Recent content by griffman

Zim: Any chance you can give a UNIX-novice some additional tips on compiling trn? I made the symlinks you described, but I'm a bit overwhelmed by the 40-odd questions asked during the Configure script. Specfically, questions about termlib, extracting library files (I said no), what to do...

Samba: Make Mac shared volumes visible to PCs on the network. Free product. Sharity: Make PC shared volumes visible to Macs on the network. Commercial product. I use Samba, since once you have a visible share, you can basically go both directions; you just have to move the file to where...

Here's a description of how to do it: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20010420005353216 However, the problem is that this puts the app in background mode, which means you can't type in it -- so Stickies is not a good candidate. But other 'process only' tasks may be... -rob.

Hmm ... I have one-click access to all the open windows, via the contextual menu items and the right mouse button (or use control-click). Pops up a list of the app's open windows, and off I go ;-). If one ever does get created, I really hope it's either third party (so I can not install it)...

Interesting ... how much RAM do you have, and on what machine? Something doesn't sound right in the way X is running for you -- on my G4/350, I hardly ever heard the hard drive, with or without Classic. And if you read up on the VM system of 9 vs. X, X wins hands down according to everything...

I've written a brief, non-technical intro to getting the most out of X. It will be most useful to those just starting the transition, but has some tips that you may not have seen before. I've also included info about how I've chosen to use the desktop and toolbar to make X as efficient as...

there are a number of ways to enable root; a search on these forums would probably find about 15,000 posts with the answer. i'd tell you the command line version, but i don't remember it. i think there's an 'enable root' in netinfo manager, too, or you can reboot off the cd and pick 'reset...

You can, and it will (lifted from my site with my permission ;-) ... * cmd+option+click: Switch to selected application and hide all others. * option+click: Switch to selected application and hide the current application. * cmd+click: Open and switch to a new finder window containing...

It will be an update, but I don't think I've heard if it will be free or a small charge. It's not a whole new product, at least based on what the boards are saying... -rob.

there's a new 0.21 version for post-PB's; did you get that first? -rob.

If you install a program called "Samba" on OS X, then the Windows machines can see shared folders on the Mac; there's also a program that can go the other direction, but I forget what it's called. There will be new programs coming out to handle this connectivity in an easier manner (aka "Dave...

I have a single-CPU 733mhz machine that's been on order since early February. I slowed it down by adding the geForce3; now I'm wondering if I should put a hold on it, and wait and see if the duals will really be coming out...or if they'll sell an add-on card for the single-CPU machines? -rob.

VPC 4.0 will not run under OS X, nor will it run in Classic. It will, however, run if you simply reboot into 9.1, which you can do at any time with OS X. Connectix has committed an OS-X version of VPC, due out sometime between now and July, from what I've read. -rob.

Yes, at it's core OS X is BSD unix, with some directories moved and/or renamed, and some Mac-specific stuff added in. For example, the webserver default page location is /Library/WebServer/Documents, which I hand't seen before. There's a freeware app called "space," which is a start to the...

x windows: You can install a commercial x-tools program (www.tenon.com), or go the freeware route and install xfree86 on x (sorry, no URL handy but search these forums; the info is here). virtual screens: Hmm, I don't think so, but this is beyond my expertise. shells: tcsh by default, z...