To Shut Down or not to Shut Down that is the question

I am running Panther on 5 and Tiger on 2 machines. Should I tell the users of these computers to shut down at night or just leave the machines on so that they can run the scripts at night (swap files)? I know that shuting down starting up is not good for the hardware but I also know that a good restart can fix problems (Photoshop CS2 wasn't working right, repaired permissions restared and everything is fine again). So my thinking is that a restart is good every once and a while. Any other thoughts?
Thanks

Compromise -- probably the best is to let them sleep at night. And occasionally run not just the Apple maintenance scripts, but all the other kinds of clean-up via OnyX or MacJanitor, etc. If usage is light, perhaps once a month; if there's lots going on, more often won't hurt.
If you're not familiar with this sort of stuff, start here (page 1 of 4):
http://www.macworld.com/2005/01/features/preventmacdisasters/index.php

Similar Messages

Buy or not to buy? that is the question !!

I have a powerbook already and I love macs, I being thinking about buying an iMac to have at home and enjoy the sweetness of the dual core intel processors but when I start reading "rumors" web pages I came down to the question of if it was the proper moment to buy an iMac or not, I mean, we have "Leopard" stepping at our doors an there are rumors about it coming on the end of march or beginnings of April, and possibly the computers may update then too, so should I buy it now? I don't mind to wait a little time to get some thing better like leopard or a little more of ram or video memory, what should I do?

Hi Kornfobic
Elmac is right as far as I am concerned. I just bought this iMac about three weeks ago knowing that I'll probably have to pay extra for Leopard whenever it comes out. I don't for a minute regret getting the iMac now instead of waiting. It is SOOOO much better than the old G4 I had. I am having a real ball working with it and, as a sort of bonus, when Leopard actually does come out I will no doubt upgrade and enjoy yet again all the new features as if I had just purchased yet another iMac.
Go for it.
Rick

To EAR or not to EAR? That is the question.

Ok, I'm near the tail-end of a long upgrade process from 5.1 to 6.1,
and man,
were there some major bumps to get over. And the thing is... a good
number
of the problems were dealing with the new J2EE packaging specs, i.e.
EAR,
WAR files.
First, I had a heck of a time getting Apache SOAP to integrate with
6.1 correctly. Classloader/classpath issues. I couldn't find any way
to solve my
problems other than putting the soap.jar INTO my EAR file (which I
don't like)
seperate from my SOAP WAR file (which was also in the EAR). Then
define
a manifest file that pointed the files in the SOAP WAR outside of
itself
to the SOAP JAR file in my EAR. See... If the JAR was inside the WAR
it wasn't
able to access any of my beans... and outside the WAR, the files in
the WAR couldn't get to the JAR.
Second, we use Toplink. And in one case, we actually serialize an
object to
the database using Toplink (not always a good idea, but made sense
here). Now,
in pre-EAR 5.1 days, this was all fine and good. But with the EAR,
all hell
seem to break loose. Essentially, Toplink... being part of the App's
container
environment is independent of the whole EAR classloader stuff. You
NEED the
Toplink JAR files in the system classpath (not inside the EAR), which
is fine and what I would want. However, when you deserialize the
object and Toplink
needs a reference to the class it's being deserialized into... well,
being
outside the EAR... you have to put that class reference in the system
class
path. And of course, that class has dependencies on a number of other
classes
in the system (including, eventually an EJB or 2)... and well, we
almost
ended up having to put a whole thing outside of the EAR and back into
the
system classpath again. But I was able to modularize some things a
little
more, and package what I needed into a jar file and put that on the
system
classpath without affecting the deployment of EJBs in the EAr.
Third, I'm having problems getting my JMS to access a listener class
inside
the EAR. I haven't fully confirmed this... but from what I've read,
this
seems like a similar problem as described above. And, you need to
somehow
get that in your classpath. Of course, dependency-wise, that WILL be
pulling
in some of the EJBs.... and now, I have a couple of my EJBs back in
the
classpath... UGH!!! Well, eventually, I'll refactor this stuff into
message
driven beans, and I can then supposedly get out of this whole. But,
for
the time being... that's where this is.
So... with all this in mind... my real question is this???
What really is the benefit to EAR'ing other than supposedly making
your packaging of things cleaner AND the ability to port your
application to other
app servers easily. Cause, though the first reason is nice... it's
not
essential. And as far as the second reason goes... I don't see that
changing
anytime soon. It just seems that every problem I get is related to
this
stuff, and it's very annoying. And I'm not sure what I REALLY get
from the
EAR that's worth all the pain??
-Michael J. Hudson
[email protected]

As far as I know, one of the main advantages of ear files is that WLS can
undeploy applications in a clean manner. This can give you the
possibility of having hot upgrades on a production system amongst other
things.
Stephane Vaucher
Research professional
CIRANO
"Michael J. Hudson" wrote:
Ok, I'm near the tail-end of a long upgrade process from 5.1 to 6.1,
and man,
were there some major bumps to get over. And the thing is... a good
number
of the problems were dealing with the new J2EE packaging specs, i.e.
EAR,
WAR files.
First, I had a heck of a time getting Apache SOAP to integrate with
6.1 correctly. Classloader/classpath issues. I couldn't find any way
to solve my
problems other than putting the soap.jar INTO my EAR file (which I
don't like)
seperate from my SOAP WAR file (which was also in the EAR). Then
define
a manifest file that pointed the files in the SOAP WAR outside of
itself
to the SOAP JAR file in my EAR. See... If the JAR was inside the WAR
it wasn't
able to access any of my beans... and outside the WAR, the files in
the WAR couldn't get to the JAR.
Second, we use Toplink. And in one case, we actually serialize an
object to
the database using Toplink (not always a good idea, but made sense
here). Now,
in pre-EAR 5.1 days, this was all fine and good. But with the EAR,
all hell
seem to break loose. Essentially, Toplink... being part of the App's
container
environment is independent of the whole EAR classloader stuff. You
NEED the
Toplink JAR files in the system classpath (not inside the EAR), which
is fine and what I would want. However, when you deserialize the
object and Toplink
needs a reference to the class it's being deserialized into... well,
being
outside the EAR... you have to put that class reference in the system
class
path. And of course, that class has dependencies on a number of other
classes
in the system (including, eventually an EJB or 2)... and well, we
almost
ended up having to put a whole thing outside of the EAR and back into
the
system classpath again. But I was able to modularize some things a
little
more, and package what I needed into a jar file and put that on the
system
classpath without affecting the deployment of EJBs in the EAr.
Third, I'm having problems getting my JMS to access a listener class
inside
the EAR. I haven't fully confirmed this... but from what I've read,
this
seems like a similar problem as described above. And, you need to
somehow
get that in your classpath. Of course, dependency-wise, that WILL be
pulling
in some of the EJBs.... and now, I have a couple of my EJBs back in
the
classpath... UGH!!! Well, eventually, I'll refactor this stuff into
message
driven beans, and I can then supposedly get out of this whole. But,
for
the time being... that's where this is.
So... with all this in mind... my real question is this???
What really is the benefit to EAR'ing other than supposedly making
your packaging of things cleaner AND the ability to port your
application to other
app servers easily. Cause, though the first reason is nice... it's
not
essential. And as far as the second reason goes... I don't see that
changing
anytime soon. It just seems that every problem I get is related to
this
stuff, and it's very annoying. And I'm not sure what I REALLY get
from the
EAR that's worth all the pain??
-Michael J. Hudson
[email protected]

To subclass, or not to subclass? That is the question.

I have a comand bar built from Command objects. The Command knows how to display itself (flat, then raised w/mouseOver, depressed w/mousePressed...). The command bar may be either an icon bar or a menu bar - the Command knows about icons, text names, tooltip text and so on.
The icon bar is simpler in its painting (just icon). The menu shows icon (if any) name, shortcut, . . . So should I have a CommandBar class that knows how to display itself in two skins? Or should I have a MenuBar that extends IconBar? Or a MenuBar and an IconBar that both extend CommandBar?
More generally, given close siblings when should you choose a single class with options and when should you subclass? (Assume that the single class is not so big that division is a practical necessity.)

You can always use the Decorator (GoF) pattern. Look at what Sun did with collections. You have List (and ArrayList, etc.). There is also a method in Collections: synchronizedList(). That 'wraps' the normal list with a decorator that provides synchronization. For your application, take the 'base' functionality and add a decorator for paint() and fire().
As far as general design principles, I follow something that is probably not an accepted standard: I only sub-class abstract classes. Sometimes, you get a non-sensical design, such as:
AbstractButton
DefaultButton extends AbstractButton (with only a constructor)
ComplicatedButton extends AbstractButton (with constructor and extra methods)
Now, from an efficiency perspective, it would probably be best to collapse AbstractButton into DefaultButton and have ComplicatedButton extend that class. However, I have been on too many projects where someone wants to create a hierarchy n levels deep (usually more than three). The problem is that tihs 'freezes' your design, as you can only inherit from a single superclass.
So, my general solution to this is to have only one level of inheritance, and that inheritance only occurs from an abstract parent. For the remainder of the design, I use interfaces, composition and delegation liberally. This allows the most 'freedom' in your hierarchy without any loss in functionality.
For example, why inherit from a concrete class when you can simply declare an interface, make a helper that implements that interface's methods and then delegate calls to the helper in subclasses? I now am only inheriting from Object, which allows me, in the future, to inherit from a Java class or my own abstract class.
That probably did not help answer your question. But that's generally how I approach things. Caveat implementor: other designs may be equally valid.
- Saish

Frozen but not frozen...that is the question!??

Hi,
I've been searching everywhere for a solution. The last 6 months or so, at random, my macbook pro will "freeze" on a certain app. Most often this will be safari. But it doesn't freeze in the normal sense...I can carry on using safari, but if i it wont open other apps, i cant close down anything or shut down. If i go to force quit, there is nothing in there to force quit.
If any of that makes any sense what so ever, any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thank You!!!!

The AC adapter I have works with voltages from 100-240V and frequencies from 50-60Hz. It should work worldwide. The only difference is that you may need to buy a plug adapter to connect it to your local electrical system. These typically cost about £5 here in the UK, or $8-9.
I would recommend the dock for convenience, but it really is down to personal preference. If you think that $40 is a lot for a glorified stand with a pass through connector then you probably won't want it, unless you have a use for Apple's IR Remote which works with the dock.

To Restore or not restore...that is the question.

Alright, well I along with a ton of other people have upgraded to iTunes 7 and 1.2 software update for my iPod and now it wont sync anything. Will restoring the iPod bring it back down to the older version? and where can I get the older version of iTunes back until they fix this one? Thanks in advance.

Hello,
You basically have to make a choice and decide whether you want your iPod to have the windows FAT32 format or the Mac HFS+. I would recommend that if your iPod is still going to need to interface with a windows machine in the future to leave it in the windows format, otherwise you will need to install software on the pc to read the HFS+ format. HFS+ does have it's benefits though, especially if you use your iPod as a file storage/transfer device. Unfortunately FAT32 is limited to a maximum file size of 4GB. If you don't do any large file storage on the iPod, then it shouldn't be hard to decide on a format. You either decide to keep the ability to interface the iPod with pcs or not.
If you do decide to keep the iPod in FAT32 format you will need a pc to upgrade the iPod to the latest firmware. Simply download the latest updater from the Apple iPod Updater page ( http://www.apple.com/ipod/download/ )
hope that helps

10.4, or not to 10.4, that is the question

I have a powerbook G3 (Pismo) currently running 10.4.8, and I have been noticing the computer slowing down more and more with each update. It has now gotten to the point of unbearably slow, and I was wondering what I could do to speed it back up again, as I intend to use it for a while.

techy,
One thing I did notice in your computer info was the lack of memory; 256MB is just marginal for Tiger. The problem with insufficient RAM is the endless hits to Virtual Memory on the HD, a much, much slower process than using real RAM. Depending on your finances and what apps you are running, I would recommend a minimum of 512MB and ideally max out the RAM to 1GB. Here is one good source:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/iBooks-PowerBooks/G3-Pismo/
There are many other reasons for poor performance: Not enough free space on the HD; too many applications open; failure to run routine maintenance scripts like the cron scripts and flushing caches; processes running in the background eating up your CPU cycles, etc.
He is an excellent site which covers most of this:
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/faqs.html
As a start, open your Activity Monitor in Applications > utilities; click on the CPU button at the bottom and see what percent of the CPU is 'idle' while you are not performing any tasks. Now click on System Memory and see how much free RAM you have. Also look at the 'Page ins/out' below free memory; if the page outs are in the tens of thousands, these are hits to VM. I currently have zero page outs.

Distrbution Point, or not to Distribution Point, that is the question... :)

I work for an organization with about 12,000 clients/servers and we are starting the process of migrating from SMP/Altiris to SCCM 2012 R2. We have a lot of sites with 7 Mbps connections and about 30-50 clients at each of those sites, the rest vary greatly.
Our general guidelines with SMP/Altiris have been any site that hosts OS deployment gets a package server. Any site with a 1 Gbps or higher link generally doesn't need a package server, but anything with less then 1 Gbps generally has a package
server.
I've been reading a lot on BrancheCache and some of the big benefits there. I'd say my overall desire is to shrink our footprint, so I am curious what other people had for recommendations. I know site utilization can vary by high degrees, and I understand
that what may work at your site, with your services/infrastructure may not work for ours. I am just looking to see if people are utilizing BrancheCache and have had good luck, and if they have had good luck not utilizing DPs at a lot of remote sites.
We will utilizing software deployment, updates, etc. Thanks.

Hi, Dont think anyone know's BranchCache better than us at the moment. Having said that, its hard for us to answer very generic questions, but I will give it a shot. If you want more info have a look at our FAQ here first and then I am happy to respone more:
http://2pintsoftware.com/2psfaqs
Is 30-50 clients an issue for BranchCache: No, we do our general testing with about 50 clients, works great. Can you use more than 50 clients: Yes.
Does BranchCache require any specific network speed? No, not really, but it obviously takes longer to get the content down the slower it is. We do most bandwidth simulations on links between 512Kb/s to 5Mb/s.
Has a lot of people deployed BranchCache? No, since it hasnt worked for Task Sequences on Pro machines and for OSD, until now as Jason points out. Will it change, yeah well we wouldnt found a company promoting it if we didnt believe in it. ;-)
//Andreas
Proud Co-Founder of 2Pint Software
http://2pintsoftware.com

IDE or not to IDE? That is the question!

Hello. I have been wondering about getting an IDE controller card? I know it would help, so I could put OS X on a larger hard drive and OS 9.2.2 on another? But how much of an actual difference will I see in performance? Or will I?
- PowerMac G3 (Sonnet G4-500)
- Mac OS X (10.3.9)
- 640MB RAM
- Radeon 7000 64VRAM (PC-version flashed)
- Internal SCSI 8GB (10.2.8 - Jaguar)
- 80GB Western Digital (3 part. - 1 - 10.3.9; 2 - OS 9.2.2; 3 - for Files and Applications.)
- External SCSI 1GB with OS 9.2.2 for emergencies!
- OrangeMicro USB/Firewire PCI-card.
- LiteOn DVD-R/RW & CDRW combo.
I want to find out more about this because I'm tired of partitioning a hard drive for 2 operating systems. It makes troubleshooting a hard drive more difficult with it sharing a harddrive.
Thanx!
Powermac G3 MT/Sonnet G4-500Mhz-OC'ed 566Mhz 75 Bus Spd. Mac OS X (10.3.9) Radeon 7000/VE 64MB, 640 MB Ram, 80 GB WD, 9GB SCSI, LiteOn DVD R+RW, USB/FW

Thank you everybody for the quick response!!!
And thank you Allan for reminding me about power draw from the cards.
I'll choose one that best suits my budget!
Yeh, about the power draw issue; eh..hem...I upgraded my wifes Video Card that was in her Wintel (eMachine). I put the PCI version of the ATI Radeon 9250 256MB in it, failing to READ the requirements for WATTage of the power supply. Well, it ran fine for a couple months, when the machine wasn't cooling the way it should. An intermittent SHUT-OFF a couple of weeks ago, gave me a sign. Especially when I went to boot it, and the sucker kept beeping! Well, I tried everything, and to my dismay I found out from a friend that I fried the motherboard.
So, I'm typing this on her new DELL (SMELL, I like to call it.)
I'm safely assuming that this has to be true even for Macintosh computers. "Read the Specs" please!
Powermac G3 MT/Sonnet G4-500Mhz-OC'ed 566Mhz 75 Bus Spd. Mac OS X (10.3.9) Radeon 7000/VE 64MB, 640 MB Ram, 80 GB WD, 9GB SCSI, LiteOn DVD R+RW, USB/FW

To BADI or not to BADI? That is the question.

Hello friends,
A question regarding BADIs. I've looked through the list of existing BADIs for transaction MB25 but could not find one that suited my purpose. So, does this mean I would have to create an insertion point myself? If so, do I have to edit and change SAP code or are there ways of getting around this touching SAP stuff?
Your help is greatly appreciated
GA

Hi
See the all related Enhancements and BADI's for MB25
Do you really look into all these badi's for your requiremenet?
check again?
                                                                                Enhancement
MB_CF001                                Customer Function Exit in the Case of Updating a Mat. Doc.
MBCF0011                                Read from RESB and RKPF for print list in MB26
MBCF0010                                Customer exit: Create reservation BAPI_RESERVATION_CREATE1
MBCF0009                                Filling the storage location field
MBCF0007                                Customer function exit: Updating a reservation
MBCF0006                                Customer function for WBS element
MBCF0005                                Material document item for goods receipt/issue slip
MBCF0002                                Customer function exit: Segment text in material doc. item
Business Add-in
MB_RESERVATION_BADI                     MB21/MB22: Check and Complete Dialog Data
MB_QUAN_CHECK_BADI                      BAdI: Item Data at Time of Quantity Check
MB_PHYSINV_INTERNAL                     Connection: Core Inventory and Retail AddOn
MB_MIGO_ITEM_BADI                       BAdI in MIGO for Changing Item Data
MB_MIGO_BADI                            BAdI in MIGO for External Detail Subscreens
MB_DOC_BADI_INTERNAL                    BAdIs when Creating a Material Document (SAP Internal)
MB_DOCUMENT_UPDATE                      BADI when updating material document: MSEG and MKPF
MB_DOCUMENT_BADI                        BAdIs when Creating a Material Document
MB_CIN_MM07MFB7_QTY                     Proposal of quantity from Excise invoice in GR
MB_CIN_MM07MFB7                         BAdI for India Version exit in include MM07MFB7
MB_CIN_LMBMBU04                         posting of gr
MB_CHECK_LINE_BADI                      BAdI: Check Line Before Copying to the Blocking Tables
ARC_MM_MATBEL_WRITE                     Check Add-On-Specific Data for MM_MATBEL
ARC_MM_MATBEL_CHECK                     Check Add-On-Specific Criteria for MM_MATBEL
Regards
Anji

To buy ...or not to buy? That is the Question.

So i've been dying to get an iphone and was planning on treating myself to one for Christmas this year. But just yesterday, my husband's company offered him a promotion if he'll move to London for about 6 months next year, that we just couldn't pass up. My dilemma is now, to buy or not to buy? Will the phone transfer over? I am willing to pay for the different service plans for each place...so i can use it on AT&T here and O2 over there. But will i have to buy different phones? Is the iphone itself universal? and just the SIM cards that are different? While in London i'd like a london based phone number, but eventually we will be back here and i'll need my regular number. I'm not trying to hack the phone to use with a third party carrier. I just want my phone to have a local number in each places. i've read that the phones are programmed to only work with the SIM cards for the approved carriers. But will it still work if i'm switching between approved carriers?
Any help on how i can make this work would be helpful.

Congrats to you and your husband on the promotion, sounds exciting!
My advice would be to contact AT&T or O2 network directly. These boards have lots of helpful information, but they're largely user supported and wouldn't have a definitive answer.
Trilo

To double buffer or not double buffer..that is the question

i am not very familiar with double buffering but am reading examples
of it now. Im not doing animaiton and i dont think im doing alot of
drawing to the screen but im arookie so its hard to tell. Can you tell
me if i should implement double buffering by looking at my code. Im
wondering cuz my webpage is a mess.(http://ktowndrivewaysealing.tripod.com).
i have trailing components and flickering and i dont know how to fix it.
thanx
trin
import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.net.*;
import java.util.*;
public class MyProg extends Applet implements ActionListener
     Button btnOne = new Button("Home");
     Button btnTwo = new Button("Asphalt Sealing");
     Button btnThree = new Button("Crack Repairs");
     Button btnFour = new Button("Pressure Washing");
     Button btnFive = new Button("Free Estimates");
     Button btnSix = new Button("Contact Us");
     Font font1= new Font ( "TimesNewRoman",Font.BOLD,12);
     Font font2=new Font("TimesNewRoman", Font.BOLD, 35);
     Font font3=new Font("TimesNewRoman", Font.BOLD, 25);
     Font font4=new Font("TimesNewRoman",Font.BOLD,20);
     Font font5=new Font("Dialog", Font.BOLD+Font.ITALIC, 16);
     Label title1=new Label("KINGSTON", Label.CENTER);
     Label title2 = new Label("Driveway Sealing", Label.CENTER);
     Label title3=new Label("613-531-3369", Label.CENTER);
     Label caption1=new Label("Your driveway is the first impression your home makes...", Label.CENTER);
     Label caption2=new Label("Make it a Good one.", Label.CENTER);
     Image drivewaypic1;
     Image drivewaypic2;
     URL homeUrl;
     URL asphaltUrl;
     URL crackUrl;
     URL pressureUrl;
     URL freeUrl;
     URL contactUrl;
     public void init()
          setLayout(null);
           try
               homeUrl = new URL(getCodeBase(),"Home.html");
               asphaltUrl=new URL(getCodeBase(),"AsphaltHtml.html");
               crackUrl= new URL(getCodeBase(),"CrackHtml.html");
               pressureUrl=new URL(getCodeBase(),"PressureHtml.html");
               freeUrl= new URL(getCodeBase(),"FreeHtml.html");
               contactUrl= new URL(getCodeBase(),"ContactUsHtml.html");
          catch (MalformedURLException e)
                return;//maybe i should leave blank..will test later
          drivewaypic1=getImage(getCodeBase(),"drivewaypic1.jpg");
          drivewaypic2=getImage(getCodeBase(),"drivewaypic2.jpg");
          add(btnOne);
          add(btnTwo);
          add(btnThree);
          add(btnFour);
          add(btnFive);
          add(btnSix);
          add(title1);
          add(title2);
          add(title3);
          add(caption1);
          add(caption2);
          btnOne.setFont(font1);
          btnOne.setBounds(15,159,120,40);
          btnOne.setBackground(Color.black);
          btnOne.setForeground(Color.white);
          btnTwo.setFont(font1);
          btnTwo.setBounds(15,199,120,40);
          btnTwo.setBackground(Color.black);
          btnTwo.setForeground(Color.white);
          btnThree.setFont(font1);
          btnThree.setBounds(15,239,120,40);
          btnThree.setBackground(Color.black);
          btnThree.setForeground(Color.white);
          btnFour.setFont(font1);
          btnFour.setBounds(15,279,120,40);
          btnFour.setBackground(Color.black);
          btnFour.setForeground(Color.white);
          btnFive.setFont(font1);
          btnFive.setBounds(15,319,120,40);
          btnFive.setBackground(Color.black);
          btnFive.setForeground(Color.white);
          btnSix.setFont(font1);
          btnSix.setBounds(15,359,120,40);
          btnSix.setBackground(Color.black);
          btnSix.setForeground(Color.white);
          title1.setBounds(5,5,585,33);
          title1.setBackground(Color.lightGray);
          title1.setForeground(Color.black);
          title1.setFont(font3);
          title2.setBounds(5,39,590,36);
          title2.setBackground(Color.black);
          title2.setForeground(Color.white);
          title2.setFont(font2);
          title3.setBounds(5,75,590,30);
          title3.setBackground(Color.lightGray);
          title3.setForeground(Color.black);
          title3.setFont(font4);
          caption1.setBounds(163,113,450,23);
          caption1.setFont(font5);
          caption1.setBackground(Color.lightGray);
          caption1.setForeground(Color.blue);
          caption2.setBounds(163,134,446,23);
          caption2.setFont(font5);
          caption2.setBackground(Color.lightGray);
          caption2.setForeground(Color.blue);
          btnOne.addActionListener(this);
          btnTwo.addActionListener(this);
          btnThree.addActionListener(this);
          btnFour.addActionListener(this);
          btnFive.addActionListener(this);
          btnSix.addActionListener(this);
          btnOne.setActionCommand("Home");
          btnTwo.setActionCommand("Asphalt Sealing");
          btnThree.setActionCommand("Crack Repairs");
          btnFour.setActionCommand("Pressure Washing");
          btnFive.setActionCommand("Free Estimates");
          btnSix.setActionCommand("Contact Us");
     public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent e)
          String s=e.getActionCommand();
          if (s.equals("Home"))
               getAppletContext().showDocument(homeUrl);
          if (s.equals("Asphalt Sealing"))
               getAppletContext().showDocument(asphaltUrl);
          if (s.equals("Crack Repairs"))
               getAppletContext().showDocument(crackUrl);
          if (s.equals("Pressure Washing"))
               getAppletContext().showDocument(pressureUrl);
          if (s.equals("Free Estimates"))
               getAppletContext().showDocument(freeUrl);
          if (s.equals("Contact Us"))
               getAppletContext().showDocument(contactUrl);
     public void paint(Graphics g)
          super.paint(g);
          g.setColor(Color.lightGray);
          g.fillRect(1,1,600,600);
          //g.fillRect(1,1,147,650);
          g.setColor(Color.black);
          g.drawRoundRect(1,1,595,105,10,10);
          g.drawRoundRect(2,2,593,103,10,10);
          g.drawRoundRect(3,3,591,101,10,10);
          g.drawRoundRect(4,4,589,99,10,10);
          g.drawImage(drivewaypic1,170,159,375,225,this);
          g.drawImage(drivewaypic2,170,386,375,225,this);
          g.drawRoundRect(1,110,150,495,10,10);
          g.drawRoundRect(2,111,148,493,10,10);
          g.drawRoundRect(3,112,146,491,10,10);
          g.drawRoundRect(4,113,144,489,10,10);


It seems you aren't using any animation in this applet, so you won't have to use double buffering... :)

To home-share or not to home-share, That's the question

It may already be discussed elsewhere on the forum. I that case, my apologies.
Here's the deal: Home-Sharing is on on to "server" side systems (say Mac1 and Mac2).
Connecting to Home-Sharing is done from 2 iOS devices (iPhone, iPad).
I hope that anyone can explain the logic behind the irregular behavior that I see with this set-up:
TV shows on Mac1 are not shown on the iPad, but I can see the shows on the iPhone. The iPad just crashes when I try to see the TV show index.
TV shows on Mac2 are shown on the iPad, but do not show up on the iPhone.
TV shows on Mac1 and Mac2 are the same shows.
Switching of Mac1 or Mac2 does not change the result.
Where does this strange behavior come from, and how could I fix this?
(iTunes and iOS are updated to most recent on all devices, off course)

Well, as you probably know, there are no rules. You simply make decisions based on what sounds good, or what you've experienced before, or what someone suggests, or a combination of all of that...
But based on the instruments you said you were using, and without actually hearing the song, I think micing the strummed acoustic in stereo would be a nice sonic bed for your track.
Record the drums in stereo, or at least the final mixed kit is presented in stereo. Don't pan any of the kit really wide, maybe pan the overheads or room mics at 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock. Bass in the middle. Strummed acoustic mic'd X-Y, and panned hard left and hard right. X-Y doesn't give a super wide image, so this will sound centered, but there will be lots of animation from the "edges" of the stereo field.
Then record the high string guitar and banjo in mono, and pan each one opposite each other for the choruses. maybe 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock.
Or pan everything hard left, and only the banjo hard right... : ) Like I said, there are no rules...

[Original iPhone] To 2.0.2 or not 2.0.2 that is the question!

Once again we are faced with a dilemma. If it ain't broke, and even if it ain't working as well as it should, does this fix it?
Let me know how you 1st genners are faring with the latest update.

I downloaded the update and ran it 100% successfully. However, I see absolutely no changes:
1. Reception is the same, which has not been too bad for me here in Los Angeles
2. I still get a LONG 7-10 second lag when opening the Contacts app. I also get the intermittent stalling when trying to scroll, and it takes 5-10 seconds usually for the alphabetical navigation bar to highlight and work after touching it
3. I still get a 5-7 second lag when opening the Texts app
I was so excited to see the update, now I am sadly waiting for the next update.

[Original iPhone] To 2..2 or not 2..2 that is the question!

Would like to hear from Original iPhone owners.
I see so many different issues and while 2.1 (or anything after 1.1.4) is loaded with its own issues and unreliability, wondering why get rid of the problems I know and have to find out new ones.
Let me know.

Lots of bug fixes in iPhone OS 2.2 (5G77). Fewer MobileSafari crashes, fewer third-party applications crashes, and improved memory management.
Notice I said "fewer".
Interestingly, the 2.2 Wi-Fi client is still somewhat aggressive in its power management. Would be nice to incorporate user-defined power management across the entire phone.
As far as stability of third-party apps in 2.2, some of the UI libraries still have bugs. I imagine this is known issue by now.
Still some missing items that limit mainstream enterprise adoption, including...
     - lack of management for IT policy to control app store restrictions,
     - limited device security/encryption,
     - no detection/reporting of integrity violations
     - no ability to receive policies over the air (users MUST install them)
     - centralized backup / versioning
Overall, it's a solid consumer & small-business platform. It's still in its infancy for corporate administrators, developers, and management.
Thoughts?

To Shut Down or not to Shut Down that is the question

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for