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So, iTunes 7 and the new iTunes Store has movies. These movies (supposedly) are encoded with Dolby Pro Logic 5.1 audio. Now, how do you access this audio? I have purchased two movies. The Incredibles, and Pirates of the Caribbean. Two movies of recent release that I would expect to have...

Anyone had any luck with existing, or finding any eSATA PC cards for current (Aluminum) PowerBooks? I'm looking to replace my external disk with something new, and I don't want to be stuck in the past with USB and Firewire, especially since one could assume eSATA could find it's way onto a...

I'm curious to know if anyone else has this issue. I recently received the new 17" 1.67ghz Powerbook. It comes with the Seagate 100GB 5400rpm hard disk. What I immediately noticed over the previous model is that the hard disk makes a lot of noise, even when idling. Not a constant noise, but once...

Does anyone have a pseudodriver or software to make the bluetooth adapter included in new PowerBooks work independantly in VirtualPC? Nosh

I picked up a USB cable for my V60s phone, for synchronizing the contacts with iSync. Though the "s" model isn't listen on iSync's page, it does seem to work okay, though iSync uses the wrong icon and calls it "60is". I don't forsee any problems, but has anyone had different results with this...

Has anyone plugged a J2ME toolkit into Xcode? I noticed J2EE is in there, so it can't be THAT farfetched. I like Java and all, but I'm a dope when it comes to things like unix, and aside from a Windows and Sparc distribution, there was a .bin file on Sun's site for linux. Stuffit decompressed...

I'm trying to find some tools that can help me with a specific problem. I've got two Ogg Media files (OGM) that are two halves of a whole. I need to combine them. Or, another solution would be to decode both, splice them, and reencode them as something else, like an mpeg4 method. This would be...

I had contacted VerizonWireless about their NationalAccess wireless data plans. In the past, I've preferred Verzion for their fantastic network quality and service area, and their voice plans are very well priced as well. However, their unlimited data plan requires two things: their mobile...

I know this is way out of left field, but no one else can seem to be able to tell me. I'd like to avoid putting shoes in the washing machine, so maybe someone knows the answer. Shoes or boots with a fleece lining, and it needs to be restored. Cleaned and made fluffy again. Or at least cleaned...

If Darwin is supposed to be a BSD distribution, is there a way to get brandelf to run linux binaries? (One binary I have in question is supported and able to be run in BSD by brandelf -t) And if so, where can I find a copy of brandelf? Nosh

is it possible to open a Visual C++ project (structured in the same way it would appear in Visual C++ itself) in any program in OS X? Xcode has no problem opening .h, .c, or .cpp files, naturally, but has no idea what to do with the .sln file. Is there a secret way, or a special third party...

I just picked up Halo, and I'm surprised that a two year old game is the first game where I have performance problems on. All settings are maxed out obviously, with no Antialiasing and at 800x600, I'm perplexed. Every other game I run works beautiully with full settings, and at 1024x768. Halo...

I've noticed quite a few six port Firewire 400 ports, and at least one three-port Firewire 800 port. I've also seen adapters to convert 800 to 400. But these are rather one-sided and expensive. What i'm looking for is something like a six port hub, connects to a Firewire 800 port, and has three...

On a Powerbook 17", I've been having problems booting from some CDs. The system restore/hardware test DVD that it came with boots just fine, but I can't get either of my Diskwarrior or TechTool Deluxe CDs to boot. I have not got any other bootable CDs, but I would like to run one of the...

Just as the topic says, I'm wondering at what battery percent level a 17" Powerbook should go into hard-sleep. Mine will go in at 7% left, and i'm curious is less than 7% not enough to keep the machine running, or could there be a problem with the battery? I used X-Charge during charging and...

I have a new 17" Powerbook, but I've noticed that on the left extreme of the screen, a line of pixels seem to be missing. I know this because if I lower the resolution to a 4:3 aspect ratio, I see the border of a maximized window, but I cant see it at full 1440x900. Its only one pixel deep thats...

I've noticed Hitachi has released a 60GB 7200RPM 2.5" notebook hard disk. I was wondering what anyones thoughts (or experiences if you've already tried this) are about sticking one into a 17" Powerbook. It's something I'd like to do, because 4200RPM dosen't seem to do it for me. If no one has...

This is a very specific, er, thing. I have one e-mail account, and in the Real Name field, I have my Real name. I am subscribed to many mailing lists, which filter into different folders thanks to mail rules. As you know, if you use a recent mail program, that whatever you have as your Real Name...

I picked up an Airport Extreme base station, and I have a multifunction printer. Obviously a multifunction won't be on Apple's compatiblity list, but I was wondering something: Can the print server be comminucated to directly via IP printing? Like a standard print server, does it have it's own...

I've got a bit of a tall order here: I'm looking for a multifunction printer/scanner/copier/fax with a flat-bed and automatic document feeder, thats networkable with a generic USB print server OR the ability to add a print server module to it, and is compatible with both OS X and a PC running...