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  1. alexandr

    user '???'/'nobody' hogging my system..?

    well, i don't know. i've been having severe problems with my screen for over a year now, but i don't know wether if it is the logic board or the cable. i once asked an apple-technician over the phone and he meant that it most likely was the cable. he also said it would be quite an expensive...
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    user '???'/'nobody' hogging my system..?

    come to think of it, some app have behaved a bit strange the last time. for instance, if a wanna go the the finder via the dock i have to click the icon two times before the windows actually appear. this is when it comes from a hidden state. at the first click the status-line changes to the...
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    user '???'/'nobody' hogging my system..?

    just now the ???-user "used" 56790% of my cpu. hmm.. strange. that was just after i woke it up form sleep. the rest of the system is ok, i guess. though i think i expected a bit more out of getting that RAM-upgrade from 384MB to 640. that beach-ball is appearing a little bit too often i...
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    user '???'/'nobody' hogging my system..?

    i recently started using activity(process)-monitor, since i recently installed some additional RAM. every know and then a user named ??? shows up and is using from 0 to 767%(!) of my cpu.. the name of the process is often set to a variety of strange names like <!"_&/#?)=! or something alike...
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    Does anyone know where the Network prefs/setting file are hidden?

    i reckon what you need is the .plist for your internet settings. although i'm quite sure this is what you're looking for, i do not know where you can find it. some of the more experienced users will certainly know, and probably help you out within a couple of hrs.. alex.
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    How to format external harddrive

    - there are several obvious reasons why someone would like to have the possibility to use an EXTERNAL(portable!) harddrive with both mac and windows, although he might not own a win-PC himself.. ale.x
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    MP3 editing?

    most audio-editing software would allow you to do this, i think.audacity is supposed to be a quite good and stable freeware.. about the legal issues, i'm not sure, but i guess it depends alot on the songs age. as far as i know, you may do whatever you like to a song as long as it is more than...
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    Mail rules

    while speaking about mail rules(and since you got your question answered, will_richo), is there any way to get mail to automaticly use on specific account when a specified adress is put in the "to"-field? i use mail with three different accounts, and some of the groups i subscribe to only...
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    "Direct" FTP Text Editor

    transmit does exactly this, and wonderfully simple. it is shareware, but not too expensive, and you might even use it for a limited time when you trial has gone overdue.. do a search on versiontracker.com for transmit, and you'll find it. ale.x
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    How do I contact Apple UK to send my Pbook back in for repairs?

    don't know, really, but what about asking your retailer(was it the apple-store??) about why it didn't come qith an invoice...? explain the matter, and explain that it didn't really cross your mind before now because of this and that you know.. ask if they can make you one, just with the old...
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    How do I contact Apple UK to send my Pbook back in for repairs?

    i've always had the shop were i bought my stuff take care of any problems.. don't know what you should do if you ordered online trough the uk apple-store, but if you did buy it in a shop, go there and have them take care of whatever's wrong.. on a sidenote; if there was no invoice provided, i...
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    iBook RAM-upgrade manual

    thanks alot, bob, that did the trick..
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    Dang it! Dell vs. Apple

    chevy; so what you're saying is that the new apple displays only have new design and "new" electronics to them? performance wise, are the old and new displays pretty much the same??? alex.
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    iBook RAM-upgrade manual

    hi, can anyone point me in the direction of a manual/howto of how to install additional memory on my G3 iBook? been searching around at apple, but they only seem to have a manual for the G4, wich is slightly different from my G3. doing a search at theese forums yielded in results, but none...
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    External Monitor for Imac?

    is there no work-around to get split screens on the iMac? like Screen Spanning Doctor(or likewise) for the iBooks...? i mean, mirrored mode is fine, but hell, my life was finally worth living again when i could work with double screens ;) alex.
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    for sale; 256 MB ram-stick for iBook G3

    i'm looking into getting a 512 MB-stick for mye G3 800 iBook. thing is, i already have both slots occupied. 128+256.. to get the 512 i will let the 256 stick go if anybody wants it.. i don't know the specs(number, what kind of ram), but it has always been working great for me.. i'd like...
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    Apple In-Ear Headphones

    no worries. if you have any more questions, don't hesitate to ask.. my email is in my profile! (i even speak german if you want ;) ) alex.
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    Apple In-Ear Headphones

    i bought the in-ears some months ago, due to problem with my ears and normal ear-buds. they just don't fit togheter. a little twitch and they fall out.. but i got BIG ISSUES with the in-ears aswell! i liked how they fit in the ear, they did exactly what i expected fittingswise.. i got...
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    12" powerbook to display on TV

    well, normally, if i watch it on the display it is allright.. but remember that is a 12"-display, so i always just figured my video-card was just about strong enough to give me a decent picture on that, but wasn't capable of blowing things up.. the screen will be kinda blurry whatever i do, for...
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    12" powerbook to display on TV

    i have a question somewhat related to this(i don't mean to steal your tread, rdennison, but i think zammy's answer is what you're lokking for..): when i connect my iBook to my TV everything is all too pixel pixel pixel. i mean, if a want to watch a movie, the darker colours are very...
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