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NoiseDesign - Jan 23, 2006 10:22:45 am PST #6774 of 10003
Our wings are not tired

On the low end they are only $100 cheaper than a Mac Mini, and it sounds like the Pentium M model will actually be more expensive than a Mini.


Jessica - Jan 23, 2006 11:17:41 am PST #6775 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Is there a Mac utility for cleaning out disc space? Emptying FCP's Capture Scratch (and DVDSP's MPEG folder) isn't quite getting me far enough for the current project I'm working on, so I'm wondering if there's a slew of temporary files I can trash or something.

(The ideal solution would be to get permission from management to buy an external hard drive, but I need space *today*.)


§ ita § - Jan 23, 2006 11:38:41 am PST #6776 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Hard drive failing noises for your troubleshooting pleasure.


DebetEsse - Jan 23, 2006 12:36:43 pm PST #6777 of 10003
Woe to the fucking wicked.

Anybody got any recommendations for a good cheap printer for use with an iBook?

My magenta decided that it really and truly hates me (we've been touch and go for months now)


NoiseDesign - Jan 23, 2006 12:39:09 pm PST #6778 of 10003
Our wings are not tired

I've got a Canon that's been quite good to me.


DCJensen - Jan 23, 2006 12:46:33 pm PST #6779 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

I saw an article a while back that said HP branded printers were the best for OS X, but I don't know if it was a real comparison or a puff piece.


beekaytee - Jan 23, 2006 12:51:18 pm PST #6780 of 10003
Compassionately intolerant

Blargh.

I installed the extra memory we talked about the other day...just cuz it was here and, why not? The eMac doesn't seem to even recognize it.

System Profiler says 128 built in and 256 L2 cache.

If the memory card was any good, it would say 256 built in, right?

Or am I misreading?


tommyrot - Jan 23, 2006 12:55:33 pm PST #6781 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I'd double-check to make sure the memory is properly seated. If it still doesn't work, I'd try removing the memory and putting it back in. Most of my "computer doesn't recognize the memory I just put in" problems have been resolved by one of those two things.

It's also possible they sent you the wrong memory.


beekaytee - Jan 23, 2006 12:59:24 pm PST #6782 of 10003
Compassionately intolerant

I'll reinstall later this evening.

Fingers crossed.


tommyrot - Jan 23, 2006 1:00:51 pm PST #6783 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

It depends on the system, but usually there's some sort of visual indication that the memory has "snapped" into place, so you might want to look for that too.