Re: Craigslist
Doc, I for one have done a lot of buying and selling on Craigslist. When I once came into a deal on about 50 new laptop drives, I sold about half of them on CL San Francisco, another quarter to CL LA Portland. The rest went on the swap list. I've never been taken once on those or many of the other sales. HOWEVER... I've come close a few times. As far as selling goes, one of the biggest scams comes from those who have a client who wants one or more of your items. They say they will pay up front with Cashiers Check or even Money Order and will provide payment at time of pickup. The written english is often broken. If selling, stay away. As for buying, most sellers are ok. There were a few buyers who had normal apprehension about buying from me so I provided them with a few referrals in say the Bay Area who had also just bought and received one of the drives. This is one method to protect yourself. Ask if he has any referrals. Also read down the column because if there are any repetitive scammers, the other users will often point them out. Make sure that you purchase, make sure to request some form of tracking number. It protects both sides and nobody can say must have gotten 'lost' in the mail. Finally, read the Paypal 'Buyers Protection' section. They give some good insights and means to protect you. Of course the average seller is as apprehensive about you as you are of them. Of course Face to Face exchanges are best but understandably difficult in Western Montana. Overall, CL is a great service. Just a few thoughts. Dave Lombard running Panther with a crippled L2 cache. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto: Send list messages to: mailto:powerbooks@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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
Re: Craigslist
Doc, I for one have done a lot of buying and selling on Craigslist. When I once came into a deal on about 50 new laptop drives, I sold about half of them on CL San Francisco, another quarter to CL LA Portland. The rest went on the swap list. I've never been taken once on those or many of the other sales. HOWEVER... I've come close a few times. As far as selling goes, one of the biggest scams comes from those who have a client who wants one or more of your items. They say they will pay up front with Cashiers Check or even Money Order and will provide payment at time of pickup. The written english is often broken. If selling, stay away. As for buying, most sellers are ok. There were a few buyers who had normal apprehension about buying from me so I provided them with a few referrals in say the Bay Area who had also just bought and received one of the drives. This is one method to protect yourself. Ask if he has any referrals. Also read down the column because if there are any repetitive scammers, the other users will often point them out. Make sure that you purchase, make sure to request some form of tracking number. It protects both sides and nobody can say must have gotten 'lost' in the mail. Finally, read the Paypal 'Buyers Protection' section. They give some good insights and means to protect you. Of course the average seller is as apprehensive about you as you are of them. Of course Face to Face exchanges are best but understandably difficult in Western Montana. Overall, CL is a great service. Got my Lombard on CL, although a local buy. Just a few thoughts. Dave Lombard running Panther with a crippled L2 cache. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto: Send list messages to: mailto:powerbooks@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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
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Does anybody know the rules for sending a computer to another country? Can you do it? What are the laws keeping one from doing so? What can be sent and to what country? If you send the computer by national post (USPS, Post Canada, etcetera) and fill out the appropriate customs declaration completely, you will have no problem. A bit to add. If you use USPS, they have a thick book behind the counter which lists customs regs for each and every country around the world. It specifically lays out what can and cannot be sent to the country in question. The easiest way is just to drop by there and with your question. You don't want to send something and end up having it opened by customs and never seen again. I just searched the USPS web site and they have a page that has some limited information. You still want to rely on the detailed regs at the Post Office. http://pe.usps.gov/text/Imm/Immctry.html Dave -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto: Send list messages to: mailto:powerbooks@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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
oops Re: Question about international sale
Does anybody know the rules for sending a computer to another country? Can you do it? What are the laws keeping one from doing so? What can be sent and to what country? If you send the computer by national post (USPS, Post Canada, etcetera) and fill out the appropriate customs declaration completely, you will have no problem. A bit to add. If you use USPS, they have a thick book behind the counter which lists customs regs for each and every country around the world. It specifically lays out what can and cannot be sent to the country in question. The easiest way is just to drop by there and with your question. You don't want to send something and end up having it opened by customs and never seen again. I just searched the USPS web site and they have a page that has some limited information. You still want to rely on the detailed regs at the Post Office. http://pe.usps.gov/text/Imm/Immctry.html Dave -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto: Send list messages to: mailto:powerbooks@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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
Re: Fussy DVD drive on Lombard
Ben, I've got a Lombard as well and do have problems with certain dvd copies, but not all. I think part of the problem is that DVD technology has evolved and the old drive hasn't. So old drives have trouble reading certain media. Are any of your disks DVD+? I suppose this could cause issues too. You might also gently blow air using canned air onto the eye. All it takes is a microscopic dust bunny to cause problems. Make sure it doesn't blow liquid oxygen onto the eye as some 'new' cans will. Your drive may have a shared eye or use separate eyes for cd and dvd. Dave But several won't mount, just get stuck in an endless loop with the drive going 'whr -CLICK, whiiir-CLICK' and never mounting it. Or do you think this particular drive is on the way out, and a new one might fix the issue? -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:powerbooks@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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
Lombard EIEE Target Disk Mode?
On Jun 8, 2005, at 11:24 AM, David Rodriguez wrote: Anybody here using a Lombard that is able to run their machine in Target Disk Mode (TDM) using a Firewire Cardbus? No, and you never will, since it's a rom issue, not the mere presence of a FW port. Bruce Johnson Is that the Rom on the Lombard or with the Cardbus itself? If it's the Lombard, it still wouldn't explain why with the Lombard running at normal mode, it won't see my desktop in Target Disk Mode being the desktop is emulating a drive. Dave -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:powerbooks@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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
Lombard Questions
Morning all, Been a long while since I've posted here. I just picked up a Lombard the other day, of course it has problems but it's got enough good things going to make it worth resurrecting. Good screen, dvd/rom w/ decoder, fair battery, a 256 mb chip. It's got a new 20 gig drive installed w/ 9.2.2. The bad side, the motherboard was dead and no power supply. I've borrowed a friend's failing L2 Cache G3 400 mobo for the weekend and power supply, which is allowing me to play around with getting it set up. But I'll eventually need to find replacements for both. It has a 256 and 64 mb Ram but hope to find another 256 of the right type that will give me 512. Problem: Will not restart. I can shut down and then start up, but cannot simply Restart. Trying to do so requires use of the reset button. Would this be indicative of a low pram batter, a bad L2 Cache, or something else? With the inability to restart, I am having a little trouble installing Jaguar too. I plan on moving up to Panther and eventually using the firewire enclosure method to install Tiger, but first things first. I guess I'm also curious if anybody has been using a failing L2 cache mobo long term? If so, how's that working out? Other Question: Any guidance is appreciated in the search for the appropriate type of low profile 256 Mb Ram Stick that will allow full 512 ram. Thanks for any ideas, Dave Oregon -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:powerbooks@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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
