Re: - Apple Stores

On Jan 11, 2006, at 2:38 PM, sandra ragan wrote: Besides ComputerWare in Seaside,CA, anyone know of other reputable Apple service in Monterey county? If you are willing to drive to Fremont, DT&T Macintosh Services there is well known and quite good. -- G-Book

Re: http://lowendmac.com/musings/06/0109.html

Are literally using a magnifying glass? How about using the built in zoom function of OS X? It may take some getting used to it, but I have found it valuable. I'm using Panther, so here are my instructions: Go to System Preferences->Universal Access->Seeing->Turn On Zoom In this window you wil

Titanium Battery Compatibility?

I wonder if somebody can confirm for me whether a battery from either/ both a G4 667 Gigabit Ethernet, or DVI Titanium Powerbook, is IDENTICAL and INTERCHANGEABLE with G4 800 DVI Titanium? Newertech brand appears to be the same. But are Apples? TIA Dave -- G-Books is sponsored by

Re: Applecare on Powerbooks ?

Hello everybody, I have just had a very frustrating conversation with Applecare and was told that the keyboard and latch on my Powerbook are not covered at all. I am still under the Applecare warranty period and was actually told by Applecare technical support that these items were covered.

Re: 10.4.4 and update for ... PB's ?

I ran Software Update earlier today on my AlBook 15" 1.25GHz, 1GB RAM. I just launched RealPlayer 10.0.0 and clicked on a radio station and I'm listening as I type this. I had not used it for this before, so I had no stations selected as Preferences. Regards, Harry Corsover --- On Jan 11,

Re: - Apple Stores

After patiently watching them build the San Francisco store , only to move as soon as it opened... I miss being walking distance from Berkeley sometimes... now I walk to the beach... but that only helps with the stress! Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 11, 2006, at 4:33 PM, Jason wrote:

Re: 10.4.4 and update for ... PB's ?

I dont know if this came up yet, but file vault does not like 10.4.4, it would not let me get back my hard drive space when logging out anymore, so I had to get rid of it for now -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com |

Re: - Apple Stores

I am afraid as far as I know, unless you want to drive out to san jose, Its just ComputerWorks:-( . They did an OK job with my 12 in powerbook though.. the 15 ended up going to Texas to get fixed, and was eventually scrapped... I liked the taiwanese plant better On 11/01/2006, at 14:38,

Re: Applecare on Powerbooks ?

Part of the plastic came off the battery latch of my dual USB iBook a few years ago and Applecare would not replace it, saying that this problem could have only been caused by user abuse, not a defective latch. I know I didn't abuse my iBook, but after talking to several techs, the only op

Re: Applecare on Powerbooks ?

On 1/11/06 3:19 PM, "Amber R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello everybody, > > I have just had a very frustrating conversation with Applecare and > was told that the keyboard and latch on my Powerbook are not covered > at all. > > I am still under the Applecare warranty period and was actually

Re: Question Regarding After-market SuperDrives in Pismos

on 11/01/06 18:11, Illovox Media at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello illustrious comrades, > > I just swapped a MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-815A "superdrive" into my Pismo > successfully, used PatchBurn to bring it into full finder functionality. My > question is this: Is there any way to turn the unit

Re: Question Regarding After-market SuperDrives in Pismos

Hello illustrious comrades, I just swapped a MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-815A "superdrive" into my Pismo successfully, used PatchBurn to bring it into full finder functionality. My question is this: Is there any way to turn the unit into a multi-region player? What I'm hoping for is a simple app or uti

Re: 10.4.4 and update for ... PB's ?

Has anyone tried RealPlayer (version 10.0.0 (331)) with 10.4.4? I updated OS X this afternoon, and I can't get RP to work with the "radio stations" I've been listening to for months using 10.4.2 and .4.3--it starts to open them and then just hangs there. I deleted the preferences file, and still

Re: Applecare on Powerbooks ?

On 11-Jan-06, at 1:46 PM, rob wrote: I don't know what is wrong with your keyboard, but when two of our keys were malfunctioning, I made an appointment at the genuis bar, I took it in to the apple store, the genius took the keyboard out, removed six component pieces of the keyboard and rep

Re: - Apple Stores

Besides ComputerWare in Seaside,CA, anyone know of other reputable Apple service in Monterey county? Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 11, 2006, at 2:24 PM, Tim wrote: On Jan 11, 2006, at 10:16 AM, bobgir2004 wrote: Well let's see, two Apple Stores within about 5-10 miles to the sout

Re: Link to Google Earth/Sandra - Apple Stores

On Jan 11, 2006, at 10:16 AM, bobgir2004 wrote: Well let's see, two Apple Stores within about 5-10 miles to the south, another about 15 miles north. And MacWorld about 28 miles north. Washington, DC. TWO major Apple stores and THREE mini-Apple stores and ONE mom-and-pop Apple-only sto

Re: Applecare on Powerbooks ?

I don't know what is wrong with your keyboard, but when two of our keys were malfunctioning, I made an appointment at the genuis bar, I took it in to the apple store, the genius took the keyboard out, removed six component pieces of the keyboard and replaced them. He never even me if I had

Re: Applecare on Powerbooks ?

Amber - I had a latch issue with my pb12 867 and it was replaced. I believe they actually replaced more than the latch, but I remember they replaced the latch as well. Good luck! --Van On 1/11/06, David Rodriguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Amber, > > The squeaky wheel gets the grease. > >

Re: Applecare on Powerbooks ?

Hi Amber, The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Ask to speak with a supervisor and clearly EXPRESS your position that this is hardware by definition. http://www.apple.com/legal/applecare/app.html "An Apple-branded mouse and keyboard are also covered under the Plan if included with the Covere

Re: Applecare on Powerbooks ?

On 1/11/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 12:19 PM -0800 01/11/2006, Amber R. wrote: > >I have just had a very frustrating conversation with Applecare and > >was told that the keyboard and latch on my Powerbook are not covered > >at all. > > >Has anybody here had any problems wi

Re: Applecare on Powerbooks ?

At 12:19 PM -0800 01/11/2006, Amber R. wrote: I have just had a very frustrating conversation with Applecare and was told that the keyboard and latch on my Powerbook are not covered at all. Has anybody here had any problems with getting these two items repaired under Applecare ? Apple refus

Re: Applecare on Powerbooks ?

Amber R. wrote: Has anybody here had any problems with getting these two items repaired under Applecare ? Perhaps like batteries they are considered 'normal wear' items and as such aren't covered? Although it would be nice for these things to be spelled out better in the Applecare documentat

Applecare on Powerbooks ?

Hello everybody, I have just had a very frustrating conversation with Applecare and was told that the keyboard and latch on my Powerbook are not covered at all. I am still under the Applecare warranty period and was actually told by Applecare technical support that these items were covere

Re: Intel Macs....

On Jan 11, 2006, at 10:19 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 10:05 AM -0500 01/11/2006, bobgir2004 wrote: > If those published stats hold up to real world comparisons, that's > one helluva impressive laptop. Before we wet our collective pants on this one, best first check out: http://weblog.i

Re: Intel Macs....

On Jan 11, 2006, at 10:11 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 3:06 PM -0500 01/10/2006, Brian McEwen wrote: On Jan 10, 2006, at 2:37 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: In Wayne and Garth's immortal words "SCHHHWINGGG!" :-) If those published stats hold up to real world comparisons, that's one helluva i

Re: Intel IMacs

At 12:17 PM -0500 01/11/2006, Michael Cangelosi wrote: Interesting; with this switch to the beginning of abandoning Classic (not only booting to OS9 but rather the entire software that runs under classic) 10.4.X will probably be the last OSX that will include any support for classic at all. My

Re: Intel Macs....

Well said, Michael. I have used Macs exclusively since 1985 and enjoy the lists I am on, learning from them all. I will admit to a tinge of discomfort when I heard about intelmacs. But last night I watched Jobs' Macworld presentation via the Apple site and must admit to feeling the urge to pony

Re: 10.4.4 and update for ... PB's ?

Any one have an idea of what software is not working with 10.4? Beyond having learned long ago not to be an 'early adopter,' as a freelancer the cost of all the necessary upgrades is always a deciding factor. I shutter to think how much money I've spent on upgrades since my first Mac (a $5,0

Re: Intel Macs....

At 4:52 PM -0700 01/10/2006, Bruce Johnson wrote: More random thoughts: I LOVE the mag-safe power connector, given that my intrepid doofo-canine at home nearly dragged my Pismo off my lap the other day by the power cord. Ya. Cool feature. A long cord would be nicer tho. My housemate keeps

Re: Intel Macs....

At 10:05 AM -0500 01/11/2006, bobgir2004 wrote: > If those published stats hold up to real world comparisons, that's > one helluva impressive laptop. Before we wet our collective pants on this one, best first check out: http://weblog.infoworld.com/enterprisemac/archives/2006/01/the_mac_perfor

Re: Intel IMacs

Interesting; with this switch to the beginning of abandoning Classic (not only booting to OS9 but rather the entire software that runs under classic) 10.4.X will probably be the last OSX that will include any support for classic at all. MC -Original Message- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL P

Re: Intel IMacs

My Reply follows quote. On 11/01/2006 08:10 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >Tom Ethen wrote: >> I am at MacWorld and the new Intel IMacs are great and fast and >> according to the Apple people here, they will run all the old >>software from X. > >Will the new Intel IMacs run the old 9.0 software like

Re: Intel IMacs

At 9:10 AM -0700 01/11/2006, Woody Duncan wrote: Tom Ethen wrote: I am at MacWorld and the new Intel IMacs are great and fast and according to the Apple people here, they will run all the old software from X. Will the new Intel IMacs run the old 9.0 software like my powerbook does ? I would n

Re: Intel Macs....

At 3:06 PM -0500 01/10/2006, Brian McEwen wrote: On Jan 10, 2006, at 2:37 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: In Wayne and Garth's immortal words "SCHHHWINGGG!" :-) If those published stats hold up to real world comparisons, that's one helluva impressive laptop. no problem with laggy google Earth on T

Re: http://lowendmac.com/musings/06/0109.html

At 9:45 PM +1300 01/10/2006, Bryan Taylor wrote: with desiring something better than 1152x768 resolution, I wonder how many of us could cope with high resolution on small screens as we advance in age? I keep looking at a new 12" powerbook, but keep fretting about whether my eyesight would cop

Re: Intel IMacs

On 11/01/06 11:10, "Woody Duncan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tom Ethen wrote: >> I am at MacWorld and the new Intel IMacs are great and fast and according to >> the Apple people here, they will run all the old software from X. > > Will the new Intel IMacs run the old 9.0 software like my > powe

Re: Intel IMacs

Tom Ethen wrote: I am at MacWorld and the new Intel IMacs are great and fast and according to the Apple people here, they will run all the old software from X. Will the new Intel IMacs run the old 9.0 software like my powerbook does ? I would not want to invest in new versions of Photoshop 7.0

Re: Link to Google Earth/Sandra

Hello, I would like to ask that when the content of your message is no longer clearly reflected in the subject header that you change the header to make it easier for other members to filter discussions ? It only takes a second or two and would be much appreciated. Thank you, Amber Robe

Re: Link to Google Earth/Sandra

> Well let's see, two Apple Stores within about 5-10 miles to the > south, another about 15 miles north. And MacWorld about 28 miles > north. Washington, DC. TWO major Apple stores and THREE mini-Apple stores and ONE mom-and-pop Apple-only store well within 10 miles! Be still my heart!

Re: Intel Macs....

On 1/11/06, Michael Cangelosi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > to begin to > dissolve that community for simply a means of protest against a bit of > silicon seems silly and does a disservice to this list and the potential > transfer of knowledge through discussion. I'm not disagreeing with you, but

Re: Intel Macs....

> If those published stats hold up to real world comparisons, that's > one helluva impressive laptop. Before we wet our collective pants on this one, best first check out: < Inter alia, in notes: > Apple

Re: Intel Macs....

Though the term "Low-End-Mac" seems inappropriate for a 2K - 2.5K laptop; the common underpinning under all of these computers is the OS. While unfortunately the latest Al-Books don't allow booting to OS9, and there are some discussions on this list regarding OS9 problems; this lack of functionalit

Re: Intel Macs....

Ok, here's a question: Would the new MacBook qualify for this list? Current processors all have something in common, sort of. Or will there now be a MacBook list? (Like I said, I'm still very happy with my almost-new G4, but still. :) ) Later.Howard -- G-Books is sponsor

Re: Link to Google Earth/Sandra

I am at MacWorld and the new Intel IMacs are great and fast and according to the Apple people here, they will run all the old software from X. Tom On 1/11/06 1:22 AM, "Clark Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 12:50 AM -0600 1/11/06, Caleb Cupples wrote: >> Lucky, you. I sure wish I were at

Re: 10.4.4 and update for 15" Al PB's ?

On Jan 11, 2006, at 12:58 AM, Amber R. wrote: Hi, These items just popped up on Software Update - anybody installed either yet ? 10.4.4 seems to have some pretty extensive fixes that look useful but I have had some bad experiences with the OS X upgrades in the past so just being cautious

Re: 10.4.4 and update for 15" Al PB's ?

I applied the 10.4.4 update on my dual 2 gig G5 and my G4 iBook all without any problems Tim On Jan 11, 2006, at 4:26 AM, themacuser wrote: Had 10.4.4 on my 12" PB for... 6 hours now. So far so good. On 11/01/2006, at 3:31 PM, Amanda Ward wrote: Just installed 10.4.4 on my B&W... so far so

Re: 10.4.4 and update for 15" Al PB's ?

Had 10.4.4 on my 12" PB for... 6 hours now. So far so good. On 11/01/2006, at 3:31 PM, Amanda Ward wrote: Just installed 10.4.4 on my B&W... so far so good. Amanda On 10/01/2006, at 8:40 PM, Clem Bacani wrote: Go ahead, these updates are ok. On Jan 10, 2006, at 4:58 PM, Amber R. wrote: H

Google Earth

Google Earth 3.1.0527.0 is currently available on version Tracker. Mike -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low

Re: Link to Google Earth/Sandra

Nearest Apple Store: 125 miles west. MacWorld: 3400 miles west. Regrets of using a Mac in a town full of Windows users: None. Caleb On Wednesday, Jan 11, 2006, at 01:22 America/Chicago, Clark Martin wrote: At 12:50 AM -0600 1/11/06, Caleb Cupples wrote: Lucky, you. I sure wish I were at MacWo