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There are many ways to do this depending on your... 567 Views / 5 Replies  
There are many ways to do this depending on your needs.
If you're simply doing a file transfer and don't need to be using the two computers simultaneously, the best way is to connect the two with a...
Posted by tomatohead, on Oct 3, 2001 at 11:41 AM, in Mac Desktops
Thanks for all your posts. While I'm 80%... 567 Views / 8 Replies  
Thanks for all your posts.
While I'm 80% confident I could succeed at this, an external 30Gig firewire drive makes more sense and be far less risky.
Posted by tomatohead, on Aug 24, 2001 at 09:33 AM, in Mac Notebooks
The one consumer appealing technology that Apple... 481 Views / 19 Replies  
The one consumer appealing technology that Apple currently has, but which is not available in its consumer lines is the ability to author and burn DVDs.

While LCDs are nice, they don't...
Posted by tomatohead, on Aug 24, 2001 at 09:20 AM, in Mac Desktops
This is fabulous satire. Sadly, for people who... 569 Views / 13 Replies  
This is fabulous satire. Sadly, for people who use windows, it's all too real. Especially the cascading error dialogues.
Posted by tomatohead, on Aug 23, 2001 at 01:50 PM, in macOS
anybody upgraded internal drive of new ibook? 567 Views / 8 Replies  
I'm planning on buying one of these puppies (CD-R) and rather than pay Apple a ton of money to upgrade from a 10G to 20G bto option am wondering if I can buy a 30G disk for less money and install it...
Posted by tomatohead, on Aug 21, 2001 at 04:31 PM, in Mac Notebooks
you're correct he's got it, because... 913 Views / 23 Replies  
you're correct he's got it, because homepage.mac.com/steve is his page (although it's more marketing bumf than an actual site.) Check out his resume, it's quite good.
Posted by tomatohead, on Aug 15, 2001 at 08:25 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Good and evil are subjective measures. Legal and... 1,161 Views / 62 Replies  
Good and evil are subjective measures. Legal and illegal are proxies for such measures, with specific penalties, when the laws can be reasonably enforced.
However, the enforceability of these laws...
Posted by tomatohead, on Aug 8, 2001 at 08:42 AM, in macOS
Just a thought. I don't really know about LCDs... 1,378 Views / 88 Replies  
Just a thought. I don't really know about LCDs and whether or not Apple can get them cheap enough.
But if you want to get more people to buy iMacs and have them run OS X, it seems to me that they...
Posted by tomatohead, on Jul 16, 2001 at 03:43 PM, in Mac Desktops
I also have an Iomega zip drive and as of... 707 Views / 6 Replies  
I also have an Iomega zip drive and as of yesterday, when it's connected at startup, the computer (Imac DV 400) won't startup. This occured right after software update installed new burner software,...
Posted by tomatohead, on Jul 10, 2001 at 09:40 AM, in Mac Desktops
I'm also in the club. About a month ago it... 2,716 Views / 28 Replies  
I'm also in the club. About a month ago it started to go "clicky" and the amount of time spent clicking away continues to increase. Imac DV 400 bought in January 2000.
Posted by tomatohead, on Jul 3, 2001 at 11:03 AM, in Mac Desktops
I just read most of this terribly long thread and... 7,485 Views / 441 Replies  
I just read most of this terribly long thread and I apologize in advance if my post is a little long or makes some people a little defensive.

The reason I buy Apple computers is not because of the...
Posted by tomatohead, on Jun 29, 2001 at 11:27 AM, in Mac Desktops
Great mockup AJ. However, instead of swinging... 7,485 Views / 441 Replies  
Great mockup AJ. However, instead of swinging open (so passe), the doors should slide out, or better yet, down into the body.
Posted by tomatohead, on Jun 8, 2001 at 03:38 PM, in Mac Desktops
He and I run exactly the same software: Office... 488 Views / 11 Replies  
He and I run exactly the same software: Office 98, Palm Desktop (something he complains about a lot), Internet explorer, iTunes. We both run OS9, although I'm at 9.1 he's at 9.0.4. Additionally, he...
Posted by tomatohead, on Jun 7, 2001 at 01:59 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Wow, so much great feedback. This is an... 488 Views / 11 Replies  
Wow, so much great feedback. This is an outstanding community!
I'm actually typing this on my Lombard now, with my employees Pismo right next to it.
Things I can quickly notice - the pismo is a...
Posted by tomatohead, on Jun 7, 2001 at 10:48 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Do you know any of the specifics of the... 488 Views / 11 Replies  
Do you know any of the specifics of the improvements (bus speed/video/ etc).

Thanks so much guys for the quick feedback anyhow. And no, I don't use the SCSI either.
Posted by tomatohead, on Jun 6, 2001 at 09:50 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Nifty idea, impossible to deliver for under $1500... 486 Views / 5 Replies  
Nifty idea, impossible to deliver for under $1500 though I think. And the design is profoundly uninspiring. There's too much fantasy in this one.
Posted by tomatohead, on Jun 6, 2001 at 09:08 AM, in Mac Desktops
Worth switching from Lombard to Pismo if I don't need firewire? 488 Views / 11 Replies  
I have a Lombard 400 and one my employees has a Pismo 400. He's leaving, so if I want, I can have my files moved over to his machine and get the Pismo.
At work I don't ever need the firewire,...
Posted by tomatohead, on Jun 6, 2001 at 08:39 AM, in Mac Notebooks
The settlement with FP says that FP can release... 7,485 Views / 441 Replies  
The settlement with FP says that FP can release their iMac lookalike in 2005. That doesn't mean that the iMac as we know will be gone in July of 2001. Moreover, what is FP supposed to do in then...
Posted by tomatohead, on Jun 5, 2001 at 02:01 PM, in Mac Desktops
The 3 BIG things the cube has going for it: 1)... 902 Views / 52 Replies  
The 3 BIG things the cube has going for it:
1) G4 processor
2) Very attractive
3) Silent

If we see a G4 imac with a flat screen and a stunning design then for sure the cube is dead (or arguably...
Posted by tomatohead, on Jun 4, 2001 at 10:13 AM, in Mac Desktops
Try deleting (or perhaps editing) the prefs for... 3,747 Views / 1 Replies  
Try deleting (or perhaps editing) the prefs for these applications from the system folder. iMovie should simply use the space in the media folder except for previewing.

Also check apple's...
Posted by tomatohead, on Jun 4, 2001 at 09:07 AM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
 
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