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topic: itunes - retrieve playcounts (is it possible?)  in the forum: technical discussion › software
Sherman Homan 2007-01-02, 20:52 #1
since Oct 2006 · 49 posts · Location: Norwell, MA
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Gawd!
My kid's playlists are on here. Justin Timberlake? Outkast?!
That is embarrassing... Honest, I didn't play that stuff!
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topic: itunes - retrieve playcounts (is it possible?)  in the forum: technical discussion › software
Sherman Homan 2007-01-02, 14:02 #2
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In reply to post ID 5974
So...go ahead, what were your top 10?
We stand ready to review them for you!
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topic: Microsoft "feature" (Clipboard copy and paste)  in the forum: technical discussion › software
Sherman Homan 2007-01-02, 01:35 #3
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In reply to post ID 5954
Love to bash Micro$oft, too; but...I don't see this copy/paste problem in any other app that I use.
The data is obviously in the clipboard, if I launch BBedit or Dreamweaver the data is there to paste. Something happens when Bill Gate's babies get launched, his demon seeds eat the contents of the clipboard. Probably first sending the data back to Redmond for further examination.
What program launch process would wipe the clipboard?

i disnae understand.

...it makes...
...me...
...mad...
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topic: Microsoft "feature" (Clipboard copy and paste)  in the forum: technical discussion › software
Sherman Homan 2007-01-01, 18:08 #4
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Subject: Microsoft "feature"
I have a problem. Well, I have several problems, but today's is an annoying "feature" of Microsoft Office 2004. If I try to copy anything from anywhere and paste it into a Word or Excel file, the clipboard is bare. No paste. This only happens when Word or Excel is not running. If they are running, then everything works as it should, no problem. But the act of starting up the program seems to erase the clipboard.

Try this for hours of fun:
Copy something-->Fire up Microsoft Word-->Paste
Does it work? Or is there something amiss with my Mac? I'm running 10.4.8 with the latest Microsoft Office 2004 bug fix.
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topic: Apple's Stock Irregularities  in the forum: community › appletalker lounge
Sherman Homan 2007-01-01, 14:34 #5
since Oct 2006 · 49 posts · Location: Norwell, MA
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In reply to post ID 5942
Gotta disagree a wee little bit. Getting into legal trouble with the SEC for fraud, theft, misleading, whatever, is courting disaster. I don't think that any listed, publicly held company can take that risk. There are obvious exceptions like Enron, but they were headed over the cliff anyway. They got into legal trouble for their stealing ways as the roof was coming down. Apple is on a market run and I can't believe that those stock options would be worth the damage. Look at what happened to AAPL stock in the days that their legal trouble was announced: from 92 to 82 with 900 million shares outstanding of means a change in market value of 9 billion dollars.

That is a lot of money, even to me...!
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topic: OPENING AN INTEL IMAC  in the forum: technical discussion › hardware
Sherman Homan 2007-01-01, 14:15 #6
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In reply to post ID 5933
I do believe that DVD drive is a sealed unit. I have no doubt that you can get it apart(!) but you will never get it back together. Not to mention the legal issues of warranties and courting other disasters. Can you see any of the label? I have used a very long skinny pair of tweezers to pull a mini-CD out of a slot load Mac mini. Just be real careful!
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topic: any new toys from santa?  in the forum: technical discussion › hardware
Sherman Homan 2006-12-30, 01:12 #7
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In reply to post ID 5919
there are a few lines of stuck-white pixels on the display
Take it to an Apple store....! Get some kid who wasn't even born when that was built! Bring along a friend with a video camera, this could be the YouTube post of the year!
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topic: any new toys from santa?  in the forum: technical discussion › hardware
Sherman Homan 2006-12-29, 11:24 #8
since Oct 2006 · 49 posts · Location: Norwell, MA
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In reply to post ID 5906
Damnedest thing happened here. I may be a victim of identity theft. I bought all kinds of shiny new electrical gadgets for the kids and the little lady. Wrapped em up all nice and paper and ribbons, everyone agreed that Mr. Claus was wonderful, but my credit card has all of the charges on it! Why? If this Claus dude is going to get all the credit, why do I get the charges???
It is not right.
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topic: updating currency conversion rates completely bollocksed calculator  in the forum: technical discussion › software
Sherman Homan 2006-12-27, 22:08 #9
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In reply to post ID 5837
Lookkee here:
Crack open the calculator plist ~/LibraryApplication Support/Calculator/FinancialRates.plist with something like MS Word.
See all those spaces between the <string> Currency Name </string>?
That is part of the problem. But even if you delete the spaces, the conversion boxes are the right size but you still can't see the currency.
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topic: ugliest app of all time?  in the forum: technical discussion › software
Sherman Homan 2006-12-22, 01:57 #10
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In reply to post ID 5870
Your search - "mutant grandma parker" - did not match any documents.

Suggestions:

    * Make sure all words are spelled correctly.
    * Try different keywords.
    * Try more general keywords.


However, googling "bicycle stolen mutant grandma parker" reveals that other people have used those five words before...
Color me: speechless!
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topic: ugliest app of all time?  in the forum: technical discussion › software
Sherman Homan 2006-12-22, 00:28 #11
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In reply to post ID 5861
In the twenty-first century we have gotten very good at tracking hours and days, but less so with years and lifetimes.

Well, now.
I was all prepared to make a snotty, cynical comment. And I can't.
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topic: ugliest app of all time?  in the forum: technical discussion › software
Sherman Homan 2006-12-21, 15:46 #12
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In reply to post ID 5857
This must be one of the knock-offs of "lonelygirl15". Psycho-trauma on the web as advertising.
I wonder what is going to happen next?!

However, even with my public school math, this log started over 14 years ago. Truly amazing that he has been keeping a log this long, across who knows how many computers, hard drives, operating systems, etc.
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topic: ugliest app of all time?  in the forum: technical discussion › software
Sherman Homan 2006-12-21, 13:56 #13
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In reply to post ID 5854
 :laugh:
That has to be the log book of one of the world's most miserable people.
Or maybe one of the world's most dangerous.
Who is "Graham"? Why was he "euthanized"? No one who has ever had a pet has ever "euthanized" the pet. Pets are "put to sleep". Humans are "euthanized". This guy has killed someone and now it is public knowledge.  :eek:
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topic: since when did "resume" mean "start again from the beginning"?  in the forum: technical discussion › software
Sherman Homan 2006-12-20, 21:08 #14
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In reply to post ID 5845
It is a conspiracy. The ink jet manufacturers buy time-share condos on the beach in the Caribbean for the guys who write the printer drivers.
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topic: updating currency conversion rates completely bollocksed calculator  in the forum: technical discussion › software
Sherman Homan 2006-12-20, 15:24 #15
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In reply to post ID 5839
I have an idea, send me the 100 euros you want to convert.
You have my address...
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