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m2smith · May 14th, 2008, 01:58 AM

I have had multiple issues with the HP all-in-one software hijacking my computer so often that I was forced to call Baker over and offer him libations - He cleared a bunch of stuff out and so far so good (almost a year)

MGB Boy · May 15th, 2008, 09:02 PM

Yet another reason not to buy comically overpriced Monster Cables; Apparently they sue anybody and anything with the word "Monster" in the title, as if they invented the word or something. Andby anybody, I mean anybody...

News10.net

What a bunch of assclowns.

-Ricardo

blalor · May 16th, 2008, 01:12 AM

That's a word that just doesn't get used enough.

rfinprc · May 16th, 2008, 01:36 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by blalor (original)

That's a word that just doesn't get used enough.

I can fix that.

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GBMINI · May 16th, 2008, 02:18 PM

That's just silly, that is

m2smith · May 16th, 2008, 03:33 PM

Red Sox (like they don't have enough money too) should sue Monster Cable for infringement - The Green Monster came into being in 1947 and Monster Cable not until 1979 (when Noel Lee's lousy band, Asian Wood, wasn't making him enough money)

blalor · May 18th, 2008, 04:52 PM

Sooooo, who's familiar with the disassembly procedure for a 1st-gen MacBook? I spilled half of my morning coffee on it this morning. And that was a perfectly good cup of Sumatran.

I've managed to pop off the ctrl key (and get it back on) and it looks like the key caps sit in sort of a sealed-ish cavity. That's good because it probably means the majority of the innards of my computer stayed clean, but bad because I think it means I won't be able to just pop the keyboard out and run it through the dishwasher...

GBMINI · May 18th, 2008, 07:36 PM

Josh will be the guy to ask

bakerjc · May 18th, 2008, 07:59 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by GBMINI (original)

Josh will be the guy to ask

Or maybe not....

What model are you running?

This one: MacBook Core Duo Disassembly: MacBook Parts

Or this one: MacBook Core 2 Duo Disassembly: MacBook Parts

Buy a new keyboard/top case. Follow the guides for the "Upper Case". You'll be living with weird occurrences with the machine until you do.

blalor · May 18th, 2008, 08:39 PM

I've got the first one, Core Duo. 1st gen, 2.0GHz BlackBook. A rubbing alcohol bath will probably be the first step. It's loosening up just by typing on it, so aside from the stench of stale coffee (thank God I drink it black!) I think it'll be livable.

(Isn't it odd that the built-in dictionary in Panther recognizes "liveable" as a word, yet the spell-check thinks it's "livable"? I forget my spelling rules, but the former looks better to me...)

jwardell · May 19th, 2008, 01:48 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by GBMINI (original)

Josh ... the HP7310 at home is the same as at the office, and it's crapped out somewhere between never and once! The ID string seems to have an ID code too, but of course I don't know if both use the same code.
Hang on a minute ... it just printed fine, and that's after visiting the office today.

About HP software - which I hate as you know ... the HP4600 office printer is from the same company, but is fine. It's just all-in-ones that give trouble, from any company

Now:
Where's the [I think] cool pictures you took today?

BTW...we missed some more faxes on thursday because, surprise surprise, the printer had crashed about lunchtime.

Forgot about those pictures. I tried getting them off at work, but using two different card readers, apparently when you insert a 4gig SD card in an non SDHC reader, windows completely freezes until you remove it.

I'll email them to you.

Quote: Originally Posted by blalor (original)

Sooooo, who's familiar with the disassembly procedure for a 1st-gen MacBook? I spilled half of my morning coffee on it this morning. And that was a perfectly good cup of Sumatran.

I've managed to pop off the ctrl key (and get it back on) and it looks like the key caps sit in sort of a sealed-ish cavity. That's good because it probably means the majority of the innards of my computer stayed clean, but bad because I think it means I won't be able to just pop the keyboard out and run it through the dishwasher...

Not good. AFAIK it goes right through to the motherboard. That's one of the negatives with the macbook, they keyboard is not its own piece that keeps liquid off the board. Not that it all can't be cleaned. I probably have the manual somewhere if you need it (email me).

GBMINI · May 19th, 2008, 02:34 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by jwardell (original)

Forgot about those pictures. I tried getting them off at work, but using two different card readers, apparently when you insert a 4gig SD card in an non SDHC reader, windows completely freezes until you remove it.

I'll email them to you.

At least you have a card reader slot; there isn't one in the Macbook

Talking of which:

blalor · May 19th, 2008, 10:31 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by GBMINI (original)

At least you have a card reader slot; there isn't one in the Macbook

Talking of which:

Vandal!

blalor · May 19th, 2008, 10:33 AM

Actually, I wish I had that option. I used Parallels on my MacBook at my last two jobs, but at this one, I can't bring non-company hardware within 100 feet of the place. I've thought about changing jobs just so I can use a Mac again. Windows just sucks your soul out. I kind of get even by running Linux in VMWare. I'm going to try stuffing OS X into a VM one of these days...

blalor · May 19th, 2008, 10:47 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by jwardell (original)

Not good. AFAIK it goes right through to the motherboard. That's one of the negatives with the macbook, they keyboard is not its own piece that keeps liquid off the board. Not that it all can't be cleaned. I probably have the manual somewhere if you need it (email me).

Since everything's still working (and I'm still backing up with Time Machine) I think I'm ok. The coffee spilled on the right side of the keyboard, so I'm expecting the SuperDrive to be toast. It never really worked that well, anyway, however, so that's not a huge loss. And I have an external FireWire DVD burner.

I really want a new iMac. I'm not sure this is enough motivation...

Can anyone (Josh? Gavin?) suggest a good place to sell off my old PowerMac? It's a dual-G4 500MHz PM with 1.5GB of RAM and a fair bit of storage. Doesn't officially support Leopard, but I think it's feasible to install it on there. My MacBook transcodes video with VisualHub in a fraction of the time, but the PM is still a useable machine... If I could get a couple hundred bucks for it, I'd put that toward a 20" iMac.

NoNo · May 19th, 2008, 05:57 PM

Question for the shutterbugs: I'm looking to get a point-and-shoot. Needs to be small (it will mainly be used while on the bike), has to have some type of anti-shake and quick response time between pressing the shutter and the picture actually capturing. I know P&S's are slow, but if I spot something while on the bike, I don't have all day to wait for the camera to focus and capture the scene. And it has to be sub-$200, I'm not looking for anything great and it's going to get beat around. I looked at the Nikon L18 but doesn't seem to get great reviews, and right now the Fuji Finepix is looking pretty good. It also helps that it comes in blue (matches the bike

).

jwardell · May 20th, 2008, 02:39 AM

Craigslist is usually your best bet for selling. I got $450 for my G4 867 so the mac mini only cost me another $200.
Though I never did try to sell off the power tower pro in my basement.

Theo · May 20th, 2008, 01:29 PM

Returning to the Mac Fold

The school will be replacing the best PC notebook I have ever used (HP Compaq nc6320, 1.83 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo) with a Mac Book Pro in a couple of months. It will have 2 GB of memory and a 2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor.

Thus, the school has taken a big leap forward by adopting bi-platform support! This means that I will need to run Parallels or VMware to be compatible with some specialized school applications that do not have a Mac version. Of course, I fully intend to transfer all my photography support (Lightroom, PSCS, etc.) to the Mac "side".

Has anyone a preference for Parallels 3.0 vs. VMware Fusion? They seem so similar in features and my research hasn't yielded any reports of appreciable performance gains between the two. Are there compelling reasons for purchasing one over the other?

Also, being an MS Flight Simulator junkie, I was wondering if anyone knows whether either virtual machine has proven to run FS without problems? I know both products have DirectX 8+ and OpenGL support, though I can't find a specific reference to FS operating properly.

TIA,

Theo

blalor · May 20th, 2008, 04:16 PM

Parallels was the first out the door with virtualization software for Intel Macs and I bought and used version 2.something until arriving at my Mac-deficient current employer. I would probably buy VMWare, at this point, because I've heard general grumbling about Parallels' lack of customer support. In general, I just get the feeling that VMWare has their act together and put a little more polish on their product. Can't speak to the MSFS compatibility, however.

GBMINI · May 21st, 2008, 12:57 AM

On the other hand, I was very impressed by how easy it was to make Parallels work - successfully - but maybe VMware would be as good?

May 14th, 2008, 01:58 AM	#3281
m2smith Yo! Ol' Man! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: High over Holden Local Time: 06:34 AM Posts: 1,764 Offline	I have had multiple issues with the HP all-in-one software hijacking my computer so often that I was forced to call Baker over and offer him libations - He cleared a bunch of stuff out and so far so good (almost a year) We return you now to the regularly scheduled program Nigel the Silver

May 15th, 2008, 09:02 PM	#3282 (permalink)
MGB Boy heterochromic & loving it Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: at the rink Local Time: 06:34 AM Posts: 4,211 Offline	Yet another reason not to buy comically overpriced Monster Cables; Apparently they sue anybody and anything with the word "Monster" in the title, as if they invented the word or something. Andby anybody, I mean anybody... News10.net What a bunch of assclowns. -Ricardo 06 MCS-W/77 MGB/69 MGB-GT "2 minutes by yourself and...you feel shame, you know...and then you get free"

May 16th, 2008, 02:18 PM	#3285 (permalink)
GBMINI MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Gloucester, MA, USA Local Time: 06:34 AM Posts: 7,529 Offline	That's just silly, that is Ian C. Gloucester, MA, USA (UK expat) driving GPMINI and Convertible GBMINI#6

May 16th, 2008, 03:33 PM	#3286 (permalink)
m2smith Yo! Ol' Man! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: High over Holden Local Time: 06:34 AM Posts: 1,764 Offline	Red Sox (like they don't have enough money too) should sue Monster Cable for infringement - The Green Monster came into being in 1947 and Monster Cable not until 1979 (when Noel Lee's lousy band, Asian Wood, wasn't making him enough money) We return you now to the regularly scheduled program Nigel the Silver

May 18th, 2008, 07:36 PM	#3288 (permalink)
GBMINI MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Gloucester, MA, USA Local Time: 06:34 AM Posts: 7,529 Offline	Josh will be the guy to ask Ian C. Gloucester, MA, USA (UK expat) driving GPMINI and Convertible GBMINI#6

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May 16th, 2008, 01:12 AM	#3283 (permalink)
blalor Rabid Motorer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Nashua, NH Local Time: 06:34 AM Posts: 1,900 Offline	That's a word that just doesn't get used enough.

May 16th, 2008, 01:36 PM	#3284 (permalink)
rfinprc wherever you go... Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Cambridge, MA Local Time: 06:34 AM Posts: 1,542 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by blalor (original) That's a word that just doesn't get used enough. I can fix that. that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that's all, folks

May 18th, 2008, 04:52 PM	#3287 (permalink)
blalor Rabid Motorer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Nashua, NH Local Time: 06:34 AM Posts: 1,900 Offline	Sooooo, who's familiar with the disassembly procedure for a 1st-gen MacBook? I spilled half of my morning coffee on it this morning. And that was a perfectly good cup of Sumatran. I've managed to pop off the ctrl key (and get it back on) and it looks like the key caps sit in sort of a sealed-ish cavity. That's good because it probably means the majority of the innards of my computer stayed clean, but bad because I think it means I won't be able to just pop the keyboard out and run it through the dishwasher...

May 18th, 2008, 07:59 PM	#3289 (permalink)
bakerjc MINI2 Master Baiter Join Date: Jun 2003 Local Time: 02:34 PM Posts: 3,356 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by GBMINI (original) Josh will be the guy to ask Or maybe not.... What model are you running? This one: MacBook Core Duo Disassembly: MacBook Parts Or this one: MacBook Core 2 Duo Disassembly: MacBook Parts Buy a new keyboard/top case. Follow the guides for the "Upper Case". You'll be living with weird occurrences with the machine until you do.

May 18th, 2008, 08:39 PM	#3290 (permalink)
blalor Rabid Motorer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Nashua, NH Local Time: 06:34 AM Posts: 1,900 Offline	I've got the first one, Core Duo. 1st gen, 2.0GHz BlackBook. A rubbing alcohol bath will probably be the first step. It's loosening up just by typing on it, so aside from the stench of stale coffee (thank God I drink it black!) I think it'll be livable. (Isn't it odd that the built-in dictionary in Panther recognizes "liveable" as a word, yet the spell-check thinks it's "livable"? I forget my spelling rules, but the former looks better to me...)

May 19th, 2008, 01:48 AM	#3291 (permalink)
jwardell MINI2 Master Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Newton, MA Local Time: 06:34 AM Posts: 5,422 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by GBMINI (original) Josh ... the HP7310 at home is the same as at the office, and it's crapped out somewhere between never and once! The ID string seems to have an ID code too, but of course I don't know if both use the same code. Hang on a minute ... it just printed fine, and that's after visiting the office today. About HP software - which I hate as you know ... the HP4600 office printer is from the same company, but is fine. It's just all-in-ones that give trouble, from any company Now: Where's the [I think] cool pictures you took today? BTW...we missed some more faxes on thursday because, surprise surprise, the printer had crashed about lunchtime. Forgot about those pictures. I tried getting them off at work, but using two different card readers, apparently when you insert a 4gig SD card in an non SDHC reader, windows completely freezes until you remove it. I'll email them to you. Quote: Originally Posted by blalor (original) Sooooo, who's familiar with the disassembly procedure for a 1st-gen MacBook? I spilled half of my morning coffee on it this morning. And that was a perfectly good cup of Sumatran. I've managed to pop off the ctrl key (and get it back on) and it looks like the key caps sit in sort of a sealed-ish cavity. That's good because it probably means the majority of the innards of my computer stayed clean, but bad because I think it means I won't be able to just pop the keyboard out and run it through the dishwasher... Not good. AFAIK it goes right through to the motherboard. That's one of the negatives with the macbook, they keyboard is not its own piece that keeps liquid off the board. Not that it all can't be cleaned. I probably have the manual somewhere if you need it (email me). http://www.jwardell.com/mini/

May 19th, 2008, 02:34 AM	#3292 (permalink)
GBMINI MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Gloucester, MA, USA Local Time: 06:34 AM Posts: 7,529 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by jwardell (original) Forgot about those pictures. I tried getting them off at work, but using two different card readers, apparently when you insert a 4gig SD card in an non SDHC reader, windows completely freezes until you remove it. I'll email them to you. At least you have a card reader slot; there isn't one in the Macbook Talking of which: Ian C. Gloucester, MA, USA (UK expat) driving GPMINI and Convertible GBMINI#6

May 19th, 2008, 10:31 AM	#3293 (permalink)
blalor Rabid Motorer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Nashua, NH Local Time: 06:34 AM Posts: 1,900 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by GBMINI (original) At least you have a card reader slot; there isn't one in the Macbook Talking of which: Vandal!

May 19th, 2008, 10:33 AM	#3294 (permalink)
blalor Rabid Motorer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Nashua, NH Local Time: 06:34 AM Posts: 1,900 Offline	Actually, I wish I had that option. I used Parallels on my MacBook at my last two jobs, but at this one, I can't bring non-company hardware within 100 feet of the place. I've thought about changing jobs just so I can use a Mac again. Windows just sucks your soul out. I kind of get even by running Linux in VMWare. I'm going to try stuffing OS X into a VM one of these days...

May 19th, 2008, 10:47 AM	#3295 (permalink)
blalor Rabid Motorer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Nashua, NH Local Time: 06:34 AM Posts: 1,900 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by jwardell (original) Not good. AFAIK it goes right through to the motherboard. That's one of the negatives with the macbook, they keyboard is not its own piece that keeps liquid off the board. Not that it all can't be cleaned. I probably have the manual somewhere if you need it (email me). Since everything's still working (and I'm still backing up with Time Machine) I think I'm ok. The coffee spilled on the right side of the keyboard, so I'm expecting the SuperDrive to be toast. It never really worked that well, anyway, however, so that's not a huge loss. And I have an external FireWire DVD burner. I really want a new iMac. I'm not sure this is enough motivation... Can anyone (Josh? Gavin?) suggest a good place to sell off my old PowerMac? It's a dual-G4 500MHz PM with 1.5GB of RAM and a fair bit of storage. Doesn't officially support Leopard, but I think it's feasible to install it on there. My MacBook transcodes video with VisualHub in a fraction of the time, but the PM is still a useable machine... If I could get a couple hundred bucks for it, I'd put that toward a 20" iMac.

May 19th, 2008, 05:57 PM	#3296 (permalink)
NoNo Pirates in my ear Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Monkeyhouse Local Time: 05:34 AM Posts: 6,529 Offline	Question for the shutterbugs: I'm looking to get a point-and-shoot. Needs to be small (it will mainly be used while on the bike), has to have some type of anti-shake and quick response time between pressing the shutter and the picture actually capturing. I know P&S's are slow, but if I spot something while on the bike, I don't have all day to wait for the camera to focus and capture the scene. And it has to be sub-$200, I'm not looking for anything great and it's going to get beat around. I looked at the Nikon L18 but doesn't seem to get great reviews, and right now the Fuji Finepix is looking pretty good. It also helps that it comes in blue (matches the bike ).

May 20th, 2008, 02:39 AM	#3297 (permalink)
jwardell MINI2 Master Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Newton, MA Local Time: 06:34 AM Posts: 5,422 Offline	Craigslist is usually your best bet for selling. I got $450 for my G4 867 so the mac mini only cost me another $200. Though I never did try to sell off the power tower pro in my basement. http://www.jwardell.com/mini/

May 20th, 2008, 01:29 PM	#3298 (permalink)
Theo Resident Panpsychist Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Denial, Egypt Local Time: 06:34 AM Posts: 2,345 Offline	Returning to the Mac Fold The school will be replacing the best PC notebook I have ever used (HP Compaq nc6320, 1.83 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo) with a Mac Book Pro in a couple of months. It will have 2 GB of memory and a 2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor. Thus, the school has taken a big leap forward by adopting bi-platform support! This means that I will need to run Parallels or VMware to be compatible with some specialized school applications that do not have a Mac version. Of course, I fully intend to transfer all my photography support (Lightroom, PSCS, etc.) to the Mac "side". Has anyone a preference for Parallels 3.0 vs. VMware Fusion? They seem so similar in features and my research hasn't yielded any reports of appreciable performance gains between the two. Are there compelling reasons for purchasing one over the other? Also, being an MS Flight Simulator junkie, I was wondering if anyone knows whether either virtual machine has proven to run FS without problems? I know both products have DirectX 8+ and OpenGL support, though I can't find a specific reference to FS operating properly. TIA, Theo "The nice thing about Alzheimer's is you get to hide your own Easter eggs." - John McCain

May 20th, 2008, 04:16 PM	#3299 (permalink)
blalor Rabid Motorer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Nashua, NH Local Time: 06:34 AM Posts: 1,900 Offline	Parallels was the first out the door with virtualization software for Intel Macs and I bought and used version 2.something until arriving at my Mac-deficient current employer. I would probably buy VMWare, at this point, because I've heard general grumbling about Parallels' lack of customer support. In general, I just get the feeling that VMWare has their act together and put a little more polish on their product. Can't speak to the MSFS compatibility, however.

May 21st, 2008, 12:57 AM	#3300 (permalink)
GBMINI MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Gloucester, MA, USA Local Time: 06:34 AM Posts: 7,529 Offline	On the other hand, I was very impressed by how easy it was to make Parallels work - successfully - but maybe VMware would be as good? Ian C. Gloucester, MA, USA (UK expat) driving GPMINI and Convertible GBMINI#6

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