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I had a PB G$ 17 1.33 and I "traded-down" to a 15... 2,458 Views / 42 Replies  
I had a PB G$ 17 1.33 and I "traded-down" to a 15 1.67. It's coming on Monday!

You might ask why. Despite a beautiful screen with large real-estate, that's about the only thing this laptop can...
Posted by mattfong, on Feb 20, 2005 at 08:28 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I could be wrong, but I believe DDR is in... 765 Views / 8 Replies  
I could be wrong, but I believe DDR is in reference to "Dance Dance Revolution," the incredibly crazy game on PlayStation ...

Of course, it also mean "Double Data Rate"

mattfong
Posted by mattfong, on Feb 3, 2003 at 05:22 PM, in macOS
Preview.app gone nuts after installing iPhoto 2 and iMovie 3 468 Views / 0 Replies  
After installing iPhoto 2 and iMovie 3, Preview.app has gone off the deep end. It just sits there and eats memory, and does nothing. I'm about to ditch iPhoto 2 and see what happens. Everything was...
Posted by mattfong, on Jan 31, 2003 at 09:07 PM, in macOS
Yes, iMovie 3 is a Cocoa app. Apple is eating... 1,465 Views / 25 Replies  
Yes, iMovie 3 is a Cocoa app. Apple is eating their own dog food :)

mattfong
Posted by mattfong, on Jan 12, 2003 at 08:48 PM, in macOS
That's the funniest thing I've read :) 842 Views / 10 Replies  
That's the funniest thing I've read :)
Posted by mattfong, on Dec 28, 2002 at 01:45 AM, in macOS
Some Background 653 Views / 4 Replies  
There's much political wrangling over simple issues like bopomofo and pinyin. Mainland China uses pinyin, while Taiwan still uses bopomofo. My cousins are in language school and they are learning...
Posted by mattfong, on Nov 20, 2002 at 03:18 PM, in macOS
Transmit is a beauty -- and it supports sFTP.... 892 Views / 13 Replies  
Transmit is a beauty -- and it supports sFTP. Just bought it myself.

mattfong
Posted by mattfong, on Nov 12, 2002 at 01:36 PM, in macOS
This thread is not only hilarious, but completely... 866 Views / 43 Replies  
This thread is not only hilarious, but completely ridiculous. These guys are trying to bring us software in their spare time, for free! Whether it be quality or not, it is a work in progress. here's...
Posted by mattfong, on Jun 12, 2002 at 03:29 AM, in Applications
Hello again, I just took a closer look at... 519 Views / 2 Replies  
Hello again,

I just took a closer look at the hinge. The metal hinge is 'torn' from the metal cage itself. Looks like metal fatigue from stress and strain. I thought these things were rated for...
Posted by mattfong, on Jun 4, 2001 at 08:38 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Display Hinge Broken on Wallstreet 519 Views / 2 Replies  
Hello MacNN readers,

After 3 years of heavy use, abuse, and near-death experiences, the display hinge has cracked on my trusty ol' Powerbook G3 Wallstreet (above the port door, left side, LCD...
Posted by mattfong, on Jun 4, 2001 at 08:23 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Hello everyone, There is one and only one... 809 Views / 15 Replies  
Hello everyone,

There is one and only one way to do LaTeX and TeX under OS X (I said goodbye to Textures ande OS 9.1 ...). Check out:
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/texshop.html
...
Posted by mattfong, on May 19, 2001 at 08:23 PM, in macOS
Really nice shots above, I'mDaMac ... btw, where... 8,656 Views / 765 Replies  
Really nice shots above, I'mDaMac ... btw, where did you get that giant X embossed in the brushed metal background? Nice picture!

mattfong
Posted by mattfong, on Mar 16, 2001 at 01:22 AM, in macOS
mbb, you are correct. These notes were taken from... 527 Views / 5 Replies  
mbb, you are correct. These notes were taken from my lecture slides of my oS class and they were based on Silberschatz. There is a section in that book comparing Mach, NT and Solaris kernels, their...
Posted by mattfong, on Mar 9, 2001 at 03:50 PM, in macOS
Anyone read Andrew Tannenbaum lately? (hee hee ... 527 Views / 5 Replies  
Anyone read Andrew Tannenbaum lately? (hee hee http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/biggrin.gif)

There is no one correct answer to what an operating system is, but I'll try to make this as clear as...
Posted by mattfong, on Mar 9, 2001 at 02:48 AM, in macOS
I think everyone needs to take a more measured... 982 Views / 50 Replies  
I think everyone needs to take a more measured approach and look at the truth of the situtation. Everyone expects this to be the 'miracle' OS, but this is simply not the case. The end of the world...
Posted by mattfong, on Mar 2, 2001 at 05:14 PM, in macOS
MPEG-2 decoding, although well documented, is not... 1,135 Views / 136 Replies  
MPEG-2 decoding, although well documented, is not easy to optimize nor to program. I've been doing work with wireless MPEG-4 implementations (software simualations) and it is a a small nightmare to...
Posted by mattfong, on Feb 28, 2001 at 12:50 PM, in macOS
The Alpha processor does have a type of SIMD... 484 Views / 10 Replies  
The Alpha processor does have a type of SIMD instruction set, although it may not be as advanced at the G4. Motorola is a DSP company and that is one of the primary reasons why they designed the...
Posted by mattfong, on Feb 25, 2001 at 07:01 PM, in MacNN Lounge
The Alpha processor does have a type of SIMD... 416 Views / 7 Replies  
The Alpha processor does have a type of SIMD instruction set, although it may not be as advanced at the G4. Motorola is a DSP company and that is one of the primary reasons why they designed the...
Posted by mattfong, on Feb 25, 2001 at 07:01 PM, in macOS
An Alpha would put Macs in the forefront of... 484 Views / 10 Replies  
An Alpha would put Macs in the forefront of computational power, even _without_ optimizations to the OS. Case-and-point: Quake 2 running in OpenGL software mode under WIndows NT 4 on an Alpha 21164...
Posted by mattfong, on Feb 25, 2001 at 05:12 PM, in MacNN Lounge
An Alpha would put Macs in the forefront of... 416 Views / 7 Replies  
An Alpha would put Macs in the forefront of computational power, even _without_ optimizations to the OS. Case-and-point: Quake 2 running in OpenGL software mode under WIndows NT 4 on an Alpha 21164...
Posted by mattfong, on Feb 25, 2001 at 05:12 PM, in macOS
iTunes under OS X and 4K60 370 Views / 0 Replies  
wincent.org is at it again ...
http://wincent.org/showpage.php3?article=reviews/itunesosx.php3 http://wincent.org/showpage.php3?article=reviews/4K60.php3

I hope I'm not feeding the fire too...
Posted by mattfong, on Feb 24, 2001 at 03:34 PM, in macOS
Build 4K56 Review on wincent.org 662 Views / 36 Replies  
Hello all,

Here is yet another leaked build and a review of it:
http://wincent.org/showpage.php3?article=reviews/4K56-1.php3

I'm just waiting for the final thing ;0)


mattfong
Posted by mattfong, on Feb 18, 2001 at 04:39 PM, in macOS
 
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