Re: [CGUYS] USB hub question

2009-09-24 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 10:25 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: USB, being a PC technology picked up by Apple during its dark days, is technically a mess. One can have no reasonable expectation about what can and can't be successfully powered. I carry a portable drive with me that works fine

Re: [CGUYS] Netbooks vs. Notebooks

2009-09-24 Thread Paul Cannon
The first one I installed Fedora on it. I then purchased a second to install Mac OS X. So far no complaints and they work well if you understand the limitations. (Not a gaming platform or heavy graphical machine) They are not laptops; so no mobility. For typical everyday/net experience they

Re: [CGUYS] Server settings and password

2009-09-24 Thread Jordan
Maybe some clarifications are in order to start: Bill L'Hommedieu wrote: I've my hi-speed broadband with Comcast and I cant access the Mac Mail through the server settings now set. Mac Mail meaning the Mail program on your Mac, or mail from Mobile Me, or what? The techies at Comcast seem to

[CGUYS] overdrive for mac

2009-09-24 Thread One Man
To access remotely my public library's online catalog, specifically electronic resources, I am trying to download overdrive.com for mac.  It starts to download as ODMediaConsoleSetup.dmg, but I get the message Mounting failed Overdrive.com suggested that if I have google desktop installed, I

Re: [CGUYS] Portable Word Processors w/full-size keyboards

2009-09-24 Thread Constance Warner
I've had experience with the AlphaSmart and the Dana. The AlphaSmart will go 2+ years on one set of ordinary alkaline batteries. It's practically indestructible; a friend of a friend backed her car over one, and it still worked, although one key had to be replaced. The downside: when

Re: [CGUYS] overdrive for mac

2009-09-24 Thread t.piwowar
On Sep 24, 2009, at 7:36 PM, One Man wrote: To access remotely my public library's online catalog, specifically electronic resources, I am trying to download overdrive.com for mac. It starts to download as ODMediaConsoleSetup.dmg, but I get the message Mounting failed Run DiskUtility and