open source software site

I'm writing a book on Abiword. I think that's pretty serious work. That's a very good example. I hope there aren't too many people pressed over the tangential direction of this thread, but it seems worthwhile. Comparing MS Word to AbiWord is like comparing a BMW 750i to a Toyota

Google Earth

Google Earth 3.1.0527.0 is currently available on version Tracker. Mike -- 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

Setting up Netgear DG834G

Thanks to everybody who gave me suggestions when I had difficulty emplementing encryption to connect my powerbook with a Netgear router. The answer was simple (as usual) when I found it: I had not checked Allow station to broadcast its name (SSID). When I made the router broadcast its name,

Setting up Netgear DG834G problem

I have replaced my Speedtouch router with a Netgear DG834G Wireless ADSL Firewall Router, in order that I can get online wirelessly with my PowerBook. And it works. But it works only when the Security Option I choose is 'Disable'. The problem seems to be that the Netgear interface,

Mail toolbar

On 23 Aug, 2005, at 11:10, G-Books wrote: (2) It seems like we used to have an option to have an icon for rich text in the tool bar, so that we can sort of toggle between created a rich text email and a plain text email. I cannot find this option without going into Preferences and changing

Re: PCMCIA Card

My Titanium 1GHz powerbook has a slot in the side which I vaguely believe is supposed to take a PCMCIA card, although the manual that came with the powerbook says nothing about it. The PB has USB but not USB 2.0. Maplin have a USB 2.0 PCMCIA Card (no maker's name given) on promotion.

Pismo Safari Mail problem

Scott wrote: Mike, As routine maintenance? I am just curious, what needs maintenance in OS X? I used some of those maintenance programs with Jaguar a couple years ago and found they did more harm than good. I did not have any problem in the first place, I just used the programs because I fell

Re: Pismo Safari Mail problem

As routine maintenance for my Pismo POwerbook (Mac OS X 10.3.8) I ran Applejack and then Diskwarrior 3.0.2. After that I found that when I booted up, Safari crashed and Mail crashed. In each case, there was an error report which said: Link(dyld) error: Safari truncated or

Microsoft Word Blues

On 14 Oct, 2004, at 20:30, Laurent wrote: I'm not sure what version of Word you're using, but in Word v.X, I use the Paste Special command. I did assign the command the keyboard shortcut 'Command + Shift + V'. What it does is present me with a dialog where I can see which in which format is the

Microswoft word blues

When I copy and paste into a word document I get a 'smart button' that offers me the choice of keeping the source format, or converting to the destination format. I always want to convert to the destination format. The button is always set to use the source format, so I always have t o

Flickering TiBook

I have a 1G 17 TiBook. When I close the lid, the screen flickers and sometimes goes dark. This is quite recent. Is there something I can do (few skills) to fix it, or do I have to go to Apple? Mike -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Parallel printer

I would like to use my Laserwriter 4/600 PS directly with my TiBook. Maplin has a USB to Parallel Printer Cable. They say it is a Centronics parallel connector. Is that what I need or would the LaserWriter need a standard parallel connector? TIA, Mike -- G-Books is sponsored by

Re: Pismo DVD module

The plastic case on my Pismo Powerbook DVD-ROM Module is broken. the works are OK. I need a dead Pismo DVD drive so I can cannibalize the case. But dead drives are not offered on eBay as far as I can see. Does anyone know where I could get one? TIA,Mike -- G-Books is sponsored by

DiskWarrior problem

was wrong. Several times. I am waiting for the next DW update. Mike -- Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 10:01:25 -0800 Subject: Re: DiskWarrior problem From: Darin Ames [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 11/30/03 5:04 PM, Michel Treisman at [EMAIL

DiskWarrior problem

then, I'll wait for Alsoft to update DW All the best,Mike On 2 Dec 2003, at 20:30, G-Books wrote: Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 01:39:37 -0800 Subject: Re: DiskWarrior problem From: Darin Ames [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 12/2/03 1:13 AM, Michel

DiskWarrior problem

My hard disk is divided into four partitions. I am running on Mac OS X 10.3.1. when I run DW from my main partition it rebuilds the directories for the other partitions, but does not replace them because of Mac OS service failure. I have tried to put it right with DiskUtility, Repairing

Firewire problem

I have received Panther but not yet installed it. I have a LaCie 400FW Studiodrive I bought in 2000 or 2001. I don't know whether this is equivalent to a d2 drive. So I asked LaCie: product name: StudioDrive serial: 754105180297 6774A purchase date: 2001 interface: Firewire I am upgrading

Waiting for authentication services

this sort of problem? Mike Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 15:50:45 -0700 From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Waiting for authentication services In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Michel Treisman wrote: When I try to start up, (TiBook G4, Mac OS X 10.2.6), my

Waiting for authentication services

When I try to start up, (TiBook G4, Mac OS X 10.2.6), my laptop seizes up during startup at waiting for authentication services or else it freezes waiting for activation services. the first time I saw this I thought the permissions needed repair. But I can't repair permissions because I

warranties

Hi! I have been offered a new and unused Titanium powerbook which the seller says he recently obtained from an Apple employee at Cupertino. But there is no proof of purchase with the machine. Without proof of purchase would I have no warranty, if there is a major failure of some sort in the

ebay

I wandered onto eBay three weeks ago as a newbie, bought a bargain Ti powerbook, never saw the goods and lost all my money. Am I responsible for not knowing how things worked, or the website for not warning me? Since then I have found scams on the powerbook list (UK) every day. They become

Pismo DVD-ROM drive

My Pismo fell off a table and the edge of the DVD ROM drive was ripped off. The drive itself still works fine but I need a new plastic case for it. I have not been able to find it as a spare part. Does anyone know where I could get a new case? Or perhaps a dead DVD drive to cannibalize?

Re: Pismo problems

Hi. I wonder if anyone else has this problem. I have a 500 MHz Firewire G3 Powerbook, with the hard drive partitioned, and I usually boot on the partition (PB X) that has Mac OS X 10.1.5 installed. For several weeks now, I have had the following problems from time to time. First, sometimes

Microsoft Word documents in OS 9 and OS X

Amber, I had this problem too. My solution was to put an alias of Word in the Startup Items folder. That way, Word is always open before I click on any Word document, so I can forget about the problem. Mike Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 00:49:08 -0400 Subject: Microsoft Word documents in OS 9