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What do you mean "is that a laCie Porsche hard...	1,550 Views / 11 Replies
What do you mean "is that a laCie Porsche hard drive enclosure"? What's wrong with them?
Posted by resuna, on May 27, 2007 at 06:36 PM, in macOS

This says nVidia but works fine on my Macbook...	12,140 Views / 10 Replies
This says nVidia but works fine on my Macbook Pro: Forcing AA with nvidia cards - Inside Mac Games Forum (http://www.insidemacgames.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=28484)
Posted by resuna, on Dec 28, 2006 at 08:22 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Sigh. All the beable about the low-power G5,...	17,849 Views / 386 Replies
Sigh. All the beable about the low-power G5, and never a word about the high-speed G4. What's wrong with the e600 roadmap? I'd take a 1.5 GHz G4 with two independent 667 MHz memory busses and two...
Posted by resuna, on Jun 18, 2005 at 11:55 AM, in MacNN Lounge

If Freescale was starting work on that chip right...	17,074 Views / 112 Replies
If Freescale was starting work on that chip right now, I'd say you were right. But they're not. As for the Cell, the Cell is not a "cool" processor, and it's no faster than any other G5 because...
Posted by resuna, on May 28, 2005 at 06:38 PM, in Mac Notebooks

2,530,000 similar complaints now... But...	18,427 Views / 113 Replies
2,530,000 similar complaints now... But 9,610,000 for "apple computer problem" Perhaps you should try another rhetorical flourish?
Posted by resuna, on May 28, 2005 at 06:20 PM, in MacNN Lounge

*It's not what it can* do that's the issue, it's...**	12,470 Views / 42 Replies
It's not what it can do that's the issue, it's what it can't do. In particular, it doesn't have any multiuser protection and it doesn't context-switch with the CPU because it has no VM. That...
Posted by resuna, on May 21, 2005 at 11:51 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Oh, so that's the answer. A gigabyte of RAM. It...	13,340 Views / 109 Replies
Oh, so that's the answer. A gigabyte of RAM. It would never have occurred to me to stick a gigabyte of RAM in a desktop computer just to make it reliable. But that's because I was used to running 40...
Posted by resuna, on May 21, 2005 at 11:44 PM, in macOS

The cell processor is NOT a general purpose...	12,470 Views / 42 Replies
The cell processor is NOT a general purpose computer. It's full of compromises that don't hurt a game machine. There's no virtual memory or multiuser protection for access to the SPUs, and the SPUs...
Posted by resuna, on May 20, 2005 at 07:13 PM, in MacNN Lounge

OS 9 -> OS X underwhelming?	13,340 Views / 109 Replies
Going from 9.1 to 10.1 (let alone 10.2, which totally blew 10.1 away) turned the Mac around for me. Even software running under Classic was more reliable and responsive than it had been under OS 9. ...
Posted by resuna, on May 20, 2005 at 06:58 PM, in macOS

Installing an application from the Finder does...	14,698 Views / 170 Replies
Installing an application from the Finder does not expose you to any more danger than running a program from the Finder. There is no reason to pop up a dialog box when opening a file in the Finder,...
Posted by resuna, on May 15, 2005 at 04:58 PM, in macOS

If you talk to anyone in tech support, they'll...	14,698 Views / 170 Replies
If you talk to anyone in tech support, they'll happily tell you that most users are too thick to safely use anything more advanced than a wheel, and they're not sure they're even up to that. It would...
Posted by resuna, on May 15, 2005 at 09:57 AM, in macOS

"Further, "Open 'safe' files after downloading"...	14,698 Views / 170 Replies
"Further, "Open 'safe' files after downloading" will NOT be disabled, and Apple will NOT issue a statement or warning to disable it." I suspect you're right, but I have learned that you can't...
Posted by resuna, on May 15, 2005 at 09:39 AM, in macOS

"What more can you do than ask whether the user...	14,698 Views / 170 Replies
"What more can you do than ask whether the user wants to allow this?" You can not do it AT ALL until the user explicitly requests that the program be installed or run. Asking the user "oh, by the...
Posted by resuna, on May 15, 2005 at 09:32 AM, in macOS

I don't want a G5 mini	9,085 Views / 32 Replies
I don't want a G5 in a mini. One of the big advantages of the mini for me is that I can leave it running all the time and it generates less heat than the cats snoozing on my bed. Or pretty close....
Posted by resuna, on May 7, 2005 at 10:51 AM, in Mac Desktops

Yeh, but - (1) $2000 in 1993 is worth, what,...	2,444 Views / 47 Replies
Yeh, but - (1) $2000 in 1993 is worth, what, $1200 now? Less? (2) Between the time Steve took over and this year Apple hasn't even sold a model comparable to the 6100: a non-expandible headless...
Posted by resuna, on Apr 15, 2005 at 07:45 AM, in MacNN Lounge

The phrase "ate into" implies "they sold fewer...	2,444 Views / 47 Replies
The phrase "ate into" implies "they sold fewer eMacs and iMacs than they would have without the mini". It implies that mini sales are lost potential iMac or eMac sales. And you don't have the figures...
Posted by resuna, on Apr 15, 2005 at 07:32 AM, in MacNN Lounge

I've seen iMacs moving pretty well at CompUSA and...	2,444 Views / 47 Replies
I've seen iMacs moving pretty well at CompUSA and Micro Center when I've been there, and the new iMac is pretty good. I was fairly down on it originally but after playing with it and looking at the...
Posted by resuna, on Apr 14, 2005 at 11:51 AM, in MacNN Lounge

you mean "if"...	2,444 Views / 47 Replies
Since Apple didn't split out sales of the Mini from the eMac and iMac, you can't tell how many of these sales are due to Jobs finally breaking down on his "No ugly monitors on nice Macs" position....
Posted by resuna, on Apr 14, 2005 at 11:44 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Re: Re: List of unsupported models:	6,129 Views / 99 Replies
Then they need to update their requirements page (http://www.apple.com/macosx/upgrade/requirements.html), since it doesn't show the Pismo and it does show slot-loading iMacs... the first generation...
Posted by resuna, on Apr 12, 2005 at 01:09 PM, in macOS

List of unsupported models:	6,129 Views / 99 Replies
Trying to delete double-post (server hung, hit reload).
Posted by resuna, on Apr 12, 2005 at 12:33 PM, in macOS

List of unsupported models:	6,129 Views / 99 Replies
imac Rev A-D slot-loading iMac 1st generation iBook. Looks like with Firewire the cutoff is somewhere in 2000. Firewire was introduced in iMacs with the iMac DV, and in iBooks with the 2nd...
Posted by resuna, on Apr 12, 2005 at 12:12 PM, in macOS

Heh. My shuffle seems to play Chumbawamba WAY...	3,423 Views / 26 Replies
Heh. My shuffle seems to play Chumbawamba WAY more often than it seems it should.
Posted by resuna, on Apr 10, 2005 at 12:38 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Re: Bye bye shuffle	3,423 Views / 26 Replies
The shuffle doesn't have a clock chip. It does update the "total plays" count, though. And it's got better sound than the Mini.
Posted by resuna, on Apr 10, 2005 at 12:36 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Let's see how this works...	3,423 Views / 26 Replies
Good idea whoever suggested filtering by play count: I've added a "select least often played" rule to my smart playlist for filling my iPod Shuffle. That should give me the same effect and cycle...
Posted by resuna, on Apr 10, 2005 at 12:34 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

My clever plan...	3,423 Views / 26 Replies
Heh. I have the following playlists set up in iTunes: 5 star, last play > 1 day 4 star, last play > 4 days 3 star, last play > 2 weeks 2 star, last play > 6 weeks 0 star, last play > 4...
Posted by resuna, on Apr 10, 2005 at 12:30 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

I guess it all depends on what you're willing to...	26,654 Views / 193 Replies
I guess it all depends on what you're willing to put up with to get away from the "three Rs"... Reboot, Reload, Reinstall. Maybe I'm just an abusive computer user, but working on Windows or OS 9...
Posted by resuna, on Apr 4, 2005 at 04:22 PM, in MacNN Lounge

You're a Cool friend of NewTek too! Hoopy!	26,654 Views / 193 Replies
You're a Cool friend of NewTek too! Hoopy!
Posted by resuna, on Apr 4, 2005 at 04:07 PM, in MacNN Lounge

I'd post mine, but...	121,506 Views / 401 Replies
I'd post mine, but you can't see the Mini in the photo I took, it's hidden behind the iPod Shuffle at the back of my "gadget shelf".
Posted by resuna, on Apr 4, 2005 at 07:47 AM, in Mac Desktops

Re: Ugly Mices on everyones otherwise attractive desktop setups.	121,506 Views / 401 Replies
http://www.dvforge.com/themousebt.shtml Actually, the Microsoft Basic Mouse works well and is pretty nice-looking. I must admit I was half-sexpecting some kind of mac-antimac explosion when I...
Posted by resuna, on Apr 4, 2005 at 07:38 AM, in Mac Desktops

I notice you're using one of those mini...	121,506 Views / 401 Replies
I notice you're using one of those mini laptop-style keyboards. I've got one and I don't use it... I'm actually using an old AT-interface keyboard with an AT-PS/2 adapter and a PS/2-USB KVM because I...
Posted by resuna, on Apr 4, 2005 at 07:31 AM, in Mac Desktops

Re: Re: Siwtching	26,654 Views / 193 Replies
If the problem was how long rendering took, that would be credible, but remember that Lightwave was originally developed for the Commodore Amiga, with a 7.14 MHz 68000, similar to the Mac Plus... and...
Posted by resuna, on Apr 4, 2005 at 07:15 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Re: Re: switcherooooo	26,654 Views / 193 Replies
Resolution is measured in pixels per inch. The definition of resolution is the size of the smallest object that can be perceived... a laptop with a smaller screen and the same number of pixels per...
Posted by resuna, on Apr 3, 2005 at 06:43 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Last I checked Flash was a product of Macromedia,...	26,654 Views / 193 Replies
Last I checked Flash was a product of Macromedia, not Apple Computer. Apple has no control over the amount of resources Macromedia applies to them, and since Flash is a closed-source product there...
Posted by resuna, on Apr 3, 2005 at 06:28 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Re: Re: Re: Re: Un-switchers	26,654 Views / 193 Replies
First, "They bought the stock 256MB minis"... you need more RAM than that. We've established that. Second, "They say it is slow, even compared to comparably-priced PC beige boxes." ever hear of...
Posted by resuna, on Apr 3, 2005 at 10:57 AM, in MacNN Lounge

This hardly qualifies as being "in the wild"......	26,654 Views / 193 Replies
This hardly qualifies as being "in the wild"... it was released through bittorrent, yes, but it's gone extinct because there's no mechanism for it to propogate. It's like the "Phage" exploit on...
Posted by resuna, on Apr 3, 2005 at 10:46 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Maybe not OE, but certainly Outlook. If you...	26,654 Views / 193 Replies
Maybe not OE, but certainly Outlook. If you buy a Pocket PC you have to use Outlook, Despite the fact that Microsoft has created this whole grand structure of embedded objects and common APIs...
Posted by resuna, on Apr 3, 2005 at 10:34 AM, in MacNN Lounge

More astroturfing from Gartner...	732 Views / 7 Replies
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5644762.html http://www.techweb.com/wire/security/159907841 A week after the Symantec FUD bomb? Puh-lease! Do they really think this kind of obvious...
Posted by resuna, on Mar 30, 2005 at 10:37 AM, in MacNN Lounge

How about moving the Proxy Preferences out of...	14,239 Views / 326 Replies
How about moving the Proxy Preferences out of System Preferences and into Safari Preferences as it should be? What I'd really like them to do in prefs is put the login items preference back at the...
Posted by resuna, on Mar 19, 2005 at 08:42 PM, in macOS

Ah... thanks, I missed it earlier. I miss...	39,562 Views / 387 Replies
Ah... thanks, I missed it earlier. I miss Usenet, none of these web boards makes discussions nearly as easy to follow as the old Usenet software did... friggin' spammers. [trails off into...
Posted by resuna, on Mar 13, 2005 at 08:14 AM, in Mac Desktops

Poll: You left the Mini off...	16,364 Views / 122 Replies
Dawg. I put down my "Beige G4", 'cos my mini wasn't on your list.
Posted by resuna, on Mar 12, 2005 at 10:30 AM, in Mac Desktops

What about the Freescale chips?	39,562 Views / 387 Replies
Any chance of the new Freescale chips in a compatible processor card? AFter some of the things Sonnet has pulled off (like the G3 upgrade for the 7200... now THAT was a godlike hack) I can't see them...
Posted by resuna, on Mar 12, 2005 at 10:14 AM, in Mac Desktops

Have a look at the new HI guidelines. ...	5,027 Views / 80 Replies
Have a look at the new HI guidelines. There's no hope for more consistency... there's now effectively four window styles: Aqua, Metal, Plastic, and Pro.
Posted by resuna, on Feb 6, 2005 at 02:06 PM, in GUI Customization

It should require fewer resources than...	5,027 Views / 80 Replies
It should require fewer resources than Konfabulator, because there's only one runtime... Konfabulator launches a separate runtime for each widget. Other than that, I have no idea. I suspect it'll be...
Posted by resuna, on Jan 23, 2005 at 08:33 AM, in GUI Customization

I use virtual desktops to organise my windows the...	5,027 Views / 80 Replies
I use virtual desktops to organise my windows the way I work with them. You can put (say) Xcode, a terminal, and Toyviewer on one desktop, and a browser and newsreader on another, and iTunes and a...
Posted by resuna, on Jan 23, 2005 at 07:46 AM, in GUI Customization

Dashboard	5,027 Views / 80 Replies
My biggest problem with Tiger's design is Dashboard. EVERY Application on the system can be placed anywhere on the screen I want, minimised to the dock, left sitting in the background or stuck in...
Posted by resuna, on Jan 22, 2005 at 03:41 PM, in GUI Customization

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