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I'm hoping it fixes the "external drive" bug... ...	864 Views / 8 Replies
I'm hoping it fixes the "external drive" bug... If you store your music on an external drive, and plug a shuffle in when the external drive is not connected, it erases everything from your...
Posted by atomium, on Sep 23, 2005 at 10:01 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

What timing. I listed my Pismo on ebay just a...	6,178 Views / 101 Replies
What timing. I listed my Pismo on ebay just a short while ago. Went to the marketplace forum to put up a notice. <shameless plug>http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=202646</shameless...
Posted by atomium, on Feb 20, 2004 at 12:36 AM, in Mac Notebooks

FS - eBay - Pismo 500	638 Views / 0 Replies
I hate to see it go. I really do. This machine has been the best single computer I've ever owned... But it's time. The size and speed of my 12" means I just don't use it like I should. I have to...
Posted by atomium, on Feb 20, 2004 at 12:21 AM, in Marketplace

Well, don't let that be your determining factor....	2,062 Views / 25 Replies
Well, don't let that be your determining factor. Take a screenshot of your desktop with System Profiler open. Doctor it in PhotoShop. Set the screenshot as your desktop image. Grab camera. Done deal....
Posted by atomium, on May 27, 2003 at 11:44 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I had my 10 GB touchwheel iPod replaced under...	1,111 Views / 3 Replies
I had my 10 GB touchwheel iPod replaced under warranty a couple months ago. Similar problem. When the remote was plugged in, and twisted, a short would hard restart the ipod. If you twisted it...
Posted by atomium, on Mar 31, 2003 at 11:44 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Re: surprise log out!	763 Views / 12 Replies
Glad to see it's not just me. I've had 3 in the last 2 months. Never saw it in a year and a half of X on my Pismo. Only started with my new 12" PB. Each time has been shortly after waking up...
Posted by atomium, on Mar 26, 2003 at 04:23 PM, in macOS

iPod update broke time sync to iPod???	415 Views / 0 Replies
Since applying the 1.2.6 update, the clock on my iPod no longer syncs to my computer. Noticed it when I thought my "last played" stats weren't transferring. Turns out the clock on my iPod was 3.5...
Posted by atomium, on Mar 24, 2003 at 06:53 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Guess that clears that one up. Thanks, though. ...	500 Views / 2 Replies
Guess that clears that one up. Thanks, though. -atomium
Posted by atomium, on Mar 12, 2003 at 04:29 PM, in macOS

Applescript iTunes to iChat file transfer?	500 Views / 2 Replies
I'm not very familiar with Applescript, and wanted to know if this is possible before I try to figure out how to go about doing it. I have a series of transcripts in iTunes that I need to...
Posted by atomium, on Mar 12, 2003 at 03:48 PM, in macOS

"Bug" Number 1: Normally, the battery meter...	874 Views / 8 Replies
"Bug" Number 1: Normally, the battery meter is reading the iPod's power draw while the music is playing from the RAM. This is a slow drain, and the battery shows more life. If you just so...
Posted by atomium, on Mar 12, 2003 at 12:28 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Are you guys working on files on a network? I had...	584 Views / 3 Replies
Are you guys working on files on a network? I had been having a lot of problems until I started moving files and working on them locally. Made a huge difference for me. -atomium
Posted by atomium, on Mar 12, 2003 at 12:04 PM, in Applications

Not only do large and/or uncompressed songs hurt...	1,415 Views / 22 Replies
Not only do large and/or uncompressed songs hurt battery life: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61434 They are also more prone to skipping...
Posted by atomium, on Feb 14, 2003 at 12:42 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

gunnar- One thing to consider is that the...	1,415 Views / 22 Replies
gunnar- One thing to consider is that the battery life is good because of the 32 MB buffer. Basically, the iPod spins the drive long enough to load the buffer, and then plays from RAM. If the...
Posted by atomium, on Feb 14, 2003 at 11:29 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Those numbers for me were/are in OSX. My Pismo...	911 Views / 14 Replies
Those numbers for me were/are in OSX. My Pismo hasn't seen a shred of OS 9 or Classic for almost a year and a half now. -atomium
Posted by atomium, on Jan 30, 2003 at 02:04 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: Re: PB 12" sleeping battery life	911 Views / 14 Replies
My Pismo is my only point of reference. I could sleep that thing for a day or two and still have better than 80% when I woke it up. A 12 hour sleep would leave me in the low to mid 90% range. ...
Posted by atomium, on Jan 30, 2003 at 11:02 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: Refresh Rates?	4,228 Views / 31 Replies
I'm hooked up to a 17" Viewsonic GS790 in spanning mode, and have the following max refresh rates: 800x600 @ 120 Hz 1024x768 @ 100 Hz 1280x1024 @ 85 Hz 1600x1200 @ 75 Hz That 1600 was a real...
Posted by atomium, on Jan 29, 2003 at 06:43 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Sure did. I ran through 2 full cycles of charging...	911 Views / 14 Replies
Sure did. I ran through 2 full cycles of charging fully then running it down to a coma. Once by choice, once by necessity. How many times did you cycle yours? And I have to say that I'm...
Posted by atomium, on Jan 29, 2003 at 06:18 PM, in Mac Notebooks

PB 12" sleeping battery life	911 Views / 14 Replies
Any other new 12" owners out there notice a big battery drain while sleeping? Put mine to sleep last night, unplugged and with a full charge. 12 and a half hours later, woke it up to find my...
Posted by atomium, on Jan 29, 2003 at 05:29 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: 12" Powerbook 640mb RAM with "straneous" apps: Photoshop, FCP3, Dreamweaver MX	1,940 Views / 18 Replies
What's your point of reference for speed? Without a baseline, this question is way too subjective. I can tell you about the 12" in relation to a G3 500 portable or a G4 450 tower...but if you've...
Posted by atomium, on Jan 29, 2003 at 09:35 AM, in Mac Notebooks

1. Yes. 2. Yes. 3. Not too much, has...	555 Views / 2 Replies
1. Yes. 2. Yes. 3. Not too much, has been my experience. -atomium
Posted by atomium, on Jan 29, 2003 at 09:03 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I haven't noticed any skipping. I've watched a...	2,294 Views / 27 Replies
I haven't noticed any skipping. I've watched a couple since I got it. In fact, I even fired up a Quicktime trailer during DVD playback, Also tried an iTunes playback during movie. Neither one seemed...
Posted by atomium, on Jan 28, 2003 at 05:05 PM, in Mac Notebooks

To condition the battery, Apple recommends that...	2,294 Views / 27 Replies
To condition the battery, Apple recommends that you plug it in and charge it completely, then unplug it and use it until the battery is completely drained. After that you're good to plug and unplug...
Posted by atomium, on Jan 28, 2003 at 09:04 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: Re: New 12" notes (Long long post)	2,294 Views / 27 Replies
Trust me, no one was more surprised than I was. Keep in mind, though, it was probably not average usage conditions. The monitor was all the way down to 1, nothing plugged into any ports. Bluetooth...
Posted by atomium, on Jan 28, 2003 at 08:34 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Right. The first unit had a dead one, but I...	2,294 Views / 27 Replies
Right. The first unit had a dead one, but I called this one stuck. Thanks for the tip on unsticking it. I thought there was something you could do for them. You saved me a forum search. I'll get...
Posted by atomium, on Jan 28, 2003 at 12:43 AM, in Mac Notebooks

New 12" notes (Long long post)	2,294 Views / 27 Replies
It's post number 200, so I have to make it count... Finally bought the machine to replace my Pismo 500. And I've officially owned two 12" powerbooks in the last couple days. I went into the...
Posted by atomium, on Jan 27, 2003 at 11:02 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I've always thought the video was more sluggish...	819 Views / 8 Replies
I've always thought the video was more sluggish on this machine than it should be. Now you're just getting me all paranoid. What resolution are you running? I can get millions up to 1024x768....
Posted by atomium, on Jan 24, 2003 at 01:37 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Well there aren't really problems, other than...	819 Views / 8 Replies
Well there aren't really problems, other than performance. It's easy enough to do. Just put the Pismo to sleep, attach a monitor, and wake the Pismo up. It just really slows things to a crawl. The...
Posted by atomium, on Jan 24, 2003 at 01:00 PM, in Mac Notebooks

12" PB monitor spanning/mirroring questions	819 Views / 8 Replies
The 12" PBook is finally the one that is going to replace my aging but beloved Pismo 500. I have a few questions about monitor spanning for those who already have the new 12". 1) Is the...
Posted by atomium, on Jan 23, 2003 at 03:49 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I had the same problem, but much different...	1,015 Views / 17 Replies
I had the same problem, but much different results. Walked into Apple Store Tyson's Corner. Told them it was sparking. They walked into the back and grabbed me a new adapter, no questions asked....
Posted by atomium, on Jan 20, 2003 at 10:54 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I can totally agree with that. And the plot...	953 Views / 6 Replies
I can totally agree with that. And the plot thickens... I'm going to have to disagree with the theory that it saves the count when you hold down play/pause to shut it down. The reason I say that...
Posted by atomium, on Jan 18, 2003 at 01:26 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

You know, I was just playing around with it here....	953 Views / 6 Replies
You know, I was just playing around with it here. If I play songs, have iTunes opened up and plug in the ipod, no play count increase. Nothing at all. If I had to guess, I would say that iSync...
Posted by atomium, on Jan 17, 2003 at 07:05 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Yea. I've had it like that for so long, I forgot...	953 Views / 6 Replies
Yea. I've had it like that for so long, I forgot it was an option and not default. -atomium
Posted by atomium, on Jan 17, 2003 at 06:51 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

It saves the play count on the iPod. You can get...	953 Views / 6 Replies
It saves the play count on the iPod. You can get that count off of the iPod by syncing your iPod using iSync. Doesn't matter how many times it's been turned on or off. I've even had the battery drain...
Posted by atomium, on Jan 17, 2003 at 05:51 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

It's pretty common practice. What they showed you...	597 Views / 2 Replies
It's pretty common practice. What they showed you was a "blueline proof". There should be one blueline for each color you are printing. It's a cheap way of showing your separations for you. Costs...
Posted by atomium, on Jan 15, 2003 at 10:26 PM, in Applications

Definitely a problem! I got overconfident with...	1,563 Views / 20 Replies
Definitely a problem! I got overconfident with beta software and booked plane tickets last night with Safari. It (way too quickly) timed out on my final submission of credit card info /...
Posted by atomium, on Jan 9, 2003 at 10:45 PM, in macOS

Actually this was the first place I checked....	741 Views / 6 Replies
Actually this was the first place I checked. Unfortunately, it doesn't address my question. I was wondering if it charged from an external Firewire peripheral while daisy-chained, not the computer...
Posted by atomium, on Jan 9, 2003 at 09:00 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

This is the machine that's finally convinced me...	21,536 Views / 314 Replies
This is the machine that's finally convinced me to upgrade from my Pismo 500. It's been a good run, over 2 years. I was convinced I would be waiting for a G4 iBook. This is so much better. The...
Posted by atomium, on Jan 9, 2003 at 02:00 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Excellent! Thanks, dav. One more...	741 Views / 6 Replies
Excellent! Thanks, dav. One more question....If the computer is asleep, but the drive it's daisy-chained to is powered up, will it still charge the iPod? -atomium
Posted by atomium, on Jan 9, 2003 at 01:47 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

iPod on firewire hub?	741 Views / 6 Replies
Any issues with using an iPod on a firewire hub? Or daisy-chained to another peripheral for that matter? I think the 12" PBook is the one to make me finally give up my Pismo. Problem is only...
Posted by atomium, on Jan 9, 2003 at 10:47 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Funny. I just read a paper on "Calm Technology"....	1,065 Views / 8 Replies
Funny. I just read a paper on "Calm Technology". This sounds right in line with it. An example they cited was a lamp that is tied into your stock portfolio. The worse your stocks are doing, the...
Posted by atomium, on Jan 2, 2003 at 01:45 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: iPod: Mac Vs. Win....Is there a difference?	846 Views / 6 Replies
I have a 10 GB Mac iPod and recently had a 20 GB Win iPod at my disposal for a week. The transfer rate for uploading songs to the Win version was terrible. From a clean iPod, I can fill the 10 GB...
Posted by atomium, on Dec 26, 2002 at 06:10 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

I had phone interference from my neighbors. To...	1,218 Views / 10 Replies
I had phone interference from my neighbors. To isolate it I called each of my neighbors using some specious excuse. By watching the airport signal I figured out which neighbor was using the 2.4 gig...
Posted by atomium, on Dec 16, 2002 at 02:22 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Hey Bryan- If I recall correctly, you shouldn't...	699 Views / 3 Replies
Hey Bryan- If I recall correctly, you shouldn't have any problem. The first time you hook up his new one, it shouldn't erase your library. It's my understanding that the library on the Ti will be...
Posted by atomium, on Dec 6, 2002 at 03:07 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Been checking my repair status on...	940 Views / 3 Replies
Been checking my repair status on apple.com/support and want to know if anyone knows how to decipher Apple-speak. It reads: Failure Validated. Order for SVC WHOLE UNIT 10GB TOUCHWHEEL...
Posted by atomium, on Dec 5, 2002 at 05:00 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

I've just had too many nightmares with sending...	940 Views / 3 Replies
I've just had too many nightmares with sending things back to Apple and then they can not reproduce the error. That's what I was hoping to avoid by going to the store. This one is pretty blatant and...
Posted by atomium, on Dec 4, 2002 at 01:39 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

iPod...More to be paranoid about	940 Views / 3 Replies
My iPod has issues. 10 GB Touchwheel. When the remote plug is inserted and turned, the entire iPod shorts, resets and reboots. Turning the plug while it is booting causes the dead battery icon to...
Posted by atomium, on Dec 3, 2002 at 06:58 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Works like a charm here. iSync syncs the play...	2,077 Views / 34 Replies
Works like a charm here. iSync syncs the play count. Then launch iTunes after iSync is done. Never a problem with it. -atomium
Posted by atomium, on Nov 26, 2002 at 10:17 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Huh. How about that. And two more mentions of it...	1,593 Views / 12 Replies
Huh. How about that. And two more mentions of it in the At-A-Glance insert. I guess that when I finally got mine I was in too much of a hurry to get to the goodies. I skipped right over the...
Posted by atomium, on Nov 15, 2002 at 04:21 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

iPod Backlilght Trick	1,593 Views / 12 Replies
Searched the forums, but didn't find this one. Thought I'd share it... I keep my iPod backlight always off to cut down on battery use and annoyance factor. By accident, I discovered that holding...
Posted by atomium, on Nov 15, 2002 at 01:42 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

As for locking the screen, you can always do it...	798 Views / 9 Replies
As for locking the screen, you can always do it manually... Open Keychain Access (Applications-->Utilities). Then View menu-->Show Status In Menu Bar. Then just click on the padlock in the...
Posted by atomium, on Nov 14, 2002 at 10:16 AM, in macOS

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