ITunes 10
Hello to all For years I have been using itunes as an alarm clock, with Automator I could start itunes, select a playlist and have it wake me playing my favourite music, after saving as an application and dropping it into startup items. Since updating to itunes 10 Automator doesn't recognise itunes (The action “Get Specified iTunes Items” could not be loaded because the application “iTunes” is the wrong version. Try upgrading the application to version 4.6 or later.) Has anyone come across this or could someone please offer a suggestion (apart from going back to itunes 9) to get my itunes to act as an alarm clock again, I miss my gentle wake up to good music. Thanks in advance Glen -- 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: ITunes 10
On Sep 7, 2010, at 6:14 AM, Glen McKnight wrote: could someone please offer a suggestion I'd use the Provide iTunes Feedback under the iTunes menu. They may not be aware, and your feedback could result in a fix for the next iTunes update. -- 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: ITunes 10
It is an issue with how the version is listed. There is a plist edit that fixes it. Google will help you find the fix. Mikeal Palulis Kallisti Medias On Sep 7, 2010, at 7:28 AM, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: On Sep 7, 2010, at 6:14 AM, Glen McKnight wrote: could someone please offer a suggestion I'd use the Provide iTunes Feedback under the iTunes menu. They may not be aware, and your feedback could result in a fix for the next iTunes update. -- 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 -- 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: MDD lost his bong after DVD-writer exchange
Hello Kris, Zap the PRAM and see if it comes back? Of course ... Must have been at least 15 years that I did that for the last time. Thanks! Regards, Jörg. -- 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: MDD lost his bong after DVD-writer exchange
Hello Kris, Zap the PRAM and see if it comes back? Of course ... Must have been at least 15 years that I did that for the last time. Thanks! Regards, Jörg. -- 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: Digital Audio doesn't recognize Sonnet ST / processor temperature
My Dual-450 processors don't use thermal paste. My guess is the Dual-500 doesn't need thermal paste either, so you're lucky. Are you sure? I think they all need it, or at least they'd be happy to have it buttered on, no? But I don't think I'll take out that Dual 500, so I won't need to reapply the paste, if that's what you mean. But if you really want computing power, modern AMD or Intel processors is what you're looking for. You'll get those PCs for $400+ and that's what they are worth. I think we're getting a little off-topic here, but for 400$ I'd rather buy a MacMini, to be honest. -- 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: Digital Audio doesn't recognize Sonnet ST / processor temperature
-- Original message -- Subject: Re: Digital Audio doesn't recognize Sonnet ST / processor temperature Date:Dienstag 07 September 2010N From:Geke gevangaste...@googlemail.com To: G-Group g3-5-list@googlegroups.com My Dual-450 processors don't use thermal paste. My guess is the Dual-500 doesn't need thermal paste either, so you're lucky. Are you sure? Yes. I have a single 400 MHz G4 with heatsink, and purchased two Dual-450 MHz G4s with heatsink and two more without heatsink on eBay. One deal was the processor with heatsink, another one was tree Dual-450s with only one heatsink for only $10 with shipping, so I got weak :-) I think they all need it, or at least they'd be happy to have it buttered on, no? On the heatsinks there is some black foil or something, and this is original stuff. It doesn't come off (normally) when you remove the heatsink. I don't know if this would go so well with thermal paste. The first Mac I encountered to use thermal paste is my G4 Quicksilver (originally single 733 MHz, but now Dual-800 MHz). But I've never seen a Digital Audio for real, so I don't know about them. Up to and including the Gigabit Ethernet there seems to be no need for thermal paste. But if you really want computing power… I think we're getting a little off-topic here… Yes, sorry about that… Cheers, Andreas aka Mac User #330250 -- 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: Digital Audio doesn't recognize Sonnet ST / processor temperature
-- Original message -- Subject: Re: Digital Audio doesn't recognize Sonnet ST / processor temperature Date:Dienstag 07 September 2010N From:Joshua Juran jju...@gmail.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com No, Mac OS X is not made for standard PCs. And: please respect the license. Apple doesn't allow installation on non-Mac computers. Apple is not a legislative body -- it's not their prerogative to allow or disallow anything from a legal standpoint. In some countries, the EULA isn't valid, so you're free to install a purchased copy of OS X on any machine you wish. It's not inherently illegal to do things that Apple doesn't like. Compliance with the law is one thing. Respect, however, must be earned. If you're in the U.S. or in Canada… well, installing Mac OS X on a non-Mac computer seems to be illegal. (That's what I've heard…) Here where I live, Austria in Europe (it's south of Germany – there are no kangaroos in Austria), installing Mac OS X on a non-Mac computer is in fact legal, provided one has obtained a license to use Mac OS X. Just like you say, Apple may not be happy with this, but this is the law in my country, so I can do it – legally. So I did. And when you do too, then you will find out that Mac OS X is in fact not made for standard PCs. If your hardware is close to 100% of what Apple uses in their Macs then you have a good chance it will work, but some devices (like wireless LAN, bluetooth or, in a worst case, the graphics cards) may not have proper kexts available and thus don't work properly. Just my experiences. Cheers, Andreas aka Mac User #330250 -- 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: Digital Audio doesn't recognize Sonnet ST / processor temperature
On Sep 7, 2010, at 11:22 AM, Mac User #330250 wrote: , provided one has obtained a license to use Mac OS X. Just like you say, Apple may not be happy with this, but this is the law in my country Look closely at that license. If you buy a copy of OSX it licenses you to install it on one Apple computer, I'll wager. And practically speaking, getting OSX to run on PC hardware, while it HAS become vastly easier, is far from the Mac Experience. There are a ton of fiddly details to work out, a maze of web forum postings to search through to the 45th page to find the *actual* fix for your problem while half the posters are speaking 1334 about stuff they know nothing about, etc. In general, save for the dedicated hardware hackers, it really isn't the way to go. Finally...it's not illegal anywhere. Doing something *illegal* will gain you the attention of law enforcement, and put you within the jurisdiction of the criminal justice system. The STATE prosecutes you for crimes you are alleged to have committed. Violating a contract (which is what violating an EULA is, legally speaking) can open you up to a civil suit by Apple if they so desire; Psystar found this out the hard way. The plaintiff can apply to a court for financial remedies for you (the defendant's) actions in violation of the agreed-upon contract. But this is ENTIRELY within the realm of the civil legal system, not criminal, and entirely at the discretion of the two parties involved in the contract. You cannot go to jail (save for contempt of court) as a result of a civil action. All that can ever be applied as a penalty in a civil case is a financial one. Apple has shown no great interest at all in preventing people from installing OS X on PC's, merely doing so for *commercial profit*. (For example, they're not sending CD letters to websites hosting the instructions. Sites hosting downloadable OSX images, on the other handI suspect there's a fair bit of torrent hunting going on.) -- 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: Digital Audio doesn't recognize Sonnet ST / processor temperature
-- Original message -- Subject: Re: Digital Audio doesn't recognize Sonnet ST / processor temperature Date:Dienstag 07 September 2010N From:Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com And practically speaking, getting OSX to run on PC hardware, while it HAS become vastly easier, is far from the Mac Experience. I disagree. Apple hardware is way overprized. And I don't see the benefit, except if you like the patented stuff like the power cord (that doesn't stick to and thus brakes your notebook when you accidentially fall over it) or maybe also the integrated long running power pack. In my eyes Apple hardware is nowerdays too much of a status symbol. Like a Merzedes or a Rolex. I had an IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad and it is the same overprized thing. With a ThinkPad you also get some patented stuff like an excellent keyboard and the very stong shell of the notebook. A ThinkPad and an Apple Mac Book are in my perception on the same quality level. The only obvious difference apart from the looks is the operating system. I made good experiences with HP notebooks from the Pavillion series. They are a compromize between quality and prize and IMHO have a very good quality to prize ratio. The Mac Experience is in my opinion only the software. Working with Mac OS X on that HP Pavillion I mentioned is a very good experience. But I have to be honest – I'm a Linux junky, so this is the main operating system on all my computers – including my Power Macs. Mac OS X “Leopard” on that HP Pavillion was only a project of mine – quod erat demonstrandum. BTW, I have a license for the family pack of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. And I intend to use it to its fullest extend! Apple has shown no great interest at all in preventing people from installing OS X on PC's, merely doing so for *commercial profit*. Past tense. This may change in the future. Cheers, Andreas aka Mac User #330250 -- 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
Won't boot after G4 Power Mac M5183 up grades???
Hey everyone!!! I got all the new stuff in this computer (a lot easier then laptops) and now the computer won't even boot up??? Is this machine the one that is known for the power button going bad??? I had this running last month without any problems... I am borderline of putting all the old stuff back in just to see if it boots up then??? But before I do that what else should I do??? I checked the voltage on the battery and it reads 3.556 volts (a little low) and I pushed the reset button by the battery too and held it for a count of 20 and still won't boot??? I even pushed the ones under the power button too... I even plugged in the old hard drive and still nothing??? Any ideas??? Thank you very much for all your input from before!!! P.S. I don't think I should have done one thing at a time and booted after each one??? I didn't have to do that to my G4 Titanium Powerbook and got it up and running without a problem after replacing the hard drive, DVD/CD and LCD Display... Scars only tell us where we have been, they do not have to dictate where we are going... -- 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: Won't boot after G4 Power Mac M5183 up grades???
On Sep 7, 2010, at 2:46 PM, Richard Gerome wrote: Hey everyone!!! I got all the new stuff in this computer (a lot easier then laptops) and now the computer won't even boot up??? Is this machine the one that is known for the power button going bad??? I had this running last month without any problems... Sorry, I've not been keeping track of this thread, but if one of the upgrades was a CPU upgrade, did you make sure the firmware was up-to-date? This one bit me when I updated the CPU on my (similar) gigabit ethernet. I had to put the old CPU back in (and then find a disk to install OS 9 on to boot from, because the updater doesn't run under OS X...) -- 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: Won't boot after G4 Power Mac M5183 up grades???
No the only things I changed were the hard drive, DVD/CD super drive, more memory, video card and an airport card... Used a 250G 7200rpm PATA hard drive instead of the PCI card with a SATA drive... The CPU would be a processor upgrade which I didn't do, it is still the old 466mhz, this was the next thing but later down the road... I've been thinking about putting all the old stuff back in and doing the hard drive last, but this doesn't make sense to me because I basically did the same thing to my powerbook without any trouble... -Original Message- From: Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu Sent: Sep 7, 2010 6:03 PM To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Won't boot after G4 Power Mac M5183 up grades??? On Sep 7, 2010, at 2:46 PM, Richard Gerome wrote: Hey everyone!!! I got all the new stuff in this computer (a lot easier then laptops) and now the computer won't even boot up??? Is this machine the one that is known for the power button going bad??? I had this running last month without any problems... Sorry, I've not been keeping track of this thread, but if one of the upgrades was a CPU upgrade, did you make sure the firmware was up-to-date? This one bit me when I updated the CPU on my (similar) gigabit ethernet. I had to put the old CPU back in (and then find a disk to install OS 9 on to boot from, because the updater doesn't run under OS X...) -- 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 Scars only tell us where we have been, they do not have to dictate where we are going... -- 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: Won't boot after G4 Power Mac M5183 up grades???
On Sep 7, 2010, at 4:40 PM, Richard Gerome wrote: No the only things I changed were the hard drive, DVD/CD super drive, more memory, video card and an airport card... Used a 250G 7200rpm PATA hard drive instead of the PCI card with a SATA drive... The CPU would be a processor upgrade which I didn't do, it is still the old 466mhz, this was the next thing but later down the road... I've been thinking about putting all the old stuff back in and doing the hard drive last, but this doesn't make sense to me because I basically did the same thing to my powerbook without any trouble... Well of all the things, the most likely to cause 'no turning on at all' would be the video card or the memory, or even more likely accidentally disconnecting some part of the power supply when doing all the aforementioned changes... Double-chceck and reset all the connections, then start rolling back parts. Slow and tedious but debugging hardware is that way. There was the time I discovered some really weird problems in my PM7600 were from *mixing* some of the RAM I had in there. That was a world-class PITA to find... -- 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: Won't boot after G4 Power Mac M5183 up grades???
Thanks Bruce, it was the video card swapped in the old one and will download the OS to the new HD and then download the disc that came with the video card then put the new one back in and hope it will boot up then... Very cool!!! Thanks again!!! -Original Message- From: Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu Sent: Sep 7, 2010 7:58 PM To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Won't boot after G4 Power Mac M5183 up grades??? On Sep 7, 2010, at 4:40 PM, Richard Gerome wrote: No the only things I changed were the hard drive, DVD/CD super drive, more memory, video card and an airport card... Used a 250G 7200rpm PATA hard drive instead of the PCI card with a SATA drive... The CPU would be a processor upgrade which I didn't do, it is still the old 466mhz, this was the next thing but later down the road... I've been thinking about putting all the old stuff back in and doing the hard drive last, but this doesn't make sense to me because I basically did the same thing to my powerbook without any trouble... Well of all the things, the most likely to cause 'no turning on at all' would be the video card or the memory, or even more likely accidentally disconnecting some part of the power supply when doing all the aforementioned changes... Double-chceck and reset all the connections, then start rolling back parts. Slow and tedious but debugging hardware is that way. There was the time I discovered some really weird problems in my PM7600 were from *mixing* some of the RAM I had in there. That was a world-class PITA to find... -- 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 Scars only tell us where we have been, they do not have to dictate where we are going... -- 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
