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This will sound sill, but the best way for me to... 767 Views / 5 Replies  
This will sound sill, but the best way for me to learn FCE was to use it.

After about three projects, I felt right at home. After using it some more, it is just second nature to set up and use for...
Posted by Tom N, on Jan 7, 2004 at 01:48 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Re: Firewire vs. USB 2.0 for ext. HD 773 Views / 7 Replies  
Firewire drives are boot-able on most modern Macs (those that contain built-in firewire capabilities.

Being able to boot from your external can be very handy, provide you placed an OS and a few...
Posted by Tom N, on Dec 28, 2003 at 12:40 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Portland, Boise? 2,095 Views / 27 Replies  
I hope they get it sorted out.. Hey, maybe they will deliver two G5s to you, the original, and the one they get to replace the lost unit!

However, hows is Portland the wrong direction?

Seems...
Posted by Tom N, on Dec 18, 2003 at 11:37 AM, in Mac Desktops
Re: Re: dual/quad FW HD enclosure 734 Views / 6 Replies  
I have the same case as you bought, only I took the 1394a version ( a little less money and didn't need 1394b speeds).

So far no problems, except there is no method to hook up an activity light to...
Posted by Tom N, on Oct 22, 2003 at 10:13 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Canopus 100 is what I've been using. If I had to... 7,390 Views / 23 Replies  
Canopus 100 is what I've been using. If I had to buy a converter again, it would be the same one a Canopus-100.

Have had no problems with it, able to maintain sync over long imports (the longest...
Posted by Tom N, on Sep 18, 2003 at 01:14 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Re: SATA Hard Drive Comparisons 858 Views / 3 Replies  
The Western Digital that was tested is a 10,000 rpm 36 GB drive, while the others were 7200 rpm drives of much larger storage size. Hardly an apples for orange test of the drives.

SATA as...
Posted by Tom N, on Sep 2, 2003 at 10:11 AM, in Mac Desktops
Hmmm good question, I don't use any third party... 2,304 Views / 3 Replies  
Hmmm good question, I don't use any third party themes, so I haven't tried bring any in.

Beside posting here, I think a post on Apples DVD Pro forums would bring some helpful responses.

Tom N.
Posted by Tom N, on Aug 26, 2003 at 10:30 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
Re: DVD Studio Pro 2 use iDVD templates? 2,304 Views / 3 Replies  
Yes, but you need to do a custom install of DVD Studio Pro 2 to have the iDVD templates installed along with the rest of the DVDSP2 packages.

Once the iDVD templates are installed, they appear as...
Posted by Tom N, on Aug 25, 2003 at 10:21 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
Contrary to your opinion, most people probably do... 1,246 Views / 13 Replies  
Contrary to your opinion, most people probably do not steal. Nor does pricing of an item beyond your ability to pay give you reason to acquire that item in non lawful ways.

If you want this...
Posted by Tom N, on Jul 19, 2003 at 09:05 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
the PowerPC 970 physically has a 42 bit memory... 1,330 Views / 13 Replies  
the PowerPC 970 physically has a 42 bit memory address bus external to the chip, this would let you access 2^42 or roughly 4368 GB of RAM. The processor itself can accesses 2^64 or roughly 18...
Posted by Tom N, on Jul 14, 2003 at 09:46 AM, in Mac Desktops
Probably not internally. There are SATA to... 625 Views / 2 Replies  
Probably not internally.

There are SATA to ATA adaptors available that can get your ATA drive working with a SATA buss. However there is not a lot of room in the G5 drive bay, so I don't think the...
Posted by Tom N, on Jul 2, 2003 at 10:50 AM, in Mac Desktops
Re: Web Serving with NAT and DHCP on? 496 Views / 2 Replies  
As was mentioned, most inexpensive consumer routers, including the Airport device cannot perform loopback operations. You can see if your site running by using a redirect service such as:
...
Posted by Tom N, on May 17, 2003 at 10:43 AM, in Networking
The antenna design you mentioned is the common... 1,539 Views / 4 Replies  
The antenna design you mentioned is the common cantenna, made from various types of cans, the most famous being a Pringles can.

It is not an omni directional antenna, which is what the individual...
Posted by Tom N, on May 17, 2003 at 10:25 AM, in Networking
Hi Scot, I didn't ask you because I didn't... 3,468 Views / 17 Replies  
Hi Scot,

I didn't ask you because I didn't know it was your blog. To me this looked like someone reading your blog, then running screaming through the night telling us the sky is falling the sky...
Posted by Tom N, on May 4, 2003 at 09:23 AM, in Mac Desktops
Re: WTF? G4 sucks twice as much power as a Pentium? Can't be. 3,468 Views / 17 Replies  
And your point is what?

We have no idea from this little blog entry what was being measured, how it was being measured, nor how his G4 was configured, how many hard drives, memory, cards, Etc. He...
Posted by Tom N, on May 3, 2003 at 10:55 AM, in Mac Desktops
Before yo delve to much into setting up your... 811 Views / 8 Replies  
Before yo delve to much into setting up your server and the thoughts of cash pouring in fills your head, consider this...

satellite service usually does not have an upload speed any greater then a...
Posted by Tom N, on Mar 28, 2003 at 11:00 AM, in Developer Center
Re: ZIF Upgrade options 806 Views / 3 Replies  
700 and 800 MHz G3 ziff upgrades are available for Beige G3 systems (as well as others) from powerlogix. You can check their web site, as well as OWC for info. Alsoxlr8yourmac has a right up on the...
Posted by Tom N, on Mar 28, 2003 at 10:38 AM, in Hardware Hacking
Re: Dr Bott ExtendAIR AirPort antenna -cable length / Cisco 352 card 988 Views / 2 Replies  
Well I suppose it is possible that the FCC "Forbids" longer cables, but I think DrBott is blowing something up your butt.

After all do you think all wireless radios used are located right next to...
Posted by Tom N, on Mar 20, 2003 at 10:39 AM, in Networking
Actually I have a friend who uses the SIIG ate... 731 Views / 14 Replies  
Actually I have a friend who uses the SIIG ate card in his machine, so i checked the SIIG website. They have two Mac version of their ATA cards. These two cards, a raid and non raid version of Ultra...
Posted by Tom N, on Mar 19, 2003 at 10:21 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I havenot used the antenna you mentioned, but I'm... 862 Views / 6 Replies  
I havenot used the antenna you mentioned, but I'm pretty sure it would not be worth the money to me. There are plenty of companies that sell antennas for use with wireless networking systems, and...
Posted by Tom N, on Mar 11, 2003 at 10:36 AM, in Networking
I agree, it depends on what you will be using it... 2,067 Views / 20 Replies  
I agree, it depends on what you will be using it for.

I have a Beige G3 that is on 24/7 running OS X 10.2.4. It is used as a web and email server.

I have a Pismo powerbook, that is my everyday...
Posted by Tom N, on Feb 26, 2003 at 10:58 AM, in Mac Desktops
It wan't the hardware that didn't support slave... 697 Views / 9 Replies  
It wan't the hardware that didn't support slave drives, it was the firmware. If you take a Rev A beige G3 and change the Mac ROMs out to a Rev B or C, the computer will then support slave drives. It...
Posted by Tom N, on Feb 1, 2003 at 10:11 AM, in Mac Desktops
Re: User interface comparison: OS X and XP 1,951 Views / 32 Replies  
oops
Posted by Tom N, on Jan 30, 2003 at 10:58 AM, in macOS
Re: PC firewire drive with mac? 909 Views / 7 Replies  
If it doesn't work, remember you can always move the files over via a local network. Macs using OS X can access pc files over a network using the built in SMB file sharing system. SMB is the same...
Posted by Tom N, on Jan 26, 2003 at 10:28 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Re: Anyone try Remote Desktop (to WinXP) over Gigabit? 721 Views / 3 Replies  
None that I can think of. I use remote desktop on both a 100mb ethernet connection and with a powerbook connected via wifi, with no difference in how fast remote desktop runs.

Tom N.
Posted by Tom N, on Jan 25, 2003 at 10:03 AM, in Networking
Re: Wireless tip for Oz/NZ 472 Views / 2 Replies  
Wow, I forgot about Dick Smith. dick Smith tried expanding the company into the US in the early 80's. The company did so-so in the states, I don't think they opened many outlets, and they were gone...
Posted by Tom N, on Jan 23, 2003 at 10:08 AM, in Networking
Re: Beige Mac G3s 731 Views / 6 Replies  
The only cavet I would mention is make sure the beige G3 is not a revision A. The revision A machines have limited memory support (only 384 MB max I think), and may (only very early version a:) have...
Posted by Tom N, on Jan 20, 2003 at 05:34 PM, in Mac Desktops
I don't think a card edge connector is a "modern"... 775 Views / 11 Replies  
I don't think a card edge connector is a "modern" replacement for the molex connectors used on drives. There are plenty of connections options, but a card edge connector would seem to be the least...
Posted by Tom N, on Jan 2, 2003 at 10:46 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Re: Re: Re: airport range has dropped to about 30 feet... 616 Views / 7 Replies  
I would check the antenna of your Ti-book to see if it is still correctly seated in both the airport card, as well as if it is seated correctly against the antennas reflector element inside the...
Posted by Tom N, on Jan 1, 2003 at 09:57 AM, in Networking
Re: airport range has dropped to about 30 feet... 616 Views / 7 Replies  
30 feet.... sounds like a Ti-book.

What laptop are you using?

Tom N.
Posted by Tom N, on Dec 31, 2002 at 10:34 AM, in Networking
I would suggest you go with a reciever, or... 1,920 Views / 12 Replies  
I would suggest you go with a reciever, or seperate stereo components (your choice). Run your Macs audio output to your recievers aux input. You can also run a line output back to your computer so...
Posted by Tom N, on Dec 24, 2002 at 10:16 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
You don't need to buy an airport base station.... 1,808 Views / 9 Replies  
You don't need to buy an airport base station. Adding an external antenna to your iBook is just a matter of selecting an extyernal antenna with the proper connector on it. In this case a airport card...
Posted by Tom N, on Dec 4, 2002 at 11:07 AM, in Hardware Hacking
Ther are plenty of third party add on antennas... 1,808 Views / 9 Replies  
Ther are plenty of third party add on antennas for use with 802.11b/g equipment, including airport. Do a google search.

You can start here as well:
http://www.hyperlinktech.com/index.html

Tom...
Posted by Tom N, on Dec 3, 2002 at 10:07 AM, in Hardware Hacking
I though that most G4 processors did not have the... 1,140 Views / 9 Replies  
I though that most G4 processors did not have the capability to have the temperture monitored via one of the processor pins (internal junction temp). So unless you have an external temp sensor...
Posted by Tom N, on Nov 21, 2002 at 10:44 AM, in Mac Desktops
I have the VWBR as well and find many of the... 1,183 Views / 18 Replies  
I have the VWBR as well and find many of the "features" still problematic and am hoping for a firmware update to correct the issues. When I received the router it had old beta firmware installed,...
Posted by Tom N, on Nov 19, 2002 at 11:41 AM, in Networking
There are gain increasing antennas available as... 701 Views / 7 Replies  
There are gain increasing antennas available as well as amplifiers, though the amp are very expensive.

If this were my home and I had the problem you mentioned I would add an additional wireless...
Posted by Tom N, on Nov 18, 2002 at 11:36 AM, in Networking
First, SMC has a few "new" routers, so a model... 1,183 Views / 18 Replies  
First, SMC has a few "new" routers, so a model number would be helpful.

In general, some SMC routers have a problem with loosing the wireless connection. One problem has to do with the "Automatic"...
Posted by Tom N, on Nov 18, 2002 at 11:30 AM, in Networking
Glad to hear! I think it will take me a millenium... 881 Views / 9 Replies  
Glad to hear! I think it will take me a millenium or two to get all my vinyl and reel-to-reel tapes trasfered and archived. I just hope my old tape deck survives long enough!

good music and good...
Posted by Tom N, on Nov 11, 2002 at 09:46 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
The best? No. The cheapest? Yes. There... 881 Views / 9 Replies  
The best? No.

The cheapest? Yes.

There are plenty of ways to connect your stereo to your quicksilver, most using USB based audio processors, though there are also firewire based audio units as...
Posted by Tom N, on Nov 10, 2002 at 10:08 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
Re: Re: Re: Analog AudioTransfer (via a turntable) Problems 881 Views / 9 Replies  
If you need software for recording, my two favorites are Sound Studio by Felt Tip software and Spark Me. Spark Me is few and works very well, the Interface is a bit much, but not terrible. Sound...
Posted by Tom N, on Nov 8, 2002 at 10:52 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
Re: Analog AudioTransfer (via a turntable) Problems 881 Views / 9 Replies  
Audio Vinyl is a beta program that attempts to add the RIAA eq and amplification in the digital domain. Certainly this can be done, but why bother?

I'm assuming that if you have a turntable you...
Posted by Tom N, on Nov 7, 2002 at 09:21 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
So explain to me why turning it off is lame? ... 913 Views / 11 Replies  
So explain to me why turning it off is lame?

Is it performing a function that requires it to be onw 24/7, well if so then I agree. if it is not, then turn it off. You are wasting power.

Now...
Posted by Tom N, on Nov 2, 2002 at 10:25 AM, in Mac Desktops
Turn them off and save the power. Tom N. 913 Views / 11 Replies  
Turn them off and save the power.

Tom N.
Posted by Tom N, on Nov 1, 2002 at 09:48 AM, in Mac Desktops
I think "I Don't Know" is an answer. it is just... 996 Views / 10 Replies  
I think "I Don't Know" is an answer. it is just not the one you wanted to hear.

This individual didn't know the answer, informed you of such, and then spent time trying to track down the answer...
Posted by Tom N, on Oct 20, 2002 at 10:41 AM, in Mac Desktops
Re: Not getting it ... Airport/cable modem/print sharing 973 Views / 12 Replies  
An Ip of 169.xxx.xxx.xxx means your computer is not receiving an IP from the server (probably your ABS). You mac is waiting for an IP assignment, once it times out without receiving it, it self...
Posted by Tom N, on Oct 19, 2002 at 09:46 AM, in Networking
Any USB Audio coverter that includes digital... 630 Views / 1 Replies  
Any USB Audio coverter that includes digital optical connections should be usable. Cgeck out Edirol for some good converters.

http://www.edirol.com

Tom N.
Posted by Tom N, on Oct 8, 2002 at 05:12 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Why are you posting again? You posted your... 1,253 Views / 29 Replies  
Why are you posting again? You posted your problem already, do we need to read about it again?

Your problems are between yourself and OWC, hearing only one side of a story does us no good. And if...
Posted by Tom N, on Oct 2, 2002 at 09:40 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Try turning the computer and monitor off. Unless... 1,315 Views / 28 Replies  
Try turning the computer and monitor off. Unless there is a good reason for keeping it on 24/7, you are just wasting power.

Tom N.
Posted by Tom N, on Sep 30, 2002 at 09:27 AM, in Mac Desktops
As others have pointed out the answer is yes. But... 962 Views / 4 Replies  
As others have pointed out the answer is yes. But there are some additional considerations.

If your intent is to only have a home network for the sharing of files or printers, this should work...
Posted by Tom N, on Sep 25, 2002 at 09:10 AM, in Networking
Re: WEP encryption 793 Views / 1 Replies  
You should only have to enter the wep key once. Go to system prefs, Network and select your airport connection, then under the airport tab, you can tell your computer to connected to a specific...
Posted by Tom N, on Sep 25, 2002 at 09:04 AM, in Networking
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