Quote: Originally Posted by turtle777 Keyword: ONLY. I don't think the worlds manufacturing capacity right now would suffice to make this happen anytime soon. And at what price…

I think people who are always talking about "alternative energy" don't understand the logistics involved. Do you know that ~50 barrels of oil go into producing 1 car, between trans…

Meelk, your numbers are a little misleading. It takes far less than a single barrel to produce all the transportation fuels needed for production of a single car. It's about one …

Quote: Originally Posted by ghporter Meelk, your numbers are a little misleading. It takes far less than a single barrel to produce all the transportation fuels needed for prod…

I do not think there is any chance in the world to recall EVERY CAR IN THE WORLD and replace it with an energy-intelligent unit. I don't think its necessary, either. Instead, the…

The biggest misconception that people have is that the ones promoting solar/wind/water whatever are stating it must happen now and 100%. Well, some probably are, but a more ration…

My iBook RGB port signal works fine with my external monitor. [it is a plasma] But now that I have PowerBook 15.2 DVI, the same cable hook up [using the cable adapter] does not g…

I couldn't make out the third sentence at all, but I think the thing is that the PowerBook allows desktop spanning: the external display is NOT mirroring the built-in one. Try it: …

got it - Thanks

Argh! I want to simply purchase either a toslink->mini optical adapter, or cable with the same conenctors so that I can hook up my iMac G5 to my receiver. I've been to 7 freaki…

The local non-chain electronics parts shop here has them. See if a local mom-and-pop parts store has them. But Best Buy and even Wal-Mart carry the cables, with two adapters in th…

well I finally found one in a radioshack, though they were marked down as clearance, the package had dust on it and they only had 2 left. At Best Buy not a single toslink in the …

Weird, at the local best buys here, they have them, in the same aisle as discmans and portable MiniDisc recorders. tooki

that is wierd. Stupid Ohio Best Buys. Ah well, at least I found one. Watching stuff right off the HD in surround sound is darn nice. Now if I could only get the iMac to turn off …

I have had my iPod since Christmas and have had no problems with it. I use it on 3 computers, my home PC, work PC, and when I go to my Dad's house. I have been able to use it at al…

I would like to point out that I have uninstalled iTunes and the iPod programs from the Control Panel, and then reinstalled them fresh. This did not help solve the problem. I am go…

If it doesn't work on other computers I would call Apple. This happened with my wife's shuffle. I had to send it in to be fixed. But all is good now! Mike

Have you tried doing a factory reset? Sounds like something might have gotten bunged-up, but a lot of times, if it's a software issue, a restore can fix the problem.

If there is no sound when the ipod is plugged in and you do not get a notification that a device has been plugged in then there may be something wrong with the connection. If you d…

So yesterday I went to Microcenter looking for a cheap inkjetprinter. Turns out they had the HP photsmart 7450 on sale for 50 bucks. I don't really need a photoprinter, but their …

There aren't any inkjet printers these days that AREN'T photo printers. But most of them, and all HPs belong to this category, make great all-purpose printers, too. (In fact, of al…

Great, now see how much ink it goes through and how much it costs.

Ink is the big issue with any inkjet printer. Many (maybe all) inkjet manufacturers work on the Gillette principal: sell the printer (or razor) for cheap, then make a profit on th…

I know epson makes about $10 on the midrange printers, they rape you when it comes to the ink. It is the smart way to do it as it seemed to work for this guy, he walks into a stor…

Quote: Originally Posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker I know epson makes about $10 on the midrange printers, they rape you when it comes to the ink. Not really - Staples se…