Goodbye to Two Years
I tend to be kind of a pack-rat when it comes to files on my computer. I tend to keep stuff (essays, pictures, email messages, etc.) forever in case I ever need to go back and look something up. Well today I had to do something to free up some space since my HD is now below 1 GB so I decided to nuke 2 years worth of saved email messages; 2768 to be exact. I don't know why it was so hard for me, but it was. And so in the memory of my fallen message brethren I decided to make this post as a tribute to their honor. God speed my friends... God speed.
5 Comments:
Isn't there any way to just archive the old emails to a DVD for access in the future?
BTW, did you solve the issue with Front Row (hacked version) breaking under OSX 10.4.4? I am running this on my older (vintage July 2005) 2ghz iMac G5 and OSX 10.4.3 and am afraid to update now.
11:17 PM
No, still no fix that I can see. If you have an email I could email you any new information I come across.
5:55 PM
Great - try larry at jesusreigns dot org if you figure it out. So, for now I shouldn't do 10.4.4 ?
10:27 PM
Jason - I figured out Front Row!
I made a clone of my hard disk to play with, booted from the firewire clone, and updated it to 10.4.4 with the new itunes and quicktime. Ture enough, front row was broken.
I simply reinstalled Front Row on top of the 10.4.4 update and it works again. I used one of two methods I know about. I am not sure where I got all the files, but here are the instructions I used which may give you a hint of which method I used.
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"First, I think it is important to sign this petition against Apple Computer, Inc. requesting Front Row software to be purchasable for other Mac computer systems.
Be advised this Front Row hack does consume a lot of RAM when in use. There has been reports of long delays with users having only 256 - 512 MG of RAM. This Front Row hack opens the applications (iPhoto, DVD Player, & iTunes) based on the users selections. So it would be wise to have these applications already open to save loading times. Be advised some times the selected applications will not communicate with this Front Row hack. There has been times when this hack has worked flualessly for me and there has been times when none of the applications have worked causing me to wonder if all the trouble I went through was worth it. Fortunately for you, you don't have to go through the trouble. In fact, the only loss to you is 5.6 MB of disk space.
Drag Front Row to /Hard Drive/System/Library/Core Services/
When copying to your core services folder you will need to select "Authenticate" and type in your administrator name and password.
Unpack Update1.0.1.dmg so the .pkg file is accessible for the next step.
Install and launch Pacifist. (If you wait 15 seconds, you don't have to pay the Shareware fee)
Select Open package and navigate to the Update1.0.1.pkg on your desktop.
Choose the "Install" option (not the extract option) of the Contents of FrontRowUpdate1.0.1.pkg.
Whenever it asks if you want to "Update" or "Replace" a component, choose "Update". After a few components, it will ask if you want to "Replace" or "Leave Alone" the remaining components. Choose "Replace" (But only to those components that Do Not offer an update option...)
The Pacificist will automatically update prebinding and do a permissions fix for you as part of its installation/update procedure.
Run Front Row Enabler FROM THE DISK IMAGE. This will patch OS X (BezelServices.framework and BezelService.loginPlugin, to be exact) so it thinks you have an iMac G5 remote.
Reboot
Open the Keyboard & Mouse Preference Pane and enable the Front Row shortcut under the Keyboard Shortcuts tab.
Open the Sound Preference Pane and make sure Play Front Row Sound Effects is enabled under the Sound Effects menu.
Use the ⌘-esc to activate Front Row or change the keyboard shortcut to represent the F8 so your Sony Ericsson remote can still work.
Make sure you download the QuickTime Components to be able to view all videos.
Restart your unsupported Mac, and continue to use it as hackfully as before.
Use your arrow keys to switch between applications and folders and use the space bar to select the applications and folders. "
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1:59 AM
Schweet! I'll give it a shot.
3:58 PM
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