Re: Value of a Pismo?

2006-02-08 Thread Steve Peckey
their experience with them. I can say that a good pismo is a prize. Steve -- -- Endian Little Hate I --- -- I'm afraid music in the modern idiom is too repetitive for my tastes ... although the rhythm does have a certain hypnotic effect. -- Brains

open source software site

2006-02-01 Thread Steve Peckey
Here is a nice site full of open source mac software. Aside from browsers would anyone like to share experiances with any of these www.opensourcemac.org Thanks Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished

G3 Snow 12' keyboard

2006-02-01 Thread Steve Peckey
Does anyone have a extra keyboard kicking around in good condition? My board seems to have warped a bit and the lock button is not working so it pops up on me often. I have seen some on ebay, just wondering if there are any parts that you all may have for sale Cheers Steve -- G-Books

The gimp and nvu open soirce software

2006-02-01 Thread Steve Peckey
and its allot less, its free. I am also looking at a program called Nvu a web authoring program also open source take a look see what you think. www.nvu.com Cheers Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives

Re: The gimp and nvu open soirce software

2006-02-01 Thread Steve Peckey
curve It has an automated installer for a windows pc (my desk top) for the mac I just had to install a X11.app first and the installer (ibook). I have an open source counterpart for most of my apps just to see whats going on in the open source world. cheers Steve On 2/1/06, Tim Collier [EMAIL

Re: open source software site

2006-02-01 Thread Steve Peckey
been able to get all of my software from my days in college, when I was at Purdue Microsoft had a deal that you were able to get any of their titles at 5.00 Cheers Steve On 2/1/06, Tim Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Clarification here: you really replaced a program suite that you paid $400

Re: open source software site

2006-02-01 Thread Steve Peckey
that they may use a few times a week. Even student that don't have a software program with their school would rather save the 200.00 on an app if they can use a office suite that is free. My two cents again Cheers Steve On 2/1/06, Steve Peckey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have used office 97, 2000, and now

Re: Shiira

2006-01-31 Thread Steve Peckey
a run for its money? Steve -Original Message- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of MorningAJ Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 11:04 AM To: G-Books Subject: Re: Shiira TmB writes: So far faster than safari on many web pages but slower than Camino on my 867 PB like it so

Re: Shiira

2006-01-31 Thread Steve Peckey
a more creative group than windows. This is coming from someone who use both PC and Mac. My Mac is my favorite From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Steve Peckey Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 11:09 AM To: G-Books Subject: Re: Shiira Using this browser now for just a day I cant

New mac Browser

2006-01-30 Thread Steve Peckey
Hello all check out this new open source browser please share thoughts http://hmdt-web.net/shiira/en Steve -- 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: i-pod ???

2006-01-28 Thread Steve Peckey
to find a mini on ebay but they seem to be in high demand. Steve On 1/28/06, Krow Magnum [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/28/06, Woody Duncan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm considering finally buying either a mini i-pod or the new one that holds photos (grandkids of course). Now I'm a mac

AppleCare Technician Training

2006-01-18 Thread Steve Peckey
Has anyone took the apple care training course? I was wonering if it is worth taking? Thanks all Steve -- 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

Re: Coconutbattery

2005-11-21 Thread Steve Peckey
Make sure that you do have 10.4 updated, have you checked out: http://www.branox.com/Battorox/Battorox.html nice little app that keeps tract of your battery. steve On 11/21/05, Tom Ethen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I downloaded coconutbattery to keep an eye on my battery in my 12 PowerBook

Repair keybord lock on dual usb ibook G3

2005-11-20 Thread Steve Peckey
Hello everyone, I just got a new to me G3 ibook and the center lock on the keyboard locks then pops open after time. Is the a fix for this? I have used a small screwdriver to engage the lock. Thanks for help in advance Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog

Re: How to transfer from Lombard to G4 tower

2005-11-02 Thread Steve Fuller
called 6 to 4 -- what on earth is THAT??? I am pretty sure that is for IPV6 to IPv4 network translations. Steve -- 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: Clean Powerbook exterior?

2005-10-31 Thread Steve Fuller
In the realm of I know we just talked about it but now I can't find it... What do people use to clean/protect the exterior of a Powerbook? I use a damp cloth and water on my 17. Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Re: DHCP problems

2005-10-18 Thread Steve Fuller
or wired), and then one with DHCP assigned to wireless or wired that I use when I'm on the road. Not that there's anything wrong with using DHCP at home, but I thought I'd toss this out as a way around using DHCP everywhere. Steve Fuller -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com

Re: lombard DVD decoder

2005-10-16 Thread Steve Fuller
of Crystal Quest). Steve On Oct 16, 2005, at 8:16 AM, Tom and Lisa P wrote: on 16/10/05 00:55, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does the decoder chip work under X ? Very much so ... as I stated in my initial reply. That's odd. I thought the latest versions of OS X could

Re: Tiger and Safari problem

2005-10-14 Thread Steve Fuller
for the proper interface, etc. Steve -- 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

Re: ITunes 6 on Pismo 400mhz?

2005-10-14 Thread Steve Fuller
My guess is that the video streaming is where the requirements for the 500MHz G3 are coming from. Price of progress I guess. My 3 year old 17 powerbook doesn't have enough muscle to play any of the HD QuickTime streams. Steve On Oct 14, 2005, at 12:54 PM, Sam wrote: Thanks everyone

Re: dvd for pismo

2005-10-05 Thread Steve Fuller
Ed, I was going to buy a keyboard for our Lombard off of ebay. However, I found one used for the same amount from someone that i knew. Personally, for the $25 I've seen them go for on ebay, I think they'd work fine. Other places still want $100 for them. Steve On Oct 5, 2005, at 4:03 PM

Re: DVD for a Tiger Install in a WS PowerBook

2005-09-23 Thread Steve Fuller
Steps I'd try (based on things I've read in other places) Start another Mac on your network in target disk mode (if possible). Plug that mac into your WS via firewire Mount the DVD in a DVD drive on that target disk booted Mac Install On Sep 22, 2005, at 11:46 AM, Gardner Byron wrote: I have

Re: Spinning OS X saga continues

2005-09-23 Thread Steve Fuller
that goes away and I can click to expand the installation log, but that makes another spinning beach ball. This is all on a Wallstreet II. WallStreet II 233MHz/512 256MB 8GB HD 20x CD-ROM Faster machine with more RAM??? ;) Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small

Re: 12.1 in. 1.5ghz powerbook

2005-09-16 Thread Steve Fuller
On my 17 PB, which should have the same antenna configuration as the 12, I can get a signal for half of a residential block from my house when connected to an 802.11b WAP. Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Re: Replacing hard drive in PowerBook under extended AppleCare?

2005-09-14 Thread Steve Fuller
On Sep 14, 2005, at 1:25 AM, Clark Martin wrote: At 10:50 PM -0500 9/13/05, Steve Fuller wrote: if you are concerned about the Applecare warranty, then you could probably have an Apple certified technician replace the drive. Apple might continue to cover the warranty then. About six

Re: Does AL powerbook read DVD+R disks?

2005-09-13 Thread Steve Fuller
that is capable of reading those disks, and connect it to your powerbook via USB or Firewire. Steve -- 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: Does AL powerbook read DVD+R disks?

2005-09-13 Thread Steve Fuller
It appears the superdrive in the latest powerbooks will read/write +r and +rw disks http://www.apple.com/powerbook/superdrive.html Not sure if the 1.33 12 has that drive or not. Steve On Sep 13, 2005, at 4:36 PM, Steve Fuller wrote: The SuperDrive installed in your powerbook will only read

Re: Replacing hard drive in PowerBook under extended AppleCare?

2005-09-13 Thread Steve Fuller
anything to do with problem being covered under warranty). For example, I replace the shifter in my car myself, the water pump fails, and the dealer won't cover the water pump failure even though it's covered under warranty. Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com

Re: Replacing hard drive in PowerBook under extended AppleCare?

2005-09-12 Thread Steve Fuller
probably have an Apple certified technician replace the drive. Apple might continue to cover the warranty then. Steve -- 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: AL 'Book display repair

2005-09-09 Thread Steve Fuller
My guess is that the two LCDs are not interchangable at all. A quick check of the part numbers at one of the powerbook repair places should probably yield this information. Steve On Sep 9, 2005, at 8:08 AM, Francesco sciacca wrote: A friend got himself a 1st generation 1GHz Al 15 PowerBook

Re: OS X on a G3 333MHZ Bronze Keyboard

2005-09-09 Thread Steve Fuller
I've installed 10.2 and 10.3 on a 400 Mhz Lombard powerbook without any problems. Using 512MB of non-Apple RAM. Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished

Re: Data Recovery Service?

2005-09-08 Thread Steve Fuller
So, I've heard a few times about DriveSavers but are there any other companies that people used with success? Ontrack out of Minnesota. They've been in the game a LONG time, and I've had good luck with their services the times that I've used them in the past. Not cheap, but good. Steve

Re: Question, MS Office or Open Office/Neo Office for G4 iBook OSX?

2005-08-26 Thread Steve Fuller
for Office. Even the upgrades were much higher. What am I missing? It's an online apple store off that you can take advantage of if you are elibigle for educational pricing. There's a link in the upper LH corner of the main page at http://store.apple.com. Steve -- G-Books

Re: A Sad Duty

2005-08-23 Thread Steve Fuller
I'd just go ahead and boot off of the original restore or OS CDs that came with the unit and install whatever OS was on there. Steve On Aug 23, 2005, at 4:04 AM, David Harris wrote: Hi: I need to reset the systems administration in my 900 Mhz iBook as I am in the process of selling

Re: great (IMO) vendor for UPS replacement batteries

2005-08-22 Thread Steve Fuller
UPSes this way that I've picked up for bargain prices. Steve -- 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: Safari Mail: network connection problems

2005-08-22 Thread Steve Fuller
Sounds like there's a good chance that this might be one of those Windows Proxy servers from a few years ago. If that's the case, getting anything other than Windows clients to work with it will be a PITA, as they typically use some sort of winsock redirection. Evil evil stuff. Steve

Re: Resetting a preference

2005-08-17 Thread Steve Fuller
It's in the preferences in the Safari application itself. Don't ask me why, it makes no sense to me either. I'd have expected a system prefpane. Steve On Aug 17, 2005, at 8:30 AM, Howard Katz wrote: I suspect this is easy, and I'm overlooking it. How do I change the preference I set when

Re: $50 iBooks @ UVA

2005-08-16 Thread Steve Fuller
The best thing would have been for the police or whoever was in charge to start turning away people after there were 1000 in line. Such a simple thing to do and it wasn't done... Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Re: Cloning a broken new iBook HD in a network situation

2005-08-15 Thread Steve Fuller
I'd suggest using target disk mode and using the Disk Utility that comes with OS X to make a DMG file of the drive. FWIW, CCC has always worked well for me. SuperDuper is another one that I have heard of as well. Steve On Aug 15, 2005, at 10:02 AM, W Miro wrote: Help- I have a new iBook

Re: REPOST: How can I connect Wallstreet II/ OS 9.2.2 to iBook 500/ OS X 10.3.9?

2005-08-15 Thread Steve Fuller
I would use the crossover cable between the two notebooks, and then turn on Personal File Sharing in the Sharing pane of System Preferences. This will enable AFP and then you should be able to see the ibook in the chooser on the WallStreet. Steve On Aug 15, 2005, at 3:35 PM, Stanton

Re: security on wireless router

2005-07-07 Thread Steve Fuller
or Airport Express might not look so expensive. Steve -- 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: Apple to switch to Intel chips

2005-06-09 Thread Steve Fuller
is not at the chip level, but at the OS level. From what I saw during the Steve-note, that really isn't going to change much. The box he ran the demo on looked and ran like a PPC based Mac. As long as I get the benefits of OS X, and the machines are relatively fast, and stable, I'm all for it. Especially

Re: 802.11g PB, 802.11b router- slow??

2005-06-05 Thread Steve Fuller
Broken router issues aside, Linksys sux. Time and again, I've seen their older routers (built before the Cisco buyout) provide poor performance. The problem is either they use really slow processors ( 66-MHz mostly) or their wireless implementation sux. Newer Linksys products are

Re: iBooksG4 vs. PowerBooksG4

2005-05-29 Thread Steve Fuller
year) and I have never had an issue with it. Granted, It's not in a backpack, but in a standard laptop bag. It has a couple of scratches on the case, but it's handled the trips just fine. The plastic case will handle abuse a bit better than the aluminum one tho. Steve -- G-Books

Re: 1.25ghz PB Hangs in Tiger

2005-05-28 Thread Steve Fuller
Laruent's findings as well. 10.4.1 on a 1st gen 17 albook. My suggestion would be to remove the ram stick and see if that causes the issues to stop. Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives

Re: Need tips for using PowerBook as desktop system

2005-05-26 Thread Steve Fuller
as svideo, DVI, and VGA. Steve -- 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 G

Re: Need tips for using PowerBook as desktop system

2005-05-24 Thread Steve Fuller
for the time being. I also have a laser printer in my office, but it's attached to the network with an HP external print server. Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site

Re: Need tips for using PowerBook as desktop system

2005-05-24 Thread Steve Fuller
G4 Cube hooked to VGA, and a Tivo hooked to the Svideo. I can have any of those up full screen, or I can have either computer up full screen and the tivo displayed in a smaller window in one of the corners. It's quite handy. :) Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com

Re: Need tips for using PowerBook as desktop system

2005-05-23 Thread Steve Fuller
was not cluttered with them. Other than that, it's worked out well for the last two years. My PB travels to / from work with me every day so I'm hooking/ unkooking cables a lot, but it's basically 3 cables (firewire, USB, and power) that get plugged or unplugged. Steve Fuller -- G-Books is sponsored

Re: Tiger in Lombard (again...)

2005-05-22 Thread Steve Fuller
On May 22, 2005, at 5:00 PM, Larry le Mac wrote: From: Steve Fuller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Would the QuickSilver be too different and affect the software installed or is OS X truly a one system for all ?!?... That should work just fine. Cheers! Made life a lot easier!!! :o) Good deal

Re: Tiger in Lombard (again...)

2005-05-21 Thread Steve Fuller
just fine. Steve Fuller -- 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 G

Re: New Hard drive question

2005-05-21 Thread Steve Fuller
the drive carrier in your Pismo and place it on the new drive (4 screws maybe) and then plug it in. You shouldn't need any extra cables or screws. Steve Fuller -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check

Re: Tiger on Lombard via TiBook ???

2005-05-20 Thread Steve Fuller
I'd use an external bus powered firewire case rather than take the TiBook apart, but this should work fine. Steve Fuller -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished

Re: Opinion wanted

2005-05-19 Thread Steve Fuller
has had liquid spilled into it. I think the value of your warranty is pretty much up because of that. I'd try and source a logic board for it and fix it yourself. That or give it back to your daughter and tell her the repair costs and let her learn from this experience. Steve -- G-Books

Re: Wallstreet Tiger

2005-05-16 Thread Steve Fuller
The wallstreet is not a supported platform for Tiger. Stick with Panther on your Wallstreet Steve On May 16, 2005, at 3:18 PM, Edward Jackson wrote: In a never ending quest to keep my Wallstreet going I attempted a Tiger install. I tried this the same way I did Panther, by removing

Re: WMP won't play on 10.4

2005-05-15 Thread Steve Fuller
Upgrade install is the problem. I've had some similar issues on my Powerbook with Tiger as well. I did an Archive and Install and not an upgrade. I however have not tried reinstalling Windows media yet. Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: tiger, g4 ALbooks, and quicktime....

2005-05-13 Thread Steve Fuller
Has anybody tried to play the HD stuff on their powerbook? How was it? The results were much less than stellar on my 1Ghz G4 w 1GB of RAM Steve Fuller -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our

Re: Put the Cat in the Book

2005-05-11 Thread Steve Fuller
to aim at) also does the trick. Nice. Thanks for the tip. Guess it shows that I haven't really taken the time to poke around properly. :) Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site

Re: Battery life under Tiger

2005-05-10 Thread Steve Fuller
I have noticed no battery life changes on my 2 year old 1st Gen 17 PowerBook. I still get about 3:20 or so with Airport running. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished

Re: Put the Cat in the Book

2005-05-10 Thread Steve Fuller
there are some things on here that I'm not using any more and that should be cleaned out. Steve -- 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: Wireless USB Adapter (802.11b/802.11g) recommendation?

2005-05-10 Thread Steve Fuller
and it worked quite well under Panther on my Powerbook. It's worth the extra money for the peace of mind that it will work properly out of the box. Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site

Re: Battery life under Tiger

2005-05-10 Thread Steve Fuller
with airport running. Steve -- 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 G

Re: Put the Cat in the Book

2005-05-10 Thread Steve Fuller
On May 10, 2005, at 1:45 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On May 10, 2005, at 8:06 AM, Steve Fuller wrote: Dashboard IS a toy. I have nixed it and went back to Konfabulator. Why should I use two hands and press two buttons in order to get the information that can easily be ready for viewing

Re: Battery life under Tiger

2005-05-10 Thread Steve Fuller
Steve Fuller, the ex-Bear maybe? Loved you in the Super Bowl Shuffle. Unfortunately, I inherited none of his pigskin tossing skills. The closest I get to a Super Bowl Shuffle is my little white 1GB iPod shuffle. :) Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog

Re: Battery life under Tiger

2005-05-10 Thread Steve Fuller
give me reduced and highest as options... Steve -- 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

Re: When will 10.4 be included with new iBooks

2005-04-25 Thread Steve Fuller
Any machines purchased past the 12th of April can be upgraded to Tiger for a $10 shipping fee. I think that I saw this somewhere on Apple's web site last week. Steve On Apr 25, 2005, at 11:44 AM, KxUx wrote: Friday 6pm I would expect. As the Tiger gets delivered with new machines when

Re: Can I monitor my network?

2005-03-23 Thread Steve Fuller
As it is NmapFE is pretty simple. It will tell you what other systems are on your network, and what, to some extent they're doing there. thanks for that Bruce... I had no idea that anyone had a cocoa front end for nmap nice find. Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com

Re: Can I monitor my network?

2005-03-21 Thread Steve Fuller
You might want to look at something like snort or Ethereal for monitoring your network for starters. Both will need to be compiled for OS X, and will require X windows to be installed to use their front ends. They are not easy to pick up on by any stretch of the imagination. Another idea

Classic won't start

2005-03-16 Thread Steve Jensen
, which I am trying to avoid. I just get the warning You are running Classic without superuser (root) privileges I can boot if I login under root or with an OS9 boot disk. OSX is a little quirky, all the invisible files and folders are visible! Any ideas? -- Steve Jensen Photo Dynamik 2608 S

Re: another Lombard bites the dust (L2 cache is gone)

2005-03-09 Thread Steve Fuller
just bought one from a friend and I'm anxiously awaiting it's arrival. You can upgrade the processors in them as well. Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished

Re: Not a PowerBook after all...?

2005-02-23 Thread Steve Fuller
but design graphics chips, where the other one has one that's designing it's graphics chipsets as a way to sell more processors and motherboards. :) Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web

Re: OS-X resistant Lombard

2005-02-19 Thread Steve Fuller
appeared to fix the issue for those afflicted. Steve -- 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

Re: can my Lombard read a Seagate ST15230N SCSI-2 external drive?

2005-02-18 Thread Steve Fuller
and it sees it just fine. Steve -- 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: New iBooks/PB's compared to Pismo's, etc.

2005-02-13 Thread Steve Fuller
. (Guess where I come in on this argument grin) All of this could be eliminated with a properly designed docking port located on the bottom of the computer... *sigh* Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives

Re: dead HD

2005-02-09 Thread Steve Fuller
, including diagnostic fee, and DVDs with my data on it. This was critical data for a business, so price was pretty much no object. That price was for expedited service. Hope this helps. Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Re: help me diagnose The Satanic Lombard please

2005-02-08 Thread Steve Fuller
if there's a good way to test for this, or if it was a certain batch of processor cards that have the issue. Some googling might turn up more details. Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web

Re: Power Supplies --- Mac and PC

2005-02-07 Thread Steve Fuller
), as well as tips that will fit various PC notebooks. Steve -- 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: Power Supplies --- Mac and PC

2005-02-07 Thread Steve Fuller
charger into as well. I've used mine daily for over a year now with no issues. Steve -- 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

Re: New 12 PB

2005-02-04 Thread Steve Fuller
at 1600x1200 at the same time without any issues. Steve -- 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

Re: iBook G4 ext Batt

2005-02-02 Thread Steve Fuller
electrical outlets available for people with laptops. The airline's site should have info on what plane your flight will be on, and details about the power jacks, if they exist. Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Re: Newest member of the family

2005-01-28 Thread Steve Fuller
512MB of RAM to take it to 768MB. This will be a replacement for the Pismo that she's had for the last Wow. BIG mistake made twice in the same paragraph. She has a Lombard, and not a Pismo. That definitely makes a bit of difference when playing DVDs. :) Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http

Newest member of the family

2005-01-27 Thread Steve Fuller
as something that could play DVDs under OS X. Hoping that the iBook will be as good to her as my PowerBook has been to me so far. Steve Fuller -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site

Re: Scanner Recommendation?

2005-01-22 Thread Steve Fuller
I've had good like with my Canon CanoScan LIDE 30. It uses USB. I've been happy with it for the amount of scanning that I do. It works fine with Photoshop under OS X. Steve On Jan 22, 2005, at 10:38 AM, Kevin Smith (ae) wrote: I'm starting to look for a scanner to use with my PowerBook 17

Re: Shift-apple-cmd-power key combo ?

2005-01-03 Thread Steve Fuller
It either resets the pram, or the power manager, I can't remember which right now. I have that deleting the energy star prefs before you do the command-shift-apple-power key and then restarting helps too. Steve' On Jan 4, 2005, at 12:53 AM, Amber wrote: What does this key combo actually do ? I

Re: 12 inch Powerbook G4

2004-12-31 Thread Steve Fuller
had issues installing Jag if they had installed 3rd party memory modules. I wonder if this is a case of the same thing? Steve Fuller -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished

Re: Apple Mail

2004-12-24 Thread Steve Fuller
. If your tech guy is basing his techology platform decisions solely off of the fact that he does not like Apple Mail, and that IE isn't being updated, then he should be fired, and you should find a competent replacement. Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog

Re: OSX 10.3 install fails on disk 2

2004-12-23 Thread Steve Sharpe
any copies of itunes on your drive and try again. It should work. -- Steve [EMAIL PROTECTED] • -- 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: OSX 10.3 install fails on disk 2

2004-12-23 Thread Steve Fuller
that he said he blew the drive away during the install. I would see if there is any non-apple ram in the machine. If there is, remove it and see if that helps any. Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives

Re: Applecare for Powerbooks (extended warranty)

2004-12-18 Thread Steve Fuller
, they received it Thursday AM, repaired the hinge assembly, and shipped it out to me the same day. I had it back by 10 AM Friday morning. As I was away on vacation on Wednesday and Thursday, I really didn't lose any use of my laptop, except for Thursday night. Color me impressed. Steve Fuller

Re: Applecare for Powerbooks

2004-12-17 Thread Steve Fuller
I am wondering how many people here have purchased Applecare on their Powerbooks and whether you consider it worth the money. I was in the same boat, and I purchased it. I've had one repair done on my Powerbook since then and it was easily worth the money. Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http

Re: lombard 10.3

2004-11-29 Thread Steve Fuller
wrong? tried searching, but so far nothing has turned up. A lot of times I think these types of install issues have been traced to 3rd party ram. Remove the extra 256 and try the installation again and see what happens. Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog

Re: 17 Powerbook failure

2004-11-21 Thread Steve Fuller
The hard drive on a 17 powerbook is in the lower LH corner. Not the upper LH side. Steve -- 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: need game recommendation

2004-11-15 Thread Steve Fuller
For a thinking game on planes, I like iconquer. It's risk, but there are a ton of different maps, and it can be saved and restarted at any time. Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our

Re: Anyone use an HP JetDirect 170X with OS X (gb) ???

2004-11-03 Thread Steve Fuller
that printing thing working right... Steve On Nov 3, 2004, at 11:24 AM, Larry le Mac wrote: I am thinking of buying an HP JetDirect 170X which is a parallel to Ethernet box. I have a 175X at work which works ok but that's a USB and newer unit, but the 170X unit is non-Mac, but with a PostScript printer

Re: iTunes store downloads

2004-11-01 Thread Steve Fuller
And once they're burned, you can re-import them and get rid of the annoying AAC protected version... -Laurent. It's just as easy to download something like Hymn, and convert them to m4a files. Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp

Re: Upgrading Hard Drive - PowerBook G4 17

2004-10-22 Thread Steve Fuller
On Oct 21, 2004, at 10:30 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: on 21/10/04 17:38, Steve Fuller at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the link. I've done this on my TiBook and that model looks much simpler than the new ones. Maybe I'll leave well alone. Not a problem Roger.. Happy to help someone out. I'd

Re: OSX.2.8 and Toast on Powerbook G4 Ti 867

2004-10-20 Thread Steve Fuller
before 6 came out). Question 4. Can you burn a movie on a CD? a video CD? There is a standard called a Video CD (as well as Super Video CD). The basic differences are picture size and quality. Toast 5 only will burn video CDs. I think Toast 6 can burn Super Video CDs... Hope this helps Steve

Re: Upgrading Hard Drive - PowerBook G4 17

2004-10-20 Thread Steve Fuller
There is a walk though on that site for the same procedure on the 15 powerbook. I would assume that it's somewhat similar. Steve On Oct 20, 2004, at 5:03 PM, Roger Shufflebottom wrote: At 4:49 pm -0500 20/10/04, Steve Fuller wrote: It's a pretty convoluted process to get at the hard drive

Re: New iBook and price protection?

2004-10-19 Thread Steve Fuller
on the motherboard. Think of it as being somewhat future proofed that way. You can sell your original airport card for quite a bit of money now anyway. Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web

Re: G 5 Powerbooks.

2004-10-15 Thread Steve Fuller
their laptops are. :) Steve -- 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 G

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