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If you happen to scroll to the left or right when...	879 Views / 10 Replies
If you happen to scroll to the left or right when you're also scrolling up or down, Firefox seems to read that as a "page back" (left) or "page forward" (right) command. I figured that out by...
Posted by kmingis, on Feb 10, 2005 at 05:56 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Jamie, check on your Powerbook status in the A.M....	22,024 Views / 343 Replies
Jamie, check on your Powerbook status in the A.M. I'm pretty sure because of the time difference, mine didn't ship from China until late in the day it was supposed to go out: on Feb. 3, which was my...
Posted by kmingis, on Feb 8, 2005 at 01:41 AM, in Mac Notebooks

New Powerbook 17 (1.67)!	22,024 Views / 343 Replies
My new Powerbook 17 (1.67) arrived on schedule today, and it was worth the week it took to get here. This is the new 1.67GHz Lapzilla, which was ordered about 10:40 a.m. last Monday, shipped from...
Posted by kmingis, on Feb 8, 2005 at 01:18 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: memory for powermac G5 Dual 1.8	2,208 Views / 18 Replies
Mike, I have the dual 1.8 and just got 1 gig of RAM (two 512MB sticks) from Data Memory Systems for $179. It's working fine.
Posted by kmingis, on Feb 19, 2004 at 10:36 PM, in Mac Desktops

Capacity: 74.53 GB Model: Hitachi...	1,470 Views / 20 Replies
Capacity: 74.53 GB Model: Hitachi IC25N080ATMR04-0 Revision: MO4AAD0A Rev. B 1.33
Posted by kmingis, on Dec 1, 2003 at 11:37 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Fujitsu for me...	951 Views / 19 Replies
Fujitsu for me...
Posted by kmingis, on Apr 27, 2003 at 05:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks

HunkFam, I think you'd be happy with the PB 12....	1,086 Views / 12 Replies
HunkFam, I think you'd be happy with the PB 12. I've had both it and the PB 17, and have to tell you I was mightily impressed by the amount of computing power packed into a really small form factor....
Posted by kmingis, on Apr 6, 2003 at 11:36 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Lt_Core. Yep, it's sturdy enough to be a case in...	1,725 Views / 41 Replies
Lt_Core. Yep, it's sturdy enough to be a case in its own right. It's vertical, which I like, and the PB 17 fits in the padded area in the center of the case VERY snuggly. Lots of pockets and areas to...
Posted by kmingis, on Apr 4, 2003 at 08:29 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Extra 512mb of RAM Willow Design "Vermillion"...	1,725 Views / 41 Replies
Extra 512mb of RAM Willow Design "Vermillion" bag CMS's ABSPlus backup firewire HD (60gig) And an iCurve on which to display the PB 17 when it's not traveling.:cool:
Posted by kmingis, on Apr 4, 2003 at 01:40 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Following up on zircopax's recommendation, I'd...	759 Views / 8 Replies
Following up on zircopax's recommendation, I'd say go with Willow Design. I have the Vermillion bag, which from what you described, sounds like it would fit the bill nicely. Goes for $87. I love...
Posted by kmingis, on Apr 3, 2003 at 10:56 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Congrats assassyn! It's about time, huh? Can't...	7,436 Views / 159 Replies
Congrats assassyn! It's about time, huh? Can't wait for your review. And once you come down off cloud nine, be sure to check out the various bags available. I settled on the Willow Design Vermillion...
Posted by kmingis, on Apr 2, 2003 at 01:18 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Velocipede is correct about the 169 address........	1,372 Views / 24 Replies
Velocipede is correct about the 169 address..... Try this. In network prefs, under TCP/IP, where is says: configure, select manually. Then click apply now. Your airport icon will change in the...
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 29, 2003 at 08:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I've had both the 17-inch iMac (sold to a friend...	875 Views / 6 Replies
I've had both the 17-inch iMac (sold to a friend after about 1.5 months) and now the PB 17. I'd say the screens are comparable. The PB 17 is also brighter then the Ti800 I got last May, though that,...
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 29, 2003 at 08:50 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I know this will sound silly. But the idea of...	870 Views / 9 Replies
I know this will sound silly. But the idea of partitioning the hard drive and then going through the "laborious" task of installing apps is kinda fun. I LIKE watching my hard drive fill up with all...
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 28, 2003 at 05:18 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Hi george328. That is exactly how I have my PB 17...	870 Views / 9 Replies
Hi george328. That is exactly how I have my PB 17 partitioned. I always want to have a back-up "drive" in case I screw up the main one I use (the 55G). That way I can still boot up and recover files,...
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 28, 2003 at 12:26 AM, in Mac Notebooks

The Apple Store in Cambridge had several as of...	881 Views / 8 Replies
The Apple Store in Cambridge had several as of about 9 last night for walk-ins. A friend of mine called over there this afternoon about 2 and was able to reserve one to pick up tonight. So they ARE...
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 27, 2003 at 06:03 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I've had my PB 17 for a week (and played with a...	710 Views / 7 Replies
I've had my PB 17 for a week (and played with a PB 12 for 5 weeks before that). I've had NO heat problems to speak of on the larger PB. It runs decidedly cooler than the PB 12, which has gotten some...
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 27, 2003 at 12:48 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I seem to be getting about 2:30 under typical...	1,014 Views / 12 Replies
I seem to be getting about 2:30 under typical usage, which means: full processor speed, no hard disk spin-down, full brightness on the LCD, Airport and bluetooth on. By light usage I mean Web...
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 25, 2003 at 01:46 PM, in Mac Notebooks

512MB for PB 17	1,187 Views / 10 Replies
Maelstrom65, regarding memory for the PB 17, I got my extra 512Mb chip from Data Memory last week for $109, plus $8 for two day shipping. Popped it in and it works fine. FYI--I just checked. It's...
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 24, 2003 at 11:50 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Just to add my 2 cents worth on stuck pixels,...	2,751 Views / 50 Replies
Just to add my 2 cents worth on stuck pixels, I've had one show up a couple of times--stuck on green, off to the left side of the screen. I massaged it a bit and it went away. Came back the next day,...
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 24, 2003 at 01:48 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Put my name on the waiting list at the Cambridge...	492 Views / 5 Replies
Put my name on the waiting list at the Cambridge Apple store on Jan. 25....They called at 11:15 a.m. on March 18 and I had it an hour later!:D
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 22, 2003 at 06:19 PM, in Mac Notebooks

PB16	1,331 Views / 12 Replies
I know it's boring, but I like PB17 for the big guy and PB12 for the little one. AlBook makes me wonder who "Al" is and could actually refer to either one. And Alubook seems kinda hard to say. Just...
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 21, 2003 at 08:33 PM, in Mac Notebooks

after all this time	1,006 Views / 5 Replies
swsteckly, after ALL this time and so many orders and calls and much gnashing of teeth you're going to casually put the box aside for something as minor as FOOD???? First, congrats! Now put down the...
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 21, 2003 at 08:19 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Pix, Maelstrom, pix! Show that puppy off!	1,223 Views / 9 Replies
Pix, Maelstrom, pix! Show that puppy off!
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 21, 2003 at 05:22 PM, in Mac Notebooks

thanks guys. I'm wondering if people are going to...	829 Views / 5 Replies
thanks guys. I'm wondering if people are going to flame me because I question whether the big 'book is right for everyone. maybe not. and thanks for checking it out. :cool: anyone notice that the...
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 20, 2003 at 09:37 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Yes, to both questions on the lid....	26,126 Views / 270 Replies
Herodotus, I just closed the lid and checked. It does bow up ever so slightly on either side. And there is a slight amount of give when it closes. I assume this is to keep the keys from coming into...
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 20, 2003 at 08:49 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Posted my "official" Powerbook 17 review	829 Views / 5 Replies
Hi folks. As the online news editor at Computerworld, I'm also lucky enough to be in charge of the Macintosh special topic page there. With that in mind, I have posted a review of the Powerbook 17...
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 20, 2003 at 08:39 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Hi again, Sako. I'm not sure why Apple chose...	26,126 Views / 270 Replies
Hi again, Sako. I'm not sure why Apple chose white as the color. The purplish color is only because of the way it shows on the Apple site. I suppose they could have used other colors. As for the keys...
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 20, 2003 at 08:28 PM, in Mac Notebooks

white!	26,126 Views / 270 Replies
Hi Sako. The keyboard lighting on the PB 17 is white, although it has a slightly blue-ish cast to it. But it's white, not purple as it appears on the Apple Web site.
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 20, 2003 at 05:35 PM, in Mac Notebooks

LosJackal, I noticed a slight squeaking kind of...	745 Views / 4 Replies
LosJackal, I noticed a slight squeaking kind of sizzling sound this morning, but haven't heard it since. This was while doing some light web surfing. Dunno what it is, but you're not crazy.
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 19, 2003 at 08:17 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Let me be the first to congratulate you then. You...	949 Views / 19 Replies
Let me be the first to congratulate you then. You WON'T be disappointed! :D
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 19, 2003 at 08:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Fingers crossed for you	949 Views / 19 Replies
Swsteckly, I too have followed your PB 17 ordering travails on these and other boards. I'm really hoping that this one comes through for you. I'll be checking back later for the (hoped for) good news.
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 19, 2003 at 08:13 PM, in Mac Notebooks

screen opening	10,182 Views / 86 Replies
Hi nagromme! I don't know if it's actually counterbalanced or just smooth. The screen takes very little effort to open after the initial spring opening. I guess you could say it's very fluid.
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 19, 2003 at 07:56 PM, in Mac Notebooks

WIIIIIIIDESCREEN	1,762 Views / 23 Replies
Love the pix, SummitWynds!! No. 2 in particular makes your PB 17 look like something you'd see in widescreen CinemaScope at the theater!
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 19, 2003 at 04:06 PM, in Mac Notebooks

no way	10,182 Views / 86 Replies
I can't imagine the novelty wearing off anytime soon. I have a Powerbook 12 that I picked up while waiting for the 17s to come out, and I'm as tickled today as I was when I got it--more so even, now...
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 19, 2003 at 03:45 PM, in Mac Notebooks

bathroom surfing	1,762 Views / 23 Replies
Funny, SummitWynds, the bathroom is EXACTLY where I had to go to get pix of the keyboard in the dark. I named mine Hammerhead, which I believe is the code name for the 17-inch PB. (Thresher was the...
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 19, 2003 at 03:20 PM, in Mac Notebooks

never been like this before....	10,182 Views / 86 Replies
Macananda, I've bought plenty of Macs in my day, but this was definitely the sweetest one of them all. I think I smiled in my sleep last night! LOL
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 19, 2003 at 03:18 PM, in Mac Notebooks

planning to check CD burning speed tonight	10,182 Views / 86 Replies
Karim, I saw your post on this same issue and I'm planning to check it tonight. Have you burned a DVD yet? Just wondering about that 2X speed initally touted by Apple....
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 19, 2003 at 02:05 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Congrats!	1,762 Views / 23 Replies
SummitWynds, as another lucky earlybird owner, let me offer congratulations and a warning: you'll be tempted to stay up late into the night playing with your new baby. Same to karim and cwasko! When...
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 19, 2003 at 02:01 PM, in Mac Notebooks

and we're evn trying to add more Mac coverage	10,182 Views / 86 Replies
Hi milhous. Thanks on the reference to Computerworld. I've been leading the charge to bolster our coverage of Apple and Macs in the workplace and we've beefed up our Computerworld Mac page and even...
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 19, 2003 at 01:47 PM, in Mac Notebooks

It IS big	2,115 Views / 9 Replies
I know that picture makes the PB 17 look big. Well, it really IS. Now, realize I've been wandering around lately with the 12-inch model, so even a TiBook would seem large. But I've had a TiBook for...
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 19, 2003 at 01:40 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Poll: at least 1 17-inch vote in...	29,618 Views / 82 Replies
Hi eug...finally got in to the poll. Lot of traffic here tonight. Do you know what the different firmware versions mean? Just wondering.
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 19, 2003 at 02:01 AM, in Mac Notebooks

No bad pixels	10,182 Views / 86 Replies
Thanks for the link to Pixelcheck. I ran it through all of the colors, plus black and white. None that I could spot. And with that, it's time for Hammerhead to go to sleep. And me too. :-)
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 19, 2003 at 01:49 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Awesome, awesome, awesome!	10,182 Views / 86 Replies
First, folks, thanks for the kind words. I really, really wanted to share this day with everyone who, like me, has been waiting for their PB 17. Having you here to enjoy the moment has made this the...
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 19, 2003 at 01:07 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Pix of my new 17"	2,115 Views / 9 Replies
Here's a quick series of pix of my new Powerbook 17. Check out a close-up of the Powerbook hinge! Compare and contrast with the PB 12! And oooh and aaah over the IN-THE-DARK shot of the lit keys!...
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 18, 2003 at 09:41 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Powerbook 17 pictures up now	10,182 Views / 86 Replies
Okay folks a quick and dirty series of pix of my new Powerbook 17 is now on my site. Enjoy Ken's happiness! Check out a close-up of the Powerbook hinge! Compare and contrast with the PB 12! And oooh...
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 18, 2003 at 09:40 PM, in Mac Notebooks

no dead pixels!	10,182 Views / 86 Replies
Hi exodar. As best I can tell, there are no dead pixels on the 17. I'm about to take pix of it and the PB 12 side by side. I'll also try to get pix of the keyboard in the dark. I'mm not sure how...
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 18, 2003 at 08:20 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Actually, to me it seems pretty large, mostly...	10,182 Views / 86 Replies
Actually, to me it seems pretty large, mostly because I've been playing with a PB 12 for the last month or so. (I was lucky enough to get one with no flaws, and will likely be selling it soon, as...
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 18, 2003 at 05:58 PM, in Mac Notebooks

three more pix	10,182 Views / 86 Replies
Sorry folks, this is the best I can do til tonight. Picture links: http://www.kenmingis.com/pb.jpg http://www.kenmingis.com/pb2.jpg http://www.kenmingis.com/pb3.jpg
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 18, 2003 at 04:40 PM, in Mac Notebooks

As soon as I get home, I'm whipping out the...	10,182 Views / 86 Replies
As soon as I get home, I'm whipping out the digital camera and will take loving shots from every angle. I'm just jazzed for everyone who is getting one of these. I have to admit I was a little...
Posted by kmingis, on Mar 18, 2003 at 04:24 PM, in Mac Notebooks

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