tommy- If Daniel isn't interested, I may be, as my home computer has completely shit the bed.
Oh, I'm gonna go to the special hell.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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Sophia Brooks - Oct 05, 2006 6:49:42 am PDT #9122 of 10003
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tommyrot - Oct 05, 2006 12:35:24 pm PDT #9123 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
That would be cool! Let me know if you have any questions - it really is a nice computer system - it was just too expensive and not expandable enough in its day. But now you can upgrade the CPU to 1.7 Ghz G4 dual-processors: [link]
Sheryl - Oct 05, 2006 1:19:49 pm PDT #9124 of 10003
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Looking for some help from the hivemind...
I'd like to buy a PDA to keep a calendar and various lists on. I've looked at Palm's PDAs and found one problem: I wouldn't be able to sync up with my home computer. See, my home computer is an old iMac running OS 9.0.4. I could upgrade it to 9.2.2, but no further. The Palm Desktop needs OS X in some form, and there are apparently no earlier versions of the Desktop that work with the current PDAs.
That being said, is it going to hurt me to not be able to sync the PDA with my computer? If so, what can I do, short of buying a new computer?
Thanks.
dcp - Oct 05, 2006 2:03:51 pm PDT #9125 of 10003
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I keep all my addressbook/calendar/to-do list/notes-to-self stuff on my old Clié, and don't much use any of it on either my desktop PC or my laptop, so that use of the sync function isn't important to me. It might be more important to you.
Keeping a current backup copy of everything on my Clié IS important to me, and sync does that, but I also keep a copy on a flash memory card, and when I've let the battery in my Clié run too low (I've done it only twice in four years, but when it happens -- aaargh!) I've restored from the flash card as my first choice.
The biggest advantage I can think of to having something that syncs your PDA and your iMac is transferring files -- applications, data, pictures, music. It can almost always be done by transferring first to a flash card, and then to the PDA, but that extra step would become a PiTA if you had to do it a lot.
Sheryl - Oct 05, 2006 4:59:54 pm PDT #9126 of 10003
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
There seems to be another option...there are places that sell older models, which use software that works with OS 9.1. I've ordered an upgrade disk for 9.1, and will probably order a slightly older Palm.
tommyrot - Oct 05, 2006 5:02:14 pm PDT #9127 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So I got a new MacBook. The 2.0 Ghz white one.
Bah. The screen is the wrong shape. (Kidding - but it's wider than my 12" iBook.)
You know, a new computer doesn't really feel like mine until I customize everything and install my favorite apps....
Also, the keys feel weird. But I suppose I'll get used to them.
meara - Oct 05, 2006 5:04:52 pm PDT #9128 of 10003
Yeah, I'm kinda bitter that when I get a new computer (sigh, hav eto get a new computer) it's going to be bigger than my cutiepie 12".
tommyrot - Oct 05, 2006 5:07:53 pm PDT #9129 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I almost got a 15" MacBook Pro. It's greater size and weight was one of the cons. But the coolest thing about the MacBook Pro? Backlit keys.
Also, computers drive me nuts if I don't have the mouse speed set exactly how I want it.
DCJensen - Oct 05, 2006 5:38:37 pm PDT #9130 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
If Daniel isn't interested,
Daniel is interested, but not enough to overcome his toomanycomputersitis. For now I shall suffer with the G4 400 I was given by my nephew a few weeks ago. Hee.
Cass - Oct 05, 2006 10:15:39 pm PDT #9131 of 10003
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
But the coolest thing about the MacBook Pro? Backlit keys.This is a really fantastic feature. I coveted the last one I saw. Post in dim light! Accurately!