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I thought I'd wait until Leopard to see if this...	1,905 Views / 14 Replies
I thought I'd wait until Leopard to see if this problem ironed itself out, but of course now I can't connect to the PC network at all... in OSX. In parallels I can still connect to the network...
Posted by janmc, on Nov 1, 2007 at 10:21 AM, in Networking

ghporter - you won your 25¢! MBP doesn't work...	1,905 Views / 14 Replies
ghporter - you won your 25¢! MBP doesn't work either. I asked the IT guy to look again, and he still doesn't know what's going on either. He didn't exactly say "it's your own fault for using a...
Posted by janmc, on Oct 5, 2007 at 07:20 AM, in Networking

The network guy says that there is nothing...	1,905 Views / 14 Replies
The network guy says that there is nothing different... but he's a PC only person so it's possible there is a problem arising from that. I'll try bringing my MBP in tomorrow to rule out whether...
Posted by janmc, on Oct 3, 2007 at 11:50 AM, in Networking

Unfortunately I don't have this problem when I...	1,905 Views / 14 Replies
Unfortunately I don't have this problem when I log in using any PC in the office. I have full admin rights on the network as I'm the secondary tech person (the irony!) for when the actual tech...
Posted by janmc, on Oct 2, 2007 at 04:28 AM, in Networking

I think SOCKS & ssh are out of the question...	1,905 Views / 14 Replies
I think SOCKS & ssh are out of the question because of security on the network. I'm not the sys admin, but I'm pretty sure he'd take a dim view of me wanting to change things! But I can't figure...
Posted by janmc, on Oct 1, 2007 at 12:13 PM, in Networking

Thanks v much for the reply Simon - is there a...	1,905 Views / 14 Replies
Thanks v much for the reply Simon - is there a way I can configure the proxy so everything else gets forwarded correctly?
Posted by janmc, on Oct 1, 2007 at 11:11 AM, in Networking

EDIT: I tried doing a lookup in Network...	1,905 Views / 14 Replies
EDIT: I tried doing a lookup in Network Utility for apple.com, and this is the error I got ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached I'm very confused because obviously I can see the...
Posted by janmc, on Oct 1, 2007 at 10:47 AM, in Networking

I just tried using Parallels, and I can both ftp...	1,905 Views / 14 Replies
I just tried using Parallels, and I can both ftp and see the iTunes store etc through Windows, so it must be my settings in network prefs somewhere. :brick: :\ Any ideas? J
Posted by janmc, on Oct 1, 2007 at 10:37 AM, in Networking

Mac & PC network, safari working, ftp not working	1,905 Views / 14 Replies
I'm the only mac user in an office of 20 PCs, and I'm having some problems with connecting to the internet via the PC network. I'm connecting via a proxy, and safari & firefox are working fine,...
Posted by janmc, on Oct 1, 2007 at 09:58 AM, in Networking

should i rescue powerbook from stupid repair guy? (rant)	648 Views / 3 Replies
my beloved powerbook had a problem where the light on the display went. i duly rang applecare and they told me to bring it to my local 'apple approved' repair centre. in the meantime the display...
Posted by janmc, on Jul 20, 2004 at 08:38 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Will do that so. I guess I might as well get the...	593 Views / 3 Replies
Will do that so. I guess I might as well get the white spots problem fixed while I'm at it! Thanks for the advice, Jan
Posted by janmc, on Jul 18, 2004 at 06:12 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Powerbook display won't light up?	593 Views / 3 Replies
If this has happened to anyone else, please let me know. The screen of my 15" Al 1.25 has died. I noticed the brightness was varying over the last week and then last night the light stopped working...
Posted by janmc, on Jul 17, 2004 at 09:48 AM, in Mac Notebooks

That's "she", not "he"! :) Thanks though -...	811 Views / 8 Replies
That's "she", not "he"! :) Thanks though - will definitely be ordering an Express now.
Posted by janmc, on Jun 20, 2004 at 05:01 PM, in Networking

I've had Moto, Sony Ericson, Nokia and Siemens...	1,234 Views / 28 Replies
I've had Moto, Sony Ericson, Nokia and Siemens phones, and I have to say Nokia win hands down. I prefer a flip phone - so got a Moto v535 initially, but eventually persuaded a friend to switch with...
Posted by janmc, on Jun 20, 2004 at 04:59 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Much appreciated. Thanks :)	811 Views / 8 Replies
Much appreciated. Thanks :)
Posted by janmc, on Jun 20, 2004 at 04:36 PM, in Networking

Airport Express - does it need a base station also?	811 Views / 8 Replies
I know this has been asked, but for the life of me I can't find a definitive answer. I have an Airport Extreme card in my laptop - could I just buy an Airport Express and leave it at that? Or do I...
Posted by janmc, on Jun 20, 2004 at 02:55 PM, in Networking

Thanks - that textism thing is brilliant. The...	850 Views / 14 Replies
Thanks - that textism thing is brilliant. The MacTidy was too complicated for my non-using Terminal self :)
Posted by janmc, on Apr 24, 2004 at 01:44 PM, in Developer Center

i know, i know! it's just that i had a load of...	850 Views / 14 Replies
i know, i know! it's just that i had a load of word documents with tables and i took a shortcut. now i'm stuck with ugly ugly script. it will take forever from scratch and redo them.
Posted by janmc, on Apr 22, 2004 at 01:54 PM, in Developer Center

I used the 'save as web page' tool in Word... I...	850 Views / 14 Replies
I used the 'save as web page' tool in Word... I know it's very lazy, but I had to get a site up quickly. Even my basic knowledge of html tells me there's far too much rubbish in the code - but...
Posted by janmc, on Apr 21, 2004 at 06:02 PM, in Developer Center

html "cleaner"	850 Views / 14 Replies
is there software that will clean up html pages? i used word, dreamweaver and front page at different stages on a web site and would like to strip the pages of all the rubbish they put in! thanks...
Posted by janmc, on Apr 20, 2004 at 04:48 PM, in Developer Center

Excellent work - let me add my thanks to all the...	1,794 Views / 27 Replies
Excellent work - let me add my thanks to all the others Here's hoping Apple will buy the software from you for lots of money! :thumbsup:
Posted by janmc, on Mar 24, 2004 at 01:09 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I'm not very experienced with OS 10 - if i use...	1,459 Views / 30 Replies
I'm not very experienced with OS 10 - if i use the terminal command option, is there anything that i can do wrong? i don't want to kill my computer! especially if i'll be getting money for it! also...
Posted by janmc, on Mar 24, 2004 at 12:56 PM, in macOS

wow - that is paranoid! i just don't want anyone...	1,459 Views / 30 Replies
wow - that is paranoid! i just don't want anyone to see personal emails from ex-boyfriends or whatever :) but i don't think there's anything on the computer that could incriminate me in any way...
Posted by janmc, on Mar 22, 2004 at 04:57 PM, in macOS

thanks, will have a go at reformatting drive and...	1,459 Views / 30 Replies
thanks, will have a go at reformatting drive and then reinstalling software from scratch.
Posted by janmc, on Mar 22, 2004 at 04:09 PM, in macOS

how do i wipe computer harddrives?	1,459 Views / 30 Replies
I'm selling my trusty G4 tower to raise some extra cash :( and want to make sure that all my personal info, applications etc are completely deleted. Is there an easy, secure way to do this? I'm also...
Posted by janmc, on Mar 22, 2004 at 03:04 PM, in macOS

thanks for the replies all! looking forward to...	1,777 Views / 27 Replies
thanks for the replies all! looking forward to finding more interesting cover versions! :D
Posted by janmc, on Jan 20, 2004 at 12:27 PM, in Applications

peer to peer programs	1,777 Views / 27 Replies
does anyone know of a peer to peer program for osx? i used to use limewire to find obscure cover versions (like travis - hit me baby one more time) and want to find something similar. for those...
Posted by janmc, on Jan 20, 2004 at 10:45 AM, in Applications

This should be a sticky - lots of people are...	1,550 Views / 22 Replies
This should be a sticky - lots of people are asking about RAM.
Posted by janmc, on Dec 10, 2003 at 07:42 AM, in Mac Notebooks

nope, definitely didn't get any stickers with my...	12,759 Views / 99 Replies
nope, definitely didn't get any stickers with my 15inch powerbook. was very disappointed too!
Posted by janmc, on Nov 21, 2003 at 11:22 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I can speak for the staff at my local store which...	1,448 Views / 15 Replies
I can speak for the staff at my local store which sells Macs... they are completely clueless and would promise you the earth if it would give them a sale. I am not certainly not defending apple -...
Posted by janmc, on Nov 19, 2003 at 01:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks

all sales staff are liars. they are trained to...	1,448 Views / 15 Replies
all sales staff are liars. they are trained to sell you stuff... after reading the posts on these forums, you should have realised that there would be a delay.
Posted by janmc, on Nov 19, 2003 at 12:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks

The amount of spyware available has got me a...	6,645 Views / 112 Replies
The amount of spyware available has got me a little paranoid! :err: 'Evil Dad'- does your son have any older siblings? They might be able to deal with it a little more informally than you can. Or...
Posted by janmc, on Nov 19, 2003 at 09:54 AM, in macOS

1 GB stick RAM with new Al books and Panther?	1,176 Views / 11 Replies
i've seen some advertised, but not on the more 'respected' sites like crucial. so was just wondering if any of the forum readers have installed them yet? any problems? recommendations? thanks all,...
Posted by janmc, on Nov 12, 2003 at 12:06 PM, in Mac Notebooks

i've had something like that happen before. as...	841 Views / 6 Replies
i've had something like that happen before. as far as i know you have 2 choices - plug in your ipod, open iTunes and on the bottom right hand side of the itunes window is a small button and when you...
Posted by janmc, on Nov 12, 2003 at 11:39 AM, in Mac Notebooks

learning illustrator... where to start?	610 Views / 4 Replies
I'm a pretty experienced photoshop user but know diddly-squat about Illustrator. Any ideas about where would be a good place to start? Any user guides on the web? Any decent books? Thanks all
Posted by janmc, on Nov 12, 2003 at 07:32 AM, in Art & Graphic Design

My readout is: ...	43,955 Views / 290 Replies
My readout is: Capacity"=4400,"Amperage"=1652,"Current"=3895,"Voltage"=11755,"Flags"=4} My battery time isn't very good though - 2 to 2 and a quarter hours surfing the web :rolleyes:
Posted by janmc, on Nov 10, 2003 at 03:37 PM, in Mac Notebooks

have you tried force quit? or force restart? i'd...	712 Views / 8 Replies
have you tried force quit? or force restart? i'd try those before you just pull out the battery
Posted by janmc, on Oct 31, 2003 at 10:02 AM, in Mac Notebooks

creating fonts - how to?	666 Views / 2 Replies
i'm interested in creating my own fonts but don't know where to begin. does anyone know of any programs or how to guides available? i use the standard photoshop/fireworks/flash graphics programs and...
Posted by janmc, on Oct 31, 2003 at 09:47 AM, in Art & Graphic Design

iPod engraving - anyone know if it can be done after you've purchased?	834 Views / 3 Replies
I have a lovely 30GB iPod that I wish I had engraved when I bought it. Are there any places that do it afterwards? Thanks, Jan
Posted by janmc, on Oct 31, 2003 at 07:30 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

no that's not normal - mine gets slightly warm,...	1,459 Views / 9 Replies
no that's not normal - mine gets slightly warm, but not hot. is it just when it's charging?
Posted by janmc, on Oct 31, 2003 at 06:27 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Wow! That looks like a nice early Christmas...	1,141 Views / 25 Replies
Wow! That looks like a nice early Christmas present! Congratulations!
Posted by janmc, on Oct 30, 2003 at 01:27 PM, in Mac Notebooks

maybe make friends with the computer guy for the...	12,025 Views / 99 Replies
maybe make friends with the computer guy for the design department, or the architecture department. i'm sure he might be able to do something from his end, and will probably be a mac fan. in my final...
Posted by janmc, on Oct 30, 2003 at 12:41 PM, in Mac Notebooks

off topic - what's a G35? Never heard of it!	1,141 Views / 25 Replies
off topic - what's a G35? Never heard of it!
Posted by janmc, on Oct 30, 2003 at 11:16 AM, in Mac Notebooks

:err: i'm trying not to be jealous but...	1,141 Views / 25 Replies
:err: i'm trying not to be jealous but failing miserably! i would say not to be put off by the bad reports on the 15 inch PB's - mine is perfect (bar short battery life) and i'd imagine they'll...
Posted by janmc, on Oct 30, 2003 at 10:09 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Just as a follow up - I contacted Apple Care and...	1,032 Views / 8 Replies
Just as a follow up - I contacted Apple Care and spoke to a very unhelpful person who refused to put me through to a supervisor. She told me that that was the best I could expect from my battery and...
Posted by janmc, on Oct 30, 2003 at 08:29 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Thanks for the help guys. I installed Panther...	1,032 Views / 8 Replies
Thanks for the help guys. I installed Panther last night and I'm now getting 2 and a half hours. Still not great, but definitely an improvement. Maybe I'll just wait a while and get another apple...
Posted by janmc, on Oct 30, 2003 at 06:08 AM, in Mac Notebooks

That's definitely something you should bring up...	4,020 Views / 36 Replies
That's definitely something you should bring up with apple, and not just by e-mail. I think you should post a well-reasoned and carefully written (not too angry!) letter to Apple complaining about...
Posted by janmc, on Oct 29, 2003 at 02:06 PM, in Mac Notebooks

another question - does anybody know any 3rd...	1,032 Views / 8 Replies
another question - does anybody know any 3rd party vendors for batteries for the Titanium range? I could contact them to see if they intend to produce a version for the Al book
Posted by janmc, on Oct 29, 2003 at 10:24 AM, in Mac Notebooks

3rd party 15 Al book 1.25 batteries?	1,032 Views / 8 Replies
My battery time for my new Powerbook (15 Al book 1.25) is pathetic, at just over 2 hours with screen brightness turned down as much as possible, and using it for surfing and listening to iTunes...
Posted by janmc, on Oct 29, 2003 at 08:26 AM, in Mac Notebooks

where did they 'admit' that?	1,193 Views / 10 Replies
where did they 'admit' that?
Posted by janmc, on Oct 22, 2003 at 10:47 AM, in Mac Notebooks

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