The OFFICIAL Mac User Support Thread

Hey All,
guitarsingerguy asked a couple of Mac related support questions in Malice's virus thread, and I didn't want to clutter up that thread with Mac talk, so I thought I'd start a thread just for the Mac users on the Hype! to ask questions, get answers, and share tips and tricks. There are quite a few of us on here, so this thread is probably way overdue. So, without further ado, here's the first question:

When your iBook shuts itself off, are you sure it's not going into Safe Sleep? That's really what it sounds like it's doing. Which OS are you running, and what model of iBook do you have?

Macintosh Keyboard Shortcuts

jag

 

I had a feeling you would approve.

jag

 

It's in the System Preferences under Network. Click the configuration that lists your Ethernet card settings, and then on the far right of all the tabs (TCP/IP; PPPoE; AppleTalk; Proxies; Ethernet) is the Ethernet tab. Click on that and you'll see your Ethernet ID. That is your MAC address (physical hardware address of your ethernet card).



jag

 

RTFM, dude! Glad we got you squared away. Sounds like your 'book is behaving normally.

No prob, dude. You can also find your airport card's MAC address (if you have an airport card, anyway) in similar fashion, except that it will be listed in the FIRST tab of the Network dialogue for your airport configuration, which is the one labeled "Airport". Have fun!

jag

 

There have been a few Mac questions that have popped up in other threads, so I thought I'd bump this thing to remind people it's here for them.

jag

 

I have the same suspicion that more games will get ported over to the Mac platform than there already are being ported (which really is quite a few, actually). However, I'd sit tight for a couple months and see what the software landscape is going to do on the platform if gaming is one of your driving factors in getting a new system. Of course, I prefer a console like PS2 or Xbox3 for my gaming and my Mac for real work and multimedia creation, so I don't pay much attention to games on the Mac to be honest. The added bonus of holding off for a couple months is that any bugs that might exist in the new first-generation MacIntel systems should get shaken out in the meantime.

jag

 

Seems prudent to bump this with more folks buying Mac systems around here, lately.

jag

 

What, like on a scroll-wheel mouse? Mac OS X recognizes a scroll-wheel mouse automatically. And most third-party mice have OS X drivers for them that will let you program the buttons any way you'd like.

jag

 

There are some third-party hacks out there. Depends on the model of Mac and which OS you're running, though.

jag

 

Give Sidetrack a try.

jag

 

I'm not sure I follow you. You want to burn the actual Quicktime program to a DVD?

jag

 

Ahhh, that helps. What format is the movie in? I'm assuming you're wanting to play it on a standard DVD player?

jag