Mac Systems

Apple update chokes internet bandwidth
In article <1jhlvoq.vlq5fkdxjnk4N%dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz>, dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote: I'm not aware of an easy way to do "rate limiting" on a specific TCP connection. It depends on the speed of the server, and Apple's (Akemai's) servers are usually very fast. My router will do QoS, it's ... 28 Apr 2010 14:00

Latest BlackBerry DM wipes out data in iCal/Entourage
John <jwolf6589(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote: This is a warning to those using BlackBerries. DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT update to the latest version of the Mac DM. If you do, you will lose al your tasks, notes, and calendar entires on your Mac. http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/BlackBerry-for-Mac/Desktop... 27 Apr 2010 07:37

Computer and NetBIOS name keep changing to NAME_(2)
OSX 10.5.8, been happening for a couple years. No, zero machines with the same name are on my network. Yup - I've double and triple and quadruple checked this. In Network settings->WINS it always says "NAME is currently in use" no matter what I change it to. I change it to... say 'Dragon', apply - it still says it'... 28 Apr 2010 11:42

home, net
I may have asked this a long time ago; if so, my apologies for repeating myself. Recently, my Hardware Growler has been informing me of the mounting of the "home" and "net" volumes. I do recall (and just verified) that they are invisibles that are in the window for my Computer (under Devices), but don't recall w... 1 May 2010 14:18

The Apple Two The iPad is Steve Jobs' final victory over the company's co-founder Steve Wozniak.
On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:26:02 -0700, Mark Subtlework wrote (in article <hr4eo7$919$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>): <snip> But Maccies keep on buying. When big corporations get into it, the typical American buys anything. He buys cheap corn beers, Big Macs, $5 toothbrushes, hoaxes like 9-11, 911 is a hoax... 27 Apr 2010 06:31

Way to avoid having to type sudo password each time?
Hi, I'm using Mac 10.6.3. I'm a sudo user. On my machine, I frequently need to restart my Apache web server, and hwen I pop open my terminal and type sudo /usr/sbin/apachectl restart I'm prompted for a password immediately after. Is there a way I can avoid having to type my password and just enter the ... 3 May 2010 14:15

How do I restore with Time Machine?
On 4/25/10 7:17 PM, John Wolf wrote: I downloaded the latest BlackBerry desktop manager this morning and after the install all my Entourage desktop tasks, notes, and calendar files go deleted. I looked on a BB website and many others are having this problem. How can I restore my BB DM back to the version th... 27 Apr 2010 01:03

Mobileme iDisk query
I tried the Mobileme trial and have abandoned it. The iDisk icon remains on the dektop. I cannot get rid of it. I can turn off "external disks" in finder prefs but that turns all disks off. Any ideas as to how to get rid of this annoying mobileme disk icon much appreciated. ... 26 Apr 2010 20:36

The Apple Two The iPad is Steve Jobs' final victory over the company's co-founder Steve Wozniak.
http://www.newamerica.net/publications/articles/2010/the_apple_two_30264 ByTim Wu, New America Foundation April 6, 2010 | Slate In 2006, professor Jonathan Zittrain of Harvard Law School predicted that over the next decade there would be a determined effort to replace the personal computer with a new generati... 29 Apr 2010 20:21

Of Wacom tablets, terminals, serial ports, and adapters
I have a USB-to-serial adapter on one of the USB ports connected to a serial port Wacom tablet. The Wacom is controlled via TabletMagic (opensource project) preference pane. The pane initiates a daemon when required (the user can enable & disable the daemon from within the pane). All was well until I tried in... 27 Apr 2010 11:01