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jessearl said:
neut is correct. With the "Allow BT devices to wake up PB" box checked, the bluetooth keyboard brings the PB back from sleep just fine. I haven't tried waking the PB up by just moving the mouse.
To use it with an external display and the Apple wireless kb and mouse, I just close the lid, attach the DVI cable and tap the keyboard. It wakes up and automatically adjusts the resolution for the external display, in my case to 1680x1050 on the Dell FPW2005 up from the 1024x768 on the 12" PB.
Added bonus: when the PB goes to sleep, it automatically shuts down both wireless keyboard and mouse to save battery life. No need to flip'em over to slide the switches to Off.
deelerious said:
FYI- not all BT mice work to wake the computer; my Macally BT mouse does not wake my PB, but this is a good thing ... i don't want my closed PB to be waking up in my backpack with my knowing.
peace | neut
neut said:FYI- not all BT mice work to wake the computer; my Macally BT mouse does not wake my PB, but this is a good thing ... i don't want my closed PB to be waking up in my backpack with my knowing.
peace | neut
It wouldn't wake up in your backpack anyway...unless you have an external monitor and the power cord connected to it in there as well.
fitinferno said:Those iCurves are indeed sweet...If I weren't still in my nomad stages of life, I'd totally be getting one. Question, though, do you ever feel like either of the PBs will fall off? I'm always afraid that if I get one, I'd forget to take the PB off the stand before leaving to go somewhere and come home to the nightmare of my PB on the floor, dead
Thankfully, they have little rubber tracks on the arms that stop the PB's from falling off. The hardest part is getting the 12" lined up correctly on the iCurve as the thing is only the exact same width. They even give you little rubber bits to stop things falling off the end but we never needed to use them.
We are still in the nomad stages of life too; I have hauled mine from USA -> Aruba -> Australia. Now, I have looked at all the computer kit I have accrued over the last 2 years of buying Apple stuff and we decided its time to do a clean out sale. Keyboards, mice, software, Lacie disk, memory, Airport Express, iSights, etc. is all having to go up on eBay soon as we are getting the urge to get those suitcases packed for another adventure. Storage space for all my stuff is getting to be expensive.
Graeme A said:We are still in the nomad stages of life too; I have hauled mine from USA -> Aruba -> Australia. Now, I have looked at all the computer kit I have accrued over the last 2 years of buying Apple stuff and we decided its time to do a clean out sale. Keyboards, mice, software, Lacie disk, memory, Airport Express, iSights, etc. is all having to go up on eBay soon as we are getting the urge to get those suitcases packed for another adventure. Storage space for all my stuff is getting to be expensive.
Don't forget to post all that stuff in the Marketplace too.
peace | neut
YS2003 said:I have not yet cleaned out my desk yet; but, here is the update on my Mac set up.
Nice coster
I keep DVD-R or CD-R disks which did not complete the proper burning to use them as coaster. As it gets dirtier, I use another defective DVD-R or CD-R disk. I have old Symantec CD's which will be serving me as a coaster when I ran out of those CDs.puckhead193 said:Nice coster
I've just got my first proper mac, its a powerbook 12in superdrive 1.5ghz. As a ardent windows user its a bit of a shock going to osx but I'm getting used to it. The eye candy alone is excellent.
I'm keeping my windows machine as I need it for other stuff, the mac is for on the move stuff and surfing in the lounge
I'm keeping my windows machine as I need it for other stuff, the mac is for on the move stuff and surfing in the lounge
Gordy said:I've just got my first proper mac, its a powerbook 12in superdrive 1.5ghz. As a ardent windows user its a bit of a shock going to osx but I'm getting used to it. The eye candy alone is excellent.
I'm keeping my windows machine as I need it for other stuff, the mac is for on the move stuff and surfing in the lounge
Nice....nice keyboard you have for the PC as well...what KB is it
Platform said:Nice....nice keyboard you have for the PC as well...what KB is it
Its a dell usb entry keyboard
El Guardo said:Thanks for the quality of the photos Gordy.
No problem
You can thank my new tripod and my girlfriends posh fuji digi cam
nice setup, very nice!!!
Gordy, what on earth is that machine, silicone graphics? Design work? Also is it tethered or work in tandem with the PowerBook??
Man that photo just made my birthday!!!
Needed that to keep me focused.
Gordy, what on earth is that machine, silicone graphics? Design work? Also is it tethered or work in tandem with the PowerBook??
Man that photo just made my birthday!!!
Needed that to keep me focused.
Prom1 said:nice setup, very nice!!!
Gordy, what on earth is that machine, silicone graphics? Design work? Also is it tethered or work in tandem with the PowerBook??
Man that photo just made my birthday!!!
Needed that to keep me focused.
Its a sgi o2 case but I converted into pc use. I won't show the mac g4 case I converted to use a pc system I may get lynched
Couple of older shots pre powerbook of the sgi
The sgi is or should I say was my girlfriends machine, but we just switched her over to the g4 under the desk as she prefer's osx unsurprisingly and its her machine she bought from her old work for £50 ($75)!
Platform said:WOW
Where did you get that pic
And can it be true that somebody have been crazy enough to modd it that much or just a PS modded pic
Well seeing as the optical drive looks like it could take a really big disc, I'm gonna say that it's PSed
Thanks for the pics Gordy. How on earth you got your hands on a SGI case, got me beat - you could do some nasty damage with that; but dont its not nice. How sturdy are those IKEA shelfs above your comps in the latest photo, was thinking of getting those.
I wanna see more PowerBook G4 pics.
I wanna see more PowerBook G4 pics.
Bought a week ago from eBay.
867MHz G4 Powerbook
768MB RAM
40GB HD
Radeon 9000 32MB
DVD/CD-RW Combo
Airport
2 x Powersupply
Leather Targus Case
£600 Buy it Now
I used to have an 800MHz eMac and this feels like a massive step up. 1MB of Level 3 cache makes all the difference. Plus it doesn't hum at obscenely large volumes!
Oh and the screen is a 17" Samsung 710MP LCD TV. I use it as an external screen (1280x1024), TV and Xbox Live. The iPods a completely battered 3G 15GB model. Its been opened 5+ times for logic board, Hard Drive and Battery replacements. That little dongle thing is an imported AirPlay FM transmitter for the car. Also I have creature speakers, great value at Paris Expo for £45!
Not much...
Yeah haha, it's funny. But I'm a funny guy.
Anyway usually I use my laptop on my bed while laying down. I don't have a desk in my room so my bed becomes my desk...odd eh?
Well it'll be that way until I clean up my room and go buy a desk haha. Yes this pic was from another thread but, it's relevant...I...think...
Yeah haha, it's funny. But I'm a funny guy.
Anyway usually I use my laptop on my bed while laying down. I don't have a desk in my room so my bed becomes my desk...odd eh?
Well it'll be that way until I clean up my room and go buy a desk haha. Yes this pic was from another thread but, it's relevant...I...think...
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Prom1 said:Thanks for the pics Gordy. How on earth you got your hands on a SGI case, got me beat - you could do some nasty damage with that; but dont its not nice. How sturdy are those IKEA shelfs above your comps in the latest photo, was thinking of getting those.
I wanna see more PowerBook G4 pics.
I bought it via ebay, in fact I had two at one stage as I was going to do a pair of them.
The shelves are very sturdy I put a whole heap of rubbish on them and they dont bend at all.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5204638233
Probably the nicest PowerBook setup i'll ever see...
Shame I'm selling it!
Probably the nicest PowerBook setup i'll ever see...
Shame I'm selling it!