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Do you have any security settings in place on the... 553 Views / 2 Replies  
Do you have any security settings in place on the wireless router that might need to be modified to accept the new computer on the wireless network? Or maybe some security setting needs to be set or...
Posted by va3uxb, on Aug 20, 2004 at 08:21 AM, in Mac Desktops
Very dissapointed with new iSight 1,742 Views / 23 Replies  
I just bought an iSight this past weekend, after wanting one for some time. Like most of Apple's stuff, they just look so good. Being firewire and having some impressive sounding specs certainly...
Posted by va3uxb, on Aug 18, 2004 at 05:09 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
A fresh install of OS 9.2 solved my problem. The... 1,092 Views / 13 Replies  
A fresh install of OS 9.2 solved my problem. The only thing I can think of - and it doesn't make sense but who knows - is somehow in copying the partition from one drive to another, corrupted or...
Posted by va3uxb, on Jul 30, 2004 at 11:23 PM, in Mac Desktops
PC2600 memory? 9,804 Views / 4 Replies  
I just got a G4 dual 1.25 GHz MDD and I noticed that in System Profiler, it identifies the memory as PC2600. I've heard of PC2700 (that's what the manual says I should use in this Mac) but I haven't...
Posted by va3uxb, on Jul 29, 2004 at 09:46 PM, in Mac Desktops
You can also tell if the OS 9 drivers were... 1,092 Views / 13 Replies  
You can also tell if the OS 9 drivers were installed by looking at the Info screen within Disk Utility. Click on the Hard Drive on the left (not the partition name but the hard drive itself) then...
Posted by va3uxb, on Jul 27, 2004 at 01:49 PM, in Mac Desktops
New Power Mac owner - some questions 855 Views / 4 Replies  
I just upgraded my home computer from an iMac G3 400MHz to a Power Mac G4 dual 1.25GHz, and I have some questions. I've never owned, or even used a Power Mac before, only iMacs and iBooks.

The...
Posted by va3uxb, on Jul 23, 2004 at 08:32 AM, in Mac Desktops
I don't game much (i.e. hardly ever), and the... 1,337 Views / 35 Replies  
I don't game much (i.e. hardly ever), and the only PC game I ever really truly enjoyed was called Fury3 by M$. (Actually it was a rebranded Terminal Velocity but anyhow...) It was designed for...
Posted by va3uxb, on Jul 20, 2004 at 09:30 AM, in Applications
I'm pretty sure that it states right on Apple's... 810 Views / 5 Replies  
I'm pretty sure that it states right on Apple's website that you need 10.1.5 at a minimum, and 10.3 is recommended. When I bought my 3G iPod in February, I also ordered Panther at the same time and...
Posted by va3uxb, on Jul 19, 2004 at 09:31 PM, in Applications
I don't know how to increase the size of the... 559 Views / 4 Replies  
I don't know how to increase the size of the existing drive either, but as _?_ suggests, you can create a second virtual hard disk. You can create it and 'format' it however you like, then go into...
Posted by va3uxb, on Jul 18, 2004 at 12:29 AM, in Applications
I agree with Krypton. The wording basicaly... 1,630 Views / 16 Replies  
I agree with Krypton. The wording basicaly states that when the keyboard is plugged into a USB port on the display, that only one of the two USB ports on the keyboard will function correctly, so you...
Posted by va3uxb, on Jul 17, 2004 at 03:34 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
CHUD is exactly where that Icon came from. If... 557 Views / 5 Replies  
CHUD is exactly where that Icon came from. If you want to remove it, look in /Library/PreferencePanes and you should see Hardware.prefPane in there. Delete that file or move it somewhere else, to...
Posted by va3uxb, on Jul 17, 2004 at 03:24 PM, in macOS
Thank You!!! This has been bugging me for... 843 Views / 7 Replies  
Thank You!!!

This has been bugging me for months.... how crazy though, that you have to go into image capture, to control something that iPhoto is doing. Very counter-intuitive, it seems to me....
Posted by va3uxb, on Jul 11, 2004 at 01:15 AM, in macOS
Are you running OS X? Did you update the... 593 Views / 2 Replies  
Are you running OS X? Did you update the Firmware before installing OS X?

I have an iMac DV 400MHz, and when I upgraded from OS 9 to 10.1.5, I would get the monitor flaking out on me frequently. ...
Posted by va3uxb, on Jul 10, 2004 at 09:26 AM, in Mac Desktops
If I need to view or edit the contents of... 702 Views / 5 Replies  
If I need to view or edit the contents of compiled or executable files, I usually use a hex editor. There is one called HexEditor, their website is www.ex-cinder.com

If it's compiled it will...
Posted by va3uxb, on Jul 3, 2004 at 12:05 PM, in macOS
My iBook G4 12" has had the logic board replaced... 563 Views / 3 Replies  
My iBook G4 12" has had the logic board replaced already, the problems didn't sound like the 'infamous' ones I've been hearing about, but the logic board was flawed nonetheless.

I bought it brand...
Posted by va3uxb, on Jun 25, 2004 at 09:32 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Thanks, Wiskedjak. I looked around on Version... 1,044 Views / 22 Replies  
Thanks, Wiskedjak. I looked around on Version Tracker and ended up trying Poisoned.

Now I've downloaded a song that I didn't pay for. (Ok I used to own the cassette tape but I lost all my tapes...
Posted by va3uxb, on Jun 17, 2004 at 07:00 PM, in Applications
I'm among the Canadians who's been waiting (and... 1,044 Views / 22 Replies  
I'm among the Canadians who's been waiting (and waiting...) for an iTunes music store here. I keep hearing people say it's legal to copy and share music and why bother setting up a store to sell...
Posted by va3uxb, on Jun 16, 2004 at 10:18 PM, in Applications
I've got the G4 12" 800MHz (384MB ram), with... 4,997 Views / 23 Replies  
I've got the G4 12" 800MHz (384MB ram), with VPC/Win2000Pro.

I use it to test / use some Windows-only network software we're developing for our not-yet-enlightened customers.

It runs Ok on...
Posted by va3uxb, on Jun 9, 2004 at 11:12 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I had that happen once. Tried everying and it... 1,061 Views / 4 Replies  
I had that happen once. Tried everying and it wouldn't work, just totally dead. Tried it a few days later and it worked again.

I hated the thing though, I've switched to the Monster one that...
Posted by va3uxb, on Jun 9, 2004 at 11:06 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Has anybody heard about iTunes store in Canada... 4,715 Views / 133 Replies  
Has anybody heard about iTunes store in Canada yet?

We're right next door, and they won't let us use their music store.

Grrrr.

-Stephanie
Posted by va3uxb, on Jun 8, 2004 at 05:16 PM, in Applications
Just revisiting an older thread... I was having... 1,507 Views / 26 Replies  
Just revisiting an older thread... I was having a lot of trouble with my iBook and the Apple tech had me do an erase and reinstall of Panther. When we got to the step where you select Erase, and...
Posted by va3uxb, on Jun 8, 2004 at 05:10 PM, in macOS
Just my 2 cents.. TFT is a kind of LCD. I'm... 680 Views / 7 Replies  
Just my 2 cents.. TFT is a kind of LCD. I'm pretty sure it stands for Thin Film Transister, and it is the 'better' kind of LCD display. STN is the other kind that was less expensive but produced a...
Posted by va3uxb, on Jun 1, 2004 at 05:02 PM, in Mac Desktops
I use SimpleText if I'm editing files on my own... 1,304 Views / 26 Replies  
I use SimpleText if I'm editing files on my own computer, VI if I'm working remotely on files on the servers.
Posted by va3uxb, on May 31, 2004 at 07:51 AM, in Applications
iBook G4 dud? 806 Views / 1 Replies  
Hi all,

A while back I posted about my iBook hard-crashing and thought it was due to a recently-installed memory module, which was replaced by the manufacturer.

Since then the crashes have...
Posted by va3uxb, on May 24, 2004 at 02:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The apple hardware diagnostic CD that comes with... 4,200 Views / 12 Replies  
The apple hardware diagnostic CD that comes with the iBook includes a fan test. I was having some memory problems with mine so I ran the diagnostic CD and did the thorough test. The fan, when it...
Posted by va3uxb, on May 5, 2004 at 08:58 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Thanks everyone for all the suggestions! I'm... 839 Views / 6 Replies  
Thanks everyone for all the suggestions!

I'm going to try the cable option first as Freeflyer suggested, since the cost is negligible for the test.

-Stephanie
Posted by va3uxb, on May 5, 2004 at 08:32 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
Best way to get audio from iMac to Stereo? 839 Views / 6 Replies  
Hello there,

I have just ripped my entire CD collection into iTunes, because I love the playlists and never listen to an entire CD anyways, usually only liking a few tracks here and there.

My...
Posted by va3uxb, on Apr 30, 2004 at 09:43 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
I have both an MP2100 and an eMate 300. The... 1,538 Views / 19 Replies  
I have both an MP2100 and an eMate 300. The original Apple connection software Newton Connection Utility works in Classic under Panther; I just fire up Classic, pop my wavelan card in my newton, and...
Posted by va3uxb, on Apr 13, 2004 at 08:47 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Just wondering if anyone has come across... 752 Views / 7 Replies  
Just wondering if anyone has come across instructions to do this?

I've just got VPC (6.1.1), and want to copy my old Win95 laptop into a virtual PC image to use on my iBook G4 (12", Panther,...
Posted by va3uxb, on Apr 3, 2004 at 12:23 AM, in Applications
When you put the keyboard back in, make sure the... 1,097 Views / 11 Replies  
When you put the keyboard back in, make sure the tiny little magnet is flat.

This threw me for a few minutes when I first installed the airport card. Around the F6 key, underneath the keyboard,...
Posted by va3uxb, on Mar 27, 2004 at 08:34 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Thanks for all the suggestions and info. I sent... 851 Views / 6 Replies  
Thanks for all the suggestions and info. I sent an email to Kingston, and I sent an email to the dealer, describing the situation.

Kingston's tech support replied within about 12 hours, gave me...
Posted by va3uxb, on Mar 26, 2004 at 03:51 PM, in Mac Notebooks
iBook crashing since memory upgrade 851 Views / 6 Replies  
I have a 12" iBook G4 / 800MHz, running Panther with all the latest updates. About 2 weeks after I got it, I put in a 512MHz SODIMM (made by kingston).

In the 10 days since then, it's crashed...
Posted by va3uxb, on Mar 24, 2004 at 06:31 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Works just fine for me, on my iBook G4 12" 800MHz... 606 Views / 8 Replies  
Works just fine for me, on my iBook G4 12" 800MHz and on my iMac G4 17" 1GHz.

There's appearantly a new preference on the keyboard pane that lets you specify if the function keys behave like...
Posted by va3uxb, on Mar 18, 2004 at 10:26 PM, in macOS
I'll settle for it working partially. How do I... 1,507 Views / 26 Replies  
I'll settle for it working partially. How do I set the shell to be case sensitive? I'm using bash.

Thanks again!
Posted by va3uxb, on Mar 17, 2004 at 10:47 PM, in macOS
Ah... and the filesystem is the HFS that is... 1,507 Views / 26 Replies  
Ah... and the filesystem is the HFS that is selected when formatting the hard drive?

Hmm, so if I reformatted it all as a Unix volume then re-installed Panther, would I get proper case...
Posted by va3uxb, on Mar 17, 2004 at 12:08 PM, in macOS
Can OS X shell be made Case Sensitive? 1,507 Views / 26 Replies  
I'm using 10.3.3, my shell is bash, and I'm accustomed to case sensitive systems.

Is there any way to either make OS X become case sensitive, or at least, trick it into acting case sensitive? ...
Posted by va3uxb, on Mar 17, 2004 at 12:47 AM, in macOS
Could you use PDFs instead of word files? ... 917 Views / 12 Replies  
Could you use PDFs instead of word files?

I use an iMac at work and a lot of times I get 'doc' files that open as gibberish, even though Appleworks is 'supposed' to be able to convert them. So...
Posted by va3uxb, on Mar 11, 2004 at 11:11 PM, in Mac Desktops
G4 iBook combo drive in a Slot-load iMac? 681 Views / 2 Replies  
I've got a slot-loading iMac DV, which has just a cd-rom in it. I want to put a CD-burner in it, and was looking at my new G4 ibook. It's using a slot-load Combo drive, which would suit all my...
Posted by va3uxb, on Mar 11, 2004 at 09:55 PM, in Hardware Hacking
I think I understand the question... you... 1,491 Views / 3 Replies  
I think I understand the question... you basically want to put the guts of the laptop into a bigger box, and then will have room for a bigger drive.

I know you can get adaptors that let you plug a...
Posted by va3uxb, on Mar 11, 2004 at 09:46 PM, in Hardware Hacking
Feeling the Mac [OS X] Love 708 Views / 5 Replies  
I love my Macs. I've had a strawberry iMac DV for about 4 years, and a lime iBook for about three. I had gotten used to them, took them for granted. The iMac was at work, iBook at home.

Then...
Posted by va3uxb, on Mar 10, 2004 at 09:38 AM, in macOS
I just downloaded itunes 4.2 for windows at work... 862 Views / 7 Replies  
I just downloaded itunes 4.2 for windows at work today onto my colleague's computer (win xp pro), and it worked no problem, first time. (now if only her windows computer worked that smoothly)

If...
Posted by va3uxb, on Mar 9, 2004 at 08:34 PM, in Applications
I had a Lime iBook FW (just upgraded to a 12" G4... 1,192 Views / 18 Replies  
I had a Lime iBook FW (just upgraded to a 12" G4 800MHz, yipee) and the clamshell ones did have the 'snooze light' too. It was at the base of the screen, was green, and actually was on both front...
Posted by va3uxb, on Mar 9, 2004 at 08:18 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I have a USB 2.0 -> IDE case, into which I've put... 608 Views / 4 Replies  
I have a USB 2.0 -> IDE case, into which I've put a hard drive and a CD Burner as required.

It's worked fine with my iMac DV (400MHz, DVD ROM). I'm pretty sure that my old iMac has only USB 1.1...
Posted by va3uxb, on Mar 9, 2004 at 08:11 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Two thumbs down. Mine worked ok (not great)... 1,439 Views / 30 Replies  
Two thumbs down.

Mine worked ok (not great) for a week or so. Poor sound quality, and too darn quiet. I had to put the iPod volume up to about 80% (any more and it'd distort) then had to crank...
Posted by va3uxb, on Mar 9, 2004 at 08:02 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Thanks for the suggestions! I had to export... 831 Views / 4 Replies  
Thanks for the suggestions!

I had to export each mailbox separately but it did allow me to export them to the OS X Mail format (it actually has several options for export). Then it was then a...
Posted by va3uxb, on Feb 25, 2004 at 06:46 PM, in Applications
Can I import mail from Powermail to Mail.app? 831 Views / 4 Replies  
After struggling with Powermail for about a year, I have just switched back to using the built-in Mail program. When I upgraded to Panther, I found they'd improved Mail to do the things I wanted.
...
Posted by va3uxb, on Feb 24, 2004 at 05:03 PM, in Applications
Actually, after much searching on google, I was... 849 Views / 7 Replies  
Actually, after much searching on google, I was able to fix the problem myself and saved $400.00.

1) I attached an external monitor to the VGA port

2) I dl'ed the latest iMac firmware

3) I...
Posted by va3uxb, on Feb 22, 2004 at 08:34 PM, in Mac Desktops
Thanks very much, that's exactly what I was... 1,081 Views / 2 Replies  
Thanks very much, that's exactly what I was looking for!
Posted by va3uxb, on Feb 20, 2004 at 03:29 AM, in macOS
command to put computer to sleep from shell? 1,081 Views / 2 Replies  
I sometimes telnet into my Panther iMac from a wireless laptop when I have stuff to do in Unix and don't need to be sitting at my desk; I disable 'sleep' so it won't shut down on me while I'm in the...
Posted by va3uxb, on Feb 20, 2004 at 01:46 AM, in macOS
Adding internal bluetooth to new iMac 632 Views / 1 Replies  
I just bought a (used) iMac 17" flat panel, and I understand that this model had the option of a factory-installed internal bluetooth module. This unit does not have the bluetooth in it, but I was...
Posted by va3uxb, on Feb 13, 2004 at 12:43 AM, in Hardware Hacking
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