• Free VersionTracker Plus Subscription (sign up by Nov. 25th, 2003), and 1/2 off a Pro ($49) subscription (until Oct. 24th, 2003).
  
  
• Free iBlog Software (until Nov. 25th, 2003): Keep a journal, publish your movie reviews, or be a political commentator with easy-to-use iBlog publishing software (a US$19.95 value), now free for .Mac members. iBlog lets you focus on what you want to say without worrying about formatting, archiving, or site maintenance. With iBlog you can publish your weblog right to .Mac, and integration with iLife makes it easy to add photos and movies, too.
  
  
• Save US$30 on FireWire Drives The new Backup 2 Public Beta makes it easy to backup your data to nearly any location, including external hard drives. To make this even more convenient, .Mac and the online Apple Store are offering discounts on three SmartDisk Firewire drives, just for .Mac members. Save US$30 on the super-portable FireLite 40GB drive and the 80GB and 120GB desktop drives. Supplies are limited, so take advantage of the .Mac discount today. (Expires 9/27/2003)

Something I missed earlier this month was the free offer of Stickybrain2 for .Mac users (free until Oct. 1st, 2003).

"I've been having problems with my iBook and wanted to know if anybody else was having the same problem. I got anxious and installed the 10.2.8 update on my iBook 800. It installed fine, and after the reboot, I ran the repair partitions utility and it finished fine as well.

A few hours later however, the video started to become corrupted and then I was left staring at a blank screen. Hard reset, I can hear the hard drive working, and things plugged into the USB ports seem to work, but I'm getting nothing on the screen. I let it cool down because it was hot, and hooked it up to an external monitor. Right after I got it in December I used the Open Firmware hack to enable monitor spanning. However, once I got it booting with an external monitor (which I'm not sure how I did, mostly reseting it and praying) I could not change it from mirroring.
I've ran a hardware test and it said everything was ok. I was just wondering if somehow Apple could have done something to disable the (dual monitor/extended desktop) mod.
Jeremy"

Reader replies to this post: (most recent first)

" I used the combo updater to update, and everything (including the dual-monitor hack) works fine...
Manuel V. "

" I run an iBook 800 Combo with the dual monitor patch and MacOS X 10.2.8. It works all fine since 10 hours.
Matt "

" I don't know that it would have anything to do with 10.2.8, but I applied the tweak to OF in my iBook 600 to enable dual monitors, and a few months later, the video on the main screen died. I was on the road at the time, so I didn't have a way to test it with an external monitor.
Thankfully, I was able to back it up to my iPod and leave the iBook at an Apple Store in Chicago to get fixed.
-Andy "

" similar problem as to 10.2.8 and dual monitor
using a Ti 400 and an external monitor with the menu bar set to appear on the external monitor, when I clicked on Safari's tabbed bookmarks they appeared on the Ti's monitor, not below the tab in Safari where expected
hope this adds to the body of knowledge
Michael M. "

(BTW - I've gotten hundreds of mails on 10.2.8 in the last 48 hours and have not been able to read them all, but thanks to all that sent their comments.)

" Televio Highlight Features:

• Channel Assistant for Easy Setup (currently only available within the U.S.)
• Dual Card Support
• 24-Key IR Remote included
• Stereo TV Audio
• Stereo FM Radio
• Captures to QuickTime movies
• Channel Preview (Thumbnails of Selected Channels in One Window)
• Uses Little CPU Power in Preview Mode
• S-Video and Composite Video Input
• Additional Audio Input
• Versions for NTSC, PAL and SECAM TV Standards Available
  
  Televio is compatible with Mac OS X 10.1.5 and up, including Jaguar
  Pricing & Availability: SRP: $149.95 USD / 129.00 EUR
  SRP for Dual PCI Card Bundle: $229.95 USD / 198.00 EUR
  Televio is distributed worldwide by Dr. Bott, http://www.drbott.info/."

There's a previous page here with links and reader reports on other TV Tuner software for OS X used with various TV Tuner PCI cards.

" I just have received a email from 3DLabs stating that they are in discussions with Apple, for those who need 256MB and 512MB CADD DCC cards for Maya etc.

I expressed my interest in purchasing the Wildcat VP880 Pro. (512MB RAM) as soon as it's compatible with the new Dual G5's.
Lets hope the details get worked out and we can have Chester Cheetah dancing on our desktops!
-S.
copy of the email.

" Good evening... and thank you for your interest in 3Dlabs products. At this time we are having discussions with Apple to see how our two products will fit together. Do you have a preference for which 3Dlabs product family you would like to see support the Apple G5?
Sincerely,
Stephen D. Cox
North American Channel Sales Manager
3Dlabs - A CREATIVE COMPANY "

I'm contacting 3Dlabs to try and get more info on this.

"Dear xlr8yourmac.com
The free G5 is indeed a 1.6 Ghz G5.
However, we have added a feature. Select professional installation with your package and we will upgrade the G5 to a 1.8 Ghz machine with 512(MB) RAM.
Thanks for the post!
Torrey Loomis
President - Silverado Systems
Apple Authorized Reseller and Consultant"

CDRW Drives:
• IDE Liteon LTR-52246S (52x24x52x) in Dual G4 DDR (OS X)
• Firewire (IDE drive in FW case) Khypermedia KHCRW482448 (48x24x48x) in G4/AGP (OS X) (listed under "other" brands, no itunes/db burn support, not recognized in FW case)
  
  Combo DVD-CDR Drives:
• IDE Samsung SM-348B in B&W G3 (OS 9.2)
  (didn't note speed rating, problems noted)
  
  DVD-R + DVD RAM Drives:
• IDE Panasonic LF-D521 in G4/AGP (OS X)
  (no itunes/db burn support)
  
  DVD+R/RW + DVD-R/RW Drives:
• IDE Toshiba SD-R5112 in Beige G3 (OS X)
  (using modified burn support plugin, noted limited drive burn speeds)
  (Illustrated CD drive install guide here covers G4 towers up to the Digital Audio Model, Beige G3 MT, and B&W G3 Macs)
  
  Hard Drives:
• IDE Maxtor 6L160P0 160GB in Dual G4 using IDE PCI Card (OS X)
• IDE Maxtor Diamondmax Plus9 160GB (x2) in G4/AGP using IDE PCI card RAID (OS X)
• IDE Maxtor Diamondmax Plus9 160GB in (QS2002) G4/AGP (OS X)
  (Illustrated guide to adding a 2nd HD here in B&W G3 rev2 and G4 towers up to the QuickSilver models.
  IDE articles page RAID section has an illustrated guide for adding 2 more drives in the side bays.)
• IDE Seagate ST3120023A 120GB in Dual G4 DDR (OS X)
• IDE Western Digital WD1200 120GB in Dual G4 (OS X)

You can find full owner reports (latest shown first) by searching the database by drive/brand/interface/mac models (the latest reports are shown first in searches). For guides to installing CD/CDRW/DVD drives or Hard drives in many mac models, see the IDE Articles page. The Firewire articles page also has guides on case kits, installing drives, etc.
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. (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.)
(Incomplete entries are deleted. Do not post questions in the database, it's for drive reports not questions on what drive to buy - for that try searching the database for reports from owners of your mac model on the drive type/brand/interface, etc. you're interested in.)

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