Mac Forum / General / Hardware / July 2005

Hey guys,
Just wondering if anyone can help me make the mouse on my powerbook
feel more like a PC. It seems laggy, and is impossible to play games
with.

I was told by a computer dealer that I can put RAM meant for
windows-based notebooks on my ibook g4, i was under the impression
that there was a different only ram meant for mac’s can be put in
apple notebooks....please confirm.

I have a Mac IIci that I have recently been working on upgrading,
including addition of the following:
- SuperMac Spectrum/24 Series 3 video card
- PDS Cache card

I have access to a heap of used PCI hard disk adapter cards from recycled
PCs. I'd like to use one of the IDE/ATA cards to connect - for occasional
file transfer or maintenance - to a PC hard drive.
Are some brands better supported with Mac (prefer OS X, but can boot into OS

Is there a piece of software bundled with Mac OS, like in Windows XP, or
would someone know a freeware to do the job?

I recently damaged the plug on my power adaptor (the one that plugs into
the Powerbook, and glows in different colours to let you know the
charging status).  I expected I could obtain a replacement fairly easy,
and solder it on the cable but no such luck, they seem to be totally

What say you about the refurbished Macs being sold by a mail order
company in Oregon, USA - advertised in the back of the August Macworld
mag - or from other companies?  Would like a clamshell iBook but
concerned about the speed.  The current iBooks are slower than the eMac

My external hard drive has suddenly decided it doesn't want to appear
as an icon on my desktop - or any other for that matter. I have tried
everything, looked in the System Profiler and it just says there is a
firewire device attached, but nothing else.

I'm considering to buy an Apple wireless keyboard and was wondering if
it has an USB port as well to plug in a USB stick or other device.
Plugging in an USB stick on the rear side of an iMac doesn't seem to
convenient to me.

I know this is an almost impossible question to answer, but I'd be
grateful for any information, suggestion (mostly), hint, whatever.
My dual 500mph G4 is showing its age. It's a bit slow, it's not really
happy with Final Cut Pro HD and it won't run DVD Studio Pro 3.

I tried to back up my G4 Tibook onto an external Firewire drive
yesterday, using SuperDuper.
Before I did so, I checked the external drive with the Oxford uploader /
updater.  As I understand it, some OS X 10.3.x versions have trouble

Saw a rumor here that the Mac Mini would be revised this summer with a
few bugfixes or improvements. Any truth to this rumor? Where is a good
place to look for such information?

Ok,
I'm thinking of taking the plunge and getting a MAC. I'm currently leaning
towards the iMac G5.
My plans are to use it for home video editing (beginner), photo's and just

Bug Report against iTunes 4.9
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Title: iTunes consumes 75-95% system resources when performing podcast
download.

I am trying to get my Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer for bluetooth to
work with OSX Tiger.  The mouse itself actually works no problem.
However the third-button (mouse wheel) does not seem to work.  I know
all about USB Overdrive utility.  I've already gotten my Logitech wired