Re: international travel-charging issues?
On 4 Jun2005, at 8:53 PM, Kathryn Odell wrote: If so, would this hold true for iPod shuffles as well? (I have the usb charger for the Shuffle.) If you're plugging the iPod into a USB port on the computer to charge it, you don't need to change anything on it. What comes out of the USB port should be the same no matter what is charging the computer's battery. If the charger plugs into a wall socket, the charger should have the relevant information on it. Law requires a label or embossing on the charger (or anything else you plug in). For example, a Powerbook charger says Input: 100-240v 50-60 Hz. That tells you it can use both US's 120 voltage and most of the rest of the world's 240 voltage. If an iPod wall-plug charger says something similar, you don't need to transform the power, just adapt the plug. On the other hand, if the info says something more limited, like Input: 120v 60 Hz, that means US power only and that you have to use a transformer with foreign electricity. If you plan to use a phone cable for the computer, it must be converted also. Additionally you would be wise to get a device to tell you if the signal from the phone jack is safe. Some places have a different type of signal, which will harm the computer. This may not be relevant since your US ISP probably does not have a dial-up number in London so you'll be using wireless anyway. But check this out before plugging in a phone cable. One more thing--Apple sells a world adaptor pack; would there be any reason I couldn't just use the plugs I already have? Plugs and sockets are different in different parts of the world. UK plugs have round prongs (I think) so you need something to adapt the different shaped prongs to the sockets you'll encounter. Besides Apple's adapters, there is a device sold in hardware stores that combines a small surge protector with an adaptor for different socket configurations. Have a good trip. Peter -- 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: international travel-charging issues?
On Sun, Jun 5, 2005 at 3:03 pm -0400, Peter Saint James wrote: UK plugs have round prongs (I think) Er, not quite! See: http://users.pandora.be/worldstandards/electricity.htm#plugs (scroll down to 'type G') 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: international travel-charging issues?
On Jun 5, 2005, at 10:24 AM, Tim Hodgson wrote: On Sun, Jun 5, 2005 at 3:03 pm -0400, Peter Saint James wrote: UK plugs have round prongs (I think) Er, not quite! See: http://users.pandora.be/worldstandards/electricity.htm#plugs (scroll down to 'type G') TimH Apple's world kit adapters are nice! I have used them frequently. Too bad they out last two Apple power adapters for my iBook. Peter Apockotos http://www.apockotos.com http://www.gsdCentral.com http://www.happymacintosh.com http://www.knightrider.org -- 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 ---
FireFox News Video not working.
Hello All, Since I upgraded from 10.3.9 to 10.4.1 FireFox does not run News Video. The alert window says 'Error creator unique temp. file'. Is there a remedy for this ? TIA, greetings, Andre. -- 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: FireFox News Video not working.
Since I upgraded from 10.3.9 to 10.4.1 FireFox does not run News Video. The alert window says 'Error creator unique temp. file'. Is there a remedy for this ? I haven't upgraded to 10.3.x let alone 10.4.x, but whenever I've seen this sort of error, I know its time to do a fix permissions on the startup OS X drive with disk utility. I'd assume that's still the case, but I could be all wrong ;) Brian -- 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 ---
Tibook display pinout
DanK, I accidentally deleted your e-mail, but what I'm thinking of doing is trying to use it as a standalone display. It's a UA owned system, so I can't just sell it for parts, but if I could get it to work with a DVI output, I'd be upgrading my existing 15 conventional LCD display with something really cool... -- Bruce Johnson no matter where you go, there you are, B. Banzai -- 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: 802.11g PB, 802.11b router- slow??
At 11:37 PM -0400 06/03/2005, Brian wrote: A coworker has an 8? 10? month-old 15 powerbook, he said he had to buy a g router for home use as the g card in the PB did not perform well with his old b router. Much slower than b should be. He said his g router worked fine with b cards, but not the reverse. He's running some model Linksys G router now, I'm not sure what he was using as the b router for the g powerbook. Broken router issues aside, Linksys sux. Time and again, I've seen their older routers (built before the Cisco buyout) provide poor performance. The problem is either they use really slow processors ( 66-MHz mostly) or their wireless implementation sux. Newer Linksys products are better. I've never seen the problem with Netgear etc. FWIW, - Dan. -- 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: 802.11g PB, 802.11b router- slow??
Broken router issues aside, Linksys sux. Time and again, I've seen their older routers (built before the Cisco buyout) provide poor performance. The problem is either they use really slow processors ( 66-MHz mostly) or their wireless implementation sux. Newer Linksys products are better. I've never seen the problem with Netgear etc. My Pre-Cisco buy Linksys wap11 worked fine and delivered good performance with my 17 powerbook. S -- 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: 802.11g PB, 802.11b router- slow??
At 04:15 PM -0500 06/05/2005, Steve Fuller wrote: Broken router issues aside, Linksys sux. Time and again, I've seen their older routers (built before the Cisco buyout) provide poor performance. The problem is either they use really slow processors ( 66-MHz mostly) or their wireless implementation sux. Newer Linksys products are better. I've never seen the problem with Netgear etc. My Pre-Cisco buy Linksys wap11 worked fine and delivered good performance with my 17 powerbook. Add another computer or two. In my experience, that's when they fall flat -- when you expect them do actual routing. - Dan. -- 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: Heat issue/Apple
On 4-Jun-05, at 10:45 AM, Brian wrote: I'm having a heat issue with my iBook G4. I'm aware of the official list from apple on what to do when running 10.4.1, however, much of this does not apply to me, and what does apply does not help. I was not aware of this official list from Apple (regarding what to do when running 10.4.1) - can anybody tell me where it is as I am having some serious overheating issues since installing Tiger. I have called Applecare about this but they did not seem aware of any overheating problem at the time. Thanks, 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: Heat issue/Apple
My wife and I each have an iBook, both purchased last November and now both running 10.4.1. We have no issues with heat. Do you hold the computer on your lap or on an unventilated surface? In the past, when I first got this iBook, I used to hold it on a pillow on my lap and yes, it got HOT. I looked into this and saw an article about how most laptop computers need to be on a firm (so air can circulate around it) surface. I bought a little tray at CompUSA. Now, I use it on the pillow on my lap and the iBook stays cool. My wife has no issues with heat either, of course she leaves hers sitting on a table and hunches over it (how she does it is beyond me (looks really uncomfortable--but that's what she's always done)). Tim On Jun 5, 2005, at 10:25 PM, Amber wrote: On 4-Jun-05, at 10:45 AM, Brian wrote: I'm having a heat issue with my iBook G4. I'm aware of the official list from apple on what to do when running 10.4.1, however, much of this does not apply to me, and what does apply does not help. I was not aware of this official list from Apple (regarding what to do when running 10.4.1) - can anybody tell me where it is as I am having some serious overheating issues since installing Tiger. I have called Applecare about this but they did not seem aware of any overheating problem at the time. Thanks, 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 --- -- 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 ---
