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Prevent iTunes from coming into "focus" when downloading songs 978 Views / 0 Replies  
I spend a lot of my day downloading and listening to music in iTunes while I'm working. I'm trying to figure out a way to prevent iTunes from "stealing" focus from my active application. Here's the...
Posted by zepkin, on Nov 30, 2007 at 01:28 PM, in Applications
Internet should not be capitalized and writers... 2,068 Views / 25 Replies  
Internet should not be capitalized and writers are coming around to not capitalizing it. What is the justification for capitalizing it?
Posted by zepkin, on Apr 21, 2005 at 03:23 PM, in macOS
They're amazing backpacks. Very comfortable and... 741 Views / 8 Replies  
They're amazing backpacks. Very comfortable and practical. Oh, and I personally thing they look cool as hell. But, that's just me maybe.

Anyone with a Boblbee care to answer my question about the...
Posted by zepkin, on Feb 15, 2005 at 02:13 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Boblbee owners - How do you use your's with a laptop? 741 Views / 8 Replies  
So, I really dig Boblbee packs. I've had a People's Delite that I have been using for the past few months with an iBook. I sold the iBook and upgraded to a 15" PowerBook just a few weeks ago. It is...
Posted by zepkin, on Feb 15, 2005 at 01:17 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Yep, the trackpad button on the G4 iBooks suck in... 766 Views / 5 Replies  
Yep, the trackpad button on the G4 iBooks suck in comparison to the G3s. My G3's trackpad button was nice and silent. The new ones are terribly clunky. I don't know if this is the case on all G4...
Posted by zepkin, on Jan 13, 2005 at 04:32 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Yes, I do. You know why? Precisely because this... 2,862 Views / 71 Replies  
Yes, I do. You know why? Precisely because this is how many people listen to their music. There will be forward and backward button for skipping songs and a volume up and down. That's it and really...
Posted by zepkin, on Jan 10, 2005 at 05:23 PM, in MacNN Lounge
What differentiates it from cheapo flash players?... 2,862 Views / 71 Replies  
What differentiates it from cheapo flash players? How about the fact that it will play songs purchased from the iTunes Music Store and also work flawlessly with iTunes. I imagine just getting songs...
Posted by zepkin, on Jan 10, 2005 at 04:57 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I'm convinced that this is an issue with OS X... 970 Views / 18 Replies  
I'm convinced that this is an issue with OS X that Apple needs to address. My computer at work won't sleep on its own unless I am not running any apps. My iBook won't sleep either unless I am not...
Posted by zepkin, on Nov 25, 2004 at 02:15 AM, in macOS
Recommend a good CRT monitor... 415 Views / 0 Replies  
I really want an iMac but just can't afford one. So, I've decided to go the budget route and get a good quality CRT monitor for my iBook. With the spanning hack, it should make for a decent desktop...
Posted by zepkin, on Nov 24, 2004 at 08:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Nice! Thanks for the information. I will download... 131,902 Views / 136 Replies  
Nice! Thanks for the information. I will download the latest nightly. Glad to hear the developers do realize these are indeed real issues and are working on improvements...
Posted by zepkin, on Sep 1, 2004 at 04:21 PM, in Applications
Thanks for the style sheet that improves the look... 131,902 Views / 136 Replies  
Thanks for the style sheet that improves the look of the buttons. Definitely helps when I have to use Firefox at work for certain tasks.

We did not ever conclude that refusing to use Firefox...
Posted by zepkin, on Sep 1, 2004 at 02:25 PM, in Applications
As you can guess, I disagree entirely. The only... 131,902 Views / 136 Replies  
As you can guess, I disagree entirely. The only "features" that Firefox has over Camino is the ability to use extensions, which is great. This alone does not make Camino inferior in terms of...
Posted by zepkin, on Aug 6, 2004 at 03:18 PM, in Applications
<i am dumb>posted twice</i am dumb> 131,902 Views / 136 Replies  
<i am dumb>posted twice</i am dumb>
Posted by zepkin, on Aug 3, 2004 at 06:30 PM, in Applications
I am interested in ad blocking. I use PithHelmet... 131,902 Views / 136 Replies  
I am interested in ad blocking. I use PithHelmet with Safari and the adblocking included with OmniWeb. They both work very well for me. If I didn't have these options, I would use Privoxy which I...
Posted by zepkin, on Aug 3, 2004 at 03:56 PM, in Applications
Actually, I find Camino comparable to Safari in... 131,902 Views / 136 Replies  
Actually, I find Camino comparable to Safari in terms of scrolling. FireFox is an absolute dog when it comes to text scrolling. Simply unbearable. Even if the interface were better and weren't some...
Posted by zepkin, on Aug 3, 2004 at 03:26 AM, in Applications
I would like for it to be able to scroll text... 131,902 Views / 136 Replies  
I would like for it to be able to scroll text smoothly for one. It is horribly clunky when it comes to text scrolling. Also, I would like for it to work like a Mac application.

The only advantage...
Posted by zepkin, on Jul 30, 2004 at 08:09 PM, in Applications
Yes. I reinstalled OS X last week. Immediately... 2,253 Views / 36 Replies  
Yes. I reinstalled OS X last week. Immediately updated to 10.3.4 and my iBook won't sleep. Hopefully 10.3.5 will fix the problem...
Posted by zepkin, on Jul 29, 2004 at 06:07 AM, in macOS
Yeah, I have done all of these things in the... 2,253 Views / 36 Replies  
Yeah, I have done all of these things in the past--no luck. I just tried again for the heck of it. Nothing. I even created a new user account and logged in as the new user. No sleep. Thanks for the...
Posted by zepkin, on Jul 28, 2004 at 10:56 PM, in macOS
It will sleep if I select sleep from the Apple... 2,253 Views / 36 Replies  
It will sleep if I select sleep from the Apple menu or if I close it. It will not sleep on its own using the settings in the energy saver pane. If I forget to close my iBook, it won't sleep. Same...
Posted by zepkin, on Jul 28, 2004 at 05:46 PM, in macOS
Neither my work computer nor my iBook will sleep.... 2,253 Views / 36 Replies  
Neither my work computer nor my iBook will sleep. I have reinstalled OS X and upgraded to 10.3.4. I have a strong feeling that the lack of sleep is due to the update and hope they fix it with 10.3.5....
Posted by zepkin, on Jul 27, 2004 at 12:55 PM, in macOS
What does butter sound like? Squishy? ... 1,051 Views / 10 Replies  
What does butter sound like? Squishy?

Seriously, can you really tell the difference? Just curious.
Posted by zepkin, on Jul 23, 2004 at 08:27 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I agree 100%. I wish there were a separate option... 6,912 Views / 103 Replies  
I agree 100%. I wish there were a separate option to not to show icons for all message styles.
Posted by zepkin, on Jul 23, 2004 at 06:53 PM, in Applications
Re: Re: How would a newsreader improve my life 721 Views / 4 Replies  
I like OmniWeb 5, I really do. But the RSS implementation is absolutely atrocious, so bad that RSS in my opinion is not worth using in OmniWeb. No, I do not believe that RSS should necessarily be...
Posted by zepkin, on Jun 30, 2004 at 12:53 PM, in Applications
Re: Re: Re: No bookmark categories... 66,526 Views / 937 Replies  
I just grabbed Groups.plist from backup and it is working now. Looks like the latest beta is not generating this file on launch...hmmm...
Posted by zepkin, on Jun 25, 2004 at 03:41 PM, in Applications
Re: Re: No bookmark categories... 66,526 Views / 937 Replies  
Weird..I have deleted everything in ~/Library/Application Support/Omniweb 5 and now I don't have a Groups.plist file. No matter how many times I quite and restart, this file isn't showing up...
Posted by zepkin, on Jun 25, 2004 at 03:36 PM, in Applications
No bookmark categories... 66,526 Views / 937 Replies  
I emailed Omni about this, but haven't gotten a response. Since updating, my bookmark categories have disappeared, which makes it such that I can't use bookmarks at all. I tried trashing all OmniWeb...
Posted by zepkin, on Jun 25, 2004 at 02:11 PM, in Applications
Re: iBook G4 won't sleep 1,228 Views / 13 Replies  
I'm having the same exact problem as you and have no idea what it can be. I have tried a bunch of things with no luck. I think this all started with the 10.3.4 update but I am not sure. The only...
Posted by zepkin, on Jun 12, 2004 at 10:00 PM, in Mac Notebooks
If you hold down shift+apple and click in a menu,... 66,526 Views / 937 Replies  
If you hold down shift+apple and click in a menu, it will open the tab in the background and not select it. This is a nice touch and I find it especially useful with RSS feeds. I can go through a...
Posted by zepkin, on Apr 30, 2004 at 04:31 PM, in Applications
llklk 1,729 Views / 23 Replies  
Posted by zepkin, on Apr 21, 2004 at 05:56 PM, in Mac Desktops
Actually, that wasn't it.. 692 Views / 8 Replies  
I just realized that deleting the preferences file didn't fix the problem. What did fix it was removing the Markware keyboard cover/screen protector that I use. WIthout it over the keyboard, my...
Posted by zepkin, on Jan 23, 2004 at 03:49 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I've got the answer... 692 Views / 8 Replies  
I had the exact same problem and just found a fix. Delete the preference "com.apple.PowerManagement.plist" and don't make any changes in the energy saver preferences pane. It looks like some kind...
Posted by zepkin, on Jan 23, 2004 at 03:08 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I am experiencing a similar thing with my iBook. ... 692 Views / 8 Replies  
I am experiencing a similar thing with my iBook. It sleeps fine when it is not plugged in. It will also sleep when plugged in a left open. However, if I close it while it is plugged in, it will...
Posted by zepkin, on Jan 22, 2004 at 01:35 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Take it into Apple and get it fixed..it is a defect. 886 Views / 8 Replies  
My iBook had the same symptoms. Try this -- push down on the trackpad and/or the left palm rest. Does the trackpad go nuts and become unresponsive? This is a defect that I believe affects some of...
Posted by zepkin, on Jan 21, 2004 at 07:45 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Order it from Apple! 926 Views / 10 Replies  
I would highly recommend ordering from Apple and waiting it out. You should pay the extra 50 bucks to have the internal bluetooth module installed. If you don't, you may end up regretting it later....
Posted by zepkin, on Dec 4, 2003 at 11:40 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Probably bad ram... 446 Views / 1 Replies  
I reckon you have some bad RAM. Or some kind of other hardware issue. If you purchased and added RAM, I would send it back. I was sent bad RAM initially for my iBook. It was kernel panic city...
Posted by zepkin, on Dec 3, 2003 at 09:02 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The finish on the new iBooks is NICE! 1,187 Views / 18 Replies  
I have read a lot of complaints about the new iBook's finish. I think a lot of people have not seen one in person and are assuming the finish is the same as the old low end model. Well, it ain't. ...
Posted by zepkin, on May 13, 2003 at 08:52 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Matrix Trailer 2,227 Views / 25 Replies  
I just got a 900 MHz iBook a couple of weeks ago. Love the thing. Add 512 Megs of RAM asap. It makes a HUGE difference! I was ready to sell the thing and get something more powerful. Now that I...
Posted by zepkin, on May 13, 2003 at 08:49 PM, in Mac Notebooks
 
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