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Updated install disks? 445 Views / 1 Replies  
Simple question but I wasn't successful in searching for an answer. Does Apple update the version of OS X on the install DVDs, and if so how quickly? Specifically, if I buy a copy of OS X off the...
Posted by Markarian421, on Feb 22, 2008 at 11:25 PM, in macOS
I read a lot of good reviews for the 4300 and got... 1,213 Views / 13 Replies  
I read a lot of good reviews for the 4300 and got one. But I've lost a few hours of my life today to just trying to get iChat AV to work again, with no success. It seems strange to me that if this...
Posted by Markarian421, on Dec 3, 2007 at 01:37 AM, in Networking
That one wasn't for a mac, it was an ancient PC... 1,213 Views / 13 Replies  
That one wasn't for a mac, it was an ancient PC laptop I was setting up to run a webcam. I didn't feel strongly about which operating system I was going to use, but there were no Linux drivers and...
Posted by Markarian421, on Nov 29, 2007 at 04:59 PM, in Networking
I know people who buy linksys stuff and it just... 1,213 Views / 13 Replies  
I know people who buy linksys stuff and it just works and they love it, but if it doesn't just work . . . I bought a Linksys wireless card once which did not work at all, and the Linksys support was...
Posted by Markarian421, on Nov 29, 2007 at 01:54 PM, in Networking
router recommendation 1,213 Views / 13 Replies  
I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a good troublefree wireless router. Or if you have other ideas let me know.

We have a fairly old D-Link router (DI-624) and for quite a while all 4 computers...
Posted by Markarian421, on Nov 29, 2007 at 01:08 PM, in Networking
I have a BT keyboard and Mighty Mouse for our... 1,086 Views / 7 Replies  
I have a BT keyboard and Mighty Mouse for our "entertainment center" Mini. The only time I have to power cycle the keyboard is when I boot up in Windows, and occasionally while in Windows, for some...
Posted by Markarian421, on Apr 15, 2007 at 04:54 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I switch between Windows, Linux (although less... 1,028 Views / 5 Replies  
I switch between Windows, Linux (although less these days), and OS X on a regular basis; Windows (at work) and OS X (at home and occasionally work) on a daily basis. In Windows in general all mice...
Posted by Markarian421, on Apr 15, 2007 at 04:37 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Well, I decided to just go get one, because my... 1,028 Views / 5 Replies  
Well, I decided to just go get one, because my wrist has been killing me. It does work without installing Intellipoint. Tracking is a little weird (like there's acceleration built in to the mouse...
Posted by Markarian421, on Apr 14, 2007 at 09:02 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
In general I only use the extra buttons for stuff... 1,028 Views / 5 Replies  
In general I only use the extra buttons for stuff like expose and dashboard, so for any random PC mouse that's not a problem (I'm using an 8 button logitech mouse at the moment). I was just...
Posted by Markarian421, on Apr 14, 2007 at 06:01 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Microsoft Natural Mouse -- driver needed? 1,028 Views / 5 Replies  
I'm thinking about getting the Microsoft Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 (Microsoft sure knows how to name their products) -- this is basically a wireless ergonomic mouse. My question os, do you...
Posted by Markarian421, on Apr 14, 2007 at 03:05 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Not really, but thanks for trying to help, I... 1,057 Views / 6 Replies  
Not really, but thanks for trying to help, I guess. I am not exactly sure why you would assume someone who owns a quad is too cheap to buy the ups they need (it's kind of like assuming someone who...
Posted by Markarian421, on Feb 21, 2007 at 10:55 PM, in Mac Desktops
Uh . . . thanks, but . . . I think you... 1,057 Views / 6 Replies  
Uh . . . thanks, but . . . I think you misinterpreted my question. Since you indicate this solution "might work some of the time" it doesn't sound like what I'm looking for. I am actually having...
Posted by Markarian421, on Feb 21, 2007 at 09:23 PM, in Mac Desktops
If you have the cable, you just connect it like a... 633 Views / 2 Replies  
If you have the cable, you just connect it like a monitor. From there how well it works will depend a lot more on the particular TV than on your computer -- for some TVs it works just like any...
Posted by Markarian421, on Feb 21, 2007 at 07:21 PM, in Mac Desktops
recommended ups for a quad G5? 1,057 Views / 6 Replies  
I searched on this but didn't find what I was looking for. Can anyone recommend an uninterruptable power supply for the Quad G5 from personal experience?

I moved a few months back and the new...
Posted by Markarian421, on Feb 21, 2007 at 04:51 PM, in Mac Desktops
When I first got my iBook, it spent a long time... 4,681 Views / 15 Replies  
When I first got my iBook, it spent a long time (like up to 12 hours at a time) compiling code with the CPU near 100% . . . I figured this was beyond what most users did to their poor iBooks, so I...
Posted by Markarian421, on Aug 16, 2006 at 01:01 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I found an answer: photopc... 1,514 Views / 1 Replies  
I found an answer: photopc (http://photopc.sourceforge.net/)

It's older and less general than gphoto, but for my particular camera (a Nikon CoolPix 800) it works (and may even be better since it...
Posted by Markarian421, on Aug 13, 2006 at 04:49 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Thanks very much, that's what I needed to know. ... 3,711 Views / 18 Replies  
Thanks very much, that's what I needed to know. Sorry if I got testy, the initial answers were inspecific enough that I just wasn't sure if what I was hearing was speculation or experience. I've...
Posted by Markarian421, on Aug 12, 2006 at 05:45 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Serial port camera control in OS X? 1,514 Views / 1 Replies  
Does anyone know of a program (command line is fine) that can be used to control serial port only cameras from OS X? (Using a USB to serial port adapter.)

I have an old Linux (as in 10 years) PC...
Posted by Markarian421, on Aug 12, 2006 at 12:34 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
Not without the help of Boot Camp. XP and Vista... 3,711 Views / 18 Replies  
Not without the help of Boot Camp. XP and Vista both require a motherboard with BIOS, which the Intel macs don't have. They have EFI (http://www.intel.com/technology/efi/) instead, which Intel...
Posted by Markarian421, on Aug 12, 2006 at 12:04 AM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Yeah, after reading more it was clear this (Alt.... 3,711 Views / 18 Replies  
Yeah, after reading more it was clear this (Alt. Operating Systems) would have been the right place to post. Thanks for moving it.

I'm asking if anyone can confirm a Garmin GPS works via USB on a...
Posted by Markarian421, on Aug 11, 2006 at 11:09 AM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Garmin USB driver works on a mini running XP? 3,711 Views / 18 Replies  
Ok, maybe this isn't the place to ask, but it's where I ask all my other mac questions. Can anyone confirm if the Garmin USB drivers work on a mini running XP via Boot Camp? (As a bonus, do they...
Posted by Markarian421, on Aug 10, 2006 at 10:10 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Yes, I noticed, that's why I asked! I should... 611 Views / 3 Replies  
Yes, I noticed, that's why I asked! I should have been more clear, I'm wondering if anyone knows of a Firefox plugin to do that. Sorry.



So what you are saying is that basically there is no...
Posted by Markarian421, on Jun 11, 2006 at 01:32 PM, in Applications
How do I really make FIrefox the default browser? 611 Views / 3 Replies  
I've been searching on this but can't find an answer.

My specs: OS X 10.4.6, Firefox 1.5.0.4

I set Firefox to be my default browser (tried both just letting firefox do it and setting it in the...
Posted by Markarian421, on Jun 11, 2006 at 12:39 PM, in Applications
It was very easy, but as I recall the drives had... 2,748 Views / 10 Replies  
It was very easy, but as I recall the drives had special screws that fit in the slots. Hopefully these would be interchangeable with any new drive you got. Other than that, it was unplug the old...
Posted by Markarian421, on Nov 6, 2005 at 02:43 AM, in Mac Desktops
As far as software goes, I don't think it will... 1,305 Views / 9 Replies  
As far as software goes, I don't think it will see any difference between two processors on one chip or two. The machines are shipping now, running the same OS as last week's dual chip machines.
...
Posted by Markarian421, on Oct 21, 2005 at 12:32 AM, in Mac Desktops
Pretty much the same setup I went with in June... 1,413 Views / 9 Replies  
Pretty much the same setup I went with in June (bought the monitor maybe a month later), except I got the cheaper video card with the plan to upgrade to an X850 when it came out. (About 3 days after...
Posted by Markarian421, on Oct 15, 2005 at 02:44 PM, in Mac Desktops
I can't bring myself to trust liquid cooling,... 3,566 Views / 66 Replies  
I can't bring myself to trust liquid cooling, especially liquid cooling made by a company I associate with cheap OEM auto radios. Just one more thing to go wrong. Honestly, I just got a 2.3 instead...
Posted by Markarian421, on Aug 9, 2005 at 02:26 AM, in Mac Desktops
It's reading tea leaves, but as far as I was able... 1,744 Views / 20 Replies  
It's reading tea leaves, but as far as I was able to tell (a month ago when I got mine) from the rumor mill there was no sign of any updates any time soon. If Apple is planning anything they have...
Posted by Markarian421, on Jul 25, 2005 at 12:38 AM, in Mac Desktops
Scientific users I know that use a lot of FORTRAN... 850 Views / 12 Replies  
Scientific users I know that use a lot of FORTRAN code seem to prefer dual opteron machines (even ones with much slower clock speeds) over the Xeons, although I know a couple of them have dual G5's...
Posted by Markarian421, on Jul 25, 2005 at 12:34 AM, in Mac Desktops
Well, this one hasn't spit any discs back out... 2,748 Views / 10 Replies  
Well, this one hasn't spit any discs back out yet, so at least for now it seems better!

In searching elsewhere I found some mention that in the newest round of PowerMacs, at least initially the...
Posted by Markarian421, on Jul 16, 2005 at 05:24 PM, in Mac Desktops
Sony DW Q28A vs. Pioneer DVR-109PB 2,748 Views / 10 Replies  
Just wondering what the differences are in these drives. My dual 2.3 came with the Sony but it kept spitting discs back out so AppleCare sent the Pioneer as a replacement. I ask because the...
Posted by Markarian421, on Jul 16, 2005 at 02:14 PM, in Mac Desktops
I recently went with the 2.3 with plans to... 750 Views / 5 Replies  
I recently went with the 2.3 with plans to upgrade to an x800 (I ordered like 3 days before the 850 was an option, argh) because, well, I just don't trust the liquid cooling. But that's just me. ...
Posted by Markarian421, on Jul 15, 2005 at 11:27 PM, in Mac Desktops
Apple often seems to like to wait to announce... 5,247 Views / 21 Replies  
Apple often seems to like to wait to announce upgrades until just after Christmas. Better for clearing out old inventory I guess.
Posted by Markarian421, on Jul 14, 2005 at 08:25 PM, in Mac Desktops
Two things I've noticed since the update: ... 8,640 Views / 115 Replies  
Two things I've noticed since the update:

First, in iChatter you don't hear the voices other people have chosen, only the default.

Second, this one is odd -- I have a Logitech MX510 mouse, with...
Posted by Markarian421, on Jul 13, 2005 at 03:07 AM, in macOS
Ah ok I hear it now, but only a few notes with... 9,288 Views / 116 Replies  
Ah ok I hear it now, but only a few notes with pauses in between. And yes much more quiet than the chirping.
Posted by Markarian421, on Jul 12, 2005 at 03:18 PM, in Mac Desktops
syncing w/o .mac? 633 Views / 4 Replies  
I've had a mac for about two years now, but now I have two, so this is a newbie question. Is there am easy/moslt automated way to sync address book and other iSync supported apps between computers...
Posted by Markarian421, on Jul 12, 2005 at 12:34 AM, in Applications
It seems like the only way up, so almost... 5,247 Views / 21 Replies  
It seems like the only way up, so almost certainly. It's what a lot of people were expecting for the last revision -- I imagine not being able to do either 3GHz or dual dual cores might have been...
Posted by Markarian421, on Jul 12, 2005 at 12:06 AM, in Mac Desktops
You want the first one: Mac OS Extended... 773 Views / 8 Replies  
You want the first one:

Mac OS Extended (Journaled)

Then all should be well!

edit: oops, how did I miss the previous post? Anyway, at least two of us agree. Let us know how it goes!
Posted by Markarian421, on Jul 11, 2005 at 11:42 PM, in Mac Desktops
Someone I work with (here in California) ordered... 4,070 Views / 48 Replies  
Someone I work with (here in California) ordered a powerbook. I think it went from China to Alaska to someplace around the Great Lakes before it finally found its way here. A strange journey.
Posted by Markarian421, on Jul 11, 2005 at 11:36 PM, in Mac Desktops
I guess we should be glad you are not Apple then!... 632 Views / 4 Replies  
I guess we should be glad you are not Apple then! :) A small problem like the optical drive in your new computer not working? Well, yes, Apple could try to sell us all broken machines and refuse...
Posted by Markarian421, on Jul 11, 2005 at 07:50 PM, in Mac Desktops
IBM announced that the chips exist, but does... 5,247 Views / 21 Replies  
IBM announced that the chips exist, but does anyone know if they announced anything about availability? These chips have been known to exist for a long long time, IBM just never directly and...
Posted by Markarian421, on Jul 11, 2005 at 12:28 PM, in Mac Desktops
Ah, I should update this -- although the... 632 Views / 4 Replies  
Ah, I should update this -- although the AppleCare guy would not send me a replacement drive, he said I could take it to an authorized service center and have them "check it out." So I took it to...
Posted by Markarian421, on Jul 11, 2005 at 02:46 AM, in Mac Desktops
Even a small resistor inline might do it too,... 9,288 Views / 116 Replies  
Even a small resistor inline might do it too, I'll have to see how easy that would be. Actually since I moved mine under the desk I can't hear it as much any more.



Hmm, I've got a chirpy mac...
Posted by Markarian421, on Jul 11, 2005 at 02:34 AM, in Mac Desktops
I got my dual 2.3 Ghz w/Radeon 9600 128 MB maybe... 9,288 Views / 116 Replies  
I got my dual 2.3 Ghz w/Radeon 9600 128 MB maybe 2 weeks ago now. I noticed this occasionally but only rarely and briefly until I switched monitors a few days ago, from an old 1600x1200 vga CRT to a...
Posted by Markarian421, on Jul 11, 2005 at 02:20 AM, in Mac Desktops
Hmmm, AppleCare's response is to ask me to... 632 Views / 4 Replies  
Hmmm, AppleCare's response is to ask me to reinstall the operating system which makes no sense at all -- I thought I got away from that when I quit using Windows machines but I guess not. Since it's...
Posted by Markarian421, on Jul 7, 2005 at 08:11 PM, in Mac Desktops
flakey dvd/cd drive? 632 Views / 4 Replies  
I got my PowerMac G5 a little over a week ago, and I'm having strange problems with the DVD/CD drive. Every once in a while either when I first insert a CD or when one is already in and it wakes...
Posted by Markarian421, on Jul 7, 2005 at 07:21 PM, in Mac Desktops
I've been bitten by RAID a couple times, so just... 799 Views / 8 Replies  
I've been bitten by RAID a couple times, so just keep in mind that if you go with RAID 0 (the usual first option) you are multiplying the risk of failure -- one disk dies and all your data is gone.
Posted by Markarian421, on Jul 1, 2005 at 10:32 AM, in Mac Desktops
The Apple store lists the 800 delivery time as... 5,918 Views / 46 Replies  
The Apple store lists the 800 delivery time as 7-10 days, which I'm pretty sure is longer than it was a couple weeks ago when I was considering buying one. If one were given to wild speculation, one...
Posted by Markarian421, on Jun 29, 2005 at 11:11 AM, in Mac Desktops
I just got the same machine, and I'm glad to hear... 9,288 Views / 116 Replies  
I just got the same machine, and I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one with this. It's a low humming tone with about a 3 second cycle (peak to silence). Maybe it's a harmonic between a couple fans...
Posted by Markarian421, on Jun 29, 2005 at 03:11 AM, in Mac Desktops
Well now Apple has added the 850 to the mix . . .... 1,849 Views / 28 Replies  
Well now Apple has added the 850 to the mix . . . still waiting to see what the specs are for the mac version.
Posted by Markarian421, on Jun 28, 2005 at 12:56 PM, in Mac Desktops
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