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Hi there gurus, I'm trying to compile PHP 5 (beta 2), for my general enlightenment and the goodness of my soul. I have got it working fine without XML, but this means I must lose all the best extensions that rely on XML (simpleXML, WDDX, PEAR - I can't live without them!) So I've installed...

Hi guys, your help on this would be appreciated. I'm setting up a house network, and need wireless access for my Macs. OK, here's the setup: The room with the ADSL connection has a PC with XP (sorry;) connected to the net by a standard ADSL modem, and a combined router and 802.11b...

Hello, I figured this was the best forum to post this in... I'm already OK at programming - i.e. I know what all the control structures do, know what recursive functions are, and eat PHP for breakfast (it's actually rather nice on toast). I hate all the basics being re-explained to me at...

I'm tragicly forlorne... Here I am coming back from the pub after a few swift beers looking for some checksumming action, and they've removed the command in 10.2! How do I checksum files in 10.2? ta Bernie :0) (in a mildly drunken state)

Aah, back to MacOSX.com after a year away - who else could answer this one? Not a stupid newbie question this one - .textClippings: what, are they? They don't appear to be like normal files. Try this - create one on your desktop by dragging text from Safari, and open it in a text editor...

Hi mac nutters... Do any of you know a good ISP for OS X in the UK? I believe AOL (who don't really fit into the category of a good ISP anyway) have stopped suporting OS X, or are dragging their feet for too long, so I must find another. Bernie :o)

Strange bug this one. I recently had some trouble with my computer (10.1.5 upgrade killed it), so I reformatted the OSX partition and reinstalled 10.1. Now when I try to create a new user, I get no response - the "Create new user" button in the users panel of System Prefs appears to be...

Apparrantly, after only a short while with windows XP, M$ are changing again, to 'Windows RG' (Really Good edition) http://www.deanliou.com/WinRG/WinRG.htm Bernie :o)

OK, the countdown begins... In ten days time I sit my final exams - 3 years of learning into 3 days of writing :eek:. As I begin to panic more, you will probably see none of me, or possibly more if I feel the need to procrastinate in the run-up ;o) Until then, have a nice time, and...

Hello programming gurus, I'd like to learn how to program, as HTML/PHP/JavaScript has gotten way too softcore for me. Therefore, I have decided to port to OSX the best (read only) reason to own a PC - Minesweeper! (BTW, I'm aware that this has already been done, but I want to make mine...

OK, I'm confused. Loads of threads, e.g. one in this forum now about a wired article talk about slower or faster rendering of pages, and about how chimera renders so fast etc... What I want to know, is what is this rendering thing? As I understand it, rendering is the process of turning...

OK try this: (disclaimer - if you mess things up, don't blame me. always back up any system files you edit. Don't attempt this if you don't know what XML, backing-up and preferences are) Locate your preferences (Home > library > Preferences) folder, and back-up the file...

Just wondering, on this board we all chat and interact as if we were in a room, but all we see (apart from in that notorious 'post a picture' thread) is our avatars. So that got me thinking – what conclusions do we draw from each other’s avatars? And even worse – what conclusions do people draw...

Hi guys, Not sure if anybody has noticed this, but over the time that I've had my G4 (DP 800), things have gotten slower. IE used to boot in a few seconds, now it's more like ten. The terminal used to pop up really fast on clicking it's dock icon, now it laggs. Most worrying, more...

    OK, random topic, but I'd be interested to know what you peeps think about humankind’s obligations to nature. Do animals have an intrinsic value, independent of any benefit humans derive from them? Do we have any duty to preserve a species because future generations may...

OK, due to the discussion in the above mentioned thread, I think it's time to get people's opinion. For those who don't know about it, it's about abortion, and is here. The thread is going strong, so people wanting to discuss the issue should post there, not here. Here is just for the vote...

OK, stimulated by the healthy discussion in the 25th bi-weekly browser discussion / AOL flame thread, I was wondering if anyone can answer this: Where is the benefit to the makers of free browsers? OK, so Mozlla is open source and supported by netscape so that's it sorted, but where's...

Wow, I just realised that Livemotion supports ActionScript. My initial reaction is: Fuck flash, Macromedia just lost themselves a customer. Does anybody have any info on how good the support is? Any online reviews maybe? If there really is complete and 100% proof ActionScript capabilities...

This is why everybody hates students - jealousy: Bernie :o)

Hi guys, I know for a fact that OSX has Cyrillic characters in it, because I got some Russian porn SPAM email and all the unicode russian characters came out properly. Anyone know how to type in Cyrillic? perhaps a new keyboard layout would do the trick, but I don't know how to...