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I have both TIVO and EyeTV. They are not really...	974 Views / 17 Replies
I have both TIVO and EyeTV. They are not really comparable. First of all, there are a lot of people who want to watch TV in their living room. EyeTV will never satisfy that. Also, TIVO simply...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on May 31, 2003 at 01:06 PM, in Applications

Bummer. Thanks for the confirmation. I did try...	791 Views / 6 Replies
Bummer. Thanks for the confirmation. I did try to create a playlist with all of my checked songs. However, then I have one big list mixing songs of different types. It's not quite the same. ...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on May 16, 2003 at 09:15 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

IPOD Newbie: Playing checked songs	791 Views / 6 Replies
Hi, Just got a 15GB IPOD. First one. Is there any way to just play the songs checked in ITunes? I saw the option to only synchronize checked songs. However, I would prefer to keep the entire...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on May 15, 2003 at 11:13 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

I tried this out earlier this week, but didn't...	653 Views / 1 Replies
I tried this out earlier this week, but didn't have as much success as you did. I am running OSX 10.2.5 on a MDD Dual 1Ghz with 768MB of RAM. Turning pages was slightly sluggish. If I tried to...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Apr 24, 2003 at 10:46 PM, in Applications

Re: Re: We need Find in Open/Save Dialog boxes	615 Views / 5 Replies
I agree. The whole paradigm is somewhat backwards. Find your files first. When you want to open or save a file, drag and drop. It took me a while to realize this would work. Now, I find it...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Apr 16, 2003 at 11:16 PM, in macOS

I switched from a 19" Sony Trinitron to the Apple...	2,236 Views / 44 Replies
I switched from a 19" Sony Trinitron to the Apple Studio 17" in December. With the price drop, I think the Apple Studio is fairly reasonable now. I have a lot of desk space now. Really made my...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Feb 25, 2003 at 12:30 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Get a screw extractor kit from Sears. I stripped...	1,000 Views / 8 Replies
Get a screw extractor kit from Sears. I stripped a screw on the back of my MDD and had to use one. It worked for me.
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Feb 23, 2003 at 12:42 PM, in Mac Desktops

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: New MDD G4	4,579 Views / 70 Replies
If you look at the analysis page on my web site, you can see that my measurements say it's in the 600-800Hz range. The exact frequency is likely to vary from machine to machine. No, I...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Feb 17, 2003 at 12:22 AM, in Mac Desktops

Re: Re: Re: Re: New MDD G4	4,579 Views / 70 Replies
Simon, I did noise analysis a few months ago on my MDD and posted some instructions on the web: http://home.centurytel.net/chunhsu/mac/noise/index.html The gist of it is that there is a nice...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Feb 15, 2003 at 01:59 AM, in Mac Desktops

First, I don't have Virtual PC, but am interested...	833 Views / 5 Replies
First, I don't have Virtual PC, but am interested in buying it... As far copying the Windows PC data to Virtual PC, you could share the Windows notebook with the Virtual PC. Then use Virtual PC...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Feb 11, 2003 at 01:21 AM, in Applications

I bought mine in December. Works great for me. ...	2,236 Views / 44 Replies
I bought mine in December. Works great for me. It replaced a 19" Sony Trinitron. The color and brightness are excellent. It has a fairly wide viewing angle. The ADC cable is really elegant. ...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Feb 7, 2003 at 10:37 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Problem exporting hinted MPEG-1 movie	497 Views / 0 Replies
I am trying to export some MPEG-1 movies as hinted movies. The purpose is to prepare them for streaming with the free Quicktime streaming server from Apple. The problem I am having is that some of...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Jan 29, 2003 at 02:08 AM, in Art & Graphic Design

The DDR probably isn't that big of a deal. ...	1,143 Views / 13 Replies
The DDR probably isn't that big of a deal. Having dual CPU's is nice for multitasking. Think of any task that would normally slow your computer down (doing batch conversion of files using PS...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Jan 29, 2003 at 01:41 AM, in Mac Desktops

Ack! The 1Ghz is only 15% faster in CPU than an...	1,550 Views / 16 Replies
Ack! The 1Ghz is only 15% faster in CPU than an 867. Generally a video card upgrade will increase your framerates more than a CPU upgrade like this. The big reason to have dual processors is so...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Jan 29, 2003 at 01:34 AM, in Mac Desktops

I bought the MDD at a local CompUSA. I tried out...	1,431 Views / 16 Replies
I bought the MDD at a local CompUSA. I tried out some mods, but decided that they couldn't all be that bad. I put everything back to normal and exchanged it within the 15 day period. The manager...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Jan 17, 2003 at 12:47 AM, in Mac Desktops

vmpaul, I replied to the EyeTV thread on this...	862 Views / 6 Replies
vmpaul, I replied to the EyeTV thread on this topic, but I will add in a little bit here. MPEG conversion is unfortunately a pain with Quicktime. The easiest way takes two steps: - Use ffmpegX...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Jan 14, 2003 at 03:17 AM, in Art & Graphic Design

Re: Feature Requests	5,413 Views / 77 Replies
You can change channels simply by typing in the channel. I used to use WinTV on Windows, so I am used to just typing in the channel number on my numeric keypad. It works just fine. I am not sure...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Jan 14, 2003 at 02:21 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Hash, I think the core of your problem is that...	4,047 Views / 101 Replies
Hash, I think the core of your problem is that OSX is crashing for you. It's truly unfortunate because as a Windows switcher and a Unix guy, I can say that I find very little to troubleshoot vs....
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Jan 12, 2003 at 08:24 PM, in macOS

I just got the EyeTV. The new MPEG editor works...	5,413 Views / 77 Replies
I just got the EyeTV. The new MPEG editor works quite well. It's pretty slick in that it displays every scene change in a little thumbnail. It makes it very easy to identify commercials. On my...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Jan 12, 2003 at 07:43 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Re: Sadly, OS X is not ready for prime time	4,047 Views / 101 Replies
Wow. The original poster was very polite. Either he/she is very out of touch or is a complete troll. I have not used OS9 very much, but OSX has been incredibly stable. My main complaint is with...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Jan 11, 2003 at 09:57 PM, in macOS

Re: Quicken for Mac vs. Quicken for Windows	1,238 Views / 5 Replies
Actually, I did not have a smooth experience migrating my data from Windows to Mac. The biggest problem that I ran into is that the conversion process can't handle duplicate transactions. I can't...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Jan 10, 2003 at 01:59 AM, in Applications

The main case fan is temperature controlled, so...	736 Views / 7 Replies
The main case fan is temperature controlled, so it will speed up if the interior heats up. Although my fan doesn't speed up, I know you are not the first person to encounter this problem. Someone...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Jan 10, 2003 at 01:25 AM, in Mac Desktops

The remedy does not match the original in cooling...	1,092 Views / 9 Replies
The remedy does not match the original in cooling spec. Although 5 CFM may not sound like much, it might be enough to cause something to fail if you stuff your box full of drives and PCI cards. ...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Jan 10, 2003 at 01:22 AM, in Mac Desktops

Pretty funny! Actually, I really like my...	1,107 Views / 5 Replies
Pretty funny! Actually, I really like my MDD. I know I paid a premium for it, but the combination of hardware and software is so slick. The processor sucks, but have you seen how beautiful RTCW...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Jan 10, 2003 at 01:11 AM, in Mac Desktops

I was also up in arms initially until I found out...	6,236 Views / 191 Replies
I was also up in arms initially until I found out that Apple always charged for major upgrades for iDVD and iMovie. I wasn't mad about the actual charge itself, I was just mad that Apple changed...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Jan 4, 2003 at 12:05 PM, in macOS

Yes! I would pay for that feature. Also I would...	1,981 Views / 58 Replies
Yes! I would pay for that feature. Also I would like to see support for DVD-RW. You can trick iDVD into doing it, but Apple should support it directly. I would also like iDVD to be able to write...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Jan 4, 2003 at 11:48 AM, in macOS

Here's another data point. When I updated my...	624 Views / 3 Replies
Here's another data point. When I updated my PowerMac to 10.2.3, it became very flaky. After a couple of days, I started getting the beach ball for up to 30 seconds doing just everyday tasks. ...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Jan 4, 2003 at 11:41 AM, in macOS

Someone who can compare them! Please advise. I...	5,413 Views / 77 Replies
Someone who can compare them! Please advise. I am primarily interested in watching TV and occasionally archiving some shows. Is the EyeTV good enough for that? I used to watch TV on Windows at...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Jan 4, 2003 at 11:36 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

It all depends on how lucky you are with your...	1,431 Views / 16 Replies
It all depends on how lucky you are with your machine. The MDD PowerMac's have several sources of noise: power supply, case fan, and vibration of those fans with the case. People have reported...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Jan 4, 2003 at 11:30 AM, in Mac Desktops

Re: Anyone try a fan mod on MDD	1,431 Views / 16 Replies
I assume you are referring to the mod on Accelerate Your Mac? http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/systems/g4_mirrored_drive_doors/noise_reduction/g4_ddr_noise_reduction.html I have tried them and yes...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Jan 3, 2003 at 01:02 AM, in Mac Desktops

Just for variety, I use Mozilla or Netscape...	1,317 Views / 42 Replies
Just for variety, I use Mozilla or Netscape composer and a Unix utility called sitecopy to automate the FTP. It only sends the changed files, so it's kind of convenient. It's not available on Fink...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Dec 11, 2002 at 01:06 AM, in Applications

Re: Re: Re: Re: Noise analysis of MDD Power Mac	1,283 Views / 6 Replies
Ok, I see your point. A USB microphone is your best bet. You will only be able to measure noise with your computer running and sealed up, but that is good enough to do a before and after comparison...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Dec 4, 2002 at 10:50 AM, in Mac Desktops

Re: Re: Noise analysis of MDD Power Mac	1,283 Views / 6 Replies
Thanks for taking a look at the site. I would be interested in whatever results you are able to measure. I don't think it will be practical to measure loudness. I am not an audio engineer, but I...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Dec 3, 2002 at 10:40 PM, in Mac Desktops

Re: Taking the plunge--advice?	922 Views / 9 Replies
1 - I just bought a 1Ghz, but nevertheless, I would suggest that you wait. Greed got the best of me and I had visions of playing with my new toy over Thanksgiving. It never hurts to wait until...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Dec 2, 2002 at 11:01 PM, in Mac Desktops

Wow, that really stinks. I love playing...	1,015 Views / 5 Replies
Wow, that really stinks. I love playing multiplayer online. After the fiasco with 1.3, I thought they would get their act together. It's sad because most the servers upgrade to the new software...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Dec 1, 2002 at 08:36 PM, in Gaming

I was looking for the same thing this weekend and...	4,168 Views / 14 Replies
I was looking for the same thing this weekend and ThermoInDock was the only thing I found for OSX. The code hasn't been updated since 2001 and the author clearly states he doesn't plan on working on...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Dec 1, 2002 at 04:51 PM, in Applications

Noise analysis of MDD Power Mac	1,283 Views / 6 Replies
Hi all, I have experimented some more with the noise problem with the new Apple Power Mac dual processor machines (mirrored doors). In particular, I made the power supply modifications described...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Dec 1, 2002 at 02:47 PM, in Mac Desktops

I don't think Gimp-Print is necessary. Until I...	2,809 Views / 52 Replies
I don't think Gimp-Print is necessary. Until I bought a network print server, I printed to a Windows 2000 box using SAMBA. The key for me was finding the secret web page for CUPS on my local...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Nov 28, 2002 at 12:55 PM, in macOS

Re: More from Apple Discussions...	5,001 Views / 82 Replies
I just bought the DP 1GHz from CompUSA and it has the AcBel power supply. The whining is very annoying. My other computers are louder, but something about the pitch of the PowerMac gets on your...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Nov 26, 2002 at 11:23 PM, in Mac Desktops

I hope I don't get flamed for this, but I was...	2,809 Views / 52 Replies
I hope I don't get flamed for this, but I was once a heavy OS/2 user. I admire what Brad Wardell for what he did with Object Desktop at the time. Maybe because of that background, I give him a...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Nov 26, 2002 at 02:49 AM, in macOS

I am new to Macs, so I had no idea there was more...	750 Views / 7 Replies
I am new to Macs, so I had no idea there was more than one Powerbook 550. The PB Titanium is awesome, but I don't need portability as much as I do power. It's a shame that I have to sell my laptop,...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Nov 25, 2002 at 10:11 PM, in Mac Desktops

Thanks for both of your advice. It really...	750 Views / 7 Replies
Thanks for both of your advice. It really encouraged me to get the Powermac. I ended up getting the DP 1GHz. Even though the 867 is a better value, the 1 GHz already includes the Radeon 9000 and...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Nov 25, 2002 at 11:20 AM, in Mac Desktops

Advice on PowerBook 550 to PowerMac DP867 upgrade	750 Views / 7 Replies
Hi all, I was hoping to get some advice on upgrading my PowerBook 550 with a PowerMac DP867. The Powerbook has been great and for most things that I do, I don't notice any performance problems. ...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Nov 24, 2002 at 12:17 AM, in Mac Desktops

Thank goodness someone else understands this. ...	2,457 Views / 59 Replies
Thank goodness someone else understands this. Why do so many people want Apple to be the Walmart of the world? There is only one Walmart. There will only be one Dell. Look around and notice that...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Nov 23, 2002 at 12:15 AM, in macOS

Recommended: D-Link DP101 Print Server	950 Views / 1 Replies
I have been looking for a network print server so that I can share my Epson laser printer. I didn't see many suggestions on these forums, so if any else is looking, here's one you can try. D-Link...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Nov 16, 2002 at 12:39 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Re: The price of running Mac hardware?	1,511 Views / 24 Replies
I don't think this kind of comparison is entirely fair. You are comparing pretty much the top-of-the-line Mac with a somewhat average PC. It's always true that there is a huge premium for the...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Oct 30, 2002 at 01:49 AM, in Mac Desktops

No, you will definitely have to use something...	995 Views / 21 Replies
No, you will definitely have to use something like OSex to rip the DVD first. The MEPG2 codec doesn't handle the encrypted DVD contents directly. Even after you rip to VOB files, Quicktime will...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Sep 26, 2002 at 10:01 PM, in macOS

Re: Joining MPEG2 SVCD's	564 Views / 1 Replies
You can select and copy the movie using Applescript. Sorry, I thought I had a sample script, but I can't find it now. In any case, go to Apple's web site. Somewhere in the Quicktime section are a...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Sep 24, 2002 at 11:39 PM, in Art & Graphic Design

Re: PowerMail 4.0 as a default e-mail client was cool, but NOT 4.0.1..?	537 Views / 2 Replies
I think I have PowerMail 4.0, that's what the about screen says. I just verified that the System Preferences refuses to honor my settings for default mail app. It also refuses to honor my settings...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Sep 2, 2002 at 12:03 AM, in Applications

I installed 1.33 and lost my old settings. I...	1,071 Views / 12 Replies
I installed 1.33 and lost my old settings. I tried to set everything back to normal, but the performance was horrible. Also, the display was missing the black bars on the side. I run on a PB...
Posted by Chun Hsu, on Aug 31, 2002 at 01:53 AM, in Gaming

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