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  • I agree this is a very biased article. I happen to have 2 iPad (2nd and 4th gen) and a Nexus 7 2nd generation. I like the form factor and the beautiful screen on the Nexus, just as much as I like the screen on my 4th gen iPad. I agree with this ar…
  • Updated the Mac Pro and have been using it for a while... no issues so far!
  • Worked OK on my Mac Pro... All seems to be OK for now.
  • Quote: Originally Posted by gregmightdothat But yeah, having anything other than a 1-button mouse is totally unnecessary (even though said new Mac will probably come with a Mighty Mouse anyway). This is not really on topic, but I thought I shou…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by noah93 Does anyone know whether it is safe to apply the firmware update to my Mac Pro? I have not seen any ill effects by applying the EFI and the SMC firmware updates.
  • Quote: Originally Posted by lundy I noticed you got the 3 gHz. The guys with 2.66 are getting 2-2.5 seconds on my factorial benchmark. I'd like to see what a quad 3.0 gHz would get. Here's the result: Code: /Users/mehdi/Desktop/factorialB…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by baygbm May I ask how long you've been using your current Mac? Are you asking me? If so, here we go... My newest is a MacPro which is just under a week old. I still have two 20" iMac G5's (1.8 GHz and 2.0 GHz models w…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by OldCodger73 mehdi, was the MacPro booting normally before you installed the EFI and the SMC Firmware updates? If so, you should download the restore firmware CD and run that and see if it fixes the problem. The probl…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by baygbm I?m looking for a new desktop and like this iMac but I think it?s way too expensive. A new iMac with 2gigs of Ram, 500HD, a fast processor is $2600. A similarly configured Mac Pro is $2900. As mentioned, y…
  • [QUOTE=lundy]I noticed you got the 3 gHz. The guys with 2.66 are getting 2-2.5 seconds on my factorial benchmark. I'd like to see what a quad 3.0 gHz would get. QUOTE] I will run this as soon as I get home, and will post the result.
  • My machine was shipped from Apple with two Sony DVD-RW and a Seagate 500Gig drive. I'm not at home now, so I'll post the model numbers later, if anyone is interested.
  • Kishan: I am certainly within the 30 days, and to top it off, have AppleCare Protection Plan. I will call them one of these days. Lundy: I tried your suggestion, as it makes a lot of sense to reset the SMC after a firmware update. Unfotunately i…
  • The EFI update does not fix the "Restart" problem I have been experiencing with my MacPro. \ Other users on Apple Discussion Forums have also reported this issue. The problem is that many times when the system restarts (after using the Apple Men…
  • Quote: Originally posted by Michael Grey My friend bought a new iPod photo with Applecare, but he said the Applecare box didn't contain any discs or serial numbers. Just some general instructions. How does one register his/her iPod with Applecare…
  • Quote: Originally posted by tchwojko Somebody made a much slicker version of what I was going to do (excuse to learn Cocoa): http://homepage.mac.com/bwebster/iph...rymanager.html This is great! Thanks for the reasearch and the pointer to the …
  • Quote: Originally posted by Jwink3101 I am using 1.2.4(v125.12) and it isn't vulnerable. Try turning on your pop-up blocker. Great! That did it. Thanks for the pointer. -- Mehdi -
  • Hmmm... My Safari is version 1.2.4 (v125.12) and it is volnerable! Darn it!
  • Quote: Originally posted by Ebby As for 4 CD's vs 2, some installation CD's are actually DVD's. I have one DVD for software installation and one for a hardware test when I got my G5, but the next software upgrade used 4 CD's. You are right! …
  • Quote: Originally posted by Vox Barbara Why don`t you just create a copy of your most important files (eg. entire documents folder) by dragging them over to an external hd? Archive them and then drag them over, if you prefer. For this purpose i s…
  • Quote: Originally posted by staphbaby If you're backing up to a network server or a harddrive, you should check out Carbon Copy Cloner, or, if you don't care about bootability, read the man page for rsync. CarbonCopy Cloner is on my short lis…