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Oatmeal	1,931 Views / 61 Replies
Oatmeal with blueberries, walnuts, pecans, cinnamon, brown sugar and vanilla yoghurt. And a nice cup of tea.
Posted by David Thompson, on Jan 21, 2007 at 03:45 PM, in MacNN Lounge

SF Gate Columnist: "When Apple Rules the World"	773 Views / 7 Replies
http://sfgate.com/columnists/morford/ Well, it's only a little over the top! :lol:
Posted by David Thompson, on Nov 18, 2006 at 01:13 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Check out local bar rags for church adverts...	14,022 Views / 393 Replies
Check out local bar rags for church adverts...
Posted by David Thompson, on Nov 13, 2006 at 04:13 PM, in MacNN Lounge

If you're looking for a gay, christian bf, why...	14,022 Views / 393 Replies
If you're looking for a gay, christian bf, why not go where you're most likely to find them: in a gay church. maybe like MCC or perhaps Episcopal?
Posted by David Thompson, on Nov 13, 2006 at 04:04 PM, in MacNN Lounge

I had a cuckoo clock once that would lose track...	3,601 Views / 15 Replies
I had a cuckoo clock once that would lose track of the number of times it was supposed to cuckoo if you turned the clock backwards. Come to think of it, it had problems when you moved it forwards...
Posted by David Thompson, on Oct 29, 2006 at 02:53 PM, in MacNN Lounge

I second this. A trainer can evaluate your...	6,922 Views / 31 Replies
I second this. A trainer can evaluate your fitness and make sure that the program you adopt is right for you and that you perform it properly so that you achieve the maximum benefit for your effort....
Posted by David Thompson, on Oct 29, 2006 at 02:45 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Heros ...	14,876 Views / 352 Replies
Is available on iTunes...
Posted by David Thompson, on Oct 11, 2006 at 01:51 PM, in MacNN Lounge

I have this vague recollection (possibly entirely...	3,059 Views / 91 Replies
I have this vague recollection (possibly entirely wrong) that in the movie there were constraints on not being allowed to buy more than one of a kind of thing and that there was a price limit. So,...
Posted by David Thompson, on Sep 28, 2006 at 01:47 PM, in MacNN Lounge

You might want to look up tinnitus in wikipedia....	5,874 Views / 23 Replies
You might want to look up tinnitus in wikipedia. Or google it... I've had it for many years. It's maddening!
Posted by David Thompson, on Aug 8, 2006 at 01:40 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Landis is on team PHONAK. Yes, team Discovery is...	3,264 Views / 75 Replies
Landis is on team PHONAK. Yes, team Discovery is disappointing. I had high hopes for Hincappie or Leipheimer. But, not to be ... Maybe Landis can pull off a miracle!
Posted by David Thompson, on Jul 20, 2006 at 12:12 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Poll: Nope. Nada. 58 with BAD pulsatile tinnitus. ...	2,490 Views / 82 Replies
Nope. Nada. 58 with BAD pulsatile tinnitus. I imported it into Amadeus which seemed to crank the volume up quite a lot and it sounded like hiss on a tv with no carrier. What is it SUPPOSED to...
Posted by David Thompson, on Jun 12, 2006 at 02:22 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Or ...	1,786 Views / 32 Replies
You could just edit the login directory using Netinfo Manager in Applications/Utilities. This is how I changed my login directory to another HD. Works great!
Posted by David Thompson, on Jun 7, 2006 at 09:48 AM, in macOS

I'd like a spelling/grammar checker for textarea...	5,073 Views / 22 Replies
I'd like a spelling/grammar checker for textarea blocks (for example) so that I'd sound more erudite than would otherwise be apparent. :-) (Yes, I KNOW that I can look up individual words in the...
Posted by David Thompson, on Mar 23, 2006 at 02:22 PM, in Applications

...or at least not use a glossy finish which...	6,617 Views / 32 Replies
...or at least not use a glossy finish which shows the scratches more readily.
Posted by David Thompson, on Feb 14, 2006 at 05:47 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Once upon a time, I had a Mac II ci (I think it...	1,945 Views / 25 Replies
Once upon a time, I had a Mac II ci (I think it was) that had a top that came off fairly easily. There were no moving parts involved; you just pulled back on the latches to relieve the tension that...
Posted by David Thompson, on Jan 22, 2006 at 11:19 AM, in Mac Desktops

I would like to have purchased one of these about...	1,945 Views / 25 Replies
I would like to have purchased one of these about seven months ago but didn't for the reasons described in this thread. The next step up was an iMac, but the heat/noise problems endemic at the time...
Posted by David Thompson, on Jan 21, 2006 at 02:27 PM, in Mac Desktops

And not have to use a PUTTY KNIFE to open the...	1,945 Views / 25 Replies
And not have to use a PUTTY KNIFE to open the case. I mean, REALLY!
Posted by David Thompson, on Jan 21, 2006 at 01:03 PM, in Mac Desktops

I use easynews. They're great!	1,235 Views / 17 Replies
I use easynews. They're great!
Posted by David Thompson, on Nov 29, 2005 at 06:37 PM, in Applications

Well, you could have a mac in each location and...	1,170 Views / 12 Replies
Well, you could have a mac in each location and then just transport your files in a small firewire drive. I did that for years. That's certainly a more expensive solution, though.
Posted by David Thompson, on Nov 23, 2005 at 10:46 AM, in Mac Desktops

Sorry, James, but I gave up and trashed...	1,425 Views / 8 Replies
Sorry, James, but I gave up and trashed (recycled) the box some time ago--though I still have the Giga cpu upgrade. I bought a new dual 2.0 (with which I'm quite pleased)--though altogether it was...
Posted by David Thompson, on Nov 12, 2005 at 06:14 PM, in Hardware Hacking

If I right-click on a highlighted word in Safari...	3,513 Views / 56 Replies
If I right-click on a highlighted word in Safari I get a context menu that allows me to look up that word in Google, Spotlight, or in the Dictionary. This is a feature that I like a lot! When...
Posted by David Thompson, on Oct 15, 2005 at 11:20 AM, in Applications

I've thought of doing this. Does it come out...	3,469 Views / 61 Replies
I've thought of doing this. Does it come out even? No miscellaneous gouges in the back? One of the main reasons I started shaving my head was the thought that it might be easier--and that's not...
Posted by David Thompson, on Jul 23, 2005 at 10:05 PM, in MacNN Lounge

You might try using a HeadBlade...	3,469 Views / 61 Replies
You might try using a HeadBlade (http://www.headblade.com) . It works for me...
Posted by David Thompson, on Jul 23, 2005 at 11:09 AM, in MacNN Lounge

If you're not keeping the backup catalog on disk...	1,288 Views / 7 Replies
If you're not keeping the backup catalog on disk for the corresponding tape backup you'll have to do process the whole tape to recreate the catalog before a restore can be done. The catalogs don't...
Posted by David Thompson, on Jul 12, 2005 at 03:02 PM, in Applications

Well, I ordered the 9650. One of the receipts...	9,264 Views / 116 Replies
Well, I ordered the 9650. One of the receipts Apple sent me said: Item Product Product Description Total Total Unit Extended Number Ordered...
Posted by David Thompson, on Jul 9, 2005 at 10:52 AM, in Mac Desktops

In my G5 dp2.0 running xbench I get: 9650XT ...	9,264 Views / 116 Replies
In my G5 dp2.0 running xbench I get: 9650XT Quartz Graphics Test 245.13 Line 223.83 5.70 Klines/sec [50% alpha] Rectangle 215.16 15.14 Krects/sec [50% alpha] Circle 232.69 5.36...
Posted by David Thompson, on Jun 30, 2005 at 07:32 PM, in Mac Desktops

Yes. But I have big hands ...	9,264 Views / 116 Replies
Yes. But I have big hands ...
Posted by David Thompson, on Jun 18, 2005 at 08:22 AM, in Mac Desktops

I just got my PM dp2.0 yesterday. No chirping...	9,264 Views / 116 Replies
I just got my PM dp2.0 yesterday. No chirping that I can detect. I've got the unit on the floor, but fairly close by. The only thing I hear are the disk drives accessing. (I sure had a LOT of...
Posted by David Thompson, on Jun 17, 2005 at 05:00 PM, in Mac Desktops

I agree. In fact, after being PM-less for a week...	3,898 Views / 47 Replies
I agree. In fact, after being PM-less for a week or so, I just ordered the same machine BTO. I figure it'll last easily until the new Mactel machines come out and are stable. I could, perhaps,...
Posted by David Thompson, on Jun 7, 2005 at 03:44 PM, in Mac Desktops

Well, possible, I suppose. It was a progressive...	1,425 Views / 8 Replies
Well, possible, I suppose. It was a progressive thing, though, and power never completely died, but could not do a power reset. It would TRY to boot. For a while a clean boot would work, then even...
Posted by David Thompson, on Jun 7, 2005 at 08:48 AM, in Hardware Hacking

I had one in a QS2001. I didn't really notice...	1,142 Views / 11 Replies
I had one in a QS2001. I didn't really notice any increase in noise, but the QS is already pretty noisy. Unfortunately, the machine self destructed for other reasons after two days. I REALLY...
Posted by David Thompson, on Jun 4, 2005 at 03:09 PM, in Mac Desktops

No. And as a matter of fact the whole machine is...	1,425 Views / 8 Replies
No. And as a matter of fact the whole machine is now completely dead. Even with the original processors reinstalled and all foreign stuff removed it wouldn't boot. I think something happened to the...
Posted by David Thompson, on May 31, 2005 at 10:59 AM, in Hardware Hacking

Tiger: Dragging Finder Window?	403 Views / 1 Replies
I've never noticed this before: is it only new to Tiger than Finder windows are now draggable by the rather skinny left and right metallic edges (inconsistent with application windows)? Also by...
Posted by David Thompson, on May 28, 2005 at 02:08 PM, in macOS

QS2001 + GigaDesigns dp1.8 Upgrade	1,425 Views / 8 Replies
The most difficult part of installing this upgrade was actually removing the heat sink clips from the original processor. A bit difficult. Once the heat sink was removed, removing the old cpu and...
Posted by David Thompson, on May 19, 2005 at 05:50 PM, in Hardware Hacking

You may find, as I did in my QS2001, that even...	1,071 Views / 9 Replies
You may find, as I did in my QS2001, that even with the 250gb drive in a firewire enclosure that your machine will not work with the drive without an added firewire card. OWC's $29 card (with USB2.0...
Posted by David Thompson, on May 18, 2005 at 09:51 AM, in Hardware Hacking

It appears that I still can't drag to reorder...	9,538 Views / 120 Replies
It appears that I still can't drag to reorder items in the Accountslogin items list.
Posted by David Thompson, on May 16, 2005 at 08:57 PM, in macOS

OK. To answer my own question. I added the...	823 Views / 8 Replies
OK. To answer my own question. I added the cheapie Firewire/USB2.0 card ($29) to my QS/2001 and it now sees and works properly with my external firewire drive. (Drat! I'd decided that if this...
Posted by David Thompson, on May 13, 2005 at 06:43 PM, in Hardware Hacking

Ah, but, the original processor board can be...	1,274 Views / 15 Replies
Ah, but, the original processor board can be easily reinstalled. What happens if the firmware mod fails? Or if the new processor board doesn't work and the original board doesn't work with the new...
Posted by David Thompson, on May 13, 2005 at 01:13 PM, in Hardware Hacking

Checkout barefeats.com...	1,274 Views / 15 Replies
Checkout barefeats.com (http://barefeats.com/g4up.html) . There's a shootout with various kinds of tests showing that the dual 1.8 beats out (slightly) the dual 1.4 except for photoshop MP actions...
Posted by David Thompson, on May 13, 2005 at 08:54 AM, in Hardware Hacking

QS 2001 Tiger and CPU Accelerator Recommendation?	1,274 Views / 15 Replies
I've been upgrading my QS DP800 slowly over the last couple of months and have been toying with adding a CPU upgrade. Looking at OWC, it appears that Sonnet, PowerLogix and GigaDesigns make such a...
Posted by David Thompson, on May 12, 2005 at 01:57 PM, in Hardware Hacking

Both the case (OWC) and the drive (Seagate 250G)...	823 Views / 8 Replies
Both the case (OWC) and the drive (Seagate 250G) are brand new. Yes, the PB is also running Tiger. The case is described as: Description: OWC Mercury Elite Pro FireWire Enclosure with Oxford911+...
Posted by David Thompson, on May 11, 2005 at 01:17 PM, in Hardware Hacking

Um, I have the 2001 QS which may (I think) be...	823 Views / 8 Replies
Um, I have the 2001 QS which may (I think) be different. If I plug it in, it sees the drive. In fact it even seemed to initialize it. But, I couldn't dismount the drive. Tiger kept saying that...
Posted by David Thompson, on May 11, 2005 at 09:34 AM, in Hardware Hacking

Thanks!	823 Views / 8 Replies
Thanks!
Posted by David Thompson, on May 11, 2005 at 08:49 AM, in Hardware Hacking

QS & FW Disk Drives	823 Views / 8 Replies
If I add a pci firewire/usb card to my QuickSilver dp800, can I then access external firewire drives whose capacity exceeds what the machine natively supports? My drive (250GB) works just fine on my...
Posted by David Thompson, on May 10, 2005 at 03:41 PM, in Hardware Hacking

I have the 15" PB 1.33. (Don't know if it's Rev...	665 Views / 3 Replies
I have the 15" PB 1.33. (Don't know if it's Rev B or not. Why can't Apple use model numbers!) It wakes from sleep just fine so far. Also seems to reconnect to network upon wakeup.
Posted by David Thompson, on May 1, 2005 at 11:59 AM, in Mac Notebooks

It's nice to have multiple hds for disaster...	14,071 Views / 103 Replies
It's nice to have multiple hds for disaster recovery. I have OS clones on different hds as well as a dedicated drive for backups. My /Users is not on an OS partition as well as third-party apps and...
Posted by David Thompson, on May 1, 2005 at 11:53 AM, in Mac Desktops

I actually got yelled at by the IT director once...	2,889 Views / 88 Replies
I actually got yelled at by the IT director once for keypunching my own programs! (FORTRAN or assembler at the time) It was a LOT faster than having to write the code down so someone else could...
Posted by David Thompson, on Apr 12, 2005 at 12:12 PM, in MacNN Lounge

128K Mac ordered the day it first appeared in a...	2,889 Views / 88 Replies
128K Mac ordered the day it first appeared in a computer store and managed to float a loan from the credit union. I got it in March of 1984 I seem to recall ...
Posted by David Thompson, on Apr 8, 2005 at 02:38 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Feh! I can already hear my machine downstairs...	39,561 Views / 387 Replies
Feh! I can already hear my machine downstairs (machines are upstairs in a loft). Maybe it's time for a G5 PM--though I don't really like the current models, especially being limited to only two HDs...
Posted by David Thompson, on Mar 31, 2005 at 01:09 PM, in Mac Desktops

I have a Quicksilver dp800. 1. How much...	39,561 Views / 387 Replies
I have a Quicksilver dp800. 1. How much noisier is it likely to be with the fans on the Giga dual 1.8 adding THEIR noise to the mix? 2. Does my machine require a firmware patch? I'm kind of...
Posted by David Thompson, on Mar 31, 2005 at 12:45 PM, in Mac Desktops

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