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I don't know about you guys, but I... LOVE......	4,465 Views / 73 Replies
I don't know about you guys, but I... LOVE... THIS... COMPANY! Yeah!!
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 30, 2003 at 01:01 PM, in macOS

Re: Re: Longhorn... M$s answer to OS X?	4,465 Views / 73 Replies
Why would you be worried about it in the first place?
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 30, 2003 at 11:24 AM, in macOS

ebuddy -- thanks for the advice. i think that...	2,923 Views / 55 Replies
ebuddy -- thanks for the advice. i think that maybe it has something to do with mixing 3rd party ram with the apple ram.. i might try removing the apple ram, just because there is more of the 3rd...
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 26, 2003 at 11:30 AM, in macOS

It is frustrating for me. On my iBook, it is the...	2,923 Views / 55 Replies
It is frustrating for me. On my iBook, it is the ultimate in stability. It has crashed, but rarely. On my desktop (dual1.25), it is pretty unstable at times. I did add some cheap RAM, and maybe...
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 26, 2003 at 10:02 AM, in macOS

I have windows ME, not installed on my PC...	2,003 Views / 26 Replies
I have windows ME, not installed on my PC anymore, but it was w/o doubt the biggest clusterf*** I ever insalled on my PC. Yuk.
Posted by DrSpookles, on Aug 26, 2003 at 08:06 PM, in macOS

Very useful.. thanks :)	495 Views / 2 Replies
Very useful.. thanks :)
Posted by DrSpookles, on Jul 2, 2003 at 08:33 PM, in macOS

If you are a power user or what not in OS9,...	1,381 Views / 23 Replies
If you are a power user or what not in OS9, installing jaguar on your mac might slow you down frustratingly. Panther is MUCH faster I've heard, so you might want to wait.
Posted by DrSpookles, on Jun 29, 2003 at 05:58 PM, in macOS

Especially with 320mb RAM, you'll be hitting swap...	642 Views / 7 Replies
Especially with 320mb RAM, you'll be hitting swap very frequently. Have you run top to see how much you are paging out? When your hard drive space is low, open up Termina.app, and type in 'top'...
Posted by DrSpookles, on Jun 26, 2003 at 09:59 PM, in macOS

Even though it is WIDELY available to those would...	929 Views / 3 Replies
Even though it is WIDELY available to those would would like to "early adopt", for me it is probably better to wait until the final release comes out to enjoy Panther. Granted, it is some time to...
Posted by DrSpookles, on Jun 26, 2003 at 09:56 PM, in macOS

This can't be said enough. I am loving this...	45,279 Views / 400 Replies
This can't be said enough. I am loving this thread, and can't wait for Panther to come out based on the information here. Thanks very much.
Posted by DrSpookles, on Jun 26, 2003 at 07:12 PM, in macOS

That's great news. I can't wait for Panther.	1,865 Views / 33 Replies
That's great news. I can't wait for Panther.
Posted by DrSpookles, on Jun 24, 2003 at 11:31 PM, in macOS

I love the tabs, and probably will continue to...	2,136 Views / 40 Replies
I love the tabs, and probably will continue to with expose. I like not having multiple windows unecessarily open all over the place, even if it is easy to switch amongst them with the new OS :) My...
Posted by DrSpookles, on Jun 24, 2003 at 11:24 PM, in macOS

Meh, forgot to update. No, running 10.2.6 now.	1,213 Views / 17 Replies
Meh, forgot to update. No, running 10.2.6 now.
Posted by DrSpookles, on Jun 23, 2003 at 12:46 PM, in macOS

This is correct. It is less time the OS has to...	1,213 Views / 17 Replies
This is correct. It is less time the OS has to spend "finding" where to write swap data. In a situation where you are utilizing vm heavily, this can improve your performance.
Posted by DrSpookles, on Jun 23, 2003 at 08:31 AM, in macOS

Re: Re: Very happy with repartitioning and swap setup	1,213 Views / 17 Replies
What kind of iBook do you have? I originally installed haxies on my iBook for the same reasons, but saw the speed increase after I reinstalled Jaguar. It's possible it's all in my head, but I'm...
Posted by DrSpookles, on Jun 22, 2003 at 11:35 PM, in macOS

Re: Re: Re: Very happy with repartitioning and swap setup	1,213 Views / 17 Replies
Wow. 8 gigs! I wasn't really sure how much I needed, so I created a 768MB one just pulling that figure out of nowhere. I've got a gig of ram, and have only seen 4-5 swapfile files, (with a bunch of...
Posted by DrSpookles, on Jun 22, 2003 at 11:31 PM, in macOS

If its a unix filesystem underneath, which I'm...	1,213 Views / 17 Replies
If its a unix filesystem underneath, which I'm guessing it is, the permissions will work the same. I believe that you can set permissions on the symbolic link and the other directories within. ...
Posted by DrSpookles, on Jun 21, 2003 at 07:20 PM, in macOS

Very happy with repartitioning and swap setup	1,213 Views / 17 Replies
This is just a "I am now happy again with Mac OSX" post. I got my g4dual1.25 a couple months ago, and after two months I noticed that it had slowed down a LOT. It was always slugging around, even...
Posted by DrSpookles, on Jun 21, 2003 at 01:11 PM, in macOS

Transferring files from a windows file share to my iBook	392 Views / 1 Replies
Always seems to crash after about 3 minutes, on completely different sets of data. By crash, I mean it just stops indefinitely. No data transfer happening. I usually have to hard reboot my machine...
Posted by DrSpookles, on Jun 5, 2003 at 02:23 PM, in macOS

Something I've been hoping for at the very least...	1,147 Views / 17 Replies
Something I've been hoping for at the very least is the ability to group buddies in the buddy list. Why this was not included in version 1.0 I will never know..
Posted by DrSpookles, on May 7, 2003 at 10:32 PM, in Applications

Thanks for the info. I've got some uneven...	843 Views / 3 Replies
Thanks for the info. I've got some uneven lighting (unusual brightness at a spot or two as well as shadows), but am debating on whether or not I should wait a year or two knowing that I can still...
Posted by DrSpookles, on Oct 16, 2002 at 10:14 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Well, that is sort of true.. I had 9.2.2 and...	9,925 Views / 29 Replies
Well, that is sort of true.. I had 9.2.2 and Jaguar installed on the same volume, and was constantly freezing when running OS9. I reformatted, and installed 9.2.2 on one partition, and Jaguar on...
Posted by DrSpookles, on Oct 15, 2002 at 05:10 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS

Do I need to activate Apple Care for my iBook?	843 Views / 3 Replies
Hey -- I bought it about 4-5 months ago, along with the $300 applecare protection from the Apple Store.. Do I need to call in, or just provide proof of purchase when I have a problem? thanks-...
Posted by DrSpookles, on Oct 15, 2002 at 04:40 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I think that with your machine specs, you will...	1,597 Views / 17 Replies
I think that with your machine specs, you will most likely be disappointed with the performance of 10.2 with the G3 processor. I recently bought a new iBook 700 w/ 640 MB RAM, and I found it to...
Posted by DrSpookles, on Oct 15, 2002 at 04:35 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Prior OSX app running on OS9?	425 Views / 0 Replies
Hey... I would post this on the OS9 forums, but they get no traffic and this is slightly OSX related, so.. :) I installed Photoshop7 within my OSX environment, and have since switched to OS9 as my...
Posted by DrSpookles, on Oct 8, 2002 at 10:37 AM, in Applications

Importing from Mail.app to Outlook Express?	588 Views / 2 Replies
Hi, I have run my iBook on OSX for some months now, and have been using Mail.app. However, I want to switch back to OS9.2.2 permanently for performance reasons, as I have started using my PC for...
Posted by DrSpookles, on Oct 6, 2002 at 03:40 PM, in Applications

Done! You will arrive for the unpacking at that...	550 Views / 3 Replies
Done! You will arrive for the unpacking at that point, but it will be nontheless appreciated :)
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 26, 2002 at 06:36 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Who wants to come pack up my apartment?	550 Views / 3 Replies
Free beer! atlanta, ga
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 26, 2002 at 06:21 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Re: Re: Re: What version of Mail should I have after 10.2.1?	525 Views / 4 Replies
Ah... that's right. Thanks for the 411. Appreciate it.
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 19, 2002 at 06:01 PM, in macOS

Re: What version of Mail should I have after 10.2.1?	525 Views / 4 Replies
Also, the date it has as created/modified is Sun, Jul 14, 2002. Which is definitely BEFORE the 10.2.1 update :) DrSpk
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 19, 2002 at 05:48 PM, in macOS

What version of Mail should I have after 10.2.1?	525 Views / 4 Replies
I have 1.2... I have noticed many people saying it's snappier, but I haven't noticed it. Is this the right one? thanks! DrSpk
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 19, 2002 at 05:42 PM, in macOS

Hey Can you post a link to info on how to do...	1,935 Views / 22 Replies
Hey Can you post a link to info on how to do this? MacNN search is still down.. Also, I was wondering, for the original poster, upon what iBook were you mentioning? The 600 or 700? thanks!...
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 18, 2002 at 11:04 PM, in Mac Notebooks

If you read back in the post list, you'll see...	2,426 Views / 124 Replies
If you read back in the post list, you'll see that I was replying to rampant's discussion of how our voting system can easily lead to an unpopular present with more than two parties. The pint of...
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 17, 2002 at 11:56 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Do you care to say why it's idiotic?	2,426 Views / 124 Replies
Do you care to say why it's idiotic?
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 17, 2002 at 11:05 AM, in MacNN Lounge

I can see your point.. Though I think that Saddam...	2,426 Views / 124 Replies
I can see your point.. Though I think that Saddam knows the difference between attacking another country, and directly attacking the US. Attacking the US with WMDs would ensure complete, prompt, and...
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 17, 2002 at 12:41 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Re: One-zero-zero-zero	850 Views / 10 Replies
BTW -- I love that animated GIF! I'm going to steal it.
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 17, 2002 at 12:34 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Re: One-zero-zero-zero	850 Views / 10 Replies
Nice. I'm still waiting for my >= 50 post status.
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 17, 2002 at 12:33 AM, in MacNN Lounge

LOL -- where might you fall within the spectrum?	2,426 Views / 124 Replies
LOL -- where might you fall within the spectrum?
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 17, 2002 at 12:27 AM, in MacNN Lounge

That's so true. However, the Bush administration...	2,426 Views / 124 Replies
That's so true. However, the Bush administration can hardly to afford to move against Saddam with that offer extended. Already in the news, the administration is quoted as being "highly...
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 17, 2002 at 12:25 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Oh yeah, can't wait for that power-up! Watch out...	824 Views / 17 Replies
Oh yeah, can't wait for that power-up! Watch out in 12 posts for some BFG goodness! :D
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 17, 2002 at 12:19 AM, in MacNN Lounge

hahaha... Yes and No... I voted for Bush.. I'm...	2,426 Views / 124 Replies
hahaha... Yes and No... I voted for Bush.. I'm actually more conservative than liberal, in the sense that I think that the overall well-being of our nation is going to depend on the fiscally...
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 17, 2002 at 12:09 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Re: US safer?	913 Views / 18 Replies
I mean, when you look at the Homeland Security department shortly established after the attacks, you can only hope that the next attack is not as embarrassing. I'm sure they have done a lot (??), but...
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 17, 2002 at 12:06 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Which is why we can all thank Nader for electing...	2,426 Views / 124 Replies
Which is why we can all thank Nader for electing Bush :)
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 16, 2002 at 11:58 PM, in MacNN Lounge

<implicit bump> thanks! </implicit...	824 Views / 17 Replies
<implicit bump> thanks! </implicit bump>
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 16, 2002 at 11:56 PM, in MacNN Lounge

It's my opinion that the sanctions did far more...	2,426 Views / 124 Replies
It's my opinion that the sanctions did far more humanitarian damage than potential both Iraqi/US conflicts could do when you consider the massive non-combatant casualties that arose. From my 20/20...
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 16, 2002 at 11:54 PM, in MacNN Lounge

newbie question: bump?	824 Views / 17 Replies
<within flame retardant suit> what the hell does "bump" mean in the context of a thread? </exit flame retardant suit>
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 16, 2002 at 11:47 PM, in MacNN Lounge

damn....	4,910 Views / 93 Replies
Checked software update, and saw this http://www.collinvandyck.com/notavailable_1021.jpg Thought they might be updating in the process. Alas, checked 0.003847 seconds later, and no update. ...
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 16, 2002 at 11:41 PM, in macOS

Yeah I'd have to say both. Being new to the Mac...	4,910 Views / 93 Replies
Yeah I'd have to say both. Being new to the Mac scene, I'm always interested in the new features I'll see, as well as anxious to have Apple fix some of the f'd up performance issues I see every day....
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 16, 2002 at 05:18 PM, in macOS

Energy Saver Preference Panel -- Automatic??	351 Views / 0 Replies
I'm sure this has been discussed on these forums, but as the search function is down, and it wasn't on the first 3 or 4 pages, I thought I'd go ahead an ask :) I also looked on Sherlock AppleCare,...
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 16, 2002 at 05:12 PM, in macOS

Thanks everyone for your help -- I'll be sure to...	545 Views / 8 Replies
Thanks everyone for your help -- I'll be sure to followup on this thread once we get it worked out :) Cheers DrSpk
Posted by DrSpookles, on Sep 15, 2002 at 07:30 PM, in MacNN Lounge

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