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anyone knows how to launch an application, for example, a .exe, in mac?? this code works for me in ubuntu, i tried it in mac but its not working: [CODE]os.system('gnome-open ' + path)[/CODE]

Hey guys I've tried searching the internet for an answer on this and have come up short. I was hoping someone that does this could help me out setting it up. I want to write C++ using Mac OS. I tried going the Xcode route but found Xcode to be …

Hello folks, I don't have much background in data networking but right at the moment I'm stuck with this presentation I have to do about "Dynamic TDMA". I've googled for an hour now and couldn't find any solid information on 'Dynamic TDMA'. Whenever there is the word Dynamic TDMA mentioned, …

I have decided to buy a mac...but i just need this little info: is there iPhone SDK already installed in MAC? i dont mean like i have to download it, what i mean is that is it already installed in the hard drive?

Have you ever wanted to write your own code to create software for the Mac, iPhone or even the iPad but have never actually programmed on a Mac platform? Great, then this new book by Tim Isted is for you. Tim has been coding for the Mac for 15 years, …

I have had to replace the hard drive in a Mac iBook G3 that I was working on, and was trying to reinstall Mac OS X 10.4.6. However, the disk refused to load correctly (possible CD drive error, as I know the Mac disk to be good), and I also …

That's right, free. And if it's free, it's for me. Software promoter MacHeist is my new best friend, and for the next five days is giving away [url=http://www.macheist.com/]nanoBundle[/url], a package of six Mac OS X applications including the highly-rated Twitterrific, which normally sells for US$15. In all, $154 worth of …

hi all, i am trying to connect an old apple monitor (this one: [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_Color_Display"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_Color_Display[/URL]) to my ph dv6000 laptop. i've got all the adaptors i need to make it work with a vga cable (14 pins, no 9th pin), but the colour is coming out all red tinted, and when …

OK, you two, stop fighting. These little spats of yours are getting old. A [URL="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100602/tc_nf/73685"]rumor[/URL], heard yesterday, that [URL="http://www.google.com"]Google[/URL] is not going to use [URL="http://www.microsoft.com"]Windows[/URL] internally in their company might be just that: rumor. And, a bad one at that. It's interesting to note that, while such a rumor stirs …

is there a way for me, using a mac to compile a c++ program to work on windows? or could some one with a windows computer compile this code and send it to me somehow?? #include <iostream> #include <string> using namespace std; int main () { char* verb = new …

Is it possible to programmatically determine the currently installed graphics driver in windows, Mac, or Linux? methinks to check the system registry for windows. If so, where and what about the other OS? Major props to anyone who can answer this one :P Thanks

Hey all, I just bought an iomega external USB drive, Ive hooked it up to my mac but it's not recognising the drive. It's formatted in FAT32; is that not mac compatible? It's a 1TB drive, do I need to partition it into smaller sections? Which format should I use …

Mac OS X 10.5.6 is out today. Are you excited? According to all the Apple-oriented buzz, it's a much-anticipated release. It has lots of fixes and some cool enhancements but do you want to know what would sell me an Apple product? (And it isn't a hip new release of …

Could someone suggest the best software package to use for NON-web based multimedia on a Mac. I know Flash is the choice for anything web but what would you use to create interactive instructional material that will be burned to DVD?

Has anyone written a driver for this printer? Dell only offers Windows Drivers, and when I do a web search, I can get a driver for every platform except MAC. I hate the thought of throwing a brand new printer into the scrap heap and buying a new brand that …

My MacBook Pro 4,1 doesn't want to load OS (can't find it) and displays the blinking folder with a question mark. I have tried everything I found on the forums. Mac does recognise hdd. I could copy all file from my hdd to remote hdd using terminal. However still every …

Download [url=http://www.applemacvideo.com/mkvmac/convert-mkv-to-avi-mac.html#188]MKV to AVI Converter for Mac[/url]. share to those who have the same problems with me.

Mark Shuttleworth, founder and financial backer of [URL="http://www.ubuntu.com"]Ubuntu[/URL], urges the Linux Community to "build a better desktop than Apple." Shuttleworth made this statement this week at OSCON (O'Reilly's Open Source Convention). He added that interoperability with Windows is of very high importance. Sounds easy enough. Let me get right on …

Responses (from another site) on my recent, "[URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story261566.html"]Security Alert: They Should Have Used Linux[/URL]" led me to explore the conclusion that hacking is really only for those seeking the low-hanging security fruit as their prey. These folks, who tout themselves as "Linux Experts" intrigued me so much with their comments …

I will never again refer to the Linux Desktop in any of my writings beyond this post. From now on, it's the Linux User Interface, which encompasses the likes of [URL="http://www.gnome.org"]GNOME[/URL], [URL="http://www.kde.org"]KDE[/URL], [URL="http://www.lxde.org"]LXDE[/URL], [URL="http://www.xfce.org"]XFCE[/URL], CLI and others. These Linux User Interfaces may be used on any Linux-enabled device. These interfaces …

Hi i need to know as soon possible whether it's possible to connect my ibm laptob to my mac screen.. please answer asap... thanks in advance

Hi, Is there any development tool i can install on my mac for ASP.net? Regards, Anuj

Hi, I have the problem that a char ch2 = '\u0041' is confirmed as a character and also printed as "A", but the char ch3 = '\u00c6' , which is also confirmed as a character, is not printed only as a "?" where it is supposed to be a "æ". …

I am using [URL=http://www.chinabuye.com]flash drive[/URL]. I have bought it from the shop mentioned in hperlink. Is it possible to detect it on mac operating system.

This has to be the most bizarre excuse for voiding a warranty ever, but according to [URL="http://consumerist.com/5408885/smoking-near-apple-computers-creates-biohazard-voids-warranty"]The Consumerist[/URL] at least two Mac owners have been told their Applecare warranties are no good because they smoke. In both cases, we are told, the Mac owner concerned took the matter up with …

I have a mac book that when you start it the screen doesn't start but if you take out he batterie pack and put it back in it does any comments or suggestions would help thanks

So I'm helping host an event for [URL="http://www.google.com"]Google[/URL] yesterday - called Atmosphere, it was based in London and had about 300 CIOs present. I was lucky enough to be chairing a couple of panel discussions (and will put YouTube links in here if anyone's interested in what CIOs from Amazon, …

The [URL="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/home?os=nonwin7"]Microsoft Windows 7[/URL] launch is all but upon us and I can't say I'm sorry. Not that I'm directly affected as a Mac user but Vista is now almost officially acknowledged as a flop and it'll be good to see Microsoft back in the game properly, in terms of …

Hi, I have to develop a software and it should run on windows, mac and linux, so i was thinking of developing it in java using netbeans :-/ I have windows OS, would the jar file generated in windows run properly on mac and linux? and is there any specific …

I have to say that I really hate the term "fan boy." It's usually used as a dismissive term to put down someone who speaks favorably of a product. It suggests that if you like a particular brand, it must mean that you blindly support everything that company does, and …