On the following web page
http://homepage.mac.com/cycline3/pc-to-mac/index-mac-mod.html, you will see how the editor of this website has succesfully silenced his Quicksilver.
A bit extreme to our point of view. There are other solutions giving similar result, such as adding rotation speed controller to all main fans; or exchange the PSU fan by a more silent one. Quite similar to what has been done with a glorious G4 AGP (still running). You can have a look at this article:
http://www.macbidouille.com/article.php?id=78
CRRCSim, is a radio controlled aeromodel simulator which has been recently updated with a MacOSX version. With this software you will be able to plug your
your aeromodel radio controller to your Mac, and start a training session by testing your ability to control many different aircraft models.
All setup procedures are located in an integrated GUI (activated by pressing the 'Esc' key), no need to dig into some text files! You can also use your gamepad if you do not have USB or serial connection on your computer. USB aero model radio controllers are also available for computer-assisted simulation.
A good start will be with a glider in an area close to the sea to enjoy ascending air currents, and to fly like a sea bird. After few minutes training you should be able to maintain your glider into the air for at least...30 seconds!! yes, it is not easy to control an aeromodel.
Engine-base radio controlled aeromodels are also available with different levels of playability and speed.
The link you need to know for this simulator is
the dedicated Yahoo group.. From that point, you will be guided to the download resource links, and after registering to the group you will be able to share your point of view and tips. The application is a SourceForge-based project and developers are intensively interacting with users.
If you are getting addicted, then you can look for an aeromodeling club and shift from simulation to practice...
Just to remind you, there is already a
simulator for radio controlled helicopter model .
During the next CEBIT (10-16 March), Samsung will showcase the largest LCD TV ever made.
Its 82" diagonal corresponds to 2 meters, in a 16:9 aspect ratio, and sports a resolution of 1920x1080, a contrast ratio of 1200:1 and a brightness of 600 cd/m2.
There is no price indication as of yet, but we're sure they could bundle a Mac mini with that giant screen :)
For more info :
http://www.samsung.com
Formac will introduce the "Watch And Go" at the end of this month.
It is a PC Card that features an aerial input, a tuner (of Samsung manufacture) a Digital TV decoder and an MPEG encoding chip designed to work in PowerBooks.
The card, conforming to the PC Card specs, will use DMA to reduce CPU load. The bundled software will offer TV watching, time-shifting, and record scheduling capabilities, all with the option to skip commercials.
The card as of time of release, will only compress in MPEG2. However, a later firmware upgrade will provide MPEG4 encoding capabilities.
Retail price will be 209 euros.
If you're looking for an alternative to Apple's Airport cards, this site :
http://home.earthlink.net/~metaphyzx/Wireless.htm exhaustively lists all (approx. 100 models) Mac-compatible cards.
Source : Hardware.fr (in French)
During the IDF, Seagate showcased the eSATA. This standard is an extension of SATA, which enables the external connection of storage devices. The cables can be upto 2 meters long, whereas the internal version allows only 1m of total cable length. The physical plug has also been slightly modified to ensure snug fits.
The big advantage that this standard has, is that, like FW, it doesn't need a host at each node to function. It poses then as a viable alternative to FW800, which has still not quite found its pace, except in external removable storage solutions. An eSATA drive only requires power supply, whereas FW also needs a converter (bridge).
However, eSATA cannot be daisy chained, and can only be used in storage applications.
