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    huge re-install question

    I copied my entire home directory. Then, when I was copying it back from the hard drive to my laptop, I copied everything except the Library directory, and then brought in the Library items one group at a time (as I still didn't know which file(s) were causing the startup issues). In some cases...
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    huge re-install question

    I ran into the blue screen upgrade problem and ended up doing a glean install after backing everything up to an external drive. Since the external drive isn't a "bootable device" Migration Assistant won't work. However, you can easily copy back your settings and preferences once the OS is...
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    10.5 First impressions - post yours

    After doing a clean install, I examined the logs I'd copied off. Looks like Application Enhancer may have been to blame. The logs were FULL - I mean hundreds of repeated lines - of CSS/Finder errors. I'd strongly suggest dumping APE prior to attempting an upgrade. If it's already too late, you...
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    10.5 First impressions - post yours

    Never thought I'd be posting anything like this. As a developer, I've been running various iterations of the beta on several machines at work, but I wanted an actual retail package just to have (because it's cool and all). So I got it yesterday and went to upgrade my MacBook Pro. I did all the...
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    Best antivirus software (even though we don't need it yet)

    So far, I've only used Intego for their backup software, but I installed their VirusBarrier to see how creepy it might be. I have to check out all the possibilities before I can advise any of my users to install anything, so I get the lovely job of running a software I'm not interested in for a...
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    Best antivirus software (even though we don't need it yet)

    Many thanks. I'm leaning towards Intego, mainly for their support. Unfortunately, I have to try all of them before I can tell this particular user what to get. Ugh! Thanks again for you assist. J
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    Best antivirus software (even though we don't need it yet)

    I have a user who is absolutely adamant that he have a good and functional anti-virus program for his laptop. He's been less than pleased with Norton and Virex. Does anyone have a recommendation? He's not concerned with license type. He's happy to buy something if it doesn't completely suck and...
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    HD recovery with DiskWarrior question

    My iBook G4 drive failed-won't boot or mount when attached to another Mac in target mode. So, I'm running DiskWarrior on the host Mac in an attempt to recover the contents (or at least a portion) of the iBook drive. DiskWarrior sees the drive and returns the correct information about it and...
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    user '???'/'nobody' hogging my system..?

    Upon further observation, the chattering lasts about 2-3 minutes. It happened twice today, once at about 10:00 am, and again about 6:30 pm. I was checking email with Entourage (which I do about 50 time a day), and checking Google News. Firefox and Entourage were the only apps running. And these...
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    user '???'/'nobody' hogging my system..?

    I'm running 10.3.7 on a 1.07GHz G4 iBook. Occasionally (maybe once a day), it starts chattering, similar to the noise when you're writing a large file to disk or receiving a large email attachment. Apps are slow to respond and everything slows to a crawl. Process Viewer shows a weird one-letter...
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    DHCP/Wireless Weirdness - Need Assistance Please?

    The odd IP is 169.254.63.136. I just put in a new router, but it's still doing the same thing. What's truly odd is that it does not happen on my iBook (10.2.8) or either of the older iBooks (9.2.1). I'm thinking the solution might be to just reformat and start over with the PB. It's been through...
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    DHCP/Wireless Weirdness - Need Assistance Please?

    I thought about that. WEP is off by default, and I never bothered turning it on, so I'm assuming that's not the issue. I'm just trying to figure out what happened in the last couple of weeks that caused this behavior. I know I didn't change anything, but obviously something's different. I've...
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    DHCP/Wireless Weirdness - Need Assistance Please?

    This may be an evil plot to cause me to lose my mind, but on the off chance it's something more mundane, here goes: I have cable Internet. I have a Netgear wireless router that distributes IP addresses via DHCP. Pretty standard stuff. There are currently three laptops access the Net...
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    Alida for OS X

    Alida is beautiful! I'm already stuck, but that's normal for me. I'm just enjoying looking around. The sound and graphics are amazing. I very highly recommend this game to anyone who liked any of the Myst or Myst-like games. J
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