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A friend of mine bought a MacBook refurb last... 11,579 Views / 120 Replies  
A friend of mine bought a MacBook refurb last week.

Is he screwed? Or is there a chance he can return it?
Posted by mokolabs, on Nov 8, 2006 at 12:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Print Preview seems to be the ticket. But instead... 1,449 Views / 2 Replies  
Print Preview seems to be the ticket. But instead of clicking the 'Print' button which appears when you do this, I selected 'Print' from the File Menu instead. This brings up the resizing dialog.
...
Posted by mokolabs, on Dec 1, 2004 at 02:33 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Good ways to print Tabloid/Tabloid Extra sized documents on Letter sized paper? 1,449 Views / 2 Replies  
I need to print some layouts onto Letter sized paper. The layouts are either Tabloid or Tabloid Extra sized.

To print these documents, I've been using Page Setup to change the document to Letter...
Posted by mokolabs, on Dec 1, 2004 at 12:15 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Does Apple's Wireless Keyboard work with the Linksys USB Adapter? 857 Views / 1 Replies  
I'm a yet another victim of the poor instructions that come with the Bluetooth Firmware Updater.

After attempting to run this update, I have killed my Linksys adapter. Previsouly, this adapter...
Posted by mokolabs, on Feb 26, 2004 at 04:37 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
That did the trick, Developer! I installed the... 2,219 Views / 20 Replies  
That did the trick, Developer! I installed the Epson drivers when I upgraded to Panther, but deleting my printer and adding it seemed to restore things.

For those who are curious, this is the...
Posted by mokolabs, on Nov 21, 2003 at 01:55 PM, in macOS
Maybe it's just Epson, then. Am I asking to much... 2,219 Views / 20 Replies  
Maybe it's just Epson, then. Am I asking to much for a printer that's a year old to still work?
Posted by mokolabs, on Nov 21, 2003 at 12:19 AM, in macOS
Epson Printing in Panther: What the hell happened?!? 2,219 Views / 20 Replies  
Upgraded to Panther via the Archive & Install method. My Epson C60 printer still works, but the Printer Features panel in the Print menu has totally changed.

Instead of the original slider-based...
Posted by mokolabs, on Nov 20, 2003 at 08:07 PM, in macOS
Mac OS X 10.2.8 -- Where art thou? 523 Views / 0 Replies  
Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night in hopes you'll be RE-released tomorrow.
Posted by mokolabs, on Sep 29, 2003 at 12:34 PM, in macOS
Re: Qt/Mac free released today! question... 746 Views / 7 Replies  
Yeah -- same here. I've just compiled Qt/Mac.

Anyone know how to get KDE and/or some of the KApps running?
Posted by mokolabs, on Jun 25, 2003 at 10:38 AM, in macOS
How can I clean my iMac's keyboard? 631 Views / 0 Replies  
Ok, I love my iMac, but making a *white* keyboard probably wasn't the smartest thing Apple ever did. :thumbsdow

Here's my problem... I've removed all the keys, cleaned them individually, gone...
Posted by mokolabs, on Jun 22, 2003 at 11:01 PM, in Mac Desktops
Re: Re: deleting mail from the terminal 675 Views / 2 Replies  
thanks! that worked perfectly!!! ;)
Posted by mokolabs, on Jun 20, 2003 at 08:17 PM, in macOS
deleting mail from the terminal 675 Views / 2 Replies  
how can i delete local mail messages from the terminal using the mail commmand?!?

i type 'mail' into a terminal window and it lists 9 new messages for my user account.

i can read the messages,...
Posted by mokolabs, on Jun 20, 2003 at 12:31 PM, in macOS
If you keep the Event Log open, it looks like the... 840 Views / 14 Replies  
If you keep the Event Log open, it looks like the Finder passes off this command to System Events -- so it's an extra step, but one that doesn't seem to eat up much time.

(In the world of OSX,...
Posted by mokolabs, on May 4, 2003 at 11:08 AM, in macOS
this is the final script, in case you're... 840 Views / 14 Replies  
this is the final script, in case you're interested. (i added some audible feedback as well!)

-- Say hello
tell current application
say "restarting summary"
end tell

-- Quit Summary
tell...
Posted by mokolabs, on May 3, 2003 at 04:53 PM, in macOS
To clarify -- the Summary application actually... 840 Views / 14 Replies  
To clarify -- the Summary application actually quits instantly (from a user's perspective, anyway). But the quit process keeps the app busy for some reason, so a delay is needed before any relaunch...
Posted by mokolabs, on May 3, 2003 at 04:51 PM, in macOS
Apparently, that error message is generated when... 840 Views / 14 Replies  
Apparently, that error message is generated when a process is still busy or unavailable. So, I'm guessing that the quit, despite the 10 second pause, still isn't complete -- so it interferes with the...
Posted by mokolabs, on May 3, 2003 at 04:10 PM, in macOS
I tried using your code, RainyDay, but when I do,... 840 Views / 14 Replies  
I tried using your code, RainyDay, but when I do, the 3rd step (restarting Summary) fails.

It generates a 'Connection is invalid' error. :(
Posted by mokolabs, on May 3, 2003 at 03:55 PM, in macOS
Better luck next time... :( 840 Views / 14 Replies  
This turned out to be the script from hell.

Since Summary is a carbon app, it doesn't respond to "open" -- you have to pass everything through LaunchCFMApp, like this...
...
Posted by mokolabs, on May 2, 2003 at 05:29 PM, in macOS
Running Shell Scripts 101 - Help! 840 Views / 14 Replies  
Ok, you wouldn't think this is rocket science, but apparently it is.

I've written a shell script...



How can I...

(A) Run it from the Terminal?
(B) Run it with Cron?
Posted by mokolabs, on May 2, 2003 at 01:28 PM, in macOS
"The Music Store could not process your request..." 748 Views / 5 Replies  
Is anyone else having trouble setting up a Music Store account?

I've been trying to setup an account for the last 12 hours, but I never get beyond Step 3 (where I'm asked to enter my billing...
Posted by mokolabs, on Apr 29, 2003 at 10:04 AM, in Applications
Re: iChat broken? 630 Views / 2 Replies  
One other thought... these problems seem limited to using my AIM account in iChat.

If I use my .Mac account, I have no troubles at all. (Or, at least, none that I have noticed.)

-Patrick
Posted by mokolabs, on Jan 22, 2003 at 11:25 PM, in macOS
Re: iChat broken? 630 Views / 2 Replies  
Yes, I'm having these problems too. In fact, I've been having them intermittently during the past week or two.

And today, I was online most of the morning, but now iChat refuses to connect me. In...
Posted by mokolabs, on Jan 22, 2003 at 11:22 PM, in macOS
Macworld SF Keynote Replay? 514 Views / 1 Replies  
Has anyone been successful in getting the keynote stream (here (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/mwsf03/)) to replay?

It doesn't work for me---my QuickTime client just says it's 'configuring',...
Posted by mokolabs, on Jan 13, 2003 at 01:24 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Importing mail from Entourage (Classic) to Mail... 394 Views / 1 Replies  
Ok... you wouldn't think this is rocket science, but apparently it is!

I'm looking for an app/script that will allow me to *selectively* import my mail into 'Mail' from Entourage (classic...
Posted by mokolabs, on Nov 21, 2002 at 05:23 PM, in macOS
Get one! 721 Views / 4 Replies  
MacAddict recently gave the widescreen iMac a 5 star rating---with absolutely no 'cons'.

And, hey, I use mine to make iCalShare... :)

--Patrick Crowley
Creator, iCalShare
http://icalshare.com
Posted by mokolabs, on Nov 6, 2002 at 11:40 PM, in Mac Desktops
More holidays calendars... 778 Views / 3 Replies  
There are also a ton of holiday calendars over on iCalShare (http://icalshare.com).

Best,
Patrick
Posted by mokolabs, on Oct 8, 2002 at 05:55 AM, in Applications
iCalShare.com 1,404 Views / 18 Replies  
Thanks for the feedback everyone! The site has been up for less than a day and we already have over 40 calendars!

As for the spelling, I originally intended on using the iCAL spelling because I...
Posted by mokolabs, on Sep 14, 2002 at 10:43 AM, in Applications
iCALshare.com 1,404 Views / 18 Replies  
Just wanted to let everybody on the boards know that I've launched a new website for iCAL users called iCALshare.com (http://iCALshare.com).

If you've made a calendar with iCAL that you'd like to...
Posted by mokolabs, on Sep 13, 2002 at 05:13 PM, in Applications
This really would be a great feature. Maybe... 499 Views / 11 Replies  
This really would be a great feature. Maybe Alladin will consider it...
Posted by mokolabs, on Jan 12, 2002 at 05:42 PM, in macOS
I don't care about buttons so much.... I just... 526 Views / 9 Replies  
I don't care about buttons so much.... I just wish/hope that Microsoft's OSX mouse driver will fix some of OSX's overall mousing goofiness.

You know what I'm talking about... mousing 'feels' more...
Posted by mokolabs, on Jan 12, 2002 at 05:35 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Yep, ChaChi Boy, it's just you... (1) No... 1,595 Views / 50 Replies  
Yep, ChaChi Boy, it's just you...

(1) No firewire
(2) Goofy industrial design
(3) Looks big

I guess all the 'but Windows can do that too' people will have to wait a little bit longer to...
Posted by mokolabs, on Jan 12, 2002 at 12:14 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
WTF: Intellimouse Drivers for OSX? 526 Views / 9 Replies  
To say that I'm annoyed with Microsoft is probably an understatement.

OSX has been on the shelves for almost a year, and Microsoft has still not released friggin' drivers for their Intellimice. As...
Posted by mokolabs, on Jan 12, 2002 at 12:06 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
BTW, I forgot to mention this, but when the power... 790 Views / 24 Replies  
BTW, I forgot to mention this, but when the power adapter is plugged in, I can hear a distinct, low-level hum.

As long as I've got something going in iTunes, it's not noticeable, but otherwise,...
Posted by mokolabs, on Jan 2, 2002 at 12:07 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I think we should all file a class action lawsuit... 790 Views / 24 Replies  
I think we should all file a class action lawsuit against Apple for stupid headphone jack design. (Just kidding). ;)

Apple rarely screws up on industrial design, but, man, I'm not looking forward...
Posted by mokolabs, on Jan 1, 2002 at 07:30 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I think this is the same way mine got screwed up.... 790 Views / 24 Replies  
I think this is the same way mine got screwed up.

Grrrr.... I'm glad Apple saw the light and put the headphone jack on the main body of the new PowerBook, and not behind a silly panel.

FYI......
Posted by mokolabs, on Dec 25, 2001 at 03:59 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Help! Bad Pismo Headphone Jack... 790 Views / 24 Replies  
Ok, what I can I tell you, I've used the headphone jack on my Pismo so much that's almost totally worn out.

It only works if it's 63 degrees outside, Apple is releasing a new version of OSX, and...
Posted by mokolabs, on Dec 21, 2001 at 11:25 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Well, I just booted back into OSX after making... 386 Views / 5 Replies  
Well, I just booted back into OSX after making all of those files invisible... and no problems so far, so it doesn't seem to harm anything.

Thanks for all the feedback... :)

Patrick
...
Posted by mokolabs, on Dec 20, 2001 at 08:03 PM, in macOS
Yeah, I have ResEdit and have no problems with... 386 Views / 5 Replies  
Yeah, I have ResEdit and have no problems with making the files invisible.

Just wanted to see if there was something about how OS X uses these files that might be affected if they were...
Posted by mokolabs, on Dec 20, 2001 at 05:32 PM, in macOS
Making OS X Files Invisble in OS 9... 386 Views / 5 Replies  
Ok, here's a stupid question... :confused:

I'm tired of looking at the following files in the root level of my OS 9 boot volume...

automount
mach
mach.sym
mach_kernel
...
Posted by mokolabs, on Dec 20, 2001 at 04:38 PM, in macOS
 
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