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I believe the above script requires a scripting addition to be installed, OSX Power Additions Lite. I believe Shell is one of its commands. I don't know if there is anyway to do this with the standard Applescript (while Terminal is scriptable, its not very full featured). Try downloading and...

Have you tried just installing OS 9 on the same partition as OS X? I know it works the other way (installing 9, then X on the same disk). Having both on the same partition works well for me.

If you are interested in installing SAMBA, there are a few simple installers available at the Xamba Network Integration Project. They are really just Installer wrappers for fairly recent SAMBA builds, but if you don't need the latest/greatest, they are a good way to go. I used their Samba X...

I doubt there will ever be any easy way to create a ram disk on OS X. The whole purpose of a RAM disk is to cut down on disk access by keeping everything in RAM. But OS X's memory management already does this. The OS will keep a fairly ideal set of files, etc. cached in memory, so having a...

I've been playing around with Python for the first time recently, and have been running into some odd problems involving recursion. Specifically, I've been writing some sorting algorithms for a class (me = CS student), at least one of which sometimes involves heavy recursion (>4192 recursive...

To change all of your files' user and group, make sure they (and nothing else you don't want to change) are in the same directory, and execute: chown -R user:group: /Directory/Name/ That will recursively change the owner, etc. for all of your files. The playlists seem to be stored in...

Normally, when an application starts, it has to first find the location of all of the libraries it needs. This can take time, and will cause the application to load slower. Updating the prebindings will record all of the links between applications and libraries. This will speed application...

I don't much about ColorSync myself, but those profile settings seem very similiar to mine. If you haven't already, you may want to try cheching if any of your profiles are corrupted. There is an option in the ColorSync Utility (in /Applications/Utilities/) to verify/repair all profiles. I...

While setting up network time may end up fixing the problem, it is still a good idea to follow Jadey's advice and replace the internal battery. The reason why the date is resetting to 1969 without network time synchonization is probably that the information in PRAM is being erased. Dead...

OSXvnc is pretty usuable http://www.osxvnc.com/ From the site regarding the ability to run more than one desktop at a time: <i>As far as I know, there is no way of running multiple instances of the Aqua WindowServer in parallel; the OS just does not provide support for this. If someone...

I've having similar problems - trueblueenv stays running even after I have shut down Classic. Happens all the time if I start up classic, then click to cancel the loading process. After Classic quits, the classic environment still continues to load in the background. I've going to hazard a...

OS X will run in less than 128 MB - virtual memory will take care of you down to about 64 MB. However, if you can, it's a good idea to upgrade to <i>at least</i> 128. The more RAM you have, to more RAM OS X will use, and the faster everything will go. Going from 128 to 256 to 384, I'm still...

I hate to get involved in a debate over what sucks or not, but here's my 2 cents anyway: Yes, OS X is a big break like Windows 95 was, and will probably face the same sorts of problems. It takes time to track down bugs, etc. after you rewrite an entire operating system. Still, I think the...

I've been ignoring this for a while, but I've had a file named @LongLink sitting on my desktop, and I can't figure out why it's there - I don't even remember when it appeared. I'm afraid to test it out by deleting it (I need root privileges)...can someone help me out?

I haven't heard anything about a working VNC server for OS X yet, but there is an client app available: http://www.geocities.com/tim_senecal/