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I'm seeing this as well. It's unfortunate when... 2,142 Views / 30 Replies  
I'm seeing this as well. It's unfortunate when the main page of the site has a big "do not enter your your computer may be compromised" message...
Posted by ciparis, on Jul 24, 2010 at 12:07 PM, in Feedback
I second the vote for Fusion. I own licenses to... 1,000 Views / 8 Replies  
I second the vote for Fusion. I own licenses to both, and after extensive experience with both, Fusion is the only one I use.
Posted by ciparis, on Oct 20, 2008 at 06:02 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
!! :thumbsup: 1,039 Views / 20 Replies  
!!


:thumbsup:
Posted by ciparis, on Oct 20, 2008 at 05:59 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Has anyone spotted the 2.8 CPU in an Apple Store... 6,706 Views / 64 Replies  
Has anyone spotted the 2.8 CPU in an Apple Store yet? Generally the top model shows up in stores not too long after release (despite being BTO in the online store).
Posted by ciparis, on Oct 18, 2008 at 12:28 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Ah, gotcha. Time for some more digging. Good... 2,748 Views / 53 Replies  
Ah, gotcha. Time for some more digging.

Good ol' Burrel...
Posted by ciparis, on Oct 18, 2008 at 12:12 PM, in Mac Notebooks
While it's up to the vendor what they support,... 2,748 Views / 53 Replies  
While it's up to the vendor what they support, the chipset is certainly capable. There have been motherboard vendors touting this for months, and some are now available.

Check out the Zotac...
Posted by ciparis, on Oct 18, 2008 at 01:42 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I don't know what people are reading, but the... 2,748 Views / 53 Replies  
I don't know what people are reading, but the chipset in question supports 16GB in standard desktop form (4 RAM slots). I haven't seen anything that would suggest that a 2-slot implementation...
Posted by ciparis, on Oct 17, 2008 at 05:32 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Kinda missing the point, Jago. This is just a... 1,224 Views / 12 Replies  
Kinda missing the point, Jago. This is just a search for the card so that the ROM from it can be loaded onto a PC 7800 GTX 512 (which is essentially the same card, but faster). Thus allowing another...
Posted by ciparis, on Oct 2, 2006 at 01:32 AM, in Mac Desktops
Still looking for a Quadro :/ 1,224 Views / 12 Replies  
Still looking for a Quadro :/
Posted by ciparis, on Oct 1, 2006 at 02:47 PM, in Mac Desktops
I see the black w/logo Windows boot/startup... 1,429 Views / 18 Replies  
I see the black w/logo Windows boot/startup screen on my 23. Weird. I don't know if I ever tried it with just the 7300 though -- I'm currently using a PC 7800 GT along with the 7300, and the 23" ACD...
Posted by ciparis, on Sep 26, 2006 at 11:09 PM, in Mac Desktops
I'm using the 23" ACD with mine. It works fine. I... 1,429 Views / 18 Replies  
I'm using the 23" ACD with mine. It works fine. I do have a second monitor attached, but the ACD is the primary (you can set it up this way in the display settings window, by right clicking the...
Posted by ciparis, on Sep 26, 2006 at 06:46 PM, in Mac Desktops
Oh, I have the card and the mac, but not alot of... 1,224 Views / 12 Replies  
Oh, I have the card and the mac, but not alot of the rom-hacking expertise. So I'm performing tasks by direction and reporting results with some rather more knowledgeable people over at strangedogs....
Posted by ciparis, on Sep 26, 2006 at 05:32 PM, in Mac Desktops
The EFI rom from the card itself. It'll be going... 1,224 Views / 12 Replies  
The EFI rom from the card itself. It'll be going into a 7800 GTX 512 -- the closest relative to that Quadro card (same PCB, same GPU, a few less traces for the Quadro-specific features). We're very...
Posted by ciparis, on Sep 26, 2006 at 04:53 PM, in Mac Desktops
Hopefully one will reply or PM me so we can do a... 1,224 Views / 12 Replies  
Hopefully one will reply or PM me so we can do a little test :)
Posted by ciparis, on Sep 26, 2006 at 02:47 PM, in Mac Desktops
Anyone receive their Mac Pro with Quadro 4500 yet? 1,224 Views / 12 Replies  
I'm trying to locate an owner of a Mac Pro with the Quadro BTO (or upgrade) added -- has anyone received theirs yet?

thanks!
Posted by ciparis, on Sep 24, 2006 at 02:17 PM, in Mac Desktops
No luck so far with a Leadtek 7800 GTX 512. It's... 8,588 Views / 14 Replies  
No luck so far with a Leadtek 7800 GTX 512. It's recognized, but OSX won't output to it, even when switching cables after booting:
G70 Board - p348h3:

Chipset Model: G70 Board - p348h3
...
Posted by ciparis, on Sep 20, 2006 at 02:25 PM, in Mac Desktops
Now that cards are shipping, it looks like this... 918 Views / 7 Replies  
Now that cards are shipping, it looks like this nut may have been cracked. This user reports that they have managed to dump their Mac card's ROM (the EFI part at any rate) and used it to MacOS...
Posted by ciparis, on Sep 20, 2006 at 01:05 PM, in Mac Desktops
No display (on mine at least, using iStat nano... 3,269 Views / 42 Replies  
No display (on mine at least, using iStat nano 1.6.1). I guess it hasn't been updated for the Mac Pro yet.
Posted by ciparis, on Sep 18, 2006 at 11:45 AM, in Mac Desktops
If your room is otherwise silent, that sounds... 3,269 Views / 42 Replies  
If your room is otherwise silent, that sounds about right, though it might be the hard drive you're hearing. I have to put my ear right to the case to hear the fan over the hum of the hard drives (I...
Posted by ciparis, on Sep 16, 2006 at 06:26 PM, in Mac Desktops
My first Mac Pro had a noisy fan (bad bearing or... 3,269 Views / 42 Replies  
My first Mac Pro had a noisy fan (bad bearing or something, sounded a bit like an old jalopy when it ran slow). Got the machine replaced and the new one is very close to silent. The only real noise...
Posted by ciparis, on Sep 14, 2006 at 10:06 PM, in Mac Desktops
I suspect you haven't benchmarked many... 4,629 Views / 77 Replies  
I suspect you haven't benchmarked many applications in that comparison, or it's overclocked.
Posted by ciparis, on Sep 14, 2006 at 09:56 PM, in Mac Desktops
Just a quick note that flash media player... 904 Views / 9 Replies  
Just a quick note that flash media player components work fine for Flash 6 and later (it's just the new ON2 codecs that are 8-specific). Peldi's FLVPlayer is available separately (and is the basis of...
Posted by ciparis, on Mar 11, 2006 at 03:45 PM, in Developer Center
That sounds like MySpace. Similar restrictions at... 749 Views / 5 Replies  
That sounds like MySpace. Similar restrictions at any rate.

Embed is the only way I've found to reliably pull external content, but that's generally limited to flash and the like. That's an...
Posted by ciparis, on Mar 11, 2006 at 03:36 PM, in Developer Center
I much prefer this idea: ... 1,315 Views / 14 Replies  
I much prefer this idea:
http://www.runxponmac.com/

Not having to reboot to run a windows app at native (ish) speed is what I'm after. Especially while subject to Rosetta for some really...
Posted by ciparis, on Feb 23, 2006 at 10:56 AM, in Mac Notebooks
After the 17 "accident" thread, this subject... 2,866 Views / 32 Replies  
After the 17 "accident" thread, this subject takes on a whole new meaning.
Posted by ciparis, on Feb 23, 2006 at 10:54 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Don't flush. 7,325 Views / 50 Replies  
Don't flush.
Posted by ciparis, on Feb 23, 2006 at 10:52 AM, in Mac Notebooks
The "oh no I'd better update my antivirus and... 2,286 Views / 42 Replies  
The "oh no I'd better update my antivirus and patch my OS before I connect to the Internet" way?

No :) thankfully. Knock on wood.
Posted by ciparis, on Feb 23, 2006 at 10:48 AM, in Mac Desktops
Safe move :) crazy how long those things can hold... 2,286 Views / 42 Replies  
Safe move :) crazy how long those things can hold a knock-you-on-your-arse charge.
Posted by ciparis, on Feb 22, 2006 at 06:33 PM, in Mac Desktops
Not required -- that's a different contest.... 5,095 Views / 35 Replies  
Not required -- that's a different contest. There's a virtual-machine type contest here:
http://www.runxponmac.com/

That said, it'd be the Q author (Mike Kronenberg) who may end up getting the...
Posted by ciparis, on Feb 20, 2006 at 02:18 PM, in Mac Desktops
Are you having these exact symptoms? Especially... 2,286 Views / 42 Replies  
Are you having these exact symptoms?
Especially the part in bold?
Posted by ciparis, on Feb 20, 2006 at 02:13 PM, in Mac Desktops
Either slot should work fine. I've seen both... 731 Views / 5 Replies  
Either slot should work fine. I've seen both blinking and steady lights (both usually indicate poorly seated RAM in this situation), and sometimes it can take several tries before you get it seated...
Posted by ciparis, on Feb 19, 2006 at 02:38 PM, in Mac Desktops
I would give the finicky slot one more try, this... 731 Views / 5 Replies  
I would give the finicky slot one more try, this time pressing in on the RAM *after* sliding the levers back in place. Even with Apple RAM, these slots are much more hit-and-miss than any other Mac...
Posted by ciparis, on Feb 18, 2006 at 05:42 PM, in Mac Desktops
I have a fair bit of experience with several of... 1,356 Views / 10 Replies  
I have a fair bit of experience with several of the new iMacs. They are unusual, and it is not necessarily his fault that it didn't go well at first.

Especially dealing with third-party RAM. The...
Posted by ciparis, on Feb 17, 2006 at 12:31 PM, in Mac Desktops
The new one (MS ergonomic keyboard 4000) is nicer... 494,810 Views / 1,355 Replies  
The new one (MS ergonomic keyboard 4000) is nicer in design, and volume/mute work, but so far the other keys do not (unlike most MS keyboards this one does not list Mac support). It's a big...
Posted by ciparis, on Feb 14, 2006 at 09:48 PM, in Mac Desktops
It's the consumer model. It wouldn't be getting... 851 Views / 8 Replies  
It's the consumer model. It wouldn't be getting 2.16 even if the MacBook had been announced that way from the start (the processors were announced by Intel before then, all the way up to 2.16). Chalk...
Posted by ciparis, on Feb 14, 2006 at 09:42 PM, in Mac Desktops
Just thought I'd post an update: my replacement... 4,447 Views / 37 Replies  
Just thought I'd post an update: my replacement iMac (256 MB VRAM) arrived Friday. I've got 30 days to get my data transferred over to the new machine and get the 128 VRAM machine sent back to them....
Posted by ciparis, on Feb 12, 2006 at 03:21 AM, in Mac Desktops
Given the facts that: - the Intel chipset in... 727 Views / 4 Replies  
Given the facts that:

- the Intel chipset in the iMac / MacBook Pro won't have a replacement until 2007
- the chip is in a socket

...I'd say it's a very safe choice.
Posted by ciparis, on Feb 7, 2006 at 08:46 PM, in Mac Desktops
FS: 512MB Apple RAM for iMac Core Duo / MacBook Pro, $75 339 Views / 0 Replies  
http://www.craigslist.org/nby/sys/131744820.html

Two available (the original that came with the machine, plus the extra stick that I bought from Apple before I purchased two 1GB sticks instead. My...
Posted by ciparis, on Feb 7, 2006 at 05:35 PM, in Marketplace
My 512MB stick is on Craigslist. ... 925 Views / 4 Replies  
My 512MB stick is on Craigslist.

http://www.craigslist.org/nby/sys/131744820.html

PM if you'd like it :)

I have two available (the original that came from the machine, and the Apple 512MB...
Posted by ciparis, on Feb 7, 2006 at 05:31 PM, in Mac Desktops
any comments to these?[/QUOTE] That comment is... 1,540 Views / 26 Replies  
any comments to these?[/QUOTE]
That comment is actually correct. Memory uses a 128-bit bus if it's dual channel, while the CPU is 64, but if the speed is identical it's memory speed = 667*128/8 =...
Posted by ciparis, on Feb 3, 2006 at 11:09 AM, in Mac Desktops
RAM is gobbled much more quickly in the Core Duo... 1,540 Views / 26 Replies  
RAM is gobbled much more quickly in the Core Duo due to Rosetta use. 2GB could be restrictive for some users (I've run out of physical RAM already in my 2GB system a number of times, though the...
Posted by ciparis, on Feb 3, 2006 at 11:05 AM, in Mac Desktops
They make DVI to HDMI cables now (since HDMI is... 494,810 Views / 1,355 Replies  
They make DVI to HDMI cables now (since HDMI is taking over in the consumer space, but older equipment often still uses DVI). Works great - Radio Shack usually has a good selection of whatever...
Posted by ciparis, on Feb 2, 2006 at 10:00 PM, in Mac Desktops
It's a T43, 2GHz, 1GB RAM. X300 graphics,... 494,810 Views / 1,355 Replies  
It's a T43, 2GHz, 1GB RAM. X300 graphics, 1400*900 widescreen.

It's funny... the iMac is so quiet that I get annoyed with the tiny fan in the Thinkpad, and turn it off. I don't keep it on the desk...
Posted by ciparis, on Feb 2, 2006 at 09:57 PM, in Mac Desktops
Nicely done :) congrats! 2,086 Views / 34 Replies  
Nicely done :) congrats!
Posted by ciparis, on Feb 2, 2006 at 08:16 PM, in Mac Desktops
I was on the phone with my father-in-law right... 3,828 Views / 53 Replies  
I was on the phone with my father-in-law right after the keynote, telling him now was the time, and walking him through a MacBook purchase for his first Mac.

I told him to get the lower-priced...
Posted by ciparis, on Feb 1, 2006 at 03:49 AM, in Mac Desktops
Indeed it did. Funnily enough, Windows XP Pro X64... 3,828 Views / 53 Replies  
Indeed it did. Funnily enough, Windows XP Pro X64 edition detected my HP Laserjet 1012, but had no idea what to do with it, and HP didn't (and still doesn't) have any suitable 64-bit drivers...
Posted by ciparis, on Feb 1, 2006 at 01:29 AM, in Mac Desktops
Indeed. I should have noted that I'm typing this... 3,828 Views / 53 Replies  
Indeed. I should have noted that I'm typing this on a (phenomenal) iMac Core Duo 20", so I've already voted with my dollars :)

Having recently gone from:
PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0 w/6800 Ultra
to an...
Posted by ciparis, on Feb 1, 2006 at 01:20 AM, in Mac Desktops
http://static.flickr.com/28/91915782_d797696ef6_b.... 494,810 Views / 1,355 Replies  
http://static.flickr.com/28/91915782_d797696ef6_b.jpg
Posted by ciparis, on Feb 1, 2006 at 12:06 AM, in Mac Desktops
Are you certain that you booted from the CD? Two... 2,086 Views / 34 Replies  
Are you certain that you booted from the CD? Two things that would prevent it from installing to a hard drive are:
1) it booted from that hard drive
2) the hard drive is not functioning properly
...
Posted by ciparis, on Feb 1, 2006 at 12:03 AM, in Mac Desktops
Somewhat surprisingly (for Intel of late,... 3,828 Views / 53 Replies  
Somewhat surprisingly (for Intel of late, compared with AMD), nothing actually changes on the hardware side with the introduction of Merom aside from the CPU itself: Merom is a drop-in replacement...
Posted by ciparis, on Jan 31, 2006 at 10:13 PM, in Mac Desktops
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