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Permenantly Deleting Documents 404 Views / 1 Replies  
Hello All, first of all, sorry for posting this in both Applications Board and OS X Board, but I'm not really sure where it belongs!
My problem is this, I am buying a new computer soon and my old...
Posted by Xanadu, on Jul 7, 2005 at 07:40 PM, in Applications
Permenantly Deleting Documents 513 Views / 6 Replies  
Hello All, first of all, sorry for posting this in both Applications Board and OS X Board, but I'm not really sure where it belongs!
My problem is this, I am buying a new computer soon and my old...
Posted by Xanadu, on Jul 7, 2005 at 07:39 PM, in macOS
Yeah, this seems to happen to me sometimes too on... 785 Views / 8 Replies  
Yeah, this seems to happen to me sometimes too on my 12" powerbook, like steve says, if you reset the PRAM it seems to cure it for a few months. I think people have said before that its something to...
Posted by Xanadu, on Jun 7, 2005 at 07:41 AM, in Mac Notebooks
because as soon as you turn your computer off, or... 1,113 Views / 14 Replies  
because as soon as you turn your computer off, or send it to sleep, you have to go through the whole rigmorale of closing the display and opening it again when waking it up or turning it on again....
Posted by Xanadu, on Jun 4, 2005 at 03:33 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Cant remember where I first saw it- on some other... 1,113 Views / 14 Replies  
Cant remember where I first saw it- on some other mac discussion site I think, but a quick search turned this up... http://home.earthlink.net/~mrob/pub/ibook.html
Reading this it seems that the...
Posted by Xanadu, on Jun 3, 2005 at 02:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks
especially since Pentium M processors have 1 or... 963 Views / 8 Replies  
especially since Pentium M processors have 1 or even 2 MB of level 2 cache, wheras the G4 processors have only 512kb, which is the reason why clock-speed is no longer becoming the single most...
Posted by Xanadu, on Jun 3, 2005 at 01:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I wanted to do this exact same thing a few months... 1,113 Views / 14 Replies  
I wanted to do this exact same thing a few months ago, and found there IS a way to do it, although a bit clumsy- still it doesn't matter if you are using an external mouse/keyboard. Basically the...
Posted by Xanadu, on Jun 3, 2005 at 01:56 AM, in Mac Notebooks
If you put in either of the Restore DVD's you... 651 Views / 7 Replies  
If you put in either of the Restore DVD's you will not be able to see the 'hidden' applications like iDVD and Garageband from inside OS X, since Apple hides them so that so cannot install them...
Posted by Xanadu, on Mar 15, 2005 at 03:57 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Poll: With a clean install of Panther you can avoid... 2,271 Views / 59 Replies  
With a clean install of Panther you can avoid installing all the stuff that is put on which you may not need, such as iDVD and garageband etc (iLife stuff). However, if you want to install these at a...
Posted by Xanadu, on Feb 16, 2005 at 09:43 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Changing CPU utilisation 468 Views / 1 Replies  
Hi,
I have a Powerbook G4 (1.33Ghz) and was wondering if there is a way of changing how much of the CPU a certain program uses?
When ripping/ encoding DVD's etc I am finding that the program...
Posted by Xanadu, on Dec 4, 2004 at 04:55 PM, in Applications
I made the switch a couple of months ago and have... 1,056 Views / 16 Replies  
I made the switch a couple of months ago and have had no problems what so ever- I have fallen completely in love with OS X. I have Office 2004 for Mac and have had no problems, everything seems to...
Posted by Xanadu, on Nov 20, 2004 at 07:19 PM, in Mac Notebooks
anti-aliasing is the process of smoothing the... 1,302 Views / 12 Replies  
anti-aliasing is the process of smoothing the jagged edges of the polygons in games to make them look more realistic- give it a try on the various settings and try to find a compromise between detail...
Posted by Xanadu, on Oct 24, 2004 at 05:48 PM, in Mac Notebooks
"the Xmas market is largely value-based shopping,... 10,206 Views / 65 Replies  
"the Xmas market is largely value-based shopping, so this is understandable for Apple to emphasize the consumer notebooks for xmas 2004."

I agree totally, I think Apple are expecting people to be...
Posted by Xanadu, on Oct 20, 2004 at 03:28 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Yeah my CPU has never gone above 60�C (140�F),... 574 Views / 5 Replies  
Yeah my CPU has never gone above 60�C (140�F), its the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit (i.e the FX 5200 Chip)) that seems to get so hot
Posted by Xanadu, on Oct 19, 2004 at 01:52 PM, in Mac Notebooks
How hot does you GPU get whilst playing games? 574 Views / 5 Replies  
I have a 12" revision C Powerbook and have noticed that whilst playing games (Call of Duty at the moment!) that the GPU regularly gets up to 70�C+ (158�F). I was wondering what temperatures other...
Posted by Xanadu, on Oct 19, 2004 at 03:19 AM, in Mac Notebooks
UV Light and LCD Screen 1,053 Views / 6 Replies  
Hi, I was just wondering about something- I know sunlight (because it contains UV light) is detrimental to LCD screens. I have my powerbook on my desk most of the time, all day long, with the sun...
Posted by Xanadu, on Oct 5, 2004 at 03:38 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I Have EXACTLY the same problem as you Orland!! I... 1,132 Views / 14 Replies  
I Have EXACTLY the same problem as you Orland!! I dont know what could be causing it to do it- its bizzare! Does anybody else have this problem, and has anybody managed to fix it?
Posted by Xanadu, on Sep 24, 2004 at 08:10 AM, in Mac Notebooks
In that case where is the fan outlet!? I hear it... 864 Views / 14 Replies  
In that case where is the fan outlet!? I hear it kick in but can never feel any airflow
Posted by Xanadu, on Sep 23, 2004 at 03:51 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Best IRC Client? 903 Views / 9 Replies  
Hi All! I'm a proud new 12" PB owner who has just made the swap from PC (well at least until he can afford a state of the art gaming PC in a couple of years time! ) I love my new powerbook, but I...
Posted by Xanadu, on Sep 22, 2004 at 06:15 AM, in Applications
Best IRC Client? 883 Views / 10 Replies  
Hi All! I'm a proud new 12" PB owner who has just made the swap from PC (well at least until he can afford a state of the art gaming PC in a couple of years time! :) ) I love my new powerbook, but I...
Posted by Xanadu, on Sep 22, 2004 at 05:51 AM, in Mac Notebooks
 
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