I meant the power cord/brick, not the charger inside the computer. Do you know anybody else with a Macbook or Macbook Pro whose power cord you could test with your laptop?
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Gris - Jan 18, 2010 2:48:10 am PST #12364 of 25501
Hey. New board.
DCJensen - Jan 18, 2010 3:39:38 am PST #12365 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
Oh, Not having seen the new Macbooks in person, I thought the AC adapter was inside the unit. Now that you have pointed it out, I sometimes forget that they've slimmed down laptops/notebooks to the point that they no longer can have everything inside.
Interesting. I need to see one up close. I feel like my advice is not unlike telling someone with tire trouble to go to a cooper to replace your wagon wheel.
Jessica - Jan 18, 2010 6:46:07 am PST #12366 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Adventures in media server setup land! So far this morning I have discovered that I have:
1 - lost my iLife '09 installation DVD, and
2 - have no spare ethernet cables
The ethernet cables are just annoying (I'm connected now via Airport and cables are cheap), but the missing iLife DVD bugs me. I really don't want to have to pay for this software again after shelling out for the family pack once. Grr.
Jessica - Jan 18, 2010 10:34:54 am PST #12367 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I can haz Hulu on the teevee! Woo hoo!
quester - Jan 18, 2010 11:27:30 am PST #12368 of 25501
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I iz back online! Whoo hoo!
It was the power cord! It only cost me $79! The battery is now happily charging and the computer is happily running!
Tom Scola - Jan 18, 2010 2:54:01 pm PST #12369 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
FCC evicts wireless mics from future 4G band
The US Federal Communications Commission has ordered theaters, churches, schools, theme parks, and other wireless microphone users to vacate the 700 MHz band, that prime slice of American spectrum set to house the next generation of wireless broadband services.
On Friday, the FCC issued an order (PDF) prohibiting the distribution or sale of devices that operate at frequencies between 698 and 806 MHz, and anyone already using such devices in the band must leave with six months.
NoiseDesign - Jan 18, 2010 2:59:11 pm PST #12370 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
That's something that's been going on for years. The six month limit on the 700MHz band that it mentions is actually an extension to a previous deadline.
Most organizations migrated out of the 700MHz band over the past two years.
omnis_audis - Jan 18, 2010 8:07:57 pm PST #12371 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
my theater is 1/2 way done migrating out. We noticed during Christmas Carol that the old 700 MHz mics got micro second pzzts randomly during the nights. We suspected it was Verizon, as a couple other organizations in the area have received cease & desist orders from Verizon for using their frequencies.
I can haz Hulu on the teevee! Woo hoo!um, how?
Jessica - Jan 19, 2010 5:03:47 am PST #12372 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
um, how?
By finally hauling my old G5 out of the closet and hooking it up to our AV system. Amusingly, in order to watch Hulu, the audio must now be set to "VCR" because that was the only input I had open.
Today I'm heading over to Radio Shack at lunch to get an ethernet cable and look at DVI-VGA adapter prices. (The cable I have now isn't long enough to put the tower where I want it, and right now the only place it fits is right in front of a radiator. Obviously that sort of thing is cheaper online, but if I can get it today it may be worth the instant gratification premium.)
Anyone know if a Harmony remote can be programmed to control Front Row?
Tom Scola - Jan 19, 2010 5:09:52 am PST #12373 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Anyone know if a Harmony remote can be programmed to control Front Row?
I have the same remote as you, and I use front row with it and my Mini. Does your G5 come with an IR sensor, though?