Re: Interesting related follow up on : Libel, Blah de blah, HypoCRASSy, etc.

2004-05-08 Thread Geoffrey Loeffler
On May 7, 2004, at 5:46 PM, Anne Judge wrote: The magazine was Consumer Reports. They get their information on incidence of repair from their annual questionnaire. Which every Mac head put Excellent for every category, including me, not again, they love to fly that flag. The truth a year ago

Re: Interesting related follow up on : Libel, Blah de blah, HypoCRASSy, etc.

2004-05-08 Thread Mikael Byström
Geoffrey, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Which every Mac head put Excellent for every category, including me, not again, they love to fly that flag. Not so fast, I'm a total Mac head and I take every chance to complain at Apples treatment of customers and repairs, within or without an Applecare

memory probe

2004-05-08 Thread Mikael Byström
What are my options for software to inquire on my memory modules in a WS II (PDQ)? Apple System Info doesn't get any data except total size, not even anything of what is in which slot. OS 9 or OS X, doesn't matter. ___ Micke Byström Idé Databasutvecklare Projekthantering

Battery time on a wallstreet under OSX

2004-05-08 Thread Gary E Davis
Hi all I'm running OSX 10.2.8 on a wallstreet and I'm seeing battery drain faster then under OS 9.2.2 is there anything I can do? Thanks Gary -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web

G4 15.2 display take apart page?

2004-05-08 Thread Mikael Byström
I'm contemplating it though I understand it may be a difficult operation. is there a page describing the operation of taking apart and perhaps replacing stuff in a Powerbook G4 15.2 display? -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

WiFi range?

2004-05-08 Thread invicta
Hello All, Having trouble with my wireless range. Set up: DSL modem in the hall Airport Base Extreme in the study at 6 m. distance from the modem 17 PB running OS X v. 10.3.3. The APBE is mounted on the side of a wooden cupboard ± 2 m. from floor level and facing at 1.5 m. a window out to

Re: Battery time on a wallstreet under OSX

2004-05-08 Thread Mikael Byström
Gary, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I'm running OSX 10.2.8 on a wallstreet and I'm seeing battery drain faster then under OS 9.2.2 is there anything I can do? You haven't installed the old wrongly build of 10.2.8. I'd do a complete reinstall with reset of PRAM and Open Firmaware resets and then use

Re: Battery time on a wallstreet under OSX

2004-05-08 Thread Gary E Davis
Hi My Install CD is 10.2.4 and I installed the upgrade to 10.2.8 from the Apple update site. Gary -Original Message- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mikael Byström Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 3:26 AM To: G-Books Subject: Re: Battery time on a wallstreet under OSX

Re: New PB 15 Alu SLOOOOW ?

2004-05-08 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Mikael Byström [EMAIL PROTECTED] The conversion may however need all the resources it's asking for, so make sure to check the quality of the material at least one time. I'd give it all anyway as I want the CDs ripped as fast as possible. Larry

Re: New PB 15 Alu SLOOOOW ? (update)

2004-05-08 Thread Larry le Mac
From: James Rohde [EMAIL PROTECTED] You mean, just before your hard drive fills up? No worries, I have 1TB in my Wind tunnel with plenty of space yet. :o) Larry _ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*.

Re: OT-large format printers

2004-05-08 Thread Richard Bae
ditto, plotters can get VERY pricey, anywhere from starting at a few grand up to a nice luxury car. If you only have a few kinkos will be a better bet. Unless by large format you mean only around prints of 13x9 or so. -Richard Bae richardbae.com On 7 May 2004, at 21.25, john slavin wrote:

Re: OT-large format printers

2004-05-08 Thread Richard Bae
ditto, plotters can get VERY pricey, anywhere from starting at a few grand up to a nice luxury car. If you only have a few kinkos will be a better bet. Unless by large format you mean only around prints of 13x9 or so. -Richard Bae richardbae.com On 7 May 2004, at 21.25, john slavin wrote:

Re: WiFi range?

2004-05-08 Thread Richard Bae
Not a bash on Apple 'cause I love the way the base station looks, however it is literally garbage for long range signals. If it were me I would return it and get a nice longer range wi-fi ap from netgear or linksys. But if you must keep it, I would get one of those antennas to add on to the

Re: G4 15.2 display take apart page?

2004-05-08 Thread Richard Bae
It may be a bit difficult since I believe the lcd is mounted with an epoxy and not with screws. So this could lead to easily bending the lcd case or something worse. But this is a very nice pictorial of how to completely disassemble a g4 titanium. . . which I'm going to assume is what you

Re: OT-large format printers

2004-05-08 Thread RK Rossi
On May 7, 2004, at 21:25, john slavin wrote: Hello all: I have scanned some very large, very old maps that genealogists are interested in. From time to time people ask if there is some way for me to print them. While this is not something I'd have a lot of use for, I thought that maybe a

Re: WiFi range?

2004-05-08 Thread Ken
My Reply follows quote. On 08/05/2004 04:57 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Not a bash on Apple 'cause I love the way the base station looks, however it is literally garbage for long range signals. If it were me I would return it and get a nice longer range wi-fi ap from netgear or linksys. But if you

Re: OT-large format printers

2004-05-08 Thread Steve Bell
On 8/5/04 12:44 pm, G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: john slavin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT-large format printers Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 23:25:59 -0500 Hello all: I have scanned some very large, very old maps that

UPGRADING HD

2004-05-08 Thread Melvin Watts
can anyone direct me to a link on taking apart a pb 1400 to upgrade the HD? Thanks -MW . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! |

Re: OT-large format printers

2004-05-08 Thread Steve Fuller
I have scanned some very large, very old maps that genealogists are interested in. From time to time people ask if there is some way for me to print them. While this is not something I'd have a lot of use for, I thought that maybe a black and white large format printer might not be too

Re: Interesting related follow up on : Libel, Blah de blah, HypoCRASSy, etc.

2004-05-08 Thread Michelle Klein-Hass
On Friday 07 May 2004 04:17 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the laptop category Apple has a slight lead over second place Toshiba, with Dell far down the list. Where does IBM rank in this? I have had nothing but good luck with my ThinkPads, both a 365X (living with friends) and a 600E (in

Dropped Pismo, blank screen

2004-05-08 Thread Dan Colwell
Hello All, Late last night my Pismo slipped from my grasp onto my hardwood floor. Landed sideways on a corner of the lid. Popped the lid and DVD open. What a sick feeling Good News: it started up again, nothing physically broken. Bad News: blank screen, big gouge on top. I

Re: WiFi range?

2004-05-08 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
On Sat, 8 May 2004 12:14:37 +0200, invicta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Set up: DSL modem in the hall Airport Base Extreme in the study at 6 m. distance from the modem 17 PB running OS X v. 10.3.3. The APBE is mounted on the side of a wooden cupboard ± 2 m. from floor level and facing at 1.5

Re: WiFi range?

2004-05-08 Thread Thomas Ethen
Check the frequency of your portable phones! Tom -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac

Re: WARNING: long reply.... Re: Re: Interesting related follow up on : Libel, Blah de blah, HypoCRASSy, etc.

2004-05-08 Thread Laurent Daudelin
Folks, The list is not to express opinions or debate about whether Apple is good or not or whether someone is a liar, exaggerated or not. It's about talking about problems and solutions that relate to PowerBooks and iBook G3 and G4. Drop this thread immediately, please. The next person to post

Re: Dropped Pismo, blank screen

2004-05-08 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 08/05/04 13:14, Dan Colwell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All, Late last night my Pismo slipped from my grasp onto my hardwood floor. Landed sideways on a corner of the lid. Popped the lid and DVD open. What a sick feeling Good News: it started up again, nothing physically

Re: UPGRADING HD

2004-05-08 Thread Malcolm Cornelius
on 08/05/04 15:30, Melvin Watts at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: can anyone direct me to a link on taking apart a pb 1400 to upgrade the HD? Better to ask on the Powerbooks list. But this is very easy. Slide the grill aside and lift off, flip the keyboard forward, undo the two screws holding the

Re: Interesting related follow up on : Libel, Blah de blah, HypoCRASSy, etc.

2004-05-08 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Saturday, May 8, 2004, at 12:46 AM, Geoffrey Loeffler wrote: On May 7, 2004, at 5:46 PM, Anne Judge wrote: The magazine was Consumer Reports. They get their information on incidence of repair from their annual questionnaire. Which every Mac head put Excellent for every category,

Suspect lombard Ethernet Port

2004-05-08 Thread Tom Burke
I emailed the list on Friday about the ethernet port on my daughter's Lombard. I now have the machine to hand. For quite a while this afternoon I couldn't get it to do anything on the network at all. Although phyisically connected (via an ethernet cable I know to be good, into a hub) there was

Ethernet PC Card for Lombard

2004-05-08 Thread Tom Burke
Following on from the built-in ethernet tale of woe, does anyone have any experience of using a PC Card (PCMCIA) ethernet card? Do they just work, or is it necessary to install drivers? Can anyone recommend brands to try or avoid? I ought to mention that I'm in the UK. We have the same brands

I WILL NOT TAKE IT Carbon Copy Cloner

2004-05-08 Thread illovox
on 5/8/04 10:55 AM, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Your own bias is fine. You can be angry, hurt, biased, biggoted, racist,=20 whatever you want. I can't control that. But don't spread that=20 bias/bigotry/racism on me or anyone else, because I WILL NOT TAKE IT. Don't=20= lie about me,

recycling--on topic!

2004-05-08 Thread peter webster
Here's a good idea--bound to set the manufacturers and dealers off on multiple tirades, but it's about being responsible with our junk! C B C . C A N e w s - F u l l S t o r y : Alberta sets electronic recycling fees Last Updated Fri, 07 May 2004 15:16:38 EDMONTON - The Alberta

Re: WiFi range?

2004-05-08 Thread Steven Rogers
On May 8, 2004, at 11:31 AM, Timothy J. Luoma wrote: On Sat, 8 May 2004 12:14:37 +0200, invicta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Set up: DSL modem in the hall Airport Base Extreme in the study at 6 m. distance from the modem 17 PB running OS X v. 10.3.3. The APBE is mounted on the side of a wooden

Re: Carbon Copy Cloner

2004-05-08 Thread George Mogiljansky
To the best of my knowledge, CCC is the only SW that will make a bootable image of an OS X start up disk. You can also use it to make perdiodic back-ups of said bootable disks. Best George --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone with experience with Carbon Copy Cloner care to share use tips and

Re: Carbon Copy Cloner

2004-05-08 Thread john slavin
What about BootCD. http://www.charlessoft.com/ Although it won't create a Panther startup disk, it works great with Jaguar. On May 8, 2004, at 3:38 PM, George Mogiljansky wrote: To the best of my knowledge, CCC is the only SW that will make a bootable image of an OS X start up disk. You can

New to list

2004-05-08 Thread Ted
I am new to this list. I just sold my Wallstreet 266 Mhz Powerbook and I am getting an iBook 366 mhz with 320 Meg of RAM. Am I correct that the iBook can't change drives like the wallstreet could? I will be selling the 1998 Wallstreet DVD drive and Zip drives. Ted -- G-Books is sponsored by

SuperDrive Media Compatibility

2004-05-08 Thread Ron Skinner
I recently purchased an AlBook with SuperDrive (4X) to replace my first generation TiBook. I've been using ProDisc 4X DVDs with an external Pioneer A106 DVD burner, but the SuperDrive burns these at 2X. Does anyone have experience with the 4X SuperDrive version, and, if so, what media brands

Re: Carbon Copy Cloner

2004-05-08 Thread Harry D . Corsover
On May 8, 2004, at 2:38 PM, George Mogiljansky wrote: To the best of my knowledge, CCC is the only SW that will make a bootable image of an OS X start up disk. You can also use it to make perdiodic back-ups of said bootable disks. Can it be used to make incremental backups, like Retrospect can?

Re: New to list

2004-05-08 Thread MTH
On Saturday, May 8, 2004, at 05:13 PM, Ted wrote: I am new to this list. I just sold my Wallstreet 266 Mhz Powerbook and I am getting an iBook 366 mhz with 320 Meg of RAM. Am I correct that the iBook can't change drives like the wallstreet could? I will be selling the 1998 Wallstreet DVD drive

HD sizes

2004-05-08 Thread James Sanderson
I am looking to replace a 20 GB TravelStar (the older type) in my WS I and have found some laptop HD's that are 2.5 and 9.5mm high for a good price. Does the height matter or do I need to find a 12.5 mm high HD? Jim Sanderson -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog

Re: HD sizes

2004-05-08 Thread Gary D. Adams
9.5 mm will work fine. As long as it's not larger than the original drive in height. Gary James Sanderson wrote: I am looking to replace a 20 GB TravelStar (the older type) in my WS I and have found some laptop HD's that are 2.5 and 9.5mm high for a good price. Does the height matter or do

Re: HD sizes

2004-05-08 Thread James Sanderson
Thanks, Gary. On May 8, 2004, at 5:53 PM, Gary D. Adams wrote: 9.5 mm will work fine. As long as it's not larger than the original drive in height. Gary A. M. G. D. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished

Re: Carbon Copy Cloner

2004-05-08 Thread George Mogiljansky
I dont't use it for that, but I'm pretty aure you can. --- Harry D. Corsover [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On May 8, 2004, at 2:38 PM, George Mogiljansky wrote: To the best of my knowledge, CCC is the only SW that will make a bootable image of an OS X start up disk. You can also use it to

Re: Carbon Copy Cloner

2004-05-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 5/8/04 4:38 PM, George Mogiljansky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To the best of my knowledge, CCC is the only SW that will make a bootable image of an OS X start up disk. You can also use it to make perdiodic back-ups of said bootable disks. There are numerous products that can make a

Re: Interesting related follow up on : Libel, Blah de blah, HypoCRASSy, etc.

2004-05-08 Thread Geoffrey Loeffler
On May 8, 2004, at 1:22 AM, Mikael Byström wrote: Geoffrey, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Which every Mac head put Excellent for every category, including me, not again, they love to fly that flag. If I want to promote Macs, it's the OS I promote and all the apps, the community and so on. NOT Apple

dropped pismo

2004-05-08 Thread darrin hill
Hello All, Late last night my Pismo slipped from my grasp onto my hardwood floor. Landed sideways on a corner of the lid. Popped the lid and DVD open. What a sick feeling Good News: it started up again, nothing physically broken. Bad News: blank screen, big gouge on top. I

Re: Carbon Copy Cloner

2004-05-08 Thread Harry D . Corsover
On May 8, 2004, at 5:44 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are numerous products that can make a bootable image including SuperDuper which is what I am currently using. CCC is a fine product but from day one it has had one annoying flaw - it tends to stall while making a clone to an external

iBook crash

2004-05-08 Thread Jim Katz
Any help possible here? We have an original clamshell running 9,2 and during sorting thru the spam today it froze, and the three-finger salute produced boot up only to the desktop picture and clock. No icons. A few more tries with the same result. Restart with no extensions allowed use of

Re: WiFi range?

2004-05-08 Thread Clark Martin
At 2:47 PM -0500 5/8/04, Steven Rogers wrote: On May 8, 2004, at 11:31 AM, Timothy J. Luoma wrote: On Sat, 8 May 2004 12:14:37 +0200, invicta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Set up: DSL modem in the hall Airport Base Extreme in the study at 6 m. distance from the modem 17 PB running OS X v. 10.3.3.

Re: Pismo booting OS X from external Firewire?

2004-05-08 Thread James Rohde
On 2004-May-07, at 09:19, Brian Braunschweiger wrote: Will a Pismo boot from an external Firewire drive with OS X on it (specifically Panther)? Yes, under Jaguar also. Due to a problem with some of the internals on my Pismo, I had to install Jag onto my new drive (after I partitioned it),