Lowyat.NET: Latest topics by aaronchin

Adjust Intel Mac Processor Speed?

aaronchin — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:46:06 +0800

Hi, the fan in my Mac mini (1.66GHz Core Duo) is dead and I couldn't be bothered to get it fixed. I checked the temperature and it usually hovers around 70 degrees so I guess it's okay. I only use it for Front Row so it's not doing much processing most of the time. I was just wondering, is there any way you can scale down the CPU speed so that it doesn't run as hot?

Your help is much appreciated.

How do you backup your Mac(s)?

aaronchin — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 21:03:15 +0800

I was just wondering, how do you guys backup your Mac(s)? Do you just copy the Home folders to an external harddrive, or mirror the whole thing including the Apps and OS, or... maybe use the Backup utility from Apple? And do you just backup what has changed since your last backup or do you overwrite the previous ones?

Thanks for sharing.

GenevaLabs Sound Systems

aaronchin — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 09:13:40 +0800

Hi, has anyone seen this GenevaLab speaker in Malaysia yet?

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http://www.genevalab.com/productLarge.asp

MacBook Pro X1600 underclocked

aaronchin — Wed, 03 May 2006 07:40:48 +0800

We know Apple deliberately underclocked the chip to 310MHz/278MHz in order to save battery, reduce noise and heat... I'm thinking to bring the speed back to 475MHz/470MHz but kind of afraid the thing's gonna burn, 'cuz it's already running pretty darn hot right now.

Any of you MacBook Pro owners done it?

Stripy iPod Speakers

aaronchin — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:17:42 +0800

I was looking for a set of tiny minimalistic speakers and stumbled across this Stripy speakers, designed for your iPod!

It comes in a very iPod-esque packaging...

Can be positioned to stand upright...

Or rotate it 180 degrees to have the speakers facing towards you...

There's a knob that lets you control volume, adjust bass and treble level, as well as muting the speakers. The light will change from pink to blue/green/red accordingly.

All in all it's a great set of mini speakers, of course this is no Bose but for AUD$99, you can't complain. Its sleek polished aluminium finish makes it a great companion for your digital music devices. More info here: http://musicstudio.com.au/

P.S. - Don't get it from AudioCubes.com, for some reasons they're selling it for USD$189.

Xbox 360 PAL or NTSC?

aaronchin — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 02:37:57 +0800

Hi guys, I'm looking to get an Xbox 360 for Oblivion (it's just too hot to pass ) but I'm not sure whether I should get the Australian PAL version, or import an Asian/Japanese NTSC version from lik-sang or play-asia. What's the difference between the Asian console and the Japanese console anyway?

Oh, one more silly question, can you connect a normal 3.5mm headphone to the Xbox 360?

Thanks a lot!