Disk Drive Contest - iChat
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The Disk Drive contest took
place on 9/25/05. There were three crew members of the POM and two crew members of
the Venator available when the contest began, so the POM had to sit one member out
(Diane). The following members took place in the challenge:
- Judd Spitzer
- Scott Bender
- Hazel Valera
- Mark Pickett
NOTE: Unfortunately, just copying
and pasting text from the iChat log loses the "name" attributed to each
text message, but you can at least follow the questions, and see the crew that got
the answer correct.
6:45 PM
i'm going to ask a series of questions
first team with the correct answer will earn a point
if an answer is wrong, no response will be given
if an answer is close, but not specific enough, i'll say be more specific
6:50 PM
bonus questions (announced beforehand) will be worth 2 points
there will be a number of categories
the first category is Mac Guild reviews
ambassodors, are you ready?
ready
ready
who reviewed Reunion 7 and MacJournal?
Jim
Venator's score a point!
who reviewed photoshop CS and burning monkey solitaire?
Judd
POM scores!
who reviewed Griffin iTalk and iClock for OS X?
Hazel MEEEEE!
venator scores
who reviewed Zork and School Zone Math?
Moe
POM scores!
who reviewed Delicious Library and eZediaMotion?
diane
venator scores!
who reviewed Majesty and Xounds?
John
POM scores
who reviewed After Effects and Toast Titanium?
Lane
Venator scores!
Who reviewed Neverwinter Nights?
mark
pom scores!
Who reviewed Amadeus II and Word 2004?
scott
venator scores
Who reviewed Cabrio 1.1?
james
venator scores!
bonus question worth 2 points
are you ready?
Name 3 pro's of Diane's Pages 1.0 review
ï Multiple page styles per document
ï Apple-designed templates
ï Powerful but simple style features
pom scores
here comes another bonus question worth 2 points
What is the name of the dog featured in the iClock review?
Peaches!
venator scores
Venator 8, POM 6
next category
MacSurvivor 2004 contestants
Who is from Virginia?
mark
POM scores
Who is a big fan of Real Deal Casino?
Judd
pom scores
Who is a real estate trainer?
Hazel
venator scores
Who is from Colorado?
Jim
pom scores
Who keeps a PowerMac 8500 around for parts?
moe
pom scores
who uses Klipsch 2.1 ProMedia speakers?
lane
pom scores
whose spouse is a dance instructor?
scott
venator scores
note: each individual is only allowed two answers
this rule is to prevent you all from running through the list of names blindly
who is a big user of Apple Logic Pro?
Diane
pom scores
Who likes Real Basic as their favorite software?
tomas
venator scores
bonus questions worth 2 points
Name 3 tigers that are no longer on the island?
scott james and tomas
pom scores
Name 3 lions that are no longer on the island
patty, jim and rick
venator scores
POM 14, Venator 13
these questions are based upon Mac OS X Panther
they *may* apply to other versions of the OS
What is the default keyboard shortcut to switch applications?
Command Tab
pom scores
What Apple OS X utility is designed to give you access to the UNIX underpinnings?
terminal
venator scores
note: when we are not referring to proper names, spelling errors will be accepted
What Apple OS X utility is designed to access OS X log files?
console
venator scores
Which of the following are not included in iLife?
Garageband, iTunes, iDVD, Mail, iMovie
mail
pom scores
What feature of which Apple preference panel gives you access to the Enable Fast
User Switching option?
it is under Login Options under Accounts
pom scores
what's the easiest way to combine two iTunes playlists into one?
drag one playlist into another playlist
venator scores... it is easier to drag the playlist name, then to select all songs
Bonus questions worth 2 points
When connecting to a network, the Network preferences allows you to designate the
order of connections types that it should try when connecting. What is the name of
the option that lets you re-order these connection types?
network port configurations
venator scores
note: if an answer is followed by "be more specific", it negates the two-answer
rule
bonus question
What are the different RAID types made easy by OS X?
Disk Striping and Disk Mirroring
pom got it right, only mirroring and striping is on Panther
concatenated disk set is tiger
bonus questoin
Which print dialog menu option lets you choose odd/even pages, or reverse printing?
paper handling
venator scores
POM 19, Venator 20
last category
What iPod mechanism is good to use to prevent accidental batter drain?
lock ipod with hold switch
venator scores
what iPod "feature" should you turn off to save battery power?
backlight
venator scores
provide a nickname of a G4 Tower
sawtooth
pom scored
what's the difference between the two models of eMacs? (name two differences)
combo/superdrive...512/256 megs
venator scores
what is the name of the 20GB black iPod?
U2 iPod
how many standard models of the Powerbook are there?
5
pom scores
how many standard models of the iBook are there?
2
pom scores
What Miglia devices lets you watch and record TV on your OS X Mac?
(name one)
EvolutionTV
POM scores
who made an Apple-style 2-button mouse before Apple finally came out with one?
DVForge
pom scores
MacMice would have also been accepted
who makes the Bluetooth BT500 mouse?
Rad Tech!
venator scores
okay, we are down to the last two questions
8:15 PM
Venator=24, POM=25
What vendor makes a keyboard that is built from the same premium keyswitch technology
that Apple used in its original Apple Extended keyboard?
matias
venator scores
venator=26, POM=25
last question, for 2 points
Mac System: G5, Dual 2.7Ghz, 1GB RAM, 400 GB hard drive
within $30, how much can a Mac Guild member save on this configuration using the
EPP store?
264
venator scores
Venator wins!