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Re: refurb Mini M1 in da house - base model - 6 months ago
"Does it look like a brand new product? I've never gotten Apple" -- Of COURSE it looks brand new! "(btw, are you the ice cream guy from years ago? I could be misremembering.)" -- Yeah that's me. I make it less than I used to, but I still make it for family gatherings. It's soon time for Candy Cane Oreo! "I mean you do you, but this is the "deals" sectionby BillMac - Tips and Deals
refurb Mini M1 in da house - base model - 6 months ago
You can thank me for any new hardware that will be announced in the next 10 minutes!!! My main iron is a heavily upgraded Mac Pro (early '09, flashed and maxed out on almost every aspect). However, it keeps crashing on me (sometimes 2-3 times per day). My patience is thin, and I am getting lazy with troubleshooting computer stuff anymore. I love all the possibilities of installing drives, swapby BillMac - Tips and Deals
Re: What's your: I can stop buying ____ any time - 10 months ago
Bourbon. Guns. Ammo. Gun parts.by BillMac - Tips and Deals
Re: What line from movie or TV do you find yourself saying is real life frequently? - 10 months ago
THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!by BillMac - Tips and Deals
Re: Do we need to cancel that AppleTV+ free trial extension? - 11 months ago
Thanks for the reminder, I just cancelled. Mine was good until August, but I have used it ZERO times since it started.by BillMac - Tips and Deals
Re: Tires, Whats the best to make Rubber and this wheel look good? - 11 months ago
A friend of mine SWEARS by this stuff. I know it doesn't help you today, but it seems like a nice long-term solution. Check out some of the youtube videos for it.by BillMac - Tips and Deals
Re: Irish People... Alcohol... What A Combination! - 1 year ago
I love that series!!!!by BillMac - Tips and Deals
Re: Do the Robot... dance you fools. - 1 year ago
Yeh, do you want SkyNet?? Cuz that's how you get SkyNet.by BillMac - Tips and Deals
Re: What can I add to a stuffing recipe to make more delicious? - 1 year ago
QuoteDennis S Sage. It's useless without sage. This!!!!by BillMac - Tips and Deals
Re: Trenton police officer takes own life - 1 year ago
We’ve had 4 in our department (about 150 sworn members, give or take). in the 9 years I’ve been here. It sucks. You never know what demons anyone is fighting. Be nice to one another.by BillMac - Tips and Deals
Re: New iPhone in the house! - 2 years ago
Congrats! I just replaced my 6s Plus (battery health at 79%) with an 11 Pro Max. That should hold me for another few years, per my replacement cycle!by BillMac - Tips and Deals
Re: Another "Thing that Disappeared When You Weren’t Looking" - 2 years ago
I still have several. Our house was built in ‘66, previous owner worked in telecom. Of course they don’t get used, but we still have them!by BillMac - Tips and Deals
Re: bourbon thoughts - 2 years ago
Agreed. I saw this post last night, and after already having 2 Redemption Old Fashioneds, I made a Redemption Nor'Easter with the last drops of maple syrup in the house. I will be doing that again! My wife said it's like a fancy bourbon mule. QuoteLizabeth QuoteMarkintosh Basil Hayden is my go to bourbon if someone else is paying. But one of my go to cocktails with Bulleit is the Nor'Easterby BillMac - Tips and Deals
Re: So where you YOU going this weekend? - 2 years ago
Work. Then home to work on the lawn.by BillMac - Tips and Deals
Re: Riddle me this... more RAM = LOWER Geekbench score???? - 2 years ago
I'm gonna try it. Now I have to decide to try it with bargain items, or buy some extra-nice merchandise from our sponsor!by BillMac - Tips and Deals
Re: Riddle me this... more RAM = LOWER Geekbench score???? - 2 years ago
Seems like something I need to look into! QuoteMrNoBody IIRC, it was a 4.1 flashed to a 5.1 Other than RAM, the other 'bottleneck' in the 2009-2012 cMP is the SATA-II bus. imho, installing a Apricorn Velocity Solo x2 PCIe (6G SATA) card was $70 well spent.by BillMac - Tips and Deals
Re: Riddle me this... more RAM = LOWER Geekbench score???? - 2 years ago
And THAT is why Larry makes the big bucks! All results are with OWC RAM, GB 4.3.2, AFTER NVRAM reset. 128GB - single 2851, multi 22308 96GB - single 2841, multi 27035 The memory latency and bandwidth are the real kickers here. 128GB - pre-NVRAM - single 128.0 ns, 3.27 GB/sec - post-NVRAM - single 97.7 ns, 6.85 GB/sec 128GB - pre-NVRAM - multi 131.1 ns, 6.83GB/sec - post-NVRAM - multi 9by BillMac - Tips and Deals
Re: Riddle me this... more RAM = LOWER Geekbench score???? - 2 years ago
I didn't mix the RAM. I ran the tests with the 64GB of Hynix, then pulled all that and tested with 96GB and 128GB of OWC. I ran GB4.3.2 again with the 128 GB and received very similar results. I might pull all the OWC and revert back to the 64GB of Hynix if I can't get better performance with double the RAM. QuoteLew Zealand My best guess is that your Mac Pro actually dumbed the RAM down toby BillMac - Tips and Deals
Riddle me this... more RAM = LOWER Geekbench score???? - 2 years ago
About 2 years ago I bought a used Mac Pro on the eBay. IIRC, it was a 4.1 flashed to a 5.1, and upgraded to 2x 3.33GHz 6 core Zeon. It came with 64GB Hynix 1333 MHz DDR3 (8GB x8 slots). I'm running Mojave 10.14.6, with a Radeon RX 580 8GB card. Our forum sponsor had a garage sale, and I bought 2x used 64GB kits of their 1333MHz DDR3. Startup disk is a 1TB SSD, and it's pretty full (about 47GB avaby BillMac - Tips and Deals
Re: RYF ! Garage Sale ! And you DON"T Need to wear your surgical mask ! - 2 years ago
It seems to actually be a good deal for RAM for that machine. I know the $20K is a joke, but $310 for 128GB is decent! QuoteAllGold How about this? Such a deal! Quote(*) 64GB (4x 16GB) OWC Brand PC10600 DDR3 ECC-R 1333MHz 240-pin DIMM memory upgrade kit Mfr P/N: 1333D3X9M064 | OWC SKU: OWU1333D3X9M64U For Mac Pro 2009-2012 'Nehalem' & 'Westmere' models. May Not be mixed withby BillMac - Tips and Deals
Re: SETI@Home is over - 2 years ago
I turned off my client some time ago, but I did manage to hit 7400+ work units for a score of over 4.1 million!by BillMac - Tips and Deals
Re: Wanted to repair this under counter Light, but couldn't figure out how to remove? - 3 years ago
It looks like the frame has 2 small tabs that are holding the ballast section in place. I'd try pressing IN on the metal where those two tabs are and see if it flexes enough to pop loose. Those screws may be holding the ballast to that removable section. If it pops off then, you'll probably see 2-3 screws holding it to the wall.by BillMac - Tips and Deals
Re: anyone have a Lowe's "10% off next purchase" code they are not using? I'd be happy to take it off your hands - 3 years ago
disregard, I bought one on eBayby BillMac - Tips and Deals
anyone have a Lowe's "10% off next purchase" code they are not using? I'd be happy to take it off your hands - 3 years ago
I could use it right now! TIA. Billby BillMac - Tips and Deals
Re: Door Damage to Camry and estimate - 3 years ago
Yes, some pearls and metallics need to go into the adjacent panel to blend/match the paint. They should also be blending the rear door if I'm seeing the size of that dent correctly. Once the dent is pulled out and repaired, there will be primer and paint all the way to the back edge of that front door. If they don't blend the rear door, you might see a color inconsistency there. My background,by BillMac - Tips and Deals
Re: And... - 3 years ago
As I posted above, I recently made 3+ quarts of Candy Corn ice cream at home. I take the smaller bag (14 oz.?), remove appx. 1 cup of Corns, melt the rest of the bag into my base, then add in the 1 cup after I process it. It's SOOO good. Especially with marshmallow sauce! QuoteRick-o That's pure GENIUS!!! Why hasn't this concoction been explored by the ice cream companies? WAIT!!!!by BillMac - Tips and Deals
Re: Deep into candy corn season - 3 years ago
I recently finished making 3 batches of Candy Corn ice cream. So smooth. So creamy. So delicious.by BillMac - Tips and Deals
Re: Serious question for avid followers of professional men's soccer/futbol regarding flopping - 3 years ago
Seems immature. Do they get penalized at all for flopping?by BillMac - Tips and Deals
Re: Post-Easter Score! - 4 years ago
mmmmmm... bargain bin Peeps!!! I use them to make my "Peep This!" ice cream!!! Marshmallow/Peep base mixed with chunks of Peeps and mini bittersweet chocolate chips.by BillMac - Tips and Deals