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Quartz Extreme / RSS Visualizer Bug 8,635 Views / 115 Replies  
Since upgrading to 10.4.2, I am unable to use the RSS Visualizer screensaver. Either this is a bug, or they have changed (read increased) the minimum requirements for running Quartz Extreme.

I'm...
Posted by mmcroberts, on Jul 14, 2005 at 09:48 AM, in macOS
Exploring iBook Battery woes w/ a new twist (long) 610 Views / 1 Replies  
[cross-posted this on Apple's boards, but for those who don't visit there regularly]

From what I seen, reading dozens of messages on these and other boards, there are at least three/four camps of...
Posted by mmcroberts, on Feb 17, 2004 at 01:42 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I was having the same problem for... 537 Views / 5 Replies  
I was having the same problem for months--half-way through the update it would quit with some vague error about not being able ot continue (it also gave some number). Today with a little...
Posted by mmcroberts, on Apr 4, 2002 at 01:11 PM, in Applications
I'm glad you caught the reference! ... 312 Views / 10 Replies  
I'm glad you caught the reference!

[QUOTE]Originally posted by mithral:
[QB]This short made my day.

Gilbert and Sullivan. Paradox. Pair o' Ducks. Ha! :D
Posted by mmcroberts, on Nov 26, 2001 at 05:50 PM, in Old Film Comp (archive)
Need help: recompiling PHP with Zziplib support. 423 Views / 0 Replies  
OK; I'm working on a project transferring old ASP-based applications to PHP. As part of this I need to be able to open (and I guess uptimately write) ZIP archives from within a PHP script.

The...
Posted by mmcroberts, on Nov 24, 2001 at 08:39 PM, in macOS
You know, this is just something I did a couple... 312 Views / 10 Replies  
You know, this is just something I did a couple of months ago; I'm not sure I actually even have what I need to go back and redo it. I appreciate the changes, since I'm planning on some sequels and...
Posted by mmcroberts, on Nov 20, 2001 at 10:45 AM, in Old Film Comp (archive)
A Pair of Ducks, Episode 1 - #3 312 Views / 10 Replies  
No competition for Pixar, but how else is a guy supposed to waste time? This short sketch journeys into the avian kingdom to see what happens when the bright and the...less bright...happen to be...
Posted by mmcroberts, on Nov 17, 2001 at 09:47 AM, in Old Film Comp (archive)
OK, looks like we have a solution that works for... 466 Views / 4 Replies  
OK, looks like we have a solution that works for everyone who's tried it (I think)--and it doesn't involve reinstalling the OS. Go to:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120069
...
Posted by mmcroberts, on Nov 9, 2001 at 04:28 PM, in macOS
Thanks folks... Trashing the Word settings in... 322 Views / 3 Replies  
Thanks folks... Trashing the Word settings in the Preferences:Microsoft folder did it. Of course, I had to turn off the blankety-blank click-to-type...
Posted by mmcroberts, on Apr 4, 2001 at 11:11 PM, in Applications
Word 2001 menus disappear 322 Views / 3 Replies  
Recently my copy of Word developed a strange problem (before SR1, though SR1 did NOT cure the problem).

Except for the Font menu, all of Word 2001's menus are empty. I click on the name of the...
Posted by mmcroberts, on Apr 3, 2001 at 04:56 PM, in Applications
More Entourage Corruption 280 Views / 0 Replies  
Anyone else having a strange problem where messages in Entourage start getting a mind of their own? For example, when I delete a message from my inbox it goes to my Outbox? Quite annoying...
Posted by mmcroberts, on Jan 29, 2001 at 10:41 PM, in Applications
Remote Access and Word2001 Display corruption 2,537 Views / 0 Replies  
Anyone else have this problem: Since I upgraded to OS9.1 (and Office 2001), I've had a strange problem. If I have Word open when I start a dial-up connection, Word suddenly can't draw the screen...
Posted by mmcroberts, on Jan 22, 2001 at 12:50 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
Just tried the fixes recommended above (deleting... 2,825 Views / 9 Replies  
Just tried the fixes recommended above (deleting all Netware/IPX prefs) and am happy to report success.
Posted by mmcroberts, on Jan 17, 2001 at 11:43 AM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
The best part of the script I wrote (that now... 2,568 Views / 3 Replies  
The best part of the script I wrote (that now doesn't work) is that once you establish a dial-up connection, it creates a desktop icon representing the PPP connection. To disconnect all you need to...
Posted by mmcroberts, on Jan 12, 2001 at 02:03 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
I'll be eager to try to this, since Novell access... 2,825 Views / 9 Replies  
I'll be eager to try to this, since Novell access is of very high priority for me... Unfortunately, I won't be back in the office until Tuesday...
Posted by mmcroberts, on Jan 12, 2001 at 01:44 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
Glad to hear I'm not alone. I've checked the... 2,568 Views / 3 Replies  
Glad to hear I'm not alone. I've checked the AppleScript dictionary for the remote access scripting and the commands should still be included... Did someone forget to update the dictionary or did...
Posted by mmcroberts, on Jan 12, 2001 at 01:39 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
Exactly the same problem. I installed 9.1 onto... 2,825 Views / 9 Replies  
Exactly the same problem. I installed 9.1 onto my original iBook, a G4 tower, and an original G3 (the ones in the old 9500 cases). Unable to access our Novell tree. The problem appears to be with...
Posted by mmcroberts, on Jan 12, 2001 at 11:52 AM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
OS9.1 and Remote Access AppleScript 2,568 Views / 3 Replies  
For some time I've been using a custom AppleScript that allows me to connect to the Net using the Remote Access scripting commands. I've got the script assigned to one of my iBook's functions...
Posted by mmcroberts, on Jan 11, 2001 at 01:53 AM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
I suppose an ultraslim would be right-on in terms... 704 Views / 4 Replies  
I suppose an ultraslim would be right-on in terms of market for the new "inner column." It could have much of the PowerBook's horsepower but in a smaller enclosure--much like the Cube is smaller...
Posted by mmcroberts, on Jul 20, 2000 at 02:26 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Keynote should spark new rumors 704 Views / 4 Replies  
Back when the first "product matrix" was introduced, we were missing one cell, and along came the iBook.

So now our matrix is 3 columns by 2 rows, and again we have an empty cell--the Cube's...
Posted by mmcroberts, on Jul 20, 2000 at 12:02 PM, in MacNN Lounge
You know, I meant to include the info on how he's... 446 Views / 7 Replies  
You know, I meant to include the info on how he's connecting the hard drive to the computer; my browser was acting funny on me and I must have forgot to enter it when I retyped the message.

He is...
Posted by mmcroberts, on Jun 26, 2000 at 09:46 AM, in Mac Desktops
Can't copy apps from old HD 446 Views / 7 Replies  
Well, after being stuck with my old 7100/66 for about 5 years, my dad finally bought himself an iMac--one of the lower-end, CD-ROM blueberry models.

He's now trying to copy over all the files from...
Posted by mmcroberts, on Jun 22, 2000 at 09:59 AM, in Mac Desktops
Creating Internet Location Files 432 Views / 1 Replies  
I've been trying to create a script which makes a new internet location file. However, I've had no luck. Trying to create one using the Finder's class for an internet location file brings up a...
Posted by mmcroberts, on Jan 31, 2000 at 10:56 AM, in Developer Center
 
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