How much is an external DVD write drive, anyway? (around how much) and how would it connect it?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106011 $80. firewire (or in this case) usb 2.0.

I got mine yesterday. Also a low-end model. I don't need superdrive as my two G5s have and I have one extra external one anyway. Burning DVDs with an already hot enough MacBook …

I got a MacBook today! 2.0ghz with Superdrive... I decided for the mid-range one for resale value and to skip the harddrive upgrade for the time being. I have 700GB in my desktop …

"Also, I am picking up a boatload of wireless connections from the neighborhood." Me too. I don't live in an apartment. I live in a house on the corner (so no other houses on one …

I bought the low end. The price is a lot nicer and the speed is virtually the same in benchmarks. I have a superdrive on my desktop (which I never really use) so I didn't mind losi…

I know that there is a plugin for Backup, but it would be cool to be able to sync with a .Mac account. Similar to the plugin that I have for my Transmit favorites. -dev

Quote: Originally Posted by devros I know that there is a plugin for Backup, but it would be cool to be able to sync with a .Mac account. Similar to the plugin that I have for …

The idea of dot-mac syncing is a good one, and one we've got in the venerable requested features list, but it has a few technical considerations. When you think of things that syn…

I can't get it say it's okay to disconnect. Ejecting in iTunes comes back with a message that files on it are in use by another app. Ejecting from Windows Explorer gives the same…

I constantly get this message every time i try to open up the firewall settings, yet I have no other firewall software on my computer. I used to use flying buttress, but i have de…

Do you run Virtual PC? If so, it taps into the firewall to protect itself and prevent your Windows installation from being hacked. Another possiblity is PGP Desktop. It also modifi…

no, the only thing i can think of is that my wireless router security settings are tapping into the firewall, but i still want to use options like "stealth mode"

Check /Library/StartupItems for anything that Flying Buttress may have left behind. If there's a startup item in there, that would explain what you're seeing.

I had this same problem a few months back. The solution that worked for me was to download a fresh copy of flying buttress, immediatly use the uninstall that was downloaded. Viol…

i check the startupitems folder, and i see a folder titled "firewall". is that part of the os, or can i delete that? im not sure whether it is part of FB or not.

Quote: Originally Posted by warra i check the startupitems folder, and i see a folder titled "firewall". is that part of the os, or can i delete that? im not sure whether it i…

Quote: Originally Posted by warra i check the startupitems folder, and i see a folder titled "firewall". is that part of the os, or can i delete that? im not sure whether it i…

yea that seemed to work, i moved the firewall folder out, and restarted. But, is the OS X firewall enough. I have "block UDP traffic" and "enable stealth mode" checked. is that…

Quote: Originally Posted by warra yea that seemed to work, i moved the firewall folder out, and restarted. But, is the OS X firewall enough. I have "block UDP traffic" and "e…

honestly, nothing in particular, but I am using zonealarm suite 6 on my pc and i was looking for security up to par with that, unless its not necessary on os x.

Quote: Originally Posted by warra honestly, nothing in particular, but I am using zonealarm suite 6 on my pc and i was looking for security up to par with that, unless its not n…

ouch, haha alright, ill read up a bit.

If an iPod winds up needing replacement, is is possible to pay the difference in price and get a newer version? Thanks!

Depends on if you bought it from Apple or a retailer, and if you got the retailer's warranty or applecare.