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Forum: System Yesterday, 09:40 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,780
Posted By acme.mail.order
It is not case sensitive when the underlying...

It is not case sensitive when the underlying filesystem is not case sensitive. But that is not always true. The filesystem can be formatted case-sensitive at which point the above will fail. A brief...
Forum: System Yesterday, 09:06 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,780
Posted By acme.mail.order
HFS+ Extended is case preserving, case...

HFS+ Extended is case preserving, case insensitive. HFS+ Extended, Case-sensitive format DOES care. Adobe got bit recently by not caring about case.

The proper path for the default mountpoint in...
Forum: System Yesterday, 03:28 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,780
Posted By acme.mail.order
The correct path is /Volumes , and hopefully the...

The correct path is /Volumes , and hopefully the issue has been solved in the 18 months that have passed since the issue was last discussed.
Forum: System Yesterday, 03:22 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,747
Posted By acme.mail.order
1. This thread finished in 2011. 2. Disk...

1. This thread finished in 2011.

2. Disk Utility's restore function does a block-level copy. CCC does a file level copy and excludes various things that don't need to be dragged around.

Block...
Forum: Networking 05-23-2013, 06:39 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 11,515
Posted By acme.mail.order
Two things: 1 - the 15 y.o. in question is...

Two things:

1 - the 15 y.o. in question is now 20. Hopefully this is not necessary anymore. It's likely not legal.

2 - "PC Desktop...." hints that it is the wrong platform.
Forum: System 05-18-2013, 08:18 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 350
Posted By acme.mail.order
It's definitely possible, and the time depends on...

It's definitely possible, and the time depends on how many applications the user wants in the other language.

If you just want Finder and Mail in Portuguese...
Forum: System 05-18-2013, 10:13 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 350
Posted By acme.mail.order
You want to replace the <language>.lproj folders...

You want to replace the <language>.lproj folders in every resource you want to use that language in.

Possible without reinstalling the system: Yes.
Faster than reinstalling the system: very...
Forum: Applications 05-17-2013, 02:53 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 665
Posted By acme.mail.order
And it's even built into the finder: Go ->...

And it's even built into the finder:

Go -> Connect to Server -> vnc://192.168.1.***
Forum: System 05-10-2013, 07:51 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 383
Posted By acme.mail.order
Behold, the Deed is Done. Went the target...

Behold, the Deed is Done.

Went the target disk route. Network settings must use a hardware tag because they didn't take - had to do some exploring to get a VNC connection but it's now got a static...
Forum: System 05-10-2013, 09:59 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 383
Posted By acme.mail.order
I was thinking about that earlier. Bit unwieldy...

I was thinking about that earlier. Bit unwieldy but I have enough pieces to put it together.

It's already got a wired network presence, just not responding to the usual requests.
Forum: System 05-10-2013, 09:48 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 383
Posted By acme.mail.order
There is a solution with a brand-new OSX Server....

There is a solution with a brand-new OSX Server. It supports remote setup or a plist on a USB drive.

Nothing comparable for the client version then?
Forum: System 05-10-2013, 09:36 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 383
Posted By acme.mail.order
Getting adapters, cables etc. isn't a problem,...

Getting adapters, cables etc. isn't a problem, but I would prefer to avoid getting hardware that I will need for 10 minutes, max, if a software solution already exists.
Forum: System 05-10-2013, 08:44 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 383
Posted By acme.mail.order
Setting up headless Mini

We received a new Mini* destined to be a fileserver, but I have a display problem. Nothing we've got is compatible with the Mini's outputs. It hasn't been set up yet so screen sharing (the usual...
Forum: OS X Developer 05-09-2013, 07:26 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,650
Posted By acme.mail.order
Explore the html5 <audio> tag, or get a flash...

Explore the html5 <audio> tag, or get a flash plugin. <audio> doesn't work on IE8.
Forum: Applications 05-08-2013, 11:25 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 142
Posted By acme.mail.order
Preview will display each frame of the gif. but...

Preview will display each frame of the gif. but it won't animate it. If the first frame is transparent it may look like there is nothing being displayed.

Drag the gif to a browser to view the...
Forum: System 05-08-2013, 07:10 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 322
Posted By acme.mail.order
1. get Carbon Copy Cloner for this kind of work ...

1. get Carbon Copy Cloner for this kind of work

2. Block-level clones (like dd) are fast and work fine for the first step the restore is best done as a file-level copy.

Why?:
- clean partition...
Forum: Applications 05-08-2013, 06:34 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 215
Posted By acme.mail.order
So add that option. It's clearly telling you what...

So add that option. It's clearly telling you what it needs to attempt the repair.
Forum: Applications 05-08-2013, 04:04 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 215
Posted By acme.mail.order
did you read the message and follow the example?

did you read the message and follow the example?
Forum: Applications 05-07-2013, 07:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 215
Posted By acme.mail.order
try `zip -F pfgc.zip` in the Terminal. If that...

try `zip -F pfgc.zip` in the Terminal. If that errors out, try `zip -FF pfgc.zip`
Forum: Networking 05-06-2013, 06:14 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 548
Posted By acme.mail.order
The previously-mentioned cloud services would be...

The previously-mentioned cloud services would be my first guess too. But normal usage now consumes more bandwidth than we expect - a friend recently racked up $50 just net browsing for 2 hours while...
Forum: iPhone Info Center 04-28-2013, 08:46 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,129
Posted By acme.mail.order
When you created the mail account, did you choose...

When you created the mail account, did you choose POP as the account type? If it's IMAP deleting messages on the phone also removes them from everywhere else.

If you are using POP accounts, your...
Forum: iPhone Info Center 04-27-2013, 08:17 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,129
Posted By acme.mail.order
(Select All was probably deliberately left out of...

(Select All was probably deliberately left out of the UI)

Why? The phone will automatically purge older messages ( keep recent 50, 100 etc. ) so it won't fill up. If you really want to delete 100%...
Forum: System 04-23-2013, 12:53 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 664
Posted By acme.mail.order
Well, it will copy all settings it knows about. ...

Well, it will copy all settings it knows about.



Have you done anything out of the ordinary?
Forum: System 04-22-2013, 08:51 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 664
Posted By acme.mail.order
If you haven't done anything unusual, just use...

If you haven't done anything unusual, just use Migration Assistant. you will be asked about this during setup of the new machine.
Forum: Hardware and Peripherals 04-20-2013, 04:53 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 535
Posted By acme.mail.order
I have (had) 2 logitec mice attached to my iMac....

I have (had) 2 logitec mice attached to my iMac. One jiggled around enough to turn off the screen saver, so I had to add a giant ferrite core to the cable. The other mouse is trouble-free. Same...
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