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Visiting NYC 1,093 Views / 14 Replies  
I friend and I are going to NYC the first weekend in August and staying for about 4 days.

What should we do? Tips? suggestions? What to avoid, etc.

We're a couple of cheap college students, but...
Posted by jarends, on Jul 6, 2003 at 06:41 PM, in MacNN Lounge
With a T1, if you have to ask, its not for you. ... 2,655 Views / 23 Replies  
With a T1, if you have to ask, its not for you.

In addition to the really expensive line costs, you have to buy a "real" router as well as other equipment.

You might not be able to get it...
Posted by jarends, on Jul 3, 2003 at 04:54 PM, in Networking
I don't think its worth the bother. You're... 633 Views / 4 Replies  
I don't think its worth the bother.

You're going to max out the speed of your PCI bus before you really take advantage of the speed of gigabit ethernet. Unless you move gigs and gigs of files...
Posted by jarends, on Nov 26, 2002 at 02:58 AM, in Networking
Linux is still a questionable desktop solution... 1,318 Views / 43 Replies  
Linux is still a questionable desktop solution today, but it certainly wasn't up to par in 97 or 98 when most of you guys claim you would have switched.

how many of you looked at linux in 97?
...
Posted by jarends, on Oct 6, 2002 at 02:03 AM, in MacNN Lounge
hide some raw shrimp somewhere. 1,823 Views / 35 Replies  
hide some raw shrimp somewhere.
Posted by jarends, on Sep 2, 2002 at 03:39 PM, in MacNN Lounge
why do you want to go wireless? It's been my... 686 Views / 3 Replies  
why do you want to go wireless? It's been my experience that running cat5 isn't as bad as you would think, and much faster/more secure.
Posted by jarends, on Aug 10, 2002 at 06:06 PM, in Networking
If you tend to read a lot of networking stuff,... 721 Views / 15 Replies  
If you tend to read a lot of networking stuff, (not necessarily mac related), you'll find that most networking gurus think steve gibson is an idiot and not worth paying attention to.

He's been...
Posted by jarends, on Jul 6, 2002 at 04:00 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Didn't he used to write for macworld? I... 706 Views / 9 Replies  
Didn't he used to write for macworld?

I know he now hates macs, but did he hate macs when he wrote for macworld?
Posted by jarends, on Jun 24, 2002 at 09:53 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Yup. That's the problem. Damn character... 532 Views / 4 Replies  
Yup. That's the problem.

Damn character limit.

Anyone know of an appleshare server that works properly from OS X?

Looks like netatalk, mac file sharing, and NT server don't work how I'd like...
Posted by jarends, on Jun 19, 2002 at 10:58 PM, in macOS
type -37 error 532 Views / 4 Replies  
Whenever I try to copy files off my pismo running os x 10.1.5 to either an NT 4 server, or an imac running OS 9.1 and filesharing, it copies 1 file, and then give me an error of type -37 and refuses...
Posted by jarends, on Jun 19, 2002 at 09:42 PM, in macOS
I have one more solution for you: rdesktop... 702 Views / 39 Replies  
I have one more solution for you:

rdesktop is a free unix solution to access windows terminal services.

<a href="http://www.rdesktop.org" target="_blank">www.rdesktop.org</a>

It's not really...
Posted by jarends, on Jun 11, 2002 at 12:56 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Chicago has the following: CTA = Chicago... 882 Views / 45 Replies  
Chicago has the following:

CTA = Chicago Transit Authority
They operate the 'L' which is a mostly elevated train but is also a subway at times. Runs every few minutes. This train system runs...
Posted by jarends, on Jun 4, 2002 at 12:18 AM, in MacNN Lounge
there might be some issues with where the photo... 638 Views / 17 Replies  
there might be some issues with where the photo was taken.

if taken inside someone's house, then possible issues.

if you took a photo of someone out on the street in public, there's nothing...
Posted by jarends, on May 30, 2002 at 11:00 AM, in MacNN Lounge
this isn't the first time this guy got drunk, and... 620 Views / 28 Replies  
this isn't the first time this guy got drunk, and then posted on macnn.

if you're drunk, you go to sleep. atleast most people do.
Posted by jarends, on May 19, 2002 at 01:46 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Unless you're including the full software... 510 Views / 6 Replies  
Unless you're including the full software packages including manuals and cds and serial numbers, you can't consider that a part of the purchase price, and should probably not even have it in the...
Posted by jarends, on May 16, 2002 at 10:58 PM, in Marketplace
howd you obtain these 3 machines? 506 Views / 14 Replies  
howd you obtain these 3 machines?
Posted by jarends, on May 16, 2002 at 10:56 PM, in Marketplace
Both universities that i've gone to had free... 818 Views / 39 Replies  
Both universities that i've gone to had free dialup for students.

Call your university help desk and ask. It can't hurt.

You can always get a free aol cd and use that for a month while waiting...
Posted by jarends, on May 15, 2002 at 01:43 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Thanks for the advice. I'm going to stay silent,... 722 Views / 8 Replies  
Thanks for the advice. I'm going to stay silent, however IF one of the other 2 techs, who I like, gets in hot water over this, then I'll consider speaking in a non-specific way.

I have a feeling...
Posted by jarends, on May 14, 2002 at 08:59 AM, in MacNN Lounge
ethics? 722 Views / 8 Replies  
I'll keep this short and leave out the specifics since they don't matter all that much.

Here's the deal. An issue at work involving network security came up where all the IT staff had to get...
Posted by jarends, on May 14, 2002 at 12:25 AM, in MacNN Lounge
right now they're worth a buck, if that, but... 791 Views / 13 Replies  
right now they're worth a buck, if that, but makes me wonder about in 50 years.
Posted by jarends, on May 9, 2002 at 05:28 PM, in MacNN Lounge
mac plus worth anything ever? 791 Views / 13 Replies  
I got a mac plus for free a while back. It has one meg of ram and no hard drive so its not terribly useful. I don't even have a mouse for it, and since its too old to use an ADB one, I can't even use...
Posted by jarends, on May 9, 2002 at 04:23 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I'm done and sitting on my a$$ at home. My... 605 Views / 16 Replies  
I'm done and sitting on my a$$ at home.

My school got out earlier than anyone I know.
Posted by jarends, on May 6, 2002 at 03:07 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Well it isn't quite a powerbook question. ... 757 Views / 8 Replies  
Well it isn't quite a powerbook question.

I've thought about getting a TiBook and selling the pismo. This would end up being cheaper.

I could also get a G4 tower and keep the pismo. I'd have...
Posted by jarends, on May 2, 2002 at 12:34 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I don't order pizza. It's just not worth waiting,... 805 Views / 18 Replies  
I don't order pizza. It's just not worth waiting, and then you're forced to tip the guy.

I always walk and pick it up.

I refuse to eat Dominos, Pizza Hut, or Papa John's because I view them as...
Posted by jarends, on May 2, 2002 at 01:12 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I don't have any way of heating pizza when it... 805 Views / 18 Replies  
I don't have any way of heating pizza when it sits in my fridge.

Ah..dorm life.
Posted by jarends, on May 2, 2002 at 12:56 AM, in MacNN Lounge
bumptity bump bump 757 Views / 8 Replies  
bumptity bump bump
Posted by jarends, on May 1, 2002 at 11:27 AM, in MacNN Lounge
All my various machines are named after major... 970 Views / 25 Replies  
All my various machines are named after major Chicago streets so we have:

Fullerton powerbook/os x
Michigan se/30 running bsd (soon)
Clybourn windows2000
Wabash test server
Wacker test server...
Posted by jarends, on Apr 30, 2002 at 01:27 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I met some guy from here for about 30 seconds... 677 Views / 38 Replies  
I met some guy from here for about 30 seconds when he gave me an SE/30 and Mac Plus a month or so ago. I don't even remember the name

I grabbed them from the car door and he drove off.
Posted by jarends, on Apr 29, 2002 at 09:08 PM, in MacNN Lounge
bump 765 Views / 8 Replies  
bump
Posted by jarends, on Apr 27, 2002 at 11:22 PM, in MacNN Lounge
pismo 757 Views / 8 Replies  
I have a 400 mhz pismo w/ 384 megs of ram and am running os x 10.1.4.

It just seems slow. I've had it for 2 years now.

How much faster are newer macs? Is it like a huge step in speed? I realize...
Posted by jarends, on Apr 27, 2002 at 06:00 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Where'd you get it for 9 dollars? You still... 765 Views / 8 Replies  
Where'd you get it for 9 dollars?

You still have the extra apple pro keyboard?

If anyone can provide links to good deals on keyboards, I'd appreciate it.
Posted by jarends, on Apr 26, 2002 at 10:33 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Yeah, thats what I figured. I just wanted... 765 Views / 8 Replies  
Yeah, thats what I figured.

I just wanted suggestions on what would be a nice keyboard. I'd love an apple one, but they're pretty expensive.
Posted by jarends, on Apr 26, 2002 at 07:46 PM, in MacNN Lounge
usb keyboard 765 Views / 8 Replies  
I'm getting tired of using my pismo's keyboard/trackpad all the time, so I'm going to get a USB KVM switch and plug it into my PC's monitor.

I have a microsoft optical mouse on the PC which is...
Posted by jarends, on Apr 26, 2002 at 07:30 PM, in MacNN Lounge
that happened to my dell after having it about 4... 585 Views / 9 Replies  
that happened to my dell after having it about 4 months. they fedexed a new hard drive to me and I installed it.

That taught me to make backups.
Posted by jarends, on Apr 21, 2002 at 01:20 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Yeah, I do go to UIC and like it because its a... 973 Views / 42 Replies  
Yeah, I do go to UIC and like it because its a fairly quiet school most of the time. My roommate and his buddies probably generate 90% of the noise on campus at any given time. I'm serious about...
Posted by jarends, on Apr 18, 2002 at 10:10 AM, in MacNN Lounge
All his brothers love him. It's a big old gang of... 973 Views / 42 Replies  
All his brothers love him. It's a big old gang of idiots. I probably will just let him be, as there's nothing I can do to him that isn't illegal.

He's a pain in the ass, but I'll be done with him...
Posted by jarends, on Apr 18, 2002 at 12:52 AM, in MacNN Lounge
yup. windows me. what do you suggest? 973 Views / 42 Replies  
yup. windows me. what do you suggest?
Posted by jarends, on Apr 17, 2002 at 06:46 PM, in MacNN Lounge
getting my roommate. back 973 Views / 42 Replies  
Ok, my roommate this year is basically a worthless human being. This was his first year of college, while I had been in school a while, so rooming with a freshman was bad enough.

Anyway, he became...
Posted by jarends, on Apr 17, 2002 at 06:24 PM, in MacNN Lounge
www.johnarends.com (http://www.johnarends.com) 786 Views / 38 Replies  
www.johnarends.com (http://www.johnarends.com)
Posted by jarends, on Apr 10, 2002 at 02:54 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Well nothing is going to be automatically like... 518 Views / 4 Replies  
Well nothing is going to be automatically like macnn. MacNN was custom written and is in php anyway.

I use movabletype from movabletype.org

Nothing is going to be how you want directly out of...
Posted by jarends, on Apr 9, 2002 at 08:33 PM, in MacNN Lounge
since when are numbers in ( ) negitive???? ... 833 Views / 30 Replies  
since when are numbers in ( ) negitive????

I've never heard this before, and I'm taking calculus.
Posted by jarends, on Apr 8, 2002 at 11:10 PM, in MacNN Lounge
You really are some kinda psycho. This is... 1,594 Views / 46 Replies  
You really are some kinda psycho.

This is probably one of the more disturbing macnn posts ever.
Posted by jarends, on Apr 8, 2002 at 10:38 AM, in MacNN Lounge
ebay sucks though because they let you use... 547 Views / 4 Replies  
ebay sucks though because they let you use passport
Posted by jarends, on Mar 28, 2002 at 01:20 AM, in MacNN Lounge
that boy ain't right 725 Views / 16 Replies  
that boy ain't right
Posted by jarends, on Mar 23, 2002 at 06:57 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Driven, I'm calmly, while taking deep breaths,... 581 Views / 15 Replies  
Driven, I'm calmly, while taking deep breaths, walking to go get an axe...

:D
Posted by jarends, on Mar 14, 2002 at 04:30 PM, in MacNN Lounge
if one more person shows that stupid picture im... 581 Views / 15 Replies  
if one more person shows that stupid picture im going to flip out. it's stupid. just stop.

seriously.

just stop.

no more.

just no.
Posted by jarends, on Mar 14, 2002 at 03:37 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I don't even use my phone. In order to call out I... 566 Views / 17 Replies  
I don't even use my phone. In order to call out I have to dial a 9 digit access code, then the phone number with area code, even if its the pizza place thats a block away.

I just use my cell phone...
Posted by jarends, on Mar 14, 2002 at 11:05 AM, in MacNN Lounge
v0id7 - some do, some don't. It's something to... 568 Views / 11 Replies  
v0id7 - some do, some don't. It's something to check into.

I went to one school, Illinois State University, where everything was NT or 98. They had a couple of imacs in the library that were...
Posted by jarends, on Mar 12, 2002 at 09:41 PM, in MacNN Lounge
No, James Coates is a complete idiot. He gets... 681 Views / 7 Replies  
No, James Coates is a complete idiot. He gets pretty much everything wrong, mac or pc. People write in and ask him questions, and he just gives them crap for answerrs.

In general he hates macs,...
Posted by jarends, on Mar 10, 2002 at 05:20 PM, in MacNN Lounge
www.chipotlefanclub.com... 579 Views / 18 Replies  
www.chipotlefanclub.com (http://www.chipotlefanclub.com) - my site

:D
Posted by jarends, on Mar 6, 2002 at 01:15 PM, in MacNN Lounge
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