Re: External hard drive vs. online back up sites

2011-12-20 Thread Anne Keller-Smith
On Nov 28, 2011, at 11:20 AM, JOHN CARMONNE wrote: ... just make a CCC and put it in your car if you're concerned about theft, fire, or invasion:-) this is an interesting solution. don't temperature fluctuations cause problems with data loss? too hot, too cold? Anne Keller Smith Down to

USB 3 Devices on USB 2 Ports

2011-12-20 Thread Tina K.
Mac OS X Hints has a blurb today about using USB 3 Devices on your USB 2 equipped Mac for faster data transfers: http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20111217160646567 Tina -- Acceleron: HP Presario 2.8GHz Celeron D 2GB RAM Discrete graphics XP Pro Luxo Jr: iMac 20 USB 2 1.25GHz G4

Re: External hard drive vs. online back up sites

2011-12-20 Thread Valter Prahlad
Il giorno 20-12-2011 18:14, Anne Keller-Smith ha scritto: On Nov 28, 2011, at 11:20 AM, JOHN CARMONNE wrote: ... just make a CCC and put it in your car if you're concerned about theft, fire, or invasion:-) this is an interesting solution. don't temperature fluctuations cause problems with

Re: USB 3 Devices on USB 2 Ports

2011-12-20 Thread Dan
At 10:42 AM -0700 12/20/2011, Tina K. wrote: Mac OS X Hints has a blurb today about using USB 3 Devices on your USB 2 equipped Mac for faster data transfers: [url] Yea. But if you think about... USB 3 devices have newer/faster interface chips. So of course, they'll drive the interface

Re: USB 3 Devices on USB 2 Ports

2011-12-20 Thread Baha Ata
Tina K. Nice comment. I wish to use it in macosxapplications.com. USB3 devices is some sort of usb 2 extended. So if we use all new devices in usb 2 mother it will be faster. On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 8:01 PM, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote: At 10:42 AM -0700 12/20/2011, Tina K. wrote: Mac OS

Re: External hard drive vs. online back up sites

2011-12-20 Thread Bruce
Placing the backup away from home can be an addition layer of safety... but you need to make sure you can get your data back. = Hello, The safest place to keep your your backup is a safe deposit box at a bank. Nothing is safer than this. Bruce Sugarberg -- You received this message

Dictionary

2011-12-20 Thread coolrays
Where do I find the Mac OS X dictionary? I want to add it as an additional dictionary in MS Word. Thanks Rick -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at

Re: Dictionary

2011-12-20 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Dec 20, 2011, at 2:34 PM, coolr...@comcast.net wrote: Where do I find the Mac OS X dictionary? I want to add it as an additional dictionary in MS Word. OS's Dictionary lives in Applications, the dictionary data itself is somewhere else, and all are in incompatible formats with MS Word.

Re: Dictionary

2011-12-20 Thread W.Adrian D'Alessio
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 9:34 PM, coolr...@comcast.net wrote: Where do I find the Mac OS X dictionary? I want to add it as an additional dictionary in MS Word. Thanks Rick -- Why on Earth would you have to add it to Word?

Re: Dictionary

2011-12-20 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Dec 20, 2011, at 2:49 PM, W.Adrian D'Alessio wrote: Why on Earth would you have to add it to Word? http://lifehacker.com/199108/how-to-use-apple-os-xs-built+in-dictionary Because that isn't integrated with Word's autocorrect features. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of

Re: Sharing Printer and Public Folder From G-4 to Win 7

2011-12-20 Thread rlemp
Turn off the Windows Firewall, and any firewalls in your router...Once the folders and printers are recognized and set up, you can turn them back on... Hope this helps... On Dec 18, 12:43 pm, Dennis Myhand dmyh...@suddenlink.net wrote: Hi: I am trying to share my printer and public folder

Re: Dictionary

2011-12-20 Thread coolrays
Ditto Bruce the Mac OS sage! Not too mention that I've added lot's of words to OS X's and want Word to stop telling me that it's misspelled. rick On Dec 20, 2011, at 4:02 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Dec 20, 2011, at 2:49 PM, W.Adrian D'Alessio wrote: Why on Earth would you have to add

Saving a G5

2011-12-20 Thread JohnV
Trying to save a G5 as affordably as I can. I have had confusion telling just WHAT it is, aside from a 2.0 gHz machine with 8 memory slots. I have borrowed a 1.8gHz model as a swap bed, but a,m not sure of the power supplies are equivalent. Only thing that has shown true is that moving both

Re: Dictionary

2011-12-20 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Dec 20, 2011, at 3:22 PM, coolr...@comcast.net wrote: Ditto Bruce the Mac OS sage! Not too mention that I've added lot's of words to OS X's and want Word to stop telling me that it's misspelled. You may be able to take OS X's added words and add them to Word's dictionary. This si for

Re: External hard drive vs. online back up sites

2011-12-20 Thread Dan
At 4:25 PM -0500 12/20/2011, Bruce wrote: The safest place to keep your your backup is a safe deposit box at a bank. Nothing is safer than this. Perhaps. But I think you'd need to modify safety to include accessible and incorporate the risks thereof into your plan. Iffa you need access to

Re: Saving a G5

2011-12-20 Thread Kris Tilford
On Dec 20, 2011, at 4:09 PM, JohnV wrote: I have had confusion telling just WHAT it is, aside from a 2.0 gHz machine with 8 memory slots. It appears likely that it's a Late 2005 since this was the only model of 2.0 GHz G5 to have 8 RAM slots. I believe this means you've got a single CPU

Re: USB 3 Devices on USB 2 Ports

2011-12-20 Thread Dan
At 4:56 PM -0800 12/20/2011, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: USB3 devices is some sort of usb 2 extended. So if we use all new devices in usb 2 mother it will be faster. USB 3.0 is supposed to be a replacement for Firewire, hence many new mobos have USB 3.0 but not Firewire. No, it's meant

Re: Saving a G5

2011-12-20 Thread Kris Tilford
On Dec 20, 2011, at 6:15 PM, JohnV wrote: so it seems, on the other hand, if $50-100 keeps this piece of aluminum working hard and out of a trash heap, that's a Win right? I don't know? These beasts are power hungry, I believe the power supply can be 800w or greater, the final G5 had a 1

Re: Saving a G5

2011-12-20 Thread JohnV
On Dec 20, 2011, at 9:06 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: On Dec 20, 2011, at 6:15 PM, JohnV wrote: so it seems, on the other hand, if $50-100 keeps this piece of aluminum working hard and out of a trash heap, that's a Win right? I don't know? These beasts are power hungry, I believe the power

Re: Saving a G5

2011-12-20 Thread JoeTaxpayer
On Dec 20, 9:06 pm, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: On Dec 20, 2011, at 6:15 PM, JohnV wrote: These beasts are power hungry, I believe the power supply can be 800w or greater, the final G5 had a 1 kw power supply I think? from http://support.apple.com/kb/TA27205 - the June 2004 G5

Re: Saving a G5

2011-12-20 Thread Kris Tilford
On Dec 20, 2011, at 10:58 PM, JoeTaxpayer wrote: This would add $25/mo to my electric bill (at 15 cents the KWH). Which is why when this occurred to me, I set my G4s to sleep when left alone for a bit. The heat vented from the G5 will off-set some of the heating costs in the winter, so you