Re: spend the day rebuilding entourage db

2002-09-27 Thread Walter Basil
On Friday, September 27, 2002, at 02:41 AM, Ryan Coleman wrote: Um, I have used Eudora since 1.5.1. I have never had the problems I have had with Outlook, Outlook Express and Entourage. Eudora handles large email databases, Microsoft's products (when they are not stored on a server but are

Re: OT Spam

2002-09-27 Thread Walter Basil
On Friday, September 27, 2002, at 06:58 AM, Thomas Ethen wrote: Anyone have experience with iREWARDSTECH sending vast amounts of spam, which becomes almost like having a virus? How do I get rid of these idiots? Spamcop seems to be pretty much non-functional and the remove links at the

Re: spend the day rebuilding entourage db

2002-09-27 Thread Walter Basil
On Friday, September 27, 2002, at 12:24 PM, Dan Knight wrote: Or maybe you're supporting Microsoft software. You know, the guys who have released 56 security bulletins already this year, who invented the Blue Screen of Death, who have most people thinking that the best way to fix a

Re: The Mac OS

2002-09-27 Thread Walter Basil
On Friday, September 27, 2002, at 10:37 AM, Dan Knight wrote: I am so sick to death of this idea popping up time and again on these lists. Mac OS X is a Mac OS. Period. It's made by Apple. It only runs on Mac hardware. Apple calls is *Mac* OS X. I couldn't agree more! Walt -- G-Books

Looking For Network Laser Printer

2002-09-26 Thread Walter Basil
Right now, I have two iBooks on a home Airport network. I am looking for a laser printer that connects via ethernet, and costs around $300-400 US. Any ideas? What about print server hubs? How do they work, if at all under OS X? Thanks, Walt -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/

Re: Looking For Network Laser Printer

2002-09-26 Thread Walter Basil
Well...just as I was looking for a network printing solution, I came across the Maccentral article: Apple on Thursday launched a new promotion aimed at users looking for a wireless printing solution. Dubbed Wireless Printing the new promotion gives users a chance to save money when they

Re: OT-ish: iSync?

2002-09-25 Thread Walter Basil
Reminiscent of Palm releasing their Palm Desktop before the year's end last year eh? I suspect it will be the last day of September, and I would expect it to support USB. If not, I guess I will have to invest in a bluetooth module, or whatever they are. I too am looking forward to sync all

Re: OT: Re: OS X on x86...

2002-09-06 Thread Walter Basil
On 9/6/02 5:49 AM, Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But Apple could replace the PowerPC and keeps the rest of the architecture of the machines they have today. Then, an x86 version would be handy, but that doesn't mean that OS X would run on your neighbor's Dell (or Gateway or

ICurve

2002-09-06 Thread Walter Basil
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/icurve/index.html I just bought this today. Seems like it will be pretty nice. I¹ll let you all know once I actually use it. Walt -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished

Re: About batteries...

2002-09-05 Thread Walter Basil
On 9/5/02 12:55 AM, Antonio Dini [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd like to share with the list the way I manage power consumption with my iBook 500 dual USB with 640 Mb RAM. Just something little compared to all the great advice Antonio gave... For those who are using Jaguar, take a look at your

Re: 4200 vs 5400 RPM 2.5 drives

2002-09-05 Thread Walter Basil
On 9/5/02 9:24 AM, Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: however something in the back of my mind tells me that I may take a hit on battery life, since supporting more memory and a faster rotation surely takes more energy. That's *exactly* what will happen. They stick the 4200 models in laptops

Re: 700 iBook Jag (was: no subject)

2002-09-05 Thread Walter Basil
On 9/5/02 11:38 AM, Ryan McNabb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a 700 iBook. How are the jaguar experiances with it? Also anybody get Oracle installed on one or a G3 powerbook? Thanks RM Well...Jag runs great on my 500 MHz iBook with 640 megs RAM, so I imagine it will be even better

OS X on x86...

2002-09-05 Thread Walter Basil
From an article on Ziff Davis... As Apple Computer Inc. draws up its game plan for the CPUs that will power its future generations of Mac hardware, the company is holding an ace in the hole: a feature-complete version of Mac OS X running atop the x86 architecture.

Re: OS X on x86...

2002-09-05 Thread Walter Basil
On 9/5/02 3:03 PM, Kevin Stevens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It doesn't seem germane to G-books. Since you asked. KeS Well..that's not what I meant, but you know that don't you? You are tolerated...this time ;) Walt -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog

Re: Jaguar and Help Viewer

2002-09-05 Thread Walter Basil
Ha-ha... An extra feature of dot mac ;) Walt On 9/5/02 1:48 PM, Philip [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That did it! Thanks for the tip! Philip -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web