Mike Turner ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) said: > Is anyone using a BookEndz dock with a PowerBook G4 12"? > > I am thinking of getting one - too many cables lost on the floor when I > want to reconnect up my PowerBook. Any positive/negative experiences?
I sent the following mail to another mailing list detailing my experience using one thus far: > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: Adam Lazur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 15:51:51 -0400 > Subject: [12inchPowerBooks] 12 bookendz > > Along the same line as the previous post on seeing more on your desktop, > I just had work pickup a Bookendz docking station for my 12" pbook. > > I've had it for about 2 weeks, and it's quite nice. I chose the 12" > pbook because it was small enough to tuck under my arm and run off to a > (usually boring) meeting. Now I can do that, but still have a nice 21" > display while I'm in my office. > > That said, the drawbacks I've experienced are: > > - there's a little overhead re-organizing windows when going between two > displays and one display > > - I have occasionally had all of my apps crash when going from 1 to 2... > which is pretty annoying, but since I mostly write code in rxvts > attached to screen sessions on other hosts, it's a coupla clicks to > recover > > - X11 needs to be started when in multi display mode, else it won't see > the 2nd display when added > > > So I guess the summary is, overall I'm very pleased. It has turned my > "laptop for meetings" into a portable workstation. -- Adam Lazur, Cluster Monkey -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://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-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
