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    Wonky Window Widgets

    I've been using OS X since Public Beta, and this is the first time I've seen such an Interface Goblin. I thought it was noteworthy ;)
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    Wonky Window Widgets

    Open the attached JPEG image and notice the window's close-button widget. This is weird ::alien::
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    Browser Standards: Safari vs. IE

    Web Form elements that are uniform with the OS's GUI (Aqua!) and that are uniform between all sites dramatically increases usability for most users. Consistency in interface makes for more reliable and predictable functionality from the end users point-of-view. Apple is doing a Good Thing by...
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    AMR Audio Playback

    Hi there... I recently bought a fabulous Sony-Ericsson T68i GSM/GPRS/Bluetooth wireless phone. It has features which allow the recording of sound from its built in microphone and the recording of an actual phone call. Once recorded, I can transfer the sound file to my desktop via Bluetooth...
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    QuarkXpress for OS X: ¿Por que no?

    Just ran across this interesting blog dicussion about Quark vs InDesign. Quark Taking A Dive, at Typographi.ca: December 10, 2002 Make sure to follow the link to "Comments"... they are the most interesting part! Mars :)
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    iMac Dead upon trying Mac OS 10.2 install

    No, not too late. The Installer displays the Read Me just before (or maybe it's after) the EULA. Nothing has been installed at that point, so the install can be easily cancelled. Mars :)
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    iMac Dead upon trying Mac OS 10.2 install

    If I'm not mistaken, the Read Me for every installer of Mac OS X I have used says to install any firmware upgrades *before* installation. Read Me's exist for this purpose! Although, if it's any consolation, it does seen a bit outrageous that a machine could suffer hardware damage from an OS...
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    How big is your MP3 collection?

    I encode all my MP3's =>192Kbps. So, my 13GB collection is markedly fewer actual tracks than one might suspect. Mars :)
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    quota

    Read the man pages for: quotaon quota That should get you started. Mars :)
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    Rendevous?

    Does anyone know how Mail.app auto-populates its pop-up menu of SMTP servers for an account? (the setting "Outgoing Mail Server" in Preferences...: Account: Edit/Add Account) Is that Rendezvous in action?
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    Switching http Port

    Yes, BBEdit has supported user authentication to open hidden/system files for many months through the "Open Hidden..." command :)
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    will 10.2 break mySQL/Postgres/fink/gimp?

    RiscIt, Jaguar adds a MySQL user of it's own. So, it seems to destroy the permissions on anything that was owned by a "mysql" user before the upgrade. To fix it, simply chown any files that were owned by your MySQL user to "mysql". That fixed it for me! Mars :)
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    LDAP Server in Jaguar

    I have been using OpenLDAP in OS 10.1.5 for weeks as the backend directory server for a Web-based application. Now, I have OS 10.2. It comes with OpenLDAP! But when I start up slapd (the LDAP daemon), I get this error: /etc/openldap/slapd.conf: line 19: could not open datasource...
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    Undefined disk error

    Both of those Hard Drives ended up being faulty. One of them catastrophically failed recently...and those errors finally stopped with the installation of a new HD. The other seems to have a faulty ATA controller on the logic board. By best guess at this point...those 0x8 (UNDEFINED)...
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    "arplookup failed" after 10.1.5 update

    The OS X 10.2 Jaguar update finally resolved this problem with Mail! Yeah!!!
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