Re: Big Pond Broadband
I must admit (sheepishly) that I have Bigpond Broadband ADSL. Yes, it is expensive, but I was able to cancel one of our office phone lines by having it. As well, by having all plans, ie. mobile, landline, long distance calls etc. with Telstra, I get 15% off all bills. So pricing should be considered as a package. I agree with Greg. The plans help. We have a 'spare' line for fax/eftpod etc which I will bring over to Telstra and even preselect even though rarely/never use for o/seas calls, and doing that brings the bill down a bit, although I still reckon it's expensive and, yes, it was infuriating when they put a cap on and then upped the price. And there's no 'opposition' as such so they have a monopoly. And the heartbeat thing is annoying. But you have to consider things as they are now. The service is *very* fast for me. Seen download speeds (admittedly maybe from Akamai mirrors etc) of 700k/sec, not that many times it has been down (compared to what, though), it has a good ping rate and there is a 10Gb cap which is a lot even for me. But if I didn't have it I would probably go for Westnet seeing so many people agree that it's good. If you *can* get cable you should seriously think about it or at least do the exercise (IMHO). Brett Carboni Tsunami Now with Mac powered internet ready cable sushi
Panther vs jaguar: G3
Do members have an opinion on whether Panther is generally faster when run on older machines ie G3? I have a Beige 233 which currently has Jaguar but not surprisingly runs it a bit slowly. If Panther is likely to help I might upgrade. Similar story with: bronze powerbook 333 (handles Jaguar OK) and am just acquiring a 350mHz G3 clamshell iBook... or would it be too much for these machines? thanks for your opinions, David de la Hunty
Re: Panther vs jaguar: G3
Try going here but obviously real experience from real people will also help ! http://www.apple.com/macosx/upgrade/requirements.html Bob On Saturday, February 7, 2004, at 06:18 AM, David de la Hunty wrote: Do members have an opinion on whether Panther is generally faster when run on older machines ie G3? I have a Beige 233 which currently has Jaguar but not surprisingly runs it a bit slowly. If Panther is likely to help I might upgrade. Similar story with: bronze powerbook 333 (handles Jaguar OK) and am just acquiring a 350mHz G3 clamshell iBook... or would it be too much for these machines? thanks for your opinions, David de la Hunty -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: Adobe Reader 6.. Part fixed
Thanks heaps to you all for the educational information ! My immediate problem has now been rectified by :- Booting back into OS9.1 and recalibrating the Monitor from the Monitor control panel. The same adjustments did not seem to be available in OSX. ( Apple 1710 monitor. ) Reduced the picture width and repositioned to bring it all back into viewing area. Heh! and Convergence adjustment even improves it's readability. Cheers Bob
Comments on the 17 Powerbook: Pro or Con?
Hi: I am considering my next Power Book purchase and am thinking about going to the 17 model. It is really a contest between the upper-level 15 or the 17. Could anyone out there who uses a 17 or has experience with both machines send me an email on or off list with their personal opinion on what was best for them and why? Some information about my situation: 1. I am currently using a Ti PB 400 Mhz which is getting slower and is subject to some wear and tear; 2. I use Adobe and Macromedia projects and am getting into iMovie and may, in the next few years, be thinking Final Cut Pro; 3. I take my Mac EVERYWHERE including to work, overseas, on trips, etc--long battery life and durability is important to me; 5. I am debating whether an extra 2 of screen is worth the price differential; 6. I am not at all motivated by having the latest technology or what other people think--I want a good, durable machine which will take me through the next 3-4 years. 7. I work at a university and am therefore eligible for academic price. Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions. Nat -- Mrs Nathalie Collins Box A176, Australind WA 6233 AUSTRALIA Tel Fax: (+61) 8 9796 0509 Mobile: (+61) 43 989 1998 --
Re: Comments on the 17 Powerbook: Pro or Con?
Hi Nat Just on the way out so it will be brief - I've had 3 x 15 Ti PowerBooks (myself) and now have a 1.33GHz 17 Aluminium PowerBook. Quite simply the 17 is great. I was skeptical about moving from a Ti model to the Aluminium but since purchase I've never regretted the move. I've taken out the standard 4200 RPM drive and put in a 7200RPM drive and this machine is very quick - no G5 but it would really compete with a bog standard G4 desktop. Cindy still has a TiPB 400MHz with 4200 RPM drive and there is a massive difference in performance between the 2 machines. There's nothing I don't like about the 17 - even the backlit keys are neat in low-light environments (and for me, at least, the extra monitor area is a real bonus I doubt you would be disappointed. Oh and it fits very neatly in my brief case on its odd excursion. On 07/02/2004, at 12:57 PM, Mrs C wrote: Hi: I am considering my next Power Book purchase and am thinking about going to the 17 model. It is really a contest between the upper-level 15 or the 17. Could anyone out there who uses a 17 or has experience with both machines send me an email on or off list with their personal opinion on what was best for them and why? Some information about my situation: 1. I am currently using a Ti PB 400 Mhz which is getting slower and is subject to some wear and tear; 2. I use Adobe and Macromedia projects and am getting into iMovie and may, in the next few years, be thinking Final Cut Pro; 3. I take my Mac EVERYWHERE including to work, overseas, on trips, etc--long battery life and durability is important to me; 5. I am debating whether an extra 2 of screen is worth the price differential; 6. I am not at all motivated by having the latest technology or what other people think--I want a good, durable machine which will take me through the next 3-4 years. 7. I work at a university and am therefore eligible for academic price. Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions. Nat Keith Palmer Zytech Marketing Pty Ltd PO Box 342 Bunbury 6231 Phone: 08 9791 5556 Fax: 08 9791 5900 the online data storage technology store - http://www.zytech.com.au/
Re: Comments on the 17 Powerbook: Pro or Con?
just my 2cents: i bought a powerbook 3 weeks ago for video edits grafix --- exellent it just took me along time to adjust to panther because it's so different from the os 9.xx be aware the system disk included has !old! versions of software thus makes the $6000 machine partly unusable i was able to obtain a disk with updates (127 megabytes) to fix alot of the problems this email comes from my 17 book, there are still some bugs in some new applications but eg finalcutpro works perfectly, so i'm proud owner of a video editing suite, but dvd burning is not yet fixed.. overall i suggest to buy it..James On 07/02/2004, at 12:57, Mrs C wrote: Hi: I am considering my next Power Book purchase and am thinking about going to the 17 model. It is really a contest between the upper-level 15 or the 17. Could anyone out there who uses a 17 or has experience with both machines send me an email on or off list with their personal opinion on what was best for them and why? Some information about my situation: 1. I am currently using a Ti PB 400 Mhz which is getting slower and is subject to some wear and tear; 2. I use Adobe and Macromedia projects and am getting into iMovie and may, in the next few years, be thinking Final Cut Pro; 3. I take my Mac EVERYWHERE including to work, overseas, on trips, etc--long battery life and durability is important to me; 5. I am debating whether an extra 2 of screen is worth the price differential; 6. I am not at all motivated by having the latest technology or what other people think--I want a good, durable machine which will take me through the next 3-4 years. 7. I work at a university and am therefore eligible for academic price. Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions. Nat -- Mrs Nathalie Collins Box A176, Australind WA 6233 AUSTRALIA Tel Fax: (+61) 8 9796 0509 Mobile: (+61) 43 989 1998 -- -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: Comments on the 17 Powerbook: Pro or Con?
On Saturday, February 7, 2004, at 12:57 PM, Mrs C wrote: 2. I use Adobe and Macromedia projects and am getting into iMovie and may, in the next few years, be thinking Final Cut Pro; Can't imagine FC would be much fun on a 15 screen. just a thought Stew
Re: Comments on the 17 Powerbook: Pro or Con?
5. I am debating whether an extra 2 of screen is worth the price differential; That 2 of screen is actually 1440x900 - 1280x854 pixels = 202880 more pixels than the 15 model which is about 18.6% more screen real estate. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia TechnomancerJoin WA's annual Opinions for hire [POQ] Speculative Fiction festival [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord http://chronopolis.sf.org.au/
