Re: Faulty keyboard ?
On 2/11/06 3:07 AM, Amber Robey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just had my 15 AL PB keyboard replaced at a local Apple authorized repair center. My other keyboard was backlit and was being replaced as it was defective (i.e. caps lock did not work properly, keys were not striking properly). However, when I got home and started using it in a less well lit room, I noticed that a number of the keys are not backlit at all. i.e. various letter keys on either end, almost all the number keys and all the directional keys on the bottom right. I called the place it had just been installed and asked if he had tested the backlighting. He said why would I bother testing it - it's a brand new keyboard and then said the keys all work don't they ? like they all type the right letter or symbol? I replied yes and he said well, it's not exactly a priority for me to fix it if they just don't light up..does it really matter ? Anyway, I honestly find this really irritating as I now have to leave my PB with him again for an entire day and he said he doesn't think he can fit me in for a few days now. I am not sure how these backlit keyboards are installed - is this likely a fault in the way he put it in or possibly something defective with the keyboard itself ? It is all being repaired under Applecare so wondering if I should request another keyboard instead ? Any suggestions ? Yell bloody murder! It isn't up to the tech to decide whether or not the feature is important. Apple provides it, touts it. I'd do three things: 1) move up the chain at that store - complain to the service manager, manager and owner. Demand that it be fixed properly. 2) report the matter to Apple's customer service. 3) if you don't get satisfaction move to another dealer 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: 1GHz Powerbook OS 9 install woes
On 2/4/06 12:14 PM, Kevin O'Grady [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just got a PB 1GHz laptop yesterday, and it arrived with only 10.3.2 installed. I tried to get it to load OS 9, but kept getting a flashing icon even after using my OSX 10.4 DVD to erase and install OS 9 drivers. I read an article from Apple regarding this issue (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61790), but I might not possess the recommended install DVD (restore disk) among the ones that arrived with it. Other than this glitch, I am very impressed with the laptop. Kevin - you saying you are trying to install OS 9. Are you trying to install OS 9 to boot into 9 or to run in Classic mode? At some point a couple years back Apple dropped OS 9 as a bootable OS and since then we've only been able to run it from within OS X. For this purpose the old OS 9 drivers aren't needed. 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: connecting a G3 to my G4 laptop
On 2/4/06 2:06 PM, J Schooster [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a very old G3 PowerMac (the beige one, desktop, not the tower) and I'm trying to transfer information from it to my new 17 G4 laptop ... or to an external hard drive that I have for backups. The external drive has a USB connector and works nicely with my laptop... You CAN get a USB-SCSI adapter but your G3 desktop has PCI slots. It would be easier to locate a PCI USB adapter. Check out http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/ for a compatible card. You may or may not have to download a driver for it. Then you'll be able to connect your drive without a problem. 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: 1GHz Powerbook OS 9 install woes
On 2/4/06 2:13 PM, Kevin O'Grady [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Feb 4, 2006, at 1:27 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kevin - you saying you are trying to install OS 9. Are you trying to install OS 9 to boot into 9 or to run in Classic mode? At some point a couple years back Apple dropped OS 9 as a bootable OS and since then we've only been able to run it from within OS X. For this purpose the old OS 9 drivers aren't needed. david The machine's serial # reported (according to http://www.chipmunk.nl/ klantenservice/applemodel.html ) it says that it was built in March of 2003. As far as I can tell it is a dual boot system. The brain fart occurs if you don't have the restore DVD. I have a set of 3 restore disks (+ iMovie 2 (2 disks)), and a restore software CD , one will boot and tell me I can't use it with this computer and the other refuses to boot. It gets so far and then tells me to start up with extensions off and reports an error 11. The laptop has 1 Gb of memory (maxed out) and a DVD Superdrive 1x. I might be interested in beefing up the superdrive, but must cure this non-OS 9 issue first. I liked the answer given earlier about trying an original 9.2 disk and going from there. What I've read from Apple doesn't lean toward this as a solution, however, I tend to trust the experience of people that actually have/use the same hardware as I do. So if it IS the dual book notebook then it should start up with an OS 9.2 CD and I'm sorry to report I no longer have mine or I'd be glad to send it to you. It has been a very long time for me so all I remember about Error 11 was that it was pretty generic - a hardware fault - I think. It may mean nothing more than you have a bad install disk. Bah! Like I said, I haven't touched OS 9 in several years. 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: [OT] The old days [Was:Re: Reminder: LowEndMac lists rules]
On 2/3/06 10:46 AM, Peter Apockotos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Without violating any of my NDA's. The testing phase is also rushed too quickly. The testing phase - you mean that period after the application has been given to the customer, right? evil grin I look back on my days as a programmer and miss them not at all. Today I get home at a regular hour, don't have an incompetent looking over my shoulder, and don't have to deal with clients who caused their own headaches. -- 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: open source software and Macs
You missed the point A.J. I'm talking about MONEY, not compatibility. If I am gifting 1000 G3s - I am not buying MS Office for them. As a nonprofit I can get MS Office for my staff at $20.00 a pop, but I sure can't afford to put it on 1000 computers raino On 2/2/06 8:38 AM, MorningAJ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Think we could drop Microsoft Office on those G3s? Nah. FWIW, Office 2004 runs like a champ on my G3 iBook 700. I'll stress again that, for the most part, Microsoft apps written for the Mac generally tend to be quite nice - especially when compared with their Windows counterparts. We'll use the free Corel Word Perfect version 3.5, Abiword, Open Office, whatever is compatible with the OS we are placing. Free is good. Free is especially good for first time users who don't have a computer in the first place because they can't afford one. As long as the software does what you need... cheers, A.J. -- 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: Reminder: LowEndMac lists rules
On 2/2/06 7:55 PM, Tim Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: oy! Are we going to start up with this here? I un-subscribed from the iMac list because of it. Tim Tim - you might as well face it. These lists are informative but run by inflexible tin pots. You accept it or move on. -- 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: open source software and Macs
Hey there, I am with you on anything free for the Mac. We gift PCs and Macs to folks who don't have access to technology. We have placed ton's o' Macs. Think we could drop Microsoft Office on those G3s? Nah. We'll use the free Corel Word Perfect version 3.5, Abiword, Open Office, whatever is compatible with the OS we are placing. Free is good. Free is especially good for first time users who don't have a computer in the first place because they can't afford one. raino On 2/1/06 5:44 PM, Steve Peckey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Its funny when I posted stuff on here about open source software I did not think it would be met with such strong opinions. Its almost like its a apple vs pc debate. I just posted because I would think that most of the users could utilize open source stuff without spend $$$ on software that they may use a few times a week. Even student that don't have a software program with their school would rather save the 200.00 on an app if they can use a office suite that is free. My two cents again Cheers Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto: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: i-pod ???
On 1/29/06 2:44 PM, Dylan McDermond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 28, 2006, at 3:46 PM, sandra ragan wrote: the full size and the nano are really your best options as all else (except the shuffle) are discontinued. We have a mini and a nano... the mini is bw and doesn't do photos. I disagree. His best option would be a previous generation ipod Photo - 40gb or 60gb. They won't do movies, but they have firewire. Unless Woody wants to buy a USB2 Cardbus adapter, the USB-only iPod Video and Nanos will be painfully slow to transfer over his Pismo's USB 1.1 interface. Since my wife is actually using a Nano with an original flat-panel iMac (USB 1.1) I asked her opinion. Completely replacing the music of the Nano takes well over an hour during which time she can read her mail and do a little surfing, she says. Further, since she rarely swaps out more than a couple CDs worth of music at a time, her syncs rarely last longer than 10 minutes and most fewer than that. She recommends that Nano but admits she'd not want to think about the first sync of a 30 gig video iPod. 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: New iLife 06
This was a problem last year with iPages that we eventually traced to a very full Movie folder. Do you have lots of data in yours? I have a HUGE amount of music and close to 5000 photos and I'm not bombing out on my PowerBook or my desktop. Nor does have I seen any mention of this yet at the Apple Discussion site. david The only problem with iWeb is that when you use the Media browser, it bombs. This is a repeatable and predicable problem. Hopefully Apple will have an update to patch this soon. On Jan 15, 2006, at 6:17 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/15/06 6:36 PM, Amber R. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: iWeb itself is a pretty cool little application. I was able to set up a basic website with all kinds of hyperlinks, photos etc in less than 10 minutes. Very intuitive ! It does not look like a custom job but is great for those just wanting to set up blogs, photos of the kids for the grandparents etc etc. I too got iLife and iWork Friday. I've been playing with both of them, as well as taking a fresh look at RapidWeaver 3.2 which is a good deal changed and improved since I last looked at it. If you'd like to see my thoughts on them, check out http://homepage.mac.com/davidwb/thoughts/index.html as I continue to explorations. Also check out the photo album I created with iWeb at http://web.mac.com/davidwb/iWeb/Site/Welcome.html 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 --- -- 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: iWeb re: publishing to servers other than .Mac
On 1/16/06 1:17 PM, Amber R. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, I am using .Mac but you do not have to have a .Mac account to publish the pages you create in iWeb. You can just publish them to a folder and then upload them to any server you wish. And this might actually be the preferred method even if you do have .Mac because uploads to .Mac are excruciatingly slow and there is a great deal of talk on the Apple discussion site about timeout errors - of which I've had more than my share. iWeb is a nifty program but like any version 1, it has its issues. I'm updating my Thoughts blog as I continue to use it. 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: New iLife 06
On 1/15/06 6:36 PM, Amber R. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: iWeb itself is a pretty cool little application. I was able to set up a basic website with all kinds of hyperlinks, photos etc in less than 10 minutes. Very intuitive ! It does not look like a custom job but is great for those just wanting to set up blogs, photos of the kids for the grandparents etc etc. I too got iLife and iWork Friday. I've been playing with both of them, as well as taking a fresh look at RapidWeaver 3.2 which is a good deal changed and improved since I last looked at it. If you'd like to see my thoughts on them, check out http://homepage.mac.com/davidwb/thoughts/index.html as I continue to explorations. Also check out the photo album I created with iWeb at http://web.mac.com/davidwb/iWeb/Site/Welcome.html 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: MacWorld Expo
Sorry but I see something completely different. I come into Apple when it was being run by a fizzy water merchant. The company was unfocused and losing marketshare despite having a superior vision. The company had competing divisions which used company politics to play executives off each other for their own advantage. I saw a company heading down the tubes. It got no better until Jobs came back. I don't care if Jobs is rude and abrupt - as I know he is. I don't care if he is eccentric - as I know he is. The company has focus, direction, and is moving forward. Stock that I paid between $13 and $22 for split and is now closing in on $100 a share. The product is reinvigorated and we have a code base on which to grow for quite some time. Just because you don't like his choices doesn't make him wrong or you right. Sometimes it looks like the focus is more on what he personally wants than what we... the users... need or want. Take the near demise of the Desktop metaphor Finder (specifically as iconic/object representations) in the first round of OSX... I for one spent 5 years in a firm moving people from command line interfaces to GUIs... not because it made money, but because our brains process massive amounts of information faster visually and we see patterns in that information easier visually... comes with being human. Returning to list mode as a primary interface experience is only better for a small section of the population Motif and NextStep were very well done GUIs, so that's not where it came from. If you look at his history... Steve gets off into his own trips occasionally - like any high energy, creative genius - and they aren't all good for Apple or users. Thankfully those around him have maintained a balance... but as the stakes get larger, so do the chances for really big mistakes -- 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: MacWorld Expo
Mum, Wacom had a huge booth-got to see their tablets in 4 different booths, actually I bought some software for our nonprofit-cheaper than through other sites... Fun to watch people react to new things. Lots of folks having a good time. I LOVED it. I am into the artistic part of the show-the displays were wonderful, the lights! The sounds! Most of the the folks at the booths were great (except the folks at Intuit-dang-they were grumpy!). Music, lights, geek bling, it was great. raino On 1/12/06 8:38 AM, sandra ragan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just heard from a trusted friend that this years show is very disappointing over all... only half the usual size... and missing major vendors like Wacom and the DevDepot truck sale. I was planning to drive up (2.5 hrs one way) in hopes of getting a bigger HD for my powerbook and some good software deals... any one who's been there want to comment? Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.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: Applecare on Powerbooks ?
On 1/11/06 3:19 PM, Amber R. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello everybody, I have just had a very frustrating conversation with Applecare and was told that the keyboard and latch on my Powerbook are not covered at all. I am still under the Applecare warranty period and was actually told by Applecare technical support that these items were covered. However, in talking with customer care, they have advised me that Applecare only covers hardware. Are the latch and keyboard not considered hardware ? Has anybody here had any problems with getting these two items repaired under Applecare ? Amber - this is patently untrue. Call again and if this tech support person makes the same claim, firmly but politely request that your call be transferred to a supervisor. The first person you talk to is a gatekeeper whose job is to make you go away. I've had three keyboards replaced. My first iBook lost the 'e' key and without question the tech support woman immediately asked for confirmation of my address to send a new keyboard. My second iBook the keyboard failed entirely and I was warned that when I returned the original keyboard it would be examined for abuse and water damage and I might be charged full price. I was quoted $99 if I remember correctly. I was not charged. My current PowerBook has had 2 keyboard replacements. The first developed a stuttering '5' key - sometimes it wouldn't type and other times it double typed. Of course the PowerBook keyboard isn't user replaceable. It was replaced under warranty. This winter the latch began to sporadically fail to close. This was repaired under AppleCare extended warranty AND when it was returned the paperwork mentioned a new keyboard. The backlighting had stopped working on the number keys and I guess the tech noticed it. I didn't care and hadn't even thought about getting it repaired. BTW, if you have a local Apple store or independent dealer you might want to deal locally rather than over the phone. I think it is much easier to say no to a voice over the phone than a up close and personal. 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: Intel Macs....
On 1/10/06 2:37 PM, Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 10, 2006, at 11:50 AM, Van Snyder wrote: http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/ A buddy of mine just took a lucky guess at the URL. In Wayne and Garth's immortal words SCHHHWINGGG! :-) If those published stats hold up to real world comparisons, that's one helluva impressive laptop. The one thing I'm not finding is battery life stats on the new notebook. I have a 15 now and I'm perfectly satisfied with it as long as I'm within reach of an electrical outlet. On a good day I'm getting 2:30 from a full charge and I've never done any better. If the MacBook (I'll never get used to that!) gets anywhere close to my Dull's 4:30 my credit card is getting some use! 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: Methods of duplicating boot drive (was: Re: HOWTO Boot Powerbook from Firewire drive
On 1/6/06 12:58 PM, Frank P. Eigler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 6 Jan 2006, TjL wrote: [snip] The fatal flaw to your plan is that it requires me doing all that. Manually. Manual backs are almost always out of date. (yes, to the 3 of you who do manual backups regularly, your discipline is impressive, but most of us fail to meet your level of existance). SuperDuper automatically updates *just the changed files* every night at 3:30a.m. All I have to do is make sure the FW drive is attached. That was worth the $30 to me. TjL But that would also seem to entail leaving your backup drive running all night, unattended. Seems a little risky, unless you've got an A/B backup routine going. A backup drive isn't necessarily an external, it could be an internal drive. But even if it is external, what's risky about leaving it on over night? My lab's server is backed up nightly to an external drive. The external has been on 24/7 for three years now. This external drive has saved my bacon twice. 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: MacInTouch Survey of i-Books and PowerBooks
On 1/4/06 6:24 PM, Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My problem with this is that it's an entirely self-reported survey and macintouch is a notorious squeaky wheel fest site where folks with problems congregate and inflate the importance of their problems. (I don't even look at that website or MacFixIt anymore. It's just too tough wading through all the chaff for the occasional grain of usefulness. Too many Ack! Don't install 10.4.3, it killed my computer, shot my dog and ran off with my girlfriend! This is the WORST UPDATE EVAR stories.) Self-reported surveys are notoriously inaccurate to start with, and self-reported surveys about consumer experience and satisfaction are even worse. People satisfied with their experience are unlikely to even go to a trouble-shooting site, much less take the time to fill out a form. Bruce has pretty well summed up the problem with the survey. The site is largely visited by people who have problems - it is therefore predisposed to hear the bad and not the good. It's like going to the Apple Discussion Groups; go there looking for information about the computer you are thinking of buying and you'll walk away thinking they are all lemons. The larger problem however is with the very nature of the computer industry and Apple's dependence on style and coolness, not to mention that fact that the consumer buys into it. Every couple of years Apple throws away a design and starts over. New motherboard, new custom chips, new case, new power supply, new cooling system...you get the idea. I think we all understand that new designs will have problems that won't turn up until the factory starts cranking them out and large numbers of people get them. It takes a while for the manufacturer to identify and fix production problems and for the designer to recognize flaws and fix them. These issues aren't indications of quality control problems - they are built the realities of manufacturing. 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: Li-Ion Wasting charge cycles?
On 12/31/05 9:30 AM, Jim Katz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Someone mentioned that the L-I battery should be drained completely if used at all since any charge cycle is one less from the total number of charge cycles possible for that battery. If true, then I've been wasting them. I play Scrabble with a partner. When I pass the laptop to the other player, I unplug the AC. When I get it back 5 minutes later, I plug it in again during my turn, so as to restore full charge for off-leash work after the games are finished. Is this a bad habit? No, though that much plugging and unplugging may not be good for the computer. LiIon batteries should NOT be fully discharged on a regular basis and should NEVER be permitted to stay that way for a lengthy period of time. If your battery has been discharged about 80% then recharged that doesn't count for a total discharge. 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: Cable internet and Macs
On 12/31/05 2:44 AM, Caleb Cupples [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm finally taking the jump and going to broadband internet access, but I'm wondering if anyone has had any problems with the cable monkeys looking at a Mac like it's a Pandora's Box or not. I'm in redneck land, so I figure that'll happen with my Linux/OS X/Windoze network, so I want to be sure that I'm covered on all bases. Also, does anyone know of any good PCI wireless cards on the cheap? I've seen D-Link and Hawking 802.11g PCI adapters running about $40 at CircuitCity. A few months ago I picked up some Belkin adapters at geeks.com for $25 each but Geeks is the Odd Lots of computer stores so no telling what they have now. From my experience one is as good as the other, I suspect they are all made at the same Chinese factory anyway. You might also want to see what (if any) kind of deal the cable company is offering. Our local Warner company offers all kinds of unadvertised enticements. For example, while local rates for Roadrunner are $45 I've been paying $29 for nearly 2 years. When Warner raised the price to $45 I called to cancel and I was offered $29 for 6 months. Every 6 months I call to cancel and get that rate for another 6 months. That's worth the 10-15 wait to talk to a service rep twice a year. 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: pismo and usb2
On 12/30/05 9:43 PM, Caleb Cupples [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It was nothing. I'd remembered seeing one last night when I was browsing for a Sonnet Aria, so I'm just glad my vague memories can help. Best of luck to you getting your Pismo running USB2, but with my experience, even USB 1 does a fairly decent job on a Video iPod. Take it from little ol' me. I use the built-in ports on my Lombard all the time. It's slow, but it's still a little faster than the Lombard's factory drive. Caleb - the difference between syncing with USB1 and USB2 is tremendous. When I completely swap out playlists on my 4 gig Nano it takes about 15 minutes on my desktop G5 (USB2) and between 60 and 90 minutes on my G4 at work. (I don't normally sync it with my work computer but I wanted to test it before buying my wife a Nano for Christmas.) I don't know how you could stand filling a 30 or 60 Gig iPod with USB1. 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: iPod repair
MicroDoc is fab. http://www.microdocusa.com Their techs are truly amazing-they fix things the Apple store can't! raino On 12/22/05 8:06 PM, Kristina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sigh so putting in a battery is not so easy. The motherboard plug did not come un done for my well meaning husband...and...well the ribbon came loose from dear daughters's iPod's motherboard plug. so...who repairs iPods. after Christmas Kristina -- 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 ---
Tiger and Safari problem
Greetings... and sorry for the cross post to this and the Ti list. Anyone aware of Safari issues in Tiger? Did clean install of Tiger last night (Ti 400) and then set up my DSL acct for the first time. Safari would not load anything, saying I did not have an internet connection... but the Earthlink tech ran me through the list and was able to ping their diagnostic site so DID have a connection. Safari would not load anything. Any help out there? (I was surprised to find Safari is the only browser on the Safari disk.) Thanks, Don mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.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: Tiger and Safari problem
Original Message: - From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 11:31:48 -0700 To: G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com Subject: Re: Tiger and Safari problem On Oct 14, 2005, at 9:28 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings... and sorry for the cross post to this and the Ti list. Anyone aware of Safari issues in Tiger? Did clean install of Tiger last night (Ti 400) There was a safari update in August, also, you should update to 10.4.2, a lot of stuff got fixed. *** Thanks, Bruce that might help but to receive the upgrades/updates, I need to get online first with the TiBook that received the Tiger install. Safari doesn't recognize the DSL connection which has been verified so not sure what to do... but call Apple (). (Unfortunately, the modem in the 'book is dead so at present, I'm at a loss.) Don mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.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: Tiger and Safari problem
Thanks Bruce and John. I restarted several times per the Earthlink troubleshooting instructions and then again when on the phone with their tech... as I mentioned, we confirmed a connection with ping to them but Safari says there is no connection. I will try the updates and hope that solves the issue. Thanks again, Don Original Message: - From: John McGibney [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sometimes I've had problems with safari after setting up an internet connection, a simple restart solved the problem. Relaunching Safari didn't always work. John On Oct 14, 2005, at 12:28 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings... and sorry for the cross post to this and the Ti list. Anyone aware of Safari issues in Tiger? Did clean install of Tiger last night (Ti 400) and then set up my DSL acct for the first time. Safari would not load anything, saying I did not have an internet connection... but the Earthlink tech ran me through the list and was able to ping their diagnostic site so DID have a connection. Safari would not load anything. Any help out there? (I was surprised to find Safari is the only browser on the Safari disk.) Thanks, Don mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.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: Tiger and Safari problem
Original Message: - From: Steve Fuller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 13:53:56 -0500 To: G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com Subject: Re: Tiger and Safari problem Did they have you ping a host via name or via IP address? If they gave you just an address to ping, then it sounds like DNS isn't working properly. I'd go through and verify your IP address and DNS server settings if you entered them in manually. Make sure that you have them entered for the proper interface, etc. Steve Steve... I think I pinged them at their IP address. However, I did enter the IP address and DNS addresses by hand, as given to me by the Earthlink tech so I assume (yes, possibly big mistake!) that those entries are now correct. This evening I'll try to the Updater solution and hope it works! I am feeling like a kid at Christmas in receipt of a new toy that reqires batteries... not included. New OS and new for me DSL and can't enjoy it yet. Don mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.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: FTP client for Panther?
or just open a terminal and learn a few easy commands or OSX's connect to server and forget about other programs all together :-) -- Robert AIM: wingnut022074 YIM: wingnut274 MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] gtalk: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 07/10/05 00:40, Andrew in Ann Arbor at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all A musician friend has a bunch of MP3s on his web site. If I had an FTP client I could download whole directories at once instead of saving each song one at a time. Any recommendations for an FTP client for OS 10.3.9? Transmit? -Laurent. -- 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: Lombard installation woes with OS 10.2 and up
Also sometimes this is only a problem while installing remove one of the sodimms ...install ... put it back in and it works (i had this problem with my lombard and 10.3.o install) -- Robert AIM: wingnut022074 YIM: wingnut274 MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] gtalk: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Oct 7, 2005, at 11:48 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Therefore I purchased both a 128 MB and a low-profile 256 MB RAM chip (from different manufacturers). However, in whatever configuration (128, 192, 256, 320 or 384 MB), or in whatever slot, the Lombard crashes during installation . Sometimes it gets pretty far along the process, sometimes things go awry almost immediately. -- 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: FTP client for Panther?
I really like Transmit 3. Super easy to use and lots of options for download/uploading. Go here: http://www.panic.com/transmit/ raino On 10/6/05 9:40 PM, Andrew in Ann Arbor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all A musician friend has a bunch of MP3s on his web site. If I had an FTP client I could download whole directories at once instead of saving each song one at a time. Any recommendations for an FTP client for OS 10.3.9? 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: off topic: gaming question
Why are you talking about Dell computers on this list? Off topic or not, Dells ain't allowed, baby. raino On 9/21/05 2:07 PM, Mike K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you must remove the clone cd software many of game cd will protect against cloning program so, it will tell you this remove it and enjoy the game Kristina He means you have a CD emulation program running. ie something like mDaemon or Alcohol 120%, or several others. If you or your son don't know anything about these you most likely don't so there is a problem with the game, ie it's a copy. it often happens with game copies that it will install fine but it will not run. If you let me know the exact game name I can find a replacement exe for it that will allow you to run it without the CD. bummer I hate being illegal! It does say it is illegal if sold outside Thailand...i thought ebay didn't deal in this sort of thing? Tho i noticed when I went back to question this guy about this he had been removed as a seller. Is this why? The game is Juiced...something about fast cars...where are the noble men of our culture getting their training??? angst! The Dell in question is my husband's work laptop only home in the evenings...not here now... His sister got a cheap Dell inspiron 1150 for graduation...the processor is already bad we think...it runs much slower than it used to...my other daughter and I are mac stable! if you send me the file can i forward it to one of those computers? Kristina Here is a guide I just made and the necessary files. http://dev.mindaugas.us/juiced/ :: Mindaugas www.mindaugas.us More robots less humans! Save our LAN! www.coloradogameralliance.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: AVI files
Quicktime pretty much sucks with many AVI files.Try VLC http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ Better program opens almost anything On Sep 20, 2005, at 2:03 PM, victoria duggan wrote: Hi all just been sent some discs of my family at the other end of the country and they have been saved in avi video files My system is a pismo with 768 ram 500 cpu 30gb hdd and a combo drive cdrw/dvd running the latest version of X Tiger and I have quicktime 7 pro loaded but it cannot read the files it says i need a 3rd party software but which one do i need any help will be great TIA Vicki -- 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: External FW drives problems and Tiger?
Thanks to all who posted comments and suggestions which I will follow. I did check the Smartdisk site and they comment on the issue with Panther but suggest it only exists with 60G+ sized drives (mine is 20G). I will probably b/u my super critical files (of which there aren't many) on zip disks I already have, and then hope Tiger plays well with the FW drive. Thanks again, Don Original Message: - From: Harry Corsover [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 22:20:20 -0700 To: G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com Subject: Re: External FW drives problems and Tiger? There are two things to watch out for. One is whether the disk will be recognized (or mount). The other is whether the disk is bootable. The first is much less likely to be a problem, but I ran into the second when I bought two FireWire 80GB disks from IOGear. They were not bootable. I went several rounds with them claiming we never advertised them as bootable (which IMO is like selling a car without a fuel system, saying we never advertised that it had a fuel system) before they agreed to replace them with bootable models. The only way I know (short of trial and error) is to get direct information from the drive manufacturer about this. Regards, Harry Corsover --- On Sep 13, 2005, at 9:06 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: I've been using 3 or 4 different FireWire drives under 10.4.2 without any problem... = Empower Your Future www.harryc.biz mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.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 ---
External FW drives problems and Tiger?
I'm ready to install Tiger on my PB G4 and will first backup critical files to a Smartdisk Firelite 20GB firewire drive. I understand there were problems with fw drives not being recognized in 10.3. Does anyone know if that problem has been fixed with Tiger or should I be concerned? Thanks, Don mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.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: Lombard as projector
sorry I don't have the equipment, but I do have a Lombard ... there is a VGA (Monitor) out on the back of the lombard. Plug that into a projector and you should be good to go. On Aug 23, 2005, at 2:01 PM, Kristina wrote: Here's my question: How can I use my Lombard OS 9.2 as a projector of photos, or interent sites of art work for whole class viewing? If you can tell me what I will need please speak very slowly... If you have this equipment going to the macgarage sale let me know. -- 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: Widget for finding free/paid hotspots
I am siting at an internet cafe right now I found via j-wire. If you travel a lot i suggest you down load the actual application they have since the widget is only good if you can get a connection already On Aug 12, 2005, at 12:45 PM, Bryan Forbes wrote: If you are running OS X with widgets ... you can download the jiwire - http://tinyurl.com8o6ft or use their website http://www.jiwire.com/search-hotspot- locations.htm JiWire finds both free paid locations ... I've found the widget to be pretty good. Bryan F. --- On Aug 12, 2005, at 11:13 AM, Krow Magnum wrote: Here's a site with a bunch of free wifi info: http://www.wififreespot.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 --- -- 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: Help w/ AOL, Jaguar, Wallstreet
You'll probably get this advice in buckets, but, here goes: Dump AOL. Our nonprofit has had TERRIFIC results and support from one of our list member's ISP; JMUG CONNECT. Sam is always helpful and knows his stuff. $15.00 a month for national dialup. http://www.jmug-connect.net/. Sam rocks! We had a similar issue with a recipient's 'book who put AOL on it. Ended up simpler to dump AOL and go with a different provider. raino On 5/31/05 2:04 PM, Andrew Kershaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is anyone out here still using AOL in OS X? My sister is, and I promised I'd help her work out some problems. Unfortunately, I can't figure it out. The issue is that AOL won't talk to the Wallstreet's modem. I installed it on my Pismo (10.3.9), and that's what I'm using to connect right now. On the Wallstreet (running 10.2 Jaguar, which update I'm not entirely sure), AOL's idiot setup always finds the right modem description (Apple Internal 56k v.90), but it seems to want to select the printer/modem port for the connection. When using so-called expert setup, I pick the right modem description and the internal modem for the port. Either way, when AOL tries to dial, it fails with results like modem not accepting our commands or modem cannot find a carrier signal. I've verified that AOL Dialup is the mode selected in the Network preference pane, and nothing seems wrong there. The modem works fine in OS 9/AOL 5, so there's no hardware or phone line issues. Does anyone have any ideas? FYI, I'm in digest mode since I've been stuck with AOL dialup for a couple of days. Thanks, Drew -- 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: [OT] What to do with old CRTs?
Hi Laurent, CRTs are nasty items. An average 17 monitor holds 7.5 pounds of lead (protecting you from those radioactive isotopes). In your CRT computer monitor there is also phosphorous, cadmium, barium and mercury. As a product, these hazardous materials are safely sealed. (The lead is imbedded in the glass, for instance). However, when the monitor is sent to a landfill, heavy equipment is used to compact the waste. This crushing and smashing of the waste causes the hazardous materials to be released and a leaching process can occur as a result of CRT breakage. These toxic materials will probably find their way into our water supply. When the glass is crushed by trash facilities, the lead-bearing particles and phosphors become an airborne hazard. Some states have banned CRT disposal in landfills. Here in Oregon, we have an interim policy, meaning, folks are discouraged from dumping monitors. Our nonprofit takes in 20-100 monitors a week. We gift working monitors with the computers we give away, we sell some in our thrift store, and we recycle the monitors that are too small, to old, or broken. Besides our rent of $4500.00 a month, monitor recycling fees are our biggest expense. We are committed to not dumping in international back yards-a VERY big nasty secret within the recycling industry. Because we specialize in Macintosh, we are faced with an additional problem. Apple manufactures the wonderful all in one (AIO) computer. Monitor recyclers will not accept AIOs (more hardware to deal with, more screws in the take apart). Unless we are willing to pay $20.00 a piece to recycle the AIOs we are stuck with 00s and 100s of nonplacable machines. So, we have started a program were we dismantle the AIOs and recycle the bare CRTs. This lowers our cost and makes it possible to continue to work with schools (the biggest generator of AIO waste because they are the biggest buyer of them). I am delighted you are considering the impact of the dead monitor on your environment. Apple recently got some VERY bad press for not designing their products for recycability. Panasonic is really moving on this, so are a few big manufacturers. If you recycle your monitor with a responsible nonprofit or for-profit business, you can know that the material won't be dumped in other countries and the material will be reused. Lead from monitors is used to make new batteries, the glass may be used for road surfaces, the plastic may be used in your car dashboard, or new computer plastics, or maybe that new Barbie doll in the shop window. LEM list members ship us their monitors on a regular basis. If you ship, remember to include the $15.00 handling fee (whether the monitor works or not). raino On 5/26/05 8:47 AM, Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not really on topic, but since I didn't have any other place to ask... I have my Apple Studio Display 17 that stopped displaying a picture last week. I did replace it with a 19 LCD display, so I'm not really trying to repair it. However, I already had an Apple Studio Display 21 that stopped working last year. So, I have 2 of those big CRTs taking space and I was wondering what to do with them. I'm pretty sure that the problem is with the power supply and somebody more experienced with televisions and CRTs might be able to repair them. I'm not looking to repair them, just to get rid of them. I was thinking that I could maybe offer them on the LEM-Swap list. Any suggestion? Thanks! -Laurent. -- 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: [OT] What to do with old CRTs?
Shoot, I mistyped-I meant to type photon. There is radioactive photon waves shooting out of the electron guns. The lead is embedded in the glass to protect you from the photons. Any magnetic field is radioactive. CRTs also have lead in the soldering, the capacitors, and often lead is sprayed on the boards as a fire retardant. LCDs have there own issues, one being the mercury contained in the backlight. raino On 5/26/05 12:31 PM, Rick McCutcheon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 26-May-05, at 1:24 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On May 26, 2005, at 10:40 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: CRTs are nasty items. An average 17 monitor holds 7.5 pounds of lead (protecting you from those radioactive isotopes). There are NO radioactive isotopes in CRT's! The lead is there to provide shielding to/from the magnetic fields moving the electron beams. as I've always understood, but if the lead is there to shield us from the magnetic fields moving the electron beams then I take it they're not very good for us either... a good reason to have LCD screens? Are there similar problems there that I need to know about too? I've always assumed it was one of the key selling features (besides obvious size / weight issues). And, not to lose the main point, approx. 7.5 pounds of lead per monitor means there is a lot of lead going into landfill sites! Rick -- 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: Two questions (sort of OT)
On 4/13/05 2:31 PM, Brian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Your iPod whirring is the hard drive and if it were due to a really fragged drive you would probably be hearing a whir and clicking or scratching too. The clicking/scratching would be the heads moving back and forth seeking the next cluster. You are likely to notice the whirring sound more in a quiet environment and when you are looking for it. I suspect it is nothing to worry about. As for your jump drive - having lost one myself (actually I suspect it was stolen by a student hoping to find test information) - I simply created an encrypted disk image and put it on the drive. Just make it a wee bit smaller than the drive. Sure, it can be formatted but at least the scum can't access my data. If you want more protection, on Engadget I saw a jump drive with biometric security...a bit overkill unless you work for SD 6. 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: Photoshop freeze on save
On 4/11/05 9:28 PM, John McGibney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you have Norton installed? No way! My computer has been a Norton free zone since OS 9 was released. 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: Photoshop freeze on save
On 4/11/05 9:40 PM, Deaner Lawless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try disabling fonts in your account. Yep, that's one of the things that has sadly occurred to me. I was hoping to avoid it, hoping that someone would shout out I had that problem! but perhaps not. I know I read about this somewhere but I also DON'T remember seeing an answer. As much as I don't want to do it and have avoided it for quite a while, Laurent's suggestion is probably the route I'll have to take if I can't find anyone with the same problem. 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: scanner woes/suggestions?
On 4/12/05 2:19 AM, Claire Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is anyone having success with Microtek scanners? I LOVED mine when I used OS 9. This scanner has something called Ice, which is a feature for photo restoration. Also, is anyone having wonderful success with their scanner? I really want one with some of the bells and whistles, at least. I have a similar Mirotek horror story. In fact, I was so displeased with the 'support' that I eventually got dramatic. For years I've joked with my A+ certification class that the ultimate solution for a wonky PC is to throw it out the third floor window. So I did Meanwhile our tech specialist, who generally ticks me off with her cluelessness, bought a boatload of HP 3970 scanners. The darn thing just works. I hate HP drivers, I no longer trust HP printers, 'HP support' has become an oxymoron. But this scanner just plugs along doing what I ask it to do. Bought one for home and it has performed just as flawlessly. 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 ---
Photoshop freeze on save
I'm just about at my wits end. Shortly after I bought my G5 desktop I sat down to edit a couple desktop pictures in Photoshop and discovered that when I tried to save, Photoshop would freeze with the beachball from Hades. What's worse, the Finder would freeze very shortly thereafter and the only thing to do was reboot. So why am I posting the question here on the PowerBook list? Because while I was troubleshooting, I decided to do the work on my PowerBook. Same problem. What is infuriating is the fact that in a clean test account on both machines Photoshop doesn't freeze. So it has to be something I'm running in my user account, right? But what? After trashing prefs, removing 3rd party preference panes, and removing all my startup applications, I'm no further than when I started. At this point, unless someone on the list can tell me what the problem is, the only thing I see for it is to slowly build a new account until I find the crasher. 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: Photoshop freeze on save
On 4/11/05 7:34 PM, John McGibney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did you add any extra utilities, system hacks, font utilities to your regular account that isn't enabled in the test account? Its probably a conflict somewhere. John -- You can't please everyone. But it is possible to make'em all mad at the same time. I love the sig! Yes, the obvious thing to do was to kill the unsanity stuff because the crash log pointed to APE. (Of course nearly every crash points toward APE but I have reason to know that crashes that log APE don't necessarily have anything to do with unsanity.) But the problem is here is twofold. First, removing them was part of the obvious first attempt. Did no good. In fact, I removed all my 3rd party pref panes and removed everything from the startup list of my account. And just to add insult to injury, my work desktop has all the same stuff and the same OS version as my home desktop and PowerBook. I use Photoshop on it every day. Keep the suggestions coming because I may be a very experienced techie but it is possible I've overlooked something. Of course, what I'm really hoping is that someone will say - I had that happen and it was caused by . 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: adding RAM to iBook Clamshell
On 3/19/05 2:48 PM, Andrea M. Stansbury [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wanted to add some RAM. I have a graphite iBook clamshell, no firewire. It has 128MB of RAM on it now, what would it take to upgrade to say... 256 or higher? And upgrading the harddrive? It comes with the standard 6gb hard drive. Mostly it's the RAM. Are there any considerations for installing it myself? Would I have to reinstall the mac OS? Thanks. Shortly before I sold my tangerine iBook I installed a 512 MB stick of RAM making it a very happy camper. When the iBooks came out the largest SODIMM made was a 256 stick so that's the limit that Apple certified it as but as many of us found, it happy accepted the 512 stick. When you upgrade the RAM be very careful with the keyboard. It is pretty easy to jam the plastic retainers at the top (where the function keys are). The hard drive is something of a challenge. There are three thousand parts to remove to get to the hard drive and two thousand nine hundred and ninety eight to replace. Two screws inevitably remain when the job is done, I think they procreate while you aren't paying attention. Actually only the first and last sentence of this paragraph are true, all else is exaggeration for humorous affect. Google 'iBook hard drive upgrade' and you'll find a nice set of instructions complete with photos of how to do the upgrade. I did one a week before that website went active. 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: Only 256 Meg of 512 Meg RAM is recognized
On 3/14/05 8:32 AM, Brian Stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any Suggestions? I would like to buy the memory local, it is better to spend a little extra and have the ability to test and return the RAM if there is a problem. I like E-BIZZZ but memory for an Apple Laptop could be a pain in the butt. Brian - All my memory comes from Crucial Tech - that's where my local dealer (where I work part time) gets his memory. Good people to deal with - both Crucial and Greg! 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: Handheld Scanners
On 3/13/05 12:15 AM, Junk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I apologize if this has been asked and answered, but I can't seem to find info anywhere: does anyone have experience using a handheld or pen or wand scanner with their powerbook? I'm thinking of a pen scanner you can use to scan text from a book right into a powerbook. I'm on a 15 1 GHz G4 and can't figure out if I can use one of these things. I have an IRIS Pen Express: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/BTSSRI/002-7597956-885046 9?v=glance that I've not only used with my PowerBook but also with my G3 iBook when I still had it. Then pen has its advantages and disadvantages and I can't fault it for its operation. I swipe a line of text and it is converted into text pretty darn accurately - just as accurately as with my flatbed scanner. It fits in my computer bag. It is self-powered and if I turn off my airport card I get just about the same amount of on battery usage. The disadvantages? Scanning more than a page is tedious. Books with small margins are a challenge. Photocopies that are a few generations old are a problem. Discolored pages and stained pages can be a problem. These last three disads are also a problem for flatbed scanners except that it is possible to clean up the scan with Photoshop first before handing it off to the OCR software. That's not possible with the IRIS Pen. 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: USB Hub killed two Macs... ???
On 2/28/05 10:00 AM, Ben Parkhurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did you have the computer on when you plugged it in? Sometimes with powered hubs you are not supposed to plug them in when the computer is on. Where did you get this information? I've never seen a peep about this anywhere. -- 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: Back up when traveling
On 2/26/05 6:41 AM, Peter Saint James [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm assessing back-up strategies to use while doing some extended traveling. It seems that a portable external hard drive might be better than trying to carry a stack of DVDs. Or is there a better solution? One issue I'm weighing is stability. I can picture being momentarily careless and getting the hard drive too close to a magnet or something. Is this really an issue? I've tried several solutions and I'm convinced that having backups while traveling will prevent disaster from occurring in the first place grin The only time disaster ever struck while traveling with a PowerBook was when I didn't have any backups with me. Unless you are going to carry an iPod sized external drive that is powered via firewire you are adding significant weight and bulk to your suitcase. You are also almost certainly guaranteeing your suitecase will be hand searched and a small drive may prove tempting to the searcher - as might other valuables once the case is open. Thus speaks a traveler who just recently settled a theft claim from a June 2004 trip. If you do own an iPod you clone your system and the most important applications and data. The advantage is immediate recovery of your computer (assuming the death was caused by hard drive failure) and a quick repopulation of your drive (assuming the problem was data corruption rather than a bad drive). The disadvantage is the loss of space for music. Although I could go this route, I have chosen to use DVDs. I have created an emergency boot DVD that includes vital applications and data. I can restore my hard drive using this DVD in about an hour. I keep it in my computer bag all the time and since my data is stored in an encrypted Stuffit file I don't worry about data theft. Since much of my data will out of date when I travel I either make a new DVD with just the data (maybe adding applications that are needed for that trip) or put it on a flash drive. I always travel with a flash drive and transfer updated data files to it - including my email. Note: I don't worry about trying to carry a full restore for my computer while traveling, just what I'll need for the trip. 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: Not a PowerBook after all...?
On 2/24/05 1:41 AM, Dyna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For some, a Mac is a status symbol like a luxury car and they will pay any amount to obtain one... The last time I saw so much BS I was hauling a honey wagon. People buy Macs for a single reason - it is the tool that works for them. Your analysis, such as it is, leaves out the most important question: The value you place on your time. A PC, running *nix or *doze might cost less than a Mac to acquire, but when I factor in my time the Mac is a much less expensive computer. Or to use my Grandmother's words: Some people know the cost of everything and the value of nothing. 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: Not a PowerBook after all...?
On 2/24/05 12:11 PM, Marcin Wichary [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The last time I saw so much BS I was hauling a honey wagon. People buy Macs for a single reason - it is the tool that works for them. And you know that because you asked every one of them? Personally, there were many reasons why I bought my first Mac, and the one you mentioned wasn't among them. I'm so happy for you. -- 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: battery life for current ALBook 15 inchers..
On 2/22/05 8:58 PM, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What kinda time are you getting on your powerbook battery? Looks like mine is getting about 2.5 to three hours, is that right or should I be trying to get it replaced, as the book is 4 days old If you can get close to 3 hours you are doing better than me. I get 2:15 to 2:30 - - - I use airport and it is always on. If I turn it off I get an extra 10 minutes or so. 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: printer problems OS 10.38 update
On 2/17/05 10:24 AM, Peter Vreeland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just updated to OS 10.38 and noe I can not print any Ideas or possible solutions. 1. Delete the printer and reselect it. 2. (sigh) repair permissions 3. go to versiontracker.com or macupdate.com and search for printer fix this program has solved 2 problems that had remained intractable in my lab Probably step 1 will solve it -- 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 ---
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: Screen size and iBooks (was Re: New PowerBooks)0
On 2/15/05 2:26 PM, - drive - drift - dream - [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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? Old eyes? I found the 14 easier to read than the 12. Also, taking advantage of the extra size, the battery is larger so battery life is significantly improved. Why can't they make iBooks display any higher resolutions, anyways? Apple can - but keeping the iBook at 1024x768 is a way of differentiating the iBook from the PowerBook line. Already the line is seriously blurred at the 12 line. 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: protection [was: Fuse in Yo-Yo?]
On 2/15/05 4:14 PM, peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do protections built into modern power adapters eliminate the need for surge protectors? A couple years ago I was sitting at home online minding my own business when the transformer down the way was struck by truck sending a surge through the neighborhood. My TV, microwave, and thermostat were fried. So was my iBook's power adaptor. Computer was fine. However, don't forget that surges can come through the Ethernet line and phoneline if you are struck by lightning. We took a direct hit at work two summers back. Took out the chimney! The surge somehow didn't get the phones or electric but somehow jumped to Ethernet cable and took out every NIC in every computer in the building. Insurance company was a real PITA about settling - they'd never heard anything like it before. So they said. 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: New iBooks/PB's compared to Pismo's, etc.
On 2/12/05 11:12 PM, Zoltan Batiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm greedy when it comes to screen real-estate, so I always have two monitors. The 17 didn't appeal to me due to the poorly designed keyboard. I couldn't believe that Apple never considered making the worlds first laptop that had a full sized keyboard. . . complete with a 10 key. There's room on the 17 for this. . .instead the 17 just has odd looking spaces on both sides of the keyboard, not to mention ports on the side. Ugh. . . Gee, we're what, nearly 15 years into the PowerBook revolution and still arguing about where the ports go. I can understand this to a degree. Practical people argue that the ports belong on the side where they are conveniently accessed. Neat freaks argue that ports belong in back out of sight. (Guess where I come in on this argument grin) But the one thing I do not understand is letting the port placement be the deal stopper in buying a new PowerBook. As for the keyboardthat is a decision of economy. Selling three models of PowerBooks and having the keyboard be interchangeable keeps costs down. -- 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: Dead HDD in Freezer: Science Project
On 2/12/05 5:33 AM, Zoltan Batiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To the Knowledgeable Person, What are the recommendations, if any, to follow when (or should I even bother) using an electric stove? I don't have access to a gas one, and I'm assuming that this oven idea involves the use of a gas stove. I've already backed up the drive, but now I'm just curious to see if this actually makes the drive work without the noisy bearings keeping everyone up in the house. . .and for how long. In otherwords, the data has been recovered, so I've got nothing to lose. Let me know, Sorry, I lost my recipe for baked hard drive, but I could share one for sushi shareware or grilled trackpad. I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. 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: Erasing hard drive
On 1/30/05 1:03 PM, Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does Panther have a disk corruption issue? I installed 10.3 and updates (at the time) on a pismo. Worked fine for 2 weeks then one day I got the wonderful question mark. I started up from the CD and tried to repair disk permissions, but disk first aid could not find an install to repair. So I reformat and reinstall. Everything fine for a week and the same thing happens. I replaced the hard drive thinking it had gone south, and install 10.2.8 and have had no problems since. Out of curiosity I installed the same 12 Gig HD from the Pismo (the one I thought was bad) into my Lombard and reformat but install 10.2.8 this time. It's been running without a hitch for 4 months! If there is I haven¹t seen it. I¹ve had Panther installed on 28 machines since it was released and haven¹t had a problem with any of them. (24 G4 iMacs, 1 2001 QuickSilver, 1 15² alBook, 1 dual USB iBook, 1 tangerine iBook) I did have to reinstall the OS in my alBook but that was in relation to a failed update, not everyday usage. Panther is finicky about RAM. We¹ve seen it fail to install with certain RAM upgrades. And just to prove how finicky it is, having installed without the upgrade, it often runs fine when the upgrade is reinstalled. Not that I¹d trust that RAM upgrade personally. I¹m thankful for S.M.A.R.T. drives. In the past I¹ve had drives I was suspicious of but wasn¹t entirely certain about. When you work for a school district you can¹t just dump a drive you *think* is defective. Today when S.M.A.R.T. tells me the drive is untrustworthy that¹s enough for my tech guy. A simple explanation for your drive being fine in the Lombard is heat - it is entirely possible that the drive is subject to less heat in the Lombard than it was in the Pismo. -- 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: Next Powerbook after Lombard?
On 1/29/05 9:51 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Or should I get rid of it - and what would be the next step up? Would need it to handle most graphic programs like adobe, macromedia, office etc in the OSX operating system? I can't afford a brand new one right now, what would be a step up from the Lombard? I really love my Lombard and would hate to see it go - wish I could find a way to keep it. Hi Linda: There are lots of people on this list who have nursed their PowerBooks and iBooks through many many years of service and have fixed hardware problems that I¹d never bother trying to so I¹ll let them advise you there. Don¹t get me wrong, I admire these guys and when it comes to desktop computers I am the same. I just tend to view notebooks as (very expensive) disposables and my work lets me finance them in that fashion. I¹ve owned two G3 based iBooks and now have a G4 alBook and I use the software you mention so I can give you a few ideas about what to expect. The original iBook (clamshell with a 300mHz G3) has enough horsepower to run OS X 10.3 and the Adobe Creative Suite but there are a few disadvantages. The two big disads are the screen resolution (800x600) and anemic video-card. The programs won¹t run fast but I used Photoshop 7, InDesign 2, and Word X on that computer to put out a monthly full color newsletter for almost a year. Adobe¹s reliance on screen hogging palettes sometimes made me scream but even though I had access to desktops with more power and larger screens the convenience of being able to use the iBook anywhere over-rode the inconvenience of a slower computer and smaller screen. Speaking of slower computer, I noticed the speed difference most when booting up the computer, loading software, and working with large documents. For example, I once timed my tangerine startup at 4.5 minutes from turning it on to finishing loading the last start-up application. Thankfully that was something I didn¹t have to do very often. I had the opportunity to replace my tangerine with a 600mHz dual USB iBook and the difference between the two was dramatic. Startup and application launch times were nearly halved. Everything was peppier - delays that I¹d never noticed before became apparent - so much so that the beige G3 desktop I was using at work became nearly intolerable to use. But I think the big deal was moving from that 800x600 display to the new iBook¹s 1024x768. Suddenly I could leave a couple palettes on the screen while working in Photoshop and InDesign. Word¹s text format palette now became really useful. This had a big impact on my efficiency. One of the last clamshell iBook models had a 466mHz G3 and I used one for a couple weeks. It was noticeably faster than my tangerine but the difference wasn¹t as dramatic as that of the 600mHz dual USB model. For this reason, I suspect the 500mHz dual USB model wouldn¹t be as good a deal as the 600mHz model. Prices on the TiBook are very reasonable at this time but I strongly recommend against the TiBook for one simple reason: the hinges. The hinge assembly, more specifically the metal case where the hinge attaches, is weak. Most of the people I know who have a TiBook that is 2 years or older have either had to have a hinge (or both) replaced or are now nursing a weak hinge and putting off the inevitable. The repair is not inexpensive and since it often requires replacing the bottom case it can be more expensive the the value of the computer. The original 12² alBook is also worth mentioning. It shares the dual USB iBooks form factor but has a G4 processor. There¹s a lot to like about this computer but when we got one in at work I eagerly put it through its paces and was disappointed. Its performance was little better than the 800mHz G3 iBook¹s in real world use. So, this seems to be a very longwinded reply saying take a look at the iBook with a processor speed of at least 600mHz and as much memory as you can dump into it. 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: The USB hub issue. . .
On 1/29/05 5:42 PM, Zoltan Batiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK. . .we all know that one USB port can host over 100 devices. . .but I have only been able to find 4 port hubs. Why is this? Is there something about USB I don't understand? I need an 8 port powered hub. . .not the usual 8 port USB/Firewire Combo that only provides 4 USB ports and three Firewire ports, but an actual box that houses 8 USB ports. . .anyone know where I can get one? Funny you should ask this question because last night I went looking to replace my 4 port hub. It seems that 4 and 7 are the magic number. Check out Buy.com and you¹ll find several 7 port hubs. I chose the Belkin model because it has the usual ports in front and 2 on the top - perfect for thumb drives or iPod shuffles even. 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: 'Book batteries...
On 1/29/05 8:52 PM, - drive - drift - dream - [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To get the best battery life, is it better to leave them on and plugged in and asleep all the time you're not using them, and keep them plugged in as much as possible when you are, or is periodically draining the battery better? And if so, how far should you drain it before recharging? Thanks! (was never able to even get 3 hours out of her 12 PB with the 5 hour battery life, even with the optimized energy saver settings...) I doubt anyone gets 5 hours out of one battery using OS X but I was able to come very close to that regularly with OS 9. I¹m afraid OS X isn¹t as power efficient as OS 9 was although Panther does seem to be more efficient than Jaguar and Jag was much better than Maine Coon Cat, or whatever 10.1 was. We regularly have posts about the best techniques for maximizing battery life. They involve a full and frank discussion of the issues and so far no one has died as a result of his/her wounds. grin In other words, this is an area where we tend to have some disagreement. I charge my batteries fully when I do plug in the computer and when I unplug it, whenever possible, I discharge it down to the 10 minute warning. My current PowerBook is 15 months old and the original battery still gives me a good 2 hours use. My newer battery gives me about 40 minutes more. I keep BlueTooth off except when I¹m using it, AirPort on, my drive is set to sleep whenever possible, the LCD to dim after 60 seconds, and sleep after 5 minutes. 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: what is wrong with this PB ????
Amber - I saw a reply to your reply - but I didn't see your reply to meclear as mud right? Your iPod is really an external hard drive with software that lets it do a little extra. Plug it in and treat it like any other external. I have a 1st generation iPod that I use only for carrying important files - it beats carrying around 10 CDs or a big external drive and power supply. The important thing is to back up your data - since you are erasing the hard drive I don't recommend updating applications. The only exception would be applications for which you don't have disks - things you've downloaded. Even then, if you have access to broadband, it would be best to do a clean install of them too. Remember, applications that have an installer often have files put in places other than their own folder. Good luck 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: Applecare, how long should it take?
On 1/24/05 10:13 PM, Brian Rule [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, once again, I'd like to know, how long should I continue to wait like this for a product I paid for months ago? Is there truly nothing I can say or do about this as the service rep told me this morning? You aren't going to like the answer to this: Unless your state has a lemon law that specifically includes time out of service as well as other descriptions of a lemon there is little you can do but complain to Apple whenever your blood pressure needs pumping up. Personally, I recall a time in the 90's waiting nearly 4 months for the repair of my LaserWriter because the logic board was unavailable. I ranted and raved, my local dealer ranted and raved, and in the end it was repaired; no sorry, no here's a discount coupon for your next purchase, no understanding that without the printer I had to buy another because my business required it. At least my dealer cushioned the blow. 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: Applecare, how long should it take?
On 1/25/05 12:41 AM, Andrew F. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very strong arguments to forgo the expensive AppleCare, and perhaps use the money on a used laptop to serve as backup. Excuse me? Although I've experienced this kind of delay I also know that the cast majority of repairs are done quickly. 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: what is wrong with this PB ????
On 1/25/05 7:40 PM, Amber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have talked to Apple care after doing an archive and install (I did two archives and installs - one with and one without preserving system preferences). Also checked Disk Utility with the Install CD..it finds no problems on the Mac HD. Neither does Diskwarrior. I hate getting into the middle of this kind of problem because so many times the more the user fumbles around (and is told to fumble around through technical support) the more messed up the computer can become. I hate the way tech support has devolved into a minimum wage drone reading prompts from a screen. The first thing I'm going to suggest is creating a new account (an admin account) and see what happens. Configure it for internet and see if you can get online. I expect this will solve nothing but hey, lets see. If the computer does work properly then we can talk about transferring data to the new account. To repeat, I don't expect this to be a successful operation but I never pass up the opportunity to try the easy fix. The next solution would have been an archive and install which you have already done so we are gonna bypass this and go right to formatting the drive and reinstalling everything fresh. WAIT! Your data. The DVD drive not working is a problem but it could be a software issue that resolves itself once you reinstall the OS. Does the CD burner work? Do you have .mac account? Have an external hard drive? Access to a network? An iPod? External drives are getting really low-priced right now and make a great backup solution. If erasing the drive and reinstalling doesn't work I'd start thinking about RAM or the possibility that your computer is channeling Drew Barrymore. But I really suspect formatting the drive and reinstalling the OS will solve the problem. And if you can afford it get an external hard drive and do weekly backups. Just a suggestion from someone who once lost everything when his computer decided to attempt throwing itself from a moving car. 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: To iBook or AlBook, that is the question
On 1/19/05 4:18 AM, Larry le Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the iBooks are said to have much better reception than the Powerbooks Can anyone comment on this ? If so, it's a very valid point FOR ME!! The tiBook had pretty lousy reception, no doubt. The alBooks are much better; mine goes the same places my iBook did and gets reception. I don't want to make any general claims about iBook vs alBooks because in many cases we wind up comparing 802.11b to 802.11g rather than iBook to PowerBook - some iBooks have airport while others have airport extreme and since they look so much alike it takes a pretty savvy Mac user to know the difference. Airport (802.11b) has a slightly larger effective range than Airport Extreme (802.11g). In addition you can think of Airport's reception as a circle; inside the circle you have a signal and good speed. Airport Extreme is like a circle within a circle; inside the smaller circle you get high speed reception and when you step outside that your speed drops to 802.11b speeds. --- Definitely wait for Tiger at this point. I know no-one knows these things for sure, but what is likely to happen when Tiger is released (and WHEN is that?). Apple says 2nd quarter and given past similar pronouncements I'd say probably late May to July. What will happen to prices of the iBooks ? Specs ? Prices of new machines will stay the same or drop slightly while speeds and capacity go up. I've read several rumors that G5 iBook and PowerBook contracts have already been let and we'll see them in March. I'd love to believe it but I don't. I'd be really surprised if we don't hear about a speed bump sometime in late winter or spring and the G5 this summer at the earliest. And no, I have no insider information other than knowledge of the insides of the EasyBake G5 PowerMac. When Apple said thermal issues are significant I hear a massive understatement. Twice I have bought a PowerBook (through work) and weeks afterwards a revision was released. First the TiBook 550 with DVD, three weeks later, Combo. And then my current AlBook 1GHz Combo, two weeks later, SuperDrive... :o( It happens and I have only one piece of advice for avoiding that problem. Buy a Mac within a month or two of their release. That can be somewhat dangerous but I've been doing it for 10 years and the closest I've gotten to a lemon was my current 15 alBook which went back for a new screen. Of course I've also avoided the first release of massively changed models. I didn't buy a tiBook until the first revision (which I wound of selling after a month because I hated it) and until the luxor iMac I never bought an iMac at all. 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: Questions: OS Upgrades, browser/Mail/News choice
On 1/17/05 7:51 AM, Aase Marit Waage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am still very new to OS X, I have just tried it a bit, but can't wait to really try out it's stability!!! I see that Tiger has been mentioned, and some obviously wait buying a new 'Book in order to get Tiger into the deal. Do you know what will be the difference to the current OS (Panther?). Tiger is listed for Q2 2005 which could mean as early as April and as late as June. That's a pretty long wait for a new 'Book - at least for me. For all the differences between Panther and Tiger check out Apple's website. I could write a small book about the differences. I see that many upgrade their system all the time. I haven't done that over the years, just occasionally, when I really have needed to, e.g. because of software, or I have got an upgrade with a new PB. For those of us that use our 'Book for every day use (in my case: Lots of net/mail, word processing, some image/graphics stuff and a bit of web design), does it pay off to jump on the upgrade carousel? How much of a difference does it normally make? Right now, how much of a difference is expected with Tiger compared to Panther? Some upgrades are more important than others. I came to the Mac with System 6 and switched to OS 7 quickly. While it was a beneficial upgrade I learned an important lesson: Avoid X.0 upgrades. I upgraded to 7.5, 8.5 and 9.1 letting others deal with the adventure of early adoption and incompatible software. However I did jump into OS X with the first commercial release and I've bought each upgrade immediately without regret. Panther is an extremely stable OS beginning to show maturity and polish so I *could* stick with it but I'll probably jump to Tiger when it is released. I used to use Netscape for a browser, but ended out having a lot of trouble with it, so I changed to IE. In IE I appreciate features like the Auction Manager (even if it is not very stabile, it suddenly empties itself into Auction Fav's), but there are clearly things I miss, e.g. being able to manage the bookmarks better. I once, years ago, tried Opera on a PC, and joined the Opera Project Magic in order to get them to make a Mac compatible browser. I tried installing a beta quite maybe a year ago, but it didn't work out on my Pismo. I don't know how the OS X version is, do any of you use it? How about Apple's Safari? How does Netscape work with OS X? I am wondering what you guys use, and how happy you are with the different options the browsers have. Do you guys know of some additional application which work great in combo with any browser to manage auctions (eBay etc.)? Netscape is dead: long live Safari, FireFox and Camino. I used to use Opera in Windows but I've switched to FireFox there. Opera on the Mac never did it for me. For a mail reader, I have used Eudora Pro (with ads) the past few years. I don't know if I should go for that on the new iBook. Can I import the mailboxes, address book etc. from the sys 9.2 PB to the new one? What do you guys use, and what do you think is the advantages with it. Whatever I use has to have simple filter options, possibility for multiple accounts, search possibilities etc. Apple's Email is a real workhorse with a few caveats: It doesn't play nice with multiple email accounts which is my biggest complaint. I used Eudora in my pre OS X days but it is long in the tooth and decidedly not an OS X application. For news, which I don't use often anymore though, I have used MacSOUP. When I chose it, it was much because it was the only decent offline reader for the Mac. But since I got broadband via cable, I guess I have more possibilities... Any ideas? MacSoup is still around and a decent enough news-reader. I'm using Unison. 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: Painting AlBook ???
On 1/16/05 3:03 PM, Larry le Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My PB vs. iBook decision is nearing it's end and I'm leaning towards the AlBook. However, I am seriously considdering painting it, partly because it's fun but also because it has a dent which needs straightning. Anyone have any good ideas/tips for painting an AlBook ??? Unfortunately it has a US keyboard (I'm in Sweden) so I am actually considdering repainting the keys too, which makes the whole thing a lot more interesting... Love to hear from anyone with tips or experience. Do a Google search for painted iBooks. I've seen several articles one of which encouraged a student of mine to paint his. The lid is a waving US flag and the bottom is a blue field with stars. I don't recall the details but I do remember him saying the star field took him three attempts. 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: Wireless router woes
On 1/15/05 1:53 AM, Claire Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Of course, now everyone is telling us, Why did you get a Netgear? You should have gotten a Linksys! Does anyone have a suggestion? I think each region has its own refrain. At the college computer club it is, You should never have bought a Linksuck! Get Netgear or Buffalo. I suspect whichever router is most popular in a particular area that's the one that gets dissed. I also suspect that all consumer wireless stations are marginally specced and marginally crafted to be as cheap as possible. Remember, two years ago the going price was about $150 and now it is $40 at WalMart. (And that's a rant for another day.) Suggestions? If it is still under warranty start making noises at customer service for a replacement. When a unit has been working and then suddenly stops (and no configuration changes preceded the failure) a firmware update isn't likely to fix it. The most likely fix is a powerdown or resetting to defaults. You've tried the first, have you tried the second? If so, beginning demanding warranty replacement. If the unit is out of warranty then it is time to buy a new one. I'd been buying Airports for personal use mostly for the convenience factor but next time around I'll buy a Buffalo unit unless Apple's has dropped below $100. Why Buffalo? I bought several Buffalo printer servers this summer and had a couple problems. Tech and customer service were beyond good. 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: AirPort card and ANY basestation ???
On 1/13/05 4:20 AM, Larry le Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have an iBook 800MHz 14 which came with an AirPort card. I bought the iBook as it was cheap and I was going to use it to create funds for a newer Mac, i.e. selling it on to someone who would pay just over the going rate as opposed to under the going rate which is where I bought it at... However, I find it quite nice compared to the 12 I had and I am considering keeping it, but I don't fancy paying for a genuine AirPort base station. Can I use ANY 802.11* base station ? The AirPort is 11Mb/s but I thought it would make sense to buy a faster base station in case I ever got a faster card in the future. Any 802.11b or g base station will work but do your research and be aware of the gotchas. Where the Airport station is supported by Apple with a nice program for configuration all other base stations I know of are configured via your browser. The approach is barebones but functional. Apple frequently updates the Airport firmware as do most other manufacturers. But since other manufacturers are Windows-centric firmware updates aren't always possible or timely for Mac users. Having said all this, I must admit I am quite happy with the $30 NetGear router I added to my home setup. 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: What the heck just happened?
On 1/12/05 11:03 AM, sacredsystem [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Repaired permissions, but my Finder and desktop icons are still dead :-( Being the careful computer user that you are, you do have a second admin account on that computer, right? (If not, boot up with your system disk and activate root. Then log in as root and create a new account.) Actually, the instructions for logging in a root will in itself will tell us whether your problem is local or global. If logging into your second account (or root) is successful then you know the problem lies in your account and not the computer as a whole. That will be good news because there are a number of strategies we can apply to get back to the business of being a happy Mac user. But before we talk about that, let's find out if the problem is local (as I suspect it will be) or global. 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: What the heck just happened?
On 1/12/05 1:09 PM, sacredsystem [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I created a second account and my finder /desktop icons are alive. What do i do next? I generally do one of two things. Usually when something goes awry it is a munged preference file. The trick is to figure out which one...or you can use the shotgun approach. Given that the Finder is failing to launch, I'd remove the com.apple.finder.plist file - which of course means you'll need to have root privileges since you won't be able to do this when you are logged into your usual account. The shotgun approach would be to replace a large number of preference files at once - perhaps all the com.apple.* files. But I'd try the finder.plist first. The other solution I sometimes use when I cannot figure out what file is causing the problem is to create a new account and abandon the old account. This is rather drastic because it means moving documents from one account to another (changing ownership is a must!). It also means either transferring plug-ins and application support files too or reinstalling some software. But it sure beats reinstalling the OS - especially when you have the upgrade CD and not the full version. But that is a rant for another time. 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: Superdrive and DVD-RW?
On 1/9/05 1:08 AM, Timothy Luoma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do I take it as intentional that all the literature tells me that my Powerbook G4/1.5 can make DVD-Rs but doesn't mention DVD-RWs? Has anyone had any luck w/ them working? DVD-RW works fine for recording data but iDVD used to reject them. I read some hints on how to get iDVD to accept them but never tried it (look at http://www.macosxhints.com/ ) and I seem to recall someone claiming the problem no longer exists but I wouldn't swear to that. 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: Dance through the OS Xs
On 1/7/05 1:59 AM, George Mogiljansky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not being an expert, I will paraphrase others: Classic had many versions, each one better than the previous. OSX has very startling differences, effectively an entirely new OS in 10.1, 10.2, 10.3. I'll certainly agree that Classic got better through the years. I remember the first time I sat down at a Fat Mac. I said, Cool, my parents will love this. Then I went back to my DOS machine where I stayed until the advent of System 6. Then came System 7 - now that classifies as a different OS! From 7 through 9 it was mostly iterative improvements. Obviously OS X was as big (if not bigger) break than that between System 6 and 7. But each version of OS X has been iterative improvements. For me the difference between a break and simple iterative improvement is the necessity of unlearning old behaviors. I don't see that any unlearning has been required since the release of 10.1 - not like there was between 9 and 10 or 6 and 7. 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: Upgrading Hard Disk
On 1/5/05 5:29 AM, goodidea [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would like to upgrade the hard disk on my keylime clamshell, G3 466mhz model. This is a tricky operation and any advise is welcome from someone who has done this before. First question I have is: where do I find a 40Gb disk and which one should I get? http://caslis.com/mac/ibook/ibdrive.html is the website I used as a reference when I rescued a friend several years ago and did a recent upgrade. For someone used to opening up computers the job isn't too bad but mating the top and bottom of the case is a bit harrowing. It requires just a tad more force than your mind thinks is safe. If you have access to another computer, I recommend that at each step you take a digital photo of what it looks like and what pieces you just removed. Believe me, when you start putting stuff back together your memory of what goes where and how it goes together will not match what you are looking at! If you don't have a camera that sketch it out. I generally use little dixie cups to hold the screws - there are about 50 million of them all the size of a grain of rice. 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: Upgrading Hard Disk
On 1/5/05 8:17 AM, Peter Apockotos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I personally think Apple should make their portable line as easy to upgrade as the new iMac! I have all sorts of wishes but Apple doesn't listen to me - and with good reason since I'm not an engineer. A question was asked. I answered it. Your reply doesn't advance the questioner in the least. 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: Less is more or Bigger is better
On 12/31/04 10:44 AM, diane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am contemplating a *book purchase myself and find that I'm leaning towards the 14 systems. I use 2-21 on the desktop and I'm not sure I can do one 12 LOL The thing to keep in mind with the iBook is that the 12 and 14 LCDs have the same resolution. The result is that the 14 model is easier on 'old' eyes like mine. If I ever had to give up my 15 pBook I'd grab a 14 iBook because of this. 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: Apple Mail
On 12/24/04 3:12 PM, Geoffrey Loeffler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The very people who could be helping shape the future of the Mac, at one of the best times I have seen Apple in the spotlight and be accepted as a real computer. Sit back and say this is the way it is, this is the way it stays, why change. So your influence of programs extends to your company computers and the people who use them. Yet post to Mac sites without a utterance of I called Apple and said or I wrote Apple and suggested a change. Just a lot of yelling and believing the benevolent Bill will come through with Office 07 I can't believe I wasted time trying to decipher this nonsense. If you are an adult you need to return to school and learn how to write. If you are still in school, when you return from holiday, beg for extra help. Should your ravings have any value, once you can write, we'll be glad to respond. As to your single coherent sentence: Do I believe in the benevolence of Bill? Hell no. I believe in his greed. There will be another version of Office for the simple reason that the Mac BU makes money which is the only thing that gets Bill off. -- 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: Older Powerbook G4
On 11/23/04 6:04 AM, Greg Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have an older 500 and am thinking about upgrading to the newer 17 powerbook. Is there going to be a G5 coming? I talked to Steve last nite and he said Santa isn't going to get it done in time. No G5 soon. If not, when might the next model be released and will it worth waiting for? Steve just smiled and shrugged. Also, I have BookEndz for my PowerBook G4 and it looks like there aren't any for the 17 PowerBooks. This is the only question that any of us can answer. No, there is none. Probably because ports are on both sides of the new PowerBooks. Seriously, only Steve and Company know when anything is coming out. The PowerBooks were revved not too long ago. The big Mac hoohaw in January is a prime time for hardware and software announcements so maybe the PowerBooks will be revved then but don't hold your breath for a G5 PowerBook. Cooling and power are issues that have to be solved first. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: need game recommendation
On 11/15/04 11:23 AM, Adam Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Too little info - are you a first person shooter or a thinker? Check out gamehouse.com for a few possibilities. 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: FireWire DVD-drive enclosures?
On 11/6/04 1:59 PM, Mikael Byström [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any suggestions what brands for FireWire DVD-drive enclosures to look up? I tried to google but mostly found harddrive enclosures only. Are there any additional demands on a an enclosure when one fits a DVD drive inside? The only real difference between a HD case and a CD/DVD case is the hole in the front. I usually buy my cases from OWC - check here: http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Page.cfm?Parent=1140Title=Hard%20Drive%2 0EnclosuresTemplate= These aren't the least expensive cases by any stretch of the imagination, but I've never been happy with the cheaper models and/or the lack of service other companies provided. 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: FireFox
Hey Dave, Is it me or is your date off by a month? The post above was dated 10/3/04 in your header. It was me - swapped batteries and lost the date/time and the network was down. I quickly set date and time - obviously inaccurately. Back to firefox - I have a different problem with RC2 which I've reported but I didn't notice anyone else on the forum mentioning it. I can't enter text in most textblocks. For example, I cannot do a search or enter a URL. The cursor shows up in the text entry block but nothing types. I didn't have that problem with the last beta. 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: FireFox
On 11/3/04 11:21 PM, Tom Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone gotten this browser to launch on their machines? I have tried the betas and the release candidates, The Browser on the PC works like a champ, but the application will not even launch on the OS X 10.3 machines here. Just seeking a data point. I had a problem with a recent FireFox release - the program ran and displayed pages but the menubar never appeared. I went into my library and removed all traces of mozilla. When I restarted it worked. You might want to give that a try. Also, have you tried creating a new account and running it from there? You might have something going on in your account that is interfering. 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: UDF CDs in OS X?
On 10/26/04 10:34 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 07:50 PM -0400 10/26/2004, Richard Smykla wrote: AFAIK, You'll have to boot from OS 9 to get at those files. By decree of L'Jobs, the new PowerBooks cannot boot OS 9. Of course, you'll need to find a machine other than your PB to do it. That doesn't help read CDs on the road -- which is the point of buying a PB instead of a PM. Why is it so hard to make Macs work in the real world? sigh. UDF is a great idea that in the real world doesn't work so great. When Sony released their mini CD based Mavika cameras my employer bought a dozen of them because the floppy based system had worked so flawlessly. After 6 months we dumped them because we experienced so many failures. (Note, we are mainly a PC enterprise so the issue wasn't Mac support.) The only time Macs don't work well in the real world, in my experience, is when we run up against marginal PC technology that has been forced upon us. Of course, since PC technology so often fails us, PC problems are taken as a matter of course while Mac problems infuriate us due, at least in part, to their infrequency. 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
English: Was MAC verses Mac
On 10/24/04 4:01 PM, Travis Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, and they claim to speak English, but it's hardly recognizable to us in Texas! Travis On Oct 24, 2004, at 2:52 PM, Larry le Mac wrote: Sure, but England is a METRIC country and has been for a very long time... My inlaws are from Texas and I'm pretty darn certain THEY don't speak English grin 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: AppleCare and my iBook (part 1)
On 10/23/04 6:25 PM, CJ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [cut snooze] Any comments? WTF are you complaining about? You bought a known defective machine and got it repaired for nothing even though (I suspect) Apple didn't have to do a thing about the optical drive because it was out of warranty. You shouldn't be ranting about this, you should be praising Apple for taking care of you. The keyboard being broken? Blame Apple? The carrier? Dunno. But again, it was promptly dealt with. My comment? Yawn. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Looking for recommendations on secondary machine
On 10/21/04 2:53 PM, diane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've love to pickup an *book in the near future. Primary uses would be Illustrator/Photoshop With Illustrator and Photoshop in mind, I strongly urge you to set the resolution of your desktop to 800x600 and see how you like using those apps. This may shoot down the original iBook immediately. The dual USB iBooks have 1024x768 resolution displays which makes the palette crazy programs much easier to use. OTOH if you have older eyes, as I do, you might also scratch the 12 dual USB iBook from your list. They are crisp but the text is tiny tiny tiny. Cheers 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: HP ipod Q
On 10/20/04 5:33 PM, Justin Petersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has nayone confirmed or denied that an HP ipod will work with macs, or do we have to buy the apple branded one. The only difference is a matter of packaging and the Windows centric documentation. 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: New iBook and price protection?
On 10/19/04 1:12 PM, Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just read that Apple had released new iBooks. The entry level is at $1000 and comes with built-in AirPort Extreme. Now, I bought 2 iBooks at the educational price that were more than that in addition to the 2 AirPort cards I had to purchase separately. The purchase was done on September 10. Is there something I can do to get a refund or something? I know Apple has some kind of price protection, but I'm not sure how long it is usually. Anybody knows? 10 calendar days...I've heard a few people claim they've gotten 30 days out of Apple brick and mortar stores but Apple's website states 10 calendar days. Not even 2 weeks. 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Just curious...
On 10/16/04 5:20 AM, Travis Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My observation is that with no other changes (same linksys base station and cable connection,) my internet performance seems quite a bit snappier. I'm very curious...inasmuch as the 11.g in the new box is not able to run any faster, since it's linked to a 11.b base, and it's my understanding that either is far faster than my cable modem anyway, that doesn't explain the difference. So is it the difference in 10.2 and 10.3, or is a G4 faster at web browsing than a G3, or the extra RAM, or some combination? I just wasn't expecting any real difference...I've been telling myself for quite some time that a beige G3 at 233 was all you need for browsing and email but am pleasantly surprised at the difference. Curious minds want to know... Your PowerBook has more video RAM, a faster video processor, a much faster processor, more RAM, an OS that is more refined, and if you are using Safari, a newer browser. Put it all together and the computer is faster. As fast as browsing goes, it isn't just about getting the data into the computer, it is also about processing and displaying it. Your new computer may not get the info any faster than the old one did but it is more efficient at dealing with that data once it gets it. 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Office 2004 slow...
On 10/1/04 7:47 AM, Larry le Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have just gone from M$ Office v.X to 2004 and it actually seems slower. Has anyone else experienced this ? When Office 2004 was first released some reviewers claimed it was slower and I recall one backing his claims up with comparisons of spell checking and scrolling through a document with both versions. However I couldn't reproduce those results with any of my files on my personal or lab machines. Of course these are all 800+ mHz machines with at least 512 meg RAM. Slower machines, particularly G3 based computers, with less memory might well notice a difference. 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy returns...
On 9/29/04 12:02 PM, Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sep 28, 2004, at 9:22 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 12:08 AM + 09/29/2004, simon goslin wrote: Bonza! http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/newseries.shtml . Time to break out a few pitchers of pangalacticgargleblasters! And don't forget your towel! I have my treasured 'Don't Panic' button from my Infocom Apple II game on my bulletin board above my desk, and somewhere I still have the fuzz, the microscopic space fleet and Sensamatic Danger glasses around. Today's the last day to catch the first episode; after tomorrow, the second one is available on that web site. At some point Adams was traveling around the country-signing books I think-and there was a towel promotion. I have 2 HHG towels. 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Adobe InDesign CS on 14-inch G4 iBook...
On 9/28/04 5:29 AM, Michael Shaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seriously, folks, is it just me or is InDesign CS really the most awkward and un-intuitive Adobe product ever made ? I can't believe that I un-installed QuarkXPress for this. Nothing is where i expect it to be and many of the features and pallets are simply annoying. Funny, I had exactly the same feeling the first time I used Quark and Word. I think it is mostly a question of what you are used to. When I first started using ID I was so used to PageMaker and ID was similar enough to PageMaker that I tried working as if I were still using PageMaker. That wasn't very successful, to say the least. Since the community college has a site license for things Adobe, I grabbed the InDesign Classroom in a Book and went through it. I'm not usually a fan of this line of books but seeing ID used by people who understood how it was meant to be used really helped. And the fact that Adobe makes it very easy to create personal workspaces was also very helpful. 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: shutting down PBs at night
Up until recently, I've just been putting my TiBook to sleep, but now I have CCC doing a backup at 2 o'clock in the morning, so it's on all night. I guess the longest time it's ever been switched off in the near 3 years that I've had it, is when it went back to Apple to have its hard drive replaced under Applecare. They not only did the hard drive, but replaced the chassis, which had the traditional Ti-acne, new rubber feet and those rubber thingies that unsuccessfully try stop the screen touching the keyboard. It's gorgeous - like new now. Anyone who's bought a Powerbook within the last year and hasn't got Applecare, get it quick! Stephen. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: shutting down PBs at night
On 9/14/04 2:34 AM, Claire Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you guys turn off your PBs at night? I turn my PB off for two reasons: I know I won't be using it for several days (that means vacations not involving the motorhome) or I'm sending it back to the mothership for repair. Otherwise it sleeps on or off the charger depending on the circumstances. 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Applecare - impressed and not impressed
On 9/2/04 11:05 AM, Thomas Ethen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you send any computer back to Apple for any work, it should go back just as you got it RAM wise to avoid that issue with them. Tom I think placing the blame on the RAM chip sounds like a bunch of hooey to me. The RAM has been in there for months and I've never had a problem with Crucial RAM before. I'll leave it out for a couple days and see if I have any problems when I put it back in, but first I want to fill the drive back up again first and see if we get errors again. Anyway, the speed was great, but I'm skeptical about the diagnosis, and really hope they replaced the drive. To be fair, I'm sure Apple's techs work much the same way the guys at the shop where I work do. They run diagnostics first. If the graphics diagnostic fails or if the hard drive diagnostic fails the tech isn't going to pull the RAM and send the computer back as repaired. But if the diagnostic test doesn't show up any problem the fun begins. The *easy inexpensive* way to deal with this is to return the computer to stock conditions. So the hard drive gets format the OS reinstalled and any upgrade is removed. If the problem is resolved then our techs will reinstall the upgrades to see if the problem remains resolved. One tech reinstalls them one at a time and the other installs all of them and then pulls them all and reinstalls one at a time. A difference of pessimism vs optimism. The *easy expensive* way is to install new innards. I think we can understand that the expensive way isn't chosen. One major problem that we techs face today is that RAM can be flaky but still pass the RAM tests. This drove our guys nuts when the new alBooks were first released. 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: irritating iBook shipping delay
On 8/28/04 10:19 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My friends who are into astrology would explain that this is all happening due to Mercury being retrograde through Sept. 6th. I think I'd attribute it to lousy planning on Apple's part regarding back-to-school, end-of-summer purchases. Weeell, let's just say typical back to school delays compounded by Apple's typical worse case scenario shipping estimates. This tends to be a VERY BAD time to buy an Apple product if you want timely shipment. Schools and universities are placing large orders (yes, you might expect them to do it in June and July but that doesn't generally happen for several reasons) as are teachers and students. I've found that Apple's delivery estimate (for shipping products) tend to be very pessimistic. A newly announced product always seems to be much later than Apple estimates but that's another story. Apple generally beats its estimate. Still, I've learned that if I want/need it immediately that buying via mail order tends to guarantee a delay. I've also learned to buy my computers at a brick and mortar store but that's another story entirely and has little to do with timely arrivals. 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: AlBook vs. TiBook :o/
On 8/27/04 4:14 AM, Larry le Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The AlBook gets as hot as the TiBook :o( Until the thin craze ends or water cooling is used for notebooks this will continue to be a problem for ALL notebooks. Extremely hot processors and cramped conditions mean heat. The ports on the AlBook are placed in the stupidest of places, where I have my graphics tablet, the wires for network, my iPod etc. all lie across my tablet... :o( You think this is an issue but by no means do we all agree with you. Some like ports on the left, some on the right, and others in the rear. I happen to think the stupidest place for ports is to the rear. I always seem to have one cable too short forcing me to either bend over the computer to see it or try to plug it in by feel alone. The screen suffers from the same keyboard imprint :o( Every thin notebook has the same problem - and I don't see many companies making thick ones. Actually, my experience has been that the alBook is less prone to have the problem than the TiBook. The casing is WAY more sensitive to scrapes and discolouring that the TiBook, and I am really careful with it. :o( You are kidding right? Nearly every TiBook I've ever seen has paint missing along the edges and sides of the palm rest and anywhere else it is handled. And, I also note no one is selling overpriced bottles of paint to touch up the alBook. The CD/DVD drive is very brutal when ejecting discs and has even gotten stuck a few times. :o( Haven't seen this at all. Obvious good points are that the screen is better and of course the machine is faster, but on the whole I think the TiBook was a better Mac. Can't agree with you. After owning a TiBook for 2 weeks I sold it and bought an iBook. The alBook, IMHO is the best PowerBook ever. 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
