Andi's titanium powerbook g4 has suffered what appears to be a catastrophic blunt force trauma.
Any suggestions of really cheap replacements (Mac only) welcomed.
And I wonder, what possible catastrophe came crashing down from heaven and brought this dashing stranger to tears?
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DCJensen - Oct 13, 2006 3:45:38 am PDT #9218 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
Gudanov - Oct 13, 2006 5:21:17 am PDT #9219 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping
And it's brand-new, too.
Sounds like a bad fan, could you contact tech support and have them listen to it on the phone. If it is that bad then I'm pretty sure your fan is defective.
esse - Oct 13, 2006 6:12:57 am PDT #9220 of 10003
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Probably. But I'd have to go through IT here at the hospital and really, the annoyance of the sound is outweighed by my desire to avoid doing actual work.
Hil R. - Oct 14, 2006 8:27:37 am PDT #9221 of 10003
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Can anyone recommend a good program for connecting to multiple IM programs for a Mac? Something like Trillian.
Also, I just got my new MacBook. It's my first Mac since 1994. Any sorts of "Macs can do this neat thing that PCs can't" things that I should know?
Also also, what's the best way to transfer files (lots of music, a bunch of Word and Excel documents) from my old Dell to my new Mac?
esse - Oct 14, 2006 8:36:04 am PDT #9222 of 10003
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
It's funny, we've been asked that roughly three times in the last five weeks. The answer: Adium. Covers all chat protocols includding Jabber with the best UI out there.
RE: Macbook, Dashboard is awesome. Check out the widgets section of the apple website.
I can't recall--do you have an upod, Hil? If you do, I'd clear it out (assuming it's got at least 4g of space) and file transfer using your ipod as a mobile hard drive.
amych - Oct 14, 2006 8:36:52 am PDT #9223 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Hil, try Adium for the IM stuff.
For the file stuff, I just use an external hard drive.
Hil R. - Oct 14, 2006 8:38:34 am PDT #9224 of 10003
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Thanks, SA. I'll check out the widgets.
I do have an iPod, but one of the reasons I got a new computer is that my old one has a low-speed USB port and is really finicky about communicating with it.
DebetEsse - Oct 14, 2006 8:38:51 am PDT #9225 of 10003
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Adium, Hil. We loves it.
If you want something in your dock, drag the application icon into the dock.
I'd use an external hard drive or flash drive, but I'm betting there's an easier way. I think there's a switching page on mac.com
Hil R. - Oct 14, 2006 8:42:35 am PDT #9226 of 10003
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
OK, looks like Adium it is.
esse - Oct 14, 2006 8:43:55 am PDT #9227 of 10003
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Heh. upod. That's what I get for typing without my glasses, but in my defense I was wearing a face mask at the time.
Do you have a lot of data? Because really, the only other option that's easily feasible is to burn everything off and transfer it that way. I mean, there's other ways, but not for the general computer user.