Re: LaserWriter driver

2005-08-18 Thread Michael J. Amato
> On 8/18/05, david <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> i just obtained an older personal laserwiter 320 and i ca't find the >> driver download on the apple support site. i see drivers for the 300 and >> 310 but not the 320. i'm looking at >> http://www.info.apple.com/support/oldersoftwarelist.html >> >

Another free web site finder

2005-08-15 Thread Michael J. Amato
A really great free wifi finder - http://metrofreefi.com/ -- Mike Amato "Duct tape is like the Force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together" - Carl Zwanzig -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://ww

Re: Widget for finding free/paid hotspots

2005-08-12 Thread Michael J. Amato
> I am siting at an internet cafe right now I found via j-wire. If you > travel a lot i suggest you down load the actual application they have > since the widget is only good if you can get a connection already > On Aug 12, 2005, at 12:45 PM, Bryan Forbes wrote: there's also MacStumbler softwa

Re: Free Wireless Internet access on the road report

2005-08-12 Thread Michael J. Amato
> A growing chain throughout the midwest, called Panera's Cafe offers > free wifi at almost all of their establishments. I'm pretty sure > there's a good number of them on the West Coast too. (several near > here are located near a Starbucks, who charge $6/hour!). Also if you > need an email fix

Re: surge suppressors revisited

2005-06-23 Thread Michael J. Amato
Would a lightning rod have helped? Or is it just too much power? I had lightning strike a tree in my back yard and jump to the "skin" of my house which is shingled in wood and was wet. I only lost a fan, not my computer. Didn't damage the electric system. = Mike Amato m

Re: Is Apple really moving to x86 architechture?! [signed]

2005-06-17 Thread Michael J. Amato [c]
Please remember all the hoopla about Apple shifting to Unix with OSX. Cries of doomsday and a big Wass'up. Apple shifting to an open system??? It's all been uphill pretty much. The biggest problem Apple had with Motorola/IBM was delivering a faster chip for their laptops, one of the bigger

Re: Lombard snags [signed]

2005-06-16 Thread Michael J. Amato [c]
rent Daudelin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > on 16/06/05 21:03, Michael J. Amato [c] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [snip!] >> He also turned me on to a website that has the service manual for the >> Lombard (it's in pdf format) > > Michael, > > I know you did

Re: Need advice re: buying Torx wrench set [signed]

2005-06-16 Thread Michael J. Amato [c]
Bought a good set at Radio Shack. = Mike Amato mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: earthyfemme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: G-Books > Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:48:15 -0400 (EDT) > To: G-Books > Subject: Need advice re: buying Torx wrench set > > I'm about to open up my

Re: Lombard snags [signed]

2005-06-16 Thread Michael J. Amato [c]
As a former Lombard owner I can empathize. It had a serious flaw on wake up and was known as the "sleep of death". It would be worth it to send it to Daystar - http://daystartechnology.com/ and upgrade. It solves your dvd problem and gives you the altivec engine. Then you'll never have these proble

Re: intel inside stickers and Apple branding (was "Is Apple really moving to x86 architechture?!")

2005-06-15 Thread Michael J. Amato
The bad - iLife iPhoto iDvd iNtel The good - maybe now we can build a computer on our own to use OSX = Mike Amato mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Driv

Re: powerbook g3 pismo battery problem

2005-06-11 Thread Michael J. Amato
>From MacDaily News - Report: Apple Mac OS X 10.4.1 for Intel hits piracy sites Saturday, June 11, 2005 - 12:14 PM EST   "There is nothing at all that prevents the version of Mac OS X that runs on the developer transition machines from running on any PC with compatible components," Jeff Harrel