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Warcraft 3 on a Macbook Pro	658 Views / 0 Replies
I just tested Warcraft 3 on my MacBook Pro and thought I would share my experience. This was one my of concerns before I bought it but I couldn't find any information about it, just about WOW. I'm...
Posted by OperaMan, on Oct 29, 2006 at 06:18 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Anyone know about the HAVA or Slingbox?	630 Views / 1 Replies
I'm very tempted to buy a Slingbox before I go back to school instead of an EyeTV since I don't care about recording that much. I'd rather be able to watch tv with my laptop anywhere on earth...
Posted by OperaMan, on Sep 5, 2006 at 12:12 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

The zoom is very spiffy, it really makes me...	5,028 Views / 79 Replies
The zoom is very spiffy, it really makes me wonder about resolution independence in Leopard... hmmmm. I'm on my second mouse because the right click on the first one was buggy (tested at the Apple...
Posted by OperaMan, on Aug 23, 2006 at 02:33 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

I'm still using the mouse at home and it's great....	1,001 Views / 8 Replies
I'm still using the mouse at home and it's great. This is quite a nice mouse when it's functioning.
Posted by OperaMan, on Aug 23, 2006 at 12:26 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

I'm typing from an iMac in my local mac store...	1,001 Views / 8 Replies
I'm typing from an iMac in my local mac store right now and the mouse is working great. I brought in my mouse and they hooked it up to this computer, the same deal happened so they gave me a new one...
Posted by OperaMan, on Aug 22, 2006 at 08:36 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

This is exactly what I'm dealing with at this...	1,001 Views / 8 Replies
This is exactly what I'm dealing with at this very moment and it's PISSING ME OFF. I just got this expensive ass "two button mouse" today and it's been a huge disappointment. I'm calling apple...
Posted by OperaMan, on Aug 22, 2006 at 04:09 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Merom is worth waiting for because it will...	747 Views / 2 Replies
Merom is worth waiting for because it will probably happen early september. Also with the merom, the mbp will probably pick up the easy swap drives and it will be cheaper to switch the drive...
Posted by OperaMan, on Aug 21, 2006 at 04:00 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Speaker system with optical input	2,322 Views / 5 Replies
I'm trying to find a nice speaker system with an optical input for under 150 dollars so I can plug my Macbook Pro in and get 5.1 sound over the spdif connector. Does anyone have ideas?
Posted by OperaMan, on Aug 2, 2006 at 03:41 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

I think motorola makes a compatible PCI card. I...	910 Views / 3 Replies
I think motorola makes a compatible PCI card. I had the PCMCIA version of the card for my G3 powerbook and it worked. Found on this very forum (http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?t=260588)
Posted by OperaMan, on May 2, 2006 at 03:52 PM, in Networking

you would need to put a sim into the phone to get...	855 Views / 5 Replies
you would need to put a sim into the phone to get any functionality out of it. I'm not sure if an expired sim would work. Just get an rf mouse and hold that in your hand. It doubles as a mouse :D
Posted by OperaMan, on Oct 27, 2005 at 05:30 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

you can switch the keys yourself in system...	1,493 Views / 9 Replies
you can switch the keys yourself in system preferences. Keyboard & Mouse > Keyboard > Modifier Keys... Switch option and command. You're done. You can also get some of the mediakeys to work...
Posted by OperaMan, on Oct 14, 2005 at 02:14 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

What I meant by not supported in teh first place,...	1,000 Views / 14 Replies
What I meant by not supported in teh first place, I meant not supported by 1.5. The description for 1.6 said support for more devices, so I thought that might have been true. Unfortunately, it was...
Posted by OperaMan, on Oct 4, 2005 at 02:31 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

I'm pretty sure it's not possible.	734 Views / 7 Replies
I'm pretty sure it's not possible.
Posted by OperaMan, on Oct 1, 2005 at 11:19 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I'm using a 333 lombard right now with tiger. ...	2,985 Views / 56 Replies
I'm using a 333 lombard right now with tiger. Works fine for me. It takes about 2 minutes to start up, but I just hit the power and go get a snack. I have an 867 G4 for when I need to do iLife...
Posted by OperaMan, on Oct 1, 2005 at 11:12 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I think the problem lies with the mice and...	1,000 Views / 14 Replies
I think the problem lies with the mice and keyboards that weren't supported to begin with, like my mx3100
Posted by OperaMan, on Oct 1, 2005 at 05:16 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

This message is being typed from a 333 mhz...	2,873 Views / 52 Replies
This message is being typed from a 333 mhz Powerbook G3 that's probably 5-6 years old. This thing is running Tiger perfectly, althought a bit slow because I only have 256 MBs of ram in it. Today I...
Posted by OperaMan, on Oct 1, 2005 at 04:30 AM, in Mac Notebooks

DO NOT install Logitech Control Center 1.6	1,000 Views / 14 Replies
Do not under any circumstance install this driver. It made my mouse stop working and was a pain to uninstall without it. I had to VNC from a friend's computer to do it. If you have a newer...
Posted by OperaMan, on Sep 29, 2005 at 08:50 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

I had a CX4600. It was a problem from day one. ...	1,112 Views / 6 Replies
I had a CX4600. It was a problem from day one. The heads kept getting clogged over and over. This was fixed by running the head cleaning program in the printer control thing, but that used a lot...
Posted by OperaMan, on Sep 25, 2005 at 03:31 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

AlchemyTV + Quicktime Broadcaster	451 Views / 0 Replies
I want to use an alchemytv card with quicktime broadcaster to view tv over a lan. I've played with broadcaster a bit on my computer and the compressing is very processor intensive, too much for my...
Posted by OperaMan, on Sep 24, 2005 at 11:05 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Help with my new keyboard!	637 Views / 3 Replies
I just purchased a logitech wireless keyboard, the mx3000, and I'm not happy AT ALL. Logitech's drivers for os x don't even detect the keyboard or mouse because they've been too lazy to update the...
Posted by OperaMan, on Sep 23, 2005 at 06:43 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

I know nothing about irda adapters, but I noticed...	495 Views / 1 Replies
I know nothing about irda adapters, but I noticed when I was look at the first TiBook, a 400mhz one, there is an irda port on the rear left of the computer. I'm looking at TiBook DVI right now that...
Posted by OperaMan, on Sep 22, 2005 at 11:57 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Thanks for the input. I guess I'll be adding an...	742 Views / 4 Replies
Thanks for the input. I guess I'll be adding an alchemytv to my system. Not much room at college for a tv, but my brand new 19" lcd will do, thanks fatwallet :D.
Posted by OperaMan, on Sep 16, 2005 at 04:10 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Best PCI TV Tuner for Tiger	742 Views / 4 Replies
I'm looking for the best PCI tv tuner that will work in Tiger. Since I have a G4, USB 2.0 isn't an option, and I like PCI cards anyway. I'm also a little limited since I have an 867 mhz G4 but I...
Posted by OperaMan, on Sep 14, 2005 at 10:09 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Female iPod connector?	467 Views / 0 Replies
Does anyone know where i can get a cable that has a female version of the iPod connector. I'm looking for a way to get auxilary sound into my bose sounddock.
Posted by OperaMan, on Sep 13, 2005 at 11:56 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

ah a firmware update. This PB was running 9.2...	411 Views / 2 Replies
ah a firmware update. This PB was running 9.2 and not connected to the internet very much, as well as being owned by a not to technically inclined person. Thanks for the quick help, I have to get...
Posted by OperaMan, on Sep 12, 2005 at 10:21 PM, in macOS

Startup failure on original PB G4	411 Views / 2 Replies
I just installed Tiger on an original PB G4, 500 mhz I think was. Anyway, when the apple comes up during start up, the little cycle keeps spinning for a while, then the apple eventually turns into a...
Posted by OperaMan, on Sep 12, 2005 at 08:13 PM, in macOS

iTunes 5 is... ugly	10,427 Views / 105 Replies
I just donwloaded and and I'm surprised. It doesn't match the normal GUI at all. Maybe it's just the first of many changes to the iApps and an idea what 10.5 will look like.
Posted by OperaMan, on Sep 7, 2005 at 02:39 PM, in Applications

This thing looks amazing to me. It makes my 6g...	34,650 Views / 335 Replies
This thing looks amazing to me. It makes my 6g mini look so ugly. These are gonna sell like hotcakes. About that powerbook thing, I don't think there is any relationship, it's just to give a color...
Posted by OperaMan, on Sep 7, 2005 at 02:31 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

First Apple makes a computer for under 500...	18,827 Views / 280 Replies
First Apple makes a computer for under 500 dollars Then they join forces with Intel And now a two button mouse... WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO?
Posted by OperaMan, on Aug 2, 2005 at 12:36 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Disable internal bluetooth	834 Views / 0 Replies
I have a mac mini and I want to disable the internal bluetooth module and use an external one. How would I do that?
Posted by OperaMan, on Jul 28, 2005 at 02:20 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

iSync adding " - " to contacts	482 Views / 1 Replies
When I sync with iSync to my phone it keeps adding a " - " to contacts that do not have a last name. A while ago, it didn't do that but now it does. So If my contact just says John, my phone says...
Posted by OperaMan, on Jul 26, 2005 at 11:17 PM, in Applications

The backlight is a white light that makes it so...	822 Views / 9 Replies
The backlight is a white light that makes it so you can view an lcd in the dark. What that person said about the monitor sleeping would work. Make an apple script that does it or something. The...
Posted by OperaMan, on Jul 26, 2005 at 02:04 PM, in Mac Notebooks

1. No, not really 2. It will accept 3rd party...	637 Views / 6 Replies
1. No, not really 2. It will accept 3rd party ram. Look on newegg.com for some 144 pin pc2700 with a good warranty. 3. Yes, and even if you replace both I think. The ram is user installable. It...
Posted by OperaMan, on Jul 25, 2005 at 03:23 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Actually, it prevents the computer from falling...	822 Views / 9 Replies
Actually, it prevents the computer from falling asleep, hence the name. What would the use be otherwise? The only way to get what you want would be to trick the computer into thinking an external...
Posted by OperaMan, on Jul 25, 2005 at 03:15 AM, in Mac Notebooks

The program that does this is called Sleepless...	822 Views / 9 Replies
The program that does this is called Sleepless (http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/17893) . Read the warnings, don't kill your LCD.
Posted by OperaMan, on Jul 24, 2005 at 04:09 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Well it's really not my problem if it gets...	744 Views / 9 Replies
Well it's really not my problem if it gets friend. It's replacing my dad's 733 sawtooth that he paid something like 3 grand for. I'll be getting a computer next year when the intel books come out. ...
Posted by OperaMan, on Jul 14, 2005 at 02:33 PM, in Mac Desktops

Attention UCLA Students, amazing deal on iMacs	744 Views / 9 Replies
I just bought a 1.8 ghz 20" iMac from the UCLA Store. Apple sells these refurb for 1299 with the educational discount. These ones are 999, NEW, and come with the bluetooth module, keyboard, and...
Posted by OperaMan, on Jul 14, 2005 at 03:25 AM, in Mac Desktops

I have the widget manager widget, it's pretty...	5,711 Views / 59 Replies
I have the widget manager widget, it's pretty nice. The complaint about Gas wasn't meant to flame Apple, I was just wondering if anyone else experienced the same thing. Also, SimpleTimer won't even...
Posted by OperaMan, on Jul 10, 2005 at 03:21 AM, in macOS

I'll type this message out with all the punction...	5,711 Views / 59 Replies
I'll type this message out with all the punction as if it makes a difference to your understanding. I've had 10.4 since the day it came out, but only recently have had problems with Dashboard. Some...
Posted by OperaMan, on Jul 9, 2005 at 09:26 PM, in macOS

it gets people's attention. you quickly get both...	895 Views / 12 Replies
it gets people's attention. you quickly get both answers and flames. i ignore the flames.
Posted by OperaMan, on Jul 9, 2005 at 09:21 PM, in macOS

wow ben, thanks for the quick insult. i love the...	5,711 Views / 59 Replies
wow ben, thanks for the quick insult. i love the metadata function of spotlight, which i know about by the way, but i find that ive always wanted something just to launch apps like the run command...
Posted by OperaMan, on Jul 9, 2005 at 02:48 AM, in macOS

Maybe firefox is causing some of the problems,...	5,711 Views / 59 Replies
Maybe firefox is causing some of the problems, but not the one with the strange names. When I open the archives they create a folder with 2 copies of the widget in them. Most of the time, neither...
Posted by OperaMan, on Jul 8, 2005 at 07:47 PM, in macOS

dashboard SUCKS	5,711 Views / 59 Replies
I've read all the comments about 10.4 sucking, and I'm starting to believe it. Dashboard is really annoying for the following reasons: 1. when my zips unpack, i get files that say name.wdgt and...
Posted by OperaMan, on Jul 8, 2005 at 06:36 PM, in macOS

go into terminal. im confused if its a file or...	502 Views / 3 Replies
go into terminal. im confused if its a file or folder. if its a file, type "sudo rm " then drag the file into the window. hit enter and it will ask for ur password. once u enter ur password, the...
Posted by OperaMan, on Jul 7, 2005 at 11:50 PM, in macOS

i've noticed the same thing. the problem isn't...	465 Views / 4 Replies
i've noticed the same thing. the problem isn't that it wont let you, it's that the application folder won't load sometimes. I open it and it's empty, then open again and all my stuff is there. ...
Posted by OperaMan, on Jul 7, 2005 at 11:39 PM, in macOS

I'm just hoping they get over that revision ASAP....	1,575 Views / 15 Replies
I'm just hoping they get over that revision ASAP. I need Yonah!
Posted by OperaMan, on Jul 1, 2005 at 03:22 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I did the same thing to that very laptop, but...	862 Views / 8 Replies
I did the same thing to that very laptop, but instead I used a laptop drive adapter. I picked one up and installed 10.3 from my quicksilver. It's really easy to take the drive out of that computer....
Posted by OperaMan, on Jul 1, 2005 at 03:18 AM, in Mac Notebooks

September 24?	1,575 Views / 15 Replies
I noticed that new iPod deal with macs ends September 24. Does anyone think that's a sign of when some new Powerbooks might come out. I think it fits into the normal update schedule. Don't offers...
Posted by OperaMan, on Jun 28, 2005 at 04:28 PM, in Mac Notebooks

acquisitionnnnnnn It's a very good alternative...	2,294 Views / 25 Replies
acquisitionnnnnnn It's a very good alternative to limewire
Posted by OperaMan, on Jun 19, 2005 at 03:23 AM, in Mac Notebooks

i think i did the exact same thing to a...	857 Views / 5 Replies
i think i did the exact same thing to a powerbook. its because i pinched teh crap out of the power cable to the monitor when i was putting the hinges back. i got it fixed under warranty for some...
Posted by OperaMan, on Jun 19, 2005 at 03:15 AM, in Mac Notebooks

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