macos space calculations

i have an Ibook G4, running 10.4.10, when I do an apple-i on the HD icon it tells me that it is 53.84 GB used on 55.76 GB with 1.92 GB free. When i go to finder and view the HD as a list of folders with all sizes calculated the folders only add up to 15.315 GB, where is the rest of the data? I

laptop wanted

My sister in law is looking to buy an ibook or powerbook . At the moment she is using my old shell ibook. Actually I wouldnt mind a moderately priced powerbook myself as my daughter rarely lets me on the G5. (Its not like when we were kids) So if any one has something to sell, feel free to drop

Re: EA Games for Mac

Yes, you can purchase OEM versions of Windows from resellers, but you have to buy a computer on the same invoice. On 28/06/2007, at 12:32 PM, Susan Hastings wrote: Hi Matt, is it possible to get Windows more cheaply if you buy it as part of a package with a Mac, as happens sometimes online?

Re: EA Games for Mac

Hi Matt, is it possible to get Windows more cheaply if you buy it as part of a package with a Mac, as happens sometimes online? cheers, Susan. - Original Message - From: "Matthew Healey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WAMUG Mailing List" Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 11:46 AM Subject: Re: EA

Re: EA Games for Mac

On 28/06/2007, at 10:11 AM, Rod Lavington wrote: RIP Mac as a gaming machine. - Matt When was the mac a gaming machine?? Seeya The Mac has never been a traditional gaming machine, but it doesn't have to be for there to be a market for games. This is how it works in terms of the big

Re: EA Games for Mac

I agree with Rod. Isn't that what the Sony PS3 is for? On 28/06/2007, at 10:11 AM, Rod Lavington wrote: RIP Mac as a gaming machine. - Matt When was the mac a gaming machine?? Seeya Rod! -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: EA Games for Mac

> > RIP Mac as a gaming machine. > > - Matt When was the mac a gaming machine?? Seeya Rod! -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - Guidelines - Unsubscribe -

Re: EA Games for Mac

On 27/06/2007, at 9:35 PM, Ashley Mulder wrote: Looks good for us gaming nuts (me!! - but it means i'll have to upgrade my iBook g4 tho) Actually it not a good thing. EA games are pretty much bottom-of-the-barrel in terms of code quality to start with. Adding another translation layer

Re: Projectors

A friend of mine got this one for about $1200 by ringing Sony and asking them to match a price she found elsewhere. We were very impressed with the quality of the picture, and it worked great with her macbook. http://www.ivexpress.com.au/product.php?id=27 This is not where she bought it, BTW.

EA Games for Mac

It has been kinda officially anounced, with Australian Macworld running a piece on it in the latest July mag. Announced is that EA is working with TransGaming Technologies, who has developed Cider, a program that allows Windows games to run on intel-macs Cider is like Parallels Desktop in that it i

Projectors

Hi, I'm wondering if people have any recommendations for projectors in the lower price range of $1,500 to $1,600 + GST (not including GST as its a not for profit organisation). Cheers, Susan. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: G5 auction

Actually, its 11% buyers premium. Its easy to get carried away and forget that one, as I have in the past. Plus these only have 256 Mb of RAM compared to the ebay one at 768 Mb. Cheers, Mike Fuller On 27/06/2007, at 8:48 PM, Ikon Design wrote: You may have forgotten about + GST + 6% Buyer P

Re: G5 auction

You may have forgotten about + GST + 6% Buyer Premium = $820.00 not even in the picture On 27/06/2007, at 7:03 PM, Paul Kitchener wrote: This might be a good example, maybe add $100 for the dent!?: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&item=200120654160&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:AU:

Re: Wireless

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi folks, Hope all is good with you. I've moved the studio & I'm looking at making everything wireless. G4 has a LAN cable connection to the PC. The Powerbook is on airport which includes my wifes I book in the lounge. I believe the G4 needs an airport/wireless ca

Re: Tom Tom

Thanks Ray, That sounds like the solution. Regards Lloyd > If you put the maps you want on the memory card you can switch > between maps at > change preference / Manage Maps / Switch maps > > Ray > > On 27/06/2007, at 4:47 PM, Lloyd White wrote: > >> Question for those who use Tom Tom. >

Re: G5 auction

I went and had a look today There is a fair few there to choose from I turned on a few and they had a freshly installed OSX asking for your details One that I checked had OSX v10.3 Ray On 26/06/2007, at 3:29 PM, Mark Secker wrote: Probably too much, like the last Ross's auction I went to whe

Re: Tom Tom

If you put the maps you want on the memory card you can switch between maps at change preference / Manage Maps / Switch maps Ray On 27/06/2007, at 4:47 PM, Lloyd White wrote: Question for those who use Tom Tom. I want to download some maps of France and Germany. They are about 320 Mb each

Re: G5 auction

This might be a good example, maybe add $100 for the dent!?: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200120654160&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:AU:12 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - Guidelines -

Re: PCIslot Video card Re: G5 auction

Mark Secker wrote: I may be wrong but I think that the 1.6 GHz model only has 'normal' pci slots: http://support.apple.com/specs/powermac/Power_Mac_G5.html While this is a factor for me it may not bother others. for me all I'd need to do would be to run OSX server - even a G5 mini mac

Tom Tom

Question for those who use Tom Tom. I want to download some maps of France and Germany. They are about 320 Mb each so I could put two maps on the one SD card of 1 Mb. ... and include the Australian info as well. But will this work? Should I have each map on a different card and change them when I