Re: tracking wireless activity

On Oct 24, 2005, at 4:48 PM, Jan Musil wrote: case I would suggest you to enable wireless security at least via WEP (although this is not very strong security it should keep people out for few days). You can also consider enabling MAC address filter (MAC address is unique ID of each networ

Re: avi to DVD-R again

e should I try? the source file is from www.starwreck.com Last, do some research on videohelp.com's Mac video forum ( http:// www.videohelp.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=9 ) It's just so trivial to do this on a PC. .sigh. Thanks, Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>

Re: avi to DVD-R again

On Oct 22, 2005, at 8:06 PM, Dylan McDermond wrote: On Oct 22, 2005, at 11:46 AM, Brian McEwen wrote: I can't find the tool I need to turn the .avi file into something that I can burn onto a DVD (in movie format). Try ffmpegx http://homepage.mac.com/major4/ OK, what form

Re: avi to DVD-R again

On Oct 22, 2005, at 8:06 PM, Dylan McDermond wrote: Try ffmpegx http://homepage.mac.com/major4/ thanks! -Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refur

avi to DVD-R again

out given up on google. What apps do I need to do what I want? I'm on a G4/1.5GHz, OS 10.4, superdrive. I have both toats 5.2.3 and iDVD. thanks... Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Driv

Re: file sharing over network?

On Oct 20, 2005, at 4:41 PM, Victoria Brandon wrote: Howard -- it doesn't seem silly at all. In fact as mentioned in the original posting that was my first assumption (I've got a cat who chews on things) -- but the second cable (which has never been anyplace where he could possibly get at

Re: DHCP problems

On Oct 18, 2005, at 9:15 AM, Steve Fuller wrote: I use locations for that. I have one with a static IP for work, one with a static IP for home (same one if I'm using wireless or wired), and then one with DHCP assigned to wireless or wired that I use when I'm on the road. Not that there's a

Pismo memory questions

y recommendations on specific memory brands / manufacturers (Crucial, Omni Technologies, Kingston, Samsung, ...) or online retailers that I should specifically seek out or avoid ? Responses on- or off-list would be appreciated. Thanks, Brian Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- G-Books is sponsored by <htt

Re: 12" Powerbook G4: an AppleCare and AppleStore assesment

All support agencies "SUCK". I am a lot like the earlier poster that walks around with the cup half empty, expecting someone to take it from me. AppleCare == Insurance == Repairs == Cost Apple would rather you buy a new iPod for $300 dollars then replacement the $20 battery. Apple is not t

Re: boot from O X CD: able to grant user admin rights?

etting the currrent admin password? I want to help these guys, but I do not want to step on the toes of their regular tech by, say, removing *his* admin access ;) thanks, Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Re

boot from O X CD: able to grant user admin rights?

If I boot from the OS X CD, can I grant admin rights to an existing user, or just change the admin password for the existing admin? thanks, Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | --

Re: faxing from my powerbook

trying to send the fax? You'll get better answers with a little more information about your setup. -Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished Powe

Re:

amp; License. New with 90 Day OWC Warranty. Requires system with DVD Read Capable Drive. (APL6914909A) more info...$47.99 Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our

Re: Wireless on WSII

. The Orinoco 11B ilver PC Card is airport compatible? Or there are at least drivers that make it compatible with Mac OS? Thanks Where could someone pick up one of these Orinoco cards for a WallStreet? -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp

Re: OT Need Phone Recording help

this will make your logs for you. -Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://low

Number one reason for Tiger for UNIX Geeks

Of all the Mac OS 10.4.x threads and articles I have read no one has mentioned the NUMBER ONE PLUS to Tiger. I have had the install media on my desk for weeks, afraid to take the plunge. I installed Tiger for Spotlight and then found out that Spotlight does not support M$ Entourage. With

Re: Burning DVD's on a Pismo

On Sep 16, 2005, at 12:38 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There isn't a free package to do such compression for OS X, is there? Mac The Ripper is free; Popcorn isn't. Since Popcorn can made duplicates from DVDs, burn DVDs from images of same, and can convert from multi-layer to single-layer u

Re: WallStreet G3 233 PowerBook

Forgot to mention it has 32mb of ram... I will upgrade it to 256 mb myself (again very cheap to do) Brian On 21-Sep-05, at 8:48 AM, Brian Stewart wrote: I have found a; 14" Powerbook - G3 233 Wallstreet -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog

WallStreet G3 233 PowerBook

ys give it the thumbs down I'm not going to buy it. Thank You Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! |

DVD audio extract/mp3?

rappy audio CD "remasterings" plus this comes under fair use IMO, so flame me not (please) :) thanks, Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbis

Re: Wireless Mouse & Keyboard

On Sep 18, 2005, at 9:12 AM, David Harris wrote: I wasn't sure Apple made a wireless mouse without Bluetooth capability. dmjh Seems like a total waste of bandwidth ( and power) to me. It might be worth looking at te tech specs of non-apple models and see what your options are. B -

Re: Wireless Mouse & Keyboard

On Sep 18, 2005, at 8:35 AM, Beniamino Cenci Goga wrote: Apple. it is a matter of weeks, if not days! I'd give them a call. that seems really wrong, based on the performance of other brands. Ours gets quite heavy use and lasts for a very long time. Oh, is this bluetooth? B -- G-

Re: Wireless Mouse & Keyboard

On Sep 18, 2005, at 2:05 AM, Beniamino Cenci Goga wrote: I use 2300 mAmps rechargeable batteries because I found the Lithium are too expensive, give they last only 2-3 weeks. I noticed that when the Keyboard batteries are low (yes the keyboard's) the pointer of the mouse is slow and does n

Re: Burning DVD's on a Pismo

On Sep 16, 2005, at 1:37 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: downsampled (compressed) to fit on a one-layer DVD. The time to do such compression on a 450 MHz mac There isn't a free package to do such compression for OS X, is there? -B -- G-Books is sponsored by and... S

Re: 12.1 in. 1.5ghz powerbook

ave an adapter for my camera flash cards that is about the sie of a credit card (though external), some other nice USB and firewire toys, and I'm not looking back! HTH. Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog

Clie utilities under OS X

classic?) I have the Missing Sync and it will not copy mp3 files to the Clie; and putting mp3 files on the card itself via a card reader, results in mp3 files which are not playable by AudioPlayer on the Clie. Thanks, Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> a

Re: road warrior?

done it with my Samsung i500 on Sprint. The i500 isn't Bluetooth, so I have to use a sync cable, but once I plug it in, Mac OS X treats it as a modem (no need to install any extra software), so I just enter one of my ISP's dialin numbers, tell it to connect, and I'm online. Bri

Re: Yeah! Success! was Re: Help! iCal died!

On Sep 7, 2005, at 12:06 AM, Dennis B. Swaney wrote: Anne, when the iMacs were introduced there WEREN'T any "slow" USB ports; just the ones Apple used. These USB ports were faster than serial and about equivalent to SCSI. After pooh-poohing Apple's USB route, the PC drones decided to jum

Powerbook G3 for sale...

Hey Guys, My name is Brian and I am a poor college student attending Florida Atlantic University. I am majoring in Secondary Education. I have come up short on funds and I have NO money to purchase my textbooks so I need to get rid of my Powerbook G3. I wish to sell this complete system for

Re: News coverage via Mac

after, without any spaces, to the ...display.jsp? bit of the URL. Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Supp

Re: application/x-oleobject

Jim Dynes wrote: Where can I get a plug-in for application/x-oleobject? Built in on any Windows machine. Not for Macs though. Here's a URL that 'discusses' the issue: http://vowe.net/archives/004121.html Basically, its an embedded use of some MS OLE Object, most like the windows video playe

Re: Best photo organizer

On Aug 25, 2005, at 12:38 AM, Claire Hart wrote: I agree. I already had the 1121 photos separated somewhat chronologically. Since I resorted to my previously-posted work- around, my resulting CDs were obviously completely out of order. I'll keep this info for next time. Thanks, Claire

Re: Ubuntu on PB rev2

> Has anyone gotten Ubuntu on a Powerbook G3 233MHz (66MHz bus?) installed? I > can't seem to boot off the cd. Thanks in advance! A G3-233 is an old-world machine. Old world machines are harder to get linux onto. I think Ubuntu doesn't support old-world machines. In general, you'll probably find

Re: linux on a pismo

> hey small price to pay for the rest of it all, What other linux will run > on the pismo or even the 366 ibook clam as i have one of those sat doing > nothing at the moment. The primary criterion is whether the Mac is "OldWorld" (Openfirmware version <3) or "NewWorld" (OpenFirmware version >= 3)

Re: Best photo organizer

On Aug 23, 2005, at 6:20 AM, P. H. Adams wrote: 4) Select "Append a number to each photo." This is what suffixes the unique, sequential numbering. Would have been nice of them to document that! Thanks for the tip. I will still keep my stuff in a human-findable format though :) B -

Re: Best photo organizer

d be counterproductive here. I looked a bit for a applescript to do unique numbering within iPhoto, but failed to find one, so that's why I suggested a method outside of iPhoto. If something exists, that would certainly be a useful tool! Can you give a URL? that would be a great addition to

Re: great (IMO) vendor for UPS replacement batteries

rning the wrong one and getting me the correct battery, but it took almost 3 weeks from when my UPS first beeped until I had a new battery inside. Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- C

great (IMO) vendor for UPS replacement batteries

- one battery was the wrong kind, I made a mistake/was mislead by their website perhaps, and they are shipping the right battery plus covering shipping of the wrong one back to them. Pretty decent. Hope this helps someone who is trying to decide what to do with their aging UPS. Brian

Re: scanning software?

On Aug 19, 2005, at 4:49 PM, Peter Saint James wrote: I bought a HP 2175 all-in-one machine with the intention of scanning some multi-page documents to PDF, only to find out the machine won't do this. This is a surprise since other HP machines do. HP support [sic] claims t

Re: $50 iBooks @ UVA

alternative monetarily and non monetarily. Clearly, this is not what happened in Kurt's example. Brian On Aug 17, 2005, at 1:29 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: There's your solution. If you document that it is actually costing you money you might convince some of the pointy-hairs. Point out

Re: $50 iBooks @ UVA

ireless network that macs have never worked on their wireless network. Right, I must have imagined that internet connection into existence. Brian On Aug 17, 2005, at 1:08 PM, Kurt Cypher wrote: Please don't generalize about a "staff of incompetent IT" pushing these kind

Re: $50 iBooks @ UVA

ad, just let the mac speak for itself to catch others attention. You can help it talk, but try not to say bad things about the windows world, since it implies bad buying/decision making of the PC user. Catch more flies with honey than vinegar and all that. Brian On Aug 17, 2005, at 11:5

Re: best photo organizer,

At 12:46 AM 8/17/2005, you wrote: >copy them over to a USB flash drive. They come in sizes from about >32MB to 1GB, and are easier to use than burning to a CD. Right now money is an issue . . . Buy.com has the Memorex 1 GB TravelDrive USB 2.0 Flash Drive for $60 - $5 off $35 [Exp 8/18] - $10

powerbook help- Tri-cities/ Walla Walla, WA area

it, really. I've been trying to troubleshoot over the phone and it's not going well; Thanks for any assistance; it should be trivial to fix if you were actually hands-on. Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://ww

Re: best photo organizer

At 09:03 AM 8/17/2005, you wrote: I've used 'iPhoto Diet' a few times to find duplicates and cleanup the iPhoto library of unnecessary stuff. But that would whack her duplicate-named but not duplicate-content images! :) B -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog

Re: best photo organizer

On Aug 17, 2005, at 12:43 AM, Claire Hart wrote: To the two who suggested that I drag my photos to a CD and then burn the CD, or drag the photos to a folder, and burn that, I will tell you that I have tried to do that. However, my group of 1100+ photos is actually a compilation of photos t

Re: $50 iBooks @ UVA

s, so it jsut sits there taking up space. Brian On Aug 16, 2005, at 7:27 PM, Karen Thompson wrote: I wish I could say I was a dumpster diver and got some of those Macs, but alas, it hit the local news before we knew what was happening. But now I'm keeping a sharp eye as I understand the

Re: best photo organizer

eading Windows CDs under 9.x and having problems. <http://www.tempel.org/joliet/>. HTH. Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | &am

Re: best photo organizer

On Aug 15, 2005, at 10:38 PM, John Collins wrote: Now I am in the process of trying to catalog my files and it is a struggle (anybody on the list who uses it and is willing to help a newbie --let me know off list). I have found Extensis support to be almost non existent and when I query

Re: best photo organizer

On Aug 16, 2005, at 12:13 AM, Kristina wrote: save all my photos as jpgs... why can't the Winfolk read em? What did you use to burn the CD? What format did you use for the disk? B -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.co

Re: REPOST: How can I connect Wallstreet II/ OS 9.2.2 to iBook 500/ OS X 10.3.9?

rnet cable. Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.h

Re: Looking for printer suggestions

At 12:54 PM 8/15/2005, you wrote: Thanks Brian! - Darn webmail, sorry for all the footers last time (hi listnanny!) LEM should get 1.5X revenue for those. The Samsung ML-1740 from Circuit City: Anyway- to be clear- that's a rebate deal, but CC has been reliable with rebates, for me

Re: Looking for printer suggestions

Samsung ML-1740 $58 at circuitcity.com for a 17ppm laser; USB or parallel interface on it, drivers fro 8.6 and higher from Samsung Australia. Much more efficient than inkjet, if you print a lot. And even if you print little (no clogged carts). B At 11:09 AM 8/15/2005, you wrote: (APOL

Re: List Rules?

On Aug 14, 2005, at 12:21 AM, Kevin Barnes wrote: Do the list rules prohibit listing items for sale? I have a Lombard and goodies that will be going to Ebay otherwise. with the swap list being closed to new members, other LEM lists I'm on have started a "Monday's only" policy where onc

Re: FIXED was Re: working with Sony MS cards, 10.4.2

On Aug 13, 2005, at 7:16 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: Anyone heard of Viking readers being flaky as a rule? This is the first one I've used. No but the reader might have a problem with larger cards. I'd not heard of these readers before, but it's the same guys who make the RAM, and their

FIXED was Re: working with Sony MS cards, 10.4.2

On Aug 13, 2005, at 5:36 AM, Brian McEwen wrote: On Aug 13, 2005, at 5:23 AM, Brian McEwen wrote: lus, once it is in the Mac, I cannot eject it, "some program has it in use". I can't find anything open, force quitting Finder doesn't help. On reset, although &quo

Re: working with Sony MS cards, 10.4.2

On Aug 13, 2005, at 5:23 AM, Brian McEwen wrote: lus, once it is in the Mac, I cannot eject it, "some program has it in use". I can't find anything open, force quitting Finder doesn't help. On reset, although "about this Mac" shows a 945 meg USB mass stora

working with Sony MS cards, 10.4.2

the Clie for it to show up anywhere on the Mac again- other than in the "about this Mac" USB info section. I'm stumped. The other card works perfectly. Is the 10.4.2 handling of FAT16 buggy? Thanks, Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small

Re: Mail app & the bounce feature

f like the Lycos screensaver/ spammer DOS thing, that didn't run for long. Perhaps not ethically great, and chance of collateral damage is present, but some like the idea See <http://nwc.systemsmanagementpipeline.com/166400507> Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://l

Re: Utilities

On Jul 29, 2005, at 11:52 AM, Howard Katz wrote: Addendum question: How does Drive Genius compare to TechTools in real-life usage? Thanks! In my experience, I never had Tech Tools do much useful for me. Deep zap PRAM in one step, stuff like that, that you can do yourself. The subset ch

Re: calendar for syncing 2 or 3 schedules? not iCal...

detail. I know the department sec'y didn't "like" ical. And you may know who has the real power in a department... :) Thanks for the reply. Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished

Re: ti book

On Jul 25, 2005, at 10:59 AM, gladys pérez-almiroty wrote: brian: thanks for your fast answer! her modem does not provide for channel changing, so that is out. i will check the antena. you could have something there, and who knows, maybe somebody has a signal that is interfering with

Re: ti book

oks are known for an antenna problem; perhaps hers has jiggled and is no longer getting good reception. There are some adjustments you can do yourself, but I'm not certain what they are (just repositioning I think). HTH. Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowen

calendar for syncing 2 or 3 schedules? not iCal...

ok. Anything else that could work well? thanks, Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support

Re: PCMCIA Card

On Jul 21, 2005, at 7:38 PM, Dylan McDermond wrote: It should work with your TiBook, but I'd suggest using a Firewire drive instead. It's a faster sustained speed than USB 2 and you already have the Firewire capability in your 'book now. USB/firewire combo external drives are kinda spe

Re: New PB G4: questions

k time on it, depending on what I'm doing. Lots more system uptime really since usually ends up asleep for a while until I come back to it. I still can't believe that I can burn a couple CDs, DVDs, etc while on battery and still have plenty of juice left to do other work

USB2 802.11g adapter

uggest models of USB2 802.1b/g adapters that are cheap, and use one of these chipsets? Thanks, Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks |

Re: modem port going, going.....

erhaps? on the cheap 'cos everyone is "waiting" for Intel), if you have a PCCard slot, 56k PCCard modems are cheap, if you have a USB slot, USB modems aren't that bad. YMMV. Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicsht

Re: PC viruses on Macs with Virtual PC??? (was: real estate situation)

On Jul 14, 2005, at 4:19 PM, Bill Briggs wrote: At 1:08 PM -0700 7/14/05, Dan O'Donnell wrote: All above is good advice. I'd go further and advise you not use Outlook Express for email on the virtual Windows. Use either Thunderbird (related to Firefox) or just use Eudora for Windows in f

Re: PC viruses on Macs with Virtual PC??? (was: real estate situation)

On Jul 14, 2005, at 12:15 AM, Claire Hart wrote: applications via Virtual PC will become a target for all of the viruses, worms, etc., that PC users have become use to. Is that true? Will I become susceptible to all the stuff going around? After all, I would be accessing the internet th

Re: carbon copy cloner, silverkeeper, etc.

On Jul 12, 2005, at 9:36 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: the iMac disk. That's maybe why you ended up with something strange. You have to remember that Carbon Copy Cloner clones hard drives, it makes a total duplicate of one hard drive onto another without checking what was on the hard drive

WORKING was Re: networked lpr on the cheap?

On Jul 5, 2005, at 6:31 AM, Brian McEwen wrote: know it will for well via XP, it should work OK via OSX, maybe a little slower to render than ideal. I print mostly to pdf these days, not as much to paper as my wife does, so it should work. I grabbed all the drivers from the Australian

Re: large .iso and OS X?

On Jul 9, 2005, at 8:13 PM, Brian McEwen wrote: At this time, I have a reencoded-to-quicktime-mpeg4 which has audio. I'm starting the DVD burn now. Hopefully it looks nice when done! And hey, it looks pretty good! I wasn't sure what to expect. Thanks all for the emails

Re: large .iso and OS X?

On Jul 9, 2005, at 7:49 PM, Dylan McDermond wrote: On Jul 9, 2005, at 4:20 PM, Brian McEwen wrote: On the Dark Side (heh),I saw that you could get this for $42: NEC ND-3540A 16x Dual Layer DVD+-RW $42 at NewEgg.com add a $24 USB2 case for it, blow off buying Quicktime Pro, and you are

Re: large .iso and OS X?

igured out that we live in a Big World, here, finally. Thanks for the replies so far, and for experiences with re-encoding using ffmegX or Handbrake, both of which seem popular. Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smal

Re: large .iso and OS X?

On Jul 8, 2005, at 4:54 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: But I did notice, as soon as I started, my disk space was reduced by the full amount of the download, and finder says the files are 3.49 and 4.26 GB in size. If I try to mount one of the iso's Disk Utility says the same thing yours did, th

Re: large .iso and OS X?

On Jul 7, 2005, at 9:50 AM, Scott Kelly wrote: Did you try using Disk Utility, then select the .iso, then click burn from the images menu? That burnt a disc, which verified fine, but it's "unknown disk" in my standalone DVD player, and putting it back in the powerbook results in "you h

large .iso and OS X?

orked well for many years, I'm sure it hasn't mangled the file. Do I have to put this on a PC for mount it an make a DVD? Thanks for help; Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives |

Re: real estate situation

ut I'm sure you can do it effectively. Why not try and find some system requirements for the software you will need to use, and I'm sure someone on this list will be able to find out if VPC on your powerbook will be able to handle it. You could also try the Apple discussion forums, i

Re: networked lpr on the cheap?

the drivers from the Australian support site already. I think that 1000 pages is about 8 months of home printing, she tries to do big print jobs for classes at the univ. I'll post about sharing to OSX experiences. Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and...

Re: networked lpr on the cheap?

On Jul 5, 2005, at 3:11 AM, Sean Winn wrote: I think you'll find the expected life of the drum and toner cartridges supplied is lower than the after-market ones. Certainly is for the HP2550, where the supplied drum has a nominal life of 8,000 pages, replacement one 20,000. Inkjets also sel

networked lpr on the cheap?

po laser model/ manufactrer for Mac and Win printing? I have good experiences with Brother at work. thanks, Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbish

squeaky space bar

OK, the new 12" powerbook G4 has a squeeky space bar. Can I fix this easily? thanks, Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | &

Re: security on wireless router

up MAC filtering or WEP is helpful but not really that protective. HTH. Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! |

Re: basic info? Citizen Notebook Printer II, GIMP-print, 10.4?

uld be fun :) I think my cable gets here tomorrow or so. If I'm still happy after seeing it print, I'll share. Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site

Re: basic info? Citizen Notebook Printer II, GIMP-print, 10.4?

weekend of looking. Doews anyone have a reason to avoid updating the GIMP-print that comes built into OSX to the OSS 5.x version, with 10.4.1? Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | --

basic info? Citizen Notebook Printer II, GIMP-print, 10.4?

I've looked for ages. Thanks, Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http:/

Re: G4/ panther- poor public 802.11 redux

even. Is there a way to do this? Thanks, Finally activated my 90 day support.It's a bug. They are working on a software update for it. Say soon to come out. Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

DVD: play or rip for max power savings?

so, on the 1.5GHz G4/ 8X superdrive 12" powerbook, it is better for power savings to play DVD's once ripped to the HD or to play them natively? I'm assuming ripped, but don't know how fast DVD disks actuall spin etc. Thanks, Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <htt

Re: OS 10.4, powerbook, roaming wireless not doing great

On Wednesday, June 22, 2005, at 12:14 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 06:59 PM -0400 06/21/2005, Brian McEwen wrote: Except, no DNS calls would work. Try a different name server, such as 4.2.2.1 or 4.2.2.2, instead of the one being supplied by DHCP. - Dan. Thanks, that's an ea

Re: OS 10.4, powerbook, roaming wireless not doing great

On Jun 21, 2005, at 6:59 PM, Brian McEwen wrote: Hi all; I hauled my new powerbook to a hospital last week as I'd be spending a bit of time there; their public network was up, I got an IP, 2-3 bar signal strength, DNS etc resolved. all looked just great in the network section o

OS 10.4, powerbook, roaming wireless not doing great

istracted and not feeling great, but I really saw no reason for DNS not to be working. Anything weird with 10.4 or Airport that anyone has seen or read about? I'm going to try again tomorrow. thanks, Brian -- organ donors save lives -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://

Re: Decisions, decisions... PowerMac G4 or Mac Mini?

that still will run an external monitor and do your comparison to the QS that way. Because it has the same type HD, same ram issues (more $$$, harder to install, limits on how much) as a G4 iBook. Just my thoughts ;) Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and...

Re: external monitor on iBook

ou want to extend the desktop, or work on the other monitor at a different resolution, you will need a hack to do so. Don't worry, though, this hack is easy to set up and use, should you choose to use it. Brian On Jun 20, 2005, at 2:16 PM, Nancy Lawrence wrote: Hi. I finally got my

Re: Thanks for the cheese! :-) (was Re: Off-Topic Posts)

directly. Brian On Jun 12, 2005, at 7:01 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All, Thank you all for your support. I did not intend to start an "issue." Possibly the tone of my request was misread. Although my request for on-topic Subject lines is serious (maybe purposeful is a better wo

Here's some cheese with your whine(was Re: Off-Topic Posts)

Sorry for the awful inconvenience of the relatively short posts that are otherwise obviously off topic. Life is rough. Brian On Jun 12, 2005, at 11:57 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Excuse me please! I hate to interrupt all this diatribe, but I hate off-topic posting even more. May I

Re: Is Apple really moving to x86 architecture?!

ith the U of M, which was a bad thing for him, as they went straight to the media and legislature and began a slander campaign. The guy may not have been perfect, but he was far from the school hating monster he was portrayed to be. Brian On Jun 12, 2005, at 9:02 AM, Pacer wrote: My Fel

Re: Is Apple really moving to x86 architechture?!

it's a greed thing either. In any event, it's all academic anyway. It's happening, you can't stop it. Best to just roll with it. Brian On Jun 12, 2005, at 8:33 AM, Zoltan Batiz wrote: Ok, I've watched the keynote address, read all the articles. I still think Jobs is

Re: DVD refusal.

On Jun 12, 2005, at 2:37 AM, Kris Tilford wrote: I burned a DVD+R for a friend with a 12" ALPB and it wasn't recognized at all in 10.3.9 or 10.4.1. Neither was a blank. I'm reburning the DVD+R to a DVD-R that he supplied, we'll see of that works? Another friend with an older TiPB couldn't

Re: Is Apple really moving to x86 architecture?!

Winona State University (a public university here in Minnesota) has a program that bans use of any non-winona owned laptop on their campus. In other words, public schools are not immune to this behavior. Brian On Jun 12, 2005, at 12:29 AM, Pacer wrote: My Fellow PowerBook-philes, Dude

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