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my AppleTV is spying on me. 1,019 Views / 7 Replies  
ok, so whenever I press a button on my TiVo remote since the last AppleTV update, my AppleTV's status light blinks. I think Apple might be tracking my TiVo usage. What do you all think this is? Why...
Posted by bsaxton, on Oct 12, 2008 at 12:20 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I'll tell ya what I want... Give the next... 6,442 Views / 73 Replies  
I'll tell ya what I want...

Give the next iPod WiFi capability. Make a new dock for it that includes software/hardware that:
1. Gives access to music/pics/video on ipod AND local computers.
2....
Posted by bsaxton, on Jan 14, 2007 at 06:39 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I DON'T HAVE BLUETOOTH!!! This is driving me... 1,127 Views / 17 Replies  
I DON'T HAVE BLUETOOTH!!! This is driving me crazy because I have done everything I can think of...
Posted by bsaxton, on Aug 25, 2006 at 06:01 PM, in macOS
I've had silver keeper on for over a year though,... 33,079 Views / 29 Replies  
I've had silver keeper on for over a year though, and it has slept during that time...
Posted by bsaxton, on Aug 23, 2006 at 12:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks
iMac with similar problem 33,079 Views / 29 Replies  
Ok, I have an iMac G5 (original version) that won't sleep after time-out (set in energy saver). Also, I had set up a combination key to sleep the computer, but that stopped working as well. I have...
Posted by bsaxton, on Aug 23, 2006 at 11:35 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Yeah, I'm still stumped. I started killing... 1,127 Views / 17 Replies  
Yeah, I'm still stumped. I started killing processes, but some processes are pretty critical, right? I could end up crashing my box? I wonder if the last Apple update did something to sleep control...
Posted by bsaxton, on Aug 22, 2006 at 10:54 PM, in macOS
I just tried the SMU clear thing. I then left... 1,127 Views / 17 Replies  
I just tried the SMU clear thing. I then left every cable unplugged and let the computer boot up to the login screen. The computer (set to sleep in one minute) never went to sleep - although the...
Posted by bsaxton, on Aug 22, 2006 at 02:29 AM, in macOS
Any luck finding the cause? My iMac is doing the... 1,127 Views / 17 Replies  
Any luck finding the cause? My iMac is doing the same thing and I can't figure it out. I'll tackle widget here in a second.
Posted by bsaxton, on Aug 21, 2006 at 06:11 PM, in macOS
Touchless my a** 6,043 Views / 50 Replies  
The guy made up "touchless" to up his stock or get investors. That's what I think. The only other option is a system that reads finger gestures over the ipod screen.
Posted by bsaxton, on Jul 17, 2006 at 09:52 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Yeah, well, I'm on 1.5 teachers' budgets so I'll... 3,901 Views / 4 Replies  
Yeah, well, I'm on 1.5 teachers' budgets so I'll be going with the cheap option. I figure most servers limit your download anyway, so upping to the 10 or 15Mbs isn't that big a a deal anyway.

BRS
Posted by bsaxton, on Apr 5, 2006 at 11:15 PM, in Networking
FiOS Anyone? Pros and Cons? 3,901 Views / 4 Replies  
I currently have Comcast broadband, but I am seriously thinking about FiOS (just became a vailable in my area). I'm just wondering what others' experience with it are.

So far I have heard:
...
Posted by bsaxton, on Apr 4, 2006 at 12:28 AM, in Networking
Sata = Ide? 743 Views / 3 Replies  
Hello,

I have a LaCie 40gig external drive I bought several years ago. I want to swap the drive in the enclosure with a 250gig drive - I figure the enclosure can handle IDE drives. However, what I...
Posted by bsaxton, on Mar 21, 2006 at 11:59 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Apple says iPod Video a voice recorder? 755 Views / 1 Replies  
I was looking for a voice recorder for my iPod Video - typed in "iPod Video voice recorder" and Apple's iPod spec page (http://www.apple.com/ipod/specs.html) came up. Went to it and it says (toward...
Posted by bsaxton, on Feb 2, 2006 at 03:30 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Pretty good, but not HD 11,888 Views / 38 Replies  
I've really enjoyed the video on the iPod. I would say the quality is about that of a VHS but a little different. You don't get static and noise like you tend to on VHS, on the other hand you do get...
Posted by bsaxton, on Nov 11, 2005 at 10:33 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
It was only about 10-15 minutes, but I was unable... 752 Views / 5 Replies  
It was only about 10-15 minutes, but I was unable to do anything with the music store - couldn't load a full screen trailor through Safari (that would play in iTunes and used the "phobos" server) and...
Posted by bsaxton, on Jun 27, 2005 at 01:46 AM, in Applications
iTunes Music Store won't load - new iTunes coming? 752 Views / 5 Replies  
New iTunes tomorrow?
Posted by bsaxton, on Jun 26, 2005 at 09:48 PM, in Applications
The upgrade is on a replacement daughterboard -... 727 Views / 4 Replies  
The upgrade is on a replacement daughterboard - can't remove it. I'll try the PRAM cycle.
Posted by bsaxton, on Apr 15, 2005 at 01:23 AM, in Mac Desktops
I am having the same problem as you with my G3... 897 Views / 5 Replies  
I am having the same problem as you with my G3 iMac. Any more leads? What a bummer. Did you by any chance have a D-Link Wireless adapter?
Posted by bsaxton, on Apr 14, 2005 at 11:13 PM, in Mac Desktops
Old iMac only boots to console or open firmware 727 Views / 4 Replies  
Ack - what did I do? I was re-vamping my old iMac G3 333 (now 500) - clearing the drive and re-installing the system software. As I was getting it all back going, I installed the software for my...
Posted by bsaxton, on Apr 14, 2005 at 11:09 PM, in Mac Desktops
Forerunner and a Mac: macGPSbabel 573 Views / 0 Replies  
Hey,

Does anyone out there have a Garmin Forerunner and a Mac? There is supposedly a beta version of GPSbabel out that will read/translate files from the forerunner to the mac in the Forerunner...
Posted by bsaxton, on Nov 8, 2004 at 05:30 PM, in Applications
I keep losing my menu extras! 485 Views / 2 Replies  
All of my menu extras (e.g., time, volume, user menu bar items) keep resetting when I log out or restart. One actually does stay - WeatherPop (but it I think runs an app when I start the computer). I...
Posted by bsaxton, on Aug 18, 2004 at 10:19 AM, in macOS
What's the song on the new iPod commercial? 2,900 Views / 3 Replies  
Anybody know the group/name of the song from Apple's new iTunes+iPod commercial?

http://www.apple.com/itunes/video/480.html
Posted by bsaxton, on Jul 1, 2004 at 05:42 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I don't know about all of this display stuff, but... 15,262 Views / 134 Replies  
I don't know about all of this display stuff, but I think Apple should get more into the home entertainment business. I want an iPod with with an AV dock and wireless remote so I can play music from...
Posted by bsaxton, on Jun 27, 2004 at 09:06 PM, in Mac Desktops
I want 3D stuff 61,055 Views / 558 Replies  
The Mac X GUI is neat, but it's a flat PDF world. I want some 3D graphic interface tweaks. Longhorn is apparently bringing 3D into its GUI. Bring the the third dimension to the dock - twist it around...
Posted by bsaxton, on May 19, 2004 at 11:52 PM, in macOS
FreeBSD? 1,490 Views / 3 Replies  
Could ya run FreeBSD on it or some other brand of BSD? Then you could run Darwin on it for sure couldn't you?

BRS
Posted by bsaxton, on Mar 10, 2004 at 02:00 AM, in Hardware Hacking
Taking apart ZIPCD USB external burner 1,208 Views / 3 Replies  
My question is, can I just go out an by a cheapo internal IDE drive, hook it into the power and IDE cables of the USB-IDE interface of an old ZIPCD external USB drive and expect it to work?

Ok, I...
Posted by bsaxton, on Mar 9, 2004 at 02:43 AM, in Hardware Hacking
They really do have a lot of little bugs and... 386 Views / 4 Replies  
They really do have a lot of little bugs and user-inteface streamlining to do. I see what you mean with that last bug. Did anybody else get really thrown off when trying to put stuff in the trash the...
Posted by bsaxton, on Mar 30, 2001 at 12:20 PM, in macOS
To me, it says that the main processor is working... 1,085 Views / 63 Replies  
To me, it says that the main processor is working to do all of the window dragging, anti-aliasing, and translucence, rather than the graphics board.

Apple has posted a TIL on the subject - text...
Posted by bsaxton, on Mar 27, 2001 at 01:32 PM, in macOS
Does anybody know if the Graphite selection for... 1,085 Views / 63 Replies  
Does anybody know if the Graphite selection for Aqua speeds things up at all? Possibly less graphical demands?

For anyone who disputes that graphics cards are partly responsible for the slowness...
Posted by bsaxton, on Mar 27, 2001 at 12:06 PM, in macOS
Ok, so the slamming is pathetic. Regarding... 419 Views / 8 Replies  
Ok, so the slamming is pathetic.

Regarding perceiving OSX as slow. On a G4 cube, it probably does pretty well (up in the Mhz and Velocity and good graphics processor). On many Macs, however, such...
Posted by bsaxton, on Mar 26, 2001 at 01:57 PM, in macOS
That's great that OSX is running so well for you,... 419 Views / 8 Replies  
That's great that OSX is running so well for you, what are you running it on?
Posted by bsaxton, on Mar 26, 2001 at 11:00 AM, in macOS
Here's how I think OSX will get faster: 1.... 536 Views / 25 Replies  
Here's how I think OSX will get faster:

1. Increased video card support - this is very very critical.

2. Increased streamlining - now that Apple has the basic system out, they will start to...
Posted by bsaxton, on Mar 26, 2001 at 05:25 AM, in macOS
How to speed up OSX 386 Views / 0 Replies  
After talking with another guy on here (lost his screen name), there are a couple of things you can do to speed things up a bit on many Macs.

Currently, there are no ATI drivers for many Mac...
Posted by bsaxton, on Mar 26, 2001 at 05:16 AM, in macOS
I still think its AOL 450 Views / 0 Replies  
Ok, I said this a long time back, but I really think that Netscape 6 is the future of AOL. First off, I think that's why it is Netscape 6, and not 5. Secondly, AOL owns it. Thirdly, A web browser,...
Posted by bsaxton, on Oct 4, 2000 at 12:43 PM, in Applications
Have you tried Disk First Aid or any kind of disk... 423 Views / 4 Replies  
Have you tried Disk First Aid or any kind of disk repair program (i.e., hard drive repair program)? Maybe one of your CD-ROM divers has been corrupted.
Posted by bsaxton, on Sep 25, 2000 at 11:30 AM, in Mac Desktops
USB hub causes endless restart 499 Views / 0 Replies  
I made the mistake of buying an unpowered 4-port USB hub. It took some juggling of wires to find devices that would work on it, but it does work. However, now, if I shut down my computer, it...
Posted by bsaxton, on Sep 25, 2000 at 11:23 AM, in Mac Desktops
DialPad for Mac finally? 614 Views / 1 Replies  
I noticed the following two changes to DialPad's site today:

This was on the front page:

"In order to upgrade our systems and provide better service, Dialpad will be shut down for seven hours...
Posted by bsaxton, on Jul 26, 2000 at 11:43 PM, in Applications
Ok, so let me get this straight; the new mouse... 828 Views / 21 Replies  
Ok, so let me get this straight; the new mouse has one button. Not two. Not three. One. And no scroll capability.

They added a little red light, some plastic, and a spring.

What?
Posted by bsaxton, on Jul 19, 2000 at 12:29 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Seems like I remember it not working over cable... 524 Views / 5 Replies  
Seems like I remember it not working over cable modems on VPC - but not sure. Anyway, the key setting you need in VPC is the "Give PC a unique IP address" setting - you want that on. The other issue...
Posted by bsaxton, on Jul 12, 2000 at 12:36 PM, in Applications
The equivalent command is [COMMAND] + [SHIFT] +... 3,429 Views / 6 Replies  
The equivalent command is [COMMAND] + [SHIFT] + [KEYBOARD POWER KEY]. Note that the [COMMAND] key is also known as [OPEN APPLE]. I've noticed that this command does not often work when my iMac...
Posted by bsaxton, on May 24, 2000 at 03:33 PM, in Mac Desktops
Where is Apple going? 499 Views / 1 Replies  
I am very curious about the fact that Darwin is functional on Intel machines. Does that mean that OSX will also be functional on Intel machines and that Mac software will run on Apple and Intel-based...
Posted by bsaxton, on Apr 10, 2000 at 03:38 PM, in macOS
What's up with Freei.com? 515 Views / 3 Replies  
Ok, after reading freei's service agreement I've decided that I won't be using it unless the advertising program is running. However, I am still anoyed that it has taken over my TCP control panel
...
Posted by bsaxton, on Feb 27, 2000 at 07:00 PM, in Applications
Dialpad is pretty shaky over VirtualPC 3.0 (at... 575 Views / 10 Replies  
Dialpad is pretty shaky over VirtualPC 3.0 (at least on my iMac 333 - however, you can make it work by a) making sure you are using the correct sound input in the Monitors and Sound control panel, b)...
Posted by bsaxton, on Feb 27, 2000 at 06:48 PM, in Applications
For Sale: 32MB iMac/Powerbook RAM (233-333MHz only) $40 OBO! 326 Views / 0 Replies  
Please! Buy my RAM! Great deal, worked fine when I took it out (upgraded to 96MB) and I'll give your money back if it doesn't work.
Posted by bsaxton, on Feb 13, 2000 at 02:55 AM, in Marketplace
Wanted: PCMCIA type Modem 280 Views / 0 Replies  
Preferably cheap. 9600 baud or up. Cellular ready (happen to have a Motorola cell phone adapter?).

e-mail me at [email protected]

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Posted by bsaxton, on Feb 13, 2000 at 02:52 AM, in Marketplace
Mac telephony 486 Views / 0 Replies  
Any chance you could look into whether or not there is a Mac version of any of the Net2Phone, or Dialpad type "internet-to-phone" web sites? And if not, why aren't they coming?
Posted by bsaxton, on Jan 18, 2000 at 05:34 AM, in Feedback
1st Generation iMac 32MB RAM - $50! 301 Views / 0 Replies  
I have an extra 32 meg stick of RAM for a first generation iMac (i.e., revision A, B, C; 233, 266, 333MHz). For those running on only the stock 32MB, an extra 32 would speed up your iMac a lot and...
Posted by bsaxton, on Jan 15, 2000 at 06:10 PM, in Marketplace
 
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