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Mind-boggling Safari Bookmarks Bug Still Exists! 560 Views / 5 Replies  
Now I know why I've habitually avoided organizing my bookmarks in Safari. A huge bug that was present in Safari from release one is still around in version 3.1.1.; I'm astounded that Apple has never...
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on May 24, 2008 at 01:46 AM, in Applications
In theory you are correct, frdm. OS X and XCode's... 15,716 Views / 66 Replies  
In theory you are correct, frdm. OS X and XCode's support for universal binaries should, theoretically, make universal binaries the popular choice for quite some time. On the other hand, the history...
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Sep 2, 2006 at 05:33 AM, in macOS
Every Apple keyboard has alt written in small... 70,700 Views / 25 Replies  
Every Apple keyboard has alt written in small letters on the option key.
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Sep 2, 2006 at 05:30 AM, in Alternative Operating Systems
There's no way iTunes or iPod are going anywhere.... 1,772 Views / 48 Replies  
There's no way iTunes or iPod are going anywhere. There is just too much name recognition to risk, especially with the iPod. I have to agree iTMS will turn into the iTunes Media Store.
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Sep 2, 2006 at 04:19 AM, in MacNN Lounge
The Frozen Throne 1.20e Patch Causes Click Input to be Ignored? 637 Views / 0 Replies  
I had not played The Frozen Throne for a few months, but after updating to 1.20e I experienced some strange issues. There were some graphical problems with the placement of buildings in one match,...
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Jul 8, 2006 at 12:40 PM, in Gaming
Buy a copy of Toast Titanium. It will encode your... 710 Views / 6 Replies  
Buy a copy of Toast Titanium. It will encode your source video and make proper video CDs and DVDs playable on standalone players.
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Jul 8, 2006 at 05:10 AM, in Applications
Will Leopard's Finder Finally Menu Task? 2,504 Views / 27 Replies  
Will Leopard's Finder Finally Menu Task?

Menu Task - (Def) The ability of a program to display visual updates to application windows, specifically, but not limited to, copy dialogs.

The Finder...
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Jun 17, 2006 at 10:50 AM, in macOS
AtAT was terrific. I just think Jack does not... 4,769 Views / 12 Replies  
AtAT was terrific. I just think Jack does not find as much drama for plotlines in the Apple scene now that the company is a media darling rather than that "beleagured" computer maker.
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on May 6, 2006 at 01:16 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I think you're getting way ahead of yourself.... 2,260 Views / 64 Replies  
I think you're getting way ahead of yourself. Read some /. to see what people who actually try to use WINE think of it. WINE has been trying to get the Windows APIs down for ages, yet Windows apps...
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Apr 22, 2006 at 02:20 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Macbooks getting too hot? Looks like the fiery... 7,401 Views / 112 Replies  
Macbooks getting too hot? Looks like the fiery depths of the underworld have reclaimed their Frankenstein Mac/PC book. :lol:

Seriously though, it's bound to happen, especially with the first...
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Mar 29, 2006 at 02:26 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Have you tried looking at the proxy tab of the... 624 Views / 4 Replies  
Have you tried looking at the proxy tab of the Network pane (of System Preferences)?
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Mar 4, 2006 at 04:51 AM, in macOS
Mark, while I agree with you - it's a good idea... 1,952 Views / 25 Replies  
Mark, while I agree with you - it's a good idea to be future oriented and not to let things languish - let's not give Jobs any ideas about yet another transition to embark on at this point. We just...
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Mar 4, 2006 at 03:21 AM, in macOS
Should the MacBook and the other Intel lines have their own forums? 934 Views / 9 Replies  
I think it may be a good idea to rethink the structure of the hardware forums. For example, while I understand the reasoning for having the two high end laptop lines share a forum, the Macbook is a...
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Mar 1, 2006 at 08:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Remember, everyone was clamoring for an Intel... 2,187 Views / 29 Replies  
Remember, everyone was clamoring for an Intel mini, and look at the result. It will be a sad day indeed when the Intel infection spreads to the tower line. Oh, and they won't be called Power Macs...
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Mar 1, 2006 at 07:56 PM, in Mac Desktops
How is this the third rather than the second?... 5,458 Views / 93 Replies  
How is this the third rather than the second? That story isn't reporting a new case.
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Feb 18, 2006 at 03:31 PM, in macOS
You're really overreacting here, bergy. All... 5,458 Views / 93 Replies  
You're really overreacting here, bergy. All computers will always be susceptible to trojan horses to some extent because there's very little any operating system can do to prevent users from stupidly...
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Feb 18, 2006 at 02:16 PM, in macOS
Poll: I think having the system create an admin and... 514 Views / 6 Replies  
I think having the system create an admin and standard user automatically would thorougly confuse most users. They would not understand why two accounts exist, and they would really confuse...
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Feb 18, 2006 at 01:57 PM, in macOS
No, you most likely don't need to keep them, as... 454 Views / 2 Replies  
No, you most likely don't need to keep them, as their contents are mostly just duplicate files that were recreated upon reinstall. If you had some custom install items that were in /System, Previous...
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Feb 18, 2006 at 05:03 AM, in macOS
It may not be critical to you, and I'm not saying... 19,902 Views / 431 Replies  
It may not be critical to you, and I'm not saying it tells the whole story, but the Photoshop benchmarks (http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?t=263394) are pretty revealing. Did you see that P4s...
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Nov 30, 2005 at 04:30 AM, in MacNN Lounge
The 360's Xbox Live is the same thing as before,... 19,902 Views / 431 Replies  
The 360's Xbox Live is the same thing as before, with a few added features. What's next, are you going to tell me that the GCN controller was terrific because of its analog stick? The 360 is just a...
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Nov 30, 2005 at 04:07 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I find the 360 to be more of a side-step in the... 19,902 Views / 431 Replies  
I find the 360 to be more of a side-step in the world of console gaming. Each previous generation of consoles has provided substantial improvements over their predecessors. It's too early to say...
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Nov 30, 2005 at 03:52 AM, in MacNN Lounge
THX rickey939. :D 486 Views / 2 Replies  
THX rickey939. :D
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Oct 15, 2005 at 08:37 PM, in Applications
Old OS X Icon Screensaver 486 Views / 2 Replies  
If I were to extract the old the OS X Icon Screensaver from my 10.0 CD, would it run in Tiger?

For those who have a case of amnesia, this classic screensaver would display the icons on your...
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Oct 15, 2005 at 04:46 PM, in Applications
I hope this isn't yet another case of the "new"... 815 Views / 7 Replies  
I hope this isn't yet another case of the "new" Apple PC company sacrificing quality for a small profit edge.
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Sep 8, 2005 at 07:06 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Wow. Umm wait a minute what am I excited about... 1,065 Views / 19 Replies  
Wow. Umm wait a minute what am I excited about again? Well I'm sure the iPod company (formerly known as Apple Computer) will make a small profit off the little kids who can afford a $300 MP3 player.
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Sep 8, 2005 at 09:10 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I think it's a good thing that Apple doesn't want... 6,222 Views / 95 Replies  
I think it's a good thing that Apple doesn't want developers listening to tunes on the fake Mac Intel PC developer boxes. All a fat binary would do at this point would be to encourage piracy, which...
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Sep 7, 2005 at 07:15 PM, in Applications
What, it's in Windoze Media Player? You expect a... 1,514 Views / 40 Replies  
What, it's in Windoze Media Player? You expect a Mac user to use that crap? That's like asking the Mac to switch to a Peecee processor.
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Sep 2, 2005 at 06:20 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Before Steve threw me in the dumpster, he told me... 1,338 Views / 24 Replies  
Before Steve threw me in the dumpster, he told me all leftover PPC parts will be disposed of and the left over cases will be used as high-fashion, every day consumer objects - Power Mac G5 cheese...
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Jun 8, 2005 at 06:31 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Soon there won't be a need for porting games. The... 2,765 Views / 97 Replies  
Soon there won't be a need for porting games. The developers will tell us "Just boot up Windoze to run (Game Title Here)." Because since Apple is switching to Intel there is no longer a purpose for...
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Jun 8, 2005 at 06:07 AM, in Gaming
Yep you can run Windoze on Mactels. It will be... 6,227 Views / 89 Replies  
Yep you can run Windoze on Mactels. It will be nice for developers for they won't have to make software for Mac OS X, you can just boot up Windoze :).
Posted by Steve's Sanity, on Jun 8, 2005 at 05:51 AM, in Mac Desktops
 
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