Re: Website Compatibility (Stoneyfield)

2006-02-20 Thread Brian McEwen
On Feb 20, 2006, at 2:19 PM, Bert Mehling wrote: Just for the record, I had no trouble with the Stoneyfield website, using Safari on TiBook with OS 10.3.9. Everything worked just fine. Bert Mehling breaks in fireFox for me if you try and follow the get coupons thing all the way to

Re: Website Compatibility (Stoneyfield)

2006-02-20 Thread Brian McEwen
On Feb 20, 2006, at 6:17 PM, Howard Katz wrote: Tried the same page with iCab. No problems--I can see all the graphics, and access the individual pages. (Is there one with printable coupons? I see the one where they want an email address and they'll send you e-coupons, but I really don't

VLC plugin for Firefox under OS X?

2006-02-19 Thread Brian McEwen
I want/need to play content provided by VLC server using firefox under OS X. There is a Windows VLC media player/ VLC player plugin; how do I get something similar installed for fireFox under X? The VLC X installer doesn't have a plugin for Firefox, and I don't see described anywhere

Re: Finally sorted out video playback -Thanks !

2006-02-19 Thread Brian McEwen
On Feb 19, 2006, at 12:49 PM, Amber Robey wrote: It turned out that the ffmpegX software worked incredibly well once I got it set up properly. It immediately converted the clips to DV format and I was then able to import the videos directly into iMovie - great quality too. Glad it

Re: format for video/MPEG-2 Playback Component

2006-02-18 Thread Brian McEwen
On Feb 18, 2006, at 7:31 PM, Amber Robey wrote: I had been told that Quicktime Pro 7 and the MPEG-2 Playback Add-on would allow me to transcode these files so that they will not stutter. I was hoping that somebody here had both and could test this for me with a small file before I go

Re: format for video/MPEG-2 Playback Component

2006-02-18 Thread Brian McEwen
On Feb 19, 2006, at 12:11 AM, Amber Robey wrote: I had been told that Quicktime Pro 7 and the MPEG-2 Playback Add- on would allow me to transcode these files so that they will not stutter. I was hoping that somebody here had both and could test this for me with a small file before I

Re: accessing mpeg video files on OS X ?

2006-02-17 Thread Brian McEwen
On Feb 17, 2006, at 9:38 AM, Amber Robey wrote: On 17-Feb-06, at 6:56 AM, MorningAJ wrote: Amber Robey writes: A relative in England has sent me two MPEG files but Quicktime does not recognize or play them. Remember the discussion on open-source goodies? http://www.videolan.org

Re: Safari bookmarks menu

2006-02-14 Thread Brian McEwen
On Feb 14, 2006, at 5:17 PM, sandra ragan wrote: you can imagine what a collection of bookmarks says about you... looks at FireFox bookmarks NOVA ScienceNOW streaming video archives semi-quantitative real-time PCR links siRNA links PubMEd, Entrez, GenBank links BBC Radio HHGG streaming

Re: on line privacy

2006-02-13 Thread Brian McEwen
On Feb 12, 2006, at 7:50 PM, Concetta Z wrote: OK, I just went to Google Groups. This new group has PUBLIC archives. Concetta shrug the CURRENT LIST is also archived publicly and indexed by google. So that's not that new. Can Dan mask our email addesses in the google archive? Else

Re: on line privacy

2006-02-13 Thread Brian McEwen
On Feb 13, 2006, at 7:59 AM, Woody Duncan wrote: Brian McEwen wrote: Can Dan mask our email addesses in the google archive? Else it's a huge source of spam. I'm on another large e-mail list that has a public archive. They made some changes on their server and now mask our e-mail

broken airport with many open 802.11 networks still

2006-02-11 Thread Brian McEwen
Ok, Still have issues with airport and 802.11 on some open networks. It's likely a combo of broken Apple stuff, and a version of Windows server stuff, but I'm tired of being punished by this. My PDA can get online everywhere, my powerbook 1400 can get online everywhere, my nice AlBook

Re: broken airport with many open 802.11 networks still

2006-02-11 Thread Brian McEwen
On Feb 11, 2006, at 12:55 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: No, it isn't. It's a defective AlBook, or more precisely a broken Airport Extreme card. It's got nothing to do with OS X or configurations. Perhaps the card isn't responding properly on all channels, or the firmware is corrupted on it.

Re: Wegener Media = BAD--just my opinion

2006-02-07 Thread Brian McEwen
On Feb 6, 2006, at 9:11 PM, Illovox Media wrote: think they can bully you with legalese, all of which is BS. Always use a credit card in online transactions. A CC WILL refund all expenses with a deal gone bad and nail the seller with the tab. FTC guidelines are available online as well

Re: Wegener Media = BAD--just my opinion

2006-02-07 Thread Brian McEwen
On Feb 7, 2006, at 4:57 PM, mike kochkodin wrote: Au Contraire my friend The current limit that was set by the feds for debit card fraud is $50 IF you detect it early and inform your bank...Also, many if not most banks will waive that limit if you request itIt costs a lot more than

Re: best browser for ebay downloads of pages, pictures?

2006-02-05 Thread Brian McEwen
On Feb 5, 2006, at 3:27 AM, kaldav wrote: However, when I tried Safari, an ebay auction page was not saved with the images, the page did not have a correct title, and later double clicking on the page just opened the page on my desktop but there was no web url at the top- just a link on

Re: Reminder: LowEndMac lists rules (2)

2006-02-03 Thread Brian McEwen
On Feb 3, 2006, at 11:31 AM, MorningAJ wrote: Tim Collier writes: THIS is the reason I don't like bottom posting. When I first saw this in preview, all I see is different replies. Having to go to the area and scroll down to read six words is really silly and wasteful of everybody's

Re: lombard HD click of death??

2006-01-30 Thread Brian McEwen
On Jan 30, 2006, at 11:00 AM, MorningAJ wrote: Generally speaking, there's nothing wrong with Western Digital that isn't wrong with Hitachi or Samsung or Toshiba or... (insert drive manufacturer here). They /all/ suck, in my book. Quality control among the manufacturers is a really

Re: Wifi antenna

2006-01-26 Thread Brian McEwen
On Jan 26, 2006, at 12:09 PM, Howard Katz wrote: Has anyone ever come up with a way of connecting some kind of external antenna to the PB to boost signal connectivity? I've got the G4 AL http://www.smalldog.com/product/32826

Re: Wifi antenna

2006-01-26 Thread Brian McEwen
On Jan 26, 2006, at 6:49 PM, Brian Steere wrote: No other networks impinging as far as I can tell. What type of phone system do you have? the 2.4GHz can be wiping out your 802.11, as they hop around. Or your neighbors phone, even, depending. Or your household items, like microwave.

Re: downloading movies

2006-01-23 Thread Brian McEwen
On Jan 23, 2006, at 2:04 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: on 22/01/06 21:37, Dan K at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I also use DVDshrink on my PC to make DVD-R copies, again for personal BU of DVDs we own. However I'm not aware of any Mac utility that matches DVDshrink's abilities and convenience.

Re: downloading movies

2006-01-23 Thread Brian McEwen
On Jan 23, 2006, at 8:43 AM, Francesco sciacca wrote: Have you tried MacTheRipper with Popcorn? Roxio advertise the latest Toast 7 as being able to 'copy and compress' DVDs. I'm not sure to what extent that works, but it'd be great to hear from some actual user (if anyone out there).

Re: downloading movies

2006-01-23 Thread Brian McEwen
On Jan 23, 2006, at 4:17 PM, Gerald Abreu wrote: May I ask how you were able to view a ripped dvd from MTR on your computer. I've ripped a dvd that I own to view on a trip but don't know how to get it to play. There is a folder titled nameofmovie and then in a sub folder there are

Re: downloading movies

2006-01-22 Thread Brian McEwen
On Jan 22, 2006, at 2:09 PM, Jason wrote: I second this, I use toast though, the diff being I had someone buy me the more expensive roxio program, yay birthdays!! I bought Popcorn a while ago, then 4? months later they came out with a Toast update that seems to have a lot of the Popcorn

Re: downloading movies

2006-01-22 Thread Brian McEwen
On Jan 22, 2006, at 6:35 PM, Allen Brewer wrote: 2. Doing so is illegal. Copying a DVD that you have bought is illegal. I'm sure that lil statement will get the howler monkeys going so lets clarify. You have the right to make a backup of media that you have bought. However if that disc

Re: downloading movies

2006-01-22 Thread Brian McEwen
On Jan 22, 2006, at 8:25 PM, Tom Ethen wrote: No matter how you read the law, it is still theft if you copy a commercial DVD for distribution, but then your moral standards may allow that type of behavior. Copying a movie you purchased (that act itself) is clearly not theft. Violation

Re: part 1 how-To?......

2006-01-19 Thread Brian McEwen
On Jan 18, 2006, at 8:23 PM, Will S wrote: Have you read the available info on Gimp Print in OSX? As soon as I saw Keyspan USB to parallel adapter I know what the issue was. These cables have well known issues with Mac OSX. In short they don't work! this is likely why Keyspan has made

list up, but... functional??

2006-01-18 Thread Brian McEwen
Ok, I have a email to send to the list, it is 63 lines. The list rejects it as it is 18k and there is a 10k size limit. It's all needed info :) I cannot trim. I know the list was having quota issues but it would be nice to have a techie update sometime, and word of when we can send emails

part 1 HOW-TO? Citizen Notebook II with Leyspan USB-parallel adapter

2006-01-18 Thread Brian McEwen
2 parts due to list issues (10k restriction, not just lines, I counted :) --- Getting the Citizen Notebook Printer II working thru a Keyspan UP-6C USB to parallel adapter with OS 10.4.3. Ok, this has been sitting as an unfinished task. I finally got the gender changers I needed to

part 2 HOW-TO? Citizen Notebook II with Keyspan USB-parallel adapter

2006-01-18 Thread Brian McEwen
PART 2 --- ...for the LQ-2550. I'm stumped. It's almost there... How can I access the USB/parallel adapter just with the perfect(?) (assuming the below compatibility info is right) CUPS .ppd for the LQ-2550, OR, where can I find a gimp-print driver set for the LQ Epson models? Or a plain

Re: list up, but... functional??

2006-01-18 Thread Brian McEwen
On Jan 18, 2006, at 7:32 PM, Paul Stamsen wrote: I'm not sure I want to read 63 lines but you could do it in two pieces for those who do -- HTH, the signature for the list alone is 23 or 24 lines... B -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: part 1 how-To?......

2006-01-18 Thread Brian McEwen
On Jan 18, 2006, at 8:23 PM, Will S wrote: Have you read the available info on Gimp Print in OSX? As soon as I saw Keyspan USB to parallel adapter I know what the issue was. These cables have well known issues with Mac OSX. In short they don't work! this is likely why Keyspan has made

Re: security re: file sharing/networks

2006-01-15 Thread Brian McEwen
On Jan 14, 2006, at 11:41 PM, Amber R. wrote: I have a D-Link wireless router - there are options to change from the WEP 128 bit encryption to WPA personal.Would doing this create enough of a wall for most people trying to hack in ? Just turning on one of the 2 built-in restrictions

Re: security re: file sharing/networks

2006-01-15 Thread Brian McEwen
On Jan 15, 2006, at 1:14 PM, bobgir2004 wrote: I did not provide sufficient info on my setup. Here it is. DSL modem connected to the wired Linksys router. Linksys connected to my G5 iMac via ethernet cable AND connected to my ancient Graphite Apple Base Station which in turns

Re: security re: file sharing/networks

2006-01-15 Thread Brian McEwen
On Jan 15, 2006, at 6:24 PM, John Siple wrote: broadcast the SSID. I wasn't too interested at the time so I didn't ask what brand of router he was using. But this capability would be a clean solution to the nosey neighbor and still allow Amber to use her own wireless systems, which she

Re: security re: file sharing/networks

2006-01-14 Thread Brian McEwen
On Jan 14, 2006, at 6:21 PM, bobgir2004 wrote: Personally, I do not bother with WEP, but I keep MAC address filtering on. Brian - When I saw your post, I went to my Linksys BEFSR41 Router, v.3; firmware version 1.05.00 and checked under the Security tab. I found the following

Re: security re: file sharing/networks

2006-01-13 Thread Brian McEwen
On Jan 13, 2006, at 11:09 AM, Amber R. wrote: I told her that I had no interest in this arrangement at all as it is obviously illegal and I am also concerned about the security of my files.She has shown up a couple of times at my door since then saying that her brother is a network

audio in- PBG4

2006-01-12 Thread Brian McEwen
Is there a way I can record from a RCA photo plus out (from a cassette desk) to my 12 PB G4 without buying a solution like the $99 PowerWave? Can I just adapt to the mic jack? with a little electronics and very little cash outlay? Thanks, Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by

Re: audio in- PBG4

2006-01-12 Thread Brian McEwen
On Jan 12, 2006, at 6:52 PM, Brian McEwen wrote: Is there a way I can record from a RCA photo plus out (from a cassette desk) to my 12 PB G4 That's RCA (PHONO) PLUG from a CASSETTE DECK (component) of course. without buying a solution like the $99 PowerWave? Can I just adapt to the mic

Re: audio in- PBG4

2006-01-12 Thread Brian McEwen
On Jan 12, 2006, at 7:25 PM, Michael A. Howard wrote: The PB G4 has a line in jack, so a $2 Radio Shack RCA to 3.5mm adaptor will do what you want. Mike I have the 12; the only audio input is the mic input; is that ready for line in voltages?? Great, that is easy then. I thought that

Re: Intel Macs....

2006-01-10 Thread Brian McEwen
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 THOSE laptops! B -- G-Books is sponsored by

bluetooth, AL-book, and Clie...

2006-01-09 Thread Brian McEwen
I have the 10.4 12 G4 aluminum, a Clie UX-50, and Missing Sync. I wish to connect the PDA and Missing Sync with Bluetooth. The PDA and the PB can do the initial discovery/trusted device thing fine. when I go to actually sync, the PDA gives me a unable to initiate HotSync connection,

Re: bluetooth, AL-book, and Clie...

2006-01-09 Thread Brian McEwen
On Jan 9, 2006, at 9:04 PM, Harry Corsover wrote: My best guess is that this is a software/firmware problem with the Clie, not the PB. I had a similar recurring problem in the past with a Kyocera smart phone using a cable (it did not have Bluetooth). Can you hot sync using the cable or

Re: Any experience with USB to SCSI adaptors in OSX?

2006-01-08 Thread Brian McEwen
On Jan 8, 2006, at 4:31 PM, Andrew in Ann Arbor wrote: Hello All I'm shifting from a Lombard to a Pismo and want to be able to connect to SCSI devices, specifically older powerbooks (520, 1400, Wallstreet) using the SCSI dock connector. To do this I've recently got a Belkin F5U015-TPW USB

Re: Comp USA wireless card

2006-01-02 Thread Brian McEwen
On Jan 2, 2006, at 12:16 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: I'm sorry, what are you whinging about? Every one of the posts in this thread had something to do with Tom's problem with the CompUSA wireless card. My thought was that 5 new threads of which the compUSA was one, had been started by

Re: using serial printer with Lombard running Panther?

2006-01-02 Thread Brian McEwen
On Jan 2, 2006, at 1:13 PM, Andrew in Ann Arbor wrote: Hello All My father in-law is debating adopting my Lombard 400 running Panther but wants to know if he can use the serial printer that he has been using with his Wallstreet. Has anyone had any experience with USB to serial adaptors

Re: Li-Ion Wasting charge cycles?

2005-12-31 Thread Brian McEwen
On Dec 31, 2005, at 9:30 AM, Jim Katz wrote: Someone mentioned that the L-I battery should be drained completely if used at all since any charge cycle is one less from the total number of charge cycles possible for that battery. If true, then I've been wasting them. I play Scrabble

Re: Li-Ion Wasting charge cycles?

2005-12-31 Thread Brian McEwen
On Dec 31, 2005, at 9:30 AM, Jim Katz wrote: Someone mentioned that the L-I battery should be drained completely if used at all since any charge cycle is one less from the total number of charge cycles possible for that battery. If true, then I've been wasting them. I play Scrabble with a

female Centronics36 to DB25 female adapter??

2005-12-30 Thread Brian McEwen
I have a Citizen Notebook printer II with a male DB25 cable connection (the port on the printer is a tiny custom one). I have a Keyspan UP-6C USB to c36 male printer adapter, which works with CUPS and OS X. so, I can't hook the two together without a connector with DB25 female on one

Re: Cleaning wipes for PB

2005-12-19 Thread Brian McEwen
On Dec 19, 2005, at 2:26 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: Yep, you want to stay away from any product with alcohol. You won't see the damage right away but after a while, your screen will start having some kind of a haze and at that time, it's too late... You should also be able to use some

Re: OS X print to PDF issue

2005-12-14 Thread Brian McEwen
On Dec 14, 2005, at 1:58 AM, John Roberts wrote: For what it's worth, there's a nice little program you can download called Combine PDFs by Monkeybread Software. It willdrum roll please. combine multiple PDF files into one document. Looks like the developer is 404. All the little

Re: OS X print to PDF issue

2005-12-12 Thread Brian McEwen
On Dec 12, 2005, at 1:18 PM, Peter Saint James wrote: The only way I have found to deal with this is to combine PDFs. This can be done with Automator fairly painlessly. You don't need any other software. I remember there are four actions to tell Automator to do, but I'm afraid that if

video out from 12 Al PB

2005-12-10 Thread Brian McEwen
Hi all; I used the video out on my 12 PB for the first time, with a LCD projector. The video was a bit blurry, unlike that from the PC laptops I use at work. I'm using the Apple adapter that came with the PB; is there one with better shielding or something that would give better

RCA video in for 10.4/ Al PB

2005-12-10 Thread Brian McEwen
Hi all; I need to make a little camera to put down animal burrows. I like the size of this: http://froogle.google.com/froogle_cluster?q=wired+miniature+video +camerapid=4782326709778709707oid=18166107059201079516btnG=Search +Frooglelmode=addr=scoring=p and I can figure out a way to put it

OS X print to PDF issue

2005-12-08 Thread Brian McEwen
I'm printing to a pdf using OS X built-in print feature, and have an issue. I have to have a section break in the document, I want the first couple pages to have a different margin than the last few pages (is there another way to do that in Word 2004 without a section break? the page

Re: Odd static electricity outcome

2005-12-04 Thread Brian McEwen
On Dec 3, 2005, at 11:24 PM, bobgir2004 wrote: Well...to discharge it, I tapped my finger against the exposed metal plate on the front of my excellent quality ($100) surge suppressor...and the Mac, four feet away, woke from sleep. Whoa, Nelly! bob The amount of protection

Re: Macs and eBay

2005-12-04 Thread Brian McEwen
On Dec 4, 2005, at 9:32 AM, Amber R. wrote: y browser..although my browser is Safari and I have the latest version. Anyway, it appears that some of the problems I am having are related to my not using a regular computer and not having an up- to-date browser that works with some sites.

Re: Netware on Lombard

2005-12-04 Thread Brian McEwen
On Dec 4, 2005, at 10:23 PM, Caleb Cupples wrote: I've got a Lombard 400 with OS 9.1 and OS X Jaguar, and I'm wanting to know if there are any good free ways to connect to a Novell Netware network. My school network is running Netware 6.5, with most of the client machines running versions

USBcam for 10.4/1.5GHz

2005-12-01 Thread Brian McEwen
Hi all; OWC has the following for cheap USB cams: = MacAlly IceCam USB Video Web Camera - works great with iChatAV! (MACICECAM) more info... $29.99 Same Day Mac System Accessories: Click on the Price to add item to Basket. Description:Price: Ships: Griffin

Re: Reminder about static electricity

2005-11-30 Thread Brian McEwen
On Nov 30, 2005, at 7:33 PM, Howard Katz wrote: Silly question I'm sure--I can understand about touching the trackpad, but what about if you just touch the body of the computer--AL or Ti? It's happened to me and I get a slight shock. Power supply is plugged in. I try to remember to

Re: Reminder about static electricity

2005-11-30 Thread Brian McEwen
On Nov 30, 2005, at 7:49 PM, Howard Katz wrote: I'd have no qualms about that, but the adapters I've seen, both the Apple-supplied one and the replacements on the market only have 2 prongs. :) hm. True! :) You're killing it! you're killing it!! :) B -- G-Books is sponsored by

Re: Life of PBG4 Battery

2005-11-28 Thread Brian McEwen
On Nov 27, 2005, at 11:33 PM, Clem Bacani wrote: I have a PBG4 500 Mhz and I wonder what is the expected life of the battery. I only have an hour to keep it running now. Is that normal? Any recommendations? Or do I need to recondition my battery? What steps will I take to maximize

Re: clay animation software

2005-11-20 Thread Brian McEwen
On Nov 20, 2005, at 12:13 AM, Kristina wrote: does iMovie run in OS9x? The older iMovie Version 2 does run under OS 9.x, but it requires native FireWire, which your Lombard does not have. ratz... my G3 Beige is only 277MHz One more try... would this gizmo work with either my Lombard, G3

Re: iBook CD Problem

2005-11-13 Thread Brian McEwen
On Nov 13, 2005, at 1:19 AM, Amanda Ward wrote: Hi All... I have a problem with my iBook (G3-500 Dual USB). It will not play an audio CD... keeps ejecting it... constantly! If I put in a program CD, it stays in and shows up on the desktop. I can't, for the life of me, understand what

Re: multimedia on Al Book again

2005-11-13 Thread Brian McEwen
On Nov 13, 2005, at 7:12 AM, Anne Judge wrote: and this sounds just like what you want (note: I haven't tried it myself!!) http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/23180 Thanks, I had missed that one. There's a bit of piano music in the file which may lead to erroneous cut

multimedia on Al Book again

2005-11-12 Thread Brian McEwen
Hi all; I have a 1.08hr mp3 file that I'd like to split into tracks. It's a live recording I made locally. So, the thing about multimedia is- anything you do with it takes time :) and I'm short on that! I have Audacity, and I can extract pieces to individual mp3 files, but that

Re: Wireless network problem - help!

2005-11-10 Thread Brian McEwen
On Nov 10, 2005, at 1:48 AM, John Siple wrote: -- Noise level and occasionally the manufacturer of the router or access point. It keeps a log of signal strength and last connection date, and there's a field for notes, though I don't find that very useful. Mostly what I use is channel

Re: Wireless network problem - help!

2005-11-10 Thread Brian McEwen
Howard Katz wrote So the question is why won't Tiger connect? Not really my problem now--it's the IT dept. And there's enough Tiger users wandering around that they'll need to fix this fast. Oh, and for information's sake--I'm sitting at a Panera's cafe using their free wifi. Other than

Re: Wireless network problem - help!

2005-11-09 Thread Brian McEwen
On Nov 9, 2005, at 7:17 PM, Clark Martin wrote: IT isn't too mac savvy here, so I'm basically on my own. Any suggestions or help? Best guess is you aren't getting a DHCP lease. Open the Network Preference Pane and see what IP address your Airport interface is getting. If it is

Re: Wireless network problem - help!

2005-11-09 Thread Brian McEwen
On Nov 9, 2005, at 9:55 PM, Howard Katz wrote: turns out--Tiger. She couldn't connect either. I've a feeling the problem isn't mine, but the IT folk who aren't big mac fans. I'll test it out tomorrow at the wifi cafe and give a report back. FWIW, I can connect fine at work on the WEP

Re: Wireless network problem - help!

2005-11-09 Thread Brian McEwen
On Nov 9, 2005, at 10:18 PM, Brian McEwen wrote: The hospital IT guys worked hard with me to troubleshot but I finally gave up. It's in Apple's court. In June they said they would have an update that addressed some network stuff- but 10.4.1 didn't touch

Re: Wireless network problem - help!

2005-11-09 Thread Brian McEwen
On Nov 9, 2005, at 10:43 PM, Howard Katz wrote: Tiger. (I hate to think what'll happen when the next version--Leopard?--appears) I hate all these nicknames. especiallly the laptop ones. Pismo indeed. I hadn't been down to the hospital group since early July so hadn't tested that setup

Re: Wireless network problem - help!

2005-11-09 Thread Brian McEwen
On Nov 9, 2005, at 11:18 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: access points support AppleTalk, but, otherwise, it shouldn't matter. The network negotiation from the PowerBook to the WAP should be the very same. Heck, it should be the same if you switch to built-in Ethernet. If it's 802.11b or

iPod logistics...

2005-10-25 Thread Brian McEwen
greetings; I recently bought a used iPOd from a coworker, it's been fine, but I've started using it on 2 different computers-- and I can't move music off the iPod onto the second computer. I thought that that was the point of authorizing each computer- it would know it ws you and let

Re: iPod logistics...

2005-10-25 Thread Brian McEwen
At 11:33 AM 10/25/2005, you wrote: I use an app called Senuti (iTunes backwards). It has an iTunes-like interface and works really well. Thanks guys. I might get around to moving the things off; it isn't a major concern, but there are a few softwares to help. I just wanted to make sure I

Re: avi to DVD-R again

2005-10-24 Thread Brian McEwen
On Oct 24, 2005, at 1:21 AM, Dylan McDermond wrote: One place where you could be missing it is that you need an m2v video file and an ac3 or PCM audio file from ffmpeg. In ffmpeg there should be a keep elementary streams option. That's what you need to get the separate files to feed to

Re: tracking wireless activity

2005-10-24 Thread Brian McEwen
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

avi to DVD-R again

2005-10-22 Thread Brian McEwen
OK, I have another .avi file (the Star Wreck: In the Perkinning sounded fun). 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). Googling pulls up so much meta tag spam and commercial apps that I have about given up on

Re: avi to DVD-R again

2005-10-22 Thread Brian McEwen
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 refurbished

Re: DHCP problems

2005-10-18 Thread Brian McEwen
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

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

2005-10-01 Thread Brian McEwen
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 | -- Check our

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

2005-10-01 Thread Brian McEwen
On Oct 1, 2005, at 11:21 AM, david wrote: When you boot from the OS X CD you do not get to the desktop as you did with an OS 9 system CD. You are taken immediately to the installation program. Using the Application menu, you can switch to Disk Utilities or a password resetter. To grant

Re: faxing from my powerbook

2005-09-25 Thread Brian McEwen
On Sep 25, 2005, at 2:10 PM, Paul Stamsen wrote: where do you find the modem? It's attached but the computer doesn't seem to see it. -- What powerbook do you have? What OS are you running? What are you using for an external modem? How are you hooking it up? How are you trying to

Re: Burning DVD's on a Pismo

2005-09-21 Thread Brian McEwen
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

DVD audio extract/mp3?

2005-09-19 Thread Brian McEwen
Hi all; I just ordered the DVD of Jesus christ superstar, which I think musically is Andrew Lloyd Weber's best effort. Anyway the audio on it has been remastered- and you cna't get a audio CD with a good analog-to-digital conversion- all the Amazon reviews say stuff like what did they

Re: Wireless Mouse Keyboard

2005-09-18 Thread Brian McEwen
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

Re: Wireless Mouse Keyboard

2005-09-18 Thread Brian McEwen
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 --

Re: Wireless Mouse Keyboard

2005-09-18 Thread Brian McEwen
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: Burning DVD's on a Pismo

2005-09-16 Thread Brian McEwen
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 http://lowendmac.com/ and...

Re: 12.1 in. 1.5ghz powerbook

2005-09-14 Thread Brian McEwen
On Sep 14, 2005, at 10:58 PM, Muddle Man wrote: I traded up to a 12 1.5 Ghz PB after my G3 900 iBook broke 3 times in 18 months. I always thought the PBs were over priced for what they were. Was I wrong! I researched the 12 PB after my iBook broke the 2nd time. I decided to give my iBook one

Clie utilities under OS X

2005-09-10 Thread Brian McEwen
I don't have my Clie UX-50 install CD with me, and sonyclie.org has been down all week (hope the guy/server is safe, dig shows them to be in TX?) and I don't have the software installed on my 10.4 powerbook. Can someone tell me if the Data Import utility will run inder OSX (or classic?)

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

2005-09-07 Thread Brian McEwen
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 jump

Re: Best photo organizer

2005-08-28 Thread Brian McEwen
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: Best photo organizer

2005-08-23 Thread Brian McEwen
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

2005-08-22 Thread Brian McEwen
On Aug 22, 2005, at 3:52 PM, Claire Hart wrote: Wow, that's a lot of work. Why didn't you just batch rename the photos in iPhoto with the selection to append a number to each, then export using title as filename? Just two steps and you're done! -pha Hi. Thanks for your reply. I'm

great (IMO) vendor for UPS replacement batteries

2005-08-20 Thread Brian McEwen
I'm happy with these guys: http://www.batterysupplyco.com/ I have 3, originally mid-range APC UPS surge protectors. They are getting old, on one the battery is dead, the others are getting there (maybe 5 or 6 yrs old at this time). Anyway I was going to just buy new ones rather than

Re: scanning software?

2005-08-19 Thread Brian McEwen
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

Re: best photo organizer

2005-08-17 Thread Brian McEwen
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 http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog

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

2005-08-17 Thread Brian McEwen
Hi all; If someone here is in the WA State, Walla Walla or Tri-cities region and would be willing to help someone with rebuilding a recalcitrant TiBook, and getting a Windows box talking to an Airport base station, please let me know off-list. The 'book is in Walla Walla. The PB has been

Re: best photo organizer,

2005-08-17 Thread Brian McEwen
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

Re: best photo organizer

2005-08-16 Thread Brian McEwen
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 http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

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