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annoying behavior with external drives... 3 26 (3/2/2008 7:50:14 PM) comp.sys.mac.system I have an external firewire drive that is being used for TM backups currently. The problem is this drive spins down when not in use, which might not seem important. However, apparently Leopard scans someth... Randy

Time Machine backup failure after 10.5.2 upgrade... 4 47 (2/14/2008 8:31:05 PM) comp.sys.mac.system I installed 10.5.2 on my wife's iMac. Afterward, TimeMachine is reporting that a backup failed. When I click on the little red "i" icon for information, it says "Unable to get status of backup volume". Ho... Randy

new language recommendations... 7 91 (3/20/2007 1:52:20 AM) comp.programming It's been quite a few years since I picked up a truly "new" language that wasn't very similar to something I've already used for years, apart from a few scripting languages. I'm looking at playing around wi... Randy

intel iMac memory limitation... 11 35 (3/18/2007 4:02:25 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Is the 3GB memory limit on the current iMacs an Apple-imposed limit, or does the chipset being used only support 3GB total? -- Randy Howard (2reply remove FOOBAR) "The power of accurate observation is calle... Randy

Limiting iTunes bandwidth consumption... 4 169 (1/19/2007 10:42:54 PM) comp.sys.mac.apps When iTunes goes out and polls for podcasts (I've been subscribing to quite a few, both audio and video lately), it absolutely hammers my broadband connection, to the annoyance of anyone on the network tryin... Randy

Bizarre interaction between macbook pro and Netgear WGT624v2 1 36 (1/10/2007 12:28:45 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Okay, this is going to sound crazy, as it did to me the first time the light bulb came on, but I can reproduce it very reliably now. I have had the same Netgear WGT624v2 up and running since it was first av... Randy

strftime() ISO8601 question. 1 26 (12/24/2006 2:57:58 AM) comp.programming I'm not sure if I'm misreading things, my implementation has a 'bug' relative to the ISO 8601 standard, or both. Looking at a number of online references, there seem to be a large number of possible options... Randy

Question about ISO8601 vs. strftime() 3 34 (12/24/2006 2:48:13 AM) comp.programming I'm not sure if I'm misreading things, that my implementation may have a 'bug' relative to the ISO 8601 standard, C99 strftime() doesn't match ISO 8601, or some combination of the above. Looking at a numbe... Randy

true whiteboard application for OS X? 4 197 (11/30/2006 10:57:33 PM) comp.sys.mac.apps I'm looking for something that basically models a physical whiteboard, but on the computer. Semantics would be basically identical. You can draw, you can erase. Maybe you can change marker colors. Grab... Randy

Macbook Pro power management seems broken... 12 32 (10/10/2006 6:22:02 PM) comp.sys.mac.system I'm not sure how long this has been going on, but it is definitely happening now, with 10.4.8 and all other updates applied. I have had intermittent problems seemingly related to the power management imple... Randy

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Thread #2 7 68 (3/16/2008 4:33:05 PM) comp.lang.c Hi, sorry for my simple question... but i'm new with the C programming. Can I consider the main () as a thread? Thanks ... andreavianello (3)

Drive spins up every 15 minutes 10 60 (3/22/2008 2:45:29 AM) comp.sys.mac.system I'm running 10.5.2 on a Core 2 Duo iMac. Every 15 minutes I hear my Firewire drive spin up for some reason. It's not on even 15-minute boundaries, so I assume it's tied to my boot or login times. It's not ... barmar (5629)

spinoza programming language status report 7 36 (3/30/2008 10:20:36 AM) comp.programming Last month I said I would be silent for a while and work on a new programming language, called spinoza. I promised an xmlParser component by March 30 (today), a number component by April 10 and the language its... spinoza1111 (3250)

Good articles 19 31 (7/16/2008 10:07:32 AM) comp.sys.mac.system Just in case you missed it, like I did. And if it was mentioned here I missed that too. Anyway, I was wondering whether to try antivirus software. http://db.tidbits.com/article/9511 http://www.sophos.com/sec... 0kevi4 (39)

Wacom tablet causes endless spinning beachballs 7 86 (7/17/2008 7:12:23 PM) comp.sys.mac.system On my G5 Power Mac running Tiger, I get a lengthy spinning beachball every time I click on a link in Safari. It's really been driving me nuts. When I disconnect my Wacom Intuos graphic tablet, the problem goe... BLOCKSPAMfishfry (367)

G5 PowerPC Temps 13 35 (7/17/2008 8:14:32 PM) comp.sys.mac.system I've got a G5 PPC tower running OS10.4. Using Temperature Monitor to monitor system temps it looks (and feels) like my system is running very hot. All the fans appear to be working when needed and the big ones... N455 (111)

Library bug or my fault? 70 42 (7/22/2008 6:46:07 AM) comp.lang.c Hi, Please check the sample code listed in the end of the message. It was compiled using ARM/Linux cross-compiler and run on an ARM9 target. I think the problem applies to this group because two cross-compile... narkewoody (247)

k&r2 ex 1-3 pg 13 4 49 (7/22/2008 5:28:08 PM) comp.lang.c When k&r2 says to write a header for the program listed what's that mean? A header file? Some kind of text heading for the celcius program? Bill ... nospam268 (588)

OT somewhat: How can companies make themselves more attractive to women in IT? 42 29 (3/14/2008 6:16:40 PM) comp.programming I've been involved in a lot of discussions with IT women that address this question, but usually from the periphery. That is, someone will post a message about behavior (in, say, a job interview) that's a turn-... esther (53)

math q 14 41 (3/14/2008 9:55:58 PM) comp.lang.c Here's my code as of latest: #include #include int main() { if ((printf("%d",pow(2,128))==0) { fprintf (stderr,"0 error"); return -1; } return 0; } I r... nospam268 (588)