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Probably, I don't know. But in my case it was a...	222 Views / 4 Replies
Probably, I don't know. But in my case it was a little bit worse than a fall. Here is how it happened. I had the Macbook on my left on the desk. In a moment of distraction I forgot it was there...
Posted by Pierre B., on Sep 13, 2012 at 11:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Sudden Motion Sensor (SMS) saved the day	222 Views / 4 Replies
And the week and much more. It was unbelievable. In an incredibly maladroit gesture from my part, I dropped the old black Macbook, that was already on with the display open, from about 70 cm on a...
Posted by Pierre B., on Aug 29, 2012 at 11:56 PM, in Mac Notebooks

They need to mention nothing. Look how they...	387 Views / 6 Replies
They need to mention nothing. Look how they managed the Mac Pro case: silent update. The same could be done for the iMac. The last update was 406 days ago (http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/),...
Posted by Pierre B., on Jun 12, 2012 at 06:33 AM, in Mac Desktops

Whatever the case, this is not a scan. You know...	3,440 Views / 114 Replies
Whatever the case, this is not a scan. You know it by the speed it displays the result. I think it just reads a database of Mac's UUID known to have tried to connect to certain servers. I have...
Posted by Pierre B., on Apr 12, 2012 at 04:54 PM, in Mac OS X

From my understanding their method to count the...	3,440 Views / 114 Replies
From my understanding their method to count the infected Macs is based on the UUID of the machines that tried to talk back to the servers.
Posted by Pierre B., on Apr 12, 2012 at 03:11 PM, in Mac OS X

Hm, this is really strange. I tried the Kaspersky...	3,440 Views / 114 Replies
Hm, this is really strange. I tried the Kaspersky web page (http://flashbackcheck.com/) to check my Mac and it was found infected. However, the available tools say that it is clean. What this means?...
Posted by Pierre B., on Apr 12, 2012 at 02:19 PM, in Mac OS X

So, this is a Java exploit, right? We had trouble...	1,164 Views / 19 Replies
So, this is a Java exploit, right? We had trouble with Java vulnerabilities under Mac OS X in the past and since then I have disabled it in all the machines under my control.
Posted by Pierre B., on Feb 29, 2012 at 08:40 AM, in Mac OS X

You can have two storage drives in the new iMacs,...	1,020 Views / 26 Replies
You can have two storage drives in the new iMacs, one hard and one solid-state. Very nice! :D
Posted by Pierre B., on Jul 27, 2010 at 10:09 AM, in Mac Desktops

Wolfenstein for Mac OS X?	628 Views / 0 Replies
It seems that this has not been discussed previously in this forum, so here it is. Where is the Mac version of the new Wolfenstein game (2009)? Are there plans to port the game, or rather the...
Posted by Pierre B., on May 21, 2010 at 07:11 AM, in Gaming

I have finally tried Garageband only to find out...	491 Views / 4 Replies
I have finally tried Garageband only to find out that it cannot detect the line in sound input. However this is well recognised and used by Quicktime. What I finally did is the following. As it...
Posted by Pierre B., on May 10, 2010 at 06:00 AM, in Applications

Not really. I have never used GarageBand and I...	491 Views / 4 Replies
Not really. I have never used GarageBand and I don't know if it can do in a simple and quick way what I want to do. But yes, I thought to explore its possibilities if I don't manage to get the...
Posted by Pierre B., on May 6, 2010 at 09:23 AM, in Applications

Recording with Quicktime	491 Views / 4 Replies
Hello, I have a strange problem when I try to record the output of a digital instrument using Quicktime in Leopard. I use the phones output of the instrument which is connected to the line-in...
Posted by Pierre B., on May 6, 2010 at 07:30 AM, in Applications

Hmm... see what happened here...	29,252 Views / 340 Replies
Hmm... see what happened here (http://www.hardmac.com/news/2009/11/09/apple-cancelled-orders-of-imac-core-i5-i7). :hmm:
Posted by Pierre B., on Nov 9, 2009 at 02:46 AM, in Mac Desktops

Right, here...	29,252 Views / 340 Replies
Right, here (http://pulsar.esm.psu.edu/Faculty/Gray/graphics/movies/g4_tanks_LAN.mov) you can refresh your memory. :) The same page (http://www.esm.psu.edu/Faculty/Gray/movies.html) has many other...
Posted by Pierre B., on Nov 4, 2009 at 12:35 PM, in Mac Desktops

Well, it is actually for the wife. She would like...	296 Views / 2 Replies
Well, it is actually for the wife. She would like to have a pdf file open in Firefox and then copy and paste parts of the text from the pdf file in a text editor (Nedit in this case). And she wants...
Posted by Pierre B., on Jun 25, 2009 at 01:53 AM, in Applications

PDF plugin for Firefox under X11	296 Views / 2 Replies
Well, title says all. Is there some way to get the Firefox PDF plugin work under X11? I have the last X11 version from the XQuartz project (http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki) and Firefox under...
Posted by Pierre B., on Jun 24, 2009 at 08:39 AM, in Applications

Daily use of optical drive is rather the...	4,544 Views / 135 Replies
Daily use of optical drive is rather the exception than the rule. I believe that for some professionals it is a necessity. But this is the consequence of the fact that the vast majority of many types...
Posted by Pierre B., on Jun 12, 2009 at 08:50 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Chill down, it is almost certain that nothing...	308 Views / 6 Replies
Chill down, it is almost certain that nothing happened. Because you know what your hard drive has, where to find it and how to use it, it does not mean that anyone else knows also. Just don't do the...
Posted by Pierre B., on Jun 11, 2009 at 09:37 AM, in Mac Notebooks

There are still uses for such old computers. I...	1,402 Views / 18 Replies
There are still uses for such old computers. I have a first generation Aluminum Powerbook 12" at 867 Mhz in very good condition and perfectly working (about 6.5 years old now). I use it occasionally...
Posted by Pierre B., on Jun 11, 2009 at 09:30 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Statistics can be sometimes subtle to play with,...	4,544 Views / 135 Replies
Statistics can be sometimes subtle to play with, but judging from the new MBP review in this PC-centric site...
Posted by Pierre B., on Jun 11, 2009 at 09:13 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Good points raised here. Of course an SD slot is...	4,544 Views / 135 Replies
Good points raised here. Of course an SD slot is not a replacement for an EC one. The former is just storage (which can be used as external boot volume, very nice and handy), but the latter is...
Posted by Pierre B., on Jun 11, 2009 at 03:06 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Certainly not now. But who knows in two or three...	4,544 Views / 135 Replies
Certainly not now. But who knows in two or three years when these SD cards will be cheap enough and capable to store the data equivalent of a whole pack of optical disks.
Posted by Pierre B., on Jun 10, 2009 at 06:18 AM, in Mac Notebooks

In the page I linked to, it says clearly that...	4,544 Views / 135 Replies
In the page I linked to, it says clearly that cards exceeding 32 GB will work. This is the SDXC realm, right? In any case, at this moment the SD card slot works with SDHC media up to 32 GB, which is...
Posted by Pierre B., on Jun 10, 2009 at 05:34 AM, in Mac Notebooks

It is not exactly a replacement for the...	4,544 Views / 135 Replies
It is not exactly a replacement for the ExpressCard. Apple says (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3553) that you can use an SD card as a startup volume. Also, the next generation...
Posted by Pierre B., on Jun 10, 2009 at 04:25 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Fink provides krename, but it asks for tens more...	347 Views / 7 Replies
Fink provides krename, but it asks for tens more packages to be installed before proceeding to this utility's source code processing. And it seems this comes with a GUI too while I am simply...
Posted by Pierre B., on Jun 3, 2009 at 06:08 AM, in Applications

The "rename" terminal command can replace a...	347 Views / 7 Replies
The "rename" terminal command can replace a specified string found in the name of a file (or, of interest to me, a group of files) by another string provided by the user. Extremenly handy when you...
Posted by Pierre B., on Jun 2, 2009 at 08:30 AM, in Applications

Rename	347 Views / 7 Replies
OK, it looks like Mac OS X has not the command "rename". Is there some substitute, or should I go ahead and install krename? Any advice?
Posted by Pierre B., on Jun 2, 2009 at 03:28 AM, in Applications

I have never understood why we should repair...	4,592 Views / 95 Replies
I have never understood why we should repair permissions before or after system updates. The installer comes with its own permissions, right? Why revert to previous permissions settings, probably not...
Posted by Pierre B., on May 27, 2009 at 06:50 AM, in Mac OS X

From what we know so far about SL, it seems that...	33,096 Views / 962 Replies
From what we know so far about SL, it seems that it bears the deepest changes from the inception of OS X. How can this be half-price, let alone free? I personally expect the same full price of...
Posted by Pierre B., on May 12, 2009 at 04:58 AM, in Mac OS X

Interesting also how Apple is shooting its own...	4,817 Views / 160 Replies
Interesting also how Apple is shooting its own feet with the design restrictions. Intel's desktop processors have for so long no use in the Apple land. :\ And this update just keeps the traditions...
Posted by Pierre B., on Mar 3, 2009 at 08:10 AM, in Mac Desktops

I think it will be two for me. ;) At least. :hmm:	17,296 Views / 197 Replies
I think it will be two for me. ;) At least. :hmm:
Posted by Pierre B., on Mar 3, 2009 at 08:05 AM, in Mac Desktops

We have at work an Indigo DV model used for...	27,140 Views / 207 Replies
We have at work an Indigo DV model used for simple stuff. At home I have a Powerbook G3 still running -- more than 10 years old!
Posted by Pierre B., on Feb 27, 2009 at 07:05 AM, in Mac Desktops

Moreover, in the past (but I don't know today)...	392 Views / 6 Replies
Moreover, in the past (but I don't know today) Apple would revert after repair the machine to its factory hardware configuration. I remember very clearly the case of an old Powerbook with upgraded...
Posted by Pierre B., on Feb 6, 2009 at 09:30 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Simon, Spheric Harlot and ghporter, thanks! :)	3,088 Views / 53 Replies
Simon, Spheric Harlot and ghporter, thanks! :)
Posted by Pierre B., on Feb 6, 2009 at 09:21 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I am confused :confused: ... so, what is the...	3,088 Views / 53 Replies
I am confused :confused: ... so, what is the conclusion? My wife is going to buy a MBP 15" really soon...
Posted by Pierre B., on Feb 6, 2009 at 07:45 AM, in Mac Notebooks

AI talked not long ago about the possibility of a...	17,296 Views / 197 Replies
AI talked not long ago about the possibility of a new cooling system for the iMacs specifically. If so, then this may be the answer. I am too interested in a new iMac but not before it gets four...
Posted by Pierre B., on Jan 20, 2009 at 05:24 AM, in Mac Desktops

I reckon that the discussion about the form and...	5,648 Views / 128 Replies
I reckon that the discussion about the form and the role of the Mac mini in the Apple computer hardware is a matter of opinion and debate. The real problem though is this: the Mac mini has not been...
Posted by Pierre B., on Jan 20, 2009 at 05:15 AM, in Mac Desktops

Others...	5,648 Views / 128 Replies
Others (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123207638721888963.html) have different opinion on this. The mini needs real desktop components, even if this means much bigger volume. There are...
Posted by Pierre B., on Jan 19, 2009 at 05:38 AM, in Mac Desktops

I don't know about this one you mention....	2,963 Views / 39 Replies
I don't know about this one you mention. Reportedly, the best for the Mac is Undercover (http://www.orbicule.com/undercover/). It is of course too late for the OP, but just to let the others know.
Posted by Pierre B., on Jan 19, 2009 at 04:23 AM, in Mac Desktops

Exactly my thoughts. :thumbsup: Although I am not...	474 Views / 12 Replies
Exactly my thoughts. :thumbsup: Although I am not affected at all, I think the movie studios, or whoever are involved, are digging their own grave with crap like that. It takes only a sufficient...
Posted by Pierre B., on Nov 21, 2008 at 05:34 AM, in Mac Notebooks

AI confirms through a source that the picture is...	6,872 Views / 253 Replies
AI confirms through a source that the picture is legitimate. Being only a few hours before the event, the chances that it is so are really high now.
Posted by Pierre B., on Oct 14, 2008 at 05:02 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I find so hard to believe anything from what he...	6,872 Views / 253 Replies
I find so hard to believe anything from what he says it is not even funny. This is going to be a very interesting day... :eek: :D though I will be off during the event revelations.
Posted by Pierre B., on Oct 14, 2008 at 04:47 AM, in Mac Notebooks

:hmm: So, modulo something unforeseen, we can...	6,872 Views / 253 Replies
:hmm: So, modulo something unforeseen, we can bet that this is not going to happen. And that FW is definitely being phased out from the consumer machines.
Posted by Pierre B., on Oct 13, 2008 at 06:44 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Yes, that is what I mean. But it seems no one can...	6,872 Views / 253 Replies
Yes, that is what I mean. But it seems no one can tell if Apple is willing to implement it or not. Well, we will find out tomorrow.
Posted by Pierre B., on Oct 13, 2008 at 06:15 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I hear something about FW over Ethernet using an...	6,872 Views / 253 Replies
I hear something about FW over Ethernet using an adaptor. Is that possible?
Posted by Pierre B., on Oct 13, 2008 at 03:39 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Well, this is just personal preference, but...	6,872 Views / 253 Replies
Well, this is just personal preference, but oriental girls never were my thing. No matter how nice they look. There is nothing racist in this, just instinctive reaction.
Posted by Pierre B., on Oct 12, 2008 at 04:37 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Exactly. Removing FW is not the problem per se;...	6,872 Views / 253 Replies
Exactly. Removing FW is not the problem per se; leaving the MB with just USB ports without any other high speed connector replacing FW is a serious step BACK. I am afraid you are spot on.
Posted by Pierre B., on Oct 12, 2008 at 03:30 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Ah, I see. So, these Chinese are a real trouble...	6,872 Views / 253 Replies
Ah, I see. So, these Chinese are a real trouble for Apple's secrecy. And probably this is the end of FW after all. :hmm:
Posted by Pierre B., on Oct 12, 2008 at 02:41 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Yes, if the pictures are legit, then we kiss...	6,872 Views / 253 Replies
Yes, if the pictures are legit, then we kiss bye-bye FW. My hope are that the pictures are not the real deal, since Apple Legal is nowhere to be seen. ;) By the way, can target disk mode work...
Posted by Pierre B., on Oct 12, 2008 at 02:09 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Well, yes, of course; but I think in the past...	994 Views / 18 Replies
Well, yes, of course; but I think in the past there were moments when we could at least partially foresee eventual compatibility based on what technology was available. Lately I have lost the track...
Posted by Pierre B., on Oct 7, 2008 at 07:18 AM, in Mac Notebooks

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