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    Porting an app from Linux

    a more detailed version of how to compile those pesky linux apps 1.First install developer tools, available from apple website. 2.Install X11 and X11SDK 3.Install fink 4.install all the needed libraries needed by the app via fink.(gtk in this case, could be other required programs too)...
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    Any reason to learn python?

    after years of messing around with perl, php i discovered python and i have to say it is an amazingly easy to learn language. clean, easily readable code and easy to understand. but the python intepreter is not as nice though as it does not support some things i would recommend compiling from...
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    looking for cmd line tool to control volume

    i read somewhere that said shell script can manipulate applescripts maybe that way we can control the volume. question is can it work under just the text mode no gui running at all?
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    looking for cmd line tool to control volume

    i sometimes log into just the console mode i was wondering if i can control the volume from there if yes how??
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    changing shell resulting in ftp problem?

    i used to work on linux systems and i am comfortable using bash rather than tcsh so i compiled bash and made it work as default i changed the default shell from netinfo and the next thing i know is that particular user stop having access to ftp server it said username access denied after i...
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    problem using ncftpd_spy

    i am currently using ncftpd for my ftp needs and i have managed to compile it and make it run perfectly the only problem is that everytime i use the ncftp_spy to see who is accessing it it says no one i even try accessing it locally and it still displays no one present. Anyone out there using...
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    speech never worked in os x

    it never did work in 10.0, 10.0.4, 10.1, and now 10.1.1 everytime i click the open speech command window it just show standing by in the top box thats it in the preference when i click open speakable items it shows a lot of files there. only one of the file is an applescript the rest are...
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    just wondering

    i used to use beos until recently i bought myself a ibook. And one thing i kept on thinking was that is it possible to run beos under VPC?? is there anyone out there who manage to make it work??
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    10.1.1

    after installing the update my finder is much more snappy it does not behave like it used too the update has no side effect or anything like that
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    Give me back my Permissions!

    maybe u should try this command in the terminal cd ~/.Trash if it says the directory does not exist then try this cd /.Trash the . in the front is for invisible files or folders then u try rm -r * Warning this commands deletes everything including directories so u might want to check...
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    gloreous picture icons

    in the manual the curl and shadow looks better than the one generated by graphic convertor but if we want to create the icon like that it is possible too by using something like photoshop to make the shadow and also the curl then pasting it as an icon but that is way too troublesome
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    gloreous picture icons

    go to there and maybe do a search on graphic converter or something like that
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    gloreous picture icons

    use graphic convertor then change preference under save:icons change the icon 128X128 then select the dog eared too for the folded over part then u change the view option of finder to dislay it in bigger icons and u could get that page 10 of yours
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    Having some problem with preview

    i cant seem to make preview open images in their correct size it show a 1280X1024 jpeg file in a thumbnail size i click the actual size but it still shows it at around 128X128 is there anything i can do about it?? the image can still be shown at its original size but i have to zoom in to make...
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