A sticker that says "For FREE user support ring 555-5555 (or whatever your home number is) would be handy, then whoever gets the stolen computer is bound to ring you. There are su…

It would be handy if someone made a CHEAP tracker device for iBooks (and other portables), I would feel more secure knowing that my book could be tracked down if it was stolen.

I noticed that my iBook takes an awfull long time after the extensions have loaded to display the normal finder window. Anybody experiencing the same . . . and does anybody know a …

Try trashing the energy saver preferences. I read somewhere that that would fix it. I tried it and it didn't work though, I ended up doing a clean install of OS 9 when I got it a…

have you tried using startup doubler? that might help.....does anyone know if this is compatible with Mac OS 9 or iBook...thats one way I would go about it.

Startup doubler seems to work fine on 8.6 on my iBook. But as far as taking ages to get the desktop up after loading the extensions, try rebuilding the desktop (option-command held…

Okay, some judicious tinkering with the extensions manager has revealed that the culprit was the ethernet (Apple Enet) extension. The symptoms are that after the loading of all ext…

If you don't use ethernet, then switch off Appletalk (put it on remote only from its control panel) and file sharing. That should speed it up a bit.

Hey friends, I don't intend to demean any of the previous postings on this problem, but I don't think anyone has identified the real cause of the startup delay problem. Here it is:…

Good, indepth explaination margrave, just the way I like it. Thanks! -joe- ------------------ iMac (Lime 233), iBook (Tangerine), SE/30.

Unfortunately, while that my be a problem with some of us that isn't the case here. The servers folder (in the systemfolder) is empty).

Is your ethernet connection set to use DHCP? If so, at every boot it will search for a DHCP server and if one isn't found in about 15 seconds, it assigns itself a 169.x.x.x number.…

That might well be it, time is about right and the TCP/IP control panel was set to DHCP THX

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…

I want to print out my taxes on my old HP LaserJet 4+, since it would take up all the ink in my Epson printer. So I went down to Fry's and got a Belkin USB-to-Parallel port adapte…

Infowave's PowerPrint may do the job.

All the software you need is included with MacOS 8.6. I'd remove any and all extensions and/or control panels you have installed for this cable. Get the up to date LaserJet insta…

I tried jcarr's suggestion with the Desktop Printer Utility, but the computer isn't recognizing the USB printer. Maybe that's not the best description ... in Desktop Printer Utili…

Dear Tom! I�ve read about just the same problem with the Laserjet a couple of months ago. Now I found this VERY well hidden at the Belkin site "FAQs" (http://www.belkin.com/support…

Well ... Groucho seems to have gotten me the closest so far. I disabled that extension, and the LaserJet 4 Plus printer does show up in the Chooser, under MacJet/USB. However, th…

I have run into this problem and spent several days trying to figure it out. This is what I found. The only solution that worked with out modifying the printer was to purchase In…

cnujeff speaks logics. As I mentioned in my previous mail I�ve met with this problem before and when I heard that a cable (!!!) could make compatible a Laserjet 4 with the Mac I wa…

After waiting all day, there's been no response from the CAIDesign people. And I found out why. My dad send me this reply to an email he received regarding the whole situation: "…

Purchased Infowave PowerPrint USB to Parelell with my iBook. Tried printing to several different printers that were compatible with the software and nothing worked. Could not even …