On Mar 22, 2010, at 9:48 PM, void wrote:
After reading about what is happening it sounds like the browser
isn't the problem but the OS. Probably activeX or some other M$
proprietary junk. I'd bet that a lot of the windows users are
running firefox or opera, all the smart ones are.
Well
At 8:37 PM -0700 3/22/2010, JOHN CARMONNE wrote:
My sons machine is an iMac 24" 2.8 10.6.2 The boot drive is
internal. the external drives are two 2TB Acomdata they are used
only as file storage for video stuff. The problem we have is as time
goes on the Mac takes a long long time booting, If
At 10:38 PM -0400 3/22/2010, Bill Connelly wrote:
10.4.11 Spotlight has bugs ... you need to let it finish.
Does this have any thing to do with a Journal-ed drive?
You know, that's a good point. When a drive mounts, an integrity
check is done, the journal is cleared, then Spotlight kicks in
You can improve the video in the cube with a video card upgrade,
but ultimately you probably just plain need more CPU. 500MHZ is a
very long time ago in computer years.
I guess this maybe an excuse to get a faster processor for the Cube,
but they are so expensive. Is there a way to d
On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 11:37 PM, JOHN CARMONNE wrote:
>
> The problem we have is as time goes on the Mac takes a long
> long time booting, If we disconnect the externals it boots right up.
If HFS+ journaling was the problem then you'd see it all the time
since (I'm guessing) the boot drive on th
On Mar 22, 2010, at 8:51 PM, JOHN CARMONNE wrote:
Hi All
I've posted this topic in the past but no cigar yet. I hope maybe
something new may have cropped up.
I have a "Cube 500 1.5 GB" and a "TiBook 500 1GB" both 10.4.11 I
really want to use them to read the news and surf the net but I
c
Hi All
I've posted this topic in the past but no cigar yet. I hope maybe
something new may have cropped up.
I have a "Cube 500 1.5 GB" and a "TiBook 500 1GB" both 10.4.11 I
really want to use them to read the news and surf the net but I
can't watch news or Utube videos they are just too cho
This doesn't sound like a very plausible explanation to me. It sounds
more like someone grasping at straws rather than admit they don't know
what's happening. Unfortunately without more details about your son's
system and what happens on it when it boots, I doubt anyone do more
than guess as to
The M wrote:
I'll look into that. I googled NVidia FX5200 and I saw a really cheap 256MB
card but it was PCI. Do pci graphics cards work with the MDD's?
You can't compare Apples and oranges. And Microsoft is the orange here.
Hmm? I'm not aware of NVidia/Apple ever making a PCI FX5200 card
On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 10:02 PM, JOHN CARMONNE wrote:
> I read some where that a journaled
> drive can be slower than one that's just Mac OS extended.
Sure, technically the extra time to journal would slow it down. But I
doubt you could tell the performance difference without some sort of
measur
On Mar 22, 2010, at 10:02 PM, JOHN CARMONNE wrote:
Hi All
I have a new Hitachi 2TB HDD and I'm going to put it in an eSATA
external enclosure for music and movie storage. I read some where
that a journaled drive can be slower than one that's just Mac OS
extended. I ask because my son has
At 7:02 PM -0700 3/22/2010, JOHN CARMONNE wrote:
I have a new Hitachi 2TB HDD and I'm going to put it in an eSATA
external enclosure for music and movie storage. I read some where
that a journaled drive can be slower than one that's just Mac OS
extended. I ask because my son has two of these la
I would strongly recommend you enable joirnaling because not all
filesystem changes are written to the physical HD medium until
shutdown but are tentatively recorded in the journal which helps
prevent data loss in the event of unexpected shutdowns. If there's no
journaling and a unexpected shutdown
Hi All
I have a new Hitachi 2TB HDD and I'm going to put it in an eSATA
external enclosure for music and movie storage. I read some where
that a journaled drive can be slower than one that's just Mac OS
extended. I ask because my son has two of these large drives and his
boot time can be
Bruce Johnson wrote:
On Mar 22, 2010, at 1:16 PM, John Musbach wrote:
Hmm, perhaps this hypothesis could be proven by trying to use this
troublesome wifi system with ie5 for mac on the troublesome mac(s).
Would not work. IE5 for Macs does not have anywhere near the same
capabilities that IE
You don't want to put a PCI Graphics Card into a system that's capable of
running AGP. I have a Quicksilver 1Ghz DP I have a standard card Geforce 2MX
32MB RAM. I also have a PCI FX5200 with 128MB RAM. I ran XBench on both with no
changes to anything else and the PCI Card scores about 1/2 the pe
what about a Radeon 9600 Pro out of a G5? I used one in my Quicksilver for a
while (Though I downgraded to a Radeon 9000 when I got an ADC flat screen)
Just had to put scotch tape on two pins(instructions are online somewhere,
google it)
shameless plug, selling the 9600 on fleabay right n
I'll look into that. I googled NVidia FX5200 and I saw a really cheap 256MB
card but it was PCI. Do pci graphics cards work with the MDD's?
You can't compare Apples and oranges. And Microsoft is the orange here.
Another idea would be to pick up a used G5 NVidia FX5200 card, do a bit of
modi
The M wrote:
Thanks. That's a great site. Maybe I'll pick a cheap card up when I have the cash and
flash it. Why do they make mac compatible cards more expensive? Is it because "macs
cost more and that means that mac owners have more money"?
On Mar 22, 2010, at 8:28 PM, Rory wrote:
On Mar 22
I see. Haha mac users don't need to upgrade their video cards because macs
already run very well. I mean come on. It's kind of pathetic that my old mac
runs faster than my recent windowz laptop. Back on topic, is there any way to
enable quartz extreame on a card that doesn't support it? I may o
On Mar 22, 8:41 pm, The M wrote:
> Thanks. That's a great site. Maybe I'll pick a cheap card up when I have the
> cash and flash it. Why do they make mac compatible cards more expensive? Is
> it because "macs cost more
> and that means that mac owners have more money"?
Economies of scale. Fewe
Thanks. That's a great site. Maybe I'll pick a cheap card up when I have the
cash and flash it. Why do they make mac compatible cards more expensive? Is it
because "macs cost more and that means that mac owners have more money"?
You can't compare Apples and oranges. And Microsoft is the orange h
On Mar 22, 8:23 pm, The M wrote:
> How would I go about installing a new rom? Could I just flash the firmware?
> Sounds like a great card to me.
Pretty much. This link will have everything you need to know:
http://themacelite.wikidot.com/start
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On Feb 11, 2:20 pm, sniis wrote:
> Hi!
> I've just registered in this site to post a very interesting question.
> I've bought a PATA box to substitute my Mac Mini Superdrive with a new
> SATA hard drive.
> I put the box with my new WD Scorpio 500GB on it but the system didn't
> turn on, the screen
How would I go about installing a new rom? Could I just flash the firmware?
Sounds like a great card to me.
I modded (new ROM and taped off AGP connector) a PNY GeForce FX5200
Ultra (128MB) to put in my dual 800MHz Quicksilver. It replaced a
stock Geforce2MX TwinView (64MB). The difference wa
On Mar 22, 4:29 pm, The M wrote:
> What would be a good (128 MB VRAM or more ,quartz extreame preferred) video
> card that would fit into my PowerMac G4 dual 867mhz MDD's AGP slot? I am
> looking for the best performance for when I upgrade to leopard. It is running
> a geforce with 64 MB VRAM.
On Mar 22, 6:55 pm, Bruce Johnson
wrote:
> This is why *every* place like that has comment cards and contact
> addresses. Carry some with you and encourage the paying customers to
> make their opinions known, that it's when paying customers complain,
> is when things get changed.
>
> Now i
On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 2:20 PM, wrote:
> Also can the SMART be verified via a eSATA external enclosure?
Yes. eSATA is effectively a SATA connection to your computer using
hopefully a better shielded eSATA cable. If you can get your computer
to recognize the eSATA drive then you should be able t
On Mar 22, 2010, at 3:30 PM, peter wrote:
If I can't give them a
work around, I (and they) think I'm not doing the best I can for them.
Guests (and other tenants) don't make the distinctions between all of
the companies involved here, they see the guy with the tool belt, and
think I can fix an
On Mar 22, 4:30 pm, Bruce Johnson
wrote:
> On Mar 22, 2010, at 1:16 PM, John Musbach wrote:
>
> > Hmm, perhaps this hypothesis could be proven by trying to use this
> > troublesome wifi system with ie5 for mac on the troublesome mac(s).
>
> Would not work. IE5 for Macs does not have anywhere nea
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:29:14 -0700
From: mstye...@yahoo.com
Subject: EDIT: A good and cheap video card
To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
What would be a good (128 MB VRAM or more ,quartz extreame preferred) video
card that would fit into my PowerMac G4 dual 867mhz MDD's AGP slot? I am
looking
I didn't keep details of the sellers ( both items have been deleted off ebay
)but the PCMCIA to CF adapter was a no-name cheap one.
You don't really need an expensive one ( $35+) as they are a simple board with
just pins and wires to connect one to the other. A PC only card will work in
any lap
Hi all,
I've received another adapter from my chinese friend. It doesn't work as the
previous one. So I suppose that Mac Mini G4 doesn't support a double hard
disk solution.
I hope this could be a good information for everybody.
Nicholas
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On Mar 22, 2010, at 1:16 PM, John Musbach wrote:
Hmm, perhaps this hypothesis could be proven by trying to use this
troublesome wifi system with ie5 for mac on the troublesome mac(s).
Would not work. IE5 for Macs does not have anywhere near the same
capabilities that IE6 and later did on PC
What would be a good (128 MB VRAM or more ,quartz extreame preferred) video
card that would fit into my PowerMac G4 dual 867mhz MDD's AGP slot? I am
looking for the best performance for when I upgrade to leopard. It is running a
geforce with 64 MB VRAM. Any suggestions? And how will my mac perfo
On Mar 22, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Clark Martin wrote:
Otherwise the places I've been to have either had a user agreement
page or nothing. I have gotten into the habit at such places of
opening the browser and just pulling up any old page to let their
system redirect it to their page. At home
What would be a good (128 MB VRAM ,quartz extreame preferred) video card that
would fit into my PowerMac G4 dual 867mhz MDD's AGP slot? I am looking for the
best performance for when I upgrade to leopard. It is running a geforce with 64
MB VRAM. Any suggestions? And how will my mac perform with
Hmm, perhaps this hypothesis could be proven by trying to use this
troublesome wifi system with ie5 for mac on the troublesome mac(s)...
On 3/22/10, Bruce Johnson wrote:
>
> On Mar 22, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Clark Martin wrote:
>
>>>
>>> Because the system is asking for some response back from the Ma
On Mar 22, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Clark Martin wrote:
Because the system is asking for some response back from the Mac that
isn't getting, because it's using IE-specific Javascript or
something.
Or it's just plain crappy software.
If WinPC's work just fine and nothing else does, it's almos
On 3/22/10 9:06 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
On Mar 21, 2010, at 9:58 PM, PETER WARNER wrote:
What would cause people to get bumped off afterwards?
Because the system is asking for some response back from the Mac that
isn't getting, because it's using IE-specific Javascript or something.
Or
In a message dated 3/22/10 11:16:42 AM, ktilfo...@cox.net writes:
> On Mar 22, 2010, at 12:45 PM, carmo...@aol.com wrote:
>
> > One good thing about Seagate is the 5 year warranty, no receipt
> > necessary.
>
> Not true. I have two Seagate HDs that I bought off LEM-Swap that are
> brand new,
At 12:40 PM -0400 3/22/2010, roman...@ideal-access.com wrote:
what should I use to convert the .avi to make a playable DVD?
(encoding?)
The .avi file contains video and audio in any of a dozen codecs,
currently most often divx or xvid. Avi, like mov or mkv, is just a
"container file" f
>
>
> SMART warnings are generated by the controller onboard the drive, yes.
> *Reading* that data requires the native controller on the host, which
> is why you can[t access SMART data via USB enclosures. SMART was
> designed for use on internal system and data drives.
>
>
> Is there a way
On Mar 22, 2010, at 12:45 PM, carmo...@aol.com wrote:
One good thing about Seagate is the 5 year warranty, no receipt
necessary.
Not true. I have two Seagate HDs that I bought off LEM-Swap that are
brand new, both with less than 10 hours total time, manufactured in
2009. I assumed they wo
>
>
> That sounds good, but I'd still appreciate it if you could update this
> thread with your experiences going through their RMA process. I've
> never had to do it myself and I'm curious how it will turn out for
> you. Especially since you won't (right?) be able to give them any
> feedback fro
At 12:40 PM -0400 3/22/2010, roman...@ideal-access.com wrote:
what should I use to convert the .avi to make a playable DVD? (encoding?)
The .avi file contains video and audio in any of a dozen codecs,
currently most often divx or xvid. Avi, like mov or mkv, is just a
"container file" format.
On Mar 22, 2010, at 9:35 AM, Jonas Lopez wrote:
What version of iPhoto are you using? The version I have
(8.1) will let me selectively import photos from my camera,
My version is 1.1 I think it came with 10.2, but no up date on 10.4?
The last free version of iPhoto was 2.0; after that it
> > The only drives I've had fail in ten years are Maxtor and Toshiba.
>
> Then you're lucky. We've had drives of every manufacturer fail.
>
>
>
One good thing about Seagate is the 5 year warranty, no receipt nessasary.
They just sent me an RMA# with free shipping included. Glad to own stock
--- On Mon, 3/22/10, Bruce Johnson wrote:
> From: Bruce Johnson
> Subject: Re: A way to select order of pix load in iPhoto
> To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
> Date: Monday, March 22, 2010, 8:47 AM
> On Mar 21, 2010, at 11:37 AM, Jonas Lopez wrote:
> >> With my Canon A70, I have to tell it not to
At 12:15 PM -0400 3/22/2010, roman...@ideal-access.com wrote:
I've downloaded DivX 6.7, the last release for older Macs and it
gives me the spinning beach ball from File-Open.
My OS is 10.4.11 and the download site has at least a half dozen
versions of DivX 6. Does anybody know which version
At 12:15 PM -0400 3/22/2010, roman...@ideal-access.com wrote:
I've downloaded DivX 6.7, the last release for older Macs and it
gives me the spinning beach ball from File-Open.
My OS is 10.4.11 and the download site has at least a half dozen
versions of DivX 6. Does anybody know which version wor
On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 12:02 AM, John Carmonne wrote:
>
> The seagate site includes Apple and all the OS's as tabbed choices while
> filling
> out the online form, so the Apple PC issue are no problem
That sounds good, but I'd still appreciate it if you could update this
thread with your experi
I've downloaded DivX 6.7, the last release for older Macs and it
gives me the spinning beach ball from File-Open.
My OS is 10.4.11 and the download site has at least a half dozen
versions of DivX 6. Does anybody know which version works and is stable?
Thanks,
Roman
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On Mar 21, 2010, at 9:58 PM, PETER WARNER wrote:
A little more detail:
-the only case I have confirmed info on was one from today, The
guest had a macbook pro, and she tried both Safari 4, and Firefox.
-Apparently what happens is that guests get to the first screen
(where they are supposed
On Mar 21, 2010, at 4:06 PM, John Carmonne wrote:
I have mostly seagate drives and I've never had one fail. I've got
a few western digitals and they've held up. The hitachi in my
iBook has 2 years on it and looks good. 2 samsung 500GB SATA's in
my main tower have 3 years of hard servi
On Mar 21, 2010, at 1:05 PM, Dan Auerbach wrote:
Hi all,
I tried to get my daughter's PB G4 1.67GHz Al book to start up...
If it's black, and you get no chime, then most likely it's the DC-in
board in the Mac.
If the DC board's ok, then it's the logic board.
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On Mar 21, 2010, at 11:37 AM, Jonas Lopez wrote:
With my Canon A70, I have to tell it not to download
duplicates every time I download from the camera. It will
look and check for each shot as it does the download.
Yes, yes, so how do you tell iPhoto to do this?
iPhoto does this automatica
On Mar 21, 2010, at 9:02 PM, John Carmonne wrote:
The seagate site includes Apple and all the OS's as tabbed choices
while filling out the online form, so the Apple PC issue are no
problem besides I think the S.M.A.R.T is the test bed factor for the
drives, I understand the drive is gene
At 4:36 PM -0700 3/21/2010, peter wrote:
I was just told by the Hotel that inhabits 1/2 of one of my buildings
here that their guests with Macs can't connect to the free wireless.
To be clear here... Macs have NO problems talking to 802.11 WAPs.
The problem is the subsequent authorization sys
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