IBook questions from a total noob.

Well, greetings to all of you! I am the most proud owner of an iBook "Snow" Dual USB, 500 mhz, 320mb RAM, 10gb HDD. I won this on eBay 3 weeks ago for $15 with a supposedly dead HDD and since it was local there was no shipping charges! Since I'm actually using it to type this, the hard drive is in fact fine, a bit small but fine. There is no Airport Card, but I see from the antenna it is possible to put one in there. Anyway, my question has probably been asked a billion times, but from what I read nobody has an explanation just a simple "No". Obviously I want to upgrade the Hard Drive, BUT, if I'm going to be in there anyway I want to put a combo drive in. However, I've seen 700-900mhz Logic Boards on eBay, not cheap but not outrageous either. I want to swap out the old 500mhz one with a 700-900mhz replacement. The Form factor is the same, all the screw holes are identical, other then the possible display incompatibility I see no reason why it can't be done. Please, explain to me, in vast detail, why this cannot be done and cannot work. Other then the amount of time....I see no issues. Thank you for your' time, I look forward to the responses! =^)

See now we're getting somewhere, obviously there's more to it then just swapping out the Logic Board and having it just work. Yet apparently it can be done. Of course, it would seem to be more of an annoyance then it is worth, but I figured to try and squeeze a bit more juice from this apple...ha ha ha. I had figured if I was going to have it apart to put in a replacement Hard Drive, then why not just go ahead and go for the full monty, right? I suppose a stick of 512mb RAM and a larger, faster spinning hard drive will be all I'll be doing to this machine. The simple fact that I only paid $15 for the unit and $35.00 for the OS X 10.3 Panther CD's and it works has me thrilled, really! It is my first Apple computer and I love being able to mess around with it, but I'm quickly becoming aware of the severity of it's limitations. Many of the applications I see require either OS X 10.4 Tiger, or it'll work with Panther but I need a G4 800mhz cpu....etc, etc, etc. I guess it's hard to take on the world when one is only 3 feet tall, figuratively speaking. But I'm glad to have an Apple computer and I'm only sorry I wasted so much time with Windows PC's and that I shelled out for Crappy VISTA and went back to XP!!!! Grrr.

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Okay I think I have it!- the final ibook question from yours truly!

I have finally configured my ibook to just the way I want it excluding one crucial thing: Memory. I know the more memory you have, the more apps you can run at once. But the most apps I would be running at once would be 2 or 3. Would someone out there with a 12 inch ibook(1.33 GHz PowerPC G4, 512MB DDR333 SDRAM built-in, 40 or 60 GB hard drive) click on 2 or 3 apps and see if they all run confortably at once.
Thanks-
You guys are great!

Hi Tech,
It sounds like to me you will be fine if you want to stick with the installed RAM. I wouldn't worry about space until later. I personally use an external hard drive for both my iTunes and iPhoto libraries (I have over 40Gb of just iTunes music). You don't have to order the RAM now, you can always get it later and install it yourself. I suggest buying it when you order because Apple puts it in; less risk of something going wrong.
Options about external hard drives:
I suggest anything from LaCie, SmartDisk, or Western Digital
I personally recommend theLaCie D2 Hard Drive Extreme w/ Triple Interface, SmartDisk CrossFire, or the WD Dual Option.
I use a SmartDisk CrossFire for both my iTunes library as well as my iPhoto library. If you need help moving your iTunes library you might want to look at Knowledge Base Document #301748 explains How to Move Your iTunes Library.
Jon

Question from an extreme noob?

Can anyone tell me how to import video from my Canon Optura 50 DV into Final Cut HD? Tried searching the forum and in Final Cut help but couldn't find anything. I have everything connected and Final Cut recognizes the camera just don't know how to import it.

Okey dokey - I assume you've got as far as the log & Capture window.
1) the basic - hit play on the camera hit the Capture Now button, or
2) Log your clips then Batch Capture.
3) before doing any of the above read the manual either the books or from the Help menu.
4) There's quite a bit for you to learn about so you can configure fcp properly.
5) Read and have a play then post back when you get really really lost.
hope that's of some help.

IDVD question from a total newcomer

Hi folks,
I have a Mac G4 that I bought second hand. It does NOT have iDVD on it, and I want to buy it.
Does iLife 06 provide the software or is it just an upgrade? I ask this because on the description it reads...
"iLife '06, the must-have update to Apple's award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications, delivers major upgrades to iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD and GarageBand, plus an innovative new application called iWeb for creating stunning web pages, blogs and podcasts."
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Gene

Hi Karsten,
You wrote: iLife6 makes excessive use of the grafic cards abilities, which supports socalled "Quartz".. your "old" Mac doesn't have such a card... so, you miss a lot of "blinkblink" in iM when buying iLife6...
Sorry to be such a dummy but I'm not sure what this means. what is "blink blink? and "iM?" If it's iMovie I have that but don't really use it because I'm running Final Cut Pro 4.5.
I'm VERY interested in what you said about the $50 internal burner. I looked around on ebay and found this...
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-APPLE-MAC-16X-WHITE-SUPERDRIVE-PIONEER-REV-2-DLAYER_W0QQ itemZ130077362165QQihZ003QQcategoryZ51039QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Is this what I should get? Do you think it will come with instructions on how to put it in?
Again, many thanks to all of you for your input.
Gene
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Question from a total newbie - cleaning up a few quotes.

Forgive my complete ignorance to the vast world of audio, but the fact remains - I have a problem that I could really use some help with.
I'm working as a volunteer videographer doing docs about humanitarian work in the Domincian Republic, and in all of our underfundedness, I only have one lav mic system. It's better than just a cam mic like before, but one person is always way below on the waveform than the other.
I know my computer can't do magic, but if you have any suggestions on what to do in Soundtrack Pro to make the issue less noticeable, it'd be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Ryan Prouty (.com)

A good first steip would be to normalize the audio. When your file is open in an audio file project, normalize is under the "process" menu. This will bring the highest level of audio up to whatever you set. If the audio is real low, I would keep it at the default 0db. This won't balance everything. You may still have to edit specific areas and bring the audio up, or down, to make it all match. But it's a good quick method of getting low audio up towards normal. One caveat, this will also bring up any secondary audio . . . background noise, whatever, if it's there.

Total noob Q: Can I run virtual machines on a MacBook Pro ?

My apologies for entering totally green, folks. My last Apple was the first Mac I bought in university, sold quickly, and preceded by a bunch of ]['s. Sadly, I have been living under a rock for 20 years, and just this year spent $200k at IBM for servers etc in a pro capacity ...
My problem is that I am not gonna buy one more piece of lame Lenovo garbage ever again, and I need a new notebook.
The time has come where I am considering the change. I'd enjoy it really, to crawl out of this shell.
Because I am a total noob, the answer to my question is probably so easy for you folks ...
I need to keep Windows for now. I need to run Linux. I need to VM a few Novell 6.5 servers as I transition them to SUSE, and I have precisely zero MacOS apps at the moment.
With this said, does it make sense to consider a fully optioned MacBook Pro to take the place of a highest-end Thinkpad, to do the above (and more), using a Virtual Machine technology ?
My first months with a Mac would probably be spent in virtual machines as I get with the program, but I really do want to get out of this situation that nobody makes a good PC anymore and the best Wintel box seems to a Mac.
I want to believe. Please help me.

check
http://www.kju-app.org/kju/
Q is a free virtual machine, and can run windows and linux. You can also install win and linux and have triple boot. For information:
http://wiki.onmac.net/index.php/TripleBoot_viaBootCamp
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Quick question from future mac user

Hi there.
Just a quick question about the Intel iMacs.
Total noob with Macs so please forgive me, I'm looking to get away from Windows and PC's but not sure what I would need exactly.
Would the 24":3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo iMac with 4GBs of RAM and 1TB hdd be more than enough to handle video/audio editing with Final Cut Pro Studio, some gaming (such as newer MMO games or RPG/FPS games) and maybe running VMware Fusion for running Windows apps and games that I have/use that are either not available or not yet supported by Apple?
Or would I be looking at goin with the Mac Pro?
I'd rather shoot for the iMac because I'm SO tired of PC's and boxes and would like my computer to actually look nice as well as kick butt. But I'm just worried that if I got with the iMac I won't be able to perform those functions well or at all.
I love the look and feel of the iMac although I don't think you can get more than 4GBs of RAM or more than ONE hard drive inside (which isn't a big concern as I can always use external drives) so I'm just wondering if upgrading to the extra ram and hdd space from the get go would be a great help without having to worry about adding more later.
I'd like to be able to just use the iMac than the Mac Pro because the price difference seems to jump up quite a bit between iMac and Mac Pro. I'm just worried if that type of iMac setup wouldn't be enough for what I need.
Any suggestions or information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Janin

The iMac in general is more than enough to perform those tasks well however the Mac Pro still has it's advantages. Lenn already went over those so take a look at these speed scores as they may help you to make your decision.
http://www.marketingtactics.com/Speedmark/
Either way I recommend getting the base RAM configuration from Apple and purchase RAM from OWC.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/6400DDR2S4MP/
http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/Upgrades.cfm?sort=pop&model=284&type=Memory&TI=0 655&shoupgrds=Show+Upgrades
George

How can I allow a customer to enter an amount in a box and subtract it from a total

I'm new to lifecycle so I need some help. I figured out how to create the form I wanted but there is one thing I am stuck on and I know someone knows how to do this. It's probably so easy but I am stuck. If you go to the form I created you will see three drop down menus. If you just make a selection you will see the total show up in the "total package cost" box. I want to be able to manually enter a "discount" and then have that subtracted from the total. The script for the "Total Package Cost" is this.rawValue = NumericField1.rawValue+NumericField2.rawValue+NumericField3.rawValue. The "Discount" box is NumericField5. What should I do allow me to enter a number in the discount field and have it automatically subtract from the total field? I hope that's no too confusing. The file in question is at http://www.premierweddings.tv/contractform2010.pdf

Marc,
Modify the Total Package Cost script to subtract the discount.
this.rawValue = NumericField1.rawValue + NumericField2.rawValue + NumericField3.rawValue - NumericField5.rawValue;
Steve

How to view and access files on my iBook G3 from another iMac

**Hello, everybody on this excelent forum. I need to know how to use my Firewire conection, to view and access files in my iBook G3, from another iMac G3, both are OK in working good condition. I put this question because some days ago a Mac expert fix to me the access in my recent SwapMeet second hand aqcired iMac G3, without the original last owner password.
this person are egoistic, and DoNot show me how he use the Firewire do this job.
Thank You: Eduardo from NorthWest Mexico.

Hello, Niel, Thank You very Much for your fast and kindly responce.
the next monday I'll buy a new FireWire cable to test the metod you tell me.
Again thanks and best regards from NW-Mexico.
Eduardo

Earlier Questions from 2006-2008

Hi all
I am member since 2006. In my control panel I see questiones posted in 2009 and I am able to trace earlier questions from 2006 to 2008 which were defnitely more than 20 questions with around 90 posts in total.
I tried to search by "Suresh Bansal", still I could not find my earlier questions. They had useful tips and remarks.
Previous interface allowed to access all earlier questions at any time. Kindly guide as to how find our earlier questions
Suresh Bansal

If you are referring to search by "user ID" functionality, I recall having read some threads in the feedback forum. You could try looking up those.
AFAIK, it does not work since the Jive upgrade done last August.
Your only option is to scroll through all the threads that are listed under your name.
Edited by: Satish Kandi on Aug 20, 2009 2:26 PM
Option added.

Every time that I play a tune from my itunes the file duplicates itself into my 'MyDocuments' folder. If I delete this the song is erased from itunes totally. Ideas??

Everything worked fine for the last two years but now every time that I play a tune from my itunes the file duplicates itself into my 'MyDocuments' folder. If I delete this the song is erased from itunes totally. Ideas??

You are of course deleting the tunes from within the iTunes interface.
The settings that I am referring to are your device settings for the iPad. It should show in the left column of iTunes when your iPad is plugged in.
Go through your playlists and make sure that the tunes(s) are removed from any playlist. You can prevent the sync as noted above then do a sync and the iPad should update with the content from you Mac.
MJ

I upgraded my iBook G4 from 384MBytes to 640Mbytes and upgraded from Tiger to Leopard. After a few weeks the HDD failed. New Leopard install reports: "insufficient memory". I need Tiger install disks so I can install

I upgraded my iBook G4 from 384MBytes to 640Mbytes and upgraded from Tiger to Leopard.
After a few weeks the HDD failed. I bought a new disk, installed it and trued to install Leopard, but the install fails reporting "insufficient memory".
I assume the installation requires more memory than the OS actually needs to be able to run.
I need Tiger install CD/DVD so I can install Tiger first and then upgrade to Leopard.

Call Apple Customer Support 1-800-767-2775, provide the Serial Number and specifications of the Mac, and for a reasonable fee, they will supply a replacement set of system discs (if available).
The discs will be for the original version of the OS that was pre-installed when the Mac was manufactured.
You need much more RAM than that.
Leopard system requirements:
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP517

Why can't I post a question from my new system?

Hello All:
I was just trying to post a question from my new mbp but it wouldn't allow me to do anything. It continually gave me a message highlighted in 'red' that i was;t allowed to modify or post anything. I've been asking questions for quite a while and have never seen this. I also happen to have my older bmp, also logged onto the 'Apple Discussions' site, open beside me. Can anyone explain this to me please? BTW, my new system obviously has Yosemite on it while my older bmp has Lion. Thanks in advance, to all those who respond.
Regards,
Ciaochiao

ChitlinsCC, I'm adding your reloaders to my article on how to make using ASC easier.
Here is my ASC work flow...
1) I login.
2) Block the automatic 30 minute logout.
     Unless you do something every thirty minutes you get logged out. The forum software waits to tell you this as long as it can to keep you in suspense ;-) . Filling out a reply is the exception to the thirty minute window.
        Start an auto reloader.
Safari = SafariTabReloader
Firefox = ReloadEvery: "Reload web pages automatically"
Others = Reloaders | Cerberus - Support Center
You need to pick a page that will reload over time without stalling out. It's ASC. I've found my profile display the best to use. I get my Profile page after some logins. It's ASC. Change rccharles to your apple id.
https://discussions.apple.com/people/rccharles?view=discussions
Reply technique
Open a new browser window. Pick some discussion. Open a reply window. As long as this reply window is open, you will stay logged in. The 30 minute times is reset as needed by the ASC software.
3) I open another window to do my normal ASC browsing.
4) I have a FireFox bookmark to goto the discussions that I have participated in. I've modified it to add on the content stuff.
         turingtest2 recommends. Change rccharles to your apple id:
https://discussions.apple.com/people/rccharles/content?filterID=participated~obj ecttype~objecttype%5Bthread%5D
5) Use turingtest2's generated links with the /content suffix as browser bookmark to the ASC discussions:
Site map of Communities and Categories
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2463
6) Adjust the ASC web page layout.
For FireFox
I run with Hiroto's modification to user content. This is the only way these forums are readable for me. How to adjust the format and layout of ASC Web Pages:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-7501
For Safari
"ASCPowerTools is a Safari Extension designed to give more control"
http://www.etresoft.com/ascpowertools
7) Read and answer my old posts. I kind of memorize the time I last posted. ( It's way bad that apple eliminated the last poster to a thread. )
8) I use tabbed browsering. From a list of discussions, hold down the command key then click on the link. You get two tabs this way. The original window will keep where you have been.

Can i get all my pictures back on my computer from my totally smashed iPod touch 4th gen?

Can i get all my pictures back on my computer (icloud, itunes, etc.) from my totally smashed (no longer has a screen) iPod touch 4th gen if its locked without going to the apple store? There is absolutely no way to put in my password on my ipod. Its literally in pieces. i have the ipod itself, and the thing underneath it, but no screen, its not like its cracked, its actually gone and i can see the inside of the ipod. Thats what comes up every time i connect my ipod, so i know it works vvv. Please help! </3 i'm gonna die without my pics. My dad wont take me to the apple store. Any help would be great! Thanks!

Photos
- If they are in an iPod backup then restore an iPod touch, iPhone or iPad from that backup. See the restore topic of:
iOS: How to back up
- If they are in the iTunes backup then get them from the backup by:
- Maybe via How to perform iPad recovery for photos, videos
Wondershare Dr.Fone for iOS: iPhone Data Recovery - Wondershare Official
The above programs may also get them from the iPod after you place in recovery mode and restore via iTunes.
- If you used PhotoStream then try getting them from your PhotoStream. See that topic of:
iOS: Importing personal photos and videos from iOS devices to your computer

Is there a way to prevent ibooks author from shutting down after just one or two uses of the alpha tool?

Is there a way to prevent ibooks author from shutting down after just one or two uses of the alpha tool?

Hello One Job at a time,
Deleting the application will not delete your projects.
Normally I keep all my work files on a separate drive.
If you command click on the title name of your project you will get a drop down path to show you the location of your book project.
or you can click on the drop down triangle beside its name to duplicate.
Just remember where you saved the file too.
In your applications folder on your computer select the iBA icon and press delete and also erase / empty the trash can.
You can then go back to the APP STORE and install iBA from new again.
I hope this helps.
Regards,
Nigel

IBook questions from a total noob.

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