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Temp memory needed for CMS heap compaction? 1 29 (4/26/2008 3:46:47 AM) comp.lang.java.programmer Does anyone have inside information on how much temporary memory Sun Java 1.5 needs for heap compaction while using the CMS collector? I'm tuning new 16GB 64 bit Solaris systems where the Java heap is mostly... Kevin

iTunes 7.6.1 update - still broken 6 23 (2/22/2008 4:12:20 AM) comp.sys.mac.system The iTunes update is a waste of time. iTunes 7.6.1 still regularly beachballs to scan your library. It still plays only low resolution movie rentals. I'm starting to suspect that the iTunes development team... Kevin

Finder ACLs still broken?!? 0 25 (2/15/2008 8:29:58 AM) comp.sys.mac.system I tried changing ACLs in Finder in my freshly updated 10.5.2. The first try was on a remote volume. As soon as I clicked on a broken user ACL, it morphed into a completely different user. I couldn't intera... Kevin

Cisco VPNClient crashing your Mac again 4 38 (1/21/2008 3:58:07 AM) comp.sys.mac.system The MacOS 10.5.1 update seems to have included bugs related to networking performance. When 10.5.1 and Cisco's VPNClient 4.9.01 (100) are combined, the problem can become fatal. The first symptom is that t... Kevin

Hacking NAS support into Time Machine 4 41 (11/25/2007 9:00:49 AM) comp.sys.mac.system I've written up instructions for hacking NAS support into 10.5.1 Time Machine. The process includes enabling NAS selection in Time Machine and fixing incorrect parameters in its disk image. http://www.pixel... Kevin

Security hole in Keychain Access? 6 41 (1/12/2007 5:54:26 AM) comp.sys.mac.system I was playing with Keychain Access and noticed something scary. Keychain Access isn't supposed to reveal passwords to unauthorized applications without prompting for the keychain password. However, you don'... Kevin

natd being dumb 0 32 (2/13/2006 8:26:13 AM) comp.sys.mac.system I'm using a G5 iMac as a file server and DHCP server (Internet sharing). Unfortunately natd is intercepting all traffic to the server and slowing it down. Modem | ... Kevin

Where is 10.4 ssh log? 2 38 (6/20/2005 3:34:44 AM) comp.sys.mac.system Where is the ssh log in 10.4? I replaced my old B&W G3 server with an iMac. It's getting bombarded by hackers but it's not logging anything except that it's slowing down authentication returns. 10.3 ssh lo... Kevin

HTTPClient 2.0.2 and HTTP PUT 0 33 (2/15/2005 4:35:19 AM) comp.lang.java.programmer How do you write to an HTTP PUT OutputStream using HTTPClient 2.0.2? The PutMethod class, for some stupid reason, consumes an InputStream. I'm sending high bandwidth streams from native code so the usual ha... Kevin

Good sites for free fonts?? 7 160 (2/9/2005 12:27:06 PM) comp.fonts Hi. What are some good websites for free fonts? Kevin ... Kevin

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Multipart file upload in applet 7 31 (7/17/2008 7:53:23 PM) comp.lang.java.programmer I'm having some difficulty getting file upload to work. I'm using some sample code of questionable utility and I was hoping someone here could give me a hand. The basic problem is that I need to post to a... kt-usenet (235)

Initial StringBulder allocation estimates 12 26 (7/19/2008 6:33:35 PM) comp.lang.java.programmer I put in a little bit of code like this to see how good I was at estimating the initial size for StringBuilder size allocation. I was embarrassed to discover I badly underestimated in every single case. That m... see_website (4862)

Wisdom of gzipping web pages 11 25 (7/21/2008 10:57:00 PM) comp.lang.java.programmer What are your thoughts on the wisdom of gzipping web pages to be served to the general public to view with a browser? Does it buy you much in speed? What percent of browsers support it? Any non-obvious advant... see_website (4862)

Missing Lew's posts but not the impostor? 96 27 (7/25/2008 4:59:07 PM) comp.lang.java.programmer I'm seeing a lot of posts by the Fake Lew, and a couple of replies to apparently the original Lew's post, but it never made it to my news client. Is this happening to anyone else? Is there something I should ... newsgroup.spamfilter (920)

Google Group: architectgurus 6 21 (7/27/2008 4:56:04 PM) comp.lang.java.programmer Hi I have created a group called architectgurus (http://groups.google.com/ group/architectgurus) or architectgurus@googlegroups.com . Irrespective of technology, vendor, domain I will be discussing and share... sudhakar.koundinya (9)

Fastest secure erasing of HD's? 294 50 (7/30/2008 10:12:37 PM) comp.sys.mac.system When you zero out the data it can take quite a while. Several passes takes hours for most hard drives. I was wondering if it helps the security aspect to change the partitioning scheme in Disk Utility. One ... noemailhere (606)

Control break pattern 15 62 (8/1/2008 3:05:51 AM) comp.lang.java.programmer Are there any classes or special techniques for handling a problem like this? You have a list sorted by some category. You want to do something special prior to processes sing the first of a string of dups a... see_website (4862)

Some questions about ThreadLocal 3 21 (8/1/2008 5:44:49 AM) comp.lang.java.programmer In javadoc: Each thread holds an implicit reference to its copy of a thread-local variable as long as the thread is alive and the ThreadLocal instance is accessible; after a thread goes away, all of its copies ... huang.lightning (58)

iTunes and HDCD 2 29 (8/2/2008 11:51:09 AM) comp.sys.mac.system Greetings, I know the current build of iTunes can read and import HDCD encoded CD's and plays back the imported tracks. Tracks imported using Apple Lossless. Does anyone know if iTunes actually decodes the add... draconus (14)

Screen Burn-in Or Something Else? 13 24 (8/4/2008 6:14:19 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Hi. I am having a problem with my Imac that I don't quite understand. I have 24" IMac running OS 10.5.4 which I bought in Dec 07. This morning I noticed an odd problem that I can't seem to fix. Here is the p... mirsky (33)