Mac Users Of Mtc (apple: Go Ahead, Take A Bite!)

[boomouse]

^^^ i'm looking for one for my den, actually. let me know, boom, thanks!

 

I would suggest a Mac mini--the new one. Use it with a Logitech Wireless keyboard and mouse (cheaper at only P1,600) and if you have a plasma or LCD screen in your den, that definitely has a DVI port so you can use that as your display. Great for watching video you downloaded especially if you use the Mac Mini as your main itunes multimedia server. By the way, it has WIFI so it very flexible.

[chowpope]

mac user here...yehey...never looked back.

[serpentor_ph]

@Boom - Bossing kailan ang labas ng bagong OS for iphone ? Any ideas ?

[boomouse]

@Boom - Bossing kailan ang labas ng bagong OS for iphone ? Any ideas ?

 

When they unveiled iPhone 3.0, Apple mentioned a June 2009 release date. Finally, meron na MMS and cut and paste support.

[jayar]

Hello!

 

Does anybody know where i can get keys for my ibook g4 keypad?

 

natanggal kasi siya, and when I inspected it, nasira na yung hinges sa key buttons itself.

 

thanks.

[boomouse]

Hello!

 

Does anybody know where i can get keys for my ibook g4 keypad?

 

natanggal kasi siya, and when I inspected it, nasira na yung hinges sa key buttons itself.

 

thanks.

 

Call an Apple repair center and find out if they have junkers of the same model you have and see if you can buy the keyboard off those.

[jayar]

Call an Apple repair center and find out if they have junkers of the same model you have and see if you can buy the keyboard off those.

 

Thanks!

[djrs]

sino meron iblacklist na working?

[serpentor_ph]

@boom - bossing what so special about the two usb ports on the left side of mac books ? any ideas ?

Edited April 20, 2009 by serpentor_ph

[artvader]

Hmmm... the placement?

[serpentor_ph]

Hmmm... the placement?

 

there are some musical devices and softwares the recommends not to use the two left usb ports of mac book pro and the usb port that is nearest to the screen on mac books. problem here is that new macbook pro only has two usb ports and placed on the left side. hope that maestro boom mouse has a technical explanation why is this happening and is there a way to use the new mac book pro on these devices.

[boomouse]

there are some musical devices and softwares the recommends not to use the two left usb ports of mac book pro and the usb port that is nearest to the screen on mac books. problem here is that new macbook pro only has two usb ports and placed on the left side. hope that maestro boom mouse has a technical explanation why is this happening and is there a way to use the new mac book pro on these devices.

 

Theoretically, there should be no difference in performance and characteristics between the USB ports on the left and right side of the Macbook pro.

 

However, having said that, let me say that I kinow what you mean. On my old non-unibody MBP 15, I experienced flaky performance from some devices connnected to the left port such as generic USB hard drives, and generic web cams. My theory is that it has more to do with the power requirements of the device. The MBP somehow refuses to work with a device that might tax its power supply if you use the left USB port.

 

On my new unibody MBP 17 I have not experienced any problems. Neither on my first and second gen Macbooks Air, any of several Mac Minis, or unibody Macbooks. I use external DVD, Blue Ray, Drobo drives and several have 2 GB Western Digitial notebook drives thethered to them with no problems.

 

The only thing I would caution you against is the use of those USB powered cooling pads sold by places like CDR King. Those things can k*ll your battery if you leave it connected with the laptop in sleep with the power suply disconnected because it will continue to drain you battery beyond the allowed limit. I learned this as an expensive P8k lesson for a new batt in my MBP 15. If you want to use a colling pad, connect it to a separately powered USB hub.

[serpentor_ph]

Theoretically, there should be no difference in performance and characteristics between the USB ports on the left and right side of the Macbook pro.

 

However, having said that, let me say that I kinow what you mean. On my old non-unibody MBP 15, I experienced flaky performance from some devices connnected to the left port such as generic USB hard drives, and generic web cams. My theory is that it has more to do with the power requirements of the device. The MBP somehow refuses to work with a device that might tax its power supply if you use the left USB port.

 

On my new unibody MBP 17 I have not experienced any problems. Neither on my first and second gen Macbooks Air, any of several Mac Minis, or unibody Macbooks. I use external DVD, Blue Ray, Drobo drives and several have 2 GB Western Digitial notebook drives thethered to them with no problems.

 

The only thing I would caution you against is the use of those USB powered cooling pads sold by places like CDR King. Those things can k*ll your battery if you leave it connected with the laptop in sleep with the power suply disconnected because it will continue to drain you battery beyond the allowed limit. I learned this as an expensive P8k lesson for a new batt in my MBP 15. If you want to use a colling pad, connect it to a separately powered USB hub.

 

Thanks boom ! :thumbsupsmiley: since i cant sleep because of this issue, i asked mr. google :

 

"If you own a Macbook or Macbook Pro (and Torq, obviously), I'm sure you're well aware of the problem when you plug the Connectiv into one of the USB ports (typically the left USB port on Macbooks), you get dropouts when you touch the trackpad or keyboard. This happens in both Torq and Serato. Supposedly becuase the trackpad and USB port share the same power source and also the trackpad goes to "sleep" after a certain amount of time (~15 seconds) of no activity, then when you touch the trackpad it causes a power spike and hence the dropout. This has been a known problem for a while now and Apple has yet to address the issue."

 

According to the people monitoring this case this issue has been solved by update 10.5.2. I traced the contents of the update 10.5.2 and i cant seem to find any fix for the USB port thinggy listed. Can you confirm this ? If not, its ok. :goatee:

Edited April 23, 2009 by serpentor_ph

[boomouse]

Thanks boom ! :thumbsupsmiley: since i cant sleep because of this issue, i asked mr. google :

 

According to the people monitoring this case this issue has been solved by update 10.5.2. I traced the contents of the update 10.5.2 and i cant seem to find any fix for the USB port thinggy listed. Can you confirm this ? If not, its ok. :goatee:

 

I can only confirm that I have not had this problem recently. I'm on 10.5.6 and although I remember problems with the left side USB, now that I think about it, yes it seems to have gone away. But this is just me talking and I just move to my desktop machine when the laptop hiccups.

 

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At various times, mention of a "hackintosh" has been made in the thread. I recall @djrs and myself mentioning dabbling in trying to get OSX to work in a made-for-windows machine at various times. My experience has ranged from wildly successful (meaning: OSX boots but essential services are none existent) to fairly successful (meaning: mostly everything works but the user experience is still not there).

 

Wired.com recently ran a feature on the experience of two journalists on a MSI Wind hackintosh unarguably, one of the most OSX-compatible laptops (and probably the cheapest at P18,500 in Manila).

 

Six Months With a Hackintosh Netbook: It Ain’t Pretty

By Brian X. Chen, April 27, 2009

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/04/six...it-aint-pretty/

 

 

Is hacking a netbook to run Mac OS X really worth the trouble? Two tech journalists today expressed grief with their Hackbooks, so I felt like chiming in with my thoughts about my somewhat controversial MSI Wind Hackintosh. In short, my Hackintosh and I have been pals for six months, but it’s been a pretty bumpy ride.

 

When I first bought my Wind in October, I was thrilled after successfully hacking it to run Mac OS X Leopard. I loved the netbook so much, in fact, that I almost stopped using my first-generation MacBook Pro altogether. To express my delight, I even made a custom wallpaper for my netbook featuring my favorite childhood ice cream flavor (Superman). The Wind was a great companion device: I use an iMac in the office, so when I got home the dumbed-down, lightweight netbook was great for web surfing, chatting and general unwinding.

 

But over time the problems started surfacing. Like Wired.com’s Charlie Sorrel, I grew to despise the Wind’s dinky trackpad: Whoever designed it had in mind an infant’s hands; navigating grew so tiresome that I started carrying around an external mouse to make it tolerable.

 

Second, the software issues. Seeing as this netbook was hacked to run OS X, of course it didn’t work perfectly. I accepted that, and with some tweaks I got most software utilities working properly. But while I was traveling in Europe, my netbook’s Wi-Fi suddenly stopped working. The Airport utility simply wouldn’t light up, and I discovered a few fixes that worked temporarily, only for the connection to fail again. As you can imagine, a netbook without the net in a foreign country was a huge drag — a piece of useless plastic added to my luggage. I ended up barely using my netbook during my trip, and I instead heavily relied on my problem-free iPhone.

 

When I returned home, I completely reinstalled OS X, and Wi-Fi worked once again. And then the hardware issues kicked in. Minor ones, actually: Screws at the bottom of the clamshell kept falling out, even after I screwed them in as tightly as possible. I inspected the case more closely and realized it no longer clamps all the way shut, which is why the screws aren’t staying in. This issue was probably a result of cheap plastic or shoddy clamshell design. Unfortunately this created another annoying problem: The battery kept popping out of the case ever so slightly — just enough to shut off the computer whenever I nudged the netbook. I eventually resolved the problem with some double-sided tape, but I wasn’t happy about it.

 

Given all these issues, I became pretty jaded about my netbook — hence my lack of mentioning it here at Wired.com in recent months. I ended up selling my MacBook Pro and buying the latest unibody model refurbished, and now I rarely use my netbook. So unfortunately, I have to agree with Dave “MacSparky” Sparks and The Unofficial Apple Weblog’s Steven Sande, who both grew frustrated with their Dell Mini 9 Hackintoshes. It’s a fun hacking project, but it’s like the fixed-gear bicycle you built but left sitting in the garage, because over time you realized it was too impractical.

Edited April 28, 2009 by boomouse

[chancepassenger30]

Globe is now offering a DUO service wherein you are assigned a virtual landline. So basically you get a landline through your cellphone. My question is, has anyone tried using this service to fax through MAC OSX? Is it possible to send faxes though our cellphone's bluetooth?