I think buy when you absolutely need. If you can still wait, then you probably don't need the notebook right now. For those playing the waiting game, don't forget that you'll have…

Quote: Originally posted by Spliff: iREZ, I'd wait. The powerbook speedbump will come soon. If you buy one now and the Powerbooks are upgrade 1-2 months later, you'll b…

Hi, PHP on Panther on my PB was running happily some time, but now always when I try to test some php file localy, it jumps to the file in finder and doesnt procces it. I tried to …

two points: 1. did it really just "start" doing this? can you pinpoint anything you might have done? 2. why is it saying it can't read index.html, if you're calling a php page? …

Have you turned on Filevault by chance?

Quote: Originally posted by theolein: Have you turned on Filevault by chance? ahh... and the fog lifted, and all was clear

well....If I tell you how it was you will be laughing at me I was opening the files all the time from finder instead of running them through a webserver...all the time I managed…

Quote: Originally posted by tomatej: well....If I tell you how it was you will be laughing at me I was opening the files all the time from finder instead of running th…

Hi, thanks for all the points and links! I was using the local mysql just for testing my php scripts so I was doing fine with just anonymous login and test_dbs, but now it seems I …

Quote: Originally posted by tomatej: Hi, thanks for all the points and links! I was using the local mysql just for testing my php scripts so I was doing fine with just a…

Quote: . In addition to that mysql should NOT be anywhere in the /private directory mysql.sock is in /Private/tmp/ so maybe that had something to do with it..…

I got entropy, reinstalled mysql and I'm back to life!!!! Thanks Theolein and others for time..... By the way is it possible to make all these "secret" directories like usr or …

Quote: Originally posted by tomatej: I got entropy, reinstalled mysql and I'm back to life!!!! Thanks Theolein and others for time..... By the way is it possible to …

theolein, thats a great tip - cheers. I had just made aliases to all the hidden folders I wanted and put them in a folder... This way is much nicer

Quote: Originally posted by theolein: Edit: Here are the terminal commands to hide and show all the files in the finder: show: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleS…

Quote: Originally posted by tomatej: What a neat and simple solution!! thanks Well, if you liked that then you're going to love this one (also from macosxhints.com…

even better! I was also searching a little bit in macosxhints.com, but I wasnt so lucky. cheers

can anyone tell me if a notebook with the same specifications will run slower than a desktop with the same specifications? i heard from a few computer mags that this is true, but …

If they have the same specifications they will perform the same. The challenge is that you might often times find that only some of the specifications are the same. The processor…

Look here for some data.

Quote: Originally posted by El_Chupacabra: Look here for some data. Definitely agree with every point there. If I had the money, I would get myself a dual G5 as w…

i'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet. since the mini ipods are anondized aluminum in different colors, could alum powerbooks in different colors (pink?!) be in the not-to-di…

I would hope not but looking at the emacs and now these iPods....I think so

I sure as hell hope not, because anodized aluminum looks like cheap garbage. It looks like the stuff Pep Boys sells to dumb kids in Hondas.

Quote: Originally posted by Daracle: I would hope not but looking at the emacs and now these iPods....I think so eMacs, what? I don't see the logic between colore…