Mac Forum / General / Portable Macs / March 2005

My friend is getting a PowerBook in the next couple
of weeks and is debating whether to get a docking
station.  This would hook up her laptop to her DSL
and HP printer, which are currently connected to an

For the past six weeks or so, there's been a fine black line on the
screen of my aluminium Powerbook. I have no idea what it is, but I know
a couple of things it is not:
o A scratch or piece of dirt /on/ the screen. The display feels

The Help app' in OSX sez that a Mac can connect to the Internet via a
cellphone, if the following conditions are met:
1) If a Bluetooth module is not already installed in your computer, to
buy and use a USB Bluetooth module. (on a Pismo powerbook)

I'm interested in getting a samsung 19" pivot TFT monitor. The monitor
is mac compatible, but I was hoping someone might be able to confirm
that it was compatible in pivot mode with the powerbooks. (I have a 12"
PB model if that makes a difference.)

I've been reading many positive reviews of the Dell 20"2005FPW display
as well as the smaller Dell units, and at under $500 seems like a great
deal. I've been trying to Google but no luck...will the Pismo support
this big a screen, and if not what is the biggest external it will

I have a 15" TiBook and want to buy an all-in-one printer to use with it.
I'm considering the Epson RX500 printer.
I don't know anything about differences between USB 1 and 2 except that
USB 2 is faster.

Hi everyone, I've got a G3 beige desktop that I use to putz around on
the net...I use DSL through SBC Yahoo. I run 9.2 on that. I have a PB
G4 running Panther and when I want to surf the net with my laptop, I
just switch ethernet cables. It's a pain, but I didn't want to buy a

Regular Belkin FM Transmitters can only send signals up to 30 feet, and
for minimum interference and strongest signal, it is only usable within
a distance of 10 feet or less. This modified Belkin TuneCast II F8V2080
FM transmitter, however, can send clear signal to 300 feet or more! ...

Hello NG,
i have a PB 15'' Alu with a broken screen. Where can I find a
documentation how to open the display housing ?
Thank you.

I'am woundered if I should wait a few months for PB G5?
I work as a graphics and I'd like to start some new adventure with a
Final Cut and Shake.
PB G4 1,67 with faster & bigger disc, more VRAM and all new stuff on

The combo drive in my PowerBook G4 800 is getting unreliable - sometimes
not mounting known good nedia. Is there an official way to clean the
drive?
Thanks

I have a network with a couple of hard to reach areas that only receive weak
Airport Extreme signals.  I have recently read about the option of the pre-n
"standard" MIMO.  I have seen that Belkin, D-link and Linksys all offer MIMO
routers, but I'm wondering two things:  1) Is the ...

Ok - this is the last chance saloon for my old 5300cs - if I cant get it
onto my Airport (Graphite 11b) network for my young'un,  it is going to
the landfill (well eBay anyway)!
I have the 5300cs running OS 8.6.  I have a spare Orinoco Silver card

i transferred some ie favorites from a pc onto my ibook.  now i am
trying to delete the folder and folders within the favorites folder.
when i try to empty the trash, it says that it can't delete the folders
because the files are locked.  also, when i look at the individual

I need a PowerBook that will boot OS X. This means Wallstreet G3 or newer.
Can have no LCD display.
Will consider any appropriate model, even if it doesn't work.
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