Re: PC repairer

2005-03-21 Thread Mark Secker
I try not to touch wintels outside of work hours but define won't start up I'll not send you to my neighbor.. he charges a fixed flat fee of $300 for any PC work (from fitting a new hard disk to building a new machine to fault fixing a printer) + parts. Surprisingly gets a fair bit of work.

Re: PC repairer

2005-03-21 Thread Robert Howells
On 21/03/2005, at 7:51 AM, Mark Secker wrote: I try not to touch wintels outside of work hours but define won't start up I'll not send you to my neighbor.. he charges a fixed flat fee of $300 That will buy you a second hand iMac Bob (from fitting a new hard disk to building a new

Re: OT: Anyone know anything about PC notebooks?

2005-03-21 Thread Karl Videmanis
Hi Phil I'd suggest an iBook - it doesn't sound like she is doing anything that a Mac can't do - and it can probably do it better :-) She'll be well under 2K if she gets a 12 model. Rgds Karl On 20/03/2005, at 7:32 PM, Phillip McGree wrote: Hiya, A friend of mine is moving overseas

Re Serial Printer on Panther.. expanded

2005-03-21 Thread Robert Howells
Wow ! There is some interest in that subject ! Just to add to my original post This is for Panther and Jaguar on machines with a Serial Port ! Pre Jaguar may be able to use a different patch but i did not follow through on that information . The Printers covered are the stylewriter

Re: OT: Anyone know anything about PC notebooks?

2005-03-21 Thread Karl Videmanis
And friends don't let friends do PCs. On 21/03/2005, at 8:25 AM, Karl Videmanis wrote: Hi Phil I'd suggest an iBook - it doesn't sound like she is doing anything that a Mac can't do - and it can probably do it better :-) She'll be well under 2K if she gets a 12 model. Rgds Karl On

Re: PC repairer

2005-03-21 Thread Susan Hastings
He's using my ibook at the moment. Maybe its time for him to switch, as he finds he can access his online units for TAFE on the ibook for marking student work, etc. On 21/03/2005, at 7:58 AM, Robert Howells wrote: On 21/03/2005, at 7:51 AM, Mark Secker wrote: I try not to touch wintels

Re: making DVDs

2005-03-21 Thread Shay Telfer
That's interesting. I meant to say that I've tried different types of DVDs, without making a difference. Hope its not the RAM, I've had it in a fair while. How did you diagnose the RAM as being the problem? Download and run MemTestOSX http://www.memtestosx.org/ Have fun, Shay --

Re: PC repairer

2005-03-21 Thread Susan Hastings
won't switch on at all. he presses the little button on the front, and nothing happens. A hardware rather than software problem. a few days ago the ethernet card wouldn't work, then it started working again. mysterious failures, may be psychological (perhaps he secretly wants a Mac) On

Ricoh - Adobe Postscript Printers

2005-03-21 Thread Diana Graham Stevens
We need a new printer and are considering buying a Ricoh AP600N. Does anyone have experience using Ricoh Printers with Macs? We have a small network with G5 iMac, G4 Quicksilver (both running OS 10.3.7) connected by Ethernet to a D-Link DSL-G604T Wireless Router. We intend to connect the

Re: Ricoh - Adobe Postscript Printers

2005-03-21 Thread Toby Oldham
My office has had a Ricoh Aficio 1045, and currently uses an Aficio 2045 photocopier/printer/scanner unit. I've had Dell PC's, 266 iMacs, eMacs and G5's using it as a primary printer over ethernet with little hassle. The actual PPD files that Ricoh use for their Aficio units works just

New version of Shoebox iPhoto plugin

2005-03-21 Thread Rod
Hi All! For those who are interested, there is a new version of the Shoebox plugin for iPhoto 4/5. Much better interface and a couple of bug fixes to boot. http://www.shoebox.com.au Out of interest, has anybody tried out the service yet? Seeya Rod!

How to get SMS's to pop up on screen?

2005-03-21 Thread Rod
Hi All! Seemed to have drawn a mental blank here. How do I get incoming SMS messages and phone calls to pop up on screen? I'm running 10.3.8, latest Bluetooth update, and have my phone (Nokia 3650) automatically paired with my Powerbook. I think I have left something unchecked, but for

Re: How to get SMS's to pop up on screen?

2005-03-21 Thread Stephen Atherton
Rod, All to do with the Address Book application. Click the funky Bluetooth symbol in Address Book (assuming you have paired with your phone already using Bluetooth Prefs) and the magic should happen. Cheers, Stephen On 21/03/2005, at 6:01 PM, Rod wrote: Hi All! Seemed to have drawn a

Re: How to get SMS's to pop up on screen?

2005-03-21 Thread Rod
Hi Stephen, I think someone stole the magic out of my Powerbook :-) I have clicked the bluetooth symbol (and have sent a couple of SMS's via the Address Book), but I have already received a couple of messages and phone calls. None have appeared on screen. Doh! Seeya Rod! On

Re: How to get SMS's to pop up on screen?

2005-03-21 Thread Toby Oldham
Obvious question (compelled to ask), you're leaving the Address Book app. open yeah? Perhaps your phone's Bluetooth is timing out ... 'Happens on my T68i (*Sigh*, damn Steve Jobs RDF ... ;-) T. On 21/03/2005, at 4:13 PM, Rod wrote: Hi Stephen, I think someone stole the magic out of my

Re: How to get SMS's to pop up on screen?

2005-03-21 Thread Rod
Everything was open and running. It seems I needed to re-pair the phone and the powerbook. Presto, message on screen! Thanks Stephen :-) Seeya Rod! On 21/03/2005, at 4:55 PM, Toby Oldham wrote: Obvious question (compelled to ask), you're leaving the Address Book app. open yeah?

Re: PC repairer

2005-03-21 Thread Paul Kitchener
Susan Hastings wrote: won't switch on at all. he presses the little button on the front, and nothing happens. A hardware rather than software problem. a few days ago the ethernet card wouldn't work, then it started working again. mysterious failures, may be psychological (perhaps he

Re: PC repairer

2005-03-21 Thread Susan Hastings
Hi, thank you for the many responses to this, husband has found someone to look at it, being unwilling to open it up himself and look. cheers, Susan. On 21/03/2005, at 7:23 PM, Paul Kitchener wrote: Susan Hastings wrote: won't switch on at all. he presses the little button on the front, and

making DVD's - follow up

2005-03-21 Thread Susan Hastings
Hi all, taking some suggestions, using memtest to check the memory on the G4, and then updating Toast to the latest version (didn't realise I hadn't done this). So, we will see what happens. thanks for helpful ideas. cheers, Susan --- Susan Hastings Registered Psychologist Suite 20, Level 1

Clicking Drive of Doom

2005-03-21 Thread Callum Prior
I have a 120Gb Htiachi Deskstar hard drive (my main drive) that started making a terrible clicking sound then a clunk last night. I immediately shut down, thinking it might have been the heat and tried starting up later with no luck, just the clicking noise and failure to recognise the

Re: Clicking Drive of Doom

2005-03-21 Thread Rob Findlay
depends on whether the drive has had a mechanical failure or whether the directory is fragged. Sounds more like mechanical. I would put it n a firewire case and try to access it with something like Disk Warrior first and if it doesn't talk to that then Data Recovery X would be next. If it