Jovian9
Mar 21, 11:45 PM
In case you are unaware; Castlevania Symphony of the Night was released on Xbox 360 Live Arcade yesterday morning for a mere $10.
Pros:
This game reminds me of playing this back in the day on a PS1. I've got this hooked up to my 53" 1080i Projection HDTV and it looks great. I'd say the game definitely looks better (though not good compared to the high definition games being released today). You can actually adjust the game to fit your screen, so no square game in the middle with design around it. I've got it filling almost my entire widescreen tv. The controls are very easy....it took me about 2 minutes to adjust to playing this on the 360 controller (which I thought might be difficult considering I've played this on a PS1 countless times). This game, in my opinion or memory, seems to be just like the original (with the exception of enhanced graphics)...though it's been awhile since I've played the original. I'm definitely grateful for that as I was worried they'd butcher it like they did Contra. Though this is single player and you cannot play online together..... a friend and I both purchased this and put in 3.5 hours or so of this game while on Xbox Live chat. That was pretty fun. For being a game that was on a 700mb CD for the PS1, the file size comes in at a very small 150mb. That is great since there's only so much room on the 360 hard drive. This also gives me hope that there will be many more games to come from that generation of consoles since they can compress them down this much.
Cons:
There's really only one negative so far that I've noticed; while going into my inventory screen the inventory area went all black. I could go to the pause menu and see it, but not to the inventory screen or back to the game screen to save my game and restart. I had to stop my game, exit out of the arcade, and start it again and load at my last point. This only happened once and has yet to happen to my friend who was playing it.....but I lost quite a bit of time in the game d/t it. So if you get this game, save every chance you get just in case there is a software bug or something.
Conclusion:
If you are a fan of Castlevania, buy this. If you appreciate great video games of the past, buy this. If you can only buy one arcade game from XBLA, buy this. If you don't yet have a 360, buy one and then buy this.
I've been gaming since the 2600 and have owned/played tons of games.....and this is a Top 10 game in my opinion. Buy it :)
Pros:
This game reminds me of playing this back in the day on a PS1. I've got this hooked up to my 53" 1080i Projection HDTV and it looks great. I'd say the game definitely looks better (though not good compared to the high definition games being released today). You can actually adjust the game to fit your screen, so no square game in the middle with design around it. I've got it filling almost my entire widescreen tv. The controls are very easy....it took me about 2 minutes to adjust to playing this on the 360 controller (which I thought might be difficult considering I've played this on a PS1 countless times). This game, in my opinion or memory, seems to be just like the original (with the exception of enhanced graphics)...though it's been awhile since I've played the original. I'm definitely grateful for that as I was worried they'd butcher it like they did Contra. Though this is single player and you cannot play online together..... a friend and I both purchased this and put in 3.5 hours or so of this game while on Xbox Live chat. That was pretty fun. For being a game that was on a 700mb CD for the PS1, the file size comes in at a very small 150mb. That is great since there's only so much room on the 360 hard drive. This also gives me hope that there will be many more games to come from that generation of consoles since they can compress them down this much.
Cons:
There's really only one negative so far that I've noticed; while going into my inventory screen the inventory area went all black. I could go to the pause menu and see it, but not to the inventory screen or back to the game screen to save my game and restart. I had to stop my game, exit out of the arcade, and start it again and load at my last point. This only happened once and has yet to happen to my friend who was playing it.....but I lost quite a bit of time in the game d/t it. So if you get this game, save every chance you get just in case there is a software bug or something.
Conclusion:
If you are a fan of Castlevania, buy this. If you appreciate great video games of the past, buy this. If you can only buy one arcade game from XBLA, buy this. If you don't yet have a 360, buy one and then buy this.
I've been gaming since the 2600 and have owned/played tons of games.....and this is a Top 10 game in my opinion. Buy it :)
Santaduck
Nov 23, 12:09 PM
well it would be an odd trend with lots of underlying significance if MS made such a u-turn on the matter.
LuLou
Mar 23, 01:38 PM
Norwich is my store of choice too. I'm hoping to get there between 1 and 2pm-hopefully this'll get me a good place in the queue!
tanker5
May 6, 12:40 AM
The obvious upgrades would be HD iSight camera and 2 thunderbolt ports (so you can daisy chain the display). However, I wouldn't be surprised if Apple incorporates some sort of hard drive or ssd storage into the cinema display. Since Thunderbolt can transmit both data and audio/video, it would be awesome if the display can also act as an external hard drive.
Mal
Jan 14, 09:33 AM
In PhotoShop, have you tried just creating the document with a very low resolution, say like 15ppi, instead of the usual 72? Then you can use the pencil tool to easily just fill in a pixel at a time.
I apologize though, I don't know of any other programs to do that. I'm sure something exists, though.
jW
I apologize though, I don't know of any other programs to do that. I'm sure something exists, though.
jW
Big D 51
Apr 24, 06:33 AM
BetterTouchTool is definitely a must if using the magic mouse. After using the mouse for a few hours, I am returning it. I may be weird, but it's not for me. It doesn't fit my hand well.
Thanks again for helping though.
Thanks again for helping though.
Apple 26.2
Apr 10, 06:29 PM
I have a privacy screen that's used when I travel... works like a charm.
LERsince1991
Apr 29, 12:03 PM
Hi, In my 3d rendering program it gives me the option to render to 32 bit exr.
I'd prefer to do this as I can then edit the highlights etc... a lot better without loosing data. Basically it preserves data like RAW format does.
I'd like to edit them the same way I edit my RAW images from my canon 400d, in aperture 3.
But Aperture doesn't support .exr?
How can I convert my exr images into dng, RAW, cr2 or something that aperture supports?
I have photoshop, aperture, cs5 etc...
help really appreciated !!!
Thanks,
Luke
I'd prefer to do this as I can then edit the highlights etc... a lot better without loosing data. Basically it preserves data like RAW format does.
I'd like to edit them the same way I edit my RAW images from my canon 400d, in aperture 3.
But Aperture doesn't support .exr?
How can I convert my exr images into dng, RAW, cr2 or something that aperture supports?
I have photoshop, aperture, cs5 etc...
help really appreciated !!!
Thanks,
Luke
I AM THE MAN
May 1, 01:08 PM
Image (http://i55.tinypic.com/54t1f8.jpg)
my dock currently looks like that.. and the areas where there are spaces on the side are my finder and trash. i know theres another finder icon but it's bugging me because the one right next to it is the finder but there isn't any icon.
i messed everything up with the candybar thing is there any way i can just delete everything and restore my dock to the way it was when i first bought it?!
I would personally back up my files through Time Machine onto an external hard drive and then look for the intall discs that came with your Mac. After that, insert the operating system disc and do a fresh-restall of the OS. After your done with that, just use the migrant Assistant to transfer all your files and settings (but before this, if you believe an application or something of that sort has caused the problem, delete that before you save your files on Time Machine).
my dock currently looks like that.. and the areas where there are spaces on the side are my finder and trash. i know theres another finder icon but it's bugging me because the one right next to it is the finder but there isn't any icon.
i messed everything up with the candybar thing is there any way i can just delete everything and restore my dock to the way it was when i first bought it?!
I would personally back up my files through Time Machine onto an external hard drive and then look for the intall discs that came with your Mac. After that, insert the operating system disc and do a fresh-restall of the OS. After your done with that, just use the migrant Assistant to transfer all your files and settings (but before this, if you believe an application or something of that sort has caused the problem, delete that before you save your files on Time Machine).
revm1m
Mar 31, 04:38 PM
Same problem, and DFU mode did squad.
EDIT: Solved it, was a stupid "error code 1013" (so friggen tired right now I kept seeing 3101, good luck finding a fix for that). Had to delete some stuff from the host file and it worked.
Windows:
Step 1. Start �> Programs �> Accessories
Step 2. Run Notepad or WordPad
Step 3. Click �Open..� from File menu.
Step 4. Browse to Windows/System32/drivers/etc
Step 5. In "files of type:" select all documents
Step 6. Open "hosts"
Step 7. Delete all line that has "gs.apple.com" or something like that
Step 8. Hit Save
Step 9. Restore your device
Got the fix from: http://www.redmondpie.com/fix-itunes-error-1013-when-updating-iphone-4-to-ios-4.2.1/
I tried it, didn't work. Thanks anyway. I went to Apple store and they fixed it. They said Itune didn't complete the download.
EDIT: Solved it, was a stupid "error code 1013" (so friggen tired right now I kept seeing 3101, good luck finding a fix for that). Had to delete some stuff from the host file and it worked.
Windows:
Step 1. Start �> Programs �> Accessories
Step 2. Run Notepad or WordPad
Step 3. Click �Open..� from File menu.
Step 4. Browse to Windows/System32/drivers/etc
Step 5. In "files of type:" select all documents
Step 6. Open "hosts"
Step 7. Delete all line that has "gs.apple.com" or something like that
Step 8. Hit Save
Step 9. Restore your device
Got the fix from: http://www.redmondpie.com/fix-itunes-error-1013-when-updating-iphone-4-to-ios-4.2.1/
I tried it, didn't work. Thanks anyway. I went to Apple store and they fixed it. They said Itune didn't complete the download.
jsm4182
Mar 20, 11:38 AM
You could simply start all the address with a slash which sets it at the root directory. Instead of href="index.html" use href="/index.html" and no matter which directory you are in at the time it will bring you to the same address.
mrcam216
Apr 22, 10:43 AM
Hello guys and gals! I have a question. I'm sort of new to aperture 3. Have been using it for about 4 months now and I love it. But here is my question. I have a 2010 macbook pro 13 inch. (Bought it in jan used for $825 and I freakin love it!). But I have put the master raw pictures from my DSLR just anywhere on my cpu. Desktop, different folders etc. So now I only have about 30 GB's of space on my hard drive. So now I have an external hard drive and figured out that I can have the previews on aperture and just hook up the hard drive to the cpu to edit the pictures. This is a good idea going forward but my question is how can i get the pictures that are on my desktop folders to my external hard drive and have aperture be able to see where they are located. Now when i try to move them, I get like an error message in the picture in aperture basically stating that it does not know where the master picture is at. I don't want to just move them and re import them into aperture because i've edited a lot of pictures and do not want to have to re-edit them. Any advice on how to move them and have aperture find where I've moved them too while keeping the edited pictures in aperture? I hope i'm not confusing any of yawl by this long question and i very much appreciate the help!
PowerBook User
Sep 12, 01:57 AM
The B&W G3's are nice computers. $200 is a good deal for such a nice Mac. You can find all kinds of upgrades at www.fastermacs.com (http://www.fastermacs.com) . They have processor upgrades, RAM, hard drives, video cards, etc. Their prices seem pretty good. The 800 MHz G3 upgrade is probably the PowerLogix PowerForce G3/800MHz. At fastermacs.com it sells for $229 new (with a 2 year warranty).
Nnavick
Apr 19, 12:23 PM
Maybe there is third party mapkit for iphone?
macEfan
Nov 1, 10:32 PM
yeah, we need to know what format you are looking to use....
j2048b
Apr 3, 07:45 PM
I have Fusion 3 (via bootcamp) and housemate has Parallels (don't know what version). He wasn't happy with Parallels, but It also has gone through a number of revisions since. All the reviews say they are pretty much neck and neck for performance. It's just a choice of preference in the interface.
any experience running playon with either one of those? its a streming client with tons of channels, i ask because i am looking at running one of them in order to stream playon!
thanks
any experience running playon with either one of those? its a streming client with tons of channels, i ask because i am looking at running one of them in order to stream playon!
thanks
ifreeman
Apr 27, 04:41 AM
A. No
B. Not really. Your app could register a custom URL handler that would allow it to be launched from a web page with parameters being passed but that would require the page to be changed to do that. So it's not possible in general, generic terms.
Thank you Robbie!
for my second question, my requirement goes something like this ::
Say a person opens apple site in his mobile safari - www.apple.com
Now he clicks Ipad link - the URL in address bar changes to www.apple.com/ipad
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B. Not really. Your app could register a custom URL handler that would allow it to be launched from a web page with parameters being passed but that would require the page to be changed to do that. So it's not possible in general, generic terms.
Thank you Robbie!
for my second question, my requirement goes something like this ::
Say a person opens apple site in his mobile safari - www.apple.com
Now he clicks Ipad link - the URL in address bar changes to www.apple.com/ipad
jnc
Apr 22, 07:59 AM
I think Apple hope sooner or later you'll crumble and buy a MacBook just so you can finally use it :D
Cleopatra
Dec 24, 05:15 AM
This pattern is a bit of a bigger picture. I got it from an old book with more of that stuff.
ImperialX
Jan 15, 06:40 PM
http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/f27853y2/iphone/972345688g_1_ip.mp4
Enjoy ;)
Enjoy ;)
puma1552
Apr 28, 01:13 AM
Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_1 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/532.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0.5 Mobile/8B117 Safari/6531.22.7)
I have TCF Bank, which a quick google search will yield what complete ********* they are. I've had my share of problems with them over the years and have every intention of dumping them like a hot potato the minute I'm back in America.
For the last three years, I've wired money home for my student loan, etc. It's all I use the account for--no extraneous sloppy spending.
For the last month there has been a residual, positive balance from paying last month's bills. Haven't used the account since, everything's long been posted. It's pretty simple--send home money, when it posts, pay bills.
I sent home money a few days ago. It posted. I paid my bills online, and am waiting for them to post.
I logged on just now to check on them, and see that TCF has now decided to screw with the balance, so it will be $500+ negative once everything conveniently come in, and then they will hit me with NSF fees. Thinking what the hell is this, I looked back at the maximum history on my account (1 year), and now they show that as far back as that the account has had tons of times where it's been negative, which is not the case.
So they've screwed with the account balance, manipulating it so it's massively negative so they can screw me. Two days ago I had a positive balance with everything posted.
Has anyone else's acct. shown similar strange activity the last couple days? I dread calling them because they absolutely, positively, are NEVER wrong.
I have TCF Bank, which a quick google search will yield what complete ********* they are. I've had my share of problems with them over the years and have every intention of dumping them like a hot potato the minute I'm back in America.
For the last three years, I've wired money home for my student loan, etc. It's all I use the account for--no extraneous sloppy spending.
For the last month there has been a residual, positive balance from paying last month's bills. Haven't used the account since, everything's long been posted. It's pretty simple--send home money, when it posts, pay bills.
I sent home money a few days ago. It posted. I paid my bills online, and am waiting for them to post.
I logged on just now to check on them, and see that TCF has now decided to screw with the balance, so it will be $500+ negative once everything conveniently come in, and then they will hit me with NSF fees. Thinking what the hell is this, I looked back at the maximum history on my account (1 year), and now they show that as far back as that the account has had tons of times where it's been negative, which is not the case.
So they've screwed with the account balance, manipulating it so it's massively negative so they can screw me. Two days ago I had a positive balance with everything posted.
Has anyone else's acct. shown similar strange activity the last couple days? I dread calling them because they absolutely, positively, are NEVER wrong.
GGJstudios
Apr 28, 10:06 AM
How do I change my user account short name and home directory name ... (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1105686)
Change Home folder name? (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=967876)
Changing name of home folder in 10.6 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1050634)
Changing my username on the sidebar (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1105912)
Change Home folder name? (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=967876)
Changing name of home folder in 10.6 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1050634)
Changing my username on the sidebar (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1105912)
Schiffi
May 22, 01:13 PM
Well, I switched because of my Major. This Fall I'm going into Visual Communication. And ever since I got my Sony D8 camcorder I have wanted a Mac (I'm a videographer as a hobbist). However, I purchased my PowerBook G4 1Ghz because of the 6 months without payment offered by Apple when I bought it. In 6 months I'll already have an on-campus job and will be able to make the payments. Ever since getting my Mac I've had a few crashes (mostly with my own error or with the thing overheating). But all-in-all I'm glad I switched. Going bad to a PC is just so unbearable. I finally had to give my desktop PC to my Mom. Granted I can't play GTAIII or Mafia, but at this point in my life games are getting pretty dull (never been good at games anyway). Anyway my Adobe Digital Video Collection is supposed to arrive today so that is a good feeling. I also liked the fact that re-installation only takes about 3 hours opposed to all day with a PC. I moved OSX and 9 to different partitions, which explains my need to reinstall. The only thing I gripe about is how unorginaized the preferences folder is. I wish they'd delete if the main app was deleted. Other than that I'm pretty satisfied.
Mal
May 6, 12:33 PM
Just resize the window then. In case you're really new to Macs, that's done by dragging the bottom right corner of the window. The gray border will shrink as the window approaches the size of the image.
jW
jW
