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  • patch29patch29 Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,928 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2006
    DavidTO wrote:
    Odd it's not the usual tuesday.


    ne_nau.gif It could be just maintenance, but usually they take it down to put something new up. headscratch.gif
  • patch29patch29 Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,928 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2006
    Nano Promotion marketed for students, not sure if there is anything else yet.
    When you buy a Mac and iPod Nano by September 16, 2006, your iPod nano is free after mail-in rebate.* Or choose another iPod and enjoy big savings after mail-in rebate.* Plus, use your education discount to save even more.
  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2006
    patch29 wrote:
    Nano Promotion marketed for students, not sure if there is anything else yet.


    But that's old news....
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  • patch29patch29 Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,928 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2006
    DavidTO wrote:
    But that's old news....


    Old to you, new to me. blbl.gif

    I guess there is not much different. ne_nau.gif
  • patch29patch29 Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,928 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2006
    It may have had something to do with this article.
    Apple will stop selling Airport Base Stations, eMacs and iSight cameras in Europe after June 30, reports claim.
  • patch29patch29 Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,928 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2006
    Will these be future Mac processors? ear.gif
    Intel Corporation on Monday formally took the wraps off its dual-core Xeon Processor 5100 series of high-volume server and workstation chips, previously codenamed "Woodcrest."

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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2006
    Think this keyboard would work on a Macbook?

    2064-PGKB_LRG.jpg

    Ideal for White iMacs Features: Fast and easy navigation through documents and Internet with built-in scroll wheel and Internet function keys

    * Manage Multimedia Applications with a touch of a button
    * Fast and easy navigation through documents and Internet with built-in scroll wheel and function keys
    * I19 Multimedia Keys
    * 2 built-in USB ports
    * 108 Keys Extended Keyboard
    * Simple Plug-and-Play Ice white finish to match your Mac

    System Requirements:

    * Mac OS 9.2 or Mac OS X v10.1 or later
    * Available USB port
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2006
    wxwax wrote:
    Think this keyboard would work on a Macbook?

    System Requirements:

    * Mac OS 9.2 or Mac OS X v10.1 or later
    * Available USB port
    [/I]


    It meets the system requirements, so yeah, sure.
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2006
    DavidTO wrote:
    It meets the system requirements, so yeah, sure.
    So did my last memory modules. :bluduh
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  • patch29patch29 Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,928 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2006
    wxwax wrote:
    Think this keyboard would work on a Macbook?


    I like my Apple keyboard. It would work fine with the Macbook.
  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2006
    patch29 wrote:
    I like my Apple keyboard. It would work fine with the Macbook.
    The ones I've seen are all rather small. A fat fingered typist like me needs space, man. (That's why I like the Macbook's own keyboard, nicely spaced.)
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  • patch29patch29 Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,928 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2006
    wxwax wrote:
    The ones I've seen are all rather small. A fat fingered typist like me needs space, man. (That's why I like the Macbook's own keyboard, nicely spaced.)


    not a lot of fluff on the edges, but I think it is as big as the Macbook. headscratch.gif
  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2006
    patch29 wrote:
    not a lot of fluff on the edges, but I think it is as big as the Macbook. headscratch.gif
    Really? Not the ones I've seen here. ne_nau.gif

    Does your Macbook moo?
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  • patch29patch29 Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,928 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2006
    wxwax wrote:
    Really? Not the ones I've seen here. ne_nau.gif

    Does your Macbook moo?

    I will compare them. I also have an old Macally keyboard I could sell you since my powermac came with one and I do not use the old one.

    It does not moo like that. I can hear the fan when the processor is being taxed, but it is not that big a deal. Does yours? ear.gif
  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2006
    The one thing about that keyboard is it will have a special driver for all those special keys. It may not be MacIntel compatible, I would check on that first.

    And yes, Apple keyboards are fine, IMO.
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2006
    patch29 wrote:
    I will compare them. I also have an old Macally keyboard I could sell you since my powermac came with one and I do not use the old one.

    It does not moo like that. I can hear the fan when the processor is being taxed, but it is not that big a deal. Does yours? ear.gif
    No, no mooing. But maybe teenagers can hear it, same as the stupid ringtone I can't make out.
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2006
    DavidTO wrote:
    The one thing about that keyboard is it will have a special driver for all those special keys. It may not be MacIntel compatible, I would check on that first.
    Good point, hadn't thought about that.
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  • patch29patch29 Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,928 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2006
    wxwax wrote:
    No, no mooing. But maybe teenagers can hear it, same as the stupid ringtone I can't make out.


    Huh? ear.gif :uhoh umph.gif
  • patch29patch29 Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,928 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2006
    wxwax wrote:
    Good point, hadn't thought about that.


    I measured 8" across the Macbook and Mac keyboard and they are very close to the same size, the biggest difference being the key shape, but I think you could manage with a mac keyboard, plus you could get a wireless one.
  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2006
    wxwax wrote:
    Good point, hadn't thought about that.


    It shouldn't affect the regular keys, they should work just fine. But the special Glengarry keys will be b0rked if the driver isn't compatible.
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2006
    patch29 wrote:
    Huh? ear.gif :uhoh umph.gif
    Can you hear this?

    http://www.jetcityorange.com/toys/17KHz.wav

    Kids can, most grownups cannot.
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2006
    Well dang, I guess it's a good thing I'm waiting for the nexgen Macbook Pro.

    http://www.appledefects.com/wiki/index.php?title=MacBook_Pro
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  • patch29patch29 Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,928 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2006
    wxwax wrote:
    Well dang, I guess it's a good thing I'm waiting for the nexgen Macbook Pro.

    http://www.appledefects.com/wiki/index.php?title=MacBook_Pro


    I am sure they will make a Macbook list soon enough. :uhoh
  • Mike LaneMike Lane Registered Users Posts: 7,106 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2006
    Sorry if this has been asked. Do you guys prefer boot camp or ll's? I was thinking that I'd shell out the $50 for ll's but then I read this article. So anyone use photoshop on parallels? Is it retarted slow or is it slow but useable, or just plain old fine?

    Also, where's the best place to get RAM again?
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2006
    Mike Lane wrote:
    Also, where's the best place to get RAM again?


    crucial.com, IMO.
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  • Mike LaneMike Lane Registered Users Posts: 7,106 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2006
    bah... nevermind on the parallels question. I decided that my MBP just won't be my primary PS machine until CS3 comes out so I can just deal with any performance hits for now. So since it'd be so much easier to not have to reboot, parallels it is.
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  • bwgbwg Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,119 SmugMug Employee
    edited June 27, 2006
    DavidTO wrote:
    crucial.com, IMO.
    agree, got mine there. zero problems.

    also, can it be that i am the first person to post that 10.4.7 is out? downloading now, fingers crossed they found a fix for processor whine.
    Pedal faster
  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2006
    bigwebguy wrote:
    can it be that i am the first person to post that 10.4.7 is out? downloading now, fingers crossed they found a fix for processor whine.


    Looks like it can!

    Thanks for the heads-up, getting mine now.
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  • bwgbwg Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,119 SmugMug Employee
    edited June 27, 2006
    bigwebguy wrote:
    fingers crossed they found a fix for processor whine.
    :gun2steve_jobs.jpg
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  • patch29patch29 Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,928 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2006
    So much for a great mac program. :cry
    Microsoft acquires iView


    What started out ten years ago as humble Mac freeware for keeping track of multimedia files has now been acquired by Microsoft. On June 22, 2006, the Redmond, Washington-based software giant inked a deal with iView Multimedia, maker of the popular image cataloger MediaPro, to buy the London-based company and the products it makes.

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