Ward, I don't quite get you. I have this big --- iPod from you and a Bose Player , and I thought there would be plenty of room on the iPod to put the hard drive on it, not the documents etc, because I save them on iDisk and CDs.-- Removable hard disk storage? I thought all i had to do would be clicking the button to use part of theiPod as Hard disk . No?? I might even consider an external drive, just to learn the ins and outs of everything Maccy I can get my hands on ,although I know they are not Apple made, but nevertheless Maccy, before I kick the bucket, As soon as I feel better I shall get to your store anyway and buy everything on credit, so you will shake your head again over my AmexCard. Marta On Apr 17, 2005, at 15:21, Ward Oldham wrote:
> Hi Marta, > > The ipod solution is not cost effective unless you desire to ?kill > two birds with one stone? and purchase both an mp3 player and > removable hard disk storage in one device. > > Just an ordinary external firewire hard drive will do the trick and > used in conjunction with a cloning utility like carbon copy cloner, > you are able to create an identical bootable duplicate of your > internal boot drive. > Ward > > Ward Oldham, MacDude > MacTown > 1041 Bardstown Road > Louisville, KY ?40204 > 502-485-1243 > ward at mactown.us > http://www.mactown.us > > From: Marta Edie <martaedie at mac.com> > Reply-To: <macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 14:18:53 -0400 > To: <macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > Subject: Re: MacGroup: Apple Updates and (Palm errata) > > Thanks, Jerry, since I know your unconventional sense of humour i > wasn't quite sure about those odd numbers- you know of the threes > ,sevens and elevens in fairy tales. - One such number might be enough > to turn you into an ugly dwarf. - - ?I guess I need more than a cup of > coffee to be isighted at any time of day. - Now to a Mac-User question > : Would it be a good idea to have one of those external hard drives so > you have everything backed up, all your settings ?and preferences in > all your applications etc?, in case your interior one gives out? -Ward > suggested once to use your iPod's other half ( if you have that big > size and are not wanting to put all the world's music on it ) as a > hard drive to make a copy of your Mac HD. I would not want to start > from scratch falls eine Katastrophe happened. > Marta > On Apr 16, 2005, at 15:56, Jerry Yeager wrote: > >> Hello Marta, >> >> On Apr 16, 2005, at 2:57 PM, Marta Edie PB wrote: >> >>> Jerry, what is an external firewire drive? I already downloaded that >>> update yesterday ( it comes up automatically), and why would an >>> uneven number make any difference? Or are you just joking like Lee >>> on April1? -I have never known anything about my firewire, it only >>> tells me that I have a firewire running when I do my iTunes and >>> therefore can't share them.( Who would?) ?I could turn this >>> announcement off, but I like to be reminded of this firewire >>> business, so that some day I would ask about it. And the day is now. >> >> Your iMac comes with an internal hard drive, but if you run out of >> space you can get another hard drive and connect it to your Mac using >> either the USB ports or the FireWire ports. >> >> There had been various reports from time to time of folks having >> problems with their external hard drives using FireWire connections >> after a 10.3.n o. s. update (usually the hard drive manufacturer had >> not been very serious about letting folks know about firmware updates >> and so after an update from Apple, there were some problems). These >> usually happened with the odd numbered updates and were fixed in the >> even numbered updates (and by updating the hard drive's firmware). >> >> >>> Palm errata!! Wow, now we are going into Latin, how glorious! BTW- >>> this iSight update i did not do. I doubt that i want to see anybody >>> anyway as I sit in front of this computer before breakfast. >> >> >> Need the morning coffee first ehh? >> >> ????????Jerry >> >>> Marta >>> On Apr 16, 2005, at 14:39, Jerry Yeager wrote: >>> >>>> Hey MIke, Marta is a guru (smile). >>>> >>>> It looks like Apple had nothing to do on a Friday night (smile), >>>> so yesterday they decided to release a couple of updates including >>>> 10.3.9. ?Get via Apple's web-site or via SUPP. >>>> >>>> One note: since this is an odd number update a thought of caution >>>> for those of you with external Firewire hard-drives connected to >>>> your Mac(s). Shutdown the external hard drive before doing the >>>> update. Then start the drive back up afterwards. >>>> >>>> ????????????Jerry >>>> >>>> >>>> On Apr 16, 2005, at 2:08 PM, Marta Edie wrote: >>>> >>>>> Mike. ?I ?learned the hard way. ?Having bought a Zire 71 ( a >>>>> couple of years back) I was able to use the hotsync feature (that >>>>> is what palm calls it) employing the palm software and make an >>>>> addressbook and a datebook ?typing data into the computer or/and >>>>> on the Palm (Zire) ,which went fine, but then I had trouble trying >>>>> to put the names from my already existent addressbook and date >>>>> book ( ICal) from Apple to cooperate. I could not sync them (Apple >>>>> calls it isync) ?into my palm. So I found out that I ?had to >>>>> disable the conduits for the hotsync operation , so the palm would >>>>> not get confused. And since the Mac is already set up to sync with >>>>> any palm, that was ?all I had to do. Of course I ?had to call >>>>> Apple and/or Palm to tell me where to find them. >>>>> ?hd/library/application support/ palm hotsync--- then you take >>>>> those conduits into the disabled folder. That folder is in there >>>>> already. ( ?I ?left the notes and todos ?in the enabled folder, >>>>> ?because I only use these features in my handheld )- and the >>>>> pictures ( ?my palm takes pictures) will be synced into pictures >>>>> anyway. - I only know this, because ?wanting to use my palm, I >>>>> ?had to figure it out. >>>>> Marta >>>>> On Apr 16, 2005, at 13:02, Mike Watkins wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Marta, >>>>>> >>>>>> This E-mail answer of yours is very impressive! I have little or >>>>>> no idea what you're talking about, since I've never dealt with a >>>>>> Palm Pilot (or any such creature). You sound like a guru >>>>>> yourself! Using terms such as cross-sync, hotsynching, and >>>>>> software conduits...Wow! >>>>>> >>>>>> Mike >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Apr 15, 2005, at 4:38 PM, Marta Edie wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> But Harry, if you have a .mac account ?and iDisk and want to >>>>>>> sync with other computers, ?or already have an addressbook list >>>>>>> ?of names and calendar with data, you need the palm to isync >>>>>>> unless you want to retype every address into your new palm pilot >>>>>>> individually. -- ?I think, if I remember correctly, that was the >>>>>>> question asked. We, ?too, have one palm pilot here at home (my >>>>>>> husband's) only hotsyncing to one computer ?using only the palm >>>>>>> desktop software for that. And it works well. And I do like the >>>>>>> palm software, too. Palm is even nice enough to correspond with >>>>>>> you by e-mail and, for that matter, get you the right technician >>>>>>> if you tell them their answers were of no help. But if you want >>>>>>> to cross-sync between iCal and Apple addressbook with Palm,just >>>>>>> having bought a new one, you need to use the isync feature of >>>>>>> Apple ?and disable the hotsync feature ?for these two items in >>>>>>> the palm software conduits. >>>>>>> Marta >>>>>>> On Apr 15, 2005, at 16:06, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> A while back someone asked about syncing palm pilots to Mac's >>>>>>>> address >>>>>>>> book, etc. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I just got a new Palm Tungston E to replace my handspring >>>>>>>> visor. I >>>>>>>> already had Palm Desktop OS 4.1 on my computer. I was syncing >>>>>>>> my >>>>>>>> handspring to the Palm software. It worked very well. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> When I connected the Tungsten E to my computer and hit the >>>>>>>> hotsync button >>>>>>>> it also worked well. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'm very happy with the palm software and have not desire to >>>>>>>> sync it to >>>>>>>> the Address Book or iCal. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> As they say, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>>>>>>> | be April 26. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>>>>>>> | List posting address: >>>>>>>> <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >>>>>>>> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>>>>>> | be April 26. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>>>>>> | List posting address: >>>>>>> <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >>>>>>> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>>>>> | be April 26. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>>>>> | List posting address: >>>>>> <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >>>>>> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>>>> | be April 26. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>>>> | List posting address: >>>>> <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >>>>> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> ----------------------------------- >>>> Someday, I will come up with a clever signature line. I am not >>>> sure if I will use it or not, but I will come up with one. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>>> | be April 26. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>>> | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >>>> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> >>>> >>>> >> ----------------------------------- >> Someday, I will come up with a clever signature line. I am not sure >> if I will use it or not, but I will come up with one. > > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 14365 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20050417/d8e51447/attachment.bin
