Malware on my iMac

2017-08-10 Thread mike . ansberry1955
me to fix the problem and help to keep it from happening again? I have seen various ads for this kind of software but I am loath to trust some random company. thanks Mike -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs

Re: early 2009 iMac dead after using patcher tool to install Sierra

2017-08-01 Thread mike . ansberry1955
After further study it appears that I have to be running at least El Capitan, which I think is OS10.11. Now I just need a way to download this. With my internet way out in the country it will take 10 hours. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for

Re: early 2009 iMac dead after using patcher tool to install Sierra

2017-07-31 Thread mike . ansberry1955
> Sorry it took so long to get back to you guys. Life has been busy. > I was able to resurrect my iMac. I found a way to eject the stuck Snow Leopard disc and put in an install disc that I found in the original Apple Care package that came with the computer and boot from it holding down the

early 2009 iMac dead after using patcher tool to install Sierra

2017-07-18 Thread mike . ansberry1955
. The machine crashed. Now all I get is a gray "no" sign. It won't reboot from the os 10 drive. It won't boot trying to use the c key to boot from a Snow Leapard dvd. It won't boot using any of the short cuts to make it select another drive. Heip! Mike -- You received this messa

Re: iMac G3 - anyone in UK willing to breathe life back..?

2016-01-22 Thread Mike Linnett
Whereabouts in the uk? I'm in Bristol, can't promise anything, but have fixed a couple up in the past. Maybe tell us what's up and we'll try and diagnose? --- Mike Linnett 07515877812 notacello.net On 22 Jan 2016, 20:29 +, Julia Brinckloe<jmbri...@gmail.com>, wrote: > I also live i

Re: What do you use your (old) iMac for in 2015?

2015-02-23 Thread Mike Linnett
Dropbox will run on tiger, for whatever that's worth. Maybe use it as a media server (with a bunch of external drives?) that you'd also have access to over the interwebs. Dedicated MAME machine? — Mike Linnett 07515877812 http://notacello.net On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 7:26 PM, Max LeBlanc

RE: What do you use your (old) iMac for in 2015?

2015-02-23 Thread Mike Linnett
runs like an inside out dog on them, so less distractions for the kids. — Mike Linnett 07515877812 http://notacello.net On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 10:02 PM, steveC st...@craftsathome.net wrote: Along those lines, I got a little “second wind” from my Graphite DV by attaching a TV tuner

Re: Comcast modem, Airport Extreme and iMac

2014-10-30 Thread 'Mike Baker' via iMac Group
Good!  On Friday, September 19, 2014 5:06 PM, janespra...@comcast.net janespra...@comcast.net wrote: Mike, had problems again with the phone this week. I kept telling Comcast that it had to be the  modem, since that's when all the problems. Two techs were here all day yesterday

Re: Comcast modem, Airport Extreme and iMac

2014-09-19 Thread 'Mike Baker' via iMac Group
Jane, glad you got the landline phone working. I don't have a landline with my SECTV cable TV and Internet service. On Tuesday, September 9, 2014 12:45 AM, janespra...@comcast.net janespra...@comcast.net wrote: Mike, I didn't have any problems with my AirPort Extreme. I just did what

Re: Comcast modem, Airport Extreme and iMac

2014-09-08 Thread 'Mike Baker' via iMac Group
I had to restore my Airport Express to factory settings and then run the updates for it before it would work with my Prolog service and modem.  Everything looked fine and my MacBook could connect to my network but my iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Sony BluRay player with wireless could not. Once I

Re: App that gets rid of stuff on a photo

2012-10-26 Thread Mike Linnett
On 26 Oct 2012, at 18:32, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Oct 25, 2012, at 11:11 AM, janespra...@comcast.net wrote: For some reason, when I take pictures, my thumb tends to be want to be in the photo, too. I bought Snapheal, thinking that this would be a good program

Re: App that gets rid of stuff on a photo

2012-10-26 Thread Mike Linnett
Arg, sorry, pixelmator is 10.7+, so probably not such a good choice, apologies! On 26 Oct 2012, at 18:32, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Oct 25, 2012, at 11:11 AM, janespra...@comcast.net wrote: For some reason, when I take pictures, my thumb tends to be want to be in

Re: upgrade HD for g3

2011-12-22 Thread Mike Linnett
On Saturday, 17 December 2011 at 16:36, Tina K. wrote: On 2011/12/16 21:36, Dennis Faulkner so eloquently wrote: As somewhat of a novice, what would too hot for Imac's mean - would that mean that you would need to upgrade the fan further, or house this drive in a external housing, or

Re: Upgrading imac, G5 or Intel?

2011-03-07 Thread Mike Linnett
I think I heard that the G5 imacs can have issues with the capacitors on the logic board, but I don't know if they were limited to specific models/revisions. I'm not sure about the intel ones, or if they'll hold up to long term use (as the so-called bad G5 ones have had to). Having recently

Re: Game controller

2011-02-05 Thread Mike Linnett
On 2 Feb 2011, at 18:38, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Feb 1, 2011, at 1:56 PM, Papa wrote: I'm New to iMac. I'm interested in getting a game controller and the wireless mouse leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to playing a game. What are the pros and cons for a controller for and iMac?

Re: Leopard on a 2x450 PowerMac

2010-12-01 Thread Mike Linnett
Load it up with RAM first! I used leopard assist on mine, works like a charm. (one of) the alternative methods would be to transfer the HD into a supported mac, or use FireWire target disk mode On 30 Nov 2010, at 08:09, Dave cubs1...@gmail.com wrote: Could someone kindly remind me how to fool

Re: How many USB ports is normal to have?

2010-11-04 Thread Mike Linnett
That is quite a few! If the hard drives/DVD drive have a FireWire interface too, try using that instead? You'll get better transfer speeds that way too. If not, maybe when they die/get replaced that'll be something to look at? Otherwise, looks like you actually need all those ports to avoid

Re: Leopard?

2010-09-19 Thread Mike Linnett
mac that is natively supported by leopard and a FireWire cable, let us know if you want to know more! Mike On 19 Sep 2010, at 13:21, Robert Esposito bobespos...@mac.com wrote: Don't! You are far better off with OS 10.4.11. Simply put Leopard wasn't built for a G4 processor running less than

Re: Weird hard drive noises

2010-02-15 Thread Mike Styer
, its just a bug with SMART, and in any other computer it will work fine. -Tyler On Feb 15, 12:25 am, Clark Martin cm...@sonic.net wrote: On 2/14/10 3:34 PM, Mike Styer wrote: Sometimes I will sleep my iMac G3 350mHz 10.3 panther and it will sleep fine for a few seconds. But the hard drive

Re: Weird hard drive noises

2010-02-15 Thread Mike Styer
wrote: On 2/14/10 3:34 PM, Mike Styer wrote: Sometimes I will sleep my iMac G3 350mHz 10.3 panther and it will sleep fine for a few seconds. But the hard drive will then rev up, coast, and then repeat. I think this only happens when I sleep it while it is booting up. Does anyone have any idea why

Re: Weird hard drive noises

2010-02-15 Thread Mike Styer
treasure. In my case, this happens to be with old Macs :) On Feb 15, 2010, at 11:51 AM, Bill Chapman pagew...@interlog.com wrote: 'sleep while booting up'... yeah right sounds like this guy is pranking... Clark Martin wrote: On 2/14/10 3:34 PM, Mike Styer wrote: Sometimes I will sleep my

Re: Weird hard drive noises

2010-02-15 Thread Mike Styer
...@interlog.com wrote: 'sleep while booting up'... yeah right sounds like this guy is pranking... Clark Martin wrote: On 2/14/10 3:34 PM, Mike Styer wrote: Sometimes I will sleep my iMac G3 350mHz 10.3 panther and it will sleep fine for a few seconds. But the hard drive will then rev up

Re: Weird hard drive noises

2010-02-15 Thread Mike Styer
to be with old Macs :) On Feb 15, 2010, at 11:51 AM, Bill Chapman pagew...@interlog.com wrote: 'sleep while booting up'... yeah right sounds like this guy is pranking... Clark Martin wrote: On 2/14/10 3:34 PM, Mike Styer wrote: Sometimes I will sleep my iMac G3 350mHz 10.3 panther and it will sleep

Re: Weird hard drive noises

2010-02-15 Thread Mike Styer
an iMac with this problem, and we just swapped out HD's and it worked fine. If you have any extra IDE HD's around, you can try one of those see if the problem goes away. -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit On Feb 15, 2010, at 11:10 AM, Mike Styer wrote

Weird hard drive noises

2010-02-14 Thread Mike Styer
Sometimes I will sleep my iMac G3 350mHz 10.3 panther and it will sleep fine for a few seconds. But the hard drive will then rev up, coast, and then repeat. I think this only happens when I sleep it while it is booting up. Does anyone have any idea why this nights happen? One mans trash is

Re: John Doe's eMac

2009-12-27 Thread Mike
It's easier than that, no need for terminal use! Fire up system preferences, and clock the sharing bit, and at the top is a text box for you to enter the computer name in. I think On 26 Dec 2009, at 10:37, Ramon Pubill claupub...@gmail.com wrote: I am posting on behalf of my 73 year old

Aluminum Intel iMac keyboard problem

2009-11-20 Thread Mike
model. Please help. Mike -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post

Re: Droolworthy new iMac

2009-10-20 Thread Mike
Yea, I want one. Poss just the stock quadcore though. Writing the letter to Santa now... On 20 Oct 2009, at 18:26, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: 2.8Ghz quad-core Nehalem, 27 screen...hubba hubba! :-) Now if I can only find a way of having my current machine die

Re: G3 iMac 600MHz, suddenly won't startup...

2009-08-25 Thread Mike
Hmm, can you plug in an external display and see if anything comes up on that? Can you hear the HD churning away? Have you tried booting from an external drive, or another mac in target disk mode? Or boot the iMac in target disk mode and see if it's drive is viewable from another computer?

Re: Imac wireless

2009-08-18 Thread Mike
Hi all, Sorry to sort of hijack, but has anyone got, or know of a source for the adapter/bracket? I've got a couple of airport cards, but wasn't aware of the bracket thingy until it was too late! Cheers Mike On 18 Aug 2009, at 13:21, Anthony Antonowicz anthonyj...@gmail.com wrote: Hi

Re: Bondi Blue Imac Upgrades

2009-07-28 Thread Mike Audia
Ugrade the ram, went from 64 to 512 with some old 256mb dimms. Then you'll probably have to update the firmware then you can add OSX if you want. I did it with a ruby red slot loader and no Mac experience at all. The Apple support site is a great place to start Michael Audia

Re: More G3 Memory Upgrade Misery

2009-04-16 Thread Mike Baker
Try Other World Computing or dealmac.com --- On Thu, 4/16/09, warhelmet nova.akrop...@googlemail.com wrote: From: warhelmet nova.akrop...@googlemail.com Subject: More G3 Memory Upgrade Misery To: iMac List imaclist@googlegroups.com Date: Thursday, April 16, 2009, 7:48 AM I bought two 512Mb

Re: Restoring Classic after Tiger installation

2009-04-04 Thread Mike Baker
I have OS 10.2 on my G4 Sawtooth but no OS 9. I bought it from someone else. God knows why OS 9 isn't on there. I don't have the OS 10.2 install disks for the computer. I want OS 9 on it to make sure I have updated firmware before I put a new processor on it. I will be installing OS 10.4 on the

Re: Free parts

2009-03-07 Thread Mike Baker
Where are you located? --- On Sat, 3/7/09, Mark W. yourpt2...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Mark W. yourpt2...@yahoo.com Subject: Free parts To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Date: Saturday, March 7, 2009, 6:33 PM I still have a number of 233s to 600s hanging around and soon must finally get them