Hardware: Apple Hardware [iMacs, iPods, iPhones, etc.]

[Syndicate]

Post any Apple hardware problems/questions here.

[misterfatt]

what's the best way to go about making/importing free ringtones with a PC for the 3G?

[satandole666]

Never done it before but try this:

http://www.ehow.com/how_2160460_custom-iphone-ringtones-free.html

[Gary_Busey]

Is there not a built in program that cuts mp3's to whatever length you want them and sets it as your ringtone?

[misterfatt]

no. the crafty nerds at apple decided to design the iphone so that you can only install purchased ringtones from itunes (buying the song costs 99 cents, and choosing 30 seconds of that song to turn into your ringtone costs another 99 cents). a friend of mine managed to find a loophole by creating and importing ringtones via garageband on his macbook.

does anyone know of a similar way to do that on a PC?

[Jack Bauer]

can you check the original folder by right clicking and change the settings?

[WigglingWii]

I tried both ways and still nothing. I'm starting to get really frustrated with Macs right.

[Jack Bauer]

have you rebooted? file might be still open behind the shit

[WigglingWii]

So under sharing and Permissions it won't expand out to let you unlock the file?

Nope.

[WigglingWii]

Also, I thought .exe files ONLY work on windows, and that for us to use it, it would have to be .dmg?

Well that's what I thought but someone else told me that all I had to do was to move the exe file from the crack folder to the exe file in the other folder for it to work properly.

[Syndicate]

Yeah... That .exe is NEVER going to do anything on a Mac.

[Syndicate]

.exe files are NOT compatible with Macs in any way, shape or form.

[Syndicate]

EA is stupid. I am right, they are wrong.

[Syndicate]

What does she want anyways? Chances are if you guys tell me I can find a version that isn't fucked.

[Syndicate]

I fixed this shit. ODOYLE RULES!

[WigglingWii]

I fixed this shit. ODOYLE RULES!

Indeed ;)

[Syndicate]

Indeed ;)


Did I mention you own me the sex now?

[WigglingWii]

I'm downloading a few tv shows for my Itouch. I'm just wondering what files are compatible for the Itouch because I tried to upload a few videos onto it and it won't add those videos.

[ketama]

mpg4

[Angry Ass Messican Dude]

I could have sworn I just posted a shareware link in here.

[Angry Ass Messican Dude]

Well anyway here Wii Wii, this is an apple program that takes your tv shows or youtubes and puts them on your touch or iphone.

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/web2delight.html

[eleveneighteen]

Anyone here use a Macbook Pro? Major overheating problems.

[dadaelus]

I have one. What processor do you have in it? Have you had the most recent firmware update applied?

[Syndicate]

Anyone here use a Macbook Pro? Major overheating problems.When did you purchase it? If it's new Apple will fix it for free.

[HAWK]

Anyone here use a Macbook Pro? Major overheating problems.

I've had mine for less that a year. No heating problems at all.

Call Apple.

[29a]

Is there a hack to allow an iTouch to play AVI/DivX/XviD/MPEG/etc...?

[eleveneighteen]

I've had mine for less that a year. No heating problems at all.

Call Apple.

yeah may have to do that. Mine is about 2 years old and didn't have the problem until recently. Thanks.

[dadaelus]

Is there a hack to allow an iTouch to play AVI/DivX/XviD/MPEG/etc...?

Xilisoft MP4 Converter

http://www.xilisoft.com/downloads.html

[29a]

I guess not.

[eleveneighteen]

Hey 29a, did you try the link from dadaelus above?

[}{arlequin]

i use EasyWMV. it converts any vid format into mp4 which is what iphone/itouch uses. it actually has iphone settings w/ an option to preserve the aspect ratio

[29a]

Hey 29a, did you try the link from dadaelus above?

I meant an actual hack to make my iTouch recognize AVI files so I wouldn't have to convert files.

A one time fix is better than constantly converting files.

[Angry Ass Messican Dude]

no

[dadaelus]

I meant an actual hack to make my iTouch recognize AVI files so I wouldn't have to convert files.

A one time fix is better than constantly converting files.

I do not know of any and, given Apple's hostility of any app that even comes close to emulating a core app such as mail, itunes, et,c it may not happen at all.

[eleveneighteen]

I meant an actual hack to make my iTouch recognize AVI files so I wouldn't have to convert files.

A one time fix is better than constantly converting files.

Gotcha. That would be sweet but doubt it will be possible. However you may be a better tech guy than I. Hope you will post it if you do find the hack.

[mongo]

my laptop got n*ggered out of my car about three weeks ago. along w/ it went my itunes library. i still have everything (only music, no vids, apps, etc...) on my ipod. is there a good program that will up all that shit back onto the new itunes i just installed on my laptop?

[Gary_Busey]

iTunes won't do that?

[mongo]

no.


at least not that i know of. if it can, they hide that shit well.

[Gary_Busey]

I've never used iTunes so I didn't know. Anyway, quick Google search came up with this:

http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/ontherun/how-to-copy-music-from-your-ipod-to-your-itunes-library-5615

[dadaelus]

my laptop got n*ggered out of my car about three weeks ago. along w/ it went my itunes library. i still have everything (only music, no vids, apps, etc...) on my ipod. is there a good program that will up all that shit back onto the new itunes i just installed on my laptop?

I had to go through that. (Fried drive not stolen) Here is the official Apple process to transfer your ITunes onto a new machine

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1329?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_GB

Hope it helps.

[elementbr10]

My girlfriend's ipod crapped out on her and she really only wanted to get the music off of it. She downloaded Senuti and it worked right away. http://fadingred.org/senuti/

[mongo]

i dl'd a program called podplayer. took a while to get shit up'd, but it did a fine job.

[Bill Paxton]

Any suggesstions on how to fix an ipod when the wheel stops working?

[HAWK]

Any suggesstions on how to fix an ipod when the wheel stops working?

Here's one for starters:

http://www.ipodsickbay.com/click_wheel_replace.shtml

Google it and you'll find may more plus a bunch that will help you DIY.

[mongo]

i had one that crapped out on me, a gen 2 piece of shit, and i took it to the apple store. they gave me a gen 3 for free! i'd at least try returning it. if you take it to an apple//mac store they usually will just hand you a new one. they're used to it.

[Bill Paxton]

i had one that crapped out on me, a gen 2 piece of shit, and i took it to the apple store. they gave me a gen 3 for free! i'd at least try returning it. if you take it to an apple//mac store they usually will just hand you a new one. they're used to it.

I dunno, i've had this for about 2 years now and its got scratches on it, and i've dropped it a few times, and the "hold" button doesn't work, so im thinking they'll notice that shit and tell me to fuck off, but i suppose its worth a shot.

[Syndicate]

I dunno, i've had this for about 2 years now and its got scratches on it, and i've dropped it a few times, and the "hold" button doesn't work, so im thinking they'll notice that shit and tell me to fuck off, but i suppose its worth a shot.


If that fails jsut sell it to some moron on e-bay.

[29a]

Xilisoft MP4 Converter

http://www.xilisoft.com/downloads.html

What are peoples' thoughts on this program?

I'm looking for a program that will convert files quickly, not have syncing problems (if the audio and video are unsynced for ever half a second it bothers me) and retains good quality.

Any thoughts?

[Evil]

Is there any way to get my music files off my ipod? My hard drive died and had to be wiped.

itunes just wants to wipe my ipod and start from scratch. Which I really do not want to do.

And that podplayer program is giving me a run time error, telling me my qtocontrol.dll is outdated, and to use the version that came with my application (whatever the fuck that means).

I really dont want to lose 6 + gigs of music and start from scratch.

[s0bv1ou5lyd3sprt]

Free and easiest way...
http://www.download.com/iDump/3000-2169_4-10407429.html?tag=mncol&cdlPid=10819693

If you search iDump on downloads.com there's like 4 programs there. I've used the one I posted above, but you may want to try one of the others. iDump is simple. Plug in your iPod and it brings up all your songs. Select all and copy. Done.

[mongo]

well fuck. i'm a dumb ass. i've had my fucking iphone for like 2 weeks and tonight i dropped it in a beer. fuck. anyway, i pulled it out fast and have been told to let it dry. weird thing is, when i pulled it out of the beer it was functioning but the back light was shot to shit. i could hardly see the icons on the screen. i've been told that that is due to the water. meh. my question is this, does anybody know any tips to get this shit back to normal? i've heard about putting it in a bag of rice to help draw the water out, does this work? help!

[cleetus]

it's prolly too late now but kitty litter works. One problem, and I don't know if they do this on iPhones, is that many cell phones have a liquid indicator spot on it that shows if it fell in water. So if you try and get warranty work done and they see the water indicator has changed colors you're fucked

[FrozenBagel]

http://www.getsharepod.com/


SharePod is easy to use and works! Heres some of the main features:

Add & remove music and videos from your iPod
Add, remove and edit playlists
Add & remove album art
Copy music, videos and playlists from your iPod to PC
Import music/videos into your iTunes library, including playlists and ratings
Tag editing
Drag n' drop to and from Explorer
Simple, clean interface
Quick to load and use with no unnessary complicated features

And whats more, SharePod is completely free! SharePod was designed from the start to be lightweight, quick and responsive, it has all (well hopefully most...!) of the features you need and none of the features you dont.

[29a]

Ok, so I've used Xilisoft to convert and like 45 minutes into a movie, the audio and video gets to be out of sync.
Anybody have a suggestion on a good program they used to convert say a DivX movie to make it iPod compatible? All I want is for the sync and quality to be intact.

[}{arlequin]

it's prolly too late now but kitty litter works. One problem, and I don't know if they do this on iPhones, is that many cell phones have a liquid indicator spot on it that shows if it fell in water. So if you try and get warranty work done and they see the water indicator has changed colors you're fucked
they have it. it's in the earplug socket: http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/10/iphone-water-se.html

my friend's phone fell in the sink and went to hell, but luckily for him he had his headphones plugged in. didn't know about the sensor. they checked it at the store, didn't see a problem and they replaced it for him. turns out the headphone plug somehow managed to prevent the sensor from getting wet. so, either always have the plug in, or just make some other plug for it that you always keep in there.

[mongo]

there are actually 3 water indicators on an iphone. 1 in the ear plug hole, and 2 inside the phone on the screen mount. i took mine back to the apple store i bought it at and they first checked the indicator in the headphone hole. it was red. they told me i was SOL. i then asked how much water it takes to get those to turn. the answer was "just a drop". i told them i had talked on it in rainy weather a couple times and asked them to check the two indicators inside the phone. they opened it up and bingo, one was red and one was white. i was just nice about it and ended up getting a new phone for free. i've also heard of people covering up a red indicator w/ liquid papaer on a toothpick. interesting.

[ElemenoP]

Since my iPod of 4 years just died. I'm thinking of getting a 32GB iPod Touch. It's only 2GB more than my last. Any reviews or problems with the Touch?

[Penguin Rick]

It's really fluid with the capacitative touchscreen and the music playback is awesome. Plus, you can put really fun games on there. And the WiFi doesn't hurt either.

You'll love it.

[Penguin Rick]

there are actually 3 water indicators on an iphone. 1 in the ear plug hole, and 2 inside the phone on the screen mount. i took mine back to the apple store i bought it at and they first checked the indicator in the headphone hole. it was red. they told me i was SOL. i then asked how much water it takes to get those to turn. the answer was "just a drop". i told them i had talked on it in rainy weather a couple times and asked them to check the two indicators inside the phone. they opened it up and bingo, one was red and one was white. i was just nice about it and ended up getting a new phone for free. i've also heard of people covering up a red indicator w/ liquid papaer on a toothpick. interesting.

Yea, I don't think you can do that for iPhones, but I know for all my past phones and my current Blackberry, I cover that indicator up with duct tape. I suggest you all do it, keeps the warranty legit.

[ElemenoP]

It's really fluid with the capacitative touchscreen and the music playback is awesome. Plus, you can put really fun games on there. And the WiFi doesn't hurt either.

You'll love it.

I'm pretty destructive with my iPod. If I drop the touch, leave it in my car in really hot and cold weather, throw it around in my purse... is it durable enough to withstand it?

[s0bv1ou5lyd3sprt]

I posted this on the old forum, but if you want to fix your broken iPod, Blue Raven does it for $129, plus replace the battery. Not bad in my opinion. It includes all repairs "except for liquid spills, abuse, or excessive physical damage."

http://www.blueraven.com/us/Item/ItemDetails.aspx?POEPartNo=60909

[The Dude]

I'm pretty destructive with my iPod. If I drop the touch, leave it in my car in really hot and cold weather, throw it around in my purse... is it durable enough to withstand it?

buy a case for it (http://store.apple-touch.com/content/accessories/4.htm)

[The Dude]

Ok, so I've used Xilisoft to convert and like 45 minutes into a movie, the audio and video gets to be out of sync.
Anybody have a suggestion on a good program they used to convert say a DivX movie to make it iPod compatible? All I want is for the sync and quality to be intact.

i use this:

http://www.ipod-video-converter.org/

[HAWK]

I'm pretty destructive with my iPod. If I drop the touch, leave it in my car in really hot and cold weather, throw it around in my purse... is it durable enough to withstand it?

A friend of mine has one and he's happy with it. He says it's durable and solid. FWIW.

[The Dude]

fwiw, i used to drop my first gen iphone all the time, like have it on my lap in the car, and then i'd forget and get out of the car and the phone would go crashing to the pavement. but anyway, there are loads of inexpensive yet effective silicon and acrylic cases that would protect it fine if you are that worried.

[ElemenoP]

I got the Nike iPod run thing for Christmas and on the box it says that it's compatible with nanos. But then when I went to the Apple website today, it says that I can use it with the touch too.

Does that mean the one that I got for Christmas is an older version and only compatible with the nano. Or is it compatible with both, and it didn't say so on the box?

[mongo]

the nike+ systems are all the same. yours should work for both.

[ElemenoP]

I just wanna make sure because Ontario only has a handful of Apple stores and if I need to get another version -- The closest means that I have to drive downtown Toronto. And I hate downtown around Boxing Day week and New Years.

[BIG PIZZLE]

Somebody find me a program I can use to copy songs from my iPod to my computer. I tried floola but it's not working neither is iPod liberator. Someone hook a brova up.

[Gary_Busey]

iTunes doesn't do that?

[mongo]

i had to do that in september. this shit worked really well.

i dl'd a program called podplayer. took a while to get shit up'd, but it did a fine job.

[Gary_Busey]

Why the fuck wouldn't iTunes do that? Doesn't make sense to me.

[mongo]

Why the fuck wouldn't iTunes do that? Doesn't make sense to me.

to protect copyrights.

[nuclearjew]

Why the fuck wouldn't iTunes do that? Doesn't make sense to me.
iTunes sucks. You'd think it'd be like using Windows Explorer but it's not intuitive at all.

[s0bv1ou5lyd3sprt]

Free and easiest way...
http://www.download.com/iDump/3000-2169_4-10407429.html?tag=mncol&cdlPid=10819693

If you search iDump on downloads.com there's like 4 programs there. I've used the one I posted above, but you may want to try one of the others. iDump is simple. Plug in your iPod and it brings up all your songs. Select all and copy. Done.

[BIG PIZZLE]

i had to do that in september. this shit worked really well.

This works. Thanks.

[29a]

Does that program (PodPlayer) keep the file names intact (i.e. no underscores as spaces) and maintain the ID3 tags and album artwork?

[mongo]

Does that program (PodPlayer) keep the file names intact (i.e. no underscores as spaces) and maintain the ID3 tags and album artwork?

yes.

[NOTKyle]

Macworld tuesday at 12 EST.

IPHONE NANO FTW LOOLOLOL

[rediphone]

buy a case for it (http://store.apple-touch.com/content/accessories/4.htm)
:DDont forget this : the cheaply-priced ipod touch cases (http://www.sourcingmap.com/ipod-touch-cases-c-983_1502.html)

[mongo]

spam?

[rediphone]

spam?
Newbie not spam:confused: Just pass by..........http://www.grimeys.com/photos/josh.jpg

[Archetype]

Spam.

[Angry Ass Messican Dude]

show your tits

[Le Goat]

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/03/3-6-09-mbp-nvidia-issues.jpg (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1924473)

It's hard to say at this point whether we should point the blame at NVIDIA, Apple or right in between the two corporate campuses, but it seems that an uncomfortable amount of 17-inch MacBook Pro (http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/macbook-pro-17-inch-unibody-review/) owners are having some serious issues with their GeForce 9600M (http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/14/nvidia-geforce-9400-m-chipset-gets-official/) graphics card. For those unaware, there is actually a 9400M (http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/16/nvidia-gets-official-with-geforce-9400m-gpu/) in there too, but word on the street has it that the random green lines and nasty artifacts are only showing up when the more potent card is kicked into action. Most folks are saying that a reboot solves the problem momentarily, but eventually it returns to bother, annoy and sadden new owners. Anyone else out there pulling their hair out over this? Here's hoping a firmware update is all that'll be needed to bring closure to yet another NVIDIA-Apple related fiasco (http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/10/apple-says-some-macbook-pros-hit-by-faulty-nvidia-chips/).

I have the 9600m in my HP and shit runs perfect.

[Gary_Busey]

Overheating. Too much shit in such a small space. My coworker's husband is planning on getting that exact model. Lol.

[Le Goat]

Mine does run pretty god damn hot. I played Empire Total War for a good 8 hours last night and didn't have one problem with mine though.

[Gary_Busey]

They're cramming a lot of shit into a very thin place. They also have that new battery that supposedly runs super long, I bet that fucker puts out some heat too.

[Le Goat]

not good after seeing ANOTHER overheating problem on one of the phone chargers. Shit just got real son...

[Gary_Busey]

Apple is dying a slow death, along with Jobs.


I kid, they're as strong as ever, but the consumer assumption that Apple computers are like these miracle machines that never break and never get viruses is starting to fade.

[Le Goat]

To those that think i'm lyin...

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/03/iphone-fire-20090304-600.jpg (http://www.aromanthought.com/)

It's hard to call two incidents of some occurrence around the world a trend, but, when those incidents both involve an electrical device catching fire spontaneously, it creates a situation that's hard to ignore -- especially when that device is the iPhone. On Saturday, Italian blogger Tim Colbourne was charging his 3G handset and, after three hours, it sparked and caught fire at the base. Tim did a little investigation and found a case of a Swedish handset doing the same thing back in 2008, making us a little concerned that there could be more melted chargers out there. Apple replaced that earlier phone after something of a fight, and while we're hoping they'll be a little friendlier here, we're also hoping this gives Cupertino another bit of incentive to go ahead and switch over to micro-USB already. All the cool kids are doing it (http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/21/omtp-agrees-on-micro-usb-standard-for-mobiles/), and you don't see their cables catching fire -- usually (http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/25/atandt-quickfire-could-overheat-spontaneously-burst-into-irony-if/).

[Penguin Rick]

I'm thinking about getting a new 24-inch iMac ($1500) for my bday. Thoughts?

[HAWK]

Do it.

A friend just bought one and they're pretty slick. He runs Logic Studio with 2-3 dozen tracks and fx going and the iMac doesn't blink.

[Penguin Rick]

I've never used a Mac OS before (except for a bit on the iPhone). But it'll be nice to learn.

The HP Touchsmart looks nice as while though, so I might have to do some research. For the same money, I get a smaller display (by 2 inches), but a TV tuner, which would be awesome to have.

[HAWK]

2-3 days and you'll be good.

[Le Goat]

I've never used a Mac OS before (except for a bit on the iPhone). But it'll be nice to learn.

The HP Touchsmart looks nice as while though, so I might have to do some research. For the same money, I get a smaller display (by 2 inches), but a TV tuner, which would be awesome to have.

ask mikey... he'll tell ya some stories...

[Claydon]

I've never used a Mac OS before (except for a bit on the iPhone). But it'll be nice to learn.

The HP Touchsmart looks nice as while though, so I might have to do some research. For the same money, I get a smaller display (by 2 inches), but a TV tuner, which would be awesome to have.


those are fantastic machines, I myself am looking at them as well, as it is time for me to upgrade.

[Le Goat]

I could build my own PC, with twice as much power, for half of what you'd pay for that piece of shit.

[HAWK]

I could build my own PC, with twice as much power, for half of what you'd pay for that piece of shit.

And you're probably right. I just a built a HTPC that's a beast for less than $600. However, I never cared about Apple's design awards, or whatever else...it's all about OS X. That's what sealed the deal for me when I made the switch. OS X has balls of steel. Everything else aside...it all comes down to the OS.

[Le Goat]

I'm not paying 1400 bucks (8-900 more in your case) for a god damn OS. Anyone that does is fucking crazy

[HAWK]

I'm not paying 1400 bucks (8-900 more in your case) for a god damn OS. Anyone that does is fucking crazy

Well maybe some of us don't count our pennies like you do.

In my case, there was a $200 difference between my MacBook Pro and the two other PC laptops I was looking at. So there wasn't a substantial difference...at least not big enough to make a difference for me. OS X's power and stability sealed the deal for me. Plus, I run Logic Studio which is only available now for Mac.

But to each his own.

[Claydon]

I'm not paying 1400 bucks (8-900 more in your case) for a god damn OS. Anyone that does is fucking crazy

thankfully your opinion is moot.

[Le Goat]

yet the logic is not

[Trident]

This is such a retarded argument, I switched over to Apple in 1996 and have been very happy with it ever since, OS 8/9.1 - onwards. People who like Apple like Apple, those who don't, don't.

You're never going to convince either side they're wrong.

I like the way OS X works, I like the integration it has with the hardware and yes, the stability is superb. OSX does crash, but it's once a month if that. Yes, the relatively low risk of viruses is great but I am aware OSX is not immune.

I appreciate the flexibility of PC-based systems, especially gaming etc - but as I'm not a gamer it's not an issue.

[Le Goat]

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/03/3-8-09-nvidia-apple-lines.jpg

Oh, brother. We can already tell this one's going to be a fun, enjoyable journey to follow. Shortly after Apple's 17-inch unibody MacBook Pro (http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/macbook-pro-17-inch-unibody-review/) began making its way out to early adopters, small legions of owners have reported all sorts of bizarre graphical glitches. While we first assumed (http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/05/nvidias-geforce-9600m-causing-issues-in-17-inch-macbook-pro/) that it was NVIDIA's GeForce 9600M causing all the mayhem, further investigation has led us to believe that faulty fan controls could be the culprit. Granted, all of this is just speculatory at the moment, but it seems that some users have noticed that their fans aren't kicking into high gear when they should. 'Course, some folks have seen those RPMs spin up while the funky lines and psychedelic colors remain, so it's still hard to pinpoint a definite root cause. We're told that folks from NVIDIA and Apple are spending their weekends working to figure it out, but we can't help but be reminded of an eerily similar (http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/macbook-air-users-still-faced-with-overheating-problems/2) string of events with overheating MacBook Airs just last year. Hopefully a fix will be out soon; till then, just pretend those erratic colors are some new curative feature.

Read (http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9118296#9118296) - Fan grumbling
Read (http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9111586#9111586) - More discussions

[HAWK]

yet the logic is not

Maybe...but that's like saying that he who buys a Cadillac, Lincoln or a Lexus is a fool. Because we all know one can buy a $6000 Kia and it also will get you where you need to go.

EDIT: To each his own people... Plus, is this really what this thread is for?

[Le Goat]

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/03/ipodtouchfire2.jpg

An Ohio mom is filing a lawsuit against Apple on behalf of her son, whose "iTouch" popped in his pocket and proceeded to torch his pants. He had to be treated for second degree burns on his leg, had a hole burnt through his pants pocket and got an underwear melting to top it all off. Also, according to the lawsuit, "He continues to suffer from both physical and mental conditions which will cause him to suffer pain, mental distress, emotional distress, and otherwise for the rest of his life." Poor kid! In addition to Apple, the lawsuit seemingly randomly names 10 Apple retail employees, and wants $150,000+ and attorney fees in damages. While we've seen a couple burnt charging cables (http://www.engadget.com/tag/iphone,fire) of late, this is the first we've heard of an iPod touch "popping," and it's especially odd because the lawsuit claims the iPod was turned off at the time of the incident. Whether or not that's true, we'll be certainly keeping an eye on a trend developing here. When it comes to our children, burning pants are everyone's business.

[29a]

Simple question.

Should I jailbreak my iPod? Is it worth it?

I can't brick it, can I? A restore would take care of that?

[Trident]

Why would you jail break your iPod?

[420monk]

iPod Touch?

[29a]

Yeah, I jailbroke my iPod Touch. It's pretty cool.

[dick_darlington]

my itrip died on me, so i need a new fm transmitter. what are your suggestions for a fm transmitter??

[s0bv1ou5lyd3sprt]

auxiliary cable.

[dick_darlington]

i don't have one in the car.

[lifeis11]

switched to macs about 5 years ago and im never going back. the os is so slick and a pleasure to use daily. im now the proud owner of a 17" mbp unibody, 2.8 8 core harpertown macpro, and a few mac mini's here and there, though ive probably owned a dozen or so more over that time as well.

[lifeis11]

supposedly the latest firmware rev for the 17" mbp fixes these issues:

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/03/apple-update-fi.html

[Mr. Brown]

is it just me or does the iPhone not show gifs well/at all?

[Mr. Brown]

How do you make separate folders for photos in the Photo Library on the iPhone?

[29a]

Let's say you're syncing your iPhone photos from the folder C:\Pictures on your hard drive... you'd just create a new folder in the Pictures folder with the pictures you want inside it.
Then sync and it'll create the folder on the iPhone.

[mongo]

fucking NoOb!

[mongo]

i need to agree w/ sig, the airmouse ap pwns hard shit.

[Desperado]

So my computer got a virus and I lost all my music, when I try and sync my iphone up it wants to delete all my music i currently have on there. Anyone know of a good program that lets me extract the music off my iphone?

[HAWK]

Try this:

http://www.ephpod.com/

[mongo]

this is the program i have used in the past, it's badass.

i dl'd a program called podplayer. took a while to get shit up'd, but it did a fine job.

[Desperado]

Try this:

http://www.ephpod.com/

this is the program i have used in the past, it's badass.

Maybe I'm missing some step with those two, but it looks like they both are trying to recognize portable drives to pull the information off. Iphones are not recognized as a portable drive, but a camera/scanner.

[HAWK]

THe iPhone doesn't come up as a flash based drive...like a diggy camera?

[29a]

They disabled the ability to use it as a portable hard drive.

[HAWK]

Gay.

[Desperado]

So ive looked all over the place for fucking info on how to get my music/movies off my iphone, nothing... Anyone know if jailbreaking the iphone wipes it?

[s0bv1ou5lyd3sprt]

I jailbroke an iphone the other day at work for a guy. The first step is formatting the phone, so yes, it wipes it clean. I asked the guy if he had it backed up and he said, "Don't worry, I already did step one and lost over 200 contacts." Sucks to be an idiot and not read or ask first.

It was really simple though. Opened itunes with the phone plugged in, held shift and hit reformat in itunes, and it looked for the image I just downloaded. After that, ran the jailbreak software. Midway through I had to do a bunch of holding the power/home buttons at different intervals, but then it did the rest itself. A lot easier than I thought it would be.

Have you tried a program like iDump to get the shit off your phone? I know it works for iPods, not 100% for iPhones. Here's a link for iDump, but just go to downloads.com and type in iDump, a bunch of different ones show up.
http://download.cnet.com/iDump/3000-2169_4-10407429.html?tag=mncol

Here's the Xilisoft trial that says it works with iPhones. I'm sure you can find a cracked version somewhere on the interwebz.
http://download.cnet.com/Xilisoft-iPod-Rip/3000-18545_4-10748289.html

[Evil]

I'm trying to buy a macbook pro, but having a great deal of difficulty with the official webpage.

I live in Spain, but do not want a Spanish OS or keyboard, and this seems to be a problem, everytime I click to buy on the UK version it ships me back to the Spanish version of the apple store, its quite infuriating. Its also €150 more expensive buying the same laptop in € as in sterling. And about €300 more from $ (but the US site specifically says it doesnt ship abroad)

[HAWK]

Call the number and talk to a real person.

Though it's possible that they won't sell you a "out of market" model.

[NOTKyle]

Can't you buy macbooks from roughly 1 trillion stores? Why do you need to do it through the apple stores?

[HAWK]

True. Are there no Apple dealers in your area?

[mongo]

better idea. stop being gay and buy a pc.

[HAWK]

That took longer than usual.

[Evil]

Ok the local apple store charges about 350 € more than the webpage. Ibiza = very expensive place to live full of rich fuckers.

If anyone can tell me a site that ships worldwide that lets you actually change the ram and hard drive size that isnt the official site, please let me know.

I tried ebay first, they are 90% all stock models, or wont ship here.

[HAWK]

You'd think they would want to sell you a machine. Why do they have to make things so damn hard?

[The Dude]

Ok the local apple store charges about 350 € more than the webpage. Ibiza = very expensive place to live full of rich fuckers.

If anyone can tell me a site that ships worldwide that lets you actually change the ram and hard drive size that isnt the official site, please let me know.

I tried ebay first, they are 90% all stock models, or wont ship here.

you can customize here:

http://www.macmall.com/ttsvr/n/Applecomputers-Systems/macMainMenu-222006384

only thing is it says you have to call in the order for international shipping, but certainly seems possible.

[Syndicate]

you can customize here:

http://www.macmall.com/ttsvr/n/Applecomputers-Systems/macMainMenu-222006384

only thing is it says you have to call in the order for international shipping, but certainly seems possible.

Mac Mall is a pretty legit site based on everything I've heard. I was jsut gonna link it, but Siggy beat me to it.

[The Dude]

just like football!






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[Syndicate]

If you weren't such a handsome man I'd hate you.

[420monk]

Can Mac Mail access Exchange e-mail?

[HAWK]

Oh yeah.

http://www.azaleos.com/blog/index.php?q=node/45

http://www.bumc.bu.edu/bumc-oit/email/macmail/

https://wiki.brown.edu/confluence/display/CISDOC/Mac+Mail+in+exchange+mode,+OS+10.4

http://www.email.ku.edu/imap/macmail.shtml


One of these links should work depending on your needs.

[billy1980]

Anyone have any idea when Tethering and MMS texting are going to be supported by At&T?

[mongo]

mms in august.

tethering, maybe never in the u.s.

[BIG PIZZLE]

So I've noticed a few glitches with the phone. One is that when you type emails there's an auto type option and there's no way to turn that off. Also, the auto type oprion talks if you dont cancel the word fast enouh so that can suck. When you're in maps, the GPS is off by a few blocks in some places. Also on the map app, there should always be a true north. When I pressed the home screen it didnt turn on the phone to unlock (that has happened twice). Either than that, the camera is pretty tight, the voice control is sick--they could expand the shit out of that if they wanted. ans I wanna get into some aps. Oh and it sucks how there's no way to quit an app (is there?). When I'm done with an app, I just go back to the home screen. Then, when I want to go back to that app, it goes back to the last thing I did on that app (it doesnt start from square one). Sometimes I want that, other times I want to quit an app and start from scratch.

[mongo]

1. it's a smart t9. keep typing and canceling and it'll learn what words you use most. it gets better after 3 or 4 weeks. (or sooner depending on how often you text)
2. the reason maps is off is because it's not fucking gps. it's triangulation. sorry.
3. the rest is just iphone idiosyncrasies. you'll get used to that shit.

[BIG PIZZLE]

How do I make it stop talking? I dont want other people to hear what I'm texting/emailing.

[The Dude]

probably in settings

[BIG PIZZLE]

Nopre. And should I keep wifi on all the time?

[mongo]

How do I make it stop talking? I dont want other people to hear what I'm texting/emailing.

The volume button on the side of your phone.

[mongo]

Nopre. And should I keep wifi on all the time?

it's nice but it drains the battery faster.

[}{arlequin]

Nopre. And should I keep wifi on all the time?
i keep it on. it only comes up when using the phone and not during standby

[BIG PIZZLE]

Yeah, I figured it wouldnt necessarily kill the battery if you dont use it or dl shit but I've noticed that 3g is almost just as fast anyways.

[mongo]

I keep wifi on 24/7

[BIG PIZZLE]

Yeah, that's what I'm doign now. What about caps lock? I have it enabled in my settings but how do I enable it on the keyboard. I've tried holding down the shift key or double tapping it but no lunch. Also, is there a way to move the cursor while typing that doesnt require me to touch the screen. I need some arrow-key action because my fat fingers cant seem to put the cursor exactly where I want it when I need to edit what I have typed.

[The Dude]

Yeah, that's what I'm doign now. What about caps lock? I have it enabled in my settings but how do I enable it on the keyboard. I've tried holding down the shift key or double tapping it but no lunch. Also, is there a way to move the cursor while typing that doesnt require me to touch the screen. I need some arrow-key action because my fat fingers cant seem to put the cursor exactly where I want it when I need to edit what I have typed.
Caps lock works, you must be doing it wrong. You'll know if you did it correctly because the shift arrow will turn blue--you really have to double tap it just like you would double click a mouse.

As for arrow keys, you're SOL, another week and you'll be used to it. That's why they put the cursor in a magnifying glass.

[SoLow]

IPOD HELP PLEASE ! !

i have been trying FOREVER to get a program that will convert my WMA music - MP3 so Itunes likes it ?

it seems like every program i tried gives me another issue ! last one said something about DRM or something

[mongo]

put you ipod in the freezer for two days, it'll fix everything.

[SoLow]

put you ipod in the freezer for two days, it'll fix everything.
sure & right after that i'll put it in the oven too

[BIG PIZZLE]

No, it's the dishwasher dumbass. But srsly, how do I turn off the camera noise on my iPhone/?

[s0bv1ou5lyd3sprt]

start->control panel->sound....wait.