Re: [CGUYS] Powerless Powerbook

2007-07-22 Thread Phil Marchetti
John, You can take it to a Genius Bar if you have an Apple store near where you live, or you can take it to a Mac dealer. I have no clue where you live, but if convenient to Rockville, MD, you can bring it to the Washington Apple Pi Clinic on any Tuesday evening from 7PM to 9PM they can

Re: [CGUYS] Powerless Powerbook

2007-07-22 Thread John DeCarlo
On 7/22/07, Phil Marchetti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am guessing that the battery is bad. One way to prove that, is to remove the battery, plug in the AC power adapter (brick) if it runs, then the battery has gone bad. On Jul 11, 2007, at 12:48 PM, John McDonald wrote: The laptop wont

Re: [CGUYS] wmv file behavior

2007-07-22 Thread Tom Piwowar
Why do some Windows Media (wmv) files permit using the FF and REW buttons or the slider to move forward and backward during playback, and others don't? The buttons can be turned off so advertisers can force you to watch the most important parts of the program.

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone vs. IT: Clash of the Culture Titans

2007-07-22 Thread Paul Meyer
I think the article is mistaken about the conservatism of IT departments. (Surely there is misinformation coming sales reps - eg MS - about other technologies but I think they take advantage of a certain reality and don't create it.) That reality is that IT resources, especially user support

Re: [CGUYS] wmv file behavior

2007-07-22 Thread Tony B
The person encoding the file sets these options at the time of conversion. Often it has nothing to do with advertisers and everything to do with unfamiliarity with the encoder. On 7/22/07, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why do some Windows Media (wmv) files permit using the FF and REW

Re: [CGUYS] Powerless Powerbook

2007-07-22 Thread Admiral Harris
I'm not Phil, but if there's a short in the battery, it eats up too much power in the short to power the motherboard. I would tell you how I know this, but then I'd have to prohibit you from spreding that information further with extreme prejudice. - Original Message - From: John