Re: iBook as Desktop

2006-02-14 Thread William Wiseman
Tried it, didn't like it. I found the 12 screen I love in a portable was too small for using as a full-time desktop. You can use an external monitor, but the iBook will not work closed as the powerbooks will. JeffW. On Feb 14, 2006, at 7:28 PM, Al Poulin wrote: I have the neat little 12

Re: on line privacy

2006-02-11 Thread William Wiseman
Gee, but it's great accepting your fate in the fascist state Peter Webster Except the analogy is totally absurd. Freely posting your thoughts and opinions, without State control, is the antithesis of Fascism. If you don't want the world to know certain of your actions, thoughts and

Re: Question re: buying a used Apple Laptop

2005-11-26 Thread William Wiseman
I use a 12 g4/800 iBook (refurb) that was purchased 18 months ago from Apple. It has never given me any problems and I have been very pleased. My only complaint is that it does get warm on the bottom after an hour or so of steady use. To avoid the heat problem, I either carry it in a

Re: VOIP Option

2005-09-14 Thread William Wiseman
I was just wondering if and how many listers here use Skype to make long distance phone calls over the internet? It seems to be pretty popular and much cheaper then others such as Vonage. (Of course 9-1-1 is not available at this time, so this is not a substitute for a regular phone in that

Re: Opinion wanted

2005-05-19 Thread William Wiseman
I have similar riders on my policies for my computer and photo equipment. For about US $100/yr I get complete replacement coverage for everything except wearing them out, deliberate damage, or acts of war. JeffW. A rider is like a second policy that covers selected items such as jewelry,

Re: Doesn't anyone wait anymore?!

2005-05-04 Thread William Wiseman
Actually, this has been the most trouble-free upgrade I've done. It is now loaded on my iBook G4/800, which I did first and tested for stability, as well as an eMac and my mini. All were done as archive install, with settings imported, and I had no install problems and only one other

Re: Oh mega crap

2005-01-05 Thread William Wiseman
Well, if you have a backup just drag the music folders and drop them on iTunes. It will reload them into iTunes, make a new iTunes data file and they will be there to load on the iPod the next time you connect. Worked like a charm for me yesterday. Now, if you didn't back up your data before

Re: I just ordered a iBook

2004-08-13 Thread William Wiseman
On Aug 12, 2004, at 8:38 PM, William Wiseman wrote: And an iPod. :-) JeffW. I've already got a 20GB 4G iPod, but it's associated with my eMac (Home Desktop). I could transfer all the songs over to my new iBook, but why? - Jonathan When Apple announced the 4G and listed the 3G 30GB version

Re: I just ordered a iBook

2004-08-13 Thread William Wiseman
I am looking at an iCurve stand but so far have resisted. Mine gets really warm and temps stay around 46 or 47c so may look into a cooling stand for it. Most of the devices for sale for cooling PowerBooks and iBooks are more decoration than function, unless they have fans built into them.

Re: I just ordered a iBook

2004-08-12 Thread William Wiseman
ps--What iBook did you get 12 or 14? Combo drive or Superdrive? Congrats and have fun! I have the standard 12 / 1GHz / Combo / 256MB / 30GB Hard Drive / 10.3 etc... I have a Backpack that was designed to have a laptop in it, It's got a nice cushy section that will protect the laptop nicely

Re: ImageWriter II under OS/X???-was-[Re: StyleWriter II]

2004-07-25 Thread William Wiseman
interest. A solution to this 'Problem' would be immensely helpful, and appreciated. e. On This25 ,Jul,;2004, at 01:35 PM, K wrote: William Wiseman wrote: Then All... Any known hope for the ImageWriter II under PANTHER/CLASIC? If not; Any Dot Matrix Printers that will work with MAC

Re: ImageWriter II under OS/X???-was-[Re: StyleWriter II]

2004-07-25 Thread William Wiseman
Well, cash is always welocme. ;-) Actually, I remembered seeing this site when we were considering trying to use an IW at work. We decided not to and I deleted the link. But I tried a quick Google and it was one of the first couple of links I found. JeffW. !!! EURICA!!!

Re: Using iBook Airport With Wi-Fi Network

2004-07-07 Thread William Wiseman
Is it a ASCII password or HEX key? If it is a Hex key you need to start with a $. I had this problem with a D-link router. I missed the line it the instructions that mentioned that. :-) JeffW. Okay, I'm stumped. I've got an just-obtained iBook 700 (OS X -- 10.1.3) with built-in Airport card.

Re: Ibook video connectivity

2004-06-19 Thread William Wiseman
I have a 17 apple Multiscan monitor with the apple-style two-row plug, that I'd love to hook up to my ibook, but I'm not sure it's possible. The little video out cable that came with the ibook connects to a VGA monitor--is there an adapter I could use to switch it to apple two-row? Has

Re: powerbook/ibook reccomendation?

2004-06-18 Thread William Wiseman
I've been commissioned to find a MAC powerbook or ibook for my sister. She's an artist and needs a little more power than the 520 powerbook for word processing, spread sheets, photo editing and e-mail/web browsing. I had been thinking an ibook might provide more horsepower per doller. She's

Re: This look like a good deal?

2004-06-15 Thread William Wiseman
I am in no way associated with or stand to profit by the following offer. I got it because I subscribed to the site. Fairly new to iBooks, I was wondering what folks thought about the deal??? http://www.devdepot.com/description.html?pcode=HDB80C cheers, bob How about this from OWC?

Re: Taking the plunge

2004-06-08 Thread William Wiseman
Today I ordered a refurb 12 Ibook 800Mhz G4/256MB/30GB/Combo from the apple store. This is a big jump for me, as I'm writing this on a 250Mhz G3 upgraded 1400cs running OS 8.6. The ibook was as much as I could afford at one go, but I'd like to get AppleCare, max out the ram, and get an