Re: iBook 600MHz 12 - factory motherboard bug ???

2004-11-08 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Miche Doherty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.apple.com/support/ibook/faq/ Thank you, very informative!! :o) _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.com/ -- G-Books is

Lombard sleeps, and sleeps and sleeps... WAKIE WAKIE!!

2004-11-07 Thread Larry le Mac
My wife has a Lombard 400 with OS X.3.5 Whenever it goes to sleep it doesn't wake up whatever one presses or does. The CAPS lock works, the optical mouse is on (lit), but it refuses to wake up. Pressing the power button does nothing. The only way to is to force re-boot by doing infamous three

Re: PowerBook G3 vs. iBook (Ice) ???

2004-11-05 Thread Larry le Mac
From: geno endicott [EMAIL PROTECTED] True, but I thought we were talking about the 600/700Mhz QE ative machines. Naa... I was being realic and talking 5/600 MHz... About $400 Larry _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger!

PowerBook G3 vs. iBook (Ice) - Screen ???

2004-11-04 Thread Larry le Mac
My wife currently uses a PowerBook Lombard with a 14.1 TFT screen which is good (I've used several Wallstreets and Pismos and I like the screen), however I have never had an Ice Book. How do the screen compare ? What about the 12 @ 1024x768 compared to the 14 ??? Larry

Re: PowerBook G3 vs. iBook (Ice) - Screen ???

2004-11-04 Thread Larry le Mac
From: geno endicott [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have a 900mhz G3 iBook, it has QE. I'm more in the budget of 5-600MHz... Larry _ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.com/ -- G-Books is sponsored by

Re: PowerBook G3 vs. iBook (Ice) ???

2004-11-04 Thread Larry le Mac
From: geno endicott [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yeah not till they made the 600/700mhz ones did you get QE. But even without that the iBooks seem to have a better screen. Makes investigating a swap worthwhile. Any drawbacks ? Apart from lack of PCMCIA ? Larry

Re: PowerBook G3 vs. iBook (Ice) - Screen ???

2004-11-04 Thread Larry le Mac
From: geno endicott [EMAIL PROTECTED] Depending on the iBook you are also moving into a computer that uses Quartz Extreme, which also just gives the screen a little more detail, things move a little better, etc. I'm talking G3 Ice Book, early, they don't have QE, isn't it only G4? Larry

Re: Wireless but not AirPort ???

2004-11-03 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Matthew Cowgill [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ok I just went through all of this the past two weeks and now I've got 2 extra cards that won't work with my 3400 that I've got to put back on Ebay to try and recoup my investment. Perhaps you can learn from my mis-steps. Great answer, thanks!!!

Anyone use an HP JetDirect 170X with OS X (gb) ???

2004-11-03 Thread Larry le Mac
I am thinking of buying an HP JetDirect 170X which is a parallel to Ethernet box. I have a 175X at work which works ok but that's a USB and newer unit, but the 170X unit is non-Mac, but with a PostScript printer shouldn't it work anyway ??? Larry

Re: Disk maintenence tools

2004-11-02 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Al Poulin [EMAIL PROTECTED] With any extra disk space, you can copy files from one disk or volume to another. That, in effect, defragments them. Safer than Norton, I think. And if you want to fix any bad blocks, you can reformat your drive(s) beforehand. Good idea, except most of my

Re: iTunes store downloads

2004-11-02 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Kathryn Odell [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm not doing anything unethical! I didn't say you were, just that I got jumped on for talking about music and I was presumed guilty before proven innocent by a certain chas if my memory serves me correctly... Larry

Re: Disk maintenence tools

2004-11-02 Thread Larry le Mac
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Put the OS and apps on one volume, that you just leave alone. It will be mainly smaller files, so let OS X manage it. Put your big work files, videos etc, on a different volume or (better) a totally different HD. Exactly my view: 80GB internal - OS, apps temporary + work

Wireless but not AirPort ???

2004-11-02 Thread Larry le Mac
I am fixing a PowerBook Lombard or an IceBook for my wife and she'll probably want it to be wireless, but rather than spending (too much) money on AirPort I'm thinking of buying a standard PC basestation/sender. Which ones work well with a Mac ? Makes ? USB or PCMCIA ? Larry P.S. I have asked

Re: Disk maintenence tools - Drive 10/X ?

2004-11-01 Thread Larry le Mac
From: E. Moorhead [EMAIL PROTECTED] Where DRIVE Tools for MAC are concerned; There is DISK WARRIOR, TECH TOOL PRO and Prayer. Period! Not necessarily in that order. Viel dank! Larry _ Express yourself instantly with MSN

Re: Disk maintenence tools

2004-11-01 Thread Larry le Mac
From: E. Moorhead [EMAIL PROTECTED] The desire to DE-FRAGMENT an OS/X'd Hard Drive, as one would an OS/9, is to be STRONGLY AVOIDED! I take your point, but I wuld like to clarfy why I asked the question in the first place. I have several large disks with DATA (no System whatsoever) and much of

Re: iTunes store downloads

2004-11-01 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] And once they're burned, you can re-import them and get rid of the annoying AAC protected version... Watch acertain person on this list (who shall remain annonymous) doesn't come with the insinuation that you're gonna be using the AAC files in an unethical

Disk maintenance tool ? gb

2004-10-30 Thread Larry le Mac
I have heard a few things about Norton on OS X and have avoided it, but I have just finshed sorting all my music, films, software and data on a number of 120GB disks and I'd like to run some sort f disk doctor / file check and then defragment them. What is the best tool ? Larry

Re: Disk maintenance tool ? gb

2004-10-30 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've heard people speaking highly of DiskWarrior, but never tried it myself... Does DiskWarrior defragment disks ??? Larry _ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search!

Re: Disk maintenence tools

2004-10-30 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Mikael Byström [EMAIL PROTECTED] For what it does, yes, it is the best IMHO. It doesn't exactly match the feature set of Techtool though. It seems to focus on recovery more that preventive. Does TTP do defrag ? I take it Norton isn't good... Larry

Re: Disk maintenence tools - Drive 10/X ?

2004-10-30 Thread Larry le Mac
What about Drive 10/X ? Larry _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.com/ -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: new ibook

2004-10-26 Thread Larry le Mac
Try the G-book list, this list is for G-Macs, read stationary Macs. From: Dylan Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: new ibook Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 15:43:22 -0400 Hey all! from those who remember me, I had a g3 bronze until some

Re: new ibook (OOOPS!!!)

2004-10-26 Thread Larry le Mac
Oooops!! My apologies, thought it was sent to the G-Mac list!! Sorry!!! From: Dylan Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: new ibook Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 15:43:22 -0400 Hey all! from those who remember me, I had a g3 bronze until some

Re: Lombard optical drive - problems with CD-R media ???

2004-10-25 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Brian Sammon [EMAIL PROTECTED] I will clean the drive as suggested elsewhere, though I haven't actually taken delivery of it yet, probably later today. --- I've had problems booting my lombard from 700MB CD-Rs that were remedied by burning the image to a 650 CD-R (which are unfortunately

Re: MAC verses Mac

2004-10-24 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Dennis B. Swaney [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ben, when was the SI changed? K = Kilo or 1,000 Don't be cocky if you can't get it right yourself... kilo = k (not K) Larry _ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search!

Re: MAC verses Mac

2004-10-24 Thread Larry le Mac
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] we're not even smart enuf to decide if we should go metric or english! That makes no sence what so ever as I studied electronics at University in England for 4 years and we used nothing but METRIC!!! What is English measuring system ??? If someone tries to inform me that

802.11g into a Lombard ???

2004-10-24 Thread Larry le Mac
I have just fitted a radio PCMCIA card into my dad's laptop and it works great, and I would now like to do the same to my wife's PowerBook Lombard running OS X. Can one fit a standard PCMCIA card or what about a USB plug-in unit for 802.11g (54Mbps) ??? Larry

Re: 802.11g into a Lombard ???

2004-10-24 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can certainly use an 802.11g PCMCIA card in a Lombard. But not a USB device ? --- You just have to make sure that the one you use is supported by third party driver. Do a search on VersionTracker for 802.11g and you should find a couple of companies

Re: MAC verses Mac [OFF LIST]

2004-10-24 Thread Larry le Mac
:52 PM, Larry le Mac wrote: Sure, but England is a METRIC country and has been for a very long time... Larry -- 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

END OF THREAD! (was Re: MAC verses Mac [OFF LIST]

2004-10-24 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Richard Clark [EMAIL PROTECTED] Umm Larry take it easy i think he was joking because both English and Texans have accents that are funny even to me and i'm English. No worries, I am half English myself so there's no lack of humour, but it just gets to me when Americans think that their

Lombard optical drive - problems with CD-R media ???

2004-10-24 Thread Larry le Mac
I am picking up a Lombard tomorrow, but the seller says that the DVD player has problems with CD-R media as opposed to factory burned disks. He says that this is a common problem with Wallstreets, Lombards and Pismos. Is this true ??? If so, what causes it ? Remedies ? Larry

Re: MAC verses Mac

2004-10-23 Thread Larry le Mac
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A megabyte is 1 KB * 1 KB = 1024 bytes * 1024 bytes = 1,048,576 bytes. A gigabyte is 1 KB * 1 MB = 1024**3 bytes = 1,073,741,824 bytes! Sorry to have to correct you, but it's not 1 KB * 1 KB as then you'd get Byte squared, it's 1 KB * 1 K... Larry

Re: MAC verses Mac

2004-10-23 Thread Larry le Mac
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] And 1 KB * 1 K is mixed mode math. Since the 2nd term has no object, it's considered to be base 10... 1024 * 1000 yields the wrong count. Never mix your bases. Are you aware of the difference between 1 KB and 1 kB ? Larry

Re: MAC verses Mac

2004-10-23 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Ben Dyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] So, 4kB * 4kB = 16kB^2 (where 1 square kilobyte is equal to a million square bytes, whatever that means). My point precisely!! --- Correctly, it should read: A megabyte is 1kB * 1024. Er, no... 1 KB * 1024 (not 1 kB) Larry

Lombard - eMac (was Mac vs. MAC

2004-10-23 Thread Larry le Mac
From: victoria Duggan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Firstly, when changing the subject in the middle of a thread, make an effort to change the subject line... --- i will need to back up all the info off of my Lombard to the Emac. what will be the quickest way ?. what will be the safest?. If it had been a

Mail change of language in spellcheck ???

2004-10-19 Thread Larry le Mac
Great having the spellcheck in Mail, but if I change language when I am writing a mail, as opposed to opening a new mail after having switched language, every word is still marked as wrong until one clicks each word even though everything has been changed to the new language. Are there any

Re: Anyone here use virtual PC?

2004-10-13 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Adam Thayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, here is the thing, it would take WORK to break the ability to boot Linux and other OSes that they just don't want to spend. Eh, pardon ?!? They have all the code for VPC and of course they compile the app, so it's not too difficult a task for them to

Re: Anyone here use virtual PC?

2004-10-12 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Dennis B. Swaney [EMAIL PROTECTED] Actually, Larry, M$ can't say to much specific about Longhorn yet because Tiger hasn't been released and they are waiting to see what new stuff they can steal from the Mac OS. Most definetly!!! But I have heard users talking about features which won't

Re: Anyone here use virtual PC?

2004-10-12 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Timothy Luoma [EMAIL PROTECTED] One thing that is undeniable is that they are putting the screws to those who want to use their own version of Windows with VPC by delaying the release of the VPC without an OS. Anyone who thinks that there will be a non-Windoze version of VPC can forget

Re: Anyone here use virtual PC?

2004-10-12 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Steve Fuller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unfortunately, the first thing M$ supposedly did when they got their hands on VPC was to disable support for non-M$ operating systems. No Linix, no OS/2 Warp, etc. They will install, but you will not get any support from MS if you have issues getting them

Re: Anyone here use virtual PC?

2004-10-12 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Steve Fuller [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/virtualpc/virtualpc.aspx? pid=whichver I'm sure it will run Linux just fine. Are you seriously telling me that you think M$ will sell a version of VPC that will allow faultless running of Linux etc ? VPC will no longer

Re: Anyone here use virtual PC?

2004-10-11 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Steve Fuller [EMAIL PROTECTED] My understanding is that most of the video stuff didn't make it into VPC7 (at least with this initial release). This is intentional from Micro$oft in order to bring Virtual PC to the same level as the rest of the Micro$oft range of products; loads of hype

Re: [OT] Laptop windoze

2004-10-05 Thread Larry le Mac
From: John [EMAIL PROTECTED] I didn't see any question there, more a commentary/observation regarding the differences between Windoze (ugh) and Macs. No question intended, just pure selfindulgence of being happy with my Mac(S)!!! --- When some kind soul explained to me about how to drag drop,

[OT] Laptop windoze

2004-10-04 Thread Larry le Mac
I'm setting up an IBM ThinkPad for my dad and as I never use a second hand computer without reinstalling the OS. For this 650MHz Pentium III Windoze 2000 is about right, but can I reformat the harddrive from the Windoze 2000 CD ?! Can I bollox! I have to use a Windoze 98 CD to reformat the

Office 2004 slow...

2004-10-01 Thread Larry le Mac
I have just gone from M$ Office v.X to 2004 and it actually seems slower. Has anyone else experienced this ? Larry _ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail -- G-Books is

Re: Office 2004 slow...

2004-10-01 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Jan Musil [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have not. Machine: PowerBook 1GHZ, 768MB RAM. Snap AlBook 1GHz 768MB Hmm, must be something else, though I do have numerous apps running. I am planning a system reinstall soon though. Larry _ Help

Re: shutting down PBs at night

2004-09-14 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Claire Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do you guys turn off your PBs at night? I have an AluBook 1GHz at work and I always switch it off, though leave it open. No need the wear the hinges more than I have to. I just leave it on my desk. The other day I left it on as I had to catch a bus home and it

Re: Continuous pinging - affecting performance ???

2004-09-06 Thread Larry le Mac
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] How would you feel if someone tossed a pebble at your office window once every second? The once a second comes from my estimation of what the always on option for pinging in the OS X Network Utility... That's all. Larry

Continuous pinging - affecting performance ???

2004-09-02 Thread Larry le Mac
In an attempt to keep my Mac/ADSL online all the time irrelevant of net activity I have now set Network Tool to continuously ping my ISP, seems to work... However, sending the 64 bytes every second, how will that affect performance ? I have a 512k ADSL connection. I presume not a lot... ??? Larry

AlBook vs. TiBook :o/

2004-08-27 Thread Larry le Mac
At my previous job I managed to get my way and get an TiBook 550 and I was both impressed and happy with it. I subsequently changed jobs to another non-Mac company and have yet again managed to get a Mac as my computer, an AlBook 1GHz. I now have first hand experience and therefore a few comments

Re: AlBook vs. TiBook :o/

2004-08-27 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] serves you right for being a righty :-) There are too many lefties here in Sweden as it is.. oh, you mean right handed... ;o) --- but no matter which side you put which ports on, they're going to piss off *some* portion of the population. No, but being

Re: Fonts in Mac OS X ???

2004-08-26 Thread Larry le Mac
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Applications can also have fonts placed in their package just to completely make us bonkers. This is probably what's happened in my case. Cheers Larry _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8.

Fonts in Mac OS X ???

2004-08-24 Thread Larry le Mac
I still haven't dug deep inside OS X so I know very little about font storage, but I am aware that it works differently to OS 9 in the apps can store fonts where they like. I believe I have a problem as I create things in Freehand but when I go to open them in something else like Illustrator, some

Keypress saver utility/app ???

2004-07-23 Thread Larry le Mac
Is there a keypress logger utility/app for OS X ? I recall there being such an extension (I've come over all nostalgic...) where every keypress that was performed in whichever application was saved to a text file that coulöd be viewed at a later stage. Larry

Re: Dual Boot MDD ??? (was:Apple Still Sells OS 9 Bootable G4s ( was: Can OS 9

2004-07-08 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Hal [EMAIL PROTECTED] As far as I know the Powerbooks before the AlBooks (pismo, lombard andTiBook, not 12-inch or 17-inch) will boot 9, G3-based iBooks will, also non-FW800 Powermacs should. I will have to dig out all my OS 9 CDs and try... Larry P.S. I've just realized that I posted the

Re: Panther on Walstreet 300MHz ???

2004-07-05 Thread Larry le Mac
From: john slavin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for your info!! snip if you're a little gunshy about taking the plunge. snip He he, that's not me, rather the opposite, which is why I decided to ask here before wasting masses of time... I'm never afraid of trying, less afraid than I should be, my only

Re: Panther on Walstreet 300MHz ???

2004-07-05 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Mikael Byström [EMAIL PROTECTED] then quit the application and there is no harm done. Unless one saves the NVRAM settings. If you do, you can't use startup disk app without freezing the comp. How does one change the settings back then, by using XPostFacto again ? --- Actually, not even a

Re: x in Wallstreet

2004-07-05 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Mikael Byström [EMAIL PROTECTED] QUESTION: Would Panther be faster than Jaguar ? A resounding YES Tackar så mycket!! er, I mean thanks... Larry _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE*

Re: x in Wallstreet

2004-07-04 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] It would definitely be faster than Jaguar. Then it's worth a try! --- As for your OS 9 problem, did you try removing the Finder file from the System Folder, then put it back? Doh! I removed/replaced the System file... --- What happens when you open the

Re: Panther on Walstreet 300MHz ???

2004-07-04 Thread Larry le Mac
From: john slavin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well you download and install XPostfacto first. Then you run XPostfacto and it will install some stuff and then you'll have the option of installing off the Panther CD, so it will reboot onto the Pather CD and install away. Does XPostfacto alter something on

Re: Panther on Walstreet 300MHz ???

2004-07-03 Thread Larry le Mac
From: John A [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] XPostfacto from Otherworld Computing Maximum RAM I was thinking of 256MB (2x 128MB) Larry _ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*.

Re: Windoze Explorer style file browser for OS X ???

2004-07-03 Thread Larry le Mac
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Larry) Doesn't matter who did it first snip Not exactly...snip Doing it first and doing it right are two different things. Telling me I'm wrong and then repeating what I said doesn't make sense... Anyway, we/they/you etc. have been through this argument

Re: Panther on Walstreet 300MHz ???

2004-07-03 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] I think XPostFacto supports the Wallstreet I have decided to leave it (unless I change my mind... ;o) as there are several references to problems with Panther on Wallstreets and as the PowerBook is for my father I don't want him to have problems. Thanks for

Re: Panther on Walstreet 300MHz ???

2004-07-03 Thread Larry le Mac
From: john slavin [EMAIL PROTECTED] For what it's worth I've been running Panther on my Wallstreet II 233 with absolutely no problem. XPostfacto worked fine for me. I have installed Jaguar now (after I reformatted the drive as suggested) but I remember when Panther was in beta a friend of mine

Re: x in Wallstreet

2004-07-03 Thread Larry le Mac
Ok, this is what I did and it worked without apparent problem: I booted off the OS 9 Classic CD, reformatted the almost 8GB drive and installed OS 9, then I rebooted off the OS X.2 CD and installed. No screen dim problems or anything. However, I never actually booted into OS 9 before installing OS

Re: Windoze Explorer style file browser for OS X ???

2004-07-02 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Mikael Byström [EMAIL PROTECTED] especially the way the column width is restricted. guess what? In Panther, columns views column width aren't restricted. I am running X.3.4 and yes, I can alter the first columns width but not the next levels... My main gripe is that you cannot retain a deep

Re: Windoze Explorer style file browser for OS X ???

2004-07-02 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Apple still doesn't sell two-button mice Doesn't matter who makes them. Plug one in and it's fully supported. Thus, they have copied the concept. --- in OS 9 there used to be a wonderful utility called FinderPop that would pop up the control-click menu if you

Dual Boot MDD ??? (was:Apple Still Sells OS 9 Bootable G4s ( was: Can OS 9

2004-07-02 Thread Larry le Mac
Seeing the discussion about dual boot G4s... I have an MDD G4 2x1GHz (FW 400 only) which I bought second hand without the original install CDs (where does everyone's CD disappear to ? I have never got original CDs with any second hand Mac), sorry I digress... Can this Mac boot into OS 9 ? Larry

Installing OS X on Walstreet 300MHz

2004-07-02 Thread Larry le Mac
I have just bought a Wallstreet (PDQ) 300MHz with 192MB of RAM which I am now attempting to install OS X.2 onto, however, when it has booted of the CD, as soon as the OS X screen appears (with the progress bar) the backlight switches off and cannot be revived with key-presses or

Panther on Walstreet 300MHz ???

2004-07-02 Thread Larry le Mac
I know Panther doesn't support non-USB Macs, but as always there are ways round this limitation (sometimes)... Are there ways of installing Panther on a Wallstreet ? Is it worth it from a performance point of view ? Larry _ MSN 8

Windoze Explorer style file browser for OS X ???

2004-07-01 Thread Larry le Mac
While OS X has come a long way since OS 9 when it comes to displaying folders and files, it is still not as good as the Windoze Explorer due to the way that there are two parts to the expanding trees making it much quicker and easier to move stuff around. I am a very disorganized hoarder of stuff

Re: G3 powerboook naming

2004-06-17 Thread Larry le Mac
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wallstreet I, Wallstreet II, Lombard, Pismo To be more specific: Kanga - Wallstreet - PDQ - Lombard - Pismo :o) Larry _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE*

Re: G3 powerboook naming

2004-06-17 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Eugene Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] : What does PDQ stand for? Pretty Damn Quick Larry _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus -- G-Books is sponsored by

Re: G3 powerboook naming

2004-06-17 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] What does PDQ stand for? Wallstreet/PDQ's official names are Series and Series II PDQ = Pretty Damn Quick http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbook_g3/stats/powerbook_g3_300.html Larry _ Add photos

OS X MAIL attachments - 2 files ???

2004-06-15 Thread Larry le Mac
Whenever I send files with Mail (OS X.3.4) the receiver gets two copies, one which is the real file and one much smaller and unopenable. This isn't a problem as such as the other one is only about 10% in size, but annoying as everyone keeps telling me that one file is corrupt or whatever and can I

Re: OS X MAIL attachments - 2 files ???

2004-06-15 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Eugene Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1) is the receiver using Windoze or Mac? To the best of my knowledge, Windoze, but most are... --- 2) don't forget the Send Windoze Friendly Attachments checkbox I cannot find this tick-box option anywhere... Where is it ? I have looked in preferences or

Extracting keyboard from an iBook clamshell ?

2004-06-15 Thread Larry le Mac
I am thinking of converting an old iBook and I want to remove the keyboard and have it about 0.5 metre away from the computer. Is it possible to simply extend the cables ? Are there any signal loss/interference/etc. issues ? Larry _

Re: Extracting keyboard from an iBook clamshell ?

2004-06-15 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Ken [EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't think that would be a good idea. The internal cables are flimsy little ribbons of printed plastic. VERY fragile! Nah, I want to do a real hack... Have a look at www.applefritter.com for the type of stuff I'm talking about. Question remains, can one simply

Re: OS X MAIL attachments - 2 files ???

2004-06-15 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Eugene Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's in the dialog sheet that appears when you click the Attach button. It's also available via Mail - Edit - Attachments. I am Swedish but I have lived 13 years in England, enough to make me a foreigner in my own country... I can't read Swedish. You are so

Re: Open Firmware On WallStreets

2004-06-14 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Susan Platter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Useful though they are, neither of those links answers my query about why reset-nvram did not appear to work for me, as in my quoted paragraph starting,When I tried this on my Wallstreet... Completely useless answer, but it didn't work for me either.

Re: Powerbook overheating badly

2004-06-10 Thread Larry le Mac
From: AKR [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just wondering if anybody has had this problem with their PB. I also have a 15 1GHz AlBook which gets hot, but not THAT hot! If I just run it the surface below the screen gets hot, very hot to the touch, but I have the Mac placed on a couple rubber pieces picked from

Macromedia Freehand (OT)

2004-06-09 Thread Larry le Mac
I wonder if there are any people here using Freehand in OS X ? I have recently migrated from FH9 in OS 9 to FH11 in OS X and I am finding more and more things that I don't like that they have changed, but then again it may be small changes where the feature is still there, just not so apparent. An

??? Wallstreet battery replacement cells ???

2004-06-03 Thread Larry le Mac
I'm sure this question has surfaced before, but I wasn't here to read the replies... Is it possible to replace the battery cells in a PowerBook Wallstreet battery ? I live in Sweden so links for US shops won't do much, it's the info I'm after. Larry

Re: iPhoto auto-launching (problem solved!)

2004-06-02 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Richard Clark [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you very much!! :o) Larry _ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/

Re: iPhoto auto-launching (problem solved!)

2004-06-02 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Harry D. Corsover [EMAIL PROTECTED] Great! Can you tell us what did the trick? Words may not be correct as I run a Swedish OS X... 1. Open Image Capture in Aplications folder 2. Go to Settings (Command-comma) and you'll see the Camera setting and Whe a camera is connected, open

iPhoto auto-launching ?

2004-06-01 Thread Larry le Mac
I have a PowerBook 15 Alu Mac OS X.3.4 and every time I plug in my camera (USB) iPhoto launches. Is there any way of stopping iPhoto from auto-launching ? There is no setting that I can see... Larry _ The new MSN 8: smart spam

Re: iPhoto auto-launching ???

2004-06-01 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Richard Clark [EMAIL PROTECTED] Go in to the applications folder there is a program called image capture launch that then open the prefs and you will find all you need. I am running a Swedish system so I'm not 100% on what the different options are actually called in English, but could you

Re: How to get 9 on disk w/o drivers

2004-05-27 Thread Larry le Mac
From: John A [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, I just tried this. I put the OS 9.2.2 disc in the drive, then dragged the system folder from the CD to my Panther desktop. The system folder you have copied is the minimal startup system needed to start up from the CD-ROM. You need to back up an installed

Re: iBook clamshell speed bump ? (*)

2004-05-16 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Dan K [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://homepage.mac.com/schrier/mhz.html http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~t-imai/ibooke1.html Muchas gracias! Larry _ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*.

Re: iBook clamshell speed bump ? (*)

2004-05-15 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Dan K [EMAIL PROTECTED] BTW, since I had the whole dang thing apart anyway (to repair the power connector) . . . I speedbumped it from 300mhz to 400mhz This is a 366MHz iBook, (how) can I up the speed ? Larry _ MSN 8 helps

(iBook) AirPort-Router compatibility (*)

2004-05-15 Thread Larry le Mac
I am putting together this old iBook for my father (haven't tried soldering the power-in plug yet), and I am thinking of getting a basic AirPort card. Is it fully compatible with industry standard 802.11b routers ? Larry _ The new MSN

Re: (iBook) wireless rethink

2004-05-15 Thread Larry le Mac
I have had a rethink with my father's iBook (possibly a PC laptop :o/ ) If one of these would work he could easily switch between the iBook and the laptop, whereas the AirPort card is restricted to the iBook. QUESTION: How compatible is a Mac running OS X with the USB-802.11b adapters ? Larry

Installing OS 9 from OS X (was: ... through connect to server

2004-05-15 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you already have a working OS 9 system folder, you can certainly try to copy it over the new drive. Then, you can check in startup disk to see if you can boot from that drive and even try to boot from the drive. If one does this (haven't tried) and the

iBook clamshell power-plug loose (*)

2004-05-14 Thread Larry le Mac
Hi y'all! I have just bought a cheap iBook clamshell and among the faults is a problem where the power adapter plugs into the iBook. It disconnects when one wiggles the plug. I have heard of this and I believe it can be soldered, but I thought it best to ask before opening. Any ideas ? Larry

New Mac Old Printer

2004-05-11 Thread Larry le Mac
(Sorry about the multi list post but as this isn't specific to any Mac other than *a* new world Mac I thought I'd be a bit cheeky and seek wherever the answer may lie). I have completely migrated to new world Macs, but have retained my trusty old and most excellent HP LaserJet 5MP. I don't have

Re: New PB 15 Alu SLOOOOW ?

2004-05-08 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Mikael Byström [EMAIL PROTECTED] The conversion may however need all the resources it's asking for, so make sure to check the quality of the material at least one time. I'd give it all anyway as I want the CDs ripped as fast as possible. Larry

Re: New PB 15 Alu SLOOOOW ? (update)

2004-05-08 Thread Larry le Mac
From: James Rohde [EMAIL PROTECTED] You mean, just before your hard drive fills up? No worries, I have 1TB in my Wind tunnel with plenty of space yet. :o) Larry _ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*.

Re: New PB 15 Alu SLOOOOW ?

2004-05-06 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Richard Bae [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is it always seeming to be a bit sluggish in response no matter what you're doing? Sounds a little stoopid, but I'm not sure... Reason, because I am encoding a serious amount of audio books to AAC, each book having 10-15 CDs and we're not just talking one or

Re: New PB 15 Alu SLOOOOW ? (update)

2004-05-06 Thread Larry le Mac
Thanks everyone for info and I have to admit that it is/was the CD ripping. This might sound like a really daft thing not to think of but as I have been encoding MASSES of CD audio books at around 10-15 CDs each for what seems like forever, I have become so used to, and may I say good at, sticking

Re: Clean Screens (OT)

2004-05-05 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Andrew Kershaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] Oh dear. Larry, Please try to remember that there are children on this list, not to mention the whole host of complaints you are going to get off list from insulted and angered adults. Must be a very sad person who gets offended by a woman's breast!! One

New PB 15 Alu SLOOOOW ?

2004-05-05 Thread Larry le Mac
Hi y'all! I have a very new PowerBook 1GHz 15 Alu with Panther. I have updated it to X.3.3 and not installed any odd stuff, just the standard. 768MB RAM. However, it does feel very slow with the GUI response, for instance swapping tabs in Safari or switching program, opening windows and such like.

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