Closing list on Maclaunch, going with Google Groups 100%

2006-02-21 Thread Dan Knight
system and some other features, such as online subscription management. Dan Knight, listmom -- 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: Lombard frying batteries???

2006-02-18 Thread Dan K
of situation is a second identical complete working PowerBook. It makes things so much easier to have known-good working parts to swap in and out for testing purposes. */Not not-all-that-helpful advice* dan k -- . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700

Moving to Google Groups

2006-02-11 Thread Dan Knight
confirmation system and some other features, such as online subscription management. Dan Knight, listmom -- 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

MacBook list goes live

2006-02-11 Thread Dan Knight
://groups.google.com/group/macbook-list Dan the listmom -- 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

Re: TiBook hinge replacement?

2006-02-10 Thread Dan K
to remove the complete panel, makes things alot easier to manage. The data cable is very vulnerable to damage, so be super careful whenever you have to fiddle with it. dan k -- . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500

Re: Bottom case

2006-02-09 Thread Dan K
/tibook_display.html Alternately, when I didn't want to mess with the real-nasty-deal, I've had reasonable success with cyanoacrylate (eg: SuperGlue.) Just apply sparingly, to be avoid squeezeout and the resultant mess and sticking-of-the-fingers-to-the-TiBook. :-P dan k

Re: bad pixel counts and Applecare

2006-01-29 Thread Dan K
the LCD Panel Bright - 4 or more Dark - 6 or more Combination - 8 or more [/quote] dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com

Mac OS 9 list

2006-01-27 Thread Dan Knight
within OS X, this list is for you. To join the list, which is handled by Google Groups, go to: http://groups.google.com/group/macos9 Dan Knight, listmom -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check

Re: ibook G4 Combo drive in Pismo?

2006-01-24 Thread Dan K
: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=171021 dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small

Re: downloading movies

2006-01-22 Thread Dan K
it, bypassing the anti-copying protections. That said, AFAIK the actual copying of owned DVDs' contents for personal use remains legal. That's nice and simple, right? :-P It's never legal to copy a DVD you don't own, however I'm quite sure lots of folks do this with little ethical angst. ;-) dan k

New Low End Mac email lists

2006-01-20 Thread Dan Knight
-list [EMAIL PROTECTED] MacBook List: http://groups.google.com/group/macbook-list [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can join any of these lists, but the MacBook List will not go live until the MacBooks start shipping in February. Until then, all Mac-on-Intel discussion should be on the Macintel List. Dan

Re: Lombard display lines

2006-01-18 Thread Dan K
such as your LCD displays. Just takes one . . . sorry dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog

Re: My Pismo is dead

2006-01-18 Thread Dan K
1 400/500 TiBooks (very similar inside, doncha know.) dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog

Re: Battery not charging properly.

2006-01-08 Thread Dan K
, if anyone wants to reset a problem non-Apple battery they use the Power Manager reset for their 'Book, and/or the good ol' OF 'reset-nvram/reset-all' combo. Those should both be pretty safe. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline

Re: Recommended glue for TiBook

2006-01-02 Thread Dan K
use one of the two-part plastic adhesives (like an epoxy, but I believe they're actually an acrylic), auto parts store is one place that'll have 'em. You might also consider an instant adhesive (superglue.) Depending on what part is broken it may be adequate. dan k

Re: Pismo DVD RW drive query?

2005-12-23 Thread Dan K
: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/PB_99_2K_EBM_sled.html dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog

Re: Superdrive Question?

2005-12-22 Thread Dan K
on the lens before tossing the drive. It's quite common for a bit of dust on the lens to foil proper operation with one media and not the other. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500

Re: Pismo DVD/CD-RW drive

2005-12-09 Thread Dan K
US$90. http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=171021 BTW, here's my page on Lombard/Pismo expansion bay optical drive swaps: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/PB_99_2K_EBM_sled.html dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho

Re: Ti parts interchangability

2005-12-09 Thread Dan K
got a usable TiBook. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Re: 2 gen iPod connection to load tunes

2005-12-06 Thread Dan K
to power the iPod while connected. The 2-port OWC card is a much better choice for your situation. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http

Re: 2 gen iPod connection to load tunes

2005-12-03 Thread Dan K
port, the iPod's power adapter into the other port and you're good to go. hth, dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com

Re: Lombard OS9 hotsync to PalmV?

2005-11-11 Thread Dan K
/handheld'. Dang it I don't have an IRDA-equipped Mac handy with which to test . . . dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com

Fraudulent request from List Mom

2005-11-07 Thread Dan Knight
appreciate the notes of encouragement, but the posting was fraudulent. Someone spoofed my return address, and we are investigating. Dan Knight, List Mom, LEM Lists -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives

A request from the List Mom

2005-11-04 Thread Dan Knight
corresponding with me to see if we might be compatible. At least you'll already be a Mac user! If something develops perhaps you can come visit me in Michigan. Must love winter! It's really beautiful with the snow around here and I always have hot cocoa. Looking forward to hearing from you, Dan Knight

New email address for listmom

2005-10-12 Thread Dan Knight
in the headers and footers. Reminder: Be sure to mention which list(s) you're on when corresponding. With 30 lists, there's just no way I can dig through them all looking for yor subscription. Dan the List Mom -- Dan Knight, president /\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign Cobweb Publishing, Inc

Re: $50 iBooks @ UVA

2005-08-17 Thread Dan K
off that lot in a couple of years? That's if enough survive to even bother! dan k dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http

Re: Question about a Powerbook G3

2005-08-06 Thread Dan K
included Lombard, the clamshell iBook, the original iMac and the Blue White PowerMac. All PCI Macs have openfirmware, worlds old and new. dan k dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500

Re: Utilities

2005-07-29 Thread Dan K
to be able to tweak some of X's more obscure user interface settings, TinkerTool is what I use. It's nice to be able to run OSX's scheduled background cleanup chores any ol' time you like, I've been using MacJanitor. Ahh, that's enough for now. dan k . http

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

2005-07-14 Thread Dan O'Donnell
On Jul 14, 2005, at 3:36 AM, Brian McEwen wrote: 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?

Re: carbon copy cloner, silverkeeper, etc.

2005-07-14 Thread Dan O'Donnell
On Jul 12, 2005, at 10:53 PM, Claire Hart wrote: Go to Applications/Utilities and find Disk Utility. Launch it, and select the disk you back up to. Go to the tab Partition, and create two partitions. You can make these equal size, or you can adjust the size according to preference. Dan, I

Re: Speech recognition software

2005-07-14 Thread Dan O'Donnell
On Jul 12, 2005, at 8:15 AM, Kevin wrote: I recently purchased a lombard 333mhz ,it has OSX as well as OS 9 installed .I am wondering if there is a speech recognition software for word processing that will run on this computer. I saw MacSpeech demonstrated recently at a trade show and it

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

2005-07-14 Thread Dan O'Donnell
On Jul 14, 2005, at 3:15 PM, Brian McEwen wrote: 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

Re: carbon copy cloner, silverkeeper, etc.

2005-07-12 Thread Dan O'Donnell
On Jul 12, 2005, at 6:41 AM, Brian McEwen wrote: 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

Re: real estate situation

2005-07-07 Thread Dan O'Donnell
On Jul 6, 2005, at 8:51 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: on 06/07/05 19:29, david at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 6, 2005, at 5:58 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Jul 6, 2005, at 2:00 PM, Zoltan Batiz wrote: Claire, I'm afraid I have to agree with Tim when it comes to VPC. In most cases, VPC

Re: security on wireless router

2005-07-07 Thread Dan O'Donnell
On Jul 7, 2005, at 10:07 AM, Amber wrote: Hi Jim You'll undoubtedly get a lot of advice. One thing I've done with my local SBC DSL 2Wire modem/router/coffeemaker is to make my wi-fi account private or closed. I set it up using the 2Wire software, and you'll have to see if your DLink

Re: real estate situation

2005-07-06 Thread Dan K
Heck, for all intents and purposes, there _isn't_ any difference! dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small

question about PowerBook model names

2005-06-19 Thread Dan O'Donnell
convention to the LowEndMac list.) Thanks for any help. Dan -- 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: Alternative browser

2005-06-19 Thread Dan O'Donnell
On Jun 19, 2005, at 8:47 AM, PETE wrote: Pete, Give WaMCom (Web and Mail Communicator) a try. It's the most recent build of Mozilla available for OS 9, an open source project. More info and download here: http://wamcom.org/ R I have a wallstreet running OS 9.2.2. The browsers I'm currently

Re: question about PowerBook model names

2005-06-19 Thread Dan O'Donnell
Thanks Malcolm! On Jun 19, 2005, at 9:41 AM, Malcolm Cornelius wrote: The 400/500 was the Powerbook (Firewire) or better known as the Pismo. The 333/400 was the Powerbook G3 (Bronze Keyboard) or Lombard. And what about the model prior to that, the 1998? That model looks much like the 400

2400c-190 battery?

2005-06-17 Thread Dan O'Donnell
.) Is this a safe assumption? If so, where is this battery located, and is it user-replaceable? Thanks, Dan -- 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: Tiger without Appletalk issues

2005-06-17 Thread Dan O'Donnell
On Jun 17, 2005, at 3:08 PM, Tim Collier wrote: I have an option to turn on Appletalk and I'm using 10.4. What are you talking about? In system preferences click on network and then on the adapter and you'll see an Appletalk tab. Tim On Friday, June 17, 2005, at 05:46PM, pegleg [EMAIL

Re: troubleshooting G4 15 long distance...

2005-06-17 Thread Dan O'Donnell
On Jun 9, 2005, at 6:30 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: Yes, I still use my Newton. I check on NewtonTalk from time to time but it doesn't seem like much is happening anymore. It's still the same messages and questions over and over... -Laurent. I discovered that too awhile ago. Have the

Re: Another good article regarding Apple and Intel

2005-06-16 Thread Dan O'Donnell
On Jun 16, 2005, at 5:26 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Jun 16, 2005, at 4:54 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 04:08 PM -0700 06/16/2005, Bruce Johnson wrote: He also points out that Intel is going to a company that has as much engineering smarts as they do, someone who can partner with them

Re: Is Apple really moving to x86 architechture?!

2005-06-13 Thread Dan O'Donnell
On Jun 12, 2005, at 9:33 PM, Ben Dyer wrote: Personally, I'm looking forward to replacing my 1.67GHz PowerBook with something roughly 3 times as fast (if what I've been hearing about OS X performance on the developer boxes is correct) in about a year's time. The transition will be a headache

Re: Is Apple really moving to x86 architecture?!

2005-06-12 Thread Dan O'Donnell
More likely they ban the use of any non-Winona computers on their network, but not on their physical campus. You can credit this to the insecurity of Windows. The only way to secure a network of Windows computers is to massively lock down all the Windows machines. Most IT people only know

Re: Clamshell CD-Rom problems

2005-06-11 Thread Dan O'Donnell
On Jun 10, 2005, at 9:15 PM, Jim Katz wrote: Oh well, the decision seems to have been taken out of my hands. Did manage to reinstall the system - probably with the workaround suggested, but then discovered the logic board is also not working. I don't understand how it happened - she put

Re: Importing addres info

2005-06-07 Thread Dan O'Donnell
/AppleScripts_For_You. You'll find his Outlook Express scripts there. Hope that helps. Dan -- 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: Tibook display pinout

2005-06-07 Thread Dan K
amount of discussion on this very topic, I've yet to see a reasonable and cheap solution. While not as cool, perhaps you can just hold the panel for the next broken-display TiBook that crosses your desk . . . dan k I previously wrote: FYI, TiBooks use an LVDS interface to drive the LCD

Re: TiBook screen cable pinout?

2005-06-04 Thread Dan K
/tibook_display.html dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished

Re: Ibook DVD question

2005-05-04 Thread Dan K
before. It gets easier though after you take 'em apart and put 'em back together a few times. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http

Re: iBook 500 Questions

2005-04-10 Thread Dan K
?artnum=58430 dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished

Re: iBook repair

2005-04-04 Thread Dan K
feet, the Pismo gets 100. They pinched the AP cable putting it back together, that'll need to be replaced. Shame about your combo drive getting the heave-ho, what are the chances you'll ever see that again?!? dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho

MCE Wallstreet optical EBM

2005-03-26 Thread Dan K
be used in both Wallstreet and 3400/Kanga? dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp

Re: Pink screen

2005-03-15 Thread Dan K
(without quotes of course, and then enter) it'll say OK reset-all (and enter) and it'll restart This will probably have no effect on your screen, but then again . . . ? dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho

Re: Lombard cd-rw?

2005-03-10 Thread Dan K
vicki Duggan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi the Lombard is a lot easier to get an internal cdrw for, also if [snipped stuff] the fitting is very easy and someone on this list has a to do page on it ! own up who ever it is. That'd be me: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ebms.html#pismo dan k

Re: woohoo! FINALLY snagged a Wallstreet CD/RW!!!

2005-03-09 Thread Dan K
. Hmmmphhh! Dang it, I was sooo excited, I guess I should have done some basic thinking before getting all worked up. Anyway, sorry for the distraction, dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500

woohoo! FINALLY snagged a Wallstreet CD/RW!!!

2005-03-08 Thread Dan K
EBM webpage immediately after its arrival. I don't usually get this charged up about this-sort-of-thing, but I've been hunting one of these for a _long_ time now. Snif,snif, too bad I don't even use my WS at all any more . . . Anyway, woo hoo!! dan k . http

Re: External Antenna

2005-03-08 Thread Dan K
/ti_antennae.html It ain't pretty, but could be almost acceptable if one was a bit tidier with the application. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books

Re: Pismo repairs

2005-02-28 Thread Dan K
Manager and the nvram (from OpenFirmware.) dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp

Re: can my Lombard read a Seagate ST15230N SCSI-2 external

2005-02-18 Thread Dan K
that drive has a 50 pin narrow (hence the N) interface, and should work fine for you.DOn't concern yourself with the SCSI-2 designation, all SCSI flavors can talk to each other just fine. It's the pin count that's of interest, and 50 pins is just dandy for your purposes. hth, dan k

Re: Satanic Lombard - Exorcised!!! And how about a Superdrive?

2005-02-16 Thread Dan K
is gonna be a tad underpowered for encoding video DVDs, but will work fine for burning data DVDs. Whaddya wanna do with this here DVD burner? dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500

Re: OT:Gmail and Mail (and back on topic again)

2005-02-14 Thread Dan Colwell
. If anyone is interested let me know. Would be willing to test it in mine, and if it is in good working condition, sell it for a reasonable price. It is strictly a replacement. CD/DVD player but fits the faceplate perfectly. NOT my original LG. Dan- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com

Re: help me diagnose The Satanic Lombard please

2005-02-09 Thread Dan K
the hot tip for a speedy 'Book, but the alternative is worse. Also noted, the OP was trying to install an OS from CD, so if the L2 is kaput 3rd party solutions wouldn't work in this case. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline

Extraneous quoted material swamps list!

2005-02-09 Thread Dan K
. . . Could youz folks _PLEASE_ cut out the quoted deadwood in your thread responses? Digest #2164 consisted almost entirely of unnecessary reposted material. Y'all certainly aren't the only offenders, but this digest had to win some sort of extraneous content award. :-P Many TIA, dan k

Re: LG/Mat DVD Swap Help Needed

2005-02-09 Thread Dan K
to boot. hth, dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

OT:Gmail and Mail

2005-02-06 Thread Dan Colwell
with HTTP plugin by Daniel Parnell. A short tutorial about how to set it up with Gmail would be very much appreciated if anyone has that info. TIA, Dan- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site

Re: AirPort in TiBook ???

2005-02-03 Thread Dan K
, the 1024x screen is just too small for my daily usage needs. I trust you won't be shy about announcing the result of _your_ comparo. :-) dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500

Re: Playing DVDs on a Wallstreet running OSX

2005-01-23 Thread Dan K
notes: Wallstreet/PDQ -- http://developer.apple snip Alternately, rather than wade through devnotes (as fun as that may be), I previously collected all the relevant infos on this page: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/pb_video.html As you'll see, Ben is spot on with his assessment. dan k

Re: To iBook or AlBook, that is the question

2005-01-20 Thread Dan K
for that eventuality. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished

Re: Dead Pismo

2005-01-18 Thread Dan Colwell
. This is a shot in the dark, but can't see that it would hurt to try... Good Luck, Dan- -- 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: ADB Hot-Swapping on Wallstreet -- reference

2005-01-17 Thread Dan K
. Mac OS doesn't know how to deal with hotswapped ADB devices. To use a newly added device you have to manually reset the ADB bus. Google/MacUpdate/whatever search for and download ADB Parser, an Apple dev utility which will do just that. dan k . http://macdan.n3

Re: CD-RW for Wallstreet?

2004-12-27 Thread Dan K
, if anyone has one and could take some pics of the inside for me I'd be able to add that info to my EBM page. (TIA :-) dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books

Re: CDRW for clamshell iBook

2004-12-25 Thread Dan K
. On a clamshell, the drive must set as bus Master to be bootable using the C startup key. Many OEM drives by default are set to Slave. It's not difficult to mod a drive to enable bus Master, but it's something to keep in mind. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho

Re: red screen on clamshell

2004-12-25 Thread Dan K
several reports of an nvram reset curing a pink tint on Lombard PBs and I'm wondering if this might work on iBook. Also, the nvram reset may help the battery. Probably not, but worth a try. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline

Re: CDRW for clamshell iBook

2004-12-23 Thread Dan K
://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/opti_upgrades.html http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ebms.html dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com

Re: TiBook question

2004-12-20 Thread Dan K
'. The antennae are under those. Hal, I'm just curious why you ask? FYI, here's what I did for better TiWiFi reception (in case that's your interest): http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/images/ti_wifi.jpg dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org

Re: Pismo HD

2004-12-17 Thread Dan K
attention lately. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Re: DV editing and dvd burning realistic on a Pismo?

2004-12-08 Thread Dan K
aren't very good. You can buy a better codec (product's name escapes me just now) but straight out the box Instant DVD USB does a superior job. hth, dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500

Re: Questions about replacing a G4 Ti Logic Board

2004-12-06 Thread Dan K
have any real degree of commonality are the first and second generation DVI 'Books (667/800 and 867/1gHz) which are nearly identical throughout. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500

Re: Aluminum and Alzheimer's

2004-12-03 Thread Dan K
Thread is extremely silly, for more reasons than one! However . . . AlBooks are anodized and not bare aluminum, thus contact with their surface doesn't expose a user to bare aluminum at all. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700

Re: Pismo Questions

2004-12-02 Thread Dan K
Rad Craig [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked: OK, next question, are there any replacement/upgrade drives so I can get CDRW and maybe DVDRW? Visit my PowerBook EBM optical drives upgrade page: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ebms.html dan k . http://macdan.n3.net

Re: Lombard and OSX?

2004-11-25 Thread Dan K
distinguish between Pismo and Lombard is to read the name printed on the screen bezel. If just PowerBook then it's a Pismo, otherwise it's a Lombard. A 400 Lombard can run any version of X (so far), the later the better. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho

Challenge and Response Clarification

2004-11-19 Thread Dan Knight
blocked from posting to the list. If the situation is not resolved quickly, the subscriber will be banned. The burden should be on the spammers, not innocent list members. Note that this applies specifically to list messages, not to individual correspondence with list members. Dan Knight

Anti-spam and the Low End Mac lists

2004-11-18 Thread Dan Knight
to the list who receives a challenge and response email forward it to me with anti-spam in the subject line. Thanks! Dan the listmom -- Dan Knight, president, Cobweb Publishing, Inc. http://cobwebpublishing.com http://lowendmac.com http://digital-views.com http://digigraphica.com http

Re: TiBook display repair (follow-up)

2004-11-02 Thread Dan K
. _That_ part you got quite right, a TiBook's LCD is a double PITA to replace and their CCFL a triple PITA! :-P dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books

Re: Replacement DVD Drive for Pismo

2004-10-31 Thread Dan K
: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/PB_99_2K_EBM_sled.html and more EBM optical drive replacement infos here: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ebms.html dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500

Re: TiBook display repair (follow-up)

2004-10-31 Thread Dan K
guess though, so don't blame me if you burn down your neighborhood or something! Sorry I can't be more positive about the answer, but this is one of those take-yer-chances sort of deals. However, do tell us (or me anyway, am I the only one interested? :-) the outcome please! dan k

Re: TiBook 667 ID and wifi reception

2004-10-19 Thread Dan K
rebuilt _another_ 667 DVI and it seems to have much better reception than did my old 667 DVI on its built-in antennae. Maybe I'm just dreaming . . . perhaps I better do some scientific tests to see what's up! dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org

TiBook 667 ID and wifi reception

2004-10-18 Thread Dan K
a pair of antennae swiped from a clamshell iBook. Looks pretty crappy (and the antennae stick out rather inconveniently) but the reception is outstanding!: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/images/ti_wifi.jpg dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho

Re: I need some ideas/help

2004-10-11 Thread Dan Colwell
Brooks wasn't the only one to borrow it) Just my 2 cents worth of trivia Dan- -- 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: Large or small (was Pismo vs ibook?)

2004-10-06 Thread Dan Palka
Aha so the difference is found. The wallstreet leaves lots of room between my six-pack and the forward edge of my laptop. Well now all is understandable! On Oct 6, 2004, at 12:22 AM, Andrew F. wrote: The small machines, on the other hand, are quite comfortable to use on a tray table in coach,

Re: Pismo vs ibook?

2004-10-05 Thread Dan Palka
On Oct 4, 2004, at 11:45 PM, Bob wrote: It's a preference for light weight and compact size. The laptop that stays home doesn't do anything to help me on the road. Then you're lucky not to have suffered the torture of carrying mid-90s Compaq bricks (I mean, laptops) around. My Wallstreet is a

Re: Pismo vs ibook?

2004-10-05 Thread Dan Palka
Its funny to see other peoples different tastes. I've always been for bigger, heavier, faster, and in my opinion better. When I sold my Duo 280 and bought my 190cs I was happy, then I sold that and bought a 3400c I was overjoyed. When I sold the 3400c and bought my Wallstreet I was equally

Re: Pismo vs ibook?

2004-10-05 Thread Dan Palka
If you read my statement in context, it was comparing it to mid 90s compaq laptops. On Oct 5, 2004, at 10:11 AM, Andrew wrote: If you think a Wallstreet is a joy to carry and worth the power, then you obviously haven't tried a recent iBook or 12 PowerBook, which are MUCH smaller and lighter, and

Re: Large or small (was Pismo vs ibook?)

2004-10-05 Thread Dan Palka
I don't understand the logic behind this statement though. I honestly do not believe if somebody offered you a free Wallstreet OR a free Duo 280 (monochrome) you would take the Duo. You could not take both, and you could not sell the one that you take, and you had to keep it permanently and

Re: Large or small (was Pismo vs ibook?)

2004-10-05 Thread Dan Palka
What airline are you flying on??? I've never had trouble with any laptop (Compaq, IBM, or beloved Apple) on any airplane seat. Most tray tables not only fold out, but then also SLIDE forward. The Wallstreet fits fine (as did the leviathan iBook 366 I had). On Oct 5, 2004, at 10:17 PM, Andrew

Re: TiBook display replacement (was: TiBook display crisis)

2004-10-03 Thread Dan K
and bottom edge excess pixels. see my page: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/tibook_display.html hth, dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored

Re: Command key

2004-09-29 Thread Dan Palka
on 9/29/04 9:02 AM, Mikael Byström at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It has been the command key for +/- 20 years now... As it has been flower, clover, and everything else. Not in Apple materials or other Mac support pages. Possibly in email situations, but corrections are often made there as I

Re: Command key

2004-09-29 Thread Dan Palka
Way to be. This isn't even worth my time or frustration to respond to anymore. I'm officially out of this discussion. On Sep 29, 2004, at 5:48 PM, Mikael Byström wrote: I understand each and every point you made and I also made my reasons for also making the correct terminology known very

Re: Bugdom on original Cds?

2004-09-28 Thread Dan Palka
All I see is some dinosaur game, AppleWorks 6, and FaxSTF. Which is strange since that dinosaur game wasn't installed on my iBook. On Sep 28, 2004, at 7:33 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: IIRC, it's on the Applications CD in the root folder. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and...

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