Re: Sorenson Squeeze

2002-05-10 Thread Greg Walpole
Maria Nekam wrote: I've got a ton of old movies and PBS shows and the like that I've taped off the TV. I'd like to transfer them to CDs You will find articles on Video CD at: http://www.insanely-great.com/features/010503.html and http://www.insanely-great.com/features/011221.html Less

Re: Broadband hardware - my 2¢

2002-05-10 Thread Michael Bryan Bell
Ugh! *nods* I'm not a moderator, No, really? but Mike, Michael. Name shortening is reserved for friends. your holier-than-thou tirade based on economic philosophy That what you think it was? What is what you wrote? has just earned you time in my penalty box. To quote Linksys tech

Re: Attn: mac.com users

2002-05-10 Thread Walter R Basil
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

Re: Disk First Aid...word to the wise.

2002-05-10 Thread Walter R Basil
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,

Re: Broadband hardware - my 2¢ (dying thread)

2002-05-10 Thread Jeremy Derr
On Friday, May 10, 2002, at 08:11 AM, Thomas Ethen wrote: Don't sugar coat it Kyle, just go ahead and tell us what you think about Linksys! Tom They deserve every smear that they get. They suck. Let's see if I can summarize this thread so we can all move on LinkSys sucks because

Re: Expansion Bay products

2002-05-10 Thread Gary D. Adams
Provantage.com has the SuperDisk for the 1999-2000 Powerbooks for $45. Just an FYI. ;-) Gary (So, Remy, now I've got the SuperDisk on the way!) -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our

Re: Broadband - not wireless

2002-05-10 Thread csean
Bad form responding to my own post, perhaps, but I've found out a few more things on our DSL setup. As I mentioned, it's a combo DSL/telephone service, with 24/7 1.28Mbit DSL, plus all local and national telephone calls, for a fixed monthly rate of $29 (half price for the first six months, then

Re: File sharing on TiBook turns itself off

2002-05-10 Thread Gary D. Adams
Nancy: I've got a SuperMac C600 at work on the network that does the same thing (OS 9.1). I've messed with sleep settings, but it still goes to sleep and I have to actually go down to the other office and click the mouse to get it to show up. I think it's related to the settings, but I

Re: Expansion Bay products

2002-05-10 Thread Remy Davison
Provantage.com has the SuperDisk for the 1999-2000 Powerbooks for $45. Just an FYI. ;-) Gary (So, Remy, now I've got the SuperDisk on the way!) I knew you wouldn't be able to resist ;-) Cheers, RD Remy Davison Contributing Editor and News Editor, Insanely-Great Mac

Re: File sharing on TiBook turns itself off

2002-05-10 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 10/05/02 11:33, Nancy Butts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use OS 9.2.1 on all three of my Macs, but for some reason the copy on my TiBook 550 acts strangely. Any time the machine goes to sleep or shuts down, file sharing shuts itself off-then takes several minutes to restart when I turn it

Flame wars revisited...

2002-05-10 Thread James Rohde
Have some of you read the studies on the effects of (self-induced, as in flame wars that wax vitriolic) stress on the human body? It's not a positive thing for blood pressure, stomachs, and a few other things. On 5/10/02 10:06 AM Michael Bryan Bell edified us all by writing: You cannot decide

Re: 250 MB Capable Expansion Bays

2002-05-10 Thread Tom Meade
Keep in mind that 250MB Zip disks can't be read by drives designed for 100MB media (like my beige G3) so if you intend to shuttle data from PB/G3 you won't be able to use the 250MB media included with the MacZone bay. Tom Meade -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and...

Wallstreet - Bad Battery?

2002-05-10 Thread malibu83
Battery Reset 2.0 didn't (really) work. I have a Wallstreet (250MHz, 13.3 if it matters). I let it sit on the shelf in sleep for way too long (days). When I got back to it, it was totally dead. I knew about Battery Reset so I tried it. Battery Reset finds the battery and does something. The red

Re: 250 MB Capable Expansion Bays

2002-05-10 Thread Thomas Ethen
Yes that is true, but the 250MB drives will read and record 100MB disks also. Tom on 5/10/02 1:20 PM, Tom Meade at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Keep in mind that 250MB Zip disks can't be read by drives designed for 100MB media (like my beige G3) so if you intend to shuttle data from PB/G3 you

Re: Wallstreet - Bad Battery?

2002-05-10 Thread Joe Arcuri
On 5/10/02 2:15 PM [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Battery Reset 2.0 didn't (really) work. I have a Wallstreet (250MHz, 13.3 if it matters). I let it sit on the shelf in sleep for way too long (days). When I got back to it, it was totally dead. I knew about Battery Reset so I

Re: Expansion Bay products

2002-05-10 Thread Todd Moody
5/10/2002 12:26:39 PM, Thomas Ethen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 100's. Now I just need a broken Pismo DVD/CD module, so I can install the CD-RW I just purchased in it, so I will have another expansion bay item to carry around with me. I deliberated over the internal/external peripheral thing, and

Re: Broadband hardware - my 2¢

2002-05-10 Thread Walter R Basil
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