Re: tiBook latch

2006-02-04 Thread Jim Eddy
. -- Jim Eddy James Eddy Woodworks [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mount Pleasant, Michigan http://jameseddywoodworks.com

Li-Ion Wasting charge cycles?

2005-12-31 Thread Jim Katz
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 partner. When I pass the laptop to the other player,

Thanks folks Small Dog

2005-12-31 Thread Jim Katz
Thanks to all for the wisdom of the list and Small Dog and those involved in keeping the Low End Mac world going. Happy New Year -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for

No wakeup problem

2005-12-23 Thread Jim Katz
. (airport home, ethernet office.) When I brought it into the shop it also was not booting all the way, which it now does - they changed the logic board. Before I bring it in again, do you have any fixes to suggest? Titanium G4-400 powerbook, system 9.2.2. Thanks Jim -- G-Books is sponsored by http

Activate/Deactivate Debug Menu in Safari (was Re: Safari problem ?)

2005-12-13 Thread Jim Scott
IncludeDebugMenu 1 To deactivate, quit Safari, go to Terminal and type this command, then hit Return to deactivate Debug: defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeDebugMenu 0 Hope this helps. Jim Scott On Dec 12, 2005, at 10:45 PM, David Harris wrote: Hi Amber: I've noticed that Safari support has

Re: Menu Bar icon removal

2005-10-19 Thread Jim Scott
! LaterHoward If you're in OS X, simply click on the offending icon in the menu bar, then hold down the Apple/Command key while dragging the icon to the desktop. Let go of the icon and it disappears with an animated poof. Jim Scott -- G-Books is sponsored by http

Re: External FW drives problems and Tiger?

2005-09-14 Thread Jim Manley
Unplug all your firewire devices before you install. Also repair permissions disk first aid before after installation. This is recommended by macfixit.com Apple. Jim On Sep 13, 2005, at 10:03 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm ready to install Tiger on my PB G4 and will first backup

Burning CDs for windows

2005-09-12 Thread Jim Manley
I downloaded Itunes for windows burned it using the finder for a friend. Will Windows 2000 be able to use it? I couldn't find any option for Windows. Jim -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check

Burning CDs for windows

2005-09-12 Thread Jim Manley
I downloaded Itunes for windows burned it using the finder for a friend. Will Windows 2000 be able to use it? I couldn't find any option for Windows. Jim -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check

Re: Replacing hard drive in PowerBook under extended AppleCare?

2005-09-12 Thread Jim Manley
On Sep 12, 2005, at 2:50 PM, Tom Ethen wrote: I was told at the Apple Store that the drive in PowerBooks (I have a 12) is not a user replaceable item and will void your warranty if you open the cast to replace it. Go for an external drive! Jim -- G-Books is sponsored by http

Re: g3 list?

2005-09-09 Thread Jim Manley
http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml is there a list for blue and white G3's ? --- Jim Manley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Albuquerque, New Mexico -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web

Re: OS X on a G3 333MHZ Bronze Keyboard

2005-09-09 Thread Jim Manley
. Petersburg, FL) Add more ram. --- Jim Manley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Albuquerque, New Mexico -- 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

G5 - OSX lists?

2005-09-09 Thread Jim Katz
My wife, who is just beginning the learning curve on a new G5 desktop machine with Panther is going nuts with the usual small hassles. (such as losing all of her cropped and renamed photos from iPhoto when she tried to export them. Such as having the Appleworks always start up in French and not

Re: G5 - OSX lists?

2005-09-09 Thread Jim Manley
On Sep 9, 2005, at 4:38 PM, Jim Katz wrote: (such as losing all of her cropped and renamed photos from iPhoto when she tried to export them. Such as having the Appleworks always start up in French and not being able to change that preference somehow.) I can't help you with the list but I

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

2005-09-07 Thread Jim Dynes
Let the students pay the 20 bucks. -- Jim Manley Albuquerque, New Mexico On Sep 7, 2005, at 12:52 PM, Tom Ethen wrote: Lets see---$20 x 145 students = $2,900 compared to 200 floppies for $20. You bet, I will jump right on that one. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com

application/x-oleobject

2005-09-03 Thread Jim Dynes
Where can I get a plug-in for application/x-oleobject? -- Jim Dynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Albuquerque, New Mexico -- 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: How to stop iPhoto from auto importing

2005-08-28 Thread Jim Dynes
Applications folder). 3. Choose Image Capture Preferences. 4. Click the Camera button at the top of the Preferences window and choose an application from the pop-up menu. -- Jim Dynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Albuquerque, New Mexico On Aug 28, 2005, at 8:18 PM, Sir Clark Frazier Hale I wrote

Re: How to stop iPhoto from auto importing

2005-08-28 Thread Jim Dynes
You are very welcome. -- Jim Dynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Albuquerque, New Mexico On Aug 28, 2005, at 9:03 PM, Sir Clark Frazier Hale I wrote: Thanks much! :) Jim Dynes wrote: I found thin on Apple's knowledge base. It will let you choose another app for your camera: Choosing what

Mac Mall ripped me off UPDATE

2005-08-17 Thread Jim Dynes
to put anyone through this. I owe all the members of this list for the successful outcome of this problem. Some how all the comments of the list got to Mac Mall I owe a great debt of gratitude to the list. It is amazing how much power we have when we all band together. -- Jim Dynes [EMAIL

Re: Mac Mall ripped me off UPDATE

2005-08-17 Thread Jim Dynes
I couldn't agree more. I will never do business with Mac Mall again. -- Jim Dynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Albuquerque, New Mexico On Aug 17, 2005, at 3:40 PM, Timothy Luoma wrote: On Aug 17, 2005, at 5:30 PM, Jim Dynes wrote: The day after I posted the problem with Mac Mall I got a call

Re: Mac Mall ripped me off UPDATE

2005-08-17 Thread Jim Dynes
Ha Ha They are already cashed. Momma didn't raise no fool!! -- Jim Dynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Albuquerque, New Mexico On Aug 17, 2005, at 3:48 PM, Richard Clark wrote: Sh wait until the checks clear. :) Richard On Aug 17, 2005, at 11:47 PM, Jim Dynes wrote: I couldn't agree more. I

Re: Fax/DSL OS9.2

2005-08-17 Thread Jim Dynes
If you have DSL then you use your built in 56K modem for faxing. -- Jim Dynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Albuquerque, New Mexico On Aug 17, 2005, at 4:43 PM, Kristina wrote: Does anyone know of a simple Fax program that will work with DSL MY OS 9.2? It would seem that my old one no longer

Re: Fax/DSL OS9.2

2005-08-17 Thread Jim Dynes
Do you have an internal 56K modem on that machine? -- Jim Dynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Albuquerque, New Mexico On Aug 17, 2005, at 5:59 PM, Kristina wrote: oops, I am sorry...my Lombard is in the shop...getting all spiffed up... I am on my G3 DT. running OS 9.2.2 Kristina If you have

Re: Fax/DSL OS9.2

2005-08-17 Thread Jim Dynes
If my memory serves me correctly, OS 9 didn't have fax capability. I think you need 3rd party software like Faxstf. With that software you can configure it to access the external modem. NOTE: Make sure your modem is a fax modem. -- Jim Dynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Albuquerque, New Mexico

Re: Fax/DSL OS9.2

2005-08-17 Thread Jim Dynes
Hi Kristina, I am not totally familiar with your specific Mac. In the old Macs you would plug it into the RS232 port. In the new Macs I would think USB would do the trick. Try it see if your fax software recognizes it. -- Jim Dynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Albuquerque, New Mexico On Aug 17

Re: best photo organizer

2005-08-16 Thread Jim Dynes
Try emailing one of the photos to a windows machine see if there is a difference. -- Jim Dynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Albuquerque, New Mexico -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site

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

2005-08-15 Thread Jim Dynes
Try the crossover cable. I believe you can connect through firewire ports (assuming that you have firewire on both machines). -- Jim Dynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Albuquerque, New Mexico On Aug 15, 2005, at 2:35 PM, Stanton Mitrany wrote: I didn't get a single response to this inquiry when I

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

2005-08-15 Thread Jim Dynes
If I remember correctly you need to enable sharing in the file menu turn on file sharing in the file sharing control panel. It has been a long time. -- Jim Dynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Albuquerque, New Mexico On Aug 15, 2005, at 4:19 PM, John Slavin wrote: Yep, that's the way to do

Re: best photo organizer

2005-08-15 Thread Jim Dynes
Hi Claire, what I do for PC users is select the photos you want export them to a folder burn that folder. -- Jim Dynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Albuquerque, New Mexico On Aug 15, 2005, at 5:49 PM, Claire Hart wrote: What is everyone's favorite photo organizer? I have a gazillion photos

Getting Ripped off by Mac Mall

2005-08-12 Thread Jim Dynes
. I dealt with Rithy Vu. I strongly advise you to take your business elsewhere. A company that practices false advertising isn't worth the trouble not to mention getting ripped off. -- Jim Dynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Albuquerque, New Mexico -- G-Books is sponsored by http

Re: Getting Ripped off by Mac Mall

2005-08-12 Thread Jim Dynes
Thanks Michael, We all need to band together on these companies. There is power in numbers. Mac Mall is in Torrance California the products were shipped from Memphis. -- Jim Dynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Albuquerque, New Mexico On Aug 12, 2005, at 5:02 PM, Michael Levin wrote: Sorry to hear

Re: macros

2005-08-11 Thread Jim Dynes
Quickeys should work. http://www.cesoft.com/products/quickeys.html -- Jim Dynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Albuquerque, New Mexico On Aug 11, 2005, at 9:30 PM, Claire Hart wrote: In OS 9, I used to program my function keys to shortcut some tasks I did repetitively, mostly in AppleWorks. From

Re: Mail app the bounce feature

2005-08-06 Thread Jim Dynes
-- Jim Dynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Albuquerque, New Mexico The land of the wild wild west On Aug 5, 2005, at 7:06 PM, Joe Armstrong wrote: All (and I do mean all) spam these days fakes the from address Actually only about 30% are fake addresses. Which bounce back to me. 70% don't bounce

Re: Mail app the bounce feature

2005-08-06 Thread Jim Dynes
Now that sounds like a plan. Someone on the lists are collecting emails for spammers because that is the only place I post. -- Jim Dynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Albuquerque, New Mexico The land of the wild wild west On Aug 5, 2005, at 9:12 PM, Brian McEwen wrote: There is a web site, or two

Re: Mail app the bounce feature

2005-08-06 Thread Jim Dynes
Yes, I do the same. But many come in when I am asleep so I can't get them very fast. That is why I want to get a rule to do this for me. -- Jim Dynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Albuquerque, New Mexico The land of the wild wild west On Aug 6, 2005, at 9:13 AM, David Rodriguez wrote: I have

Mail app the bounce feature

2005-08-05 Thread Jim Dynes
I am plagued with spam I want to make a rule to automatically bounce them. I can't seem to do this I was wondering if anyone out there knows how to do this. -- Jim Dynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Albuquerque, New Mexico The land of the wild wild west -- G-Books is sponsored by http

Re: Mail app the bounce feature

2005-08-05 Thread Jim Dynes
True. I can't seem to find spam settings in the gmail site. I haven't tried the filters yet. -- Jim Dynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Albuquerque, New Mexico The land of the wild wild west On Aug 5, 2005, at 7:54 PM, gisjason wrote: gmail has a good spam feature... tho it don't bounce em but you

Re: Canoscan 1220U scanner

2005-07-25 Thread Jim Dynes
The list was down On Jul 25, 2005, at 8:19 AM, Dennis B. Swaney wrote: I sent this Saturday, July 23, yesterday, July 24 and received this back both times: Failed to deliver to 'G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com' LIST module(list G-Books) reports: account is full (quota exceeded) What is going

OE on OSX?

2005-07-06 Thread Jim Katz
Baby question: Does Outlook Express work on OSX? Thanks, Jim -- 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

Re: security on wireless router

2005-07-02 Thread Jim Scott
broadcast. Even though someone else can see there's a wi-fi network, they first have to get the network's name, then crack the password. It's not impossible to crack, but a private/closed network just adds another roadblock and keeps the honest folks honest. -- Jim -- G-Books is sponsored

OSX Photo handling and general question.

2005-06-28 Thread Jim Katz
. Also, what is a good manual for the idiot class (me) to get OSX feet wet. Thanks as always, Jim -- 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

IPOD

2005-06-11 Thread Jim Dynes
Hi all, I just bought a 20 gig Ipod and it updated as soon as I plugged it in Itunes says that the update is complete but the ipod says do not dis-connect. It has been doing this for hours. What is it doing when can I use it? Jim -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com

Re: IPOD

2005-06-11 Thread Jim Dynes
Hi Dan, I haven't heard from you in a while. I guess your getting ready for the big move. A guy on the itunes list says to just dis-mount it so I am going to give that a try. Thanks Jim On Jun 11, 2005, at 4:34 PM, dan_A wrote: On Jun 11, 2005, at 6:13 PM, Jim Dynes wrote: Hi all

Re: brand new iBook G4 with key/lettering coming off

2005-06-11 Thread Jim Dynes
I am having the same problem. Also, As I am typing I get contextual menus popping up. Jim On Jun 11, 2005, at 6:50 PM, Michelle wrote: Hi there, I have only had my iBook G4 14 since May 10th, 2004. I have used it every day but predominantly for email - not a ton of typing by any means

oops

2005-06-10 Thread Jim Katz
Apologies for no subject and the all-send. Computer isn't the only thing getting old Jim -- 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

Clamshell CD-Rom problems

2005-06-10 Thread Jim Katz
, Jim -- 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 G-Books list info

Re: Clamshell CD-Rom problems

2005-06-10 Thread Jim Katz
) down a flight of stairs, and woke it up at the bottom. Suddenly no internet, no CD-Rom. I guess there is no chance to fix this all within a reasonable budget. What new model do you recommend for someone who loved her original model clamshell to death? Jim From: G-Books G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com

DED iBook mouse---HELP!!

2005-05-11 Thread Jim Mooney
Hi All, I have a 12in dual USB iBook (600MHZ G3) running 10.3.9 and the other night the trackpad and mouse button just stopped working. I checked and rechecked the ribbon cable it appears to be in correctly. Anyone have any suggests as to what else might be wrong? Thanks and take care, Jim

Re: DED iBook mouse---HELP!!

2005-05-11 Thread Jim Mooney
Hi Peter, Yep, it works fine with an external mouse. It's just the internal that doesn't function. Jim On May 11, 2005, at 8:21 AM, Peter Apockotos wrote: On May 11, 2005, at 8:09 AM, Jim Mooney wrote: Hi All, I have a 12in dual USB iBook (600MHZ G3) running 10.3.9 and the other night

iBook mouse not working

2005-05-09 Thread Jim Mooney
Hi All, I have a 12in dual USB iBook (600MHZ G3) running 10.3.9 and the other night the trackpad and mouse button just stopped working. I checked and rechecked the ribbon cable it appears to be in correctly. Anyone have any suggests as to what else might be wrong? Thanks and take care, Jim

Re: Why am I getting this?

2005-05-05 Thread Jim Dynes
On May 5, 2005, at 12:01 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: on 05/05/05 01:58, Jim Dynes at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LIST module(list G-Books) reports: Your message cannot be posted. It has the content-type: multipart/alternative, and this list accepts plain text only Because your email

Re: Why am I getting this?

2005-05-05 Thread Jim Dynes
rejects those. OK, it seems that Mail was set to send in rich text. When I was in Panther I didn't have this problem. Maybe Tiger set it this way. Jim -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site

Why am I getting this?

2005-05-04 Thread Jim Dynes
LIST module(list G-Books) reports: Your message cannot be posted. It has the content-type: multipart/alternative, and this list accepts plain text only -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our

[no subject]

2005-05-01 Thread Jim Dynes
I am trying to watch live audio/video feeds but I need the following plug-in: audio/x-mplayer2 Does anyone know where I can find it? Thanks Jim -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check

Problems with spymac email

2005-05-01 Thread Jim Dynes
Hi All; I am having problems with Spymac mail. It used to work fine but now I can receive mail just fine but I can't send unless I use web mail like I am doing now. My outgoing mail server is mail.spymac.com just like it has alwasy has been. Any suggestions? Jim -- G-Books

Re: Problems with spymac email

2005-05-01 Thread Jim Dynes
a ssl error. Something about can't confirm a certificate. Jim On May 1, 2005, at 8:45 PM, Nima wrote: Spymac mail sux! Their servers are either down or way too slow to mean anything. Or you simply lose your mail. Spymac.com is also blacklisted by many ISPs because of excessive spam. It never

Yahoo address

2005-04-30 Thread Jim Dynes
How do you set up a yahoo address in mail? -- 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

Re: Can a Powerbook use Windows fonts?

2005-04-10 Thread Jim Dynes
It depends on the type of font. If you use OTF (open type face) fonts they are cross platform. Other fonts are not. Jim On Apr 10, 2005, at 5:09 PM, Gary Goldberg wrote: I had a Russian friend (who lives in the US) send me some Cyrilic fonts for a friend to install on her Windows XP

Re: Short-term ISP, try access-4-free

2005-04-04 Thread Jim Dynes
You can go to libraries, Starbucks, restaurants, business. Some have passwords but many don't. Chicago is building WIFI for the whole city uping the taxes a bit to cover the costs. Jim On Apr 3, 2005, at 10:14 PM, peter webster wrote: You got me: I don't know. I just go to libraries to get

Re: iBook DVD Player question

2005-03-21 Thread Jim Dynes
It depends if the movie was made for TV or the silver screen. If it was made for the silver screen then to get the whole width you will get black on the top bottom because the height width ratio don't match. Jim On Mar 21, 2005, at 7:53 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: My daughter has a 1GHz G4

Re: New laptop possibility

2005-03-13 Thread Jim Dynes
No it doesn't but it comes on a disk with the machine. I believe it is on a disk called other software. Jim On Mar 13, 2005, at 1:50 PM, diane wrote: I am loving the 'book! But, Panther does not come with 9.2 installed for Classic, does it? Any way I can get it off my G4 MDD CD's? I know I

Re: setting default internet browser

2005-03-13 Thread Jim Dynes
The default browser setting is in Safari prefs. Jim On Mar 13, 2005, at 1:16 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: I had a problem making a presentation this last week, and I need help. When I am presenting in PowerPoint, I often have Internet links that I click on. My problem is that I want the program

Re: Getting zip files to be opened by system

2005-03-12 Thread Jim Dynes
Stuffit Expander will open Zip files. I do it all the time. No muss no fuss. Jim On Mar 12, 2005, at 3:07 PM, Ben Dyer wrote: You need to Get Info on a zip file, and change the Open With to BOMArchiveHelper (in /System/Library/CoreServices). Click Change All..., and confirm. -- G-Books

Re: How do current iBooks fare in multimedia apps like iMovie or Garageband?

2005-02-28 Thread Jim Dynes
I have the new ibook 1.2 ghz and I upgraded it to 768 for 100 bucks and everything runs fine. This machine really shits gets. The only thing is that the the min. OS is 10.3.5. So Norton won't boot it. Jim On Feb 28, 2005, at 10:16 AM, Ben Parkhurst wrote: If you get a G4 powerbook, iMovie

Re: iBooks booting from CD?

2005-02-08 Thread Jim Dynes
It most likely won't boot on any OS before 10.3.5. I recently bought the 2005 12 Ibook 1.2 and it was shipped with 10.3.5 it won't boot with anything else. Jim On Feb 8, 2005, at 6:52 PM, - drive - drift - dream - wrote: My otherwise lovely new iBook came preinstalled with Panther, which

Re: OT:Gmail and Mail

2005-02-06 Thread Jim Dynes
I have a pdf that explains exactly how to do it. Anyone who wants it I can email it to you. email me offline. Jim On Feb 6, 2005, at 10:25 AM, Jan Musil wrote: I suggest you review the guide on gmail page that details the setup. Remember that you need to enable POP access in gmail preferences

Re: iBook G4 ext Batt

2005-02-03 Thread Jim Katz
On all the international flights I have been on I have *never* seen a power socket to plug up a laptop. Never. It has always made me wonder if they really exist, I have just assumed that they are for the first class. Right, now if that is the case, just bring a really long extension

External HD ideas?

2005-02-02 Thread Jim Katz
this portable at Tiger: http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5 25205Sku=I46-1372 Any experience you have with either of these or a better suggestion? Thanks, Jim -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp

Re: Applecare, how long should it take?

2005-01-25 Thread Jim Katz
Applecare was pretty good to me, all told. I never had to send my Ti400 in to apple, but the local tech in Montreal had to replace a board and three screens (green lines) over the years. The future is not pretty though, for me: Apparently the slow cracking at the hinges will eventually cause a

Re: 12 iBook (new) - external monitor resolution ?

2005-01-14 Thread Jim Dynes
. Jim -- 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 G-Books list info: http

...memory questions...

2005-01-11 Thread Jim Scolman
the more expensive module over the lesser expensive? Thanks, Jim. -- 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: apple mail

2005-01-09 Thread Jim Dynes
My copy of Mail shows 5 megs??? Jim On Jan 9, 2005, at 4:44 PM, robert stiefvater wrote: I am trying to help another guy who has a powerbook with OS 10.3 on it. When attempting to use the mail application, nothing happens. It just won't open. I did a find command which shows it as being

Re: Pismo G3/Panther 10.3.4 OS 9.1 as classic-can't get 9.1 to 9.2

2005-01-08 Thread Jim Dynes
Is there any reason why you don't go with 9.2.2? Jim On Jan 8, 2005, at 8:12 PM, Shawn Harley wrote: Is your version of 9.2.1 a retail version? Or is it for a specific machine? Is it a full version or an upgrade? I had a somewhat similar problem on my Dual G4 desktop. I'll try to recall

Aging Ti Book case crack?

2005-01-05 Thread Jim Katz
.) They appear to be relatively stable, but the lid is increasingly creaky to open. Tx, Jim -- 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: Less is more or Bigger is better

2004-12-29 Thread Jim Dynes
No No No!! If a little is good, then more is better -- 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

Re: mdf mds files

2004-12-18 Thread Jim Dynes
Thanks Ben, changing the large on to ISO worked it mounted. Jim On Dec 18, 2004, at 9:24 PM, Ben Dyer wrote: They're Alcohol disk image files, equivalent to .dmg or .cdr on Mac OS X systems. You should be able to mount the .mdf file (the .mds doesn't seem to be vital) by changing the extension

Re: what system for iBook G4 1gHz?

2004-12-16 Thread Jim Dynes
On Dec 16, 2004, at 12:56 PM, Hal wrote: Can anyone tell me what OSX version shipped with the 1gHz iBook G4 (12 model)? I just got one, and want to reinstall the system, but didn't get a set of discs with it. I just bought an ibook G4 1.2 ghz and they sent me 10.3.5. Jim -- G-Books is sponsored

Re: DVD on Clamshell 300

2004-12-15 Thread Jim Dynes
Combo drives will read DVDs. Just pop it in. Jim On Dec 15, 2004, at 6:56 PM, Ben Coplin wrote: Hello. Is there any way I can get my Clamshell ibook 300 w/ combo drive(dvd/cd-rw) to read dvd's? How would I go about doing that? Thanks. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com

Re: Back stepping OS versions

2004-12-12 Thread Jim Dynes
external. I can do this for the future as yousay. Jim -- 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: ibook booting from panther

2004-12-12 Thread Jim Dynes
the spinning loader icon, and sits there. Thats awesome. WTF? I'll try using the CDs it came with, but I'd much prefer the control that the real install discs offer. ppfft. Is there anyone this WILL work for, or a workaround I have a 1.2 ghz it boots off of Panther cd fine!! Jim -- G-Books is sponsored

Ibook not seeing DVD drive

2004-12-11 Thread Jim Dynes
found. I have checked for drivers on the web re-set the bridge on the drive. Anyone have any suggestions? Jim -- 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

Back stepping OS versions

2004-12-11 Thread Jim Dynes
What is the easiest way to go to an earlier version of panther? Jim -- 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: Back stepping OS versions

2004-12-11 Thread Jim Dynes
On Dec 11, 2004, at 10:12 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: What is the easiest way to go to an earlier version of panther? Make a backup of your files and any custom applications you installed, then format and re-install from the 10.3 installation CD. I was trying to avoid that. Jim -- G-Books

Broken Lombard

2004-11-18 Thread Jim Eddy
before I part it out on eBay? Thanks for any advice. -- Jim Eddy James Eddy Woodworks [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Are batteries covered under Applecare?

2004-10-15 Thread Jim Eddy
12, 2004, at 1:48 PM, Tim Hodgson wrote: On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 6:41 pm +0100, Tim Hodgson wrote: On Mon, Oct 11, 2004 at 4:49 am -0400, Jim Eddy wrote: I just bought a used TiBook with 8 months remaining on the computer. The battery runs down to nothing in about 5 minutes, recharges to 100

Are batteries covered under Applecare?

2004-10-11 Thread Jim Eddy
? -- Jim Eddy James Eddy Woodworks [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mount Pleasant, Michigan http

Software Updates

2004-09-19 Thread Jim Katz
I run system 9.2 on an original clamshell ibook and a Ti-400. Whenever I get that message Software Update found the following message I don't know quite what to do. Things are working more or less okay at the moment. Do I let in the new update? Will it improve things or screw it up again??

WTB: Firewire Driver for External Hard Drive

2004-09-17 Thread Jim Scott
for a Yamaha Model No. CRW8824IX, made in Sept. 2000? Or can you point me to a generic driver that worked for you? Help! Thanks in advance for any assistance. Jim -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our

Re: iBook PRAM settings

2004-09-06 Thread Jim Scott
iBooks do not have a PRAM battery, Instead, they use either AC power or battery power. That's why, if you take longer than 15-20 seconds to change the battery when it's running on battery power, the PRAM memory goes into default mode. - Original Message - From: Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL

Disc Burner or HD for Clamshell?

2004-08-20 Thread Jim Katz
for the wisdom of the list. Jim -- 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 G

USB burner problem

2004-08-09 Thread Jim Katz
Any ideas here: I'm trying to add a LaCie USB disc burner to my wife's original clamshell iBook running OS9.2. It shows up in System Profiler, but Toast 5 does not see it. I think I have turned off the right authoring extensions. It works fine with my TiBook running the same system. --

Re: OS 10.3.5

2004-08-09 Thread Jim Scolman
Hi, how and why is this upgrade different from the others that we must do these procedures before the update? Thanks, Jim. On Aug 9, 2004, at 5:19 PM, Zoltan Batiz wrote: On Aug 9, 2004, at 4:52 PM, Aaron Willems wrote: I just installed OS 10.3.5. I've been running it for 2 hours now

...struck by lightning...

2004-08-07 Thread Jim Scolman
to all, Jim. -- 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 G-Books list info

Re: Using iBook Airport With Wi-Fi Network

2004-07-09 Thread Jim Scott
the password and setup also worked. I'm a happy camper! Thanks, everyone! -- Jim - Original Message - From: John McGibney [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 10:50 AM Subject: Re: Using iBook Airport With Wi-Fi Network Try reseating the card

Using iBook Airport With Wi-Fi Network

2004-07-07 Thread Jim Scott
ethernet just fine, by the way. But I'd like to use the Airport for portability. Thanks for enlightening this iBook Airport neophyte. -- Jim -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site

Re: Using iBook Airport With Wi-Fi Network

2004-07-07 Thread Jim Scott
Well, I just lucked onto the answer following my second Google search. Some person said, You may have to put a $ before your password. How simple! I put a $ before the password, and the Airport card activated. How weird. -- Jim - Original Message - From: Jim Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: G

Re: Using iBook Airport With Wi-Fi Network

2004-07-07 Thread Jim Scott
and hub. Unfortunately, now that Airport is active, I can't get on the Internet and I can't access my mail. I can do both when the ethernet cable is hooked up and active. Now what? -- Jim - Original Message - From: William Wiseman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent

WTB: iBook 12 Display or Bezel Brace w/Clutch

2004-07-02 Thread Jim Scott
shipping to Eureka, CA, 95503. Thanks, Jim -- 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

WTB: iBook 700 Install/Restore Disks, Keys

2004-06-30 Thread Jim Scott
me your price, shipped, if you have any of these for sale. Thanks, Jim -- 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

Applecare-type insurance

2004-06-27 Thread Jim Katz
machine and want to keep it running for three years, well, they've got us by the s c's. Jim From: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 15:48:06 -0400 To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: G-Books Digest #1802 I will purchase the AppleCare later this year, and probably also go

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