Website Compatibility (Stonyfield)

2006-02-19 Thread Barry Muller
So I end up on Stonyfield's website (the yogurt people) and got to click to get their coupons and get the following error: We have noticed that you are using a Macintosh Computer. Unfortunately, our system is not cowmpatible with the Macintosh platform. Now, it seems to me that if you one is on

Re: Website Compatibility (Stonyfield)

2006-02-19 Thread Barry Muller
--- Barry Muller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I end up on Stonyfield's website (the yogurt people) and got to click to get their coupons and get the following error: We have noticed that you are using a Macintosh Computer. Unfortunately, our system is not cowmpatible with the Macintosh

Switch to Digest Mode Error

2006-02-04 Thread Barry Muller
Hello, I just sent an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I got the following error: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Remote host said: 550 [EMAIL PROTECTED] unknown user account Does anyone know if this is an obsolete address (Got it from Low End Mac just few minutes ago). or a temporary server problem. TIA,

Re: Switch to Digest Mode Error

2006-02-04 Thread Barry Muller
Thanks folks - you were correct. Also thanks to the person who submitted the tdigest request on my behalf. Barry --- Clark Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 7:52 AM -0800 2/4/06, Barry Muller wrote: Hello, I just sent an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I got the following error

Re: Zoltan's Retirement

2006-01-12 Thread Barry Muller
Reminds me of the brilliant statement I made to a friend after I replaced my Plus w\ and SE30: I'll never need to buy another computer again! I new that was rediculous the millisecond the words left my mouth. Folks, for those of you who think this is religion: building computers is a business.

Re: Fwd: Airport Issues after Pismo set to IRDA

2006-01-10 Thread Barry Muller
they must be getting from the base station, so what would cause my browsers on the eMac not to be able to find a website? Baffling! --- Barry Muller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry about x-posting. I just joined the macnetwork list, but it seems there isn't much traffic there. This does have

Flaky New Battery or a PRAM issue?

2006-01-05 Thread Barry Muller
Last summer I purchased a new battery for my Pismo and within the last few weeks occassionally (though with increasing frequency) it has gone from full charge to zero very quickly (w\in 15 minutes or so). It is one of those OWC batteries that promises 125% (IIRC) battery run-time of the

Fwd: Airport Issues after Pismo set to IRDA

2006-01-01 Thread Barry Muller
Sorry about x-posting. I just joined the macnetwork list, but it seems there isn't much traffic there. This does have a G-book component to the problem (actually the start of the problem) so maybe the list admin won't mind. Barry --- Barry Muller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To: Mac Network

Onyx Question

2005-12-22 Thread Barry Muller
Based on an earlier thread I downloaded Onyx to do some house keeping. I have run it twice and each time it asks for my system password. Is that usual? I know that to install software I get asked to provide the PW, so I know I'm open to comment as to what am I worried about, but this constant

Re: USB2 for Pismo - use a PCMCIA Card?

2005-12-20 Thread Barry Muller
Well that is good news as, as much as I like my old pismo, the eMac would have more grunt (G4, faster processor, and more RAM) for processing images. --- Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 16, 2005, at 5:41 PM, Barry Muller wrote: Zoltan et al., Thanks for the tips. Its

Re: wake from sleep for chron tasks? (was Mac mini slowing down...)

2005-12-20 Thread Barry Muller
Well, might be a Tiger only option. For me, when I open the Energy Saver preference pane, there is a Schedule... button in the lower right corner of the window. When you click on it, a little sheet drops from the top of the window and you have 2 checkbox, one to wake or startup the

Re: Intel Macs (Was USB2 for Pismo - Use a PCMCIA Card?)

2005-12-17 Thread Barry Muller
For Apples sake I'm glad that there is so much exitement about the new Macintels, and, intellectually I think it was a good move. That said, and for reasons I won't delve into on this forum, I'll be looking forward to the opportunity to get my first Mac desktop in a while, probably a dual G5

Re: USB2 for Pismo - use a PCMCIA Card?

2005-12-16 Thread Barry Muller
Zoltan et al., Thanks for the tips. Its nice to see that there is a cheap solution for this issue. Actually I need the card for a Canoscan 8400F that purchased and then saw the spec for USB 2.0. I'd rather attach the scanner to my 1 GHz eMac, but looks like I'm out of luck there as it only

Re: USB2 for Pismo - use a PCMCIA Card?

2005-12-16 Thread Barry Muller
Bizarre. Whats next? Macs sporting Intel chips? ;-) --- themacuser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The new iPods (nano and video) don't support FireWire. On 17/12/2005, at 11:11 AM, Barry Muller wrote: Zoltan et al., Thanks for the tips. Its nice to see that there is a cheap solution

USB2 for Pismo - use a PCI Card?

2005-12-14 Thread Barry Muller
Hello List, Is there a PCI Card out there for a USB2 port that works with a Pismo? Are there any other options for adding USB2 to a Pismo? Thanks, Barry -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | --

Re: USB2 for Pismo - use a PCMCIA Card?

2005-12-14 Thread Barry Muller
Sorry - meant PCMCIA Card. bem --- Barry Muller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello List, Is there a PCI Card out there for a USB2 port that works with a Pismo? Are there any other options for adding USB2 to a Pismo? Thanks, Barry -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com

Re: Pink hue on Pismo display

2005-12-08 Thread Barry Muller
Your Pismo's lighting for the display is getting old. Mine has done that since I got the Pismo in June of this year. From what I understand from previous threads on this list, it is a replaceable item that you may wish to have someone else do. IIR, the cost is about $60-$70 for the job TM. I'm

Re: Real computers

2005-12-06 Thread Barry Muller
--- Stuart Saunders [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There was an article about a month or so ago where the author, reviewing several different Winders computers wrote 'And we've got work to do, so we can't use a Mac' Well, they meant we got money to make, and as we get payed by the

Re: Macs and eBay

2005-12-04 Thread Barry Muller
Amber, I don't recall seeing which PB or iBook you are using, but I have a Pismo 400 MHz that I picked up las June. You mention problems with the t not showing up - I have this problem with my Pismo - it is very hit or miss. Most of the time the t types, but not always. Perhaps your t key is

Drive Options for Wallstreet

2005-11-27 Thread Barry Muller
I have managed to lose my CD ROM Drive for my Wallstreet that I've had since new (I bought the floppy option at the time - and that is what is in the bay). I would like to upgrade to OS 9 and give the book to my parents - so I need the CD Drive. What are my options now that I need to purchase a

Re: Drive Options for Wallstreet

2005-11-27 Thread Barry Muller
Hello John, That'd be fantastic! I understand exactly how busy you can be this time of year, having taught before and just finished my latest degree recently. I am not under any time constraints so I will gladly wait. Here is my address: Barry Muller 919 Locust St Perrysburg, OH 43551

Re: Pismo and newer drives

2005-11-06 Thread Barry Muller
So it seems that enough of us have had success with ATA6 large capacity drives from various manufacturers. Seems to me that problems are spurious (the list member's experience during exhaustive tests notwithstanding - is testing hardware your job?) and therefore possibly due to manufactuering

Re: Pismo and newer drives

2005-11-04 Thread Barry Muller
I have a 400 MHz Pismo (576 MB RAM - OS 10.4.3) and replaced the original 6 GB with a Travelstar 40 GB, ATA6 back in July of this year. Bought from OWC. No issues to date, runs quiet and fast. The original drive was fairly noisy and died the day the new drive arrived - talk about timing! Barry

Completely Naive Video RAM Question (Pismo)

2005-07-30 Thread Barry Muller
I recnetly got a great deal on a 400 MHz Pismo with a bad battery and as it turns out a bad HD. I've upgraded to a Hitachi 40 GB HD and added an Airport Card and couldn't be happier with this Mac, except for the 8 MB Video limit. Seems that back in the day of the the Performa Macs I read that

Re: real estate situation

2005-07-05 Thread Barry Muller
Perhaps you can hold out until next year when the new Mac-Intels are out. Then you can boot in XP or Tiger depending on whether or not your IT buddy is hovering about ( ;-) ). Or, maybe by then, the whole company will have converted to the Intel flavour of OS X! (Sorry, I'm hoping to find the