[dhillman]

Actually, you're right for dual boot...it shouldn't! If you haven't tried yet, try holding C when you restart. That forces the Mac to boot from the CD ROM.

When you boot into OS X (after you remove the drive), does the disc "mount" (or show up) when you pop it in?

If that doesn't work, I've read that some people had success burning a copy of their XP/Vista discs and booting from that...

Edit--

Also, you asked if it's possible to copy the contents to a hard drive and boot from that. It is possible. If the Vista disc shows up in OS X, and you have a Fire Wire hard drive kicking around, you can "copy" the contents to the FW drive using Disk Utility.

The first thing you have to do is make an "Image" of the Vista disc. From the left column in Disk Utility, click the Vista CD "session" (not the drive name like PIONEER, MATSUSHITA, ETC...) and then click "New Image" at the top. It should prompt you to save the image at this point. The Save As name should be similar to: diskXsX (X = numbers). Choose your Macs hard drive to save (say Desktop) and then choose Save.

Once the Disk Image has been created, you then want to "restore" your external FireWire drive. Click on the drive name and you should see options similar to: First Aid | Erase | Partition | Raid | Restore appear on the right side. Click Restore. The source is the "Image" you just created. From the left panel, click and drag the Firewire disk to "Destination". It has to be the Drive name (or partition) that you're draggin and not the device (Device is always First line and disk/partition follows, indented). Click Restore and wait.

Now, when you're booting, click and hold ALT/OPTION at Boot. Your Mac will search your internal and firewire drives for any bootable drives. It may take a minute or two to complete searching.

If Disk Utility hangs (because of Copyright issues with the Vista disc), you can also use Toast to make Disc Images which can be used for Restores in Disk Utility....

Good luck dhillman!

thank you! it works like a charm now. the only thing that SLIGHTLY scares me is when i boot windows vista, before it boots, a black screen shows up with some weird writings that said things like "unable to boot windows vista. error. try booting bla bla bla..." and then it repeats again and again, and then vista boots up. is that the way its supposed to be?

also, when i set my osx as the starting disk, it doesnt really boot up. it stays on a white screen with a weird huge symbol floating around... sorta looks like an a-bomb symbol/logo.. it's got a circle in the middle and 3 things around it.

[dogs7268]

hmmm... depends on how you are, are you a very organized type of person. i tried using the calendar for a bit and syncing it with my phone and all. but it became useless to me only because i usually can just remember things on my own without it being written down. as for the dashboard, depends on what widgets you have, i have istat which gives me the statistics of my laptop and how its doing, sometimes i use the calculator, and a little monthly calendar just so i can see dates in advance (you can't write anything in it or anyhting, just a normal blank calendar). i know some people that use calendar a lot and colour code everything, so if you're that much of an organizing type of person, i think it would be pretty useful. calendar can be useful too if you had peoples email in the address book too. like say if you have an event planned in your calendar, you can send the event to someone in your address book and it can sync with them... personally, don't use it much.

sold.
ill update on when i actually get it now

i'm not very organized, but i have been, and it made me a lot more productive. and since i'm using it for college, i plan on being a LOT more productive, and it really seems like i have short term memory...
if only i could find some discounts for this dang thing..

[PockyUpNose]

apple is coming with a new mac book pro thats 12 inches.

i just bought an ibook today off someone. =P my latest addition to my apple family LOL.

its 1.33, 12inches, and 1.5 ram..

[umademesmyle]

I bought a macbook a while ago.. but i'm still trying to figure out what program to use when it comes to editing pictures..
(something similar to adobe photoshop??)

any suggestions?

[j79]

I bought a macbook a while ago.. but i'm still trying to figure out what program to use when it comes to editing pictures..(something similar to adobe photoshop??) any suggestions?

If you're looking for a free alternative to Photoshop, you can check out GIMP at http://www.gimp.org/macintosh/. If you want something similar to Photoshop but at a lower price, you could check out Photoshop Elements for Mac OS X (http://www.adobe.com...otoshopelmac/).

if only i could find some discounts for this dang thing..

Be sure to order through Apple Educational Store!

[dogs7268]

If you're looking for a free alternative to Photoshop, you can check out GIMP at http://www.gimp.org/macintosh/. If you want something similar to Photoshop but at a lower price, you could check out Photoshop Elements for Mac OS X (http://www.adobe.com...otoshopelmac/).
Be sure to order through Apple Educational Store!

is that the discount + rebate for an ipod nano deal?

[j79]

is that the discount + rebate for an ipod nano deal?

It is! I know they're advertising that special on the regular store, but there's also a specific section for education here: http://www.apple.com/education/store/

[dogs7268]

It is! I know they're advertising that special on the regular store, but there's also a specific section for education here: http://www.apple.com/education/store/

do you know if you could use other discounts along with that education website?

[ehytee7]

do you know if you could use other discounts along with that education website?

do you mean the rebate thing for the printer and the iPod nano or other discounts??

well.. i'm not sure if i would be of help.. but when i purchased my macbook pro weeks ago.. i went for the educational discount..then since i live in Connecticut and the website says that my state has this rule or something that i'm not really sure of.. they had to give me an automatic rebate for my iPod.. so instead of paying for the iPod and getting the rebate later..they automatically cut off the price of the iPod in my total bill when i checked it out.. as for the printer.. i still have to fill up a rebate form and apply for it..

*uhm.. for the iPod, we got the iPod video instead of the nano..my dad just added $50 more..

[j79]

since i live in Connecticut and the website says that my state has this rule or something that i'm not really sure of.. they had to give me an automatic rebate for my iPod.. so instead of paying for the iPod and getting the rebate later..they automatically cut off the price of the iPod in my total bill when i checked it out..

That's awesome!! I hate mail in rebates.


Curious how many others have seen this: http://www.pixelmator.com/

It's not out yet...but it looks slick!!

[shortee28]

apple is coming with a new mac book pro thats 12 inches.

i just bought an ibook today off someone. =P my latest addition to my apple family LOL.

its 1.33, 12inches, and 1.5 ram..

gahhh!!! i wish they came out with that sooner!
like BEFORE i got my black macbook =(
but instead of 12 inch to be 13 inch....

by the way uhh... what do you mean by 1.5 ram?? =S
MB or GB?? if GB does that mean there's a 1GB card and 512MB card?

[Rokusasu]

MacBook 13"-- I'm very happy with it. : ] I use a Sony VAIO with Vista at work... V_V

[zenigame]

That's awesome!! I hate mail in rebates.
Curious how many others have seen this: http://www.pixelmator.com/

It's not out yet...but it looks slick!!

I want beta! Should be a nice alternative for people who don't need all of photoshop's power. Macheist did a promo thingy with the macupdate bundle promising a pixelmator beta invite when ready.

[dogs7268]

so i tried out vista for the first time yesterday at worst buy and also tested out a mac as well. so it looks like windows integrated a lot of mac concepts. but can someone give me an unbiased opinon on both? i tried looking up vista on cnet.com, but they're all comparing it with the mac.

but vista does look a lot more complicated to use, and really, i don't feel like learning another new osx. i felt that way about a mac, but i still wanted to try it out. mac seemed so easy to pick up...but i still want to know the features on both operating systems

[xxdorkie]

how do u copy and paste on macbook? ctrl + c doesnt seem to work. and also, how do u save pictures since there is no right click? thanks.. Im still a newb

[Brusky]

how do u copy and paste on macbook? ctrl + c doesnt seem to work. and also, how do u save pictures since there is no right click? thanks.. Im still a newb

You can hold CTRL + click, or just click the image and drag it to your desktop (or whatever folder you want it in).

[shortee28]

how do u copy and paste on macbook? ctrl + c doesnt seem to work. and also, how do u save pictures since there is no right click? thanks.. Im still a newb

most shortcut keys are similar to windows.
instead of doing ctrl + c/v/x

you use:

apple(cmd) + c ----- copy
apple(cmd) + v ----- paste
apple(cmd) + x ----- cut

if you want to right-click, you press:

ctrl + mouseclick ------ menu will appear just like using right-click on the mouse for windows

[hellothomas]

im thinking about placing an order for the 17 inch macbook pro. it looks so slick.

BUT it doesn't come with a blu-ray drive, and i want to be able to connect my laptop to my tv and watch movies....should i still pull the trigger?

[chriskong37]

im thinking about placing an order for the 17 inch macbook pro. it looks so slick.

BUT it doesn't come with a blu-ray drive, and i want to be able to connect my laptop to my tv and watch movies....should i still pull the trigger?

in my opinion - no. blu-ray isn't standarized among laptops yet. infact, it's not even a dead set next thing. there's still a battle between which format will replace dvd, either it being: HD DVD (high-definition dvd) or blu-ray. each format has support among different manufacturers in the entertainment industry. this wikipedia article will tell you what major film studios support what: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of..._studio_support.

sorry for going off topic here. but honestly, the only company that i can think of that offers blu-ray disc support in their laptops are Sony in their VAIO AR range. you won't find any other manufacturer.

but apart from that, what the apple macbook/macbook pro range offers is hard to beat. industry leading design, high specs, built in camera and microphone function and the support for BOTH windows and mac os x to run natively means that you can't go wrong with a macbook. stick with the apple and wait it out if your that desperate for blu-ray support.

[Xarthan]

sorry for going off topic here. but honestly, the only company that i can think of that offers blu-ray disc support in their laptops are Sony in their VAIO AR range. you won't find any other manufacturer.

dell now offers blue ray drives