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I'm looking down at my IBM T41 as I type this....	3,996 Views / 41 Replies
I'm looking down at my IBM T41 as I type this. The thought of an intel inside & a "Designed for Mac OS" sticker on the wrist rest of an Apple Powerbook... nightmare. :eek:
Posted by Bostic, on Jun 6, 2005 at 12:02 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I'm in the same boat, and every darn Apple store...	552 Views / 1 Replies
I'm in the same boat, and every darn Apple store in the Bay Area doesn't have one. Website quotes 3-4 weeks. Are these things suddenly a hot item?
Posted by Bostic, on Apr 17, 2005 at 02:25 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I just looked over the steps for removing the...	1,040 Views / 10 Replies
I just looked over the steps for removing the optical drive from a 12" Aluminum at pbfixit. A lot more steps and dis-assembly than just removing the hard drive.
Posted by Bostic, on Jan 17, 2005 at 11:50 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I recently replaced the stock 4200rpm drive in my...	1,158 Views / 22 Replies
I recently replaced the stock 4200rpm drive in my Rev. B 12" Powerbook with the Hitachi 60gig 7200rpm from Newegg. I did it myself with the instructions from the pbfixit website. The warranty had...
Posted by Bostic, on Dec 31, 2004 at 04:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Picked up one for my Rev. B 12" Powerbook at the...	82,793 Views / 651 Replies
Picked up one for my Rev. B 12" Powerbook at the Fry's in Sunnyvale yesterday. Price is still $159. No problems so far.
Posted by Bostic, on Sep 7, 2004 at 01:19 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Morbid Angel - Heretic Vital Remains -...	2,999 Views / 125 Replies
Morbid Angel - Heretic Vital Remains - Dechristianize Angra - Holy Land Earth Wind & Fire - Essential disc set Jean-Luc Ponty - Mystical Adventures
Posted by Bostic, on Apr 5, 2004 at 03:58 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Awesome changes. Finally the same features as the...	1,798 Views / 27 Replies
Awesome changes. Finally the same features as the synaptics drivers on Dell and IBM notebooks I use from time to time. If I had my Monster Manual 1 handy I'd type in the entry for Basilisk in...
Posted by Bostic, on Mar 19, 2004 at 10:04 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I do desktop support for about 100 users at my...	1,672 Views / 55 Replies
I do desktop support for about 100 users at my work, mostly Win2k/XP. PC's are Compaq Deskpros and Evos, laptops Dell lats and IBM T series. I have an outstanding ticket right now with Compaq/HP for...
Posted by Bostic, on Jan 24, 2004 at 01:33 PM, in MacNN Lounge

I like the Hart and Pintechs either with a DM5 or...	1,339 Views / 16 Replies
I like the Hart and Pintechs either with a DM5 or DM Pro. The pads are not the same feel as Rolands which turns some people off. My problem with the Rolands is they make your technique better than it...
Posted by Bostic, on Jan 7, 2004 at 01:05 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Is the mini flash based or hard drive based? I...	6,821 Views / 199 Replies
Is the mini flash based or hard drive based? I still use an old Rio 500 when playing along to songs in my rehearsal studio as hard drive based players skip from the drums.
Posted by Bostic, on Jan 6, 2004 at 03:13 PM, in MacNN Lounge

ipod mini. looks like a late xmas for me.	6,821 Views / 199 Replies
ipod mini. looks like a late xmas for me.
Posted by Bostic, on Jan 6, 2004 at 02:59 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Death Metal. As a death metal drummer myself, I'm...	6,821 Views / 199 Replies
Death Metal. As a death metal drummer myself, I'm hoping this records drums somewhat decently. Right now I have to use a notebook with Soundforge and the bass drum triggers always come out awful.
Posted by Bostic, on Jan 6, 2004 at 02:37 PM, in MacNN Lounge

I'm watching on my 12" rev B at work while...	6,821 Views / 199 Replies
I'm watching on my 12" rev B at work while ghosting 3 IBM T41's. No help desk calls for the next hour please.
Posted by Bostic, on Jan 6, 2004 at 01:08 PM, in MacNN Lounge

The PC users that you do see listed in the in...	976 Views / 7 Replies
The PC users that you do see listed in the in game browser are probably hacked 1.02 copies since the 1.03 version is a lot better. I've played it on the PC, it fixes a lot but not all of the vehicle...
Posted by Bostic, on Jan 1, 2004 at 10:24 AM, in Gaming

That is level 9, 'Keyes'. Where you fight some...	1,686 Views / 34 Replies
That is level 9, 'Keyes'. Where you fight some flood and have to fall down the hole and land into the coolant. For a challenge try and not go down that whole and clear out the flood until there are...
Posted by Bostic, on Dec 26, 2003 at 02:32 AM, in Gaming

Re: That was a weird earthquake	934 Views / 17 Replies
Mountain View here. That was quite a long quake. I went to the usgs site and saw the big red square and went wow! Over 6.0 magnitude. It had to have been at least 30-35 seconds. I'm in a 7 story...
Posted by Bostic, on Dec 22, 2003 at 03:55 PM, in MacNN Lounge

The majority of PC users out there are running on...	3,030 Views / 23 Replies
The majority of PC users out there are running on version 1.03. Users running 1.02, including all us Mac folk can't see 1.03 games and vice versa. The ones we do see are either other Mac users or...
Posted by Bostic, on Dec 19, 2003 at 05:28 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Significant improvement with 10.3.2. No longer a...	3,030 Views / 23 Replies
Significant improvement with 10.3.2. No longer a slide show with many enemies on the screen at once. Now if the patch for 1.03 can come out soon, the lack of servers and players is not fun.
Posted by Bostic, on Dec 18, 2003 at 01:55 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: how do you get halo to show framerates on screen?	3,030 Views / 23 Replies
When you start halo and the config window appears, select the option in the lower left for the console. Once you're at the main menu of the game hit ` to bring up the console, then type ...
Posted by Bostic, on Dec 17, 2003 at 12:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: Halo on the Powerbook	3,030 Views / 23 Replies
Runs so so on a rev b 12" with 768ram. Set at 1024x768 and medium graphics is around 30fps but as soon as bunch of Covenent are on the screen it drops to 20's or lower. Power setting on Maximum...
Posted by Bostic, on Dec 16, 2003 at 05:43 PM, in Mac Notebooks

It's tough to play on the Rev B 12" Powerbook...	6,757 Views / 124 Replies
It's tough to play on the Rev B 12" Powerbook once there are a lot of aliens on the screen. Using the console and rasterizer_fps true option it often dips to under 20fps with everything turned down...
Posted by Bostic, on Dec 13, 2003 at 06:55 PM, in Gaming

Got it installed and running on my Powerbook 12"...	6,757 Views / 124 Replies
Got it installed and running on my Powerbook 12" rev b with 768ram. Ran it at 640x480 and low settings with vsync off and was getting around 90fps walking around the Danger Canyon map. The real test...
Posted by Bostic, on Dec 12, 2003 at 08:38 PM, in Gaming

I'm new to Mac gaming and am wondering if other...	6,757 Views / 124 Replies
I'm new to Mac gaming and am wondering if other first person shooter games allow actions for scroll up or scroll down and zoom with the wheel button? Now that I have used up for reload, down for...
Posted by Bostic, on Dec 8, 2003 at 07:28 PM, in Gaming

I have the same ticking sound on my 12" Powerbook...	4,110 Views / 33 Replies
I have the same ticking sound on my 12" Powerbook rev B. I don't really notice the sound unless it's very quiet, like last night while doing some work at 1am. I did a clean install of Panther from...
Posted by Bostic, on Dec 3, 2003 at 01:56 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Another vote for Quisp since Team Flakes are long...	1,136 Views / 42 Replies
Another vote for Quisp since Team Flakes are long gone. A truly great sugared cereal destroys your upper palette after just one bowl. Back in the Com. 64 days and Exodus Ultima III my friends and...
Posted by Bostic, on Dec 2, 2003 at 01:28 PM, in MacNN Lounge

got my 12" Combo on Sunday	1,452 Views / 10 Replies
I joined the Powerbook community on Sunday. Purchased a 12" 1ghz Combo, 40gig, AE at the Apple store in Valley Fair. Added 512ram and it's flying. The memory cover screws...argh what an experience...
Posted by Bostic, on Nov 25, 2003 at 04:09 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I'm running a P4 2.26GHz, 1gig 333MHz RAM, ATI...	1,231 Views / 24 Replies
I'm running a P4 2.26GHz, 1gig 333MHz RAM, ATI 9800 Pro 128meg, SB Audigy 2, 7200 120gig Hitachi HD & Sony E540 21" monitor. Even with a clean install of XP, latest Catalyst drivers and doing the...
Posted by Bostic, on Nov 10, 2003 at 02:01 PM, in Gaming

I'm planning on rejoining the Mac community again...	2,103 Views / 16 Replies
I'm planning on rejoining the Mac community again with a 12" rev b and Sidetrack looks like a winner app for me. Does it allow mapping the 4 corners of the track pad to do things like right click,...
Posted by Bostic, on Oct 28, 2003 at 05:19 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Do you have the original or ver.2 of the Linksys...	737 Views / 6 Replies
Do you have the original or ver.2 of the Linksys 4 port router? I'm going to be buying a 12" Powerbook as soon as I ditch my desktop P4 system but I want to make sure the AE on it will live happily...
Posted by Bostic, on Feb 11, 2003 at 07:38 PM, in Networking

What is the power supply like on the 12"...	2,866 Views / 28 Replies
What is the power supply like on the 12" Powerbooks? How big is it and the length of the cords, or do all Apple notebooks share the same style of adaptor?
Posted by Bostic, on Jan 23, 2003 at 12:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Aah.. another reader of the Mac Addict forums. I...	1,058 Views / 36 Replies
Aah.. another reader of the Mac Addict forums. I posted the link in the chat room last night, but no one seemed interested.. "I think we need to test out iPhoto a little more.. try these on for...
Posted by Bostic, on Jan 15, 2002 at 01:15 PM, in Mac Desktops

While I was trying out a few of the new iMacs...	587 Views / 5 Replies
While I was trying out a few of the new iMacs last week at MacWorld, I grilled the guy wearing the black Apple shirt behind me about the speed of the HD. He said it was a "toned-down" Maxtor 7200rpm,...
Posted by Bostic, on Jan 14, 2002 at 07:44 PM, in Mac Desktops

Super Drive, Combo Drive have Burn Proof?	564 Views / 3 Replies
Does anyone know if the Super Drive or the DVD/CD-RW Drives that will be in the new iMac's have BURN Proof or something similar to lessen the coaster creation percentage? I don't remember seeing...
Posted by Bostic, on Jan 9, 2002 at 12:21 PM, in Mac Desktops

I purchased the Microsoft Laptop mouse to have...	710 Views / 35 Replies
I purchased the Microsoft Laptop mouse to have use of the scroll wheel and 2nd button. It's very basic in design and is not optical, but fits my smaller sized hands in an ergonomic manner. The...
Posted by Bostic, on Oct 28, 2001 at 11:01 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

RAM is so inexpensive right now, I was able to...	594 Views / 10 Replies
RAM is so inexpensive right now, I was able to get 2 512 PC133 SDRAM DIMMs for about 85 dollars. My DV+ 450 is maxed out now at 1gig, and I also swapped out the 20gig Maxtor for a 60gig 7200rpm IBM...
Posted by Bostic, on Oct 26, 2001 at 05:57 PM, in Mac Desktops

I purchased a Summer iMac DV+ 450 at the...	369 Views / 1 Replies
I purchased a Summer iMac DV+ 450 at the beginning of November. After 17 days it developed the Summer iMac syndrome and a few calls to Apple support did not correct the issue. CompUSA wouldn't...
Posted by Bostic, on Jan 4, 2001 at 12:05 PM, in Mac Desktops

My new iMac DV+ 450MHz is also suffering the...	561 Views / 6 Replies
My new iMac DV+ 450MHz is also suffering the exact same problem as you. As soon as I choose sleep from the special menu, it looks like it will go to sleep, but the glowing orange appears just once,...
Posted by Bostic, on Dec 3, 2000 at 12:56 PM, in Mac Desktops

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