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Tom Scola - Nov 09, 2007 11:12:27 am PST #3437 of 25497
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

MLB.com backtracks, after people made a big enough stink: [link]


tommyrot - Nov 09, 2007 11:13:42 am PST #3438 of 25497
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

MLB.com backtracks, after people made a big enough stink:

I figured that would happen.


Sheryl - Nov 09, 2007 1:16:32 pm PST #3439 of 25497
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

I have a problem I hope someone here can help me with. In the last couple weeks when I read lj I frequently have computer freeze-ups or lose input from the keyboard(the mouse works fine). I don't know if it's a browser problem(I'm using Netscape 7.0 for the Mac) or a computer problem(I have a 6+ year old iMac running System 9.1).

If it's a browser problem, is there anything I can do about it, or are there any other/better browsers that will run on my computer?

(I really don't want to buy a new computer right now, as I've had a lot of expenses in the last few months that have eaten away at my bank account)


beekaytee - Nov 11, 2007 8:17:33 am PST #3440 of 25497
Compassionately intolerant

I've been having some weird freeze-ups when viewing tv in the 'net Sheryl, and I'm beginning to suspect my 6+ year old eMac's 700MHz processor of just being too darned slow.

I'm with you with the not buying a new machine right now, so I'm just opting for patience.

t /by no means a technical assessment


beekaytee - Nov 11, 2007 8:31:58 am PST #3441 of 25497
Compassionately intolerant

On a related note, I have a quick question regarding dinosaur adaptability.

In addition to my i & e Macs, I have a Powerbook g3 that has been on the shelf for years. Started right up just now, bless it.

My question is, how can I network the laptop and the eMac together? Or simply transfer files from the powerbook to the eMac?

I'm spending a lot of time away from home this week and would like to take the opportunity to get a huge writing project done for my new website.

I am fine with doing all the writing in simpletext on the laptop and then formatting everything on the eMac later.

Problem is, the laptop has no usb ports.

I've got an external zip disk and a smart disk reader, but both of them are usb.

My neworking cable has bits that don't plug into the eMac.

I also have a Sony Spresso, external cd, but can't figure out if it can be of any use.

And a Lacie d2 cd/dvd burner...but I can't see how that could help either.

Sidenote, the place I'll be staying has a only a decade old pc and a pokey dial-up, so emailing files might not work either.

Any ingenious workarounds possible?


DCJensen - Nov 11, 2007 12:07:52 pm PST #3442 of 25497
All is well that ends in pizza.

Does the powerbook have firewire?


beekaytee - Nov 11, 2007 1:00:40 pm PST #3443 of 25497
Compassionately intolerant

Dumbest question ever...how do I tell if it has firewire?

::off to look that up::


Sean K - Nov 11, 2007 1:05:48 pm PST #3444 of 25497
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

if it has FireWire, it will have a port that sort of looks like a USB port, but a USB plug won't fit in there.


beekaytee - Nov 11, 2007 1:15:02 pm PST #3445 of 25497
Compassionately intolerant

Thanks Sean. I went the wiki route and discovered that mine does NOT have firewire...which was introduced in 2000. My Powerbook is a 1998 Wallstreet II model. So, no joy there.


DCJensen - Nov 11, 2007 1:54:20 pm PST #3446 of 25497
All is well that ends in pizza.

Bonny,

The Wallstreet had an ethernet port on the back under the flap.

You should just have to use a standard Ethernet cable to connect the two, then use file sharing.

Or if you have broadband, a small hub or router, or even a second port on the DSL box would suffice and give the system an IP.

Then sharing would let you apss files.

Might have to turn appletalk on on an OSX machine, if your eMac is OS X.