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Help needed. Problems Adding Printer Driver with AirPort Express 723 Views / 0 Replies  
I recently purchased an Airport Express, which works fine except I’m having difficulties installing the printer driver. I’m using a Canon S300. When I click Add Printer, I get the following, which...
Posted by Parrot, on Apr 28, 2006 at 09:02 PM, in Networking
Anyone upgraded from a 12” iBook to a MacBook Pro 965 Views / 11 Replies  
Be interesting to hear any comments from owners of 12” iBooks who have recently upgraded to the new MacBook. I’m thinking of doing the same after using 12” iBooks for the past 2-3 years. In...
Posted by Parrot, on Mar 28, 2006 at 06:33 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Typo. I mean 1.25GB RAM and Bluetooth 2,820 Views / 38 Replies  
Typo.

I mean 1.25GB RAM and Bluetooth
Posted by Parrot, on Dec 28, 2004 at 09:00 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I've just purchased a maxed-out 12" iBook... 2,820 Views / 38 Replies  
I've just purchased a maxed-out 12" iBook (1.2GHz/80G/1.25GM/BT). Pretty fast. Much faster than my old iBook G4 800, which had 640MB RAM fitted. RAM size makes a big speed difference with OSX. Go for...
Posted by Parrot, on Dec 28, 2004 at 08:00 AM, in Mac Notebooks
iBook and external firewire DVD burner 413 Views / 0 Replies  
Just wondering if anyone out there has any comments regarding the LACIE Slim firewire DVD burner (see http://www.lacie.com/au/products/product.htm?pid=10186). On paper it looks like a fantastic...
Posted by Parrot, on Dec 27, 2004 at 05:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks
How did you reset the Power Management Unit?? 1,026 Views / 5 Replies  
How did you reset the Power Management Unit??
Posted by Parrot, on Mar 20, 2004 at 06:16 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Well I did it. I've just got my new G4... 1,782 Views / 16 Replies  
Well I did it. I've just got my new G4 iBook/800/12"/60G/640MB/Airport/Bluetooth.


Compared to my old iBook 900...

1. Speed improvement: Quite noticable on applications like Office, Safari,...
Posted by Parrot, on Dec 23, 2003 at 09:27 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Hi snowdropper, I was comparing the RAM... 1,782 Views / 16 Replies  
Hi snowdropper,

I was comparing the RAM prices directly from the online apple store (www.apple.com). And I was comparing the DDR266 memory used in the 12" powerbook, not the DDR333 memory used on...
Posted by Parrot, on Dec 6, 2003 at 02:07 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Thanks for the replies! Another question.... 1,782 Views / 16 Replies  
Thanks for the replies!

Another question. Does anyone know why an extra 512MB of DDR266 RAM costs $150US for the G4iBook and $300US for the 12" powerbook? I thought they both used the same RAM.
Posted by Parrot, on Dec 5, 2003 at 11:27 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Upgrading iBook900 to G4iBook 800 1,782 Views / 16 Replies  
I'm considering upgrading my iBook 900/60G/640MB/12'/airport, to a iBook G4/800/60G/640MB/airport extreme/Bluetooth.

I'm hoping there will be a significant speed improvement (i.e. G4 vs G3, 133 vs...
Posted by Parrot, on Dec 5, 2003 at 06:15 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Just thought I'd refresh this post. Has... 504 Views / 2 Replies  
Just thought I'd refresh this post.

Has anyone found a way to wirelessly sync a Tungsten C to an apple using the airport???
Posted by Parrot, on Nov 29, 2003 at 08:51 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: first 24 hours with a rev B 12-inch Powerbook... 1,211 Views / 9 Replies  
Great review!!

I'm considering upgrading from my iBook 900/60G/640MB/12" to the new 12" PB.

How does the battery life compare??

Is it really heaps faster?? Does safari run much quicker??
Posted by Parrot, on Oct 14, 2003 at 05:45 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Tungsten C and Airport 504 Views / 2 Replies  
Does anyone know how to wirelessly sync a Tungsten C using the airport?? Thanks in advance. (I'm using an iBook 900/12"/60G/640MB.OSX 10.2.6.
:)
Posted by Parrot, on Aug 15, 2003 at 09:57 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Just thought I'd refresh this post. Anyone out... 746 Views / 6 Replies  
Just thought I'd refresh this post. Anyone out there using a Tungsten C with airport?:)
Posted by Parrot, on May 19, 2003 at 03:59 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Excure the typo.... ..I upgraded to a... 1,179 Views / 18 Replies  
Excure the typo....

..I upgraded to a iBook/12"/60G/900MHz
Posted by Parrot, on May 14, 2003 at 06:27 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I've just upgraded from an iBook/12"/30G/800 to a... 1,179 Views / 18 Replies  
I've just upgraded from an iBook/12"/30G/800 to a iBook/12"/60G/600. I too had doubts about the new enclosure. But I actually prefer the new case. The iBook looks much "whiter" than my old iBook 800....
Posted by Parrot, on May 14, 2003 at 06:26 AM, in Mac Notebooks
The iBook 900's great. Look's much 'whiter' than... 2,218 Views / 25 Replies  
The iBook 900's great. Look's much 'whiter' than my old iBook 800 and is about 25% faster and double the HD space. The HD also seem faster.:)
Posted by Parrot, on May 11, 2003 at 04:33 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The Fujitsu HD is pretty quiet. Probably quieter... 2,145 Views / 20 Replies  
The Fujitsu HD is pretty quiet. Probably quieter than the IBM drive in my old iBook 800.:)
Posted by Parrot, on May 11, 2003 at 04:25 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I managed to get a copy of APM Tuner X.... 2,145 Views / 20 Replies  
I managed to get a copy of APM Tuner X. Unfortunately it won't let me change the settings of the iBook 900/60G's hard drive
Posted by Parrot, on May 11, 2003 at 08:27 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Yep, I got mine last Wednesday. Delivered to... 2,218 Views / 25 Replies  
Yep, I got mine last Wednesday. Delivered to Melbourne, Australia. I ordered it 8 days before that.

It's a 12" iBook 900/60G:)
Posted by Parrot, on May 11, 2003 at 08:24 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Is the iBook 900 faster than the 12" PB? 1,655 Views / 11 Replies  
Could anyone out there with a 12" PB post some benchmarks.

Obviously the G4 will be quicker running Altivec-enabled applications, but I have a feeling the ATI video card is quicker that the nVIDA...
Posted by Parrot, on May 10, 2003 at 11:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks
What's APM Tuner X? 2,145 Views / 20 Replies  
What's APM Tuner X?
Posted by Parrot, on May 10, 2003 at 04:43 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Re: iBook 800/30G vs iBook 900/60G benchmarks 2,145 Views / 20 Replies  
Can't really explain the difference in graphics performance. I also thought the video card's were similar. Perhaps they've changed some other hardware that interfaces with the video card.

The...
Posted by Parrot, on May 10, 2003 at 04:40 AM, in Mac Notebooks
iBook 800/30G vs iBook 900/60G benchmarks 2,145 Views / 20 Replies  
Thought these may be of interest


First iBook 800/12"/30G HD/640 RAM

Results 50.49
System Info
Xbench Version 1.0
System Version 10.2.5
Physical RAM 640 MB
Posted by Parrot, on May 10, 2003 at 02:37 AM, in Mac Notebooks
iBook + airport + Tungsten C 746 Views / 6 Replies  
Has anyone managed to sync the new Tungsten C with an iBook via the airport?? :)
Posted by Parrot, on May 4, 2003 at 06:19 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Here's my xbench results for my iBook 800 ... 1,848 Views / 15 Replies  
Here's my xbench results for my iBook 800

(I'll be getting my new iBook 900/60G is a few days!!)

Results 50.49
System Info
Xbench Version 1.0
System Version 10.2.5
Physical RAM 640...
Posted by Parrot, on May 2, 2003 at 07:13 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Anyone buying iBook 900 with 60GB HD?? 593 Views / 1 Replies  
I'm about to sell my old iBook 800/12"/30G and upgrade to a iBook 900/12"/60G. I was considering a 12" powerbook but the difference in cost, here in Australia, is significant


iBook 900/12"/60G =...
Posted by Parrot, on Apr 26, 2003 at 03:21 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I guess the upgrade pretty much in line with... 1,903 Views / 27 Replies  
I guess the upgrade pretty much in line with previous 12" IBook upgrades

iBook 500/66MHz bus/10G HD/8MB VRAM

iBook 600/100MHz bus/20G HD/8MB VRAM

iBook 700/100MHz bus/20G HD/16MB VRAM
...
Posted by Parrot, on Apr 22, 2003 at 09:03 AM, in Mac Notebooks
New iBook 900: Am I missing something?? 1,903 Views / 27 Replies  
It appears that the only difference between the old and new 12" combo iBook is 800 vs 900MHz processor speed and 30G vs 40G hard drive. Anything else???


:)
Posted by Parrot, on Apr 22, 2003 at 08:15 AM, in Mac Notebooks
AirPort question: Changing ISP's without uploading 420 Views / 0 Replies  
I'm currently using 2 different ISP's. Each time I switch, I have to upload a new configuration to the base station. Is there anyway around this.

I'm using a 2nd generation Airport base- station....
Posted by Parrot, on Apr 21, 2003 at 08:57 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
iBook: Low DVD playback volume 639 Views / 8 Replies  
Even at maximum volume setting, the DVD playback volume level through the speakers seems low. Anyway around this?:)
Posted by Parrot, on Apr 19, 2003 at 06:53 AM, in Mac Notebooks
12" PB Speaker quality 1,161 Views / 13 Replies  
Any comments re. the built-in speaker quality of the 12" PB. How do they compare with those in the 12" iBook?
:)
Posted by Parrot, on Apr 19, 2003 at 03:59 AM, in Mac Notebooks
The uControl scroll function in fantastic.... 733 Views / 10 Replies  
The uControl scroll function in fantastic. However, it doesn't seem to work with Acrobat Reader. any ideas???:)
Posted by Parrot, on Apr 19, 2003 at 03:54 AM, in Mac Notebooks
 
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