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If anything my scrolling is actually smoother... 3,620 Views / 33 Replies  
If anything my scrolling is actually smoother with 10.4.7 than with 10.4.6.

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Jul 2, 2006 at 11:29 AM, in Applications
I think that 10.4.7 was a hoax and we'll never... 11,658 Views / 179 Replies  
I think that 10.4.7 was a hoax and we'll never see it.
Posted by MDA, on Jun 27, 2006 at 03:27 PM, in macOS
This from LoopRumors: "A reliable source... 13,439 Views / 74 Replies  
This from LoopRumors:

"A reliable source tells LoopRumors that Apple will unveil the next update in the sequence of Mac OS X Tiger releases on January 10, 2006. Previous reports pointed to the...
Posted by MDA, on Dec 30, 2005 at 11:02 AM, in macOS
I'm beginning to wonder if they've decided to... 6,498 Views / 123 Replies  
I'm beginning to wonder if they've decided to skip posting 10.4.2 and the just plan on going to 10.4.3. They have done something like that before.
Posted by MDA, on Jun 29, 2005 at 02:55 PM, in macOS
It would be interesting to know what is holding... 6,498 Views / 123 Replies  
It would be interesting to know what is holding it up.
There hasn't even been word of a developer release in days.

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Jun 24, 2005 at 06:00 PM, in macOS
Who gives a rat's ass what Dell thinks or wants.... 5,592 Views / 71 Replies  
Who gives a rat's ass what Dell thinks or wants. Does anyone remember back to the awful things he had to say about Apple a few years ago? I say screw him.

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Jun 18, 2005 at 03:33 AM, in macOS
http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0506build8C33.html 6,498 Views / 123 Replies  
http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0506build8C33.html
Posted by MDA, on Jun 17, 2005 at 04:51 PM, in macOS
Where I work it's one of the first things the... 1,694 Views / 22 Replies  
Where I work it's one of the first things the Windows support guys disable because it slows the PC's down over time and eats up hard drive space.

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Aug 28, 2004 at 03:07 AM, in macOS
Try resetting the PMU button. It helped with my... 810 Views / 8 Replies  
Try resetting the PMU button. It helped with my Dual GHz G4.

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Jun 12, 2004 at 02:57 AM, in macOS
Whenever I feel like an OS X volume is getting a... 10,078 Views / 56 Replies  
Whenever I feel like an OS X volume is getting a bit sluggish and noisy I run Norton Speed Disk and get good results. I definitely notice an increase in speed and quieter reads and writes on the hard...
Posted by MDA, on Feb 26, 2004 at 10:54 PM, in macOS
Okay. I thought you were saying that it could be... 10,078 Views / 56 Replies  
Okay. I thought you were saying that it could be used as a method of backing up an entire volume like in OS 9. I think I'd still rather use Norton to defrag.

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Feb 26, 2004 at 05:57 PM, in macOS
So you're saying that if you copy and OS X volume... 10,078 Views / 56 Replies  
So you're saying that if you copy and OS X volume to an external drive, wipe the OS X volume clean, then copy the OS X volume back it will boot? I don't think so.

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Feb 26, 2004 at 01:48 PM, in macOS
This works for an OS 9 volume but won't work on... 10,078 Views / 56 Replies  
This works for an OS 9 volume but won't work on an OS X volume. In the process of copying some essential invisible files will not be copied.

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Feb 26, 2004 at 04:04 AM, in macOS
I think it's important to remember that XP isn't... 4,406 Views / 86 Replies  
I think it's important to remember that XP isn't doing anywhere near the complicated graphic rendering that OS X is. The superior look of OS X does take it's toll on performance. You can fault Jobs...
Posted by MDA, on Feb 13, 2004 at 02:18 AM, in macOS
<Hint> You need to pay attention to the posts.... 9,434 Views / 39 Replies  
<Hint> You need to pay attention to the posts. Then you'll figure out what the caps lock bug is.
Posted by MDA, on Feb 4, 2004 at 02:24 AM, in macOS
Oh my god. 9,434 Views / 39 Replies  
Oh my god.
Posted by MDA, on Feb 3, 2004 at 10:51 PM, in macOS
I would add that another mistake you made was... 10,916 Views / 238 Replies  
I would add that another mistake you made was making the billy character a ranting lunatic at times and someone who was meticulously describing the OS they had designed at another. It just didn't...
Posted by MDA, on Jan 6, 2004 at 03:26 AM, in macOS
And you need a shrink in yours. 10,916 Views / 238 Replies  
And you need a shrink in yours.
Posted by MDA, on Jan 1, 2004 at 02:48 AM, in macOS
I think it's a bit more serious than that, this... 10,916 Views / 238 Replies  
I think it's a bit more serious than that, this guy is a loon.

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Dec 31, 2003 at 10:00 PM, in macOS
Re: Windows XP 10,916 Views / 238 Replies  
You can't really possibly be serious can you? XP is a heaping pile of 0's and 1's compared to OS X. Please, please tell me that you aren't that much of a moronic (hope it isn't too big a word for...
Posted by MDA, on Dec 30, 2003 at 04:22 AM, in macOS
Re: Re: Re: OS X not "intuitive" enough? -> article 7,034 Views / 51 Replies  
Has anyone really taken a look at the help system in Panther? It's a vast improvement over Jaguar and is actually helpful.

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Dec 2, 2003 at 02:58 AM, in macOS
I haven't had a single kernel panic since I... 1,357 Views / 29 Replies  
I haven't had a single kernel panic since I installed Panther. It does have a few bugs but it is the most stable version of OS X so far.

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Dec 2, 2003 at 02:17 AM, in macOS
Very, very well put. MDA 1,217 Views / 7 Replies  
Very, very well put.

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Dec 2, 2003 at 02:15 AM, in macOS
Re: Panther PAINFULLY slow on 450 MP 966 Views / 10 Replies  
There is something wrong with your install. Did you remember to repair permissions after upgrading? You might want to try an archive and install.

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Nov 19, 2003 at 03:27 AM, in macOS
Re: Re: Re: Finder/Expose bug 48,506 Views / 287 Replies  
The text label flies off the screen along with the other application windows.

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Nov 15, 2003 at 10:50 AM, in macOS
Re: bug in copy and pasting 48,506 Views / 287 Replies  
Yes I've had that happen as well. If I log out and back in everything is back to normal.

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Nov 5, 2003 at 07:17 PM, in macOS
Re: Is this bug fixed in Panther? 475 Views / 1 Replies  
Yes.

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Oct 30, 2003 at 03:41 PM, in macOS
Re: Re: Re: Longhorn... M$s answer to OS X? 4,468 Views / 73 Replies  
True, true.

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Sep 30, 2003 at 02:51 PM, in macOS
Re: Longhorn... M$s answer to OS X? 4,468 Views / 73 Replies  
I don't think any of us are too worried about an OS that is 2 years, at least, away from release.

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Sep 30, 2003 at 09:54 AM, in macOS
I know about Windows 2003 Server. I thought maybe... 3,324 Views / 85 Replies  
I know about Windows 2003 Server. I thought maybe they had released a version of XP I didn't know about. I guess the next version is Longhorn in 2005, or 2006, or ...

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Sep 24, 2003 at 01:49 AM, in macOS
You have a Windows 2003 computer? I didn't know... 3,324 Views / 85 Replies  
You have a Windows 2003 computer? I didn't know there was such a thing.

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Sep 23, 2003 at 08:19 PM, in macOS
Re: Re: Re: Only Cool XP Feature 3,324 Views / 85 Replies  
It actually has nothing to do with voices in my head. It's been happening here at the ad agency I work for with all of the PC's that have had XP installed on them. This comes from the Windows support...
Posted by MDA, on Sep 23, 2003 at 05:13 PM, in macOS
Re: Only Cool XP Feature 3,324 Views / 85 Replies  
From what I hear it's also responsible for a big slow down in XP after it's been installed for a while.

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Sep 23, 2003 at 05:04 PM, in macOS
It still shows them for me. Make sure that... 17,653 Views / 151 Replies  
It still shows them for me. Make sure that "Remove download list items" isn't set to "Upon Successful Download" in the Safari General preferences.

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Sep 23, 2003 at 03:58 PM, in macOS
Can't you do better than that? MDA 10,654 Views / 263 Replies  
Can't you do better than that?

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Sep 21, 2003 at 02:25 AM, in macOS
Force Quit is in the Apple Menu of the current... 19,619 Views / 211 Replies  
Force Quit is in the Apple Menu of the current release (10.2.6).

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Sep 20, 2003 at 01:30 PM, in macOS
The fact that it happened years ago doesn't... 10,654 Views / 263 Replies  
The fact that it happened years ago doesn't change that fact that that's the way the company behaves even to this day. Why do you think they are in court so much? If you feel good about giving a...
Posted by MDA, on Sep 19, 2003 at 10:07 AM, in macOS
Nevertheless the fact remains that Microsoft... 10,654 Views / 263 Replies  
Nevertheless the fact remains that Microsoft stole practically everything that became Windows from Apple. Apple, though not everyone was happy about it, made an actual legal deal with Xerox. I just...
Posted by MDA, on Sep 19, 2003 at 09:19 AM, in macOS
Please don't take this the wrong way but you're a... 10,654 Views / 263 Replies  
Please don't take this the wrong way but you're a republican aren't you?

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Sep 19, 2003 at 03:52 AM, in macOS
I've been involved in several of these... 10,654 Views / 263 Replies  
I've been involved in several of these discussions before and it's just going to end with you discovering that you're wrong, that Apple did not steal it from Xerox, that they paid them in stock,...
Posted by MDA, on Sep 19, 2003 at 01:45 AM, in macOS
I'd just like to know when 10.2.8 is going to be... 1,461 Views / 19 Replies  
I'd just like to know when 10.2.8 is going to be made available. It's been 5 months since 10.2.6 was released.

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Sep 18, 2003 at 05:56 PM, in macOS
Actually no because remembering that incident... 10,654 Views / 263 Replies  
Actually no because remembering that incident reminds me of the kind of company Microsoft really was and is, and I think that's important.

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Sep 18, 2003 at 02:26 AM, in macOS
Ah finally you agree with me. 10,654 Views / 263 Replies  
Ah finally you agree with me.
Posted by MDA, on Sep 18, 2003 at 01:41 AM, in macOS
Apple did not steal it from Xerox. Microsoft did... 10,654 Views / 263 Replies  
Apple did not steal it from Xerox. Microsoft did steal from Apple.

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Sep 17, 2003 at 11:16 PM, in macOS
Uhm, why yes I do as a matter of fact. 10,654 Views / 263 Replies  
Uhm, why yes I do as a matter of fact.
Posted by MDA, on Sep 17, 2003 at 11:14 PM, in macOS
Oh my god that is so ironic considering that... 10,654 Views / 263 Replies  
Oh my god that is so ironic considering that Microsoft stole pretty much everything that makes up the Windows interface from Apple. I don't think this is a topic you want to pursue.

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Sep 17, 2003 at 08:44 PM, in macOS
I'm very pleased for you. I was only telling him... 789 Views / 12 Replies  
I'm very pleased for you. I was only telling him of my experience.

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Sep 17, 2003 at 09:22 AM, in macOS
Just curious. Do you have an external Firewire... 789 Views / 12 Replies  
Just curious. Do you have an external Firewire drive connected? I was having the same thing happen until I disconnected it. I've been crash free since.

MDA
Posted by MDA, on Sep 16, 2003 at 11:09 PM, in macOS
Nope this is on a network and I think you mean A... 10,654 Views / 263 Replies  
Nope this is on a network and I think you mean A LOT not ALOT. On my Dual GHz G4 OS X is not slow. I have no complaints at all about the speed. People keep saying that XP is fast even on older...
Posted by MDA, on Sep 16, 2003 at 08:43 PM, in macOS
Sorry it was just worded so strangely I didn't... 10,654 Views / 263 Replies  
Sorry it was just worded so strangely I didn't know what you meant.
I still think you're fudging a bit in claiming that XP is as fast at updating
as OS X is. I've spent too many excruciating...
Posted by MDA, on Sep 16, 2003 at 05:52 PM, in macOS
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