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Personally, I don't understand the negative... 4,077 Views / 70 Replies  
Personally, I don't understand the negative reviews based on gameplay. The bit I could play seemed pretty much what I had expected, and from what I've read, the Space phase (which I've yet to attain)...
Posted by dogzilla, on Sep 9, 2008 at 11:33 AM, in Gaming
NVidia GeForce 8600M GT 128mb. It's a 2.2ghz Core... 4,077 Views / 70 Replies  
NVidia GeForce 8600M GT 128mb. It's a 2.2ghz Core 2 Duo with 2GB RAM. I've reinstalled the game, created a new Spore-only user, started up in single-user mode (shift key held down) and installed game...
Posted by dogzilla, on Sep 8, 2008 at 01:18 PM, in Gaming
MacBook Pro 4,077 Views / 70 Replies  
Hmmm....looks like there's a prob with MBPs. I can't even get the thing to launch - I keep getting "Critical Section <<gibberish>> failed at address <<more gibberish>>. Do you want to debug it?"...
Posted by dogzilla, on Sep 8, 2008 at 11:45 AM, in Gaming
Hm. I think you mean "about THE... 3,841 Views / 38 Replies  
Hm. I think you mean "about THE guitarist"
Posted by dogzilla, on Apr 13, 2003 at 02:10 AM, in macOS
Re: questions about G3 wallstreet 607 Views / 6 Replies  
I just replaced my Wallstreet 333mhz with a TiBook, and I've been running OSX since the public beta, so I think I can answer intelligently.

First: My personal experience is that the Wallstreet ran...
Posted by dogzilla, on Jan 14, 2003 at 02:42 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Re: Re: Re: fonts 1,797 Views / 52 Replies  
Well, while this is generally a far from unlikely scenario, this specific example doesn't hold water in my experience. I've successfully RIPped many AI10 files that included transparency, and have...
Posted by dogzilla, on Dec 21, 2002 at 07:31 PM, in macOS
Yes. Imagine that. 1,184 Views / 16 Replies  
Yes. Imagine that.
Posted by dogzilla, on Nov 19, 2002 at 11:36 PM, in macOS
Check out Macam... 1,147 Views / 16 Replies  
Check out Macam (http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net/) and take a look at their list of supported hardware. The cheapest webcam I've found is the Intel Me2Cam ($10 bin ending at Softwrae Etc. and...
Posted by dogzilla, on Jun 7, 2002 at 05:12 PM, in macOS
10.1.5 breaks Wavelan Driver? 438 Views / 3 Replies  
Just installed 10.1.5, and the open-source Wireless Driver for the Wavelan drivers ceased working. Initiall, the system bogged down and wouldn't launch any apps - I beleive because of a loop checking...
Posted by dogzilla, on Jun 5, 2002 at 09:08 AM, in macOS
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva,... 521 Views / 11 Replies  
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by Todd Madson:...
Posted by dogzilla, on May 26, 2002 at 06:43 PM, in macOS
Actually GoLive writes overly large and complex... 867 Views / 30 Replies  
Actually GoLive writes overly large and complex Javascript if it is set up & used correctly. It's only if you mess and hack it's libraries (o rimport your own) that it writes anything like compact...
Posted by dogzilla, on Feb 27, 2002 at 04:09 PM, in Applications
I guess I still don't understand it. If RB was... 902 Views / 13 Replies  
I guess I still don't understand it. If RB was the *only* development environment available on the Mac, that would be one thing. But since it's only one of many potential environments you can use, I...
Posted by dogzilla, on Feb 19, 2002 at 11:19 AM, in Applications
I gave up and wrote a TCL script to do it. Not... 473 Views / 3 Replies  
I gave up and wrote a TCL script to do it. Not too difficult, and I can send you the code if you want.

Not sure how well it works under OSX. I suddenly inherited a PowerWave and put YellowDog on...
Posted by dogzilla, on Feb 19, 2002 at 10:55 AM, in macOS
Why are people so hung up on RealBasic? It's not... 391 Views / 3 Replies  
Why are people so hung up on RealBasic? It's not meant to be a professional development environment any more than HyperCard or RealBasic were. The truth is that what RealBasic creates is more than...
Posted by dogzilla, on Feb 19, 2002 at 10:51 AM, in macOS
It's a blast. note that the Mac beta is free till... 546 Views / 13 Replies  
It's a blast. note that the Mac beta is free till March 4, and you get a free 30 days after that, and then you get charged $15/mo (or $11/mo if you buy 3 mos). Well worth it, and the game runs quite...
Posted by dogzilla, on Feb 14, 2002 at 08:02 PM, in macOS
Bit it might be more of a hassle to get QTSS... 603 Views / 6 Replies  
Bit it might be more of a hassle to get QTSS running than you want. Check out Andromeda (http://www.turnstyle.com/andromeda), mod_mp3 (http://media.tangent.org/ and...
Posted by dogzilla, on Feb 12, 2002 at 10:44 PM, in macOS
Wow. The level of free-floating anger on these... 802 Views / 24 Replies  
Wow. The level of free-floating anger on these boards is just amazing.
Posted by dogzilla, on Feb 11, 2002 at 01:20 PM, in macOS
Well ,I'm hooked. I've been playing this game... 713 Views / 17 Replies  
Well ,I'm hooked. I've been playing this game obsessively for the past week. Most fun I've had with a Mac game in years.
Posted by dogzilla, on Feb 11, 2002 at 01:17 PM, in Gaming
But it doesn't show items on the desktop...or has... 475 Views / 7 Replies  
But it doesn't show items on the desktop...or has this been added? I know they were working on it.
Posted by dogzilla, on Feb 11, 2002 at 01:11 PM, in macOS
You need to go to their website first and create... 713 Views / 17 Replies  
You need to go to their website first and create an account. It's free - they don't ask for a credit card - just a confirmation email. Once created, you can enter that into the client app.
Posted by dogzilla, on Feb 7, 2002 at 12:32 PM, in Gaming
Well, I've gotten on and have played Lineage the... 713 Views / 17 Replies  
Well, I've gotten on and have played Lineage the past few days. My observations:

- The game is very worth it. True about the low fps, and the screen rez is fixed at 640x480, but it's not terribly...
Posted by dogzilla, on Feb 7, 2002 at 09:15 AM, in Gaming
I vote for closing. This is pointless bashing of... 615 Views / 27 Replies  
I vote for closing. This is pointless bashing of an individual. If it stays open&lt; I can just imagine all the copycat threads that'll spring up.
Posted by dogzilla, on Feb 7, 2002 at 08:39 AM, in macOS
Lineage 713 Views / 17 Replies  
Anyone try this yet? As of Tuesday noon EST I haven't been able to get in. Although the "News" section of their site says something about server maintenance, PC players are currently able to get on....
Posted by dogzilla, on Feb 5, 2002 at 01:47 AM, in Gaming
Dunno. Noone does. In the Bungie game... 697 Views / 14 Replies  
Dunno. Noone does.

In the Bungie game "Marathon", there were non-player characters called BOBs (Born On Board). When you started shooting, they would freak out and run around, yelling things. One...
Posted by dogzilla, on Feb 4, 2002 at 09:12 AM, in Applications
No, you misunderstand. Instead of forwarding to... 2,222 Views / 50 Replies  
No, you misunderstand. Instead of forwarding to http://www.ambrosiasw.com/news , you forward to http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/news . And all the internal links on your site use the same capitalization...
Posted by dogzilla, on Feb 3, 2002 at 04:19 AM, in Applications
Dunno, but I have a Dell monitor hooked up to my... 488 Views / 3 Replies  
Dunno, but I have a Dell monitor hooked up to my G4, and it does 100mhz at 1024x768 millions, so it's not an OS limitation.
Posted by dogzilla, on Feb 3, 2002 at 04:09 AM, in macOS
I'm interested. Outside of code, is there... 561 Views / 2 Replies  
I'm interested. Outside of code, is there anything I can contribute? I can edit, I can develop websites, I can offer webspace, and I'd be willing tohelp organize whatever needs organizing.
Posted by dogzilla, on Feb 1, 2002 at 04:40 PM, in macOS
PHP-GTK? 561 Views / 2 Replies  
I'm finding myself turning to PHP more and more as a general-purpose scripting tool nowadays. Often, I'll write a quick script to do a particular job and use that instead of using AppleScript or a...
Posted by dogzilla, on Feb 1, 2002 at 03:23 PM, in macOS
My post was more a response to Sadie's, who said... 663 Views / 24 Replies  
My post was more a response to Sadie's, who said it would need to be/should be implemented system-wide. If that is the case, then it seems it would have a negative impact on color fidelity.
Posted by dogzilla, on Feb 1, 2002 at 01:04 PM, in macOS
Don't you have to go to class? Hurry now, you'll... 1,541 Views / 89 Replies  
Don't you have to go to class? Hurry now, you'll be late. Don't expend any more of your limited energy on posting here - you'll need all of it to follow the discussion in class.
Posted by dogzilla, on Feb 1, 2002 at 12:59 PM, in macOS
BTW Moki - why do you use capitalization on the... 2,222 Views / 50 Replies  
BTW Moki - why do you use capitalization on the links on your website? For example, when you go to http://www.ambrosiasw.com/ it meta-refreshes you to http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/news. For some...
Posted by dogzilla, on Feb 1, 2002 at 12:08 PM, in Applications
Certainly! I wouldn't want to you to waste any... 1,541 Views / 89 Replies  
Certainly! I wouldn't want to you to waste any valuable time.



I'm sure it is.
Posted by dogzilla, on Feb 1, 2002 at 12:00 PM, in macOS
Thanks, Spheric. How about editing your post... 1,541 Views / 89 Replies  
Thanks, Spheric. How about editing your post there, Gumby? So that I can figure out whether you're calling me or Pathogen an "Apple Apologist" - lol.
Posted by dogzilla, on Feb 1, 2002 at 11:51 AM, in macOS
Wouldn't this cause even greater problems with... 663 Views / 24 Replies  
Wouldn't this cause even greater problems with color fidelity on LCD displays? Given that Apple isn't selling CRTs anymore it seems it might be more of disadvantage to implement this. Then again, 99%...
Posted by dogzilla, on Feb 1, 2002 at 11:46 AM, in macOS
No, but I have a brand new black Porsche that... 522 Views / 9 Replies  
No, but I have a brand new black Porsche that I've just had painted neon green with bright yellow and purple trim. Close enough?
Posted by dogzilla, on Feb 1, 2002 at 11:33 AM, in macOS
I'm torn about this one. On the one hand, I fully... 1,541 Views / 89 Replies  
I'm torn about this one. On the one hand, I fully recognize that this is a ridiculous, pathetic attempt by a lawyer to get his name in the papers over a non-issue. This is the type of guy that gives...
Posted by dogzilla, on Feb 1, 2002 at 11:28 AM, in macOS
What does this have to do with Apple? As for... 774 Views / 27 Replies  
What does this have to do with Apple?

As for company support - I agree that the big companies seem to be taking this opportunity to do major rewrites and charge big upgrade fees. That's not...
Posted by dogzilla, on Jan 30, 2002 at 01:30 PM, in macOS
Are you hoping it will, or do you know it will?... 484 Views / 15 Replies  
Are you hoping it will, or do you know it will? Did "someone" who has a beta tell you, or did you get the info somewhere else?

And if you know, do you know if it will also fix the same problem on...
Posted by dogzilla, on Jan 30, 2002 at 01:11 PM, in macOS
The stock card is an AGP Rage 128 Pro, and it has... 437 Views / 2 Replies  
The stock card is an AGP Rage 128 Pro, and it has been playing DVDs with no problem (and still does if it's selected as the primary display).

The new card is an IMS TwinTurbo 3D. I'm not expecting...
Posted by dogzilla, on Jan 30, 2002 at 10:13 AM, in macOS
Sleep & DVD Problems 437 Views / 2 Replies  
I've just added a video card and a SCSI card scavenged from a beige G3 into a 350mhz Graphite G4. This has caused a couple of problems.

First - I can no longer put this machine to sleep. It will...
Posted by dogzilla, on Jan 30, 2002 at 09:46 AM, in macOS
vi is too little, emacs is too much. Pico is... 761 Views / 40 Replies  
vi is too little, emacs is too much. Pico is juuust right!

And for a change of pace, I put
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1"face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial">code:</font><HR><pre><font size=1 face=courier>...
Posted by dogzilla, on Jan 28, 2002 at 10:14 PM, in macOS
vi is too little, emacs is too much. Pico is... 441 Views / 40 Replies  
vi is too little, emacs is too much. Pico is juuust right!

And for a change of pace, I put
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1"face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial">code:</font><HR><pre><font size=1 face=courier>...
Posted by dogzilla, on Jan 28, 2002 at 10:14 PM, in macOS
Who cares about 'em? If they're hell bent on... 697 Views / 35 Replies  
Who cares about 'em? If they're hell bent on using Windows, so what? These are the type of people who will continue using PCs no matter what, and trying to convince that *any* other OS has better...
Posted by dogzilla, on Jan 26, 2002 at 09:08 PM, in macOS
Actually.... (from... 528 Views / 28 Replies  
Actually....

(from http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2001/05/11/w_talk.html)

As far as "whole new APIs - wouldn't that also apply to Photoshop. And the comment concerning 200 programmers...
Posted by dogzilla, on Jan 25, 2002 at 09:59 PM, in macOS
Reading Macromedia's comments, it's nice to see... 473 Views / 8 Replies  
Reading Macromedia's comments, it's nice to see that they have clearly comitted themselves to ..... nothing.

Much as it pains me, I think I need to start looking for alternatives to my Macromedia...
Posted by dogzilla, on Jan 23, 2002 at 02:56 PM, in Applications
Yes, I meant windows that are currently open in... 594 Views / 17 Replies  
Yes, I meant windows that are currently open in the Finder. Think about it - when you're working on a project, how often do you have the finder window for that project open? Wouldn't it be nice if...
Posted by dogzilla, on Jan 18, 2002 at 08:22 PM, in macOS
I'd *really* like to have the currently opened... 594 Views / 17 Replies  
I'd *really* like to have the currently opened folders show as a subsection in the drop-down menu, sort of like Action Files did. And I'd also like to have find capability in the open/save...
Posted by dogzilla, on Jan 17, 2002 at 11:17 AM, in macOS
Aren't there still a bunch of Macs out there for... 572 Views / 10 Replies  
Aren't there still a bunch of Macs out there for whom OpenGL is miserably slow?
Posted by dogzilla, on Jan 17, 2002 at 11:04 AM, in Developer Center
Gents, just a gentle suggestion for you who are... 770 Views / 37 Replies  
Gents, just a gentle suggestion for you who are having these problems: the issue may not be with OSX in general, but rather with your drives or software individually.

Just like under OS9, bugs in...
Posted by dogzilla, on Jan 17, 2002 at 11:01 AM, in macOS
You're the second person that's compared OmniWeb... 890 Views / 40 Replies  
You're the second person that's compared OmniWeb to an OS. What's up with that?

Comparing OW to the Classic Mac OS is backwards, IMO. OW is more like Windows was back then - an attempt to wrap a...
Posted by dogzilla, on Jan 17, 2002 at 01:35 AM, in Applications
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