Re: 12" 1.33Ghz Tibook questions

2004-08-20 Thread Jonathan Newman
did they ever "actually" make the powerbooks out of titanium? - Jonathan On Aug 20, 2004, at 8:35 PM, Steve Fuller wrote: You actually bought a 12" AlBook for your wife. All the new Powerbooks are Aluminum. :) -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicsht

Re: Rev. A Albook, was Re: Refurbished ABS

2004-08-20 Thread Jonathan Newman
Come on dude, Yeah okay Apple makes a dud every once and a while. There have plenty of crappy Apple desktops! And there have been crappy lap tops! It's all a mix! I personally never had an Apple laptop break on me, ever! Thats from a PB 100, 165, 190, 1400, Pismo, iBook G4!! Thats six laptops,

Re: Turning off Sleep

2004-08-20 Thread Jonathan Newman
Nope, it's just by itself. I want it running, closed, by itself. - Jonathan On Aug 20, 2004, at 11:05 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: Some will continue working if you have connected an external monitor and keyboard and mouse, -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Elec

Turning off Sleep

2004-08-20 Thread Jonathan Newman
I would like my iBook to stay on when the screen is down. I don't want the screen on, just I don't want it to go to sleep, because I'm running programs all the time. I've already got it so the display will go to sleep and the computer will not, when the display is up. But I want it to stay on e

Re: PowerBook G4 15" battery recall.

2004-08-19 Thread Jonathan Newman
Sad thin is, it's probably gonna be true. - Jonathan On Aug 19, 2004, at 12:08 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: Cue: 1) People complaining that their batteries in their new 12" iBook must be bad too, and Apple is evil for not replacing their batteries! That's it's all a coverup personally directed by St

Re: Powerbook G4 latch problem

2004-08-19 Thread Jonathan Newman
Take it to the Apple store and see what they say. Just go to the Genius Bar ask them what's wrong. You don't necessarily need to get it fixed by them if it's something you think you could do and your warranty is up. - Jonathan On Aug 19, 2004, at 4:16 AM, Mikael Byström wrote: I thought this w

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2004-08-18 Thread Jonathan Newman
Just seeing if i can post - Jonathan -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac

Re: Powerbook G4 latch problem

2004-08-16 Thread Jonathan Newman
Pictures maybe? - Jonathan On Aug 16, 2004, at 3:36 PM, Mikael Byström wrote: Jonathan, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Sounds like you've got a hinge problem. What do you mean specifically? The display fits fine horizontally when closed, the little display crook reaches its hole, the hinges aren't very

Re: Powerbook G4 latch problem

2004-08-16 Thread Jonathan Newman
Sounds like you've got a hinge problem. - Jonathan On Aug 16, 2004, at 1:53 PM, Mikael Byström wrote: The latch of my Powerbook G4 / 400 display seem to move away from the bottom case. What are the common solutions to fixing latch problems like this one before they get any worse? Whoops, it just g

Re: MacBench X

2004-08-16 Thread Jonathan Newman
Thanks! - Jonathan On Aug 16, 2004, at 11:32 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Aug 16, 2004, at 11:22 AM, Jonathan Newman wrote: Could someone send me a link to the download site. I'm doing all sorts of internet searches and I'm coming up with nothing. A link to the site that has the down

Re: MacBench X

2004-08-16 Thread Jonathan Newman
A search of both sites turn up nothing. - Jonathan On Aug 16, 2004, at 11:23 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: On 16/08/04 14:22, "Jonathan Newman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Could someone send me a link to the download site. Did you try VersionTracker and MacUpdate? -Laurent

MacBench X

2004-08-16 Thread Jonathan Newman
Could someone send me a link to the download site. I'm doing all sorts of internet searches and I'm coming up with nothing. A link to the site that has the download would be really easy! I'm gonna start keeping track of the performance of my B&W G3, my eMac, and my iBookG4. Thank you! - Jonat

Re: I just ordered a iBook

2004-08-15 Thread Jonathan Newman
Ohh, I have II PC computers all running 2000, or XP Pro. I could do anything on those machines. But the idea is to justify the purchase of my macs! - Jonathan On Aug 15, 2004, at 3:57 AM, Mikael Byström wrote: Jonathan, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I have a USB Sound Blaster Audity. It's really cool

Re: I just ordered a iBook

2004-08-14 Thread Jonathan Newman
I have a USB Sound Blaster Audity. It's really cool, but it only works with my PCs :-( - Jonathan On Aug 14, 2004, at 6:10 PM, Mikael Byström wrote: Jeff, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: The iMic works quite well, I have recorded some of my LP's to digital for transfer into iTunes. Ah. Where are you

Re: I just ordered a iBook

2004-08-13 Thread Jonathan Newman
On Aug 13, 2004, at 7:26 PM, Jeff Hubatka wrote: Well, I use an iPod. See if your friend can get you a great deal on one of them, too! Other than that, I have an old 10GB drive in a Firewire case that's mighty handy for exchanging files with a friend's Pismo. --- JSH TiBook I've already got a 2

Re: I just ordered a iBook

2004-08-13 Thread Jonathan Newman
Okay!!! I just got the iBook!!! I'm very happy with the way it was packaged! I'm running the updater now! I'm so happy! -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBoo

Re: I just ordered a iBook

2004-08-12 Thread Jonathan Newman
On Aug 12, 2004, at 8:38 PM, William Wiseman wrote: And an iPod. :-) JeffW. I've already got a 20GB 4G iPod, but it's associated with my eMac (Home Desktop). I could transfer all the songs over to my new iBook, but why? - Jonathan -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small

Re: I just ordered a iBook

2004-08-12 Thread Jonathan Newman
On Aug 12, 2004, at 8:26 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: It's up to you. You can turn trackpad clicking on or off. Personally, I use it all the time and NEVER use the clicker button on my PowerBook... -Laurent. But doesn't it get confused between the clicks and the finger repositioning? - Jonathan

Re: I just ordered a iBook

2004-08-12 Thread Jonathan Newman
On Aug 12, 2004, at 8:12 PM, Brian Andrews wrote: ps--What iBook did you get 12" or 14"? Combo drive or Superdrive? Congrats and have fun! I have the standard 12" / 1GHz / Combo / 256MB / 30GB Hard Drive / 10.3 etc... I have a Backpack that was designed to have a laptop in it, It's got a nic

Re: I just ordered a iBook

2004-08-12 Thread Jonathan Newman
On Aug 12, 2004, at 7:49 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: Of course, the last suggestion should have read "KlearScreen to clean the screen", not to clear it! -Laurent. you sure it isn't like using white out for on screen correction? - Jonathan -- G-Books is sponsored by and.

Re: I just ordered a iBook

2004-08-12 Thread Jonathan Newman
On Aug 12, 2004, at 7:49 PM, MTH wrote: I can't really give you any advice on accessories, but if you plan on using the trackpad at all then I suggest that you download sidtrack. Here is the URL: http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/sidetrack/ Hmm, thats very interesting. I'm quite used to usin

Re: I just ordered a iBook

2004-08-12 Thread Jonathan Newman
On Aug 12, 2004, at 7:45 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: A case to protect it, a spare adapter and maybe some KlearScreen to clear the screen... -Laurent. But there is no de-facto must have accessories list? What do you guys use with your iBook/PowerBooks? - Jonathan -- G-Books is sponsored by

I just ordered a iBook

2004-08-12 Thread Jonathan Newman
I'm new to this list, but I've been on the G-List and iMac-List for some time now. I have a friend who works for Apple and she got me a 12" iBook G4 For $897.19!!! And thats after 3-day air shipping, and my local (California) sales tax 8.75%!! Anyways aside from mice and what not, is there any