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aah! now this is interesting. note. the... 696 Views / 9 Replies  
aah! now this is interesting. note. the fossilisation in the signature. this is a very old example indeed. possibly dating from the second madra dynasty....
Posted by madra [again!], on Oct 20, 2003 at 10:08 AM, in MacNN Lounge
more microsoft shennanigans 518 Views / 1 Replies  
wrong forum [sorry norm!] but i can't be arsed waiting for the lounge page to load. thought yous might like this from macuser UK...
Posted by madra [again!], on Sep 12, 2001 at 10:16 AM, in macOS
don't blame the mail gods. blame mail.crapp. ... 536 Views / 14 Replies  
don't blame the mail gods. blame mail.crapp. it's not an application its a new deadly strain of virus which not only wreaks havok on your computer but also attempts to drive the user insane. but i...
Posted by madra [again!], on Sep 11, 2001 at 06:05 AM, in macOS
hey. what's happened to norm? shouldn't he... 586 Views / 14 Replies  
hey. what's happened to norm? shouldn't he have posted about this being 'in the wrong forum' by now? i hope he's not poorly
Posted by madra [again!], on Sep 11, 2001 at 05:16 AM, in macOS
slightly off on a tangent but still to do with... 788 Views / 17 Replies  
slightly off on a tangent but still to do with key combos:

i've noticed for a while now that X apps seem very unresponsive to "apple+." or "esc" keys.

under classic, if an app was stuck in a...
Posted by madra [again!], on Sep 11, 2001 at 05:11 AM, in macOS
i've wiped my arse with steve jobs' toothbrush... 754 Views / 21 Replies  
i've wiped my arse with steve jobs' toothbrush and pissed in his icecube tray.
Posted by madra [again!], on Sep 10, 2001 at 06:00 PM, in macOS
i was disgusted to find that X didn't support my... 1,066 Views / 32 Replies  
i was disgusted to find that X didn't support my "patent marconiphone wax cylinder recording device" either. and the problems i had getting the system up and running on my steam powered "charles...
Posted by madra [again!], on Sep 10, 2001 at 05:38 AM, in macOS
...and have they fixed the bug whereby if you... 442 Views / 2 Replies  
...and have they fixed the bug whereby if you have an accented character in the name of your hard drive, help constantly bombards you with "HTML file not found" errors if you try to drill down...
Posted by madra [again!], on Sep 10, 2001 at 05:29 AM, in macOS
G48 was going to be GM til, at the weekend, ... 1,123 Views / 74 Replies  
G48 was going to be GM til, at the weekend, steve jobs discovered it was gay. apparently he hit the roof, shouting that he wouldn't tolerate a "faggot OS" and several developers came close to...
Posted by madra [again!], on Sep 10, 2001 at 05:23 AM, in macOS
can't enable sharing? 403 Views / 0 Replies  
i've had this problem since the start. i've just recently done a fresh install and it's still there...

whenever i try to enable sharing i get "file sharing starting up..." in sys prefs but it...
Posted by madra [again!], on Sep 8, 2001 at 12:52 PM, in macOS
save a file out of textedit and then use some app... 1,678 Views / 101 Replies  
save a file out of textedit and then use some app that lets you view file extensions to delete the ".rtf" off the filename...

result: textedit no longer recognises the file. so much for...
Posted by madra [again!], on Sep 7, 2001 at 06:41 PM, in macOS
how do you go for a sh*t with steve jobs' c*ck... 778 Views / 35 Replies  
how do you go for a sh*t with steve jobs' c*ck wedged that far up your arse? :eek:
Posted by madra [again!], on Sep 6, 2001 at 06:43 PM, in macOS
i had feared as much- otherwise someone else... 544 Views / 4 Replies  
i had feared as much- otherwise someone else would surely have come up with a replacement by now. o well, maybe apple will 'aquafy' it or something before too long.

:(
Posted by madra [again!], on Sep 6, 2001 at 01:41 AM, in macOS
killing the rainbow 544 Views / 4 Replies  
does anyone know where the icons for the infamous rainbow cursor live? i really want to try and design a new image series to replace that ugly POS but i can't find the originals. :confused:
Posted by madra [again!], on Sep 5, 2001 at 01:25 PM, in macOS
hey! i copyrighted calling it "mail.crapp" this... 496 Views / 8 Replies  
hey! i copyrighted calling it "mail.crapp" this is worse than microsoft plagiarism. :D
Posted by madra [again!], on Sep 5, 2001 at 05:09 AM, in macOS
jesus! change the f**kin record will you! do you... 561 Views / 15 Replies  
jesus! change the f**kin record will you! do you get stressed out if your mum arranges your socks in non-alphabetical colour order in your underwear drawer too?
Posted by madra [again!], on Sep 3, 2001 at 11:38 AM, in macOS
strange use of quotation marks seeing as the... 632 Views / 20 Replies  
strange use of quotation marks seeing as the 'quote' doesn't reflect what i actually said.



which is what i alluded to. 4,1MB seems a bit of a hefty d/load for a few 'minor bug fixes'. ...
Posted by madra [again!], on Sep 2, 2001 at 05:02 PM, in Applications
strange use of quotation marks seeing as the... 632 Views / 20 Replies  
strange use of quotation marks seeing as the 'quote' doesn't reflect what i actually said.



which is what i alluded to. 4,1MB seems a bit of a hefty d/load for a few 'minor bug fixes'. ...
Posted by madra [again!], on Sep 2, 2001 at 04:58 PM, in Applications
i think you'll find norm's got a bit of an... 532 Views / 30 Replies  
i think you'll find norm's got a bit of an obsession with this. i've mentioned it before. still, it helps him earn those stars!
Posted by madra [again!], on Sep 2, 2001 at 02:38 PM, in macOS
did you never tell a girlfriend "size isn't... 1,726 Views / 66 Replies  
did you never tell a girlfriend "size isn't everything?" :D


i just checked mine and each one was either 1k or 3k, so that would seem to put the kybosh on that particular theory. o well,...
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 31, 2001 at 04:45 PM, in macOS
more fun!... OK. so i drag mail.crapp... 1,726 Views / 66 Replies  
more fun!...


OK. so i drag mail.crapp out of its stinking dungeon and hold a gun to its lice riddled head,
"this is your last chance" i snarl "i'm going to rebuild your mailboxes and see if...
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 31, 2001 at 03:20 PM, in macOS
cyberdog wasnae bad but claris emailer was the... 1,726 Views / 66 Replies  
cyberdog wasnae bad but claris emailer was the one for me. [it just needed HTML or RTF support]

incidentally, i read the tech support article about eudora supporting unix '.mbox' format. well...
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 31, 2001 at 02:29 PM, in macOS
i haven't rebuilt the mailboxes for a while, so... 1,726 Views / 66 Replies  
i haven't rebuilt the mailboxes for a while, so that might help.

[on a side note...]

just had a look at eudora again and it doesn't import mail from mail.crapp!!!

jesus .h! do any of...
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 31, 2001 at 10:29 AM, in macOS
yes! yes! yes!- i've had those beauties as well. ... 1,726 Views / 66 Replies  
yes! yes! yes!- i've had those beauties as well. how's about another one?...

when you have mail.crapp minimised in the dock and quit another app, mail.crapp pops up its own ugly head again. you...
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 31, 2001 at 09:13 AM, in macOS
sorry, mum. didn't realise i was but... 568 Views / 18 Replies  
sorry, mum. didn't realise i was



but it hasn't yet, that's the point.



maybe, but since the consensus of propellorheaded opinion seems to be that always running daemons are the way...
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 31, 2001 at 07:04 AM, in macOS
the search continues.... well, i've had a... 1,726 Views / 66 Replies  
the search continues....

well, i've had a couple of irritating freezeups in OE since switching back. might just check micro$hit's website and make sure i've got the latest version.

might give...
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 31, 2001 at 06:37 AM, in macOS
maybe it's just another example of having to get... 568 Views / 18 Replies  
maybe it's just another example of having to get used to new ways of working under X but it seems to me a lot of the missing functionality in X occurs where we'd have an 'extension' under classic. ...
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 30, 2001 at 07:48 PM, in macOS
no. not specifically norton. i was just using... 568 Views / 18 Replies  
no. not specifically norton. i was just using NAV as an example to illustrate my claim that X versions of apps are [often] pared down or missing functionality that classic versions of the same...
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 30, 2001 at 02:18 PM, in macOS
please refresh my memory and show me where i said... 1,726 Views / 66 Replies  
please refresh my memory and show me where i said everybody hates it. i was under the impression that phrases such as...

anyone foolish enough to read my posts...

huge fan i've been ... of...
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 30, 2001 at 02:03 PM, in macOS
i'm you are daddy? :confused: 465 Views / 4 Replies  
i'm you are daddy? :confused:
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 30, 2001 at 10:32 AM, in macOS
reduced functionality in X apps 568 Views / 18 Replies  
[boy. i am coming across as a whinger today!]

i appreciate a lot of what X has brought us in terms of stability, access to all the goodies the world of unix has to offer, finder column view [when...
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 30, 2001 at 10:15 AM, in macOS
deleted double post 405 Views / 1 Replies  
:rolleyes:

[ 08-30-2001: Message edited by: madra [again!] ]
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 30, 2001 at 10:13 AM, in macOS
are you seriously trying to suggest that either... 1,726 Views / 66 Replies  
are you seriously trying to suggest that either omniweb or IE running under X come anywhere near the functionality of IE running in classic?... and as for IE running on windoze... we're not even...
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 30, 2001 at 09:51 AM, in macOS
goodbye mail.crapp [and good riddance!] 1,726 Views / 66 Replies  
well, anyone who's foolish enough to read my posts on these forums knows what a <extreme sarcasm>huge fan</extreme sarcasm> i've been of mail.crapp since X was launched.

i've put up with its...
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 30, 2001 at 08:18 AM, in macOS
have they fixed the bug whereby you can't have a... 632 Views / 20 Replies  
have they fixed the bug whereby you can't have a blank window open at startup without generating an error? - NO

have they fixed the bug which causes it to crash if you drag an HTML document or...
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 29, 2001 at 08:18 AM, in Applications
the only app that thrashes my hard drive... 563 Views / 5 Replies  
the only app that thrashes my hard drive continually is [the love of my life] mail.crapp.

i've been wondering the same as you. touch wood, my drive seems fine so far but every time mail.crapp...
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 29, 2001 at 07:54 AM, in macOS
bruigh s�os an "option" + "e" le cheile agus... 584 Views / 12 Replies  
bruigh s�os an "option" + "e" le cheile agus faighfidh t� fada. anois cl�scr�obh an guta agus beidh fada air.... � � � � �

[apologies for the tortured grammar. it's been a while!] :rolleyes:
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 26, 2001 at 07:01 AM, in macOS
or maybe apple should think different before... 539 Views / 6 Replies  
or maybe apple should think different before giving a vital application a name like 'xxxxxx.preference', an icon showing a preference being ticked and placing it in a folder called preferences ...
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 24, 2001 at 08:07 AM, in macOS
i've had good results with data rescue... 980 Views / 7 Replies  
i've had good results with data rescue (http://www.wildbits.com/rescue). haven't used it on a hard drive but it's got me stuff back off zip discs afflicted with the infamous 'clicking' problem where...
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 24, 2001 at 07:49 AM, in Mac Desktops
don't be ridiculous! who could be that thick?...... 884 Views / 47 Replies  
don't be ridiculous! who could be that thick?... especially as there've been about ten posts pointing out that he was being ironic....

[seven posts and 4 hours later...]



i give up!!! ...
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 24, 2001 at 07:39 AM, in macOS
i used to hate extensions as much as the next man... 993 Views / 46 Replies  
i used to hate extensions as much as the next man but since poking around in X a bit, i've come to realise that it's not so much the thought of an extension itself as that ridiculous 8.3 DOS...
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 24, 2001 at 07:19 AM, in macOS
door left open for return of labels? 584 Views / 12 Replies  
i've just been poking round with the new resorceror for X in the finder's localization.rsrc file. [i needed to change that 'computer' tag it was too windoze like]. anyway, i noticed that amongst...
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 23, 2001 at 01:17 PM, in macOS
well, if that's the case then apple need to sort... 539 Views / 6 Replies  
well, if that's the case then apple need to sort out their system installer pretty quick. maybe it was OK to expect ahem... 'early adopters' to reinstall the complete OS and any upgrades to fix the...
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 23, 2001 at 01:06 PM, in macOS
it's too stable and logical to be completely... 569 Views / 13 Replies  
it's too stable and logical to be completely convincing :D
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 23, 2001 at 12:56 PM, in macOS
well cpt. kangarooski. you've certainly got me... 884 Views / 47 Replies  
well cpt. kangarooski. you've certainly got me thinking about the terminal here. i'd never really given it much thought before but you're right. it is handier [and quicker] to have a CLI for...
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 23, 2001 at 12:40 PM, in macOS
how to reinstall filesharing??? 539 Views / 6 Replies  
[another lesson in an occasional series called "things are diff'rent round here now, boy!"]

i was having problems with enabling filesharing in X. every time i brought up the panel and set it to...
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 23, 2001 at 05:54 AM, in macOS
yep! me too. i haven't used flash for a... 478 Views / 4 Replies  
yep! me too.


i haven't used flash for a while so i can't remember if i ever solved this but i remember the last time i used flash it seemed to freeze regularly at about 15min intervals. by...
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 23, 2001 at 05:39 AM, in macOS
landrovers are sh*t! i've had 3 or 4 in my time... 470 Views / 6 Replies  
landrovers are sh*t! i've had 3 or 4 in my time and every one's been a complete money pit.

[BTW early model discos are really prone to cracking pistons. i think it may be something to do with...
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 23, 2001 at 05:29 AM, in macOS
Gee4orce too right! :eek: i... 884 Views / 47 Replies  
Gee4orce


too right! :eek:

i think we need to introduce an IQ test here to qualify some folk for posting. hey people. read xaholics original post again before you rant and you'll notice...
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 23, 2001 at 05:21 AM, in macOS
molz [re preview] sometimes the preview... 660 Views / 34 Replies  
molz [re preview]


sometimes the preview is doubleclickable or draggable ie. when it is showing as a generic document icon or app icon. however when it is displaying as an actual 'preview'...
Posted by madra [again!], on Aug 23, 2001 at 05:10 AM, in macOS
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