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Re: iPhone to Mac VNC Keyboard Issue - 13 years ago

If I remember correctly, that is one of the differences between the lite and full version - the ability to access the full keyboard. You might be able to get around it by copying and pasting frommanothe app.

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Re: Domain Privacy??? - 13 years ago

Quotehaikuman QuoteChakravartin Quoteclay You can change your contact info (phone, street address) by a few digits to ward off any of the sleazy junk mail ("Domain Registry of America" ). Other than that, I just don't worry about it. Falsifying your contact info is a violation of the ICANN TOS and is grounds for canceling your license agreement. So is scanning ones email and giving

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Re: Foreclosures... - 13 years ago

QuoteC(-)ris Quotedecocritter At this point with the volume of foreclosures, what is the point of forcing more people into foreclosure? Would not the banks be better off refinancing at better rates or extending the life of the loan for those that are showing good faith? All of these empty houses, condos, etc are not really doing anyone any good at this point. Counties are raising millage rate

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Re: New MacBook Pro! What Mac "accessories" are important for college-bound son? - 13 years ago

QuoteArticle Accelerator QuotelemmingboyI recommend Word to the students. A lot of the professors are at the technology stage where they will accept files via e-mail, but those files must be a standard Word file whose formatting looks perfect, something you can only 100% achieve via the actual MS Word program. Not so. Create the document using anything you like and save it as a PDF. What SHOU

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Re: New MacBook Pro! What Mac "accessories" are important for college-bound son? - 13 years ago

In terms of Word versus OpenOffice -- while I love and personally use OpenOffice I recommend Word to the students. A lot of the professors are at the technology stage where they will accept files via e-mail, but those files must be a standard Word file whose formatting looks perfect, something you can only 100% achieve via the actual MS Word program. Some schools I've worked at have been

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Re: New MacBook Pro! What Mac "accessories" are important for college-bound son? - 13 years ago

I know you are getting the word about backups but it is worth emphasizing again. I am a college professor who for the last three years have ended up failing one or two students a semester for not being able to turn work in that they claimed was completed but lost because of computer error or loss. Since my class is set up to have the students present and critique each others video pieces and

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Re: Need recommendation for WWII books for my teenager - 13 years ago

1942 by Winston Groom One of the best general overviews of the War i've come across. Since it is the same author of "Forrest Gump" it is incredibly readable.

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Re: Tom Holman joins Apple - 13 years ago

This also takes me back. Tom was my sound professor while I was at film school in USC. I always respected that although he was one of the people at USC who because of the prestige of his name, could do anything he wanted and what he wanted was to teach the intro sound course. Also it was Ben Burtt who created the laser blast noise. Here's a photo of Ben actually hitting the guide wire w

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Re: What Was That Game In Grade School Gym Class Called? - 14 years ago

We also called it crab football.

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Re: Ugh, ebay buyer thinks my item was not as described. - 14 years ago

Quotesilvarios I thought that eBay frowned on advertising installed software that is not legally licensed with the computer? Listing 10.5 anywhere in the auction is misleading, especially since 10.5 will now cost the poor sap another $100 to legally upgrade the OS. You should have wiped the drive and reinstalled the original OS or left the drive blank. Installing 10.5 serves no legitimate purpose

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Re: My friend's daughter is at the PICU at Hershey Medical Center... - 14 years ago

I agree, the kid is a hero. I don't believe the situation would have been any different if a parent was there. For what it is worth, I value the knowledge I gained on my way to becoming an Eagle Scout much more than my high school, college and Master's degrees combined.

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Re: Legality of taking photos - 14 years ago

When I had to take journalism law in college, the guiding principle was whether the subject of the photograph had a "reasonable expectation of privacy." The two cases always talked about was using a telephoto to shoot through a window. Yes, the photographer is in a public space taking a photo, but the person in their house has a reasonable expectation of privacy, even if they leave

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Re: OT: Day Care question regarding misbehaving children - 14 years ago

What state are you in? When my kid was in daycare in Southern California we were told when we signed up that if our child bit another child more than once our child would be thrown out of the center. It was one of the things they really emphasized when we signed up and They presented this as if it was a rule from the state or their licensing or accreditation agency. I think part of th

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Re: Scary Movies - 14 years ago

Jacob's Ladder is a great movie, but one that I never appreciated until I was an adult and had some clue what post-traumatic stress syndrome and the Vietnam War was. As a kid watching it, it seemed too long -- as an adult I think it's fantastic. My picks, for what it's worth: The Exorcist and the Shining are classics and still scare me today even having seen them many many times. The two l

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Re: Follow-up to Final Cut dropping frames... - 14 years ago

Was the RT render indicator green in the previous setup? How full are your drives?

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Re: Getting dropped frames in Final Cut - 14 years ago

I've had his problem often. It is most likely the fact that your project, scratch disk, and media drive are all the same hard drive. You'll do better if the project is on your main drive, the media os on another drive and you render to a third drive. Of course, try to keep as few sequences open as possible, and in those open sequences keep the number of video and audio tracks to a minimum.

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Re: A-10 Simulated Base Attack at Air Show - 14 years ago

Quoteneophyte I thought they had been decommissioned? They seem so capable at their task. My father was load crew chief for the A-10 National Guard unit in Maryland. The A-10 was decommissioned, to the point that they began transferring the planes to Korea and he began training to loading the F-16s that were supposed to replace them. Then when they actually started trying to use the F-16 in

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Re: Interesting; I just got my flu shot, and it's a combined shot this year... - 14 years ago

Quotedreed2 Everyone I know who got the vaccine last winter got the flu and lost time from work because of it. That's not a scientific study, by any stretch, but I never get the vaccine and I've never gotten the flu. It's just 55 years of me living on this Earth speaking here. Take it or leave it, but I don't get injected with anything unless I have no other choice. I sure hope the Feds don't ma

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Re: Opinion Poll: When will we see the first iPad "revision"/Speed Bump? - 14 years ago

If it's not available for Xmas rush, then not until Spring at earliest. Little reason to bring out upgrade in early part of year as it won't affect sales too much. With that being said, if we don't hear about a special event in the next few weeks, it probably won't happen this year. I'd say if we don't have an inkling of it happening before middle of October, it will be April before new mode

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Re: Last gen Mac Mini for $400- good deal? - 14 years ago

You probably know this, but firewire 800 can have Firewire 400 drives plugged into them, you just need an adaptor (9 pin to 6 pin I think . . .) I prefer just using cables that have one connector on one end and another on a different end. On the other hand you may need more than an adaptor for your VGA monitor to work with the Mini's out. Not all DVI outs also send the analog signal needed to

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Re: Is this spider dangerous? - 14 years ago

I believe the only two dangerous spiders in North America are the black widow (black with red hourglass on abdomen) and the brown recluse (brown with black fiddle shape marking on abdomen). The only other one is the tarantula (big, hairy, you'll know it when you see it), which is not really dangerous per se, but the bite can hurt like a bee sting and some are allergic to the venom.

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Re: Can Anyone Here Recommend A Home Deep Fryer? - 14 years ago

Not to be the stick in the mud, but if you have kids under 12, please be extra super cautious using a fryer. I had a friend who's kid was really badly hurt because they wanted to help Mommy cook. To each their own, but to me, these things are way too dangerous for everyday home use. I'll get off my soapbox now, and please feel free to ignore me.

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Re: My Mac find of the day (of the year?) - 14 years ago

QuoteBlack Excellent, congratulations! 17" or 20"? There are tips on various boards to look inside the audio port-- the red light should not be on if there's nothing plugged in-- supposedly tickling it with a toothpick can unjam the switch that tells it something is plugged in. But if you've got external speakers, who cares . . . Definitely check this out. Had this happen on m

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Re: index.php_files.... what are these...? - 14 years ago

I have these appear from time to time. I have my desktop set as my default download locations and I often right click a link in Safari and miss "Open in New Tab" and accidentally hit "Download Linked File". If it is PHP website the file you mention is what appears.

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Re: How to move files from one account to another - 14 years ago

Building on cbelt3's comment, in the Library folder is where e-mail, the address book, and browser bookmarks are saved. In my experience, if you pull them out, the rest of the Library folder can be left behind.

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Re: Did anyone here donate bone marrow or stem cells? - 14 years ago

I've been on the marrow donation registry for years and have never been called. From what I understand, for actual marrow donation, the biggest risk comes more from the anesthesia than the actual procedure. Also when they say there is pain for the donor, I've been told it's more along the lines of the soreness you'll feel if you workout way past your limits and not very bad at all. In te

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Re: I think I can finally delete AppleWorks - 14 years ago

If you're worried about any of the old files, since you are using them only for reference, you could convert them to PDFs through the print dialogue box and archive them. I went through a similar process a little while back. -Shawn

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Re: Kids car seats - 14 years ago

I asked the same question to the car-seat panel at a baby-show in L.A. a few years ago. What they said is there is NO difference in safety between a properly installed latch car-seat and a properly installed belt car seat. They also said that the rear center is by far the safest place to put a car seat. With that being said, the center is the way to go. The key really is properly instal

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Re: Anybody buy from Melrose Mac in Hollywood? - 14 years ago

I've been there a few times. Their prices are pretty high, but they carry many items that are otherwise mail order. I think they make most of their money off the video pros in the area who at times need something quick more than they need it cheap. I've heard mixed reviews about their service. Again the price seems high to me, but not ridiculously so. The only real upside is that they

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Re: Apple talks to the police about their lost iPhone... - 14 years ago

What I think is at play here is the fact that Apple eventually got their phone back, in a more or less undamaged state. All of the statutes people are quoting deal with the return of the property, which Apple did get back. Legally what's the difference if a bartender, the police, or a private individual hold an item that is abandoned and lost as long as they give it back when asked? What char

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