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Umm, that's "10% growth", or "4 percentage... 356 Views / 1 Replies  
Umm, that's "10% growth", or "4 percentage points". Pick one.
Posted by chromos, on Oct 16, 2013 at 06:12 PM, in Tech News
I thought those were ionic columns. 770 Views / 5 Replies  
I thought those were ionic columns.
Posted by chromos, on May 3, 2013 at 03:09 PM, in Mac News
After switching to Icon view, you may have to do... 887 Views / 8 Replies  
After switching to Icon view, you may have to do the following:
View > Show View Options. Check the 'Show icon preview' checkbox. You can also use the slider to make the icon preview larger.
Posted by chromos, on May 15, 2007 at 02:59 PM, in Mac Desktops
rtbarry, what kind of transfer rates are you... 862 Views / 9 Replies  
rtbarry,

what kind of transfer rates are you getting? the max that I can establish between a MBP C2D and a Western Digital My Book Pro (500 GB) is about 2 MB/s, when the MBP is sitting right next...
Posted by chromos, on Feb 7, 2007 at 03:59 PM, in Networking
1. The NAS hard drive is spinning. 2. Yes, a... 3,167 Views / 46 Replies  
1. The NAS hard drive is spinning.
2. Yes, a 17" C2D MBP
3. Formatted as HFS+ Journalled
4. Yes, the install disk installs the AirPort Utility, AirPort Disk Utility, AirPort Extreme Update...
Posted by chromos, on Feb 3, 2007 at 07:29 PM, in Networking
Well, I spent a lot of time last nite doing some... 3,167 Views / 46 Replies  
Well, I spent a lot of time last nite doing some speed testing, and am not too impressed with the results. First some background, I have a slow (1200 kbps) DSL connection, so I knew that I wouldn't...
Posted by chromos, on Feb 3, 2007 at 02:31 PM, in Networking
i just went and picked one up at a local Apple... 3,167 Views / 46 Replies  
i just went and picked one up at a local Apple Store in Burlingame. They just received their shipment ("plenty" she said) but hadn't yet put them out for display.
Posted by chromos, on Feb 2, 2007 at 07:33 PM, in Networking
I'm with sknapp351 on this one. I would pull the... 2,235 Views / 25 Replies  
I'm with sknapp351 on this one. I would pull the extra stick of RAM and see if the symptoms reappear. Another "debugging" trick I use is to always have Activity Monitor running, with the CPU history...
Posted by chromos, on Dec 14, 2006 at 01:20 PM, in Mac Notebooks
howdy, i love marware bags: i have a... 704 Views / 4 Replies  
howdy,

i love marware bags: i have a sportfolio for my 15" PB and just received a Sportfolio for my (in transit) 17" MBP. I was considering the Sportfolio deluxe, but thought that it was a bit too...
Posted by chromos, on Nov 14, 2006 at 03:52 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I don't know how useful it is, but Font Book has... 957 Views / 12 Replies  
I don't know how useful it is, but Font Book has a Validate Fonts option under the File menu. Select all your fonts and run it. I don't know if it really does flag corrupt fonts, but it's worth a try...
Posted by chromos, on Sep 11, 2006 at 06:48 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I remember watching in the keynote Steve making... 1,563 Views / 31 Replies  
I remember watching in the keynote Steve making fun of Windows Activation. If Apple uncouples the OS from the hardware, you can be sure that they will need to have some form of activation as well to...
Posted by chromos, on Aug 9, 2006 at 02:37 PM, in macOS
Ya, it's right here... 575 Views / 4 Replies  
Ya, it's right here (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302477), straight from the mothership.
Posted by chromos, on Mar 7, 2006 at 03:48 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I have the same model PBook with the same issue.... 575 Views / 4 Replies  
I have the same model PBook with the same issue. I say "issue" because #1 is normal activity: Starting with the DL powerbooks with the Safe Sleep feature, the contents of main memory are saved to the...
Posted by chromos, on Mar 6, 2006 at 11:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Thanks for the confirmation; I'll log a bug... 497 Views / 2 Replies  
Thanks for the confirmation; I'll log a bug report with Apple then.
Posted by chromos, on Nov 21, 2005 at 03:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Works on my 15" DL PB. Have you tried resetting... 727 Views / 8 Replies  
Works on my 15" DL PB. Have you tried resetting the PMU?
Posted by chromos, on Nov 18, 2005 at 01:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Problem entering password upon wake from sleep 497 Views / 2 Replies  
Hiya,

I'm not sure if I'm imagining this, but I'll throw it out there to see if anyone else is experiencing the same thing...

I have a new 15" DL PB, and I notice that when I enter the password...
Posted by chromos, on Nov 18, 2005 at 01:29 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Yeah, no vibrations, unless there was an... 751 Views / 6 Replies  
Yeah, no vibrations, unless there was an earthquake I wasn't aware of. ;)

I'd like to know what it was too, but am just really glad it's not happening anymore.

EDIT: Oh, and I know what you...
Posted by chromos, on Nov 9, 2005 at 12:12 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Hey all, Thanks for the replies... and it... 751 Views / 6 Replies  
Hey all,

Thanks for the replies... and it was as you've described: it would shut off while just sitting there sleeping on the table, no movement, no flexing.

HOWEVER, I reapplied the 10.4.3...
Posted by chromos, on Nov 9, 2005 at 01:46 AM, in Mac Notebooks
New 15" DL pbook spontaneously shuts off during sleep 751 Views / 6 Replies  
Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone else's machine is showing the symptom mine is having: I shut the lid to put it to sleep, and when I come back, I find that the machine has shut itself off...
Posted by chromos, on Nov 6, 2005 at 03:33 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Mine works... 712 Views / 6 Replies  
Mine works...
Posted by chromos, on Nov 2, 2005 at 04:23 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Hopefully it'll work out better than the... 9,013 Views / 97 Replies  
Hopefully it'll work out better than the "Preserve memory contents on sleep" feature available in Mac OS 9!! ;)

What I'd like to see is this as an on-demand function available to the user, for...
Posted by chromos, on Oct 23, 2005 at 11:49 AM, in Mac Notebooks
In the new Developer Note for the 17", it lists... 9,013 Views / 97 Replies  
In the new Developer Note for the 17", it lists this:

I remember reading somewhere else that the quarter processor speed was new, and also that in the old Developer Note, it specifically mentioned...
Posted by chromos, on Oct 22, 2005 at 10:57 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Where did you hear that the 9700 has h.264... 1,321 Views / 17 Replies  
Where did you hear that the 9700 has h.264 decoding? I thought that was only demonstrated with their R520...
Posted by chromos, on Oct 21, 2005 at 07:42 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Thanks Kvasir, I didn't know that. For my next... 707 Views / 7 Replies  
Thanks Kvasir, I didn't know that. For my next pbook purchase, I was planning on getting a spare battery and switching between the two, thinking that that would extend the life of both, but it seems...
Posted by chromos, on Aug 11, 2005 at 11:02 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Well, I have an almost 3-yr old TiBook and found... 707 Views / 7 Replies  
Well, I have an almost 3-yr old TiBook and found out about those guidelines only in the past year or so. About the same time that I saw my battery life dwindle from 3:45 hrs to about 2:00-2:30. :cry:...
Posted by chromos, on Aug 10, 2005 at 05:59 PM, in Mac Notebooks
What kind of ethernet cable did you use? In the... 1,008 Views / 13 Replies  
What kind of ethernet cable did you use? In the old days, to connect 2 macs directly with an ethernet cable, you had to make sure that it was a "crossover" cable. Current macs now are autodetecting...
Posted by chromos, on May 14, 2005 at 02:01 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Thanks for the tip on the MenuExtras...very... 806 Views / 8 Replies  
Thanks for the tip on the MenuExtras...very interesting. Do you know what the Verizon.menu one is for? It didn't do anything on my PowerBook.
Posted by chromos, on May 13, 2005 at 01:42 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I flashed the firmware on a 15" 1 GHz TiBook and... 711 Views / 4 Replies  
I flashed the firmware on a 15" 1 GHz TiBook and have had no problem using my drive after updating to Tiger. It also reads as D101.
Posted by chromos, on May 13, 2005 at 01:35 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Try decreasing the resolution and the color depth... 784 Views / 10 Replies  
Try decreasing the resolution and the color depth of the Mac, then there'll be less information to transmit. Perhaps it can be AppleScript-able so that it will change the settings while you're on...
Posted by chromos, on Apr 27, 2005 at 09:05 PM, in Mac Desktops
iSync + iCal + T610: too many calendars? 480 Views / 0 Replies  
Hello,

I just got a SE T610 and tried it out with iSync. It works great with Address Book, but iSync appears to be having trouble with iCal integration. Specifically, I only want a few calendars...
Posted by chromos, on Oct 15, 2004 at 02:37 PM, in Applications
Re: Airport Express 2,086 Views / 27 Replies  
Nope, I went to the SF store today and the sales associate said "Any day now". They don't have a wait list, so I guess you have to get there as fast as possible once they arrive. He did seem sure...
Posted by chromos, on Jul 17, 2004 at 10:08 PM, in Networking
Hmm, interesting discussion. I'm having the... 99,288 Views / 815 Replies  
Hmm, interesting discussion. I'm having the lock-up about once a day too. It started only about 2 weeks ago, though, and I don't know what triggered the change. I installed some Maxtor stuff for an...
Posted by chromos, on Jun 11, 2004 at 02:25 PM, in macOS
Umm, just turn on Full Keyboard Access in the... 3,739 Views / 59 Replies  
Umm, just turn on Full Keyboard Access in the Keyboard & Mouse pref pane. That does it for me. Also, keep in mind that the developer has to have enabled tabbing through items in the interface.
Posted by chromos, on Dec 27, 2003 at 09:46 PM, in macOS
I agree with Madra and weezie as well. The simple... 3,739 Views / 59 Replies  
I agree with Madra and weezie as well. The simple fact that this UI trips up people (whatever the percentage may be) suggests that there's a Mac memory effect, or an expectation of behavior, that...
Posted by chromos, on Dec 23, 2003 at 03:26 PM, in macOS
Re: Quick question about iTunes 532 Views / 1 Replies  
Try the shareware program Synergy. It puts up a translucent floater for a short amount of time when iTunes changes songs. It also can show album covers, rating, etc. I'm not sure if that's what you...
Posted by chromos, on Nov 20, 2003 at 02:06 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I have the same problem. This was the only reason... 566 Views / 1 Replies  
I have the same problem. This was the only reason I ever needed to boot into OS 9, but now even this doesn't work.

I guess I'll just wait and see if DoubleCommand can work around this (currently...
Posted by chromos, on Oct 27, 2003 at 12:40 AM, in Mac Notebooks
New micro-pixel anti-aliasing in Panther 895 Views / 3 Replies  
In the Panther pages describing its new features (http://www.apple.com/macosx/newfeatures/), Apple lists a change to its anti-aliasing algorithm:

Finer LCD Font Antialiasing With �Micro-pixel...
Posted by chromos, on Oct 11, 2003 at 03:15 AM, in macOS
You're right, Halloween in the Castro has been... 1,915 Views / 23 Replies  
You're right, Halloween in the Castro has been ruined by hordes of drunken straights.
Posted by chromos, on Oct 7, 2003 at 09:37 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Get DiskWarrior. You probably have orphan files... 947 Views / 15 Replies  
Get DiskWarrior. You probably have orphan files that aren't showing up in the directory (df won't see them either). The Backup 2 beta program did this to me recently and DW3 fixed it right up!
Posted by chromos, on Oct 7, 2003 at 07:26 PM, in macOS
It's GOOD that all laws aren't centralized under... 1,529 Views / 37 Replies  
It's GOOD that all laws aren't centralized under federal law... that was a main topic of discussion when the Constitution was being drafted. It's a fine balance between the federal gov't and States'...
Posted by chromos, on Sep 29, 2003 at 09:30 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Some interesting stuff from nolo.com: Using and... 1,934 Views / 65 Replies  
Some interesting stuff from nolo.com:
Using and Enforcing Trademarks FAQ...
Posted by chromos, on Sep 12, 2003 at 01:21 AM, in MacNN Lounge
For those who have Toast 6, I was wondering if... 12,989 Views / 100 Replies  
For those who have Toast 6, I was wondering if you could answer the following... can one backup a remote folder using the new Backup function, and if so, does this require a Toast license on the...
Posted by chromos, on Sep 2, 2003 at 09:27 PM, in Applications
I like what another poster had said in another... 2,012 Views / 26 Replies  
I like what another poster had said in another thread: that 10.3 will be released on 10/3. Kinda cute, fits with the 10:20 thingy held for Jaguar last year, and it's also a Friday, so good for...
Posted by chromos, on Aug 28, 2003 at 01:54 PM, in macOS
I've had similar experiences. My normal routine... 834 Views / 10 Replies  
I've had similar experiences. My normal routine is that I always wait for the white pulsing light that indicates sleep. If I don't see it, then I open the lid again. That's when I've seen the...
Posted by chromos, on Aug 13, 2003 at 05:24 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Poll: FWIW, I had to have my original D0C4 SuperDrive... 29,783 Views / 82 Replies  
FWIW, I had to have my original D0C4 SuperDrive in my 1 GHz TiBook replaced earlier this month. The Apple Store Burlingame replaced it with a D0CB SuperDrive. Darn!! :) I would've liked to be able to...
Posted by chromos, on Aug 13, 2003 at 01:46 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Big Mess, Virus? Hacked? 3,470 Views / 51 Replies  
Just out of curiousity, what kind of troubles were you experiencing the night before this all happened?
Posted by chromos, on Jul 17, 2003 at 02:32 AM, in macOS
I think he means can you toggle their behavior,... 83,478 Views / 470 Replies  
I think he means can you toggle their behavior, as was possible in OS 9, such that one had to hit fn+F1 in order to reduce screen brightness.

I too would like to see this option.
Posted by chromos, on Jun 26, 2003 at 01:53 AM, in macOS
Poll: Re: Sleep problems? 1,359 Views / 12 Replies  
I have a GHz TiBook, and since 10.2.4/5, I noticed that my book doesn't go to sleep immediately like it used to. It takes about 10-15 sec for the pulsating light to begin. Around the same time, I...
Posted by chromos, on May 16, 2003 at 02:57 AM, in macOS
Has anyone noticed poorer battery life with... 980 Views / 12 Replies  
Has anyone noticed poorer battery life with 10.2.4? I was very happy with 10.2.3, but after upgrading it seems that my battery life is down to ~2.5 hrs (from ~3.5), and the fans seem to come on more...
Posted by chromos, on Mar 14, 2003 at 03:02 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Hi Axel, I have a similar setup to yours... 898 Views / 11 Replies  
Hi Axel,

I have a similar setup to yours (Epson 5700i connected to G4, shared using Netgear 802.11b router to PowerBook), and like you sometimes I need to physically turn off and on the printer in...
Posted by chromos, on Feb 4, 2003 at 12:44 PM, in macOS
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