Re: Digest for imac...@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

To clarify: I'm using a FW to Thunderbolt adapter to connect. On Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 8:11:27 AM UTC-4, Colin Yarwood wrote: > > Bill > > Q. Aren't you short a FireWire socket on the mini to connect the iSight > camera? > > Other Mac Mini users seem to use Logitech web cams for FaceTime

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

Bill Q. Aren't you short a FireWire socket on the mini to connect the iSight camera? Other Mac Mini users seem to use Logitech web cams for FaceTime without problems. Colin Sent from Colin Y's iPhone > On 23 Apr 2017, at 08:52, imaclist@googlegroups.com wrote: > > >

Re: USB Digital Video Converter

So I finally got a chance to test this thing and the USB extension cable supplied is no good, it shows up when plugged directly into the USB port, not through the cable. Shows up on both the PC and the iMac but I can’t get any video feed from my Sony Hi8 8mm video camera. I think it may be

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 1 topic

Ahah! Bruce - I hadn't spotted its age! Sounds like a case for a FW target drive restart to a FW disk or another Mac? Colin Sent from Colin Y's iPhone > On 11 Apr 2017, at 09:51, imaclist@googlegroups.com wrote: > > > imaclist@googlegroups.com Google Groups > Topic digest

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 1 topic

> On Apr 10, 2017, at 4:39 AM, Colin P D Yarwood > wrote: > > Why not start holding down Ctrl+R > > This should start you on a web based system and enable you to use Disk > Utility from the web unless your Resident OS is very old? Then you can > install a new

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 1 topic

Why not start holding down Ctrl+R This should start you on a web based system and enable you to use Disk Utility from the web unless your Resident OS is very old? Then you can install a new version of your OS from the web and all will be well if your had isn't damaged. Good luck Colin Y in UK

Re: imac 17 inch flat panel spin and freeze spinning will not start please help

> On Apr 8, 2017, at 12:01 PM, Bruce Johnson > wrote: > > If that doesn’t work, press the Command-V keys immediately to see the verbose > boot screen “press the command-V key immediately while starting up”…I meant. Sorry for the confusion -- Bruce Johnson

Re: imac 17 inch flat panel spin and freeze spinning will not start please help

> On Apr 7, 2017, at 8:59 PM, Bernard Bailey wrote: > > Hello I have a imac 17 inch flat panel qt3051nwnhx just spin will not start > what can I do to get it to start properly, and thank you. > So all you have is the gray Apple icon and a spinning gear? What version

Re: Touch-screen monitor question

On Apr 5, 2017, at 7:57 AM, Dan Cottler > wrote: On Mar 31, 2017, at 12:32 PM, Bill Spencer > wrote: What choices are there for a 19" 5:4 (or could be 4:3...) touchscreen monitor? *blink* Touchscreen

Re: Touch-screen monitor question

> On Mar 31, 2017, at 12:32 PM, Bill Spencer wrote: > > What choices are there for a 19" 5:4 (or could be 4:3...) touchscreen monitor? *blink* Touchscreen *blink blink* for a Mac I thought there was no support for that in macOS.!? How exactly does that work? - Dan. --

Re: Touch-screen monitor question

> On Mar 31, 2017, at 5:48 PM, Bill Spencer wrote: > > Man, I looked and looked on their site and got nothing. What's your magic > formula, anyway? My google-fu was strong yesterday. click on the ‘shopping’ link when you do a search. It works really well…too well. Now every

Re: Touch-screen monitor question

Man, I looked and looked on their site and got nothing. What's your magic formula, anyway? This should do the trick perfectly. Thanks! Bill On Friday, March 31, 2017 at 6:27:25 PM UTC-4, joh...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: > > Yeah, I suspect so. 16:9 is pretty much the standard aspect ratio for

Re: Touch-screen monitor question

Yeah, I suspect so. 16:9 is pretty much the standard aspect ratio for screens these days; but I did find one at Monoprice that was cheaper. It looks like what you’re looking for. Monoprice is a good supplier, we’ve gotten a lot of stuff from them.

Re: Touch-screen monitor question

Thanks, Bruce, as always! Unfortunately, my wife does not want a wide screen; she wants a 19" at either 4:3 or 5:4. I think this stems from the amount of linear space available in the very unusual spot where the monitor will live. This seems to limit the choices a good deal from what I can

Re: Touch-screen monitor question

Also, looking for 17-20” models brought up a whole bunch at around $500…I think the pricing difference is that those seem to be geared towards commercial/industrial use, whereas the cheaper ones are geared towards home use; not as rugged. But if your use case is not severe one of those 21”

Re: Touch-screen monitor question

Newegg has a bunch of them: Most are 16:9 aspect ratio, though... On Mar 31, 2017, at 9:32 AM, Bill Spencer > wrote: Hi there: What choices are there for a 19" 5:4 (or could be

Re: USB Digital Video Converter

On Mar 27, 2017, at 7:59 PM, Russell Courtenay > wrote: I have been wanting one of these for years to play around with but hesitated to pay $70 for the El Gato device so I plunked down a whole $7 for a generic version off of eBay. The

Re: USB Digital Video Converter

Those little CDs will not work in "slot-loading" optical drives BUT they DO work in everything else. Every optical drive built since 1990 that has a drawer that slides out has a special centre divot for mini-CDs. Mike On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 10:59 PM, Russell Courtenay

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 1 topic

I deleted my login keychain and now I have a brand new one that I can access. Luckily for me I have a hard copy backup of all my passwords secreted away where no one will find. I have a copy on a flash drive that took me three days to locate. All is well now.Thanks for the help. Fred

Re: Forgot Keychain password

> On Mar 20, 2017, at 8:36 AM, Julia Brinckloe wrote: > > http://tidbits.com/article/14437 > > Scroll down to keychain password. Hope it helps. Just a tip: if you do have to go the Single User route, the instructions there are incomplete: • Reboot into Single

Re: Forgot Keychain password

http://tidbits.com/article/14437 Scroll down to keychain password. Hope it helps. On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 10:39 AM, Fred Thiel wrote: > My iMac running SnowLeopard 10.6 asked me for my Keychain password. The > menulet isn't even showing up in the menu bar anymore. I tried

Re: Forgot Keychain password

What were you doing when this happened? On 19 Mar 2017, at 17:39, Fred Thiel wrote: > My iMac running SnowLeopard 10.6 asked me for my Keychain password. The > menulet isn't even showing up in the menu bar anymore. I tried every > combination of every password I could

Re: Replacement For Bias Peak?

Jay T seems to have the simplest solution: install a virtual OS that Peak (and SoundSoap of course) will work with. My problem is just following the advice. I'm very much unlettered in computer stuff and very nervous about something as exotic sounding as to install a "virtual machine". And so,

Re: Replacement For Bias Peak?

On Monday, February 20, 2017 at 4:01:27 PM UTC-5, davecheck wrote: > > Hi All, > > I just had to junk my old iMac. I got a newer iMac running Yosemite. But I > now find that my old, trusty audio editing software, (Bias Peak now > discontinued) doesn't seem to want to work anymore. Does anyone

Re: Replacement For Bias Peak?

> On Feb 20, 2017, at 2:01 PM, dave wrote: > > Hi All, > > I just had to junk my old iMac. I got a newer iMac running Yosemite. But I > now find that my old, trusty audio editing software, (Bias Peak now > discontinued) doesn't seem to want to work anymore. Does anyone

Re: iTunes won't burn a playlist in order

Thanks, I searched and searched in the Apple support pages and got nothing. This did it. Merci! Bill On Sunday, February 19, 2017 at 1:32:28 PM UTC-5, joh...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: > > > > On Feb 18, 2017, at 7:59 PM, Bill Spencer > wrote: > > > > Hi there: Whenever I

Re: iTunes won't burn a playlist in order

> On Feb 18, 2017, at 7:59 PM, Bill Spencer wrote: > > Hi there: Whenever I try to burn a playlist to CD via iTunes (12.5.5.5), it > insists on burning the tracks in the reverse order from what I want. I am > tired of wasting all those discs. How do I get it to burn in the

Re: Mysterious Question Mark (?) Appears Sometimes

It’s a broken link to a folder or volume : https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5089194?start=0=0 On Feb 10, 2017, at 11:00 AM, dave > wrote: For the last couple of weeks I've started to notice that, when I open certain files, that a

Re: CD won't import

I have used a cleaner disk successfully in old Mac drives. A tiny brush is on it and a bit of fluid is added. You could even open up the drive. Use a flashlight to peer inside a drawerless drive. You may see a scary hair ball in there ! You might even disassemble the top .

Re: CD won't import

I’ve got no idea how to test one, I’ve got an optical drive cleaner around (you can get one just about anywhere: Target, WallyWorld, Best buy, Office Depot or Staples, Walgreens, Biglots, even.) I suspect picking up a new external one is probably a good idea, though, since you use it a fair

Re: CD won't import

Yes it was. How would I check it, please? On Sunday, February 5, 2017 at 12:06:49 PM UTC-5, joh...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: > > > > On Feb 4, 2017, at 3:12 PM, Bill Spencer > wrote: > > > > Doesn't play in iTunes. But I put it in my wife's older iMac and it > imported

Re: CD won't import

> On Feb 4, 2017, at 3:12 PM, Bill Spencer wrote: > > Doesn't play in iTunes. But I put it in my wife's older iMac and it imported > into her iTunes fine (if slowly) so I just copied the files across and I > guess I'm okay. Should probably burn a new disc just on principle.

Re: CD won't import

I usually use Exact Audio Copy (PC only) as it works very hard to make an exact bit by bit copy of the data on the disk. Works pretty well but some disks won't rip on EAC either... Russell Courtenay Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 4, 2017, at 3:12 PM, Bill Spencer wrote: > >

Re: CD won't import

Doesn't play in iTunes. But I put it in my wife's older iMac and it imported into her iTunes fine (if slowly) so I just copied the files across and I guess I'm okay. Should probably burn a new disc just on principle. Thanks! On Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 3:51:46 PM UTC-5,

Re: CD won't import

> On Feb 4, 2017, at 6:39 AM, William Spencer wrote: > > Hi there: I recently bought a used CD that plays fine in the car and through > the stereo, but when I try to import it into iTunes, the import always fails > about 80% of the way through. Any thoughts on why, and

Re: Error 36 while copying a file

Nice to know you got sorted. And nice to know that after all these years this list is still here for us all. On 29 Jan 2017, at 13:29, Bill Spencer wrote: The solution was for my source to add the file to his Dropbox account and then have me download it from there. Everything is now fine. Many

Re: Error 36 while copying a file

The solution was for my source to add the file to his Dropbox account and then have me download it from there. Everything is now fine. Many thanks for everyone's suggestions! Bill On Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 10:35:38 PM UTC-5, ValterV wrote: > > Il giorno 28/01/17 01.58, "Bill Spencer" ha

Re: Error 36 while copying a file

Il giorno 28/01/17 01.58, "Bill Spencer" ha scritto: > The file would not copy to the flash drive any more than it would to the > SSD on the Mini. Oh. Odder and odder If the file copied fine to your Windows PC, then the file in itself is fine. Regarding the flash drive, could it be that

Re: Error 36 while copying a file

The file would not copy to the flash drive any more than it would to the SSD on the Mini. My source has kindly placed a slightly lower resolution version on his Dropbox account, which I am downloading as we speak. We shall see... Bill On Friday, January 27, 2017 at 4:04:25 PM UTC-5, ValterV

Re: Error 36 while copying a file

Il giorno 27/01/17 15.45, "Bill Spencer" ha scritto: > The disc with one file kept failing with an error 36 message. > P.S.: It plays fine on my Windows laptop at the office... Then it's most likely the issue is the Mac's optical drive. I know for sure many iMac optical drives are prone to

Re: Error 36 while copying a file

That's a good idea, using USB thumb drives. DVDs do go bad, unfortunately. I have a recording of our band's first outing, I made mp3s of the Individual songs but didn't keep the original file on the hard drive. I can see where the data is on the disc but is shows up as empty on all of our

Re: Error 36 while copying a file

Then copy it to a USB thumb drive on the Windows system then transfer to the Mac. It may be a wonky dvd, and the drive in the Windows laptop is more forgiving of data errors than the Macs. If you have a Big lots nearby they routinely have 8 and 16GB thumb drives for sale for cheap. I have a

Re: Error 36 while copying a file

P.S.: It plays fine on my Windows laptop at the office... On Friday, January 27, 2017 at 9:45:30 AM UTC-5, Bill Spencer wrote: > > Hi there: I got two DVDs last night from a friend, which include three > videos recorded last month. Two files on one DVD and one on the other. The > disc with two

Re: iMac G4 hacking

It's a kind of laptop display panel protocol, I believe. (: On 8 Jan 2017 4:13 a.m., "Russell Courtenay" wrote: > I'll have to look up LVDS, sounds like an STD or a religion > > Russell Courtenay > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 7, 2017, at 7:49 AM, Joshua Kelly

Re: iMac G4 700MHz fans acting oddly (running as soon as plugged in)

Thanks Jim, I pressed the reset button only once, yes - also, everything else on the iMac works perfectly, somehow. I'll try dismantling the system when I get a few hours spare. (Perhaps swapping out the hard disk while I'm there - it's a bit small) Best wishes, Josh Kelly Plymouth, UK On 8

Re: iMac G4 700MHz fans acting oddly (running as soon as plugged in)

Joshua, No, sorry, I didn’t address your issue directly. The fan shouldn’t start until you press the power button. I just dove into the Apple service manual for that iMac, and it doesn’t say anything about that issue. (I’ve messed around with old cars for years, and quite often I run across a

Re: iMac G4 hacking

I'll have to look up LVDS, sounds like an STD or a religion Russell Courtenay Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 7, 2017, at 7:49 AM, Joshua Kelly wrote: > > The screen is LVDS, but a few people have put Intel NUCs inside and > hackintoshed them, with some pretty good

Re: iMac G4 700MHz fans acting oddly (running as soon as plugged in)

The screen is LVDS, but a few people have put Intel NUCs inside and hackintoshed them, with some pretty good results. On 7 Jan 2017 4:46 a.m., "Russell Courtenay" wrote: > Hmmm... Just thought of something: how about using a miniITX board inside > an iMac G4 for a

Re: iMac G4 700MHz fans acting oddly (running as soon as plugged in)

Thanks for your reply, Jim. The fan turns on the moment I plug it into the wall, though. (It only started doing that about a month ago as far as I can tell.) So it's definitely meant to do that before I even press the power button? Joshua Kelly On 7 Jan 2017 3:54 a.m., "Jim Scott"

Re: iMac G4 700MHz fans acting oddly (running as soon as plugged in)

Hmmm... Just thought of something: how about using a miniITX board inside an iMac G4 for a realMac Hackintosh? Is the G4 screen standard VGA? Russell Courtenay Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 6, 2017, at 8:54 PM, Jim Scott wrote: > > All iMac G4s have only one fan, which

Re: iMac G4 700MHz fans acting oddly (running as soon as plugged in)

All iMac G4s have only one fan, which starts running as soon as the computer is turned on and continues running at the same speed until the unit is turned off. As iMac G4 cooling air enters from the bottom of the case and exits at the base of the chrome stalk, it acts as a vacuum cleaner. If you

Re: MediaHuman Audio Converter?

Yes, I use Audacity all the time...but not when the FLAC has been "encoded" (is that the right word?) via a cue sheet. In that case it just gives me one immense track, not the individual tracks on the disc itself. If I double-click the cue file, it opens in VLC, which then has some

Re: How to create a "video" out of an audio clip and a still image?

To: imaclist <imac...@googlegroups.com > > Sent: Tue, Dec 27, 2016 10:53 pm > Subject: Re: How to create a "video" out of an audio clip and a still > image? > > While I am not an iMovie guy I am definitely video guy. > You could look in the help file for extending still.

Re: Working G3 iMac?

On Jan 4, 2017, at 1:29 PM, Clark Martin > wrote: I feel like the Data Security Dalek: "DE-MAGNETIZE! DE-MAGNETIZE!” 8-) Just be thankful the policy isn’t to do a DOD wipe procedure. Could be a little difficult trying to find an 8” drive… or computer

Re: Working G3 iMac?

Clark Martin A designated driver on the information Super Highway > On Jan 4, 2017, at 11:53 AM, Bruce Johnson > wrote: > > The hard drives I can see, but what did those poor CD drives ever do to > anyone?? :-) > > (sez the guy currently degaussing about 150

Re: Working G3 iMac?

On Jan 4, 2017, at 12:33 PM, charles lenington > wrote: I have 10+ iMacs that were taken from service by drilling through bottom of case killing hard & cd/dvd drives. I'll have to check for model id. The hard drives I can see, but what did those

Re: Working G3 iMac?

On 1/4/17 11:36 AM, Zeke Ulrey wrote: I'm two hours south of Spokane, WA. Anyone know of a functioning 500Mhz or higher G3 iMac, anywhere? (Every time the CRT goes out in mine I pull the guts and put it in another. I've done this three times since 1999.) Finally, for the first time, I'm

Re: Working G3 iMac?

On Jan 4, 2017, at 11:18 AM, Bruce Johnson > wrote: On Jan 4, 2017, at 10:36 AM, Zeke Ulrey > wrote: I'm two hours south of Spokane, WA. Anyone know of a functioning

Re: Working G3 iMac?

> On Jan 4, 2017, at 10:36 AM, Zeke Ulrey wrote: > > I'm two hours south of Spokane, WA. Anyone know of a functioning 500Mhz or > higher G3 iMac, anywhere? (Every time the CRT goes out in mine I pull the > guts and put it in another. I've done this three times

Re: Working G3 iMac?

Re: How to create a "video" out of an audio clip and a still image?

com> To: imaclist <imaclist@googlegroups.com> Sent: Tue, Dec 27, 2016 10:53 pm Subject: Re: How to create a "video" out of an audio clip and a still image? While I am not an iMovie guy I am definitely video guy. You could look in the help file for extending still. You could fee

Re: How to create a "video" out of an audio clip and a still image?

rin...@gmail.com> To: imaclist <imaclist@googlegroups.com> Sent: Tue, Dec 27, 2016 10:53 pm Subject: Re: How to create a "video" out of an audio clip and a still image? While I am not an iMovie guy I am definitely video guy. You could look in the help file for extending still.

Re: How to create a "video" out of an audio clip and a still image?

You might find this free course from alison.com helpfull. It covers all the in's and out's of digital video editing to produce professional presentations with software that already come default on most boot camp computers. Enjoy and give us something good. Enjoyed your post. On Tue, Dec 27,

Re: How to create a "video" out of an audio clip and a still image?

https://alison.com/courses/Windows-Movie-Maker-How-to-Edit-Videos On Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 9:46 AM, Alexander McAuley wrote: > You might find this free course from alison.com helpfull. It covers all > the in's and out's of digital video editing to produce professional >

Re: How to create a "video" out of an audio clip and a still image?

While I am not an iMovie guy I am definitely video guy. You could look in the help file for extending still. You could feel around on the menus for "proerties. but try just grabbing the edge of it on the timeline and dragging it until it fills the timeline. You could also probably find 100

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 1 topic

Copy this link, paste it in the URL, hit return or enter on your keyboard, and it downloads. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/45977818/Software/Opera_25.0. 1614.71_Setup.dmg On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 10:20 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > The url broke in the email.

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 1 topic

The url broke in the email. ‘tup.dmg’ was left off the end 404 is ‘url not found’ here’s the reconstructed url: just tested this one... On Dec 9, 2016, at 7:51 AM, David Checkman

Re: Earlier Version of Opera Browser Needed - Opera 25

Il giorno 08/12/16 17.31, "dave" ha scritto: > I'm still left wondering where a legitimate download link > can be found that'll work on Snow Leopard. The link aeyoan suggested just > brought an error message: "Alert 550 Failed to change directory." I got that error when trying to download an

Re: Earlier Version of Opera Browser Needed

Anybody posting a reply for getting Opera don't bother posting a link if it's like this: "oldapp ... " As some others have said it might screw up you computer. I'm still left wondering where a legitimate download link can be found that'll work on Snow Leopard. The link aeyoan suggested

Re: Earlier Version of Opera Browser Needed

Il giorno 07/12/16 16.35, "Jack Suggs" ha scritto: > Opera for Mac for Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) (Intel) > http://www.oldapps.com/mac/opera.php?system=mac_os_x_10.6_snow_leopard_intel Beware! The above page looks fishy - or even dangerous. First, according to several sources the latest

Re: Earlier Version of Opera Browser Needed

Opera for Mac for Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) (Intel) http://www.oldapps.com/mac/opera.php?system=mac_os_x_10.6_snow_leopard_intel On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 10:38 AM, dave wrote: > > > On Monday, December 5, 2016 at 4:40:06 PM UTC-5, dave wrote: >> >> My iMac has OS 10.6.8

Re: Blu-Ray & DVD media

As for blue-ray disc I can't speak. As for CD's and DVD's I found in the iMac's that I've owned Ridata seems to work best: http://www.ritek.com/db/ridata/ I purchase Ridata at Frys or they can also be purchased online. Best of Luck, Patrick On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 11:19:26 AM

Re: Earlier Version of Opera Browser Needed

On Monday, December 5, 2016 at 4:40:06 PM UTC-5, dave wrote: > > My iMac has OS 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard). Where can I download a version of > Opera that'll be compatible with my OS? Thanks. > > Dave > -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those

Re: Earlier Version of Opera Browser Needed

On Monday, December 5, 2016 at 4:40:06 PM UTC-5, dave wrote: > > My iMac has OS 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard). Where can I download a version of > Opera that'll be compatible with my OS? Thanks. > Unfortunately I have OS 10.6.8 and not version OS 7 as you do. When I went > to an Opera download site

Re: Blu-Ray & DVD media

buy a few and try the burning as mine likes Verbatim and Memorex the best but won't burn cheap ones from the dollar store they where gave to me and now I know why LOL On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 11:19 AM, Dan Cottler wrote: > Hey all… > > I’m getting ready to buy some blu-ray

Re: Running Snow Leopard Server

Bruce, Thank you for your direct answer to my question, plus for the additional info. I’ll try working the Virtual Box route. Al Poulin > On Dec 3, 2016, at 11:44 AM, Bruce Johnson > wrote: > > Not as far as I know. Apple specifically allowed virtualization of

Re: Running Snow Leopard Server

Not as far as I know. Apple specifically allowed virtualization of SL Server, provided it was running on an OS X host, so all three VM programs will prevent you from installing the client SL. That said, the major differences between Server and Client were the additional GUI server tools for

Re: 16GB Memory on 27-inch iMac

Thanks, Jim, for the Data Memory System tip. Al Poulin > On Dec 2, 2016, at 4:06 PM, Google wrote: > > >> On Dec 2, 2016, at 12:45 PM, Al Poulin wrote: >> I see two ways to have 16GB of memory on a new, 27-inch iMac, with 1TB >> Serial ATA Drive

Re: Running Snow Leopard Server

On Dec 2, 2016, at 1:25 PM, Al Poulin > wrote: Hello, A couple questions. I have an iMac (24-inch, Early 2009) which runs Snow Leopard OS X 10.6.8 on one partition and El Capitan OS X 10. 11.6 on another partition. I have a

Re: 16GB Memory on 27-inch iMac

How difficult is it to add said memory? The older iMacs (ca. 2005, 2006) were very easy to upgrade in almost any category (RAM, HD, etc). On 2 December 2016 at 15:45, Al Poulin wrote: > Hello, > > > I see two ways to have 16GB of memory on a new, 27-inch iMac, with 1TB

Re: Macs and viruses

Not just free, but mandatory. On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 1:25 PM, Russell Courtenay wrote: > FREE MACS FOR ALL! That is all we want! > > Russell Courtenay > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 24, 2016, at 5:43 AM, W.Adrian D'Alessio > wrote: > > Then

Re: Macs and viruses

Il giorno 24/11/16 16.01, "Tom Coradeschi" ha scritto: > With regard to #1, that is a patently false statement. > > ClamXAv, Avast and several others are clearly good antivirus apps and are not > even remotely Trojan horses. I have been using Avast (free edition) for at least a year on my iMac

Re: Macs and viruses

FREE MACS FOR ALL! That is all we want! Russell Courtenay Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 24, 2016, at 5:43 AM, W.Adrian D'Alessio > wrote: > > Then buy Macs for us. > > > Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer > fluxstrin...@gmail.com >

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 5 updates in 1 topic

With regard to #1, that is a patently false statement. ClamXAv, Avast and several others are clearly good antivirus apps and are not even remotely Trojan horses. Each user should make a decision as to whether or not to run an antivirus app, but it should be a risk based decision based on the

Re: Macs and viruses

Then buy Macs for us. Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer fluxstrin...@gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/ http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer https://www.youtube.com/user/fluxstringer http://www.linkedin.com/in/fluxstreamcommunications On Sat, Nov 19, 2016 at

Re: Macs and viruses

Friends don't let friends use Windows On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 1:10 PM, NODEraser wrote: > I use the free version of Avast! on my Mac (Mountain Lion) and get all > sorts of notifications from viruses in emails, though I'm pretty sure > that they are mostly for Windows. Even

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 5 updates in 1 topic

Bill, et al, I hesitate to share my thoughts when such august advice is already there but I'd like to offer a few suggestions I have found (so far - touch wood!) work and which are used and commended by many current and long time Mac users with various OS versions running. 1. *DO NOT BUY ANY SO

Re: Macs and viruses

I use the free version of Avast! on my Mac (Mountain Lion) and get all sorts of notifications from viruses in emails, though I'm pretty sure that they are mostly for Windows. Even if you're not susceptible to many viruses, I think it's worth being a good cyber-neighbor to make sure that you're not

Re: Macs and viruses

On Nov 18, 2016, at 9:46 AM, Russell Courtenay > wrote: This modern ransomware threat is scary, I have a separate, removable external hard drive for weekly backup for this reason on the PC server, just wish I could get Windows to

Re: Macs and viruses

Bill et al, The ISP is NOT doing its job! I work for one (local, not-for-profit) and we educate our members to ensure that their OS firewalls are up, run a test to see if any router ports are accessible from the outside (we use https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2, but I'm sure there are other

Re: Macs and viruses

Great info for all of us especially coming from a professional environment, Bruce, thanks. Priorities are important in data security. Even on Windows the only virus I ever had was the 'kak.worm' many years ago, and it didn't infect anything because I was still using text only for my email. It

Re: Macs and viruses

On Nov 18, 2016, at 7:02 AM, Bill Spencer > wrote: Hi there: My wife has lately been getting spam emails, allegedly from her email provider, which include links to click to resolve "problems"--you know the drill. She has not taken the bait, but when I

Re: How to keep the thing from going to sleep

> Hi there: I was using Audacity to digitize a couple of LPs over the > weekend, and discovered the hard way that when the Mini goes to sleep > Audacity stops capturing the signal. That sounds odd. I have an Early 2009 iMac with OSX 10.6, and in my experience the Mac never sleeps when it's

Re: How to keep the thing from going to sleep

If setting ‘Computer Sleep’ to ‘Never’ in the Energy Saver prefs doesn’t work you probably need to reset the power manager https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295 and reset the PRAM/NVRAM https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063 On Nov 1, 2016, at 10:28 AM, Bill Spencer

Re: Printer recommendations?

Sounds great! Looks like you found a good deal too, I can't find one on eBay for less than $175. Russell Courtenay Sent from my iPhone On Oct 23, 2016, at 9:15 AM, Dan Cottler wrote: >> On Oct 23, 2016, at 11:06 AM, Russell Courtenay >> wrote:

Re: Printer recommendations?

> On Oct 23, 2016, at 11:06 AM, Russell Courtenay > wrote: > > I have been thinking about color laser printers because of our great > experience with our old Brother printer, have you tried printing photos with > it? I hear laser is not good for photos. First print on

Re: Printer recommendations?

I have been thinking about color laser printers because of our great experience with our old Brother printer, have you tried printing photos with it? I hear laser is not good for photos. Russell Courtenay Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 23, 2016, at 8:28 AM, Dan Cottler

Re: Printer recommendations?

I was looking at the Epson Expression ET-2550. All-in-One, AirPrint, MSRP $400, Costco $269. EcoTank - 2yr supply of CYMK ink, ~20cart sets. Tank refill set is aro $58. 4000-6500 color, 8000 black pages per set. But while surfing on Amazon, I found a refirb HP Color LaserJet Pro M452dn for

Re: Printer recommendations?

Ours is an Epson Workforce 840. We can get refilled cartridges pretty easily but even with genuine Epson cartridges the photo print quality is poor. And it keeps clogging, I got a cleaner kit and it seems to work pretty well (takes overnight a couple times to unclog) but then a couple months

Re: Printer recommendations?

> On Oct 21, 2016, at 8:53 PM, Russell Courtenay wrote: > > I'll keep that in mind. We are looking for an AirPrint compatible wifi > printer for our iPhones but would like to use it with whatever Macs we are > running too…. I picked up an Epson WF-3640 at Costco for

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