A friend of mine put a Newr battery in his G3, and although he doesn't get the charge time that you can get with the replacements for the 1G and 2G batteries, he's very pleased wit…

Quote: Originally posted by ThinkInsane: A friend of mine put a Newr battery in his G3, and although he doesn't get the charge time that you can get with the replacement…

It's mildly confusing to see the iPods referred to as G3s. . . I prefer the 2G, 3G, 4G format.

Quote: Originally posted by Big Mac: It's mildly confusing to see the iPods referred to as G3s. . . I prefer the 2G, 3G, 4G format. Sorry about that, I meant to ty…

Quote: Originally posted by ThinkInsane: Sorry about that, I meant to type 3G. No need to apologize. . .

Hmmmmmm............ do I upgrade the battery in my 3G or do I wait for new iPods and upgrade to that one instead? Decisions decisions.

How can I tell if my actual speed of connection to the Internet is at or close to its maximum potential? How do I monitor it and optimize it on my Mac?

http://www.dslreports.com/stest

Quote: Originally posted by Scotttheking: http://www.dslreports.com/stest This is already use. But the question remains, am I really getting all the bandwidth promi…

Quote: Originally posted by selowitch: This is already use. But the question remains, am I really getting all the bandwidth promised by those tests? How the test w…

Quote: Originally posted by Scotttheking: The test doesn't promise any bandwidth, it tells you what you have available. Sure. But how can I tell if there isn't some…

Right next to DSLReports' speed tests are their Java-based Tweak tests. These tests will determine whether or not your particular computer is set up to efficiently use the availabl…

That tweak page is pretty unclear in its instructions for Mac OS X, and I don't trust that which I don't understand. As for downloading an app whose instructions are in Japanese, w…

As it says on the Mac FAQ page, this little application is pretty self-explanatory. And besides, all the controls and windows of the app are in English. If the Tweak Test says to…

Skeptical at first, I went ahead and downloaded the app. There's this nifty "Optimize" button that chooses better settings for you. You hit apply and indeed, your connection immedi…

I'm glad you got good results, and I don't blame you for being a little skeptical about an app that has all its instructions written in a language you don't read. But, as you foun…

Nah, my connection still sucks. Initially I thought the tweaks helped, but it was short-lived at best. Speed tests all have me downloading at over 3Mbps, a good clip (about what's …

Quote: Originally Posted by selowitch Nah, my connection still sucks. Initially I thought the tweaks helped, but it was short-lived at best. Speed tests all have me downloading …

*bump* My Internet connection is most definitely not as fast as it should be right about now. It was really fast and nice when I first set up this thing (new PB + AirPort Express…

Quote: Originally Posted by Oisin Can anyone give me some tips (for dummy-beginners, please - as I think I've mentioned before, I'm as new to wireless networking/Internetting a…

Quote: Originally Posted by Person Man Suppose that the streaming server only has 1 Mbps bandwidth available, and several people are connected to it at once. It won't matter if …

1. Yup, automatic. 2. Physical connections all right, nothing changed there (about 1-2 feet). 3 & 4. Worked a lot faster wired. I got to thinking, though, since it worked so m…

Quote: Originally Posted by ghporter Right next to DSLReports' speed tests are their Java-based Tweak tests. These tests will determine whether or not your particular computer i…

Quote: Originally Posted by Macpilot That looks like some great info, but how do you change the MTU? I am on a new iMac, Tiger, and Airport Express on a DSL (PPPoE) setup. My …

I upgraded my iMac G5 with a 200GB hard drive. I have the 80GB SATA drive that came with it. I would like to put it in a firewire enclosure but I am having a hard time finding one.…