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I have an account on DPR. Recent versions of...	1,421 Views / 29 Replies
I have an account on DPR. Recent versions of Safari and Firefox will popup the menu on the side. But I still can't use the forums - when I click on Pentax SLR in the menu, Firefox 1.0.4 seems to...
Posted by elmer, on Jun 26, 2005 at 11:23 AM, in Applications

I have PSE 2.0. I tried the free .Mac...	1,251 Views / 9 Replies
I have PSE 2.0. I tried the free .Mac PhotoStudioX and it is slow as hell on my RevA 12" PB. For a demo try using the clone tool. Or the facility for browsing images. Unbelievably slow. Useless....
Posted by elmer, on Jan 6, 2004 at 05:17 PM, in Applications

DVD ROM Problem (Alien)	700 Views / 1 Replies
Got the Alien Quadrilogy - it has a DVD_ROM that's supposed to work for OS 9 and above. I'm on 10.3. It mounts at /Volumes/ALIEN_D9, and contains the following files: AUTORUN.INF VIDEO_TS alien_OSX...
Posted by elmer, on Dec 14, 2003 at 08:15 PM, in Applications

Am I going to be able to run Halo on my 12" PB...	1,759 Views / 17 Replies
Am I going to be able to run Halo on my 12" PB RevA? i.e. is the video card as good as a GeForce 2MX? (Posted requirements (from IMG) are 800MHz G4, 256MB RAM, "32MB AGP; GeForce 2MX/ATI 7000 or...
Posted by elmer, on Nov 20, 2003 at 04:47 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I use that one with Cubase SX, Panther on 12" PB...	695 Views / 4 Replies
I use that one with Cubase SX, Panther on 12" PB 867. Works fine.
Posted by elmer, on Nov 13, 2003 at 04:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I think you misunderstand. The fact that I do...	2,129 Views / 33 Replies
I think you misunderstand. The fact that I do take backups makes me all the more likely to click that button.
Posted by elmer, on Nov 11, 2003 at 12:59 PM, in macOS

I can see two reasons for releasing 10.3.1...	3,205 Views / 54 Replies
I can see two reasons for releasing 10.3.1 without fixing all known problems. a) Some people just automatically wait for the first update before buying b) Some types of updates just can't wait. ...
Posted by elmer, on Nov 11, 2003 at 10:41 AM, in macOS

I tried it just for fun when Panther came out -...	2,129 Views / 33 Replies
I tried it just for fun when Panther came out - it changed the ownership of most files in my home directory to root. I'm not sure I have enough need for it to try it again right away. Besides,...
Posted by elmer, on Nov 11, 2003 at 10:38 AM, in macOS

Nope, storm's over and last night it was...	5,155 Views / 34 Replies
Nope, storm's over and last night it was happening to me. I use a Netgear WGR614; never tried it with Panther so I don't know if it's related to the upgrade
Posted by elmer, on Nov 5, 2003 at 02:40 PM, in Mac Notebooks

My RevA, running Panther, seems to drop the...	1,312 Views / 11 Replies
My RevA, running Panther, seems to drop the connection fairly easily if it's not in the room with the Netgear WGR614 (upgraded to latest 802.11g firmware). It was dropping a lot more when I had the...
Posted by elmer, on Nov 5, 2003 at 02:36 PM, in Mac Notebooks

The great thing about key combos now is making...	8,273 Views / 52 Replies
The great thing about key combos now is making them yourself! In System Preferences under Keyboard and Mouse, I added a keyboard shortcut F8 for the "Show All" menu command. Now if I want to work...
Posted by elmer, on Oct 30, 2003 at 12:42 PM, in macOS

cheap but powerful publishing apps?	579 Views / 1 Replies
I'm looking for a program that will do one-page stuff like posters, wine labels, etcetera. I usually use Photoshop Elements 2.0. Some things bug me about it. It's Carbon, so you can't get the Font...
Posted by elmer, on Oct 28, 2003 at 05:48 PM, in Applications

Poll: Did the Upgrade install. Things are good. I...	1,983 Views / 25 Replies
Did the Upgrade install. Things are good. I managed to hang Photoshop Elements 2 for some reason and was unable to Force Quit. FileVault changed the ownership on all my files to root, so I'm not...
Posted by elmer, on Oct 28, 2003 at 03:05 PM, in macOS

I am really sorry I played with FileVault -...	15,760 Views / 95 Replies
I am really sorry I played with FileVault - should have waited a few months. It changed the ownership of most of the files/folders in my home directory to root. After disabling it, they stayed that...
Posted by elmer, on Oct 28, 2003 at 12:36 PM, in macOS

Just got my Apple BT mouse. Not too heavy - a...	1,408 Views / 13 Replies
Just got my Apple BT mouse. Not too heavy - a little heavier than my MS Optical Intellimouse Explorer. One unpleasant surprise: I found if you turn it off and the laptop is on and reports...
Posted by elmer, on Oct 8, 2003 at 11:12 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Poll: Hobbies: photography/layout, music...	1,244 Views / 22 Replies
Hobbies: photography/layout, music composition/performance Professional Development: computer science; C/Java/assembly programming
Posted by elmer, on Oct 3, 2003 at 03:17 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Belkin makes a bluetooth mouse with more than one...	591 Views / 1 Replies
Belkin makes a bluetooth mouse with more than one button.
Posted by elmer, on Oct 3, 2003 at 02:08 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Then don't use context menus so much. :p ...	1,618 Views / 18 Replies
Then don't use context menus so much. :p Seriously, using one button is simpler. It may be slower in a lot of ways, but it's simpler. And although I'm perfectly capable of using mice with many...
Posted by elmer, on Oct 3, 2003 at 02:04 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Mine's supposed to ship on or before Oct. 7th to...	1,408 Views / 13 Replies
Mine's supposed to ship on or before Oct. 7th to Toronto. I've been using mostly my powerbook trackpad, and sometimes an MS 4 button + scroll optical, which is great, but I miss the comfort of a...
Posted by elmer, on Oct 3, 2003 at 01:50 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

12" AlBook Rev A here. No 10.2.8 problems. ...	6,263 Views / 95 Replies
12" AlBook Rev A here. No 10.2.8 problems. Battery says about 4 hours on a full charge, like usual.
Posted by elmer, on Sep 25, 2003 at 08:34 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Is the CTRL key stuck? Is the computer set for a...	903 Views / 2 Replies
Is the CTRL key stuck? Is the computer set for a left-handed person?
Posted by elmer, on Jul 9, 2003 at 04:27 PM, in macOS

in other words cough format c: cough	11,818 Views / 149 Replies
in other words cough format c: cough
Posted by elmer, on Jul 8, 2003 at 01:34 PM, in Gaming

I've got TFT and it looks great. It's more fun...	1,625 Views / 18 Replies
I've got TFT and it looks great. It's more fun now that you can queue upgrades in the buildings - don't have to look at your base so much. I think that feature and others are also in the latest...
Posted by elmer, on Jul 7, 2003 at 02:34 PM, in Gaming

arstechnica links to a story that backs Steve up:...	11,698 Views / 88 Replies
arstechnica links to a story that backs Steve up: http://arstechnica.com/archive/news/1057194743.html
Posted by elmer, on Jul 3, 2003 at 11:52 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I think the point of 3D is that the buttons look...	3,419 Views / 52 Replies
I think the point of 3D is that the buttons look like real, physical objects. The flattened ones just happen to look like touch-sensitive controls. Compare the old iPods with the new ones.
Posted by elmer, on Jun 30, 2003 at 05:20 PM, in macOS

Has anyone tried using ramBunctious to improve...	11,818 Views / 149 Replies
Has anyone tried using ramBunctious to improve WC3 performance on OS X? http://www.osxfaq.com/tips/ram/index.ws
Posted by elmer, on Jun 19, 2003 at 10:17 AM, in Gaming

I think that's still Apple commenting on VPC --...	1,365 Views / 9 Replies
I think that's still Apple commenting on VPC -- MBU is not quoted. You missed a quote after
Posted by elmer, on Jun 18, 2003 at 10:18 PM, in Applications

How to make Font Panel work in Office?	535 Views / 2 Replies
How can I make Font Panel work in Office? I spend all this time making Collections in other apps and can't use them in Office.
Posted by elmer, on Jun 18, 2003 at 10:14 PM, in Applications

Can't help, just chiming in with a similar...	579 Views / 1 Replies
Can't help, just chiming in with a similar problem... I installed these files from the Wedding pack I bought from Fonts.com. /Library/Fonts/HelindaRook.bmap (font suitcase) ...
Posted by elmer, on Jun 18, 2003 at 03:19 PM, in Applications

thanks for bringing MkLinux to my attention -...	1,383 Views / 14 Replies
thanks for bringing MkLinux to my attention - I'll definitely keep an eye on it. i'll also be adding "uber-hackery" to my vocabulary - thanks for that as well
Posted by elmer, on Jun 18, 2003 at 03:10 PM, in Applications

speculation	9,030 Views / 84 Replies
You know those Smart Playlists in iTunes? Well, I bet they could extend this idea all over the place with the help of a BeOS database-filesystem. Smart lists of all kinds of files. Smart Font...
Posted by elmer, on Jun 16, 2003 at 04:46 PM, in macOS

Couldn't manage to escalate high enough to get my...	2,257 Views / 29 Replies
Couldn't manage to escalate high enough to get my rubber 12" foot replaced by Apple Warranty, so I stuck self-adhesives on - it's true they stick very well and are better than the original. Being...
Posted by elmer, on May 29, 2003 at 03:41 PM, in Mac Notebooks

npmccallum, what did you end up doing? Because...	1,383 Views / 14 Replies
npmccallum, what did you end up doing? Because I am interested in the same thing.
Posted by elmer, on May 27, 2003 at 10:15 AM, in Applications

Maybe we should have a contest to see who can...	661 Views / 3 Replies
Maybe we should have a contest to see who can drain their 12"PB battery the fastest ;) I agree with the above two posts. Also, if you're doing command-line work and want to save battery, don't use...
Posted by elmer, on May 26, 2003 at 02:12 PM, in Mac Notebooks

So... I'm still confused. Obviously shutting...	1,926 Views / 39 Replies
So... I'm still confused. Obviously shutting off causes you to miss cron jobs. But does sleeping also cause you to miss cron jobs, or will the cron job wake the computer briefly?
Posted by elmer, on May 23, 2003 at 05:49 PM, in macOS

I used to play Starcraft on a 266 Mhz Pentium II,...	1,677 Views / 33 Replies
I used to play Starcraft on a 266 Mhz Pentium II, I'm sure lot's of old games would work ok. Switchers might appreciate it
Posted by elmer, on Apr 24, 2003 at 04:49 PM, in Gaming

Why the heck doesn't Quicktime Pro export mp3? ...	35,008 Views / 6 Replies
Why the heck doesn't Quicktime Pro export mp3? Does this make any sense?
Posted by elmer, on Apr 24, 2003 at 01:18 PM, in Applications

Poll: Warning: heavy sarcasm ahead ... ...	3,496 Views / 58 Replies
Warning: heavy sarcasm ahead ... Forced? What, as in stealing a loaf of bread? Wait a second, which is it, the real reason? Sounds like you're grasping at straws ...
Posted by elmer, on Apr 24, 2003 at 12:22 PM, in Applications

Poll: As someone who writes software, I am insulted by...	3,496 Views / 58 Replies
As someone who writes software, I am insulted by the attitude people have that they can make copies for strangers and all the ways they try to justify it. It is demeaning to our profession. If you...
Posted by elmer, on Apr 23, 2003 at 04:33 PM, in Applications

Re: me too	1,837 Views / 25 Replies
Ditto.:mad:
Posted by elmer, on Apr 22, 2003 at 03:28 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Are you using the Microsoft Mouse preference pane...	1,812 Views / 24 Replies
Are you using the Microsoft Mouse preference pane that came with your Intellimouse Optical??? Or does MS provide a download for the Bluetooth Desktop for Mac OS X? What's the deal? Can you program...
Posted by elmer, on Apr 16, 2003 at 03:29 PM, in macOS

12-inch PB, 640MB, 10.2.5 Yup, played a few...	11,818 Views / 149 Replies
12-inch PB, 640MB, 10.2.5 Yup, played a few with High detail, then Medium detail and I am back to having most of the settings on Low. It's in the big battles where you start to see slight...
Posted by elmer, on Apr 16, 2003 at 10:29 AM, in Gaming

Strange Brew Bob McKenzie: He once got our...	2,549 Views / 55 Replies
Strange Brew Bob McKenzie: He once got our dead battery goin by mixin' bird feces and spit, cause there's like acids in it, eh? Hudson Hawk Darwin Mayflower: I'll torture you so slowly,...
Posted by elmer, on Apr 14, 2003 at 04:43 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Hear hear! :) Except insert Warcraft III...	1,647 Views / 39 Replies
Hear hear! :) Except insert Warcraft III instead of Starcraft above.
Posted by elmer, on Apr 14, 2003 at 11:30 AM, in Gaming

Do you know if any improvements were made for...	6,400 Views / 82 Replies
Do you know if any improvements were made for nVidia cards?
Posted by elmer, on Apr 11, 2003 at 04:19 PM, in macOS

I think BlueTooth is supposed to be designed for...	1,812 Views / 24 Replies
I think BlueTooth is supposed to be designed for low power, but I know nothing about the RF stuff
Posted by elmer, on Apr 11, 2003 at 01:26 PM, in macOS

awh heck yeah, you're right. I was referring to...	1,812 Views / 24 Replies
awh heck yeah, you're right. I was referring to ActiveSync - some kind of proprietary thing not related to keyboards + mice: http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2123956,00.html Looking...
Posted by elmer, on Apr 11, 2003 at 01:24 PM, in macOS

Same here with a 12-inch PB. ...	6,400 Views / 82 Replies
Same here with a 12-inch PB. http://ladd.dyndns.org/xbench/merge.xhtml?doc1=16312&doc2=19398
Posted by elmer, on Apr 11, 2003 at 10:58 AM, in macOS

Nope - I think it is 10.2.4 that made the...	11,818 Views / 149 Replies
Nope - I think it is 10.2.4 that made the difference. Haven't tried Warcraft with 10.2.5 yet. I'll try it over the next week, and try to be more scientific about it this time.
Posted by elmer, on Apr 11, 2003 at 09:03 AM, in Gaming

Just curious, what's your beef with the Crusoe?	603 Views / 4 Replies
Just curious, what's your beef with the Crusoe?
Posted by elmer, on Apr 10, 2003 at 05:30 PM, in Mac Notebooks

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