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  • Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM That's the thing, we already did before you made your reply. I thought your post meant that the spec sheet outright said Merom. Why would anybody think it's a Conroe in the first place? Doesn't make any sens…
    in Apple rolls out Merom-based iMacs, new 24-inch model Comment by mikef September 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM Which spec sheet would that be? It's not explicitly stated here: http://www.apple.com/imac/specs.html But the specs on that sheet don't match up with anything on the Intel Core 2 Duo Desktop processor list…
    in Apple rolls out Merom-based iMacs, new 24-inch model Comment by mikef September 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by ZachPruckowski Guys, it's a Merom. L2 Cache, speeds, and FSB all match. Why is anybody still arguing this point when it's on the spec speets?
    in Apple rolls out Merom-based iMacs, new 24-inch model Comment by mikef September 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by wilco Can I hook up my Xbox 360 to the 24"? There are no inputs on the iMac (any size/model) display, so no.
    in Apple rolls out Merom-based iMacs, new 24-inch model Comment by mikef September 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by orange whip it's showtime..... 1920 by 1200 Yeah, it's the year of High Definition... oops, that was last year
    in Apple rolls out Merom-based iMacs, new 24-inch model Comment by mikef September 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by dr. zoidberg grrrrm ... first, a logic pro update enabling 4-way processing on Mac Pros but NOT PowerMac Quads, now these findings of OpenGL being optimized for intel and not PowerPC .... is this your idea of supporting…
    in OpenGL on the Mac Pros is multithreaded! Comment by mikef August 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Akac I think that's because apps like Aperature are written not with optimization but speed and power in mind. Remember it doesn't just keep one image in RAM. It has to keep tons of them in RAM for fast workout of the l…
    in Aperture on a Mac Pro Comment by mikef August 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by wmf This doesn't really make sense to me. Just about all Macs now have multiple processors, so it seems like multithreaded OpenGL would benefit all of them. Why hide this feature? Agreed.
    in OpenGL on the Mac Pros is multithreaded! Comment by mikef August 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by theapplegenius Oh man. OpenGL needs this, as DirectX 10 is a farce. For it being a farce, it sure has a lot of followers (both hardware and software)...
    in OpenGL on the Mac Pros is multithreaded! Comment by mikef August 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Toadie I got the standard config mac pro, and added some 3rd party RAM to make 2GB. Aperture is acceptable with my 50,000 picture library. I plan on getting the X1900XT as soon as I have the 500 beans to spare. 2 GB …
    in Aperture on a Mac Pro Comment by mikef August 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin I'd personally go for the G5. The system buses in the G5s are much faster (800MHz+) compared to the 167MHz or so in the G4 towers. This means much higher throughput (up to 5x), which is essential for video encodi…
    in Buying used: MDD 1/1.25GHz or G5 1.6? Comment by mikef August 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by dougc I think I might open it open it up. If there are two DIMMS, swap them and boot the system. If it boots then I know the DIMM slot (motherboard) is bad. If it doesn't boot then I think the actual memory module is…
    in Referb Mac Mini only 256 MB RAM Comment by mikef August 2006
  • People with LCD displays with stuck pixels will just love the black...
    in A new look for OSx in Leopard Comment by mikef August 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by DJmastamind Thanks, I didn't notice but it is indeed locked, however it's not giving me the option of unchecking the box to unlock it. I've got the info applet, just can't check the box. It's locked because it's pro…
    in Limewire Comment by mikef August 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by DJmastamind I want to delete it, i've done it before but this time it is telling me the item "limewire" cannot be moved to the trash because it cannot be deleted. However, I've removed the App from inside the folder, s…
    in Limewire Comment by mikef August 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by guiness In case anyone is interested, Google Picasa, which up until now has been a Windows-only app, has just received a Mac version and an iPhoto plugin. Available here. For clarification, this is just an upload …
    in Google Picasa iPhoto Plugin Released Comment by mikef August 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Kickaha Well, this was back in the OS9 days, mostly, but when you have to make sure you backup your entire dataset prior to *every damned launch* because it has a nasty habit of corrupting said dataset on crashing, whic…
    in Financial Management Software Comment by mikef August 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by NigelWarner2 OK, for simplicity's sake I just got myself a new external hard drive. Seeing as how it's capacity is so much greater than what I need (for now) I figure I'll use it to back up my whole system, rather than…
    in It was bound to happen Comment by mikef August 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Macvault H Telomar. Well, I'm sorry to inform you, but the Mac has NO real good personal finance managers. The only real one, with direct connect functionality - limited to very few financial institutions, is Quicken, w…
    in Financial Management Software Comment by mikef August 2006
  • Maybe if Picasa existed for OS X, Apple would get the kick in the a** it needs to fix that mess known as iPhoto...
    in Picasa Plug-In for iPhoto... Google & Apple New Chums? Comment by mikef August 2006