Andy's Un-Official Unsolicited Mac Advice Thread

[patch29]

Think this keyboard (http://www.maccessorize.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=687) would work on a Macbook?


I like my Apple keyboard. It would work fine with the Macbook.

[wxwax]

I like my Apple keyboard. It would work fine with the Macbook.
The ones I've seen are all rather small. A fat fingered typist like me needs space, man. (That's why I like the Macbook's own keyboard, nicely spaced.)

[patch29]

The ones I've seen are all rather small. A fat fingered typist like me needs space, man. (That's why I like the Macbook's own keyboard, nicely spaced.)


not a lot of fluff on the edges, but I think it is as big as the Macbook. :scratch

[wxwax]

not a lot of fluff on the edges, but I think it is as big as the Macbook. :scratch
Really? Not the ones I've seen here. :dunno

Does your Macbook moo (http://www.appledefects.com/media/moo.mp3)?

[patch29]

Really? Not the ones I've seen here. :dunno

Does your Macbook moo (http://www.appledefects.com/media/moo.mp3)?

I will compare them. I also have an old Macally keyboard I could sell you since my powermac came with one and I do not use the old one.

It does not moo like that. I can hear the fan when the processor is being taxed, but it is not that big a deal. Does yours? :ear

[DavidTO]

The one thing about that keyboard is it will have a special driver for all those special keys. It may not be MacIntel compatible, I would check on that first.

And yes, Apple keyboards are fine, IMO.

[wxwax]

I will compare them. I also have an old Macally keyboard I could sell you since my powermac came with one and I do not use the old one.

It does not moo like that. I can hear the fan when the processor is being taxed, but it is not that big a deal. Does yours? :ear
No, no mooing. But maybe teenagers can hear it, same as the stupid ringtone I can't make out.

[wxwax]

The one thing about that keyboard is it will have a special driver for all those special keys. It may not be MacIntel compatible, I would check on that first.

Good point, hadn't thought about that.

[patch29]

No, no mooing. But maybe teenagers can hear it, same as the stupid ringtone I can't make out.


Huh? :ear :uhoh :wxwax

[patch29]

Good point, hadn't thought about that.


I measured 8" across the Macbook and Mac keyboard and they are very close to the same size, the biggest difference being the key shape, but I think you could manage with a mac keyboard, plus you could get a wireless one.

[DavidTO]

Good point, hadn't thought about that.


It shouldn't affect the regular keys, they should work just fine. But the special Glengarry keys will be b0rked if the driver isn't compatible.

[wxwax]

Huh? :ear :uhoh :wxwax
Can you hear this?

http://www.jetcityorange.com/toys/17KHz.wav

Kids can, most grownups cannot.

[wxwax]

Well dang, I guess it's a good thing I'm waiting for the nexgen Macbook Pro.

http://www.appledefects.com/wiki/index.php?title=MacBook_Pro

[patch29]

Well dang, I guess it's a good thing I'm waiting for the nexgen Macbook Pro.

http://www.appledefects.com/wiki/index.php?title=MacBook_Pro


I am sure they will make a Macbook list soon enough. :uhoh

[Mike Lane]

Sorry if this has been asked. Do you guys prefer boot camp or ll's? I was thinking that I'd shell out the $50 for ll's but then I read this article (http://reviews.cnet.com/4531-10921_7-6546370.html). So anyone use photoshop on parallels? Is it retarted slow or is it slow but useable, or just plain old fine?

Also, where's the best place to get RAM again?

[DavidTO]

Also, where's the best place to get RAM again?


crucial.com, IMO.

[Mike Lane]

bah... nevermind on the parallels question. I decided that my MBP just won't be my primary PS machine until CS3 comes out so I can just deal with any performance hits for now. So since it'd be so much easier to not have to reboot, parallels it is.

[bigwebguy]

crucial.com, IMO.agree, got mine there. zero problems.

also, can it be that i am the first person to post that 10.4.7 is out? downloading now, fingers crossed they found a fix for processor whine.

[DavidTO]

can it be that i am the first person to post that 10.4.7 is out? downloading now, fingers crossed they found a fix for processor whine.


Looks like it can!

Thanks for the heads-up, getting mine now.

[bigwebguy]

fingers crossed they found a fix for processor whine. :gun2http://www.askstevejobs.com/images/steve_jobs.jpg

[patch29]

So much for a great mac program. :cry


Microsoft acquires iView


What started out ten years ago as humble Mac freeware for keeping track of multimedia files has now been acquired by Microsoft. On June 22, 2006, the Redmond, Washington-based software giant inked a deal with iView Multimedia, maker of the popular image cataloger MediaPro, to buy the London-based company and the products it makes.

Source (http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/index.asp)

[DavidTO]

So much for a great mac program. :cry






Sux.

[wxwax]

Sux.
Or a vote of confidence in Apple's future.

[DavidTO]

Or a vote of confidence in Apple's future.


Doubt it. It's a cross-platform app. Started out on the Mac, but it's cross-platform.

[DavidTO]

Peter Krogh of The DAM Book, has this (http://thedambook.com/pages/microsoft-buys-iview.html) to say about the MS acquisition of iView.

[patch29]

10.4.7 did not fix the random airport dropout on my Macbook. It just happened again. :wxwax

[DavidTO]

10.4.7 did not fix the random airport dropout on my Macbook. It just happened again. :wxwax


Read this. (http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=2005093011343164)

[wxwax]

Peter Krogh of The DAM Book, has this (http://thedambook.com/pages/microsoft-buys-iview.html) to say about the MS acquisition of iView.
Interesting. I understood about 2/3rds. What I still don't see is how it fits into my life. :dunno

[patch29]

Interesting. I understood about 2/3rds. What I still don't see is how it fits into my life. :dunno


It is for cataloging, so you can find images/media on your hard drives, DVDs, etc. It is a lot smaller and faster to work with than a lot of other programs. It can also be shared with other users.

I have not upgraded and not that MS is involved I don't know if I will. I actually have to pay full price to upgrade, that certainly is not going to keep my business. :wxwax

[patch29]

Read this. (http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=2005093011343164)


I have read it and it does not solve my problem. 95+% of the time it is fine, somedays it just unselects my airport and does not pick any. I see about 15 networks at home, so I don't know if that is part of the issue. I do have mine selected as the preferred network. :dunno

[wxwax]

http://www.youtube.com/v/yeD1aqcLJ40

[DavidTO]

http://www.youtube.com/v/yeD1aqcLJ40


You're screwed.

[DavidTO]

Sid,

RE: appledefects.com.

Interesting site, but what a glass half-empty approach!

Actually, the point of my post here is that I would personally spend more time on macfixit.com, which will discuss the same issues, but focus more on solutions. As in glass half-full!

Just didn't know if you knew about that one.

[wxwax]

Sid,

RE: appledefects.com.

Interesting site, but what a glass half-empty approach!

Actually, the point of my post here is that I would personally spend more time on macfixit.com, which will discuss the same issues, but focus more on solutions. As in glass half-full!

Just didn't know if you knew about that one.
:lol3

I only stumbled across the other one by accident. I don't dwell much on this stuff either way, I'm not a computer fan (or circuit board, for that matter.) Patch says i'm bad luck, and he may be right. :lol3

[DavidTO]

:lol3

I only stumbled across the other one by accident. I don't dwell much on this stuff either way, I'm not a computer fan (or circuit board, for that matter.) Patch says i'm bad luck, and he may be right. :lol3


Yeah, I know you don't...I almost didn't post, but I find macfixit.com to be a really good resource...

[Seamus]

the macbook pro arrived today. So far so good, I have "the missing manual" beside me. First impression was "wow" when the magnetic power cord snapped into place.

email and internet working great, I'm sorting out the calender and downloading loads of widgets atm.

[DavidTO]

the macbook pro arrived today...


Cool! :thumb

Let us know if you need any help.

[Seamus]

Cool! :thumb

Let us know if you need any help.

Thanks, will do. :thumb

[patch29]

Can you hear this?

http://www.jetcityorange.com/toys/17KHz.wav

Kids can, most grownups cannot.


No, but I can hear the 17K on this site (http://www.ochenk.com/entry.php?id=63). It also has several other frequencies. After that they must blend in with the ringing in my ears. :cry

[Mike Lane]

Don't know why I didn't post this sooner, but here's a really fun fact that had me absolutely baffled for a while. If you're using an 802.11b wi-fi connection with the 26 hex digit protection key, you must use a dollar sign as the first character in the password string on the mac.

If you don't, you'll be sitting there wondering why the @#$% your PC lappy right next to you can connect perfectly fine but your brand @#$%ing new MBP hottness can't even manage that simple task.

[jimf]

Don't know why I didn't post this sooner, but here's a really fun fact that had me absolutely baffled for a while. If you're using an 802.11b wi-fi connection with the 26 hex digit protection key, you must use a dollar sign as the first character in the password string on the mac.

If you don't, you'll be sitting there wondering why the @#$% your PC lappy right next to you can connect perfectly fine but your brand @#$%ing new MBP hottness can't even manage that simple task.

Or you can pull down the little dropdown to tell it you want to use a hex key. I didn't learn the dollar sign trick until yesterday, but I've been using ascii and/or hex keys for years to get different vendors' systems to interoperate.

What you're really doing in all of these cases is avoiding the password hash which, at least so far as I can tell, is done differently by every vendor. I sometimes wonder if that's deliberate to try to lock you into a single vendors' product line.

[Nikolai]

Don't know why I didn't post this sooner, but here's a really fun fact that had me absolutely baffled for a while. If you're using an 802.11b wi-fi connection with the 26 hex digit protection key, you must use a dollar sign as the first character in the password string on the mac.

If you don't, you'll be sitting there wondering why the @#$% your PC lappy right next to you can connect perfectly fine but your brand @#$%ing new MBP hottness can't even manage that simple task.

.. it was written in Objective Pascal (or something similar that comes with Mach 3.0-based OS) and the coder was lame enough to use anything but standard issue StrToHex and did not even bother to strip all non-hex chars from the user's input..

[Mike Lane]

Or not. I just put some crucial ram in and when I went back to turn my MBP on it wouldn't. I was careful, I followed the directions (besides it's not that hard to add ram), I did everything like I was supposed to. Now when I hit the power button I get the CD drive sound and what sounds like some air blowing and a blinking sleep light (not fading in and out, but blinking on and off) and that's it.

Super.... Any suggestions?

[DavidTO]

Or not. I just put some crucial ram in and when I went back to turn my MBP on it wouldn't. I was careful, I followed the directions (besides it's not that hard to add ram), I did everything like I was supposed to. Now when I hit the power button I get the CD drive sound and what sounds like some air blowing and a blinking sleep light (not fading in and out, but blinking on and off) and that's it.

Super.... Any suggestions?


Yeah, seat the RAM properly. It's a hard push.

If you've done that, take the RAM out, it's bad.

It's gonna be one or the other. Either you didn't get it in right, or it's bad to begin with.

[Mike Lane]

I took it out, it started. so I shut it down and re-inserted it and now it works. must have just not seated it right.

PHEW!

[DavidTO]

I took it out, it started. so I shut it down and re-inserted it and now it works. must have just not seated it right.

PHEW!


That's REALLY common with first time Mac RAM seaters. The pressure required throws them off. Although I don't see why a RAM slot would be different on a Mac, it seems to be...

[DavidTO]

This article (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303083) tells you about the errors you'll get if you have bad/improperly seated RAM.

And here's (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303363) an explanation of the startup sequence.

[Mike Lane]

That's REALLY common with first time Mac RAM seaters. The pressure required throws them off. Although I don't see why a RAM slot would be different on a Mac, it seems to be...

I guess I popped my ram seating cherry :lol3 :lol3 :lol3

[Andy]

I guess I popped my ram seating cherry :lol3 :lol3 :lol3
it happened to me, back on page 3 or 4 of this thread :lol3

[Andy]

I would rather put the $250 towards my next Macbook, which wxwax told me I will be buying in two years.

What is this two years you speak of? :scratch

[Andy]

Apple's Macintosh: The Bullet-Proof System (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QwKmFGIb-M&search=Macworld).
I love the plucking violin music.

[patch29]

What is this two years you speak of? :scratch


wxwax says you will replace any computer every two years, so I was speaking of a future Macbook I will have to buy in only 22 months to replace this one due to wxwax's predictions. :bad

[Andy]

wxwax says you will replace any computer every two years, so I was speaking of a future Macbook I will have to buy in only 22 months to replace this one due to wxwax's predictions. :bad
AGAIN, what is this "two years" you speak of? :scratch

[patch29]

AGAIN, what is this "two years" you speak of? :scratch


wxwax said a computer needs to be replaced every two years. That's the two years I was referring to in my post.

[Andy]

wxwax said a computer needs to be replaced every two years. That's the two years I was referring to in my post.
:rolleyes :poke :haha

[patch29]

:rolleyes :poke :haha

:thwak

[wxwax]

Andy's an important part of the average. Without him, it jumps to every three years.

[patch29]

I installed NeoOffice for the Intel Macs today. It seems to be working fine. :thumb

The aqua versions should be out in August/September.

[Andy]

Andy's an important part of the average. Without him, it jumps to every three years.
:lol3

True, true. Switching to the 17" Macbook pro asap :D

[Seamus]

Bloody widgets, pacman, frogger, asteroids.....


I haven't taken a pic all weekend:wink

[wxwax]

Bloody widgets, pacman, frogger, asteroids.....


I haven't taken a pic all weekend:wink
I saw chess in the games. I don't play much, don't have the brains for it. But playing by myself, it's hard to be humilated. So I might be playing more chess. :uhoh

[DavidTO]

Anti-Viral Software Company Urges Home Users To Switch to Macintosh. (http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060706-7204.html)

[Andy]

17" Macbook Pro arrived today. :clap

2 things:

1) they have trimmed the packaging by 1/2 at least, and it's still packed like a Faberge Egg. Nicely done, Apple.

2) setting up a Mac, has to be the most enjoyable experience of any computer setup. 3 minutes, in and done, and then it connects to homebase and updates itself all automatically. Suweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

[Mike Lane]

17" Macbook Pro arrived today. :clap

2 things:

1) they have trimmed the packaging by 1/2 at least, and it's still packed like a Faberge Egg. Nicely done, Apple.

2) setting up a Mac, has to be the most enjoyable experience of any computer setup. 3 minutes, in and done, and then it connects to homebase and updates itself all automatically. Suweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet
Unless you didn't know that you have to put a $ before the WEP password for your 802.11b network :wxwax

:D Have fun with it... Try not to squint at the non giant screen :rolleyes

[DavidTO]

Crossover Mac (http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/) will allow you to run certain Windows applications on your Mac without having Windows installed. When it's released, that is. :D

[gus]

Anti-Viral Software Company Urges Home Users To Switch to Macintosh But No-One Really Cares And Most Keep Using PC. (http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060706-7204.html)

...cough...

[DavidTO]

...cough...


....yawn.....





:D

[bigwebguy]

apple finally recognizes macbook pro processor whine:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303365

the buzzing is driving me INSANE!!!

[StevenV]

Mighy Mouse (http://www.apple.com/mightymouse/) looses the tail, goes Bluetooth.

I've got to try one out a the store; that might finally move me from my beloved old Macally, especially if there's a silver one to match my Powerbook.

[wxwax]

Mighy Mouse (http://www.apple.com/mightymouse/) looses the tail, goes Bluetooth.

I've got to try one out a the store; that might finally move me from my beloved old Macally, especially if there's a silver one to match my Powerbook.
Mac mice suck.

Unequivocally and without exception.

They are so blinded by their desire to be different, that they utterly ignore practical design.

[StevenV]

note I said "try one out" not "buy one sight unseen."

[pathfinder]

Mac mice suck.

Unequivocally and without exception.

They are so blinded by their desire to be different, that they utterly ignore practical design.

I agree.

My two-button Logitech USB mouse plugs right into my MAC and is recognized instantly - no software to find or load, no drivers to mess with - just seemless recognition and instant operation. I have never used the one button MAC mouse for this reason. I like my Logitech two button mouse.

Interstingly, Nightingale does use the Apple single button mouse, and prefers it.

Macs are predisposed to favor keyboard commands as they tend to be faster than a mouse in experienced users hands and fingers. Think of which is faster in Photoshop ctrl-J for a new layer or mousing through the dropdown menu commands for a new layer.

You just press the ctrl-Key and the button on the MAC mouse for a right-click. It is kind a like learning a new trick, but not that hard to figure out. It means that you keep you fingers of your left hand on the keyboard at all times - this probaly is as fast, if not faster than a two button mouse in experienced users hands.:dunno

Apple, lets you do it your way also. I kind of like having the choice myself.

[StevenV]

Mighty's two-button, or I wouldn't have even bothered mentioning it.

[wxwax]

Two hands or one hand to get the right click menu?

I vote one hand.

More importantly, the ergonomics absolutely suck. The design is an unnatural fit for the hand.

If Apple weren't so obstinate they'd simply accept that the rest of the world is getting it right with mice, and forget about being different simply for the sake of being different.

Like you, PF, I use a USB mouse.

On a somewhat related note, is it possible to get a drop down menu on the Safari address line? In other browsers, if you type in a URL, later you can quickly access it by clicking on the address bar's drop down menu. In Safari, you have to Apple-L, then begin typing the URL before you get a list of previously entered similar addresses. Is there a way to make Safari emulate other browers' address bar drop-down menu?

I've been shown the bookmark thingie, BTW.

[Mike Lane]

Two hands or one hand to get the right click menu?

I vote one hand.

More importantly, the ergonomics absolutely suck. The design is an unnatural fit for the hand.

If Apple weren't so obstinate they'd simply accept that the rest of the world is getting it right with mice, and forget about being different simply for the sake of being different.

Like you, PF, I use a USB mouse.

On a somewhat related note, is it possible to get a drop down menu on the Safari address line? In other browsers, if you type in a URL, later you can quickly access it by clicking on the address bar's drop down menu. In Safari, you have to Apple-L, then begin typing the URL before you get a list of previously entered similar addresses. Is there a way to make Safari emulate other browers' address bar drop-down menu?

I've been shown the bookmark thingie, BTW.

Yes but first you have to download firefox.

[wxwax]

Yes but first you have to download firefox.

:flip

[Mike Lane]

:d

[Mike Lane]

Holy crap that's weird, I can't seem to get dgrin to accept a : and a capital D. :wxwax

[wxwax]

:d I seem to remember running into this before. :scratch

[DavidTO]

Mac mice suck.

Unequivocally and without exception.

They are so blinded by their desire to be different, that they utterly ignore practical design.


I have to say that for video editing, the Mighty Mouse is fantastic. I love the horizontal scrolling, and I use it on my timeline all the time.

If I weren't using it for editing, I would probably feel differently about it, though.

[bigwebguy]

yes david, we get it. you :lust everything mac. GEEZ! :D

NOW, when are we going to convert you to one of the good guys (http://cavemonkey50.com/2006/07/how-to-make-firefox-for-mac-more-mac-like/)?

[DavidTO]

yes david, we get it. you :lust everything mac. GEEZ! :D

NOW, when are we going to convert you to one of the good guys (http://cavemonkey50.com/2006/07/how-to-make-firefox-for-mac-more-mac-like/)?


*sigh*

*sigh*

The Mighty Mouse is the first mouse I've ever used, and the only one that I know of that has horizontal scrolling. In video editing, I find it very useful. I've always hated Apple mice and have replaced them immediately. For me, this one's different, and as I said, if it weren't for the video editing I wouldn't waste my time or money on it, I don't think.

As for FF. Yeah, seen that. I'm just way to tied in to syncing on .Mac. Contacts, calendars, bookmarks, Mail, Keychain, and mail account rules.... all that's too cool for me. That and the RSS implementation in Safari, and FF gets put on the back burner as the browser I use to check out how things look in FF. With it getting that little use, I can suffer through its fugliness.

[bigwebguy]

no need for sigh

i know you're a lost cause, i'm just yankin' you.

[DavidTO]

no need for sigh

i know you're a lost cause, i'm just yankin' you.


I'm not *THAT* lost.

[DavidTO]

Hey, is iecapture (http://www.danvine.com/iecapture/) old news? Allows you to preview pages in IE7.

[bigwebguy]

Hey, is iecapture (http://www.danvine.com/iecapture/) old news? Allows you to preview pages in IE7.cool, just like safaritest (http://www.snugtech.com/safaritest)

it's new to me, but i have IE7 so i wouldnt have been looking anyways.

[patch29]

My Macbook has begun to experience sudden shutdown. I am working on trying to find a cause, but a quick search turns up some big problems, info here (http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?t=300808) and here (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=544012&tstart=0). I see a trip to the Apple store in my future. It has been working so well. I am also experiencing discoloration too. :cry

I guess I will be buying the Applecare after all. :wxwax

[wxwax]

My Macbook has begun to experience sudden shutdown. I am working on trying to find a cause, but a quick search turns up some big problems, info here (http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?t=300808) and here (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=544012&tstart=0). I see a trip to the Apple store in my future. It has been working so well. I am also experiencing discoloration too. :cry

I guess I will be buying the Applecare after all. :wxwax
Dang. I better buy Applecare too.

[Andy]

Dang. I better buy Applecare too.

ALWAYS a wise move, IMO.

[Andy]

Macbook 17" is HOT

I mean the temp. I'm not gonna have to go get the snip snip afterall :lol3

[bigwebguy]

Macbook 17" is HOT

I mean the temp. I'm not gonna have to go get the snip snip afterall :lol3note to self, never use andy's keyboard.

[Andy]

I have to say that for video editing, the Mighty Mouse is fantastic. I love the horizontal scrolling, and I use it on my timeline all the time.

If I weren't using it for editing, I would probably feel differently about it, though.
I've had a mighty mouse in my drawer, still shrunk-wrapped. I brought it with me this week, to use with my Macbook. I actually like it, more than I thought I would. I still MUCH MUCH MUCH prefer the larger, form-fitting Logitech wireless I use on my G5 Quad, but the horizontal scrolling is niiiiiiice. If they could make a form-fitting model of this I'd be down for that!

[DavidTO]

I've had a mighty mouse in my drawer, still shrunk-wrapped. I brought it with me this week, to use with my Macbook. I actually like it, more than I thought I would. I still MUCH MUCH MUCH prefer the larger, form-fitting Logitech wireless I use on my G5 Quad, but the horizontal scrolling is niiiiiiice. If they could make a form-fitting model of this I'd be down for that!


Yeah, most people don't have as much use for horizontal scrolling as I do, what with the timelines I'm working on all the time, but when you need it, it's very nice.

BTW, any scroll wheel can scroll horizontally on the Mac, if you hold down the shift key while doing it.

[rutt]

How hot? I had a dell notebook which I couldn't use on my lap without some sort of insulation or it would scald me. That hot?

Macbook 17" is HOT

I mean the temp. I'm not gonna have to go get the snip snip afterall :lol3

[Andy]

How hot? I had a dell notebook which I couldn't use on my lap without some sort of insulation or it would scald me. That hot?
Yeah that hot. I use it for short periods with nothing under it, but if I'm gonna lap it for a while, I will use a small pillow or a copy of Rolling Stone underneath it ... need a large size magazine :D

[rutt]

Yeah that hot. I use it for short periods with nothing under it, but if I'm gonna lap it for a while, I will use a small pillow or a copy of Rolling Stone underneath it ... need a large size magazine :D

*sigh* Sounds like my wife will have to wait for that powerbook until the second generation 17" macbook. Perhaps that Core 2 Duo will really be 40% cooler.

[Andy]

*sigh* Sounds like my wife will have to wait for that powerbook until the second generation 17" macbook. Perhaps that Core 2 Duo will really be 40% cooler.
I can't imagine that, but what do I know.
It's not like it's HORRIBLE, it's just a bit warm. Rolling Stone is a cheap add-on :D

[rutt]

I can't imagine that, but what do I know.
It's not like it's HORRIBLE, it's just a bit warm. Rolling Stone is a cheap add-on :D

I loved, I mean LOVED, it when I lost that hot Dell machine. On a warm day, well it could actually hurt. Not to mention the ruined pants from sweat stains.

Google for "core 2 duo macbook". Seems like a big upgrade is pretty close.

[Andy]

I loved, I mean LOVED, it when I lost that hot Dell machine. On a warm day, well it could actually hurt. Not to mention the ruined pants from sweat stains.

Google for "core 2 duo macbook". Seems like a big upgrade is pretty close.
What's this "Waiting" of which you speak? :lol3

[Seamus]

I have ceated a website : site (http://www.sportspix.ie/Home.html) with iweb and have added a links page to the site. the links page looks ok in iweb but when I publish it to a folder or upload the page via ftp I can't navigate to this page :scratch I know I am doing something stupid and would appreciate any help,

thanks,

seamus.

[Seamus]

sorted !!!!

[wxwax]

I may have passed a mental barrier of sorts overnight. I've always used PCs, got a new Macbook a few weeks ago.

With help from dgrin friends (thanks! :wave ) I have Office:mac installed, which has removed the fear of incompabiity with work documents.

And I've been playing with different browers (Firefox, Opera, Safari) which has eased my internet fears. Ditto with flip4mac's .wmv converter, which seems to work well.

And I've downloaded a few small programs. And I think that's been the tipping point. The ease with which a Mac installs a program (just drag it to the Applications folder within the little pop-up window) and the ease with which it uninstalls programs (drag them from Applications to the trash) is seductively easy.

I'm starting to feel comfortable with the notion of an all Mac universe.

[DavidTO]

I may have passed a mental barrier of sorts overnight. I've always used PCs, got a new Macbook a few weeks ago.

With help from dgrin friends (thanks! :wave ) I have Office:mac installed, which has removed the fear of incompabiity with work documents.

And I've been playing with different browers (Firefox, Opera, Safari) which has eased my internet fears. Ditto with flip4mac's .wmv converter, which seems to work well.

And I've downloaded a few small programs. And I think that's been the tipping point. The ease with which a Mac installs a program (just drag it to the Applications folder within the little pop-up window) and the ease with which it uninstalls programs (drag them from Applications to the trash) is seductively easy.

I'm starting to feel comfortable with the notion of an all Mac universe.

:clap

[Andy]

... a Mac ... is seductively easy.



:nod

:clap :clap :clap

[lynnesite]

Yeah, most people don't have as much use for horizontal scrolling as I do, what with the timelines I'm working on all the time, but when you need it, it's very nice.

BTW, any scroll wheel can scroll horizontally on the Mac, if you hold down the shift key while doing it.

I actually paid for a Mighty Mouse, and love the "pea" which feels like an iPod wheel. And enjoy the horizontal scrolling in PS CS.
It's a touch big for my hand, but that's the gender diff. I love having the side buttons pop the application switcher, and pressing the pea pops Dashboard. The right button, I like having it on but still have some clients that can't handle having a 2 button mouse!

[Andy]

Holy crap that's weird, I can't seem to get dgrin to accept a : and a capital D.

:wxwax

Yer not l33t
:D

[DavidTO]

TubeSock (http://www.stinkbot.com/Tubesock/index.html) sucks YouTube videos and loads them on your iPod, PSP or Mac. Pretty cool.


And on a completely unrelated note, how is it that Intuit can release Quicken 2007 and not make it Universal? What is wrong with these people? Ooooh, it's got a widget. Big Deal.

[wxwax]

Yer not l33t
:D

http://media.urbandictionary.com/image/large/l33t-18821.jpg

[Mike Lane]

:uhoh

[Nikolai]

http://media.urbandictionary.com/image/large/l33t-18821.jpg
This is awesome! :thumb

[W.W. Webster]

http://media.urbandictionary.com/image/large/l33t-18821.jpg:D

So that's what I need? OK - I saw it on Dgrin so it must be true!

[patch29]

http://media.urbandictionary.com/image/large/l33t-18821.jpg


That's too easy.

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[wxwax]

:uhoh
:lol3

[wxwax]

That's too easy.

1|= `/0|_| (@|\| |23@[) +|-|1$ `/0|_| |23@||`/ |\|33[) +0 63+ |@1[). :huh
:huh

[patch29]

:huh

:haha \X/><\X/@>< (@|\||\|0+ |23@[) +|-|1$ $0 \X/3 (@|\| |\/|@|<3 |=|_||\| 0|= |-|1|\/| |\|0\X/.

[colourbox]

I couldn't read that...but there is a way to decode 1337speak (http://tikibartv.com/detect.php?vid=12)...

(warning: broadband only, QuickTime movie)

[Mike Lane]

:haha \X/><\X/@>< (@|\||\|0+ |23@[) +|-|1$ $0 \X/3 (@|\| |\/|@|<3 |=|_||\| 0|= |-|1|\/| |\|0\X/.

:haha http://www.dgrin.com/image.php?u=5&dateline=1143653635

[wxwax]

:haha http://www.dgrin.com/image.php?u=5&dateline=1143653635
:bluduh Google isn't helping me with this one.

[patch29]

:bluduh Google isn't helping me with this one.

1 +|-|1|\||< \X/><\X/@>< `/0|_| $|-|0|_||[) |}3 |<33|*1|\|6 +|2@(|< 0|= +|20|*1(@| $+0|2|\/| (|-||21$ @|\|[) |\|0+ 600|=1|\|6 0|=|= |-|3|23. +|-|3|23 1$ \X/0|2|< +0 |}3 [)0|\|3 |\/|@|\|, 63+ \X/1+|-| 1+. 1 @|\/| $0 |}|_|$+3[) \X/|-|3|\| |-|3 |=16|_||23$ +|-|1$ 0|_|+.


:lol3

[wxwax]

\X/><\X/@>< (@|\| +oo |23@[) +|-|1$. :wxwax

[wxwax]

|=|_| :flip

[patch29]

\X/><\X/@>< (@|\| +oo |23@[) +|-|1$. :wxwax


[)@|\/||\|

1+ +00|< `/0|_| |0|\|6 3|\|0|_|6|-|

[wxwax]

[)@|\/||\|

1+ +00|< `/0|_| |0|\|6 3|\|0|_|6|-|
:lol3 I'm lazy, I wanted Google to tell me, rather than figuring it out for myself.

[Poseidon]

I must convince, I have not read all 112+ pages, but I ordered my FIRST MAC on Wednesday!

I ordered a G5 of course, but it is just the little guy, the dual 2.0Ghz with the 160GB HD, I upped the RAM to 1GB non-ECC (Whats the difference?) and added the bluetooth built in.

I figure I can get more RAM locally, or online. I am also adding an existing 250GB SATA drive, from....gasp, my PC. This drive is strictly DATA, no apps, so I am hoping not to have any issues.

OH! I want to say THANKS for this thread, I am thouroughly impressed with all the cool tips and tricks. I am quite sure that I will be reading more and more every day!

[DavidTO]

I must convince, I have not read all 112+ pages, but I ordered my FIRST MAC on Wednesday!

I ordered a G5 of course, but it is just the little guy, the dual 2.0Ghz with the 160GB HD, I upped the RAM to 1GB non-ECC (Whats the difference?) and added the bluetooth built in.

I figure I can get more RAM locally, or online. I am also adding an existing 250GB SATA drive, from....gasp, my PC. This drive is strictly DATA, no apps, so I am hoping not to have any issues.

OH! I want to say THANKS for this thread, I am thouroughly impressed with all the cool tips and tricks. I am quite sure that I will be reading more and more every day!


Congratulations! That's fantastic.

I hope I don't rain on your parade when I tell you they're announcing new Mac Pro's on tuesday, by all accounts? Did you know this? I just mention it in case you didn't know, and in case it makes a difference to you. And in case there's still anything you can do about it. I'd hate to see you regret your purchase because you didn't know what was going on!

[DavidTO]

Dashalytics (http://dashalytics.rovingrob.com/) is a simple widget that shows you the visits and views for the past week, from your Google Analytics account.

[DavidTO]

Great and informative write-up on Repairing Permissions (http://www.macworld.com/2006/08/secrets/repairpermissions/index.php?pf=1).

[Poseidon]

Congratulations! That's fantastic.

I hope I don't rain on your parade when I tell you they're announcing new Mac Pro's on tuesday, by all accounts? Did you know this? I just mention it in case you didn't know, and in case it makes a difference to you. And in case there's still anything you can do about it. I'd hate to see you regret your purchase because you didn't know what was going on!

No I didn't know this, do you know what the specs are supposed to be?

[patch29]

No I didn't know this, do you know what the specs are supposed to be?


All the info from rumors, but Apple will have some big announcements this week.

You can read the rumors on a lot of sites, macrumors.com (http://www.macrumors.com/) usually has good info.

[Poseidon]

From a quick Google search, it looks like Apple is putting Intel chips into the Mac Pro's.... Well Okay, I can live with my current order if that and a new case are the only differences. I am coming from an OLD PC, it is an Athlon XP2400. So I am LITERALLY DOUBLING my processor speed, plus going to 64bit, plus getting a stable OS, plus all the cool Apple "widgets"!

Of course a part of me feels that "it figures" I have been looking at these G5's for over a year, and as soon as I plunk down the $2100 bucks a new machine is announced! Oh well, I can get one of those next year.... Or maybe I can snag up Andy's quad core when he upgrades... LOL See Andy, I don't post a lot but I notice the Andy-bay! ;)

[DavidTO]

From a quick Google search, it looks like Apple is putting Intel chips into the Mac Pro's.... Well Okay, I can live with my current order if that and a new case are the only differences. I am coming from an OLD PC, it is an Athlon XP2400. So I am LITERALLY DOUBLING my processor speed, plus going to 64bit, plus getting a stable OS, plus all the cool Apple "widgets"!

Of course a part of me feels that "it figures" I have been looking at these G5's for over a year, and as soon as I plunk down the $2100 bucks a new machine is announced! Oh well, I can get one of those next year.... Or maybe I can snag up Andy's quad core when he upgrades... LOL See Andy, I don't post a lot but I notice the Andy-bay! ;)


You can keep up on the Keynote live (http://www.macrumorslive.com/), and make sure you watch the webcast that will be available afterwards. Always fun to watch Steve do his thing. Especially, his "one more thing." :D

[Poseidon]

Thanks David! I will certainly keep an eye on that. I am still anxiously awaiting my new computer, I keep looking at those Apple displays. Is that 20" monitor really worth twice what other LCD displays cost?

[wxwax]

You can keep up on the Keynote live (http://www.macrumorslive.com/), and make sure you watch the webcast that will be available afterwards. Always fun to watch Steve do his thing. Especially, his "one more thing." :D
You keep Kool-Aid on hand for this?

[patch29]

You keep Kool-Aid on hand for this?


No just Apple Juice. :bad

[wxwax]

No just Apple Juice. :bad
Wear a bib for drool control?

[patch29]

Does anyone else have a macbook out there?

I am still trying to find the source of my problem. I want to be able to replicate it, so I can show it at the Apple store.

One thing I have noticed is, when I reboot, it goes to the grey screen with the apple, then mine flips to a black (power off type) screen and then maybe a blue, with the apple box and progress bar, then to the desktop.

If you have a Macbook could you reboot and see if you get the black screen in-between the grey and next screen? :ear

Thanks,
Patrick

[Andy]

Mock Turtleneck - Check.
Reminder notice set for 950am - Check.

I'm ready!

[DavidTO]

Mock Turtleneck - Check.
Reminder notice set for 950am - Check.

I'm ready!

:lurk

[Andy]

:lurk
We're all here at SmugHQ watching it :D

[patch29]

snapshot of Andy's shopping cart. :yikes

Just added to your cart
Mac Pro
Quantity: 1
Item Price: $12,876.00

[wxwax]

Does anyone else have a macbook out there?

I am still trying to find the source of my problem. I want to be able to replicate it, so I can show it at the Apple store.

One thing I have noticed is, when I reboot, it goes to the grey screen with the apple, then mine flips to a black (power off type) screen and then maybe a blue, with the apple box and progress bar, then to the desktop.

If you have a Macbook could you reboot and see if you get the black screen in-between the grey and next screen? :ear

Thanks,
Patrick

I'll check, but I don't think so. :scratch

[patch29]

I'll check, but I don't think so. :scratch

I think I figured out how to make it shutdown consistently. I just need to run a program that uses some processor power. iview rebuilding 1000 previews to 640 thumbnails does it. Time to go to the Apple store. :uhoh

[wxwax]

23" Apple Cinema display for $999. Not bad.

No mention of MacBook Pro. :cry

[Andy]

MAC PRO,CTO
Z0D8
3.00 GHz Quad Xeon
1GB 667 DDR2 FB DIMM ECC-2x512
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256MB
500GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s drive
500GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s drive
16x SuperDrive DL

Shipping next week :)
Off to find 4gb RAM.

yay!

[ian408]

Does anyone else have a macbook out there?

I am still trying to find the source of my problem. I want to be able to replicate it, so I can show it at the Apple store.

One thing I have noticed is, when I reboot, it goes to the grey screen with the apple, then mine flips to a black (power off type) screen and then maybe a blue, with the apple box and progress bar, then to the desktop.

If you have a Macbook could you reboot and see if you get the black screen in-between the grey and next screen? :ear

Thanks,
Patrick

I'll give it a twirl tonite.

[DavidTO]

Does anyone else have a macbook out there?

I am still trying to find the source of my problem. I want to be able to replicate it, so I can show it at the Apple store.

One thing I have noticed is, when I reboot, it goes to the grey screen with the apple, then mine flips to a black (power off type) screen and then maybe a blue, with the apple box and progress bar, then to the desktop.

If you have a Macbook could you reboot and see if you get the black screen in-between the grey and next screen? :ear

Thanks,
Patrick


I have seen that before, but I'm not aware of any patter with it. Have you tried resetting the PRAM? Also, is there an external drive attached? Or a disk in the DVD slot? Anything that it has to search before starting from the boot drive?

[thebigsky]

MAC PRO,CTO
Z0D8
3.00 GHz Quad Xeon
1GB 667 DDR2 FB DIMM ECC-2x512
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256MB
500GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s drive
500GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s drive
16x SuperDrive DL

Shipping next week :)
Off to find 4gb RAM.

yay!
Nice, let me know how you get on sourcing your RAM, these FB-Dimms seem very expensive. As far as I can tell 4x1GB seems to be the most cost effective way to reach 4 Gig, working out around $675. Also, have you any idea if you can source a standard 'PC' ATI X1900 and put it in yourself?

[rutt]

In all the jubilation, don't miss this: http://www.vmware.com/

Probably still the fastest way to run Photoshop on your Mactel without a reboot. Maybe even the fastest way of all.

[wxwax]

In all the jubilation, don't miss this: http://www.vmware.com/

Probably still the fastest way to run Photoshop on your Mactel without a reboot. Maybe even the fastest way of all.
Interesting, thanks Rutt. Now we just need a guinea pig (and a copy of the software.)

[wxwax]

I think I figured out how to make it shutdown consistently. I just need to run a program that uses some processor power. iview rebuilding 1000 previews to 640 thumbnails does it. Time to go to the Apple store. :uhoh
That's good.

Definitely no black screen when I turn on.

[nathan]

Does anyone else have a macbook out there?

I am still trying to find the source of my problem. I want to be able to replicate it, so I can show it at the Apple store.

One thing I have noticed is, when I reboot, it goes to the grey screen with the apple, then mine flips to a black (power off type) screen and then maybe a blue, with the apple box and progress bar, then to the desktop.

If you have a Macbook could you reboot and see if you get the black screen in-between the grey and next screen? :ear

Thanks,
Patrick

You may be experiencing a battery problem. You should check to see if your MacBook and or battery are part of the exchange program.

https://support.apple.com/macbookpro15/batteryexchange/

I had a MacBook that started to spontaneously shutdown and would sometimes startup weird immediately afterward. It turns out I had a bad battery.

[patch29]

You may be experiencing a battery problem. You should check to see if your MacBook and or battery are part of the exchange program.

https://support.apple.com/macbookpro15/batteryexchange/

I had a MacBook that started to spontaneously shutdown and would sometimes startup weird immediately afterward. It turns out I had a bad battery.


Thanks, but I only have a Macbook and the batteries seem to be a pro issue. :dunno It also happen running on the battery or plugged in.

[patch29]

I have seen that before, but I'm not aware of any patter with it. Have you tried resetting the PRAM? Also, is there an external drive attached? Or a disk in the DVD slot? Anything that it has to search before starting from the boot drive?


PRAM, yes
PMU, yes (if what I read was correct)
No external drive
different times I had a DVD of jpgs, but not all. I will have to check again.

It shuts down now very consistently. I only need to run something that uses some processor power.

I have also had this problem now on different OS version, 10.4.6, 10.4.7 and a clean install off the original Macbook discs, both with stock HD, ram and aftermarket. I may be off to visit Apple tomorrow. :cry

[thebigsky]

In all the jubilation, don't miss this: http://www.vmware.com/

Probably still the fastest way to run Photoshop on your Mactel without a reboot. Maybe even the fastest way of all.

I'm assuming Andy knows that PS may well run slower on his new box until there's a universal binary?

[rutt]

Another really cool development. Check out Moka5 (http://www.moka5.com/). This is a next generation virtualization technology. What's different about it is that it caches the most commonly used data for your virtual machine and keeps the rest on an internet server. The result is that you can keep a computer or three on a keychain usb drive or a flash card of some sort. The virtual machine software runs either as a windows application or a standalone application which can also fit on the drive. On a mac, you use bootcamp to boot up the virtual machine and run one of your virtual machines. So far, not that special for the OS X crowd, BUT here is a cool thing. It is also supposed to be able to virtualize OS X systems. This means you can capture your OS X environment, store on your keychain, and use it on a PC at work or whereever. You don't need a mac to run it.

I haven't tried this, and it's a beta thing. A very good friend of mine is CEO and she gave my son and myself the pitch at dinner last week. She asked him, "How many computers do you think I have in my purse?" My son guessed none and I guessed 10 to the 500th (just raise the bar.) The real answer was 10 on 2 different usb keychain drives. Monica thinks that the idea of having to haul around an actual computer just to have your environment is so 2000. Why not have a different computer for each of the things you do? The game computer uses windows. The photography computer uses os x. Your 7 year old daughter might have a "hello kitty" computer.

I'm going to try this out soon, but if you like this sort of thing it has the potential to be very fun.

[Andy]

I'm assuming Andy knows that PS may well run slower on his new box until there's a universal binary?

Yeah but how many grains of sand are on the beach?

[rutt]

Yeah but how many grains of sand are on the beach?

Fewer than the number of computers I thought were in Monica's purse.

[colourbox]

Nice, let me know how you get on sourcing your RAM, these FB-Dimms seem very expensive. As far as I can tell 4x1GB seems to be the most cost effective way to reach 4 Gig, working out around $675. Also, have you any idea if you can source a standard 'PC' ATI X1900 and put it in yourself?

My favorite RAM and hard drive store just posted their Mac Pro RAM page (http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Mac-Pro-Memory).
Still a few months before I can afford to order a MacPro...

[W.W. Webster]

MAC PRO,CTO
Z0D8
3.00 GHz Quad Xeon
1GB 667 DDR2 FB DIMM ECC-2x512
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256MB
500GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s drive
500GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s drive
16x SuperDrive DL

Shipping next week :)
Off to find 4gb RAM.

yay!:thumb Way to go, Andy!

It should really fly and I'm very envious, but a little surprised at your choice of video card! Unfortunately there'll be a wait for users down under if they also want the real deal 3.0GHz option. In this hemisphere, only the 2.66GHz model is being offered at present, and God alone knows what the price will be by the time everyone down the line takes a clip out of the ticket.

[wxwax]

My favorite RAM and hard drive store just posted their Mac Pro RAM page (http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Mac-Pro-Memory).
Still a few months before I can afford to order a MacPro...
Do they support their product well, in the event of problems?

[DavidTO]

Do they support their product well, in the event of problems?


They're a well-respected and recommended site. Lynnesite first introduced them to me years ago. Buy with confidence.

[wxwax]

They're a well-respected and recommended site. Lynnesite first introduced them to me years ago. Buy with confidence.
Thanks, David. :thumb

[patch29]

My Macbook left today. The genius took it without even trying to check it out himself, especially after I read off my list of trial solutions. It did shutdown once while it was on the counter, which probably helped too. I hope they have a permanent fix for it and it gets back to me quickly. :cry



I also learned today that you can make an appointment online for the genius bar, something I could not do last time I went. :wxwax That was the most frustrating part finding out they could not see me for two hours, so I made an appointment from the one store to go to the other one since it was not as busy. I showed up and they were ready ahead of schedule. :clap

[wxwax]

Cool, good to know they're willing to address it. Any estimate of how long lon it will take 'em?

[Andy]

They're a well-respected and recommended site. Lynnesite first introduced them to me years ago. Buy with confidence.
Yabbut 4gb for $1099? that's abt the same as Apple. I just bought from crucial.com, 4gb for under $700

[Andy]

but a little surprised at your choice of video card!
I don't do gaming, nor video on my Mac. So, is there going to be any benefit to me in upgrading? I've been happy with the vid card on my G5 thus far...

:ear

[Andy]

Fewer than the number of computers I thought were in Monica's purse.
:lol3

Well, my point is, CS2 is dang fast on my Macbook Pro, under Rosetta, so I expect it to be just fine on the Mac Pro, too. Will report results next week!

[wxwax]

Yabbut 4gb for $1099? that's abt the same as Apple. I just bought from crucial.com, 4gb for under $700

2GB for Macbook is $218 (http://eshop.macsales.com/item/TechWorks/12659P2GB/) at Other World and $256 (http://www.crucial.com/store/MPartspecs.Asp?mtbpoid=6C41F532A5CA7304&WSMD=MacBook%202.0GHz%20Intel%20Core%20Duo%20(13-inch%20White)&WSPN=CT541623) at crucial. :dunno

[Andy]

2GB for Macbook is $218 (http://eshop.macsales.com/item/TechWorks/12659P2GB/) at Other World and $256 (http://www.crucial.com/store/MPartspecs.Asp?mtbpoid=6C41F532A5CA7304&WSMD=MacBook%202.0GHz%20Intel%20Core%20Duo%20(13-inch%20White)&WSPN=CT541623) at crucial. :dunno
Macbook, not Mac Pro :deal

[wxwax]

Macbook, not Mac Pro :deal
Think I care about you? I'm all about me, baby. :1drink

[Andy]

Think I care about you? I'm all about me, baby. :1drink
:lol3 that's ok. But I don't want anyone to get their rams mixed up, worlds collide, y'know?

[bigwebguy]

I'm assuming Andy knows that PS may well run slower on his new box until there's a universal binary?i ran PS through rosetta on my macbook pro this weekend for the first time...it was quite usable. RAW processing was noticably slower, but totally acceptable. Image creation was really barely slower and didnt interrupt my workflow at all.

i was pleasantly surprised.

[Poseidon]

Well back to the G5 world for a second please....

Can someone explain to me why I can't use "diffuse glow" on my new Mac? :dunno That was the first thing I tried to run, because it takes SO LONG on my old PC. When I tried it, I got an error message that said "Not enough RAM", well I have 1GB in there, same as the PC. And here is a weird thing, when I went to Adobe this morning, under filter, the option DISTORT where diffuse glow is, is not even an on the menu anymore!

Granted this is a "tryout" version of CS2, I have to call adobe to see if they will grant me a new serial number for my MAC, or if I am going to have to shell out the cash all over again...:uhoh

I know 1GB RAM is not alot, but it should at least work right?

[Mike Lane]

Get a little taste of leopard right now :deal

Let's say you want to have a widget that shows you today's most popular photos on Smugmug.

First get the dash clipping widget from here (http://www.tuaw.com/2006/08/09/why-wait-for-leopard-get-dash-clipping-now/).
Then install said widget on your dashboard. It'll look like this:

http://mikelane2.smugmug.com/photos/87105216-S.jpg

Enter the URL that you want to watch and click next. This is what you'll get:

http://mikelane2.smugmug.com/photos/87105221-L.jpg

Adjust the position of the page in the widget and resize it to fit like so:

http://mikelane2.smugmug.com/photos/87105227-L.jpg

Click on Save position and size and then play the dashboard puzzle game to get something like this:

http://mikelane2.smugmug.com/photos/87107471-L.jpg

[wxwax]

Holy cow, have enough crap on your screen?!! :huh


:lol3

[W.W. Webster]

I don't do gaming, nor video on my Mac. So, is there going to be any benefit to me in upgrading? I've been happy with the vid card on my G5 thus far... :earThinking about the appropriate Mac Pro configuration for my needs, I read on the Apple web site:

"The NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT, which comes in our standard configuration, provides excellent all-around performance for creative applications. If you’re working in motion graphics, animation, digital photography, or 3D design and visualization, the faster ATI Radeon X1900 XT may suit your needs perfectly".

Your comment that you have found the GeForce 7300 GT card perfectly adequate on your G5 is very helpful - thanks.

[DavidTO]

Get a little taste of leopard right now :deal



I don't know about you, but for me, as soon as I close the widget, it's gone, poof. I'd have to remake it again....am I missing something?

[Mike Lane]

I don't know about you, but for me, as soon as I close the widget, it's gone, poof. I'd have to remake it again....am I missing something?

close the widget? why would I do that?

[DavidTO]

close the widget? why would I do that?


To avoid comments like this, maybe? :dunno

Holy cow, have enough crap on your screen?!! :huh


:lol3

[Mike Lane]

To avoid comments like this, maybe? :dunno

yabut the dashboard is cool 'cause it's one click to useful bliss. Why would I want to have to search through all my widgets and then install it each time I wanted to use it? :scratch

[DavidTO]

yabut the dashboard is cool 'cause it's one click to useful bliss. Why would I want to have to search through all my widgets and then install it each time I wanted to use it? :scratch

Dunno. What about a restart? Will the widget survive a restart? Or if you log out to another user and then back in?

[bigwebguy]

meh, the dashboard is worthless.

[Mike Lane]

meh, the dashboard is worthless.

shhh not so loud... They'll send the turtlenecks after you :hide

[Mike Lane]

Dunno. What about a restart? Will the widget survive a restart? Or if you log out to another user and then back in?

I haven't tried that.

[DavidTO]

meh, the dashboard is worthless.


Overrated, yes. Worthless, no. I find it handy to check some things quickly.

My kids go gonzo with it, and end up with a bigger mess than Mike, even!

[Mike Lane]

Overrated, yes. Worthless, no. I find it handy to check some things quickly.

My kids go gonzo with it, and end up with a bigger mess than Mike, even!

Must. Get. Bigger. Screen. :huh

[wxwax]

Yabbut 4gb for $1099? that's abt the same as Apple. I just bought from crucial.com, 4gb for under $700
Andy, does this affect (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=223501) you?

[Mike Lane]

OS X vs XP (http://www.xvsxp.com/finalscore/).

[Andy]

Andy, does this affect (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=223501) you?
It does. Crucial emailed me this morning about it, including an RMA# and a UPS return lable for the ram that's sitting at my studio now.

[DavidTO]

OS X vs XP (http://www.xvsxp.com/finalscore/).


Yup. A handy site. The final numbers don't mean much, but the side by side comparisons are handy dandy.

[wxwax]

It does. Crucial emailed me this morning about it, including an RMA# and a UPS return lable for the ram that's sitting at my studio now.
Bummer, sorry to hear that.

[Andy]

It does. Crucial emailed me this morning about it, including an RMA# and a UPS return lable for the ram that's sitting at my studio now.

Not worth the potential trouble of 3rd party ram that isn't suited to the heat etc of the Mac Pro, so I'm getting the Ram direct from Apple. Called the Apple Store, and they hooked me up no worries :deal

[Andy]

Bummer, sorry to hear that.
Eh, who knows, probably in a month or two Crucial et al will have suitable RAM that they can stand behind etc.. Kudos to Crucial, for being on top of the issue, and proactively sending out RMA# and UPS return label. A class outfit :deal

[Andy]

http://www.powermax.com/articles_reviews/article.php?id=32

inside the Mac Pro

[patch29]

I received my Macbook back today, it was dropped off on Tuesday, so that was a pretty fast turn around.

I know the heat sink was replaced and the top case (it had discoloration), not sure what else. Hopefully it will work well now.

I replaced my HD and ram in 3 min 25 secs. I am getting pretty quick at it. :D

[StevenV]

but the side by side comparisons are handy dandy.

...and are suprisingly "fair and balanced." they did a good job of not going off the deep end on either platform, pro or con. The numbers look pretty reasonably assigned and the closeness bears out what most "fair minded" folks say - that OS X is still slighly better but still needs continuous improvement to stay ahead, and in some ways Windows XP is on top (I'll take explorer over finder, and only having one corner to resize aggrivates me). There are a few mistakes (does Windows Movie Maker really ship with XP? I didn't think so, certainly not the most up-to-date version) but for the most part I'm impressed.

[ian408]

...and are suprisingly "fair and balanced." they did a good job of not going off the deep end on either platform, pro or con. The numbers look pretty reasonably assigned and the closeness bears out what most "fair minded" folks say - that OS X is still slighly better but still needs continuous improvement to stay ahead, and in some ways Windows XP is on top (I'll take explorer over finder, and only having one corner to resize aggrivates me). There are a few mistakes (does Windows Movie Maker really ship with XP? I didn't think so, certainly not the most up-to-date version) but for the most part I'm impressed.

I thought so too. Movie Maker is right there on the program list for me. I
definitely didn't install it after the fact :D

I thought backwards compatibility was pretty interesting. On one hand,
not having it allows you to focus on moving forward and in some cases,
not having to carry baggage from previous releases means you can do
bigger and better things. On the other hand, you alienate a whole bunch
of people if you can't run your 1999 applications on the 2005 version of
software. Oh well.

ian

[DavidTO]

...and are suprisingly "fair and balanced." they did a good job of not going off the deep end on either platform, pro or con. The numbers look pretty reasonably assigned and the closeness bears out what most "fair minded" folks say - that OS X is still slighly better but still needs continuous improvement to stay ahead, and in some ways Windows XP is on top (I'll take explorer over finder, and only having one corner to resize aggrivates me). There are a few mistakes (does Windows Movie Maker really ship with XP? I didn't think so, certainly not the most up-to-date version) but for the most part I'm impressed.


You can't buy a Mac without iMovie, so I don't quite understand the low rating there, or how they determine whether it's included in the system. And item by item the ratings seem pretty good. Problem is that all categories get the same weighting, so the totals are pretty much meaningless.

[ian408]

You can't buy a Mac without iMovie, so I don't quite understand the low rating there, or how they determine whether it's included in the system. And item by item the ratings seem pretty good. Problem is that all categories get the same weighting, so the totals are pretty much meaningless.

How could you (reasonably) weight the various categories? What is important
to you may not be to me.

I like the fact that it's "just the facts" with no real attempt to weight.

Ian

[DavidTO]

How could you (reasonably) weight the various categories? What is important
to you may not be to me.

I like the fact that it's "just the facts" with no real attempt to weight.

Ian


Well, you couldn't. But that doesn't mean that the final numbers have any more meaning. That's all's I'm saying, the numbers for each feature comparison have meaning, the totals don't really mean much. At least to me...

[patch29]

Well, my Macbook is repaired, but now it MOOOOOOs. :wxwax

[wxwax]

Well, my Macbook is repaired, but now it MOOOOOOs. :wxwax
That's a sign it's cooling properly. :lol3 Mine does too, but it takes a while to get that hot.

[Seamus]

macpro review (http://www.macintouch.com/reviews/macpro/)


apologies if this is a 205

[phuong]

i have one question about Photoshop on the mac pro (and probably mac book pro)
i have a Windows version of CS2, if now i buy a mac pro, can i transfer my license or do i have to buy a new CS2 that runs on Mac?
and, will a PowerPC based CS2 run on the new Mac Pro?

[Mike Lane]

i have one question about Photoshop on the mac pro (and probably mac book pro)
i have a Windows version of CS2, if now i buy a mac pro, can i transfer my licenseyeswill a PowerPC based CS2 run on the new Mac Pro?yes.

[Andy]

i have one question about Photoshop on the mac pro (and probably mac book pro)
i have a Windows version of CS2, if now i buy a mac pro, can i transfer my license or do i have to buy a new CS2 that runs on Mac?
Yes.

and, will a PowerPC based CS2 run on the new Mac Pro?
Yes.

[Mike Lane]

*cough*

[Andy]

Mac Pro, 3ghz arrived.

Again, Apple is just sooooo darn easy to work with. Open box. Plug stuff in. Turn it on. It self-updates, and in like, 5 minutes I was in business.

Oh and it's pretty durn fast, too :)
http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?p=363971#post363971

[W.W. Webster]

Mac Pro, 3ghz arrived.Mine's on order. Is it quiet?

[Andy]

Mine's on order. Is it quiet?
Ross, it's practically silent.

[W.W. Webster]

Ross, it's practically silent.:thumb Bring it on!

[DavidTO]

only having one corner to resize aggrivates me.


Steven,

I have the answer to your prayers.

WindowDragon (http://homepage.mac.com/tconkling/windowdragon/) allows you to resize your windows from anywhere in the window with a modifier/drag.

[wxwax]

Steven,

I have the answer to your prayers.

WindowDragon (http://homepage.mac.com/tconkling/windowdragon/) allows you to resize your windows from anywhere in the window with a modifier/drag.
You know the most obscure software. :lol3

[DavidTO]

You know the most obscure software. :lol3


I was reading a "move from windows to mac" thing, and there were a bunch of tips to help ease the transition. This was one of them.

The article is here (http://hyperreality.wordpress.com/2006/07/17/10-tips-for-new-mac-users-switching-from-windows/).

[StevenV]

Thanks, David. I've avoided haxies but with your recommendation I installed the Application Enhancer and WindowDragon and all works great.

[DavidTO]

Thanks, David. I've avoided haxies but with your recommendation I installed the Application Enhancer and WindowDragon and all works great.


I haven't had any problems with them, and I've been more and more daring about installing them.

Are you using Quicksilver yet?

I like SpamSieve, too.

Oh, and MailTags, too.

[StevenV]

Are you using Quicksilver yet?
it's on my to-do list.

I did try Automator the other day, though.

[patch29]

MacBook Firmware update available via Software Update.

It is a strange restart when it installs the firmware, my fans were on full power. :yikes Once it finished rebooting everything seems fine. Time to see if it still mooo's.


More info here (http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/macbooksmcfirmwareupdate.html) from Apple and here (http://www.tuaw.com/2006/08/17/macbook-smc-firmware-update-1-0/) from TUAW, check out the comments, no moooing and cooler temps being reported. I will see soon.

[wxwax]

How do you reset PRAM in a MacBook?

Is it:

1. Locate the following keys on your keyboard - Command (Apple), Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 2.

2. Restart your Macintosh and hold down the Command-Option-P-R key combination. You must press this key combination before the Welcome to Macintosh screen appears.

3. Hold the keys down until the Macintosh restarts itself four times.

4. Release the keys after the Macintosh restarts four times.

[DavidTO]

Yes, that's true of any Mac, BTW.

The four times thing....each time it does that it goes deeper. Four is a safe number.

Why do you want to do that? Are you having problems?

No harm in doing it, really, but a waste of time unless it's indicated by problems.

How do you reset PRAM in a MacBook?

Is it:

1. Locate the following keys on your keyboard - Command (Apple), Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 2.

2. Restart your Macintosh and hold down the Command-Option-P-R key combination. You must press this key combination before the Welcome to Macintosh screen appears.

3. Hold the keys down until the Macintosh restarts itself four times.

4. Release the keys after the Macintosh restarts four times.

[wxwax]

Why do you want to do that? Are you having problems?


I'm a real believer that you don't really know anything until you destroy it.

For example, I'm on a mission to know myself.

:lol3

Actually, one of the guys in Patch's link (why are all geeks guys?) said after the Macbook upgrade he had a black screen and had to PRAM. Just wanted to know what it was, I hate feeling panic when I update at 2am.

[DavidTO]

PRAM=Parameter Ram

More here (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86194).

I'm a real believer that you don't really know anything until you destroy it.

For example, I'm on a mission to know myself.

:lol3

Actually, one of the guys in Patch's link (why are all geeks guys?) said after the Macbook upgrade he had a black screen and had to PRAM. Just wanted to know what it was, I hate feeling panic when I update at 2am.

[Mike Lane]

http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/apple-wifi-vulnerability-claims-were-false/

[DavidTO]

http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/apple-wifi-vulnerability-claims-were-false/


That's what I've been saying! Lies, all lies.

[patch29]

Since the Firmware update on my MacBook, I do think that it is running cooler. Time will tell, but so far it seems better. :clap

[wxwax]

Since the Firmware update on my MacBook, I do think that it is running cooler. Time will tell, but so far it seems better. :clap
Mine too. It's not ice cold, but it definitely doesn't get as hot as before.

[Mike Lane]

CNN has breaking news that Apple will be recalling 1.1 million laptop batteries. Only other news source I could find about this is here (http://www.laptoplogic.com/news/detail.php?id=1322)

[BrettG]

Apple recalled and replaced my MBPro battery a couple of weeks ago. Don't know if this is the same, or a different recall... :dunno

[StevenV]

different - this is for G4's.

http://www.laptoplogic.com/news/detail.php?id=1324 has details

http://support.apple.com/batteryprogram isn't quite up yet, and the phone line is understandably swamped.

[colourbox]

This page works.
https://depot.info.apple.com/batteryexchange/index.html

Looks like my 2 PowerBook batteries are OK.

[StevenV]

This page works.

That's 2004's recall, won't (yet?) accept the newer recall serial numbers. :cry

[colourbox]

Hmmm...I thought it was current because a) the main text mentions batteries up to May 2005, and b) it references the older recall in a yellow sidebar on the right.

Maybe it was a staging link and we should stick to the official one that starts with support.apple.com posted earlier, which doesn't work at all right now for me.

[wxwax]

Cupertino, California (http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-08-24T175453Z_01_N24242533_RTRUKOC_0_UK-APPLE-RECALL.xml)-based Apple will recall 1.1 million batteries sold with notebook computers in the United States and 700,000 abroad, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.

They were sold with Apple iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 computers from October 2003 through this month, according to the safety commission.

[Mike Lane]

Don't know if anyone else hates having to go to the control key to cut, copy, and paste in parallels or bootcamp as much as I do. I always get confused and hit cmd-c and end up not copying anything. If you're a moron like me you may like keytweak (http://webpages.charter.net/krumsick/). Better yet, someone has taken the time to set up the key mapping file for you which you can get here (http://muffinresearch.co.uk/archives/2006/07/31/re-map-the-apple-key-for-windows-under-parallels/).

[StevenV]

http://support.apple.com/batteryprogram isn't quite up yet, and the phone line is understandably swamped.

The site's up now.

Doesn't like my serial number, but I'll stop by a genius bar in the morning.

[wxwax]

Don't know if anyone else hates having to go to the control key to cut, copy, and paste in parallels or bootcamp as much as I do. I always get confused and hit cmd-c and end up not copying anything. If you're a moron like me you may like keytweak (http://webpages.charter.net/krumsick/). Better yet, someone has taken the time to set up the key mapping file for you which you can get here (http://muffinresearch.co.uk/archives/2006/07/31/re-map-the-apple-key-for-windows-under-parallels/).
:lol3 I want the opposite. I keep reaching for the Control key on the Mac.

Anyone make a one button keyboard 'forward delete' button for a Mac keyboard?

[DavidTO]

:lol3 I want the opposite. I keep reaching for the Control key on the Mac.

Anyone make a one button keyboard 'forward delete' button for a Mac keyboard?


The only time you're missing the forward delete is on a lappy. Full keyboards have it.

You should be able to do what you want in Sys Prefs/Keyboard and Mouse/Keyboard shortcuts....I *think*, haven't tested it for you.

Also, if that doesn't work, check versiontracker with an appropriate search term.

[colourbox]

The only time you're missing the forward delete is on a lappy. Full keyboards have it.

For those who dont already know...on a Mac laptop keyboard you get forward delete by pressing Fn+Delete.

[DavidTO]

For those who dont already know...on a Mac laptop keyboard you get forward delete by pressing Fn+Delete.


wxwax's in the know...just lazy. :D

[wxwax]

wxwax's in the know...just lazy. :D
:nod Two hands = bad. Two fingers = tough!

[wxwax]

The only time you're missing the forward delete is on a lappy. Full keyboards have it.

You should be able to do what you want in Sys Prefs/Keyboard and Mouse/Keyboard shortcuts....I *think*, haven't tested it for you.

Also, if that doesn't work, check versiontracker with an appropriate search term.
I don't understand this, but I shall explore it. Thanks.

[DavidTO]

I don't understand this, but I shall explore it. Thanks.


Yeah, I don't think it works, anyway. I'll look into it for you.

[wxwax]

Yeah, I don't think it works, anyway. I'll look into it for you.
Thanks, man.

[DavidTO]

Try this (http://www.kodachi.com/software/fKeys/).

[wxwax]

Try this (http://www.kodachi.com/software/fKeys/).
OK, so that's the control key instead of Apple key, not forward delete, right? Just want to make sure I'm understanding this.

[DavidTO]

OK, so that's the control key instead of Apple key, not forward delete, right? Just want to make sure I'm understanding this.


Not really sure, but I think that's correct. I haven't tested it. You're gonna do that. :thumb

[Mike Lane]

to Macaroni (http://www.atomicbird.com/). So I used it to clear all my localizations files. What's the point, I don't speak anything but english anyhow. Once I did that the log told me this at the bottom:

Localization cleaning complete.
Removed 282803 files and 70749 directories to save 3213.61 MB.

:jawdrop

[DavidTO]

to Macaroni (http://www.atomicbird.com/). So I used it to clear all my localizations files. What's the point, I don't speak anything but english anyhow. Once I did that the log told me this at the bottom:



:jawdrop


That's worth $9 right there!

[colourbox]

There are free ways do all the maintenance tasks in Macaroni, but to me, not having to remember to run them is priceless. Thanks to its automatic scheduling, I'm a huge Macaroni fan.

(One caveat: A very small number of applications do not like to be delocalized. There is an Adobe Illustrator update that will not run if it doesn't find all the resources it expects. The ones that tripped me up were foreign language resources I had removed. Had to reinstall before it would update.)

[Mike Lane]

There are free ways do all the maintenance tasks in Macaroni, but to me, not having to remember to run them is priceless. Thanks to its automatic scheduling, I'm a huge Macaroni fan.

(One caveat: A very small number of applications do not like to be delocalized. There is an Adobe Illustrator update that will not run if it doesn't find all the resources it expects. The ones that tripped me up were foreign language resources I had removed. Had to reinstall before it would update.):doh Hopefully I don't run into that...