Mood Ring Macs?? (Slightly OT)

2003-01-06 Thread K.
Apple May Plan Computer Chameleon to Reflect Owners' Whims It seems that the quirky computer maker is considering the manufacture of a computer whose shells change colors at the owner's whim. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/06/technology/06KINE.html?todaysheadlines Just FYI...from today's NY

wallstreet startup delay

2003-01-06 Thread Christopher Hack
Hi all, and thanks for all previous help and advice! today's question. After pressing the start button on my WallStreet (and hearing the dong sound) there is an enormous delay before the hard drive starts spinning, and the screen comes on. Okay, almost a minute, but it seems a long time. Is this

Balky bronze keyboard question

2003-01-06 Thread Ed Zelinsky
I have a Macintosh Powerbook G3,333 MHz and it is really acting up- apps load like molasses and it is very crashy. I have 192 MB of ram and the VM is turned on. Am running OS9. Does resetting the power manager apply to this particular PB version? Thanks! -- G-Books is sponsored by

Re: Balky bronze keyboard question

2003-01-06 Thread dograt
On Monday, January 6, 2003, at 01:52 PM, Ed Zelinsky wrote: I have a Macintosh Powerbook G3,333 MHz and it is really acting up- apps load like molasses and it is very crashy. I have 192 MB of ram and the VM is turned on. Am running OS9. Does resetting the power manager apply to this

Re: wallstreet startup delay

2003-01-06 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 06/01/03 16:15, Christopher Hack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, and thanks for all previous help and advice! today's question. After pressing the start button on my WallStreet (and hearing the dong sound) there is an enormous delay before the hard drive starts spinning, and the screen

Re: Assorted recent problems with Pismo 9.2.2

2003-01-06 Thread James Rohde
On 1/6/2003, Jon Glass wrote: I wonder if it's IceTee that is causing your problems... Have you replaced it? Have you tried trashing all the prefs and extensions for these items, and reinstalling them? I'm betting that something is clashing between Internet Config and the built-in internet

Re: OSX Jaguar Help

2003-01-06 Thread James Rohde
On 1/6/2003, Dave enlightened us by writing: Password protection left back in 9.1, I think. In Jag you use Accounts and you, as the owner, set wether you want a password on each startup or not. The caveat is that if you partition a OS9 boot partition, while seemingly offering better

Re: OSX Jaguar Help

2003-01-06 Thread Jim Schulze
On Monday, Jan 6, 2003, at 00:07 US/Central, Gary E Davis wrote: Thanks Guys I just need to make sure some of the data on this machine is My eyes only in case the book is out of my hands. Gary Create a disk image using the disk copy utility. Filenewnew image and select the encryption

Re: OSX Jaguar Help

2003-01-06 Thread Gary E Davis
Thanks Jim This is something to print out for sure. Gary --- Create a disk image using the disk copy utility. Filenewnew image and select the encryption option and pick a strong pass phrase. For best security don't store it

Re: [PB]OSX file listings

2003-01-06 Thread Marty Lindower
On 1/6/03 6:21 PM, Clyde Kahrl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hope this isn't off topic, but does anyone know how to print out file listings for folders in OSX? There used to be several ways to do it in the old OS, but other than rebooting I can't see any way of doing it in OSX. I must be

Re: OSX Jaguar Help

2003-01-06 Thread dograt
On Monday, January 6, 2003, at 02:12 PM, James Rohde wrote: Can't add anything for under Jaguar (waiting for the money to upgrade and then buy that), but passwords are indeed available under 9.2.2 (and I think, under 9.1 as well) using the Multiple Users control panel (because I am

Re: OSX Jaguar Help

2003-01-06 Thread Jim Schulze
On Monday, Jan 6, 2003, at 17:37 US/Central, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Monday, January 6, 2003, at 02:12 PM, James Rohde wrote: Can't add anything for under Jaguar (waiting for the money to upgrade and then buy that), but passwords are indeed available under 9.2.2 (and I think, under

Re: OSX Jaguar Help

2003-01-06 Thread Bruce Johnson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's right, James. But I do miss the old- school password Control Panel and I haven't found a way to have Multiple Users under OSX ask for a password after waking from sleep. AFAIK, you have to log out each time which is kind of a PIA. It was so nice to be able

Re: wallstreet startup delay

2003-01-06 Thread Byron Gardner
Chris, I have a wallstreet also (actually two). I have notice some odd startup behavior with them both. Sometimes I get the long startup delay after the chime and sometimes I never get the startup chime but everything starts up normally. I have noticed that resetting the PRAM fixes the problem

Re: OSX Jaguar Help

2003-01-06 Thread dograt
On Monday, January 6, 2003, at 03:49 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: AFAIK, you have to log out each time which is kind of a PIA. It was so nice to be able to forget about my 'Book, walk away and know that someone couldn't disturb or casually glance at my work. Set up

Re: OSX Jaguar Help

2003-01-06 Thread Jim Schulze
On Monday, Jan 6, 2003, at 20:07 US/Central, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Monday, January 6, 2003, at 03:49 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: AFAIK, you have to log out each time which is kind of a PIA. It was so nice to be able to forget about my 'Book, walk away and

Re: OSX Jaguar Help

2003-01-06 Thread dograt
On Monday, January 6, 2003, at 06:22 PM, Jim Schulze wrote: That's the idea. Set the screen saver to trip at 1 minute less than the sleep timers. That way the screen saver will kick off before the system sleeps and will then require a password when you awaken the book. The system will still

Re: music programs for the Mac

2003-01-06 Thread WebMail Guest
I need a music program for recording vocal and piano onto my Pismo and want the best program for the money. Does anyone out there have any idea where I can start with this project? Tom -- This message was sent using airstreamcomm.net WebMail. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/

Re: music programs for the Mac

2003-01-06 Thread Catalyst
What system are you running On Monday, January 6, 2003, at 09:43 PM, (G-Books) wrote: Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 00:20:34 -0600 Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: music programs for the Mac From: WebMail Guest [EMAIL PROTECTED] I need a music program for recording vocal and piano onto

Re: music programs for the Mac

2003-01-06 Thread WebMail Guest
9.2 What system are you running On Monday, January 6, 2003, at 09:43 PM, (G-Books) wrote: Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 00:20:34 -0600 Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: music programs for the Mac From: WebMail Guest [EMAIL PROTECTED] I need a music program for recording vocal and piano