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  • It might be a good idea to de-authorize your machine first before you do any future re-installs. This is true for *any* software that requires online activation. I back up all my data and de-authorize all software before doing anything significant l…
    in ITunes Activation Limit? Comment by drumsticks August 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Dunebug38 Follow up question to you Chucker. If you have CS2 installed on OSX can you share it through parallels as well? Or do you have to install a disc through windows instead. In other words, I won't need to buy 2 c…
    in CS 2, slow on Intel iMac...need more ram? Comment by drumsticks August 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by aplnub I think turn file vault on and have a big long password with it. And there is a problem with that also. When *first* encrypting a home directory, the unencrypted version is deleted normally, so it is not real…
    in Auto defrag + secure delete = not secure? Comment by drumsticks July 2006
  • Happens with many X11 programs too.
    in external monitor and firefox Comment by drumsticks July 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by jpennington A risk isn't a risk if it is relevant. It might be to some people who may have falsely believed that they have securely removed all traces of something when they might not have. But I get your point …
    in Auto defrag + secure delete = not secure? Comment by drumsticks July 2006
  • Haha... I fully expected this thread to go off topic as it has. Thanks for those who replied. I agree with Kickaha. It's not about what I or anyone have to hide. It's just a technical question. I don't even use secure delete at the moment, before…
    in Auto defrag + secure delete = not secure? Comment by drumsticks July 2006
  • Agreed. Thanks Marvin.
    in Auto defrag + secure delete = not secure? Comment by drumsticks July 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by Chucker "But wait", you say, "what happens to the old physical location? Aren't there going to be remains?" Yes, possibly, and worse, the secure deletion utility (e.g. srm) would not know about them. To get of these un…
    in Auto defrag + secure delete = not secure? Comment by drumsticks July 2006
  • Thanks for your replies Chucker, but I still don't get it. According to http://www.kernelthread.com/mac/apme...izations/#FIVE Quote: When a file is opened on an HFS Plus volume, the following conditions are tested: If the file is less than 20 MB…
    in Auto defrag + secure delete = not secure? Comment by drumsticks July 2006
  • Ok. Perhaps I should rephrase. Auto defrag creates a new unfragmented copy and 'discards' the fragmented one, which still remains on disk. When one finally secure deletes the final unfragmented file, one is still left with a fragmented copy! Not …
    in Auto defrag + secure delete = not secure? Comment by drumsticks July 2006
  • Quote: Where do you see the haxies? It's not brushed metal.
    in why does the finder do this? Comment by drumsticks July 2006
  • http://www.kezer.net/xbattery.html
    in Macbook Sleep Comment by drumsticks July 2006
  • It shouldn't make any difference if it is external or internal. Drives will fail if they will. The only difference is an internal drive will be knocked around (physically) less, and will probably remain spinning the whole time, which is good for …
    in Internal Drive Or External Drive? Comment by drumsticks July 2006
  • Mac OS X does not charge the battery if it is 95% or more. That is, if you have a 100% battery, use it till 96%, and then plug it in, it will stay at 96%. Only if you dip below 95% will it charge back to 100% again. This is by design and intended…
    in Macbook Sleep Comment by drumsticks July 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by 1337_5L4Xx0R Wordpress. Check out my two blogs here and here for examples of what can be done. Same basic software, two completely different sites. And yes, you can get a free blog account, already set up, through w…
    in Creating my own blog (without iWeb) Comment by drumsticks July 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by icfireball Why would you want to keep your computer on 24/7? Unlike Windows, Mac OS X starts very quickly. When I'm not using it durring the day or while I'm sleeping, I just turn it off. Yeah, but computer s…
    in What's your (longest) uptime? Comment by drumsticks July 2006
  • Exactly right. No 3D graphics acceleration. It's a 2D world for PPC Linux But Linux isn't about lickable eye-candy only, you know
    in Ubuntu Linux on PPC Comment by drumsticks June 2006
  • XGL/Compiz will require 3D drivers, and open source drivers are not going to work. You need proprietary drivers. And ATI and NVIDIA are not making their available on PPC, but x86 only. Pity, because I would like to run that on my PPC machines too.
    in Ubuntu Linux on PPC Comment by drumsticks June 2006
  • The insanely huge icon spacing on the desktop was introduced (bug?) in 10.4.3 or 10.4.4. Prior to that, the spacing was like the Finder, which while still large, I find ok. The desktop spacing now is ridiculously large.
    in Can you adjust the Finder grid spacing? Comment by drumsticks June 2006
  • I have the same situation, I have Photoshop on both desktop and laptop. You are allowed to activate on two machines. If you bought a new machines, you can transfer the activation to the new machine. At any time, only two machines can be activated. T…
    in Adobe products on multiple computers Comment by drumsticks June 2006