Re: Internet problems in 10.4.2

I'm having the same problems in the last week or so with Safari on a Nac Mini. > The page in Safari starts to load, but then does nothing - just stops Clear caches. Try a diff browser. Try a diff user account. Personally, I don't use Safari any more--found too many times it wouldn't work

Re: [OT] The old days

n a loaded iMac with the unproven Intel processor. She justified this overkill by saying she needs the capacity to do video, but she doesn't even own a digital camera so she'll blow another thousand on that. Propping up the economy is not my responsibility...

Re: security re: file sharing/networks

Some of our home-owner association folx patrol the neighborhood on weekend evenings. One of the things they look for is warchalks, so they can notify the home-owner... Must be nice to live in such an elite neighborhood that you can concern yourself with such "crime". In my 'hood you don't wa

Re: security re: file sharing/networks

refused to accept that he'd tell me to prosecute myself then, and head out the door. The referee would sentence me to one hours probation and maybe $100 court costs if I complained further as she put on her jacket and raced out the door. So let's quit being paranoid and let

Re: security re: file sharing/networks

This theft of service bull is nonsense! If I buy a subscription to say, MacWorld, then leave it in the break room at work for my coworkers to read after I've read it, that's sharing, not stealing. If I buy bandwidth from the local telco or cable company and let my neighbors have what

Re: Opinion wanted

f denying Apple the opportunity to gouge you again! BTW, my problem Pismo is sorta working after I put some fresh heat sink paste on the processor- it managed a whole day without freezing! I'm also in the market for another Pismo, dead or alive, within a day's drive of Minneapolis.

Re: new laptop possibility

I'll have to dig around at my local Microcenter a bit- $617 is less than it would cost to fix my lemon Pismo and upgrade it to match the iBook's specs. But one has to remember that like all current Apple portables it's a throwaway computer with a 3 year (AppleCare) life...

Re: My Pismo is dead-nothing??

ice as much for a new Powerbook that could die the day after AppleCare expires. But the best solution may be for all of us stuck with Lemon Pismos to pressure Apple for a buy back al la 5300s- with the current class action suits Apple may not want another batch of angry customers! Dyn

Re: Not a PowerBook after all...?

ger at work would be better off with just one terminal so he would be less distracted from doing his job. Dyna -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerB

Re: Not a PowerBook after all...?

On Feb 23, 2005, at 11:41 PM, Dyna wrote: Perhaps I should clarify that I'm largely comparing hardware here- So was he. OK, so let's compare hardware... I work for America's 3rd largest employer, the Postal Service. They've been sucked into the Micro$oft vortex and the

Re: Not a PowerBook after all...?

r less than the cost of a Mac. For me I figure a 20% premium over PCs is the most I'll pay extra for a Mac. For some, a Mac is a status symbol like a luxury car and they will pay any amount to obtain one... Dyna -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>

Re: Not a PowerBook after all...?

loyal cadre of Apole devotees and the iBook will need further price drops to be competitive.. flame away... Dyna It's hard to say, Apple did a good job over the last year of falling completely out of their upgrade cycle in several lines. The iMac G5 has remained the same si

Re: Applecare, how long should it take?

y problems, one can easily see busted Mac Mini's backlogged months for repairs, while the "switchers" switch right back never to buy Apple again! Dyna -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbis

Re: Even more Pismo Problems!

Thanks James- the PRAM battery shows normal voltage so I haven't replaced it. On Sunday, January 16, 2005, at 09:35 PM, James Sanderson wrote: PRAM battery. It seems that replacing it solves a number of issues, though not your mysterious crack. j sanderson On 16 Jan 2005, at 21:23,

Even more Pismo Problems!

Any suggestions? thanks, Dyna -- 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 &l

Re: Applecare for Powerbooks

oduct that would last at least 5 years. After 3 years I am left with a laptop so unreliable I don't take it out of my house. Suffice to say, I won't be waiting in line at the Apple Store to buy a new PowerBook or probably anything else Apple. Dyna -- G-Books is sponsored by <ht

Re: Pismo Problems, Continued...

again, Dyna -- 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/sup

Pismo Problems, Continued...

refuses to function after it warms up... any theories or even fixes? thanks again for all the help- at least my Pismo now works sometimes! Dyna -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check

Re: Pismo in Profound Vegatative State

again, Dyna On Tuesday, November 23, 2004, at 01:43 PM, Alejandro wrote: Hi. Check booting on OS 9 and deleting the "System" and the "Library" Folders. Make a Back Up of the "Preferences" folder (Users/Username/Library/Preferences) and then delete the "Use

Pismo in Profound Vegatative State

the proper 6 volts. Any suggestions for diagnosis and treatment? thanks in advance, Dyna -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks |

Questions on Jaguar

thanks, Dyna -- -- 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: Manuals WARNING:o)

one of everything Apple makes right now. And just to make sure I'm never solvent again, I'll put the balance of my assets in Apple stock! in best humor, Dyna -- -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: Manuals WARNING:o)

oing to inflict far more pain upon >yourself. Good luck. I can by a new desktop PC, monitor, and linux distro for $600. Why should I spend $800 more for that fancy new iMac? Especially given that a desktop PC is pretty generic, thusly cheap and easy to maintain... unlike the iMac

Re: Manuals WARNING:o)

ouple grand for a new PowerBook every 3 years. I don't reward such banditry, and will by my next computer elsewhere. If Apple had treated me better I'd buy a new PowerBook every 5 years- instead their greed has completely lost me as a customer. peace, Dyna