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I won't get the big beach ball of doom. Rather,...	568 Views / 4 Replies
I won't get the big beach ball of doom. Rather, the computer just appears to be totally locked up for as long as 45 seconds at a time sometimes, probably averaging around 25. Good to hear someone...
Posted by tmelcher, on Oct 22, 2008 at 09:04 AM, in macOS

Corrupted OS? Or Graphics Card or Logic Board?	568 Views / 4 Replies
I've started having some very strange errors in OS X on my 1.5-year-old Mac Pro. A common one is--even with almost all programs closed, iStat Pro reporting very high memory and CPU cycle...
Posted by tmelcher, on Oct 22, 2008 at 08:45 AM, in macOS

UPnP Server Management Tools?	470 Views / 0 Replies
Like many media obsessors, I have a rather large collection of media stored locally on my computer. However, I wanted to be able to easily stream said media to my HDTV out in the living room easily...
Posted by tmelcher, on May 6, 2008 at 01:03 PM, in Applications

Weird Permissions Problems	400 Views / 1 Replies
So, after moving into a house with a few friends, we made the decision to set up a killer in-house file sharing system. Being the only Mac user in the house, I've had a few hiccups getting everything...
Posted by tmelcher, on May 6, 2008 at 12:56 PM, in macOS

What I'd Realistically Like to See in Jan '08	822 Views / 5 Replies
I have a 1st Gen 15" MacBook Pro I plan on replacing in the near future. As the current one still serves me just fine for the time being, I may wait until MWSF '08. Here's a list of realistic...
Posted by tmelcher, on Dec 8, 2007 at 08:22 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Currently, it is both impossible to have the...	2,271 Views / 19 Replies
Currently, it is both impossible to have the phone in an unlocked state upon upgrading to 1.1.1, and there is no known way of downgrading. The hacking and development teams will be working a lot over...
Posted by tmelcher, on Sep 28, 2007 at 01:35 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

This update is all well and good, but I simply...	6,285 Views / 80 Replies
This update is all well and good, but I simply will not upgrade until Installer.app is working on 1.1.1, even if that takes quite some time. The only substantial new feature, it seems like, is the...
Posted by tmelcher, on Sep 28, 2007 at 01:33 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

MacBook Pros 3 years from now?	1,029 Views / 8 Replies
A rather bizarre topic, I know, but when I heard about the unveiling of USB 3.0, which won't make it's way into consumer products until 2009 or 2010, I was thinking how far we would've come on other...
Posted by tmelcher, on Sep 19, 2007 at 08:40 PM, in Mac Notebooks

We probably won't be seeing this in the MacBook...	9,375 Views / 36 Replies
We probably won't be seeing this in the MacBook Pros until, at the very earliest, January 2008 at MWSF. They'll probably be lumped in with a RAM/hard drive upgrade, and, if we're lucky, a Blu-ray...
Posted by tmelcher, on Sep 19, 2007 at 08:38 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Personally, you probably aren't going to find...	1,907 Views / 24 Replies
Personally, you probably aren't going to find much use out of the extra vRAM as a web designer, unless you do some gaming on the side. I know OS X isn't a great gaming platform, but with Boot Camp...
Posted by tmelcher, on Sep 19, 2007 at 08:36 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I personally am really eager to hear the final...	146,053 Views / 2,183 Replies
I personally am really eager to hear the final release date, as I have my copy of the WWDC beta but am not an ADC member, so I'm still running 9A466, which has all sorts of annoying bugs. After...
Posted by tmelcher, on Sep 12, 2007 at 02:44 AM, in macOS

iLife '08 contains absolutely no sort of...	835 Views / 5 Replies
iLife '08 contains absolutely no sort of registration system--you just install it on your machine and go. Morally speaking, you should buy another copy, as you're definitely in breach of the license....
Posted by tmelcher, on Sep 12, 2007 at 02:40 AM, in macOS

I actually think I have something that may be...	674 Views / 2 Replies
I actually think I have something that may be similar to what you have. It's on the far left side of my screen, and is a greyish smudge about 8mm long and 2mm wide. It's only really noticeable on a...
Posted by tmelcher, on Sep 12, 2007 at 02:34 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Personally, I would love to see a "MacBook Touch"...	649 Views / 6 Replies
Personally, I would love to see a "MacBook Touch" that is basically a convertible tablet MacBook Pro. The ModBook idea is cool, but I find it impractical without the ability to use it like a...
Posted by tmelcher, on Sep 12, 2007 at 02:32 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I agree with JoshuaZ and Jamil, as, if you're...	931 Views / 10 Replies
I agree with JoshuaZ and Jamil, as, if you're really concerned about the extra screen real estate, it makes much more sense to buy a 20"+ monitor, which will give you a phenomenal boost. I, like...
Posted by tmelcher, on Sep 12, 2007 at 02:28 AM, in Mac Notebooks

There are still some noticeable bugs in the...	706 Views / 5 Replies
There are still some noticeable bugs in the ringtone system, and I think perhaps Apple pushed out that update a little prematurely.
Posted by tmelcher, on Sep 12, 2007 at 02:26 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

I was an AT&T customer before I got my iPhone,...	4,793 Views / 61 Replies
I was an AT&T customer before I got my iPhone, and, now that I'm two months into a two-year contract, I probably will be for some time, but, I won't lie, I am excited to see this. As much as I love...
Posted by tmelcher, on Sep 12, 2007 at 02:25 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

As much as I support the movement to solid state...	5,411 Views / 99 Replies
As much as I support the movement to solid state memory, I actually would've considered buying a Touch if it had an iPod Classic-sized hard drive. I know it maxes out at 16 GB, but, as a current...
Posted by tmelcher, on Sep 12, 2007 at 02:22 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

You have to enable it--try creating a ringtone...	628 Views / 7 Replies
You have to enable it--try creating a ringtone out of any song, then it will add it to your account. I'm much more interested in adding ringtones the Fair Use-inspired free way, via Garage Band...
Posted by tmelcher, on Sep 11, 2007 at 03:14 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

iPhone Wishlists: Updates and v2	3,340 Views / 59 Replies
So I thought it would be cool to kind of throw together a list of things we'd like to see in the iPhone, both through updates, and in version 2. Software Updates: Keychain syncing, preferably...
Posted by tmelcher, on Sep 11, 2007 at 02:30 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Before the release of iWork '08, I would have...	807 Views / 12 Replies
Before the release of iWork '08, I would have said Melell (http://www.redlers.com/), but, now that we have a new version of Pages, it takes the cake, hands down.
Posted by tmelcher, on Sep 11, 2007 at 01:21 AM, in Applications

I still prefer a bona fide computer experience...	851 Views / 6 Replies
I still prefer a bona fide computer experience over the iPhone if it is available. Don't get me wrong, I still use my iPhone a lot--it's great if I want to just pop it out of my pocket to check a...
Posted by tmelcher, on Sep 11, 2007 at 01:20 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Sticky: Tag: Menefalas Time Zone: Eastern Games:...	82,946 Views / 76 Replies
Tag: Menefalas Time Zone: Eastern Games: assorted I haven't been on a whole lot recently, because of work and school, though I'm subscribed to gold until next June.
Posted by tmelcher, on Sep 10, 2007 at 09:06 PM, in Gaming

I tend to think I treat computers well, but even...	6,396 Views / 99 Replies
I tend to think I treat computers well, but even so, my MacBook Pro has sustained extensive cosmetic wear and tear. Having purchased it just over a year ago, I would have expected it to look better...
Posted by tmelcher, on Sep 10, 2007 at 09:05 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Leopard comes out in, what, a month? If you're...	2,014 Views / 19 Replies
Leopard comes out in, what, a month? If you're waiting to upgrade, it's not that big of a deal.
Posted by tmelcher, on Sep 10, 2007 at 09:00 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

YouTube Syncing/Account Access	447 Views / 0 Replies
There's been one thing that has bothered me about my iPhone, and I feel like I can't be the only one. I love YouTube, and have at least four or five dozen videos tagged as favorites through my...
Posted by tmelcher, on Sep 10, 2007 at 05:29 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

What I'd Love to See	529 Views / 3 Replies
One of the things I've noticed is that Apple basically has professional applications analogous to each of it's iLife programs (minus iWeb). I sit in an interesting place as a power user but not a...
Posted by tmelcher, on Aug 8, 2007 at 03:19 PM, in Applications

Thanks a lot guys, worked exactly how I wanted it...	1,339 Views / 3 Replies
Thanks a lot guys, worked exactly how I wanted it to. I've even installed some NTFS drivers so I can access both volumes from OS X. Minus a few issues getting my hard drive to partition initially (I...
Posted by tmelcher, on May 17, 2007 at 10:07 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems

Thanks for the tip about the NTFS program. ...	807 Views / 4 Replies
Thanks for the tip about the NTFS program. As for Connect360, I hadn't realized that it had updated to support .mp4 and .mov. Still no .avi support, though, but fortunately most of my library is...
Posted by tmelcher, on May 17, 2007 at 12:26 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Windows parition named "Untitled"	1,339 Views / 3 Replies
This is an odd question, I know, and is more a product of me being OCD than anything, but, whenever I boot OS X, my Windows partition mounts as a drive named "Untitled" in read-only mode. I'm one of...
Posted by tmelcher, on May 16, 2007 at 11:59 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems

File System Question	807 Views / 4 Replies
There may very well not be an easy answer to what I want, but I was hoping some people here might be able to give me some pointers. My internal hard drive on my MacBook Pro is partitioned into two...
Posted by tmelcher, on May 16, 2007 at 11:44 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

I purchased a new MacBook Pro early last August,...	15,424 Views / 69 Replies
I purchased a new MacBook Pro early last August, so I don't plan on purchasing a new notebook computer for at least another two years, but I, have to say, I do like the promise of these LED displays....
Posted by tmelcher, on May 8, 2007 at 07:29 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Optimizing HFS+ Drives/Boot Camp problems	853 Views / 3 Replies
Yes, I'm familiar with the capabilities of HFS+-formatted drives, such as how they are designed to do on-the-fly file-swapping to avoid the kind of fragmentation errors that plague NTFS-formatted...
Posted by tmelcher, on May 8, 2007 at 07:24 AM, in macOS

It still would be interesting to see the Mac...	710 Views / 9 Replies
It still would be interesting to see the Mac development community to put together an Intel-based Classic emulator. Where there's an application or game that's no longer supported, there will always...
Posted by tmelcher, on May 8, 2007 at 07:17 AM, in macOS

Small Qualms with Front Row	815 Views / 11 Replies
I "re-switched" (after switching to Windows in the OS 7-era of Mac) this past summer with the purchase of a 15" MacBook Pro. Recently, rather than investing in an AppleTV, I've weighed the...
Posted by tmelcher, on May 8, 2007 at 07:13 AM, in Applications

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