Stuart,
I use 1-(800) 275-22733 when I need technical help. Seems to work fine.
Good luck!
Mike Watkins
On Dec 16, 2008, at 10:25 AM, Stuart Ungar wrote:
> Does anyone know the direct service number for Apple? My monitor is
> having issues and it looks like it may be something that Apple may f
Harry J-B;
I don't know what I've been doing wrong. I have a Lynksys (D-Link) DSL
wireless router (bought it last spring (2007). I even paid a bundle to
have a so-called Mac expert from Comp USA to come out to hook it up. He
spent a lot of time and said that was all he could do... it still
do
Shows how behind-the-times my system is! I still have the old style
light bulb on my System Preferences.
Mike
On Oct 16, 2008, at 5:47 PM, b3studios wrote:
the icon on my old macbook, and even my wife's Air if a regular
old incandescent light bulb.
the new icon is one of the CF "swirly ice cr
This comes from the University of North Carolina's web page for
writers. (Not that I'm a writer; I just enjoy the site.) I particularly
think of Marta and Lee (among others) enjoying this. They both are
clever with words, in their separate ways.
Mike Watkins
Windows is Shutting Down
by Cliv
Marta,
Don't you dare to suggest kicking the bucket soon! You and your
wonderful e-mails would be sorely missed!
Mike
On Aug 26, 2008, at 10:35 PM, Marta Edie wrote:
Thanks, John,
I, too,have too many files from the ancient age-- but I do not know
how to rid myself of those and not get ri
Marta,
My favorite Marta-ism is "whelmed over"... I use it myself, now. It can
be applied when your computer problems get to be just too much to
handle.
Mike
On Jul 19, 2008, at 6:36 PM, Profile wrote:
Marta you are a hoot, nor I know a new computer term.goer-outer!!
John
Sent from m
Marta,
As usual, your response was excellent! You are a jewel and we're so
grateful to have you as a part of this list serve. I am pleased to have
you as a friend, also. You're great! And Eric's initial announcement
was quite moving, too. Kudos to both of you!
Mike
On Sep 28, 2006, at 2:12 PM,
In deepest sympathy. Very well written obit, however.
Mike
On Sep 28, 2006, at 1:20 PM, Eric Hammond wrote:
> The recent death of Eric's iBook G3 800mhz is announced. Last
> Wednesday, it was rushed to a local Mac guy who pronounced that the
> logic board was failing or had already failed. It w
George;
I have my home page set for WHAS11 TV's weather. I have been having
somewhat the same problem with that page on Safari and Explorer. It
goes to the right page, but won't open... sometimes I get as much as
the headings... but no weather. My home page usually gives me the
Spinning Beach
Group,
OOps! Can't believe I said I am using Version OX10.3.9 of course
that should read OSX Version10.3.9. I seem to having a conversation
with myself!
Mike
On Aug 25, 2006, at 1:06 PM, mikewatk wrote:
> Group,
> Forgot to tell you... I am using QuickTime 7.1. 2... my M
Group,
Forgot to tell you... I am using QuickTime 7.1. 2... my Mac tells me
that's the latest version. I don't believe that I have Quicktime Pro.
How can I tell?
Mike
On Aug 25, 2006, at 12:59 PM, mikewatk wrote:
> Group,
>
> I have never, until recently, had any trouble
Group,
I have never, until recently, had any trouble clicking open those
little wmv. videos. They open in QuickTime, usually. I still can view
such things on a web site, but when someone sends me just the little
QuickTime logo with the subject below as an attachment to an E-mail. no
can do! I
Mine was 2950 kbps download and 292 kbps upload. I have no idea whether
that is good or bad. I'm using Safari with 10.3.9 (Panther) on an 800
MHz PowerPC G4 iMac. (I don't know how good or bad that is, either.)
Mike
On Aug 10, 2006, at 11:39 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote:
> Mine was 1221 kbp
I received this today from a wise woman I know. She is a retired (from
U of L) math professor, and a member of a chat group to which I belong.
I have been following all these procedures, plus editing out any
additional automatic sort of messages at the end of my Forwards,
excepting the BCC part
I have DSl with Bellsouth, and am quite happy with it. When OSX first
came out, it was hard to get an intelligent answer; but nowadays, they
do very well. They're always very patient with me, and walk me through
the steps. And it's plenty fast. I have the DSL Ultra... there's
another faster ste
Brian,
So I'm not the only one whose bad kitty chews the wires all over the
place! Sorry to hear you have the problem, too but glad I'm not the
Lone Ranger! I don't know how to repair the wires, myself, however...
you are in better shape that I am in that respect. I just have to buy
new pl
Jerry F...
My info on my computer says I have Flash Player version 8.0.24.0, which
is supposedly the latest one for OSX. Is that what you mean?
Mike
On May 27, 2006, at 9:38 PM, Jerry Freeman wrote:
> Flash plug-in installed?
>
> On May 27, 2006, at 9:03 PM, mikewatk wrote:
>
>&
Jerry,
When I get that web site up i have a black square on a black background
with a spinning
"download" type circle with "0%" in the center of the circle. The
percentage never changes, even if I wait quite awhile... and nothing
else happens. Is it something I'm doing wrong, or is there a glitc
One thing I enjoy about this group is our tendency to go off on
tangents... there's a general good sense of humor, too. Thanks for the
definition(s).
Mike
On May 19, 2006, at 7:23 PM, Marta Edie wrote:
> Not morbid, just realistic!
> Marta
>
> On May 19, 2006, at 19:13, Jerry Freeman wrote:
>
>
Jerry Freeman,
Okay, I give up! I'll ask first. What does EOL stand for?
Mike Watkins
On May 18, 2006, at 9:45 PM, Jerry Freeman wrote:
>
> On May 18, 2006, at 6:03 PM, Jonathan Fletcher wrote:
>
>> looks like it's gonna be MacBook[Pro] time soon for me. I want
>> to get my hands on a 12" befor
I agree... Jeff Ascough's photos are exceptional!
Mike
On May 8, 2006, at 8:57 AM, Bill Rising wrote:
> On several days, many people kindly replied...
>
> Hey folks,
>
> Thanks a million for all the recommendations. My step-daughter is
> looking through all the websites and making up her mind.
a .jpg file.
> I'm nobody special with them but of course, they are my home telephone
> service.
> Good luck!
>
> Jeff Slyn, Owner
> SLYN Systems & Peripherals
> (502) 426-5469
> http://www.SLYNsystems.com
> serving Kentuckiana clients 7 days a week since 1985!
lients 7 days a week since 1985!
>
> Please note: message attached
>
>
>
> From: mikewatk
> Date: May 2, 2006 4:20:04 PM EDT
> To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu
> Subject: MacGroup: Insight sales campaign...
> Reply-To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu
>
By the way, the charge for BellSouth's high-speed DSL has been reduced
to $35.00
per month. That's not too much different from Insight's $30.00 (in
package) charge.
Mike
I had written a short while ago this afternoon:
I just got a sales letter from Insight offering high-speed internet,
phone,
I just got a sales letter from Insight offering high-speed internet,
phone, and digital services. They are touting their savings. They have
no idea how many of our group have been having such difficulty with
their recent service.
I have never been comfortable with trusting my telephone and DSL
Bill,
Everything was normal here in Butchertown. (Or, it was as normal as it
ever gets.)
Mike
On Apr 29, 2006, at 12:31 PM, Bill Rising wrote:
> Hey folks,
>
> Did anyone else have any strangeness with their power this morning
> (Saturday, April 29, 2006)? Here's why I ask:
>
> When I went int
Hi Mike,
If JJ's links don't work out, you might try your local Home Depot, etc.,
in the electrical dept. They might have something that would work.
Regards,
Russ Preston
On Apr 19, 2006, at 6:01 PM, mikewatk wrote:
> Please tell me there is something I can get or do to
Please tell me there is something I can get or do to keep all the
cables, wires, and transformers under my computer desk protected fro my
cat! I love Molly, but I can't afford to keep her supplied with endless
cords to chew! Plus, she might electrocute herself, I fear!
She Is totally incorrigib
ax to Jill (502-261-9001)
Thank You
Glenn
Mike
On Apr 4, 2006, at 11:51 AM, mikewatk wrote:
> Group:
>
> Puzzle somewhat solved! Glenn is a guy who actually works with Label
> Specialties, and so does Jill. I don't know if I have gotten any mail
> from them myself or not..
Group:
Puzzle somewhat solved! Glenn is a guy who actually works with Label
Specialties, and so does Jill. I don't know if I have gotten any mail
from them myself or not... I always delete unknown stuff immediately. I
know a man who may or may not subscribe to our MacGroup list, named
Alan
Several times recently, when I try to Send an E-mail (or open my new
Mail), I get a note in the info line that reads "Working Offline"...
what's that mean? All I know is that I can neither Send nor Get Mail
when it says that. This has only begun to happen recently... and not
every time. What is
Jerry,
Do you have a character palette available to you? I am in Panther, and
have a little American flag in my upper right menu strip. If I click on
it, it gives me a small drop-down offering me a character palette,
among other choices. I find the desired symbol, and click on it, and it
will
Stuart,
Apparently, it is possible (even when unintentional) for a neighbor to
tap into your wieless network, unless you do what ever one needs to do
to prevent same. My next-door neighbor told me she could "hear me loud
and clear" through her wireless system, which she leaves on all the
time.
Jerry,
I checked Safari, and sure enough... the Open "safe" files item was
checked. I unchecked it. Thanks for warning us, against I'm not sure
what. I just know you are smarter than I am about these things!
Mike
On Feb 21, 2006, at 10:56 PM, Jerry Yeager wrote:
> If you are a Safari user, ope
Thanks, Jerry, for sharing this United commercial web site with us...
As an artist, I was fascinated by the puppet, stop-action making of the
Dragon spot. Beautifully done!
Mike
On Feb 12, 2006, at 2:24 PM, Jerry Freeman wrote:
> The United Dragon ad was entertaining, The Making of Dragon is
Stuart,
I belong to a Yahoo chat list group loosely affiliated with my church.
It is common for Yahoo to send mail in the wrong chronological order,
or not at all. I was reluctant to join a Yahoo group in the first
place... I think it's asking for trouble. (But I joined it after much
pleading
I think it was for me... I was a total newbie to any computer, and used
the free tech rep telephone walk-through on many occasions. I have had
DSL from the start, so that was a possible for me... I suppose those
who use cell phones can do the same thing, though. My computer's hard
drive waited
Marta,
You tell the truth. I bought my very first computer (at age 65) three
and one half years ago. I immediately found out about the MacGroup and
joined. I don't attend all the meetings; but those that I have been to
have each given me at least some small insight. Some have been on a
level
Bernie,
I looked for this site, and couldn't get it. Perhaps it's been buried?
Mike
On Dec 29, 2005, at 4:31 PM, Bernard Griffis wrote:
> Marta Edie wrote:
>
> Marta, I find the coffin designs at coctco.com very inviting. Bernie
>
| The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will
Rick,
Actually, the first time I got two copies of your E-mail... then the
test... then this copy of the same mail. So they are going through.
Welcome to the area and to the list.
My the way, my name is misleading; most of the members whom I've met
face-to-face at meetings know that I am femal
M in the first place.
> Marta
>
> On Dec 27, 2005, at 12:13, mikewatk wrote:
>
>> Marta,
>>
>> NO! You don't know what you are asking for when you say you could use
>> some Spam talk. I have been getting many offers to refinance my home
>> at 3.99%, me
t sure how that works, and I am
> never sure whether to put a mark in the place it asks whether I want
> to trust my IP server's filters. I could do with a little Spam Talk
> myself.
> Marta
>
> On Dec 26, 2005, at 18:54, mikewatk wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
Jerry Yeager,
I don't understand why it would make a difference, but since you
reinstalled my Panther system, I am not getting all the Spam that I was
before. It's a welcome development, to say the least. But, I'm puzzled.
My E-mail address didn't change. Why would this have happened? I was
Marta,
I set Safari to open up on the web page . That
works for me, and gives me the forecast anytime I want it, with little
effort. There's little or no scrolling to do on that page.
I have stuck with BellSouth for a server; I just can't get comfortable
with trusting Insight for my computer s
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