On Thu, 2004-02-12 at 22:41, Ryan Schotte wrote:
If BBEdit isn't inheriting authorisation somehow, then the
question remains of how BBEdit can alter files that it just
shouldn't be able to. Admittedly I only used it as a simple
test, but I didn't think it could do anything that any other
I have several hundred images that need to be batch converted :
They need to have ©2004 Blah blah blah added
at the bottom right of each image before they go
to the web.
GraphicConverter has always been my weapon of
choice for doing thumbnails and other such
stuff - anyone know if you can
Maybe the finder executes it with elevated priveleges when you try to
open a file you otherwise couldn't (during that window before your
elevated privileges expire), causing it to continue running with
elevated priveleges until it's exited?
Just a guess. If I'm right, it's much like saying sudo
Had a look at Harvey Norman's computer parts section and saw a 80211b Belkin
54g Cable DsL router wireless for $279.95.
Want to use it with my 17 Powerbook and my Mom's iMac Indigo which is
located on the lower floor of our Apartment. I have Telstra Cable internet
connection which it supports.
Only 27 List members have indicated that they use broadband (which
may be an indication that cost is a deterrent factor) which made it
easy for my 60 year old retiree's mind to summarise. Details of the
statistics are below followed by my observations.
Bigpond ADSL: 5 (2 residence, 2
Hi guys does anyone know if PCI modems (PC) work in power pc PCI's ,or do
I have to get special drivers on special mac PCI modems.It's for my
7300/200.Thanx
Mike
Just recently I have been having problems when putting blank CD's into my
eMac and G4 iBook.
The eMac is set to use Roxio's Toast Lite when a blank CD is loaded in the
drive tray. However when I try to put a blank CD in to record onto, the
Toast Lite icon appears in the dock for 2-3 bounces then
you might want to look at these MacUpdate searches on Watermark
software:
http://macupdate.com/search.php?
keywords=watermarkos=button.x=15button.y=12
On 12/02/2004, at 11:22 PM, Antony N. Lord wrote:
I have several hundred images that need to be batch converted :
They need to have ©2004
Apple has posted an update for GarageBand. The blurb reads: 'This software
update will upgrade your version of GarageBand 1.0 to GarageBand 1.0.1. This
update clarifies specific alert dialogs regarding system performance'.
R.K.
On 12/02/2004, at 8:22 PM, Rob Findlay wrote:
The blue white revision B. can take 2 hard drives. A gig of ram and
be
overclocked safely. Has PCI so you can add a second video card to run 2
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So can anyone stick their neck out and (on
I personally think this is a myth -- people say the same things about
Linux.
When people ask how come we think that these vulnerabilities are
always
'Windows problems', people says things like it's because crackers
only
bother to attack the major OS (Windows) (or even Windows has more
On 13/02/2004, at 5:12 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi guys does anyone know if PCI modems (PC) work in power pc PCI's ,or
do
I have to get special drivers on special mac PCI modems.It's for my
7300/200.Thanx
Mike
If you mean winmodems (internal, pci, designed for windows), no.
There is
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on Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 07:32:07AM +0800, Adam Hewitt wrote:
One big thing you missed is that Windows has unused services turned on
by default, where as a decent Linux distro and OSX has everything turned
off and requires manual configuration to get those things
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on Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 12:45:48AM +0800, Shay Telfer wrote:
BTW - how has this hideous fault remained in OSX for so long? Surely
there's an equivalent of 'sudo -k' - a way the finder can explicitly
drop priveleges?
It's Apple's Authorisation services, not the
I wish to email a movie clip to a Windows user but no matter what
extension I use, it will not play. Is it as simple as changing the
extension to .avi, .mpeg etc, or do I need a conversion application to
do this? I am creating the movies in Quicktime from iMovie (.mov). How
do I convert to a
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on Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 12:45:48AM +0800, Shay Telfer wrote:
BTW - how has this hideous fault remained in OSX for so long? Surely
there's an equivalent of 'sudo -k' - a way the finder can explicitly
drop priveleges?
It's Apple's Authorisation services, not the
I wish to email a movie clip to a Windows user but no matter what
extension I use, it will not play. Is it as simple as changing the
extension to .avi, .mpeg etc, or do I need a conversion application
to do this? I am creating the movies in Quicktime from iMovie
(.mov). How do I convert to a
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on Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 10:06:41AM +0800, Shay Telfer wrote:
Yes, but such authorisations can be explicitly revoked (same principle
as `sudo -k`). Craig's question: why doesn't this occur?
AFAIK there's no revoking mechanism as the authorisation is granted
via
on 12/2/04 9:05 PM, Pontifex Family at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have been getting very marked slowdowns on my iMac G3 under 10.3.2 (5 -
30 minutes to respond to commands rather than an actual freeze or kernel
panic). In searching the web for explanations I have noted that:
1. web
On Fri, 2004-02-13 at 09:50, James Devenish wrote:
I have /no doubt/ that you already know this, but arbitrary Linux and
Mac OS X programmes can be run without any prior installation by the
root user.
It's also worth noting that most people won't care if their computer
still works, when all
I have two Macs to use a single ADSL modem at different times. Can I
hot swap the the ethernet cables into the modem, or do I have to go
through some shut down routine, or what other option (other than buying
an ethernet router)?
Severin Crisp
I have two Macs to use a single ADSL modem at different times. Can I
hot swap the the ethernet cables into the modem, or do I have to go
through some shut down routine, or what other option (other than buying
an ethernet router)?
Severin Crisp
Best, (cheapest) option is a second network
On Fri, 2004-02-13 at 16:16, Severin Crisp wrote:
I have two Macs to use a single ADSL modem at different times. Can I
hot swap the the ethernet cables into the modem, or do I have to go
through some shut down routine, or what other option (other than buying
an ethernet router)?
Yes and
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I have two Macs to use a single ADSL modem at different times.
Can I hot swap the the ethernet cables into the modem, or do I
have to go through some shut down routine, or what other option
(other than buying an ethernet router)?
Severin Crisp
Best, (cheapest) option
So the quickest answer is: Try it., but be prepared that with all the
reasons why it would work, there are many more why it won't, outlined
very briefly below in bullet points:
* No, if the Mac runs PPPoE
* No, if the modem gives out addresses via DHCP once
* No, if the
On Fri, 2004-02-13 at 14:00, Onno Benschop wrote:
You might also invest in a hub, for around $50 or so, much better idea
than putting multiple cards in one computer.
Why? To me, having a normal DSL modem connected vi a hub to a LAN seems
a significant security issue, especially if it's a
I've put some in the mail to you today - should be with you Monday
On 13/02/2004, at 3:17 PM, Robert Howells wrote:
Hello wamug,
Cab somebody direct me to a source of jumpers and links as used in
Seagate IBM hard drive jumpers etc.
Also I have a IBM LVD drive which requires a special
Hi all
have gone through the process of signing up to bigpond cable 2 days
ago. A reasonable plan over 2 years with free installation and 2 months
free over 24. I rang them about 10 minutes ago to ask a few questions
and mentioned I had a mac with OS 10.3.2Well, hold the bus!!!
'could
Chris,
Launch will be fine with 10.3.2. I'm using it on an eMac at home. The
latest version is aware of the unlimited plan works well.
You should go for an ethernet modem which they'll most likely supply.
Cheers
On 13/02/2004, at 5:23 PM, Chris Burton wrote:
Hi all
have gone through
On Fri, 2004-02-13 at 15:23, Chris Burton wrote:
Hi all
have gone through the process of signing up to bigpond cable 2 days
ago. A reasonable plan over 2 years with free installation and 2 months
free over 24.
Just a heads-up: Telstra, like any other internet provider, reserves the
right
I've been bitten by term contracts with ISP can change the terms at any
time clauses. Avoid them like the plague - they're not worth it.
Even worse, they might *not* change the contract and you might wind
up being stuck paying the prices that were current 2 years ago!
Have fun,
Shay
--
Howdy whomever is in charge of the WAMUG CD
Would you mind downloading burning onto a CD the following files -
they are fairly large and my connection is not stable enough to
permit large file downloads
gimp-print 4.2.6.0 for Panther
Appleworks update
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/appleworksformacosx.html
The annoying thing about this is that once again it's for North
American English AppleWorks, not the international version, which
Apple seems to have given up on updating.
Have fun,
Shay
--
You can download the international english version from the Apple
Australian site.
I had a little trouble finding it after a friend tipped me off. So go
to http://www.apple.com.au/appleworks/
Not the most efficient communicators sometimes. Thank goodness for the
WAMUG list.
On 13/02/2004,
And it even works!! Finally.
Daniel F.
On 13/02/2004 18:22, Greg Manzie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You can download the international english version from the Apple
Australian site.
I had a little trouble finding it after a friend tipped me off. So go
to http://www.apple.com.au/appleworks/
On 12/02/2004, at 7:15 PM, Dave Choy wrote:
If you weren't aware, palmone in their infinite wisdom have just
decided to no longer develop syncing/desktop software for macs. Their
new OS, PalmOS 6 (Cobalt) will specifically not sync with macs out of
the box. additionally, older versions of
Hi all,
I'm having a bit of trouble connecting my office and home networks. I have
ADSL and D-link routers at both ends. There are a few server services that I
want to make accessible between the two networks, and I also wouldn't mind
setting up a VPN.
I've tried fiddling with opening ports and
BTW - how has this hideous fault remained in OSX for so long? Surely
there's an equivalent of 'sudo -k' - a way the finder can explicitly
drop priveleges?
It's Apple's Authorisation services, not the unix privilege mechanism
that are behind the problem.
Yes, but such
Hi all
I have a perfectly good Epson GT7000 scanner except that its only
interface is SCSI.
Can anyone recommend a converter for use with modern Macs? It
obviously needs to be reasonably inexpensive as new scanners are quite
cheap these days.
The only ones I've seen on the net is from
Apple has posted an update for GarageBand. The blurb reads: 'This software
update will upgrade your version of GarageBand 1.0 to GarageBand 1.0.1. This
update clarifies specific alert dialogs regarding system performance'.
R.K.
Isn't available on software update yet apparently, so you'll
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on Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 08:18:41PM +0800, Ryan Schotte wrote:
Google aint cooperating.
It may very well be this:
http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2003/Nov/1008278.html
There is a workaround that is based on making specific additions
to /etc/authorization.
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