Wednesday, October 10, 2007

MacIssue

ok... for those that know me, you know i addor my new blackbook...
its amazing

however, there are a few issues that must be looked at...

the whole dvd regions...
i never had this issue with my vaio, of whenever i put in a dvd it comes up and checks where its from... this is not good as most dvds i watch are copies.
i really hoping there is a program out there to stop this...

quad booting.
Now... i no its great i can run xp and mac ox... however, i want a little bit more...
actually i want double.
i want to be able to select on startup, my operating system, out of the following:

Mac Ox
Windows XP
windows Vista
Linux

however going about this is a big problem... as i want it all done with bootcamp to ensure that each operating system gets my babies full attention.

im assuming that i can partition the hard drive into 2 drives, then use boot camp on both of these drives to partition them again, although i have no idea if this would work.

i want the mac ox for uni, as it is the best for my batt time.
i want xp for gaming, as it uses less ram than vista and is more compatible than mac and linux.
i want vista for compatability, as lets face it, weather we like it or not its here, and it will be used alot more in the years to come.
and i want linux for networking and programing.

at minimum i want to know that i can have more than just 2 opperating systems on my mac.

Networking
i seem to be having a few issues with the wireless networking... although that could be router, or the windows pcs that im connecting to...
also moving large files takes forever.

the other problem seems to be with settings. for example the uni hub would not connect at one stage... although i managed to navigate my way around the many tick boxes until i got it working.
although then again, after creating network groups in windows i couldnt reconnect to the hub....

Temperature
iv been told that macbooks tend to get a little hot. I downloaded a widget called istatpro which gives you readings on everything you ever need to know.
the alarming thing was the temperature the cpu was reaching... sometimes up to 65 degrees c.
now i have know idea how hot that is comparied with other laptops... and hey-its got to be better than mojo's which squeels....
but still...
so i googled it and found there are actualy programs out there for this sort of thing.
now my fan starts at 3500rpm instead of the 1800 factory setting. especially when im on the bed.

Headphones Issues
now i like my music, and i like my games, however people around me im sure would not like the noise. therefore i use headphones. the problem is once i take the headphones out... the audio becomes very unstable at times....
apparently its called kernal panic. where the programing in th mac panics if the headphone jak is removed too slowly.
rather annoying

However
i would still have to say the mac book is amazing.
i can use the inbuilt mic to record my lectures with the help of programs off the net.
after a bit of getting use to, mac ox becomes really easy to use, even with one mouse button.
being able to run games is awsome, and they play prety dam well.
having a batt that i can get to last 7 hours is amazing!
(my vaio could only manage 40mins once i was done with it)
and the remote is awsome!
would have to say the mac books are worth their price.

its blissful!

2 comments:

Times Eye said...

interesting

Anonymous said...

What's the fan program called?