jginsbu

About

Username
jginsbu
Joined
Visits
0
Last Active
-
Roles
member
Badges
0
Posts
135

Reactions

0Like0Dislike0Informative

Comments

  • Quote: Originally posted by satchmo Yes, Apple has the market share, but it's this type of arrogance and pricing that has it's OS at 3-5 percent. I don't think price is even close to the first reason why Apple's marketshare is so low. I'll …
    in Official! New iPods!!!! Comment by jginsbu January 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by Powerdoc 5 colors : pink, green, blue, gold and alu. Where's purple?!? \
    in Official! New iPods!!!! Comment by jginsbu January 2004
  • I expect we'll see price drops before too long -- the gap up to the 15GB model is pretty narrow. I suspect the current price reflects limited supplies of either the unit or the drives, and when that's all sorted they'll knock off $50. Also, I'm …
    in Official! New iPods!!!! Comment by jginsbu January 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by Phroggy Some names include:OS/2 Warp for the RS/6000 (I think) QNX/Neutrino 2.10 QNX isn't based on Mach, although it too is a microkernel OS. It is arguably the best example of the of the type, taking the possibi…
    in Kernel Questions Comment by jginsbu December 2003
  • Quote: The SSOI-based 970FX will follow by September at up to 3.2GHz -- around the same time as the G5 iMac and Powerbook It's worth noting, for all those waiting for G5 iMacs, that MOSR says they won't be coming until September. I really hope …
    in 980 Postponed? 970fx to Make 3.2 gig? Comment by jginsbu December 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Akac First things first...nobody, and I mean NOBODY has any info on the 980 - if such a beast even exists. I think that's a bit of an exaggeration. There is plenty of room for well-founded speculation about the …
    in 980 Postponed? 970fx to Make 3.2 gig? Comment by jginsbu December 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by hasapi Remember, the iMac does not have a fan - so it has the same problem the PB does. Look in the background:
    in Focused thread for new iMacs Comment by jginsbu December 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by thuh Freak ny is so great, they named it twice. beat that! Further Proof! New York is so evil, that people even think it's good! Kinda like Microsoft, don't ya think? Well I, for one, cannot stand idly by…
    in Apple's Most Successful Retail Store Comment by jginsbu December 2003
  • Take that SoHo!!!
    in Apple's Most Successful Retail Store Comment by jginsbu December 2003
  • I use a similar setup. I have my home directory and its subdirectories set up in 'spatial finder' mode through an alias to my home folder on the desktop. (And in Panther, windows never get in the way! Thanks Expose!) I access the rest of the tre…
    in How do you "teach" people how to use OS X properly? Comment by jginsbu December 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Altivec_2.0 Kensington Studio Mouse. The Best ever. I agree! While the Scroll Sensor does take a little getting used to, I wouldn't give it up now. It makes it as easy to scroll rapidly through long documents as …
    in Best 2 button mouse with scroll wheel Comment by jginsbu December 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Barto Can someone please explain what this "umask" thing is? umask is the unix default file permissions creation mask, i.e. it is a mask that specifies the permissions that newly created files CANNOT have. If y…
    in TinkerTool GUI umask Comment by jginsbu December 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Frank777 Anybody here use Mariner Write as their main word-processor? How does it stack up against Nisus, Mellel and that "other" word processor from Redmond? I don't have much experience with Mariner Write, beyon…
    in Mariner Write 3.6 beta posted Comment by jginsbu December 2003
  • OK, here's the answer to my question: The umask setting for GUI applications is located in: ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist The field is called "NSUmask" and it is a number. It does not appear to exist if you are using the def…
    in TinkerTool GUI umask Comment by jginsbu December 2003
  • Yes.
    in Expose and RealOne Player Comment by jginsbu December 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Malokata P.S. does anyone have strange spacing problems within Safari text boxes/address bar every so often? As in, the cursor isn't hovering over the right spot and there are strange spaces everywhere? All the ti…
    in Pro Bluetooth Keyboard/Mouse Comment by jginsbu December 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by WJMoore Have you looked in NetInfo? Doesn't seem to be there either. Thanks for the suggestion though.
    in TinkerTool GUI umask Comment by jginsbu December 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Brad TinkerTool usually just changes plist files. Check your Preferences folders and, after applying changes, sort by date modified to try to narrow down your choices. Thanks, that was the first thing I tried. I c…
    in TinkerTool GUI umask Comment by jginsbu December 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Cosmo I think that OS X using QE could do that stuff without much tweaking at all. As mentioned before all the framework is there. I don't doubt it. Although isn't QE a 2D graphics engine? In any case I wasn't qu…
    in Project Looking Glass and OS XI Comment by jginsbu December 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by 123 Indeed, works. Uh... nope. All the directories don't show up in the Finder: no /usr, no /bin, etc. A few things do show up. And yes, I did relaunch the Finder in order to get it to reread .hidden. My reco…
    in Show the "UNIX" directories in the Finder? Comment by jginsbu December 2003