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10.5 Print Drivers for FX Document Centre 186 multi-function printer. 2,760 Views / 1 Replies  
Hi all,

Hoping someone can assist - The office in which my wife works has a Fuji/Xerox Document Centre 186 multi-function printer. My wife and several other staff members are now using MacBook's...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Mar 30, 2008 at 11:11 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I'll be snatching up a Bluetooth Mighty Mouse as... 1,229 Views / 16 Replies  
I'll be snatching up a Bluetooth Mighty Mouse as soon as they are available. I can't believe it didn't launch with a Wireless version, in this day and age - Apple are really behind the eight ball on...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Sep 7, 2005 at 12:27 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
d.fine - Thanks for the suggestions! ... 1,007 Views / 10 Replies  
d.fine - Thanks for the suggestions! Unfortunately I tried deleting this files, and no such luck :( The old "Cube" still appears.

Also ran Mac Janitor, and ran each of the Daily, Weekly and...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Aug 25, 2005 at 10:00 PM, in macOS
Thanks Randman! I'll try this tonight and see how... 1,007 Views / 10 Replies  
Thanks Randman! I'll try this tonight and see how it goes! One question though - how do I run Cron jobs?

As for Chabig's comment - I have tried every combination of being logged in or out of each...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Aug 23, 2005 at 05:50 PM, in macOS
Fast User Switch Problem 1,007 Views / 10 Replies  
Hi all,

I have a funny problem, and while not a big issue, it's bugging the heck out of me.

The situation is this - I have a relatively new install of Tiger (10.4.2) on my Mac, and I have two...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Aug 23, 2005 at 08:14 AM, in macOS
Ahh, thanks for clearing that up - save me some... 617 Views / 3 Replies  
Ahh, thanks for clearing that up - save me some unnecessary work :)

Guess I'll use the 300GB as the boot, then!
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Jul 21, 2005 at 09:59 PM, in Mac Desktops
How do you FORCE Spotlight to re-index, or to... 991 Views / 20 Replies  
How do you FORCE Spotlight to re-index, or to index a particular folder / location? Is such a thing possible?

Hmm... what are the chances you could setup a script or something that makes...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Jul 21, 2005 at 09:57 PM, in macOS
Something like the Griffin iMic will solve this... 606 Views / 4 Replies  
Something like the Griffin iMic will solve this problem?
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Jul 21, 2005 at 09:04 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
PowerMac Hard Drive - To swap or not to swap? 617 Views / 3 Replies  
Hiya,

So I've ordered my DP2.7, with the HD upgraded to 400GB. I've also ordered a Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300GB hard drive.

My question is - Should I swap the Hard drive that comes with the...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Jul 21, 2005 at 08:11 PM, in Mac Desktops
Is there a marked improvement in speed by running... 1,123 Views / 17 Replies  
Is there a marked improvement in speed by running Windows 2000, or is XP with the themes and other effects turned off just as fast?
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Jul 15, 2005 at 07:49 AM, in Applications
Are these inputs on a G5 suitable for recording... 2,412 Views / 6 Replies  
Are these inputs on a G5 suitable for recording voice with a non-powered Microphone? My wife has a regular requirement to record interviews and assignments - I'm hoping that she'll be able to do...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Jul 11, 2005 at 03:00 AM, in Mac Desktops
Virtual PC performance on Dual 2.7? 1,123 Views / 17 Replies  
Hi all,

As I'm about to embark on the path of a PowerMac DP2.7, I'm curious if anyone has any experience running VPC 7?

Can anyone give me an indication of how it runs Windows XP? Is it...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Jul 9, 2005 at 09:54 AM, in Applications
Finally! Thankyou, CM! That's what I... 5,724 Views / 108 Replies  
Finally! Thankyou, CM!

That's what I thought. So in light of this, while I understand a quad processor (Dual Dual-Core) would be nice, a plain old Dual Processer in the form of a PM DP2.7GHz is...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Jul 8, 2005 at 05:43 AM, in Mac Desktops
Okay, so there is no real performance advantage... 5,724 Views / 108 Replies  
Okay, so there is no real performance advantage to a single dual core over a dual processor. That's what I was trying to understand.
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Jul 8, 2005 at 03:52 AM, in Mac Desktops
... but don't Dual Processors take advantage of... 5,724 Views / 108 Replies  
... but don't Dual Processors take advantage of applications which are multi-threaded, too? And don't dual processor systems have two lots of cache, just like the dual core?

Again, what...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Jul 8, 2005 at 02:43 AM, in Mac Desktops
But isn't this exactly what a dual processor is -... 5,724 Views / 108 Replies  
But isn't this exactly what a dual processor is - two processors, two lots of cache and two independent FSB's...

Please correct me if I'm wrong, I really don't understand all this (hence the...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Jul 8, 2005 at 02:26 AM, in Mac Desktops
Decisions, decisions. 5,724 Views / 108 Replies  
Well, this put a spanner in the works - Next week I was intending on purchasing a Dual 2.7 PowerMac - now I don't know if I should wait until the Dual Core's hit the market...

Aside from bragging...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Jul 8, 2005 at 12:29 AM, in Mac Desktops
FS via eBay - PowerBook G4 17 + Many Extras - Australia Only 726 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi all,

For any of you Australian Mac Enthusiasts, please take a look at my current auction for my beloved 17" Rev. A. PowerBook!

Clicky!...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Jul 6, 2005 at 06:41 PM, in Marketplace
Problems with Borders in MS Word 2004 523 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi all,

A quick question for anyone that might be a bit of a MS Word Guru -

I'm creating some documents in Word 2004 and in specific I am required to put borders (chosen from the Formatting...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Oct 28, 2004 at 10:01 PM, in Applications
Thanks for the assistance! Not the answers I was... 11,555 Views / 4 Replies  
Thanks for the assistance! Not the answers I was HOPING for, but at least I can stop mucking about. I suppose this weekend is as good a time as any for a rebuild ;)

Cheers!

WJ.
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Mar 17, 2004 at 08:46 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
How to Install Classic on OSX 10.3.3 11,555 Views / 4 Replies  
Hi all,

Hoping that someone can assist me - I want to install classic on 10.3 but can't figure it out. I've got a copy of OS 9.2.1 and tried to simply copy the System folder across to a Classic...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Mar 17, 2004 at 07:54 AM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
File Vault stability? 583 Views / 2 Replies  
Hi all,

I've a question re: File Vault. I haven't really been keeping on top of File Vault since the initial wave of bugs / cries of woe. With 10.3.3 I began wondering if anyone has started...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Mar 17, 2004 at 12:15 AM, in macOS
10.3.3 hasn't fixed the Finder crash when... 25,557 Views / 216 Replies  
10.3.3 hasn't fixed the Finder crash when dragging multiple .jpg files (three or more) on the desktop. This is a bummer, especially because this bug was (I believe) mentioned in the list of fixes :(
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Mar 16, 2004 at 11:46 PM, in macOS
Well, thanks for the replies - I'm glad that I'm... 671 Views / 8 Replies  
Well, thanks for the replies - I'm glad that I'm not the only one having these weird problems!

Cheers,

WJ.
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Feb 25, 2004 at 05:55 AM, in macOS
Odd Bug - Finder restarts itself when trying to drag .jpg files on desktop. 671 Views / 8 Replies  
Hi All,

Wondering if anyone else has come across this before - I was exporting some pics from iPhoto to copy across to my Palm Pilot. I selected four photos, and using the Export option, I saved...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Feb 23, 2004 at 11:27 PM, in macOS
Well, misery loves company so I'm glad to hear... 668 Views / 5 Replies  
Well, misery loves company so I'm glad to hear it's not just me :)

I'm not really feeling inclined to renew my .mac subscription this year...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Feb 18, 2004 at 08:33 PM, in Applications
Hmm. Let's hear it for average software :( 668 Views / 5 Replies  
Hmm. Let's hear it for average software :(
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Feb 18, 2004 at 04:30 PM, in Applications
Problems uploading to .mac from iPhoto. 668 Views / 5 Replies  
Hi All,

Just trying to get an idea of whether anyone else has been having trouble lately uploading from iPhoto using the "Homepage" button. I can select an album, click Homepage, choose a layout,...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Feb 18, 2004 at 09:02 AM, in Applications
Care to cite your sources for the "heat... 2,864 Views / 26 Replies  
Care to cite your sources for the "heat problems"?
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Dec 15, 2003 at 08:03 PM, in Mac Notebooks
http://www.queuesoft.jp/download-e.html ... 1,548 Views / 25 Replies  
http://www.queuesoft.jp/download-e.html

Download the Mail.app conduit and Bjorn Stronginthearm's your uncle.
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Nov 28, 2003 at 12:05 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Will do... This experience has really just been... 1,548 Views / 25 Replies  
Will do... This experience has really just been an exercise in "I'm doing it because its COOL" rather than being a really useful feature - if i need to have my powerbook on and connected to a network...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Nov 26, 2003 at 08:32 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Well, I am happy to report that I am writing this... 1,548 Views / 25 Replies  
Well, I am happy to report that I am writing this from my T3! Turns out I was using the wrong proxy settings, and I'm not sure that the DNS settings were correct.... Anyway, it works - so thanks for...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Nov 25, 2003 at 04:22 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
1,548 Views / 25 Replies  
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Nov 25, 2003 at 04:16 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Well, I've got some progress thanks to your... 1,548 Views / 25 Replies  
Well, I've got some progress thanks to your awesome tips;

1) I've setup the palm as per your advice.
2) Run the bluetooth script from Technohappymeal.
3) Opened Wep Pro.

And that's where I...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Nov 25, 2003 at 01:01 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Well, what does Apple have to say about this? ... 888 Views / 8 Replies  
Well, what does Apple have to say about this? Surely if it's FALSE, they would be quick to put the fear to rest.

I'll keep my mind open to this until I hear otherwise from Apple.

...

Is the...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Nov 24, 2003 at 10:58 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Yeah, I tried those scripts and no Joy. I... 1,548 Views / 25 Replies  
Yeah, I tried those scripts and no Joy.

I created a new connection called BT to Mac, and configured it to use Bluetooth as instructed. But when I go to setup the Network in the Palm Prefs. it...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Nov 24, 2003 at 09:02 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
JVB, what are the basic steps to get web-surfing... 1,548 Views / 25 Replies  
JVB, what are the basic steps to get web-surfing via bluetooth working?

Any assistance would be appreciated!
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Nov 24, 2003 at 06:55 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Don't know about entourage, but my T3 is working... 1,548 Views / 25 Replies  
Don't know about entourage, but my T3 is working well with Mail and iSync on 10.3.1.
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Nov 21, 2003 at 11:42 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Thanks very much for the assistance! Cheers,... 681 Views / 2 Replies  
Thanks very much for the assistance!

Cheers,

WJ.
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Nov 19, 2003 at 06:13 PM, in Mac Desktops
RAM installation - iMac 681 Views / 2 Replies  
How difficult is it to self-install additional RAM in an LCD iMac? I am interested, with the release of the 20Inch version, to buy one for my wife, but the cost of RAM from the Apple store is...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Nov 19, 2003 at 01:41 AM, in Mac Desktops
Solved my own problem - Discovered that super... 506 Views / 1 Replies  
Solved my own problem - Discovered that super handy tool, Pacifist, and was able to extract the Safari package and all is working well.

Cheers.

WJ.
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Nov 17, 2003 at 07:38 PM, in macOS
Help reinstalling Safari on 10.3.1 506 Views / 1 Replies  
Hi All,

I think I've made a bit of a mess of things... I was having weird problems with Safari crashing upon launch, and I thought, no problem, I'll remove safari and then just download and...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Nov 17, 2003 at 06:26 PM, in macOS
I should have my T3 in about three or four days -... 761 Views / 4 Replies  
I should have my T3 in about three or four days - I'll certainly be trying to get such things working, so I'll let you know if I have any success.

Cheers,

WJ.
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Nov 17, 2003 at 07:22 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I agree with Hardcat - you'll get a much better... 754 Views / 6 Replies  
I agree with Hardcat - you'll get a much better solution (cheaper, too) by purchasing an external firewire case and a 2.5" drive seperately.

I heartily reccomend the Sarotech Cutie enclosure.
...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Nov 15, 2003 at 12:32 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I'm very intersted to hear peoples experience... 753 Views / 4 Replies  
I'm very intersted to hear peoples experience with this, too - I am currently tossing up the idea of purchasing a Tungsten T3, but I've heard that the Mac support is "lacking".

You may want to...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Nov 13, 2003 at 06:03 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
You'll see them shortly on my Website ;) Just... 3,007 Views / 26 Replies  
You'll see them shortly on my Website ;) Just kidding!

Anyway, thanks for the suggestions. I really think the ability to have a private album would be a great addition to the next version of...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Nov 13, 2003 at 05:43 PM, in Applications
Bumpity Bump? 3,007 Views / 26 Replies  
Bumpity Bump?
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Nov 13, 2003 at 12:04 AM, in Applications
That's what the Xbox is for... 555 Views / 2 Replies  
That's what the Xbox is for...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Nov 10, 2003 at 05:51 AM, in Gaming
Why look anywhere but newsgroups? Anyway,... 3,007 Views / 26 Replies  
Why look anywhere but newsgroups?

Anyway, can anyone answer this question - is there anyway to make a password protected iPhoto album? I've got plenty of digital camera snaps which I'd like to...
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Nov 9, 2003 at 04:53 AM, in Applications
I have a 17" Powerbook, with 1,417 songs in my... 1,343 Views / 20 Replies  
I have a 17" Powerbook, with 1,417 songs in my library and iTunes 4.1 running on Panther - Everything works perfectly, very responsive, no problems at all.

I think it's just you ;)
Posted by Wet Jimmy, on Nov 2, 2003 at 10:59 PM, in Applications
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