Webcam use with iBook

I have a Creative Instant webcam that I would like to use with my iBook G4. I believe that I have to download a driver for it to work, but I am not sure which one to download. http://developer.apple.com/hardwaredrivers/download/
Could someone please help? Thanks so much.

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Dear Community,
There are a large variety of software packages used by Chemists and Biologists to view and manipulate Protein and Chemical structures in 3D. They typically have formats such as .pdb, or .mol. I have looked around and none of the software packages that I currently use allow me to export to the COLLADA (.dae) format.
Does anyone have any idea where to begin to allow me to do this. I would like to try and put in some of the 3D objects into the iBook Author program.
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I believe that Apple should have provided an easily way to get Pymol images into iBooks Author as VRML has been the de facto standard. After a number of days, I have a method which works, but this much effort should not be necessary. Anyway here it is.
1) Set the viewport in Pymol to 512,384 to do this in the command window type
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Note, I'm not totally sure you need to do this.
2) Draw you image in Pymol and output the image in VRML format, to do that
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http://www.blender.org/download/get-blender/
5) Open Blender. In the upper right corner in the Scene section
right click on Lamp and delete it
right click on Cube and delete it
right click on Camera and delete it
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6) Either open empty_blender_file.blend or continue from #5 and read in the file from #3
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this reads in the file
7) Write out the file in collada .dae format
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Done. This file will read into iBooks Author and have somewhat uniform lighting. By the way, .dae files can be opened an checked in Preview. Its easier than going back and forth into the iPad, since you can rotate the image in Preview.
Hope this helps, let me know if it works for you and if you have any suggestions.
Finally someone needs to write a one step VRML and X3D to collada converter that will work with PyMol and Chimera etc.
Have fun!

Need help choosing a display to use with 12" ibook

I apologize in advance if this topic has been covered earlier. I'm contemplating purchasing a monitor to use with my ibook and something that could be used later with a new Mac Mini or Power Mac. I can't bank roll a Mac monitor... they're beautiful but trés expensive. So I'm looking for some other brand. The question I have is what type of monitor should I buy. I know I want a LCD (17" pref), Id like to spend less than $400, and VGA would be nice so I don't have to purchase an additional adaptor. Is there anything else I should be aware of? What about monitors with a DCI connection? Are they difficult to connect/need expensive adaptor? Any advice or recommendations you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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nope just plug it in. and it just works. your ibook should have the software for it already. but if it doesnt it will just call it "VGA Display" and give you 3 resolution sizes 640X480, 800X600, and 1024X768. but if it finds the software then you will get the bigger resolution sizes. i have used an ibook g4 with projectors all the time. its just that the ibook will mirror your display(show whats on the ibook's screen and the projector). if you want Extended Desktop you will have to download the hack for it.
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No Mac is designed to replace a monitor and keyboard.
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