Mac Forum / General / Portable Macs / August 2004

I am looking for a PDA, for use with both Mac and PC. I have
previously used a Psion 5, which was a fantastic machine while it
lasted, and an old Palm - which was soon sold on ebay after not
proving a useful tool.

Hi Everyone...
I purchased a used iBook G3 (dual-USB). Since I first got it, the
display hinges seem really tight. They make creaking sounds every time
it is adjusted or opened. If I try to open the display, the bottom of

I have an Ibook, and I tryed to install an epson printer/scanner all
in one on it, little did i realise that it was not compatable with mac
OS 10. So when I restarted the machine it booted into mac OS 9.5. I
managed to get it to boot back into OS 10, but now some of the

I've been using the Airport Express in one of Marriott's
hotel rooms, and periodically the Airport Express box goes
from solid green to blinking orange, claiming that it is
getting no signal through the high speed ethernet.  However,

I have to be cagey about this, so I'm going to ask a semitheoretical
question with only some details.  I have Pismo (PowerBook 2000/Firewire).
About a month ago, its firmware version was 4.18xxx, that is to say,
completely up-to-date.  I updated it not longer after the corrected ...

Hi all. I got a new iBook battery from Apple for free (AppleCare,
natch) a couple months back. My batt had almost exactly 4.000 Ah
capacity. Now it's got about 3.2 Ah. Is this kind of dropoff normal? Or
is it sinking fast..? TIA.

I've just acquired a Powerbook G3 in pristine physical condition - the
only problem is that it doesn't power up at all. I've meticulously
taken the thing apart and then put it back together (following
directions found at www.pbfixit.com), figuring I might stumble onto a

I've got a few batteries for my Pismo PB that have been sitting around
for eever, No matter how long i keep them in the Powerbook for
recharging, the indicator LEDs only blink one light when I press the
button.

Hey Mac Folks...
For anyone who may be looking for reasonable-priced laptop bag for 15"
TiBook, please read on...
Just received a laptop bag I purchased in preparation to take my 15"

My network is: Internet -> ADSL modem -> Server -> HUB -> airport )))
laptop
I add an airport express on my existed windows xp network and it works
fine. When I turn the security on, 40bits encrypt, the airport starts

I had a bit of an interesting night last night. For some stupid reason,
I left my iBook sitting on the corner of a coffee table and I did the
unspeakable - I knocked it off on to the floor :-(
As always happens, something got broke - the power plug to my power

I haven't laid eyes on a 17" display, but the boss is about to order 6
of them. Can someone tell me the actual image area of one, so I have an
idea to tell him whether or not we really want these?
Thanks!

Just got my first-ever Mac, and I'm liking it. However, I can't get
Norton Antivirus for Mac 9.0.2(115) to work properly. the scan
functions work just fine, but the autoprotect function dies at startup
with the message "autoprotect could not continue" followed by another

Our daughter lost the password to our mac powerbook 1400 cs.
What can we do to recover use of it? HELPHELP
stevew

Not sure what to call them...but the two rubber bumper things on right
and left side of my 15" TiBook have come off.
There are little slits on the Powerbook where they once were.
These are the ones the screen lid comes down and hits upon them.