ITunes 6 on Pismo 400mhz?

2005-10-14 Thread Sam
I see the iTunes 6 requirements state a 500Mhz G3. Has anyone gotten it installed on anything lower? If so, does it work OK? -Sam -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site

Sync Mac to iDen/Nextel phones?

2005-10-03 Thread Sam
to phone.) Any tips, experience or pointers to sources of info would be most appreciated. -Sam -- 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

Moto i850 to PowerBook?

2005-08-12 Thread Sam
. Has anyone tried this? Or does anyone know of any cell phone websites with good Mac info? I tried MacOSXHints and many Googles but came up empty. Or another forum to which this is better suited? (since even though I'm using a Pismo it's not technically a Gbook question...) Thanks much - Sam

Re: iLife Installation Problem

2005-05-01 Thread Sam Strong
with the iLife program install. At least that's what worked for me. Not that I have any idea what iTunes Helper is nor did I install any such thing. Hope this helps! Sam Strong Henley Middle School on 5/1/05 4:47 AM, G-Books at G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com wrote: I am trying to install iPhoto 4 from

Re: 7200 or 5400?

2005-03-07 Thread Sam
Julie - Heat doesn't seem to be an issue with the Hitachi 7200rpm drive. My Pismo isn't noticeably hotter, nor does the fan ever come on. For me, the increase in performance was completely worth the upgrade. I've been running it more than a year with no issues. -Sam on 2/27/05 4:06 PM, JS

Display quality ibook vs. powerbook

2004-10-19 Thread Sam
negligible for those uses? Stated another way, if someone wanted to get a laptop for watching DVDs, will the Powerbook give a better picture? -Sam -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site

Re: Display quality ibook vs. powerbook

2004-10-19 Thread Sam
screens have improved over the past year, or that you're willing to put up with inferior quality if it comes at a much lower price. Cheers, Ben On 20 Oct 2004, at 06:28, Sam wrote: Looking for opinions on the display quality of the current generation iBook and Powerbook. Realizing LCD

Re: Pismo freakout

2004-10-11 Thread Sam
Could also be the video cable. I've seen a Pismo 500 that locked up or shut off when moved. I isolated it to moving the LCD rather than the whole laptop, but haven't yet ripped it apart to verify. on 10/10/04 11:50 AM, Adam Thayer wrote: This seems rather odd, yes something has come loose, and

Wireless Driver Needed

2004-09-30 Thread Sam Strong
for the cards in a legitimate and upfront manner. No doubt she will find the CD as soon as I get the drivers anyway! Thanks in advance for your help. Sam Strong Henley Middle School -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Re: extreme prices for non-extreme Airport cards....

2004-09-03 Thread Sam Strong
-mail no problems. Sam Strong Henley Middle School -- 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 End Mac http

Re: Using wireless PC card in Pismo

2004-08-18 Thread Sam
What OS are you running? on 8/17/04 8:55 PM, Jeff Hubatka wrote: I've used the sourceforge driver with a WaveLAN gold card in my TiBook 500. It also works in a Pismo and a Lombard. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Re: Using wireless PC card in Pismo

2004-08-18 Thread Sam
to a paid version at IOExperts which now stands at v1.0.3. I have one positive response that indicated 1.0.0b5 works fine w/ 10.3.4; looking for other opinions and/or confirmations especially for 10.3.5. on 8/18/04 9:03 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: on 18/08/04 08:31, Sam at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: Using wireless PC card in Pismo

2004-08-16 Thread Sam
. If it was $20 for unlimited external cards on their supported list, it would be a no-brainer, but I really don't like their $20 per card license. Has anyone tried the free Sourceforge driver (for OS 10.2) with OS 10.3.x? on 8/2/04 7:12 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: on 02/08/04 11:43, Sam

Using wireless PC card in Pismo

2004-08-02 Thread Sam
What's the trick to getting my Pismo (OS 10.3.4) to use a Lucent WaveLan Silver PC card? Do I need to remove the internal Airport card, or do I need a different driver? Same WaveLan worked with stock Apple Airport software on a Pbook 3400 running OS 9. Thanks - Sam -- G-Books is sponsored

Re: Help with Wallstreet PMU

2004-05-03 Thread Sam Strong
there appearing totally dead. Pressing the power button alone has not effect. I have removed the battery and held down the reset sequence for a couple of minutes with no effect other than that mentioned above. Any other ideas appreciated. Sam Strong Henley Middle School -- G-Books is sponsored by http

Help with Wallstreet PMU

2004-05-01 Thread Sam Strong
. Thanks! Sam Strong Henley Middle School -- 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 End Mac http://lowendmac.com

Used Mac prices?

2004-04-08 Thread Sam
. Anybody know a Kelley BlueBook-type site for computers? -Sam -- 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 End Mac http

60GB 7200RPM or 80GB 5400RPM

2004-03-31 Thread Sam
to a 7200rpm drive worth the smaller size? I'll be doing some video editing, some music editing, and a lot of general everyday multi-tasking in various apps. Pismo 400mhz, 1GB RAM. Unless the performance boost is feelable, I'm liking the size of the 80GB. Thanks in advance for your advice. -Sam -- G

Newertech 6600mAh Battery for Pismo

2004-03-24 Thread Sam
Anyone buy the Newertech 6600mAh Battery for Pismo? Does it seem like it lasts longer than an OEM? Would you say it's worth the money? -Sam -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site

Re: Pismo HD

2004-03-18 Thread Sam
not sure which one is the better choice. I'm looking for max performance, but another 20GB for the money sure is nice... -Sam on 1/12/04 5:46 PM, Jason Long wrote: The easiest way is to just get a 911 case for the 60 GB once you dismount it from the iMac. That way you can switch the 60 GB

Spinning Beachball on Pismo w/ Panther

2004-01-20 Thread Sam Strong
more knowledgeable than I am about network stuff. Is there a file that I can trash? Some preference pane? Please let me know if you have any suggestions. Thanks! Sam Strong Henley Middle School -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp

Last iBook and PowerBooks to boot OS9?

2004-01-08 Thread Sam
Are the most recent Apple laptops to still boot OS 9: any iBook G3 and any non-FW800 Powerbook 15? Apple's list, for reference: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86209 Figured I'd check with the list since people sometimes discover otherwise on things like this. Thanks- Sam

Re: USB Mouse quirk with OS X? - Logitech

2003-02-12 Thread Sam Strong
in my book (and no, I have no affiliation with either Office Depot or Logitech). I suppose that this is slightly off topic, so please feel free to e-mail me off list if you want to continue to troubleshoot, etc. Sam Strong, Henley Middle School -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com

Slightly OT: Scanning Software Question

2002-10-30 Thread Sam Strong
, and twain compliant for the Epson 1200 Perfection Photo scanner? Any help would be much appreciated and would help immensely in making me look good in this situation! Sam Strong Charlottesville, Virginia -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp

Re: where's my OS X 10.1.5 clock gone?

2002-08-16 Thread Sam Donaldson
Still no clock, time for a re-install and partition anyway seeing as how I'm hooked on X (still missing spring loaded folders and my scanner though, and a few native apps)... Thanks again for trying, Sam * Nick wrote at 9/8/02 0:22... But then, maybe not as Jaguar is pretty snappy even

Re: Personal Laserwriter printing from Pismo

2002-08-16 Thread Sam Strong
and installing the printer share extension on the Pismo. Works like a charm - and I already had everything that I needed! Thanks again to all who responded. Sam Strong Charlottesville, Virginia -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Re: Pismo doesn't see FireWire QPS Que!

2002-07-30 Thread Sam Donaldson
Thanks for the advice guys, but the Que! is just not showing up anymore, old cable or new cable. Nada. Never mind. Looks like I can kiss my FW ports goodbye... Sam * Kevin Stevens wrote at 24/7/02 19:30... * Andrew Chong wrote at 25/7/02 10:52... -- G-Books is sponsored by http

Re: Pismo doesn't see FireWire QPS Que!

2002-07-25 Thread Sam Donaldson
or the 'book? Thanks, Sam * Kevin Stevens wrote at 24/7/02 19:30... There's a brand new (yesterday) Update that addresses CDRW drive compatibility improvements; is it possible that one machine had it and the other didn't? KeS -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small

Pismo doesn't see FireWire QPS Que!

2002-07-24 Thread Sam Donaldson
to test FW ports without another FW device (I've not got access to any). As ever, thoughts, advice, similar problems or even complete solutions are appreciated, Thanks! Sam -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished