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Rosetta Photoshop Comparason w/ C2D
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I found a downloadable speed test for photoshop, but since it runs under emulation the best I can do is compare Rosetta performance on the C2D to two of my other machines (also have a G3 but didn't...
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Posted by jtice, on Oct 31, 2006 at 12:55 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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It left Shanghai at noon on Friday (not sure...
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It left Shanghai at noon on Friday (not sure whether that was local time or our time) and was delivered in Virginia at 10am on Monday. It went through Anchorage and Indianapolis––Anchorage being...
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Posted by jtice, on Oct 30, 2006 at 09:03 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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Mine arrived an hour ago (10am EST). The FedEx...
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Mine arrived an hour ago (10am EST). The FedEx guy rang the doorbell, turned around and was back on the truck ready to leave with my new laptop. Anyway, it's up and running––exciting stuff. No time...
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Posted by jtice, on Oct 30, 2006 at 12:17 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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I like it! A simple, easy question by which to...
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I like it! A simple, easy question by which to make spending decisions. The answer is––of course it would! Now, if I had just figured this out before I wrote that big fat check on April 15th. :cry:
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Posted by jtice, on May 19, 2006 at 06:00 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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It's pretty hard to justify need based on...
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It's pretty hard to justify need based on performance when the system bottleneck always sits in the chair. It always comes down to the magnitude of want, interval since the itch was last scratched,...
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Posted by jtice, on May 19, 2006 at 03:04 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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Poll: I just bought a G5 Dual 2.0. My G4 is almost 4...
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I just bought a G5 Dual 2.0. My G4 is almost 4 years old and way past due for a clean reinstall and a thorough clean up. When I do that it takes a lot of hours over a couple of months to get...
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Posted by jtice, on Aug 24, 2005 at 06:31 PM, in Mac Desktops |
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I do make a living with my computer and I don't...
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I do make a living with my computer and I don't have extra cash to throw away. I'm more interested in a smooth running, productive system than being on the leading edge. I'm on a three-year-old+ 1GB...
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Posted by jtice, on Jul 7, 2005 at 06:32 AM, in Mac Desktops |
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This is my thinking as well. It's time for my...
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This is my thinking as well. It's time for my three-year upgrade and that will give me three years on a new G5 before the switch. And then I'll be watching and waiting to see if I want to switch...
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Posted by jtice, on Jun 8, 2005 at 09:56 AM, in Mac Desktops |
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Oh, I bought the Kingmax brand. Looked on the...
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Oh, I bought the Kingmax brand. Looked on the newegg.com site but they didn't have it listed. Someone else here was saying that it worked well for them in the same model iBook so I bit.
Here is...
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Posted by jtice, on May 25, 2005 at 06:25 AM, in Mac Notebooks |
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Tiger driver compatibility?
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I'm trying to decide whether it's worth the effort to upgrade to Tiger now, or whether it would be best to wait awhile for other software to be updated. I went for Panther on the day it was released...
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Posted by jtice, on May 3, 2005 at 12:07 AM, in macOS |
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I just can't see an incremental increase in CPU...
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I just can't see an incremental increase in CPU speed being much benefit. Doubling the number of boxes is 100% productivity increase with no downtime, upgrading all the machines is an incremental...
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Posted by jtice, on Jan 18, 2005 at 06:28 PM, in Mac Desktops |
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The NewEgg stick is Crutial brand as well. I...
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The NewEgg stick is Crutial brand as well. I searched the model no. on the Crutial site and found it at the same price. The specs are seemingly the samefor model numbers CT6464X265 and CT372710.
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Posted by jtice, on Jan 2, 2005 at 09:12 AM, in Mac Notebooks |
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Memory Specs
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If I follow Cruitral's web site choices to get to the recommended 512 stick, it's priced about 50% higher than a similar stick (same brand) at NewEgg. But at NewEgg they don't tell you which...
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Posted by jtice, on Jan 1, 2005 at 02:31 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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Great� I'll order the card and give it a shot....
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Great� I'll order the card and give it a shot. I've been jonesn' for a wireless setup on the laptop, then this wireless modem-router just falls out of the sky. I wasn't even aware they were supplying...
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Posted by jtice, on Dec 31, 2004 at 08:53 AM, in Networking |
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Airport and Westell Wireless Router?
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I just switched to Verizon DSL and got a Westell 327W DSL modem/802.11g wireless router from Verizon. I have an iBook 933 that is Airport Extreme ready, but no card. It's networked with ethernet...
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Posted by jtice, on Dec 30, 2004 at 11:28 PM, in Networking |
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In 1986 I quit my day job and started a design...
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In 1986 I quit my day job and started a design firm. We were specing type, running trips to a type house (40 miles), and pasting up mechanicals for pharmaceutical catalogs. One of my employees had a...
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Posted by jtice, on Nov 3, 2004 at 07:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks |
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I have the same problem on an iBook G4 933ghz....
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I have the same problem on an iBook G4 933ghz. Started with the 10.3.5 update. I'd classify it as extremely annoying�I dont' like glitchy behaviors. I'm filing the report.
J.
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Posted by jtice, on Oct 17, 2004 at 12:27 AM, in macOS |
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Need help with LaserWriter 630
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I have a LaserWriter 630 that has been giving excellent service for more than a decade with nary an issue other than cartridge replacements. Pages are looking as good as they ever did. Now all of a...
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Posted by jtice, on Oct 11, 2004 at 10:20 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components |
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Image Capture not found, can't disable iPhoto
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iPhoto opens every time I connect my Lexar firewire CF card reader to transfer images. I want to disable this auto launch because I'm just copying RAW files to the drive. I know that Image Capture is...
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Posted by jtice, on Sep 9, 2004 at 09:59 PM, in macOS |
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Finder Icon View
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Well, the finder just scrambled about a hundred or so carefully arranged folders in my home folder. I clicked the home icon from several layers deep in the finder and bingo�spacing expanded and all...
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Posted by jtice, on Feb 7, 2004 at 09:20 AM, in macOS |
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Managed User-changing access limitations
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I just set up a separate machine for my wife and daughter (G3 box running 10.3.2). I created an admin account for myself and managed accounts for them. During setup I selected certain limitations for...
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Posted by jtice, on Jan 5, 2004 at 08:07 PM, in macOS |
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Re: what are some good free font sites for mac?
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There are lots of free fonts out there... and the majority are worth what you pay for them. Exceptions are Silkscreen and 04b, some very useful pixel fonts. I will have to say I've downloaded some...
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Posted by jtice, on Dec 3, 2003 at 01:11 AM, in macOS |
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Re: Re: Improper Icons for some files
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I have the occasional errant icon in Panther�never happened in Jaguar. Sometimes it's another icon, sometimes it's just an extraneous graphic. Today I had Photoshop TIFFs with Applescript and Finder...
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Posted by jtice, on Nov 20, 2003 at 06:01 PM, in macOS |
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Repacing System Icon-help please
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While playing with some software I somehow managed to replace the Network icon, the lifesaver donut, with some random graphic from who knows where. I'd like to change it back. So I have two problems:...
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Posted by jtice, on Nov 12, 2003 at 01:45 PM, in macOS |
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Customizing Sounds in Mail
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Trying to customize the sounds in Mail but the only one that sticks is the New Mail Sound. Are the other's not selectable? That No Mail Sound is the most irritating thing on the computer. Is there...
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Posted by jtice, on Nov 6, 2003 at 04:40 PM, in macOS |
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Well, I do have that brand new 120 gig internal...
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Well, I do have that brand new 120 gig internal that's sitting in there completely empty now. If I did a restore to it would my current startup disk remain completely untouched? If so I could just...
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Posted by jtice, on Nov 6, 2003 at 01:07 AM, in macOS |
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Wevah,
Thanks for telling me about Pacifist....
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Wevah,
Thanks for telling me about Pacifist. Opened a bunch of packages, but unfortunately I didn't find the lost music. All those tunes must have come on the machine but not on the disks. Pacifist...
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Posted by jtice, on Nov 5, 2003 at 10:58 PM, in macOS |
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Panther installed�iTunes music files gone
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Over the weekend I backed up my data to a new internal drive, formatted the original drive and did a clean install of 10.3. I copied my files back over and thought I had made it through unscathed. I...
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Posted by jtice, on Nov 4, 2003 at 01:46 PM, in macOS |
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Font Book is obviously a big disappointment to...
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Font Book is obviously a big disappointment to graphics people. It was one of my primary reasons for upgrading. I actually expected it to be an industrial strength feature since it was being...
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Posted by jtice, on Oct 30, 2003 at 10:22 AM, in macOS |
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Panther Startup Items Launching PS
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Panther is taking the initiave to launch Photoshop (7.0.1) every time I restart the computer. I checked to make sure PS was not listed in Account/Startup items. I seem to remember having to remove it...
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Posted by jtice, on Oct 29, 2003 at 10:46 PM, in macOS |
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Epson is a lot more interested in selling $50...
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Epson is a lot more interested in selling $50 consumer printers than supporting graphic professioinals. They have a minimal professional base, relatively. Products and customers are disposable. I...
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Posted by jtice, on Apr 4, 2002 at 09:22 AM, in Applications |
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I've owned eight Macs since '87. Ordered a new...
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I've owned eight Macs since '87. Ordered a new dual 1gig G4 today! Out of all those Macs I've had one repair--a power supply in a Mac SE 1mb machine after several years of use. Can't remember the...
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Posted by jtice, on Mar 27, 2002 at 06:45 PM, in Mac Desktops |
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