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iPad lower PPi than new iPhone 4,891 Views / 32 Replies  
Is anyone else a bit sad that the iPad has a lower pixel per inch count than the new iPhone? Am I correct that this implies the new iPhone will have a crisper, sharper screen than the iPad?
Posted by Embermage, on Jun 7, 2010 at 08:46 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
DDR RAM in MacBook Pro Question 873 Views / 4 Replies  
Hey folks,

I'm in the market for a MacBook Pro, although I'm not sure when I'll be getting it exactly. I noticed that it has DDR RAM, however the default configuration at the Apple Store is 1 GB...
Posted by Embermage, on Jan 14, 2006 at 04:51 PM, in Mac Notebooks
PCI USB Card no longer works. 513 Views / 0 Replies  
I have a beige G3, and I've had a USB card installed for sometime now, and it's been working beautifully. Now, however, it does not work, the Apple System Profiler shows that it's there, but it...
Posted by Embermage, on May 27, 2002 at 02:27 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Selling: Handspring Prism (color) 337 Views / 0 Replies  
I have a Handspring Prism for sale and I'm asking for about $215.00... buyer pays $5 shipping/handling, I'll deal with the rest. Basically, it was bought in October of last year, and I just haven't...
Posted by Embermage, on Mar 23, 2002 at 05:53 PM, in Marketplace
Web Browsing and Complicated Pages 665 Views / 1 Replies  
Well, today I discovered an extremely disappointing thing - apparantly Yahoo (as well as other email sites like www.mail2world.com) (http://www.mail2world.com)) has total HTML email, complete with...
Posted by Embermage, on Feb 7, 2002 at 06:51 AM, in Applications
It would be funny if they were changing it :D... 762 Views / 27 Replies  
It would be funny if they were changing it :D ... that's probably what they're doin, I for one wouldn't be suprised.
Posted by Embermage, on Jan 6, 2002 at 04:04 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I was just thinking... what would have stopped... 610 Views / 44 Replies  
I was just thinking... what would have stopped Apple from starting 10.2 before 10.1 was released? Like maybe while they had some of the developers bug testing/squashing? I dunno much about how...
Posted by Embermage, on Jan 5, 2002 at 11:15 PM, in macOS
Stability - OS X is rock solid. (Excellent) ... 1,309 Views / 71 Replies  
Stability - OS X is rock solid. (Excellent)
Speed - OS X is sluggish (but it's OK).
Features - OS X and Classic has everything I need.
Peripherals - OS X supports my key peripherals.
Usage - OS X...
Posted by Embermage, on Dec 23, 2001 at 11:20 PM, in macOS
This is a bug (or maybe they thought it was a new... 410 Views / 12 Replies  
This is a bug (or maybe they thought it was a new "feature") in the latest version of AIM. It occurs under 10.1.1, and 10.1.2. If you ask me, it's incredibly annoying and there's no way around it as...
Posted by Embermage, on Dec 21, 2001 at 08:25 PM, in macOS
MSN Messenger sends about 1/5 messages! 444 Views / 0 Replies  
Sheesh, anyone else have this problem where MSN Messenger "can not deliever" every message? It's constant, all the time, and I barely get any through. Looks really bad to the other person too, when...
Posted by Embermage, on Dec 9, 2001 at 07:48 PM, in Applications
Thanks! Just what I needed to know : :D 534 Views / 2 Replies  
Thanks! Just what I needed to know : :D
Posted by Embermage, on Dec 2, 2001 at 05:48 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
USB PCI Card 534 Views / 2 Replies  
I'm thinking of getting a USB PCI card for my beige G3 (desktop, not tower). Do these cards use 3rd party drivers, or will they be supported by the OS itself? And if so, will OS X.1 work with 3rd...
Posted by Embermage, on Dec 2, 2001 at 01:38 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Digital Camera + USB 581 Views / 3 Replies  
I'm considering getting a Nikon Coolpix 995 for use with my beige G3. The Nikon says that only "built-in USB ports" are supported. If I added a USB PCI card, would it still work, or does it have to...
Posted by Embermage, on Dec 2, 2001 at 11:31 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I hope not :confused: . Oh, and I did have it... 475 Views / 3 Replies  
I hope not :confused: . Oh, and I did have it said to auto reboot after a powerfaliure, but I turned that off to see what happens.
Posted by Embermage, on Nov 28, 2001 at 07:39 PM, in macOS
Computer Randomly Restarting 475 Views / 3 Replies  
I have an iMac 400MHz with Mac OS X 10.1.1 on it. Every so often I come to use it and it is at the log-in screen. Using the "uptime" command in the terminal reveals that it has restarted recently.
...
Posted by Embermage, on Nov 28, 2001 at 04:39 PM, in macOS
CEO, Chairman, and President 435 Views / 1 Replies  
Could someone explain the differences? I thought I knew, but I guess I don't. Thanks :confused: .
Posted by Embermage, on Nov 4, 2001 at 05:22 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Argg, why does iTunes 2 hog the CPU? 526 Views / 14 Replies  
And all the MP3 players for OS X in general. iTunes 2 takes up 20-40% CPU power when playing a regular MP3. On a PC, Winamp takes up maybe 5% at most. It makes it very hard to play games and listen...
Posted by Embermage, on Nov 3, 2001 at 12:31 PM, in macOS
For Sale: Visor Prism 394 Views / 1 Replies  
I'm selling my Visor Prism (color screen) in hope of starting to save money for an iPod :). It's pretty new, I got it about three weeks ago. Still have the box too :). It's got a semi-broken...
Posted by Embermage, on Oct 28, 2001 at 05:22 PM, in Marketplace
I think that the reason it was taking longer is... 527 Views / 9 Replies  
I think that the reason it was taking longer is because there were a lot of other apps launching at the same time, thus stealing processor power. I'd be willing to bet that Stickies & the Calculator...
Posted by Embermage, on Sep 24, 2001 at 06:49 PM, in macOS
Cool, thanks for the heads up! I'm headed to... 885 Views / 43 Replies  
Cool, thanks for the heads up! I'm headed to check them out now :D .
Posted by Embermage, on Sep 17, 2001 at 11:26 PM, in macOS
I'd like it in a few Apps, specifically AIM.... 885 Views / 43 Replies  
I'd like it in a few Apps, specifically AIM. Ususally I get a lot of IMs at once, so I surf the web, then go back to answer them all. Also, with BBEdit tha tmight be handy.

and Arena - Great News!...
Posted by Embermage, on Sep 17, 2001 at 09:33 PM, in macOS
Not sure if these were fixed but... Little... 885 Views / 43 Replies  
Not sure if these were fixed but...

Little Annoyances:

The dock doesn't come out of hiding smoothly.
iTunes takes up way too much processing power.
Can't rename Hard Disks.

Major...
Posted by Embermage, on Sep 17, 2001 at 08:26 PM, in macOS
My guess is that us, the public, won't get it... 489 Views / 8 Replies  
My guess is that us, the public, won't get it until Paris. I doubt any earlier. They may not take orders until Paris though which could mean it's October before we get it. The truth is though, no one...
Posted by Embermage, on Sep 8, 2001 at 06:46 PM, in macOS
The Apple Store tabs on the US and Japan sites... 509 Views / 9 Replies  
The Apple Store tabs on the US and Japan sites don't work for me...
Posted by Embermage, on Sep 7, 2001 at 06:54 PM, in macOS
Does Macconnection know something? 479 Views / 7 Replies  
I just got a MacConnection in the Mail today and they said that 10.1 is shipping now. Could that mean that it's going to be here sooner than we think?

I dunno, just some speculating. I got me...
Posted by Embermage, on Sep 4, 2001 at 04:55 PM, in macOS
I'd say Ikonboard is the best out there. I've... 1,567 Views / 11 Replies  
I'd say Ikonboard is the best out there. I've used UBB (places like this), and I had phpBB installed a while ago. Ikonboard seems to have the most features, and Ikonboard 3 is almost too easy to...
Posted by Embermage, on Sep 3, 2001 at 12:19 PM, in Developer Center
Moving a lot of files... 639 Views / 2 Replies  
Let's say that I have a directory: /www/forums/cgi-bin/boards/ and in the directory were a bunch of .tar files. I know that I can do *.tar to get them all, but this command doesn't work:

mv...
Posted by Embermage, on Sep 3, 2001 at 12:01 PM, in macOS
Terry Brooks is awesome - his Shannara books are... 863 Views / 24 Replies  
Terry Brooks is awesome - his Shannara books are the best!
Posted by Embermage, on Jul 27, 2001 at 11:15 PM, in MacNN Lounge
When to line up (for MWNY Keynote) 465 Views / 4 Replies  
When should I line up to be able to get decent seats? Thanks!
Posted by Embermage, on Jul 15, 2001 at 07:28 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Uninstalling WebObjects 423 Views / 1 Replies  
I downloaded the webobjects demo (w/the new dev tools CD) and I'm wondering how I can uninstall it without deleteing essential files. Thanks!
Posted by Embermage, on Jul 15, 2001 at 04:07 PM, in macOS
I didn't see this one so... ... 1,545 Views / 124 Replies  
I didn't see this one so...

twilightzone.macnn.com
Posted by Embermage, on Jul 11, 2001 at 10:52 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Yep. As far as I kow it's a bug that affects all... 414 Views / 2 Replies  
Yep. As far as I kow it's a bug that affects all computers. I hope it's fixed soon though.
Posted by Embermage, on Jul 5, 2001 at 06:17 PM, in macOS
Actually... I kinda like how Apple does things.... 1,481 Views / 122 Replies  
Actually... I kinda like how Apple does things. It makes owning a Mac more fun... IMO
Posted by Embermage, on Jul 3, 2001 at 11:27 PM, in macOS
I'll believe the first two statements becasue I... 1,881 Views / 141 Replies  
I'll believe the first two statements becasue I need something to look forward too :). But I find it hard to believe that it's faster than OS 9.
Posted by Embermage, on Jul 3, 2001 at 02:21 PM, in macOS
Apps won't launch 394 Views / 0 Replies  
For some reason, every once and a while, applications will refuse to launch. This goes for carbon and cocoa apps. Possibly classic, but I have yet to try it. The app's icon bounces in the dock, and...
Posted by Embermage, on Jul 2, 2001 at 11:51 PM, in macOS
No internet in Classic 372 Views / 1 Replies  
Classic applications no longer can access the internet. The TCP/IP control panel looks fine (it's the regular Classic setting that mirrors the OS X settings). This happened after the 10.0.4 update....
Posted by Embermage, on Jun 25, 2001 at 03:30 PM, in macOS
Does that mean that you have your video card... 591 Views / 22 Replies  
Does that mean that you have your video card working in Classic? I have the same computer as you, and I can't get Diablo II to use my video card correctly (under Classic). It's all choppy and stuff....
Posted by Embermage, on Jun 25, 2001 at 10:14 AM, in macOS
Does that theme thing destabilitize your system? 413 Views / 1 Replies  
Not sure if this is the right forum, but...
There's a platinum theme out for OS X, and I was wondering where to get it, and does it make OS X less stable?

Thanks
Posted by Embermage, on Jun 20, 2001 at 08:10 PM, in macOS
You know, that actually makes sense. I never... 807 Views / 32 Replies  
You know, that actually makes sense. I never thought about it that way, but it makes a lot of sense. I'm 100% for Kosmo's theory :D.
Posted by Embermage, on Jun 18, 2001 at 09:16 PM, in macOS
Just wondering, what exactly does the Task... 497 Views / 4 Replies  
Just wondering, what exactly does the Task Scheduler do? Is that why the renice command doesn't work?
Posted by Embermage, on Jun 13, 2001 at 06:23 PM, in macOS
How can I get people to know about my site? 686 Views / 7 Replies  
I've tried everything from banner exchanges to search engines, but nothing has seemed to work. If anyone has any ideas, I'd love to hear 'em :).

Thanks,
Posted by Embermage, on Jun 10, 2001 at 07:35 PM, in Developer Center
Visual PHP Editor 357 Views / 2 Replies  
Is there a visual PHP editor for the Mac? I know there is a visual php editor for Windows, but I ahve yet to find a Mac version.


Thanks,

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Embermage
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Posted by Embermage, on May 27, 2001 at 08:16 PM, in Developer Center
Don't forget the key combo:... 411 Views / 4 Replies  
Don't forget the key combo: command+option+escape. It brings up the force quit dialogue.

If that doesn't work, you can use the terminal (if you can access it). Type in "top" (no quotes) and then...
Posted by Embermage, on May 27, 2001 at 12:06 PM, in macOS
Wow, that is insanely fast! My iMac (400MHz,... 961 Views / 81 Replies  
Wow, that is insanely fast! My iMac (400MHz, 384MB RAM) can't get anywhere near that. That's like how KDE resized windows when I had Yellow Dog Linux installed.

I think I'm in the same boat as...
Posted by Embermage, on May 16, 2001 at 06:54 PM, in macOS
May 21, I think ------------------ ... 505 Views / 6 Replies  
May 21, I think

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Posted by Embermage, on May 15, 2001 at 09:27 PM, in macOS
I've e-mailed MS about 5 times about this. I head... 401 Views / 24 Replies  
I've e-mailed MS about 5 times about this. I head something about them selling the drivers to the guy that makes USB Overdrive, but I'm not sure...

Oh, moggy, you do know that you have to disable...
Posted by Embermage, on May 7, 2001 at 09:34 PM, in macOS
LOL, I know. I was just trying to get some more... 392 Views / 3 Replies  
LOL, I know. I was just trying to get some more forum-goers, and it worked http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/smile.gif. I'll take it off soon anyway.
Posted by Embermage, on May 6, 2001 at 06:02 PM, in Developer Center
UT on Dual USB iBook 388 Views / 3 Replies  
I was just wondering... Will UT run as well on the new iBook as it does on my iMac (DV/SE 400MHz, ATI Rage 128 8MB)? They both have 8MB VRAM, but I don't know what the differences between the actual...
Posted by Embermage, on May 5, 2001 at 11:02 PM, in Mac Notebooks
iBook (2 USB) and iMac Memory 383 Views / 4 Replies  
I was wondering if my iMac memory (256 MB Module, October '99 iMac model) would work in the new iBook I am thinking about getting.
Posted by Embermage, on May 5, 2001 at 10:51 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I found a solution to the Mail.app problem.... 419 Views / 1 Replies  
I found a solution to the Mail.app problem. Here's a link for those of you who have the same problem:
http://kbase.info.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/kbase.woa/wo/3.25.17.5.0.0.1.8
Posted by Embermage, on May 2, 2001 at 05:11 PM, in macOS
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