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This is definitely the last time I buy a Western... 6,729 Views / 2 Replies  
This is definitely the last time I buy a Western Digital external HD. It's frustrating that after al these months they still haven't updated their drivers.
Posted by .Neo, on Feb 25, 2008 at 10:54 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
WD Drive Manager + Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard 6,729 Views / 2 Replies  
Back in May I bought a Western Digital My Book Pro Edition 500 GB which I'm currently using through FireWire 800 on a latest 24" iMac 2.8 Ghz.

After months of waiting WD finally updated the old...
Posted by .Neo, on Feb 19, 2008 at 02:15 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
From what I know and read that's not true. Every... 12,716 Views / 60 Replies  
From what I know and read that's not true. Every item on the desktop is actually treated as a window by Mac OS X. On older Macs this can cause some (minor) slowdowns. It shouldn't however affect...
Posted by .Neo, on Dec 12, 2007 at 08:17 AM, in macOS
Again, the only thing I'm claiming is that... 51,104 Views / 363 Replies  
Again, the only thing I'm claiming is that there's absolutely no way for any of us to get a clear picture of the numbers of people having certain issues with Leopard vs Tiger (at the same stage)....
Posted by .Neo, on Dec 4, 2007 at 06:23 PM, in macOS
Well apparently you seem to know that there are... 51,104 Views / 363 Replies  
Well apparently you seem to know that there are more people having issues with Leopard than with previous Mac OS X versions. I for one find that an very interesting claim.

I'm saying that there's...
Posted by .Neo, on Dec 4, 2007 at 01:48 PM, in macOS
There is no way for us to have a clear picture of... 51,104 Views / 363 Replies  
There is no way for us to have a clear picture of that.


I do. In fact those posts popped up after every Mac OS X release.
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 29, 2007 at 12:32 PM, in macOS
So far not one initial Mac OS X release has been... 51,104 Views / 363 Replies  
So far not one initial Mac OS X release has been picture perfect. That said Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard isn't nearly as bad as Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger was at this stage.
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 29, 2007 at 09:00 AM, in macOS
What exactly did you expect from an icon... 6,699 Views / 14 Replies  
What exactly did you expect from an icon changer/manger utility? Fireworks after you successfully applied a new set?
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 28, 2007 at 07:54 AM, in GUI Customization
It doesn't appear here when going to Special... 805 Views / 11 Replies  
It doesn't appear here when going to Special Characters.
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 25, 2007 at 02:37 PM, in macOS
I just did this: 1) Turn Time Machine off ... 10,569 Views / 3 Replies  
I just did this:

1) Turn Time Machine off
2) Trash the com.apple.TimeMachine.plist in /Library/Preferences
3) Restart
4) Full Spotlight reindex of the Macintosh HD
5) Added a bunch of folders...
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 24, 2007 at 10:15 AM, in macOS
That's because Mozilla keeps using a non-standard... 2,206 Views / 28 Replies  
That's because Mozilla keeps using a non-standard interface on Mac OS X. If they used the default way of Mac OS X handling things the Unified toolbar would be there automatically (On Leopard) or by...
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 24, 2007 at 09:53 AM, in Applications
Hour or so. But that can't be normal as it used... 10,569 Views / 3 Replies  
Hour or so. But that can't be normal as it used to be much faster (max. 10 minutes or so).
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 24, 2007 at 09:08 AM, in macOS
Time Machine stays stuck on "Preparing..." 10,569 Views / 3 Replies  
I set Time Machine up to make automated backups of my Home folder (with the exception of Downloads and the Desktop). Lately it takes for ever to make the hourly backups. In System Preferences it just...
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 24, 2007 at 08:50 AM, in macOS
That looks weird. The rounded parts don't seem to... 32,394 Views / 242 Replies  
That looks weird. The rounded parts don't seem to align properly with the rest of the bar.
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 21, 2007 at 07:11 PM, in GUI Customization
harman / kardon ;) 495,605 Views / 1,355 Replies  
harman / kardon ;)
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 21, 2007 at 02:49 PM, in Mac Desktops
Is it just me or did Apple improve the... 51,104 Views / 363 Replies  
Is it just me or did Apple improve the anti-aliasing of icons in Stacks when viewing them as Fan?
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 17, 2007 at 08:52 AM, in macOS
I was just about to post the exact same question.... 748 Views / 7 Replies  
I was just about to post the exact same question. I get the same results:

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/4879/picture1ya0.png
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 15, 2007 at 07:58 PM, in macOS
It really came as a shock to me it didn't! Let's... 3,594 Views / 33 Replies  
It really came as a shock to me it didn't! Let's go forth and start multiple threads about the issue on different forums and post how disappointed we are and how much Apple and Mac OS X suck....
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 14, 2007 at 09:42 PM, in macOS
Wow we actually need a second thread about this? 3,155 Views / 66 Replies  
Wow we actually need a second thread about this?
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 7, 2007 at 10:18 AM, in macOS
There's absolutely nothing consistent about an... 32,394 Views / 242 Replies  
There's absolutely nothing consistent about an application using iTunes scroll bars without any other elements matching is as well. In order for this to look truly good we need to find a way to do...
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 6, 2007 at 04:36 PM, in GUI Customization
What are you talking about? I didn't give out... 32,394 Views / 242 Replies  
What are you talking about? I didn't give out anything.



Checkboxes, confirmation buttons, radial buttons, sliders, list headers, column resizing glyphs the list goes on and on. Just replacing...
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 6, 2007 at 01:16 PM, in GUI Customization
You could try that. Basically anything that looks... 32,394 Views / 242 Replies  
You could try that. Basically anything that looks too different from Aqua, will end up breaking consistency even more simply because the amount of elements we can still change are very limited.
...
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 6, 2007 at 04:28 AM, in GUI Customization
Yeah while I definitely agree, I figured they... 32,394 Views / 242 Replies  
Yeah while I definitely agree, I figured they break consistency that way even more than when keeping things fully Aqua (Extreme).
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 5, 2007 at 07:43 PM, in GUI Customization
I gave the whole iTunes scroll bar thing a try... 32,394 Views / 242 Replies  
I gave the whole iTunes scroll bar thing a try too, but I thought it looked a bit out of place with all the other elements still being Aqua and all. Too bad we can't replace those.
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 5, 2007 at 07:19 PM, in GUI Customization
I managed to replace the default progress and... 32,394 Views / 242 Replies  
I managed to replace the default progress and scroll bars with the AquaExtreme ones. Much better than both the defaults and the ones from iTunes IMO.
...
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 5, 2007 at 03:49 PM, in GUI Customization
You can get the scroll bars straight from iPhoto... 32,394 Views / 242 Replies  
You can get the scroll bars straight from iPhoto '08. All the .tiff files you'll ever need are in there.
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 5, 2007 at 12:16 PM, in GUI Customization
Extras.rsrc and Extras2.rsrc are coded... 32,394 Views / 242 Replies  
Extras.rsrc and Extras2.rsrc are coded differently for the two architectures. For exact details you might want to contact Apple.;)


So the scroll bars are still drawn from Extras(2).rsrc on Mac...
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 4, 2007 at 07:35 PM, in GUI Customization
Kevin, did you change the scroll bars by changing... 32,394 Views / 242 Replies  
Kevin, did you change the scroll bars by changing them in Extras(2).rsrc? Or some other location?


Actually it does. Extras.rsrc is for PPC-based Macs and PPC applications running under Rosetta...
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 4, 2007 at 05:32 PM, in GUI Customization
Where are those scroll bars located? Would be... 3,836 Views / 69 Replies  
Where are those scroll bars located? Would be nice if you could write a small tutorial.
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 4, 2007 at 05:26 PM, in macOS
Won't this achieve the same thing? Just thinking... 5,357 Views / 10 Replies  
Won't this achieve the same thing? Just thinking out loud.

System Preferences > Network > "Assist me..." button
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 4, 2007 at 09:54 AM, in macOS
Were you able to make fundamental changes or just... 3,836 Views / 69 Replies  
Were you able to make fundamental changes or just alter the scroll bar's colors?
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 4, 2007 at 09:10 AM, in macOS
I have an 1GHz eMac running Mac OS X Leopard as... 4,613 Views / 13 Replies  
I have an 1GHz eMac running Mac OS X Leopard as well and I don't think you'll have bother to be honest. It runs great on my 2.8 GHz iMac, but on the eMac it's downright slow. Especially Time Machine...
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 3, 2007 at 10:32 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Stickies! 4,595 Views / 102 Replies  
Stickies!
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 3, 2007 at 10:22 PM, in Applications
Some of the betas did show 'Exposéd' windows... 3,372 Views / 28 Replies  
Some of the betas did show 'Exposéd' windows underneath the Menu Bar which looked like a complete mess. Luckily Apple was smart enough to fix it.
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 3, 2007 at 10:13 PM, in GUI Customization
Good choice. 693 Views / 7 Replies  
Good choice.
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 3, 2007 at 07:54 PM, in Applications
Well first of all I'm not the one here having an... 3,836 Views / 69 Replies  
Well first of all I'm not the one here having an extremely hard time with resizing the Dock. The separator is the only part of the Dock itself you can actually hold on to, so in that way it makes...
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 3, 2007 at 04:41 PM, in macOS
It has always worked that way... Or just through... 3,836 Views / 69 Replies  
It has always worked that way... Or just through System Preferences. But I guess this is way too hard for you to understand as well:
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/8258/picture1ap6.png
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 3, 2007 at 03:23 PM, in macOS
~bash $: Thanks, I'll look into it! Simon: Haha... 647 Views / 8 Replies  
~bash $: Thanks, I'll look into it!
Simon: Haha I'm afraid my German is a bit rusty, it's definitely nowhere near my English skills. Thanks though.
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 3, 2007 at 11:30 AM, in macOS
I'll give it a shot thanks. 647 Views / 8 Replies  
I'll give it a shot thanks.
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 3, 2007 at 10:19 AM, in macOS
Well I was more thinking about a bunch of basic... 647 Views / 8 Replies  
Well I was more thinking about a bunch of basic commands. Like how to navigate through folders, copy/move files and folders. I don't really need to get into all the really advanced stuff. :)
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 3, 2007 at 10:03 AM, in macOS
Terminal Commands 647 Views / 8 Replies  
I was wondering if anyone here knows a good tutorial for Terminal. Maybe list with commands and explanation how to navigate around files and folders, moving/copying stuff etc.

A list of Mac OS X...
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 3, 2007 at 09:43 AM, in macOS
Yeah I noticed that as well. Definitely annoying. 51,104 Views / 363 Replies  
Yeah I noticed that as well. Definitely annoying.
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 2, 2007 at 04:19 PM, in macOS
The speed boost you'll notice is enormous... 988 Views / 7 Replies  
The speed boost you'll notice is enormous compared to any G4 or G5 for that matter.


Apple just released a fix through Software Update... That said, my iMac NEVER locked up.
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 2, 2007 at 04:18 PM, in Mac Desktops
What are you talking about? Someone asked how he... 22,356 Views / 319 Replies  
What are you talking about? Someone asked how he could restore the Downloads and Documents stacks after dragging them out of the Dock. That's it. There was no debate about whether it's possible to...
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 1, 2007 at 03:36 PM, in macOS
Did anyone here said otherwise?:confused: 22,356 Views / 319 Replies  
Did anyone here said otherwise?:confused:
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 1, 2007 at 02:08 PM, in macOS
Like every new Mac OS X to date Mac OS X Leopard... 2,723 Views / 36 Replies  
Like every new Mac OS X to date Mac OS X Leopard has it's issues. That said, overal I'm very pleased with it. All of my important applications seem to run just fine and have seen small updates to...
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 1, 2007 at 10:48 AM, in macOS
Luckily Apple put two PDF files explaining the... 22,356 Views / 319 Replies  
Luckily Apple put two PDF files explaining the feature in both Documents and Downloads.

And why would I want to create another Downloads folder if Mac OS X Leopard already has one by default?
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 1, 2007 at 10:11 AM, in macOS
Just drag the folder of your choice in the Dock?... 22,356 Views / 319 Replies  
Just drag the folder of your choice in the Dock? The default ones are Documents and Downloads.
Posted by .Neo, on Nov 1, 2007 at 10:06 AM, in macOS
You see the windows of space 1 move away while... 1,074 Views / 25 Replies  
You see the windows of space 1 move away while the new windows of space whatever number move in.
Posted by .Neo, on Oct 31, 2007 at 08:37 PM, in macOS
No. Spaces is powered by Wormhole Digital Transit... 1,074 Views / 25 Replies  
No. Spaces is powered by Wormhole Digital Transit (WDT).
Posted by .Neo, on Oct 31, 2007 at 08:17 PM, in macOS
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