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Beta testing ? 4,263 Views / 0 Replies  
Folks,

I did search first. I searched again. I guess if there is something, then I'm dumb and dumber... :\

Is there a beta program for people with leopard developers / beta testers ?

Thanks....
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 23, 2007 at 10:24 PM, in Delicious Monster
On the question of speed... 4,286 Views / 83 Replies  
I just tried the mspeed link above in Texas...
Got an astounding 328kbit/s

0.172s latency
25.461s d/l time against the 1MB file.

....
Ok, so it's fast enough for me :)
Posted by Brit Ben, on Jun 30, 2007 at 08:47 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Modify 23" Cinema Displays 2,240 Views / 11 Replies  
Hi Guys,

I have a pair of Apple 23" Cinema HDs in my rig, but I'm moving to a custom home finally - YAY !

The issue is that the bright silver will look totally out of place with the rest of...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Jun 10, 2007 at 11:35 PM, in Hardware Hacking
WARNING: using 60W power supply for MBP 974 Views / 3 Replies  
Well I gave it a try...

Firstly of note, this is my own experience, YMMV.

The 85W MBP power adaptor supplies:

16.5V DC @ 3.6A *and*
18.5V DC @ 4.6A

The 60W Macbook power adaptor supplies
Posted by Brit Ben, on Jun 23, 2006 at 10:26 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Are you quite sure about this ? If so, it... 974 Views / 3 Replies  
Are you quite sure about this ?

If so, it would solve an issue that a lot of people have - the 85w power supply will trip the breaker of airlines' in-seat power systems. I think I'll give it a try...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Jun 16, 2006 at 12:39 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I'd guess at a MBP 15" rev in August that will... 8,712 Views / 143 Replies  
I'd guess at a MBP 15" rev in August that will add back in the DL drive, about the same time the range gets bumped to 2.0, 2.16 and 2.33 processor speeds.

They're at rev D on the logic boards for...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Apr 24, 2006 at 10:58 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Closed lid, dual monitor, spanned desktop. You... 2,521 Views / 13 Replies  
Closed lid, dual monitor, spanned desktop. You can't mirror the internal display to the external and drive an additional external at the same time over the single video out port (so it seems).

I...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Apr 18, 2006 at 11:05 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Close, but no potatos.... This device (which... 2,521 Views / 13 Replies  
Close, but no potatos....

This device (which I looked at before) mirrors one display onto two monitors. Not the same as driving two monitors as a single spanned desktop.

Thanks though, and keep...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Apr 17, 2006 at 09:01 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Hey Mark, Two reasons; 1) I already... 2,521 Views / 13 Replies  
Hey Mark,

Two reasons;

1) I already have the two 23"s
2) I'm looking for something with width rather than height. It's for musical scores, and the 30" trades off the length for the height.
...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Apr 17, 2006 at 12:16 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Well, the sidecar seems to use a PCCARD slot, so... 2,521 Views / 13 Replies  
Well, the sidecar seems to use a PCCARD slot, so that's out for the MacBook's even if you wanted to burn the $1300.

What the Matrox DualHead2Go is doing with a VGA connection should be possible...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Apr 16, 2006 at 11:20 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Two Cinema displays from MacBook Pro ? 2,521 Views / 13 Replies  
Hey folks,

Since the MacBook Pro supports Dual-Link DVI, in theory it has the video processing grunt to support two Cinema 23" displays.

My understanding of the various technologies is that I...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Apr 14, 2006 at 11:42 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Powerbook Accessories, and new models ? 448 Views / 0 Replies  
Hey folks,

I have a stack of accessories for my 15" Al powerbook, including three batteries and three chargers, and a thought occurrs - how good are apple at maintaining support for existing...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Dec 18, 2005 at 04:47 AM, in Mac Notebooks
You need an ethernet hub, or switch, and you plug... 1,314 Views / 9 Replies  
You need an ethernet hub, or switch, and you plug the cable modem into that, and the airport into that, and the other machines into that. LO, you set up airport to ethernet bridging (enable) you use...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 28, 2002 at 04:40 PM, in Networking
Re: Thanks! 735 Views / 3 Replies  
b = 11Mbps, 2.4GHz
a = 54Mbps, 5GHz, similar range to b, but incompatible.
g = 54Mbps, 2.4GHz, shorter range than b, but compatible.

Theres also a c,d,h,i and a whole host of others.

Check...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 27, 2002 at 11:28 AM, in Networking
Component changes would be one reason, second... 1,423 Views / 8 Replies  
Component changes would be one reason, second would be default firmware on the card... other than that, no idea.

Ben.
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 22, 2002 at 04:02 PM, in Networking
No the Airport needs to stay out of the data path... 1,728 Views / 5 Replies  
No the Airport needs to stay out of the data path if you are saying 100Mbit/s is too slow. Filestore access over gigabit ethernet may my considerably slower than firewire, depending on a whole lot...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 20, 2002 at 04:43 PM, in Networking
A dying exhalation of the last breath. Apple,... 1,201 Views / 18 Replies  
A dying exhalation of the last breath. Apple, please get a grip on the business market. I'll move back, just build me a product that lasts the rigors of running back and forth through a large campus...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 19, 2002 at 03:36 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Well, they didn't hurt mine. I'm off to PC land.... 1,265 Views / 16 Replies  
Well, they didn't hurt mine. I'm off to PC land. I'll just pull down my keks and bend over now for bill. At least I know whats coming. Not like having your best bud try and rape you while your...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 16, 2002 at 04:18 PM, in Applications
Nope, My powerbook is alive. It's being put down... 1,201 Views / 18 Replies  
Nope, My powerbook is alive. It's being put down later in the month. The shiny PC is almost happy. It has been munching on software updates all morning. It's FAAAaaaaaaaaast ! I'm going for a...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 16, 2002 at 04:13 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Sigh.... The death of a powerbook... 1,201 Views / 18 Replies  
Well,

I alluded to it in previous posts, and the sad day is here. My brand shiny new PeeCee turned up in its box with all its peripherals this morning. I'll post pictures of the funeral over the...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 16, 2002 at 12:37 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: IE JavaScript error 445 Views / 2 Replies  
Yup. Me too. Was wondering how come nobody had reported it.
Line 311 character 1

Ben
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 16, 2002 at 09:12 AM, in Feedback
It seems I paid for a downgrade :( Ben. 1,265 Views / 16 Replies  
It seems I paid for a downgrade :(

Ben.
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 16, 2002 at 09:03 AM, in Applications
Re: 10.2 & ftpchroot 2,883 Views / 21 Replies  
As root, can you execute a chroot / command from the shell ? If not, there may be problems with chroot itself... If you can, then perhaps the ftp got screwed during the 10.2 sanity checking.

Ben.
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 16, 2002 at 09:01 AM, in macOS
Close, right reasons certainly. It's about 64%... 753 Views / 9 Replies  
Close, right reasons certainly. It's about 64% for the US. There are some interesting breakdowns here:

http://www.caida.org/analysis/geopolitical/bgp2country/

Cheers,
Ben,
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 16, 2002 at 08:53 AM, in macOS
Just a guess, I don't have 10.2 (and I am not... 753 Views / 9 Replies  
Just a guess, I don't have 10.2 (and I am not planning on buying it) but the inetd "super server" isn't listening for IPv6 connections if ssh is invoked from inetd, or if your run sshd all the time,...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 16, 2002 at 08:50 AM, in macOS
LOL, 100 DVD's @ 5Gb = half a terabyte. Dude, you... 714 Views / 7 Replies  
LOL, 100 DVD's @ 5Gb = half a terabyte. Dude, you ever heard of AIT-3 drives ? Three 8mm tapes to carry around the same data, read/write at 31 MB/s (yes MegaBYTE) I'd be mad if I had to carry 100...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 16, 2002 at 07:33 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Poll: Errr... people still use modems ? WOW, how... 826 Views / 6 Replies  
Errr... people still use modems ? WOW, how quaint.


:D
Ben.
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 16, 2002 at 07:27 AM, in Networking
Reread original post. D'Oh! Similar things... 1,146 Views / 10 Replies  
Reread original post. D'Oh!

Similar things apply for the Windows PC, get it's ethernet MAC address, put that into the basestation, Figure out where you put the WEP key, and enter it on both the...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 16, 2002 at 07:25 AM, in Networking
Mac address filtering sounds very similar to... 1,146 Views / 10 Replies  
Mac address filtering sounds very similar to access lists. I'm not familiar with the linksys. If you turn on WEP, you WILL lose connectivity over the wireless link. set up the WEP key, turn it on,...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 16, 2002 at 12:04 AM, in Networking
Two / Four whats the difference. Apple are... 1,265 Views / 16 Replies  
Two / Four whats the difference.

Apple are starting to act like Microsoft. Goodbye customer loyalty, hello charge for everything. How long before iTunes Pro at $50 ?

Classical marketing. Give...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 15, 2002 at 11:56 PM, in Applications
Quicktime 6 Blows chunks... 1,265 Views / 16 Replies  
I have got to say, I'm really pissed off with Apple.

I used quicktime 5 for a while, decided it was good enough, so I bought the pro player version for $50 Cdn. Quicktime 6 rolls around. No...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 15, 2002 at 07:10 PM, in Applications
A good suggestion 1,146 Views / 10 Replies  
Yes, this is a very good suggestion too. It is relatively easy to clone a MAC address and then muck around on a network, but once again it is a deterrence. If you look at network security much like...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 15, 2002 at 02:56 PM, in Networking
Sheesh, it was a joke, just as the smiley might... 702 Views / 5 Replies  
Sheesh, it was a joke, just as the smiley might have led you to believe.
Meh. I try not to flame. Doesn't stop me trolling tho :P

Ben.
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 14, 2002 at 07:45 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Hey, be careful with putting laser printers on a... 901 Views / 16 Replies  
Hey, be careful with putting laser printers on a UPS. The spin up current draw is normally enough to trip the UPS circuit breaker on the kind of boxes people are talking about here. Not a good thing...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 14, 2002 at 02:46 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Re: What is worse/rudest thing to do in public? 948 Views / 29 Replies  
This is so gross but I cant resist...

1) Who cares, unless you blow it at someone after you burp.
2) in an elevator, so nobody can escape ?
3) Big deal, unless it's *at* them
4)Do people do...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 14, 2002 at 02:42 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Hehe. Nicely done. :D Of course, you guys... 2,797 Views / 70 Replies  
Hehe. Nicely done. :D

Of course, you guys are all using ummm Jaguar, umm, early ?

Nah, dont go there ;)

Ben.
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 14, 2002 at 02:38 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Re: Woo-hoo, I'm finally "Addicted" 702 Views / 5 Replies  
You sad muppet.

Of the 1000 posts, how many were useful, helped others or amusing, and how many were a waste of electrons.... um, kinda like this one ? :D

Ben
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 14, 2002 at 02:32 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Yep, I go with that. Fair enough :) Ben. 896 Views / 5 Replies  
Yep, I go with that. Fair enough :)

Ben.
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 14, 2002 at 02:29 PM, in Networking
This is truly daft. Theres a million search... 2,797 Views / 70 Replies  
This is truly daft. Theres a million search engines mining email addresses all over the web. I'll be ... if I'm going to give it away. :D I recommend putting a nospam or something in there that...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 14, 2002 at 12:09 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Oh this is truly sad. A seven digit number is... 1,524 Views / 54 Replies  
Oh this is truly sad. A seven digit number is worth $5.50 US, with 4 days left on the auction, and three bids made.

Maybe I'll hang on to it for 20 years and you'll see me on antiques roadshow one...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 14, 2002 at 12:06 AM, in Feedback
You have got to be kidding ! I have a five digit... 1,524 Views / 54 Replies  
You have got to be kidding ! I have a five digit ICQ number, and it's *worth* something ? How sad. I'll gladly sell it for a number of alchoholic beverages, something that means something in the real...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 13, 2002 at 11:55 PM, in Feedback
Re: Network Security Considerations 1,146 Views / 10 Replies  
I'm starting by assuming that you are a home user, at home. If you're running this on a corporate lan, err, you deserve whatever happens (job-wise) :)

1. Skipped, I see no use in either of these....
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 13, 2002 at 11:43 PM, in Networking
No more ideas 653 Views / 7 Replies  
I don't know how to get debugging info out of bluetooth....
Perhaps placing a question in apples support groups.
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 13, 2002 at 05:47 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Re: About Bluetooth 896 Views / 5 Replies  
Tooki, I have to disagree here. I think that bluetooth has far more relevance to networking than to peripherals. I agree that it amounts to wireless USB, but since the majority of its applications...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 13, 2002 at 05:45 PM, in Networking
Re: About Bluetooth 896 Views / 5 Replies  
[edit: bugger dp ]
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 13, 2002 at 05:43 PM, in Networking
Now where do i find these... 488 Views / 0 Replies  
Apple's ad for the new powermac shows this beautiful picture:

http://a240.g.akamai.net/7/240/51/1202c732f943d8/www.apple.com/powermac/images/graphics_top08082002.jpg

Now, two 23" displays at...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 13, 2002 at 01:33 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Licensese at home... 665 Views / 3 Replies  
Except perhaps our good buddies over in Redmond.

Ben.

[sarcasm doesnt work well]
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 13, 2002 at 01:26 PM, in macOS
Alcatel 570 963 Views / 3 Replies  
Grrr. Multiple post.
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 13, 2002 at 12:47 PM, in Networking
Re: Cheapest/best wireless ADSL connection? 963 Views / 3 Replies  
I'm looking to replace my USB ADSL modem with an Ethernet option, but I would also like to have Airport Internet access at the same time.

What's the best option here - Speedtouch 570 or a wireless...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 13, 2002 at 12:45 PM, in Networking
There is a bluetooth PR 2.1 somewhere - did you... 653 Views / 7 Replies  
There is a bluetooth PR 2.1 somewhere - did you see that ?
Err, blank. I'll have another play when I get home. Where did you get your T68i ? Is it new, or "reconditioned"

Did you load up the...
Posted by Brit Ben, on Aug 13, 2002 at 12:38 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
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