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I really like what I've seen so far. Stuff for... 8,065 Views / 138 Replies  
I really like what I've seen so far. Stuff for the rest of us.
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 21, 2005 at 04:22 PM, in Applications
Apple Software Coupons (4) in iWork '05 774 Views / 3 Replies  
Apple has included 4 sticky software coupons in iWork '05. Anyone have any idea what they can be used for? iLife '05 does not seem to accept them thru the Apple Store. Clueless once again I am.
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 21, 2005 at 04:20 PM, in Applications
More embedded means more pervasive Apple presence... 1,552 Views / 36 Replies  
More embedded means more pervasive Apple presence in industry, no?
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 14, 2005 at 05:05 PM, in macOS
I can't even get it load (I did briefly on... 1,356 Views / 22 Replies  
I can't even get it load (I did briefly on Wednesday, I think) today, Friday. Wanted to watch it at my leisure. Drats.

Edited: Turns out it was a security config block. My bad.
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 14, 2005 at 05:02 PM, in macOS
OWC (Other World Computing) Mercury drives here: ... 805 Views / 7 Replies  
OWC (Other World Computing) Mercury drives here:

http://www.macsales.com/

Extremely pleased with performance/price/and lack of firewire hiccups in Panther. Techs are nice and very knowledgeable.
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 12, 2005 at 11:41 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Thank you very much, and I really appreciate it.... 608 Views / 6 Replies  
Thank you very much, and I really appreciate it. Perhaps this will get me over my unix block.
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 12, 2005 at 11:37 AM, in macOS
Re: System Preferences - Network question 391 Views / 1 Replies  
Make sure your Security system preference has the box checked that says "Require password to unlock each secure system preference"
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 11, 2005 at 10:51 AM, in macOS
I asked a question, and I got an answer. Ain't... 702 Views / 8 Replies  
I asked a question, and I got an answer. Ain't MacNN great? Thanks a lot. You should publish that (and I guess you just did).

Edited: One thing he did not discuss is intrusive program alert or...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 11, 2005 at 10:41 AM, in macOS
Could you elaborate on this a bit. I don't mean... 702 Views / 8 Replies  
Could you elaborate on this a bit. I don't mean name names, but the concept? Thanks.
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 11, 2005 at 06:46 AM, in macOS
Thanks I'll try that and see how it works. I... 608 Views / 6 Replies  
Thanks I'll try that and see how it works. I appreciate it.
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 10, 2005 at 02:01 PM, in macOS
I second Big Mac's views. We had DSL and it... 812 Views / 9 Replies  
I second Big Mac's views. We had DSL and it sucked after a couple of months (SBC). Got cable, and we are not looking back. Get a router that can clone your MAC (not Mac) address if you are worried...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 10, 2005 at 01:57 PM, in macOS
Graphic Shell For File Manipulation? 608 Views / 6 Replies  
I'm learning Unix, and I need a tool to be able to more effectively navigate, move, and delete files that I create. In DOS before Windows, there was a program called Norton Commander that had all...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 10, 2005 at 08:00 AM, in macOS
Nothing, but the best-behaved programs let you... 1,580 Views / 20 Replies  
Nothing, but the best-behaved programs let you set it up on an automatic or manual method in an intuitive manner.

Unless you notice the slider bar in Allume's preferences setup, you miss the last...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 9, 2005 at 09:04 AM, in Applications
I guess I was somewhat shocked to learn what... 1,027 Views / 18 Replies  
I guess I was somewhat shocked to learn what administrators can do even with root disabled via sudo due to my dismal unix iq. Unix is great, but the possibilities are almost endless. Thanks for my...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 9, 2005 at 08:58 AM, in macOS
I am really beginning to dislike Allume. I wish... 1,580 Views / 20 Replies  
I am really beginning to dislike Allume. I wish someone else would provide decompression or that there was a good open source program to do this. Waited 5 minutes while the little bastard tried to...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 8, 2005 at 10:18 PM, in Applications
We have been very happy with our 1.25 dual.... 2,741 Views / 29 Replies  
We have been very happy with our 1.25 dual. Robust, truck-like machine. Does get noisy though. Must be a good fan mod out there somewhere, but I haven't had the time to locate it.
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 8, 2005 at 10:14 AM, in Mac Desktops
I can't tell you how much I appreciate such a... 1,451 Views / 33 Replies  
I can't tell you how much I appreciate such a reasoned, step-by-step analysis, and I really appreciate the Apple Developer article. Suspicious person that I am, I am not 100% sure that all anomalies...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 8, 2005 at 09:50 AM, in macOS
Cable Modem Preferences? 445 Views / 1 Replies  
Does anyone have any strong feelings, pro or con, about a brand of cable modem? I've looked http://www.dslreports.com and can't find that much technical information about them. I think cable is just...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 7, 2005 at 09:59 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Probably the same number of people who buy the... 2,085 Views / 27 Replies  
Probably the same number of people who buy the boards, from SOHOs to medium size companies, I would imagine. It would not be difficult or expensive to implement in the OS, I don't think.

Some...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 7, 2005 at 07:18 PM, in macOS
One thing I like about OpenBSD is direct support... 2,085 Views / 27 Replies  
One thing I like about OpenBSD is direct support of hardware encryption devices. It would be very neat if Apple would BTO these boards from 2-3 manufacturers so that all data could be encrypted as it...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 7, 2005 at 06:24 PM, in macOS
I think this is the ticket with an IDS that can... 1,451 Views / 33 Replies  
I think this is the ticket with an IDS that can actually analyze the outgoing packets and log the results. I'm playing catch-up here, but there seems to be some consensus about this in the literature.
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 7, 2005 at 06:18 PM, in macOS
Perhaps this function should be off by default in... 1,027 Views / 18 Replies  
Perhaps this function should be off by default in OS X with the adminstrator having to expressly grant permission for a user and logging the use? With a clear explanation of what is being granted?...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 7, 2005 at 06:14 PM, in macOS
Although Mac OS X is clearly the most secure... 2,085 Views / 27 Replies  
Although Mac OS X is clearly the most secure widely-used commercial operating system out-of-the-box on the planet, I would like to see Apple make it even stronger.

As more Wintel switchers begin...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 7, 2005 at 03:51 PM, in macOS
I am not too keen on Apple's implementation of... 1,027 Views / 18 Replies  
I am not too keen on Apple's implementation of sudo in OS X after reading up on it a bit. Perhaps the time interval after sudo is used needs to be drastically shortened (30-60 seconds?) You can...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 7, 2005 at 01:59 PM, in macOS
I dn't want to belabor the point (I say doing it)... 1,451 Views / 33 Replies  
I dn't want to belabor the point (I say doing it) but there are other not-too-far-fetched scenarios:

1. Disaffected employees with poor source checking at the company (a one-shot, but possible...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 7, 2005 at 01:53 PM, in macOS
Thank you. I am in the process of checking out... 1,451 Views / 33 Replies  
Thank you. I am in the process of checking out FreeBSD and OpenBSD for a solution. I also realized that if I log all files in the daily incremental backup, I will get a list of all changed files....
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 7, 2005 at 01:10 PM, in macOS
I'd like to ask a devil's advocate question about... 1,027 Views / 18 Replies  
I'd like to ask a devil's advocate question about "root". When I first started using OS X 17 months ago, the first thing I thought about root is that is nuts to leave it disabled without a password....
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 7, 2005 at 01:01 PM, in macOS
Already done, and nothing that should not be... 1,451 Views / 33 Replies  
Already done, and nothing that should not be there. It's the correct place to start.
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 7, 2005 at 12:50 PM, in macOS
One last post on this, and I'll leave it alone... 1,451 Views / 33 Replies  
One last post on this, and I'll leave it alone since it's off topic. Basilisk makes some very good points. I don't think I am overreacting to this because I watch my computer very carefully. When you...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 7, 2005 at 10:56 AM, in macOS
I agree, and I can't prove it did anything except... 1,451 Views / 33 Replies  
I agree, and I can't prove it did anything except change some permissions and unlock some lock icons in System Preferences. But it has happened enough over a 2 week period that it has me pretty...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 7, 2005 at 04:52 AM, in macOS
System Log Questions (3) 1,121 Views / 0 Replies  
I get these in my system log (10.3.7 PM MDD G4):

Jan 6 14:02:28 localhost kernel: The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Jan 6 14:02:28 localhost kernel:
Jan 6...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 6, 2005 at 10:40 PM, in Mac Desktops
You make a good point, and it is entirely valid... 1,451 Views / 33 Replies  
You make a good point, and it is entirely valid for a fresh set-up. The problem arises if you think you have been compromised, and you think your backup may have been compromised as well. You want to...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 6, 2005 at 09:33 PM, in macOS
Truer words were never spoken. 1,451 Views / 33 Replies  
Truer words were never spoken.
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 6, 2005 at 06:16 PM, in macOS
I, too, believe that there should be at least an... 1,451 Views / 33 Replies  
I, too, believe that there should be at least an option to automatically run repair permissions at user-defined times.

Atomic Bird, maker of Macaroni http://atomicbird.com/, would undoubtedly be...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 6, 2005 at 12:40 PM, in macOS
You might want to start here: ... 770 Views / 5 Replies  
You might want to start here:

http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=166751
Posted by mcsjgs, on Jan 2, 2005 at 12:20 PM, in Applications
IPNetsentryX, Anyone Using? 384 Views / 0 Replies  
I was looking at this program today, and I wonder if anyone is using it? If so, what are your impressions.

All the comments on Macupdate and Version Tracker seem quite old. Any and all comments...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Dec 28, 2004 at 06:51 PM, in Applications
That's good to know. No actual problems, but the... 740 Views / 4 Replies  
That's good to know. No actual problems, but the perfectionist in me wanted an error-free boot process after a clean re-install of Panther. Thanks.
Posted by mcsjgs, on Dec 25, 2004 at 09:37 PM, in macOS
A thought: I just did a clean re-install of... 672 Views / 8 Replies  
A thought:

I just did a clean re-install of OS X because of Netinfo problems (which I caused), and it was the best thing I ever did. A bit of work (about a day and a half), but I got rid of all...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Dec 25, 2004 at 03:17 PM, in macOS
Startup: RS232 and /dev/console errors in log 740 Views / 4 Replies  
I get two errors in my system log that I do not understand:

Dec 24 09:33:12 localhost kernel: AppleRS232Serial: 0 0 AppleRS232Serial::start
- returning false early, Connector or...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Dec 24, 2004 at 01:53 PM, in macOS
First, I would go: ... 859 Views / 15 Replies  
First, I would go:

Applications>Utilities>Printer Setup Utility to see if the printer is now recognized by OS X. You may not need to do anything else.
Posted by mcsjgs, on Dec 21, 2004 at 03:13 PM, in macOS
Thanks for all your help, Angus_D. I finally biit... 950 Views / 17 Replies  
Thanks for all your help, Angus_D. I finally biit the bullet and re-installed 10.3 after zeroing the hard disk. A bit of work, but a better end result, I think.
Posted by mcsjgs, on Dec 20, 2004 at 11:11 PM, in macOS
Actually, I did not OK this, except for the... 950 Views / 17 Replies  
Actually, I did not OK this, except for the normal administrator's OK to install a new software package. I much prefer drag and drop installations, but in many installations that is not the case. If...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Dec 20, 2004 at 03:14 PM, in macOS
That would make sense as I did run fink for a... 950 Views / 17 Replies  
That would make sense as I did run fink for a while on the affected hard disk.
Posted by mcsjgs, on Dec 19, 2004 at 02:44 PM, in macOS
Just a quick question for Angus_D or anyone else... 950 Views / 17 Replies  
Just a quick question for Angus_D or anyone else out there. Does a user "games" make any sense? I don't use my Mac for any games.

How about "tomcat"?

Neither of these in my stock hard disk with...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Dec 19, 2004 at 03:32 AM, in macOS
Sorry, didn't realize you had forgotten the name... 627 Views / 7 Replies  
Sorry, didn't realize you had forgotten the name of the program.

If you remember what type of program it was, maybe you can search in either versiontracker.com or macupdate.com under that category...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Dec 19, 2004 at 03:28 AM, in macOS
Finder>Apple-F>search by name 627 Views / 7 Replies  
Finder>Apple-F>search by name
Posted by mcsjgs, on Dec 18, 2004 at 06:40 PM, in macOS
Once again, thank you very much, Angus_D. I have... 950 Views / 17 Replies  
Once again, thank you very much, Angus_D. I have a second hard disk that is pristine and the netinfo database has never been touched. I am comparing users and groups, one by one to see what the...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Dec 18, 2004 at 06:08 PM, in macOS
Actually, Angus_D is the saviour that let me... 950 Views / 17 Replies  
Actually, Angus_D is the saviour that let me re-create the two users. And, yes, it was extremely stupid to go mucking about in Netinfo without knowing what I was doing.

The reason I cannot...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Dec 18, 2004 at 02:56 PM, in macOS
I cannot tell a lie. I munged it by deleting... 950 Views / 17 Replies  
I cannot tell a lie. I munged it by deleting "nobody" and "unknown" in both users and groups. I was able to recreate the users from the command line (by using a command from a Unix whiz). But I...
Posted by mcsjgs, on Dec 17, 2004 at 10:04 PM, in macOS
Yes, that's not the problem. The real problem is... 950 Views / 17 Replies  
Yes, that's not the problem. The real problem is that the netinfo database was munged and is oficially FUBAR. Time to either re-install Panther or wait for Tiger. What a pain.
Posted by mcsjgs, on Dec 17, 2004 at 03:00 PM, in macOS
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