arudius
May 4, 01:12 PM
I've a Mac Pro 1.1 and have been running games under Windows 7 for a couple years now (previously XP) just fine. However, my x1900xt - which has somehow managed NOT to fail like everybody else's, is really starting to show it's age.
In lieu of Skyrim being released in this upcoming November, I've been considering saving up and buying a second rig entirely devoted to PC gaming. Now, however, with the 5770 available for the Mac Pro, I'm wondering if it's worth simply going with that and saving myself a lot of money?
Have any of you had a similar dilemma, and if so what would you recommend?
I intend to run games at my monitor's native resolution of 1900x1080.
In lieu of Skyrim being released in this upcoming November, I've been considering saving up and buying a second rig entirely devoted to PC gaming. Now, however, with the 5770 available for the Mac Pro, I'm wondering if it's worth simply going with that and saving myself a lot of money?
Have any of you had a similar dilemma, and if so what would you recommend?
I intend to run games at my monitor's native resolution of 1900x1080.
flosseR
Apr 24, 04:46 AM
ok i stand corrected. According to the tinternet you should be able to shoot it in manual but none of the TTL or iTTL functions will be available so you have to set everything yourself.
On a side note, I just tried this with a 580 EX 2 from a friend on my D7000 and it fired once, then several times not at all and then all of a sudden again for several shots before giving up again.
so your milage may vary with this approach. what DOES work is the wireless triggers which is nice but also there just manual and then only if you have another flash firing.
On a side note, I just tried this with a 580 EX 2 from a friend on my D7000 and it fired once, then several times not at all and then all of a sudden again for several shots before giving up again.
so your milage may vary with this approach. what DOES work is the wireless triggers which is nice but also there just manual and then only if you have another flash firing.
Ca$hflow
Apr 17, 07:00 AM
If you know anyone with an external superdrive then you can use it. I know that the external super drives that were released with the macbook air works with the mini too.
balamw
Apr 6, 07:19 AM
any ideas? i done a search on the forum but did not see anything on this topic.
Once booted open System Preferences -> Startup Disk ->Select your Mac OS X partition.
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Once booted open System Preferences -> Startup Disk ->Select your Mac OS X partition.
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iBookG4user
Apr 25, 06:27 PM
It sounds like it might even be the DC-in board. If you're handy, you could even replace it yourself, depending on your model of MacBook it's around $30 here (http://www.ifixit.com/MacBook-Parts/MacBook-MagSafe-DC-In-Board/IF186-019).
Jesus
Dec 27, 12:04 PM
My TiBook's trackpad does this every now and again, so you are not the only person out there with this issue.
John.B
Feb 24, 05:33 PM
Anyone else psyched about the Thunderbolt port (http://www.apple.com/thunderbolt/) in the new MBPs for their Aperture/Lightroom library external drives?
All this time I've pined for the mythical xMac so I could have access to an eSATA port without shelling out for a Mac Pro. I've even considered getting the big-arsed 17" MBP with the Express/34 slot and a matching eSATA card. Last month I almost ordered a 27" iMac just so I could send it off to OWC to have them do their eSATA port surgery (http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/turnkey/iMac_2010_27). :eek:
With the new Thunderbolt port, I can now keep the portability of a smaller MBP but still get much-faster-than-FireWire-800 drives to host my Aperture and Lightroom libraries. (I'll still need FireWire for my recording audio interfaces, at least until Apogee or MOTU make Thunderbolt-compatible audio interfaces.)
Now, if LaCie (http://www.lacie.com/us/technologies/technology.htm?id=10039) or Promise (http://www.promise.com/storage/raid_series.aspx?from=search®ion=en-US&m=151&rsn1=40&rsn3=47) or whoever would just get around to shipping an actual Thunderbolt drive array... :cool:
All this time I've pined for the mythical xMac so I could have access to an eSATA port without shelling out for a Mac Pro. I've even considered getting the big-arsed 17" MBP with the Express/34 slot and a matching eSATA card. Last month I almost ordered a 27" iMac just so I could send it off to OWC to have them do their eSATA port surgery (http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/turnkey/iMac_2010_27). :eek:
With the new Thunderbolt port, I can now keep the portability of a smaller MBP but still get much-faster-than-FireWire-800 drives to host my Aperture and Lightroom libraries. (I'll still need FireWire for my recording audio interfaces, at least until Apogee or MOTU make Thunderbolt-compatible audio interfaces.)
Now, if LaCie (http://www.lacie.com/us/technologies/technology.htm?id=10039) or Promise (http://www.promise.com/storage/raid_series.aspx?from=search®ion=en-US&m=151&rsn1=40&rsn3=47) or whoever would just get around to shipping an actual Thunderbolt drive array... :cool:
dolphin842
Mar 30, 03:21 PM
An alternate method would be CCC'ing to your backup drive, then hooking the drive up to the new Mac and using Migration Assistant (either on first boot or afterwards). Hooking up the drive or the old Mac should yield identical results. Just make sure that the new Mini doesn't have an account with the same username you're trying to transfer... Migration Assistant will protest.
You're correct in that the current Minis will not run 10.5.
You're correct in that the current Minis will not run 10.5.
itickings
Mar 13, 05:44 PM
Yeah, the convenient options are basically what bizzle wrote. Of the two a 2.5" to 3.5" IDE adapter is by far the cheapest.
On the other hand, if you find a reasonable cheap enclosure for 2.5" IDE you can get one of those and continue to use the disk as an external drive.
On the other hand, if you find a reasonable cheap enclosure for 2.5" IDE you can get one of those and continue to use the disk as an external drive.
dollystereo
Dec 6, 07:42 PM
I was working the other day and my G5 turns off from nothing, no andvice, like when you unplug it.
I have a UPS, so thats not the problem, I thought it was an isolated issue, but today it happen again!!!
My Machine is a DP 2.3 bought in Agoust.
What can I do, I have a lot of work, I cant stand a day with out it, so take it to apples is not an option.
Thanks!
I have a UPS, so thats not the problem, I thought it was an isolated issue, but today it happen again!!!
My Machine is a DP 2.3 bought in Agoust.
What can I do, I have a lot of work, I cant stand a day with out it, so take it to apples is not an option.
Thanks!
chosenkill6
May 3, 07:00 PM
You could try restoring network settings
boohoowoofoo
Mar 2, 10:04 AM
Hey guys!
Anyone know if it is possible to make use of rollover images while using Lightbox2?
The problem is I am unable to mix in the CSS code for an image while fitting in the Lightbox2 code in the same image. here is what My lightbox2 code is:
<a href="images/Minah_sBusinesscard.pdf-1.jpg" rel="lightbox" title="Minah's Sweets Business Card"><img src="images/minahbw.png"></a>
The HTML code I need to put a roll over image is:
<a href="#" class="rollover" title="Webvamp"><span class="displace">Webvamp</span></a>
CSS style sheet I am using *found online* is:
a.rollover {
display: block;
width: 800px;
height: 100px;
text-decoration: none;
background: url("webvamp.jpg");
}
a.rollover:hover {
background-position: -150px 0;
}
.displace {
position: absolute;
left: -5000px;
}
Anyone know how I can make this work?
If not is there a better solution to get the lightbox effect but still get roll over images? I wanted to be able to have an icon, show a preview when you bring your mouse over, and then have it open up to the lightbox view.
Thank you guys for any help you can provide!
Anyone know if it is possible to make use of rollover images while using Lightbox2?
The problem is I am unable to mix in the CSS code for an image while fitting in the Lightbox2 code in the same image. here is what My lightbox2 code is:
<a href="images/Minah_sBusinesscard.pdf-1.jpg" rel="lightbox" title="Minah's Sweets Business Card"><img src="images/minahbw.png"></a>
The HTML code I need to put a roll over image is:
<a href="#" class="rollover" title="Webvamp"><span class="displace">Webvamp</span></a>
CSS style sheet I am using *found online* is:
a.rollover {
display: block;
width: 800px;
height: 100px;
text-decoration: none;
background: url("webvamp.jpg");
}
a.rollover:hover {
background-position: -150px 0;
}
.displace {
position: absolute;
left: -5000px;
}
Anyone know how I can make this work?
If not is there a better solution to get the lightbox effect but still get roll over images? I wanted to be able to have an icon, show a preview when you bring your mouse over, and then have it open up to the lightbox view.
Thank you guys for any help you can provide!
Anonymous Freak
Jan 31, 07:01 PM
You should try over at the 68k MLA (http://http://68kmla.org/forums), there are a few Brits in there, often mentioning sales that are going on.
mrgraff
May 6, 05:15 PM
Same way for both. Play or drag the playhead to where you want it for each end of the clip, and create splits at each point. Then remove the sub-clip that you have now created, and drop in something else.
Hustle
Jun 27, 02:46 PM
I think it will start the year from the date that you enter the code, as trials get 100MB and don't have full access to Dot Macs features.
Relentlos
Apr 28, 09:03 PM
geektool should be able to do it. You'd need a big enough picture to span the desktop though. Geektool can overlay it, have it 'always on top', and make it whatever transparency you want.
I'm not sure why you would want it always on top. That would put it over application windows and everything.
If you wanted just transparent boarders overlayed, geektool can do that. Just make windows on the desktop with it, but don't put any code in them. They'd just be blank boxes which are whatever size, color, and transparency you want. That's what I did to put other things around my desktop:
http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad173/Relentlos/2011Desktop.png
I'm not sure why you would want it always on top. That would put it over application windows and everything.
If you wanted just transparent boarders overlayed, geektool can do that. Just make windows on the desktop with it, but don't put any code in them. They'd just be blank boxes which are whatever size, color, and transparency you want. That's what I did to put other things around my desktop:
http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad173/Relentlos/2011Desktop.png
robbieduncan
Apr 10, 09:00 AM
A simpler solution would be to move the folder somewhere (or even hide it) and make an alias to the file that starts the app.
applemacdude
Apr 26, 04:25 PM
they still make oregon trail u know...although it sucks...but can always kill the animals:p
ifreeman
Apr 27, 04:41 AM
A. No
B. Not really. Your app could register a custom URL handler that would allow it to be launched from a web page with parameters being passed but that would require the page to be changed to do that. So it's not possible in general, generic terms.
Thank you Robbie!
for my second question, my requirement goes something like this ::
Say a person opens apple site in his mobile safari - www.apple.com
Now he clicks Ipad link - the URL in address bar changes to www.apple.com/ipad
B. Not really. Your app could register a custom URL handler that would allow it to be launched from a web page with parameters being passed but that would require the page to be changed to do that. So it's not possible in general, generic terms.
Thank you Robbie!
for my second question, my requirement goes something like this ::
Say a person opens apple site in his mobile safari - www.apple.com
Now he clicks Ipad link - the URL in address bar changes to www.apple.com/ipad
dukebound85
Jan 14, 03:16 PM
So waloshin creates a thread with a digg post that is actually his blog about the price of games aka attempting to drive traffic to his blog....
Got it
I too do not think it will change from what the prices have typically been at.
Got it
I too do not think it will change from what the prices have typically been at.
princealfie
Jun 11, 11:50 AM
Why use vintage Mac computers? What are some of the appeal for choosing an older computer rather than the latest incarnation?
Tharian
Apr 14, 02:07 PM
It does sound like a great experience from what I've heard. I understand that it's a fairly new scheme.
I've actually applied already :D
Best of luck then!
-d
I've actually applied already :D
Best of luck then!
-d
bildio
Apr 22, 09:29 AM
I recently installed Windows 7 with Bootcamp & Parallels too.
One of my Windows applications wants to be installed using the Administrator account.
I assume that when I boot with Bootcamp that I'm in my "user" account.
How do I get to the Admistrator account, & what about a password. Regarding password, I read via a Google search that a blank password will not work.
One of my Windows applications wants to be installed using the Administrator account.
I assume that when I boot with Bootcamp that I'm in my "user" account.
How do I get to the Admistrator account, & what about a password. Regarding password, I read via a Google search that a blank password will not work.
CanadaRAM
Apr 8, 10:07 AM
A "single, two-way surround speaker"?
Single speaker and "surround sound" are mutually exclusive terms.
"Audio lens technology" apparantly means that the "woofer" fires at the floor, the tweeter fires upward and the sound is directed 360 degrees by a curved reflector.
That means there will be absolutely no stereo imaging - the thing is designed to scatter the sound around indiscriminantly - hence "surround" in marketing-speak I guess.
"no AC cord" - no, instead it has an audio cord and a USB cord for power. 2 cords = 2 cords...
The woofer must be all of 2 inches in diameter. Bass response in any speaker depends on the size of the driver (the speaker) x the effective size of the enclosure x the power delivered to the driver x the efficiency of the driver.
What will it sound like? Well, it will be weak, because it can draw a maximum of 500 mA current from the USB, it will mono with no stereo image at all, it will have little or no bass compared with a subwoofer (small driver, low power, tiny cabinet size), but it will have a clever orange power light.
Single speaker and "surround sound" are mutually exclusive terms.
"Audio lens technology" apparantly means that the "woofer" fires at the floor, the tweeter fires upward and the sound is directed 360 degrees by a curved reflector.
That means there will be absolutely no stereo imaging - the thing is designed to scatter the sound around indiscriminantly - hence "surround" in marketing-speak I guess.
"no AC cord" - no, instead it has an audio cord and a USB cord for power. 2 cords = 2 cords...
The woofer must be all of 2 inches in diameter. Bass response in any speaker depends on the size of the driver (the speaker) x the effective size of the enclosure x the power delivered to the driver x the efficiency of the driver.
What will it sound like? Well, it will be weak, because it can draw a maximum of 500 mA current from the USB, it will mono with no stereo image at all, it will have little or no bass compared with a subwoofer (small driver, low power, tiny cabinet size), but it will have a clever orange power light.