Re: Wallstreet fixed in the PDQ? What is the PDQ?

2004-02-02 Thread Clark Martin
At 1:37 AM -0500 2/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Clark, I'm wondering what you meant by 'keep turning' the computer.what does that look like? Could you describe a bit more? Lift up the laptop and rotate it around the vertical axis or tilting it up, both work. My theory is that it changes

Re: Wallstreet, pram battery, and other battery question

2004-02-02 Thread Clark Martin
At 10:47 PM -0500 2/1/04, Hugo Trottier wrote: Jocelyn here are my 2 cents; You could always get the serial number and go yourself to a Mac Resellers, get it check 1) To make certain that it is not stolen good (in that case no Apple resellers will repair it) 2) To know exactly it's age and who

Re: Need clarification on Wallstreet PowerBook Series II. Thanks for car charger info

2004-02-02 Thread Mikael Byström
Robin, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I don't know if it was fixed in the PDQ, but my Wallstreet has major troubles going to sleep, and most of the crashes I have are after it has gone to sleep and been woken up again. If you have to save battery power it's probably better to just turn it off.

PC vs Mac debates have got to go

2004-02-02 Thread Mikael Byström
Robin, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I don't buy that. I think it's more likely that Mac users don't care or like to think that PC users put up with crap so that they can feel better about themselves. If more childish PC vs Mac debates is going to be a major part of this list, I'm unsubscribing.

Ext Firewire HD mounts in OS 9 not OS X

2004-02-02 Thread chueewowee
Hi, I've just bought an external 120 GB Hard Disk. It mounts in OS9 but not in OSX 10.28 or OSX 10.2 (a clean install). It has two partitions. I have got it to mount in OSX but unreliably, and then dropping one volume shortly after. Now not at all. I checked the volume structure in OS 9 with

Re: Wallstreet, pram battery, and other battery question

2004-02-02 Thread Jeff Hubatka
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 19:36:02 EST Subject: Wallstreet, pram battery, and other battery question Ok, I test drove the Wall street PowerBook that is for sale for $200 today. The date and time is not holding, so I assume it needs a Pram battery. The guy told me laptop don't

Taxing times

2004-02-02 Thread Pete Gregory
Sorry if this is not 100% related to powerbooks (I have a pismo, though). As a recent resident of the USA, the time is coming again to do that harrowing task known as 'tax return'. Last year I paid an exorbitant sum to get it done by a professional who seemed to just type the numbers into a

Re: Taxing times

2004-02-02 Thread David M. Ensteness
TurboTax [formerly MacinTax years ago] by Intuit and TaxCut [by a company whose name I don't recall] are both available. I know that TurboTax runs in 9 still, I don't know if TaxCut is OS X only or not. David On Feb 2, 2004, at 9:45 AM, Pete Gregory wrote: Sorry if this is not 100% related to

Re: Taxing times

2004-02-02 Thread Steve Fuller
TurboTax [formerly MacinTax years ago] by Intuit and TaxCut [by a company whose name I don't recall] are both available. I know that TurboTax runs in 9 still, I don't know if TaxCut is OS X only or not. TurboTax also has a web option available that worked fine for me under OS X and Safari. I

[OT] Re: Taxing times

2004-02-02 Thread Michael Levin
I ran both on Macintosh; Tax Cut for TY 2001 and Turbo Tax for TY 2002. I prefer Turbo Tax, because the interview feature seemed better than Tax Cut. I also prefer TT for the New York state return, which is one of the most complicated returns. Others will like Tax Cut, personal preference. Many

Re: slow panther

2004-02-02 Thread Kris McGrath
I have the same setup and Panther is definitely faster then it's predecessors. I would check for hardware issues. Hi all, I am useing panther in a TI 800 w/512 megs ram,and am anoyed that my machine is now noticably slower in functioning than it was running the earlier 10.1 and os9.2,,internet

Re: [OT] Re: Taxing times

2004-02-02 Thread Harry D . Corsover
On Feb 2, 2004, at 8:57 AM, Michael Levin wrote: People, save yourself the money. Buy a tax program! This may be good advice if your returns are simple and straightforward. However, if your situation is complex, or if you're self-employed -- particularly if you have a home based business --

Re: slow panther

2004-02-02 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jan 31, 2004, at 3:42 PM, Kurt Appling wrote: Hi all, I am useing panther in a TI 800 w/512 megs ram,and am anoyed that my machine is now noticably slower in functioning than it was running the earlier 10.1 and os9.2,,internet especialy , startup is about the same. Make sure the Journaling

old Mail messages

2004-02-02 Thread Jason Long
Where does Mail.app keep its messages? I ask because I recently had to reformat my internal HD and tried to clone it with Carbon Copy Cloner although it hung up in the middle of the process. Anyways, I'm hoping that the old messages/mailboxes were copied over as I tried to finish the job

LIST Re: [OT] Re: Taxing times

2004-02-02 Thread James G \Jim\ Hardwick
20040202 On Feb 2, 2004, at 8:57 AM, Michael Levin wrote: People, save yourself the money. Buy a tax program! This may be good advice if your returns are simple and straightforward. However, if your situation is complex, or if you're self-employed -- particularly if you have a home based

Import Hotmail address book into Mac Mail app - advice required

2004-02-02 Thread simon goslin
G'day, I have a PISMO running OSX 10.2.8 and I've just splashed out and bought a .Mac email account. I'd like to somehow import my address list from Hotmail into my .Mac account and kill off the MS spam generator once and for all. I noticed in Mac Address Book that you can import vCards and

Re: old Mail messages

2004-02-02 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Feb 2, 2004, at 12:16 PM, Jason Long wrote: Where does Mail.app keep its messages? I ask because I recently had to reformat my internal HD and tried to clone it with Carbon Copy Cloner although it hung up in the middle of the process. Anyways, I'm hoping that the old messages/mailboxes were

Re: PRAM battery

2004-02-02 Thread JOHN.E.ABRAHAM
Hello Listers, Thanks for the info but I am a little confused. Hugo kindly wrote this reply to my inquiry: Hi John to greatly simplify the equation just go to any Apple resellers=20= with the precise version of your Wallstreet and they will sell you the=20= proper battery on top of it they

Re: PRAM battery

2004-02-02 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 02/02/04 18:28, JOHN.E.ABRAHAM at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Listers, Thanks for the info but I am a little confused. Hugo kindly wrote this reply to my inquiry: Hi John to greatly simplify the equation just go to any Apple resellers=20= with the precise version of your

Re: PRAM battery

2004-02-02 Thread Paul Nelson
At 11:28 PM + 2/2/04, JOHN.E.ABRAHAM wrote: Does this mean that before i go about trying to replace the PRAM battery I first need to try and recharge it. For sure, that's the first thing to do if you haven't had it on external power for an extended period lately. Paul Nelson --

Re: Wallstreet, pram battery, and other battery question

2004-02-02 Thread peter webster
I found my Wallstreet in a pawn shop. It was $300 with a nice carrying case, the video adaptor, charger, and a battery that holds a good charge. And a working PRAM battery. They wanted $350, but we got it at $300 with a nifty pool cue. Check the pawn shops. -- G-Books is sponsored by

Keep my pismo or ??

2004-02-02 Thread Geoffrey Loeffler
I think the Pismo is the best power book that Apple has built IMHO It still keeps up with the OS Panther runs OK. OS 9 is faster-please lets not debate that I look at what Apple has come out with and so far I just don't see what I feel is worth the price. I do some photoshop, yes I know that

Re: Keep my pismo or ??

2004-02-02 Thread Hoju Dingo
On Tuesday, February 3, 2004, at 02:29 PM, Geoffrey Loeffler wrote: I think the Pismo is the best power book that Apple has built IMHO It still keeps up with the OS Panther runs OK. OS 9 is faster-please lets not debate that I look at what Apple has come out with and so far I just don't see

Re: Keep my pismo or ??

2004-02-02 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 02/02/04 22:29, Geoffrey Loeffler at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip!] So let the opinions roll, new- used -stay-upgrade If you don't plan playing 3D games, then a Pismo with an upgrade could be fine. I'm personally looking toward a Titanium 667 or 800. If I had the money, then that

Orinoco Gold on Lombard

2004-02-02 Thread Noel Van_Damme
I want to use the Orinoco Gold card on a Lombard with OS X (10.2.8). Is that a good combination? Where can I find the drivers? Thanks, Noel. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site

Re: Wallstreet, pram battery, and other battery question - G-Books Digest #1580

2004-02-02 Thread JocBr8
Rodney, the guy did agree to meet me at an Apple reseller to have a diagnostic done on the Wallstreet he is selling. . After I found out how much it would cost to replace the battery and pram battery, it just wasn't making much financial sense to buy it. After all was said and done, it would