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G3 iBook Logic Board Recall still active? 2,045 Views / 8 Replies  
My brother just bought a used G3 iBook a few weeks ago, and it seems that the logic board just died on it. It seems that the recall for this problem officially expired last Spring, but I was...
Posted by petrol, on May 4, 2006 at 01:00 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Just in case someone finds this thread in the... 972 Views / 4 Replies  
Just in case someone finds this thread in the future while trying to get Wargus to work under Mac OS X, I just wanted to post again and say that I *did* get it to work eventually. Apparently the...
Posted by petrol, on Feb 26, 2006 at 12:13 PM, in Gaming
Warcraft II Battlenet Edition? 972 Views / 4 Replies  
So I've been on a Warcraft 2 kick lately.

First I played around with the open-source Stratagus project, and I got it to compile under OS X, but it seems that the Warcraft 2 data set has not been...
Posted by petrol, on Feb 22, 2006 at 01:15 PM, in Gaming
I'm also really dissapointed in El Gato charging... 3,088 Views / 40 Replies  
I'm also really dissapointed in El Gato charging for an update like this. Apple charging for an OS upgrade is one thing, but $80 for an update to EyeTV is most of the way to paying for an OS upgrade...
Posted by petrol, on Jan 13, 2006 at 04:53 PM, in Applications
Bus-Powered External Firewire Drives? 532 Views / 5 Replies  
So I'm looking into buying an external firewire hard drive, and I'm having trouble finding one in my price range (~$100) that's big enough (at least 80GB) and will also draw its power from the...
Posted by petrol, on Dec 7, 2005 at 11:28 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Bus-Powered External Firewire Drives? 538 Views / 1 Replies  
So I'm looking into buying an external firewire hard drive, and I'm having trouble finding one in my price range (~$100) that's big enough (at least 80GB) and will also draw its power from the...
Posted by petrol, on Dec 7, 2005 at 11:04 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Thanks for the suggestion, but I just tried it... 566 Views / 2 Replies  
Thanks for the suggestion, but I just tried it and that didn't help either.

I also ran it through a full set of TechTool diagnostics, during which no problems came up.
Posted by petrol, on Oct 18, 2005 at 09:01 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Recently the backlight on my powerbook's monitor... 692 Views / 5 Replies  
Recently the backlight on my powerbook's monitor went out. I could just barely make out the image on the screen under very bright light, but under normal lighting it looked completely black.

It...
Posted by petrol, on Oct 17, 2005 at 09:30 PM, in Mac Notebooks
No Sound on 17" PB G4 566 Views / 2 Replies  
At some point today I lost sound output on my Al 17" Powerbook G4. No sound at all from either the internal speakers or headphones when plugged into the output jack (though the Sound preferences...
Posted by petrol, on Oct 17, 2005 at 09:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Faster Java? 44,159 Views / 443 Replies  
How about Java performance reasonable close to the Windows JVM? Can I get an amen?
Posted by petrol, on Oct 9, 2005 at 08:14 PM, in macOS
Bump. Come on, isn't this game like 2 years old?... 464 Views / 1 Replies  
Bump. Come on, isn't this game like 2 years old? No one has a used copy sitting around that they'd like to trade in for a few bucks? :)
Posted by petrol, on Sep 21, 2005 at 02:22 PM, in Marketplace
WTB: Call of Duty (for Mac, duh) 464 Views / 1 Replies  
I'm looking to buy a copy of Call of Duty for Mac from someone. The original game, not the expansion (although if you're willing to give me a good deal on both then let's talk!).

PM me if you're...
Posted by petrol, on Sep 19, 2005 at 07:57 PM, in Marketplace
I remember I could never get my CD of Less Than... 885 Views / 6 Replies  
I remember I could never get my CD of Less Than Jake's "Losing Streak" album to play in my beige G3, despite the fact that it played fine in multiple other CD players. That would have been back in...
Posted by petrol, on May 31, 2005 at 03:39 PM, in macOS
GarageBand crashes on startup when the input device is removed 930 Views / 1 Replies  
Does anyone else have this problem?

If I'm using GarageBand, recording with my MBox, and then quit and unplug the MBox, GarageBand crashes at startup unless I plug the MBox back in...
Posted by petrol, on May 13, 2005 at 05:07 PM, in Applications
Can anyone tell me why exactly Sun does not... 2,101 Views / 24 Replies  
Can anyone tell me why exactly Sun does not consider Mac OS X a tier 1 platform?

From the Java site it looks like they only release Java for Solaris, Windows and Linux. I guess getting it to run...
Posted by petrol, on May 2, 2005 at 10:50 AM, in macOS
Tiger in Panther? 2,101 Views / 24 Replies  
Is it safe to assume that Apple will not be making 1.5 available for Panther?
Posted by petrol, on Apr 30, 2005 at 01:23 PM, in macOS
I have to agree with everyone who is complaining... 1,194 Views / 22 Replies  
I have to agree with everyone who is complaining with no Java 1.5 for OS X yet. I work in a government research environment, which is nearly 100% Java. Almost all of my coworkers have switched to...
Posted by petrol, on Mar 2, 2005 at 01:03 PM, in macOS
Re: Re: If I was on the iTunes team... 2,677 Views / 61 Replies  
Beats per minute?



I doubt the average user would, but for those users who would, it would be a nice feature. I've never used the Lossless encoder, but I do appreciate the option. :)

These...
Posted by petrol, on Feb 18, 2005 at 02:39 PM, in Applications
Hm. It seems as soon as I RTFM it's actually... 474 Views / 1 Replies  
Hm.

It seems as soon as I RTFM it's actually just as easy to do as I didn't believe it could be.

Just in case anyone searches for this thread in the future with a similar request:

1....
Posted by petrol, on Jan 20, 2005 at 11:11 AM, in Applications
Updating CVS? 474 Views / 1 Replies  
Hi,

I am trying to use CVS from within JBuilder, but it requires that a newer version of CVS be installed. Any tips on how I should go about doing that?

I guess Fink is one possible route, but...
Posted by petrol, on Jan 20, 2005 at 10:58 AM, in Applications
Halo 2 RSS analysis in Excel 631 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi,

There was a posting a while back on slashdot about using Excel to do some fancy analysis on Bungie's RSS feeds of Halo 2 statistics. The post is here:...
Posted by petrol, on Dec 22, 2004 at 02:46 PM, in Gaming
Cross-platform speech recognition for Java project? 568 Views / 1 Replies  
Hi,

I recently talked my Windows-only group at work into buying me a Powerbook as a new development environment, since we do almost exclusively Java programming.

Unfortunately, the very first...
Posted by petrol, on Dec 7, 2004 at 11:59 AM, in Developer Center
Connecting XBox via airport to Cable Modem 527 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi,

Now that Halo 2 is out, and I'm setting up a wireless network, I'm trying to get my XBox connected wirelessly to my cable modem. I've posted about this in a couple other threads, but they were...
Posted by petrol, on Dec 6, 2004 at 10:30 PM, in Networking
Can you get the "Archive" command to omit .DS_Store files? 487 Views / 0 Replies  
Does anyone know if there's a way to get the Finder's "Archive" command to create a zip file but exclude .DS_Store and other OS X-specific files from the archive?

I know this is a little...
Posted by petrol, on Dec 6, 2004 at 11:52 AM, in macOS
Oops. So I went over to post the question there... 2,482 Views / 11 Replies  
Oops. So I went over to post the question there and found that someone had already tried it and it works!





Okay everyone, stop yelling at me for posting in the wrong forum now and start...
Posted by petrol, on Nov 24, 2004 at 03:45 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Of course I first thought to post this in... 2,482 Views / 11 Replies  
Of course I first thought to post this in networking, but there are 4 stickies there about Airport Express. Since I don't have a problem with Airport Express, I have a question, I didn't think that...
Posted by petrol, on Nov 24, 2004 at 03:35 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Dang. No, not impossible, but I'd really... 2,482 Views / 11 Replies  
Dang.

No, not impossible, but I'd really rather do it wirelessly, if practical.


Really? How is anything in the lounge in the wrong forum?
Posted by petrol, on Nov 24, 2004 at 03:21 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Connecting XBox via Airport Express's Ethernet Port 2,482 Views / 11 Replies  
Hi,

I'm trying to decide how to create my first wireless network, and was wondering if anyone has tried to connect an XBox to Live by plugging it into an Airport Express's ethernet port and having...
Posted by petrol, on Nov 24, 2004 at 03:11 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Anyone stopping by an Apple Store to see if they... 4,617 Views / 89 Replies  
Anyone stopping by an Apple Store to see if they have them there yet? I'm curious to know if the games have been updated at all on the color iPod, or if some new games have been added for it.
Posted by petrol, on Oct 26, 2004 at 02:41 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I am considering a similar setup when I move next... 1,235 Views / 4 Replies  
I am considering a similar setup when I move next month. What I was thinking was:

- Cable modem connecting to regular Linksys wired router.
- Xbox connected to Linksys router for future online...
Posted by petrol, on Aug 16, 2004 at 11:27 AM, in Networking
But does this provide any real updates for us... 1,191 Views / 14 Replies  
But does this provide any real updates for us 3rd-generation iPod owners?
Posted by petrol, on Jul 19, 2004 at 10:36 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Thanks very much! 775 Views / 5 Replies  
Thanks very much!
Posted by petrol, on Jun 24, 2004 at 01:40 PM, in MacNN Lounge
As good as that looks, it's not available in the... 775 Views / 5 Replies  
As good as that looks, it's not available in the US. :)
Posted by petrol, on Jun 24, 2004 at 10:03 AM, in MacNN Lounge
DIY Cell Phone Game Guide? 775 Views / 5 Replies  
Hey everyone,

Having just moved ahead several years in cell phone technology with a purchase of a new Siemens M56, I am dissapointed with the avaiable games for two reasons, 1. The fact that the...
Posted by petrol, on Jun 24, 2004 at 09:14 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Thanks Nivag, that looks good, but unfortunately... 589 Views / 4 Replies  
Thanks Nivag, that looks good, but unfortunately its quite out of the price range we were considering. The cable I linked to in my post is only $19, and I can't think of any reason why it wouldn't...
Posted by petrol, on Jun 22, 2004 at 04:22 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Connecting Cinema Display to a PC? 589 Views / 4 Replies  
I know, it's terrible, isn't it?

At work we're trying to hook up an Apple Cinema Display to a PC laptop. Don't ask why. Is this possible at all? We have an adapter that splits the cable from...
Posted by petrol, on Jun 22, 2004 at 09:42 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
YA Cell Phone Thread - iSync list out of date? 464 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi everyone,

I lost my cell phone last week. No big loss, since it was a really old phone and I wanted to upgrade anyway. I use Verizon, and I'd really like a phone that will synch with iSync,...
Posted by petrol, on Jun 14, 2004 at 10:20 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Thanks for all your suggestions! Komissar, I... 716 Views / 8 Replies  
Thanks for all your suggestions!

Komissar, I took a look at your other post, and decided to try to suggestion of pressing the PMU reset button on my motherboard.

This raised a whole new issue. ...
Posted by petrol, on Jun 14, 2004 at 10:11 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
iPod gets power but won't mount, whats wrong with my Firewire? 716 Views / 8 Replies  
Hi everyone,

When I plug my iPod into my G4 it draws power from the Firewire bus, but it does not mount on the desktop or get recognized by iTunes, iSync or the iPod Software Updater.
I've tried...
Posted by petrol, on Jun 11, 2004 at 11:02 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Anyone know how to fix Dreamcast problems? 643 Views / 3 Replies  
Hey everyone,

I bought a used Dreamcast yesterday from EB Games for the sole reason of playing Chu-Chu Rocket. Unfortunately, it seems to have a probblem with the laser lens or something, and it...
Posted by petrol, on May 22, 2004 at 11:27 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Sorry I can help you, but I wanted to say that... 778 Views / 21 Replies  
Sorry I can help you, but I wanted to say that I'm having the exact same problem, so it's not something specific to your system.

When I get back to my home computer I'll try fixing permissions to...
Posted by petrol, on Mar 25, 2004 at 01:48 PM, in macOS
Rosters for NCAA Football 2004 for GameCube? 632 Views / 0 Replies  
Hey everyone,

I got NCAA Football 2004 for GameCube for Christmas, and I'd really love to have all the player names, but I don't want to type them all in myself, without even a real keyboard!
...
Posted by petrol, on Dec 29, 2003 at 12:16 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Reading/writing AutoCAD files? 609 Views / 2 Replies  
Hi,

My girlfriend is trying to set up a system where she can work on her AutoCAD documents from her Windows system at work on a Mac at home.

I realize that Autodesk hasn't decided to port...
Posted by petrol, on Nov 27, 2003 at 09:19 PM, in Applications
Sorry for the delay, everyone. I hope someone is... 2,295 Views / 40 Replies  
Sorry for the delay, everyone. I hope someone is still interested in a progress update.

The UIC police wouldn't give me me Mark's contact information. Neither would PayPal, without a police...
Posted by petrol, on Nov 16, 2003 at 08:36 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Ha, I found that page of him (I assume) and his... 2,295 Views / 40 Replies  
Ha, I found that page of him (I assume) and his girlfriend too. I had guessed that he was Filipino since every Aguinaldo I've ever known has been.

The UIC Police website was easy enough to find,...
Posted by petrol, on Nov 8, 2003 at 07:58 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Great, now I feel like I'm being interrogated... 2,295 Views / 40 Replies  
Great, now I feel like I'm being interrogated again. :rolleyes:

I didn't leave anything relevant out of the story, and it definitely happened, and there's a big dent in my bank account to prove...
Posted by petrol, on Nov 8, 2003 at 12:43 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Whew, okay, thanks a lot everyone for replying! ... 2,295 Views / 40 Replies  
Whew, okay, thanks a lot everyone for replying!

There are too many replies for me to respond to individually, so let me just colsolidate them.

I am going to email him again and put my foot...
Posted by petrol, on Nov 7, 2003 at 02:19 PM, in MacNN Lounge
As a matter of coincidence, the credit card... 2,295 Views / 40 Replies  
As a matter of coincidence, the credit card number was stolen from another city in Maryland, so when I went to talk to the detective I just drove there, about an hour from where I live.

Until...
Posted by petrol, on Nov 7, 2003 at 02:11 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Thanks for the reply. I guess since I'm... 2,295 Views / 40 Replies  
Thanks for the reply.

I guess since I'm still officially a suspect they never considered me an honest citizen.

What a mess.
Posted by petrol, on Nov 6, 2003 at 11:40 PM, in MacNN Lounge
He told me the story the way I told it to you, so... 2,295 Views / 40 Replies  
He told me the story the way I told it to you, so I guess technically he was, but he claims to have not known it.



Calling the police in his town is a good idea. I don't know his address, but...
Posted by petrol, on Nov 6, 2003 at 11:38 PM, in MacNN Lounge
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