I've an iMac DV SE with a buildt in Matsushita DVD-ROM drive. There is a defective CD in the drive, which cause a system crash 1 second after the spin up. After disabeling the Apple CD/DVD extention, the system starts without problems, but because the CD does not appear on the desktop, I can...

I am waiting until MWSf, but at the moment what is the best digital camera for the mac...I cant find any under US1000 that are firewire (cannon D1h etc) so I guess i am going to be stuck with USB ? Anyway - for less than 1000, whats the skinny ? Cheers adam

I desperately want an ipod, however i'm stuck with this fireweireless rev. D iMac for at least another year and a half.Does anyone know if there is a USB to Firewire adapter out there? I know what i would be limited of the speed of the USB bus, but i can live with that.So far the only option...

In a recent UK Mac Mag (forget which one) I saw an interesting comparison of speed on some kinda system benchmark test.Basically, every powermac from the 466 on up scored better than even the 667 PowerBook G4. (466 PM was only negligibly faster than 667 PB) I know there are trade offs from deskto...

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Is there some known reason why I cannot install Mac OS 9.1 onto a PowerBook G4 400 MHz? This is the full OS CD that came with OS X 10.0. -'pert

I'm going to be a director when I grow up so I need some practice now. I used iMovie on my friends iMac and we made a really cool movie. After that experience I sold my PS2 and all of my games for camera money. I have a DV camera now but the only problem is I have a Powerbook G3 233 Mhz and I...

I was looking at the power cord on my wife's new iBook. It comes in two parts, the cord that plugs into the wall and the yo-yo like power converter.Now wtf would Apple put a proprietary plug style on the power cord? You know it has the three circles that plug into the converter. Why not just...

I recently started using a Wacom tablot almost fulltime and prefer using the stylus over a mouse. Anyone else use a tablot for design or even general use? Granted, I expect more will be using pen input in a couple of days, but I'm talking pre-MacWorld here...

I asked this question a while ago and a few gave me some answer they were as follows.1). Pylon Pro2). Virtual PC Sync from Windows.The lady that is over the department I support, insists that the previous company uses Lotus Notes and sync's with it. Do you guys know of any other way to sync a...

Does anyone know if Apple plans on offering the dvd-r/cd-rw combo drive as an upgrade for older G4 towers? I have a dual processor 450 with the old DVD-Ram drive but I need a DVD authoring drive for my short films. Anyone heard anything? <img src="confused.gif" border="0">

I just got AiPort installed and have been using for about two days now. It seems that when on the net, battery life is longer than when conneted via ethernet. Does the Ethernet port draw power? What is going on here? I am using a cable modem.... thanks

My folks are getting into Mac-centric DV - they have a nice mid-range DV camera, a 2000 iMac (500MHz, 128MB), and a new CD-RW. The question is, what is the best way to archive the DV footage with highest convenience and least loss of quality?I tried burning VideoCD's from iMovie via Toast, an...

I need some clarification:1. Can the iPod store any media at all.2. if so, is it listed as an mp3 file would be?3. Are we all only using it for music?4. Can you hook it into a car stereo?Basically, i am looking to store video for comp to comp transfer. Listen to music occasionally, but more so to...

ok, quick question out ther for people who have seen both the old and the new TiPB's.when i've looked in the past, i've always thought the new iBook's LCD looked nicer than the TiPB's. then today my sister's DVD-CDRW TiPB showed up, and side-by-side, it looks as good...

I was unsure where to post this so I am going to put it in current hardware since it is a question about current hardware.For Christmas my wife (very well meaning) went out and bought me a Lexmark X63 All-In-One Printer, scanner, fax/copier machine. She asked the guy at Costco if it worked with a...

I'm thinking about getting a projector for some presentations. I've heard that they have small inexpensive "Pocket Projectors" that hook up to a VGA port (laptop). Any recommendations? Links would be helpful (I'm having hard time finding any ...). Thanks.

I just took my pod to a place called Kiruna, 200km north of the arctic circle in Sweden ... the specs say it dies below -20 and you're not supposed to use it below -4.To which I say "pshaw." It was -28 outside and -5 in the hotel (made of ice), and Mr. Pod lent a little warmth to the proceedi...

I have a Quicksilver G4 (no eject button on front) and I use an older Mac USB keyboard, which has NO eject button. I broke my "Pro" keyboard...I can't open my drive! There is no way to get the drive open, even with a paperclip!Question; How can I open the drive bay on my G4? I assume I can wr...

hi folks I got a serious problem:I own an iMac DV 400 and an iBook 600 DVD/ CDRW and Im running Mac OS X 10.1.2 on both machines. I also got an Formac 16x FW Burner but this nasty piece of sh** only works on the iBook! On the same settings and the same programm (Toast 5.1P2) my iMac isnt able to b...

i read the article at xcelr8yourmac.com, and i'd read about it on /. before then, but i haven't really heard all that much about it. i'm thinking about upgrading the HD on the iBook i just got, and i figured since i'll have the thing apart anyway, maybe i'll take a look a...

Everyone try to make it over to this site to vote for iPod as the number one device of the year, that way will be sure to stick it to Mr. Gates! <a href=" http://www.msnbc.com/news/674081.asp" target="_blank"> http://www.msnbc.com/news/674081.asp</a>

ok, i just got an iBook for christmas. came totally out of the blue and i'm really, really happy. i have one question for all of you out there though.have you ever tried to use a mac w/an airport card on a wireless network that's not coming from the mac basestation?i have the house her...

I just saw a great deal on a G4 (about 35% below retail) on this company's web site. However, my spidey senses tell me this is to good to be true. Any info on these guys or past experiences. Thank you.

Hi Guys, I got a Mac Classic for my bro at the Thrift Shop. I saw it on display and it was like $7 so I was like "why not" I tested it there and it seemed fine. I brought it home and it seemed fine. The next day it wouldn't work. Whenever I flick it on it stays Idle at a grey screen with tiny...

<a href=" http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20011222/etc_etw1.html" target="_blank"> http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20011222/etc_etw1.html</a>Space efficient. Could Apple move to something similiar...imagine the next Case with two slot loading drives that fit wit...

has anyone used the Xitel MD-Port AN1 ( <a href=" http://www.xitel.com/index2.htm" target="_blank"> http://www.xitel.com/index2.htm</a> ) successfully under 10.1.x ?It looks like a useful solution for USB - analogue for an old MD player I have.Any thoughts ?cheersadam...

You can get $100 off any iBook at the Apple Store. I was surprised to see it. Chris

Has anybody heard of the current iMac lineup being named End of Life? That normally happens before a major update. Chris

Okay, now that we know that someone has come up with a slot-loading DVD/CD-R drive (the new Titanium PowerBooks announced on Monday), what do you think the chances are of some other company (or even the one making the drive for the PowerBook) coming out with a combo drive model that can be put int...

For Sale:Macintosh G4 Quicksilver 733Customized:1.2 GB PC133 SDRAM7200 RPM ATA/100 40 GB driveCombo drive (CR-RW + DVD)Geforce 2 MX AGP 4x 32 MB video cardOS 9.x and OS XPro keyboard and mouseoriginal box,reciepts,warrantyonly a few months oldmint condition$1,500info: e-mail dstranathan@mac.comI...

Hey all,I have a question about the 24x QPS FireWire CD-RW drive. I've seen it recommended on a few Mac boards (and I think here...), but it's not on the iTunes compatibility list.Anyone get their 24x QPS burner to work under iTunes? I'm thinking of picking one up for $179, but I do...

I got this link from a story about the upgrade path on MacCentral. Chris <a href=" http://www.info.apple.com/usen/powerbook/upgrade_faq.html" target="_blank"> http://www.info.apple.com/usen/powerbook/upgrade_faq.html</a>

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Ok, I have a TiBook 500 w1024MB RAM and OS 10.1.1I have a Western Digital 30GB Firewire Hard Drive that I stored most of my files for the newsletter publishing on.It always worked fine before, but when I unplugged it and took it home (it was working fine, I quit everything that used it and such, i...

<a href=" http://www.apple.co.jp/hardware/gallery/imac_indigo_320.html" target="_blank">Here!</a> :D :D :D

This may have been posted before I only did a quick scan but when I went to apple's web site I noticed that the new PB G4's come not only with slot loading DVD/CD-RW drives but with DDR ram!This is great news for the rest of the lineup...it probably means we'll get it in the new des...

What is going on with apple?I want to spend 3000 on a Ti book, with this new combo etc, and phoned them on Monday to ask why america was doing it but not the uk? They told me that they did not know abou this and would have a look and give me a call back. First they did not call me back, but when i...

Anybody else have this problem? When my new ibook 600Mhz DVD goes to sleep sometimes I can't wake it and have to resort to poking the reset button which messes up my dates. Is this normal? Should I get it fixed? Any other way to restart an ibook other than the little reset button?

I hooked up my new iPod right out of the box to my Cube and started to power it up. I let it go for more than an hour on charge. I tried to start it and I got nothing! I did a hard restart and got nothing. I will call Apple Support tommorow. I think this has somehting to do with the firmware updat...

<a href=" http://www.macconnection.com/scripts/content/showcase/apple/ibook.asp" target="_blank"> http://www.macconnection.com/scripts/content/showcase/apple/ibook.asp</a> hurry my little forum friends! Hurry! (to keep on-topic: This means NEW iBooks!)

I thought this was important enough to repost. According to MacCentral"If you purchased a 550MHz or 667MHz PowerBook after they were last revised on October 16, there will be a way to upgrade your computer, an Apple representative told MacCentral. Although full details are not available, qualifyin...

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<a href=" http://www.apple.com" target="_blank">www.apple.com</a> check it out. Cobo drives are in the TiBooks now. Kinda cool apple is not waiting for MacWorld to realese every little upgrade like they used to. :)

Hey everyone. A couple of days ago I picked up a G4 Cube 450MHz @ CompUSA for $500 including 3 y. service plan. There is only one problem... no power supply. I checked the Cube with my friend's power supply and it worked fine. Now I need to find one for myself. So far I found one on ebay...

Has anyone used these products to clean their mac lcds... I havent used anything yet and my ACD 22 and 15 need cleaning (not to mention my cameras lcd). Any experience ? Thanks Adam

for my G4. The Apple Store does not sell cd or dvd rom drives.Don't I have to have one that is Mac compatable or can I just go to Circuit City and pick one up?Your PalG4 Mac UserDon't want a burner - just a cd/dvd rom drive just like the one I have currently....

Do the newest model iMacs come with a firewire cable? Not port but cable?

Hi Everyone,This is my first post and I recently purchased my first Mac. It is a G4 533 DP and I am really liking it.I am a musician and I want a decent set of speakers that produce good details in the playback, so I can transcribe guitar parts off cd's.I am tempted to buy a set of Monsoon sp...

Every one of Apple's G3 PowerBooks since Wall Street has been processor upgradable. I was wondering, does anyone know if the TiBook will accept processor upgrades as well. I would be nice to upgrade my 550MHz 7440 to a 1GHz Apollo. I plan on keeping this notebook for several years. More ram w...