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Ars Technica: The 10 features removed from Mountain Lion that we miss the most 4 51 (8/15/2012 3:12:31 PM) comp.sys.mac.system '10: Non-smooth scrolling. Much to John Siracusa's chagrin, there's no longer an option to turn off smooth scrolling system-wide. Yes, it looks pretty, but smooth scrolling also wastes time and activate... Paul

OT: Today's Dilbert 0 47 (5/25/2012 11:18:15 AM) comp.os.vms For those of you who are sceptical about the Fog, er I mean Cloud: http://dilbert.com/fast/2012-05-25/ -- Paul Sture ... Paul

HP's takeover of Autonomy uncertain? 0 35 (9/13/2011 12:44:21 PM) comp.os.vms "HP extends deadline as Autonomy shareholders drag feet HP has extended the acceptance deadline for its Autonomy bid as fewer than half the UK software developers' shareholders approved the �7bn deal. Yeste... Paul

Steve Jobs resigns as CEO, becomes chairman 0 36 (8/25/2011 1:41:07 PM) comp.sys.mac.system --- quote --- In a statement, Apple said that Jobs had been elected chairman and that Tim Cook had been elected CEO. In his resignation letter, Jobs said: "I have always said if there ever came a day when ... Paul

OS X Lion Server: PostgreSQL replaces MySQL 6 29 (8/3/2011 8:14:05 AM) comp.sys.mac.system --- begin quote --- Apple has removed MySQL from the latest version of Mac OS X server, replacing it with PostgreSQL. The previous version of the OS � Snow Leopard Server � offered access to MySQL from bot... Paul

OpenVMS.org is down 0 45 (8/2/2011 12:57:44 PM) comp.os.vms I seem to have mislaid Ken Farmer's email address. OpenVMS.org is down, reporting a database connection error. -- Paul Sture ... Paul

Paypal charges multiple times for Lion upgrade 47 35 (7/30/2011 7:56:56 PM) comp.sys.mac.system If you have used Paypal to buy your Lion upgrade, check your bank statements. "Users have been saddled with a huge hit on their Paypal accounts� after Apple charged them thousands for their new Lion operat... Paul

Known Issues with Adobe products on OS X 10.7 Lion 0 58 (7/22/2011 11:18:42 AM) comp.sys.mac.apps Adobe have issued a comprehensive list of problems they have found with their products under OS X 10.7 Lion. P.S. I note they still don't seem able to call it "Mac OS X", preferring to stick with "Mac OS 1... Paul

A humourous take on Lion's new gestures 5 52 (7/22/2011 10:05:19 AM) comp.sys.mac.system "Introducing OS X Lion's new gestures": -- Paul Sture ... Paul

New version of Putty released 11 38 (7/13/2011 11:17:28 AM) comp.os.vms PuTTY version 0.61 is released http://lists.tartarus.org/pipermail/putty-announce/2011/000016.html "All the pre-built binaries, and the source code, are now available from the PuTTY website at http://www... Paul

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What gets secured by login password? 18 31 (8/11/2012 2:46:49 PM) comp.sys.mac.system What gets secured by the password when I log into my Mac? 1. Is data on the disk encrypted? 2. How is the password stored in the computer? 3. If someone has access to the computer can they go to a s... SalmonEgg (671)

Losing my religion(?) 185 73 (8/12/2012 9:06:19 PM) comp.sys.mac.system In "Re: Software Update ML Surprise" Wes Groleau wrote: > On 08-10-2012 14:07, Michael Vilain wrote: >> If Apple is assuming that everyone who buys their systems will update >> them from their unlimited... devnull12 (30)

OT: Has Ask Slashdot reached a hilarious new low-point? 16 29 (8/13/2012 9:44:59 AM) comp.os.vms This guy wants to use a TAPE DRIVE as a NAS box, basically to stream movies and stuff. The mind boggles. "Do you know of any realistic way to use a tape drive solution at home, not as a backup, but as a... sampsal (128)

Desktop pictures as stationary 5 28 (8/14/2012 1:49:52 PM) comp.sys.mac.apps Hi, I just read a reply by David Ritz wherein he said where the desktop pictures are located. I don't know why I never looked for them before, but I didn't. In any event, I saw the one titled: Pond R... llaassllaaass (28)

what can I use to read a plist file 21 101 (8/14/2012 5:18:08 PM) comp.sys.mac.apps Gave the Wi-Fi Diagnostics app a whirl (System/Library/CoreServices) and created a file called com.apple.wifi.diagnostics.plist. Is there a way to read this file other than TextEdit or LibreOffice? Those a... mjlaw (146)

Ars Technica: The 10 features removed from Mountain Lion that we miss the most 4 51 (8/15/2012 3:12:31 PM) comp.sys.mac.system '10: Non-smooth scrolling. Much to John Siracusa's chagrin, there's no longer an option to turn off smooth scrolling system-wide. Yes, it looks pretty, but smooth scrolling also wastes time and activate... paul.nospam (2160)

What's The World Coming To? 27 33 (8/15/2012 4:48:43 PM) comp.sys.mac.system New Facebook app Facedeals scans your face to offer you deals Facedeals works like this: a camera is installed in a business, let's say a shop. The Facedeals camera scans your face when you enter the s... fmoore (1310)

OpenVMS.Org quick pool 171 91 (8/16/2012 1:37:45 PM) comp.os.vms OpenVMS.Org are looking to collect and confirm some information about OpenVMS users and usage. Please take a few minutes to complete this 13 question poll. Your input is valuable. http://www.openvms.org/pages... gxys (789)

Migration Assistant looping 18 64 (9/2/2012 7:14:17 PM) comp.sys.mac.system So I tried to run Migration Assistant from my PowerBook running Leopard to my shiny new Mac Mini running Mountain Lion. It started out at an estimated 11 or so hours but quickly settled to about 3 hours ... nospam9740 (1719)

iCal and week numbers 34 170 (9/6/2012 12:53:29 AM) comp.sys.mac.system For work related items it's useful to have week numbers (esp when dealing with European program managers). iCal doesn't support this very well. If I define (in Language & Text| Formats) a custom date ... alan.browne (3817)