Re: Is Apple really moving to x86 architechture?!

2005-06-11 Thread Brian
they receive no benefit from the schools implementing such policies that step on the rights and choices of the students. Brian On Jun 11, 2005, at 7:06 PM, Nancy Lawrence wrote: Actually, as I'm gearing up to being one of those potentially highly paid Professors in the next year or so, I

Re: Is Apple really moving to x86 architechture?!

2005-06-11 Thread Brian
As I said: Fascist. Brian On Jun 11, 2005, at 6:41 PM, themacuser wrote: As well as this, some make the students give them back once they have bought them when they graduate... Some even go as far as banning non-approved laptops (often anything except theirs) for fear of "security i

Re: Is Apple really moving to x86 architechture?!

2005-06-11 Thread Brian
Yes, except this type of policy seems to be spreading like wildfire. Perhaps they could make a few $$ in a way that doesn't force students into paying for cheap, worthless gear? Brian On Jun 11, 2005, at 6:26 PM, Tom Ethen wrote: Hey, they get them by the truckload for almost nothin

Re: Is Apple really moving to x86 architechture?!

2005-06-11 Thread Brian
I find it interesting how fascist our higher education system is becoming. Brian On Jun 11, 2005, at 6:14 PM, Tom Ethen wrote: My daughter was forced to purchase on of those $799 PC laptops for her college by the college and it is a piece of crap compared to my Powerbook. It requires an

Re: IPOD

2005-06-11 Thread Brian
ect a CD- drag the iPod icon on your desktop to the trash, etc. you can also click the eject symbol next to your iPod in itunes. hope that helps, Brian On Jun 11, 2005, at 5:13 PM, Jim Dynes wrote: Hi all, I just bought a 20 gig Ipod and it updated as soon as I plugged it in & Itunes

Re: Is Apple really moving to x86 architechture?!

2005-06-11 Thread Brian
undreds of posts on it a day. Opinions vary on this, but the fact remains, it's happening, and you can't stop it. I'm sorry to make this so blunt, but I figured you wanted a straight answer without beating around the bush. hope I didn't cause any offense. Brian On Ju

Re: troubleshooting G4 15" long distance...

2005-06-09 Thread Brian McEwen
At 11:28 AM 6/9/2005, you wrote: Then a new system is installed, the existing user database from netinfo is added to the system, and voila, new system, same old users. And you have to reinstall custom apps? Thanks, Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Sma

Re: troubleshooting G4 15" long distance...

2005-06-09 Thread Brian
e and install share what exactly it does, and how well it does it? :) 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 | &

troubleshooting G4 15" long distance...

2005-06-08 Thread Brian
l does this work in practice, will he "lose all"? 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!

Re: [OT] Inkjet Printer Recommendation

2005-06-08 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
ven more often :( And as a bonus, you can print your own CD/DVD, provided you bought inkjet printable media. Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for r

Re:

2005-06-08 Thread Brian
well, or if you like get a blank Virtual PC and install the Windows OS of your choice yourself. Brian On Jun 8, 2005, at 12:36 PM, Claire Hart wrote: Most likely, I will be a real estate agent by the end of the summer. I am required to have a computer that will run the required software.

Re: Heat issue/Apple

2005-06-07 Thread Brian
I'm a bit ignorant here; what exactly does the iTunes too do? Brian On Jun 7, 2005, at 5:37 AM, Andre Balogh wrote: On 07 Jun 2005, at 05:28, G-Books wrote: Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 16:44:10 -0400 Subject: Re: Heat issue/Apple From: Laurent Daudelin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-

Re: Importing addres info

2005-06-06 Thread Brian
Don't just blame this on Apple's address book. If Outlook express let me export in more than one address at a time then I wouldn't even be in this predicament of trying to load the unusable database. Brian On Jun 6, 2005, at 9:31 PM, TJ Ciaffone wrote: I have tried to ge

Bounce warning messages, redux

2005-06-06 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
ssages and then get another bounce warning the next day (or later the same day?) 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 Sa

Re: Importing addres info

2005-06-06 Thread Brian
Thank you, but that doesn't seem to help much in getting the data transferred to the iBook. The iBook still won't recognize the outlook express database. Brian On Jun 6, 2005, at 3:37 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Jun 6, 2005, at 1:08 PM, Brian wrote: .wab is an Outlook Expre

Importing addres info

2005-06-06 Thread Brian
e, but is uncertain. Any help is greatly appreciated. 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

Re: Heat issue/Apple

2005-06-06 Thread Brian
the external monitor. Rather, it appears only on the laptop's screen. On Jun 4, 2005, at 12:45 PM, Brian wrote: A while back I read of a means to reset the vid ram, or something similar that seemed to help this problem a while back. Does anyone know what I'm talking about and

Re: FireFox News Video not working.

2005-06-05 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
a fix permissions on the startup OS X drive with disk utility. I'd assume that's still the case, but I could be all wrong ;) Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our

Converting music tapes to the computer

2005-06-04 Thread Brian
rding in mono instead of stereo, and I'm not quite sure how to fix that. Can anyone help me out? Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBook

Heat issue

2005-06-04 Thread Brian
ed to help this problem a while back. Does anyone know what I'm talking about and know what the procedure is to do this? Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web

Re: 802.11g PB, 802.11b router- slow??

2005-06-04 Thread Brian
t week (Netgear MR314, here). Thanks for the replies. 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

802.11g PB, 802.11b router- slow??

2005-06-03 Thread Brian
t they moved the antenna plus added autoconfig stuff (2 antennas for 802.11x if you don't need the one for BT). Is this b router, g on the powerbook slowdown a real issue? I don't see much for google hits at this time. Thanks, Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.

malware question

2005-06-03 Thread Brian
thers popped up since then? 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/

Re: iBooksG4 vs. PowerBooksG4

2005-05-30 Thread Brian Stewart
st applaud the hacks that mac users come up with. I have been depended on those hacks for sometime. Even if I knew about the video mirroring hack for the iBook I think I would have purchased the powerbook. Thanks again for the link. Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/&g

Re: iBooksG4 vs. PowerBooksG4

2005-05-29 Thread Brian Stewart
a special sleve. I just put it in my Laptop/Backpack and clean it with windex every once and a while. The 14" iBook is a great machine for the price. The 15" powerbook is an expensive upgrade IMHO. Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Sma

Re: LCD vs. CRT

2005-05-28 Thread Brian
From what I've heard from others, CRTs have a longer useful life span than LCD monitors as well, and are significantly cheaper, which helps with the value equation. Brian On May 28, 2005, at 11:29 AM, Claire Hart wrote: Having read the posts on what to do with old CRTs and als

Carbon Copy Cloner

2005-05-18 Thread Brian Stewart
Observation... I use CCC (carbon copy cloner) to backup my powerbook to a firewire external case. I use image backups because I can fit 3 or 4 backups on my external drive instead of just one. I backup it up once a week and have about a month of backup images. The CCC process was failing with a

Re: Best strategy to maintain an iBook battery?

2005-05-17 Thread Brian
My Understanding is that you should use the computer on battery power alone at least infrequently, if not regularly, and you should use the iBook until the battery is fully discharged. These activities are actually good for the performance of the battery, and necessary. Brian On May 17

Combo drive noise

2005-05-16 Thread Brian
has a warranty? 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.

Re: Bluetooth question

2005-05-12 Thread Brian
else use a DBT-120, or other bluetooth adapter like me? How does that affect battery life? Brian On May 10, 2005, at 3:49 PM, Stephen Thomas wrote: I didn't intend to become a BT Mouse expert, but I'm picky about human interface components, and so I've tried quite a number of

Oh cool

2005-05-10 Thread Brian
I learned something completely by accident: Command - ` will move you through windows in the program you have active. Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refur

Re: Put the Cat in the Book

2005-05-10 Thread Brian
I re routed Dashboard to F8, so I wouldn't have to use the fn key to activate it. Been happy with it. I've used the converter, dictionary, calculator and weather reports quite a bit. Brian On May 10, 2005, at 10:06 AM, Steve Fuller wrote: On May 10, 2005, at 8:39 AM, Nima wrot

Re: Battery life under Tiger

2005-05-09 Thread Brian
I have an iBook G4, been using my laptop on battery today so far for a couple hours, and still it says I have over three hours left. Seems about right considering I've used 36% so far. Brian On May 9, 2005, at 8:47 PM, Nima wrote: Yeah, I have a TiBook... hmmm... Down to about 1

Re: Bluetooth question

2005-05-09 Thread Brian
Well, it arrived, and now it's time to get a bluetooth mouse. Does anyone know of a good one for a low price? Brian On May 9, 2005, at 2:15 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: On 09/05/05 13:54, "Brian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I should have a new D-Link DBT 120 bluetooth mod

Bluetooth question

2005-05-09 Thread Brian
lable? 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.html&

Re: Doesn't anyone wait anymore?!

2005-05-04 Thread Brian
I can't speak for everyone, but I personally bought it to load on a secondary machine until i was reasonably certain that it wold run well on my iBook. As far as everyone else, let them get caught up in the hype, let them test the new system out. The more people that buy it, that better t

Re: what to get first?

2005-05-02 Thread Brian Stewart
On 2-May-05, at 7:43 AM, demilove wrote: Hi all! I have a G3 iBook just bought from a friend. It has 256 MB of SDRAM and system 10.3.9 installed. I am thinking about getting more RAM (I can have up to 640 on this iBook) but I am intrigued by the new system, Tiger, given all that I have read a

Tiger appearance question

2005-04-30 Thread Brian
I installed Tiger this morning, and it's definately sweet. I do, however, have one little gripe: I like the previous apple menu icon from Panther better than the new one. Is there any way I can get the old icon back? Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and..

Re: **NEW** 14" 1.33Ghz G4 iBook for Sale

2005-04-27 Thread Brian
Winona State in minnesota has the same system. People put up with it too. Dunno why. It's not like it's that hard to allow someone to connect with their own PC or mac to a large network like that. Brian On Apr 27, 2005, at 11:30 PM, Tom Ethen wrote: The University of Wisconsin Stou

Backing up

2005-04-27 Thread Brian
do this? Also, if anyone who has done this before has a backup checklist of things I should back up, I'd be happy to hear it. Advice is welcome, TIA, Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Driv

Re: powerbooks, ibooks, g4, g5, what to buy?

2005-04-22 Thread Brian
hat may alter the features and design of the iBook line. Brian On Apr 22, 2005, at 3:39 PM, J Schooster wrote: Hello All... I'm a newbie to this list, but have been a Mac User since way back :) Your list was recommended by a fellow user on another tech list, so here I am, looking for some wise a

Re: Limewire

2005-04-21 Thread Brian
till, I'm wondering what kind of malicious attention I might attract on there. Brian On Apr 19, 2005, at 6:05 PM, Stanton Mitrany wrote: I've used it for a couple of years, and never even considered it as a mechanism to download software. It's great for things such as finding

Re: Office 2004 question

2005-04-21 Thread Brian
I've found templates, but for resumés i prefer the Wizard template, not just a plain old template. The stock of Office 2004 I have came with plenty of templates, but resumés were not among them. Brian On Apr 20, 2005, at 9:30 PM, Andrea Stansbury wrote: Are you sure that there is no tem

Office 2004 question

2005-04-20 Thread Brian
I just noticed, Office 2004 did not come with a resumé wizard, unlike Office 2001. Is there a way I can get a resumé wizard for it? Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web si

Re: Limewire

2005-04-19 Thread Brian
thing else but to pirate software. I'm not saying that it is for that, so please don't quote me as saying otherwise. I just wanted to know what anyone had to say about it. Brian On Apr 19, 2005, at 2:09 PM, Mikael Byström wrote: Brian said: what I find shady is his insistance on limewir

Re: Should I Consider Buying G4 Titanium

2005-04-17 Thread Brian Stewart
run. In my opinion, ALWAYS get the best/latest you can afford in any computer because in a couple of years it will be outdated. In the case of laptops, parts to repair them get harder to obtain by the minute. Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Sma

Re: Limewire

2005-04-17 Thread Brian
what I find shady is his insistance on limewire as a means of obtaining software titles. He never mentioned to file, chat etc features. Brian On Apr 17, 2005, at 3:00 PM, Peter Apockotos wrote: On Apr 17, 2005, at 3:46 PM, Brian wrote: A friend of mine has been telling me how I "NEED"

Limewire

2005-04-17 Thread Brian
A friend of mine has been telling me how I "NEED" limewire lately, and should DL immediately. It seemed a bit shady, but I DLed, and now it seems more shady than before. Does anyone have any experience with it? If I decide to keep it around, what should I keep it around for? Brian

Re: Tiger Release

2005-04-15 Thread Brian
I just ask because it's been my experience that it is best to wait until after the initial release to see what issues and problems arise, then buy after those issues and problems have been dealt with. Not that I don't REALLY want Tiger on my system ASAP. Brian On Apr 15, 2005,

Re: Tiger Release

2005-04-15 Thread Brian
Anyone have an idea of how long past OS releases have been out before an update typically shows up working out the first bugs in the system? Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check o

Two questions (sort of OT)

2005-04-13 Thread Brian
with it, can i do the same with a USB jump drive?" All I mean is, can I password protect the entire thing so that any person who decides to take it for a walk cannot access ay of the files on it, and can't format it as well? TiA, Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.

Re: Backup question, and a tip - external firewire

2005-04-10 Thread Brian Stewart
I am sure you have looked into this. I use an external 5" firewire enclosure with a 30 GB hard drive. I use CCC (Carbon Copy Cloner) that is one of the best pieces of freeware that I have ever seen. I backup my 30 GB powerbook to the external enclosure in minutes as an image. I keep 3 or 4 rete

Re: Thoughts on a trade

2005-04-04 Thread Brian Stewart
have a B&W G4 :-) 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/list

Re: Thoughts on a trade

2005-04-04 Thread Brian Stewart
Hey... I have a B&W with a G4-500, when do you want to meet? Seriously, pickup a mac-mini for $500 and have both. You will regret swapping the powerbook. I had a 520 powerbook (yes an old 68xxx) that I regret sometimes for selling on E-Bay. I spent more on cables (scsi, video, serial) then I did

Keyboard not working after sleep

2005-04-04 Thread Brian Stewart
I have a G4 867 Powerbook G4 - 12" that has a very intermittent problem. A couple of times after it wakes up from sleep mode the keyboard does not work. The CAPSLOCK and NUMLOCK light up when I press them but no text shows up on the screen. I have my Mac set up to prompt for a password after it

Re: Firewire not working

2005-04-01 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
ine (on a 500) by plugging in an external self powered HD. My solution was to go to Otherworld and get a FW PC card. Of course, with the PC Card it will only sync, but not charge as PC card ports don't supply power. Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small D

iSync question

2005-03-27 Thread Brian T . Rule
Is there a way to sync my iBook with my iMac if I don't have a .mac subscription? 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: Only 256 Meg of 512 Meg RAM is recognized - Fixed

2005-03-19 Thread Brian Stewart
On 18-Mar-05, at 11:02 PM, Brian Stewart wrote: In addition, unless people choose other suppliers for RAM Apple will keep their artificially high prices instead of getting real and be competitive. Apple has never been "friendly" to its customers, apple just wants to sell hardware at

Re: Mac OS X utility question, command line answer

2005-03-14 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
pe Manager for OS 9 and a different one for diagnosing fonts would be fine. 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

Only 256 Meg of 512 Meg RAM is recognized

2005-03-14 Thread Brian Stewart
if there is a problem. I like "E-BIZZZ" but memory for an Apple Laptop could be a pain in the butt. Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished Pow

Re: OSX gremlins

2005-03-06 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
ir disks that had the same issue you've seen, the Apple supplied disc utility repeatedly fixes things only to say there's a problem if you immediately run it again. And I also would suggest an immediate backup of any important files, you definitely have disc troubles. Just my $0.08

Memory for 12" G4 powerbook

2005-03-06 Thread Brian Stewart
I have a 867 MHz G4 powerbook - 12". It has the factory 256 MB of RAM. Has anyone successfully put a 512 PC333 SO-DIMM ram stick in one or a 1 Gig SO-DIMM ram stick in? Thank You in advance brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electron

Lombard and HP printer issue

2005-02-27 Thread Brian Renfrow
a PITA to have to remember to disconnect the printer every night before putting the Lombard to sleep. I guess I could just set it to never sleep, but I've always been under the impression that increases wear and tear on the HD. Anyone else come across this? Any ideas I haven't tho

Re: PCs are ??? (was Not a PowerBook after all...?

2005-02-23 Thread Brian Stewart
There is a saying; the more I meet people the more I like my dog, well, mine is the more I use PCs the more I love my Mac(s)... In my "world" money is an OBJECT! I run a couple of macs at a sever budget. PeeCees at the same price I pay for my macs would be serious "crap". I just went out an pic

Re: Kanga problem diagnosis

2005-02-23 Thread Brian Sammon
> Thanks, Laurent, for the diagnosis info. It is the backlight after all. > It boots MacOS off the hard drive or CD just fine, and I see a desktop, > but the display is faint. I don't mind spending $100 or so for a new > backlight/LCD or whatever I need to get this working, since the > PowerBoo

Re: Not a PowerBook after all...?

2005-02-23 Thread Brian Rule
umors.com and I wouldn't wait any longer than a month or month and a half if you absolutely need the most up to date version. Brian On Feb 23, 2005, at 2:46 AM, Larry le Mac wrote: Hi! I have been doing some serious thinking and have realised that maybe a PowerBook isn't what I really

Re: Safari/Camino/non-IE browser problems?

2005-02-18 Thread Brian Stachowiak
"I've probably bored the rest of the list to death by now." Not at all very interesting info. :) On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 19:16:04 +, Pete Gregory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I also have a lot of DNS issues even in IE, for a while half the sites=20 > > I want to visit it'll say it can't find t

Identifying Pismo Low Profile RAM

2005-02-17 Thread Brian Braunschweiger
How can I tell if RAM is low profile or high profile? Brian -- Brian Braunschweiger "We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million type-writers will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true." [Robert

Re: Screen size and iBooks (was Re: New PowerBooks)0

2005-02-16 Thread Brian Rule
Why get a larger one? More processing power than the 12" model? a laptop that I don't have to crouch in on my lap in order to keep it from falling off? BTW, I wish I had sprung for that superdrive now, sure would have come in handy a few weeks ago. Brian On Feb 16, 2005, at 10:49

another iBook problem

2005-02-14 Thread Brian Rule
hread that got shut down- the guy with the iBook that took 24 days to repair). TIA, 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 S

Re: Applecare, how long should it take?

2005-01-25 Thread Brian Rule
and audio recordings from lectures). I still have the old 1400, but it won't do the job that this iBook did, and I want it back. Brian On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 07:18:19 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 1/24/05 10:13 PM, "Brian Rule" <[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: Applecare, how long should it take?

2005-01-24 Thread Brian Rule
rvice rep told me this morning? 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://lowendma

Re: iBook issues. . .

2005-01-20 Thread Brian Rule
e? If so, take it in. Brian On Jan 20, 2005, at 4:34 PM, Zoltan Batiz wrote: Hello folks, Here's something to ponder. . .my roomates iBook 14.1" is having issues. I've already wiped his hard drive clean and re-installed OS X, but it's happening again. From time to time, his har

Re: Applecare, how long should it take?

2005-01-20 Thread Brian Rule
service that was supposed to take 7 days tops. By the time monday pops around it will be up to 17 days repair time, and it's not even supposed to be done by then, best case scenario. I'm starting to get irritated to say the least. Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/&

Re: Applecare, how long should it take?

2005-01-17 Thread Brian Rule
topped powering up). What conditions would result in problems like this? Brian On Jan 15, 2005, at 2:13 PM, Aaron Willems wrote: These things happen. I send my PowerMac G5 to the Apple Store a week ago. I was told that the holiday repairs were still being processed, and that I might have to wait

Re: Applecare, how long should it take?

2005-01-15 Thread Brian Rule
I brought it in to the apple store near me, and it was sent to the apple repair depot. Brian On Jan 14, 2005, at 11:34 PM, Kyle Hansen wrote: How exactly did you go about the repair? Did you get a case number and have Apple send you a box via DHL? Or did you drop it off at a repair center

Applecare, how long should it take?

2005-01-14 Thread Brian Rule
riday is gone as well. Checked the status on my iBook, and it has been listed as "begin repair" since the 10th. How long should this take? Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- C

Cleaning keyboard marks from Pismo screen ??

2005-01-12 Thread Brian Braunschweiger
sting marks from the screen? If so how? Brian -- Brian Braunschweiger Power corrupts. PowerPoint corrupts absolutely. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished

Re: Oh mega crap

2005-01-07 Thread Brian Rule
ly copy of it soon will most likely be my iPod. In other words, I'm going to need to figure out how to take the contents of my iPod and put them back on my iTune library folder in the iBook. How do I do this, and will there be any loss in quality or other issues in copying the files like this?

Re: Oh mega crap

2005-01-05 Thread Brian Rule
Anyone know how I can get the track info for all the songs I've already loaded from CD before I found this feature? Brian On Jan 5, 2005, at 6:43 PM, kochkodin wrote: See...Every cloud has a silver lining!!! God Luck Mike K Brian Rule wrote: At least it's not all bad news. In reload

Re: Oh mega crap

2005-01-05 Thread Brian Rule
At least it's not all bad news. In reloading all my CDs again I've found out how to import all the song names without typing them all in. So, my new library will be alot more organized than the last one. Didn't realize that feature was there. Brian On Jan 5, 2005, at 4:08 PM,

Re: Oh mega crap

2005-01-05 Thread Brian Rule
Luckily, I still believe in keeping hard copies, or better yet. starting with hard copies whenever possible. Too bad there's not a utility to retrieve deleted files on an iPod, like there are on regular hard drives. Brian On Jan 5, 2005, at 2:15 PM, Jeff Wiseman wrote: I think that it

Re: Oh mega crap

2005-01-05 Thread Brian Rule
It would also appear to be a convenience and backup prevention measure. Brian On Jan 5, 2005, at 2:15 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: Nope, this is a piracy prevention measure, so you can't plug a full iPod into an empty computer and suck 30GB of music into the computer at once. -- G-Boo

Re: Oh mega crap

2005-01-05 Thread Brian Rule
- the computer looks at the palm and the computer files, and adds to whichever database needs it in order to make them match. It doesn't delete things unless you do it manually. sucks. Brian On Jan 5, 2005, at 7:28 AM, William Wiseman wrote: Well, if you have a backup just drag the music f

Re: Oh mega crap

2005-01-04 Thread Brian Rule
Well that's just dandy. Absofreakinlutely dandy. Thanks, Brian On Jan 4, 2005, at 11:49 PM, Kyle Hansen wrote: On 1/4/05 9:19 PM, "Brian Rule" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough: At the advice of the apple "genius" at the local apple store I did a c

Oh mega crap

2005-01-04 Thread Brian Rule
he iPod to link it to the new iTunes library I foolishly said yes, assuming it would sync the two libraries. Now my damn iPod is empty. Is there a way to regain what was lost without reloading all those friggin cds? TIA, Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and..

Re: "Less is more" or "Bigger is better"

2005-01-01 Thread Brian Rule
That seems a little excessive, don't you think? Brian On Jan 1, 2005, at 3:22 PM, Kyle Hansen wrote: On 1/1/05 1:15 PM, "Brian Rule" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough: Aren't there apple authorize tech out there that will do it for considerably cheaper? Nope

Re: "Less is more" or "Bigger is better"

2005-01-01 Thread Brian Rule
Aren't there apple authorize tech out there that will do it for considerably cheaper? Brian On Jan 1, 2005, at 3:06 PM, Kyle Hansen wrote: But if you didn't pay a premium and have Apple do it your warranty is now void. Kyle Hansen -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowend

Re: "Less is more" or "Bigger is better"

2005-01-01 Thread Brian Rule
I do use it to rest my palms often, whether it's proper typing or not. And, as surmised, it does come in handy for writing a note or post it. Brian On Jan 1, 2005, at 2:15 PM, Andrew F. wrote: The 15" and 17" PowerBooks are much wider machines than the 12", but the 14"

Re: "Less is more" or "Bigger is better"

2004-12-31 Thread Brian Rule
and make the whole thing weigh 3lbs or less. I'd pay current 12" AlBook prices for such a machine, and I'd wager a lot of other people would too (though probably very few on this list). Andrew On 12/30/04 10:36 PM, "Brian Rule" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: My

Re: "Less is more" or "Bigger is better"

2004-12-30 Thread Brian Rule
around. It may have the same techinical "screen real estate" as it's 12" brother, but I still prefer the 14" screen. Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | --

Re: Mixed wireless network

2004-12-22 Thread Brian Rule
Thanks for the quick response. Yeah, might be a silly question, but you know how finicky winblows machines can be, so I thought I'd drop in the question just the same, seeing as how NOTHING I've ever done on that PC was easy. Brian On Dec 22, 2004, at 2:26 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:

Mixed wireless network

2004-12-22 Thread Brian Rule
ndering is, will the firewall on the base station still work with the PC added? Will there be any incompatabilities adding this PC to the system? In the end, there might be a second PC added to the network, but I'm not sure yet. Any feedback or prior experience would be of great help. Than

Can a Pismo boot from an external Firewire drive in OS 9?

2004-12-22 Thread Brian Braunschweiger
Can a Pismo boot from an external Firewire drive in OS 9? Brian -- Brian Braunschweiger Power Corrupts. PowerPoint corrupts absolutely. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web si

Re: Applecare/education discounts

2004-12-18 Thread Brian Rule
, so don't worry about that. Brian On Dec 18, 2004, at 2:14 PM, Amber wrote: What is the general rule of thumb regarding educational discounts from Apple? I was a student when I bought my Powerbook so obviously I got that on a discount. No problem. I thought you had to be a full time st

Re: Begginer question... Powerbook vs. iBook

2004-12-18 Thread Brian Rule
more capable of sound editing than a laptop, but either G4 books should do what you need them to, with some added work on your part. Brian On Dec 18, 2004, at 1:28 PM, Alejandro Desalvo wrote: Hello. I'm new in this list and I understand my question may sound too familiar to the members of the

Repairing permissions

2004-12-17 Thread Brian Rule
Both my iBook G4 and my iMac DV SE are having the same issue: When I repair permissions they find one that needs replacing, says it does so, but when I run the program again the same permission shows up as needing to be replaced. What causes this? Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <h

Re: Questions about replacing a G4 Ti Logic Board

2004-12-06 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
If anyone has any experience using a different Logic Board in the 1st Generation Titanium, please let me know. Only the 400/500 Mhz models have the same ports on back. The 667 and up went to a DVI port instead of the 'standard' db-15 video port. I also believe the last models changed the configur

Re: Aluminum and Alzheimer's

2004-12-02 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
even tell you the name right now as I just sold my old TiBook. For that matter, you can save money and just go to wally world and buy clear removable contact paper and use that, just cut to fit ;) Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Ele

Re: Lombard optical drive - problems with CD-R media ???

2004-10-24 Thread Brian Sammon
> I am picking up a Lombard tomorrow, but the seller says > that the DVD player has problems with CD-R media as > opposed to factory burned disks. He says that this is a > common problem with Wallstreets, Lombards and Pismos. I've had problems booting my lombard from 700MB CD-Rs that were remedied

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