Re: Share My Desktop
Since I'm going to help an elderly lady to master a secondhand iMac so that she can e-mail, browse and Google I would like to master the program Share My Desktop. Ok, I use SMD and Chicken of the VNC. It's easy...unless you are going through routers at either end, in which case, it can be hell setting it up. Also, and I am pretty sure about this, you will both need broadband connections. If I am wrong on this point, someone else please jump in and say so. So, before we get into a lot of detailed, step-by-step stuff: 1. Do you both have broadband access? 2. Is either of you running a router? I can help you IF neither of you is running a router. If you are, figuring out how to make SMD/VNC work over a router is beyond my abilities and I won't be able to help. Let me know, bob -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
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If you're throwing other users in the mix, then it will add another level of complexity, plus the added problem of permissions. Even if you are the administrator, you don't have access to some folders of the other users. It's hard to synchronize the content of a folder when you don't have access to it. Sure, you could enable the root user, but if you synchronize folders to which you usually don't have access to, you need to be careful not to end up with a lot of scattered files that are owned by root and are not accessible by regular users. You might have another nightmare to restore the original permissions on the copies. Laurent - This is very interesting. I have a desktop G3 and a G3 Dual-USB iBook. If I work on a file on one computer and would like to move that changed file to the other computer, what would you recommend as the best way to do so or would you totally recommend against it??? Many thanks, bob -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: AppleCare Question
ut there is another way to look at this. AppleCare must be a money making business for Apple. Would anybody believe that Apple loses money on their AppleCare coverage at the prices they charge? I doubt that. I think Apple makes money on AppleCare. There must be many more people who buy AppleCare and do not use it for repairs than those who do. For what it's worth, the magazine Consumer Reports _generally_ considers plans such as AppleCare to be a waste of money when taken out on _most_ appliances: refrigerator, ovens, microwaves, etc. However, in a recent issue, they specifically noted that they thought such plans a wise idea for _laptops_, because laptops are moved about, prone to injury/damage, and easy to ship back and forth for repairs. I normally never sign up for such plans, but if I bought a new Mac laptop, I would. Cheers, bob -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Some odd behavior
Today I installed an Airport Base Station M5757 (Graphite) and, in my Dual-USB iBook, an Airport Card 8.2001 and also added a Linksys BEFSR41 Router, v.3. This has been followed by some very unusual behavior when I am connected to the internet via the iBook through the above setup. 1. Very annoyingly, every time I turn airport on and then try to download mail the modem fires up and tries to dial out. Also, when I do a Restart, Just before the desktop is fully loaded, specifically as the desktop menubar items begin to fill in, I get an alert message from Internet Connect saying something like the modem is unable to establish a connection, indicating that it is trying to dial out as soon as the desktop loads! This despite having gone to Network preferences Modem and checked Wait for dial tone before dialing. This is really a pain and something I haven't experienced since moving to OS X. How the devil do I stop this? 2. I cannot connect to a secure server with the laptop. E.g., when I go to MacFixit or Apple Discussions and try to log in, an https page starts to load but then I get couldn't establish a secure connection to the server message. I have Repaired Permissions and run Disk Utility. All suggestions welcome, bob -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re - Spam volume
people. Another thing that has been a real treat is that with earthlink I was inundated with BAD spam (you know what I mean) to the tune of 20 to 30 a day. With Verizon I get none, absolutely none. I hope I don't jinx it by saying that out loud on a list. Go for it. Been with Earthlink for several years and get two or three pieces of spam a day. Check my Earthlink filter (online, every 10 days or so) and there are usually about 10 to 20 emails there to delete. I try to be very careful about giving out my email address too casually, using a throw-away email address at Mailinator (free) instead. http://www.mailinator.com/mailinator/Welcome Check it out. bob -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
iBook and Airport
Just joined the list. I have ... Dual-USB, 500MHz G3 12 Ibook 640MB of RAM 10Gb IDE Hard Drive OS 10.3.2 ...that I just picked up from my father-in-law which I want to network to my desktop BW G3 and share a link to the 'net via my DSL modem. I am confused: do I need just a wireless router OR both a wireless router and an Airport Base Station (in addition, of course, to the Airport card for the iBook)? Many thanks, bob -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
