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Its a 12"pb, they don't boot into os 9.	1,406 Views / 14 Replies
Its a 12"pb, they don't boot into os 9.
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Aug 31, 2003 at 12:15 AM, in Mac Notebooks

General: Unplugging a usb device wakes it from...	4,988 Views / 86 Replies
General: Unplugging a usb device wakes it from sleep. How many times have I closed the lid, then remembered to unplug my mouse, only to have to wake the thing up and sleep it again. Waking when...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Aug 26, 2003 at 12:29 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Nice! Now if you could just add 1) more...	904 Views / 24 Replies
Nice! Now if you could just add 1) more spaces, and 2) a running filter against a spell check dictionary that would pull off each actual word as it appeared and append it to a different window, I...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Aug 21, 2003 at 10:53 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Yes, there is a chance that an unbiased coin...	904 Views / 24 Replies
Yes, there is a chance that an unbiased coin could come up heads forever, it is just really really unlikely. The chance that it would happen is the smallest number you can think, divided by 2, and...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Aug 21, 2003 at 03:38 AM, in MacNN Lounge

I think in this context, random just means that...	904 Views / 24 Replies
I think in this context, random just means that at any time there is an equal probability of them striking any key. You're right that that could result in them pressing the same key every time, but...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Aug 21, 2003 at 03:15 AM, in MacNN Lounge

LOL	904 Views / 24 Replies
LOL
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Aug 21, 2003 at 03:08 AM, in MacNN Lounge

I think the original description of the scenario...	904 Views / 24 Replies
I think the original description of the scenario is supposed to be monkeys randomly pressing keys on typewriters. So just holding down one key doesn't count. Even then, though, there is no...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Aug 21, 2003 at 03:06 AM, in MacNN Lounge

They could only be expected to write every finite...	904 Views / 24 Replies
They could only be expected to write every finite string, not all of the infinite ones too. Don't forget that some infinite sets are bigger than others.
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Aug 21, 2003 at 02:32 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Actually, it might turn a profit - they are...	904 Views / 24 Replies
Actually, it might turn a profit - they are selling copies of the monkey's book for �25.
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Aug 21, 2003 at 01:56 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Funniest thing I've read in a long time...	904 Views / 24 Replies
...either that or I just haven't had enough sleep. From the BBC http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/3013959.stm No words to describe...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Aug 21, 2003 at 01:16 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Re: Prediction: New Powerbook!	849 Views / 2 Replies
Better watch your back, I think I heard coolmacdude coming up behind you... http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=173128
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Aug 21, 2003 at 12:34 AM, in Mac Notebooks

While microsoft has moved up announcements in the...	1,001 Views / 11 Replies
While microsoft has moved up announcements in the past to compete with apple, it seems really unlikely that they would push back the announcement of the new version of their flagship office product...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Aug 20, 2003 at 06:24 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: Re: I am going to kill the next person who posts a fake 15" announcement	1,272 Views / 8 Replies
The new powerbooks are up (12, 15 and 17)! -Bill Gates
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Aug 20, 2003 at 02:23 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Yeah, and maybe he had all that plastic surgery...	1,616 Views / 20 Replies
Yeah, and maybe he had all that plastic surgery to repair the damage to his face after his imac hard drive caught on fire while he was sitting too close to the screen (I won't even hazard a guess as...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Aug 19, 2003 at 10:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: PowerBook 1400 car adaptor compatible with new PowerBooks/iBooks?	611 Views / 3 Replies
The 1400 (and g3 notebooks) power adapters supply less wattage than the current books' adapters (45W vs. 60W). I have heard mixed things about compatibility: Best case: It will allow you to run...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Aug 19, 2003 at 09:24 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Maybe you don't find it annoying...maybe you have...	1,616 Views / 20 Replies
Maybe you don't find it annoying...maybe you have your PS scratch disk on an external drive so the internal drive doesn't get so hot...maybe using PS is more of a mouse-controlled task than it is a...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Aug 19, 2003 at 09:18 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I used a 1400c for years, and completely agree...	1,616 Views / 20 Replies
I used a 1400c for years, and completely agree with you about that keyboard, it was excellent. Much better than ibook and ti keyboards. The keyboard on the aluminum 12" I have now is even better...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Aug 19, 2003 at 03:56 PM, in Mac Notebooks

But keep in mind that tibooks (at least the more...	1,388 Views / 16 Replies
But keep in mind that tibooks (at least the more recent ones) are designed to avoid trickle charging - that is why even when plugged in the battery drains down from 100% to about 95% before it starts...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Mar 14, 2003 at 11:33 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I had the same sleep delay, it was really...	513 Views / 2 Replies
I had the same sleep delay, it was really frustrating always waiting to make sure the thing would actually sleep once the lid was closed. This fixed it. Thanks.
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Mar 14, 2003 at 02:27 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: Nice!	785 Views / 4 Replies
I picked up a very similar case made by vanguard at staples. Under $40 after a price match. It is maybe an inch wider - room enough for some cables, and perhaps a micro adapter. A nice case when I...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Mar 12, 2003 at 01:32 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: G4 running OS 10.2.4 won't shut down	532 Views / 4 Replies
macfixit.com has an article on some related issues. They suggest resetting nvram restart holding down command+option+o+f to boot into open firmware. then type: reset-nvram reset-all
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Mar 5, 2003 at 04:06 PM, in macOS

Hard time falling asleep	382 Views / 1 Replies
After upgradeing to 10.2.4 I developed the modem disconnect issue on my tibook. I resolved that by swapping out a handful of ppp/modem related extensions for the 10.2.3 versions and that problem was...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Mar 4, 2003 at 08:02 PM, in macOS

Re: Re: Dead Pixels on the 12"?	1,973 Views / 34 Replies
They are about this big --> . (though it may depend on how large you have your type set to) If they are centrally located they are easy to spot (even hard to miss), but there are several...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Jan 27, 2003 at 05:58 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I doubt it is keyboard flexing that causes it,...	1,273 Views / 12 Replies
I doubt it is keyboard flexing that causes it, but the ti screen itself may also be more flexible than the al screen. Anybody want to risk destruction of their new machine and dust the keys with...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Jan 27, 2003 at 03:16 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: not to get too off topic, but....	3,099 Views / 42 Replies
Nope. OS 9 emulation (Classic) works for many programs but not all. It does not run quark or many of the audio applications (and their plugins). Not to open this can of worms again, but OS 9 is...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Jan 26, 2003 at 02:44 AM, in Mac Notebooks

<pot> kettle black </pot>	10,252 Views / 128 Replies
<pot> kettle black </pot>
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Jan 24, 2003 at 10:05 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Hippy, Nobody minds your opinion, which...	2,601 Views / 51 Replies
Hippy, Nobody minds your opinion, which could be expressed roughly as: -The fans on the tibook run more often and (at least in some cases) more loudly than on other pbooks. Some people (Hippy...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Jan 24, 2003 at 03:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Here is my TiBook 867 running the same version...	3,080 Views / 33 Replies
Here is my TiBook 867 running the same version (though I didn't tweak anything before running it - like making sure journaling is turned off, etc.) Results 74.59 System Info Xbench...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Jan 22, 2003 at 06:29 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Word has terrible control over text flow when you...	3,818 Views / 86 Replies
Word has terrible control over text flow when you use footnotes - it will regularly continue a single footnote over several pages with one line on each page. Also, next time somebody sends you a...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Jan 20, 2003 at 07:16 PM, in Applications

Re: First mac, G3 or G4	531 Views / 6 Replies
Go for the G4. Although a G3 is fine for many current apps, you don't want to save a few bucks in the short run only to have the computer unable to run the applications you want use a year or two...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Jan 20, 2003 at 03:56 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Many of the options that still exist are there...	1,463 Views / 22 Replies
Many of the options that still exist are there despite apple's best efforts. Remember, there used to be programs to disable smoothed text entirely - 10.2 broke them. It also used to be easier to get...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Jan 16, 2003 at 02:27 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: Serial Numbers of Powerbook 17's at Macworld?	1,037 Views / 9 Replies
Reports I heard said the 17 inchers were pre-production units. I doubt there would be any useful serial number info on them. Did you see somewhere that Compal was already cranking away?
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Jan 15, 2003 at 06:41 PM, in Mac Notebooks

OS 9 booting. Many people still want it (myself...	2,377 Views / 57 Replies
OS 9 booting. Many people still want it (myself included) and the albooks won't do it. We also still don't know how short lived this version will be. It might last another month, or (my bet) it might...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Jan 13, 2003 at 06:32 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: Powerbook future...	898 Views / 7 Replies
I would bet on later rather than sooner for the 15" replacement to show up. Reports are that there is no way to boot the albooks into os 9, and until Quark and audio aps are useable in X, it would...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Jan 13, 2003 at 01:45 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: Re: Re: Hippy is back.....with a smile	2,377 Views / 57 Replies
Was this directed at poisontooth? How has he made applecare more difficult to navigate? Please tell me he is not one of the people that designed those automated phone systems. I was in full...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Jan 12, 2003 at 11:31 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Try the pc card slot. If there aren't already mac...	1,508 Views / 40 Replies
Try the pc card slot. If there aren't already mac compatible 802.11g pccards, there will be very soon. Why is it so important to you to convince everyone else that you were right to return your...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Jan 11, 2003 at 04:35 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: Hippy is back.....with a smile	2,377 Views / 57 Replies
Hippy Little's new 17" Albook - I am predicting it will go something like this. Post 1: This thing rocks, it is so much better than the always on fan too small screen 15" noise maker you chumps...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Jan 11, 2003 at 02:00 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Here is an email I sent to Safeware and their...	4,977 Views / 15 Replies
Here is an email I sent to Safeware and their reply: Good Morning, You are correct we guarantee replacement with same like, kind and quality as stated in our policies. We do not guarantee that you...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Dec 27, 2002 at 10:29 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: Sleep when Travel ?	792 Views / 8 Replies
Given the other responses this may well no longer be true, but I seem to recall that on earlier laptops, it was recommended that one not travel with it while sleeping. the issue was a difference...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Dec 22, 2002 at 03:50 PM, in Mac Notebooks

monitor settings when quitting classic	397 Views / 0 Replies
Anybody know a simple work-around for the following minor annoyance: I often run a classic app (Scrabble) that automatically sets the display to 800x600 when run. When quitting the app, the...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Dec 22, 2002 at 12:44 AM, in macOS

Re: pb1400 scsi to printer question	417 Views / 1 Replies
Don't know anything about that specific printer, but it is almost certainly parallel, not scsi. As far as I know, all usb pcmcia cards require cardbus (which the 1400 lacks). The only option might be...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Dec 18, 2002 at 10:26 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I realize that a bunch of people have reported...	1,356 Views / 15 Replies
I realize that a bunch of people have reported excessively noisy fans. Presumably this is a problem. Why, though, do you suggest that more aggressive fan usage under ac is indicative of a problem. It...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Dec 9, 2002 at 03:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I would not underestimate this motivation. Apple...	1,335 Views / 25 Replies
I would not underestimate this motivation. Apple has been known to stop providing optimal support for pretty recent hardware. I would not expect full blown support for G3 processors for much longer....
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Dec 4, 2002 at 04:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: wireless internet 1ghz ti book	1,356 Views / 14 Replies
What about if you don't have cable/dsl any of these have built in modems?
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Dec 2, 2002 at 07:04 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: Font smoothing - Yea or Nay? Your prefs?	797 Views / 6 Replies
Stupid question: Is it possible to turn it off entirely (I hate how it gives a lot of black text blueish shadows)? In the prefs panel you can turn it down or turn it off for fonts below a certain...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Dec 2, 2002 at 03:19 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: Re: powerbook 1400 questions	700 Views / 5 Replies
This is wrong. There are real problems combining certain chips. Each chip will work fine on its own (pass the full battery of tests from techtool) but when you combine them only one is recognized....
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Nov 23, 2002 at 03:45 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I got a Toshiba GAS in my 867 as well. Is there a...	817 Views / 8 Replies
I got a Toshiba GAS in my 867 as well. Is there a big difference between these and the fujitsu's?
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Nov 21, 2002 at 06:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Plot thickens...	2,634 Views / 23 Replies
dag, it looks like the microadapter would probably fit (either in the pocket or like Crash's mouse). Unfortunately, I just heard back from madsonline (I wanted to check the dimensions) and...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Nov 21, 2002 at 10:21 AM, in Mac Notebooks

o.k. found the dimensions: 1.75" x 3.5" x...	2,634 Views / 23 Replies
o.k. found the dimensions: 1.75" x 3.5" x 0.92" Weighs 5oz (w/o AC cord) anybody know if it fits? I would love that case, but it is useless to me without room for an ac adapter.
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Nov 20, 2002 at 03:58 PM, in Mac Notebooks

That vanguard case is sweet. Anybody know if one...	2,634 Views / 23 Replies
That vanguard case is sweet. Anybody know if one of the madsonline micro ac adapters would fit? I don't know the dimensions, but in pictures they look to be about the same length and width of a...
Posted by ima_pseudonym, on Nov 20, 2002 at 03:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks

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