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Does anyone else wish Apple would go back to the... 6,940 Views / 22 Replies  
Does anyone else wish Apple would go back to the original hinge design? I hated the way the screen went down at the back on my ibook. The hinge seems too easy to break because it lets you get a lot...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 23, 2006 at 04:17 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Yeah I think that's right and that's a good thing... 1,177 Views / 11 Replies  
Yeah I think that's right and that's a good thing IMO. Sometimes I hear of people saying they can't boot into OS X and the cause is a kext trying to load at boot time.

I think to ensure a more...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 22, 2006 at 06:43 PM, in macOS
I would say use it as a media center. It's a... 1,754 Views / 14 Replies  
I would say use it as a media center. It's a great size, quiet, reliable and speedy enough to serve that purpose. I have a huge clunky DVD video recorder that just records onto dvd and it can only...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 22, 2006 at 06:31 PM, in Mac Desktops
Yes to a certain extent. The system folder needs... 1,177 Views / 11 Replies  
Yes to a certain extent. The system folder needs a password but there are no warnings to say when it is modified. There are some apps for example that require a password and most people would just...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 20, 2006 at 05:21 PM, in macOS
Yeah, that definitely seems like a better way to... 12,918 Views / 4 Replies  
Yeah, that definitely seems like a better way to do it. I will do things that way in future - I never used the browse before. My brother is kind of set in his ways and he has a lot of music so he...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 20, 2006 at 05:01 PM, in Applications
I'll concede he was the main one to blame but I... 5,457 Views / 93 Replies  
I'll concede he was the main one to blame but I won't say that arrogant fanboys are without blame. It's like that Danish cartoonist who did the Muhammed thing. Was he without blame to provoke a...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 19, 2006 at 08:35 PM, in macOS
Can you do some benchmarks in it to see just how... 5,106 Views / 35 Replies  
Can you do some benchmarks in it to see just how fast it is? Try running an app like this:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Benchmarks/CPUMark.shtml

Also, does it have native graphics card...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 19, 2006 at 08:22 PM, in Mac Desktops
So are there any ways round it or does itunes... 12,918 Views / 4 Replies  
So are there any ways round it or does itunes just suck and I should live with it? Maybe I should be using some other method of organising playlists? How do people generally sort their music?
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 19, 2006 at 08:14 PM, in Applications
Yeah, I try to avoid Stuffit as much as I can. It... 881 Views / 3 Replies  
Yeah, I try to avoid Stuffit as much as I can. It seems to put stuff into the extracted directory in a .$stuffit folder or something. I've had that a few times. I think the bomarchiver in OS X does...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 19, 2006 at 06:43 PM, in Applications
All Apple needs to do is protect folders that are... 1,177 Views / 11 Replies  
All Apple needs to do is protect folders that are critical to the running of the system (Library, System and the unix folders) and warn of any changes to them. Also, they could make the installer...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 19, 2006 at 06:34 PM, in macOS
I'm a little surprised it took this long to be... 5,457 Views / 93 Replies  
I'm a little surprised it took this long to be honest. OS X has been out for what 6 years now and we just have this lame attempt at a virus. The reason I expected it sooner was because of all the...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 19, 2006 at 06:18 PM, in macOS
3D programs benefit too like Maya and CAD... 846 Views / 3 Replies  
3D programs benefit too like Maya and CAD software. Also, it helps if you have a high resolution display as things like expose might be a bit smoother but I imagine that 128 would handle most...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 19, 2006 at 05:40 PM, in Mac Desktops
Nope, it's not empty, the gzip file is ok. The... 986 Views / 17 Replies  
Nope, it's not empty, the gzip file is ok. The extracted 10.5GB file seems to be some sort of image format like the RAW image format. It's a single image of resolution 86,400 x 43,200. Somebody said...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 13, 2006 at 07:10 PM, in macOS
Kernel panics in relation to file copying are... 1,051 Views / 5 Replies  
Kernel panics in relation to file copying are usually either corrupt directories or there could be a bad sector on your hard drive:

http://www.macmaps.com/kernelpanic.html#DIRECTORY

If your...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 13, 2006 at 04:43 PM, in macOS
Select multiple playlists in itunes? 12,918 Views / 4 Replies  
My brother has an ipod and he has about 30GB of music. He likes to store each album in its own playlist as it makes it easier to burn to CD. He likes the idea of folders but there doesn't seem to be...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 12, 2006 at 08:49 PM, in Applications
Firstly, I'd copy the stuff in sections... 1,051 Views / 5 Replies  
Firstly, I'd copy the stuff in sections alphabetically. Say copy 1/5th of the folder and see if you get a problem and then another 1/5th and so on until it kernel panics. Then you can narrow down the...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 12, 2006 at 08:25 PM, in macOS
It's really cold where I live right now so a... 2,743 Views / 37 Replies  
It's really cold where I live right now so a radiator wouldn't go amiss :). You're right that a normal fridge wouldn't be much good but they have to cool the volume of a whole food storage unit. A...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 12, 2006 at 12:30 PM, in Mac Desktops
It's weird I know. I've downloaded similar files... 986 Views / 17 Replies  
It's weird I know. I've downloaded similar files from Kazaa, although nowhere near 10GB. They sometimes have a piece of Windows code attached, which I usually presume is a virus of some sort. The...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 12, 2006 at 12:15 PM, in macOS
If the file contains quite a few pages of those... 986 Views / 17 Replies  
If the file contains quite a few pages of those repeating 06 13 2f codes then it contains no information. It's just like an empty file. Some file types have null data at the beginning as padding but...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 12, 2006 at 09:53 AM, in macOS
ACCOCUΝT :lol: works for me 809 Views / 16 Replies  
ACCOCUΝT :lol: works for me
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 10, 2006 at 10:24 AM, in macOS
What about these ones: ... 986 Views / 17 Replies  
What about these ones:

http://www.ex-cinder.com/hexeditor.html
http://www.quadrivio.com/products.html#QGELite

I've had that error before too but I'm not sure why it appears. I know that if you...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 10, 2006 at 10:12 AM, in macOS
I keep wondering why computer manufacturers still... 2,743 Views / 37 Replies  
I keep wondering why computer manufacturers still use fans at all. I have a mini fridge and the unit at the back is pretty small and can even freeze my juice on a cold day. It's not all that noisy...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 10, 2006 at 09:46 AM, in Mac Desktops
Try opening the file in Hexedit and look at the... 986 Views / 17 Replies  
Try opening the file in Hexedit and look at the code at the beginning. It may have the wrong extension.

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macos/10658

Try taking a screenshot...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 9, 2006 at 04:28 PM, in macOS
I still go for the likes of LaTeX for any big... 1,434 Views / 20 Replies  
I still go for the likes of LaTeX for any big documents. All input is stored as plain text so saving and loading huge documents is instant. It made my big university documentation so much easier. It...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 6, 2006 at 06:52 PM, in Applications
Care to explain instead of just throwing insults... 1,169 Views / 11 Replies  
Care to explain instead of just throwing insults like an infant?



I find it funny how you assume I buy cheaper materials of one just because I think it's less sturdy. I actually have quite good...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 6, 2006 at 06:29 PM, in Mac Desktops
The theme changers generally do stuff that messes... 849 Views / 3 Replies  
The theme changers generally do stuff that messes up your system one way or another and you have to pay for them.

This application is a simple but very effective solution for getting rid of that...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 5, 2006 at 01:19 PM, in GUI Customization
I was looking for a way to get rid of the brushed... 20,266 Views / 128 Replies  
I was looking for a way to get rid of the brushed metal too. Apple went a bit overboard with it IMO. The Finder was really just annoying me. I tried to do it myself by modifying the nib files in...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 5, 2006 at 01:15 PM, in GUI Customization
Maybe somebody's at the door. Are you... 5,719 Views / 8 Replies  
Maybe somebody's at the door.



Are you sure it's not Finder sounds maybe? System Prefs>sound>sound effects> play user interface sound effects.

System sounds are in /System/Library/sounds.
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 5, 2006 at 12:08 PM, in macOS
I like the idea of keeping things compact and I'd... 1,169 Views / 11 Replies  
I like the idea of keeping things compact and I'd personally rather see one unified standard IO port used for everything. I don't like that we even have Firewire 400 and USB 2 together when they...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 5, 2006 at 11:45 AM, in Mac Desktops
Yeah, I found that weird too. Due to the launch... 2,435 Views / 41 Replies  
Yeah, I found that weird too. Due to the launch time, I'd imagine it was using the same version of Webcore. I think it was an earlier release so maybe that's been fixed.

I tried it out again but...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 4, 2006 at 01:33 PM, in Applications
The last resort is usually MPlayer OS X 2. If you... 1,291 Views / 15 Replies  
The last resort is usually MPlayer OS X 2. If you open the console, it will tell you all the details of the media and what audio codec is being requested. If it says no audio then there is no audio...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 4, 2006 at 01:05 PM, in Applications
If you use File Buddy, you can rename files and... 6,746 Views / 12 Replies  
If you use File Buddy, you can rename files and make them invisible. Plus, you can browse to show/open them. I might recommend PathFinder if it wasn't so slow.

I recommend the disk image/backup...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 4, 2006 at 12:58 PM, in macOS
4.38GB DVDs are 4.7GB where GB =... 904 Views / 2 Replies  
4.38GB

DVDs are 4.7GB where GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes
But in computer terms where GB = 2^30 = 1073741824, you get 4,700,000,000/1073741824 = 4.3772161007 GB

roughly 4.38GB

You can squeeze it...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 2, 2006 at 06:38 PM, in Applications
shiira was unstable when I tried it and it... 2,435 Views / 41 Replies  
shiira was unstable when I tried it and it rendered some pages wrong. Pluas I like Safari and it works well for me.
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 2, 2006 at 06:34 PM, in Applications
Floorplan3d can export dxf files, which you... 496 Views / 2 Replies  
Floorplan3d can export dxf files, which you should be able to import into sketchup:

http://www.sketchup.com/

Sketchup isn't free though. If you're adventurous, you might try out these links:
...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 2, 2006 at 06:29 PM, in Applications
Some mpeg-4 movies are muxed in a mp4 container... 1,291 Views / 15 Replies  
Some mpeg-4 movies are muxed in a mp4 container but the audio track would still show up. If the movie has AC3 audio, Quicktime will say there is no audio when there actually is. It does this with VOB...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 2, 2006 at 06:14 PM, in Applications
MacNN is one of the few sites to bog down my... 868 Views / 11 Replies  
MacNN is one of the few sites to bog down my Safari too. I think it's to do with those horrible flash ads they use. I dont mind flash ads except when they screw with your CPU. I'm going to re-install...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 2, 2006 at 06:09 PM, in Applications
Even if the machine is less than a year old, it... 740 Views / 12 Replies  
Even if the machine is less than a year old, it may still be running Panther 10.3, whereas you need Tiger 10.4 - check apple menu, about this mac. You also need an active broadband connection with...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 2, 2006 at 06:02 PM, in Applications
Are the two drives daisy chained together? I have... 470 Views / 1 Replies  
Are the two drives daisy chained together? I have a FW HD and DVD drive daisy-chained and if I burn a DVD from the FW HD, the HD sometimes unmounts. Not often though but it does hang everything up....
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 2, 2006 at 05:57 PM, in macOS
If you look at disk utility when plugging the... 675 Views / 1 Replies  
If you look at disk utility when plugging the drives in, do they show up in disk utility? Sometimes I've found drives are recognised but don't automatically mount. You have to select the partition in...
Posted by osxrules, on Feb 2, 2006 at 05:25 PM, in macOS
Here's some info about disk drive recovery: ... 1,433 Views / 11 Replies  
Here's some info about disk drive recovery:

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/3.10/data_pr.html

It seems you're safe with 10 overwrites. But yeah, you'd be quicker just breaking it. Hard...
Posted by osxrules, on Jan 30, 2006 at 02:29 PM, in macOS
I wouldn't buy computers off ebay. I have sold... 1,388 Views / 10 Replies  
I wouldn't buy computers off ebay. I have sold one though. I got rid of it because it had a logic board problem and hiked it as soon as Apple fixed it. The ibooks had some recurring issues with that...
Posted by osxrules, on Jan 29, 2006 at 07:55 PM, in Mac Desktops
OK, here's the thing. It's not actually me that... 874 Views / 4 Replies  
OK, here's the thing. It's not actually me that was installing the system but my brother of a far less intelligence than what I had previously thought and his description of what was happening led me...
Posted by osxrules, on Jan 29, 2006 at 07:36 PM, in Mac Desktops
can't install Tiger on 800MHz quicksilver G4 (sorted) 874 Views / 4 Replies  
I have 10.2 on a quicksilver 800MHz G4 with firmware 4.3.3f2 but it won't boot either 10.3 or 10.4. I put the disc in and hold the alt-key but they won't show up on the machine. I've tested the discs...
Posted by osxrules, on Jan 29, 2006 at 01:12 PM, in Mac Desktops
If you have 10.4.3, maybe you have the buggy... 1,359 Views / 23 Replies  
If you have 10.4.3, maybe you have the buggy NVidia drivers that cause problems with certain NVidia cards. I know that slow performance was one of the issues for me on a quad G5 wth a 6600 using some...
Posted by osxrules, on Jan 22, 2006 at 12:07 PM, in Applications
Generally what I hear from people in the know is... 2,204 Views / 23 Replies  
Generally what I hear from people in the know is that Autocad sucks. I know people who have whole CAD departments using Macs. I don't remember what software they are using but I'm willing to bet it's...
Posted by osxrules, on Jan 18, 2006 at 07:53 PM, in Applications
I use OnMyCommand: ... 1,528 Views / 18 Replies  
I use OnMyCommand:

http://free.abracode.com/cmworkshop/

It has scripts to copy the file path.

Also, you don't need to command-click the title bar. If you customize the Finder toolbar, there...
Posted by osxrules, on Jan 18, 2006 at 07:40 PM, in macOS
Let me guess, you guys have Superdrives right? Me... 648 Views / 4 Replies  
Let me guess, you guys have Superdrives right? Me too and it burns pretty much all my media at 2x despite being a 4x burner. It's a well know problem. There's even an online petition.

However, I...
Posted by osxrules, on Jan 18, 2006 at 07:25 PM, in Mac Desktops
There's a big difference between OS 9 and OS X... 646 Views / 4 Replies  
There's a big difference between OS 9 and OS X and hardly anyone develops for OS 9 any more so finding the same functionality in a new app for an app under a dead system will be very difficult. You...
Posted by osxrules, on Jan 14, 2006 at 08:18 PM, in Applications
It is a hard decision to make. I would say the... 1,140 Views / 14 Replies  
It is a hard decision to make. I would say the powerpcs will come down in price but then so did the MG Rover cars when the company went down the drain. My brother bought one because he got a cheap...
Posted by osxrules, on Jan 14, 2006 at 05:38 PM, in Mac Desktops
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