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awesome! 1,991 Views / 104 Replies  
awesome!
Posted by lightmotive, on Jun 24, 2002 at 11:20 PM, in Applications
ah ... okay ... phew! and i thought i was... 438 Views / 4 Replies  
ah ... okay ... phew!

and i thought i was doing something wrong, haha.
Posted by lightmotive, on Jun 24, 2002 at 11:16 PM, in Applications
chimera's interface 438 Views / 4 Replies  
anyone know how to hide the damn personal/bookmarks toolbar? on the mozdev screenshot page

<a href="http://chimera.mozdev.org/screenshots.html"...
Posted by lightmotive, on Jun 24, 2002 at 10:34 PM, in Applications
Never mind ... I'm an idiot. Haha. 441 Views / 1 Replies  
Never mind ... I'm an idiot. Haha.
Posted by lightmotive, on Jun 12, 2002 at 11:39 AM, in Applications
command-click opens new tab in mozilla? 441 Views / 1 Replies  
Anyone know how to enable this? Currently this action opens a new window, but I keep hearing how it's possible to redirect it to open a new tab ... only the relevant preferences panel doesn't seem to...
Posted by lightmotive, on Jun 12, 2002 at 11:20 AM, in Applications
Power "inverter"? Do you mean the external power... 461 Views / 9 Replies  
Power "inverter"? Do you mean the external power adaptor? Or is this something I'm going to have to send my 'Book back to Apple to address?

Where on Apple's discussion boards is this discussed? I...
Posted by lightmotive, on Nov 16, 2001 at 06:53 AM, in Mac Notebooks
new tibook -- snap, crackle, pop? 461 Views / 9 Replies  
I recently purchased a PBG4 -- 667MHz/768MB/30GB.

I've noticed that an almost imperceptible static sound emits from the right-hand (with the computer facing me) speaker. It sounds rather like the...
Posted by lightmotive, on Nov 15, 2001 at 08:33 PM, in Mac Notebooks
reinstalling internet explorer 411 Views / 5 Replies  
I deleted Internet Explorer but now wish to reinstall it. I know it resides _somewhere_ on the OS X install CD, but I can't seem to ferret it out. Any ideas/suggestions? (Yes, this is a potentially...
Posted by lightmotive, on May 4, 2001 at 12:37 PM, in Applications
Has anyone else noticed that when you shut your... 635 Views / 48 Replies  
Has anyone else noticed that when you shut your iBook down in OS X, the hard drive seems to "snap" off rather abruptly -- versus what appears to be a more smoothly graded spin-down in OS 9? Is this...
Posted by lightmotive, on Mar 25, 2001 at 02:46 PM, in macOS
mysteriously slow ibook cd-rom drive 349 Views / 1 Replies  
The topic of this post may have broader ramifications, but since I've observed it on my iBook, I'm discussing it here:

Within the last few days my iBook's CD-ROM drive has suddenly become rather...
Posted by lightmotive, on Mar 10, 2001 at 03:20 PM, in Mac Notebooks
inexplicable slowdowns in entourage 275 Views / 0 Replies  
Occasionally, I'll be in the middle of typing a message and Entourage will just. Become. Glacially. Slow. I'm not sure what brings this on, and it seems random. Outlook Express used to do this...
Posted by lightmotive, on Oct 25, 2000 at 09:20 AM, in Applications
blind carbon copies in entourage 272 Views / 1 Replies  
One of the things I liked about Outlook 5 as compared to Outlook 4 was the ability to send group messages only to BCC recipients and have the recipient list appear blank in the outgoing message....
Posted by lightmotive, on Oct 20, 2000 at 08:42 AM, in Applications
Bingo! Thanks! ... 259 Views / 2 Replies  
Bingo! Thanks! http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/smile.gif
Posted by lightmotive, on Oct 18, 2000 at 10:45 PM, in Applications
type 1 errors in entourage 259 Views / 2 Replies  
I just installed it. Whenever I try to download my email, Entourage quits just as it's finished downloading. Anyone wanna help me figure out what's wrong? Pretty please?
Posted by lightmotive, on Oct 18, 2000 at 05:22 PM, in Applications
There's no inconsistency. Rather, there have been... 466 Views / 20 Replies  
There's no inconsistency. Rather, there have been some tangents. The antialiasing complaint is a usability concern; the big fonts complaint is merely an aesthetic one. As for my eyesight, I had it...
Posted by lightmotive, on Oct 17, 2000 at 06:31 PM, in macOS
My PowerBook is a G3 series ... so it's an... 466 Views / 20 Replies  
My PowerBook is a G3 series ... so it's an active-matrix display. But I know it has nothing to do with the display because I've been dealing with OS 8.6's and now OS 9's antialiasing since 1998 with...
Posted by lightmotive, on Oct 17, 2000 at 03:10 PM, in macOS
Of Splitting Headaches and OS X 466 Views / 20 Replies  
I've seen this alluded to in passing in various threads, but I think it deserves its own discussion; namely: no matter how much I use OS 9 on my PowerBook, I never develop a headache -- whereas even...
Posted by lightmotive, on Oct 17, 2000 at 12:41 AM, in macOS
email alternatives 337 Views / 0 Replies  
Does anyone know of any alternative email apps for OS X? The bundled Mail 1.0 is okay ... but I'd be interested in seeing what else is out there. Apple's list of optimized applications mentions...
Posted by lightmotive, on Oct 7, 2000 at 10:28 PM, in macOS
I concur. The anti-aliasing in X is way too... 559 Views / 34 Replies  
I concur. The anti-aliasing in X is way too "soft." My eyes keep straining to compensate for the blurriness.
Posted by lightmotive, on Sep 19, 2000 at 09:03 PM, in macOS
You'd better believe it. I was ready to kiss my... 443 Views / 9 Replies  
You'd better believe it. I was ready to kiss my screen when I saw OS 9 boot up again.
Posted by lightmotive, on Sep 19, 2000 at 06:30 PM, in macOS
I'm getting the exact same thing, and it's enough... 443 Views / 9 Replies  
I'm getting the exact same thing, and it's enough to make me swear by OS 9 and never switch back. When I'm in OS X on my PowerBook G3, I have bad flashbacks to the grim summer of 1997, when I still...
Posted by lightmotive, on Sep 19, 2000 at 05:43 PM, in macOS
Dude, it totally worked. Awesome. Thanks! ... 464 Views / 7 Replies  
Dude, it totally worked. Awesome. Thanks! http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/smile.gif
Posted by lightmotive, on Sep 19, 2000 at 03:50 PM, in macOS
Oh, okay. Cool. One more question (yes, I'm a... 464 Views / 7 Replies  
Oh, okay. Cool. One more question (yes, I'm a neophyte) -- how do I open a terminal window?
Posted by lightmotive, on Sep 19, 2000 at 03:12 PM, in macOS
osx telnet 464 Views / 7 Replies  
Are there any telnet apps for OSX?
Posted by lightmotive, on Sep 19, 2000 at 02:50 PM, in macOS
Nah, didn't work for me. I still feel screwed.... 497 Views / 2 Replies  
Nah, didn't work for me. I still feel screwed. Hopefully it'll show up tomorrow. All I know is, it shipped Saturday morning via FedEx.
Posted by lightmotive, on Sep 18, 2000 at 07:36 PM, in macOS
Received notice of shipment early Saturday... 490 Views / 13 Replies  
Received notice of shipment early Saturday morning. Expedited FedEx, tracking number snafu, and so on, and so forth. Still no sign of the damn thing. I live in Ohio. WTF.
Posted by lightmotive, on Sep 18, 2000 at 03:18 PM, in macOS
Does this work the other way too? -- i.e., can X... 433 Views / 7 Replies  
Does this work the other way too? -- i.e., can X use a TCP connection initiated in Classic? I'm guessing "no," but I thought I'd ask.
Posted by lightmotive, on Sep 17, 2000 at 11:38 AM, in macOS
Would this product do the trick? ... 400 Views / 6 Replies  
Would this product do the trick?
http://www.outpost.com/entry?sku=63577

Are the linksys products even Mac-friendly? Their web site seems to be very Windoze-centric.

Thanks again for all your...
Posted by lightmotive, on Sep 16, 2000 at 04:53 PM, in macOS
I'm a neophyte in the ways of PPPoE ... what are... 400 Views / 6 Replies  
I'm a neophyte in the ways of PPPoE ... what are some routers (software or hardware) you would suggest? Are they difficult to set up? Thanks!
Posted by lightmotive, on Sep 16, 2000 at 03:42 PM, in macOS
Where did you read this? I didn't even know there... 2,928 Views / 269 Replies  
Where did you read this? I didn't even know there WAS an OSX version.
Posted by lightmotive, on Sep 16, 2000 at 02:00 PM, in macOS
earthlink/mindspring dsl and osx 400 Views / 6 Replies  
I just received notification that my copy of OSX shipped this morning (hallelujah). My question is, will I be able to use my DSL account through it? Any informed speculation or field experience would...
Posted by lightmotive, on Sep 16, 2000 at 12:21 PM, in macOS
 
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