connecting at an iCafe
Some recent experience with internet cafes leaves me with a question that perhaps some of you who manage networks can answer. Usually I can simply plug the network cable in my powerbook and it connects without a problem. Sometimes I need to prompt the powerbook to connect to the network. It usually figures out the setting and I'm good to go. On occasion, however, my computer can't figure out the settings and needs to be configured manually. It asks for four numbers: IP address, Subnet mask, Router, and DSN server. If the chief geek is around, he has all of these in his head and just types them in. Usually, however, the apprentice geek or a clerk is the only one available and has a problem coming up with the right information. Usually phone calls are made to get the info. What I would think would be the thing to do in such a situation, I have never seen anyone do, and I wonder why. Can't they just look up these setting on one of their machines in the Windows equivalent of System Preferences? If it's possible, where is the information? I assume it's in the Control Panel somewhere. Probably under network, right? TIA Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: iBook as Desktop
On 14 Feb 2006, at 10:28 PM, Al Poulin wrote: Is anybody here happy with using their iBooks or small screen PowerBooks as desktop machines? Do you hook up an extra keyboard and mouse? Happy with the small screen? Or do you hook up a larger monitor? Elevate the laptop on a stand? Yes to all. I used a 15-inch Al PB as a desktop machine and was happy with the result. I put the book on the far side of the desk on a stand higher than the desktop so that it was at eye level. I used Bluetooth mouse and keyboard. It worked very well. Sometimes the small screen would create limitations, especially when trying to use more than one program at a time. Otherwise it worked great. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: The gimp and nvu open soirce software
On 1 Feb 2006, at 9:52 PM, Steve Peckey wrote: I am also looking at a program called Nvu a web authoring program also open source take a look see what you think. www.nvu.com I'm finding it buggy. It will not consistently produce text in the proper format. On one page the text appears bigger than on another. Often it will not paste. Other problems also. I'm quite disappointed and am looking for something better. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: downloading movies
On 22 Jan 2006, at 9:03 PM, Lawrence Sica wrote: You the consumer, making one copy, are not performing a felony. And it's a fine distinction but the act of copying is not illegal in this case. The people selling the program are selling an illegal program possibly though. One major distinction for fair use in copyright is how it harms the commercial interests of the copyright holder. That is why making a copy for personal use is not a felony, making a large number and distributing them in any fashion is. This is my understanding also. I have a couple of copyrights I have to enforce and so I pay attention to this matter. It is not always the understanding of the goons that enforce the copyright laws for some corporations, however. Some of them think that anyone making a copy of anything is illegal. Mostly it's just them trying to justify their existence. I had a DVD that would not always play right. With a lot of effort, I was able to make a good copy of it. I kept both the original and copy. I mentioned this to someone on an open forum and next thing I knew I had the private pigs from the corporation that produced the disk giving me a bad time. The frustrating part is that the content was not very good. I wish they would have put all that effort into making a better product instead of persecuting people. My conclusion is that you can make all the copies you want for your own personal use. Just don't give any away or tell anyone you did so. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
feet
I lost one of the rubber feet to my Al Powerbook. The Applestore I went to says it is not covered by AppleCare and want $7 for a piece of rubber about the size of a bug pie. Anyone have good luck improvising a foot for a Powerbook? What did you use? TIA Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Intel Macs....
On 11 Jan 2006, at 2:16 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A long cord would be nicer tho. My housemate keeps ripping hers out because she can't quite get to the wall. Ah, yes. I had that problem. I solved it with a piece of old technology called an extension cord. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: GUIs
On 13 Jan 2006, at 10:30 PM, sandra ragan wrote: Personally I prefer a trackball and a pressure sensitive pen... mice causing aggravating repetitive strain problems. ... Keyboarding certain types of input is definitely faster than a mouse, but far more hazardous to the health of human wrists and arms. If this information does not apply to you, please forgive me for giving advice. Most of the people I have run across who have wrist and arm problems from keyboard or mouse use found relief by lowering the surface the keyboard and mouse sit on. That surface should be lower than your elbows when sitting comfortably. You should have to reach down to the keyboard and mouse. The reason for this is that when reaching up, the nerves and muscles in your arms and wrists do a z-bend, which they don't like. Straightening that bend a bit does wonders. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: http://lowendmac.com/musings/06/0109.html
with desiring something better than 1152x768 resolution, I wonder how many of us could cope with high resolution on small screens as we advance in age? I keep looking at a new 12 powerbook, but keep fretting about whether my eyesight would cope with font sizes beyond comfortable continuous use. If the new intel ibooks are rumoured to go to higher resolution smaller screens, us baby boomers may be left behind. I use 896x600 on a 15-inch powerbook fairly successfully. A few apps want a different resolution, but not many. I don't use many graphics apps, however. The only problems I've had are that the menu bars or apps with column format sometimes get crowded. Also if I have to paste text from one app to another, sometimes I have to adjust the text size, but I suppose that would happen no matter what. When at home, I use a remote keyboard and have the powerbook about three or four feet away from me. I find this set-up much better than having a screen a few inches from my face. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Applecare on Powerbooks ?
On 12 Jan 2006, at 9:32 AM, Amber R. wrote: it is a rather sad state of affairs when Applecare Customer service does not understand their own policies and coverage Unfortunately, this is not confined to Apple. To my mind, the problem is that the techs (using the word loosely) are not trying to increase their knowledge. They figure they're in a dead-end job that they will get out of soon. They should be spending spare time reading the literature pertaining to their job. Instead their downloading things to iTunes or something. I find this just about everywhere. I have to explain to clerks in hardware stores what basic pieces of hardware are. When those same clerks have no customers to wait on, they're leaning against the wall yacking with other employees rather than looking at the shelves or reading product literature so they knows a bit more about what they're doing. Same with Apple techs. They should be reading up on the items they are supposed to know. Even if it is a dead-end job, the knowledge will be useful in the future. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: OS X print to PDF issue
On 8 Dec 2005, at 5:46 AM, Brian McEwen wrote I have to have a section break in the document, I want the first couple pages to have a different margin than the last few pages (is there another way to do that in Word 2004 without a section break? the page setup/ allow to selected text inserts one without telling you, or you do it on your own- the only ways I have found to get different margins in the same document). I really want one pdf, not two. how to print it without making two files? The only way I have found to deal with this is to combine PDFs. This can be done with Automator fairly painlessly. You don't need any other software. I remember there are four actions to tell Automator to do, but I'm afraid that if I try to tell you what they are, I'll make a mistake and mislead you. I believe there is a document on macosxhints that explains the process. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Macs and eBay
On 4 Dec 2005, at 12:18 PM, Amber R. wrote: The primary problems I am having are password refusal and repeated return to the sign in page. Sometimes I can't sign in at all even though just a couple hours earlier, I had used the same user name and password. It's very frustrating - especially when I have some auctions running and more to list and I can't access them without going through this ridiculous sign-in routine whereby I have to enter my user name and password over and over again until it catches. In my experience, these kinds of problems are not from using a Mac. They result because E-bay is busy. Their computers cannot keep up with the traffic. For such a large and successful company, E-bay has some of the worst software and hardware I have seen. I don't know how they manage to get things wrong so consistently. When I'm dealing with the techs at e-bay, I expect to get wrong answers and poor information. If they knew what they were doing, they'd be doing something else. I also feel sorry for them. They are trying to solve problems on a system that has problems built-in. It's a thankless and endless job. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
dimming screen
The display on my 15-inch, Al Powerbook running Tiger sometimes dims when the computer is inactive for just a few minutes. I can get it brighten again by moving the mouse or hitting a key, but this is quite inconvenient and irritating. This habit is not consistent. It does it some days and not others. There does not seem to be a pattern to when, except--and I'm not sure of this--it may be doing it when the computer has not been booted for several days. The box in system preferences that refers to automatically reducing brightness is unchecked. Is there anything else that controls this? Does it indicate something else wrong? TIA. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: 12 Powerbook G4: an AppleCare and AppleStore assesment
On 9 Oct 2005, at 4:05 PM, david wrote: BTW, am I the only one who thinks that the whole Apple Store thing is turning into a disaster in the making? When my local Apple store opened the 'genius' truly was incredibly knowledgeable. The last time I went I overheard the 'genius' say things I'd expect to hear from a BestBuy sales-idiot. I wouldn't rate it disaster, but improvements could be made. The stores are made to sell things, which they do well. Service is a sideline and not well done. Stores also feed the Apple cult idea. It's the place to be, to hang around with the other Appleheads, to feel special, etc. The one near me is always full of teenagers. They are made to feel at home there more than in some of the general retailers. As to the service aspect, there is plenty of room for improvement. And, yes, they are pissing people off. Computer users get excited when computers can do something half a nanosecond faster, but they have to wait at least two hours to get service at an Apple store. That's stupid. Apple advertises that one can make an appointment in advance; they neglect to mention that's an extra hundred bucks. It's insulting to deal with people whose job title is genius but who give the word genius a bad name. Some don't have common sense or service sense. Seems to me a better name would be Service Provider. That might give them a better orientation toward customer service. In my neighborhood an independent Apple retailer is about a block away from an Apple store. The service manager at the independent is a bit gruff, but at least he usually knows what he's doing. The independent is a good shop, and the Apple store makes them look even better. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: eBay
On 7 Oct 2005, at 2:38 AM, Stuart Saunders wrote: Ed sed, I've only ever bought 1 thing on ebay and it was in lousy shape so I'm skittery about it...- it's such a pain to return things I've gotten more good deals than bad ones on ebay. There are plenty of scams on there, however. I see some every time go there. I've even gotten a few shut down. Someone else mentioned that it's addicting. Sometimes it can be. I always think about it for at least a day before bidding. Once I happened across a yard sale that consisted of a whole room of unopened items obviously bought from a television shopping channel--and one television. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Outgoing mail password
I'm having trouble getting Mail to send messages. I believe (but don't know) that it's because my ISP (Earthlink) made changes to the outgoing mail server settings. Evidently they made these changes a month ago, but I just started having trouble in the past day. I changed the settings as instructed, but still cannot get the server to accept more than one message at a time. Anyone on Earthlink know the secret to getting this to work, or is there some other problem that I don't know about? Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: News coverage via Mac
On 5 Sep 2005, at 4:44 AM, Kochkodin wrote: Peter Saint James wrote: There is an interesting article in Editor and Publisher about how a newspaper in St. Petersburg, Florida, heavily using Macs, covered Katrina's damage in New Orleans. Newsroom in St. Pete was communicating with its reporters and photogs in NOLA using iChat. A stunning pix of damage was transmitted back to St Pete by a photog who parked in front of a hotel, picked up a wifi signal on his powerbook, and sent the pix over that. Full story is here: http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp? vnu_content_id=1001051260 yo pete the link doesn't work. mike k in pa You're right. It's very strange because this one, which looks the same, does work: http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp? vnu_content_id=1001051260 If it doesn't work when you try it, you can go here and select the story from the list under August 30: http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/index.jsp (Aha! I discovered the mistake. There is a space in the first URL where the line broke.) Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
News coverage via Mac
There is an interesting article in Editor and Publisher about how a newspaper in St. Petersburg, Florida, heavily using Macs, covered Katrina's damage in New Orleans. Newsroom in St. Pete was communicating with its reporters and photogs in NOLA using iChat. A stunning pix of damage was transmitted back to St Pete by a photog who parked in front of a hotel, picked up a wifi signal on his powerbook, and sent the pix over that. Full story is here: http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp? vnu_content_id=1001051260 Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: scanning software?
A few days ago I asked about scanning software that would make one PDF file of multiple scans. Turns out there is a method to do this built into Tiger, according to macosxhints. It adds an additional step, but the price is right and it seems easy enough. You must first scan all the pages, getting a separate PDF file for each page. Then you can select the documents that you want to combine in the Finder and then Control-click on them to bring up the contextual menu. Choose Automator - Create Workflow. Once Automator opens, add three steps to your Untitled workflow: -Finder: Get Selected Finder Items. Actually, this one is automatically added if you had the files selected in the Finder. -PDF: Combine PDF Pages. -Finder: Open Finder Items (Open with Default Application). This will combine everything, then open up a Preview document with all the PDF pages nicely laid out in one document. You can save the workflow if you do this on a regular basis. Then Control-clicking on a group of PDFs will give you a contextual menu with your workflow ready to go. For anyone with too much money, I also found several programs that cost $49 to $499 that will do the same thing. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
scanning software?
I bought a HP 2175 all-in-one machine with the intention of scanning some multi-page documents to PDF, only to find out the machine won't do this. This is a surprise since other HP machines do. HP support [sic] claims that only machines with document feeders will scan multiple pages to one PDF. This is not correct, but it is a moot point since this machine refuses to. I'm wondering if there is some economical third-party scanning software anyone would recommend or some other work-around to accomplish this task. TIA Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Mail app the bounce feature
There's something about spamming that has me puzzled. I'm at a loss to see how it pays. I can't imagine enough people dim enough to buy something from a spammer. Who could possibly believe they could get anything worth having from someone who obviously is out to exploit and annoy them? I have been known to underestimate human stupidity, but it seems that there can't be enough people out there that dumb who still have any money left to take away from them. It would also seem that if spamming really does pay, this undermines one of the foundations of classical economics, which is supposed to be based on the idea that buyers are rational people pursuing goals favorable to themselves. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: calendar for syncing 2 or 3 schedules? not iCal...
On 25 Jul 2005, at 9:43 AM, Brian McEwen wrote: Cal is not wanted as it doesn't deal well (they say) with double- booked time slots, which are common for this group. I've not played with iCal at all, is this correct/ is there a workaround? It seems to be able to handle more than one thing going on at the same time. Better play with it first before you invest much time looking for an alternative. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: calendar for syncing 2 or 3 schedules? not iCal...
On 26 Jul 2005, at 7:30 AM, Brian McEwen wrote: I know the department sec'y didn't like ical. And you may know who has the real power in a department... :) This means that there are two possibilities. 1) The person does not know all of the ins and outs of iCal and so it seems like a hassle to them. (A real possibility since--as with much about Mac-- many controls are not obvious; one has to play with it for a while to find them.) 2) They want attention. In either case, the thing to do is to sit down with them; ask them to tell you exactly what they need in a calendar program and what it is about iCal that falls short; tell them sincerely things like I trust your judgement on this, and I want to make sure this works for you; and give them your complete attention for an hour or so. You'll get the cooperation you need and gain a powerful ally. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Powerbook shuts down improperly
On 18 Jul 2005, at 11:24 PM, Amber wrote: I am not sure what is going on with my Powerbook. I have the 15 Al 1.25 Ghz model and it keeps shutting itself down instead of sleeping when I shut the lid completely to take break. This is happening even on a full battery.When it is plugged in, it will just go to sleep and wakes as soon as I open the lid. Something similar happened to me recently. I discovered that it had to do with the settings in System PreferencesEnergy Saver. There are different settings for battery and for power supply. Play with the battery settings and see if it makes a difference. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Bcc quirk?
On 19 Jul 2005, at 12:39 AM, Harry Corsover wrote: 1. I don't see how an address is added to an email by clicking on it in Address Book. I started with this message, clicking in the To field. Then, in Address Book, clicking on an address does nothing except open that contact in the right-hand pane in Address Book. Double clicking opens a separate window for that contact in Address Book. Is this a matter of settings or preferences? I'm using Mail 2.0.2 and Address Book 4.0.2. So, since it has never worked for me that way for any Mail field, I apparently misunderstood the question. What I understood is that by clicking on the Address Book button on the tool bar of a new message or reply gets you access to Address Book listings and clicking on the listing gets that name and address in the proper field. Address book application is not opened. 2. Why use the Address Book in the first place? If you know the name of a person you want to send an email to, just start typing. If that person has more than one email address, a list will pop down; same thing for different recipients whose names begin with the same characters. I would find it more convenient to use the click method because I wouldn't have to remember how the entry was make in address book, I could chose which e-mail address, and other things. I might want to choose several listings or see the list to jog my memory. It's just a different way that minds work. For someone who used Bcc frequently, I could see this would be a source of irritation and inconvenience. I think this program behavior is a bug. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: odd key behavior
On 16 Jul 2005, at 2:00 AM, Claire Hart wrote: I've looked in System Preferences under Keyboard Mouse, but can't find anything that seems to be related. Look in System Preferences under Universal Access. See if any assistive devices are on. Peter PS: The above sentence highlights another situation where the folks at Apple missed opportunities to communicate with each other. The word assistive is used in System Preferences, but spell checker maintains that it is not a word. -- 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: Bcc quirk?
On 16 Jul 2005, at 9:47 AM, Dennis Reeder wrote: If I include a Bcc panel in an email message I am unable to get an address into the panel.unless I drag it there. I just tried it. It doesn't work for me either. There is no BCC box in the address book window. It would be interesting to know what Apple's thinking was on this. Seems that quite a number of opportunities to give users choices are missed. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
surge suppressors revisited
Several months ago, we discussed using or not using surge suppressors with Powerbooks, and I found out the hard way that we came to an erroneous conclusion. We concluded that the power adapter would protect the Powerbook from a surge. Turns out this is not true. I have to admit that the surge to my book was a big one. A bolt of lightening hit near my house. It knocked out the surge suppressor then continued on, zapping the printer, other items that were plugged into it, and my powerbook. The power adapter was indeed fried. Replacing it didn't solve problems, however. Apple replaced the motherboard, and it now seems to be working okay. Fortunately, AppleCare covered it. It still bothers me that the manual is mute on this subject and even includes an illustration showing the power adapter plugged directly into the wall socket. It also seems odd to me that computers don't come equipped with surge suppressors. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: surge suppressors revisited
On 23 Jun2005, at 11:24 AM, david wrote: As to why computers aren't equipped with surge protectors, that is easy. They wear out. Each time a surge is clamped, a little of its usefulness is depleted. They need to be replaced frequently. Then make it replaceable, like an automobile fuse. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: international travel-charging issues?
On 5 Jun2005, at 10:24 AM, Tim Hodgson wrote: On Sun, Jun 5, 2005 at 3:03 pm -0400, Peter Saint James wrote: UK plugs have round prongs (I think) Er, not quite! You are correct. I was mistaken. It's continental Europe that has the round prongs. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: International travel internet question
On 6 Jun2005, at 1:18 PM, Simon Tang wrote: When I was in Italy last year, internet cafes costed an arm and a leg! What are the alternatives for travelers in Europe? In the US, there are some places that offer free connections. Libraries also offer a place to get on-line. Is this true in Europe? Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: international travel-charging issues?
On 4 Jun2005, at 8:53 PM, Kathryn Odell wrote: If so, would this hold true for iPod shuffles as well? (I have the usb charger for the Shuffle.) If you're plugging the iPod into a USB port on the computer to charge it, you don't need to change anything on it. What comes out of the USB port should be the same no matter what is charging the computer's battery. If the charger plugs into a wall socket, the charger should have the relevant information on it. Law requires a label or embossing on the charger (or anything else you plug in). For example, a Powerbook charger says Input: 100-240v 50-60 Hz. That tells you it can use both US's 120 voltage and most of the rest of the world's 240 voltage. If an iPod wall-plug charger says something similar, you don't need to transform the power, just adapt the plug. On the other hand, if the info says something more limited, like Input: 120v 60 Hz, that means US power only and that you have to use a transformer with foreign electricity. If you plan to use a phone cable for the computer, it must be converted also. Additionally you would be wise to get a device to tell you if the signal from the phone jack is safe. Some places have a different type of signal, which will harm the computer. This may not be relevant since your US ISP probably does not have a dial-up number in London so you'll be using wireless anyway. But check this out before plugging in a phone cable. One more thing--Apple sells a world adaptor pack; would there be any reason I couldn't just use the plugs I already have? Plugs and sockets are different in different parts of the world. UK plugs have round prongs (I think) so you need something to adapt the different shaped prongs to the sockets you'll encounter. Besides Apple's adapters, there is a device sold in hardware stores that combines a small surge protector with an adaptor for different socket configurations. Have a good trip. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: VS: iBooksG4 vs. PowerBooksG4
On 30 May2005, at 2:52 PM, Beniamino Cenci Goga wrote: This a personal opinion, but based on personal experience... Let us have the experience it is based on. We are free people who will make up our own minds based on personal experience and the experience of others. We resist having ideas dictated to us. If you have experience to offer, please offer it. If not, you are doing nothing but passing wind. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: VS: iBooksG4 vs. PowerBooksG4
The Aluminium is not portable: too delicate, while the iBook is rugged and sturdy. This statement has been bothering me. What's it based on? Could you please tell us how you arrived at this conclusion or give objective evidence of this assertion? You can see our problems here, can't you? Without some convincing evidence, we'd simply have to treat this statement as a rant rather that rational information. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: internal mic?
On 29 May2005, at 8:29 PM, pamark wrote: Hi, Does anyone know if the 300mhz iBook has an internal mic? I was using it to try and do a audio chat with someone and I could hear them but they could not hear me. Is there somekind of software or setting I am missing? Any info would be appreciated There is a setting that might need adjusting. In System Preferences, in the sound preference, in the input section, there is a slider that adjusts input levels. Where's it set? Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Which Powerbook for school?
On 9 May2005, at 11:09 PM, MARIO RAMIREZ wrote: I'm going off to college soon and want to get a PowerBook G4 for school. I have about $1000 to spend and would like the 15 screen. Since there are so many models of PowerBook, I'm very confused. What's the difference between TiBooks and AlBooks. What's the best configuration I can do for $1000. Since it's obviously going to be used, I was thinking eBay. You would also be wise to check out Dealmac: http://dealmac.com/?tmp=1 They have notices of refurbished Powerbooks. From my experience, I would advise you to look for Aluminum over Titanium. They seem to have fewer problems. They are a more robust piece of machinery. Others may disagree. They are both very good. Assess your needs carefully; you may find that an iBook meets your needs for much less money. They were designed with students in mind. Be sure to check out what you can get with your educational discount. Other important differences between Powerbooks are fairly simple. They amount to speed of processor (not terribly significant unless doing something that requires high speed), amount of RAM (the more the better), and features such as Bluetooth, Airport, and the type of optical drive. Bluetooth allows you to run wireless devices such as keyboards and mice and sync with phones. In my experience Bluetooth is handy but not crucial. Airport allows you to connect to the internet wirelessly; if you don't get it, you'll probably wish you did. A g card (also called Airport Extreme) is better than a b card. A Superdrive allows you to burn DVDs and CDs; a Combo drive only burns CDs. Usefulness of Superdrive depends on whether you will want to put that much data on a disk. It's good to have if you don't have another back-up device. Crucial if you're planning on doing something like making movies. Otherwise not necessary. One other feature that may be useful to you is a lighted keyboard. It's easier to use in sometimes dimly lighted classrooms. Not crucial, but handy. You'd be wise to find a used book with AppleCare. Their portable nature makes Powerbooks vulnerable. The advantage of a used book is that it usually contains software that you might otherwise not be able to afford. Take full advantage of that. You're looking at a good time. For the past couple of years both hardware and software have been very good. You're likely to get a good machine. Your budget is limited, but not impossible. To get what I wanted, I had to go over my budget. I have not regretted that. It was money well spent. Do check out your educational discount. You may be able to get a new machine with it cheaper than a used one. Good luck. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: my one pet Mac peeve,
On 6 May2005, at 11:31 AM, Stuart Saunders wrote: My one pet Mac peeve. - no matter how big my screen, (now 20) Mail always puts the scroll bar of opened messages off the right hand edge. Does this happen to everybody (can't imagine nobody else is not pissed off by this) Does it also happen with Tiger? Or is Apple writing a special version of Mail just to nark me? Happen to me also. I figured it happens because the message window cascades from the window underneath. I'd like to teach my Mac to open all windows flush left and flush to the menu bar. Perhaps automator will offer a way to do it. Or maybe someone has a fix. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Next in Mail (was: Tiger appearance question)
On 1 May2005, at 4:10 PM, P. H. Adams wrote: I'm just curious (so don't flame me), but I've always wondered of what use those next and previous buttons were in e-mail clients. I've used clients that have them, and never touched 'em. Seems like extra effort when you can hit the spacebar or arrow keys to jump through your e-mails. Maybe it's just me, though, since I've always been a keyboard-centric kind of guy. Your supposition would seem correct. I can see why one think that. It seems like one would not have need for such buttons. When one has them, however, they prove to be handy. They were not my usual way of going through a list, but if I was doing something with the mouse anyway, I could easily get the next message without having to move my hand to keyboard. For example, I might open a mailbox of stored messages looking for a certain one. That's a mouse gesture. Then to go down the messages in that mail box, using a button is easier for me than clicking on each message. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Color Wierdness
I was running iTunes with the visualizer on. When I quit everything on the screen had a grey tint to it. All the backgrounds that were supposed to be white were then grey. The desktop pix had a grey cast to it. Every app has grey menu bars. Etc. When I restart the system, the grey goes away. I'm running OS X 10.3.8 on an Aluminum Powerbook with a gig of ram. Any ideas what's going on and how to keep it from happening? TIA Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: iLife installation problem
On 30 Apr2005, at 8:51 PM, Herbert Goodfriend wrote: I am trying to install iPhoto 4 from an iLife '04 DVD on a Pismo running OS 10.3. After the window The installer needs to run a program to determine whether it can be installed, I get a message that iLife cannot be installed because one of its programs is running. I am sure that none of the iLife programs is running. I also have restarted the machine, repaired permissions, etc. to no avail. There is a program running. I encountered this when trying to install something. I think it's iTunes Helper or something. Open Activity Monitor and you'll see it listed. If you double click on the listing in Activity Monitor a dialog box should appear which should have a button to make the program quit. That program will start again next time you boot. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Next in Mail (was: Tiger appearance question)
On 30 Apr2005, at 11:30 PM, Nima wrote: The only gripe I have about Tiger so far, is that there are still no next buttons in Mail. I mean, how strange that is? They didn't fix that? I wonder what mail program the developers at Apple use. Mail also does not do something related that I miss from Eudora and that even Entourage does. I want to open a message in a separate window, read it, then open the next message in the same window using a keyboard command. Mail has no way to do this that I can find. I was thinking of trying to find or write an AppleScript to do this. Perhaps Automator will have a way to do it. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: PowerBook G4 power supply issues
On 19 Apr2005, at 9:24 AM, Mark Round wrote: At intervals, the power supply turns itself off. The green/amber light at the tip of the plug goes out, and the laptop switches to battery power. Unplugging the power supply, waiting 30 seconds and then plugging it back in seems to solve the problem. However, a few nights ago the light went out, and the laptop suddenly shut itself down again. If this was happening to me, I would try plugging into a different outlet on a different circuit and see if the same thing happened. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: European Powerbooks
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 -- 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 ---
European Powerbooks
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 -- 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 ---
Headset problems
I'm experiencing trouble using a headset for a language program. I'm trying to determine whether the problem is with the program, with the headset, or with the computer. I suspect the headset, but I'm not sure. The program is Rosetta Stone. I'm using an economical, no-name USB headset. I have a Aluminum Powerbook running OS X 10.3.8 with a gig of ram. The problems: --Sometimes the computer slows way down. The disk drive stalls, stops and starts. --It records my voice slow and plays it back at regular speed, making me sound like Alvin the Chipmunk. This denies me benefit of the program's analysis of my pronounciation. I have tried a different headset which uses IMic. I still get the voice distortion problem but not usually the other. I have more than one of these programs. Some run in classic, one in OS X. The ones in classic seem to exhibit the second symptom while the one in OS X seems to show the first. These things don't seem to happen when using the built-in mic, but that's useless since all it picks up is the noise of the computer. Any ideas? Anyone using Rosetta Stone or some other program and having similar problems? Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Recording records/tapes (thanks)
On 6 Apr2005, at 8:39 PM, Chris Zantides wrote: Thanks for the advice, now to track down an iMic in Australia -) I have noticed them on Australian Ebay from time to time. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Headsets
On 9 Mar2005, at 5:12 AM, Luis Sequeira wrote: I want to point out that the sound input port is line level, which means that most mics don't just work. I have heard time and again people saying the headphones work, but not the mic. For me, the solution has been to connect (basically, *any*) headset to this nice little gadget called iMic (from Griffin). Thank you very much for this information. It saved me no end of frustration. The manual does in fact say this, but you have to hunt for it. This seems a silly thing for Apple to skimp on. The mechanism is already there for the built-in mic. Seems like it would be simple to make it work for a plug-in mic. In fact, the built-in mic is nearly useless anyway. It just picks up the noise of the computer. It would make more sense to leave it out and include an external mic as standard equipment. The device suggested seems to be a good one, but I wonder about an alternative. Would a bluetooth headset work by itself, without need for a device such as iMic? Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Headsets
And I thought this would be simple. I want to buy a headset for my Powerbook G4 to use mostly for language programs. I am finding many different kinds with many different prices and little explanation of what makes one better than another. What is the experience of people here as to specifications, features, and brands to look for? TIA Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Back up when traveling
On 26 Feb2005, at 12:56 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unless you are going to carry an iPod sized external drive that is powered via firewire you are adding significant weight and bulk to your suitcase. I had in mind something like this: http://www.cooldrives.com/usb2018minpa.html Do people on this list have experience with it? Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Not a PowerBook after all...?
On 23 Feb2005, at 1:43 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: when you compare Macintosh with similarly equipped PeeCees, most of the time, the Peecees end up being far more expensive than the Mac. That's my experience also. When I recently shopped for a Powerbook, Windoze machines seemed to be cheaper--until I compared the specs. I could have missed something, but my comparisons showed Powerbooks with similar features coming in at the same price or cheaper than PCs. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Bluetooth problems
On 17 Feb2005, at 11:20 AM, Roy wrote: I keep losing connection, especially with my mouse. It is very annoying to have to re-sync so often. Anybody have the same problems/ideas? I think I have the same keyboard. It would lose connection and display other erratic behavior. I was growing quite frustrated. Since I installed a recent software update, however, I have had no problems. Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: External drive options for Lombard?
On 17 Feb2005, at 12:53 AM, Andrew in Ann Arbor wrote: Hello all I've got to reload the OS on my daughter's powerbook and I need a place to put the data she wants to keep. I've got an old external SCSI drive but it's only 1 Gb and I need at least 3Gb. Would it be possible to connect your daughter's machine to one that has a DVD burner? Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
