Re: iMac and Office problems
At 3:54 PM -0700 08/16/2010, Art wrote: My wife has an aluminum iMac, two gig speed, one gig RAM. A copy of Microsoft Office-Family Student Edition is installed on. After the last update to Office, all the programs, Word, Excel, etc. began crashing. Sometimes you can actually get a document opened before it crashes but usually just the startup screen. I've reinstalled Office (made sure I had the right serial number) plus all the updates--no joy. This set up worked fine previously. I also have the same setup on a MacBook (also 2 gig) that continues to work fine. Back in the OS9 days, trashing the preferences file for MS Office would cure a myriad of woes. Go to Home-Library-Preferences and look for anything with the word microsoft in the name, delete it, empty the trash and then see what happens. Can't hurt! -- tom coradeschi tc...@skylands.ibmwr.org -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: September 2006 iMac Core 2 Duo model RAM: 3GB or 4GB?
There may be some basis in factfor this claim. IIRC , two identical ram modules can operate in dual channel mode. So though you would still only have 3gb ofaddressable ram, access times mightbe faster. This can provide a big boost in synthetic benchmarks, but rarely have I seen a significant improvement in real world performance. Eric On 8/17/10, Clark Martin cm...@sonic.net wrote: On Aug 17, 2010, at 6:55 PM, Ashgrove wrote: This makes me recall some Apple document I read somewhere, about excessive bong usage... ;-) Most likely from the Santa Cruz division. F On Aug 17, 2:44 pm, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote: At 11:07 AM -0700 8/17/2010, Ashgrove wrote: Oh, COME ON, folks. Chime in. Plez. ;-) Anybody? *BONG* How's that? I've got only one previous message with this subject - the body of the message be empty. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Switching G5 mob with Intel Core Duo mob?
Sounds interesting. If such a thing is possible, I would be interested as well. I think my iMac G5 is similar. Mine is the 20 inch. On Aug 15, 2010, at 12:18 PM, sustain wrote: Hello! I would like to switch my G5 mob with a 2.16GHz Core Duo mob (compatible with snow leopard?) that doesn't power on. The seller doesn't know why. Is the G5 power supply compatible with the Core Duo? The working iMac has the following designations: Model Name:iMac G5 Model Identifier: PowerMac8,2 Processor Name:PowerPC G5 (3.0) Processor Speed: 2 GHz Number Of CPUs:1 L2 Cache (per CPU):512 KB Memory:2 GB Bus Speed: 667 MHz Boot ROM Version: 5.2.5f1 Serial Number (system):W85197HHSDY Hardware UUID: --1000-8000-0011243BE39C Thanks! -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: iMac and Office problems
Tried that too--no joy. On Aug 16, 2010, at 8:31 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Aug 16, 2010, at 4:54 PM, Art wrote: I've reinstalled Office (made sure I had the right serial number) plus all the updates--no joy. This set up worked fine previously. I also have the same setup on a MacBook (also 2 gig) that continues to work fine. On the iMac, run the Office Removal tool (found on the install disk) and get rid of everything. Then re-install Office. MS stashes stuff all over the place. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: time warp computer lab of iMac G3s
Hi all, Just got back from the wilds of Wisconsin where I have been in occasional WIFI territory. 3,250 miles on the van! My iMacs and I live in Connecticut, up in the the NE Quiet Corner (translate pretty, but a bit depressed economically...actually if you are a farmer it is good and we have mostly dairy). I teach in Manchester CT, an hour away, which is right next to Hartford. You are certainly right about me needing RAM! That is on my list at the top to track down. As for software, I talked my art dept into a Photoshop Elements 10 license deal years ago, and I now am the only user of it. I also brought in my own ancient Photoshop 4(?) for a machine...kids are fine with anything. Unlike adults, they don't freeze up if confronted with a million buttons. I use Scratch and SketchUp with 5th grade and sometimes 4th. I have lots of Wilton ART CDs that are really nice but crash fairly often. Some of my best art CDs only work with OS 9 which prompted me to keep the iMac lab vintage. I only have two OS X machines, one came that way and the other I was just curious to do it. Works great. The extension hassles I remember from when I had an iMac first time around are still a mystery to me but I have learned to relax in the intervening years and simply get the darn thing to work, by hook or by crook. I should add that the school issued me a MacBook that I use for presentations and let kids use SOMETIMES...I bought a keyboard cover to keep kid crud off it. Art rooms can have special problems when it comes to electronic equipment :-) When school opens I'll post a photo of my new lab set up...the new tables are awesome...and iMacs always look great! Again, thanks for all the support. I am sure I will be mining this group for answers to more specific problems as I get more machines ready to roll. Emma On Aug 3, 5:41 pm, Clark Martin cm...@sonic.net wrote: On 7/26/10 7:14 AM, Emma wrote: I just wanted to share my pet project with anyone who would understand how cool I feel it is. I have NO budget for computers as I am an elementary school art teacher in an economically stressed city, but luckily my room is next to the town warehouse so I have a shot at spotting discarded equipment from other schools. I actually broke down and bought a Flower Power off Ebay with my own money last month because I could not resist :-) My software is time warp as well so all this works just fine. Kids love looking inside the case when they notice they can... Here is my lab, each G3 has a name so I can tell a child to go use Sunny, etc. I am still getting it in shape (with the help of the town IT team when I am out of my depth). https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AvP6lCScTDdOdFZqb3ZsZ09teWt2... Like I said, it is a pleasure to be able to share my enthusiasm for iMac G3s! onwards and upwards, Emma Been there done that (even have a T-Shirt but not specific to education). You might want to post (roughly) where you are, people might have some oldies they'd be willing to supply. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: September 2006 iMac Core 2 Duo model RAM: 3GB or 4GB?
On 17/08/2010 20:07, Ashgrove wrote: Oh, COME ON, folks. Chime in. Plez. ;-) Anybody? I really don't know. Sorry, but as to usefulness you altready guessed that a 4gb machine would help more in practice than a 3... As top how to make that happen if that is even your question, I can't help but say that maybe the sdram slot would allow for a 4gb ram print. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: September 2006 iMac Core 2 Duo model RAM: 3GB or 4GB?
On 17/08/2010 20:46, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Aug 17, 2010, at 11:07 AM, Ashgrove wrote: Oh, COME ON, folks. Chime in. Plez. ;-) Anybody? Magic 8-ball says Answer hazy: ask again later The standard answer should I add more RAM? is: If your system bottleneck is memory, adding more RAM will help. If you boost it to 4 gigs, you'll get the use of 3 gigs of RAM. You'll lose a smidge of performance by not getting RAM interleaving (which IIRC Intel iMacs will take advantage of) but you'll gain a gig of RAM. However, if you're currently not constrained by RAM, you won't see any performance improvement; in fact you'll only see the smidge of performance degradation. A very intelligent email... Personally i don't have to worry one way or another. Financially i am set a little. And memeory wise I am fine within the confines of what i want to be doing. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Antw:Re: installing linux.
Op 10/08/10, Walter Sheluk wshe...@shaw.ca schreef: although this may not be for everyone I got Ubuntu to mail me their live disc and then I just run Ubuntu/Linux from the CD rather then take up hard drive space and the installation hassle. I wouldn't mind that but I do prefer installing such. However, I don't get any form of recognition of my western digital hd within bootcamp but does that mean it is useless top consider installing linux on such valid? That'd tear things for me somewhat. I'm curious what bbs software you're interested in running...it may well have been ported to OS X. Also, see:https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Intel_iMac There is no real need to go through the torturous process of installing windows... Ehm well I used to run baudbandit I think on my a4000.. But it's been years. I could easily, I think, get used to new bbs software if I put some serious effort into things and since I'm in between jobs and writing tasks I have the time to do so. And would otherwise get a bit bored. As to the software i'm considering.. It's called bbs100 and runs native on linux. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: September 2006 iMac Core 2 Duo model RAM: 3GB or 4GB?
On 10-08-17 12:07 PM, Ashgrove wrote: Oh, COME ON, folks. Chime in. Plez. ;-) Anybody? Visit http://discussions.apple.com/index.jspa and ask Mother Apple -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
How to update Apple software on tangerine iMac now at OS X 10.4.11
Hi, I'm hoping to prepare this machine for some of my grandchildren to use for homework and educational games.I'm trying to figure the easiest way to update Apple's software on this machine, which has 192 MB of RAM on a 400MHz CPU. I only have a wireless signal at my location, and not a way to connect this machine to the internet via a dial-up telephone-line-based internet connection or account using the iMac's internal 56KB/s modem.One way might be to hook up my MacBook late 2009 2.26MHz to the iMac via an Ethernet cable, and use the MacBook to connect the iMac to the internet. I don't know if this is a workable approach, and I don't know how to do it.Or, if I knew what updaters I need for OS 10.4.11, Safari, Mail, iTunes, I would be able to download them to my MacBook, and then copy them to a USB Flash Drive to transfer them to the iMac. Once on the iMac's hard drive I'd then be able to run them.Of course, I don't know whether a combined updater would be feasible for this task, or individual updaters. I also don't know what order I'd have to follow to install them each properly. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
RE: iMac and Office problems
Recently, my son bought me the iMac with OSX. I am new to Machintosh and still learning. I didn't like the starting and re-starting between Operating systems to use Windows XP and MS Office 2007, so I installed the Parallels program. Windows worked OK in Bootcamp but had to wait for a couple minutes to load. Then the mouse seems to have a mind of its own and freezes and/or jumps all over when in Bootcamp. That was annoying to have to stop and start to switch between the Machintosh and Windows. With Paralleles it is no problem and Windows runs much faster than in Bootcamp. My question is... now that I have Parallels installed can PC games be used outside of Bootcamp? I have been running games in the Bootcamp partition and still have the occasional problem with the cursor. I know I could try it but thought I would get some opinions from some knowledgeable folks that may know, before doing that... The next question is... If that works, Can Bootcamp be removed? What are your opinions, ideas or suggestions? Papasan Cantonment, FL papas...@bellsouth.net. - - - - -Original Message- From: imaclist@googlegroups.com [mailto:imacl...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Coradeschi Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 2:22 AM To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: iMac and Office problems At 3:54 PM -0700 08/16/2010, Art wrote: My wife has an aluminum iMac, two gig speed, one gig RAM. A copy of Microsoft Office-Family Student Edition is installed on. After the last update to Office, all the programs, Word, Excel, etc. began crashing. Sometimes you can actually get a document opened before it crashes but usually just the startup screen. I've reinstalled Office (made sure I had the right serial number) plus all the updates--no joy. This set up worked fine previously. I also have the same setup on a MacBook (also 2 gig) that continues to work fine. Back in the OS9 days, trashing the preferences file for MS Office would cure a myriad of woes. Go to Home-Library-Preferences and look for anything with the word microsoft in the name, delete it, empty the trash and then see what happens. Can't hurt! -- tom coradeschi tc...@skylands.ibmwr.org -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: How to update Apple software on tangerine iMac now at OS X 10.4.11
Hi, This iMac is going to struggle if you install OS X 10.4 and then upgrade it to 10.4.11. It is not the upgrade that is the issue it is the G3 400MHz processor. This Mac would run very well with OS 9.2 for home work and educational games. If you choose to go with OS X 10.4, You need more RAM than 192MB. I suggest 512MB at a minimum for OS X 10.4. Best Wishes, Bob On Aug 17, 2010, at 4:46 PM, Stanton Mitrany wrote: Hi, I'm hoping to prepare this machine for some of my grandchildren to use for homework and educational games. I'm trying to figure the easiest way to update Apple's software on this machine, which has 192 MB of RAM on a 400MHz CPU. I only have a wireless signal at my location, and not a way to connect this machine to the internet via a dial-up telephone-line-based internet connection or account using the iMac's internal 56KB/s modem. One way might be to hook up my MacBook late 2009 2.26MHz to the iMac via an Ethernet cable, and use the MacBook to connect the iMac to the internet. I don't know if this is a workable approach, and I don't know how to do it. Or, if I knew what updaters I need for OS 10.4.11, Safari, Mail, iTunes, I would be able to download them to my MacBook, and then copy them to a USB Flash Drive to transfer them to the iMac. Once on the iMac's hard drive I'd then be able to run them. Of course, I don't know whether a combined updater would be feasible for this task, or individual updaters. I also don't know what order I'd have to follow to install them each properly. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: How to update Apple software on tangerine iMac now at OS X 10.4.11
I'd take it to a friend's and borrow the Internet connection to run Software Update. So much easier... -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Antw:Re: installing linux.
On Aug 17, 2010, at 12:41 AM, Alexander Blok wrote: As to the software i'm considering.. It's called bbs100 and runs native on linux. And it runs native on OS X. From the bbs100 website: http://www.heiho.net/bbs100/images/bbs100-macosx.jpg It compiles under OS X perfectly fine. Straight up ./configure, make, make install. You don't need to install Linux. OS X is a perfectly capable Unix OS. If you don't have the Developer tools (which includes the gcc toolchain) installed, you need to do that first, either by installing the Developer Tools package from your OS install disk or by downloading the latest version of XCode from Apple's Developer site (which requires a free registration): http://developer.apple.com/mac/ Alternatively, you can use a project like MacPorts http://www.macports.org/ which has hundreds of ports of Linux software, very easily managed. Very nice for installing, for example, Gnome-based software without delving into prerequisites hell. With MacPorts you'll want to install the X11 package, which has been an optional install in OSX since 10.3... MacPorts doen't include bbs100, but since it doesn't need porting, I suspect they haven't bothered. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Formatting my root hd
On Aug 15, 2010, at 11:07 PM, Alexander Blok wrote: Dear maccers, In order to install a functional form of windows I need to make a partition on my root hard disk. However disk utility shows me that this cannot be done, due to the dispersal of data across my drive. Actually, you probably don't need to do that. Unless you're looking to play hardware-intensive games (in which case just go get a cheap PC to run them on) or software that doesn't play well with virtualization, it's almost always a vastly better option to use a virtualization option like Parallels, Fusion or the open-source VirtualBox http://www.virtualbox.org/ which is what I use. I have back such up before I attempted this but disk utility will now not actually format the drive whilst well frankly that seems like the pertinent option. You have to boot from your installer DVD and run Disk Utility from the INstaller menu to reformat your boot drive. I am cleaning my hd as well as I can now but I am getting an error saying that my file system is not ok. Back up your important stuff. boot form your OS X installer and reformat and re-install. If you used Time Machine or something like Carbon Copy Cloner to back up your disk, OSX will even use the backup to restore your system to it's last backed-up state as part of the install process. VERY easy. Whilst well I reinstalled finder even yetserday in the hopes things would work well enough like windows to warrant such an operation. That's a Windows solution to an OS X problem; akin to putting new tires on your car because your windshield wipers aren't working. You have a hard drive problem, whether it's impending hardware failure or just a messed up directory only time will tell. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: How to update Apple software on tangerine iMac now at OS X 10.4.11
On Aug 17, 2010, at 1:46 PM, Stanton Mitrany wrote: One way might be to hook up my MacBook late 2009 2.26MHz to the iMac via an Ethernet cable, and use the MacBook to connect the iMac to the internet. I don't know if this is a workable approach, and I don't know how to do it. This is done via the Sharing pane in System PReferences, and it works like a charm. I've done it via ethernet, Airport and Firewire and all of them just work as advertised. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: How to update Apple software on tangerine iMac now at OS X 10.4.11
Hi Stanton, Glad you're enjoying your grandchildren! There are actually several workarounds for that. 1) You could share your MacBook's connection with an ethernet cable, which is not hard to set up at all. The instructions are in your Mac's help section. 2) Depending on how far is the router from the computer, you could use a long ethernet cable to connect both of them. 3) You could get a USB wireless adapter. They are inexpensive and easy to find these days. The LEM list and eBay are two good sources. It won't be very fast, since it's limited by the USB 1.1 interface, but that iMac is not exactly a speed demon, anyway. 4) If you want to keep the iMac offline (understandable, since it's meant for children), you can simply look for the updates in Apple's website, burn them to a CD, and then install them in order. They are all here: http://www.apple.com/support/tiger/ Whichever way you choose to go, I'm with Bob --you'll need more memory. As a habit, I max out my computers' RAM as soon as I get them, or at least get as much RAM as I can afford. You'll be surprised how much aggravation you'll save yourself in the long run. Oh, and whatever you do --get them Myst. :-) Best of luck, Felix -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: September 2006 iMac Core 2 Duo model RAM: 3GB or 4GB?
Having a Late 2006 iMac with 3gb of RAM, this is my 2 cents on this issue. My iMac runs great. I can't see how adding another gig that won't be addressed could help performance much. My advice is just be happy with 3Gb of RAM... I usually have multiple Adobe CS4 apps (Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator) open at the same time, and never really see a performance hit. Unless your'e doing extremely RAM intensive tasks, 3gb is pretty decent. If performance is really that important, you could always upgrade to one of the newer aluminum ones. They all support 4Gb. -Elliott -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: September 2006 iMac Core 2 Duo model RAM: 3GB or 4GB?
Alas, a newer iMac is not in the stars for now, so I have to squeeze to the max the one I have. 3 gigs of RAM is usually more than enough for my needs, but I have a tendency to run too may apps at once, and a lot of the simplest ones are increasingly becoming memory hogs (iTunes 9.2.1, for instance). On Aug 18, 1:02 pm, Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com wrote: Having a Late 2006 iMac with 3gb of RAM, this is my 2 cents on this issue. My iMac runs great. I can't see how adding another gig that won't be addressed could help performance much. My advice is just be happy with 3Gb of RAM... I usually have multiple Adobe CS4 apps (Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator) open at the same time, and never really see a performance hit. Unless your'e doing extremely RAM intensive tasks, 3gb is pretty decent. If performance is really that important, you could always upgrade to one of the newer aluminum ones. They all support 4Gb. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: September 2006 iMac Core 2 Duo model RAM: 3GB or 4GB?
I did before opening this thread, and the responses were equally (in)conclusive... On Aug 17, 2:47 pm, Walter Sheluk wshe...@shaw.ca wrote: On 10-08-17 12:07 PM, Ashgrove wrote: Oh, COME ON, folks. Chime in. Plez. ;-) Anybody? Visithttp://discussions.apple.com/index.jspaand ask Mother Apple -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
