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tommyrot - Aug 11, 2010 12:29:40 pm PDT #14617 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Are you gonna use XML on the client? There's some XML stuff that's specific to IE. (Which I realize is not the question you asked.)


Gudanov - Aug 11, 2010 12:33:27 pm PDT #14618 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping

Mostly using GWT toolkit and Javascript, there's XML involved but I'm not using it directly.


Gudanov - Aug 11, 2010 12:46:17 pm PDT #14619 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping

Once IE9 gets released there are going to be many, many websites that will be telling IE6-8 users that they need to upgrade to have the best user experience. I get the hype over HTML 5 now, it's going to change the game on what you can do with a browser. If I had the time, I'd like to try to the port of Quake II to HTML 5, that's just too cool.


tommyrot - Aug 11, 2010 12:48:38 pm PDT #14620 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I can't wait for iE9 - mostly because our mega-complex timesheet system is IE-only (at client's request) and Javascript performance is supposed to be greatly enhanced. (Currently, IE is much slower in Javascript than other popular browsers.)


Gudanov - Aug 11, 2010 5:04:04 pm PDT #14621 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping

IE9 sounds like it might actually be good. Microsoft seems to be realizing it can't determine the standards the Internet will use.

Right now I'm using Chrome at work which is nice, and Firefox 4 at home since Chrome doesn't let me fine-tune the settings. I've got Firefox 4 running off a SSD with RAM-only caching. It is quick like a quick thing. Chrome doesn't seem to let me free itself of the disk and I really don't want it caching to my SSD.


DCJensen - Aug 11, 2010 5:29:35 pm PDT #14622 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.

Bonnie, do you have an OSX boot install CD/dvd?

If so, You can boot up and instead of the install, one of the tools in the menus is a password reset utility.

t looks around the web

Here's one guide:

[link]


beekaytee - Aug 11, 2010 6:33:00 pm PDT #14623 of 25501
Compassionately intolerant

Thanks Daniel. I've been looking around for the same guidance and have tried to boot from my Tiger install disk and it just hasn't worked. I must be hitting the c at the wrong time or something.

Seriously, I tried so many times this afternoon, I was nearly to the point of throwing things...and I'm not a thrower.

The way my office is set up, it's a trial to unhook the monitor and keyboard, switch to the second tower, have my attempts fail, replace the cords, cruise the 'net for help...re-reattach the cords and have more attempts fail.

It really got to me, so I took a few hours off. I'll print out your link and try again in the morning.

Thanks for the support, I really appreciate it.


DCJensen - Aug 11, 2010 8:37:17 pm PDT #14624 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.

Bonnie, hold C just after you turn it on.


le nubian - Aug 12, 2010 4:08:36 am PDT #14625 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

and sing it like you mean it!


DCJensen - Aug 12, 2010 4:42:32 am PDT #14626 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.

Bonnie, ohher possibilities include:

Bypass primary startup volume and seek a different startup volume (CD, etc.): Hold Cmd-Opt-Shift-Delete during startup

Choose Startup disk before booting: Hold Option during startup