PowerMac G5 1.6 or 1.8 gig single?

2005-06-23 Thread simon goslin
G'day, I'm just about to part with my hard earned cash and buy an ex-demo G5 tower and wondered which was the better option: the 1.6 or 1.8 gig single? Do you own one of the above machines and if so what issues (if any) have you had with it over the last couple of years? I've heard that

powerbook g3 pismo battery problem

2005-06-08 Thread simon goslin
g'day, the battery in my pismo (powerbook g3 firewire) has just died (m7318) and i wondered if it has anything to do with the recent os upgrade i performed (10.2 to 10.3)? everything was fine until i upgraded a couple of weeks ago and now it's as dead as a dodo. is this a strange

editing mp3 files

2005-02-03 Thread simon goslin
g'day, i'd like to edit mp3 audio files for use on my mobile phone - they're just too big i'd like to cut them down to just 60 seconds rather than the full length do anyone know how to do this on the cheap? i heard that itunes has an edit function - if so how do i go about it? cheers, simon

iSync Ericsson T20 via USB cable - advice required

2004-12-18 Thread simon goslin
g'day i cant get finder and/or isync to locate my ericsson t20 mobile/cell phone on my powerbook g3 pismo i've tried all the usual things like restarting, shutting down and reconnecting before and after power up but nothing seems to work - any ideas? thanks in advance simon -- G-Books is

MP3 editor required - any suggestions?

2004-12-12 Thread simon goslin
howdy! i'd like to obtain a decent free mp3 editor that's easy to use, not too technical and above all else, FREE (or cheap shareware I guess) - what do you guys out there use/recommend? i want to be able to select and save a selection of a music track for use on my new mobile/cell phone

FW: Re: iSync and .Mac account problem...

2004-09-30 Thread simon goslin
G'day, My iSync and .Mac problem is no more... Check out: www.mac.com and you'll see why. Thanks for warning in advance us Apple! 250mb (125mb email, 125mb iDisk) storage limit and 10mb email attachment is way over due. It just goes to show what people power can do as this forum has been going

Re: iSync and .Mac account problem...

2004-09-29 Thread simon goslin
a chagrined apology. I DON'T know what 10:00 AM location they're referring to above, but MY System began to 'come-back Up' at 06:00 PM my time, and is still not 100%. e. On Sep 28, 2004, at 8:03 PM, simon goslin wrote: G'day Guys, I'm having a few dramas with iSync and my .Mac account - can you help

iSync and .Mac account problem...

2004-09-28 Thread simon goslin
G'day Guys, I'm having a few dramas with iSync and my .Mac account - can you help? This is the box that comes up when I try to sync... Synchronization Error Wednesday, 07 January, 1970 08:33 Unable to get data from the server: A network error interrupted the connection to .Mac. A network error

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy returns...

2004-09-28 Thread simon goslin
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PISMO G3 POWERBOOK UPGRADE - ADVICE REQ'D

2004-09-23 Thread simon goslin
G'DAY GUYS, MY PISMO IS STANDARD SPEC, BAR THE RAM UPGRADE I'VE PERFORMED RECENTLY (576MB) I'D LIKE TO UPGRADE THE HARD DRIVE, ALTHOUGH I HAVE ALL MY DOCUMENTS AND PICTURES ON MY IPOD (SLOWER, BUT EFFECTIVE), I ONLY HAVE A GIG LEFT (IT WAS DOWN TO 100MB) AND HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED ADOBE CS

PISMO G3 POWERBOOK PROBLEM WITH FIREWIRE AND IPOD

2004-09-23 Thread simon goslin
G'DAY GUYS, I'VE HAVING A FEW DRAMAS WITH MY IPOD AND FIREWIRE CONNECTION THE WHOLE SYSTEM GRINGS TO A HAULT ALMOST EVERY TIME I LOGON I'VE TRIED LOGGING OFF, SHUTTING DOWN, EJECTING, DISCONNECTING, YOU NAME IT I'VE TRIED IT! ANY SUGGESTIONS OR ADVICE? I THINK IT ALL STARTED WHEN I PULLED THE

Pismo boot up problem

2004-03-08 Thread simon goslin
G'day, Ocassionally my Pismo refuses to boot up, or do anything for that matter. Any ideas on how to prevent this, or recify it? I've tried ejecting the battery and restarting but to no avail. Then after unplugging and replugging in all the leads it works, sometimes... This has only happened

PhotoShop Question

2004-02-24 Thread simon goslin
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Ebay G5 query

2004-02-23 Thread simon goslin
Howdy! Has anyone seen this advert on ebay? Apple Power Mac G5 Dual 2Ghz for only $235 This is the link in question... http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2789998233category=51036 Appartently if your bid is sucessfull you'll get the instructions on how to go about getting a

Re: Safari 1.2

2004-02-05 Thread simon goslin
A question re: Safari 1.2... According to the blurb on the Apple webbo, it's only for 10.3, but can it be installed and used in 10.2? If not, is Apple planning to release an upgrade version for 10.2 users? Mmm, I wonder... Simon 06/02 From: DPrice [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: G-Books

Re: GPS software

2004-02-05 Thread simon goslin
Pat, What are we looking at? The page has been removed to which you are refering to. I would be interested in seeing what it is as I'm trying to set up my GPS on my Pismo. Cheers, Simon From: Pat Heidingsfelder [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: G-Books [EMAIL

Import Hotmail address book into Mac Mail app - advice required

2004-02-02 Thread simon goslin
G'day, I have a PISMO running OSX 10.2.8 and I've just splashed out and bought a .Mac email account. I'd like to somehow import my address list from Hotmail into my .Mac account and kill off the MS spam generator once and for all. I noticed in Mac Address Book that you can import vCards and

Ram upgrade enquiry on the Pismo

2004-01-22 Thread simon goslin
Howdy! I currently have 128mb of ram installed on my Pismo and it's suffering slightly with multiple applications running in OSX 10.2.8. According to the manual the max limit is 512mb but I've heard that some of you out there have increased this to 1Gb. If so, which chips did you use and did

GIS/mapping software and the Apple Mac

2004-01-04 Thread simon goslin
G'day! Does anyone out there use Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and/or mapping applications on the Apple Mac? I have a Pismo running OS X 10.2.8 and would like to obtain some GIS software for work at home. I use ArcGIS suite (v 8.3) and MapInfo Professional (v 7.0) @ work on those