Re: PM G5 Quad No power on

2015-06-27 Thread Al
Hello Kevin, my G5 died in much the same way. It turned out to be a fuse in the power supply. Check the 5V standby in the power connector, also. There are instructions if you search on the web. Basically, with all power connectors disconnected, short green wire with black with power supply pl

Re: SATA Internal HD for G5

2013-08-01 Thread Al Poulin
Also look at OWC: http://www.macsales.com/ They have SATA and IDE/ATA drives of more modest capacities for older machines. Their phone sales staff provide excellent service. Al Poulin On Wednesday, July 31, 2013 8:17:20 PM UTC-4, Ken Daggett wrote: > > > I am looking to buy one or tw

Re: Re: G4 iMac tells me I don't have privileges

2013-03-27 Thread Al boone
I would download a copy of Onyx and have it repair permissions automatically. It's the easier fix. Sent from Incredimail for iPad From: Wayne Stewart 2:50 PM In the HD privileges, I'd try clicking on the "apply to enclosed items" -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-

Re: Failure to Import Mail

2012-08-17 Thread Al Poulin
ntially making it impossible to import from newer to older versions of its own software, but ironically taking care of switchers, eh? Anyway, my wife and I will stick with POP. In our joint account, I don't want her erasing what I want to archive, nor to I want to erase hers. Al Poulin -- You

Failure to Import Mail

2012-08-16 Thread Al Poulin
iMac's user Library. Is there a way to do this? Something like ChronoSync perhaps? Thanks, Al Poulin -- 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 http://l

Re: Fwd: OT - How do you get a TextEdit file with half inch margins?

2012-07-11 Thread Al Poulin
t stick, how do you do it? I tried moving the right side of the new document window, but I'd have to make a new adjustment for each different font style and size. Thanks, Al Poulin -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 deskt

Re: News: half a million Macs now infected with malware?

2012-04-12 Thread Al Poulin
On Apr 11, 7:54 am, Kris Tilford wrote: > I've heard of zero people that have tested positive for this malware. > > Security company sales benefit from scare tactics and over-estimation. > > It does NOT affect any PPC Macs because this malware code is Intel-only. > > G3-5 list is for PPC Macs, so

Re: News: half a million Macs now infected with malware?

2012-04-09 Thread Al Poulin
, vulnerable version is not present. If it gives "Java SE6" it is possible that it has the vulnerable version installed. In Snow Leopard and Lion, the window will specify Java SE6 plus the version number, letting you know whether you have the vulnerable version. Al Poulin -- You received

Re: How to make external drive bootable

2012-03-19 Thread Al Poulin
00. Using USB now, no joy. The backup volume shows on the iBook's Desktop, but it does not show in Start Disk. Al Poulin -- 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

Re: How to make external drive bootable

2012-03-19 Thread Al Poulin
contradicted each other on this issue. Al Poulin -- 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 http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at

Re: POLITICAL STATEMENT?

2011-11-24 Thread Al Poulin
On Nov 24, 4:32 am, "W.Adrian D'Alessio" wrote: > Do LEM rules count for anything any more? How ironic! Protesting here and further comment are, themselves, breaking LEM rules -- just as I am breaking the rules by posting this note. Al Poulin -- You received this message

Re: daisy-chaining back up drive?

2011-10-10 Thread Al Poulin
e been using Time Capsule with four Macs over ethernet or WiFi for more than two years. No problems whatever with file integrity. BTW, for CCC to my other external drive, I take Dan's advice and keep it off line except for the backup operations themselves. Al Poulin -- You received th

Re: Selling upgraded Macs

2011-06-17 Thread Al Poulin
thened by your last two paragraphs, is that your endeavor is fine if you take it up as a hobby; I mean a pleasurable pass-time. But considering the value of your time, you can most likely make more money per hour in a work- study program on campus, tutoring, working as a store clerk off campus, o

Re: help in SW ohio?

2011-05-26 Thread Al Poulin
roup in the area via the Apple web site. Al Poulin -- 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 http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette gui

That "kristina" Thing

2011-03-29 Thread Al Poulin
What's that "kristina" movie ticket thing on a couple other LEM lists? SPAM? How does that get by the security filters? Al Poulin -- 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

Re: Target mode problem

2011-03-07 Thread Al Poulin
ot; I never pursued the drive swap or master-slave solutions suggested by Bruce and Donald, because in a one-time transfer of files, I got what I wanted done by making the target mode go the opposite way. Al Poulin -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for th

Re: Should I put Leopard 5.0 om G4 flat screen iMac?

2011-03-03 Thread Al Poulin
0.4 or 10.5. Aside from a slowdown, it may be more significant to consider how the teenager will use the machine and what applications one gains by using 10.5 which cannot be used on 10.4. One of the many advantages of 10.5 is its Time Machine for backing up the work and data. Al Poulin -- You receive

Re: Posting Problem

2011-02-23 Thread Al Poulin
es a link for Email lists. Hit that, and you have a blank template addressed to him. Dan Knight By the way, I am sending an email to him calling his attention to this thread. Al Poulin -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop

Re: Would you trust this ebay seller?

2011-02-20 Thread Al Poulin
On Feb 19, 2:36 pm, iJohn wrote: > On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 1:59 PM, Al Poulin wrote: > > > > If you are willing to spend $286, look here for a used Mac mini > > > G4/1.25GHz for $199.99, plus shipping, but no disks included. > > > The e-mail bulletin said 10.5 L

Re: Would you trust this ebay seller?

2011-02-19 Thread Al Poulin
On Feb 19, 1:53 pm, Al Poulin wrote: > On Feb 18, 10:45 am, bhossfield wrote: > > > I am looking at this item on > > ebay:http://cgi.ebay.com/SONNET-ENCORE-ST-G4-DUET-1-8G-MAC-UPGRADE-CPU-PRO... > > > It's a private auction, seller based in China who c

Re: Would you trust this ebay seller?

2011-02-19 Thread Al Poulin
199.99, plus shipping, but no disks included. The e- mail bulletin said 10.5 Leopard is pre-installed. Al Poulin -- 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 http://lowen

Re: The -122 Error

2011-02-11 Thread Al Poulin
ixing them until the system returned to normal operations. At the end, I could find no one to take credit for detecting the root cause of the breakdown and fixing it. Al Poulin -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs -

Re: Moving Stuff to a New (to me) Machine

2011-01-15 Thread Al Poulin
the 500GB as the boot drive in the new machine, late '09 Mac   > Mini. Start by looking at OWC, and then compare the offerings of other vendors. Consider which interfaces you would use now and possibly later with newer machines. http://www.macsales.com/ Their telephone representatives ar

Re: Carbon Copy Cloner?

2011-01-01 Thread Al Poulin
ing, you will likely find that you need to do no more than what you have already done. Al Poulin -- 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 http://lowendmac.com/l

Re: New internal hard drive for Power Mac G4

2010-12-27 Thread Al Poulin
y possible source of noise in   > this situation would be the fan, yes? An optical drive is silent   > unless it's reading something, no? I would try a stethoscope, or a low tech 11 inch cardboard core from your last roll of paper towels, or make yourself an "ear trumpet" from paper.

Re: Restoring mail in the mailboxes

2010-12-17 Thread Al Poulin
tomator, but in my case, it's easier to just move the boxes manually. You might try posting to the Apple Support forum for the OS X version that you are running: http://discussions.apple.com/index.jspa Al Poulin -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for

Re: Nanny note Re: 2 Questions

2010-12-05 Thread Al Poulin
signature, obviously somewhat exceeded here. Al Poulin -- 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 http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide

Re: Help! External HD vanished from desktop

2010-12-03 Thread Al Poulin
One possible trick to retrieve data, place unit in freezer overnight and try again. Also, look at this thread in the leopardlist: http://groups.google.com/group/leopardlist/browse_thread/thread/38989eeb976f41fa Disk Warrior or Drive Genius? Al Poulin -- You received this message because you

Re: OpenOffice vs Oracle

2010-11-24 Thread Al Poulin
> and service contracts and the official stamp of Corporate Approval. > > LibreOffice will be the choice of the Holy OSS Faithful. Maybe we'll even get > some more competition as the forks diverge. So where would that leave NeoOffice for individual users? Al Poulin -- You received

Re: How should a family of five share one computer?

2010-11-23 Thread Al Poulin
support.apple.com/kb/HT1352 With Time Machine and Parental Controls, it may not be necessary to do this, at least until the kids prove that you must do it. Al Poulin -- 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 par

Re: Mac OS X Lion Is a Must-Have: 10 Reasons Why

2010-11-01 Thread Al Poulin
n law has caught up with such ramifications of evolving technology. So how does the written law get interpreted today? Al Poulin -- 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. Th

Re: Where is Flash 10.1

2010-10-26 Thread Al Poulin
On Oct 20, 7:22 pm, Cliff Rediger wrote: > I'm running 10.4.11 on G4 Mini > > Every time Firefox updates it tells me I must update Flash Player NOW. > So I download and install Flash Player 10.1 > but where does it go? It lives in your Macintosh HD>Library>Internet Plu

Re: 64-bit question

2010-10-16 Thread Al Poulin
Meaning that Leopard had some modules working 64-bit, maybe 20% or so. Snow Leopard has more modules working 64-bit, maybe 80% or so. But when do we get to 100% in OS X, maybe next week on Wednesday, we'll know. Al Poulin -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a gr

Re: My Quicksilver

2010-10-09 Thread Al Poulin
: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB442Z/A > Also, am getting an HD (2 if they are cheap) and was wondering if CCC > (Carbon Copy Cloner) would be OK to make me a new HD Yes. Al Poulin -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop M

Re: Mac OS X: Why your Mac might not sleep or stay in sleep mode

2010-10-04 Thread Al Poulin
Mac OS X 10.6 Help: If your Mac computer won’t go to sleep or stay in sleep http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/9040.html Al Poulin -- 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 f

Re: Odd Posting issue

2010-09-03 Thread Al Poulin
days late. To post replies, I usually go online. Replies from the digest require replacing the "noreply" text in the To line. Generating a new thread in Mail is simple with just a letter or two in the To Line to select the complete group address. But there may be a delay of some hours bef

Re: CCC image bootable?

2010-08-27 Thread Al Poulin
remote/dimages there is this statement: "(* Disk images themselves are not bootable, but you can mount them and restore their content to a physical hard drive to produce a bootable, exact replica of the original)." Also, you can restore either by using CCC or Disk Utility: http://help.

Re: Recommended bootable external Firewire drives for G4 MDD Dual-1Gb

2010-08-12 Thread Al Poulin
he two interfaces you have with your old Mac, you may need one of the other interfaces for your next Mac. I have one of the macsales/OWC 1TB Mercury Quad boxes with a Hitachi drive. It works like a champ for CCC with iBook FW 400, MacBook USB, and two Intel iMacs, using FW 400, and FW 800. Al P

Re: Combo updating made easy?

2010-08-04 Thread Al Poulin
they all be up to date? Al Poulin -- 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 http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://ww

Re: all them Apple's?

2010-08-04 Thread Al Poulin
> > Mac Tracker is good and I like EveryMac also. And lowendmac.com Profiles may help. Al Poulin -- 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 http://lowendmac.

Re: Repair tiger disk from leopard?

2010-08-04 Thread Al Poulin
e between OnyX versions for G3/4/5 machines as opposed to Intel machines. Al Poulin -- 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 http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml

Re: external hard drive advice

2010-07-28 Thread Al Poulin
our present machine may support both USB2 and FireWire 400, your next machine may support USB2 and FireWire 800. And possibly Apple may even support eSATA some day. Al Poulin -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - w

Re: Dual 1GHz Quicksilver won't sleep!

2010-06-18 Thread Al Poulin
And for "The Insomniac Mac," look here: http://www.macworld.com/article/48345/2005/12/nonightnight.html Al Poulin -- 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

Re: Updater to 10.5.? hangs at 90% of 768 how to find parts?

2010-05-25 Thread Al Poulin
250Gb and empty. > > How to find parts of install or is this a known problem defect? Are you using Software Update? Try downloading the Combo Updater for 10.5.8, and install manually. http://support.apple.com/downloads/Mac_OS_X_10_5_8_Combo_Update Al Poulin -- You received this message because

Re: Low End Mac weak on Facebook !

2010-05-20 Thread Al Poulin
Knight has something in mind there though. And a looser Mac related > > meeting place could be fun. > > well I have over 50,000 unread emails to catchup on now. No way would I > have time for more. And and the five LEM lists that I now watch in digest mode serve my purposes must fine.

Re: How do I get Safari to display in wide screen?

2010-04-17 Thread Al boone
on my wide screen all I do is hit the enlargement button again and it expands to fill my screen without any problems. Have you tried going to the preferances panel and choosing display then calibrating your new screen? Perhaps even trying out the different screen sizes will work. You should be abl

Re: Quicksilver won't boot into target disk mode

2010-03-31 Thread Al Poulin
agate main drive show as the target. Maybe this plays into the jumper idea. In October 2006, this list, including Bruce, suggested the reason, but I never bothered to change jumpers. I just used the iBook as the target. See here: http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list/browse_thread/thread/922a

Re: Sleep issues

2010-03-31 Thread Al Poulin
shoot or inquire in this list. I just took the habit of putting it to sleep manually from the Apple menu. Al Poulin -- 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 ht

Re: Search in Google, from within Mac Mail 3.6

2010-03-28 Thread Al Poulin
added myself with with "read/write" Privileges. Just curious, you did a get info on what? where? Al Poulin -- 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 h

Re: A network partition

2010-03-28 Thread Al Poulin
e using the HD as the primary location for files and be updating them, then it is best to journal. > > Also, I want to repartition the HD that has the OSX OS. Any ideas on a > safe way of doing this? And by that I mean, have you done it and it > worked without any problems? Again use

Re: OT - "to UPS or not to UPS"

2010-03-28 Thread Al Poulin
I'll no longer > be able to get repairs/replacements. When that happens, another option may be to check with Batteries Plus, online or local store: http://www.batteriesplus.com/ Your battery may be generic anyway. Al Poulin -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Gro

Re: Search in Google, from within Mac Mail 3.6

2010-03-28 Thread Al Poulin
On Mar 27, 3:37 pm, gifutiger wrote: > Greeting Everyone > > When in Mac Mail 3.6 if I highlight a word or a phrase and then using > the right mouse button from the drop-down menu select "Search in > Google" nothing ever happens. Works here with Mail 4.2, Safari,

Re: Right group for questions about exporting from G4 QS to a Macbook SL

2010-03-07 Thread Al Poulin
w Leopard will > allow. If it's not up to par you haven't lost anything because the QS is > still intact :-D Since the OP said "Macbook," we know there is no FireWire. If using Migration Assistant on the Users folder works well through a direct Ethernet connection, great.T

Re: Who's using my network?

2010-03-06 Thread Al Poulin
I use my eyeballs. My FiOS router and Airport Express are a few feet from where I'm sitting. If I want to know whether someone else in the house is using the Internet at the moment, I just look at the blinking lights. Al Poulin On Mar 5, 10:35 pm, Jeffrey Engle wrote: > actually what

Re: PM G5 RAID

2010-02-23 Thread Al boone
you need to have to raid cards and have it set up so that for a primary and secondary sort of thing where if one drops out the other card takes over and you can then replace the failed card. After that you need to resync. It takes fancy software but we used to do it all the time on Risc 6k boxes. I

Re: Transfer addresses

2010-02-04 Thread Al Poulin
opy the Mail folder from your "old" computer to the Desktop of the "new" computer. Then replace the equivalent folder in the new computer. Or you might play with the Import Mailboxes in the File menu, but I do not know if that will bring in the Previous Recipients. Al Poulin

Re: New system, but can you save the old bookmarks and Cookies?

2010-01-25 Thread Al Poulin
d clone back to it from the external. Then upgrade the OS with an Archive and Install if moving up to Leopard from Tiger or to Tiger from Panther. If moving up to Snow Leopard, then do the "Upgrade," not Erase. Al Poulin -- You received this message because you are a member of G-

Re: G3 B&W powers up, but no sound and no video

2010-01-06 Thread Al boone
add this to your list of stupid relies if it doesn't help but I had a problem where there was no start up chime and it turns out that the volume was turned off after I got it running. You could boot it up and use the keyboard to push the volume up to see if that's it. Please reseat your video card

Re: Dan's suggestion on backing up-Time Machine Query

2010-01-04 Thread Al Poulin
rely on them. Right. And what guarantee does one have that a wireless service will not simply disappear from the ether some day? The service can be very convenient while it is there, but I think that careful self-reliance is best. Al Poulin -- You received this message because you are a mem

Re: Dan's suggestion on backing up-Time Machine Query

2010-01-03 Thread Al Poulin
ter yet is to place a copy of essential data outside the residence. Al Poulin -- 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 http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml an

Re: Dan's suggestion on backing up-Time Machine Query

2010-01-02 Thread Al Poulin
external drives? Excellent! One downside here -- I do not detect off-site storage. What if your residence catches fire? Tornado comes through? Al Poulin -- 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 f

Re: Beige G3 problems

2009-12-10 Thread Al Poulin
you have in this thread is futile until you replace that 12 year old PRAM battery. Replace the battery. Someone mentioned the classic date problem with old batteries, but those classic problems are not always the only ones. A failed battery can account for what looks like a dead machine. Al

Re: Other, unwanted intruders

2009-11-29 Thread Al boone
I really can't figure out if this is a serious conversation or not. Is it possible to end it because it doesn't seem to be going anywhere? just my 2 cents. On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 3:55 PM, John Musbach wrote: > On 11/29/09, Dan wrote: > > So you believe that sites MUST have in-your-face obnoxiou

Re: Need to install both Classic and OS-X on old iMac's new hard drive, but how?

2009-11-24 Thread Al Poulin
you see the ID of what the machine is currently running. OS X Version 10.2 Jaguar OS X Version 10.3 Panther OS X Version 10.4 Tiger OS X Version 10.5 Leopard OS X Version 10.6 Snow Leopard Within each version of OS X, there are the updates such as OS X 10.4.6, OS X 10.5.6, and OS X 10.6.2. Al Poul

Re: Need to install both Classic and OS-X on old iMac's new hard drive, but how?

2009-11-24 Thread Al Poulin
at is different about your situation? What model iMac do you have? Some machines cannot boot OS 9. To ID your iMac, start here: http://www.lowendmac.com/imacs/index.shtml Al Poulin -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 deskto

Re: iPhoto home movies disappear using CCC

2009-11-15 Thread Al Poulin
ost the connection to their photos for several reasons not related to CCC. What settings have you been using in CCC? Has Time Machine been better? Al Poulin -- 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

Re: Attempting to send ClarisWorks spreadsheet via email

2009-10-29 Thread Al Poulin
This may also be true of CW 4 files. But CW 5 files should open just fine. > > FWIW my old Appleworks 6 still works fine under Snow Leopard; if you   > want a copy, email me. One can upgrade CW to latest AW with online downloads from Apple. Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~---

Re: Need to install both Classic and OS-X on old iMac's new hard drive, but how?

2009-10-02 Thread Al Poulin
ack to the Mail folder on the external drive, copy that to the Desktop, and then have Mail "import" from that copy. Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop

Re: PPC Geneaology software - what's best?

2009-10-02 Thread Al Poulin
written very favorable reports on Reunion through the years. His latest annual review of Mac genealogy software is: http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2009/06/genealogy-programs-for-the-macintosh.html#more Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received th

Re: memory placement

2009-09-26 Thread Al boone
tks for the info, i'll leave it along/ On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 6:47 PM, Dan wrote: > > At 5:31 PM -0400 9/25/2009, Al boone wrote: > >I have a power mac G5 2.0 and was wondering if it make any > >difference where you place different memory sizes. I have 2x512 > >ins

memory placement

2009-09-25 Thread Al boone
I have a power mac G5 2.0 and was wondering if it make any difference where you place different memory sizes. I have 2x512 installed first and then I added 2x1gb for a total of 3gb. Will it make any difference if I move the 2x512 in the first slots or not? TIA, elbert. --~--~-~--~~

Re: Groups Archives disapppear

2009-09-16 Thread Al Poulin
ted content from genealogy forums. It includes most email messages with previous ISPs and currently with Gmail. Anybody who depends on an ISP's archives while using IMAP may one day lose access. Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message beca

Re: Safari 3.0.4

2009-09-16 Thread Al Poulin
oved on in the past 12 or 18 hours, and someone else has already said what I wanted to say. Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 P

Re: Interesting short-term file sharing service - s4ve.as

2009-09-14 Thread Al Poulin
On Sep 13, 2:32 pm, Dan wrote: > I've been using Dropbox for smaller (<2GB) / longer-life stuff, and > s4ve.as for big stuff... Very interesting Dan. But why do you do this on top of your daily, end-of-day CCC drill? Thanks, Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~--

Re: What OCR for Leopard?

2009-08-29 Thread Al Poulin
hing. Federal HIPPA rules apply nationwide. Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 http://l

Re: What OCR for Leopard?

2009-08-25 Thread Al Poulin
ke. So I am open to getting a separate package. Thanks. Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The

Re: What OCR for Leopard?

2009-08-25 Thread Al Poulin
e had bad things to say about > every package imaginable.  His fav -- hire local school kids, or even > your own.  It's good typing practice and a great learning experience! A big ho-ho-ho, ha-ha-ha. Thanks guys! Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received

What OCR for Leopard?

2009-08-24 Thread Al Poulin
Adobe Acrobat. My old Omnipage 8 SE will not install in Leopard on a G4 iBook nor Intel iMac. Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Mac

Re: Should I upgrade to 10.5.8 on a G4 933 Quicksilver that already has 10.5.7 on it?

2009-08-08 Thread Al Poulin
things should go well. Check with the 933 hardware vendor for any problems with the OS update. Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs -

Re: a FW box with a HDD, and a DVD ROM/RW?

2009-08-08 Thread Al Poulin
ide an enclosure with a internal chipset which can handle what you propose is the question. Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a parti

Re: Mail directory "broken"? PBG4 10.5.7

2009-08-05 Thread Al Poulin
rupted easily. I like Dan's answer better than what I posted to your dual-post on the Leopard List. It is nice to know what that Envelope Index is for. Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 L

Re: help in upgrading powermac quick silver 733

2009-08-05 Thread Al Poulin
I have the 933  processor put > in?If I have the 933 processor put in,will it be easier to fool the > machine to reinstall leopard when I increase the hard drive? With the faster processor, you do not need to "fool" the machine. The

Re: Hp printer quit printing

2009-07-28 Thread Al Poulin
s stock mostly Canon, and maybe one or two HPs, no Epsons anytime I looked. SmallDog Electronics features Epson. I use both, the Epson on my wife's machine for her photo printing and the Canon on my machine for general use. Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~

Re: Best way to clone a hard drive to use as a start-up drive?

2009-07-28 Thread Al Poulin
t don't exist on the source" and "Archive modified and deleted items". But you may want to use these options later if you decide to continue using CCC for your backups instead of your Prosoft. Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this m

Re: Best way to clone a hard drive to use as a start-up drive?

2009-07-28 Thread Al Poulin
in the bucks comparable to the cost of SuperDuper. Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The

Re: Airport Extreme, G4, HP AIO

2009-07-28 Thread Al Poulin
On Jul 27, 1:10 pm, Meghrouni Vince wrote: > After setup as per above, printer works but G4 no longer can detect   > scanner. Vince: See my answer to your other thread in this list. Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because y

Re: Airport extreme, a G4 and an HP all-in-one

2009-07-28 Thread Al Poulin
ng function. Also, a search a Google search on "airport extreme and scanner" gets this: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1015755 A similar search in Apple's support pages gets no mention of "scanner" in the first 70 hits or so. Al Poulin --~--~-~-

"The Intel-only future draws closer"

2009-07-27 Thread Al Poulin
The Subject line carries the title of a Macworld article by Rob Griffiths at: http://www.macworld.com/article/141882/2009/07/powerpc2intel.html?lsrc=nl_mwweek_h_cbstories it cites trends at applications developers as well as at Apple. Al Poulin

Re: Hp printer quit printing

2009-07-27 Thread Al Poulin
p://support.apple.com/kb/HT1465 plus a Discussion Forum at: http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=756 Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop M

Re: I forgot....

2009-07-23 Thread Al Poulin
next scroll box   > underneath, which says: "Change All" and click on it. Now all of that   > type of file should open in Preview. But will this make the browser, Safari or whatever, also default to Preview for the .pdf files not bein

Re: For the "Dayum, yah learn something every day" file

2009-07-23 Thread Al Poulin
' ? Oh, well, I was wondering about the lower case "b" . Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on P

Re: For the "Dayum, yah learn something every day" file

2009-07-23 Thread Al Poulin
ere is no option for 'Delete all copies from backups.' Presumably, the options to 'Move to Trash' or 'Copy' would apply only to that one copy inside the one, selected backup of a specific date/ time. True? And you saved '20-25 Gb' ? Al Poulin --~--~--

Re: I forgot....

2009-07-22 Thread Al Poulin
. It is rather obscure. I do not have Reader loaded on the iMac I am using at the moment, so I cannot track the steps at the moment. If you can find the way, come back here and I'll go to my old iBook. Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this mes

Re: Airport "N" + dialup?

2009-07-15 Thread Al Poulin
matic default band selected by the box? Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list

Re: Airport "N" + dialup?

2009-07-13 Thread Al Poulin
erstand why Dan said what he said, you could get the background info in the Apple early 2009 design document mentioned earlier. Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those usin

Re: Airport "N" + dialup?

2009-07-12 Thread Al Poulin
tage > follow from this? I have no idea, but it is confusing as to whether one is talking about the network, the wireless concepts, the Extreme, the Express, the Mac's own device, or the plain old adaptor PC card. Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received

Re: agp graphics vs. gigabit ethernet

2009-07-10 Thread Al Poulin
connection? What is the modem? Are you using ethernet or the much slower Wi-Fi? One or more of these factors could be your choke point. What do you see for an Internet speed test? http://www.dslreports.com/speedtests/ http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~-

Re: VideoLan has finally reached version 1.0.0

2009-07-08 Thread Al Poulin
t just "works". At least for me. To use VideoLan, do you trash all other video player plug ins? Or do they just live peacefully side by side? If there are more than one video player, which takes precedence? Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received

Re: OT?: Database/spreadsheet question

2009-07-01 Thread Al Poulin
uggestion would have been if I could find it!  ( if I decide to   > replace my copy of AW is my best bet LEMswap?  And does AW play nice   > with Leopard?) > The AppleWorks User Group has done some testing with Leopard and Intel Macs. Their forum folks may also help with finding you

Re: OT?: Database/spreadsheet question

2009-06-30 Thread Al Poulin
to not doing more than it does, like it does not match industrial weight software like the Pro. Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - wit

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