G-Books Google List

Hello everyone. Twice, I have received personal email (blasted to individuals signed up for the google group I think) about issues with the google groups list. List nannies - get your act together - some people seem to be having trouble signing up and once signed up they have no clue as to

Re: Moving to Google Groups

I decided to go this route, because I want to use the same email address for the list as I use now. I am told I am subscribed when I click on the confirmation link in an email I received, but I am not receiving any posts and whenever I go to I am tol

Re: find file not working

On Feb 8, 2006, at 10:54 PM, Debra Platt wrote: I have a Pismo running 10.3.9 and the search function will not find any files. This used to happen occasionally, or would work one time and then not find anything else, but now it won't find anything at all. Anyone have any solutions? Thanks

Re: http://lowendmac.com/musings/06/0109.html

Are literally using a magnifying glass? How about using the built in zoom function of OS X? It may take some getting used to it, but I have found it valuable. I'm using Panther, so here are my instructions: Go to System Preferences->Universal Access->Seeing->Turn On Zoom In this window you wil

Re: MacInTouch Survey of i-Books and PowerBooks

On Jan 4, 2006, at 6:11 PM, Caleb Cupples wrote: I do agree with you, Bruce. I used my PowerBook 190 for a while as my primary machine, before I got the Lombard, and it was notoriously horrible, or so they said. I've used Apple's lemons, and the good ones, but I've never had a Mac go down for

Re: Reminder about static electricity

On Nov 27, 2005, at 2:39 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ug. While visiting my mom years ago (Royal Palm Beach), one of her friends asked me to "fix" her computer. It was ... mildewed. White fur on the mb. *shudder* Is there really white mildew? All New Mexican household mildews are black or

Re: Reminder about static electricity

On Nov 27, 2005, at 9:52 AM, bobgir2004 wrote: It's gotten quite cold these last weeks and I've noticed, in particular when wearing anything made of Polartec, that when I reach for the light switch when I enter the room to use my iBook, when I hit the light switch I often create a very lo

Re: Wireless network problem - help!

On Nov 10, 2005, at 8:21 AM, Clark Martin wrote: At 8:57 AM -0500 11/10/05, Brian McEwen wrote: Howard Katz wrote So the question is why won't Tiger connect? Not really my problem now--it's the IT dept. And there's enough Tiger users wandering around that they'll need to fix this fast. Oh,

Re: OS 10.3 password?

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Re: OS 10.3 password?

Yes! Start up from your Panther Install CD and somewhere in the menu bar there is a "reset password" selection. Directions from handy dandy Mac Help: To reset the administrator password using the Mac OS X CD: Insert the Mac OS X Install Disc 1 CD and restart the computer. When you hear the star

Re: External drive usage

On Oct 1, 2005, at 8:48 AM, Howard Katz wrote: I shot an email off to the FD drive people, and they suggested that I had to install OSX from the install CD's in order to make the drive bootable. I was under the impression that duplicating the internal drive to the FW using Drive Genius copied a

Re: art teacher mac tools

See Apple's pinout document: http://cydem.org.ua/phreak/mac_ports.pdf On Sep 21, 2005, at 8:30 PM, Howard Katz wrote: IIRC, the S-Video cable has the same pin connector as the Apple ADB cable. You could try one of those if the school has any old macs or Apple IIGS's hanging around. Be aware

Re: iLife and G3 upgrade for WS

On Sep 20, 2005, at 11:43 AM, Mike Kauspedas wrote: It wouldn't run too well on that G3 400, but it would run most of the stuff. I will probably go with a less expensive and older version of iLife though as the requirements are less. I found some iLife 03 for $10 or less online. I really want

Re: here's that bcc quirk explained

I'm running Panther 10.3.9 and can't do this. Perhaps you have a third party app going? When you say mouse-click is that a single-click (left-click)? Do you mean the Address panel (not AddressBook.app)? A whole different animal. I see buttons for "To" and "CC" but not "BCC". ***After a littl

Re: Can't boot from external firewire drive

On Jun 2, 2005, at 1:18 PM, david wrote: On Jun 2, 2005, at 12:43 PM, Harry Corsover wrote: In the meantime, I'll offer some advice I wish I had before buying these drives: If you need an external drive to be bootable, make sure that you get that verified before you make the purchase! A f

Re: Classic won't start

On 3/6/2003 1:04 PM Marc at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >When I try to start Classic (9.1) from OSX 1.5 I get the message: >Insufficient priviliges to run Classic from >/System/Library/CoreServices. Correct permissions and restart. > >Can't find it on the support-site. I use the " repair priviliges"

Re: Pismo Hard drive advice

On 2/27/2003 10:17 PM Ryan Coleman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>Then my Pismo's AppleCare has been voided, oh, 3 times for the drives, >>how many times for the lower RAM, and how about that AirPort card? > >Yes, the upgrade for the Pismo is not a standard job. I tried. I >failed. I couldn't do i

Re: Pismo Hard drive advice

On 2/27/2003 3:35 PM RogueWriter at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >On Thursday, Feb 27, 2003, at 17:17 America/Indianapolis, Brian L. >Matthews wrote: >>> I have only 500MB unused on my computer's hard drive. I was thinking >>> about upgrading it with a larger HD next fall BUT I was afraid that I >>>

Re: FS: 60GB Apple/IBM OEM Travelstar Hard Drive

On 2/27/2003 9:58 PM Kyle Hansen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Is this just for the PowerBooks? I pulled a problem (Apple branded) >> Maxtor from a friend's 2 year old G4, replacing it with a new and larger >> drive. I got an RMA, sent in the old Maxtor still under warranty, and got >> a replacem

Re: FS: 60GB Apple/IBM OEM Travelstar Hard Drive

On 2/27/2003 6:30 PM Kyle Hansen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Not if it is an Apple OEM drive. Apple buys drives from the major >manufacturers and the manufacturers wipe their hands of them. If you buy an >IBM drive from a company like transinternational then you get the full 3 >year warranty.

Re: preview gone

On 2/19/2003 2:54 PM mac at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Maybe this is not the forum for this but I have lost the preview when >looking for a file of eps artwork in Illustrator and Photoshop under >OSX it still works in OS9. All I get in the space is a icon with eps >written. When you say you "

Re: Static discharge

On 2/21/2003 7:03 AM Thomas Ethen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >The weather here as been both cold and dry, which makes for a dangerous >combination when using my computers, especially my laptop. I have been >forced to make a static discharge block, which I keep by my computer which I >use to disch

Re: Pismo to X, or not?

On 1/30/2003 8:51 PM Kathryn Odell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I've got a pismo 400 with 320 mb of ram. I'm running ox 9.2, and am >satisfied with its performance. However, I'm tempted by some of the os x >applications. I'd like to hear from any Pismo 400 users who have made the >switch. How much

Re: Pismo Sleep Problem

On 1/30/2003 9:17 AM Laurent Daudelin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >On 30/01/03 11:11, "Joe Ellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> - Original Message - >> From: "Thomas Ethen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 10:04 AM >> Subject:

Re: Pismo arrived.... at last!

On 1/28/2003 6:32 PM R. Hannes Niedner at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >With the current prices don't waste your money on 256MB but go for at least >an additional 512MB of RAM. People on this list will give you great >recommendations on the best buys. > >jm2c/h Heck yes Javier - go for the 512MB. I

Re: Reviving Pismo Battery?

On 1/24/2003 10:13 PM Joe Ellis at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I recall a post a while back where someone said he threw the battery at a >dumpster; missed and picked it up; saw the first led had lit up, put it back >in his computer and it took a charge and it's still working. Maybe a >mechanical sho

Re: some pismo questions (trackpad clicking)

On 1/2/2003 5:17 AM Ryan Coleman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>It's part of the operating system, not dependent on the powerbook. I use it >>on my 3400 and it's invaluable. >> >>As probably "thousands" of list members have already written to tell you ;-) >>you can turn it on via the Control Panel

Re: Some Pismo Questions

On 1/1/2003 10:31 AM Pete Gregory at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Sorry if this has been asked before but I'm one of those very few ;-) >people who is contemplating upgrading the faithful pismo - >currently with 384Mb Ram and 20Gb hard disk running OS 9.2.2 >Jaguar is tempting because it might make

Re: Mouse for use with PowerBook?

On 11/8/2002 7:32 AM Andrew Main at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I'm looking for a nice small mouse to use with a Pismo PowerBook. >Prefer something that matches the design look. The Atek Super Mini >Optical Mouse >(http://www.macxcess.com/commentary/04112001_superminimouse.html) >looks pretty go

Re: 99% charge

On 11/2/2002 2:20 PM Kevin Stevens at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >On Saturday, Nov 2, 2002, at 12:52 US/Pacific, Peter Graening wrote: > >> I'm going to chime on on this, because it's been happening to me too. >> It's >> mostly a cosmetic flaw, as far as I can tell. It is distracting to see >> "C

Re: Games for a Pismo 400

On 10/13/2002 1:19 PM Todd Ruch at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I know this is OT. I am going on a deployment soon and I am taking my >Pismo 400 with me. I would like to know of some games that work well >on this platform (don't mind the 8mb of video ram). I like >role-playing, action, and thi

Re: power-saving tips needed -TiBook

On 8/18/2002 11:22 AM Roger Shufflebottom at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >At 5:03 pm -0400 14/8/02, Jeff Szuhay wrote: >> >> >>Well the Energy Saver control panel lets you set >> * computer sleep (1 minute to never) >> * display sleep (1 minute to never) >> * "spin down hard drive when possi

Re: OS X 10.2

Mac Users Groups in your area should have the 9.x updates as well. On 8/13/2002 11:37 PM R. Hannes Niedner at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Well, I guess if I suggest that I would send you a CD with the downloads I >would not comply to Apple copyright, but maybe your local apple store can do >it ( a

Re: custom pismo keyboards

On 7/26/2002 5:58 PM Tim Gilman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Does anyone on this list have experience with the keyboards that can be >found by following this link: > > http://www.digitalhipps.com/english/keyborg/keyborg00.htm > >They seem pretty typical in terms of layout; I'm more curious to kn

Re: I'm back...

On 7/25/2002 11:58 PM Ryan Coleman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I won't. This is the alternative to .mac and was pushed to be started >sooner because of it. > >>1. Ryan. Keep the plugs to a minimum. All the people here have >>heard the LEM >>lists plug about 20 times. It is no longer necess

About: Confirmation Request ...

>This is an automated message from the G-Books mailing list manager. > >Somebody (probably you) has requested the unsubscribe operation for the >email address Just got the automated unsubscribe message like others have been getting - what's going on list mom? Turtle-Bear -- G-Books is spons

Re: Pismo G4 upgrade - results?

Yes, I'd like this info from folks as well - Love my Pismo 400. Turtle-Bear On 6/21/2002 2:42 PM Peter Graening at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >So my question, because I'm seriously considering this, because I like my >Pismo and don't want a TiBook - will this do me any good? I can afford it a >l

Re: Wallstreet won't wake up

On 7/26/2001 1:22 PM Kimberley Hecht at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >on 7/26/01 7:16 AM, Roger Shufflebottom at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >Don't have a clue as to whether this will help, but a friend of mine had a >similar problem and turned out that he had used third party RAM rather than >somethi