Welcome to the MacNN Forums.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

You are here: MacNN Forums > Search Forums > Search Results

Showing results 1 to 50 of 386
Page 1 of 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 >
Search: Posts Made By: capuchin
Thread Thread Starter Last Post Replies Views Forum
Been beaten up a couple of times. I'm 6'2", about... 5,305 Views / 168 Replies  
Been beaten up a couple of times. I'm 6'2", about 200lbs, and I work out, but size has less to do with it than attitude and sheer weight of numbers. On both occasions, I was playing good Samaritan;...
Posted by capuchin, on Dec 3, 2008 at 10:43 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Bitter Experience is always telling me that... 2,994 Views / 86 Replies  
Bitter Experience is always telling me that whatever I look for, it's always in the last place I look.
Posted by capuchin, on Dec 13, 2006 at 12:27 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Those guys are the exception rather than the... 2,266 Views / 43 Replies  
Those guys are the exception rather than the rule. I've had so many bad experiences with big-box computer/electronic stores that I tend to walk in knowing exactly what I want, and able to brow...
Posted by capuchin, on Oct 31, 2006 at 02:09 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Check the firmware update again. 10.3 requires (I... 538 Views / 1 Replies  
Check the firmware update again. 10.3 requires (I think) 4.1.9
Posted by capuchin, on Apr 11, 2006 at 01:06 AM, in Mac Desktops
Yeah. Me, two buddies, two girls, a crate of... 3,422 Views / 88 Replies  
Yeah. Me, two buddies, two girls, a crate of booze and a stinky, sweaty loft apartment.

I don't remember much, except that there was actual sex between actual members of the opposite sex, and that...
Posted by capuchin, on Mar 7, 2006 at 02:42 AM, in MacNN Lounge
... which was also a movie produced by our... 1,737 Views / 33 Replies  
... which was also a movie produced by our company for Microsoft. We did it for an internal sales pitch last year, and it was supposed to never, ever, ever see the light of day in public.

We've...
Posted by capuchin, on Feb 27, 2006 at 07:58 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I work for the company that did this. In our... 1,737 Views / 33 Replies  
I work for the company that did this. In our defence, the client *insisted* on this approach.

We all hate it.
Posted by capuchin, on Feb 27, 2006 at 07:12 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I'm straight, but I'd like to see more shows... 1,501 Views / 50 Replies  
I'm straight, but I'd like to see more shows featuring hot, wet lesbians.
Posted by capuchin, on Feb 9, 2006 at 01:25 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Gentlemen, I feel it appropriate to inform you at... 2,122 Views / 70 Replies  
Gentlemen, I feel it appropriate to inform you at this juncture that I would both tap - and tax - that ass. Thankyou for your time.
Posted by capuchin, on Jan 25, 2006 at 11:22 PM, in MacNN Lounge
The use of both motherboard and logic board is... 2,267 Views / 8 Replies  
The use of both motherboard and logic board is pretty intermingled - even by Apple - but there is a theoretical difference. A motherboard typically has the processor as a separate physical component...
Posted by capuchin, on Jan 10, 2006 at 12:52 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I sent this to my Mom. 1,700 Views / 40 Replies  
I sent this to my Mom.
Posted by capuchin, on Dec 19, 2005 at 06:22 PM, in MacNN Lounge
"sudo rm -rf volumes/applestore/BitTorrents"... 743 Views / 4 Replies  
"sudo rm -rf volumes/applestore/BitTorrents" ?
Posted by capuchin, on Dec 6, 2005 at 03:19 PM, in macOS
You know, I'd like to share a little truth I've... 14,114 Views / 500 Replies  
You know, I'd like to share a little truth I've discovered in my many years upon this orb that spins beneath the heavens celestial:

People are crazy.

Islam is not incompatible with western...
Posted by capuchin, on Nov 1, 2005 at 03:33 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I use it at work as a sys admin at a large... 4,547 Views / 70 Replies  
I use it at work as a sys admin at a large graphic design agency - a little photoshop, indesign, acrobat, and a whole lot of command line and scripting stuff. At home I use it to surf imdb while...
Posted by capuchin, on Oct 25, 2005 at 05:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Find some good take-apart instructions (check out... 1,138 Views / 12 Replies  
Find some good take-apart instructions (check out xlr8yourmac.com systems section for a sample).

Pay careful and detailed attention to what screws/parts go where, so you can easily reassemble the...
Posted by capuchin, on Oct 21, 2005 at 05:23 PM, in Mac Notebooks
1) Crush your enemies in battle. 2) See them... 795 Views / 9 Replies  
1) Crush your enemies in battle.
2) See them driven before you.
3) Listen to the lamentation of their womenfolk.

Well, you asked.
Posted by capuchin, on Oct 20, 2005 at 02:34 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Nope. It's a hardware restriction of the screen.... 629 Views / 2 Replies  
Nope. It's a hardware restriction of the screen. Your (and my) current 15" model only have an actual, physical 1280x854 pixels. Sucks to be us, huh?
Posted by capuchin, on Oct 20, 2005 at 02:31 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Yes. But it won't perform as well as it would on... 812 Views / 5 Replies  
Yes. But it won't perform as well as it would on a faster mac.
Posted by capuchin, on Oct 14, 2005 at 11:47 AM, in Mac Desktops
I third it. For the money, it's a hell of a deal... 1,999 Views / 29 Replies  
I third it. For the money, it's a hell of a deal if you think about the hours and hours of hacking away to get something merely approximately good on os x client.
Posted by capuchin, on Oct 12, 2005 at 02:54 AM, in macOS
Four Quad-core G6's at 9.2Ghz each. $899 3,065 Views / 19 Replies  
Four Quad-core G6's at 9.2Ghz each.

$899
Posted by capuchin, on Oct 12, 2005 at 02:51 AM, in Mac Desktops
You might try poking around the "Support" area of... 751 Views / 2 Replies  
You might try poking around the "Support" area of apple.com - I think there's a link there to download up to System 7.5.

Yes, you'll have to install from floppies. Lots of 'em. Good luck, and...
Posted by capuchin, on Oct 11, 2005 at 07:52 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Oh, suck it up. You dropped your powerbook.... 2,534 Views / 53 Replies  
Oh, suck it up. You dropped your powerbook. You're an idiot. Have the good grace to accept you screwed up, don't whine about the price of the parts, and either fix it or don't.

Just reading your...
Posted by capuchin, on Oct 11, 2005 at 11:30 AM, in Mac Notebooks
What port do you have it plugged into? A... 447 Views / 1 Replies  
What port do you have it plugged into? A colleague had exactly this problem, until we figured out he had the drive plugged into a USB 1.1 port instead of USB 2.0...
Posted by capuchin, on Oct 10, 2005 at 05:51 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I don't think a dead fan sounds like anything. ... 626 Views / 4 Replies  
I don't think a dead fan sounds like anything.

It is, after all, dead.
Posted by capuchin, on Oct 10, 2005 at 05:36 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Well, they should be. Cows are complete bastards. 3,118 Views / 75 Replies  
Well, they should be. Cows are complete bastards.
Posted by capuchin, on Oct 10, 2005 at 01:01 AM, in MacNN Lounge
That would be "The G5 Powerbooks are coming". And... 5,090 Views / 65 Replies  
That would be "The G5 Powerbooks are coming". And no. No, they're not.
Posted by capuchin, on Oct 10, 2005 at 12:56 AM, in Mac Notebooks
If you're going to have kids, do it sooner rather... 1,811 Views / 65 Replies  
If you're going to have kids, do it sooner rather than later. I'm 32, and have a two year old and a 9-month old, and while they're great, I don't think we'd be in half as good shape if my wife and I...
Posted by capuchin, on Oct 6, 2005 at 12:59 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Just plain refuse to drop the mac requirement.... 991 Views / 8 Replies  
Just plain refuse to drop the mac requirement. Dig in.

These guys asked you to come and work on the project in what appears to be a fairly senior position. Point out to them that building in mac...
Posted by capuchin, on Sep 26, 2005 at 06:21 PM, in Developer Center
How much free space do you have on your hard... 1,012 Views / 3 Replies  
How much free space do you have on your hard drive? Also, how much RAM?

If the amount of free space is less than your installed memory, kookiness such as you describe sometimes occurs...
Posted by capuchin, on Sep 23, 2005 at 02:09 PM, in macOS
On a more technical note: has anyone tried to... 34,643 Views / 335 Replies  
On a more technical note: has anyone tried to clone an OSX system onto a nano and get it to boot? I know that it's supposedly not bootable, but I'm wondering if that's implemented by the OSX...
Posted by capuchin, on Sep 12, 2005 at 05:56 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
I'll second tooki's judgement on this one - I've... 924 Views / 8 Replies  
I'll second tooki's judgement on this one - I've used a PB 1.25 and a Mini 1.25 on a daily basis for the same tasks, and the GPU is definitely a lot less powerful in real world application than the...
Posted by capuchin, on Sep 3, 2005 at 04:43 PM, in Mac Desktops
Hmm. Bachelor party ideas: 1. Dinner at an... 5,862 Views / 38 Replies  
Hmm. Bachelor party ideas:

1. Dinner at an expensive restaurant with a bunch of married guys bitching about their wives.

2. Mediocre strip club (note, most places will skip the cover charge for...
Posted by capuchin, on Sep 1, 2005 at 02:18 PM, in MacNN Lounge
It wouldn't be a straight plug and play switch.... 806 Views / 2 Replies  
It wouldn't be a straight plug and play switch. The standoffs on the G4 board are in different places to the G3 board, and you'd either have to break out the dremel or remove the back plate entirely,...
Posted by capuchin, on Aug 31, 2005 at 02:03 PM, in Hardware Hacking
Yes. Or no. I'd suggest looking at the Systems... 1,884 Views / 6 Replies  
Yes. Or no. I'd suggest looking at the Systems section of xlr8yourmac.com for info on ATX power supply conversions. It can be done, but it's not for the faint of heart.
Posted by capuchin, on Aug 30, 2005 at 06:39 PM, in Hardware Hacking
AFAIK, the only routers that support AirTunes are... 553 Views / 2 Replies  
AFAIK, the only routers that support AirTunes are the Airport Extreme/Express variety. A little added-value Apple likes to hit you with, if you will.
Posted by capuchin, on Aug 29, 2005 at 05:21 PM, in Networking
eBay will be your friend. I'd start by... 1,884 Views / 6 Replies  
eBay will be your friend.

I'd start by looking for a G4 logic board - something more recent than the sawtooth variety - and pretty much add the rest from there. A decent ATX + power supply case...
Posted by capuchin, on Aug 29, 2005 at 05:19 PM, in Hardware Hacking
BUMP: I've been running a stock 1.25 mini as... 7,109 Views / 19 Replies  
BUMP:

I've been running a stock 1.25 mini as a home file, print, NAT/DHCP server for about a week now, and it's working beautifully. I'm using OS X Server 10-Client, Retrospect Workgroup, and...
Posted by capuchin, on Aug 26, 2005 at 01:25 PM, in Mac Desktops
Weightwatchers. Seriously. I always thought... 1,649 Views / 40 Replies  
Weightwatchers. Seriously.

I always thought it was the domain of fat, desperate middle-aged women. Then I lost 40lbs in 8 weeks.
Posted by capuchin, on Aug 11, 2005 at 12:07 AM, in Mac Desktops
I bought a Treo650 last week, and I'm in love... 1,628 Views / 11 Replies  
I bought a Treo650 last week, and I'm in love with it. It's just plain great.

The only things I've noticed are that having bluetooth on drains the battery *fast*, and that it takes a few days to...
Posted by capuchin, on Aug 5, 2005 at 05:02 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Yes, this is all do-able. My only thoughts are... 7,109 Views / 19 Replies  
Yes, this is all do-able. My only thoughts are that you're going to spend a lot of time dinking around setting permissions, and that you're *definitely* going to want to boot the mini from a firewire...
Posted by capuchin, on Aug 4, 2005 at 06:42 PM, in Mac Desktops
Trash ~/Library/Preferences/loginwindow.plist -... 945 Views / 8 Replies  
Trash ~/Library/Preferences/loginwindow.plist - works for me everytime.
Posted by capuchin, on Aug 3, 2005 at 06:39 PM, in macOS
Writing off the mini as a toy is misguided at... 2,933 Views / 57 Replies  
Writing off the mini as a toy is misguided at best. It's horses for courses - I use a stock 1.25Ghz mini as my work box. I'm the IT guy at a 60-person design agency, and the mini is perfect for day...
Posted by capuchin, on Jul 27, 2005 at 07:13 PM, in Mac Desktops
September the 24th is also exactly one fiscal... 1,575 Views / 15 Replies  
September the 24th is also exactly one fiscal quarter from the beginning of the promotion. I sense the hand of accountancy in this one.
Posted by capuchin, on Jul 5, 2005 at 04:23 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Are you using server or client? What version? 733 Views / 4 Replies  
Are you using server or client? What version?
Posted by capuchin, on Jun 24, 2005 at 02:54 PM, in macOS
:fap: 722 Views / 19 Replies  
:fap:
Posted by capuchin, on Jun 24, 2005 at 02:21 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Yawn. So, the US Military is getting smart... 649 Views / 21 Replies  
Yawn.

So, the US Military is getting smart enough to target recruitment at low-income kids with limited job prospects? Cool. It's just a chance to put an option in front of someone who might well...
Posted by capuchin, on Jun 23, 2005 at 02:43 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Poll: Sure. I'll buy one if I need one. It'll be... 4,238 Views / 50 Replies  
Sure. I'll buy one if I need one. It'll be supported by Apple and pretty much every developer for the next five years at least, so why not?
Posted by capuchin, on Jun 9, 2005 at 12:38 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Is this user folder called "Shared"? 1,588 Views / 4 Replies  
Is this user folder called "Shared"?
Posted by capuchin, on Jun 8, 2005 at 04:49 PM, in Networking
It would be idiocy for any software manufacturer... 2,517 Views / 37 Replies  
It would be idiocy for any software manufacturer to isolate the existing mac user base by compiling an app for Intel only. They'd paint themselves into supporting the number of Mac/Intel machines...
Posted by capuchin, on Jun 7, 2005 at 05:56 PM, in Mac Desktops
There are threads about this kind of thing all... 662 Views / 3 Replies  
There are threads about this kind of thing all over. Your PPC powerbook is going to be fully supported by all major vendors, and working fine for three to five years at the very least. And no, you...
Posted by capuchin, on Jun 7, 2005 at 05:50 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Showing results 1 to 50 of 386
Page 1 of 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 >
 
Top
Privacy Policy
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:49 AM.
All contents of these forums © 1995-2017 MacNN. All rights reserved.
Branding + Design: www.gesamtbild.com
vBulletin v.3.8.8 © 2000-2017, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.,