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need help tracking down a rogue app 1 30 (10/18/2004 3:11:14 AM) comp.sys.mac.misc 12" Powerbook G4 1.33 GHz 512 MB RAM 10.3.5 Every once in a while, when I try to shut down my Mac, it times out and says "Mirror Agent has prevented shutdown" or something to that effect. I don't have anyt... David

sim city 4 28 (9/28/2004 6:10:30 PM) comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Just wondering how people like Sim City these days. I used to play 1.0 a looong time ago, and liked it, then I dabbled in SC3000 a bit but found it a little too complicated. Has SC4 done anything to return to... David

weird network problem 1 38 (9/14/2004 2:32:14 AM) comp.sys.mac.misc I have a home ethernet network and frequently transfer files between my 2 computers. Both have 10/100 capable ethernet cards and the switch is 10/100. So if there are no other limitations, I should transfer... David

ln -s 2 53 (9/2/2004 10:18:50 PM) comp.sys.mac.misc I am interested in sharing the space on my external hard drive with another computer. However, I am running OSX (Panther) and my home directory is on the internal HD. I understand that a symbolic link can b... David

keycaps in OSX 2 32 (8/2/2004 4:02:38 AM) comp.sys.mac.misc Anyone remember the old item "keycaps" that used to reside in the apple menu in oder OSs? It let you see all available type-able keys for any given font, and the key combinations needed to get them. Is ther... David

cannot copy Mac files to PC 7 34 (7/25/2004 12:02:26 PM) comp.sys.mac.misc I have a Mac running Panther and a PC running XP, that are connected with a router. They can mount each others shared drives, and transfer files. However, some files do not want to copy, and XP is really ba... David

Far Cry - "kicked"! 5 19 (7/22/2004 4:44:09 AM) comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Just installed the v1.2 patch, and EVERY server I try to connect to says "kicked", and I cannot connect. This never happened in v1.1. BTW, this is not a version-mismatch problem. If I choose a server runni... David

Far Cry - 100% chance of lag 4 26 (7/16/2004 4:15:59 AM) comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action When I play Far Cry multiplayer, everything starts out okay, but as the game goes on the lag gets worse and worse, even though my ping stays low. No matter what server, how many players, etc., it always gets... David

FarCry - stuck 9 17 (4/25/2004 5:18:14 AM) comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Hi, I was hoping to get some help with something. I am on the second part of Far Cry where you explore the old carrier and have to escape using a boat on the roof. Well, I get to the boat, it tells me "pres... David

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Apple vs. Apple: will the next Macintosh computer be a 'MaCartney'? :-))) 17 28 (9/18/2004 7:50:18 AM) comp.sys.mac.misc "Some speculation suggests the settlement could see Apple Corps. becoming a major shareholder in the computer company, with Paul McCartney maybe even becoming a board member." and: http://arstechnica.com/n... Mattteo1963 (6)

"Zero viruses" ad campaign? 113 55 (9/19/2004 6:23:57 AM) comp.sys.mac.misc One of the things I keep reading about the Mac in the newsgroups is that there are *no* Mac viruses. The idea of having your computer taken over by malicious outsiders and having your personal information stol... jbrock (65)

Hard Disk readable by both Mac & PC - How? 9 28 (9/19/2004 6:15:33 PM) comp.sys.mac.misc I am intending to buy a large (ca. 200 Gb) external hard disk and need it to be capable of transferring files *from* a PC (Windows XP) *to* a Mac (G4, OS 9.2.2) (though not from Mac to PC). I know from experi... ferguslalor (2)

Apple should write OSoftware for PCs 12 33 (9/20/2004 4:25:27 AM) comp.sys.mac.misc Why doesn't Apple make Operating Systems that will work on PCs? If they did that, Apple would explode!! Imagine all the PC folks that could run OS X on their exsisting PCs. .....Just at thought. Maybe I should ... goldfern (58)

re-installing os 9 and os x 5 22 (10/4/2004 11:53:29 AM) comp.sys.mac.misc I just got a used imac g3. It has os 9 and os x on it. I wanted to wipe it completely clean (blast partition, re-create partition, re-format in the windows world). What's the right way to go about this? W... blank6 (44)

LCD monitors best for gaming? 41 24 (10/5/2004 3:06:36 AM) comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action My monitor is starting to die so I'm looking for a new one. I went to Best Buy to check out prices. On the monitor demo it said LCD monitors was the best for gaming. I thought CRT was the still the best or ha... fakeemail5818 (120)

Turn Off USB Power!?!? 3 48 (10/5/2004 1:35:36 PM) comp.sys.mac.misc Folks - Does anyone know if it's possible to remove power from a USB interface under control of the computer? Or if it's even possible under the specs of the interface? Like, might there be some assembly that c... gmark (162)

USB 1.1 and 2.0 on Emacs 4 32 (10/6/2004 4:56:42 AM) comp.sys.mac.misc The ads for the Emacs say that they have three USB 2.0 ports, and two 1.1 USB ports on the keyboard. Would I be able to use my three USB printers, USB scanner and USB camera on both the 2.0 and 1.1 ports? Als... tony_wREMOVETHIS (1)

Conecting to OSX samba share from winxp 1 50 (10/11/2004 7:38:07 AM) comp.sys.mac.misc Hi all, I'm trying to connect to an OSX samba share from a winxp machine. The winxp machine can can see the osx machine on the net, but all attempts to provide a valid password fails. I can find lots of instr... nospam140 (349)

iMac noise 3 38 (10/26/2004 4:11:04 PM) comp.sys.mac.misc How noisy is the new G5 iMac? ... whatever504 (2)