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Sticky: ...jesus christ monkey balls :eek: 1,699,730 Views / 4,099 Replies  
...jesus christ monkey balls :eek:
Posted by mrplow, on May 25, 2007 at 02:26 AM, in Mac Notebooks
If only it were in stock... Regardless, of... 6,198 Views / 17 Replies  
If only it were in stock...

Regardless, of the 3 Macbooks and 1 iMac I've put the transcend into none of ever had a problem (and the reviews on newegg are phenomenal).. Definitely go with the $60...
Posted by mrplow, on May 18, 2007 at 11:44 AM, in Mac Notebooks
It would be subjected to the same warranty... you... 1,405 Views / 17 Replies  
It would be subjected to the same warranty... you couldn't return it just because it had a few scrathes, though I'm sure if there were any serious damage done (even cosmetic) you could get it...
Posted by mrplow, on May 18, 2007 at 11:01 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Transcend JetRam at NewEgg is < $50 for a 1GB... 6,198 Views / 17 Replies  
Transcend JetRam at NewEgg is < $50 for a 1GB DIMM and has spectacular reviews... I reccomend it ($100 for 2GB!)
Posted by mrplow, on May 18, 2007 at 10:30 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I've jumped through hoops with refurbished ipods... 1,405 Views / 17 Replies  
I've jumped through hoops with refurbished ipods before that I've had to send back and have replaced, but eventually it all worked out. Personally, I'd just buy the newer-model white Macbook from...
Posted by mrplow, on May 18, 2007 at 10:28 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Sticky: What are you going to do with the busted one? ... 1,699,730 Views / 4,099 Replies  
What are you going to do with the busted one?
I'd love to transplant my whitebook into a black enclosure...
Posted by mrplow, on Apr 20, 2007 at 03:31 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Java in Parallel / XGrid 1,023 Views / 2 Replies  
I'm a student at Canrgie Mellon and we currently have a competition for the best Chess playing bot-- one of the most critical optimizations is to perform game tree searches as deeply and quickly as...
Posted by mrplow, on Apr 18, 2007 at 03:57 PM, in Developer Center
My macbook won't sleep anymore either--- I cose... 2,460 Views / 11 Replies  
My macbook won't sleep anymore either--- I cose it, and to my unhappy surprise the battery is dead when i pull it out of my backpack later. It's happened twice... I've now tested at my desk at home,...
Posted by mrplow, on Apr 18, 2007 at 02:56 AM, in Mac Desktops
Sticky: I was just thinking today how cool it would be to... 1,699,730 Views / 4,099 Replies  
I was just thinking today how cool it would be to throw a black topcase on the whitebook... did you argue with applecare about excessive stainding? That was the strategy I came up with today...
Posted by mrplow, on Apr 18, 2007 at 02:46 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Sticky: you can- close it, wake it back up with the... 1,699,730 Views / 4,099 Replies  
you can- close it, wake it back up with the remote. only the external LCD is acknowledged, and thus graphic performance is greatly increased.

((I've had some problems with this since 10.4.9,...
Posted by mrplow, on Apr 8, 2007 at 11:43 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I see these glass desks on here all the time..... 495,262 Views / 1,355 Replies  
I see these glass desks on here all the time.. where can they be had and for how much $$$?
Posted by mrplow, on Feb 16, 2007 at 03:38 PM, in Mac Desktops
i agree with the parallels comment, i don't get... 1,729 Views / 26 Replies  
i agree with the parallels comment, i don't get it though-- it used to be alot more efficient, more recent build slaughtered its efficiency. VMWare Fusion runs ALOT better (though is lacking some...
Posted by mrplow, on Feb 9, 2007 at 04:03 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Please note your Inactive RAM--- OS X caches... 1,729 Views / 26 Replies  
Please note your Inactive RAM--- OS X caches things and keeps them in ram until the that space is needed. Try launching MS Word (it'll take forever the first time) then quit and launch it again....
Posted by mrplow, on Feb 8, 2007 at 04:12 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I call BS on the hard drive comment, I have... 1,729 Views / 26 Replies  
I call BS on the hard drive comment, I have 1.25GB with over 500mb free mos to the time... and it still says i am using 10gb of hard drive space. It's simply untrue. Try doing a fresh install,...
Posted by mrplow, on Feb 8, 2007 at 04:06 PM, in Mac Notebooks
i think almost everyone responding to this guy... 4,004 Views / 77 Replies  
i think almost everyone responding to this guy missed the point that he wants a mac... so any non-mac-related comments were irrelivent.


you pay money for things because you want them. how badly...
Posted by mrplow, on Feb 3, 2007 at 04:30 AM, in Mac Desktops
Sticky: Screen size is awesome.. I love that the pixels... 1,699,730 Views / 4,099 Replies  
Screen size is awesome.. I love that the pixels are so dense, as you put it

..and yea, good call, I guess the Macbook is completely missing from my set up. It's sitting ontop of an old powermac...
Posted by mrplow, on Jan 18, 2007 at 02:55 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Sticky: http://photos.pe.facebook.com/v60/22/122/14216487/... 1,699,730 Views / 4,099 Replies  
http://photos.pe.facebook.com/v60/22/122/14216487/n14216487_32200619_5666.jpg
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My setup at school.. not very good...
Posted by mrplow, on Jan 15, 2007 at 02:53 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I HAVE THAT CHAIR!!!! I Took the arm rests off... 495,262 Views / 1,355 Replies  
I HAVE THAT CHAIR!!!! I Took the arm rests off the other day though, they don't play nice with my desk.
Posted by mrplow, on Jan 15, 2007 at 02:40 PM, in Mac Desktops
I lost my right to post because the thread sat... 2,657 Views / 25 Replies  
I lost my right to post because the thread sat idle for 5 days?
Posted by mrplow, on Jan 4, 2007 at 05:32 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I'm using a macbook with external mouse/kb/lcd... 12,315 Views / 69 Replies  
I'm using a macbook with external mouse/kb/lcd and I think it's absolutely fan-freakin'-tastic.. to say a laptop will never be as fast as a desktop, are you suggesting that a powermac g3 is faster...
Posted by mrplow, on Jan 3, 2007 at 03:38 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Sticky: Clock screen saver... I'd link you but now I... 1,699,730 Views / 4,099 Replies  
Clock screen saver... I'd link you but now I can't find it. I found it on some other thread on macnn, but... I don't remember that either. email me and I can send you the file if you want it
Posted by mrplow, on Dec 31, 2006 at 02:01 PM, in Mac Notebooks
that cable goes to the power adapter-- you can... 4,513 Views / 28 Replies  
that cable goes to the power adapter-- you can snap off the plug and snap that extension in its place
Posted by mrplow, on Dec 31, 2006 at 03:04 AM, in Mac Notebooks
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Posted by mrplow, on Dec 29, 2006 at 02:52 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Well they have acknowledged that the top cases... 1,161 Views / 11 Replies  
Well they have acknowledged that the top cases are defective, so that took no-effort. If the bottom case looks extrodinarily messed up and you haven't even had it very long, it can't hurt to call...
Posted by mrplow, on Dec 29, 2006 at 02:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks
did you get the disc out? the cd drive makes... 754 Views / 6 Replies  
did you get the disc out? the cd drive makes funny noises.. especially if its messed up. Holding down the mouse button while booting would normally eject it, but if that doesnt work take a paper...
Posted by mrplow, on Dec 29, 2006 at 02:02 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Zapping the PRAM or something MIGHT fix it, but... 754 Views / 6 Replies  
Zapping the PRAM or something MIGHT fix it, but Apple will instruct you to do this... call them.
Curious, did you get a refurb or brand new?
Posted by mrplow, on Dec 29, 2006 at 03:32 AM, in Mac Notebooks
My replacement trackpad is also firmer... I don't... 2,657 Views / 25 Replies  
My replacement trackpad is also firmer... I don't like thew new keyboard though, the firmness is nice BUT it's louder now! (clank clank clank) doesn't really matter since its not necessarily an...
Posted by mrplow, on Dec 29, 2006 at 03:29 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Just call Apple disgruntled and get the case... 1,161 Views / 11 Replies  
Just call Apple disgruntled and get the case replaced as needed :eek:

I just recently had my top case replaced with a shiny new white one, as the old one was absolutely disgusting. So far this...
Posted by mrplow, on Dec 29, 2006 at 03:26 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Let's lay this thread to rest regardless of how... 2,951 Views / 46 Replies  
Let's lay this thread to rest regardless of how anyone may feel towards another member's opinion on the matter; it's not relevent in any way at this point. To the original poster, I'm sorry.
Posted by mrplow, on Dec 28, 2006 at 06:28 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Not everybody lives near either dsl OR internet... 1,443 Views / 16 Replies  
Not everybody lives near either dsl OR internet cafes etc... trust me, I know. Besides, one all nighter at 5.3K/s would do it... I feel your pain though.
Posted by mrplow, on Dec 28, 2006 at 04:01 AM, in Mac Notebooks
They don't. 499 Views / 2 Replies  
They don't.
Posted by mrplow, on Dec 28, 2006 at 03:57 AM, in Mac Notebooks
The macbook, as well as any other laptop that I... 549 Views / 1 Replies  
The macbook, as well as any other laptop that I know of, do not support video in without additional hardware. There are USB/Firewire/etc adapters that add this functionality.
I understand that WoW...
Posted by mrplow, on Dec 28, 2006 at 03:54 AM, in Mac Notebooks
---and attacking the guy as a fraud is... 2,951 Views / 46 Replies  
---and attacking the guy as a fraud is ridiculous; it's ****ing christmas! who the hell cares if he is lying? Shame on the person for only half-assing the security IF it's so important...

I'm...
Posted by mrplow, on Dec 27, 2006 at 03:08 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Can't he just boot from a linux live CD or Target... 2,951 Views / 46 Replies  
Can't he just boot from a linux live CD or Target disk Mode and access all the files from another computer? And if so, someoen should give good directions... I don't see why this wouldnt work. ...
Posted by mrplow, on Dec 27, 2006 at 03:03 AM, in Mac Notebooks
You also can't mirror with the lid closed- the... 682 Views / 6 Replies  
You also can't mirror with the lid closed- the internal is disabled. Doesn't help solve you're problem, but wanted to jump on board of the nit-picking :D
Posted by mrplow, on Dec 26, 2006 at 09:30 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I think it's actually detrimental to the battery-... 657 Views / 6 Replies  
I think it's actually detrimental to the battery- from my overservations its more efficient to split tasks over 2 cores then let one do the work. I haven't done any scientific studies, but in my...
Posted by mrplow, on Dec 24, 2006 at 09:49 PM, in Mac Notebooks
theres even an option to put it in tne menubar... 657 Views / 6 Replies  
theres even an option to put it in tne menubar for quick access, if disabling the cpu does solve your problem
Posted by mrplow, on Dec 21, 2006 at 01:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Sticky: How do you lik eyour kb and mouse? I was... 1,699,730 Views / 4,099 Replies  
How do you lik eyour kb and mouse? I was thinking about buying the same kb/mouse...
Posted by mrplow, on Dec 16, 2006 at 02:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks
its more convenient to wake the macbook with the... 1,003 Views / 9 Replies  
its more convenient to wake the macbook with the remote instead of plugging in something usb


how do you move the dock? (besides positioning the screens so the desired location is the left screen)
Posted by mrplow, on Dec 16, 2006 at 12:43 PM, in Mac Notebooks
well I'm a java programmer at Carnegie... 569 Views / 3 Replies  
well I'm a java programmer at Carnegie Mellon............... but errors like that tend to come when you compile a program, not visiting someone elses work. Is the latest version of Java installed on...
Posted by mrplow, on Sep 30, 2006 at 02:45 PM, in Mac Notebooks
im very very very very happy with the update- my... 850 Views / 6 Replies  
im very very very very happy with the update- my machine is 15 degrees cooler now, the fans rev up only when doing something that works the machine which is selddom.. and even still, i prefer the...
Posted by mrplow, on Aug 26, 2006 at 05:14 AM, in Mac Notebooks
i love it ok, so my quick googling which... 3,841 Views / 56 Replies  
i love it

ok, so my quick googling which yielded an article stating 'no such thing as a white pigment' was wrong- however, the statement does remain true when discussing biological pigments. when...
Posted by mrplow, on Aug 10, 2006 at 12:47 PM, in Mac Notebooks
white light is the mixture of every color ... 3,841 Views / 56 Replies  
white light is the mixture of every color

however, with regard to pigments, white is the absence of any pigment (and thus there is no such thing as a white pigment). in this respect, black is the...
Posted by mrplow, on Aug 10, 2006 at 08:21 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Without even reading the entire article, I'd like... 7,576 Views / 89 Replies  
Without even reading the entire article, I'd like to throw in that I purchased a 1.83 Core Duo for $999 freeship/tax free... and I don't think Apple's prices were ever as close to the competition as...
Posted by mrplow, on Jul 24, 2006 at 07:42 PM, in Mac Notebooks
since when does super glue conduct electricity? 724 Views / 4 Replies  
since when does super glue conduct electricity?
Posted by mrplow, on Jul 8, 2006 at 12:03 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
ive never seen someone have such an intense... 1,282 Views / 13 Replies  
ive never seen someone have such an intense conversation... with themselves. bravo.
Posted by mrplow, on Jul 8, 2006 at 02:57 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Soldering a second battery into an ipod-- any electrical engineers out there? 724 Views / 4 Replies  
my friend recently gave me her busted ipod 3G and linksys router-- and I fixed both with minimal effort. Apparently the battery in the ipod is toast, and the AC transformer on the router was fried....
Posted by mrplow, on Jul 7, 2006 at 05:19 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
If you want a laptop I don't think you'd need... 1,229 Views / 12 Replies  
If you want a laptop I don't think you'd need wait (unless you're set on a Merom CPU). I do believe it would be very foolish to purchase a PowerMac now though over waiting for the new ones, as the...
Posted by mrplow, on Jul 2, 2006 at 11:21 AM, in Mac Desktops
There is a way to reflash the phone and re-enable... 5,169 Views / 11 Replies  
There is a way to reflash the phone and re-enable these features. I also have a verizon RAZR and have it setup not only to work with iSync but transfer files etc... i havent got it working as a...
Posted by mrplow, on Jun 25, 2006 at 01:16 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
http://www.pitt.edu/~jvd9/top.jpg Again, it... 979 Views / 6 Replies  
http://www.pitt.edu/~jvd9/top.jpg

Again, it shows >50% of the CPU being used but lists less than 20% ((mds was only momentarily that high.. it's now at 0) apps using it... doesn't add up!
Posted by mrplow, on Jun 2, 2006 at 02:00 PM, in Mac Desktops
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