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Re: 4G iPod & Audiobooks 856 Views / 2 Replies  
The way to trick itunes into thinking it is an audiobook is to convert or rip it to an AAC file and make it bookmarkable. The conversion or ripping you can do right in iTunes. The bookmarkable part...
Posted by vvedge, on Dec 2, 2004 at 11:38 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Currently, it looks like this lot is going to... 504 Views / 2 Replies  
Currently, it looks like this lot is going to sell, so I can't sell you part of it.

But the current bid is only $199, so you can still get in on it.
Posted by vvedge, on Nov 14, 2004 at 11:13 PM, in Marketplace
FA on ebay: New Gold iPod mini+Dock+iTrip+4 iPod Earbuds 504 Views / 2 Replies  
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5731233038

This is a new gold ipod mini I just recieved as a replacement. I'm selling it with all my accessories, including:

4 Pairs of Apple...
Posted by vvedge, on Nov 9, 2004 at 09:52 PM, in Marketplace
My letters dissapearing are: A-S--LE ... 11,592 Views / 62 Replies  
My letters dissapearing are:

A-S--LE

hmmm... what could I be typing so much..
Posted by vvedge, on Sep 12, 2004 at 05:04 PM, in Mac Notebooks
thanks, i actually rediscovered this when I... 465 Views / 2 Replies  
thanks, i actually rediscovered this when I realized I still had my old broken remote (buttons still worked, audio was fritz)..

Now onto the question...why?

I dunno, it seems to make a little...
Posted by vvedge, on Aug 7, 2004 at 03:57 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
iPod remote... is this behaving right? 465 Views / 2 Replies  
When my ipod is paused, I can't change the volume with the buttons on the remote. Of course i can change the volume with the wheel. I

I just got a replacement remote, so I'm not totally sure I'm...
Posted by vvedge, on Aug 6, 2004 at 01:33 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
My only complaint is the grey color. It looks... 1,958 Views / 29 Replies  
My only complaint is the grey color. It looks like an inverted silver mini. yeck.

Maybe easing us into the grey metallic age of apple product coloring?
Posted by vvedge, on Aug 3, 2004 at 11:05 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Yes you can. The whole thing is on sort of a... 907 Views / 8 Replies  
Yes you can. The whole thing is on sort of a pivot.

However, unless you're rewinding and fast forwarding at the same time (thus negating time), i dunno why you'd need to. The Reset key combination...
Posted by vvedge, on Jul 30, 2004 at 06:58 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Poll: The one button mouse is the simplest mouse on the... 1,972 Views / 39 Replies  
The one button mouse is the simplest mouse on the market. Pure and simple. There are far too many options out there for mice. You have Microsoft, Logitech, and Kensington and co. making 2/3/4/5/6/7/8...
Posted by vvedge, on Jun 16, 2004 at 09:02 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Under $80? Try $129 Hope I didnt burst too... 622 Views / 3 Replies  
Under $80? Try $129

Hope I didnt burst too big of a bubble, but this thing would be a good buy for me if I actually needed it, or if I actually had the money for it.
Posted by vvedge, on Jun 9, 2004 at 08:20 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
New question... best place to get a Seagate? Good... 2,627 Views / 15 Replies  
New question... best place to get a Seagate? Good deals? price?
Posted by vvedge, on Apr 27, 2004 at 09:49 PM, in Mac Desktops
Quiet Hard Drive for iMac DV 2,627 Views / 15 Replies  
My iMac DV has been on its replacement 60 gig hard drive for pretty close to 4 years now, and it's due for dying out.

I'd love to keep this iMac around for another year or two, perhaps with a...
Posted by vvedge, on Apr 24, 2004 at 01:23 PM, in Mac Desktops
Dude, you dont get that kind of bizzare trade... 781 Views / 8 Replies  
Dude, you dont get that kind of bizzare trade everyday, do it!

I have both machines (the tower is my dad's) right now, and its a worlds of a difference.

But...

Check and make sure the...
Posted by vvedge, on Mar 29, 2004 at 11:57 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Hyper-hypothetical here, I dont want to justify... 1,434 Views / 34 Replies  
Hyper-hypothetical here, I dont want to justify the naysayers-now-footinmouthers... but what if the overall negative response is what told apple to take production of the mini slower (as to not have...
Posted by vvedge, on Mar 28, 2004 at 06:19 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
LOL, its comedy... its not really trying to take... 891 Views / 15 Replies  
LOL, its comedy... its not really trying to take down Griffen...

Some posters are just taking this too seriously. :rolleyes:
Posted by vvedge, on Mar 18, 2004 at 04:44 AM, in MacNN Lounge
The guy is the show's graphic artist. i suppose... 891 Views / 15 Replies  
The guy is the show's graphic artist. i suppose audio isn't his fort�.
Posted by vvedge, on Mar 18, 2004 at 03:06 AM, in MacNN Lounge
GO: http://homepage.mac.com/vvedge1138/imic.mpg 891 Views / 15 Replies  
GO: http://homepage.mac.com/vvedge1138/imic.mpg
Posted by vvedge, on Mar 18, 2004 at 02:26 AM, in MacNN Lounge
iMic on Conan! 891 Views / 15 Replies  
On Conan O'Brien not a few minutes ago, they had a segement wit this guy ranting about how he can't use his iMic (http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/imic/) on his mac running OS 9.

It got a...
Posted by vvedge, on Mar 18, 2004 at 02:12 AM, in MacNN Lounge
might be going out on a limb here, but... ... 667 Views / 5 Replies  
might be going out on a limb here, but...

http://www.macally.com/spec/usb/input_device/hubs.html

Macally has a USB2+Firewire hub. I dont know if you'll need USB 2 on the system to actually use...
Posted by vvedge, on Mar 10, 2004 at 01:39 PM, in Mac Desktops
There are circumstances where you can boot off of... 710 Views / 5 Replies  
There are circumstances where you can boot off of a firewire hard drive (be it another target disked mac, or even and iPod) Just so long as there is a valid system on the drive.

I wouldn't...
Posted by vvedge, on Mar 2, 2004 at 03:53 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Quick Comments: 1. The Kid in the commercial... 2,270 Views / 78 Replies  
Quick Comments:

1. The Kid in the commercial probably stole the song anyway to put on his ipod...

2. Didnt the ad only air with the "Slim Shady" song? The preview of the ad that was shown at...
Posted by vvedge, on Feb 25, 2004 at 12:48 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Actually, they are Energizer Lithium Batteries.... 618 Views / 3 Replies  
Actually, they are Energizer Lithium Batteries. There's definitely a difference. The main thing has to be the weight. The Lithiums advertise as being one of the lightest on the market. I picked up a...
Posted by vvedge, on Feb 23, 2004 at 11:46 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Just got mine from my local apple store...... 17,495 Views / 64 Replies  
Just got mine from my local apple store... instead of silver... I went for the GOLD!!

:p

The color is a LOT less brown than the Apple product photography would suggest. It's very subtle, very...
Posted by vvedge, on Feb 21, 2004 at 12:18 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Re: ibook battery warranty 6 months? really? 607 Views / 5 Replies  
This is news to me. Just 9 months ago I was able to get a replacement battery for a 2 year old iBook.

This is not a good change in policy, especially considering the flak they've taken for iPod...
Posted by vvedge, on Feb 20, 2004 at 02:57 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Poll: at least add iPod to the description under the... 4,470 Views / 90 Replies  
at least add iPod to the description under the Peripherals forums?
Posted by vvedge, on Feb 18, 2004 at 12:56 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
It's great. Frankly I'm not impressed by the... 2,159 Views / 29 Replies  
It's great. Frankly I'm not impressed by the design of the new powerbooks, tell me you weren't at least kicking yourself slightly when the iBook G4 came out :)

1 week so far with my new machine,...
Posted by vvedge, on Feb 17, 2004 at 03:06 PM, in Mac Notebooks
this is my dearly departed G3 500 named koobi...... 4,481 Views / 31 Replies  
this is my dearly departed G3 500 named koobi... soon to be replaced by Apple with a G4 800, which I'll name 2oobi. (probably end up in the same place)

...
Posted by vvedge, on Feb 8, 2004 at 02:04 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I have yet to get my G4 iBook, but I'm dreading... 772 Views / 4 Replies  
I have yet to get my G4 iBook, but I'm dreading this staining problem...

I went to the Apple Discussions and someone suggested this:

http://www.homemadesimple.com/mrclean/eraser_useage.shtml
...
Posted by vvedge, on Feb 4, 2004 at 08:24 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Today I just sent out my 500 mhz G3 ibook and... 2,159 Views / 29 Replies  
Today I just sent out my 500 mhz G3 ibook and will now start waiting for my 800 mhz G4 iBook...

Yea, I don't deserve this, but it's still good :)
Posted by vvedge, on Feb 2, 2004 at 01:24 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: new imac is superbowl commercial? 732 Views / 2 Replies  
Just the lighting I bet...

Notice she was buying a Green Day album.. heh
Posted by vvedge, on Feb 2, 2004 at 12:26 AM, in Mac Desktops
of course, for anyone who's not watching: ... 838 Views / 26 Replies  
of course, for anyone who's not watching:

http://www.apple.com/itunes/pepsi/ads/

And the girl was buying a Green Day album too... lol
Posted by vvedge, on Feb 1, 2004 at 08:25 PM, in MacNN Lounge
It's over... My long ordeal with this iBook... 946 Views / 9 Replies  
It's over...

My long ordeal with this iBook is finally over...

6 repairs.... 5 cd-rw drives later... i can finally put my ordeal with Apple Support and repair people... behind me.

Looks like...
Posted by vvedge, on Jan 28, 2004 at 09:04 PM, in Mac Notebooks
You should have it the day after they recieve... 785 Views / 7 Replies  
You should have it the day after they recieve it... Assuming its not a weekend.
Posted by vvedge, on Jan 28, 2004 at 06:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Well, that didnt take very long... I got my... 946 Views / 9 Replies  
Well, that didnt take very long...

I got my ibook back from "repair".... BIG Surprise...

It's still not fixed... again.... like I said wouldn't...

I went to the Apple Store, got them to...
Posted by vvedge, on Jan 27, 2004 at 10:40 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Well, I called again just intending to make sure... 946 Views / 9 Replies  
Well, I called again just intending to make sure they repair it right this time.

I also had to clear up their misconception that I
ve had 3 repair to my iBook's CD-RW, not 4. The truth is, there...
Posted by vvedge, on Jan 23, 2004 at 05:04 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Pretty much my same experience yesterday. I think... 2,159 Views / 29 Replies  
Pretty much my same experience yesterday. I think I've taken enough applecare repair myself, you certainly have. I don't understand their "give us one more chance" mentality. Do they only really...
Posted by vvedge, on Jan 21, 2004 at 02:00 PM, in Mac Notebooks
ooh, I was a bit rushed to get out the door, so I... 946 Views / 9 Replies  
ooh, I was a bit rushed to get out the door, so I left out what they said about that.

Basically, they want one more crack at it before they even consider a replacement machine. Which, I'm really...
Posted by vvedge, on Jan 21, 2004 at 12:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Apple's 'repair' made my iBook WORSE 946 Views / 9 Replies  
If you haven't been following my posts in the other thread (http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=179152), here's whats going on.

I've had this lingering problem for the last 2...
Posted by vvedge, on Jan 21, 2004 at 10:39 AM, in Mac Notebooks
So I called apple again today, laid down my... 2,159 Views / 29 Replies  
So I called apple again today, laid down my situation. And guess what they have the GALL to ask of me.... they want ANOTHER CHANCE.

After 2 years and 4 botched repairs, I'm supposed to trust Apple...
Posted by vvedge, on Jan 20, 2004 at 10:50 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Well everyone, I had to send my machine for the... 2,159 Views / 29 Replies  
Well everyone, I had to send my machine for the 4th time for the same problem. I didn't ask for a new machine, but I did hint at the horrendous repair history in earlier posts.

So I get my iBook...
Posted by vvedge, on Jan 20, 2004 at 02:57 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: ibook Prayer 812 Views / 5 Replies  
I just back up my files every week and hope for the best... thanks tho.
Posted by vvedge, on Jan 5, 2004 at 01:21 AM, in Mac Notebooks
There's also a pretty good couple of drawings on... 2,740 Views / 34 Replies  
There's also a pretty good couple of drawings on how to do it under your ibook keyboard.
Posted by vvedge, on Dec 31, 2003 at 12:25 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Rubber foot came off... 669 Views / 3 Replies  
If you're near an apple retail store, they should be able to give you a new one for free, if they have them in stock.

But don't bother calling apple.. they'll charge for the foot.. more that its...
Posted by vvedge, on Dec 30, 2003 at 09:46 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: simple question 577 Views / 2 Replies  
Easier way than digging through the cache, if the file is fully downloaded (not a stream or reference file), you can go into the source of the page and pull out the direct URL to the movie.
...
Posted by vvedge, on Dec 19, 2003 at 05:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: One-Click Mouse? Give Me a Break! 1,207 Views / 19 Replies  
When I sucummbed to the PC back in the 90s, I didnt even realize there was a "Right-Click" for almost a few years. I considered myself pretty computer savvy back then...

It did make it extremely...
Posted by vvedge, on Dec 17, 2003 at 08:58 AM, in Mac Notebooks
What you could do, is if you had another mac, put... 614 Views / 9 Replies  
What you could do, is if you had another mac, put the 10.3 CD in the mac with a working CD drive. Set the iBook to target disk mode, and plug it in. Boot the mac with the CD in it into the Panther...
Posted by vvedge, on Dec 3, 2003 at 12:50 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I also recommend using ffmpeg to recode some of... 1,340 Views / 11 Replies  
I also recommend using ffmpeg to recode some of these divx avis. A lot of them are bloated and too bitrate heavy to be played on G3s. Usually below 1000 kpbs is good enought to be played on G3s.
Posted by vvedge, on Nov 29, 2003 at 08:00 PM, in Mac Desktops
ooh, actually if you go to the store, it's there... 9,145 Views / 111 Replies  
ooh, actually if you go to the store, it's there right now. Might not update the main page or the rest of the site... for a few minutes.
Posted by vvedge, on Nov 18, 2003 at 09:42 AM, in Mac Desktops
nothing yet, man! I wanna see what this looks... 9,145 Views / 111 Replies  
nothing yet, man! I wanna see what this looks like before i run out the door!
Posted by vvedge, on Nov 18, 2003 at 09:41 AM, in Mac Desktops
Re: WHY won't Apple let me have an iBook with a Superdrive!?! 1,933 Views / 31 Replies  
From MacNN front page:



$200 bucks more for a superdrive.... have fun.
Posted by vvedge, on Nov 17, 2003 at 04:38 PM, in Mac Notebooks
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