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I seriously do not understand all the hype... 34,652 Views / 335 Replies  
I seriously do not understand all the hype surrounding the iPod nano. Just went to the Apple store to see for myself. I have to say, for an Apple product, it is ugly. The screen is too small, the...
Posted by madking, on Sep 13, 2005 at 01:32 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
On my powerbook, the latest camino 0.9a keeps... 2,508 Views / 48 Replies  
On my powerbook, the latest camino 0.9a keeps hogging the processor, even when I am not doing anythingelse. The CPU usage goes from 20% to 78% in some sort of cycle. Going back to 0.8.4 for now.
Posted by madking, on Jul 1, 2005 at 09:03 PM, in Applications
The only time my finder ever crashed was when I... 13,602 Views / 103 Replies  
The only time my finder ever crashed was when I did a "rm -rf /" in the terminal on my iBook a few years ago. My current PowerBook has been running flawlessly since I got it last August. Perhaps...
Posted by madking, on Jun 15, 2005 at 10:48 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Daredevil, for the tasks you described, why... 2,032 Views / 32 Replies  
Daredevil,

for the tasks you described, why not get an ibook or a previous rev powerbook. I don't think PC notebooks offer the kind of price, portability and features that Apple notebooks does....
Posted by madking, on Jun 15, 2005 at 08:27 PM, in Mac Notebooks
My rev C pbook has been with me since Aug 2003. ... 29,601 Views / 300 Replies  
My rev C pbook has been with me since Aug 2003. No hardware problems of any sort. The only downside is that aluminium and klutziness don't mix. I dropped my pbook once and the top-right corner hit...
Posted by madking, on Feb 8, 2005 at 09:18 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Help: iWork installed but will not start! 557 Views / 1 Replies  
Hi all,

I wonder if anyone can help me out here. I got my copy of iWork, installed it with no problems, but when I tried to open it, the icon bounced a few times then disappeared. I've...
Posted by madking, on Jan 27, 2005 at 04:31 PM, in Applications
I mostly use latex to write documents, or just... 6,844 Views / 136 Replies  
I mostly use latex to write documents, or just simple text.
However, I just started work in a Windows-centric company and I
have to use everything. One of the thing that most irritates me
...
Posted by madking, on Jan 23, 2005 at 05:04 PM, in Applications
I owned an iBook (600MHz) for about 3 years,... 907 Views / 13 Replies  
I owned an iBook (600MHz) for about 3 years, brought it with me to and from campus almost everyday. Other than the expected scratches from daily usage, the iBook is very durable. I use a sleeve...
Posted by madking, on Dec 3, 2004 at 10:07 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Hello all, thanks for the suggestions. I... 1,085 Views / 11 Replies  
Hello all,

thanks for the suggestions. I did the following to make it more
bearable to work on the machine:

- made some GUI changes to make it less "cartoony",

- added a desktop...
Posted by madking, on Nov 4, 2004 at 04:54 PM, in macOS
Help with Switching to Windows ;( 1,085 Views / 11 Replies  
Hello everyone,

I am not sure if this is the right forum but if you can help me out
I'd be grateful. I have been working on the Mac and Unix platforms
since 1996. Got a new job recently...
Posted by madking, on Nov 1, 2004 at 09:31 PM, in macOS
I got my 12" PowerBook about three weeks ago. ... 29,601 Views / 300 Replies  
I got my 12" PowerBook about three weeks ago. It's been great,
everything is like lightspeed to me (previous notebook is a very
very slow 600MHz iBook). I get about 3.5 to 4 hours of battery...
Posted by madking, on Sep 9, 2004 at 08:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Sticky: My temporary setup: At Night ... 1,713,997 Views / 4,099 Replies  
My temporary setup:

At Night

http://engr.ucsb.edu/~kingshy/pb1.jpg


In the Day

http://engr.ucsb.edu/~kingshy/pb2.jpg
Posted by madking, on Aug 27, 2004 at 11:01 PM, in Mac Notebooks
 
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