Wow, this thread is *officially* depressing... I sure hope my 1.83GHz MacBook Pro arrives in better shape.

Have both of you (sp and ///Millen) with the problems tried re-seating the RAM yet? It could have been badly installed and worked loose in transit. That would be the first thing I …

I tried resetting everything, incl. the power. Everything listed on the troubleshooting page to talking to a Mac Genius. IT'S DEAD.

That's nothing. I got two dead "refurbished" powerbooks in a row. One of them had coke stains on the inside of the case, and came without a power adaptor, CDs, manuals, etc... I ha…

Got mine today and I had some strange things happening at first. First, it's running really slowly, and I realize that EVERY application on the machine (imported with migration man…

Keep in mind that many of us are still waiting for our units we ordered while the Keynote was ending. As such, anyone who got a damaged one was lucky to get one when they did (jus…

Quote: Originally Posted by ibook_steve You've got to be kidding. You take the $2000+ plunge on a brand new machine with brand new technology and now you're complaining because…

Quote: Originally Posted by sp "Happy that Apple is going to replace it"? You have got to be kidding. Of course they are going to replace it because that is what any good manufa…

Quote: Originally Posted by ibook_steve You've got to be kidding. You take the $2000+ plunge on a brand new machine with brand new technology and now you're complaining because…

As has been mentioned many times before, anytime you decide to purchase rev A of anything, especially something as complicated as a laptop, you have to be willing to accept the fac…

My Order was placed on Feb 15 and is listed with an estimated ship date of March 16, putting it at the outside of "3-4 weeks." We will see how long it actually takes to get to me. …

I hope for his sake you're right Steve.

Quote: Originally Posted by ICD2k3 you've got to be kidding. "you take the $2000 plunge" - in my opinion a $2000 machine should work, and work damn well. Apple should acknowledg…

I tend to concur with steve, I mean yes, it is very easy to get upset about something like this, but the fact of the matter is, there is such a high demand for these things right n…

sorry to hear about the macbook i ordered a 15" 1.67 dual layer and it came complete with no sound and a red beam shinning out the side. Sent it back and macconnection shipped a …

red beam sticking out the side? Is that the digital audio port just running with nothing connected?

Does anybody know where I can get a full list of terminal commands for OSX? I have been searching everywhere, but have only found semi-complete lists. I am trying to figure out how…

There isn't really a "complete list." The list can vary depending on what you have installed and what shell you're using. For some idea, you could look at the contents of the /bin,…

If you install either Text Wrangler or BBEdit, you can install the "command line tools" that go along with either of those apps. When you are in the terminal, you can type "edit &…

Unix is rich with commands and functionality, I recommend that you pick up a book devoted to unix, such a unix in a nutshell or unix powertools, both of these provides a lot of inf…

I'm having a problem with my printer, the Canon Pixma MP500. The printer doesn't recognize one of the ink cartridges. The cartridge isn't empty, and it's the one that came with the…

I would suggest that you call the Canon support line (1-800-828-4040). You will find that they are willing to go the extra mile. Hope this helps.

I'll post this here in case anyone is interested: unfortunately, on the MP500 (and presumably other Canon All-in-one printer/scanner/copier models), any error message will disable …

whats the best clipart collection for the mac? i noticed with art explosion there is no os x compatible browser viewer to go thru all the .wmf files, sigh... makes searching for th…

I used the explosion series for a while, a lot of it is really bad or poorly constructed. Google images seems to work well. ;> Seriously, there are a lot of sources online that…