Margrave, Do you work for Apple? I compliment you on your deep, in depth knowlege of the MacOS platform and familiarity with TechSupport. To the point - switch off the unnecces…

One more tip to speed up your iBook's startup is to hold down the command(Apple) and option keys while opening up the Memory control panel. At the bottom you'll see a section on "S…

An iBook that has been working flawlessly for 11 months, suddenly won't turn on tonight. The power button gets no reaction whatsoever. I assumed the battery must have run down and …

The answer to this problem with the iBook of one of my students was provided by 'ever-ready Bugs'--it was a PowerManager which needed to be reset and exact instructions are given a…

hi from New Zealand does anyone know is there is a way to actually use the airport slot under the keyboard as a PCMCIA slot? The airport card is a PC card - drivers from a g3 power…

well, most PCMCIA cards have some type of port on the end (either firewire, USB, or modem/ethernet) so IF one could be put in the iBook's airport slot, the keyboard would probably …

It isn't a PCMCIA slot; it's an IDE port. I didn't know that anyone still called it PCMCIA. (You know the joke.)

well - i read that the airport was a std lucent OEM pcmcia card - i want to be able to mount a pc flashcard from my prof. digital camera actually - no port issues - it fits ok - i'…

Badcat: I'd like to find a PCMCIA reader for USB, too, but I have 2MB SRAM cards. I know the Antec reader sold by Outpost doesn't work (I'm sending one back now) but I don't know …

To clarify: the Antec reader doesn't work with SRAM cards, though ATA flash and others should be OK. It's a well-made piece of equipment, and the tech support at Antec is first-cl…

From what I understand, the Airport <b>Card</b> is IDE, but the Airport <b>Base Station</b> actually contains a Lucent CardB…

I was just reading a post in the macaddict forums about someone who accidentally dropped their iBook and damaged it. I just want to say that it's really a good idea to insure your …

Is there a deductible? Or some other hidden fee when you need to make a claim.

Usually there's a $250 deductable with State Farm's renters insurance policies. I'm not sure whether you can pay higher premiums to avoid that deducatable or not.

Most standard polucies specifically exclude breakage of fragile items although coverage can be added for named items usually at very sifnificant additional premium. I would check t…

This is interesting. I went to state farm and ended up getting what they call the Inland Marine Policy for a $50 premium for $2,225 worth of coverage (and $100 deductible). It co…

what the inland marine policy is..is for business. If you dont have a business then you wouldnt need this policy. I have FULL COVERAGE including theft, breakage, mechanical failure…

You know, I spoke to a State Farm representative about insuring my laptop and the cost was $1.00 per $100 of insured value. Therefore, a $3500 powerbook would cost $35 to insure, …

sorry, I put too many 0's in there didnt I ? oooooooops I said thousands when I should have said hundreds. anyways..... the charges might be different for the city you live in, zi…

well, even if your ibbok cost only $1500, aren't you paying a tad much for insurance? i mean, you could buy a three year apple care protection program for as much as you'd be payin…

but good ol apple won't replace my ibook for spilling coffee on it or dropping it.

The insurance covers that?!? wow, sounds good to me. You're covered if you break in any way than, right?

yes isnt that great?!

I have a travel-tech policy from SF, as well as Apple Care, on top of my Renters. All in all, I pay about $128 a year for my coverage. The travel-tech policy or option says that …

I'm not new to networking, but this problem really stumps me, it's not unique, but there have been no solutions I could find, so I'm asking here. I have an iBook,Rev.A iMac, and an…