lounge

It's not the processor, as processors make...	873 Views / 8 Replies
It's not the processor, as processors make approximately no noise. The culprit is your hard disk, assuming you are running a standard Powerbook without any extra devices attached. My bet is that...
Posted by cdhostage, on Jul 20, 2004 at 12:55 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Mars, Inc. promotes dumpster-diving	1,004 Views / 12 Replies
That's right, folks. The message on the outside of the new Skittles package with the Shrek contest reads "No purchase necessary. Winning wrapper required to claim prize. Prizes may vary from...
Posted by cdhostage, on Jul 20, 2004 at 12:29 AM, in MacNN Lounge

It's not about CONSUMER electronics causing...	1,459 Views / 23 Replies
It's not about CONSUMER electronics causing problems - it's about making sure that someone can't use a custom-built transmitter to control the plane, and have the outside look like a normal PDA. ...
Posted by cdhostage, on Jul 18, 2004 at 09:36 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I've noticed this when mousing through menus. It...	556 Views / 3 Replies
I've noticed this when mousing through menus. It happens some days, mostly not - a very high pitched tone that stops when the menu disappears. Very, very odd.
Posted by cdhostage, on Jul 18, 2004 at 08:02 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Nota Bene - AC plug looseness easy fix	566 Views / 1 Replies
I use my 15Al a lot, and, among other things, the small DC power connector (not the larger three-pronged one) does not fit consistently into the Powerbook. I first thought that the LED was...
Posted by cdhostage, on Jul 15, 2004 at 09:57 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Turn the Airport card off before you get to the...	1,459 Views / 23 Replies
Turn the Airport card off before you get to the checkin station! It's true that it is inoperative while the thing is sleeping, but it will start again when you open it on the airplane. Best not...
Posted by cdhostage, on Jul 15, 2004 at 09:40 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Repairing/covering "rust" on palmrest	562 Views / 1 Replies
My 15Al is well-used, with a couple scratches and dings. These I can deal with. However, wiping off the palmrests weekly has not been enough to stop the aluminum from developing holes which show a...
Posted by cdhostage, on Jul 13, 2004 at 09:20 PM, in Mac Notebooks

15Al Hinge Looseness and Latch Problems	574 Views / 1 Replies
I have two problems which I believe are closely related. First, the display portion of my laptop is loose. To clarify : there is more than an inch of "spring" to the display before it stays in its...
Posted by cdhostage, on Jul 13, 2004 at 09:16 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Poll: I want longer battery life and a thicker, more...	2,658 Views / 59 Replies
I want longer battery life and a thicker, more durable case than is currently offerred by the Powerbook G4s. I've got a 15Al right now, and I like the way heat is vented from the case - up the front...
Posted by cdhostage, on Jul 2, 2004 at 03:07 PM, in Mac Notebooks

SafariKeywords is excellent, and actually more...	796 Views / 8 Replies
SafariKeywords is excellent, and actually more useful than what I had in mind. I'd thought that there was a text file somewhere on my computer that told Safari what URL to create and follow whenever...
Posted by cdhostage, on Jun 25, 2004 at 08:08 PM, in Applications

A Safari search box for Wikipedia a la Google	796 Views / 8 Replies
It's been a while since I've been 'round these parts of the Body Electronic. A question for those who know how a Google search is integrated into every Safari window: how would one make the same...
Posted by cdhostage, on Jun 24, 2004 at 10:11 PM, in Applications

Hmm. Again I say, hmm. What machine are...	650 Views / 2 Replies
Hmm. Again I say, hmm. What machine are you using (the Titanium or the Aluminum)? What OS? Have you successfully burned CDs with iTunes before? Can you successfully burn a CD in the Finder? ...
Posted by cdhostage, on May 9, 2004 at 04:42 PM, in macOS

Don't pay for Cocktail. That sort of program...	5,785 Views / 9 Replies
Don't pay for Cocktail. That sort of program exists only to capitalize on people who haven't yet learned to use their computers. <And for neat freaks like me who want everything to be tidy even if...
Posted by cdhostage, on May 9, 2004 at 04:30 PM, in macOS

I had a Pismo (Powerbook G3) which I upgraded...	715 Views / 6 Replies
I had a Pismo (Powerbook G3) which I upgraded first with a G4 500 and then a G3 900. The G3 was faster in all applications as well as in the various distrubuted computing apps I ran. My Pismo had...
Posted by cdhostage, on May 9, 2004 at 04:10 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

I too would recommend only name-brand RAM. ...	3,770 Views / 29 Replies
I too would recommend only name-brand RAM. Here's a weird thing - in my Pismo, I tried two different styles of RAM, one Crucial and the other a brand I don't remember. The system actually ran about...
Posted by cdhostage, on Apr 23, 2004 at 09:05 PM, in macOS

Not the best forum for this post; try Software or...	2,223 Views / 4 Replies
Not the best forum for this post; try Software or OS X/9. In any case, under OS X the user has no control over the memory allocation (or if it does, I don't know about it). If InDesign is laggy,...
Posted by cdhostage, on Apr 23, 2004 at 08:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Here's the thing - greater data densities mean...	911 Views / 12 Replies
Here's the thing - greater data densities mean more sectors pass under the head per rotation. Situation: Two single-platter drives (HDs usually have multiple platters, quite shallow), rotating at...
Posted by cdhostage, on Apr 23, 2004 at 08:09 PM, in Mac Notebooks

HAHAhAHAHAHA. Content can be pronounced two...	1,010 Views / 16 Replies
HAHAhAHAHAHA. Content can be pronounced two ways. I thought this was an AI thread.
Posted by cdhostage, on Apr 23, 2004 at 02:40 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Fat fingers? I won't post mine cuz a my...	1,438 Views / 44 Replies
Fat fingers? I won't post mine cuz a my psoraisis, but this approximates fatty thighs with most people's hands. I guess you have to work with your hands in order to not make this STUPID
Posted by cdhostage, on Apr 23, 2004 at 02:34 PM, in MacNN Lounge

How long can nosehairs get anyway?	1,214 Views / 27 Replies
How long can nosehairs get anyway?
Posted by cdhostage, on Apr 11, 2004 at 09:03 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Bah. The acts of love are intermingled like...	4,533 Views / 52 Replies
Bah. The acts of love are intermingled like watercolors. <agree that "blow"job is a dumb name. Suckjob, however, has two stop-plosives [sounds in which the flow of air is momentarily...
Posted by cdhostage, on Apr 11, 2004 at 09:00 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Right on, Samauri. I assume you're talking about...	902 Views / 10 Replies
Right on, Samauri. I assume you're talking about the movie Akira? I don't remember a pill being an important part. <edit after googling> oh. I only pay attention to the movies themselves.
Posted by cdhostage, on Apr 11, 2004 at 08:52 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Waah.	1,000 Views / 12 Replies
Waah.
Posted by cdhostage, on Apr 11, 2004 at 08:49 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Poll: It was great, almost as funny as Spawn. I mean,...	1,087 Views / 17 Replies
It was great, almost as funny as Spawn. I mean, when the baddie exploded at the end, I couldn't stop laughing at the sheer cheesiness for three minutes. Mmm, pulpy.
Posted by cdhostage, on Apr 4, 2004 at 01:49 AM, in MacNN Lounge

I've had a couple bad experiences with Maxtor...	969 Views / 17 Replies
I've had a couple bad experiences with Maxtor hard drives. I'm glad you got a deal on it, but make sure you have a backup plan.
Posted by cdhostage, on Apr 4, 2004 at 01:47 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Yah, not a good subforum choice, but I have this...	2,485 Views / 21 Replies
Yah, not a good subforum choice, but I have this cool little USB mouse. It's an ultraportable, and in storage configuation, it's a smooth shell, but to plug it in, you unhinge one side, and draw out...
Posted by cdhostage, on Apr 4, 2004 at 01:44 AM, in Hardware Hacking

I remember an issue like this one - go into the...	494 Views / 2 Replies
I remember an issue like this one - go into the parent application's Preferences. If they were at all nice about it, there's an option in there to enable/disable the startup item. BTW, is it so...
Posted by cdhostage, on Apr 4, 2004 at 01:38 AM, in macOS

I think that buying a premade case mod does not...	5,803 Views / 24 Replies
I think that buying a premade case mod does not make the cube any more individualized, simply by the fact that more than one said case was made and sold. However, replacing the disc drive with one...
Posted by cdhostage, on Mar 29, 2004 at 12:54 AM, in Mac Desktops

Cool. Another conversation piece - either get...	1,124 Views / 11 Replies
Cool. Another conversation piece - either get one of those spinning levitating magnet setups or make your own, and stick this to the top of the floater. Before spinning it, of course.
Posted by cdhostage, on Mar 27, 2004 at 01:18 PM, in Hardware Hacking

Cool. Does it make much noise? I've been...	2,012 Views / 16 Replies
Cool. Does it make much noise? I've been thinking of doing a similar thing this summer when the fan will probably be on all the time otherwise. I'd find a spare piece of unfinished steel to do...
Posted by cdhostage, on Mar 27, 2004 at 01:11 PM, in Hardware Hacking

Yah, this topic's been beaten to death. I even...	953 Views / 14 Replies
Yah, this topic's been beaten to death. I even participated in the dual G4 Powerbook threads (I called my idea the DiamondBook, I think - the best way to cool the thing would be a solid diamond...
Posted by cdhostage, on Mar 26, 2004 at 09:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I agree that a spare process not giving up could...	663 Views / 6 Replies
I agree that a spare process not giving up could be slowing things down. I'd run a virus check just to make sure.
Posted by cdhostage, on Mar 26, 2004 at 09:36 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I'm dead sure that pressing shift doesn't run the...	1,078 Views / 16 Replies
I'm dead sure that pressing shift doesn't run the check, because the time to boot all the way to the Desktop is slightly less rather than significantly more. Running fsck takes some time.
Posted by cdhostage, on Mar 26, 2004 at 09:33 PM, in macOS

10.3.3 Finder Icon View - Odd Behavior	388 Views / 0 Replies
I am used to navigating through my hard disk using the arrow keys, typing the first letter of the item I want, and the Apple-Up and Apple-Down commands. Usually in OS X, if you open up a new window,...
Posted by cdhostage, on Mar 26, 2004 at 09:27 PM, in macOS

What's the difference between restart and reboot?...	832 Views / 6 Replies
What's the difference between restart and reboot? Does a restart involve temporarily turning off all components and a reboot only wipe memory and run the boot process again?
Posted by cdhostage, on Mar 26, 2004 at 08:32 PM, in macOS

I agree with Grrr; the easy way I can think of is...	798 Views / 7 Replies
I agree with Grrr; the easy way I can think of is to set up your audio equipment as if you're going to listen through your headphones, and substitute that cable for one into your Mac. Look on...
Posted by cdhostage, on Mar 25, 2004 at 02:00 AM, in Applications

Current eMacs will do exactly as the thread...	5,884 Views / 49 Replies
Current eMacs will do exactly as the thread poster requires, except for the monitorlessness. I consider the all-in-one form better, actually, for portability reasons and cord reasons. Also, they...
Posted by cdhostage, on Mar 24, 2004 at 05:08 PM, in Mac Desktops

New form of processor cooling	701 Views / 2 Replies
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994816 The gist is thus : make a grid of fine electrodes, physically slightly separated from eachother. Set a voltage between the first two rows,...
Posted by cdhostage, on Mar 24, 2004 at 04:49 PM, in Mac Desktops

boioioioioioioioioioioioioing! ...	28,887 Views / 61 Replies
boioioioioioioioioioioioioing! Electroluminescent cheese grater = excellent. I was afraid it was going to look cheesy while the pics loaded, and it actually looks excellent.
Posted by cdhostage, on Mar 14, 2004 at 01:01 AM, in Mac Desktops

Eeeeeeenteresting. It used to be Macs reported...	2,375 Views / 14 Replies
Eeeeeeenteresting. It used to be Macs reported physical malfunctions (if they were able to start up at all) with varying beeps at startup. I know nothing about this.
Posted by cdhostage, on Mar 12, 2004 at 10:27 PM, in Hardware Hacking

It is absolutely impossible not to scratch or...	1,039 Views / 14 Replies
It is absolutely impossible not to scratch or fingerprint an iPod in casual use. The only way to retain most of the shininess is to get one of those clear iPod covers, iSkin I think they're called,...
Posted by cdhostage, on Mar 10, 2004 at 05:23 PM, in MacNN Lounge

www.slashdot.com macnnforum'd?	899 Views / 13 Replies
www.slashdot.com macnnforum'd?
Posted by cdhostage, on Mar 10, 2004 at 05:18 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Poll: I'm not married at 19 and am a little amused by...	846 Views / 21 Replies
I'm not married at 19 and am a little amused by the whole prospect of marriage. I've never been one for closed relationships, and I've made sure to get myself out of situations where I felt...
Posted by cdhostage, on Mar 10, 2004 at 05:15 PM, in MacNN Lounge

+1	1,666 Views / 52 Replies
+1
Posted by cdhostage, on Feb 29, 2004 at 02:05 AM, in MacNN Lounge

If you immerse your G5 in Flourinert then dust...	1,890 Views / 25 Replies
If you immerse your G5 in Flourinert then dust will not accumulate. Of course, getting to the FireWire ports would be difficult, but it's a small price to pay for A CLEAN SOUL!!!!!
Posted by cdhostage, on Feb 28, 2004 at 01:53 AM, in Mac Desktops

<Ponty Mython> What a shameless waste of human...	970 Views / 33 Replies
<Ponty Mython> What a shameless waste of human life. </Ponty Mython> Lip-puckering-sharp Cheddar, Wisconsin preferred.
Posted by cdhostage, on Feb 21, 2004 at 05:10 PM, in MacNN Lounge

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