Re: Explain the 802.11b Card Description
The National Enquirer reports at 6:25 PM -0700 9/7/04, Clark Martin wrote: Clark, I'm somewhat confused. If I am interpreting what you are saying below correctly, it seems that there is a conflict between you are saying and what CJ said yesterday (quoted after your text for reference). He says that DS is an ancient standard, whereas you seem to be indicating that it is a current standard (used to describe how most 802.11b stuff works). Am I misinterpreting either, or both, of you? Distributed Spread Spectrum is a technical term used to describe how most 802.11b stuff works. Frequency hopping was used at one point but is more or less gone now. So if you also saw 802.11FH it would be a technical distinction rather than marketing fluff. Seeing as this RoamAbout Card sounds kind of old then the DS would be a quite relevant description. At 11:48 AM -0500 9/6/04, CJ wrote: 802.11DS is an ancient standard from before 802.11B that runs slower. It is not used often. Check out this link: http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/802.11.html Bob -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: National Enquirer (O.T.)
The National Enquirer reports at 3:00 PM -0400 9/7/04, Anne Judge wrote: On Sep 6, 2004, at 3:56 AM, Bob wrote: Well it depends on what email client you are using I don't know enough about Apple Mail App ... Mail is incredibly non-configurable relative to Eudora. Can't say that surprises me much. Other than Operating Systems, Apple has always been pretty weak IMPO when it comes to creating its own software. Go all the way back to MacWrite, Okay, so it was free and the only Mac word processor for a while, but it remained a pathetic application for years. Maybe MacWrite II would be a better example. It was still a feature-deprived application. I seem to recall that MacTerminal was pretty weak compared to other terminal programs. Etc., etc. So I stay away from Apple software whenever possible. (Unless, maybe, you want to learn to program applescript.) I'm constantly being frustrated, having switched to Mail from Eudora when I got my newest computer. I'm constantly on the verge of fleeing back to Eudora. But inertia wins out every time. Well, as I indicated, I'm prejudiced. With its x-settings and plug-ins, I can't see very many email clients measuring up to Eudora (with the exception of it's handling of HTML). And I'm really not trying to start an email client war on the list. (BTW, I have dozens of accounts I use to send mail with my many hats administer lists I used Eudora's stationery all the time so I'm not a normal mail user.) I have a bunch myself, although I'm not into the dozens. Just the ability of setting a filter to make an incoming message a specific Personality, makes replying with the different Personality effortless. And once you get used to using Stationary, how do you ever go back to being without it? ANYWAY, I haven't found a way to change the attribution line in Mail. Thanks for the first-hand scoop. Also, I looked for X-Mailer headers in list messages to see what mail programs people were using couldn't find any - looks like the list software might strip that?? I really don't know. The only time I look for a client header is in Usenet, because I can usually identify Mac users by their news reader. Thanks for your comments, Bob -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: source for iBook backlight bulb?
Anyone have suggestions what light bulb to look for and websites to look at if I want to replace the light bulb for the display in an iBook FireWire 366? www.digikey.com and a company called jkl sell backlights (cant remember the jkl webpage address). Mad Dog -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: National Enquirer (O.T.)
On Wed, 8 Sep 2004, Bob wrote: The National Enquirer reports at 3:00 PM -0400 9/7/04, Anne Judge wrote: On Sep 6, 2004, at 3:56 AM, Bob wrote: [snip] Well, as I indicated, I'm prejudiced. With its x-settings and plug-ins, I can't see very many email clients measuring up to Eudora (with the exception of it's handling of HTML). And I'm really not trying to start an email client war on the list. [snip] [Referring to personalities] I have a bunch myself, although I'm not into the dozens. Just the ability of setting a filter to make an incoming message a specific Personality, makes replying with the different Personality effortless. And once you get used to using Stationary, how do you ever go back to being without it? I'd agree, but if you check Eudora news groups you'll see many negativecomments regarding its outdatedlook. I'll take functionality and user-freiendliness over style any day. -- Non Illegitimi Carborundum -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Internet Connect (OS X 10.3.5)
I have been using OSX for some time on my Powerbook and recently encountered a problem with Internet Connect. This places a telephone symbol in the top menu line. When I click on the symbol I get a menu -- one of which is Connect. Then there is a scrolling Connect message to the right of the symbol. This works fine but one is supposed to be able to click on the symbol and see Disconnect and terminate the connection. At times, when my isp drops the connection the Disconnect scrolling message is seen to the right of the symbol and the phone line is actually disconnected but the scrolling disconnecting doesn't stop and it is impossible for me to reconnect unless I reboot the computer. Is anyone aware of this problem and perhaps have a solution? I first had the problem when using 10.3.3 but thought that perhaps it would go away if I updated to 10.3.5. I have now done that but still have the problem. I am wondering if deleting a pref file might help. If so, where would that be located? Thanks. -- Emery Stora Santa Fe, NM -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Internet Connect (OS X 10.3.5)
On Sep 8, 2004, at 12:39 PM, Emery Stora wrote: Is anyone aware of this problem and perhaps have a solution? I first had the problem when using 10.3.3 but thought that perhaps it would go away if I updated to 10.3.5. I have now done that but still have the problem. I am wondering if deleting a pref file might help. If so, where would that be located? I've sometimes been able to fix that by restarting finder, sometimes by physically turning the modem off (I have an external modem on my desktop), but sometimes the only choice is rebooting. I even tried killing and restarting the pppd process via the command line, but the stupid 'disconnecting' thing just keeps on going. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Phar macy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Explain the 802.11b Card Description
The DS standard is older than 802.11B and slower (about 1mpbs). It does form the underpinning of 802.11B/G, although it is not used separately anymore. Found on CNET: The 802.11B standard, also known as Wi-Fi, has become the standard used by corporations. The other standard, called 802.11DS, is a standard that pre-dates 802.11B and runs slower. Hope I clarified it for you. CJ - Original Message - From: Bob [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 1:00 AM Subject: Re: Explain the 802.11b Card Description The National Enquirer reports at 6:25 PM -0700 9/7/04, Clark Martin wrote: Clark, I'm somewhat confused. If I am interpreting what you are saying below correctly, it seems that there is a conflict between you are saying and what CJ said yesterday (quoted after your text for reference). He says that DS is an ancient standard, whereas you seem to be indicating that it is a current standard (used to describe how most 802.11b stuff works). Am I misinterpreting either, or both, of you? Distributed Spread Spectrum is a technical term used to describe how most 802.11b stuff works. Frequency hopping was used at one point but is more or less gone now. So if you also saw 802.11FH it would be a technical distinction rather than marketing fluff. Seeing as this RoamAbout Card sounds kind of old then the DS would be a quite relevant description. At 11:48 AM -0500 9/6/04, CJ wrote: 802.11DS is an ancient standard from before 802.11B that runs slower. It is not used often. Check out this link: http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/802.11.html Bob -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
true processor speed
I just came across this in a thread by accident somewhere; sysctl hw.cpufrequency I entered it via the terminal and came up with a speed? of 667 on my 1gHz titanium powerbook. I read a lot of back and forth ( most posts were from 2003 ) some people said resetting the PMU made the number more accurately reflect the actual listed speed (do not want to do this). Others said that this would not return an accurate number no matter what. Some said it was totally worthless as any sort of indicator. Some said running XBench is a far better guide. This I did. Great results. As I previously said most of these posts were from late 03, I wanted to inquire as to whether or not anyone else has experienced conflicting numbers with ill effect or otherwise found that this is a generally meaningless issue. Any and all info is appreciated. Thanks. William -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Explain the 802.11b Card Description
In a message dated 9/8/04 5:13:47 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The other standard, called 802.11DS, is a standard that pre-dates 802.11B and runs slower. Hope I clarified it for you. Yes, it does (although I am not the person who asked the question originally)...! A friend recently said she was sending me her laptop to correct a keyboard problem and to check out why are recently purchased wireless card is not working. Come to find out yesterday, when it arrived, that it is the Ramabout 802.11DS card described in previous posts... Can this -DS card be used by Airport software, the way my Orinoco 802.11b card can? Craig W. Atlanta GA -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Explain the 802.11b Card Description
Hello all. I would like to clarify what I said. When I said Marketing fluff, I am referring to the fact that the RoamAbout card was still using a term on the label that they had been using from the beginning of them selling the card. It has been many years since I did any serious work in the electronics field, and things tend to fog up with age. The information that is available on the web about how each OEM implements the features in a wireless pc card is not complete. I do know from Lucent documents that with v6 of the software for Macintosh, the cards with the correct Firmware are WiFi Certified 802.11b. The tech document is dated March 2000. So there is good posibility that the cards offered for sale now, are of the WiFi Certified type. Quoting from the Lucent Document Added WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) functionality. This requires a firmware level 6.04 in the PC cards. WiFi functionality ensures interoperability with other 802.11B high rate products. The key word is interoperability. I take this to mean backwards compatable. My RoamAbout card has the WiFi certification logo on the front of the card along with the notation of DS High Rate. Every card I have except the Dell TrueMobile 1150 and the YDI Wireless has the WiFi Certification logo. They all work with the Orinoco drivers under OS 9.x.x. and all connect to the Base Station I have. I think that if you buy the card from the vendor of you choice and it does not work as advertised, they have an obligation to make it good. My RoamAbout works fine at home with my Base Station, but just to make sure, I will take it to the local restruant that offers free WiFi and see. Just as a thought, prehaps I will take apart my Base Station and check the Firmware in the card that is in it. Wonder what I will find?? I have a Graphite BS and I know it has the Lucent Orinoco Silver card in it. I might even put in a third party Silver card and see if the Airport software will upgrad the Firmware or toast the Base Station. Ken Vann -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: true processor speed
on 08/09/04 18:58, WNK at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just came across this in a thread by accident somewhere; sysctl hw.cpufrequency I entered it via the terminal and came up with a speed? of 667 on my 1gHz titanium powerbook. I read a lot of back and forth ( most posts were from 2003 ) some people said resetting the PMU made the number more accurately reflect the actual listed speed (do not want to do this). Others said that this would not return an accurate number no matter what. Some said it was totally worthless as any sort of indicator. Some said running XBench is a far better guide. This I did. Great results. As I previously said most of these posts were from late 03, I wanted to inquire as to whether or not anyone else has experienced conflicting numbers with ill effect or otherwise found that this is a generally meaningless issue. On my new PowerBook 17, the same command returns 149994. So, it seems to be accurate for me as the 17 is 1.5GHz. -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelinhttp://nemesys.dyndns.org Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] flowchart n.: [techspeak] An archaic form of visual control-flow specification employing arrows and 'speech balloons' of various shapes. Hackers never use flowcharts, consider them extremely silly, and associate them with COBOL programmers, card wallopers, and other lower forms of life. This attitude follows from the observations that flowcharts (at least from a hacker's point of view) are no easier to read than code, are less precise, and tend to fall out of sync with the code (so that they either obfuscate it rather than explaining it, or require extra maintenance effort that doesn't improve the code). See also PDL, sense 1. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Explain the 802.11b Card Description
At 12:00 AM -0600 9/8/04, Bob wrote: The National Enquirer reports at 6:25 PM -0700 9/7/04, Clark Martin wrote: Clark, I'm somewhat confused. If I am interpreting what you are saying below correctly, it seems that there is a conflict between you are saying and what CJ said yesterday (quoted after your text for reference). He says that DS is an ancient standard, whereas you seem to be indicating that it is a current standard (used to describe how most 802.11b stuff works). That CARD is ancient but the DSS format is current. I don't think that 802.11DS is a standard but instead it's a manufacturers designation. IEEE standards have a pretty fixed identification system and DS wouldn't fit. Am I misinterpreting either, or both, of you? Distributed Spread Spectrum is a technical term used to describe how most 802.11b stuff works. Frequency hopping was used at one point but is more or less gone now. So if you also saw 802.11FH it would be a technical distinction rather than marketing fluff. Seeing as this RoamAbout Card sounds kind of old then the DS would be a quite relevant description. At 11:48 AM -0500 9/6/04, CJ wrote: 802.11DS is an ancient standard from before 802.11B that runs slower. It is not used often. Check out this link: http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/802.11.html This link lists an 802.11d but not DS as far as I could see. d is something different. -- -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Internet Connect (OS X 10.3.5)
Hi Emery I have a PowerBook G3/400 Firewire with 10.3.5 and I have the same problem occasionally: I lose the dial-in connection to my ISP, then the scrolling disconnecting doesn't stop and I find I have to reboot ... I've wondered if the inbuilt modem in the PowerBook sometimes gets hung (or stuck in a loop). In the old days, I'd be using some of the AT type commands to reset the modem but I guess rebooting works. I guess the whole dial in process is using a connect script so perhaps there is some way of using a better disconnect script ... I'd like a solution too! Adios Harry, Canberra, ACT, Oz. Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 13:39:36 -0600 From: Emery Stora [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Internet Connect (OS X 10.3.5) snip At times, when my isp drops the connection the Disconnect scrolling message is seen to the right of the symbol and the phone line is actually disconnected but the scrolling disconnecting doesn't stop and it is impossible for me to reconnect unless I reboot the computer. snip -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: true processor speed
Accurate for me on my 1Ghz 17 PB too... Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Trackpad on PB17
I've been really enjoying my PB17 except for one thing: the trackpad. It seems that, not everytime but many times, when I type something, the cursor is kinda stuck, then, after sliding my finger on it, it starts moving again as it should. I tried turning off Ignore accidental trackpad input but then, I've never realized that my thumbs, mostly were so closed and as such, they create many accidental input or moving the cursor anywhere on the screen so that I can't live without the Ignore... setting on. I guess it's because the trackpad on the 17 is bigger than on my Pismo, which never gave me those problems, even though I had the Ignore... turned on there too. I was wondering, among those that have a 17 and maybe a 15, and have the Ignore... setting turned on, does the cursor sometimes get stuck a few seconds after you typed something? -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelinhttp://nemesys.dyndns.org Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] buzzword-compliant: [also `buzzword-enabled'] Used (disparagingly) of products that seem to have been specified to incorporate all of this month's trendy technologies. Key buzzwords that often show up in buzzword-compliant specifications as of 2001 include `XML', `Java', `peer-to-peer', `distributed', and `open'. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: National Enquirer (O.T.)
The National Enquirer reports at 12:09 PM -0700 9/8/04, Frank P. Eigler wrote: snip if you check Eudora news groups you'll see many negativecomments regarding its outdatedlook. I'll take functionality and user-freiendliness over style any day. After years of faithfully reading and contributing to the comp.mail.eudora-mac news group, I dropped it when I didn't continue to upgrade on up through V. 5 and V.6. So I haven't seen the comments to which you refer. However, the similar comments I have seen in other venues (Mac mail-lists etc) have primarily come from people who have just tried out Eudora and didn't use for very long. I doubt that those of us who have used it for years would have many complaints ab0ut it's appearance or user-friendliness. But as I told Anne in a privately email, to each their own and with no judgements from me. That's why we're offered multiple choices to suit different tastes. Bob -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Explain the 802.11b Card Description
(To reduce the number of posts to the list, I'm going to combine my replies to CJ Clark.) The National Enquirer reports at 5:12 PM -0500 9/8/04, CJ wrote: - Original Message - From: Bob [EMAIL PROTECTED] The National Enquirer reports at 6:25 PM -0700 9/7/04, Clark Martin wrote: Clark, I'm somewhat confused. If I am interpreting what you are saying below correctly, it seems that there is a conflict between you are saying and what CJ said yesterday (quoted after your text for reference). He says that DS is an ancient standard, whereas you seem to be indicating that it is a current standard (used to describe how most 802.11b stuff works). Am I misinterpreting either, or both, of you? Distributed Spread Spectrum is a technical term used to describe how most 802.11b stuff works. Frequency hopping was used at one point but is more or less gone now. So if you also saw 802.11FH it would be a technical distinction rather than marketing fluff. Seeing as this RoamAbout Card sounds kind of old then the DS would be a quite relevant description. At 11:48 AM -0500 9/6/04, CJ wrote: 802.11DS is an ancient standard from before 802.11B that runs slower. It is not used often. Check out this link: http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/802.11.html Bob The DS standard is older than 802.11B and slower (about 1mpbs). It does form the underpinning of 802.11B/G, although it is not used separately anymore. Found on CNET: The 802.11B standard, also known as Wi-Fi, has become the standard used by corporations. The other standard, called 802.11DS, is a standard that pre-dates 802.11B and runs slower. Hope I clarified it for you. CJ Very clear, thank you. I always appreciate someone who supports their viewpoint with documented facts. At 4:56 PM -0700 9/8/04, Clark Martin wrote: That CARD is ancient but the DSS format is current. I don't know enough about the whole concept to argue one way or the other. But this still appears to disagree with the CNET quote above. However, it's probably not worth making an issue over. I was just trying to understand it better. Then Ken Vann added a new term: DS High Rate (with WiFi certification), which sounds like an updated DS (11Mbps?). How the heck is the average John/Jane Doe supposed to keep up with all of this terminology? I guess to bring it into perspective, and full circle, if a list-member goes to buy the 802.11DS RoamAbout card from Wegener, what exactly are they getting? I don't think that 802.11DS is a standard but instead it's a manufacturers designation. IEEE standards have a pretty fixed identification system and DS wouldn't fit. Both CJ and the CNET quote refer to it as a standard. I was simply quoting them. Thanks again for your input guys, Bob -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
