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I thought of something else. Are there any eSATA... 650 Views / 4 Replies  
I thought of something else. Are there any eSATA enclosures that power from the port like FW can? Not having the power brick might be a plus.
Posted by 5by5, on Nov 10, 2007 at 10:43 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Thanks for the response. It's always good to get... 650 Views / 4 Replies  
Thanks for the response. It's always good to get some confirmation.

I've been reading through some of the eSATA threads here and the issue of a RAID setup keeps coming up. Is this something I...
Posted by 5by5, on Nov 10, 2007 at 09:53 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
eSATA or keep my G5? for video and Time Machine 650 Views / 4 Replies  
I just bought a 2.2 GHz MacBook Pro. :) I'm trying to decide how to handle my storage and backup needs going forwards.

I currently have a 1.8GHz G5 with 2 400GB drives. They are not close to...
Posted by 5by5, on Nov 9, 2007 at 06:23 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Gave CC a shot and it was a disaster. Spent most... 955 Views / 6 Replies  
Gave CC a shot and it was a disaster. Spent most of my Saturday trying to get it to clone properly before giving up. That includes several hours on their trouble shooting site looking for answers....
Posted by 5by5, on Oct 29, 2006 at 09:13 AM, in Mac Desktops
Thanks for the confirmation! I'll CC a try. ... 955 Views / 6 Replies  
Thanks for the confirmation! I'll CC a try.

5by5
Posted by 5by5, on Oct 24, 2006 at 08:09 AM, in Mac Desktops
best way to swap hard drives on a G5? 955 Views / 6 Replies  
I have a Powermac G5 with 2 160GB HDs. The original drive has the OS and all programs and files and the second I use strictly as a Scratch Disk for FCE.

Needing more space for home video I bought...
Posted by 5by5, on Oct 23, 2006 at 08:40 PM, in Mac Desktops
printer won't accept Multipurpose feed 390 Views / 0 Replies  
I've got a Dell 3100cn printer that has worked like a champ (until now). It is connected to my airport base station via USB.

Recently I've tried to print from the Multipurpose tray but no matter...
Posted by 5by5, on Oct 11, 2006 at 07:06 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
can't access iDisk from Finder anymore 587 Views / 0 Replies  
This is a bit odd. I can no longer access my iDisk from the Finder window. The icon is still there but when I click on it nothing happens.

If I choose Go>iDisk>My iDisk from the toolbar that...
Posted by 5by5, on Jun 12, 2005 at 07:15 PM, in Applications
I recently purchased the same printer. Not sure... 1,087 Views / 5 Replies  
I recently purchased the same printer. Not sure if this will help but I just plugged it into the USB port on my Airport Base station and then ran the Printer Setup Utility. It found it without a...
Posted by 5by5, on Apr 9, 2005 at 08:58 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
How rare!! My search found a topic that covered... 3,421 Views / 3 Replies  
How rare!! My search found a topic that covered exactly what I was looking for!

The only problem is the listed solution doesn't work for me.

Has anyone else tried this and succeeded?

5by5
Posted by 5by5, on Mar 24, 2005 at 08:18 PM, in Applications
OSX can't find my networked HP 5510 558 Views / 1 Replies  
I did several searches but didn't find a thread on this.

I got a new HP all-in-one 5510 to replace my Epson C64 printer. The C64 was connected via USB to my Aiport Extreme base station and would...
Posted by 5by5, on Dec 29, 2004 at 10:16 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
best browser to use across platforms and share bookmarks? 574 Views / 2 Replies  
Ok, I've tested most browsers and haven't found any that can do what I really want. Maybe I missed it, but this is what I'm trying to do.....

I use a Mac at home and a PC at work. I'd like the...
Posted by 5by5, on Sep 22, 2004 at 02:39 PM, in Applications
Thanks!! :) This is my first time trying to use... 592 Views / 2 Replies  
Thanks!! :) This is my first time trying to use an ftp and when I read the transcript I thought it was telling Passive ftp wasn't on, and it needed to be. :brick:

Thanks again!!

5by5
Posted by 5by5, on Sep 5, 2004 at 11:32 AM, in Applications
need ftp help to connect to xbox 592 Views / 2 Replies  
I'm trying to mod my xbox and put in a larger hard drive. So far everything has been a success except I can't get the ftp to find files on the xbox.

I'm using RBrowserLite. I'm using a cable...
Posted by 5by5, on Sep 5, 2004 at 08:25 AM, in Applications
did it work? 1,401 Views / 7 Replies  
wschultz, did the ipodrip program work? I have the same problem and I'm going to try it as well.

5by5
Posted by 5by5, on Jun 18, 2004 at 10:25 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Thanks everyone! 5by5 833 Views / 9 Replies  
Thanks everyone!

5by5
Posted by 5by5, on Jun 1, 2004 at 09:31 AM, in macOS
I assume I type the "defaults write......." line... 833 Views / 9 Replies  
I assume I type the "defaults write......." line and then hit Return?

What is a killall Dock?

5by5
Posted by 5by5, on May 31, 2004 at 04:39 PM, in macOS
I've never used the Terminal before. What do I... 833 Views / 9 Replies  
I've never used the Terminal before. What do I type exactly to do this? I've read that you can mess things up using it so I want to be very careful.

Will this fix change other settings?

5by5
Posted by 5by5, on May 31, 2004 at 08:22 AM, in macOS
mouse not responding in one spot on screen 833 Views / 9 Replies  
Not sure if this is the right spot to post this but.....

recently my mouse no longer responds to clicks in one small spot of my screen. I noticed it when I upgraded iTunes and then tried to click...
Posted by 5by5, on May 30, 2004 at 10:25 AM, in macOS
Thanks for the info everyone. The weibetech... 575 Views / 5 Replies  
Thanks for the info everyone.

The weibetech device looks exactly like what I need, though it's about 2x the cost of regular enclosure. Of course the regular enclosure isn't swapable.

I...
Posted by 5by5, on May 18, 2004 at 03:29 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Help me understand HD enclosures 575 Views / 5 Replies  
As a recent Mac convert I have seen that Firewire enclosures are a big thing. Something like the CoolMax CD-309-FW.

If I purchase one of these can I just use the 4 60GB drives I have lying around...
Posted by 5by5, on May 18, 2004 at 11:37 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
PDA that will sync with iCal and Groupwise on a PC? 641 Views / 2 Replies  
I'm not sure if what I want to do is possible but I wanted to ask.

I recently converted to Mac at home. At work we use PCs. I used to sync my Palm PDA to Franklin Covey Planning software as well...
Posted by 5by5, on Feb 20, 2004 at 01:01 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Any other suggestions? 5by5 1,006 Views / 7 Replies  
Any other suggestions?

5by5
Posted by 5by5, on Feb 10, 2004 at 03:38 PM, in Applications
I don't think will work for me. My work PC is... 614 Views / 3 Replies  
I don't think will work for me. My work PC is Win98 and I believe I need XP to access .mac files and such.

5by5
Posted by 5by5, on Feb 10, 2004 at 03:37 PM, in Applications
best bookmark manager across platforms? 614 Views / 3 Replies  
I use Macs at home and PCs at work. Right now I manage all of my bookmarks through Yahoo Messenger but I'd to find something that would put a toolbar or something on both Safari and IE.

Is there...
Posted by 5by5, on Feb 6, 2004 at 09:18 AM, in Applications
Thanks for the fast replies! I should have... 1,006 Views / 7 Replies  
Thanks for the fast replies! I should have included more detail with my original post though.

I want to use something like a Visioneer Strobe scanner to scan documents and save my paperwork...
Posted by 5by5, on Jan 31, 2004 at 12:05 PM, in Applications
scanning software? 1,006 Views / 7 Replies  
Is there a Mac friendly piece of scanning software? Something like Scansoft's Paperport Deluxe?

Thanks!

5by5
Posted by 5by5, on Jan 31, 2004 at 11:53 AM, in Applications
 
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