Overseas trading (was Re: Trading oversee)

[dograt]

On Monday, February 24, 2003, at 08:26 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> If someone has a problem with our business, PLEASE by all means, call 
> our
> shop. I will post info below for our business.


I'm not connected other than a satisfied customer- Dave Wedge and



  

are top- notch, fast, honest and expert.

dave


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Re: Trading oversee

[DavidWedge]

Greetings all.
For the uninvolved, please discard this lengthy note. I apologize for the 
inconvenience.

If someone has a problem with our business, PLEASE by all means, call our 
shop. I will post info below for our business.We have been doing 
Powerbook stuff for years, and occasionally a shipment gets lost, 
miss-shipped, or something. But it is NEVER our intention to rip anyone off. 

I really detest putting a note like this up to the group, as it sounds as if 
we're patting ourselves on the back. But we have grown from a little 
garage-based business to a 7 person operation in only a few dozen months. 
However, this growth is not without a few bumps and dips in the road (i'm 
sure anyone in business knows how that goes).  

In December I contracted pneumonia, and very nearly died the first week of 
January. I got over that (well i got out of the hospital), then contracted a 
kidney infection, the flu, a bladder infection, and most recently the dreaded 
stomach virus. I've become the walking test machine for several 
pharmacueticals this month. I'm now working most of the time again, but as 
you can imagine, not at full steam.  The unusual thing is, this is the first 
time I went to the hospital since I was born!

At the same time (1st week January), our sales manager Trey got an incredible 
offer for a 6 week contract using his undergraduate training, which he has 
accepted, leaving us in a short-term lurch.  This is being remedied now, and 
we hope for his soon return!

The short of all this is that if you've sent an email to us, it may have not 
been read for days.  I've got 2 full-time sales persons trying to handle this 
area, but we just can't keep up with all the correspondence.

So, if you have questions, PLEASE, PLEASE call us. We'lll do all we can to 
figure out what is wrong, and we'll do whatever we can to remedy it!
Our phone and fax#'s are posted below.

I will not post this again to this group--thanks for your understanding;  I 
hope this explains part of the current situation, and we assure you that our 
business stands fully behind the Powerbook world.

Thanks,
David Wegener, owner
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
- -
 Wegener Media
 624B Leaphart St.
 W. Columbia, SC 29169
 803.808.4362 - office
 (212) 857.4931 - fax
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
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  http://www.ibookparts.com
  http://www.wegenermedia.com
 


In a message dated 2/24/03 6:16:57 AM, you wrote:

>In a message dated 2/24/2003 7:54:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>writes:
>
>
>
><< By beginning November 2002 I ordered PB Wallstreet batteries (internal + 
external)
>from WegenerMedia (ibookparts and powerbookpart stores on internet), for an 
amount
>of $225,00, using PayPalI still hadn't received anything by the end of 
January,
>I sent another email to Wegenermedia, but did not get any answer.>>
>
>Gerard,  I would recommend you telephoning Wegener Media  at 
803.808.4362 
>(I have no idea what the time zone differences are between  France  and  
South
>Carolina, United States.)
>
> I have dealt with Wegener Media  and found them to be quite reliable. I 
sent
>them my iBook  and they repaired her and  returned her quite safely.  
>
>Paula Rutledge
>
>
>
>
>

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Re: Menu bar customization

[Andre Ruegg]

on 2/24/03 9:38 PM, Laurent Daudelin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> on 24/02/03 21:08, Andre Ruegg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
>> on 2/24/03 8:50 PM, Eric D. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> 
>>> on 24/2/03 8:37 PM, Andre Ruegg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>> 
 This might be kind of simple, but I can't figure this out and I'm sure it
 has a simple solution...
 
 How or where can I customize the menu bar? In particular, I would like to
 remove the Airport icon.
 
 Thanks,
 
 Andre
 iBook 800 and
 Jaguar newbie
>>> 
>>> I'm not sure, but try command-clicking on the icon and dragging it off the
>>> menu bar. You can get rid of the other non-essential items that way (like
>>> sound, displays, internet connect, etc.).
>>> 
>>> Eric.
>>> 
>> Thanks, Eric. That did the trick. As I suspected,
> 
> There are also quite a few icons in the menu bar that are controlled by
> another piece of software. For instance, you can turn off or remove the
> AirPort icon by accessing the AirPort tab in the Network preference pane, in
> System Preferences. There is a checkbox there to show AirPort status in the
> menu bar. iChat has a similar setting, the Date and Time pref pane as well,
> the sound, the display, all have a similar setting to remove their status
> from the menu bar...
> 
> -Laurent.

Thanks. Laurent. You answered the question that occurred to me as soon as my
AirPort icon disappeared in a puff of smoke‹how do I put it back if I ever
need it in the future?

Thanks again,

André


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Re: Menu bar customization

[Laurent Daudelin]

on 24/02/03 21:08, Andre Ruegg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> on 2/24/03 8:50 PM, Eric D. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
>> on 24/2/03 8:37 PM, Andre Ruegg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> 
>>> This might be kind of simple, but I can't figure this out and I'm sure it
>>> has a simple solution...
>>> 
>>> How or where can I customize the menu bar? In particular, I would like to
>>> remove the Airport icon.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> Andre
>>> iBook 800 and
>>> Jaguar newbie
>> 
>> I'm not sure, but try command-clicking on the icon and dragging it off the
>> menu bar. You can get rid of the other non-essential items that way (like
>> sound, displays, internet connect, etc.).
>> 
>> Eric.
>> 
> Thanks, Eric. That did the trick. As I suspected,

There are also quite a few icons in the menu bar that are controlled by
another piece of software. For instance, you can turn off or remove the
AirPort icon by accessing the AirPort tab in the Network preference pane, in
System Preferences. There is a checkbox there to show AirPort status in the
menu bar. iChat has a similar setting, the Date and Time pref pane as well,
the sound, the display, all have a similar setting to remove their status
from the menu bar...

-Laurent.
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FUBAR n.: The Failed UniBus Address Register in a VAX. A good example of how
jargon can occasionally be snuck past the suits; see foobar, and foo for a
fuller etymology.


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Re: Trading oversee (with WegenerMedia)

[David M. Ensteness]

As for PayPal - I actually had an issue with the reverse, I shipped 
someone something once on the swap list and PayPal refunded him because 
I could not prove that he did not get the item ... I felt taken, I was 
out the item and the payment.

As for Wegener Media, I know that the owner is on several of the lists 
at LEM and I have had contact on them with him before, seemed an OK guy 
but I have not received responses to inquires I have made about items 
in the past couple months from him, perhaps things have changed.

David


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Re: Trading oversee (with WegenerMedia)

[Don P.]

Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 11:54:27 +0100
Subject: Trading oversee
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?G=E9rard_Mittaux-Biron?= 
On Mon, 24 Feb 2003 11:54:27 +0100
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
>Message-Id:
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

"   Just a little experience in buying stuff
oversee.

   By beginning November 2002 I ordered PB
Wallstreet batteries=20
(internal + external) from WegenerMedia (ibookparts
and 
powerbookpart=20
stores on internet), for an amount of $225,00, using
PayPal.

   As I hadn't received anything by the beginning
of December, I=20
sent an eMail to WegenerMedia, stating that I was
still waiting for 
my=20=

batteries and asking if everything was ok with my
order. The answer 
I=20
got was not completely satisfying to me ("Did you
receive these 
yet?"),=20=

but I thought that one month was not so much for
receiving this kind 
of=20=

package from US to France, and I decided to wait some
more.

  I guess this was a mistake: as I still hadn't
received anything 
by=20=

the end of January, I sent another email to
Wegenermedia, but did 
not=20
get any answer. A few days later, I sent another mail
stating that I=20
was considering  to activate PayPal user complaint
procedure, and I=20
didn't get any answer.

  So I turned to PayPal, and I got an answer from
them: I had 
one=20
month to activate the user complaint procedure, and as
the delay was=20
ran off, they couldn't only ask WegenerMedia to do
their best to 
solve=20=

the issue. At this date, I still don't have any news
from WegenerMedia.

  Should I say that I feel like I reached the
limits of this kind 
of=20=

trading:
  - You don't really expect to receive your orders
using oversee=20
mails in one month, except if you decide to pay a lot
more for very=20
short delivery (which was not proposed to me when I
asked for 
delivery=20=

costs), so you can't expect anything from PayPal or
other equivalent=20
services, even if you pay for using them,
 - When you do this kind of transaction, it seems
that the only=20
thing you are sure of, is that the money you give will
be received, 
not=20=

your order, specially when you work with what seems to
be dishonest=20
companies or people.

 I can imagine that my order was really sent by
WegenerMedia, 
and=20
might have been lost between them and my home. What I
can't 
understand=20=

is that I did the best to ensure that my money was
effectively sent 
to=20=

WegenerMedia, but that the equivalent was not done by
them: I did 
not=20
receive my order, I couldn't get any answer from them,
even after=20
asking PayPal (but did PayPal really get in touch with
them ?). The=20
result is that I paid a fair amount of money... for
nothing.

 I really feel like angry: loosing money is a bad
thing by 
itself,=20=

but when you are completely left by the one who took
your money and=20
don't even give the appearance to care, is even more
difficult to=20
accept.

 Well, maybe I am rather naive and this kind of
things happens=20
everyday. In this case, this mail will, at least
permit to share my=20
experience and to remind people to be very cautious,
much more than 
I=20
was.

G=E9rard."
--
It looks like I'm not the only one having problems
with Dave Wegener at Wegener Media. I've been trying
to straighten out some of his dealings for months. At
present I'm waiting for the return of $299 and 512 MB
of RAM which he personnaly promised.
Gerard, if you can not get satisfaction with a
situation such as yours, I would suggest the
following:
1. Report your payment to Paypal as fraudulent.
2. If you used US Mail for any transferrals or
communication, inform them of any illegal activity,
ie. fraud 
3. Communicate your situation, as you have done, to
others that may use the services. The more people that
know of your problem, the fewer people will deal with
someone disreputable.

Hopefully, we will both be able offer retractions to
our comments if we are only seeing a normal delay and
nothing illegal is taking place. So far, based on my
experiance, I would suggest people should reconsider
if tempted to do businness with Dave Wegener or
Wegener Media. 

Don Pruitt

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Re: Menu bar customization

[Andre Ruegg]

on 2/24/03 8:50 PM, Eric D. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> on 24/2/03 8:37 PM, Andre Ruegg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
>> This might be kind of simple, but I can't figure this out and I'm sure it
>> has a simple solution...
>> 
>> How or where can I customize the menu bar? In particular, I would like to
>> remove the Airport icon.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Andre
>> iBook 800 and
>> Jaguar newbie
> 
> I'm not sure, but try command-clicking on the icon and dragging it off the
> menu bar. You can get rid of the other non-essential items that way (like
> sound, displays, internet connect, etc.).
> 
> Eric.
> 
Thanks, Eric. That did the trick. As I suspected, simplicity itself.

Andre 


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Re: Menu bar customization

[Eric D.]

on 24/2/03 8:37 PM, Andre Ruegg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> This might be kind of simple, but I can't figure this out and I'm sure it
> has a simple solution...
> 
> How or where can I customize the menu bar? In particular, I would like to
> remove the Airport icon.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Andre
> iBook 800 and
> Jaguar newbie

I'm not sure, but try command-clicking on the icon and dragging it off the
menu bar. You can get rid of the other non-essential items that way (like
sound, displays, internet connect, etc.).

Eric.


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Menu bar customization

[Andre Ruegg]

This might be kind of simple, but I can't figure this out and I'm sure it
has a simple solution...

How or where can I customize the menu bar? In particular, I would like to
remove the Airport icon.

Thanks,

Andre
iBook 800 and
Jaguar newbie


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Beige G3 Slow Down

[bobshutts]

Hello G-Listers:

Here is my strange tale.  We are running a G3 Desktop (333 mhz model) with
256 megs of RAM.  The unit is networked to our LAN (three volumes are
usually on the desktop.) The applications are Office 2001, SnapMail,
Timeslips and Quicken 2000. Around the middle of the day, the user's G3
starts lagging during typing.  She types a few letters, there is a delay,
then the letters appear.  Things keep slowing down until she restarts.
After restart, things are fine again.  The user has been cautioned not to
quit and restart applications all day long; once she opens an application,
she leaves it open and tabs between applications.

I have completely reformatted and reinstalled all software on this unit.
The problem has not gone away.  I have zapped PRAM. The user's SnapMail and
Timeslips application are using some pretty big data files.  Quitting these
apps does not help the situation, but I still wonder if there is a
connection.  I almost think it's hardware-related, but why would restarting
help?

Thanks!

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http://www.jolietlawfirm.com



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Re: Pismo dvd drive/was Re: Playing CD's

[Thomas Ethen]

This is what I have for swapping drives:

http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/PB_G3/oem_combo_drives/build_guide/build_combo_dr
ive.html


Tom
> 
> Ryan, please check and post the link. As an owner of a 2nd LG Pismo drive
> (now out of warranty), I'd like to have the info.
> 
> Jim Rohde


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Re: preview gone

[P. Turtle-Bear Guillermo]

On 2/19/2003 2:54 PM mac at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>Maybe this is not the forum for this but I have lost the preview when 
>looking for a file of eps artwork  in Illustrator and Photoshop under 
>OSX it still works in OS9. All I get in the space is a icon with eps 
>written.


When you say you "lost" it in OS X - did they ever have a preview? I've 
been using Stone Design's PStill to change all my old eps files in to 
pdfs - much easier to manage pdfs on the eps-unfriendly OS X.

Turtle-Bear

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Re: Pismo dvd drive/was Re: Playing CD's

[vicki]

Hi all

If the prismo use's the same drive's as the lombard,

look for smartdisk drives in firewire caseing's they are cheap on ebay 
at the moment, and most of them are Teac branded drives inside.

These make very good swap in/out drives in the old caseing's as the 
connector cards have the same interface.( i have a cd rw in my lombard 
out of one of these case's)


Victoria.

James Rohde wrote:

>On 02/24/2003, Ryan Stewart wrote:
>
>>I have also heard success at using a PC DVD/CD-R in the old casing of the
>>failed drive. I could find the web info (http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/) if
>>anyone wants it.
>>
>
>Ryan, please check and post the link. As an owner of a 2nd LG Pismo drive 
>(now out of warranty), I'd like to have the info. 
>
>Jim Rohde
>
>
>A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention in 
>human history 
> with the possible exception of handguns and Irish whiskey.
>
>
>



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Re: Pismo dvd drive/was Re: Playing CD's

[James Rohde]

On 02/24/2003, Ryan Stewart wrote:

>I have also heard success at using a PC DVD/CD-R in the old casing of the
>failed drive. I could find the web info (http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/) if
>anyone wants it.

Ryan, please check and post the link. As an owner of a 2nd LG Pismo drive 
(now out of warranty), I'd like to have the info. 

Jim Rohde


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HELP!

[Shannon M. Smith]

I have a Wallstreet 266 which I have been slaving over for two weeks now,
soldering the power connector, putting the hard drive in my PowerMac G3
tower to try and install the system folder… aargh!  Still won’t boot.  I
think I need system enabler 777 because I’m running OS 8.1, but it doesn’t
have the enabler (I have retail disk that installs 8.0 and then updates it
to 8.1).  Can someone help me?  Is there a place to download it or can
someone email it to me?

Thanks,

Shannon



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Re: Static discharge

[P. Turtle-Bear Guillermo]

On 2/21/2003 7:03 AM Thomas Ethen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>The weather here as been both cold and dry, which makes for a dangerous
>combination when using my computers, especially my laptop. I have been
>forced to make a static discharge block, which I keep by my computer which I
>use to discharge (it is amazing how large a spark will jump to the block)
>myself before using my Pismo. A spark that large could certainly do damage
>to many components inside a computer!
>
>A friend of mine has burned out three mice on her PC just this month because
>of static discharge.
>
>Tom

Get a humidifier. It will work wonders.

Turtle-Bear

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Re: Trading oversee

[Herbert Goodfriend]

As several subscribers have testified to 100% satisfaction with 
Wegener Media, I feel compelled to report that my experience was 
somewhat different. I had a serious problem with a PowerBook 
purchased from Wegener Media and it took a long time to resolve. I 
believe that Mr. Wegener is honest (he did resolve the problem in a 
fair manner) but in certain respects his shop seemed to be poorly 
organized and this made the process very frustrating.

Herb Goodfriend

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Re: Trashing vs Shredding?

[Phillip Burk]

I would state that this software is a wee bit better than just emptying 
your Trash before disposing/selling an old drive.  Instead of deleting 
the reference to the file this piece of software most likely overwrites 
the file with data.  Random would be best.  This is, however, something 
you can do yourself from the OS X terminal if you are really interested 
in drive security.

On Saturday, February 22, 2003, at 12:37 AM, Tivo wrote:

> No takers on the below post, eh? I've been waiting for replies, for 
> this
> seems too good to be true. No one has familiarity with this product or 
> knows
> someone who does?
>
>> I just received the info below from the MacValley user group 
>> newsletter.
>> Does SuperScrubber take care of the problem described in this thread?
>>
>>
>> SuperScrubber
>>
>> Getting rid of an old computer?  You know it's smart to shred paper
>> documents, but what about a computer that's filled with electronic
>> documents?  Deleting files, emptying the trash, or even reformatting 
>> your
>> hard drive doesn't really erase the files. SuperScrubber does. 
>> Protect your
>> email, financial figures, client correspondence, address book, student
>> records, business plans, medical records, graphics, and more. Use
>> SuperScrubber to permanently erase all the files and data on your 
>> hard drive
>> or partition. Make SuperScrubber a part of your personal and business
>> security plans. It's easy to use, it's bargain priced, it's the smart 
>> thing
>> to do.
>>
>> Retail Price: $29.99 (US), MUG Discount: 20%
>>
>> Available worldwide via our website, http://store.jiiva.com
>

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Re: Trading overseas

[Phillip Burk]

On Monday, February 24, 2003, at 02:18 PM, K. wrote:

> Typical frog action to spite anything  to do with the US...it's 
> probably
> lying in the paris po somewhere

Please do not spout your xenophobic statements in this public forum.  I 
do believe Dan the List Mom JUST sent out a message a couple of days 
ago about protocol.  Either stay on topic or go troll elsewhere.

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Re: Trading overseas

[K.]

Typical frog action to spite anything  to do with the US...it's probably
lying in the paris po somewhere
Mike

Ralph Plumb wrote:

> I do not know anything about the company you are dealing with but I do
> know that any coming from France seems to take an incredibly long time
> compared to the other European countries. I end up thinking the package
> is lost and then it shows up
> Ralph


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Re: Trading overseas

[Ralph Plumb]

I do not know anything about the company you are dealing with but I do 
know that any coming from France seems to take an incredibly long time 
compared to the other European countries. I end up thinking the package 
is lost and then it shows up
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Knowing Problem with Cisco VPN Client 3.7.2 and 3.7.3

[Carsten Marx]

Hello to everyone,


This is only a notice for those who had or will have problems with the  
ethernet.

I was in trouble with my iBook's networkadapter the last four weeks.
Now the error is fixed.
The Cisco VPN Client 3.7.2 and 3.7.3 makes large difficulties with the  
network. Switching from one Location to an other is only possible if  
you restart your Mac, when you turn your Mac sleeping, after waking up  
you can't establish any network connection and so on

The solution for this problem is to uninstall the Cisco VPN Client  
3.7.2 or 3.7.3 and install the older version 3.7.0 .
Hope this will help some users.

greetings

carsten

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Re: Playing CD's

[Thomas Ethen]

No No! You misunderstood my post. I meant to say that I tried the Matshita
CD/DVD I got on ebay that was suppose to be broken and it played DVD's just
fine, not my 330.

Tom
> 
> You have the 330? And play DVDs? I tried on a whim, and it didn't work.  In
> fact, I just tried again, and it won't even mount one. Are you sure you
> didn't get the 710 instead? If you did, you got a great bargain. :-)


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Re: Trading oversee

[Obi-Wan]

On 2/24/03 5:54 AM, "Gérard Mittaux-Biron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Spew into the Cybertrough:

>  By beginning November 2002 I ordered PB Wallstreet batteries
> (internal + external) from WegenerMedia (ibookparts and powerbookpart
> stores on internet), for an amount of $225,00, using PayPal.

I stand behind David Wegener 100%.  He is reliable and ships quickly.  I
have ordered parts form him time and time again.  He shipped your order.  If
he says he did, then he did.  You should take your complaint to France's
customs department.   Using Paypal's dispute resolution can cripple a
persons business.  You need to be absolutely SURE that you are right in
doing so.  I bet you will receive your package sooner or later, and when you
do I implore you to look at the stamp for the date it was shipped.
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Re: Playing CD's

[Obi-Wan]

On 2/24/03 9:03 AM, "Ed Zelinsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the
Cybertrough:
 
> Besides e-bay where are the best places to find a replacement Matsushita
> drive module for a Pismo. I have the dread M7931 DVD/CD that came with my
> Pismo and so far... so good.

I would talk to David Wegener at www.wegenermedia.com.  He sent me a
replacement for the drive in my parents pismo.  He was able to do it cheaper
than I could and I am Apple Authorized and get a break on parts.
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Re: Playing CD's

[Jon Glass]

on 2/24/03 3:37 PM, Thomas Ethen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> When I transplanted the UDJA 330 CD/RW in the Matshita Expansion Bay Module
> for my Pismo, I purchased mine on ebay (Matshita CD/DVD) for around $45. The
> previous owner claimed it didn't play DVD's, but when I received it I had no
> problem playing DVD's on it, but I only played two DVD's.

You have the 330? And play DVDs? I tried on a whim, and it didn't work.  In
fact, I just tried again, and it won't even mount one. Are you sure you
didn't get the 710 instead? If you did, you got a great bargain. :-)
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Re: Playing CD's

[Thomas Ethen]

When I transplanted the UDJA 330 CD/RW in the Matshita Expansion Bay Module
for my Pismo, I purchased mine on ebay (Matshita CD/DVD) for around $45. The
previous owner claimed it didn't play DVD's, but when I received it I had no
problem playing DVD's on it, but I only played two DVD's. ebay is the only
place I know of that you can purchase the drive for a price that will
justify doing the transformation, but if you only want a drive to use, the
many vendors like http://www.powerbookguy.com/pismo.html seem to carry them.
I see he has two Matshita drives for sale right now for $179.

Tom


> Besides e-bay where are the best places to find a replacement Matsushita
> drive module for a Pismo. I have the dread M7931 DVD/CD that came with my
> Pismo and so far... so good.
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Re: Playing CD's

[Ed Zelinsky]

on 2/23/03 9:09 AM, Jon Glass at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Check the model number of the module. (On the bottom of the drive when you
> remove it) If it is M7931 (DRN-8080B) then you have the LG drive, and it's
> going bad on you. If you still have AppleCare, then run, do not walk to
> Apple's support and have them replace it, and try to demand that you get a
> Matsushita drive in replacement. I don't know if it will work, but it can't
> hurt to try.


Besides e-bay where are the best places to find a replacement Matsushita
drive module for a Pismo. I have the dread M7931 DVD/CD that came with my
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Re: Trading overseas

[Thomas Bridgeland]

>
>  Well, maybe I am rather naive and this kind of things happens=20
> everyday. In this case, this mail will, at least permit to share my=20
> experience and to remind people to be very cautious, much more than I=20
> was.
>

I have had good luck ordering overseas from OWC, Other World Computers. 
Twice I ordered ram and received it in a few days. Give them a try.


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No hotsync to new Ibook

[Kent Wieland]

I've recently bought a new 800mhz 12.1" Ibook and have been thrilled 
with it, save for the fact that I can't get my palm to hotsync to it.  
I'm using Palm Desktop v.4 with a Palm IIIc, a Belkin serial-to-USB 
adapter, and OS 10.2.3.  The system profiler seems to know that there 
is a device on the USB bus but the Palm won't hotsync.

I have tried adjusting the connection settings via Palm Desktop/Hotsync 
settings and also on the IIIc.  No dice.  Is this combination of 
hardware incompatible?  Do I need some other facet of OSX, such as 
Isync, to make this work?  Is this a known (to everyone but me) problem 
with OSX and older serial cradle Palms?

Thanks in advance for any assistance.  I'm in digest mode so forgive if 
my responses are delayed.

Have the best Monday possible everyone,
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Re: Trading oversee

[Jon Glass]

on 2/24/03 11:54 AM, Gérard Mittaux-Biron at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:

> I can imagine that my order was really sent by WegenerMedia, and
> might have been lost between them and my home.

It might also have been sent by surface. If this is true, then three months
is not too long a time to wait. In fact, three months would be more normal
than even two months.
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Re: no sound - "No output devices were found"

[S B Cooper]

> Dunno for sure. If you're brave you can open it up and reseat the sound card
> there. At least it's cheaper than buying a new one. If your machine can't
> find the device it's either bad or not seated properly. Being intermittent
> would indicate to me a sloppy or loose connection.

Thanks Dan - I'm pretty sure now it's a software problem - I'm hoping I
can avoid doing a full software restore, but not sure yet how to avoid it
... maybe I'm going to have to fork out for Apple Care before the warranty
runs out ...

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Re: Trading oversee

[PaulaTx1]

In a message dated 2/24/2003 7:54:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
writes:

<< By beginning November 2002 I ordered PB Wallstreet batteries (internal + external) 
from WegenerMedia (ibookparts and powerbookpart stores on internet), for an amount of 
$225,00, using PayPalI still hadn't received anything by the end of January, I 
sent another email to Wegenermedia, but did not get any answer.>>
Gerard,  I would recommend you telephoning Wegener Media  at 803.808.4362  (I have 
no idea what the time zone differences are between  France  and  South Carolina, 
United States.)
 I have dealt with Wegener Media  and found them to be quite reliable. I sent them 
my iBook  and they repaired her and  returned her quite safely.  
Paula Rutledge





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Trading oversee

[Gérard Mittaux-Biron]

  Just a little experience in buying stuff oversee.

  By beginning November 2002 I ordered PB Wallstreet batteries 
(internal + external) from WegenerMedia (ibookparts and powerbookpart 
stores on internet), for an amount of $225,00, using PayPal.

  As I hadn't received anything by the beginning of December, I 
sent an eMail to WegenerMedia, stating that I was still waiting for my 
batteries and asking if everything was ok with my order. The answer I 
got was not completely satisfying to me ("Did you receive these yet?"), 
but I thought that one month was not so much for receiving this kind of 
package from US to France, and I decided to wait some more.

 I guess this was a mistake: as I still hadn't received anything by 
the end of January, I sent another email to Wegenermedia, but did not 
get any answer. A few days later, I sent another mail stating that I 
was considering  to activate PayPal user complaint procedure, and I 
didn't get any answer.

 So I turned to PayPal, and I got an answer from them: I had one 
month to activate the user complaint procedure, and as the delay was 
ran off, they couldn't only ask WegenerMedia to do their best to solve 
the issue. At this date, I still don't have any news from WegenerMedia.

 Should I say that I feel like I reached the limits of this kind of 
trading:
 - You don't really expect to receive your orders using oversee 
mails in one month, except if you decide to pay a lot more for very 
short delivery (which was not proposed to me when I asked for delivery 
costs), so you can't expect anything from PayPal or other equivalent 
services, even if you pay for using them,
- When you do this kind of transaction, it seems that the only 
thing you are sure of, is that the money you give will be received, not 
your order, specially when you work with what seems to be dishonest 
companies or people.

I can imagine that my order was really sent by WegenerMedia, and 
might have been lost between them and my home. What I can't understand 
is that I did the best to ensure that my money was effectively sent to 
WegenerMedia, but that the equivalent was not done by them: I did not 
receive my order, I couldn't get any answer from them, even after 
asking PayPal (but did PayPal really get in touch with them ?). The 
result is that I paid a fair amount of money... for nothing.

I really feel like angry: loosing money is a bad thing by itself, 
but when you are completely left by the one who took your money and 
don't even give the appearance to care, is even more difficult to 
accept.

Well, maybe I am rather naive and this kind of things happens 
everyday. In this case, this mail will, at least permit to share my 
experience and to remind people to be very cautious, much more than I 
was.

Gérard.

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Trading oversee

[Gérard Mittaux-Biron]

  Just a little experience in buying stuff oversee.

  By beginning November 2002 I ordered PB Wallstreet batteries 
(internal + external) from WegenerMedia (ibookparts and powerbookpart 
stores on internet), for an amount of $225,00, using PayPal.

  As I hadn't received anything by the beginning of December, I 
sent an eMail to WegenerMedia, stating that I was still waiting for my 
batteries and asking if everything was ok with my order. The answer I 
got was not completely satisfying to me ("Did you receive these yet?"), 
but I thought that one month was not so much for receiving this kind of 
package from US to France, and I decided to wait some more.

 I guess this was a mistake: as I still hadn't received anything by 
the end of January, I sent another email to Wegenermedia, but did not 
get any answer. A few days later, I sent another mail stating that I 
was considering  to activate PayPal user complaint procedure, and I 
didn't get any answer.

 So I turned to PayPal, and I got an answer from them: I had one 
month to activate the user complaint procedure, and as the delay was 
ran off, they couldn't only ask WegenerMedia to do their best to solve 
the issue. At this date, I still don't have any news from WegenerMedia.

 Should I say that I feel like I reached the limits of this kind of 
trading:
 - You don't really expect to receive your orders using oversee 
mails in one month, except if you decide to pay a lot more for very 
short delivery (which was not proposed to me when I asked for delivery 
costs), so you can't expect anything from PayPal or other equivalent 
services, even if you pay for using them,
- When you do this kind of transaction, it seems that the only 
thing you are sure of, is that the money you give will be received, not 
your order, specially when you work with what seems to be dishonest 
companies or people.

I can imagine that my order was really sent by WegenerMedia, and 
might have been lost between them and my home. What I can't understand 
is that I did the best to ensure that my money was effectively sent to 
WegenerMedia, but that the equivalent was not done by them: I did not 
receive my order, I couldn't get any answer from them, even after 
asking PayPal (but did PayPal really get in touch with them ?). The 
result is that I paid a fair amount of money... for nothing.

I really feel like angry: loosing money is a bad thing by itself, 
but when you are completely left by the one who took your money and 
don't even give the appearance to care, is even more difficult to 
accept.

Well, maybe I am rather naive and this kind of things happens 
everyday. In this case, this mail will, at least permit to share my 
experience and to remind people to be very cautious, much more than I 
was.

Gérard.

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Re: Pismo dvd drive/was Re: Playing CD's

[Ryan Stewart]

>> : One of my friends got Apple to replace his LG drive under Apple Care
>> and
>> : they send another LG drive as the replacement, so they must not feel
>> it is a
>> : problem with the brand of drive.

> 
> Sigh, my dvd drive had to be replaced and under AppleCare, they sent me
> another LG :(
> So far so good...but AppleCare is expired.


Actually, I think it _is_ a problem with the brand of drive. My LG has
failed twice, and both times it has been replaced by a LG. Once my Battery
died at the same time. At least I have Applecare till Jan. '03. You can try
and beg for a Matsushita (or Matshita) SR-8174, but I tried from the
Applecare-Europe folks and they wouldn't do it. I am going to go to an
applestore with a printed list in my hand of how many times the battery and
LG drive has been replaced on my book. Apple thinks they are saving money by
not replacing my motherboard, but I think that might be the only cure to the
problem.

I have also heard success at using a PC DVD/CD-R in the old casing of the
failed drive. I could find the web info (http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/) if
anyone wants it.

Good luck,
Ryan


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