Slightly OT - NiCads and NiMHs

[Neil Blake & Associates]

Hi all

I¹ve just bought some new rechargeable AA batteries to supplement my trusty
NiCads which I have used for several years (they still work fine, but are
dwindling in number as they get Œborrowed¹ for the kids¹ walkmans). I find
they are nickel metal hydride ­ NiMH ­ and the fine print on the battery
says to only charge them in a nickel metal hydride charger. Can I really
not use my standard NiCad charger for the NiMHs, or is the warning on the
battery a way to alarm me into unnecessarily buying a NiMH charger?

Can someone help please?

Cheers

Neil



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broadcasting MP3 streams - not neccesarily to iTunes clients...

[Meg Travers]

Hi all,

Those of you who know me are going to think this is an odd question, but it's 
just not 
an area I've kept up with...

I've become enamoured with iTunes Radio stations, and I want to do the 
streaming 
MP3 station thing myself - kinda fancy myself as a weekend DJ :-) However, I 
don't 
want to do this onto the internet (we've only got a modem connection at home, I 
don't 
think it would survive!) We do have a wireless WAN (of sorts) in the hills 
where I live - 
I want to DJ across that, and I suspect there'd be other takers in the area as 
well - 
there's alot of bored teenagers up here. 

I believe things like Shoutcast and Icecast might be the thing, and my partner 
is 
happy to install either onto the Linux server which is our wireless gateway. 

What I want to know iscan I DJ tracks and microphone input from my Mac to 
this 
server? Using what software? 

If anyone's got any answers for me, or a link to a "how to" type site, I'm all 
ears (pun 
intended!)

I'd rather do this from my new OS X 12" powerbook, but if the better solution 
(especially when it comes to mixing tracks) is OS 9 or needs a mixing desk, I 
have an 
8500 sitting here (with ADAT, mixing desk, FX, etc) looking for new meaning to 
its 
life :-)

Thanks!!
Meg

iTunes export of same

[Malcolm McCallum]

Hi Wamuggers-- How do I take iTunes off one computer so they play on 
another--NOT streaming.


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PB G3 Firewire screen

[dtac666]

After two strangely dissappearing posts here goes once more:

My pismo recently dies with a broken logic board and processor card (presumely 
i 
broke theese when putting in a new hard disk). It hurts, the machine was bought 
late 
in 2000 and cost me just under AU$7000. The spare parts from Apple exceed the 
value of the machine, so it's not economical to repair.

I have disassembled the machine and will sell the LCD screen to anyone 
interested for 
AU$260 or so. It has no dead pixels as recently established with Pixel Check.

More parts will become available soon, I will put them here:


cheers

Dirk

test - posting broken?

[dtac666]

Attempted to post two messages yesterday and today -somehow they don't seem to 
be showing up...

Re: Printing photos

[Daniel Forsdyke]

I'm not sure which other HP printers this applies to, but my HP DeskJet 640C
has a available a specific photo print cartridge for use when printing
photos, as opposed to the standard colour cartridge. The HP website maay
have some more info: 

Hope that helps!!

Daniel Forsdyke

On 03/05/2003 18:08, "Stephen Chape" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hello folks,
> 
> I tried printing some photos for the first time on HP Photo Paper on my HP
> Deskjet 880C printer a couple of days ago.
> 
> The photos all turned out with a terrible blue domination and I cannot
> figure out why. I have an iMac 266 with OSX 10.1.5
> 
> It doesn't matter if I print from Photoshop Elements 2 or straight from
> Preview, the result is the same. Today I installed a new Colour Cartridge in
> the printer but it hasn't helped. I tried running the Cartridge Cleaner and
> the Cartridge Alignment facilities from the HP software utility, then did
> some tests on plain paper, but no change.
> 
> I have even tried some different settings in Colorsync from System
> Preferences, but no change.
> 
> Any suggestions please ... Please  Please 
> 
> I want to buy a digital camera, but it's not much use doing that until I
> know I can print photos !

Printing photos

[Stephen Chape]

Hello folks,

I tried printing some photos for the first time on HP Photo Paper on my HP
Deskjet 880C printer a couple of days ago.

The photos all turned out with a terrible blue domination and I cannot
figure out why. I have an iMac 266 with OSX 10.1.5

It doesn't matter if I print from Photoshop Elements 2 or straight from
Preview, the result is the same. Today I installed a new Colour Cartridge in
the printer but it hasn't helped. I tried running the Cartridge Cleaner and
the Cartridge Alignment facilities from the HP software utility, then did
some tests on plain paper, but no change.

I have even tried some different settings in Colorsync from System
Preferences, but no change.

Any suggestions please ... Please  Please 

I want to buy a digital camera, but it's not much use doing that until I
know I can print photos !
-- 
Regards,
Stephen Chape 

[OT] Apple and X-Men

[Daniel]

A bit of an interesting read for those interested in Apple, X-Men and 
video editing.



Helps if I post the link,sorry.

Very cool!!

Enjoy!

Kind Regards
Daniel Kerr
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[OT] Apple and X-Men

[Daniel]

A bit of an interesting read for those interested in Apple, X-Men and 
video editing.


Very cool!!

Enjoy!

Kind Regards
Daniel Kerr
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Anti spam stuff for Eudora users

[Phillip McGree]

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/19364&mode=info

I run OS 9 on my boring slow PowerBook, so OS X users will have more success.
ie it's a .dmg file, haven't mounted it in 9 yet.



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Re: PB G3 Dark Screen

[Paul Doyle]

Hi David,

Any chance I could get the name of your insurance company and the type of
policy?

Cheers
Paul

David de la Hunty wrote:

> I had that recently on bronze PBG3: broken (OK dropped) screen
> replaced, then the replacement got the flickers and ultimately went
> very dark (but you could juuust navigate your way around if you had a
> good light in the room, funnily enough). Replacement screen from Apple
> did the same thing: "defective also" according to tech. A further
> screen and a board later and all appears well. Thank God for insurance.
>
> d
>
> On Friday, May 2, 2003, at 15:44 Australia/Perth, Shay Telfer wrote:
>
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> A friend has a PB G3 but the screen is very dim, you can see the desk
> >> top but only just, how do they get illumination?
> >> TIA
> >> Clive
> >
> > If they've turned up the brightness (using the F2 key) and still
> > can't see anything it's a good bet the backlight on the screen has
> > blown. If it's a Pismo (PowerBook 2000 Firewire) there are
> > instructions at:
> >
> > 
> >
> > Or just google for other instructions.
> >
> > Have fun,
> > Shay
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> > 
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Mac OS 9.0.4 to OS 9.1

[Colin Gordon]

Hi,
I'm thinking of upgrading to Mac OS 9.1 but would like to know 
about any possible 'issues' — and the cost?
Anyone have any info about this upgrade?
Cheers

Colin Gordon

Mac OS 9.0.4 to OS 9.1

[Colin Gordon]

Hi,
I'm thinking of upgrading to Mac OS 9.1 but would like to know 
about any possible 'issues' — and the cost?
Anyone have any info about this upgrade?
Cheers

Colin Gordon

Possible Spam Laws

[Phillip McGree]

Spam has always been a nuisance, but it's become a huge growth "industry" over 
the last year. Turns out that some straws are finally starting to break some 
camel backs, and regulators and politicians are starting to get pissed off 
about it all to actually do something about it.

Personally, I'd like to see the look on Wayne Mansfield's face if/when laws 
finally prevent him from being such an internet parasite. :-)

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,6375014%255E15306,00.html

US wants to ban spam
David Ho in Washington 
May 03, 2003

WEEKS after the Australian government flagged new anti-spam laws, US regulators 
have vowed to take swift action against bulk unsolicited email.
"Things are worse than we imagined," said Eileen Harrington, the Federal Trade 
Commission's director of marketing practices, at the end of a three-day forum 
in Washington. "There is consensus that the problem has reached a tipping 
point. If there are not immediate improvements implemented across the board by 
technologists, service providers and perhaps lawmakers, email is at risk of 
being run into the ground." 

The Australian federal Government last month said it would move to introduce 
anti-spam laws "as quickly as possible". 

Ms Harrington said that was the impression left by the dozens of technology 
experts, government officials, industry executives and lawyers who flocked to 
Washington to discuss the problem of unwanted commercial email and what to do 
about it. 

In March, 45 per cent of all email sent was spam, according to Brightmail, the 
San Francisco-based anti-spam company. That's up from 16 per cent in January 
2002. 

Most of the panelists at the FTC forum on Friday agreed that a strong federal 
anti-spam law is needed and would be better than the mix of local laws now in 
29 states. 

Steve Richter, an attorney with the E-mail Marketing Association, said the 
current patchwork of laws is confusing and harmful. He gave the example of a 
Washington state resident who receives spam from New York relayed through a 
computer in Nevada. 

"What law can you tell either of the parties - the sender or the recipient - to 
follow?" he said. 

Virginia enacted the harshest US anti-spam laws on Tuesday, giving authorities 
the power to seize assets earned from sending bulk unsolicited email pitches 
while imposing up to five years in prison. 

Californian representative Zoe Lofgren said this week she would seek federal 
legislation offering rewards for individuals who help track down spammers, 
while New York Senator Charles Schumer, proposed a national "do-not-spam" 
registry similar to an FTC service that is to begin blocking unwanted 
telemarketing calls later this year. 

A pending anti-spam bill proposed by Sens. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., and Ron 
Wyden, D-Ore, would require spam to have valid return addresses. 

Some were skeptical that the federal proposals would do the job. 

"New laws that are unenforceable for myriad reasons or that are overtaken by 
the advances of technology have the potential to do more harm than good," FTC 
commissioner Orson Swindle said. "No single law, no single new technology, no 
new initiative, no new meetings are going to solve this problem alone." 

John Patrick, chairman of the industry-supported Global Internet Project, said 
any U.S. law would do little to stop spam from other countries and the only 
solution is blocking it with new technology. 

Earlier this week, AOL, Yahoo! and Microsoft announced a joint initiative to 
combat spam through techniques such as identifying and restricting messages 
with deceptive headers. 

Persistent spammers have found ways to dodge similar obstacles. 

Ms Harrington said the automated tools spammers use to "harvest" email 
addresses are "far more efficient and effective than we knew." 

"Spammers are provided with an endless menu of new and fresh email addresses to 
send to," she said. "That accounts for a good deal of the exponential increase 
in volume." 

In 2001, the FTC received 10,000 junk emails each day forwarded by complaining 
consumers. The agency now receives 130,000 messages daily. 

Other topics during the forum included the potential for spam to migrate to the 
screens of cell phones and the effect of spam in other countries. 

Motohiro Tsuchiya, a communications professor with the International University 
of Japan, said Friday that about 80 per cent of spam in Japan comes from 
outside the country and most of it is in English. 

"We are now importing more spam from the United States," he joked. "We are 
actually learning what American culture is through spam." 

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