Found by googling for "powerbook as a second monitor" and then maxvista "os x".
That looks to be a very cool little app, but not what Andy wants. He wants his powerbook to be a passive monitor for his G5. This app looks to be a way to switch easily between computers, but when he's working on his powerbook, he'll be working on his powerbook, not his G5, like he wants to.
That looks to be a very cool little app, but not what Andy wants. He wants his powerbook to be a passive monitor for his G5. This app looks to be a way to switch easily between computers, but when he's working on his powerbook, he'll be working on his powerbook, not his G5, like he wants to.
I'm glad I have you to vet Rutt's spurious advice for me, David. Rutt, just for that, I'm giving you a *special* version of Journal Style -
Monday, it has 6 pics per page.
Tuesday, 3
Wednesday, 7
and so on
That looks to be a very cool little app, but not what Andy wants. He wants his powerbook to be a passive monitor for his G5. This app looks to be a way to switch easily between computers, but when he's working on his powerbook, he'll be working on his powerbook, not his G5, like he wants to.
Oh good! Andy's feature request is restored to it's place as being at least as marginal as my variable sized image journal style.
Should have just let my original unbearably smug post stand instead of trying to be so truthful and all.
all is going well
wifi, internet, email up and running, connected and formatted 2 external hd's, transferred my pix (all 25300 of them), calibrated the monitor, taken weird pix of me.... and still haven't had to RTFM.
I like it!
Can't get used to the funny mouse thing though.....
Yep, ....even the the packing is cool, and everything just works.
e.g. setting up our email accts, just had to enter the address, does the rest itself :
even so... I'm an old dog trying to learn new tricks, it's going to take a few days to get up to speed after 20+ years on windows
You don't even need any special mouse. Any generic 3 button USB mouse will work and work great. The extra buttons do great stuff; a lot of your finger habbits will just work.
I haven't actually used it much yet, been too busy transferring all the data over. I did manage a couple of pix last night and first impressions were that photoshop runs slower than on my P4 3.2 1gb ram pc, (more noticeable when using USM & noise ninja) very useable though. I 'll do the ps test later and post up the results.
You don't even need any special mouse. Any generic 3 button USB mouse will work and work great. The extra buttons do great stuff; a lot of your finger habbits will just work.
I realized that I should add one caveat. Don't get a microsoft mouse. I made that mistake and it needed a special driver and I couldn't get the middle-mouse button to work properly with some software. A cheap Chineese generic mouse worked much better.
I realized that I should add one caveat. Don't get a microsoft mouse. I made that mistake and it needed a special driver and I couldn't get the middle-mouse button to work properly with some software. A cheap Chineese generic mouse worked much better.
I've never had much luck with the quality of Microsoft's mice anyway (though their keyboards seem to be ok). Logitech's stuff lasts a lot longer.
I use a trackball for most things, it has better ergonomics, but for photoshop you want something else. I think a tablet is still better than a mouse.
Get a Wacom. Although there's a cord running to the tablet, the mouse is wireless, plus you'll have the use of the stylus. Good times.
Let us know more about your PS experiences. Running through emulation it makes sense that it'll be a little slow. I have no idea when Adobe is going to be releasing the Universal Binary version. Don't forget, they have to do the whole dang suite. That's a LOT of work.
Yep, ....even the the packing is cool, and everything just works.
e.g. setting up our email accts, just had to enter the address, does the rest itself :
even so... I'm an old dog trying to learn new tricks, it's going to take a few days to get up to speed after 20+ years on windows
Gubbs,
One of my favorite things in this world is unpacking an Apple product. The smell, the design, the way they think things out. As much as I want to rip it open and get the thing out, I take my time, slow down and savor every moment.
One of my favorite things in this world is unpacking an Apple product. The smell, the design, the way they think things out. As much as I want to rip it open and get the thing out, I take my time, slow down and savor every moment.
I admit that some of Apple's packing jobs leave me aghast at how much thought went into the package.
But when the Quad came the packaging was secondary to "how the heck am I going to lift this tank out of here?"
I admit that some of Apple's packing jobs leave me aghast at how much thought went into the package.
But when the Quad came the packaging was secondary to "how the heck am I going to lift this tank out of here?"
What amazed me, was the size difference in the packaging from the G5 dual I bought a year ago, and the G5 quad last month - same size computer, packaging cut by half. Steve cares about the environment, yay.
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Why can't I use my 15" powerbook as a 2nd display on my G5? Why?
Why?
Come on.... someone must have a way to do this?
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Probably for the same sort of reason the smugmug doesn't offer a journal style with variable sized images.
http://www.abyssoft.com/software/teleport/
Tell us if it works.
Found by googling for "powerbook as a second monitor" and then maxvista "os x".
That looks to be a very cool little app, but not what Andy wants. He wants his powerbook to be a passive monitor for his G5. This app looks to be a way to switch easily between computers, but when he's working on his powerbook, he'll be working on his powerbook, not his G5, like he wants to.
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I'm glad I have you to vet Rutt's spurious advice for me, David. Rutt, just for that, I'm giving you a *special* version of Journal Style -
Monday, it has 6 pics per page.
Tuesday, 3
Wednesday, 7
and so on
Don't try to figure it out, it's random.
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Oh good! Andy's feature request is restored to it's place as being at least as marginal as my variable sized image journal style.
Should have just let my original unbearably smug post stand instead of trying to be so truthful and all.
Doesn't it so completely suck when you don't get what you want?
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Man, I wish I'd said that! That goes way beyond an instand ARQG classic. Hello! Bartlett's?
wifi, internet, email up and running, connected and formatted 2 external hd's, transferred my pix (all 25300 of them), calibrated the monitor, taken weird pix of me.... and still haven't had to RTFM.
I like it!
Can't get used to the funny mouse thing though.....
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They actually have a "manual?" I never knew! The other side is great, eh Gubbs?
Get yourself a wireless two-button mouse from Logitech. I use one on all my Macs.
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Say what? The innovation never stops! What else will they come up with?
Yep,
e.g. setting up our email accts, just had to enter the address, does the rest itself
even so... I'm an old dog trying to learn new tricks, it's going to take a few days to get up to speed after 20+ years on windows
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That new iMac really does look awfully sweet. I'll keep tuned to your reports on it.
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I realized that I should add one caveat. Don't get a microsoft mouse. I made that mistake and it needed a special driver and I couldn't get the middle-mouse button to work properly with some software. A cheap Chineese generic mouse worked much better.
I've never had much luck with the quality of Microsoft's mice anyway (though their keyboards seem to be ok). Logitech's stuff lasts a lot longer.
I use a trackball for most things, it has better ergonomics, but for photoshop you want something else. I think a tablet is still better than a mouse.
jimf@frostbytes.com
Let us know more about your PS experiences. Running through emulation it makes sense that it'll be a little slow. I have no idea when Adobe is going to be releasing the Universal Binary version. Don't forget, they have to do the whole dang suite. That's a LOT of work.
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The wacom mouse sucks. I have two of them (a little graphire and a big intuos) and they both have lousy mice. But the tablets are great.
jim
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Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
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When he switched them from Peecee to MAC. It's a onetime thingie. You wouldn't understand
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Gubbs,
One of my favorite things in this world is unpacking an Apple product. The smell, the design, the way they think things out. As much as I want to rip it open and get the thing out, I take my time, slow down and savor every moment.
I think my wife gets jealous sometimes....
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I admit that some of Apple's packing jobs leave me aghast at how much thought went into the package.
But when the Quad came the packaging was secondary to "how the heck am I going to lift this tank out of here?"
jimf@frostbytes.com
What amazed me, was the size difference in the packaging from the G5 dual I bought a year ago, and the G5 quad last month - same size computer, packaging cut by half. Steve cares about the environment, yay.
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Maybe she can't reach apple-gasm? (yeah the pics are gone)
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I think she just wishes I would take as long undressing her....
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Are we up to TMI yet?
wife=sexy
rutt in bathtub reading his owner's manual = :puke
N.B for Rutt: that's an animated smiley. Yes, ANIMATED. And I used it. So shoot me.
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There's been a lot of interest about photoshop running on rosetta so I just did the test that andy mentioned here
intel imac 20" 2ghz dual core 1gb ram - 1m 22sec
I'm waiting for another 1gb, I'll retest when it arrives
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