Quote: Originally Posted by Luisc I got a crappy Dell and I'll be buying a PowerMac? Those two are dual voltage? What does that have to do with anything ? You charge the i…

I got a crappy Dell and I'll be buying a PowerMac? Those two are dual voltage?

Yes, the AC charger (which is an optional accessory at this point) is dual voltage (220/120). iPods don't come with AC chargers anymore, they're meant to be charged with your compu…

Yes, but you will need to buy an adapter plug for the US when you return.

Quote: Originally Posted by Thinine Screw other platforms and their inferior GUI development tools. Obviously a diplomat in a previous life. <GRIN>

Screw other platforms and their inferior GUI development tools.

I mean in Europe they use 220V and in America we use 120V. So if I buy an iPod in Europe it would work here?

Just checked Apple's site and the mini is back to same day shipping.

Hi Flatcatch, Glad you're getting back to Mac. I wrote a few small things in Objective-C but could not get myself motivated to write anything big in it. After being a Java guy, …

Quote: Originally Posted by kkj1961 ... After repairing the disc and repairing permissions, I was able to get it to boot up, and Shapeshifter is working now. Not sure what cau…

Let us know how you make out. Forget a lot about what you know about Visual Studio. It will hold you back.

Thanks guys for the suggestions - I appreciate it. It's helpful to know some of the key differences between the Windows C++ world and Mac Obj-C ahead of time. As far as what I wan…

I'll echo the other comments here. Obj-C is refreshing compared to C++. It'll take you about 2-3 hours to get a handle on it. (Granted, I like C# and Java better, but for Mac de…

I have the same "no profile/can't calibrate" problem, and Ive reboot many times, with no effect. When I click on any of the other profiles in the list, i just get a system beep. No…

I did this by first running through Apple's Currency Converter tutorial (on Apple's dev site). I made sure that I understood completely what every part of the tutorial was doing, …

If you're on Tiger, great. Get Xcode 2.1 and go from there. Since you already know C and OO programming, learning Objective-C shouldn't be a problem. For a good book, there's Stepe…

I've been an Apple guy since forever, have always used a Mac at home (PB 15" 1.5Ghz w/ Tiger currently), and don't miss a day without reading the current Mac news sites. However, s…

I still use the Dock, but there are plenty of alternatives along with the much-praised DragThing: e.g. Quicksilver (shareware), and Devon's free XMenu, which puts an app launcher i…

I will agree with your review on one point, the screen is lacking in brightness and overall goodness. There are a lot of nice, bright, super crisp LCDs out there and the 12in appe…

Forget the dock. It is worthless to a power user. Personally, I use a shareware app called DragThing which allows me MUCH more control over various 'docks' that I can enable. I …

The only time my finder ever crashed was when I did a "rm -rf /" in the terminal on my iBook a few years ago. My current PowerBook has been running flawlessly since I got it last …

Yah, 256MB on-board with an empty slot would be a great compromise.

Quote: Originally Posted by lpetschauer I've seen it rumored somewhere that the mini will have 256 RAM on the motherboard, leaving the slot empty. That would be great. That…

I've seen it rumored somewhere that the mini will have 256 RAM on the motherboard, leaving the slot empty. That would be great. I also have my fingers crossed for an update this w…

It needs a graphics card update and optical audio out. A case redesign would also be nice--one that would allow easy access to its innards. Beyond that, I wouldn't mind a switch t…