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"If it ain't broke, don't fix it." French... 2,578 Views / 94 Replies  
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

French are too often brainwashed by their own propaganda. Spin is not an "America-only" phenomenon. Media companies are owned by people with an interest in...
Posted by VRL, on Feb 13, 2003 at 08:00 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Help someone else out. Just because. Make a... 978 Views / 41 Replies  
Help someone else out. Just because.

Make a list of everything that is good in my life ... and be grateful.

Work out/exercise.

Challenge myself to learn something new.

Picture myself, in...
Posted by VRL, on Feb 13, 2003 at 05:34 AM, in MacNN Lounge
LOL That's the best comment I've read here... 801 Views / 5 Replies  
LOL

That's the best comment I've read here in a long time!
Posted by VRL, on Feb 12, 2003 at 05:24 AM, in Applications
Re: Almost a switcher; one last issue. 1,898 Views / 29 Replies  
No.
Posted by VRL, on Jan 31, 2003 at 10:09 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Macs are VERY stable. I own a few running Jaguar... 3,579 Views / 60 Replies  
Macs are VERY stable. I own a few running Jaguar and mine do not crash. The only kernel panic I've seen was due to cheap (bad) RAM. Replaced the RAM, no more problem.

Before installing software, I...
Posted by VRL, on Jan 27, 2003 at 05:23 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Exactly. All my experiences with Apple have been... 3,401 Views / 42 Replies  
Exactly. All my experiences with Apple have been very pleasant :)
Love my GHz TiBook, and G4 desktop, and G3 desktop! Heck, I still have 4 old Macs (all given to me) that work great.
Posted by VRL, on Jan 16, 2003 at 04:37 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Netscape has the autofill feature. A good friend... 799 Views / 4 Replies  
Netscape has the autofill feature. A good friend of mine uses it/ loves it. (I haven't used it personally.)

Netscape gets criticized a lot, but it is actually becoming one of the better browsers...
Posted by VRL, on Jan 10, 2003 at 06:24 AM, in Applications
Re: any problems w/superdrive in powerbooks? 481 Views / 1 Replies  
No problems at all :)
Posted by VRL, on Jan 10, 2003 at 06:14 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Do you have any external devices connected? ... 1,230 Views / 12 Replies  
Do you have any external devices connected?

Our situation was quite different, but here goes anyway.

Recently, we figured out why we had intermittent "problems" with our TiBook. Sometimes, if...
Posted by VRL, on Oct 30, 2002 at 06:14 AM, in macOS
Real is okay. It fills gaps. I still prefer to... 2,250 Views / 25 Replies  
Real is okay. It fills gaps. I still prefer to use QuickTime and do so most often.

The gaps:
Sites that only have Real content, which is a web developer problem, IMO. I'm thus "forced" to get...
Posted by VRL, on Oct 24, 2002 at 05:15 AM, in macOS
Same here. I have no problems with fonts and find... 1,753 Views / 40 Replies  
Same here. I have no problems with fonts and find AW very stable. Have used it for about 4 years now.

As for office, I've used it some (on other peoples' computers of late) - highly overrated,...
Posted by VRL, on Oct 24, 2002 at 04:45 AM, in Applications
Yes. Working great with mail.app on G3 Powerbook.... 1,078 Views / 18 Replies  
Yes. Working great with mail.app on G3 Powerbook.

But PGP won't even launch on my G4 desktop. Unexpectedly quits immediately. :mad:
Anyone know of any incompatibilities??

As for usefulness of...
Posted by VRL, on Oct 15, 2002 at 07:28 AM, in Applications
Been running Jag on a Powerbook 400 with the same... 1,600 Views / 23 Replies  
Been running Jag on a Powerbook 400 with the same amount of RAM. It is the best OS I've ever used on it!

Can you be more specific?? What software are you using when you "crash"?
Posted by VRL, on Oct 7, 2002 at 02:27 PM, in macOS
Z8 (BMW) 4,578 Views / 127 Replies  
Z8 (BMW)
Posted by VRL, on Oct 6, 2002 at 06:51 AM, in MacNN Lounge
With all the bad reviews, I hesitated installing... 2,271 Views / 34 Replies  
With all the bad reviews, I hesitated installing Toast. Finally, I broke down, popped in the Titanium CD, installed in Classic, then immediately (after restarting Classic) ran the updater for 5.2....
Posted by VRL, on Oct 4, 2002 at 06:08 AM, in Applications
When I switched to Mac, some were making the same... 1,298 Views / 17 Replies  
When I switched to Mac, some were making the same argument you seem to be making now. Yet, here I am, a Mac user. (Haven't these "PC vs Mac" debates been done to death??)

Applications on my Mac...
Posted by VRL, on Oct 4, 2002 at 05:59 AM, in Mac Desktops
Well said. The U.S. democrat politicians are... 1,038 Views / 49 Replies  
Well said.

The U.S. democrat politicians are Saddam's best friends right now. The next attack on westerners will be after the upcoming U.S. elections.

It's obvious who here is a democrat -...
Posted by VRL, on Oct 1, 2002 at 11:01 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Here are a few links that you all ought to visit:... 687 Views / 6 Replies  
Here are a few links that you all ought to visit:

http://cns.miis.edu/research/wmdme/iraq.htm

http://www.bullatomsci.org/issues/1992/a92/a92.albright.html
...
Posted by VRL, on Oct 1, 2002 at 06:35 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Frankly, I tend to always give a little slack to... 5,216 Views / 24 Replies  
Frankly, I tend to always give a little slack to anyone with a version 1.x piece of software. If you notice, when version 2 comes out (for most developers including Apple) many improvements are made....
Posted by VRL, on Sep 30, 2002 at 04:17 AM, in Applications
No problems here either. Picked up a Family Pack... 1,581 Views / 46 Replies  
No problems here either. Picked up a Family Pack (worked out to an upgrade of $50 each for four computers) and have had no problems. I work on the computers all day every day, with an occasional...
Posted by VRL, on Sep 28, 2002 at 06:34 AM, in macOS
Some of us have Windows computers on a local... 995 Views / 12 Replies  
Some of us have Windows computers on a local network, and consider use of virus software a wise preventative measure. (Not all computer users are so considerate, I know.) Plus, if a Mac virus does...
Posted by VRL, on Sep 22, 2002 at 05:29 AM, in macOS
Thanks to Gimp-Print (Ghostscript), a whole lot... 681 Views / 7 Replies  
Thanks to Gimp-Print (Ghostscript), a whole lot of printers are compatible! (Maybe get an older printer and save a few bucks ;) )

http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/

Or check out the product...
Posted by VRL, on Sep 22, 2002 at 05:25 AM, in macOS
Carefully click the bottom of the "vertical line"... 992 Views / 13 Replies  
Carefully click the bottom of the "vertical line" and drag to the right (and down). (Takes a steady hand.) The window expands back to whatever size you want. :)
Posted by VRL, on Sep 22, 2002 at 05:17 AM, in Applications
Ibson is right. Mount the drive (selecting... 453 Views / 3 Replies  
Ibson is right.

Mount the drive (selecting options to add any password to the keychain, unless you want a password entered every time). After the drive mounts, drag it to the Login Items (System...
Posted by VRL, on Sep 22, 2002 at 05:07 AM, in macOS
Byrd is saying what he is because he is... 1,274 Views / 41 Replies  
Byrd is saying what he is because he is political, like the entire democratic party in the U.S. ... It's an election year, after all.

Frankly, one could also argue that the U.S. NEEDS to act to...
Posted by VRL, on Sep 20, 2002 at 05:45 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Did any of you see the little news item in the... 642 Views / 4 Replies  
Did any of you see the little news item in the September issue of Scientific American? (Relevant since Microsoft is mentioned by name in the actual report.)

"Software Bugs Cost U.S. Economy $59.6...
Posted by VRL, on Sep 20, 2002 at 05:03 AM, in MacNN Lounge
BMW :D 1,083 Views / 41 Replies  
BMW :D
Posted by VRL, on Sep 16, 2002 at 04:31 PM, in MacNN Lounge
The Long Kiss Goodnight Gladiator 1,902 Views / 61 Replies  
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Gladiator
Posted by VRL, on Sep 16, 2002 at 04:29 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Re: Re: Best browser for jag? 1,397 Views / 22 Replies  
Frankly, iCab has been the best and fastest I've used for general browsing. If I don't use it, I use OmniWeb.
Posted by VRL, on Sep 15, 2002 at 04:26 PM, in Applications
Yes, it is possible. And easy. File ... Import... 734 Views / 3 Replies  
Yes, it is possible. And easy. File ... Import ... Select music.
Drag it where you want it.

Or if you have QuickTime Pro (inexpensive), you can put sings back to back to back easily.

And I...
Posted by VRL, on Sep 15, 2002 at 03:04 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
About the only thing to stop MS ... users making... 1,233 Views / 9 Replies  
About the only thing to stop MS ... users making different choices.

So far, the DVD media I trust comes from Apple.

Has anyone tried to double-sided DVDs??...
Posted by VRL, on Sep 14, 2002 at 03:32 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Didn't notice any mention of this: How much RAM... 1,456 Views / 26 Replies  
Didn't notice any mention of this: How much RAM do you have? What kind of Mac?

No slowness for me with any of the apps. Not even with my G3 Powerbook. I also max out RAM whenever possible :)
Posted by VRL, on Sep 13, 2002 at 01:11 PM, in macOS
Stopped booting into 9 long ago. No big deal. ... 3,182 Views / 89 Replies  
Stopped booting into 9 long ago. No big deal.

Third party developers need to get off their butts. The only reason I suspect some are not ... they are putting all resources into Microsoft...
Posted by VRL, on Sep 10, 2002 at 10:14 AM, in macOS
iCal is running fine for me. Cool app. (G4 867,... 1,775 Views / 33 Replies  
iCal is running fine for me. Cool app. (G4 867, lots of haxies, etc)

FYI: Downloaded from Apple web site.
Posted by VRL, on Sep 10, 2002 at 09:42 AM, in Applications
Well put. -------------------------------- ... 3,918 Views / 149 Replies  
Well put.

--------------------------------
"A pacifist is as surely a traitor to his country and to humanity as is the most brutal wrongdoer." (T. Roosevelt)
Posted by VRL, on Sep 9, 2002 at 12:04 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Installed on G4 500 without a hitch. I'm loving... 4,609 Views / 28 Replies  
Installed on G4 500 without a hitch. I'm loving 10.2 :)
Posted by VRL, on Sep 7, 2002 at 04:04 AM, in Mac Notebooks
[QUOTE]Originally posted by beetone: [B] ... 2,441 Views / 38 Replies  
[QUOTE]Originally posted by beetone:
[B]

Not true. In fact, we just backed up a shareware program (and associated data) using Backup. ... Why would you think that would be excluded?
Posted by VRL, on Sep 7, 2002 at 03:38 AM, in macOS
Yes. I love it more each day :) And for... 662 Views / 9 Replies  
Yes. I love it more each day :)

And for those with more than one Mac, the Family Pack is a good deal.
Posted by VRL, on Sep 6, 2002 at 12:31 PM, in macOS
Don't need an iPod to use audible. FYI. ... 625 Views / 5 Replies  
Don't need an iPod to use audible. FYI.

Started listening to books myself. I think audible has a good thing going. Options are always nice. :)
...Now I listen while I drive, work out, etc.
Posted by VRL, on Sep 6, 2002 at 10:24 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Got it. Drop Drawers is also quite nice, but... 954 Views / 19 Replies  
Got it.

Drop Drawers is also quite nice, but the Spring Loaded Folder feature is not there yet either.

... I like that idea.
Posted by VRL, on Sep 6, 2002 at 10:09 AM, in macOS
Are you sure this does not work? (Perhaps I... 954 Views / 19 Replies  
Are you sure this does not work? (Perhaps I misunderstand what you mean.)
Posted by VRL, on Sep 6, 2002 at 08:50 AM, in macOS
You need to call them, I'd say. We preorded two,... 545 Views / 7 Replies  
You need to call them, I'd say. We preorded two, the Family Pack was announced. We called Apple and canceled the preorder. Even though Apple had already sent the two, they still refunded the...
Posted by VRL, on Sep 6, 2002 at 08:47 AM, in macOS
Why not just drag the folder to the dock. Then,... 954 Views / 19 Replies  
Why not just drag the folder to the dock. Then, click on the folder in the dock and hold. Up pops the contents of the folder.
Want to copy something to the folder? Just drag it to the dock folder...
Posted by VRL, on Sep 6, 2002 at 08:36 AM, in macOS
Or a feature?? The Address Book works very... 16,458 Views / 210 Replies  
Or a feature??

The Address Book works very well finding addresses in Germany. Tried it out after reading this. Very handy.
Posted by VRL, on Sep 6, 2002 at 08:29 AM, in macOS
You got that right. One of the best things:... 16,458 Views / 210 Replies  
You got that right.

One of the best things: My Axis print server (Epson 740) works again!!!!!
Posted by VRL, on Sep 6, 2002 at 08:22 AM, in macOS
What are you looking for? Have you searched eBay? 651 Views / 6 Replies  
What are you looking for? Have you searched eBay?
Posted by VRL, on Sep 6, 2002 at 07:07 AM, in macOS
iCal New GHz Powerbooks (w/Superdrive) :) ... 1,080 Views / 29 Replies  
iCal
New GHz Powerbooks (w/Superdrive) :)
Low-priced Email w/.mac
Posted by VRL, on Sep 6, 2002 at 07:00 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Thank you. I live in Europe, but have also lived... 1,065 Views / 34 Replies  
Thank you. I live in Europe, but have also lived in the U.S. many years. Have known a lot of good people on both continents, and don't mind living here or there. Both have good things, as well some...
Posted by VRL, on Sep 6, 2002 at 06:48 AM, in MacNN Lounge
People are allowed to surf the internet while at... 552 Views / 5 Replies  
People are allowed to surf the internet while at work?!

Sure, I understand your points. I think it would still be helpful, esp when one is trying to help solve a problem, or weigh comments and...
Posted by VRL, on Sep 5, 2002 at 08:55 AM, in Feedback
Uninstalled SystemWorks from TiBook. When they... 449 Views / 1 Replies  
Uninstalled SystemWorks from TiBook. When they fix it, I may reinstall.
Posted by VRL, on Sep 5, 2002 at 07:14 AM, in Applications
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