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maybe as a 3rd party tool then. having 3 windows... 2,621 Views / 28 Replies  
maybe as a 3rd party tool then. having 3 windows open in photoshop, 2 in safari, 10 in golive, 4 in flash, 3 in explorer, and 3 finder windows open. as in while working on some big project, i think...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Jul 1, 2003 at 06:55 PM, in macOS
Expos� is neat, but... 2,621 Views / 28 Replies  
...I am still not convinced. I use many applications at the same time and often have many windows open in each application. So I end up hiding applications just to get their windows out of the way....
Posted by GatoVolador, on Jul 1, 2003 at 05:26 PM, in macOS
Hotsync "Install Files" doesn't show? 449 Views / 1 Replies  
Using Palm Desktop for MacOSX, running 10.2.4, i have suddenly encountered a no-show "Install Handheld Files" under the Hotsync app. Both the Conduit settings window and Settings windows show up, but...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Apr 4, 2003 at 12:01 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Go Menu 730 Views / 3 Replies  
I noticed today that, as is, the Go menu in the Finder could be quite a bit more functional if it were a little more like Windblows' Start menu. What I mean by that is simply that "Computer," "Home,"...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Feb 9, 2003 at 08:47 PM, in macOS
What are you using to place minimized dock items... 71,011 Views / 723 Replies  
What are you using to place minimized dock items on the desktop?
Posted by GatoVolador, on Jan 21, 2003 at 12:37 PM, in macOS
Apple Patent #20030002246 ; COOL! 1,317 Views / 6 Replies  
http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=20030002246&OS=20030002246&RS=20030002246

if that doesn't...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Jan 6, 2003 at 03:29 AM, in Mac Desktops
My machine originally came with a DVD drive which... 1,024 Views / 9 Replies  
My machine originally came with a DVD drive which was removed and replaced with a Philips CDRW 800 drive by the previous owner. Not only will iTunes not burn cds (MacOS X) but it won't even play...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Jan 5, 2003 at 02:47 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
There are no perfect solutions for anything, but... 1,248 Views / 23 Replies  
There are no perfect solutions for anything, but what IE does is by far the thing to imitate. If you have a window full screen, what IE does is redraw the webpage in the smaller space, which means...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Dec 16, 2002 at 11:32 PM, in macOS
The Apple Pro mouse is beautiful, as it hangs... 1,539 Views / 29 Replies  
The Apple Pro mouse is beautiful, as it hangs next to my tiny apple display like a piece of modern art. Its beatiful to LooK at.

For anyone wanting to get a real mouse, I use the Logitech Mousman...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Dec 12, 2002 at 01:07 AM, in macOS
Drawers 1,248 Views / 23 Replies  
In reference to the drawers that exist in the MacOS X GUI toolbox, used by applications such as Mail and Chimera, I sure hope that whatever Apple Browser emerges, it doesn't make the mistake of using...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Dec 12, 2002 at 12:49 AM, in macOS
I agree. I used them extensively under OS9 and... 916 Views / 14 Replies  
I agree. I used them extensively under OS9 and the dock does not integrate the same functionality. I have aliases of folders and disks with customized icons and as good as it is for accessing folders...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Dec 5, 2002 at 06:16 PM, in macOS
i stand corrected 1,343 Views / 13 Replies  
at one point in the not so distant past i thought it got pretty close (to 20). anyway, yes a large portion of the 16 grand is on cinema displays but nevertheless, i guess i just want Apple to be...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Dec 2, 2002 at 03:27 AM, in MacNN Lounge
This makes me sick... 1,343 Views / 13 Replies  
I have an 500Mhz AGP PowerMac G4 with a 15" Apple display which I wouldn't trade for the fanciest PC money can buy. But, lets say I wanted to get the most incredible Mac system available, cost not...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Dec 2, 2002 at 12:14 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Does TiVo allow you to record a segment and have... 639 Views / 17 Replies  
Does TiVo allow you to record a segment and have it automatically skip over the commercials?

If it is a commercial eraser (YES!) wouldn't the networks throw a fit? Or have they?

the next iApp...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Mar 20, 2002 at 09:38 PM, in macOS
Piccolo drive 508 Views / 7 Replies  
i just read about it in a "do you miss your floppy drives" thread and went to a website to do a little research. looks cool! but just one question, how does it work? Flash technology? could someone...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Mar 4, 2002 at 05:43 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
i just want to be able to use third party... 653 Views / 12 Replies  
i just want to be able to use third party conduits! i know this is partly palm's job and partly the third parties', but right now palm is the roadblock.

i want my AvantGo back and Wordsmith file...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Mar 4, 2002 at 05:31 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
old news, new thoughts, so give it a rest! i... 503 Views / 5 Replies  
old news, new thoughts, so give it a rest!

i just thought that, in light of Apple's lovemaking with Microsoft in order to get some better MS products for the Mac (ie, office v.X) , Apple still...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Mar 4, 2002 at 04:03 AM, in macOS
Apple telling it like it is!! 503 Views / 5 Replies  
go Apple! a new page on their website goes through several "Mac Myths"....in at #5

"Myth 5: Windows has caught up with the Mac.
Fact: It can�t be denied that Microsoft has made a good business...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Mar 3, 2002 at 05:38 PM, in macOS
MacOS X Viruses 587 Views / 15 Replies  
I just received yet Another forward warning about a .exe virus, and I chuckled at the thought of having a virus on my Mac.

Has anyone heard of any, know anything about, or want to comment on the...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Feb 28, 2002 at 07:07 PM, in macOS
Good topic. window "maximizing" on mac is... 662 Views / 13 Replies  
Good topic. window "maximizing" on mac is definitely pretty fake. It just resizes the window. Heck, I can do that just by moving the window around. If I want a window to be maximized, I want it to...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Feb 27, 2002 at 09:44 PM, in macOS
I need a few icons, please.. 377 Views / 1 Replies  
specifically

-- the iTunes 1.x icon (three notes not two).

-- the original Quicktime icon (i changed it to all gray)

-- and the original Finder happy face in the Dock (and also, if anyone...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Feb 27, 2002 at 04:35 AM, in macOS
i'll second that..give us inactive-window... 508 Views / 12 Replies  
i'll second that..give us inactive-window scrolling in all applications and across all applications. its about time apple started making at least a second mouse model incorporating a right button and...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Feb 24, 2002 at 03:54 AM, in macOS
any news on Palm Desktop App? 367 Views / 2 Replies  
I really need access to my third party conduits, specially for synchronizing Wordsmith and AvantGo. any news?
Posted by GatoVolador, on Feb 19, 2002 at 02:10 AM, in macOS
10.2 tidbits, anyone? 652 Views / 7 Replies  
curious to hear about any new findings or discoveries. what do we have to look forward to in .2?
Posted by GatoVolador, on Feb 6, 2002 at 10:45 AM, in macOS
Could someone be specific as to which classic... 558 Views / 10 Replies  
Could someone be specific as to which classic extensions are 100% SAFE to disable running under MacOSX?

thanks.
Posted by GatoVolador, on Feb 5, 2002 at 09:07 AM, in macOS
LONG LIVE USBOVERDRIVE! available now... 635 Views / 9 Replies  
LONG LIVE USBOVERDRIVE!

available now (finally) as a beta for X from
www.usboverdrive.com (http://www.usboverdrive.com)

thank you Alessandro Levi Montalcini!
Posted by GatoVolador, on Feb 5, 2002 at 08:58 AM, in macOS
New Dock Mimimizier Idea 457 Views / 0 Replies  
So MacOSX is finally getting to be usable, I still think WAY too slow in several areas for running on my G4 500Mhz with 768Megs of RAM, no excuses Apple, I want it to run faster than 9 ever did....
Posted by GatoVolador, on Feb 5, 2002 at 07:09 AM, in macOS
Portable Keyboards.. 486 Views / 2 Replies  
Just purchased a Palm Portable Keyboard off eBay (the Stowaway version actually) and am really looking forward to it.

I wanted to hear from people who use it and like it or who have had problems...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Jan 29, 2002 at 05:07 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Aqua: Just BIG 576 Views / 33 Replies  
One thing I have not liked about Aqua from the start is that it is so...BIG. Fonts, larger than they need to be, menus taking up more space than they ever did in 9, things are just bigger. As much as...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Jan 23, 2002 at 06:49 PM, in macOS
K-Mart 457 Views / 5 Replies  
Long live Wal-Mart.
Posted by GatoVolador, on Jan 23, 2002 at 06:15 PM, in macOS
K-Mart 634 Views / 9 Replies  
Long live Wal-Mart.
Posted by GatoVolador, on Jan 23, 2002 at 06:15 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Happens to me too, randomly, on my 500Mhz G4... 732 Views / 11 Replies  
Happens to me too, randomly, on my 500Mhz G4 768RAM Server machine.

It's got to be a software issue, but WHAT?

as cool as the deep-sleep feature is, it isn't much to talk about if it is so...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Jan 23, 2002 at 06:09 PM, in macOS
Transparent dock and 10.1.2 401 Views / 0 Replies  
just recently installed the 10.1.2 updater and the only thing I've been able to notice/appreciate is that Classic windows partly under the dock will no longer leave a white "shadow" when moved out...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Jan 15, 2002 at 01:30 AM, in macOS
can't wait to get back to school ( University of... 1,232 Views / 64 Replies  
can't wait to get back to school ( University of Texas - Austin) to start downloading. on a side note, i would just like to comment on the omnigroup website...NICE!!!! 2 thumbs up for the sweet...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Dec 27, 2001 at 02:24 AM, in macOS
How To: Get What You Want 579 Views / 6 Replies  
We are the Mac-users. We are the "fans", not the "customers" We are some of the more hardcore Apple supporters. But we are also very critical, and this is a good thing.

So lets say we don't see...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Dec 20, 2001 at 09:31 PM, in macOS
Which means 10.2 will be available January and... 877 Views / 51 Replies  
Which means 10.2 will be available January and will feature x5 speed increase as well as every other bug-fix and feature-addition that we would all love to see.

Glad to have that cleared up.
Posted by GatoVolador, on Dec 20, 2001 at 09:16 PM, in macOS
so no "significant speed boost"? 2,006 Views / 112 Replies  
so no "significant speed boost"?
Posted by GatoVolador, on Dec 20, 2001 at 08:54 PM, in macOS
Whoa there, I've got 768Megs of RAM on a G4... 700 Views / 32 Replies  
Whoa there, I've got 768Megs of RAM on a G4 500Mhz server model with a 60GIG hd. I would be lying to say it runs "awesome" Even with nothing other than the Finder running.
Posted by GatoVolador, on Dec 19, 2001 at 02:13 AM, in macOS
I would also greatly appreciate any such... 570 Views / 10 Replies  
I would also greatly appreciate any such hack/trick.
Posted by GatoVolador, on Dec 19, 2001 at 01:53 AM, in macOS
NO no no no, you've got the wrong idea. This is... 658 Views / 12 Replies  
NO no no no, you've got the wrong idea. This is an EXCELLENT thing! It means that you can play/pause/forward/backward in iTunes without bringing the window to the front, I mean, why would you want to...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Dec 19, 2001 at 01:51 AM, in macOS
Responsiveness...Yes! 700 Views / 32 Replies  
So here I am at a friend's wintel vaio running xp, and I downloaded an aqua theme that makes the ugly interface quite more bearable. As I browse, chat, download, I notice the widely accepted views...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Dec 18, 2001 at 07:23 AM, in macOS
I've got a Philips CDRW 800 Series, another third... 567 Views / 11 Replies  
I've got a Philips CDRW 800 Series, another third party drive, and iTunes doesn't recognize it.

and thats my one reason for liking Toast - it recognizes my drive, wow check that out what a...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Dec 16, 2001 at 10:04 PM, in macOS
Or you could rename all your apps to more... 493 Views / 5 Replies  
Or you could rename all your apps to more exciting things like "Microshaft Exploder" , "I'm a Little Teapot, short and stout" or " Get off me already!"

unexciting? not in my book.
Posted by GatoVolador, on Dec 16, 2001 at 10:00 PM, in macOS
Nameless Calculator 493 Views / 5 Replies  
so here i am doing simple calculations with the handy Apple Calculator application, figuring out my grades as I wrap up final exams, and something very odd happens. I minimize the calculator window...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Dec 16, 2001 at 05:04 PM, in macOS
yeah yeah there we go i like that idea even better 581 Views / 36 Replies  
yeah yeah there we go i like that idea even better
Posted by GatoVolador, on Dec 15, 2001 at 09:02 PM, in macOS
Window Resizing, just a thought 581 Views / 36 Replies  
I was just thinking about window resizing and i was struck with an idea. in macos9 when you resized a window all you saw was the outline, and while you didn't have a good idea of what the new-sized...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Dec 15, 2001 at 08:32 PM, in macOS
Ads suck and thats the bottom line in my humble... 544 Views / 16 Replies  
Ads suck and thats the bottom line in my humble opinion. Ads suck int he movies, ads suck on TV, ads suck in the papers, and ads suck ony my computer screen.

There is nothing more annoying than...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Dec 14, 2001 at 05:19 AM, in Applications
Yeah, a little more responsive, but I wish we... 841 Views / 48 Replies  
Yeah, a little more responsive, but I wish we didn't have to settle for "a little more responsive"

anyhow, this is a little pet-peev of mine concerning the interface in iTunes. you know the border...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Dec 14, 2001 at 05:09 AM, in macOS
you're killing me Apple, whats the deal? what is... 729 Views / 21 Replies  
you're killing me Apple, whats the deal? what is holding you back from making iTunes the sweetest thing on my desktop? right now it is SOUR and in a few minutes I will find out if his update will do...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Dec 14, 2001 at 04:32 AM, in macOS
so....if the Release of 10.1.2 was NOT snappy,... 1,200 Views / 51 Replies  
so....if the Release of 10.1.2 was NOT snappy, does that mean that the update itself will be...not-Snappy?

speaking of Snappy, please Apple pleeeaase just about DOUBLE the Finder speed. When I got...
Posted by GatoVolador, on Dec 13, 2001 at 01:55 AM, in macOS
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