Re: No Services on new iMac
I have gone to System Preferences>keyboard>keyboard shortcuts>Services and checked the ones i want, but nothing shows up. I get exactly the same problem on my new iMac, Jane. I am aware that services are sorta contextual, but my favorite text-handling services are totally missing in action. Very frustrating! -- Michael -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: How should a family of five share one computer?
On Nov 28, 3:00 pm, Geke wrote: the TeamViewer I know is completely free for private use Thank you, Geke, for reinforcing your point, which changes the situation entirely. I will look into TeamViewer! -- Michael -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: How should a family of five share one computer?
After hearing from several thoughtful members of this group, I have settled on some simple strategies for making my family of five safe from themselves and each other as far as communally operating one home computer system. A review of the reports and thanks are in order. First to respond was Bruce, who seems to read everything on this list and has an answer for everything. He recommended that guest accounts would go far in protecting operations, along with setting some parental controls for the kids in particular. Among responders, this was a popular suggestion. While I had stated that I'd give the admin account to the mom of the household, some folks suggested that I create another admin account for myself, just in case I ever needed to step in and save the bacon on the computer system. Felix went a step beyond and suggested that I alone maintain the secret of the password, not even bother to share it with the family, and effectively become the administrator of the computer system myself. I suspect that this is the route to take for right now; when someone in the household steps up and shows me that they are capable of handling stuff, I can set them up with admin powers. Jack reinforced this strategy with an off-list response, quoting his experience with his mother's computer. Geke suggested that I can remotely administer the computer via TeamViewer, but it's really too much money for me to pay. Someone else with very deep pockets, it might be fine. Another off-list response came from Eric, who told me that he provides helpful how-to documents when he gives computers to new users, and sent me examples of those by attachment. I cannot guarantee my users will read them, but it sounds like a very good way to proceed. Tina recommended setting a firmware password. That sounds like it would be overkill in my target situation, but it's a very strong security precaution that might work well for me at my own workplace computer. And last, Dana contacted me off-line to tell me that he or she condones giving computers away to underprivileged families, and makes a routine out of this. Dana mentioned that a family member of him or her came up through some hard times, and felt some sympathy for my cause. Going beyond the box, Dana offered me some additional, free software to make computer life better for my clan-in-law! I would like to extend a special thank-you to Dana. :-D On Thanksgiving Day, I would like to thank everybody who gave my query their consideration and time. I hope that you give your families your love and attention today as well. -- Michael Emery http://memery.home.texas.net/ There is no bad music, only bad performances. -- Ornette Coleman -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
How should a family of five share one computer?
This is a question about how to set up a Quicksilver dual so that a family can best use it, without disturbing the other family members parts. My boss at work loves him some PCs because he likes to get his hands under the hood and dirty them up; also, we get a lot of donated products because the company is a nonprofit. (Too bad that Apple doesn't donate Macs to public television.) He thinks Macs are just too much of an over-priced, closed system. And I think that I'll never get used to those problematic PCs at work because I'm so spoiled by smooth- operating, good-looking Macs on my desktops at home and work. The result is that I buy my own Mac for work. I just bought a very sweet iMac Core i3 for my job. It will handle the latest video file formats, video peripherals (like the Sony U1), and Avid's newest Media Composer app. And methinks the native 1920 by 1080 screen dimension should handle my HD projects with aplomb. This means that all of my current hardware can trickle down one notch: the Power Mac dual G5, my former workhorse, can go to my desktop at home; the iMac G5 on my desktop right at this moment can move across the room to my wife's desktop; and her Quicksilver dual can move into the home of my wife's niece. This niece is a struggling single mom, currently supporting four kids from middle school to elementary ages. (Insert your version of hard- living here; it would likely pale in comparison to this one.) They are very needy, and I believe that a computer would be a valuable addition to their home. While the mom is the least computer-literate, I fear that any one of these five family members could probably wipe out huge parts of the OS and personal bits (belonging to others) if the machine is not set up appropriately for all of these users. Some of ya'll are managers of computer systems both large and small, and have lots of valuable experience. I'm thinking of installing Leopard and providing a Time Machine backup hard drive. Would you recommend that I give them one admin account on the Quicksilver, known only by the mom, and one guest account for each family member to use? And of course, I will train them all the best I can. Thanks for your consideration. -- Michael Emery -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Do G5s sleep?
I recently had a similar problem with a recent Mac arriving in my household. One of our list brethren, Al Poulin, sent me to a website that walked me a short distance down a list of things to do, which worked for me: And for "The Insomniac Mac," look here: http://www.macworld.com/article/48345/2005/12/nonightnight.html Otherwise you might google something like this: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/9040.html Good luck! -- Michael Emery http://memery.home.texas.net/ Heck is for people who don't believe in gosh. -- Paul Sweeney -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Video
Geke: I’d like to know a bit more about "that standard Safari hack"? Google "download youtube video in safari." -- Michael Emery If you rub your mind against someone who is different, you come out better. -- John Hope Franklin -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Video
Stephen Conrad: I want to DL this but nothing I have tried works http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iicrreXTauI&hd=1 I used the standard Safari hack to download the YouTube clip, and converted it with Flv Crunch. If he'd like, Stephen can download the good-quality, 36 MD clip at my place: http://memery.home.texas.net/rape/videoplayback.mov I'll delete the clip by Monday morning. -- Michael Emery Heck is for people who don't believe in gosh. -- Paul Sweeney -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Dual 1GHz Quicksilver won't sleep!
Thanks to all who responded to my plea for help. Al Poulin's pointer to "The Insomniac Mac" hit the sweet spot: http://www.macworld.com/article/48345/2005/12/nonightnight.html After deleting some little bitty, but hard-working Bluetooth pref files, safe and restful sleep has been restored. :-) -- Michael Emery If you rub your mind against someone who is different, you come out better. -- John Hope Franklin -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Dual 1GHz Quicksilver won't sleep!
I brought home a Quicksilver from work for use on my wife's desk. It won't sleep, despite setting it to do so. When I select *sleep* from the Apple Menu, it pretends to sleep for a beat, then wakes up, eyes wide open and hard drive spinning, not to mention that famous Quicksilver fan noise. I believe this machine burns 345 watts or so. Outside of shutting down after use, what's a mother to do? -- Michael Emery There is no bad music, only bad performances. -- Ornette Coleman -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Utube conversion
MacTubes is another one: http://brpg.hp.infoseek.co.jp/mactubes/index_en.html -- Michael Emery -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: PPC Geneaology software - what's best?
On Sep 30, 1:31 pm, Dan Usmar wrote: I've heard good things about Reunion... Here's another such report, Dan. I've been using Reunion since version 2 when it was based on HyperCard, and now I'm using the latest version 9. To borrow Volvo's catch phrase, "Reunion for life!" There are also a number of web-based genealogy solutions. I like Geni.com, sort of a social network for families. -- Michael Emery --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: VHS to DVD
As Doug Burton recommended, I use an EyeTV 200 to do this. It also allows me to watch TV on my iMac as if it were a DVR. ;-) -- Michael Emery --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
iMac resists Safari upgrade
I have a 20" May 2005 iMac that doesn't welcome any flavor of Safari that's newer than 3.0.4! The problem has been long-running and persistent. Whenever I attempt an upgrade, say an upgrade to the current Safari 4 beta, the result is that Safari quits upon launching. I then restore good, old 3.0.4 in order to get work done. Does anyone have any hints about what I can do to get current with Safari? -- Michael Emery --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
