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Comcast pulling plug on usenet, other ISPs to follow 18 20 (9/27/2008 9:40:02 AM) comp.sys.mac.comm I don't mean *all* other, but there is a consortium of ISPs who have pledged to cutoff usenet access in the fight against child porn. I think Verizon cut off the entire alt. tree. Comcast is now pulling the plu... Elden

extended attributes question 11 21 (9/12/2008 7:40:03 PM) comp.sys.mac.system I have run into a problem on my Mac where I can't save bookmarks in Safari. Here is some info: elden@imac [~/Library/Safari] > ls -al@ total 13112 drwxr-xr-x 11 elden elden 374 Sep 12 12:30 . drwx------... Elden

R.I.P. iCards... what to use now? 8 44 (8/27/2008 2:40:03 AM) comp.sys.mac.misc I'm sure most people probably thought that iCards were stupid, but I absolutely loved them. The simplicity of them was very cool. They really made a nice way to remember someone's birthday or special occasion w... Elden

leopard mouse pointer issues 3 34 (11/17/2007 6:58:26 AM) comp.sys.mac.system I have two different Macs running Leopard that both exhibit the same issue with the mouse pointer. I often press against a screen edge with my mouse pointer. When doing so, frequently the mouse pointer will ... Elden

Time Machine and system/hidden files 2 37 (10/31/2007 5:40:07 AM) comp.sys.mac.system It's my understanding that Time Machine backs up *everything*. Well... all the demos I see show it being used with Finder. There are a lot of files that Finder refuses to show... like /etc/hosts or whatever. I ... Elden

Time Machine via networked firewire 4 23 (10/27/2007 4:57:41 AM) comp.sys.mac.system I think I must be missing something. I have a machine running Leopard with a directly-attached firewire HD. It's set up to use Time Machine on that drive (and that's all it's used for). My impression was, that... Elden

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Trash icon on desktop 4 44 (9/4/2009 11:01:02 AM) comp.sys.mac.system omehow during my move to Snow Leopard (erase and install) and adjusting settings I ended up with a Trash icon on my desktop. I don't want it, but so far I haven't found where the optionto have it or not is set... dcohenspam (220)

Reboot required: another example 19 32 (9/10/2009 4:58:32 AM) comp.sys.mac.system Am now prompted for an update to: Itunes 9.00 Quicktime 7.6.4 Java for Mac Os X 10.5 Update 5 1.0 RESTART WILL BE REQUIRED. Why ? (since I have been tasked in the past to provide examples, here is one). ... jfmezei.spamnot (8835)

10.6.1 & Repair Permissions 29 35 (9/10/2009 9:35:44 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Repair Permissions found quite a lot to fix when I applied the 10.6.1 upgrade - suggest you don't omit this step. -- "If you can, tell me something happy." - Marybones ... copespaz (197)

Apple USB Modem 25 43 (9/12/2009 6:10:32 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Does anyone know if the Apple USB Modem has been discontinued? I can no longer find it on the Apple site. ... barcaroller (161)

Parallels on iMac or BootCamp? 14 26 (9/29/2009 1:33:04 AM) comp.sys.mac.system Hi Folks, i will try Parallels Desktop on my iMac. But i hate Windows....mhh... But i have to use it for some programs.. :/ Is it bad for my iMac to Install it? Should i better install it via Bootcamp? Or b... Fabse

Which is better? 9 37 (10/30/2009 4:17:58 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Apple TV allows syncing with iTunes (i.e., copying stuff from iTunes to the A TV's hard drive) or using AirTunes. Which do you think is the better way to do it? AirTunes requires that iTunes be running, and ... michelle14 (18437)

Have I lost my external hard drive data forever? 27 34 (11/1/2009 9:13:56 PM) comp.sys.mac.system I'm using OS X Leopard. I was running an update overnight against my music database located on an external Seagate Freeagent drive; in the morning when I went to check, the entire external drive appeared to ... gary_w12 (53)

Snow Leopard vs. Leopard 11 31 (11/11/2009 2:08:23 AM) comp.sys.mac.system Curious: What's the verdict so far? -- iMac (24", 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, 320 GB HDD) � OS X (10.5.8) ... Nick

Server listed in pane 10 36 (1/15/2010 7:17:53 PM) comp.sys.mac.system On my left hand panel of Folders is a listing of local servers, which I want. However, there's a PC server that has no (known) connection to me or my network, which I would like to see gone. However, Prefs, a... jpmcw (1928)

iPad is supercool 190 54 (1/28/2010 7:11:33 AM) comp.sys.mac.system http://www.apple.com/ipad/#video Okay, there is criticism and discussion about details, but nobody actually held one in their hands. Same as with the first iPod or iPhone. What is it for? What is an MP3? Whe... 0kevi (80)