Screen stakes link

2005-02-01 Thread Paul Weaver
The auto link to the screen comparison article didn't transmit properly. Cut and paste it, or try this: http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,12105057%5E16681%5E%5Enbv%5E ,00.html

Screen stakes

2005-02-01 Thread Paul Weaver
List members might be interested in a two page article in The Australian's IT Alive section today. (Tuesday) It compares Plasma, LCD and Cathode ray tube (CRT) screens. There is a brief technical description of how they work. I was surprised to learn of some of the shortcomings of Plasma and

emergency OS X boot CD

2005-02-01 Thread gary dorn
FYI found this which may be of interest http://www.lowendmac.com/misc/05/0126.html I followed the instructions below and managed to make a bootable panther - OS 10.3 disk from my Panther on a mirror door G4 -- Gary Dorn Architect Perth, Australia

iDay this Saturday Feb 5th

2005-02-01 Thread Karl Videmanis
Hi all What an exciting couple of weeks its been for Apple. Lots of great new hardware and awesome new software. iPhoto 5 rocks! So how about the ultimate chance to experience it. This Saturday, your local AppleCentre will be hosting an iDay. Lots of great in-store demos of iLife 05 and

Re: laptop stand

2005-02-01 Thread Craig Ringer
On Mon, 2005-01-31 at 16:19 +0800, Mark Secker wrote: sorry this screams gadget gimmick - so long as there is sufficient airflow any decent laptop stand should not need additional cooling and simply moves the fan noise from inside the case to outside the case. Any well designed laptop

re optimising and extending life of powerbook

2005-02-01 Thread Warren Iannello
Hi .I wonder if anyone has some ideas on the best ways of extending the life of a powerbook g4 1ghz 12.1in .I am contemplating the usual ram upgrade of 512...can I add more ..eg up to 1gig $ cheaply.What other future proofing could I do...I use it for some dreamweaver work,internet study and

free bondi imac case

2005-02-01 Thread Geoff Richards
free bondi imac case (there is a dead imac inside it still:) pick leederville call or email 0438 448 057 -geoff

WTB G3 tower

2005-02-01 Thread Paul Kitchener
Hi all I'm looking for a budget, upgradable g3 or g4 tower for a friend, modest specs are all that is required. Thanks in advance Paul

Re: free bondi imac case

2005-02-01 Thread Geoff Richards
the imac is gone ! the dead imac (original bondi) has a dodgey power supply supply so it doesnt power on. no ram, no hard disk, and broken cd tray. free bondi imac case (there is a dead imac inside it still:) pick leederville call or email 0438 448 057 -geoff -- The WA Macintosh User Group

Re: laptop stand

2005-02-01 Thread Shay Telfer
Personally I have an older Toshiba that, under Linux, has nice manual fan and power control, so I can run it in slower-and-silent mode even on mains. I'd actually be very interested in knowing if the mac laptops have this (and if you can manually turn the fan on if you wish to keep the laptop

Re: laptop stand

2005-02-01 Thread Craig Ringer
On Tue, 2005-02-01 at 12:32 +0800, Shay Telfer wrote: Personally I have an older Toshiba that, under Linux, has nice manual fan and power control, so I can run it in slower-and-silent mode even on mains. I'd actually be very interested in knowing if the mac laptops have this (and if you can

Find Your Memory

2005-02-01 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi People, If you want to find your Memory . nooo Daniel, not 'My Memory'! , but what memory my Computer requires! http://www.smalldog.com/memory/index.html With links to Apple for Installation Instructions. Cheers, Ronni When Microsoft asks you, Where do you want to go today? Tell them,

HiBIS advice

2005-02-01 Thread Vladimir James
Cannot get normal broadband services on the Eastern side of Sawyers Valley, and the prospects in the near future appear bleak. Am about to invest in a 256/64 kbps satellite set-up under the Higher Bandwidth Incentive Scheme. eSat, based in Hobart, is the registered supplier. I would be grateful

New Apple user !

2005-02-01 Thread Robert Howells
How to sell an apple iBook in one easy lesson :- http://racelegends.typepad.com/

How to view .ht files?

2005-02-01 Thread John Reed
Hi wamuggers I have a password protected site on a linux server which uses .htaccess and .htpasswd files - only problem is when I log into the site with fetch I can't see them - any clues how I can make them accessible? g4 PB running 10.3.6 fetch 4.0.3 Ta john

Re: How to view .ht files?

2005-02-01 Thread Craig Ringer
On Tue, 2005-02-01 at 16:52 +0800, John Reed wrote: Hi wamuggers I have a password protected site on a linux server which uses .htaccess and .htpasswd files - only problem is when I log into the site with fetch I can't see them - any clues how I can make them accessible? It's quite likely

Re: How to view .ht files?

2005-02-01 Thread David Watkins
John I use Interarchy as my FTP client and it has an option to switch to viewing .files in the preferences, I can also view the contents and edit the files using the BBEdit tools without downloading the file. As I have the Fetch program I thought I would see if I was able to see any .files, but

Re: HiBIS advice

2005-02-01 Thread Onno Benschop
Vladimir James wrote: Cannot get normal broadband services on the Eastern side of Sawyers Valley, and the prospects in the near future appear bleak. Am about to invest in a 256/64 kbps satellite set-up under the Higher Bandwidth Incentive Scheme. eSat, based in Hobart, is the registered

Re: HiBIS advice

2005-02-01 Thread Susan Hastings
Comments from my brother who is on satellite. its not as good as broadband but better than dialup, you come in via satellite anywhere from 300kps to 1000 and go out via land line(depends were you are) in my case about 32kps average, monthly $50.00 deal all inclusive,$350.00 for the dish (old

Re: New Apple user !

2005-02-01 Thread J Philippe Chaperon
on 1/2/05 4:46 PM, Robert Howells at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How to sell an apple iBook in one easy lesson :- http://racelegends.typepad.com/ Hi Robert, Many thanks for this link. I'm of the 'vintage' who in my youth admired Sir Stirling Moss greatly, he was a hero. And now to find