scem0
Mar 6, 11:03 PM
I know this isn't the right 'direction' to switch, but I saw no reason
not to share the story with y'all. I switched (basically) because I
couldn't afford a mac. I already had a 450 MHz g4, and my
parents were telling me to get a new computer, for myself, so my
mom could get my g4, and my dad could get my mom's g3. Since
my dad's computer broke. The computers would just go down
the 'assembly line'. Well, my parents set a $700 limit, I had to
make up the difference in however much I spent, and being a 15
year old, I had nothing to make the difference up with. Well, I
looked on eBay for ~$700 mac, and the best I could find were
~400 MHz g4 powermacs. I didn't want to downgrade from my
previous computer! So, I decided to just see what I could get
on the 'dark side' of eBay. I was astoundid when I saw the prices
of the PC's! PC's are priced amazingly on eBay. There are so
many people who custom build PCs and sell them on eBay, that
the supply and demand goes waaaaaaaaaay in the buyer's favor.
So, after searching for a LONG time, I managed to find a GREAT
PC for $700. I bought a PC with these stats:
2.4 GHz pentium 4
533 MHz quad pumped system bus
512 MB of 333 MHz DDR SDRAM (that is being used to its full potential)
Windows XP Home
Dell Dimension case
6 USB 2.0 ports (2 front, 4 back)
CD burner (40x10x40x)
Floppy Drive (I have actually used it too!)
I am posting this really late, I bought the PC about a year ago
(note the thread title) - and I haven't been disappointed by it
in the year that I have had it. It came to me fully loaded and
working great. It has only crashed twice (to where I had to
restart), the same number as my mac (which I had used longer).
It is FAST, it burns CDs FAST, and the p2p software rocks.
I encourage those who don't have much money for their next
computers to think about getting a custom built PC off of eBay.
So, I still like macs better, but I also like PCs, and I would have
a Mac if they weren't overpriced so badly. I know that is opinion,
but, to me, macs are severely overpriced.
I just thought I would share my 'switch' story. I'll also add that
I plan on spending my own money to get my very own PPC 970
power mac when one comes up. I might get one when it is
speed bumped. The new rumors talking about 2.5 GHz are making
my mouth water. ;) :D
not to share the story with y'all. I switched (basically) because I
couldn't afford a mac. I already had a 450 MHz g4, and my
parents were telling me to get a new computer, for myself, so my
mom could get my g4, and my dad could get my mom's g3. Since
my dad's computer broke. The computers would just go down
the 'assembly line'. Well, my parents set a $700 limit, I had to
make up the difference in however much I spent, and being a 15
year old, I had nothing to make the difference up with. Well, I
looked on eBay for ~$700 mac, and the best I could find were
~400 MHz g4 powermacs. I didn't want to downgrade from my
previous computer! So, I decided to just see what I could get
on the 'dark side' of eBay. I was astoundid when I saw the prices
of the PC's! PC's are priced amazingly on eBay. There are so
many people who custom build PCs and sell them on eBay, that
the supply and demand goes waaaaaaaaaay in the buyer's favor.
So, after searching for a LONG time, I managed to find a GREAT
PC for $700. I bought a PC with these stats:
2.4 GHz pentium 4
533 MHz quad pumped system bus
512 MB of 333 MHz DDR SDRAM (that is being used to its full potential)
Windows XP Home
Dell Dimension case
6 USB 2.0 ports (2 front, 4 back)
CD burner (40x10x40x)
Floppy Drive (I have actually used it too!)
I am posting this really late, I bought the PC about a year ago
(note the thread title) - and I haven't been disappointed by it
in the year that I have had it. It came to me fully loaded and
working great. It has only crashed twice (to where I had to
restart), the same number as my mac (which I had used longer).
It is FAST, it burns CDs FAST, and the p2p software rocks.
I encourage those who don't have much money for their next
computers to think about getting a custom built PC off of eBay.
So, I still like macs better, but I also like PCs, and I would have
a Mac if they weren't overpriced so badly. I know that is opinion,
but, to me, macs are severely overpriced.
I just thought I would share my 'switch' story. I'll also add that
I plan on spending my own money to get my very own PPC 970
power mac when one comes up. I might get one when it is
speed bumped. The new rumors talking about 2.5 GHz are making
my mouth water. ;) :D
Huntn
Jun 17, 11:52 AM
OBLIVION= first choice. That's Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (http://www.elderscrolls.com/games/oblivion_overview.htm) to be exact. Open world RPG, the first solo RPG that was worthy of exploring just for the fun of it. See that mountain way over there? Walk to it and climb. :)
crazy4apple
Apr 18, 10:27 AM
I'll tell you what I've told everybody, this is not an AT&T problem. I have the Atrix and I have NEVER dropped a call in Saint Louis. My wife's Samsung Focus never has dropped a call in six months either. My friend has the iPhone 4 and another has the 3GS in Saint Louis and they CONSTANTLY cannot connect Call Failed or drop calls.
It's the iPhone man.
/rant
I have to disagree with this comment, its not the Iphone man is USA's Networks. over here in england i have had no dropped calls (not a single one) beit the Iphone 3GS, 3G or 4 not a single dropped call and i am sure the majority of Iphone users here would state this.
It's the iPhone man.
/rant
I have to disagree with this comment, its not the Iphone man is USA's Networks. over here in england i have had no dropped calls (not a single one) beit the Iphone 3GS, 3G or 4 not a single dropped call and i am sure the majority of Iphone users here would state this.
gerror
Jul 16, 06:52 AM
My experience is Xp isn't that slow compared with 98. You just need a lot memory. I have a 700 flatpanel with 768 mb memory. I only run Kazaa and iMesh. (for educational reasons of course ;) )
Blakeasd
Apr 30, 08:39 AM
I subclassed NSPanel and did the following:
-(BOOL)canBecomeMainWindow{
so the tree of life could
Tree+roots+tattoo+designs
Perfect tattoo can be created
Sky#39;s Tree Tattoo Shading 1st
japanese cherry tree tattoo.
tree tattoo#39;s
Click to DOWNLOAD this Tree of
family tree tattoos
Banyan tree#39;s aerial root
Tree Man who grew #39;roots#39;
celtic art tattoo
tattoo design help?
Fruit Tree Branches
My Tree of Life tattoo.
-(BOOL)canBecomeMainWindow{
larkost
Apr 8, 01:01 AM
Since you are looking for internships, so presumably do not have much experience, this might work for you. But as someone who has been given the tasks of screening resumes and interviews, I will warn you that if your resume does not express true knowledge of the topics you are presenting in a resume, then you would never make it past my first read. And there is little chance that a generic resume writer is going to be able to write something that I would be interested in.
But this all depends on who you are writing the resume for. In some instances you are really writing to make it though HR, because the next layer of interviewers/reviewers is only going to be handed that resume 5 minutes before their session with you (or maybe they only read it then...). In that case then a professional resume writer might be a real boon.
That being said, the opposite is also true: I have seen some resumes that desperately needed an editor to go through and re-do them, for: typeos (this is a first-impression situation), content, or just awful style (my first couple of resumes probably fall into this bin).
But this all depends on who you are writing the resume for. In some instances you are really writing to make it though HR, because the next layer of interviewers/reviewers is only going to be handed that resume 5 minutes before their session with you (or maybe they only read it then...). In that case then a professional resume writer might be a real boon.
That being said, the opposite is also true: I have seen some resumes that desperately needed an editor to go through and re-do them, for: typeos (this is a first-impression situation), content, or just awful style (my first couple of resumes probably fall into this bin).
Reaperducer
Mar 14, 05:49 PM
A bunch of Microsoft's Zune "engineers" (which train do you drive?) live in my building. They're complete jerks, and aggressively vulgar toward anyone they see with an iPod.
I hope they enjoy listening to their precious Zunes while standing in line at the unemployment office.
DIAF, boys and girls.
I hope they enjoy listening to their precious Zunes while standing in line at the unemployment office.
DIAF, boys and girls.
narco
Mar 18, 11:11 AM
The screen shots look really cool. Since I have a G5 hooked up to my TV, I think this would work great for what I use it for. Currently I just use a wireless Apple keyboard/mouse in front of the TV, but I want something a little different.
Fishes,
narco.
Fishes,
narco.
ClutchThese
Mar 31, 08:15 AM
I use FaceTime every other night to speak with my daughter.
Same here brother.
I travel quite often so it's a great thing.
Same here brother.
I travel quite often so it's a great thing.
quagmire
Oct 4, 08:53 AM
This freakin sucks if it is the last album ever. Hopefully it is like Top Gear at every end of the season and just speculation that it is the last one......
Blipp
Mar 23, 05:54 PM
Sounds to me like the hard drive is dead. Try booting from the instal disc and use Disk Utility to check the status of the internal hard drive. Also what discs exactly are you using to try and reinstall? Are you using the discs that came with that G5 (probably 10.3 or 10.4), discs that shipped with a new Mac or a bought copy of OS X 10.x?
Tomorrow
May 4, 07:30 PM
With my car system, volume 18 with my iPhone maxed is equivelent to around 30 with my Nano - at this volume I have the sound of gentle hissing when paused. Not cool.
What kind of system are you connected to that the iPod volume even makes a difference? :confused: Mine connects to the truck's USB port and it's treated like a "line in" - the volume can only be adjusted with the stereo deck in the dash.
What kind of system are you connected to that the iPod volume even makes a difference? :confused: Mine connects to the truck's USB port and it's treated like a "line in" - the volume can only be adjusted with the stereo deck in the dash.
benhollberg
Mar 14, 10:59 AM
What position in line are you all at?
MrNomNoms
Mar 15, 02:33 PM
That was the first thing I thought of! :D
He has since got it removed - I can understand maybe a level of enthusiasm but really, he should have at least waited for it to take off (had some success) and asked himself whether it is wise to tattoo a logo on himself.
He has since got it removed - I can understand maybe a level of enthusiasm but really, he should have at least waited for it to take off (had some success) and asked himself whether it is wise to tattoo a logo on himself.
lu0s3r322
Mar 21, 05:40 PM
er didn't he said he was going to release it this past weekend? Then retracted saying "I never promised anything"?
i dont really follow jailbreak news too much, maybe that was this past weekend but i was reading this:
http://www.greenpois0n.us/2011/03/new-bootrom-exploit-to-jailbreak-ipad-2.html
i dont really follow jailbreak news too much, maybe that was this past weekend but i was reading this:
http://www.greenpois0n.us/2011/03/new-bootrom-exploit-to-jailbreak-ipad-2.html
lavrishevo
May 4, 04:20 PM
Do a PRAM and and an SMC reset and see how she acts.
NathP
Mar 30, 11:39 AM
I sold my iPad 1 which was jailbroken on 4.2.1. Since buying my iPad 2 the jailbreak is biggest thing I miss. I'm staying on 4.3 until we know which version the jailbreak will work on!
Shoesy
Aug 26, 08:41 AM
yep, ipad is useless unless it's jailbroken
Totally
Can't even browse the web with it. Or listen to music. Or use 1000's of apps. Or look at videos / pictures/ books.
But you can play dodgy emulated games that crash within two minutes, run more than one process at a time causing out of memory error messages. Play divx movies that work at less than 10fps. Overheat your battery by making a wifi hotspot.
:eek:
Totally
Can't even browse the web with it. Or listen to music. Or use 1000's of apps. Or look at videos / pictures/ books.
But you can play dodgy emulated games that crash within two minutes, run more than one process at a time causing out of memory error messages. Play divx movies that work at less than 10fps. Overheat your battery by making a wifi hotspot.
:eek:
iLucas
Apr 27, 12:55 PM
Hi! I bought a g3 ibook,800mhz,640mb,80gb and this unit worked great for a couple months. Out of nowhere I got kennel panic. I got unit to flash blinking folder icon, I have tried to do new install of os, gets thru one disk if lucky,then poof! Any help would be greatly taken. Any offers to buy or fix would be nice as well! Thank You Community!!!
Sounds like it could be a hard drive issue.
Sounds like it could be a hard drive issue.
altecXP
May 5, 10:37 AM
I have my Dropbox, music and Downloads on my HDD and the rest on my SSD.
Here is a guide to redirect folders on OS X:
http://www.markc.me.uk/MarkC/Blog/Entries/2009/12/15_Redirecting_folders_on_Apple_OSX.html
Here is a guide to redirect folders on OS X:
http://www.markc.me.uk/MarkC/Blog/Entries/2009/12/15_Redirecting_folders_on_Apple_OSX.html
Kunigit
Mar 18, 11:08 PM
How many people are there now?
savar
Oct 26, 09:52 AM
Wow. Let's hope it looks better than that diagram. Anyways this would be the ultimate iPod (Could be a 4 or 5 inch screen). Of course, the screen needs to be more scratch resistant than previous generations. And they have to bump up the resolution on their iTunes store. But I'd be surprised if we see this anytime soon.
Judging by the size of the fingers, this thing is at least 5x7. :D
If the entire surface of the ipod isn't more scratch resistant than previous generations I probably won't buy one. I have my cell phone in my pocket all day and it is barely scratched after months of daily use. My iPod 5G got those fine scraches on it just from sliding it into the case that *Apple included with the ipod*.
Judging by the size of the fingers, this thing is at least 5x7. :D
If the entire surface of the ipod isn't more scratch resistant than previous generations I probably won't buy one. I have my cell phone in my pocket all day and it is barely scratched after months of daily use. My iPod 5G got those fine scraches on it just from sliding it into the case that *Apple included with the ipod*.
acedrums
Jul 18, 03:57 PM
I like it. but your voice is a little flat with the guitar. Also, I recommend adding some of that other talent into your music. Guitar and vocals, thats all you use? Come on, it would sound more beautiful to add some bass, even the Violin or Flute. Im a musician myself, and I play in a band of two violinist, viola, and cello player and we play rock.
mad jew
Dec 24, 03:30 PM
To the best of my knowledge, that's not how Spotlight works. It indexes on the go such that if you make a new file, save it and quit, it'll instantly be in Spotlight. It doesn't go through and reindex periodically.
More likely, they're just random computer processes that are keeping the hard drive running. I think you're right in assuming the drive is fine, but keep regular back ups all the same, irrespective of clicking noises. :)
More likely, they're just random computer processes that are keeping the hard drive running. I think you're right in assuming the drive is fine, but keep regular back ups all the same, irrespective of clicking noises. :)
