Re: Website compatibility

2006-02-21 Thread sandra ragan
in homes -- leaving out all the computers used in offices and businesses -- are Apple Macintoshes. Others have said my number is conservative; I've seen the total for Macs in home use as high as 12 percent. http://aroundcny.com/technofile/texts/mac033104.html Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com

Re: Website compatibility

2006-02-20 Thread sandra ragan
think we are a tiny, irrelevant minority... one recently told me that when I couldn't connect to their network... because of his non-standard Windows setup... actually told me if it was him, he'd toss my Mac laptop in the bay! Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com Knowledge is a rare thing -- you gain

Re: Website compatibility

2006-02-20 Thread sandra ragan
On Feb 20, 2006, at 9:48 AM, Harry Corsover wrote: where I just get the your session has timed out screen unless I manually search for and delete all USBank cookies. sounds like bad programming on the bank's end. Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com Knowledge is a rare thing -- you gain

Re: formatting zip disks in Pismo (OS 10.4)?

2006-02-20 Thread sandra ragan
/disk recovery programs on those disks. You usually need to find a Windows machine to formate (deeper than initialize) the Zip disks in DOS. Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com Knowledge is a rare thing -- you gain by giving it away. —Ivan Sutherland -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com

Re: Internet problems in 10.4.2

2006-02-20 Thread sandra ragan
it was running (12 lbs of cat on a 17 case supported by the pins of a 12 laptop stand) and caused a motherboard problem that resulted in system level data damage... was visible in a DiskWarrior graph and always in approximately the same places. Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com Knowledge is a rare

Re: Website Compatibility (Stoneyfield)

2006-02-20 Thread sandra ragan
... or maybe that it's just a peecee problem... Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com Knowledge is a rare thing -- you gain by giving it away. —Ivan Sutherland -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web

Re: Subscribing to Google Groups *without* a Google Mail account

2006-02-16 Thread sandra ragan
a two page list of them now and just keeping track of them all is getting to be a pain... I realize that to a large extent the spammers make this necessary, but it's also a marketing ploy akin to put your business card in the bowl and win a prize so we can target you for advertising. Sandra

Re: Subscribing to Google Groups *without* a Google Mail account

2006-02-16 Thread sandra ragan
as you register for something on the net, you are already giving away your identity... Yes, I know... and owning a .com is even worse : ( It's more the annoyance factor ... I just got here an already we are moving yet another place. Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com Knowledge is a rare

Re: Safari bookmarks menu

2006-02-14 Thread sandra ragan
on that site since 1998. cheers, A.J. call me paranoid... most scorpios are... but having stuff stored in a place I can't control makes me nervous... Who is minding the store? Will they notify you if they get hacked? Etc. : ( Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com Knowledge is a rare thing -- you

Re: Safari bookmarks menu

2006-02-14 Thread sandra ragan
in the house had a drinking problem... just from a years worth of canceled checks you can imagine what a collection of bookmarks says about you... Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com Knowledge is a rare thing -- you gain by giving it away. —Ivan Sutherland -- G-Books is sponsored by http

Re: on line privacy

2006-02-12 Thread sandra ragan
thing to search on. Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com Knowledge is a rare thing -- you gain by giving it away. —Ivan Sutherland -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished

on line privacy

2006-02-11 Thread sandra ragan
for the Iowa-based window manufacturer. Blogs are great things. They are also public information, Krafka Harkema said. It's very important to consider in this information age: Your private life can be public very easily. Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com Knowledge is a rare thing -- you gain by giving

Re: Adding SCSI to a P'Book

2006-02-04 Thread sandra ragan
(it can't find the built in ATA CD in OS9) then reboot in 10 to connect to the network... time consuming but stable. Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web

Re: 1GHz Powerbook OS 9 install woes

2006-02-04 Thread sandra ragan
? Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com -- 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/lists/support.html

Re: Top-Bottom Posting Clarification

2006-02-04 Thread sandra ragan
seen a toggle like this in Safari preferences. [grins] Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com -- 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

Re: Top-Bottom Posting Clarification

2006-02-03 Thread sandra ragan
of empty space above my signature) ... and for the option to quote only selected text that seems to have simplifies the top posting problem for me : ) Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Re: Rules

2006-02-03 Thread sandra ragan
On Feb 3, 2006, at 12:02 PM, sandra ragan wrote but was not posted to the list: On Feb 3, 2006, at 8:52 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: The rule applies regardless of the default behavior of any given email client. We established the rule for four reasons: In Safari I found

Re: Backlit keyboards

2006-02-03 Thread sandra ragan
is a problem... my helper cats tracked unmentionable crumbs under the keys causing a couple to stick until the offending stuff compressed enough to be vacuumed out... that's when I learned, contrary to Apples tech notes, you can't take this keyboard out like all the others : ( Sandra Ragan

Re: i-pod ???

2006-01-28 Thread sandra ragan
... the mini is bw and doesn't do photos. Both are easy to sync and use... once you get use to the interface ring. I've become addicted to podcasts... C-SPAN, NPR and Mugglecast... you can even get college lectures and weather reports. Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com -- G-Books is sponsored

Re: do it yourself projects...

2006-01-27 Thread sandra ragan
together if you take the case apart... Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com -- 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

Happy Lunar New Year

2006-01-27 Thread sandra ragan
for the new moon in Aquarius! This Chinese New Year is the Year of the Red Fire Dog... sure to stir up refreshing mid-winter celebrations of loyalty, passion, home and hearth. Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp

Re: Wifi antenna

2006-01-26 Thread sandra ragan
than what ships with the unit. Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com -- 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: plugging in the power lead - does it matter?

2006-01-26 Thread sandra ragan
: Introduction -- Switching-Mode Power Supply Design the link for the tutorial containing detailed specs http://www.smpstech.com/tutorial/t01int.htm Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished

DiskWarrior vs Quicktime

2006-01-26 Thread sandra ragan
/Resources/Complete.aiff to Alert Complete.aiff (Not recommended). Hopefully, Apple/Alsoft can get this issue fixed properly. Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check

Re: DVD Burning Problem

2006-01-25 Thread sandra ragan
... Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com -- 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/lists/support.html

Re: Treo 650

2006-01-25 Thread sandra ragan
in addresses breaking up and being attached to other fields... so much fun to sort out. Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com -- 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: PalmProblem

2006-01-25 Thread sandra ragan
questions. http://kb.palm.com/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE/,/? St=63,E=00253904986,K=3979,Sxi=6,Problem=obj(559) Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site

Re: PalmProblem

2006-01-25 Thread sandra ragan
syncing back on if that doesn't work reboot after refreshing the connection... it should turn syncing back on by itself. If you have several connection types in the drop down, try changing the type. Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com

Re: PalmProblem

2006-01-25 Thread sandra ragan
) they have instructions with pictures ... don't feel bad, I've been through similar HotSync problems off and on over the years with several machines... and every time it happens about the time I've forgotten how to fix it. Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com -- G-Books is sponsored by http

Re: Razor or Treo Bluetooth experiences

2006-01-24 Thread sandra ragan
Does it Sync well with the Addressbook? Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 24, 2006, at 9:56 AM, Goldman of Chaos wrote: Razor mounts as a disk drive with bluetooth and a Mac. Easily uploaded creepy ring tone from a mp3. Easy. MD sandra ragan said the following... It's time to replace

Re: Razor or Treo Bluetooth experiences

2006-01-24 Thread sandra ragan
After the Palm problems I moved what I could to the Calendar and Address book so I could at least access the info on the iPod... wish it had a direct input capability... but then it would be a Palm with mp3 capability : ) Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 24, 2006, at 10:27 AM, Goldman

Re: Razor or Treo Bluetooth experiences

2006-01-24 Thread sandra ragan
Have you found The Missing Sync to work better than iSync for this... I only use iSync for iCal to the iPod sure are lots of i's in that : ) Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 24, 2006, at 11:10 AM, Harry Corsover wrote: I've been using a Treo 650 for quite a while, and I like

Re: Windows Local Live

2006-01-24 Thread sandra ragan
itself over the DSL. Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 24, 2006, at 11:26 AM, Woody Duncan wrote: I'm on a powerbook. I just upgraded from 10.4 to 10.4.4. Now I can't get Windows Local Live (Beta) to work. The web site is http://www.local.live.com It worked before I upgraded and I

Re: Dead 14 iBook? Any ideas?

2006-01-24 Thread sandra ragan
manager, but I don't know what else to do... Any ideas? thanks, Jamie Is this the Dual USB model? It has a problem interfacing with the power adapter... it was an Apple recall issue motherboard/connector issue. Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com -- G-Books is sponsored by http

Re: system errors

2006-01-20 Thread sandra ragan
Thanks guys... will give the suggestions a try and let you know what happens... you are all GREAT! Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 19, 2006, at 12:58 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Jan 19, 2006, at 12:41 PM, sandra ragan wrote: I tried Protected mode but didn't try a different user

Re: system errors update

2006-01-20 Thread sandra ragan
No luck so far... Accounts hangs on opening in infinite cursor spinning, and Preferential Treatment hangs (no dialog box, shows icon in the doc but says it's not responding)... unless someone has another idea, the next step is a limited Archive Re-instal... : ( Sandra Ragan

Re: system errors update

2006-01-20 Thread sandra ragan
will try that from my ibook... had to do that when I first upgraded to Panther the Big Al refused to boot after the first upgrade installation for some reason. Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 20, 2006, at 12:40 PM, John McGibney wrote: Do you have a second machine running X

Re: system errors

2006-01-19 Thread sandra ragan
on some Apple related function... example, I can connect to the web with Explorer but not Safari. What does NOT work... any type of partial reinstall of the system.. some functions are fixed but not all. Mail is never fixed this way. Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com -- G-Books is sponsored

Re: system errors

2006-01-19 Thread sandra ragan
... when it did, the System Update would still freeze, so I couldn't take get back to 10.3.9, where I started. Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 19, 2006, at 10:46 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Jan 19, 2006, at 10:29 AM, sandra ragan wrote: OK... here's one for you. Any ideas before I

Re: GUIs

2006-01-19 Thread sandra ragan
and the arm movements were in a smaller circle. Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 19, 2006, at 11:03 AM, Peter Saint James wrote: On 13 Jan 2006, at 10:30 PM, sandra ragan wrote: Personally I prefer a trackball and a pressure sensitive pen... mice causing aggravating repetitive strain

Re: system errors

2006-01-19 Thread sandra ragan
is a pain! Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 19, 2006, at 11:26 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: On 19/01/06 14:23, sandra ragan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry but that I tried that and it didn't work... several times in several ways... some of the backups I saved are from that procedure. somewhere

Re: system errors

2006-01-19 Thread sandra ragan
I tried Protected mode but didn't try a different user... it's in Admin... I did try changing some of those setting which were not working right. Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 19, 2006, at 11:33 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Jan 19, 2006, at 10:29 AM, sandra ragan wrote: Mail

Re: guidance sought on keeping home synched between Powerbook and Desktop Mac

2006-01-17 Thread sandra ragan
Have you tried You Syncronize? http://www.yousoftware.com/ Mostly I use iSync for the calendar in the iPod! Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 17, 2006, at 12:07 AM, John Siple wrote: I've been wrestling with this for a few months now and found that some things work and some don't. I

Re: My Pismo is dead

2006-01-17 Thread sandra ragan
My brother got a Pismo free a couple weeks ago because it was dead according to someone's IT techs .. after what sounds like a couple hard boots, it came back to life again... maybe it should be renamed the Phoenix? Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 17, 2006, at 8:47 AM, Bruce Johnson

Re: guidance sought on keeping home synched between Powerbook and Desktop Mac

2006-01-17 Thread sandra ragan
That's odd... it isn't new - I downloaded a demo back in October and bought it in December - but it's only showing up on the Support pages... http://www.yousoftware.com/support/syncfaq.php Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 17, 2006, at 11:02 AM, John Siple wrote: Is it new, or maybe

Re: guidance sought on keeping home synched between Powerbook and Desktop Mac

2006-01-17 Thread sandra ragan
The demo is one of those keep hitting the not now button types if you want to contact me off list I can send you a copy to play with. Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 17, 2006, at 11:15 AM, Don wrote: I looked, too. Per their site, they no longer distribute You Sync. Don John Siple

Re: Ibook G4 1GHz malfunctioning motherboard any value?

2006-01-15 Thread sandra ragan
Does this work in the G3 dual USB? Mine still has the flaky power connector. Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 15, 2006, at 3:39 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: A few months ago, I did replace the motherboard in my daughter's iBook G4 at 1GHz. She had spilled water on the keyboard

Re: GUIs

2006-01-13 Thread sandra ragan
he's a wiz at AutoCAD on the PC. Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 13, 2006, at 7:00 AM, Terry McCune wrote: GUIs are rarely more efficient or faster than a CLI. But man is mostly a visual critter, so a GUI is an easier tool with which to guide those who won't RTFM. - Dan. I can

Re: - Apple Stores

2006-01-12 Thread sandra ragan
Thanks... I'll save it for future reference... would rather drive that far than suffer through 3 days of we don't know at $150/hr! Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 11, 2006, at 10:03 PM, Fabian Fang wrote: On Jan 11, 2006, at 2:38 PM, sandra ragan wrote: Besides ComputerWare

Re: Applecare on Powerbooks ?

2006-01-12 Thread sandra ragan
customers have reduces the overall confidence in the product, and impacts future sales. Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 12, 2006, at 7:32 AM, Amber R. wrote: On 12-Jan-06, at 7:11 AM, Tim Hodgson wrote: At 12:19 PM -0800 01/11/2006, Amber R. wrote: I have just had a very frustrating

MacWorld Expo

2006-01-12 Thread sandra ragan
software deals... any one who's been there want to comment? Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com -- 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

MacWorld Expo

2006-01-12 Thread sandra ragan
software deals... any one who's been there want to comment? Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com -- 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

Re: MacWorld Expo

2006-01-12 Thread sandra ragan
a Hugo... well, maybe not. Apple has a hard road to walk... getting people past the old wives tales.. but I often fear Job's erratic personal agenda will deprive us of the platform we've come to depend on over the years (20 of them in my case). Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 12

system backups

2006-01-12 Thread sandra ragan
that it did in previous OS versions. As I would rather not reinstall all my software again from scratch, is there a simple way to move the operating system to the new drive? Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp

Re: system backups

2006-01-12 Thread sandra ragan
Ah ha... point D is the thing I never really understood.. thank you! Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 12, 2006, at 11:59 AM, Art Richard wrote: Sandra, With OS-X just backing up your drive may not give you a drive that you can start from (which you could do prior to OS-X). Here

Re: MacWorld Expo

2006-01-12 Thread sandra ragan
. Thankfully those around him have maintained a balance... but as the stakes get larger, so do the chances for really big mistakes Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 12, 2006, at 2:00 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Jan 12, 2006, at 12:31 PM, sandra ragan wrote: Apple has a hard road to walk

Re: 10.4.4 and update for ... PB's ?

2006-01-11 Thread sandra ragan
(a $5,000 12 mhrz Mac II with 1 meg of RAM and a 10 meg HD)... we've come a LONG way! Today, my cell phone has more power. Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 11, 2006, at 5:06 AM, VICTORIA.DUGGAN wrote: I have installed them on my G4 Ti 1ghz with 1gb ram superdrive and 80gb hdd all seems

Re: - Apple Stores

2006-01-11 Thread sandra ragan
Besides ComputerWare in Seaside,CA, anyone know of other reputable Apple service in Monterey county? Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 11, 2006, at 2:24 PM, Tim wrote: On Jan 11, 2006, at 10:16 AM, bobgir2004 wrote: Well let's see, two Apple Stores within about 5-10 miles

Re: - Apple Stores

2006-01-11 Thread sandra ragan
After patiently watching them build the San Francisco store , only to move as soon as it opened... I miss being walking distance from Berkeley sometimes... now I walk to the beach... but that only helps with the stress! Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 11, 2006, at 4:33 PM, Jason wrote

Re: Google Earth

2006-01-10 Thread sandra ragan
Their site says they don't have a Mac client yet... I've been drooling over it on my partners Sager laptop running Win2000 pro... which does hang up occasionally. How are you running it on the Mac? (my primary machine is a 1gig 17 aluminum G4 with max RAM running 10.3.9) Sandra Ragan

Re: Hot Lombard...

2006-01-10 Thread sandra ragan
and stabilizer works great Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 10, 2006, at 8:20 AM, Larry Sica wrote: On 1/10/06, Andrew in Ann Arbor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been warned not to use my Lombard on a soft surface (like a pillow). Apparently it vents a lot of heat out the bottom and can't do

Re: Google Earth Beta/Please read carefully

2006-01-10 Thread sandra ragan
Thanks Amber. Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 10, 2006, at 9:31 AM, Amber R. wrote: On 10-Jan-06, at 9:15 AM, sandra ragan wrote: Their site says they don't have a Mac client yet... I've been drooling over it on my partners Sager laptop running Win2000 pro... which does hang up

Re: Link to Google Earth for Mac OS X

2006-01-10 Thread sandra ragan
-based desktop PCs older than 4 years old may not be able to run it. • Windows-based notebook PCs older than 2 years old may not be able to run it. and all the download links are .exe files that Safari can't open... what am I missing? Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 10, 2006, at 2

Re: Link to Google Earth/Sandra

2006-01-10 Thread sandra ragan
are not accepted here... Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 10, 2006, at 4:49 PM, Amber R. wrote: Sandra, No worries - When you open that page, do you see a green box on the upper right side ? It is just above the minimum system configuration list. Ensure that you have marked the Mac OS X

Re: Link to Google Earth/Sandra

2006-01-10 Thread sandra ragan
I think I figured out the problem... after finally getting it loaded, it only works in OS 10.4 and I'm still using 10.3.9 : ( Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 10, 2006, at 4:49 PM, Amber R. wrote: Sandra, No worries - When you open that page, do you see a green box on the upper