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This was driving me crazy, but the fix is simple.... 7,961 Views / 268 Replies  
This was driving me crazy, but the fix is simple. The Adobe Acrobat plugin is crashing Safari. Open adobe reader, access adobe reader preferences, in the "Internet" preferences, UNcheck "Display PDF...
Posted by jmp998, on Jun 14, 2007 at 01:44 AM, in Applications
Not your fault, certainly not the only software... 5,327 Views / 59 Replies  
Not your fault, certainly not the only software to trip over file names with spaces. Bad habit of mine, putting spaces in folder names, just 'looks' better to me when scanning for files. Anyway it...
Posted by jmp998, on Apr 21, 2004 at 11:49 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I sorted it out. At the same time I installed... 5,327 Views / 59 Replies  
I sorted it out. At the same time I installed MenuMeters, I created a folder called "Menu Extras" for all these items. Each time I re-installed, I also installed into this folder. Deleting the...
Posted by jmp998, on Apr 21, 2004 at 11:15 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I tried deleting all copies, restarting,... 5,327 Views / 59 Replies  
I tried deleting all copies, restarting, re-installing. Same problem. I'll post if I figure out what it is.

Like I said, it seems like some permissions issue, because installing a new user fixes...
Posted by jmp998, on Apr 21, 2004 at 10:49 PM, in Mac Notebooks
OS X 10.3.3 MenuCracker 1.3 MenuMeters 1.1.1 ... 5,327 Views / 59 Replies  
OS X 10.3.3
MenuCracker 1.3
MenuMeters 1.1.1

I'm guessing this is probably some sort of permissions issue?

I tried making a new user and re-installing MenuCracker and your cpu speed menu...
Posted by jmp998, on Apr 21, 2004 at 10:17 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I like your menu extra. It worked great for me... 5,327 Views / 59 Replies  
I like your menu extra. It worked great for me initially. Then I installed MenuMeters. Your menu extra still shows up, but after I try to select a new CPU setting it will revert to the prior...
Posted by jmp998, on Apr 21, 2004 at 08:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Found the pdf-here's part of one of the tables. ... 26,125 Views / 270 Replies  
Found the pdf-here's part of one of the tables. Keep in mind I have no insider connections/info and am a biologist not engineer and know absolutely nothing about CPU's.

Core voltage is reduced...
Posted by jmp998, on Mar 19, 2003 at 03:35 AM, in Mac Notebooks
If I'm not mistaken rev 3.3 of the 7455 (as... 26,125 Views / 270 Replies  
If I'm not mistaken rev 3.3 of the 7455 (as listed by Karim from his xbench results for the 17") incorporates an internal voltage reduction that reduces power consumption by approximately 1/3 vs the...
Posted by jmp998, on Mar 19, 2003 at 03:07 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Finally someone who understands. Sure for... 1,709 Views / 35 Replies  
Finally someone who understands.

Sure for most electronic stores they want to close the deal. If you're not happy with the deal you get at Best Buy, and go shop at CompUSA, then Best Buy has lost...
Posted by jmp998, on Mar 12, 2003 at 11:11 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I have given many presentations (~1/week for four... 1,500 Views / 24 Replies  
I have given many presentations (~1/week for four years)-here are some hints:

If you have a recent powerbook, you probably don't need to worry about rebooting after connecting. It does give you a...
Posted by jmp998, on Feb 25, 2003 at 02:16 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: BTS Electronics selling 17" PB on EBay already.... 1,101 Views / 14 Replies  
I've actually been watching these guys for the three months or so they've been selling on ebay. At first I thought it must be a scam, because right from the beginning they've offered nothing but...
Posted by jmp998, on Jan 28, 2003 at 02:58 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Superdrive Upgrade for G4 Pb's 1,145 Views / 21 Replies  
According to their website "? Requires dealer installation" so I'm pretty sure they keep your old drive. Great deal for them, they not only get $500 in cash but they also get your old dvd or...
Posted by jmp998, on Jan 18, 2003 at 12:39 PM, in Mac Notebooks
FWIW, I've had mine since 11/14 and it never... 1,442 Views / 20 Replies  
FWIW, I've had mine since 11/14 and it never happened until last week when I went to Florida, where this exact problem happened frequently (usually within an hour or so of being plugged in). It...
Posted by jmp998, on Dec 29, 2002 at 01:03 PM, in Mac Notebooks
This is not well documented, but it is actually... 806 Views / 7 Replies  
This is not well documented, but it is actually very easy to re-install iDVD2 from the restore dvd. The OS X installer does not install iDVD2-you must install it separately later. After installing...
Posted by jmp998, on Dec 25, 2002 at 01:38 AM, in Mac Notebooks
The Radeon 9000 has a heatsink, which is... 628 Views / 4 Replies  
The Radeon 9000 has a heatsink, which is connected to the CPU heatsink,so in a sense the radeon 9000 shares a fan with the cpu. The back fan is actually located right next to the G4; the Radeon...
Posted by jmp998, on Dec 19, 2002 at 04:09 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Most online resellers don't carry the Combo, but... 1,589 Views / 26 Replies  
Most online resellers don't carry the Combo, but macconnection has for several weeks. Bet they're selling quite a few as this is one of the few places to get them without paying tax (assuming you...
Posted by jmp998, on Dec 17, 2002 at 11:24 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Regarding the right side (power input area)... 14,801 Views / 268 Replies  
Regarding the right side (power input area) fan-the argument has been made that there should be no difference in how much this fan runs on the new 1GHz/867MHz models vs. the old 800MHz/667MHz.
...
Posted by jmp998, on Dec 15, 2002 at 04:24 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Anyone who has a recent (post 12/6) powerbook,... 2,260 Views / 54 Replies  
Anyone who has a recent (post 12/6) powerbook, especially if your fans are quiet or run infrequently, could you post the system software revision and firmware (boot ROM) revision, just so we can see...
Posted by jmp998, on Dec 12, 2002 at 02:50 PM, in Mac Notebooks
lokjah or someone else who has a recent (post... 14,801 Views / 268 Replies  
lokjah or someone else who has a recent (post 12/6) powerbook, especially if your fans are quiet or run infrequently, could you post the system software revision and firmware (boot ROM) revision,...
Posted by jmp998, on Dec 12, 2002 at 01:07 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Here's the link. Yes he has been caught. ... 1,236 Views / 23 Replies  
Here's the link. Yes he has been caught.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/pcworld/20021206/tc_pcworld/107741

I actually almost bought something from him myself several months...
Posted by jmp998, on Dec 9, 2002 at 09:30 PM, in Mac Notebooks
A good suggestion-I ebay quite a bit, and the... 1,236 Views / 23 Replies  
A good suggestion-I ebay quite a bit, and the vast majority of sellers which claim to be Apple Certified Technicians and to have completely checked out the machine have absolutely no knowledge of...
Posted by jmp998, on Dec 9, 2002 at 06:52 PM, in Mac Notebooks
There was a recent news item on a... 1,236 Views / 23 Replies  
There was a recent news item on a seller-calvinsauctions-which had been in business on ebay for years with good feedback. Then they decided to just stop shipping items for a few months, and...
Posted by jmp998, on Dec 9, 2002 at 06:37 PM, in Mac Notebooks
If you read through the reviews it seems like... 2,479 Views / 29 Replies  
If you read through the reviews it seems like almost all of the very negative reviews emphasize the extraordinarily high rate of crashes, complete inability to burn readable CD's, or other issues...
Posted by jmp998, on Dec 8, 2002 at 03:52 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Re: CNET review and user recommendations for new Ti stink 2,479 Views / 29 Replies  
Actually it is clearly for the new powerbooks-they repeatedly mention processor speeds of 1GHz and 867MHz, built-in superdrive, etc. For example the second sentence in their review states "The...
Posted by jmp998, on Dec 8, 2002 at 03:35 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Wrong Information Listed 2,479 Views / 29 Replies  
Yeah, if you read carefully they've got many many specs and details wrong-looks like a lot of pasting from previous articles. Anyone really beleive they got a 1GHz Ti with OS 10.1.4 on it instead of...
Posted by jmp998, on Dec 8, 2002 at 01:20 AM, in Mac Notebooks
The purring is not specific to this model-my... 1,116 Views / 12 Replies  
The purring is not specific to this model-my Pismo did the same. No problems ever with that heavily used machine.

Look on the bright side-if you can hear the purring, you probably don't have one...
Posted by jmp998, on Dec 7, 2002 at 05:05 PM, in Mac Notebooks
No, as stated in my post above (3rd from top) you... 870 Views / 10 Replies  
No, as stated in my post above (3rd from top) you can not override this by fiddling with energy saver settings. I can see how this might be frustrating someday if your battery was damaged/completely...
Posted by jmp998, on Dec 7, 2002 at 04:31 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Apparently this is a design feature, not a bug. ... 870 Views / 10 Replies  
Apparently this is a design feature, not a bug. From the Developer Note (no "why" is given):

Power-Saving Features
The PowerBook G4 computer has several profiles to save power. ....
The system...
Posted by jmp998, on Dec 7, 2002 at 03:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Interesting bug, also see it on mine (using... 870 Views / 10 Replies  
Interesting bug, also see it on mine (using altivec fractal carbon as the speed test). Changing energy saver cpu speed settings for both battery and ac did not correct it. However I agree with...
Posted by jmp998, on Dec 7, 2002 at 01:19 AM, in Mac Notebooks
On my 1GHz/combo I partitioned the hard drive,... 822 Views / 13 Replies  
On my 1GHz/combo I partitioned the hard drive, popped in the system restore dvd, and along with everything else it automatically installed iDVD2. Of course it won't run without a superdrive, but it...
Posted by jmp998, on Dec 6, 2002 at 11:17 PM, in Mac Notebooks
My unified fan theory (including what to most are... 4,290 Views / 54 Replies  
My unified fan theory (including what to most are painfully obvious details) based on reading many posts and also what I consider the 'normal' behavior of my 'non-defective' 1GHz powerbook:

The...
Posted by jmp998, on Dec 5, 2002 at 06:28 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Yes the back center fan is a little loud and is a... 14,801 Views / 268 Replies  
Yes the back center fan is a little loud and is a new design-looks like it blows at a right angle to the rotational axis of the fan (better design in my opinion, given the fan's orientation).

The...
Posted by jmp998, on Dec 3, 2002 at 08:07 PM, in Mac Notebooks
For DVDPlaza: 10. Place some load on the... 14,801 Views / 268 Replies  
For DVDPlaza:

10. Place some load on the system, and the fan kicks in - BUT not the noisy right hand side one, the center fan kicks in (quieter)

So the right-side fan on your powerbook (the one...
Posted by jmp998, on Dec 3, 2002 at 07:30 PM, in Mac Notebooks
No, the titanium parts are 99% plus pure... 1,905 Views / 24 Replies  
No, the titanium parts are 99% plus pure titanium, not an alloy. Of course most parts other than the exposed metal pieces aren't titanium at all.
Posted by jmp998, on Dec 2, 2002 at 10:07 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Seems like Apple is catching up-hope you guys... 20,401 Views / 361 Replies  
Seems like Apple is catching up-hope you guys don't have to wait to much longer (note ship time for new orders of 7-10 days). It's also 7-10 days with RAM doubled to 1GB.


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Posted by jmp998, on Nov 30, 2002 at 02:48 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Perhaps my post was unclear. The new 867/1000MHz... 740 Views / 9 Replies  
Perhaps my post was unclear. The new 867/1000MHz powerbooks come with a single software restore DVD. Software restore from this DVD installs iDVD2 (including the tutorial files). However as the...
Posted by jmp998, on Nov 29, 2002 at 11:48 PM, in Mac Notebooks
iDVD2 is on the restore DVD (I partitioned my HD... 740 Views / 9 Replies  
iDVD2 is on the restore DVD (I partitioned my HD and re-installed everything from the DVD and still have iDVD2). I can't believe it's so huge by the way-800MB of that is the application itself with...
Posted by jmp998, on Nov 29, 2002 at 09:23 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I don't know much about Dell's, but if it's 0.8"... 3,580 Views / 54 Replies  
I don't know much about Dell's, but if it's 0.8" I'm guessing it must be one of those Latitudes with a 800MHz P3 (that's all I could find at the Dell store that's even close). Seems like in some...
Posted by jmp998, on Nov 27, 2002 at 01:25 AM, in Mac Notebooks
How thick is your Dell laptop? In general, one... 3,580 Views / 54 Replies  
How thick is your Dell laptop?
In general, one of the best ways to make a fan quieter (without sacrificing air flow) is to make it larger and lower RPM, and give it plenty of surrounding air space. ...
Posted by jmp998, on Nov 27, 2002 at 12:13 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Re: 867 is one hell of a machine 1,238 Views / 14 Replies  
I haven't compared the two speedwise but consider this:

867MHz=2299
1GHz=2999

Now let's reconfigure the 1GHz model to the same specs as the 867:
60GB to 40GB HD->$100
No Airport Card->$100...
Posted by jmp998, on Nov 25, 2002 at 09:43 PM, in Mac Notebooks
When I last checked about midnight last night my... 14,799 Views / 269 Replies  
When I last checked about midnight last night my powerbook was still listed as: Left FedEx Sort FacilityANCHORAGE AK 11/13/2002 14:23

It was delivered to Dallas this morning before 9AM. Total...
Posted by jmp998, on Nov 15, 2002 at 12:40 AM, in Mac Notebooks
=Chiang Kai Shek International Airport in Taiwan... 14,799 Views / 269 Replies  
=Chiang Kai Shek International Airport in Taiwan (probably mispelled that). The scan activity order is misleading because it is based on local date/time where the scan ocurred-but our powerbooks...
Posted by jmp998, on Nov 13, 2002 at 11:40 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The last listing for mine is still: Left FedEx... 14,799 Views / 269 Replies  
The last listing for mine is still: Left FedEx RampC.K.S. INTL AIRPORT TW 11/13/2002 19:56

I hope it didn't fall out of the plane over the Pacific!

Edit: Now also listed as having left Fedex...
Posted by jmp998, on Nov 13, 2002 at 11:11 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I posted this to the "Quick review of new... 11,864 Views / 147 Replies  
I posted this to the "Quick review of new powerbook" thread yesterday (end of first page) but that thread seems to have fallen by the wayside. Summary: The Fujitsu MHS 4200 has a (max) transfer...
Posted by jmp998, on Nov 13, 2002 at 09:33 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I've been checking pathologically (several times... 14,799 Views / 269 Replies  
I've been checking pathologically (several times a day). It took me about 1 hour to make it through the "being reviewed" stage on Friday, then it stayed at "being assembled" until some time in the...
Posted by jmp998, on Nov 13, 2002 at 03:31 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Ordered Friday 11/8/02 at 1PM CST PowerBook G4... 14,799 Views / 269 Replies  
Ordered Friday 11/8/02 at 1PM CST PowerBook G4 1GHz/1024MB/60GB/Combo (student purchase). Just shipped 1AM Wednesday 11/13/02. Hoping for Saturday delivery, but maybe Monday or Tuesday is more...
Posted by jmp998, on Nov 13, 2002 at 03:05 AM, in Mac Notebooks
An earlier post indicated that the drive in the... 5,054 Views / 67 Replies  
An earlier post indicated that the drive in the new powerbooks is a fujitsu. According to this article linked below, the maximum transfer rate for the Fujitsu MHS 4200 is 38.1 MB per second (media...
Posted by jmp998, on Nov 13, 2002 at 02:33 AM, in Mac Notebooks
 
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