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I second that!	2,044 Views / 28 Replies
I second that!
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 29, 2006 at 06:47 PM, in Mac Desktops

I purchased ChronoSync and have been testing it...	1,049 Views / 10 Replies
I purchased ChronoSync and have been testing it out. It's fast, and gets the job done. The ability to archive changed or deleted files, before replacing or deleting them on the second Mac is really...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 24, 2006 at 12:21 PM, in macOS

Ah. Right, because the file would have been...	3,965 Views / 6 Replies
Ah. Right, because the file would have been created over top of all the free space containing deleted files. I'm just glad it's gone. The thought of rebuilding this thing, now that it's running,...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 24, 2006 at 12:13 PM, in macOS

Good point about secure empty trash. I do that...	3,965 Views / 6 Replies
Good point about secure empty trash. I do that from time to time with sensitive files (which are few). I also have a keyboard shortcut defined on the iBook for it, so I'll create one on the Mac Pro....
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 23, 2006 at 11:24 AM, in macOS

Not yet. :) No, I really just wanted to see how...	3,965 Views / 6 Replies
Not yet. :) No, I really just wanted to see how long it would take on the Mac Pro, given my configuration. I know it takes forever on my iBook, and I wanted to see if it would be that much faster....
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 23, 2006 at 11:22 AM, in macOS

"Erase Free Space" Problem & Questions (Disk Utility)	3,965 Views / 6 Replies
Last night, I ran an "Erase Free Space" operation on my Mac Pro. The drive is 500GB, so I ran it because I was mainly curious to see how long it would take to complete. I selected "Zero Out Data" as...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 23, 2006 at 09:39 AM, in macOS

That's what I thought, and I'm going to test out...	1,049 Views / 10 Replies
That's what I thought, and I'm going to test out a GUI wrapper for it. Do you have any suggestions for software that uses rsync?
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 22, 2006 at 07:02 PM, in macOS

Apps for Synchronizing Folders on Two Macs	1,049 Views / 10 Replies
I have two Macs and need to have several folders on them kept in sync. How can I do this? I assumed that I would write a script for it, but, I'm thinking now that, if someone else has already written...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 22, 2006 at 01:23 PM, in macOS

I use Entourage and I can access my Hotmail just...	7,602 Views / 106 Replies
I use Entourage and I can access my Hotmail just fine. If you are used to using Outlook to access Hotmail, it's the same setup.
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 22, 2006 at 01:11 PM, in Applications

Need Good KVM Switch for Mac/Windows/Linux	599 Views / 0 Replies
I'm looking for a full Mac-compatible KVM switch. Here is the setup that I have: 1. Mac Pro with DVI video out (using a DVI to VGA converter to connect my 21" Dell monitor to it, for now) 2....
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 21, 2006 at 11:57 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Must have been the user account. Logged into...	627 Views / 2 Replies
Must have been the user account. Logged into another account on the iBook and paired the keyboard fine. There is no driver CD for the Apple Keyboard, however. I didn't know there was one for the...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 19, 2006 at 01:17 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Booting into Windows has its advantages over...	7,602 Views / 106 Replies
Booting into Windows has its advantages over using Paralells, especially when you are talking about gaming. I've heard that Paralells is not so great with gaming, unless you are going to get a whole...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 18, 2006 at 10:56 PM, in Applications

Apple Bluetooth Keyboard will not Pair with iBook	627 Views / 2 Replies
I just got a new Apple Bluetooth keyboard and it will not pair with my iBook. When I use the Bluetooth Setup Assistant, it sees the keyboard, and then asks me to type the passcode. I type it, hit the...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 18, 2006 at 03:11 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Looking for Best Bluetooth Mouse with Tilt Wheel	616 Views / 0 Replies
I'm looking for suggestions for a Bluetooth laser mouse with tilt wheel. I use SteerMouse as my mouse driver, and the tilt wheel is very important. My Mac Pro will have Bluetooth, so I wanted the...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 17, 2006 at 12:03 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Well, I understand the impression you might have...	7,602 Views / 106 Replies
Well, I understand the impression you might have of Mac users, and you only need to read these forums to get that impression. I've said this before on the MacNN forums: More so than any other Mac...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 15, 2006 at 09:29 PM, in Applications

Seriously, that's the second nasty comment you've...	7,602 Views / 106 Replies
Seriously, that's the second nasty comment you've made. Yes, all the switchers should sell their Macs and get a Dell at the first sight of difficulty. That makes total sense. :sleep: I, for one,...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 15, 2006 at 02:57 PM, in Applications

You can write your own folder actions using...	641 Views / 4 Replies
You can write your own folder actions using AppleScript and attach them to folders. You can also find scripts on the Web that you can download and use. What you want to do is totally possible, but...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 15, 2006 at 01:02 PM, in macOS

I missed your meaning when I first read this some...	1,165 Views / 16 Replies
I missed your meaning when I first read this some time ago. My Mac Pro is being shipped now from California, so I read this thread over (because I needed to remember how I'm setting it up), and it...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 15, 2006 at 12:13 AM, in macOS

Found this as part of a post at macosxhints.com...	634 Views / 4 Replies
Found this as part of a post at macosxhints.com (where else?). It works. Save it as an AppleScript application, after entering it into Script Editor. tell application "Finder" to activate tell...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 14, 2006 at 06:00 PM, in macOS

I am looking for something in AppleScript that...	634 Views / 4 Replies
I am looking for something in AppleScript that will allow this to be done now...I'll post the script, if I can get it created.
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 14, 2006 at 05:37 PM, in macOS

I checked out Automator for an action that would...	634 Views / 4 Replies
I checked out Automator for an action that would get summary info. There doesn't appear to be one for that, or simple Get Info...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 14, 2006 at 05:32 PM, in macOS

You can create a new button instead... Create...	634 Views / 4 Replies
You can create a new button instead... Create an AppleScript that invokes summary info on selected Finder items. You might want to do this in Automator, if you don't know AppleScript, or don't want...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 14, 2006 at 05:31 PM, in macOS

I see it now. All the RAM I've looked at did not...	2,044 Views / 28 Replies
I see it now. All the RAM I've looked at did not have the large heat sinks on them. Guess I'm going to have to start looking at better (and more expensive) RAM. What are the downsides to getting...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 7, 2006 at 12:10 AM, in Mac Desktops

Great info. I hadn't thought of this. If the...	2,044 Views / 28 Replies
Great info. I hadn't thought of this. If the config is 2x512MB modules, and 2x1GB modules, does it matter if the 2x1GB is on riser 1 or 2? Does it matter? (Obviously, I'd have the 2x512MB on the...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 6, 2006 at 10:36 PM, in Mac Desktops

Does the RAM that ships with the Mac Pro have the...	2,044 Views / 28 Replies
Does the RAM that ships with the Mac Pro have the extra large heat sinks? (I've never seen the RAM tat Apple ships, so I'm asking for that reason.)
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 6, 2006 at 10:30 PM, in Mac Desktops

Here is the RAM that newegg is selling. It's what...	2,044 Views / 28 Replies
Here is the RAM that newegg is selling. It's what you will need. The Mac Pro is fully-buffered ECC. CORSAIR 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 FB-DIMM Server Memory - Retail at Newegg.com...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 5, 2006 at 09:42 PM, in Mac Desktops

Thanks for the link...reading it now.	1,165 Views / 16 Replies
Thanks for the link...reading it now.
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 5, 2006 at 02:16 PM, in macOS

Ah, OK. So I didn't do that. I should be OK then...	4,272 Views / 15 Replies
Ah, OK. So I didn't do that. I should be OK then to keep making incremental backups using the existing clone? I suppose that if I ever restored from the clone and had the same issue, I could fsck the...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 5, 2006 at 02:05 AM, in macOS

That sounds similar to what I'm going to do. The...	1,165 Views / 16 Replies
That sounds similar to what I'm going to do. The backup clone of my startup volume will be on the second 500GB drive, along with the scratch partition and the Windows clone partition.
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 5, 2006 at 01:18 AM, in macOS

When I read that the larger, faster RAM should go...	2,044 Views / 28 Replies
When I read that the larger, faster RAM should go in the first slot, it made sense to me, because why would you want to store data on another RAM module when you don't have to do so (i.e. - if the...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 5, 2006 at 01:15 AM, in Mac Desktops

Not sure what a "straight bitcopy" is...would...	4,272 Views / 15 Replies
Not sure what a "straight bitcopy" is...would SuperDuper make this kind of copy (it's a clone of the startup volume, file-for-file)? Should I make another backup, just to be safe? And, if yes,...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 5, 2006 at 01:00 AM, in macOS

Ran Disk Utility's repair disk tool... No...	4,272 Views / 15 Replies
Ran Disk Utility's repair disk tool... No errors found this time. "No repairs were necessary" was the output. Again, I'll ask my earlier questions again...and thanks for your help, whomever...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 5, 2006 at 12:23 AM, in macOS

Ran fsck in single user mode... fsck seems...	4,272 Views / 15 Replies
Ran fsck in single user mode... fsck seems to have fixed the issue, I think. I will run Disk Utilities repair again from the install DVD to make sure nothing fails in a few minutes. Here is...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 5, 2006 at 12:20 AM, in macOS

Verify/Repair Disk Failing, Not sure why...	4,272 Views / 15 Replies
I decided to try to verify my startup volume today via Disk Utility. It failed, stating that there was an error. I decided to boot from my Mac OS X Tiger installation DVD and repair the volume from...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 4, 2006 at 11:33 PM, in macOS

I have decided to get the 2.66GHz model. I cannot...	2,228 Views / 22 Replies
I have decided to get the 2.66GHz model. I cannot personally justify the higher cost of the faster processor. The fact is that some people can, and they should go ahead and get the faster model, but,...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 4, 2006 at 07:07 PM, in Mac Desktops

I've seen the same thing with bad RAM and World...	917 Views / 8 Replies
I've seen the same thing with bad RAM and World of Warcraft. I had the WoW people looking at all my log files, and it was the RAM after all. I sent mine back for a replacement. You've already gotten...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 4, 2006 at 06:49 PM, in Mac Desktops

To ask a semi-similar question, is it true that...	2,044 Views / 28 Replies
To ask a semi-similar question, is it true that it's best to keep larger RAM modules closer to the first slots? For example, if you get a Mac Pro with the standard 1GB RAM, you are getting two 512MB...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 4, 2006 at 06:46 PM, in Mac Desktops

This makes total sense, and I've read this...	1,165 Views / 16 Replies
This makes total sense, and I've read this before. I guess I forgot until I saw it here again. Lots of other questions about hard drive models had been asked in other threads, so this whole swap file...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 4, 2006 at 06:07 PM, in macOS

Thanks for the replies. That was the information...	1,165 Views / 16 Replies
Thanks for the replies. That was the information I needed. The initial configuration will be as follows. Drive 1: 500GB - Mac OS X Drive 2: 160GB - Windows XP (gaming, work apps, etc.) Drive 3:...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 4, 2006 at 06:02 PM, in macOS

Mac OS X Partitioning Questions	1,165 Views / 16 Replies
I'm getting a Mac Pro in a few weeks, and want to set things up right when I get it. I have not partitioned the drive on my iBook before, so I'm a little clueless as to whether or not I should be...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 4, 2006 at 12:52 PM, in macOS

Something just occurred to me... Considering...	2,368 Views / 27 Replies
Something just occurred to me... Considering the low cost of upgrading later to a different 500MB drive... One could get the Maxtor drives now, and, IF something better comes along in six months,...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 4, 2006 at 12:41 PM, in Mac Desktops

Being that it's a firmware issue (I've read this...	2,368 Views / 27 Replies
Being that it's a firmware issue (I've read this as well), if the write speed issues weren't there, would the Maxtor drives still come out on top, or should I get the Seagate drives and wait/hope for...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 4, 2006 at 03:14 AM, in Mac Desktops

Well, that was an old version of the OS,...	13,111 Views / 170 Replies
Well, that was an old version of the OS, unpatched. Macs have security vulnerabilities when you are running older, unpatched versions of the OS, as well. Not as many, one would argue, but they are...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 3, 2006 at 06:11 PM, in macOS

Correct. The key words, however, are "intelligent...	13,111 Views / 170 Replies
Correct. The key words, however, are "intelligent end-user", which, I assume, means a semi-power user...someone who knows how to fiddle with Control Panel applets and such. My mother, and 98% of the...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 3, 2006 at 06:04 PM, in macOS

Rebooting any computer is a pain. It doesn't...	13,111 Views / 170 Replies
Rebooting any computer is a pain. It doesn't matter how fast the process of doing so is. I should not have to reboot after software installs (except rare system updates, and I understand that). It's...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 3, 2006 at 05:52 PM, in macOS

That is half-true. It is probably the developer's...	13,111 Views / 170 Replies
That is half-true. It is probably the developer's fault, however, apps that crash on the Mac do not typically take the OS down with them. In addition, and this is something that Windows users can...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 3, 2006 at 05:46 PM, in macOS

Thanks for all the replies, everyone. I'll be...	1,521 Views / 7 Replies
Thanks for all the replies, everyone. I'll be getting a widescreen display in the coming months, but this monitor is still going strong for almost 10 years now, so it's nice to know that I can use it...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 3, 2006 at 05:36 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

That's what I was thinking. Thanks for the...	2,368 Views / 27 Replies
That's what I was thinking. Thanks for the dealmac reminder. I will keep on eye on them. I'm buying the drives two weeks from today, so I'll check them now, and as the date draws closer.
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 3, 2006 at 05:31 PM, in Mac Desktops

The downside with those drives is that they are...	2,368 Views / 27 Replies
The downside with those drives is that they are only 150GB, and that won't work for me. I'd love 10,000RPM, however.
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 3, 2006 at 05:30 PM, in Mac Desktops

Mac Pro and Dell Monitor	1,521 Views / 7 Replies
I'm getting a Mac Pro in the next couple of weeks, and will not be buying a Cinema display for a few months. I have a 21" Dell (Sony Trinitron) monitor that I use right now with my Windows PC. Am I...
Posted by dmetzcher, on Nov 1, 2006 at 11:12 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

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