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Thanks for the info. 1,570 Views / 8 Replies  
Thanks for the info.
Posted by blues02, on Feb 13, 2008 at 10:27 AM, in Mac Desktops
Thank you. :thumbsup: 1,025 Views / 18 Replies  
Thank you. :thumbsup:
Posted by blues02, on Feb 13, 2008 at 10:25 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
So you don't need any specific brand of burner... 1,025 Views / 18 Replies  
So you don't need any specific brand of burner when dealing with external stuff?
Posted by blues02, on Feb 12, 2008 at 05:54 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
adding an external DVD burner to a mini. 1,570 Views / 8 Replies  
Hello. Can you add any USB dvd burner to a mac mini or do I need to get a specific brand? I'm really thinking of buying a $599 model but the combo drive is a killer and going to $799 for the...
Posted by blues02, on Feb 12, 2008 at 05:49 PM, in Mac Desktops
Thanks for the info. Yeah I'm looking to upgrade... 887 Views / 11 Replies  
Thanks for the info. Yeah I'm looking to upgrade the one in my sig to give it a bit time as a XCode platform and for messing around with MySQL.

The dual option sounds good but that is too much...
Posted by blues02, on Jan 26, 2006 at 03:06 PM, in Mac Desktops
Upgrade Questions for G4. 887 Views / 11 Replies  
How easy is replacing the CPU in these macs? I've never pulled a CPU from a Mac. Is it a ZIF socket? I notice it's a daughter card with big metal clips on it. Is it easy to get off?

And How...
Posted by blues02, on Jan 26, 2006 at 01:08 PM, in Mac Desktops
Finally got an iPod. 563 Views / 1 Replies  
I'm pumped. I do have to admit that they could have put better headphones in with this thing. These things are terrible. My old 20 dollar set of Sony earbuds that I've had for a year are much,...
Posted by blues02, on Jan 25, 2006 at 09:47 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Nice tip. Small things like that can lead to a... 767 Views / 10 Replies  
Nice tip. Small things like that can lead to a ton of frustration.
Posted by blues02, on Jan 18, 2006 at 04:36 PM, in Mac Desktops
I'm going to swap the HD's tonight so I'll let... 767 Views / 10 Replies  
I'm going to swap the HD's tonight so I'll let you know. In any event I appreciate you taking the time to try and help me out.

Looking at the Carbon Copy Cloner 2.3 program I think I'll send them...
Posted by blues02, on Jan 18, 2006 at 01:39 PM, in Mac Desktops
You 'da man. Thanks for the tips. :thumbsup: 767 Views / 10 Replies  
You 'da man. Thanks for the tips. :thumbsup:
Posted by blues02, on Jan 18, 2006 at 12:34 PM, in Mac Desktops
I was about to post this question. Damn that... 1,697 Views / 19 Replies  
I was about to post this question. Damn that sucks that you can't do auto-conversion with the nano. Why not put that in iTunes as a standard option? Oh well I may still get the 4GB model.
Posted by blues02, on Jan 18, 2006 at 12:12 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Are those free? 767 Views / 10 Replies  
Are those free?
Posted by blues02, on Jan 17, 2006 at 01:06 PM, in Mac Desktops
Ah I see. I think I'll just back my important... 767 Views / 10 Replies  
Ah I see. I think I'll just back my important files to the PC then do a fresh install of OSX. Thanks for the info!
Posted by blues02, on Jan 17, 2006 at 12:49 PM, in Mac Desktops
Hard Drive Upgrade for G4 GE 767 Views / 10 Replies  
Hello, I have a 20GB HD as my main disk in my mac. Can I just install a second disk as Slave, drag all the folders over to it, remove the original disk, set the new one to Master, and go from there?...
Posted by blues02, on Jan 17, 2006 at 09:58 AM, in Mac Desktops
Thanks for the replies. I may upgrade the CPU to... 621 Views / 3 Replies  
Thanks for the replies. I may upgrade the CPU to a 1.0Ghz+ this summer but since this mac is just a toy for messing around with OSX and doing a little C++ programming on I'm not in a rush to upgrade...
Posted by blues02, on Jan 17, 2006 at 09:52 AM, in Mac Desktops
Video Card questions for G4 Gigabit Ethernet 621 Views / 3 Replies  
Hello, I have a Power Mac G4 GE model with the stock ATI Rage 128 AGP card. I'm looking to upgrade the card and was wondering if anyone could say how much better a Radeon 7000 would be in terms of...
Posted by blues02, on Jan 13, 2006 at 11:31 AM, in Mac Desktops
:brick: 490 Views / 1 Replies  
:brick:
Posted by blues02, on Jun 24, 2005 at 03:49 PM, in macOS
OSX.3.9 not loading profile properly. 490 Views / 1 Replies  
Hello. About half the time I boot my G4 up it will load, and when it gets to the desktop appearing my selected background wallpaper will not load. It will show the default blue apple desktop...
Posted by blues02, on Jun 23, 2005 at 10:54 AM, in macOS
I like cash. I don't like the idea of every... 1,220 Views / 46 Replies  
I like cash. I don't like the idea of every single transaction I make being in a database for mining by the gov't and whatever private entities that my data is sold to, or hacked into. I pay some...
Posted by blues02, on Jun 23, 2005 at 09:51 AM, in MacNN Lounge
ATI Radeon 9000 Pro PC version in G4 Gigabit 555 Views / 2 Replies  
My 16 meg ATI Rage card is really not cutting the mustard. Can I modify the BIOS of the AGP Radeon 9000 Pro 128MB card to use in my Mac? I don't have the resources to spend money on a Video Card...
Posted by blues02, on Apr 15, 2005 at 11:49 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
A new strange update. I use iTunes on the PC and... 758 Views / 3 Replies  
A new strange update. I use iTunes on the PC and the mac. My buying and storage and stuff is all on the PC since it has my burner. Well the iTunes copy on the mac will play and see the songs on...
Posted by blues02, on Mar 9, 2005 at 05:25 PM, in Networking
Those scores are barely playable, lots of... 4,573 Views / 72 Replies  
Those scores are barely playable, lots of slowdowns at those framerates. Expect the FPS to drop to the teen in large complex rooms with multiple enemies onscreen.
Posted by blues02, on Mar 8, 2005 at 04:19 PM, in Gaming
Poll: I have a lovely G4 400Mhz Gigabit Ethernet model.... 16,382 Views / 122 Replies  
I have a lovely G4 400Mhz Gigabit Ethernet model.
768MB RAM
20GB HD
60GB HD
DVD
ATI Rage Pro 16MB AGP Video Card
SCSI PCI card
Posted by blues02, on Mar 8, 2005 at 10:44 AM, in Mac Desktops
both subnets are set to 255.255.255.0 so that's... 758 Views / 3 Replies  
both subnets are set to 255.255.255.0 so that's not it. The mac is using DHCP and it gets the IP and stuff from the XP box. It's getting the right IP setup, 192.168.0.x and the subnet shows good. I...
Posted by blues02, on Mar 8, 2005 at 10:37 AM, in Networking
Got it. Thanks for the help guys. 686 Views / 4 Replies  
Got it. Thanks for the help guys.
Posted by blues02, on Mar 8, 2005 at 10:33 AM, in Applications
Xcode questions. 686 Views / 4 Replies  
On apples site they say it's part of Panther, but I installed Panther and I don't see it. It says its in 'applications/installers' but I don't have that folder in my 'applications' folder. Is it on...
Posted by blues02, on Mar 7, 2005 at 10:38 AM, in Applications
Getting Error Code - 50 when trying to connect to server. 758 Views / 3 Replies  
Hello.

Over the weekend I updated my Windows 2k box to WinXP Pro. So I reset all the networking stuff to the old settings. ICS works, so does Software Update on the mac, somethign that didn't...
Posted by blues02, on Mar 7, 2005 at 10:30 AM, in Networking
Ah, thanks for the tip. :thumbsup: 566 Views / 5 Replies  
Ah, thanks for the tip. :thumbsup:
Posted by blues02, on Mar 4, 2005 at 05:00 PM, in macOS
Thank you! 566 Views / 5 Replies  
Thank you!
Posted by blues02, on Mar 4, 2005 at 04:02 PM, in macOS
Dual Boot questions. 566 Views / 5 Replies  
Hello, I'm a mac newbie so please cut me some slack here.

Q1: My problem is this, I had my G4 Power Mac running 10.3.8 and 9.0.4, they are installed on the same drive in the same partition. The...
Posted by blues02, on Mar 4, 2005 at 01:20 PM, in macOS
Removing MacOS 9 from an OSX.3.8 system. 451 Views / 1 Replies  
The system has both installed on a single HD. After I installed OS X it just renamed all the OS9 folders, for example 'Applications(OS9)'. Can I just drag all those folders into the trash? If for...
Posted by blues02, on Mar 2, 2005 at 11:19 AM, in macOS
Yeah, Sygate Personal Firewall. I have it set to... 507 Views / 4 Replies  
Yeah, Sygate Personal Firewall. I have it set to allow the Mac's IP though. Plus I've shut it down and tested it and it didn't work then.
Posted by blues02, on Feb 24, 2005 at 09:47 AM, in Networking
I'm just using ICS that is a part of Win2k. This... 507 Views / 4 Replies  
I'm just using ICS that is a part of Win2k. This same Mac did just fine with 9.0.4 on there, but when I upgraded to 10.3 I couldn't get the software update to work.
Posted by blues02, on Feb 23, 2005 at 05:19 PM, in Networking
Software update will not connect over shared DSL connection. 507 Views / 4 Replies  
Hello, I just got an older G4 Power Mac and I have a question about networking it with my PC's. I have a Win2k system that has a DSL connection hooked to it. It's also on a ethernet network with my...
Posted by blues02, on Feb 23, 2005 at 10:45 AM, in Networking
 
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