Backup question, and a tip
Hello again, just wondered if anyone had any suggestions about good (and cheap) remote backup options for Macs. I considered .Mac, of course. But at the moment the MB allocation seems rather paltry. SpyMac offers a lot of space for email but not so much for storage (I think it's again 250MB). One option is of course to email oneself with one's important files as attachments. But it would be cumbersome. The ideal arrangement would be a remote server to which a backup application automatically uploads the changed files for the day. There are several offerings out there and I was wondering whether anyone had had good experiences (in Mac-terms) with any of them. I suppose the ideal space would be 3-5 GB or thereabouts. And now for the tip: although I love OS X, one thing that gets me is that when I single-click on a file/folder name in a finder window (I use the 'view as columns' option), if there is not enough space in the right column, the left columns gets moved off to the left and the file name disappears under the next column. It makes getting back to that column a bit of a pain, especially when it happens all the time. Well, I've discovered that if you command-click on the file name again (or any area of the half-hidden column), the left column comes back into full view again without any need to reach for the scroll bar. Neat, I thought. Walter. -- 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 ---
iPhoto/iChat question
From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: iPhoto/iChat question Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 13:04:39 -0700 There's also Data Rescue X, http://www.prosofteng.com/products/data_rescue_info.php? PHPSESSID=9b48d09c3d090a69177d181d713ae64a Which is $89... -- Bruce Johnson You're a champ, Bruce! It won't be useful this time round because the incident happened a few weeks ago (don't ask why I waited so long before asking...), so I bet no files are left now (I'm running the demo just in case...). But it's great knowing that there is a data rescue utility for OS X - I had done a bit of googling around and it seemed as if there was no such utility around... My problem is solved anyway because on the Apple Discussion board it was suggested that I use the in-built screen capture, and indeed it worked! Got my photos back again. Thanks a lot, Walter -- 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 ---
Data Rescue (was iPhoto/iChat Question)
From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: iPhoto/iChat question Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 13:04:39 -0700 There's also Data Rescue X, http://www.prosofteng.com/products/data_rescue_info.php? PHPSESSID=9b48d09c3d090a69177d181d713ae64a Which is $89... Ballmer monkey dance Backups! Backups! Backups!/ballmer -- Bruce Johnson Spoke too soon, Bruce. Data Rescue says quite clearly on its website that it will not recover deleted files in OS X. Basically it works if your entire HD is hosed. But it will only recover files that had not been deleted. Not if you have 'accidentally' deleted some files. In my case, I had done a rebuild of the iPhoto library (like I suggested to you a few months ago...). Thing is, that left two copies of the iPhoto library in the Pictures folder. I put one in the trash and backed up the other... Then I forgot the other one was in the trash, and a couple of days later, having forgotten I had left the other library in there, I clicked on the trash and chose 'empty trash' out of habit... Needless to say, the new library was the one in the trash... So now you know how NOT to backup... Thanks anyway, Walter -- 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 ---
iPhoto/iChat question
Hello learned listers, just wondering whether anyone can help me out on this. Lost some iPhotos in some silly sort of way (and learnt to my subsequent regret that in OS X there is no possibility of retrieving deleted files, short of forking out thousands to data recovery firms... I suppose this is what you call progress, compared to good old OS 9...). Luckily I had sent most of the lost batch to my wife using iChat. As it happens, the iChats were saved (hooray!), so the photos are still in there somewhere. If you enlarge the chat window they come up really big. Thing is, it seems impossible to 'extract' them, even by copy/paste. So the question is: anyone has any idea if and how one can suck out pictures off iChat bubbles? The photos were not sent as attachments, but just pasted right into the bubbles, if you know what I mean. It was cute at the time. It would be nice if there was a slick way to get them back and place them in the iPhoto album. Thanks for any tips (I've tried the iChat board but so far with no success) Regards, Walter -- 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: Slow start-up problem
Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 18:32:07 -0500 From: Rudi Reitberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Slow start-up problem Hi, When I start up my iBook it goes to the login screen and I enter my login. My desktop pic pops-up and then it takes about five to ten minutes of the spinning wheel before everything comes up. any suggestions on how to speed this up? I update permissions every couple of weeks, but haven't run any other disk utilities on my computer. Rudi Update to 10.3.8 is the answer. (but you'll get the fan-on-a-lot problem, though...) Walter -- 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 ---
Keyspan or Kensington?
Hi guys, I was wondering if any of you had had any experience with using remote controls with Keynote. I was checking out the Apple Store and the choice seems to be between the Keyspan Presentation Remote and the Kensington Pocket Presenter Wireless Laser. They cost the same, they same pretty similar. I'd be grateful for any opinions. (I have a 12 1.33GHz AlBook) Thanks a lot! Walter -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: OS X first timer - blank password
Just as a matter of theoretical curiosity: does the Firmware password prevent access to a hard drive that is being enslaved via Firewire Target mode? Walter -- 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 ---
iPhoto Rebuild (was How about iPhoto?, etc.)
On 17 Oct 2004, at 05:26, G-Books wrote: From: John Bertram [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: iPhoto Rebuild (was How about iPhoto?, etc.) Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 21:56:33 -0400 Am curious as to what kind of rebuild is supposed to happen -- would my iPhoto Library's folder structure actually get rebuilt to reflect the many new Rolls I've created, and for which I've corrected the date after-the-fact? No idea what it does. I read about it in the Apple Discussion board. Probably something similar to rebuilding any database, like the compress command in Filemaker, or the rebuild database command in Entourage/Outlook. Also, when I tried the above-described shift-command-option Relaunch, all that happened on my machine was that iPhoto quickly re-opened while all my other active apps suddenly became hidden. Was I holding down the wrong buttons? John Bertram I wasn't there when you did it, so I can't say...:-) The keys are definitely shift, option(=alt), command(=apple). I have the iPhoto icon in the Dock. So I hold the keys, then click on the iPhoto icon, the program launches and it asks if I want to rebuild the library. I have 4.0.3 and 10.3.5 too. Walter -- 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 ---
How about iPhoto? was Re: Reinstalling MacOS X - Backing up
From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: How about iPhoto? was Re: Reinstalling MacOS X - Backing up iTunes? Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 12:15:37 -0700 While we're on this, how do you do this with iPhoto? Dragging an iPhoto folder into iPhoto causes a huge mess. A new roll is made for: each roll, each set of thumbnails for the roll, and any altered pictures for each roll. -- Bruce Johnson Best way I know of is: throw away the current iPhoto library and empty trash. Copy your old iPhoto library somewhere on your HD apart from the 'pictures' folder on your home folder. Launch iPhoto. It should say: I can't find the iPhoto library, do you want to import blah blah. Say yes and navigate to the old iPhoto library and select it. iPhoto should import the old library. To be really thorough, once that is done, quit iPhoto. Then hold shift-command-option when relaunching it, and iPhoto will rebuild the library. If all goes well, you should end up with your old library exactly as it was. HTH, Walter -- 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: SmartMedia printing on the road
From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: SmartMedia printing on the road Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 09:56:37 -0700 If you mean a memory stick like this http://www.sandisk.com/retail/cruzer-mini.asp Yep, that's exactly what I meant. Best bet when on the road is print your document to PDF on the stick, then you can print it at just about any print shop, internet cafe, or many libraries. -- Bruce Johnson Thanks Bruce, that's a very good idea. I'll get myself one of those flash drives then. Cheers, Walter -- 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 ---
SmartMedia printing on the road
I was following the thread on SmartMedia cards. I was wondering what you folks do when on the road in terms of printing. I suppose my questions are: -any good tiny weensy printers one can usefully take along? I googled for it and came up either with very expensive ones or very bulky ones, or both, or perhaps those needing proprietary paper like fax paper. Is there really nothing clever and spacesaving that can print a few A4 sheets when you're stuck in a hotel room and need to print out the latest version of your paper or whatever? -I was thinking of getting one of those cute USB flash memory card that you can plug into your 'book and move your files there, then go to a print shop and have them printed. That seems a good alternative, provided one has access to printing shops nearby and that they accept such a medium (never asked or tried, so far). But: we have an external Firewire LaCie (one of the Porsche models) that we use for backup. Tried to take that to a print shop and their machine would not 'see' the drive, which came formatted from LaCie and I hadn't bother reformatting. Given that Panther recognised it without a hitch, I assumed (for some reason) that Windows machines would be equally accommodating. The 'net sites selling these flash cards (like Crucial) say 'mac and pc compatible'. Anyone has any experience of taking files on one of these things and getting them printed on the road without hassle? -given that both our 12 Albook and 20 iMac G5 have Bluetoooth, I was also wondering whether one can get any of these cards with Bluetooth in them so that one doesn't even need to plug them into the USB socket? Maybe this is impossible/impractical, because rather extensive googling returned no joy in that department. In short: I would be interested (and grateful) to know what you guys consider to be the best option for fully compatible printing when on the road. Thanks in advance for all your fantastic tips and apologies if the questions sound daft... Walter -- 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: Another strange problem...
PhotoShop. However, don't try it. I've tried it myself and when I select PhotoShop, I get a little dialog that says You cannot add keyboard shortcuts for the application PhotoShop. I have no idea why is this. I get the same message if I try to add a shortcut to ImageReady. I tried adding shortcuts to other applications and I didn't get that message yet. Only Adobe applications! -Laurent. Hi Laurent, have you tried to go to PhotoshopPreferencesGeneral'Use System Shortcut keys'? Walter -- 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 ---
Virus Software Recommendation
From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Virus Software Recommendation Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 11:07:58 -0700 Probably I am wrong, and if so I am sure you will soon disabuse me of my mislpaced confidence. I've no antivirus at all, just the Panther Firewall, but of course we have File Sharing on all the time, because of the home network. I turned off Guest Access by using a little program called XGuest. Is this living dangerously? Actually, this is living rather prudently...you turned off Guest access, you're running a firewall, and you're behind an NAT. that's pretty much what security you need. -- Bruce Johnson OK. Good to know. I like to live prudently when it comes to our three computers and the thousands of work hours tucked inside. Of course we also do daily backups, but it's nice to know we are (fingers crossed) reasonably safe as it is... Thanks to everyone, - just another quick question: anyone knows of a nice database program with a nice OS X interface? The Apple website has some inviting screenshots of Filemaker 7 that seemed to suggest this version was going to be more OS X-like. I downloaded the trial and it looks exactly like FIlemaker 6, i.e. a classic application hurriedly ported to OS X. I've looked around but I don't seem to find anything that looks good and delivers the goods. Any suggestions? Thanks once again, super list this one, not just for laptop questions... Walter -- 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 ---
Virus Software Recommendation
Given the ongoing discussion re virus software: in our home, we have three Macs on an Aiport network that connects to the internet via an Airport Extreme Base Station. My understanding is that the Base Station provides some level of security, inasmuch as it 'masks' our Macs behind its IP address. Am I correct in assuming that in these circumstances we are fairly secure from direct attack, and that the main route from which a virus/malicious attack could come is as an email attachment or Word Macro? And that hence, given that we never open any attachment unless we know that the person sending it, was supposed to do so, we should be fairly secure? Probably I am wrong, and if so I am sure you will soon disabuse me of my mislpaced confidence. I've no antivirus at all, just the Panther Firewall, but of course we have File Sharing on all the time, because of the home network. I turned off Guest Access by using a little program called XGuest. Is this living dangerously? Thanks for any info, Walter -- 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 ---
DEAD FIREWIRE PORT Re: External harddrive
Subject: DEAD FIREWIRE PORT Re: External harddrive From: shane hartley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Actually I think my firewire port just died! I tried to plug in my ipod and then my external burner And nothing works. ARGGGH What do I do!? In my old Firewire iBook, a similar problem was sorted by simply resetting the Power Manager and then restarting. I found the solution somewhere in the Apple Knowledge Base. Prior to resetting the little button, the firewire port was as dead as a dodo. After that, it worked without problems. Worth a try. HTH Walter -- 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 ---
Problem with new G4 iBook
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 15:55:52 -0400 Subject: Problem with new G4 iBook From: bobgir2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, well. The iBook would *not* boot from the TT Deluxe disk. The iBook would also *not* boot from the DiskWarrior disk. The iBook *would* boot from the Systems disk that came with it. The desktop G3 w/ G4 upgrade and the old G3 iBook did indeed, as expected, boot up from TT Deluxe and Disk Warrior CDs. That's not a problem with the iBook, but with the TT and DW CD-Roms. Burn a new startup CD from your iBook using a great program called BootCD (available at versiontracker or macupdate) and add DW and TT via the 'add applications' command in BootCD and you'll be in business in no time at all. As I sat down with it for the first time, I noticed that when you boot up, if you watch the OS X screen as the system loads, there is normally a string of messages which flash across the OS logo as the blue progress bar makes it way from left to right. I instantly noticed something wrong: the messages got only as far as Waiting for network initialization and the blue progress bar only got halfway across its allotted run before the OS X logo disappeared and the desktop appeared. I don't think there is anything strange there. The string of messages which you see on a 'slow' machine tells you what is going on under the hood at startup. With new machines, it happens so fast (as another post said) that the 'summary' gets cut short. Walter -- 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 ---
12 1.33Ghz Tibook questions
From: Steve Fuller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 12 1.33Ghz Tibook questions Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 22:35:55 -0500 just bought a 12 Tibook for my wife. Fantastic machine! Sleek, whisper quiet, fabulous screen, so far it seems to be just about perfect. You actually bought a 12 AlBook for your wife. All the new Powerbooks are Aluminum. :) Steve, Bruce, Oops! Sorry for the mistake... Thank you for the info. You answered all my questions and set my mind at rest! Walter -- 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 ---
12 1.33Ghz Tibook questions
Hello listers, just bought a 12 Tibook for my wife. Fantastic machine! Sleek, whisper quiet, fabulous screen, so far it seems to be just about perfect. A few questions, if I may: - the 'book feels fairly warm to the touch in the area to the left of the trackpad. I'm running a program called 'temperature monitor' and the range of CPU temp. is from 42º to 58º Celsius. When doing WP tasks, the temperature is 42º and only hots up when copying large files or using Photoshop or whatever. So far it seems absolutely fine; it's just a fair bit warmer than my Indigo Firewire iBook. I think I've read widely on the web about the Powerbooks being warmish. The news today about the 15 PB with overheating batteries got me slightly worried, though. So the question is: is what I am describing normal for 12 Tibooks? - my wife will use it both on the road and in her office. She will need to synchronize her files between the PB and her 17 FP iMac. I bought an Airport Extreme card for the iMac, and the two 'puters now talk to each other very easily indeed. What's the best file sync program in your view? I'm trying out 'File Synchronization' ($12), and I like its interface and ease of use. It seems quite functional even for backups to the LaCie Firewire Mobile Drive we use. - the often-discussed question of fingerprints on the screen: on my iBook I always place the foam sheet that came with the machine on the keyboard before closing the lid. The Tibook seems to have two feet on the lid that may actually prevent the keys from touching the screen. I would be inclined to use the same strategy and place the foam thingie on the keyboard before closing the lid. Any thoughts? I apologise if these questions are trite. They have probably been done to death on this list, which I have just joined. Any help/suggestions would be highly appreciated of course. Walter 12 G4 1.33Ghz Powerbook 768Mb Ram 17 G4 1.25Ghz iMac 768Mb Ram G3 500Mhz iMac DVSE 384Mb Ram G3 366Mhz Firewire iBook 320Mb Ram all running OS 10.3.5 -- 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: spend the day rebuilding entourage db
On Friday, September 27, 2002, at 02:41 AM, Ryan Coleman wrote: Um, I have used Eudora since 1.5.1. I have never had the problems I have had with Outlook, Outlook Express and Entourage. Eudora handles large email databases, Microsoft's products (when they are not stored on a server but are locally) don't at all. That's Kyle's generic response to anything he thinks is trash. It sucks, and then backs it up with his experience Application X [insert program name here that Kyle doesn't like] has made me thousands of dollars. To me, that just speaks of the intelligence level of his clients, and ultimately himself. If your clients are having that many problems with Entourage, making you that much money, then they are doing something seriously wrong, or you maybe you are if you are the maintainer. All email clients are pretty much equal, and each one fits a niche. You just have to decide which one is the right one for you and your situation. To try and dissuade someone (even your clients?) because of an opinion you harbor is very unprofessional. I have used Eudora for over a year. I have used Entourage for longer. Both are fully capable email clients that provided me with absolutely no problems. Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: OT Spam
On Friday, September 27, 2002, at 06:58 AM, Thomas Ethen wrote: Anyone have experience with iREWARDSTECH sending vast amounts of spam, which becomes almost like having a virus? How do I get rid of these idiots? Spamcop seems to be pretty much non-functional and the remove links at the bottom of their spam are all dead links. Hitting those click here to remove yourself links are the worst thing that you could do. Yes they are supposed to have them on there, but they really don't have to. 90% of spam mail that has that link in there email is not to really take you off their mailing list, but to confirm that your email address is a valid one. People that reply to them are just letting the spammers know that they indeed have a working email address, and spread it around to even more spammers. Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: spend the day rebuilding entourage db
On Friday, September 27, 2002, at 12:24 PM, Dan Knight wrote: Or maybe you're supporting Microsoft software. You know, the guys who have released 56 security bulletins already this year, who invented the Blue Screen of Death, who have most people thinking that the best way to fix a computer is to reinstall the OS yet again. All software is not created equal. Internet Explorer is far and away the program most likely to lock up my Mac in OS 9 and lock up in OS X. Why don't you want us to blame Microsoft for bad products? Where on earth did you get *that* out of what I said Dan? Perhaps you are just on the war path. Still upset over whoever peeved you off about Mac OS X (which I totally agree with you buy the way). Personally, I can't stand most MS software, and use something else when I can. I prefer Mail.app. That still doesn't mean I will come out and say Entourage is a piece of crap, and is much better than Eudora. One man's experience with one or several has nothing to do with what works for someone else. My personal experience with IE for X is superb. Not one lock up. Ever. NOT including the Public Beta of course ;) - when I started using X full time by the way. You seem to want to lump the MacBU into the same boat as everybody else at MS which is not the case. If you can't see this by now, then you probably wont period. If this post gets me banned, so be it. You will just lose any monetary support you would have received in the future. -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: The Mac OS
On Friday, September 27, 2002, at 10:37 AM, Dan Knight wrote: I am so sick to death of this idea popping up time and again on these lists. Mac OS X is a Mac OS. Period. It's made by Apple. It only runs on Mac hardware. Apple calls is *Mac* OS X. I couldn't agree more! Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Looking For Network Laser Printer
Right now, I have two iBooks on a home Airport network. I am looking for a laser printer that connects via ethernet, and costs around $300-400 US. Any ideas? What about print server hubs? How do they work, if at all under OS X? Thanks, Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Looking For Network Laser Printer
Well...just as I was looking for a network printing solution, I came across the Maccentral article: Apple on Thursday launched a new promotion aimed at users looking for a wireless printing solution. Dubbed Wireless Printing the new promotion gives users a chance to save money when they purchase a printer and wireless print server. The promotion includes an HP DeskJet 5550 printer and a JetDirect 380x wireless print server. If both products are purchased from the online Apple Store, you can save US$79. So I ended up buying this printer/wireless print server bundle for a grand total of $436.92US. My entire house is now wireless internet, so wireless printing seemed the way to go. Epson also offers this, and their wireless is about $100US cheaper Thanks to everyone for your input and suggestions. Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: OT-ish: iSync?
Reminiscent of Palm releasing their Palm Desktop before the year's end last year eh? I suspect it will be the last day of September, and I would expect it to support USB. If not, I guess I will have to invest in a bluetooth module, or whatever they are. I too am looking forward to sync all that with my m515. Here's to hoping... Walt On Tuesday, September 24, 2002, at 10:16 PM, J Cole wrote: Has anyone heard anything about a release date for iSync? The Apple web site says it will be released in September, and the month is almost over. Is it coming? The big question, too, is if iSync will support USB connections, or if it is Bluetooth-only. Any ideas? (To sort of pull this on-topic, I'm hoping to be able to sync my Palm Vx with my Ti 550 and Address Book/iCal.) -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: .Mac
On Monday, September 23, 2002, at 04:34 AM, Demetrius wrote: Hello, Just wanted to get some feedback concerning .Mac. How many members have joined? Is it really worth the money?I have not joined yet, but I am considering the possibility. Demetrius Demetrius, it all depends on what you will use in the services. Will you use the email services? I use this extensively, but was not the deciding factor itself. Can you use iDisk? Would you like to have a holding space for files larger than email allows? Or could you use it to backup your address book, internet prefs, etc.? Would you like to brainlessly publish your pictures from iPhoto on the web for your family/friends to see? Would you like to publish certain parts of your calendar/schedule for others to see without hardly any effort on your part? The combination of iCal, iPhoto, and email is what brought me back over to .Mac. Do you already have virus protection? Virex 7.1 is offered as part of the .Mac services, however there are other alternatives, that are easier to use, and don't require a command line interface command to update the virus signatures. I already use NAV, and many others on this list tell me it is a piece of sh!t, but I love it, and all I have to do is hit an update button to update my signatures, and it scans on the fly, that is it it scans email downloads and internet downloads, or file transfers from other computers, etc. Virex 7.1 for OS X does not do this. You have to manually scan your files. Some people get around this by making clever applescripts that automatically scan the desktop folder when something is placed on it. This has no value for me, but when they fix those two shortcomings, I will switch over to it. I was just reading on the help forms of .Mac that Apple themselves use brightmail something or other to scan all of .mac email, which uses Symantec virus signatures. Funny, Apple should choose to use that, and give us users something else... Also on the .Mac web help forums, everyone has reported some fake virus that you can email or download yourself to check your virus program's capabilities. Everyone on there reports that Virex 7.1 for X has failed to report, or recognize it as a virus. Who knows. I have never caught a virus, so my anti-virus programs have always been insurance policies that I have never cashed in on or benefitted from.:) Can you use a backup routine? With .Mac's Backup, you can backup your office/appleworks files, among others, your preferences, address book, etc., and also specify what you want backed up. Since I have it, I am giving it a shot, and it uses up about 25 megs of my iDisk. Not too bad. Normally I have just backed up my Documents folder every 2 weeks or so onto CD. This had no deciding factor on my use of .Mac, but now that I have it I am giving it a shot. You have to decide for yourself if the services they offer can be used enough by you to justify the price of admission. Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Manual?
On Sunday, September 22, 2002, at 01:31 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: Go to Apple's web site, there's a link to downloadable PDF user manuals in their support section. I think you have to drop down that menu to 'More options' in the look for menu on the support first page, which gets you to an alphabetic index of the various sections. Manuals is one of them. Here is a start: http://www.info.apple.com/support/manuals.html Scroll down until you see the Powerbooks. I really don't know which the Pismo is but the G3 and G4 machines are listed. Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: cyberdog?
On Saturday, September 21, 2002, at 12:33 AM, Greg Burkman wrote: Ah, just wait. I'm betting you'll see the same integrated browser coming to your machine soon... courtesy of Apple. I can't wait for that to happen, and it looks as though it may be Chimera. After all, didn't Apple just hire David Hyatt, or whatever that guy's name is, the main developer of Chimera? iBrowser anyone? ;) Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Faster Jaguar startup tip?
On Friday, September 20, 2002, at 03:51 PM, Gene Huh wrote: I discovered this today and thought it might be of some use to others using 10.2.1 who experience unusually long startup times. It may only apply if you do NOT use your Ethernet port routinely (I use AirPort, personally). Thanks for this tip! I tried it, as I have just started using an Airport myself, and it did speed up my startup time immensely. Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Please Help my Wallstreet!!
On Friday, September 20, 2002, at 05:25 PM, David Pekarsky wrote: What can I do? Hopefully this won't involve wiping the hard drive... All help is greatly appreciated Thanks ..that all sounds nasty!! Good luck! Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: [PB]Entourage
On Thursday, September 19, 2002, at 01:10 AM, Jon Glass wrote: Just a question. Is this easily corrupted in your own experience, or via word-of-mouth from others? I've been using Entourage for about a year and a half, and I've never lost and email, and any corruption I've had was easily fixed with a database rebuild. I haven't counted recently, but I have well within 5 digits of email in all my trays combinde. (well over 10,000 emails). I've never had a corrupted database--only bloated. I've certainly never been forced to rebuild the database because I was unable to open it, and I've never lost an email. I think it was a word of mouth type mixed with some personal agitation against MS. I have used Entourage since it was initially released, and I have never had a corrupt database. I rebuilt my database once a month for maintenance. My wife has never rebuilt her database, and she has no problems either. The old version of it had a 2 Gig size limit, at which point it would be un-usable (and it has now been changed to 4 Gig). I have known a couple people via the newsgroups that have encountered this limit, but I have never come close. Those people who did encounter it had imported OE5 or some other mail database that had been used for the last 5 or 6 years. The largest my database ever had been was about 120 Megs, and was back to 60 or so after the database was rebuilt. I normally have about 1000 emails, including saved, new, and deleted items. Peace, Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: I-book OSX ?
On Monday, September 16, 2002, at 10:39 PM, KurtWAppling wrote: RE; thankyou very much,and I would not have thought of the warranty,, but you are quite right it will be very different than towers as I have owned so far.may I ask if the I-books seem ok with jaguar? I am running Jaguar on my iBook DVD 500 (2001 dual USB). My RAM is at 640, and I can't complain about the performance of X. I don't do much video editing. What little I do, it handles. Nothing like it's G4 counterparts, but like I said, it handles it well. Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: iCurve
I received a letter from Griffin Technology (the ones who are making this thing) that said that they were all back ordered. I guess they didn't expect such tremendous sales, or they just didn't produce enough. So I am still waiting for mine... Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: will Epson 740 print in black if only color cartridge dry?
On Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at 06:40 AM, Robert Dahl wrote: I have the above epson printer and never print in color. I have my desktop print monitor set to print black only, but the printer keeps giving me the message: color cartridge out-please install new cartridge. Is there any way to get around this? I don't want to spend all that money for a cartridge I don't use. I tend to stay away from Epson printers now. I have bought two of their mid end printers a few years back, and the ink problem was my main culprit. See, I hardly print. Maybe a few pages a month, and every now and then I will have to print maybe 50 pages at a time (maybe once a month), but other than that, I really don't print much. The ink nozzles on an Epson are built into the printer. You can change out the ink cartridges, but you are still using your same old nozzles. After my first one, I bought another. This one was an upper mid level model. It did the same thing. I would have to spend hours cleaning the print heads, which waste so much ink that it's pathetic. Even then, it wouldn't print right. I know it's because I didn't use it much, but when I pay 300 and 400 bucks for a printer, I expect a hassle free print, regardless of how much I print. I went with HP after that, whose ink nozzles get replaced with every cartridge. Don't get me wrong, the Epsons print beautiful.I was very impressed with their print quality, especially in color. They just weren't for my printing needs I guess. Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Refund from Apple (dot mac update)
Remember my little spat with Apple about the dot mac situation? How they would not answer my questions, and eventually cancelled my mac.com account after I had purchased the full .mac service... I was just reconciling my bank account, and guess whatThey gave me a refund, even though I paid with a credit card, and the small print said no refunds given to credit card purchases. I don't know if it was out of the kindness of their heart, or if me contacting my bank had anything to do with it. I had contacted them and told them about it. That I had bought without receiving the goods that was promised, namely the support. Either way, I have my refund, and I am satisfied. The refund was given on the 29th of July, but I am just now realizing it was there. Yes, I have been putting reconciliation off for some time ;) Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: 400 and 500 Mhz
Go to Apple.comclick on support, click on specifications...click on your models. Or just click here: http://www.info.apple.com/support/applespec.html Everything you wanted to know and then some as far as what is in each model. Walt On Sunday, September 8, 2002, at 01:21 PM, Demetrius wrote: By the end of the week I plan on finally getting a Pismo. What is the difference between a 400 500 Mhz Pismo besides the increase in speed? Demetrius -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Boundless Technology
On Sunday, September 8, 2002, at 06:37 AM, Amber Rhea wrote: Has anyone dealt with Boundless Technology (website: http://store.yahoo.com/boundless1/index.html) before? They have 512mb RAM for iBooks for $88 US, but I've seen better return policies. Anyone have experience? Never heard of them. I always remember the all important rule when it comes to buying RAM: You get what you pay for. If it is dirt cheap compared to the rest...there is probably a reason. -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
OT Re: Refund from Apple (dot mac update)
On Sunday, September 8, 2002, at 05:47 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So do you now forgive Apple, and would you reconsider having a .Mac account? Michelle I forgive Apple, but I still would have no value from .Mac, so I probably wouldn't get one. I mean, I would have kept my original one just for the convenience of not having to change my email address , but since I already did I won't go back. The only feature I would use from .Mac would be the email, that is why I say it would hold no value for me. It's not that I don't mind spending money. Here is what I currently pay: $54.99/month for cable ISP (includes email and news and dial up access) $9/month my usa.com email account (10 Megs space) $13/month for my supernews.com news account $10/month earthlink dial up ISP (redundant internet access incase Roadrunner goes down) All these purchases mean something to me, and get used regularly. Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: OT Re: Refund from Apple (dot mac update)
On Sunday, September 8, 2002, at 06:31 PM, Luca Rescigno wrote: I'm not saying you're making a bad decision, I'm just saying that usa.com email isn't any cheaper than .Mac the way you put it. You probably knew that anyway. Yepthe extra change wouldn't be worth changing back over to mac.com again, and letting everybody know, and all my internet accounts (think versiontracker, forums, all my banks, credit cards, insurance, etc) Perhaps in the future if mail.com changes their formatwho knows, I would probably go back. I have always agreed that it was a good deal for the amount of money spent per year, and you include all the software they give you, assuming you haven't bought some other type of software to begin with... Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: OT Re: Refund from Apple (dot mac update)
On Sunday, September 8, 2002, at 06:35 PM, Ryan Coleman wrote: Well, are you sure APPLE did the refund or your bank? Because your bank has the right to refund the transfer and take Apple Computer, Inc. to court to reclaim the loss. That's usually how banks operate. The deposit lists Apple as the creditor. Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: OT Re: Refund from Apple (dot mac update)
On Sunday, September 8, 2002, at 06:37 PM, Ryan Coleman wrote: and $5/year gets you 10MB of email space on lemlists.com. Which is the better deal? I work your account until I know it is running to where you want it. You deal with one person (me) instead of 100 people over a course of unspecified time. I am the only person who touches the equipment so there is no situation of the left hand not knowing what the right foot is doing, etc. Soon we will offer more, including webmail, to everyone. No offense Ryan, but something that I hold as important as my email, I trust to a company that has been around for years, and will be around for years. Now if you would just like $5 as a donation, I would be glad to give to your cause, and support the list, but no email address please... Just give me a link for a donation. Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: OT Re: Refund from Apple (dot mac update)
On Sunday, September 8, 2002, at 06:51 PM, Ryan Coleman wrote: Sure thing Walter. You can send them directly via Paypal to the address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anyone can donate, any and all amounts will be accepted. Thanks Ryan..just sent you one. Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: : Pismo again/DVD............
On Saturday, September 7, 2002, at 09:46 PM, mathue taxion wrote: If anyone had wondered, 'LG' stands for what was once called Lucky Goldstar which also once known as Goldstar. If you ever come across that brand, run away quickly :) They keep changing the branding to escape their reputaion. Very correct They sell everything from Gas to food to electronics, mainly outside the States. I have seen them in Korea and the Middle East. Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: OT: Re: OS X on x86...
On 9/6/02 5:49 AM, Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But Apple could replace the PowerPC and keeps the rest of the architecture of the machines they have today. Then, an x86 version would be handy, but that doesn't mean that OS X would run on your neighbor's Dell (or Gateway or whatever). -Laurent. -- That's exactly what I wouldn't mind seeing. I mean, I am not a Mac addict because of the PowerPC chip. I like the end result. The interface. I love X. Truth be told, when I tried out my first Mac in 1999, it was the cheap low end iMac. I was going to try it for a year to see what it was like while I was in Korea. I wasn't too impressed. It crashed just as much as my Windows 9x machine did. I was going to go back to a PC until I heard of the coming of OS X. So I stayed, and bought the public beta, and even bought the high end iMac to run it on. I was s happy with it, and that is why I stayed Mac. So if Apple decided to use a Pentium 4 (or equivalent) in a closed architecture system, I wouldn't mind. I would mind if they used the standard PC architecture, because I truly think Apple would die because of it. I don't think they make enough revenue from their software. OK...so they sold 100,000 copies of Jag in their first weekend, or was it 150? Either way...not enough to support them. They would have to seriously downsize, and that would lesson quality. My opinion of course...and everybody has one...just like...nevermind ;) Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
ICurve
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/icurve/index.html I just bought this today. Seems like it will be pretty nice. I¹ll let you all know once I actually use it. Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: About batteries...
On 9/5/02 12:55 AM, Antonio Dini [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd like to share with the list the way I manage power consumption with my iBook 500 dual USB with 640 Mb RAM. Just something little compared to all the great advice Antonio gave... For those who are using Jaguar, take a look at your Energy Saver preference (can I say control panel? ;) ). You will see you can have to separate preferences, one for when plugged in and one for when you are on battery. Very very convenient!! Set your power options conservatively for battery (sleep in 5 minutes, etc) and how you like for plugged in. Antonio, we bought ours at the same time. Last November. I took advantage of the price break on the old mid level ibook when the new ones came out, and also maxed the memory out at 640. I have been very happy with it, and Jaguar has done it justice. Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: 4200 vs 5400 RPM 2.5 drives
On 9/5/02 9:24 AM, Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: however something in the back of my mind tells me that I may take a hit on battery life, since supporting more memory and a faster rotation surely takes more energy. That's *exactly* what will happen. They stick the 4200 models in laptops mainly for battery reasons. If your charge life is important to you, go with the slower model. If you are always having plenty of charge left on your untethered adventures, or don't really use the battery except for in-between-plug-ins-between-home-and-work (minus the occasional use), then go for the faster model. Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: 700 iBook Jag (was: no subject)
On 9/5/02 11:38 AM, Ryan McNabb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a 700 iBook. How are the jaguar experiances with it? Also anybody get Oracle installed on one or a G3 powerbook? Thanks RM Well...Jag runs great on my 500 MHz iBook with 640 megs RAM, so I imagine it will be even better on your 700. Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
OS X on x86...
From an article on Ziff Davis... As Apple Computer Inc. draws up its game plan for the CPUs that will power its future generations of Mac hardware, the company is holding an ace in the hole: a feature-complete version of Mac OS X running atop the x86 architecture. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,496270,00.asp Comments? -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: OS X on x86...
On 9/5/02 3:03 PM, Kevin Stevens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It doesn't seem germane to G-books. Since you asked. KeS Well..that's not what I meant, but you know that don't you? You are tolerated...this time ;) Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Jaguar and Help Viewer
Ha-ha... An extra feature of dot mac ;) Walt On 9/5/02 1:48 PM, Philip [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That did it! Thanks for the tip! Philip -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Jaguar installed - my first thoughts
I just installed Jag on my iBook DVD 500. So far I am very impressed with it. Installation took about 45 minutes. I did the erase disk option for installing, so everything was fresh. Office seems to run the same. I had heart that it has slowed down considerably under Jag, but I have not noticed any lag. The new Mail seems robust, as does the address book. I selected all in my Entourage address book, drug them to the desktop, and then drug them all into the Address Book. No problem. The speed boost is quite significant. I am very happy with it. Although I haven't had a chance to chat with anyone with iChat yet, it looks good ;) Also, it is good to be back home! Walt -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Jaguar Upgrade Available In A Family Pack
Anyone else notice the Family Pack for the Jaguar upgrade? You can purchase this Family Pack (for up to 5 licenses) for $199US at the Apple Store. Apple Store Apple Software (upper left corner) Walt -- Happiness is your Mother-In-Law's Picture on the Back of a Milk Carton. -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Newsflash
On 8/14/02 6:13 PM, Andrew Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If anyone's interested - the new towers are up on the mac site! I might be interested if I knew what the heck you were talking about... What towers, and what mac site? -- Microsoft isn't the evil software company everyone thinks they are. They just make crappy programs... -Linus Torvalds, Creator of Linux OS. -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Newsflash
On 8/14/02 6:13 PM, Andrew Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If anyone's interested - the new towers are up on the mac site! OK...I get it. Power Macs, and the Apple Store. Towers.so beige sounding. -- Eagles may fly, but weasels aren't sucked into jets. -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: 333Mhz Lombard and X.
On 8/13/02 1:58 PM, Adam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I'm considering buying a Lombard with 192Mb RAM and a 333Mhz processor, but wanted to know whether this machine has enough under the hood to run OS X at a relatively snappy pace. Cheers, Adam. Wel.a relatively snappy pace is just thatrelative...to the person describing it. My wife uses my old Rev. D iMac (333Mhz, 196 Megs RAM) and she finds it usable. I would say your machine is probably along the same horsepower. My desktop system is a 500 Mhz iMac with a Gig of RAM, so I notice a considerable difference. I would say hers is acceptable, if Classic isn't running. Walt -- Palm m515 Apple iBook 500 DVD 640 Megs RAM, Mac OS X 10.1.5, MS Office:mac v.X SR1 (and a trouble free Microsoft Handheld Synchronization Conduit) ;-) -- Happiness is your Mother-In-Law's Picture on the Back of a Milk Carton. -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Ok, dead DVD drive, what next?
On 7/30/02 8:36 AM, Jon Glass [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, now that my DVD drive that came with my Pismo is dead, can anybody recommend a third-party option? Is external advisable? Or is there something really compelling to recommend the MCE DVD-CDRW drive that fits in the bay? What externals work good in a portable environment? What are the prices I can expect to pay. I've tried looking, but it seems that some can boot, but others can't, and I can't get clear information on this sort of thing. What have you all used that you like/don't like? Thanks. If you are interested in an external, I just read about a new external drive from OtherWorld computing that is a essentially a Superdrive. Here is a quote from the source: (OWC) has introduced the Mercury Pro DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW FireWire solutions. They're the first external FireWire solutions that let you author and burn DVDs using Apple's DVD authoring tool, iDVD, according to Larry O'Connor, president of OWC. Read the full story here: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2cid=77ncid=77e=7u=/mc/20020 729/tc_mc/new_firewire_solution_is_idvd_compatible Walt --- Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid back. -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: I'm back...
On 7/26/02 5:43 PM, Jon Glass [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But your question still hasn't been answered... I have the exact same question. Can I convert my wife's account under mine, or mine under hers? How does one combine multiple accounts? This is what I need to do, and if I can't, I won't pay a cent. I'm sorry you had to pay and not get the question answered... -- Jon Glass Krakow, Poland I received this from Michelle: Q: How do I convert an existing iTools or .Mac trial account into an email-only .Mac account? With a full .Mac membership, you can purchase up to ten email-only accounts (with 5MB of storage each). You can then assign this email-only account to an existing iTools or .Mac trial account, or create a brand new address. To purchase additional email-only accounts, go to http://www.mac.com and click Account in the .Mac menu bar. On the Account page, click the Buy Now button next to the available upgrade options. Select the number of additional email-only accounts you'd like to purchase, then click the Upgrade Now button, verify your billing information, and click Buy Now. To assign the email-only account to an existing iTools or .Mac trial account, click the Email Account Management button. Enter the member name and password of the iTools or .Mac trial account you want to convert, then click Convert. Please note that once a trial account has been converted, all the account's data files (except for email messages) will be removed from Apple's servers. Other .Mac services, such as iDisk, HomePage, Backup, and Virex, are not accessible to email-only accounts. They have obviously updated their FAQ, becaue I am pretty sure I didn¹t see this all when I checked. Or maybe I did miss it because I only read the top portion and figured it didn¹t apply to my question. Either way, your answer is in there :) Walt -- Your legs must be tired, because you've been running through my mind all day long. -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: I'm back...
Kyle, There is nothing wrong with my ISP. I am still able to get on my wife¹s iDisk from the same machine, as she is still on her ³trial² account, and I can access her email as well. So I know the connection is there. I criticized them pretty harshly on the forums, and also sent some feedback to ³Billing Feedback² prior to this, asking why I was not getting what I paid for, and gave them an ultimatum. I expected an answer in ³24 of my hours, not their business hours² and if I didn¹t I would cancel my account. If the account couldn¹t be cancelled, I would post my username and password all over the net. There was also some pretty colorful words, which I graciously starred out for them so as to avoid word filters (the billing inquiry had this, not the forum posts). I can go to www.mac.com, and it recognizes me from the cookies as wbasil. When I hit the log in button, my username shows up, and prompts me for my password. When I enter my password, Then I get the page that tells me my membership has expired, and I can pay $99 to renew it. The other subscription I am referring to is my G-Book list under [EMAIL PROTECTED] I just wanted to letl whoever runs that here know, so that when the mail started bouncing...that is why. I won¹t get a lawyer...as I am in Kuwait right now, and the price of one would be far more than the .mac was worth. I wouldn¹t go back to it if Steve Jobs himself gave me an apology and offered to to me free for life. I would like to get in touch with someone from Apple to find out if I am going to be getting a refund. But you can no longer get in touch with anyone there that I can see. You go to support for .mac in the regular support area, and it refers you to support for dot mac. You need a membership to get support for dot mac. My membership is expired. Walt -- I saw a woman wearing a sweatshirt with 'Guess' on it. I said, 'Thyroid problem?' - Arnold Schwarzenegger -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: I'm back...
On 7/26/02 8:47 AM, Ryan Coleman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hadn't you already paid for it? Sorry to hear about the hernia... sit back and relax. Lemlists.com will soon whip .mac's a**. Yeah, I had already paid. In fact, the reason I paid was so that I could get support. I wanted to know if I would be able to convert my wife's existing iTools account under my .mac account. You know, pay the $10, and just convert hers over to one of my subordinate accounts. They would never answer. I posted that question back on July20. They never responded. I paid my $49, so that I could get an answer, and I never got it. When I started complaining about it in the forums...my account was canceled. -- Where there's smoke, you'll find my wife cooking dinner. -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
I regret ever buying .mac
Talk about some really bad support. Now the moderators are deleting posts that are exposing their bad support in their forums..ha! Wow. Apple policy there is that your question gets answered in 1 business day. Then a moderator comes on and says it's 24 business hours. So I ask him if that means that I can assume it will be 3 days (assuming 8 hour work days) until I can receive an answer, or rather I should allow 3 days before complaining that I have not received an answer. That post got deleted. I can't believe the sub-quality support, and services there. People are complaining everywhere, people are getting banned from posting for 30 days, its like WW3 up in there! The funny thing is, the support is the whole reason I bought the account instead of waiting for my trial period to end. I wanted to go into tech support forums and find out some information. People are asking how they can get a refund. I am totally shocked that this is coming from Apple. I will probably cancel my account there myself, and if they don't then I'll just post my name and password everywhere I can think of, and never look back. I let my mind wander and it didn't come back. Here is a post from someone that puts it all in perspective: -- What kind of company can bill you $49 (or $100) and not have a customer care phone number or email. Where else do you get to spend $100 and not get 'ANY' service. This is a service industry and the first thing that matters in this kind of business it to provide 'excellent' customer care. I hav been totally unimpressed by the lack of moderator support and speed of response from billing. The fact that you have no way to deal with Apple directly about your purchase is disgraceful and insulting to say the least. It is totally unacceptable to take money from people and offer zero customer service. I will use my iDisk space and some of the other features for the year I have paid for. But based on current experience and the attitude of Apple I will not be renewing my account next year. .mac will be a big problem for Apple if they don't get it sorted out for users. You can't run a business like this and expect it to succeed. How would you feel if you could not contact you phone company if you had billing or technical problems, other posting a message and hoping for a reply. You would change companies for certain, well that's what a lot of .mac users will do. Apple need to understand the strong feeling most of the users on here seem to have about the support and service provided - WE ARE NOT HAPPY WITH IT. This is a 3rd rate service at the moment, and no amount of extra functions are going to make up for that. Continued success of a SERVICE, requires quality and customer care, both are not evident at .mac For those of you like me who are not happy with .mac I suggest to make sure people who are considering joining understand the limitiations and issues we have painfully discovered. They are :- 1. Inconsistent technical service, Web Mail down for hours, HomePage problems, poor iDisk speed. 2. Little or no support on the .mac boards, just standard company waffle, that skirts round the real issues. 3. No way of contacting Apple regarding the service. 4. No ability to officially complain. 5. No redress to cancel and get your money back. 6. Below par facilities, eg, can't change User Name, can't subscribe to forum threads - these are run of the mill stuff for other providers, it's not exactly leading edge at .mac is it. As paying customers we should have a way to express our dissatifaction and get direct replies from Apple. This needs to change ASAP. -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: USB sharing
On Tuesday, July 23, 2002, at 10:09 PM, (G-Books) wrote: Sorry to make you do it, but TBMK OS X doesn't support the printer sharing like *nix does (yet) maybe with Jaguar it will. I kind of doubt that, although I would *love* to be wrong. I think his Jobsness would have mentioned it, as it is one of the most requested features, as spring loaded folders were. Anything to make Apple look better after dropping that bomb on us. Walt -- Eagles may fly, but weasels aren't sucked into jets. -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Upgrade
On 7/19/02 2:47 PM, Jeff Drummond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, but the Dark Side offers a $100 discount on *upgrades* to XP Pro. :/ Careful, you are using doublespeak... [looks timidly around] :-) Walt -- Having a smoking section in a restaurant is like having a peeing section in a swimming pool. -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Microsoft Entourage Handheld Synchronization
On 7/17/02 10:22 PM, Michael Bryan Bell [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1. microsoft has only sold 300,000 copies of officeX 2. many of those copies were bought for .doc, .xls and powerpoint compatibility. 3. many of the corporate mac users are still stuck using outlook 2001 in classic for their email as entourageX doesn't support it. 4. out of the ones who use entourage with a palm, many aren't on email lists. 5. of those who are, many aren't on this =particular= email list. 6. steve jobs has said he hates those scribbly things, and as a good mac user you should too. ;) It's a big to-do over on the entourage mailing list though, I can give you the address if you want offlist. By big to-do I mean a few digests full of bets as to whether or not it would actually ship on the 15th, and they're getting incredible mileage out of the nasty interchanges going on between apple and MS over office's sales. MS: apple hasn't done enough to push OSX! if this keeps up we'll have to reevaluate our development efforts big time! We haven't even sold half of what we expected! Apple: Well, it might have something to do with the fact that it costs $499 MS: Tastes great! Apple: less filling! I guess I break all the rules then... :) Not to argue with you, but to make observations. 1. They may have only sold 300,000 copies, but I would bet my next paycheck that that there are at least three times that amount being used from piracy, due in part to their high price. Maybe It's different in everyone else's circle of friends, but of all the people I know that use computers (and there are dozens) - and I mean really know - all have Office (for either Windows or Mac) and the latest version of Office I might add, and none of them have paid for it. They either steal it from work or borrow it from a friend. I am the only one that I know of (personally) that buys my software. 2. I had one more reason - Entourage. I would say that is what caused me to rush out and buy it. 3. I use Entourage X for my corporate email. It works just fine for the email (we don't use it for scheduling). Contacts I can really do without since I have all the email addresses I really need. 4. Guess I am the exception to this. 5. And again. 6. I can't help but to just lve those scribbly things. Steve is just mad because he didn't think of it, I think. I still have my Newton MP 130 sitting around...but my Palm is much more productive *for me*. The entrance price is rather high, although they are pretty liberal with their upgrade policy. Which the more I think about it, should be because you get charged almost the same price as office if you just buy one of the components. -- For Sale: Taliban rifle. Never fired. Dropped once. -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Microsoft Entourage Handheld Synchronization
Hard to believe that no one has wrote anything about this yet. I downloaded it as soon as it was available (I wore a hole in my Refresh button) and was very surprised that it installed, synced, and worked without any glitches! Excellent conduit. Walt -- The machine uses an experimental pointing device called a Mouse.¹ -- John C. Dvorak on why the first Macintosh would fail - February 19, 1984 (from the San Francisco Examiner). -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: virii (OT)
On 7/10/02 4:50 PM, Kyle Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just kidding. My QS-867 blew a gasket and I had a ton of problems. That e-mail was sent a couple of days ago. On the 7th. I was 10 days ahead at that time. Unfortunately I am now back to real time. If this is not the case then please let me know. this is a new G4 so the time and date should be good. Perhaps you should change out the flux capacitor in your QS. It is probably not putting out the 1.7 jigawatts (or whatever they output) :) Walt -- They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.- Benjamin Franklin -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: virii (OT)
On 7/8/02 8:12 PM, Kyle Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I talked to my friend at Symantec about this a few months back. Everyone calls it Virii. Pronounced Vye-Rye. You have friends in the know in every field don't you Kyle? Walt -- A male gynecologist is like an auto mechanic who never owned a car. - Carrie Snow -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: virii (OT)
On 7/8/02 8:12 PM, Kyle Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I love McAfee. I am just going on what I know. I used to work for Apple. Ah yes, you told us this before. The 8500 right? Walt Never try to baptize a cat. -- Eileen, age 8 -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Happy Birthday Michelle!!
Are you going to give away your age? :) Walt -- My family puts the fun back in dysFUNctional. -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: shutting down pb pismo
On Sunday, June 30, 2002, at 09:17 AM, Kyle Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Reasons to shut down your Mac every night (even though Apple says it's ok so sleep it): 1. It is a waste of electricity. I could care less. I pay for it. 2. If their is a power surge, spike or outage in your area it could damage or destroy your computer. I have a quality surge protector/UPS, one that even cleans up the incoming sine wave. Not everyone opts to purchase these, but I feel very safe using it. 3. Shutting down and restarting your Mac dumps the memory heaps and resets the system solving a ton of potential issues. It is a good idea to restart now and then. I can gauge the performance by the fluid (or not so fluid) movement of the dock with magnification turned on. It tends to slow down a bit after running all day. Logging out and back in restores the fluid movement. About the only time I do a restart is when I have to because of an update or software installation. 4. A colder computer is a happier computer. Constant heat form even nominal operation will reduce the longevity of your mac. This has never been *proven*. There are two schools of thought on heat. Yours, and mine which thinks that the cool down/heat up cycle induced by powering off for the night will have the same effect that the sun/heat plays on roads, only on a much smaller scale. Two things reek havoc on the radar systems that I repair. Excessive heat (which is countered by the 23 gallon liquid coolant system and ambient air flow through the circuit card assemblies) and powering down for the night. In these logic boards that are much more sensitive to temperature variables than that of a computer this makes a big difference. The difference between running for a couple weeks without requiring any service and having to call us out to repair it after they turn it off when it is not being used. Our answer to them is to keep the thing running. We like that when they do because that means I am not going out on a site call for a repair as often. Our laptops, not being as sensitive as these cards, would probably take a much longer time between failures due to temperature, and may not even be noticeable. The difference between us is that I acknowledge these facts, and when someone asks, I don't try to push my opinion on them. I offer them both sides, and let them choose. 5. Leaving your Mac on all the time is the equivalent of leaving your car idling all the time. The tires won't wear, the transmission won't wear, and your headlights won't burn out, but it's still running. Actually, it's more like keeping a warming block on your engine and engine sensors, so that you don't have to wait the customary 4 minutes warm-up before your car's computer starts running its program based on the sensors, and not the pre-programmed set of information it stores in ROM. 6. Personal experience tells me so. I have been an Apple Certified Tech since 1991 and a Mac user from the Pre-Mac days. I can say the same thing, except since 1988, and the ACT part, which really has no bearing on the individual components that makes up the logic board. No I haven't been a Mac user since those days (switched over in 99) but the same laws of physics apply to components regardless of who puts them together. I will not be drawn into a flame war on this, so this will be my last input on this particular thread. I just wanted to make sure both sides are covered, and that the original poster has the information that he/she asked for. In sum, both schools of thought have their merits, and you must choose what makes you feel better. If you are looking for an excuse to turn off at night, and this does it for you, then by all means go for it. My wife holds the opposite view of mine, and turns hers (imac) off every night, and even just after a couple hours of use at time. My iMac stays on 24/7 (never sleeps) while my iBook stays on 24/7 but sleeps at night, and when not in use. The Wife's been running good since 1999, mine since 2000, and iBook since Nov 2001). The Kids iMac stays on 24/7 (with sleep) as well...just because he is too lazy to turn it off. These machines are probably not built with sensitive enough components that would really make a difference either way, and the effects would not be felt for 6-10 years if any. Walt -- Sorry I got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory. -- 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
Re: To buy, or not to buy, that is the question
On Sunday, June 30, 2002, at 09:17 AM, (KSmith3) wrote: I'm extremely close to purchasing a TiBook, but have hesitated out of fear that there may be some kind of MacWorld-New-York announcement about a newer, cheaper, faster version. MacRumors says no, since the latest versions were announced only a short while ago. Anybody heard anything? Thanks, Jerry Ahhto buy or not to buy...that is the question. That's the worst part about buying an apple :) Or, like I do, you could wait for the new models to come out and get a discount on the obsolete one. oops...did I say that O word? sorry. If you don't *really* need the latest and greatest, that is. Walt -- Two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do. -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Software Update Woes
I seem to remember reading a solution once to this problem, but I can't remember how, or can't seem to find any answers right now. Not really an iBook problem in itself, but it is happening on my iBook. Software Update (SU) will run and tell me I need to update my Applescript, Networking, and the July Security Update. I run them. Off a fresh restart, no applications running (NAV is running in background, but has never affected before). Not even Office notifications. They run through the whole ordeal, do my restart, and SU tells me again that I need to update them. All three of them. I click on the Log button, and it shows them as being installed. 3 times now. I have even tried to do them one at a time. Any ideas? Walt -- Sorry I got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory. -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Anyone Having Problems w/10.1.5?
I haven't experienced any problems whatsoever (as well as all the other upgrades). I have only installed it on my iBook DVD 500 with 640 Megs RAM since I am in Kuwait right now and the rest of my Macs are back home being used by the Wife and Kid. They will probably update theirs when Jaguar is released if I am not home yet, as it will probably be something we have to buy, and released on CD. I have had noticeable speed improvements with it. Walt -- Here I am. Now what are your other two wishes? -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: addenda
I guess I am in the minority in that I love those ³definitions² quotes. I get the digest mode and I make sure I read every one of them and add some of them to my own collection of signatures via the Steal A Sig script. Walt On 6/20/02 10:30 PM, Lesley Sprigg² [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To the frequent poster whom, in the last Digest alone, added five ~100-word definitions - I and others who skim these posts find this practice distracting - please, thank you very much . . -- You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted and used against you. -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Call to action re: MacSlash.com
On 6/2/02 10:30 PM, (G-Books) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree with every single thing Shawn said, even if it isn't popular. And this is new...how? :) Walt Never try to baptise a cat. -- Eileen, age 8 -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Manuals WARNING:o)
On 6/1/02 6:02 PM, Dyna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can find no compelling reason to replace my 333mhz iMac desktop machine or upgrade to OSX. Then Don't. But on the flip side, don't put down the people that do. People like myself who don't really care about the price, and can afford a brand new one every year, sometimes 2 units a year. I could care less about the upgradeability factor because I just go out and buy a complete new unit. That's my choice. You really don't need to tell us whether or not you find reasons to replace or upgrade. It's like you need to justify to us why you are not going to do so. Your reasons are exactly that. Your reasons. I would hope you wouldn't make a purchase based on what others think. In the early days of both motor vehicles and computers this was true. The personal computer is now over a quarter century old and the Mac is now getting close to 20 years old, especially if you count the Lisa. A new iMac won't do e-mail, surf the web, or process words much better than my 3 year old one. You are very correct. My first Mac was an iMac Rev. D 333MHz. It is still being used by my family, and running OS X just fine. Sure it takes a little bit longer to boot up then our iMac DV SE, but when all is opened and running, it checks email just as fast as the DV SE does. It web surfs on the same broadband network, and writes a mean letter. Let me get this right- I'm supposed to bin my working 3 year old iMac for a new one at upwards of $1300? Just so I can impress every one with how cl it looks? Of course not. I do it for myself, and no one else. I can by a new desktop PC, monitor, and linux distro for $600. Why should I spend $800 more for that fancy new iMac? Especially given that a desktop PC is pretty generic, thusly cheap and easy to maintain... unlike the iMac with it's many proprietary parts. Why? Obviously you are in the wrong boat, and there is nothing wrong with that. If you cannot justify to yourself why you use an Apple, then by all means jump ship. Apple is not for you. Go buy yourself a nice PC, save your money and be happy. Lord knows I wish I could be happy with a PC. I wish I could buy an Hewlett Packard PC (which I also did in 2000, just to try out Windows 2000 Pro to see if I would like it - I didn't and gave the system to my Dad) and monitor for $800 and have the same level of satisfactioin that my Apple gives me. Myself? I drool over Apple. I have never been so satisfied with my computer and operating system as I am now with Apple. I used PCs from 1988 until 1999. I bought my first Apple in 99, as I said earlier, just to see if I would like it. Being that it was my trial machine, I bought the low end model. I loved it. So much so, that the next year I bought a new one. 2000 I bought an iMac DV SE. I would have bought a newer one in 2001, but I bought a 4 year old Cadillac Seville (and paid for it in a year) for my Wife as well as my iBook in November of 2001. I am crazy about my iBook, and plan on getting a TiBook this autumn. Then there are my normal purchases. iPod (5 Gig, and soon to be 10), Palms (my new m515 should be arriving in the mail within a week or so), digital cameras (Mine and the Wife's), digital video camera, Adobe software, Microsoft Office v.X. A quick check of Quicken tells me that I spent $11,800 on computers, hardware accessories (like what I just mentioned) and software between last year and this year so far. To most people this is a sign of some very serious issues ;) To me, I just spend my money on what I like. All this to say, shelling out the money for a new system as opposed to upgrading or choosing not to upgrade is a personal decision based on each individual's circumstances and opinions and priorities. We should not be getting into argumentative dialogs over it that stem from something such as the availability of technical manuals. To each their own, and viva la difference. Peace, Walt -- Red meat is not bad for you Fuzzy green meat is bad for you. -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: TiBook Screen Scratches
On 5/28/02 10:30 PM, Todd Ruch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have multiple lines across my screen (from the keyboard) that will simply not come out. I have scrubbed the lines time and again, and they are still there... and I have only had it a little over two months (the lines showed up after about two weeks). I am really disappointed about that, after all I did spend a small fortune on my Ti-Book... I think that if a piece of leather or other such device is necessary to keep your screen from getting scratched, then Apple should include it with the laptop, or at least suggest in the operating manual that you purchase something of the sort... Todd I am not sure how yours was packaged, but mine (iBook) came with a piece of Styrofoam type paper that covered the keyboard and trackpad. Walt -- Ah, yes, divorce..., from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals through his wallet. -- Robin Williams -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: TiBook Screen Scratches
On 5/23/02 6:05 PM, Jim Freeman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By the way, I have a leather cover and iKlear stuff, but I can't get those damn marks out. What is your buffing technique? I have used them since day one..in fact they arrived before my iBook did, so I never let it have a chance to get scuffed. Most of the time I carry the part 2 of the iKlear kit in the laptop case after I finish cleaning it, and use it occasionally to dust off the screen. Walt -- My family puts the fun back in dysFUNctional. -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: TiBook Screen Scratches
On 5/22/02 7:14 PM, (G-Books) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know that long ago, others addressed the issue, but I skipped by, I never dreamed I'd have a TiBook. Now I do, and in a matter of days, there are scuffs on the screen that match up to the keycaps and even the border around the trackpad. Is there a good way to buff these out? Can I prevent 'em by putting a thin pad over the screen before closing it? I do two preventive maintenance procedures to keep this from happening, ever since I bought my iBook. 1. I bought the leather screen protector from otherworldcomputing.com for something like $13.00. 2. I use iKlear Apple Polish (not really a polish). I pay something like $13.00 for a pack of 20 kits. I use one kit a week. (one came free with the leather cover...which turned me on to this stuff) My screen is spotless, and I do nothing out of the ordinary other than the above, and I have had this iBook since November. Is the above the reason for this? I don't know. I would like to think so, and it is a small price to pay in my opinion. They make two of these covers, one for the iBook and one for the TiBook (and probably one for the big iBook now as well). Walt -- The machine uses an experimental pointing device called a Mouse.¹ -- John C. Dvorak on why the first Macintosh would fail - February 19, 1984 (from the San Francisco Examiner). -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
MacGimp
I just ordered MacGimp from OpenOSX.com. I know I could have downloaded the source, compiled it, installed Xfree86 and what not, but I didn't want to take the time to do all that. I wanted a one step installer process. I was wondering if anyone in this list uses that program, and how it compares to the most basic of features of Photoshop, from a real user and not the product's web site. To give you an example of what I use a graphics editor for, I resize, touch up, reduce red eye, change contrast and brightness, and will play around with advanced features. The Gimp is only meant to hold me over until I can find a deal on Photoshop like I did on InDesign. Then I will purchase PhotoShop and probably end up buying Adobe PhotoShop Classroom In A Book (CIB) on and learn most of its features. I am really getting into that InDesign, and I am only a quarter of the way through its CIB. Thanks, Walt -- Oh! Sorry, I thought that was a Braille name tag. -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Mail.app crashing
I have used Entourage since it was available, and with all the new hype of Mail.app in the up and coming Jaguar, I thought I would play with it a little bit. No such doing! It crashes after about a minute and a half of run time. Here is what the Console is telling me: 2002-05-16 07:50:13.045 loginwindow[255] Can't connect to pbs object RulebookServer 2002-05-16 07:50:13.046 loginwindow[255] Can't connect to pbs object RulebookServer After that, when it crashes I get no message in the Console. Weird. I have tried it in Root, my regular user, and my guest account with the same results. I have removed all startup items, and trashed the plist for Mail (which is what I think is the preferences - at least I had to retype in my info and all when I did that). Still nothing. Any ideas? The only thing different I have done over here since I last used it successfully was install Norton Anti-Virus, and Palm Desktop 4. I have also disabled the auto-scan and correct features of NAV. On a 2001 iBook 500MHZ DVD, 640 Megs RAM, OS X 10.1.4, Office v.X Walt -- Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play? -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Attn: mac.com users
On 5/10/02 1:06 AM, Dan Knight [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I suggest those who use mac.com read the whole article. While I appreciate the fact that my mac.com email is essentially spam free, it disturbs me to learn that Apple may be filtering for more than just spam. This is going to be a controversial subject I am sure. I for one am grateful for this filtering service. I enjoy having no commercial spam from my Mac.com email. I still get those annoying pass on to your friends spam from friends, but I have my own filters set up to automatically delete and reply to them to quit sending me BS email like that. I also have been victim to this. Every now and then I get one of those messages from this subscription server that says my email was bounced. Even with the most high level of spam filtering in my hotmail account, I still get as many as 20 spam emails a day there. I deplore spam so much, that I am satisfied to have a couple bounced messages to me. I also have some level of protection against this bounced email: everyone that means anything to me, or anyone I desperately want something from, knows to send my email to two of my accounts (one Mac.com and another my Army account) just to make sure I get it, and I have always received it from both accounts. My opinion? Let's not throw out the baby with the bathwater. Walt -- Oh! Sorry, I thought that was a Braille name tag. -- 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! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at http://roadtools.com. Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Disk First Aid...word to the wise.
On 5/10/02 7:58 AM, Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some people have mentioned on these lists that you need to run DFA multiple times sometimes to fix a problem. Well, they're right. Very good advice... I have always run it at least twice or more. If it runs clean the first time, I only run it once more, just to be sure. I did this because one time a couple years ago someone mentioned the same thing, and sure enough, after repairing a problem, another problem would arise, or just be noticed. My rule of thumb: Always wait for two consecutive no problems found. Walt -- My family puts the fun back in dysFUNctional. -- 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! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at http://roadtools.com. Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Broadband hardware - my 2¢
On 5/10/02 6:06 PM, Michael Bryan Bell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok. I am mentally trying to force this into your ear through pure will. Obviously, reason and certain mindsets do not mix, so this is the last time: If you buy any product from any manufacturer, and use it in ways they did not intend or test for or support (however stupid you think that is) you are on your own, and then demonizing that company for not supporting it is wrong. Wow...I just started reading the broadband thread, seeing that there has been so many letters. I have to agree with Michael. They only support the Windows operating system, so don't expect customer support for it. They have not promised you anything other than it will work on a windows machine. Now if you take your linksys and hook it up to a peecee...and experience the same problem...then they will be more than happy to help you out. I have bought and used linksys routers in the past. I have had no problem with them, but if I did, I wouldn¹t say they suck because they couldn¹t support something they never claimed they would in the first place. Walt -- Happiness is your Mother-In-Law's Picture on the Back of a Milk Carton. -- 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! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at http://roadtools.com. Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Adobe digital seminar
On 4/26/02 8:03 AM, (G-Books) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not that I want to steer off-topic, but I have seen times and times again people put in front of the superior productivity factor of the Mac and still, they get a Winblows box. Sometimes, that defies any logic... You know, people sometimes really look like in the Lemmings commercial. It's easy to understand why Apple had this commercial. -Laurent. I don't think it defies logic. I have a friend that works for Sony. He knows Apples are a superior product, but he doesn't want one. He is satisfied using his windows machine. It is more compatible with *all* the software out there. To him, that is his selling point. It all depends on what you want out of your computer. He puts up with all the quirks and hang-ups of the windows OS. He has always said that he would like to buy one, and he may if he ever runs into any extra money, or came across one real cheap. Disclaimer: for everyone else reading this, please don't bombard me with all the hype about everything being available for the mac, and what isn't can be run on an emulator. I am simply telling what his view point is, and it's what drives his purchase. Walt -- In any organization there will always be one person who knows what is going on. This person must be fired... -- 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! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at http://roadtools.com. Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Interesting news regarding OSX
I noticed that myself... That is cool. I have an old 3400c sitting at the house :) I just wonder how badly it will run..haha. I mean, this processor speed is 180MHz. I know they made faster ones, and even included the G3 in one of them, but unfortunately, I have the 180. I only paid $300 for it though, so it's not that bad. I was planning on keeping it an OS 9 machine. I guess I will be aquafying it this summer. Walt -- Here I am. Now what are your other two wishes? On 4/22/02 10:30 PM, (G-Books) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ryan Rempel has tweaked things so that you can run OS X on a 3400... This came in my weekly OWC newsletter: Ryan is still hard at work with XpostFacto. On April 16th, version 2.2b4 became available, little more than a week after the first 2.2b1 was released. Version 2.2bx of XpostFacto makes it possible for the first time ever to install Apple OS X 10.1.x onto the original PowerBook G3 (3500/Kanga), PowerBook 3400 Series, and the PowerBook Duo 2400. Additionally, the latest version supports OS X installation to a drive connected to a third party ATA interface and provides 'processor throttling' during startup that eliminates OS X compatibility issues experienced when booting off some third party SCSI cards in a machine with a G3 or G4 Upgrade. Download the beta or the current release version and get all the info on all the machines currently supported here: -- 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! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at http://roadtools.com. Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: SuperDisk in a Pismo (OSX X)
I picked up a Macally USB floppy for $49 I think it was. Works great. Works great. A little slow, but better than nothing when you really have to get that file on your HD. Walt -- Despite the cost of living, have you noticed how it remains so popular? On 4/22/02 5:59 AM, (G-Books) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I recently picked up an expansion bay Superdisk drive. I mostly want to use it to read floppies, rather than Superdisks. When I insert a floppy, I get a message that the system wants to reformat it. Has anyone had success using the expansion bay Superdrive in a Pismo running OS X 10.1 to read a floppy? Are any solutions available to read floppies under OS X? -- 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! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at http://roadtools.com. Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Swapping batteries with iBook
I saw elsewhere on this list about being able to swap batteries while the laptop was sleeping. Is this possible with my iBook 500 DVD? Can I swap the batteries while it is sleeping without losing any data or needing to reboot? Thanks, Walt -- You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted and used against you. -- 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! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at http://roadtools.com. Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Good, inexpensive digital camera/Lag time
On 4/20/02 4:21 PM, (G-Books) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Apparently most/all Digital cameras have lag time after the shot. I have tried many at CompUSA and Circuit City and they all had lag after shooting. The lag times are even parts of the review process on web sites now. Do you have one that doesn't have any lag after shooting? Aron I am no professional photographer, but in my experience with the common household film camera...every one that I have owned has a lag time that is no more/less than my digital I use now. Even conventional cameras have to wait for the charging capacitors to charge up for the flash. If I turn the flash off of my digital (HP Photosmart 318) I can shoot, and shoot and shoot without worrying about any lag time. I have no use for taking 5 pictures in one second, so I can't gauge THAT type of lag. 1/100th, 1/1000, 1/12000 shutter...means nothing to me, nor will it ever unless I take photography up as my job. If that ever happens, then I will rethink my opinions. Of course I normally shoot at the lowest quality setting for easy transmittal over email to family., so that has an effect I am sure. When I bump up the quality..there is more lag as it writes it to the CF I am sure. I have left the film roll for the digital as my common household camera, and I will never go back. Walt -- Bill Gates house was designed on a Macintosh. -- 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! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at http://roadtools.com. Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Dual Usb iBook vs Pb G3/333
On 4/21/02 1:36 AM, (G-Books) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I'll try to cut a long story short: After using my Bronze G3/333 for more than a year I've come, during the last days across an occasion which I find quite good: A friend of mine has introduced me to an Apple reseller he knows. This guy is selling open box new iBooks which have been used as demos, so they're brand new. The particular machine I'm interested in is a 500mhz/cd. The price is quite fair (more or less Usd 900) so I'm quite tempted but: Just a thought. For about $500 more you get a new one at 600MHz and a 100MHz bus and lots more memory. I myself use a 500MHz with a 66MHz bus. I traded price for speed, and I am happy. I also ended up upgrading to 640 Megs RAM for only $160. - I'm worried about the display, it's a 12 and I'm quite accustomed to my old faithful's HUGE 14 ... Don¹t worry about the display unless you absolutely need the extra 2 inches. I went from using my iMac with a 21 inch monitor, to using this iBook with the 21 inch monitor, to just using the iBook. I loved the sharp and crisp display over size. - I also wonder if the additional horsepower which comes from the 500mhz processor will be enough to cope with the G3's additional 384mb of ram and it's 512k L2 cache. The fact is that I do not have plans to upgrade the iBook's ram (128mb in standard configuration) as the prices back here in Italy have started raising again very fast. I can't say for sure whether or not I would use it if I only had 128 Megs RAM. I wasn't happy with 128. Especially running classic. That was almost impossible to run classic and a couple other OS X apps. I upped it to 256 and it was more acceptable. That was to only hold me over until I received my 512 MB chip. - I'm currently running 10.1 and a barebones 9.2.2 on the 333 and it really is fast, I know myself and I know that I would be disappointed if I weren't to notice a significant improvement in speed when trying this same configuration on the iBook. I think you will find it more speed than your 333. I am thinking of my iMac 333 compared to my iBook 500 DVD. My iMac 500 DV SE is a bit snappier than my iBook 500 DVD. Nonetheless the struggle is still underway in me. So I'm asking for opinions: - According to you is the iBook a good buy compared to my 333? Should I proceed and get the Pb replaced or would it better for me to avoid and perhaps use the money to upgrade the Pb (bigger hd, more ram, whatever)? I know that everything is subjective and that it depends on me and on the kind of things I'm using a Pb for but, I would all the same appreciate your comments on the matter. Thanks in advance Lorenzo -- Where there's smoke, you'll find my wife cooking dinner. -- 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! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at http://roadtools.com. Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Good, inexpensive digital camera
On 4/15/02 6:43 PM, (G-Books) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm looking to get a digital camera, but I'm not sure what's good considering how many different models are out there. I'm willing to spend no more than $300, so what could I get in that price range that would work with FireWire (I have a Wallstreet 233 with a FireWire cardbus)? I have bought two of the HP Photosmart 318 digital cameras. You can pick them up at CompUSA for $199, and online for cheaper. I bought mine, and liked it so much, and is so easy to use with iPhoto that I had my wife pick one up for herself so she can email me pictures without having to use conventional film and scanner. It's a 2.3 Megapixel, USB connected camera. Has built in 8 Megs (113 pictures low setting/8 on high) with a slot for a CF card. http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product%5Fcode=287265csea rch= for details. Normally I just use it on the cheapest quality (one star) because all my pictures usually get emailed out, and I don't plan on ever printing them. When I do plan on a printing, I change it to the highest quality, and it prints out very well. Looks like a real picture. Hope this helps. -- Walt Basil [EMAIL PROTECTED] MS Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at http://roadtools.com. Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: First powerbook maybe
On 3/31/02 11:30 PM, dominic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi guys, In may im going to be buying a new g4 desktop but lately iv been thinking a power book might be an option so I joined the list to ask what are the pro's and con's to having a power book against a power book besides the obvious of the portability. I Can't speak from the professional side of the house (Powermac Vs TiBook) but I can tell you about my experience as a consumer user. I have an iMac DV SE 500, 1 Gig RAM, OS X 10.1.3, Last November I bought an iBook DVD 500 (640 Megs RAM, 10.1.3). I bought it in preparation of my deployment to Kuwait. It would be much easier lugging it around instead of the iMac. The iMac was a little snappier, but the convenience of having everything with me all the time quickly caused me to lose the iMac and use the iBook as my main computer. At first I just plugged in my 21 inch monitor into it, but I kept finding myself using the iBook display instead. It was so much sharper. Then I ditched the monitor and cleared up a bunch of space on my desk. When I return from this deployment, I plan on buying one of the new iMacs, but I think I will continue to use this iBook as my main computer, and let my wife have the new iMac (she is still using my Rev. D, 296 Megs RAM, 10.1.3). After all, I will only *need* the new iMac when I want to make a DVD :) Walt -- Think about tomorrow.. only losers ask where do you want to go today.. -- 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! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at http://roadtools.com. Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
