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On a related note, when I've known that I was... 1,044 Views / 6 Replies  
On a related note, when I've known that I was going to share an external drive between a Mac and PC, I've made sure that I got the combo USB/firewire version because many times the firewire...
Posted by brother337, on Apr 29, 2007 at 03:49 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Do you know if there is a slight performance hit... 1,044 Views / 6 Replies  
Do you know if there is a slight performance hit for the mac when reading a PC formatted drive (as opposed to a native mac partition.)
Posted by brother337, on Apr 29, 2007 at 03:44 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I ended up going with the Cooler Master NotePal... 78,377 Views / 17 Replies  
I ended up going with the Cooler Master NotePal...
Posted by brother337, on Apr 28, 2007 at 07:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Thanks Wingdo. The Bytecc looks good (especially... 78,377 Views / 17 Replies  
Thanks Wingdo. The Bytecc looks good (especially if it's doing it for you on your MBP, while you're gaming.)
Posted by brother337, on Apr 20, 2007 at 10:30 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Well, the original MBP (Core Duo) got pretty hot,... 78,377 Views / 17 Replies  
Well, the original MBP (Core Duo) got pretty hot, but they seem to be pretty reliable. At the expense of noise, you can get fan control utilities that will kick up the fan speed and keep your MBP...
Posted by brother337, on Apr 20, 2007 at 06:31 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Hey Randman, Thanks for the suggestions!... 78,377 Views / 17 Replies  
Hey Randman,

Thanks for the suggestions! However, I'm more looking for a product that has active cooling (fans). Know of any good products like that? I liked the iBreeze just fine before for my...
Posted by brother337, on Apr 20, 2007 at 06:15 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Best Cooling Pad for MacBook Pro? 78,377 Views / 17 Replies  
Just to repeat what I have in my sig, I have a C2D Macbook Pro, which I want to get a cooling pad for.

I have an old macmice iBreeze...
Posted by brother337, on Apr 20, 2007 at 06:16 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I thought only the Macbook made use of... 1,356 Views / 16 Replies  
I thought only the Macbook made use of dual-channelling the memory, so having 3 gigs of RAM wouldn't affect the speed of a Macbook Pro.
Posted by brother337, on Apr 15, 2007 at 06:08 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I think I've had this issue as well with an... 777 Views / 8 Replies  
I think I've had this issue as well with an external drive, but it wasn't a big deal since I tend to use firewire.

I think I did get around it once by reformatting the drive to Mac HFS, but this...
Posted by brother337, on Feb 8, 2007 at 07:09 PM, in Mac Notebooks
How long have you had your MBP? Honestly, these... 1,529 Views / 21 Replies  
How long have you had your MBP? Honestly, these don't sound like "little things" at all.

Have you run a full hardware scan? There might be a physical problem with your 'book.

I have a C2D and...
Posted by brother337, on Feb 8, 2007 at 07:05 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Do you have aftermarket RAM installed? If you do,... 722 Views / 4 Replies  
Do you have aftermarket RAM installed? If you do, try taking it out and seeing if that helps.

Have you tried booting off a CD? If you still have the original disks, one of the botable ones should...
Posted by brother337, on Feb 2, 2007 at 07:10 PM, in Mac Notebooks
No one knows, but the rumbling I've heard are... 882 Views / 9 Replies  
No one knows, but the rumbling I've heard are that Leopard will be quicker than Tiger on Intel Macs while performance on PowerPC macs should be similar to Tiger.

I recently upgraded to a C2D...
Posted by brother337, on Jan 10, 2007 at 06:58 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Apple will release drivers when the N-spec has... 1,007 Views / 13 Replies  
Apple will release drivers when the N-spec has been finalized. And who knows when that'll be. I'm sure they've got an updated 802.11n version of the Airport in the wings just waiting for the chance...
Posted by brother337, on Dec 30, 2006 at 07:53 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I think that's subjective. The quietest hard... 2,447 Views / 13 Replies  
I think that's subjective. The quietest hard drive (and laptop) I've ever owned was my iBook G4/800, and that one was *amazingly* quiet. The 160GB PMR drive in my MBP C2D is definitely louder, but it...
Posted by brother337, on Dec 29, 2006 at 11:09 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I agree. It does totally sound like it's... 796 Views / 7 Replies  
I agree. It does totally sound like it's attracted to other men.
Posted by brother337, on Nov 26, 2006 at 04:48 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Yah... Yah, a Mac Pro would be pretty... 848 Views / 4 Replies  
Yah...

Yah, a Mac Pro would be pretty sweet...:)
Posted by brother337, on Nov 26, 2006 at 01:52 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Just to clarify, what do you mean by the graphics... 848 Views / 4 Replies  
Just to clarify, what do you mean by the graphics on the first Gen MBPs being "derated"? Are you referring to how the graphics chip was clocked down? First of all, the graphics chip in the new C2D...
Posted by brother337, on Nov 25, 2006 at 10:29 PM, in Mac Notebooks
mine does that as well (my old powerbook didn't),... 796 Views / 7 Replies  
mine does that as well (my old powerbook didn't), but it's consistent so I figure that just the way it is. Sounds like the drive checking itself.
Posted by brother337, on Nov 25, 2006 at 10:13 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I agree with wingdo. There's also the fact that... 621 Views / 4 Replies  
I agree with wingdo. There's also the fact that Leapard is coming out (relatively) soon, and you're going to have to do this all over again if you plan on installing it.
Posted by brother337, on Nov 19, 2006 at 05:00 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I used to always pull apart my laptops and... 2,447 Views / 13 Replies  
I used to always pull apart my laptops and install 7200 rpm drives, but the speed of the 5400 PMR drive in the new MBP is close enough that I'm willing to leave it in (especially since I get an extra...
Posted by brother337, on Nov 18, 2006 at 03:58 PM, in Mac Notebooks
My MBP C2D hovers around 49-51 C at idle and went... 2,282 Views / 32 Replies  
My MBP C2D hovers around 49-51 C at idle and went up to 63 C while I was encoding an H.264 video. Fans topped off at around 5200rpm.
Posted by brother337, on Nov 16, 2006 at 03:13 AM, in Mac Notebooks
The Macbook *will* run Vista just fine. It just... 3,713 Views / 46 Replies  
The Macbook *will* run Vista just fine. It just won't be able to use the "Areo" gui, sort of like how some early macs weren't able to take advantage of Quartz Extreme when it came out.

Either way,...
Posted by brother337, on Nov 9, 2006 at 05:23 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I just moved up from a 15" PB/1.5 The PB did... 1,188 Views / 13 Replies  
I just moved up from a 15" PB/1.5

The PB did everything I needed it to, and probably could have continued to do so for the next few years. I was bugged by the slow FSB. My MBP glossy screen is...
Posted by brother337, on Nov 9, 2006 at 05:20 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Yeah, after I wrote that post I started another... 1,058 Views / 6 Replies  
Yeah, after I wrote that post I started another dvd project just to test it out. When I check my Activity Monitor during the actual movie encoding, iDVD will occasionally hop over 100% cpu usage, but...
Posted by brother337, on Nov 8, 2006 at 01:41 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I just replaced my 15" PBG4/1.5 with a Macbook... 1,058 Views / 6 Replies  
I just replaced my 15" PBG4/1.5 with a Macbook Core2Duo 2.33 and while I don't have any numbers, I can honestly say that the MBP is screamingly faster while encoding DVDs in iDVD.

Something I...
Posted by brother337, on Nov 7, 2006 at 08:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks
There is no "reset" but make sure that you... 606 Views / 1 Replies  
There is no "reset" but make sure that you "calibrate" your battery properly for best runtime/accuracy.

Battery Calibration Instructions (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86284)
...
Posted by brother337, on Nov 7, 2006 at 07:58 PM, in Mac Notebooks
all that stuff will work with regular consumer... 1,704 Views / 10 Replies  
all that stuff will work with regular consumer OsX (mostly through the System Preferences). OsX Server will give you more fine tuning control, but will also be a bit more complicated as well.

On...
Posted by brother337, on Nov 3, 2006 at 02:32 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Haha, mame cabinet! That's a great idea. Well,... 1,704 Views / 10 Replies  
Haha, mame cabinet! That's a great idea.
Well, I guess my first choice really is to sell it. I'll see what Powerbooks are going for on Craigslist, come January.
Posted by brother337, on Nov 2, 2006 at 04:44 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Advice needed: Uses for an old Powerbook 1,704 Views / 10 Replies  
Hey all,

I just got a new Macbook Pro, and I was planning on selling my powerbook G4/1.5 to offset the cost, but it turns out that I may need to hold onto it for video work in a month or two...
Posted by brother337, on Nov 1, 2006 at 03:33 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Hmm...well my take on the G4 is this: I... 1,655 Views / 30 Replies  
Hmm...well my take on the G4 is this:

I loved the G3. Compared to anything else at the time, it was a truly remarkable processor.

When the G4 came out, I liked the idea of Altivec, but the fact...
Posted by brother337, on Mar 10, 2006 at 05:08 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Really? Like what? (I'm a tech guy, but not an... 1,655 Views / 30 Replies  
Really? Like what? (I'm a tech guy, but not an engineer or anything.) I thought the G5 blew away, or at least equalled the G4 in most tasks.
Posted by brother337, on Mar 9, 2006 at 04:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Maybe inkhead is talking in relation to the... 1,655 Views / 30 Replies  
Maybe inkhead is talking in relation to the current state chip development. I'm sure that the 7448 is good compared to previous G4s, but aren't there limitations to the G4 design spec that pretty...
Posted by brother337, on Mar 9, 2006 at 12:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I'd want to see reviews especially regarding heat... 1,655 Views / 30 Replies  
I'd want to see reviews especially regarding heat and and power consumption.

What tasks would the 1meg cache help with? I'm sure Virtual PC (since the openly cite the L2 cache as a major...
Posted by brother337, on Mar 9, 2006 at 03:30 AM, in Mac Notebooks
ah, that would explain it. 800 Views / 7 Replies  
ah, that would explain it.
Posted by brother337, on Mar 6, 2006 at 02:46 AM, in Mac Notebooks
hmmm... I have no official numbers, but a... 800 Views / 7 Replies  
hmmm...

I have no official numbers, but a buddy of mine got a bunch of imac core duos for his office, and remarked that the video from the built in iSights looked worse than the external isights....
Posted by brother337, on Mar 5, 2006 at 10:11 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I have a Marware... 7,790 Views / 28 Replies  
I have a Marware (http://www.marware.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Marware.woa/8/wa/selectedCategory?catalogCatID=122&wosid=l6WM8w6Q4h5jzxGe9c4As0) sleeve for my 15" Powerbook, which I'm very happy with....
Posted by brother337, on Feb 28, 2006 at 04:17 PM, in Mac Notebooks
RSS problem in iWeb 583 Views / 0 Replies  
Hey all,

I could use some help here. I can't seem to get the RSS feed working on my page.

I've set a "blog" template as my homepage, renamed as "Home", and I left the "RSS Subscribe" button...
Posted by brother337, on Feb 19, 2006 at 09:46 PM, in Applications
Well, It's like running a car. The hardest wear... 1,035 Views / 21 Replies  
Well, It's like running a car. The hardest wear and tear on a laptop is during startup and shutdown, because of the moving parts and changes in temperature. Leaving a computer on is like driving on...
Posted by brother337, on Feb 13, 2006 at 07:02 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Plus, sleeping allows us "uptime junkies" to keep... 1,035 Views / 21 Replies  
Plus, sleeping allows us "uptime junkies" to keep our highs going. :)
Posted by brother337, on Feb 13, 2006 at 03:55 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I'm a verbatim guy myself. I think first... 913 Views / 3 Replies  
I'm a verbatim guy myself.

I think first thing to try here is to use a higher quality type of Media (ie NOT Memorex.) If, after that, you consistently burn more successful DVDs, you'll know that...
Posted by brother337, on Feb 13, 2006 at 03:49 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
iDVD6 vs Toast7 869 Views / 0 Replies  
Hey all,

I've was checking out the Toast 7 Features on the Roxio site, and it seems like it does a lot of stuff that iDVD does (though it wasn't clear to what extent.)

How is the movie...
Posted by brother337, on Feb 12, 2006 at 05:58 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
Though they don't affect every hi-res powerbook,... 573 Views / 2 Replies  
Though they don't affect every hi-res powerbook, there are documented screen and audio problems which, to date, have been acknowledged by Apple, but not resolved. Getting one would be a crapshoot....
Posted by brother337, on Feb 8, 2006 at 02:10 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Just to cover the bases: Have you tried booting... 664 Views / 5 Replies  
Just to cover the bases: Have you tried booting off a Mac OS installation CD? And if you have, then have you tried resetting your PRAM?
Posted by brother337, on Feb 7, 2006 at 06:12 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I'll put in another for the excessive heat. My... 831 Views / 14 Replies  
I'll put in another for the excessive heat. My buddie's had his 867Mhz 12" for years now, and it's still running, and he's happy with it, but I've never had a laptop toast my legs as much as his did,...
Posted by brother337, on Feb 6, 2006 at 03:25 PM, in Mac Notebooks
oops, that's right. FFMPEGX is shareware, not... 1,151 Views / 6 Replies  
oops, that's right. FFMPEGX is shareware, not freeware.
Posted by brother337, on Oct 20, 2005 at 05:58 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
I'll second for mpegstreamclip. If you don't... 1,151 Views / 6 Replies  
I'll second for mpegstreamclip.

If you don't have or want to buy the quicktime mpeg2 component to make mpegstreamclip work, then I'd recommend using YADE (Yet Another DVD Extractor) to extract...
Posted by brother337, on Oct 19, 2005 at 05:16 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
While all the aforementioned upgrades will help.... 812 Views / 5 Replies  
While all the aforementioned upgrades will help. I personally think FCP runs fine on the mini as is (especially with the new 5400rpm drives.) FCP has been used for years on far weaker computers. I...
Posted by brother337, on Oct 14, 2005 at 03:56 PM, in Mac Desktops
I'd imagine IR is much cheaper than bluetooth.... 4,831 Views / 58 Replies  
I'd imagine IR is much cheaper than bluetooth. I'd personally like bluetooth, but that'd probably make that remote cost $80 instead of $30.
Posted by brother337, on Oct 13, 2005 at 02:40 PM, in Mac Desktops
I actually have a 1.42 Ghz mini at home and a... 933 Views / 8 Replies  
I actually have a 1.42 Ghz mini at home and a dual 1.25 powermac at work. The mini actually holds up because I installed an internal 7200 rpm drive in it, but overall, the dual 1.25 powermac...
Posted by brother337, on Oct 9, 2005 at 05:43 AM, in Mac Desktops
Gonna check out that mpegstreamclip myself, now... 1,111 Views / 4 Replies  
Gonna check out that mpegstreamclip myself, now that I know about it.

However, I've been using YADE (http://www.macetvideo.com/dl_center/dl_center.html) (Yet Another DVD Extractor) to extract VOB...
Posted by brother337, on Oct 4, 2005 at 06:31 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
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