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Spaces Idea / Dock Icon	439 Views / 2 Replies
Random idea for Spaces... When you right-click a dock icon for an already-running application, "Show in this space" should be an option. That way you're not forced to change spaces to see...
Posted by gif32, on Jul 20, 2008 at 07:01 AM, in macOS

Same problem here. The LED won't light at all...	1,186 Views / 6 Replies
Same problem here. The LED won't light at all unless I apply pressure to the rectangular part of the connector (the part with the LED). By pushing it into the slot like that it buys me 15-20 mins of...
Posted by gif32, on Jun 28, 2006 at 03:33 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Oh and Mail too ... that's a big one. I just...	1,136 Views / 7 Replies
Oh and Mail too ... that's a big one. I just discovered ChronoSync, but how does it handle something like Mail?
Posted by gif32, on Oct 17, 2005 at 08:08 PM, in Applications

Owning (and Syncing) two Macs	1,136 Views / 7 Replies
I'm considering purchasing a second Mac so I can keep one at home and one at work and quit beating up my PowerBook. Here's the million dollar question: Is it easy to keep data (documents,...
Posted by gif32, on Oct 17, 2005 at 07:59 PM, in Applications

Got it working again ... by copying a friend's...	636 Views / 4 Replies
Got it working again ... by copying a friend's Address Book.app onto my hard drive. His was 18MB mine was 600K.
Posted by gif32, on Jun 7, 2005 at 06:56 PM, in Applications

Same problem here ... wish I had seen this post...	4,218 Views / 3 Replies
Same problem here ... wish I had seen this post before I upgraded. Why would it work in Panther and not in Tiger?? Any suggestions? I downloaded iSync 1.5 but even though it succesfully installed, it...
Posted by gif32, on Jun 7, 2005 at 06:54 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Old Toad- I don't know how you came up w/...	636 Views / 4 Replies
Old Toad- I don't know how you came up w/ that solution but it makes sense... copying a bunch of fonts from my old 10.3 system was the last thing I did before Address Book quit. But your...
Posted by gif32, on Jun 7, 2005 at 02:38 AM, in Applications

I'm having the exact same problem ... any ideas??...	636 Views / 4 Replies
I'm having the exact same problem ... any ideas?? I tried reapplying 10.4.1 (which claims it updates Address Book), and also trashing the preferences file. Still generic icon, won't launch, but works...
Posted by gif32, on Jun 6, 2005 at 07:07 PM, in Applications

Poll: Particularly troublesome Applecare experience	425 Views / 0 Replies
Some of you may remember my previous woes, all stemming from the fact that I ordered a new 15" AL the first day they were announced in Paris. Had the LCD replaced THREE times before they fixed the...
Posted by gif32, on Jan 8, 2005 at 02:10 PM, in Mac Notebooks

USB Floppy in Virtual PC	613 Views / 2 Replies
I have a particular piece of DOS software that needs to directly access a floppy disk. If I buy Virtual PC 7 and a USB floppy drive for my PowerBook, will DOS from within Virtual PC be able to access...
Posted by gif32, on Oct 7, 2004 at 11:02 AM, in Applications

Sort of unrelated: but dosen't anything with...	1,114 Views / 8 Replies
Sort of unrelated: but dosen't anything with "Power" in front of it refer to a "professional" product, as opposed to the "i" consumer products?
Posted by gif32, on Aug 20, 2004 at 10:19 AM, in Mac Notebooks

When I lived in the dorms, they verified each...	539 Views / 4 Replies
When I lived in the dorms, they verified each computer by MAC address. So what I had to do was give them the MAC address of one of my Macs (lol). Then I had to use a router that has a MAC-emulation...
Posted by gif32, on Aug 4, 2004 at 03:21 PM, in Networking

Re: Finally I have something good to say about AppleCare	1,748 Views / 9 Replies
Ok so now that I set the computer on my desk to use it, it became painfully obvious that the replacement foot is taller than the rest of them. It wobbles like crazy! (When it was completely missing...
Posted by gif32, on May 19, 2004 at 07:52 PM, in Mac Notebooks

AppleCare - Education / Student / What's the difference?	776 Views / 2 Replies
I'm a student. I called and ordered AppleCare and got the student rate. Then the next time I called 800-APL-CARE they told me I needed to call a different number for "Apple Education Support." I...
Posted by gif32, on May 19, 2004 at 02:35 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Finally I have something good to say about AppleCare	1,748 Views / 9 Replies
After a few really bad (slow, incomplete, "within spec," etc.) experiences in the past, I felt the need to post a happy AppleCare story. I sent in my 1.25 GHz 15" for the following things (all in...
Posted by gif32, on May 19, 2004 at 02:24 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Yes I installed everything on my 1.25 15" (rev A...	1,303 Views / 32 Replies
Yes I installed everything on my 1.25 15" (rev A or B or whatever we're calling it), and no 'tooth problems for me. Good luck, -gif
Posted by gif32, on May 13, 2004 at 03:07 PM, in Mac Notebooks

How is that adapter different than the one that...	524 Views / 2 Replies
How is that adapter different than the one that comes with the PowerBook?
Posted by gif32, on May 6, 2004 at 01:01 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: Re: Does your PowerBook always stay alseep with the lid closed?	631 Views / 3 Replies
Thanks for the tip! Where do you find the documentation for this stuff? Kind of silly Apple doesn't have it in the pref pane, but I wonder if there are other options I'd be interested in too.
Posted by gif32, on Apr 30, 2004 at 05:40 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Does your PowerBook always stay alseep with the lid closed?	631 Views / 3 Replies
My 15" 1.25 has developed a bad habit recently. If you don't physically keep some pressure on the lid (with your hand, a book, sandwiched in a bag, whatever) the lid opens just enough (without...
Posted by gif32, on Apr 30, 2004 at 03:19 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Safari vs PNC Bank - Inconsistent	740 Views / 2 Replies
90% of the time Safari won't connect to my bank's website (www.pncbank.com/accountlink). I just get the "Your customer number or PIN is not valid" message. But because I'm stubborn, I try it in...
Posted by gif32, on Apr 1, 2004 at 11:06 PM, in Applications

Re: Post your fav high-res widescreen wallpaper	1,068 Views / 6 Replies
I have a whole rotation from http://resexcellence.com/ - good stuff, although I'm not sure why so many of them are only available at 1024x768. -gif
Posted by gif32, on Mar 3, 2004 at 11:40 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Unbelievable. Today there is a second green stuck...	903 Views / 6 Replies
Unbelievable. Today there is a second green stuck pixel and the white spot is getting much more serious. Has anyone had a problem with getting the approval to send something like this back to...
Posted by gif32, on Feb 27, 2004 at 01:57 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Bad day for LCD display...	903 Views / 6 Replies
When I got my third new 15" LCD from Apple, I was ecstatic to find no white spots, stuck pixels, or uneven illumination. As time wore on, however, the illumination problem reared its ugly head....
Posted by gif32, on Feb 26, 2004 at 02:35 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: iCurve experinces feed back please!	1,317 Views / 15 Replies
I love mine... it looks great and it gets the laptop up off the desk. I don't have to bend my neck to look at the LCD (I don't have an external one), and it lets me fit papers on my small desk...
Posted by gif32, on Feb 19, 2004 at 01:41 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: My 15" PowerBook 2-month review: world's best laptop!	5,244 Views / 22 Replies
Wow you certainly make me feel better about my purchase :) Thanks for the detailed review. A quick command-f for the word "battery" turned up no results in this thread. That seems to be the big...
Posted by gif32, on Feb 7, 2004 at 09:07 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: Apple is #1	1,209 Views / 9 Replies
Can you post a link? Preferably to an original article, not just a forum post. Thanks :)
Posted by gif32, on Feb 7, 2004 at 09:02 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: Re: Re: iPhoto: removing pictures from album and library.	1,900 Views / 5 Replies
Yes, sorry - iPhoto 4. And this belongs in Software anyway... can someone please move it, or should I start a new thread over there? -gif
Posted by gif32, on Feb 2, 2004 at 03:33 AM, in macOS

Re: iPhoto: removing pictures from album and library.	1,900 Views / 5 Replies
I wanted to bump this up to see if anyone had an answer now that iPhoto 2 is out. It's a real pain to dig through the library to find a particular photo... any ideas? An AppleScript? A hack? I...
Posted by gif32, on Feb 1, 2004 at 08:00 PM, in macOS

Lol - yes the Apple reps I've had the pleasure of...	10,119 Views / 70 Replies
Lol - yes the Apple reps I've had the pleasure of dealing with (for a total of about 10-12 hours, I'd estimate at this point) have been very sympathetic. I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask if they...
Posted by gif32, on Jan 26, 2004 at 09:52 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I really want to believe this argument. I really...	10,119 Views / 70 Replies
I really want to believe this argument. I really want to think that there are good LCDs out there, that I just got unlucky... but: I am on my third LCD and every one has been flawed. First with...
Posted by gif32, on Jan 26, 2004 at 01:55 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: powerbook screen quality questions	755 Views / 4 Replies
One of the things I used to justify switching to a PB was how beautiful the display was. I'm a lighting designer, so I'm constantly looking at contrast in images... From looking at TiBooks I...
Posted by gif32, on Jan 26, 2004 at 01:49 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I'm on my third LCD for my 15" AlBook (two...	10,119 Views / 70 Replies
I'm on my third LCD for my 15" AlBook (two replaced for white spots.) I was so happy to go a few weeks without them on this one, and then BAM! the right side of the display got dimmer than the left....
Posted by gif32, on Jan 24, 2004 at 04:41 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Batch Import	845 Views / 9 Replies
And this little app (that I would gladly pay a few $$ for) would be great if it tailored to recent switchers like myself. I have thousands of photos that I uploaded to my PC, all sorted in folders...
Posted by gif32, on Jan 24, 2004 at 04:24 PM, in Applications

Re: PowerMate DOA?	585 Views / 1 Replies
I had this exact same problem with 10.2.8 - which came out via Software Update the same day I got my PowerMate. I called Griffin and the technician talked me through uninstalling and reloading the...
Posted by gif32, on Jan 18, 2004 at 11:11 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

I got my ScreensavRz today and after reading this...	5,754 Views / 58 Replies
I got my ScreensavRz today and after reading this thread I already had the heavy book out to flatten the creases... but: It shipped in a tube! It was rolled up in a plastic tube within the USPS...
Posted by gif32, on Jan 16, 2004 at 06:58 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: Al15 Latch Problem...	777 Views / 2 Replies
Yes someone here posted the instructions Apple gave him to fix it himself. The thread is here: http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?threadid=184886 Welcome to the forum and don't...
Posted by gif32, on Jan 14, 2004 at 01:24 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Yes and it didn't help :( I was able to nail down...	1,152 Views / 4 Replies
Yes and it didn't help :( I was able to nail down the source, however: I have 7 different USB devices attached to my Powerbook so I tried plugging them in one at a time. Turns out the task only...
Posted by gif32, on Jan 14, 2004 at 01:14 PM, in macOS

Re: Annoying system performance issue...	1,152 Views / 4 Replies
I'm suddenly having the same problem with my 1.25 AlBook, except every 5 or 6 seconds kernel_task eats up more like 90% of my processor. I haven't changed any hardware or software recently. Is there...
Posted by gif32, on Jan 13, 2004 at 06:37 PM, in macOS

Poll: Well today (Jan 10) the status website changed to...	896 Views / 7 Replies
Well today (Jan 10) the status website changed to "repair completed" and "shipped." I called Apple on the phone to get a tracking number, and lo and behold it arrived at my apartment at school...
Posted by gif32, on Jan 10, 2004 at 02:24 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Poll: Hey man read the sticky. That's like swearing...	896 Views / 7 Replies
Hey man read the sticky. That's like swearing around here! :) Good luck though - I'm jealous that you can just take it back to the store. Tooki you have me very optimistic now... -gif
Posted by gif32, on Jan 9, 2004 at 01:11 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Poll: Applecare LCD supplies	896 Views / 7 Replies
I sent my 15" AlBook into Applecare two days ago and today the status website says "Hold: awaiting part." The phone rep didn't have any further information. Has anyone got a new LCD from Apple...
Posted by gif32, on Jan 8, 2004 at 05:48 PM, in Mac Notebooks

My 15" AlBook does the same thing probably 3...	21,851 Views / 24 Replies
My 15" AlBook does the same thing probably 3 times a week. I don't have 'tooth enabled. It behaves exactly like you say -- when I pick up my finger the cursor just slides 200-300 pixels off in...
Posted by gif32, on Dec 30, 2003 at 09:33 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Pun intended? :)	2,222 Views / 27 Replies
Pun intended? :)
Posted by gif32, on Dec 26, 2003 at 04:09 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Me too (or four). Only with Panther. And it seems...	1,108 Views / 9 Replies
Me too (or four). Only with Panther. And it seems only with brightness... does anyone who plays w/ the keyboard backlight or volume a lot notice it with these functions as well?
Posted by gif32, on Dec 14, 2003 at 11:25 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I just started noticing this phenomenon with my...	930 Views / 14 Replies
I just started noticing this phenomenon with my 15" Al as well. Today it's gone. But yesterday... the sound would go away when I was dragging windows around the screen. WEIRD. When I wasn't moving a...
Posted by gif32, on Dec 10, 2003 at 01:32 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: Having any problems at all with your PB? read.	1,020 Views / 5 Replies
I don't want to turn this into a flame or another white spot war - but trust me if you had to live with them everyday you would not be happy with your machine. I paid how much for this thing? And...
Posted by gif32, on Dec 5, 2003 at 10:18 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I've found that if I go straight into s-video on...	809 Views / 4 Replies
I've found that if I go straight into s-video on the TV, everything works automatically. If I use the s-video to composite adapter, I have to "detect displays." I'd definitely recommend putting the...
Posted by gif32, on Nov 28, 2003 at 03:20 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Poll: Sony-Ericcson / T-Mobile / AT&T	546 Views / 1 Replies
So now that I've crossed over into the mac world, I suppose it's time to ditch my (brand new I might add) Motorola T730 phone from Verizon. It looks and feels like a toy. Its industrial designers...
Posted by gif32, on Nov 28, 2003 at 12:29 PM, in Mac Notebooks

This is of great interest to me too. I have the...	1,017 Views / 7 Replies
This is of great interest to me too. I have the box sitting here ready to go to Applecare, but... I read about delays on the forum so I asked the tech about LCD supplies before he sent the box,...
Posted by gif32, on Nov 19, 2003 at 09:59 PM, in Mac Notebooks

It took a MONTH to get your PowerBook back?? I'm...	3,995 Views / 24 Replies
It took a MONTH to get your PowerBook back?? I'm on my second 15" 1.25 w/ white spots and after waiting over a week for a replacement the first time (shouldn't that have taken more like two days?) I...
Posted by gif32, on Nov 17, 2003 at 05:04 PM, in Mac Notebooks

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