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Is anyone else working on an LCARS theme? 6,740 Views / 76 Replies  
Is anyone else working on an LCARS theme?
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Dec 8, 2004 at 10:22 PM, in GUI Customization
Isn't that what you've just done? Critised the... 6,707 Views / 70 Replies  
Isn't that what you've just done? Critised the Newton for not having a colour LCD over 10 years ago?

We might as well start critising your beloved iPaq for not having an organic screen... so what...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Nov 28, 2004 at 07:31 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Two bloody mouse buttons... 9,800 Views / 89 Replies  
Two bloody mouse buttons...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Nov 18, 2004 at 12:06 AM, in Mac Notebooks
My 60GB iPod went from Shanghai to Adelaide... 1,019 Views / 19 Replies  
My 60GB iPod went from Shanghai to Adelaide (South Australia) in 1 week flat - even then the weekend would have been the holdup.
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Nov 15, 2004 at 11:35 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Just phoned my contact and checked - mine is... 4,731 Views / 82 Replies  
Just phoned my contact and checked - mine is coming from overseas and should be here early next week. Forgot to ask why but I'd say it's either because it was a staff order (nice discount thankyou!)...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Nov 11, 2004 at 03:24 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Did yours ship directly from Apple Australia? ... 4,731 Views / 82 Replies  
Did yours ship directly from Apple Australia? How did you receive it so quickly if you said yours hadn't shipped a couple of days ago? What was the total delivery time and where did it ship from?
...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Nov 10, 2004 at 06:20 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
My first day order for an engraved 60GB iPod... 4,731 Views / 82 Replies  
My first day order for an engraved 60GB iPod photo in Australia shipped last night.
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Nov 8, 2004 at 07:39 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I tried moving Mail 2.0 from my Tiger PowerBook... 42,312 Views / 403 Replies  
I tried moving Mail 2.0 from my Tiger PowerBook to my Panther PowerBook - but when I run it the dock icon bounces once and then it immediately quits.

Damnit the new layout, and some of its new...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Nov 4, 2004 at 10:03 PM, in macOS
You've got to be kidding me - 300,000 hits a day?... 17,647 Views / 146 Replies  
You've got to be kidding me - 300,000 hits a day? That's nothing more than an average web site on an average day. A BUNCH of servers couldn't handle it? A single server could handle that kind of...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Nov 4, 2004 at 09:33 PM, in macOS
Poll: Don't you mean let NAVIGATOR die its death -... 1,905 Views / 33 Replies  
Don't you mean let NAVIGATOR die its death - there's nothing wrong with Netscape (version 6+), Mozilla, Firefox, Camino, etc which all use Gecko.
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Nov 4, 2004 at 09:21 PM, in Developer Center
Re: iPod First Day Orders 4,731 Views / 82 Replies  
Yes I did exactly the same thing - first thing that morning made my order, though I have accepted the free engraving which means my order will likely take longer.

It will be my first iPod actually...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Oct 28, 2004 at 11:18 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
This is how many systems work behind the scenes. ... 42,905 Views / 377 Replies  
This is how many systems work behind the scenes. When you use your fancy e-mail program to receive e-mail what do you think is really happening behind the scenes? Here's a manual example of talking...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Oct 14, 2004 at 03:15 AM, in macOS
I found the same - unless the backlight came on... 1,724 Views / 27 Replies  
I found the same - unless the backlight came on FULL it made things HARDER not easier. I came up with a fix for that:...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Aug 8, 2004 at 11:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Maxtor Hard Drive Problem 973 Views / 8 Replies  
Ugghhhhhhh... say no more! :hmm:
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Aug 8, 2004 at 11:09 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Come on dude - spare the 10 minutes, take it back... 2,469 Views / 27 Replies  
Come on dude - spare the 10 minutes, take it back apart, take the picture, and put her back together...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Jul 12, 2004 at 11:31 PM, in Mac Notebooks
With the attention to detail Apple have, right... 21,512 Views / 221 Replies  
With the attention to detail Apple have, right down to even their power supplies and packaging, I have absolutely no doubt Apple could come up with a one-piece VESA clamp that you simply close and...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Jul 12, 2004 at 11:29 PM, in Mac Desktops
My AlBook has around 1mm of play in it but my... 988 Views / 16 Replies  
My AlBook has around 1mm of play in it but my TiBook has no play in it - just different designs I've never been concerned about it.
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Jul 8, 2004 at 11:10 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: more 17"PB sleep problems... 988 Views / 16 Replies  
That's normal. What's happened is that, while closed, your PowerBook awoke itself from sleep - unplugging/inserting a USB device, wiggling an external mouse, etc will do this.

Since the PowerBook...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Jul 7, 2004 at 11:57 PM, in Mac Notebooks
If you hit RETURN on a file in Finder does it now... 42,905 Views / 377 Replies  
If you hit RETURN on a file in Finder does it now OPEN that file as one would expect, or does it still violate Apple's own "non-destructive by default" policy and throw the file into rename mode?
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Jun 30, 2004 at 10:20 PM, in macOS
OMFG - Apple have FINALLY applied the standard... 42,905 Views / 377 Replies  
OMFG - Apple have FINALLY applied the standard OSX brushed metal to QuickTime rather than QuickTime implementing its own flawed brushed metal (eg titlebar text does not dim when window inactive,...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Jun 30, 2004 at 10:17 PM, in macOS
Dunno, Apple seem to be slowly phasing out the... 2,746 Views / 24 Replies  
Dunno, Apple seem to be slowly phasing out the idea of a standard GUI and simply doing a "who gives a stuff" Windows attitude.

This dashboard stuff seems crap to me - virtual desktops would be far...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Jun 27, 2004 at 08:47 PM, in macOS
Re: Re: Re: Colored OS X startup logo? 1,861 Views / 13 Replies  
The savings would only be gained if you unplugged the power adapter from your wall - the transformer otherwise is permanently, 24 hours a day, converting your 240V/110V down to 12V.

Actually it's...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Jun 27, 2004 at 08:44 PM, in Hardware Hacking
The line goes in the httpd.conf of whichever... 921 Views / 9 Replies  
The line goes in the httpd.conf of whichever Apache you are using.

When you say "http://localhost" won't parse what do you mean by that though?

Do you simply get the raw PHP dumped to your...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Jun 27, 2004 at 07:39 AM, in Developer Center
WThe fact that the standards require you provide... 716 Views / 8 Replies  
WThe fact that the standards require you provide an alt tag for descriptions to non-graphic/non-visual browsers has nothing to do with the title tag being for tooltip messages. The src is also...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Jun 27, 2004 at 07:34 AM, in Developer Center
Re: Colored OS X startup logo? 1,861 Views / 13 Replies  
This might be a dumb question - but why would someone be restarting OSX anyway? And if you were (system update/etc) it would surely be extremely rare so why would you care about the colour of the...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Jun 27, 2004 at 07:23 AM, in Hardware Hacking
Are you sure that's possible? Devices that... 2,093 Views / 27 Replies  
Are you sure that's possible? Devices that transmit radio signals normally don't work well/at all if you use rechargable batteries, as the voltage difference significantly affects their sensitive...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Jun 27, 2004 at 07:21 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I think we're at the limit of the G4 - bear in... 765 Views / 4 Replies  
I think we're at the limit of the G4 - bear in mind the PowerMac G4 only reached 1.6GHz and the PowerBooks are now at 1.5GHz. The next update will likely be the G5 sometime next year, but even then...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Jun 27, 2004 at 07:15 AM, in Mac Notebooks
If they've increased the amount of current in the... 1,551 Views / 21 Replies  
If they've increased the amount of current in the newer batteries then for sure you'll get added life. The 1GHz TiBook introduced a higher current battery - I threw one into my 800DVI TiBook and...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Jun 27, 2004 at 07:13 AM, in Mac Notebooks
100GB 7200rpm drives are coming from Toshiba... 1,511 Views / 19 Replies  
100GB 7200rpm drives are coming from Toshiba later this year.
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Jun 27, 2004 at 07:08 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Except January last year when they INSISTED that... 1,472 Views / 29 Replies  
Except January last year when they INSISTED that there was NO NEW HARDWARE coming and that THINKSECRET IS ALWAYS RIGHT.

Turned out the best announcement I have ever heard from Apple happened that...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Jun 10, 2004 at 11:33 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
These aren't the droids you're looking for, move... 904 Views / 7 Replies  
These aren't the droids you're looking for, move along...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on May 11, 2004 at 11:22 PM, in Applications
To my knowledge, as well as the Apple technicians... 792 Views / 7 Replies  
To my knowledge, as well as the Apple technicians I have spoken with, there is no limitation - the ADMs simply contain a SATA drive.

Personally I've ordered extra ADMs with my G5 Xserve - HOWEVER...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on May 10, 2004 at 06:52 AM, in Mac Desktops
Ah yes forgot about that - you need to turn off... 1,156 Views / 20 Replies  
Ah yes forgot about that - you need to turn off the HTML and RTF rendering options in TextEdit plus set the default format to text (though ever since Panther TextEdit has a bug whereby when first...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Apr 29, 2004 at 07:48 PM, in Developer Center
Re: Handcoding on a mac... 1,156 Views / 20 Replies  
Why can't you do that with OSX? Fire up TextEdit, code your PHP/HTML, File/Save As, type your filename and extension, then click "Use .php" or "Use .html" when prompted about the change of...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Apr 28, 2004 at 07:20 PM, in Developer Center
Similar here - already have my 10,000RPM drives... 8,293 Views / 40 Replies  
Similar here - already have my 10,000RPM drives (which I'll be installing in the ADMs), plus have a heap of other stuff on the way shortly, but waiting on the actual dual G5 Xserve...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Apr 28, 2004 at 12:04 AM, in Mac Desktops
You buy the PCI video card - it installs in the... 8,293 Views / 40 Replies  
You buy the PCI video card - it installs in the lower PCI slot. However it's a VGA connector only.

The cluster would be no good for such a use - there's no PCI bus and as such you can't connect...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Apr 16, 2004 at 08:16 PM, in Mac Desktops
What the big deal about the noise? The noise of... 8,293 Views / 40 Replies  
What the big deal about the noise? The noise of a rackmount server is totally and utterly irrelevant, I'm suprise Apple would have "allegedly" spent any time/effort/money on reducing it.

A tower...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Apr 15, 2004 at 07:42 PM, in Mac Desktops
Speak for yourself mate - might be YOUR one and... 8,216 Views / 105 Replies  
Speak for yourself mate - might be YOUR one and only reason but I know several people who are keen to get a G5 but are waiting because Steve said there would be 3GHz machines this year.
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Apr 15, 2004 at 07:35 PM, in Mac Desktops
Just fire up Apple's DVD player, pause of the... 942 Views / 10 Replies  
Just fire up Apple's DVD player, pause of the frame you want, drop to the cli (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal), move the window out of the way of your DVD player viewer, and punch in the following:...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Apr 14, 2004 at 07:48 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Anyone know what the actual hardware RAID card is... 961 Views / 2 Replies  
Anyone know what the actual hardware RAID card is that the G5 Xserve can be shipped with?
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Apr 3, 2004 at 01:51 AM, in Mac Desktops
Nobody said they do (can't say my 17" has EVER... 1,027 Views / 12 Replies  
Nobody said they do (can't say my 17" has EVER had an actual shutdown, my 15" maybe a couple of times over several years) - but reboots (which are necessary for some updates) require you to go...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Apr 3, 2004 at 01:42 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Yep - ever since Panther the shutdown process is... 1,027 Views / 12 Replies  
Yep - ever since Panther the shutdown process is somewhat quirky.
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Apr 1, 2004 at 08:24 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Yawn... :rolleyes: 1,860 Views / 16 Replies  
Yawn... :rolleyes:
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Apr 1, 2004 at 08:25 AM, in Mac Notebooks
It would seem 10.3.3 only updates Safari if you... 25,557 Views / 216 Replies  
It would seem 10.3.3 only updates Safari if you are running version 1.2 - my 17" PowerBook is still on Safari 1.1.1 after the upgrade whilst my 15" was updated to 1.2.1
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Mar 16, 2004 at 04:13 AM, in macOS
Hmmmm, strange for Apple to create such a... 25,557 Views / 216 Replies  
Hmmmm, strange for Apple to create such a rediculously worded/laid out option, but you'll notice if you tick/untick that option the wording switches between "custom" and "default".

The option...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Mar 16, 2004 at 04:00 AM, in macOS
Holey frack - I've never seen OSX boot so quickly... 25,557 Views / 216 Replies  
Holey frack - I've never seen OSX boot so quickly as it does with 10.3.3!

And the boot panel "fades" on.
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Mar 16, 2004 at 03:55 AM, in macOS
Where could one accidentally obtain a copy of the... 759 Views / 15 Replies  
Where could one accidentally obtain a copy of the MSN OSX browser? I wouldn't mind adding it to the many browsers I thoroughly test every aspect of my new 100% XHTML & CSS site with.
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Mar 5, 2004 at 03:13 AM, in Developer Center
Only one? My time is severely wasted stumbling... 759 Views / 15 Replies  
Only one? My time is severely wasted stumbling across several bugs/lack of support/bastardised support a day with that utter piece of...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Mar 1, 2004 at 07:36 PM, in Developer Center
Actually I was thinking of just the text messages... 6,740 Views / 76 Replies  
Actually I was thinking of just the text messages that were displayed, but yes now that you mention it I remember progress bars for the energy and distance... Unfortunately yeah, like the panels on...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Jan 14, 2004 at 01:38 AM, in GUI Customization
Hang on a minute, shuttle craft have percentage... 6,740 Views / 76 Replies  
Hang on a minute, shuttle craft have percentage bars scattered all over their panels. They're simply solid red (with the usual backlit glow effect) bars I think, nothing exciting or with an animated...
Posted by DVD Plaza, on Jan 14, 2004 at 12:19 AM, in GUI Customization
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