Re: Question re: buying a used Apple Laptop

2005-11-26 Thread GalBros
In a message dated 11/25/05 9:38:09 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have been trying out some various apple laptops, primarily for use as a writing tool, though I want to surf wirelessly. Hello, I would like to opine on this. I am a writer (legal) as well, and I surf endlessly on legal sites

Re: Question re: buying a used Apple Laptop

2005-11-26 Thread GalBros
In a message dated 11/25/05 9:38:09 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have a 1400 - too slow on the Internet. I bought a Clamshell iBook. I liked it, but somehow my daughter ended up with it. Forgot to mention: The 1400 has a good keyboard also (I do not THINK it is the same as the 5300/3400

Re: Question re: buying a used Apple Laptop

2005-11-26 Thread Tom W.
I've got a 2400c on the way now. I'm hoping that it handles my needs for typing and wireless surfing. If not, I'll probably try a 3400c. Thanks Tom On 11/26/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/25/05 9:38:09 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have a 1400 - too

Pismo DVD formats

2005-11-26 Thread Frank Cornew
Tony: Am using a GoVideo VR3930 precisely for this. Probably not available any more, but newer models should be good. Extremely happy with the unit. It has a firewire (aka iLink or IEEE 1392?) interface, so I can copy directly from my sony camcorder, and the VR3930 controls the camera. I

Re: clay animation software

2005-11-26 Thread Kristina
I haven't been following this topic very well, but I myself make animations and I use OS 9 all the time. They are not clay animations (made with LEGO actually) but its all the same. These are a few programs for the classic OS that should work well for what you need: I wanted to tellyou (( all

Re: Question re: buying a used Apple Laptop

2005-11-26 Thread Tom Ethen
I had a 2400c G/3 320 and it was pretty fast and small, but the battery life forced me to get a G/3 600 iBook, dual USB and it is all I take on trips now. It has great battery life, great WIFI range, is faster than the 2400c and is much more convenient than the strange rear input panel the 2400c

Re: Question re: buying a used Apple Laptop

2005-11-26 Thread Tom Ethen
FWIW I have dock for the 2400c than makes it much easier to use, but is now portable by any means. Tom On 11/26/05 8:37 AM, Tom Ethen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: is much more convenient than the strange rear input panel the 2400c has. That said, I did get another 2400c after I sold my G/3 320

Re: Pismo DVD formats

2005-11-26 Thread Dylan McDermond
On Nov 26, 2005, at 6:11 AM, Frank Cornew wrote: Uses DVD-R and DVD-RW, think that the mac line currently uses DVD +R, shouldn't be an issue with finished disks. Just means that you will need stocks of different media if you get a more current mac. No, the G5's use Pioneer DVR109's for

Re: Question re: buying a used Apple Laptop

2005-11-26 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Nov 25, 2005, at 7:37 PM, The Northerner wrote: I have been trying out some various apple laptops, primarily for use as a writing tool, though I want to surf wirelessly. I love those 12 white iBooks and would buy a used one of those in a heartbeat, except I keep running into people who are

Re: itunes 6 and my Tibook

2005-11-26 Thread TmB
yikes just upgraded to itunes 6 and now some songs like over half my songs will now not sync on my older 2nd gen ipod. went to apple website and upgraded my iPod software but still no go I think i saw someone talking about it online with similar issues so my question is should I downgrade back

Re: can't boot off disk?

2005-11-26 Thread Frank P. Eigler
On Fri, 25 Nov 2005, John Siple wrote: I would try booting into single user (hold command-s while starting up) and run through the file system check (sbin/fsck -y) and see if that fixes it. After it's run type reboot and it should restart. [snip] Just a note - re-run fsck until it reports

Re: Question re: buying a used Apple Laptop

2005-11-26 Thread PeterH5322
In a message dated 11/25/05 6:38:09 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Do pismos really run a lot cooler than wallstreets? Yes, very much so. And, they are a lot lighter, too. If you must have the most current Mac OS possible, the Pismo is your machine; otherwise the Lombard (lacks built-in

Re: used Apple Laptops

2005-11-26 Thread John Siple
I have two white ibooks, one a G3 500 and the other a G4 1gig. I love them to bits. I replaced the video cable on the old one, which is how it came to be mine in the first place. But I treat my little lalptop like it's made of egg shells. It goes nowhere without it's little padded case. I

Re: Question re: buying a used Apple Laptop

2005-11-26 Thread William Wiseman
I use a 12 g4/800 iBook (refurb) that was purchased 18 months ago from Apple. It has never given me any problems and I have been very pleased. My only complaint is that it does get warm on the bottom after an hour or so of steady use. To avoid the heat problem, I either carry it in a

Sony Ericsson GC79

2005-11-26 Thread tomadams
Hi Everyone, Has anyone had any luck using a Sony Ericsson GC79 GPRS/ WiFi card with a PowerBook running OS 10.3 or 10.4? The WiFi part of the card works fine in the PC card slot. It uses Airport software and sees it as an 811b card. The cell phone side however needs software. Anyone

Re: Question re: buying a used Apple Laptop

2005-11-26 Thread illovox
I guess I'll have to chime in like that squeaky wheel and weigh in against certain iBooks: The white iBook G3 series--all of them--are dogs and to be avoided like the plague. And it is not just cranky complaint, it is acknowledged so by Apple, who still have an extended repair program in place

Re: itunes 6 and my Tibook

2005-11-26 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 26/11/05 13:33, TmB at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yikes just upgraded to itunes 6 and now some songs like over half my songs will now not sync on my older 2nd gen ipod. went to apple website and upgraded my iPod software but still no go I think i saw someone talking about it online with

Re: Question re: buying a used Apple Laptop

2005-11-26 Thread Andrew in Ann Arbor
On Nov 26, 2005, at 15:14, G-Books wrote: I have been trying out some various apple laptops, primarily for use as a writing tool, though I want to surf wirelessly. Then I bought a severely upgraded wallstreet, now a g4-500, and while I love the way it works, I dislike both the size and the

Re: Question re: buying a used Apple Laptop

2005-11-26 Thread Tom Ethen
My Pismo 500 G/3 is not as fast as my iBook 600 G/3 and that is the cold hard fact. The Pismo is a great machine, but it is nowhere as portable as the iBook 600, battery (on one battery) life is much less and WIFI range is the same for both. Tom On 11/26/05 4:11 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL

Re: Question re: buying a used Apple Laptop

2005-11-26 Thread Gene Osburn
I have been trying out some various apple laptops, primarily for use as a writing tool, though I want to surf wirelessly. I want small size, battery longevity, cool running, wireless ability (doesn't have to be built-in as long as I can add on). I love those 12 white iBooks and would buy a