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Where to buy FW enclosure for hard drive 555 Views / 1 Replies  
I upgraded the HD in my iMac G5. The stock drive still works so I'd like to use it as an external drive.

Can anyone recommend someplace to buy a decent FW enclosure? I don't know anything about...
Posted by mattyd, on Sep 20, 2006 at 03:12 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Thanks for the ideas. Firmware is up to date... 591 Views / 2 Replies  
Thanks for the ideas.

Firmware is up to date as far as I know, but I'll check. I haven't had a chance to try anything else since posting but I was going to try installing with my third part RAM...
Posted by mattyd, on Apr 4, 2006 at 11:07 AM, in macOS
Problem installing Tiger on internal HD 591 Views / 2 Replies  
Last month, my iMac G5's HD started giving me errors, so I backed up, wiped the drive and tried to reinstall Tiger, but the installation also resulted in errors.

I figured the drive was toast, so...
Posted by mattyd, on Apr 3, 2006 at 01:11 AM, in macOS
Can't install Tiger on internal HD 625 Views / 1 Replies  
Last month, my iMac G5's HD started giving me errors, so I backed up, wiped the drive and tried to reinstall Tiger, but the installation also resulted in errors.

I figured the drive was toast, so...
Posted by mattyd, on Apr 1, 2006 at 10:21 PM, in Mac Desktops
Replacing my HD. Recommendations? 714 Views / 2 Replies  
Looks like the hard drive in my iMac G5 is dead, and since I'm off warranty I'm going to replace it myself.

Does anyone have a recommendation of one brand over another, or are they all basically...
Posted by mattyd, on Feb 21, 2006 at 10:40 PM, in Mac Desktops
Dead hard drive? 497 Views / 1 Replies  
A few days ago my iMac G5 wouldn't wake from sleep (black screen with rainbow cursor).

I forced a restart and it wouldn't get past the grey Apple screen.

I restarted from an install disc and...
Posted by mattyd, on Feb 18, 2006 at 07:51 PM, in Mac Desktops
System-level volume boost? 972 Views / 2 Replies  
Some apps (like VLC) play sound at a much louder maximum volume than most others (like EyeTV, QuickTime, etc.).

Is there some way to increase the maximum voume on certain apps or system-wide?
...
Posted by mattyd, on Oct 20, 2005 at 02:50 PM, in macOS
Maybe Apple could have the Spinal Tap guys do a... 13,253 Views / 59 Replies  
Maybe Apple could have the Spinal Tap guys do a campaign...

"But this one goes to 11!"
Posted by mattyd, on Oct 11, 2005 at 12:00 PM, in macOS
Oh, man. I'm so high I have no idea what's going... 1,122 Views / 7 Replies  
Oh, man. I'm so high I have no idea what's going on.
Posted by mattyd, on Jun 30, 2005 at 08:38 PM, in MacNN Lounge
There's also this... ... 1,122 Views / 7 Replies  
There's also this...

http://www.google.com/mac.html

I don't think they have one for Windows.
Posted by mattyd, on Jun 30, 2005 at 08:37 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Apple & Google merger. Good idea? Or bad? 1,122 Views / 7 Replies  
First just let me say that I have no inside info. I'm just playing fantasy M&A.

What do you think about Apple and Google merging? They're two comapnies with a similar corporate culture and who...
Posted by mattyd, on Jun 30, 2005 at 08:01 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Does your eyeTV remote EAT batteries 490 Views / 1 Replies  
My eyeTV remote control completely drains a fres set of AAA batteries within days.

Anyone else have this issue?
Posted by mattyd, on Jun 30, 2005 at 03:00 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Lawyers. 1,354 Views / 12 Replies  
Lawyers.
Posted by mattyd, on May 31, 2005 at 05:51 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Solio solar charger 671 Views / 1 Replies  
I was wondering if anyone's used one of those Solio solar chargers for their iPod?

I'll be taking a bgunch of roadtrips camping this summer and thought it having one might be good to have one...
Posted by mattyd, on May 25, 2005 at 04:49 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Really? It was there all along? That's not what... 578 Views / 2 Replies  
Really? It was there all along? That's not what this thread says...

http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?t=241639&highlight=ilife+dvd

Anyway, that's beside the point. I have an iMac G5, which...
Posted by mattyd, on May 23, 2005 at 08:46 PM, in Applications
DVD+R and Popcorn 578 Views / 2 Replies  
I was pretty psyched to learn that iLife '05 unlocked my iMac's ability to use DVD+R media (my roommate had accidentaly purchased 50 of them that I was unable to use).

So after installing Tiger...
Posted by mattyd, on May 23, 2005 at 02:51 PM, in Applications
I use Apple's Backup for quick back ups of stuff... 2,095 Views / 34 Replies  
I use Apple's Backup for quick back ups of stuff like bookmarks, stickies, contacts, calendars, playlists, keychains, etc.

Also, about every other week, I drag my entire home directory to an...
Posted by mattyd, on May 23, 2005 at 11:45 AM, in macOS
Yep. That was what I was talking about but she's... 2,621 Views / 9 Replies  
Yep. That was what I was talking about but she's got plenty of room left so rule that out.
Posted by mattyd, on May 20, 2005 at 10:24 PM, in macOS
Is the startup disk almost full? If so, that... 2,621 Views / 9 Replies  
Is the startup disk almost full? If so, that could be the problem.
Posted by mattyd, on May 20, 2005 at 09:34 PM, in macOS
Syncing in Tiger = Trainwreck 663 Views / 1 Replies  
Is anyone else completely puzzled by Apple's approach to synching contacts and calendars in Tiger?

Used to be that iSync handled it all -- .Mac, iPods, phones, Palms.

With the release of 10.4...
Posted by mattyd, on May 20, 2005 at 05:01 PM, in macOS
System Prefernces has a generic icon and won't launch from the Apple menu 578 Views / 1 Replies  
Title basically says it. I can't launch System Preferences from the Apple menu and when I look in the Applications folder it has a generic application icon (although I can launch it from there and it...
Posted by mattyd, on May 19, 2005 at 10:03 PM, in macOS
Movie times 1,105 Views / 12 Replies  
Movie times
Posted by mattyd, on May 18, 2005 at 04:53 PM, in macOS
You can download and install additional codecs... 1,133 Views / 6 Replies  
You can download and install additional codecs for Quicktime that allow it to play .avi's (search Version Tracker). But in my experience they don't work very well and I usually wind up back on VLC...
Posted by mattyd, on May 12, 2005 at 08:27 PM, in Applications
Yeah, they're totally unrelated messages. And... 500 Views / 2 Replies  
Yeah, they're totally unrelated messages. And it's not caused by a reply or anything like that. The subject gets changes to the same subject of messages that I delete or mark as Junk.
Posted by mattyd, on May 12, 2005 at 05:54 PM, in Applications
Go into your gmail settings. In the POP... 577 Views / 4 Replies  
Go into your gmail settings.

In the POP access section select the radio button that says "Allow POP access for all messages (even those that have already been downloaded)"
Posted by mattyd, on May 12, 2005 at 04:21 PM, in Applications
Tiger Mail keeps changing subject lines of incoming messages 500 Views / 2 Replies  
OK, so this is bizarre.

Starting a few days ago, Mail started changing the subject lines of big chunks of messages. Typically, it changes them to the subject of a message that I delete or mark as...
Posted by mattyd, on May 12, 2005 at 02:07 PM, in Applications
Well, I did an Archive and Install, preserving... 656 Views / 2 Replies  
Well, I did an Archive and Install, preserving users and all seems to be okay.

Weird.
Posted by mattyd, on May 7, 2005 at 07:27 PM, in macOS
HELP: Can't get past Tiger login screen 656 Views / 2 Replies  
This afternoon I restarted my iMac G5. Startup was VERY slow and then instead of showing the login screen with a list of users, it asks for a nname and password. Unfortunately it won't accept and of...
Posted by mattyd, on May 7, 2005 at 06:42 PM, in macOS
I dunno. The overconfident hare that rests on his... 2,324 Views / 55 Replies  
I dunno. The overconfident hare that rests on his laurels can lose to the determined tortoise.

Determination - WINNER: Jobs
Smarts - WINNER: Jobs
Innovation - WINNER: Jobs
Style - WINNER: Jobs...
Posted by mattyd, on May 3, 2005 at 06:43 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Is Microsoft scared of Apple? 2,324 Views / 55 Replies  
Between the new Windows "Start something" campaign and now this comment from Bill Gates...

"You can always tell if you're working on a Mac or a PC. Just take your applications and stick them in...
Posted by mattyd, on May 3, 2005 at 06:01 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Whoo-hoo! Thanks Appleman. 1,209 Views / 18 Replies  
Whoo-hoo!

Thanks Appleman.
Posted by mattyd, on May 3, 2005 at 05:41 PM, in macOS
Pretty please? 1,209 Views / 18 Replies  
Pretty please?
Posted by mattyd, on May 3, 2005 at 05:27 PM, in macOS
Will you tell us how you did it? Since Google... 1,209 Views / 18 Replies  
Will you tell us how you did it? Since Google Maps was released I completely avoid Mapquest.
Posted by mattyd, on May 3, 2005 at 09:50 AM, in macOS
I agree. I think Tiger synching is a step back.... 4,553 Views / 56 Replies  
I agree. I think Tiger synching is a step back. Why should .mac be removed from iSync? Now, syching all your devices and computers takes two steps (and two seperate apps) instead of one.
Posted by mattyd, on May 3, 2005 at 12:50 AM, in macOS
Adding pictures to iPhoto from Tiger Mail 472 Views / 0 Replies  
Wasn't Tiger Mail supposed to allow you to add photos directly to your iPhoto library?

I remember it crashed when Steve tried to demo it.

Edit: Nevermind, I found it.
Posted by mattyd, on May 1, 2005 at 02:19 AM, in macOS
Copy info from widgets? 404 Views / 0 Replies  
Has anyone figured out how to copy text from widgets? I've heard it's possible, but whenever I try selecting anything, I just wind up dragging the widget.

Thanks.
Posted by mattyd, on Apr 30, 2005 at 08:48 PM, in macOS
I thought the whole point of Dashboard was that... 2,005 Views / 24 Replies  
I thought the whole point of Dashboard was that you didn't have to open applications.

Also, you can open Address Book, by clicking the red dot in the address book widget.
Posted by mattyd, on Apr 30, 2005 at 12:09 PM, in macOS
Well, I installed Tiger last night. I can niether... 2,005 Views / 24 Replies  
Well, I installed Tiger last night. I can niether copy/paste from widgets nor drag them to the desktop, so I'm screwed from both ends.

Seriously... are people able to copy text from widgets by...
Posted by mattyd, on Apr 30, 2005 at 12:06 PM, in macOS
Isn't that how most softeware development... 2,005 Views / 24 Replies  
Isn't that how most softeware development happens? Nicotine, caffeine and all the rest of it.
Posted by mattyd, on Apr 29, 2005 at 08:09 PM, in macOS
When I asked the same question a few months ago,... 2,005 Views / 24 Replies  
When I asked the same question a few months ago, it was touted as a feature that was added in build 294...

http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?t=241860

Now it's a bug?


TETENAL... Forget...
Posted by mattyd, on Apr 29, 2005 at 07:46 PM, in macOS
That's silly, it's not a bug. What if i'm... 2,005 Views / 24 Replies  
That's silly, it's not a bug.

What if i'm typing an email and want to include a phone number? I activate Dashboard and look up the number. Now I still need to be able to see the number to type it...
Posted by mattyd, on Apr 29, 2005 at 07:07 PM, in macOS
Blech! I like the fact that they're making... 4,553 Views / 56 Replies  
Blech!

I like the fact that they're making the main .mac page have more overview functionality, but why, oh why does 2/3 of the page have to be filled with ads and marketing? I already have .mac,...
Posted by mattyd, on Apr 29, 2005 at 02:37 PM, in macOS
But they love you. 1,409 Views / 42 Replies  
But they love you.
Posted by mattyd, on Apr 20, 2005 at 07:45 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I live in San Francisco, which along with Santa... 1,409 Views / 42 Replies  
I live in San Francisco, which along with Santa Cruz, is probably the most 420 friendly city in America.

I work as an advertising/marketing copywriter, so sometimes gettin' a little weeded...
Posted by mattyd, on Apr 20, 2005 at 07:21 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Nice! I baked some killer brownies last... 1,409 Views / 42 Replies  
Nice!

I baked some killer brownies last night (and ate one before work this morning, tee-hee).
Posted by mattyd, on Apr 20, 2005 at 07:08 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Nah, being productive is highly overrated.... 1,409 Views / 42 Replies  
Nah, being productive is highly overrated. Slackin' is where it's at.

Still, no judgments here. If you want to jump off a cliff, I won't stand in your way.
Posted by mattyd, on Apr 20, 2005 at 06:58 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Nope. Just silly fun. I'll take silly fun over a... 1,409 Views / 42 Replies  
Nope. Just silly fun. I'll take silly fun over a big deal any day. Enjoy the rest of yours.
Posted by mattyd, on Apr 20, 2005 at 05:11 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Wow! Not a single 420 thread, yet. 1,409 Views / 42 Replies  
So let me be the first to say... Happy Stoner New Year!
Posted by mattyd, on Apr 20, 2005 at 04:45 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Thanks! 1,713 Views / 38 Replies  
Thanks!
Posted by mattyd, on Apr 12, 2005 at 05:22 PM, in macOS
FUS switching menu in Tiger 1,713 Views / 38 Replies  
Does anyone know if, in Tiger, the Fast User Switching menu is still in the menu bar or has it been moved to the Apple menu (where it probably should have been all along)?

Thanks.
Posted by mattyd, on Apr 12, 2005 at 05:13 PM, in macOS
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