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Installed Shapeshifter, Mac Mini won't boot — #12

Quote: Originally Posted by siMac Countdown to smug Zimphire intervention... 10...9...8... Eh? What would I have to say? It obviously wasn't SS fault. anyhow... all fan…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Zimphire Mon, 13 Jun 2005 - 23:18

switcher's review: Pbook 12" — #20

Quote: Originally Posted by tie There is also a bug in the ordering algorithm. For example, just now the first three applications in the list are Firefox, then the printer app…
MacNN Troubleshooting by takai Mon, 13 Jun 2005 - 22:57

Mini down to $430 at LAComputer Company — #4

How about that I guess since they changed that I would definitely wait. It looks like tomorrow is a good possibility. I just took a look at the PowerMac line and the 1.8GHz is at…
MacNN Troubleshooting by discotronic Mon, 13 Jun 2005 - 22:06

Mini down to $430 at LAComputer Company — #3

Actually, the shipping time for the stock models is now 6-8 days... it must have just changed after you looked. Looks like we'll be getting updated mini's tomorrow.
MacNN Troubleshooting by galarneau Mon, 13 Jun 2005 - 21:43

Mini down to $430 at LAComputer Company — #2

The shipping time on Apple's site is still at same day shipping. Usually when there is an update about to happen the shipping time changes to 3-5 days or more. You never know thoug…
MacNN Troubleshooting by discotronic Mon, 13 Jun 2005 - 21:09

Mini down to $430 at LAComputer Company — #1

I'm shopping for a mini, and have been waiting for an update. I just noticed that the base model is down to $430 at LA Computer Company Store: (http://www.lacomputercompany.com/c…
MacNN Troubleshooting by galarneau Mon, 13 Jun 2005 - 20:39

switcher's review: Pbook 12" — #19

Quote: I had found this really confusing, thinking that Apple must be using some odd interface logic, but now I think it must just be a bug. I am not sure if this i…
MacNN Troubleshooting by sniffer Mon, 13 Jun 2005 - 20:17

switcher's review: Pbook 12" — #18

Believe or not, most modern Windows laptops (post 2003) go to sleep pretty well. Granted, they are definitely not as fast as the PBs, either to go to sleep or to wake up, but they…
MacNN Troubleshooting by jokarak Mon, 13 Jun 2005 - 16:49

Installed Shapeshifter, Mac Mini won't boot — #10

As esXXI says, this sounds like a general problem with your OS, not a specific ShapeShifter issue. Gerrit's anecdote about the OS suddenly "losing" the home folder or the preferen…
MacNN Troubleshooting by smeger Mon, 13 Jun 2005 - 14:34

switcher's review: Pbook 12" — #17

Quote: Originally Posted by tie I don't think so. I see this all the time. If I'm copying a large number of files, and am too impatient to wait for it to finish before startin…
MacNN Troubleshooting by f1000 Mon, 13 Jun 2005 - 14:08

switcher's review: Pbook 12" — #16

I really appreciate everyone's comments. There was some frustration in my post, and I was a little worried that it would be interpreted as trolling/flamebait, but I'm glad for the…
MacNN Troubleshooting by tie Mon, 13 Jun 2005 - 13:59

Installed Shapeshifter, Mac Mini won't boot — #9

No idea about your problem (sounds more like an OS problem then a shapeshifter problem - the same thing happened to me back on Panther when I updated to 10.3.3, it would boot and l…
MacNN Troubleshooting by esXXI Mon, 13 Jun 2005 - 13:38

Installed Shapeshifter, Mac Mini won't boot — #4

Well, safe boot wouldn't even work, but I was able to load the OSX install disc by holding down the option key and restarting the mini. After repairing the disc and repairing perm…
MacNN Troubleshooting by kkj1961 Mon, 13 Jun 2005 - 12:40

Installed Shapeshifter, Mac Mini won't boot — #3

Boot up from a Mac OS X disc and remove the shapeshifter stuff. A lot of the time new stuff is put in /Library/StartupItems. If it's not there, try searching for shapeshifter. If …
MacNN Troubleshooting by osxrules Mon, 13 Jun 2005 - 11:16

Installed Shapeshifter, Mac Mini won't boot — #8

A "Safe Restart" is a good option indeed, like Fonzie says. But, the same thing happened to me after the 10.4.1 update. After having been on the phone with AppleCare trying all kin…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Gerrit Vanoppen Mon, 13 Jun 2005 - 10:10

Installed Shapeshifter, Mac Mini won't boot — #7

I believe you can hold down Shift during login to not have ShapeShifter load and then uninstall ShapeShifter. Did you make sure to install APE aswell ? edit: LOL i just found the …
MacNN Troubleshooting by Fonzie Mon, 13 Jun 2005 - 09:37

Installed Shapeshifter, Mac Mini won't boot — #6

Better to do a search, Apple F. Search for shapeshifter and trash anything with it. The creator of the app lurks around here from time to time. You may want to email him and see i…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Randman Mon, 13 Jun 2005 - 09:26

Installed Shapeshifter, Mac Mini won't boot — #3

Sorry about that, just wasn't sure which forum would be best and wanted to make sure I got an answer. I didn't install any themes yet. Just the Shapeshifter application. After…
MacNN Troubleshooting by kkj1961 Mon, 13 Jun 2005 - 09:11

Installed Shapeshifter, Mac Mini won't boot — #2

This is the third thread created on this. You'll find that one usually gets the answer you need. Personally, I've never heard of that. Which theme did you try?
MacNN Troubleshooting by Randman Mon, 13 Jun 2005 - 09:07

Installed Shapeshifter, Mac Mini won't boot — #1

Hi. I just installed shapeshifter by unsanity on my mac mini, running Tiger 10.4.1. After installation , it required a restart, which I did. After restarting though, all I can s…
MacNN Troubleshooting by kkj1961 Mon, 13 Jun 2005 - 08:29

Installed Shapeshifter, Mac Mini won't boot — #1

Hi. I just installed shapeshifter by unsanity on my mac mini, running Tiger 10.4.1. After installation , it required a restart, which I did. After restarting though, all I can s…
MacNN Troubleshooting by kkj1961 Mon, 13 Jun 2005 - 08:27
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