Mac Forum / Country Specific / UK Mac Group / February 2008

Leopard's Spotlight is great! It's fast, which was always my main beef
with Spotlight. I don't trust it completely - I'm still a bit suspicious
that it doesn't find stuff that definitely exists.
But - the results window. Argh. You can't sort it by file size. Or

My new hard drive came today and I couldn't resist installing it. I'd
decided to restore from Time Machine and I have to say I'm fairly
impressed.
Only fairly because after I remembered to actually partition the disk

<http://perian.org/>
Improvements over 1.0:
       Major performance improvements
       TrueAudio, MP1, and DTS audio support

I was watching a recent ep of the Simpsons and there was fag on it
with 'assless pants'/
It was so funny.

Please see http://picasaweb.google.com/London.Embankment/Mp3
I want to use this with a Macintosh. (It has volume control buttons on
the side - I need to change stuff without seeing the display)
Will the shop accept a refund if it doesn't work with Macintosh?

Check Out Dis Site For Free Movies Tv Shows N Games http://360pad.co.uk/index.html

What does the collective make of this idea?
<http://toastycode.com/blog/2008/02/05/lcd-scrub/>
I've used Daniel's BeOS screensavers ever since I switched from
BeOS/Windows/Linux and I'm intrigued by the idea but wonder about the

Looking for someone to look after a small Mac office (plus one PC) in
Newcastle upon Tyne. Any recommendations?
John

Has anyone noticed that .xml files have become associated with Big
Bang Games "4 in a row"?
I noticed this on my MBP under Leopard the other day when I
doubleclicked on an XML file and instead of launching TextWrangler it

Not strictly a Mac question...
Is there any automatic way to run through a Filemaker database and
export image files?

I need a quiet, fast, external FireWire 800 drive, with 500GB or more
capacity and a nice looking case design.
Any recommendations?
Ian

Is there any such thing as a network mapper for OSX.
Id quite like to plug the Macbook into a switch or hub and it can then
generate a graphical network map for me.
Ignoring permissions and SNMP values, is there such a thing?

I am a member of my own group, the only one I need publicity, so I
post this
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cellspacing=0>

In good light, the letters on my Powerbook keyboard are darker than the
keys.  In the dark, they're lighter.  But in dim light it often seems to
set the backlight level so as to make the letters be exactly the same
shade of grey as the keys, and hence completely unreadable.

Seriously -  What a bunch of butt-f.cking queers. I hope they all die
of AIDS.
Tom Cruise : "we are the authorities"  WHAT THE
f.ck!?!?!??!!?!?!??!?!?!?! FFAGGGOT!