Mac Forum / Country Specific / Australian Mac Group / July 2006

Read specs on new Bluetooth mighty mouse and said it requires  10.4.6
So is this for all things to work or will it still work with my 17"
powerbook running 10.3.9 and work just as a bluetooth mouse
No one seems to be able to give me an answer as noone has one yet

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Been using iTunes for a while now but have only just started playing around with it's Internet Radio.
Wanting to record the radio stuff I downloaded 2 free programs "RadioLover" and "StreamRipperX".
These programs do work sometimes but what I would really like is for some sort of ...

Is the following worth bidding on at an auction?
Macintosh Powerbook G3 Notebook
# No Ram.
# No Hdd.

Is the following worth bidding on at an auction?
Macintosh Powerbook 165c 2 X Laptops
# Does Not Power Up
# One Missing Hard Disk Drive And Ram

I'm looking for some help with an older ibook I just uncovered.  Its a
466MHz SE Graphite colored version.  I hear these were the best of the
clamshell crop.  There are just two problems.
#1.  Only 128Mb of memory at present (too little for OS X 10.4).  I know

I have installed Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional on my Powerbook G4
running 10.4.7. But when I choose create PDF in Word the Acrobat Printer
stops. I have tried reinstalling, running detect and repair in Acrobat,
running Disk repair to repair permissions, setting up a new account ...

Looking for a free mpg - MOV converter that can keep the sound on MPEG1
Muxed clips.
Looked on the net and all i can find are usles or cost about $40 aus to
unlock and just for some fun i find it a bit much.

As per subject. I'm having a time of it trying to get a copy. Tried eBay after the
Apple stores around Brisbane. I want to install on a 400Mhz G4. I'm happy to have a
copy if it comes to it. I'll take either Cds or DVDs
I'm in Brisbane.

They seem pretty rare.. is eBay the cheapest place to buy one?
If there a place where aus users can find second hand stuff for the mac for
sale?

G'day greg  where did you get your sonnet upgrade card from as I can't find
any Australian distributor and how much was it
After reading a few articles they sound like there the go!
Rowey

Just wondering if there would be any speed advantage in trading up from a
G3 iMac 400MHz, to a G4 PowerMac 400MHz.
If both Mac's are running at 400MHz and both have 256MB of RAM, would
there be any advantage (speed wise) in getting a G4 over a G3 if they were

Ok, I have a big prob, my main HD is being renamed.
I was renamed b4 too, how is this so????
Virus???  Hack???
what the hell?

This all started since I started using  Ichat.
(will not run it now till I get some answers to this mystery)
Software is all up to date.
I noticed too that a folder was renamed..

I have 15, 100 MB Zip disks if anyone wants them.
I live in Adelaide.
Email me at catland@optusnet.com.au
Andrew