I believe on later models it is, earlier models not.
Xander: I still don't get why we came here to get info about a killer snot monster. Giles: Because it's a killer snot monster from outer space. I did not say that.
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Betsy HP - Jan 25, 2005 10:12:42 am PST #1379 of 10003
If I only had a brain...
Jon B. - Jan 25, 2005 10:51:01 am PST #1380 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Not only is the throughput better on a wired connection, but it is also (IME) a lot more reliable. The wireless routers I've used have a habit of flaking out periodically. I have to reboot it before a device can see it again.
NoiseDesign - Jan 25, 2005 10:54:18 am PST #1381 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
I went wireless on my Series 2 when I moved into the new place here and so far it's been rock solid. I'm not transferring between Tivo's so I can't speak to the speed of that, but I do use the music streaming quite a bit.
My base is an Airport Extreme station from Apple. Also, all three of my powerbooks seem to be rock solid. At the moment I only have a small amount of Cat 5 running in the office and that's the way I hope to keep it. I'm planning to switch those connections over to GigE soon so that I can really have a fast connection to my effects and music server.
Lyra Jane - Jan 25, 2005 11:00:54 am PST #1382 of 10003
Up with the sun
Has anyone else had problems getting to Hotmail lately? My work computer (which, admittedly, is slow) has been giving me server errors whenever I try to access the site for over a week.
Fred Pete - Jan 25, 2005 11:12:04 am PST #1383 of 10003
Ann, that's a ferret.
I had no problems getting to Hotmail this morning, LJ.
NoiseDesign - Jan 25, 2005 11:24:21 am PST #1384 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
Is anyone using the Voice over IP technology for their phone line?
I'm looking at one of the Vonage/Linksys products for my FAX line.
Liese S. - Jan 25, 2005 11:55:51 am PST #1385 of 10003
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I'm not, but my buddy uses Vonage and thinks it's great.
NoiseDesign - Jan 25, 2005 11:58:20 am PST #1386 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
Cool. I use my cell phone for everything and I'm tired of all the hidden charges and stuff on my landline bill. All I really need the line for is FAX and occasional voice calls.
Stephanie - Jan 25, 2005 12:21:30 pm PST #1387 of 10003
Trust my rage
Re: Applecare. One good thing about Applecare is that you have 1 year from your time of purchase (of your computer) to buy Applecare. I recently used this option as it's nice to not have to front the entire cost.
Also, if you are deciding between a 15" and 17" powerbook, I strongly suggest you physically see/hold both before buying. I have a 15" instead of the 17" because the 17" is just too big for where I generally want to use it.
NoiseDesign - Jan 25, 2005 12:32:53 pm PST #1388 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
The 17" are quite wide and deep, that is very true.
I was looking at 15's when I got mine, and thought that the 17 would be too unwieldy. The thing that Apple got so right is making the 17 so thin. I carry it with me all over the country and have been quite amazed that the size hasn't bothered me.
I ended up on the 17 because the extra screen real estate trumped the potential hassles of a big machine. I do audio editing and being able to see a few more tracks on a mix is worth so much to me. I also do a lot of remote desktop control where I'll have up to 5 computers controlled from my laptop and again the extra screen area makes a big difference.