Does this thread still function as an alternative iPod thread? If so, I have a question: How do the modern iPods recharge? Do they just sync with the computer via USB port? Or do they have a new power adaptor that lets them plug into a normal outlet? I'm asking because I got the 4th gen iPod (the click wheel, no photo/video one,) in 2005. It uses the USB to sync/recharge or a FireWire and adapter to recharge elsewhere, but for the second time, my FireWire wore out, and now I am having a hard time getting the FireWire replaced with my service plan. Is there any alternative to using one? Or are people never recharging away from home anymore? The sudden disappearance of what I considered a crucial piece of hardware for a device less than two years is baffling to me.
Newer iPods come with a wall wart that the USB cable plugs into AFAIK (my finace's nano came with this, anyways), the same way that the firewire cable plugs into the wall wart that came with the 4th Gen (same model I have, though I've never had a cable "wear out").
Well, by wear out, I simply mean that it no longer provides power to the iPod. I think that the connection to the iPod itself breaks, as it looks like the two sides are disconnecting. Before it ceased to function completely, it would only work when the cable is at certain angles, so I think something on it got loose. I don't know why it does that; how do you store your cable and wall wart (unique term, that.)
Speaking of the USB/computer sync option, what happens if you plug the iPod to a computer without iTunes?
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I need some help! I was running parallels and a win32 application full screened, reset things to 32 colours, then crashed. It reset my resolution within OS X as well.
Now when I boot up my display, whilst 1200x800 is horribly corrupt, it looks like it's in 16 colours. Going to the display tab and altering colours there doesn't work. Plugging in an external monitor, with the vga connection works, then unplugging it fixes the display problem. However upon restart it resets itself as to how it was before. I don't know shit about Macs at the mo but I've tried, off other websites:
Restting the PRAM
doing that taking out the battery and holding power button trick.
No idea what else to do, any suggestions?
::Edit:: Nevermind, after fiddling with preference files and not for the life of me being able to figure out which one the setting was stored in, I created a clean account, copied over all the settings files (except the ones I knew it obviously wasn't, like internet related ones etc) to this account and bingo, clean and working display again. I'm getting the hang of this mac lark
So, Boot Camp 1.2 fixed all my easily-reproduceable audio and video glitches on my MB Pro.
Motherfucker, that's horrible news.
My will to stop myself buying an MBP is continuing to erode.
I hardly even use my 17" PB G4 now except for web surfing at home.
I miss the days of uni, where I spent my whole life on my various Powerbooks. Now he seems so sad and unused as I spent the rest of my day working for "the man".
I am going to be going on a flight this weekend, and I'd like to rip some of my DVDs to my iPod for the flight. can anyone recommend an OS X utility which will let me do this?
My iBook randomly shuts off when it's not plugged in, but works fine when it is. I'm assuming it's the battery -- is there any difference between the Apple battery and this one claiming to be newer technology?
My iBook randomly shuts off when it's not plugged in, but works fine when it is. I'm assuming it's the battery -- is there any difference between the Apple battery and this one claiming to be newer technology?
Is it giving you a warning message about going to reserve battery power?
My iBook randomly shuts off when it's not plugged in, but works fine when it is. I'm assuming it's the battery -- is there any difference between the Apple battery and this one claiming to be newer technology?
Is it giving you a warning message about going to reserve battery power?
No, it will just completely shut off without warning sometimes when running on battery. It works perfectly when plugged in.
My iBook randomly shuts off when it's not plugged in, but works fine when it is. I'm assuming it's the battery -- is there any difference between the Apple battery and this one claiming to be newer technology?
Is it giving you a warning message about going to reserve battery power?
No, it will just completely shut off without warning sometimes when running on battery. It works perfectly when plugged in.
Hrm, that's a little starnge and I wouldn't be so quick to buy a replacement battery. When I work my Powerbook to power failure it just goes to sleep, not shut down entirely.
Have you fiddled with anything on the inside recently? My Powerbook was turning off seemingly randomly when using it out and about, like yours. But it turned out that the airport card had slid part way out of the slot, and it would come in and out of contact of the slot when the laptop was moved around, causing the computer to freak out. It may be a similar situation with yours.
My iBook randomly shuts off when it's not plugged in, but works fine when it is. I'm assuming it's the battery -- is there any difference between the Apple battery and this one claiming to be newer technology?
Is it giving you a warning message about going to reserve battery power?
No, it will just completely shut off without warning sometimes when running on battery. It works perfectly when plugged in.
Clean the battery leads and the leads on the iBook with some diluted isopropyl alcohol, then give it another go. I had a similar problem, and this was the fix.
If I go to the login screen will my wireless internet stay active? So I can download shizzle but no-one else can dick about on my precious Macbook.
I heard of a program a while back that allowed you to view your computer screen and move your mouse about while on a different machine, what be it, and does it even exist (never know, could be a crack induced fantasy)? I loves the idea of logging into a uni Dell and booting up a program that lets me see my wonderful Apple display and files.
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I think it's hilarious that I can run Battlefield 2 in boot camp better than my dedicated Windows box. I have everything on high, no AA on, but at the highest resolution and it still runs BETTER than WoW does on the same machine.
If I go to the login screen will my wireless internet stay active? So I can download shizzle but no-one else can dick about on my precious Macbook.
I heard of a program a while back that allowed you to view your computer screen and move your mouse about while on a different machine, what be it, and does it even exist (never know, could be a crack induced fantasy)? I loves the idea of logging into a uni Dell and booting up a program that lets me see my wonderful Apple display and files.
Here is the first party solution, I don't know about using it from a windows machine though
EDIT: Also, I'll have to test it out, but I believe your processes remain in action if you use Fast User Switching to throw it back to the logon screen.
I use MacDrive, and it works perfectly. Even just about got my iTunes library shared 'tween the two, though it gets flaky if I remove or add anything on the Mac side (my main OS)
No, but now i want to have experience w/ it...intimate experience. Although I may swear off wireless keyboards until the wireless power gets imbeded into everything. For those of you who don't know
I use MacDrive, and it works perfectly. Even just about got my iTunes library shared 'tween the two, though it gets flaky if I remove or add anything on the Mac side (my main OS)
No, but now i want to have experience w/ it...intimate experience. Although I may swear off wireless keyboards until the wireless power gets imbeded into everything. For those of you who don't know
If I go to the login screen will my wireless internet stay active? So I can download shizzle but no-one else can dick about on my precious Macbook.
If you logout, then no. You basically want screen-locking, which OSX has several ways to do. This article seems to detail them quite well.
I heard of a program a while back that allowed you to view your computer screen and move your mouse about while on a different machine, what be it, and does it even exist (never know, could be a crack induced fantasy)? I loves the idea of logging into a uni Dell and booting up a program that lets me see my wonderful Apple display and files.
VNC is what you're thinking of - and free, unlike Apple Remote Desktop (though Apple Remote Desktop is better). OSX has a built in VNC server (System Preferences > Sharing > Check Apple Remote Desktop. Then check the box saying that VNC users can access the screen with a password, and put in a password that you want). However, VNC is not renowned for its security; the best way around this is to VNC over SSH (Secure SHell). This requires activating SSH at your MacBook's end (also in Sharing), and then using PuTTY or something similar to tunnel the connection securely as well as the VNC client (I suggest TightVNC for Windows) wherever you are wanting to connect to your MacBook.
There's a lot of stuff there, but Googling should sort most of it out. If not, just demand more answers :P
VNCing over SSH is basically why I carry a USB key around with me all the time. It's terribly convenient being able to do it.
Hey lads, I've got an older PowerMac G4 that I'm working on here. It's got AGP video.
I've just installed a wireless card in one of the PCI slots - no matter which slot I use, it won't show video on the screen. If I pull the wireless card, I've got video. Any ideas?
Back up everything on the computer! the logic board on mine went once strange things like this started happening. Just a heads up.
I use MacDrive, and it works perfectly. Even just about got my iTunes library shared 'tween the two, though it gets flaky if I remove or add anything on the Mac side (my main OS)
No, but now i want to have experience w/ it...intimate experience. Although I may swear off wireless keyboards until the wireless power gets imbeded into everything. For those of you who don't know
It looks like I got shorted a disc buying my G4 Used. I have restore disc 1 of 2 but 2 is missing. The install seems fresh but I am concerned that disc 2 had all the appz on them.
Also, I need to unlock the keybored to take out the keybored so I can put some more ram. I tried a flat head screw driver on the side and could not seem to unlock it.
My wireless mighty mouse lasted on the batteries that it CAME with for 6 months.
I'm not sure how people can still knock these things.
It's pretty easy.
Its blandly designed.
The ball gums up with crud extremely easily, and is quite difficult clean.
It frequently confuses clicks between left and right.
The squeeze buttons are uncomfortable to use.
I pretty much hate the darn thing. Your mileage may vary depending on how you prefer to hold your mouse.
If I go to the login screen will my wireless internet stay active? So I can download shizzle but no-one else can dick about on my precious Macbook.
If you logout, then no. You basically want screen-locking, which OSX has several ways to do. This article seems to detail them quite well.
I heard of a program a while back that allowed you to view your computer screen and move your mouse about while on a different machine, what be it, and does it even exist (never know, could be a crack induced fantasy)? I loves the idea of logging into a uni Dell and booting up a program that lets me see my wonderful Apple display and files.
VNC is what you're thinking of - and free, unlike Apple Remote Desktop (though Apple Remote Desktop is better). OSX has a built in VNC server (System Preferences > Sharing > Check Apple Remote Desktop. Then check the box saying that VNC users can access the screen with a password, and put in a password that you want). However, VNC is not renowned for its security; the best way around this is to VNC over SSH (Secure SHell). This requires activating SSH at your MacBook's end (also in Sharing), and then using PuTTY or something similar to tunnel the connection securely as well as the VNC client (I suggest TightVNC for Windows) wherever you are wanting to connect to your MacBook.
There's a lot of stuff there, but Googling should sort most of it out. If not, just demand more answers :P
VNCing over SSH is basically why I carry a USB key around with me all the time. It's terribly convenient being able to do it.
Could you perhaps elaborate on how to go about all of this a bit more? I used to VNC a bit, and if doing it over SSH will make it more secure, I will look into doing it once again.
Though I need to find a new app for my PDA. Christ on a crotch, the choices are horrible.
God damnit I tried to install starcraft and diablo. It said Must have classic installed. Is there anyway I can come across the second disc or should I just wait for the next version of OSX to come out?
God damnit I tried to install starcraft and diablo. It said Must have classic installed. Is there anyway I can come across the second disc or should I just wait for the next version of OSX to come out?
Go to the blizzard support site and you can find patches that will solve this problem
God damnit I tried to install starcraft and diablo. It said Must have classic installed. Is there anyway I can come across the second disc or should I just wait for the next version of OSX to come out?
Go to the blizzard support site and you can find patches that will solve this problem
I only have 1 disc of the OSX installed so I don't think it will since I am missing classic...
God damnit I tried to install starcraft and diablo. It said Must have classic installed. Is there anyway I can come across the second disc or should I just wait for the next version of OSX to come out?
Go to the blizzard support site and you can find patches that will solve this problem
I only have 1 disc of the OSX installed so I don't think it will since I am missing classic...
I apoligize, what you can download from the site are installers that will allow you to install said games in OSX.
I have my own question. Has anyone tried to run Rise of Nations Gold Edition on a MacBook yet? I want to make sure that it will run well on this thing before I drop close to 40 dollars on a relatively old game.
Could you perhaps elaborate on how to go about all of this a bit more? I used to VNC a bit, and if doing it over SSH will make it more secure, I will look into doing it once again.
First, you activate SSH in System Preferences > Sharing > Remote Login. Similarly with VNC, which is under Apple Remote Desktop; check 'VNC viewers may control screen with password'. Put in a password of your choice.
Instead of now opening the port in your router or firewall for VNC (which if already open, you should close - by default it's 5900, I believe), you open the port for SSH, which is 22 by default.
Now, assuming that you're on a Windows PC wanting to connect to your Mac, get PuTTY and TightVNC. Open PuTTY.
In 'Session', put in your Mac's IP address and port for SSH you're using (22) at the top. Next, in 'Connection' > 'SSH' > 'Tunnels', you want to 'Add New Forwarded Port' towards the bottom. The source port can in theory be anything, but choose something VNC-like, such as 5910. In destination, type 127.0.0.1:5900 . This number after the colon is the port which VNC is running on on your computer, waiting for a connection.
Returning to the 'Session' category, you can save the Session data so that you don't have to type all this in every time. Once done, click open. PuTTY should ask you for a username and password, which are just the same as you use to login to your Mac.
Now, open TightVNC. It will ask you what you want to connect to; type in localhost::5910. This tells it to connect to port 5910 on whatever computer you are on; PuTTY then sends this over the internet to your Mac on port 22, which then forwards it to the VNC Server on port 5900 which it is listening on. The VNC Server will now hopefully ask for the password you entered earlier in the Apple Remote Desktop window. Enter it, and your desktop should appear in all its glory!
Am I to understand that iTunes doesn't have any kind of subscription service? Just per song and per album prices? I use Rhapsody's unlimited service at the moment and this is the only thing keeping me from using iTunes
Am I to understand that iTunes doesn't have any kind of subscription service? Just per song and per album prices? I use Rhapsody's unlimited service at the moment and this is the only thing keeping me from using iTunes
So how many of you are using a mac with boot camp/parallels to do PC gaming? Does this work well? Can you get decent gaming performance with a powerbook? I've really been wanting to use a mac laptop for my normal computing but don't want to throw away my games.
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Well, by wear out, I simply mean that it no longer provides power to the iPod. I think that the connection to the iPod itself breaks, as it looks like the two sides are disconnecting. Before it ceased to function completely, it would only work when the cable is at certain angles, so I think something on it got loose. I don't know why it does that; how do you store your cable and wall wart (unique term, that.)
Speaking of the USB/computer sync option, what happens if you plug the iPod to a computer without iTunes?
It's like watching a million suns rip apart...
Or the computer goes "LoL! Porta-hadrive!"
Now when I boot up my display, whilst 1200x800 is horribly corrupt, it looks like it's in 16 colours. Going to the display tab and altering colours there doesn't work. Plugging in an external monitor, with the vga connection works, then unplugging it fixes the display problem. However upon restart it resets itself as to how it was before. I don't know shit about Macs at the mo but I've tried, off other websites:
Restting the PRAM
doing that taking out the battery and holding power button trick.
No idea what else to do, any suggestions?
::Edit:: Nevermind, after fiddling with preference files and not for the life of me being able to figure out which one the setting was stored in, I created a clean account, copied over all the settings files (except the ones I knew it obviously wasn't, like internet related ones etc) to this account and bingo, clean and working display again. I'm getting the hang of this mac lark
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Motherfucker, that's horrible news.
My will to stop myself buying an MBP is continuing to erode.
I hardly even use my 17" PB G4 now except for web surfing at home.
I miss the days of uni, where I spent my whole life on my various Powerbooks. Now he seems so sad and unused as I spent the rest of my day working for "the man".
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Is it giving you a warning message about going to reserve battery power?
No, it will just completely shut off without warning sometimes when running on battery. It works perfectly when plugged in.
Hrm, that's a little starnge and I wouldn't be so quick to buy a replacement battery. When I work my Powerbook to power failure it just goes to sleep, not shut down entirely.
Have you fiddled with anything on the inside recently? My Powerbook was turning off seemingly randomly when using it out and about, like yours. But it turned out that the airport card had slid part way out of the slot, and it would come in and out of contact of the slot when the laptop was moved around, causing the computer to freak out. It may be a similar situation with yours.
Clean the battery leads and the leads on the iBook with some diluted isopropyl alcohol, then give it another go. I had a similar problem, and this was the fix.
If I go to the login screen will my wireless internet stay active? So I can download shizzle but no-one else can dick about on my precious Macbook.
I heard of a program a while back that allowed you to view your computer screen and move your mouse about while on a different machine, what be it, and does it even exist (never know, could be a crack induced fantasy)? I loves the idea of logging into a uni Dell and booting up a program that lets me see my wonderful Apple display and files.
Second rule of Teacher Club: You DO NOT touch the kids.
...wait, there's a new version of Boot Camp?
*downloads*
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Here is the first party solution, I don't know about using it from a windows machine though
http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/
EDIT: Also, I'll have to test it out, but I believe your processes remain in action if you use Fast User Switching to throw it back to the logon screen.
No, but now i want to have experience w/ it...intimate experience. Although I may swear off wireless keyboards until the wireless power gets imbeded into everything. For those of you who don't know
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/04/01/8403349/
Honestly? My wireless keyboard had the same set of AA batteries in it for like 28 months before I finally noticed they needed changed.
I'm not exaggerating.
If you logout, then no. You basically want screen-locking, which OSX has several ways to do. This article seems to detail them quite well.
VNC is what you're thinking of - and free, unlike Apple Remote Desktop (though Apple Remote Desktop is better). OSX has a built in VNC server (System Preferences > Sharing > Check Apple Remote Desktop. Then check the box saying that VNC users can access the screen with a password, and put in a password that you want). However, VNC is not renowned for its security; the best way around this is to VNC over SSH (Secure SHell). This requires activating SSH at your MacBook's end (also in Sharing), and then using PuTTY or something similar to tunnel the connection securely as well as the VNC client (I suggest TightVNC for Windows) wherever you are wanting to connect to your MacBook.
There's a lot of stuff there, but Googling should sort most of it out. If not, just demand more answers :P
VNCing over SSH is basically why I carry a USB key around with me all the time. It's terribly convenient being able to do it.
Back up everything on the computer! the logic board on mine went once strange things like this started happening. Just a heads up.
For 400 and the dude didn't even use it. He didn't like it. When I went to go pick it up he didn't know how anything worked.
My wireless mighty mouse lasted on the batteries that it CAME with for 6 months.
I'm not sure how people can still knock these things.
It's pretty easy.
Its blandly designed.
The ball gums up with crud extremely easily, and is quite difficult clean.
It frequently confuses clicks between left and right.
The squeeze buttons are uncomfortable to use.
I pretty much hate the darn thing. Your mileage may vary depending on how you prefer to hold your mouse.
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Could you perhaps elaborate on how to go about all of this a bit more? I used to VNC a bit, and if doing it over SSH will make it more secure, I will look into doing it once again.
Though I need to find a new app for my PDA. Christ on a crotch, the choices are horrible.
Go to the blizzard support site and you can find patches that will solve this problem
I only have 1 disc of the OSX installed so I don't think it will since I am missing classic...
I apoligize, what you can download from the site are installers that will allow you to install said games in OSX.
I have my own question. Has anyone tried to run Rise of Nations Gold Edition on a MacBook yet? I want to make sure that it will run well on this thing before I drop close to 40 dollars on a relatively old game.
First, you activate SSH in System Preferences > Sharing > Remote Login. Similarly with VNC, which is under Apple Remote Desktop; check 'VNC viewers may control screen with password'. Put in a password of your choice.
Instead of now opening the port in your router or firewall for VNC (which if already open, you should close - by default it's 5900, I believe), you open the port for SSH, which is 22 by default.
Now, assuming that you're on a Windows PC wanting to connect to your Mac, get PuTTY and TightVNC. Open PuTTY.
In 'Session', put in your Mac's IP address and port for SSH you're using (22) at the top. Next, in 'Connection' > 'SSH' > 'Tunnels', you want to 'Add New Forwarded Port' towards the bottom. The source port can in theory be anything, but choose something VNC-like, such as 5910. In destination, type 127.0.0.1:5900 . This number after the colon is the port which VNC is running on on your computer, waiting for a connection.
Returning to the 'Session' category, you can save the Session data so that you don't have to type all this in every time. Once done, click open. PuTTY should ask you for a username and password, which are just the same as you use to login to your Mac.
Now, open TightVNC. It will ask you what you want to connect to; type in localhost::5910. This tells it to connect to port 5910 on whatever computer you are on; PuTTY then sends this over the internet to your Mac on port 22, which then forwards it to the VNC Server on port 5900 which it is listening on. The VNC Server will now hopefully ask for the password you entered earlier in the Apple Remote Desktop window. Enter it, and your desktop should appear in all its glory!
Correct.