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  • Apple should buy Apple Corp, the Beatles record label, or at least the name or something so then they'd officially be able to call themselves Apple. Not Apple Computers Inc. It would look som much better. Buying either Macromedia or Roxio would b…
  • Quote: Originally posted by drewprops I dropped by the Joy of Tech tonight and discovered that Nitrozac's father passed away. There's a note up there right now. Could happen to any of us who still have our Dads. I'd like to express my condo…
  • I think the article is a little extreme, yes the iPod has huge potential when iTunes hits Windows and the iPod becomes really tightly integrated. But Mac's being secondary to the iPod business? No I think the iPod will always have features that wor…
  • Quote: Originally posted by firehc thumbnails show all photos well, but when i rotate it, say by another apps, to the proper orientation, the thumbnails show an icon instead, is there anyway to have the photo thumbnails shown after rotating ? …
  • I faced a similar debate with myself a coupla of weeks ago. It was around the time of the WWDC. After the WWDC I decided just to go for it and order the 12". The trouble is with computers there's always a new and better model right around the corner…
  • Quote: Originally posted by scott_r You can use VNCthing from the system you are working on and OSXvnc to control the remote Mac on the other end. There are is programs (can't remember the name right now) that will let you send a "Wake on Lan" si…
  • Quote: Originally posted by bauman Try this: Code: % /Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunes & This should open iTunes and background it, returning you to the prompt. You can then exit the shell without iTunes closing. You…
  • Quote: Originally posted by highfalutintodd Used to live in a fairly upscale apartment complex in Dallas that was exactly like this. The community shared a T1 line and the entire building was wired together like one giant LAN. I was behind a rout…
  • Quote: Originally posted by dnisbet I've just tried to connect my powerbook 12" to my tv using the video apaptor and a series of lindy adaptors and the picture on the television is in black & white. Is it supposed to be like this, i really ho…
  • Quote: Originally posted by Sybok I have a 12" Powerbook and I'm having trouble when I use an external monitor. When I use the Apple Video Adapter with a television, the color looks good. When I use the Apple VGA Display Adapter with a monitor, …
  • Quote: Originally posted by ast3r3x nvm its not worth it yeah probably. it just bugs me
  • Quote: Originally posted by thuh Freak well, clearly the problem is in the airport network, since u had no problems with a wired-net. if the source computer is overloaded, or doing a lot of work, that can also affect buffering. if you have a l…
  • Quote: Originally posted by torifile If you're on the same network, wireless shouldn't have any effect. Think about it, airport is 11mb/s (theoretical). Even if you got 1/10th of that, you'd still have enough bandwidth for a 256kb/s stream. The p…
  • It seems to me that IF Apple will release another consumer electronic device then it'll be closely linked to one of their iApps. iPod - iTunes, iSight - iChat. In these fields I think Apple has seen a gap in the market and filled it by putting out …
  • Err ok, feelling a little dumb now. Done a quick look on the internet and it seems i'll need an AirPort Card Adaptor . \ So I need to get to an AppleStore, hrumph was looking forward to setting up the network today.
  • Quote: Originally posted by chu_bakka Oh... and you don't seem to know very much about macs... so it would be wise not to come onto an applecentric site and talk about how PC's are better... we've heard it all before... and funny enough... we …
  • Quote: Originally posted by AaRdVarK Mine shipped too! Straight out of Taiwan. Since I'm getting my normal 12" Powerbook, I bet that guarantees new ones will come out next week and I'll be screwed! I don't care though. I'm going through Mac…
  • Quote: Originally posted by Ryyo Now, tell me this: is the 12 inch powerbook capable of display spanning? some of the above talks about greater display options with the 15 inch... Is this just speaking to it's DVI capabilities? I too am think…
  • The Apple reseller in nottingham does not have the G5. The bloke reckoned not till late august, but then again he reckons on new powerbooks in the next coupla days
  • Quote: Originally posted by Mossy I haven't had the shipping date through yet! I had to give some proof of my credit card and I spoke to Killian at the UK Apple Store today - he reckoned within a week.... hmmmmm ...... No shpping date as yet…