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  1. Re:Math libraries included, too... on Mac OS X 10.2 Technote Released · · Score: 1
    In addition, the new libm is [...]faster than libm in Mac OS 10.1.x.
    That's not hard to do, since there was no libm in 10.1 (dunno about Jaguar).
  2. Re:Leaving OS X Because of Cocoa on Pepper Author Calls It Quits · · Score: 1

    The problem is that the most important information (including this one) is hidden in the release notes, which most developers don't seem to read.

  3. Re:Question for OS X users. on Apple Secretly Maintaining x86 Port Of Mac OS X · · Score: 1
    I'm not sure why, but I never use full screen windows on Mac OS 9/X, but always on Windows. Maybe because both were designed accordingly.

    IMO filling my entire 1600x1200+1024x768 screens with a single web browser window would be a great waste.

  4. Re:My #1 wish for the iPod: on iPod Software Update 1.2 Now Available · · Score: 1
    The ability to modify contact entries and enter brief notes would mean I can stop having to find space in my backpack for my Newton
    <Trying to imagine how to enter text using a wheel>
  5. Re:Yes you can use the same iPod on two macs on Apple Reveals Mac OS X 10.2, 17" iMac, Windows iPod · · Score: 1

    Just mark the folders in "iPod_Control/Music/F??" as visible (using Resedit or SetFile from the Developer Tools), open iPod_Control/Music in the Finder (using Go To Folder) and drag it to your Library in iTunes. Done.

  6. Re:passwords nolonger CaSeSeNsItIve on MS Passport and... Visa · · Score: 1
    I'll try to give an example on how it could work:

    • Your password is: aBc (hash 92c6ae0893f96f13a1747b1b291b4c42)
    • When you're logging in, the hash is compared, everything's ok
    • Now they decide to change all passwords to lowercase. New code is added, but no database change happens.
    • The next time you log in with "aBc", they verify the hash, when it's ok they convert that password to "abc" and change the entry in the database.
    • From now on, all entered passwords are converted to lowercase before md5ing them.
    Easy!
  7. Re:Removable... why? on Toshiba's iPod Competitor · · Score: 1
    I've got a 5GB iPod since last December. It contains 723 songs, and only 439 megs are free. Currently I have to stop copying music to it, because it's just full (I've already deleted some older songs).

    So it's definitely possible to fill up 5 gigs with a music collection. Not from one day to the other, but in a few months.

    Additionally, I used to use it to transfer CD images from one place to the other, which isn't possible any more.

  8. Re:Meanwhile, Mozilla 1.0 is out, and looks great on MSIE 5.2 for Mac OS X Released · · Score: 1
    Anyways, after a searching the internet in vane for an OSX calendar/scheduling program, I came up empty handed.
    You've never heard of Palm Desktop, right? I'm using it all the time in Mac OS X, it works great and is FREE (no Palm device required).
  9. Re:Myths and Facts, plus a suggestion on Unix File System Issues on Mac OS X? · · Score: 3, Informative
    For those who are worried about /Library being externally mounted -- I haven't figured out what difference Apple intends there to be between /System/Library and /Library since both seem to be used identically
    /System is reserved for Apple and may be completely replaced after a system update (wiping all your changes away).
  10. Re:Make the variable names mean something! on What is Well-Commented Code? · · Score: 1
    Granted you still have a funciton that doesa a whoile load of things.

    Right, and that's exactly the problem. Removing the while-loop removes only a small percentage of the whole function. The real problem are those 20 settings, with about three lines per key.

    Oh, and it uses Apple's CoreFoundation, so there's no need for "real" OOP.

  11. Re:Make the variable names mean something! on What is Well-Commented Code? · · Score: 1
    Would you please post a long method that you believe can't be refactored?


    I got one, which became pretty long over time. It creates new PPP configurations and looks like this (pseudo-code):

    function() {
    array allconfigs=getAllConfigs();

    while(gotMoreConfigs) {
    hash newconfiguration;
    bytes password;

    newconfiguration.set(
    username=thisConfig.username);
    password=scramble(thisConfig.password);
    newconfiguration.set(password=password);
    newconfiguration.set(telephone=thisConfig.telephon e);
    // etc etc etc

    allconfigs.add(newconfiguration);
    }

    storeConfigurations(allconfigs);
    }

    It's all linear and around 2 or 3 pages long.

  12. Re:The Mighty Thor on Comic Book Physics · · Score: 1
    Why do cars going over cliffs seem to inexplicably jump up before falling (i.e. Thelma & Louise) even when no ramp seems to exist before the jump?

    Erm, same thing happend in Speed, and that wasn't even a comic. Maybe someone should test it, any volunteers?

  13. Re:The eMac still isn't ergonomic on Apple Releases New PowerBook and the eMac · · Score: 1
    Unless you're some sort of X-mutated cyclopse with a high-refresh eye, you'll be fine.

    Erm, I actually got pretty bad eyes and can tell you if a screen got 85 or 100 Hz. I can barely work with a screen at 75 Hz.

  14. Re:Crippling. on No More Unrestricted Internet At Work · · Score: 1
    Obviously wintel viruses won't run on MacOS but there are plenty of Mac viruses out there...

    There is currently not a single one known for Mac OS X.

  15. Re:This is great! on Apple Licenses CUPS · · Score: 1

    Take a look at SMB Browse.

  16. Re:Ask Slashdot on Geek Food: A Cookbook for the Technologically Inclined · · Score: 1
    Some time (up to a year) ago there was something like this attached to a poll question, but I can't link to it since I don't know what to enter into that search field.

    Maybe somebody else remembers it?

  17. Re:Crystal Space 3D Engine on Mac OS X: Game Developer's Playground · · Score: 1
    Crystal Space is an Open Source 3D Engine that runs fine on GNU/Linux, Windows, OS/2, BeOS, AND MacOS/X. The MacOS/X port is very alive and kicking.

    Last time I tried (Dec 02 2001) CS didn't compile properly on Mac OS X, even though the site said pretty much the same thing you wrote here. As always, I believe it when I can compile it.

  18. Re:Well actually... on Mega Public WAN In Sydney · · Score: 1
    And to be fare, I am one of the lucky few even here.

    Erm... where would that be? I'm paying $50/month for 512kbit/s down and 64kbit/s up here.

  19. Re:How exact? on Cheating Detector from Georgia Tech · · Score: 1
    If one collaborates with someone completely unrelated to the class, it can't catch that, but then again, there aren't that many people inclined to work their butt off at no benefit to them just to help some other person get a good grade....

    What about getting paid for that? I know a person that did it once (and it was pretty expensive for the cheater).

  20. Re:Ease of use on Steve Jobs And The Oh-So-Cool iMac · · Score: 1
    Mac OS X since version 10.1 has full keyboard navigation in the menus. Check out System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Full Keyboard Access.

    Ctrl+F1 to turn on/off
    Ctrl+F2 - menu bar
    Ctrl+F3 - dock
    etc.

  21. Re:Freedom only has value... on RMS: Putting an End to Word Attachments · · Score: 1
    And they don't want to program. You and I may have a grand time exploring code and writing software; most people just want to sit down, write a note to Aunt Emma, read the joke their kid sent them from college, or check the latest football score. They want to play Quake, not write it.

    Hell, I am a C-programmer and I don't care about the Word source code. I've never looked into the Linux kernel nor did I try to understand OpenOffice. All I want is to write fancy apps.

  22. Re:Yes, we need to "Be A Prick"! on RMS: Putting an End to Word Attachments · · Score: 1
    My sister is like this. Every six months I get another chain letter from her. I do not like chain letters. They are spam; I filter them as such. Each time she sends me a chain letter, I send a very polite "don't do this again; chain letters go to my trashcan"-style response.

    A friend of mine did the same. I just told her that I had configured a filter that automatically moved all her messages to the trash (I didn't tell her that the filter was disabled :). I've never received any chain letter from her since then.

  23. Re:Good reasons to send Word attachments on RMS: Putting an End to Word Attachments · · Score: 1
    To my knowledge, no other widely-available word processing solution supports these features, at least not the extent the .doc format does.

    LaTeX in combination with CVS (local or pserver). It's even possible that multiple users write different parts of the book at the same time.

    Tangent: why does Word include a "title" field in the document properties which it never displays to the user? Word's titlebar just shows the filename without path

    It's displayed in the Explorer's preview and status bar when the file is selected.

  24. Re:One button mouse on A Linux User At MacWorld · · Score: 1
    To gain the equivalent functionality that a mac user is accustomed to having at their left hand while their right hand manages the mouse you would need a 5-button mouse which seems like it would be unweildy and awkward (how would you move the thing with all five fingers up on the surface of it pushing buttons?).

    I'm actually using a five-button mouse on Mac OS X (Kensington MouseWorks), and guess what - all buttons are tied to some modifier-click-combination! It's really great, I feel much more productive now. Of course, it takes some time to get used to it.

    And I'm even taking my mouse with me everywhere I've got to work on another computer :-).

  25. Re:I'm waiting for Macworld in March... on MacWorld Expo Report, Part II · · Score: 1
    $349.95 (plus OS purchase price, because you're not a pirate) to run OS X at native iMac speeds

    Well, maybe not a pirate, but it's illegal anyways. Here's a part of the Mac OS X License agreement:

    This License allows you to install and use one copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-labeled computer at a time.