http://forums.theappleblog.com/ The Apple Blog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:30:23 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forums.theappleblog.com/images/misc/rss.jpg http://forums.theappleblog.com/ http://forums.theappleblog.com/applications/3266-itunes-problem-os-x-tiger-10-4-3-a/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:42:53 GMT I have an iMac G4 running OSX10.3.9 and because of web page viewing problems have just installed Mac OSX Tiger 10.4.3, to enable me to download later... I have an iMac G4 running OSX10.3.9 and because of web page viewing problems have just installed Mac OSX Tiger 10.4.3, to enable me to download later versions of Safari and Firefox, which I have done succcessfully.

Everything is great now apart from the fact that I now can not open my iTunes! When I try, I get a pop up saying "iTunes requires Mac OSX10.4.9 or later..." This does not make any sense, as I ran it perfectly on the older OSX10.3.9!

Any ideas please? Thanks ]]> Applications cliff http://forums.theappleblog.com/applications/3266-itunes-problem-os-x-tiger-10-4-3-a/ http://forums.theappleblog.com/introductions/3265-hi-everyone/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:39:53 GMT Hi, I'm Pedro from IDDTouch. We develop games for the iPhone and we think this forum is a great way to get develpment tips and to show what we do.

Cheers,
Pedro ]]> Introductions iddtouch http://forums.theappleblog.com/introductions/3265-hi-everyone/ http://forums.theappleblog.com/hardware/3264-new-imac-mac-pro-graphic-designer/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:50:13 GMT Hi all, Just wondered what your recommendations are for a busy graphic designer (mainly CS4 and Quark). Have always had a Pro (or equivalent) but... Hi all,

Just wondered what your recommendations are for a busy graphic designer (mainly CS4 and Quark). Have always had a Pro (or equivalent) but the new top iMac specs look to match the more expensive Quad Pro? Have Cinema display so don't need the screen, but if it's a better machine cos its new, am I better off switching to 27 inch iMac?

Thanks! ]]> Hardware timburley http://forums.theappleblog.com/hardware/3264-new-imac-mac-pro-graphic-designer/ http://forums.theappleblog.com/apple-chat/3259-need-some-help/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:29:29 GMT hey how is everyone. well i am here because i need some help. i have no computer knowlege at all. i have a mac osx version 10.3.9 with a... hey how is everyone. well i am here because i need some help. i have no computer knowlege at all. i have a mac osx version 10.3.9 with a processor 1,8 ghz g5. i have no idea what it means but thats what i got. my cousin gave it to me all cleaned up before he moved to school. i have couple of quesions? i got an update from apple through the internet and know i can not watch video or even log onto youtube. originally i could not watch video but hear it i did the update and it made every thing work great. so when i was offered another update i clicked yes and know its messade up agin. i get a picture of a peice of film torn in half with a Q in the middle where the video is suposed to be. whats the best way to fix it . i also can not get yahoo messanger or msn messanger. the guy at the apple store told me i need to get 10.5 leopard from amazon. will this sovle all my problems. plus i see differrent versions and have no idea what the differrence is .. if you can give any info let me know thank you ]]> Apple Chat carmine731 http://forums.theappleblog.com/apple-chat/3259-need-some-help/ http://forums.theappleblog.com/hardware/3258-what-do-stock-ram/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:06:52 GMT Any idea for how to get some money for the stock RAM in a machine if you do a 3rd party RAM upgrade? I'll have 2 GB of Apple RAM that will sit in a drawer. It would be nice to get $30 for the two chips or something like that. It would offset the cost of the upgrade. ]]> Hardware bendrucker http://forums.theappleblog.com/hardware/3258-what-do-stock-ram/ http://forums.theappleblog.com/applications/3257-combining-skype-logs/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:05:03 GMT My hard drive crashed and I now have the time to crack open my backup disk and start restoring my old data. I installed a new hard drive as soon as... My hard drive crashed and I now have the time to crack open my backup disk and start restoring my old data. I installed a new hard drive as soon as my original crashed, though, and started from scratch. Thankfully, most programs have allowed me to import old data or just replace preference files with the originals on my backup drive. Skype, however, seems to have a very strange organizational structure for its chat logs. I'm curious if anyone has any suggestions for merging the two sets of Skype chat logs I have (the set on my backup and the set that I created on newer hard drive that I installed after my orignal one crashed). The Skype forums don't seem to be a big help and I'm really hoping to be able to address this issue. Thanks! ]]> Applications llamame http://forums.theappleblog.com/applications/3257-combining-skype-logs/ http://forums.theappleblog.com/applications/3256-apps-mac/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:03:26 GMT Hey all,

Recently I decided to make an App for the iPhone (and have no idea how to use the SDK)

But I thought... How I'd love to make an App for Mac, ie a game perhaps like Racer.

But I dont want to have to buy the other SDK thingy to create Mac apps... Is there any other way (preferably without DAYS of coding - but I dont mind hours of coding :) ) ]]> Applications JeremyK http://forums.theappleblog.com/applications/3256-apps-mac/ http://forums.theappleblog.com/apple-chat/3254-help-mac-pricing-different-parts-world/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:59:29 GMT :confused: i'm just really confused on what to do about the huge gaps in mac pricing. i'm looking for some advice on what is my best move.:o
i'm coveting salivating to get the new 27" iMac:cool:. I live in France where the list price at apple.fr is 1,799 eur, apple.uk is 1,785.09 eur (I've converted all in euros at today's rates), apple.us is 1,346.79, apple.ca is 1,329.43.
i'm a canadian expat living in france and will be going home to canada this christmas holidays. the savings of 470 eur is immense, c'est n'est ce pas??!!! but what about customs? :rolleyes:
well, anybody out there, any helpful tips, tricks?
grateful from antibes, france ]]> Apple Chat peachy http://forums.theappleblog.com/apple-chat/3254-help-mac-pricing-different-parts-world/ http://forums.theappleblog.com/general-banter/3246-what-i-think-apple-should-change/ Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:25:17 GMT Hi all, Over the past few days, alot has happened. My sister crashed her car, I got a job, and I found an old PowerBook lying in a rubbish dump.... Hi all,

Over the past few days, alot has happened. My sister crashed her car, I got a job, and I found an old PowerBook lying in a rubbish dump.

Now this really has nothing to do with anything, but it did get me thinking about Apple.

I love Apple, I really do, but, there is just a few minor things that should be changed...

1. Start thinking! Cmon Apple, release a new Magic Mouse and not have the software to run it? Release the software and not have the mouse in stock? Cmon... Whatever happened to common sense!

2. Change front row! I love the new user interface of Apple TV, and I really hate the frontrow one, PLEASE change it to something new

3. Get rid of that Air! No offence, but the air is a lightweight, amazingly thing piece of engineering... With performance levels we saw coming from 2004! Cmon? Seriously pay over 3 grand (Australian) for a computer with a 1.86GHz processor, 1gb ram, 80gb hard drive, no cd drive, 1 USB port, always having to worry about it breaking in half the moment you use it... Just buy a
MacBook pro! It's not that much fatter or heavier, but you get more bang for less buck! What's a MacBook pro Now 1800 for the 13 inch?

4. Instead of the air as being your "netbook" (pretty expensive netbook" make a 8/9/10 inch version of the MacBook (and maybe even MacBook pro)... That would sell through the roof

5. Have an upgrade discount... Let's say you buy a MacBook.... And 4 months down the track they bring out the newer, better model for the same price.,. Or less in some
cases... You should be able to had in the old one, and, depending on the condition, sell it or swap it for the newer model, or recieve the value of the old model subtracted off the price for the new one

That's about it I think... Any other suggestions? All comments appreciated! ]]> General Banter JeremyK http://forums.theappleblog.com/general-banter/3246-what-i-think-apple-should-change/ http://forums.theappleblog.com/hardware/3245-mdd-firewire-800-freeze-up-issues/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:32:45 GMT I'm have a couple of questions regarding problems with a MDD, "Firewire 800" that I've rebuilt.

The "current" configuration specs for the MDD I've built are these:
1) Dual 1.25GHz
2) Motherboard is Apple part number 630-4633 (Note- This is the original "Firewire 800" motherboard that it came with. According to the serial number and ID sticker, it was originally a single, 1 GHz. I swapped out the processor, and bumped it up to the dual 1.25GHz.)
3) Pioneer DV-105PD DVD Superdrive
4) Video card is GeForce 4 MX (64MB)
5) 1.5 GB DDR333
6) OS 10.5 installed

The system is experiencing "Freeze-ups" similar to those you might see with a processor overheating issue. However, while the heatsink gets fairly warm, which I understand is normal, it doesn't seem to be overly "hot". You can touch, and remain touching, the base plate area of the heatsink and not get burned. It just gets pretty warm is all.

My searches at "Apple" shows that in the Original configuration (Single 1GHz processor) the system ran at 133MHz bus speeds, but that the Dual 1.25GHz ran at 167MHz bus speeds.

Question 1: Is the bus speed of the MDD determined by the processor, or the motherboard? I always thought it was the processor. Is my model "Firewire 800" motherboard (Apple # 630-4633) compatible with either 133MHz Bus or a 167MHz Bus speed?

Question 2: There were several processor heatsinks for these models. The one I'm using is the Stainless Steel one, and not the Aluminium or Copper. I can't seem to find if this one is compatible with the Dual 1.25GHz processors. Do I need to change the heatsink to different one, and if so which one should I use?

Just as an added note, this system has sometimes run normally for hours without freezing, but it has also froze up within minutes of starting it up. The only thing specific that will force it to freeze is attempting to burn a DVD (heavy CPU usage). However, it has also frozen-up while just surfing the web (light load conditions). Any help or ideas with resolving these issues would be greatly appreciated. I thought I knew most all the Apple G4's pretty well, but this one has me stumped.

Thanks in advance!

RagnCagn ]]> Hardware RagnCagn http://forums.theappleblog.com/hardware/3245-mdd-firewire-800-freeze-up-issues/ http://forums.theappleblog.com/hardware/3243-magic-mouse/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:50:14 GMT Just got the new mouse and after updating the software have fallen in love. Without the update Snow Leopard refuses to find it. Stepping up from the... Just got the new mouse and after updating the software have fallen in love. Without the update Snow Leopard refuses to find it. Stepping up from the mighty mouse is a good call. No more clogged scroll wheel. This thing scrolls so beautifully. Just a swipe of the finger, slow or fast. Nicely heavy too. Bit slow on tracking though. Just thought I'd let you know it's a great piece of hardware. Looks fantastic as well. ]]> Hardware mattchu1 http://forums.theappleblog.com/hardware/3243-magic-mouse/ http://forums.theappleblog.com/applications/3242-new-apple-service-businesses-help-us-evaluate-feasibility/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:03:24 GMT Hello Everyone,

We're thinking of proposing a new service for Apple: a web-based IT management system.

If you have a moment, please take this 10-question survey:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=iaJEMq5MjXXzN6w6LAMX2Q_3d_3d

It'll only take 5 minutes! Thanks so much.

- mac6040 :D ]]> Applications mac6040 http://forums.theappleblog.com/applications/3242-new-apple-service-businesses-help-us-evaluate-feasibility/ http://forums.theappleblog.com/applications/3241-cadence-app-iphone-touch-desktop/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:11:45 GMT Anyone tried this ? Finds BPM's for your music , the device app puts it all on a slider and make it simple to jump around from BPM to BPM.

cadence™ | your music. your motion.

I'm beta testing it now and its pretty cool, any suggestions on other software like this? ]]> Applications GAsper http://forums.theappleblog.com/applications/3241-cadence-app-iphone-touch-desktop/ http://forums.theappleblog.com/general-banter/3240-xmas-present-any-ideas/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:55:09 GMT Hi there, what kind of xmas present will you prepare for your wife/husband? I'm getting some new ideas on choosing a present for my father, can anyone share please? ]]> General Banter vitadellajan http://forums.theappleblog.com/general-banter/3240-xmas-present-any-ideas/ http://forums.theappleblog.com/apple-chat/3239-airport-extreme-vs-vista/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:04:16 GMT G,day all, Begging for help with my wireless sytem. The wife is a die hard apple fan and so we got a apple airport extreme with her new laptop. Got... G,day all, Begging for help with my wireless sytem. The wife is a die hard apple fan and so we got a apple airport extreme with her new laptop. Got the system set up and then spent 2 hours on line with the apples techs ( very helpful) who diagnoised the problem as vista blocking the Bonjour system. Next I spoke to Vista techs (rude)for 10 minutes who claimed it was not their issue. The end result is I have web access, an orange blinking light on the airport extreme, and a unprotected wireless network. help please.
Feral ]]> Apple Chat Feral http://forums.theappleblog.com/apple-chat/3239-airport-extreme-vs-vista/