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Out of disk space 4 0 (5/22/2013 8:44:25 PM) comp.sys.mac.system So, I'm running out of space on my 120 GB SSD. I want to replace it with maybe a 500 GB SSD. But, I don't have any of the install stuff for Mountain Lion or Lion (Flash drives or DVDs or what not). I t... bob

TTF font editor 7 12 (4/25/2013 7:32:58 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Does anyone know of a good TTF font editor for Mac? Thanks. ... bob

speech recognition in Java? 2 10 (4/12/2013 3:25:33 PM) comp.lang.java.programmer Is there a reasonable way to do speech recognition in Java? I basically just need something that can distinguish between a small set of words so I can do a minor data transfer via audio. Thanks. ... bob

case sensitive searcher 4 9 (4/11/2013 7:37:38 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Can someone tell me a utility that will allow me to do a case sensitive search on the contents of all my files? For instance, I may want to see what files the token INVALID_SOCKET appears in. Thanks. ... bob

TextEdit locking up 5 9 (4/10/2013 3:57:27 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Anyone know if there have been some recent changes to TextEdit? I have seen some strange issues in which it actually partially locks up as I try to save something. It won't let me click the "Save" button ... bob

OpenOffice.org crashing 7 17 (4/5/2013 8:23:39 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Has anyone else seen some serious crashing from OpenOffice.org on Mountain Lion? I'm just trying to look at a .DOCX file, and it keeps blowing up. Any ideas? Thanks. ... bob

encrypting tax data 129 20 (3/30/2013 6:11:20 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Can someone recommend a good Mac program for encrypting my tax data? I want to encrypt some PDFs and e-mail them to myself. I don't want to have a lot of problems if my e-mail gets hacked. Thanks. ... bob

"Show in Finder" 5 22 (3/27/2013 5:26:31 PM) comp.sys.mac.system So, I just bought this application called Path Finder because Finder is rea= lly really slow and "beachbally" on my Mountain Lion Macbook Pro. I was wondering=85 When I do a "Show in Finder" in something l... bob

name removal 6 16 (3/25/2013 7:10:21 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Is there any way I can configure my computer to not show my full name in the upper right corner? This is getting frustrating having to edit that out for every screenshot. Thanks. ... bob

reddish pink calendar 1 15 (3/22/2013 4:55:38 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Suddenly, all the events on my Apple calendar on my Macbook Pro are reddish pink. Can someone tell me what this means? Is this something with iCloud? I am hoping my calendar is not inadvertently public... bob

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HttpURLConnection #3 5 24 (2/19/2013 9:45:25 PM) comp.lang.java.programmer How can people use the class HttpURLConnection when the abstract method connect() from URLConnection is never defined? I thought you can't use a class till all the abstract blanks are filled in? ... bob3904 (234)

replacement for the Finder 146 15 (3/19/2013 9:11:57 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Is there any kind of replacement for the Finder in Mountain Lion? Maybe something I can download from the App Store? The Finder in Mountain Lion can be really really slow sometimes. Just a whole lot of s... bob3904 (234)

name removal 6 16 (3/25/2013 7:10:21 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Is there any way I can configure my computer to not show my full name in the upper right corner? This is getting frustrating having to edit that out for every screenshot. Thanks. ... bob3904 (234)

Help for MT-Newswatcher user with aging eyes... 18 14 (3/26/2013 1:05:50 PM) comp.sys.mac.system If an MTN window has a single line in foreign font it frequently (usually?) displays the entire window in a font size that is too small for me to read. I have been over its preferences many times, and I ... mbreslau (56)

"Show in Finder" 5 22 (3/27/2013 5:26:31 PM) comp.sys.mac.system So, I just bought this application called Path Finder because Finder is rea= lly really slow and "beachbally" on my Mountain Lion Macbook Pro. I was wondering=85 When I do a "Show in Finder" in something l... bob3904 (234)

OpenOffice.org crashing 7 17 (4/5/2013 8:23:39 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Has anyone else seen some serious crashing from OpenOffice.org on Mountain Lion? I'm just trying to look at a .DOCX file, and it keeps blowing up. Any ideas? Thanks. ... bob3904 (234)

TextEdit locking up 5 9 (4/10/2013 3:57:27 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Anyone know if there have been some recent changes to TextEdit? I have seen some strange issues in which it actually partially locks up as I try to save something. It won't let me click the "Save" button ... bob3904 (234)

How to move text within Jlabels to the right 6 9 (4/12/2013 1:12:18 PM) comp.lang.java.programmer I have two JLabels with different lenght of text. One JLabel is below the other. I'd like to get the two "colons" in them to line-up vertically. I tried padding one with "space" characters, but that didn't l... clusardi2k (462)

slick progress bar 5 25 (2/1/2013 7:12:01 PM) comp.lang.java.programmer I have noticed a few windows apps displaying progress as a moving green tide on the icon on the task bar. This lets you monitor progress of a minimised app. It would be nice if some of Java apps did that.... see_website (4858)

Mountain Lion Finder 33 24 (2/15/2013 8:15:04 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Has anyone else noticed that sometimes the Finder can take like ten seconds or so to open up? I think it might be mainly when that "All My Files" option is chosen. This is strange since I have an SSD. ... bob3904 (234)