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[00:05]<duc_y2jjc>rump, dude, /dcc me that song?
[00:05]<duc_y2jjc>that song's good times
[00:05]<zudl>peaches too?:)
[00:05]<duc_y2jjc>yes plz!
[00:06]<zudl>comin' atcha
[00:06]<zudl>do you see
[00:08]<duc_y2jjc>yep, thx
[00:08]<nwp>why don't they make dialog boxes semi-transparent?
[00:09]<duc_y2jjc>ohhh, rump it says it's a malformed DCC request
[00:09]<czugc->I can't get a mic to work with any mac. Do macs support basic headset/mike sets out of the box?
[00:09]<duc_y2jjc>krunk-, usually, you using something special?
[00:09]<czugc->nope, logitech headset "for gaming, mac compatible"
[00:09]<zrvvqjyq9>normal ones do
[00:09]<nwp>"can't get to work" means what?
[00:10]<czugc->ok, so then I'm doing something wrong
[00:10]<duc_y2jjc>oh, should work then, that's odd
[00:10]<czugc->I get sound, but no input into the mic
[00:10]<czugc->I only see 2x connections in back that would fit a plugin. One for sound, one that has a symbol kinda like > < by it
[00:11]<nwp>system prefs >sound >input
[00:11]<czugc->yep
[00:12]<czugc->I have "Audio line-in port" selected
[00:13]<czugc->btw, this is with 2x different mics of this general type, both main stream, on 3 different macs
[00:13]<czugc->so I got something screwy, or the macs are screwy :P
[00:14]<czugc->No ideas? Anyone personally gotten a non-usb headset to work on a mac?
[00:15]<nwp>have you increased input volume?
[00:16]<nwp>the meter shows nothing?
[00:17]<czugc->meter shows nothing
[00:17]<czugc->volume all the way up
[00:18]<nwp>your mike could be bad
[00:18]<czugc->this is the 3rd one
[00:18]<nwp>ah. then maybe the port is bad
[00:18]<czugc->one of them I just tried on one mac, the second on several, the third on several
[00:19]<nwp>the jack, i mean
[00:19]<nwp>it's possible
[00:20]<czugc->On more then one mac? Nah, it's a setting or the macs are being finicky with
[00:20]<cgggdv>is there a way to run other OSes within os x? i don't find any virtual machines that seem appropriate...
[00:20]<nwp>krunk-: oh i mis understood
[00:20]<tuw1ns>Anyone know how to view hidden system files? I'm trying to edit a site that uses .htaccess but the finder hides those files by default.
[00:20]<nwp>kennyt: what kind of mac do you have
[00:20]<nwp>Tu13es: finder prefs
[00:21]<ggrfrvgm>ok
[00:21]<ggrfrvgm>neooffice users
[00:21]<ggrfrvgm>convince me to try it
[00:21]<sgjjm>can't you use the terminal..? via ssh ?
[00:21]<cgggdv>e1f: oh, a g4 ibook, and i'm hoping to boot another ppc OS under it
[00:21]<tuw1ns>e1f: ..
[00:21]<ggrfrvgm>Tu13es: or terminal
[00:21]<tuw1ns>I don't see any options for that..
[00:21]<czugc->I think maybe macs don't support standard mic input without some kind of external device or amp or some such
[00:21]<nwp>enclaved: it's free
[00:22]<ggrfrvgm>everything is free to me
[00:22]<nwp>kennyt: then qemu
[00:22]<ggrfrvgm>I already have, pages, office, abiword, textmate, textedit, voodoo pad and probably some more
[00:22]<ggrfrvgm>Why do I need another text editor
[00:22]<ggrfrvgm>bbedit
[00:22]<nwp>you don't
[00:23]<smgm9>SubEthaEdit
[00:23]<ggrfrvgm>THEN WHY AM I COMPELLED TO DOWNLOAD IT
[00:23]<czugc->Welp, found my answerr
[00:23]<ggrfrvgm>it's ridicoulus
[00:23]<ggrfrvgm>I think it's because I haven't blogged in awhile
[00:23]<nwp>neooffice is for those that don't have office or iworks
[00:23]<ggrfrvgm>well, that's good
[00:23]<ggrfrvgm>I have both
[00:23]<smgm9>You don't want NeoOffice, dude
[00:23]<czugc->Without an assistive device, only usb and firewire mics work on macs
[00:23]<ggrfrvgm>So fuck neooffice then
[00:23]<smgm9>It's java junk
[00:23]<ggrfrvgm>I never liked Openoffice anyway
[00:23]<ggrfrvgm>yeah
[00:23]<ggrfrvgm>I think I'll just blog
[00:23]<nwp>some of us don't have that luxury
[00:24]<ggrfrvgm>of blogging?
[00:24]<cfrugyr>enclaved, NeoOffice isnt OpenOffice
[00:24]<cfrugyr>ist a fork of OpenOffice
[00:24]<cfrugyr>but is not the same
[00:24]<ggrfrvgm>...
[00:24]<ggrfrvgm>THANKS
[00:24]<smgm9>Uh
[00:24]<ggrfrvgm>You're silly.
[00:24]<ggrfrvgm>It's a port.
[00:24]<smgm9>NeoOffice is a port of OOo
[00:24]<smgm9>Written in Java
[00:24]<smgm9>So that OS X'ers don't have to launch X11 to run OOo
[00:25]<nwp>enclaved: listen to some sesame street, you'll feel better
[00:25]<ggrfrvgm>yeah i got that song
[00:25]<ggrfrvgm>imma load it up now
[00:25]<cfrugyr>synd4, a fork using Cocoa and Java xD
[00:25]<cfrugyr>a port is OOo/Mac for X11
[00:25]<ggrfrvgm>Uh
[00:25]<smgm9>Semantics are a bitch
[00:25]<cfrugyr>synd4, so fuck them xD
[00:25]<ggrfrvgm>This is gonna be a ringtone
[00:25]<ggrfrvgm>YES
[00:25]<ggrfrvgm>I've got a big fluffy towel to dry myself when I'm done!
[00:26]<smgm9>Done masturbating?
[00:26]<ggrfrvgm>haven't started yet
[00:26]<ggrfrvgm>i'm gonna do it in my bosses office soon though
[00:28]<smgm9>Got any hot coworkers?
[00:28]<ggrfrvgm>no

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