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XP from Virtual PC?	13,977 Views / 128 Replies
So I have a copy of Virtual PC 6.1 with Windows XP home edition on it . . .. Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but . . . can the Windows XP on Virtual PC discs be used to install to Parallels...
Posted by AirRon, on Apr 6, 2006 at 09:57 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems

This computer is on the university's network. I...	1,528 Views / 13 Replies
This computer is on the university's network. I am unsure the extent to which they block garbage. Firewall is on. (Of course! :) ) IPFW documents about 8-12 unsuccessful firewall accesses per day....
Posted by AirRon, on Aug 5, 2005 at 02:10 PM, in macOS

just puzzling . . . .	1,528 Views / 13 Replies
As I have said before, I cannot reproduce this behavior, despite trying. To answer some questions . . . I do not think that aion.mit.edu is a PubMed mirror - but if it were, why would a program...
Posted by AirRon, on Aug 5, 2005 at 01:38 AM, in macOS

I ran all the widgets I could, opened all the...	1,528 Views / 13 Replies
I ran all the widgets I could, opened all the possible offending apps and could not reproduce the issue today . . . . Hmmm. Oh well. Nevermind . . . .
Posted by AirRon, on Aug 3, 2005 at 10:12 PM, in macOS

Thanks for the replies. I killed a bunch of...	1,528 Views / 13 Replies
Thanks for the replies. I killed a bunch of dashboard widgets and killed the system events process. I am not sure that worked, but these accesses happen every 1-2 hours, so I will have to give it...
Posted by AirRon, on Aug 3, 2005 at 09:12 AM, in macOS

Help! Have I been hacked?	1,528 Views / 13 Replies
I noticed today at work that my copy of Bookends 8.1 spontaneously tried to connect to several remote sites. Little snitch threw up a dialog asking for permission to let Bookends attach to <some ip...
Posted by AirRon, on Aug 2, 2005 at 09:37 PM, in macOS

Rosetta is the code that allows x86 Macs to...	1,906 Views / 45 Replies
Rosetta is the code that allows x86 Macs to emulate PPC and run current Mac apps. (although we now know that it emulates G3, not G4 or G5 specific stuff, and it does not emulate altivec, not...
Posted by AirRon, on Jun 7, 2005 at 12:55 AM, in MacNN Lounge

"Chicken Little" ? I could say something about...	1,906 Views / 45 Replies
"Chicken Little" ? I could say something about "Apple apologists," but, . . . I guess I just did ;) If you don't think this is a huge risk, you are on Steve Jobs brand crack. Apple did this...
Posted by AirRon, on Jun 7, 2005 at 12:51 AM, in MacNN Lounge

But what in Intel's future is so great? I like...	1,906 Views / 45 Replies
But what in Intel's future is so great? I like Centrino, but in some ways, AMD is the hot property, with its excellent 64 bit stuff. Why did we bet on Intel? I know they have great engineers (but so...
Posted by AirRon, on Jun 7, 2005 at 12:25 AM, in MacNN Lounge

If Rosetta is so great, then why . . . .	1,906 Views / 45 Replies
Question: If Rosetta is so great, then why are we having to wait a year to see any new Intel hardware? My guess is that it is not so great and/or that drivers and audio performance are not close to...
Posted by AirRon, on Jun 6, 2005 at 11:34 PM, in MacNN Lounge

re: QuickTransit Only this sort of...	6,588 Views / 121 Replies
re: QuickTransit Only this sort of technology makes this possible switch possible. Let's hope Steve demonstrates it tomorrow, and that it works, and that the gathered developers don't head for the...
Posted by AirRon, on Jun 5, 2005 at 11:15 PM, in MacNN Lounge

lame ducks	6,588 Views / 121 Replies
I agree. If Jobs announces a switch to a new platform, they will sell approximately zero PPC-based computers until they are released. And then when they are, they will sell a few dozen to me and the...
Posted by AirRon, on Jun 5, 2005 at 01:52 PM, in MacNN Lounge

My bet is that with vendors asking for specific...	6,588 Views / 121 Replies
My bet is that with vendors asking for specific engineering from their CPU makers, Intel and Apple will be announcing that they (Intel/Apple) will be taking charge of modification and fabrication...
Posted by AirRon, on Jun 5, 2005 at 12:01 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Yeah, the pdf's that result are searchable. The...	606 Views / 2 Replies
Yeah, the pdf's that result are searchable. The problem is, my document is 316 pages and I want 316 PDF files, one for each page. I could sit there and print to PDF 316 times, but that is what I am...
Posted by AirRon, on Jan 6, 2005 at 12:01 AM, in Applications

Freeware PDF splitter?	606 Views / 2 Replies
I am looking for a way to split a 300+ page file into individual PDF pages, with searchable text kept intact. I looked around and it seems that there are expensive commercial options, but I only need...
Posted by AirRon, on Jan 5, 2005 at 10:56 PM, in Applications

I wouldn't mind getting pissed off or warmed up ....	2,239 Views / 20 Replies
I wouldn't mind getting pissed off or warmed up . . . I pre-ordered my 1.8 on the day of the Stevenote and I am still waiting. (Edu store, no less). To add insult to injury, Macwarehouse has them in...
Posted by AirRon, on Sep 8, 2003 at 01:25 AM, in Mac Desktops

My letter said 5-7 days and the date was 9/12....	2,173 Views / 21 Replies
My letter said 5-7 days and the date was 9/12. This AM (yeah, I check way too often), the ship date is 9/15. Whatever.:rolleyes:
Posted by AirRon, on Aug 30, 2003 at 10:18 AM, in Mac Desktops

I got the same note, but mine says 5-7 business...	2,173 Views / 21 Replies
I got the same note, but mine says 5-7 business days. (I ordered the 1.8 GHZ on the day of the keynote). Oh, well.:hmm:
Posted by AirRon, on Aug 29, 2003 at 10:58 PM, in Mac Desktops

I ordered a 1.8 on the 23rd- my order has also...	7,933 Views / 52 Replies
I ordered a 1.8 on the 23rd- my order has also slipped to the 12th. I ordered the ATI 9600, but otherwise, it was stock. :cry:
Posted by AirRon, on Aug 29, 2003 at 09:00 AM, in Mac Desktops

thanks	899 Views / 8 Replies
Thanks. That is exactly the info I needed! Ron
Posted by AirRon, on Aug 24, 2003 at 09:24 PM, in Mac Desktops

Where to buy memory for G5 (or what brand?)	899 Views / 8 Replies
I usually buy my memory at OWC and have had good luck for good prices. However, they are only offering 512MB sticks and for what seeems to be too much. I have gone to some other sites to check for...
Posted by AirRon, on Aug 24, 2003 at 10:34 AM, in Mac Desktops

Thanks	529 Views / 5 Replies
Thanks!
Posted by AirRon, on Aug 16, 2003 at 10:20 PM, in Networking

Is my ssh setup secure?	529 Views / 5 Replies
I am a networking newbie. I need to access my files on my home mac from work and have remote login turned on and I use WinSCP to access files from work over SSH. It have my airport base station...
Posted by AirRon, on Aug 4, 2003 at 10:11 PM, in Networking

So has Apple fixed the iBook 800/900 display problem?	1,023 Views / 7 Replies
I have seen multiple topics on the logic board basewd display problems with the 800/900 MHZ iBooks. It sounds like a lot of people are having to send their iBooks back multiple times for this...
Posted by AirRon, on Jul 19, 2003 at 11:25 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I am also having trouble. The sound drops out and...	2,595 Views / 58 Replies
I am also having trouble. The sound drops out and the video chops along (at all speeds) ?
Posted by AirRon, on Jun 23, 2003 at 09:52 PM, in MacNN Lounge

ret, A simlar thing happened to me and it...	6,558 Views / 78 Replies
ret, A simlar thing happened to me and it turned out that my ram had failed (and I was running OS X on 32MB on a Bondi blue iBook). You probably already checked that, but it's just a thought. ...
Posted by AirRon, on May 22, 2003 at 02:50 AM, in macOS

I also just started having iTunes 4 stop playing ...	1,173 Views / 23 Replies
I also just started having iTunes 4 stop playing (I think at the end of a song) and then I notice that get no sound at all (no alerts, etc.). I tried chaning sound settings back and forth etc. No...
Posted by AirRon, on May 10, 2003 at 02:14 PM, in macOS

thanks	558 Views / 4 Replies
Thanks for the help. Ron
Posted by AirRon, on Feb 11, 2003 at 12:00 AM, in macOS

How do you delete uneeded languages en masse?	558 Views / 4 Replies
Maybe a dumb question, but how can I unload the unneeded languages from apps simply (and not by getting navigating through each package and trashing) Is there some applescript or utility to do this...
Posted by AirRon, on Feb 10, 2003 at 11:28 PM, in macOS

I also am geting black boxes	911 Views / 14 Replies
I followed all of the directions, I am also getting black boxes with JPEG's (occasionally with noise at one edge . . .) :confused:
Posted by AirRon, on Jan 10, 2003 at 11:06 PM, in macOS

Try DevonThink	697 Views / 4 Replies
M. brown I also have a bunch of PDF scientific publications, and I use DEVONThink. Try their website. http://www.devon-technologies.com/welcome.html They have a bundle which includes Text...
Posted by AirRon, on Nov 23, 2002 at 09:35 PM, in macOS

So when is the ATI 9000 coming?	580 Views / 1 Replies
I have been waiting to upgrade my AGP power mac so I can use QE, and I am waiting for this card (since it will apparently be cheaper than the 8500). Does anyone know what gives? Thanks
Posted by AirRon, on Nov 17, 2002 at 01:51 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

A possible solution for PDF archiving, searching	5,584 Views / 63 Replies
I noticed that kman and krove needed an app for organizing and sorting documents (including pdf's). I use DEVONThink for that (medical research, bibliography management), and while it has a ways to...
Posted by AirRon, on Oct 30, 2002 at 12:32 AM, in macOS

So you thought $7 was a lot to pay?	1,482 Views / 29 Replies
I like the hypothesis that we will be seeing better metadata and smart folders, etc. I also suspect that when this is good n' ready, we will all be asked to shell out another $129 for it. Can't ya...
Posted by AirRon, on Oct 21, 2002 at 12:53 AM, in macOS

Where did that 1 gig on my HD go?	687 Views / 3 Replies
This may be obvious to many of you . . . but after working with multiple programs yesterday for some time, the free space on my OS X boot volume dropped from the 1.4 Gig I am supposed to have to 39...
Posted by AirRon, on Oct 6, 2002 at 10:53 AM, in macOS

CPU vs Video card upgrade for 10.2?	578 Views / 2 Replies
I have an AGP G4/400 with the stock Rage128Pro (16MB) video card. I use the computer mostly for research and I am frequently reading PDF files (multiple open at a time- cross-referencing) and the OS...
Posted by AirRon, on Sep 21, 2002 at 06:10 PM, in macOS

Prefs won't stick in 10.2	484 Views / 1 Replies
Jaguar seemed great until Mail would randomly delete one of my email accounts. Also, Mozilla would lose track of the default configuration and be unable to find it. Also, the default internet browser...
Posted by AirRon, on Aug 27, 2002 at 08:52 PM, in macOS

No, I didn't upgrade anything (firmware or system...	602 Views / 5 Replies
No, I didn't upgrade anything (firmware or system software or anything). It just started running slow . . . . Ron
Posted by AirRon, on Aug 24, 2002 at 11:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks

My iBook's memory disapeared!	602 Views / 5 Replies
I booted up my indigo iBook and it was S l o W. I checked the Apple system profiler (this took several minutes just to open) and it said I only had 32 MB. My 256M of extram ram was not in use. I...
Posted by AirRon, on Aug 24, 2002 at 08:53 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Yuliang	1,535 Views / 18 Replies
Are you an Apple emplyee or is that a reply you received? My email gives today as the _ship_ date, so at the least, it's misleading (or is it just a way to go ahead and charge me without shipping?)....
Posted by AirRon, on Aug 18, 2002 at 02:10 AM, in macOS

My copy is being sent by FedEx 2 day	1,535 Views / 18 Replies
My copy is being sent by FedEx 2 day
Posted by AirRon, on Aug 17, 2002 at 08:56 PM, in macOS

My 10.2 just shipped	1,535 Views / 18 Replies
I ordered 10.2 through the online education store on 7/21, and today I just received confirmation that it shipped. Jason
Posted by AirRon, on Aug 17, 2002 at 06:51 PM, in macOS

So, OS X is default -where's the scanner support?	941 Views / 45 Replies
I wold have thougbt that since OS X is now default, we should have decent scanner support. Only Agfa seems to have native drivers, and their scanners are hard to find . . . Anyone have the skinny on...
Posted by AirRon, on Jan 14, 2002 at 07:32 AM, in macOS

I agree that this was probably planned. For the...	2,033 Views / 147 Replies
I agree that this was probably planned. For the rest of the (non-Mac-Geek) world, the Time story makes them more likely to pay attention to what Steve does tomorrow. Ronald
Posted by AirRon, on Jan 7, 2002 at 01:45 AM, in MacNN Lounge

kid who crashed into building in florida didn't like the new iMac	410 Views / 2 Replies
Seriously
Posted by AirRon, on Jan 7, 2002 at 01:27 AM, in MacNN Lounge

DoctorGonza Wrote In other words . . ....	2,033 Views / 147 Replies
DoctorGonza Wrote In other words . . . Apple will never make beige boxes. Kinda like a half empty/ half full argument. Ronald
Posted by AirRon, on Jan 7, 2002 at 01:15 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Actually, I hear that the kid didn't think that...	536 Views / 6 Replies
Actually, I hear that the kid didn't think that the new iMac 'boldly went were no PC has gone before' Tastless, Insensitive. Shame on me.
Posted by AirRon, on Jan 7, 2002 at 01:05 AM, in MacNN Lounge

iSnap is what Steve does when his thunder is...	607 Views / 10 Replies
iSnap is what Steve does when his thunder is stolen . . . I'm skeptical. The digital camera market is pretty full. What's so great about this? Ronald
Posted by AirRon, on Jan 7, 2002 at 01:00 AM, in MacNN Lounge

iLike the idea of iPhoto	607 Views / 10 Replies
This is actually something which seems very practical. We just had a baby and bought a digital camera, and the current software available works, but awkwardly and inefficiently. This will actually...
Posted by AirRon, on Jan 7, 2002 at 12:50 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Say everyone, I think a lot of hard-core Mac...	2,033 Views / 147 Replies
Say everyone, I think a lot of hard-core Mac types (including myself) thought the first iMac was too cute, but it sold like heck and saved the company. If Apple can pull this off with panache,...
Posted by AirRon, on Jan 7, 2002 at 12:42 AM, in MacNN Lounge

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