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Office OLE - available w. Mac OS/X version of Office?? 550 Views / 0 Replies  
I have a perl script that works on data I want to write into an Excel spreadsheet... I found Perl info on-line that describes how to do this... it uses Microsoft OLE - see link below... does anybody...
Posted by brewskij, on Oct 11, 2004 at 11:54 AM, in Applications
Backup - NOT!!!!! arggggggggghhhggghg!!! 658 Views / 5 Replies  
wanted to make a backup of my disk, since I haven't done so, and will be heading on the road shortly... have used Norton Backup and Ghost with PCs in the past... have backup from .MAC subscription......
Posted by brewskij, on May 10, 2004 at 08:33 PM, in Applications
migration from XP to OS/X - Excel macro and Entourage 571 Views / 1 Replies  
for past month or so, I have been migrating apps, files, etc from our Dell PC (running XP) to our new PowerBook... had a time of it with Excel spreadsheet that had a macro partially due to:

- not...
Posted by brewskij, on Apr 8, 2004 at 11:35 AM, in Applications
Excel VBA Macro - filename problem... 381 Views / 0 Replies  
I am in the middle of moving all my data/files from a PC I have used for the past 4.5 years to my new PowerBook...

I have a excel spreadsheet that has a VBA macro in it that I use to massage data...
Posted by brewskij, on Apr 1, 2004 at 04:19 AM, in macOS
couldn't wait... 2,189 Views / 47 Replies  
I went ahead and ordered (from Apple store - via phone) a PB 15" ALU, w. APP, Quicken, MS Office, and .MAC... looking forward to learning tons about OS/X, getting it to network with my Win XP Pro PC...
Posted by brewskij, on Feb 15, 2004 at 03:03 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I am not a gamer... 2,189 Views / 47 Replies  
I want a Mac for being able to get into the multimedia world... for the ease that it seems to be able to do things (per my readings), for the rock solid OS/X based on the sturdy/been around since the...
Posted by brewskij, on Feb 13, 2004 at 11:06 PM, in Mac Notebooks
IBM on PowerPC 970FX chip, and Dell's new gaming notebook - G5 Notebook coming soon? 2,189 Views / 47 Replies  
from reuters, http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=UY2NKN135BAK4CRBAEKSFEY?type=technologyNews&storyID=4351019


NEW YORK (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp. (IBM.N:...
Posted by brewskij, on Feb 13, 2004 at 04:20 AM, in Mac Notebooks
how did you get it to work? 629 Views / 5 Replies  
did you have to use gimp and cups - or are there easier, GUI-based things built into Panther that handle this chore...

reason I am asking is that I am soon to be a PowerBook 15" owner (I think)...
Posted by brewskij, on Feb 10, 2004 at 09:19 PM, in Mac Notebooks
www.PowerBookCentral.com reports a discount... 1,101 Views / 7 Replies  
$30 off $299 or more at The Apple Store
Wednesday, February 4 2004 @ 8:47 AM CT | Article Link
Use coupon code KQYUV9U97W at The Apple Store through February 14th and receive $30 off your purchase...
Posted by brewskij, on Feb 5, 2004 at 12:13 PM, in Mac Notebooks
SuperBowl advertisement?? 933 Views / 6 Replies  
no, we gotta wait till the SuperBowl to see if Apple comes out with a new ad compaign, and associated new products...

I, too, am in a waiting game on buying a PowerBook... have my sights set on a...
Posted by brewskij, on Jan 26, 2004 at 12:48 PM, in Mac Notebooks
not a dual_eee - my mistake 871 Views / 5 Replies  
sorry... was sure that last evening the advertisement said it was a dualee G4... and figured that would be part of the news from MacWorld... must have been wishful thinking, huh?
Posted by brewskij, on Jan 6, 2004 at 01:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks
MacWorld news - soon?? 871 Views / 5 Replies  
I have been looking for MacWorld news... so far saw a cool DUAL G4 EMAC with a gig of RAM, 80 Gig HD, and 4X superdrive - $989 at www.smalldog.com ... and the Apple Web site store is updating their...
Posted by brewskij, on Jan 6, 2004 at 12:15 PM, in Mac Notebooks
PB 15" and External Speakers 2,094 Views / 3 Replies  
My plan is to buy a PB 15" ALU sometime not long after the Mac Conference event... I am wondering about hooking up external speakers to the PB... I saw a real slick Harmon Kardon clear speaker system...
Posted by brewskij, on Dec 28, 2003 at 02:23 AM, in Mac Notebooks
familiar with Unix 1,540 Views / 9 Replies  
effgee,

luckily and happily for me I have had several years of experience working with Unix on minicomputers and Sun workstations several years ago (system administration types of activities)......
Posted by brewskij, on Dec 26, 2003 at 10:51 PM, in Mac Notebooks
spent quite abit of time at our local Apple Store 1,540 Views / 9 Replies  
I have taken the advice that vetern Mac owners say - check out the options at a Apple Store... spent multiple hours total at our Oahu store - talking to several guys who work there... they tell me...
Posted by brewskij, on Dec 26, 2003 at 01:47 PM, in Mac Notebooks
more memory than 512 in Powerbook! 1,540 Views / 9 Replies  
effgee,

didn't think of adding more than 512M initially, since the overall cost of the 15" in the config that I am looking at already seems relatively skyhigh to me... but I am looking at the...
Posted by brewskij, on Dec 25, 2003 at 10:29 PM, in Mac Notebooks
the big decision... 1,540 Views / 9 Replies  
Hi,

been using PCs since about 1989... a coworker turned me on to the newer Macs and their incredible Unix-based, OS/X operating system... the more I read on Mac forums like this, the more I am...
Posted by brewskij, on Dec 25, 2003 at 09:06 PM, in Mac Notebooks
 
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