Re: Power mac G5 2.5ghz

2009-09-08 Thread Ralph Green
Howdy, I would not want it. But, it is a pretty nice machine in some ways. You say it has no leak issue, but these machines seem to develop that over time. If you want to use it for several more years, you should monitor that cooler. I know I am on the lookout for an inexpensive G5 tower

Re: Question about how Time Machine works

2009-09-08 Thread Ralph Green
On Fri, 2009-09-04 at 17:14 -0400, John Martz wrote: On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 3:30 PM, Tomtba...@nmia.com wrote: ... OWC has always been a reliable company, so I just up and ordered up two of these 1-TB ones from them: http://tinyurl.com/dec2kl. There is a cheaper version of the same drive

Re: Smurf

2009-09-08 Thread Len Gerstel
On Sep 7, 2009, at 11:13 PM, Ernest L. Gunerius wrote: At 7:43 PM -0400 9/7/2009, Len Gerstel wrote: On Sep 7, 2009, at 7:09 PM, dorayme wrote: How do you find out on Google, if you don't have inside knowledge, why some models were called smurfs? This is a good example of what we

Re: Upgrading a used G5

2009-09-08 Thread dc
I got a GeForce 7800 GS for $50 (from the popular auction site) and flashed it for my G5, it is one of the best AGP cards available. Before that I had a Geforce 6200/256MB AGP card which was also very good, they are pretty easy to find in the $50 range. On Sep 7, 2:01 pm, Ron Romine

Re: Question about how Time Machine works

2009-09-08 Thread Tom
Thanks Ralph. That article is heavy going for a non-techie like me, but what I seem to get out of it is that these enterprise drives such as the two I bought are built to a higher standard than regular drives, able to run reliably non-stop 24/7 even while enduring higher operating temperatures.

Re: Fastmail.fm question

2009-09-08 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Sep 7, 2009, at 9:26 AM, Stephen Conrad wrote: From my email I am using Mac OS X 10.4.11 and Fiefox 3.5.2 In Safari it let me set my Display Style (I chose the pic of the Crab Nebula) Sorry, missed that. If you're using a supported browser, then bug them about it, they're the ones

Re: iTunes shuffle question

2009-09-08 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Sep 7, 2009, at 12:45 PM, Mac User #330250 wrote: It may have an intuitive way - like Mac OS X has - but what it does in the background (in the directories where all the music files are) is not very transparent. This is one commonly made argument that baffles me. What it does in the

Re: iTunes shuffle question

2009-09-08 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Sep 7, 2009, at 12:45 PM, Mac User #330250 wrote: A web shop (with out proprietary Flash) would be a wiser way to reach the masses. No it wouldn't. There aren't many 'masses' that the ITMS is missing , and it's the largest music retailer on the web and one of the largest in the

Re: USB 4-Port Hub

2009-09-08 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Sep 7, 2009, at 7:14 PM, Stephen Conrad wrote: Now, it will take a 5V DC power cord and then I can switch it from bus-powered to self-powered. However, the folks at Rat Shack (Radio Shack) said it can run off the USB bus and I can use it with 4 thumb drives. Well, this is what you get

Re: OT iTunes - Sort by Burn info

2009-09-08 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Sep 7, 2009, at 9:19 AM, Mark wrote: Can I sort my iTunes library by times burnt ? Everything you can sort by is in the View Options menu, and no 'times burned' is not one of them. That wouldn't be in song metadata anyway, since it's playlists that get burned not the songs. You can

Re: Upgrading a used G5

2009-09-08 Thread John Niven
--- On Mon, 9/7/09, Dana Collins dlcatft...@verizon.net wrote: The second would be to add an audio interface card, a little harder with PCI-X, but can be found (regular PCI there are many options, like an M-Audio 2496 PCI audio card)-anticipate a bit more $$ for PCI-X since everyone has

Re: USB 4-Port Hub

2009-09-08 Thread Clark Martin
Stephen Conrad wrote: So, I plugged in (via USB) my USB Hub and I plugged in 2 USB Thumb Drives (a 2 GB and a 247 MB one (according to the Get Info command) but when I tried to plug in a 3rd (512 MB drive) it gave me a Low Power Warning. Now, it will take a 5V DC power cord and then I can

Re: OT iTunes - Sort by Burn info

2009-09-08 Thread Mark
Bruce Johnson wrote: On Sep 7, 2009, at 9:19 AM, Mark wrote: Can I sort my iTunes library by times burnt ? Everything you can sort by is in the View Options menu, and no 'times burned' is not one of them. That wouldn't be in song metadata anyway, since it's playlists that get

Re: iTunes shuffle question

2009-09-08 Thread Mac User #330250
-- Original message -- Subject: Re: iTunes shuffle question Date:Dienstag, 8. September 2009N From:Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com On Sep 7, 2009, at 12:45 PM, Mac User #330250 wrote: A web shop (with out proprietary

Distributed processing.

2009-09-08 Thread John Niven
In essence, I am wondering how you can use multiple older ppc computers to make things happen faster? I have occasion to run unix based programs via X11 at work. I am not a knowledgeable unix person but actually OSX is educating me in that direction. It's possible for me to use ssh to connect

Interesting short-term file sharing service - s4ve.as

2009-09-08 Thread Dan
Title: Interesting short-term file sharing service - s4ve.as hum. Seems interesting. Works well for 24-hr file shares. http://s4ve.as/ It purports to be owned by some of the Napster boiz. A 5 MB example, good for 24 hrs: http://bit.ly/15wAY1 - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South

Re: iTunes shuffle question

2009-09-08 Thread Mac User #330250
-- Original message -- Subject: Re: iTunes shuffle question Date:Dienstag, 8. September 2009N From:Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com On Sep 7, 2009, at 12:45 PM, Mac User #330250 wrote: It may have an intuitive way - like

Re: Distributed processing.

2009-09-08 Thread Mike
Good call! There's that x-grid thing built into (and addable seperately) later versions of OS X, but the main machine needs to be running the server version of the os, and it only works with certain apps (like final cut) from what I understand. Would be nice though to hook my old iMacs up

Re: Distributed processing.

2009-09-08 Thread Mac User #330250
-- Original message -- Subject: Distributed processing. Date:Dienstag, 8. September 2009N From:John Niven sense...@yahoo.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com In essence, I am wondering how you can use multiple older ppc computers to make things happen faster? I

Re: Distributed processing.

2009-09-08 Thread Mac User #330250
-- Original message -- Subject: Re: Distributed processing. Date:Dienstag, 8. September 2009N From:Mike mike.dogho...@googlemail.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com g3-5-list@googlegroups.com ... Would be nice though to hook my old iMacs up through FireWire for a

Re: Smurf

2009-09-08 Thread Ernest L. Gunerius
On Sep 7, 2009, at 11:13 PM, Ernest L. Gunerius wrote: At 7:43 PM -0400 9/7/2009, Len Gerstel wrote: On Sep 7, 2009, at 7:09 PM, dorayme wrote: How do you find out on Google, if you don't have inside knowledge, why some models were called smurfs? This is a good example of what we need

Re: Distributed processing.

2009-09-08 Thread Mike
Just besides, that would cost more power consumption than to run all that on a newer machine that has the appropriate power anyway. In other words: it wouldn't be economic to use old computers to run processor intensive applications on them, and display all of it on even another

Re: Distributed processing.

2009-09-08 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Sep 8, 2009, at 11:14 AM, John Niven wrote: In essence, I am wondering how you can use multiple older ppc computers to make things happen faster? I have occasion to run unix based programs via X11 at work. I am not a knowledgeable unix person but actually OSX is educating me in

Re: Smurf

2009-09-08 Thread Gorka Martinez Mezo
The smurfs (pitufos in Spanish) were very popular in the early 1980s Spain. When the PowerMac G3 BW appeared, it was quickly nicknamed pitufo as both were blue and white. The original iMac G3 was popularly known as cabezon (Big headed), while the fancy iMac G4 was known as Lamparita (desk

Re: iTunes shuffle question

2009-09-08 Thread Kris Tilford
On Sep 8, 2009, at 1:31 PM, Mac User #330250 wrote: I don't want my directories to be messed with. Some ancient mp3 files have horribly wrong metadata, and I don't want them to be all over the place. You can change the metadata formats within iTunes. You highlight the track, tracks,

Which is a faster option?

2009-09-08 Thread Falstaff46
My sister has a dual 1ghz Quicksilver and would like to upgrade the processor. I have a Sonnet 1.4ghz card that will fit but am wondering if it would really be any faster (if not slower) than the current dual processor she has. Any thoughts? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~

Re: iTunes shuffle question

2009-09-08 Thread Mac User #330250
-- Original message -- Subject: Re: iTunes shuffle question Date:Dienstag, 8. September 2009N From:Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com On Sep 8, 2009, at 1:31 PM, Mac User #330250 wrote: I don't want my directories to be messed with.

Re: Which is a faster option?

2009-09-08 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Sep 8, 2009, at 1:41 PM, Falstaff46 wrote: My sister has a dual 1ghz Quicksilver and would like to upgrade the processor. I have a Sonnet 1.4ghz card that will fit but am wondering if it would really be any faster (if not slower) than the current dual processor she has. Any thoughts?

Re: Which is a faster option?

2009-09-08 Thread Len Gerstel
On Sep 8, 2009, at 5:05 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Sep 8, 2009, at 1:41 PM, Falstaff46 wrote: My sister has a dual 1ghz Quicksilver and would like to upgrade the processor. I have a Sonnet 1.4ghz card that will fit but am wondering if it would really be any faster (if not slower) than

Re: Which is a faster option?

2009-09-08 Thread Mac User #330250
-- Original message -- Subject: Re: Which is a faster option? Date:Dienstag, 8. September 2009N From:Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com On Sep 8, 2009, at 1:41 PM, Falstaff46 wrote: My sister has a dual 1ghz Quicksilver and

Re: Which is a faster option?

2009-09-08 Thread Len Gerstel
On Sep 8, 2009, at 4:41 PM, Falstaff46 wrote: My sister has a dual 1ghz Quicksilver and would like to upgrade the processor. I have a Sonnet 1.4ghz card that will fit but am wondering if it would really be any faster (if not slower) than the current dual processor she has. Any thoughts?

Re: Smurf

2009-09-08 Thread dorayme
Date: Tues, Sep 8 2009 4:52 am From: Len Gerstel ... Only one of those links even comes close to the explanation of Smurf, and that is the lowendmac that includes a picture of smurfs with no label saying that this is a smurf on the page. Others just say something to the effect of

Re: Smurf

2009-09-08 Thread glmm
On one page that came up on a reasonable search request, there were some smurfs with red in them! I think red hats or boots, I forget! That was an one off smurf,chief of the group! There were also black smurfs, born from standard stock smurfs. FWIW, Gorka Enviado desde mi BlackBerry® de

Re: Distributed processing.

2009-09-08 Thread John Niven
--- On Tue, 9/8/09, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: You could run multiple Apple Remote Desktop sessions to each of the  other computers, but frankly, that won't work all that well either. Actually I already have that and it works quit well for controlling your other

Fastmail.fm answer

2009-09-08 Thread Stephen Conrad
NOTE: They say the Old Interface is Unsupported Hi, You are using the New Interface and the old Style sheets are only available for the old interface at the moment. You can switch to the old interface by choosing old web interface from the Web interface drop down menu in the Options-Account