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I love it if not for JUST the fact that it got me... 50,330 Views / 369 Replies  
I love it if not for JUST the fact that it got me excited to think about the next version.

Fine. I admit it... I drank the KoolAid™... I am one of those that drools over the new features and...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Jun 24, 2006 at 02:58 PM, in macOS
To state the obvious (to some) what is meant by... 1,857 Views / 26 Replies  
To state the obvious (to some) what is meant by it looking better at "native" resolution...

An LCD screen is made-up of pixels in a grid. Let's say for the sake of argument that your LCD's native...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Jun 24, 2006 at 03:14 AM, in macOS
Vista-schmista... Is Vista REALLY that... 50,330 Views / 369 Replies  
Vista-schmista...

Is Vista REALLY that relevant to Mac users...? I mean, really...?

To everyone I know, both Mac and WinPC users... Microsoft is no-longer this untouchable giant. It seems that...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Jun 24, 2006 at 02:57 AM, in macOS
Downloaded, installed, rebooted, scratched ass,... 5,712 Views / 74 Replies  
Downloaded, installed, rebooted, scratched ass, fixed permissions... all is working fine.

I don't care how high you post count is... keep your own pie-hole shut and let people post what they want....
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Feb 15, 2006 at 07:52 AM, in macOS
I guess I'll throw MY unsolicited 2¢ into the... 15,440 Views / 290 Replies  
I guess I'll throw MY unsolicited 2¢ into the ring...

I have not had a chance to see this app up-close, all I've seen is the product pages & movies on Apple's site and I can honestly say:

"I've...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Oct 23, 2005 at 07:38 PM, in Applications
WOW! A lot of discussion over... well...... 2,617 Views / 57 Replies  
WOW! A lot of discussion over... well... "nothing" in the sense that there are no viruses yet.

Call me paranoid and cynical... but I agree with those that buy into the theory of "Let sleeping dogs...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Oct 3, 2005 at 11:13 AM, in macOS
Eh... for those who care... in my boredom, I... 1,326 Views / 11 Replies  
Eh... for those who care... in my boredom, I thought I'd list the spec's for the SONY and closest Apple display for comparison:

Comparing the SONY 20" LCD and the Apple 20" LCD:

PRICE:
SONY...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Oct 2, 2005 at 07:41 AM, in Mac Desktops
All good advice. My PCI card IS the Radeon... 1,326 Views / 11 Replies  
All good advice.

My PCI card IS the Radeon 9200 card. It's not a BAD card at all. I think I'll do as other have suggested and use thw two AGP-Driven displays for critical work and the third...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Oct 2, 2005 at 07:16 AM, in Mac Desktops
The reason I ask is... there were bizarre... 1,326 Views / 11 Replies  
The reason I ask is... there were bizarre anomalies when I WAS using the AGP & PCI card together. For example, when I ran my "planets" screensaver (OpenGL), it would stutter and-or stall (presumably)...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Sep 30, 2005 at 12:31 PM, in Mac Desktops
Video/Display Performance Question...!!!! 1,326 Views / 11 Replies  
First, a little background:
When I bought my Dual 2.5Ghz machine earlier this year, the Apple rep on the phone suggested a second video card in ADDITION to the one shipping to run both of my 21" CRT...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Sep 29, 2005 at 10:55 PM, in Mac Desktops
I think I see your point. We all have different... 8,307 Views / 138 Replies  
I think I see your point. We all have different ideas on what "typical" application an FTP volume might serve for us. As I stated earlier, I am in the sect of users that would solely want the access...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Sep 19, 2005 at 06:42 AM, in macOS
Can I play the role of the (yet another?)... 8,307 Views / 138 Replies  
Can I play the role of the (yet another?) dumb-guy for a moment...?

I have done a few searches here... and I have read about 90% of THIS thread (tough to get through all the personal B.S. and...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Sep 18, 2005 at 09:49 AM, in macOS
This has (almost) nothing to do with your... 669 Views / 3 Replies  
This has (almost) nothing to do with your question... but I feel the need to share the (mis?)information. I cannot verify it's validity, but I've been told to NEVER connect your Mac (or any PC)...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Jul 31, 2005 at 10:40 AM, in macOS
DUH! Nevermind - I simply trashed the pref's and... 636 Views / 4 Replies  
DUH! Nevermind - I simply trashed the pref's and relaunched and the icons and ability to multi-chat came back.

Very odd.
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Jul 15, 2005 at 02:40 PM, in Applications
iChat & 10.4.2 - oddness 636 Views / 4 Replies  
All of a sudden, since upgrading to 10.4.2 - I noticed I no-longer have the "Layered" or "stacked" icon that shows that I can participate or start a multi-person chat... nor do I SEE those icons in...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Jul 15, 2005 at 02:15 PM, in Applications
Wow! Quick math shows you could use a NEW iPod... 1,277 Views / 31 Replies  
Wow! Quick math shows you could use a NEW iPod every day for the next (almost) 33-years!

But then again, in the next 33-DAYS it will be out-dated and obsolete. :)

30-years from now, the...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Jul 8, 2005 at 07:36 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Observation in the face of tragedy 538 Views / 0 Replies  
I cannot begin to express my deepest sympathies to those who may have lost anyone or have been injured in the London blasts this morning. It is truly, yet another unnecessary tragedy cast upon...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Jul 7, 2005 at 07:41 PM, in MacNN Lounge
C'mon... there's no need to turn this thread... 7,479 Views / 141 Replies  
C'mon... there's no need to turn this thread sour.

I truly believe that people may be experiencing a slowdown with certain aspects, but I also believe that they are isolated incidents that...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Jun 4, 2005 at 01:46 PM, in macOS
Quick "Switch" story... 981 Views / 9 Replies  
A friend of a friend is (was) a PC user. For years, I just smiled quietly as he made his comments about how GREAT his PC was and how COOL his system was... and how he just rebuilt it and had "X"...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on May 28, 2005 at 11:22 AM, in macOS
I am a late-comer to this topic. In MY... 2,826 Views / 49 Replies  
I am a late-comer to this topic. In MY experience, I have witnessed MANY attempts to migrate design departments to the Windoze world over the span of my career (10-yrs agency experience).

One...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on May 28, 2005 at 09:18 AM, in macOS
So... are you saying that it is "okay" for all of... 2,031 Views / 42 Replies  
So... are you saying that it is "okay" for all of my external drives to be power-cycled on a daily basis...? THAT is my main concern.
Posted by LightWaver-67, on May 24, 2005 at 12:18 PM, in macOS
I am under the impression due to "advice" I've... 2,031 Views / 42 Replies  
I am under the impression due to "advice" I've been given in the past, that is better to just leave the machine up & running. I actually tell energy saver to "never" spin-down my drives. I was told...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on May 23, 2005 at 04:04 PM, in macOS
no inline .jpg preview in Mail.app for sent items 9,538 Views / 120 Replies  
Has anyone else experienced any issues with previewing inline images (.JPGs) in Mail.app...?

It's odd... if someone SENDS me a .jpg, I can see it fine in Mail... If I create or modify a .jpg and...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on May 18, 2005 at 08:33 AM, in macOS
FYI: 10.4.1 does NOT fix the Address Book Widget... 9,538 Views / 120 Replies  
FYI: 10.4.1 does NOT fix the Address Book Widget bug where after multiple uses and clicking on phone numbers, the text entry field fails to accept text... just returns system error beeps w/ each...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on May 16, 2005 at 09:48 PM, in macOS
I can confirm that running both monitors off of... 1,800 Views / 15 Replies  
I can confirm that running both monitors off of the 256MB AGP (Ultra), Motion now not only runs quicker on the main display, but you now get the correct "Previews" in the pallets on the second...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on May 15, 2005 at 03:05 PM, in macOS
For me... just HAVING the PCI-Card seated... 1,800 Views / 15 Replies  
For me... just HAVING the PCI-Card seated in-place without any monitors connected to it was degrading performance. Once I yanked it out and ran my second display from the second port on the AGP...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on May 15, 2005 at 01:45 PM, in macOS
Allow me to ask a seemingly stupid question: ... 16,583 Views / 50 Replies  
Allow me to ask a seemingly stupid question:

Why would one care if the Fonts render "pixel identical" between the GPU & the CPU... aren't you only going to see one OR the other at any given...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on May 10, 2005 at 11:14 AM, in macOS
Did you not read my previous post...? I... 1,800 Views / 15 Replies  
Did you not read my previous post...? I specifically explained why.

--- paste ---

I was under the impression, and it was verified by the Apple sales rep over the phone, that using a second...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on May 9, 2005 at 06:20 PM, in macOS
Crappy...? ;) The second PCI video card is... 1,800 Views / 15 Replies  
Crappy...? ;)

The second PCI video card is a Radeon 9200 w/ 128MB VRAM and the Primary card is the AGP 6800 ULTRA w/ 256 MB VRAM.

I was under the impression, and it was verified by the Apple...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on May 9, 2005 at 05:54 PM, in macOS
Tiger's RSS / OpenGL Screensaver... 1,800 Views / 15 Replies  
I am frustrated / confused.

I thought the RSS/OpenGL screensaver was really cool. I have it displaying "TheDashboarder" RSS feed. It's a little glitchy because my 2nd monitor is run off a second...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on May 9, 2005 at 10:48 AM, in macOS
Anyone else having Drag & Drop issues...? I... 72,244 Views / 551 Replies  
Anyone else having Drag & Drop issues...?

I cannot open documents by dragging & dropping on icons of closed nor open applications. Nothing happens when I do it. I must use the "Open" dialog boxes....
Posted by LightWaver-67, on May 7, 2005 at 10:13 AM, in macOS
Not really relevant, but that's why I love using... 1,241 Views / 18 Replies  
Not really relevant, but that's why I love using Logic Pro. When you open most time-based plug-ins... it automatically defaults to a multiple of the tempo of the song (or where you are currently...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on May 7, 2005 at 09:49 AM, in macOS
Actually... I understood just fine. I am saying... 72,244 Views / 551 Replies  
Actually... I understood just fine. I am saying that under Tiger... WHILE iCal IS RUNNING... (active application, black triangle underneath, window open on screen) the date in the icon does NOT...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on May 7, 2005 at 09:44 AM, in macOS
As others have stated... sure... I get it, I... 1,096 Views / 10 Replies  
As others have stated... sure... I get it, I understood the directions and removed mine... but why jump through so many hoops to remove a widget...? The made it FOOLPROOF to install them... they just...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on May 5, 2005 at 11:33 AM, in macOS
Similar to others... I have 0 (zero) lag-time on... 7,479 Views / 141 Replies  
Similar to others... I have 0 (zero) lag-time on my computer. The menu highlighting is dead-on.

Don't know what to tell yo. I 'almost' wished it DID happen for me. But nope. Acurate tracking on my...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on May 4, 2005 at 11:22 PM, in macOS
Not true... I've used iCal since its introduction... 72,244 Views / 551 Replies  
Not true... I've used iCal since its introduction and I can guarantee that up until my update from Panther to Tiger... the app ALWAYS showed the current date in the dock icon while running. Now, I...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on May 4, 2005 at 04:34 PM, in macOS
Thanks... not sure how I missed it... but either... 739 Views / 3 Replies  
Thanks... not sure how I missed it... but either way, you helped.
Posted by LightWaver-67, on May 2, 2005 at 10:25 PM, in macOS
Widget removal...???? 739 Views / 3 Replies  
As I read through Apple's Help topics... it states that you cannot rearrange or REMOVE Widgets from the widget bar. Ummm... can someone tell me HOW to uninstall or remove one then...? I downloaded...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on May 2, 2005 at 09:48 PM, in macOS
What was the purpose of that...? :rolleyes: 1,939 Views / 24 Replies  
What was the purpose of that...? :rolleyes:
Posted by LightWaver-67, on May 1, 2005 at 03:57 PM, in macOS
On another note... the "reply" count on this site... 948 Views / 9 Replies  
On another note... the "reply" count on this site isn't updating for me and this thread remains "low" on the list... anyone else...?

EDIT: "Nevermind"
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Apr 29, 2005 at 09:58 PM, in macOS
Accidentally double-posted. (can't delete?) 948 Views / 9 Replies  
Accidentally double-posted. (can't delete?)
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Apr 29, 2005 at 09:35 PM, in macOS
Mine is DONE indexing... it just "skipped" my... 948 Views / 9 Replies  
Mine is DONE indexing... it just "skipped" my Documents" drive.

Could it possibly be because it is a striped RAID volume via OSX's built-in RAID tools...? It is two 40GB drives striped for speed....
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Apr 29, 2005 at 09:35 PM, in macOS
Can anyone explain HOW to force Spotlight to... 948 Views / 9 Replies  
Can anyone explain HOW to force Spotlight to index a drive...?

I have 4 external hard drives... one of them is a Backup of my Documents drive. The BACKUP volume got indexed... the actual DOCUMENTS...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Apr 29, 2005 at 09:18 PM, in macOS
ALL IS CLEAR - FEEL FREE TO UPDATE! It... 627 Views / 4 Replies  
ALL IS CLEAR - FEEL FREE TO UPDATE!

It turns-out it was Coincidental... it was NOT the 1.0.3 update that did it... it was a Yahoo Server-side thingy that prevented ALL iSight users for several...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Apr 15, 2005 at 07:34 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Yep... I've tried trashing all-sorts of variants... 769 Views / 8 Replies  
Yep... I've tried trashing all-sorts of variants of pref's to no avail... even re-installed the pref-pane itself. We'll see... *sigh*
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Apr 15, 2005 at 04:21 PM, in macOS
iSight 1.0.3 Update breaks Yahoo vid 627 Views / 4 Replies  
Ever since applying the firmware update to iSight... it does not function under Yahoo. Works FINE in iChat still. Beware.
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Apr 15, 2005 at 12:18 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Scratch that! I used Pacifist to extract it... 769 Views / 8 Replies  
Scratch that!

I used Pacifist to extract it from the install CD - reinstalled the Displays Pref Pane.

STILL NO-GO!

Does anyone know what that gobbledy-gook code I pasted means...? What Tiff...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Apr 15, 2005 at 12:51 AM, in macOS
Can someone "stuff" and post or email their... 769 Views / 8 Replies  
Can someone "stuff" and post or email their 10.3.8 version of: Displays.prefPane to me...?

Located in your HD > System > Library > Preference Panes

NOT the "Library" at the root, the one in...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Apr 15, 2005 at 12:37 AM, in macOS
What would be the point? If you're gonna split... 764 Views / 11 Replies  
What would be the point? If you're gonna split the cost 5-ways and STILL not be within the legal use of the product liscense... why pay the 5-user...? They buy the single-user and make copies...!!!
...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Apr 14, 2005 at 07:16 PM, in macOS
Truthfully... they're just selling peace (piece?)... 764 Views / 11 Replies  
Truthfully... they're just selling peace (piece?) of mind.

Do you really think the majority of the consumer Mac community that owned more than one machine at home was REALLY buying more than one...
Posted by LightWaver-67, on Apr 14, 2005 at 07:09 PM, in macOS
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