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The RAM is skewing the results 10,487 Views / 80 Replies  
As previously mentioned in this thread, Panther and other G5-optimized code will likely have a strong impact on the benchmarks. In addition, Macworld has tested these systems with 512MB of RAM. The...
Posted by rplotkin, on Sep 13, 2003 at 01:27 PM, in Mac Desktops
Hi Ozeon, In your response to your Dragster... 23,275 Views / 14 Replies  
Hi Ozeon,

In your response to your Dragster question: I don't know. I would recommend giving it a try, if you are uncomfortable with the command line. If it doesn't work, then you're stuck with...
Posted by rplotkin, on Dec 30, 2002 at 05:58 AM, in macOS
Hi again Appleman, Well, not that you need... 23,275 Views / 14 Replies  
Hi again Appleman,

Well, not that you need to be told this, but that is unbelievably bizarre. Two thoughts:
1) Re-installing OS X will NOT overwrite your preferences. So don't bother. The only...
Posted by rplotkin, on Dec 28, 2002 at 07:00 PM, in macOS
Hi Appleman, Have you tried creating a new... 23,275 Views / 14 Replies  
Hi Appleman,

Have you tried creating a new user and testing iPhoto with that user? Does the problem persist? If it does not (or does), let us know. try dumping all your preferences and...
Posted by rplotkin, on Dec 28, 2002 at 03:15 PM, in macOS
Need DVD Studio Pro MPEG-2 Export Help 415 Views / 1 Replies  
Hi,

I'm having a problem understanding how to export MPEG-2 video from my video editing programs directly. Right now, I'm stuck exporting to an uncompressed format, then opening the movie into...
Posted by rplotkin, on Dec 21, 2002 at 03:55 PM, in macOS
Well, Simon, I think the difference _is_... 643 Views / 4 Replies  
Well, Simon, I think the difference _is_ functional, not conceptual. But these are some of the functional things that make it powerful, and perhaps they will expand your concept of what it can do. ...
Posted by rplotkin, on Oct 22, 2002 at 07:34 PM, in Developer Center
I use a PayPal system, and I find it's great,... 1,194 Views / 9 Replies  
I use a PayPal system, and I find it's great, especially for smaller operations, or for things focused on younger buyers (who are more likely, in college, to have acquired PayPal accounts, at least...
Posted by rplotkin, on Oct 21, 2002 at 12:20 AM, in Developer Center
Neureal.com is great and cheap! 1,730 Views / 15 Replies  
Neureal.com is great and cheap!
Posted by rplotkin, on Oct 21, 2002 at 12:18 AM, in Developer Center
Who else does PgSQL / PHP? 643 Views / 4 Replies  
So, I love PostgreSQL. Way more than MySQL. I can write an object-relational database system with PgSQL and PHP. Does anybody else do this, or am I all alone? I know MySQL is easier; perhaps...
Posted by rplotkin, on Oct 21, 2002 at 12:17 AM, in Developer Center
Right on, Simon. More people need to harness the... 773 Views / 3 Replies  
Right on, Simon. More people need to harness the simple powers of SQL before commanding PHP to plow through a lot of calculations.
Posted by rplotkin, on Oct 21, 2002 at 12:16 AM, in Developer Center
sourceforge.net has excellent resources for this... 661 Views / 7 Replies  
sourceforge.net has excellent resources for this sort of thing.
Posted by rplotkin, on Oct 21, 2002 at 12:14 AM, in Developer Center
Okay, a couple things. Skalie's suggestion... 895 Views / 5 Replies  
Okay, a couple things. Skalie's suggestion didn't work because '==' is a comparison operator, and '=' is a variable loading operator. In other words, you're putting a value into $result, so you...
Posted by rplotkin, on Oct 21, 2002 at 12:13 AM, in Developer Center
I think you need to add a GROUP BY clause. And... 725 Views / 4 Replies  
I think you need to add a GROUP BY clause. And you were better off with the INNER JOIN statement, though the current one functions in an identical manner. Can you post some data from the tables? ...
Posted by rplotkin, on Oct 21, 2002 at 12:07 AM, in Developer Center
I've fielded this same question from a number of... 790 Views / 3 Replies  
I've fielded this same question from a number of my acquaintances interested in getting into web design. I've been doing it for ten years, to put things in perspective. And the advice I've given...
Posted by rplotkin, on Oct 21, 2002 at 12:01 AM, in Developer Center
The Canon ZR40-50MC series has only .64 MP... 968 Views / 8 Replies  
The Canon ZR40-50MC series has only .64 MP resolution. The Sony camcorders, which can be had for around the same price, have twice the resolution. As for the Optura, I think it looks very good, but...
Posted by rplotkin, on Oct 20, 2002 at 11:57 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
In the TiVo hacking forums, I once heard tell of... 1,025 Views / 14 Replies  
In the TiVo hacking forums, I once heard tell of a method where you could get the "subscription" information for free. It involved setting up your computer to act as a server for the TiVo to...
Posted by rplotkin, on Oct 20, 2002 at 11:55 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Yeah, but it's still ridiculously expensive... 563 Views / 2 Replies  
Yeah, but it's still ridiculously expensive ($500), considering that if you are an educational consumer, you probably won't be making any money off of the DVDs you put together. FCP, on the other...
Posted by rplotkin, on Oct 20, 2002 at 11:50 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
The Sony camcorders look very good. Did any of... 786 Views / 4 Replies  
The Sony camcorders look very good. Did any of you look at other brands, like Canon ZR-[40/45/50] MC series or Panasonics? What influenced your decisions?
Posted by rplotkin, on Oct 20, 2002 at 11:49 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Photoshop is great, and arguably unbeatable. But... 4,443 Views / 13 Replies  
Photoshop is great, and arguably unbeatable. But if you have to have something cheaper, PS Lite isn't bad.
Posted by rplotkin, on Oct 20, 2002 at 11:44 PM, in Applications
I, too, have experienced no difficulty with 7. 756 Views / 10 Replies  
I, too, have experienced no difficulty with 7.
Posted by rplotkin, on Oct 20, 2002 at 11:41 PM, in Applications
Well, I've now looked into that (I didn't know... 3,413 Views / 8 Replies  
Well, I've now looked into that (I didn't know there were 4+ versions of the font), but each version is rather distinct. I also figured out how to install my 'old' version, existing in my OS 9...
Posted by rplotkin, on Oct 20, 2002 at 08:37 PM, in macOS
Zapfino changed? 3,413 Views / 8 Replies  
Has anybody noticed that the Zapfino typeface changed between OS X 10.1 and OS X 10.2? My website used this font, and now I can't create new images for it!
Posted by rplotkin, on Oct 20, 2002 at 07:41 PM, in macOS
Try removing the .GlobalPreferences.plist file,... 420 Views / 3 Replies  
Try removing the .GlobalPreferences.plist file, in your ~/Library/Preferences folder. This has been a source of many inexplicable problems for me, and might be the source of yours as well. This is...
Posted by rplotkin, on Oct 20, 2002 at 07:39 PM, in macOS
As :XI: mentions, Snapz Pro X is an option. It... 611 Views / 6 Replies  
As :XI: mentions, Snapz Pro X is an option. It is a great option, and will enable you to capture screen movies and screen objects, instead of just whole screen (cmd-shft-3) and screen selections...
Posted by rplotkin, on Oct 20, 2002 at 07:37 PM, in macOS
I, too, have experienced this problem. For me,... 709 Views / 9 Replies  
I, too, have experienced this problem. For me, it occurs with Warcraft III. The most recent update to the application (1.0.3) fixed this problem, which only occurred at the PB's highest resolution.
Posted by rplotkin, on Oct 20, 2002 at 07:35 PM, in macOS
Hi Charles, I didn't think to try that, but... 23,275 Views / 14 Replies  
Hi Charles,

I didn't think to try that, but it certainly sounds like a good idea, and would be much simpler to do. And if it doesn't work, _then_ one can go through the replacement process.
Posted by rplotkin, on Oct 19, 2002 at 11:23 AM, in macOS
Just RMing 23,275 Views / 14 Replies  
Good question. In fact, no, it doesn't work. I think the OS auto-creates this file instantaneously, based on some temp file. So if you rm it, it just creates an identical file in its place,...
Posted by rplotkin, on Oct 19, 2002 at 01:37 AM, in macOS
Solution 3,750 Views / 1 Replies  
I have uncovered the solution to this problem. Because it is an important error, I have posted it under a new topic. The link is here:
http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=128154
Posted by rplotkin, on Oct 18, 2002 at 05:59 PM, in macOS
Important Crash Solution (Acrobat et al) 23,275 Views / 14 Replies  
I post this solution to a recurrent application crashing problem that may be useful in many instances of troubleshooting. My particular experience was with Acrobat and Acrobat Reader, though this...
Posted by rplotkin, on Oct 18, 2002 at 05:58 PM, in macOS
Sleep and Serve? 384 Views / 0 Replies  
So one of my web clients does not yet have a host; they are accessing previews of their site off of my computer, via my IP. My computer is on all day, but apparently will not serve the site unless...
Posted by rplotkin, on Aug 27, 2002 at 04:13 PM, in macOS
This is NOT a new feature! Shipped with this... 422 Views / 23 Replies  
This is NOT a new feature! Shipped with this feature in 10.1.4 in my new PB Ti.
Posted by rplotkin, on Jun 5, 2002 at 11:32 PM, in macOS
I started experiencing this immediately after... 538 Views / 8 Replies  
I started experiencing this immediately after installing the Word X SR1 Update. I was thinking it might be related; what things have you guys recently done that could have affected this (for me, it...
Posted by rplotkin, on Jun 5, 2002 at 10:46 AM, in macOS
iPhoto warning question 497 Views / 1 Replies  
This is a simple question, I know, but I can't find it anywhere in the (really skimpy) iPhoto documentation or help:

What do the iPhoto caution signs (yellow triangles with exclamation points)...
Posted by rplotkin, on May 8, 2002 at 09:31 PM, in Applications
One additional thing I just noticed in IE: the... 544 Views / 1 Replies  
One additional thing I just noticed in IE: the "Write Access Denied" error is occurring because IE is trying to download files to a folder with no name. It reports:
Location: Folder "" of Volume...
Posted by rplotkin, on Feb 6, 2002 at 09:21 AM, in Applications
Entourage Printing Issues and IE Download Permissions Issues 544 Views / 1 Replies  
Regarding Microsoft Entourage X 10.0 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1 (on OS X):

First of all, thanks for anybody who can help me solve these problems. The Entourage problem is that the...
Posted by rplotkin, on Feb 6, 2002 at 09:12 AM, in Applications
Imaging & Corrupting? unsupported file structures 314 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi. I need to create a disk image of a hard drive that does not have an HFS, UFS, etc. file system (it has some weird system). I don't need OS X to read or recognize the disk; I just need to make...
Posted by rplotkin, on Dec 27, 2001 at 04:58 PM, in macOS
iMac shell for sale? 563 Views / 1 Replies  
Hi. I'm looking for an iMac case/shell. I don't need/want any of the internals. Are any of you willing to sell off the casing (of something where, perhaps, you already used the internals for your...
Posted by rplotkin, on May 14, 2001 at 04:45 PM, in Mac Desktops
Thanks! I don't know why these posts didn't come... 377 Views / 2 Replies  
Thanks! I don't know why these posts didn't come up in my search.

Much perciated,
R
Posted by rplotkin, on May 14, 2001 at 09:23 AM, in macOS
Disk Copy broken 377 Views / 2 Replies  
My Disc Copy will no longer mount DMG (or other) files. It processes them, but then makes no progress mounting. Of course, Apple (in their quest for simplicity) did not make it individually...
Posted by rplotkin, on May 11, 2001 at 09:19 PM, in macOS
Hi moss. Classic is not actually a "mode," it's... 333 Views / 1 Replies  
Hi moss. Classic is not actually a "mode," it's just another application that runs in OS X. It does run automatically, and does not require rebooting or anything. For example, if I click on a MS...
Posted by rplotkin, on Mar 26, 2001 at 02:08 PM, in macOS
Thanks alindley, that works quite well. It's... 418 Views / 7 Replies  
Thanks alindley, that works quite well. It's slow to start printing, though. Do you experience that too (not that I mind; as long as it prints, you know?)
Posted by rplotkin, on Mar 26, 2001 at 01:56 PM, in macOS
This is definitely a UFS problem, as evidenced by... 525 Views / 8 Replies  
This is definitely a UFS problem, as evidenced by your posts and my ultimate experience as well. Classic runs fine off either disk now that OS X is installed on HFS+. On a side-note, for me, X...
Posted by rplotkin, on Mar 25, 2001 at 08:45 PM, in macOS
Printing to USB in Classic? 418 Views / 7 Replies  
I cannot get my HP DJ 990 to work from Classic (X recognizes it just fine and prints to it just fine, and Classic recognizes it in the chooser). Is there a way to print from Classic, or do I have to...
Posted by rplotkin, on Mar 25, 2001 at 08:35 PM, in macOS
Called apple tech. Suggestion (since I can):... 525 Views / 8 Replies  
Called apple tech. Suggestion (since I can): "reformat. Install 9.1 first. Then try X." If that doesn't work, I'm gonna try copying sysfol from 9.1 disc to X UFS disc and choosing that (if I...
Posted by rplotkin, on Mar 24, 2001 at 11:35 PM, in macOS
More bad news. Clean installed 91 on "problem... 525 Views / 8 Replies  
More bad news. Clean installed 91 on "problem disk" Didn't work. So I clean installed on a different partition of the disk with OS X...same error!
Posted by rplotkin, on Mar 24, 2001 at 10:12 PM, in macOS
Classic Startup error 525 Views / 8 Replies  
Error message while little happy Mac logo is still showing on gray background for Classic: "This startup disk will not work on this Macintosh model. Use the latest Installer to update this disk for...
Posted by rplotkin, on Mar 24, 2001 at 08:21 PM, in macOS
don't think so. 433 Views / 7 Replies  
don't think so.
Posted by rplotkin, on Mar 23, 2001 at 08:02 PM, in macOS
Does any other app read multipage TIFF files? 478 Views / 8 Replies  
Does any other app read multipage TIFF files?
Posted by rplotkin, on Mar 23, 2001 at 07:59 PM, in Applications
Can AIM Linux be compiled by OSX (and work?) 455 Views / 3 Replies  
This question may even apply to other applications, but aside from the nicer GUI when AOL releases its OS X version of AIM, can we compile the Linux source and run it if we don't want to use Fire?
...
Posted by rplotkin, on Mar 23, 2001 at 07:58 PM, in Applications
shipped ny,ny, ordered 2/04/01 900 Views / 73 Replies  
shipped
ny,ny, ordered 2/04/01
Posted by rplotkin, on Mar 22, 2001 at 05:58 PM, in macOS
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