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Wait a few weeks 1,224 Views / 23 Replies  
It's not on the radar, but there might be a revision for the current G4 PowerBooks this summer (late June) at the WWDC. I'm probably going to order my own PowerBook in July some time, so I can...
Posted by mcs37, on Jun 15, 2004 at 03:16 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Marware Convertible Armband??? 545 Views / 0 Replies  
For the life of me, I can't figure out how to attach the armband of the Marware Convertible (http://www.marware.com/convertible3G.html) to the case, and I lost the directions. Does anyone know how?...
Posted by mcs37, on Feb 2, 2004 at 12:53 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Actually I think the two "Removable Disks" that... 795 Views / 2 Replies  
Actually I think the two "Removable Disks" that it shows as C and D are not my RAID but my built-in card readers. I put my Elph's flash card into one of them and I was able to browse one of them (my...
Posted by mcs37, on Dec 15, 2003 at 07:44 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Re: Re: iTunes scouring outside my subnet? 745 Views / 2 Replies  
The reason I had to go with the NAT router approach is because my dorm is low on IP's. :hmm: Also it's a good security measure against the Windows virus/worm of the week and hackers.
Posted by mcs37, on Dec 12, 2003 at 01:35 PM, in Applications
iTunes scouring outside my subnet? 745 Views / 2 Replies  
I live in a dorm on campus but I have my own NAT router (since I have three/four computers plugged in at any given time). Everyone in my dorm shares music over iTunes, but I can't take part because...
Posted by mcs37, on Dec 12, 2003 at 01:26 PM, in Applications
Can't mount iPod: Windows not on C volume 795 Views / 2 Replies  
I recently bought a new Shuttle XPC (ST61G4), and I had lots of problems (http://home.shafe.com/docs/ST61G4.html) getting it to recognize the Serial ATA drive. In the end it worked, but Windows was...
Posted by mcs37, on Dec 10, 2003 at 06:40 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
DVD Copy? 677 Views / 2 Replies  
Hi everyone, I've been trying to search the forums but have failed to find threads on this topic: copying DVDs. A friend of mine wants to buy a new G4 PowerBook with the SuperDrive, but only if he...
Posted by mcs37, on Oct 31, 2003 at 01:11 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Reviews? 465 Views / 0 Replies  
Is anyone going to post reviews on Panther? Whatever happened to AssassyN, he had a huge 17" PowerBook review months ago.

All I've seen so far on this forum is people posting about slight...
Posted by mcs37, on Oct 24, 2003 at 11:24 PM, in macOS
Woh, if they only spend $130 on that stuff... 2,025 Views / 23 Replies  
Woh, if they only spend $130 on that stuff they're getting a good deal.
Posted by mcs37, on Oct 24, 2003 at 11:17 PM, in macOS
Re: The International Panther Party 1,076 Views / 13 Replies  
Reporting from Ithaca, New York:

I'm sadly in the computer lab finishing up a B+ tree assignment for my database class. I see on Apple.com there are 8 minutes left until the worldwide party...
Posted by mcs37, on Oct 24, 2003 at 07:52 PM, in macOS
This is a tangential question to the thread, but... 6,301 Views / 92 Replies  
This is a tangential question to the thread, but does iTunes on a machine with FUS allow you to listen to other local "libraries" much as it does over a network? This would be good for the sake of...
Posted by mcs37, on Oct 23, 2003 at 02:31 PM, in macOS
Re: MAJOR PANTHER LIMITATION: iTunes can't be used by 2 users at once 6,301 Views / 92 Replies  
This certainly sounds pretty bad. What I propose is Apple halt all audio on U1 (either suspend the processes entirely or somehow redirect the output to /dev/null) when U2 logs in. Apple could make...
Posted by mcs37, on Oct 23, 2003 at 02:16 PM, in macOS
Can "Schedule" integrate with an alarm clock? 662 Views / 2 Replies  
When I buy a G5 PowerBook in 8 months, I'd like to be able to use it as an alarm clock. The NYTimes review...
Posted by mcs37, on Oct 23, 2003 at 02:00 PM, in macOS
SCSI PowerBook 658 Views / 3 Replies  
Perhaps this is a dumb, unedumacated question, but does anyone know why Apple (or others for that matter) have never installed a SCSI adaptor in laptops as a standard? The overhead incurred on the...
Posted by mcs37, on Oct 18, 2003 at 12:55 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Yeah but there is little real estate for the... 659 Views / 5 Replies  
Yeah but there is little real estate for the firewire. But if I can get a firewire card for $30....

It doesn't matter too much about transfer speeds: I'll download my 4 GB worth of files once and...
Posted by mcs37, on Sep 28, 2003 at 12:02 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Yeah but I've got a damn PC, there is no... 659 Views / 5 Replies  
Yeah but I've got a damn PC, there is no firewire! Dammit Apple now I've got to spend another $30 to get it shipped here. Blast!
Posted by mcs37, on Sep 27, 2003 at 11:05 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Tell me I'm doing something wrong here.... 659 Views / 5 Replies  
I just bought a new 20 GB iPod, and I've got a Windows machine. I get it in the mail, and I'm all excited about my new beautiful iPod. I charge it up, then when I go to plug it into my USB...
Posted by mcs37, on Sep 27, 2003 at 10:29 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
The response from the apple store: ... 648 Views / 5 Replies  
The response from the apple store:



However the web sites, as posted, say that it should work. So I am going to go for it. 20 GB here I come!
Posted by mcs37, on Sep 10, 2003 at 05:10 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
iPods and USB 1.1? 648 Views / 5 Replies  
Hi everyone, I have a 4 year-old PC (850 Mhz) but I want to buy the new iPod 20 GB. I know it uses USB 2.0, but does anyone know if it will work with USB 1.0 or 1.1? Of course it will be much, much...
Posted by mcs37, on Sep 8, 2003 at 07:32 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Rent-to-own would be nice. I really just want to... 847 Views / 6 Replies  
Rent-to-own would be nice. I really just want to have a 15" powerbook for a year and then give it back.... but only pay like $50/month to use it. They must be selling those 15" tibooks well if they...
Posted by mcs37, on Jul 29, 2003 at 11:53 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Excellent I'll call them up tomorrow.... good... 847 Views / 6 Replies  
Excellent I'll call them up tomorrow.... good thing I have Apple Southpoint on speed dial! (I'm serious)

Do you know how much he was paying?
Posted by mcs37, on Jul 28, 2003 at 11:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Rent a PowerBook? 847 Views / 6 Replies  
Hey people, here's the deal: I'm sick of using my desktop. I want a PowerBook but I don't really want to get a new one until next spring when I graduate (and hopefully the 90 nm G5's will have made...
Posted by mcs37, on Jul 28, 2003 at 10:47 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Perhaps one day they'll make a GPS tracker native... 620 Views / 2 Replies  
Perhaps one day they'll make a GPS tracker native inside a PowerBook. Those things are tiny nowadays. Don't see why it couldn't nicely fit into the PowerBook lid somehow!
Posted by mcs37, on Jul 15, 2003 at 01:38 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I'm not talking about a company. I just mean an... 1,139 Views / 8 Replies  
I'm not talking about a company. I just mean an open-source project. ;)
Posted by mcs37, on Jul 13, 2003 at 11:05 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Why not?? Isn't it possible to code this up? 1,139 Views / 8 Replies  
Why not?? Isn't it possible to code this up?
Posted by mcs37, on Jul 13, 2003 at 05:36 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
iPod and Gameboy Advance SP 1,139 Views / 8 Replies  
Hey people, is there any way to hook the Gameboy Advance SP to an iPod, so that the iPod could be used as a storage facility for the Gameboy? I could store dozens of games on my iPod since I only...
Posted by mcs37, on Jul 13, 2003 at 05:04 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Do you mean this notice on their page at: ... 4,299 Views / 30 Replies  
Do you mean this notice on their page at:

http://www.berklee.edu/computers/continuing_returning_info.html

PLEASE NOTE
Since we're still awaiting information from the manufacturers, specific...
Posted by mcs37, on Jul 8, 2003 at 05:06 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Where can I watch the full Keynote? 634 Views / 2 Replies  
I went to Apple.com hoping to watch the Keynote since I was taking an exam during it. I click on the link that takes me to http://stream.apple.akadns.net/, but this is not the keynote--this is live...
Posted by mcs37, on Jun 23, 2003 at 06:48 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Oh but they are! The problem is that most people... 11,691 Views / 88 Replies  
Oh but they are! The problem is that most people don't generally see a laptop as a workhorse machine. But I want my laptop to be one. :-) And I know what benefits 64-bit computing can bring to my...
Posted by mcs37, on Jun 22, 2003 at 06:27 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The only problem is I know that I would never buy... 11,691 Views / 88 Replies  
The only problem is I know that I would never buy a PowerBook G4 while the Power Mac 970's are on store shelves. I would wait and wait until the 970 arrived in a PowerBook model before purchasing...
Posted by mcs37, on Jun 22, 2003 at 03:52 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Ha! Who knows AssassyN. I am very pleased to... 11,691 Views / 88 Replies  
Ha! Who knows AssassyN. I am very pleased to read the "leak" on the Apple store from last night though. I highly doubt that was a mistake; sounds more like a reason to really excite people for the...
Posted by mcs37, on Jun 20, 2003 at 10:10 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I think the kid issue is not something to worry... 2,093 Views / 24 Replies  
I think the kid issue is not something to worry about. I'm sure when these come out, they will actually be in the form of small cartridges you stick into your laptop, as opposed to taking it out and...
Posted by mcs37, on Jun 6, 2003 at 10:30 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Re: Fuel your PowerBook with BOOZE! 2,093 Views / 24 Replies  
LOL! They'd have to call it a DrunkBook or BoozeBook. :D
Posted by mcs37, on Jun 5, 2003 at 03:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Re: Don't expect Fast TCP soon 770 Views / 5 Replies  
Indeed, a 10-20% increase is certainly enough to get my attention. I don't know if the professor is entirely overoptimistic citing the 6,000 time "bandwidth" increase, but if we saw increases up to...
Posted by mcs37, on Jun 5, 2003 at 03:26 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: 12" PowerBook or 800/900Mhz iBook? 2,562 Views / 36 Replies  
Hey AssassyN, don't forget that if you wait until you get to school, you can get the 12" PowerBook for a mere $1,399, so $1500 with AE. By that time it should have a 1 GHz G4 (unlikely that it will...
Posted by mcs37, on Jun 5, 2003 at 03:17 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Let's not forget their were numerous reports of... 1,211 Views / 15 Replies  
Let's not forget their were numerous reports of the 15" PowerBook having undergone "serious motherboard redesign" back in January, plus the snippets indicating that Apple just received a whole lot of...
Posted by mcs37, on Jun 4, 2003 at 06:48 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Fast TCP 770 Views / 5 Replies  
Check this out:

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,59111,00.html

Superdrive your broadband connection. I wonder if the current NICs in the PowerBooks can support the Fast TCP...
Posted by mcs37, on Jun 4, 2003 at 06:03 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Yup. Many of the fuel cells relate to methanol,... 2,093 Views / 24 Replies  
Yup. Many of the fuel cells relate to methanol, but Wired was talking about ethanol. Shot of vodka for me, a shot for my PowerBook!
Posted by mcs37, on Jun 4, 2003 at 06:00 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Wait for 970 or not? 1,211 Views / 15 Replies  
anti-sleep: forget what everyone else here says about "if you need one, just buy one." Today is June 4. The WWDC is in 20 days. If you can save your cash until then, at least we'll have a clue as...
Posted by mcs37, on Jun 4, 2003 at 11:16 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Hell yeah. I wonder if PowerBooks will like... 2,093 Views / 24 Replies  
Hell yeah. I wonder if PowerBooks will like everclear, or even moonshine!
Posted by mcs37, on Jun 4, 2003 at 11:13 AM, in Mac Notebooks
More on Fuel Cells 2,093 Views / 24 Replies  
There's an article (http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/ontheedge_0306.html) on Space.com today about the status of fuel cells:

The Department of Transportation gave the industry a...
Posted by mcs37, on Jun 4, 2003 at 12:09 AM, in Mac Notebooks
It's hard to compete with the upcoming 3.2 GHz P4... 3,583 Views / 47 Replies  
It's hard to compete with the upcoming 3.2 GHz P4 with HyperThreading, but the PPC970 will most certainly put Apple into range. If we can see a dual PPC 970 17" PowerBook come January (perhaps at...
Posted by mcs37, on May 21, 2003 at 05:10 PM, in Mac Notebooks
It is possible, however unlikely, that they... 2,425 Views / 26 Replies  
It is possible, however unlikely, that they PPC970 could ship in the 15.4" PowerBook this summer. They did a major redesign of the 15" PB motherboard back in January, IBM is shipping tens of...
Posted by mcs37, on May 16, 2003 at 03:59 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Re: The wait is killing me... 1,985 Views / 13 Replies  
Which university? That's a sweet deal!
Posted by mcs37, on May 15, 2003 at 05:19 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Word around the campfire is a possible release of... 1,985 Views / 13 Replies  
Word around the campfire is a possible release of the 15" AlBook in summer with a 1.2/1.4 GHz PPC970 processor. The rumors that indicate this are from numerous sites along with a pretty strong...
Posted by mcs37, on May 15, 2003 at 04:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks
So good for PowerMacs, bad for PowerBooks. ... 739 Views / 4 Replies  
So good for PowerMacs, bad for PowerBooks.

As for the IBM PPC 970 being used with Apple computers, I think there's a good chance when all respectable sources eye it as a very high possibility...
Posted by mcs37, on May 12, 2003 at 04:28 PM, in Mac Notebooks
PowerPC 970 739 Views / 4 Replies  
Why does everyone talk about the PowerPC 970 @ around 1.2 GHz? According to several articles I've read from IBM, the starting speed is set at 1.8 GHz. It would be pretty sweet to see single|dual 2...
Posted by mcs37, on May 12, 2003 at 03:01 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Heheh, I was hoping to do that sometime actually.... 1,060 Views / 7 Replies  
Heheh, I was hoping to do that sometime actually. Every time a post about the 970 comes up (specifically in reference to PB's), I always think "I want to believe." :p
Posted by mcs37, on May 6, 2003 at 04:11 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: 970 PB 1,060 Views / 7 Replies  
I'm with you. I want to switch, but I don't want to throw $(2|3),000 or more into a system with an aging processor (how old is the G4? exactly). Now, if I could get a 17" PowerBook with 1 or 2 PPC...
Posted by mcs37, on May 6, 2003 at 04:09 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Plausible specs for Powerbook line by year's end 947 Views / 12 Replies  
My bet is for the PPC970. Apple has every interest in deploying that ASAP. If the high questionable specs from the Frenchie site the other day are authentic, the introduction of (single|dual)...
Posted by mcs37, on May 6, 2003 at 02:51 PM, in Mac Notebooks
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