Odds & Ends: TurboMem a fake?; Apple site for CD images; JoyPort; more

TurboMem a fake?; readers say yes! Several readers sent us further "proof" that TurboMem is indeed a fraud (see yesterday's item). For example, Andrew Welch of Ambrosia Software wrote: "I've disassembled the code (stored in 'PLCN' resource IDs 128, 129, and 130); this RealBASIC code is just a shell that does nothing but a fairly unconvincing job of faking it. The only real effect you're likely to see from this app is it crashing your computer due to incompetent programming."

Apple ftp site for CD images Robert Accettura noticed that Apple has opened an ftp site with CD images of some of its software, including Restore CDs and Hardware Test CDs. It's still a bit hard to tell exactly what's there, as the image files just have numbers for names. And some directories are still empty. But we are investigating. [We also suspect this may be an error on Apple's part and that the site will be "closed" before long.]

JoyPort controller Regarding yesterday's item on PlayStation controllers for the Mac: Several readers (including Robert Hailey, Kevin Munoz and Steve Strell) pointed out that a kernel.com already has a product, called JoyPort, that will allow PlayStation controllers on USB Macs, and a product for ADB Macs as well. It even supports multi-tap devices and comes with InputSprocket drivers.

Get FireWire devices recognized Having trouble getting your Mac to recognize the presence of a FireWire device? This MacFixIt Forums thread (Firewire) offers advice.

TV mirroring and new iBooks Brian Peat noticed that the TV mirroring software included with the new Dual USB iBook only appears if you have the AV cable plugged in prior to startup. The mirror image on the TV still appears, but the software on the Mac does not. Paul Rauschelbach adds: "At least in my experience, if I plug in the AV cable, the resolution changes to 640x480, and mirroring is enabled immediately." Thomas Koons reports that the resolution does not change, staying at 1024x768.