Now hold on, I'm gonna press the right pedal harder. I expect us to accelerate.

Anya ,'Showtime'


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Rob - Jul 04, 2008 7:38:10 am PDT #6895 of 25501

Um, should I be worried?

Not just because of that error. It's just reporting the failure to communicate with the modem that caused the stall in the first place. Since the stall happens in the lowest levels of Mac OX, it's hard to stop it, hence the need to force-restart.

It's not good to do that force-restart a lot, though, so if this keeps happening it would be good to figure out why.


sarameg - Jul 04, 2008 11:57:52 am PDT #6896 of 25501

Or just get a new mac. This one is at least 8 years old. Or 6. Can't recall. And the screen is mostly dead.

This has only happened a couple of times in the past year now, so.

Thanks for explaining it. Nothing I hate more than cryptic error messages.


Jon B. - Jul 05, 2008 6:29:11 am PDT #6897 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

I just discovered the strangest thing on my PC. I use Eudora for email and noticed that there was a folder called "Celina Goldsmith". I have no idea who this person is and certainly never created such a folder. It appears as though it was created three months ago. After Googling the name, and not finding much of interest (it's been used as the name of a spam sender, but you can say that about everybody), I figured I'd delete the folder. When I did this, Eudora warned me that there was a filter associated with the mailbox! The filter transfers all incoming mail from "Qfort@demconvention.com" into that folder. Googling that email address produced zilch.

What on earth could have caused this? A virus without a point (the folder has always been empty)? The spam program, Spamnix, had a really weird hiccup? What?


Typo Boy - Jul 05, 2008 7:30:36 am PDT #6898 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Huh. I know damn well you are way past the level of expertise where your computer could using spare cpu cycles to send spam without your knowing it.


brenda m - Jul 05, 2008 8:21:39 am PDT #6899 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

First post from new Crackberry! And am already totally lost. Anyone have a Curve and are willing to answer some probably stupid questions?


Maria - Jul 05, 2008 9:39:46 pm PDT #6900 of 25501
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift

I'm willing. I am totally in love with my Curve.

What would you like to know? Other than that it's the best BlackBerry ever, or at least until the touchscreen (think iPhone) one comes out....


omnis_audis - Jul 06, 2008 7:24:24 am PDT #6901 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

unusual question here for y'all. I tried a different cassette adapter for the car (seems I had several of them around). The latest one SOUNDS great, but it keeps ejecting, probably due to no gears that turn, and the deck thinks it's a jammed tape. But it's the only of the 3 that I have that actually SOUNDS good, the others sound as bad as the FM transmitter. Any thoughts that won't damage the car cassette deck? It's a long shot, but the hive mind is brilliant, so why not ask, right?


Sophia Brooks - Jul 06, 2008 7:54:24 am PDT #6902 of 25501
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

More unusual question:

My cat just walk across my keyboard, and now my browser is on the fullscreen-- I am missing the toolbars across the top. How can I get it back?


Dana - Jul 06, 2008 7:55:58 am PDT #6903 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Try F11, Sophia.


Sophia Brooks - Jul 06, 2008 7:59:46 am PDT #6904 of 25501
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Thank you!