http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/ Other Apple systems and peripherals discussion. en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:12:26 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/mac_images/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/ http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177353&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:09:25 GMT Basically, i run windows 7 and mac os x on my iMac - i do graphic design, photoshop and all that nonsense on mac os x so i need a good mouse for that...
I only use windows for gaming right now...

is this an okay mouse to use? any better suggestions?!?!
I'm willing to put in £40 for a mouse...

G9 Laser Mouse

Thanks for reading, any comments will be appreciated ]]> Other Hardware and Peripherals NiTchWaN http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177353 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177342&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:15:37 GMT Hi Looking at getting one of these for use with illustrator, PS etc, any reviews? Hi Looking at getting one of these for use with illustrator, PS etc, any reviews? ]]> Other Hardware and Peripherals sam joyce http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177342 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177166&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:04:45 GMT Well, this suppose to be a general question with further sub-questions to be able to explore the main issues. I am just surprised to see across the forums, comments by those who claim to use their system{s}(laptop/desktop) for 3 or even 5 years, even with some upgrades! What do you do... Well,


this suppose to be a general question with further sub-questions to be able to explore the main issues.

I am just surprised to see across the forums, comments by those who claim to use their system{s}(laptop/desktop) for 3 or even 5 years, even with some upgrades!

What do you do with them, that they can last so long?

I had several laptops at the same time across high quality brands, and one mini desktop through the years. I use them daily most often on average over 14 hrs(utilize them fully).

Most they lasted for me was for 2,5 yrs, than either the screen got problems, and the cost for replacement was too high; or the inner world burns down in some way or an other.

Until now having a desktop in general didnt make sense, considering how bulky most systems still are these days.

Having my first mac system now, I cant believe what I have been missing all those years. As my evaluation in the past concluded, that they were kind of cheap style. Not much available useful support software for complex utilization as was available for window systems!

These days, I just cant wait everyday to use it. Everything is so speedy, so quite, and so fast, no spyware, no virus, no nothing - at least so far!

Though I am still trying to figure out, mac features and functionality its just amazing!

I wish there was a netbook version available, but thankfully some netbooks can be highly utilized even by using a mac OS!

Now, having checked up on the mac desktop selections, they look stylish, and practical to carry around. I might, consider one in the near future.

I am wondering those of you who have few systems, what do you do on each of those systems?

I am for example use my netbook on a big HD screen with several screens open, use my mac on the same HD screen its just emazing.

These days you can also use on most mac laptops, and desktop systems windows software do you utilize this by having two different software systems on one mac? Especially, now that windows 7 is regarded as one of the best window based software!

I am using several systems for differing purposes, for security reasons!

As I am often on the road, I have to carry around few laptops with me.

Having so far very positive experiences with my mac, I am considering now to have one system software for private and the other for biz.(maybe mac os & windows 7), or mayb create on mac os two differing profiles!

But the task is complex, how do you organize this all?

What can I do with the other laptops I have?

In the office I need six to eight screens, I am looking for functionality, user-friendliness, features, value for money, and of course security.

Also, in regards to security; how do you ensure while using an open wifi access securely on your laptops system{s}(on window/mac os?

What addon's, support software do you use to overcome all those? Despite all how do you ensure a smooth running system, that is based on reliability as much as on user-friendliness?

For those of you, despite me being a newbie on mac, I believe doing one;s homework(research) is half the work, before asking/saying something on these important topics! I did extensive research on these through the time, there is just too much knowledge out there. Surely, we cant be all aware of all, and even if we are aware if we dont have practical user experience that knowledge is most often of no use.


Anyone, in my situation? We might be better able to explore, together the interrelated sections to the main topic! ]]> Other Hardware and Peripherals fncos http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177166 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176971&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:14:38 GMT Anyone know a store in uk I can try the logitech revolution mouse? Anyone know a store in uk I can try the logitech revolution mouse? ]]> Other Hardware and Peripherals sam joyce http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176971 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176968&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:37:32 GMT Ive got a pc keyboard I like Ive had for 10 years or so, it doesnt work with my mac using a plug to go from ps2 to usb, is this because this is an old keyboard? Ive got a pc keyboard I like Ive had for 10 years or so, it doesnt work with my mac using a plug to go from ps2 to usb, is this because this is an old keyboard? ]]> Other Hardware and Peripherals sam joyce http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176968 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176967&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:23:50 GMT Hey guys i was wondering if I could get some help. Im looking to buy a monitor for my alu unibody Macbook, heres one that i found..

Digimate L-2362WD 23" TFT Monitor Full HD 1920x1080 300cd/m2 1000:1 5ms 16:9 VGA/DVI Multimedia Black - Ebuyer

Just wondering what you guys think? is it worth it? should I spend a little more and look for something else? anything you guys can recommend? I cant afford the apple monitor at the moment so just looking for something affordable and good.

also, will the DVI-D connecter work with the 'mini-DisplayPort to DVI'???
It's getting a little confusing :[:[


p.s another question sorry guys! will dual screen work with WinXP in bootcamp using the min-displayport? thanks guys
Thanks! :) ]]> Other Hardware and Peripherals G.M4N http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176967 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176965&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:14:48 GMT I have a 1TB external hard drive that was originally formatted NTFS.
When i started using it on my MBP, i purchased "Paragon NTFS for Mac" so i can read/write to the drive.

I just got an iMac which replaced my old tired PC, so I'm pretty much all Mac's.

I thought about dumping the content of the drive on to another drive and formatting the 1TB drive to a Mac OS format. (then dumping the content back)
But I'm not sure if there's really any advantages for me doing this?

Should i keep it NTFS, in case i ever have to hook it up to a PC.
Or should i just convert it to Mac OS Extended (Journaled)

Opinions, comments and advice is appreciated. Thanks :Smirk: ]]> Other Hardware and Peripherals TomTomTuning http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176965 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176960&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:54:39 GMT I plan on buying a 20in monitor. I am not sure what make a monitor bad or good. I suspect contrast ratio is pointless to pay attention to. I plan on buying a 20in monitor. I am not sure what make a monitor bad or good. I suspect contrast ratio is pointless to pay attention to. ]]> Other Hardware and Peripherals appleXcore http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176960 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176958&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:32:36 GMT I have a Lacie big disk two drive raid 0 HD.
I would like to use these two drives as separate "normal" drives. Is there any way to separate them? ]]> Other Hardware and Peripherals Violin http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176958 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176951&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:42:21 GMT I have the latest 10.6.2 update but have a question about the tracking speed for the Magic Mouse.
I am happy with the Magic Mouse but the tracking is slower than other mice I'm used to. I have put the tracking at the maximum speed and slower tracking is nice for sometimes clicking just where I need to but when I'm going from one side of the screen to the other it's hard. I also am using it on a mousepad. I know it's not required but seems more comfortable but the mouse goes off the end of the mouse pad when I go across the screen.
Is there any possible way to make the tracking faster? I hope with a future update maybe Apple will make this possible if it's not now. ]]> Other Hardware and Peripherals markwco http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176951 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176923&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:23:05 GMT Today I went to plug in my Lacie 250 GB USB external hard drive into my 13 in. MacBook to get a shirt template for a design I am making. I discovered that the hard drive just would not mount and show on the desktop, and I remembered that this happened a few days before, but all I did was unplug it... Today I went to plug in my Lacie 250 GB USB external hard drive into my 13 in. MacBook to get a shirt template for a design I am making. I discovered that the hard drive just would not mount and show on the desktop, and I remembered that this happened a few days before, but all I did was unplug it and plug it back in, and it worked... except that today, that didn't work at all. I tried the other USB port, and the hard drive showed up on the desktop for about a second, and then disappeared. I kept on replugging it back into both USB ports, but nothing happened.

Then I tried to see if it would work on the PC beside me, and it was recognized as an external device; however, a message came up telling me the drive was malfunctioning. I am guessing this is from ejecting it incorrectly (because I am in a hurry to head to my next classes... I use this laptop at school), but I have incorrectly disconnected it before in the past and this problem never happened to me before.

Every single project I have ever created for my design career is on that hard drive, and all I want now is to get my files back. All I need it to do is show up on the desktop for just the right amount of time for me to copy my files onto my computer.

I read online to put it into the freezer for a while and it should mount, but that didn't work. I tried using Disk Warrior, Data Rescue 3, and Tech Tool Deluxe, but the hard drive did not show up on any of those apps.

I tried plugging the hard drive into an iMac as well, but it did not show up either.

Thanks in advanced... I really need these files, it's about 5 years worth of designs. ]]> Other Hardware and Peripherals idrawdesigns http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176923 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176909&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:54:14 GMT I am thinking of updating my home studio setup which is currently running a Macbook pro 13" 2.26 with 4gb of ram.

I was first thinking of upgrading to an iMac with a 3.06Ghz processor and 27" display. However, I now think I might be ok staying with my MacBook and upgrading to one of the two displays;

- The 30" Cinema display

- Or the 24" Cinema LED display

At nearly half the price I am leaning towards the 24" display. I am using logic and ableton. What does everyone think and anyone had any experiences running logic and or ableton with a MacBook and display. ]]> Other Hardware and Peripherals Jamiee http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176909 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176899&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:50:59 GMT Connected my macbook to tv, all I need now is a wireless keyboard & mouse or a keyboard with trackball!
Noticed that most Mac keyboards/mouses, are expensive so is there any alernative windows/vista keyboards/mouses etc that work fine on mac???
If anyone can help would much appreciate it. cheers ]]> Other Hardware and Peripherals adsmith http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176899 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176684&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:50:29 GMT I was hoping someone might be able to kindly help me to save a bit of time and streamline my back up process. I have an imac, and use Time Machine (about to also start using Super Duper) to back up the contents of my imac hard drive to a backup external hard drive (which gets regularly rotated... I was hoping someone might be able to kindly help me to save a bit of time and streamline my back up process.

I have an imac, and use Time Machine (about to also start using Super Duper) to back up the contents of my imac hard drive to a backup external hard drive (which gets regularly rotated with a second offsite backup hard drive). All I store on the imac hard drive are the applications and some basic admin documents, I don't really save any of my working files on it so as not to clog up the computer's hard drive (I am a photographer and work with lots of huge TIFF files which would clog up the imac hard drive in no time at all!) I am happy with this part of the back up process.

However, all of my working files (images etc) are saved directly onto a large external hard drive - this is my primary working drive. At the moment, to back this up I am having to do this manually. All new or amended files are manually copied to a backup external hard drive and are manually copied to DVD for offsite storage. What I really need is some way to make an automatic backup of my primary working external hard drive to a backup external hard drive. I can find lots of software that will automatically back up from the computer's hard drive to an external hard drive (such as time machine and super duper), but can't seem to find any that will automatically back up from one external hard drive to another external hard drive.

Can anyone help or advise please? Thank you! ]]> Other Hardware and Peripherals annahardy http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176684 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176628&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:57:57 GMT I wrote the title wrong, it should be CD Drive does not work at all. No idea where the "Sounds" came from.

I've got a Macbook, which I'm afraid has gotten a bit dirty over time as I've neglected to clean it and now the CD drive doesn't work. The cd goes in and stays in fine, but when it spins it makes a horrible noise and sometimes even scratches the cd. I've also had a few cases where the CD simply wouldn't come out and I had to wait for a tedious length of time while my laptop tore away at the CD. It's been like this for a while and I've gotten by, but now it has really begun to become annoying and I'd like to fix it. So, I was wondering how I should go about trying to fix it. ]]> Other Hardware and Peripherals Obscor http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176628