Candlelit iBook Screen
Has anyone had a problem with their screen flickering like there's a candle behind it? It's just annoying enough to bother me when I use my iBook and just disconcerting enough I wonder if it isn't a sign the screen's dying... ?? Ruffin Bailey -- 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 Feb 2, 2006, at 1:21 PM, G-Books wrote: > NVu is nice, it's based on the Mozilla editor code, the one drawback > is that it doesn't handle frames. > > The NVu website shows how to get a frames-like effect using CSS > (Which is the 'correct' way to do it, in fact, as frames are being > deprecated) but be aware of that if you're going to work on an > existing web site that does use frames. > > We have a bunch of people using it. I've had some real issues with NVu, though overall I'll admit I like it. The indentation functions have some real issues and occasionally I've had trouble with it "remembering" styles (an added bold, etc) after I've turned them off several times, which requires a trip into the "Source" pane for some first aid. The interface leaves a little to be desired, as there aren't keyboard shortcuts for many of the buttons on the menu bar, which slows me down considerably. Nor does it seem to find linked stylesheets in its WYSIWYG window. I've also noticed that the html code, though very lean and easy to hack by hand after you're done, does tend to leave in quite a few "appendix" tags after editing, like spans without anything between the tags, etc. This is all with the version from 20050624. In any event, for light "word processing on the web", it's really stellar. Spellcheck is great to have and it does a super job of WYSIWYGing aside from linked css. And thank freakin' heavens for the lack of html bloat, the span issues aside. It's an html designer's dream if they have to accept formatted text from other members of their company. Now, instead of having to recut something from Word, you get them to download NVu to edit and work from that very easy to modify base. Interestingly for me, Seamonkey 1.0 is out now and has Composer in it. I wonder which set of Composer code is more stable? Ruffin Bailey -- 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 ---
Interchanging iBook G3 & G4 keyboards
I'm afraid I've mostly lurked on this list for a while and I apologize if the subject has been covered before, but just in case it's helpful... I certainly didn't find anyone who seemed to have done the deed when I Googled this up a few times over the last year. Short answers: * You *cannot* use iBook G4 keyboards on iBook G3s without putting an extension on the ribbon, which, if you don't mind, we'll say is a nontrivial exercise, to put it mildly. * You *can* use G3 keyboards on G4 with a few caveats. One, you'll have to fold the ribbon like a "Z" over on itself, which is not the recommended way of using a ribbon cable. Two, you'll have a slight bow in the keyboard that'll make it poke up just enough you'll likely scrape the screen with your keyboard's keys. I had a G4 keyboard go flakey on me (never liked it as much as the iBook G3 keyboard, and it finally acted so wacky I either had to clean it #shudder!# or use it as an excuse for this experiment) and, after pulling another keyboard from a limping iBook G3, the things looked similar enough I thought it was worth a shot. So far, so good. The bent-over ribbon does concern me a bit, however. The iBook G4 keyboard doesn't have a particularly nice feel, imo, though the metal keyholders do seem a bit more robust. I've had issues on my G4 kybd with the space bar not being so responsive and with random keys repeating at the slightest pressure (particularly "h", fwiw). Taking a little out of a G3 keyboard's ribbon would seem a nice way to get a good typing-feel into this very nice laptop. I'd considered downgrading to an iBook G3 900 to get as much perf as I could with the nicer keyboard, esp since Small Dog had told me that I couldn't swap in a G3 kybd for the G4. Glad I found out differently, so far. I'm not so sure they were wrong -- the keyboards *aren't* interchangeable. But, again, you can take the G3's to the G4. Anyhow, there you go. Hope that helps someone at some point. Ruffin Bailey -- Another rant from a so-called professional programmer... http://MyFreakinName.blogspot.com for more drivel. -- 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 ---
iBook keyboards
I've got an iBook 500 and an iBook G4 1.2 GHz. The keyboard on the 500 has a great feel, but the Airport on that 'book has given up the ghost (doesn't appear to be the card) and the OS occasionally locks. The G4 'book is a super machine, especially snappy with 1.25 gigs of RAM, but the keyboard, well, stinks. An Apple Genius told me that I can't swap keyboards between the two and that the pins aren't the same. Dang. I'm thinking about unloading both and grabbing the latest version that shares the wonderful 500-style keyboard -- and saving some dough to buy an IntelBook as soon as it seems pretty stable. Anybody know what that latest version of the G3 iBook would be with the particularly good keyboard? Thanks! Ruffin Bailey -- 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: Yahoo messenger client for Lombard with Panther?
> Andrew in Ann Arbor wrote: > >> My daughter wants to use Yahoo's instant messenger service. I am >> reluctant to install Yahoo's client server. Is there a better >> alternative? She's got a Lombard 400 with 512Mb RAM running OS >> 10.3.9. > > I use Fire for my multi-protocol IM needs. Its very good, and free :) > > http://fire.sourceforge.net/ Adium is another good client: http://www.adiumx.com/ Not exactly sure what you mean by "client server"; do you just mean their client? On Mac, you should be pretty safe, I'd imagine, though I haven't used their software. If quality is your question, Adium seems to do right well. Ruffin Bailey -- This message sent by an unregistered version of The Digest Handler. If you read email digests, you NEED The Digest Handler. But, um, wait for version 1.2, to be released in late July, 2005! http://DigestHandler.WebHop.org -- 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. ... > > 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. Reminds me a bit of the SNL skit were there was a business that only changed money. They went through a whole slew of, "Give us four quarters, you can have 20 nickels" sort of deal. The punch line was something like, "How do we make money? One word: Volume." Well, volume I suppose really does pay in spamming. How much, even including the cost of time, could it cost to send out a few million emails once you've got your act down? Reminds me of another SNL skit where Eddie Murphy has a Mr. T (?) doll and makes him say to Barbie or the like, "Hey woman, let me kiss you!" The punchline this time was something like, "90% of the time I get slapped. But, whoa, the other 10%..." If you're sending out 100,000 spams and one hundredth of a percent responds... Well, you've got 10 suckers. And, well, who doesn't want a great head of hair #and# a doctorate degree for $40? (And, fwiw, it's awfully easy to write programs that send spam mail. Find an open relay and knock yourself out. I think I have enough spam addresses simply from other listed recepients of the spam I get to make some real money!) Ruffin Bailey -- This message sent by an unregistered version of The Digest Handler. If you read email digests, you NEED The Digest Handler. But, um, wait for version 1.2, to be released in late July, 2005! http://DigestHandler.WebHop.org -- 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 ---
can't open can't open can't open
I recently tried to upgrade my Beige G3's hard drive, and now can't boot. Anyone seen a firmware message "can't open can't open can't open" (or some such; using the monitor for something else now) and have any pointers on how to fix it? That's all I get now. Have reverted back to the old hard drive and have had one successful boot in about 15 attempts. Can get it to boot to CD. Am thinking of swapping IDE cables between CD drive and HD, but thought I'd check with the list. Thanks! Ruffin Bailey -- This message sent by an unregistered version of The Digest Handler. If you read email digests, you NEED The Digest Handler. But, um, wait for version 1.2, to be released in late July, 2005! http://DigestHandler.WebHop.org -- 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: WORKING was Re: networked lpr on the cheap?
> To get it to print from OS 10.4.1 across the LAN, I had to install > some Linux Samsung GDI drivers, via: > > Install the Samsunbacondi package: > http://www.linuxprinting.org/macosx/samsunbacondi/ > > Install this newer ESP ghostscript: > http://www.linuxprinting.org/macosx/foomatic/ ... > I'm rather pleased! with the whole setup. thanks much to macosx.com > for info about the samsungbacondi driver. There really is little better [in 0&1-land, at least] than getting printserving up and running thanks for GIMP print and friends. I've been driving myself batty doing it, as my inkjet is one of the very few not supported by Gimp Print (a Lexmark Z22; don't buy if you want to print from Windows, ever!) and, as soon as my unmothballed ImageWriter was up and running, my Beige G3 bit it. Congrats. It is a neat accomplishment. Ruffin Bailey -- This message sent by an unregistered version of The Digest Handler. If you read email digests, you NEED The Digest Handler. But, um, wait for version 1.2, to be released in late July, 2005! http://DigestHandler.WebHop.org -- 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: OE on OSX?
If it's hotmail you're after, try Mail with this doodad: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/18189 I haven't used it in a while (moved to Entourage for Hotmail), but it was very good when I did use it in Mail.app. I enjoyed OE after [EMAIL PROTECTED] support ended, but it isn't a reason to keep Classic around by itself. Ruffin Bailey > Or Thunderbird > > Rick > > On 6-Jul-05, at 9:59 PM, Tim Collier wrote: > >> No, but should run in classic. Try OS X's mail app. It's good. >> >> Exterminate all rational thought. >> >> Jim Katz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> __ >>> Baby question: Does Outlook Express work on OSX? >>> >>> Thanks, Jim -- This message sent by an unregistered version of The Digest Handler. If you read email digests, you NEED The Digest Handler. But, um, wait for version 1.2, to be released in late July, 2005! http://DigestHandler.WebHop.org -- 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: OSX Photo handling and general question.
>>Graphic Converter is good, as is iPhoto. Both will come with the G5. >>iPhoto is more of a cataloging app, though the latest version >>includes considerably more editing chops. > > GraphicConverter ROCKS. Besides a boatload of editing and retouching > tools, it has a wonderful batch mode. It's browser is very nice too > - not fancy like iPhoto's, but quite functional and fast. You keep > your pictures in self-managed standard folders, then just drop them > onto GC... Thorsten Lemke, GC's developer, is very active with GC. > On the GraphicConverter Yahoo! Group, Thorsten helps out with > difficulties, releases betas, immediate bug fixes, etc. Okay, come on folks, I'm upset nobody has performed the required, "Love some free software and try ImageMagick" line. It's not particularly idiot friendly, which was requested, I believe, but is free and pretty easy to set up with batches. http://www.imagemagick.org I realize GraphicConverter is likely a much better fit, but as someone who has Linux installed on one of his iBooks (ImageMagick works on OS X as well), I felt it my duty to fill in the gap. GUIs iz overrated, y'all. ;^) Hrm, wonder if The Gimp is easy to batch with; that I haven't ever tried. Ruffin Bailey -- This message sent by an unregistered version of The Digest Handler. If you read email digests, you NEED The Digest Handler. But, um, wait for version 1.2, to be released in late July, 2005! http://DigestHandler.WebHop.org -- 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: basic info? Citizen Notebook Printer II, GIMP-print, 10.4?
> Doews anyone have a reason to avoid updating the GIMP-print that > comes built into OSX to the OSS 5.x version, with 10.4.1? One quick reason that comes to mind is if the one that comes with 10.4.1 works. No, seriously. Don't mess with stock if stock is working. Other than that (and perhaps Mark Twain's "to live 10 more years" excuse for why he kept smoking and drinking), nope. ;^) Ruffin Bailey -- This message sent by an unregistered version of The Digest Handler. If you read email digests, you NEED The Digest Handler. But, um, wait for version 1.2, to be released in late July, 2005! http://DigestHandler.WebHop.org -- 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: gamepad/controller for Tiger
>> I am looking for a gamepad/controller for my Al PB which is >> compatible with Tiger. I do have the Macally iShock II but can't >> find a driver for it that will work in Tiger. >> >> Any suggestions would really be appreciated - I'd like to use it >> with Halo and a few other games. Give ControllerMate a shot (http://www.orderedbytes.com/controllermate/). It might be a little on the processor intensive side at times, but depending on what you're playing, might let you use the iShock without a problem. The author is awfully responsive if you find bugs, and added support for my Gravis Gamepad within a week or so of me requesting it! Ruffin Bailey -- This message sent by an unregistered version of The Digest Handler. If you read email digests, you NEED The Digest Handler! http://DigestHandler.WebHop.org -- 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: To unsubscribe, email: For digest mode, email: Subscription questions: 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: RAM for Powerbook - best not cheapest
>> I'd like to max out the RAM on my Powerbook (15" / 1.5GHz). >> >> http://www.crucial.com/store/ListParts.asp?mfr=Apple&model=PowerBook >> +G4+1%2E5GHz+%2815%2Dinch+Display%29 lists them at $211 per 1GB. >> >> I'd like to buy from Crucial because I've had good luck with them, >> but wonder if others have had good experience with another vendor >> that they would recommend. I don't want to go cheap-over-reliable. > > I buy all my memory from Data Memory Systems and have never had a > problem. They've gone more than the extra mile with folks here, > exchanging three SO-Dimm's with one user before they found out that > *their* compatibility info was wrong for that model (A gateway > laptop, not a Mac). They ended up refunding his cost and giving him > the RAM. I've heard good things about TransIntl.com. Mike Breeden of xlr8yourmac.com fame used to work there (iirc) and still has them as a major advertiser. I've order most of my Macs' RAM from them over the years, though did grab some for my Beige from OWC with my power supply order this week. TransIntl ain't necessarily the cheapest, but so far so good. Ruffin Bailey -- This message sent by an unregistered version of The Digest Handler. If you read email digests, you NEED The Digest Handler! http://DigestHandler.WebHop.org -- 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: To unsubscribe, email: For digest mode, email: Subscription questions: 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: Replacement power adapter recommendations?
> Subject: Re: Replacement power adapter recommendations? > From: David Lesher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 11:44:19 -0400 ... > You can buy the plug end from iGo, a universal replacement power > supply company -- it's $12, I think, but in a molded form that would > be a PITA to solder a cable to it. Well, I managed to crimp my newer power adapter badly enough I'm scared to use it, but when going back to OWC to order a new one ran across this: http://eshop.macsales.com/item/MadsonLine/APPGEN/ I'm not sure that'd be easy to mess with, but it's got to be getting closer. Still, at $20, why not get a new adpater?! Ruffin Bailey -- This message sent by an unregistered version of The Digest Handler. If you read email digests, you NEED The Digest Handler! http://DigestHandler.WebHop.org -- 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: Replacement power adapter recommendations?
> The #1 failure of such is the DC cord/plug. > > Youda thunk someone made a charger with a replaceable DC cord. > > It looks like the iPods have such... Strangely, the part that broke here is the AC cord, so to speak. I have to push the wire into the attachment into the hockey puck and it'll work for a little while (until it gets bumped or jarred). With all this talk about new cords, I suppose I should see if Radio Shack has anything to replace just that cord. I've also finally figured out (duh) that the iBook 500 can use the iBook G4 adpater, which is a decent temporary fix. There, however, my plug on the end of the DC cord bent out of shape once when the iBook got moved suddenly. Was considering taking the pliers to it, but in any event, it's a little screwy and I'll agree a replacable cord would be A Good Thing. Thanks everyone, Ruffin Bailey -- This message sent by an unregistered version of The Digest Handler. If you read email digests, you NEED The Digest Handler! http://DigestHandler.WebHop.org -- 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 ---
Replacement power adapter recommendations?
I'm looking at replacing a dying iBook G3 dual USB's power adpater and wondered if anyone had any recommendations. Macsales.com has a number of models, and I suppose I'm specifically looking for any reasons not to get the cheapest they've got: http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Micro%20Accessories/ACADPTG4/ Macally, a name I've at least heard of, has one there for $40, but it's only 40 Watts and even has a message in the description that it'll be a slow charger: http://eshop.macsales.com/item/MacAlly/PSAC4/ Still, there's something to be said for knowing who is making your product, I suppose, which is part of the reason I'd rather not go to eBay (I've gotten some questionable stuff from there -- and some great deals, of course!). The iAdapter 2 looks the nicest, but at $55, likely way too much for me to fork out if I've got a good $35 option. Anyhow, anyone have any experience with these, on an iBook or another model? Thanks, Ruffin Bailey --- -- This message sent by an unregistered version of The Digest Handler. If you read email digests, you NEED The Digest Handler! http://DigestHandler.WebHop.org -- 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: iBooksG4 vs. PowerBooksG4
> I just picked up a used 12 G4 powerbook over a new 12" iBook with a > faster processor. The used Powerbook was 25 dollars more expensive but > the battery tested out good. (two hours of a quick time movie on > repeat). My reason... SIMPLE The external video connector. It can run > two displays and the external display at higher resolutions. Looks like this is not common knowledge, so here's the link: http://www.rutemoeller.com/mp/ibook/ibook_e.html This enables monitor spanning on an iBook (do check the commpatbility list; 8 meg video cards don't work) with a larger resolution on your external display. I'm using it (as I've spammed already) on my iBook G4 daily. It really makes the iBook a great buy. I'm just annoyed that 8 meg VRAM'd iBooks can't run the hack, so my iBook 500 is stuck mirroring. Use at your own risk, etc. ;^) Ruffin Bailey -- This message sent by an unregistered version of The Digest Handler. If you read email digests, you NEED The Digest Handler! http://DigestHandler.WebHop.org -- 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: iBooksG4 vs. PowerBooksG4
> PB has DVI out and independent video [i.e. not just mirror] > PB also has line in/out, I believe -- I know iBook lacks same.. > Worth the delta? Donno... There is the firmware hack to enable video spanning on the iBook -- I use it daily. It's very nice. The delta grows smaller... So I think we're back to [attached] screen resolution and extra RAM, give or take. For line in, I only need to grab DV, and that's a Firewire thing. I'm not sure why else I'd be trying to get video *into* the 'book. ?? Anyhow, the iBook is a great buy, flexing excepted. Ruffin Bailey -- This message sent by an unregistered version of The Digest Handler. If you read email digests, you NEED The Digest Handler! http://DigestHandler.WebHop.org -- 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: iBooksG4 vs. PowerBooksG4
> The Aluminium is not portable: too delicate, while the iBook is > rugged and sturdy. Last week I travelled in Slovakia for a couple of > presentations and the iBook was at home in the Jansport back pack, > stuffed with other things (ordinary backpack, not a laptop one). The > case is scratched, but you do not notice it: I cannot think of what > had happened to the Aluminium (I have seen so many Titanium cases > simply destroyed after a couple of trips). It'd be interesting to pinpoint the revision that made the change, but my iBook G4 (1.2) is not nearly as robust as my iBook G3 (500). Was a little surprised I didn't see anybody responding to my "Road Apple" post, but seriously, I've had two G4 iBooks bend/warp, and it's easy to bend them back. My G3 has never done this. The case on the G3 is nice, and though I'm not sure the target user was quite 10 years old (it's a college thing, I think), the iBook is a tough book overall. Personally, I can't see a single reason now to grab a Powerbook unless you need more real estate on your screen or more than 1 1/4 gigs of RAM. Those are the only places (other than robustness, but apparently the Powerbook doesn't buy you that either) the Powerbook seems to have a deal-breaking trump card to play. (Okay, I realize somebody's going to lay into me for overlooking more VRAM in the PB, etc, but seriously, aside from graphics designers (admittedly a very important niche), who needs it? If you're playing games, you need to be spending that dough at Alienware or on an Xbox 360. The PC Card slot in the larger Powerbooks is also nice, and I believe the hard drive is still much easier to upgrade (??), an iBook weakness (ask me; I upgraded the hd in my G3 500. Oy vey). That's about all I can figure for repsonses, though, and they don't quite make up the difference in $$$. Need the mobile, top-notch LCD? Two gigs of RAM? Buy a Powerbook. Otherwise, grab an iBook.) Ruffin Bailey -- This message sent by an unregistered version of The Digest Handler. If you read email digests, you NEED The Digest Handler! http://DigestHandler.WebHop.org -- 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: LCD vs. CRT
> I agree with Dan. CRT monitors still have many uses. They certainly are the last component you'll need (note that I didn't say "want") to upgrade on your computer, which means two things to me: 1.) Don't scrimp on your monitor. If you want high resolution and a small footprint (LCD), pay for it now rather than pay again for it later. 2.) There's rarely a time I give my monitors away. Now I am a PC horder, and all the junk in my office would be more than the average person could handle, but just a few weeks ago I busted out the monitor for my LC (that's right, a 15 year-old monitor) to hook up to a Beige G3 I bought to be my network's print server. Re: Response on CRT for games over LCDs -- that issue really's not so bad, imo, now. I play World of Warcraft on my iBook G4 all the time without any ghosting like I might have seen years ago, and even Quake does pretty well. Try before you buy, but don't not try an LCD because you like games! Heck, Alienware and Dell both have gamer laptops out now; those LCDs must not be scaring off too many buyers. Ruffin Bailey -- This message sent by an unregistered version of The Digest Handler. If you read email digests, you NEED The Digest Handler! http://DigestHandler.WebHop.org -- 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: Praise for Dual-USB IBOOK
> I thought that model sucked. Lousy video chip engineering wherein the chip > unseats, horrible hinge design constantly slicing ground, power and video > cables inside, cheap keyboard prone to breaking keys, and on and on. I know > the sycophants will flame me but...whatever. I was planning on eBaying my 500 G3 iBook for quite some time and have even replaced it with a 1.2 G4 iBook with 1.25 gigs of RAM, but can't find it in me to get rid of the beast. The 500 really is a great machine in many ways, runs Tiger almost acceptably (if you use Safari and not Firefox or the like), and is superior to my G4 iBook in two ways: 1.) Awfully easy to display Powerpoints/presentations on TV. One A/V cord and you're rolling. 2.) Doesn't bend. Had to trade in my first G4 iBook because it became bent just lugging it in my laptop case around campus. Warped so that it wouldn't sit straight and then started locking up. Nice. I'm overly careful with its replacement, but it bends like putty if you're not careful too. At the same time, I've considered pitching the 500 to LEM as a Road Apple. Why? The main gripe is that Road Apples are supposed to be examples of machines hobbled with no good reason for the hobbling -- like the ADB-less Powerbook 150 that's otherwise a good machine. The first few iBook dual USBs can't, even with the firmware hack, span monitors. Makes the iBook a true roadie-only. My G4 right now is putting out 1280x1024 on an external and 1024x768 on its on screen. *Very* nice. 1024x768 is great for an entry-level 'book, but isn't enough real estate to make me as productive as I could be when in the office. There really isn't any reason any iBook shouldn't be displaying on two monitors, or at least allowing for a larger "virtual desktop" and higher resolutions on externals if mirroring. This would make the iBook a real desktop replacement. The fact that 500s can't do it even with a hack drives me crazy. Add to that that the 500 really isn't *quite* fast enough to run OS X and sure as heck ain't doing iMovie and iDVD worth much and, well, I think you have a decent Road Apple case. (Yes, I realize Apple is trying to sell Powerbooks, etc, but the hobbling is what drives me mad.) /rant Ruffin Bailey -- This message sent by an unregistered version of The Digest Handler. If you read email digests, you NEED The Digest Handler! http://DigestHandler.WebHop.org -- 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 ---
