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Intel iMac Video out question	459 Views / 0 Replies
Hi, hoping someone can help, is there a way to turn off the integrated screen on an iMac, or turn off the backlight? I got the video to S-Video output so I could play movies on my TV, and it works...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on May 16, 2006 at 12:53 PM, in Mac Desktops

FS: Domains! Opportunity!	380 Views / 0 Replies
I'd wanted to make an independent game developer site, but my new company and career is taking up my spare time. I'd like if someone else could pick this up and make a great site for indie game...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on May 5, 2006 at 10:12 PM, in Marketplace

How bout $400 USD?	672 Views / 6 Replies
How bout $400 USD?
Posted by jon l. dawson, on May 5, 2006 at 07:11 PM, in Marketplace

Whenever there's been a need,... which so far has...	1,497 Views / 42 Replies
Whenever there's been a need,... which so far has been never.
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Nov 7, 2005 at 10:02 PM, in macOS

Yup, you can email or PM me if you are...	756 Views / 7 Replies
Yup, you can email or PM me if you are interested. Thanks
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Sep 23, 2005 at 12:42 AM, in Marketplace

Price update, asking $1900 now- Will put it up...	756 Views / 7 Replies
Price update, asking $1900 now- Will put it up on eBay soon jd
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Sep 19, 2005 at 11:03 AM, in Marketplace

Specifications: Dual 2.0Ghz G5 512Mb PC3200...	756 Views / 7 Replies
Specifications: Dual 2.0Ghz G5 512Mb PC3200 RAM ATI Radeon 9600 with dual DVI output 160GB SATA 7200RPM HD 16X Dual Layer Superdrive 1xFW800 2xFW400 3xUSB 2.0 2xUSB1.1 (kb) 10/100/1000...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Sep 16, 2005 at 07:28 PM, in Marketplace

FS: PowerMac G5 Dual 2Ghz like new with extended Applecare	756 Views / 7 Replies
Not sure what happened to my original post. Says it's invalid thread and doesn't show the message. Trying again... I'm selling my month old PowerMac G5 Dual 2Ghz computer, like new in box with...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Sep 16, 2005 at 04:42 PM, in Marketplace

Nah, it's in addition to the regular high speed...	574 Views / 3 Replies
Nah, it's in addition to the regular high speed cd noise you'd expect, and it's only when doing a cd burn. It's very high frequency and kinda inconsistent... Like an old monitor or television set...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Sep 5, 2005 at 06:21 PM, in Mac Desktops

Noise while burning CD	574 Views / 3 Replies
This is on my new G5 2.0 DP... I am noticing that when I do a CD burn,it emits this loud high pitched noise, the kind where if you turn your head you can alter the volume a bit. Has anyone else...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Sep 5, 2005 at 05:31 AM, in Mac Desktops

Or you could just go into Terminal and enter the...	3,333 Views / 37 Replies
Or you could just go into Terminal and enter the command 'sync'
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Aug 28, 2005 at 11:30 PM, in Mac Desktops

Bringing this back... I am also having sync...	709 Views / 5 Replies
Bringing this back... I am also having sync issues with mail. I'm not using .Mac for my email, could that have anything to do with it? I've reset sync data, re-registered my computers, etc.
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Aug 14, 2005 at 09:34 PM, in Applications

At work I use a desktop PC. At home I have a...	920 Views / 12 Replies
At work I use a desktop PC. At home I have a desktop PC for general purpose use and the Powerbook for coding and development. I don't see myself using it more than a few hours a day, maybe a little...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Aug 11, 2005 at 12:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Yup. Actually that you only lost a little more...	701 Views / 7 Replies
Yup. Actually that you only lost a little more than an hour of battery life after three years is pretty good. I probably lost that after a year of using my iBook, but I barely ever used it plugged in.
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Aug 11, 2005 at 11:16 AM, in Mac Notebooks

PB on desk - Neck strain?	920 Views / 12 Replies
How many of you use your PB on a desk, where you're high enough that you can type without any discomfort, and you have to look down at the PB? I'd like to hear from anyone who has this...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Aug 11, 2005 at 11:10 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Thanks... Yeah that is kind of what I was...	701 Views / 7 Replies
Thanks... Yeah that is kind of what I was thinking about trying, I mean I do use it around the house now and then, but I might just run it on battery while I'm doing work on the desk from time to...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Aug 10, 2005 at 10:25 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Thanks DARTH for the brilliant suggestion	701 Views / 7 Replies
Thanks DARTH for the brilliant suggestion
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Aug 10, 2005 at 05:24 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Another battery post (sorry)	701 Views / 7 Replies
I know this has been discussed to death, and in the end from reading all the threads I have concluded it's best to just use the notebook how you use it and not obsess about prolonging overall...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Aug 10, 2005 at 08:26 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Yeah, a clunk definitely sounds hard drive...	1,702 Views / 20 Replies
Yeah, a clunk definitely sounds hard drive related. I'd be really careful, any unusual noises tend to be a sign that it's about to fail, but it may also be a normal power down of the hd after...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Aug 4, 2005 at 02:21 PM, in Mac Desktops

Is there anything I can do with it on my PC...	572 Views / 3 Replies
Is there anything I can do with it on my PC besides bringing up a bookmarks window from mac.com or connecting to my iDisk? The one thing I really do like about .Mac is its integration with iPhoto,...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Aug 1, 2005 at 03:00 PM, in macOS

.Mac usefulness with one Mac	572 Views / 3 Replies
When I signed up for .Mac I had more than one Mac computers and it was really handy to have the synchronization features. Now I am down to one, and I'm trying to figure out if there's anything...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Aug 1, 2005 at 01:57 PM, in macOS

It can't really bother you this much, can it? ...	10,116 Views / 79 Replies
It can't really bother you this much, can it? It's obvious that the it's more functional for you to have the mail drawer open, so why would you close it and re-open it as needed with a hotkey? in...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on May 1, 2005 at 01:08 AM, in GUI Customization

Yes I am in Tiger, I thought that was the...	1,023 Views / 9 Replies
Yes I am in Tiger, I thought that was the question.. if it worked in Tiger... :) I'm almost positive it wasn't there before the upgrade.
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Apr 28, 2005 at 09:28 PM, in macOS

Shows up on my Mac Mini 1.42 with Samsung 191T...	1,023 Views / 9 Replies
Shows up on my Mac Mini 1.42 with Samsung 191T 19" LCD. (The LCD itself tilts to make use of this feature). No key combo required to show the option in preferences.
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Apr 28, 2005 at 08:16 AM, in macOS

I'd send them a polite email explaining what...	1,969 Views / 34 Replies
I'd send them a polite email explaining what happened and how you could have saved that money if you hadn't been lured into buying from Apple so you could receive it on the release day. Tell them...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Apr 28, 2005 at 08:03 AM, in macOS

I found one! my very own bug!! confirmed it...	72,218 Views / 551 Replies
I found one! my very own bug!! confirmed it against Panther 10.3.9. go to Sys prefs, accounts, change your account's real name. Exit prefs. Name updates in FUS corner but not in Apple menu ("Log...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Apr 28, 2005 at 03:41 AM, in macOS

This you are suggesting is a Tiger bug? I'm...	72,218 Views / 551 Replies
This you are suggesting is a Tiger bug? I'm confused too, you haven't clearly said what circumstances it does work under, and if whether or not you've ruled out the hardware or media because that's...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Apr 28, 2005 at 03:34 AM, in macOS

Internet doesn't necessarily need to be...	2,067 Views / 25 Replies
Internet doesn't necessarily need to be capitalized... It's a matter of personal preference.
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Apr 18, 2005 at 10:57 AM, in macOS

Mine does it, it's a Mini 1.42 with 1 GB RAM and...	1,325 Views / 8 Replies
Mine does it, it's a Mini 1.42 with 1 GB RAM and Apple Pro Keyboard
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Apr 17, 2005 at 12:53 PM, in Mac Desktops

Ran a Shuttle XPC in a similar configuration,...	1,729 Views / 20 Replies
Ran a Shuttle XPC in a similar configuration, with the back of the cabinet off, and it ran way hotter than when I had it out of the desk. I wouldn't really recommend this unless you remove the front...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Apr 17, 2005 at 12:51 PM, in Mac Desktops

You haven't offered a better solution. Removing...	14,237 Views / 326 Replies
You haven't offered a better solution. Removing the security is not my idea of more "user-friendly" security, because uh, then it ceases to exist.
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Apr 15, 2005 at 11:56 AM, in macOS

I can't believe this discussion is still going...	14,237 Views / 326 Replies
I can't believe this discussion is still going on. On a multiuser system, like OS X, having this type of security not only makes sense but it's necessary for the integrity of the system. I'm happy...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Apr 15, 2005 at 11:36 AM, in macOS

I'd only like to add that it isn't necessarily...	14,237 Views / 326 Replies
I'd only like to add that it isn't necessarily about who's at the computer, what about a backdoor, what about vnc that has been hacked, then someone could be controlling your admin desktop from...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Apr 15, 2005 at 11:08 AM, in macOS

384 should be fine for running Safari or just...	735 Views / 6 Replies
384 should be fine for running Safari or just about anything, I'd just not recommend it for running many apps at once.
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Apr 15, 2005 at 11:03 AM, in macOS

BTW, just want to add that some people use USB...	1,732 Views / 15 Replies
BTW, just want to add that some people use USB flash devices solely because they don't want to store particular data anywhere else, like encryption key or passwords, sensitive data and the like.
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Apr 14, 2005 at 04:16 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Wow, I can't believe how unsympathetic the...	1,732 Views / 15 Replies
Wow, I can't believe how unsympathetic the posters on this thread are. What if it were you? Why assume that he's at fault? Whatever, it's not like it's so impossible that there was a manufacturing...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Apr 14, 2005 at 04:14 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Re: Re: VGA out-of-spec	5,957 Views / 108 Replies
I'll make a guess then, and say it's the former, elvis2000 as one example said it didn't work on his first monitor but was fine on the one he replaced it with. He then returned the mini because of...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Mar 7, 2005 at 10:57 PM, in Mac Desktops

They're not just low power, they are also not usb...	895 Views / 13 Replies
They're not just low power, they are also not usb 2, so that is why it is taking so long to transfer files to the Shuffle. Try the usb on the back of your iMac.
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Mar 5, 2005 at 03:31 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

That's funny, except that you are the one...	5,957 Views / 108 Replies
That's funny, except that you are the one spending your time here on a Apple support forum, discussing a product you don't even like. No one's denying that there are problems with the Mini, are...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Mar 1, 2005 at 12:46 AM, in Mac Desktops

which clearly are not as sophisticated as yours....	5,957 Views / 108 Replies
which clearly are not as sophisticated as yours. You are really something special.
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Mar 1, 2005 at 12:38 AM, in Mac Desktops

It works fine on my lcd as well but that doesn't...	5,007 Views / 8 Replies
It works fine on my lcd as well but that doesn't do anything for those who are having a problem. I wish I had some useful suggestion, I'd start with calling Apple and seeing what they say about it....
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Mar 1, 2005 at 12:34 AM, in Mac Desktops

That must be it. I commend you, then, your taste...	3,306 Views / 94 Replies
That must be it. I commend you, then, your taste and interest in music is clearly superior to those of us who do not have as many mp3s.
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Feb 27, 2005 at 04:37 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

I think this is the funniest part: ...	845 Views / 18 Replies
I think this is the funniest part: Yes, fix the permissions before you even restart after doing the install. I don't even know what to say. If you can't trust Apple's own installer to set...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Feb 27, 2005 at 12:49 PM, in macOS

I'd like to add my vote that there be a sticky...	845 Views / 18 Replies
I'd like to add my vote that there be a sticky about repairing permissions. It's complete voodoo, absolutely unnecessary-especially when you are dealing with Apple installers and Apple updaters, and...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Feb 27, 2005 at 12:35 PM, in macOS

Hahahaha you're so bitter, I feel sorry for you.	2,331 Views / 35 Replies
Hahahaha you're so bitter, I feel sorry for you.
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Feb 26, 2005 at 03:41 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Think for a moment. The appeal of the iPod has...	3,306 Views / 94 Replies
Think for a moment. The appeal of the iPod has never been about the raw features and definitely not about price. It's the look, the feel, the style. In order for Apple to stay competitive,...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Feb 26, 2005 at 03:39 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

I just want to say in regards to the browsing in...	15,940 Views / 131 Replies
I just want to say in regards to the browsing in Safari speed issue, on my Macs (iBook G3 800 and Mac Mini 1.42), I've gone and applied some of the speed tweaks that can be found by doing a google...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Feb 26, 2005 at 02:14 AM, in Mac Desktops

Poll: You're sure it was iLife 05 that got loaded, or...	7,486 Views / 20 Replies
You're sure it was iLife 05 that got loaded, or 04?
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Feb 25, 2005 at 02:33 PM, in Mac Desktops

Definitely take it out of there. I tried putting...	971 Views / 4 Replies
Definitely take it out of there. I tried putting a PC in an enclosed space like you describe, except the back was entirely cut out on the cabinet, and it still ran so much hotter than when it was on...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Feb 25, 2005 at 02:31 PM, in Mac Desktops

You're absolutely right, and that is also my...	15,940 Views / 131 Replies
You're absolutely right, and that is also my philosophy and approach to computers- use what works best for the job. With that sometimes comes a sacrifice of one thing for another, like speed for...
Posted by jon l. dawson, on Feb 24, 2005 at 11:42 PM, in Mac Desktops

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