Have you tried 'Zap gremlins' from BBEdit (replacing them with bullet characters) to make sure there's nothing wrong. The characters you're seeing usually mean a UTF8 character has…

Anyone manage to get it working with a proxy? It doesn't look like its even trying to use my Web Proxy at the moment

Quote: Originally Posted by smellycat Ps. I'm sitting in class right now next to my friend using a IBM T41 with a trackpad, that annoying red thing in the middle of his keyboard…

Hydrogen is just the best way to STORE energy in the future. Hydrogen cannot be counted as an energy source.

Just thought I'd remind everyone that motion has been released now. There must be a Motion GFX designer here with a really beefy G5 and Gfx Card who could let Swiz borrow it for a …

Welcome to Macintosh - you've entered a better world. You'll love it.

have to agree w/ Holigen on that comment... looks good! bv.

OT: Mine hasn't shipped yet. I emailed them today requesting they cancel my order in lieu of the new one. Why didn't they go that route in the first place?

It's about freakin' time. I have been waiting over a year for this. Man, I am so stoked to get one of these... Oct. 12 is gonna be awesome!

just an idea smokin' a camel and pettin' my dog... oh, anyone---what should I use to clean my screen?? (Studio Display 17" ADC CRT)?? thanks [ 06-10-2001: Message edited by:…

Slider wrote (way up in this thread): Quote: OK, what would you recommend I use to learn UNIX on my Mac? I would be starting from scratch. I'm in somewhat th…

Most black PC's are just black plastic. Apple seems to use some sort of paint.

OK... I sat down and started creating a 3D model of my G4. It was taking too long so I just used some Apple images of the G4 and modified them in Photoshop. The designs aren't exac…

Quote: Originally Posted by philm I think it's fair to say that these small limits are mainly for ISPs which are offering free or very cheap broadband in the UK. Yes, it is …

Quote: Originally Posted by dissapointed Very unlucky? Dude, a computer is a high tech, complex piece of electronic equipment. If you drop it, or it slides off a seat, stuff br…

What is PCle? I'm a Mac newbie, I'm switing to a new PowerMac!

Quote: Originally posted by Jayznkelc: Good, means my single 1.8 G5 won't be double outdated in the few short months I've had it. I was hoping Apple would introduce new …

Hi, I'm a Mac Newbie (but Pretty good with windows xp) and need some advices for essential quick keys. I'm currently using a Macbook Pro and was wondering what the quick keys are…

black is way sexier....the black ipods are for sexy people

I like it but not how the labels are inside the white bars on all the pages except for the grey one where they are next to the white bars. Other than that, it's really nice and yo…

Riiight... they will mount on the right side where they're inserted. As long as you leave them a space and don't accidentally put something in it when they're not mounted. Try th…

Ok, so I am soon to buy my first mac - 17" pb - and I am looking for a good pair of bluetooth headphones. I have heard tell of the toshiba and hp offerings, but I have not yet foun…

In my opinion, with smart nested playlists, the checkboxes are really no longer necessary. Personally, since the introduction of iTunes 1, I've never used them.

Might come with 256MB just so that they could get the price under 2500.... I'm curious to see what the full specs are. But yes, shipping it with 256MB RAM is insane......

Wait a minute. I have a 3G iPod and I bought the USB2/FW combo cable from apple because I wanted to see if I could use the iPod's HD at work (PC). This cable allows USB2 transf…