Re: Warning - .Mac Mail

2005-05-27 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
.. Original Message ... On Fri, 27 May 2005 13:50:19 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just like to suggest that you check your mail account regularly if you use .Mac mail; while they are generous, (let my total get up to 130 megs out of 100 set!) 130 MB is generous Giving

Re: Signal boost for APXT, besides APXP

2005-04-01 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
.. Original Message ... On Fri, 1 Apr 2005 22:06:18 +0930 themacuser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is APXT and APXP? airport exteme and express. Please trim your posts. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com |

Re: More RAM, trade offs ??? (was Memory from iMac G4 to AlBook ?

2005-02-22 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
.. Original Message ... On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 10:42:37 +0100 Larry le Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One can always add RAM later... yes but if you run out of RAM slots you end up having to spend more in the long run. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small

Re: ...Panther + MS Virtual PC v6.1

2004-05-20 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
I was really disappointed to see that VPC 7 is being delayed until the 2nd half of 2004... I can only imagine that the folks with G5s who need VPC are even more frustrated. At this point the only thing I really need to work under Windows is ACT! and I would like to be able to view my web

Re: ...WiFi why?.....

2004-05-20 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
Yes the advantage is that you can print to it w/o any other computer being connected to the printer. That means that there does not need to be a computer plugged in/turned on for the printer to work. Many routers/cable modems have USB connectors but they are only for network connection,

Compact Flash reader for PC Card Slot

2004-05-18 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
Has anyone used a Compact Flash card reader that fits in the PC Card Slot of a Powerbook? Can anyone recommend one to use (or avoid, for that matter)? TjL -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check

Re: Compact Flash reader for PC Card Slot

2004-05-18 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
On Tue, 18 May 2004 18:50:57 -0500, Thomas Ethen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have two, a Lexar and a Sandisk and I can't see the difference between them. Is it faster than a USB reader? TjL -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Re: WiFi range?

2004-05-08 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
On Sat, 8 May 2004 12:14:37 +0200, invicta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Set up: DSL modem in the hall Airport Base Extreme in the study at 6 m. distance from the modem 17 PB running OS X v. 10.3.3. The APBE is mounted on the side of a wooden cupboard ± 2 m. from floor level and facing at 1.5

Re: OT - Spoof Warning

2004-05-06 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
On Wed, 5 May 2004 22:50:31 -0600, Harry D.Corsover [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: None of these companies will ever ask you for passwords, credit card info, etc. in an email. True but the scammers generally send you to a website that looks remarkably like the original. Lack of https is a big

Re: mac osx equivalent to hibernate?

2004-04-29 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 07:12:51 -0600, Mike Kauspedas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've done the same thing with batteries. I've left my laptop in sleep for an entire day and it used 2% of the battery, no joke. Plus its almost instant on, so I don't have to wait for data to transfer from hard

Re: mac osx equivalent to hibernate?

2004-04-29 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 07:53:35 +0200, Larry le Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think you guys have completely misunderstood Timothy's question. He's not asking about a 2 hour sleep during a journey or a 60s sleep during a battery change, he's talking about what is efectively a shut- down but

mac osx equivalent to hibernate?

2004-04-28 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
Windows has something for laptops called hibernate which is basically this: everything that you are working on is saved to a hibernation file, then the computer goes to sleep. When you restart, everything appears just as you left it, all the windows are still there, etc. Now the real

Re: advice on laptop purchase

2004-04-26 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 21:16:55 +0300, P. H. Adams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another feature to consider that I haven't seem mentioned yet is that the PB has a PCMCIA slot (like the Pismo). ...Perhaps a niche feature, but when taking all things into consideration, it might be the thing that tips

Re: Must Have Apps?

2004-04-25 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 07:40:31 +0300, P. H. Adams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 25, 2004, at 4:08 AM, Jim Eddy wrote: On Apr 24, 2004, at 6:55 PM, Timothy J. Luoma wrote: So, what's your favorite MacOSX app/utility/whatnot? The one I would hate to be without is LaunchBar. I'd like to second

Re: Must Have Apps?

2004-04-25 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 11:17:49 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Go to AmbrosiaSW and get some games. Gotta have a few games. :) True, but I mainly ust GraphicConverter, http://www.graphicconverter.com/ GC is half way between iPhoto, Photoshop Elements and full expensive Photoshop. It's one of

Re: advice on laptop purchase

2004-04-25 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 16:54:37 -0700, Kathryn Odell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With the ibook I know I would need to upgrade memory. How important is the faster RAM, the extra video memory, the improved video card, and the bump in processor speed for working with iMovie and iDVD? The price

DVD-R

2004-04-25 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
What brands of DVD-Rs have folks used? Where's a good place to get them? TjL -- 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

Must Have Apps?

2004-04-24 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
Ok folks, the Powerbook is arriving Monday (it is only 5 hours from here right now but I'm guessing they won't let me just go over and pick it up, so I'll have to wait). I've seen a few must have lists around [1] [2] but I'd like to hear your favorite apps, especially those little utilities

Must Have Websites?

2004-04-24 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
As soon as I sent the message about must have apps, I also started to wonder about what websites I ought to be reading for my Mac news and information, cool tools, etc. I've been reading MacWorld for awhile (print version, which my wife found strange since I didn't have a Mac so I

Re: Mail question

2004-04-21 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:14:52 -0500, John Slavin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a spare Wallstreet I'd like to give to my 85 year old mother to use to get email from her family. The first time she gets an organ enlargement email, she'll never use the machine again. I think I'd like to

Re: G4 to G4 Megahertz comparison

2004-04-20 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 09:20:02 -0500, Phillip Burk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's not that simple, however. I left out the iBook bench numbers since there's a dramatic difference between the architecture of the iBook and a Powerbook, L2 cache being the primary difference. The new 1.5 GHz

Re: Applecare in Florida

2004-04-20 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
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

New Powerbooks announced / I bought my first Mac today

2004-04-19 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
http://www.apple.com/powerbook/ I have ordered my first PowerBook today :-) Product Name: PowerBook 1.5GHz (15.2 TFT) Options: 065-5069 1.5GHz PowerPC G4 with 128MB Graphics Memory 065-4861 512MB DDR333 SDRAM - 1 SO-DIMM 065-5068 80GB Ultra ATA drive @ 5400 rpm

G4 to G4 Megahertz comparison (was Re: New Powerbooks announced / I bought my first Mac today)

2004-04-19 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 14:28:48 -0700, Jeff Hubatka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yay for you too. That 1.5ghz is the fastest G4 Apple has made. I didn't think they would bump up the G4 speed anywhere since the G5 came out last year. Hard to imagine three times faster than mine... In the Pentium

Re: New Powerbooks announced / I bought my first Mac today

2004-04-19 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 14:28:48 -0700, Jeff Hubatka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yay for you too. That 1.5ghz is the fastest G4 Apple has made. I didn't think they would bump up the G4 speed anywhere since the G5 came out last year. Hard to imagine three times faster than mine... I was holding out

Re: New Powerbooks announced / I bought my first Mac today

2004-04-19 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 18:18:05 -0500, James Rohde [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 4/19/04, Timothy J. Luoma wrote: I have ordered my first PowerBook today :-) Are you rubbing it in? ;-) No, rubbing it in would be telling you that I qualified for the educational discount price (-: Would it help

Re: G4 to G4 Megahertz comparison (was Re: New Powerbooks announced / I bought my first Mac today)

2004-04-19 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 19:07:26 -0500, Phillip Burk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We'll have to wait until benchmarks are released... Well what about the difference between an 800 - 900 or 900 - 1ghz? -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: New Powerbooks announced / I bought my first Mac today

2004-04-19 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 17:24:19 -0700, Terry McCune [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You may or may not go YAY to your HP 5150 printer. I have one hitched to an eMac running Panther and your clothing could go out of style in the time it takes to print. Huh... strange... It has gotten largely positive

Re: New Powerbooks announced / I bought my first Mac today

2004-04-19 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 21:02:35 -0500, Tom Zahm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow! I'm new to the G-Books list. I am absolutely honored to receive an email from *the* Timothy J. Luoma, if even indirectly. HA! I thought this was a setup. I have only a '98 Wallstreet, but I *do* still use a screamin

802.11g base units besides AirPort?

2004-03-29 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
I plan to get an AirPort+Modem for my home, but for my office I'd like to get a less expensive option that will let me wander the office and outside area. Ideally it would be something that would work equally well with a 15 PB as well as a Windows XP laptop. If anyone has recommendations,

Re: 802.11g base units besides AirPort?

2004-03-29 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
Interesting. I have used Linksys in the past. Have had not great luck with the products but good luck with the support. Configure via web is also interesting. One thing I forgot to mention was important is RANGE. I hope to find one with enough juice to give me a good amount of space to

Re: My Video

2004-03-29 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
On Mon, 29 Mar 2004, w miller wrote: I'm still researching what I need to transfer VHS tapes to DVD, and have been looking at My Video. Please let us know what you end up using... This is something I would like to do once I get the PB. The specs include High powered USB port or powered

Re: 802.11g base units besides AirPort?

2004-03-29 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lynksys will work, as well as any others. THe biggest problem i've seen is that most of the non-Apple units fail horribly at 1. allowing Appletalk (ie for printing, filesharing, etc), and 2. Apple interfaces.. Well at work I will be the sole

Compare Apple to Orange (err.. I mean Pentium)

2004-03-23 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
Is there anywhere I can some sort of a 'real world' comparison between a Pentium and G4? I'm not looking for crazy Pantyum Sux basically I'm just trying to figure out how much faster a G4/1.25GHz would be compared to a 650mhz/Pentium 3) I don't need to be convinced that G4/G5 is better than

Re: Compare Apple to Orange (err.. I mean Pentium)

2004-03-23 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
On Tue, 23 Mar 2004, Clyde Kahrl wrote: It's really hard to compare G4s to P3s because of the intervention of things like operating systems, software, buses, disk drives, and so forth. Sure, understood. the Apples to Oranges does apply... A long time ago, a P3 had to be almost

Re: Timing my first Mac purchase

2004-03-13 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
On Sat, 13 Mar 2004, Clyde Kahrl wrote: As for Dell, my wife got a brand new Dell last summer at work. It was the worst piece of garbage I've ever seen. Like any other company, Dell can have problems as well. I've overseen the purchase of a dozen Dell machines over the past few years and

Timing my first Mac purchase

2004-03-12 Thread Timothy J. Luoma
Hello all I am currently planning to buy a 15 PB to replace my 4 year old Dell Inspiron. I am trying to figure out how to time this purchase so that I don't buy a Powerbook only to have a newer model come out a insert short time period here later (which is what happened to me with