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What? A G5 iMac isn't good enough for ya??? That's what I drool for. The little shuttle thing- a passing fad, imo. I'm not saying it won't have a big draw at some point in time, but is it really worth chasing down as a new addition to the exist…
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It's a chicken or egg thing. Until net market share of Apple is remotely close to any of the big Wintel box vendors, they will never be able to attain the volume discounts that Wintel box vendors enjoy and thus able to pass on to the customers as a…
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Anybody have an idea how these updated PIII's will fare up to G5's, performance-wise, chip-for-chip, and comparable clockrates? A hunch tells me that a PIII would be no match for a G5 (by virtue of generations), but who knows? (I'm saying I don't …
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It's another workaround, but I have resorted to simply disabling plugins in Safari preferences. That seems to kill all the Shockwave/Flash fanfare dead (as you would expect). Then if you happen upon a website that needs Shockwave/Flash to function…
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FWIW to people experiencing slow typing response while making a reply in a web browser window, do this little workaround- scroll the window so the animated smileys end up off screen. It makes a BIG difference. Yeah, it is lame you have to do that,…
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Quote: Originally posted by Thereubster Download Mactracker, its a brilliant app which tells you exactly the right kind of ram and maximum possible amount (not just what Apple originally claimed) Excellent! Thank you.
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Quote: Originally posted by chunglee randycat, i went from a 933 quicksilver to a 2 ghz dual g5. what i do is batch process large photoshop files in the thousands of images, i capture video, i render video, i edit video, i author dvd's. i …
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Oh man- you said the "d" word, and now you will be chewed out... Run away while you can! Regarding the iBook uptimes, my personal experience, as well, suggests that 1 week is about as much as I can expect before a refreshing reboot achieves be…
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I have no idea really, but something feels funny when I read through this topic- shouldn't Windows simple file sharing be disabled, and you should use the File Sharing wizard and Network Configuration wizard to ensure the XP machine gets properly co…
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Quote: Originally posted by chunglee dirk, it's a matter of time. how much is your time worth to you? if it takes me less time to finish a project because i have a faster machine then it's worth alot and that makes it worth getting a faste…
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If you are going to bring it to class to work on throughout the day, I would recommend a 2nd battery pack. Of course, you can't really hot swap them, so you would have to reboot every time you swapped in a fresh one- that sounds a bit tacky after t…
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I guess I should add that I do know that Win2k3 Server will run in VPC. I just wouldn't do it on a laptop. The virtual switch does not seem to work on my iBook- that feature could become a deal breaker if you want to do some virtual networking wi…
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My guess is that L2/L3 cache makes a big difference with VPC- size, not so much speed. I think you will find that running any of the modern Windows OS's on an iBook (and possibly any laptop model) will be utter torture. I highly recommend NOT doin…
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Don't forget the uber kewl wireless networking method!
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I don't know what speed iBook you had in mind, but imo, unless it is the fastest one they sell (with RAM max'd out, as well), running WinXP in VPC will be a serious task in futility. Just trying to get menus and explorer windows open is painful, le…
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Here is my understanding. The whole thing about NTFS is the security. The files, folders, whatever are tied to the person who made the entities in the first place. Along with that are a whole slew of access permissions for anybody who is not the …
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Quote: Originally posted by BuonRotto Click on the Finder icon in the Dock. Violin! No- SPOOOON!!! (maybe you meant to say, "Vioila!" ) I think these are all good ideas. Maybe all of this is something Apple could roll together as an …
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Well, the only thing I think will work with PC converts is plain ole price. We can have kewler features, slicker looking OS, imminent freedom from viruses, and the uber geek saavy of OS underpinnings (UNIX), but they will always reason that it is n…
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I now see where you are coming from, Vox. It kind of begs just a bit more functionality in Safari within the contextual menus (unless you rigidly want to do this with only a single-click button). So instead of just a save to file or clipboard opti…
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Quote: Originally posted by r3dx0r i've seen many screens of p4 laptops turn dark during my cs classes. but i'm willing to sacrifice some battery life for cpu power. The thing is, we are already there, imo. If you want an uber gaming card …