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I'm writing a book on Abiword. I think that's pretty serious work. That's a very good example. I hope there aren't too many people pressed over the tangential direction of this thread, but it seems worthwhile. Comparing MS Word to AbiWord is like comparing a BMW 750i to a Toyota Corolla -- both will accomplish the same function (get you there), but one is loaded down with several hundred features you will probably never use, while the other is much more straight-forward in its approach. Everyone compares open source word processors with Microsloth Word. But there are cheaper alternatives too. I have glanced at Pages, and it doesn't look too bad. What do folks think about Pages? Does it have any serious gaps, compared to Word? One thing I don't think it has are macros but perhaps i could live without them. Mike -- 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 ---
Google Earth
Google Earth 3.1.0527.0 is currently available on version Tracker. Mike -- 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 ---
Setting up Netgear DG834G
Thanks to everybody who gave me suggestions when I had difficulty emplementing encryption to connect my powerbook with a Netgear router. The answer was simple (as usual) when I found it: I had not checked Allow station to broadcast its name (SSID). When I made the router broadcast its name, I was able to select WPA- PSK on the router, and WPA Personal on Internet Connect. And that worked. Mike -- 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 ---
Setting up Netgear DG834G problem
I have replaced my Speedtouch router with a Netgear DG834G Wireless ADSL Firewall Router, in order that I can get online wirelessly with my PowerBook. And it works. But it works only when the Security Option I choose is 'Disable'. The problem seems to be that the Netgear interface, and internet Connect (Mac OS X 10.4.3) don't seem to offer compatible security options. Netgear offers three options: WEP (Wired equivalent privacy) WPA-PSK (Wifi protected access preshared key) WPA-802.1x And Internet Connect offers: WEP Password WEP 40/128-bit hex WEP 40/128-bit ASCII LEAP WPA Personal WPA Enterprise WPA2 Personal WPA2 Enterprise 802.1x WEP I wanted to use WPA, which is stronger than WEP, and I tried pairing up 'WPA-PSK' from Netgear with 'WPA Personal' from Internet Connect, but the wi-fi connection stops working when I do this. If I select 'WPA-802.1x' from Netgear, this requires a Radius server - I have no idea what that is. Does anyone know what I should be doing to get WPA encryption? Mike -- 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 ---
Mail toolbar
On 23 Aug, 2005, at 11:10, G-Books wrote: (2) It seems like we used to have an option to have an icon for rich text in the tool bar, so that we can sort of toggle between created a rich text email and a plain text email. I cannot find this option without going into Preferences and changing it. Most of my replies to these lists are bouncing. Fabian suggested that I switch this in preferences (thanks, Fabian), but I would like to make it more convenient. Click on New. When you are in the New Message window, go to View- Customize Toolbar... This gives you the option of putting Plain/Rich Text in the toolbar. Mike -- 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: PCMCIA Card
My Titanium 1GHz powerbook has a slot in the side which I vaguely believe is supposed to take a PCMCIA card, although the manual that came with the powerbook says nothing about it. The PB has USB but not USB 2.0. Maplin have a USB 2.0 PCMCIA Card (no maker's name given) on promotion. They say For use in PC card slot Type II, and suitable for Windows 98 SE or higher PCs. They don't mention the Mac. Is the slot in my PB a Type II slot? Would it take the PCMCIA card? If all that worked, I could get a Western Digital External USB 2.0 hard drive which is also on promotion. Would all this work? Or does the card need a PC only? Mike -- 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 ---
Pismo Safari Mail problem
Scott wrote: Mike, As routine maintenance? I am just curious, what needs maintenance in OS X? I used some of those maintenance programs with Jaguar a couple years ago and found they did more harm than good. I did not have any problem in the first place, I just used the programs because I fell for the sales pitch and didn't know better. Anyway, they messed things up more than they fixed anything. So I never used them again. I've never had any problems in OS X. All I've heard and read about OS X is that those maintenance programs are unnecessary and from my experience that is true. So my suggestion is don't even use those programs. OS X is pretty good at taking care of itself. Scott It is good you have not had problems. I have had problems occasionally. For example, files on my desktop having the wrong label. When that sort of thing happens, I run Cocktail to clear caches and repair permissions, and I run DiskWarrior. If it finds the directory is messed up, I let it replace the directory. That usually helps. What surprised me about the current problem is that DiskWarrior and the other programs didn't help. Laurent says it is a file corruption problem. Reinstalling the system cured it. Mike -- 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 Safari Mail problem
As routine maintenance for my Pismo POwerbook (Mac OS X 10.3.8) I ran Applejack and then Diskwarrior 3.0.2. After that I found that when I booted up, Safari crashed and Mail crashed. In each case, there was an error report which said: Link(dyld) error: Safari truncated or malformed library, or the same for Mail. Running cocktail, Disk Utility and Diskwarrior again did not repair this. In the end I gave up, reformatted the hard disk, and reinstalled the system from a backup. But now I am unsure whether it is safe to use Applejack or Diskwarrior again. They have never caused me trouble before. Has anyone found any similar sort of problem with either of them? Mike -- 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 ---
Microsoft Word Blues
On 14 Oct, 2004, at 20:30, Laurent wrote: I'm not sure what version of Word you're using, but in Word v.X, I use the Paste Special command. I did assign the command the keyboard shortcut 'Command + Shift + V'. What it does is present me with a dialog where I can see which in which format is the text in the clipboard. When I want the copied text to follow the document attributes, I choose Unformatted text. I haven't found a paste command that would paste the text unformatted directly. -Laurent. (Word 2004) I tried creating a macro consisting of: Paste Special, check Unformatted Text, OK. But this did not work. It inserted the text in source format. So it seems there is no way round an unnecessary extra operation every time: choose Destination Format with the smart button, or choose Unformatted Text with Paste Special. Mike -- 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 ---
Microswoft word blues
When I copy and paste into a word document I get a 'smart button' that offers me the choice of keeping the source format, or converting to the destination format. I always want to convert to the destination format. The button is always set to use the source format, so I always have t o fiddle around to get the result I want. I can find no way to change the default for the button so that it automatically selects the destination format. Is there any way around this? Mike -- 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 ---
Flickering TiBook
I have a 1G 17 TiBook. When I close the lid, the screen flickers and sometimes goes dark. This is quite recent. Is there something I can do (few skills) to fix it, or do I have to go to Apple? Mike -- 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 ---
Parallel printer
I would like to use my Laserwriter 4/600 PS directly with my TiBook. Maplin has a USB to Parallel Printer Cable. They say it is a Centronics parallel connector. Is that what I need or would the LaserWriter need a standard parallel connector? TIA, Mike -- 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: Pismo DVD module
The plastic case on my Pismo Powerbook DVD-ROM Module is broken. the works are OK. I need a dead Pismo DVD drive so I can cannibalize the case. But dead drives are not offered on eBay as far as I can see. Does anyone know where I could get one? TIA,Mike -- 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 ---
DiskWarrior problem
Thanks to Phil Burk and Darin for comments. I tried running DW from the CD but even that does not seem to work OK. It found stuff wrong with one partition, rebuilt the directory for the partition, replaced the directory. Then I tried to rebuild the same directory again, and the same stuff was wrong. Several times. I am waiting for the next DW update. Mike -- Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 10:01:25 -0800 Subject: Re: DiskWarrior problem From: Darin Ames [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 11/30/03 5:04 PM, Michel Treisman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My hard disk is divided into four partitions. I am running on Mac OS X 10.3.1. when I run DW from my main partition it rebuilds the directories for the other partitions, but does not replace them because of Mac OS service failure. I have tried to put it right with DiskUtility, Repairing permissions, running DW on it from the CD. But still I get this message about service failure. Any ideas what this might be? Mike Disk Warrior cannot run effectively when launched from a Panther volume. An update fro Alsoft is on the way. In the meantime, simply boot from the Disk Warrior CD and fix to your heart's content. Frankly, Using DW from the CD is always the best way to go. Hope this helps. Darin -- 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 ---
DiskWarrior problem
Darin, I have a Tibook, 1 GHz, which doesn't boot into OS 9, as far as I know. From the CD, DW rebuilds three partition directories, but on the fourth partition, as I said, the rebuilding doesn't take. If it worries me too much, I will erase the fourth partition and reinstall 10.3. Till then, I'll wait for Alsoft to update DW All the best,Mike On 2 Dec 2003, at 20:30, G-Books wrote: Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 01:39:37 -0800 Subject: Re: DiskWarrior problem From: Darin Ames [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 12/2/03 1:13 AM, Michel Treisman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks to Phil Burk and Darin for comments. I tried running DW from the CD but even that does not seem to work OK. It found stuff wrong with one partition, rebuilt the directory for the partition, replaced the directory. Then I tried to rebuild the same directory again, and the same stuff was wrong. Several times. Mike, Is your Mac capable of booting into Mac OS 9? Next question... Do you have a copy of Disk Warrior prior to Disk Warrior X. I think the version was 2.1.x. If you can boot into 9 and have the Disk Warrior CD, try running it from there. Otherwise, I'm stumped. Please let us know how this situations pans out. Good luck. Darin -- 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 ---
DiskWarrior problem
My hard disk is divided into four partitions. I am running on Mac OS X 10.3.1. when I run DW from my main partition it rebuilds the directories for the other partitions, but does not replace them because of Mac OS service failure. I have tried to put it right with DiskUtility, Repairing permissions, running DW on it from the CD. But still I get this message about service failure. Any ideas what this might be? Mike -- 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 ---
Firewire problem
I have received Panther but not yet installed it. I have a LaCie 400FW Studiodrive I bought in 2000 or 2001. I don't know whether this is equivalent to a d2 drive. So I asked LaCie: product name: StudioDrive serial: 754105180297 6774A purchase date: 2001 interface: Firewire I am upgrading to Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther). Should I apply your firmware update in your Updater 6.4.8a to this drive? their answer was: Yes please do so from an OS9 machine. Also backup any important data on the drive prior to this Wait until you have finished the 10.3 install before you attach the drive. Mike -- 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 ---
Waiting for authentication services
When I try to start up, (TiBook G4, Mac OS X 10.2.6), my laptop seizes up during startup at waiting for authentication services or else it freezes waiting for activation services. the first time I saw this I thought the permissions needed repair. But I can't repair permissions because I have to boot up first on that disk. And I can't complete startup. Catch 22. Running fsck, DiskUtility, DiskWarrior make no difference. All this happened two weeks ago. So in the end I reinstalled the software from the CD. Today it's happening again - waiting for authentication services when I try to start up. Does any one know what is going on, and what to do about it? Since I reinstalled Mac OS X 10.2 last time this happened, I suppose the problem must be some non-Apple application I installed. The extra apps I have run recently are Cocktail and Windowshade. Can one of them cause this sort of problem? Mike Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 15:50:45 -0700 From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Waiting for authentication services In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Michel Treisman wrote: When I try to start up, (TiBook G4, Mac OS X 10.2.6), my laptop seizes up during startup at waiting for authentication services or else it freezes waiting for activation services. Go into Utilities and run Directory Access. Turn off all the services you don't use for authentication. In most cases, you can turn off all but AppleTalk (if you connect to AppleTalk devices) BSD and Rendezvous, perhaps SMB if you're connecting to a windows system. In authentication make sure only /netinfo/root shows and it's set to automatic. I'll bet it's trying to reach nonexistent authentication servers and hanging until they time out. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs Hi Bruce, thank you for taking the trouble to answer me. I can't try what you say at this time because I bit on the bullet and reinstalled the software. But it has happened twice now, this problem with starting up, so I expect it again. I expect you are right about missing servers, because when I did fsck, some lines flashed past my eyes which I think referred to missing kernel servers. that leaves the questions, Why do they go missing? Twice. Is it some other software, one of my non-Mac applications, that is killing them? And it sometimes freezes saying waiting for application services. So that would be a different missing server? Mike -- 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 ---
Waiting for authentication services
When I try to start up, (TiBook G4, Mac OS X 10.2.6), my laptop seizes up during startup at waiting for authentication services or else it freezes waiting for activation services. the first time I saw this I thought the permissions needed repair. But I can't repair permissions because I have to boot up first on that disk. And I can't complete startup. Catch 22. Running fsck, DiskUtility, DiskWarrior make no difference. All this happened two weeks ago. So in the end I reinstalled the software from the CD. Today it's happening again - waiting for authentication services when I try to start up. Does any one know what is going on, and what to do about it? Since I reinstalled Mac OS X 10.2 last time this happened, I suppose the problem must be some non-Apple application I installed. The extra apps I have run recently are Cocktail and Windowshade. Can one of them cause this sort of problem? Mike -- 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 ---
warranties
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 -- 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 ---
ebay
I wandered onto eBay three weeks ago as a newbie, bought a bargain Ti powerbook, never saw the goods and lost all my money. Am I responsible for not knowing how things worked, or the website for not warning me? Since then I have found scams on the powerbook list (UK) every day. They become recognisable. I sent letters off to many of the sellers. I have about 10 replies which are very similar to the following: Hello there, Before any bidding takes place you must know that for the moment I accept payment only in cash either through wire transfer or direct pick-up because I am currently in Germany where me and my partner supplied capital for the purchase of a bankrupt stores stock. Now we are trying to sell the remaining stock. The buy now price would be 1200GBP for the PowerBook G4 17 1GHz DVI SuperDrive (with all the shipping/handling and insurance charges included). The units are brand new still in their original package factory sealed. They ship with all the accessories provided by the manufacturer and have 1 year of warranty fully covered in UK by every Apple service center. All the manuals and the original documentation are in English. You will receive your package in 2 working days. I send all my packages having written on them display unit, no comercial value or as a gift so you don't have to pay any additional taxes. (VAT included) Please let me know ASAP if you are interested and I will allow you to bid or we can arrange a private deal to save time and money. I have preffered this special type of auction because of the multiple problems I've had in the past with non paying bidders. Kind regards Anyone who gets a letter like that, or is asked to pay via Western Union should be warned. Why doesn't eBay take responsibility for allowing us to lose $$$ and £££ day after day? Because an individual bidder doesn't have the muscle to challenge them. If someone with the right know-how put tobether a list of 100 or so victims and took eBay to court I think we would have a chance to get compensation. Mike -- 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 ---
Pismo DVD-ROM drive
My Pismo fell off a table and the edge of the DVD ROM drive was ripped off. The drive itself still works fine but I need a new plastic case for it. I have not been able to find it as a spare part. Does anyone know where I could get a new case? Or perhaps a dead DVD drive to cannibalize? Mike -- 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: Pismo problems
Hi. I wonder if anyone else has this problem. I have a 500 MHz Firewire G3 Powerbook, with the hard drive partitioned, and I usually boot on the partition (PB X) that has Mac OS X 10.1.5 installed. For several weeks now, I have had the following problems from time to time. First, sometimes a white rectangle appears in the middle of the desktop. It is like a warning window, with the text missing, that overlies everything else and can't be dismissed. About the size of the warning window that sometimes tells me that the battery is running low, but the battery can have plenty of juice when it appears. Second, Word freezes, I can't move or close documents, and I can't quit Word (Quit Word in the File menu is greyed out). Perhaps these problems are separate. I don't know. I have had both today. If I restarton PB X and do 'sbin/fsck -y' at start-up, it usually says 'PB X is OK'. If I boot on the partition(PB A) with only Mac OS 9.2.2 and run Disk First Aid, it is happy. If I run DiskWarrior to look at PB X, it sometimes tells me that the boot blocks are damaged. I let it repair the boot blocks, and things are OK again for 4-5 days. Does anyone know what is going on? What should I be doing? Do I need to reformat my hard drive or could it be a software problem? Mike -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Microsoft Word documents in OS 9 and OS X
Amber, I had this problem too. My solution was to put an alias of Word in the Startup Items folder. That way, Word is always open before I click on any Word document, so I can forget about the problem. Mike Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 00:49:08 -0400 Subject: Microsoft Word documents in OS 9 and OS X From: Amber Rhea [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi all, I just got a new iBook (500 MHz) the other day, and so far I love it. However, I have one question. It has OS 9 and OS X installed on the same partition. I have both Microsoft Office 2001 and Microsoft Office X. However, by default all my Word files have become associated with Office X. (I did not have Office X on my old computer.) If I double-click a Word document in OS 9 I get the message To use Microsoft Word your computer must be running MacOS X 10.1 or later. If I open Word first and then open the file from within it, it is fine. I don't boot into OS X very often, and when I do, it is mainly to work on Java programming and nothing else. How can I get the computer to know to use the version of Word that coincides with the OS I am currently using? (Does that make sense?) I assume I would have to use ResEdit, if I can do it at all. Thanks in advance! -- *** Amber Rhea *** [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tangerinecs.com -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
