Sweeet.... Loading up an iBook...

[AlienCraft]

Testing his DSL connection.
Next we install and test the Airport....
<More of a PC guy.....

 

[dighn]

sweeet

 

[Gyrene]

The iBook is a sexay beast. Specs?

 

[AlienCraft]

Originally posted by: Gyrene
The iBook is a sexay beast. Specs?

He sez it's a Graphite Clamshell......
Sounds like a fishin' lure name to me.......

 

[PowerMacG5]

Nice, good luck. I hopped on the Apple bandwagon a few months ago with my 17 inch PowerBook, and ain't looking back. Great machines, great OS, tons of free open source software available for it (Linux source compatible ). If you are someone with prior linux experience, I suggest you install fink so you can gain access to a package manager for tons of open source software for your mac. Also, download Adium 2. Although it is in alpha, it is by far the best AIM client on any OS. http://www.adiumx.com

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Marauder911
Nice, good luck. I hopped on the Apple bandwagon a few months ago with my 17 inch PowerBook, and ain't looking back. Great machines, great OS, tons of free open source software available for it (Linux source compatible ). If you are someone with prior linux experience, I suggest you install fink so you can gain access to a package manager for tons of open source software for your mac. Also, download Adium 2. Although it is in alpha, it is by far the best AIM client on any OS. http://www.adiumx.com

Have you checked out Fire.app?

 

[opticalmace]

Nice. Apple makes badass laptops.
I have an iBook myself, about 10 inches away from where I'm typing (on my PC right now).

 

[oniq]

I'm typing this from an iBook.. though I'm very tempted to buy a new Powerbook 12". Waiting for Spring to see if Apple introduces any newer models so I can get a speed boost before I purchase one.

 

[PowerMacG5]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: Marauder911
Nice, good luck. I hopped on the Apple bandwagon a few months ago with my 17 inch PowerBook, and ain't looking back. Great machines, great OS, tons of free open source software available for it (Linux source compatible ). If you are someone with prior linux experience, I suggest you install fink so you can gain access to a package manager for tons of open source software for your mac. Also, download Adium 2. Although it is in alpha, it is by far the best AIM client on any OS. http://www.adiumx.com

Have you checked out Fire.app?

Yeah, I tried it, but liked adium better. I guess I can't in good faith say Fire.app was bad, so to the OP, try both and see which you like better.

 

[akodi]

want a powerbook 12" so bad, good thing the lab said they'd be willing to buy me one

 

[mpitts]

I :heart: my Powerbook.

 

[blakeatwork]

Originally posted by: AlienCraft
Testing his DSL connection.
Next we install and test the Airport....
<More of a PC guy.....

Ahh.. I thought you were talking about 'e'books...

<--- Not really up on this newfangled "Apple" kids talk about these days...

 

[AlienCraft]

SWEEEEEEET Now I'm in the other room and SBC CS Rep OSCAR is da MAN.... A couple of selections and we are connected....
SBC rocks....

 

[AlienCraft]

Wi Fi Rox

 

[TMTCC]

Welcome to the Apple Club! I've been going 2 years strong with my dual USB icebook.

 

[AlienCraft]

250 ft from romm with 2WIRE Router with Airport inside.
Sitting on tthe curb in front of the neighbors house. I guess nows the time to turn on the WAP security stuuff, right?

 

[Koing]

Sweet man

Koing

 

[PowerMacG5]

Originally posted by: AlienCraft
250 ft from romm with 2WIRE Router with Airport inside.
Sitting on tthe curb in front of the neighbors house. I guess nows the time to turn on the WAP security stuuff, right?

Hehe. Yup, WAP is nice, I love all the security features. The only thing I dislike about my airport base station, is that it always reboots itself after a settings update. The things got range though. Also, you can turn down the transmitter power if you like, so that it only transmits within a certain radius. This setting can be found in the AirPort Admin Utility. Go into your base station, and click "Show All Settings". Next click the "Wireless Options" button right next to the Mode combo box. In there you should get a slider next to the label "Transmitter Power". Good luck.

 

[xEDIT409]

Are the windows emulators good for games for windows on apple laptops?

 

[brigden]

That thing got a hemi?

 

[TMTCC]

xEDIT409: From what I've read, Virtual PC for mac isn't worthwhile for doing anything really processor intensive and such on an actual PC, so don't look for good results for playing games on it.

 

[AlienCraft]

Originally posted by: Marauder911

Originally posted by: AlienCraft
250 ft from romm with 2WIRE Router with Airport inside.
Sitting on tthe curb in front of the neighbors house. I guess nows the time to turn on the WAP security stuuff, right?

Hehe. Yup, WAP is nice, I love all the security features. The only thing I dislike about my airport base station, is that it always reboots itself after a settings update. The things got range though. Also, you can turn down the transmitter power if you like, so that it only transmits within a certain radius. This setting can be found in the AirPort Admin Utility. Go into your base station, and click "Show All Settings". Next click the "Wireless Options" button right next to the Mode combo box. In there you should get a slider next to the label "Transmitter Power". Good luck.

Come to find out the 2WIRE has WiFi. I need the other user to be there as she has it PW protected and 2Wire wouldn't let me access the box without it
I did manage to get her G3 connected to her LaserPrinter (She's a musician) for document printing. I had to re-install the printer and do a setting change in the Computer. She was at work (Lion King in SF) so I'll have to wait until she gets home to dial it all in. They have an HP "all in one" fax scanner printer copier I was thinking about connecting as a network printer as well. Whew..... never quite know what you can do untill you start hooking things up. huh!?