Comments for Blogarithms http://www.blogarithms.com Doug Kaye's Weblog Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:36:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Major Defect: Apple 30″ Cinema Display Monitors by Steve L http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2007/08/01/major-defect-apple-30-cinema-display-monitors/comment-page-1/#comment-89652 Steve L Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:36:51 +0000 http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2007/08/01/major-defect-apple-30-cinema-display-monitors/#comment-89652 I've just noticed the green pixel glitch happening again (see my post no 26) today - but something a little different. It went away without restarting. It came on after the screensaver kicked in but I left it on as I was doing something else when I returned to the mac the screensaver was on (for some reason just a black screen rather than my iphoto library which is selected) and the pixels were gone??? This is the first time this has happened. usually I have to restart to get rid of them. Maybe this will help point towards a solution to the problem? What if it was something to do with OSX rather than the dvi cables or video cards? Come on Apple, recognise the fault and do something about it! I’ve just noticed the green pixel glitch happening again (see my post no 26) today – but something a little different. It went away without restarting. It came on after the screensaver kicked in but I left it on as I was doing something else when I returned to the mac the screensaver was on (for some reason just a black screen rather than my iphoto library which is selected) and the pixels were gone??? This is the first time this has happened. usually I have to restart to get rid of them. Maybe this will help point towards a solution to the problem? What if it was something to do with OSX rather than the dvi cables or video cards? Come on Apple, recognise the fault and do something about it!

]]> Comment on Amazon for Infrastructure-on-Demand by poker game practice http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2007/02/03/amazon-for-infrastructure-on-demand/comment-page-1/#comment-89610 poker game practice Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:39:29 +0000 http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2007/02/03/amazon-for-infrastructure-on-demand/#comment-89610 amazons architecture is totally different from others there way of building in entirely different and i coulnt follow the block diagram above amazons architecture is totally different from others there way of building in entirely different and i coulnt follow the block diagram above

]]> Comment on The Best Healthcare System in the World? by Derek K. Miller http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2010/02/25/healthcaresystem/comment-page-1/#comment-89568 Derek K. Miller Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:09:39 +0000 http://www.blogarithms.com/?p=1304#comment-89568 As a Canadian, I simply cannot understand why the issue of universal public health care is so fraught in the U.S.A., when public schools, public roads, public libraries, public utilities, and so on have been so well established there for so long. And when public health care is the model that works well in many other places in the world. Sigh. As a Canadian, I simply cannot understand why the issue of universal public health care is so fraught in the U.S.A., when public schools, public roads, public libraries, public utilities, and so on have been so well established there for so long. And when public health care is the model that works well in many other places in the world. Sigh.

]]> Comment on Major Defect: Apple 30″ Cinema Display Monitors by Michael Everson http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2007/08/01/major-defect-apple-30-cinema-display-monitors/comment-page-1/#comment-89561 Michael Everson Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:35:07 +0000 http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2007/08/01/major-defect-apple-30-cinema-display-monitors/#comment-89561 This happened to me this morning... dancing green and lines of magenta. Resettling the DVI cable connection on the MacBook Pro fixed it. (I noticed that the computer had moved a bit which suggests to me that a cat stepped on it which loosened the DVI cable. THANK you for this thread. My heart sure did sink thinking that I'd have to get a new Cinema Display (mine has served me well since 2002). This happened to me this morning… dancing green and lines of magenta. Resettling the DVI cable connection on the MacBook Pro fixed it. (I noticed that the computer had moved a bit which suggests to me that a cat stepped on it which loosened the DVI cable.

THANK you for this thread. My heart sure did sink thinking that I’d have to get a new Cinema Display (mine has served me well since 2002).

]]> Comment on Skype for Interviews – A How-To Video by Vija Mendelson http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2007/12/23/skype-for-interviews/comment-page-2/#comment-89554 Vija Mendelson Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:54:43 +0000 http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2007/12/23/skype-for-interviews/#comment-89554 The tutorial is very clear and detailed, so thanks! I've done 2 recordings: 1 within the office (on the same network) which turned out crystal clear, and 1 remote (between TX and MA), which turned out clear, but has strange intermittent beeps sprinkled throughout. Is that due to the internet connection itself? Any quick fixes for it? The tutorial is very clear and detailed, so thanks! I’ve done 2 recordings: 1 within the office (on the same network) which turned out crystal clear, and 1 remote (between TX and MA), which turned out clear, but has strange intermittent beeps sprinkled throughout. Is that due to the internet connection itself? Any quick fixes for it?

]]> Comment on Major Defect: Apple 30″ Cinema Display Monitors by Steve L http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2007/08/01/major-defect-apple-30-cinema-display-monitors/comment-page-1/#comment-89521 Steve L Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:17:00 +0000 http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2007/08/01/major-defect-apple-30-cinema-display-monitors/#comment-89521 I have the same problem on a 2 year old 30" cinema display - changed cards from a dodgy ati radeon x1900 to a geoforce the problems still here. I find that if I shut down and turn off power supply the problem temporarily goes away. It seems to come back when I leave the mac on for long periods, suggesting that it may be overheating or something. I have returned the mac pro and the monitor to Apple on 3 occassions and swapped the units, now I've just given up. I think Apple have become more like any old PC vendor since they found more lucrative markets (with Ipod, Iphone etc)and started building units in China. I've been using macs since the mac plus, some of my older units still work (this was when they were hungry for business and put more effort into quality control). Now it seems life expectancy has gone down to about 2 years (if your lucky!) When this monitor finally goes, I won't be buying another Apple screen. I have 2 Formac 19" screens currently 9 years old and still going strong without a glitch. The screens on the imacs are also dodgy they often suffer from screen burn and a yellow haze instead of white. A dreadful performance from a Rotten to the core Apple!!! I have the same problem on a 2 year old 30″ cinema display – changed cards from a dodgy ati radeon x1900 to a geoforce the problems still here. I find that if I shut down and turn off power supply the problem temporarily goes away. It seems to come back when I leave the mac on for long periods, suggesting that it may be overheating or something. I have returned the mac pro and the monitor to Apple on 3 occassions and swapped the units, now I’ve just given up. I think Apple have become more like any old PC vendor since they found more lucrative markets (with Ipod, Iphone etc)and started building units in China.
I’ve been using macs since the mac plus, some of my older units still work (this was when they were hungry for business and put more effort into quality control). Now it seems life expectancy has gone down to about 2 years (if your lucky!) When this monitor finally goes, I won’t be buying another Apple screen. I have 2 Formac 19″ screens currently 9 years old and still going strong without a glitch. The screens on the imacs are also dodgy they often suffer from screen burn and a yellow haze instead of white. A dreadful performance from a Rotten to the core Apple!!!

]]> Comment on Skype for Interviews – A How-To Video by Haiming http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2007/12/23/skype-for-interviews/comment-page-2/#comment-89493 Haiming Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:29:10 +0000 http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2007/12/23/skype-for-interviews/#comment-89493 thanks for the great information! I can't wait to try this skype voide recording out. thanks for the great information! I can’t wait to try this skype voide recording out.

]]> Comment on Skype for Interviews – A How-To Video by Alex http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2007/12/23/skype-for-interviews/comment-page-2/#comment-89491 Alex Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:46:57 +0000 http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2007/12/23/skype-for-interviews/#comment-89491 Adding G-Recorder to my phone interview system - http://barnstorm-media.com/?p=303 Adding G-Recorder to my phone interview system – http://barnstorm-media.com/?p=303

]]> Comment on Blocked by Comcast by mjp http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2008/01/17/blocked-by-comcast/comment-page-2/#comment-89469 mjp Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:52:21 +0000 http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2008/01/17/blocked-by-comcast/#comment-89469 OMG - those fudge-rats never seem to know what's happening. Thanks for the info - we have not been able to send email for a few days and based on the start dated of this blog an link, it's taken a while for comcast to f'n change things here (Oregon) OMG – those fudge-rats never seem to know what’s happening. Thanks for the info – we have not been able to send email for a few days and based on the start dated of this blog an link, it’s taken a while for comcast to f’n change things here (Oregon)

]]> Comment on Major Defect: Apple 30″ Cinema Display Monitors by nick g http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2007/08/01/major-defect-apple-30-cinema-display-monitors/comment-page-1/#comment-89391 nick g Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:09:52 +0000 http://www.blogarithms.com/index.php/archives/2007/08/01/major-defect-apple-30-cinema-display-monitors/#comment-89391 Well Don, as I said in my post I tried it with three different transformers and even the monitor on different machines with the same result, so we might have different problems. I contacted apple and here in the UK, in fact all of Europe they have the policy that there are 'no serviceable parts', to this monitor, ie they can't open it up and replace the logic board or whatever... whilst looking at posts relating to this issue in the US, you can... So I either have find and ship it to a repairer in the US or bin it.. Not very impressed Apple... once again we in the UK seem to get second class service from you.. (as well as paying a lot more to buy it in the first place). Since posting, I've seen a lot more reports of this around, some guy has even put a vid up on you tube.... what a let down for such an expensive piece of hardware!!!! Well Don, as I said in my post I tried it with three different transformers and even the monitor on different machines with the same result, so we might have different problems. I contacted apple and here in the UK, in fact all of Europe they have the policy that there are ‘no serviceable parts’, to this monitor, ie they can’t open it up and replace the logic board or whatever… whilst looking at posts relating to this issue in the US, you can… So I either have find and ship it to a repairer in the US or bin it.. Not very impressed Apple… once again we in the UK seem to get second class service from you.. (as well as paying a lot more to buy it in the first place). Since posting, I’ve seen a lot more reports of this around, some guy has even put a vid up on you tube…. what a let down for such an expensive piece of hardware!!!!

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