Re: Weird mouse problem

2013-08-11 Thread Clark Martin
On Aug 10, 2013, at 10:19 PM, Eric Volker wrote: Never mind, 5 minutes after I posted this I found a solution. Well, a partial solution anyway. I had been trying a number of Logitech and Microsoft mice with the Mac and none of them would work. Finally, I decided to try a Genuine Apple(tm)

Re: Weird mouse problem

2013-08-11 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Aug 10, 2013, at 10:19 PM, Eric Volker evol...@gmail.com wrote: Never mind, 5 minutes after I posted this I found a solution. Well, a partial solution anyway. I had been trying a number of Logitech and Microsoft mice with the Mac and none of them would work. Finally, I decided to try a

Re: Weird mouse problem

2013-08-10 Thread Eric Volker
Never mind, 5 minutes after I posted this I found a solution. Well, a partial solution anyway. I had been trying a number of Logitech and Microsoft mice with the Mac and none of them would work. Finally, I decided to try a Genuine Apple(tm) Mouse - and it worked. I guess the M$ mouse driver on the

Re: Using MS Windows

2013-07-16 Thread Bill Spencer
My thanks to all for the very valuable insights and suggestions. The fundamental problem resolved itself with no action required on my part, partly because I had misunderstood the original directive and partly because I awoke to the fact that my wife's work computer is only five miles away and

Re: I have a G5 20

2013-07-15 Thread Charles Lenington
make sure wifi shows in about this mac On 7/15/13 5:03 AM, Stuart wrote: I have a G5 20 - just recovered from bad caps, now need to use it as a printer driver. Running 10.5.8, but would not connect to WIFI - would see wifi, but refused to connect. Tried to update system (installing 10.5.6 by

Re: I have a G5 20

2013-07-15 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jul 15, 2013, at 3:03 AM, Stuart stuar...@gmail.com wrote: I have a G5 20 - just recovered from bad caps, now need to use it as a printer driver. Running 10.5.8, but would not connect to WIFI - would see wifi, but refused to connect. Tried to update system (installing 10.5.6 by archive

Re: G5 archive install - how to go back?

2013-07-15 Thread joe duran
getting invalid password. I knew the password was correct but it just refused to accept it. Turns out I had to allow WPA passwords on my Airport Extreme router and select WPA for passwords on the G5 (WPA2 wouldn't work). A couple of things people reported re upgrading to 10.5.8 - first you need

Re: G5 archive install - how to go back?

2013-07-15 Thread Clark Martin
On Jul 15, 2013, at 4:22 AM, Stuart wrote: My G5 20 would not connect to my wireless ADSL Router. Tried to update the system, (10.5.8) but needed to install 10.5.6 first. I believe (rather late at night) I clicked 'Archive Install' but disclicked on 'save network settings' as I wanted

Re: Using MS Windows

2013-07-15 Thread NODEraser
Personally, I wouldn't be spending any of my own money if these are tasks required as part of my employment. -- [Greg Bennett] -Independent Carpenter, Electrician Lighting Designer -Purveyor of Classic Apple Macintosh Gear http://www.hsiprodsvcs.com/ http://www.macshack.us/ -- -- You

Re: G5 archive install - how to go back?

2013-07-15 Thread NODEraser
On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 4:22 AM, Stuart stuar...@gmail.com wrote: My G5 20 would not connect to my wireless ADSL Router. Tried to update the system, (10.5.8) but needed to install 10.5.6 first. I believe (rather late at night) I clicked 'Archive Install' but disclicked on 'save network

Re: Using MS Windows

2013-07-14 Thread W.Adrian D'Alessio
, Jul 10, 2013 at 3:09 PM, Bob Fleischer r...@tiac.net wrote: According to Microsoft, you need to license Windows even to use it on a VM. Bob -Original Message- From: D. Fabel ** Sent: Jul 10, 2013 1:03 PM To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Using MS Windows Missing

Re: Using MS Windows

2013-07-14 Thread Thomas Fritsch
your neglecting one thing. does the OP even have a legal copy of windows? kinda negates the Virtual Box/VM deal. On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 1:31 PM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Jul 10, 2013, at 10:03 AM, D. Fabel lists.dfa...@earthlink.net wrote: Missing from the list

Re: Using MS Windows

2013-07-14 Thread W.Adrian D'Alessio
All of that is way too much fuss. He needs to run a windows program and run it NOW. Hobbyists and wage/salary earners have different goal objectives. Getting productive ASAP at the least cost ? Getting hands on a Windows box since no Mac Program is being provided by his new boss is the most

Re: Bootcamp (was: Using MS Windows)

2013-07-11 Thread GMail Valter Psicof
Il giorno 11/07/13 04.13, NODEraser ha scritto: I've never been a partitioner... Don't really understand the logic behind it, unless you need different formats for some reason. This horse has been beaten to death... and there's still people loving partitions, and other who do not. :-) Let's

Re: Using MS Windows

2013-07-10 Thread D. Fabel
Missing from the list (Parallels, Fusion, BootCamp) was a decent FREE option: Virtual Box. I've moved to it since my employer quit updating Parallels some time back. It is put out by Oracle. Doug Portland, OR On Jul 9, 2013, at 7:54 PM, NODEraser wrote: On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 2:08 PM,

Re: Using MS Windows

2013-07-10 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jul 10, 2013, at 10:03 AM, D. Fabel lists.dfa...@earthlink.net wrote: Missing from the list (Parallels, Fusion, BootCamp) was a decent FREE option: Virtual Box. I've moved to it since my employer quit updating Parallels some time back. It is put out by Oracle. I'll second this

Re: Using MS Windows

2013-07-10 Thread Bob Fleischer
According to Microsoft, you need to license Windows even to use it on a VM.Bob-Original Message- From: "D. Fabel" <lists.dfa...@earthlink.net> Sent: Jul 10, 2013 1:03 PM To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Using MS Windows Missing from the list (Parallels,

Re: Bootcamp (was: Using MS Windows)

2013-07-10 Thread NODEraser
On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 6:33 AM, GMail Valter Psicof valter.psi...@gmail.com wrote: When I bought the iMac I'm using right now, I didn't know about Bootcamp being picky. Hence I did what I usually do, I partitioned its HD into 6 partitions (included one for Bootcamp itself) and

Re: Using MS Windows

2013-07-09 Thread W.Adrian D'Alessio
If they are making you buy the application as well you should be looking for another job. They are not looking for a worker they are looking for a patsy. On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 9:22 PM, GMail Valter Psicof valter.psi...@gmail.com wrote: Il giorno 09/07/13 02.49, W.Adrian D'Alessio ha

Re: Using MS Windows

2013-07-09 Thread Thomas Fritsch
depending on the needs go for an IBM Thinkcentre 8125 ( http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/ibm-thinkcentre-a50-8419/4505-3118_7-30422511.html) or the Lenovo version of that model i tend to see em on ebay for 35$+ On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 9:22 PM, GMail Valter Psicof valter.psi...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: Using MS Windows

2013-07-09 Thread GMail Valter Psicof
Il giorno 10/07/13 04.54, NODEraser ha scritto: depending on what you need Windows for, you could use Bootcamp or Parallels/Fusion. Bootcamp creates a separate partition for Windows, and you can boot into it natively, just like you would on a PC Yes, but the OP should know that, in order to

Re: Using MS Windows

2013-07-09 Thread NODEraser
On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 8:17 PM, GMail Valter Psicof valter.psi...@gmail.com wrote: Il giorno 10/07/13 04.54, NODEraser ha scritto: depending on what you need Windows for, you could use Bootcamp or Parallels/Fusion. Bootcamp creates a separate partition for Windows, and you can boot into it

Re: upgrading eMac

2013-07-08 Thread NODEraser
On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 2:29 PM, Gene Henley mhenl...@verizon.net wrote: Not determined. No brower other than safari works. I`m usung Panther 10.3.3 The last version of Safari supported on Panther (1.3.2) will probably only work if you have the latest update to OS X, 10.3.8. Run Software

Re: Using MS Windows

2013-07-08 Thread W.Adrian D'Alessio
You would be much further ahead to go to Walmart and buy a cheap Windows machine. tell me in two weeks if I am right or wrong. On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 5:08 PM, William Spencer wspen...@jhu.edu wrote: Hi there: Today is my first day with my new employer, and there are things I have to do for

Re: Using MS Windows

2013-07-08 Thread Jonas Ulrich
I agree. Buy a cheap PC. Don't pollute your iMac. Just don't get an HP whatever you do. Sent from my iPod You would be much further ahead to go to Walmart and buy a cheap Windows machine. tell me in two weeks if I am right or wrong. -- -- You received this message because you are a

Re: Using MS Windows

2013-07-08 Thread GMail Valter Psicof
Il giorno 09/07/13 02.49, W.Adrian D'Alessio ha scritto: You would be much further ahead to go to Walmart and buy a cheap Windows machine. Agreed. If you're on tight budget, you could even look for an used PC, they usually sell away for peanuts. Some PC store have them for sale (left by

Re: upgrading eMac

2013-07-06 Thread John Kirby
Are you determined to use safari? There are Mac browsers out there tailored to older mac OS/hardware -- -- 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

Re: upgrading eMac

2013-07-06 Thread NODEraser
On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 5:47 PM, Gene mhenl...@verizon.net wrote: I have a 1.25 gig eMac with OS 10.3.3. I have upgraded to 10.3.9 and also Java. I I had sold performance with 10.3.3 . When I upgraded to 10.3.9, Safari drops. All else OK. I`m not upgrading to Tiger yet. First, I want to

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 1 Message in 1 Topic

2013-07-06 Thread Stuart Saunders
My G5 20 would not connect to my wireless ADSL Router. Tried to update the system, (10.5.8) but needed to install 10.5.6 first. I believe (rather late at night) I clicked 'Archive Install' but disclicked on 'save network settings' as I wanted new network drivers installed. 465 G HD is showing

Re: upgrading eMac

2013-07-06 Thread Gene Henley
Not determined. No brower other than safari works. I`m usung Panther 10.3.3 From: John Kirby kirb...@gmail.com To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2013 11:30 AM Subject: Re: upgrading eMac Are you determined to use safari? There are Mac browsers out there tailored

Re: External monitor question

2013-07-06 Thread John Carmonne
On Jul 6, 2013, at 12:44 PM, William Spencer wrote: Hi there: Would a Dell flat monitor (17 Dell Ultra Sharp) be able to work as an external display with either the 1.83 iMac below, or with a 2009 MacBook Pro? Thanks! *** Bill Spencer in Maryland IMac Core 2 Duo 2.4 ghz/2

Re: Error Messages

2013-06-09 Thread robert meurant
The latest incarnation of Firefox is a bitch to work with! Many early features that made it desirable no longer are available! I have gone to Google Chromemuch easier to use. Robert Meurant. On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 2:20 AM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.eduwrote: On Jun 8, 2013,

Re: Error Messages

2013-06-09 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jun 8, 2013, at 10:20 PM, robert meurant wrote: The latest incarnation of Firefox is a bitch to work with! Many early features that made it desirable no longer are available! I have gone to Google Chromemuch easier to use. Robert Meurant. I pretty much keep firefox around for one

Re: Error Messages

2013-06-08 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jun 8, 2013, at 8:49 AM, Fred Thiel wrote: I have been getting then following notices when checking my Yahoo Mail recently. Does anyone know what they are and how can I get rid of them. I keep my OSX 10.6.8 software updated on my iMac, but they still keep popping up. Error fetching

Re: Further To My Help Request: Imac Power Boards

2013-05-22 Thread Bob Whiton
At 10:05 PM -0700 5/21/13, Bruce Johnson wrote: The G5 imacs were remarkably user-friendly to disassemble and repair. A design error that Apple has corrected on subsequent generations of iMac. ;-) Bob -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for

Re: Further To My Help Request: Imac Power Boards

2013-05-22 Thread Bruce Johnson
On May 22, 2013, at 6:19 AM, Bob Whiton wrote: At 10:05 PM -0700 5/21/13, Bruce Johnson wrote: The G5 imacs were remarkably user-friendly to disassemble and repair. A design error that Apple has corrected on subsequent generations of iMac. ;-) Yeah, but I appreciate the remarkably

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 2 Messages in 1 Topic

2013-05-22 Thread Wayne Getchel
Yes go to http://www.ifixit.com/device/imac_g5. You can download the disassembly instructions and go from there. Its all very straight forward and you should have no problems with the disassembly. Once you have the computer open look for capacitors that are domed or even blown out at the top. If

Re: Further To My Help Request: Imac Power Boards

2013-05-21 Thread Bruce Johnson
On May 21, 2013, at 8:50 PM, Eraina and Richard jenkins wrote: Next step: Is there a website with a tutorial on taking apart one of these IMacs?? Physical examination may reveal the extent of the problem. Any special tools required?? I can learn on this b4 looking into my own Imac.

Re: iMac Power Circuit

2013-05-20 Thread Bruce Johnson
On May 20, 2013, at 4:30 PM, Eraina and Richard jenkins richardvk...@gmail.com wrote: Hello there, I've a good friend who has owned a 23 in iMac (G5) since new. Recently, he went to turned it on and it gave a bit of a splat and just did nothing. Not being a tecchie, he went to the local

Re: iMac Power Circuit

2013-05-20 Thread John Carmonne
On May 20, 2013, at 4:30 PM, Eraina and Richard jenkins wrote: Hello there, I've a good friend who has owned a 23 in iMac (G5) since new. Recently, he went to turned it on and it gave a bit of a splat and just did nothing. Not being a tecchie, he went to the local Apple shop. They told

Re: Google Groups

2013-04-12 Thread Carol McKee
I agree. This group has helped me. On Apr 7, 2013, at 10:01 AM, Bill Brown wrote: Dan et al: Thank you for keeping the status quo here. You guys provide an invaluable service to all us, and we would be lost without these various LowEndMac groups to help us through the myriad complexities of

Re: Google Groups

2013-04-07 Thread Bill Brown
Dan et al: Thank you for keeping the status quo here. You guys provide an invaluable service to all us, and we would be lost without these various LowEndMac groups to help us through the myriad complexities of these machines. Your commitment to our cause is beyond compare. All of us, even the

Re: Google Groups

2013-04-07 Thread Ramey Wood
I second the sentiment. Indeed! On 7 April 2013 07:01, Bill Brown thunder...@mindspring.com wrote: Dan et al: Thank you for keeping the status quo here. You guys provide an invaluable service to all us, and we would be lost without these various LowEndMac groups to help us through the

Re: Moving to WordPress

2013-04-06 Thread Dan Knight, LowEndMac.com
Thanks to everyone who has provided feedback. We will continue to maintain all of our lists on Google Groups as is and add online forums at lowendmac.com as an additional resource. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs

Re: Moving to WordPress

2013-03-15 Thread Al Poulin
I am dual posting this to the LowEndMac/WordPress page and to the forum in Google Groups since the two presentations are not being merged. I took a quick look and decided not to register into WordPress. Then I logged in with my Google name/password via the URL given in the original

Re: Moving to WordPress

2013-03-13 Thread Dan Knight, LowEndMac.com
We're learning as we go. You should be able to use the same login ID and password for forums and for comments on the rest of the site. I have no idea why verification is taking some of you to PayPal and will investigate. Dan Knight, LowEndMac.com -- -- You received this message because you

Re: Moving to WordPress

2013-03-13 Thread Dan Knight, LowEndMac.com
Should have that PayPal thing fixed now! On Wednesday, March 13, 2013 5:56:22 AM UTC-4, Dan Knight, LowEndMac.com wrote: We're learning as we go. You should be able to use the same login ID and password for forums and for comments on the rest of the site. I have no idea why verification is

RE: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 10 Messages in 3 Topics

2013-03-13 Thread John Brownsberger
The basics: Mac Mini, 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM.   The problem: I cannot make the trash empty.   I have tried everything under the sun, as far as I know, trying to get the trash to empty. Unlocked any folders/files, re-booted numerous times (both regular and Safe Boot), ran Disk Utilities (fixed

Re: Moving to WordPress

2013-03-13 Thread Clark Martin
On Mar 11, 2013, at 3:39 PM, Dan Knight, LowEndMac.com wrote: Low End Mac has made the transition to WordPress, which allows our writers to submit content online, allows our readers to add comments, and now allows us to run our own forums. Once upon a time there were only G3 iMacs, and

Re: Moving to WordPress

2013-03-12 Thread N. Shani
I'm echoing the same as the other 2 persons: registering went fine, but validating brought me to PayPal. On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 8:11 PM, Christopher Satterfield christopher1...@gmail.com wrote: I too have the same issue, although I did click on the link as I have no paypal, so I can't be

Re: Mac Mini Problem

2013-03-12 Thread Bruce Johnson
. The problem: I cannot make the trash empty. I have tried everything under the sun, as far as I know, trying to get the trash to empty. Unlocked any folders/files, re-booted numerous times (both regular and Safe Boot), ran Disk Utilities (fixed permissions), and still no success. two things

Re: iMac G4 eyeball speakers

2013-03-12 Thread D. Fabel
Thanks Bruce. Now I've got to go find a cheap pair of them somewhere... Doug Portland, OR On Mar 12, 2013, at 10:18 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: I believe that there were a few variants produced by Apple over the years; however the only ones I've ever seen didn't have anything over the

Re: Moving to WordPress

2013-03-12 Thread Gerald Uhlan
I couldn¹t log on either. Eventually used Facebook... On 3/12/13 1:51 PM, N. Shani nshani...@gmail.com wrote: I'm echoing the same as the other 2 persons: registering went fine, but validating brought me to PayPal. On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 8:11 PM, Christopher Satterfield

Re: Moving to WordPress

2013-03-12 Thread Dennis Swaney
I'm concerned that Dan hasn't responded to this problem. I'll just stay with the Google Group, I guess. Sincerely, Dennis On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Gerald Uhlan gerryu21...@gmail.com wrote: I couldn’t log on either. Eventually used Facebook... On 3/12/13 1:51 PM, N. Shani

Re: Moving to WordPress

2013-03-12 Thread Dan
At 3:39 PM -0700 03/11/2013, Dan Knight, LowEndMac.com wrote: Low End Mac has made the transition to WordPress, which allows our writers to submit content online, allows our readers to add comments, and now allows us to run our own forums. Once upon a time there were only G3 iMacs, and that's

Re: iMac G5, need to install OS, limited options

2013-03-11 Thread Jason Johnson
Find another Mac like iMac, pay 5 dollars for a new FireWire cable and use the other Mac as a disk drive to install onto the G5. If you have an old laptop drive slot load you can replace that drive also. Sent from far far away On Mar 4, 2013, at 7:21 PM, Philip Christiansen

Re: broken power button

2013-03-11 Thread Jason Johnson
iMac g4 power button broke off? From where? If you have a g4 iMac the button on the back is broke? Or the keyboard? If the button on the Mac is broken find an apple G3 keyboard at a recycler or goodwill for a few dollars. It has a power button on it and you should be all set. Good luck.

Re: iMac G5, need to install OS, limited options

2013-03-11 Thread Jason Johnson
But his heading says g5 so no GUId needed. Sent from far far away On Mar 5, 2013, at 9:07 AM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Mar 5, 2013, at 6:45 AM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: 3) Select One Partition from the dropdown for partition number,

Re: Moving to WordPress

2013-03-11 Thread Dennis Swaney
Major problems: 1. My WordPress.com log-in didn't work 2. So I tried to re-register and everything was fine until I tried to respond to the authentication email 3. I received an Error message with a link to go to PAYPAL! Needless to say I did NOT click on that link. Dan, somehow the registration

Re: iMac G5, need to install OS, limited options

2013-03-05 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Feb 27, 2013, at 6:07 PM, Philip Christiansen wrote: I just acquired a G5 iMac yesterday. As a long time Mac user, I was looking forward to tinkering around with it. However, there is no OS installed and the DVD drive is shoddy, so I am being a little fiddly with my solutions. A few

Re: iMac G5, need to install OS, limited options

2013-03-05 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 5, 2013, at 6:45 AM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: 3) Select One Partition from the dropdown for partition number, then click on the Options button. Select 'Apple Partition Map'. continue with the repartitioning and formatting, it doesn't matter what it's called,

Re: broken power button

2013-03-04 Thread Clark Martin
On Mar 4, 2013, at 5:58 PM, Fuffkin wrote: My son snapped off the power button of my imac g4 (it tended to be a little sticky and he used a little too much force trying to unstick it). Anyway, the mac was in great shape, no problems at all since the day I bought it, but now I can't turn

Re: assorted questions

2013-03-03 Thread Dennis Swaney
TextWrangler is free. You don't have to rebuild the desktop with Mac OS 10.5 and above. See: https://support.apple.com/kb/ht2344 From https://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379: Resetting NVRAM / PRAM 1. Shut down your Mac. 2. Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command (⌘), Option, P,

Re: assorted questions

2013-03-03 Thread Jim Scott
On Mar 3, 2013, at 9:32 AM, Ben Kernan bkpro...@yahoo.com wrote: I need a free or shareware full featured word processor like Nissus Writer was under OS9. Ben Kernan: 24I-Mac 4/2.8/700, graphite g-4 1gig/400/52, iPad 2/64/wifi, iPhone 4gs/64 - Dedicated Mac user since 1990 Bean is a

Re: assorted questions

2013-03-03 Thread Tom Coradeschi
At Sun, 3 Mar 2013 09:32:18 -0800 (PST), Ben Kernan wrote: I need a free or shareware full featured word processor like Nissus Writer was under OS9. Ben: Check out NeoOffice http://www.neooffice.org/ tom coradeschi tc...@skylands.ibmwr.org -- -- You received this message because you are a

Re: Kernel panic?

2013-02-26 Thread Clark Martin
On Feb 25, 2013, at 8:03 PM, ben kernan wrote: This evening I was trying to setup a new folder for Escape Velocity Nova on my external hd noticed that I had the option of booting from the partition which contains the CCC backup for my wife's laptop, which contains 10.7... Since my 24iMac

Re: Kernel panic?

2013-02-26 Thread Jason Johnson
Restart holding the option key and choose repair partition. Repair then reboot and you should be ok. The issue is the 10.7 was not installed on the iMac so it's missing hardware drivers and such for the unit. Now the pram is confused so resetting the pram can't hurt. Last thing is hopefully

Re: Kernel panic?

2013-02-25 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Feb 25, 2013, at 9:03 PM, ben kernan wrote: After trying to restart 3 times with the same result, I am at a loss as to how to get back to 10.5 0n the internal drive. any thoughts on this perplexing possibly dumb action on my part. Hold down the option key while booting, then select

Re: Playing video on a slot-loading iMac G3

2013-01-25 Thread Steven
On Jan 23, 2013, at 1:44 AM, Clark Martin wrote: I think you are pretty much stuck though, other than using DVD playback, the G3 just isn't up to full sized video playback. Not entirely. I've had the same problem trying to figure out how to make G3-compatible videos with my modern Intel

Re: Playing video on a slot-loading iMac G3

2013-01-22 Thread Alex Sciortino
This is a guess and a poor one at that. IIRC it checks for a DVD drive and it doesn't have to be internal. You should be able to do it with a USB DVD drive. You could also use an OS X compatible IDE to USB adapter and use the control board on the adapter. -- You received this message because

Re: Playing video on a slot-loading iMac G3

2013-01-22 Thread Tom Coradeschi
At Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:36:58 -0800, D. Fabel wrote: My daughter is using a few old iMac G3 slot-loaders for a kiosk-style informational video for her robotics team's upcoming competition. She has put together a video in iMovie, but we can't seem to find the right settings to get the video to

Re: Playing video on a slot-loading iMac G3

2013-01-22 Thread Clark Martin
On Jan 22, 2013, at 2:36 PM, D. Fabel wrote: My daughter is using a few old iMac G3 slot-loaders for a kiosk-style informational video for her robotics team's upcoming competition. She has put together a video in iMovie, but we can't seem to find the right settings to get the video to

Re: core duo imac project

2012-12-21 Thread Melvyn Edith Halbert
Bill, As Valter suggested, overheating is a prime suspect. I had an iMac G5 whose display began to act up after almost five years of trouble-free use and the fans began blowing loud. I found that the circular air vent under the support arm was plugged solid with dust. Using the open end of

Re: system copy?

2012-12-20 Thread ValterV
Il giorno 10/12/12 02:38, Clark Martin ha scritto: Is there software, preferably within SL or available free, that will allow me to simply copy the entire thing without all the hassle? Looking to do this over a network as i don't have an external drive. Yes, Carbon Copy Cloner does exactly

Re: system copy?

2012-12-20 Thread bill
On Dec 10, 2012, at 10:05 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: When you start the Snow leopard install, one of the first things you're offered is to transfer your files via Migration Assistant. Network connections are one of the options or you can connect the two via Firewire, as well. Works like

Re: core duo imac project

2012-12-20 Thread GMail Valter Psicof
freezes, crashes, screen artifacts. Then, overheating: - can an iMac get dust inside? If yes, accumulated dust could impede cooling; - maybe the CPU (or something else, like the GPU) lost contact with its cooler; in this case, cleaning it and re-applying thermal paste is usually enough. Lastly

Re: system copy?

2012-12-20 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Dec 10, 2012, at 11:07 AM, b...@wa.net wrote: On Dec 10, 2012, at 10:05 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: When you start the Snow leopard install, one of the first things you're offered is to transfer your files via Migration Assistant. Network connections are one of the options or you can

Re: upgrade to Lion?

2012-12-20 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Dec 12, 2012, at 6:01 PM, b...@wa.net wrote: Now that i have a core2duo imac i am considering updating the OS from Snow Leopard to Lion. I am wondering what others who have done this think, and was the move worth it? Also, the Lion update seems to have been removed from the Apple site

Re: system copy?

2012-12-10 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Dec 4, 2012, at 5:22 PM, b...@wa.net wrote: I hope to soon be replacing my flaky core duo imac with a slightly newer core2duo. I am currently using snow leopard, and will be starting out with the same on the newer machine, with the possibility of upping to lion later. I would like to

Re: windows on imac

2012-12-10 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Dec 2, 2012, at 6:42 PM, janespra...@comcast.net wrote: Do you have to buy Windows software to use with Virtualbox, VMWare Fusion and Parallels? Yes, just as if you had a PC. The only way around that requirement is to use Crossover Mac http://www.codeweavers.com/products/ which runs

Re: windows on imac

2012-12-09 Thread janesprando
Ben Kernan bkpro...@yahoo.com Dec 01 11:58AM -0800 wrote I need to run Windows on my 24 Imac; It appears that boot camp is no longer available; what version of Parallels should I get to run xp. Ben Kernan: 24I-Mac 4/2.8/700, graphite g-4 1gig/400/52, iPad 2/64/wifi, iPhone 4gs/64 - Dedicated

Re: system copy?

2012-12-09 Thread Clark Martin
On Dec 4, 2012, at 4:22 PM, b...@wa.net wrote: I hope to soon be replacing my flaky core duo imac with a slightly newer core2duo. I am currently using snow leopard, and will be starting out with the same on the newer machine, with the possibility of upping to lion later. I would like to

Re: system copy?

2012-12-09 Thread Dennis Swaney
You can do this during setup using Setup Assistant (or later by using Migration Assistant) 1. Connect the two running Mac Minis with an Ethernet cable and follow the steps for copying From another Mac (or whatever it says) or 2. Connect the 2 Mac Minis with a Firewire cable, boot the old one

Re: RAM compatibility

2012-12-02 Thread sealfin
Awesome, thanks! Mark Bishop On Friday, November 30, 2012 11:34:52 PM UTC, Clone Lover wrote: If it works you'll be presented with a nice booting Mac, if not the worst that will happen is it'll beep at you, no damage can be done. -- You received this message because you are a member

Re: windows on imac

2012-12-01 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Dec 1, 2012, at 12:58 PM, Ben Kernan wrote: I need to run Windows on my 24 Imac; It appears that boot camp is no longer available; Yes it is: http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/ That said, unless you need maximal performance, a virtual machine is vastly preferable, since you're not

Re: Hope u can help

2012-11-30 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Nov 30, 2012, at 8:48 AM, ds...@nl.rogers.com wrote: Last night we had some wild weather and lost electricity five times in several hours. When I booted up the Imac this morning, all I'm getting is the chime, the apple and a small spinning circle. Jeez I hope it's not fried. Any

Re: Hope u can help

2012-11-30 Thread Fabian Fang
On Nov 30, 2012, at 7:48 AM, ds...@nl.rogers.com wrote: I've got a two year old Imac running snow leopard. All mid-2010 iMac models came with OS 10.6.3 pre-installed. Last night we had some wild weather and lost electricity five times in several hours. When I booted up the Imac this

Re: Hope u can help

2012-11-30 Thread Michael Shaw
Same thing happened to me - power failures and all - and I booted the iMac from the latest Drive Genius DVD and managed to run the Prosoft version of Disk Utilities to correct the info on the internal drive so it would boot up properly. Mike On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 10:48 AM, ds...@nl.rogers.com

Re: Hope u can help

2012-11-30 Thread Ken
Did you opt in for Apple Care when you bought the computer? I always buy it for 3 years and it gives you unlimited access to Tech support, parts replacement (I got a new harddrive that was bigger than the one they took out!) If there's an Apple Store near you, call and make an appointment with a

Re: App that gets rid of stuff on a photo

2012-11-09 Thread Richard Pulliam
. Keyword, get rid of bad photos, and make adjustments and the like. Anything that I can't do in Lightroom then goes into Photoshop.    Rick Pulliam   --- On Fri, 10/26/12, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: From: Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu Subject: Re: App that gets

Re: G4 Flat Panel DVD drive

2012-11-05 Thread Cornett
MacBob, Gurus, et Al Listas HiYa!, yup a longshot, but.. Before tossin' in da towel, you might try finding out whether (or not) these very kind folkx have a fix for your optical drive (iirc- is a Lite-On brand), and just may be what they consider compatible with OSX or perhaps even Nix

Re: G4 Flat Panel DVD drive

2012-11-04 Thread MacBob61
2, 2012, at 12:59 PM, MacBob61 macbo...@cox.net wrote: I also want to tell you the results of my last check. As I said, I re-installed the original CD-RW drive. When I booted up and went into Disk Utility, the drive showed up perfectly! I then removed it and put my DVD-ROM back in. Powered

Re: G4 Flat Panel DVD drive

2012-11-02 Thread MacBob61
:No I also want to tell you the results of my last check. As I said, I re- installed the original CD-RW drive. When I booted up and went into Disk Utility, the drive showed up perfectly! I then removed it and put my DVD-ROM back in. Powered up and into Disk Utility - no go! The DVD- ROM

Re: G4 Flat Panel DVD drive

2012-11-02 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Nov 2, 2012, at 12:59 PM, MacBob61 macbo...@cox.net wrote: I also want to tell you the results of my last check. As I said, I re-installed the original CD-RW drive. When I booted up and went into Disk Utility, the drive showed up perfectly! I then removed it and put my DVD-ROM back

Re: G4 Flat Panel DVD drive

2012-11-01 Thread gifutiger
Bob, Do you have or have you ever installed Application Enhancer If so look up how to get rid of this pesky application. It caused problems all over the place. Harry San Jose, Ca (`-''-/).___ ..- -''`.. _ ( 6_ 6 )`-.( ``-._.-`) (_Y_.)'._ ) `._ `.'``-..-' `

Re: G4 Flat Panel DVD drive

2012-11-01 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Oct 31, 2012, at 4:39 PM, MacBob61 macbo...@cox.net wrote: This is remarkably peculiar, because Leopard was the OS version that completely did away with all the nonsense about 'supported' and 'unsupported' drives, and OS X went to an industry standard. I'll take your word for that,

Re: G4 Flat Panel DVD drive

2012-11-01 Thread Dennis Swaney
If you're talking about Unsanity product, I never had any problems with them until I was forced to go to Lion; they no longer work. But that maybe because my previous machines were all PPC, while this new one is Intel. -- Sincerely, Dennis B. Swaney On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 9:57 AM, gifutiger

Re: G4 Flat Panel DVD drive

2012-10-31 Thread MacBob61
While looking further into this, i did discover something interesting. If I boot up the Panther install CD and run its Disk Utility, it sees the DVD drive as well as the media in it perfectly fine! In my mind, this has to be a Leopard issue. My hope is that one of you who are truly expert

Re: G4 Flat Panel DVD drive

2012-10-31 Thread Bruce Johnson
apply the latest 10.5 combo update. If THAT didn't work, I'd try re-installing the OS, but only as a last resort, you shouldn't need to do this sort of thing. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs

Re: G4 Flat Panel DVD drive

2012-10-31 Thread MacBob61
If THAT didn't work, I'd try re-installing the OS, but only as a last resort, you shouldn't need to do this sort of thing. Even though I didn't expect this to work, given the fact that it doesn't work even booted from the install disk, I did it anyway. No change. I've got some RAM on order to max

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