Re: Play in Pismo hinges

2004-05-09 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 09/05/04 22:39, Scott Detwiler at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I just acquired a Pismo, and am enjoying it. > > I have noticed some play in the hinges. They are still firm when > moving, but there's a brief lag before they catch when adjusting the > screen. The lag is about an inch when measured

Re: I WILL NOT TAKE IT...........

2004-05-09 Thread Bigbikerbo
CCC works great for me.. Occasionally an issue with getting it to "bless" the target drive. Have only had that happen 2x's, and I've done 20 or so fully duplications. My recommendation: make sure you double-check the drive before deleting your original drive! Tom In a message dated 5/9/04 5

Play in Pismo hinges

2004-05-09 Thread Scott Detwiler
I just acquired a Pismo, and am enjoying it. I have noticed some play in the hinges. They are still firm when moving, but there's a brief lag before they catch when adjusting the screen. The lag is about an inch when measured at the top of the lid. Is this something I should be preemptive about

Re: WiFi range?

2004-05-09 Thread Jim Eddy
This is a good site for base station repair and modification: On May 9, 2004, at 2:42 PM, Thomas Ethen wrote: On the card inside the ABS there is a small plug on the end, which if removed will show a connector for an external antenna such as the one inside a Powe

Re: WiFi range.

2004-05-09 Thread Thomas Ethen
Here is one for around $83: http://www.mysimon.com/Dr_Bott_ExtendAIR_Omni_antenna/4014-3266_8-30138049.h tml?tag=lst&q= Here is the new and improved model for $138: http://mac-pro.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=airdirect &Category_Code=NT Tom -- G-Books is sponsored by <

Re: WiFi range.

2004-05-09 Thread Thomas Ethen
I don't remember the exact address where I got the information, but I may have it on my desktop, which I will check when I get home. Here is a ABS with external antenna for sale on ebay, which may lead you to the source for the antenna itself. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category

Dropped Pismo still works!!!

2004-05-09 Thread Dan Colwell
Thanks to Laurent and Malcolm for your responses. A VERY big thank-you to Darrin, who suggested reseating the CPU card. As I read it I remembered that I had this problem when I installed the new hard drive. A few minutes of panic then while I thought I had really screwed it up because nothing se

Re: PowerBook Superdrive Question

2004-05-09 Thread Shawn Harley
Ricky, Check "CD's & DVD's" under System Preferences. What is in the scroll box for "When you insert a blank DVD:"? If "Ignore" is selected, that may be the problem. Try selecting "Ask what to do". Shawn On May 9, 2004, at 4:47 PM, Ricky Fitts wrote: Hello all I have a question, I thought so

Re: PowerBook Superdrive Question

2004-05-09 Thread victoria . duggan
MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-815: Manufacturer: MATSHITA Model:MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-815 Revision: D0C4 Serial Number: Drive Type: CD-RW/DVD-R Hi are you sure that the drive is a super drive as my Lombard has a combo drive in it and the drive type also reads CDRW/DVD-R BUT mine

Re: Carbon Copy Cloner

2004-05-09 Thread Susan Platter
Thank you for mentioning that, David. I have downloaded a free trial copy and the full program is 19.95 US Dollars. Susan Swindon, Wiltshire England On 9 May, 2004, at 19:58, G-Books wrote: Date: Sat, 08 May 2004 19:44:48 -0400 Subject: Re: Carbon Copy Cloner From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PRO

Re: recycling--on topic!

2004-05-09 Thread peter webster
Well, you may be right. It's all kind of rhetorical, at least for me, since I live in Oregon. peter webster wrote, (originally as an unedited top post, doubling up on the ads which cause our lists to be spam-blocked): At 12:42 PM -0700 05/08/2004, peter webster wrote: Here's a good idea-- bou

PowerBook Superdrive Question

2004-05-09 Thread Ricky Fitts
Hello all I have a question, I thought someone here might be able to help me. I have a PowerBook and although I've had it for over a year, I just now have begun to try to burn a DVD. I have tried the Finder, Toast, and Burnz -- and all with no luck. The Finder does not even recognize blank

Re: WiFi range.

2004-05-09 Thread invicta
On 9 May 2004, at 20:58, G-Books wrote: Subject: Re: WiFi range? From: Thomas Ethen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On the card inside the ABS there is a small plug on the end, which if removed will show a connector for an external antenna such

Re: recycling--on topic!

2004-05-09 Thread darm0k
peter webster wrote, (originally as an unedited top post, doubling up on the ads which cause our lists to be spam-blocked): At 12:42 PM -0700 05/08/2004, peter webster wrote: Here's a good idea-- bound to set the manufacturers and dealers off on multiple tirades, but it's about being responsibl

Re: recycling--on topic!

2004-05-09 Thread peter webster
It's a big province. To go from the major cities outside the prov. would cost more than the fees. At 12:42 PM -0700 05/08/2004, peter webster wrote: 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! I'm not s

Re: Battery time on a wallstreet under OSX

2004-05-09 Thread Gary E Davis
Actually I believe I just went straight to 10.2.8 My machine was attached to the net at the time and the window popped up saying it found the various updated software for my machine and 10.2.8 was listed. I told it to install. Gary -- G-Books is sponsored by and...

Re: WiFi range?

2004-05-09 Thread Thomas Ethen
On the card inside the ABS there is a small plug on the end, which if removed will show a connector for an external antenna such as the one inside a PowerBook. You can purchase the connector that goes from the card which has a connector for a CB antenna on the other end(I got one on ebay quite a wh

Re: G4 15.2" display take apart page?

2004-05-09 Thread Mikael Byström
Richard, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >a very nice pictorial of how >to completely disassemble a g4 titanium. . . which I'm going to assume >is what you meant and not the Alu 'book. >http://homepage.mac.com/sysop/PhotoAlbum13.html OK, thanks. I missed that part and thought it was the underside he

Re: Carbon Copy Cloner

2004-05-09 Thread Mikael Byström
George, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >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 > I think Synchronize Pro does this also, but that is a quite costl

Re: Battery time on a wallstreet under OSX

2004-05-09 Thread Mikael Byström
Gary, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >My Install CD is 10.2.4 and I installed the upgrade to 10.2.8 from the >Apple update site. When? If this is recent I would STILL reinstall with the 10.2.8 *COMBO* updater. Is this what you did or did you go 10.2.5 > 10.2.6 before the 10.2.8? If this is what you did

Re: recycling--on topic!

2004-05-09 Thread darm0k
At 12:42 PM -0700 05/08/2004, peter webster wrote: 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! I'm not sure I understand this. Basically, computer components bought in Alberta will have these "fees" buil

Re: WiFi range?

2004-05-09 Thread Ken
My Reply follows quote. On 09/05/2004 08:08 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > >On 8 May 2004, at 19:55, G-Books wrote: > >> From: Richard Bae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: WiFi range? >> Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 04:57:54 -0700 >> >> Not a bash on Apple 'cause I love the way the base station looks,=20

Re: WiFi range?

2004-05-09 Thread invicta
On 8 May 2004, at 19:55, G-Books wrote: In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Richard Bae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: WiFi range? Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 04:57:54 -0700 Not a bash on Apple 'cause I love the way the base station looks,=20 however it is literally

No DVD player on my Pismo

2004-05-09 Thread Joaquim Carvalho
When I installed OS 10.3 the DVD player on my G3 Pismo was broken. I bought a replacement DVD/CD-RW module and I can read data CDs and DVDs, I can also burn CDs with toast but I can't find Apple DVD player on my system: A DVD does not play when inserted and there's no DVD player in the Applicatio

RE - Carbon Copy Cloner

2004-05-09 Thread Bob Gir.
> 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 periodic back-ups of said > bootable disks. > Best > George Just got back from vacation and read the above. There is indeed another way to make a b

Re: I WILL NOT TAKE IT...........

2004-05-09 Thread invicta
On 9 May 2004, at 01:09, G-Books wrote: We get it. You love Apple. Only you should be allowed to post critical comments regarding their products. Anyone with experience with Carbon Copy Cloner care to share use tips and experience? I'm using CCC in a home environment for about 8 months and nev