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I think maybe the low battery life may have... 456 Views / 1 Replies  
I think maybe the low battery life may have started after I upgraded to 10.3.5 because I remember last week it was lasting for more than 2 hours.
I did a re-calibration, and now when I unplug the ac...
Posted by stotan, on Aug 16, 2004 at 06:52 PM, in Mac Notebooks
powerbook battery 456 Views / 1 Replies  
Was just wondering if it is normal for the 12" powerbook battery to only last for about 1:40 minutes after having the powerbook since last November (9 months)?

I dont use the laptop all that often...
Posted by stotan, on Aug 15, 2004 at 04:44 PM, in Mac Notebooks
the 12" powerbook specs says it has 50watt hour... 6,124 Views / 103 Replies  
the 12" powerbook specs says it has 50watt hour battery, up from 47
does this mean its going to have longer battery life? anyone know if it will be significant?
Posted by stotan, on Apr 19, 2004 at 03:46 PM, in Mac Notebooks
i tried that and it still doesnt work anyone... 613 Views / 2 Replies  
i tried that and it still doesnt work
anyone else have this problem or know what i could do to fix it?
Posted by stotan, on Mar 8, 2004 at 02:55 PM, in macOS
airport update 613 Views / 2 Replies  
has anyone had problems with the new airport update?
I run software update and it downloads and tries to install the software but gives me an error saying it was unable to install. It suggests to...
Posted by stotan, on Mar 6, 2004 at 01:50 AM, in macOS
Re: I need Help! Please don't ignore me. 22,529 Views / 31 Replies  
I dont know if this is the same thing your experiencing, but sometimes I open up the lid to wake it up, and the password screen comes on, so i type my password, but then it just goes back to sleep. I...
Posted by stotan, on Feb 26, 2004 at 05:09 PM, in Mac Notebooks
i thought that might be the problem but there... 867 Views / 5 Replies  
i thought that might be the problem but there were no contextual menus installed with it. however, i looked at the crash log and there was some error to do with stuffit (dont have any idea why) so i...
Posted by stotan, on Feb 12, 2004 at 02:19 AM, in macOS
I dont think its a driver issue, at least not for... 867 Views / 5 Replies  
I dont think its a driver issue, at least not for the mouse because it happens with my mousepad on the powerbook as well as my external usb mouse

i tried unplugging the external mouse but the...
Posted by stotan, on Feb 12, 2004 at 01:53 AM, in macOS
right mouse click crashes finder?? 867 Views / 5 Replies  
Has this happened to anyone?

when i right mouse click on a folder or an icon when finder is the app in the front, it crashes and restarts finder, but if I have another application, say safari...
Posted by stotan, on Feb 12, 2004 at 01:32 AM, in macOS
Re: Windoze CDs showing in Disk Util, not mounting 470 Views / 4 Replies  
is it just this particular cd that doesnt show up?
because under finder/preferences, you can check on and off items to show on the desktop such as hard disks, cds, connected servers...
Posted by stotan, on Jan 19, 2004 at 06:12 PM, in macOS
Re: PC question.... 809 Views / 6 Replies  
hit the print screen button and it copies the image of your desktop to memory.. then u just paste it into paint or word or something
Posted by stotan, on Dec 10, 2003 at 06:33 PM, in macOS
he probably took a snapshot right after it came... 70,742 Views / 723 Replies  
he probably took a snapshot right after it came out of sleep
Posted by stotan, on Dec 9, 2003 at 06:37 PM, in macOS
thanks for the info. Is there any way that i can... 597 Views / 4 Replies  
thanks for the info. Is there any way that i can cutomize it through? I see that stuffit has a plugin in the folder, but i tried to like just throw an alias of the program I wanted to show up in the...
Posted by stotan, on Nov 30, 2003 at 02:35 PM, in macOS
customize right click? 597 Views / 4 Replies  
Hi, I'm a recent switcher and I love OS X, however there are a few things that I liked about xp, but can't seem to figure out how to do it in os x (could be possible and i just dont know how)

So...
Posted by stotan, on Nov 30, 2003 at 02:01 PM, in macOS
the guy is a total idoit application based,... 7,007 Views / 51 Replies  
the guy is a total idoit

application based, task based.. its the same freakin thing!

"It takes a very dated applications-based approach to handling tasks, too. You want to listen to music? Load...
Posted by stotan, on Nov 27, 2003 at 09:00 PM, in macOS
12" ibook with superdrive is 1300. You probably... 2,264 Views / 23 Replies  
12" ibook with superdrive is 1300. You probably can't get a student discount from that store right?

I don't know anyone who actually buys apples without a student discount, because everyone knows...
Posted by stotan, on Nov 21, 2003 at 02:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Screen Protectors: Keyboard Covers vs. Whole Screen Covers 1,743 Views / 15 Replies  
I just use the screen protector that came with the powerbook when i first got it!
Posted by stotan, on Nov 21, 2003 at 02:01 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Hmm, maybe its because my f11 in warcraft is a... 587 Views / 6 Replies  
Hmm, maybe its because my f11 in warcraft is a key that warcraft uses. Is there a way to let it know that I am trying to hit f11 for expose instead of the f11 in the game? like maybe holding the...
Posted by stotan, on Nov 18, 2003 at 07:46 PM, in macOS
This doesnt work when I'm running warcraft (or... 587 Views / 6 Replies  
This doesnt work when I'm running warcraft (or any application that runs full screen where you cant see the desktop)
Posted by stotan, on Nov 18, 2003 at 05:39 PM, in macOS
jumping back to desktop 587 Views / 6 Replies  
Hi, I'm new to macs, and was wondering if someone could help me with something.

Is there a key, or set of keys, i can hit that will jump me back to the desktop? Like say if i'm playing warcraft,...
Posted by stotan, on Nov 18, 2003 at 05:12 PM, in macOS
usb2 doesnt work? 493 Views / 1 Replies  
I have the new 12" powerbook, and also have an external firewire/usb2 drive.

When I plug in the drive using firewire, everything works great. But when i plug in using usb2, it transfers really...
Posted by stotan, on Nov 11, 2003 at 08:24 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I have the same problem with my external mouse,... 1,373 Views / 18 Replies  
I have the same problem with my external mouse, its not sensitive enough... I have the same problem with the mouse in all applications and just on the desktop too



I think 512 meg of ram will...
Posted by stotan, on Nov 8, 2003 at 02:52 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I just downlaoded the trailer and ran it on my... 1,688 Views / 14 Replies  
I just downlaoded the trailer and ran it on my rev b 12" powerbook with 768meg ram and I didn't notice any jerkiness. I tried my hardest to see if there were just very brief moments where it lagged,...
Posted by stotan, on Nov 8, 2003 at 04:40 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: I've said this before... 2,417 Views / 36 Replies  
nope, i just bought pc2100 and it worked fine
Posted by stotan, on Nov 8, 2003 at 04:36 AM, in Mac Notebooks
i bought 512mb of micron memory from a local... 2,417 Views / 36 Replies  
i bought 512mb of micron memory from a local store and it works fine on my revb 12 inch powerbook with panther installed

i belive micron is also crucial memory (micron owns crucial)
Posted by stotan, on Nov 8, 2003 at 04:04 AM, in Mac Notebooks
problems running some software on powerbook12 512 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi, I just switched to macs so I'm not sure if its just me not knowing how to work them properly, but here is what happens...

On some programs when I double click on the application to run it, it...
Posted by stotan, on Nov 5, 2003 at 12:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks
my firewire drive 492 Views / 1 Replies  
i was wondering if anyone could help.

I just switched to macs and i have a firewire drive that is formatted for the pc (ntfs).

I am able to plug the drive to my powerbook, but i can only read...
Posted by stotan, on Oct 31, 2003 at 12:34 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I finally got my 12 inch powerbook! its sooo... 2,931 Views / 52 Replies  
I finally got my 12 inch powerbook!
its sooo beautiful

i haven't turned it on yet though. It was in deep freeze when fedex delivered it to me (only tooke 2 days from taiwan to calgary!) so i let...
Posted by stotan, on Oct 30, 2003 at 04:50 PM, in Mac Notebooks
yay for you! apple sent me an email with an... 2,931 Views / 52 Replies  
yay for you!

apple sent me an email with an actual tracking number today, i got it shipped priority so it supposed to arrive on the 31st, just in time for the weekend! someone just better be home...
Posted by stotan, on Oct 28, 2003 at 04:25 PM, in Mac Notebooks
does anyone have xbench numbers for the ibook... 2,435 Views / 18 Replies  
does anyone have xbench numbers for the ibook with 640megs of ram?
Posted by stotan, on Oct 27, 2003 at 08:30 PM, in Mac Notebooks
its like that at the u of c too, i think between... 2,931 Views / 52 Replies  
its like that at the u of c too, i think between 50-100 dollars on the powerbooks
Posted by stotan, on Oct 27, 2003 at 06:15 PM, in Mac Notebooks
no, i first ordered it through emj (apples... 2,931 Views / 52 Replies  
no, i first ordered it through emj (apples distributor for canada) because I am a developer, but apple kept postponing their ship dates to them and the adc site for apple canada opened oct 15 so i...
Posted by stotan, on Oct 27, 2003 at 03:35 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Re: Re: What's taking so long? 2,931 Views / 52 Replies  
ahhhhhhhh!
on the 24th (the day my laptop was supposed to ship) i got a email saying that my order was being processed and when it was shipped they would send me a tracking number. I figured that...
Posted by stotan, on Oct 27, 2003 at 01:39 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Sticky: hey C-bear, i have the wack-o-phone and i... 755,161 Views / 1,155 Replies  
hey C-bear,

i have the wack-o-phone and i use it for my 12inch powerbook
its a little lose fitting (for the 12 inch powerbook), but i didnt want to get one of those brainchild smalls cuz it just...
Posted by stotan, on Oct 26, 2003 at 04:12 PM, in Mac Notebooks
firewire hd drive 439 Views / 0 Replies  
Does anyone know if an external 7200rpm hd connected to my powerbook through firewire400 or usb2 will be faster than my 4200rpm hd thats in the powerbook? or is the transfer rate of firewire400/usb2...
Posted by stotan, on Oct 24, 2003 at 04:05 PM, in Mac Notebooks
panther is 3 discs; the fourth disk is xcode... 759 Views / 4 Replies  
panther is 3 discs; the fourth disk is xcode tools for developers
Posted by stotan, on Oct 24, 2003 at 01:13 PM, in Mac Notebooks
nope powerbook 12inch with superdrive... 1,569 Views / 26 Replies  
nope

powerbook 12inch with superdrive shipped today finally!!!
Posted by stotan, on Oct 24, 2003 at 11:43 AM, in Mac Notebooks
uhh yeah i guess i shoulda posted this in mac os... 683 Views / 2 Replies  
uhh yeah i guess i shoulda posted this in mac os x forum.
i'm so used to just posting in here though.. oops
Posted by stotan, on Oct 23, 2003 at 08:22 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Panther from ADC 683 Views / 2 Replies  
Looks like panther has been sent for ADC members!

Dear ADC Member,

The ADC Mailing for November 2003 shipped on October 23, 2003.
Please see below for the contents, shipping information, and...
Posted by stotan, on Oct 23, 2003 at 08:20 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Re: Canadian best sleeve / case for Al15" 769 Views / 3 Replies  
www.storeos.com sells marware and crumpler products. It doesnt show that they have the marware sleeves, but you can probably email the guy and ask. I think its a one guy store, but I ordered a...
Posted by stotan, on Oct 23, 2003 at 07:53 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Re: Re: Shinza.com: how long does it take them to ship a sleeve to Canada?? 832 Views / 7 Replies  
uhh like all mail that leaves the states it gets sent to the postal service of the country it is going to and they do the rest

or in the case of using USPS priority mail, they actually use...
Posted by stotan, on Oct 22, 2003 at 10:25 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: No problem 512MB mem for PB17" rev.B in Canada, where? 694 Views / 6 Replies  
I bought memory from storeos.com
They sell micron memory which is the same as crucial.
It cost 200 CAD which i think is a decent deal. and they sell crumpler bags too! I think the guy is based out...
Posted by stotan, on Oct 22, 2003 at 06:40 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Try going to dell website and pick the insirpon... 1,766 Views / 46 Replies  
Try going to dell website and pick the insirpon or whatever their called.. the 12 inch one (i think it might be the 300 or the 600)
i guess u should first pick that your a student, and then go and...
Posted by stotan, on Oct 22, 2003 at 04:05 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: macs are too expensive 1,766 Views / 46 Replies  
1. It may cost 3 grand for the most expensive powerbook, but thats only if you buy without a education discount. Pretty much anyone can get a edu discount cuz you ought to know someone who is in...
Posted by stotan, on Oct 22, 2003 at 03:48 PM, in Mac Notebooks
ibook memory and pbook memory 595 Views / 5 Replies  
has anyone noticed if add 512 megs of ddr266 memory for the ibooks it costs like 150 dollars, but if you do it for the 12inch powerbook its like 250 or more?

you'd think that if apple had decent...
Posted by stotan, on Oct 22, 2003 at 03:39 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Shinza.com: how long does it take them to ship a sleeve to Canada?? 832 Views / 7 Replies  
Smart move on not using UPS ground to ship to canada. UPS Air is fine on expensive stuff... As for USPS, it should take 2 weeks max from my experience for shipping to Calgary. They do have tracking...
Posted by stotan, on Oct 22, 2003 at 02:22 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: What's taking so long? 2,931 Views / 52 Replies  
Your not the only one. I ordered my laptop sept 19th and still dont have it. I cancelled and I'm ordering it from Apple now. It says will be shipped by oct 24th and will take 3-6 days after the 24th...
Posted by stotan, on Oct 21, 2003 at 11:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: 15AL 1.25 can't play snood and itunes mp3s? 591 Views / 3 Replies  
you can try playing "bubble pop" on yahoo games... its pretty much snood, except easier cuz they have a dotted line showing you where your bubble will end up
Posted by stotan, on Oct 21, 2003 at 12:09 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: 1GB Memory deal on eBay? Good deal? 778 Views / 7 Replies  
doesnt seem that cheap to me. you can get one 512 meg generic ram for around 90-100, and they are selling 2 512s for 200, so it sounds normal, not cheap
Posted by stotan, on Oct 20, 2003 at 11:17 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Really? Did you buy from the Premire store or the... 865 Views / 15 Replies  
Really? Did you buy from the Premire store or the select store?
I go all the way to checkout where it asks for my visa, and it still says 15" 1.25 stock is 3600. I don't want to actually pay with my...
Posted by stotan, on Oct 18, 2003 at 08:23 PM, in Mac Notebooks
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