Re: Good Intel-Mac group ?

2014-05-31 Thread Geke
Thanks, Fabian, I should have phrased my question more clearly, I guess, but because I thought that maybe my 10.6.8 was the culprit, I wanted to do that in the proper group. Anyway, it would have read like this: After installing a Flash Player update from 11.9.900, it didn't work anymore on

Good Intel-Mac group ?

2014-05-30 Thread Geke
Which is a good group for Intel-based Macs? There's so many groups that I really don't know which one to pick. Some time ago I bought a Mac Mini Core Dual, and so far I had no problems. But recently, I updated Flash Player and then it didn't work anymore. After some experiments I managed to

Re: Browser g4

2014-01-13 Thread Geke
When you double-click on a music file, you want not iTunes to open and play it, but QuickTime? If this is what you want to do, that's easy: -In the Finder, do Get Info on a file of the concerned type. -There is a section Open with... in there, where you can select the application you want to

Re: Browser g4

2014-01-08 Thread Geke
Now it seems adobe flash player is the problem. i cant open itunes or play music from G4. That's right, Ten4Fox doesn't support plugins. From their wiki: http://code.google.com/p/tenfourfox/wiki/PluginsNoLongerSupported --- As Mozilla adds more interactive HTML5 features to Firefox, many of

Re: Installing New HDD in my G5

2013-12-22 Thread Geke
Just prod Bruce a bit and he invariably comes up with invaluable advice :-) Thanks a lot for this great little tooltip! -- -- 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: Installing New HDD in my G5

2013-12-21 Thread Geke
@Clark: ingenious! But if he values his data, he should have a backup, like an external HD or something. Even if he doesn't, I'm sure he can borrow a USB drive to do the transfer job. I guess he had not started on it yet because he wanted to be clear about the entire procedure first, and he

Re: Installing New HDD in my G5

2013-12-20 Thread Geke
Hello! I'm trying to wrap my head around the best way to install the 500GB SATA drive I have bought for storing video files. Currently I'm running a 40GB system disc and 250GB for video projects. I'd like to use the 250GB as the system disc and start using the new 500GB for the video

Re: G4 Tibook 256 colors

2013-11-26 Thread Geke
John, may I ask why you need it to be in 256-colour mode? Often, problems can be solved in an unexpected way. -- -- 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: What Mac to buy - and from where?

2013-10-09 Thread Geke
Right, Valter, now you mention it: there was this news half a year ago that Adobe had stopped using product identification for CS2, which in practice means that one can download and use it for free, but the draw-back was that it only ran on PPC. These Adobe guys aren't crazy, you know... --

Re: What Mac to buy - and from where?

2013-10-08 Thread Geke
Thanks for the confirmation, PH! I didn't include the G4 Mac Mini in my recommendation, as I think it would be a step back from an eMac; otherwise, that would probably be the cheapest solution. One thing I'm not clear about is: which Adobe software has this problem? I have been using CS3 on a

Re: What Mac to buy - and from where?

2013-10-07 Thread Geke
I don't understand all the advice given in here. The simplest solution I see to keep the old software happy would be to get a PowerMac or iMac G5. It doesn't have to be one of the latest even, because all G5 are faster than the eMac, and the older models are cheaper, of course. That will have

Re: Network G5 to Macbook Pro to share superdrive

2013-08-17 Thread Geke
Sharing the drive is not enough, you want to be able to boot the Macbook from it. That's why even a USB-connected DVD drive won't do the trick and why Firewire-based target mode is such a great thing! -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those

Re: Unresponsive script warning on Facebook

2013-08-05 Thread Geke
I don't remember really, but doesn't TenFourFox support html5 videos--without extensions I mean? Flash is on its way out, although it will take time, so things could be getting better even, with sites gradually moving to html5? Please correct me if I'm wrong! And what about using Tenfourfox

Re: Unresponsive script warning on Facebook

2013-08-03 Thread Geke
Op vrijdag 2 augustus 2013 18:17:17 UTC+2 schreef Cheryl H:This old mac mini has outlived it's usefulness. I am going to have to start using my Kindle Fire for internet stuff, I guess. Buying a new computer right now is not an option. Thanks for the info. Of course, it depends how much

Re: Browers that don't crash

2013-07-23 Thread Geke
Oops, the indents on my post were rather confusing. So: Mark, you say you uss Firefox 17.0.7 on Tiger, but as far as I know, the newest version that works in Tiger is 3.6.28 -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop

Re: upgrade eMac

2013-06-26 Thread Geke
Yes, because Tiger is stable, a little faster than 10.3 and many programs require 10.4.11 to run. And yes, TenFourFox is great for that (the name reads 10.4 Fox) and has optimized versions for G3 and two different G4 processors. Another browser: Camino is more Mac-like and works well, too. --

Re: G5 thinks there are still two monitors attached, after removing one.

2013-06-22 Thread Geke
Apart from resetting the PRAM, I could think of some other things--others may correct me: 1. Look for Display Preferences in User/Library/Preferences and delete the file (I don't know the name) or move it out of the folder I know, you already logged in as a different user; I'm just

Re: HP 5100 Laserjet driver for G4 needed

2012-12-05 Thread Geke
From half-gone memories, I recall: PPDs are not drivers. They are more like parameter files, informing the Laserwriter driver and the application what the printer can do and what it can't: resolution, colours, duplex, etc. As far as I know they have a fixed syntax, but there are special

Re: Can’t adjust brightness on ADC monitor

2012-10-21 Thread Geke
(What's happening? I was sure I had posted this already...) OK, I did my homework better this time and it turns out the button on the screen's frame (Apple Studio Display 17) doesn't bring up the brightness dialog even when it's the only screen connected to the PowerMac. That's not as I

Can’t adjust brightness on ADC monitor

2012-10-12 Thread Geke
I have two monitors on a PowerMac G4 (dual 500MHz): one is a Viewsonic on DVI, the other an Apple Studio 17 on ADC. Is it normal that I can’t adjust the brightness on the Apple monitor now? There’s no slider for it in the screen’s preferences, and pressing the button on the screen frame doesn’t

Re: G4 MDD SCSI (pref non PCI)

2012-08-29 Thread Geke
What about saving over the Ethernet/LAN? -- 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: Mailplane and Google.com kaput

2012-06-11 Thread Geke
Glad you got it working. TenFourFox is not just an escape; I think it's the best browser, as long as you don't need Flash video (which may not work properly anyway with a G4). Just one thing that comes to mind: maybe there's a problem with cookies and that's why it's limited to those few sites?

Re: plug-ins update problem

2012-06-02 Thread Geke
Thanks Bruce, For your endless patience with garbled questions and your infinite knowlede base. You're the best! -- 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: Web Browsing Woes

2012-05-05 Thread Geke
I didn't know about this downloading, but yes, OpenType fonts are large, so that could be what's going on. Please send us (or me) some of the links, so I can see if they are slow here too, and what kind of fonts they use: website-specific ones, or more standard ones. Then again, there are many

Re: Noise in Grounding, wasRe: dead mdd 2003 psu

2012-03-01 Thread Geke
there is a nethum,syntesizerlike splashes and fireworks and like automatic gunfire sounds that are so loud that u can not here the sound you are workin on. Did you try shielding the audio leads? Every computer produces interference, and your description of the noises sounds a bit like that.

Re: Firewire and USB External optical drive case

2012-02-28 Thread Geke
There's some on German ebay: http://bit.ly/z9Vbsq If they don't ship to UK, I could play intermediate, although double shipping might make it not worth-while. -- 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

Re: Firewire and USB External optical drive case

2012-02-28 Thread Geke
While I'm at it, could someone explain what's the deal with the FireWire-USB adapters that I see around? Do they really allow you to connect a USB drive to a FireWire port? I have a GigE with FW400 and an iBook G3 dual USB. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a

Re: G4 Cube

2012-02-23 Thread Geke
Dear Eleni, To start a new thread, you have to click the button + new post top right. Changing the subject doesn't work, because threads are not connected through the subject line but through some under-the-hood numbering, Yes, Google should definitely change the text of that button to + new

Re: adding memory to iMac G4

2012-02-15 Thread Geke
Among all the talk about upgrading, I want to warn you that this iMac is *not* going to play YouTube very smoothly, even with the suggested RAM upgrade. It's a great computer not just for simple things but also very complicated ones, but Flash video is simply so heavy on the processor that it's no

Re: 10.4 or 10.5 for a G4

2011-12-28 Thread Geke
Yes, this list is great! I just wanted to add that you can improve performance of this Mac by putting in more RAM, especially if you're using large applications or 10.5. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with

Re: Strange fan issue with G5 + Leopard

2011-12-13 Thread Geke
To complement: Google groups are set up in a way that posts are kept together in the same thread even when the subject is changed. So the only way to start a new topic (as far as I know) is to click on the top right button marked + new post. I agree that the text on the button could be clearer.

Re: PPC Flash Player UPDATE NEWS

2011-12-06 Thread Geke
@JohnV, Kris: With my 10.4.11 and Safari 4.1.3 it works, so that isn't the problem. John, maybe give more details about your software? To be exact, my Safari shows 5 mobile options, from Mobile Safari 4.1 iPhone through Mobile Safari 3.2.2 iPad. That solution is to go to

Re: POLITICAL STATEMENT?

2011-11-24 Thread Geke
Dear All, Who needs LEM rules? I think everyone on this list has enough common sense to know this is a list concerned with computers, not human feelings. If anyone feels insulted, he/she should first think if it was really intentional at all, and if he/she thinks it was, respond to the poster,

Re: Fed up with Google changes on browsers in Tiger

2011-11-16 Thread Geke
I’m using Apple Mail with gmail without problems since a long time already. I’m also using browser mail for gmail (in Camino, Firefox on a G4, and Ten4Fox on a G3 ibook) but I have set the account to basic html. Some time ago, there was some havoc with Google posting a message to upgrade my

new ibook battery bad?

2011-11-10 Thread Geke
I finished reviving an iBook G3 (the first white one, Dual USB) from my nephew and it runs Tiger nicely now. But the new battery I bought, which showed full when I received it, now doesn’t seem to hold much charge anymore: the onscreen indicator never goes above 10% or so and the tester button on

Re: 22 Apple LCD - brightness a little uneven

2011-10-22 Thread Geke
Is this about the Apple Cinema Display, 1600x1024, DVI? All Apple says is: For best results, allow the display to warm up for 30 minutes to reach peak color quality. When displaying a large area of a single color, the color might not appear uniform throughout the area. This symptom can occur if

Re: GMail phasing out basic view?

2011-10-18 Thread Geke
Thanks, that is something to try. So far, I tried to change two strings on the about:config page (extensions.lastAppVersion and extensions.lastPlatformVersion) from 7.0 to 3.0, and at first it seemed to work, even though those strings were reverted to 7.0 after restarting TenFourFox. But after a

GMail phasing out basic view?

2011-10-17 Thread Geke
You know that with Google Mail, you can choose basic view (instead of the standard view which loads slower and has more features). Just now I discovered that I can't set this basic view as the default, as I could in the past. So if you have a slow computer or connection and your Gmail account is

Re: GMail phasing out basic view?

2011-10-17 Thread Geke
It may not be as bad as I thought. One top contributor on the forum answered: GMail recently ceased support for several older versions of all three mainstream browsers - IE, Firefox and Chrome. Consequently many people who do not WANT to use Basic HTML are being directed there because their

Re: daisy-chaining back up drive?

2011-10-12 Thread Geke
All right, guys, interesting! I didn't know all that! Still, for the original poster it's not relevant, and probably confusing. The bottom line for him doesn't change: he shouldn't be connecting two computers to one HD, and the best solution to use the drive from two computers is to connect it to

Re: 10.3 doesn’t see newer HD?

2011-09-30 Thread Geke
Thanks for the response. I’m on Digest Mode, and somehow I got these only today. There are two issues here: how to install onto the iBook, and why the iBook doesn’t see a HD in a connected G4 2x500 in Target disk mode. I did the install booting the G4 from the DVD and installing onto the iBook

10.3 doesn’t see newer HD?

2011-09-15 Thread Geke
I’m trying to install 10.4 on an iBook G3 running 10.3. It’s the first white one, the Dual USB, with only a CD drive, and my Tiger installer disk is a DVD. So I connected a G4 Mac (Snakebite) in target mode to use its DVD drive. But the iBook doesn’t see the DVD or the boot drive in the G4, it

Re: I cloned OSX 10.4 from a G4 to a G5, and G5 doesn't boot

2011-08-10 Thread Geke
You could always consider creating a disk image of the boot volume on one computer and sending that to the other one over the network. Depending on your purpose with the backup, that may fulfil your needs. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using

Re: Topic: Removing Heat Sink from Sonnet G4 upgrade card

2011-08-03 Thread Geke
I’ve been looking around a bit, and my conclusion sofar is: 71 C/160 F is hot, but not too hot for most processors. A little more detail: the max. temperature depends on the model; some go over 80, others only up to 65. Many have a safety switch that kicks in at a certain temperature to avoid

Re: Topic: Removing Heat Sink from Sonnet G4 upgrade card

2011-08-01 Thread Geke
That's 71 degrees Centigrade, if I'm right. That doesn't sound like too much to me. Anyone can say something about what is a safe max temperature of CPUs? Does it vary a lot among different models? -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3,

Re: Removing Heat Sink from Sonnet G4 upgrade card

2011-07-28 Thread Geke
If this is the first time you replace a heatsink, then first read up on what is involved. Look on the web, but here's the main points: The metal of the heatsink doesn't sit on the processor directly. There is a thin layer of thermo paste between the two, because otherwise the two hard surfaces

Re: More mass bounced emails...

2011-06-26 Thread Geke
Got another huge boatload of bounced emails today from trinettejohn...@fuse.net - some dating as far back as August of last year. This also happened around April 19 of this year. Maybe the mechanics are like this: some robot sends our G-list postings to that Fusenet address

Re: Need to Print Thousands of Micro$oft doc scans, Ahhh

2011-06-02 Thread Geke
I'd like to rather see this as a get to know something new every day. ;-) All right then! When you print something, the system reads the file and sends the DATA to the printer... regardless of the original file format it was saved in. (at least, that's what I understood) You're right. I was

Re: Need to Print Thousands of Micro$oft doc scans, Ahhh

2011-06-01 Thread Geke
Sorry for creating havoc :-) To sum up how I understand it now: 1. The Mac decompresses the files before sending them to the printer anyway -- so converting them wouldn’t help. 2. File transfer goes at LAN speed. 3. The printer takes a long time RIPing uncompressed tiff files. So either the

Re: Need to Print Thousands of Micro$oft doc scans, Ahhh

2011-05-28 Thread Geke
Or: Glen could batch-process the images, i.e. open them and save them uncompressed, and then print those. That would take the load off the printer’s processor and put it on the Mac’s CPU. It would be interesting to try, but I’m not sure if it would make a difference to the bottom line. -- You

Time Machine troubles

2011-05-25 Thread Geke
A friend of mine using 10.6 got a problem with his boot disk. So he restored it with Time Machine, but now the Mac doesn't boot from that disk anymore: it just showed the rotating cogwheel for an hour or more. Any advice what to try? -- You received this message because you are a member of

Re: radeon 9800 pro

2011-05-24 Thread Geke
It is a G5 card (8x) but I am fairly certain the G4 and G5 have the same AGP. Uh oh. I don’t know much about graphic cards, but G4 and G5 AGP slots are different in just the way you described. Sorry about that. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for

Re: USB 2 versus g3 powermac bus

2011-05-19 Thread Geke
anyone know how fast the onboard bus on a g3 350 is compared to usb2? In other words comparing read and write speeds. Thanks Maybe you want to compare the speed of internal and external harddisks? The internal hd-bus is ATA/33, which has a max of 33.3 MB/s. So it’s a good deal faster than USB1,

Re: CPU upgrade options for Power Mac G4 DA

2011-05-18 Thread Geke
There was a 500 MHz dual processor. Oops, you’re right--I forgot that snakebite I’m using daily...! -- 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: CPU upgrade options for Power Mac G4 DA

2011-05-17 Thread Geke
a complete machine, MDD or QS, for the same price as a CPU upgrade. That means you’d have two good Macs instead of one, for the same cost! In your case, you could look on ebay for a QS 2002 with a broken CPU. Geke -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those

Re: CPU upgrade options for Power Mac G4 DA

2011-05-17 Thread Geke
dive deep into firmware settings. Because 450MHz is about the fastest 100MHz CPU that Apple has used, your only option would be a CPU upgrade like Sonnet etc. Good luck, Geke -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs

Re: New Yahoo mail on clamshell?

2011-05-04 Thread Geke
Oops: TenFourFox works from 10.4.11 only... like so many nice programs these days. -- 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: Safari memory leak fixed ?

2011-05-04 Thread Geke
O.K. but you lost me regarding 'debug menu' (I'm running 10.5.8). Where is debug menu? Maybe he means what in my Safari 4.1.3 is called the Developer menu? You can make that appear in Safari’s Preferences/Advanced. Still, no Caches window there, but maybe the Web inspector can help? Or, to fix

Re: New Yahoo mail on clamshell?

2011-05-03 Thread Geke
TenFourFox may be your browser: http://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/ They have separate versions for G4 and G3 processors. But I agree with Tina that you may be better off upgrading the RAM and getting 10.4. I’m using Safari 4 with it, and 10.4 may be even faster than 10.3, given enough

customize email pgm

2011-04-27 Thread Geke
There it was again, that ... so eloquently wrote in Tina's posts. I'm always wondering how you got that in, so finally I'm going to ask: Which email pgm is allowing such customization, and how to go about it? Other ideas welcome, too! -- You received this message because you are a member of

Re: Keep the Sawtooth?

2011-04-21 Thread Geke
I have every model of G4 tower Yikes, Sawtooth, Gigabit Ethernet, Digital Audio, Quicksilver, MDD. I'm clearing out a few things and I'm trying to think of a compelling reason to not get rid of the Sawtooth and I can't think of one. Is there one? That’s a nice collection! What are you keeping

spam

2011-04-20 Thread Geke
I just got 79 spam messages, fortunately all of them were filtered out by Gmail. The reason for reporting this here is that they were all looking like error messages for not being able to deliver a post of mine to the G3-5 group. So it looks like someone has been collecting all my posts on this

Re: Welcome!!!

2011-04-05 Thread Geke
finally found a way to lose weight that works and is actually healthy for you! let me know if you have any questions about it. Question: Would you please take some more of that berry stuff? I mean, just enough to get to weight 0. -- You received this message because you are a member of

Re: LogMeIN question

2011-03-30 Thread Geke
Jane, You can press Shift+Command+3 when that message comes up. That makes a screenshot of your entire screen which you can open with Preview. -- 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

Flash on G4

2011-03-21 Thread Geke
But I would not expect a computer of any manufacture that old to stream HD anyway. Are my machines anomalies in that they handle youtube and other Flash sites just fine? If one knows what to expect, one is never disappointed! And I guess it makes a difference if you keep your Macs

OT how to suggest Google groups feature

2011-03-21 Thread Geke
Anyone knows how to suggest a feature for Google groups? I’m on Digest for this group, and over the links in the email, I can jump either to seeing the complete thread, or just to one post. But usually what I want really is to see all new posts in a thread starting from a certain one. So I’m

Playing Flash on G4

2011-03-19 Thread Geke
Thanks for that great info! Nice to have everything together in one thread, too. -- 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: Overclock a G4 iMac?

2011-03-18 Thread Geke
Interesting idea, Tina. How do you do that, making Safari (or Camino, or FireFox) pretend it’s an iPad? I did something like that with my PB1400 running 8.6. Its Wamcom browser doesn’t digest Wikipedia well, so I use a convertor for reading Wikipedia on a mobile device. -- You received this

Re: Overclock a G4 iMac?

2011-03-17 Thread Geke
YouTube is heavy on the computer, unfortunately it's as simple as that. You can improve the display by not using full-screen mode, and by using a low-resolution alternative stream as pointed out by the other posters. Or see if you can increase the computer's RAM, and maybe install a clean OS. Re.

Re: Motherboard and Memory Questions on recovered DAFir

2011-03-15 Thread Geke
@Albert: The Digital Audio has this quirk that it has 3 physical RAM slots but 4 logical ones. @Mark: The DA does need 133MHz. What you can do from here is swapping the modules in slot 2 and 3 and see how they are reported then. If slot 2 is reported empty after the swap, you know the module has

Re: Help - Anyone with OS 9.1 install disk for a G4 Digital Audio?

2011-03-12 Thread Geke
Some knowing better please correct me, but could it be that this Mac only supports this OS when its firmware has not been updated? -- 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

Re: A Good Monitor for my DA Dual 533 G4

2011-03-11 Thread Geke
I was in the same situation some time ago. Seeing that the price for a used card with DVI out was only about 30 USD (that is, not much more than the cost of an ADC-DVI adapter) I decided to go for the card. And in the process, I improved the computer’s performance, because the original card in

Re: Low density or high?

2011-03-08 Thread Geke
I have 3 high density 512mb chips... am I good to go? Try before you buy is the best way. Or ask the seller to confirm they’ll work in your specific model. Actually, I thought all Macs needed low-density RAM -- it seems it gives better performance or reliability -- but if you have those chips

Re: Apple Oompa Loompas!

2011-03-05 Thread Geke
Sorry it doesn't work on your Mac, Yersinia. Somehow it works OK on my G4 2x500. Maybe the hype is over by now? I'm on digest... Anyway, I think it's nice but not fabulous. The best part is where the guy rejects Bill Gates' offer! I recorded the thing with RealAudio, if you want you can download

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

2011-03-04 Thread Geke
I think it’s wise to leave it at Tiger, especially if you’re more familiar with that and will do tech support. If you give him an administrator account, then the best thing you can do is to get an external HD with Firewire and set up a complete (incremental) backup schedule with Carbon Copy

Re: how to record voice and screen activity on the cheap?

2011-03-02 Thread Geke
Sorry for hijacking the thread, but I have a problem with TeamViewer: I can initiate a session from a Mac to a PC, but not the other way around, or from a Mac to a Mac. Any idea what could be wrong? I’ve tried both over the internet and on the LAN (to which all three, 2 Macs and the PC are

Re: G4 933 Quicksilver

2011-02-27 Thread Geke
Hi Barney, Maybe you’re gently mocking the listers for always reporting all those problems? It’s true, the list doesn’t reflect our life with Mac in a balanced way, but then, I don’t think it’s supposed to. On the other hand, it could be refreshing from time to time to hear stories of G3-G5s

Re: External drive fails to appear on Desk top?

2011-02-14 Thread Geke
Then what can be the difference between the two systems, the one on the old drive and the newly-installed one? Can you try the drive on another computer? Or do you have a clone of that old system you can boot from and see if the drive appears with that one running? Or does this HD need some

Re: Power Mac G4 733mhz Digital Audio dilemma

2011-02-11 Thread Geke
1. I’d say go for Tiger or newer. Lots of software require Tiger or newer, and Tiger is faster than Jaguar or Panther. 2. Leopard or Tiger? Speed depends on which programs you use and is subjective anyway, so it’s hard to say if you’d be satisfied with Leopard’s speed. This may not be legal, but

Re: no content folder in date and time preference panel

2011-02-11 Thread Geke
lphilen wrote: With help from others, i have got my computer running great. thanks to all who offered help. Hey, the list likes to get some feedback please... What was the culprit? Was it that you didn’t have the password installed by the previous user? And did you manage to reset it? Or, did

Re: How to test PRAM battery?

2011-02-11 Thread Geke
Yersinia wrote: Does this mean that if a Mac's problem can indeed be traced to a malfunctioning (for whatever reason) PRAM battery and you buy a new one that tests good (with a voltmeter) and THAT doesn't fix it you might as well give up on that Mac and use or sell it for parts? In principle,

Re: Fwd: my mac don´t have correct display image

2011-02-01 Thread Geke
Display: So what do you see? No installations: Do you mean you can’t install programs? Which ones have you tried? Which version OS are you using? Do you have administrator rights? -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop

How to Auto-shutdown during sleep?

2011-01-31 Thread Geke
I have set up a Mac for public use. It starts up and shuts down automatically at the beginning and end of the day -- but the shutting down works only if the Mac is being used at the scheduled time. I like to have it sleep and log off after some time though, because there’s not that many people

Re: Mac Mini Max Resolution?

2011-01-29 Thread Geke
I don’t know what you need the higher resolution for, or if this will work with your MacMini, but a solution might be to connect another (cheap) monitor to the second port and put the two side by side? -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3,

Re: unconnected drives show up in DiskUtility

2011-01-21 Thread Geke
Try starting in safe mode: hold down the shift key while booting. Thanks Bruce. Only, I couldn’t try it out: a day or two later, when my busy friend finally gave me a chance to do a safe boot on his MacBook, I quickly checked Disk Utility before restarting, and those drives were gone. The

unconnected drives show up in DiskUtility

2011-01-19 Thread Geke
Sorry for this question about a non-PPC-Mac, but my friend’s MacBook Pro running 10.6 couldn’t read his external harddisk and he asked me to help. I looked in DiskUtility which showed the drive but couldn’t mount it. I guess the drive is failing -- I have to test more. But the weird thing is that

Can’t open input server

2011-01-16 Thread Geke
I’m new to the console, but somehow I noticed that every program I start generates an entry in console.log stating the name of the program and Can't open input server /Library/InputManagers/untitled folder. What does that mean? I’m using 10.4.11 -- You received this message because you are a

Re: Child Mac user advice needed

2011-01-10 Thread Geke
It requires a spiffy internet connection and an up-to-date version of Flash, but I love the Sesame Street site! -- 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

VLC VideoLan black screen

2011-01-07 Thread Geke
Experiment report: On a GigE I am setting up, VLC played videos with normal sound, but with a black picture. The window adjusted to the video’s aspect ratio, but remained black. After some experimenting, I think I have localized the cause: VLC does this with certain graphic cards. I don’t know

Re: G4 dual boot flat screen iMac won't boot into OS 9

2011-01-06 Thread Geke
Jane, do you have a backup image of your system? What you write sounds like it's damaged: 1. the OS 9 drivers are there and I have started up in 9 before. But it will NOT start up in 9 now. I even had to run Disk Warrior to get it back to boot in 10.4. Everything else is working just fine. 2. I

Re: Need fun software for visually impaired man with MacBook Pro

2011-01-06 Thread Geke
Here's a list of sites offering games: http://www.7128.com/top25/topsitesblind.html Unfortunately, most are Windows games, and somehow it's a pity to use that real nice computer for Windows... Anyway, one site (from the above list) that has Mac games too: http://www.nanogames.com/gamelist.htm

Re: Digest for g3-5-list@googlegroups.com - 2 Messages in 2 Topics

2011-01-05 Thread Geke
Just a thought: would a G5 videocard (AGP or PCI) with an ADC port fit in this MacPro? Or don’t such cards exist? And, if this is possible, what would be the drop in performance? -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop

Re: Where's the trash?

2011-01-05 Thread Geke
Dear Nestamicky I would like to delete them as no combination of commands can empty my trash can. Apple made that folder invisible exactly to prevent you from doing that! -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs -

Power Mac G4 noise

2011-01-05 Thread Geke
Look around for a noise fix on that G4 case fan. I read it somewhere -- maybe here -- and it was basically just cushioning the fan by putting soft rings around the screws holding the fan assembly. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4,

Re: New G4 user - many questions

2011-01-02 Thread Geke
Hi Greg, I also think 10.4.11 is the best OS to use on this Mac, as long as you don’t need stuff included in Leopard of course. It’s certainly the fastest. RAM: it seems to have 512+128. I really recommend buying at least one more 512. But be careful: many modules offered are so-called high-

Re: Word list Generator???

2010-12-03 Thread Geke
I need a generator that could give me a txt file of, for example, every possible combination of the numbers 1234567890, or letters abcdefg. I might be dreaming here. (One Jonas ate up the other’s topic, but it all comes back:) This thing may be doing what you want, but you need to have Python

Re: Changing the subject: WAS: Ungrateful Apple abandons older Mac service

2010-12-03 Thread Geke
OK then, to finish it off my 2¢ worth :-) If your car got hit by lightning, it will probably hold a charge. But you can drive it close to a lamppost or something, and open the door a bit to just touch that thing. That should discharge the car, and you have saved Sparky’s life!!! -- You received

Re: Unused, in box, mint 17 Studio Displays (2)

2010-11-29 Thread Geke
Used 17 displays go through ebay for little money. But many of those are half-broken: the fly-back transformers are very fragile, and expensive/very difficult to replace. So I’m sure your new ones are just what many users have been wishing for. Where are you located? :-) -- You received this

Re: DVD, Webcam, Pix, and Images: why are they soooo different

2010-11-29 Thread Geke
We’re having quite a number of topics in here now, but anyway: I’ve been asking myself whether it’s better to top post or bottom post? My guess is bottom post while deleting from the previous post the part that is not being answered. I’m sure the rules are posted somewhere, but anyone inclined to

Re: iMac G4 800, OS X Panther vs Tiger

2010-11-29 Thread Geke
Tiger is smoother, as you told me thank you You already found out, but anyway: Apple has been replacing emulation code by native code up to Tiger, and that’s the fastest OS X of all. In later versions, additions have started to make things slower again. Also, a lot of software requires a

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