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Hi Davver, Sure I can walk you through it. ... 6,715 Views / 30 Replies  
Hi Davver,
Sure I can walk you through it. Seems you have two choices if you can't access the terminal:

1) If you have another computer, a network, and remote login was enabled you can SSH (a...
Posted by Zimwy, on Oct 28, 2007 at 03:55 PM, in macOS
I found the answer! You'll have to either get to... 6,715 Views / 30 Replies  
I found the answer! You'll have to either get to a terminal, or log in via ssh, but this fixes it:

cd /Library/Application\ Support
sudo mv DivXNetworks DivXNetworks.prev

then restart. You...
Posted by Zimwy, on Oct 27, 2007 at 08:08 PM, in macOS
Finder Dead after leopard Install 6,715 Views / 30 Replies  
Hello!
After upgrading my G5 to leopard it seems to be pretty much dead. The Finder just hangs with a spinning beachball and none of the files on my desktop appear. Once it mentioned something...
Posted by Zimwy, on Oct 27, 2007 at 01:12 PM, in macOS
Bind Spaces To F-Keys? 602 Views / 3 Replies  
Hello,
I've been trying to figure out how to bind individual spaces to F-keys in Leopard. The actual spaces Preference Pane doesn't have a way of doing this. I tried adding a keyboard shortcut in...
Posted by Zimwy, on Oct 27, 2007 at 12:13 PM, in macOS
Does anyone know what gnump3d uses? I tried... 2,465 Views / 6 Replies  
Does anyone know what gnump3d uses? I tried looking at their online cvs repository but couldn't find the source in there.

Gabe
Posted by Zimwy, on May 1, 2006 at 04:24 PM, in Developer Center
:) thanks. I've used webserver packages in... 2,465 Views / 6 Replies  
:)
thanks.

I've used webserver packages in C++ where you can do things like the following:


void HandlePage(WebserverRequest* req) {
req->Output("<html>Hi!</html>");
}
Posted by Zimwy, on May 1, 2006 at 02:54 PM, in Developer Center
Objective-C Web Server? 2,465 Views / 6 Replies  
Hi,
I'm currently writing a task manager/to-do list program. I was thinking it would be nice to be able to run the program and use it normally, and then also have it be hosting a web page where new...
Posted by Zimwy, on May 1, 2006 at 02:00 PM, in Developer Center
Has anyone tried any games on the minimacs?... 6,625 Views / 4 Replies  
Has anyone tried any games on the minimacs? Especially HL2? I'd be curious to know how their integrated graphics holds up. Thanks!

Gabe
Posted by Zimwy, on Apr 18, 2006 at 02:59 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Ahh, I didn't know the userinfo got retained by... 1,121 Views / 9 Replies  
Ahh, I didn't know the userinfo got retained by the timer. That's very interesting. Thanks for the info!

gabe
Posted by Zimwy, on Mar 1, 2006 at 10:39 AM, in Developer Center
I don't think that would work. If I declared the... 1,121 Views / 9 Replies  
I don't think that would work. If I declared the array on the stack and then passed it into the user info of the timer wouldn't it already be popped off the stack by the time the timer goes off? ...
Posted by Zimwy, on Feb 28, 2006 at 10:37 AM, in Developer Center
Thanks for the responses. I was hoping to avoid... 1,121 Views / 9 Replies  
Thanks for the responses. I was hoping to avoid pthreads as it's a bit overkill. As for some people who are unhappy with my design I can elaborate as to why it's uncomfortable to use an NSTimer...
Posted by Zimwy, on Feb 25, 2006 at 02:56 PM, in Developer Center
How to relinquish control to the GUI? 1,121 Views / 9 Replies  
Hi,
Let's say I have the following:

NSProgressIndicator* progress; (assume it's initialized and visible etc)
for (int i = 0; i < 5; ++i) {
[progress setDoubleValue: (double) i];
}


I...
Posted by Zimwy, on Feb 25, 2006 at 01:48 AM, in Developer Center
30 inch Cinema Display without 6800? 627 Views / 3 Replies  
Hi,
I was wondering what would happen if somebody tried to use the 30 incher without a dual dvi card? Would you be able to use it, but just not at full res?

Thanks,
Gabe
Posted by Zimwy, on May 23, 2005 at 07:50 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Hey Guys, Thanks. Haha, that's pretty funny. ... 761 Views / 13 Replies  
Hey Guys,
Thanks. Haha, that's pretty funny. Yeah it was really bad about what it'd warn me about. Nothing when I'd never return anything in a function that returned. I had warnings on too. ...
Posted by Zimwy, on May 18, 2005 at 01:07 PM, in Developer Center
Determine OS version at compile time? 761 Views / 13 Replies  
Hi everyone,
I was wondering if anybody knows how to detect the OS version at compile time? I want to know this specifically because between panther and tiger apple changed how appendBezierPath...
Posted by Zimwy, on May 18, 2005 at 03:30 AM, in Developer Center
Thanks guys for all the input. I think I'm going... 1,037 Views / 18 Replies  
Thanks guys for all the input. I think I'm going to end up trying one next year once I start my job!
Posted by Zimwy, on May 15, 2005 at 12:38 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Tactile Pro keyboard reviews? 1,037 Views / 18 Replies  
Hi everyone,
±So recently my keyboard has starting putting the plus or minus sign whenever I hit left shift. So, I think it's time to start looking into a new keyboard. ± ±±I read some reviews of...
Posted by Zimwy, on May 13, 2005 at 01:23 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Gear Design Program? 587 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi,
I was wondering if anybody knows of a program out there (hopefully free) that lets you design gear trains? If not gear trains, then just the gears themselves (specifying tooth count, etc). I'm...
Posted by Zimwy, on Apr 7, 2005 at 06:43 PM, in Applications
Here's a good link to how to do fullscreen: ... 806 Views / 7 Replies  
Here's a good link to how to do fullscreen:

http://www.cocoadevcentral.com/articles/000028.php

It's in obj-c though. I don't know how you mix java with it :)

gabe
Posted by Zimwy, on Feb 23, 2005 at 05:27 PM, in Developer Center
the idea is that shift-apple-option-escape force... 625 Views / 5 Replies  
the idea is that shift-apple-option-escape force quits whatever application is in the foreground.

:)
gabe
Posted by Zimwy, on Feb 18, 2005 at 09:07 PM, in macOS
Media Center Program 640 Views / 1 Replies  
Hi,
I'm wondering how writing software for something like the new USB TVWonder (http://elgato.com/index.php?file=products_eyetvwonder&PHPSESSID=efc4386ca621127936ac7ca12961f567) works. When I have...
Posted by Zimwy, on Jan 13, 2005 at 04:09 PM, in Developer Center
Oh, cool! So this (plus surround... 817 Views / 2 Replies  
Oh, cool! So this (plus surround speakers/reciever) is all you need? Anyone know what kind of outputs this dealy has?

Gabe
Posted by Zimwy, on Jan 13, 2005 at 04:01 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
FireWave a good thing? 817 Views / 2 Replies  
Hi all,
I don't know much about all this deal with Apple's DVD player not having good digital audio support (surround) but it seems like the firewive...
Posted by Zimwy, on Jan 13, 2005 at 11:13 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Weirdness with Image=100% 560 Views / 1 Replies  
Hi,
I'm trying to design a site and (unfortunately) it's split into frames and I wanted to have images that fill up their frames. You can see what I've done so far here:
...
Posted by Zimwy, on Jan 12, 2005 at 01:05 PM, in Developer Center
There's also a SDL framework. It makes compiling... 1,314 Views / 21 Replies  
There's also a SDL framework. It makes compiling and linking much less complicated inside of XCode. Also, you can use GLUT or Cocoa for windowing under os x. Personally I'm allergic to SDL :)
...
Posted by Zimwy, on Jan 9, 2005 at 09:17 PM, in Developer Center
Re: Re: MySQL Question 672 Views / 8 Replies  
Wow great. Thanks! FIND_IN_SET is a predefined SQL keyword? Luckily enough for me, you will never delete people from the database. FIND_IN_SET does just what I think it would? That is if my...
Posted by Zimwy, on Dec 8, 2004 at 03:16 AM, in Developer Center
MySQL Question 672 Views / 8 Replies  
Hi,
I'm designing a database web site for a music camp. There were a few problems I came across that I'm somewhat found answers to but I'm not sure they're the best ones, so I figured I'd ask here....
Posted by Zimwy, on Dec 7, 2004 at 07:45 PM, in Developer Center
Hey, Thanks! That looks great. I went ahead... 565 Views / 4 Replies  
Hey,
Thanks! That looks great. I went ahead and tried it on my own and came up with this:

http://olney-123.resnet.brown.edu/~gtaubman/pages/gwood/clar.html

This flips out in mac ie though. ...
Posted by Zimwy, on Nov 12, 2004 at 02:40 PM, in Developer Center
CSS Div box help? 565 Views / 4 Replies  
Hey,
I'm trying to design a web site for a music camp I used to go to and I wanted to do something along the lines of the following. You can see a mock-up here:
...
Posted by Zimwy, on Nov 11, 2004 at 09:12 PM, in Developer Center
Re: Re: Total Weirdness with new G5? 584 Views / 4 Replies  
Really? :( It's not like repairing permissions is supposed to take around 10 hours? (I've only waited for 3 so far.)

gabe
Posted by Zimwy, on Oct 16, 2004 at 03:50 PM, in macOS
Total Weirdness with new G5? 584 Views / 4 Replies  
Hi,
I got a BRAND NEW G5 about two weeks ago now and ever since it came it's been acting mighty weird. Within about 5 minutes of use, when I tried to empty the trash, instead of having the Finder...
Posted by Zimwy, on Oct 16, 2004 at 03:32 PM, in macOS
Hey, Thanks for the advice. Just curious, why... 796 Views / 8 Replies  
Hey,
Thanks for the advice. Just curious, why is a brighter grey better on the eyes?

gabe
Posted by Zimwy, on Oct 15, 2004 at 03:13 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
Hey, I've noticed that a bunch of people have... 796 Views / 8 Replies  
Hey,
I've noticed that a bunch of people have tried to view the picture and it's been a dead link. Sorry, my computer was switched. It's all back up now.

Gabe
Posted by Zimwy, on Oct 14, 2004 at 09:41 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
Desktop Picture Stretching Not Possible? 478 Views / 3 Replies  
Hi,
I've just noticed that Apple's seemed to have taken out how you want to display your desktop pictures. For instance you used to be able to choose to tile the picture, or scale it, or center it,...
Posted by Zimwy, on Oct 12, 2004 at 06:47 PM, in macOS
great, thanks for the help. :) gabe 530 Views / 5 Replies  
great, thanks for the help. :)

gabe
Posted by Zimwy, on Oct 4, 2004 at 08:44 PM, in macOS
I actually did do that, but it totally ground the... 530 Views / 5 Replies  
I actually did do that, but it totally ground the computer to a halt. It was much slower. Now after having reformatted, things are nice and quick again and I'd like to keep it that way :)

gabe
Posted by Zimwy, on Oct 4, 2004 at 01:18 PM, in macOS
Transferring Junk Mail with Mail.app? 530 Views / 5 Replies  
Hi,
I've recently gotten a new mac and am wanting to transfer my junk mail files so it knows what's junk still. Can I just transfer the actually mailbox of junk mail? Will it rebuild its index...
Posted by Zimwy, on Oct 4, 2004 at 09:13 AM, in macOS
Hey guys, Thanks so much for the replies. So... 2,462 Views / 12 Replies  
Hey guys,
Thanks so much for the replies. So the deal is that I'm in a dorm at college. I can definitely download stuff at ~500k/sec (from apple trailers site) and have other people do the same. ...
Posted by Zimwy, on Oct 3, 2004 at 01:10 AM, in macOS
Hi, Thanks for the input. The background isn't... 796 Views / 8 Replies  
Hi,
Thanks for the input. The background isn't actually black. It's grey. I'll give it a try. Any other advice?
Posted by Zimwy, on Oct 3, 2004 at 01:03 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
Two Ethernet Ports = Double Speed? 2,462 Views / 12 Replies  
Hi,
I was wondering if the following is possible under OS X. I know there are ways to do it under FreeBSD although I don't know what they are. Anyway, I was wondering if I bought a PCI Ethernet...
Posted by Zimwy, on Oct 2, 2004 at 01:40 PM, in macOS
Advice On Desktop Bkgrnd? 796 Views / 8 Replies  
Hi,
I'm pretty new to al the design stuff. Here's the background currently:

http://olney-123.resnet.brown.edu/~gtaubman/HanzoBackground_Black.jpg

Just wondering if you guys have any input.
...
Posted by Zimwy, on Oct 2, 2004 at 01:37 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Setup Assistant, turned my G5 into G4 621 Views / 4 Replies  
Hi,
I recently got a Dual 2.5 Ghz G5. I used the setup assistant to Clone my old powerbook (g4) to it. I would have reinstalled everything to get a clean computer, but unfortunatel my CD drive...
Posted by Zimwy, on Sep 30, 2004 at 12:49 PM, in macOS
I ordered a dual 2.5 with the 6800 around august... 57,291 Views / 761 Replies  
I ordered a dual 2.5 with the 6800 around august 10th after my order originally placed june 20th got cancelled because of a lost credit card. Anyway, my ship date has always been 9/22 and they...
Posted by Zimwy, on Sep 12, 2004 at 11:12 PM, in Mac Desktops
Yes, I do mean this. Unfortunately it's not... 573 Views / 3 Replies  
Yes, I do mean this. Unfortunately it's not quite that simple. I have to write my own break point. I was hoping that someone here would know the specific command that a break point introduces to...
Posted by Zimwy, on Sep 10, 2004 at 10:39 AM, in Developer Center
Interrupt 3 on OS X? 573 Views / 3 Replies  
Hi,
Apparently, if your program is running inside of a debugger under Windows, the debugger especially looks out for the assembly call "Interrupt 3" which diverts control to the debugger, breaks,...
Posted by Zimwy, on Sep 10, 2004 at 03:19 AM, in Developer Center
Epson 7600 w/ OS 10.3 448 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi,
I have an Epson 7600 Large Format Printer and I'm running OS 10.3. I'm having essentially three problems:

1) When I try and print from Photoshop (Print with Preview) there's no choices for...
Posted by Zimwy, on Jun 23, 2004 at 03:58 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
EyeTV or Miglia for watching TV? 551 Views / 1 Replies  
Hi everyone,
I was wondering which people recommend more. The EyeTV or the Miglia PCI TV card. Both seem to come very highly recommended from many a person. Just wondering what you guys think. I...
Posted by Zimwy, on Jun 19, 2004 at 07:33 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Hi, I'm not actually indexing into the array... 1,024 Views / 9 Replies  
Hi,
I'm not actually indexing into the array with the i++, but I'll try it...

gabe
Posted by Zimwy, on Jun 17, 2004 at 12:51 PM, in Developer Center
Anyone apply for patents with a mac? 516 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi everyone,
I'm thinking of applying for a patent and I was checking out the us patent office website, and they let you apply for patents online but you need gross windows only software. I was...
Posted by Zimwy, on Jun 16, 2004 at 12:30 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Okay, wonderful. I've submitted the bug to... 849 Views / 6 Replies  
Okay, wonderful. I've submitted the bug to apple. It's surprising that nobody's tried to add more than 4 buttons yet. :)

gabe
Posted by Zimwy, on Jun 15, 2004 at 12:27 PM, in Developer Center
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