Re: Are you sure you want to ... ?

2002-11-22 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 22/11/02 02:29, Andrew Johnson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: listmom, can we end this please? Yes, please, everyone, that thread has been way too long. Like someone used to say: Come on, these are not the droids that you're looking for. I'm sure I'll be corrected since I didn't get it

vst zip not mount under 9.2.2

2002-11-22 Thread Anthony Vo
Hi Listers, After adding OS 9.2.2 (this came with a newer G4 tower) into my Pismo (320mb ram,6gb Hd), the machine does not recognize VST zip drive (extension bay) but it 's mounted under 10.2.2. Please advise. Also, How can I make the external firewire IBM HD 80gb bootable? (this one also can

Re: Wallstreet acting flaky

2002-11-22 Thread Seth Austen
on 11/17/02 3:30 PM, (G-Books) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 11:57:17 +0100 Subject: Re: Wallstreet acting flaky From: Jon Glass [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do you have any kind of extension/control panel set to patch the menu bar, or have you hacked the Finder's menu bar in any

Re: G4 spill damage

2002-11-22 Thread Jeremy Derr
On Thursday, November 21, 2002, at 07:48 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/21/2002 9:11:35 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well, while ripping my bartender's CDs to my Powerbook 550 I spilled some beer on the keyboard. Tekserve has cleaned it up and

Re: Are you sure you want to ... ?

2002-11-22 Thread James Rohde
On 11/21/02 7:17 PM Kyle (Obi-Wan) Hanses enlightened us by writing: In my opinion Jon is right in asking that the Apple name be used. The key closest to the Apple (or command) key is the Option Key. Even if there is a tiny alt printed on some keyboards. It is NEVER referred to as the ALT key,

Re: vst zip not mount under 9.2.2

2002-11-22 Thread Gary D. Adams
My VST came with an extension, I think. Is that installed? Iomegaware. Gary Anthony Vo wrote: Hi Listers, After adding OS 9.2.2 (this came with a newer G4 tower) into my Pismo (320mb ram,6gb Hd), the machine does not recognize VST zip drive (extension bay) but it 's mounted under 10.2.2.

Re: G4 spill damage

2002-11-22 Thread Paul Nicholson
Hi, You could have saved it. It's not the beer by itself that caused the problem. Destruction is caused by the application of an electrolyte (beer in this case) and voltage, which causes electrolysis, as in electroplating. Metals in the conductors are removed and plated onto other conductors

Re: wiping hard drive clean

2002-11-22 Thread Tivo
Aladdin Systems, maker of Stuffit has a product called Secure Delete. Does anyone have personal or experiential knowledge about this product's efficiency? -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | --

Re: Are you sure you want to ... ?

2002-11-22 Thread Jim
Philosophical Digressions Deleted I asked the question, and got some answers. I still wish all the nuisance confirmations could be shut off. Nevertheless, I hereby ask that this thread be ended. Thanks to all who contributed. --Jim. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and...

Re: G4 spill damage

2002-11-22 Thread Thomas Ethen
In my computer classes one of the first rules is Do Not Have Any Liquid That Could Spill Near The Computers, which most people ignore when at home, but not in my lab! Any liquid spilled on a computer could destroy the entire computer, no matter what brand or type of computer it is. Tom ?? Are

Serve It Up

2002-11-22 Thread Michael Richardson
Dear List, I'm sure alot of you have read the Serve it up article in the November 2002 ish of MacWorld. They give step by step instructions to set up a web server on your mac. The first step involves turning on the the php function so that Apache loads the php module on start up. Supposedly,

Re: Serve It Up

2002-11-22 Thread Joe Ellis
As someone who is also about to step into the web server area; I posted a question and someone suggested I consult these references; I'm passing them along. Check out these articles: http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2001/12/07/apache.html

Beerbook

2002-11-22 Thread Matthew B. Dwyer
Hi folks, Thanks for your responses about my spill issue. Paul was right, I could've probably saved the Tibook if I'd been quick about removing the battery, my instincts were incorrect. Just in case you want follow-up info, the tech from Tekserve called back today. He did two severe alcohol

Re: Serve It Up

2002-11-22 Thread Bruce Johnson
Michael Richardson wrote: Supposedly, I can go into the Unix text editor(PICO), press ctrl-W to open the command line, and then type php. When you hit the return key, the cursor should land on the line #LoadModule php4_module libexec/httpd/libphp4.so. Instead of this, however, I get

Re: Serve It Up

2002-11-22 Thread Michael Richardson
--- Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Michael Richardson wrote: Supposedly, I can go into the Unix text editor(PICO), press ctrl-W to open the command line, and then type php. When you hit the return key, the cursor should land on the line #LoadModule php4_module

Re: Beerbook/Spill Damage

2002-11-22 Thread Bruce Mitchell
Been following the thread and thought I should share this story. My brother hangs out in coffee shops, writing on his laptop and engaging customers in political discussions whenever possible, working to change the world one mind at a time. About a year ago he was pounding away at his PB5300 when

Re: Beerbook/Spill Damage

2002-11-22 Thread Donald Keenan
Is it common for both homeowners AND apartment insurance to cover mishaps other than fire or theft when it comes to replacing computers? How strict is the burden of proof? If someone spills beer, water, etc on a computer, this is considered a valid claim? This makes me think I should consider

Re: Beerbook/Spill Damage

2002-11-22 Thread P . F . Grenier
On Friday, Nov 22, 2002, at 17:19 US/Eastern, Donald Keenan wrote: Is it common for both homeowners AND apartment insurance to cover mishaps other than fire or theft when it comes to replacing computers? How strict is the burden of proof? If someone spills beer, water, etc on a computer,

Re: G4 spill damage

2002-11-22 Thread Dan Knight
Thomas Ethen writes: In my computer classes one of the first rules is Do Not Have Any Liquid That Could Spill Near The Computers, which most people ignore when at home, but not in my lab! Any liquid spilled on a computer could destroy the entire computer, no matter what brand or type of computer

The Alt and Option keys

2002-11-22 Thread Dan Knight
Andrew Johnson writes: listmom, can we end this please? Sure, he typed on his Logitech Cordless Elite Duo keyboard -- the one that works with his TiBook and has a Windows key on it, of all things! Great keyboard, and it lets me set my PowerBook on a 6-7 high stand for much better ergonomics.

Re: Beerbook/Spill Damage

2002-11-22 Thread Bruce Mitchell
on 11/22/02 2:19 PM, Donald Keenan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it common for both homeowners AND apartment insurance to cover mishaps other than fire or theft when it comes to replacing computers? How strict is the burden of proof? If someone spills beer, water, etc on a computer, this is

CDR/DVD drive failure on TiBook

2002-11-22 Thread R. Hannes Niedner
I just noticed that I cannot insert any CD's into my CDR/DVD combo drive. When I try to insert the CD it meet a solid resistance at the point where usually the automatic pull-in starts. It work perfectly until to day and I inserted and ejected the last CD yesterday without noticing anything

Re: CDR/DVD drive failure on TiBook

2002-11-22 Thread P . F . Grenier
On Friday, Nov 22, 2002, at 21:35 US/Eastern, R. Hannes Niedner wrote: I just noticed that I cannot insert any CD's into my CDR/DVD combo drive. When I try to insert the CD it meet a solid resistance at the point where usually the automatic pull-in starts. It work perfectly until to day

Dead Internal Battery on my Pismo?

2002-11-22 Thread Martin Holland
Can anyone offer any advice on the following problems that I have had on my 400 MHz G3 (Pismo) powerbook? About nine months ago I had to call Apple support because I couldn't get the computer to boot- everytime I tried I got the dreaded Flashing Question Mark. I was talked through the procedure

Re: CDR/DVD drive failure on TiBook

2002-11-22 Thread Dustin
Although you said there was no stuck CD, try holding the clicker (mouse button, whatever you call it) down while it boots (from a cold boot). It might do something... -Dustin -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com |

Re: CDR/DVD drive failure on TiBook

2002-11-22 Thread R. Hannes Niedner
On 11/22/02 6:41 PM, P.F.Grenier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you tried the manual eject button? Where is that located on the slot loading TiBook? /h -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | --

Re: CDR/DVD drive failure on TiBook

2002-11-22 Thread P . F . Grenier
On Friday, Nov 22, 2002, at 21:48 US/Eastern, R. Hannes Niedner wrote: On 11/22/02 6:41 PM, P.F.Grenier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you tried the manual eject button? Where is that located on the slot loading TiBook? /h Right most end of the CD slot. -- G-Books is sponsored by

Re Spill damage.

2002-11-22 Thread Stuart Saunders
Jeremy, The only components I can think of that are susceptible to water are speakers, if they have paper cones, and I doubt that any laptop speakers have paper cones. Battery packs might be susceptible because they are ultrasonically welded together and it might be hard

Re: Re Spill damage.

2002-11-22 Thread Mark_PHILIP
Also, when you get your machine back, take it apart yourself and try to dry it out. It may work again. I had the same experience with a PowerBook 1400 some years ago when it was left out in the rain overnight. Managed to take it apart and dry it out. It worked fine after that. Water damage can

Re: Serve It Up

2002-11-22 Thread Jeremy Derr
On Friday, November 22, 2002, at 12:31 PM, Michael Richardson wrote: Supposedly, I can go into the Unix text editor(PICO), press ctrl-W to open the command line, and then type php. When you hit the return key, the cursor should land on the line #LoadModule php4_module

Re: Dead Internal Battery on my Pismo?

2002-11-22 Thread Bonnie Mellott
Unless I got this wrong (which is highly possible), doesn't the internal battery keep track of the time if the computer's not getting power from the ac adapter or the other battery? You could try letting the power drain completely and see if the clock still keeps the correct time. Btw, I've

Re: Re Spill damage.

2002-11-22 Thread Jeremy Derr
On Friday, November 22, 2002, at 09:11 PM, Stuart Saunders wrote: Jeremy, The only components I can think of that are susceptible to water are speakers, if they have paper cones, and I doubt that any laptop speakers have paper cones. Battery packs might be susceptible

Re: Beerbook

2002-11-22 Thread Paul Nicholson
At 2:22 PM -0500 11/22/02, Matthew B. Dwyer wrote: Just in case you want follow-up info, the tech from Tekserve called back today. He did two severe alcohol washes on it, and still no response (it won't start at all) so he's replacing the logic board. He should really do a water wash, as alcohol

Re: Re Spill damage.

2002-11-22 Thread Bruce Mitchell
on 11/22/02 8:18 PM, Jeremy Derr at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: as you pointed out in your previous post, it's not the water, per se, that does the damage. and most circuitry will not be fried if not powered on when encountering the spill. however, if someone spills something in their laptop,

Re: wiping hard drive clean

2002-11-22 Thread Geoffrey Loeffler
On Thursday, Nov 21, 2002, at 21:04 US/Alaska, Obi-Wan wrote: They are licensed and bonded. None of your data will be shared, and if you feel so strongly about it then you better not go to an ATM in public, or use a VISA card a a store, or appear on a security camera, or (heaven forbid) get

Re: Serve It Up

2002-11-22 Thread Michael Richardson
--- Jeremy Derr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: pico is -a- unix text editor. there are many others, several of which are included with OS X. emacs and vi are just a couple. being an avid pico user, 'command not found' doesn't sound like a pico error. once you open the Terminal, you have

Re: wiping hard drive clean

2002-11-22 Thread Laurent Daudelin
Folks, Can we move on to something more important? That thread is not leading anywhere. Come on, those are not the droids you're looking for. -Laurent. G-Books list nanny -- Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat:

powerbook opinion

2002-11-22 Thread wappling
Hi all,Im seriously looking at a new laptop,my most logical choice is a new I-book 800 12in screen at about 11:00 to 12:00 hundred range,howver the powerbook at 2000 is I think beutiful,besides the larger screen and made of metal,is there any other real advantages to it over the I-book?,I mean

Secure Delete

2002-11-22 Thread Geoffrey Loeffler
On Friday, Nov 22, 2002, at 08:05 US/Alaska, Tivo wrote: Aladdin Systems, maker of Stuffit has a product called Secure Delete. Does anyone have personal or experiential knowledge about this product's efficiency? I have ordered Secure Delete and will let you know how it works