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I bet Apple will release FrontRow in the next... 4,282 Views / 68 Replies  
I bet Apple will release FrontRow in the next upgrade of iLife. They have to have something new so people will buy the upgrade and therefore I don't think they will release it earlier.

I use TV...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Oct 12, 2005 at 11:58 PM, in Applications
Nice script to make Callvantage calls from Address Book 507 Views / 0 Replies  
I came across this cool script on some VoIP forum. It is for AT&T Callvantage users (it is Voice Over IP phone service) and allows you to make your calls directly from your Address Book
...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Aug 22, 2004 at 10:19 PM, in Applications
Quicktime + mirror display killed my tv output on my g5 556 Views / 0 Replies  
I have a PowerMac G5 and sometimes I connect the second DVI slot to my TV (using a TV dongle from Apple).

Today I wanted to watch the Keynote on my TV. I plugged in the tv dongle and everything...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Jun 29, 2004 at 02:58 AM, in macOS
Exactly what I have been wondering. If this is... 14,353 Views / 216 Replies  
Exactly what I have been wondering. If this is only available for sounds out of iTunes it is a showstopper for me. I currently have my G5 playing through my stereo via USB audio, I would love to get...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Jun 7, 2004 at 11:25 PM, in Networking
It would be great if they could make the USB port... 14,353 Views / 216 Replies  
It would be great if they could make the USB port a "remote usb" instead of just print server.

Like Eug I have two printers, but what I would really love to be able to do is to connect something...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Jun 7, 2004 at 05:36 PM, in Networking
Sure ... 2,318 Views / 10 Replies  
Sure

http://homepage.mac.com/snorrigy/.Movies/indianajonesmap.mov
Posted by aladdinsane, on Dec 16, 2003 at 02:34 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
Thanks for those suggestions. This is what I did:... 2,318 Views / 10 Replies  
Thanks for those suggestions. This is what I did:

I used LiveType (comes with FCP) to do this.
LiveType uses text for everything, but when you need to do some graphics you can use special...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Dec 15, 2003 at 07:59 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
Re: Re: Indiana Jones style maps for a movie 2,318 Views / 10 Replies  
I had thought about writing a script for Photshop to generate a bunch of images and then use FCP or Quicktime to turn them into a movie. It is a possibility but I was hoping some of those apps had...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Dec 9, 2003 at 05:09 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
Indiana Jones style maps for a movie 2,318 Views / 10 Replies  
Hi,
Does anyone know how I can easily make a map similar to the ones seen in the Indiana Jones movies (and many more)? The map is just a picture of a map but it shows a moving/growing red line from...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Dec 9, 2003 at 04:16 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
I tested this in iPhoto 2. To print to PDF you... 849 Views / 7 Replies  
I tested this in iPhoto 2. To print to PDF you select book and print and save as PDF. In the old one I think you needed to go through the preview and then print.

In QuickTime select Import for the...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Sep 30, 2003 at 05:29 AM, in Applications
Two steps: 1) In iPhoto save the book as... 849 Views / 7 Replies  
Two steps:

1) In iPhoto save the book as PDF.
2) Open the PDF in QuickTime and save it as QuickTime movie.

I don't know if you can save the book in latest iPhoto as PDF but in the older...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Sep 30, 2003 at 05:19 AM, in Applications
Any clue how long until the 15" will show up... 630 Views / 3 Replies  
Any clue how long until the 15" will show up there? It took forever for the 17" to show up.
Posted by aladdinsane, on Sep 23, 2003 at 03:32 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The main feature I was interesting in, proper... 13,474 Views / 93 Replies  
The main feature I was interesting in, proper Unicode support, is awesome. For non-English users this is a big thing. They had support for a few languages in MX but the MX 2004 has solid Unicode...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Sep 10, 2003 at 03:55 AM, in Applications
I happened to come across this discussion on the... 3,539 Views / 63 Replies  
I happened to come across this discussion on the future of t608

http://forum.mobilemag.com/viewtopic.php?topic=26&forum=7
Posted by aladdinsane, on Jul 15, 2003 at 07:24 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid... 2,491 Views / 43 Replies  
http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=166249

Also, Apple should have had an adapter for attaching the iSight to a tripod.
Posted by aladdinsane, on Jul 4, 2003 at 01:13 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
The iSight stands 1,199 Views / 6 Replies  
I got an iSight and I like it a lot. The best video conference camera I've used.

But there is something I don't like - the three stands that it ships with. In his keynote Steve Jobs made a big...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Jun 27, 2003 at 04:58 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Here is a little variation to Paul's script... 1,045 Views / 11 Replies  
Here is a little variation to Paul's script (great first post btw).

Here is a script that copies artwork of current song to the clipboard.


tell application "iTunes"
set the clipboard to...
Posted by aladdinsane, on May 8, 2003 at 03:03 AM, in Developer Center
I thought my iPod was having some problems. For... 5,106 Views / 78 Replies  
I thought my iPod was having some problems. For some reason something triggers it to start playing and in the morning the batteries are low. This has happened for 3 days in a row.

The first two...
Posted by aladdinsane, on May 7, 2003 at 03:02 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Here is what I did. 1) I downloaded Clutter... 3,192 Views / 62 Replies  
Here is what I did.

1) I downloaded Clutter
2) I created smart playlist in iTunes selecting all songs with Track #1
3) Created a simple applescript that plays 20 sec of each song in this list
...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Apr 30, 2003 at 05:48 AM, in Applications
I use Option-(volume up). Brings up the System... 19,430 Views / 225 Replies  
I use Option-(volume up). Brings up the System Prefs with sound open.
Posted by aladdinsane, on Mar 30, 2003 at 05:41 PM, in macOS
Re: Re: safari keyboard shortcuts 635 Views / 5 Replies  
That is cool. Thanks for the tips
Posted by aladdinsane, on Feb 24, 2003 at 05:12 AM, in Applications
I got one (a green pixel in the lower left... 1,906 Views / 27 Replies  
I got one (a green pixel in the lower left corner). The strange thing is it wasn't there the first night. I ran PixelCheck and I'm pretty sure it was not there. Next day I noticed it.

Beside this...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Feb 2, 2003 at 10:18 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
What about X-Box compatibility? I couldn't see it... 988 Views / 13 Replies  
What about X-Box compatibility? I couldn't see it on the compatibility list.
Posted by aladdinsane, on Jan 27, 2003 at 04:10 PM, in macOS
Re: Regular Expressions 757 Views / 4 Replies  
I happened to see this the other day. Check the first item on the list.

CocoaDev (http://www.cocoadev.com/index.pl?ObjectLibrary)

I have not checked this out, just remembered it when I saw...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Jan 22, 2003 at 06:54 AM, in Developer Center
If you run the nm command on the iTunes... 1,163 Views / 16 Replies  
If you run the nm command on the iTunes executable (nm lists symbols) you'll see that iTunes is not using any of the Rendezvous API calls.
I guess we'll have to wait for the next version of iTunes.
Posted by aladdinsane, on Jan 11, 2003 at 02:03 AM, in Applications
I've had my share of problems with firewire... 826 Views / 10 Replies  
I've had my share of problems with firewire drives on OS X 10.2 on two computers and different drives.

The main problem seems to be when using more than one drive at a time. Plugging in my iPod...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Aug 27, 2002 at 02:51 AM, in macOS
Still being assembled :hmm: (order made on... 1,040 Views / 9 Replies  
Still being assembled :hmm:

(order made on 7/21)
Posted by aladdinsane, on Aug 14, 2002 at 02:46 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Microsoft releases Terminal Services Client 416 Views / 3 Replies  
For all of us that have to use Windows at work this is great news.
And it works beautifully. Simple install and much much better performance than Apple's Remote Desktop when connecting remotely.
...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Jul 18, 2002 at 05:47 AM, in macOS
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva,... 777 Views / 2 Replies  
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by ckohler:
<strong>Yes, it...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Jul 15, 2002 at 05:10 AM, in Applications
Is it possible to rip WMP streams? 777 Views / 2 Replies  
Has anybody managed to rip radio streams from Windows Media Player?
I want to record some European radio program which airs when it is night here in US.

All I found was the StreamRipper but it...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Jul 14, 2002 at 10:07 PM, in Applications
I am also adding a fan to my cube. I am going... 1,559 Views / 11 Replies  
I am also adding a fan to my cube. I am going with the Panasonic FBA08T12L you mentioned to be on the safe side. People using this fan have been claiming they can't hear it over the hard disk.
...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Jul 7, 2002 at 11:25 PM, in Mac Desktops
I got mine from <a href="http://www.mac-pro.com"... 723 Views / 10 Replies  
I got mine from <a href="http://www.mac-pro.com" target="_blank">Mac-pro</a> some two months back. They may still have some. Look under video cards.
It is OEM GeForce2 MX card, with heatsink, no...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Jul 3, 2002 at 04:57 AM, in Mac Desktops
I think my problem is fixed. It seems the problem... 1,117 Views / 10 Replies  
I think my problem is fixed. It seems the problem was related to the power button. Thanks for pointing me into that direction. It has always been very sensitive. Knowing finally what to look for I...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Jul 3, 2002 at 01:47 AM, in Mac Desktops
You can always try to rub the pixel gently.... 736 Views / 14 Replies  
You can always try to rub the pixel gently. Sometimes it is enough to get rid of dead pixels.

Sometimes back I found <a href="http://www.lowendmac.com/misc/2k0323.html" target="_blank">this</a>...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Jul 2, 2002 at 04:48 AM, in Mac Notebooks
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva,... 1,117 Views / 10 Replies  
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by TheMosco:
<strong>It...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Jul 2, 2002 at 04:39 AM, in Mac Desktops
GeForce2 mx + cube = power failure 1,117 Views / 10 Replies  
To get ready for Quartz Extreme I got a fanless OEM Nvidia GeForce2 MX video card for my Cube.

Everything seemed to be working fine, until suddenly the machine powers down. I turn it on and for a...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Jul 2, 2002 at 01:32 AM, in Mac Desktops
You can read about the Text Service Manager here ... 549 Views / 2 Replies  
You can read about the Text Service Manager here

<a href="http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/mac/Text/Text-409.html" target="_blank">Text Services Manager</a>
Posted by aladdinsane, on Jun 14, 2002 at 03:18 AM, in Developer Center
Apple recently released an excellent sample... 549 Views / 2 Replies  
Apple recently released an excellent sample called BasicInputMethod

<a href="http://developer.apple.com/samplecode/Sample_Code/Interapplication_Comm/BasicInputMethod.htm"...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Jun 14, 2002 at 03:08 AM, in Developer Center
Thanks, you absolutely made my day. I have been... 521 Views / 4 Replies  
Thanks, you absolutely made my day. I have been looking for a Tibetan Unicode font for long time now. And Arial Unicode MS has the glyphs for the whole Tibetan alphabet. All I need to use are the...
Posted by aladdinsane, on May 24, 2002 at 01:23 AM, in macOS
My experience with self-discovery standards is... 613 Views / 23 Replies  
My experience with self-discovery standards is that you get indeterministic behavior. Some machines will always have problems and nobody knows why. You will only see some of the printers and machines...
Posted by aladdinsane, on May 7, 2002 at 03:59 AM, in macOS
iPhoto 1.1 Bugs 518 Views / 0 Replies  
So far I have found 1 "serious" bug in iPhoto 1.1.
I had made 2 books with iPhoto 1.0. To create a book you put bunch of images into an album (folder) and all the images there will show up in your...
Posted by aladdinsane, on May 1, 2002 at 01:49 PM, in Applications
How remote is Remote Desktop? 355 Views / 0 Replies  
I got my dad an iMac and he loves it. But he is used to Windows and IT department to maintain his desktop at work.

I would act as his personal IT but the problem is that I am in US and he is in...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Apr 28, 2002 at 12:32 AM, in macOS
This would be my list as well and in the same... 1,120 Views / 71 Replies  
This would be my list as well and in the same order.

Real:
Luckily I don't give a damn about Real anymore (my European radio station switched over to Windows Media Player). I would not spill a...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Apr 27, 2002 at 09:17 PM, in macOS
It depends what you want, cheapest or fastest. I... 429 Views / 2 Replies  
It depends what you want, cheapest or fastest. I ordered mine from Apple Store and it is being assembled (not shipped). On Adobe's web site they say it ships in two days. I called Apple Store in Palo...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Apr 16, 2002 at 01:10 AM, in Applications
I think it only display's the Computer Name. You... 396 Views / 1 Replies  
I think it only display's the Computer Name. You can set it in Preferences/Sharing.
Posted by aladdinsane, on Apr 14, 2002 at 03:50 AM, in macOS
The idea is that you will share your machine with... 539 Views / 5 Replies  
The idea is that you will share your machine with fewer people - hence snappier for you :)

Sorry for another lame "Snappier" joke.
Posted by aladdinsane, on Apr 5, 2002 at 04:38 AM, in macOS
For better quality you might want to consider... 537 Views / 1 Replies  
For better quality you might want to consider external DAC. I use StereoLink (http://www.stereolink.com/). It is a decent USB audio DAC. It works with Windows, Mac, Linux and whatever system that...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Apr 1, 2002 at 06:37 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
The Retrospect Express does not have many nice... 510 Views / 6 Replies  
The Retrospect Express does not have many nice features but does what it is supposed to do - make automatic backups of selected source.

Unfortunatelly I have some problems backing up 3 of my 4...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Mar 31, 2002 at 02:59 AM, in Applications
A little follow up on my message above. The... 619 Views / 8 Replies  
A little follow up on my message above. The library I used is here: http://id3lib.sourceforge.net/.
I had to do a little tweeking to get it to compile on OS X but nothing serious.

It is a set of...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Mar 30, 2002 at 04:25 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
ID3v2 supports both Unicode and Ascii but... 619 Views / 8 Replies  
ID3v2 supports both Unicode and Ascii but unfortunatelly due to poor Unicode support in most systems most chinese tags are encoded in Big5 and stored as ASCII. The iPod and iTunes use Unicode and...
Posted by aladdinsane, on Mar 30, 2002 at 04:15 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
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