Re: accessing mpeg video files on OS X ?

2006-02-17 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
Amber Robey wrote: On 17-Feb-06, at 6:56 AM, MorningAJ wrote: Amber Robey writes: A relative in England has sent me two MPEG files but Quicktime does not recognize or play them. Thanks for the reply. I did manage to download it and play the video. However, I am wondering if there is a

Oh boy, this Google group stuff is delightful ....

2006-02-17 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
Silly me, I tried to reply to a few posting to the list I got via the Google group vs the older list and this is an excerpt of the nice things Google had to say to me. What am I doing wrong? You do not have permission to post to group g-books. You may need to join the group before being

Re: Oh boy, this Google group stuff is delightful ....

2006-02-17 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
Laurent Daudelin wrote: On 17/02/06 10:42, Brian Scott Oplinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Silly me, I tried to reply to a few posting to the list I got via the Google group vs the older list and this is an excerpt of the nice things Google had to say to me. What am I doing wrong? You do

Re: G-Books Google List

2006-02-17 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
Bruce Johnson wrote: Log into the Google Groups page, then My Groups, then on Manage my Subscriptions. There you can set it to receive it as e-mail, digest, etc. Does this mean I *must* have a Google account just to be able to get a digest to the list? Or is there a way to email in a request

Re: WallStreet DVD-ROM issue, perchance?

2006-02-02 Thread Scott Lawrence
or on computergeeks.com for around $50. A friend had a spare slot loading drive that he gave to me... i swapped the drive with my original DVD-ROM, and now i have a bootable CD/DVD drive, and CD-R capability. Whoo! -s -- Scott Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- G-Books is sponsored by http

Re: WallStreet DVD-ROM issue, perchance?

2006-02-02 Thread Scott Lawrence
bad. I'm sorry. -s -- Scott Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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: Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)

2006-02-01 Thread Scott Lawrence
just standard Laptop IDE? I saw the connector on the back, and it seemed to be the same connector as on the back of the slot loading drive I pulled from a G4 Cube, but I'm unfamiliar with that formfactor. -s -- Scott Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- G-Books is sponsored by http

Re: Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)

2006-02-01 Thread Scott Lawrence
. (notice that the two that go through plastic are about 2mm longer than the others) You can then lift the unit out of the carrier. The label is on the bottom. :) -sy -- Scott Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)

2006-01-31 Thread Scott Lawrence
500 (Rev A), and my current machine, a 15 AlBook 1.67ghz... which belong to work, but for all intents and purposes, my machines.) -- Scott Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished

Re: Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)

2006-01-31 Thread Scott Lawrence
On Jan 31, 2006, at 5:44 PM, Malcolm Cornelius wrote: I just finally found my 10.4 DVD-R, and was about to install that over 10.2, to find out that for some reason, the DVD-ROM drive (the stock apple one) doesn't seem to read DVD-R discs... or at least, it doesn't read DVD-R discs that I've

Re: downloading movies

2006-01-22 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
Lawrence Sica wrote: Actually it is not that simple. The actual legality of copying DVDs was not addressed in the court case, the 321 Studios once. They only ruled about 321 studios program violating the DMCA. Also making a copy of a DVD, encrypted or no *is not a felony*. Actually,

Re: Applecare on Powerbooks ?

2006-01-11 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
Amber R. wrote: Has anybody here had any problems with getting these two items repaired under Applecare ? Perhaps like batteries they are considered 'normal wear' items and as such aren't covered? Although it would be nice for these things to be spelled out better in the Applecare

Lombard OS X Install Crash

2006-01-08 Thread Scott Warnock
anyone tell me what else I should do or check...Thanks very much. Also, I have nothing in the PCMCIA slot. Scott -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks

Re: Cable internet and Macs

2005-12-31 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
Caleb Cupples wrote: I'm finally taking the jump and going to broadband internet access, but I'm wondering if anyone has had any problems with the cable monkeys looking at a Mac like it's a Pandora's Box or not... Here in NY, TW is advertising 29.99 a month with their 'do it yourself

Activate/Deactivate Debug Menu in Safari (was Re: Safari problem ?)

2005-12-13 Thread Jim Scott
IncludeDebugMenu 1 To deactivate, quit Safari, go to Terminal and type this command, then hit Return to deactivate Debug: defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeDebugMenu 0 Hope this helps. Jim Scott On Dec 12, 2005, at 10:45 PM, David Harris wrote: Hi Amber: I've noticed that Safari support has

Re: firewire connectivity

2005-11-11 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
Victoria Brandon wrote: Greetings listers -- As previously related, my computers (BW G3 Lombard PB, both running Panther) adamantly refuse to see each other by way of ethernet. So (as encouraged by list) I bought a firewire card for the Lombard on eBay: it came yesterday and seems to work

Re: OT missing link to story

2005-10-31 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
Will S wrote: Oddly the link didn't show up in the last post will try again. http://www.halturnershow.com/KeystrokeLoggersInAllNewComputers.html Its a hoax, read about it here: http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/h/homeland%20security%20logger.htm -- G-Books is sponsored by

Re: Menu Bar icon removal

2005-10-19 Thread Jim Scott
! LaterHoward If you're in OS X, simply click on the offending icon in the menu bar, then hold down the Apple/Command key while dragging the icon to the desktop. Let go of the icon and it disappears with an animated poof. Jim Scott -- G-Books is sponsored by http

Re:

2005-09-23 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
Michael Cangelosi wrote: Does anyone have a copy of 10.3 that's gathering dust or a burned copy ??? surely this isn't a request to pirate software, is it? that I could get for cheap? Trying to finally upgrade the OS of my

Re: News coverage via Mac

2005-09-05 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
Peter Saint James wrote: On 5 Sep 2005, at 4:44 AM, Kochkodin wrote: Peter Saint James wrote: There is an interesting article in Editor and Publisher about how a newspaper in St. Petersburg, Florida, heavily using Macs, covered Katrina's damage in New Orleans. ... Full story

Re: application/x-oleobject

2005-09-03 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
Jim Dynes wrote: Where can I get a plug-in for application/x-oleobject? Built in on any Windows machine. Not for Macs though. Here's a URL that 'discusses' the issue: http://vowe.net/archives/004121.html Basically, its an embedded use of some MS OLE Object, most like the windows video

Re: great (IMO) vendor for UPS replacement batteries

2005-08-20 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
I'm happy with these guys: http://www.batterysupplyco.com/ I have 3, originally mid-range APC UPS surge protectors. They are getting old, on one the battery is dead, the others are getting there (maybe 5 or 6 yrs old at this time). I've been replacing my APC batteries for awhile now and

Re: Mac Mall ripped me off UPDATE

2005-08-17 Thread Scott Warnock
Hi y'all, I have purchased a lot of stuff from MacMall that included rebates. I have never had a problem and have been dealt with fairly. Thought I'd throw that in there... Scott On 8/17/05 2:51 PM, Jim Dynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ha Ha They are already cashed. Momma didn't raise

Re: REPOST: How can I connect Wallstreet II/ OS 9.2.2 to iBook 500/ OS X 10.3.9?

2005-08-15 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
Dear List-mate, How do I connect two PowerBooks, a Wallstreet II running OS 9.2.2 and an iBook 500, running OS X 10.3.9 to one another, so that I can copy files from one to the other? What about firewire disc mode? I'm not sure what powerbooks had what capabilities, but I think they both

Re: security on wireless router

2005-07-02 Thread Jim Scott
On Jul 2, 2005, at 12:35 PM, Amber wrote: I just bought a DLink Wireless Router (DI-524). It was actually not too bad to set up but I do have a couple of concerns re: security. I am wondering which settings I need to be attentive to so I can ensure I don't get outsiders surfing or

Re: [OT] Inkjet Printer Recommendation

2005-06-08 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
I've been using a Canon i960 for about a year now, from time to time. ... Anyway, I'm considering replacing the printer My not too humble $0.02's worth on this subject. Since the cost of ink is the biggest cost factor with these things, just buy the cheapest on sale at the local box store

Bounce warning messages, redux

2005-06-06 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
I know I recently saw a thread on this but my memory's awful and I forget the upshot. Am I the only person who's getting daily, or perhaps even more often, notices about bounced messages from the list only to reply (to clear the error so that the list sends messages again), see messages and

Re: FireFox News Video not working.

2005-06-05 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
Since I upgraded from 10.3.9 to 10.4.1 FireFox does not run News Video. The alert window says 'Error creator unique temp. file'. Is there a remedy for this ? I haven't upgraded to 10.3.x let alone 10.4.x, but whenever I've seen this sort of error, I know its time to do a fix permissions on

Replace hard drive in Wallstreet

2005-04-27 Thread Scott Birdwell
best bet is to go to: http://www.pbfixit.com/Guide/?p=Wallstreet*00 and check out the Fix It Guide. I've used it a lot. Even better it's free! As to the level of difficulty, it is relatively easy IMHO. Hope this helps. Scott Birdwell DeFalco's Home Wine Beer Supplies Houston TX

Re: Firewire not working

2005-04-01 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
on 01/04/05 08:34, Orlando Mac Geek at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a Titanium Powerbook 667. Never really had an opportunity to use the firewire port on it until now. Just got myself a 15Gb iPod The older TiBooks were notorious for having FW ports that were easy to fry. I killed mine (on

Re: Mac OS X utility question, command line answer

2005-03-14 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
OS 9 has the nifty utility Apple System Profiler. Does Mac OS X have something similar? I just found a need for it, but can't find the app... And for folks like me, who can't run the Apple System Profiler because of some font I installed... You can run system_profiler from a command prompt

Re: OSX gremlins

2005-03-06 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
A bunch of folks have written stuff ... Maybe the hard drive is starting to act up... Actually, the 40 gig hard drive is only about 9 months old ?? I understand, Tim, but, usually, when Disk Utility constantly reports errors, then there is something with the drive. Also, if, at some

Frozen Dead HD

2005-02-12 Thread Scott Birdwell
Hey, Listers, I can't vouch for notebook HD's, but I have frozen a regular Ultra IDE HD and extracted some, but not all, the data from it. This process can work, but probably not all the time. My two cents worth. . . Scott Birdwell DeFalco's Home Wine Beer Supplies Houston TX

Re: dead hd in freezer?

2005-02-09 Thread Scott Mugan
at one hour intervals until I have all the data off. I recently used this trick on a 40gb drive from a Titanuium. -Scott Claiming that the Macintosh is inferior to Windows because most people use Windows is like saying that all other restaurants are inferior to McDonald's On Feb 9, 2005, at 9:21 PM

hard drive options

2005-01-26 Thread Scott
am looking for the fastest *and* most efficient combination. I appreciate any facts, opinions, tho'ts, or experiences you'd like to share. Thank you all and have a great day! Scott Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little

Re: Applecare, how long should it take?

2005-01-25 Thread Scott
accuse and try to paint Apple as out to get them and hurt them, they wrongly think Apple has predetermined when and where parts will be distributed and who will get service and whether that service will be good or bad. Don't hate; facilitate and celebrate! --Scott Everyone is entitled

Re: Applecare, how long should it take?

2005-01-25 Thread Scott
I want to. I don't want to buy a new Porshe, I want to hot-rod my old Corvette. Yes, they are out-dated, yes, there are better and faster, yet I am a tinker and I like to have fun! Cheers! Have a great year! Scott Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts. -- Senator

Re: Applecare, comments

2005-01-25 Thread Scott
company), which costs a fraction of price of AppleCare. Marcin, you are absolutely correct on this one. All my computers are covered under my auto, homeowner's, or rental insurance, as the case may be. And it is much cheaper than Apple Care. Marcin Wichary Scott -- G-Books is sponsored by http

Re: Apple Care comments

2005-01-25 Thread Scott
more freedom. Turn off that TV! Unplug it, kill it, throw it away! Stay away from fast food! Get outside and exercise! Change your world for the better! (in Geoff's positive words to you all) Good health to everyone, -- Scott Our deeds and actions determine us, just as much as we determine our

Re: Apple Care comments

2005-01-25 Thread Scott
the next day either. Most everyone complains about a bad waiter and tells everyone they meet about it for the next week. -- Scott Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little. --- Plutarch -- G-Books is sponsored by http

Apple Care comments

2005-01-25 Thread Scott
Ahhh, a voice of truth and reason, so refreshing. Thank you, Marcin. From: Marcin Wichary [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Applecare, how long should it take? Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 14:27:32 +0100 Thought of it but I just dropped 4K and this was my first contact with Apple Care since they Lied. 2

Re: what is wrong with this PB ????

2005-01-25 Thread Scott
Amber, Have you done the usual resets, PMU, PRAM, etc? How much RAM does the PB have? Has the Hard Drive recently become filled near full capacity? Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 16:40:33 -0800 From: Amber [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: what is wrong with this PB In-reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Scanner Recommendation?

2005-01-20 Thread Scott
, then I would choose and recommend a Canon product. I have had great experiences with Canon products and definitely will continue to use and recommend Canon products. Scott Every time you make an ethical decision, offer your support, choose honesty, or lend a helping hand, you make a difference

Wallstreet

2004-12-08 Thread Scott Birdwell
On Dec 3, Ben Dyer responded to my question: On 3 Dec 2004, at 08:55, Scott Birdwell wrote: Hey, Listers! I'm still struggling with my Wallstreet. It still will not charge the battery. I've replaced the power card and the PMU, but still no go. The battery is new, purchased off eBay. Any

Re: Questions about replacing a G4 Ti Logic Board

2004-12-06 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
If anyone has any experience using a different Logic Board in the 1st Generation Titanium, please let me know. Only the 400/500 Mhz models have the same ports on back. The 667 and up went to a DVI port instead of the 'standard' db-15 video port. I also believe the last models changed the

Re: Aluminum and Alzheimer's

2004-12-02 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
Is there the possibility of absorbing aluminum through your skin from the palmrest of the AlBook? I've heard people complain of corrosion on the AlBook due to contact with sweat from the skin, so it seems like a possibility that aluminum molecules are being disloged. Skipping the debate about

Wallstreet

2004-12-02 Thread Scott Birdwell
the wrong end on it. It has the end that plugs into the back of my Umax J-700, S-900, G3 MT, or PowerTower Pro. Is there a gender/bender fitting to convert this so I can plug my SCSI CDRW into this cable? Thanks, as always, in advance. Scott Birdwell DeFalco's Home Wine Beer Supplies Houston TX

Wallstreet

2004-12-02 Thread Scott Birdwell
to a external CDRW or HD. Unfortunately this cable has the wrong end on it. It has the end that plugs into the back of my Umax J-700, S-900, G3 MT, or PowerTower Pro. Is there a gender/bender fitting to convert this so I can plug my SCSI CDRW into this cable? Thanks, as always, in advance. Scott

Re: Pismo three beeps?

2004-11-21 Thread Scott Howe
how, but it will just boot sometimes and run for an indefinite amount of time then just freeze and die. Also, the screen has this red tinge to it these two times I've booted it. Scott -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Pismo three beeps?

2004-11-20 Thread Scott Howe
that was in the Pismo works fine in the Wallstreet. So what other issues should I be investigating other than RAM? I'm quite sure the PRAM battery is dead. Could that be causing the beeps? Thanks! Scott -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp

drivers for Orinoco classic gold

2004-11-12 Thread Scott Birdwell
I'm in search of a driver for an Orinoco Classic Gold PCMCIA card for my Wallstreet. I had it installed and recognized by OS 9.2, but there doesn't seem to be support for it in OS X. Any ideas? Scott Birdwell DeFalco's Home Wine Beer Supplies Houston TX www.defalcos.com -- G-Books

Mainstreet battery

2004-10-23 Thread Scott Birdwell
a Wallstreet, Lombard, or Pismo. Again, I appreciate you input here. Scott Birdwell DeFalco's Home Wine Beer Supplies Houston TX www.defalcos.com P.S. I strongly suspect that my ORiNOCO combo card is simply not going to work here. I've got my eye on a used ORiNOCO that has supposed been pulled from

Re: Mainstreet

2004-10-22 Thread Scott Birdwell
see the card. I'll still keep trying. Something tells me I shoulda' just bought the last of the new iBook G3 from Macmall for $699. Scott Birdwell DeFalco's Home Wine Beer Supplies Houston TX www.defalcos.com -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

ORiNOCO/Mainstreet

2004-10-22 Thread Scott Birdwell
card is ticked 3.3v 32, if that makes a difference. Scott Birdwell P.S. Thanks, again, all. -- 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

Mainstreet

2004-10-21 Thread Scott Birdwell
with Airport Drivers. I bought a new one off eBay for less than $20 (!), downloaded Airport 2.0.4 and installed it. When I plug the PC card in, I get an icon on the desktop, but Airport doesn't recognize the card and won't connect. Any ideas? I am thanking you in advance. Scott Birdwell

Re: Powered firewire PCMCIA card

2004-09-26 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
But Brian, if your FW port is dead, how can you attach your hub to it? Also, why would a hub prevent a Motherboard port from dying? Respectfully I ask, You seemed to misunderstand a few things. 1) A FW hub will protect a *good* FW port, not a dead port like the user who started this thread was

Re: Powered firewire PCMCIA card

2004-09-25 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
Ok the firewire port on my tibook 500 died. And I need to get some type of alternative. I have a external cd burner and harddrive that require the 'bus' power also. I've looked into Firewire PCMCIA Cards but I need one that will also provide power to the external drives,etc. I found a card by

WTB: Firewire Driver for External Hard Drive

2004-09-17 Thread Jim Scott
Well, here goes another learning curve. I bought an external Yamaha firewire case that originally held a CD/RW from a fellow swapper. I found that it works just fine with my G3 700 iBook running 10.3.5 when I put a Memorex 52x32x52x CD/RW burner in it. However, when I put a hard drive in the

Re: iBook PRAM settings

2004-09-06 Thread Jim Scott
iBooks do not have a PRAM battery, Instead, they use either AC power or battery power. That's why, if you take longer than 15-20 seconds to change the battery when it's running on battery power, the PRAM memory goes into default mode. - Original Message - From: Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL

Re: Question for owners of recent Powerbooks

2004-07-18 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
I have a recent 15 PB G4 (1.5Ghz) I think something is wrong with the latch. I see a bit of silver sticking out from the right, but not the left. That's what my 500Mhz Rev A latch looks like. Its magnetic, not mechanical, well not completely but it used magnets to position the latch. My TiBook

Re: Using iBook Airport With Wi-Fi Network

2004-07-09 Thread Jim Scott
Thanks to the good advice from fellow listers, my new G3 iBook 700's access to the Internet via Airport card works perfectly with my local network and satellite Internet access -- with and without encryption turned on. The $ before password worked. Reseating the card also worked. And redoing the

Using iBook Airport With Wi-Fi Network

2004-07-07 Thread Jim Scott
Okay, I'm stumped. I've got an just-obtained iBook 700 (OS X -- 10.1.3) with built-in Airport card. I'm having no success connecting it to my local network, which the Airport card sees as an Airport Network. I select my local Wi-Fi network name and put in the 10-character WEP password. After a

Re: Using iBook Airport With Wi-Fi Network

2004-07-07 Thread Jim Scott
Well, I just lucked onto the answer following my second Google search. Some person said, You may have to put a $ before your password. How simple! I put a $ before the password, and the Airport card activated. How weird. -- Jim - Original Message - From: Jim Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: G

Re: Using iBook Airport With Wi-Fi Network

2004-07-07 Thread Jim Scott
Thanks. I think it's an ASCII password (plain ole English alphanumeric text). But adding a $ before the password turned on the Airport card so that it sees the network and gets a signal strength. Turning off the Airport card and turning it on again elicits lots of blinking lights on my WAP, router

WTB: iBook 12 Display or Bezel Brace w/Clutch

2004-07-02 Thread Jim Scott
I've got a 700 MHz G3 iBook (dual USB) with 12 display. The previous owner didn't take very good care of it, and the U-shaped titanium bezel brace inside the display is broken on either side of the clutch cover attaching screws. The previous owner tried to fix things with SuperGlue. Enough said.

WTB: iBook 700 Install/Restore Disks, Keys

2004-06-30 Thread Jim Scott
I'm looking for a full set of 9.2.2/OSX installation/restore disks for a 700 MHz IBook. I'm also looking for two keys: the big Delete key and the left carat/comma key (or a complete keyboard). I'm also looking for a 20GB or larger 9.5mm hard drive for this machine. I'm located in ZIP 95503. E-mail

Re: Minidisk to Mac

2004-06-01 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
With regard to a cheap pc for misc. non-mac stuff... What would be the minimum system requirements and software to look for, so one wouldn't be buying something too outdated to be useful? What would be the decent inexpensive used pc laptops to watch for? Or desktops for that matter? I have a good

Re: Minidisk to Mac

2004-05-31 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
I have the newer USB NetMD recorder, and that too will not work with a Mac. I've even tried hooking it up using VPC 6.1 and Windows 2000 without any luck. My solution to get a $100 latop PC on eBay (Toshiba 266MHz Tecra 550) and use that for loading music onto my minidiscs. The icing here

Play in Pismo hinges

2004-05-09 Thread Scott Detwiler
to work on compared to that. The hinges/clutches ain't cheap--I can see that--so I don't want to jump in lightly. On the other hand, I want to protect my investment where prudent. Advice? Scott -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp

Re: Applecare in Florida

2004-04-20 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 12:04:30 -0400, Wayne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I also heard about the extended warranty was not available in Florida due to laws we have here. ... Does anyone know how this all works in Florida? Only that I know it was true when I bought a computer from Dell whilst living in

Wallstreet Display

2004-04-18 Thread Scott Howe
deleted my old messages. Specs for his machine: 14.1 inch display 300 MHz 192 MB RAM 10.2.8 Thanks, Scott -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks

Re: Any instructions on disassembling my Titanium screen assembly?

2004-04-09 Thread Scott Howe
prices and your particular TiBook model) just throw your hard drive in a whole new case. Then charge you $1200 for it. Scott On 4/9/04 11:02 AM, Paul Nicholson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark, I've been told the metal covers on the screen are glued together and you have to use heat to get them

Re: 802.11g base units besides AirPort?

2004-03-29 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
Let me chime in perhaps late with nothing but good about the Buffalo brand available from CompUSA. I have 2 of these primarily for my ReplayTV units, but I also connect with my 802.11g PC card with my older TiBook. Rather easy to set up and work very well for me. Brian -- G-Books is

Re: Swapping out a DVI TiBook display

2004-03-06 Thread Scott Howe
it was easy. It was delicate and nerve wracking, but successful. Copius amounts of Super Glue seemed to do that trick with the hinges too. It was rock solid. If anyone has to do this procedure in the future, contact me and I'll help out if I can. Scott On 3/2/04 1:50 PM, Dan K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: Swapping out a DVI TiBook display

2004-03-02 Thread Scott Howe
will provide enough hold over the long run. Maybe that¹s why Apple has had such a problem with the hinges. An awful lot of abuse gets leveled at those guys. Thanks again, Scott On 3/2/04 1:50 PM, Dan K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've wondered what sort of adhesive Apple used in the TiBooks as I

Re: Swapping out a DVI TiBook display

2004-03-02 Thread Scott Howe
Believe it or not folks, everything went back together fine, and it looks great. However, the display is displaying about half as bright as it should be. Any ideas what might be wrong. I certainly hope I didn't swap out one problem LCD for another. Scott -- G-Books is sponsored by http

Re: Swapping out a DVI TiBook display

2004-03-01 Thread scott
Eric- That would be great, thanks. I've got the majority of it done, just waiting for the epoxy to set. I'm a little nervous about the hinges. I'd love to get the skinny right from Apple as to how they do it. Much appreciated, Scott Quoting Eric Morrison [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Scott: Let

Swapping out a DVI TiBook display

2004-02-29 Thread Scott Howe
Hi Folks- I need to swap out a friends TiBook display. I've done many swaps on Wallstreets and 190's in the past, but never to a TiBook. Anybody with any experience doing this? How much time, difficulty etc? Also, any hints, how-to's etc...would be appreciated. Thanks! Scott -- G-Books

Re: Blown bridgeboard/chipset

2004-02-29 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
Hi I have blown a chipset on my external firewire enclosure. Do you know where I ca get a replacement? I had a couple of old SCSI enclosures and after buying a FW enclosure noticed it was exactly the same thing, except one had a FW board the other a SCSI. So off to the web I went searching

Re: FireWire Card

2004-02-21 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
Any thoughts on this? http://eshop.macsales.com/Item_XLR8YourMac.cfm?ID=5006Item=CEN1394PCMCIA Considering as a possible upgrade to a Lombard. Price is decent! Don't know about how well it would work in your Lombard, but this is what I'm currently using in my TiBook rev a 500 Mhz since I blew

Re: DVD Screen Capture OS X

2004-02-21 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
Is there DVD viewer software available that allows for screen capture? The Apple DVD Player v. 3.2 won't allow it. DVD Capture: http://www.digitallyobsessed.com/software.php3 It works with the standard Apple DVD Player v3.2 I've used it a number of times under OS 10.2, as you haven't said

Re: List tone

2004-02-11 Thread Jim Scott
Well said. You articulated exactly what I've been thinking and feeling. I'm gone, too, for the same reasons. -- Jim - Original Message - From: Sarah Andrews Cook [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 4:54 PM Subject: List tone As a lurker,

Re: 10.3.2 on Pismo?

2004-01-04 Thread Scott Crick
few, existed BEFORE the update). Unlike another poster, Safari is working just as well as it always has on this machine. Hope this helps! Sincerely, Scott -- Oh great! Now Hamlet's acting strange! Well, nobody out-crazies Ophelia! -Lisa-as-Ophelia, Simpsonized Hamlet -- G-Books is sponsored

Re: VHS to DVD

2004-01-04 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
on 03/01/04 03:31, supershanefx at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So whats the easiest way to convert all my VHS tapes to DVD? I have access to an external dvd burner and a vcr. But how do I connect them to my titanium? And do I need to burn the dvd in a certain way to play like a regular dvd? (I

Re: Pismo Airport Extreme?

2003-12-17 Thread Scott Crick
(and PowerMac G5s, I think). With a Pismo, you are left with the original Airport cards. There are still sources of these cards around however, and every once in a while you can find a really good deal on one on eBay. Sincerely, Scott -- From the depths of the murky Platte River... -- G-Books

Re: iPods and non-Firewire PBs

2003-12-05 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
Can responders confirm that an iPod works OK on an older, non-Firewire Powerbook using a Firewire card? And can they briefly list the config they're using, ie, OS version, iPod generation, and card type? Not quite what you're looking for, but ... I have a rev a TiBook, 500Mhz, with a burned

Re: ...Pismo + OS X....

2003-12-02 Thread Scott Crick
, especially on this hardware. Mac OS X 10.2 can be purchased fairly cheaply now (Other World Computer usually has good deals on older OS's). I hope this helps! Sincerely, Scott -- You know, some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help. -Calvin -- G-Books is sponsored by http

Re: Last iBook/PowerBook that starts up on OS9?

2003-11-15 Thread Scott Crick
simply makes use of some Mac OS X services for some of its functionality that was directly provided while booted into Mac OS 9. It is still really amazing what Apple has managed to achieve with Classic. Sincerely, Scott -- ...my name was Brian McGee; I stayed up listening to Queen... -- G

Re: Stuffit Deluxe

2003-11-15 Thread Scott Crick
be the way to go. http://www.stuffit.com/mac/index.html has a full explanation of the differences between the three versions of Stuffit. Sincerely, Scott -- I love Saturday morning cartoons. What classic humor! This is what entertainment is all about. ...Idiots, explosives and falling anvils. -Calvin

Re: iTunes Music Store problem

2003-11-03 Thread Scott Crick
you have set in your Date Time preference panel? Sincerely, Scott -- It's psychosomatic. You need a lobotomy. I'll get a saw. -Calvin -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site

Re: VPC Micro$oft

2003-11-01 Thread Scott Crick
On 11/1/03 11:23 AM, Tekno Liber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lisemore (BLPE) has disappeared off the face of the earth. It's stilla round. Their website has changed. Check out http://www.lismoresystems.com/ Sincerely, Scott -- Oh great! Now Hamlet's acting strange! Well, nobody out-crazies

Re: Stuffit 8.0

2003-10-08 Thread Scott Crick
always worked (wrong or not), we expect it to work the same in Stuffit 8. As I said before, the update reverts to the older behavior. But, what is really needed is for providers that provide software in stuffed format to use the new .sitx format and not the older .sit format. Sincerely, Scott

Re: Lombard Travel Time

2003-10-02 Thread Scott Crick
it out before actually buying it. Might be a good timewaster for your trip, and then you can register it when you get back! (And no, I don't have any affiliation with PopCap Games other than having a wife that is addicted to Bejeweled. :-) Sincerely, Scott -- You can't just turn on creativity

Re: Pismo reassembly, part 2

2003-10-02 Thread Scott Crick
. FWIW, I've never had a dead PRAM battery on my Pismo, so I could be totally wrong on that point. Scott -- Attempts to breed hairless tailless cat have not been generally welcomed. - The MessyBeast.com Cat Breed List (Thanks to As the Apple Turns) -- G-Books is sponsored by http

Re: Pismo CPU upgrade question.

2003-10-01 Thread Scott Crick
for the G4's Velocity Engine, you would be better off getting the G3/900. The G3 and G4 chip are pretty similar, performance-wise, at the same clock-rate, except for AltiVec-enabled applications. Sincerely, Scott -- There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want. -Calvin -- G-Books

Re: Yo-yo PSU

2003-09-27 Thread Scott Crick
it. Sincerely, Scott -- I say, if your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life. -Calvin -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site

Re: Yo-yo PSU

2003-09-27 Thread Scott Crick
that, overall, the design of the Yo-Yo was flawed, IMO. If you've had good luck with yours, that's great! But, I still think the design was flawed. Sincerely, Scott -- According to one trivia book I have read, on some islands in the Caribbean, oysters can climb trees. Am I the only one that feels the world

Re: Yo-yo PSU

2003-09-26 Thread Scott Crick
heard of the actually adapter plug (the part that plugs into the computer) shorting out with similar symptoms. Sincerely, Scott -- I don't need to compromise my principles, because they don't have the slightest bearing on what happens to me anyway. -Calvin -- G-Books is sponsored by http

Re: Pismo assembly?

2003-09-25 Thread Scott Crick
1400 adapter with my Rev. B Pismo all the time as my original yo-yo adapter died a slow and painful death. No problems with that adapter for me. Sincerely, Scott -- I wish I was a tiger. -Calvin A common lament. -Hobbes -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog

Re: Playing region free DVDs on TiBook with VLC

2003-08-14 Thread Brian Scott Oplinger
Hey Gang, I cam across this posting http://forum.firmware-flash.com/viewtopic.php?t=16527 Which says you could watch dvds of all regions using VLC on the UJ 815, without flashing firmware and such ... I am confused about the libraries part .. So, I may wait till I understand how that is

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