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Desktop clock not showing 1,092 Views / 1 Replies  
Hi all,

yesterday after a login my Desktop Clock did not show up as unsual. I checked the Date&Time prefpane and the "show date and time option" was turned off. I checked it and set the clock to...
Posted by _nmk, on Feb 9, 2006 at 07:52 PM, in macOS
Thanks a lot. I can't test it right now, but it... 701 Views / 2 Replies  
Thanks a lot. I can't test it right now, but it looks like it is exactly what I need.

Nicky
Posted by _nmk, on May 12, 2005 at 02:24 AM, in macOS
SSH over SOCKS4 701 Views / 2 Replies  
Hi all,

I am in a network behind a firewall. I want to access a server outside the network and have the choice of a SOCKS4 or a HTTP proxy. How would I configure the ssh client to use one of...
Posted by _nmk, on May 11, 2005 at 06:26 AM, in macOS
Copy audio files to iPod. Still usable? 456 Views / 1 Replies  
Hi guys,

I have a iBook G4 with a 30GB drive and am thinking on getting a 20GB iPod for Christmas. A good chunk of those 20GB will go towards backup. I do not usually keep music on my iBook as it...
Posted by _nmk, on Dec 15, 2004 at 03:43 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
It does for me. Pressing del at an empty prompt... 581 Views / 4 Replies  
It does for me. Pressing del at an empty prompt now logs me out.

Otherwise it works. I�m still open to other ideas though. :-)
Posted by _nmk, on Jul 31, 2004 at 12:50 PM, in macOS
Forward Delete in Terminal 581 Views / 4 Replies  
Hi all,

I would like to use the forward delete key (second one below the F14 key on the white keyboard) in the Terminal. When I press it now I get a tilde (~).

I know I can use Ctrl+D, but...
Posted by _nmk, on Jul 31, 2004 at 04:59 AM, in macOS
Pacifist did it just great. I think I am... 602 Views / 3 Replies  
Pacifist did it just great.

I think I am gonna buy it. Saved me lots of time for sure.
Posted by _nmk, on Jul 23, 2004 at 02:04 PM, in macOS
Pull application off of a panther install disc 602 Views / 3 Replies  
Hi guys,

I need to get iChat off of the Panther installation disc. I only want to install iChat (don't ask) without thrashing the system.

Is this possible? If so, how?

Many thanks in...
Posted by _nmk, on Jul 23, 2004 at 01:00 PM, in macOS
Thanks a lot, guys! Just waht I was looking for. 718 Views / 4 Replies  
Thanks a lot, guys! Just waht I was looking for.
Posted by _nmk, on Jul 17, 2004 at 03:06 AM, in macOS
System info from the command line 718 Views / 4 Replies  
Hi all,

Is there a command line tool that would present the information you get from the System Profiler? Amount of RAM, processor type and speed, disks and so on... I.e. the alternative to the...
Posted by _nmk, on Jul 16, 2004 at 04:00 PM, in macOS
That's why I asked here, instead of disabling it.... 925 Views / 16 Replies  
That's why I asked here, instead of disabling it. Now I know better.
Posted by _nmk, on Jun 27, 2004 at 05:33 AM, in macOS
(The 1656 ports scanned but not shown below are... 925 Views / 16 Replies  
(The 1656 ports scanned but not shown below are in state: closed)
PORT STATE SERVICE
111/tcp open rpcbind
669/tcp open unknown
1033/tcp open netinfo


It is possible that these can...
Posted by _nmk, on Jun 23, 2004 at 03:02 PM, in macOS
I do not like having extra daemons running. Plus,... 925 Views / 16 Replies  
I do not like having extra daemons running. Plus, I don't know what it is for.
Posted by _nmk, on Jun 23, 2004 at 08:26 AM, in macOS
Safe to disable NetInfo? 925 Views / 16 Replies  
Hi guys,

I would like to aks whether it is safe to disble the NetInfo server from /ets/hostconfig. What would that mean? I have no idea what netinfo is used for anyway...

Many thanks in...
Posted by _nmk, on Jun 23, 2004 at 08:16 AM, in macOS
Nice hint, thanks! I would still like to know if... 585 Views / 3 Replies  
Nice hint, thanks! I would still like to know if there is a way to change the shortcut though.
Posted by _nmk, on Jun 14, 2004 at 05:08 AM, in macOS
Change keyboard layout switcher shortcut 585 Views / 3 Replies  
Hi guys,

I am using two different keyboard layouts. The default keyboard shortcut to switch between the two is Cmd+Space. This however is highly inconvenient when using adobe apps, as it is the...
Posted by _nmk, on Jun 13, 2004 at 01:17 PM, in macOS
iChat connecting to AOL IM 511 Views / 2 Replies  
Hi all,

I have niticed quite some people mention that iVhat can in fact work with AOL IM. I mean the audio part... has anyone had any experience with that? Doe it reuire any special setup on the...
Posted by _nmk, on Jun 9, 2004 at 04:14 PM, in Applications
Open ports 646 Views / 2 Replies  
Hi all,

I have just scanned my machine with nmap only to find that three ports are open despite the firewall being on. These are:

PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION
111/tcp open rpcbind ...
Posted by _nmk, on Jun 4, 2004 at 01:58 AM, in macOS
How does one go on to set up an Airport network? ... 562 Views / 2 Replies  
How does one go on to set up an Airport network?

UPDATE
Found it, don't bother.
Posted by _nmk, on May 30, 2004 at 01:28 PM, in macOS
Collaborative note taking with SubEthaEdit over Airport 562 Views / 2 Replies  
Hi guys,

I will be attending a conference soon and wanted to organise some collaborative note taking using SubEthaEdit among attendees with Apple notebooks. I am sure most of them will have some...
Posted by _nmk, on May 29, 2004 at 03:12 AM, in macOS
recommended reading: ... 711 Views / 2 Replies  
recommended reading:

http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/20000.html
Posted by _nmk, on May 29, 2004 at 02:48 AM, in macOS
Thanks a lot! 547 Views / 2 Replies  
Thanks a lot!
Posted by _nmk, on May 22, 2004 at 09:21 AM, in Applications
Extract CD to Toast image 547 Views / 2 Replies  
Hi all,

Does anyone know how to extract a CD to a Toast image. I know I can make a .dmg with the Disk Utility but was wondering how those .toast images are made.

Many thanks in advance,
_nmk
Posted by _nmk, on May 22, 2004 at 09:10 AM, in Applications
Font Management 690 Views / 6 Replies  
Hi guys,

I know tons has been written about this, but I cannot weed out the personal rants and frustrations and arrive at a functional solution.

I currently have a few fonts installed other...
Posted by _nmk, on May 20, 2004 at 04:34 PM, in macOS
Converting fonts 477 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi all,

I have at last found some Unicode fixed width fonts from XFree (http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs-fonts.html).

The problem is they are in a BDF format which has to be transformed into...
Posted by _nmk, on Apr 5, 2004 at 03:22 PM, in macOS
Disable bold fonts in Terminal 528 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi all,

I am constantly working in the Terminal and use Monaco or ProFont at 9pt.

Is there a way to disable bold rendering (as seen in man pages and such) and perhaps replace it with color or...
Posted by _nmk, on Apr 3, 2004 at 08:40 AM, in Applications
Thanks a lot. I hadn't noticed that option. 1,037 Views / 4 Replies  
Thanks a lot. I hadn't noticed that option.
Posted by _nmk, on Apr 1, 2004 at 10:18 AM, in macOS
Exclude updates from Software Update 1,037 Views / 4 Replies  
Hi all,

Is there a way to exclude certain software updates from showing up in the list?

I never installed iMovie, as I would never use it, and now it is always checked in the update list, ready...
Posted by _nmk, on Apr 1, 2004 at 02:33 AM, in macOS
You mighht want to try PureFTPd Manager... 619 Views / 10 Replies  
You mighht want to try PureFTPd Manager (http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/networking_security/pureftpdmanager.html).

It allows the setup of virtual users.
Posted by _nmk, on Mar 27, 2004 at 04:42 AM, in macOS
Some Terminal problems 646 Views / 1 Replies  
Hi all,

I was wondering whether this or the Software forum is the right place to post this but decided this may be related to more than just the Terminal.app software.

I have two issues with...
Posted by _nmk, on Mar 18, 2004 at 07:35 PM, in macOS
I have never used PithHelmet so I cannot compare... 3,350 Views / 74 Replies  
I have never used PithHelmet so I cannot compare but I find using a custom CSS file to block ads a cleaner solution.

More info:...
Posted by _nmk, on Mar 12, 2004 at 03:58 AM, in Applications
It was an OGG file and I converted it to AAC, so,... 727 Views / 4 Replies  
It was an OGG file and I converted it to AAC, so, yes, it is an AAC file. :-)
Posted by _nmk, on Mar 11, 2004 at 02:15 AM, in Applications
Burn audio CD with iTunes 727 Views / 4 Replies  
Hi guys,

I have a CD that has been recorded as a single AAC (don't ask how or why, I don't know). I can find a cue sheet for it at http://www.regeert.nl/cuesheet/ but the question is how do I use...
Posted by _nmk, on Mar 10, 2004 at 11:11 AM, in Applications
Sound notification in Toast 6 493 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi all,

Can anyone tell me how to turn the sound notification in Toast 6. It's really annoying, CD cached *BING*, cd burned *BING*, cd verified *BING*...

I could not find that in the...
Posted by _nmk, on Feb 26, 2004 at 06:24 AM, in Applications
I had found this but it works on one file only as... 4,079 Views / 5 Replies  
I had found this but it works on one file only as you rightly say.

Bummer.
Posted by _nmk, on Feb 1, 2004 at 04:58 PM, in Applications
Export Files from iTunes 4,079 Views / 5 Replies  
Hi all,

This might be a strange question, scince I have not found any info on the net it seems.

I want to get some mp3s OUT of my iTunes library. Hunting through the iTunes Music directory is...
Posted by _nmk, on Feb 1, 2004 at 04:47 PM, in Applications
This tuns off the display of images and othe... 505 Views / 3 Replies  
This tuns off the display of images and othe embedded objects, not the formatting. The formatting is what I want to get rid of.
Posted by _nmk, on Feb 1, 2004 at 03:40 PM, in Applications
Sorry, somehow this loaded without content. Here... 505 Views / 3 Replies  
Sorry, somehow this loaded without content. Here is the original text...

Hi all,

I was wondering if there is a way to ignore rich text and html content in Mail.app and just display it as plain...
Posted by _nmk, on Feb 1, 2004 at 05:09 AM, in Applications
I like the wording on dialog boxes. Save +... 1,278 Views / 21 Replies  
I like the wording on dialog boxes.

Save + Don't Save + Cancel

vs.

Yes+No+Cancel

I mean, I know they ask me a question, but having some meaningful answers is nice.
Posted by _nmk, on Jan 30, 2004 at 06:22 PM, in macOS
Thanks, it works as advertised, despite the... 607 Views / 2 Replies  
Thanks, it works as advertised, despite the warning that it only works on Powerbooks.

_nmk
Posted by _nmk, on Jan 18, 2004 at 08:28 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Function Keys 607 Views / 2 Replies  
Hi all,

Is there a way to swap the bahviour of the function keys on a 12" G4 iBook?

I mean press Fn+F1 to reduce brightness instead of just F1 and so forth. I read somewhere that this must be...
Posted by _nmk, on Jan 18, 2004 at 07:53 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I can't test it right now, but I will do as I get... 806 Views / 2 Replies  
I can't test it right now, but I will do as I get home.

Bo, is this going to take a long time if it turns out true. :-)

_nmk
Posted by _nmk, on Dec 23, 2003 at 10:20 AM, in macOS
iTunes Interface 806 Views / 2 Replies  
Hi all,

How do I make iTunes use the same column settings for all my playlists?

I only want to have some columns showing and at specific widths. This does however vary from playlist to...
Posted by _nmk, on Dec 23, 2003 at 09:25 AM, in macOS
Resolving local hosts 643 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi all,

I have Apache2 running and am testing some MySQL and Perl work over on my iBook. Becasue I work on multiple sites, I have set up a number on named Virtual Hosts and have made changes to...
Posted by _nmk, on Dec 21, 2003 at 08:34 AM, in macOS
Ummm, yes, this time it was a movie. What... 1,109 Views / 2 Replies  
Ummm, yes, this time it was a movie.

What about those other times? :-)
Posted by _nmk, on Dec 18, 2003 at 09:45 AM, in macOS
mounting cue/bin 1,109 Views / 2 Replies  
Hi all,

Is there a way to mount cue/bin images with anything else than Toast?

hdiutil complains it does not recognise the files.

Many thanks in advance,
_nmk
Posted by _nmk, on Dec 18, 2003 at 09:09 AM, in macOS
Thanks. Should have looked there first I suppose. 627 Views / 2 Replies  
Thanks. Should have looked there first I suppose.
Posted by _nmk, on Dec 13, 2003 at 06:52 PM, in macOS
Changing Filenames 627 Views / 2 Replies  
Hi all,

I have a folder full of files which are mixed lowercase and uppercase.

Is there a way to convert all of them to lowercase?

Applescript perhaps? I have no idea.

Many thanks in...
Posted by _nmk, on Dec 13, 2003 at 06:26 PM, in macOS
Thanks everyone for the tips. Makes for a much... 1,799 Views / 10 Replies  
Thanks everyone for the tips. Makes for a much better Finder experience.
Posted by _nmk, on Dec 13, 2003 at 06:23 PM, in macOS
I was thinking more along the lines of changing... 1,799 Views / 10 Replies  
I was thinking more along the lines of changing the defaults widths. Click-dragging was clear.
Posted by _nmk, on Dec 13, 2003 at 09:53 AM, in macOS
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