Comments on: Quad-Core Intel Xeon Powerhouse… in da house. http://www.bravehound.com/quad-core-intel-xeon-powerhouse-in-da-house/ mobile : tech : creative : debauchery Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:12:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: saspImmepay http://www.bravehound.com/quad-core-intel-xeon-powerhouse-in-da-house/#comment-6094 saspImmepay Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:36:23 +0000 http://www.bravehound.com/quad-core-intel-xeon-powerhouse-in-da-house/#comment-6094 ball routine, notional. ball routine, notional.

]]> By: Steve http://www.bravehound.com/quad-core-intel-xeon-powerhouse-in-da-house/#comment-598 Steve Mon, 26 Feb 2007 03:53:03 +0000 http://www.bravehound.com/quad-core-intel-xeon-powerhouse-in-da-house/#comment-598 dude, get a brain. someone drops the hottest personal computer on the planet in your lap and you complain about petty stuff. if we're 'fanboys' (who started that lingo?.. tired) you're a microsoft apologist in disguise. just cause you live in seattle doesn't mean you need to rag on apple and brownnose bill's ass. get parallels (<a href="http://www.parallels.com/en/products/workstation/mac/)" rel="nofollow">http://www.parallels.com/en/products/workstation/mac/)</a> so you can run windows in OS X with no speed penalty. increase your dock size so you can actually see the minimized files or forget the minimization, leave all the files open and use F9 to toggle between apps. buy the logitech mouse referred to above.. and get the missing manual by david pogue so you can actually learn how to use it. dude, get a brain. someone drops the hottest personal computer on the planet in your lap and you complain about petty stuff. if we’re ‘fanboys’ (who started that lingo?.. tired) you’re a microsoft apologist in disguise. just cause you live in seattle doesn’t mean you need to rag on apple and brownnose bill’s ass. get parallels (http://www.parallels.com/en/products/workstation/mac/) so you can run windows in OS X with no speed penalty. increase your dock size so you can actually see the minimized files or forget the minimization, leave all the files open and use F9 to toggle between apps. buy the logitech mouse referred to above.. and get the missing manual by david pogue so you can actually learn how to use it.

]]> By: Peter http://www.bravehound.com/quad-core-intel-xeon-powerhouse-in-da-house/#comment-597 Peter Sun, 18 Feb 2007 03:07:35 +0000 http://www.bravehound.com/quad-core-intel-xeon-powerhouse-in-da-house/#comment-597 Aloha Andrew, Have you tried using a mouse like a Logitech MX/VX Resolution in combination with the Control Center driver that comes with it? You can map the mouse buttons to back/forward navigation in Safari. Logitech MX/VX: <a href="http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CONTENTID=12134" rel="nofollow">http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CONTENTID=12134</a> <a href="http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CONTENTID=12140" rel="nofollow">http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CONTENTID=12140</a> Regarding 64bit support in Boot Camp, there are ways to wrangle 64bit version of Vista onto the Mac Pro. Hands down, Vista 64bit is pretty good. I prefer to not use Boot Camp to partition my drive, but instead opted for a separate hard drive. Boot Camp is too restrictive in the type of partition. If adding an additional drive is not an option, you can use diskutil to resize your hard drive without losing data and make room for Windows on a new partition. diskutil resizeVolume: <a href="http://www.macgeekery.com/tips/cli/nondestructively_resizing_volumes" rel="nofollow">http://www.macgeekery.com/tips/cli/nondestructively_resizing_volumes</a> John Robbin's blog has some pointers that might help you out with Windows and Mac Pro setup. <a href="http://www.wintellect.com/cs/blogs/jrobbins/archive/2007/02/15/vista-x64-on-a-mac-pro-totally-awesome-dude.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.wintellect.com/cs/blogs/jrobbins/archive/2007/02/15/vista-x64-on-a-mac-pro-totally-awesome-dude.aspx</a> Aloha Andrew,

Have you tried using a mouse like a Logitech MX/VX Resolution in combination with the Control Center driver that comes with it? You can map the mouse buttons to back/forward navigation in Safari.

Logitech MX/VX:
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CONTENTID=12134
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CONTENTID=12140

Regarding 64bit support in Boot Camp, there are ways to wrangle 64bit version of Vista onto the Mac Pro. Hands down, Vista 64bit is pretty good.

I prefer to not use Boot Camp to partition my drive, but instead opted for a separate hard drive. Boot Camp is too restrictive in the type of partition. If adding an additional drive is not an option, you can use diskutil to resize your hard drive without losing data and make room for Windows on a new partition.

diskutil resizeVolume:
http://www.macgeekery.com/tips/cli/nondestructively_resizing_volumes

John Robbin’s blog has some pointers that might help you out with Windows and Mac Pro setup.

http://www.wintellect.com/cs/blogs/jrobbins/archive/2007/02/15/vista-x64-on-a-mac-pro-totally-awesome-dude.aspx

]]> By: wayne http://www.bravehound.com/quad-core-intel-xeon-powerhouse-in-da-house/#comment-596 wayne Thu, 15 Feb 2007 13:24:47 +0000 http://www.bravehound.com/quad-core-intel-xeon-powerhouse-in-da-house/#comment-596 I can't imagine anyone needing that big a beast! I can’t imagine anyone needing that big a beast!

]]> By: wayne http://www.bravehound.com/quad-core-intel-xeon-powerhouse-in-da-house/#comment-595 wayne Thu, 15 Feb 2007 13:23:30 +0000 http://www.bravehound.com/quad-core-intel-xeon-powerhouse-in-da-house/#comment-595 I can't imagine anyone needing that big a beast! I can’t imagine anyone needing that big a beast!

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