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You should raise the issue with your school. If... 3,204 Views / 5 Replies  
You should raise the issue with your school. If you paid for it, it should have come with a key. If it didn't they should get you a copy that does.
Posted by DoctorW, on Dec 20, 2006 at 10:45 PM, in Applications
Crossover. 1,798 Views / 45 Replies  
Crossover.
Posted by DoctorW, on Nov 14, 2006 at 10:04 PM, in Applications
I'm not trying to be argumentative, or condoning... 1,167 Views / 11 Replies  
I'm not trying to be argumentative, or condoning the copying of rental DVDs, but it's not theft. Theft would be taking the DVD itself from its owner with the intention of never returning it. Copying...
Posted by DoctorW, on Nov 8, 2006 at 11:20 PM, in Applications
Not to my knowledge, but there's probably a hack... 843 Views / 10 Replies  
Not to my knowledge, but there's probably a hack somewhere that'll do it.
Posted by DoctorW, on Sep 24, 2005 at 12:37 AM, in Applications
It's just a little aural feedback to let you know... 843 Views / 10 Replies  
It's just a little aural feedback to let you know the copy is done. It's a separate entity from your alert sound.
Posted by DoctorW, on Sep 23, 2005 at 12:08 PM, in Applications
That's what I was thinking. Maybe it's just me,... 783 Views / 7 Replies  
That's what I was thinking. Maybe it's just me, though, but I would have at least omitted the anal one.
Posted by DoctorW, on Jul 17, 2005 at 11:06 PM, in macOS
Password Assistant (Apple Humor?) 783 Views / 7 Replies  
As we know, Tiger has a feature for automatically creating passwords. Here is a helpful one suggested to me last night:

http://homepage.mac.com/horshack/passass.jpg

(I chose another one.)
Posted by DoctorW, on Jul 16, 2005 at 07:39 PM, in macOS
Looks like someone missed nap time today. 2,010 Views / 31 Replies  
Looks like someone missed nap time today.
Posted by DoctorW, on May 28, 2005 at 07:29 PM, in Applications
I had the same problem under 10.2 a few years... 1,343 Views / 29 Replies  
I had the same problem under 10.2 a few years ago. Recreating the .Trash folder worked, until reboot/log out, and then the same problem reappeared. They only way I was able to fix it was to delete...
Posted by DoctorW, on May 20, 2005 at 09:52 AM, in macOS
An example of how well iDisk syncing works with Tiger 550 Views / 2 Replies  
http://homepage.mac.com/horshack/isyncnot.gif
Posted by DoctorW, on May 11, 2005 at 10:35 PM, in macOS
You have to enable syncing in Keychain Access as... 616 Views / 1 Replies  
You have to enable syncing in Keychain Access as well. Fire up the app, select the keychain(s) you wany synced, and choose Edit -> Change Setting For Keychain� Then check off Synchronize this...
Posted by DoctorW, on May 5, 2005 at 12:05 AM, in macOS
Still no dice. I tried it as a Contextual Item... 744 Views / 8 Replies  
Still no dice. I tried it as a Contextual Item and as an application. I also tried it by selecting the folder in the Finder, and ran it from Automator. When I did that, it seemed to actually be doing...
Posted by DoctorW, on May 4, 2005 at 10:45 PM, in Applications
I tried it again, waited over an hour, and still... 744 Views / 8 Replies  
I tried it again, waited over an hour, and still no luck.



Since I'd probably never describe it correctly, I tossed it on my iDisk here (http://homepage.mac.com/horshack/Slide Renamer.sitx).
Posted by DoctorW, on May 3, 2005 at 06:27 PM, in Applications
No problems here. In fact, it even fixed some... 1,468 Views / 35 Replies  
No problems here. In fact, it even fixed some weird dates on received messages.
Posted by DoctorW, on May 2, 2005 at 06:09 PM, in Applications
Thanks, I'll give it a shot again. FWIW, I'm... 744 Views / 8 Replies  
Thanks, I'll give it a shot again.

FWIW, I'm on a dual 1.8 G5.
Posted by DoctorW, on Apr 30, 2005 at 07:43 PM, in Applications
Automator not renaming files 744 Views / 8 Replies  
OK, I could just be having this problem because I am a knucklehead, but I have set up a workflow in Automator to rename a batch of files. When I run it (I've tried it both as a Finder plug in and a...
Posted by DoctorW, on Apr 30, 2005 at 08:55 AM, in Applications
I had the same problem. Try disabling the fonts... 461 Views / 1 Replies  
I had the same problem. Try disabling the fonts Helvetica CY and Helvetica Neue in Font Book.
Posted by DoctorW, on Apr 29, 2005 at 11:20 PM, in macOS
Plug your Mac into an outlet timer. Set it for... 753 Views / 18 Replies  
Plug your Mac into an outlet timer. Set it for the time you should start working and stop goofing off.
Posted by DoctorW, on Mar 9, 2005 at 11:50 PM, in Networking
I had beans for lunch. Seriously, is it... 1,989 Views / 29 Replies  
I had beans for lunch.

Seriously, is it necessary to get political in this thread?
Posted by DoctorW, on Feb 5, 2005 at 07:49 PM, in macOS
Don't know why exactly, but the line about... 1,989 Views / 29 Replies  
Don't know why exactly, but the line about "perform the experiment yourself" really cracked me up. I can just picture the looks on the faces of the employees and customers alike as someone stands...
Posted by DoctorW, on Feb 5, 2005 at 07:48 PM, in macOS
You could always donate them to a school. A lot... 839 Views / 10 Replies  
You could always donate them to a school. A lot of small colleges are hardly up to speed on the latest and greatest and I'm sure they'd appreciate (or even need) some free software.
Posted by DoctorW, on Feb 5, 2005 at 02:15 AM, in Applications
Re: Where did the Freeplay Music go? 628 Views / 2 Replies  
I can't find it on my iDisk either, but check out freeplaymusic.com.
Posted by DoctorW, on Jan 9, 2005 at 11:29 AM, in Applications
The only way I can think of to prevent it is to... 508 Views / 4 Replies  
The only way I can think of to prevent it is to just deny an app's attempt to call on a certain port and server, instead of everything. For example, if you were blocking Acrobat's attempts to call...
Posted by DoctorW, on Nov 4, 2004 at 11:03 PM, in macOS
Re: printer panic. please help 508 Views / 4 Replies  
Are you using Little Snitch? I used to have a similar problem when I denied some applications all outgoing access.
Posted by DoctorW, on Nov 2, 2004 at 05:23 PM, in macOS
I don't know of a way to do that... A... 562 Views / 4 Replies  
I don't know of a way to do that...

A possible workaround may be to make an HTML file with links to the pages and toss it in the Shared folder. Then put a bookmark to that file in each user's...
Posted by DoctorW, on Jul 30, 2004 at 01:20 PM, in Applications
I still couldn't get them to work. It's probably... 965 Views / 6 Replies  
I still couldn't get them to work. It's probably my fault; I'm rather the dumbass when it comes to instructing the computer.

Thanks anyway, though!
Posted by DoctorW, on Jul 24, 2004 at 11:10 AM, in Applications
I put them in the AppleScript folder... 965 Views / 6 Replies  
I put them in the AppleScript folder (~/Library/Application Support/DVD Player Scripts), but they don't show up in the AppleScript menu.
Posted by DoctorW, on Jul 8, 2004 at 11:44 PM, in Applications
DVD Player AppleScript Question 965 Views / 6 Replies  
I'll admit my experience with AppleScript is limited to opening script editor to see what it looks like, so I don't even know if this is possible, but...

What I would like to be able to do is set...
Posted by DoctorW, on Jul 6, 2004 at 09:12 PM, in Applications
Try RPG (it's at http://www.well.com/~ddd/RPG/) I... 521 Views / 1 Replies  
Try RPG (it's at http://www.well.com/~ddd/RPG/) I use it all the time.
Posted by DoctorW, on Mar 2, 2004 at 12:08 AM, in Applications
That's probably booked up. How about the... 1,012 Views / 23 Replies  
That's probably booked up.

How about the Holland Tunnel instead? They're pretty much the same thing.
Posted by DoctorW, on Feb 2, 2004 at 11:56 PM, in Applications
Check out adobe.com for loads of info on InDesign. 626 Views / 2 Replies  
Check out adobe.com for loads of info on InDesign.
Posted by DoctorW, on Jan 7, 2004 at 11:31 PM, in Applications
I'm running the English version of 10.3.2, and I... 577 Views / 4 Replies  
I'm running the English version of 10.3.2, and I don't get that bug.
Posted by DoctorW, on Jan 7, 2004 at 11:31 PM, in Applications
Looks like somebody needs a time out. 4,076 Views / 54 Replies  
Looks like somebody needs a time out.
Posted by DoctorW, on Jan 6, 2004 at 11:21 PM, in macOS
I haven't experienced that, but I've heard... 902 Views / 3 Replies  
I haven't experienced that, but I've heard trashing these preference files may help:
ATI Monitor.plist, ATIMonitor.plist. and com.apple.DVDPlayer.plist, and then restart.
Posted by DoctorW, on Jan 3, 2004 at 09:38 PM, in macOS
Re: Re: "By far the best version of The Print Shop ever." 1,091 Views / 8 Replies  
I thought the Commodore 64 version was best.
Posted by DoctorW, on Dec 8, 2003 at 11:37 PM, in Applications
I had the same problem...I solved it by taking... 482 Views / 1 Replies  
I had the same problem...I solved it by taking the Palm Desktop stuff out of my Login items.

I haven't tried syncing my Palm yet, but I'd imagine it wouldn't work with that stuff removed.
Posted by DoctorW, on Oct 25, 2003 at 01:02 PM, in macOS
I had the same problem, 13 months after I bought... 649 Views / 9 Replies  
I had the same problem, 13 months after I bought my iBook. The thing either wouldn't turn on at all, and on the rare occasions it did, it would go haywire as you described if I even nudged it. I had...
Posted by DoctorW, on Oct 17, 2003 at 10:02 PM, in macOS
I just called the Apple Store to place my order.... 1,179 Views / 15 Replies  
I just called the Apple Store to place my order. They said it will ship (for free!) on the 21st and arrive on the 24th.
Posted by DoctorW, on Oct 9, 2003 at 10:02 PM, in macOS
Actually, in Spaceballs, it was 12345. 935 Views / 10 Replies  
Actually, in Spaceballs, it was 12345.
Posted by DoctorW, on Sep 27, 2003 at 06:20 PM, in macOS
I've been doing something similar as a... 840 Views / 4 Replies  
I've been doing something similar as a workaround. I entered my cell phone's e-mail address in my card in Address Book, and just have iCal e-mail's reminder set for my phone's address.
Posted by DoctorW, on Aug 15, 2003 at 11:35 AM, in Applications
I just now logged in as root, and trashed every... 579 Views / 3 Replies  
I just now logged in as root, and trashed every file on the machine with iSync in its name, and re-installed. It did the trick. It may have been the receipt you mentioned that was the culprit.
Posted by DoctorW, on Aug 11, 2003 at 07:15 PM, in Applications
Take a bump. Little help, anyone? 579 Views / 3 Replies  
Take a bump.

Little help, anyone?
Posted by DoctorW, on Aug 11, 2003 at 11:20 AM, in Applications
iSync caught in bizzare loop 579 Views / 3 Replies  
I have iSync installed on my iBook and use it to keep several user accounts synced. Today, on one of the accounts, it keeps getting stuck in a loop.

When I click the .mac icon, the window expands...
Posted by DoctorW, on Aug 7, 2003 at 12:21 PM, in Applications
me talk english real good. 3,741 Views / 74 Replies  
me talk english real good.
Posted by DoctorW, on Aug 6, 2003 at 11:45 AM, in macOS
In "The Ring," there was a Mac keyboard visible... 1,589 Views / 37 Replies  
In "The Ring," there was a Mac keyboard visible in one shot, and the base of a Quicksilver in another. Just a couple of brief cameos, really.
Posted by DoctorW, on Jul 29, 2003 at 09:51 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Re: Mac OS X.2 or Windows XP? 1,387 Views / 21 Replies  
IT geeks will never take the Mac platform seriously. Ever. Even though many honest, informed individuals know full well that OS X really is the best OS there is.

The Wintel platform is difficult...
Posted by DoctorW, on Jul 29, 2003 at 09:45 AM, in macOS
Good idea. Send feedback to Apple. 855 Views / 12 Replies  
Good idea. Send feedback to Apple.
Posted by DoctorW, on Jul 24, 2003 at 09:41 AM, in macOS
I had this same problem yesterday, for the first... 1,001 Views / 12 Replies  
I had this same problem yesterday, for the first time. I could click on the icon to bring the Finder to the front, oddly enough. Logging out was the only way I could fix it.
Posted by DoctorW, on Jul 24, 2003 at 09:40 AM, in macOS
Poll: I'd like to have it on the release date (which,... 1,808 Views / 40 Replies  
I'd like to have it on the release date (which, from what I've heard, will be the 37th of Julember) but if someone like Amazon has a discount or deal like they did with Jaguar, I'll go that route to...
Posted by DoctorW, on Jul 23, 2003 at 10:17 AM, in macOS
Try a different user account on the same machine... 799 Views / 12 Replies  
Try a different user account on the same machine first and see what happens there.
Posted by DoctorW, on Jul 23, 2003 at 10:15 AM, in macOS
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