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I saw it, but in order to download the beta... 9,546 Views / 10 Replies  
I saw it, but in order to download the beta version you need to sign up for the beta program first and get approved. I'll to that today and see how long it takes, and I'll let you all know if it...
Posted by andreadeca, on Sep 30, 2007 at 02:18 AM, in Applications
True, except my Mac died the day before a three... 9,546 Views / 10 Replies  
True, except my Mac died the day before a three week work trip to Norway (where I am now), so I barely had time to get my hands on a replacement PC. Until I get back, I'm stuck with the Windows...
Posted by andreadeca, on Sep 30, 2007 at 02:16 AM, in Applications
Please indicate which one... because I went... 9,546 Views / 10 Replies  
Please indicate which one... because I went through and read them all (yes... before posting on this forum). and did not find anything useful.

Thanks,
Andrea
Posted by andreadeca, on Sep 29, 2007 at 11:01 AM, in Applications
How to recover Backup .sparseimage files on Windows 9,546 Views / 10 Replies  
Hey there,

last week had disastrous hard drive crash on my mac.

Luckily I made daily and weekly backups on an external drive with Mac Backup v3, so I have all my data safely backed up till the...
Posted by andreadeca, on Sep 29, 2007 at 09:35 AM, in Applications
Waiiiiittt 1,604 Views / 17 Replies  
Please be patient and wait untill january!

word has it that the new minis will be coming out at the end of january: they should be the first with intel processors and possibly include an ipod...
Posted by andreadeca, on Dec 19, 2005 at 08:13 AM, in Mac Desktops
wierd characters in emails 425 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi!

I have the following nagging problem:

in Mail, I wrote the following message (in Italian, but it doesn't matter) and sent it to a colleague:

"Se vieni con la metrò, devi andare alla...
Posted by andreadeca, on Oct 31, 2005 at 10:08 AM, in Applications
Sorry, I feel kinda stupid here... this IS the... 2,783 Views / 23 Replies  
Sorry, I feel kinda stupid here... this IS the Unix forum! :P
Posted by andreadeca, on Oct 13, 2005 at 05:40 AM, in macOS
Well, MacOSX, Unix and Linux are kind of the... 2,783 Views / 23 Replies  
Well, MacOSX, Unix and Linux are kind of the similar: the core systems are similar, most commands are very similar (identical, for the most part), so someone moving from unix to say, Linux or OSX...
Posted by andreadeca, on Oct 13, 2005 at 05:37 AM, in macOS
Chuck, there is NO association between the... 6,372 Views / 126 Replies  
Chuck,
there is NO association between the chip an operating system runs on and the way you code APPLICATIONS for the operating system

In order to make it easy to write/port code both for...
Posted by andreadeca, on Oct 12, 2005 at 09:49 AM, in Gaming
Actually, no. You're free to check my posts. ... 1,399 Views / 20 Replies  
Actually, no. You're free to check my posts.

I'm just a nice person who believes in fraternal love and world peace!
Posted by andreadeca, on Sep 8, 2005 at 09:12 AM, in macOS
Charlie, here are NEVER stupid questions, only... 1,399 Views / 20 Replies  
Charlie, here are NEVER stupid questions, only stupid people who make fun of simple questions posed by others.

Kudos to you... NOT
Posted by andreadeca, on Sep 7, 2005 at 03:23 AM, in macOS
cool guys, thanks 712 Views / 8 Replies  
cool guys, thanks
Posted by andreadeca, on Sep 5, 2005 at 08:48 AM, in macOS
is there any way of speeding up file transfer between windows on exposè? 712 Views / 8 Replies  
Hi all.

Exposè is extrememly cool and I use it extensively, not only to switch between windows, but to move files around amongst applications as well.

One typical activity is, for example,...
Posted by andreadeca, on Sep 1, 2005 at 03:46 AM, in macOS
Budster, China is THE largest growing market for... 4,096 Views / 117 Replies  
Budster, China is THE largest growing market for computers in the world: take the rest of the world, put it together, at it would not come close to the market computers have and will have in China in...
Posted by andreadeca, on Aug 23, 2005 at 11:07 AM, in macOS
Guys Guys Guys, Vista is NOT OUT YET. ... 12,712 Views / 214 Replies  
Guys Guys Guys,

Vista is NOT OUT YET.
Vista will NOT BE OUT FOR ANOTHER YEAR.
Vista exists ONLY IN SCREENSHOTS (for now).

... so why waste time talking about something that still does not...
Posted by andreadeca, on Jul 31, 2005 at 03:19 PM, in macOS
Well, here's my opinion: First thing: this... 669 Views / 2 Replies  
Well, here's my opinion:

First thing: this /system ad /data patition thing is really a thing of the windoze world (I'm from there, too, formats are so frequent that you HAVE to have the damn /data...
Posted by andreadeca, on Jul 15, 2005 at 11:43 AM, in macOS
Hi Kate, why can't you just reinstall tiger?... 581 Views / 4 Replies  
Hi Kate,

why can't you just reinstall tiger? Did you do an erase-install or did you do an upgrade?

If you did erase-install, you can just do it over again by booting from the dvd/cd drive.
...
Posted by andreadeca, on Jul 14, 2005 at 10:29 AM, in macOS
Try using ClearDock 1.3 from Unsanity. it's... 1,253 Views / 14 Replies  
Try using ClearDock 1.3 from Unsanity. it's freeware and does exactly what you whish.

andrea
Posted by andreadeca, on Jul 6, 2005 at 10:48 AM, in macOS
I think you are right, you can only lower it down... 735 Views / 6 Replies  
I think you are right, you can only lower it down but not disable it from the options menu.
However, I think that setting it to the lowest level is basically the same as muting.

I would not be...
Posted by andreadeca, on Jun 27, 2005 at 10:47 AM, in macOS
Maybe they are in some old backup? if you... 453 Views / 1 Replies  
Maybe they are in some old backup?

if you use the backup application, or if you regularly make backups of your home directory (all of it!) then it is probably in there somewhere...
Posted by andreadeca, on Jun 27, 2005 at 10:44 AM, in macOS
Would it not be nice if people waited to SEE the... 2,099 Views / 27 Replies  
Would it not be nice if people waited to SEE the new update before commenting on it's functionalities?
Something feels wrong about writing post after post on stuff that has yet to happen and that...
Posted by andreadeca, on Jun 27, 2005 at 10:42 AM, in macOS
i dont understand: why does everone flame dell so... 5,589 Views / 71 Replies  
i dont understand: why does everone flame dell so much?

never owned a Dell, but worked with a few and they seem OK.

do they really suck this bad?
Posted by andreadeca, on Jun 17, 2005 at 05:58 AM, in macOS
My two cents: 1) the fact that macOsX will... 2,456 Views / 31 Replies  
My two cents:

1) the fact that macOsX will run on intel does not, in ANY way, mean that PC application for Intel will run natively (automatically) on MacOX: many other OSs run in intel and do not...
Posted by andreadeca, on Jun 14, 2005 at 07:01 AM, in Applications
thanks for the info, however "Reset Safari" is a... 1,284 Views / 6 Replies  
thanks for the info, however "Reset Safari" is a bit too intensive for me (losing bookmarks is a critical issue).
I'll try that private browsing options.

thanks,
Andrea
Posted by andreadeca, on Jun 1, 2005 at 11:20 AM, in macOS
Automatic cleaning of Safari Cache/history/cookies/autofill 1,284 Views / 6 Replies  
hi all!

is there a way to clear in one action Safari cache, history, autofill and cookies?

something like the security feature in mozilla where by pressing a single button you can erase all...
Posted by andreadeca, on Jun 1, 2005 at 10:35 AM, in macOS
what do you mean with "login items"? ... 427 Views / 2 Replies  
what do you mean with "login items"?

andrea
Posted by andreadeca, on Jun 1, 2005 at 04:36 AM, in macOS
woah, wait a minute. Spotlight does NOT... 875 Views / 13 Replies  
woah, wait a minute.

Spotlight does NOT re-index every time you turn it on.
First of all, you really cannot turn spotlight off, unless you remove the drives from the list of indexed drives....
Posted by andreadeca, on May 31, 2005 at 04:13 AM, in macOS
why encrypt pr0n? it should be open source and... 698 Views / 7 Replies  
why encrypt pr0n? it should be open source and free for all! :P
Posted by andreadeca, on May 30, 2005 at 10:54 AM, in macOS
nevermind, stupid question from me. I created... 698 Views / 7 Replies  
nevermind, stupid question from me.
I created a disk image and saw the encryption type used.

It is AES-128 bit, and it is actually quite strong, to the pont that I strongly doubt you can...
Posted by andreadeca, on May 30, 2005 at 10:38 AM, in macOS
which program did you use to encrypt it? ... 698 Views / 7 Replies  
which program did you use to encrypt it?

some programs (like FileVault) have two passwords you can use to decrypt: one is the password you specified during encryption, the other is the "super...
Posted by andreadeca, on May 30, 2005 at 10:18 AM, in macOS
I would say not, it IS a double processor after... 875 Views / 13 Replies  
I would say not, it IS a double processor after all, 867Mhz is not that slow, and 1Gb of ram is quite sufficient to run a bunch of apps without problems.

Also, Erase and Install is the best way to...
Posted by andreadeca, on May 30, 2005 at 10:12 AM, in macOS
try creating an archive of the folder, transfer... 750 Views / 9 Replies  
try creating an archive of the folder, transfer that, end then unzip it on the external HD.

might work.

andrea
Posted by andreadeca, on May 27, 2005 at 06:13 AM, in macOS
Here is an excerpt from... 3,616 Views / 12 Replies  
Here is an excerpt from http://www.desertsol.com/~kevin/free/

- - - - -
Summary of the terms "wired", "active", "inactive", "used", "free", excerpted from the link above:

Wired = memory...
Posted by andreadeca, on May 27, 2005 at 06:09 AM, in macOS
I'm no expert, but I do not think there is such a... 624 Views / 5 Replies  
I'm no expert, but I do not think there is such a thing as an "upgrade CD".
Your CD is probably the complete distribution of Jaguar, so I figure you can just use it to upgrade any OS.

andrea
Posted by andreadeca, on May 19, 2005 at 03:50 AM, in macOS
A search under cn=monitor should do the trick,... 4,505 Views / 1 Replies  
A search under cn=monitor should do the trick, at least on iPlanet LDAP.
Don't know about the others, but I think it works the same, as long as they are truly LDAP compliant... so Active Directory...
Posted by andreadeca, on May 16, 2005 at 11:33 AM, in macOS
Actually, PS does tell you: ps -alx ... 2,984 Views / 2 Replies  
Actually, PS does tell you:

ps -alx

will produce this output:

UID PID PPID CPU PRI NI VSZ RSS WCHAN STAT TT TIME COMMAND
0 1 0 0 32 -1 28328 468 - ...
Posted by andreadeca, on May 16, 2005 at 11:21 AM, in macOS
try: smb://www.myworksdomain.com/ or ... 1,129 Views / 9 Replies  
try:

smb://www.myworksdomain.com/

or

smb://www.myworksdomain.com/<share name>

One that works on my machine, for example, is:
Posted by andreadeca, on May 13, 2005 at 11:23 AM, in macOS
Gallagher, you are quite right. You can test... 1,066 Views / 8 Replies  
Gallagher,

you are quite right. You can test this very easily by trying to ping your machine from another system (you need to be on the same network though). When you turn on stealth mode, pings...
Posted by andreadeca, on May 13, 2005 at 08:44 AM, in macOS
Spotlight does not index photos based on the... 801 Views / 11 Replies  
Spotlight does not index photos based on the album name on which they are stored.
Instead, it looks for other information, typically the filename and eventual keywords you have attached to your...
Posted by andreadeca, on May 6, 2005 at 02:21 AM, in macOS
Need to resize a widget? HACK IT! 753 Views / 3 Replies  
Alas, not yet, at least not the ones that come out of the box with Tiger.
Some of the ones you can download from the Net are resizable, but in general, no.

...of course, you can always HACK THEM!...
Posted by andreadeca, on May 5, 2005 at 11:58 AM, in macOS
Just to give all the information on where widgets... 1,096 Views / 10 Replies  
Just to give all the information on where widgets are stored:

1. If you download new widgets, typically they will be saved in <home dir>/library/widgets, and to remove them, simply delete them...
Posted by andreadeca, on May 5, 2005 at 11:23 AM, in macOS
I have a similar problem watching videos, not... 1,983 Views / 25 Replies  
I have a similar problem watching videos, not images: after upgrade to 10.4 (full erase and install), I am not able to see AT ALL a good deal of my .avi and .mpg videos, and the others look VERY bad:...
Posted by andreadeca, on May 5, 2005 at 08:14 AM, in macOS
Having problems watching videos, anyone? 758 Views / 3 Replies  
Very wierd... after 10.4 install (clean erase) I have a HARD time watching divx videos hat worked just great before.

They are still visible, but look like crap: extremely pixellated, full of...
Posted by andreadeca, on May 5, 2005 at 03:10 AM, in macOS
Yes. FIRST: Go to "System Preferences" ->... 789 Views / 10 Replies  
Yes.

FIRST:
Go to "System Preferences" -> "Spotlight" -> "Privacy" and ADD your hard drive to the privacy list. This means that Spotlight will not index your drive anymore and, furthermore, it...
Posted by andreadeca, on May 5, 2005 at 03:05 AM, in macOS
yeah, but word is a de-facto standard so i would... 789 Views / 10 Replies  
yeah, but word is a de-facto standard so i would expect it to be indexed by default.

try recreating your indexes: remove your drive from spotlight indexing (using the PRIVACY tab in the spotlight...
Posted by andreadeca, on May 4, 2005 at 08:40 AM, in macOS
Ok, final entry. I got it to work by: 1.... 818 Views / 6 Replies  
Ok, final entry.

I got it to work by:
1. adding and then removing dummy keyword
AND (number 1 was not enough)
2. removing and readding my drive to spotlight (it then reindexed and worked)
...
Posted by andreadeca, on May 2, 2005 at 08:12 AM, in macOS
ok here is an update: i tried the following: ... 818 Views / 6 Replies  
ok here is an update:
i tried the following:
1) created an automator script that wrote "Iphoto library" as a Spotlight comment to all the pictures in my pictures folder. it set the comment (i...
Posted by andreadeca, on May 2, 2005 at 07:17 AM, in macOS
Found a (very ugly) workaround, based on other... 818 Views / 6 Replies  
Found a (very ugly) workaround, based on other info posted on this site: you need some sort of "modification" to an image (changing comments, removing and re-adding the keywords, for example): the...
Posted by andreadeca, on May 2, 2005 at 06:05 AM, in macOS
Forcing Spotlight re-index? 818 Views / 6 Replies  
Hi there!

anybody know a way to FORCE a complete re-index of Spotlight?

Here is my problem:

last friday i did un upgrade or my machine, and spotlight indexed everything nicely, including...
Posted by andreadeca, on May 2, 2005 at 05:55 AM, in macOS
 
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