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well it works, but here's my 20 second review: ... 1,652 Views / 12 Replies  
well it works, but here's my 20 second review:

App does what it says, makes the menu disappear, controls are good, and well thought out, for a haxie, i think it's got promise! Didn't check, but...
Posted by jabackes, on Jun 5, 2006 at 11:04 AM, in GUI Customization
if a hard drive is sealed, why are there... 1,824 Views / 17 Replies  
if a hard drive is sealed, why are there breathing holes in them? you know the "dont cover this hole" bits?

there is also the guy who maid the oil-cooled PC and killed a HD by submerging it...
Posted by jabackes, on Oct 13, 2005 at 03:43 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
The Apple Company store in Cupertino seems to... 1,557 Views / 24 Replies  
The Apple Company store in Cupertino seems to have a pretty good selection of the Mini still... they're not any cheaper than they were before, but it was that way at every store i went to... so if...
Posted by jabackes, on Sep 29, 2005 at 04:52 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
i can confirm that is the only modification...... 949 Views / 7 Replies  
i can confirm that is the only modification... also the 20 gb version is a 30 shell with a 20gig drive... they are the same dimentions (there was a small tweak in the port location on the 30 gig)
Posted by jabackes, on Jun 29, 2005 at 01:22 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
cant pull graphics cards that are soldered to the... 1,457 Views / 19 Replies  
cant pull graphics cards that are soldered to the logic board :(


i quite like my machine and i dont want to trade, sorry....

and to everybody mentioning the click thing... yeah, that works....
Posted by jabackes, on May 31, 2005 at 10:42 PM, in macOS
Enough Disable Spotlight... Kill the damn ripple!! 1,457 Views / 19 Replies  
does anybody know a way to kill off the ripple effect in dashboard? i loved it at first, but way too often i just want a new widget, and no ripple.... anybody know a way?!? it should be easy!

help...
Posted by jabackes, on May 31, 2005 at 03:46 PM, in macOS
have Mac Speech read X.4 or 10.4... alot of times... 1,293 Views / 22 Replies  
have Mac Speech read X.4 or 10.4... alot of times it reads (ex) 4 or 10 four... there is a chance that it will say 10 point 4 or 10 dot 4
but still
Posted by jabackes, on May 24, 2005 at 07:04 PM, in Applications
X4 aludes to Mac OS X 10.4 you know... like the... 1,293 Views / 22 Replies  
X4 aludes to Mac OS X 10.4 you know... like the rocky series... I II III IV V VI etc... roman numerals people... [ten]4=X4.... enjoy
Posted by jabackes, on May 24, 2005 at 03:22 PM, in Applications
mine goes whereever... i'll admit there have been... 2,163 Views / 35 Replies  
mine goes whereever... i'll admit there have been times when i needed to use the loo... i know sounds bad.. but hey, its just my lap anyway, and its my own machine... and i clean it regularly... but...
Posted by jabackes, on May 19, 2005 at 01:33 PM, in Mac Notebooks
or you could do the keycommand that has been... 877 Views / 4 Replies  
or you could do the keycommand that has been around since before the performa, command, control, power key... called a warm-boot.... faster and more effective, doesent work in a kernal panic tho......
Posted by jabackes, on May 19, 2005 at 01:27 PM, in Mac Notebooks
run final cut pro, express your fave flavor, or... 815 Views / 3 Replies  
run final cut pro, express your fave flavor, or just go get a large video file and start playing it, this will kill the drive totally, be warned.... back up first, then play that video file Quicktime...
Posted by jabackes, on May 12, 2005 at 06:00 PM, in Hardware Hacking
already said that, little snitch could work, you... 2,059 Views / 29 Replies  
already said that, little snitch could work, you could disable port 80, but i think managed account where safari is off limits would be the best....
Posted by jabackes, on May 12, 2005 at 05:49 PM, in macOS
delete safari? that seems to be the... 2,059 Views / 29 Replies  
delete safari?

that seems to be the easiest...,

or make that account managed and dont let them have access to safari, something like that... move safari to your accounts's homefolder and make...
Posted by jabackes, on May 12, 2005 at 05:06 PM, in macOS
the little magnifying glass has a pulsing dot in... 949 Views / 9 Replies  
the little magnifying glass has a pulsing dot in the corner, when that is not doing anything you're done, from then on, its instantanious for the rest of the drive, if you do a major install with...
Posted by jabackes, on Apr 29, 2005 at 08:09 PM, in macOS
well.. what are you looking for... also what was... 776 Views / 6 Replies  
well.. what are you looking for... also what was the asking price on it?
Posted by jabackes, on Apr 26, 2005 at 01:49 PM, in Marketplace
is the PS2 still avalible. i can work trade........ 776 Views / 6 Replies  
is the PS2 still avalible. i can work trade..... or price of the PS2 as well..
Posted by jabackes, on Apr 22, 2005 at 10:15 PM, in Marketplace
this one is Burning Man 3,863 Views / 70 Replies  
this one is Burning Man
Posted by jabackes, on Apr 18, 2005 at 02:30 PM, in MacNN Lounge
another route is to convert the drive's firmware... 1,179 Views / 4 Replies  
another route is to convert the drive's firmware over from RPC-2 (regon locked) to RPC-1 (reagon free) you will have to download some software, and it definately voids any warranties, but it is nice...
Posted by jabackes, on Apr 18, 2005 at 01:40 PM, in macOS
as cool as this sounds, have you actually seen... 2,085 Views / 23 Replies  
as cool as this sounds, have you actually seen this? you do know that only .001% of the world has a DVD drive that can run that style of disk right? yeah, cool it will be in the new machines, but its...
Posted by jabackes, on Apr 15, 2005 at 08:22 PM, in macOS
Mail and Safari 2.0 are included apps. they are... 672 Views / 10 Replies  
Mail and Safari 2.0 are included apps. they are installed with the operating system, along with all of the other pieces. iLife '05 is not included as it is a seperate product, as is iWork.
Posted by jabackes, on Apr 14, 2005 at 08:17 PM, in macOS
just curious, why did you move them, and also, go... 1,207 Views / 17 Replies  
just curious, why did you move them, and also, go get a copy of pacifist and drop the osinstall.mpkg onto it when you get your dvd it'll tell you the layout of the installation. to get the .mpkg go...
Posted by jabackes, on Apr 12, 2005 at 02:05 PM, in macOS
its that i have the fans lying round and i dont... 721 Views / 6 Replies  
its that i have the fans lying round and i dont have a 120 to replace it with, its quite loud too... i leave it on, its my psuedo media center.... i would do water cooling.. but i dont have the time...
Posted by jabackes, on Apr 7, 2005 at 07:18 PM, in Hardware Hacking
meh, toma-toh, to-mah-to... either way, same... 721 Views / 6 Replies  
meh, toma-toh, to-mah-to... either way, same machine... anybody know of them?
Posted by jabackes, on Apr 7, 2005 at 01:14 PM, in Hardware Hacking
Dual Mirror Door.... so nobody has noticed the... 721 Views / 6 Replies  
Dual Mirror Door.... so nobody has noticed the little connectors on the boards eh?
Posted by jabackes, on Apr 7, 2005 at 01:05 PM, in Hardware Hacking
More Fans, w/o Molex Connectors, DMD 721 Views / 6 Replies  
Hey there, has anybody else noticed the 12+/- connectors mounted on the Logic board of the DMD machines? I tossed two seperate fans on there, and lo and behold they work quite well, i have noticed...
Posted by jabackes, on Apr 4, 2005 at 02:29 PM, in Hardware Hacking
RE: Hacking "Pepsi" Promotion. 872 Views / 3 Replies  
Why would you think of this tip as being wrong, yes you may personally feel it is wrong, but you mus think. Pepsi will sell the soda either way, Pepsi also bought all of the 100 million downloded...
Posted by jabackes, on Mar 2, 2005 at 12:18 AM, in Hardware Hacking
yeah, that makes sense, but i dont have the... 1,165 Views / 5 Replies  
yeah, that makes sense, but i dont have the finger tap enabled... but that would make sense... thanks for the reply...:thumbsup:
Posted by jabackes, on Feb 17, 2005 at 01:19 AM, in Mac Notebooks
OOOH... somthing i never knew.... you may like this one 1,165 Views / 5 Replies  
so i installed the modded driver for the older Al Powerbooks, you know the one... it lets you use the new two finger scrolling features of the 2005 models... well i was cleaning up some files in my...
Posted by jabackes, on Feb 17, 2005 at 12:49 AM, in Mac Notebooks
i've had that too... its annoying i know. but i... 603 Views / 1 Replies  
i've had that too... its annoying i know. but i dont thing there is anything we can do about it... maybe a firmware update about sleeping would fix it, but i dont know if it is even a listed bug......
Posted by jabackes, on Feb 16, 2005 at 09:16 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
i just got a promotional plastic "Case" for my... 812 Views / 2 Replies  
i just got a promotional plastic "Case" for my ipod Shuffle, its translucent plastic that "clips" over the ipod, it has access to the whole back, and the buttons as well as access to the headphone...
Posted by jabackes, on Feb 9, 2005 at 09:02 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
iPod Shuffle USB Plug 823 Views / 1 Replies  
has anybody else noticed, (iPodShuffle Users) that the USB plug on the shuffle has five additional contacts inside along with the normal four that USB has?

I have a USB 2.0 Flash-drive, and it...
Posted by jabackes, on Feb 8, 2005 at 08:13 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
what skin bits are those, i have pereused the... 2,210 Views / 6 Replies  
what skin bits are those, i have pereused the listings... and i dont know which ones they are.. you guys know?
Posted by jabackes, on Nov 14, 2004 at 06:02 PM, in GUI Customization
hey, if you guys dont like the prize.. dont... 1,157 Views / 14 Replies  
hey, if you guys dont like the prize.. dont enter. its just that simple.. i for one am a student and i would enter, but i have an ipod, and i dont feel like writing a widget right now...

thats...
Posted by jabackes, on Nov 11, 2004 at 01:49 AM, in GUI Customization
as per some questions the Cellphones are... 677 Views / 2 Replies  
as per some questions the Cellphones are branded... the Siemens is Cingular, and the V66 is t-mobile.. but each can be unlocked...They are GSM and will not work on TDMA
Posted by jabackes, on Oct 21, 2004 at 12:05 AM, in Marketplace
For sale alot of stuff 677 Views / 2 Replies  
Hey all i have a whole car load of "junk" that i've been collection for god knows why... anyway its time to clear it out so here we go....

1 Siemens S56 Mobile Handset, Great toy, has bluetooth...
Posted by jabackes, on Oct 19, 2004 at 08:31 PM, in Marketplace
you guys are all life savers, no i dont think i... 1,475 Views / 11 Replies  
you guys are all life savers, no i dont think i have to have that font.. infact i allready printed half of the invites today with Zaphino III that is in the Mac OS X install... Thanks again... i'll...
Posted by jabackes, on Aug 15, 2004 at 11:06 PM, in GUI Customization
looking for fonts, and not sure where to look 1,475 Views / 11 Replies  
howdy all, hope this is the right spot, i've seen some people ask for fonts here... i am looking for some fonts to make my wedding invitations... i found some on myfonts.com but i cant see spendin...
Posted by jabackes, on Aug 15, 2004 at 12:09 PM, in GUI Customization
WTS: Very Lightly Used Siemens S55 Handset 427 Views / 0 Replies  
This is a extremely lightly used Cingular branded Siemens Handset, it has bluetooth, and GPRS capabilities, its Dual Band GSM and will work on Cingular, T-Mobile, and even AT&T now, since AT&T's...
Posted by jabackes, on Aug 15, 2004 at 01:03 AM, in Marketplace
 
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