Clamshell rejuvenation
Hello all and thanks in advance for any tips/advice. As a project in my retirement, I'm going to resuscitate my original iBook. After I replace the dead-as-a-doornail battery, I'd like to replace the hard drive. I realize it's a daunting task and have looked up the instructions many times, but no guts: no glory is my motto. Here are my questions: Can any old 2.5 mm drive do? ATA or IDE? Is one brand better than another? How much of an issue is disc speed? -- Terry McCune -- 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
Forget for a moment that royalties are already built into every blank CD-R and DVD-R out there, this is the post-DMCA era now. Is this true in the USA now? I thought it was only in Canada. -- Terry McCune -- 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 Re: MacWorld Expo
GUIs are rarely more efficient or faster than a CLI. But man is mostly a visual critter, so a GUI is an easier tool with which to guide those who won't RTFM. - Dan. I can second that statement that man is mostly a visual critter. We tend to forget that the GUI was designed after people at Xerox PARC studied the way young children learn. Having taught high school for 30+ years, I can tell you that the vast majority of my students (and my colleagues) would never look twice at a computer, much less use one, if it were still a command line device. -- Terry McCune -- 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 ?
Hello everybody, I have just had a very frustrating conversation with Applecare and was told that the keyboard and latch on my Powerbook are not covered at all. I am still under the Applecare warranty period and was actually told by Applecare technical support that these items were covered. However, in talking with customer care, they have advised me that Applecare only covers hardware. Are the latch and keyboard not considered hardware ? Has anybody here had any problems with getting these two items repaired under Applecare ? Amber OK Amber, no more Ms. Nice Girl. It's time to unleash that inner Junk Yard Dog that's within all of us. Keyboard and latches are hardware. Any one who says differently is rolling a barrel of bushwah. Ask to go higher on the food chain. Drop hints that you're consulting an attorney. Mention the Better Business Bureau, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs (if you're in Canada) or some consumer rights group. -- Terry McCune -- 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: Li-Ion Wasting charge cycles?
Hi For more info try this site that someone (maybe on this list) suggested to me. http://www.batteryuniversity.com/ -- Terry McCune -- 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: dimming screen
On Oct 31, 2005, at 10:56 AM, Peter Saint James wrote: 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? I've had to deal with this kind of problem on my Pismo. It could mean that the PowerBook has switched to battery power due to a loose connection with the power cable, and that the energy saver options for Battery indicate that the brightness of the display should be lowered to save battery life. System Preferences - Energy Saver - Options check Show battery status in the menu bar When the display dims, look to see if the status indicates that the PowerBook is being powered by the power adapter or by the battery. If the indicator shows that the computer is running on battery power even when plugged in, try a new AC adapter or try jiggling the connector of the one that you are currently using to see if the PowerBook recognizes it (and if the display becomes brighter again). --Brian Miller This may be the problem but my 20 iMac G5, which I've had since May and which came with Tiger installed, has done this random dimming from the get-go. My hunch says it's a bug in Tiger. -- Terry McCune -- 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: Yeah! Success! was Re: Help! iCal died!
Also, I was unaware that America's education system has gotten so out of hand that one teacher has to deal with 145 students. I remember a time when the maximum was only about 32. Z Oh, oh, Z . Haven't been to high school lately? 7 different classes, each with about 30 students = 210 students. I'm surprised he only has to deal with 145. Also, in many jurisdictions there has been a backlash against fees assessed to students, so if a keychain flash drive were required, the school would have to buy it. That said, I managed a high school Mac lab and hated SCSI connections. -- Terry McCune -- 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: filling out a form
Dennis Did the scanner come with OCR software? (optical character recognition) Most of them do, and it converts pictures, as you so rightly call them, into some sort of text document that can be handled by any word processing program. If you didn't get an OCR program, maybe hunt around a bit on the net. There's bound to be some out there. I'm the guy who asked about over quota on email, and caught a little flack for asking the wrong kind of question. Sorry, but after a week of confusion it was you guys that helped. So I'm going to risk asking another questionable question. I thought I could fill out a form with my clamshell ibook much the same as I use too with a typewriter. (I'm working with mac os x 10.3.9) So I scanned the form; but I can't figure out how to fill it out. It's like trying to type over a picture. I've probably got over 40 hours into this now and it's not so much the specific form as it is learning how to do this type of task. I've even downloaded a trial version of bbedit 8.2. But I'm lost and it seems I've asked everybody and only gotten blank stares as a result. Is it possible to do what I'm trying to do? And if so could someone please tell me how? Sincerely, Dennis P.S. Thanks to everyone who helped with the over quota thing. You made it simple. -- Terry McCune -- 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: Doesn't anyone wait anymore?!
Hey - I've been waiting and watching for 2 years now, not just for Tiger, but for a new iMac to buy myself as a retirement present. When they did the iMac upgrades on Tues. morning, I figured I'd jump in. Tiger on a 20 iMac! I can hardly wait. -- Terry McCune -- 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: New Powerbooks announced / I bought my first Mac today
http://www.apple.com/powerbook/ I have ordered my first PowerBook today :-) Product Name: PowerBook 1.5GHz (15.2 TFT) Options: 065-5069 1.5GHz PowerPC G4 with 128MB Graphics Memory 065-4861 512MB DDR333 SDRAM - 1 SO-DIMM 065-5068 80GB Ultra ATA drive @ 5400 rpm 065-4825 SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW) 065-4820 AirPort Extreme Card 065-4819 Backlit Keyboard/Mac OS - U.S. English (I also got a HP 5150 printer, free after mail in rebate) YAY You may or may not go YAY to your HP 5150 printer. I have one hitched to an eMac running Panther and your clothing could go out of style in the time it takes to print. It also doesn't start automatically and I get fairly frequent pen failure messages. For some reason, it occasionally prints emails that are upside down and backwards, so that I have to hold the paper up to the window and read through the back of the sheet. I've never seen that trick on any other printer. -- Terry McCune -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: iMac memory install
Hi Eric Here's a couple of places I'd try http://www.transintl.com/technotes/installram_imac_2.htm or http://www.welovemacs.com/imotrlocupap.html Howdy: I need to install additional memory in an original iMac. It's already up to 384MB (added an additional 256MB when I first bought it) but I want to take it all the way up to 512MB as I'm running OS X on it. I've not replaced the upper (not sure that's what it's called) memory stick and would love some guidance on what I need to take apart to do so. I have the service manuals for other models (Pismo) which I've followed to completely disassemble these machines... so it's not the doing it that's the trouble... it's knowing what to do. If anyone has some guidance on how to do this successfully I'd sure appreciate it! -- Terry McCune -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Mail error anybody?
On 1/13/04 9:12 PM, Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Am I the only one to receive mail error from email address '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'? I did set it as failed so that it should recover by itself, hopefully, but was wondering if anybody else did receive these mail error messages? -Laurent. Nope, you're not the only one. I've been getting them too. Me too. -- Terry McCune -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: panther, safari, and my Ibook
Have you tried emptying the cache from within Safari? -Laurent. Laurent Color me thick, because I know this was discussed recently. How do you empty the cache from within Safari. My eMac running Panther locked up today and I had to pull the plug to restart it. -- Terry McCune -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Clamshell HDD
Hi all, Just a question about a clamshell ibooks HDD. I am looking to upgrade the pitifully small 3.2GB hdd to a 20GB, could somebody tell me the type of drive I would need. David. PS Also, is there a way to bypass the 320mb memory limit? Hah! Too early in the morning not enough caffeine for my first attempt. With thanks to the folk at xlr8yrmac (or however it's spelt) http://caslis.com/mac/ibook/ibdrive.html -- Terry McCune -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: iBook 300 Disassembly
Does anyone know of any documents that illustrate the proper procedure of taking an iBook 300 apart? Thanks for any help that you can provide. Kyle Hi Kyle You might try here. Not for the faint -hearted or fumble-fingered. http://caslis.com/mac/ibook/ibdrive.html -- Terry McCune R.R. 1, Black Point Rd. Powell River B.C. Canada V8A 4Z2 -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: OS 10 vs Windows?
You should try it. I regret waiting so long to switch. I have it on a rev A clamshell iBook and an 800 Ti. Paula Rutledge Hey Paula ( I've wanted to open with that since the '62 song) How did you get Jaguar on a rev A clamshell iBook? The Apple site says it needs 3 gig on the hard drive and that's the entire hard drive. I have such an iBook, love it and would love to get OS X on it. Terry McCune R.R. 1, Black Point Rd. Powell River B.C. Canada V8A 4Z2 -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Yo-yo failures
I've used the same power adaptor since I purchased my pismo in August of 2000, I've travelled with it extensively with never a problem. but I'll keep an eye on it now for sure, and oh ya, it's not a yo-yo, it's a puck! Canadian eh! I, too have the original puck (back attya from B.C.) with my clamshell iBook purchased in '99. I had sparking at the plug end, so the fix was relatively simple. I wind/unwind it 5 days a week so I can use it at work. However, I'm careful not to put too much tension on it as I wind it up. Can anyone recommend a good third party replacement for this thing when it goes south? Terry McCune R.R. 1, Black Point Rd. Powell River B.C. Canada V8A 4Z2 -- 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:G-Books-off;mail.maclaunch.com For digest mode, email: mailto:G-Books-digest;mail.maclaunch.com Subscription questions: mailto:listmom;lemlists.com Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Clamshell memory
Hi again. Did I read correctly on this list that the rev. A 300 mhz clamshell iBooks will take up to 512 meg of memory, even though Apple only supports 256? How easy is it (or isn't it) to change the hard drive in one of these beasts? I'm really happy with it; it's rugged as billy-be-damned and the screen is a sheer delight after a BW PB190. Thanks Terry McCune R.R. 1, Black Point Rd. Powell River B.C. Canada V8A 4Z2 -- 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:G-Books-off;mail.maclaunch.com For digest mode, email: mailto:G-Books-digest;mail.maclaunch.com Subscription questions: mailto:listmom;lemlists.com Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
