Re: Wallstreet queries

2005-01-03 Thread Luis Sequeira
Hello, I have just acquired a Wallstreet (292 mhz, 64 mb ram, 5 GB hd with OS 9.1) which has a yellow tinge along the bottom of the screen for about half an inch. Is there a cure, besides a new screen? Also, the Re-set of: Shift, Control, FN and Power does not work and I have had to pull the plug

appologies

2005-01-03 Thread Dylan Moore
Quick word to fellow Gbookers, terribly sorry if I've offended anyone with the language in my last post-- I got a note from the listmom indicating I had, so I thought it would be right to apologize to all. Take care have a happy new year, -Dylan -- G-Books is sponsored by

Re: Wallstreet queries

2005-01-03 Thread Anne Judge
On Jan 3, 2005, at 8:24 AM, Luis Sequeira wrote: Also, the Re-set of: Shift, Control, FN and Power does not work and I have had to pull the plug out to shut it off after it froze. Actually, it should be: Cmd-Ctrl-Power The cited combination (shift-fn-ctrl-power) should shut it down - it's what's

Re: iBook question again

2005-01-03 Thread Amber
On 1/2/05 1:53 PM, Aase Marit Waage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am looking at some other ones now, and have also sent some mails to some I know of that might have something, and mailed the Apple store asking if they have a demo model or something like that. I mean, getting a new one isn't that

Re: screen sizes vs. reality

2005-01-03 Thread Amber
On 1/1/05 9:35 AM, Andrew F. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Honestly I consider my 12 Aluminum to be a bit too large for frequent travel and would prefer something the size and weight of my old Toshiba Portege (11 screen, same 1024X768 resolution, no optical drive and 3lbs), but Apple doesn't make

PB repair in Canada

2005-01-03 Thread Amber
I was told by Applecare today that Canadians cannot have their PB's or Laptops sent in for repair - they can only be serviced at local authorized repair centers. Are there no Applecare repair centers in Canada that can do this work ? The wait time for local repairs can be up to a week just to

Re: Less is more or Bigger is better

2005-01-03 Thread Amber
On 1/1/05 12:15 PM, Andrew F. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The 12, in contrast, is so small that even if the passenger in front of me reclines, I won't have my screen crunched. That, and of course I still have room on my tray table, as opposed to bleeding over into another person's space. The

Re: naming of the second-to-last G3 PowerBooks?

2005-01-03 Thread Marcin Wichary
This is nothing personal, but it just made me laugh what three subsequent emails said tonight: Lombard is the second to last G3 model line. From your battery descriptions, I think you are looking for the Wallstreet name (kind of encompasses Mainstreet/Wallstreet/PDQ). I believe you are

Shift-apple-cmd-power key combo ?

2005-01-03 Thread Amber
What does this key combo actually do ? I was advised to do this by an Applecare Tech because my 15 AL PB will not wake up from sleep. After I did this combo, it does seem to wake up from short term sleep - 5-10 minutes but it is still not waking from a 20-30 minute sleep without plugging it in or

Re: screen sizes vs. reality

2005-01-03 Thread Andrew
Most of what I do is writing (email or actual documents) with very rare spreadsheet and presentation work. I do very little photoshop (other than taking the red out of eyes), but do watch a lot of movies and play the occasional game. For those tasks, the 12 is terrific, as was the 11 I used

Re: screen sizes vs. reality

2005-01-03 Thread Marcin Wichary
I do very little photoshop (other than taking the red out of eyes), Just out of curiosity... do you know that iPhoto has that feature just a single click away, or maybe you use the term photoshop in a general photo manipulation meaning? Marcin Wichary e:\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] w:\

Re: Shift-apple-cmd-power key combo ?

2005-01-03 Thread Steve Fuller
It either resets the pram, or the power manager, I can't remember which right now. I have that deleting the energy star prefs before you do the command-shift-apple-power key and then restarting helps too. Steve' On Jan 4, 2005, at 12:53 AM, Amber wrote: What does this key combo actually do ? I

Re: Less is more or Bigger is better

2005-01-03 Thread Frank P. Eigler
On Sat, 1 Jan 2005, Andrew F. wrote: Bigger hard drive is always easy, and 1.33 vs 1.22GHz should be unnooticeable. I dimly recall that there's an issue concerning the ratio of the cpu and bus speeds? IE, wasted cycles waiting for alignment/synchronization. If true, the effect of a slightly

Re: screen sizes vs. reality

2005-01-03 Thread Timothy Luoma
On Jan 4, 2005, at 1:13 AM, Amber wrote: I have a 15 Al PB and take it with me on the plane frequently with almost no problems at all. The only time it is an issue is when the person in front of me reclines their seat. Some planes have the trays that drop and then extend out - those are great.

Re: screen sizes vs. reality

2005-01-03 Thread Andrew
I know, just don't like the way that iPhoto hides my jpegs in cryptic locations. I like to organize my photos in actual folders named for date, event or whatever, rather than in iPhoto's arcane hiearchy of cryptically named folders. Andrew --- Marcin Wichary [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do

Re: screen sizes vs. reality

2005-01-03 Thread Marcin Wichary
I know, just don't like the way that iPhoto hides my jpegs in cryptic locations. I like to organize my photos in actual folders named for date, event or whatever, rather than in iPhoto's arcane hiearchy of cryptically named folders. Ah, okay. That's exactly the reason I myself hate iPhoto as

Re: screen sizes vs. reality

2005-01-03 Thread Andrew
Why bother, I just open it in photoshop, which I already had (traded something or other for it way back when, don't remember what). Andrew --- Marcin Wichary [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know, just don't like the way that iPhoto hides my jpegs in cryptic locations. I like to organize my

Re: Shift-apple-cmd-power key combo ?

2005-01-03 Thread Fabian Fang
On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 22:53:59 -0800, Amber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What does this key combo actually do ? I was advised to do this by an Applecare Tech because my 15 AL PB will not wake up from sleep. You may have the keys mixed up. The Apple key is the Command key. See the following complete

Jaguar Install on Wallstreet

2005-01-03 Thread Jason Long
Hey How can I get Jaguar to install correctly on my 233MHz 320MB RAM Wallstreet... Every time I boot off the Jaguar Cd it works... I do see the apple booting up logo... But past that I don't but a bit yeah on the screen at the languages selection screen, but the screen is too dark almost

Apple menu additions

2005-01-03 Thread Dean
Is it possible to add an alias or other items to the Apple menu in OS 10.2.3? In OS 8 through OS 9 I'd place an alias of the hard drive in the apple menu for quick access. I'd like to do the same in OS X but I can't find a menu folder. Thanks Dean -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/

Re: Apple menu additions

2005-01-03 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 03/01/05 17:29, Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it possible to add an alias or other items to the Apple menu in OS 10.2.3? In OS 8 through OS 9 I'd place an alias of the hard drive in the apple menu for quick access. I'd like to do the same in OS X but I can't find a menu folder. OS X

Re: Apple menu additions

2005-01-03 Thread Aaron Willems
You can't modify the Apple Menu in OS X. That's what the dock is for. You can however spend some money and purchase a program called Fruitmenu. This program will allow you modify the Apple Menu. -- Aaron Willems Is it possible to add an alias or other items to the Apple menu in OS 10.2.3?

Re: Apple menu additions

2005-01-03 Thread Dean
Thanks Laurent, and Aaron. That's to bad Apple left that out. I'll take a look at the options you mentioned. Dean Laurent Daudelin wrote: On 03/01/05 17:29, Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it possible to add an alias or other items to the Apple menu in OS 10.2.3? In OS 8 through OS 9 I'd

Re: Shift-option-cmd-power key combo ?

2005-01-03 Thread Amber
On 1/3/05 2:21 PM, Fabian Fang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You may have the keys mixed up. The Apple key is the Command key. See the following complete list of OS X Keyboard Shortcuts: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75459 Yes I do...sorry. I meant, Cmd, Option, Shift and power

Re: screen sizes vs. reality

2005-01-03 Thread Amber
Andrew, On 1/3/05 11:02 AM, Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Most of what I do is writing (email or actual documents) with very rare spreadsheet and presentation work. I do very little photoshop (other than taking the red out of eyes), but do watch a lot of movies and play the occasional

Re: Jaguar Install on Wallstreet

2005-01-03 Thread Timothy Domst
The conventional wisdom is that cheap RAM sticks often cause bad OSX installs, if you have a doubt about a stick then take it out for the install and put it in after. On Jan 3, 2005, at 5:25 PM, Jason Long wrote: Hey How can I get Jaguar to install correctly on my 233MHz 320MB RAM

Re: naming of the second-to-last G3 PowerBooks?

2005-01-03 Thread Al Poulin
Just to keep this fire alive, I believe the first statement is correct: Lombard. But one can know with certainty by checking the web site of the guy that runs this list for all of us: http://www.lowendmac.com/index.shtml Find PowerBooks in the Channel section on the right side. Marcin

Re: iPhoto (was: screen sizes vs. reality)

2005-01-03 Thread larry Zasitko
Uh, correct me if I am wrong but iPhoto does, be default) store all photos by date, at least mine does :-) However you could use a program called iPhoto Buddy that allows you to have separate directories for whatever you want. I use it and have currently around 20 root directories with names

Re: iPhoto (was: screen sizes vs. reality)

2005-01-03 Thread Andrew F.
Iphoto, at least in the current version, makes all kinds of folders within folders that appear to have nothing to do with organizing pictures. There are folders for thumbs, and cryptic names to these folders and the folders inside them. I used it for a while last year (I have only been in OSX

Re: Shift-option-cmd-power key combo ?

2005-01-03 Thread James Sanderson
On 4 Jan 2005, at 06:20, Amber wrote: ...I do...sorry. I meant, Cmd, Option, Shift and power key. Thanks for the link Fabian ! This resets the PMU (Power Management Unit), which controls such things as sleep. J Sanderson A. M. G. D. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small

Re: iPhoto (was: screen sizes vs. reality)

2005-01-03 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 03/01/05 21:00, Andrew F. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Iphoto, at least in the current version, makes all kinds of folders within folders that appear to have nothing to do with organizing pictures. There are folders for thumbs, and cryptic names to these folders and the folders inside

Re: iPhoto (was: screen sizes vs. reality)

2005-01-03 Thread Andrew F.
And don't forget that the arcane file structure of iPhoto makes it more difficult to store those pictures off the hard drive. I have all of my 2002 and older photos on a single DVD (with a duplicate of that DVD just in case). I upgraded to a 5MP camera in 2003, so I use a few more DVDs, but once

Re: Apple menu additions

2005-01-03 Thread John McClernan
Fruitmenu. $10 Shareware. Versiontracker.com John On 1/3/05 5:29 PM, Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it possible to add an alias or other items to the Apple menu in OS 10.2.3? In OS 8 through OS 9 I'd place an alias of the hard drive in the apple menu for quick access. I'd like to do

Re: Apple menu additions

2005-01-03 Thread Andrew F.
Another trick that while not an actual Apple Menu is to enable the Script Menu, and then drag your aliases into it. My script menu has all of the programs I use on a less than a daily basis, in subfolders by type, as well as a few documents that I regularly access but don't want on the dock. I

Re: Apple menu additions

2005-01-03 Thread Andrew F.
On thing about the script menu is that by default (it is activated from the Applescipt folder in Applications) it has lots of Applescript aliases in it. I don't use any of them, so I just emptied the whole contents allowing me to use this as my own Apple menu. Also, it looks kind of strange with

Re: naming of the second-to-last G3 PowerBooks?

2005-01-03 Thread Malcolm Cornelius
This is nothing personal, but it just made me laugh what three subsequent emails said tonight: Lombard is the second to last G3 model line. From your battery descriptions, I think you are looking for the Wallstreet name (kind of encompasses Mainstreet/Wallstreet/PDQ). I believe

Re: naming of the second-to-last G3 PowerBooks?

2005-01-03 Thread Shawn Harley
Only Dan knows for sure! Yes, the Lombard was the second to last in the G3 PowerBook line... However, the battery that Dan describes (M4685, for the Wallstreet), has never/will not/will never fit in the second to last G3 (Lombard). Just to sort of answer Dan's question(s)... 1) The Lombard is

Re: WS I and sleep

2005-01-03 Thread Mikael Byström
Alejandro said: I can asume that Panther was made to be installed on Wallstreets also but Without Support (there aren't ADB Macs supported by Panther). They may have been initially targeted, but explicit support removed some time before release. Or quite likely general changes in Panther

Re: screen sizes vs. reality

2005-01-03 Thread Mikael Byström
Amber said: it does play DVD's etc well. But viewing of the screen by more than one person is definitely not as enjoyable as with the 15.2 and 17. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check

Re: screen sizes vs. reality

2005-01-03 Thread Andrew F.
No it isn't, but then I'm very selfish when it comes to my laptop, and I can't stand people looking over my shoulder at what I'm doing, a definite annoyance when using my Pismo. Andrew On 1/3/05 7:20 PM, Mikael Byström [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Amber said: it does play DVD's etc well.

Re: screen sizes vs. reality

2005-01-03 Thread Andrew F.
One surprising thing on the 12 is the quality of the sound from the built-in speakers. When I'm in a hotel room the sound is good enough when watching DVD movies that I rarely bother with headphones. I've not tried the sound in the 15 or 17, but in comparison the sound on the Pismo is downright

Re: screen sizes vs. reality

2005-01-03 Thread Amber
On 1/3/05 7:20 PM, Mikael Byström [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Amber said: it does play DVD's etc well. But viewing of the screen by more than one person is definitely not as enjoyable as with the 15.2 and 17. I agree...I have the 15. I was responding to Andrew regarding his 12 PB.