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Keep the dual G4, go buy yourself a nice flat... 2,891 Views / 35 Replies  
Keep the dual G4, go buy yourself a nice flat panel display, and then wait for the second or third G5 revision before you update.

I wouldn't feel comfortable selling it so soon after buying it at...
Posted by rek, on Sep 1, 2003 at 12:41 PM, in Mac Desktops
You used to be able to 'fake' a crash on older... 521 Views / 6 Replies  
You used to be able to 'fake' a crash on older Macs by pressing command-power before the happy mac comes up.. but it doesn't seem to work anymore.

<a...
Posted by rek, on Jul 6, 2002 at 09:26 PM, in Mac Notebooks
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Posted by rek, on Jul 4, 2002 at 07:08 AM, in Mac Notebooks
A Brief History of Time used to have a... 793 Views / 47 Replies  
A Brief History of Time

used to have a 486DX/50 machine and in '93 went to Mac:

(in chonological order)
a second hand Macintosh Portable got me hooked on Macs. From the day I got it, I never...
Posted by rek, on Jun 11, 2002 at 10:56 AM, in MacNN Lounge
A Brief History of Time used to have a... 763 Views / 47 Replies  
A Brief History of Time

used to have a 486DX/50 machine and in '93 went to Mac:

(in chonological order)
a second hand Macintosh Portable got me hooked on Macs. From the day I got it, I never...
Posted by rek, on Jun 11, 2002 at 10:56 AM, in MacNN Lounge
A Brief History of Time used to have a... 777 Views / 47 Replies  
A Brief History of Time

used to have a 486DX/50 machine and in '93 went to Mac:

(in chonological order)
a second hand Macintosh Portable got me hooked on Macs. From the day I got it, I never...
Posted by rek, on Jun 11, 2002 at 10:56 AM, in MacNN Lounge
A Brief History of Time used to have a... 842 Views / 47 Replies  
A Brief History of Time

used to have a 486DX/50 machine and in '93 went to Mac:

(in chonological order)
a second hand Macintosh Portable got me hooked on Macs. From the day I got it, I never...
Posted by rek, on Jun 11, 2002 at 10:56 AM, in MacNN Lounge
A Brief History of Time used to have a... 765 Views / 47 Replies  
A Brief History of Time

used to have a 486DX/50 machine and in '93 went to Mac:

(in chonological order)
a second hand Macintosh Portable got me hooked on Macs. From the day I got it, I never...
Posted by rek, on Jun 11, 2002 at 10:56 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I had to do this. (Outlook 2000/XP .pst format... 681 Views / 4 Replies  
I had to do this. (Outlook 2000/XP .pst format to Entourage) Here's how I did it.

1. install Mozilla on the PC (ensuring you install the Mozilla Mail component)

2. get Mozilla to import all...
Posted by rek, on Jun 10, 2002 at 04:52 AM, in Applications
Well if your Macs are running just fine, try this... 1,289 Views / 52 Replies  
Well if your Macs are running just fine, try this emulator out so you can simulate the need to bitch and whine about your broken computer:

<a href="http://homepage.mac.com/ptilmanis/macemu"...
Posted by rek, on Jun 7, 2002 at 12:54 PM, in macOS
I find IE in OSX in general the best browser of... 618 Views / 31 Replies  
I find IE in OSX in general the best browser of the lot (OmniWeb is closest to perfection, but I find it slower than IE, and there are some rendering problems -- though it sounds that with OmniWeb 5,...
Posted by rek, on Jun 4, 2002 at 11:45 PM, in macOS
I would only ever consider buying an IBM... 1,545 Views / 56 Replies  
I would only ever consider buying an IBM ThinkPad. They are built like tanks, and the after-sales support is excellent. They also look "purposeful", and don't have any excess useless junk plastic...
Posted by rek, on Jun 4, 2002 at 11:33 PM, in Mac Notebooks
If it's always associated with hard disk noises,... 360 Views / 1 Replies  
If it's always associated with hard disk noises, maybe it's your hard disk spinning back up again from powering down.

Try going into the energy saver control panel, and tell it to delay longer...
Posted by rek, on Jun 4, 2002 at 11:21 PM, in macOS
Where is PEUGEOT in this list? :mad: <img... 972 Views / 35 Replies  
Where is PEUGEOT in this list? :mad: <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

I drive a 2000 Peugeot 306 GTi6. Driving has never been so much fun! :D

(press photo, I...
Posted by rek, on May 31, 2002 at 03:56 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I had something vaguely similar (instead i had a... 592 Views / 6 Replies  
I had something vaguely similar (instead i had a line of white that faded out in the middle of the screen).. although this happened after just a week of ownership.

My Apple dealer DOA'ed the...
Posted by rek, on May 28, 2002 at 04:40 AM, in Mac Notebooks
sympathy bump :) 662 Views / 6 Replies  
sympathy bump :)
Posted by rek, on May 27, 2002 at 07:10 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
OSX, USB->Serial adapters, and VPC 5 662 Views / 6 Replies  
Could someone please suggest a USB to serial (RS232) adapters that will show up as a COM port under Virtual PC 5, running under OS X?

I use a Polar heart-rate monitor while cycling, and it uses a...
Posted by rek, on May 25, 2002 at 11:36 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I'll hazard a guess that the reason why you don't... 503 Views / 5 Replies  
I'll hazard a guess that the reason why you don't see the huge resolution screens on Macs is because for a long time Macintosh displays were true WYSIWYG (72dpi) and the OS designed to suit -- not...
Posted by rek, on May 24, 2002 at 12:56 PM, in Mac Notebooks
John, I'd take the TiBook back where you... 479 Views / 2 Replies  
John,

I'd take the TiBook back where you bought it (or to some Apple service centre) and get a replacement keyboard under warranty. An instrument of computing perfection deserves a keyboard of...
Posted by rek, on May 23, 2002 at 01:07 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The character typed by option-8 would be the... 903 Views / 4 Replies  
The character typed by option-8 would be the bullet glyph from whichever font was currently in use, and not this particular bullet from the Symbol font that seems to be causing the problem.

It...
Posted by rek, on May 23, 2002 at 12:54 PM, in Applications
hmm, just found this earlier thread: ... 903 Views / 4 Replies  
hmm, just found this earlier thread:
http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=46&t=005625

I've been playing with this for a little while, and interestingly enough, the...
Posted by rek, on May 23, 2002 at 12:14 PM, in Applications
I've just struck this bulleting problem too. ... 559 Views / 21 Replies  
I've just struck this bulleting problem too.

I don't think it's the fault of Word -- if you make an auto bulleted list with the default rounded filled bullet, it doesn't show up in Acrobat Reader....
Posted by rek, on May 23, 2002 at 12:11 PM, in macOS
PDFs: OSX/Preview vs. Acrobat Distiller 903 Views / 4 Replies  
I've got a bit of PDF generation weirdness going on here ...

Up until recently, I've only had (classic) MS Office 2001 installed on my Mac, and I've been able to use the (classic) Acrobat...
Posted by rek, on May 23, 2002 at 11:34 AM, in Applications
I'm not so sure ... why would Apple go to the... 704 Views / 20 Replies  
I'm not so sure ... why would Apple go to the bother and expense of re-engineering a notebook to include a different graphics system, cache architecture, sound system, etc. if it's going to be put...
Posted by rek, on May 23, 2002 at 11:04 AM, in Mac Notebooks
No crashes at startup or anything; when I... 570 Views / 3 Replies  
No crashes at startup or anything; when I restarted, in the OSX loading sequence I did see "Initialising DoubleCommand" or some such flick up on the screen.

I've also got BroadbandOptimizer (a...
Posted by rek, on May 23, 2002 at 10:53 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I had a go of DoubleCommand; I can't get the... 570 Views / 3 Replies  
I had a go of DoubleCommand; I can't get the program to map to Fn either on my Ti667 (even though it says it can), but it does successfully map to Option.

I can't help you too much on the...
Posted by rek, on May 23, 2002 at 05:51 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I can second this -- I went from a P4-1.6GHz... 603 Views / 7 Replies  
I can second this -- I went from a P4-1.6GHz desktop machine to a TiBook 667 (with a PII-400 notebook when in 'transition'), and don't regret it. It's easily not as fast as what my P4 was, and web...
Posted by rek, on May 22, 2002 at 11:45 PM, in Mac Notebooks
iChristopher, I have Virtual PC installed on... 563 Views / 7 Replies  
iChristopher,

I have Virtual PC installed on my new 667, but I haven't used it for much more than just installing and configuring Windows yet. I installed Win98 on it; the install process was...
Posted by rek, on May 22, 2002 at 11:27 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Would you know it, but one of the dead pixels on... 969 Views / 49 Replies  
Would you know it, but one of the dead pixels on my screen somehow got worse -- on the adjacent row of pixels, a weird white line/streak formed (intense bright white on the edge, and slowly fading to...
Posted by rek, on May 22, 2002 at 10:14 AM, in Mac Notebooks
OSX: backups and ~/Library 511 Views / 6 Replies  
Hi all again,

I've been looking up backup strategies for OS X, and have found out that I can't simply drag my home directory to a blank CD-RW disc (or into Toast for burning), because files in the...
Posted by rek, on May 20, 2002 at 08:20 PM, in macOS
You mean, like, two computers in one .. some sort... 576 Views / 8 Replies  
You mean, like, two computers in one .. some sort of Duo-use computer :D

I loved my old Duo 270c ... one of the best ideas (same computer everywhere, no need for synchronisation, etc.) ever IMO.
Posted by rek, on May 20, 2002 at 09:17 AM, in Mac Notebooks
whoops, that trick I mentioned to move the data... 541 Views / 2 Replies  
whoops, that trick I mentioned to move the data fork into a resource fork is "cp Localised.rsrc temp/rsrc" ... not "copy" ... old Windows habits die hard :p

[ 05-18-2002: Message edited by: rek...
Posted by rek, on May 18, 2002 at 10:21 AM, in macOS
editing keyboard mappings 541 Views / 2 Replies  
I quite often need to browse PDFs, HTML pages, etc. and have found that the lack of dedicated "Page Up" and "Page Down" keys on my TiBook's keyboard mean I need to use Option-up and Option-down...
Posted by rek, on May 18, 2002 at 10:19 AM, in macOS
http://homepage.mac.com/ptilmanis/.Pictures/Finder... 26,332 Views / 667 Replies  
http://homepage.mac.com/ptilmanis/.Pictures/FinderSnapshot001.jpg
Posted by rek, on May 18, 2002 at 01:34 AM, in macOS
thanks Brass! I think that's *exactly* what I'm... 773 Views / 12 Replies  
thanks Brass! I think that's *exactly* what I'm looking for. :)
Posted by rek, on May 17, 2002 at 12:56 AM, in macOS
Thanks for all your help, guys! :) That dropping... 773 Views / 12 Replies  
Thanks for all your help, guys! :) That dropping the folder into a terminal window thing is really cool (I usually have at least one terminal window open somewhere, so that should do the trick.)
...
Posted by rek, on May 16, 2002 at 09:52 PM, in macOS
My new Ti667 has one dead pixel, and one blue... 969 Views / 49 Replies  
My new Ti667 has one dead pixel, and one blue subpixel that seems to be a bit brighter that it should (i.e. faint blue on a black BG, brightish blue on a faint blue BG.) But, they're near the edges...
Posted by rek, on May 16, 2002 at 02:19 AM, in Mac Notebooks
If this is a "paid" upgrade version, and not... 1,426 Views / 50 Replies  
If this is a "paid" upgrade version, and not something that you can just download or get from apple for $20 to cover "shipping and handling" ... does that mean that the three software update coupons...
Posted by rek, on May 16, 2002 at 02:09 AM, in macOS
IE5 not loading some pictures 400 Views / 1 Replies  
I've got a little problem with IE 5 on OS X. (the full version number is 5.1.4 (4415.2), which was pre-installed on my new Mac.)

Occasionally, it doesn't load up a couple of pictures or widgets...
Posted by rek, on May 16, 2002 at 02:02 AM, in Applications
any more OSX finder tweaks ? 773 Views / 12 Replies  
Hey all .. yesterday I bought a TiBook 667/DVI after a lot of lurking (my first Mac in 7 years, after using WinNT/2k in recent times). Loving OSX and the whole Mac thing, but there a few little...
Posted by rek, on May 16, 2002 at 01:54 AM, in macOS
 
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