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The new ATI graphics chipsets certainly ARE	3,198 Views / 43 Replies
The new ATI graphics chipset certainly IS doing much of the heavy lifting in the improved H.264 playback. That is what the x1xxx series was all about, and why even on PCs you must have a PCIe...
Posted by snodman, on Feb 9, 2006 at 02:44 PM, in Mac Desktops

IT is a personal transportation device. People...	1,519 Views / 56 Replies
IT is a personal transportation device. People laugh when they see it for the first time. ;)
Posted by snodman, on Oct 19, 2001 at 01:21 PM, in MacNN Lounge

IT is a personal transportation device. People...	1,254 Views / 55 Replies
IT is a personal transportation device. People laugh when they see it for the first time. ;)
Posted by snodman, on Oct 19, 2001 at 01:21 PM, in macOS

Whenever the iTools servers are busy you get that...	417 Views / 5 Replies
Whenever the iTools servers are busy you get that error, whether from OS 10.0.x or 10.1. Pretty misleading, actually. It should just say that you cannot connect to your iDisk for now, try later.
Posted by snodman, on Sep 26, 2001 at 01:13 PM, in macOS

Mac OS 10.1 NOT available for download.	366 Views / 0 Replies
Macosx.com decided not to do it. They posted about it this morning in a new topic there.
Posted by snodman, on Sep 26, 2001 at 01:10 PM, in macOS

Thier latest announcement is that they will NOT...	743 Views / 23 Replies
Thier latest announcement is that they will NOT offer the 10.1 instant update CD image for download after all......
Posted by snodman, on Sep 26, 2001 at 01:04 PM, in macOS

They claim to be working on them. I'm told 10.1...	509 Views / 10 Replies
They claim to be working on them. I'm told 10.1 supports the scroll wheel in the Finder (finally). Right now all 5 buttons work in a few games (the new Castle Wolfenstein multiplayer demo for one). ...
Posted by snodman, on Sep 26, 2001 at 12:23 PM, in macOS

I'm very happy with the latest Fizilla (Mozilla...	692 Views / 32 Replies
I'm very happy with the latest Fizilla (Mozilla for OS X v0.9.3+). BY FAR the most stable Mozilla I've ever tried and very fast for me on a Yikes G4 in OS X 10.0.4. Works better or as well as any...
Posted by snodman, on Aug 5, 2001 at 04:27 PM, in macOS

Also - you will have to boot from the 10.1...	728 Views / 8 Replies
Also - you will have to boot from the 10.1 installer to update your OS X installation. Anybody ever seen a bootable Mac DVD?
Posted by snodman, on Jul 26, 2001 at 11:25 PM, in macOS

At one of the breakout sessions at MWNY Phil...	667 Views / 35 Replies
At one of the breakout sessions at MWNY Phil Schiller told the press that the "free" upgrade will cost $19.95 "to cover expenses", and would consist of 3 or 4 CDs and a booklet. The new Quicksilver...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 26, 2001 at 11:06 PM, in macOS

Apple is also saying that Mac OS 9.2 is never...	2,056 Views / 135 Replies
Apple is also saying that Mac OS 9.2 is never going to be a downloadable update. It will be installed on brand new Macs going forward and will be on the OS X 10.1 CD (along with iDVD2, the new MSIE,...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 21, 2001 at 01:06 AM, in macOS

Well, that's really the crux of the problem. ...	4,454 Views / 342 Replies
Well, that's really the crux of the problem. Maybe Apple can wait another 2 months, but their developer community won't. Until Apple gets 10.1 out the door there is no way for Roxio or Symantec or...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 17, 2001 at 05:48 PM, in macOS

Apple has billions and billions of $$ in cash...	4,454 Views / 342 Replies
Apple has billions and billions of $$ in cash these days. If they get back into the PDA business they will not have to compete with Palm.....
Posted by snodman, on Jul 17, 2001 at 01:49 AM, in macOS

DDR is the key. If Apple shows up this week with...	861 Views / 29 Replies
DDR is the key. If Apple shows up this week with DDR motherboards (it could happen) then quad processors could also debut (well, demo at least) on Wednesday. What would quad processors be good for?...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 15, 2001 at 11:14 PM, in Mac Desktops

SKU's are what the guy down at Fry's or Comp USA...	943 Views / 42 Replies
SKU's are what the guy down at Fry's or Comp USA looks at when he or she reads the price and availability information off their little computer screen at the store. It tells the employees how many...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 15, 2001 at 10:37 PM, in Mac Desktops

Oh, and the starting price is still $1,599 (but...	943 Views / 42 Replies
Oh, and the starting price is still $1,599 (but you should get a single 733 for that price now - gee OS X isn't slow at all anymore!).
Posted by snodman, on Jul 15, 2001 at 06:11 PM, in Mac Desktops

Oh, and if the spy photos are real (my guess is...	943 Views / 42 Replies
Oh, and if the spy photos are real (my guess is they are) the reason you change the case (but not very much) is to accomodate what you CAN'T see from the photos. One possibility is they switched the...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 15, 2001 at 05:49 PM, in Mac Desktops

Look, what is out now are the SKUs for the G4s...	943 Views / 42 Replies
Look, what is out now are the SKUs for the G4s Apple will ship into the channel in the reasonable future. Steve Jobs may announce a faster G4 in the keynote, but it won't be available for a number...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 15, 2001 at 05:36 PM, in Mac Desktops

The marketing displays for the cube had all the...	675 Views / 15 Replies
The marketing displays for the cube had all the advertising copy on magnetic signs that stuck to it. No problem making new signs and using the displays over again for another computer that is small...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 15, 2001 at 05:23 PM, in Mac Desktops

Doyle, I do have to agree with you that the beta...	547 Views / 7 Replies
Doyle, I do have to agree with you that the beta was fairly awful. I could stand to poke around in it a bit but never considered trying to do anything productive with it. I was very impressed with...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 15, 2001 at 05:10 PM, in macOS

Another neat OS X feature is better integration...	485 Views / 18 Replies
Another neat OS X feature is better integration with iTools. Command-Alt-i from the finder opens my iDisk (great to have a cable modem - always connected to the internet).
Posted by snodman, on Jul 15, 2001 at 04:58 PM, in macOS

Once again for those who missed it : IT'S THE...	637 Views / 48 Replies
Once again for those who missed it : IT'S THE ECONOMY (err - OS) - STUPID! Yes Compaq and Sony have DVD playback in their Superdrive machines. Apple has DVD playback in THIER superdrive machines...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 15, 2001 at 04:36 PM, in macOS

Doesn't Webster define "buggy" as Java for the...	1,094 Views / 60 Replies
Doesn't Webster define "buggy" as Java for the Mac in any form? ;) We shall see if the new released OS 10.xx next week (I HOPE they get it released next week) has the final 1.3.1 Java in it. [...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 13, 2001 at 04:43 PM, in macOS

I had read that 9.2 was going to require some...	1,094 Views / 60 Replies
I had read that 9.2 was going to require some kind of update to OS X. Good news (I guess -- I really hope more for an OS X fix than a Classic fix at this point)if 9.2 has been fixed to just work...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 13, 2001 at 04:37 PM, in macOS

Mac User has a story this morning that there...	4,244 Views / 281 Replies
Mac User has a story this morning that there WON'T be new flat panel iMacs at MacWorld. Could be true... But if Apple misses a big update for both hardware and OS X out of the summer show it would...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 13, 2001 at 01:15 PM, in macOS

Moki - Yes it still works in Mac OS 9.1 (haven't...	4,244 Views / 281 Replies
Moki - Yes it still works in Mac OS 9.1 (haven't tried Classic, yet). I am always amazed when a new version of OS comes out (or I get a new printer) that it just works like it always did. :)
Posted by snodman, on Jul 13, 2001 at 01:10 PM, in macOS

JDK 1.3.1 IS out to the full developer list.... ...	1,094 Views / 60 Replies
JDK 1.3.1 IS out to the full developer list.... But still, Apple has to release something next week. At least Mac OS 9.2 and some kind of update to 10 to make it work as Classic, and Puma better be...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 12, 2001 at 11:20 PM, in macOS

Memory management in OS X is much better than in...	640 Views / 42 Replies
Memory management in OS X is much better than in OS 9. You can never run out of memory running a native OS X application. That does not mean that OS X is efficient with low amounts of real memory,...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 12, 2001 at 05:22 PM, in macOS

'New Macs at MWNY?" The Magic 8 Ball answers...	718 Views / 21 Replies
'New Macs at MWNY?" The Magic 8 Ball answers "YES, Definately"! There you have it - proof positive. :D
Posted by snodman, on Jul 12, 2001 at 01:58 AM, in macOS

I'm talking about pricing for one CPU chip, not...	640 Views / 42 Replies
I'm talking about pricing for one CPU chip, not lots of a thousand. If you want to get a dual 533 G4 instead of a single 533 G4 from the Apple Store the added cost is $300. If you want to buy just...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 12, 2001 at 01:43 AM, in macOS

I still use Easy Envelopes +. What a great...	4,244 Views / 281 Replies
I still use Easy Envelopes +. What a great program!
Posted by snodman, on Jul 11, 2001 at 10:34 PM, in macOS

: <STRONG> OK if this friend exists and...	4,244 Views / 281 Replies
: <STRONG> OK if this friend exists and Connectix was given a recent build, this settles the case: no 10.1 at MWNY - hammering out instabilities will take a month or so. Ask him about the...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 11, 2001 at 02:56 PM, in macOS

What hurts the most is is how freaking expensive...	640 Views / 42 Replies
What hurts the most is is how freaking expensive the Motorola chips are. I just bought a 900 mz Athlon for $90, and it is a realtime faster processor than my G4 400 (even with Altivec enhanced...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 11, 2001 at 02:07 PM, in macOS

As I said before (maybe not in this thread,...	4,244 Views / 281 Replies
As I said before (maybe not in this thread, though) one of the best reasons to get 10.1 out at MWNY is to FREEZE THE #$%*! APIs. Great, long time Mac developers (who really wanted to have killer OS...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 10, 2001 at 09:51 PM, in macOS

Well, yes and no. Apple really does decide which...	1,094 Views / 60 Replies
Well, yes and no. Apple really does decide which day to release their corporate earnings, but it does appear that July 17 has been set as the date for quite some time (since well before the quarter...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 10, 2001 at 09:40 PM, in macOS

See FOOBARS above - "Announced and demoed at...	1,094 Views / 60 Replies
See FOOBARS above - "Announced and demoed at MWNY, downloadable soon after". Sounds like this is closest to the the truth right now.
Posted by snodman, on Jul 10, 2001 at 09:16 PM, in macOS

10.1 is being seeded to the premier (big $$)...	4,244 Views / 281 Replies
10.1 is being seeded to the premier (big $$) developers. "Some guy at Connectix just got it" means that Connectix is a premier developer (no big surprise there). It does not mean that Connectix is...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 10, 2001 at 09:10 PM, in macOS

Interesting that Apple has set up the regular...	1,094 Views / 60 Replies
Interesting that Apple has set up the regular quarterly financial disclosure meeting for the day before the MWNY keynote. Since MWSF Fred Anderson, Avie T., Phil Schiller and Steve Jobs ALL have...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 10, 2001 at 11:01 AM, in macOS

If you are in California you might consider...	500 Views / 27 Replies
If you are in California you might consider Costco. They have the Microsoft mice real cheap and essentially warranty them forever. If it ever dies, just take it back and get a refund or exchange.
Posted by snodman, on Jul 8, 2001 at 11:02 PM, in macOS

The Microsoft mouse is called an Intellimouse...	500 Views / 27 Replies
The Microsoft mouse is called an Intellimouse Optical (USB). It is not the most expensive Microsoft mouse, but it is the best. Works cross platform, and in Mac OS 9 and X. In X "only" the two top...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 8, 2001 at 12:17 PM, in macOS

There will be new versions of OS 9 and OS X at...	427 Views / 6 Replies
There will be new versions of OS 9 and OS X at MWNY, but whether or not the new version of OS X is 10.1 or 10.05 is the real question. We probably won't know till Steve Jobs' keynote. Until CDR/RW...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 8, 2001 at 11:42 AM, in macOS

The guys who wrote BBEdit (Bare Bones Software)...	527 Views / 6 Replies
The guys who wrote BBEdit (Bare Bones Software) have just released Super Get Info which also does what the OS X get info command "should" do. Lets you change not only file and folder permissions but...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 8, 2001 at 11:19 AM, in macOS

The guys who wrote BBEdit (Bare Bones Software)...	402 Views / 7 Replies
The guys who wrote BBEdit (Bare Bones Software) have just released Super Get Info which also does what the OS X get info command "should" do. Lets you change not only file and folder permissions but...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 8, 2001 at 11:19 AM, in macOS

quote: ...	1,884 Views / 141 Replies
quote: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Originally posted by selkirk: The biggest problem that apple faces now is NOT missing features from OS 9, missing...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 6, 2001 at 05:00 PM, in macOS

By all means, sbjordal - feel special :D ! ...	1,884 Views / 141 Replies
By all means, sbjordal - feel special :D ! Actually, this was my (weak) attempt to just get the thread somewhat back on topic.
Posted by snodman, on Jul 6, 2001 at 04:48 PM, in macOS

Look, if OS X is slow for you on your hardware,...	1,884 Views / 141 Replies
Look, if OS X is slow for you on your hardware, it's slow. If it's fast for you on your hardware, it's fast. Sort of like the old joke about the difference between a recession and a depression - if...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 6, 2001 at 12:30 PM, in macOS

What worries me more about a Puma delay is the...	525 Views / 16 Replies
What worries me more about a Puma delay is the further delay that might cause developers who are waiting for features that Puma will deliver (gee, like Toast 5 which was SUPPOSED to be carbonized and...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 2, 2001 at 12:27 AM, in macOS

Well, at MWSF and again at the rollout in March...	525 Views / 16 Replies
Well, at MWSF and again at the rollout in March Apple sure gave the impression that from the July show forward OS X would be the default OS for all new Macs. I expect that OS X will be fast enough...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 2, 2001 at 12:07 AM, in macOS

What is all this about iDisk on your toolbar as a...	1,481 Views / 122 Replies
What is all this about iDisk on your toolbar as a feature of 10.1? I already have my iDisk on my toolbar in 10.0.4 (just open up toolbar preferences and drag it up there). If I double click on the...
Posted by snodman, on Jul 1, 2001 at 11:35 PM, in macOS

Apple buys RAM from the ram manufacturers on long...	470 Views / 3 Replies
Apple buys RAM from the ram manufacturers on long term contracts at contracted prices, not at the spot market price. This is the same kind of thing that California is doing with electricity...
Posted by snodman, on Jun 30, 2001 at 11:39 PM, in macOS

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