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Managing 20,000 MP3 and Flac files 495 Views / 1 Replies  
I have a powerbook and external harddrive. The amount of music I have is quite overwhelming but for various reasons it must all be kept. Itunes craps out on me and doesn't have the tagging and...
Posted by johnpop, on Dec 26, 2006 at 02:24 AM, in Applications
I just upgraded to Tiger on a 1.33ghz 1.25ram... 922 Views / 13 Replies  
I just upgraded to Tiger on a 1.33ghz 1.25ram powerbook and its a lot speedier now. Not because of tiger, but because things had just gotten kludgy and I wanted tiger at the same time so I...
Posted by johnpop, on Dec 24, 2006 at 08:53 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Poll: My only hardrive failure has been on a 4-5 year... 2,066 Views / 41 Replies  
My only hardrive failure has been on a 4-5 year old desktop with Hitachi HDD

Powerbook G4, 23 months old
Dell Latitude D510 - Replaced with 60gb 7200rpm drive, but original drive is in external...
Posted by johnpop, on Dec 18, 2006 at 11:26 AM, in Mac Notebooks
no, its full of HFS+ goodness! hmmm, i love... 3,083 Views / 7 Replies  
no, its full of HFS+ goodness!

hmmm, i love verbose mode because it takes so long and I want to make sure things are going well during such a long boot. I wonder if I can turn it on permanently.....
Posted by johnpop, on Dec 18, 2006 at 11:15 AM, in macOS
thanks a lot! used dw4 to rebuild it and then... 3,083 Views / 7 Replies  
thanks a lot! used dw4 to rebuild it and then replaced and tada! it boots up fine now.

I found it easier to hold option on startup and select the cd rather than pressing C mostly because it took...
Posted by johnpop, on Dec 17, 2006 at 12:37 PM, in macOS
OS X Hangs on Startup: Harddrive errors? 3,083 Views / 7 Replies  
Macbook 2ghz
OS X Tiger not sure status on updates, may or may not be fully updated.

It hung on bootup and so I restarted in verbose mode and it stopped here and then shutdown after about 5...
Posted by johnpop, on Dec 16, 2006 at 05:15 PM, in macOS
Poll: the glare is so obnoxious I could not take it...... 10,894 Views / 33 Replies  
the glare is so obnoxious I could not take it... So what if you have sharper colors or whatever if you can't see half of what is on the screen because of the reflection!
Posted by johnpop, on Nov 26, 2006 at 03:15 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Yeah I'm not even considering a MB - Ill probably... 1,220 Views / 15 Replies  
Yeah I'm not even considering a MB - Ill probably pick up the first MBP to come out after Leopard and then find a way to get some accidental damage insurance
Posted by johnpop, on Nov 7, 2006 at 05:47 PM, in Mac Notebooks
well thanks to whichever mod did that 1,220 Views / 15 Replies  
well thanks to whichever mod did that
Posted by johnpop, on Nov 6, 2006 at 07:11 PM, in Mac Notebooks
ha no worries, i thought for a second that there... 1,220 Views / 15 Replies  
ha no worries, i thought for a second that there was a forum for people who had two different laptops and had hardware questions about one and were thinking about buying Windows because of those...
Posted by johnpop, on Nov 6, 2006 at 10:02 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Would you like to direct me to the correct one? ... 1,220 Views / 15 Replies  
Would you like to direct me to the correct one? This does cover MBP Discussion and that is where my questions lay specifically as to warranty issues and wireless



hmm... I'm not sure as Ill be...
Posted by johnpop, on Nov 6, 2006 at 09:38 AM, in Mac Notebooks
hmm maybe I'll wait 1,220 Views / 15 Replies  
With Vista coming out after Christmas and Leopard coming out in the spring I may just wait and see what the market does hardware wise. I"m glad that the wireless has improved a lot that will help me...
Posted by johnpop, on Nov 6, 2006 at 09:33 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Yeah, I got the laptop through my school and it... 1,220 Views / 15 Replies  
Yeah, I got the laptop through my school and it has specific coverage, also its not THAT expensive to get coverage on Dell or Lenovo notebooks.


But the main thing I need information on is the...
Posted by johnpop, on Nov 5, 2006 at 09:44 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Should I continue with Apple? 1,220 Views / 15 Replies  
I have a G4 Powerbook that I used for 6 months and now I have a Dell Latitude that I have used for a year now and I'm using at the moment. I want to upgrade because the Latitude is a 1.4ghz Celeron...
Posted by johnpop, on Nov 5, 2006 at 08:59 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I just went home, didn't get pictures... 1,175 Views / 13 Replies  
I just went home, didn't get pictures unfortunately because my camera battery was dead and charger lost, but I registered the applecare for 1.5 more years and the keys are being replaced. The...
Posted by johnpop, on Oct 25, 2006 at 12:08 PM, in Marketplace
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Posted by johnpop, on Oct 21, 2006 at 10:26 PM, in Marketplace
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Posted by johnpop, on Oct 19, 2006 at 11:57 AM, in Marketplace
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Posted by johnpop, on Oct 19, 2006 at 12:53 AM, in Marketplace
offer me a price... 1,175 Views / 13 Replies  
offer me a price...
Posted by johnpop, on Oct 15, 2006 at 08:13 PM, in Marketplace
oops ^^ i'm silly Its 12" 1,175 Views / 13 Replies  
oops ^^ i'm silly

Its 12"
Posted by johnpop, on Oct 12, 2006 at 02:56 PM, in Marketplace
my goal is a macbook pro, but I'm open to other... 1,175 Views / 13 Replies  
my goal is a macbook pro, but I'm open to other offers, 2nd most wanted is Windows high performance gamer
Posted by johnpop, on Oct 12, 2006 at 02:50 PM, in Marketplace
FS: Powerbook G4 12 "1.33ghz 1,175 Views / 13 Replies  
Powerbook G4 12"
1.33 GHZ G4
1.25GB Ram (default 256 with Transcend 1GB 200-Pin DDR SO-DIMM Notebook Memory (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820208015) )
60gb HDD 5400 RPM...
Posted by johnpop, on Oct 12, 2006 at 12:00 PM, in Marketplace
1.25GB for Rev C 12" 6,486 Views / 98 Replies  
1.25GB for Rev C 12"
Posted by johnpop, on Mar 5, 2005 at 08:24 PM, in Mac Notebooks
On woodworking projects I use sand or sandpaper,... 8,591 Views / 20 Replies  
On woodworking projects I use sand or sandpaper, but i don't think this would work in this case
Posted by johnpop, on Feb 15, 2005 at 08:37 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Poll: Do the two dvd's they give you contain a plain... 2,278 Views / 59 Replies  
Do the two dvd's they give you contain a plain old Panther install? If not that blows
Posted by johnpop, on Feb 12, 2005 at 04:43 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I perfer Ultra VNC for the Windows server side... 796 Views / 10 Replies  
I perfer Ultra VNC for the Windows server side and Chicken of the VNC for OS X client. It is as simple as installing the server and entering a password and then going to the client and typing in the...
Posted by johnpop, on Feb 11, 2005 at 04:23 AM, in Applications
WHat?? That makes no sense. You can burn... 6,123 Views / 34 Replies  
WHat?? That makes no sense.

You can burn more data on DVD-5s than you could ever on DVD-9

The only reason I would ever use a DL DVD would be to copy a long DVD that looks like **** on a SL DVD
Posted by johnpop, on Feb 10, 2005 at 09:38 PM, in Mac Notebooks
no, nothing 15,109 Views / 109 Replies  
no, nothing
Posted by johnpop, on Feb 10, 2005 at 09:20 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Also, it sometimes I try to scroll down in... 15,109 Views / 109 Replies  
Also, it sometimes I try to scroll down in Firefox and the browser navigates backwards, wtf! anyone experienced something similar?
Posted by johnpop, on Feb 10, 2005 at 08:12 PM, in Mac Notebooks
It seems the keyboard works better for scrolling... 15,109 Views / 109 Replies  
It seems the keyboard works better for scrolling than the trackpad..

The arrows for slight scrolls, spacebar for page downs and the fn or command + arrow keys for home or paging
Posted by johnpop, on Feb 10, 2005 at 07:27 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Yeah, download the binary x/y file and unzip it. ... 15,109 Views / 109 Replies  
Yeah, download the binary x/y file and unzip it. Now go to /Applications/Utilities and open the program "terminal" Which folder is the AppleADBtrackpad.kext or whatever file in? Move it to your...
Posted by johnpop, on Feb 10, 2005 at 04:32 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Gmail gives me trouble sometimes, other times it... 1,493 Views / 23 Replies  
Gmail gives me trouble sometimes, other times it works, but slower than FF
Posted by johnpop, on Feb 10, 2005 at 10:48 AM, in Applications
I can't decide which I like better :dunno: ... 1,493 Views / 23 Replies  
I can't decide which I like better :dunno:

On Windows I used Firefox forever, but on this Powerbook Safari is mostly being used. I have both installed
Posted by johnpop, on Feb 10, 2005 at 10:48 AM, in Applications
Sound not as loud after update 542 Views / 4 Replies  
I just updated Itunes and OSX and now the onboard speakers on my Powerbook aren't as loud as they use to be. What can I do?
Posted by johnpop, on Feb 10, 2005 at 03:50 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Hello, I just switched over from a: Dell (with... 500 Views / 2 Replies  
Hello, I just switched over from a:
Dell (with plenty of upgrades)
P4 2.4ghz
1.5gb of PC3200
9800 Pro (256bit, 256mb)
XP Home

Anyway I was either going to get a killer DIY Athlon 64 system or...
Posted by johnpop, on Feb 10, 2005 at 02:05 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Make sure to uninstall sidetrack :doh: Way too... 15,109 Views / 109 Replies  
Make sure to uninstall sidetrack :doh: Way too tired last night

Anyway, works well now I guess, but currently using Logitech MX Duo for input :)
Posted by johnpop, on Feb 10, 2005 at 01:48 AM, in Mac Notebooks
It is not 'legal' to, but there is nothing to... 796 Views / 10 Replies  
It is not 'legal' to, but there is nothing to stop you. If it asks to activate again and it doesn't work then you can just call MS up and tell them that you just reinstalled XP and now it isn't...
Posted by johnpop, on Feb 9, 2005 at 02:10 PM, in Applications
I gave my sweet Windows XP desktop to my brother... 1,865 Views / 23 Replies  
I gave my sweet Windows XP desktop to my brother and got a 12" PB so I dunno about that.

I've had it for a little over 2 weeks now and it has been great.
Posted by johnpop, on Feb 4, 2005 at 08:55 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Best format for External Hard Drive? 399 Views / 0 Replies  
I am going to pickup a 250 gb external hdd. I have a powerbook as well as 3 Windows XP machines

What will be the best way to format it? Can OS X write/read NTFS? no?

If it can't I was...
Posted by johnpop, on Feb 3, 2005 at 02:56 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Mine took about a day and a half to get through... 22,219 Views / 343 Replies  
Mine took about a day and a half to get through customs, but 3 frickin days to get from Anchorage to Kentucky (departure to arrival scans)

BTW, I feel as though I got a great deal on my stock revC...
Posted by johnpop, on Feb 3, 2005 at 12:09 AM, in Mac Notebooks
If you bought on or after 1/20 then you are... 1,182 Views / 17 Replies  
If you bought on or after 1/20 then you are eligible.

Call (800) 676-2775 and hit 1,2,3,2 (i think)
Posted by johnpop, on Feb 2, 2005 at 10:02 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I can get a $200 refund since I bought 2 weeks... 1,182 Views / 17 Replies  
I can get a $200 refund since I bought 2 weeks ago Thursday. So in total that is $400 off the retail price of Rev C (I got the education discount too)
Posted by johnpop, on Feb 2, 2005 at 07:13 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Studying Vocabulary? 467 Views / 1 Replies  
I'm in High School so I often study vocabulary for just about every subject. Right now I type up my stuff in a text editor, make a list for question/answer, just the question, and just the answer,...
Posted by johnpop, on Jan 30, 2005 at 05:30 PM, in Applications
Might want to google that.. 745 Views / 7 Replies  
Might want to google that..
Posted by johnpop, on Jan 26, 2005 at 01:58 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: need a little information 608 Views / 5 Replies  
If you want to get your speed back get a plain-old windows cd and back up your stuff, then insert in the cd, reboot, and format, then reinstall.

You will probaly need some driver's and what not...
Posted by johnpop, on Jan 25, 2005 at 11:22 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I can't answer your question, but does this mean... 541 Views / 2 Replies  
I can't answer your question, but does this mean that if my newly purchased ram doesn't work with my computer and I send it back I send my computer to apple and they will replace it?

I have APP...
Posted by johnpop, on Jan 24, 2005 at 09:30 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I'd like to have a couple of confirmed answer on... 1,151 Views / 5 Replies  
I'd like to have a couple of confirmed answer on this too,

but we could always call them
Posted by johnpop, on Jan 24, 2005 at 12:20 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Can you elaborate on this? 1,231 Views / 10 Replies  
Can you elaborate on this?
Posted by johnpop, on Jan 23, 2005 at 03:10 AM, in Mac Desktops
I just ordered a new stock 12" powerbook... 4,031 Views / 37 Replies  
I just ordered a new stock 12" powerbook Wednesday. It will be here Tuesday probaly. Any advice on what to do? There is an Apple store in town, can I return it to them? or do I have to ship it...
Posted by johnpop, on Jan 22, 2005 at 11:47 PM, in Mac Notebooks
No it does not. (erhh... I am pretty sure, check... 1,430 Views / 9 Replies  
No it does not. (erhh... I am pretty sure, check the apple website about installing ram to the mac mini to be sure)
Posted by johnpop, on Jan 22, 2005 at 08:34 PM, in Mac Desktops
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