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so i'm in safe mode which is a huge improvement,... 1,958 Views / 4 Replies  
so i'm in safe mode which is a huge improvement, thanks!

though advice on the process to ascertain the problem please!
Posted by atomised, on Dec 1, 2009 at 07:51 PM, in macOS
thanks for the advice, i'm going to try this and... 1,958 Views / 4 Replies  
thanks for the advice, i'm going to try this and see what happens. my concern has been that it seems like it was building to this...
Posted by atomised, on Dec 1, 2009 at 07:08 PM, in macOS
10.6.2 13" pb trapped in login in screen 1,958 Views / 4 Replies  
hey

so i thought perhaps i try this as a software issue first but it could well be hardware...

my 13" pb had been becoming more and more troublesome with beach balls appearing when waking from...
Posted by atomised, on Dec 1, 2009 at 06:18 PM, in macOS
yes, it really is weird. I did a backup and... 1,677 Views / 5 Replies  
yes, it really is weird. I did a backup and restore and nothing has changed.

still no capacity to add restrictions or set a passcode.

what's especially odd is i can't seem to find anyone else...
Posted by atomised, on Aug 29, 2008 at 11:31 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
thanks, yes i tried the ol' restart. i'm going... 1,677 Views / 5 Replies  
thanks, yes i tried the ol' restart. i'm going to do a restore when i get home but it is truly odd...they are simply not there...
Posted by atomised, on Aug 28, 2008 at 12:46 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
iphone general settings missing settings 1,677 Views / 5 Replies  
hi all

ok a weird one. i was setting up an exchange email account on my 8gig 2.02 3g iphone and it asked my to put in a passcode.

the thing is in general settings i am missing:
'passcode...
Posted by atomised, on Aug 27, 2008 at 09:38 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
mmm, thankyou both. the ram thing makes... 530 Views / 7 Replies  
mmm, thankyou both.

the ram thing makes sense...so i'll have to get on that no-brainer. i really am living in the past when it come to ram!

i will do a bit of a activity monitor and i was...
Posted by atomised, on Sep 10, 2007 at 11:22 PM, in macOS
no, iscrobbler had not been working for me, i've... 530 Views / 7 Replies  
no, iscrobbler had not been working for me, i've been using the lastfm client. It really is odd as i seem to have residual lag after i close the program up.

i'll look for that widget when i get...
Posted by atomised, on Sep 10, 2007 at 08:24 PM, in macOS
ah yes thanks, i did think about this one, do you... 530 Views / 7 Replies  
ah yes thanks, i did think about this one, do you know of any third party tools as well?

i am also interested in opinions on the lasfm program causing issues also.
Posted by atomised, on Sep 10, 2007 at 08:18 PM, in macOS
the big slow down: is it lastfm? 530 Views / 7 Replies  
hi all

running a imac 2g non-intel with the latest operating system. admittedly i only have 512ram running.

i am wondering what is the best utility or program to define program useage of...
Posted by atomised, on Sep 10, 2007 at 08:14 PM, in macOS
connecting a mac and xbox360 794 Views / 1 Replies  
hi all

um, this may be an obvious question...

i'm just about to get an xbox360 and am wanting to connect it with a router (well i have not got that yet either) to the next with my g5. i have...
Posted by atomised, on May 31, 2006 at 10:02 AM, in Gaming
no, it was still under warranty...which is good... 11,499 Views / 7 Replies  
no, it was still under warranty...which is good thing.
what annoyed me at the time was the vagueness of a lot of the apple on line help: they don't want to mention the possibility of a hard drive...
Posted by atomised, on Dec 5, 2005 at 05:12 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
for a little while it did. then everything... 11,499 Views / 7 Replies  
for a little while it did.

then everything went extra bad, as in very annoying.

took it to the apple store, they replaced it as the hard drive had died...
Posted by atomised, on Dec 1, 2005 at 08:11 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
mmm, i had tried the manual option. what... 1,466 Views / 6 Replies  
mmm, i had tried the manual option.

what did work was downloading the most recent version, i think my old one was a version or two old.

the main reason i was hoping to use this was for...
Posted by atomised, on Oct 24, 2005 at 01:19 AM, in Applications
ffmpegX installation of binaries confusion 1,466 Views / 6 Replies  
hi all

i'm attempting to install mpeg2enc, mencoder, mplayer onto ffmpegX.

the how to window does make this seem easy but obviously not for me!

i downloaded the 3 files (which look like...
Posted by atomised, on Oct 20, 2005 at 09:34 PM, in Applications
ah, interesting. as i have a now... 689 Views / 8 Replies  
ah, interesting.

as i have a now discontinued 30g, what are the odds (if replaced) of me getting a 20g or 60g?

would they be so nasty as to deprive me of 10g of musical goodness?
this does...
Posted by atomised, on Sep 27, 2005 at 02:31 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
took it in for repair (as yes it was under... 689 Views / 8 Replies  
took it in for repair (as yes it was under warranty) the apple fella semed to think the hard drive was none too happy. it least i was happy 1. for warranty 2. that my attempts were all i could have...
Posted by atomised, on Sep 26, 2005 at 11:18 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
how do you get it out of disk mode once trapped... 726 Views / 5 Replies  
how do you get it out of disk mode once trapped in it?
Posted by atomised, on Sep 25, 2005 at 09:49 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
how would disc warrior help? also disc utility... 689 Views / 8 Replies  
how would disc warrior help? also disc utility is what pops up when i press to initalize but running disc aid comes up with an error message

ta
Posted by atomised, on Sep 22, 2005 at 10:53 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
trapped in disc mode 689 Views / 8 Replies  
awhile back i posted how my ipod would not eject/recognize etc. i restored it back to version one and the up to the latest version (after wiping it) and all seemed fine.

now the present...
...
Posted by atomised, on Sep 22, 2005 at 10:30 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
after doing the utility check and finding nothing... 11,499 Views / 7 Replies  
after doing the utility check and finding nothing ended up restoring it back to an earlier update then moving it to the june update.

then it begins to work again...

all very strange.
Posted by atomised, on Aug 25, 2005 at 07:48 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
ipod cannot be ejected...files in use by other application? 11,499 Views / 7 Replies  
hi all

got home thought i'd charge my 30g ipod photo.

message came up not recognizing my ipod...thought 'but you know it! SURELY! COME ON!

when i try to eject in a number of ways get a 'in...
Posted by atomised, on Aug 25, 2005 at 12:19 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
converting .flac into itunes 970 Views / 4 Replies  
hi all

found some files in the .flac format...which was confusing as i had never come across them! i found vlc to play the files but i would love to know a process to drop them into itunes. did...
Posted by atomised, on Jul 19, 2005 at 09:16 AM, in Applications
i had some of those nice little speakers for my... 813 Views / 4 Replies  
i had some of those nice little speakers for my 466 g4 power mac. when i bought my imac g5 i found they didn't fit. an adapter i was told would cost a bit (perhaps they were lying...) so for $100...
Posted by atomised, on Jul 19, 2005 at 02:46 AM, in Mac Desktops
around 80mins, that's why i have been trying the... 1,142 Views / 16 Replies  
around 80mins, that's why i have been trying the dual layer dvd after the advice on the single layers not working for the file.

but as it appears toast and 10.4.1 don't like each other its sorta...
Posted by atomised, on May 29, 2005 at 09:07 PM, in Applications
the g5 is a superdrive the g4 is not (as much... 829 Views / 4 Replies  
the g5 is a superdrive
the g4 is not (as much as i would wish otherwise...)

believe me i don't think my old powermac is going to turn around after about 5 years and surprise me by having a dvd...
Posted by atomised, on May 29, 2005 at 12:25 AM, in Gaming
ok think i have an answer of sorts...toast 6... 1,142 Views / 16 Replies  
ok think i have an answer of sorts...toast 6 doesn't like to burn in tiger.

what i've enjoyed about this process was that i started on trying to fit the file onto the dvd, solve that then find out...
Posted by atomised, on May 29, 2005 at 12:11 AM, in Applications
well i got the same error message with it off... 1,142 Views / 16 Replies  
well i got the same error message with it off (hmmm...).
for the record its error message #20.

toast i think 'knows' its dual layer and the annoying thing is it takes awhile to know if its...
Posted by atomised, on May 28, 2005 at 08:44 PM, in Applications
hmmm, not so sure. i have gone into the toast... 857 Views / 9 Replies  
hmmm, not so sure. i have gone into the toast preferences a couple of times but have seen nothing of cache etc...

if you know where they are that would be great as its driving me crazy!
Posted by atomised, on May 28, 2005 at 08:37 PM, in macOS
strangely, i loaded the game onto my old g4... 829 Views / 4 Replies  
strangely, i loaded the game onto my old g4 running panther and it was happy to show me the updater etc...

installed the game and firewired it across to the g5, which has worked fine. in fact...
Posted by atomised, on May 28, 2005 at 08:31 PM, in Gaming
6.0.9 version with about 100gb of free space and... 857 Views / 9 Replies  
6.0.9 version with about 100gb of free space and 512 ram, that's whay i've found it odd (and why i was thinking of the ol' memory management...).

odd!

ta
Posted by atomised, on May 28, 2005 at 07:20 AM, in macOS
mmm, ta i sorta thought that was the case,... 857 Views / 9 Replies  
mmm, ta

i sorta thought that was the case, though on virtual memory it was nice to be able to individually tweek when the case arrived...

the reason i ask is i was having a toast issue that i...
Posted by atomised, on May 28, 2005 at 02:00 AM, in macOS
memory managing on osx 857 Views / 9 Replies  
hi all

a question: in os9 and earlier all of us would have spent some time tweeking with virtual memory.

am i right in thinking that there is no easy manager of memory in osx?

i seem to...
Posted by atomised, on May 28, 2005 at 01:36 AM, in macOS
the last time i tried i did have it on. i've now... 1,142 Views / 16 Replies  
the last time i tried i did have it on. i've now turned it off so i'll have to give it a try.

but what does it do exactly?

ta!
Posted by atomised, on May 27, 2005 at 07:18 PM, in Applications
medal of honor + tiger won't install 829 Views / 4 Replies  
picked up medal of honor allies assault on the cheap but the problem is i can't get it to install and i'm not sure whether its game related or my drive!

updated to a g5 imac running 10.4.1 but...
Posted by atomised, on May 27, 2005 at 09:59 AM, in Gaming
thankyou all so far...very helpful! ok, so i... 1,142 Views / 16 Replies  
thankyou all so far...very helpful!

ok, so i now have investigated the dual layer dvd option which seemed to be going well until 3 different burn attempts (two different files) which both ended...
Posted by atomised, on May 26, 2005 at 11:17 PM, in Applications
ok, that makes sense. what would be the... 1,142 Views / 16 Replies  
ok, that makes sense.

what would be the way, do you think, to get a file like that onto a dvd to watch through a dvd player?
Posted by atomised, on May 25, 2005 at 11:30 AM, in Applications
ok, i kinda get what you're saying as i expect a... 1,142 Views / 16 Replies  
ok, i kinda get what you're saying as i expect a movie/tv/etc file to expand as it's encoded.

what seems perplexing is i was able to burn vcd files into cd's of around 350mb (for example). so a...
Posted by atomised, on May 25, 2005 at 02:27 AM, in Applications
700mb file becomes larger in toast. 1,142 Views / 16 Replies  
hi

this is probably something very easy to explain but obviously not for me!

got my g5 yesterday so i thought 'let's burn that 700mb file that never used to fit onto a cd'.

using toast 6.09...
Posted by atomised, on May 24, 2005 at 11:36 PM, in Applications
yup, better to be safe than sorry. so yes it... 986 Views / 9 Replies  
yup, better to be safe than sorry.

so yes it does work and pretty happy about it too, thanks for the advice all.

having to be careful with the gap but other than that works a treat!
Posted by atomised, on Apr 26, 2005 at 08:19 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
hmmm, it doesn't fit tight as the photo is a... 986 Views / 9 Replies  
hmmm, it doesn't fit tight as the photo is a little skinnier than earlier pods but i'm presuming that plugging it in will not do anything in particular? ie: there is not wiring or such that could...
Posted by atomised, on Apr 21, 2005 at 11:48 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
old dock new ipod 986 Views / 9 Replies  
hi all

hope this isn't a repeat post...

i was recently (well today) given a dock for my ipod but its not an ipod photo dock (and i have a 30g ipod photo).

my question is, will this dock work...
Posted by atomised, on Apr 21, 2005 at 08:12 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
ah thanks, i think i am beginning to understand. ... 1,011 Views / 9 Replies  
ah thanks, i think i am beginning to understand.

its my first time having to navigate windows file business (xbox emulation related). i'm so used to using a mac...

thanks again those that have...
Posted by atomised, on Apr 13, 2004 at 07:47 AM, in macOS
thankyou all for your help its much appreciated,... 1,011 Views / 9 Replies  
thankyou all for your help its much appreciated, i'll give it a go tonight!
(now to figure out what an iso file is...)
Posted by atomised, on Apr 12, 2004 at 07:29 PM, in macOS
opening rar files 1,011 Views / 9 Replies  
hi

i've been having a beast of a time trying to open a rar file.

am i right in thinking this is a linux file?

i've been attempting to us stuffit deluxe to open it to no avail, though i did...
Posted by atomised, on Apr 12, 2004 at 07:39 AM, in macOS
a question though, most of the 9 restore cds will... 1,001 Views / 9 Replies  
a question though, most of the 9 restore cds will be straight 9. does osx not prefer 9.2etc?
Posted by atomised, on Mar 8, 2004 at 01:32 AM, in macOS
check out some of the importing websites such as... 924 Views / 9 Replies  
check out some of the importing websites such as play asia and lik sang. they often have convertors, cables etc that are difficult to find. in fact i don't even know where to find some of this...
Posted by atomised, on Feb 22, 2004 at 12:45 AM, in Gaming
first off emulation is fantastic for 'dead'... 3,676 Views / 22 Replies  
first off emulation is fantastic for 'dead' consoles, i don't agree with emulating current consoles...

emulation is also good for those who live in pal countries and were never able to access all...
Posted by atomised, on Jan 10, 2004 at 01:45 AM, in Gaming
i used streamripper a couple of times, the... 881 Views / 6 Replies  
i used streamripper a couple of times, the quality resembled taping AM radio onto cassettes (slighty exaggerating but you get my point), i really enjoyed grabbing a couple of the songs but it was...
Posted by atomised, on Aug 9, 2003 at 02:56 AM, in Applications
get it on the gamecube, better graphics than ps2... 1,072 Views / 17 Replies  
get it on the gamecube, better graphics than ps2 and nothing to do with the crapbox, and you won't need to upgrade your mac...
Posted by atomised, on Aug 9, 2003 at 02:46 AM, in Gaming
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