Quote: Originally Posted by phoenix78 IMHO i believe that porting a piece of software should be easy on any system if the software has been well designed and documented. Its onl…

Well...if nothing changes in the near future, consoles are going to take over the game market. 2 out of 3 consoles offer something other than DirectX as their game-building APIs. N…

It's going to be years before I will be able to jump to an IntelMac, so, yeah, I'll be buying Mac ports for the foreseeable futurer.

Quote: Originally Posted by Thorzdad It's going to be years before I will be able to jump to an IntelMac, so, yeah, I'll be buying Mac ports for the foreseeable futurer. Not…

Quote: Originally Posted by jcadam The #1 problem with porting games from Windows, is that almost every Windows games uses DirectX, which Microsoft created primarily for the pur…

Nope, I won't. Unfortunately, Mac versions are: 1. Released late. 2. Poorly optimised (not necessarily the fault of the porter). 3. Expensive. 4. Not always fully featured. Why …

I will continue to buy other software for OS X but games on windows unless there happens to be a game that is better on OS X.

Quote: Originally Posted by Horsepoo!!! Have fun dual-booting. If you've got a whole lot of stuff open in OS X...suffer the consequences of having that workflow disturbed. As …

Quote: Originally Posted by aristotles Uh, workflow disrupted by dual booting for gaming? How does gaming fit into your "workflow"? If you are going to disrupt your working by…

Quote: Originally Posted by Horsepoo!!! I don't close anything when I launch a game. Are you still using Mac OS 9? Are you trying to tell me that any gamer would play games …

Quote: Originally Posted by aristotles Are you trying to tell me that any gamer would play games at the sub-optimal performance level? VM swapping is a major fun killer. T…

yes, another speaker thread am looking for speakers for my bedroom...to hook up to a powerbook (thru an airport express); narrowed it down (i think) to these: klipsch promedia…

The jbl creatures look kinda neat, but the crossover problem inherent in every satellite system is taken to an appalling extreme here: The mids are non-existent. You've got ouch-…

On the other hand Klipsch speakers have a reputation for being rather good.

What nJm said. I haven't heard the Promedia 2.0s but the Creature IIs sound bad, I would recommend against them.

funny... i have a music biz friend who has the jbl's in his office, loves them. both speakers have good reviews. ilounge loves the jbls. on amazon, both get raves (and dislikes, …

I worked at an Apple Store last summer, and had the fortunate experience of hearing all our speakers being turned up to the max everyday, afterwhich I concluded the klipsch we had …

Quote: Originally Posted by fisherKing on amazon, both get raves (and dislikes, of course). People there rave about the Logitech Z-2300 2.1 THX certified speakers too, but t…

Quote: Originally Posted by Apfhex People there rave about the Logitech Z-2300 2.1 THX certified speakers too, but those sound almost as bad as the Creatures IMHO. yeah, …

Has anyone tried hooking up their Canon MP830 to the USB port of the Airport? Does the scan-to-computer feature still work when done this way? Most likely the printing will work, j…

AFAIK, no.

after some more research, that seems like the case. Funny how canon released two new printers, but each of them missing features that the other printer has [MP800R and MP830] bl…

Here are the specs: Indigo iBook Processor: 366Mhz Memory: 192MB (upgraded from 64) HD Size: 30Gig (upgraded from 10 gig) Screen: 12.1" Optical Drive: CD Rom Ports: video out (w…

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