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Hi Vinster, I don't know why its crash. The... 1,824 Views / 28 Replies  
Hi Vinster,

I don't know why its crash. The only thing I upgrade on the Mini is the ram. Otherwise its stock. I also notice that after I install a Belkin UPS. It crash a less (was crashing once...
Posted by TMLai, on Aug 2, 2005 at 10:34 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I got the eyetv 200 for about a month. Recording... 1,824 Views / 28 Replies  
I got the eyetv 200 for about a month. Recording quality is about as good as it can be. I connect it to a dedecated Macmini for 24/7 timer recording of my wife favour shows. It will crash about once...
Posted by TMLai, on Aug 2, 2005 at 09:24 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
As far as I know, only the RTMac was supported... 535 Views / 1 Replies  
As far as I know, only the RTMac was supported under mac os. And the support on that was stopped a few months ago.

It only work reliably under os9 with fcp (you most likely cannot boot to osx at...
Posted by TMLai, on Jun 22, 2004 at 09:31 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
The new Epson Scan Software is a major... 704 Views / 4 Replies  
The new Epson Scan Software is a major improvement over the prevous offer. I can now have full screen preview on my 23" Cinema. There is no standalone mode on the software. I always scan from...
Posted by TMLai, on Jun 13, 2004 at 07:56 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Be very careful with M-Audio product in the Mac... 947 Views / 5 Replies  
Be very careful with M-Audio product in the Mac world. Visit OSXAudio.com and search their forum for more comments. I would recommend eMagic 62m with a cheap mixer and a Shure SM58 or SM57 if you...
Posted by TMLai, on May 16, 2004 at 11:25 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I love these monitors, all metal, build like a... 852 Views / 4 Replies  
I love these monitors, all metal, build like a tank, sound quality only better by the higher end monitor from the same make.

http://www.genelec.com/products/2029a/2029a.php?spec=2029a

But they...
Posted by TMLai, on Apr 13, 2004 at 02:55 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I just too much used to that click and dial... 1,056 Views / 18 Replies  
I just too much used to that click and dial function that I can't do without now.
Posted by TMLai, on Apr 9, 2004 at 11:45 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I'm currently using a T3, but I have to say I... 1,056 Views / 18 Replies  
I'm currently using a T3, but I have to say I don't like it much. I hate sliding it open and close all the time.

If the TH55 have bluetooth build-in, I would buy it right away. I need the only...
Posted by TMLai, on Apr 8, 2004 at 03:45 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Its all depend on which software the school use.... 953 Views / 4 Replies  
Its all depend on which software the school use. (In the real world, application software always come first!)

If they use Avid, PC work as well as Mac.
If they use Final Cut Pro, it only run on...
Posted by TMLai, on Apr 5, 2004 at 08:43 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
You cannot boot from a software raid. So you need... 763 Views / 3 Replies  
You cannot boot from a software raid. So you need one disk for the os and at lest two extra identical disk for the raid setup. The advantage of this setup is minimum down time and a faster read...
Posted by TMLai, on Apr 4, 2004 at 02:23 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Be aware that silverfast ai included with the pro... 546 Views / 2 Replies  
Be aware that silverfast ai included with the pro version doesn't include IT8 calibration. Its an $160 option direct from Silverfast Imaging.
Posted by TMLai, on Mar 14, 2004 at 02:42 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I had used the Belkin unit with a flatbed... 667 Views / 5 Replies  
I had used the Belkin unit with a flatbed scanner. It only work with the software that specifically said the adapter was supported. But not work at all with other softwares. Buy it from retailer that...
Posted by TMLai, on Mar 14, 2004 at 02:20 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
All the news I got for M-Audio Mac users are bad... 619 Views / 3 Replies  
All the news I got for M-Audio Mac users are bad news. I would stay away from their products.
Posted by TMLai, on Feb 9, 2004 at 06:34 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Try Tom Lee, make sure the box have the OS X logo... 448 Views / 1 Replies  
Try Tom Lee, make sure the box have the OS X logo on it. All models from Motu or eMagic will work. I would stay away from Midiman (M-Audio). But they all cost more then $75. (Mac compatable mean OS 9...
Posted by TMLai, on Jan 28, 2004 at 08:44 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
--------------------------------- That is... 1,149 Views / 17 Replies  
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That is exactly what I run right now. My whole system is installed on the Xserve RAID and it is FAST. My Xbench results were something like 250 or 260. I am using...
Posted by TMLai, on Jan 19, 2004 at 03:28 AM, in Mac Desktops
Don't mixed displays from different manufacturer 5,412 Views / 95 Replies  
Imagine when you're working on Photoshop and have the photo on one display and the color palettes on the other display. When you select red from the palette, the color show on the photo become...
Posted by TMLai, on Jan 8, 2004 at 04:19 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Are those the new Cinema Display 677 Views / 1 Replies  
Just look at the Extensis Sign on the last photo of the following page.

http://www.macminute.com/2004/01/05/photos

Are those the new ACD? If they are, then the old one look a lot better.
Posted by TMLai, on Jan 6, 2004 at 12:49 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
In theory, ibook with an airport card would be... 621 Views / 3 Replies  
In theory, ibook with an airport card would be able to connect to any wi-fi access point. But with most wireless rounter. You are required to run a pc only setup software to get it start.

I have 3...
Posted by TMLai, on Nov 2, 2003 at 10:55 AM, in Networking
If you sit less then 5 feet from your speakers.... 12,762 Views / 72 Replies  
If you sit less then 5 feet from your speakers. Look at the following:

http://www.genelec.com/products/1029a/1029a.php

Genelec is the industrial standand on near field monitors. Every major...
Posted by TMLai, on Oct 11, 2003 at 10:29 AM, in Mac Desktops
If you are using a PB G4 and OS X.2.6 then Belkin... 596 Views / 5 Replies  
If you are using a PB G4 and OS X.2.6 then Belkin work without any driver. It just detacted by the system as an airport extreme card.

I am sending this message with it. But everytime I reboot the...
Posted by TMLai, on Aug 4, 2003 at 05:18 AM, in Networking
I had bad luck when I tried to get a working 2.5"... 1,225 Views / 12 Replies  
I had bad luck when I tried to get a working 2.5" external drive. Tried the "WB" brand but end up with a nor functioning drive and they don't answer my email. So I structed will a non-working...
Posted by TMLai, on Jun 30, 2003 at 08:40 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Belkin 54g Cardbus card work on Tibook 471 Views / 0 Replies  
I just tested out the Belkin 54g cardbus card on a tibook 1G. It work without any driver except the Airport 3.1 update.

Upon insert the card. It automatically take over the Airport function and...
Posted by TMLai, on Jun 24, 2003 at 08:16 AM, in Mac Notebooks
If you are using OSX, I stronghtly recommend you... 638 Views / 4 Replies  
If you are using OSX, I stronghtly recommend you set aside a small 20G partition and install another copy of the OS on it. This way, you will get a quick and easy way to repair you other disks or...
Posted by TMLai, on Jun 14, 2003 at 09:34 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Please verify, did you "crop" the image using the... 1,199 Views / 9 Replies  
Please verify, did you "crop" the image using the 4" x 6" constrain before you print? This is a very important step.
Posted by TMLai, on Jun 14, 2003 at 12:31 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Sorry, I just cannot remember where I read those... 658 Views / 5 Replies  
Sorry, I just cannot remember where I read those instruction. But I'm sure it come from some sort of offical Apple support document.
Posted by TMLai, on Jun 14, 2003 at 12:23 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Try do the following: Plug your printer... 658 Views / 5 Replies  
Try do the following:

Plug your printer directly to your Mac and set it up using the HP Driver Install again. It should work if it have OSX driver. Now plug the printer to the AE base station and...
Posted by TMLai, on Jun 13, 2003 at 09:13 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Yes, borderless printing work with iphoto. Just... 1,199 Views / 9 Replies  
Yes, borderless printing work with iphoto. Just make sure you crop the photo with 4x6 constrain or what ever size of paper you're using before you print. There is no facility in iphoto print dialog...
Posted by TMLai, on Jun 11, 2003 at 12:19 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
If you just want to want DVD on your TV. Buy a... 699 Views / 4 Replies  
If you just want to want DVD on your TV. Buy a dirt cheap standalone player. You will save a lot of money and get a much better picture in return.

I had used many PC video cards with s-video...
Posted by TMLai, on Jun 6, 2003 at 10:09 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
I think Canon produced the best OS X scanning... 718 Views / 8 Replies  
I think Canon produced the best OS X scanning software at the moment.

VueScan is one of the least usable scanning software I ever use. There are lot of option, but it very hard to get decent...
Posted by TMLai, on Jun 3, 2003 at 08:39 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
It can be done, but it required you to buy a new... 642 Views / 5 Replies  
It can be done, but it required you to buy a new camera. Any of those camera with an APS size sensor will produce image that fit perfectly on a 4 x 6 print. The one I use is the Fujifilm S2.

You...
Posted by TMLai, on Jun 1, 2003 at 01:42 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Sorry, I think my example of Rolex and Swatch (I... 1,088 Views / 17 Replies  
Sorry, I think my example of Rolex and Swatch (I only have 1 each, and the Rolex I owned keep better time then my Swatch, and my Casio, and my Omega) may not be suitable in this case. But I am 100%...
Posted by TMLai, on May 26, 2003 at 02:32 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I don't think its fair to compare the Samsung... 1,088 Views / 17 Replies  
I don't think its fair to compare the Samsung with the Apple Cinema Series. Their price different are just too wide. You wouldn't compare the quality between a Swatch and a Rolex, would you? I would...
Posted by TMLai, on May 25, 2003 at 09:33 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
You can take your camera to the store and test... 685 Views / 6 Replies  
You can take your camera to the store and test out the CF card before you buy. If it work the first time, it will work forever. CF always provided the most reliability over the microdrive. Remember...
Posted by TMLai, on May 23, 2003 at 09:43 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I have their 2.5" CX-1 that is not compatible... 481 Views / 2 Replies  
I have their 2.5" CX-1 that is not compatible with Mac. There are major power management issue. But it do work on the PC with 100% reliability.
Posted by TMLai, on May 23, 2003 at 09:33 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Long print life translated to less cost.... 1,605 Views / 30 Replies  
Long print life translated to less cost. According to a photo paper testing site(Do a search in dpreview.com forum.). The Canon PPP paper last 2 years and the Epson A paper last over 20 years. If you...
Posted by TMLai, on May 22, 2003 at 09:56 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I thank all ink jet printers will have print head... 1,605 Views / 30 Replies  
I thank all ink jet printers will have print head problems over time. My advice is print somthing at least once a week. This will prevent most of the print head problems.

When choosing between...
Posted by TMLai, on May 22, 2003 at 12:07 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
i950 support borderless printing. Next time just... 621 Views / 3 Replies  
i950 support borderless printing. Next time just buy 4 x 6 paper. For the time being, just remove the excess paper before putting them into the printer.

Set the papersize to 4 x 6 borderless in...
Posted by TMLai, on May 21, 2003 at 11:47 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Try aviod the W brand, I had been burn by them. 548 Views / 2 Replies  
Try aviod the W brand, I had been burn by them.
Posted by TMLai, on May 21, 2003 at 11:00 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I don't have any Acer LCD, but my office Acer 19"... 639 Views / 4 Replies  
I don't have any Acer LCD, but my office Acer 19" Tube Monitor is the worse monitor I ever own. It's priced low and builted like crap. An equally cheap Samsung tube we brought at the same time serve...
Posted by TMLai, on May 15, 2003 at 07:19 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I have a Epson 780 for 2 years (cost ~$70 today).... 1,605 Views / 30 Replies  
I have a Epson 780 for 2 years (cost ~$70 today). It produce very good result. But the color never get 100% right (look good to the eye but just don't match the screen.) The driver don't support any...
Posted by TMLai, on May 14, 2003 at 12:22 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Are you intersted in selling the DVD-RAM drive? 1,087 Views / 6 Replies  
Are you intersted in selling the DVD-RAM drive?
Posted by TMLai, on May 1, 2003 at 07:28 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
If I were you, I will buy another router. I know... 801 Views / 11 Replies  
If I were you, I will buy another router. I know that Apple Airport and Linksys will work for most case.

May I all suggest you to try you Belkin one more time. Turn everything on, wait until...
Posted by TMLai, on Apr 25, 2003 at 10:29 PM, in Networking
If you have the Snow Aiport Basestation and a... 623 Views / 3 Replies  
If you have the Snow Aiport Basestation and a printer with a network port. Just connect them together with a network cable. The difficult part is to setup the print server with an ip address that is...
Posted by TMLai, on Apr 25, 2003 at 09:52 PM, in Networking
Sorry, my last non apple router was more than... 577 Views / 8 Replies  
Sorry, my last non apple router was more than 18th month old. But I also have had problem with a print server I bought last month that have a build-in web base config program. Which get its ip...
Posted by TMLai, on Apr 23, 2003 at 08:20 PM, in Networking
Yes, AE base station will work with the Tibook... 577 Views / 8 Replies  
Yes, AE base station will work with the Tibook with the old airport card, but only at the old speed! If you don't have a PC with a wireless network card in it. I would recommended you stay with Apple...
Posted by TMLai, on Apr 23, 2003 at 01:33 PM, in Networking
No, I don't think it will work. 1) I don't... 631 Views / 6 Replies  
No, I don't think it will work.

1) I don't think you're getting a static ip address from Verizon (It cost a fortune).

2) Airport don't support ip pass through. The internet side of the world...
Posted by TMLai, on Apr 23, 2003 at 01:04 PM, in Networking
I'm doing exactly that at the moment. I use my... 561 Views / 4 Replies  
I'm doing exactly that at the moment. I use my good old Snow Airport Basestation as the router. But I still got disconnect from time to time (one or twices a day). After the 5.0.4 update, connection...
Posted by TMLai, on Apr 23, 2003 at 12:39 PM, in Networking
I am so sorry if any of my past posts sound... 1,048 Views / 16 Replies  
I am so sorry if any of my past posts sound offensive to any one. I just try to be helpful. I had tried 4 different setups in the last 3 months. The only one work 100% is the Lacie D2. There is one...
Posted by TMLai, on Apr 22, 2003 at 10:29 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Thank for sharing your experience, Zigzag.... 1,048 Views / 16 Replies  
Thank for sharing your experience, Zigzag. Unfortunately, I had been burned hard by one of your recomended vendor (The one that only sell storage). The product they ship don't work at all and they...
Posted by TMLai, on Apr 22, 2003 at 04:00 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Didn't you test your configuration completely.... 1,048 Views / 16 Replies  
Didn't you test your configuration completely. Please do the following to see if you have any problem.

1) Put your computer to sleep for five minutes or more. Bring it back up and check where you...
Posted by TMLai, on Apr 22, 2003 at 11:31 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
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