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The ibook made it back to the store yesterday so... 827 Views / 6 Replies  
The ibook made it back to the store yesterday so I went in today to talk to someone at the "Genius Bar". He explained that they ultimately had no power and that it made entirely no sense that...
Posted by mblchris, on Jul 15, 2004 at 05:23 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I wasn't clear each, by white spots I mean areas... 827 Views / 6 Replies  
I wasn't clear each, by white spots I mean areas of the screen which are much lighter than the rest. Same effect as all the powerbook screens that were going bad on the new models.

Anyways, I...
Posted by mblchris, on Jul 10, 2004 at 11:35 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Pretty much getting screwed by apple on a repair, ideas? 827 Views / 6 Replies  
A bit of backstory first:

I purchased an ibook G4 14" in novemeber. I noticed the frame bezel was essentially broken (it barely held the screen) so I sent it in for repair. They had it for nearly...
Posted by mblchris, on Jul 8, 2004 at 05:28 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Problem with the ibook screen frame, ideas for handling the repair? 610 Views / 2 Replies  
So after about a week I noticed the bottom frame of my screen actually gets bent when I open the laptop. It's like the screen isn't attached to the frame at that part so it's pulling away from it....
Posted by mblchris, on Nov 26, 2003 at 06:20 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Xcode debugger problem (no user input to the app?) 749 Views / 0 Replies  
Even with the console drawer open in the XCode debugger I seem to only be able to receive output from my applications. These are console applications requiring user input and they work fine in a...
Posted by mblchris, on Nov 25, 2003 at 01:01 AM, in Developer Center
I'll give that a try as soon as I'm done with... 1,627 Views / 16 Replies  
I'll give that a try as soon as I'm done with this paper I have due soon :)
Posted by mblchris, on Nov 17, 2003 at 03:46 PM, in Mac Notebooks
It's only "right" to Apple because they design... 1,627 Views / 16 Replies  
It's only "right" to Apple because they design everything for drag-and-drop (something I actually hate btw). I still don't see the problem with extending my emacs window to the size of the screen. If...
Posted by mblchris, on Nov 16, 2003 at 09:38 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Ack! More with the "Windows" comments! I haven't... 1,627 Views / 16 Replies  
Ack! More with the "Windows" comments! I haven't used it in years :)

Is there any way to get a full maximize though?

Also, did a battery calibration and edited my power options so now I get a...
Posted by mblchris, on Nov 16, 2003 at 05:07 PM, in Mac Notebooks
First impressions of a new ibook owner 1,627 Views / 16 Replies  
Friday night I went to the local Apple store (Easton Town Center, people always ask which) and purchased an iBook 14" 933 with stock ram and hard drive. I should point out that I come from a linux...
Posted by mblchris, on Nov 16, 2003 at 02:04 PM, in Mac Notebooks
You can't blame Windows for getting slower over... 1,871 Views / 25 Replies  
You can't blame Windows for getting slower over time, you have to remember how much crap the average user installs on their system. While a general "techie" user will keep their systems in good shape...
Posted by mblchris, on Nov 14, 2003 at 01:29 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Or a good old fashioned `top -d1` from the... 1,027 Views / 5 Replies  
Or a good old fashioned `top -d1` from the console will tell you.
Posted by mblchris, on Nov 14, 2003 at 01:24 PM, in Mac Notebooks
With LCD monitors and laptop screens I believe... 1,418 Views / 10 Replies  
With LCD monitors and laptop screens I believe the screen size advertised is the viewable area (unlike CRT monitors). I haven't actually gotten my ibook yet so I could be wrong though
Posted by mblchris, on Nov 13, 2003 at 04:03 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I plan to keep OSX on it 832 Views / 10 Replies  
I plan to keep OSX on it
Posted by mblchris, on Nov 9, 2003 at 08:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I'm going to keep this reply simple: That's... 1,256 Views / 22 Replies  
I'm going to keep this reply simple:

That's theft
Posted by mblchris, on Nov 9, 2003 at 05:30 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Judging by what I've seen at the Apple Store, I... 1,079 Views / 10 Replies  
Judging by what I've seen at the Apple Store, I have to agree. People seem to forget that when they had their 15" CRT monitors the max most people used was 1024x768. Plus, 15" CRT monitors have a...
Posted by mblchris, on Nov 9, 2003 at 05:28 PM, in Mac Notebooks
As far as configuration is handled, most... 832 Views / 10 Replies  
As far as configuration is handled, most distributions and applications store configuration files in standard places such as /etc and the dotfiles in your home directory. So configuration isn't all...
Posted by mblchris, on Nov 9, 2003 at 05:25 PM, in Mac Notebooks
To update this thread, I've finally settled on... 832 Views / 10 Replies  
To update this thread, I've finally settled on the following:

14" ibook, 933 mhz. 60gb HDD and 256mb RAM (more ram will come from crucial come payday).

Ordering it friday for sure :)
Posted by mblchris, on Nov 9, 2003 at 04:55 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Re: Can the G4 ibooks take a beating? 1,442 Views / 10 Replies  
I've been second guessing myself over which model to get all week :(

Since I really want the speed, I think I might shell out the cash for the Powerbook 12" now, best of both worlds. I get the...
Posted by mblchris, on Nov 9, 2003 at 03:09 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: lol 832 Views / 10 Replies  
People always seem to get a kick out of it if they catch the references :)
Posted by mblchris, on Nov 9, 2003 at 03:03 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Finally ordering my new ibook 832 Views / 10 Replies  
I had been kicking around the idea of getting a laptop for quite some time but the price never worked for me (I'm a poor college student, go figure). But when I saw the new ibooks I was intrigued and...
Posted by mblchris, on Nov 7, 2003 at 03:44 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Has anyone tried one of Marware's sleeves? 733 Views / 1 Replies  
Since I already have a nice bag I use on campus I was going to buy a sleeve to protect my new ibook from scratches / etc (ordering it next week... so long). Has anyone else used them and can vouch...
Posted by mblchris, on Nov 7, 2003 at 08:47 AM, in Mac Notebooks
When Apple has the same prices as the resellers... 2,051 Views / 18 Replies  
When Apple has the same prices as the resellers for all their products and sells them all online and in their retail stores why would you buy the system from an online reseller? Just curious
Posted by mblchris, on Nov 6, 2003 at 11:13 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Final Fantasy 11 671 Views / 2 Replies  
I haven't heard anything about a mac release, has anyone else heard differently?
Posted by mblchris, on Nov 6, 2003 at 10:16 AM, in Gaming
Problem with them is that as far as I can tell... 1,342 Views / 10 Replies  
Problem with them is that as far as I can tell they don't tell you what brand of memory you're purchasing. For example:...
Posted by mblchris, on Nov 6, 2003 at 10:09 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Sleeve case? 1,442 Views / 10 Replies  
Any you recommend?
Posted by mblchris, on Nov 4, 2003 at 05:40 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Can the G4 ibooks take a beating? 1,442 Views / 10 Replies  
I'm planning to purchase a 14" 1 ghz ibook tomorrow and it occurred to me that it doesn't fit in my bag if I put it inside an incase bag (the ones Apple recommended to me). My books are all paperback...
Posted by mblchris, on Nov 4, 2003 at 05:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks
 
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