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    Setup Assistant Migration on Other Macs?

    i'm trying to use the newest setup assistant to transfer user accounts and applications. i've seen other discussion about rerunning the setup assistant by deleting the flag files and the netinfo database. just wondering if anyone had successfully done this.
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    Setup Assistant Migration on Other Macs?

    Has anyone used the Setup Assistant's Migration Utility on another mac? I've gotten it running, but it doesn't work correctly. What I do is copy /Applications/Utilities/Setup Assistant.app and /System/Library/CoreServices/Setup Assistant.app from a new laptop that had the migration utility...
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    Clone old drive to new drive

    assuming you're using os x. first install the new hard drive. take a system install cd either an os cd or one of the computer restore cds and start up from it (insert it and reboot holding down the c key). it will act like you're trying to install the operating system but you want to...
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    Apple store is down... -> PowerMac G5 Single 1.8 GHz

    is it just me or do the new power mac specs match the middle imac specs exactly? and then you get your 17 inch monitor with the imac? at the same price? somebody explain this to me please
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    Objective-C pointer to pointer?

    cool, how did you solve it? did you just check for null first or something more creative?
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    Objective-C pointer to pointer?

    just use [instancePtr message] whatever instance pointer points to will receive the message
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    iTunes price hike...

    problem solving? your first post on this thread that you started was about how you had already solved the problem by using alienware servers, and you were looking into a different music player. when you announce to the community that you have solved your problem then is the community supposed...
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    iTunes price hike...

    i don't see the precedent for a service model that never changes. rates go up all the time in cable, satelite, telephone, cell phone, credit cards, mortgage payments. why do you think apple has the unique obligation to remain steadfast at the .99 cent pricepoint. many many factors go into the...
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    iPod Mini for Runners?

    i got a mini that i run with using the arm band, but only the regular earbuds not the in-ear type. i'll answer your second question first. the armband is well made. it's very sturdy and nicely fitting. depending on how tight you put it on, there is no jiggling at all. i haven't noticed any...
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    Apple's history?

    here's a cool site specific to the macintosh http://www.folklore.org/
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    live updating smart playlist with autosynced ipod

    if you have a smart play list with criteria as follows: # songs not played in the past week # limit to 1000 songs with live updating. auto-sync that playlist only to your ipod mini. so that you plug in the ipod, it does the sync and you disconnect. listen to any song. then auto-sync...
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    does iPod update last played info in iTunes?

    so i'm gonna get the mini iPod and i have more than 4 GB of music. i want to use a smart playlist that will pick 1000 songs that were not played yesterday. will the fact that i played them on my iPod be reflected in iTunes when i reconnect and sync? thanks, ryan p.s. i know that ratings...
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    Mounting a File Server from alias in the Dock

    Just stumbled across this little "problem." If you mount a FileServer and then make an alias of it and put it in the dock, without saving your password in keychain. Then disconnect and try to reconnect using the alias in the dock then OS X brings up the connect to server dialog, but won't take...
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    Macintosh Unveiling

    thanks gomer, even if it's not there, that site is great.
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    Macintosh Unveiling

    Remember when the Macintosh was introduced? I don't either cause I was 3. But I have seen clips of Mac speaking to the audience saying "Hello. Welcome to Macintosh." I was trying to get ahold of that original video of the unveiling. It has to be arround somewhere because there was a CNN...
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    studio display 17 lcd backlight

    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=51810 this is the knowledge base article that describes my problem. top half of the screen is dim and the power light blinks two short times and one long blink. i was able to get the monitor to work correctly (i.e. the whole display was...
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    Current presidential approval rating

    there is no "official" approval rating. only polls conducted by various media corperations or think tanks or independant sources. they all give different answers too.
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