MacGroup: Plotters

[Jeffrey C Smith]

Greg,

Do you really mean a plotter, with pens etc. or a large format inkjet 
printer? I have had great success with HP's new large format inkjet 
printer. I have a designjet 120nr and I love it. It will work with 
MAC's or PC's. I use mine with a mac ethernet network and USB 2 
connections. This prints a 24" wide sheet as long as the roll and was a 
lot less expensive and more efficient than the larger format printers 
from the previous generation. The company in town to talk to about 
large format printers is Imagers Supply on Preston Hwy. 636-0123 ask 
for Bill Rihn (Rine). They have great prices on supplies for the 
equipment as well.

Jeff
On Mar 13, 2005, at 10:12 PM, Greg Schoettmer wrote:

> Any experts on plotters out there? I'm looking at an HP e-size plotter.
> That's all fine and dandy but do they work with a Mac? I called HP and 
> the
> bozo on the other end knew less than I do (scary!). Anyone else I talk 
> to is
> just a PC user and they have no idea. They immediately revert to their 
> PC
> ways and fathom that "there must be a web site that you can go to and
> download a driver."Anybody know if all HP plotters work with a Mac? 
> None of
> the HP plotters work with a Mac? Some do, some don't?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Greg
>
>
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MacGroup: OS10 update and Airtunes

[Jeffrey C Smith]

Ward and others,

Has anyone else noticed a degradation of Airtunes signal since they 
loaded the latest update of OS10.3? I think my airport signal has been 
somehow affected by this upgrade. The most obvious change though is 
that the Airtunes connection keeps getting interrupted mid stream and 
eventually dropped. I've tried to adjust the interference robustness 
but it has not changed the situation. I also am aware of the signal 
interference with our wireless phone but this is a new and very 
annoying situation. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance, 
Jeff Smith



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MacGroup: dish

[Jeffrey C Smith]

Marta,

The local dish network folks leave a lot to be desired. We had it set 
up a year ago by circuit city and the installer had no clue what he was 
doing. We went through three different guys before we finally got one 
that was even willing to try and set ours up. Our roof was covered by 
the tree canopy you see and they couldn't find any other way to install 
it. Meanwhile, the acreage we own around us was too much trouble for 
the first two guys. I finally convinced the third guy to install the 
dish on the fence and I ran the cable to the house myself. I kept the 
network for about three months and they jacked up the price so I 
ditched the system. The dish is still hanging on the fence! I was 
totally disgusted with the service. If someone else has a good 
experience with another system I would also be interested to hear about 
it.

Good luck Marta, Jeff



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MacGroup: Re: OS X 3.9 and print function

[Jeffrey C Smith]

Has anyone else had trouble printing since downloading 3.9? My HP 
DesignJet print command is causing all my software to suddenly quit. 
The exception is iphoto which is printing without a problem. I've 
updated my printer software, corrected permissions and restarted 
everything but I still can't get prints from other software. (ArchiCAD, 
Photo elements)

Any suggestions would be appreciated. thanks, Jeff Smith



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MacGroup: Print function and OS X 3.9

[Jeffrey C Smith]

For those of us using HP large format printers, I resolved the problem 
by removing all references to my hp designjet 120 from the printer list 
and reloading it. For some reason the last update for the printer which 
I had downloaded and installed had not completely replaced the previous 
version of the driver. This was confusing to me because the software 
outside of OS X was all that was affected. iPhoto knew which drivers to 
use but my other software did not. Anyway, it's up and running again. I 
hope this experience helps. 



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MacGroup: airport express and airport hub

[Jeffrey C Smith]

Ward,

I know we discussed this once at the store but I need some 
clarification. How will an airport express affect my current airport 
network. It is not an extreme airport network. Will they conflict? Will 
my laptops show two different networks? Will the G3 with an orinoco 
wireless card recognize it?

I want the airtunes wireless connection to my stereo system but don't 
know if it will work with my existing network running.

Thanks for your help.  Jeff Smith



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MacGroup: Phone Technology

[Jeffrey C Smith]

John,

I use Cingular because I think it gives me the best coverage in more 
remote parts of Ky. I also have a plan that gives the whole family 
phones and enough minutes to share. My latest goal though is to use my 
Motorola phone's bluetooth connection to get my laptop a wireless 
connection to the web anywhere I have a cellular signal. I understand 
that this is possible (although still unproven by me) with the standard 
voice connection and OS X with no extra data connection fees. Have you 
tried this? Jeff

On Jun 24, 2005, at 10:44 AM, John Robinson wrote:

> Brian,
>
> Thanks so much Brian, this helps.  I have talked to so many who say 
> Cingular is not good, yet for some reason the Razor phone is only 
> usable through them, so I may go back to the Palm.
>
> Thanks, I needed the help, and Ward I will stop by and talk to Mark, I 
> want to come see your new duds anyway.
>
>
> John R.
>
> On Jun 24, 2005, at 8:14 AM, Brian O'Neal wrote:
>
>> CDMA = Code Division Multiple Access
>> GSM= Global system for mobile Communication
>> GPS=Global positioning system
>>
>>
>>  The better technology is hard to say. I'm not an expert. GSM is much 
>> older than CDMA. I believe that GSM has better coverage, but CDMA has 
>> an advantage when it comes to data transfer. GSM phones come with a 
>> SIM card. This sim card can allow you to change phones by taking out 
>> the sim card and inserting it into another phone. But, with that 
>> comes the problem of subsidy locked phones. I had a GSM Palm OS phone 
>> (a Tungsten W) It was locked to the AT&T wireless service, meaning I 
>> could not take it to another GSM carrier like T-Mobile or Cingular 
>> before the merger.  Most all carriers lock their phones. Some will 
>> unlock them after a certain amount of time has passed. I think that I 
>> would go with the CDMA phone. Mainly because I believe, but am not 
>> certain, that CDMA has faster data throughput than GSM, and since 
>> your phone can do Web, email and SMS, you may want to utilize those 
>> down the line.
>>  Just using it as a phone you shouldn't notice a difference, except 
>> maybe the way the audio sounds from different compression methods. 
>> Clarity should be there with both.
>>
>> Opinion, Verizon-good, Cingular-bad, Sprint-OK, AT&T-Thank goodness 
>> they no longer exist.
>>
>> Brian O'Neal
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jun 24, 2005, at 1:14 AM, John Robinson wrote:
>>
>> Advise is needed.
>>
>> Today I checked with Verizon on a phone (Treo 650) and it's 
>> integration with a MAC.  On the Palm website some of the features are 
>> only available for Windows, some for the MAC as well.
>>
>> I also checked with Cingular on the Motorola Razor phone, not as many 
>> features, but a very small phone.
>>
>> Here is my question for the group, as I had two stories.
>>
>> The Verison salesperson said that the CDMA network that they used is 
>> far superior to the GSM (I thought it was GPS, not sure) that 
>> Cingular uses.
>>
>> Once I got to the Cingular store they pointed out that the GPS was 
>> far superior to downloading of email, getting connected to the web, 
>> etc. then the older technology of CDMA.
>>
>> So once again I ask the advise of the experts.  Which is the better 
>> technology?  Will it matter if you are using it only for a phone?  If 
>> you do what internet connection then would that make a difference as 
>> to which is better.
>>
>> Many thanks, I so appreciate the groups help.
>>
>> John Robinson
>>
>>
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MacGroup: Phone Technology

[Jeffrey C Smith]

Cingular is okay John, I do occasionally drop calls, but not as often 
as some of the other systems I've had experience with. I think Sprint 
is terrible but I guess it all depends on where you take them. I really 
like the no roaming charges nationwide programs Cingular offers. Its a 
good match for me as I travel to projects around the country and to the 
smaller areas in Kentucky. I never pay extra for minutes or roaming no 
matter where I go in the US. I want to use the roll over minutes I;ve 
accumulated for internet access with the cellular phone. I'll share 
anything I learn about this possibility. It's not perfect but it seems 
to work for me. Jeff

On Jun 24, 2005, at 4:12 PM, Profile wrote:

> Jeff,
>
> So tell me, how is Cingular?  Lots of dropped calls?  Clarity?  If you 
> have had another provider, how does coverage and service compare?  I 
> would like to hear a positive on them, so far it is all negative from 
> so many.
>
> Your comment about connecting your laptop through your phone is new to 
> me, no I have not tried, didn't know it would work.  Wouldn't the 
> speed be horribly slow?
>
> Thanks for your comment, if you can shed any light on Cingular's 
> coverage and service I would appreciate it.  I am going to work with 
> Mark at MacTown to see what he would suggest and which of these will 
> work best with the Mac, but input on the provider can best be provided 
> by those that are using the service.
>
> John R.
>
>
> On Jun 24, 2005, at 3:29 PM, Jeffrey C Smith wrote:
>
>> I use Cingular because I think it gives me the best coverage in more 
>> remote parts of Ky. I also have a plan that gives the whole family 
>> phones and enough minutes to share. My latest goal though is to use 
>> my Motorola phone's bluetooth connection to get my laptop a wireless 
>> connection to the web anywhere I have a cellular signal. I understand 
>> that this is possible (although still unproven by me) with the 
>> standard voice connection and OS X with no extra data connection 
>> fees. Have you tried this? Jeff
>
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MacGroup: Re: Printing issue

[Jeffrey C Smith]

Marta, Sorry to weigh in so late on the Epson empty cartridge issue.  I 
do occasionally put off printing until the last moment before I am 
supposed to present something and have gone to great lengths to get the 
damned printer to work with or without a particular cartridge. I 
wouldn't recommend some of the methods I have used, but others worked 
well for months beyond when they were officially unable to print. In 
fact I used one HP color printer for years as a black and white when I 
got tired of paying the ridiculous price they wanted for color 
cartridges. They didn't last half as long as the black either. I got 
the over-ride codes from technical support for the printer I was about 
to ... well never mind.

I'd call Epson technical support and ask if there is a code you can use 
to over ride the empty cartridge alert that allows you to print a few 
more pages before you have to replace the blasted magenta cartridge! 
Good luck, Jeff



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MacGroup: G5 Memory for Sale

[Jeffrey C Smith]

I am a recent subscriber, not yet a member, so if this is not the 
appropriate place to post this notice please let me know. I was one of 
the unfortunate few who received a defective dual processor G5 from 
Apple last October. It took almost 6 months of painstaking 
experimentation and service nightmares to get Apple to finally offer to 
replace the damn thing. Anyway, I got a G4 laptop instead and ended up 
with 1 gig of ram (2 - crucial 512's which I did not return with the 
computer but are to far from order date to return to Crucial. I talked 
to them though and if anything goes wrong they will replace them for 
life. So If anyone would like to buy them I am offering them for $ 
150.00 for the pair. They are currently selling for $ 120.00 ea on the 
website. I can bring them to the meeting on the 27th or drop them off 
in town. Thanks, Jeff



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