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Incidentally, for those who haven't seen the... 4,074 Views / 34 Replies  
Incidentally, for those who haven't seen the problem, this guy posted several pictures (and even a movie clip) of his display corruption:

http://www.waynegrant.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/screen/

BTW,...
Posted by emdash, on Feb 21, 2005 at 04:05 PM, in Mac Desktops
Ahhh, you're just trying to make me go out and... 4,074 Views / 34 Replies  
Ahhh, you're just trying to make me go out and buy the Apple DVI --> ADC converter, eh? :)

Anyway, one little factoid that may be a clue in this mystery is that my static problem seems to...
Posted by emdash, on Jan 26, 2005 at 07:23 PM, in Mac Desktops
Yes, I have this same problem (stuff that looks... 4,074 Views / 34 Replies  
Yes, I have this same problem (stuff that looks like static in black regions of the screen). I'm running a 17" Apple Studio Display through a Dr. Bott DVIator.

Someone on the Apple discussion...
Posted by emdash, on Jan 25, 2005 at 04:44 PM, in Mac Desktops
Agreed that this is in the wrong forum, but while... 860 Views / 4 Replies  
Agreed that this is in the wrong forum, but while we're here... This same thing happened to me! Eventually I found a way to force-quit it (I think I went into Process Manager or whatever it's...
Posted by emdash, on Sep 24, 2004 at 06:44 PM, in Applications
Sooo... do the words/symbols in the click wheel... 1,404 Views / 18 Replies  
Sooo... do the words/symbols in the click wheel really light up when the backlight comes on, as that picture on Spymac indicated?

If so, are they blue/white, not red?

Thanks.
Posted by emdash, on Jul 21, 2004 at 04:02 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Yup. GeForce 4MX. 70 bucks (when I got mine):... 825 Views / 9 Replies  
Yup. GeForce 4MX. 70 bucks (when I got mine): no-brainer.

However. These cards are incompatible with 10.3.0 and 10.3.1, so do your upgrading to 10.3.2 before you install the new card.
Posted by emdash, on Feb 15, 2004 at 06:57 PM, in Mac Desktops
Well, I love my Epson 2200. It took a couple... 954 Views / 25 Replies  
Well, I love my Epson 2200.

It took a couple of false starts to get it working when I initially installed it under Jaguar, but it weathered the switch to Panther like a champ. Custom paper...
Posted by emdash, on Jan 29, 2004 at 12:40 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I'm running a single 450 (sawtooth) at home...... 767 Views / 6 Replies  
I'm running a single 450 (sawtooth) at home... 1.5 gigs RAM, GeForce4MX, two big 7200 rpm drives, Panther... and while I can tell it's not the snappiest thing on the planet, it's perfectly usable.
...
Posted by emdash, on Jan 22, 2004 at 04:42 PM, in Mac Desktops
Does anyone know if there are any *problems* with... 974 Views / 10 Replies  
Does anyone know if there are any *problems* with using a bigger drive? i.e., installing a 180-gig drive but only using the 137-gig part of it that is accessible to ATA-66?

I'm doing that right...
Posted by emdash, on Jan 9, 2004 at 04:55 PM, in Mac Desktops
Yup, works for me, too. Hurray! I did a... 954 Views / 12 Replies  
Yup, works for me, too. Hurray!

I did a clean install of Panther on a separate partition when it came out. I've always had video, it was just jaggy and artifact-y and horrible. (Been using my...
Posted by emdash, on Dec 18, 2003 at 09:34 PM, in macOS
Me three. Well, on second thought, I guess... 585 Views / 2 Replies  
Me three.

Well, on second thought, I guess sometimes I like it -- when I want to listen to several albums of a particular artist consecutively.

I dislike it when I'm trying to locate a...
Posted by emdash, on Dec 8, 2003 at 04:08 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
My Sawtooth 450 does this whenever I have my HP... 813 Views / 15 Replies  
My Sawtooth 450 does this whenever I have my HP Deskjet 1220C/PS plugged into it. (USB)

It drove me CRAZY the first time it happened, and I still don't know why it does it. But if you haven't...
Posted by emdash, on Dec 2, 2003 at 08:18 PM, in Mac Desktops
Well, that's a dilemma. But if you don't... 618 Views / 3 Replies  
Well, that's a dilemma. But if you don't actually have the geforce in your possession, my advice would be to not get it at all. Grab a Radeon from somewhere and you'll be much happier.

Of...
Posted by emdash, on Nov 10, 2003 at 02:15 PM, in Mac Desktops
Um, anyone know, or care to speculate on, what... 600 Views / 4 Replies  
Um, anyone know, or care to speculate on, what this does?

I'm one of those poor Sawtooth/GeForce saps, just waiting to be able to use Panther. I saved my Jaguar install so I'm OK for now, but I'm...
Posted by emdash, on Nov 7, 2003 at 04:30 PM, in macOS
<broken-record> Epson Stylus Photo 2200 all... 750 Views / 10 Replies  
<broken-record>

Epson Stylus Photo 2200 all the way!! Truly amazing.

</broken-record>
Posted by emdash, on Oct 29, 2003 at 04:34 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
OK.... Need a little guidance, tho. The system... 5,947 Views / 43 Replies  
OK.... Need a little guidance, tho. The system says, " 'NVDAblahblahblah.kext' could not be moved because 'Extensions' cannot be modified." Just for the sake of acting like I know more than I do,...
Posted by emdash, on Oct 25, 2003 at 01:40 AM, in macOS
Screen-refresh issues all over the place here on... 5,947 Views / 43 Replies  
Screen-refresh issues all over the place here on this Sawtooth 450 with aftermarket GeForce 4MX. I installed in a different partition and am safely back in Jaguar to tell the tale, but the message...
Posted by emdash, on Oct 24, 2003 at 10:52 PM, in macOS
Epson Stylus Photo 2200 all the way! Best... 813 Views / 15 Replies  
Epson Stylus Photo 2200 all the way!

Best printer I have ever owned. Drop-dead amazing.
Posted by emdash, on Oct 2, 2003 at 03:28 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
My hunch is that my Nikon 4000 would be... 934 Views / 15 Replies  
My hunch is that my Nikon 4000 would be significantly faster on a faster computer. But that's rank speculation; I have no info to back that up.

The bigger question I have for you, kennedy, is, do...
Posted by emdash, on Sep 30, 2003 at 04:59 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Hmmm... I have the Belkin one, and it does the... 2,190 Views / 11 Replies  
Hmmm... I have the Belkin one, and it does the job.

Now, I'm not expecting beautiful amazing crystal-clear sound out of something that's frankly a kludge... so my expectations are fairly low. ...
Posted by emdash, on Sep 9, 2003 at 03:22 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
So, to sum up, you need both a new video card and... 826 Views / 8 Replies  
So, to sum up, you need both a new video card and a DVI -> ADC adapter:

New video card, because of what cSurfr quoted;

ADC -> DVI adapter because your 400 MHz G4 (Sawtooth was the only model at...
Posted by emdash, on Aug 29, 2003 at 03:49 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Do you have access to the negatives of these... 1,455 Views / 25 Replies  
Do you have access to the negatives of these pictures? If so, get a dedicated slide/negative scanner like a Nikon Coolscan IV or 4000 or that new Minolta Dimage Scan Dual (or whatever it's called --...
Posted by emdash, on Aug 26, 2003 at 03:45 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
An update: So I took the plunge and got the... 879 Views / 4 Replies  
An update:

So I took the plunge and got the GeForce 4MX from OWC... installed it last night, and what can I say? There's a noticeable improvement in the GUI. It's not mind-blowing, but...
Posted by emdash, on Aug 15, 2003 at 03:42 PM, in Mac Desktops
Nikon Coolscan 4000/Nikon Scan 3.1 user here.... ... 934 Views / 15 Replies  
Nikon Coolscan 4000/Nikon Scan 3.1 user here....



I don't do any manual adjustment at all when scanning; I leave that all to subsequent Photoshop sessions. (IMHO, Photoshop is better optimized...
Posted by emdash, on Aug 15, 2003 at 03:29 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
The Nikon Coolscan IV is USB 1.1, as noted by... 934 Views / 15 Replies  
The Nikon Coolscan IV is USB 1.1, as noted by datawrangler; the Coolscan 4000 is FireWire; the Minolta model that sparked this thread is USB 2.

I honestly can't say how much of a factor FireWire...
Posted by emdash, on Aug 14, 2003 at 03:22 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Well, Steve (of Steve's Digicams) seems to like... 934 Views / 15 Replies  
Well, Steve (of Steve's Digicams) seems to like it.

The bottom line is that you'll be way, way, way happier with a dedicated slide/negative scanner than with trying to scan slides, negatives, or...
Posted by emdash, on Aug 13, 2003 at 07:01 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I said it in the other thread, I'll say it again:... 4,375 Views / 51 Replies  
I said it in the other thread, I'll say it again: The Epson 2200 is awe-inspiring. Truly stunning prints, pigment-based ink, 13x19, spot-on color reproduction. Best printer I've ever used.
Posted by emdash, on Aug 13, 2003 at 04:15 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Yeah, my HP 1220c/ps is astoundingly bad with... 3,546 Views / 46 Replies  
Yeah, my HP 1220c/ps is astoundingly bad with paper feeding. The normal U-shaped paper path is useless for anything other than thin copy paper, and even the straight-through path requires a little...
Posted by emdash, on Aug 1, 2003 at 04:27 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Um... all of the above. :) There's no... 948 Views / 20 Replies  
Um... all of the above. :)

There's no two ways about it: everything would be Snappier for me with a new machine -- *any* new machine. But that's been true since at least early 2001, and my...
Posted by emdash, on Jul 30, 2003 at 09:19 PM, in Mac Desktops
I dunno... my plan is to limp along on my... 948 Views / 20 Replies  
I dunno... my plan is to limp along on my Sawtooth 450 until the Rev. B G5s come out (hopefully with duals across the line, or alternatively a cheaper midrange machine). Keep in mind that Panther is...
Posted by emdash, on Jul 30, 2003 at 04:24 PM, in Mac Desktops
So I just read a bunch of old threads on this... 879 Views / 4 Replies  
So I just read a bunch of old threads on this topic and I'm still confused.

At OWC, they have GeForce4 MX 32MB AGP cards for $65! Radeon 8500s or 9000s seem to run in the $150 range. What's up...
Posted by emdash, on Jul 24, 2003 at 03:45 PM, in Mac Desktops
Resistance is futile. :cool: Next, you'll... 791 Views / 12 Replies  
Resistance is futile. :cool:

Next, you'll be needing an Epson 2200 printer. :)

Oh, I forgot to add the self-aggrandizing link to my previous post:

Some photos ...
Posted by emdash, on Jun 22, 2003 at 02:20 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Nikon LS-4000 all the way! Works beautifully... 791 Views / 12 Replies  
Nikon LS-4000 all the way!

Works beautifully under 10.2.

They just dropped the price on it a bit, too.



The multi-hundred-to-multi-thousand-dollar ones are dedicated slide/negative...
Posted by emdash, on Jun 21, 2003 at 08:31 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Gosh, I'm already tired of phones with cameras in... 1,798 Views / 18 Replies  
Gosh, I'm already tired of phones with cameras in them.

I didn't want a calculator in my phone in the 70's, and I don't want a crummy camera in my phone now!

Still waiting for the perfect...
Posted by emdash, on Jun 18, 2003 at 03:19 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I find the default contrast setting to be way... 546 Views / 4 Replies  
I find the default contrast setting to be way lower on the new ones than on the old ones.

Just a day or two ago I cranked up the contrast setting and now I have no problems reading the thing.
Posted by emdash, on Jun 17, 2003 at 03:44 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Well, I just wanted to provide a little... 4,407 Views / 60 Replies  
Well, I just wanted to provide a little update....

The verdict: PowerMate-enhanced Photoshopping is indeed Big Fun. :)

One or two minor annoyances that I'll mention here (If these are just...
Posted by emdash, on May 31, 2003 at 09:27 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Shift-up arrow or shift-down arrow will move the... 4,407 Views / 60 Replies  
Shift-up arrow or shift-down arrow will move the sliders by 10s (as aaanorton alluded). I presume that if you have the powermate set to do the arrows when you spin it, you can modify that by...
Posted by emdash, on May 27, 2003 at 07:25 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I ordered mine this afternoon. :) 4,407 Views / 60 Replies  
I ordered mine this afternoon. :)
Posted by emdash, on May 26, 2003 at 09:07 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Say, since you mention Photoshop, can you get the... 4,407 Views / 60 Replies  
Say, since you mention Photoshop, can you get the PowerMate to move sliders in Levels, Color Balance, Hue/Saturation/Value (etc.) dialogs? I'm curious about how it behaves with windows that have...
Posted by emdash, on May 26, 2003 at 02:17 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Yes, do this. I had the stopped-print-queue bug... 522 Views / 2 Replies  
Yes, do this. I had the stopped-print-queue bug for a very long Saturday afternoon shortly after I switched to OS X. :mad: I repeatedly tried to reinstall the driver (using various sources,...
Posted by emdash, on May 20, 2003 at 04:27 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Yes, the Epson 2200 is astounding. I was a... 1,607 Views / 30 Replies  
Yes, the Epson 2200 is astounding. I was a die-hard HP guy for a long time, but this printer switched me.

I do worry about the ultimate lifespan of the printheads, since you don't replace them...
Posted by emdash, on May 19, 2003 at 04:16 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Mine does this too. 637 Views / 4 Replies  
Mine does this too.

It goes away after 7-10 seconds. I find it slightly worrisome, but I've just learned to ignore it.

Sawtooth 450 --> RAGE 128 --> DVIator --> 17" Studio Display, btw.
...
Posted by emdash, on Apr 8, 2003 at 03:38 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
To clarify: Yes, the RAGE 128 that shipped in... 1,379 Views / 46 Replies  
To clarify: Yes, the RAGE 128 that shipped in the Sawtooths *does* have a DVI port.

One VGA, one DVI, not usable simultaneously. :)
Posted by emdash, on Mar 17, 2003 at 04:27 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I have the Sawtooth 450 / RAGE 128 / DVIator /... 1,379 Views / 46 Replies  
I have the Sawtooth 450 / RAGE 128 / DVIator / 17" Studio display setup and love it to pieces! Call me crazy, but having an Apple-looking monitor is important to me.

I did have problems when...
Posted by emdash, on Mar 12, 2003 at 04:35 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
As the owner of a Sawtooth 450, this is something... 831 Views / 6 Replies  
As the owner of a Sawtooth 450, this is something I'm keenly interested in.

captain swing, the part you need is a DVI -> ADC conterter like Dr. Bott's DVIator ...
Posted by emdash, on Feb 21, 2003 at 04:47 PM, in Mac Desktops
Gosh, I really wish Apple themselves would do... 676 Views / 8 Replies  
Gosh, I really wish Apple themselves would do this.

Imagine an iPod-looking device that acts as the remote control... Basically an iPod without the hard drive, just meant to control the songs...
Posted by emdash, on Feb 10, 2003 at 05:04 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Yes! The Sonys are amazing! I have "bass... 1,567 Views / 15 Replies  
Yes! The Sonys are amazing! I have "bass reducer" turned on in my iPod because the things actually have too much bass!

I used them on an airplane recently and they provided the best...
Posted by emdash, on Jan 31, 2003 at 04:38 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I'm almost positive the answer is "no". Myself,... 532 Views / 2 Replies  
I'm almost positive the answer is "no". Myself, I'm waiting (and waiting, and waiting) for the Radeon 9000 to appear as a retail product; I'd like the possibility of having dual DVI monitors on my...
Posted by emdash, on Oct 25, 2002 at 06:59 PM, in Mac Desktops
Speaking only for myself: I'm holding out for the... 904 Views / 11 Replies  
Speaking only for myself: I'm holding out for the dual-DVI output on the 9000. I have only one display (17" Studio Display) at the moment, but I'd like to be able to add a second LCD display in the...
Posted by emdash, on Oct 2, 2002 at 03:24 PM, in Mac Desktops
Hey, can you post links for finding the card at... 904 Views / 11 Replies  
Hey, can you post links for finding the card at these sites? I've been haunting the ATI online store for Macs and have seen nothing about the 9000. The closest I've seen to retail availability is...
Posted by emdash, on Oct 1, 2002 at 03:42 PM, in Mac Desktops
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