Re: Comcast modem, Airport Extreme and iMac

2014-09-08 Thread janesprando
rom: 'Mike Baker' via iMac GroupTo: imaclist@googlegroups.comSent: September 8, 2014 at 6:52 PMSubject: Re: Comcast modem, Airport Extreme and iMacI 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. Ev

Re: Lost Password Recovery

2014-09-08 Thread Mark Sokolovsky
What is the version of Mac OS/OS X is it running? If it starts up with an Apple logo and a spinning wheel, it is running 10.2 and above. Any version of OS X can have it's admin account circumvented by accessing open firmware and resetting the machine to think it was just installed with OS X. OS 9,

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 d

Re: Comcast modem, Airport Extreme and iMac

2014-08-26 Thread janesprando
It's fixed! I called Comcast's Phone Activation Line (800-447-9085) tonight. I told the tech about connecting 1 phone and it would work. She had a few ideas. The first was re-activation. That didn't help. Then she saw that the modem had 2 phone line ports. I tried the second por

Re: Comcast modem, Airport Extreme and iMac

2014-08-26 Thread Jane (Portland, OR)
istently mis-match the orientation of power bricks and the outlets on power strips :-) 7) Figure out how to re-arrange all your power-bricks to make them all fit.* 8) Attach the incoming cable to the new cable modem. 9) Attach the ethernet cable from the Airport. 10) Plug in the power to the A

Re: Comcast modem, Airport Extreme and iMac

2014-08-22 Thread Julia Brinckloe
Mac envy. On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 3:58 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > On Aug 21, 2014, at 12:43 PM, janespra...@comcast.net wrote: > > > Stats: Intel Core i3 3.06 GHz > > 10.6.x Snow Leopard > > Airport Extreme 802.11n > > Comcast modem with telephony > > > > Comcast has decided that I need a ne

Re: Comcast modem, Airport Extreme and iMac

2014-08-21 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Aug 21, 2014, at 12:43 PM, janespra...@comcast.net wrote: > Stats: Intel Core i3 3.06 GHz > 10.6.x Snow Leopard > Airport Extreme 802.11n > Comcast modem with telephony > > Comcast has decided that I need a new modem and is sending one to me. I am > supposed to install it myself. > > Curren

Re: Comcast modem, Airport Extreme and iMac

2014-08-21 Thread Julia Brinckloe
I recently got the Comcast upgraded modem and have a number of Macs including my Mac Mini running OSX 10.9.4. All use Airport for connectivity. My wireless Rosewill modem is connected to the new Comcast-provided modem in the same way my old one was. Cable into modem, ethernet into wireless, and so

Re: Photo-merge tool?

2014-08-21 Thread W.Adrian D'Alessio
Look on CNET downloads for a shareware utility for this ? Or get GIMP. There may be an included filter for this or a free plug in. Saying you want a program to do only one operation is generally 'famous last words" But whatever. Are you sure you should not just get a mobile app to do the same thi

Re: Photo-merge tool?

2014-08-14 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Aug 13, 2014, at 7:26 PM, William Spencer wrote: > Hi there: I have an ancient version of Photoshop Elements that has a feature > that merges multiple images into one panoramic result, but since that's the > only thing I'd use it for I would rather not buy the whole package for just > one

Re: Photo-merge tool?

2014-08-14 Thread N. Shani
I believe that Panorama Maker (4?) is free. On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 10:26 PM, William Spencer wrote: > Hi there: I have an ancient version of Photoshop Elements that has a > feature that merges multiple images into one panoramic result, but since > that's the only thing I'd use it for I would r

Re: RDC (etc.) question

2014-07-22 Thread Rafau Ku
Hi I have been using this app in the past : Chicken of the vnc. It's free and available here http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/ Cheers Rafal On 22 lip 2014, at 23:30, "Bill Spencer" wrote: > Hi there: Could someone please lay out options for remotely accessing another > computer over t

Re: RDC (etc.) question

2014-07-22 Thread NODEraser
It can, but after all the firewall and server configurations, plus security concerns you are probably better off with a different software solution. I am currently using TeamViewer on both my Windows and Mac machines. It is free for personal use, and works so long as the computer you want to access

Re: RDC (etc.) question

2014-07-22 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jul 22, 2014, at 2:30 PM, Bill Spencer wrote: > Hi there: Could someone please lay out options for remotely accessing another > computer over the internet? I know that RDC does so over a network but I > can't tell whether the term "network" extends to the full Internet. It dos, with the ca

Re: Apple iMac G4 700mHz M6498

2014-06-03 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jun 3, 2014, at 11:12 AM, Jim Scott wrote: >> >> What this does is reset the Mac to think that there are no accounts, and >> when it reboots, you will be prompted to create a new administrative >> account to log in, as if it were brand new. >> >> -- >> Bruce Johnson >> > > If anyone h

Re: Apple iMac G4 700mHz M6498

2014-06-03 Thread Jim Scott
On Jun 3, 2014, at 7:59 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > On Jun 2, 2014, at 12:11 PM, pmgraph1...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Hi, I am new to the group. I was given an Apple iMac G4 15" 700 Mhz #2. Mac >> OS X, but not sure of version. I don't know the log in so I can't access >> anything. Need to kno

Re: Apple iMac G4 700mHz M6498

2014-06-03 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jun 2, 2014, at 12:11 PM, pmgraph1...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi, I am new to the group. I was given an Apple iMac G4 15" 700 Mhz #2. Mac > OS X, but not sure of version. I don't know the log in so I can't access > anything. Need to know how to change admin log in and password without system > d

Re: 24" Intel iMac video failures

2014-05-06 Thread Brian McDonald
I have a 2007 24" that is still purring like a baby kitten. No video issues at all, still runs most games too. Sent from my iPhone > On May 6, 2014, at 9:03 PM, Jim Scott wrote: > > >> On May 6, 2014, at 5:42 PM, GMail Valter Psicof >> wrote: >> >> Il giorno 06/05/14 20.27, "Jim Scott" h

RE: iMac G5 crashes/doesn't wake up

2014-05-06 Thread Brandon Nichols
Well, bad capacitors is a common problem with this model of machine. Perhaps, this is your problem. There is a chance it could be a failing analog board as well. I'd defiantly have it checked out. Is it a PowerPc or Intel based computer? Let me know how it goes!Thanks,Brandon Nichols Date: Tue,

Re: 24" Intel iMac video failures

2014-05-06 Thread Jim Scott
On May 6, 2014, at 5:42 PM, GMail Valter Psicof wrote: > Il giorno 06/05/14 20.27, "Jim Scott" ha scritto: > >> be quite leery of >> any 24" Intel iMac (BGA failures of video chips on daughterboards). > > Jim, are you talking about ANY 24" Intel Macs, or just the earlier versions? > > Because

Re: iMac G5 crashes/doesn't wake up

2014-05-06 Thread lrbarrios
Wow! Thanks for all the info Jim. Well, at least now I know what the problem is. I've been dealing with this problem since I've had the machine, but never said anything about it. I thought it would be difficult to describe and for someone else to help me diagnose the issue. Turns out my G5

Re: iMac G5 crashes/doesn't wake up

2014-05-06 Thread Jim Scott
On May 6, 2014, at 9:19 AM, lrbarrios wrote: > I have an iMac G5 that has a couple strange problems. The problem has been > happening ever since I got it from my company about 3 years ago. While it > was at the office, I know it had been taken into the shop a number of times > for some work

Re: Help please: slow iMac

2013-12-24 Thread N. Shani
I'd like to share with the group the final status of the 'slow iMac saga', kind of year-end closure. First and foremost, Merry Christmas (to those who celebrate and/or enjoy) and a Happy New Year. Many, many, many thanks to all (Jim, Bruce, Valter, Fabian, Clark, Harry, Dan - very knowledgeable b

Re: Help please: slow iMac

2013-11-26 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Nov 26, 2013, at 11:47 AM, Dan wrote: > or general *system* maintenance use OnyX, perhaps once a month or so, at > most, to run the three system maintenance scripts (daily, weekly, monthly). > And if your system is running slowly, use it to clear the kernel, system, and > applications ca

Re: Help please: slow iMac

2013-11-26 Thread Dan
At 4:17 PM -0800 11/25/2013, Clark Martin wrote: On Nov 25, 2013, at 3:54 PM, N. Shani wrote: > - What *in particular* is slow? Everything. Trying to launch any application is a long wait. Didn't use to be so. Opening another tab in Safari, saving a document, opening a document, you name it

Re: Help please: slow iMac

2013-11-25 Thread GMail Valter Psicof
Il giorno 26/11/13 00.54, "N. Shani" ha scritto: > - Have you tried clearing your browser and other user caches? Browser: > affirmative. What other caches do you have in mind? The System's caches. You can try with Onyx, a System maintenance tool (free): http://www.titanium.free.fr/ (use the Cleani

Re: Help please: slow iMac

2013-11-25 Thread Clark Martin
On Nov 25, 2013, at 3:54 PM, N. Shani wrote: > Dan, all questions are valid, so let me try and expand: > > - What *in particular* is slow? Everything. Trying to launch any application > is a long wait. Didn't use to be so. Opening another tab in Safari, saving a > document, opening a document,

Re: Help please: slow iMac

2013-11-25 Thread N. Shani
Dan, all questions are valid, so let me try and expand: - What *in particular* is slow? Everything. Trying to launch any application is a long wait. Didn't use to be so. Opening another tab in Safari, saving a document, opening a document, you name it - What' all is running? Typical applications

Re: Help please: slow iMac

2013-11-25 Thread Dan
At 7:38 AM -0500 11/24/2013, N. Shani wrote: - late 2006 17" [iMac] - OS is 10.6.8, with current updates - stock HD 160 GB, ~1/2 full - 2.5 GB RAM (stock was 2x 512 MB, so one 512 MB stick was exchanged with 2 GB stick) what is causing the above to slow down. - monitoring active CPU process

Re: Help please: slow iMac

2013-11-25 Thread gifutiger
Greetings, All of the other ideas presented are very solid, however the first thing that I would do is get a copy of "Onyx" and run the tab which shows a "Hammer" called Automation. Start with the default settings and if that doesn't speed up your iMac then select all of the items in Automation

Re: Help please: slow iMac

2013-11-24 Thread Fabian Fang
On Nov 24, 2013, at 11:05 AM, Jim Scott wrote: > Next, I run Drive Genius 3, the utility used by Geniuses in Apple stores. I > boot from the DG3 disk and run the hard drive scan test, making sure to ask > it to reallocate any bad sectors found. Then I run the Disk Integrity tests > for both rea

Re: Help please: slow iMac

2013-11-24 Thread GMail Valter Psicof
Il giorno 24/11/13 13.38, "N. Shani" ha scritto: > Need your collective wisdom to identify what is causing the above to slow > down. > > The particulars are: > - late 2006 17" model 5,1 > - OS is 10.6.8, with current updates Apart from Jim's excellent troubleshoot guide, the only things that com

Re: Help please: slow iMac

2013-11-24 Thread Jim Scott
On Nov 24, 2013, at 4:38 AM, N. Shani wrote: > Need your collective wisdom to identify what is causing the above to slow > down. > > The particulars are: > - late 2006 17" model 5,1 > - OS is 10.6.8, with current updates > - stock HD 160 GB, ~1/2 full > - 2.5 GB RAM (stock was 2x 512 MB, so on

Re: Blueberry Blues

2013-11-23 Thread Julia Brinckloe
It's happened to me in the past and is really easy to fix. If you boot from the install CD, look up at the menu bar for utilities (or something like that--it's been awhile) and pull down. You'll see the opportunity to change the password there. No need to put in the original one, Then just exit of

Re: Blueberry Blues

2013-11-23 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Nov 23, 2013, at 10:29 AM, Bill Brown wrote: > Greetings Group. Got a problem that I need your expertise solving. > > First, the basics: > > 350 iMac Blueberry, 6GB, 512 RAM, running OS 9.2.2 > > The problem: > > For some reason, my Blueberry, old, but still a real workhorse, will not > a

Re: OSX10.6 cd

2013-11-22 Thread Fabian Fang
On Nov 22, 2013, at 2:25 PM, ben kernan wrote: > Some time ago I read here that this OS was still available at AppleStore > brick & mortar locations. Today, when is visited my local one, with cash in > hand, I was told that they not only did not have such, but had never carried > it. I was told

Re: OSX10.6 cd

2013-11-22 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Nov 22, 2013, at 3:25 PM, ben kernan wrote: > Some time ago I read here that this OS was still available at AppleStore > brick & mortar locations. Today, when is visited my local one, with cash in > hand, I was told that they not only did not have such, but had never carried > it. I was to

Re: HD lifespan statistics

2013-11-14 Thread Dan
At 10:02 AM -0800 11/14/2013, Bill Spencer wrote: In case anyone had any doubts... http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/how-long-can-you-reasonably-expect-your-hard-drive-to-last which links to http://blog.backblaze.com/2013/11/12/how-long-do-disk-drives-last/ Interesting reads, but they don't me

Re: Office may need upgrade

2013-11-05 Thread John AOL
On Nov 5, 2013, at 11:26 AM, Fabian Fang wrote: > On Nov 1, 2013, at 4:52 PM, John Carmonne wrote: > >>> I keep all my installers on a USB stick The only machines I have that won't >>> boot USB is the Mini and G5 PowerMac >> I have a 64G that has DiskWarrior, all the Intel ASD's plus all syst

Re: Office may need upgrade

2013-11-05 Thread Fabian Fang
On Nov 1, 2013, at 4:52 PM, John Carmonne wrote: >> I keep all my installers on a USB stick The only machines I have that won't >> boot USB is the Mini and G5 PowerMac > I have a 64G that has DiskWarrior, all the Intel ASD's plus all system > installers. 10.5.10.6,10.7 and 10.8. And I have a 3

Re: Office may need upgrade

2013-11-05 Thread John Carmonne
On Nov 1, 2013, at 4:32 PM, Clark Martin wrote: > > On Oct 31, 2013, at 9:11 AM, John AOL wrote: > >> >> On Oct 31, 2013, at 8:23 AM, Fabian Fang wrote: >> >>> >>> I actually have another old iMac and I connected the two and put one on the other but could not unlock the software

Re: Office may need upgrade

2013-11-01 Thread Clark Martin
On Oct 31, 2013, at 9:11 AM, John AOL wrote: > > On Oct 31, 2013, at 8:23 AM, Fabian Fang wrote: > >> >> >>> I actually have another old iMac and I connected the two and put one on the >>> other but could not unlock the software and still cannot restart from a >>> backup. >> >> Some 2000 i

Re: Office may need upgrade

2013-11-01 Thread John AOL
On Oct 31, 2013, at 8:23 AM, Fabian Fang wrote: > > >> I actually have another old iMac and I connected the two and put one on the >> other but could not unlock the software and still cannot restart from a >> backup. > > Some 2000 iMac models have FireWire (400) ports, in which case you can

Re: Office may need upgrade

2013-10-31 Thread GMail Valter Psicof
Il giorno 31/10/13 13.04, "Shields E-mail" ha scritto: > The power button on the iMac is getting glitchy making me nervous > that it will die before I have a plan. If you decide to get another (used) Mac, keep in mind any G3 and most G4 models will support OS9 (any PowerMac G4 except the G4 MDD FW

Re: Office may need upgrade

2013-10-31 Thread Fabian Fang
On Oct 31, 2013, at 5:04 AM, Shields E-mail wrote: > I am currently running a dental office on an iMac purchased in 2000 It would be easier for group members to try to assist you, if you identified the specific model of your iMac. > Currently I back up to a flash drive but there is only one com

Re: Office may need upgrade

2013-10-31 Thread Christopher Collins
MacPracticve or ExACT/Oasis or Dental4Windows under VirtualBox. cjc On 31 Oct 2013, at 11:04 pm, Shields E-mail wrote: > Thanks for having this group you have enabled me to keep my office running. I > am currently running a dental office on an iMac purchased in 2000 (yes I am > the only Mac o

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

2013-10-31 Thread gifutiger
Mac mini 2013, came with Mt. Lion, upgraded to Mavericks Oct. 20, 2013 Safari paramaters set to open links in new Tab. Doesn't work Loaded platform from disk that still has Mt. Lion 10.8.5 using parameters "Open Link in New Tab" works just fine. Cheers Harry in San Jose, Ca On Wednesday, O

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

2013-10-30 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Oct 30, 2013, at 5:55 AM, Harry Freeman wrote: > > It looks like quite a few things have changed in Mavericks. > Selecting “Open in Tab” doesn’t work correct as of now. Yes it does, but if you want that tab to be automatically set to be the active windows, check the appropriate box in the

Re: New Safari Problems

2013-10-30 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Oct 29, 2013, at 10:48 AM, Bill Brown wrote: > The problems: > 1. How can I clear ONLY the Safari cache without having to reset Safari > in-total? > By resetting Safari I lose some of my previous settings, which I want to > retain. Select Reset from the Safari menu; uncheck everything but

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

2013-10-30 Thread Harry Freeman
Bill, It looks like quite a few things have changed in Mavericks. Selecting “Open in Tab” doesn’t work correct as of now. However if you right click on a link you will get a bunch of choices. For these choices see http://www.tekrevue.com/2013/06/13/the-most-frustrating-change-in-os-x-mavericks/

Re: Time Machine

2013-10-30 Thread Al Poulin
On Monday, October 28, 2013 6:57:59 PM UTC-4, car...@netins.net wrote: > > I tried to use Time Machine and my backup drive to restore a previous > version of my In Box. Th version appeared, and I clicked Restore. > The only thing that happened was that I could't click on anything. > I had to

Re: New Safari Problems

2013-10-30 Thread Al Poulin
On Tuesday, October 29, 2013 1:48:34 PM UTC-4, Thunder 1 wrote: > > Greetings everyone. Hope everyone is having a good week. > > Got a few minor problems with Mavericks/Safari 7.0 which started upon my > updating to Mavericks from OS X 10.6.8. For info, basic machine stats: > > 2007 2.4 GHz Intel

Re: Smart boxes problem in Apple Mail

2013-10-28 Thread John Carmonne
On Oct 28, 2013, at 5:47 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > On Oct 28, 2013, at 1:50 PM, John Carmonne wrote: > >> >> On Oct 28, 2013, at 1:44 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: >> >>> >>> On Oct 28, 2013, at 12:57 PM, John Carmonne wrote: >>> I have some Smart Mail boxes set up in Apple Mail, My pr

Re: Smart boxes problem in Apple Mail

2013-10-28 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Oct 28, 2013, at 1:50 PM, John Carmonne wrote: > > On Oct 28, 2013, at 1:44 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > >> >> On Oct 28, 2013, at 12:57 PM, John Carmonne wrote: >> >>> I have some Smart Mail boxes set up in Apple Mail, My problem is that it >>> shows 3 boxes the, In Box plus Important a

Re: Smart boxes problem in Apple Mail

2013-10-28 Thread John Carmonne
On Oct 28, 2013, at 1:44 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > On Oct 28, 2013, at 12:57 PM, John Carmonne wrote: > >> I have some Smart Mail boxes set up in Apple Mail, My problem is that it >> shows 3 boxes the, In Box plus Important and All Mail. I want only the In >> Box to display. It's very ha

Re: Smart boxes problem in Apple Mail

2013-10-28 Thread Dennis Swaney
Did you install Mac OS 10.9? There is a major bug in it's version of Apple Mail; it main affects GMail users but is also causing problems with other IMAP mail servers. http://tidbits.com/article/14219 Sincerely, Dennis B. Swaney On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 12:57 PM, John Carmonne wrote: > I have

Re: Smart boxes problem in Apple Mail

2013-10-28 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Oct 28, 2013, at 12:57 PM, John Carmonne wrote: > I have some Smart Mail boxes set up in Apple Mail, My problem is that it > shows 3 boxes the, In Box plus Important and All Mail. I want only the In > Box to display. It's very hard to read with the other two showing, I searched > the Help

Re: IdNotificationMonitor WON'T STOP telling me it quit...every 7 sec

2013-10-20 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Oct 20, 2013, at 3:32 PM, TiikTech wrote: > Thanks for the suggestions. I went into the preferences and tossed out the > monitor file. problem solved. Initially I was reluctant to do it but then I > thought...well, why notit's really what we do...toss out the pref's of > the app's we n

Re: Looking for OS X 10.4, 10.5, or 10.6 for G4

2013-10-20 Thread GMail Valter Psicof
Il giorno 20/10/13 20.00, "Paul Brown" ha scritto: > At the moment I've got a Power Mac G4 "Quicksilver" which I can't use. I > got it from freecycle.org with OS X 10.3.9 installed. This version prevents > me from doing various things, but it's also become corrupted. I think the > error message is

Re: IdNotificationMonitor WON'T STOP telling me it quit...every 7 sec

2013-10-20 Thread TiikTech
Thanks for the suggestions. I went into the preferences and tossed out the monitor file. problem solved. Initially I was reluctant to do it but then I thought...well, why notit's really what we do...toss out the pref's of the app's we no longer use. On Friday, October 11, 2013 8:15:37 PM UT

Re: Looking for OS X 10.4, 10.5, or 10.6 for G4

2013-10-20 Thread irrational John
I can't help much with specifics on where to find older versions of OS X, but I can tell you that the furthest you will be able to take a G4 system is Leopard, OS X 10.5. OS X 10.6, Snow Leopard, and later will only run on a Mac with a Intel CPU. -iJohn -- -- You received this message because

Re: Looking for OS X 10.4, 10.5, or 10.6 for G4

2013-10-20 Thread Jack Suggs
Check eBay, I see various versions of OS X that will run your Mac. On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 1:00 PM, Paul Brown wrote: > At the moment I've got a Power Mac G4 "Quicksilver" which I can't use. I > got it from freecycle.org with OS X 10.3.9 installed, This version > prevents me from doing various

Re: IdNotificationMonitor WON'T STOP telling me it quit...every 7 sec

2013-10-11 Thread gifutiger
Tiik, You'll possibly find the answer to your question at: http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/mac-error-applications-quits-unexpectedly and https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3775905?start=0&tstart=0 Cheers, Harry On Tuesday, October 1, 2013 12:13:54 PM UTC-7, TiikTech wrote: > > Hi group,

Re: IdNotificationMonitor WON'T STOP telling me it quit...every 7 sec

2013-10-10 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Oct 1, 2013, at 12:13 PM, TiikTech wrote: > Hi group, > > Using iMac Intel Core 2 Duo with OSX 10.5.8, in a public school lab, > suddenly every 7 seconds for 3 weeks now, I get this message "The application > IdNotificationMonitor quit unexpectedly. ...blah blah balh...Ignore - report > -

Re: Help with second hand iMac G3 with no operating system or disks

2013-10-10 Thread Skylion Lionsfire
Hey sis - So what else you been up to besides keeping Jobs old silicon warm? On Saturday, January 15, 2011 5:11:01 AM UTC-8, Haila Vickland wrote: > You can try ebay.com. Older software is often sold by ebay. Also try: > www.lowendmac.com. It would also be helpful to post your question on > the m

Re: Weird mouse problem

2013-08-11 Thread Bruce Johnson
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

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(

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: iMac G5 overheating GPU

2013-08-05 Thread Clark Martin
Sent from an iPhone, don't ask whose. On Aug 4, 2013, at 10:58 PM, Charliefrown wrote: > > ...noticed that its GPU temp is over 80 degreees Celsius (=176 F !) when > handling ordinary tasks like web browsing. > > Do you think it's worth to put some silver thermal paste between GPU and > h

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: G5 archive & install - how to go back?

2013-07-15 Thread NODEraser
On Mon, 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 wan

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 receiv

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 wan

Re: G5 archive & install - how to go back?

2013-07-15 Thread joe duran
iginally getting failed connection but after fiddling about I started 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

Re: I have a G5 20"

2013-07-15 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jul 15, 2013, at 3:03 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 > archive & install) bu

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 a

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 wrote: > On Jul 10, 2013, at 10:03 AM, D. Fabel wrote: > > > Missing from the list (Parallels, Fusion, BootCamp) was a decent FREE >

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 pr

Re: Using MS Windows

2013-07-14 Thread W.Adrian D'Alessio
, Jul 10, 2013 at 3:09 PM, Bob Fleischer 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:

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. :-) Le

Re: Bootcamp (was: Using MS Windows)

2013-07-10 Thread NODEraser
On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 6:33 AM, GMail Valter Psicof 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 copied/installed all my data an

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" Sent: Jul 10, 2013 1:03 PM To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Using MS Windows Missing from the list (Parallels, Fusion, BootCamp) was a decent FREE optio

Re: Using MS Windows

2013-07-10 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jul 10, 2013, at 10:03 AM, D. Fabel 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 suggestion. VirtualBox is an ex

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, Wil

Re: Using MS Windows

2013-07-09 Thread NODEraser
On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 8:17 PM, GMail Valter Psicof 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 natively, just

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 ord

Re: Using MS Windows

2013-07-09 Thread NODEraser
On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 2:08 PM, William Spencer wrote: > Hi there: Today is my first day with my new employer, and there are things I > have to do for them that require using Windows. Since I do not have a work > computer yet I seem to be in the unhappy position of having to install > Windows on t

Re: Using MS Windows

2013-07-09 Thread Christopher Satterfield
Used Pentium 4s might be a bit too slow, however depending on if you want to put money into it a used Thinkpad T60(\61), T400(401) or a Latitude E6400\6500 can be picked up for $100-$200 here with Windows 7 and such already on it, and (sorry for this) the E6400\T400 have a faster processor than the

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 wrote: > Il giorno 09/07/13 02.4

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 wrote: > Il giorno 09/07/13 02.49, "W.Adrian D'Alessio" ha scritto: > > > You would be m

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 pe

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 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 wrote: > Hi there: Today is my first day with my new employer, and there are things > I have to do for them that requir

Re: upgrading eMac

2013-07-08 Thread NODEraser
On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 2:27 PM, Gene Henley wrote: > > I`m game. How upgrade? > Gene H > Uh... You get a Tiger CD and install it? You could even go as far as Leopard, if you max out the RAM. -- [Greg Bennett] -Independent Carpenter, Electrician & Lighting Designer -Purveyor of Classic Apple

Re: upgrading eMac

2013-07-08 Thread NODEraser
On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 2:29 PM, Gene Henley 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 Update and get i

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

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" To: 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 to older mac OS/hardware

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 1

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 netiqu

Re: upgrading eMac

2013-07-06 Thread NODEraser
On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 5:47 PM, Gene 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 know that 10.3.0 w

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