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| Impressive 3 Speaker Sound for $50: |
| I'm no audio expert, but I have to admit I am impressed with the overall sound of the Labtec Pulse 424 Speakers which retail for $49.99. (I bought mine at Staples here in VA.) I had read a good review of them in Maximum PC recently and was very surprised at the audio quality (especially the subwoofer) for such a cheap set of speakers. The Pulse 424 includes an 8" subwoofer (wood enclosure) with separate adjustable subwoofer volume control and two small plastic satellite speakers. There's a headphone jack on the satellite speaker also, which is handy. I didn't expect a $50 speaker set to sound this good. If you'd like to add a cheap set of speakers for your Mac give these a look. I'd love to have a set of the $250 Klipsch Promedia 4.1's, but for $50, the Pulse 424's are a great value in my opinion. |
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| Reader Comments on Beige G3 w/DVD OS X Audio Fix: |
| A reader commented on the patch noted in yesterday's news:
"After reading through the article written James Chalfant
(http://homepage.mac.com/james_chalfant. I realized that all the fix is
was a simple replacement of a file in an invisible directory. First I
used Apple's Sherlock while 9.1 to find exactly where the rc file was at
(exact path: HD/Private/etc/rc). I used Norton Disk Doctor's Get Info
For function to make the "private" folder temporarily visible. After
locating the rc file, I renamed rc.old. Next, I went to the Apple
iTools homepage and mounted james-chalfant public folder. From that I
retrieved the replacement rc file & placed it in the proper directory
path. I went back to Norton and made the "Private" folder invisible
again. I then used the Startup Disk control panel to select my Mac OS X
system folder and restarted. Sound works beautifully now. I did try
the long way but was denied access in the TERMINAL app in Mac OS X.
Even after I used the root account.
Also, I have tried the save as
option of the rc file from the web browser but that did not work out too
well. After consulting File Buddy's compare two files function, I
discovered that the web browser has added a resource fork to the rc text
file. That did cause OS X to boot into a terminal screen: no desk top
just white command lines on a black screen. That's why I went with
James' copy from his iTools "public" folder.
Thank you James and thank
YOU xlr8yormac.com for posting the fix. :)
My set up: Power Macintosh G3 300/DVD/AV 224 MB RAM 6GB/30GB"
Ibrahim" |
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| Warranty Repairs - Does Your Credit Card Extend Warranties? |
| Reader Steve Weisel sent a reminder on something I know I always forget - that many credit card companies may extend the warranty of products bought with the card. His PowerBook Firewire warranty recently expired before he remembered to report a problem with the AC adapter and screen. Luckily he noted that his CC company had the extended warranty program:
"I called Visa, and they're sending me a claim form. They pay 100% of
repair for an extra year over mfr. warranty....
Steve"
If in doubt, check with your credit card company on their warranty policies (if they provide this service). Just a FYI as I know I had forgotten about this benefit of many cards, which in some cases could save you a bundle.
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| CPU Upgrades Owner Ratings Database Updated: |
| The Rate Your CPU Upgrade database has been updated with 6 new reports (total to date: 5,529). [Entries from after midnight EST will be added the following day.]
- Newer Tech G3/240 in 7100/66 (rated 3)
- PowerLogix BlueChip G3/466 in PB G3 wallstreet1 (rated 10)
- XLR8 CarrierZIF (MAChCarrier) G3/466 in 9500/132 (rated 10)
- XLR8 G4/450 in Beige G3 (rated 9)
- iMac G3/333 OC report
- Beige G3/266 OC report
You can find these full reports by searching the database selecting the indicated Mac model and upgrade card brand/type. If you've upgraded the CPU on your Mac, please post an entry in the database. Search the database for entries from most every upgradable Mac model *before* you buy. (Searchable by mac model/upgrade brand). For detailed reviews with performance tests and install tips, see the CPU Upgrades page.)
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| CDRW/CD/DVD/HD Compatibility Database Updates: |
The Drive Compatibility searchable database had 11 new entries added this morning including DVD-R (Pioneer DVR-103), CDROMs, DVD-ROMs, Combo DVD-CDRW, CDRW, Hard Drives and Removables. Current total 3,524 reports. Entries from after midnight are added the following day. [BTW - the drive database is not a place to post questions, it's for reports on drives you've used. For guides to drive installs, see the IDE, SCI or Firewire articles linked above and/or the FAQ. If you post an updated entry - make sure you use the same name, etc. as you did before so I can find your past entry. Thanks.]
You can find full owner reports by searching the database by drive/brand/interface/mac models (the latest reports are shown first in searches).
If you've added a IDE, SCSI, Firewire or USB hard drive, CDRW, tape drive, etc. make sure you add a report to the database.
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