mac4drew
Mar 28, 07:44 AM
Yes, use Ad-Aware (http://www.lavasoftusa.com) at the very least to clean out your system. Make sure to run an update before scanning, and to have Ad-aware run another scan at startup. Spybot will get rid of whatever, if anything, is left.
In the future, if your brother absolutely has to have Kazaa, Kazaa Lite Resurrection (I'm not linking to it, look for it on Google) is an adware-free and spyware-free "hacked" version and includes a few utilities that make Kazaa suck a lot less. But IMO there are enough alternatives to make Kazaa look like an obsolete dinosaur overrun by the likes of the RIAA and MPAA, something to avoid regardless of its ability to screw up your computer.
In the future, if your brother absolutely has to have Kazaa, Kazaa Lite Resurrection (I'm not linking to it, look for it on Google) is an adware-free and spyware-free "hacked" version and includes a few utilities that make Kazaa suck a lot less. But IMO there are enough alternatives to make Kazaa look like an obsolete dinosaur overrun by the likes of the RIAA and MPAA, something to avoid regardless of its ability to screw up your computer.
SilvorX
Sep 6, 01:11 AM
ppl who have more than 1000 posts (n dont post like 90 posts/day) should be concidered old school jk jk
anyone who signed up b4 jan '02 maybe so mac15 is old school :P
anyone who signed up b4 jan '02 maybe so mac15 is old school :P
beefstu01
Oct 26, 06:41 PM
Some more to add onto Catfish_Man's fact/guess stuff
FACT: Apple is giving away 10.2 to all k-12 teachers for free
GUESS: Though this all may be goodwill, I'm thinking that Apple is getting rid of stock for SOME reason. Maybe they're going to release some updated version of 10.2, so 10.2.2 or something like that should be in the works. Probably not another major OS upgrade, but I'm thinking something, oh say, driver wise.
GUESS: Apple will release a new version of wireles networking using the 802.11a standard.
GUESS: Apple's new computers will use USB2.0. They've always been the company to initiate change, I'm thinkin that they'll lead the revolution into 2.0. Probably another reason to release 10.2.2 -> have a release on the new systems that supports USB 2
GUESS: New version of firewire (the so called "giga-wire"). Supposedly from news sites such as Slashdot, Geek.com and The Reg, such a protocol was to be in the works from apple. Who knows, just a guess. Goes with the OS upgrade too though; newer hardware needs new support, and apple's going to build it into their operating system.
GUESS: Completely updated version of the Powerbook. I think apple *might* redesign the Powerbook to shove more hardware into it. Maybe we'll get the ever elusive "notebook superdrive."
Overall, I think there might be a complete revamp of the Apple line. Everything is starting to become a bit old in design, so they might redo everything, which would setup the next gen macs using the new IBM processor
FACT: Apple is giving away 10.2 to all k-12 teachers for free
GUESS: Though this all may be goodwill, I'm thinking that Apple is getting rid of stock for SOME reason. Maybe they're going to release some updated version of 10.2, so 10.2.2 or something like that should be in the works. Probably not another major OS upgrade, but I'm thinking something, oh say, driver wise.
GUESS: Apple will release a new version of wireles networking using the 802.11a standard.
GUESS: Apple's new computers will use USB2.0. They've always been the company to initiate change, I'm thinkin that they'll lead the revolution into 2.0. Probably another reason to release 10.2.2 -> have a release on the new systems that supports USB 2
GUESS: New version of firewire (the so called "giga-wire"). Supposedly from news sites such as Slashdot, Geek.com and The Reg, such a protocol was to be in the works from apple. Who knows, just a guess. Goes with the OS upgrade too though; newer hardware needs new support, and apple's going to build it into their operating system.
GUESS: Completely updated version of the Powerbook. I think apple *might* redesign the Powerbook to shove more hardware into it. Maybe we'll get the ever elusive "notebook superdrive."
Overall, I think there might be a complete revamp of the Apple line. Everything is starting to become a bit old in design, so they might redo everything, which would setup the next gen macs using the new IBM processor
mkrishnan
May 13, 01:26 PM
It is very close.
Probably strongly inspired, but not directly mechanically copied....
Much like, say, this:
http://omenamehu.org/omenafarmi/images/051207_creative_ipod_clone.jpg
Probably strongly inspired, but not directly mechanically copied....
Much like, say, this:
http://omenamehu.org/omenafarmi/images/051207_creative_ipod_clone.jpg
srobert
Apr 12, 09:04 AM
I really like the "B-Trigger" shortcuts and the ability to collapse the menu bar.
King Cobra
Sep 26, 06:43 PM
Great backup, sparkley.
Drugged, huh? What has everybody been saying about the blue pepsi? :D
Newbies + SPAM = Professor Drop Drawers! :eek:
Drugged, huh? What has everybody been saying about the blue pepsi? :D
Newbies + SPAM = Professor Drop Drawers! :eek:
MacCoaster
Oct 13, 09:00 PM
Originally posted by Nipsy
PCs maybe catching up on stability (I stop at Win2k Pro), but they are losing on Privacy, Fair Use, extensibility, programmability, style, ease of use. and productivity.
Well, wow. How uneducated you are.
You don't lose privacy, fair use, extensibility, programmability, style, ease of use, and productivity on PCs. I run Windows XP, Linux, FreeBSD, and Mac OS 7.6.1 on my Athlon 1400MHz. I don't lose those things you mention while using Linux or FreeBSD. Hell, I don't lose them even in Windows. I know what to avoid.
Extensibility. Let's see. Have you ever looked at the Microsoft.NET platform? It's an excellent platform for development. Microsoft.NET completely replaces their old ****ty Win32. In fact, Microsoft.NET isn't even tied to Win32. I run implementations of Microsoft.NET on Linux and FreeBSD. Microsoft.NET is the, if not one of the, most extensible application programming framework ever engineered. It takes the concept of SUN's Java and made it an unified framework for several specific languages of which are designed for specific types of programming, for example, C# should be used for general applications programming, VB.NET should be used for quick and simple solutions, JScript.NET for scripting, Eiffel.NET for mathematics, Delphi.NET for whatever Delphi was for. Best of all, you can even program dll's in separate languages and combine them in one powerful program. That's some serious leveraging you don't have in UNIX without making wrappers for each language. Microsoft has said bye bye to dll hell (Microsoft.NET actually adopts the UNIX versioning system. Before, it was conflicting versions of dll's that couldn't be installed at the same time. But now, you can have multiple dll's and no dll hell) Besides, I also run *n?x on my PC, that's extreme extensibility by using free OSes. I get benefits of UNIX on my PC as well.
Style. You're saying that PC users don't have style? Maybe their style is to buy affordable computers, run them fast, get **** done. Various people have different style flavors.
Ease of use. Windows XP is easy enough. Hell, command line UNIX is easy for me to use. Sure Mac OS X might be easier to use than Windows XP. But seriously, who cares. Windows has an established GUI that many people know how to use.
Productivity. Mac OS X is the worst OS for productivity at least for me. It's so frickin' slow drawing all the eye candy crap. At least in Windows XP you can turn them off. Ease of use does not necessarily equate to productivity. Ease of use *AND* GUI responsiveness sum to equate mostly what productivity. Windows XP has both. Mac OS X has only the ease of use while people need huge amounts of RAM on a lower end Mac to run it at least fast enough. Windows XP is usable on a Pentium II 233MHz with 128MB RAM just fine. Windows XP has less BSODs these days, but when they do occur, it's usually memory corruption. That's what you get for not using top notch RAM. I've had people who have gotten kernel panics as much as BSODs. Myself, I haven't gotten a single BSOD since my install of Windows XP except when I overclocked my CPU, but that's not XP's fault. XP even ran when Linux wouldn't boot with 1400MHz@1522MHz.
By the way, the PC is not Windows. Windows is an operating system. The PC is a collection of computer components independent from OSes. So don't dare to say PCs are catching up in stability--they're already friggin' stable.
I simply use what makes me productive. The only reason I'm a Mac guy is because I'm a PC, Sun, IBM (POWER4), etc. guy who likes to have and play with them all. In fact, my first computer was IIsi--they kicked ass back then. They still kick ass today IMHO so I still have old Macs around to tinker around to have fun.
PCs maybe catching up on stability (I stop at Win2k Pro), but they are losing on Privacy, Fair Use, extensibility, programmability, style, ease of use. and productivity.
Well, wow. How uneducated you are.
You don't lose privacy, fair use, extensibility, programmability, style, ease of use, and productivity on PCs. I run Windows XP, Linux, FreeBSD, and Mac OS 7.6.1 on my Athlon 1400MHz. I don't lose those things you mention while using Linux or FreeBSD. Hell, I don't lose them even in Windows. I know what to avoid.
Extensibility. Let's see. Have you ever looked at the Microsoft.NET platform? It's an excellent platform for development. Microsoft.NET completely replaces their old ****ty Win32. In fact, Microsoft.NET isn't even tied to Win32. I run implementations of Microsoft.NET on Linux and FreeBSD. Microsoft.NET is the, if not one of the, most extensible application programming framework ever engineered. It takes the concept of SUN's Java and made it an unified framework for several specific languages of which are designed for specific types of programming, for example, C# should be used for general applications programming, VB.NET should be used for quick and simple solutions, JScript.NET for scripting, Eiffel.NET for mathematics, Delphi.NET for whatever Delphi was for. Best of all, you can even program dll's in separate languages and combine them in one powerful program. That's some serious leveraging you don't have in UNIX without making wrappers for each language. Microsoft has said bye bye to dll hell (Microsoft.NET actually adopts the UNIX versioning system. Before, it was conflicting versions of dll's that couldn't be installed at the same time. But now, you can have multiple dll's and no dll hell) Besides, I also run *n?x on my PC, that's extreme extensibility by using free OSes. I get benefits of UNIX on my PC as well.
Style. You're saying that PC users don't have style? Maybe their style is to buy affordable computers, run them fast, get **** done. Various people have different style flavors.
Ease of use. Windows XP is easy enough. Hell, command line UNIX is easy for me to use. Sure Mac OS X might be easier to use than Windows XP. But seriously, who cares. Windows has an established GUI that many people know how to use.
Productivity. Mac OS X is the worst OS for productivity at least for me. It's so frickin' slow drawing all the eye candy crap. At least in Windows XP you can turn them off. Ease of use does not necessarily equate to productivity. Ease of use *AND* GUI responsiveness sum to equate mostly what productivity. Windows XP has both. Mac OS X has only the ease of use while people need huge amounts of RAM on a lower end Mac to run it at least fast enough. Windows XP is usable on a Pentium II 233MHz with 128MB RAM just fine. Windows XP has less BSODs these days, but when they do occur, it's usually memory corruption. That's what you get for not using top notch RAM. I've had people who have gotten kernel panics as much as BSODs. Myself, I haven't gotten a single BSOD since my install of Windows XP except when I overclocked my CPU, but that's not XP's fault. XP even ran when Linux wouldn't boot with 1400MHz@1522MHz.
By the way, the PC is not Windows. Windows is an operating system. The PC is a collection of computer components independent from OSes. So don't dare to say PCs are catching up in stability--they're already friggin' stable.
I simply use what makes me productive. The only reason I'm a Mac guy is because I'm a PC, Sun, IBM (POWER4), etc. guy who likes to have and play with them all. In fact, my first computer was IIsi--they kicked ass back then. They still kick ass today IMHO so I still have old Macs around to tinker around to have fun.
acidrock
Jun 25, 12:30 PM
where did you decide to go? Did you get any scholarships?
RMD68
Mar 21, 08:51 AM
I know this is technically a mac software question. However, since the programs are one dimensional by being only for the PSP I figured I'd put it here. Simply, which is better to purchase iPSP or PSPWare.
Chuckles
Mar 29, 11:16 PM
Ubuntu is the way to go! It's Debian based, which means GREAT apt-get support. If you don't know what apt-get is, it's basically a fast, stable, easy way to install packages. It even downloads it for you. From my experience, it's fairly light-weight as well. http://www.ubuntu.com/
DON'T get an ATI card. It doesn't work well with Linux.
DON'T get an ATI card. It doesn't work well with Linux.
carnacious
Sep 13, 03:12 AM
This is what I found on the trading sites:
Philips to use Apple's Jaguar operating system in home entertainment devices
10/09/2002 20:10:32
PARIS (AFX) - Apple Computer Inc chief executive Steve Jobs said the company has agreed a deal with Royal Philips Electronics NV under which Philips can use Apple's software in its next generation of home entertainment systems.
Jobs said the system will allow users access to technology not available to users of Microsoft's Windows system.
"Apple and Philips believe that consumers want their electronic goods to be connected across their homes," said Gerard Kleisterlee, Philips chairman, in a video link to a convention of Apple users in Paris.
No financial details were disclosed.
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Philips to use Apple's Jaguar operating system in home entertainment devices
10/09/2002 20:10:32
PARIS (AFX) - Apple Computer Inc chief executive Steve Jobs said the company has agreed a deal with Royal Philips Electronics NV under which Philips can use Apple's software in its next generation of home entertainment systems.
Jobs said the system will allow users access to technology not available to users of Microsoft's Windows system.
"Apple and Philips believe that consumers want their electronic goods to be connected across their homes," said Gerard Kleisterlee, Philips chairman, in a video link to a convention of Apple users in Paris.
No financial details were disclosed.
joepunk
May 16, 02:08 PM
Thanks for the photos and the in-depth investigation telling us that these are not one of a kind.
wiseguy27
Apr 11, 10:10 AM
HAHA! ur on windows
Don't tell me that was the reason they showed that web page to me. :eek: :D
I alternate between Windows XP and Mac OS X - Windows XP is for official work, Mac OS X is for personal use (ok, occasionally Windows also gets used for web surfing and posting to MR ;) ).
If you notice well, I have the Noia eXtreme theme for Mozilla Firefox that makes most of it look like the Aqua interface (with the flowing progress bar, neat buttons and all). :) I use a similar theme for Mozilla Thunderbird too.
Don't tell me that was the reason they showed that web page to me. :eek: :D
I alternate between Windows XP and Mac OS X - Windows XP is for official work, Mac OS X is for personal use (ok, occasionally Windows also gets used for web surfing and posting to MR ;) ).
If you notice well, I have the Noia eXtreme theme for Mozilla Firefox that makes most of it look like the Aqua interface (with the flowing progress bar, neat buttons and all). :) I use a similar theme for Mozilla Thunderbird too.
Macs R Us
Sep 15, 07:23 PM
Hello All,
I got thinking after seeing the iMac G5 and how it was made that there is a good chance that they could make a PDA/Tablet, with OS X, with ease. I have a good feelinh Apple will make such a divice within a year or so. The Apple Newtons on eBay sell for Over $75-200, so Apple making a PDA type divice would be great, there was news that Apple had a newer pattent for a PDA Divice. We can all hope for a Newton again:)...
Thanks All,
Mark Jozaitis
I got thinking after seeing the iMac G5 and how it was made that there is a good chance that they could make a PDA/Tablet, with OS X, with ease. I have a good feelinh Apple will make such a divice within a year or so. The Apple Newtons on eBay sell for Over $75-200, so Apple making a PDA type divice would be great, there was news that Apple had a newer pattent for a PDA Divice. We can all hope for a Newton again:)...
Thanks All,
Mark Jozaitis
4JNA
Jun 23, 02:22 PM
Does anyone know if it produces a sizable change in your electricity bill if you fold?
depends on how many computers you have folding :rolleyes:
g4 folding 24/7 is about the same as a 150 watt light bulb on 24/7. on the plus side, leaving them on all the time means that you don't have to push the power button as much...:p
depends on how many computers you have folding :rolleyes:
g4 folding 24/7 is about the same as a 150 watt light bulb on 24/7. on the plus side, leaving them on all the time means that you don't have to push the power button as much...:p
PlaceofDis
Mar 31, 10:18 PM
Huh? It goes to the same place, regardless of whether you include the www or not.
first link wasnt working for me, timed out multiple times, oh well
first link wasnt working for me, timed out multiple times, oh well
ddrueckhammer
Mar 17, 10:40 AM
IGN is very biased, its just another port with gimmicky motion add-ons. Plus its EA, which should tell you enough already.
Ed
Really? I find IGN very balanced compared to say Gamespot who way under rates everything that comes to the Wii. IGN also gives good explanations as to why they rate things the way they do.
Zelda TP 8.9, OoT VC 8.9, SMW VC 8.5, AlttP VC 8.5, SMB VC 8.3 WTF? These classics shouldn't score any lower than they originally did considering they are exactly the same games. He did way over rate Wario Ware though. It is not a 9.1 game no matter what he says.
IGN has only given a few Wii games decent scores so I don't see how they are biased but whatever...I don't really rely on critics to form an opinion on a game but it is helpful to figure out which ones to rent first.
In any case, have you played it? How do you know its gimicky? I don't really care that its a ports since like many, I never played the original anyway. And the fact that its EA gives me hope as it could be a really decent game like Madden '07 or SSX Blur. The only gimicky tacked on EA game I have played so far is NFS Carbon.
Ed
Really? I find IGN very balanced compared to say Gamespot who way under rates everything that comes to the Wii. IGN also gives good explanations as to why they rate things the way they do.
Zelda TP 8.9, OoT VC 8.9, SMW VC 8.5, AlttP VC 8.5, SMB VC 8.3 WTF? These classics shouldn't score any lower than they originally did considering they are exactly the same games. He did way over rate Wario Ware though. It is not a 9.1 game no matter what he says.
IGN has only given a few Wii games decent scores so I don't see how they are biased but whatever...I don't really rely on critics to form an opinion on a game but it is helpful to figure out which ones to rent first.
In any case, have you played it? How do you know its gimicky? I don't really care that its a ports since like many, I never played the original anyway. And the fact that its EA gives me hope as it could be a really decent game like Madden '07 or SSX Blur. The only gimicky tacked on EA game I have played so far is NFS Carbon.
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Sep 25, 12:36 PM
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Mac_Freak
Jun 26, 07:39 AM
Digg is offline now, they are updating their servers. I like the intro music too. :D
vniow
Nov 4, 06:53 PM
How can we forget the Miss Macrumors series?
bobbyjjones
Jun 27, 08:05 PM
does anyone know the name of the song or have a download to the mp3??? you would be my hero if you did...
edit: i hope i put this in the correct forum. if not, can a mod please move it. thanks.
edit: i hope i put this in the correct forum. if not, can a mod please move it. thanks.
e�Studios
Mar 20, 03:36 PM
Man you like to smear it in don't you:)
Bless
I *only* have 9 PS3 & 9 Wii games now :p MRU is the one you should be concerned with *points*
Ed
Bless
I *only* have 9 PS3 & 9 Wii games now :p MRU is the one you should be concerned with *points*
Ed
srobert
Jan 28, 10:37 AM
Agreed. Most TV's - and I dare say even HDTV's aren't designed for tasks like web browsing. I can't read small text off my tv screen with my pb hooked up, can you?
Hob
Before I sold it, I had an extra G4 tower hooked to my TV. I created a different login called "TV". I maxed the OS font size (16 pt), enlarged the icons, removed un-necessary stuff from the dock and enlarged the default type size in my browser. I also adjusted the display calibration so it looked nicer on the TV (A MUST DO!). Change the color Display Profile to NTSC (PAL if you live in europe). It wasn't perfect but it was definitly better than the default configuration. YOu might also want to adjust options for each game on your TV account to use the lowest screen resolution configuration available so it's easy to read the menus and displayed type.
Hob
Before I sold it, I had an extra G4 tower hooked to my TV. I created a different login called "TV". I maxed the OS font size (16 pt), enlarged the icons, removed un-necessary stuff from the dock and enlarged the default type size in my browser. I also adjusted the display calibration so it looked nicer on the TV (A MUST DO!). Change the color Display Profile to NTSC (PAL if you live in europe). It wasn't perfect but it was definitly better than the default configuration. YOu might also want to adjust options for each game on your TV account to use the lowest screen resolution configuration available so it's easy to read the menus and displayed type.
peterjhill
Sep 8, 06:51 PM
I would love to see the Rendezvous iTunes update. At work, we have about 2000 users at any one time on the wireless network, all in the same subnet. It would be cool to see all those music libraries being shared.
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