Re: New PowerBooks
From: Amber R. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Since you suggest that you will always have access to Tiger, there really isn't much of a reason to wait for it to be pre-installed on the PB's is there ? If the 1.5 GHz is going to suit your needs, I'd say go and buy one so you can start enjoying it now ! That's sort my feelings too as the line has been what seems seriously revised, and I'm getting an external +/- dual layer FW/USB 2 box, so I'll always be going for the combo version. Larry _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: New PowerBooks
anyone know the usual ship time from China? On Feb 16, 2005, at 01:31, Larry le Mac wrote: From: Amber R. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Since you suggest that you will always have access to Tiger, there really isn't much of a reason to wait for it to be pre-installed on the PB's is there ? If the 1.5 GHz is going to suit your needs, I'd say go and buy one so you can start enjoying it now ! That's sort my feelings too as the line has been what seems seriously revised, and I'm getting an external +/- dual layer FW/USB 2 box, so I'll always be going for the combo version. Larry -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: New PowerBooks
From: Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rev A on the 12 powerbook had serious heat issues and bottom cases that warped, making the machine wobble on a flat surface. SOme did it, some didn't, but the problem is much reduced on the Rev B, which also runs much cooler. Could this apply to the rev.B (?) 1GHz 12 ? I bought one second hand, the one with the dent that we were discussing, and yes the cows did come home... It was warped where it would weigh on a flat surface. I just put it on two high point where it was lowest and pressed hard down, straightened it out a treat!! :o) Larry _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Screen size and iBooks (was Re: New PowerBooks)0
From: Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] There are many higher resolution 14 screens out there. IBM has 1600X1200 14 panels, and I'm sure other manufacturers do as well. I have always been puzzled by this. Always been a sole Mac user in a PC world I have always ahd to try and hide my 1024 pixel issue on my PowerBook G3 while everyone else's Dell's and stuff had much more, and now with 1280 on my 15 at work, nothing compared to the other guys 1600 or even 1900 or whatever. Larry _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Screen size and iBooks (was Re: New PowerBooks)0
On 2/16/05 5:13 AM, Larry le Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] There are many higher resolution 14 screens out there. IBM has 1600X1200 14 panels, and I'm sure other manufacturers do as well. I have always been puzzled by this. Always been a sole Mac user in a PC world I have always ahd to try and hide my 1024 pixel issue on my PowerBook G3 while everyone else's Dell's and stuff had much more, and now with 1280 on my 15 at work, nothing compared to the other guys 1600 or even 1900 or whatever. But what do you get with a 14 display with a 1600x1200 res other than the right to say mine is bigger than yours? Do you actually get more usable screen real estate or do you just wind up setting word to 150% magnification so you can read the text, which of course puts you back to square one? The PC notebook that was dumped on my desk last spring has specs that make it seem much better than an iBook or PowerBook but it fails the usability test. PC manufactures are still stuck in the bigger faster = better mode. Add more features and it is better. Like Creative and all the other mp3 player goons they don't understand the whole thing is a package and less can actually be more. david -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
formerly dead HD and backup software
Thanks to those who advised me on the hard drive in my Lombard I thought was dead. The data retrieval guy told me he could detect the drive and sent it back. I put it in a different Lombard and there it was! I've now bought a 120GB external drive for nightly backups and would like advice on the best backup software. Is Apple's Backup suitable for scheduling external backups? One of the things this disaster did was force me to start working in Panther, so now I have files in OS X and OS 9.2.2. I'm using my Pismo now. Willi -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Slow iBook G4 1Ghz
I have a huge PowerBooks collection: at least all form factor (1xx, 190, 520/540, 5300, 1400, 3400/3500, WS/lomb/Pizmo, Titan, Alum, iBooks (clamsh., withe). Well, I would like to bring my experience to this topic. Wallstreet 15, BlueChip 500 MHz, 512 MB RAM vs. iBook G4 14, 933 MHz 384 MB RAM vs. PowerBook G4 15, 1,25 MHz, 1000 MB RAM Well, to tell the truth the Aluminium is faster, but I notice this only with processor and RAM demanding tasks. In general use it is hard to find any difference: for instance my wife cannot tell any difference and actually she is still complaining for the purchase of the Aluminum (the only reason that she admits is the nice shape and the necessity for my collection...). Moreover she still find the Wallstreet with OS 9.2.2 the best thing. Personally I use the iBook G4 90% of the time because it is sturdy and the battery last longer than on the Aluminium. Only when I need to work on huge (5 MB) Word files or PDFs I switch to the Aluminium. Then I have a G5 2 x 2 with 2.5 GB RAM: well this monster is really faster than the three 'Book mentioned. Let's go back to 1995-1996: PowerBook 1400/3400 were a big improvement over the 5300ce, but by today's standard they are pretty the same thing. I guess that after you have driven a Porsche (never had one...) probably you do not notice any difference between a 1999 1.5 L Jetta or a 2005 Passat V8. Ben I too would really like to know about this. I recently acquired a G4 800mhz iBook and immediately upgraded it to a gig of RAM and I swear that it is slower at most tasks than my 400mhz Pismo, also with a gig of RAM. I really expected a big difference in speed and I just haven't seen it. Any ideas?? Nancy -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Satanic Lombard - Exorcised!!! And how about a Superdrive?
Glad the CPU replacement cured the ills, yet another point on the now-extensive Lombard-CPU-failure chart. And how about a Superdrive? For some infos about replacing drives in optical EBMs, see my pages: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/PB_99_2K_EBM_sled.html and http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ebms.html#pismo_upgrades I've got a couple of mobile DVD-R/W drives, a UJ811 in a Pismo/Lombard sled and a Teac in a 700 iBook. You can use most any slim drive in an EBM sled, so start with the xlr8yourmac.com drive database and then go shopping. I must say however, any G3 PowerBook is gonna be a tad underpowered for encoding video DVDs, but will work fine for burning data DVDs. Whaddya wanna do with this here DVD burner? dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Google refusal
On Tuesday, February 15, 2005, at 08:08 PM, Stuart Saunders wrote: I am getting the following error trying to use Google. Looks official, could it be otherwise? (Both Safari and Firefox on Pismo G4 10.3.7) Thanks for any insights, Stuart. Error We're sorry... ... but we can't process your request right now. A computer virus or spyware application is sending us automated requests, and it appears that your computer or network has been infected. Well this really depends on their definition of your network. Your Mac most probably can't be doing this, but if a chunk of your ISP's address space contains infected machines, including your system, this could happen. That said, I've NEVER seen this warning from Google. Another possibility is that the machine that USED to have your address was infected and it's still blocked. But again, I've NEVER seen nor heard of this warning from Google, though a search (using, of course Google ;-) turns up a number of hits like this: http://forums.seochat.com/archive/t-21306/Strange-search-result- Google-is-sick It seems to be producing this in response to inurl searches. http://www.genericgeek.com/index.php?q=node/466 -- Wherever you go, there you are. - B. Banzai, Ph.D. Bruce Johnson -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: New iBooks/PB's compared to Pismo's, etc.
Then neither will the profitability. IBM has been losing GOBS of money doing things this way. This is why one of the first things Steve Jobs did when he came back to Apple was reduce the model line to 4. The complexity's crept up, and now the model line is 5 again, but it's a rational 5. Well, call it 5.5 with the eMac, but I expect the eMac is on it's way out. I am not that familiar with Apple's middle years in terms of offered products, but practically all the lines right now (iMac, iBook, Power Mac, PowerBook) feature many models (usually differing by screen size), each one available in one or more configurations (also true with Mac mini and eMac, I believe). iPod line is getting more and more bloated as well. Is it really any better than before and than what other companies are offering? Marcin Wichary e:\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] w:\ www.aci.com.pl/mwichary Attached w:\ www.aci.com.pl/mwichary/gui Graphical User Interface gallery w:\ www.10yearsofbeingboring.com 10 years of Being Boring w:\ www.usability.pl Usability.pl -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Safari/Camino/non-IE browser problems?
On 16-Feb-05, at 2:26 AM, Ben Dyer wrote: Do you have similar problems connecting with other protocols (e.g. FTP, POP3, SMTP)? To me, the issues you describe seem similar to those caused by high rates of packet loss over your connection; however, the fact that IE works doesn't fit in with that hypothesis. Oh, yeah, my incoming/outgoing mail servers through my ISP are pretty pissy. I have a hard time finding an FTP client that works and it sometimes gets toasted, too. I use AOL as well and it frequently has trouble getting a complete connection, causing it to not always be able to view websites, but can do IM and email fine, usually. Instant messaging programs are usually fine. I did what you said and seemed to be getting the source code for the main page, so I assume that's working fine, right now. I also have a lot of DNS issues even in IE, for a while half the sites I want to visit it'll say it can't find the server, and I just have to wait nutil it goes away... -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: New PowerBooks
On 16-Feb-05, at 1:31 AM, Larry le Mac wrote: From: Amber R. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Since you suggest that you will always have access to Tiger, there really isn't much of a reason to wait for it to be pre-installed on the PB's is there ? If the 1.5 GHz is going to suit your needs, I'd say go and buy one so you can start enjoying it now ! That's sort my feelings too as the line has been what seems seriously revised, and I'm getting an external +/- dual layer FW/USB 2 box, so I'll always be going for the combo version. Great !! I really hope you enjoy your new PB, Larry !! I wish I could have waited to buy my PB but my 500 mhz iMac was sorely underpowered for my graphics programs and I was really needing something portable. At the time, the 1.25 gig Al PB's seemed a great buy (and I am still very happy with it but envy you being able to get the 1.5 Ghz PB !). Amber -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: New iBooks/PB's compared to Pismo's, etc.
On 2/16/05 10:12 AM, Marcin Wichary [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Then neither will the profitability. IBM has been losing GOBS of money doing things this way. This is why one of the first things Steve Jobs did when he came back to Apple was reduce the model line to 4. The complexity's crept up, and now the model line is 5 again, but it's a rational 5. Well, call it 5.5 with the eMac, but I expect the eMac is on it's way out. I am not that familiar with Apple's middle years in terms of offered products, but practically all the lines right now (iMac, iBook, Power Mac, PowerBook) feature many models (usually differing by screen size), each one available in one or more configurations (also true with Mac mini and eMac, I believe). iPod line is getting more and more bloated as well. Is it really any better than before and than what other companies are offering? You want to look at bloat, look closely at Dell (not just consumer but consumer, small business, and enterprise) or even better yet HP. HP has dozens of different models. In fact, bloat at HP is so bad you can find one basic computer model with more than 10 different variations sporting different software packs, hard drive and optical variations, and even what retailer sells the bloody thing. Compared to this, Apple's offerings are quite narrow. -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: New iBooks/PB's compared to Pismo's, etc.
On Wed, Feb 16, 2005 at 3:54 pm -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You want to look at bloat, look closely at Dell (not just consumer but consumer, small business, and enterprise) or even better yet HP. HP has dozens of different models. In fact, bloat at HP is so bad you can find one basic computer model with more than 10 different variations sporting different software packs, hard drive and optical variations, and even what retailer sells the bloody thing. Bloat or consumer choice: it's a subtle distinction ;-) TimH -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Safari/Camino/non-IE browser problems?
On 16-Feb-05, at 10:44 AM, John C. Swanson wrote: It sounds to me like something is either overloading your connection or there is a problem with your DSL 'Modem' or ISP. If you have any Windows based systems I would check them for viruses and spyware. The one Windows machine I do have but rarely use has a recently updated antivirus program, and three different anti-spyware programs, all of which have been run recently. It's usually not connected. The issues seem to also happen when only one machine is connected to the internet. I've used both DSL modems I have with the Windows machine I used to use, and even in IE on Windows I get a *lot* of Cannot find server pages, etc...IE on Mac is *much* better behaved. -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: New iBooks/PB's compared to Pismo's, etc.
On Feb 16, 2005, at 8:12 AM, Marcin Wichary wrote: I am not that familiar with Apple's middle years in terms of offered products, but practically all the lines right now (iMac, iBook, Power Mac, PowerBook) feature many models (usually differing by screen size), each one available in one or more configurations (also true with Mac mini and eMac, I believe). iPod line is getting more and more bloated as well. Is it really any better than before and than what other companies are offering? If you don't know about the Performa Years then the current situation could seem unruly, yes. Apple offers two model lines: 2 ibooks that use many common components, and three powerbooks, which also use many common components. IBM has four product lines in the think pad series, offering a bunch of different configurations in each, although each model uses common components. Dell offers 4 'Inspiron' laptops, all different styles, 4 Latitude models, in two different styles and 2 Precision models (only one style). Apple has a simpler model line than any other major manufacturer out there. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pha acy 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: New iBooks/PB's compared to Pismo's, etc.
On Feb 16, 2005, at 9:02 AM, Tim Hodgson wrote: On Wed, Feb 16, 2005 at 3:54 pm -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You want to look at bloat, look closely at Dell (not just consumer but consumer, small business, and enterprise) or even better yet HP. HP has dozens of different models. In fact, bloat at HP is so bad you can find one basic computer model with more than 10 different variations sporting different software packs, hard drive and optical variations, and even what retailer sells the bloody thing. Bloat or consumer choice: it's a subtle distinction ;-) No, it isn't. Bloat is quite obvious to see. This is one reason HP just fired their CEO, the disarray of their PC business. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pha 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Screen size and iBooks (was Re: New PowerBooks)0
-Original Message- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 06:57 To: G-Books Subject: Re: Screen size and iBooks (was Re: New PowerBooks)0 But what do you get with a 14 display with a 1600x1200 res other than the right to say mine is bigger than yours? Do you actually get more usable screen real estate or do you just wind up setting word to 150% magnification so you can read the text, which of course puts you back to square one? I use my 15 1600x1200 laptop on a daily basis, with no magnification. It is perfectly usable to be and the 5 other people at the office with the same laptop. At the same time we constantly get asked how we can see our screens... but the people asking are also the ones who run their 19 LCDs at 800x600 and complain about wanting a bigger screen. The extra screen space is just so useful. -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: New PowerBooks
On 16-Feb-05, at 8:43 AM, Andrew F. wrote: I have laptops of different sizes, and find my ThinkPad about the same size as the 15 PowerBook (a tad taller, but narrower) and actually a few ounces lighter. There would be no real difference in bulk or weight between the ThinkPad and a 15 PowerBook, but when it comes time to fly, the 12 PowerBook wins every time. It was designed for travel, while the larger ones are designed to be used at least on a table, if not a desk. Hi Andrew, I agree the 17 would be more difficult to use on a plane and certainly not as portable. I have never had problems using the 15 on a plane. The pull out trays are just the right size for it and It was clearly designed for portability as well. I find the small 12 screen causes too much eye strain, especially on a plane where the ride is not always smooth in the first place. I think there is a strong argument for personal preference here. I regularly walk around with my 15 PB locally and don't find it problematic at all. It is fairly easy to conceal not that heavy, although I wouldn't want to be walking for miles with it on my shoulder. This is the only computer I own. I thought I would need to get a monitor almost immediately but when I received my PB, the screen just seemed so big. A year later, I still don't have an external monitor but I do plan to get one shortly as I am doing more intensive photo restoration projects now and really need a 19-20 external monitor. Amber -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Safari/Camino/non-IE browser problems?
-Original Message- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of - drive - drift - dream - Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 10:38 To: G-Books Subject: Re: Safari/Camino/non-IE browser problems? I also have a lot of DNS issues even in IE, for a while half the sites I want to visit it'll say it can't find the server, and I just have to wait nutil it goes away... --- It sounds to me like something is either overloading your connection or there is a problem with your DSL 'Modem' or ISP. If you have any Windows based systems I would check them for viruses and spyware. -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Screen size and iBooks (was Re: New PowerBooks)0
All depends on the work you do and the quality of your eyes. Its the same issue with my 12 PowerBook. I zoom my word docs to 140% and usually magnify web pages, but I still wouldn't trade it for 800X600 which would have a similar effect, but force me to use horizontal scrolling on most websites. High resolution screens don't give much benefit for working in Word or on the web, but for graphics or movies they really are nice. Andrew On 2/16/05 3:56 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2/16/05 5:13 AM, Larry le Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] There are many higher resolution 14 screens out there. IBM has 1600X1200 14 panels, and I'm sure other manufacturers do as well. I have always been puzzled by this. Always been a sole Mac user in a PC world I have always ahd to try and hide my 1024 pixel issue on my PowerBook G3 while everyone else's Dell's and stuff had much more, and now with 1280 on my 15 at work, nothing compared to the other guys 1600 or even 1900 or whatever. But what do you get with a 14 display with a 1600x1200 res other than the right to say mine is bigger than yours? Do you actually get more usable screen real estate or do you just wind up setting word to 150% magnification so you can read the text, which of course puts you back to square one? The PC notebook that was dumped on my desk last spring has specs that make it seem much better than an iBook or PowerBook but it fails the usability test. PC manufactures are still stuck in the bigger faster = better mode. Add more features and it is better. Like Creative and all the other mp3 player goons they don't understand the whole thing is a package and less can actually be more. david -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Screen size and iBooks (was Re: New PowerBooks)0
On Feb 15, 2005, at 12:26 PM, - drive - drift - dream - wrote: As far as screen size go, does anyone here have a 14 iBook? Their max resolution is 1024x768, same as the 12, right? Unless you got it for the SuperDrive, why would someone want the extra weight and bulk? Let me guess, you're young and your eyes are still good, right? ;-) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Ph 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: New PowerBooks
There were some (my first one was replaced for it), but it was rare on Rev B models. It can still occur on any of the aluminum PBs if the user has a habbit of grabbing the open PowerBook and carrying it around by the palmrest on one side, causing the weight of the machine to slowly and ever-so-slightly (doesn't take much) bend the case. Andrew On 2/16/05 1:36 AM, Larry le Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rev A on the 12 powerbook had serious heat issues and bottom cases that warped, making the machine wobble on a flat surface. SOme did it, some didn't, but the problem is much reduced on the Rev B, which also runs much cooler. Could this apply to the rev.B (?) 1GHz 12 ? I bought one second hand, the one with the dent that we were discussing, and yes the cows did come home... It was warped where it would weigh on a flat surface. I just put it on two high point where it was lowest and pressed hard down, straightened it out a treat!! :o) Larry _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: New PowerBooks
I have laptops of different sizes, and find my ThinkPad about the same size as the 15 PowerBook (a tad taller, but narrower) and actually a few ounces lighter. There would be no real difference in bulk or weight between the ThinkPad and a 15 PowerBook, but when it comes time to fly, the 12 PowerBook wins every time. It was designed for travel, while the larger ones are designed to be used at least on a table, if not a desk. Of course you can use the 17 on an airplane, but it wasn't designed for that. The 17 is the one least likely to need a lighted keyboard (they put it there for the wow-factor), while the 12 is the one that would most benefit (though they left it off to make people want to spend more). Andrew On 2/16/05 8:09 AM, Amber R. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 15-Feb-05, at 11:49 AM, Andrew wrote: Especially since the 12 is more likely to be used in a bed or on an airplane, it is the one most in need of the lighted keyboard. I use a USB flylight (or my ThinkPad) Andrew I don't think this is completely true - I very rarely see the 12 PB's or iBooks etc on planes. The 15 is well suited to travel and really is not that much heavier. I take mine all over the place and I don't even have a car ! The backlighting is definitely a great feature for those who don't touch type and will be using their PB's in poor lighting conditions. Although I do type proficiently, I got it anyway as I figured it could be a good selling point when it comes time for me to upgrade to a newer PB. Amber -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Safari/Camino/non-IE browser problems?
On Feb 16, 2005, at 8:38 AM, - drive - drift - dream - wrote: On 16-Feb-05, at 2:26 AM, Ben Dyer wrote: Do you have similar problems connecting with other protocols (e.g. FTP, POP3, SMTP)? To me, the issues you describe seem similar to those caused by high rates of packet loss over your connection; however, the fact that IE works doesn't fit in with that hypothesis. Oh, yeah, my incoming/outgoing mail servers through my ISP are pretty pissy. I have a hard time finding an FTP client that works and it sometimes gets toasted, too. I use AOL as well and it frequently has trouble getting a complete connection, causing it to not always be able to view websites, but can do IM and email fine, usually. Instant messaging programs are usually fine. Get another ISP. Betcha they're using poorly configured web caching or something, or if it's cable, your local segment is hosed. Don't let 'em tell you it's 'a Mac thing'. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pha 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: New iBooks/PB's compared to Pismo's, etc.
On Wed, Feb 16, 2005 at 4:42 pm -0700, Bruce Johnson wrote: You want to look at bloat, look closely at Dell (not just consumer but consumer, small business, and enterprise) or even better yet HP. HP has dozens of different models. In fact, bloat at HP is so bad you can find one basic computer model with more than 10 different variations sporting different software packs, hard drive and optical variations, and even what retailer sells the bloody thing. Bloat or consumer choice: it's a subtle distinction ;-) No, it isn't. Bloat is quite obvious to see. This is one reason HP just fired their CEO, the disarray of their PC business. I was (not very seriously) alluding to the OP of this thread, who called for Apple to offer alternative port locations on PBs. Sounds like HP's product line-up is exactly what he's looking for. Come to think of it - Steve and Carly: it's a match made in heaven... TimH -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: New PowerBooks
From: Andrew F. [EMAIL PROTECTED] snip causing the weight of the machine to slowly and ever-so-slightly (doesn't take much) bend the case. Fortunately, ever so easy to bend back. Two magazines, one in each low corner and a push... Larry _ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Screen size and iBooks (was Re: New PowerBooks)0
Why get a larger one? More processing power than the 12 model? a laptop that I don't have to crouch in on my lap in order to keep it from falling off? BTW, I wish I had sprung for that superdrive now, sure would have come in handy a few weeks ago. Brian On Feb 16, 2005, at 10:49 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Feb 15, 2005, at 12:26 PM, - drive - drift - dream - wrote: As far as screen size go, does anyone here have a 14 iBook? Their max resolution is 1024x768, same as the 12, right? Unless you got it for the SuperDrive, why would someone want the extra weight and bulk? Let me guess, you're young and your eyes are still good, right? ;-) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Ph 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Safari/Camino/non-IE browser problems?
On 16-Feb-05, at 11:48 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: Oh, yeah, my incoming/outgoing mail servers through my ISP are pretty pissy. I have a hard time finding an FTP client that works and it sometimes gets toasted, too. I use AOL as well and it frequently has trouble getting a complete connection, causing it to not always be able to view websites, but can do IM and email fine, usually. Instant messaging programs are usually fine. Get another ISP. Betcha they're using poorly configured web caching or something, or if it's cable, your local segment is hosed. Don't let 'em tell you it's 'a Mac thing'. I don't know of many other DSL services in Toronto that aren't just business providers. There's AOL High Speed Edition, which may or may not support Macs and in any case I don't think you can network with it as easily, I don't always want to be connected to AOL when I'm online, there's Primus, which is evil and screwed me over so bad when they bought out the company that provided my dialup service a few years ago that I switched to AOL because it was better, and cable is a zillion times worse. -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Slow iBook G4 1Ghz (wife...)
From: Beniamino Cenci Goga [EMAIL PROTECTED] In general use it is hard to find any difference: for instance my wife cannot tell any difference and ... Hmm, not much of an argument... I have a really bad habit of swapping my Macs, as some of you know, and my wife is getting real pissed off with not knowing which Mac or back-up disk has which document and so on, hence I am moving to Macs that I will not sell, brand new ones. To the point, I asked her what she would lika as her Mac and she claims that she really doesn't care as long as it works and that it stays. Oh, and as she's got taste (She's married to me...) she prefers OS X over OS 9 or Windoze. Right, in the past she's had a 12 iBook 800 who's screen (I do refer to Macs as persons) was too small, fine. However, when I had the AlBook 12 a month later, she picked it up and said is this my new Mac then ?! Doh!! It's now be a Mac mini with 17 TFT, period!! Larry _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Safari/Camino/non-IE browser problems?
I also have a lot of DNS issues even in IE, for a while half the sites=20 I want to visit it'll say it can't find the server, and I just have to=20 wait nutil it goes away... It could be an issue with a proxy server or your ISP's DNS. Two or three things possibilities to check: 1. Try using a different DNS - there are public DNS's out there. for each site you have issues with, try checking their ip address first e.g. (from terminal) dig www.apple.com ask your isp for a list of their dns servers and try dig [EMAIL PROTECTED] to check them out you can also try dig www.apple.com +trace to see where the issues may lie. 2. try going through a proxy server such as proxify.com Assuming you can connect to the proxy, you can then determine if the issue is your end or their end. if you have reliable access to somebody around (e.g. a work machine that no one minds your using), see if you can use that as a proxy. EG I run 'squid' on a spare linux box at home so by using a ssh tunnel through, it can act as a proxy server from outside. 3. Check on the reliability of your link by running (from terminal) ping -c 100 -q www.mit.edu (I picked on mit because they reply to traceroute pings - apple doesn't) After a while you should get a summary such as PING www.mit.edu (18.7.22.83): 56 data bytes --- www.mit.edu ping statistics --- 100 packets transmitted, 100 packets received, 0% packet loss round-trip min/avg/max = 13.616/15.786/28.997 ms If you see a lot of packets are dropped or severe latency, try traceroute -q 8 !$ and see where the failures occur. This MAY show up a duff router etc that your isp has. depending on your route, though some routers may not reply to the ping so if it returns * * * * * * * * and later on shows replies, you know it's not a problem. Send me an email direct if you want more - I've probably bored the rest of the list to death by now. HTH Pete. -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Screen size and iBooks (was Re: New PowerBooks)0
From: Andrew F. [EMAIL PROTECTED] High resolution screens don't give much benefit for working in Word or on the web Strongly disagree! Well, if you like me want to see the bigger picture while working and not just zoom in on a small portion, and then out and in... I write manuals in Word on my 15 AlBook and it's just enough where I can see WHAT I'm writing/inserting while also seeing the actualy page layout. I'd go mad on a 1024x768 screen. Larry _ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo G3 900MHz or G4 500MHz
Jeff Drummond wrote: I don't think I could justify spending much money upgrading a 4.5 year old [Pismo] computer. Buying an already-upgraded one might make a bit more sense but it really depends on your situation. Good point Jeff. I was revisiting the Pismos wondering how the new PB release is effecting pricing. I'm using a 3400. So even a Wallstreet would represent a big upgrade for me. G3 900 MHz upgrade, and if you go through the CPU Upgrade database at XLR8YOURMAC http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/, there are more than a few very negative reviews. I wonder what is your experience Andrew? Cliff -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: New PowerBooks
I just thank God for progressive bi-focals. I use the 12 inch iBook and find that the 1024 x 768 display is just fine for my needs. I can use Word, browse the web and read email just fine with it sitting on my lap (doing so right now) and I can see the screen just fine. I love all of my Macs...I do feel sorry for my G5 20 inch iMac which sits in my office neglected while I mostly sit out in my family room using the iBook Tim Collier On Wednesday, February 16, 2005, at 11:43AM, Andrew F. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have laptops of different sizes, and find my ThinkPad about the same size as the 15 PowerBook (a tad taller, but narrower) and actually a few ounces lighter. There would be no real difference in bulk or weight between the ThinkPad and a 15 PowerBook, but when it comes time to fly, the 12 PowerBook wins every time. It was designed for travel, while the larger ones are designed to be used at least on a table, if not a desk. Of course you can use the 17 on an airplane, but it wasn't designed for that. The 17 is the one least likely to need a lighted keyboard (they put it there for the wow-factor), while the 12 is the one that would most benefit (though they left it off to make people want to spend more). Andrew On 2/16/05 8:09 AM, Amber R. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 15-Feb-05, at 11:49 AM, Andrew wrote: Especially since the 12 is more likely to be used in a bed or on an airplane, it is the one most in need of the lighted keyboard. I use a USB flylight (or my ThinkPad) Andrew Exterminate all rational thought. -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: formerly dead HD and backup software
On Feb 16, 2005, at 8:56 AM, w miller wrote: Is Apple's Backup suitable for scheduling external backups? I don't know if Backup will work w/o a .Mac account. I had started to make my own .Mac and then thought I read somewhere that it would only backup 2gb of data, so that's no good. TjL -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: New PowerBooks
On Feb 16, 2005, at 4:36 AM, Jason Rife wrote: anyone know the usual ship time from China? 3 p.m. :-) FWIW it took about 8 days for me to get mine from the time I ordered it until the time it arrived. I believe 4-5 days of that was travel time but I don't remember exactly. TjL -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Hard Drive upgrade choices
Dear Listers: I bought this G4 iBook 1.2 gig about 3 months ago. I love it! It gets a LOT of use and it seems to be my primary Mac. The only thing I don't love about it is that it only has a 30 gig hard drive. Mind you, I currently have 21.02 gig free but a 30 gig hard drive just seem sort of 'small'. If I were to invest in a bigger hard drive, how hard would it be to upgrade it myself (I've done a lot of work on PCs in the pastname it, I did it and I've installed RAM and switched out hard drives on G4 towers). Is the iBook a bit too compact to go doing this myself? I don't want to kill it! And, if it's not too difficult, what is a good choice for a replacement? Lastly, if I needed to have it done at my local Apple storeabout how much $$ am I looking at? Thanks, Tim Collier Exterminate all rational thought. -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Safari/Camino/non-IE browser problems?
Weird. Today when I opened iCab, the bar at the top was back where it should be, so I can access preferences and whatnot. And here I'd just thought that for some weird reason, it didn't have one... -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo G3 900MHz or G4 500MHz
I'd skip the Wallstreet and go straight to a Lombard or Pismo, much better OSX support, not to mention slimmer and lighter. Andrew On 16 Feb 2005 at 12:17, CR wrote: Jeff Drummond wrote: I don't think I could justify spending much money upgrading a 4.5 year old [Pismo] computer. Buying an already-upgraded one might make a bit more sense but it really depends on your situation. Good point Jeff. I was revisiting the Pismos wondering how the new PB release is effecting pricing. I'm using a 3400. So even a Wallstreet would represent a big upgrade for me. G3 900 MHz upgrade, and if you go through the CPU Upgrade database at XLR8YOURMAC http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/, there are more than a few very negative reviews. I wonder what is your experience Andrew? Cliff -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: New PowerBooks
On Feb 16, 2005, at 3:29 PM, Tim Collier wrote: I do feel sorry for my G5 20 inch iMac which sits in my office neglected while I mostly sit out in my family room using the iBook You really shouldn't neglect it like that send it to me and I'll play with it every day. I'll even pay shipping. TjL -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo G3 900MHz or G4 500MHz
On Feb 16, 2005, at 12:17 PM, CR wrote: Jeff Drummond wrote: I don't think I could justify spending much money upgrading a 4.5 year old [Pismo] computer. Buying an already-upgraded one might make a bit more sense but it really depends on your situation. Personally, I think it comes down to two things: The need for VRAM and how much you have invested in Expansion Bay devices. Both of these factors are usually the make/break upgrade decision when it comes to moving up from Pismo. The VRAM is the only thing in a Pismo that can't be upgraded. And once you upgrade, the Expansion Bay Devices have to stay with Pismo. Plus, yea you can put a G4 into a Pismo, but only up to 550Mhz for $289.00. Now for me, I bought my Pismo new. . .for $3,200 and right now there is no need for more than 8Meg VRAM. This came with lots of extras, but still. . .when my friends bitch at how expensive Macs are I just tell 'em how much I paid for my PowerBook and compare that expense with the new ones. If anything, the newer Macs have gone down by over 50% in the past few years. Another example (sigh) is my old PowerMac 9500. I paid over $4,500.00 for the damn thing and now not only can you get a G5 tower for that, but also a 20 flat panel Apple monitor. . .with change to spare! Ok. . .now I'm depressed. :( Zoltan THE BLUETOOTH (and WiFi) MASTER -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Hard Drive upgrade choices
On Feb 16, 2005, at 1:47 PM, Tim Collier wrote: Is the iBook a bit too compact to go doing this myself? I don't want to kill it! And, if it's not too difficult, what is a good choice for a replacement? Lastly, if I needed to have it done at my local Apple storeabout how much $$ am I looking at? http://tinyurl.com/6qcju This is PBFixit's page on iBooks, it only goes up to the 900 Mhz model, but I think the gist of it is the same. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pha 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Hard Drive upgrade choices
-Original Message- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruce Johnson Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 17:35 To: G-Books Subject: Re: Hard Drive upgrade choices http://tinyurl.com/6qcju This is PBFixit's page on iBooks, it only goes up to the 900 Mhz model, but I think the gist of it is the same. According to this http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/archives/nov03/111003.html report on xlr8yourmac you don't have to remove the lower shell anymore to get to the hard drive. It is still a long and tedious process. You will have around 40 screws to remove and you will need to label them as to where they go back in. One list member a while back recommend using color markers to mark the screws and holes they go in, using 1 color for each screw type. -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Fed-up, selling WT for parts
Did the fix I suggested not provide a long term solution? Adi On 15 Feb 2005, at 23:10, Hector I. Macedo wrote: Arrgg. I'm fed up with my Wallstreet starting when it wants and not when I do. -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Hard Drive upgrade choices
FWIW, I've upgraded (twice) with Travelstar 7200rpm drives, a 40gb and a 60gb, and I've never had any problems with heat or noise. I haven't put them in an iBook, though, so I don't how that would go. Nancy On Feb 16, 2005, at 3:47 PM, Tim Collier wrote: Dear Listers: I bought this G4 iBook 1.2 gig about 3 months ago. I love it! It gets a LOT of use and it seems to be my primary Mac. The only thing I don't love about it is that it only has a 30 gig hard drive. Mind you, I currently have 21.02 gig free but a 30 gig hard drive just seem sort of 'small'. If I were to invest in a bigger hard drive, how hard would it be to upgrade it myself (I've done a lot of work on PCs in the pastname it, I did it and I've installed RAM and switched out hard drives on G4 towers). Is the iBook a bit too compact to go doing this myself? I don't want to kill it! And, if it's not too difficult, what is a good choice for a replacement? Lastly, if I needed to have it done at my local Apple storeabout how much $$ am I looking at? Thanks, Tim Collier Exterminate all rational thought. -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Bluetooth Mice/Trackball Options. . .
Hello all, I've been shopping around online for a Bluetooth mouse/trackball option, as my capable USB Logitech three button mouse is driving me crazy with the cord always gettin' in the way. I've been looking around, and so far the two contenders are: Bluetake Optical BT500 three button mouse ($46.95) and The Ball -- the only Bluetooth trackball available by DVForge. ($89.99) Anyone use either of these products? What are the opinions of these two? Apple's Bluetooth mouse is not part of my search, due to the need for a three button mouse/trackball. Also, for those who use either these or other Bluetooth mice I need know which is best for battery life, etc. I already have Bluetooth USB adapter for my Pismo and use several Bluetooth devices, except; which seems ironic, a mouse. Thanks for any info. . . Zoltan -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Bluetooth Mice/Trackball Options. . .
Hello all, I've been shopping around online for a Bluetooth mouse/trackball option, as my capable USB Logitech three button mouse is driving me crazy with the cord always gettin' in the way. I've been looking around, and so far the two contenders are: Bluetake Optical BT500 three button mouse ($46.95) and The Ball -- the only Bluetooth trackball available by DVForge. ($89.99) Anyone use either of these products? What are the opinions of these two? Apple's Bluetooth mouse is not part of my search, due to the need for a three button mouse/trackball. Also, for those who use either these or other Bluetooth mice I need know which is best for battery life, etc. I already have Bluetooth USB adapter for my Pismo and use several Bluetooth devices, except; which seems ironic, a mouse. Thanks for any info. . . Both Kensington and Targus have Bluetooth mice. Sincerely, Dennis B. Swaney (via webmail) -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Bluetooth Mice/Trackball Options. . .
Hello all, I've been shopping around online for a Bluetooth mouse/trackball option, as my capable USB Logitech three button mouse is driving me crazy with the cord always gettin' in the way. I've been looking around, and so far the two contenders are: Bluetake Optical BT500 three button mouse ($46.95) and The Ball -- the only Bluetooth trackball available by DVForge. ($89.99) Anyone use either of these products? What are the opinions of these two? Apple's Bluetooth mouse is not part of my search, due to the need for a three button mouse/trackball. Also, for those who use either these or other Bluetooth mice I need know which is best for battery life, etc. I already have Bluetooth USB adapter for my Pismo and use several Bluetooth devices, except; which seems ironic, a mouse. Thanks for any info. . . Both Kensington and Targus have Bluetooth mice. Sincerely, Dennis B. Swaney (via webmail) -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Fed-up, selling WT for parts
Hi Adi, unfortunatly NO, it just did the same thing. On Feb 16, 2005, at 5:23 PM, Adrian Carter wrote: Did the fix I suggested not provide a long term solution? Adi On 15 Feb 2005, at 23:10, Hector I. Macedo wrote: Arrgg. I'm fed up with my Wallstreet starting when it wants and not when I do. -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com --- Hector I. Macedo Lord of the Flies Dallas, TX 75248 Piscaro Itaque dicet mendacium Then round his hook the chosen fur he winds, And on the back a speckled feather binds; So just the colours shine through ev'ry part, That nature seems to live again in art. John Gay Rural Sports 1720 -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
SuperDrive Dilemma
I'm trying to decide between MCE Lucid-M8X 8x DVD±R/RW + 2.4x Double Layer Portable FireWire Drive http://www.mcetech.com/lucidm8x.html $279 and MCE 8X SuperDrive Upgrade for PowerBook G4 with Double Layer Support http://www.mcetech.com/pbg4dvdr8dl.html $249 Obviously the portable Firewire one could be used with other computers (I don't have another one that I'd use it with currently, but you never know when another computer will show up ;-) But it's external, another thing to carry around, etc. The internal drive is easier to deal with. Basically that's the only advantage that I can see. It's a little cheaper, but then there's postage (to send it to MCE) or a service charge (if I find a local reseller who can install it). Assuming that I can find somewhere to install it, I assume they'd charge at least $30 to install it, and if I have to send it to MCE I'm going to be w/o my computer for a few days. So the price is a wash to me. I'm leaning towards the external. It's not very big, if anything goes wrong with it, it can be sent off for repair/replacement without leaving me w/o the use of my Powerbook, I can use it w/ other computers, no concerns about excess heat, and if I do go somewhere w/o it and need to burn a DVD-R, I still can do that. Anyone have other thoughts, esp. why I ought to consider the internal? Anyone else have one of these drives? -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: SuperDrive Dilemma
Get the internal, it is SO nice to have everything integrated. Andrew On 2/16/05 5:48 PM, Timothy Luoma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm trying to decide between MCE Lucid-M8X 8x DVD±R/RW + 2.4x Double Layer Portable FireWire Drive http://www.mcetech.com/lucidm8x.html $279 and MCE 8X SuperDrive Upgrade for PowerBook G4 with Double Layer Support http://www.mcetech.com/pbg4dvdr8dl.html $249 Obviously the portable Firewire one could be used with other computers (I don't have another one that I'd use it with currently, but you never know when another computer will show up ;-) But it's external, another thing to carry around, etc. The internal drive is easier to deal with. Basically that's the only advantage that I can see. It's a little cheaper, but then there's postage (to send it to MCE) or a service charge (if I find a local reseller who can install it). Assuming that I can find somewhere to install it, I assume they'd charge at least $30 to install it, and if I have to send it to MCE I'm going to be w/o my computer for a few days. So the price is a wash to me. I'm leaning towards the external. It's not very big, if anything goes wrong with it, it can be sent off for repair/replacement without leaving me w/o the use of my Powerbook, I can use it w/ other computers, no concerns about excess heat, and if I do go somewhere w/o it and need to burn a DVD-R, I still can do that. Anyone have other thoughts, esp. why I ought to consider the internal? Anyone else have one of these drives? -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Hard Drive upgrade choices
Thanks for the link, Bruce. I reviewed it and I think *if* I ever do contemplate putting in a larger hard drive, it'll be done by Apple. I had no idea it would be so difficult...big difference between a desktop and a laptop. Tim -- Exterminate all rational thought. From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: G-Books G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 15:34:42 -0700 To: G-Books G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com Subject: Re: Hard Drive upgrade choices On Feb 16, 2005, at 1:47 PM, Tim Collier wrote: Is the iBook a bit too compact to go doing this myself? I don't want to kill it! And, if it's not too difficult, what is a good choice for a replacement? Lastly, if I needed to have it done at my local Apple storeabout how much $$ am I looking at? http://tinyurl.com/6qcju This is PBFixit's page on iBooks, it only goes up to the 900 Mhz model, but I think the gist of it is the same. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pha 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: New PowerBooks
On Feb 16, 2005, at 6:59 PM, G-Books wrote: From: Timothy Luoma [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: New PowerBooks Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 15:32:32 -0500 On Feb 16, 2005, at 4:36 AM, Jason Rife wrote: anyone know the usual ship time from China? 3 p.m. :-) FWIW it took about 8 days for me to get mine from the time I ordered it until the time it arrived. I believe 4-5 days of that was travel time but I don't remember exactly. TjL Remember also that it's the New Year holiday there, most businesses are closed until the 18th. And they have been since the 7th (our time on the West coast of USA). --- JSH TiBook Trouble is only opportunity in work clothes. (Henry J. Kaiser) -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: New PowerBooks
I am impatiently waiting for my 12 refurb from Sacramento, CA. They have delayed it now to the 23rd, when it was the ship on Monday overnight! I need my PB! -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: SuperDrive Dilemma
On Feb 16, 2005, at 6:59 PM, G-Books wrote: From: Timothy Luoma [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: SuperDrive Dilemma Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 20:48:40 -0500 I'm trying to decide between MCE Lucid-M8X 8x DVD=B1R/RW + 2.4x Double Layer Portable FireWire Drive http://www.mcetech.com/lucidm8x.html $279 and MCE 8X SuperDrive Upgrade for PowerBook G4 with Double Layer Support http://www.mcetech.com/pbg4dvdr8dl.html $249 Obviously the portable Firewire one could be used with other computers (I don't have another one that I'd use it with currently, but you never know when another computer will show up ;-) But it's external, another thing to carry around, etc. The internal drive is easier to deal with. Basically that's the only advantage that I can see. It's a little cheaper, but then there's postage (to send it to MCE) or a service charge (if I find a local reseller who can install it). Assuming that I can find somewhere to install it, I assume they'd charge at least $30 to install it, and if I have to send it to MCE I'm going to be w/o my computer for a few days. So the price is a wash to me. I'm leaning towards the external. It's not very big, if anything goes wrong with it, it can be sent off for repair/replacement without leaving me w/o the use of my Powerbook, I can use it w/ other computers, no concerns about excess heat, and if I do go somewhere w/o it and need to burn a DVD-R, I still can do that. Anyone have other thoughts, esp. why I ought to consider the internal? Anyone else have one of these drives? IIRC, you're putting this in a Lombard, right? If so I think you'll get tired of waiting for a DVD to master with the G3, and don't even consider doing movies. In fact iDVD won't load on less than a 733mhz G4 now. So that means the external drive, but you'll also have to get a Firewire card for the Lombard. --- JSH TiBook Criticism comes easier than craftsmanship. (Zeuxis) -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo G3 900MHz or G4 500MHz
At 9:59 PM -0500 2/16/05, Andrew wrote: I'd skip the Wallstreet and go straight to a Lombard or Pismo, much better OSX support, not to mention slimmer and lighter. I bought my wife a Wallstreet While I haven't seen a Pismo I think the extra connectivity would be very useful. Andrew, I was asking about your experience with the G3 900 upgrade and the reports of problems. Cliff -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
External drive options for Lombard?
Hello all I've got to reload the OS on my daughter's powerbook and I need a place to put the data she wants to keep. I've got an old external SCSI drive but it's only 1 Gb and I need at least 3Gb. If I could come up with a 4 Gb or better desktop size SCSI drive I could put it in the old case and get to work. Does anyone sell small SCSI drives anymore or am I going to have to strip the drive out of an old Beige? I'm also thinking about getting an external USB enclosure and putting an IDE drive into it, can anyone recommend a brand that works with OS 9? Thanks -- Andrew in Ann Arbor -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: SuperDrive Dilemma
On Feb 16, 2005, at 10:49 PM, Jeff Hubatka wrote: IIRC, you're putting this in a Lombard, right? Nope. Sorry, I guess I should have said. This is for a 1.5Ghz P4 w/ 1Gb RAM. I'm actually looking at getting an *internal* drive and putting it in an external enclosure. Will be a lot cheaper than either of those drives and a lot faster too. TjL -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: SuperDrive Dilemma
Cheaper and faster, but not anywhere near as slick. Andrew On 17 Feb 2005 at 2:28, Timothy Luoma wrote: On Feb 16, 2005, at 10:49 PM, Jeff Hubatka wrote: IIRC, you're putting this in a Lombard, right? Nope. Sorry, I guess I should have said. This is for a 1.5Ghz P4 w/ 1Gb RAM. I'm actually looking at getting an *internal* drive and putting it in an external enclosure. Will be a lot cheaper than either of those drives and a lot faster too. TjL -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Bluetooth Mice/Trackball Options. . .
On Feb 16, 2005, at 8:39 PM, Zoltan Batiz wrote: Also, for those who use either these or other Bluetooth mice I need know which is best for battery life, etc. I already have Bluetooth USB adapter for my Pismo and use several Bluetooth devices, except; which seems ironic, a mouse. I have the Logitech Bluetooth Desktop MX which I like well enough. I've been looking for a Bluetooth trackball, but the only one available is butt ugly. Battery life... the keyboard is on like it's 2nd set of 4AA batteries in almost a year. The mouse has a charger that I just pop it into each night. DON'T get a mouse that can't charge the batteries in the mouse, is my suggestion. The mouse has recently started acting up a little, but I don't know how long any of them last. I might just need to replace the rechargeable batteries. I actually would love an ergonomic bluetooth keyboard with a trackpad in the center (integrated mouse), but I haven't seen anything like that. BTW I got an iCurve when I got the keyboard and love love love it more than I ever thought I would love a piece of formed plastic. Wait, that didn't sound very good, but you know what I mean... TjL -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
