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  • Quote: Originally posted by ipodandimac I reguraly have apps using over 1GB of virtual memory Most graphic apps (especially WindowServer) will have loads of virtual memory allocated. Its only the amount of memory the app thinks it has and ha…
    in deleting virtual memory files Comment by dobby November 2004
  • Buy DiskWarrior. I normally avoid non unix apps to fix unix problem but its really good. Try booting stand alone (hold down s while booting) run fsck 3 times (it think you need to use /sbin/fsck_hfs) do a df -k to get the device (/dev/disk1s10) …
    in Troubles with hard disk Comment by dobby November 2004
  • I normally buy memory from memoryx.com. For workstations I buy cheap as but for any server I buy direct from the company that makes the server. When I worked for Digital (when it was still called DEC) the memory was graded A AA B BA BB or somethin…
    in NoName RAM vs. Brand Name Comment by dobby November 2004
  • I don't think MySQL can do stored procedures where as Access and Filemaker can. Dobby.
    in database - which software to use? Comment by dobby November 2004
  • Perhaps Adobe will finally release a proper pdf viewer for the browser OS X then. Are there any windows only features? Major Bad Karma if this is true. We are heavily into Adobe here and they are looking for any excuse to replace macs! Dobby.
    in Acrobat 7? Comment by dobby November 2004
  • Try it and find out. I assume virtual memory files are only temporary so I can't see it being a problem except for possible data loss in active programs. IE you type up a document but haven't saved and deleting the virt mem file will delete what you…
    in deleting virtual memory files Comment by dobby November 2004
  • the colon is a delimiter showing that the port number will follow. 548 is the port number for afp over ip. 10.3 is just being more exact. I assume in the server connect you enter afp://10.4.0.0 (10.4.0.0 being your machine). Dobby.
    in Problem connecting two iMacs. Comment by dobby November 2004
  • Wow Firefox can even process javascript correctly. Both IE and Safari are very intolerant when interpreting javascript. Dobby.
    in Safar vs FireFox Comment by dobby November 2004
  • Use MySQL. Its free and its very fast. A very popular RDBMS espcially for web apps. I think its pre-installed on OSX Server (not sure). If you want a powerfull database with Oracle/MS SQLServer then try Informix. Zero administrator overhead which…
    in database - which software to use? Comment by dobby November 2004
  • Doesn't work on OS X. It only works in IE in the MS world tho. I also think its a pretty nifty feature. You need to have a good mouse tho as its a pain having to move your whole hand to scroll up and down which is why I prefer the scroll button. …
    in PC Mouse Thingy Comment by dobby November 2004
  • To re-install OSX, insert your 10.3 CD and either reboot and hold down the c key or select the cd as the startup disk under system prefs or double click on the install OSX icon on the install CD. Once you get to the installation screen click ok to …
    in I could use some suggestions Comment by dobby November 2004
  • Can you use the smtp.mac.com ip (17.250.248.48) as a relay server? Dobby.
    in Do Mail and Safari Suck? Comment by dobby November 2004
  • I'm on my 5th pod as I use it as a normal HD including OS X Server. Only my original 5GB has survived as I only have music on it. I can't be bothered with a full blown drive as the ipod is just too pratical due to its size. (My company still buys t…
    in My thoughts on 8A294 (aka: Tiger Beta) Comment by dobby November 2004
  • If your a developer then submit a bug report! Add the relevant logs (/var/log/system.log etc) and see if they reply. The ADC site explains how to do this. Dobby.
    in Tiger Login Screen Comment by dobby November 2004
  • Luckily there are no more new G3 ibooks. The G3 is a 32 bit CPU. The G4 is a 32 bit CPU with a 128bit vector execution unit known as Altivec (from Freescale?). The G5 is a 64 bit CPU also with Altivec technology. You really need to choose scre…
    in Compaqs and Macs Comment by dobby November 2004
  • I can't do a cat or rm on the /rsrc. It must be there as you said as I get an Operation not premitted on the rm and the cat doesn't give anything (but it doesn't fail!). Excellent tidbit of info. Dobby
    in unwanted nested label colors Comment by dobby October 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by Kickaha Actually, you can to some degree. cat file.foo/rsrc will get you the resource fork. It's an invisible directory attached to each file with such a fork. rm file.foo/rsrc will blast away the resource fork …
    in unwanted nested label colors Comment by dobby October 2004
  • I've also have a couple of PC's do this and the crackling sound was interference from a telephone cable. The OS was never affected. Dobby.
    in My Computer is Cracklin! Comment by dobby October 2004
  • Yeah, I would rather see increase in throughput than more mhz crap. A crossbar backplane with up to 4 x FCAL disk and dual core chips. All this by Xmas (dunno which year tho) . Dobby.
    in Nr9 Prophecy being fullfilled? Comment by dobby October 2004
  • Labels are metadata and kept in the resource fork. You can't currently access the metadata from the command line (unless you write a program to do so). Perhaps there is a bit of software on the web that can do this. Dobby.
    in unwanted nested label colors Comment by dobby October 2004