Re: Next for PPC? (Sorry, VERY long post)
Distro-hopping is probably the biggest reason people spend a lot of time working on their computer with linux. There are new distros coming out every week, and if you have a fast internet connection it's easy to download the ones that sound appealing and burn a live cd. If you decide to install it, then you spend time setting everything up the way you want it. You'd only do that once every few years with Windows or OS X. The number of specialty distros is getting crazy. I'm waiting for one geared to ophicleide and serpent players, but when it comes out it will probably be for left-handed green-eyed ophicleide and serpent players! everything just works, hunh? Here's a challenge for you: Get a handspring visor pda, and get it to sync with OS X Tiger. Go ahead, I double dog dare you. (then tell me everything you did in detail that you did so I can reproduce it) I've just had it with commercial software. I'm making 1/10 the dough I was in pre-crash days, so I can't just go out and plunk down more money to keep software I've already bought. As an example from the PC side- I had spent serious money buying Finale and Gigastudio- two music applications that I could use to type in musical accompaniments and play them with samples of 17th-century harpsichords and organs and 18th-century fortepiano. Two years later, my antivirus program said I had to upgrade to XP, and all the music software croaked. I could have spent several hundred dollars to upgrade to the newest version, but how long would it be before it happened again? I like the old mac hardware ( 450 DV iMac and dual 1.42 MDD G4 ) and Tiger, but I'm not running ANY commercial applications on any computer I own. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Question regarding non-mac monitors/display
Hello, Quick question, request for advice. I was wondering what are some of the pros and cons and/or pieces ( cables/etc...) that I would need to hook up a non-apple display to a G5 Quad? Is this even possible? The monitor I am looking at does have a DVI port. Thanks in advance. This e-mail may contain Sprint Nextel Company proprietary information intended for the sole use of the recipient(s). Any use by others is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies of the message. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Linux on PPC- which distro? ... and G3 project.
For the people who are using linux on a PPC computer, which distro do you use? Yellowdog? Fedora? What? Why? Any experience with Crux-PPC http://www.cruxppc.org/ ?? Here's why: I'm involved with a nonprofit that takes donations of (mostly pc) computers, refurbishes them, and gives them to people who can't afford one, and to nonprofits. Mostly we get PC's, wipe the drives and install some version of linux. But... Sometimes we get old G3 iMacs. Sometimes the HD is gone, but we've got spare drives sitting around. I'm not sure of the legality of installing OS X or 9 willy-nilly on these boxes, and some of them are a bit problematical for general-use due to a lack of a modern browser. With some pc's, we install Quimo http://www.qimo4kids.com/ , an operating system designed for kids to use. I'd like to come up with a good kids system for the G3, and CruxPPC sounds like it's still active and lightweight. The gComprishttp://gcompris.net/-en-games would be a good starting point. Is there anyone around that can help? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Question regarding non-mac monitors/display
From: Swigart, Kurt A [NTK] kurt.a.swig...@sprint.com Subject: Question regarding non-mac monitors/display Hello, Quick question, request for advice. I was wondering what are some of the pros and cons and/or pieces ( cables/etc…) that I would need to hook up a non-apple display to a G5 Quad? Is this even possible? The monitor I am looking at does have a DVI port. Thanks in advance. _ Hi Kurt, All you need is a DVI-DVI cable and that's it. Pros are that non-Apple monitors are cheaper Cons are that you need to check the quality is OK for your needs. That's all. Good luck with it, Ted --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Linux on PPC- which distro? ... and G3 project.
At 9:07 AM -0400 9/3/2009, Paul Kemner wrote: Sometimes we get old G3 iMacs. Sometimes the HD is gone, but we've got spare drives sitting around. I'm not sure of the legality of installing OS X or 9 willy-nilly on these boxes Look up the exact Mac model on lowendmac.com or everymac.com, to find out the original version of the OS that shipped with it. Then just slap that onto the HD. The original license is non-transferrable, even if the original (CD/DVD) discs are AWOL. Replacement discs, btw, which include bundled apps, can often be obtained from Apple for free or just shipping costs. and some of them are a bit problematical for general-use due to a lack of a modern browser. For OS 9, use Classzilla - an updated Mozilla (Firefox). - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Next for PPC? (Sorry, VERY long post)
On Sep 3, 2009, at 5:22 AM, Paul Kemner wrote: everything just works, hunh? Here's a challenge for you: Get a handspring visor pda, and get it to sync with OS X Tiger. Go ahead, I double dog dare you. (then tell me everything you did in detail that you did so I can reproduce it) Well, I don't know about 10.4, but I've synched a number of Palm-based devices (including the oddball Garmin GPS/PDA iQue) with my Mac using the iSync Palm conduit, and Palm's software. http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/application_updates/isyncpalmconduit.html and specifically for the visor here: http://www.visorcentral.com/content/Stories/1472-1.htm -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Next for PPC? (Sorry, VERY long post)
On Sep 3, 2009, at 5:22 AM, Paul Kemner wrote: Distro-hopping is probably the biggest reason people spend a lot of time working on their computer with linux. There are new distros coming out every week, and if you have a fast internet connection it's easy to download the ones that sound appealing and burn a live cd. This is PRECISELY my point about working ON your computer instead of WITH your computer. To drag out the Standard Car Analogy; this is the difference between people who spend all their free time in the garage, hood up tinkering with their cars and the vast majority who want a box that moves them from Point A to Point B reliably and without too much work. Oh, and further info on that Visor and OS X http://tinyurl.com/n22muc Or just freakin' pick up a newer palm for cheap. Mine is an M500 I got for $25. Still going strong, still useful, syncs like a charm using Palm 4.1 software and iSync. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Linux on PPC- which distro? ... and G3 project.
That's the same as Classilla, right? http://www.floodgap.com/software/classilla/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Question regarding non-mac monitors/display
On Sep 3, 2009, at 5:42 AM, Swigart, Kurt A [NTK] wrote: Hello, Quick question, request for advice. I was wondering what are some of the pros and cons and/or pieces ( cables/etc...) that I would need to hook up a non-apple display to a G5 Quad? Is this even possible? The monitor I am looking at does have a DVI port. Thanks in advance. The G5 should have a DVI port on it's video card, just connect 'em up. I've never seen one that didn't. Most have one DVI and one ADC, except for the ones that had two DVI ports... -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Linux on PPC- which distro? ... and G3 project.
At 9:16 AM -0700 9/3/2009, Paul wrote: That's the same as Classilla, right? http://www.floodgap.com/software/classilla/ Yes. Thx. I've now updated the spill chuker. LOL - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Linux on PPC- which distro? ... and G3 project.
Paul Kemner wrote: For the people who are using linux on a PPC computer, which distro do you use? Yellowdog? Fedora? What? Why? YDL, Fedora, Debian and SUSE. Why? Now I'm not sure. I wanted to play around with them and I wanted to see what the characteristics of each was. I still haven't found a good comparison of the different distros. I've found Yellowdog to be the buggiest. SUSE seems okay but I just haven't really gotten around to using it. Debian has the best support for Old World Macs. Debian and Fedora seem to be on a par for useability. Any experience with Crux-PPC http://www.cruxppc.org/ ?? Here's why: Never heard of it. I'm involved with a nonprofit that takes donations of (mostly pc) computers, refurbishes them, and gives them to people who can't afford one, and to nonprofits. Mostly we get PC's, wipe the drives and install some version of linux. But... Sometimes we get old G3 iMacs. Sometimes the HD is gone, but we've got spare drives sitting around. I'm not sure of the legality of installing OS X or 9 willy-nilly on these boxes, and some of them are a bit problematical for general-use due to a lack of a modern browser. With some pc's, we install Quimo http://www.qimo4kids.com/ , an operating system designed for kids to use. I'd like to come up with a good kids system for the G3, and CruxPPC sounds like it's still active and lightweight. The gCompris http://gcompris.net/-en- games would be a good starting point. Is there anyone around that can help? I've worked at a grade school and one of the things we found early on is that even the Kindergarteners had no trouble with the standard Mac GUI. Some of the Kinder teachers wanted to coddle them (have the machine logged in and the app launched ahead of time) but other teachers just had the kids do it and they had no problem. Just make sure there is a password protected admin account and an account for the kids to use. The worse the kids can do is totally trash the kids account which can always be recreated. I suppose having some tool like the dock in OS X that let's them select the app directly instead of having to navigate the Application menu in Linux would be useful but that's about it. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Question regarding non-mac monitors/display
Hello, Quick question, request for advice. I was wondering what are some of the pros and cons and/or pieces ( cables/etcŠ) that I would need to hook up a non-apple display to a G5 Quad? Is this even possible? The monitor I am looking at does have a DVI port. Thanks in advance. I recently bought a Dell 20 flat wide screen monitor for my G4. Works perfectly and it was a great deal at $112.00 delivered. If Apple monitors were that inexpensive, I would rather have gone with one of thembut you know the drill. So the pros: Price and performance The Cons: none --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Is there a way to Lock email messages?
Here's the problem: My wife buys something for me for Christmas/birthday etc. online then you have paypal,ebay,amazon etc. emails with complete info in the subject line etc. to tell me all she bought. How can she lock an email to where I can't see it? I can't see the sender, the subject, the date, and the body of the email without a password? we've tried two paypal accounts, different mail addresses all to no avail. We need something that will work with one family (my wife and I) computer... any ideas? mail plug-in perhaps? Jeff --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Is there a way to Lock email messages?
On Sep 3, 2009, at 3:54 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: Here's the problem: My wife buys something for me for Christmas/birthday etc. online then you have paypal,ebay,amazon etc. emails with complete info in the subject line etc. to tell me all she bought. ONly if YOUR email address is the one she's using for this. How can she lock an email to where I can't see it? I can't see the sender, the subject, the date, and the body of the email without a password? No. we've tried two paypal accounts, different mail addresses all to no avail. We need something that will work with one family (my wife and I) computer... any ideas? mail plug-in perhaps? Jeff Yes, it's simple...you each have to have your own email, paypal, amazon, etc etc accounts, and your own login on the computer, so that her email account info isn't stored in your keychain and vice-versa. She'll have to log in as her to read her email, where all purchases on her Amazon account go, and vice versa. Only one of you can use it at a time, anyway, and so long as you're using 10.4 (maybe 10.3, I forget when fast user switching was introduced) switching between the two is fast and easy. This is the basic function and rationale for having a multi-user operating system. If you insist on using one computer login, then make sure you don't save your email logins in the keychain. This gets tricky when you have shared media resources (one iTunes and iPhoto library, for example) but those can be set so tht you can access them from each account. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Is there a way to Lock email messages?
I suggest that she get a GMail account for herself and her own paypal/amazon/whatever account, and only use them for transactions that she wants to keep private. On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 7:06 PM, Bruce Johnsonjohn...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Sep 3, 2009, at 3:54 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: Here's the problem: My wife buys something for me for Christmas/birthday etc. online then you have paypal,ebay,amazon etc. emails with complete info in the subject line etc. to tell me all she bought. ONly if YOUR email address is the one she's using for this. How can she lock an email to where I can't see it? I can't see the sender, the subject, the date, and the body of the email without a password? No. we've tried two paypal accounts, different mail addresses all to no avail. We need something that will work with one family (my wife and I) computer... any ideas? mail plug-in perhaps? Jeff Yes, it's simple...you each have to have your own email, paypal, amazon, etc etc accounts, and your own login on the computer, so that her email account info isn't stored in your keychain and vice-versa. She'll have to log in as her to read her email, where all purchases on her Amazon account go, and vice versa. Only one of you can use it at a time, anyway, and so long as you're using 10.4 (maybe 10.3, I forget when fast user switching was introduced) switching between the two is fast and easy. This is the basic function and rationale for having a multi-user operating system. If you insist on using one computer login, then make sure you don't save your email logins in the keychain. This gets tricky when you have shared media resources (one iTunes and iPhoto library, for example) but those can be set so tht you can access them from each account. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- Chance Reecher 765-4609 491-2286 cnrtechh...@gmail.com AIM: cnrtechhead --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Is there a way to Lock email messages?
At 3:54 PM -0700 9/3/2009, Jeffrey Engle wrote: My wife buys something for me for Christmas/birthday etc. online then you have paypal,ebay,amazon etc. emails with complete info in the subject line etc. to tell me all she bought. How can she lock an email to where I can't see it? I can't see the sender, the subject, the date, and the body of the email without a password? we've tried two paypal accounts, different mail addresses all to no avail. We need something that will work with one family (my wife and I) computer... any ideas? mail plug-in perhaps? Jeff His Hers Macs Kindof like having separate bath towels - it's a necessity. Also good for laffs. Now and then I hear that LOUD hand slap, as my housemate reaches for his wife's PowerBook. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Is there a way to Lock email messages?
On Sep 3, 2009, at 7:06 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Sep 3, 2009, at 3:54 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: Here's the problem: My wife buys something for me for Christmas/birthday etc. online then you have paypal,ebay,amazon etc. emails with complete info in the subject line etc. to tell me all she bought. ONly if YOUR email address is the one she's using for this. How can she lock an email to where I can't see it? I can't see the sender, the subject, the date, and the body of the email without a password? You could create an e-mail Inbox for each user, and create a Rule that would route the e-mail to that Inbox according to say the person's name used in the e-mail address for each purchase ... i.e., you'd have to have a keyword in the e-mail coming in for each person, to key on, to separate them. Then trust one another to only look at your own Inbox. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Is there a way to Lock email messages?
On Sep 3, 2009, at 4:12 PM, Dan wrote: Kindof like having separate bath towels - it's a necessity. Also good for laffs. Now and then I hear that LOUD hand slap, as my housemate reaches for his wife's PowerBook. Is this the one who insists on using Windows? :-) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Is there a way to Lock email messages?
On Sep 3, 2009, at 4:13 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Sep 3, 2009, at 4:12 PM, Dan wrote: Kindof like having separate bath towels - it's a necessity. Also good for laffs. Now and then I hear that LOUD hand slap, as my housemate reaches for his wife's PowerBook. Is this the one who insists on using Windows? :-) Ok, i think I got the answer... she simply waits for all emails to arrive (ebay, paypal, amazon etc) then highlights them all and moves them to a previously imported mailbox. That way they are out of sight and all she needs to tell me is, Don't look there... she's happy!!! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Is there a way to Lock email messages?
Dan writes, His Hers Macs Yup! Absolutely a necessity! I've been divorced almost a decade (no, not because of a Mac LOL), but while my ex-husband and I were together, we started out using one Mac -- mine, which I had just bought. The problem we had sharing the one Mac wasn't one of us getting to see the other's emails, but rather we both wanted to use it too much, and only one of us could use it at a time. A year later I bought a second Mac, gave him the original one, and he networked them with the printer so we could share that. We didn't have any more problems over who gets to use the Mac after that, so it worked out well. Much more recently, my boyfriend and I also obviously do the his and her Macs thing. He made an account for me on his dual gig G4 Quicksilver for when I'm up there and I've used it (to play my simmies on his 23 Apple Cinema Display!), but I also bring my iBook when I go to his place, and that's what I use to check email. I was going to create an account for him on my own G4 Quicksilver 867 for when he's here, but realized there's no need for it: when we do computer stuff here (other than him helping me with my upgrades!) it tends to be researching stuff on the web of simultaneous mutual interest, and I don't have any privacy or blowing surprise issues with him popping open Firefox. He was also bringing an iBook here too for awhile until it futzed out, but I just gave him a new one for his birthday so I'm sure he'll be bringing that when he comes over. ;-) ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Is there a way to Lock email messages?
At 4:13 PM -0700 9/3/2009, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Sep 3, 2009, at 4:12 PM, Dan wrote: Kindof like having separate bath towels - it's a necessity. Also good for laffs. Now and then I hear that LOUD hand slap, as my housemate reaches for his wife's PowerBook. Is this the one who insists on using Windows? :-) Why yes, yes he is. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Is there a way to Lock email messages?
Sometimes one has to, but it's always a pleasure to return to REAL computers. Lars At 4:13 PM -0700 9/3/2009, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Sep 3, 2009, at 4:12 PM, Dan wrote: Kindof like having separate bath towels - it's a necessity. Also good for laffs. Now and then I hear that LOUD hand slap, as my housemate reaches for his wife's PowerBook. Is this the one who insists on using Windows? :-) Why yes, yes he is. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Question regarding non-mac monitors/display
Bruce Johnson wrote: On Sep 3, 2009, at 5:42 AM, Swigart, Kurt A [NTK] wrote: Hello, Quick question, request for advice. I was wondering what are some of the pros and cons and/or pieces ( cables/etc...) that I would need to hook up a non-apple display to a G5 Quad? Is this even possible? The monitor I am looking at does have a DVI port. Thanks in advance. The G5 should have a DVI port on it's video card, just connect 'em up. I've never seen one that didn't. Most have one DVI and one ADC, except for the ones that had two DVI ports... You have to watch the pins to holes in different dvi ports/cords. I have a monitor that has different hole count. If there are less holes on port the cable won't plug in. See the wiki. http://www.datapro.net/techinfo/dvi_info.html --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Is there a way to Lock email messages?
yersi...@cybernex.net wrote: Dan writes, His Hers Macs Yup! Absolutely a necessity! ... and the kids too!! We all have aging Macs that work very well and afford some level of privacy. Dan II --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Is there a way to Lock email messages?
On Sep 3, 2009, at 10:48 PM, DAN A CURRIE wrote: Dan writes, His Hers Macs Yup! Absolutely a necessity! ... and the kids too!! We all have aging Macs that work very well and afford some level of privacy. That's how we do it, Family of 4=4 macs of various vintages, and the G4 Mystic is shared for everyone (though that's where my mail is) My 6 year old is loving her Tangerine I-Book It's the Prettiest! ;) Peter --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Lombard power issues
On Sep 3, PETER WARNER pe...@petermwarner.com wrote: Thanks Ron, I will try all of that on Sunday, when My wife, and my Lombard get back from their trip. As far as a different power adapter is concerned, am I right in thinking that the adapters from Clamshell I- books are compatible with lombard and pismo? Peter I cannot answer this with certainty without having one of each adapter in front of me to read the label. Check the output voltage on each adapter to be sure that you are not putting a high voltage into a low voltage machine. As long as the plug fits the socket and the voltage output also matches, you should be able to use the adapters interchangeably. Apple made some changes in the size of the plug/socket from one model to another and that can cause problems if you don't properly identify the needed model of charger. And, then Apple came out with the MagSafe adapter which uses a totally different connection method. Thank you, Apple, for the added confusion! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Is there a way to Lock email messages?
DAN A CURRIE wrote: yersi...@cybernex.net wrote: Dan writes, His Hers Macs Yup! Absolutely a necessity! ... and the kids too!! We all have aging Macs that work very well and afford some level of privacy. His and hers Macs??? What an odd concept. Here it's his, hers, hers, hers, hers, his, his, his, his, his, his... That's every one (me, wife, 3 kids) have a laptop and I have a few more. Hard to see getting by on just ONE computer. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Is there a way to Lock email messages?
PETER WARNER wrote: On Sep 3, 2009, at 10:48 PM, DAN A CURRIE wrote: Dan writes, His Hers Macs Yup! Absolutely a necessity! ... and the kids too!! We all have aging Macs that work very well and afford some level of privacy. That's how we do it, Family of 4=4 macs of various vintages, and the G4 Mystic is shared for everyone (though that's where my mail is) My 6 year old is loving her Tangerine I-Book It's the Prettiest! ;) I just got a Tangerine iBook. I do like the color and form factor. A lime or blueberry just wouldn't do. A Firewire charcoal would also be acceptable. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
