Mac Systems

Begging on Usenet doesn't work
But I'm going to try anyway. PLEASE don't quote an entire two-page post only to add two lines proving you didn't read the first line. -- Wes Groleau A pessimist says the glass is half empty. An optimist says the glass is half full. An engineer says somebody made the glass twice as big as it need... 26 May 2010 09:08

rsync and modifcation times
Odd problem syncing files, I was using a script from the internet to sync some files to and from a central location. I noted that the files were sync-ing twice. I wrote the following test script to check things out. It look as though rsync does not update timestamps properly This bug seems a really massive one t... 29 May 2010 13:33

Safari not working
On 2010-05-26 12:40:13 +1000, John <jwolf6589(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> said: Anyone know why this is happening and if you also have been having this problem? Thanks, John Have you ever considered that there are some people who are just too stupid to use computers effectively? Perhaps it ... 28 May 2010 09:19

wifi booster
My brother-in-law and sister have offices on opposite corners of a rather large house. The offices are separated by two masonry walls. The DSL modem and router are in my sister's office and my brother-in-law is not getting a strong enough signal to use it with his laptop. He had heard of some simple signal booste... 26 May 2010 22:27

How to make a recording from a digital source (fiber) using anIntel 2007 MacBook Pro?
Juan I. Cahis wrote: I understand that the Sound Input jack has also digital capabilities, so if I plug a fiber cable in it, with the correct plug, I could make a recording from a digital source (a DAT tape recorder) directly, am I wrong? I know that it has digital sound output. I am not 100% sure it... 25 May 2010 13:31

diffs between /bin/sh and /bin/bash??
I've noticed some differences in /bin/sh and /bin/bash shell script execution. I'm wondering if anyone knows the differences between what should be the same gnu bash interpreter? I have a script that changes the color of text in Terminal.app. The script works (well, the ANSI escape sequences work) with /bin/s... 2 Jun 2010 13:08

How to make a recording from a digital source (fiber) using an Intel 2007 MacBook Pro?
Dear friends: How to make a recording from a digital source (fiber) using an Intel 2007 MacBook Pro? I understand that the Sound Input jack has also digital capabilities, so if I plug a fiber cable in it, with the correct plug, I could make a recording from a digital source (a DAT tape recorder) directly, am I... 26 May 2010 22:27

Vacation
Michelle Steiner wrote: I'm leaving on a jet plane, but I'll be back again... Actually, I'll be departing tomorrow morning, and I'll be taking my Airport Express with me. I'm not sure that I'll need it, but I suspect that I will. The hotel advertises free internet access in certain areas: � Fr... 25 May 2010 15:45

"Open DNS" = Big Brother?
Davoud <star(a)sky.net> wrote: Is "Open DNS" a "service" of the host for davidillig.com or perhaps of Verizon? Do you have manual DNS entries in your Network preferences or are they being entered automatically? -- Mac and geek T-shirts & gifts <http://designsbymike.net/shop/mac.cgi> Prius shirts/bumper ... 28 May 2010 14:51

Problems with Spamhaus ? (Xserve SMTP Postfix)
I seem to be having a sporadic problem with spamhaus RBL. Every so often, I get a message such as: ---- May 24 14:03:32 velo postfix/smtpd[25372]: warning: 183.178.63.69.zen.spamhaus.org: RBL lookup error: Host or domain name not found. Name service error for name=183.178.63.69.zen.spamhaus.org type=A: Host not... 24 May 2010 15:41