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I'm running Matlab on an older iBook (500 MHz... 1,332 Views / 20 Replies  
I'm running Matlab on an older iBook (500 MHz G3). I'm sure both iBooks and PBs will do OK, but be warned that Matlab 6.5/R13 (the current) is a dog sometimes, particularly the GUI, which is...
Posted by alien, on Jun 9, 2004 at 01:01 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I've had this problem, but not in a while, so I... 724 Views / 4 Replies  
I've had this problem, but not in a while, so I don't remember what I did to solve it. I would go to the /Library/Caches folder and drag the com.apple.colorsync.profiles.501 file to the trash, then...
Posted by alien, on Apr 23, 2004 at 03:25 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Ever heard of the Narvik Battle in the summer of... 1,291 Views / 38 Replies  
Ever heard of the Narvik Battle in the summer of 1940? Allied forces, consisting of mainly French, British, Polish and Norwegian troops, took back the city from the Germans. This was done to ensure...
Posted by alien, on Apr 18, 2004 at 10:23 AM, in MacNN Lounge
This shouldn't come as a surprise. He used... 1,189 Views / 11 Replies  
This shouldn't come as a surprise. He used NeXTStep to build the first web browser... Later Apple bought NeXT, and that's how we have this thing called Cocoa today. :)
Posted by alien, on Apr 15, 2004 at 03:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks
To interact with the Cocoa frameworks most... 698 Views / 8 Replies  
To interact with the Cocoa frameworks most developers use Obj-C, and to a lesser degree Java. (Some scripting languages might apply as well, I don't know much about that.) C++ lacks some features...
Posted by alien, on Apr 2, 2004 at 02:55 PM, in Developer Center
I'm not sure whether any books cover Xcode yet,... 766 Views / 4 Replies  
I'm not sure whether any books cover Xcode yet, or the new Cocoa controller classes either. A new version of Aaron Hillegass' book is said to be out in April, the first edition was very well...
Posted by alien, on Mar 16, 2004 at 09:58 AM, in Developer Center
Umm, you're way out on this one. It has been... 1,002 Views / 14 Replies  
Umm, you're way out on this one.

It has been a common problem on OS X that corrupted caches will cause apps to crash or behave weirdly.

A few days ago, I had problems with Calculator crashing...
Posted by alien, on Mar 14, 2004 at 11:36 AM, in macOS
The firewall should stay on after a restart. I... 589 Views / 3 Replies  
The firewall should stay on after a restart. I don't know the reason this is happening. The first step I would try is trashing the /Library/Preferences/com.apple.sharing.firewall.plist file.
...
Posted by alien, on Mar 3, 2004 at 12:39 PM, in macOS
Apparently (?), the short notice in a previous... 1,955 Views / 76 Replies  
Apparently (?), the short notice in a previous post that a currency traditionally was backed up by gold, was blown out of proportion or taken out of context... :confused:

Anyway, there's an...
Posted by alien, on Mar 1, 2004 at 04:39 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Maybe both sides have a point here (or maybe... 1,955 Views / 76 Replies  
Maybe both sides have a point here (or maybe different amounts of points actually), I'll quote Paul Krugman (economics professor and NY Times op-ed columnist):



The full text is here:...
Posted by alien, on Mar 1, 2004 at 04:11 PM, in Political/War Lounge
The intro music is a track called Eple from the... 1,220 Views / 14 Replies  
The intro music is a track called Eple from the record Melody A.M. by a Norwegian electronica duo called R�yksopp. They have toured with Moby. Also won an MTV Europe award. Eple is the Norwegian word...
Posted by alien, on Feb 25, 2004 at 05:33 PM, in macOS
I tried reading a little of that document, but... 713 Views / 1 Replies  
I tried reading a little of that document, but obviously it takes a while to go through it. (And I study engineering, not law.)

Do you know what this will mean in practice? In what way will...
Posted by alien, on Feb 23, 2004 at 02:34 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Germany Is Becoming More And Mor 2,730 Views / 116 Replies  
I can try and elaborate on Sweden's economical problems. The "Swedish model" basically broke down in the early 90-is with interest rate instability and the currency tumbling. The state debt became...
Posted by alien, on Feb 22, 2004 at 02:39 PM, in Political/War Lounge
While I did see that smiley, I just have to reply... 2,730 Views / 116 Replies  
While I did see that smiley, I just have to reply to this one:

Discovering oil did of course have a major impact on our economy.

But what most countries that suddenly get a lot of money in...
Posted by alien, on Feb 22, 2004 at 01:16 PM, in Political/War Lounge
They didn't have to do much, except install MPI... 10,044 Views / 40 Replies  
They didn't have to do much, except install MPI (Message Passing Library) on the G5s. MPI is widely used in sci-tech apps. Basically what happens is that a problem is re-programmed, and split out...
Posted by alien, on Feb 21, 2004 at 03:44 PM, in Mac Desktops
The G5s themselves probably would do well with... 1,415 Views / 10 Replies  
The G5s themselves probably would do well with the FEM work, since the PPC 970 has a lot of (potential) floating point performance.

Do you know what kind of programs and code you are using to...
Posted by alien, on Feb 19, 2004 at 06:38 PM, in Mac Desktops
Those comments you mentioned were made by the... 1,295 Views / 36 Replies  
Those comments you mentioned were made by the leader of the committee at that time, when asked by journalists after the announcement. It's a mistake to take that as the opinion of the committee as a...
Posted by alien, on Feb 19, 2004 at 06:06 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Re: Bush for Nobel Peace Prize! WTF????? 1,295 Views / 36 Replies  
Relax. Read this part over again:



MPs can nominate whoever they want to. This time an independent Norwegian MP nominated Bush and Blair. But the committee consists of members from the full...
Posted by alien, on Feb 14, 2004 at 01:03 PM, in Political/War Lounge
The language packs typically takes up ~30-40 MBs... 1,030 Views / 17 Replies  
The language packs typically takes up ~30-40 MBs each, and there are about 15 of them.

There are also a few printer drivers that you'll most likely won't use, these take a few hundred MBs. You...
Posted by alien, on Feb 5, 2004 at 03:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Sweden to invade us? Time to put a bullet in the... 2,530 Views / 105 Replies  
Sweden to invade us? Time to put a bullet in the Swedish king once more, just like in the old days!

S�ta bror, kom igjen!
Posted by alien, on Feb 5, 2004 at 02:49 PM, in Political/War Lounge
To clear up some of the confusion, and hopefully... 2,530 Views / 105 Replies  
To clear up some of the confusion, and hopefully stop some of the "not buying this" posts... This excerpt is from the speech (http://www.nobel.no/eng_lect_2002a.html) given by The Chairman of the...
Posted by alien, on Feb 4, 2004 at 03:32 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I don't know much about web programming, but have... 720 Views / 5 Replies  
I don't know much about web programming, but have you tried looking at Apple's Internet Developer pages? Like this (http://developer.apple.com/internet/) page, and this...
Posted by alien, on Feb 4, 2004 at 01:33 PM, in Developer Center
If you were able to start up from an external... 1,308 Views / 6 Replies  
If you were able to start up from an external disk running Panther, you could probably thrash everything on the internal iMac drive and then use the Secure Erase option from the Finder menu.

Only...
Posted by alien, on Jan 27, 2004 at 03:52 PM, in Mac Desktops
The Mars Express satellite is a European project,... 1,016 Views / 27 Replies  
The Mars Express satellite is a European project, the Beagle 2 lander probe was British only. American satellites had already found signs of hydrogen, which would indicate water, but this time it's...
Posted by alien, on Jan 23, 2004 at 02:41 PM, in MacNN Lounge
While I don't use SSH Agent on my own machine,... 450 Views / 1 Replies  
While I don't use SSH Agent on my own machine, I've used it before. (I use the sshLogin prefpane.)

IIRC, all I had to do was push the "Add Identity" button in a window that I think I got from a...
Posted by alien, on Jan 18, 2004 at 04:57 PM, in macOS
I still have that issue! 37. Take advantage... 2,079 Views / 50 Replies  
I still have that issue!

37. Take advantage of NeXT's easy and powerful OpenStep programming tools to entice a new generation of Mac software developers.

Indeed!
Posted by alien, on Jan 16, 2004 at 03:01 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I had a short look at it. It's a little hard... 694 Views / 2 Replies  
I had a short look at it. It's a little hard understanding the handwriting, but the language is clear enough.

The letter is from your great-grandmother. She's telling your grandfather what the...
Posted by alien, on Jan 14, 2004 at 04:15 PM, in MacNN Lounge
The 3rd disk would be needed for X11 support, but... 762 Views / 7 Replies  
The 3rd disk would be needed for X11 support, but not much else I think. If you didn't do a custom install, it probably wouldn't be used.

Just insert the CD and take a look at the contents.
Posted by alien, on Jan 8, 2004 at 05:48 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Do you have QuickTime Pro? If not, I don't think... 578 Views / 2 Replies  
Do you have QuickTime Pro? If not, I don't think you can save a movie directly from the browser. Even if you have Pro, some movies won't be allowed to get saved.

But I think this trick should work...
Posted by alien, on Dec 19, 2003 at 09:25 AM, in Mac Notebooks
That's life man... Anyway, you can try the "pixel... 566 Views / 6 Replies  
That's life man... Anyway, you can try the "pixel massage procedure", (gently rubbing the screen area with the back of a finger), but don't hold your hopes too high.
Posted by alien, on Dec 18, 2003 at 09:45 AM, in Mac Notebooks
If you create a new user, does it happen there... 2,129 Views / 29 Replies  
If you create a new user, does it happen there too?

Some weird icon problems come from corrupted cache files somewhere. You could use a utility like Panther Cache Cleaner, or Cocktail to remove...
Posted by alien, on Dec 18, 2003 at 09:38 AM, in Mac Desktops
Anyone can buy AppleCare. It's $249 for the... 694 Views / 3 Replies  
Anyone can buy AppleCare. It's $249 for the iBook. You don't have to buy it with the Mac, you can wait up to one year before you do it. If you buy an Apple screen with the iBook, you can include it...
Posted by alien, on Dec 18, 2003 at 09:23 AM, in Mac Notebooks
If you do a custom install of OS X, you can... 1,163 Views / 15 Replies  
If you do a custom install of OS X, you can choose not to install other languages, drivers for printers that you'll never use, and Asian fonts, among other things.

It won't save you that much...
Posted by alien, on Dec 15, 2003 at 01:06 PM, in Mac Notebooks
That's a little beside the point. He is an Iraqi,... 7,530 Views / 328 Replies  
That's a little beside the point. He is an Iraqi, he has committed most of his crimes in Iraq, so why not hold the trial in Iraq?

While it may not matter to much to non-Iraqis, I have a feeling it...
Posted by alien, on Dec 14, 2003 at 09:40 AM, in Political/War Lounge
It's important to the Iraqis themselves to hold... 7,530 Views / 328 Replies  
It's important to the Iraqis themselves to hold the trial, since they were his victims. The Iraqi official was pretty clear on the importance of holding the trial in Iraq.
Posted by alien, on Dec 14, 2003 at 08:37 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Military official: The town of Adwar. "Red... 2,754 Views / 69 Replies  
Military official:
The town of Adwar. "Red Dawn". 4th Infantry. Including cavalry, engineers, etc.

No casualties. Saddam found in a hole, after a search. Apparently being cooperative. Found with...
Posted by alien, on Dec 14, 2003 at 08:23 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Watching BBC Live 24 right now. Paul Bremer is... 2,754 Views / 69 Replies  
Watching BBC Live 24 right now. Paul Bremer is holding a press conference now.

Bremer: Ladies and Gentlemen: We got him! (cheers and claps)

Captured south of Tikrit. (Adawa?)
Posted by alien, on Dec 14, 2003 at 08:17 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Genocide against Kurds, invading Kuwait? I hope... 7,530 Views / 328 Replies  
Genocide against Kurds, invading Kuwait? I hope the trial will be held in Iraq.
Posted by alien, on Dec 14, 2003 at 08:00 AM, in Political/War Lounge
I'd like to see a photo of Saddam with the false... 7,530 Views / 328 Replies  
I'd like to see a photo of Saddam with the false beard.

Anyway, hope this will help stabilize Iraq.
Posted by alien, on Dec 14, 2003 at 07:50 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Have you looked at the AD articles at... 967 Views / 5 Replies  
Have you looked at the AD articles at MacDevCenter (http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/q/all_mac_articles)?

I read through some of it out of curiosity, but I'm not on an AD network, so I can't...
Posted by alien, on Dec 12, 2003 at 01:01 PM, in macOS
1. Just ctrl-click or use the right button on a... 1,163 Views / 15 Replies  
1. Just ctrl-click or use the right button on a multi-button mouse. Where to: You can set a default downloading folder in the apps you're using.

2. iTunes rips CDs. The default is to make AAC...
Posted by alien, on Dec 12, 2003 at 12:46 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The Weekend has Landed! It's an excellent... 674 Views / 3 Replies  
The Weekend has Landed!

It's an excellent movie, love those late-night ramblings on the true meaning of the Death Star and the Star Wars characters.
Posted by alien, on Dec 11, 2003 at 12:03 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I installed tetex using the i-Installer. That may... 799 Views / 14 Replies  
I installed tetex using the i-Installer. That may be simpler than fink if you can't figure out how to fix it. I also use TeXShop.

Here's (http://www.esm.psu.edu/mac-tex/) a link to these apps.
Posted by alien, on Dec 11, 2003 at 11:30 AM, in macOS
No, I don't think this is possible. Cisco, along... 1,229 Views / 3 Replies  
No, I don't think this is possible. Cisco, along with other VPN equipment vendors, use proprietary protocols in addition to the standards. Only the Cisco client can handle those.

I use the 4.0.2C...
Posted by alien, on Dec 10, 2003 at 02:49 PM, in macOS
The iBook only (officially) support video... 955 Views / 11 Replies  
The iBook only (officially) support video mirroring on an external screen. But there's a "spanning hack" that you can use if you want to.

Also, 256MB may be too little RAM, depending on what...
Posted by alien, on Dec 9, 2003 at 04:25 PM, in Mac Notebooks
There are some network configuration files inside... 448 Views / 1 Replies  
There are some network configuration files inside the (main) /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration folder. I'm not so familiar with them, but you could try backing up the new files from that...
Posted by alien, on Dec 7, 2003 at 08:20 AM, in macOS
It could be a cache problem. Try downloading... 1,679 Views / 35 Replies  
It could be a cache problem. Try downloading Panther Cache Cleaner or Cocktail from www.versiontracker.com and use the cache cleaning options. (Cleaning local/user cache should be enough, since...
Posted by alien, on Dec 7, 2003 at 08:05 AM, in macOS
Never had a KP since installing Panther. There... 1,355 Views / 29 Replies  
Never had a KP since installing Panther. There are some annoying bugs, but stability seems fine. Few apps crashing too.
Posted by alien, on Dec 2, 2003 at 12:46 PM, in macOS
I have an iBook 500 and Xcode is running fine... 981 Views / 6 Replies  
I have an iBook 500 and Xcode is running fine here. I don't know much about gcc specifically, there shouldn't be any differences between the iBook G4 and the PB12" in this area. gcc 3.1 that comes...
Posted by alien, on Dec 2, 2003 at 12:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Hei fellow nordmann. :) This question has... 678 Views / 4 Replies  
Hei fellow nordmann. :)

This question has been asked many times before here at the forums. Try searching a little.
Posted by alien, on Nov 26, 2003 at 04:03 PM, in macOS
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