Re: (more) New iBook questions :)

2004-07-13 Thread Timothy Luoma
On Jul 13, 2004, at 5:18 PM, Zoltan Batiz wrote: Does DeLocalizer work ok on Panther? Just downloaded it, but the developer website said it's not tested on 10.3 and development has stopped at this time. Let me know so I won't be afraid to use it. Thanks! It worked for me. Saved about 800mb o

Re: (more) New iBook questions :)

2004-07-13 Thread Michael Shaw
> Zoltan, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > >>ut I only have two. One >>for everything X and another for all OS 9 stuff. > I partitioned the 60-gig internal iBook HD into two 30-gig partitions, but I also picked up a cheap USB 2.0 / FireWire 400 external drive box (for about $40.00 new) and put a

Re: (more) New iBook questions :)

2004-07-13 Thread Jeff Hubatka
From: Zoltan Batiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: (more) New iBook questions :) Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 14:18:42 -0700 On Jul 13, 2004, at 9:08 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: One thing that helps a lot is to get rid of the localizations that you don't need. This will get you something li

Re: (more) New iBook questions :)

2004-07-13 Thread Mikael Byström
Joshua, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >Is there any way to >disable some of the fancy onscreen menu shading, and moving, etc, it seems >to really slow up the computer having to do all this fancy stuff on the >desktop and in folders and opening stuff. I suppose there are ways to achieve this, but the ma

Re: (more) New iBook questions :)

2004-07-13 Thread Mikael Byström
Zoltan, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >ut I only have two. One >for everything X and another for all OS 9 stuff. I also have two. One for Applications and the OS X system (8 GB with 4 free at the moment, I don't even have OS 9 drivers) and one for my user home folder, which in it's turn contains a hi

Re: (more) New iBook questions :)

2004-07-13 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jul 13, 2004, at 2:18 PM, Zoltan Batiz wrote: One thing that helps a lot is to get rid of the localizations that you don't need. This will get you something like 3-4 gigs back right away. DeLocalizer, from Bombich software, will do the trick. Hey

Re: (more) New iBook questions :)

2004-07-13 Thread Zoltan Batiz
On Jul 13, 2004, at 9:08 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Jul 13, 2004, at 12:27 AM, Joshua B. Watkins wrote: Hello all, thank you for your responses on my last post. have a few more questions here for the professionals. Is there any way to disable some of the fancy onscreen menu shading, and moving,

Re: (more) New iBook questions :)

2004-07-13 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jul 13, 2004, at 9:33 AM, Claire Hart wrote: I am not technically inclined at all, although I enjoy computers. However, I've never heard of re-formatting a new computer. I just got my new powerbook last week. Why is this recommended? Because it works, sometimes, for some people. I've never

Re: (more) New iBook questions :)

2004-07-13 Thread Timothy Luoma
On Jul 13, 2004, at 12:33 PM, Claire Hart wrote: I am not technically inclined at all, although I enjoy computers. However, I've never heard of re-formatting a new computer. I just got my new powerbook last week. Why is this recommended? What language do you prefer? Apple doesn't know, so it

Re: (more) New iBook questions :)

2004-07-13 Thread geno endicott
I do that. So I can load just the system I want. I don't use the localized files. I don't use all the extra printer drivers, stuff like that. Plus the computer normally ships with a system that is a couple update back. So I load the newest system str8 on it, so there is no needs to update. I find d

Re: (more) New iBook questions :)

2004-07-13 Thread Claire Hart
I am not technically inclined at all, although I enjoy computers. However, I've never heard of re-formatting a new computer. I just got my new powerbook last week. Why is this recommended? Thanks, Claire Josh, I recommend and so would most of the peeps on this forum that any new computer out

Re: (more) New iBook questions :)

2004-07-13 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jul 13, 2004, at 12:27 AM, Joshua B. Watkins wrote: Hello all, thank you for your responses on my last post. have a few more questions here for the professionals. Is there any way to disable some of the fancy onscreen menu shading, and moving, etc, it seems to really slow up the computer havi

Re: (more) New iBook questions :)

2004-07-13 Thread Zoltan Batiz
On Jul 13, 2004, at 12:27 AM, Joshua B. Watkins wrote: Hello all, thank you for your responses on my last post. have a few more questions here for the professionals. Is there any way to disable some of the fancy onscreen menu shading, and moving, etc, it seems to really slow up the computer havi

(more) New iBook questions :)

2004-07-13 Thread Joshua B. Watkins
Hello all, thank you for your responses on my last post. have a few more questions here for the professionals. Is there any way to disable some of the fancy onscreen menu shading, and moving, etc, it seems to really slow up the computer having to do all this fancy stuff on the desktop and in folde