It's going to be years before I will be able to jump to an IntelMac, so, yeah, I'll be buying Mac ports for the foreseeable futurer.

Quote: Originally Posted by Thorzdad It's going to be years before I will be able to jump to an IntelMac, so, yeah, I'll be buying Mac ports for the foreseeable futurer. Not…

Quote: Originally Posted by jcadam The #1 problem with porting games from Windows, is that almost every Windows games uses DirectX, which Microsoft created primarily for the pur…

Nope, I won't. Unfortunately, Mac versions are: 1. Released late. 2. Poorly optimised (not necessarily the fault of the porter). 3. Expensive. 4. Not always fully featured. Why …

I will continue to buy other software for OS X but games on windows unless there happens to be a game that is better on OS X.

Quote: Originally Posted by Horsepoo!!! Have fun dual-booting. If you've got a whole lot of stuff open in OS X...suffer the consequences of having that workflow disturbed. As …

Quote: Originally Posted by aristotles Uh, workflow disrupted by dual booting for gaming? How does gaming fit into your "workflow"? If you are going to disrupt your working by…

Quote: Originally Posted by Horsepoo!!! I don't close anything when I launch a game. Are you still using Mac OS 9? Are you trying to tell me that any gamer would play games …

Quote: Originally Posted by aristotles Are you trying to tell me that any gamer would play games at the sub-optimal performance level? VM swapping is a major fun killer. T…

Quote: Originally Posted by japher My daughter's Ipod recently developed a peculiar problem. The sound coming through the headphones is strangely distorted. The instrumentals se…

First thing: try restoring the iPod software using the iPod software updater (preferably the latest version downloaded from the Apple site). There's an off-chance it might help.

Also try using the EQ, to turn it on for vocals and that migth help the vocals sound clearer.

Actually, EQ can worsen distortion.

For destroying what many hands have spent countless hours mixing and mastering to the point where it sounds like it's meant to.

Weird that EQ is.

The jbl creatures look kinda neat, but the crossover problem inherent in every satellite system is taken to an appalling extreme here: The mids are non-existent. You've got ouch-…

On the other hand Klipsch speakers have a reputation for being rather good.

What nJm said. I haven't heard the Promedia 2.0s but the Creature IIs sound bad, I would recommend against them.

funny... i have a music biz friend who has the jbl's in his office, loves them. both speakers have good reviews. ilounge loves the jbls. on amazon, both get raves (and dislikes, …

I worked at an Apple Store last summer, and had the fortunate experience of hearing all our speakers being turned up to the max everyday, afterwhich I concluded the klipsch we had …

Quote: Originally Posted by fisherKing on amazon, both get raves (and dislikes, of course). People there rave about the Logitech Z-2300 2.1 THX certified speakers too, but t…

Quote: Originally Posted by Apfhex People there rave about the Logitech Z-2300 2.1 THX certified speakers too, but those sound almost as bad as the Creatures IMHO. yeah, …

Startup from your Mac OS X install CD and run disk utility from there, or try applejack to repair them

I will give that a try in the morning, when I get back to my studio. Thanks. SAm

Well, it seemed to repair the many incorrect permissions fine but I still am unable to open any applications that use Rosetta. I get a single bounce from the icon in the dock and t…