I've already seen the ep, but thanks.

Connie it's: Tools - Internet Options - Connections (tab)

Change the option to "Never Dial a Connection"

The only other thing I'd say is that he should make sure that it's not happening while there aren't any applications open that would require a connection. That pop-up was one of the ways I was cued into the fact that I had a virus once back in the day. The virus was trying to call home.

I always connected first before I opened an application that would legitimately need connection, so it never popped up and tried to dial unless there was something else that wanted a connection, ie, the virus.

From Slashdot:

"Spaceport America received an early and double holiday gift this week: first, the expected (positive) FAA environmental impact report, and second, the hoped-for but not immediately expected 'launch site operator's license.' With this license, and with the previously accomplished creation of a tax district, two of three pieces are in place as required by the New Mexico legislature to receive its funding package. The third, a lease with a space services tenant to use the facility, may come this week also, in the form of a contract with Virgin Galactic. While timing is impossible to predict, the contract is a virtual certainty. The New Mexico Spaceport Authority fully expects it, and so has projected late 2010 for completion of hangar and terminal facilities. Virgin Galactic also seems confident, as they have already screened and submitted their first 100 customers (called the Virgin Galactic Founders) to their contracted medical and training supervisor. They are busy screening their second 100 'spaceflight participants' (NASA and RKA having decided that only those who can tack 'career' on the front of it deserve to be called 'astronauts')."

"The New Mexico Spaceport Authority"

Saying that again.

"The New Mexico Spaceport Authority"

Somewhere, RAH is smiling.

The Mactini: [link]

The iToilet: [link]

I need Mac-ma. The latest Leopard update seems to have frelled my work Mac something awful. I can only start in safe mode - otherwise I get stuck at the blue screen.

I've downloaded & installed the disc image update from Apple.com, but restarting after that gave me the scary flashing grey folder! I'm restarting again in safe mode and will be running Disc Utility repairs. Fingers crosssed...

Jessica, another Mac-friend reports some problems with the update, it may not be just you!

Judging from the Apple forums, there are lots of people having problems with the latest update... but I haven't spotted any solutions other than using the freestanding updater and repairing, both of which you've done.

Woo hoo!

Standalone updater + updated Blackmagic Decklink drivers (updated yesterday in response to their old drivers BREAKING MY COMPUTER*) seems to have done the trick. Thank DOG.

*(okay, probably not mine specifically.)

wolfram,

sorry for the delay.

I watched the clip on firefox, and I believe I had flip4mac plugin for firefox and flashgot.

With both of those (or maybe it was only flashgot) I could grab the video.