Re: format for video

[Tim Hodgson]

On Fri, Feb 17, 2006 at 5:09 pm -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>>Did you try the Streaming/Exporting Wizard in VLC? Looking at the
>>available formats, there's MPEG-1, 2 and 4, and H.264, among others. I
>>think MPEG-4 and H.264 will only play in QT Pro, but wouldn't MPEG-1 and
>>-2 open in standard QT?
>
>You've got it backwards. 

I thought I would :)

>MPEG4 and H.264 play in standard QT 7, but 
>MPEG 1 and 2 are part of a $20 MPEG playback upgrade, that isn't even 
>part of Pro, AFAIK.

Ah, ok. So Amber should be able to export to MPEG-4, and get his files
into QT?

>MPEG-4 has been part of QT since QT6, which is on the ever-faithful 
>Lombard running OS 9.2.2.. Remember, iTunes requires the QT libraries 
>for playback and Apple's AAC codec is based on MPEG-4. If you don't 
>believe me, go into OS 9, find a .m4a iTunes file and change the 
>extension to .mp4, then open it. It'll work.

Thanks for the clarification!

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Re: format for video

[Tim Hodgson]

On Fri, Feb 17, 2006 at 4:31 pm -0800, Amber Robey wrote:

>Are there other formats that might be easier to convert and import  
>into iMovie or to open and run in Quicktime ?
>
>Is there a way to convert the clips into Quicktime format ?  If I can  
>get them into Quicktime format,  I can use them in iMovie and iDVD.

Did you try the Streaming/Exporting Wizard in VLC? Looking at the
available formats, there's MPEG-1, 2 and 4, and H.264, among others. I
think MPEG-4 and H.264 will only play in QT Pro, but wouldn't MPEG-1 and
-2 open in standard QT?

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Re: accessing mpeg video files on OS X ?

[Tim Hodgson]

On Fri, Feb 17, 2006 at 11:37 am -0800, Amber Robey wrote:

>A relative in England has sent me two MPEG files but Quicktime does  
>not recognize or play them.
>Are there any 3rd party programs that would allow me to view these  
>videos and be able to convert them to Quicktime or to some format  
>that I can import into iDVD ?
>
>Any suggestions would be much appreciated,

I'd try VLC: 

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Re: on line privacy

[Tim Hodgson]

On Sun, Feb 12, 2006 at 4:55 pm -0600, Jon Kotek wrote:

>On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 19:06:03 -0800, sandra ragan wrote
>> Having run into this by accident last week... just thought I'd 
>> remind you all that random Google searches can bring up your posts 
>> to this list... nothing in these electronic forums should be 
>> considered "private" and may come back to haunt you...
>
>You should always think of email like mailing a postcard, anyone can read the
>information.
>
>You won't believe how many people think Email is private.

I think Sandra's making the distinction between a private mailing list,
such as G-Books was, and a list which is publicly archived and can thus
be searched via Google. But I don't know whether that's true of Google groups.

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Re: on line privacy

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On Sun, Feb 12, 2006 at 3:25 pm -0600, Howard Katz wrote:

>They'd have to know what to look for, I believe.  Also, I thought
>there was an option that Dan could choose to keep the list from being
>searchable.  He may have don that.  (Dan?)
>
>Overall I'm comfortable with being on Google.

So am I - as long as people quote some context so I have a clue what
they're talking  about. ;-)

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Re: best browser for ebay downloads of pages, pictures?

[Tim Hodgson]

On Sun, Feb 5, 2006 at 11:28 pm -0500, Donald Keenan wrote:

>I use Mozilla. (For some reason I have had no success in installing 
>Firefox on my Jaguar susyetm. I just pulses in and out of the dock, but 
>never launches and it won't quit the dock.). 

Have you tried:



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Re: Applecare on Powerbooks ?

[Tim Hodgson]

At 12:19 PM -0800 01/11/2006, Amber R. wrote:
>>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'm pretty sure that's nonsense. See the T+Cs:



No mention there of keyboards or latches being excluded.

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Re: [G-Books] bracket thingy

[Tim Hodgson]

On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 11:38 pm -0500, Michelle wrote:

>>Yes it doesn't consistently display [g-books] however, why not just set
>>up a rule and separate folder on your own system for these messages from
>>the server.  Makes it easy and well organized and archived.
>>
>>Michael Cangelosi.
>
>
>Duh... I didn't even know I could do this. Great idea of course. I 
>have only being using Eudora 6.2 for a few months... before that 
>always had the "baby" version of Eudora Lite... I will have to figure 
>out the folder thing and set up my various email "groups" that way. 
>THANKS!

You can also use the X-header "List-ID: " to
filter on. (You need to turn on full headers to see that - I think it's
the 'blah-blah' button in Eudora!)

TimH


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Re: dvd for pismo

[Tim Hodgson]

On Wed, Oct 5, 2005 at 8:33 pm -0400, Ed Zelinsky wrote:

>
>On Oct 5, 2005, at 2:41 PM, Tim Hodgson wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Oct 5, 2005 at 7:18 pm -0400, Ed Zelinsky wrote:
>>
>>> DVD-ROM Drive Module for PowerBook G3 Lombard and Pismo
>>> Normally $99.99, take $30 off with Q-Pon code "CAMPING"
>>> http://www.macresq.com/store/detail.php?prodID=PR661-2189R
>>
>> Surely, for about the same price, you could get a brand new CDRW  
>> module?
>
> Where would you recommend looking?

I shall now eat humble pie :) DVDROM/CDRW drives like the Sony CRX820E
do seem to be nearer the $100 mark, which I suppose makes $70 look
rather better if you want something that preserves the look of your Pismo. 

>> Given the track record of those pismo drives, I'd think twice about
>> paying even $70 for a refurbished one.
>
>   I've had mine for 5 years now and it is still going strong.

Well, I think you've been quite lucky.

(btw sorry if my original response was rather abrupt; reading it back
now it comes across as somewhat tetchy!)

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Re: dvd for pismo

[Tim Hodgson]

On Wed, Oct 5, 2005 at 7:18 pm -0400, Ed Zelinsky wrote:

> >Pismo DVD Drive Module
>
>How's that DVD drive in your Pismo?  If you have a flaky drive or if 
>yours is dead, this is the replacement that you need, on special this 
>week:
>
>DVD-ROM Drive Module for PowerBook G3 Lombard and Pismo
>Normally $99.99, take $30 off with Q-Pon code "CAMPING"
>http://www.macresq.com/store/detail.php?prodID=PR661-2189R

Surely, for about the same price, you could get a brand new CDRW module?
Given the track record of those pismo drives, I'd think twice about
paying even $70 for a refurbished one.

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Re: Security and our Macs

[Tim Hodgson]

On Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 8:24 pm -0700, Zoltan Batiz wrote:

>Bruce,
>
>Isn't is pointless to turn on Firewall protection if using an Airport 
>network?  I mean, my ABS (snow) has a built-in hardware firewall.  Or 
>is it better to also have OS X's firewall turned on as well?  (Panther 
>here).

I'd say using a snow ABS is a *very* good reason to turn on the
firewall. IIRC, what Apple calls a 'firewall' in the ABS is just NAT,
and the snow ABS only has WEP encryption (as opposed to WPA in the later
base stations), which is no protection at all against a determined hacker.

TimH


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Re: Pismo DVD/CD quit suddenly

[Tim Hodgson]

On Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 4:53 pm -0400, Ed Zelinsky wrote:

>> On 13/09/05 11:07, "Ed Zelinsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> How do you monitor or check on the status of your DVD/CD player? I'm
>>> running OSX.
>>>
>>
>On Sep 13, 2005, at 11:26 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote:
>
>> What do you mean exactly by "monitor or check the status"?
>>
>> -Laurent.
>> --  
>I'm sorry... is there an application that controls the player or is it  
>just an automatic thing? One minute it was playing both formats and  
>just stopped and wont read any disks...

If it's an LG drive, it's probably gone the way of most pismo LG drives.
Sorry.

When mine died (again) recently, the system log showed a lot of
instances of the error 'IOATAController device blocking bus' in the
weeks leading up to its demise, even when it appeared to be working
fine. So that might confirm the diagnosis.

TimH


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Re: Mail app & the bounce feature

[Tim Hodgson]

On Sun, Aug 7, 2005 at 8:05 pm -0400, Peter Saint James wrote:

> 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.

But classical economics also assumes that advertising costs. When you're
sending out literally millions of spam emails, the unit cost of each is
practically zero. Even a take-up rate of, say, 0.001% (and I have a
depressing feeling that the rate is higher than that) is a result.

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Re: Subject: Utilities

[Tim Hodgson]

On Mon, Aug 1, 2005 at 2:17 pm -0500, Howard Katz wrote:

>On 7/30/05, Claire Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>> Every time I run utilities, I run Disk Utilities that came with OS X
>> and then I run OnXy.  That may be redundant, but it's what I do.
>
>Ok, this one has me stumped.  I did a google search of OnXy, and while
>I found a lot of messages, nothing about what the program actually
>does, nor a download site with a description.  Nothing on Tucows with
>that name either.  (And I'm still trying to figure out which of the
>disk tool packages I might want to pick up.  :) )

Try OnyX :)

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Re: gray frame around screen; odd key behavior

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On Wed, Jul 13, 2005 at 4:36 am -0500, Claire Hart wrote:

>Has anyone noticed a gray frame that sometimes appears peripherally
>around the screen?  It's translucent gray border about a half inch wide
>and either on all four edges or on the sides and top.  (It's gone right
>now, so I don't exactly remember if it's at the bottom, where my dock
>happens to be right now.)   I wonder if it's a prompt of some kind.  I
>haven't yet seen that pattern of strokes or conditions that causes it
>to appear or go away.

It sounds like Exposé in action. Do you get the same thing when you
press F11? You could check your Exposé pref pane to see what the
keyboard shortcuts are set to.

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Re: Powerbook G4 diassembly

[Tim Hodgson]

On Tue, Jul 12, 2005 at 9:57 pm -0700, Bruce Johnson wrote:

>
>On Jul 12, 2005, at 11:09 AM, Tim Hodgson wrote:
>
>>  Hi all,
>>
>> I'm trying to get to the HD in a PB G4 (15" Firewire 800 model),  
>> and I'm
>> stuck trying to remove the top case. I know there's a latch just  
>> behind
>> the DVD drive slot, but can I find it?! I've tried a variety of
>> dentist's pick-shaped devices (not having an actual dentist's pick)  
>> with
>> no success. If I had a better idea of what the latch is like it would
>> probably help!
>
>Have you looked at the takeapart guides at PBfixit.com?
>
>They're quite good and well illustrated.

Yes, thanks Bruce, I've got the PBfixit guide, which is excellent as you
say, but just different enough on this point to, ahem, another guide, 
to be a bit perplexing.

I'm sitting here _looking_ at the HD through the opening, and this damn
latch is all that's in the way. Grrr...

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Powerbook G4 diassembly

[Tim Hodgson]

 Hi all,

I'm trying to get to the HD in a PB G4 (15" Firewire 800 model), and I'm
stuck trying to remove the top case. I know there's a latch just behind
the DVD drive slot, but can I find it?! I've tried a variety of
dentist's pick-shaped devices (not having an actual dentist's pick) with
no success. If I had a better idea of what the latch is like it would
probably help!

Has anyone been here?

thanks,

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Re: Replacement power adapter recommendations?

[Tim Hodgson]

On Tue, Jun 7, 2005 at 6:00 pm -0400, Ruffin Bailey wrote:

>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/



>Anyhow, anyone have any experience with these, on an iBook or another model?

I bought the other version of this adaptor:



(same manufacturer) for a pismo a couple of months ago and it's been
absolutely fine so far. Seems to run at a similar temp to the original.
My only gripe: the cord from the adaptor to the computer is barely long
enough to reach to the floor, so I have to put it on the desk. No big
deal, but the kind of thing Apple probably wouldn't overlook. (Then
again, if  Apple had designed the yo-yo better I wouldn't need this
one... but that's another rant.)

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Re: Heat issue/Apple

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On Mon, Jun 6, 2005 at 9:02 pm -0400, Laurent Daudelin wrote:

>> I consider it a heat issue when my PB is so hot that I am literally
>> unable to type on it without pain or considerable discomfort and/or
>> it causes physical damage to the surface it is sitting on  I can
>> still see the small scorch marks that it left on my dining room table.
>
>I have the 1.5GHz PowerBook 17" and definitely don't experience any heat
>issue...

Ah. You probably have one of the new Pentiums :)

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Re: international travel-charging issues?

[Tim Hodgson]

On Sun, Jun 5, 2005 at 3:03 pm -0400, Peter Saint James wrote:

>UK plugs have round prongs (I think) 

Er, not quite! See:



(scroll down to 'type G')

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Re: malware question

[Tim Hodgson]

On Fri, Jun 3, 2005 at 12:32 am -0700, Bruce Johnson wrote:

>It's like the Honor System Virus, here listed in its entire, awsum  
>h4X0r p0w3r:
>
>"  THE NEW "HONOR SYSTEM" VIRUS:
>
>   This virus works on the honor system.
>
>   Please forward this message to everyone you know, then delete  
>all the
>   files on your hard disk.
>
>   Thank you for your cooperation."

Worryingly, it did mutate into a more contagious form:

>This virus works on the honor system: if you're running a variant of unix
>or linux, please forward this message to everyone you know and delete a
>bunch of your files at random. If you're running Mac OS X, have someone
>else delete files at random and then assure you it was done properly and
>not to bother yourself about about it. 

TimH


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blue pismo screen

[Tim Hodgson]

Hi all,

My pismo has lately developed a worrying habit of waking up with a
blueish tinted screen. It's not an all-over cast, it's more that it seems
to be picking up the subtle horizontal grey stripes in the menu bar and
title bars, and colouring them blue, in a streaky kind of way! (I would
post a screengrab, but of course the effect isn't actually preserved in a
grab.)

After a few minutes the cast disappears quite suddenly.

Is this screen on the way out? I fear I already know the answer...

TimH 



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Re: Tiger Release

[Tim Hodgson]

Now that is *very* good to hear :-) Thanks.

TimH

On Wed, Apr 13, 2005 at 7:20 pm -0500, Bruce Sergeant wrote:

>Tim,
>
>Yes, it was very responsive, very quick.  Some of the Spotlight
>searches took a little longer, on the Pismo, than I've seen elsewhere
>but overall very fast.  All accounts I've heard indicate that Tiger will
>operate even faster, on most systems, that all previous Xes.
>
>I'm psyched...
>
>Bruce
>
>
>
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 4/13/05 12:48:40 PM >>>
>On Wed, Apr 13, 2005 at 5:36 pm -0500, Bruce Sergeant wrote:
>
>>Kim,
>>
>>I've, personally, seen Tiger running on a Pismo!  The person who did
>>this is a software developer who had an advance copy of the OS.
>
>Bruce, did you get a good enough look to get an impression of its
>speed?
>It was quite a pleasant shock when Panther turned out to be faster
>than
>Jag, but I'm wondering if Tiger's use of graphics acceleration is
>going
>to mean that older Macs will struggle.



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Re: Tiger Release

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On Wed, Apr 13, 2005 at 5:36 pm -0500, Bruce Sergeant wrote:

>Kim,
>
>I've, personally, seen Tiger running on a Pismo!  The person who did
>this is a software developer who had an advance copy of the OS.

Bruce, did you get a good enough look to get an impression of its speed?
It was quite a pleasant shock when Panther turned out to be faster than
Jag, but I'm wondering if Tiger's use of graphics acceleration is going
to mean that older Macs will struggle.

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Re: Pismo CD/DVD drives stopped working

[Tim Hodgson]

On Tue, Mar 29, 2005 at 1:35 pm +1000, kaldav wrote:

>Hello,
>I have a Pismo and the CD drive (both CD and DVD) still spin up the 
>CD, but no icon appears on the desktop. Both drives have the same 
>problem so it is the laptop not the drives, I suspect. Is there a 
>small connection to fix, or is this a logicboard problem?
>Thanks.

If it's an LG drive (check in System Profiler) it's almost certainly the
drive gone bad. You could check the list archive for suggested
replacements, and have a look at macdan's page:



TimH



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Re: Lone Mac in a Windoze world...

[Tim Hodgson]

On Tue, Mar 29, 2005 at 7:06 am +0200, Larry le Mac wrote:

>When I access the server I spray .DS Store files all over
>the place, and while most PC users have "Don't show invisibles,
>these guys do as we're all technical and not office bods.
>
>1. Is there any way of navigating/accessing a PC without
>spraying .DS Store files in every folder one accesses ???

If you search Versiontracker for .DS, it turns up a few things; none of
them look all that convenient to use, but here are the first two:





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Re: Only 256 Meg of 512 Meg RAM is recognized

[Tim Hodgson]

On Mon, Mar 14, 2005 at 2:00 pm -0500, Tim Collier wrote:

>This might sound a bit 'snobbish' but I don't mean it to.I buy all of my
>RAM from Apple.  That way I know I'm getting quality RAM that WILL work in
>my Mac.  I've never regretted it.  Might pay a bit more, but at least you
>know what you're getting.

Looking at prices for a 512MB SODIMM, I'd call $150 (Apple) versus $76
(OWC) more than "a bit" ;-)

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Re: My Pismo is dead-nothing??

[Tim Hodgson]

On Tue, Mar 8, 2005 at 4:36 pm +, Malcolm Cornelius wrote:

>
>>> It'll run without the pram so I'd stat with the under trackpad powerboard
>>> and the sound board at the back.
>> 
>> I thought the pismo had some design quirk whereby it wouldn't start with
>> a dead PRAM battery, but would if you bypassed the battery altogether. Or
>> am I thinking of some other Mac?
>
>Er, that's what I said, pull the pram as it'll work without one and might
>not with.

Ahem. I can't even plead lack of coffee :-) Sorry, I'll read properly
before posting next time.

TimH


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Re: My Pismo is dead-nothing??

[Tim Hodgson]

On Tue, Mar 8, 2005 at 3:31 pm +, Malcolm Cornelius wrote:

>> Thanks to Malcolm, Laurent and others who commented. Nothing has
>> worked-- I have another very basic Pismo on the way thanks to eBay and
>> I will start with the Pram & go from there. I will let you know the
>> results.
>
>It'll run without the pram so I'd stat with the under trackpad powerboard
>and the sound board at the back.

I thought the pismo had some design quirk whereby it wouldn't start with
a dead PRAM battery, but would if you bypassed the battery altogether. Or
am I thinking of some other Mac?

TimH


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Re: New iBooks/PB's compared to Pismo's, etc.

[Tim Hodgson]

On Wed, Feb 16, 2005 at 4:42 pm -0700, Bruce Johnson wrote:

>>> You want to look at bloat, look closely at Dell (not just consumer but
>>> consumer, small business, and enterprise) or even better yet HP. HP 
>>> has
>>> dozens of different models. In fact, bloat at HP is so bad you can 
>>> find one
>>> basic computer model with more than 10 different variations sporting
>>> different software packs, hard drive and optical variations, and even 
>>> what
>>> retailer sells the bloody thing.
>>
>> Bloat or consumer choice: it's a subtle distinction ;-)
>
>No, it isn't. Bloat is quite obvious to see. This is one reason HP just 
>fired their CEO, the disarray of their PC business.

I was (not very seriously) alluding to the OP of this thread, who called
for Apple to offer alternative port locations on PBs. Sounds like HP's
product line-up is exactly what he's looking for. Come to think of it -
Steve and Carly: it's a match made in heaven...

TimH



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Re: New iBooks/PB's compared to Pismo's, etc.

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On Wed, Feb 16, 2005 at 3:54 pm -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>You want to look at bloat, look closely at Dell (not just consumer but
>consumer, small business, and enterprise) or even better yet HP. HP has
>dozens of different models. In fact, bloat at HP is so bad you can find one
>basic computer model with more than 10 different variations sporting
>different software packs, hard drive and optical variations, and even what
>retailer sells the bloody thing.

Bloat or consumer choice: it's a subtle distinction ;-)

TimH


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Re: New iBooks/PB's compared to Pismo's, etc.

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On Sun, Feb 13, 2005 at 9:53 pm +0100, Larry le Mac wrote:

>The AlBook's hinges among the best, nah, the best I've seen.

As Mao said of the French Revolution, "too early to say" :)


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Re: New iBooks/PB's compared to Pismo's, etc.

[Tim Hodgson]

On Sat, Feb 12, 2005 at 4:12 am -0800, Zoltan Batiz wrote:

>   I was about the purchase the new 15" PowerBook with the SuperDrive.  
>Everything was a go. . . except for one little hardware feature I 
>noticed at the last minute.  All of the connectivity ports for the new 
>PB's are on the side, like most iBooks.  Why doesn't Apple make a 
>PowerBook like the Pismo, Lombard, etc. and put the ports in the back?  

I agree with you about the practicality of the ports; I'm a Pismo owner,
but recently borrowed a 15" PB for a couple of weeks while the pismo was
being repaired. Of course the newer PB is a lovely machine in most
respects, but those cables sticking out of the side, right where I wanted
to put books and papers, really irritated me.

But given the screen hinge design, it's hard to see what they could do...

TimH



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Re: iBooks booting from CD?

[Tim Hodgson]

On Tue, Feb 8, 2005 at 3:19 am -0500, - drive - drift - dream - wrote:

>
>On 8-Feb-05, at 9:03 PM, Jacob wrote:
>
>> What app are you trying to run? Could there be an open source or
>> shareware equivalent?
>
>It's a program in Python, PyDance.  It *is* open source.  But no one 
>knows how to fix it.  I don't know of any sufficiently functional 
>equivalents.

Is there any chance the problem is due to the version of Python installed
(2.2 on Jaguar, 2.3 on Panther)? In which case you might be able to fix
it by downgrading your Python installation.

TimH



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Re: Use External FW drive as backup boot drive for Powerbook?

[Tim Hodgson]

On Mon, Jan 31, 2005 at 9:38 am -0800, Zoltan Batiz wrote:

>after you press power on your Pismo (make sure the external drive is 
>plugged in and powered up), hold down the shift key until you see a 
>blue screen where you will be able to select a drive to boot from.

Shouldn't that be 'option key'?

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Re: NewerTech pismo battery

[Tim Hodgson]

Hi Tom,

I think you may have missed my para 2: " it lasted about 4 hours" ;-) I'm
not at all unhappy with the performance; I suppose I just hoped that it'd
be even better.

I did only charge for around 12 hours, as recommended by Newer; maybe
I'll try charging it longer next time I run it right down, just in case
it improves things.

TimH

On Thu, Jan 27, 2005 at 2:13 pm -0600, Tom Ethen wrote:

>I get around 3 hours out of mine. Maybe you didn't allow it to charge long
>enough, as the first charge needs at least 24 hours to get a full charge, at
>least that was my experience.
>
>On 1/27/05 5:01 AM, "Tim Hodgson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> I went for the NewerTech 7200mAh battery (about $160 from OWC). I gave it
>> a (very unscientific) test yesterday; after calibrating as recommended,
>> it lasted about 4 hours. This was with the screen at one notch under
>> maximum brightness (it's over 4 years old now - needs all the help it can
>> get :), and with AirPort running. Obviously if I was running on battery
>> normally I'd be dimming the screen, which would make a big difference.



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NewerTech pismo battery

[Tim Hodgson]

Hi all,

I posted recently asking opinions of replacement batteries, and had a
couple of mails offlist asking me to report back on the outcome.

I went for the NewerTech 7200mAh battery (about $160 from OWC). I gave it
a (very unscientific) test yesterday; after calibrating as recommended,
it lasted about 4 hours. This was with the screen at one notch under
maximum brightness (it's over 4 years old now - needs all the help it can
get :), and with AirPort running. Obviously if I was running on battery
normally I'd be dimming the screen, which would make a big difference.

I must admit it doesn't seem that different from the life of the original
battery when new, but nostalgia could be getting the better of me.

One nice surprise was the speed of delivery: ordered from the UK Friday
lunchtime (local time), arrived Monday lunchtime :-)

TimH



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Re: third-party power adaptor

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On Thu, Jan 20, 2005 at 2:05 pm -0500, David Lesher wrote:

>Tim Hodgson wrote:
>
>>  This is sold as a Powerbook G3 adaptor, and I was told that it is
>> suitable for a pismo, but I noticed that it's rated at 65W, whereas the
>> original Apple adaptor is 45W. I'm fairly sure this is not a problem, but
>> before I barbecue my Powerbook, can anyone confirm that?
>> 
>No problem at all. If the adapter supplies 24vdc at the amperage you 
>need, any reserve capacity is gravy.

OK, many thanks. That leads to one last question! The Apple adaptor says
its output is 1.875A; the new adaptor says "3.61-2.70A (TYP. 2.7A)". Any
problem there?

TimH



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Re: third-party power adaptor

[Tim Hodgson]

Ah, thanks for that Ben. As a supposedly techno-literate person, I really
should understand the basics a bit better :)

On Thu, Jan 20, 2005 at 10:48 am +1100, Ben Dyer wrote:

>The power rating simply indicates how much current the adapter can 
>supply without burning out. Using a higher-rated power supply is fine; 
>if anything, it will lead to fewer adapter heat problems.
>
>Cheers,
>Ben
>
>On 20 Jan 2005, at 20:57, Tim Hodgson wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I asked this question yesterday, but as an addendum to a not-really-
>> related topic, so it may have been overlooked.
>>
>> I've just bought a Micro Accessories power adaptor for my pismo. It's
>> this one, from OWC:
>>
>> <http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Item.cfm?ID=6431&Item=MICACADPTG3>
>>
>>  This is sold as a Powerbook G3 adaptor, and I was told that it is
>> suitable for a pismo, but I noticed that it's rated at 65W, whereas the
>> original Apple adaptor is 45W. I'm fairly sure this is not a problem, 
>> but
>> before I barbecue my Powerbook, can anyone confirm that?



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[Tim Hodgson]

Hi,

I asked this question yesterday, but as an addendum to a not-really-
related topic, so it may have been overlooked.

I've just bought a Micro Accessories power adaptor for my pismo. It's
this one, from OWC:



 This is sold as a Powerbook G3 adaptor, and I was told that it is
suitable for a pismo, but I noticed that it's rated at 65W, whereas the
original Apple adaptor is 45W. I'm fairly sure this is not a problem, but
before I barbecue my Powerbook, can anyone confirm that?

thanks,

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Re: Replacement pismo battery

[Tim Hodgson]

On Tue, Jan 18, 2005 at 10:50 pm +0900, Carl Freire wrote:

>Hi Tim:
>
>At 10:22 AM + 1/13/05, Tim Hodgson wrote:
>>My Pismo's battery life is now zero, so I'm in the market. Although I'm
>>in the UK, the most promising deals I've found so far are the high-
>>capacity (6600mAh and 7200mAh)  NewerTech batteries sold by OWC in the
>>US. Even after shipping and tax these work out slighly cheaper than a
>>standard 5400mAh battery bought here. (Don't ask me why :)
>>
>>Any comments, or alternative suggestions?
>
>I don't see any responses from anyone else so here's my two bits 
>(about 0.13 pounds :-).  I got a 5400mAh battery from PowerBook Medic 
>last summer that has worked out just fine.  I don't do a lot of 
>battery-based work as the Pismo is essentially my desktop machine, 
>but the times that I do unplug and go battery it seems to hold a 
>decent charge of 3.5 to 4 hours.  OWC beats PBM on pricing hands 
>down--the reasons I went through PBM for that order are a bit long 
>and involved and not particularly worth going into.  I shop with OWC 
>for parts, too.

Thanks Carl. Actually I went ahead and bought the 7200mAh battery from
OWC. Ordered from Illinois Friday, arrived UK Monday :) Haven't actually
got round to installing it yet!

A related issue: at the same I also bought a Micro Accessories power
adaptor for the pismo. This is sold as a Powerbook G3 adaptor, and I was
told that it is suitable for a pismo, but I noticed that it's rated at
65W, whereas the original Apple adaptor is 45W. I'm fairly sure this is
not a problem, but can anyone confirm that?

thanks,

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Re: Finder is "somewhat" back

[Tim Hodgson]

On Thu, Jan 13, 2005 at 5:57 pm -0500, sacredsystem wrote:

>Thus spoke Laurent Daudelin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>1/13/05
>
>>Have you tried to rename the "Library" folder in your regular account,
>>logoff and then log back in? What happens then?
>Rename? How? Get info from the file? If that is the way, when I do my
>finder blinks and disappears for a second.

You could try the method I suggested. Or are you saying the strange
Finder behaviour happens in your new account as well?

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Replacement pismo battery

[Tim Hodgson]

Hi all,

My Pismo's battery life is now zero, so I'm in the market. Although I'm
in the UK, the most promising deals I've found so far are the high-
capacity (6600mAh and 7200mAh)  NewerTech batteries sold by OWC in the
US. Even after shipping and tax these work out slighly cheaper than a
standard 5400mAh battery bought here. (Don't ask me why :)

Any comments, or alternative suggestions?

thanks,

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Re: Changing Accounts (was: What the heck just happened?)

[Tim Hodgson]

On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 3:45 am -0700, Bruce Johnson wrote:

>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> The other solution I sometimes use when I cannot figure out what file 
>>> is
>>> causing the problem is to create a new account and abandon the old 
>>> account.
>>> This is rather drastic because it means moving documents from one 
>>> account to
>>> another (changing ownership is a must!). It also means either 
>>> transferring
>>> plug-ins and application support files too or reinstalling some 
>>> software.
>>> But it sure beats reinstalling the OS - especially when you have the 
>>> upgrade
>>> CD and not the full version. But that is a rant for another time.
>
>That will not solve the problem here, which is something in that user 
>account is corrupted. Changing the name on the account does not 
>actually change the account, because the important thing in Unix is not 
>the username, but the UID, a unique number that identifies each user.
>
>That said, if changing users fixes a login problem, the problem HAS to 
>reside in the users /Library directory.

Apologies if this has already been suggested (I haven't read every word
of this thread) but here's one way to troubleshoot a messed up account: 

Rename your old account's ~/Library folder to, say, oldLibrary (in this
case I guess that will have to be done from the new account, either in
Terminal using sudo, or with a third-party GUI tool) then log out and
into the old account. The system creates a new Library folder, to which
you can slowly and cautiously transfer your old preferences, application
support files etc. It's not quite as tedious as it sounds, since in many
cases the old
files are redundant. Usual caveats about backups and all that!

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Re: Realtime processor speed tool?

[Tim Hodgson]

On Fri, Nov 26, 2004 at 4:03 pm -0700, Bruce Johnson wrote:

>
>On Thursday, November 25, 2004, at 10:16 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote:
>
>> Anybody knows of any tool for OS X that will report the current 
>> processor
>> speed? I'd be curious to see, when running on battery, if the processor
>> speed in my PowerBook is reduced and, if so, by how much.
>>
>
>Yes there is, a command line program, built into the OS that allegedly 
>reports it, and I can't for the life of me remember it now. However, 
>AFAIK, neither the G4 or G3 do processor stepping down on battery 
>power, the way Intel CPU's do.

Could it be sysctl?

sysctl hw.cpufrequency (you have to divide the answer by 1 million) gives
you proc speed, but I don't know whether it's actually measuring or just
reporting the state of a variable.

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Re: XCode / gcc optimization

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Just to add to my first post, I just had a look at snippets I'd saved
from the scitech list: one recommendation is to use -fast rather than -O3.

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Re: XCode / gcc optimization

[Tim Hodgson]

On Tue, Nov 23, 2004 at 7:56 pm -0500, Pete Gregory wrote:

>I've now upgraded to a G4/450 based Mac and purchased OSX which so far 
>is great.  The old compiled code runs OK under classic.  I tried 
>recompiling these benchmarks under gcc (& x-code) using the -O3 flag and 
>set up for a G4.  The surprise is that these takes FIVE TIMES LONGER 
>when recompiled than the old code under classic.
>
>Are there any suggestions to better optimization flags etc or other 
>(preferably free/cheap) compilers out there?

No specific suggestions, but you might want to search the archives of a
couple of Apple lists: 

Scitech - 

Unix-porting - 

(I know you're not porting from unix but a lot of compiler discussions
come up there.)

And if you don't come up with anything it's definitely worth posting to
scitech - lots of helpful people.

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Re: Pismo three beeps?

[Tim Hodgson]

On Sat, Nov 20, 2004 at 10:03 pm -0500, Laurent Daudelin wrote:

>> So what other issues should I be investigating other than RAM? I'm quite
>> sure the PRAM battery is dead. Could that be causing the beeps?

I'm pretty sure a pismo won't do anything at all if the PRAM battery's
dead (unless you disconnect it).

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Re: MAC verses Mac

[Tim Hodgson]

On Sat, Oct 23, 2004 at 7:46 am -0600, Bob wrote:

>"MAC" is an acronym used with wireless and Ethernet networks, and it 
>stands for Medium Access Control (I've also heard it referred to as 
>"machine access control" but I don't know if that correct or not).

Er, 'Media Access Control' I think.

(Pedants-R-Us)

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Re: New iBook and price protection?

[Tim Hodgson]

On Tue, Oct 19, 2004 at 6:12 pm -0400, Laurent Daudelin wrote:

>I just read that Apple had released new iBooks. The entry level is at $1000
>and comes with built-in AirPort Extreme.
>
>Now, I bought 2 iBooks at the educational price that were more than that in
>addition to the 2 AirPort cards I had to purchase separately. The purchase
>was done on September 10. Is there something I can do to get a refund or
>something? I know Apple has some kind of price protection, but I'm not sure
>how long it is usually. Anybody knows?

I thought that price protection only applied to the same product being
reduced in price, rather than a new product having a higher spec but
lower price. But for your sake, I hope I'm wrong!

Ah - just found this:

>Should Apple reduce its price on any shipped product within 10 calendar
>days of shipment, you may contact Apple Sales Support at 1-800-676-2775
>to request a refund or credit of the difference between the price you
>were charged and the current selling price.  To receive the refund or
>credit you must contact Apple within 14 business days of shipment.

(from )

Sorry, not very encouraging...

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Re: Anyone here use virtual PC?

[Tim Hodgson]

On Wed, Oct 13, 2004 at 11:34 pm -0500, Travis Martin wrote:

> If it 
>happens that a tiny fraction of those people use the product to run yet 
>a third OS, like Linux, fine---what do they care? We're talking about 
>an insignificant, from their perspective, number of people. While I 
>feel sure that they aren't going to make any effort whatever to support 
>this (why should they? there's no money in it...) I also can't imagine 
>that they'd make even a tiny effort to keep it from working either. 
>Again, why should they...it's just a tiny fraction of the market. 
>People wanting to run Linux on VPC on a Mac aren't even a nuisance to 
>MS...not even a curiosity.

As far as I understand it, MS's main reason for buying VPC was, as an
earlier poster said, for its virtual server potential - the ability to
run several Windows servers on one machine, possibly on several different
versions of Windows.

Without getting into black helicopters territory, it does seems plausible
that they wouldn't like the idea of someone running a Windows server
thinking "hey, with VPC I could also run linux with Apache on this
machine, instead of paying out for IIS". So there could be a business
case, in their eyes, for disabling linux support.

Anyway, we'll find out :)

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Re: Are batteries covered under Applecare?

[Tim Hodgson]

On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 6:41 pm +0100, Tim Hodgson wrote:

>On Mon, Oct 11, 2004 at 4:49 am -0400, Jim Eddy wrote:
>
>>I just bought a used TiBook with 8 months remaining on the computer.  
>>The battery runs down to nothing in about 5 minutes, recharges to 100%  
>>in about the same time, but no lights will light. Sounds dead to me,  
>>unless there's some magic to perform. Can it be replaced under  
>>Applecare?
>
>I'm pretty sure that strictly, the answer's no; Apple specifically
>changed the T&Cs a while back to exclude batteries. However, sometimes it
>seems to depend on who you speak to at Apple :)

Although having said that, it'd be worth checking your Applecare booklet.
If it has the old version of the clause listing the items not covered,
which *doesn't* mention batteries, I'd say you've got a case.

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Re: Are batteries covered under Applecare?

[Tim Hodgson]

On Mon, Oct 11, 2004 at 4:49 am -0400, Jim Eddy wrote:

>I just bought a used TiBook with 8 months remaining on the computer.  
>The battery runs down to nothing in about 5 minutes, recharges to 100%  
>in about the same time, but no lights will light. Sounds dead to me,  
>unless there's some magic to perform. Can it be replaced under  
>Applecare?

I'm pretty sure that strictly, the answer's no; Apple specifically
changed the T&Cs a while back to exclude batteries. However, sometimes it
seems to depend on who you speak to at Apple :)

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Re: Maintenance Scripts Are Worth Doing

[Tim Hodgson]

On Mon, Oct 4, 2004 at 11:38 am -0400, BobGir wrote:

>> I have used Macjanitor since OS 10.1. Now I'm on OS 10.3, it takes a
>> fraction of a second to 'complete' all 3 tasks. Does this mean that
>> OS 10.3 does not need these scripts to be run or is Macjanitor not
>> working properly? I have v1.2.1.
>
>Wow!  If you are not exaggerating, I am impressed!!
>
>I have a Dual-USB G3 500MHz iBook.  Last time I ran MacJanitor was about
>10 days ago when I backed up.
>
>I just ran all tasks with a stopwatch.  Took me 1 minute, 47 seconds.
>
>I've never had it take less than a full minute for MacJanitor to
>complete all tasks.
>
>Is everyone else running MacJanitor in under a minute???

I'd guess - and that's all it is :) -  that /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb
isn't created unless you (or some program) explicitly do(es) so, and if
it doesn't exist, the 'weekly' script will just skip updating locate.
That's the one that takes the time - I just ran MacJ here and the whole
thing took just under 5m (pismo/500), of which about 4m 20s was updating
locate.

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Re: Maintenance Scripts Are Worth Doing

[Tim Hodgson]

On Mon, Oct 4, 2004 at 4:41 pm +0200, Marcin Wichary wrote:

>I don't know much about those scripts, but my computer is *never* on 
>during the night, but otherwise remains unused very often. It's quite a 
>strange idea to hardwire the scripts to run at night, instead of just 
>detecting when the computer is not being used for a while.

As Laurent says, I suppose it's an indication that Apple doesn't consider
them too important. Having said that, I've sometimes wondered why they
didn't make something like 'anacron' part of the default system. It's an
addition to (or possibly replacement of?) cron, and allows scripts which
have missed their scheduled time to run automatically when the machine is
next on/awake. Used to work nicely on my old LinuxPPC box.

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Re: Storing laptops -- pros & cons

[Tim Hodgson]

On Sun, Oct 3, 2004 at 11:44 am -0500, Luis Autrique wrote:

>Read somewhere that the best way to store a battery is to have it at 50 
>% of its charge.

Yes, I remember reading that recently, and I was sure it was in an Apple
TIL. Couldn't find it when I searched the site though (a common occurrence :()

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Re: Storing laptops -- pros & cons

[Tim Hodgson]

>On Saturday, October 2, 2004, at 06:22 AM, MarJo wrote:
>
>>
>> If any kind of laptop has to be stored in a warehouse
>> for a period of, say, 4 months -- what will happen?
>> Will it be bootable when it is retrieved?  Will one or
>> both of the batteries be dead?

This might be useful:



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Re: Another strange problem...

[Tim Hodgson]

On Thu, Sep 30, 2004 at 5:33 pm +0200, Marcin Wichary wrote:

>Let me give you an example. In Photoshop there's an option called 
>"Image Size..." in "Image" menu. It does not have a keyboard shortcut.
>
>On Windows, I can press Alt-I and then I to chose it. It's quick and 
>efficient.
>
>On Mac OS, the best I can do with keyboard is pressing Ctrl-F2 
>(awkward), then right arrow a couple of times, then I, then Enter. 
>Effectively, it's easier to use the mouse.
>
>Is there an utility that'd let me do the Windows trick on Mac OS?

I think Keyboard Maestro might do it, amongst several macro utilities.
It's just been taken over by Stairways (the Interarchy people) and
there's a new version out.

It does grate a bit though, to have to spend money for something that
should be part of the system. (Although, come to think of it, doesn't
Tiger have some macro-type features...?)

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Re: Rebuilding OS X Desktop

[Tim Hodgson]

On Thu, Sep 30, 2004 at 8:54 am -0400, K wrote:

>Exactly what do these "scripts" do and are they absolutely necessary?  I 
>usually have the iMac on overnite...usually sleeping but never leave the 
>Pismo on o/n...Both running 10.3.5.Is it absolutely necessary to 
>have these things run? 

I can't remember which script does what, but one (I think the weekly one)
updates the 'locate' database. That's used by the unix 'locate' command,
which is very useful if you use terminal, and not so useful if you don't!
- though I don't know if some other OSX utilities also make use of it
behind the scenes.

The other scripts are for system log maintenance of various kinds:
deleting old logs, compressing recent ones. So you'll probably see those
logs getting gradually bigger if you never run the scripts.

Actually, if you download Brian Hill's MacJanitor utility, which gives
you a GUI interface to run the scripts on demand, the Help file has a
good explanation.

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Re: OS X Database Recommendations (was: Virus Software Recommendation)

[Tim Hodgson]

Not sure if this has already been mentioned, but one of the current
'topics' at macintouch.com is databases for OSX.

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Re: Pismo System Profiler Question

[Tim Hodgson]

Hi Mike,

On Fri, Sep 10, 2004 at 11:01 am -0400, K wrote:

>Greetings 'Listas,
>I was just checking out some info in the System Profiler in 10.3.5 on 
>this Pismo and peeked in the Extensions folder under the Software 
>section.  While scanning through the list I saw that under the item  
>IODVDStorageFamily Version 1.3.1 it shows something called  Valid as NO 
>and Dependencies as INCOMPLETE.  it also shows the IOCDStorageFamily 
>Valid as NO..but the Dependencies shows SATISFIED.  The last Modified 
>date for both DVD/CD files shows as 5/12/04...Right about the time that 
>the DVD portion of the LG drive died  The times show as 8:53pm for 
>the CD item and 8:54pm for the DVD item...

On a pismo 500 running 10.3.4, I get exactly the same results as you,
except the date is 5/13/04, which could be a timezone matter (I'm in the
UK). So I don't *think* you need to worry.

>I wonder if this is responsible for the DVD unit showing up twice in the 
>ATA Device Tree along with the Toshiba HD...

Also the case here. I've wondered about that myself.

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Re: Trackpad on PB17

[Tim Hodgson]

On Thu, Sep 9, 2004 at 9:28 am -0400, Laurent Daudelin wrote:

>> This is the opposite problem I suppose, but I have noticed that the
>> trackpad on my partner's PB15 is a bit erratic - in particular I
>> sometimes have to tap several times before it responds. I've never had
>> that kind of problem with the pismo.
>
>When you want to move the cursor, or when you want to click something? It
>might not be the opposite, since it's a bit what I experience. When I type
>something and want to move the cursor or click something, sometimes the
>trackpad won't respond for a few seconds...

Clicking something and getting no response is the thing that really
irritated me and stuck in my mind, but I think moving the cursor is also
sometimes erratic. I should have said that this is with tap-to-click
enabled. Maybe that has something to do with it? (The PB isn't here at
the moment so I can't confirm.)

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Re: Does Pismo need a firmware updater before OSX?

[Tim Hodgson]

On Thu, Sep 9, 2004 at 10:46 pm +1000, kaldav wrote:

>Hello,
>On the Apple website section concerning powerbook G3s, there was a 
>discussion of upgrading a Pismo to run Panther. Mention was made of a 
>required firmware update for the Powerbook FireWire M7572 a.k.a. 
>Pismo.  Where would I find this firmware updater and the requirements 
>for running it?

You need firmware version 4.1.8, which you may well already have.

See



for the details.

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Re: Trackpad on PB17

[Tim Hodgson]

On Thu, Sep 9, 2004 at 12:45 am -0400, Laurent Daudelin wrote:

>I've been really enjoying my PB17 except for one thing: the trackpad. It
>seems that, not everytime but many times, when I type something, the cursor
>is kinda stuck, then, after sliding my finger on it, it starts moving again
>as it should. I tried turning off "Ignore accidental trackpad input" but
>then, I've never realized that my thumbs, mostly were so closed and as such,
>they create many accidental input or moving the cursor anywhere on the
>screen so that I can't live without the "Ignore..." setting on. I guess it's
>because the trackpad on the 17" is bigger than on my Pismo, which never gave
>me those problems, even though I had the "Ignore..." turned on there too.
>
>I was wondering, among those that have a 17" and maybe a 15", and have the
>"Ignore..." setting turned on, does the cursor sometimes get stuck a few
>seconds after you typed something?

This is the opposite problem I suppose, but I have noticed that the
trackpad on my partner's PB15 is a bit erratic - in particular I
sometimes have to tap several times before it responds. I've never had
that kind of problem with the pismo.

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Re: Applecare - impressed and not impressed

[Tim Hodgson]

On Thu, Sep 2, 2004 at 2:06 am -0400, Timothy Luoma wrote:

>Here's the unimpressive part.  The Powerbook came back with a note 
>saying "We diagnosed the problem as 3rd party hardware [a 512mb RAM 
>chip from Crucial.com which I've had since early June].  Your iBook 
>passed all tests after removing this 3rd party hardware."
>
[snip]
>
>I think placing the blame on the RAM chip sounds like a bunch of hooey 
>to me.  The RAM has been in there for months and I've never had a 
>problem with Crucial RAM before.  I'll leave it out for a couple days 
>and see if I have any problems when I put it back in, but first I want 
>to fill the drive back up again first and see if we get errors again.

I had a similar experience with Applecare (in the UK). The Powerbook was
returned with my 512mb chip taped to the outside, labelled 'suspect 3rd-
party memory'. Apple eventually offered the explanation that after
replacing the logic board, the pb was crashing at startup with the RAM in
place.

I sent it back to them, with a note inside explaining politely that the
module had been in place for 2.5 years, through several system upgrades
and a firmware upgrade, and that although I realised that RAM can go bad
at any time, I thought it very unlikely that the RAM was the problem.

The machine came back with the RAM reinstalled, working perfectly.

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Re: Adding memory to PB17

[Tim Hodgson]

On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 9:21 am -0400, Laurent Daudelin wrote:

>Hmmm. I hate it when I look dumb...

Makes the rest of us feel smarter though :)

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Re: Adding memory to PB17

[Tim Hodgson]

On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 12:14 am -0400, Laurent Daudelin wrote:

>I'm planning to get a PowerBook 17" to replace my aging Pismo and was
>wondering if anybody added memory to it. If so, how easy is it? What do you
>have to do to add memory?

Looks pretty straightforward Laurent:



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Re: Productivity Software

[Tim Hodgson]

On Tue, Aug 17, 2004 at 6:03 pm -0700, Michael Richardson wrote:

>Where can I find this program?
>--- "J.F. Arotxa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Not sure if this is what you want but I use GanttPV,
>> a project 
>> management program. It is a work in progress but t
>> is free and for Mac OS X.

I could say



but I'm too polite, so I'll say



instead ;)

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Re: Productivity Software

[Tim Hodgson]

On Tue, Aug 17, 2004 at 11:08 am -0400, J.F. Arotxa wrote:

>Not sure if this is what you want but I use GanttPV, a project 
>management program. It is a work in progress but t is free and for Mac OS X.

Thanks for that - downloading now. That'll teach me to look beyond
versiontracker :)

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Re: I just ordered a iBook/SideTrack

[Tim Hodgson]

On Sat, Aug 14, 2004 at 4:29 pm -0600, Andrew Main wrote:

>SideTrack looks great, but a little too complex for me; I use 
>uControl : it's mostly for 
>keyboard remapping, but also offers "scroll wheel emulation," whereby 
>I can press the fn key and drag my fingertip on the trackpad to 
>scroll; very nice (though it's a little jerky in Eudora, dunno why).

(sorry, just catching up on the list)

I'm pretty sure uControl actually uses Sidetrack for the trackpad
functions; still, if he's managed to make it easier to configure, that's
a plus.

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Re: I just ordered a iBook/SideTrack

[Tim Hodgson]

On Fri, Aug 13, 2004 at 8:50 am -0400, Bob Gir. wrote:

>Went to the URL given and, reading about SideTrack, came across this
>warning right up front.
>
>
>NOTE: SideTrack is presently a public beta. As a beta release SideTrack  may
>contain bugs and could potentially cause a kernel panic. Please exercise
>appropriate caution when testing SideTrack and be sure to read the  FAQ for
>information on how to disable SideTrack if it causes  problems.
>
>
>QUESTION:  Have List subscribers who have used SideTrack encountered
>kernel panics?  
>
>Last thing we want to do is to introduce into our systems a nice-to-have
>item like SideTrack only to suffer unwanted problems.

I've been using it for several months (pismo 500/640. 10.3.4) -
absolutely no problems. I think the warning is an indication of the
author's honesty rather than the software's fragility - he clearly
doesn't work in marketing :)

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Re: DW or TTP? fork from Re: OS 10.3.5

[Tim Hodgson]

On Wed, Aug 11, 2004 at 4:52 am -0600, Andrew Main wrote:

>>The quote below raises the query: Which should I buy?
>>Which is better, DiskWarrior or TechTool Pro?
>>Are there price breaks for those that purchase one and
>>want to try the other?
>>Don
>
>As I understand it, the two are different in what they do, though I'm 
>not clear exactly how: DW has always been unique, i.e. it addresses a 
>level of the file system that no other utility works with, and like 
>many others I can report it has several times recovered disks that 
>otherwise seemed hopeless. TTP does many things, but its file system 
>repair, like the late Norton Disk Doctor's, is essentially a 
>revved-up version of Disk Utility's Repair Disk function (or the 
>classic OS's Disk First Aid). And the user reports on TTP at 
>MacInTouch  have been very 
>mixed. So I'd recommend you get DiskWarrior, and don't bother with 
>TechToolPro.

Tidbits () had a very thorough report on current disk
utilities a couple of months ago - it'll be archived on their site.

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Re: reinstalling X

[Tim Hodgson]

On Wed, Jul 14, 2004 at 9:31 pm -0500, Claire Hart wrote:

>O.k. - I guess I've decided to reinstall the accompanying software onto 
>my brand new powerbook.  Only one person answered my post, and they 
>were in favor of my doing so.  No one has warned me NOT to do it.

Could you be losing mail to a misconfigured spam filter? I saw five
replies to your question about reinstallation, one suggesting you didn't
do it. You might want to check the list archives.

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Re: Clamshell ibook, dead cd drive: how to install os X?

[Tim Hodgson]

On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 7:53 am -0700, Jeff Hubatka wrote:

>You may be able to install OSX via an external USB, since the Blueberry 
>doesn't have FireWire.

Ah. In which case disregard my earlier suggestion :(

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Re: Clamshell ibook, dead cd drive: how to install os X?

[Tim Hodgson]

On Sun, Jul 11, 2004 at 10:59 pm -0400, Rajah James wrote:

>The title says it all. I've been given a Blueberry clamshell ibook with 
>a broken cd drive, which also starts up with the flashing folder deal. 
>I quit running OS 9 some time ago, and I'd like to load OS X as it says 
>that this is supported on the spec page. I plan on installing Jaguar. 
>What is the best way to go about doing this?

>The way that I've thought of is to install a spare 9 gig laptop drive 
>into my Pismo, install OS X on it, then take it out of the Pismo and 
>put it  into the ibook. This seems like a big hassle, so there's got to 
>be an easier way, right? Any suggestions welcome.

Install from the pismo using target disk mode on the iBook?

>PS - While I'm in there replacing the hard drive, how hard is it to 
>install an airport card? Any experiences with performance?

Very easy. As for performance, better reception than current Powerbooks
in my experience!

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Re: Safari not default

[Tim Hodgson]

On Mon, Jul 5, 2004 at 3:09 pm -0500, macnifico wrote:

>Hi, Listers!
>
>I'm using OS X.3 on a Pismo.
>I prefer to use Netscape 7 instead of Safari, and Eudora 6.1 instead of Mail.
>How can I make them the default browser and mail app.?
>I can't find where this preferences are stored, like they were in 
>Internet Configuration. Best regards.

Mail prefs are now stored in the prefs of the Apple Mail app itself, and
browser prefs in Safari's prefs (yes, one of Apple's less bright ideas).

BTW, if you want Netscape to launch mailto: links in Eudora rather than
its own mail program, you'll have to edit your 'user.js' file, but I'm
afraid I can't remember the details! Anyone?

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Re: AirPort

[Tim Hodgson]

On Fri, Jul 2, 2004 at 7:44 am -0700, lilyplant wrote:

>Is this what I need for my pismo?
>Lily
> 
>> You'll need an Airport (non-Extreme) card, and if you want to buy one
>> new, note that Apple have just discontinued them, so move quickly!
>> 
>> TimH

If you want to use the internal Airport slot, yes. You can use a 3rd-
party 802.11g (this is the standard which Apple brands "Airport Extreme")
card in the PCMCIA slot; it's not as neat, and there are issues about
compatible drivers - see this list's archives of the last couple of weeks
for further discussion!

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Re: AirPort

[Tim Hodgson]

On Thu, Jul 1, 2004 at 11:21 pm -0500, Mark Rath, LSW, Coordinator wrote:

>I tried this once and got no response so - here goes again:
>
>I know very little about airport but I am slowly learning - I have a second
>generation iBook (indigo, firewire) and want to put an aiport card in it. I
>know I can't use airport extreme - what are my other options? 

You'll need an Airport (non-Extreme) card, and if you want to buy one
new, note that Apple have just discontinued them, so move quickly!

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Re: More wireless questions - Pismo Bronze

[Tim Hodgson]

On Thu, Jun 17, 2004 at 7:58 pm -0700, Jeff Hubatka wrote:

>Routers are generally set up through a web browser, and don't need 
>specific drivers. 

Just to set this thread off on yet another tangent :), it's worth bearing
in mind when shopping for routers that although router admin is normally
through a browser, and therefore more or less cross-platform, some
routers are less accommodating when it comes to firmware upgrades. My
(extremely cheap 'n' cheerful) router requires a PC of less than 900MHZ,
running non-emulated DOS and USB < 2.0 to flash the firmware. I'm just
hoping I never need to do it :)

I should say that most aren't as bad as this, but many do require a
Windows PC for upgrades.

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Re: Airport trouble.

[Tim Hodgson]

On Sun, Jun 13, 2004 at 1:23 pm +0200, invicta wrote:

>Hello All,
>
>This morning I had to restore my OS X 10.3.4 system because of printer 
>problems. All went well but I lost my Airportnet connection. I'm asked 
>the password I have used when I installed the base station. Since than 
>I have changed this password but it is being refused asking for the 
>original one which I lost. On the keychain I find the latest password 
>but that doesn't work. The rest of the home network is OK and working, 
>only I cannot access it by lack of the proper password.

Easiest thing: reset the base station. Instructions for the 'snow' BS are
here:



- and you'll find instructions for the others close by on the Apple site.

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Re: Open Firmware On WallStreets

[Tim Hodgson]

On Sun, Jun 13, 2004 at 10:01 am +0100, Susan Platter wrote:

>Useful though they are, neither of those links answers my query about
>why reset-nvram did not appear to work for me, as in my quoted
>paragraph starting,"When I tried this on my Wallstreet..."
>Any offers?

I just did a search in my file of 'things that might be useful one day'
and found this - I don't even know if it came from this list originally:

>Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 17:50:07 -0600
>From: Frederico
>Subject: Open Firmware WILL work on PowerBook G3 (Wallstreet II)
>
>Regarding the inability of some folks to get into Open Firmware (Command-
>Option-O-F) on PowerBook G3 233-266-292-300 models (Wallstreet II, PDQ),
>I can promise you it is possible, and it can be done on either Restart or
>Cold Start, whether or not you have Jaguar installed and/or set as the
>Startup Disk. I just double checked my G3-266/14", and it goes into Open
>Firmware v2.0.1 on a regular restart from OS X 10.2.6.
>
>While it's possible that there's a particular version of these units
>which won't accept the command, or maybe the early Wallstreet (I) models
>lack OF, I've never met one in dozens and dozens of tries, and this is
>something we routinely do to *every* PowerBook that comes in for any type
>of troubleshooting or upgrade.
>
>For those having trouble, a few hints/suggestions:
>
>· press ALL four keys (Command-Option-O-F -- that's Apple-Alt-oh-ef for
>the fontifically challenged) at the SAME TIME, *immediately* upon hearing
>-- even during -- the Startup Chime. If you wait even one or two seconds,
>or depress the keys one or two at a time, it is very easy for the Boot
>ROM to miss your command call.
>
>· Make sure your Command, Option, O and F keys are clean and responsive
>by using Keycaps or similar program prior to attempt, if you're still
>having trouble.
>
>· If your keys fail to respond properly, just attach any known-good ADB
>keyboard.
>
>· For reference, nearly all "Old World" Macs reset only PRAM when using
>Command-Option-P-R from a Restart; using the same Command-Option-P-R from
>a Cold Start (Power OFF to Power ON) will reset NVRAM and PRAM, thus, the
>'reset-nvram' command in Open Firmware is unnecessary; however, resetting
>NVRAM is still advisable in this battery/PMU reset effort.
>
>· the 'reset-all' command in Open Firmware resets all kinds of things,
>both documented and undocumented, particularly things on the PCI/PCMCIA
>bus, like video, and issues using Type I or II expansion cards. Resetting
>it has never hurt anything that I'm aware of.
>
>My advice:
>
>* Power OFF the PowerBook
>* Remove the battery
>* Install AC power
>* Power ON the PowerBook
>* *immediately* depress Command-Option-P-R
>* continue holding for a total of three chimes
>* upon hearing the third chime, immediately release the keys and
>instead press Command-Option O-F
>* In Open Firmware, type: reset-all
>* press Return, type: bye
>* press Return
>* ...the PowerBook will now boot normally into the first System
>Folder found on the first partition of the internal drive.
>* If you get the Flashing '?', use any OS 9.1 or higher boot CD (the
>CD or the Classic System Folder must contain a new enough version of
>Startup Disk CP to reset OS X as your Startup Disk).
>* If you wish, you may repeat the above with each of your problem
>batteries installed, but it shouldn't be necessary.
>
>For reference, I have an original PowerBook battery that gets about 3-3.5
>hours of mostly continuous use, using AirPort (Type I slot) or Modem,
>iTunes, Safari, Entourage and Word, and an occasional launch of Classic/
>Emailer. I have a fairly new battery (about a year), that I can push to
>nearly four. I simply don't recall if OS 8-9 use when brand new was much
>better. Any game play (Diablo II/LoD; Dungeon Seige; etc.) will eat up
>either in about 2 hours or less.
>
>Overall, with the exception of noticeably shorter battery life under OS X
>10.2.3 (or was it 10.2.4?), I have enjoyed good overall battery use since
>OS X 10.1 Puma.


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Re: How to connect Airport disabled Pismo to router wirelessly

[Tim Hodgson]

On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 2:54 pm +0100, muir mackean wrote:

>Hi everyone - I have recently upgraded to broadband (in the UK) and my ISP
>supplied me with a Speedtouch 570 wireless router and a Speedtouch 110
>wireless card to connect my Pismo (400mhz, OSX Panther, 320 MBRAM, 40 GBHD)
>to the internet. 
>
>Turns out the 110 card is incompatible with Mac, and my Pismo has an
>unspecified hardware fault which prevents it from recognising an Airport
>card (diagnosed by local Apple store, almost certainly uneconomical to
>rectify). 
>
>Am finding it very difficult to find alternative kit to connect the Pismo to
>the Speedtouch wirelessly - you mention Macs and everyone starts humming and
>hawing. 
>
>Can anyone out there help or suggest anything ?
>

This is an article from tidbits.com about a year ago, so the OSX position
may have improved. And of course it's US-centric. Anyway, it might give
you some leads.



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Re: iBook G4 14" serial number

[Tim Hodgson]

On Sun, May 30, 2004 at 11:22 am -0400, Laurent Daudelin wrote:

>Don't know if it applies to iBook, but for the PowerBook G3, if you would
>update the firmware to a newer version, you would lose the serial number
>which is apparently stored in some section of the firmware...

That doesn't seem to have happened to this pismo - firmware was upgraded
about 2 years ago and the original serial number's still reported.

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Re: ...Airports...early and late...

[Tim Hodgson]

On Tue, May 25, 2004 at 7:52 am -0600, Hal wrote:

>Sorry for the late reply. Actually the graphite and snow versions are 
>the same speed.
>
>The Airport Extreme base stations are faster. They also have an 
>ethernet port for downstream networking, so you can use it as your 
>router.
>
>I have mine plugged directly into my cable modem, and connect all 4 
>macs in my house via wireless. When I occasionally need to plug in a 
>wired ethernet computer, I just plug it into the network port on the 
>base.

Just to add that the snow base station also has the extra 'LAN' ethernet port.

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Re: UCE from list

[Tim Hodgson]

On Wed, Feb 11, 2004 at 4:37 pm +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>This list is not for discussing
>List maintenance or policy.  It is for discussing "G-Books."  That is
>all.  Other conversations are considered OT. 

Well, not according to the LEM rules:

>> In
>>general, computer, OS, software, and peripherals questions are on topic. So
>>is discussion of the list and list policies.

- as quoted by Mitch (but snipped by you).

Kyle, this is a perfectly reasonable - and quite interesting - topic; you
seem determined to antagonise people over it.

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Re: Buying Replacement Pismo Batteries: Experiences?

[Tim Hodgson]

On Tue, Feb 10, 2004 at 3:32 pm +0100, Ryan and Amie wrote:

>I remember this was a hot topic about one year ago. The final message came
>from an engineer on the list. He supported what is on this
>batteryuniversity.com web page. If your laptop sits on your desk plugged in
>for most of the time, discharge your battery to _40%_ and stick it in the
>fridge. For lithium-ion batteries, this is the best way to preserve them
>when not in use. 

Yep; this is the same advice as the link I posted further up the thread.

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Re: Buying Replacement Pismo Batteries: Experiences?

[Tim Hodgson]

On Saturday 07 Feb 2004 11:47 am, Bruce Mitchell
 wrote:

> My Lombard also uses Li-on so that's what he was talking about.
>
> Is there anyone else out there truly knowledgeable on this subject who can
> advise us correctly?

I've found the reference I was thinking of; it's



Here's an excerpt:

The Li-ion batteries prefer a shallow discharge. Partial discharges produce 
less wear than a full discharge and the capacity loss per cycle is reduced. A 
periodic full discharge is not required because the lithium-based battery has 
no memory. A full cycle constitutes a discharge to 3V/cell. When specifying 
the number of cycles a lithium-based battery can endure, manufacturers 
commonly use an 80 percent depth of discharge. This method resembles a 
reasonably accurate field simulation. It also achieves a higher cycle count 
than doing full discharges.

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Re: Buying Replacement Pismo Batteries: Experiences?

[Tim Hodgson]

On Saturday 07 Feb 2004 5:50 am, Bruce Mitchell wrote:

> My Mac guru advises that it is wise not to keep a PB plugged in all the
> time but instead let the battery run down fully at least every few weeks,
> that doing so will actually enhance the life span of the battery. He seems
> to be correct, as with every PB I have owned I have had spare batteries for
> the other bay which get little use and they always die long before the main
> battery which I let wear down periodically.

This depends on which type of battery you're talking about. I think what you 
say is correct for Ni-Cads, but my understanding is that the life of Li-on 
batteries, as used in the pismo, is determined by the number of 'deep 
discharges', i.e. running the battery down fully. So it's better _not_ to let 
it run down fully any more than you have to.

Sorry I can't provide a source for this claim; my PB, containing the relevant 
URL, is being fixed by Apple at the moment!

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Re: Hard Drive Advice for Pismo

[Tim Hodgson]

On Tue, Jan 13, 2004 at 2:18 pm -0800, Jeff Hubatka wrote:

>> Didn't I read somewhere that the FireWire implementation on the Pismo 
>> had
>> some bugs so that you would not get the full throughput that should be
>> expected?
>>
>> -Laurent.
>
>The Pismo's are fine, it's the 1st gen TiBooks like mine that are 
>slower. I have a 500mhz Pismo that is faster than my 500mhz Ti with a 
>FireWire hard drive from SmartDisk. Plus the Pismo has a second FW 
>port...

I'm confused. I thought the 1st gen TiBooks inherited their slow FW bus
from the pismo, which is basically the same m'board design. I remember
reading that the first white iBooks had a faster bus than both pismo and
1st gen TiBook.

(Just a pismo/500 here, so nothing to compare it with.)

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Re: MCE Pismo drives

[Tim Hodgson]

On Mon, Jan 5, 2004 at 9:52 am +, Tony Coult wrote:

>Does anyone know of a source in the UK for the MCE hard drives that fit 
>into the Pismo CD bay?
>Cheers! TONY

I just happened to be looking yesterday for a UK source for MCE drives
(the CD ones). I came across these two:





The second is the UK distributor (I think) and has a form to enquire for
your local dealer.

As usual, prices seem very high compared to the US; it might be worth
looking at buying from there.

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Re: Fwd: Partition my drive or not...

[Tim Hodgson]

One advantage of separate partitions is that you can hold down the
option/alt key at startup to choose which system to boot into; that's
quite a timesaver if you frequently switch between 9 and X.

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Re: Rejuvenating Dead Pismos

[Tim Hodgson]

On Fri, Oct 31, 2003 at 3:03 pm +, Josh Watson wrote:

>Does anyone know a good source for Pismo spares either in the
>UK, or who can ship to the UK.

From a dusty corner of my bookmarks file, there's



(They're in the UK.) I've never used them though, so it might be worth
asking for opinions on the uk.comp.sys.mac newsgroup, for instance.

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Re: Pismo Wake from Sleep Problems

[Tim Hodgson]

On Tue, Oct 28, 2003 at 6:58 pm -0500, Eric Morrison wrote:

>Hi:
>
>We have two (of our six) Pismos (9.2.2) recently exhibiting a problem 
>waking from sleep. Basically, whenever they go to sleep they won't wake 
>up. The green sleep light goes on when they go into sleep, and when you 
>press a keyboard button the green light stops flashing but the screen 
>doesn't light. Pressing the Power key and return does not shut it down 
>so I don't think this is a monitor problem, I think the machine itself 
>is not waking.

Sorry I can't offer any constructive suggestions, but I occasionally get
exactly this on my pismo. It's running 10.2.6, which suggests (allowing
for the rather small sample size :) that this may be a hardware issue
with pismos.

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Re: Pismo... Powerbook or Powerbook G3 Series

[Tim Hodgson]

Just to confuse things a bit more, the Register recently ran an article
on Apple's internal codes for Powerbooks. It's at:



(btw these aren't the code _names_ that we're all familiar with).
However, it only lists two PB G3 models, so Apple seem to be in a state
of deep denial...

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Re: Stupid question about email images...

[Tim Hodgson]

On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 12:33 am -0500, Jeremy Derr wrote:

>On Sunday, July 20, 2003, at 01:08 PM, David Taylor wrote:
>
>> Jeremy,
>>
>> When you answered this email your image appears at the far right top 
>> corner of my email application.  (I'm using Mac OS X Mail on a 12" 
>> PowerBook.)
>>
>> How do you do that?  I looked at your message and there is no 
>> enclosure!  I figured that others might be interested, so I asked via 
>> the group.
>>
>> David
>
>it's a .Mac feature. in .Mac's webmail, you can set any image to show 
>up as such.

Does it actually require .Mac? ISTR when I was on the Mail.app mailing
list a long time ago (pre-10.2), there was much excitement when one of
the Mail developers enabled that feature. I don't recall it requiring
anything other than Mail itself, but maybe Apple marketing changed that.

(Now using PowerMail, so can't find out for myself!)

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Re: Buying new Powerbook

[Tim Hodgson]

On Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 8:51 am -0400, Tom Roth wrote:

>
>I've been following this thread as I contemplate the next used PowerBook
>to buy.  I currently have a PB3400 so I would like to get up into the G3
>realm next.  I see some really good deals on used iBooks but the Pismos
>seem to be very popular and are usually about the same money or more than
>a used iBook.  What are your thoughts on the iBook vs. the Pismo?

One thing to consider is that only the more recent iBooks (last two
revisions??) have a 100mhz system bus like the pismo; this does make a
significant difference to speed.

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Re: Grammarian

[Tim Hodgson]

On Wed, Jul 2, 2003 at 2:48 pm -0700, Bruce Mitchell wrote:

>Deliberate use of 'improper' grammar is what I meant in referring to being
>of the Winston Churchill school; the old story of him writing a speech which
>a minor aide sent back with grammar corrections, to which he responded by
>red-penciling in the margin "this is just the sort of thing with which I
>will not up put!" or something like that. I may not have the wording exactly
>right but you get the drift. If you have ever read anything of Churchill,
>who was a most prolific and compelling writer, it is hard to imagine anyone
>having nerve enough to 'correct' his writing.

A pedant writes: what he actually (well, allegedly) said was "This is the
sort of pedantry up with which I will not put." :-)

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Re: PLEASE HELP!

[Tim Hodgson]

On Sun, Jun 29, 2003 at 3:31 pm -0500, Byron Gardner wrote:

>All right, Jay here's one for you to ponder. I am trying to install OS X
>10.2 on my WallStreet. The installation gets 2/3 of the way through and then
>the screen either goes dark or becomes light with no other image or has
>multicolored lines running down the middle and I am forced to restart with
>the three finger salute. This PB has had OS X 10.2.6 on it before but I
>reformatted and went back to OS 9. What is the deal???
>
>This is got me stumped. I have even switched hard drives. The last time I
>tried to install and the PB did it again. This time I can't even mount the
>hard drive. It is being resurrected as I type this by Norton Volume Recover.
>DiskWarrier couldn't even see it. It mounted with SystemWorks.
>
>In any case, this has got me really worried. If anyone can help I would
>really appreciate it. I am beginning to strongly suspect a hardware here. It
>is obviously a screen problem. Cable maybe. I just replaced a broken hinge
>on the left side. I am thinking something is amiss with the display. Anyone
>tell what to check?
>
>Need help...this is sooo not good.
>
>Update-Now I have been able to install OS 10.1. Why not 10.2???

Is it possible that when you reformatted for OS9, the installer or Drive
Setup put older drivers on the disk which aren't 10.2-compatible?

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Re: G5

[Tim Hodgson]

On Tue, Jun 24, 2003 at 2:37 pm -0700, Mick Ring wrote:

>on 6/24/03 13:14, David M. Ensteness at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> That isn't a heat sink, look up the specs on the G5 and the heat it
>> produces, its not all that hot a processor.
>
>It must be pretty hot because each processor has it's own fan and I'm not
>talking about those little processor fans.

I think the idea is to have a lot of fans spinning more slowly (and
quietly) rather than a few spinning quickly (and loudly). Which doesn't
necessarily imply a hot processor.

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Re: Audio Players Question

[Tim Hodgson]

On Wed, Jun 18, 2003 at 9:33 pm -0500, Eugene Lee wrote:

>On Wed, Jun 18, 2003 at 10:28:33PM -0400, Keith Potter wrote:
>: 
>:Does anybody know of an audio player (CD or MP3) for the Mac that will
>: allow you to control the speed of playback (i.e., speed it up or slow
down)?
>: Preferably either freeware or inexpensive shareware.
>
>Try Amazing Slow Downer.

Alternatively, Transcribe:



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