Home Theater PowerPC Takeover?
One of my (too many) side projects was a not-yet-ready to be published website for Home Theater PowerPC - using a G3, G4, or G5 Macintosh and various audio and video equipment to (inexpensively) make a home theater, audio/video jukebox and/or legacy gaming system. I've got several mostly finished pages (65% done?) with various how-to info, pics and links, but no time to keep researching and playing with different things - much less time to complete the site and polish it. I've tried to make sure all the graphics are either not copyrighted, or I did them myself. I also tried to focus on freeware and open-source software, but some of it isn't - also some of the software descriptions are copied and pasted directly, so please don't publish yet yourself as-is without changing. And I can't garuntee complete accuracy - I haven't had time to research every scenario, etc. Anyhow - if anyone in the group is interested in taking this endeavor over (or, even if you are just interested in HTPPC) please email me directly at t...@savingus.org with HTPPC in the subject and I'll reply with the website as-is; a 1.8 MB zipped file consisting of 7 incomplete web pages (still easily viewable in any web browser), a CSS file and an image folder of 99 images (I used maybe half). Eric -- 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: how to record voice and screen activity on the cheap?
I would advise this is way too much work and too much bandwidth for an email. Get TeamViewer for you and Grandma (and anyone else you are doing this for). It's free, and from what you said, way more appropriate. Eric On 3/1/11 9:41 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: Every once in a while, I have a need to give grandma instructions on how to do something on her mac (as well as others) and I would like to record my movements on the screen and my voice then be able to email the file to her or them... Is this possible? And hopefully cheap or possibly free? any ideas? TIA Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- 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: Do not understand how to send html emails on my G4 Mac
On 2/22/11 5:27 PM, Jonas Lopez wrote: Do not understand how to send html emails I keep getting them and now I need to send one or so. How do you do this on my G4 10.4 using yahoo etc. Thanks for your help. JML This is the easy way to send the much maligned HTML Mail. 1. Make a web page 2. Upload it to a server 3. View the page (on the server) in Safari 4. Go to: File / Mail Contents of this Page (or Command+I) 5. Send. Eric -- 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: Live TV on PM G5
On 2/24/11 10:16 AM, Dan wrote: At 6:05 AM -0800 2/24/2011, John Carmonne wrote: I have a PM G5 that I want to watch live cable TV news and market channels. CNBC, FNC, MSNBC and CNN. I'm having trouble finding an internet service for this. Does anyone out there do this and with what service, I see some but they are files not live. Check your cable provider's web site - some have live feeds to the channels. For CNN, try http://live.cnn.com/ - Dan. Clicker, The Internet Television Guide. http://www.clicker.com/ CompleteTorrent, Search all the Torrents on the Web. http://www.completorrent.com/ Miro, Free, open-source, non-profit, Video Player http://www.getmiro.com/ FreeDocumentaries, The Truth is Free. http://freedocumentaries.org/ Schedules Direct, Raw U.S./Canadian TV listing data ($20/yr) http://www.schedulesdirect.org/ TVGorge, Thousands of streaming TV episodes. http://www.tvgorge.com/aboutus.php TVShows, Automated Torrent Downloader http://embercode.com/tvshows/ Eric -- 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: Sawtooth with ubuntu?
On 1/23/11 10:36 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Jan 22, 2011, at 11:25 PM, Dale Hoffman wrote: Here is a screen image of the installation panel where Flash is mentioned. It appears 2-3 panels into the install process: http://www.margnat.com/tech/Ubuntu/UbuntuInstallFlash.jpg Quote: Ubuntu uses third-party software to display Flash, MP3 and other media, and to work with some wireless hardware. Some of this software is closed-source. That only applies to Intel-based systems; the 'third party' software in this case is supplied by Adobe. It is X86-only. add-on for ubuntu, works with PPC - mythbuntu http://www.mythbuntu.org/ -- 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: Sawtooth with ubuntu?
On 1/19/11 1:21 PM, skinnie wrote: Hi guys,anyone here tried having ubuntu on a G4 450MHz sawtooth? Does it run flash well? Since you specifically requested info on Flash, you might check out Geexbox http://www.geexbox.org/ which is a tiny (Unix/Linux like) OS specifically designed to make your G4 a media player, also called HTPC (Home Theater PC) or MCA (Media Center Appliance). It will load from a thumb drive it's so small and portable. You can try out GeeXBox just loading it into RAM - which is what I did at first. This took roughly 20 minutes including the time to download the OS, burn it onto a CD and start it up on a G4. If you like it enough to install onto a hard drive, you may. Unfortunately work was suspended on this OS in 2007. For the same sort of HTPC/MCA thing but newer (as in still being updated) and as an add-on for your requested OS ubuntu, there is mythbuntu http://www.mythbuntu.org/ The later would probably be more what you are looking for. Eric -- 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: Child Mac user advice needed
PLEASE REPLY OFF LIST: I did Grandchild's parents asked me for Mac computer for kid 6, grade kindergarden, is this too young? not at all I have NO EXPERIENCE with programs for children. Would a G3 work to start? yes Are there children programs for G3? Where, who, etc. yes - for starters Google for the following titles Amju Pet Zoo, Amju Super Cool Pool, amju11, bokadarts-20-osx, Bug_Squish, Bullfrog, Double, FishDog.Dressup, FishDog.Match, FishDog.Slide, FishDog.Socks, FishDogJigsaw, GemDropX, GoOllie_16_0, hubblematch, iMacMemory0.8, iPuzzle_1.0_PPC, jeweltoy, Komi, macdoku, maciago, MacSolitaire, PySol_4.82_10.4_Universal, Quinn-3.5.7, snap, squid_little, supertux-0.1.3-macosx, tuxpaint-0.9.21-macosx. Eric -- 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: Child Mac user advice needed
On 1/9/11 8:01 PM, Albert Carter wrote: Hi, If people can respond to this on list it would be great. For Christmas I gave my middle school son a G4 iBook 1.0 Ghz with 756MB of RAM and OS X 10.5.x. I was also wondering what software is available for a child of his age on a G4 Mac. Thank You, Albert free software... OOo4Kids [OpenOffice.org for children] educational apps: aTypeTrainer4Mac, BrainTease, BrainTeaseII, cocoAspell, crittersim, CSoMMathPractice, EbonyIvory, ExamBrain, explore, Genius, Geodes, GeoGebra, geomac, GeometryOSX, iMark, LittleGeometry, LongDivisionGenerator, MasterSpell, math-practice, MathQuiz, Smell-O-Mints, SoYouKnowCapitals, stellarium, TypeTrainer4Mac arcade game apps: 3DAsteroids, doukutsu, gltron, glypha, lbreakout, Maelstrom, MissileCommand, PogoSticker, primateplunge, rRootage, ShootThings, Solarian. card/board game apps: amoebax, Aqua_Mines, boggle, CatalystDeluxe, CocoaMines, Connect4Fisa, Double, Enigma, FarmersMahJongg, Fillets, FindAWord, FishieFishie, freecell, Goban, GoOllie, Gridlock, ishizume, Ivory, Jahtzee, klondikeforever, MacCrackAttack, maciago, MacSolitaire, MyMahj, MySokoban, OneCard, patience, Pontoon, pov, pyramids, PySol, PySol, reversi-unlimited, Reversi, rocksndiamonds, scrabbalize, Solitude, Tahtzee, TintinYahtzee, uothello. iSwiff for playing .swf files [Flash Games] offline. Plus the games will run faster off the hard drive. Get Flash games from websites that offer them, get them out of the cache after they load, or use the Download Helper plug-in for the FireFox browser. Game system console emulators [you'd need ROMs] include snes9x, generator, kigb, sixtyforce, smsplus. If the child has Internet Access... [haven't tested these in some time, but *most* should still work] CHEMISTRY Chemistry Links http://www.highlandschools-virtualib.org.uk/secondary_curriculum/chemistry/ Chemistry Skool http://lgfl.skoool.co.uk/keystage3.aspx?id=64 Mirror Molecules http://americanhistory.si.edu/kids/molecule/ Pictorial Periodic Table http://chemlab.pc.maricopa.edu/periodic/periodic.html Polymers http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/education/plastics/index.html Chemistry Activities http://www.quia.com/shared/ 2nd Law of Thermodynamics http://secondlaw.oxy.edu/ Tanner’s General Chemistry http://www.tannerm.com/ Teacher’s TV Chemistry Videos http://www.teachers.tv/video/3519 Periodic Table of Comic Books http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/ The Atoms Family http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/ Visual Elements http://www.rsc.org/chemsoc/visualelements/ ECONOMICS/FINANCE Change Maker http://www.funbrain.com/funbrain/cashreg/ Learning Bank http://www.fdic.gov/about/learn/learning/index.html Kids Money http://ndsuext.nodak.edu/extnews/pipeline/d-parent.htm Kids Money Advice http://www.kidsmoney.org/advice.htm#Advkids KidsBank http://www.kidsbank.com/ Lemonade Stand http://www.lemonadegame.com/ The Business of Babysitting http://urbanext.illinois.edu/babysitting/index.html The Stock Market Game http://www.smg2000.org/index.html Universal Currency Converter http://www.smg2000.org/index.html GEOGRAPHY Around the World in 80 Days http://library.thinkquest.org/J002459F/ China Virtual Tours http://www.chinavista.com/travel/virtualtours.html Chinese Embassy http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/ Cities of the World Population http://www.citypopulation.de/ Country Studies http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html Discovering Antarctica http://www.discoveringantarctica.org.uk/ GeoGlobe Game http://library.thinkquest.org/10157/ Geographia http://www.geographia.com/ Geography All The Way http://www.geographyalltheway.com/ National Geographic http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/ MapZone Games http://mapzone.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/ Plate Tectonics Continental Drift (Java/Javascript Games) http://www.quia.com/jg/514.html Richter Scale Info http://www.kie.berkeley.edu/ned/data/E01-980211-001/full.html The San Andreas Fault http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/earthq3/ Statistics of Canada http://www.statcan.gc.ca/start-debut-eng.html The Bermuda Triangle http://octopus.gma.org/Tidings/myths/bermuda.html Types of Land in USA http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/typesofland/typesofland.html UN Cartography (Maps) http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm US Geological Survey http://www.usgs.gov/ World Monuments Map Puzzle http://www.yourchildlearns.com/monuments.htm Your Climate Your Life http://www.yourclimateyourlife.org.uk/ GEOLOGY Big Bend TX Virtual Tour http://www.maroon.com/bigbend/ Doc Brown's Geological Earth Science http://www.docbrown.info/page21/GeoChangesANS.htm Doc Brown's Earth Science Quiz http://www.docbrown.info/page21/GeoSci/GeoQmcF.htm Mineralogy Database http://www.webmineral.com/ SoilNet http://www.soil-net.com/ Virtual Quarry http://www.virtualquarry.co.uk/ HISTORY Berlin Wall http://www.dailysoft.com/berlinwall/ Midieval Resources http://Www.netserf.org/ Midieval Studies
Re: G4 OSX 10.3.7
On 1/5/11 10:29 AM, Gene Henley wrote: Is there any hope of finding working browser for my computer? Gene -- 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 The Camino browser has specific builds for every OS X flavor/update still available on their site http://caminobrowser.org/download/ Camino also has specific builds of the latest version of their browser for each individual G3-G5 processor on Pimp My Camino http://pimpmycamino.com/parts/g3-g4-g5-camino-by-rpmozley But I would recommend downloading the Combo Update to OS 10.4.11. It offers more features, stability and a lot more software choice. And it comes with Apple's Safari browser - which you can then update further http://support.apple.com/downloads/Mac_OS_X_10_4_11_Combo_Update__PPC_ FireFox browser is nice too, mostly for the plethora of add-ons and plug-ins, which, depending on what you do/like, might be nice to try. It's pretty big, but my wife won't use anything else on HER G4 http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ Eric -- 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: G4 OSX 10.3.7
On 1/5/11 10:29 AM, Gene Henley wrote: Is there any hope of finding working browser for my computer? Gene -- 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 Ooops. Just re-read your post and realized you are at 10.3.7 I guess I would just recommend Camino then Eric -- 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: All of a sudden yet another new movie file format *.YES
On 12/24/10 8:29 PM, Jonas Lopez wrote: Dear Listers, I forgot to include this fact: The file was auto dl from a site and given the name *.YES. When I went to play it the following came on screen: Can not play with Quicktime 7.6.4 version. I am running 10.4.11, G4, QT 7.6.4 which is the last version. Any ideas? --- On *Fri, 12/24/10, Kris Tilford /ktilfo...@cox.net/* wrote: These folks seem to list every known file extension that I've ever heard of, but nothing on .YES - could be good to bookmark http://www.file-extensions.org/ Eric -- 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: Dead computer??
My sons MDD 1.25 dualie 2GB RAM running 10.5 has died. ...pressed the start button, NOTHING! Put a new MB battery in it and pressed the button again, NOTHING! ...make it start off the DVD, external HD, another computer, your network... Hold C, or X or Command-Option-Shift-Delete, T for target disk mode, or N if you want to try netbooting. Hold down Option to display icons for all available bootable volumes. Try a super-reset by zapping the PRAM 3 times in a row COOF should bring up a Unix command line prompt (%). ... Type: reset-nvram return set-defaults return reset-all return Try fsck -y: At startup hold down -Command-S keys If they can't get the machine to start, how are they to perform any of the above? :-) Just wanted to provide plenty of options in case he could start it at all. And if he can; like say from another source (CD/DVD/External HD, netboot, etc.) then he might get to a point at which someone in the group could help further depending on what happens/doesn't happen next. I've had what I thought were dead G3s and G4s be revived (at least long enough to give me a clue as to the problem) with different variations of the battery removal and replacement-PMU/CUDA button pushing/RAM removal and replacement/Power button pushing/USB various time letting it sit/Starting from some other source besides the hard drive voodoo more than once. And if you catch that break, you want some things to try when you get there. -- 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: Dead computer??
On 12/21/10 7:06 PM, DAN A CURRIE of danc...@frontiernet.net sent My sons MDD 1.25 dualie 2GB RAM running 10.5 has died. We had a electrical storm a couple of days ago so I unplugged it, forgot to plug it in until today, when I did and pressed the start button, NOTHING! Put a new MB battery in it and pressed the button again, NOTHING! I have never had a computer die and this is my old computer and it is lean and well maintained. Ideas and suggestions welcome, Dan Hi Dan, Before giving up on it, pull the battery again, and reset the motherboard by pressing the PMU button (good solid 3-5 single push). I recall when one did this on older G4s that resetting the board worked best by unplugging the power cord, unplugging the PSU from the board, yanking the battery, pressing the reset button, then waiting (at least) 10-15 minutes before reassembling. Just happened to a QuickSilver recently (the dead part); glad I remembered this trick. HTH, Dana Please do try Dana's suggestion. If this still doesn't revive it, don't give up yet. More G3-G4 Voodoo... Do Dana's instructions again, this time unplug the G4 from the wall, unplug all peripherals, yank just the battery, press the PSU for a 5 second count, then immediately press the Power button for another 5 second count. Let the computer sit for about twice as long as you did before. Pop in the battery again, close, plug in only to an outlet with no peripherals whatsoever and power it up. Still no dice? Do it all over, but this time plug in the one peripheral you might need - the keyboard to make it start off the DVD, external HD, another computer, your network... Hold C, or X or Command-Option-Shift-Delete, T for target disk mode (if you have another system you can hookup via FireWire), or N if you want to try netbooting. Hold down Option to display icons for all available bootable volumes. Still isn't working? Try a super-reset by zapping the PRAM 3 times in a row [Hold Command-Option-P-R until you hopefully hear a bong, keep holding until you hear the bong 3 times]. COOF: Then move your top two fingers from the P R keys to the O F keys (you are still holding down the Command and Option keys, your just moving your other fingers from the P and R keys to the O and F keys). COOF should bring up a Unix command line prompt (%). [return means press the return key] Type: reset-nvram return set-defaults return reset-all return Still not there? Try fsck -y: At startup hold down -Command-S keys until (hopefully) text begins to scroll on screen. At the Unix command line prompt (%). Type fsck –y [fsck space minus y]. Hit Return. Scrolling messages, then the final line should say * FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *. Repeat over and over until the screen says The volume Your Volume Here appears to be OK. Then type reboot, then press Return. Good luck Eric -- 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 on Tiger
On 12/16/10 8:25 AM, Dan wrote: I've lost track. :\ iTunes 9.2.1... is this the last version of iTunes to support Tiger or is there another? And the next release is 10.x, which is Leopard/SL only? Thanks, - Dan. Run Tiger on this... Mine says 9.2.1 (5) -- 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: capture still pics from movies
I would like to capture still pics from .wmv files that dump into my iPhoto library from my digital Olympus camera. I can freeze the shot I want and click the pic to remove the control strip but as soon as I move the mouse to use a capture command the control panel reappears. I'm not finding an answer in iPhoto help. I'm using iPhoto '09. I'm hoping for a simple method to do this. Anyone else do this? John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA Sent from my MBP Have you tried using the old school command-shift-4 partial screen capture command? command shift 3 captures the whole screen, but 4 brings up cross hairs that allow you to only capture part of the screen. Len The command shift 4 will work fine but as soon as I move the mouse the control panel reappears in the picture. I need to get the picture without the panel in it. Then there is the 2 step. command shift 3 takes the whole screen without moving the mouse, then edit the resulting file. Or, open the movie in VLC or Mplayer and screen shot it from there. Sorry, don't use iPhoto so can't really help with that. Len A freeware app you might try is called SnapNDrag http://www.yellowmug.com/snapndrag/ Besides having several options for the normal screen shots it's got a timer feature that may do what you want. Eric -- 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: Quicksilver Freezes during software update
Similar situation with my wife's Quicksilver - solved with Jiggler freeware from http://www.sticksoftware.com/software/Jiggler.html Eric On 12/2/10 7:45 PM, Jonas Lopez wrote: From the other Jonas, I have had that problem too and re did it making sure to stay awake and all was well. So, keep moving the mouse, so it will not go to sleep, and it will work just fine. -- 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: G5 1.6, XBMC Home Theater?
More than likely it's not two DVI ports, but one DVI and one ADC, if one has rounded sides, it's an ADC connector. Right you are, rounded sides. I was just told tonight (by the bloke who gave me the G5) it's a special propriatory Apple connection for a flat see-through monitor. I guess that's an Apple Studio Display. I pick it up tomorrow. As for XMBC, sure it ought to work just fine. I suspect the G5's fans and general heat output might be an issue in the living room, but it certainly cannot hurt to try. Great news that XMBC should work. Yes, been reading how these machines run hot - luckily it's Winter and I have this Entertainment System in my basement. Also, DVI connects just fine to HDMI I should have said I have an ancient entertainment system instead of just old. I thought I would need a DVI to RCA (component video Y, Pr, Pb) adapter and found several for really cheap because apparently they don't work. More expensive ones were non-returnable. All reviews I read were horrible. Then I ran across the Apple DVI to Video Adapter [29 pin combined DVI - RCA 1 x 4 pin mini-DIN] Shortened description: The Apple DVI to Video Adapter was designed specifically to allow Power Mac G5 systems users to connect from the DVI port to S-video or Composite video devices such as TVs, VCRs...on the Power Mac G5 system only. Thanks for the input! -- 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: How should a family of five share one computer?
On 11/21/10 8:38 AM, Michael Emery wrote: This is a question about how to set up a Quicksilver dual so that a family can best use it, without disturbing the other family members parts. MAKE AN ACCOUNT FOR EACH CHILD that keeps them from any application you don't want them to have access to (and keeps them from seeing the hard drive even). The Mom would her account with admin rights... but just for an extra measure of protection, I would add in another Administrator account too - that YOU might use in case everything get's really screwed up - you could still log-in under your user name and password and fix stuff. [Please realize I only used 10.4.11 Tiger, but the basic stuff I think is still the same. Also realize these were directions to a parent] When my 5 year old daughter logs on, she only sees a few educational games, lots of non-educational dress up Flash Games and only the educational websites I've bookmarked for her in Safari. My 10 year old son sees the educational websites I've bookmarked for him in Safari (you can completely block them from the Internet too), some games and some apps (like OOo4Kids - a fantastic version of OpenOffice for children). For both my kids they do not see the full Finder, so they don't have access to the Hard Drive and other things I don't want them messing with. TO CREATE A USER ACCOUNT: go to Apple/System Preferences/System Accounts (two silhouettes). Click the lock on the bottom left if it's locked and put in your username and password. Then click the little plus + sign above the padlock to add a new account. Put in your child's name or nick-name, give them a password, type the password in again to verify, Describe the password in a hint for them if you want and click the Create Account button. DON'T click Allow this user to Administer the computer unless they are old enough/experienced enough to do so. If they are fairly young, or you're just worried about them messing with stuff they shouldn't (I know I am) YOU SHOULD click the checkbox for Simple Finder. You can pick a picture to go along with the account, check off any apps you want to start up automatically in Login Items, and then click the Parental Controls button. From there, Click Application and Finder to pick which apps you want your child to have access to (for Flash Game access, make sure the application iSwif is checked in Finder and Applications). If you choose to allow your child(ren) to have access to the Internet, click on Safari too - in both the front screen of Parental Controls and in the list of Apps under Finder and Applications. For Safari, you have to then log in as them, Run the Full Finder, Open Safari, go to Safari/Preferences.../Security/ and uncheck the Enable Parental Controls box - Delete any bookmarks you don't want, add any bookmarks you do, then enable parental controls again, go back to Simple Finder. Later, if you are just adding one website for your child, you can just make them turn the other way, put in your user name and password and bookmark the site. Good Luck! -- 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
