Re: Doesn't anyone wait anymore?!

[Bruce Mitchell]

Besides, it seems to me we should all be grateful for the pioneers who
choose to install the latest OS when it comes out and find out for
themselves (and the rest of us) what the bugs are...

On 5/4/05 9:52 AM, "Jason Rife" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> well, I ordered it, got it at the student rate, but I may wait ti
> install it for a bit.. It does look nice on the store display models,
> though
> 
> On 5/4/05, Zoltan Batiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Hello all,
>> 
>> I've been hearing a lot lately about Tiger this and Tiger that. .
>> .doesn't anyone wait anymore?  I mean, there's bound to be bugs in huge
>> upgrades. . .history has taught me that.  When I went from 9 to Puma
>> (10.1) I ended up going back to 9 until Jaguar (10.2.) came out; and I
>> didn't go to Jaguar until about 7 months after it was released.
>> Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems that people these days just can't
>> wait to run down to the Apple Store to pop in the latest and greatest
>> only to find themselves slowed down by piles of BUGS.  No thanks. .
>> .I'm happy right now with 10.3.9.  :)
>> 
>> Zoltan
>> THE BLUETOOTH (and WiFi) MASTER
>> 
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Re: European Powerbooks

[Bruce Mitchell]

On 4/15/05 3:33 AM, "Peter Saint James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> On 14 Apr2005, at 12:21 PM, Andrew wrote:
> 
>> You don't even need a different power supply, just a
>> plug adapter for the different shaped plugs.  All PB
>> adapters are multi-volt.
>> 
>> I use my PB in both the US (120v) and S. Korea (220v)
>> with no ill effects.
> 
> I'm astounded.  Who woulda thought even Apple could be this smart.
> 
> Interestingly, it says nothing about this in the owner's manual.
> They're being too modest.
> 
> Peter
> 
I have seen it on the web site, however. And you can buy an adapter kit from
Apple on apple.com

Bruce


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Re: European Powerbooks

[Bruce Mitchell]

No transformer needed, just adapter plugs. You can get a world-wide adapter
kit at apple.com - or just buy an adapter in whatever country you land,
which is how I built up my collection. They're easy to find at any drug
store or hardware store in any country, even at the airport.

Bruce

On 4/14/05 8:39 AM, "Peter Saint James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> Here's a question for those folks that skip back and forth across the
> pond.
> 
> What are the electrical supply differences for European Powerbooks?
> With current being different there, is the whole machine different, or
> it just the powersupply different?  Can one plug a European powersupply
> into a US Powerbook and get it to work properly without damage?
> 
> It would be nice to simply get a different powersupply rather than
> have to carry around a heavy transformer.
> 
> 
> Peter
> 


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Re: Backup question, and a tip

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On 4/10/05 1:52 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> At 02:02 PM +0100 04/10/2005, walter wrote:
>> suggestions about good (and cheap) remote backup options for Macs.
>> 
>> I considered .Mac, of course. But at the moment the MB allocation
>> seems rather paltry. SpyMac offers a lot of space for email but not
>> so much for storage (I think it's again 250MB). One option is of
>> course to email oneself with one's important files as attachments.
>> But it would be cumbersome. The ideal arrangement would be a remote
>> server to which a backup application automatically uploads the
>> changed files for the day. There are several offerings out there and
>> I was wondering whether anyone had had good experiences (in
>> Mac-terms) with any of them. I suppose the ideal space would be 3-5
>> GB or thereabouts.
> 
> There are a lot of choices, software-wise; some are less expensive
> than others.  Site-wise, keep in mind there's the privacy / trust
> issue...
> 
> I'm cheap, lazy, and cheap, so... once a month, I swap CD/DVD-R discs
> with a friend.  That gets the backups off-site.  Inbetween, I ftp my
> files to his server (and he does the same to mine).
> 
> - Dan.

What a great idea. Thanks for the tip.

Bruce


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Re: Rebuilt batteries & calibration.

[Bruce Mitchell]

Where can one get a dead Lombard battery rebuilt?

On 4/10/05 11:08 AM, "Stuart Saunders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Laurent,
> I had a Pismo battery rebuilt. It was not necessary to recalibrate;
> mine automatically did it over 5 or 6 recharge cycles; Pismo would just
> continue to operate long after indicating zero; next charge would show
> a longer time until it stabilised.
> 
> However the charge LEDs no longer function; small loss.
> 


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Lombard SuperDisk drive problem

[Bruce Mitchell]

Seldom used Lombard 333 SuperDisk drive won¹t come up when I try to retrieve
files from various disks used a few months ago. Makes all the right whirring
noises but no screen icon appears. Anyone have suggestions what to do? And
how?

Thanks,

Bruce 


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Re: Powerbook Lombard Plastic Question

[Bruce Mitchell]

Mine neither, it's perfectly fine.

On 3/4/05 1:39 PM, "Andrew F." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> No, my Lombard has no separation
> 
> 
> On 3/4/05 1:28 PM, "MaxTek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
>> No, the spot is actually between the clicker and the edge near the open
>> button.
>> 
>> All three of the Lombards I have seen have this separation. I also just got
>> a replacement top case (for other reasons) and it too has the separation.
>> 
>> Should it be there or not? Anyone know for sure.
>> 
>> MaxTek
>> 
>> Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 12:28:02 -0500
>> Subject: Re: Powerbook Lombard Plastic Question
>> From: Alan Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> 
>> On Friday, March 4, 2005, at 12:17  PM, MaxTek wrote:
>> 
>>> I have a question about the top case plastic (the part that contains=20=
>> 
>>> the
>>> trackpad) of the Powerbook Lombard. Do they all have a separation in=20=
>> 
>>> the
>>> plastic right below the trackpad clicker? Or is that a stress crack I=20=
>> 
>>> keep
>>> seeing?
>> 
>> My wife's Pismo has a small break (stress I guess) between the track=20
>> pad and the clicker. When I have to break the machine down for a small=20=
>> 
>> part like I did my lombard, I will replace it with the extra I have but=20=
>> 
>> it's just such a pain to replace
>> 
>> Yours is most likely stress too.
>> --
>> Alan Miller
>> 
> 
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Re: iBook mini and PowerBook mini

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On 2/14/05 6:38 PM, "- drive - drift - dream -" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> On 14-Feb-05, at 4:04 PM, Bruce Mitchell wrote:
> 
>> I'd take a Mac Tablet in a minute. I spend a lot of time doing
>> interviews
>> and taking notes as the person talks. For me it would be wonderful if a
>> computer could translate my writing into text, eliminating the need to
>> transcribe my notes, thus enabling more rapid production of a final
>> report.
>> But it would have to be a Mac Tablet, as I don't have the patience to
>> contend with Windoze.
> 
> But couldn't you type faster than you can write legibly?
> 
No, as I use my own form of 'shorthand'. In any case, the presence of a
laptop and my typing on it would be way too distracting for the kind of
interviews I do.


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Re: iBook mini and PowerBook mini

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On 2/14/05 12:38 PM, "- drive - drift - dream -" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On 14-Feb-05, at 11:54 AM, John C. Swanson wrote:
> 
>> If I am not mistaking that is a modified picture of Nintendo GameBoy
>> Advance SPs.  Nice job on the vMod though, I'd buy one.  Though I'd
>> rather have a Mac Tablet.
> 
> I just don't get tablet PCs.  The entire point of my carrying my laptop
> around with me is so I can type rather than have to write, and if I
> can't read my own writing, I highly doubt my computer could, either!
> If you'd rather write than type, why not just use paper?
> 
I'd take a Mac Tablet in a minute. I spend a lot of time doing interviews
and taking notes as the person talks. For me it would be wonderful if a
computer could translate my writing into text, eliminating the need to
transcribe my notes, thus enabling more rapid production of a final report.
But it would have to be a Mac Tablet, as I don't have the patience to
contend with Windoze.


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Re: MAC verses Mac

[Bruce Mitchell]

on 10/23/04 9:57 AM, Marcin Wichary at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Also, I think the subject should read "MAC versUs Mac."
> 
> I will shut up now.
>

A hit. A very palpable hit.


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Re: MAC verses Mac

[Bruce Mitchell]

on 10/23/04 9:55 AM, Marcin Wichary at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> 
> Going back to topic, wasn't there an idea at one point that MAC would
> stand for Mouse Activated Computer? (or would it be Mouse-Activated
> Computer? :) )
>

touché!


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Re: MAC verses Mac

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on 10/23/04 12:44 AM, Bob at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> The National Enquirer reports at 8:32 AM +0100 10/23/04, Tim Hodgson wrote:
> 
>> On Sat, Oct 23, 2004 at 7:46 am -0600, Bob wrote:
>> 
>>> "MAC" is an acronym used with wireless and Ethernet networks, and it
>>> stands for Medium Access Control (I've also heard it referred to as
>>> "machine access control" but I don't know if that correct or not).
>> 
>> Er, 'Media Access Control' I think.
> 
> You are definitely correct, Tim. Thanks for the reminder for my
> annual eye exam. 
> 
>> (Pedants-R-Us)
> 
> Those that correct should be willing to be corrected. I appreciate the
> headsup.
> 
In that case, try heads-up. The other sounds like something culinary. :>)

Bruce


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Re: Security for traveling PowerBook

[Bruce Mitchell]

I'm interested in your advice on how to protect one's laptop in airports.

My main strategy has been to carry my PowerBook in a regular case that does
not look like a laptop carrier. And I never take my eyes off it, even when
it has to go through the x-ray machine; I don't allow anyone to rush me or
distract me from paying attention.

Bruce


on 10/18/04 6:29 PM, Bob at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> BTW I also have some advice on how to protect your laptop in
> airports, if you are interested.
> 
> Bob


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Re: Slightly OT..Bounce Warnings Flood

[Bruce Mitchell]

on 10/16/04 11:05 AM, Tim at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> 
> On Oct 16, 2004, at 1:45 PM, Richard Clark wrote:
> 
>> i get them everyday ever since i have been on the list.
>> I don't have verizon though.
>> 
>> Richard
>> On 16 Oct 2004, at 7:39 PM, K wrote:
>> 
>>> Greetings 'Lista's,
>>>Just a quick questionAfter a few weeks of relative quiet I am
>>> now receiving about 6 to 8 warnings a day
> 
> 
> I get them about once every six months.  All you do is reply to them
> with absolutely everything taken out of the body of the message.  The
> do stop then  trust me:))
> 
> --
> Tim
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>

I have done that repeatedly yet still get bounce messages every day. But I
will try again...

Bruce


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Re: Pismo yo-yo adapter in Europe

[Bruce Mitchell]

Yes. You can use a PB anywhere with just the plug adapter.

on 10/14/04 4:42 PM, Brian Braunschweiger at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> I can't read the fine print on th back. Will a yo-yo adapter from the
> USA work on 220v and 50hz?
> 
> As far as I can tell this is the basic yo-yo adapter with the silver
> apple logo on top.
> 
> I know I need plug adapters if the electricity part works.
> 
> 
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Re: cheap whine

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on 10/8/04 9:33 PM, Bob at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> 
>> However, as the French say:  "Chacun a son gout."
> 
> I don't understand French, but if it roughly means "whatever makes
> your boat float." I agree. :-) That's what makes the world go around.
> 
> 
> Bob

According to Babelfish it means: "Each one has its taste", but I like your
translation better.

Bruce


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Re: Command key

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on 9/27/04 6:30 PM, Bob at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> I think it's a responsibility of seasoned
> users to help newer users to understand and adapt to the established
> vernacular and method of doing things -- without being rude,
> condescending or egotistical. One of the joys of using a computer is
> learning new things all of the time. That doesn't mean every user
> should become an expert, but the person that is too lazy or stubborn
> to learn as they go along will be a leach for the rest of their
> virtual life.
> 
> If I have come across as rude, condescending or egotistical, I did
> not mean to. And I apologize.
> 
> Bob
>

I think you mean "leech".

But the point is well taken. Maybe use "Apple" or "cloverleaf" to guide
someone by means of the symbol to the correct key the first time, if not in
their presence, while instructing that it is called the Command key and
henceforth using that term.

Bruce


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Re: bookmarking mail messages

[Bruce Mitchell]

I never thought of it before reading this thread, but it's a great idea and
I can see that it would be a very useful feature. Even if it was just
something like how the links work in Entourage.

Please let me know if you find a way to do it. I'd really appreciate it.

Bruce


on 8/21/04 2:44 PM, john slavin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> That's not really what I want to do.  Like most people, I suspect, I
> have my bookmarks organized in categories that I use.  I also have
> important email messages that I have kept, some of which relate to the
> same areas as my bookmarks.  I was just thinking that it would be nice
> to be able to include individual email messages in my bookmarks, so
> that I could open email messages in addition to opening web pages.
> 
> John
> 
> On Aug 21, 2004, at 3:53 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
>> Hi John,
>> 
>> You can just drag bookmarks from Safari into a mail message, but
>> that's just the address, not the title.  Is that enough?
>> 
>> This is something I use occasionally - I don't remember where I got it
>> from.  Add the following as a bookmark to Safari; selecting it will
>> open a new mail containing the current address.
>> 
>> javascript:location.href='mailto:?
>> SUBJECT='+document.title+%0A%20%20'&BODY=%3C'+escape(location.href)+'%3
>> E'
>> 
>> Regards, Stephen
>> 
>> 
>> On 21 Aug 2004, at 21:30, G-Books wrote:
>> 
>>> This is something I should know the answer to.  Is there a way to add
>>> a
>>> bookmark in Safari's bookmarks to an email message?
>> 
> 


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Re: Has Everybody heard? Steve Jobs is doing fine in hospital!

[Bruce Mitchell]

Often no care at all, in this country, unlike Europe.

on 8/2/04 11:08 AM, peter webster at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Well, of course! What else can a person do?
> 
> I will say that it's very very fortunate for Jobs that he's rich. Poor
> people don't do as well with cancer treatments as do rich people. That's
> because they often get different levels of care.
> 
> 
>> Yes, I saw it last night on the news. I'm sending my prayers his way for a
>> fast recovery.
>> --
>> Aaron Willems
> 
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Re: chooser problem

[Bruce Mitchell]

I have had this problem occasionally. It is almost always resolved by a
re-start. I say almost always because on a few occasions more than one
re-start was necessary before my Lombard PB recognized the printer.

No techie has ever been able to tell me why this happens.


on 7/29/04 1:52 PM, mmanion mmanion at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> 
> PBG4/867/ booting 9.2.2
> Epson usb/paralell adaptor, with included epson driver. Printer shows up in
> chooser, but no port icon. Cannot print, or do anything. Probably a chooser
> problem (?)
> Epson adaptor shows up on system profiler on port USB 0.
> 


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Re: Got my PowerBook!

[Bruce Mitchell]

on 7/2/04 2:44 PM, Marcin Wichary at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> : No. Just a regular plug adapter, not a converter. The Mac has an internal
> : auto converter. I've traveled all over the world and never needed more than
> : a simple plug adapter. The power supply just plugs in to an adapter to
> : whatever plug is used by the host country.
> 
> Ah, thanks, that's actually what I meant in my first email. Hope they can
> sell one to me (it doesn't seem to be anywhere in the price list on
> the shop's official website).
> 
> By the way, the plug in the power brick looks like a normal plug for cables
> found in many household appliances.
>

I have no idea on that one. I wouldn't risk it.


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Re: Got my PowerBook!

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on 7/2/04 2:16 PM, Marcin Wichary at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> : All you need is a plug adapter. The Mac adapts itself.
> 
>> You mean a regular one from an electronic store that "converts" one
>> plug/110 to another/240?
>>

No. Just a regular plug adapter, not a converter. The Mac has an internal
auto converter. I've traveled all over the world and never needed more than
a simple plug adapter. The power supply just plugs in to an adapter to
whatever plug is used by the host country. 


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Re: Got my PowerBook!

[Bruce Mitchell]

All you need is a plug adapter. The Mac adapts itself.

on 7/2/04 1:42 PM, Marcin Wichary at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>   Well, at least sort of. I picked it up -- love the box, the
> packaging, the manuals, the design... but I ordered the British
> model and it came with British AC plug, which is incompatible
> with Dutch sockets. The battery's drained, so I can't use it yet. :I
> 
> I completely forgot about this issue, although I partially blame
> people at the shop. Today's too late, tomorrow I will try to
> exchange the power adapter (or can you just buy a new set
> of two European plugs? the old set might be useful as I intend
> to visit Great Britain later this year).


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Re: Flooded with Admin warnings..

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on 6/19/04 8:52 AM, Laurent Daudelin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> on 19/06/04 08:03, kochkodin at "kochkodin"@verizon.net wrote:
> 
>> Help...I am getting flooded every day with warnings from G-Boks Admin
>> that mail sent to me has bounced...I have constantly replied to the
>> items and to the confirmation request and I stil am getting at least 4
>> or more a day.  I am not getting the warnings from any other list...How
>> do I get this to stop?
>> Regards,
>> Mike K
>> 
> 
> You can't. Or you could try to subscribe from a different email address
> provider and see if this helps. It is strange a bit because I'm also with
> Verizon and never had a single warning so far.
> 
> -Laurent.
>

I've been getting these warnings every day for about two years. I just
delete them, no big deal. We've been told by the list operators repeatedly
that there is nothing to be done about them.

Bruce Mitchell


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Re: Can System profiler be wrong?

[Bruce Mitchell]

Yes. It has happened to me and to my brother as well, usually when Apple has
done an across the board upgrade between the time you order and the time
they ship. Like they said, you lucked out, but it is one of the occasional
little side benefits of doing business with Apple.

Bruce Mitchell

on 6/16/04 7:56 PM, Samantha Goodson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> My refurb 12" G4 800Mhz ibook arrived on Monday.  And I'm thrilled,
> really I am, but, according to Apple, I bought it equipped with 256MB
> of ram and a 30GB hard drive.  According to system profiler, I have
> 640MB and a 55.76GB capacity hard drive.  My local reseller,
> essentially said I lucked out, which was echoed by the very young tech
> I got on the line at Apple.  Has anybody heard of anything like this
> happening before?
> 
> peace, love, and joy,
> 
> Samantha 
> 


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Re: next generation of laptop construction and design

[Bruce Mitchell]

I love the trackpad. I'm a high-speed touch-typist and to me the track pad
is far better ergonomically than a track ball or mouse. I don't think I have
ever hit it accidentally during the course of typing.

Bruce

on 6/7/04 10:57 PM, Andrew F. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Actually, as a long-time trackpad-hater and IBM TrackPoint fan, why not just
> get rid of the trackpad altogether and let Apple inovate something new?  The
> original PB 100 was so cool because unlike the clip-on mice of the
> competition, it had a wonderful trackball built-in.  The 500-series were
> cool because they introduced the touchpad (woe be to us), and now, a decade
> later, we have, the same, ergonomically dismal trackpad.
> 
> Something along the lines of the IBM eraserhead, only easier to use,
> retaining the ability to tap but without the huge square of touch-sensitive
> whatever the hell its made of to be accidentally touched.  I'm just
> dreaming, but as a trackpad-hater and Mac-fan, that's all I can do.
> 
> Andrew
> 
> 
> On 6/7/04 10:53 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
>> Speaking of the next generation PowerBooks, it would be really neat if Apple
>> would scrap the trackpads used in the G4's and went back to the configuration
>> used in the Pismo.  Having it raised just a tad makes a huge ergonomic
>> difference!
>> 
>> Ned
> 
> 


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Re: Waterlogged wallstreet

[Bruce Mitchell]

on 6/5/04 12:08 PM, Laurent Daudelin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> on 05/06/04 14:41, Ken at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
>> My Reply follows quote. On 05/06/2004 11:09 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
>> 
>>> Recently my Wallstreet was attacked by a glass of water.  I took it apart
>>> and there didn't seem to be any water inside the machinebut of course,
>>> now she's dead (and I'm so depressed).  If I plug it in it tries to start
>>> up, whiring while the green power light goes on...but I don't think the
>>> hard drive even starts spinning and then it shuts back down.  In this
>>> process the screen doesn't light up and I have to wait a couple of hours
>>> for this to happen again (it won't start with the startup button).  So the
>>> process (just to repeat) goes like this.
>>> 
>>> 1.  Empty battery bays.  Insert power cord.
>>> 2.  Startup light comes on, quick whirring sound for 2-3 second.
>>> 3.  Sound stops, light goes off, and the machine is dead.
>>> 4.  Repeat in an hour with same results.
>>> 
>>> It doesn't seem to me like the entire machine is shot and with the wide
>>> array of parts on ebay I'm hoping someone could give me an idea on what
>>> this might beany ideas from the Wallstreet family?
>> -
>> If you are lucky, and your water is soft, you may be able to revive the
>> machine by THOROUGHLY drying in out. As a minimum, I would remove the
>> keyboard, hard drive, processor card and disconnect as many of the ribbon
>> cable connectors as I could reach without disassembling the computer and
>> let it air dry for a day or so.
>> 
>> I suspect that water has gotten into some of the connectors and is
>> causing faulty circuits. I suppose you could use a hair dryer on it after
>> you have done the disconnections to speed things up, just don't over heat
>> things!
> 
> There is also another unfortunate possibility. If the original poster did
> try to power it up before it was completely dry, it is possible that
> remaining water caused some shorts that could have fried some electronic
> components in it which could be permanently damaged, even if the PowerBook
> is now let to dry completely...
> 
> -Laurent.
>

DO NOT use the hair dryer!

I had the same problem a couple of years ago and all went well with my
drying efforts until I used the hair dryer ‹ which proceeded to push some
droplets where they shouldn't go, causing a sudden crackle and pop,
accompanied by that acrid smell that goes with frying...

>From my experience and that of others I've known to whom this has happened,
letting it air dry is best.

Bruce Mitchell


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Re: Tracpad

[Bruce Mitchell]

Susan,

Thanks for posting this very handy tip!

Bruce 
Los Angeles, CA
currently in East Anglia.

-Original Message-
From: Susan Platter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: May 2, 2004 4:10 AM
To: G-Books <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Tracpad

Oh, I do like Panther! To save that URL to desktop, I just had to grab 
it, press F11, dump  the URL on my desktop, then press F11 again to 
return to the message. That is a really good facility! :)

Susan
Swindon, Wiltshire
United Kingdom

On 1 May, 2004, at 13:30, G-Books wrote:
>
> Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 21:56:23 -0500
> Subject: Re: Tracpad
> From: MTH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
> On Friday, April 30, 2004, at 05:29  PM, Hector I Macedo wrote:
>
>> Hi guys, I have to eat crow. I thought that I had saved the address
>> that some one gave for a small program to improve the PB trackpad
>> functions, but obviously I didn't. Can you send it to me?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Hector I. Macedo  "Lord of the
>> Flies"   
>> Dallas, TX 75248
>>
>> "Piscaro Itaque dicet mendacium"
>>
>>
>> -- 
>
> The software is called sidetrack, here is the address:
>
> http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/sidetrack/


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Re: Micro$oft on the Mac

[Bruce Mitchell]

OS 9 may be dead to you but there are still millions with older equipment not yet able 
to move to OSX.

-Original Message-
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Sent: Apr 30, 2004 1:14 AM
To: G-Books <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Micro$oft on the Mac

>From: Eugene Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

>1) M$ is being sensitive to the needs of old Mac OS (8-9) users.
>   The problem is that the old Finder on old Mac OS only supports
>   filenames up to 31 characters.  Because Office force limits
>   filename lengths to this old restriction, OS X users can still
>   transport their Office documents to old Mac OS users without
>   mangling the filenames.

I'm kind of answering my own question here but why be sensitive
to a dead platform when both the OS and the app is in the new
environment, but then that is what M$ has done all these years so...

Still ridiculous as one has full naming capability when handling the file.


Larry

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Re: Verrrryy Interresting..

[Bruce Mitchell]

Thanks, Mike, 

I found it interesting, and also the thread that developed gave me a bit of education. 
Here is the response of a friend who I forwarded to, describing a day to look forward 
to:

"mark my words: microsoft is dead as the dominant force. *nix will rise, 
gov'ts will go there and build their OWN OS, just as corporate america 
is starting to do. screw the consumer OS, we want a tailor made OS, 
*nix offers that. by april 20th, 2009; it will be as told"

Bruce


-Original Message-
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Only posted it because I thought it was interesting..
Regards,
Mike K


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Re: keycaps

[Bruce Mitchell]

This won't help your search for replacement keys, but the remedy for
preventing such wear from happening in future is to dab a bit of clear nail
polish over each letter when the computer is new. It won't be noticeable and
will preserve the lettering forever.

I do the same on the various lettered controls in every automobile I buy.

Bruce

on 2/25/04 9:29 PM, Greg Gilmore at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> The recent mention of loose keys reminded me that the lettering on over a
> dozen of the keycaps on my wife's Lombard's keyboard have entirely, or
> almost entirely, rubbed off. (Same thing's happening to my G4 Titanium.)
> Replacements are $3 a pop at PBParts.com. Anybody know of a source with
> better prices?
> 
> Greg
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Re: [OT] Latin

[Bruce Mitchell]

Thanks for another great proverb; I shall keep it in mind.

I did not mean to imply Jimmy Hoffa coined the phrase, just that he used it
frequently.


on 2/6/04 8:04 AM, nemo at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Just so we don't start another myth: the saying predates Jimmy Hoffa by
> many years (if not centuries).  It's one of those proverbs that
> everyone would love to have invented. (I'm just surprised it's not been
> attributed to Churchill yet!). It's been made famous in modern times by
> Margaret Atwood in "The Handmaid's Tale" (Offred finds it written in a
> closet), but she did not invent it either.
> 
> Here's my favorite (modern) latin proverb:
> 
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Re: Buying Replacement Pismo Batteries: Experiences?

[Bruce Mitchell]

on 2/7/04 6:23 PM, Dan K at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Bruce Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> My Mac guru advises that it is wise not to keep a PB plugged in all the time
>> but instead let the battery run down fully at least every few weeks, that
>> doing so will actually enhance the life span of the battery. He seems to be
>> correct, as with every PB I have owned I have had spare batteries for the
>> other bay which get little use and they always die long before the main
>> battery which I let wear down periodically.
> 
> Your Mac guru is correct with respect to nimh and nicad batteries but
> wrong when it comes to LiIon batteries which lose significant life every
> time they're fully discharged. Every few weeks would is certainly
> overkill. That said, it can be useful to occasionally calibrate LiIon
> batteries.
> 
> The best advice I've seen for maximizing LiIon battery runtime, as posted
> to usenet by "Peter" (whose last name escapes me at this moment):
> --
> (Peter's Trickle Calibration)
> 
> 1. charge fully and then some
> 2. in terminal,
>  ioreg -p IODeviceTree -n battery -w0 | grep Bat
>  (make a note of your Capacity -- should be around 4000 or more)
>  sudo pmset -b spindown 1 sleep 0 reduce 1 dim 1
>  (prevents idle-sleep, and after 1 idle minute spins down your disk,
>  reduces your processor speed, and turns off the LCD when on battery)
>  (Maybe in Panther you can do that without pmset, but Jaguar is broken)
> 3. shut down all applications.  turn off airport,
>  disconnect anything external -- keyborad, mouse, printers,
>  and finally, power.
> 4. LEAVE IT ALONE -- DO NOT TOUCH IT
> 
> 5. W A I T (5 hours or more ...)
> 6. eventually your notebook will go to sleep
> 
> 7. plug it in.  wait 3 minutes.  (mebbe 5 to be sure :-)
> 8. ioreg -p IODeviceTree -n battery -w0 | grep Bat
>  (Has it re-evaluated your Capacity?)
> 9. leave it alone and let it charge fully.
> 10. if the Capacity changed significantly, you might want to repeat
>   the calibration cycle.
> 11. Adjust your battery-power management settings to make it sleep
>   at a more reasonable time.
> 
> Note -- *calibration* means helping the battery's firmware estimate the
> battery's capacity.
> --
> 
> Obviously, the bits about using terminal to read and set some parameters
> are not applicable to those using a classic MacOS, but the idea remains
> the same. The discharge should be as slow as possible.
> 
> hth,
> 
Thanks for this. How about leaving the battery in all the time whilst using
the PB plugged in? Does that make any difference?

Bruce 


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Re: Buying Replacement Pismo Batteries: Experiences?

[Bruce Mitchell]

on 2/7/04 3:07 AM, Tim Hodgson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> On Saturday 07 Feb 2004 5:50 am, Bruce Mitchell wrote:
> 
>> My Mac guru advises that it is wise not to keep a PB plugged in all the
>> time but instead let the battery run down fully at least every few weeks,
>> that doing so will actually enhance the life span of the battery. He seems
>> to be correct, as with every PB I have owned I have had spare batteries for
>> the other bay which get little use and they always die long before the main
>> battery which I let wear down periodically.
> 
> This depends on which type of battery you're talking about. I think what you
> say is correct for Ni-Cads, but my understanding is that the life of Li-on
> batteries, as used in the pismo, is determined by the number of 'deep
> discharges', i.e. running the battery down fully. So it's better _not_ to let
> it run down fully any more than you have to.
> 
> Sorry I can't provide a source for this claim; my PB, containing the relevant
> URL, is being fixed by Apple at the moment!
> 
> TimH
>
My Lombard also uses Li-on so that's what he was talking about.

Is there anyone else out there truly knowledgeable on this subject who can
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Re: Buying Replacement Pismo Batteries: Experiences?

[Bruce Mitchell]

My Mac guru advises that it is wise not to keep a PB plugged in all the time
but instead let the battery run down fully at least every few weeks, that
doing so will actually enhance the life span of the battery. He seems to be
correct, as with every PB I have owned I have had spare batteries for the
other bay which get little use and they always die long before the main
battery which I let wear down periodically.

Bruce Mitchell


on 2/6/04 6:09 PM, Richard Matteson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Hi folks,
> 
> For what it's worth, I too recently purchased a NewerTech 6600mAh
> battery for my Pismo from Other World Computing. I haven't had it long
> enough to check the actual working time on a charge, but the "Battery
> Status Indicator" shows 4:06 at 99% capacity (it showed 4:57 at 100%
> capacity when I first unplugged the power adapter and seems to be all
> over the place, especially after a short period of inactivity or a
> sleep period.) It will be a while before I know how accurate this is
> because I use the 'Book plugged in most of the time. If I get a good
> read of the time sooner, I'll post with the current subject.
> 
> Rick Matteson
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Re: POL Re: [OT] Latin

[Bruce Mitchell]

-- 
Non Illegitimi Carborundum: Don't let the bastards wear you down.

Glad to hear someone is trying to improve our educational system.

Bruce


on 2/6/04 7:27 AM, kochkodin at "kochkodin"@verizon.net wrote:

> What was the quote in Latin Anyone remember it???  I had 2 years in
> HS and it was the best experience...Also, as a member of my local school
> board for over 10 years, I tried to have Latin added to the course
> offered but we couldn't find a teacher...They are rarer than hen's teeth
> and the ones out there are all going to the highest paying urban
> schools...Again, would someone repost the quote, please?
> Regards,
> Mike
> 
> Bruce Mitchell wrote:
> 
>> on 2/6/04 3:34 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>>> Oh, BTW, I had 3 years of HSchool Latin, 2 were under a lovely lady
>>>> named Mrs Aldridge who had a masters from Columbia and studied under
>>>> Moses Hadas, foremost Latin scholar of the last century.  Now you
>>>> cannot find the mother language on the course list in many schools.
>>> 
>>> Five years of Latin here. Started in 8th grade. Strange as it might sound,
>>> Latin was the catalyst of my education.
>>> 
>> 
>> I envy you guys. When I started school they had just eliminated Latin
>> classes and de-emphasized learning other languages for the most part. I did
>> study Spanish and French but wish I had the Latin base.
>> 
>> 
> 


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Re: GPS Software (again)

[Bruce Mitchell]

I don't think it was anything you did. It comes through as a split link,
where the bit on the second line is not underlined so is not actually read
as part of the link when you click on it.

However, I found that cutting and pasting did not do the trick either. What
worked was to click the link, let it go to the 404 error in the browser,
then cut and paste adding the second line on the browser, click again...
only then did it work for me.

Thanks for the posting... great idea! I have sent it along to the Mac_X list
and every Mac user I know.

BTW, another reason is to have the GPS tracking software available on the
Mac. I had to get a PC laptop to have that capability.

Bruce


on 2/6/04 6:13 AM, Pat Heidingsfelder at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:

> Sorry everyone for the slightly bad link.  I was in a hurry
> 
> The link is to a petition to try and get Garmin and Magellan, the two
> biggest names in GPS to port there software to OS X.  Users of the
> Mapsource and other software are having to use virtual PC or switch to
> pc.  The main reason to use the said software would be to transfer maps
> to handheld GPSes. Here is another link hope it works
> 
> http://www.gpscity.com/gps/brados/3215.1.12398727029410847560/
> macsignup.html
> 
> Thanks for all the help!  I knew I could depend on the Mac community!!!
> 
> Pass the link along to other Mac users!!
> 
> Pat


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Re: POL Re: [OT] Latin

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on 2/6/04 3:34 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>> Oh, BTW, I had 3 years of HSchool Latin, 2 were under a lovely lady
>> named Mrs Aldridge who had a masters from Columbia and studied under
>> Moses Hadas, foremost Latin scholar of the last century.  Now you
>> cannot find the mother language on the course list in many schools.
> 
> Five years of Latin here. Started in 8th grade. Strange as it might sound,
> Latin was the catalyst of my education.
>
I envy you guys. When I started school they had just eliminated Latin
classes and de-emphasized learning other languages for the most part. I did
study Spanish and French but wish I had the Latin base.


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Re: [OT] Latin

[Bruce Mitchell]

As a youth I was taken to meet Jimmy Hoffa by an older friend. They had
grown up together and worked together in their youth. They had gone their
separate ways in terms of business but remained friends. I saw the sign on
his desk, in Latin, and asked what it meant. He replied: "Don't let the
bastards wear you down." The English stuck with me but not the Latin.

The friend who took me was a successful businessman who told me that no
matter what anyone said, he thought Jimmy Hoffa was a great man, that Hoffa
had taken teamsters from being treated like scum by the employers and turned
the job into a way to make a good living. My friend believed it would never
have happened but for Hoffa.

Bruce


on 2/5/04 12:18 PM, Frank P. Eigler at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> On Thu, 5 Feb 2004, Bruce Mitchell wrote:
> [snip]
>> What is the translation of the latin? Is it that old Jimmy Hoffa saw "Don't
>> let the bastards wear you down"?
>> 
>> Bruce
> 
> Yup - except I didn't know there was a Hoffa connection (!).
> 
> Hmm - wonder waht the latin is for: Everyday you can learn something new -
> if you pay attention ;-)
> 
> -- 
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Re: GPS software

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on 2/5/04 11:35 AM, Frank P. Eigler at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> On Thu, 5 Feb 2004, Bruce Mitchell wrote:
> 
>> I am definitely interested as I have been told by supposed experts that
>> there is no Mac GPS software, only PC.
>> 
>> But, I got a 404 message with no means of searching or trying the links
>> since I don't know what you are suggesting we sign.
> 
> I got that too, at first. Make sure you follow the *entire link*. E.g. on
> my end, the last part ("macsignup.html") was cut off.
> 
> HTH
> 
> [snip]
>>> http://www.gpscity.com/gps/brados/3215.1.12398727029410847560/
>>> macsignup.html
> 
> -- 

> Non Illegitimi Carborundum
>
Thanks. I thought of that but it failed on repeated attempts. Just now I
tried again and it worked. Go figure.

I'm looking forward to Mac GPS software, as I sure hate having to use a PC,
which really means I rarely use the GPS.

What is the translation of the latin? Is it that old Jimmy Hoffa saw "Don't
let the bastards wear you down"?

Bruce


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Re: GPS software

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I am definitely interested as I have been told by supposed experts that
there is no Mac GPS software, only PC.

But, I got a 404 message with no means of searching or trying the links
since I don't know what you are suggesting we sign.

Please give a bit of info of about what the Mac signup is for.

Thanks,

Bruce 


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> I have been looking into GPS software for OS X  I believe I have found
> most everything out there.  There are a few people over at
> geocaching.com that are developing software, but it would be great to
> have Garmin's apps work natively in OS X.  I found this while searching
> 
>   
> http://www.gpscity.com/gps/brados/3215.1.12398727029410847560/
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> 
> If you would, check it out and if you feel the need, sign it.  It is
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> 
> Thanks for the help!!!
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Re: OT: please stop rehashing this old myth!!!

[Bruce Mitchell]

on 2/1/04 3:21 AM, Robin Ashe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> On 2/1/04 2:16 AM, "Bruce Mitchell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 
>> Can the moderator please block further posts from this jackass? We don't
>> need a Mac hater on a Mac help list!!
>> 
> 
> There's a difference between being a Mac hater and not being a PC hater. If
> I was a Mac hater I wouldn't have one.
> 
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Re: OT: please stop rehashing this old myth!!!

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Can the moderator please block further posts from this jackass? We don't
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Re: hot-plugging Firewire devices

[Bruce Mitchell]

Can you provide a URL for the article?

on 12/11/03 10:22 PM, DPrice at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Just read Charles Moore article about the dangers of this and was
> just wondering how many folks out there turn off their computers
> before plugging in a Firewire device. I own a Pismo, and I never turn
> it off. When I want to burn a CD, I plug the burner in, and turn it
> on. Have never had any problems. Any thoughts?


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Re: G5 PB & BSP, FTR

[Bruce Mitchell]

Curious how institutions have such difficulty listening to ideas from
outside the confines of their box. Isn't that what Xerox Parc did?

Don't give up. Your technology sounds worth pushing. Perhaps you might try
again ‹ maybe do an end run around the 'They' at Apple and somehow get to
Jobs, who seems to be always open to and indeed in search of new thinking.

Bruce


on 12/13/03 11:07 AM, Stuart Saunders at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> I don't think that Apple can have any serious problems with cooling. I
> offered them a CPU cooler I designed which gets 3 times the cooling
> effect (tested) compared size for size with a conventional laptop
> cooler. My desktop cooler runs around 0.17°C/W, prototype laptop cooler
> about 1.6.
> They didn't want to sign my non disclosure agreement, and replied that
> 'They were already working on another technology' (which was a bit hard
> to fathom, considering they have not seen mine!)
> Either that, or they didn't believe my claims, and thought it best to
> humour me.  ;-
> 
> Stuart.


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Re: Giving up on Lombard OS X

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On 10/5/03 11:11 AM, "JeffH" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>> Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2003 16:35:06 -0700
>> From: Tom Meade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Subject: Giving up on Lombard OS X
>> 
>> Well, it's got me beat. A dozen attempts and I've run out of tricks
>> here.
>> 
>> Install CD from caddy - OK, where will it hang this time?
>> 
>> Install CD from G3 Beige via Target Disk Mode (SCSI)  - runs for a
>> while, freezes.
>> 
>> Install, clean, one partition or two - no difference - install process
>> even damages directory so OS 9 partition rendered unusable.
>> 
>> Carbon Copy Cloner -  OS X actually ran for a half hour - I was
>> cheering - then it froze in networking - found it had overwritten
>> other files and 150 other files exceeded boundaries.
>> 
>> Thanks  for listening, Listers. If anyone has another idea I'm willing
>> to try.
>> 
>> Thanks, Tom Meade
>> Pacific Palisades, CA
> 
> 
> Perhaps it's the drive. I have a 10GB IBM drive that I could never get
> OSX installed onto, in either a Wallstreet or Lombard. The installer
> would run for hours (even overnight!) and finally have a kernel panic.
> I replaced the drive because it was too loud for me, and X installed on
> the new 20GB drive in a matter of about 15 minutes. I now have that
> 10GB in a firewire case, and X still won't install on it, no matter
> which computer it's hooked up with.
> 
> -
> JSH
> TiBook
> 
I have a 20GB HD on a 333 Lombard and would like to install OSX, but have
been told by experts that OSX would run painfully slow, much slower than
9.2, so I've given up on that idea. OSX on my desktop G3 B&W upgraded to G4
works like a dream, no problems at all, I love it.

Bruce Mitchell


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Re: usb hub

[Bruce Mitchell]

This subject is covered in the current issue of the Voice newsletter of the
MacValley User Group, which ran an article about the various problems that
can be caused by USB devices and inadequate hubs. All the group experts
agreed that the best USB hub by far is the Per-Tech 7-Port Hubmaster, "...a
solidly built, if extremely ugly*, piece of equipment, and is to USB hubs
what Tripp-Lite is to power strips... I will speculate that the Per-Tech
succeeds where others fail due to the fact that it's got a very large
internal power supply to stabilize voltage on all devices..."

www.pertch.net

There was also a recent story about Per-Tech at www.macintouch.com which led
to a 4-fold increase in demand so "...please be patient... Quality can't be
rushed!"

Bruce Mitchell

* "Per-Tech hubs remind us that beige can still be beautiful."


on 8/2/03 11:13 AM, Greg Gilmore at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> I need a USB hub with at least 4 ports to use with my G4/667 PowerBook/OS
> 9.2.2.
> 
> Any advice fellow-listers could give me on this purchase, e.g. best quality,
> price, self- versus bus-powered, etc., would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> gg
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Re: New User

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Why no buy 12" PB?


on 7/19/03 10:49 AM, Ryan Coleman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> ::makes note to never EVER consider buying a 12" powerbook::
> 
> JUST 640? I have 768 in my 667 and its not enough. I am on my PC right now
> with 1GB.
> 
> Oy.
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Re: Saving your own life (on eBay)

[Bruce Mitchell]

Very Good!!


on 7/19/03 2:53 AM, Illovox Media at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> on 7/19/03 2:30 AM, Ryan Coleman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
>> And I am the next Toby Maguire.
> 
> Why?  Having back problems?
> 
>> eBay is not a Macy's. It's not a Hurrah's. It's a Fry's or a Best (remember
>> that place? Not Best Buy, but Best... used to be big in the Midwest)
> 
> Ebay's is Sotheby's for the Jerry Springer crowd.
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Re: warranties

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on 7/18/03 11:55 AM, Illovox Media at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> on 7/18/03 11:52 AM, Bruce Mitchell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
>> on 7/18/03 11:48 AM, Illovox Media at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> 
>>> on 7/18/03 11:17 AM, Joaquim Carvalho at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Which cops? This is a global world, a Powerbook can be stolen in New
>>>> York and sold as new in Paris. Isn't there a global registration of
>>>> stolen Powerbooks?
>>>> Joaquim
>>>> 
>>>> On Fri, 2003-07-18 at 19:06, Illovox Media wrote:
>>>>> on 7/18/03 6:36 AM, Bruce Mitchell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Where do you go with the serial number to find out if it is stolen or
>>>>>> not??
>>>>> 
>>>>> cops
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> I was referring to the states.  The EU should have something, no?
>>> 
>> Even in the states there is no national registration of stolen product
>> serial numbers. It is still pretty much local.
>> 
> 
> Not so.  I just went through a situation.  Unit stolen in CA checked from
> Seattle.
> 
Really. Can you provide a URL or phone number or other means of accessing
such a system? 

I ask because before posting my earlier respons I double-checked with the
local police department and they advised there is no national serial number
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Re: warranties

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on 7/18/03 11:48 AM, Illovox Media at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> on 7/18/03 11:17 AM, Joaquim Carvalho at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
>> Which cops? This is a global world, a Powerbook can be stolen in New
>> York and sold as new in Paris. Isn't there a global registration of
>> stolen Powerbooks?
>> Joaquim
>> 
>> On Fri, 2003-07-18 at 19:06, Illovox Media wrote:
>>> on 7/18/03 6:36 AM, Bruce Mitchell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Where do you go with the serial number to find out if it is stolen or not??
>>> 
>>> cops
>>> 
>> 
> 
> I was referring to the states.  The EU should have something, no?
> 
Even in the states there is no national registration of stolen product
serial numbers. It is still pretty much local.


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Re: warranties

[Bruce Mitchell]

Where do you go with the serial number to find out if it is stolen or not??


on 7/18/03 6:29 AM, Kurt Appling at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> re; the serial number should prove its not stolen,therefor warranty
> registration should not be a problem if less than a year,or if you are
> purchaseing the extended care yourself,alot of used machines probably
> dont have original recipt,just check thats its clean numbers
> 
> 
> On Friday, July 18, 2003, at 04:40 AM, Michel Treisman wrote:
> 
>> Hi!
>> 
>> I have been offered a new and unused Titanium powerbook which the
>> seller says he recently obtained from an Apple employee at Cupertino.
>> But there is no proof of purchase with the machine.
>> 
>> Without proof of purchase would I have no warranty, if there is a
>> major failure of some sort in the first year? I thought one could tell
>> the age from the serial number. Would that be sufficient for a
>> warranty?
>> 
>> Does anyone know the answers?
>> 
>> Mike
> 


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Re: G3/G4 RAM Compatibility

[Bruce Mitchell]

This archive link is shown at the bottom of every post, including yours;)
Archive: 


on 7/17/03 6:36 PM, S. Stoner at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> By the way, is there an archive of this group that I could have searched
> to see if this has already been addressed? 


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Re: Buying a new PowerBook

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on 7/14/03 10:48 PM, Illovox Media at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> on 7/14/03 9:47 PM, James Rohde at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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>> http://www.insanely-great.com/features/020215.html
> 
> 
> link is dead
> 

It works for me.


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Re: Buying new Powerbook (now the "wrong" Powerbook)

[Bruce Mitchell]

on 7/14/03 4:28 PM, Bruce Johnson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Lewin A.R.W. Edwards wrote:
> 
> 
>> 
>> Hmm. I could care less about the cellphone (email lets me deal with
>> things in my own time), but an MP3 wristwatch sounds like a cool idea.
> 
> ASCII shall recieve!
> 
> 
> 
> 
Requires Windows 98 and USB; doesn't work with Win95 or MacOS


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Re: Buying new Powerbook (now the "wrong" Powerbook)

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on 7/14/03 3:46 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> My only beef with Jobs is that he's not created a 007 wristwatch with a
> built-in iPod AND cell phone.
>

I've heard they're working on it.


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Re: Ebay

[Bruce Mitchell]

on 7/14/03 2:36 PM, jdc at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Has anyone tried to buy a Powerbook on Ebay? Have you notices that most
> Powerbook sales are scams? Why doesn't Ebay or the police do anything
> about this?
> Joaquim
> 

How do you know most are scams? I'm really interested in this because I've
just been thinking about buying and/or selling a PB on eBay in an attempt to
upgrade. I really need to know because I have no prior experience of eBay at
all. Thanks,

Bruce Mitchell


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Re: Sudden battery failure

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on 7/3/03 6:00 AM, Joe Ellis at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> 
> - Original Message -
> From: "Bruce Mitchell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 3:31 PM
> Subject: Re: Sudden battery failure
> 
> 
>> on 7/2/03 11:52 AM, Joe Ellis at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> 
>>> get an auto adaptor
>>> and a 12 volt jumpstart/camping unit. Does 2 full length feature DVDs on
> one
>>> charge.
>>> 
>>> Joe Ellis
>>> 
>> 
>> Can you provide more detail about the 12 volt jumpstart/camping unit? I
> have
>> long used an auto adapter, especially on long trips when someone else is
>> driving. I don't understand about the "camping unit".
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Bruce Mitchell
>> 
> You can find them in stores like Wal-Mart, Sears or any store with an
> automotive section. They have an integrated set of "jumper cables" for
> connecting to a car battery, usually some kind of light and one or two
> cigarette lighter sockets that you can plug adaptors into. They have their
> own recharger so you can plug it into a wall outlet to keep charged. They
> have enough capacity to "jump start" an automobile or lawn tractor which is
> what they were originally designed for, but the lighter sockets provide an
> easy means to use as an extra capacity battery for your powerbook.
> 
> Joe Ellis
> 
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Re: Free wireless at hooters?

[Bruce Mitchell]

on 7/2/03 6:24 PM, Peter Nacken at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> on 7/3/03 1:12 PM, Doug Behr at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
>> 
>> --- Dwight Hines <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Help quickly, please.  I had to move from free
>>> wireless at Hooters to free
>>> cable at Kinkos for downloads today.
>> 
>> 
>> I have to ask..."FREE wireless at HOOTERS?"
> 
> Now there is a dream come true :) now I just need a Hooters here in Fiji !!!
> 
> They can't make good chickenwings here ..
> 
> How you get the hot sauce off the keyboard though ??
> 
> P 
> __
> http://nacken.blogspot.com
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> 
> 
What, no free love in paradise?


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Re: Sudden battery failure

[Bruce Mitchell]

Sure wish they had told me this when I bought a spare with my Lombard. I
kept it in the travel case and only used it when actually traveling out of
town, so it got very little use, unlike the main battery which got regular
use when traveling locally. Just recently I tried to use the spare and it
was dead as a doornail; tried the freezer thing but no luck.


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> the best way to ensure LiION battery health is to not stick it in a drawer and
> forget about it. LiION batteries that lose their charge through neglect like
> this will often never recover.


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Spam me and you pay!

[Bruce Mitchell]

Have you ever actually complained to someone who spamed you, and have you
ever been paid? Just curious if anyone has really collected under this law.


on 7/2/03 5:58 PM, Michelle Klein-Hass at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Michelle Klein-Hass
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Re: Grammarian

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Thanks Sid, for your evaluation from experience, which makes Grammarian
sound worth having, as I thought perhaps it might be from the description on
the website. Not that expensive if it's that much better than MS.

Deliberate use of 'improper' grammar is what I meant in referring to being
of the Winston Churchill school; the old story of him writing a speech which
a minor aide sent back with grammar corrections, to which he responded by
red-penciling in the margin "this is just the sort of thing with which I
will not up put!" or something like that. I may not have the wording exactly
right but you get the drift. If you have ever read anything of Churchill,
who was a most prolific and compelling writer, it is hard to imagine anyone
having nerve enough to 'correct' his writing.

Bruce Mitchell


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> HI Bruce, 
> I'm an English/ Creative writing university student, I use Grammarian on all
> documents I produce. It too, suggests some inappropriate choices, but
> overall, I'd call it indispensible. I do write fairly well, but it catches
> things like tense shift, dangling participles and other things not obvious.
> Often, I use improper grammar purposely, and I simply click past the
> suggestions I don't want. But, it usually catches one or two mistakes per
> 1000 words I write that I would have missed. Therefore, it is worth having.
> Sid Barras


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Re: Sudden battery failure

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on 7/2/03 11:52 AM, Joe Ellis at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> get an auto adaptor
> and a 12 volt jumpstart/camping unit. Does 2 full length feature DVDs on one
> charge.
> 
> Joe Ellis
>

Can you provide more detail about the 12 volt jumpstart/camping unit? I have
long used an auto adapter, especially on long trips when someone else is
driving. I don't understand about the "camping unit".

Thanks,

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Grammarian

[Bruce Mitchell]

on 7/1/03 6:43 PM, Mark Dempsey at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> 
>> I noticed that. They also didn't mention Grammarian. Conflict Catcher is
>> for OS 9, so I would guess that it wasn't as important in their minds.
>> It's also possible that their list is just incomplete.
> 
> Grammarian changed hands a few months ago.  The website for it is:
> 
> http://www.linguisoft.com/
> 
> They have a new version at a reduced price for Osx now.
> 
> Mark
> 
This product looks interesting. Never heard of it before so checked out the
link. 

What is your evaluation? I ask because I stopped using the grammar check in
Word a long time ago, as it cited nearly every damn sentence I wrote and
posed the most ridiculous suggestions.

I am not a strict grammarian (no pun intended) but rather more of the
Winston Churchill school, yet there are times when I think I could use some
help. 

If anyone has experience with Grammarian, I'd like to hear what you think of
it.

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Re: G-books: Separating a Wallstreet ?

[Bruce Mitchell]

on 6/29/03 8:14 PM, |n|i|c|k| at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>> 
>> I admire your inventiveness. I want the instructions for turning an
>> old PB
>> into a fish tank...
>> 
>> Bruce
> 
> you cant w/ a pb but you can w/ a powermac.
> 
> check applefritter.com
> they have instructions for an old powermac that is a fish tank and
> still works!!
> 
> n
>
Great site! Thanks. I was kidding about the PB ‹ a slender Bluegill would
have to swim forward and backward only, no turns, maybe somersaults ‹ but I
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Re: G-books: Separating a Wallstreet ?

[Bruce Mitchell]

on 6/29/03 1:23 PM, Laurence TeknoLiber at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>> From: |n|i|c|k| <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
>> after reading your request i searched the web and found nothing exactally
>> what you wanted.but i did find some very close mods to do what you
>> want... :) hope this helps...
> 
> It doesn't really help my quest, but it did give me an idea for another
> project (just gotta find a colour PB)...
> 
>  "As if you need any more projects..."
> 
>  "MYB!!!"
> 
> 
> Laurence
>

I admire your inventiveness. I want the instructions for turning an old PB
into a fish tank...

Bruce


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Re: WARNING! (2068424182)

[Bruce Mitchell]

on 6/12/03 5:28 PM, Ryan Coleman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>> Thanks for the info...I will try using a Netscape mail addy that I also have
>> but won't get to do it for two weeks as I have to go to Boston tomorrow and
>> won't be back till about 6/27 or so..  I do know from personal experience
>> that if you do get warnings and ignore them, you WILL be dropped from the
>> subscriber list automatically...
>> regards and thanks,
>> Mike K
> 
> Coming from a Sys Admin: DON'T DO THAT! Find a way to eliminate the
> messages. Ask a nanny to reset your bounce counter, find a way to
> send a blank email to the server, whatever it takes.
> -- 
> Ryan Coleman
> System Administrator
> LEMLists.com
>

Past advice from nanny has been to delete bounce ms., that there is nothing
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Re: WARNING! (2068424182)

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on 6/12/03 5:27 PM, K. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> I do know from personal experience
> that if you do get warnings and ignore them, you WILL be dropped from the
> subscriber list automatically...
> regards and thanks,
> Mike K
>

I wondered about that - have been dropped from the list once. Am getting
between 1 and 6 bounce ms. Daily.


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Re: Laptop Sleep

[Bruce Mitchell]

I, too, use sleep in exactly this way without problems, and have done so on
every model PowerBook I've owned since they started sleep.

Bruce Mitchell


on 6/10/03 4:32 PM, Dr. John Pullyblank at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> I'm surprised by people advising that the problems associated with
> sleeping mac laptops should be simply avoided by not using this powerful
> function.  I regularly work at public desks where I open my Wallstreet,
> wake it, and begin working, while the windoze crowd boots up to loud
> music.  The whole point is to take less time.  It is also my
> understanding that upon waking from sleep, the mac scans ports, which I
> sometimes use to reconnect with peripherals.  For OS 9 at least, I
> recommend the program "sleeper."
> 
> John
> 
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Re: PowerBook 12" Battery

[Bruce Mitchell]

My experience with Apple has been very very good. The time from the call to
Apple, receiving the shipping box and then receiving the goods is usually 3
days max.

The rule of thumb here is "Never take No for an answer less than three
times". Just like the 411 information operator, if a customer service rep
doesn't give you what you want, call back a short while later and talk to
another customer service rep. In my experience, it works a very high
percentage of the time.

Bruce

on 6/6/03 3:42 AM, Matt Peacock at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Apple seem to be very polar.
> 
> I've had cases where I've been on the phone less than 10 minutes, have
> had a full apology, replacements sent out (and sometimes a
> complimentary gift), with boxes for sending the offending component
> back.
> 
> Other times I've had the dreaded "It is not a problem, that is normal"
> or the even worse "It falls within the computers specification".
> 
> It all depends who you talk to I suppose.
> 
> Matt
> On Friday, June 6, 2003, at 11:00  am, Scott Howe wrote:
> 
>> Hi All-
>> 
>> I just wanted to update those who helped me with my
>> battery issues on my new 12" PB. I DID return it but
>> not to Apple, to Microcenter where I purchased it.
>> They exchanged it with no questions asked. That is
>> Microcenter's policy but I wonder what would of
>> happened if I had sent it back to Apple? Would it have
>> been so painless?? Just a thought...
>> 
>> Scott
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Re: OSX on Lombard + RAM max

[Bruce Mitchell]

So I need a boost from 320MB. Which leads me to another question: I've seen
a lot of postings about seemingly different types of RAM on this and/or
other Mac groups but understand none of it.

Forgive my ignorance, for I am not a tech person, but is there a particular
type of RAM I should get? Is there a difference in quality from one brand to
the next? Etc.?

Also, does processor speed have anything to do with OSX functioning well? My
Lombard is 333MHz.

I love the Lombard and am currently jazzed about inheriting a used 20GB HD,
a big boost from the 4GB that came with (and from which I am constantly
dumping things in a desperate attempt to keep that recommended 10% clear...)

Bruce Mitchell



on 6/3/03 8:11 PM, Steve Fuller at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> It runs quite acceptably on my wife's Lombard. RAM is the key. Her's is
> maxed out at 512MB. It works great for her daily web surfing, email and
> word processing needs.
> 
> Steve
> 
> On Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at 10:03 PM, Bruce Mitchell wrote:
> 
>> What caught my attention is the running OSX on a Lombard, which my Mac
>> guru
>> advised against doing on the premise that OSX does not run well on
>> older
>> machines.
>> 
>> What is your experience? Are you happy with OSX on your Lombard?
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What caught my attention is the running OSX on a Lombard, which my Mac guru
advised against doing on the premise that OSX does not run well on older
machines. 

What is your experience? Are you happy with OSX on your Lombard?


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> Dear List
> Does anyone know what can be done to speed up
> importing music into iTunes? I have a Lombard with
> 320meg of ram. I am running OS X v 1.5. I thought that
> maybe there is some setting that I can adjust maybe.
> It takes me about two minutes per song on a cd.
> Thanks.
> 
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Re: Lombard queries

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on 4/12/03 3:43 PM, L at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> I know, I know. Zip disks are icky. But I have several hundred Zip
> disks with years' worth of data.
> 
> Lynn Kendall
>

Not just icky but unstable as a long-term storage medium, or so I'm told.

I had a bad experience with floppies deteriorating to worthlessness, so
bypassed Zips and went directly to CD's.


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Re: Bouncing Messages...A Real Pain...

[Bruce Mitchell]

on 4/5/03 7:23 AM, Brian C. Peters at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Lamo list mom says its not his problem, but these are his lists. Don't
> bother with the reply and just create a rule for the spam. Funny how we are
> told to reduce the clutter and the head honcho slough's it off as not his
> problem.
>

Seems to me it is definitely his problem. I belong to a lot of lists, and
this is the only one that has ever sent me a bounce message - and does so
regularly.


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Re: Trashing vs Shredding?

[Bruce Mitchell]

Not as much fun as drive slagging, as described in the post from Rick
Banuelos, I guess.

on 2/21/03 9:37 PM, Tivo at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

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


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Re: Trashing vs Shredding?

[Bruce Mitchell]

I just received the info below from the MacValley user group newsletter.
Does SuperScrubber take care of the problem described in this thread?


SuperScrubber

Getting rid of an old computer?  You know it's smart to shred paper
documents, but what about a computer that's filled with electronic
documents?  Deleting files, emptying the trash, or even reformatting your
hard drive doesn't really erase the files. SuperScrubber does. Protect your
email, financial figures, client correspondence, address book, student
records, business plans, medical records, graphics, and more. Use
SuperScrubber to permanently erase all the files and data on your hard drive
or partition. Make SuperScrubber a part of your personal and business
security plans. It's easy to use, it's bargain priced, it's the smart thing
to do.

Retail Price: $29.99 (US), MUG Discount: 20%

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Re: Scratches on the Powerbook case

[Bruce Mitchell]

Use a black marker that looks expensive.

on 2/10/03 4:31 PM, Matthew Grant at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> 
> I have a used wallstreet unit and the case has scratches on the bottom.
> Anybody know how to cover them up without using a black marker that
> looks cheap?
> 
> Thanks 
> 


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Re: security for Pismo?

[Bruce Mitchell]

Targus offers security devices:

http://www.targus.com/accessories_security.asp

http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/interact/story/0,,3311014,00.html

Another possible option is the hotel safe.


on 2/5/03 7:34 AM, Jeff Abbott at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Can someone recommend a good security cable for when you're traveling
> for a Pismo? Kensington's site lists products suitable for the
> Lombard, but not for the Pismo (same case, I guess). I'm looking for
> something that would allow me to leave my Pismo in a hotel room with
> a bit more confidence.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jeff


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What is meant by "synchronizing Macs"?

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Laptop Security

[Bruce Mitchell]

>From Tech TV, some useful links.

--+--+--+--CyberCrime--+--+--+--+
LATER, LAPTOP 
Laptop theft is on the rise at airports and
hotels. Find out where the hot spots are,
who's stealing them, and what they're after,
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Re: OT Karma... underwater photos

[Bruce Mitchell]

Gadzooks, I was just thinking the same thing.

BTW, group members, take a look at Alan's web site (shown in his signature)
for some incredible, beautiful underwater photos.



on 2/1/03 12:05 PM, Alan Miller at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> RogueWriter wrote:
> 
>> The seven who were lost today wouldn't want that, the seven who were lost
>> in 1985 wouldn't have wanted that, nor the three men lost in 1967.
> 
> 1967, 1985, 2003, all I can say is don't fly in a space vehicle in late
> January 2021..
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Re: On the road again and again

[Bruce Mitchell]

on 1/31/03 7:25 AM, Hal at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> 
> On Thursday, January 30, 2003, at 06:06 PM, Dan Pennington wrote:
> 
>> I use my Pismo, a Garmin Etrex GPS, and DeLorme Street Atlas for
>> navigation while my wife and I are traveling in our truck pulling a
>> 5th wheel trailer.  Slicker than deer guts on a door knob - as we say
>> here in the almost Great White North of Michigan.
> Hmm, I lived in Michigan for over 10 years and never heard that one...
> 
Yeah, but did you live in the GWN? I grew up in Michigan and it is a common
expression up north, where you actually do see deer crossing the Freeways
(excuse me -- Expressways).

When I first got to California, people here laughed at what they called my
"backwoods Michigan" expressions, like starting a story with "when I was
knee-high to a grasshopper..."


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Re: windows laptop to powerbook software conversions

[Bruce Mitchell]

The latest issue of MacWorld (January 2003) has an article by David Pogue on
this very subject, which gives instructions and lists resources.

Bruce Mitchell


on 12/18/02 3:11 AM, Christopher Hack at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:

> finally persuaded a good friend to ditch his expensive, slow,
> constantly-crashing windows laptop, and switch to a powerbook. I have moved
> a decade or so of word files across for him. But I am at a loss how to
> convert a few things very important to him. I managed to copy over the
> custom dictionary, but need a way to convert Microsoft Word macros, and
> spelling "AutoCorrect"s to MacWord, as well as a Outlook Express address
> book (*.wab) and about 10,000 outlook express emails in *.dbx folders, and
> also the IE "favourites" which lose their format when simply copied over.
> Anyone know of a website or resource specialising in helping aboard new
> members of the Mac community by converting PC files and applications?
> 
> Given the problems, right now my friend is ready to return to his PC! thanks
> in advance for any help.
> 
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Re: I'm looking to buy a used PowerBook (Toronto area only please)

[Bruce Mitchell]

Gary,

A little late in responding, I know, but I just now noticed a blurb on the
Wegenermedia site: "G3 Powerbooks less than $500!"
http://www.wegenermedia.com/

Not the Toronto area, but a reliable source of goods at a fair price.

Bruce Mitchell


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> equivalent (603's), sufficient enough to browse the web, for e-mailing and
> word-processing... I would like to do graphics too for my website but I
> won't be doing powerful heavy-duty graphics works... I can spend up to $500
> Canadian
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Re: Lubricating an HP inkjet printer/"SilGlide"

[Bruce Mitchell]

Excellent suggestion. I used to have a silicone product but when it ran out
couldn't find it anywhere. Where can one buy "SilGlide"?

Bruce 

btw, great quote there, which I intend to borrow, with attribution.


on 12/14/02 2:15 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Petroleum products will almost always damage rubber based products.
> Instead of Vaseline (or other petroleum based lubricants) I would suggest
> something like "SilGlide" which is a silicone based product. A little
> goes a long way and it doesn't "spread" with higher temperatures as a
> petroleum product might. I have used it to free up the action on an
> ImageWriter II and an Epson Stylus Color 600. Worked wonders.
> 
> Ken
> 
> Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
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Re: this is a test/Autermont

[Bruce Mitchell]

This got through okay.

Great quote, btw. Who is Harriet Du Autermont? The quote makes me want to
learn more about her and her writings.

Bruce Mitchell


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> this is a test.. my "replies" are not geting through
> -- 
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> ever cherish Some faith at any cost. Some hope, some dream to cling
> to, Some rainbow in the sky, Some melody to sing to, Some service
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Re: Lubricating an HP inkjet printer

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For leather, yes. For rubber, no, as it can cause decomposition.

on 12/14/02 12:42 PM, Mike Amato at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Someone suggested Vaseline. I think that makes a lot of sence.
> Everyone forgets that it's "petroleum" jelly - that's OIL.
> I used to make leather goods and used it to bring new life to dry leather.
> It's great on leather boots, makes them pliable and waterproof.
> And it's cheap and readily available and sticks to the surface.
> Great idea.


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Re: Ti-book broken hinge

[Bruce Mitchell]

What is "the $300-a-shot fix-all deal"? is is just for TiBooks? where can
one get the info on it?


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> All repairs under Applecare or the $300-a-shot fix-all deal are sent
> Airborne. They are processed ASAP and sent back. I sent my son's iBook
> in on Wednesday at noon and had it back Friday around 10 am. Of course,
> I'm just a state away, but that really doesn't matter.
> 
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Re: Re Spill damage.

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on 11/23/02 10:20 AM, Paul Nicholson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> At 8:45 PM -0800 11/22/02, Bruce Mitchell wrote:
> 
>> I assumed I had inadvertently
>> pushed some drops of water around to places they should not have been let to
>> make contact. It frankly never occurred to me that the hair dryer itself
>> could do damage. Never again!
> 
> This doesn't make sense. Did you have power on or the battery installed when
> you did this?
> 
> Paul

The power, no, because I had gone into the bathroom where the dryer was. It
is possible I did not think to remove the battery.


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Re: Re Spill damage.

[Bruce Mitchell]

on 11/22/02 8:18 PM, Jeremy Derr at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> as you pointed out in your previous post, it's not the water, per se,
> that does the damage. and most circuitry will not be fried if not
> powered on when encountering the spill. however, if someone spills
> something in their laptop, chances are fairly high they were using it
> at the time.

This is why I have a hard and fast rule of no food or drink anywhere near
our computers ‹ not even in the same room. Since I don't like to eat at my
desk, it's not a problem for me; others who may be offended just have to
learn to live with it. It's not worth the risk.

> 
> also, you suggested that someone might use a blow dryer to dry off a
> wet circuit board. this is incorrect, and horribly bad advice. the
> added heat of the blow dryer can damage chips in the same way that
> lingering with a solder iron while soldering might -- and there's an
> added risk, too. the air flowing out of many blow dryers may have a
> slight electric charge. some chips are not tolerant of static
> electricity. strike that. MOST chips are not tolerant of static
> electricity. why do you think most service techs ground themselves
> thoroughly before handling electronics components?

Am I ever glad you brought this up. A couple of years ago I came home during
a rainstorm to find a tiny, nearly infinitesimal roof leak occurring in just
one corner of the house, just the slightest intermittent drip, drip, drip
every so often ‹ directly over the keyboard of my PowerBook. Panicked, I cut
the power, removed the battery, opened it up and carefully soaked up the
water, just barely touching the droplets to let them absorb into Q-tips and
paper towels. All seemed well, but for a bit of water in an inaccessible
corner or two, so I got out the hair dryer, set it on low and let it blow
gentle breezes from afar, thinking to dry out what little water was left.
Immediately, sizzle pop poof and an acrid smell, and my heart sank as I knew
the PB was murdered dead at my own hand. I assumed I had inadvertently
pushed some drops of water around to places they should not have been let to
make contact. It frankly never occurred to me that the hair dryer itself
could do damage. Never again!

The upside was that, the cost of repair being out of proportion to what the
thing was worth, I was forced to buy a new PowerBook. Though I could ill
afford it at the time and had to buy on credit (ugh! I hate paying
interest), immediately I fell in love with the new model and forgot my
earlier affair with the damaged goods.


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Re: Beerbook/Spill Damage

[Bruce Mitchell]

on 11/22/02 2:19 PM, Donald Keenan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Is it common for both homeowners AND apartment insurance to cover
> mishaps other than fire or theft
> when it comes to replacing computers?
> How strict is the burden of proof? If someone spills beer, water, etc on
> a computer, this is considered a valid claim?
> This makes me think I should consider apartment insurance.
> Donald
> On Friday, November 22, 2002, at 03:48 PM, Bruce Mitchell wrote:
> 
>> So submit a claim to your insurance company and see what happens.
> 

All good questions. I don't know the answers. Maybe the claim went well
because the event happened outside the home, there were two parties
involved, and the damage was caused by someone other than the owner of the
laptop? I really don't know. Are there any insurance people in the group who
could provide answers?



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Re: Beerbook/Spill Damage

[Bruce Mitchell]

Been following the thread and thought I should share this story. My brother
hangs out in coffee shops, writing on his laptop and engaging customers in
political discussions whenever possible, working to change the world one
mind at a time. 

About a year ago he was pounding away at his PB5300 when a friend sat down
at his table with a cup of coffee which promptly got knocked over, spilling
onto the keyboard. There was some initial tension between friends debating
who was responsible, my brother for bringing a fragile laptop into an
environment where it would be surrounded by liquids or the friend for not
being more careful.

Fortunately it didn't get out of hand. They decided that since coffee shops
are now wired for internet access customers should expect the presence of
laptops and act accordingly. The whole issue was resolved by the friend
submitting a claim on his homeowners insurance policy.

Now the really good part: It seems the insurance company method of valuation
is different for computers than it would be for furniture or a car, where
they pay only the current value of the item and argue about that. I don't
know what the value of a PB5300 is (I ditched mine for a Lombard about 3
years ago) ‹ but I know it ain't priced the same as a brand new high end
iBook. Yet that is exactly what the insurance company provided.

Result: my bro is in pig heaven. He has never bought a new  computer - or
anything else - in his life; he kinda prides himself on getting old stuff
cheap and making it work better than it is supposed to, enjoys the challenge
of upgrading and all that. Being gifted with the then-latest and greatest
iBook in this fashion has given him a new lease on life, changed his whole
attitude, increased his sense of self-worth, made him a better writer and
sent him on a more fervent mission of effecting progressive political
change. He even bought new software.

So submit a claim to your insurance company and see what happens.


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Re: Powerbook G3 - Cache memory

[Bruce Mitchell]

Rick, 

How does one know if the cache memory is being recognized? or not?

My System Profiler always shows this:

Memory overview
Disk cache:8160K
Virtual memory:321 MB
Used on volume:Mitchell Manor
Built-in memory:320 MB
Number of empty RAM slots: 0 ()
LocationSizeMemory type
J3/BOTTOM64 MBDIMM
J1/TOP256 MBDIMM
Video memory:8 MBBuilt-in display in use
Backside L2 cache:512K

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> I'd suggest you run Apple System Profiler and check that the cache memory is
> being recognized. A number of Lombard owners have had problems with cache
> failures, which would cause slowdowns.


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