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Just one. To a first order approximation, Time... 24,551 Views / 212 Replies  
Just one. To a first order approximation, Time Machine takes a snapshot of your disk as it exists when it runs a backup. When it runs, Time Machine asks the file system "which files have changed...
Posted by nickm, on Oct 28, 2007 at 11:26 AM, in macOS
FTP isn't a secure protocol. It should go the... 3,746 Views / 60 Replies  
FTP isn't a secure protocol. It should go the way of the dinosaur (and Telnet).
Posted by nickm, on Apr 28, 2005 at 12:38 AM, in macOS
No, I made that comment because you're trying to... 1,606 Views / 17 Replies  
No, I made that comment because you're trying to make Microsoft out as an inferior copycat with an empty statement for which you offer no evidence. Or do you have evidence that Microsoft is copying...
Posted by nickm, on Apr 24, 2005 at 01:19 AM, in macOS
Get off your high horse. Microsoft has been... 1,606 Views / 17 Replies  
Get off your high horse. Microsoft has been working on this stuff just as long as Apple. They've had smart folders in Outlook since 2003. If anything, Microsoft is copying BeOS or any of a number...
Posted by nickm, on Apr 23, 2005 at 11:42 PM, in macOS
Omniweb appears unaffected. Or perhaps I just... 915 Views / 8 Replies  
Omniweb appears unaffected. Or perhaps I just don't visit such sites.
Posted by nickm, on Mar 26, 2005 at 02:46 PM, in Applications
Care to clue us in? 5,236 Views / 65 Replies  
Care to clue us in?
Posted by nickm, on Mar 25, 2005 at 11:46 PM, in macOS
Re: Re: is it possible to change the dpi? text is way too small for me 1,014 Views / 12 Replies  
I can't believe how many people are suggesting running a flat panel display at anything less than it's native resolution. An iBook screen is just barely usable at 1024 by 768. Running it at 800x600...
Posted by nickm, on Mar 21, 2005 at 06:48 AM, in macOS
That's only partly right. It is true that... 1,717 Views / 22 Replies  
That's only partly right. It is true that Software Update is capable of finding apps that have moved. It's not true that Apple doesn't use this feature: they use it for all the apps that come with...
Posted by nickm, on Mar 20, 2005 at 01:49 AM, in Applications
Poll: Omniweb. You should have dropped IE. ... 1,724 Views / 29 Replies  
Omniweb. You should have dropped IE. Essentially no one who would post on a Mac forum uses it anymore. Check out the results at the arsTechnica poll...
Posted by nickm, on Feb 14, 2005 at 01:28 AM, in Applications
You aren't understanding me. All the plugin... 2,208 Views / 27 Replies  
You aren't understanding me. All the plugin architecture allows you to do is translate metadata from a file-specific format to a general format suitable for querying by Spotlight. This means that...
Posted by nickm, on Jan 21, 2005 at 11:21 PM, in macOS
Spotlight definitely has a metadata store that is... 2,208 Views / 27 Replies  
Spotlight definitely has a metadata store that is used for doing queries. One open question (to those with NDAs) is whether spotlight allows for attaching arbitrary metadata to files or not. If...
Posted by nickm, on Jan 21, 2005 at 09:58 AM, in macOS
Where did you hear this? (and will you have to... 2,208 Views / 27 Replies  
Where did you hear this? (and will you have to kill me?)

I think this would be great, though some apps would have to be retooled. iCal, for instance, always writes new versions of calendars...
Posted by nickm, on Jan 19, 2005 at 02:48 AM, in macOS
Of course it will come out at MWSF. Omniweb 5.1... 2,195 Views / 16 Replies  
Of course it will come out at MWSF. Omniweb 5.1 came out, and there's no way Apple would allow them to have the same version of Webcore as Safari for very long.
Posted by nickm, on Jan 6, 2005 at 03:24 AM, in Applications
An up-to-date version of the Webcore rendering... 2,899 Views / 48 Replies  
An up-to-date version of the Webcore rendering engine. So, better support for many sites, including gmail.
Posted by nickm, on Jan 6, 2005 at 03:22 AM, in Applications
Dump Safari for Omniweb, then. :thumbsup: 1,387 Views / 11 Replies  
Dump Safari for Omniweb, then. :thumbsup:
Posted by nickm, on Dec 4, 2004 at 08:10 PM, in Applications
iTunes isn't a government or anything. They... 1,515 Views / 22 Replies  
iTunes isn't a government or anything. They have a right to control their content if they want. It doesn't limit your own freedom of expression one whit. If the government forced you to express...
Posted by nickm, on Dec 4, 2004 at 08:09 PM, in Applications
I must say it again. Don't use JPEG for... 1,368 Views / 31 Replies  
I must say it again. Don't use JPEG for screenshots. It tends to creates horrible artifacts with non-natural images.
Posted by nickm, on Nov 23, 2004 at 02:07 AM, in macOS
What, crashes? :p It's a good feature,... 41,633 Views / 520 Replies  
What, crashes? :p

It's a good feature, that's for certain. Stability is also nice too. (not that I've had a problem with OW stability).
Posted by nickm, on Oct 28, 2004 at 01:57 PM, in Applications
I'm not sure about a separate application, but... 41,633 Views / 520 Replies  
I'm not sure about a separate application, but there is a set of alternate icons available on the Omniweb Extras (http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omniweb/extras/) page.
Posted by nickm, on Oct 21, 2004 at 05:49 PM, in Applications
Yeah, it would have to be supported on the server... 1,201 Views / 19 Replies  
Yeah, it would have to be supported on the server with some sort of web services API. If it was just screen scraping it would be a horrible, terrible mess. Apparently Infopop's Eve is extensible,...
Posted by nickm, on Sep 30, 2004 at 09:38 PM, in Applications
Poll: Pine forever! :) 1,080 Views / 17 Replies  
Pine forever! :)
Posted by nickm, on Sep 30, 2004 at 09:32 PM, in Applications
History has shown, time and again, that people... 41,633 Views / 520 Replies  
History has shown, time and again, that people who get excited by claims that seem too good to be true will be disappointed. Omniweb 5.1 will be better than 5.0, but don't expect miracles.
Posted by nickm, on Sep 30, 2004 at 12:39 PM, in Applications
Patience, grasshopper. It takes more than a week... 41,633 Views / 520 Replies  
Patience, grasshopper. It takes more than a week for software to be released, even when it is "done". There are localizations to work on, websites to update, press releases to write, and all of...
Posted by nickm, on Sep 29, 2004 at 10:36 AM, in Applications
You know what would be totally, massively,... 1,201 Views / 19 Replies  
You know what would be totally, massively, amazingly cool? OmniForum.app.

Here's what I see. You get a webforum like UBBThreads and it runs on a web server and any schmo with a web browser can...
Posted by nickm, on Sep 27, 2004 at 09:46 PM, in Applications
Omniweb 5.1 isn't going to have any new features... 41,633 Views / 520 Replies  
Omniweb 5.1 isn't going to have any new features beyond the latest Webcore.

As for my 5.2 wishlist, here's a start:

* "Animate Image" in contextual menu
* Download progress indicator in Dock...
Posted by nickm, on Sep 25, 2004 at 11:04 PM, in Applications
The point I keep trying to make is that the user... 2,331 Views / 61 Replies  
The point I keep trying to make is that the user isn't just dragging over text. The user is dragging over selected text. It is not inconsistent for the system to treat a drag over selected text as...
Posted by nickm, on Sep 22, 2004 at 02:14 PM, in macOS
It could also mean "I want to delete this text"... 2,331 Views / 61 Replies  
It could also mean "I want to delete this text" or "I want to make this text purple". The computer can't read your mind, and so it can only have one meaning, and that meaning has to be decided on by...
Posted by nickm, on Sep 20, 2004 at 11:26 PM, in macOS
I also don't think that the inconsistencies in OS... 2,331 Views / 61 Replies  
I also don't think that the inconsistencies in OS X should be praised as a virtue; I find them really annoying. OS X is definitely more powerful than OS 9, but in many ways OS 9 was easier to use.
Posted by nickm, on Sep 20, 2004 at 03:09 PM, in macOS
That's not true. The carbon behavior makes a... 2,331 Views / 61 Replies  
That's not true. The carbon behavior makes a distinction between the two with no time delays to be found. Dragging within a selection means drag the selection (du!). Dragging outside a selection...
Posted by nickm, on Sep 20, 2004 at 03:06 PM, in macOS
I don't think so. Waiting to drag text is... 2,331 Views / 61 Replies  
I don't think so. Waiting to drag text is inconsistent: you don't have to wait before dragging anything else, like icons or windows. If something is selectable, then when it is selected, it should be...
Posted by nickm, on Sep 20, 2004 at 01:06 PM, in macOS
God, what happened to Apple's consumer apps... 855 Views / 10 Replies  
God, what happened to Apple's consumer apps division? iTunes and iMovie 1-2 were decent apps. Somewhere along the line they decided to go to Cocoa and the results have been a disaster. iCal 1.0...
Posted by nickm, on Sep 18, 2004 at 12:20 AM, in Applications
Why are you dragging in selected text? To... 2,331 Views / 61 Replies  
Why are you dragging in selected text? To reselect?
Posted by nickm, on Sep 17, 2004 at 05:23 PM, in macOS
And why not? VPC allows Windows and Windows... 3,012 Views / 98 Replies  
And why not? VPC allows Windows and Windows software to run on millions of Macs. Microsoft sells lots of Windows software, so what's the problem here?

I suppose you might argue that if Windows...
Posted by nickm, on Sep 17, 2004 at 03:18 PM, in Applications
So you can. And TeXShop too. So why doesn't... 2,331 Views / 61 Replies  
So you can. And TeXShop too. So why doesn't Omniweb work?
Posted by nickm, on Sep 16, 2004 at 02:47 PM, in macOS
Count me in the camp of "Carbon dragging rules,... 2,331 Views / 61 Replies  
Count me in the camp of "Carbon dragging rules, Cocoa dragging drools".

When dealing with selected text, I think it is fair to assume that the user has selected the text correctly and want to...
Posted by nickm, on Sep 16, 2004 at 12:27 PM, in macOS
I suppose the other point to make about Omniweb's... 41,633 Views / 520 Replies  
I suppose the other point to make about Omniweb's features is that they are more than just checks in a table, but are clearly designed to work well together. I feel like I am using an integrated...
Posted by nickm, on Sep 13, 2004 at 10:52 PM, in Applications
I don't think you are being fair here. Omniweb... 41,633 Views / 520 Replies  
I don't think you are being fair here. Omniweb has a number of unique features, and many features that are only available through extensions on other browsers. See this post...
Posted by nickm, on Sep 13, 2004 at 10:50 PM, in Applications
Safari is not free. Or can you point me to the... 41,633 Views / 520 Replies  
Safari is not free. Or can you point me to the download page for the latest version?

Safari is a feature of Mac OS X, and if you want the latest version, you need the latest version of Mac OS X,...
Posted by nickm, on Sep 13, 2004 at 10:41 PM, in Applications
We have a home server Mac in our house. It's... 832 Views / 8 Replies  
We have a home server Mac in our house. It's connected to the stereo and plays iTunes and also announces incoming phones calls thanks to the magic of Phlink. Anyway, when I'm sitting on the couch...
Posted by nickm, on Sep 4, 2004 at 12:46 AM, in Applications
As long as a browser can render pages faster than... 41,633 Views / 520 Replies  
As long as a browser can render pages faster than I can read them, then I'm happy. (well, not really, but it's kind of true). Most of my rendering happens in background tabs anyway.
Posted by nickm, on Sep 4, 2004 at 12:43 AM, in Applications
Well, sometimes you want more than one window... 41,633 Views / 520 Replies  
Well, sometimes you want more than one window (for example, when coding I often have one window for the documentation for each library I'm using, with many tabs open in each). Sometimes you want to...
Posted by nickm, on Sep 2, 2004 at 01:05 PM, in Applications
Yes. You can just turn on the WebDAV feature of... 41,633 Views / 520 Replies  
Yes. You can just turn on the WebDAV feature of the web server with Server Admin, but it might help to read through this article (http://zlog.co.uk/archives/2004/06/howtoenablewebdavonpanther/) to...
Posted by nickm, on Aug 27, 2004 at 01:01 AM, in Applications
This seems like abuse of RSS. Certainly, some... 41,633 Views / 520 Replies  
This seems like abuse of RSS. Certainly, some sites (like slashdot) would block your IP for checking RSS that frequently. Big news sites probably don't mind it, but for the little guy who pays for...
Posted by nickm, on Aug 20, 2004 at 03:02 PM, in Applications
What news is so important that it can't wait an... 41,633 Views / 520 Replies  
What news is so important that it can't wait an hour? Personally, I'd like to see "check every 4 hours" but that's me.
Posted by nickm, on Aug 19, 2004 at 11:08 PM, in Applications
I've had mixed results with this (using Booxter).... 129,997 Views / 48 Replies  
I've had mixed results with this (using Booxter). I only got one book to scan with my iSight. Things were much, much better with my DV camcorder, though that may have been because I put it on a...
Posted by nickm, on Aug 3, 2004 at 11:26 AM, in Applications
I think it will be a poster child for... 1,577 Views / 17 Replies  
I think it will be a poster child for CoreGraphics and CoreVideo. Keynote 2 will cost the same and require Tiger.
Posted by nickm, on Jul 27, 2004 at 12:35 AM, in Applications
This is easy! Just set up a shortcut (I use... 66,110 Views / 937 Replies  
This is easy! Just set up a shortcut (I use "bmn") to the following URL:

...
Posted by nickm, on Jul 16, 2004 at 12:53 PM, in Applications
I can't affirm or deny that, but even if it is... 66,110 Views / 937 Replies  
I can't affirm or deny that, but even if it is true I find that I'm so much more productive* in Omniweb. The shortcuts and search features help me get back to page I remember seeing quicker. The...
Posted by nickm, on Jun 16, 2004 at 11:25 PM, in Applications
Matlab 6R13 runs fine on G5s as well. We have a... 974 Views / 3 Replies  
Matlab 6R13 runs fine on G5s as well. We have a cluster of G5 XServes at work that do just that! The lame thing is that Matlab R13 is not optimized...
Posted by nickm, on Jun 12, 2004 at 12:07 AM, in Applications
I think you all are living in a fantasy world if... 998 Views / 19 Replies  
I think you all are living in a fantasy world if you think that an appreciable amount of Mac users change their user agent string. Steve Jobs himself says than less than half of Mac users are using...
Posted by nickm, on Jun 2, 2004 at 12:30 AM, in Applications
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