This time the title is "A Greener Apple" and he's talking about two major initiatives - removal of toxic chemicals and increased recycling efforts: ...
Meh, lead-free is all hype and no substance. Lead in solder is not leached into the land from run-off as orginally purported in when the law was passed....
Kirk D Mueller
kdmueller@...
May 3, 2007 4:08 pm
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Apple probably made the transition to lead free a few years ago when they couldn't get components . Started seeing lead free stuff 2004 ish...
Something we already knew.... http://bwnt.businessweek.com/interactive_reports/most_innovative/ ...
David Kemsley
dhkemsley@...
May 4, 2007 8:49 pm
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I just received my Sprint EVDO (Novatel EX720 Express Card) broadband PCS card. More and more, I find myself in the field without internet access, and even...
Nice review Jeff. What kind of card is this - I'm assuming since you're running Parallels this must be for an intel-based mac, so it's an Express Card 34? I...
Allison Sheridan
asheridan@...
May 5, 2007 6:36 pm
11120
Yep, it's the Express Card 34 version on my 17" MacBook Pro running Parallels The card is the Merlin EX720 from Novatel Wireless....
If you only need occasional access to the net beyond your usual wi-fi or wired locations, you can use your cell phone as a modem. My wife occasionally needs a...
Arthur M Newman
amnewman@...
May 8, 2007 3:05 pm
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Not a big deal, but my recent encounter with TechRestore was disappointing. Ordered a replacement iPod battery, rated about double the capacity of the original...
Bob
sbamug@...
May 8, 2007 3:55 pm
11123
Mario said I should ask here, so don't yell at me for being on the wrong forum, he thought maybe you could help me. I'm trying to find an audio recorder that...
my hard drive just failed in my MacBook Pro. at least that's what all this clicking and not booting up indicates to me. good thing I did a backup on Friday! ...
You could write a script which automagically replaces all the spaces with nulls. Attach it to the folder where you save music and it'll be painless....
Kirk D Mueller
kdmueller@...
May 9, 2007 3:40 pm
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oh, scary ... how old is it again? allison@... Sent by: MacHACers@yahoogroups.com 05/08/2007 10:24 PM To machacers@yahoogroups.com,...
Lynn E York
leyork@...
May 9, 2007 4:46 pm
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The hard drive was less than 6 months old, but I have a confession to make. I MAY have and an effect on this problem. Last weekend the lappy was getting...
Allison Sheridan
asheridan@...
May 10, 2007 3:57 am
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So this problem keeps happening about once a month. Weird, huh? DK...
I thought those were supposed to have an accelerometer on them to park the heads in the event of sudden acceleration, or am I thinking of something else? Tim ...
They do - but you could still break it - its just not as easy. My old iBook(s) (especially the big clamshell model from 99) could take (and often did take)...
I was told that it matters whether the heads were parked or not. What I don't understand, if this really was the cause, why it was fine for a week and a half...
Allison Sheridan
asheridan@...
May 10, 2007 1:02 pm
11132
I don't remember ever reading there's an accelerometer in hard drives nor that the heads will quickly snap into park upon application of shock. I can confirm...
Kirk D Mueller
kdmueller@...
May 10, 2007 3:54 pm
11133
Hey gang, Any recommendations for AL powerbook repair in the South Bay area? Mine was dropped about a year ago and the bottom shell corner is dented. I assume...
Michael E Ehritz
meehritz@...
May 10, 2007 6:14 pm
11134
Apple's Mail has fallen into the bad habit of downloading the same message twice, some of the time. Both messages in the Inbox always have the same number as...
My Disk Utility 10.4.4 doesn't show the button for Erase Empty Space or Secure Erase. Updating to 10.4.9 didn't change Disk utility. Dennis Kane suggested it...
If you have moved Disk Utility from where the OS X installer originally put it (/Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app), then any updaters might not be able...
Assuming that you want to save money and not go with Apple - Pacific Premiere Service 2501 Artesia Blvd Redondo Beach, CA 90278 (310) 214-1054 Given that this...
Dennis J Kane
dkane@...
May 11, 2007 4:04 pm
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The "Rebuild" function only applies to a specific mail account's Inbox. If you have a "multiple" Inbox (multiple accounts) you will need to open up the Inbox...
Charles South
south3@...
May 11, 2007 4:17 pm
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Hi Nick, I'm not sure why (or if) it wasn't updated, but you can verify the version of your installed Disk Utility.app in a couple of ways. If you're running a...
A funny thing happened on the way to the Terminal program ... I discovered a Utilities folder inside the Applications folder, and guess what I found: Disk...
This is a forwarded announcement for Linux admins getting familiar with MacOSX: LiLAX - Linux at LAX May 2007 Meeting ... Differences Between Mac OS X and...
