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I second that Eug... My 1Ghz Ti is just over...	3,630 Views / 32 Replies
I second that Eug... My 1Ghz Ti is just over a year old (Nov. 2002), though I've only personally had it for six of those months. It is still in immaculate condition, with the exception of 1...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Dec 23, 2003 at 04:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: iBook or PowerBook, better gaming machine?	775 Views / 4 Replies

Posted by juanpacolopez, on Dec 17, 2003 at 01:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: iBook or PowerBook, better gaming machine?	775 Views / 4 Replies
Well, considering the ibook: 1) lacks L3 cache of any type 2) has a significantly slower video card 3) has a slower bus (isn't the ibook 800 a 100Mhz bus?) I would say the powerbook should...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Dec 17, 2003 at 01:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Don't even try it. After the population hits...	1,103 Views / 19 Replies
Don't even try it. After the population hits 25-30k or so, it is completely unplayable on my 1Ghz Ti, so I imagine it would CRAWL on an old iMac. SC4 is the most poorly optimized mainstream...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Dec 12, 2003 at 10:50 AM, in Gaming

Re: Mac OS X vs. Windows XP	1,217 Views / 7 Replies
Couldn't have said it better myself.
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Dec 2, 2003 at 12:36 PM, in macOS

Yep... We did that at work here because of...	1,699 Views / 17 Replies
Yep... We did that at work here because of the (seemingly) neverending flow of RPC exploits in IE/Outlook, and the subsequent inability of our users to understand the "don't read something from...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Dec 2, 2003 at 11:54 AM, in macOS

Kids do have rights, you're absolutely correct. ...	6,645 Views / 112 Replies
Kids do have rights, you're absolutely correct. Unfortunately (or fortunately if it gets his life back on track) for the kids this isn't one of those rights. The dad is absolutely correct, if...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Nov 20, 2003 at 03:45 PM, in macOS

Right on:) The problem here is that the dad...	6,645 Views / 112 Replies
Right on:) The problem here is that the dad faces potentially severe/damaging legal consequences if he doesn't take reasonable measures to curtail his son's behavior. Everyone is right, if the...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Nov 20, 2003 at 03:37 PM, in macOS

I second this. Before I delved into Cocoa for...	3,024 Views / 47 Replies
I second this. Before I delved into Cocoa for the first time I was a hardcore Java developer... One thing I learned is that if something seems too hard in Java, it IS too hard. You're...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Nov 19, 2003 at 04:42 PM, in Developer Center

Re: Re: Evil dad wants to check up on son	6,645 Views / 112 Replies
Actually, you couldn't possibly be more wrong about this one. In my company, I've recently been charged (as the sysadmin) with monitoring the employee computer/internet useage and reporting to...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Nov 19, 2003 at 04:32 PM, in macOS

Re: Cocoa Networked Games?	789 Views / 7 Replies
Tetrinet Aqua (or GTetrinet if you prefer a more stable client... though you have to get/compile it from fink): G7 Software (http://www.g7software.net) Just finished the first release about a...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Oct 28, 2003 at 11:26 PM, in Gaming

Re: Best Freeware Games?	1,131 Views / 8 Replies
Not to be self-serving... but I just released Tetrinet Aqua. It's a free (and open source) native Cocoa OSX re-write of the windows/linux game Tetrinet. Check it out: www.g7software.net ...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Oct 22, 2003 at 09:20 PM, in Gaming

Tetrinet Aqua has arrived:)	815 Views / 0 Replies
Hey everyone... I've completed an Alpha version of a free/donationware Tetrinet for OSX. If you like Tetrinet (you know you do), give it a shot. Note that you have to use the /list /join...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Oct 22, 2003 at 07:42 PM, in Gaming

It's not that C is "better" than C++; C++...	1,453 Views / 29 Replies
It's not that C is "better" than C++; C++ _IS_ C with OO extension on top (just as Obj-C is). The reason you want to learn C FIRST (I recommend doing this before you even touch your first...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Oct 16, 2003 at 03:18 PM, in Developer Center

Not true. I have personally seen Probject...	54,898 Views / 279 Replies
Not true. I have personally seen Probject Builder/IB from the December 2002 dev tools (w/ gcc 3.3 upgrade) install and compile a 10.2 project on 7B85 without issue.
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Oct 14, 2003 at 11:17 AM, in macOS

Re: XML Parsing	1,500 Views / 16 Replies
Here's an example that might help: NSData xmlData; NSMutableDictionary myDict; //add some data to the dictionary xmlData = [NSPropertyListSerialization dataFromPropertyList:myDict...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Oct 14, 2003 at 10:38 AM, in Developer Center

Yep... Apple Dev. Tools are about the best...	778 Views / 5 Replies
Yep... Apple Dev. Tools are about the best "free" development kit out there. As long as you stick to straight ANSI C and use only the standard (non Cocoa/AppKit) headers and libs, you should be...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Oct 2, 2003 at 11:05 AM, in Developer Center

Won't make the slightest bit of difference... ...	1,943 Views / 25 Replies
Won't make the slightest bit of difference... On cards w/ 64Mb+ video memory dual monitors are no problem... The very (marginal) memory/GPU requirements of Quarts extreme really don't tax...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Oct 1, 2003 at 12:47 AM, in Mac Desktops

Even if I used NetSocket, it would still offer...	1,214 Views / 3 Replies
Even if I used NetSocket, it would still offer the same problem; That is, representing a cstring inside an NSData object terminated by unsigned 0xFF rather than a typical CR/LF or even \0 (if no...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Oct 1, 2003 at 12:39 AM, in Developer Center

NSData and sockets...	1,214 Views / 3 Replies
Hey all, Another (sort of) networking question for you: I ditched SmallSockets and starting using AsyncSocket, as it's small (very) and supports delegation (which I wanted very badly) via...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 30, 2003 at 03:03 PM, in Developer Center

Perhaps that's my problem... I was doing: ...	962 Views / 5 Replies
Perhaps that's my problem... I was doing: while ([socket isReadable]) {} Which would force a message to socket each time, and a lookup of readable, and a return before even executing the...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 28, 2003 at 12:00 PM, in Developer Center

Wouldn't sleep(1) wait for 1 second between each...	962 Views / 5 Replies
Wouldn't sleep(1) wait for 1 second between each poll? The reason I ask is that I'm not sure this is frequent enough... If I'm misunderstanding the sleep function, could you show me an example of...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 27, 2003 at 12:03 PM, in Developer Center

Cocoa networking woes...	962 Views / 5 Replies
Hey all, I'm having a huge headache w/ Cocoa networking. I'm writing a client app that connects to a server, and recieves various messages during said connection relating to gamestate, etc. ...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 26, 2003 at 04:39 PM, in Developer Center

Re: Another question on Objective-C....	1,070 Views / 17 Replies
I'll chime in with my 2 cents... I agree with a previous poster; learn basic, straight, boring 'ol ANSI C first. If you have a basic understanding of C, you can pick up either Obj-C or C++ at...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 26, 2003 at 12:32 PM, in Developer Center

Re: Anyone doing development on an iBook?	1,280 Views / 11 Replies
I'm doing some Cocoa development on a 1Ghz Ti, and here are my impressions. I also own a 600Mhz iBook. The app I'm currently working on (a native Cocoa version of TetriNET) can do a full (clean)...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 26, 2003 at 12:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: Re: Why do I love Apple?	1,060 Views / 17 Replies
Add me top the list too... I was a Windows user for years. Once I started doing sysadmin work I bailed on Windows and switched to Linux. When my then (trusty) Athlon box packed it in and died a...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 25, 2003 at 05:38 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Let's not forget weight... Doesn't the...	890 Views / 6 Replies
Let's not forget weight... Doesn't the Toshiba weigh like 9lbs?
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 24, 2003 at 03:41 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Exactly... My total money to microsoft...	2,091 Views / 41 Replies
Exactly... My total money to microsoft actually increased when I got my Mac, because I started buying exponentially more xbox/gamecube/PS2 games:)
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 24, 2003 at 02:17 PM, in Gaming

NSImage "refreshing"... might be an NSBundle problem?	730 Views / 1 Replies
Hey all... I have a conundrum: If I load an NSImage as follows: tnetImage = [[NSImage allocWithZone:[self zone]] initByReferencingFile:[[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForImageResource:[themePlist...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 22, 2003 at 11:55 AM, in Developer Center

Re: What do you guys think of this order?	921 Views / 6 Replies
Just a thought, but if you're getting a current (Ti) 15"... 1) you might want to wait until tomorrow. if something doesn't happen @ MacExpo Paris then go for it. 2) since the Ti doesn't do...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 15, 2003 at 08:04 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Here's the problem with your comparison... Sim...	3,419 Views / 58 Replies
Here's the problem with your comparison... Sim City 4? Have you SEEN that pile of steaming sh** on a PC? It runs almost (but not quite) as badly... SC4 is just a very poorly written/ported game. ...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 15, 2003 at 02:36 PM, in Gaming

But you're missing the point. The single...	10,487 Views / 80 Replies
But you're missing the point. The single G5's individual subsystems are MUCH faster... but as scottiB pointed out, these tests were hardly taxing of the 900Mhz bus and SATA drives. This is...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 12, 2003 at 11:37 AM, in Mac Desktops

Why do you still post here so often iWrite? ...	2,253 Views / 36 Replies
Why do you still post here so often iWrite? You very obviously hate Apple these days.
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 12, 2003 at 11:20 AM, in Mac Notebooks

You're right, the G4 7455 from Motorola is NOT a...	1,904 Views / 20 Replies
You're right, the G4 7455 from Motorola is NOT a low-wattage chip. The G4 7457 (widely rumored to be in the next PB's) however, IS a low-wattage chip. As I recall the 1Ghz is something like 7.5...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 12, 2003 at 11:14 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: Dual 1.4 THRASHES G5 1.8...	10,487 Views / 80 Replies
While I agree with your assertion that the dual 2Ghz is a MONSTER (check that Quake 3 score... mmmmmmmmm); and the dual G4's ARE a killer deal right now... You are totally incorrect in the...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 12, 2003 at 10:31 AM, in Mac Desktops

I'm well aware of the difference friend:) ...	2,306 Views / 24 Replies
I'm well aware of the difference friend:) And CISC isn't "bigger, slower instructions"... it's MORE numerous, specialized instructions (I think x86(int)/x87(fp) is up to around 200-ish); ...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 11, 2003 at 10:08 PM, in Mac Desktops

Usually takes about 3-6 months (with some notable...	1,372 Views / 39 Replies
Usually takes about 3-6 months (with some notable exceptions like War3... becoming more common I think)... Don't count on getting less-than-super-duper-popular games though (except Halflife,...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 11, 2003 at 10:01 PM, in Mac Desktops

Right... and I turn my shadows and a couple other...	3,419 Views / 58 Replies
Right... and I turn my shadows and a couple other details to medium, and it runs great. I've never had a problem. My friend (w/ the Athlon) said he was quite impressed that a laptop kept up. ...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 11, 2003 at 09:50 PM, in Gaming

Re: Re: I think after much soul searching I know what I want (I think)	685 Views / 3 Replies
Half? You're sorely mistaken... A 1ghz Ti w/ 1Gb of RAM and a superdrive still goes for ~$2300-$2500... if it were half we'd be talking about $1500-ish.
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 11, 2003 at 06:31 PM, in Mac Notebooks

To go one further (and if you want a 17"),...	2,926 Views / 34 Replies
To go one further (and if you want a 17"), PowerMax has a refurb 17 incher for $2888... that's the lowest non-used price I've seen in a while, and depending on the options for your Ti, might only be...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 11, 2003 at 03:48 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I remember seeing a dual (MIPS) processor...	1,904 Views / 20 Replies
I remember seeing a dual (MIPS) processor SPARC-ish (Solaris) "workstation laptop" a while back... as I recall it was 2x450Mhz MIPS, and it was ungodly ($10k) expensive. Maybe I'm remembering...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 11, 2003 at 03:45 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Not at all; Best... Simpsons... Ever... ...	2,743 Views / 41 Replies
Not at all; Best... Simpsons... Ever... Well, not really, but definitely a top-tier episode:)
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 11, 2003 at 03:39 PM, in Mac Desktops

Agreed. No one said the grammar had to be...	2,743 Views / 41 Replies
Agreed. No one said the grammar had to be perfect, but his was completely unreadable. Also, after reading posts on message boards/blogs/etc. with contributors from all over the world, you learn...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 11, 2003 at 03:36 PM, in Mac Desktops

Agreed. First piece of "evidence" I've heard...	2,926 Views / 34 Replies
Agreed. First piece of "evidence" I've heard that would convince me a new PB update is imminent... the date and the fact that big-Steve is unexpectedly doing the keynote are just too convenient...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 11, 2003 at 11:25 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I remember that thread too... I DEFINITELY...	1,904 Views / 20 Replies
I remember that thread too... I DEFINITELY think it's possible to do a dual G4 (at least 17") machine. I doubt there's ROOM inside the chasis of a 15" to fit the damn thing, but a 17" has PLENTY...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 11, 2003 at 11:23 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Yeah, I think I'd have to max out the 'ol AmEx...	1,188 Views / 13 Replies
Yeah, I think I'd have to max out the 'ol AmEx for that one:) Buy 10 or so @ $450, sell them for $1500... that'd be a $10k profit.
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 11, 2003 at 11:16 AM, in Mac Notebooks

strange NSImage behavior?	662 Views / 1 Replies
Here's a tough one for you... I'm loading images in my game as follows: fImage[0] = [NSImage imageNamed:@"block1"]; fImage[1] = [NSImage imageNamed:@"block2"]; fImage[2] =...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 10, 2003 at 10:42 PM, in Developer Center

Re: FCP 4 and 15 867/1	586 Views / 2 Replies
Never used FCP3, but 4 runs pretty nice on my Ti. Plenty of realtime effects, the actual interface is as smooth as everything else (read, silky)... rendering can be a bit tiresome for large/complex...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 10, 2003 at 05:53 PM, in Mac Notebooks

You're joking right? Add a "1" to the front...	1,188 Views / 13 Replies
You're joking right? Add a "1" to the front of that number and you'd be in the ballpark:)
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 10, 2003 at 09:21 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I imagine you ordered your 17" when it was...	905 Views / 5 Replies
I imagine you ordered your 17" when it was announced? I doubt he'll be waiting 4 months. If anything he'll get an e-mail after MacExpo asking if he wants to cancel the order and score a new 15"...
Posted by juanpacolopez, on Sep 9, 2003 at 05:10 PM, in Mac Notebooks

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