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Wow, I actually have one of the oldest accounts... 18,391 Views / 122 Replies  
Wow, I actually have one of the oldest accounts in this thread... I loved these forums in the early '00s. I was sad when MacNN proper died. This was the place to be to talk about the new world of Mac...
Posted by davecom, on Nov 16, 2021 at 11:49 PM, in MacNN Lounge
He's not the most exciting guy in the world, but... 15,194 Views / 383 Replies  
He's not the most exciting guy in the world, but what I like about Tim Cook is that he's extremely respectable. He seems trustworthy in a way that business execs haven't seemed in a long time. I...
Posted by davecom, on Sep 14, 2014 at 09:21 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Did anyone else notice that Tim thanked every... 15,194 Views / 383 Replies  
Did anyone else notice that Tim thanked every executive involved in the presentation at the end except Phil? Where's the love for Schiller? Also, is there any news on whether the 6 Plus has a...
Posted by davecom, on Sep 10, 2014 at 04:48 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I'm still using a 4 (excited about pre-ordering... 15,194 Views / 383 Replies  
I'm still using a 4 (excited about pre-ordering my upgrade today) and you can't honestly say the 4 was a good design given antenna-gate... Unless we're talking pure aesthetics in which case I...
Posted by davecom, on Sep 9, 2014 at 05:37 AM, in MacNN Lounge
These are all minor regrets really, but here they... 4,412 Views / 72 Replies  
These are all minor regrets really, but here they are:

- I owned Apple stock at ~ $20/share and sold at ~ $36/share. I can't say I really feel that bad, because you shouldn't be greedy when...
Posted by davecom, on Sep 9, 2014 at 05:27 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Those are some of the coolest Apple memorabilia... 1,999 Views / 2 Replies  
Those are some of the coolest Apple memorabilia items one can own! I used to have that watch myself - it's a good conversation piece.
Posted by davecom, on Sep 9, 2014 at 05:09 AM, in Marketplace
I'm not sure about that explanation. It seems to... 1,195 Views / 13 Replies  
I'm not sure about that explanation. It seems to me the Mac web is more alive than ever. The MacRumors forums are even more active than MacNN's were at their height. New sites have sprung up like...
Posted by davecom, on Feb 7, 2014 at 11:59 PM, in Feedback
So What Happened to These Forums? 1,195 Views / 13 Replies  
I was a very active user about a decade ago. Did they just get out competed by other sites? Why is there so little activity... the Mac user base has only grown.
Posted by davecom, on Feb 7, 2014 at 11:05 PM, in Feedback
The Bite in the Apple by Chrisann Brennan 557 Views / 0 Replies  
I did a forum search but was surprised to see nothing about the new memoir by Steve Jobs first love. I'm thoroughly enjoying it so far (about half way through). What happened to you guys? Back in...
Posted by davecom, on Nov 4, 2013 at 07:30 AM, in MacNN Lounge
FA iPhone 3G White 16 GB for Parts or Repair 553 Views / 0 Replies  
Apple iPhone 3G 16 GB White (AT&T) PARTIALLY BROKEN - eBay (item 120589289048 end time Jul-04-10 22:27:32 PDT)...
Posted by davecom, on Jun 28, 2010 at 01:34 AM, in Marketplace
Civ 4 Complete for $10 on Steam 1,167 Views / 15 Replies  
Today Only - don't miss out. I'm downloading right now - this even includes Colonization. :thumbsup:
Posted by davecom, on Jun 27, 2010 at 07:22 PM, in Gaming
I'm using WordPress and a pre-built theme - I... 784 Views / 4 Replies  
I'm using WordPress and a pre-built theme - I don't think I can do that without a lot of tinkering under the hood right? I don't really want to code this site at all manually since I don't want this...
Posted by davecom, on May 24, 2010 at 01:15 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Scandalous Stories 784 Views / 4 Replies  
Hey guys,

I'm doing a little experiment with a website I started, ipt5.info. Basically the idea is to post a scandalous story without telling the end of it and just leaving it as IPT5 (I Plead...
Posted by davecom, on May 23, 2010 at 09:00 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Any thoughts on when a new iPhone will be... 3,871 Views / 51 Replies  
Any thoughts on when a new iPhone will be released? Must we wait until June? I just broke my 3G on some concrete :(
Posted by davecom, on Feb 9, 2010 at 12:39 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
FS: Mac OS X 10.3 Upgrade Discs 636 Views / 1 Replies  
Original discs and the "Welcome to Panther" booklet. Also includes the developer's CD. I am looking for $20 shipped. Thanks!

PS These are upgrade discs, they require a previous install I think.
Posted by davecom, on Aug 28, 2009 at 11:36 AM, in Marketplace
Without reading through whatever previous threads... 1,019 Views / 13 Replies  
Without reading through whatever previous threads are out there - what was the conclusion about why the traffic dropped off so dramatically? Was it that people moved to another forum (specifically...
Posted by davecom, on Aug 10, 2009 at 10:31 PM, in Feedback
Curiosity about Traffic 1,019 Views / 13 Replies  
I don't know if this is more of a lounge question or Feedback - but I feel the amount of traffic on the MacNN Forums - specifically the Applications and Mac OS X section has decreased significantly...
Posted by davecom, on Aug 10, 2009 at 03:57 PM, in Feedback
In some programs you'll see a little character... 836 Views / 20 Replies  
In some programs you'll see a little character for a line break if you turn on 'invisible' characters. In others you won't, because well, it's a line break! Seeing the text stop and start again on...
Posted by davecom, on Aug 6, 2009 at 09:44 PM, in Applications
Hey, so my friend from college and I are... 2,864 Views / 72 Replies  
Hey, so my friend from college and I are currently looking to share in Manhatten. For commuting purposes we've figured that anywhere from the Upper West Side up to about 127th St. would work well...
Posted by davecom, on Jul 26, 2009 at 01:14 AM, in MacNN Lounge
iPhone Games -> Mac 669 Views / 0 Replies  
There should be more ports of iPhone games to Mac. It would be an easy port and there are a lot of high quality 3D games now.
Posted by davecom, on Jun 17, 2009 at 04:19 PM, in Gaming
Just got it here in New York, it's downloading. 5,744 Views / 101 Replies  
Just got it here in New York, it's downloading.
Posted by davecom, on Jun 17, 2009 at 01:16 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Cheap Brochure Printer 513 Views / 0 Replies  
So I'm producing a brochure for a camp, I did the same last year and used a very inexpensive printer at the local university. I made the brochure in Pages '08 and converted it to a PDF for them. ...
Posted by davecom, on Apr 4, 2009 at 04:47 PM, in MacNN Lounge
USB Audio Out Recommendations 675 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi all,

So I have a Mac Mini G4 which I have been connecting to very large external speakers through the analog audio out port (headphone jack) for a couple years. It seems pretty clear that we...
Posted by davecom, on Mar 31, 2009 at 04:06 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I'm very pleased, it really is much faster. Try... 23,521 Views / 403 Replies  
I'm very pleased, it really is much faster. Try a Reset Safari after you get it, that really seemed to improve the performance for me - probably for some random reason.
Posted by davecom, on Feb 25, 2009 at 02:52 AM, in Applications
Built-In iSight for Barcode Scanning 1,318 Views / 3 Replies  
So, my White NVidia Macbook's built in iSight works well for scanning with Delicious LIbrary - but I would rather use Your Media Library from Amazon or the free Books. Both recognize the camera and...
Posted by davecom, on Feb 24, 2009 at 06:15 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Yes, just remove the Reader plugin I believe. 654 Views / 6 Replies  
Yes, just remove the Reader plugin I believe.
Posted by davecom, on Feb 15, 2009 at 06:01 PM, in Applications
It's expected that the next version of Mac OS X... 775 Views / 9 Replies  
It's expected that the next version of Mac OS X 10.6 will be more reliant on the GPU, but I wouldn't go out and buy a new Mac right now just to get a new GPU if you're not playing games - and by that...
Posted by davecom, on Feb 8, 2009 at 07:41 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Yeah there was definitely RSS feeds at least for... 5,984 Views / 16 Replies  
Yeah there was definitely RSS feeds at least for blogs in '08.
Posted by davecom, on Feb 7, 2009 at 10:08 PM, in Applications
Pretty much the same, yeah a few added widgets... 5,984 Views / 16 Replies  
Pretty much the same, yeah a few added widgets and designs (not that many though) which all could've been offered through a point release. Not worth upgrading all of iLife just for this new iWeb...
Posted by davecom, on Feb 6, 2009 at 10:19 PM, in Applications
Quitting the demo and restarting fixed the... 735 Views / 1 Replies  
Quitting the demo and restarting fixed the problem. I see the game going for $20 on Amazon's used section. Is that the best price?
Posted by davecom, on Feb 4, 2009 at 04:24 PM, in Gaming
Call of Duty 2 Demo Problems 735 Views / 1 Replies  
I tried running the Call of Duty 2 Demo (Mac) on my new NVidia white MacBook but got this error:
fs_handleforfile none free
At the end of the level and I couldn't complete it. It would go to the...
Posted by davecom, on Feb 4, 2009 at 03:50 AM, in Gaming
Sorry, I already sold this on eBay (actually went... 1,108 Views / 8 Replies  
Sorry, I already sold this on eBay (actually went for $732).
Posted by davecom, on Feb 2, 2009 at 06:05 PM, in Marketplace
Last day on this. 629 Views / 1 Replies  
Last day on this.
Posted by davecom, on Jan 31, 2009 at 10:22 PM, in Marketplace
Try repairing it, you don't have much to lose as... 565 Views / 4 Replies  
Try repairing it, you don't have much to lose as long as you can put it back together.
Posted by davecom, on Jan 28, 2009 at 08:00 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I discovered now that it's not exactly just when... 394 Views / 1 Replies  
I discovered now that it's not exactly just when I open the document, it's when I try to scroll to the 2nd page, which I was doing right when I opened the document.
Posted by davecom, on Jan 27, 2009 at 11:22 PM, in Applications
Pages Hanging on Document Opening 394 Views / 1 Replies  
I'm trying to open an old doc I haven't opened in over a year and Pages is hanging with the spinning beach-ball and stopping responding (4 MB doc). Anyone else experienced this and have any ideas? ...
Posted by davecom, on Jan 27, 2009 at 11:19 PM, in Applications
So I made my order today and... I went... 8,191 Views / 71 Replies  
So I made my order today and...



I went with the White MacBook. I decided that no, the extra features were not worth $300 to me. I'd rather use that $300 to upgrade to the latest low end a...
Posted by davecom, on Jan 27, 2009 at 07:32 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Well the one that means the most to me/the... 8,191 Views / 71 Replies  
Well the one that means the most to me/the tipping point maybe the faster RAM, and I'm wondering what the real world performance differences are between the DDR 3 RAM and the DDR 2 RAM. Anyone know...
Posted by davecom, on Jan 27, 2009 at 04:38 AM, in Mac Notebooks
What does 'qft' stand for? 8,191 Views / 71 Replies  
What does 'qft' stand for?
Posted by davecom, on Jan 26, 2009 at 08:19 PM, in Mac Notebooks
How long does the battery run for? So, you're... 1,367 Views / 13 Replies  
How long does the battery run for? So, you're saying it has 6 months of Apple Care left? How come it didn't come with Leopard if you bought it 6 months ago? Thanks!
Posted by davecom, on Jan 26, 2009 at 08:19 PM, in Marketplace
Similar Site for Mac 552 Views / 0 Replies  
http://www.gog.com/

DRM Free old games for PC that are compatible with the latest OSes. Is there any mac equivalent>?
Posted by davecom, on Jan 26, 2009 at 08:10 PM, in Gaming
Yeah I know about the firewire thing but it's... 8,191 Views / 71 Replies  
Yeah I know about the firewire thing but it's really not that important to me since I don't have any devices that use Firewire anymore.
Posted by davecom, on Jan 26, 2009 at 07:43 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I'm very interested. Is it still under Apple... 1,367 Views / 13 Replies  
I'm very interested. Is it still under Apple Care? If so for how long? Thanks!
Posted by davecom, on Jan 26, 2009 at 07:38 PM, in Marketplace
New White MacBook versus low end Aluminum 8,191 Views / 71 Replies  
So the advantages of the aluminum I spy are:
- slightly lighter and better battery
- better screen
- better touch pad
- faster RAM
- cooler enclosure

I'm buying one this week... so. Am I...
Posted by davecom, on Jan 26, 2009 at 07:36 PM, in Mac Notebooks
FA Mac Mini 2 GHZ 629 Views / 1 Replies  
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120369028128

2 GB Ram, 120 GB HD, Superdrive, Bluetooth, etc
Starting auction at $.99
Posted by davecom, on Jan 25, 2009 at 08:01 PM, in Marketplace
Well I'm open to offers. 1,108 Views / 8 Replies  
Well I'm open to offers.
Posted by davecom, on Jan 24, 2009 at 08:30 PM, in Marketplace
$525 shipped. I think this is a really nice mark... 1,108 Views / 8 Replies  
$525 shipped. I think this is a really nice mark down (over $275 lower than the same configuration from Apple) despite not being under warranty any longer. I have extensive feedback on eBay under...
Posted by davecom, on Jan 24, 2009 at 08:23 PM, in Marketplace
No longer under warranty. 1,108 Views / 8 Replies  
No longer under warranty.
Posted by davecom, on Jan 24, 2009 at 02:41 AM, in Marketplace
Lowering price to $550 1,108 Views / 8 Replies  
Lowering price to $550
Posted by davecom, on Jan 23, 2009 at 09:37 PM, in Marketplace
FS Mac Mini 2.0 Ghz 1,108 Views / 8 Replies  
Mac Mini 2.0 GHZ Core 2 Duo
2 GB RAM
120 GB HD
Superdrive
Bluetooth, Airport
No problems.
Mac OS X 10.4.11 and iLife '08
Apple Remote
All Original Packaging and CDs
Posted by davecom, on Jan 22, 2009 at 09:38 PM, in Marketplace
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