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that sounds very promising. i was so shocked... 2,391 Views / 20 Replies  
that sounds very promising. i was so shocked when i found out the diff in quality between the headphone jack and the dock line out. amazing diff!

does anyone know of any audiophile sites where...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Sep 16, 2005 at 07:35 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Audio Quality..Nano VS. iPod 2,391 Views / 20 Replies  
is there a difference there? this is my primary reason for sticking with the larger ipods even though the black nano is just super cool.

but i connect my larger 40gb ipod through the dock...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Sep 10, 2005 at 08:57 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
How to access 2nd user on my machine as admin 472 Views / 2 Replies  
So I am the owner and administrator of my imac 1.25 I set up an account for my son as a user. He changed his password and I don't know what it is...but now I really need to see what's in his...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Feb 2, 2004 at 06:33 PM, in macOS
Fixed!! Read the same post (!) below!! 797 Views / 6 Replies  
Thanks to macnn Forum!!
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Dec 16, 2003 at 09:31 AM, in macOS
Help! Screen went all b/w inverse!!! 797 Views / 6 Replies  
My baby was tapping on the computer, and must of hit some combination of keys, because the screen went all b/w almost inversely!!

I restarted and it doesn't go back... I tried calibrating in...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Dec 16, 2003 at 09:25 AM, in macOS
Best personal laser printer for X.3?? 946 Views / 4 Replies  
Please help... I am so tired of my epson printers not working properly, it's time to make a change. My epl 5700 has a driver, but I can't get it to work with Panther... and my Photo 780 needs to be...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Dec 9, 2003 at 11:24 AM, in macOS
PLS help with this BB issue...I have a 7230 803 Views / 5 Replies  
and want desperately to use with my imac 1.25.

Anybody have a suggestion...i have virtual pc as well!
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Sep 27, 2003 at 10:29 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Me too...most frustrating thing about X 5,099 Views / 23 Replies  
I have had two minute print waits using a epson 5700il out of word, or even apple works running 10.2.5 G3 400.

Then I thought the computer was too slow (although in 9 it prints everything in...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Sep 14, 2003 at 08:21 AM, in macOS
Scanning reccomendation please... 502 Views / 1 Replies  
for a small, extremely high production quality fashion magazine just starting its offices.

i would love it to be an oversized scanner, but the cost seems kinda prohibitive. Is the Epson really...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Sep 13, 2003 at 10:40 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Anyone use BB 7230? 614 Views / 3 Replies  
I know it doesn't work for macs at this point (what a shame) but I need/want to get one anyway.

Anyone have any cool workarounds to synch the machine or even set it up... I hear you need to...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Sep 9, 2003 at 05:59 AM, in macOS
Does Print's "save as .pdf" really work? 900 Views / 8 Replies  
I know it should, but I had a 12 page ms ppt file that I wanted to save as .pdf then to disk to take to a printer and it didn't

it saved as .pdf ok, but then when I opened that file in preview or...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Sep 9, 2003 at 05:48 AM, in macOS
But what about security with wireless? 744 Views / 6 Replies  
I love the idea, laying cables seems so old school, but I can't have anyone walk up to the office and steal all my files...is this being paranoid?

And opposed to you guys, who are being so...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Aug 20, 2003 at 06:06 AM, in macOS
Small business question... 744 Views / 6 Replies  
Hey all,

I'm hoping someone can give me a quick and efficient answer as to how to set up my small business (5 machines) in a total mac environment using a cable modem that needs to be shared and a...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Aug 19, 2003 at 12:49 AM, in macOS
is that true? 3.03 is stable? 743 Views / 7 Replies  
i'm not sure...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Jul 26, 2003 at 08:53 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
I'm using 2.1.2...afraid to upgrade 743 Views / 7 Replies  
because i've heard about so much drama. and since i'm using an old imac dv 400 mhz, I can't afford to slow up my machine anymore.

400 mhz 320 mb ram
imovie 2.1.2
os X 10.2.2
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Jul 26, 2003 at 03:41 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Any good free ISPs left? 904 Views / 5 Replies  
I gotta get rid of AOL...but my mom still needs dialup email!
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Jul 20, 2003 at 07:55 AM, in macOS
Blue screen hell on export to dv trv 22 743 Views / 7 Replies  
Help, I can import fine but only get the blue screen when exporting out of imovie to my sony trv 22.

Any suggestions?
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Jul 19, 2003 at 09:40 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Huh? That Gigabyte math confused me! 715 Views / 7 Replies  
so did I get chumped or not?
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Jun 30, 2003 at 08:53 AM, in macOS
Thanks...using Carbon Copy Cloner 715 Views / 7 Replies  
to repartition and then transfer my users files over, so I'm cool there.

I was just wondering what would happen for ex if I disconnected the firewire drive where my users folder was. Would my...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Jun 30, 2003 at 08:19 AM, in macOS
OK to put Users folder on ext. 120 GB FW drive? 715 Views / 7 Replies  
Hey all,

So I finally upgraded my imac 400 320 mb system with an external 120 gb 7200 rpm! Yeah!

I'm primarily using it for video editing (home movies), but wanted advice on partitioning my...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Jun 30, 2003 at 05:38 AM, in macOS
Anyone own Sony TVR 22 camera? 417 Views / 0 Replies  
Help! I'm using Imovie 2.1 (because I don't want to upgrade to the buggy 3) on a imac 400 with 320 mb ram and a new 120 gb firewire drive for importing and scratch.

Everything was cool until...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Jun 30, 2003 at 05:35 AM, in macOS
complicated? 1,702 Views / 2 Replies  
Hmm...now I feel like I'm getting into complex waters. and are any of those programs free?

And as side note, will imovie 3 improve this? And it does surprise me that apple's codec is like...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Jun 29, 2003 at 10:48 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Newbie: Movies importing so dark! 1,702 Views / 2 Replies  
Is this a normal thing? sorry for the newbie questions, but the images (while kinda dark already through the camera or viewed on a tv) appear almost black through imovie, even the finished project...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Jun 29, 2003 at 09:57 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Exporting dv to sony 22...getting blue screen! 582 Views / 0 Replies  
Help! I'm using Imovie 2.1 (because I don't want to upgrade to the buggy 3) on a imac 400 with 320 mb ram and a new 120 gb firewire drive for exporting.

Everything was cool until I tried to...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Jun 29, 2003 at 09:49 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Way to sort Column View by Date Modified? 460 Views / 1 Replies  
So annoying in alphabetical only, I often need to know the last doc or folder modified, and seem to only be able to achieve that in list.


Sorry if there's a simple answer I overlooked.
Posted by bigsmoke07, on May 7, 2003 at 10:40 AM, in macOS
Software for what??? 872 Views / 9 Replies  
Minidisc players are great devices, recorders. But they will never be as "convenient" as .mp3 players. i.e. no track information, etc.

just connect the audio out and you get to record.

what...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Apr 2, 2003 at 04:58 PM, in macOS
How is the web browsing? 476 Views / 2 Replies  
Does it use packets or is it true html?

I think the older OS is a reason not to buy, though.
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Apr 2, 2003 at 12:14 PM, in macOS
OT: NE1 using a Tungsten W? Opinions? 476 Views / 2 Replies  
I've been really looking at this organizer/pda/phone...so sexy.

But i'm concerned about going with the dreaded At&T, as well as it's ability to be a two-way text message device.

Does it sync...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Apr 2, 2003 at 09:50 AM, in macOS
laser printing through X takes 2 min per page 557 Views / 3 Replies  
Not an exaggeration...my workaround is to preview all my docs before printing them...forcing the preview button to launch a classic version of acrobat reader, then printing through classic. The docs...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Mar 17, 2003 at 02:06 PM, in macOS
Newbie: Can you create more than one aol ichat account? 595 Views / 1 Replies  
do you have to do that through the aol program?
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Mar 17, 2003 at 12:08 PM, in macOS
Any Epson laser printer hacks? 557 Views / 3 Replies  
I have a epl 5700i....and their awful driver is the only thing keeping me having to go into Classic mode every time to print! (It's quicker to set all .pdf files to a classic acrobat app and then...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Mar 17, 2003 at 11:05 AM, in macOS
Hey, it's actually $30 a year! Too much... 623 Views / 5 Replies  
Way too much...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Mar 14, 2003 at 10:16 AM, in macOS
Thanks...but anyway to do it w/o $...on a budget! 623 Views / 5 Replies  
I know it's only 10...but perhaps I can write a script or something
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Mar 14, 2003 at 10:13 AM, in macOS
OT: Any way to bulk save offline Yahoo Mail? 623 Views / 5 Replies  
Sounds too simple to not know how to do it....but it doesn't seem that the venerable Yahoo gives you a way to do this.

Maybe they want you to buy a bigger mailbox.
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Mar 12, 2003 at 09:29 AM, in macOS
Error Code -39 when disc burning...what 2 do? 444 Views / 0 Replies  
Any help for what this means...I'm running 10.2.2 but have to burn cds on an old la cie through rebooting into 9.2.2.

Since I updated to Jag, this is the error msg. I get. In 10.1.5, burning...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Mar 11, 2003 at 02:57 PM, in macOS
Your app is great, but... 908 Views / 29 Replies  
it puts the trash can towards the top of the toolbar, not centered like the others and looks odd... can u fix?

Also, how do you make an alias of the trash...is this easy.

And, why would the...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Mar 11, 2003 at 01:38 AM, in macOS
Anyone using Open Office on G3 400? 434 Views / 1 Replies  
I'm really tired of booting into classic to run office....will this open office really be stable, usalbe, and relatively user friendly for the wife?
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Mar 9, 2003 at 03:03 PM, in macOS
I know...but the trash icon looks better! 908 Views / 29 Replies  
I had it working on 10.1.5 and then forgot how I did it.
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Mar 9, 2003 at 03:01 PM, in macOS
How 2 speed up Epson printing? 402 Views / 0 Replies  
I have a 5700i running 10.2.2. and it is horribly slow...at least 45 sec delay in both 1.5 and 2.2

Any help?
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Mar 9, 2003 at 10:51 AM, in macOS
Any way to move Trash to the toolbar? 908 Views / 29 Replies  
I think I remember reading this somewhere...but forgot?
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Mar 9, 2003 at 10:44 AM, in macOS
Photo 780 & 10.2! Pls help! 365 Views / 0 Replies  
Hey group,

i was just so happy to finally upgrade to jaguar from 10.1.5...I appreciate the snappiness and new apps...HOWEVER

it seems now I can't install a driver for my epson photo 780 printer...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Mar 8, 2003 at 11:49 PM, in macOS
What's more stable for a G3 imac...10.2, 10.3 or .4? 523 Views / 3 Replies  
Hey forum,

I'm ready to upgrade my imac 400 dv 320 mb ram. I've been using 10.1.5 and 9.2.1 classic for a few months...enjoy it tremendously but am now looking for more speed and the opp to use...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Mar 3, 2003 at 03:49 PM, in macOS
Partition, 10.2 upgrade question... 387 Views / 0 Replies  
Hey all,

so I'm finally ready to upgrade to 10.2 from 1.5. What I've done is partition my drive into a small os9/X drive and a Datadrive partition for my users folder.

It has worked quite well...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Feb 13, 2003 at 12:00 AM, in macOS
It won't allow me to add to that folder! 393 Views / 1 Replies  
therefore I think I need to be root user
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Feb 3, 2003 at 03:43 PM, in macOS
How do you create a system alert in X? 429 Views / 1 Replies  
I know how to get the right format....snd...but I can't seem to drop it in the right folder

Do I have to log in as a root user?
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Feb 3, 2003 at 09:46 AM, in macOS
Will the consolidate library cmd solve itunes ext. drive? 490 Views / 1 Replies  
Can someone help me with this...i want all my songs on an external firewire...if I change sys prefs, and then choose consolidate library...won't it copy over with no problem?
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Feb 3, 2003 at 09:24 AM, in macOS
Newbie: How to sort by date in column view? 437 Views / 1 Replies  
Is this possible...it always seems to alphabetize instead. I love column view, but esp. in my downloads folder, it's annoying to find what I downloaded by title...often the titles are ver misleading.
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Feb 3, 2003 at 09:15 AM, in macOS
But won't that lose my playlists? 743 Views / 8 Replies  
That I don't want to do! How can I keep my playlists...I know I have the songs, and I know there still organized in my library. I just need itunes to know that they are now in a different place.
...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Jan 29, 2003 at 07:54 AM, in macOS
Bought great new harddrive but... 743 Views / 8 Replies  
I'm having trouble having itunes recognize it. I bought it to dump all of my songs on it...I successfully did that by just copying my itunes music folder to the new drive. Then I changed the prefs...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Jan 28, 2003 at 09:47 PM, in macOS
Date modified in Column view? 484 Views / 1 Replies  
Sorry for the newbie question, but is there a way to sort my column view using date modified as opposed to the default alphabetical?

That would speed up my life and I dislike the list view now...
Posted by bigsmoke07, on Jan 23, 2003 at 06:05 AM, in macOS
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