Re: Quicktime Vs Aspyr
At 11:58 PM -0600 1/31/2009, Jeff Bequette wrote: Has anyone else been hit by this upgrade to Quicktime 7,6 and it incompatibility with some Aspyr products. My daughter is going thru Sims 2 withdrawal and I'm missing Civilization 3. One list I looked at suggested 'reverting to QT7.5 What would be the best way to do this till Apple and Aspyr come up with a patch? Dual 1.8/4gRAM/OS10.4.11/QTpro7.6 Apple really screwed up with this. And downgrading QuickTime is NOT easy unless you've kept good backups. MacFixIt has detailed instructions. http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20090125215418693 - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: best browser now
Best browser? I think it's no such thing. Whatever you like is the best. I have Opera 10 beta,Safari 4 beta,Webkit,iCab,IE,and something called Demeter(Webkit),Sunrise/Niagra(Webkit),and Wyzo(Firefox 2). Most of don't know about all these user-made versions but they are there. All Webkit-based browsers are faster. Although I find Opera 10 beta's new engine WAY faster than any other! On Feb 1, 2009, at 12:34 AM, Stephen Conrad wrote: So far I have seen nearly every browser mentioned except Opera, Safari and IE. I happen to keep Firefox, iCab, Opera and Safari on my computer (I ignore the version of IE that came with it). Opera isn't bad and on occasion I use it (along with all the others I have except IE). On 1/31/09, Peter peter1...@gmail.com wrote: On Jan 31, 2009, at 10:51 AM, Dan wrote: At 8:39 PM -0800 1/30/2009, tortoise wrote: It seems to me that icab is now fastest browser for powerpc. I had been using firefox and then I went to a g4 optimized version of Seamonkey. Then I got the newest icab. Its quite a bit better on my 550g4 (7410). iCab does seem pretty quick. I'm finding WebKit nightly to be a bit faster tho. - Dan. I think it depends on which G4 you are using. On my eMac 700, Firefox and Camino is pretty slow. On my QS 933 it will run much better. But my preference still is Webkit. I wished Google would release Chrome for PPC but that will be a dream forever. Peter M. -- Steve Conrad Henrietta, MO 64036 The time has come for mankind to grow up and leave its cradle behind; to go forth and claim our place in outer space. - Capt. Henry Gloval (\__/) (='.'=) ()_() Help Bunny Take Over The World! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
G4 MDD memory puzzle
I have a 2003 G4 MDD single 1.25GHz. The fourth DIMM slot (J20) is flaky - kernel panics, freezes, etc. I've heard a theory that, despite Apple's stated limit of 512MB DIMMs in these m/cs, it's actually possible to use 2 x 1GB chips to achieve the max RAM configuration. Has anyone here done that? - and did it work?! Chris --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Quicktime Vs Aspyr
Jeff Bequette wrote: Has anyone else been hit by this upgrade to Quicktime 7,6 and it incompatibility with some Aspyr products. My daughter is going thru Sims 2 withdrawal and I'm missing Civilization 3. One list I looked at suggested 'reverting to QT7.5 What would be the best way to do this till Apple and Aspyr come up with a patch? Dual 1.8/4gRAM/OS10.4.11/QTpro7.6 Apple really screwed up with this. And downgrading QuickTime is NOT easy unless you've kept good backups. MacFixIt has detailed instructions. http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20090125215418693 - Dan Jeff, I really and truly hope Dan's suggestion works for you, and OMG offer my sympathies to your daughter on her Sims withdrawal, because Aspyr sucks. Know this: For the past couple of years, I've been a pretty active member of the online Sims community and I've read numerous stories from other Simmers in the Mac Sims areas of the forums, none of which were even remotely encouraging. In addition, The Sims 3 is going to be officially out any minute now. Therefore, do not count on Apple or especially Aspyr to do anything meaningful to support The Sims 2 anymore, presuming their support of it was acceptable in the past. Aspyr TOTALLY STOPPED SUPPORTING The Sims 1 (MY game: I didn't like Sims 2) WAY BEFORE THEY STOPPED SELLING IT even, and Apple didn't give a flying f*** in the past when its OS X Tiger update from 10.4.2 to 10.4.3 COMPLETELY FUBAR BROKE the Sims 1 create-a-sim, wardrobe and pet adoption screens (an issue I'm stuck with on my G4 that has made me seriously consider downgrading my Tiger on numerous occasions ever since my G4 started freezing when I booted in OS 9) -- and Aspyr didn't care either, they said it was Apple's issue, according to a Mac Simmer at TSR who had posted about the problem and her experience in contacting both Aspyr and Apple at the time. I know another Mac Simmer who discovered that Aspyr's Sims 1 Complete Collection did not make the objects from the Deluxe sets usable on Mac (Complete Collection for PC had all the Deluxe stuff, and PC Simmers could use it as-is immediately), and she had to hack them all herself to be able to use them. She told me she's never going to buy another Aspyr game again because she's disgusted with what she called their sloppy programming and lack of support. Good luck ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: D-Link DNS-323 -- any users?
On Feb 1, 2009, at 12:48 AM, Steve R wrote: The PC was able to mount the NAS without any problem (once my neighbour mapped to the right drives) but I still had a problem here. Slept on it for a while, and then my eye caught that Finder's Command-k assumes afp:// -- Duh! Once I changed that to smb:// I can connect without any problem. /me idiot. /you in good company We've all done this sort of thing before. Glad it's working now. -- Bruce Johnson U of Az College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions don't have opinions, merely customs --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Which html email program
On Jan 31, 3:22 pm, Jonas Lopez jonaslo...@yahoo.com wrote: I now need to send out email in the html format with pictures etc. as a Newsletter to about 2,000 addresses each month. I need your guidance on how to do this Like everybody said, BUT... If you create the HTML in an external HTML editor, Thunderbird will let you insert it directly into an email. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Finder Windows Jump to the Front
Two members of our user group have similar problems. One with a DP G5, the other with an iMac, both running Tiger 10.4.11. A finder window becomes the active window automatically. Both have tried deleting the Finder preferences and repairing permissions. Please advise. The original poster has this statement: My DP G5 (running Tiger 10.4.11) just started exhibiting a strange behavior—while I’m working an any application a finder window suddenly jumps to the front and becomes the active window. If I close the window, I must then click back on the application window I was working in to make it active again. A few minutes later, the same window (that I just closed) pops back to the front. Sometimes (not always) all my desktop icons disappear as well (I haven’t determined a pattern yet as to exactly when that happens). Initially that window was one from an external hard drive. When I unmounted that external drive, it kept happening and a different window started coming to the front. Restarts haven’t helped. I repaired permissions on the drive, and now I’ve had some open windows disappear... Later, she sent this: No success yet. I've tried deleting the finder preferences, repairing permissions, clearing additional space on the hard drive. The finder still keeps popping a single window to the front--and closing any other open finder windows when it happens. Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Quite External Drive
On Jan 31, 2009, at 2:43 PM, George Hozendorf wrote: The quietness of my Mac Mini has me spoiled. I had a LaCie Mini which developed a loud fan noise. It was replaced with a LaCie Big Disk as they offered me a great deal, but it too is noisy. Can anyone attest to the noise level of the NewerTech miniStack? I cannot attest to that one, but I have a Metal Gear II external drive enclosure that is fanless, it's been trouble-free since I got it about two or so years ago http://tinyurl.com/cezju7 I like it a lot. Been on 24/7 most of the time as it was my backup drive before Time Machine and my Time Machine volume after that (until I ran out of space. Now the TM volume is a WD MyBook that lives under the desk because of the noise. (It doesn't have a really loud fan but the whole thing vibrates, and on a cheap office desk surface it turns into a sounding box.) You can hear the drive noise in the Metal Gear, but it's really quiet otherwise, suitable for most environments, unless you're doing really exacting audio recording. -- Bruce Johnson U of Az College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions don't have opinions, merely customs --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Finder Windows Jump to the Front
Two members of our user group have similar problems. One with a DP G5, the other with an iMac, both running Tiger 10.4.11. A finder window becomes the active window automatically. Both have tried deleting the Finder preferences and repairing permissions. Please advise. Look in the system logs. Is the Finder repeatedly crashing? Do you have Stuffit Deluxe installed? Andy --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
filename.dmg.bin
I'm having a heck of a time opening a filename.dmg.bin download. I downloaded Expander 2009 and it won't work. So I tried the first version of Expander for OS X and it won't work. I redownloaded the file and tried again. Nothing. Any suggestions?? Steve R --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Upgrading or replacing G4 dual processor 867 MHz MDD?
Tom - Thanks for all your advice. I've researched a bit more, and wonder how you and the list would compare an iMac (core dual Or core 2) to the G5 models? I think I can spend around $1,000 or so, knowing that I may want to upgrade again in a couple years. I see some used iMacs on our local Craig's list in the price range or $650 - $950, some with Final cut and other software bundled in. Is there a possible downside to having the monitor and computer all in one, other than a possible limit on upgrades? (for example ... if the monitor fails) Thanks for your thoughts, Mira On Jan 31, 1:55 pm, Tom tba...@nmia.com wrote: I was faced by this same dilemma. If you can spend the money, I suggest you go for the G5, no less than a 2.0 GHz dual processor, in my opinion. Tom --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: filename.dmg.bin
On 1 Feb 2009, at 09:35:29 PST, Steve R wrote: I'm having a heck of a time opening a filename.dmg.bin download. I downloaded Expander 2009 and it won't work. So I tried the first version of Expander for OS X and it won't work. I redownloaded the file and tried again. Nothing. Any suggestions?? Steve R Seems that it may be a corrupted file. Ken http://mysite.verizon.net/res7gt1w/stackomacs --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: filename.dmg.bin
At 12:47 PM -0500 2/1/09, Charles Davis posted: On Feb 1, 2009, at 12:35 PM, Steve R wrote: I'm having a heck of a time opening a filename.dmg.bin download. I downloaded Expander 2009 and it won't work. So I tried the first version of Expander for OS X and it won't work. I redownloaded the file and tried again. Nothing. Any suggestions?? Steve R Where did the '.bin' come from??? filename.dmg' is what I would expect normally. Just for kicks, drop the '.bin' and see what happens. sonofagun -- it worked. I got the 'this file may be corrupt' message but it still mounted. Thanks, I'll have to try to remember that trick. Steve R --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Finder Windows Jump to the Front
On Feb 1, 12:28 pm, Andy andy.the...@gmail.com wrote: Look in the system logs. Is the Finder repeatedly crashing? Do you have Stuffit Deluxe installed? On the contrary, the Finder is hyperactive, constantly throwing itself up front. I've mentioned Stuffit, but there was no admission of having it aboard either machine. Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: filename.dmg.bin
At 12:59 -0500 2/1/09, Steve R wrote: sonofagun -- it worked. I got the 'this file may be corrupt' message but it still mounted. Thanks, I'll have to try to remember that trick. The .bin extension was once used to identify single files that were really a combination of resource fork, data fork, and metainformation like date, type, and creator. The name of the format is MacBinary. It's also the MIME type AppleSingle which was for efficient email transfer between Macs. AppleDouble which used two separate files was for doing the same thing with Windows or UNIX users. Stuffit handled .bin as did a lot of e-mail clients. I have seen implementations of MacBinary that work on OS neXt. .bin.hex was used as a further expansion to support communication channels that handled only 7 bit ASCII characters. That has been replaced by mode64. It's possible that your download lost a resource fork. In the world of OS neXt that probably doesn't matter much. *.dmg - disk image - probably doesn't use resources. -- -- A fair tax is one that you pay but I don't -- --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Finder Windows Jump to the Front
On Feb 1, 2009, at 10:20 AM, Al Poulin wrote: Two members of our user group have similar problems. One with a DP G5, the other with an iMac, both running Tiger 10.4.11. A finder window becomes the active window automatically. Both have tried deleting the Finder preferences and repairing permissions. Please advise. The original poster has this statement: My DP G5 (running Tiger 10.4.11) just started exhibiting a strange behavior—while I’m working an any application a finder window suddenly jumps to the front and becomes the active window. If I close the window, I must then click back on the application window I was working in to make it active Problems with Expose, keyboard shortcuts(Bring finder forward), or some weird setting in Universal access would be a place to start looking. Have them create new users on the machines and see if the behavior persists. -- Bruce Johnson U of Az College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions don't have opinions, merely customs --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Unstable upgraded BW G3...
Hi - I recently upgraded a Rev 1 BW G3, replacing the original 300 mHz CPU with a 450 mHZ CPU from another BW. I reset the jumpers to the 450 settings. Then I did a clean install of Tiger 10.4 on the original 6 GB, which took several tries but finally got done. Then I ran 'software update' a few times (not every update showed up in the original search) and ran those updates. I took the precaution of running 'disk utilities/permissions repair' after each update. The BW runs quite fast on Tiger 10.4.11 - but... It hangs frequently, especially when using Safari and Firefox, but even when running 'disk utility' sometimes. The cursor won't move, and after restarting, sometimes it runs OK for a while but always hangs again at some point. I've tried restarting in 'safe' mode, but that makes no difference; it still hangs. And after about half a day of frequent restarts, I noticed that the startup tone/chime doesn't sound - but I still hear other sounds (like the crunching of the 'empty trash' function). I love keeping old Macs going; I'm planning on giving this to a friend who is about as non-techie as you can get (not that I'm all that much of a techie either, but I've owned lots of Macs). But this is driving me nuts... I'm hoping someone has a fix for me! Sandymac --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Finder Windows Jump to the Front
On Feb 1, 2:06 pm, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: Problems with Expose, keyboard shortcuts(Bring finder forward), or some weird setting in Universal access would be a place to start looking. Have them create new users on the machines and see if the behavior persists. Thanks Bruce, I've already mentioned new user accounts, Stuffit, and Expose, along with Adobe and Norton. Also suggested doing the cron jobs and checking Mighty Mouse settings. The first poster on the user group's list says there were no new installs prior to the onset of the problem and she had checked Apple forums. At this point, I'll have to pass this thread on to the two people with the problem and wait for more feedback or let them come directly to the list. I take it that nobody here has direct experience with this particular Finder phenomena in Tiger 10.4.11 with a ready-made solution. Hmmm, I assume Dan is tied up with the SuperBowl preliminaries. I myself just finished watching the Washington Capitals win their their second straight matinee game in two days. Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Unstable upgraded BW G3...
On Feb 1, 2009, at 10:20 AM, Sandymac wrote: I've tried restarting in 'safe' mode, but that makes no difference; it still hangs. And after about half a day of frequent restarts, I noticed that the startup tone/chime doesn't sound - but I still hear other sounds (like the crunching of the 'empty trash' function). No startup chime is ominous, and not right. You should reset the NVRAM by booting into Open Firmware using the Cmd-Opt-O-F keys at startup and then using these commands: set-defaultsReturn reset-allReturn where Return means hit the Return key. You should see a reply of ok to the first command, and get a restart (with chime) to the second command. If this doesn't get you the chime, you might reseat the ROM module. I've had Macs be flakey with poor contacts on the ROM module. Your freeze/hang problem sounds more like a RAM problem. I'd pull the modules and perhaps clean the contacts (you can use a pencil eraser on the module contacts) and reseat them. OS X is picky about RAM, and some RAM is older Macs doesn't cut it. I'd also consider a larger HD, 6 GB is literally 100% full for 10.4 Tiger with nothing added. Remember Tiger needs 4 GB FREESPACE minimum for swap temporary file usage. Larger HDs are cheap enough. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Unstable upgraded BW G3...
At 8:20 AM -0800 2/1/2009, Sandymac wrote: I recently upgraded a Rev 1 BW G3, replacing the original 300 mHz CPU with a 450 mHZ CPU from another BW. I reset the jumpers to the 450 settings. Yum. SmurfTower. Love 'em. Has the firmware been updated? If not, do so. Very important! Did you reset the PMU (press the CUDA button) after replacing the processor? You are aware of the rev 1 data corruption issues? Then I did a clean install of Tiger 10.4 on the original 6 GB, which took several tries but finally got done. Several tries? Explain please. Then I ran 'software update' a few times (not every update showed up in the original search) and ran those updates. I took the precaution of running 'disk utilities/permissions repair' after each update. The BW runs quite fast on Tiger 10.4.11 - but... It hangs frequently, especially when using Safari and Firefox, but even when running 'disk utility' sometimes. The cursor won't move, and after restarting, sometimes it runs OK for a while but always hangs again at some point. What does it say in the system log? Install AppleJack and the included Memtest. Run Memtest overnight to make sure the hardware is stable. Is the system more stable if you slow it down? And after about half a day of frequent restarts, I noticed that the startup tone/chime doesn't sound - but I still hear other sounds (like the crunching of the 'empty trash' function). That BONG indicates successful completion of the self-test. If it isn't sounding at all, then you have a severe hardware issue - PMU (Power Manager Unit) or CPU. If you get separate beeps, then the PMU and CPU passed their tests, and it's complaining about a RAM or ROM issue. Unpower the computer. (I tend to do this with an external power strip; so the machine is unpowered but still grounded). Pull the PRAM battery. (this shuts down the PMU). (and since the machine is unpowered, it's zaps the PRAM). Disconnect the HD. (eliminate variables in the issue). Pull the memory. (eliminate another variable). Install a fresh PRAM battery. (the old one is ok, IF you know it's good). Apply power. Wait about 30 seconds. (to ensure the PMU has been booted fully). Press the boot button. At that point, because you have no memory, you should get a quick beep. If you don't, then work with the hardware as-is to find the problem. Try changing the speed jumpers. Try restoring the original CPU. etc. Then install a single known-working DIMM. At that point, you should get the full BONG. Then it will initialize your video, and give you the various icons indicating it cannot find the HD, etc. Sandymac Smit? Tosmit! HTH, - Dan. (On a Smurf) -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Quicktime Vs Aspyr
At 5:31 PM -0500 2/1/09, Dana Collins posted: This, and other like issues, makes me wonder if anyone out there has ever developed an ftp site that provided downloads of various (if not all) versions of QuickTime, in .smi and .dmg images. I got pretty good at going to the Apple download site and executing a physical download (vs. Performing a software update) up to the version 6.03 (last of OS 9), but once I moved to OS X I sadly got lazy. Perhaps someone out there was more diligent than I. And DANG!!!, I should have done the same thing with iTunes!! http://www.oldapps.com/quicktime_player.htm http://www.oldapps.com/itunes.php (don't forget to drop the .bin on v4.0 ;-)) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Quicktime Vs Aspyr
At 5:31 PM -0500 2/1/09, Dana Collins posted: This, and other like issues, makes me wonder if anyone out there has ever developed an ftp site that provided downloads of various (if not all) versions of QuickTime, in .smi and .dmg images. I got pretty good at going to the Apple download site and executing a physical download (vs. Performing a software update) up to the version 6.03 (last of OS 9), but once I moved to OS X I sadly got lazy. Perhaps someone out there was more diligent than I. And DANG!!!, I should have done the same thing with iTunes!! CORRECTION: old Mac apps http://mac.oldapps.com/quicktime.php http://mac.oldapps.com/itunes.php --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
looking for some help
i have a mdd powermac and non of my computer geek friends could answer me and the one just made it worse i know its i wikipeda didnt seem to help me much either is what is dvi to hidef i know its digital but that doesnt help is it hidef.im thinking its not but on a google search most of the stuff i found was about hooking hdtvs up to dvi so what is dvi hd or no? thanks roger --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: best browser now
On Jan 31, 8:17 am, Peter peter1...@gmail.com wrote: On Jan 31, 2009, at 10:51 AM, Dan wrote: At 8:39 PM -0800 1/30/2009, tortoise wrote: It seems to me that icab is now fastest browser for powerpc. I should have been clearer perhaps. I had tried icab before and found it slow, even recently, but the latest release is a lot faster. I had been using firefox and then I went to a g4 optimized version of Seamonkey. Then I got the newest icab. Its quite a bit better on my 550g4 (7410). iCab does seem pretty quick. I'm finding WebKit nightly to be a bit faster tho. According to Wikipedia, icab is using webkit for its rendering... I think that icab benefits from the authors experience and focus on mac exclusively. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
