Comments for Martin Backschat's Blog http://maba.wordpress.com Programming and Productivity. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:11:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on iStocks Dashboard Widget: International Stock Quotes by Erik http://maba.wordpress.com/2006/09/05/istocks-dashboard-widget-international-stock-quotes/#comment-17923 Erik Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:52:37 +0000 http://maba.wordpress.com/2006/09/05/istocks-dashboard-widget-international-stock-quotes/#comment-17923 Hi! I never could get warm with Dashboard - think a normal Programm on a second Monitor is better. Regards, Erik --------------------------------- <a href="http://www.gipsy-info.com" rel="nofollow">la vie est belle :-)</a> Hi!
I never could get warm with Dashboard - think a normal Programm on a second Monitor is better.
Regards, Erik

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la vie est belle :-)

]]> Comment on How to Remove a PDF Signature (that disallows any document changes) by MikeH http://maba.wordpress.com/2005/05/12/how-to-remove-a-pdf-certificatesignature-that-disallow-any-document-changes/#comment-17888 MikeH Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:12:21 +0000 https://maba.wordpress.com/2005/05/12/how-to-remove-a-pdf-certificatesignature-that-disallow-any-document-changes/#comment-17888 I have been wondering how to do this as well ... i did not want to fool with scripts that are unkmown to me but the suggestion above to "extract" pages and resave works perfectly fine. Thanks to those who offered comments - i use Pro 8.1 at this point and the extraction idea hasn't failed as i have cleaned up approximately 30 files this way. Thanx! I have been wondering how to do this as well … i did not want to fool with scripts that are unkmown to me but the suggestion above to “extract” pages and resave works perfectly fine. Thanks to those who offered comments - i use Pro 8.1 at this point and the extraction idea hasn’t failed as i have cleaned up approximately 30 files this way. Thanx!

]]> Comment on iTunes 7 might delete your Files! Silently! by Andy http://maba.wordpress.com/2006/09/19/itunes-7-might-delete-your-files-silently/#comment-17870 Andy Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:28:49 +0000 http://maba.wordpress.com/2006/09/19/itunes-7-might-delete-your-files-silently/#comment-17870 UPDATE Full respect to itunes and in particularly Beverly of itunes store customer support. I received an email from her saying that as a 'once only' action she would re instate my purchases so that I could download them again. She did that on Saturday morning and it took me most of the day to do so. Then I realised that I missed a number of my order numbers off so I wrote back and told her so - and fair play she reinstated the rest of them, I have just finished resintating 166 of my previous purchases. Some were not available and I think I've lost them forever but heck full marks for trying to get me back to my pre itunes removal state. I will now use itunes again - but only with a FULL back up each and every time I download. So if you've lost purchases - my advice is use the itunes reporting to tell them so and you never knwo as a one off you might just get a second chance! Good luck all UPDATE
Full respect to itunes and in particularly Beverly of itunes store customer support. I received an email from her saying that as a ‘once only’ action she would re instate my purchases so that I could download them again. She did that on Saturday morning and it took me most of the day to do so.

Then I realised that I missed a number of my order numbers off so I wrote back and told her so - and fair play she reinstated the rest of them, I have just finished resintating 166 of my previous purchases. Some were not available and I think I’ve lost them forever but heck full marks for trying to get me back to my pre itunes removal state.

I will now use itunes again - but only with a FULL back up each and every time I download.

So if you’ve lost purchases - my advice is use the itunes reporting to tell them so and you never knwo as a one off you might just get a second chance! Good luck all

]]> Comment on iTunes 7 might delete your Files! Silently! by Jason http://maba.wordpress.com/2006/09/19/itunes-7-might-delete-your-files-silently/#comment-17867 Jason Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:30:31 +0000 http://maba.wordpress.com/2006/09/19/itunes-7-might-delete-your-files-silently/#comment-17867 Same problem here guys, I'm sort of comforted it's not just me. I thought it had something to do with the Windows reinstall I did a couple of weeks ago, but thinking back it was before then. Suddenly many of the tracks in my itunes library had "!" next to them. I now find I seem to have lost 4K of the 8K tracks I had (which were always saved to external hard drive anyway) What is most irritating is that it has done it totally randomly - all the old album folders are still there, but with either nothing in or M3U files which are useless! Also lost all the random ungrouped tracks that were just generally in My Music folder. WHat I don't get is that when you right click on Properties, it's still saying there are 8K files there?!?! THey MUST be there somewhere??! Same problem here guys, I’m sort of comforted it’s not just me. I thought it had something to do with the Windows reinstall I did a couple of weeks ago, but thinking back it was before then. Suddenly many of the tracks in my itunes library had “!” next to them. I now find I seem to have lost 4K of the 8K tracks I had (which were always saved to external hard drive anyway)

What is most irritating is that it has done it totally randomly - all the old album folders are still there, but with either nothing in or M3U files which are useless! Also lost all the random ungrouped tracks that were just generally in My Music folder. WHat I don’t get is that when you right click on Properties, it’s still saying there are 8K files there?!?! THey MUST be there somewhere??!

]]> Comment on iTunes 7 might delete your Files! Silently! by Andy http://maba.wordpress.com/2006/09/19/itunes-7-might-delete-your-files-silently/#comment-17858 Andy Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:49:30 +0000 http://maba.wordpress.com/2006/09/19/itunes-7-might-delete-your-files-silently/#comment-17858 Yep itunes and apple sure do suck! It just removed all of my itunes purchases over the last 2 years - so just out of spite i went thru every purchase on my itunes account and reported a problem saying that they deleted them. I know it won't bring my files back, get a resolution or reduce their profits but they can waste their time reading them as I have wasted mine trying to find the files. They aren't getting any more of my money that's for sure. Yep itunes and apple sure do suck!
It just removed all of my itunes purchases over the last 2 years - so just out of spite i went thru every purchase on my itunes account and reported a problem saying that they deleted them. I know it won’t bring my files back, get a resolution or reduce their profits but they can waste their time reading them as I have wasted mine trying to find the files. They aren’t getting any more of my money that’s for sure.

]]> Comment on Scientific Plotting on Mac OS X (Intel) using Gnuplot and Plot by Grainger http://maba.wordpress.com/2006/08/02/scientific-plotting-on-mac-os-x-using-gnuplot-and-plot/#comment-17857 Grainger Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:03:35 +0000 http://maba.wordpress.com/2006/08/02/scientific-plotting-on-mac-os-x-using-gnuplot-and-plot/#comment-17857 The _rl_* errors are caused by OS X 10.5 having a fake readline library which confuses the configure script. Just add: --with-readline=builtin to the configure line and it will solve these issues. The _rl_* errors are caused by OS X 10.5 having a fake readline library which confuses the configure script. Just add: –with-readline=builtin to the configure line and it will solve these issues.

]]> Comment on iStocks Dashboard Widget: International Stock Quotes by Penny http://maba.wordpress.com/2006/09/05/istocks-dashboard-widget-international-stock-quotes/#comment-17855 Penny Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:36:32 +0000 http://maba.wordpress.com/2006/09/05/istocks-dashboard-widget-international-stock-quotes/#comment-17855 Mea culpa. I just read the instructions. Doh. I can rename my stocks. Thank you for this wonderful widget. Mea culpa. I just read the instructions. Doh. I can rename my stocks. Thank you for this wonderful widget.

]]> Comment on iStocks Dashboard Widget: International Stock Quotes by Penny http://maba.wordpress.com/2006/09/05/istocks-dashboard-widget-international-stock-quotes/#comment-17854 Penny Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:28:42 +0000 http://maba.wordpress.com/2006/09/05/istocks-dashboard-widget-international-stock-quotes/#comment-17854 I love this widget too but it gets confusing when the stock abbreviation goes to two lines for a few stocks and you can't tell which stock is highlighted to create the graph at the bottom. Sometimes it's easy to *guess by looking at the monetary value, but it's not great. Can you fix? Thanks so much. I love this widget too but it gets confusing when the stock abbreviation goes to two lines for a few stocks and you can’t tell which stock is highlighted to create the graph at the bottom. Sometimes it’s easy to *guess by looking at the monetary value, but it’s not great. Can you fix? Thanks so much.

]]> Comment on How to Remove a PDF Signature (that disallows any document changes) by Noel http://maba.wordpress.com/2005/05/12/how-to-remove-a-pdf-certificatesignature-that-disallow-any-document-changes/#comment-17840 Noel Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:08:59 +0000 https://maba.wordpress.com/2005/05/12/how-to-remove-a-pdf-certificatesignature-that-disallow-any-document-changes/#comment-17840 Is it possible for you to make a small utility that can just be executed and pdf file can be imported in it. The output will be the cleared file. This will be a great help for non-techies, i.e. those who don't know a word of scripting (like me) Thanks in advance. Is it possible for you to make a small utility that can just be executed and pdf file can be imported in it. The output will be the cleared file. This will be a great help for non-techies, i.e. those who don’t know a word of scripting (like me)

Thanks in advance.

]]> Comment on Random Macbook Shutdowns. Solved. At Last. Hopefully. by Chimbles http://maba.wordpress.com/2006/09/01/macbook-shutdown-solved-at-last-hopefully/#comment-17833 Chimbles Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:26:28 +0000 http://maba.wordpress.com/2006/08/31/macbook-shutdown-solved-at-last-hopefully/#comment-17833 Jeez that thing is riddled with problems. Fortunately for me it doesnt shut down on it’s own yet… but the plastics are cracking, screen is flickering, power cord malfunctioning, and audio jack has a mind of its own. If it wasn’t for AppleCare I would say this is the worst product for its money, and that is unfortunate enough because Apple does put out some nice things. Check out my blog , and you will thank your lucky stars that this is the only problems you have. Jeez that thing is riddled with problems. Fortunately for me it doesnt shut down on it’s own yet… but the plastics are cracking, screen is flickering, power cord malfunctioning, and audio jack has a mind of its own. If it wasn’t for AppleCare I would say this is the worst product for its money, and that is unfortunate enough because Apple does put out some nice things.
Check out my blog , and you will thank your lucky stars that this is the only problems you have.

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