Mac Forum / Country Specific / UK Mac Group / September 2006

From the guy who does the (utterly wonderful) explodingdog cartoons, a
quite touching (!) page about his just-died Powerbook G4.
http://www.explodingdog.com/powerbookg4/
Now *there* is a well-loved and well-used machine.

Anyone know the largest available internal drive for the macbook?
Just got my new one, and need a bigger drive.  The 100GB Travelstar's
are common in 7200rpm, or a 120gb one at 5400rpm, but does anyone do a
fast, larger one that' not horrendously expensive?  Anyone know any good

Is it possible to access an HFS+ iPod from Windows in a way that doesn't
involve major hacks? I'd like to go around a friend's house and use it
as an external drive, but it's unlikely any of my friends will be
comfortable with any sort of under-the-hood driver installations.

He hasn't posted today. Have you scumbags netcopped him?

Last night some...person...smashed in my passenger door window,
driver's door window, & windscreen. Now, while I have been known to
wind people up occasionally, I can't believe in my wildest dreams
that I would ever drive anyone to this. I don't know if it was

Please do not troll mac groups other than uk.comp.sys.mac
The only reason I started this whole thing was because of their
attitude- they totally deserve it here.
They are stuck up, narrow minded (i.e. accepting to gays) .. the other

sorry if this is a stupid question,
- if I shoot in HD and edit in HD in finalcut pro - I can still export to
standard dv but write the HD footage back to tape ?
David

Rather interesting read today. He thinks the iTV might become a video
conferencing tool 9as part of its other functions). He cites the USB
port as being there for an iSight.
Now apart from the fact that iSights are (currently) Firewire, I have to wonder

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/20/technology/20060921_POGUE_EMAIL.html?_
r=1&oref=slogin
When Apple Hit Bottom
As you probably know, Apple's been in the news quite a bit lately.

According to MacUser <http://www.macuser.co.uk/?news/news_story.php?id=93834>:
"Steve Wozniak, one of the three original founders of Apple Computer,
will be visiting Oxford University to promote his new autobiography, I,
Woz.

"Security Update 2006-005 is recommended for all users and improves the
security of the following components.
"AirPort
"For detailed information on this Update, please visit this website:

I've been using the same QuickDEX[1] file since 1988. When OSX arrived
it was the one thing that I carried on using classic for. Eventually
MooDEX arrived and I could leave classic behind forever.
The I got an Intel Mini and problems begin again, MooDEX runs like a

My flatmate has a Dual 1.8 G5 (not entirely sure which revision it is).
None the less, it has a problem where out of the audio jack comes alot
of static and noise..
It it certainly interference from the IDE bus and or the graphics card..

Unprompted, I had two people at work tell me yesterday that they'd
downloaded the new iTunes and didn't like the UI. Reviews around the
web don't seems so great either, and last night I updated one of the
Macs here taking the Quicktime and Front Row updates but deciding not

Apparently include 'Coverflow' view and free Album art from the iTMS.