Applications -> Utilites -> Disk Utility

Huh. I was looking at that. I see how to make a dmg file and a cdr file, but....

And yeah, I've used disk utility in the past to make an iso (on earlier versions of OS X).

eta:

To create an ISO image in OS X, use Disk Utility to burn a new image choosing “CD/DVD Master” as the Image Format. That creates an image with the cdr extension. Just rename the cdr file extension to iso and there you have it!

Oh. That's intuitive.

screenshot of dosshell (DOS Shell) [link]

I've never used a dual processor system before. Cool - I can have one app taking 100% of the cpu, and yet everything else is not noticeably slower.

Anyone have a Mac Pro? Apparanly, Apple uses two different manufacturers for the SuperDrive. One is actually faster/better than the Apple specs, so there's firmware to limit its performance. And there's a way of getting around this: [link]

How to create your own iPod screensaver

1. Create a new folder named Demo Mode on the iPod.
2. In iTunes, rename any video file as Demo
3. Don't play anything and keep the iPod on a charger. In 2 minutes the video you renamed as Demo will automatically play and repeat.

(5G video iPod only.)

Google buys Youtube: [link]

So, having taken a look at my options and my bank balance, I'm feeling marginally better (though still not *good*) about buying a new computer. I'm very tempted by the pretty black MacBook, but trying to tell myself that the extra 20gigs is not necessary, and that the whiteness is just as pretty. Anyone wanna help with that?

Also, a few of my friends have educational discounts--is there any advantage/disadvantage to them doing me that favor vs. me buying a "refurbished" one from the apple store (I'm scared of that, but it's way cheaper than regular-brand-new!)? If my friend buys it, and I want the applecare warranty, can she do that and switch it to me? Can I do that without her? I'm a little fuzzy on how this all works...

Having seen both of them side-by-side in a non-Apple-store location (the lighting there is tricksy), I personally think that the white MacBook is significantly prettier than the black one. The black one looks like a Dell. I actually thought it was a Dell in my friend's room.

I put an Apple sticker over the Dell logo on my PC laptop, and now everyone thinks it's a Mac.

meara, I would get your friend to purchase the MacBook using the school discount. It's a couple hundred bucks difference in the price. You can have her purchase it, and then register it youself with Applecare online. It would be the same as if she had purchased it as a gift for you. Talk to Steph--when she purchased her iBook she did exactly the same thing.

I've had nothing but positive experiences with Apple's refurbishment, though. And you can get Applecare on that as well to cover it if it goes south for some reason. It just depends on what you want, really.

I've purchased quite a few refurb Macs and have had very good luck with them.