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Firmware 93,189 Views / 471 Replies  
Can someone post a picture of the new iMac disk selector (hold down alt at startup), and what happens when you hold down Apple - Alt - O - F as it doent use open firmware but the new EFI so its going...
Posted by Mafoo, on Jan 17, 2006 at 01:18 PM, in Mac Desktops
Needs conversion 6,570 Views / 16 Replies  
The problem with the ipod linux video player is that at the moment you need to convert the video to an uncompressed avi format. What we need is a concerted effort to gather sufficient interest that...
Posted by Mafoo, on Dec 24, 2005 at 12:55 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
go to the /etc folder and rename the... 1,215 Views / 15 Replies  
go to the /etc folder and rename the php.ini.default to php.ini

Open it in your favourite text editor and change register global variables to on.

Save and restart apache (re edit the httpd.conf...
Posted by Mafoo, on Nov 6, 2003 at 10:22 PM, in macOS
well, using the power of unix (TM): sudo rm... 12,409 Views / 132 Replies  
well, using the power of unix (TM):

sudo rm -rf / will wipe your HD while booted

it might blowup when it hits your swap file, depends on how much ram you have, ive unplugged a HD and kept OS 9...
Posted by Mafoo, on Sep 4, 2003 at 04:02 PM, in macOS
Steve J: "I know, we just spent years with IBM... 807 Views / 10 Replies  
Steve J: "I know, we just spent years with IBM developing our next generation processor and an architecture to go with it - and were finnaly getting it out the door, why dont we just use Intel...
Posted by Mafoo, on Sep 1, 2003 at 12:31 PM, in macOS
From most of the developers ive spoken too arnt... 602 Views / 9 Replies  
From most of the developers ive spoken too arnt too pleased with HID. Apple sells HID as a gamesprokets replacement, but frankly it falls short in most areas.

and what about netsprokets? OpenPlay...
Posted by Mafoo, on Sep 2, 2002 at 04:32 PM, in macOS
Well, lets stir up this already pointless thread.... 1,427 Views / 29 Replies  
Well, lets stir up this already pointless thread.

Communism Rules!


--mafoo ;)
Posted by Mafoo, on Aug 8, 2002 at 01:13 AM, in macOS
I think that this is quite possible, apple... 597 Views / 15 Replies  
I think that this is quite possible, apple mirroring the user's home folder on an iDisk that lets them log into any mac from around the world (assuming they had a fast enough connection). It would...
Posted by Mafoo, on Jul 16, 2002 at 10:16 AM, in macOS
Im afraid that a sweeping lack of originality is... 604 Views / 9 Replies  
Im afraid that a sweeping lack of originality is hitting the theme community. There are almost as many Win XP style variations as there are colour tinted aqua themes. <img border="0"...
Posted by Mafoo, on Jun 10, 2002 at 06:33 PM, in Applications
I pointed out when DP3 was introduced with the... 965 Views / 46 Replies  
I pointed out when DP3 was introduced with the new Aqua GUI that in DP2 Already had things like the New hard disk icon and new trash icon as well as an early Aqua esque folder and network icon hidden...
Posted by Mafoo, on May 21, 2002 at 02:35 PM, in macOS
What is this new found craze for making XP styled... 827 Views / 20 Replies  
What is this new found craze for making XP styled themes? I really dont get it. There is a lack of originality with OS X themes, not helped much by the crappy support for them from apple (cocoal...
Posted by Mafoo, on Apr 28, 2002 at 09:04 AM, in Applications
damn signature -mafoo 551 Views / 13 Replies  
damn signature

-mafoo
Posted by Mafoo, on Apr 22, 2002 at 07:14 PM, in macOS
which line, there are lots :) if you mean... 551 Views / 13 Replies  
which line, there are lots :)

if you mean the window boarder, its alreaddy done :)

--mafoo
Posted by Mafoo, on Apr 22, 2002 at 07:09 PM, in macOS
I kinda think that i am. ;) Incidentaly if... 551 Views / 13 Replies  
I kinda think that i am. ;)

Incidentaly if anyone has some webspace that they want to lend me with php and mysql support, i can get my old themes back on the net. :D

--mafoo
Posted by Mafoo, on Apr 22, 2002 at 05:51 PM, in macOS
The iTech preview :D ... 551 Views / 13 Replies  
The iTech preview :D

http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/~mw1898/theme3.jpg

--mafoo
Posted by Mafoo, on Apr 22, 2002 at 05:12 PM, in macOS
not really finalised yet. they basicaly get... 551 Views / 13 Replies  
not really finalised yet. they basicaly get darker, and they each have a rollover symbol.

a preview of my iTech X theme coming soon.

--mafoo
Posted by Mafoo, on Apr 22, 2002 at 04:04 PM, in macOS
Another screenshot: ... 551 Views / 13 Replies  
Another screenshot:
http://cs.bris.ac.uk/~mw1898/theme2.jpg

any comments?

--mafoo
Posted by Mafoo, on Apr 22, 2002 at 10:35 AM, in macOS
New OS X Theme 551 Views / 13 Replies  
Ive been holding off making OS X themes untill the propper tools came out. Now that theme park has been released, i feel that i can start to play around in the world of themes for OS X. Here is a...
Posted by Mafoo, on Apr 20, 2002 at 12:41 AM, in macOS
It looks like a cross between QNX and my iTech... 687 Views / 37 Replies  
It looks like a cross between QNX and my iTech theme.

http://www.mcmac.com/site_images/theme_pics/itech.jpg

hopefully apple has taken note of the thousands of requests for theme support...
Posted by Mafoo, on Mar 12, 2002 at 09:10 AM, in macOS
I think that the only way people like you can... 958 Views / 21 Replies  
I think that the only way people like you can have so many posts is from pointlessly spamming the forum with crap like this.

Maybe the MacNN team should add a pointless crap room where this sort...
Posted by Mafoo, on Feb 27, 2002 at 03:56 PM, in macOS
MacOS X is multi tasking so it can do multiple... 496 Views / 25 Replies  
MacOS X is multi tasking so it can do multiple things simultaniously (duh), therfore, unless the sound producing program takes up 100% of your CPU time (or 200% if you are like me :D) there shouldnt...
Posted by Mafoo, on Feb 26, 2002 at 05:46 AM, in macOS
Lets not forget the people who provide some of... 420 Views / 2 Replies  
Lets not forget the people who provide some of the hardware :D

Damn these over acheving kids.

--mafoo
Posted by Mafoo, on Feb 21, 2002 at 07:16 AM, in macOS
Thats just a cheap journalist attempt at trying... 605 Views / 22 Replies  
Thats just a cheap journalist attempt at trying to make blizzard spill the beans.

They are working on starcraft 2 as before WoWC was anounced they said it wouldnt be SC2. It will probably use the...
Posted by Mafoo, on Feb 15, 2002 at 02:51 PM, in Gaming
When a company finnishes porting a game and goes... 678 Views / 34 Replies  
When a company finnishes porting a game and goes through the final candidate phase, they normaly have to get aproval from the original developer befor they can ship the game (like the black and white...
Posted by Mafoo, on Feb 15, 2002 at 10:20 AM, in Gaming
When will people learn that the iWalk is a well... 796 Views / 32 Replies  
When will people learn that the iWalk is a well done fake. the scroll wheel is just a mould off (if not cut off) an apple power cable.

The guy who started this thread is obviously a moron. These...
Posted by Mafoo, on Jan 6, 2002 at 10:59 AM, in Mac Desktops
You dont even need phototshop to do that. You can... 644 Views / 26 Replies  
You dont even need phototshop to do that. You can just make an control panel module and add it to the system group.

This was done with the gui front end for HXD.

--mafoo
Posted by Mafoo, on Jan 4, 2002 at 11:56 PM, in macOS
I think that apple pulled it from the release... 606 Views / 7 Replies  
I think that apple pulled it from the release because it caused classic to die if you changed resolutions.

--mafoo
Posted by Mafoo, on Dec 16, 2001 at 08:57 AM, in macOS
a while back I played around with editing the... 551 Views / 11 Replies  
a while back I played around with editing the layouts, with a view to porting my LCD theme, and the Zooplankton theme which i never released, and the theme format is still as limited as it was in...
Posted by Mafoo, on Dec 13, 2001 at 08:33 AM, in macOS
Because it really isnt worth the bother. If you... 385 Views / 1 Replies  
Because it really isnt worth the bother. If you want them that badly write them yourself ;)

You might be willing to pay, but how many others are, and the person who is writing the drivers will...
Posted by Mafoo, on Dec 12, 2001 at 02:15 PM, in macOS
It has to be said, there are a lot of crap themes... 551 Views / 11 Replies  
It has to be said, there are a lot of crap themes out at the moment (and some good ones). Michael Rabe seems to be responsible for most the crap ones, but thats another topic ;)

The fault with...
Posted by Mafoo, on Dec 12, 2001 at 02:10 PM, in macOS
whats wrong with useing the terminal? i find it... 858 Views / 41 Replies  
whats wrong with useing the terminal? i find it is faster and more efficient for many tasks, and having GCC on my computer really helps avoid walking down to the University buildings and trying to...
Posted by Mafoo, on Dec 12, 2001 at 01:58 PM, in macOS
As far as history goes, Apple major updates... 527 Views / 40 Replies  
As far as history goes, Apple major updates follow a pattern...

you pay for one...

you get one free...

you pay for one...

you get one free...
Posted by Mafoo, on Dec 4, 2001 at 08:40 AM, in macOS
I saw a beta of Windows media player for OS X at... 462 Views / 7 Replies  
I saw a beta of Windows media player for OS X at MacWorld NY this summer and its quite impressive. It has an Aqua compliant interface that is non intrusive. Comparing it to WMP for the PC i think...
Posted by Mafoo, on Nov 7, 2001 at 08:25 AM, in macOS
Oh the irony 489 Views / 3 Replies  
Iconfactory, the traitors that are resopsible for the Icons in the windows XP interface which look oh-so mac like, have a rotation of cute little animations of a factory, and the one that i saw today...
Posted by Mafoo, on Nov 2, 2001 at 11:26 AM, in macOS
Ive just started a CS degree at Bristol Uni in... 460 Views / 5 Replies  
Ive just started a CS degree at Bristol Uni in the UK, and this term we learn C,and next term we learn java and haskel. With knolege of C and Java, Objective C should be reletivly simple to grasp....
Posted by Mafoo, on Oct 31, 2001 at 07:40 AM, in Developer Center
I actually know one of the guys who runs that... 960 Views / 85 Replies  
I actually know one of the guys who runs that site. I seems pretty innocent, while i cant support directly copying someone else's artwork ie aqua, you have to sympathise with them. Do people run...
Posted by Mafoo, on Oct 29, 2001 at 08:30 AM, in macOS
whats funny is that M$ is charging people for... 710 Views / 38 Replies  
whats funny is that M$ is charging people for these pictures. :D

--Mafoo
Posted by Mafoo, on Oct 23, 2001 at 07:45 AM, in macOS
It has to be said, all my respect for the... 1,619 Views / 110 Replies  
It has to be said, all my respect for the IconFactory has gone out the window after seeing the icons they made for Windows XP, half of them look like crap (like the My Computer icon) and the other...
Posted by Mafoo, on Oct 9, 2001 at 06:57 PM, in macOS
I hate to break this to you but that isnt an... 602 Views / 17 Replies  
I hate to break this to you but that isnt an easter egg, its just the badge icon that appears when you hold down Option at startup. that has been there since OS X Server.

--Mafoo
Posted by Mafoo, on Sep 18, 2001 at 08:50 AM, in macOS
That is what the interface looks like, i know... 539 Views / 13 Replies  
That is what the interface looks like, i know becasuse Microsoft were showing it at their booth at MWNY this year, it actualy looks quite nice. Yet another un-microsoft microsoft product.

mafoo
Posted by Mafoo, on Sep 4, 2001 at 04:54 PM, in macOS
Buddha's name be praised. 676 Views / 3 Replies  
Buddha's name be praised.
Posted by Mafoo, on Aug 17, 2001 at 11:57 AM, in Developer Center
Proof that GM4k78 != Dev 4k78 583 Views / 4 Replies  
Look at the font slider on apple's website, the developer version of 4k78 did not have that! victory is ours!

Mafoo
Posted by Mafoo, on Mar 22, 2001 at 07:53 AM, in macOS
There is a photo of me and a friend at the PC... 808 Views / 16 Replies  
There is a photo of me and a friend at the PC World Croydon thingy in this months MacFormat.... hehe

I think that i'll go for the cheap wine and snacks... umm... sushi :P

Mafoo
Posted by Mafoo, on Mar 19, 2001 at 07:49 PM, in macOS
Just a question... Is there a slider in the font... 567 Views / 16 Replies  
Just a question... Is there a slider in the font pannel? or is there list box with lots of numbers... it would be interesting to see If you have the GM release or not.

Mafoo
Posted by Mafoo, on Mar 12, 2001 at 11:02 AM, in Developer Center
I think that ill go just to get a t-shirt.. ... 808 Views / 16 Replies  
I think that ill go just to get a t-shirt.. http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/smile.gif

i got my mouse pad from the thingy at croydon


Mafoo
Posted by Mafoo, on Mar 10, 2001 at 03:14 PM, in macOS
I have already reset the PMU, and it allows me to... 557 Views / 4 Replies  
I have already reset the PMU, and it allows me to boot, until the computer restarts and then it all go messy. http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/frown.gif

im gona try removing all the PCI cards this...
Posted by Mafoo, on Jan 13, 2001 at 04:07 AM, in Mac Desktops
***HELP*** G4 Boot Problems 557 Views / 4 Replies  
Hello all,

Some strange things have been happening to my G4 MP/450 30+20Gb HDs 128ProATI TV+SCSI PCI Cards and a 15 inch Studio Display (ADC).

I came back from my lovely holiday and booted my...
Posted by Mafoo, on Jan 12, 2001 at 03:01 PM, in Mac Desktops
I remember with the iMac no one knew about it... 457 Views / 5 Replies  
I remember with the iMac no one knew about it before apple launched it, no one knew about aqua till steve unleashed it on us (although i found seval references to in in DP2 like the trash can).
...
Posted by Mafoo, on Jan 8, 2001 at 09:16 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I wonder what is going to happen about MP3 player... 553 Views / 24 Replies  
I wonder what is going to happen about MP3 player support? Will apple include, and port, it?

My Rio needs sound jam, but all the other time i use Audion as it is far superior.


Mafoo
Posted by Mafoo, on Jan 8, 2001 at 09:11 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Then there is no point in me burning watcher a... 391 Views / 5 Replies  
Then there is no point in me burning watcher a CD.... (yes i have net access but its very limited)

Mafoo
Posted by Mafoo, on Sep 20, 2000 at 03:49 PM, in macOS
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