Re: Recording records/tapes - Choosing a sound card

[Mark D. Chapman]

All I have done so far is digitize old tapes 
using the mic port and Audio Hijacks Pro. 
Frankly, with the quality of those tapes not much 
would have helped. I just wanted to be able to 
listen to them on the computer.

However, I do have some records I would like to 
digitize. Will any old sound card do? I am 
thinking under $100 on the used market. Which 
cards are better than others?

Thanks, Mark
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Re: FinderPop like utility for OS X

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Under OS X there used to be a utility called FinderPop, which among a
number of other things, set the contextual menu to pop up when you held
the mouse button down qithout moving it for a time.
FinderPop was never updated for OS X; does anyone know of anything that
does this for OS X?
I use Sidetrack on my laptop. In addition to its 
primary purpose of turning the edges of your 
trackpad into scroll areas it also allows you to 
assign functions to the trackpad's four corners. 
I use the four corners for expose, control-click 
and hide all. A wonderful application.
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Re: Printing and Wireless Connectivity

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The connect light on the router or EtherPrint don't care about
protocols such as AppleTalk, they are just looking for a valid
Ethernet connection.  If the light isn't coming on you have a
problem.  Guessing that the router's switch is 10/100 there MAY be an
issue with the EtherPrint and 10/100 auto-sensing.  Some older
10BaseT hardware doesn't work well with 10/100 gear, the auto-sensing
gets confused.  Asante 10BaseT stuff in particular was prone to this.
However, IIRC the EtherPrint-3 was iMac vintage equipment meant to
link the old and the new.  The iMacs had 10/100 so it should work.
The solution to the auto-sensing problem is to stick a 10BaseT hub
That is easy enough. I have an old hub sitting around that would do the job.
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Re: Printing and Wireless Connectivity

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Thank-you to everyone that responded. 
Collectively your advice was very helpful. Here 
is my initial problem and the solution.

Problem: I could connect wirelessly to the 
internet or print to my old Laserwriter but not 
both at the same time.

Solution:
New network configuration. DSL modem to WAN port 
on wireless router, LAN port on wireless router 
to LAN port on wired router, DHCP turned off on 
wired router, IP address changed on wired router, 
wired router rebooted.

I can now connect to the internet and print to my 
LaserWriter wirelessly. I still don't know why 
the wireless router doesn't connect with my 
printer but with this setup it doesn't matter.

Absolutely wonderful. Thanks all, Mark.
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Re: Printing and Wireless Connectivity

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 > I am having trouble with my network and I don't
 even know what to call the problem I am having or
 where to search for answers.
...snip...
 > Clearly there is some funky network stuff going
 on here but it is way out of my league. Any
 > suggestions? Where do I look for help?
Are you sure that the wireless router you're trying to use supports
AppleTalk? I'm not sure how the serial to Ethernet bridge works in details,
but I would imagine that when it gets to the bridge, the information is
embedded into AppleTalk over Ethernet packets. What kind of bridge are you
using?
That is a good question. I don't know if the 
wireless router supports appletalk or not. It 
does claim to be OSX compatible. Nonetheless, my 
problem seems to be different from this. The 
wireless router does not even recognize the 
Bridge as a live Ethernet device (the connection 
light does not come on). The bridge I am using is 
a Dayna EtherPrint-3. I don't know anything about 
it but will look it up on the internet.

Thanks for suggesting an avenue of research, Mark
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Printing and Wireless Connectivity

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I am having trouble with my network and I don't 
even know what to call the problem I am having or 
where to search for answers.

I have 3 devices I want to connect: a PowerBook 
G4 using airport (10.3.7), a B&W G3 using an 
Ethernet cable (10.2.8), and an Apple LaserWriter 
4/600PS using a serial to Ethernet bridge. I am 
using a SMC wireless router to connect them all 
(SMC2804WBRP-G). Here is my problem:

1. If I plug the printer into the wireless router 
the router does not recognize it and will not 
route print jobs to it.
2. If I plug the printer into my non-wireless 
router (SMC7004VBR) the printer is recognized and 
I can send print jobs but it is not wireless.
3. If I chain the two routers together by 
plugging one of the ports on the wireless router 
into the Wan port of the non-wireless router I 
can access the internet wirelessly but I can't 
print.
4, If I chain the two routers together by 
plugging one of the ports on the wireless router 
into a Lan port on the non-wireless router I can 
print but I can't access the internet wirelessly.

Clearly there is some funky network stuff going 
on here but it is way out of my league. Any 
suggestions? Where do I look for help?

Thanks, Mark
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Re: USB wireless adaptors

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 > I am planning to by a USB wireless adaptor for my=20 iBook (500 Mhz,
dual USB, 10.2.8). Will any=20 adaptor work or do I have to >get one
that=20 specifically works for the Mac? I was in the store and they had

I have the dlink one for my G3 Bronze p-book. Works fine!! I got a
rebate on it when I bought mine and it was maybe 20 bucks altogether.
Search on froogle for a lower prize, 55 sounds too high. Both of these
should be about the same price. Honestly, I'd just get the D-Link at a
better price and use the factory driver and utilities rather than having
to search out a contributed one on the internet. Save yourself the time.
That makes sense. Why fiddle with something when I don't have too.
Thanks, Mark
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USB wireless adaptors

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I am planning to by a USB wireless adaptor for my 
iBook (500 Mhz, dual USB, 10.2.8). Will any 
adaptor work or do I have to get one that 
specifically works for the Mac?

I was in the store and they had an D-Link 802.11b 
adaptor that says it works on a Mac for $55 CND 
and a SMC 802.11b/g adaptor for $28 CND (product 
# and websites below). I know I can't use g 
speeds on the iBook but the SMC adaptor is 
cheaper and might be nice to have for future 
computer upgrades.

DWL-122. 
SMC2862W-G  -

Thanks,
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Re: File synch in OSX?

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 > Versiontracker throws up a few different options with mixed feedback.
 Any suggestions on good tools?
Well, IMNSHO, I think that "File Synchronization" is the best, most
affordable and easiest to use tool but then, I'm the author!
I'm not the author and I agree. There are lots of other tools that 
offer lots of other features. However, it is not at all clear that 
they improve on synchronization and few of them are as intuitive as 
File Synchronization and most of them cost a lot more.

My only complaint is that the icon in the dock looks a bit fuzzy :)

Check it out.

Mark
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Re: Internet Sharing

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My iBook has a modem but my B&W does not. I
 thought that I could just check internet sharing
 on the iBook and get the B&W to connect through
 the iBook. However, I can't get it to work. The
 B&W picks up an IP address but I can't access the
 internet.
 Both computers are running 10.2.8. I have tried
 > both static and dynamic IP addresses.

Are you trying to connect to the Internet using your iBook and then sharing
this connection with your B&W? I know it works for AirPort but I'm not sure
it works for dialup connections.
Yes that is what I am trying to do. Is there any reason why it would 
work for one type of network connection and not another?

When you share using AirPort how do you set it up?

Thanks,

Mark
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Internet Sharing

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My iBook has a modem but my B&W does not. I 
thought that I could just check internet sharing 
on the iBook and get the B&W to connect through 
the iBook. However, I can't get it to work. The 
B&W picks up an IP address but I can't access the 
internet.

Both computers are running 10.2.8. I have tried 
both static and dynamic IP addresses.

What am I missing?

Thanks,

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Yes, it's very safe?

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When I start up console and scroll to the beginning of the entries
the second entry is always followed by the phrase "Yes, it's very
safe"
I tried reformatting and reinstalling OS 10.2.8. However, that did
not get rid of it. Does anybody know what it is? What could I have
installed that could have produced this? Is there anyway to find out
what is generating it?
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Palm III to iBook

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I just purchased a refurbished Palm III. It works like new except it
came with no manuals and no cables. The manuals are not a problem but
I would like a cable so I can backup its memory to my iBook
periodically. The only cable I can find is $50 CND at Staples. There
must be a cheaper option. The device only cost $20 CND (including
taxes). It doesn't make sense to spend that much money on a cable.
Does anyone know of a cheap option for connecting a Palm III to USB
on my iBook?
Can I use the infrared receiver that comes with cordless mice and
keyboards to sync the palm III?
OT: If anyone knows of any good web resources on old Palms I would
happy to hear about those. Feel free to Email me off list about this
as it is not entirely Mac related.
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Re: G3 and X11

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>  > Can I use X11 on a G3 Powerbook(Pismo/320MB/400MHz)? Will I see
>>  certain limitations? Besides being able to use certain programs, why
>>  would one bother to download X11 in the first place? Does Unix/Linux
>  > have more options than OS X?

I think that one of the most useful reasons to run X11 is so that you 
can run OpenOffice. This is a fairly well done, file compatible copy 
of Microsoft Office. It works really well but looks and behaves like 
a Windows application.
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Synchronizing Macs

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I use both a dual USB icebook and a 7500 desktop (OS 8.1). I use them 
both regularly and need to synchronize the data between the two 
machines. When I moved to OS X on the iBook I discovered that there 
was no free sychronization program.

While I may end up buying one (any suggestions?) I would rather use 
the one on my 7500. My problem is that I can't get my 7500 to connect 
to my iBook (it works fine the other way around). I can see the iBook 
in the chooser, and I can enter a password to access it. However, 
when I hit return it tells me that the connection has suddenly 
dropped. Using TCP/IP fares no better.

What am I doing wrong? Any suggestions?

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Re: can't do modems in OS X

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>On OS X, I always get the same result: "modem error".
>The only sign that the system was accessing the modems was a light
>that flashed in the external modem. Otherwise I would think that no
>connection was taking place.

There is a known bug in 10.2 that can cause this on some systems. See 

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How do I make a bootable CD?

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I have looked around the web but can't seem to find this information.

How do I make a bootable CD?

I would like to put OS9 and a few disk repair tools on a CD. However, 
if I just drag the system over I can't boot from it. The start-up 
disk control panel will not even let me select the CD.
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Defragmenting my iBook

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Having observed the conversation about system file backups, I was 
wondering if I could boot from my install CD, access my 7500 as a 
server, and then run TechTool Pro on the 7500 to defragment my iBooks 
hard drive with no ill effects.

I tried to make a boot CD to accomplish the same thing. However, 
despite the computer recognizing it as having a valid system file I 
cannot get the iBook to boot from it. And I don't actually own a CD 
burner so it was not easy to try again.
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