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There's no such thing as a backdoor that will... 6,298 Views / 28 Replies  
There's no such thing as a backdoor that will only be used by the good guys.
Posted by nat, on Feb 17, 2016 at 10:57 AM, in Mac News
This is turning into semantics. You say it wasn't... 3,038 Views / 50 Replies  
This is turning into semantics. You say it wasn't intentional yet it CANNOT turn itself off. A real breathing person has to decide to disable it. I know this because I'm a retired developer and we...
Posted by nat, on Feb 14, 2016 at 11:47 AM, in Feedback
Rubbish. "YOU INCLUDED, are posting as if Mike... 3,038 Views / 50 Replies  
Rubbish.
"YOU INCLUDED, are posting as if Mike himself, on a whim, screwed up the site himself."
Show me where I attacked him personally. Because he took it personally does not in any way change...
Posted by nat, on Feb 14, 2016 at 07:08 AM, in Feedback
Why are you taking this personally? The "you" is... 3,038 Views / 50 Replies  
Why are you taking this personally? The "you" is the whoever sat in a room and allowed this to happen, whoever hired the design people and gave the ok. I don't know you. I'm not attacking you. I know...
Posted by nat, on Feb 13, 2016 at 10:23 AM, in Feedback
I don't have to assume anything. It's right... 3,038 Views / 50 Replies  
I don't have to assume anything. It's right there. Plain as day for anyone to see, or not see. You hired someone who ignored international accessibility guidelines. You hired someone that went with...
Posted by nat, on Feb 13, 2016 at 08:45 AM, in Feedback
Clear violation of international standards and best practices 3,038 Views / 50 Replies  
Fail.
The W3C/Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2 Level AA 1.4.4 requires that sites be scalable without assistive technology up to 200%. This means that the mobile browser’s...
Posted by nat, on Feb 13, 2016 at 07:12 AM, in Feedback
Until Apple gives the iPad a physical... 2,899 Views / 26 Replies  
Until Apple gives the iPad a physical mouse/trackpad capabilities it will never be a full replacement.
As long as I have to reach up there and do that cumbersome copy/edit/paste/whatever I will...
Posted by nat, on Nov 27, 2015 at 05:48 AM, in Mac News
I had such annoying problems with sound in 10.10... 3,065 Views / 20 Replies  
I had such annoying problems with sound in 10.10 (random popping) then I went back to 10.9. I tried every "fix" I could find and it never went away. Stopped as soon as I went back. Anybody know if...
Posted by nat, on Oct 2, 2015 at 08:56 PM, in Mac News
Just to be clear, I want a trackpad on a physical... 2,259 Views / 14 Replies  
Just to be clear, I want a trackpad on a physical keyboard attached to the iPad.
Posted by nat, on Sep 10, 2015 at 08:39 AM, in Mac News
Atheist: Exactly. I don't want to reach up there.... 2,259 Views / 14 Replies  
Atheist: Exactly. I don't want to reach up there. I don't care how much easier they've made it, it's not as easy as a trackpad.
So, apparently touch is all that's necessary. Yet there have always...
Posted by nat, on Sep 10, 2015 at 08:34 AM, in Mac News
Thanks MartTime but that is exactly what I don't... 2,259 Views / 14 Replies  
Thanks MartTime but that is exactly what I don't want to do. Stop typing, pick up a stylus, do what I need to do, put down the stylus, start typing again. That's no better than reaching up there with...
Posted by nat, on Sep 9, 2015 at 05:18 PM, in Mac News
and still no track pad? The very reason I stopped... 2,259 Views / 14 Replies  
and still no track pad? The very reason I stopped using my iPad. When doing some serious writing it's a joke to have to use fingers for copying/pasting/editing when there is no reason whatsoever that...
Posted by nat, on Sep 9, 2015 at 04:31 PM, in Mac News
Until Apple allows for precision input... 1,594 Views / 8 Replies  
Until Apple allows for precision input (trackpad/mouse) my iPad will remain on my coffee table for light gaming. Which means I'll never need another one. It's ridiculous that they allow external...
Posted by nat, on Jun 29, 2015 at 12:36 PM, in Tech News
I almost got one when they first came out as my... 551 Views / 2 Replies  
I almost got one when they first came out as my 1st gen iPad was getting long in the tooth. I opted for a Chromebook instead. Why? Because Apple refuses to give us trackpad/mouse capabilities. I'll...
Posted by nat, on Nov 13, 2014 at 06:31 PM, in Tech News
All the power and all those apps and I still will... 710 Views / 4 Replies  
All the power and all those apps and I still will not move on from my iPad 3. Not until Apple stops being stubborn and gives me a precision input.
I've heard all the arguments, it's a touch screen,...
Posted by nat, on Oct 21, 2014 at 10:07 AM, in Tech News
trot on over to a best buy and bend some other... 2,825 Views / 20 Replies  
trot on over to a best buy and bend some other phones. while you're at it grab hold of the front and back of a big screen tv and see how far you can push the screen in with your hand. mosey on over...
Posted by nat, on Sep 29, 2014 at 07:44 PM, in Mac News
let's see, they've never made a profit on their... 1,918 Views / 14 Replies  
let's see, they've never made a profit on their online services - hotmail, search (whatever it's called these days), etc. - ever. in the last 10 years they've lost over 8 billion on it.
xbox lost...
Posted by nat, on May 23, 2013 at 12:15 PM, in Mac News
yet 488 Views / 1 Replies  
still no bookmarks bar. just what i want, 3, 4 and more clicks to get to a bookmark.
Posted by nat, on Mar 4, 2013 at 07:40 PM, in Mac News
silverlight? 356 Views / 1 Replies  
isn't microsoft abandoning that? why would they launch a new service on a dead platform?
Posted by nat, on Jan 9, 2013 at 10:03 PM, in Tech News
thanks! 915 Views / 2 Replies  
thanks!
Posted by nat, on Dec 3, 2007 at 08:59 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Macbook Model No 915 Views / 2 Replies  
I want to add memory, 2ghz white 13" C2D. The bottom of my Macbook says model no. A1181.

I go to Crucial and the only options are for MA70.../A and MB06.../B models.
I've looked and looked but...
Posted by nat, on Dec 3, 2007 at 07:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Back to... 22,242 Views / 319 Replies  
For years I've used two alias folders in the Dock plus I dragged the hard drive onto it so I could right click to anywhere, but now they're all useless in Leopard.

So, after a few years of not...
Posted by nat, on Oct 31, 2007 at 08:27 AM, in macOS
Where on earth did you hear that? My experience... 2,656 Views / 29 Replies  
Where on earth did you hear that? My experience has been a lot of programs don't work with Vista, not to mention that not long ago - haven't checked for awhile - there were only like 150 actually...
Posted by nat, on Oct 8, 2007 at 02:32 PM, in Mac Desktops
I bought a Gateway laptop a few years back on... 4,737 Views / 81 Replies  
I bought a Gateway laptop a few years back on sale and it is matte. I don't follow Windows laptops but at least a few years back they weren't all glossy.
Posted by nat, on Aug 11, 2007 at 08:51 AM, in Mac Desktops
intelligent lighting 991 Views / 9 Replies  
good point. since my office is narrow with windows on 3 sides moving the computer won't help. guess i could either board up my windows or buy a new house.
Posted by nat, on Aug 10, 2007 at 06:10 PM, in Mac Desktops
uh oh 991 Views / 9 Replies  
Saw the new iMac's in Apple store in Bethesda. The glare is unreal. Looked at the stand alone monitor and then the iMac and it was, well, startling.

Look at the side of your iMac, the white...
Posted by nat, on Aug 10, 2007 at 03:56 PM, in Mac Desktops
iSquint it's free and easy to use 6,422 Views / 73 Replies  
iSquint it's free and easy to use
Posted by nat, on Jan 15, 2007 at 04:36 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
iPod knockoffs 1,258 Views / 1 Replies  
I was looking around for customized USB thumb drives for my business and came across some interesting things I hadn't heard of before (maybe they've been discussed and I just missed them). For...
Posted by nat, on Jan 15, 2007 at 11:49 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
I want an iPod with that, no phone, no internet,... 8,816 Views / 107 Replies  
I want an iPod with that, no phone, no internet, just the iPod. I don't have a cell phone (yeah, I know...) and don't want one but an iPod with the huge screen and cool navigation... is this going...
Posted by nat, on Jan 10, 2007 at 11:40 AM, in macOS
huh? 8,135 Views / 98 Replies  
"Infact, I have been building PC destops for over 5 years now and never have I had a problems like this with windows where I can not even save my data. If someone did have important or sentimental...
Posted by nat, on Jan 1, 2007 at 09:14 AM, in macOS
Got a 24" i Mac about 3 weeks ago. I'm about a... 2,906 Views / 33 Replies  
Got a 24" i Mac about 3 weeks ago. I'm about a minute away from buying another mouse. I'm so very tired of the mm. Real tired of the right click especially. If you don't hit it JUST right it...
Posted by nat, on Dec 8, 2006 at 10:12 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Recently lost my thumbdrive so I was excited... 1,232 Views / 4 Replies  
Recently lost my thumbdrive so I was excited about this, thought I'd could carry a few tunes around all the time and still have a thumbdrive then I read that you have to have a different device to...
Posted by nat, on Oct 30, 2006 at 11:09 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
I've often wished I had kept a log of his... 1,600 Views / 26 Replies  
I've often wished I had kept a log of his childish rants against all things Apple.
There's the switcher ads where he literally attacked the people in them based on their looks, guessing what kind...
Posted by nat, on Apr 6, 2005 at 10:16 AM, in MacNN Lounge
How humiliating? You don't find that... 1,600 Views / 26 Replies  
How humiliating? You don't find that objectionable? He's personally humiliated that a computer company has made a good product. Is he humiliated when Intel or MS or Dell or iRiver or Creative Zen...
Posted by nat, on Apr 6, 2005 at 07:55 AM, in MacNN Lounge
uh.... no ... 26,596 Views / 193 Replies  
uh.... no

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/12/16/windowsstyle_security_hell_stalks_mac/
Posted by nat, on Apr 4, 2005 at 07:19 AM, in MacNN Lounge
switching to airport extreme 466 Views / 0 Replies  
I have a .b airport (white) and a friend has give me the AP Extreme.

Reading through some posts on extreme I'm wondering if I would be better off staying with what I have... it works fine through...
Posted by nat, on Feb 20, 2005 at 09:07 PM, in Networking
Strange Alert 610 Views / 2 Replies  
Just had a big box appear with a big red ALERT telling me that an IP was being used by someone else. I didn't read it well enough to remember, I restarted right away.
Anybody seen this before?
Posted by nat, on Dec 4, 2004 at 08:58 PM, in macOS
SLOW 65,972 Views / 937 Replies  
slow and slow. Compared to Mozilla, Firefox and Camino it's a dog. All 3 of these are slighter faster than Safari and about twice as fast as OW.
Posted by nat, on Jul 16, 2004 at 02:22 PM, in Applications
Poll: no problems 6,032 Views / 36 Replies  
2 700mhz eMacs and both work great. I've been thinking about getting a newer one but looks like I'll wait since there are a few posts here about it's display.
Posted by nat, on May 15, 2004 at 09:27 AM, in Mac Desktops
Re: Re: Dvorak in Macworld Mag? 811 Views / 7 Replies  
Uh, yeah, Eug, that bother you on some level does it? Sure didn't mean to get you all worked up there pal.
Posted by nat, on Jan 13, 2004 at 07:05 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Dvorak in Macworld Mag? 811 Views / 7 Replies  
Dvorak has a piece in this month's Macworld 20th anniversary issue. What the hell are they thinking? I think I'm going to cancel my subscription, that asshole has no place in my Mac world.
Posted by nat, on Jan 13, 2004 at 06:57 PM, in MacNN Lounge
That helps a bit. I've also noted that when in... 697 Views / 3 Replies  
That helps a bit. I've also noted that when in list view there's no free area to option/click on for a new folder. Creating a new folder is a royal pain, you have to switch to column or scroll all...
Posted by nat, on Nov 17, 2003 at 12:35 PM, in macOS
removing the side bar 697 Views / 3 Replies  
Anyone know of a way to get all finder windows to open in List view with no sidebar? I use the dock and dragthing to access everything so I don't need this feature and want to get rid of it.
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Posted by nat, on Nov 17, 2003 at 12:17 PM, in macOS
invented the personal computer? 1,169 Views / 7 Replies  
According to Gates, indeed they did:
"We have to. We invented personal computing. It is the best tool of empowerment there has ever been. If there is anything that clouds that picture, we need to...
Posted by nat, on Nov 17, 2003 at 10:47 AM, in macOS
well, cripey, that doesn't work either! but it's... 817 Views / 8 Replies  
well, cripey, that doesn't work either! but it's there if anyone wants to look at it.
Posted by nat, on Nov 13, 2003 at 12:00 PM, in Networking
found at, say number but other link didn't work ... 817 Views / 8 Replies  
found at, say number but other link didn't work

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120273
Posted by nat, on Nov 13, 2003 at 11:59 AM, in Networking
can you check the article? this doesn't connect.... 817 Views / 8 Replies  
can you check the article? this doesn't connect.
thanks.
Posted by nat, on Nov 13, 2003 at 11:57 AM, in Networking
thanks 817 Views / 8 Replies  
I thought that after the AEBS was hooked up you needed to use the Airport Admin Utility to configure the AEBS from one of the computers. Would the iBook have this information?
Posted by nat, on Nov 12, 2003 at 02:34 PM, in Networking
best way to configure from XP 817 Views / 8 Replies  
Have a desktop XP connected to DSL. Bought an iBook and AEBS. From what I've read configuing the AEBS from XP is troublsome.
Can I hook the iBook up to the DSL modem directly (disconnecting the...
Posted by nat, on Nov 12, 2003 at 12:07 PM, in Networking
Poll: ok, survey on 1 button mouse 460 Views / 1 Replies  
considering that 97% of the entire computing world has somehow managed to master the incredibly complex 3 button mouse yet Apple refuses to give us one with the system (why should we have to buy...
Posted by nat, on Sep 17, 2003 at 08:36 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
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