Re: [MacGroup] Snow Leopard (Rosetta)

2009-09-02 Thread Ed Wiser
If you don't check the box to install Rosetta. If you start a program that has PPC code then Rosetta will be downloaded and installed. PPC code is dead end of Life as far as Apple is concerned. Now I know OS 9 is still being used my some but it is dead parrot as far as Apple is concerned and PP

[MacGroup] Snow Leopard touch screen keyboard

2009-09-02 Thread Ed Wiser
http://www.cultofmac.com/more-evidence-that-snow-leopard-is-a-touchscreen-operating-system/15318 ___ MacGroup mailing list MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup

[MacGroup] trash emptying

2009-09-02 Thread Marta Edie
1.Is there a way to partially empty the trash? 2. Is there a way to find all your old Apple files together and convert them in one swoosh into newer ones, so I don't have to go through the converting process should i want to open a file, which is rare, but it does happen. Marta _

Re: [MacGroup] trash emptying

2009-09-02 Thread Ed Wiser
Answer question #1 highlighted the items you want to delete, hit apple key(command)+Shift+Delete Answer for question #2 http://www.op97.k12.il.us/tips/other/magic_word_converter.pdf http://nicktech.org/applescripts/magic-word-converter From: macgroup-boun...@erdos.math.louisville.edu [mailto:ma

Re: [MacGroup] trash emptying

2009-09-02 Thread Bill Holt
Re Q 1 No, I think. The procedure Ed described empties the trash, but not selectively. But my system is 10.4.11, so maybe that's changed? Bill Holt On Sep 2, 2009, at 9:36 AM, Marta Edie wrote: 1.Is there a way to partially empty the trash? 2. Is there a way to find all your o

Re: [MacGroup] trash emptying

2009-09-02 Thread Marta Edie
You are right, Bill, I am not able to delete just the items highlighted. I tried , but failed Marta On Sep 2, 2009, at 10:58 am, Bill Holt wrote: Re Q 1 No, I think. The procedure Ed described empties the trash, but not selectively. But my system is 10.4.11, so maybe that's chang

Re: [MacGroup] trash emptying

2009-09-02 Thread John Stone
You could take everything out of the trash except what you want to delete, then delete the item(s). John On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Marta Edie wrote: > You are right, Bill, I am not able to delete just the items highlighted. I > tried , but failed > *Marta* > > > > > On Sep 2, 2009, at 1

Re: [MacGroup] trash emptying

2009-09-02 Thread Marta Edie
Yes, I know, but that is exactly what I wanted to avoid, since I can't remember what many of them are. Incidentally, thanks for sending me the basic set-up on Insight, I had my husband check it, but as I understand, he wants 55 and a couple of other channels, and they are in classic. You ca

Re: [MacGroup] trash emptying

2009-09-02 Thread John Stone
I'd be afraid the screen would burn in... But don't quote me on that! John On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 11:40 AM, Marta Edie wrote: > Yes, I know, but that is exactly what I wanted to avoid, since I can't > remember what many of them are. > Incidentally, thanks for sending me the basic set-up on Insig

Re: [MacGroup] trash emptying

2009-09-02 Thread Marta Edie
But some people seem to watch TV day and night? Maybe they have to buy more often. Ours was a store model from a now non=existing store and at least from before 1988, since we had it when I retired! Can you believe we are both that old? Marta On Sep 2, 2009, at 11:47 am, John Stone wrot

Re: [MacGroup] trash emptying

2009-09-02 Thread Ed Wiser
Try this apple script http://www.faqintosh.com/risorse/en/sys/setrash/ From: macgroup-boun...@erdos.math.louisville.edu [mailto:macgroup-boun...@erdos.math.louisville.edu] On Behalf Of Marta Edie Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 11:12 AM To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers Sub

Re: [MacGroup] trash emptying

2009-09-02 Thread Robert Kersting
You can always lock the items you want to keep. When the warning comes up, just click Continue. Or, better, still, drag them out of the trash into another folder. On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Marta Edie wrote: > 1.Is there a way to partially empty the trash? > 2. Is there a way to find all your

[MacGroup] Snow Leopard Improvements For Civilians

2009-09-02 Thread Robert Kersting
Tired of the geek-talk about Snow Leopard? Lifehacker breaks it down more for those of us doing actual work. My favorite is the new Quicktime capabilities. http://lifehacker.com/5350650/snow-leopards-four-best-improvements-for-civilians ___ MacGroup ma

Re: [MacGroup] trash emptying

2009-09-02 Thread Marta Edie
People, thanks for all your efforts. The question why I asked was that I had that enormous amount in one of my oldest computers, not even knowing what all these leftovers were. So to at least get rid of the stuff I knew, I thought I would get the thing down to size, so I could see what all

Re: [MacGroup] trash emptying

2009-09-02 Thread Robert Kersting
Excellent plan. On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 2:47 PM, Marta Edie wrote: > People, thanks for all your efforts. The question why I asked was that I had > that enormous amount in one of my oldest computers, not even knowing what > all these leftovers were. So to at least get rid of the stuff I knew, I > t

Re: [MacGroup] trash emptying

2009-09-02 Thread R. D. Preston
How much disk space did you gain after deleting those [dusty] files? --russ On Sep 2, 2009, at 2:47 PM, Marta Edie wrote: People, thanks for all your efforts. The question why I asked was that I had that enormous amount in one of my oldest computers, not even knowing what all these leftover