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Man, you really hate OS9... Go... 723 Views / 9 Replies  
Man, you really hate OS9...

Go toSystem/Library/PreferencePanes/Classic.prefPane

delete the file Classic.prefPane
Posted by electropura, on May 8, 2006 at 06:36 PM, in macOS
Mail App: Rules dont run automatically 483 Views / 0 Replies  
Running 10.4.3

Mail app does not apply rules to incoming mail automatically. I can select it in the Inbox, then select "Apply Rules" and the rules work perfectly.

Trashing prefs and resetting...
Posted by electropura, on Dec 25, 2005 at 01:30 AM, in Applications
"The desktop database was something completely... 802 Views / 15 Replies  
"The desktop database was something completely different. It had nothing to with the desktop, actually.

Also, the size of the files on your desktop is also completely irrelevant--it's the number...
Posted by electropura, on Mar 15, 2005 at 01:32 AM, in macOS
It was more of a big deal on Mac OS 9 and... 802 Views / 15 Replies  
It was more of a big deal on Mac OS 9 and earlier, as there used to be something called a Desktop database, that could become corrupted on occasion...especially if you had lots of stuff on your...
Posted by electropura, on Mar 14, 2005 at 10:56 PM, in macOS
why would you need iTunes to do this? If... 22,470 Views / 38 Replies  
why would you need iTunes to do this?

If all you want to do is listen to one song, you can do that in the Finder.
Posted by electropura, on Mar 3, 2005 at 01:37 AM, in Applications
Mail app can import your Mozilla mail. 729 Views / 8 Replies  
Mail app can import your Mozilla mail.
Posted by electropura, on Mar 3, 2005 at 12:46 AM, in Applications
I had the same problem recently, and used... 919 Views / 14 Replies  
I had the same problem recently, and used Cocktail to clean all my caches.

Worked like a charm. I was not able to determine which cache was the problem, but I think it was probably font related,...
Posted by electropura, on Feb 26, 2005 at 08:43 PM, in macOS
heres the fix 655 Views / 4 Replies  
This problem can occur under Jaguar (not Panther). Disk Utility itself has incorrect permissions, which will prevent you from repairing permissions on your disk.

Here is a utility that fixes...
Posted by electropura, on Feb 22, 2005 at 02:41 AM, in macOS
The hard drive icons are always on the right.... 3,899 Views / 25 Replies  
The hard drive icons are always on the right. Cant change that. Its where they go on a Mac.

Not sure I understand the problem you are having with iChat. It should remember the window position you...
Posted by electropura, on Feb 16, 2005 at 08:35 PM, in macOS
Oops. sorry big mac. ya beat me to it. 1,407 Views / 18 Replies  
Oops. sorry big mac. ya beat me to it.
Posted by electropura, on Feb 12, 2005 at 09:45 PM, in Mac Desktops
you can use your older ATA drive in your new G5.... 1,407 Views / 18 Replies  
you can use your older ATA drive in your new G5. you need this adapter from Sonnet.

http://www.sonnettech.com/product/tempo_bridge.html

I am using one now, and it works like a charm. No...
Posted by electropura, on Feb 12, 2005 at 09:44 PM, in Mac Desktops
in your help window select iTunes Music Store... 880 Views / 11 Replies  
in your help window select iTunes Music Store Service and Support.

They are very fast and helpful with problems, in my experience.
Posted by electropura, on Feb 11, 2005 at 06:22 PM, in Applications
all is well here. fan comes on less... 2,820 Views / 64 Replies  
all is well here.

fan comes on less frequently than it used to.

a great deal less, actually.
Posted by electropura, on Feb 11, 2005 at 03:17 PM, in macOS
My girlfriend's ibook had that problem when she... 1,260 Views / 1 Replies  
My girlfriend's ibook had that problem when she first got it. I called Apple and they had me delete a cache file, then everything was fine. Unfortunately, I cant remember which cache file it was.
...
Posted by electropura, on Feb 1, 2005 at 03:10 AM, in macOS
"I brought my xServe G5 SP in for a CPU core... 1,198 Views / 5 Replies  
"I brought my xServe G5 SP in for a CPU core voltage malfunction, and the tech said that the CPU had to be replaced. The cost for parts (1 x Processor Module 2GHz) is $625 USD, labor $135 USD. So why...
Posted by electropura, on Jan 31, 2005 at 04:25 PM, in Mac Desktops
heres more classic nostalgia. unplug your... 9,863 Views / 124 Replies  
heres more classic nostalgia.

unplug your mouse and pretend your computer just froze for no reason.

reboot your computer.


:)
Posted by electropura, on Jan 19, 2005 at 05:18 PM, in macOS
hmm...are you trying to install the iApps from... 573 Views / 6 Replies  
hmm...are you trying to install the iApps from the install disk of the PowerBook on the iMac...yeah, you can't do that..they can only be installed on the machine it came with.

None of the bundled...
Posted by electropura, on Dec 25, 2004 at 03:29 PM, in macOS
"but it will not let me rename it even though I... 838 Views / 5 Replies  
"but it will not let me rename it even though I have changed the permissions. How do I get round this?"


Yeah. I forgot, I used BatChmod to delete the hidden .DS_Store file. Glad Cocktail did...
Posted by electropura, on Dec 13, 2004 at 11:01 PM, in macOS
I had this happen once. I fixed it by deleting... 838 Views / 5 Replies  
I had this happen once. I fixed it by deleting the .DS_Store file at the root level of my boot drive (it rebuilds itself, much as the old Desktop DB did in OS9).

Its a little tricky to find and...
Posted by electropura, on Dec 12, 2004 at 01:24 PM, in macOS
DVDxDV can do this and has a very simple and... 917 Views / 7 Replies  
DVDxDV can do this and has a very simple and clear interface.
Its mainly for extracting the video to DV, but in the "Extract" menu you can extract the sound alone.
Posted by electropura, on Jul 25, 2004 at 10:18 PM, in macOS
No. But this product does what you want. ... 539 Views / 1 Replies  
No.
But this product does what you want.

http://homepage.mac.com/bwebster/iphotolibrarymanager.html
Posted by electropura, on Jul 25, 2004 at 10:09 PM, in macOS
There is no quality loss using this method. AIFF... 1,326 Views / 18 Replies  
There is no quality loss using this method. AIFF is an uncompressed format.
It wont be any worse than the original AAC file. No better, no worse.

You should only be using AIFF files in Final...
Posted by electropura, on Jun 2, 2004 at 05:31 PM, in macOS
you will need to be able to access invisible... 1,278 Views / 21 Replies  
you will need to be able to access invisible folders. to do this you can download Tinkertool.

Your Quicktime movie will be in private/tmp/501/TemporaryItems until you quit safari, then it gets...
Posted by electropura, on Apr 15, 2004 at 01:07 AM, in Applications
http://www.mkgsoft.com/batteries/ipodbattery.htm?s... 726 Views / 4 Replies  
http://www.mkgsoft.com/batteries/ipodbattery.htm?source=google

Do it yourself iPod replacement battery kit...
50 bucks

worked like a charm...like having a new iPod.
Posted by electropura, on Feb 8, 2004 at 02:34 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
DVD-9's are for DVD replicators only. They will... 1,080 Views / 6 Replies  
DVD-9's are for DVD replicators only. They will not work in a superdrive (or any other consumer/prosumer burners currently available)
I read there are several models being developed that may be...
Posted by electropura, on Jan 24, 2004 at 12:42 AM, in Mac Desktops
its probably the logic board.... heres and... 721 Views / 4 Replies  
its probably the logic board....
heres and excuse to buy the G5 you have been drooling over
Posted by electropura, on Oct 5, 2003 at 11:36 PM, in Mac Desktops
Re-bless the OS 9 system folder. Drag the Finder... 692 Views / 2 Replies  
Re-bless the OS 9 system folder. Drag the Finder out of the System Folder to another location, then drag it back in.
Posted by electropura, on Sep 17, 2003 at 12:37 PM, in Mac Desktops
ummm...couldnt you have just temporarily moved a... 1,671 Views / 3 Replies  
ummm...couldnt you have just temporarily moved a couple of GB of files to your Firewire disk until you finished making your DVD?
Posted by electropura, on Sep 15, 2003 at 02:37 AM, in Applications
with the smattering of actual G5 sightings, I... 1,965 Views / 30 Replies  
with the smattering of actual G5 sightings, I would have thought the code name might be Elvis
Posted by electropura, on Sep 4, 2003 at 01:35 AM, in Mac Desktops
the door is part of the cooling system, acting as... 2,671 Views / 26 Replies  
the door is part of the cooling system, acting as a reflector. if you remove it, the system fans go into high gear to prevent a meldown
Posted by electropura, on Aug 28, 2003 at 02:04 PM, in Mac Desktops
The power supply on my dual 800 died last year. ... 677 Views / 2 Replies  
The power supply on my dual 800 died last year. a repair from Tekserve in NYC, an authorized service center, cost less than 200 dollars.
Posted by electropura, on Aug 11, 2003 at 12:37 AM, in Mac Desktops
The feature set for Panther is far from... 1,084 Views / 17 Replies  
The feature set for Panther is far from closed...have you written feedback to apple concerning this? They actually do listen when enough people request something. They probably hit the delete button...
Posted by electropura, on Jul 29, 2003 at 01:23 AM, in macOS
A full blown font manager similar to ATM (but way... 1,084 Views / 17 Replies  
A full blown font manager similar to ATM (but way cooler) is included in Panther.

In the interim, you might want to consider a switch to decaf.
Posted by electropura, on Jul 29, 2003 at 12:41 AM, in macOS
Had this happen to me once a few months ago....I... 1,152 Views / 12 Replies  
Had this happen to me once a few months ago....I could not even enable root and repair permissions as the root user...in desperation II used carbon copy cloner to copy my drive to a firewire drive...
Posted by electropura, on Jul 17, 2003 at 12:57 AM, in macOS
probably easier to log in as root, access her... 484 Views / 3 Replies  
probably easier to log in as root, access her home folder, get what you need, move it your desktop, delete her account....then log back in as yourself and set up a new account for her...these kind of...
Posted by electropura, on Jun 28, 2003 at 01:22 PM, in macOS
This is not normal. Boot from your Jaguar... 1,144 Views / 21 Replies  
This is not normal. Boot from your Jaguar install disk, run Disk First Aid and Repair Permissions. I'm guessing its the permissions that are screwed up....
Posted by electropura, on Jun 28, 2003 at 01:18 PM, in macOS
another advertisement for why Apple doesnt... 964 Views / 10 Replies  
another advertisement for why Apple doesnt actively support 3rd party theming...
Posted by electropura, on Jun 9, 2003 at 10:15 AM, in macOS
My copy of UMAX Vista Scan DA 3.5.2 (not the... 2,002 Views / 34 Replies  
My copy of UMAX Vista Scan DA 3.5.2 (not the TWAIN plug in, the standalone program) included on the scanner install CD for my Astra 2200 works just fine in the Classic Environment. Did you give...
Posted by electropura, on Jun 5, 2003 at 11:05 PM, in macOS
Hmmm...my first thought was that your... 520 Views / 2 Replies  
Hmmm...my first thought was that your disappearing disk space was due to OSX virtural memory, but judging from your disappearing Documents folder, you might be looking as some sort of directory...
Posted by electropura, on Jun 5, 2003 at 10:55 PM, in macOS
without the tutorial files its 1.25GB, with the... 629 Views / 8 Replies  
without the tutorial files its 1.25GB, with the tutorial its even higher
Posted by electropura, on Jun 5, 2003 at 10:09 AM, in Applications
If your computer blows up, you e-mail iTunes... 1,053 Views / 15 Replies  
If your computer blows up, you e-mail iTunes Music Store Customer Service from withing iTunes...
They can de-authorize from their end...they just did it for me...


Dear Apple Customer,

We...
Posted by electropura, on Jun 4, 2003 at 10:14 PM, in Applications
to reiterate what chabig said earlier... why... 898 Views / 29 Replies  
to reiterate what chabig said earlier...

why would you want to put a trash can in the toolbar when you can already add a delete button? I guess you really love dragging stuff....
Posted by electropura, on Mar 9, 2003 at 10:40 PM, in macOS
Having the media you are compressing shot on 35mm... 615 Views / 4 Replies  
Having the media you are compressing shot on 35mm film certainly helps a bit....it can stand up to the compression a lot better than something shot on your camcorder
Posted by electropura, on Feb 26, 2003 at 01:33 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
why dont you want to use the software restore... 582 Views / 8 Replies  
why dont you want to use the software restore disks that came with your computer?

If you wiped the HD already, what's the problem with it?
Posted by electropura, on Dec 17, 2002 at 03:04 AM, in macOS
ignore my last post...i am an idiot...it doesnt... 1,458 Views / 32 Replies  
ignore my last post...i am an idiot...it doesnt work for the dock...only the finder...sorry...i'll try it before i open my big mouth again...
Posted by electropura, on Dec 8, 2002 at 09:07 PM, in macOS
[QUOTE]Originally posted by ringo: [B]I'd... 1,458 Views / 32 Replies  
[QUOTE]Originally posted by ringo:
[B]I'd rather see an Undo option than a hard limit of dock items or a max number of items to add at once.

Of course you do realize there already IS an undo...
Posted by electropura, on Dec 8, 2002 at 09:01 PM, in macOS
you know, iTunes is free and can do this... 1,055 Views / 9 Replies  
you know, iTunes is free and can do this too....if you dont want them MP3 compressed, change your prefs to encode aiff ant 44.1 khz when you import the tracks.
Posted by electropura, on Dec 4, 2002 at 10:00 PM, in macOS
Yes...they are in System/Library/Screen Savers ... 574 Views / 1 Replies  
Yes...they are in System/Library/Screen Savers

Each one is a bundle (Abstract.slideSaver, Beach.slideSaver..etc) Control-click on the bundle. Select "show package contents". Inside the...
Posted by electropura, on Dec 1, 2002 at 02:58 PM, in macOS
Maybe MacNN should finally start a new forum just... 3,434 Views / 36 Replies  
Maybe MacNN should finally start a new forum just for snappy and debugging code jokes. Do we really need the same friggin posts over and over with even the hint of a new maintenance release?
...
Posted by electropura, on Nov 23, 2002 at 12:52 AM, in macOS
Such as? 1,498 Views / 40 Replies  
Such as?
Posted by electropura, on Oct 28, 2002 at 02:07 AM, in Applications
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