At 04:52 PM 28/09/02 -0700, Mike Covert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I bought my 93 yr old mother an imac 500 cdrw a year ago. > >This is her 1st experience with computers & I use a PC. > >Her problem is the modem won't hang up automatically and she has to >shut the power off to the computer to use the phone.
Assuming System 8 or 9: Find the "Remote Access" control. It may be on the Control Strip at the bottom, or on the Apple menu under Control Panels. Or go to File"Find and type in "remote". Click on this, (select "open remote access" if it's on the control strip). (The control strip may be retracted to a triangular button on the bottom left, click on that and it'll extend along the bottom of the screen. Just click on the icons here to see what they are, noting bad will happen.) Now you should see its window with the basic name, password, phone number settings. Click on "options", then "connections". There is a check box for "disconnect if idle for _ minutes." Select this and type in a number -- 5 minutes say. Then if you're online but idle for more than 5 minutes it will hang up. Turn off the "prompt every 5 minutes to maintain connection" If you want to disconnect immediately, click on the control strip item and you'll get a submenu with "disconnect" on it. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
