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I use mine on the couch all the time. I have it... 1,141 Views / 10 Replies  
I use mine on the couch all the time. I have it set to "Tap to click" so I don't have to activate the physical buttons. I don't use it for that much file management, but for the basics, it's great.
Posted by SoBayJake, on Sep 30, 2010 at 12:36 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Based on those images, there is NOTHING in... 887,925 Views / 48 Replies  
Based on those images, there is NOTHING in iTunes. Is that correct? You have no purchases, imported CDs, etc?

Have you purchased apps on the phone itself? When you plugged it in, iTunes should...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Sep 7, 2010 at 04:41 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
If you are asking if they show up as two... 644 Views / 5 Replies  
If you are asking if they show up as two independent drives in Finder, yes. The dock doesn't create a RAID set or anything like that.

The product site states:
- Hot-Swap Capability for Rapid...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Jul 29, 2010 at 04:41 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I have the "Thermaltake BlacX Duet" which allows... 644 Views / 5 Replies  
I have the "Thermaltake BlacX Duet" which allows two drives
Amazon link: Amazon.com: Thermaltake BlacX Duet USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive ST0014U:…...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Jul 29, 2010 at 02:34 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I didn't realize it was that picky either, until... 1,354 Views / 6 Replies  
I didn't realize it was that picky either, until I tried it. It would pretend to load, but thumbnails weren't there, would hang, etc. As soon as I went to the disk image, it all magically worked.
Posted by SoBayJake, on Jul 15, 2010 at 07:01 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I have a Synology CubeStation CS407, with 4 1TB... 1,354 Views / 6 Replies  
I have a Synology CubeStation CS407, with 4 1TB drives (WD10EACS). Haven't had any issues, and all my Macs see it automatically.

I don't use iPhoto directly on it, but instead I have a sparse...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Jul 15, 2010 at 02:00 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I haven't heard the 5 year rule, but I can see 3... 1,116 Views / 14 Replies  
I haven't heard the 5 year rule, but I can see 3 years, plus some slack. That is long enough cover AppleCare claims, plus some extra. That would cover a vast majority of the cases. I'd think 4...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Jun 16, 2010 at 04:51 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
The page after you clicked "Order" should have... 2,057 Views / 15 Replies  
The page after you clicked "Order" should have said something like "Please wait..we're generating your serial numbers. Bookmark this page and come back in a while to check for them."
The URL is of...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Nov 6, 2009 at 09:25 PM, in Applications
Wake-On-LAN requires either 1) An Airport... 1,819 Views / 1 Replies  
Wake-On-LAN requires either
1) An Airport Extreme Base Station or Time Capsule (with current firmware)
or
2) Something to send the "Magic Packet"

If you have option 1, the Mac that goes to...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Nov 6, 2009 at 03:50 AM, in Networking
Only "Mariner Write" has the 500,000 unlock... 2,057 Views / 15 Replies  
Only "Mariner Write" has the 500,000 unlock requirement. All others are immediate (well, once the server catches up!).

I have my 4 serial numbers already. Waiting for ShoveBox, but it says it...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Nov 6, 2009 at 03:34 AM, in Applications
1) My Denon recognizes my ATV just fine. When... 1,277 Views / 3 Replies  
1) My Denon recognizes my ATV just fine. When switching among my 3 HDMI inputs, the TV screen will black out, come back, black out, and come back, but it always works. I assume it is doing the HDCP...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Nov 4, 2009 at 07:54 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
AT&T/Apple won't help you unlock. IANAL, but it... 1,947 Views / 3 Replies  
AT&T/Apple won't help you unlock. IANAL, but it is not a DMCA violation to unlock it, but that doesn't mean they can't try something else to stop people.

See this Engadget article: Know Your...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Oct 6, 2009 at 02:29 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Hope this helps: 1) Make a backup! 2) In... 4,034 Views / 8 Replies  
Hope this helps:

1) Make a backup!
2) In Quicktime 7 Player (not X), open the first movie, advance the playhead to the end of the movie.
3) Drag a new movie file icon into the window.
4)...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Sep 30, 2009 at 02:34 AM, in Applications
Do you have an Exchange account? A friend of... 1,272 Views / 1 Replies  
Do you have an Exchange account? A friend of mine does, and when his QWERTY keyboard popped up to unlock, I asked him why. He said it was his Exchange administration had a setting requiring a more...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Sep 23, 2009 at 12:45 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
There is no way for this to have worked as you... 1,536 Views / 5 Replies  
There is no way for this to have worked as you described it.

It sounds like Mail is connecting to a POP/IMAP server from your internet provider. There is no way to have done this before from...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Jun 5, 2009 at 02:41 AM, in Applications
Correct. It won't work. 918 Views / 7 Replies  
Correct. It won't work.
Posted by SoBayJake, on Jan 23, 2008 at 03:59 AM, in macOS
It can handle multiple hard drives thought a hub... 918 Views / 7 Replies  
It can handle multiple hard drives thought a hub (I just tried), so it should handle hard drives and printers at the same time.

It will not share a wireless mouse. It is NOT sharing the USB items...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Jan 23, 2008 at 03:09 AM, in macOS
You already stated you realize you use Time... 918 Views / 7 Replies  
You already stated you realize you use Time Machine in a non-standard way, but that is a very bad idea. Time Machine only keeps copies for so long. Depending on how often things change on your...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Jan 22, 2008 at 02:34 PM, in macOS
I doubt it. The tech specs page lists the... 6,926 Views / 3 Replies  
I doubt it. The tech specs page lists the following:
"AirPort Extreme, Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11n wireless network, or 10/100BASE-T Ethernet network"

Its an OR condition, not an AND...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Jan 17, 2008 at 01:27 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I thought HD movie rentals were AppleTV only?... 1,759 Views / 25 Replies  
I thought HD movie rentals were AppleTV only? They would NOT be synced to a computer (Mac or PC), right?
Posted by SoBayJake, on Jan 17, 2008 at 01:23 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I got that too. At first, the person at FedEx... 3,215 Views / 71 Replies  
I got that too. At first, the person at FedEx tried to claim it was the SoCal wildfires. The supervisor discounted that, and said "I have no idea why he wouldn't deliver it. I will have him go...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Oct 26, 2007 at 12:36 PM, in macOS
Single User = One license = one machine. Family... 4,775 Views / 55 Replies  
Single User = One license = one machine.
Family Pack = Five licenses = five machines in the same household.

Your work might have had a site license, which allowed that. As far as I know, nothing...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Oct 22, 2007 at 07:58 PM, in macOS
The Airport Express cannot act as a bridge by... 859 Views / 4 Replies  
The Airport Express cannot act as a bridge by itself. If it is used to extend an Airport Network, THEN it will work as a bridge.

However, if it is just a client on another network, then all you...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Aug 3, 2007 at 01:50 AM, in Networking
Did you enter the WEP password as ASCII HEX (only... 800 Views / 15 Replies  
Did you enter the WEP password as ASCII HEX (only 0-9 and A-F) or as regular character string?
Posted by SoBayJake, on Aug 2, 2007 at 07:24 PM, in Networking
Well, leave it to FedEx to make me upset! It sat... 6,838 Views / 115 Replies  
Well, leave it to FedEx to make me upset! It sat in Anchorage for a day! Then to Indy, then back to LA.
And of course, they tried to deliver it today (day early), and I was at the office! They...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Aug 2, 2007 at 07:11 PM, in Mac Notebooks
That's exactly what mine was. So maybe <wishful... 6,838 Views / 115 Replies  
That's exactly what mine was. So maybe <wishful thinking> it made it on a plane and will be delivered today! </wishful thinking>
Posted by SoBayJake, on Aug 1, 2007 at 11:22 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Aww man! I'm jealous! According to FedEx.com,... 6,838 Views / 115 Replies  
Aww man! I'm jealous! According to FedEx.com, mine arrived in Anchorage about 2:30 PM on the 31st, then got "Int'l shipment release" in Indianapolis on the 1st at 1:30 AM, and nothing since.

I'm...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Aug 1, 2007 at 11:12 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Never mind...it shipped! The next two-three days... 6,838 Views / 115 Replies  
Never mind...it shipped! The next two-three days are gonna take FOREVER!
Posted by SoBayJake, on Jul 31, 2007 at 12:46 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Any time mine did that in the past, a reboot of... 800 Views / 15 Replies  
Any time mine did that in the past, a reboot of both machine usually helped. Sometimes, a reboot of the access point at the same time.

A few questions. Do they broadcast the SSID? Is the...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Jul 31, 2007 at 12:45 AM, in Networking
Anyone know how long it stays in the "Prepared... 6,838 Views / 115 Replies  
Anyone know how long it stays in the "Prepared for shipment" phase?
I figure it will ship sometime overnight, coming from China.
Posted by SoBayJake, on Jul 30, 2007 at 11:24 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I'm finally in the "Prepared for shipment" phase!... 6,838 Views / 115 Replies  
I'm finally in the "Prepared for shipment" phase! Looks like they charged the $15 shipping charge to my card, but that's all so far. It hasn't actually posted yet, so we'll see. Here's hoping it...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Jul 30, 2007 at 07:36 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Ordered mine July 18th. At least 2 days to even... 6,838 Views / 115 Replies  
Ordered mine July 18th. At least 2 days to even be at the start of the windows.
I hate waiting! :mad:

At least the new memory arrived today!
Posted by SoBayJake, on Jul 26, 2007 at 01:21 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Call FedEx to get the details from them. Also,... 700 Views / 5 Replies  
Call FedEx to get the details from them. Also, call Apple about the shipping charges.
I've done so in the past, and they have always refunded the shipping charges when things didn't get shipped...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Jul 10, 2007 at 06:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I could handle a small icon glowing, but if it... 10,088 Views / 14 Replies  
I could handle a small icon glowing, but if it was an audio alert, I would hope it could turned off. I sleep in the same room I charge my iPhone, so some sound every minute or so would drive me nuts.
Posted by SoBayJake, on Jul 4, 2007 at 11:01 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
When viewing emails, it only shows who sent the... 15,576 Views / 6 Replies  
When viewing emails, it only shows who sent the email to save room. When viewing any email, there is a "Details" link/button on the upper right you can press to see the To/CC fields. If you are...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Jul 4, 2007 at 10:54 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Right. Without the activation (via iTunes), you... 4,320 Views / 127 Replies  
Right. Without the activation (via iTunes), you can only make an emergency call, and look at a nice picture of the earth.
Posted by SoBayJake, on Jun 30, 2007 at 05:57 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
So on a whim, I called and asked why. Just to... 4,320 Views / 127 Replies  
So on a whim, I called and asked why. Just to see, since the email says I can make calls. "John" at AT&T was pretty flippant, and remarked "because we activated one million iPhones today, its gonna...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Jun 30, 2007 at 04:23 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
T-Mobile here too. 5 1/2 hours in, and still no... 4,320 Views / 127 Replies  
T-Mobile here too. 5 1/2 hours in, and still no joy. :-( The email said it would port "at or after 10:51 PM EDT on June 30"
Posted by SoBayJake, on Jun 30, 2007 at 04:19 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Maybe in the past or for large batches. But this... 785 Views / 11 Replies  
Maybe in the past or for large batches. But this time, for a single battery, this wasn't the case.
Posted by SoBayJake, on Oct 5, 2006 at 07:43 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Where does it say that? I'm not advocating this... 785 Views / 11 Replies  
Where does it say that? I'm not advocating this avenue...however, I wasn't asked for a credit card or anything.
Posted by SoBayJake, on Oct 5, 2006 at 07:37 PM, in Mac Notebooks
According to Apple.com, you do NOT have to pay... 785 Views / 11 Replies  
According to Apple.com, you do NOT have to pay return shipping. They should have including a return label. Call them up if they did not.


See Apple - Support - iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 Battery...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Oct 5, 2006 at 06:28 PM, in Mac Notebooks
So its now the same price as getting a 1 GB kit... 48,064 Views / 210 Replies  
So its now the same price as getting a 1 GB kit direct from Apple? That's not something I would have expected!
Posted by SoBayJake, on Sep 5, 2006 at 02:15 PM, in Mac Desktops
I don't think so...per the Apple Store,... 1,344 Views / 8 Replies  
I don't think so...per the Apple Store, "Compatible with iPod with color display (software v1.1 or later) and iPod with video only."

Belkin used to make a products to allow this, but they was in...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Sep 5, 2006 at 10:40 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Back to $200 again...do they change it based on... 48,064 Views / 210 Replies  
Back to $200 again...do they change it based on the time of day and phase of the moon or something??
Posted by SoBayJake, on Aug 31, 2006 at 01:36 PM, in Mac Desktops
I guess I missed my chance! Well, 1 GB is enough... 48,064 Views / 210 Replies  
I guess I missed my chance! Well, 1 GB is enough for now...I'll wait a bit. Maybe they forgot to add the cost of the extra heatsinks into the price. :\
Posted by SoBayJake, on Aug 30, 2006 at 07:41 PM, in Mac Desktops
Same here...I have to watch the light to see if... 933 Views / 5 Replies  
Same here...I have to watch the light to see if its pulsing to know if the machine is running of sleeping!

On a side note, the slide-down portion of the case where the SuperDrive is sticks down. ...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Aug 30, 2006 at 06:11 PM, in Mac Desktops
Did Crucial just raise prices? I could swear I... 48,064 Views / 210 Replies  
Did Crucial just raise prices? I could swear I looked a day or two ago and it was something like $109 for 512MG, and ~$200 for 1 GB. :-(
Posted by SoBayJake, on Aug 30, 2006 at 06:08 PM, in Mac Desktops
Well, the point of the playlist is to play the... 1,025 Views / 7 Replies  
Well, the point of the playlist is to play the songs in the list.

To get around that....if you have the playlist selected, then search for just the song you want, and play it, it will play that...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Aug 24, 2006 at 05:17 PM, in Applications
Most ISPs will give you multiple IPs if you'd... 4,972 Views / 24 Replies  
Most ISPs will give you multiple IPs if you'd like. Uusally for an extra fee of course.

For most users, the one-time cost of a router far outweighs the cost of that extra monthly fee. For...
Posted by SoBayJake, on Aug 24, 2006 at 12:32 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Many HD cable boxes have either DVI or HDMI... 856 Views / 4 Replies  
Many HD cable boxes have either DVI or HDMI outputs. You could use that to output to the cinema display. Which display do you have?
Posted by SoBayJake, on Aug 24, 2006 at 12:18 PM, in Mac Desktops
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