Re: PB 12'' review

[R. Hannes Niedner]

Thanks to all who responded.

Best/h


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PB12" review

[R. Hannes Niedner]

I have a friend of mine who is a Linux (and Windows) user. He is intrigued
by the design and power of the 12'' Powerbook. He asked my opinion on which
PB to by and I like to give him an honest cross section of experiences. I am
a very happy user of the 1GHZ TiBook but have no experience with the new
model.
Thus all users out there please help me to make another happy switcher, even
if this means to recommend him another powerbook than the 12".

Thank you so much/h


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Re: Question on Graphics ChipSets (Was: Considering CPUupgrades...)

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On 1/31/03 8:48 AM, "Andrew Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Anyone with a SuperDrive TiBook care to toss in which RageMx
> you have in your 'book?

ATY, RV250M9


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Re: Pismo arrived.... at last!

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On 1/29/03 12:30 AM, "Jon Glass" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I thought this problem was a Lombard/Wallstreet problem, and that the Pismo
> didn't have this problem (or did I read posts on this list wrong?)?
> -- 
> -Jon Glass

I guess you did. It has been reported several times that the internal
battery will only support up to 512MB of Ram when swapping the (external)
battery. I used to have a pismo with one 1GB RAM and hot swapping (in sleep
mode) of the battery resulted in a reboot.

Should the pismo owner opt to upgrade here is how it's done:


Here is also an interesting article:


/h


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Re: Pismo arrived.... at last!

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On 1/28/03 4:24 PM, "Javier Miranda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Dear friends:
> At last my Pismo 500/12Gb/128, arrived last weekend (troubles of living a
> little bit off-center)I bougth it on eBay it is almost new, I recived the
> computer, and the power adapter, no installations or manuals but I really
> don´t miss it, the only cable I will have to look for is a converter from
> S-Video to RCA fot video out.
> I re-formated the HD, and install 10.2 (didn´t install sys 9), It works
> really fine it came with 128MB, and I add a 32MB dimm a leftover from my
> brothers ibook.  Think performance will increase with more ram, I´m looking
> for, at least 256MB more.
> Well it´s all, I just wanted to share my excitement.
> Any recomendations (aside study real english) is welcome!
> Saludos,
> 
> Javier
>

With the current prices don't waste your money on 256MB but go for at least
an additional 512MB of RAM. People on this list will give you great
recommendations on the best buys.

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Re: The 17" PowerBook

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Maybe I should have used the optical instead of digital which I think is
still the superior way to connect components of your high end home stereo. I
know a some people that spend quite some money for extension cards (PC and
Mac) to just get this capability.
On the other hand side I did not intent to start a discussion about what
would be the best to source multimedia data such as audio and video but
rather asking for a another feature that would make the Digital Hub complete
for me, in the sense others have asked for USB2. But maybe it is not really
an issue for the majority and that is fine too.

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Re: The 17" PowerBook

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I have not heard someone complaining about the missing digital audio
in/output? Did Apple had a courtesy contract with Griffin and others or is
this no issue (can this be done via firewire ore USB without additional
device these days)?

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Redraw problems on TiBook

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I have a weird problem. I installed 10.1.5 on a DVI TiBook 800 MHz about 3
months ago and everything was working just fine. Yesterday I installed 10.2
and even after a complete wipe and clean install the gui would show ugly
screen redraw problems, whenever a window is moved. It almost looks like the
kaleidoscope screensaver. I run the Hardware test CD and everything checks
out fine. Can this still be an hardware issue? I don't understand this and
never had such a problem before (10.1.5 pefect/Jaguar clean install
unusable). 

/h


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Re: New 1GHZ PowerBooks

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On 12/3/02 11:23 AM, "Andrew Main" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> See http://www.macintouch.com/pbg4reader14.html for some comments by
> new owners.
> 
> Andrew Main

Thanks Andrew,

I have found all the info I needed.

Best/h


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Re: New 1GHZ Powerbooks

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On 12/2/02 5:42 PM, "Dustin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Search around on www.xlr8yourmac.com
> I've seen some user opinions on the 1 GHz TiBook. You may have to look
> around a little though.
> 
> -Dustin

Unlucky finding anything yet. The most recent report on Powerbooks talks
about the 800MHz Model and is from May 2002.


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New 1GHZ Powerbooks

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Has anyone tried one of the new GHz TiBooks with Superdrive yet and cares to
share his experience? Did they improve on the Airport reception, how does
the Superdrive work etc...

/h 


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Re: Re Irez capture card

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On 12/1/02 4:27 AM, "B.J. Major" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> I'm not sure how you can say it was "designed" for the PowerBook G3
> series *only*...after all, the Titanium PowerBook G4 also has a PC Card
> slot in which I presume Capsure would work under OS 9.

Maybe not, the Capsure Card requires a Zoomed Video Port and I believe the
Pismo was the last to come with one.
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Re: CDR/DVD drive failure on TiBook

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On 11/23/02 2:54 PM, "Obi-Wan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> You can force it to eject in Open Firmware.
> 
> Restart the computer and immediately after the startup sound, press and hold
> the key combination Command-Option-O-F. Release the keys when you see
> "Welcome to Open Firmware." At the prompt, type: eject cd.  Press Return,
> then wait. The drive should eject any disc that is inside the mechanism.
> You¹ll see ³ok² when it is done then type ³mac-boot²
> and hit return.
> 
> Let me know if that works.

Thanks for the tip.
It worked as good as the other remedies. I strongly believe that there is no
CD in the drive. I just think that the drive died out of the blue with no
indication whatsoever. All measure that would eject a CD are completely
silent, I believe to remember that even with no CD in the drive it would
make a clicking soundnow only silence - I put my ear on the drive ...

I ship it to Apple on Monday - since I bought it less then 6 months ago its
still on warranty (and I have Apple care anyway).

The "tragic" circumstances are that I discovered the drive failure when I
tried to install the Admin Tools to remotely administer an Apple Xserve...
It set out to be a really happy weekend now I am rather pi...d. So Installed
the Jaguar server in the server room and felt like a flight deck engineer on
a carrier :-)

Best/h


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Re: CDR/DVD drive failure on TiBook

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On 11/23/02 10:09 AM, "Laurent Daudelin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>> I have a TiBook 667 GHz Ethernet Port and I thought that this model maybe
>> does not have a manual eject?
> 
> Did you try restarting while maintaining the mouse button down? In previous
> systems, you could do that and any disk would eject.
> 
> -Laurent.

Just rebooted for the xth time with the mouse button down - nothing comes
out and the drive make no sound at all. I assume it died and will bring the
TiBook to our local Apple dealer. I guess will be without it for a week :-(.

/h


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Re: CDR/DVD drive failure on TiBook

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On 11/22/02 6:58 PM, "P.F.Grenier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> On Friday, Nov 22, 2002, at 21:48 US/Eastern, R. Hannes Niedner wrote:
> 
>> On 11/22/02 6:41 PM, "P.F.Grenier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> 
>>> Have you tried the manual eject "button"?
>> 
>> Where is that located on the slot loading TiBook?
>> 
>> /h
>> 
> Right most end of the CD slot.
> 

I can't find anything neither right, left, above or under the slot. I am
looking for something that looks like a hole , like on the pismo.

I have a TiBook 667 GHz Ethernet Port and I thought that this model maybe
does not have a manual eject?

/h


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Re: CDR/DVD drive failure on TiBook

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On 11/22/02 6:41 PM, "P.F.Grenier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Have you tried the manual eject "button"?
 
Where is that located on the slot loading TiBook?

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CDR/DVD drive failure on TiBook

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I just noticed that I cannot insert any CD's into my CDR/DVD combo drive.
When I try to insert the CD it meet a solid resistance at the point where
usually the automatic pull-in starts. It work perfectly until to day and I
inserted and ejected the last CD yesterday without noticing anything
strange. I done nothing extraordinary to the Powerbook, no drop, no stuck CD
that I know of. F12 returns nothing?

Are there any remedies other than sending it in?

/h


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Re: Downgrade from 9.2 - 9.1

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On 11/6/02 6:26 PM, "Ted Burford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> What is the best way to Downgrade from 9.2  - 9.1?
> 
> Ted

This is just very crude advise and I hope more sophisticed explanations from
more experienced user will come forward (I am working exclusively with OS X
since it was in Public Beta, well almost in the first half year) but here is
a start:

Save your data, and preferences and do a clean install.
Second best: save your data, rename your System Folder, install without
wiping the disk
Third best save your data, boot from OS9 disk and just install and hopefully
all files will be replaced by the OS 9.1 versions.

HTH/h


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Re: Airport connection dropouts

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On 11/5/02 11:01 PM, "Tim Gilman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> It was mentioned in the Apple Discussion Boards that selecting "Join a
> specific network" in the SystemPreferences->Network->Airport tab worked
> around a bug in Apple's networking code that caused a lot of people to
> experience Airport flakiness.
> 
> The setting is by default "Join most recently used available network".
> I hope this helps; please share if it does(n't).

I doesn't seem to be the trouble maker in my case. My Airport network
settings are just like you recommended and I have flaky connectivity. I hope
it works for you Kate.
/h


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Re: Airport connection dropouts

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On 11/5/02 7:37 AM, "R. Hannes Niedner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> (I don't blame them since it
> appears really cryptic to everyone I have talked about).
I have talked about this issue./h


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Re: Airport connection dropouts

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On 11/5/02 5:02 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> You mentioned that you live in an apartment. You also mention that you have a
> cordless phone. Is it a 2.4GHz phone? And do you have a microwave oven? Or do
> neighbors in adjoining apartments? 2.4GHz phones, microwave ovens and Airport
> are all accessing the same bandwidth. So there may be household appliances,
> either in your own apartment or in adjoining ones (including above and below
> you) that may be having an effect on your Airport connection.
> 
> Michelle

That might well be, but the activity in the neighboring apartments is hard
to control :-). For my own experience I have not noticed any dependence on
the activity of my cell or cordless phone (900 MHz) or the microwave and
have also not been able to actively reproduce the connection failure. It is
probably just a bad karma on the day it happens ;-). All my talk with the
Apple techs did not reveal any new clues (I don't blame them since it
appears really cryptic to everyone I have talked about).

/h


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Re: Airport connection dropouts

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On 11/3/02 11:39 PM, "wappling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> RE; voltage filters and transformers can be OK for controling spikes or
> rises in voltage,Im thinking perhaps drops in voltage may be the cause of
> signal loss at the base station antenae? the easiest way to tell if you dont
> have a meter,is plug-in and incandesant light bulb fixture to that outlet
> and see if it dims during use.could even be a bad pluggin socket or bad
> transformer brick.its going to be hard to spot except when its actually
> screwing up.hope this helps in your search

The ABS is not in the room I am working in, and with the stochastic nature
of the problem I am probably going to give it yet another shot instead of
watching a light bulb until it hits again :-). I guess next time I am just
buying an UPS since it is a handy thing to have anyhow and no waste of money
even if it doesn't cure the airport trouble.

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Re: Airport connection dropouts

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On 11/3/02 10:44 PM, "wappling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> RE; if possable try to monitor the voltage at your wall plug, the power
> company  may be your culprit,though there are a number of things that can
> cause you trouble,if so a ups battery back-up is in order.such are the
> problems in my area, your milage will vary

Thanks for the suggestion. I always thought that the ac adapter would filter
power fluctuations out before they could affect the Powerbook. I always
loved notebooks because they have their little UPS built in but I don't
really know. The only thing I can tell that after I loose connection to the
airport, no reboot of the TiBook help. I really have to bring it almost into
physical contact with the airport to regain it and as soon as I move away
the connection drops again. So I usually reboot the airport base station and
change the wireless channel. So maybe the power fluctuations affect the base
station? I guess I buy one of those expensive filters and plug the into the
socket before the ABS.

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Re: Airport connection dropouts

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On 11/3/02 11:37 AM, "K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Just a suggestion...check the appletalk setting in the airport config
> thing...I
> have had a similar problem...for whatever reason, the ap connection switches
> from airport to ethernet and then will only hold an intermittent connection...
> I haven't figured out why it does this, but when it happens...everytime I
> check
> the airport under the apple icon on the tool bar, I find that the ap changed
> to
> enet from airport...
> Hope this helps,
> Regards,
> Mike K
> imac graphite SE 400  9.2.2/Jag   Pismo 9.2.2

Sorry, I forgot to mention that I run OS 10.2.1. In OSX there is an
automatic fallback if the Airport is not available it tries to connect via
Ethernet and if this is not available it tries to dial up.

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Airport connection dropouts

[R. Hannes Niedner]

I wonder if other people on this list experience flaky Airport connections.
I have a TiBook 667/GB Ethernet Rev B Airport Card and a graphite base
station all the newest updates installed. Normally I've got all 4 bars no
matter where I have got the TiBook in the apartment but hen suddenly -
without moving the TiBook the wireless reception drops completely. Again
this happens out of the blue and has no correlation to any particular
software I am running at the time. The cordless phone and the cell phone
that I have do not change in their activity (unplugging them makes no
difference). Once the connection is gone it sometimes comes back on it's own
(after a couple of hours) as I can tell from the ErageX error log (I am
checking email all 5 mins). If I want to regain connection I need to bring
the TiBook right next to the Airport station, then in many cases restart the
base station (pulling the power plug) and then change the channel via the
airport config utility. After that everything will be ok for a undetermined
period of time I have experienced months without failure but also recurring
connection failure several times a day. I had already exchanged the Airport
card but no difference. I still believe it's probably got something to do
with the TiBook, since I never had any trouble with my Pismo.

Any ideas?
/h


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Re: Wireless card for wallstreet

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On 10/18/02 4:24 PM, "mathue taxion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> Please let the list know how it goes, I'm also looking into several
> such cards for my Wallstreet/300 and want to know if things go well
> before plunking down for a card.

Sorry, I was convinced that I already posted to the list that the Orinocco
Gold Card woks flawlessly on the Wallstreet using the
wirelessdriver.sourceforge.net driver and running on 10.1.5.

HTH/h


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Re: pc Airport compatible

[R. Hannes Niedner]

I think any of the cards listed her will do:

They all work more or less in an Apple Powerbook and should even more so to
connect to an ABS from a PC. With the help of this list I bought an Orinocco
Gold Card which connects fine to an Airport (but read the FAQ) from a
Wallstreet, at work I have many colleges connecting their Dells using Lucent
cards to ABS' without problems.

HTH/h

On 10/10/02 8:26 AM, "Anthony Vo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi Listers,
> I have pismo (400,10.2.1) link to Aiport base station (V1). My wife is going
> to acquire a pc workstation or laptop (xp) to do her works at home. I'd to
> know is there any compatible pc cardbus or USB device can be linked to airport
> ? any information or advise will be appreciated.
> Anthony
> 
>


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Re: Wireless card for wallstreet

[R. Hannes Niedner]

Thanks to all who responded. I think I'll by an Orinocco Gold Card supported
by the open source driver and capable of 128Bit encryption. Please let me
know if I missed something and that would not be a good choice.

Cheers/h


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Wireless card for wallstreet

[R. Hannes Niedner]

Has anybody any recommendation which wireless card to by that is suppprted
in Mac OS X 10.1.5 and higher (including Jagwire). Airport unfortunately is
no option for the Wallstreet. I thought there where wireless pc-cards out
there that would work with Apple drivers??

Thanks for your input/h


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Re: Entourage ate my mail

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You might want to check upon this resource:

Or mailinglist like:
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On 10/3/02 1:41 PM, "April Westberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Sorry if this is OT, but there has been a lot of discussion about
> Entourage on this list so I there must be a wealth of knowledge about it
> on this list.
> I personally use Mail.app, but I have a frantic client who called and
> said that Entourage ate her mail.  She is using v.X with X on her PowerBook.
> She had it configured in pop mode and did not have the mail set to stay
> on the server.
> She apparently was burning a cd when her computer crashed and upon
> restart her Entourage mail was gone. She tells me that when she started
> Entourage it came up with the first start/ set-up-your-account dialogue.
> Does this ring a bell to anyone?  Are there certian files I can look
> for?  Is this the symtoms of a corrupt mailbox ? Is her mail recoverable?
> Feel free to respond off list.
> Thanks in advance for any words of wisdom you can lend,
> 
> 
> April Westberg
> University of Vermont


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Re: Automatically connect to Airport network?

[R. Hannes Niedner]

On 10/2/02 9:10 AM, "Amber Rhea" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>> In System Preferences->Network, make sure that under Airport you've
>> chosen "Join network with the best signal". What you are seeing is what
>> happens if this has been unselected or changed.
> 
> I don't see that option anywhere. Sorry, maybe I'm not looking in the right
> place. I'm running 10.1.5 if that helps.

I am not sure if this particular setting was already present in pre Jaguar
version. In 10.2.1 you can find the setting in
 System Preferences->Network -> Show Airport->Airport Tab

Unfortunately I cannot check if you will find it in 10.1.5 since I have only
Jaguar running.

Good luck/h


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Re: Automatically connect to Airport network?

[R. Hannes Niedner]

On 10/2/02 6:30 AM, "Jeremy C. Derr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

-snip-
>> it would automatically connect to the network. But recently
>> (past
>> few days) for some reason it's stopped automatically connecting -
>> instead I
>> have to go up to the little Airport icon in the menubar (OS X) and
>> select
>> the network. I can't find a preference to set anywhere... anyone know
>> what's
>> up?
> 
> In System Preferences->Network, make sure that under Airport you've
> chosen "Join network with the best signal". What you are seeing is what
> happens if this has been unselected or changed.

The funny thing is I once tried this since it seemed the logical choice, but
with this setting my TiBook behaves like described by Amber. I had to set it
to "Join most recently used available network" (and have it remember the
password) and now it switches transparently (well you see the scrolling
login indicated at the little airport signal menu icon) from Roadrunner at
home and 2 different wireless networks at work.

/h


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Re: f-keys on PB G4 (OS 10.2)

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On 9/7/02 3:41 PM, "Roger Shufflebottom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> When my G4 PB was running OS 10.1.5, I managed somehow to switch the
> f-key actions so that I could use the f-keys for various applications
> and had to hold down the Function key plus an f-key to get the Apple
> functions (like sound level and screen brightness). I've just
> upgraded to 10.2 and I can't get the PB to do this (I need to do it).
> Can anyone advise me?

Have a look at the keyboard preference pane 'Full Keyboard Access' maybe
that enables you to accomplish your goal, but it works slightly different
from the description above.

Hth/h


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Re: Mac-Cloistering with WiFi

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> From: Ryan Coleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> gz files are gzip'd and called Tarballs. That is the standard
> compression. Strictly dot-tar files stand for Tape Archive. Offers no
> compression but combines all the data of a given set of files,
> folders, etc into one large file for compression. GZip doesn't work
> on folders.
> -- 
> Ryan Coleman

That would be an even better (more exact) explanation :-)
/h


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Re: Mac-Cloistering with WiFi

[R. Hannes Niedner]

Tar.gz is a standard UNIX compression filetype. Associate the tar.gz files
with Stuffit-Expander (in short: ctrl+click -> show info->switch to open
with application->Choose Stuffit Expander->Change all).
Then you can double click on the file and it will be unzipped and untarred
and you find a new item with a red icon in the same folder where the tar.gz
is located. Double click on that and you are ready to scan.
HTH/h

> From: Thomas Ethen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> Now that I have the download, what do I do with it, as I have no idea what
> tgz and tar files are.
> 
> Tom
> 
> on 8/18/02 12:26 AM, Todd Ruch at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
>> http://homepage.mac.com/macstumbler
>>


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Re: OS X 10.2

[R. Hannes Niedner]

Well, I guess if I suggest that I would send you a CD with the downloads I
would not comply to Apple copyright, but maybe your local apple store can do
it ( and there are universities and company networks that could serve in
place of your own broadband connection ) I still believe it much more a sign
of general frustration about Apples latest moves, but if you are really
p...ed by that just ask Apple customer support if they send you a CD with
the updates for shipping and handling ($19.95 I believe...:-))

JM$0.02/h

> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-Books)
> Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 00:55:51 EDT
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-Books)
> Subject: Re: OS X 10.2
> 
> The FUSS is, for those of us who are still unfortunate to be plying the 56K
> modem route, this is an INTERMINABLE series of downloads!
> 
> RLM


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Re: OS X 10.2

[R. Hannes Niedner]

Brian,

What's all the fuss? If you have 9.04 you can upgrade up to 9.2.2 for free
just follow the links. here they are on a silver platter just for you :-)
 9.04 - 9.1
9.1 - 9.2.1
9.2.1 - 9.2.2

Cheer up/h

> From: "Brian L. Matthews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-Books)
> Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 19:57:43 -0700
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-Books)
> Subject: Re: OS X 10.2
> 
> I'm running 9.0.4 and was going to switch to Mac OS X with 10.2, but
> if I have to buy both 10.2 and 9.2.2, Apple has pretty much
> guaranteed I won't be upgrading.
> 
> Brian


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Re: Key indentations, help!

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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> IMHO, the wonderfull "protector" pads aren't all they're marked up to be.
> 
> Why? It's simple. If your screen is so close to the keys that closing it
> means the keys touch the screen, then what happens when you add a piece of
> leather (or a thick chamois) in the mix?  You simply don't have the room in
> there for a leather strip, a vinyl pad, etc.. Heck, if you even put a sticky
> label on the trackpad area, it'll touch the screen!
> 
> So what happens when you put it in there?  You increase the pressure on the
> LCD, putting it in tension. Which means that it's more likely to break when
> it takes a hit,because it's got no flex room.  THere are two causes for
> failure to LCD's.. Either a hit (ie you break it), or flex wear (the LCD
> fails internally because it's stressed too much and the LV circuits fail)..
> 
> The thought of a sheet of paper is (in my opinion) the best alternative, as
> it offers the thinnest protection, without compromising the LCD in any way.

There is some truth about that, but if you evenly distribute some feltpad
(spacers) on the display bezel you could relieve the pressure of the
keyboard on the screen. I use the following and I am quite happy with it,
but I am sure a sensible selection amongst common household items could save
you 20 bucks + shipping and handling.


(Like always the disclaimer: I've got nothing to do with the company, I am
just a satisfied customer.)

Cheers/h


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Re: OS 10.2 and beyond...

[R. Hannes Niedner]

Bruce,

It appears to me that this information still only promises the shipping of
Endnote 6 for OSX for the end of July, as opposed to the windows version. I
have also heard that beta versions have been released only to an exclusive
test group. 
Did I miss something on the page? I'd love to get my hands on it.

hannes

> From: Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> Actually EndNote *just* came out with an OSX Version. Check out their
> web site.
> 
> http://www.endnote.com/en6info.asp


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Re: Applecare (was iBook vs. PowerBook)

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Well, thanks to all who responded. Before I sold my Pismo in favor of a
TiBook 667/30 GB, 1 GB RAM rev C, I bought a new battery (only 45 min left)
not knowing that I could have exploited my Apple Care. Since I am already
experiencing degrading of the battery that came with the TiBook from about
3+ hours to 2.5 hours at best I am wondering when I should contact Apple for
an replacement (hey, I bought the new TiBook with Apple Care, so I might as
well take advantage of it this time). What is the minimum acceptable battery
usage time with an average use for the above configuration?

hannes


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Applecare (was iBook vs. PowerBook)

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> From: makmac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> Then spring for AppleCare. Get AppleCare. Did I mention AppleCare. It's well
> worth the investment. Especially if you are going to try and squeeze out 3-4
> years of use out of it. When the battery craps out in 2.5 years, you'll get
> another for free. If you have questions about OS 10/11/12 in 2 years, 10
> months, it's a free call. If the screen goes dim...well, you get the idea.

Are all those situations really going to be resolved for free with Apple
care (eg. Getting a new battery just because you get only 45mins out instead
of close to 3hours or a new screen if it isn't as bright anymore) ?  That
would be really cool, but just recently I was told that Apple care does not
replace your TiBook screen if you break it (which is really easely
accomplished). Just curious.

hannes


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Re: TiBook power adapter issues

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> From: Ryan Coleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> So, I just called FirstTech in Minneapolis. They will send it to
> apple to have it replaced. 24-48 hours is the current turn-around
> time. Hopefully my roommate will give me a ride to Uptown to do it
> today. I could take the bus, but it is so gosh-darned humid out. UGH.
> I am going to conserve battery now and use his gateway to do all my
> sites. Wish me luck! (luck ).

Ryan,

All the best from me. When I figured that the power adapter was broken, I
had only 10 minutes battery left. The TiBook is my preferred working tool
and I did not want to cope without it - not even for 48h (so I paid $80
bucks for the new adapter-see prev. post).
I feel they should give you a working adapter in exchange for the broken one
right away, especially within the warranty time (since they are most likely
going to replace yours anyway - check the serial nr).
So you have my full sympathy and I hope you get the ride and your adapter
back in 'no' time.
h


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Re: TiBook power adapter issues

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Yup, had this happen to my power adapter (TiBook, 3months old)) last Friday
night. I went to the local Apple Store on Campus and they made me buy a
second adapter, whilst taking care of the broken one over the weekend. On
Tuesday Morning I was scheduled to pick up the fixed one, and I brought the
new one along to return it. As it turned out they wanted to give me a brand
new one to replace the broken one. This time I dealt with much more sensible
gentleman and he simply reimbursed me and I kept the new adapter and just
returned the box. Go figure.
I hope you can get a replacement right away without shelling out the $80,
even if it was only transiently. Principally I would not mind having a
second power adapter, but then none of the standard Apple ones. I really
love my TiBook, but the power adapter sucks big time (when will they finally
introduce a more sturdy version with a angled plug).

Cheers/h


> From: Ryan Coleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> Has any had a power supply fail because of a broken contact in the plug?
> 
> Kyle, this is standard replacement under warranty, right?
> 
> --
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Re: ListNanny............. gone

[R. Hannes Niedner]

> From: Laurent Daudelin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> Jeremy,
> 
> I thought you temporarily on the digest, but was expecting you to come back
> full time later. Am I wrong? If not, I don't think we really need a backup.
> Well, we could use one, but unless you'll be staying on the digest
> indefinitely, I'm not sure it's that imperative...
> 
> -Laurent.
> -- 

Sorry guys, I never meant any harm. I was not careful enough since Ryan's
post contained the word 'replace'. For me it was clear that Jeremy would
only temporarily be gone, yes we will miss him, but that there was also
Laurent authorized by Dan to handle the list affairs.
How about ending the thread now (if I was right :))
h


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Re: ListNanny............. gone

[R. Hannes Niedner]

> From: Ryan Coleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> You will be missed Jeremy. Very much so. Who's replacing you?

I believe Laurent Daudelin already has that job. But, he too agrees on your
thread calling (no offence meant I agree too).

As quoted from 

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begun on March 1, 2001. Jeremy Derr and Laurent Daudelin are the list
nannies or assistant list managers.
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Re: "virii" (OT)

[R. Hannes Niedner]

Kyle,

Actually, I never meant to dismiss your point. It's just that there are
standards and there are habits and sometimes it takes very long for the
first to overcome the latter if ever (Just have a look as the use of SI
units). But never mind you didn't start this thread and Jim probably
approached the topic much to 'biological' and we all have a choice, and no
matter whether we choose 'virii' or 'viruses' (my spellchecker complains
only about 'virii' :-)), everybody knows what we are talking about.

BTW. I have always appreciated you excellent expert knowledge on this list
and would be last to try to argue with you. :-)

Hannes

> From: Kyle Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-Books)
> Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2002 23:14:48 -0700
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-Books)
> Subject: Re: "virii" (OT)
> 
> I love McAfee.  I am just going on what I know.  I used to work for Apple.  I
> also did a short  stint at Wired.com.  Everyone calls it Virii.  I was an
> english major in college.  I am really on your side.  But in the real world no
> one calls them "viruses."  I was really very surprised to see McAfee using
> that
> term.


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Re: "virii" (OT)

[R. Hannes Niedner]

Kyle Hansen wrote:
> I could surf and find 3 examples of links showing just the opposite. I just
> don't have that much free time. ;-)

Kyle,
Sure, you could and it would only take you probably 2-3 mins , that's how
long it took me with Google. But you made it quite clear that the guys from
McAffee and Perl.com have a lot to lern about technical industry standards.
;-)
H


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Re: "virii" (OT)

[R. Hannes Niedner]

Hmmm Kyle,




so much about 'Technical Industry standard for the plural of Virus'.
Basically I personally don't really care what people call these nasty bugs
(not to be confused with lexical or logical programming errors or an insect
on the biological from). I think people are entitled to call things by the
name they see fit as long as it clear what they are talking about and I am
pretty sure the 'listers' can handle 'viruses' and 'virii'.
But I am sure the subject is fit to create a lot of noise...

Just my $0.02
h

> From: Kyle Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-Books)
> Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 10:44:02 -0700
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-Books)
> Subject: Re: "virii" (OT)
> 
>> Dear Listers,
>> 
>> I've seen the term "virii" used now and then on these lists, and as a
>> professional virologist (of the biological variety), I feel I must
>> speak up.  The plural of "virus" is "viruses".  Nowhere do we use the
>> term "virii".  Virology is rather at the forefront of modern
>> biological nomenclature
> 
> Exactly.  This isn't biology.  Virii is the Technical Industry standard for
> the plural of Virus.  Each industry has usages that defy the standard
> grammatical definition.  Engineering is another.  I work with a Concrete
> Science firm and some of their terms are comical.


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Re: Adding memory issues to Pismo

[R. Hannes Niedner]

I run my Pismo 500MHz with 640 MB RAM and never had any issues or data loss.
Although, afaik you can loose the data in your RAM when you try swapping
batteries whilst not having the Pismo plugged into AC at the same time. The
internal battery apparently does not have enough capacity to back more than
512MB of memory. This was a minor issue for me, since most of the time I
would run from two batteries on long trips or I had an AC socket handy when
I had to swap. In the worst case you would net to shut down -> swap
batteries and reboot.

HTH
h

> From: "Michael J. Granado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-Books)
> Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 11:51:05 -0700 (PDT)
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-Books)
> Subject: Adding memory issues to Pismo
> 
> I have 192mb of memory in my Pismo. In wanting to use Virtual PC
> more, OS X in the horizon, and ram prices relatively cheap today, I
> was planning on upgrading.
> 
> However, I've heard that if you increase the ram too much (say above
> 512mb) that you could be susceptible to losing data. True?
> 
> What is recommended amount of memory to avoid this issue? I would
> like to install as much memory as I can. Mostly only doing word
> processing, IE browsing, imovie, virtual pc 5.0, and very light
> graphics stuff.
> 
> Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> 
> 
> Mike


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Re: Microsoft Word documents in OS 9 and OS X

[R. Hannes Niedner]

Amber,

Sorry it didn¹t work out, Obviously the changes made in the OsX finder do
only apply for OsX. Although I do agree with what Jeremy mentions below,
there might still be one other way to do it. Someone else brought up Apple
script and maybe there is someone script savvy on this list who can help you
out. If not, on the Entourage list are at least two Apple script gurus
(Allen Watson & Paul Berkowitz) that maybe be able to help you out. I listed
some relevant links, maybe you find some hints there already, but if not
just write them an email.






Hannes

> From: Jeremy Derr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> The Desktop DB is responsible for this in OS 9, but OS X uses a different
> scheme; setting this in one OS will not change the behavior in the other.
> 
> Essentially, OS 9 will always try to open a document in the newest version
> of the application in question. As far as OS 9 is concerned, having
> multiple versions of the same application is a recipe for trouble.
> 
> You may want to check out Snitch, an OS 9 get-info pane that allows you to
> change the creator/type codes, without having to resort to ResEdit. But
> really, it's best not to have multiple versions of the same app on the
> hard drive.


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Re: Microsoft Word documents in OS 9 and OS X

[R. Hannes Niedner]

Amber,

You could try the following: booting up to OS X select any Word file, right
click (or ctrl + click) and select 'Show Info'. In the upper part of the
window the is a dropdown list, click on the little arrow where it says
'General Information' and select 'Open with Application'. Click on the icon
of the Application (which should be the 'W' for word X) and the select the
word 2001 program, which is either already in the list or you can select by
browsing to your folder tree by choosing 'other..' (possible location:
Application (Mac OS 9)-Microsoft Office ?). The symbol should now stand for
word 2001. Finally click on 'Change All...' and confirm the dialog box. That
should do the job.

Good luck.

Hannes

> From: Amber Rhea <[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 ***
>


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Re: TiBook scratches

[R. Hannes Niedner]

I am using WildEepz display cushions and their screen protector WildEepz
PowerBook ScreensavRz (very thin microfiber cloth of keyboard size) and so
far not 'scratches' seen on the screen.
If someone is interested here is the url (I think I posted it at the begin
of this thread already).



Cheers Hannes

> From: Nancy Butts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-Books)
> Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 12:52:45 -0400
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-Books)
> Subject: Re: TiBook scratches
> 
> Since then, I've had what I would call smudge marks all over the
> screen, as is being reported here and elsewhere. I use iKlear and the
> cloths that come with it, but it takes a lot of time and effort even
> with iKlear to get the marks off. I've tried the leather screen
> protector, but it seems to leave marks as well. I'm interested to see
> if the WildEepz display cushions that someone on the list mentioned
> will help prevent the marks.
> 
> Nancy Butts


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Re: TiBook Screen Scratches

[R. Hannes Niedner]

You can by a protective micro fiber cloth (WildEepz PowerBook ScreensavRz!)
and also some distance pads (WildEepz Display Cushions)for the TiBook here:



Here is the description taken from the page:

"ScreensavRz not only protect your precious display surface from abrasion
caused by the close tolerances in today's ultra-thin notebooks, they clean
your screen too! Made from a woven, ultra-thin (1.5 mil) optical-grade
microfiber cloth, ScreensavRz, even when dry, allow you to safely clean the
screen, or any surface of your notebook.

This super-soft cloth shields the display surface when transporting your
notebook computer and is machine wash and dryable. ScreensavRz are so thin,
soft and supple, they stow as easy as a dollar bill. For late model Apple
notebooks, combine ScreensavRz with WildEepz Display Cushions to transform
your ŒBook into a ROCK. Don¹t betray your portable computer investment, get
saved! "

Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with the company. I just bought the products
and they work for me.

Cheers Hannes

> From: aron nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-Books)
> Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 19:36:58 -1000
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-Books)
> Subject: Re: TiBook Screen Scratches
> 
> Kyle,
> 
> People are actually getting scratches when they carry the TiBook
> around like a book. It's apparently not just oil.
> 
> Yes, the only answer so far is the cloth or leather to protect the screen.
> 
> Bummer.
> 
> Aron


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Re: Pismo Replacement Keyboard

[R. Hannes Niedner]

Keith,

About a year and a half ago I swapped the German keyboard in my Pismo
against one with an American layout. If I remember correctly, I just ordered
it from Apple via a our Apple certified dealer on campus. Whilst I exchanged
my Pismo with a TiBook 8 weeks ago I still have the German Pismo keyboard.
So if you cannot find a new keyboard contact me off list if you want to
fallback on that one.

Here are some sources:





Cheers Hannes

> From: Keith Potter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-Books)
> Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 19:13:22 -0400
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-Books)
> Subject: Pismo Replacement Keyboard
> 
>  The connector to my Pismo's keyboard has failed, and torn away.  I guess
> I've been going inside it too much recently and just put too much stress on
> it.  I assume this means that I'll need a new keyboard; has anyone else
> experienced this?  Is there any way to fix it?  If not, can someone
> recommend a good source for a replacement keyboard?
> 
>  Thanks in advance...
> 
>  --Keith Potter
>


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Re: DVD regions

[R. Hannes Niedner]

> on 13/05/02 20:42, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
>> Before reading the fine print, I won the bid on a set of DVDs from region 4,
>> Australia. Does anybody know if my Lombard's DVD player will be able to play
>> them?
> 
> If you never changed the region set with your drive, then you'll get a
> warning that you will have to switch your drive to that region. It should
> also mention that you have 5 changes left. On the last region change, your
> drive will be permanently locked up to that region.
> 
> Now, you could search a little bit and find a software that will unlock your
> drive, so that it will play any DVD from any region. You have to be careful
> and make sure that you're using the software that is written for the
> specific DVD drive in your Lombard. I did this with my Pismo and I don't
> worry anymore about regions. My drive is "region-free", as they say.
> 
> -Laurent.

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Re: Attn: mac.com users

[R. Hannes Niedner]

> From: Dan Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> 
> Macintouch: Apple 'secretly' filtering Mac.com mail
> by ron carlson, Insanely Great Mac
> May 9th 2002
> 
> Don Frakes and Bruce Giles, both of whom are list moms (those who
> administer mailing lists) for a number of Mac and PC-related mailing
> lists, have noted a disturbing problem with the Mac.com mail service
> provided to iTools Mac.com mail users -- Apple is secretly filtering
> their mail -- according to a story on Macintouch

Ouch, that hurts at least twice because firstly after converting to macs
after 10 years of windows, I appreciated the fact that I was supporting a
company with a loyal business attitude  - I don't really want to stress
moral here but I just felt being on the right (light) side . - I am now
wondering if this is still the case or if Apple has adjusted it's principles
to the standard of some of its competitors (I am not calling naMS). Secondly
I just switched my subscriber address for this list to my mac.com account
since my old ISP was spam blocked (the whole domain not just me)just to
get SPAM controlled again.

I hope it turns out not to be that bad.

Just my 2cents

Hannes 


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