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

[boomouse]

Edited June 25, 2008 by boomouse

[boomouse]

Edited June 25, 2008 by boomouse

[dickee]

hello guys,

 

 

i have some trouble with my old imac (g4 17-inch flat panel/lcd):

 

• PPC 800mhz

• OS X 10.4.11

• 512mb memory

• NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 32 MB

 

the problem just surfaced today when i accidentally clicked on something and all of sudden my desktop expanded making everything (icons) out of the monitor/screen--and i have to navigate awkwardly given the big threshold.

 

now, i can't get my imac's widescreen tft panel to work with its native resolution of 1440x900... although it says in the system preferences (display control panel) that it is on 1440x900. even when i run systems info it is @ 1440x900. but i guess the current size fits more than a 20-inch display.

 

is there a way i can have the display back to its default? really need some help.

 

thanks.

[dickee]

i finally was able to trace the culprit.

 

the "universal access" fast key was activated and the zoom button was accidentally turned-on.

 

now everything is back to normal. thanks.

[hondacity]

My mac is starting to get dirty, especially on the arm rest area. any suggestions on how to clean this up ?

 

try toothpaste...is that a macbook? macbookpro?

[boomouse]

Edited June 25, 2008 by boomouse

[hondacity]

for cleaning the white macbooks

 

read link: http://lifehacker.com/353647/remove-stains...with-toothpaste

 

also read the comments at the bottom..more stuff there...

[Mang Joe]

would the 2.14ghz macbook be enough for graphic design + flash animation projects? or should i get the 2.4ghz instead?

[boomouse]

Edited June 25, 2008 by boomouse

[hondacity]

it won't matter that much...depends on which apps you're using

 

graphics intensive apps tend to speed up with better graphics cards...

 

the macbook has the x3100 graphics card..its the most basic card available...i just checked with autodest-autocad 2007 minimum specs..this x3100 isn't in the list

 

you can't use it for big cad files..or maya or 3dsmax...its really a shame..but

 

if you're using photoshop..it won't be so problematic...unless you use their 3d functions..which are included in photoshop extended

 

try getting a larger memory..if available

[Guest lustfortravel]

hi boom! read this article today. any comments?

 

 

MacBook Air stumps TSA agents, owner misses flight

Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:01AM EDT

 

The suspiciously thin, port-free laptop sends airport security into a tizzy, until cooler heads prevail. Maybe it's time for some tech briefings at the TSA, no?

 

On his blog, programmer Michael Nygard (by way of the Unofficial Apple Weblog) writes that during a recent trip through the airport, his solid-state MacBook Air stopped TSA agents—puzzled by its lack of rear-facing ports or a standard hard drive—in their tracks.

 

Nygard said the agents put him and his suspicious "device" in a holding cubicle as security staffers huddled nearby, looking at X-ray printouts of the sinister-looking Air and scratching their heads.

 

A younger TSA agent—who, apparently, was aware of Apple's newest laptop—tried explaining to the group that the Air uses solid-state memory in place of a traditional hard drive. The senior staffer, however, was still reluctant to let it go: "New products on the market? They haven't been TSA approved. Probably shouldn't be permitted," Nygard writes.

 

Finally, after booting up the Air and running a program, the agents let Nygard go, he said—but only after he'd missed his flight.

 

I've been hearing stories like these all too often, which leads to the question: how exactly are TSA agents being trained, anyway? How about, I dunno, some regular briefings on the latest gadgets that might be making their way through security checkpoints? And while TSA agents are wasting time fussing with laptops, undercover investigators with bomb parts in their bags have been sailing though security checkpoints.

[boomouse]

Edited June 25, 2008 by boomouse

[boomouse]

Edited June 25, 2008 by boomouse

[hondacity]

does that mean..kelangan ng anti-virus and anti-spyware ang osx? and macs in general? i mean...pag internet dapat meron protection diba?

[boomouse]

Edited June 25, 2008 by boomouse