Quote: Originally Posted by Goldfinger Seriously, there are no features that "worked better" under Panther. I perfer Tiger but it did break wireless printing (Canon i865) o…

Quote: Originally Posted by Webscreamer Well, you installed MySQL 5.. that's why it works. It doesn't work on default install. Right. And if you update an 10.3 Server with…

Quote: Originally Posted by TheSpaz Also, I think it's about time for Adobe to update their design Apps and re-write them completely in Cocoa instead of Carbon. Carbon sucks... …

Quote: Originally Posted by analogika Oddly, every time the subject comes up on these fora, the developers, who actually KNOW what the hell they're talking about, seem to disagr…

Quote: Originally Posted by TheSpaz I'm not a developer but, it seems to me that Carbon is bad. I don't like it. I much perfer Cocoa because they seem to run smoother for me... …

It may just be 'me,' and the fact that I'm still new and mostly email and surf the net, but I'm thrilled with 10.4.3, but I would give 10.4.4 a look I suppose .

Quote: Originally Posted by TheSpaz I'm not a developer but, it seems to me that Carbon is bad. I don't like it. I much perfer Cocoa because they seem to run smoother for me... …

My iPod g3 recently crapped out on me, and while this is certainly to be expected, I've had it for about a year and a half, I'd still like to try to save it before I just forget ab…

Is the iPod itself dead? Nothing on the screen, no booting, or is it just not being recognized by the computer?

Quote: Originally Posted by ThinkInsane Is the iPod itself dead? Nothing on the screen, no booting, or is it just not being recognized by the computer? the ipod is actuall…

are you using usb or firewire?

i'm using firewire. I tried a usb today at a friends house and had no luck also, however, on my friends computer, it displayed the "found new hardware" message, it just didn't disp…

does the do not disconnect msg come up when you connect it?

yes it does

Have you tried using the iPod Updater to reinstall the software back to factory settings? If not, do so.

Are you trying this with a PC? You MUST install the PC driver software before iTunes for Windows can see the iPod.

So this weekend I finally got down to the local Apple store and fired up the Quad G5 for a round of tests. I'm in the market for a new PowerMac, have the money, have the will, but …

How much RAM was in the machine? That makes a big difference.

Quote: Originally Posted by mlowe969 With the XBOX 360 shipping with more horse power than the Quad G5, and costing less than 1/4 the price, I think we all need to wait for the …

I forgot to check, but the bottom-line is, don't put a slow configuration on the floor, and blame the consumer for not seeing what they wanted to see. I don't test drive a bottom o…

The other funny thing was the saleperson trying to tout error correcting RAM as 1) Necessary and 2) Faster! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!

The salespeople really don't know the difference between SATA and EIDE. But the macs in the Apple Store have a ton of stuff loaded on them, and people go in and mess around with t…

Go ahead and look at the Photoshop filter tests in the thread in the software forum. A blur filter that took 41 seconds on my dual 2.5, takes 18 seconds on my "quad." It is very …

Quote: Originally Posted by mlowe969 For now, I will hold off indefinitely on the Quad G5. With the XBOX 360 shipping with more horse power than the Quad G5, and costing less th…

Lets be realistic. Whilst you may have been less than surprised with your comprehensive test of the quad, I am not too sure if you tested it in the best environment. Look at the be…