Re: OT: OS X common desktop?

2002-10-10 Thread Roger Shufflebottom
Thanks to those who replied to my query on this. I did think that the Dock was another approach but I don't want to be messing with scripts and command lines! The answer must lie somewhere . . . -- With best wishes, Roger Shufflebottom -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and...

Wallstreet HD transplant eo newer PB won't mount

2002-10-10 Thread jwtravis
My WS 266 died an untimely death (non-disk related) so I bought a 400Mhz from eBay (2 firewire/2 USB--is this a Pismo?)replacing its 10Gb Toshiba HD (OS 9) with my 10gb Fujitzu (OS 9.1),expecting to hit the ground running (I'm very familiar with the insides of PBs). What I get on the attempt to

Re: pc Airport compatible

2002-10-10 Thread R. Hannes Niedner
I think any of the cards listed her will do: http://wirelessdriver.sourceforge.net/faq.html#supported They all work more or less in an Apple Powerbook and should even more so to connect to an ABS from a PC. With the help of this list I bought an Orinocco Gold Card which connects fine to an

Re: pc Airport compatible

2002-10-10 Thread John Slavin
We use a Cisco 350 cardbus card at our office to connect to our Airport Base station v.2. I doubt it would be any different with v.1. It works great. No problem whatsoever. John Slavin On Thursday, October 10, 2002, at 10:26 AM, Anthony Vo wrote: Hi Listers, I have pismo (400,10.2.1)

Re: Wireless card for wallstreet

2002-10-10 Thread Mike Amato
on 10/9/02 11:26 AM, R. Hannes Niedner at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks to all who responded. I think I'll by an Orinocco Gold Card supported by the open source driver and capable of 128Bit encryption. Please let me know if I missed something and that would not be a good choice. Sounds

Modem on TiBook 550 not responding

2002-10-10 Thread Nancy Butts
Hi, I've just noticed a problem with the modem on my Titanium Powerbook 550 not responding under OS 9.2.1. When I doublechecked the port selection in the Modem control panel, the Connect via: popup menu has disappeared, so I am unable to select the internal modem. All that it says there now

Food for thought...

2002-10-10 Thread Laurent Daudelin
http://business2.com/articles/web/0,1653,44267,FF.html -Laurent. -- === Laurent DaudelinDeveloper, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA

Lombard eyboard agan

2002-10-10 Thread willi miller
Help. Ths s the 333 wth the bad eyboard. got another and the problem stll exsts but t has moved to the left one space. A dagonal lne of eys sn't worng. You can probably tell from my typng whch ones they are. The very nce fellow bought the new/used eyboard from suggests the problem s as craced

Password Protection

2002-10-10 Thread Frank Cornew
When I graduated from my trusty Duo 2300 to a Pismo, I noticed that the Pismo OS easy install did not include the Apple's Password Protection control panel that I had used on the Duo. Played around with the installer and discovered that it simply would not do it. Assumed that this was some

Re: Password Protection

2002-10-10 Thread Joe Ellis
I would recommend you upgrade to OS 10. It has all the security features of a Unix system built in. No need to buy extra software. Joe Ellis - Original Message - From: Frank Cornew [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 3:17 PM Subject:

Re: Modem on TiBook 550 not responding

2002-10-10 Thread Mike Amato
on 10/10/02 12:52 PM, Nancy Butts at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've just noticed a problem with the modem on my Titanium Powerbook 550 not responding under OS 9.2.1. When I doublechecked the port selection in the Modem control panel, the Connect via: popup menu has disappeared, so I am unable

Re: Password Protection

2002-10-10 Thread Laurent Daudelin
I second the motion! -Laurent. -- === Laurent DaudelinDeveloper, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA * Usual disclaimers

Re: pc Airport compatible

2002-10-10 Thread Jeremy Derr
Anthony Vo writes: Hi Listers, I have pismo (400,10.2.1) link to Aiport base station (V1). My wife is going to acquire a pc workstation or laptop (xp) to do her works at home. I'd to know is there any compatible pc cardbus or USB device can be linked to airport ? any information or advise

Re: Password Protection

2002-10-10 Thread George Gunderson
OS X and firmware passwords provide some protection, but can be easily worked around if someone has physical access to the PowerBook. You may want to look into encryption for the best protection, depending on how sensitive your data is. GmG -- Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords

Re: Matshita DVD SR-8173-B on PB Pismo?

2002-10-10 Thread DavidWedge
Stein, the 8173 will NOT fit your 8080B drive. Several dealers (including ourselves powerbookguy.com) carry the 8080B drive, which is the ONLY existing DVD drive that will mount up on your case. Thanks, David - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Rotate LCD screen?

2002-10-10 Thread Jonathan R. Andrew
Does anyone know of a software way to get a powerbook's screen to show upside down? I want to put a cheapo DVD player/GPS mapper in my vehicle (the 7 screen crap-ola they sell [at a circuit city, for example] would run over $2.5k). I want to place the PB in a slip-in bracket on the ceiling

Re: Matshita DVD SR-8173-B on PB Pismo?

2002-10-10 Thread DavidWedge
the 8080b is 8x. Thanks, David www.ibookparts.com www.wegenermedia.com In a message dated 10/10/02 6:37:54 PM, you wrote: I thought the DRN-8080B drive that came with the Pismo was already 4x or 8x. KeS -- G-Books is sponsored by

Stripped heat sink screws

2002-10-10 Thread Sephee
Any ideas on how to get a couple stripped heat sink screws out of a Pismo? I've been trying to get an airport card installed but I cant do a thing to get these things out. Also, any ideas on what I can replace them with once I manage to get these puppies out. I cant seem to find that out and

Re: OT: Any recommendations for domain registration?

2002-10-10 Thread Keith Ronan
On 10/4/02 2:04 PM, Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello I've got a domain name coming up for renewal and I'm thinking there might be a better choice than my current one (NSI/Verisign). I only use it as a permanent E-mail address, I haven't even got a web site yet. Any recommendations?

Re: Stripped heat sink screws

2002-10-10 Thread Obi-Wan
On 10/10/02 7:51 PM, Sephee [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the Cybertrough: Huh!? What screw's that? I dont think I'm following that. I am trying to take off the heat sink covering the RAM slots . As far as I know that's the only thing getting in the way. That's what I had to remove when I

Re: Stripped heat sink screws

2002-10-10 Thread Jeremy C. Derr
On Thursday, October 10, 2002, at 09:51 PM, Sephee wrote: Huh!? What screw's that? I dont think I'm following that. I am trying to take off the heat sink covering the RAM slots . As far as I know that's the only thing getting in the way. That's what I had to remove when I installed RAM.

Re: Stripped heat sink screws

2002-10-10 Thread Obi-Wan
On 10/10/02 7:51 PM, Sephee [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the Cybertrough: Huh!? What screw's that? I dont think I'm following that. I am trying to take off the heat sink covering the RAM slots . As far as I know that's the only thing getting in the way. That's what I had to remove when I

Re: OT: Any recommendations for domain registration?

2002-10-10 Thread Jeremy C. Derr
On Thursday, October 10, 2002, at 09:14 PM, Obi-Wan wrote: On 10/10/02 7:11 PM, Keith Ronan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the Cybertrough: On 10/4/02 2:04 PM, Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello I've got a domain name coming up for renewal and I'm thinking there might be a better

Rotate LCD screen?

2002-10-10 Thread Raymond Wiker
Jonathan R. Andrew writes: Does anyone know of a software way to get a powerbook's screen to show upside down? I want to put a cheapo DVD player/GPS mapper in my vehicle (the 7 screen crap-ola they sell [at a circuit city, for example] would run over $2.5k). I want to place the

Re: OT: Any recommendations for domain registration?

2002-10-10 Thread Obi-Wan
On 10/10/02 8:33 PM, Jeremy C. Derr [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the Cybertrough: Dotster is the best cheap site reg co. that has a variety of options, including URL Masking and MX services. Check them out. Www.dotster.com my personal experience with dotster has been almost exclusively