Mess up a friend's PeeCee041 (6/29/2007 7:58:56 AM) comp.sys.mac.system Make it look like a Mac. http://www.wikihow.com/Pimp-Your-Windows-XP-Desktop-to-Look-Like-a-Cool-Mac-Desktop ... Troubled
PDF (OSX built-in) problems with webtv/msntv PDFViewer?269 (10/28/2005 9:03:23 AM) comp.sys.mac.system I had occasion to send a PDF to someone using a WebTV/MSNTV2 unit. It can do PDFs, it has a PDFViewer. Unfortunately, a PDF created using the generic print mechanism (Print->Preview->Save As) is not viewable ... Troubled
Unix Humor034 (8/21/2005 12:02:32 AM) comp.sys.mac.system [ from maybe 1998 ] Politically Correct UNIX System VI Release notes UTILITIES 1) "man" pages are now called "person" pages. 2) Similarly, "hangman" is now the "person_executed_by_an_oppressive_regime." 3)... Troubled
Why DC and not CAT?146 (8/20/2005 3:46:12 AM) comp.sys.mac.system [ the adventure starts when I accidently have caps lock on ] ~ 1# DC ^C ~ 2# dc 9 400 *p 3600 ^E dc: 05 unimplemented ~ 3# ~ 3# CAT tcsh: CAT: Command not found. Exit 1 ~ 4# DC sdf DC: stack empty ^C ~ 5... Troubled
Apple Trusted Computing rumor124 (8/2/2005 5:19:37 AM) comp.sys.mac.system http://www.boingboing.net/2005/07/31/apple_to_add_trusted.html # # Sunday, July 31, 2005 # # Apple to add Trusted Computing to the new kernel? # # People working with early versions of the ... Troubled
AMD Explains Intel Lawsuit943 (6/30/2005 10:47:47 PM) comp.sys.mac.system They have ads up online, I clicked on one... http://www.amd.com/us-en/Weblets/0,,7832_12670_12684,00.html ... Troubled
Software Update: new app preferences236 (6/29/2005 8:54:31 PM) comp.sys.mac.system I ran Software Update but didn't accept anything. But suddenly apps left and right are telling me there are new preferences to update with, will I accept. I tried "yes" on Safari, and it lost my "Block Pop-Up... Troubled
Funny Comic on PPC->Intel change132 (6/9/2005 3:04:44 AM) comp.sys.mac.system "The strip described the upcoming switch by Apple to Intel CPUs in terms of the Kubler-Ross paradigm for coping with death." ---Jim Kurck http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/693.html ... Troubled
Carbon Copy Cloner ist kaput2529 (6/8/2005 11:30:02 PM) comp.sys.mac.system CCC - Carbon Copy Cloner, is out of commission until the author releases a Tiger version. http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html # # Tiger compatibility # # If you've upgraded to Tiger you may ... Troubled
AppleMail 'entire message' search failing030 (6/4/2005 10:04:11 PM) comp.sys.mac.system I think this is my last remaining upgrade anomaly (10.4.1). AppleMail2's Smart Mailbox totally fails when searching for "entire message" criteria. http://www.macintouch.com/mail.app15.html # # Jun. 3, ... Troubled
10.4.3 is out by Software Update2737 (10/31/2005 10:52:42 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Just downloaded and installed Mac OS X 10.4.3 (ran Software update just for fun and got it). Seems noteably snappier to me. Marc -- Switzerland/Europe remove CHEERS and from MERCIAL to get valid e-mail ... marc.heusser(567)
Back with Thoth538 (11/1/2005 5:47:21 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Re. Bye Bye Thoth My ISP and Giganews have got together and sorted out the problem, something to do with routing. There is something I don't understand, using Thoth I was getting full speed in the morning (10... johncarrana(68)
10.4.3 "There were errors installing..."1060 (11/1/2005 6:15:21 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Never had a problem installing OS upgrades until this one, putting 10.4.3 on a 1.2GHz G4 iBook "There were errors installing the software." I tried the update and the combo update -- same message. On the upda... bobball(47)
OSX and AOL1228 (11/3/2005 7:57:51 PM) comp.sys.mac.system A friend wants me to help him get AOL working in OSX TIger. I'd like to tell him to use EarthLink or something (if he insists on dial-up), but unfortunately that's not an option. Has anyone here done the AOL ... nosredna(221)
CrashReporter option: Report Crashes to Apple?733 (6/26/2007 2:31:41 PM) comp.sys.mac.misc When the CrashReporter is in "Developer" mode, each crash that it catches offers you the option of reporting that crash to Apple. This would seem sensible if the program that crashed was one that came fr... BobHatesSpam2(101)
Problems since OS X 10.4.10 update836 (6/28/2007 5:38:24 AM) comp.sys.mac.system I've noticed two problems (one minor, one not so minor) since I've updated to OS X 10.4.10 on my MacBook. 1) As everyone knows OS 9 Applications will not work on a MacBook since it has an Intel CPU. Prior to... tkettler(240)
Free YouTube Video Downloader Software1539 (4/30/2008 8:51:55 AM) comp.sys.mac.system Friends, Here is an absolutely free tool to download any video from YouTube. SmoothTube downloads videos from YouTube and converts them to MPEG format, which is supported by almost all media players and device... aftab_d(54)
[OT] Office 2008 for Mac on Amazon...4127 (11/28/2008 4:29:08 PM) comp.sys.mac.system AppleInsider pointed out Amazon had a good deal on Office, and when I followed the link I found the deal had gotten better since AppleInsider posted it. So if you ever wanted Office 2008, today would be a go... sdfisher(2064)
Leopard Screen Sharing2826 (11/30/2008 2:46:41 AM) comp.sys.mac.system I have all the firewall and screen sharing settings set the same on my new MacBook and my mini. Yet Screen Sharing on the mini can access the MacBook's screen, but not the other way around. This is all on the... sdfisher(2064)