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disk errors and i/o errors 622 Views / 2 Replies  
Hello again everyone-

I had placed a post in the powermac forums this past weekend regarding my internal HDD woes (directory bitmap was hosed on a hard reset). I gave up on Diskwarrior after seven...
Posted by arclight, on Mar 23, 2005 at 04:09 PM, in Mac Desktops
gave up and wiped it clean. I will treat the... 864 Views / 5 Replies  
gave up and wiped it clean. I will treat the reset button with more respect next time. Thanks for the replies-

arclight/tim
Posted by arclight, on Mar 20, 2005 at 11:28 PM, in Mac Desktops
Re: Re: short key length drive error? 864 Views / 5 Replies  
Diskwarrior just locks up when I run it. It gets to step five "locating directory data" and just hangs for hours. I realize it might just be carefully assmbling the directory pieces back together but...
Posted by arclight, on Mar 19, 2005 at 01:11 PM, in Mac Desktops
short key length drive error? 864 Views / 5 Replies  
Hello-

I recently hosed the drive in my dual 2ghz when it just came to a halt and I hard reset it with the power button. It won't boot off the internal drive and I've tried to fix it with...
Posted by arclight, on Mar 19, 2005 at 10:37 AM, in Mac Desktops
quicktime market saturation? 528 Views / 1 Replies  
Is the market sauturation of quicktime high enough to use it regularly in building websites? I know Apple uses it heavily on their site but I'm a developer and have always shyed away from using it...
Posted by arclight, on Feb 22, 2005 at 10:32 AM, in Developer Center
thanks. I just did some reading and realized the... 756 Views / 2 Replies  
thanks. I just did some reading and realized the difference between PCIx and PCIe. My bad-

:rolleyes:
Posted by arclight, on Jan 20, 2005 at 04:33 PM, in Mac Desktops
x600 work in a dual G5? 756 Views / 2 Replies  
Hello-

Will an PCI-X ATI x600 video card work in a dual G5? I want to add a second display to my tower. Newegg has an AIW for $215 but it mentions nothing about mac support. I've searched the web...
Posted by arclight, on Jan 20, 2005 at 04:24 PM, in Mac Desktops
time lapse photos? 715 Views / 2 Replies  
Hello-

I'm painting a bar/cafe (all faux finish and sky) and would like to take pictures throughout the job to make into a small time lapse movie. I usually setup my camera and just take shots...
Posted by arclight, on Sep 30, 2004 at 10:47 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
I just picked up a Canon i9900... 611 Views / 4 Replies  
I just picked up a Canon i9900 (http://www.usa.canon.com/html/conCprProductDetail.jsp?modelid=9870&item=10027&section=10214) and it is fast! It has 8 seperate ink tanks which is nice since each tank...
Posted by arclight, on May 24, 2004 at 07:57 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
That's where I remember that from. I had an 8600... 701 Views / 11 Replies  
That's where I remember that from. I had an 8600 I Xpostfacto'ed to OS X and had that problem. Sorry for the misinformation-:brick:
Posted by arclight, on Apr 29, 2004 at 07:50 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I'm not positive, but I believe OS X needs to be... 701 Views / 11 Replies  
I'm not positive, but I believe OS X needs to be installed on the first 8GB of the drive. Is your OS X partition the first partition? Just a hunch-:err:
Posted by arclight, on Apr 28, 2004 at 11:47 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I have the 120GB D2 and it boots just fine. The... 701 Views / 11 Replies  
I have the 120GB D2 and it boots just fine. The only difference is that I don't have the FW800 interface. How did you install OS X on the drive? All I did was use Carbon Copy Cloner to back up my...
Posted by arclight, on Apr 27, 2004 at 04:20 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: First time switch user: how to? 490 Views / 2 Replies  
Yes, just plug it into the uplink port and the switch will work. Make sure not to use the port directly next to it as it is disabled when using the uplink port. I have that same tiny Linksys switch...
Posted by arclight, on Apr 23, 2004 at 07:45 PM, in Networking
ebay is your friend. People pay out the nose for... 964 Views / 8 Replies  
ebay is your friend. People pay out the nose for old stuff. I would say you could get at least $700 or maybe even $800 if you have an airport card or max RAM. Best of luck-
Posted by arclight, on Apr 22, 2004 at 10:22 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Hello again- Thanks to all who responded.... 567 Views / 5 Replies  
Hello again-

Thanks to all who responded. Both worked great, I feel like an idiot since it was so simple! You guys are quick to respond!

As for the outline/layout question: Man I hear ya! This...
Posted by arclight, on Mar 10, 2004 at 09:10 AM, in Developer Center
simple image swap question 567 Views / 5 Replies  
Hello-

I'm designing a site for a stone supplier and I'm having a little trouble figuring out a basic problem. I would like to swap out an image (actually 47 images) via a text link WITHOUT...
Posted by arclight, on Mar 9, 2004 at 01:31 PM, in Developer Center
G4 and a combo definitely! ibook or powerbook is... 996 Views / 11 Replies  
G4 and a combo definitely! ibook or powerbook is a personal choice for me. Oddly enough I had my hands on a 17 powerbook for a month and I preferred my ibook to it. I'm emotionally attached to this...
Posted by arclight, on Feb 22, 2004 at 11:46 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Airport Xtreme not recognized!!? 474 Views / 1 Replies  
Hello everyone, I'm an ibook user who recently acquired a 17" 1Ghz powerbook from a friend. He bought it for work and has been too busy to set it up so I offered to do it for him. Voila! I have a...
Posted by arclight, on Feb 12, 2004 at 05:58 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I'm not sure but I'm in the same boat with the... 950 Views / 6 Replies  
I'm not sure but I'm in the same boat with the performance of iphoto. It's usable but it takes quite a while to startup and importing images is painful. I actually use image capture now and then...
Posted by arclight, on Jan 7, 2004 at 12:47 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Great product, stupid price. In six months it... 12,703 Views / 201 Replies  
Great product, stupid price. In six months it will be $199 or hopefully $150. I was so pissed at the price I shut my mac off and went to lunch-

You blew it Steve, nice software updates...
Posted by arclight, on Jan 6, 2004 at 03:46 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Those Klipsch speakers you speak of are... 914 Views / 10 Replies  
Those Klipsch speakers you speak of are outstanding. My brother has them and I cannot believe how great they sound.

As far as suggestions for a speaker system I would recommend exacty what you...
Posted by arclight, on Jan 5, 2004 at 07:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I noticed that you said you wanted to share your... 793 Views / 22 Replies  
I noticed that you said you wanted to share your music from your PB to your XP tower? Why don't you use itunes on both machines and use the sharing features of itunes. I understand how frustrating it...
Posted by arclight, on Dec 24, 2003 at 09:38 AM, in Networking
did you check out the refurbs on the Apple site?... 762 Views / 8 Replies  
did you check out the refurbs on the Apple site? You can get a 12" 800 for $750. I would stay as up to date as possible in choosing a model. anything older than two years is going to be hard to...
Posted by arclight, on Dec 24, 2003 at 09:32 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I have an ibook G3/800/640MB and Panther has... 1,004 Views / 12 Replies  
I have an ibook G3/800/640MB and Panther has changed my mind about selling this machine. This machine with Jaguar was just a little too slow for my taste. I had already put it on Ebay when I decided...
Posted by arclight, on Dec 14, 2003 at 10:58 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I'm not sure on this one but i think the... 477 Views / 3 Replies  
I'm not sure on this one but i think the powerbook has a PC slot, does it not? If it does then have the company get you a "g" card like the other poster said-
Posted by arclight, on Dec 8, 2003 at 10:42 PM, in Networking
OOPS! John is right, DHCP may hand out the IP you... 785 Views / 10 Replies  
OOPS! John is right, DHCP may hand out the IP you give the printer. Better to be safe than not printing-

:brick:
Posted by arclight, on Nov 28, 2003 at 05:27 PM, in Networking
I would say get an ipod. Did you notice that... 703 Views / 5 Replies  
I would say get an ipod. Did you notice that every review of every Mp3 player is always pitted against the ipod? I wouldn't sweat the battery stories, Apple has already offered a solution to fix it...
Posted by arclight, on Nov 28, 2003 at 03:45 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Hello again- I thought you may have some... 785 Views / 10 Replies  
Hello again-

I thought you may have some questions about the subnet mask. You can enter the settings that are in the TCP/IP control panel. Normally, the default subnet is 255.255.255.0

The IP...
Posted by arclight, on Nov 28, 2003 at 03:12 PM, in Networking
I can't believe you did this to me but I'm... 785 Views / 10 Replies  
I can't believe you did this to me but I'm actually writing this post from OS 9. I haven't seen this desktop in at least a year and a half! It all seems so foreign compared to OS X (panther).
...
Posted by arclight, on Nov 28, 2003 at 02:10 AM, in Networking
Apple needs to address the networking issue in... 449 Views / 2 Replies  
Apple needs to address the networking issue in Panther it seems. Most things work fine but Windows networking just plain sucks. It's flaky and many things are hit or miss. My only suggestion is to...
Posted by arclight, on Nov 27, 2003 at 01:33 PM, in Networking
If you turn on Appletalk on each machine as well... 785 Views / 10 Replies  
If you turn on Appletalk on each machine as well as sharing, each mac should show up in the chooser under appleshare. You shouldn't need to type in the IP. Check to make sure the Appletalk control...
Posted by arclight, on Nov 27, 2003 at 01:30 PM, in Networking
You can do it many ways including the method you... 588 Views / 3 Replies  
You can do it many ways including the method you suggested. It all depends on how much you need your "server" to do. The method you suggest is great for a simple network but how does everyone access...
Posted by arclight, on Nov 26, 2003 at 04:36 PM, in Networking
Why did you do that? It should have just gone to... 449 Views / 2 Replies  
Why did you do that? It should have just gone to sleep. Have you checked the system prefs to see what options you have selected for CD's & DVD's?

I've heard a few people mentioning problems with...
Posted by arclight, on Nov 26, 2003 at 04:04 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The spanning hack isn't a crapshoot as long as... 1,378 Views / 10 Replies  
The spanning hack isn't a crapshoot as long as you do your research before applying it. The video cards and ibook models that are "supported" are detailed on the webpage. I know of no other way to...
Posted by arclight, on Nov 25, 2003 at 06:23 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Sorry your Linksys products sucked over the... 523 Views / 4 Replies  
Sorry your Linksys products sucked over the years. In my experience, Netgear has always been near the bottom of the pile. To each his own-
:bicker:
Posted by arclight, on Nov 25, 2003 at 03:33 PM, in Networking
Re: network iMac and x-box?? 523 Views / 4 Replies  
I have a Linksys router and it works great with my cable connection. I'm thinking about getting an xbox but was curious just why you would want to network them? Can you transfer games to and from the...
Posted by arclight, on Nov 25, 2003 at 01:18 PM, in Networking
Have you tried re-installing Panther or restoring... 1,416 Views / 18 Replies  
Have you tried re-installing Panther or restoring it from the included CD's? I have read about many problems people have had with Panther that were solved by just wiping the drive clean and...
Posted by arclight, on Nov 24, 2003 at 10:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks
That sleep issue used to affect my ibook when I... 1,416 Views / 18 Replies  
That sleep issue used to affect my ibook when I first got it. It's a 12" G3/800 but that all stopped when I upgraded to 10.2.x, whatever minor update came after Jaguar. It would not go to sleep right...
Posted by arclight, on Nov 24, 2003 at 07:12 PM, in Mac Notebooks
To create a .PS file you should just save to disk... 618 Views / 6 Replies  
To create a .PS file you should just save to disk instead of printing to the printer. In the print dialog in Quark you will see a drop down menu. In this menu you will find "Output Options". Select...
Posted by arclight, on Nov 21, 2003 at 12:00 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
Look in the Mac help under"'IP over firewire",... 568 Views / 1 Replies  
Look in the Mac help under"'IP over firewire", there are full instructions fo setting it up-
Posted by arclight, on Nov 20, 2003 at 11:50 PM, in Networking
Amazing how consumers always think they know... 9,153 Views / 111 Replies  
Amazing how consumers always think they know better. All complaints aside, the thing is amazing in person. Sure it could be faster and have more memory but it was just zippin right along there in the...
Posted by arclight, on Nov 20, 2003 at 10:20 PM, in Mac Desktops
If it's a PDF use Acrobat. In Acrobat 6 Pro... 783 Views / 6 Replies  
If it's a PDF use Acrobat. In Acrobat 6 Pro select 'Advanced Editing' in the toolbar and select the text touchup tool to edit any text.

If it's a jpeg then use Photoshop and use the type tool.
Posted by arclight, on Nov 20, 2003 at 09:54 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
I don't use Aiport but there should be a way to... 595 Views / 3 Replies  
I don't use Aiport but there should be a way to get the DHCP list of all connected users. This won't identify people but you can get a count of how many people are connected. Why don't you enable WEP...
Posted by arclight, on Nov 20, 2003 at 09:38 PM, in Networking
On the mac that's running OS X: In the Finder go... 598 Views / 3 Replies  
On the mac that's running OS X: In the Finder go to Go>Connect to Server. This will bring up a dialog to enter an IP address. Depending on what version of X you are running the window may look...
Posted by arclight, on Nov 20, 2003 at 09:30 PM, in Networking
Worst case scenario, keep a copy of Mozilla or... 745 Views / 4 Replies  
Worst case scenario, keep a copy of Mozilla or Explorer around for administration. I have gone into my router maybe three times in the past year for firewall adjustments. Safari works fine with my...
Posted by arclight, on Nov 20, 2003 at 11:40 AM, in Networking
PPI is for web or 'screen' content. DPI is... 1,003 Views / 10 Replies  
PPI is for web or 'screen' content.

DPI is for print.

Maybe I don't understand your question properly, it seems fairly straight forward to me.

Edit:

Do you mean in reference to explaining...
Posted by arclight, on Nov 20, 2003 at 11:33 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
I remember reading in these forums about that... 1,087 Views / 7 Replies  
I remember reading in these forums about that very same audio CD problem. It seems to stem from the archive & install method in Panther. It seems rather odd that it would ship that way though. I...
Posted by arclight, on Nov 20, 2003 at 11:30 AM, in Mac Notebooks
There are instructions here... 601 Views / 2 Replies  
There are instructions here (http://uk.geocities.com/ibookupgrade/) on how to do it. I also saw one with a diagram sheet you could print out and place all the screw upon.

Sounds involved but...
Posted by arclight, on Nov 19, 2003 at 02:37 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I second the choice of an ibook G4. More RAM is... 1,215 Views / 12 Replies  
I second the choice of an ibook G4. More RAM is essential though. If she's a student you can get the base model with only 128MB in it for $949. Otherwise you're stuck with the extra 128 chip in the...
Posted by arclight, on Nov 18, 2003 at 10:26 PM, in Mac Notebooks
already answered, thanks again John- 527 Views / 1 Replies  
already answered, thanks again John-
Posted by arclight, on Nov 18, 2003 at 05:58 PM, in Mac Notebooks
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