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extending the extended warranty 403 Views / 0 Replies  
So I have a Ti Powerbook and AppleCare is expiring. Are there any third parties that offer extended warranties that would continue this ... or insurance policies that do this?
Posted by esc, on May 7, 2005 at 11:43 PM, in Mac Notebooks
iSight user survey 522 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi

We are surveying iSight owners to study their chat usage for future development. It would be very helpful if you could post this link (an Airport Express is being given away as a prize)
...
Posted by esc, on Oct 25, 2004 at 10:53 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I have had hardware problems with Macs in the... 11,014 Views / 104 Replies  
I have had hardware problems with Macs in the past, but have always had the machines under AppleCare and everything was covered (having the display die on my Ti PB after 1.5 years would have been...
Posted by esc, on Feb 13, 2004 at 08:28 PM, in Mac Desktops
My wife ordered a green one on 1/10 ... the... 3,224 Views / 14 Replies  
My wife ordered a green one on 1/10 ... the online store still says it will ship on or before 2/17...
Posted by esc, on Feb 13, 2004 at 08:17 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
There are probably many types of light... 1,318 Views / 7 Replies  
There are probably many types of light sensitivity. My wife has a problem with CRTs and can't work at one for more than 15 minutes without serious headaches. LCD displays completely changed the...
Posted by esc, on Dec 19, 2003 at 07:43 AM, in Mac Desktops
ipod jack sharing 553 Views / 0 Replies  
A few places seem to have people listening to each other's iPods as a greeting. Is this spreading?

http://tingilinde.typepad.com/starstuff/2003/11/jack_sharing_co.html
Posted by esc, on Nov 6, 2003 at 07:08 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
We have a wireless network at home and wouldn't... 1,105 Views / 9 Replies  
We have a wireless network at home and wouldn't be without it at this point. The freedom of getting net anywhere in the home is worth a lot.

While it is true that bandwidth isn't free, some...
Posted by esc, on Oct 27, 2003 at 08:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks
There are certainly many engineers, but it takes... 924 Views / 4 Replies  
There are certainly many engineers, but it takes time to pull off something like this (I've been involved in projects of roughly this scale).

Design through a production ready prototype can easily...
Posted by esc, on Oct 19, 2003 at 08:29 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
more on the samsung player 502 Views / 0 Replies  
A tester claims the unit is over priced and some of the features work poorly

http://tingilinde.typepad.com/starstuff/2003/10/more_on_samsung.html
Posted by esc, on Oct 19, 2003 at 08:44 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
samsung player for napster 2 reviewed .. ipod better 924 Views / 4 Replies  
A link to a review on the new Samsung player and comments vs the iPod

http://tingilinde.typepad.com/starstuff/2003/10/samsung_napster.html
Posted by esc, on Oct 17, 2003 at 11:45 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
ichat av + bluetooth headset or phone 498 Views / 1 Replies  
This is interesting

http://tingilinde.typepad.com/starstuff/2003/10/bluetooth_and_i.html
Posted by esc, on Oct 12, 2003 at 10:03 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
movie from virginia tech g5 cluster project 1,712 Views / 14 Replies  
I came across this..

http://tingilinde.typepad.com/starstuff/2003/10/virginia_techs_.html

pretty amazing (the wmp file didn't play audio on my OS X wmp player, but the text seems to be on the...
Posted by esc, on Oct 11, 2003 at 10:11 AM, in Mac Desktops
In the TTS world these days there are several... 1,839 Views / 14 Replies  
In the TTS world these days there are several packages that someone (Apple or a third party) could have ported and license for $$.

I know one of the folks involved in the AT&T effort (which they...
Posted by esc, on Oct 5, 2003 at 07:47 AM, in macOS
The best OSX book is The Missing Manual by David... 1,218 Views / 25 Replies  
The best OSX book is The Missing Manual by David Pogue.
Posted by esc, on Sep 28, 2003 at 07:56 AM, in macOS
more on computational monocultures 452 Views / 0 Replies  
Some industry types are starting to write on the subject.

http://tingilinde.typepad.com/starstuff/2003/09/more_on_computa.html
Posted by esc, on Sep 24, 2003 at 04:50 PM, in macOS
ipod greetings 627 Views / 2 Replies  
I guess this is like people with sports cars flashing their lights...

http://tingilinde.typepad.com/starstuff/2003/09/ipod_greeting.html
Posted by esc, on Sep 6, 2003 at 03:45 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Apple has good reasons to keep it limited to Mac... 1,125 Views / 10 Replies  
Apple has good reasons to keep it limited to Mac at this time.

It is in beta - apparently the Panther betas are more interesting and people have been reporting versions with much better sound...
Posted by esc, on Aug 31, 2003 at 08:55 PM, in macOS
Pogue's book is great - I highly recommend it. 738 Views / 10 Replies  
Pogue's book is great - I highly recommend it.
Posted by esc, on Aug 31, 2003 at 06:41 PM, in macOS
why IT guys love microsoft 950 Views / 3 Replies  
Even the small time consultants are minting money ..

http://tingilinde.typepad.com/starstuff/2003/08/the_costs_of_li.html

It is probably in poor taste for Apple to advertise the relative...
Posted by esc, on Aug 30, 2003 at 09:32 AM, in macOS
monocultures 463 Views / 0 Replies  
a blog entry

http://tingilinde.typepad.com/starstuff/2003/08/monocultures.html
Posted by esc, on Aug 22, 2003 at 01:49 PM, in macOS
usage data on buymusic.com 968 Views / 2 Replies  
they aren't doing very well

http://tingilinde.typepad.com/starstuff/2003/08/prelude_to_the_.html
Posted by esc, on Aug 20, 2003 at 07:17 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
partiview comes to OS X 761 Views / 0 Replies  
An early port of Partiview for OS X has been announced by the American Museum of Natural History. Partiview is a very cool planetarium program that is part of their Digital Universe project.
...
Posted by esc, on Aug 17, 2003 at 02:24 PM, in Applications
recommendation for usb headset 608 Views / 0 Replies  
now that we have a/v ichat does anyone have recommendations for a cheap usb headset?
Posted by esc, on Jun 25, 2003 at 11:17 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
The aac codec in QT 6 Pro (also called mp4) is... 728 Views / 6 Replies  
The aac codec in QT 6 Pro (also called mp4) is optimized for music and is generally better than other codecs, at a given bitrate, when you get above 64kbps. It is very good at music at 128kbps and...
Posted by esc, on Apr 11, 2003 at 07:46 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
bizarre Apple to buy Universal Music? 670 Views / 1 Replies  
Reported in the LA Times (http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-apple11apr11,1,6558114.story?coll=la%2Dhome%2Dheadlines)

I can't see this as a bright move. It should be noted that the LA Times...
Posted by esc, on Apr 11, 2003 at 07:37 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
overlapped extend allocation error message 482 Views / 0 Replies  
I've been trying to diagnose my mothers's 17" iMac remotely.

It froze one morning and she unplugged it before starting it up again. Everything seemed to come up OK, but I walked her through an...
Posted by esc, on Oct 19, 2002 at 05:55 PM, in macOS
I use the Epson 2450 firewire scanner with... 764 Views / 9 Replies  
I use the Epson 2450 firewire scanner with VueScan in 10.2.1 -- (I've been using it since 10.1) ... Highly recommended - I love both of them.
Posted by esc, on Sep 29, 2002 at 06:51 PM, in macOS
no probems here (cube, Ti 667, 2x1GHz G4 and 667... 1,593 Views / 46 Replies  
no probems here (cube, Ti 667, 2x1GHz G4 and 667 Ti Powerbook)

I think people get distorted views as most folks only post when there are problems
Posted by esc, on Sep 27, 2002 at 08:58 PM, in macOS
What is the nature of the freeze -- is the screen... 1,410 Views / 11 Replies  
What is the nature of the freeze -- is the screen still visible? If you don't have keyboard or mouse control try pulling and resetting the usb plug from the keyboard to the cube - if it is only usb...
Posted by esc, on Sep 21, 2002 at 09:43 PM, in Mac Desktops
According to the Apple spec sheets the fp iMac... 1,035 Views / 6 Replies  
According to the Apple spec sheets the fp iMac has an 18 watt two channel amp for the Apple speakers.

Checking the iMac specs they claim 0.5% THD +N into a 32 ohm load. The output level is 2...
Posted by esc, on Sep 15, 2002 at 02:03 PM, in Mac Desktops
It sounds like yours is bad - it is under... 620 Views / 1 Replies  
It sounds like yours is bad - it is under warranty, so take/send it back.
Posted by esc, on Sep 9, 2002 at 06:46 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Both have advantages and disadvantages. Tom's... 1,131 Views / 7 Replies  
Both have advantages and disadvantages. Tom's hardware did a comparison (http://www.tomshardware.com/display/02q1/020114/lcd-03.html)
some time ago that is still very relevant.

I don't find...
Posted by esc, on Sep 7, 2002 at 03:32 PM, in Mac Desktops
Just a question -- it isn't clear if these are... 924 Views / 13 Replies  
Just a question -- it isn't clear if these are being ripped from raw source, or if they have ever been compressed along the way. Assuming the right scripts are built the raw source (never been...
Posted by esc, on Aug 30, 2002 at 01:01 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
I haven't seen them side by side, but I have seen... 1,305 Views / 8 Replies  
I haven't seen them side by side, but I have seen them within 15 feet of each other at an Apple Store.

The 17" iMac monitor seems much sharper than the 15" and is comparable to the 17" Studio...
Posted by esc, on Aug 28, 2002 at 10:03 AM, in Mac Desktops
The 23" is going to be way too spendy on your... 1,059 Views / 17 Replies  
The 23" is going to be way too spendy on your budget ... look at the 22" and see if it fits your needs.

The dual 867MHz PowerMac is about $1700 and you can buy a half gb of third party ram to...
Posted by esc, on Aug 19, 2002 at 07:18 AM, in Mac Desktops
It does not at this time. It isn't clear if a... 625 Views / 3 Replies  
It does not at this time. It isn't clear if a firmware upgrade would do the trick - the spec sheet on the iPod suggests that future codecs can be added with firmware upgrades, but an EETimes article...
Posted by esc, on Aug 16, 2002 at 05:48 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
The only comparison I've had is at an Apple... 1,006 Views / 10 Replies  
The only comparison I've had is at an Apple Store. It is probably the wrong place to tell as there is alot of background noise, but the eMac seemed louder to me.
Posted by esc, on Aug 15, 2002 at 07:49 PM, in Mac Desktops
I had an earlier Nomad before going to an iPod.... 541 Views / 2 Replies  
I had an earlier Nomad before going to an iPod. The user interface was terrible -- it was difficult managing large amounts of music. Its build quality also left quite a bit to be desired.

The...
Posted by esc, on Aug 13, 2002 at 10:25 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I was at the Short Hills (NJ) AppleStore this... 1,051 Views / 11 Replies  
I was at the Short Hills (NJ) AppleStore this morning - no new PM..
Posted by esc, on Aug 13, 2002 at 07:27 PM, in Mac Desktops
If you get involved in the heavier image... 525 Views / 2 Replies  
If you get involved in the heavier image applications (I can't speak for those you have mentioned, but something like Photoshop), the PM would be better.
Posted by esc, on Aug 13, 2002 at 04:05 PM, in Mac Desktops
OS X 10.2 early... 553 Views / 0 Replies  
Just by a new PowerMac ... the claim is that it is installed ...

One wonders how quickly it will be installed on other Macs.
Posted by esc, on Aug 13, 2002 at 09:00 AM, in macOS
I hope all of this dies down one of these days...... 1,471 Views / 76 Replies  
I hope all of this dies down one of these days...

For what it is worth c|net has an <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1023-946430.html?legacy=cnet&tag=lthd" target="_blank">article</a> on changes...
Posted by esc, on Jul 25, 2002 at 09:35 PM, in macOS
My wife and I both use Watson and find it a great... 609 Views / 19 Replies  
My wife and I both use Watson and find it a great product. It is quite expensive though - I doubt that a huge number of people have become registered users ($30 and $40 for multiple machine - we went...
Posted by esc, on Jul 21, 2002 at 06:12 AM, in macOS
My wife and I both use Watson and find it a great... 609 Views / 19 Replies  
My wife and I both use Watson and find it a great product. It is quite expensive though - I doubt that a huge number of people have become registered users ($30 and $40 for multiple machine - we went...
Posted by esc, on Jul 21, 2002 at 06:08 AM, in macOS
I would love to see blog capabilities ... 640 Views / 11 Replies  
I would love to see

blog capabilities

some sort of BBS (Apple could get creative with a nice interface)

largish limits on bytes served from your webpages
Posted by esc, on Jul 20, 2002 at 12:53 PM, in macOS
Everything does cost money. We got used to... 568 Views / 16 Replies  
Everything does cost money. We got used to "free" during the dotbomb era because the only thing that mattered was how many users a company was getting - investors were forking over huge sums of...
Posted by esc, on Jul 20, 2002 at 07:31 AM, in macOS
I bought a Mac just before a major software... 869 Views / 20 Replies  
I bought a Mac just before a major software upgrade came out and used the uptodate software offer. ($20 and they ship you the software). It seemed like a good deal, but it took about 3 weeks after...
Posted by esc, on Jul 19, 2002 at 08:11 AM, in Mac Desktops
I agree that no one listens to on-line petitions... 750 Views / 40 Replies  
I agree that no one listens to on-line petitions ... send mail directly to Apple. A strong response gets attention -- they had thousands of emails on the eMac (combined with a downturn in the iMac...
Posted by esc, on Jul 17, 2002 at 02:39 PM, in macOS
It is one of the few things I could think of that... 679 Views / 7 Replies  
It is one of the few things I could think of that would have me paying $100 a year for a service...
Posted by esc, on Jul 16, 2002 at 05:18 AM, in macOS
AAC in QT6 does not use a Dolby codec. AAC is... 594 Views / 4 Replies  
AAC in QT6 does not use a Dolby codec. AAC is from the FADS (Fraunhofer, AT&T, Dolby and Sony) consortium. AT&T and Fraunhofer have made 99% of the technical work with Sony and Dolby being mostly...
Posted by esc, on Jul 6, 2002 at 09:51 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
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