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DCJensen - Jun 24, 2005 3:50:52 pm PDT #3498 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

Your mac takes PC100 8 NS DIMMS, which were pretty standard. You should also be able to install PC133 DIMMS, which are backwards compatable.

DealRAM has listings of places with 512MB DIMMS (PC133)starting at around $60, with OWC having it for about $80. PC100 is about the same price [link] .

Many people recommend you send the extra bucks for OWC, as they offer lifetime advanced replacement (They send you the new, you send the bad back afterwards).


beekaytee - Jun 24, 2005 4:25:35 pm PDT #3499 of 10003
Compassionately intolerant

I found the OWC listing and am ready to order. Is either PC100 or PC133 preferable for any reason?


dcp - Jun 24, 2005 5:15:13 pm PDT #3500 of 10003
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

I checked the charge when I left the house this morning: 75%. When I opened it at 3 pm to make a note, it gave me a low-power warning. WTF?

Sounds like something keeps turning it back on. Is it kept in a case? A purse? A pocket?

I haven't heard about this with the Tungsten E, but my Dad this problem when he first got his Zire 71. There wasn't enough clearance between the factory flip-cover and the center button, and whenever there was any pressure on the outside of the case the PDA got turned back on. It happened often enough that the battery wouldn't last through the day.


DCJensen - Jun 24, 2005 6:01:33 pm PDT #3501 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

Beej, it shouldn't make a difference, as the PC 133 just means it's made to not fail for those machines that have faster bus speeds. I checked the OWC listing, it lists your machine.


Jessica - Jun 25, 2005 8:16:15 am PDT #3502 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Remember how my G5 didn't come with the Airport Extreme card I ordered? Well, when I opened it up today to install the replacement card I was sent, it turns out that I already had one in there. (It just wasn't properly installed -- once I snapped it into place, it worked fine.)

So now I have an extra one. If anyone wants it, they can have it for $50. (I'll x-post in Press.)


Consuela - Jun 25, 2005 8:31:22 am PDT #3503 of 10003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Is it kept in a case? A purse? A pocket?

It's in a leather case inside my bag. The on button is on the top, and it's a little recessed. It's possible it's getting turned on accidentally. Maybe I'll try to make sure I put it in right-side up: maybe if it's upside down it presses against my cell and that turns it on.

Thanks for the advice!


Jessica - Jun 25, 2005 9:02:13 am PDT #3504 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

A question about Mac networks.

When I connect to DH's computer, I am asked for a username and password, which are pre-entered, and I have no trouble mounting his computer's HD.

When he tries to connect to mine, the same thing happens, except that his password field is blank, and so he can't connect.

Neither of us has any memory of setting up usernames or passworda, or setting up anything that would require a password. I've tried "password" "apple" and any number of other good guesses, with no avail.

What can I do to let him see my hard drive?

[eta that we have no trouble with either internet or printer sharing. It's just the direct computer-to-computer connection that's being difficult.]


§ ita § - Jun 25, 2005 9:06:36 am PDT #3505 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Tiger (and Panther) made me set up a password just to configure the computer the first time -- the same password it prompts me for when I try and update the system software -- have you tried that credential combo?


Jessica - Jun 25, 2005 9:11:39 am PDT #3506 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

That's an idea. I'll have to find out from DH what that password is when he gets home.


Gris - Jun 26, 2005 7:50:18 am PDT #3507 of 10003
Hey. New board.

Anybody know of a website, script, or application that will run through all your livejournal entries and change them to friends only? I'm probably converting to a non-public journal, just for my own personal comfort. Especially since I'll eventually have students, and my LJ could probably be found with a search of my name. I don't really want to go back through all my entries and edit them one-by-one if I can help it, though.

ETA: Never mind, going through one-by-one in my client turned out to be cathartic.