Quote: Originally Posted by Catfish_Man I'd say get the Hillegass book. It's basically targeted right at your skill level, maybe a hair lower. What's the title of the Hille…

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Have you considered using a RAD tool like Runtime Revolution? If you are looking to create fast solutions then its quite easy. Of course if your objective is Objective-C then you'l…

There are 5 children in my house and dvds are often damaged. I would like to backup my childrens dvd collection but am having difficulty. i use MacTheRipper to copy the movie to …

DVD2oneX can compress then burn, so that's what you should be doing. I think your problem is being caused by the way you're burning. If you use dual-layer DVDs, there's no reason …

"I think your problem is being caused by the way you're burning." The way im burning? I have dual-layer dvds should i be using a specific program to burn them? I tried using to…

Quote: Originally Posted by gambo The way im burning? I have dual-layer dvds should i be using a specific program to burn them? I tried using toast 6 titanium and that will no…

My PowerBook 80 GB drive has 5.6 GB available. Is this enough for OSX? How much "room" do I have left if any? I have dumped so old large files and backed everything up...... An…

The answer is: 160GB drives are now available.

And you're going to install them free of charge in our iBooks and PowerBooks? Where do we sign up?

you can also look into removing the localization files for languages you don't actually use. one of these programs will do it for you: monolingual, language cleaner or delocalizer.…

It is enough. I currently have also just 3-6 GB available. Things can get a bit tight if you have less than 1 GB of space available.

Quote: Originally Posted by OreoCookie It is enough. I currently have also just 3-6 GB available. Things can get a bit tight if you have less than 1 GB of space available. …

Thanks to all who chimed in. I would love a 160 in my 17 incher. If I had that, I wouldn't need another computer for years! I use my 17" with a 23" monitor and it works great fo…

im not sure if this is the right forum or not, but i'll soon find out.. what is a droplet and what are they used for?? is it something different than a contextual menu? i've bee…

A Droplet is an AppleScript app (or now Automator, also) that launches when an item is dropped onto it's icon in the Finder. It then does it's thing to said item and promises to gi…

I think we'll be hearing a lot about this film. http://www2.foxsearchlight.com/thankyouforsmoking/ Aaron Eckhart, right, plays a charming tobacco lobbyist in Thank You for Smoking…

Yes, this movie looks interesting. Apple's Trailers site says it opens March 17th (yesterday) but I guess it's only playing in select cities... is it going to be playing nationwide…

Quote: Originally Posted by Apfhex Yes, this movie looks interesting. Apple's Trailers site says it opens March 17th (yesterday) but I guess it's only playing in select cities..…

A little humor helps. Just so that the message continues to get out.

i love that my little town made that list. i'm really excited to see this one. :thumbsupbecauseWDdidn't:

Here you can see the Charlie Rose interview: Quote: Segment 2: A conversation about the new film "Thank You For Smoking". Charlie talks to the author of the novel on w…

What's the reason for movies to start at different dates ? -t

Quote: Originally Posted by what_the_heck What's the reason for movies to start at different dates ? -t I believe it's a common practice when the distributors want to buil…

Quote: Originally Posted by what_the_heck What's the reason for movies to start at different dates ? -t I've always hated that crap. Just release the damn movie everywhere.