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i have an ibook 1.2ghz with 1.2 gb of ram and it... 494 Views / 2 Replies  
i have an ibook 1.2ghz with 1.2 gb of ram and it runs fine, there is no 2 finger scrolling/right click. but there is a program called iscroll2 that i use that gives the ibook the same 2 finger...
Posted by smic, on Oct 23, 2008 at 08:39 PM, in Mac Notebooks
i have the same ibook and it honestly the most... 2,938 Views / 41 Replies  
i have the same ibook and it honestly the most reliable computer i have ever had. the best part is that it was an applecare exchange for my worst computer ever the ibookG3 700mhz. (nice that i didnt...
Posted by smic, on Sep 28, 2008 at 01:33 AM, in Mac Notebooks
oh ya and if your any good with joining wires,... 572 Views / 2 Replies  
oh ya and if your any good with joining wires, you can get a cheap usb cable, and cut the ends off the xbox cable and the usb cable and join the wires, there is one extra wire on the xbox controller...
Posted by smic, on Jun 25, 2006 at 01:46 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
there is a driver for it, i tried it out a year... 572 Views / 2 Replies  
there is a driver for it, i tried it out a year ago and didnt find it as good as the windows driver that i use on my pc. but it looks like it has been updated since i used it last
...
Posted by smic, on Jun 25, 2006 at 01:43 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
what i did so my trackpad doesnt get dirty was to... 760 Views / 4 Replies  
what i did so my trackpad doesnt get dirty was to find a plastic sticker that is easy to peel off without residue, and put that on the trackpad, and so far it works great, and if it gets dirty or...
Posted by smic, on Oct 3, 2005 at 10:41 PM, in Mac Notebooks
im pretty sure you have to install extra drivers... 552 Views / 3 Replies  
im pretty sure you have to install extra drivers on the pc side, when you share it there is an option in the properties window for "additional drivers" to add to share it to other os's

then on the...
Posted by smic, on Oct 3, 2005 at 12:58 AM, in Mac Notebooks
there is an unreal mod for unreal tournament that... 891 Views / 7 Replies  
there is an unreal mod for unreal tournament that lets you play the original unreal, but i cant remember the name :hmm:
Posted by smic, on Oct 1, 2005 at 03:46 AM, in Gaming
The trick is how to power the monitor since you... 4,114 Views / 14 Replies  
The trick is how to power the monitor since you are not using the computer. If the computer still works, just power it up normally and let the other CPU drive the monitor.

ok I tried that awhile...
Posted by smic, on Sep 4, 2005 at 02:47 PM, in Mac Desktops
ya an autofill option would be great right... 790 Views / 3 Replies  
ya an autofill option would be great

right now i have multiple random playlists that i sync, but i have to "re-random" each ramdom play list, and picking by least played or other option it sorts...
Posted by smic, on Aug 12, 2005 at 12:05 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Gish... 818 Views / 9 Replies  
Gish (http://www.chroniclogic.com/index.htm?gish.htm) is awsome, and you dont have to play for a long time, u can just play for a couple of minutes, easy, but tricky at times
Posted by smic, on Jun 1, 2005 at 02:13 AM, in Gaming
i get about 4-4.5 hours with airport on, and the... 1,032 Views / 2 Replies  
i get about 4-4.5 hours with airport on, and the screen pretty bright,regularly just downloading and ripping a cd or 2

i think when i watch a dvd it goes to under 4 hours

my ibook is a 12"...
Posted by smic, on May 22, 2005 at 12:58 PM, in Mac Notebooks
i dont find it any more faster really but it is... 1,574 Views / 7 Replies  
i dont find it any more faster really
but it is more efficient i think, like i dont get the beachball as much, it seems more responsive
i have yet to try out everything like automator, but i must...
Posted by smic, on Apr 30, 2005 at 02:37 AM, in macOS
just delete the related plists, not the whole... 1,541 Views / 27 Replies  
just delete the related plists, not the whole folder, and dont delete a bunch at once
just try one or two and see if it helps or not then try some others if it doesnt
Posted by smic, on Apr 28, 2005 at 12:31 AM, in Mac Notebooks
nah your not an asshat i think its differnt... 1,288 Views / 5 Replies  
nah your not an asshat
i think its differnt music and different ears, since im not a bass junkie i know its not that its to loud for me

and 2 other people i know with ipods, one had the same...
Posted by smic, on Apr 26, 2005 at 07:38 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
seanc i dont know if there is a tool to move... 1,541 Views / 27 Replies  
seanc
i dont know if there is a tool to move all the settings, but you could trash the coloursync .plist, and some other related ones
because then you would know that it is a software problem, and...
Posted by smic, on Apr 26, 2005 at 07:31 PM, in Mac Notebooks
i have a first gen ipod, and i noticed that too ... 1,288 Views / 5 Replies  
i have a first gen ipod, and i noticed that too
ive tried 2 differnt headphones, some sony in-ear earbuds and some midquality earmuff style ones

and i still find the treble to much, deep is a...
Posted by smic, on Apr 25, 2005 at 12:26 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
another idea i had was just make your self a new... 1,541 Views / 27 Replies  
another idea i had was just make your self a new user, since it could be currupted prefs or plist, or some cache maybe

then see if your new user changes the coloursync profiles after it sleeps,...
Posted by smic, on Apr 25, 2005 at 12:21 AM, in Mac Notebooks
i have a faint memory of mine doing that before,... 1,541 Views / 27 Replies  
i have a faint memory of mine doing that before, but i cant remember what i did to fix it
maybe just fixed the permissions on the volume, or i might have made a new profile
it was something trivial...
Posted by smic, on Apr 22, 2005 at 02:26 AM, in Mac Notebooks
on my 1st gen ipod, it says the same thing, but i... 1,859 Views / 4 Replies  
on my 1st gen ipod, it says the same thing, but i just replugged it into the computer and it updated the fimware, so you dont really "need" the adapter

it more than likely just says to use the...
Posted by smic, on Apr 16, 2005 at 01:39 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
wow u kick ass :censor: 617 Views / 1 Replies  
wow u kick ass
:censor:
Posted by smic, on Mar 23, 2005 at 04:10 AM, in Gaming
1st gen, stuck middle button 639 Views / 0 Replies  
so i have a 5gig first gen ipod, and its been awsome since the day i had it

now a couple of days ago the middle button is stuck down, ive taken it apart, and it seems the button mechinism is...
Posted by smic, on Mar 19, 2005 at 03:32 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
not that this will help but i had one of the... 1,195 Views / 11 Replies  
not that this will help
but i had one of the 700mhz g3 ibooks, i got it right when they came out in november, and just before a year was up, the logic board and mother board bit it, then a week...
Posted by smic, on Mar 5, 2005 at 05:09 AM, in Mac Notebooks
or you could have gotten the microsoft... 1,353 Views / 10 Replies  
or you could have gotten the microsoft intellipoint software, which is pretty much an ms branded usb overdrive, and it has the side tilt scrolling support on the ms mice
Posted by smic, on Feb 23, 2005 at 03:25 AM, in Mac Desktops
ya its stable, the only thing i noticed with 2... 798 Views / 16 Replies  
ya its stable, the only thing i noticed with 2 hard drives hooked up, is i think there isnt enough power for both of them, when i was backing everything up i could hear one spin down for a second...
Posted by smic, on Feb 3, 2005 at 07:21 PM, in Mac Desktops
wow i just upgraded my imac with a 120 gig and it... 798 Views / 16 Replies  
wow i just upgraded my imac with a 120 gig and it was doing the exact same thing

i was almost ready to throw it thru the window

but hopefully mine is jumpers too

ill have to check tommorow,...
Posted by smic, on Feb 3, 2005 at 03:48 AM, in Mac Desktops
unplug and take out the battery and there is... 679 Views / 4 Replies  
unplug and take out the battery
and there is two tabs at the top of the keyboard that u can take the keyboard off with
then u can see the airport extreme card, take it out carefully

then there...
Posted by smic, on Jan 29, 2005 at 01:46 AM, in Mac Notebooks
another thing to try is the key type or... 8,301 Views / 11 Replies  
another thing to try is the key type
or somthing like that
i remember i had a choice of "open system" or "shared key" or both
i went with open system and it worked fine, when i had it on shared it...
Posted by smic, on Jan 25, 2005 at 01:56 AM, in Mac Notebooks
optical would be quite overkill for mp3s you... 14,147 Views / 213 Replies  
optical would be quite overkill for mp3s
you can just get a headphone -> rca cord
and have a great mp3 player that doesnt have to convert digital and analog sound for no reason
Posted by smic, on Jan 24, 2005 at 12:42 AM, in Mac Desktops
ok i did this with my 266 imac last year and it... 2,339 Views / 13 Replies  
ok i did this with my 266 imac last year and it never worked for me
heres what i did
i was using a 17inch studio display for my imac, and the imac moniter was not used

then i picked up a cheap...
Posted by smic, on Jan 23, 2005 at 08:52 PM, in Hardware Hacking
i liked ubuntu but i had it on a 700mhz ibook ... 1,423 Views / 13 Replies  
i liked ubuntu
but i had it on a 700mhz ibook
the only thing wrong with it i thought was it had gnome and no kde
Posted by smic, on Dec 22, 2004 at 03:03 AM, in macOS
hey so i did a search and found a post that... 621 Views / 4 Replies  
hey so i did a search and found a post that suggested that the antenna wasnt "snapped" back in right

so popped off the keyboard and it snapped in, and everything is all good now

heres the link...
Posted by smic, on Dec 7, 2004 at 07:28 PM, in Networking
i just have the same situation i had an ibook... 621 Views / 4 Replies  
i just have the same situation
i had an ibook g3 with normal airport and got good reception from my router
it was just replaced with a new ibook g4, and yesterday i installed new ram, and now i...
Posted by smic, on Dec 7, 2004 at 06:52 PM, in Networking
remember that with the spanning enabled a second... 1,229 Views / 10 Replies  
remember that with the spanning enabled a second moniter is bliss

i scored a blue&white 17inch moniter free, because one of the pins was bent and the person didnt want it, bent the pin back and...
Posted by smic, on Nov 7, 2004 at 02:48 PM, in Mac Notebooks
and the psp aint coming out till next spring at... 1,141 Views / 18 Replies  
and the psp aint coming out till next spring at least
and there are rumors of worse battery life than the worst ipods
Posted by smic, on Oct 12, 2004 at 03:59 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
i have a netgear MR814 router, its pretty nice,... 636 Views / 5 Replies  
i have a netgear MR814 router, its pretty nice, easy to setup, the firewall isnt as robust as id like, but its not to shabby

before i tried a linksys and it was a pain in the ass, the setup was a...
Posted by smic, on Oct 1, 2004 at 03:59 AM, in Mac Notebooks
same speed 700mhz but im under the impression... 978 Views / 12 Replies  
same speed 700mhz
but im under the impression that its a downclocked 800mhz
i used icook and clocked it upto 800 and it was fine
but, i cook stopped working for me, and wasnt worth having to...
Posted by smic, on Sep 26, 2004 at 05:14 AM, in Mac Notebooks
well i just got mine back for the second logic... 978 Views / 12 Replies  
well i just got mine back for the second logic board repair
i mentioned the cable issue too, but they didnt fix it, looks like in the symtoms were all for the logic board, and the cable was...
Posted by smic, on Sep 24, 2004 at 02:56 AM, in Mac Notebooks
where in canada are you? 748 Views / 3 Replies  
where in canada are you?
Posted by smic, on Sep 17, 2004 at 12:33 AM, in Mac Desktops
sidetrack is the shiznit it makes up for not... 919 Views / 10 Replies  
sidetrack is the shiznit
it makes up for not having a mouse when u dont have one
scrolls horizontally and vertically like my MSmouse, and and as many different clicks configured as a mouse too
Posted by smic, on Aug 23, 2004 at 02:52 AM, in Mac Notebooks
actually unreal tournament has a beta app for osx... 1,432 Views / 23 Replies  
actually unreal tournament has a beta app for osx
last time i used it, it ran fine, and there is also a mod for it to play the original unreal
Posted by smic, on Aug 4, 2004 at 06:53 PM, in Gaming
did u install the new palm desktop? it should... 1,204 Views / 15 Replies  
did u install the new palm desktop?
it should still be workin for os9
Posted by smic, on Jul 20, 2004 at 01:43 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
for me ya, they are preying on the paranoid ... 1,553 Views / 19 Replies  
for me ya, they are preying on the paranoid

i have no marks on my screen from the keys, my trackpad is "almost" as good as it was new (i can see a little wear), the outside has some scratches but...
Posted by smic, on Jul 19, 2004 at 01:56 AM, in Mac Notebooks
no your clie should be fine for the palm os the... 1,204 Views / 15 Replies  
no your clie should be fine for the palm os
the desktop is just a newer version, both numbers aren't related


the only thing i can think of is to archive all the palm data, like calanders and...
Posted by smic, on Jul 13, 2004 at 10:34 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
man i had a tj-415 that "needed" the missing sync... 1,204 Views / 15 Replies  
man i had a tj-415 that "needed" the missing sync stuff

well i was syncing it with my old 266mhz imac

no problems at all

so ya seriously try to sync it, it should work
Posted by smic, on Jul 12, 2004 at 11:49 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
butt F ugly honestly it looks like a cheapo... 1,543 Views / 30 Replies  
butt F ugly

honestly it looks like a cheapo mouse trying to look cool
Posted by smic, on Jul 10, 2004 at 09:35 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
try deleting preferences too 516 Views / 2 Replies  
try deleting preferences too
Posted by smic, on Jul 10, 2004 at 06:58 PM, in Mac Notebooks
well now after reading all this, i looked at my... 10,763 Views / 61 Replies  
well now after reading all this, i looked at my ibook 700
and...
its got a tiny L shaped crack on that corner
strange
Posted by smic, on Jun 16, 2004 at 11:27 PM, in Mac Notebooks
im no network guru but what about nfs i had... 1,950 Views / 2 Replies  
im no network guru
but what about nfs
i had afp sharing for awhile, then got tired of having to authenticate all the time
so i setup nfs, and it will share with just certain ips, or a subnet
and...
Posted by smic, on May 11, 2004 at 12:55 AM, in Networking
333 imac external sound 618 Views / 2 Replies  
ok so i have my old imac in my closet acting as my file server. then i had this idea to use it as an mp3 player for my stereo, controlling it over the network. so i hooked it all up to my amp, but...
Posted by smic, on Feb 13, 2004 at 03:47 PM, in Mac Desktops
i just got a camera this weekend, and this site... 1,080 Views / 10 Replies  
i just got a camera this weekend, and this site helped alot
http://www.steves-digicams.com/
lots of review material for every camera
Posted by smic, on Jan 26, 2004 at 02:27 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
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