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Exactly the same opinion here. :) 2,383 Views / 20 Replies  
Exactly the same opinion here. :)
Posted by Christina, on Nov 15, 2002 at 01:17 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Re: Re: New PowerBooks: Airport Range And Other Questions 967 Views / 6 Replies  
nmap does like nothing compared to ISS, unfortunately. The closest thing is nessus (which actually runs nmap to get some port #s). Mainly I have to use 2+ tools at a time, as clients don't like...
Posted by Christina, on Nov 15, 2002 at 01:16 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: New PowerBooks: Airport Range And Other Questions 967 Views / 6 Replies  
So far it works well. My Access point (Linksys WAP11 v2.2) is upstairs, and I usually use the TiBook downstairs on the couch...connects at 11mb/s and full bar. My whole house works fine. (1ghz...
Posted by Christina, on Nov 14, 2002 at 11:50 PM, in Mac Notebooks
You guys rock. :) 7,811 Views / 87 Replies  
You guys rock. :)
Posted by Christina, on Nov 14, 2002 at 12:35 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Sounds shady. Anyone post an 867 xbench here... 11,871 Views / 147 Replies  
Sounds shady. Anyone post an 867 xbench here yet?

One -dumb- difference is the 867 has 256mb of ram, and the 800 has 768. How is that valid, especially under OS X? It's definitely not...
Posted by Christina, on Nov 14, 2002 at 12:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: heat? and power saving ? 11,871 Views / 147 Replies  
My 1GHz's fan is not always running, although it's pretty easy to get it to turn on. I don't find the sound loud enough to bother me at all.

As for heat. Well, it never gets too hot for bare...
Posted by Christina, on Nov 14, 2002 at 11:18 AM, in Mac Notebooks
The problem was that it needed a program like... 7,811 Views / 87 Replies  
The problem was that it needed a program like ResEdit. I thought the only similar program for X was non-free. Am I missing something?
Posted by Christina, on Nov 14, 2002 at 11:16 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I need to find one of those at a store so I can... 7,811 Views / 87 Replies  
I need to find one of those at a store so I can try them out. Not had any luck yet, although I suppose I can make another set of rounds. I hope it also matches. LOL. The specs look good on paper...
Posted by Christina, on Nov 14, 2002 at 11:14 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I'd have to check, I'm not really sure. I have... 815 Views / 6 Replies  
I'd have to check, I'm not really sure. I have the same username on both computers, so both show up as owner. How can I do a better check?
Posted by Christina, on Nov 14, 2002 at 01:25 AM, in Mac Notebooks
10.2.1. First thing it did (like always... 11,871 Views / 147 Replies  
10.2.1. First thing it did (like always happens), is run software update. I had to get Quicktime 6.02 and 10.2.2.

Christina
Posted by Christina, on Nov 14, 2002 at 01:23 AM, in Mac Notebooks
http://www.xicons.com They have lots of neat... 7,811 Views / 87 Replies  
http://www.xicons.com

They have lots of neat icon packs you can use. (As for the AOL icon, let's just say that I have way too many friends who can't do anything on the 'Internet', so AOL helps....
Posted by Christina, on Nov 14, 2002 at 12:29 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Ditto, it gets hot, but I can still use it on... 1,161 Views / 5 Replies  
Ditto, it gets hot, but I can still use it on bare legs.

Battery life (according to my meter) shows at a little over 3 hours if you're just sitting on the couch, but won't get any real testing...
Posted by Christina, on Nov 14, 2002 at 12:23 AM, in Mac Notebooks
To each his or her own, eh? :) My main... 7,811 Views / 87 Replies  
To each his or her own, eh? :)

My main complaint is it just doesn't match with the rest of the 'Aqua' stuff. They should let you do all or none for both themes, imho. I hate clashes. lol
Posted by Christina, on Nov 14, 2002 at 12:20 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I have a 1.5ghz Athlon at home, too... Photoshop... 4,085 Views / 96 Replies  
I have a 1.5ghz Athlon at home, too... Photoshop is faster, but it's not 50% faster. I guess it depends on the filters I'm using, sometimes I the TiBook feels faster or the same (both have 1gb of...
Posted by Christina, on Nov 14, 2002 at 12:17 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Can you see it now? :D On a side note, I... 7,811 Views / 87 Replies  
Can you see it now? :D

On a side note, I despise the look of Brushed Metal stuff. I wish I could toggle iSync, iTunes, and other ugly things to use Aqua. :(
...
Posted by Christina, on Nov 14, 2002 at 12:14 AM, in Mac Notebooks
:-p Well, it was either that, or a picture... 7,811 Views / 87 Replies  
:-p

Well, it was either that, or a picture of my dog. :) I felt like flowers today.
Posted by Christina, on Nov 13, 2002 at 11:53 PM, in Mac Notebooks
My new 1ghz (60gb) comes up in about 5 seconds or... 1,395 Views / 10 Replies  
My new 1ghz (60gb) comes up in about 5 seconds or so to.

Christina
Posted by Christina, on Nov 13, 2002 at 10:59 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I don't own a copy of Quake III. I take it I... 7,811 Views / 87 Replies  
I don't own a copy of Quake III. I take it I can't run a benchmark w/out the full commercial version?

Photoshop seems pretty fast, although I'm a little more used to it on a desktop 7200 rpm...
Posted by Christina, on Nov 13, 2002 at 10:41 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Nice screen (good taste in speakers, too ;) )... ... 7,811 Views / 87 Replies  
Nice screen (good taste in speakers, too ;) )... I have a 21" Sony GDM-F500 now that is showing its years. If they release a 19" LCD next year I'll get one, if not, I'm not sure sure what I'll do...
Posted by Christina, on Nov 13, 2002 at 10:39 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Sure seems doubtful. Just do things the other... 772 Views / 11 Replies  
Sure seems doubtful. Just do things the other way around (provided the other machine is new enough to do this anyway).
Posted by Christina, on Nov 13, 2002 at 10:37 PM, in macOS
I have to say the screen itself is gorgeous! ... 4,957 Views / 87 Replies  
I have to say the screen itself is gorgeous! Aside from no dead pixels, it is very bright and clear.
Posted by Christina, on Nov 13, 2002 at 10:05 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Nebrie has a link below to the Show Desktop... 7,811 Views / 87 Replies  
Nebrie has a link below to the Show Desktop program. It's -very- handy sometimes, btw. I love it as you can tell.

As for the flower desktop, it was actually done by 'tigert', who does some Gnome...
Posted by Christina, on Nov 13, 2002 at 10:00 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Yep, I sync it with my T68i using bluetooth (I... 7,811 Views / 87 Replies  
Yep, I sync it with my T68i using bluetooth (I got that dLink adapter that is at the Apple store). Works just fine and much faster than when I sync it with my PC using IR. I wish I could directly...
Posted by Christina, on Nov 13, 2002 at 09:57 PM, in Mac Notebooks
What kind do you want? ... 7,811 Views / 87 Replies  
What kind do you want?

http://homepage.mac.com/chrisdodd/TiBook.jpg
http://homepage.mac.com/chrisdodd/TiBook2.jpg
Posted by Christina, on Nov 13, 2002 at 07:27 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: transfer to new machine!!! 815 Views / 6 Replies  
Connect them via a firewire cable. Turn the old one off, turn it on while holding down the 't' key. Copy all files from the old hard drive to the new one, eject old hard drive... done.

Christina
Posted by Christina, on Nov 13, 2002 at 06:47 PM, in Mac Notebooks
First, I'm a girl. Not met a guy called... 11,871 Views / 147 Replies  
First, I'm a girl. Not met a guy called Christina, yet, either. ;)

As for processes. I just have whatever is running out of the box. I didn't have any background apps going. OH, but I did have...
Posted by Christina, on Nov 13, 2002 at 06:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks
LOL, ok. :) Anyway, I'll post some benches... 11,871 Views / 147 Replies  
LOL, ok. :) Anyway, I'll post some benches w/that at some point, and turn off again later if I wish.
Posted by Christina, on Nov 13, 2002 at 05:05 PM, in Mac Notebooks
it's not exactly a huge hit, check out... 11,871 Views / 147 Replies  
it's not exactly a huge hit, check out www.macslash.org.

Anyway, it's a simple command switch to turn it back off if you don't like it. :-)

(yes, I'm a geek)
Posted by Christina, on Nov 13, 2002 at 04:38 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The HD really isn't that bad in normal use so... 11,871 Views / 147 Replies  
The HD really isn't that bad in normal use so far, at all. I can obviously tell a difference between my other computer that has one of those 7200 RPM 8mb cache drives in it, but still...

I don't...
Posted by Christina, on Nov 13, 2002 at 04:07 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Results 106.32 System Info Xbench... 11,871 Views / 147 Replies  
Results 106.32
System Info
Xbench Version 1.0b2
System Version 10.2.2
Physical RAM 1024 MB
Processor PowerPC,G4@0 [1000 MHz]
CPU Test 118.00
GCD Recursion 106.31 4.15...
Posted by Christina, on Nov 13, 2002 at 03:42 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I'll put some up later tonight. I am -still-... 7,811 Views / 87 Replies  
I'll put some up later tonight. I am -still- moving stuff from my old Quicksilver.
Posted by Christina, on Nov 13, 2002 at 03:01 PM, in Mac Notebooks
None here. 4,957 Views / 87 Replies  
None here.
Posted by Christina, on Nov 13, 2002 at 02:45 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Not -1- pixel has an issue on mine... 14,847 Views / 269 Replies  
Not -1- pixel has an issue on mine...
Posted by Christina, on Nov 13, 2002 at 01:05 PM, in Mac Notebooks
You know what is nice.... Firewire target... 14,847 Views / 269 Replies  
You know what is nice....

Firewire target disk mode. Mounted my G3 that I'd backed up all my old Quicksilver stuff to do, and copied all my data over the firewire cable.
Posted by Christina, on Nov 13, 2002 at 12:47 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Can a B&W G3 work in target mode? Holding down... 772 Views / 11 Replies  
Can a B&W G3 work in target mode? Holding down the T key doesn't seem to work, I've tried it a few reboots but it always loads up into OS X...

OOPS, editing now... Apparently my new TiBook does...
Posted by Christina, on Nov 13, 2002 at 12:40 PM, in macOS
Definitely translucent. ;) The previous... 1,921 Views / 31 Replies  
Definitely translucent. ;)

The previous poster is right, if you do just the right angle and lighting, they don't look that way, though. Top-down view, very translucent looking.
Posted by Christina, on Nov 13, 2002 at 11:58 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Yay, Fedex was wrong, it came this morning. All... 14,847 Views / 269 Replies  
Yay, Fedex was wrong, it came this morning. All I can say is, WOW, this is one amazingly nice laptop. I mean, wow. LOL :)
Posted by Christina, on Nov 13, 2002 at 11:49 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I personally don't. I really didn't even... 14,847 Views / 269 Replies  
I personally don't. I really didn't even consider it when I got my machine. I'm sorta peeved about Fedex though. ;)
Posted by Christina, on Nov 12, 2002 at 10:17 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Yes, I called them. They said it has to go to... 14,847 Views / 269 Replies  
Yes, I called them. They said it has to go to O'Hare by plane first, which will happen TOMORROW, and they'll attempt delivery Thursday.

Seems awefully wacked to me. :(
Posted by Christina, on Nov 12, 2002 at 09:31 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I live 4 hours away, and they said I wont have it... 14,847 Views / 269 Replies  
I live 4 hours away, and they said I wont have it for 48 more hours. LOL
Posted by Christina, on Nov 12, 2002 at 09:13 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Mine's still sitting in Indianapolis. LOL. I... 14,847 Views / 269 Replies  
Mine's still sitting in Indianapolis. LOL. I could have driven there and back twice in the time its sat there. :p
Posted by Christina, on Nov 12, 2002 at 07:52 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Quick review of new PB 5,059 Views / 67 Replies  
Have airport going? How is the range and all? Are things snappy(tm)? ;)
Posted by Christina, on Nov 12, 2002 at 03:03 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Exact same deal here in terms of ordering and... 14,847 Views / 269 Replies  
Exact same deal here in terms of ordering and shipping dates. But, still lists as sitting in Indianapolis even though I live in Chicago and ordered expedited. OH well, maybe I'll get super lucky...
Posted by Christina, on Nov 12, 2002 at 02:06 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I'll add my worthless comment to the thread. ... 2,693 Views / 56 Replies  
I'll add my worthless comment to the thread. Agreed on the speculation. If you don't want to read about speculation, don't. The thread title is pretty clear to me. :)

Also, please don't bash...
Posted by Christina, on Nov 12, 2002 at 11:58 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Expedited seems like a waste of money, then. I... 14,847 Views / 269 Replies  
Expedited seems like a waste of money, then. I paid for it, but I'm also listed as Thursday before 1030am. And I'm in Illinois, which isn't exactly -far- from Indianapolis...where it is currently...
Posted by Christina, on Nov 12, 2002 at 10:47 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Why Combo drive? 14,847 Views / 269 Replies  
1. I didn't want to wait 3-4 weeks.
2. I'd never use the DVD burning ability, I hardly ever burn stuff to CDR or RW. :)
Posted by Christina, on Nov 12, 2002 at 12:10 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Enter the tracking info on the main Fedex page. ... 14,847 Views / 269 Replies  
Enter the tracking info on the main Fedex page. Then on the results page, copy and paste the new URL you'll have at top. That one has a direct link to the tracking for your specific number. Make...
Posted by Christina, on Nov 11, 2002 at 02:32 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Mine left the Anchorage sort facility yesterday,... 14,847 Views / 269 Replies  
Mine left the Anchorage sort facility yesterday, that's why I thought it hadn't actually gone through customs yet... Still no update since then, though.
Posted by Christina, on Nov 11, 2002 at 11:35 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Well, it is in transit. The first stop in the US... 14,847 Views / 269 Replies  
Well, it is in transit. The first stop in the US doesn't have to be the Customs one, either. :)

I've had international flights where I've changed planes in LAX, but I went through customs in...
Posted by Christina, on Nov 10, 2002 at 10:31 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Re: Re: Re: Nice TiBook Bag/Briefcase (revisited?) 6,026 Views / 89 Replies  
Well, I saw the bag too, and guess I'd agree. I'd rather spend $100+ less (if I stuck with Coach) and just put the laptop in a sleeve and drop it in one of their totes than get the Conner bag. :)
Posted by Christina, on Nov 10, 2002 at 09:11 PM, in Mac Notebooks
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