Recent content by Birdman

Wow, this is a blast from the past. Yep, to this day, 10.5.8 still oddly (and seemingly randomly) suddenly stops showing thumbnail/preview icons and goes "generic", but if the file has been saved in PS (CS3 and CS4) the icon always stays w/ the preview thumbnail. The "fix" is to option click on...

Yes, now in all my finder windows, randomly mind you, as not all PS file icons went to that faceless (graphic) green shaded generic icon of Photoshop CS ??? It's rather annoying when looking through files. Double click in the finder (list) and they all show the proper larger thumbnail...

Thanks, Bob, noted! T i m

"I would suggest (for your situation) a firewire drive. You can create your own, just buy a firewire bay" A firewire bay? "and put an IDE hard disk in it." an IDE hard disk? Thanks for the help, Fahrv, but as you can see, I'm not familiar w/ these items, though I know what a "disk"...

I'll be purchasing a G5 when the new models are "supposed" to be announced in Jan. I'm an illustrator and will need plenty of HD space, and storage... I don't really understand the thinking behind putting a bunch of storage drives inside the tower ( unless I can be convinced otherwise...

Thanks!!! That's the info I was looking for. T i m

Anybody heard or have an educated guess on when the next generation of G5's will hit the street. Looking to buy at the turn of the year and hoping the "new ones" hit then? Thanks, T i m

I've never used an external HD in my life, and my "backup" experience is limited to burning CD's. My career has become my G4 as I switched to producing illustrations digitally w/ Painter 7 instead of traditional mediums. So my main back up needs are large graphic files ( 10 to 45 MB...

I've never used an external HD in my life, and my "backup" experience is limited to burning CD's. My career has become my G4 as I switched to producing illustrations digitally w/ Painter 7 instead of traditional mediums. So my main back up needs are large graphic files ( 10 to 45 MB, usually...

Roger Ed. But I'm answering you through my dsl service now.It's working fine here on my G4 (airport card). It's the iMac, that the airport is hooked directly to, that can not get mail or on the internet???? Thanks. And I can't locate the snafu???? T i m

Got a grape iMac (266 mhz, no airport card) that has our DSL line coming into it. It is directly "ethernetted" to the airport. The airport is sending signals fine to my airport card G4. I get the web and e-mail no problems. BUT, ever since the thunderstorm, the iMac (running OS X.1.5) will...

Forget it! Someone clue'd me in that my Wacom tablet was too close to the monitor. 8" or closer is shakesville!!!! Geeezzzzz! Thanks.

Hi Folks, Finally got my upgrade ATI Radeon 8500 video card yesterday. I'm totally being spoiled by all the desktop space w/ 2 large monitors going -- very cool. But......there's always a "but", eh?...... The Wacom wireless mouse operates just as normal, the pen, on the other hand, on my...

Screw all those cables. I've been redirected.... Ha! See how wet behind the ears I am about this "video card" stuff? Cheaper (yet still GOOD) card, that can go VGA,VGA w/ one single enclosed adapter, out of the box....SOLD. Just ordered the ATI Radeon 8500, -- Thanks folks!!! 43 monitor...