episiarch Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 NOT just you. Pretty good for theft prevention, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currawong Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Gave Mrs. Monkey her MacBook last night for her birthday. She loves it. Nice one. My wife was shocked how much faster my 3yo MBP was than her much older 1Ghz Powerbook. Time for a MacBook Air for her I think. She needs something lighter and less easy for the little one to damage by pulling the power cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellylh Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Macbook Macbook Air Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currawong Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 IPAD IPAD IPAD I've been thinking that, with the keyboard. I want the iPad though for myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
episiarch Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 FWIW it's strongly rumored that there will be new MacBook Pros coming out shortly. When that sort of thing happens, the remaining stock of the old line immediately turns up in the Apple refurbished/clearance store (go to store.apple.com and scroll down until you see the "special deals"/"save" section). Expect to save about 15-20% off today's prices. You have to be sort of prepared to jump on the last-of-the-old-models deals quickly, because the best ones don't last long. (Then you have to wait for actual refurbished units to show up there. Which they do - that's what's in that section now - but at a slower and less predictable rate.) FWIW personally I'd have a 13" MacBook Pro over a MacBook Air. Yes, shaving the pounds is nice, but the extra 2.5 lbs gets you an optical drive, a full suite of connectors including SD card slot, and a longer-lived battery, and saves a few hundred dollars. YMMV of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currawong Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 I'm hoping Apple will hurry up and release the new MBPs. The Apple Store manager has offered me 10% off if I buy a 15", i7 iMac or Mac Pro and the 3GB of RAM I currently have is not enough for Aperture 3, which is a bigger RAM hog than Photoshop. I want an Air for my wife, as she has bad rheumatism in her hands and can barely lift her Powerbook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 ^arthritis in the hands is rough, sorry to hear that. I, too, eagerly await the MBP refresh. I had been thinking the 13", but I'm not tempted by the 15" matte screen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
episiarch Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 I'm hoping Apple will hurry up and release the new MBPs. The Apple Store manager has offered me 10% off if I buy a 15", i7 iMac or Mac Pro and the 3GB of RAM I currently have is not enough for Aperture 3, which is a bigger RAM hog than Photoshop. I want an Air for my wife, as she has bad rheumatism in her hands and can barely lift her Powerbook. Really sorry to hear that. I don't suppose an iPad would meet her needs? Half the weight of an Air... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
episiarch Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Interesting utility: Choose Wisely Lets You Select Your Default Browser on a Per-Link Basis - Web browsers - Lifehacker I use Firefox most of the time, but I prefer Safari's handling of PDF links. And I like Chrome's isolation of plug-ins, so I use Chrome for YouTube. Choose Wisely only works when launching a link from somewhere outside of a browser - for example, from email or from a desktop Twitter client. Those two uses were useful enough in themselves form me to install it. Doesn't come with any instructions on how to set it up, so here they are: 1: drag to Applications folder. 2: Launch it, then drag your other browsers besides Safari into the little window it shows. 3: Launch Safari, go to Preferences, and make Choose Wisely your new default browser. (Yes, you do that in Safari, not in System Preferences.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 I have never used iTMS before today. Does the user have any control over the file format? To they sell ALACs? There's a very rare Perfume Tree remix album from 1993 on iTMS that I really want. The CD brings upwards of $50 on eBay, when it comes up (I've seen it twice in seven years) and the only p2p copies are crap (128 Xing mp3s). I don't mind paying $8 for 8 tracks, but I'd really like to know what I am getting first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Who likes mozzarella? Who likes the shape of Jobs head? Steve Jobs Cheese Head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellylh Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 Does anyone know how to get Front Row working with "share screen?" I have a Mac Mini for a music server (no external monitor hooked up). I am using screen share to control it on my Macbook Pro. Everything works well except if I try to run Front Row, the (mac mini) "screen" goes black. When I press the "arrow" keys, I can hear it clicking so I know it is running Front Row, I just can't see anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currawong Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 Shelly: It might be that Front Row outputs direct to the video card, so nothing will show up in Screen Sharing. Don't suppose you have an iPhone or iPod touch by any chance? Apple's Remote software is much better than Front Row IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellylh Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 Shelly: It might be that Front Row outputs direct to the video card, so nothing will show up in Screen Sharing. Don't suppose you have an iPhone or iPod touch by any chance? Apple's Remote software is much better than Front Row IMO. Ok, guess that makes sense. No Iphone/touch (I seem to be one of the only people left) but I should have an Ipad soon and will try out Remote then. For now, I guess I will stick with using itunes via screen share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Are there any "good" USB hubs out there? Or put another way, are some USB hubs better than others for an iMac? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Is it a bad idea to run an audio USB connection out of a hub? In other words, if I want to connect my iMac to my PWD via USB, is there a difference doing that through a hub or directly from one of the main iMac USB ports? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 YOU TRY IT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadphoneAddict Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 I'm using a Targus portable mini 4-port hub which works for me fine on my Macbook. I don't get any drop-outs or sonic defects that I can hear. The USB cable has two heads and plugs into both USB ports, which seems to provide enough power to connect 4 items without power or data flow issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 ive done it with audio stuffs, it should be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penger Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 I have a d-link one that is in between my macbook pro and pico dac. Sounds fine to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Are the USB cables at least 18AWG? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Mine will be, of course. Insulated with the finest goose down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 The key to making a good USB cable is to draw the wire through Jena's butt Crock crack at sub-zero temperatures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oogabooga Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Is it a bad idea to run an audio USB connection out of a hub? In other words, if I want to connect my iMac to my PWD via USB, is there a difference doing that through a hub or directly from one of the main iMac USB ports? I also run and power my audio (gamma2) out of a powered hub, which is connected to another powered hub, connected to my Macbook Pro. Never had a problem. An unpowered hub should be OK unless there are other items plugged in that require power (most computer USB ports provide 500mA, so an unpowered hub has to share that across all devices). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellylh Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Anyone know why the Apple store is down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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