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olePigeon, Digital Signatures are a cryptographic... 2,268 Views / 22 Replies  
olePigeon, Digital Signatures are a cryptographic means for verifying the authenticity and integrity of data. It has nothing to do with a digitized version of someone's hand-drawn signature.
Posted by rglenn, on Aug 17, 2004 at 11:14 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Some Thinkpads. The more expensive ones may be... 1,528 Views / 20 Replies  
Some Thinkpads. The more expensive ones may be better, but anything in a consumer price bracket is likely to be absolute crap.

One of these days I'll post some photos of my ThinkPad i Series 1200,...
Posted by rglenn, on Aug 5, 2004 at 12:42 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Not to mention the fact that when you get a gold... 619 Views / 6 Replies  
Not to mention the fact that when you get a gold / tin connection happening, the gold actually does start to corrode. (or so I'm told)
Posted by rglenn, on Aug 5, 2004 at 12:31 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
That goes double for high-voltage electronics.... 907 Views / 9 Replies  
That goes double for high-voltage electronics. The flyback transformer from a monitor alone is capable of doing Very Interesting Things to a wide variety of materials (especially when not hooked up...
Posted by rglenn, on Jul 30, 2004 at 11:58 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
To those worried about Palm dropping Mac support:... 1,938 Views / 34 Replies  
To those worried about Palm dropping Mac support: Mark/Space, the company that makes Missing Sync, will be making a version for PalmOS 6. Since there are no shipping PalmOS 6 handhelds yet, it...
Posted by rglenn, on Jul 29, 2004 at 09:10 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Re: 4g iPod in 3G Dock (Pics) 1,464 Views / 3 Replies  
Thanks for checking this out - now I can go buy cheap accessories off of eBay.
Posted by rglenn, on Jul 23, 2004 at 02:46 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Could be the dreaded (and clichéed) loose... 966 Views / 14 Replies  
Could be the dreaded (and clichéed) loose connection. Not too familiar with SoundSticks, but check connections and move the wires around some (could be a break in the wire)
Posted by rglenn, on Jul 23, 2004 at 11:37 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Mine left 'peg at 8:04pm Central last night, and... 1,583 Views / 32 Replies  
Mine left 'peg at 8:04pm Central last night, and arrived about a half hour ago.

There's a major problem with that: I'm at work, so I can't play with it for another 5-6 hours.

So, for the...
Posted by rglenn, on Jul 23, 2004 at 11:33 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: XBox controller on Mac? 575 Views / 4 Replies  
http://homepage.mac.com/walisser/xboxhiddriver/ might help
Posted by rglenn, on Jul 22, 2004 at 08:56 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Ordered mine about a week ago. Shipped very early... 1,583 Views / 32 Replies  
Ordered mine about a week ago. Shipped very early yesterday (BTO / Developer Discount verification caused delays, I guess), and it's currently in Manitoba.

t4r1q, how long did yours take to get...
Posted by rglenn, on Jul 22, 2004 at 08:50 AM, in Mac Notebooks
He never said your experiences didn't happen. He... 1,194 Views / 20 Replies  
He never said your experiences didn't happen. He said that your overgeneralization that Apple's QC sucks was wrong.

He was also not rude. He stated his case without personal attacks.

I should...
Posted by rglenn, on Jul 19, 2004 at 02:18 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Poll: PB100? I bow before thee, great collector. ... 1,544 Views / 24 Replies  
PB100?

I bow before thee, great collector.

Just ordered and paid for my 15 inch Combo AlBook last night, so I guess I own it, even if I don't *have* it yet...
Posted by rglenn, on Jul 16, 2004 at 03:01 PM, in Mac Notebooks
No, it's a mathematical anomaly. As of late,... 1,460 Views / 24 Replies  
No, it's a mathematical anomaly.

As of late, there's been a movement - initially lead by hard drive companies, but now by idiots wanting to preserve the "sanctity" of the Metric prefixes - to...
Posted by rglenn, on Jul 16, 2004 at 09:06 AM, in Mac Notebooks
More information on this can be found here... 2,467 Views / 27 Replies  
More information on this can be found here (http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Signing_Party.txt&sortOrder=Sort%20by%20Date&detail=medium&search=sign) (folklore.org)
Posted by rglenn, on Jul 13, 2004 at 05:00 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I'd suggest taking it to a local Apple Authorized... 1,194 Views / 20 Replies  
I'd suggest taking it to a local Apple Authorized Retail shop, and get them to do it. As you appear to be in Hamilton, Light Computer Centre and the Titles Micro computer store at McMaster University...
Posted by rglenn, on Jul 12, 2004 at 03:30 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I think you'll find, in this day and age, that... 1,194 Views / 20 Replies  
I think you'll find, in this day and age, that Apple's support is still good, compared to the competition. I tried dropping off a Thinkpad at IBM's service contractor, and they WOULDN'T TAKE IT -...
Posted by rglenn, on Jul 12, 2004 at 01:31 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The professional models, yes. The consumer models... 1,362 Views / 11 Replies  
The professional models, yes. The consumer models (i.e. i Series) aren't so good - mine is (literally) falling apart after barely 3 years.

(Seriously - the strips of plastic on either side of the...
Posted by rglenn, on Jul 12, 2004 at 01:22 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The Canadian version has a tendency to insert the... 602 Views / 3 Replies  
The Canadian version has a tendency to insert the word "Eh?" into dialog boxes at random.

It also uses subliminal messages to encourage owners to consume beer, donuts and backbacon sandwiches.
...
Posted by rglenn, on Jul 11, 2004 at 10:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: ADC and education discount 4,628 Views / 44 Replies  
From my understanding, you CANNOT do the iPod deal if you go with ADC pricing.
Posted by rglenn, on Jul 9, 2004 at 11:46 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Further update: it seems that online shopping is... 4,628 Views / 44 Replies  
Further update: it seems that online shopping is OK.

The person at the rebate fullfilment centre hasn't heard of ADC, so I'm guessing that it's a no. The rebate Ts&Cs say only authorized education...
Posted by rglenn, on Jul 8, 2004 at 06:03 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Update on the deal in Canada, from an email I got... 4,628 Views / 44 Replies  
Update on the deal in Canada, from an email I got form the Rebate People™



What I take from this:
-No ADC
-No online purchases

I'm gonna follow up and see what's what.
Posted by rglenn, on Jul 8, 2004 at 11:56 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Apple Developer Connection. Students get a... 4,628 Views / 44 Replies  
Apple Developer Connection. Students get a one-time hardware discount for joining (i.e. you only get to use it once, ever)
Posted by rglenn, on Jul 8, 2004 at 09:03 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Not the Mini - just the regular iPod (15 gig and... 4,628 Views / 44 Replies  
Not the Mini - just the regular iPod (15 gig and up)
Posted by rglenn, on Jul 8, 2004 at 01:31 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: ??? 4,628 Views / 44 Replies  
The US one indicates that only the Apple Store for Education Individuals, the Apple Retail Store, or a Campus Reseller to qualify. Not sure about in Canada... I'll probably phone them tomorrow.

My...
Posted by rglenn, on Jul 8, 2004 at 12:05 AM, in Mac Notebooks
New PowerBook promo 4,628 Views / 44 Replies  
For those of you who were waiting on buying a PB to try and get a deal...

http://www.apple.com/education/promos/bts/index.html

Buy an iPod and a PowerBook and get $200USD back.

Hopefully...
Posted by rglenn, on Jul 7, 2004 at 01:01 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Any USB keyboard will work with a Mac, though you... 993 Views / 21 Replies  
Any USB keyboard will work with a Mac, though you may run into problems with the Command and Option keys if you use a standard PC layout. Everything else will be fine.

I think the speakers you're...
Posted by rglenn, on Jul 6, 2004 at 08:52 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Not sure, but since dual layer DVDs are nothing... 682 Views / 3 Replies  
Not sure, but since dual layer DVDs are nothing new (only the -/+R version), my guess is it'd be fine.
Posted by rglenn, on Jun 29, 2004 at 09:31 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Hello, thank you! 1,064 Views / 21 Replies  
Not a problem. I, myself, am a Trackpoint junkie - the dot is right at my fingertips, and the buttons are right at my thumbs. Newer models have a Big Blue(-striped) scroll button, which would work...
Posted by rglenn, on Jun 29, 2004 at 09:28 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Actually, this topic hasn't been covered at all.... 1,064 Views / 21 Replies  
Actually, this topic hasn't been covered at all. Previous discussions were about if it *should* be done - this is about *how to do it*
Posted by rglenn, on Jun 28, 2004 at 01:01 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Jwylie, the current promos end on the 28th. If... 1,225 Views / 23 Replies  
Jwylie, the current promos end on the 28th. If anything new / interesting is going to be announced, it'll probably be on the 29th.

I'm planning on buying mine sometime around the end of the month,...
Posted by rglenn, on Jun 15, 2004 at 03:07 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Using iMovie, take the second two Matrix movies,... 1,407 Views / 13 Replies  
Using iMovie, take the second two Matrix movies, and cut some of the BSier parts out. You should have a single 90-minute movie by the end.

And just think of all the frustration you saved by not...
Posted by rglenn, on Jun 11, 2004 at 09:17 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Yeah, but we have basically nothing to connect... 1,331 Views / 20 Replies  
Yeah, but we have basically nothing to connect to. There are a handful of machines running Mandrake Download Edition, but that's about it. We've been taken over by the Killer Micros and Windows.
...
Posted by rglenn, on Jun 10, 2004 at 10:49 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I somehow have little trouble believing that. I... 1,331 Views / 20 Replies  
I somehow have little trouble believing that. I find that most manufacturer dev. tools, or free dev. tools, are crap.

(Hell, a lot of tools that you pay for suck too. Most engineers can't do UI,...
Posted by rglenn, on Jun 10, 2004 at 09:18 AM, in Mac Notebooks
McMaster University (http://www.mcmaster.ca/), in... 1,331 Views / 20 Replies  
McMaster University (http://www.mcmaster.ca/), in "lovely" Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

(Actually, Hamilton's not that bad once you get past the steel plants)
Posted by rglenn, on Jun 10, 2004 at 09:09 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Actual design of PC Boards hasn't been covered... 1,331 Views / 20 Replies  
Actual design of PC Boards hasn't been covered yet. For circuit simulation, we use PSpice. A Mac alternative is here: http://www.macinit.com/description.html - but I'm told that the one that comes...
Posted by rglenn, on Jun 9, 2004 at 03:25 PM, in Mac Notebooks
A notebook is very nice to have. I've never run... 1,331 Views / 20 Replies  
A notebook is very nice to have. I've never run MATLAB or Maple on an iBook or PowerBook (I'm re-entering the Mac world this summer)... but they run at an acceptable speed on an older PIII-750 with...
Posted by rglenn, on Jun 9, 2004 at 10:38 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Don't worry too much - I got in just fine (4th... 1,333 Views / 21 Replies  
Don't worry too much - I got in just fine (4th year Computer and Management)

If you're not desperate, don't worry about buying it ASAP. A month to get used to the thing might be a good idea.
...
Posted by rglenn, on Jun 8, 2004 at 12:53 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Ryan1524, I'd say wait until WWDC starts, simply... 1,333 Views / 21 Replies  
Ryan1524, I'd say wait until WWDC starts, simply because that's when the current batch of promos end, and you might be able to get a nice freebie.

BTW, Electrical and Biomedical Engineering? You...
Posted by rglenn, on Jun 7, 2004 at 11:44 AM, in Mac Notebooks
You might consider waiting until WWDC anyways -... 724 Views / 5 Replies  
You might consider waiting until WWDC anyways - the current promotions end then, and I for one am expecting a repeat of last year's iPod deal (don't remember if they offered it on iBooks as well)....
Posted by rglenn, on Jun 4, 2004 at 10:16 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Because of differences in how the JVM is written... 1,019 Views / 10 Replies  
Because of differences in how the JVM is written / optimized for the processor.
Posted by rglenn, on Jun 4, 2004 at 10:14 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Zoomed Video allows a PC card to talk *directly*... 813 Views / 6 Replies  
Zoomed Video allows a PC card to talk *directly* to the video card, IIRC, bypassing the processor. This lets the PC card - whatever it was - display much more fluid video on the notebook's screen.
Posted by rglenn, on Jun 3, 2004 at 04:36 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The Macintosh IIvx. 68030 processor. (Yeah,... 3,334 Views / 56 Replies  
The Macintosh IIvx. 68030 processor.

(Yeah, probably not relevant at all, but it felt good being able to recall it, even as inaccurate as it was)
Posted by rglenn, on Jun 3, 2004 at 12:29 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Hmm... forgot about that one. It is,... 3,334 Views / 56 Replies  
Hmm... forgot about that one.

It is, however, debatable which is more analagous to the G5 situation. We don't know if the G5s will replace G4s in all PowerBooks (the IIvx outright replaced the...
Posted by rglenn, on Jun 3, 2004 at 10:19 AM, in Mac Notebooks
There's not a hope of any new PowerBooks in the... 3,334 Views / 56 Replies  
There's not a hope of any new PowerBooks in the near- to mid-future. Why? Because they were just updated. Apple learned with the IIvx (amongst others) that you can't release a product and replace it...
Posted by rglenn, on Jun 2, 2004 at 12:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks
5%? Try Canada. 7% federal tax plus 8% provincial... 2,196 Views / 52 Replies  
5%? Try Canada. 7% federal tax plus 8% provincial tax.

That's why I'm only getting the 12" :(
Posted by rglenn, on May 22, 2004 at 07:22 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Research shows that last year's iPod deal started... 2,196 Views / 52 Replies  
Research shows that last year's iPod deal started May 30th.

So do like me, and wait 9 days, while your hand starts idly tapping out your CC number on the number pad...
Posted by rglenn, on May 21, 2004 at 03:17 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Um... you can adjust the acceleration on it. And... 1,639 Views / 27 Replies  
Um... you can adjust the acceleration on it. And the position in the middle of the keyboard happens to correspond with either index finger... which is near the middle of the keyboard when typing.
...
Posted by rglenn, on May 21, 2004 at 01:45 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Interesting... did that offer apply to all models? 2,196 Views / 52 Replies  
Interesting... did that offer apply to all models?
Posted by rglenn, on May 21, 2004 at 12:01 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Um... dude? Learn some history. Doug Englebart... 1,639 Views / 27 Replies  
Um... dude? Learn some history. Doug Englebart invented the mouse in the 1960s (http://www.ibiblio.org/pioneers/englebart.html), not Apple.

EDIT: Thanks tooki - it is Engelbart, not Englebart
Posted by rglenn, on May 20, 2004 at 06:46 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Sounds perfect. Thanks! That is, of course,... 760 Views / 4 Replies  
Sounds perfect. Thanks!

That is, of course, the same store I was planning on going to. Now, if only payday would get here faster so I could order the darned thing...
Posted by rglenn, on May 20, 2004 at 05:47 PM, in Mac Notebooks
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