HD Failure Powerbook

2007-09-07 Thread Graham Byatt
Hi all, The HD (Hitachi IC25N080ATMR04-0) has died in my : PowerBook G4 17"; model 5,3; CPU G4 (1.1), 1.33GHz, Tiger 10.4.10 Any views on a good replacement, I don't mind paying more for better/ quieter/cooler/etc. The instructions for replacement seem fairly straightforward but I'd appr

Re: Re new iMovie

2007-09-07 Thread Robert Howells
Just one thing though : According to Apple iMovie requires a Mac with an Intel processor, a Power Mac G5 (dual 2.0GHz or faster), or an iMac G5 (1.9GHz or faster). andiMovie HD v6.0.4. declines to instal on my G5/1.6GHz . I will have to try a workaround ! This technology advance is

Re: monitor(display)calibration

2007-09-07 Thread Mervyn & Giuliana Bond
Severin Thank you for your reply. It has made me look a little further but in doing so I reached of point of confusion. Spyder 2 Pro seems to be a device that would meet my needs but some suppliers show it as being for 10.3 and above and another for 10.2.8 and above. Can anyone say from exper

Skype / iChat upload speed

2007-09-07 Thread Brett Carboni
Can anyone in the group who videochats tell me if in their opinion I should get an internet plan with 512k upload, or will 256k suffice? I have to get ISP's for 2 people who will videochat quite a bit with each other, both latest iMacs. Also if anyone has recommendations for ISP's let us kn

Backup quitting

2007-09-07 Thread John Daniels
Hi Folks I'm attempting to back up photos to an external hard drive using Silverkeeper software. After a fairly short while the backup ceases and I get "system error -1712 showing. This error code seems to be "Apple event timed out" according to the list I have. Anyone help on this one please? Chee

[4sale] Canon Camera gear for sale

2007-09-07 Thread Daniel Kerr
Hi All For those of you camera enthusiasts, I have a client with the following for sale if anyone is interested. 1. A Canon 20D with Battery Grip and Batteries, body only, $1000 About 8000 actuations ... normal life of shutter is 100 000 shutter actuations, 14 mnths old 2. A