Malware on my iMac
I recently got a message supposedlly from my ISP saying I had some bad malware and they were quarantining me and would freeze my computer. They gave me a number to call to get the problem fixed. I didn't believe it so I contacted Apple and they gave me a link to Malwarebytes. I ran it on my os10.11 drive and it said it cleaned it out. But I only have 10.11 to enable my iPhone to talk to the iTunes on the iMac. My main software is on my 10.7.5 drive. So on my 10.7 drive I get the same message this morning. I contact Apple and they say I am out of warranty and I will have to pay $180 to have them fix it. I asked if there was any software that I could use to clean my Mac out and prevent it from happening again. They said there isn't. They also said reformatting the drive would not fix the problem. So- Is there software out there that is good stuff and will enable me to fix the problem and help to keep it from happening again? I have seen various ads for this kind of software but I am loath to trust some random company. thanks Mike -- 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 subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: early 2009 iMac dead after using patcher tool to install Sierra
After further study it appears that I have to be running at least El Capitan, which I think is OS10.11. Now I just need a way to download this. With my internet way out in the country it will take 10 hours. -- 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 subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: early 2009 iMac dead after using patcher tool to install Sierra
> Sorry it took so long to get back to you guys. Life has been busy. > I was able to resurrect my iMac. I found a way to eject the stuck Snow Leopard disc and put in an install disc that I found in the original Apple Care package that came with the computer and boot from it holding down the C key. From there I was able to clean up some of the mess with disk utilities. I have been back up and running for about a week. Why do I want to run Sierra on this old computer? I need to have Sierra running to connect my iPhone 5S to the iMac so I can load my music and other stuff on the phone using iTunes. My iphone is running on ios 10.3 and it will not connect with the iMac running 10.7.5. I don't have a good enough reason to spend $1500+ on a new computer. This old iMac runs great on 10.7. It does a good job of making videos and burning them, running my music editing and recording software, and just about anything else I need done. No point in buying a new machine. But I do still want to put Sierra on a partition on an external drive so I can link up my phone. I guess I must have done something wrong on the previous attempt. I am going to give it another try tomorrow. I'll read through the literature on using the install patch again and hopefully I won't screw it up this time. -- 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 subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
early 2009 iMac dead after using patcher tool to install Sierra
Hi, Guys! (generic, non gender specific) I have been a member of the UMax group for nearly 10 years but am brand new on this list. I apologize for this, but I very rarely have helpful knowledge. I am a musician and am helpful on lists where I knowledge, but I know little about programing. I have found the UMax list to be incredibly hellpful to me over the years at keeping my s900 running. I tried to use the patcher to install Sierra on my early 2009 iMac running 10.7.5. I tried to put it on a partition that used to house BootCamp after I reformatted it to an acceptable format. The machine crashed. Now all I get is a gray "no" sign. It won't reboot from the os 10 drive. It won't boot trying to use the c key to boot from a Snow Leapard dvd. It won't boot using any of the short cuts to make it select another drive. Heip! Mike -- 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 subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: iMac G3 - anyone in UK willing to breathe life back..?
Whereabouts in the uk? I'm in Bristol, can't promise anything, but have fixed a couple up in the past. Maybe tell us what's up and we'll try and diagnose? --- Mike Linnett 07515877812 notacello.net On 22 Jan 2016, 20:29 +, Julia Brinckloe<jmbri...@gmail.com>, wrote: > I also live in the U.S., but having bought or inherited a number of ailing > iMac G3's--13 to date--I have managed with my limited knowledge and skill to > fix and upgrade them ALL--merely by Googling each machine, system and > problem. Honestly, you can do this. And parts are out there--some even "new > old stock." Good luck! > > On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 12:22 PM, Mark > Sokolovsky<coolmar...@gmail.com(mailto:coolmar...@gmail.com)>wrote: > > > > I live in the US. Had I have lived there, I'd gladly fix them. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > -- > > 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 athttp://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtmland our netiquette > > guide is athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > > To post to this group, send email > > toimacl...@googlegroups.com(mailto:imaclist@googlegroups.com) > > To leave this group, send email > > toimaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com(mailto:imaclist%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com) > > For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/imaclist > > > > --- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "iMac Group" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email > > toimaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com(mailto:imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com). > > For more options, visithttps://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > > -- > -- > 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 athttp://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtmland our netiquette > guide is athttp://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 athttp://groups.google.com/group/imaclist > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iMac Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email > toimaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com(mailto:imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com). > For more options, visithttps://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: What do you use your (old) iMac for in 2015?
Dropbox will run on tiger, for whatever that's worth. Maybe use it as a media server (with a bunch of external drives?) that you'd also have access to over the interwebs. Dedicated MAME machine? — Mike Linnett 07515877812 http://notacello.net On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 7:26 PM, Max LeBlanc quattro55...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Robert, The mac hardware usually includes decent sound speakers. I have a project to turn one of these macs into an internet music box for my son, by building a linux system from scratch. I have had some success using Debian but the internet part was a bit slowish. Good luck with your project! -Max Le 2015-02-23 12:30, Robert Alpizar sen...@gmail.com a écrit : I've got a 2001 Snow 500mhz DV iMac that I can't bring myself to sell or give away, but I don't just want it to sit in the box. I've been looking for something to dedicate it to, but I can't come up with anything. What do you all use your old iMacs for? -- -- 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 subscribed to the Google Groups iMac Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 subscribed to the Google Groups iMac Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 subscribed to the Google Groups iMac Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
RE: What do you use your (old) iMac for in 2015?
Worth remembering is that they won't have the horsepower to play a lot of modern video files, but they oughta handle streaming them to a device that will, if that makes sense? Music will be fine though, and phone/ipad as a remote control would be nifty. Good homework/writing computer. Flash runs like an inside out dog on them, so less distractions for the kids. — Mike Linnett 07515877812 http://notacello.net On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 10:02 PM, steveC st...@craftsathome.net wrote: Along those lines, I got a little “second wind” from my Graphite DV by attaching a TV tuner to it and watching TV through it. Once Comcast went full-digital, that was no longer an option, so my unit is also looking or something else to do. It might make a decent terminal for another computer in the house (ie running a remote desktop technology to access one of the more modern computers in the house) but the resolution is not all that high these days to do that. I think letting it act as some kind of media player is a decent role. You might want to Google/Bing around a bit for other ideas… From: imaclist@googlegroups.com [mailto:imaclist@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Julia Brinckloe Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 3:58 PM To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: What do you use your (old) iMac for in 2015? The snow is a little beauty. I would load a bunch of favorite photos and use it as an art piece---run slideshows...a great piece for any room. If you want to sell it, I want to buy it. But don't sell it. On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 10:34 PM, Robert Alpizar sen...@gmail.com mailto:sen...@gmail.com wrote: I've got a 2001 Snow 500mhz DV iMac that I can't bring myself to sell or give away, but I don't just want it to sit in the box. I've been looking for something to dedicate it to, but I can't come up with anything. What do you all use your old iMacs for? -- -- 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 mailto:imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:imaclist%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups iMac Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 mailto:imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups iMac Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 subscribed to the Google Groups iMac Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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: Comcast modem, Airport Extreme and iMac
Good! On Friday, September 19, 2014 5:06 PM, janespra...@comcast.net janespra...@comcast.net wrote: Mike, had problems again with the phone this week. I kept telling Comcast that it had to be the modem, since that's when all the problems. Two techs were here all day yesterday and finally they switched out the modem. Phone is working again! Jane Sent from my iPad -- Original Message -- From: 'Mike Baker' via iMac Group To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: September 19, 2014 at 10:00 AM Subject: Re: Comcast modem, Airport Extreme and iMac Jane, glad you got the landline phone working. I don't have a landline with my SECTV cable TV and Internet service. On Tuesday, September 9, 2014 12:45 AM, janespra...@comcast.net janespra...@comcast.net wrote: Mike, I didn't have any problems with my AirPort Extreme. I just did what Bruce said to do (below) and moved all the connections over to the new Technicolor modem. No problems with the internet and printing. The phone was a another story. We couldn't receive any calls. After 2 days and talking to 3 techs, the 4th one figured out the problem. There are 2 ports for the phone line and she told me to try the other port. And it worked! The first phone port was defective. Wish I had thought of to do that at the first sign of trouble! Jane Sent from my iPad -- Original Message -- From: 'Mike Baker' via iMac Group To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: September 8, 2014 at 6:52 PM Subject: Re: Comcast modem, Airport Extreme and iMac I had to restore my Airport Express to factory settings and then run the updates for it before it would work with my Prolog service and modem. Everything looked fine and my MacBook could connect to my network but my iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Sony BluRay player with wireless could not. Once I did what I said in my first sentence, everything worked with the network. On Friday, August 22, 2014 7:38 AM, Julia Brinckloe jmbri...@gmail.com wrote: Mac envy. On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 3:58 PM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Aug 21, 2014, at 12:43 PM, janespra...@comcast.net wrote: Stats: Intel Core i3 3.06 GHz 10.6.x Snow Leopard Airport Extreme 802.11n Comcast modem with telephony Comcast has decided that I need a new modem and is sending one to me. I am supposed to install it myself. Currently my set-up is iMacAirportmodem. I have no problems connecting to the internet with desktop, laptops and iPad 4 and all using the same printer. However, Comcast is recommending that I connect the modem to the iMac and not use the Airport. I don't know what to do. If I discontinue using the Airport, how does it affect my home network? Comcast are morons. They're afraid you might get your icky macness all over their techies if they try to help you. Also, they still labor under the silly misapprehension that people only own one computer, and it is connected directly to their modem. It should be as simple as powering down the airport, plugging in the new modem, plugging in the airport and powering it up. If the new modem has wifi capabilities you will see a new wifi network appear; you should be able to connect to it via whatever interface the modem/router offers and turn it off. On the other hand, if your current airport is old, and the new modem offers, (for example ) 802.11n speeds, it might be advantageous to set everything up on the new system. If it's just ethernet, and connects just to the iMac definitely just swap it out in your existing setup Comcast modem-Airport-everything else. What set up would you recommend? If I use the same set up that I have, does the Airport impede the Internet speeds? Currently, I am getting 28.8Mbps download (Ping 31ms; IPv4); 5.78 Mbps upload [from Comcast's speed test] We have Comcast Performance and not the higher price Blast. In almost all cases the Wifi speed is greater than your internet connection, so it shouldn't matter. (also use something like DSL Reports for speed testing. ISP's lie. The other night my internet seemed quite slow, and lo and behold, testing several different destination points with DSL reports told me my speed was abysmally slow (around 600kb/sec.) Cox's own speed test cheerfully reported 5Mb/s.) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely -- -- 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 subscribed to the Google Groups
Re: Comcast modem, Airport Extreme and iMac
Jane, glad you got the landline phone working. I don't have a landline with my SECTV cable TV and Internet service. On Tuesday, September 9, 2014 12:45 AM, janespra...@comcast.net janespra...@comcast.net wrote: Mike, I didn't have any problems with my AirPort Extreme. I just did what Bruce said to do (below) and moved all the connections over to the new Technicolor modem. No problems with the internet and printing. The phone was a another story. We couldn't receive any calls. After 2 days and talking to 3 techs, the 4th one figured out the problem. There are 2 ports for the phone line and she told me to try the other port. And it worked! The first phone port was defective. Wish I had thought of to do that at the first sign of trouble! Jane Sent from my iPad -- Original Message -- From: 'Mike Baker' via iMac Group To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: September 8, 2014 at 6:52 PM Subject: Re: Comcast modem, Airport Extreme and iMac I had to restore my Airport Express to factory settings and then run the updates for it before it would work with my Prolog service and modem. Everything looked fine and my MacBook could connect to my network but my iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Sony BluRay player with wireless could not. Once I did what I said in my first sentence, everything worked with the network. On Friday, August 22, 2014 7:38 AM, Julia Brinckloe jmbri...@gmail.com wrote: Mac envy. On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 3:58 PM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Aug 21, 2014, at 12:43 PM, janespra...@comcast.net wrote: Stats: Intel Core i3 3.06 GHz 10.6.x Snow Leopard Airport Extreme 802.11n Comcast modem with telephony Comcast has decided that I need a new modem and is sending one to me. I am supposed to install it myself. Currently my set-up is iMacAirportmodem. I have no problems connecting to the internet with desktop, laptops and iPad 4 and all using the same printer. However, Comcast is recommending that I connect the modem to the iMac and not use the Airport. I don't know what to do. If I discontinue using the Airport, how does it affect my home network? Comcast are morons. They're afraid you might get your icky macness all over their techies if they try to help you. Also, they still labor under the silly misapprehension that people only own one computer, and it is connected directly to their modem. It should be as simple as powering down the airport, plugging in the new modem, plugging in the airport and powering it up. If the new modem has wifi capabilities you will see a new wifi network appear; you should be able to connect to it via whatever interface the modem/router offers and turn it off. On the other hand, if your current airport is old, and the new modem offers, (for example ) 802.11n speeds, it might be advantageous to set everything up on the new system. If it's just ethernet, and connects just to the iMac definitely just swap it out in your existing setup Comcast modem-Airport-everything else. What set up would you recommend? If I use the same set up that I have, does the Airport impede the Internet speeds? Currently, I am getting 28.8Mbps download (Ping 31ms; IPv4); 5.78 Mbps upload [from Comcast's speed test] We have Comcast Performance and not the higher price Blast. In almost all cases the Wifi speed is greater than your internet connection, so it shouldn't matter. (also use something like DSL Reports for speed testing. ISP's lie. The other night my internet seemed quite slow, and lo and behold, testing several different destination points with DSL reports told me my speed was abysmally slow (around 600kb/sec.) Cox's own speed test cheerfully reported 5Mb/s.) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely -- -- 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 subscribed to the Google Groups iMac Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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
Re: Comcast modem, Airport Extreme and iMac
I had to restore my Airport Express to factory settings and then run the updates for it before it would work with my Prolog service and modem. Everything looked fine and my MacBook could connect to my network but my iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Sony BluRay player with wireless could not. Once I did what I said in my first sentence, everything worked with the network. On Friday, August 22, 2014 7:38 AM, Julia Brinckloe jmbri...@gmail.com wrote: Mac envy. On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 3:58 PM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Aug 21, 2014, at 12:43 PM, janespra...@comcast.net wrote: Stats: Intel Core i3 3.06 GHz 10.6.x Snow Leopard Airport Extreme 802.11n Comcast modem with telephony Comcast has decided that I need a new modem and is sending one to me. I am supposed to install it myself. Currently my set-up is iMacAirportmodem. I have no problems connecting to the internet with desktop, laptops and iPad 4 and all using the same printer. However, Comcast is recommending that I connect the modem to the iMac and not use the Airport. I don't know what to do. If I discontinue using the Airport, how does it affect my home network? Comcast are morons. They're afraid you might get your icky macness all over their techies if they try to help you. Also, they still labor under the silly misapprehension that people only own one computer, and it is connected directly to their modem. It should be as simple as powering down the airport, plugging in the new modem, plugging in the airport and powering it up. If the new modem has wifi capabilities you will see a new wifi network appear; you should be able to connect to it via whatever interface the modem/router offers and turn it off. On the other hand, if your current airport is old, and the new modem offers, (for example ) 802.11n speeds, it might be advantageous to set everything up on the new system. If it's just ethernet, and connects just to the iMac definitely just swap it out in your existing setup Comcast modem-Airport-everything else. What set up would you recommend? If I use the same set up that I have, does the Airport impede the Internet speeds? Currently, I am getting 28.8Mbps download (Ping 31ms; IPv4); 5.78 Mbps upload [from Comcast's speed test] We have Comcast Performance and not the higher price Blast. In almost all cases the Wifi speed is greater than your internet connection, so it shouldn't matter. (also use something like DSL Reports for speed testing. ISP's lie. The other night my internet seemed quite slow, and lo and behold, testing several different destination points with DSL reports told me my speed was abysmally slow (around 600kb/sec.) Cox's own speed test cheerfully reported 5Mb/s.) -- 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 mailto:imaclist%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups iMac Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mailto:imaclist%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 subscribed to the Google Groups iMac Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 subscribed to the Google
Re: App that gets rid of stuff on a photo
On 26 Oct 2012, at 18:32, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Oct 25, 2012, at 11:11 AM, janespra...@comcast.net wrote: For some reason, when I take pictures, my thumb tends to be want to be in the photo, too. I bought Snapheal, thinking that this would be a good program to get rid of those thumbs. But it doesn't do the trick. (Snapheal seems good for small, isolated unwanted objects.) Can anyone recommend an App that is simple to use and gets rid of unwanted objects? Photoshop's Healing brush is totally awesome at this, but Snapheal is also supposed to be very good at it. I used to have this problem. I solved it by getting a new camera that didn't let me stick my fingers in the image easily :-) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely Pixelmator is reasonably cheap, and pretty powerful. The healing tool in that is awesome too, and oughta do what you want (and more) for a lot less $$$ than photoshop. -- 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: App that gets rid of stuff on a photo
Arg, sorry, pixelmator is 10.7+, so probably not such a good choice, apologies! On 26 Oct 2012, at 18:32, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Oct 25, 2012, at 11:11 AM, janespra...@comcast.net wrote: For some reason, when I take pictures, my thumb tends to be want to be in the photo, too. I bought Snapheal, thinking that this would be a good program to get rid of those thumbs. But it doesn't do the trick. (Snapheal seems good for small, isolated unwanted objects.) Can anyone recommend an App that is simple to use and gets rid of unwanted objects? Photoshop's Healing brush is totally awesome at this, but Snapheal is also supposed to be very good at it. I used to have this problem. I solved it by getting a new camera that didn't let me stick my fingers in the image easily :-) -- 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: upgrade HD for g3
On Saturday, 17 December 2011 at 16:36, Tina K. wrote: On 2011/12/16 21:36, Dennis Faulkner so eloquently wrote: As somewhat of a novice, what would too hot for Imac's mean - would that mean that you would need to upgrade the fan further, or house this drive in a external housing, or what? The Al plate that the boards are mounted to in the G3 iMacs acts as a giant heat sink and conducts the heat away from the CPU, then the heat is dispersed by passive convection (no fan). So any additional heat generated beyond what it was designed to handle can be hard to dissipate, though it's probably not much of an issue unless it is operating in a warm environment, running at 100% or doesn't have much air movement around it. Tina -- Modern drives probably run a bit cooler than older ones too, even if they're a higher rpm, I put a 7200rpm seagate drive in my nan's iMac a while ago and it's been fine since. But, external firewire drive-no internal bus size limit (or hacks to get around it), no surgery required, easy to replace/upgrade in the future. Firewire might be faster than the internal at a bus anyway, it'll only be ata-66, right? -- 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: Upgrading imac, G5 or Intel?
I think I heard that the G5 imacs can have issues with the capacitors on the logic board, but I don't know if they were limited to specific models/revisions. I'm not sure about the intel ones, or if they'll hold up to long term use (as the so-called bad G5 ones have had to). Having recently made the jump to intel myself (from a couple of G4 systems that still see use, fastest being a dual 1.25 MDD), they do seem a lot faster, and you get the added bonus that they're current tech, so likely to receive support/updates for a while yet (as long as they're core 2 duo or above), and you have the option of running windows, should you ever feel the need. Leopard will reach the dreaded two versions behind milestone in a few months. I just think the intel models will give you more options, and a more up to date operating system/security updates, etc for at least a year or two, where the G5 seems like you're swapping one piece of outdated tech for a slightly faster piece of outdated tech. But, if the price differences are that great, it could be worth getting the G5, although I assume that that will at some point need updating to something newer and faster sooner. And I think the multiple processor/core setup REALLY helps everything feel faster, more responsive, etc. Just my opinions though! On 2 Mar 2011, at 19:49, william wrote: I am looking for an imac newer and faster than my current G4. My needs are not that great, mostly web browsing and word processing. After a few days following ebay it seems there is quite a price difference between the G5 series and the Intel Core 2 Duos. I am tempted to get the cheaper G5 and put off going Intel for now. I seem to recall some discussion long ago of problems with the G5 imacs. Can anyone elaborate on this? What does the group recommend? Thanks for any suggestions. -william -- 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: Game controller
On 2 Feb 2011, at 18:38, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Feb 1, 2011, at 1:56 PM, Papa wrote: I'm New to iMac. I'm interested in getting a game controller and the wireless mouse leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to playing a game. What are the pros and cons for a controller for and iMac? My first choice would be a wireless one, similar to what is used on a X box. However, I am not familiar with any game controllers for the iMac. Virtually any USB game controller on the market can be used, either out of the box or with the aid of USB Overdrive: http://www.usboverdrive.com/USBOverdrive/News.html -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs You can use a wired xbox 360 controller, doesn't get much more similar than that. You'd need an actual wired one though, you can't use a wireless one and just hook it up with the play and charge kit, that only supplies power from the USB, rather than the full interface. I think I read that you can use the dongle that microsoft sells to enable you to use the wireless one too. Works out of the box allegedly if you're using bootcamp to fire up windows for your gaming fix, or there are unofficial mac drivers. See: http://tattiebogle.net/index.php/ProjectRoot/Xbox360Controller/OsxDriver http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=636420 -- 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: Leopard on a 2x450 PowerMac
Load it up with RAM first! I used leopard assist on mine, works like a charm. (one of) the alternative methods would be to transfer the HD into a supported mac, or use FireWire target disk mode On 30 Nov 2010, at 08:09, Dave cubs1...@gmail.com wrote: Could someone kindly remind me how to fool the OS into installing on the above machine? Maybe I'd be better advised just leaving Tiger on, but... the call of the wild... I can't resist. -- 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 many USB ports is normal to have?
That is quite a few! If the hard drives/DVD drive have a FireWire interface too, try using that instead? You'll get better transfer speeds that way too. If not, maybe when they die/get replaced that'll be something to look at? Otherwise, looks like you actually need all those ports to avoid plugging/unplugging things a lot, so who cares if it's normal? On 3 Nov 2010, at 17:41, Mystic Prowler coolmar...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I just wanted to ask, because I think I have too many USB ports on my main machine, my G4 iMac, an they're all used. I am not talking about JUST the USB ports on the logic board, I have 4 hubs plugged in and all fully used. Is that normal? I have 16 total USB ports on my G4 iMac, and all but one are used up. That one that's not used is on the keyboard. USB 1-Hub 1 USB 2-Keyboard w/hub 2 USB 3-Printer, HP Photosmart C3100 USB 4-Mouse USB 5-SPARE--- USB 6-Stylus touchpad USB 7-Backup 320GB HDD for Time Machine and CCC USB 8-iPod connector cable, always plugged in USB 9- Hub 3 USB 10-Bluetooth Adapter USB 11-SD Card reader/ smart card reader, 12 in one USB 12-External DVD drive USB 13-500GB Maxtor One Touch HDD USB 14-Webcam USB 15-Receiver for Apple Remote USB 16-Camera 2 for outside view Is it normal to have this many USB ports? -- 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: Leopard?
I think it depends on the rest of the spec (ram,gpu) a lot as to how fast it is, really. I have an officially supported 1ghz 12inch PowerBook with 768MB of ram, and a dual 450 powermac with 1.75GB and if anything the powermac feels faster most of the time, and I think they both xbenched within a few points of each other too. I think osx juggling tasks between CPUs really helps. I kinda imagine leopard will probably have a bit more long term support, even if it's just web browsers, than tiger will. I used leopard assist (google it!) but there are other ways if you also own a PowerPC mac that is natively supported by leopard and a FireWire cable, let us know if you want to know more! Mike On 19 Sep 2010, at 13:21, Robert Esposito bobespos...@mac.com wrote: Don't! You are far better off with OS 10.4.11. Simply put Leopard wasn't built for a G4 processor running less than 800MHz. I have a G4 Dual 867 and felt the performance was too slow. On Sep 19, 2010, at 3:18 AM, Dave wrote: Anyone have good advice about installing 10.5 on a 450 dual-core blue and silver PowerMac? I understand this can be done, but I'd feel better with a little advice on how to do it. -- 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 -- 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: Weird hard drive noises
The reason that One mans trash is another mans treasure. In my case, this happens to be with old Macs :) On Feb 15, 2010, at 12:50 AM, tyltotheler92 tyltothele...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, If you have a Western Digital Hard Drive inside in that iMac, that problem will arise. There is an issue with certain firmware versioins on the slot loader iMac G3s that would conflict with 6-80gb Western Digital Caviar HDs. Has this hard drive been replaced at any time? You may want to look at a Seagate or something to replace it with. Its not a fixable though. However, the Harddrive hasn't gone bad, its just a bug with SMART, and in any other computer it will work fine. -Tyler On Feb 15, 12:25 am, Clark Martin cm...@sonic.net wrote: On 2/14/10 3:34 PM, Mike Styer wrote: Sometimes I will sleep my iMac G3 350mHz 10.3 panther and it will sleep fine for a few seconds. But the hard drive will then rev up, coast, and then repeat. I think this only happens when I sleep it while it is booting up. Does anyone have any idea why this nights happen? Why are you sleeping it (or trying to) during boot? How are you sleeping it? When the HD is waking is the power light pulsing? -- 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: Weird hard drive noises
The reason that I will sleep my iMac during boot is that I sometimes will have to use my keyboard and mouse for other computers and I'll forget that there's no keyboard or mouse so I'll sleep it during boot. As far as I know, it is the stock internal drive. Is it safe to replace a hard drive on a G3? I am sleeping it by pressing the power button. The power light will pulse amber, but you can tell that the hard drive us pulling power because it will flicker when the HD revs up. One mans trash is another mans treasure. In my case, this happens to be with old Macs :) On Feb 15, 2010, at 12:50 AM, tyltotheler92 tyltothele...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, If you have a Western Digital Hard Drive inside in that iMac, that problem will arise. There is an issue with certain firmware versioins on the slot loader iMac G3s that would conflict with 6-80gb Western Digital Caviar HDs. Has this hard drive been replaced at any time? You may want to look at a Seagate or something to replace it with. Its not a fixable though. However, the Harddrive hasn't gone bad, its just a bug with SMART, and in any other computer it will work fine. -Tyler On Feb 15, 12:25 am, Clark Martin cm...@sonic.net wrote: On 2/14/10 3:34 PM, Mike Styer wrote: Sometimes I will sleep my iMac G3 350mHz 10.3 panther and it will sleep fine for a few seconds. But the hard drive will then rev up, coast, and then repeat. I think this only happens when I sleep it while it is booting up. Does anyone have any idea why this nights happen? Why are you sleeping it (or trying to) during boot? How are you sleeping it? When the HD is waking is the power light pulsing? -- 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: Weird hard drive noises
Well, I am in a situation where I don't have a keyboard for my iMac. I forgot that I didn't have a keyboard and my mac is glitchy (I can't turn it off through a menu or it will restart itself). I did not feel like forcing it to turn off by holding the power button in, so I put it to sleep before it fully booted. For example, programs that start up at boot my not be fully loaded before I would sleep it. Parts if the interface may also not be loaded. I would also appriciate it if you could not criticize me as I am not a mac expert. Just a mac lover ;) One mans trash is another mans treasure. In my case, this happens to be with old Macs :) On Feb 15, 2010, at 11:51 AM, Bill Chapman pagew...@interlog.com wrote: 'sleep while booting up'... yeah right sounds like this guy is pranking... Clark Martin wrote: On 2/14/10 3:34 PM, Mike Styer wrote: Sometimes I will sleep my iMac G3 350mHz 10.3 panther and it will sleep fine for a few seconds. But the hard drive will then rev up, coast, and then repeat. I think this only happens when I sleep it while it is booting up. Does anyone have any idea why this nights happen? Why are you sleeping it (or trying to) during boot? How are you sleeping it? When the HD is waking is the power light pulsing? -- 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: Weird hard drive noises
To be more clear, I mean that the finder and GUI are still loading. I do nit mean that I am trying to sleep while on the apple logo or somthing like that. One mans trash is another mans treasure. In my case, this happens to be with old Macs :) On Feb 15, 2010, at 11:51 AM, Bill Chapman pagew...@interlog.com wrote: 'sleep while booting up'... yeah right sounds like this guy is pranking... Clark Martin wrote: On 2/14/10 3:34 PM, Mike Styer wrote: Sometimes I will sleep my iMac G3 350mHz 10.3 panther and it will sleep fine for a few seconds. But the hard drive will then rev up, coast, and then repeat. I think this only happens when I sleep it while it is booting up. Does anyone have any idea why this nights happen? Why are you sleeping it (or trying to) during boot? How are you sleeping it? When the HD is waking is the power light pulsing? -- 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: Weird hard drive noises
No problem Bill. Anyway, I was sleeping it because I had te urge to use it, started it up and then realized that I didn't have a keyboard for it at the moment :) anyway, does anyone know why the HD might rev up during sleep mode? BTW, I just checked in system profiler and it is actually a Maxtor 10 GB drive. The person who I bought it from must have upgraded the HD before I bought it on eBay. I wonder why it acts strange during sleep mode sometimes... One mans trash is another mans treasure. In my case, this happens to be with old Macs :) On Feb 15, 2010, at 12:45 PM, Bill Chapman pagew...@interlog.com wrote: It just sounded suspicious. My bad. To be more clear, I mean that the finder and GUI are still loading. I do nit mean that I am trying to sleep while on the apple logo or somthing like that. One mans trash is another mans treasure. In my case, this happens to be with old Macs :) On Feb 15, 2010, at 11:51 AM, Bill Chapman pagew...@interlog.com wrote: 'sleep while booting up'... yeah right sounds like this guy is pranking... Clark Martin wrote: On 2/14/10 3:34 PM, Mike Styer wrote: Sometimes I will sleep my iMac G3 350mHz 10.3 panther and it will sleep fine for a few seconds. But the hard drive will then rev up, coast, and then repeat. I think this only happens when I sleep it while it is booting up. Does anyone have any idea why this nights happen? Why are you sleeping it (or trying to) during boot? How are you sleeping it? When the HD is waking is the power light pulsing? -- 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: Weird hard drive noises
Yeah, your probably right... Anyway, is it hard to swap the hard drive of an iMac G3 slot loader? And more importantly, is it dangerous? One mans trash is another mans treasure. In my case, this happens to be with old Macs :) On Feb 15, 2010, at 3:10 PM, Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com wrote: Just a couple of things: It's probably not a good idea to sleep it before it's fully loaded, just wait a few seconds for everything to load, and then put it to sleep if you're not going to use it. Like others have said, that just happens with some HD's in those iMacs. My little brother had an iMac with this problem, and we just swapped out HD's and it worked fine. If you have any extra IDE HD's around, you can try one of those see if the problem goes away. -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit On Feb 15, 2010, at 11:10 AM, Mike Styer wrote: No problem Bill. Anyway, I was sleeping it because I had te urge to use it, started it up and then realized that I didn't have a keyboard for it at the moment :) anyway, does anyone know why the HD might rev up during sleep mode? BTW, I just checked in system profiler and it is actually a Maxtor 10 GB drive. The person who I bought it from must have upgraded the HD before I bought it on eBay. I wonder why it acts strange during sleep mode sometimes... One mans trash is another mans treasure. In my case, this happens to be with old Macs :) On Feb 15, 2010, at 12:45 PM, Bill Chapman pagew...@interlog.com wrote: It just sounded suspicious. My bad. To be more clear, I mean that the finder and GUI are still loading. I do nit mean that I am trying to sleep while on the apple logo or somthing like that. One mans trash is another mans treasure. In my case, this happens to be with old Macs :) On Feb 15, 2010, at 11:51 AM, Bill Chapman pagew...@interlog.com wrote: 'sleep while booting up'... yeah right sounds like this guy is pranking... Clark Martin wrote: On 2/14/10 3:34 PM, Mike Styer wrote: Sometimes I will sleep my iMac G3 350mHz 10.3 panther and it will sleep fine for a few seconds. But the hard drive will then rev up, coast, and then repeat. I think this only happens when I sleep it while it is booting up. Does anyone have any idea why this nights happen? Why are you sleeping it (or trying to) during boot? How are you sleeping it? When the HD is waking is the power light pulsing? -- 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 -- 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
Weird hard drive noises
Sometimes I will sleep my iMac G3 350mHz 10.3 panther and it will sleep fine for a few seconds. But the hard drive will then rev up, coast, and then repeat. I think this only happens when I sleep it while it is booting up. Does anyone have any idea why this nights happen? One mans trash is another mans treasure. In my case, this happens to be with old Macs :) -- 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: John Doe's eMac
It's easier than that, no need for terminal use! Fire up system preferences, and clock the sharing bit, and at the top is a text box for you to enter the computer name in. I think On 26 Dec 2009, at 10:37, Ramon Pubill claupub...@gmail.com wrote: I am posting on behalf of my 73 year old dad. He's beginning to get concerned that his new eMac has John Doe's eMac when we use the computer tab for finder windows. We just bought this eMac off eBay, it really doesn't belong to a guy called John Doe. So I created a new account on my dad's name, hoping it would fix that but No; the computer is still John Doe's eMac and we want to be able to change it. I am only familiar with some commands in Terminal so if it requires the use of such tool, I will use it with a lot of caution and need to be walked through please. We do not have OS disk at all, so if it requires a system re-install (which I hope it doesn't) then we might be out of luck. I am sure other people who buy used Mac have seen this before. I had an old G3 that was Bob's G3 but it didn't bother me; so I left it alone, used it for 2 years no problem. If it helps at all, our setup is: eMac 1.25Ghz OS 10.4.11 512MB RAM Thanks!! On behalf of: R. Pubill -- 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
Aluminum Intel iMac keyboard problem
Hi, I am wondering if anyone can help me with this problem. Last night three keys on my keyboard suddenly stopped working. They are the 7, U, and V keys. They just stopped working. All other keys work. I have had the keyboard and iMac for about two years now. It is a 20-inch Aluminum Intel iMac model. Please help. Mike -- 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: Droolworthy new iMac
Yea, I want one. Poss just the stock quadcore though. Writing the letter to Santa now... On 20 Oct 2009, at 18:26, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: 2.8Ghz quad-core Nehalem, 27 screen...hubba hubba! :-) Now if I can only find a way of having my current machine die somehow. Honest boss! It's weird...it just started raining iron filings *right* above the vents! Amazing coinkidink, I know! ;-) -- 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: G3 iMac 600MHz, suddenly won't startup...
Hmm, can you plug in an external display and see if anything comes up on that? Can you hear the HD churning away? Have you tried booting from an external drive, or another mac in target disk mode? Or boot the iMac in target disk mode and see if it's drive is viewable from another computer? Just trying to see if it's just the display that's gone, but everything else is working ok On 25 Aug 2009, at 16:26, Fran polaris...@mac.com wrote: Hi everyone... I picked up a Graphite 600MHz 512MB iMac a few weeks ago and after a few days of perfection it suddenly will not start up again. There were no screen distortions, no hiccups of any kind. When I push the start button it glows, there's a bump sound (power to CRT, I imagine...) and then nothing. The screen does not light up at all. I installed a new battery, reset the RAM, zapped the PRAM and still nothing. Any thoughts? Or maybe another step I've missed? TIA, Fran --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple 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 unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Imac wireless
Hi all, Sorry to sort of hijack, but has anyone got, or know of a source for the adapter/bracket? I've got a couple of airport cards, but wasn't aware of the bracket thingy until it was too late! Cheers Mike On 18 Aug 2009, at 13:21, Anthony Antonowicz anthonyj...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, There is a good usb option. The netgear wg111v2 works well in 10.3 and 10.4. You can get it at walmart, which makes it easy to find. It says windows only on the package but netgear has the mac os x drivers on their site and it works well. You install the driver and then restart and when you go to the network settings it will find the new ethernet adapter. It uses a netgear program to actually make the connection. I did this exact thing for my mother's G3 350 MHZ iMac on 10.3 originally. Be careful though, if at anytime you upgrade from 10.3 to 10.4 you will need to uninstall and reinstall the driver. Any failure to uninstall before upgrading the driver makes it not work. I upgraded her imac and had this problem, but once I uninstalled the driver and reinstalled the correct one it worked perfectly again. One thing though, the G3 imacs only have usb 1.1 so it doesn't work as fast as it could but it still more than enough for a G3. On Aug 18, 2009, at 7:54 AM, Simon Royal wrote: Hi. iMac G3 with a slot loading drive are Airport compatible with a bracket. I have used usb sticks under 10.3 and 10.4 successfully. Ones with a RaLink chipset are pretty good but not as good as Airport. Simon --- visit http://www.simonroyal.co.uk (sent using Nokia E65) - original message - Subject:Re: Imac wireless From:Robert Esposito bobespos...@mac.com Date:18/08/2009 11:11 Hi, The original Apple Airport Card 802.11b will fit most iMacs with an adapter. Make sure you get the adapter. Do not buy the newer Apple Airport extreme cards. They are faster than the original card but don't work in G3 iMacs. I have never had success using usb external wireless but they may work too. I still use 802.11b cards in my Apple Cube. I find it is still quite useful in those Macs that were built to take advantage of it. Best Wishes, Bob On Aug 17, 2009, at 10:03 PM, epic93d...@gmail.com wrote: What is there for a g3 imac in terms of wireless networking. I heard of airport but I have no idea about the details of it. Sent via BlackBerry by ATT --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple 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 unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Bondi Blue Imac Upgrades
Ugrade the ram, went from 64 to 512 with some old 256mb dimms. Then you'll probably have to update the firmware then you can add OSX if you want. I did it with a ruby red slot loader and no Mac experience at all. The Apple support site is a great place to start Michael Audia www.TechToolSupply.com 877-208-6657 Ext. 112 866-311-6824 FAX Sent from my iPhone On Jul 27, 2009, at 8:46 PM, Jasiu johnschiavone...@gmail.com wrote: My father recently gave me a G3 Bondi Blue Imac 233 Mhz Processor with 96 MB memory. What can I do to upgrade this machine? How difficult is it to do? Do they still make accelerators for this? Thanks --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple 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 unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: More G3 Memory Upgrade Misery
Try Other World Computing or dealmac.com --- On Thu, 4/16/09, warhelmet nova.akrop...@googlemail.com wrote: From: warhelmet nova.akrop...@googlemail.com Subject: More G3 Memory Upgrade Misery To: iMac List imaclist@googlegroups.com Date: Thursday, April 16, 2009, 7:48 AM I bought two 512Mb DIMMs from bzboyz.com. Advertised as 512MB SDRAM PC133 and low density. First lot did not work. Bzboyz say they should work but sent me replacements. The second lot is from a different manufacturer. I've gone through the process of installing a single DIMM at a time, differing the slots, doing the CUDA thing, etc. I've made damn sure that the DIMMs are pushed home. But no joy. My G3 Flower Power iMac doesn't want to know at all. I guess that I'm just unlucky. Can anyone suggest anything else before I totally give up. I'm not sure that I can be bothered to try for another replacement. I'll try elsewhere for cheap memory. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple 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 unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Restoring Classic after Tiger installation
I have OS 10.2 on my G4 Sawtooth but no OS 9. I bought it from someone else. God knows why OS 9 isn't on there. I don't have the OS 10.2 install disks for the computer. I want OS 9 on it to make sure I have updated firmware before I put a new processor on it. I will be installing OS 10.4 on the computer. Do I need to to buy OS 9.2, erase the hard drive, install OS 9.2, check that the firmware is updated and then install OS 10.4? --- On Sat, 4/4/09, emelvy halbe...@esper.com wrote: From: emelvy halbe...@esper.com Subject: Restoring Classic after Tiger installation To: iMac List imaclist@googlegroups.com Date: Saturday, April 4, 2009, 2:16 PM Here's a helpful hint for people who need to restore Classic after a Tiger installation on a PPC, _without_ erasing the hard drive. Most of Apple's support information on Classic says you need to have Mac OS 9 already on your hard drive before you install Tiger -- the Mac OS X 10.4 Install DVD does not contain OS 9. Furthermore, Apple also statea in several places that if you don't have OS 9 already there, you need to erase your HD in order to install OS 9. I was reluctant to erase and searched for another way. By following links through several of the System Preferences Help files dealing with Classic, I discovered that there _is_ a way to install OS 9 and Classic on a Tiger system without erasing anything, by means of a file called SoftwareRestore.pkg from Apple Support on the web. When opened, it asks which files it should restore; I checked only the Mac OS 9 box. Then I let it go and Presto! -- in a few minutes it created a System Folder, Applications (Mac OS 9) folder, and set up Classic. I did this on a hard drive with Tiger fully installed and no erasures were required. Instructions are here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2475?view_locale=en_US Follow the procedure near the bottom of the page, clicking on Accept and Download to obtain SoftwareRestore.dmg, and double click it to obtain SoftwareRestore.pkg. Note: My eMac came with Mac OS X 10.2 (which can restore OS 9, although as usual the instructions tell you to erase your HD first). I don't know if the procedure described above will work if your PPC Mac originally came with 10.3 or 10.4. Of course, it is not relevant to Macs with an Intel CPU. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple 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 unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Free parts
Where are you located? --- On Sat, 3/7/09, Mark W. yourpt2...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Mark W. yourpt2...@yahoo.com Subject: Free parts To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Date: Saturday, March 7, 2009, 6:33 PM I still have a number of 233s to 600s hanging around and soon must finally get them out of my 2 classrooms (renovations). I am keeping one Bondi Blue one 600 and 2 333-350 towers. I have 2 of those --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple 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 unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
