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I've used the built-in internet sharing for a... 914 Views / 10 Replies  
I've used the built-in internet sharing for a while...

Reliability shouldn't be an issue once it's setup. Even sharing dial-up it's like I've got an "always on" connection. You might have to keep...
Posted by IamBob, on Apr 10, 2006 at 02:28 PM, in macOS
Dual booting sucks. By definition, when you want... 5,283 Views / 70 Replies  
Dual booting sucks. By definition, when you want to use a different OS you have to re-boot into that OS.

(I hope) VPC for MacIntels won't be an emulator like you're used to them. It's more like...
Posted by IamBob, on Jan 16, 2006 at 02:54 PM, in macOS
I'll probably use whatever's free and mostly... 5,283 Views / 70 Replies  
I'll probably use whatever's free and mostly works and I don't mind waiting. My mom is not-so-patiently waiting for VPC.

Anyway, there's really no incentive for Apple to get it done. If I was...
Posted by IamBob, on Jan 12, 2006 at 06:04 PM, in macOS
It hasn't and probably shouldn't be - I don't... 3,539 Views / 47 Replies  
It hasn't and probably shouldn't be - I don't remember what it did pre-OSX, anyone? Besides, it's so slow as to be useless anyway*. Column all the way.

*12" G4 iBook, 1.2Ghz/1.25GB RAM.
Posted by IamBob, on Dec 30, 2005 at 12:40 PM, in macOS
Yeah, Finder windows are about the only thing I... 3,539 Views / 47 Replies  
Yeah, Finder windows are about the only thing I minimize because I can never remember the key-combo to get new ones. Today I know it's cmd+n (to confirm I tried cmd+shift+n first, oddly enough) but...
Posted by IamBob, on Dec 29, 2005 at 05:46 PM, in macOS
Use scale instead of genie. It's a bit faster but... 3,539 Views / 47 Replies  
Use scale instead of genie. It's a bit faster but it's not like you have to wait for it anyway - get back to work!

Besides, in OS9 it seemed like I'd always end up juggling window-shaded windows....
Posted by IamBob, on Dec 29, 2005 at 02:00 PM, in macOS
I just drag the app to the trash. HD space is... 587 Views / 5 Replies  
I just drag the app to the trash. HD space is cheap and if I decide to reinstall I don't have to reconfigure anything.

Heck, some things I just never "install" in the first place. Run 'em off the...
Posted by IamBob, on Dec 11, 2005 at 02:45 PM, in macOS
My iBook is 20 minutes slow. It's set to... 1,550 Views / 29 Replies  
My iBook is 20 minutes slow. It's set to auto-sync like the other machines on the network (pair of iMacs and a G5) but it's the only one that's off. The latency on the iBook is a little higher...
Posted by IamBob, on Dec 10, 2005 at 12:10 PM, in macOS
On da G5, it lacks teh snappy on me G4 iBook. 566 Views / 2 Replies  
On da G5, it lacks teh snappy on me G4 iBook.
Posted by IamBob, on Nov 23, 2005 at 10:45 AM, in macOS
Maybe it was megaseg.. ... 837 Views / 13 Replies  
Maybe it was megaseg..

http://www.megaseg.com/
Posted by IamBob, on Nov 15, 2005 at 12:59 PM, in Applications
It is possible to put up sheets/dialogs (and... 1,721 Views / 35 Replies  
It is possible to put up sheets/dialogs (and generally run whatever code you want) *inside* other running programs. There's no need to fake System Preferences when you can get your code loaded into...
Posted by IamBob, on Nov 12, 2005 at 04:48 PM, in macOS
Horsepoo!!!, genius - pure genius. "To the... 1,665 Views / 14 Replies  
Horsepoo!!!, genius - pure genius.

"To the extreme I rock a mic like a vandal, light up the stage and wax a chump like a candle.."
Posted by IamBob, on Nov 1, 2005 at 12:19 PM, in macOS
You might be able to fix your problem by... 832 Views / 9 Replies  
You might be able to fix your problem by "repairing permissions" and ceasing to use the root account.

That mac person you know doesn't know. Don't enable the root account unless you're prepared to...
Posted by IamBob, on Oct 29, 2005 at 12:53 PM, in macOS
I can say I have 5 years experience w/Cocoa but... 852 Views / 3 Replies  
I can say I have 5 years experience w/Cocoa but I'm disqualified for other reasons - oh well, next..
Posted by IamBob, on Oct 14, 2005 at 10:34 AM, in Developer Center
Count me as one that hasn't had any problems with... 2,259 Views / 41 Replies  
Count me as one that hasn't had any problems with Tiger. It has been a joy. Spotlight is fast and finds what I'm looking for, Dashboard was easy enough to turn off, I haven't had any more KPs,...
Posted by IamBob, on Sep 8, 2005 at 04:28 PM, in macOS
I've got the same machine on a surge protector... 2,259 Views / 41 Replies  
I've got the same machine on a surge protector and have had at least 3 outages without the problems you're describing. Luck? I don't know - I've got 3 Macs (not counting my iBook), none on UPS, all...
Posted by IamBob, on Sep 8, 2005 at 02:03 PM, in macOS
No need to guess, it goes both ways. I... 1,348 Views / 25 Replies  
No need to guess, it goes both ways.



I couldn't find a use for Dashboard either so I removed it from my Dock. Surely someone with your technical prowess could manage that as well.
Posted by IamBob, on Jul 25, 2005 at 03:38 PM, in macOS
That's funny! My mom is opposite (no Ph.D and is... 8,057 Views / 97 Replies  
That's funny! My mom is opposite (no Ph.D and is incredibly tech illiterate) and has no problems working the sat. She takes the long way to the DVR listing (system menu->DVR vs the DVR button on the...
Posted by IamBob, on May 20, 2005 at 01:09 PM, in macOS
I'd like the Get Info window tabbed and in the... 4,895 Views / 114 Replies  
I'd like the Get Info window tabbed and in the Preview column.
Posted by IamBob, on Apr 4, 2005 at 10:16 AM, in macOS
Exactly! 681 Views / 3 Replies  
Exactly!
Posted by IamBob, on Apr 3, 2005 at 12:16 PM, in Applications
If you get it from Staples this time make sure to... 1,297 Views / 17 Replies  
If you get it from Staples this time make sure to ask for "something ending in er". It might help to wear an Apple shirt or hat though or you could walk out with a USB wireless adapter on accident. ;)
Posted by IamBob, on Mar 31, 2005 at 11:36 AM, in macOS
I like how they talk about how much it's going to... 904 Views / 3 Replies  
I like how they talk about how much it's going to cost to produce games going forward. 20 million? That's just a stupid amount of money!

If I was smart I'd start a game company making SNES (and...
Posted by IamBob, on Mar 27, 2005 at 05:59 PM, in Gaming
Spark it! ;) 5,237 Views / 65 Replies  
Spark it! ;)
Posted by IamBob, on Mar 25, 2005 at 04:06 PM, in macOS
From the a-bit-more department.. Check out... 987 Views / 24 Replies  
From the a-bit-more department..

Check out http://www.macosxhints.com/
Posted by IamBob, on Mar 24, 2005 at 12:05 PM, in macOS
No, they set the default behavior the only(/best)... 987 Views / 24 Replies  
No, they set the default behavior the only(/best) way they could. If you booted a new machine and were only given a standard account you'd be stuck.



Thanks, but I don't need permission. :p

...
Posted by IamBob, on Mar 24, 2005 at 12:00 AM, in macOS
Who says you need to "install" it? It's a normal... 987 Views / 24 Replies  
Who says you need to "install" it? It's a normal Mac app, drag it to the desktop (or ~/Applications/) and double-click. My point stands, people running as admin get screwed and normal users are...
Posted by IamBob, on Mar 23, 2005 at 04:45 PM, in macOS
Since you seem to think running as admin is so... 987 Views / 24 Replies  
Since you seem to think running as admin is so safe lets say you download a program (which happens to be a trojan) and run it as admin. No harm, it can't modify system files, right? Ok, it wasn't...
Posted by IamBob, on Mar 23, 2005 at 03:41 PM, in macOS
Regardless of what you can or can't mess up... 987 Views / 24 Replies  
Regardless of what you can or can't mess up without a prompt, someone new to OSX should not be using an admin account on a daily basis. Quite simply, there's no need; you'll be prompted if an action...
Posted by IamBob, on Mar 23, 2005 at 01:08 PM, in macOS
quick and dirty.... Boot the machine, enter... 987 Views / 24 Replies  
quick and dirty....

Boot the machine, enter your info and (optionally) send the registration. The first account you create is the admin account which you won't be using (if you're smart) on a day...
Posted by IamBob, on Mar 22, 2005 at 03:20 PM, in macOS
The part I'm not understanding is where you blame... 17,651 Views / 412 Replies  
The part I'm not understanding is where you blame the extensions and not the compilers.

I'm also not understanding why you're having a problem with shell scripts - you normally don't blame the...
Posted by IamBob, on Mar 16, 2005 at 03:16 PM, in macOS
My mom. ;) You have no idea how long it took... 17,651 Views / 412 Replies  
My mom. ;)

You have no idea how long it took me to train her to use cmd +/- to change the text size in Mail (and I doubt she gets the "everywhere else too" bit). Every day for a week, "This...
Posted by IamBob, on Mar 6, 2005 at 01:06 PM, in macOS
Since I don't recall seeing it mentioned yet, one... 17,651 Views / 412 Replies  
Since I don't recall seeing it mentioned yet, one of the major advantages of Column View is its keyboard navigation - you can go anywhere with just the arrow keys.

This is a *huge* improvement...
Posted by IamBob, on Mar 4, 2005 at 01:13 PM, in macOS
Only if UPS really does stand for United Pot... 2,834 Views / 34 Replies  
Only if UPS really does stand for United Pot Smokers and they're getting their stuff from Mr. Nice Guy in the movie Half Baked.
Posted by IamBob, on Feb 28, 2005 at 11:45 AM, in Mac Desktops
If I was the seller I would've stuck the shipping... 2,834 Views / 34 Replies  
If I was the seller I would've stuck the shipping charge in my gas tank and brought it to you myself. Hell, I'd drive that for a good beer.
Posted by IamBob, on Feb 27, 2005 at 01:41 PM, in Mac Desktops
You guys most not've been paying attention or you... 1,330 Views / 5 Replies  
You guys most not've been paying attention or you would've seen that, indeed, someone else has a *better* system already rolling in their Land Rover...

Mac mini and 7" screen (Lilliput; 16x9,...
Posted by IamBob, on Feb 24, 2005 at 09:48 PM, in Mac Desktops
Here's a Land Rover install... 1,330 Views / 5 Replies  
Here's a Land Rover install (http://carmac.acmelab.org/viewtopic.php?p=637#637).

There's also a short discussion on whether or not shock absorption is needed. I say you might as well...they say...
Posted by IamBob, on Feb 24, 2005 at 04:07 PM, in Mac Desktops
Out here if nobody's home they open the door, set... 2,834 Views / 34 Replies  
Out here if nobody's home they open the door, set it on the table and sign for me. Seriously.

Get to know your delivery people. Make sure they know that they're more than welcome to make your...
Posted by IamBob, on Feb 24, 2005 at 03:12 PM, in Mac Desktops
Cool, in this case I don't mind being beat. Looks... 1,865 Views / 32 Replies  
Cool, in this case I don't mind being beat. Looks like the Mini and SE go well together too.

A Classic would still be better just for the historical value, first sub-$500 in the first sub-$1000....
Posted by IamBob, on Feb 23, 2005 at 09:20 PM, in Hardware Hacking
Hey, guess what...here too! Alright, who slipped... 1,672 Views / 31 Replies  
Hey, guess what...here too! Alright, who slipped the crack in my coffee? :eek:
Posted by IamBob, on Feb 23, 2005 at 08:58 PM, in macOS
Maybe they'll remove the DebugCode� in Tiger to... 957 Views / 15 Replies  
Maybe they'll remove the DebugCode� in Tiger to improve the Snappiness�!

Seriously though, do we have to go through this every couple weeks? Next time just point to previous discussions unless...
Posted by IamBob, on Feb 23, 2005 at 03:28 PM, in macOS
The only problem I have is that the font panel... 1,672 Views / 31 Replies  
The only problem I have is that the font panel ignores my scroll-wheel, forcing me to carefully mouse into the tiny scrollbar or over the even smaller scroll-arrows.

If you're a mousing-pro it's...
Posted by IamBob, on Feb 23, 2005 at 01:28 PM, in macOS
OSX's multitasking is better and it's more crash... 17,651 Views / 412 Replies  
OSX's multitasking is better and it's more crash resistant than OS9. Both of these claims are very widely accepted as fact.

The only piece of opinion is that those two factors alone make OSX...
Posted by IamBob, on Feb 20, 2005 at 01:59 AM, in macOS
Isn't this more of a lounge topic?... 1,036 Views / 18 Replies  
Isn't this more of a lounge topic?...
Posted by IamBob, on Feb 19, 2005 at 09:18 PM, in macOS
Now you're no different, "trollboy", good job! By... 17,651 Views / 412 Replies  
Now you're no different, "trollboy", good job! By the way, the quote tag was invented for a reason. :rolleyes:

Maybe my jabbing our dead friend (OS9) was too much for you but that doesn't change...
Posted by IamBob, on Feb 19, 2005 at 02:34 PM, in macOS
What I would worry about is depth with those CRTs... 1,865 Views / 32 Replies  
What I would worry about is depth with those CRTs - the first one is 9.5 inches. I just rough-measured my Plus and you're looking at about 9 inches. Since you'd have to cut out the bezel to fit the...
Posted by IamBob, on Feb 18, 2005 at 03:16 PM, in Hardware Hacking
No kidding. I remember when 14.4 modems were fast... 17,651 Views / 412 Replies  
No kidding. I remember when 14.4 modems were fast (what was that, '92? I know I was using a Quadra and paid dearly for my modem...). It only took 2 minutes to load a page! It's a wonder why we even...
Posted by IamBob, on Feb 18, 2005 at 01:18 PM, in macOS
Except they control the hen house. ;) 10,903 Views / 125 Replies  
Except they control the hen house. ;)
Posted by IamBob, on Feb 16, 2005 at 11:45 AM, in macOS
If they wanted to make System Preferences "feel"... 10,903 Views / 125 Replies  
If they wanted to make System Preferences "feel" faster they'd start resizing the window right after you release the mouse, while the new pane was loading in the background. There'd be little...
Posted by IamBob, on Feb 15, 2005 at 05:12 PM, in macOS
It's nothing personal. :stick: Column view... 17,651 Views / 412 Replies  
It's nothing personal. :stick: Column view advocates (for the most part) are slamming the spatial Finder, not the people that want it. Besides, evangelizing is in our DNA, a mutation that occurs...
Posted by IamBob, on Feb 15, 2005 at 02:33 AM, in macOS
Sweet! :cool: 1,865 Views / 32 Replies  
Sweet! :cool:
Posted by IamBob, on Feb 14, 2005 at 10:49 PM, in Hardware Hacking
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