Re: [MacGroup] ISP advice

[MICHAEL ROBERTSON]

Thats fine if its current shows. Not if you want to see something from the 
recent past.
> On Aug 7, 2017, at 10:12 AM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <harr...@me.com> wrote:
> 
> I get KET (Local PBS Station) over the Air through my roof top antenna.
> 
> 
>> On Aug 7, 2017, at 9:13 AM, MICHAEL ROBERTSON <mikef...@me.com> wrote:
>> 
>> There is a PBS app for apple tv, probably for the amazon fire as well. You 
>> have to make a at least $60 donation to KET to get access to the shows under 
>> the “Passport” designation. Then you can watch most any of the Masterpiece 
>> shows.
>>> On Aug 6, 2017, at 11:53 PM, Tanya BeliefBustingBreakthroughs 
>>> <tha...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I too have just cut cable from Spectrum. The only channel I ever watched 
>>> was KET. I have Amazon prime and got a fire box. Really great shows. Now I 
>>> just have to figure out how to get KET so I can watch Masterpiece shows. I 
>>> don't know what sling TV carries but will check.
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Re: [MacGroup] ISP advice

[MICHAEL ROBERTSON]

There is a PBS app for apple tv, probably for the amazon fire as well. You have 
to make a at least $60 donation to KET to get access to the shows under the 
“Passport” designation. Then you can watch most any of the Masterpiece shows.
> On Aug 6, 2017, at 11:53 PM, Tanya BeliefBustingBreakthroughs 
>  wrote:
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> I too have just cut cable from Spectrum. The only channel I ever watched was 
> KET. I have Amazon prime and got a fire box. Really great shows. Now I just 
> have to figure out how to get KET so I can watch Masterpiece shows. I don't 
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Re: [MacGroup] What would you do??

[MICHAEL ROBERTSON]

Thankyou Lee,  I opened the email because it was supposedly from my son, when I 
got suspicious I called him and he confirmed that it was not from him. 
The link that I opened seemed like something we had been discussing recently, 
so that is what caught me. I use Carbonite from my off site backup, and have
used Lastpass to generate my passwords.
> On Jul 26, 2016, at 11:39 AM, Lee Larson <leelar...@me.com> wrote:
> 
> On Jul 25, 2016, at 1:03 PM, MICHAEL ROBERTSON <mikef...@me.com> wrote:
> 
>> What would you do if you were an idiot like me, and opened a link  in a 
>> email, that you realized was malicious. Take the unit to Simply Mac, to have 
>> them run a scan?
>> Buy some program from Norton or others, to run a scan.
>> Obviously change passwords for sites for banking and retail.
>> Any opinions appreciated.
> 
> How do you know it was malicious?
> 
> If all you did was open a link, then likely all it could do was send a 
> JavaScript and a few cookies. Clear your history and cookies and you’ll 
> probably be OK. Make sure you have good backups.
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[MacGroup] What would you do??

[MICHAEL ROBERTSON]

What would you do if you were an idiot like me, and opened a link  in a email, 
that you realized was malicious. Take the unit to Simply Mac, to have them run 
a scan?
Buy some program from Norton or others, to run a scan.
Obviously change passwords for sites for banking and retail.
Any opinions appreciated.
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Re: [MacGroup] Apple TV

[MICHAEL ROBERTSON]

Based on your postings over the years, Im sure you will know more about it than 
I do. I have had both ATV’s 1 and 2.  The second one, and now a 3rd I think, 
are streaming devices, like Roku. So you can stream from iCloud, for stuff 
youve bought in the past, or new stuff. It connects with hdmi, pretty basic 
really.  Turn on home sharing in iTunes, if you want to send stuff from your 
iTunes collection to the box. In iTunes prefs, under playback you can set what 
video version you want as default.
Can’t think of anything else at the moment.
Have fun with it.
Mike
On Feb 19, 2014, at 2:24 PM, Jeff @ SLYN Systems slynsystems1...@juno.com 
wrote:

 I have been asked to do my first Apple TV installation tonight.
 Anyone have any words of wisdom or advice to offer?  Thanks much!
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[MacGroup] iCloud acct hacked?

[MICHAEL ROBERTSON]

Help. I have been using all the versions of Apples email service for the last 
15 yrs or so, from .Mac to mobile me, to now i Cloud. I have always used the 
same password for the account over the years, but for some unknown reason to 
me, when I tried to get my email for my .me account,( using the Mail app in OS 
10.7.4) a window came up saying that my iCloud password was not valid, and when 
I try to submit it, it is rejected as not correct. Do I reset it? Why would 
iCloud do this now, when I have never had this kind of issue before over all 
these years. 
Anyone else using iCloud having these issues now? 
Thanks for any input. 
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Re: [MacGroup] iCloud acct hacked?

[Michael Robertson]

Thankyou for your help. I have reset my apple id password. 
On May 18, 2012, at 11:22 AM, Lee Larson wrote:

 On May 18, 2012, at 10:48 AM, MICHAEL ROBERTSON wrote:
 
 Help.  I have been using all the versions of Apples email service for the 
 last 15 yrs or so, from .Mac to mobile me, to now i Cloud. I have always 
 used the same password for the account over the years, but for some unknown 
 reason to me, when I tried to get my email for my .me account,( using the 
 Mail app in OS 10.7.4) a window came up saying that my iCloud password was 
 not valid, and when I try to submit it, it is rejected as not correct. Do I 
 reset it?  Why would iCloud do this now, when I have never had this kind of 
 issue before over all these years.
 Anyone else using iCloud having these issues now?
 
 
 Apple made the rules for passwords stricter in iCloud. Some people have been 
 having the problem that their old passwords don’t  satisfy the new rules, so 
 they can’t  log in until the passwords are changed. Here are the requirements.
 
   • Be at least eight characters.
   • Contain at least one number (0-9).
   • Contain at least one uppercase letter (A-Z).
   • Contain at least one lowercase letter (a-z).
   • Not contain three consecutive identical characters.
   • Not have been used in the past year.
   • Not be the same as your Apple ID username.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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[MacGroup] OS 10.5 full install dvd - want to buy

[Michael Robertson]

Hey Group,
Does anyone have a 10.5 full install dvd laying around they would like to sell.
I need one to go on a Power PC G4  iMac.
The best prices Ive found on ebay are in the 100  to 125 range.

Thankyou and happy holidays

Mike


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Re: [MacGroup] iCloud and Mac.com

[Michael Robertson]

As I understand what I have read about iCloud, yes your mac/me.com email 
address will no longer be usable if you are not using iCloud. I too am trying 
to decide if I want to upgrade my iMac to Lion
so I can keep my me.com email address.
Mike
On Dec 2, 2011, at 10:50 AM, Anne Cartwright wrote:

 I have a 2nd Generation iPod touch and am currently running Mac O X 10.6.8 
 (Snow Leopard) on my 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo iMAC. I can't  use iCloud with 
 my iPod touch and wasn't planning on upgrading to Lion at the moment. My 
 problem is that I'm using my mac.com email account in order to access his and 
 her  prescription services covered under our health insurance and another  
 place where I need two different email accounts (aye.net and mac.com). What 
 will happen to my mac.co account if I don't get up in the sky? Do I lose it 
 at the end of June?
 
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Re: [MacGroup] Keychain on iCloud or password manager app?

[Michael Robertson]

Another solution to the problem for sure!!
On Nov 26, 2011, at 4:18 PM, Neal Hammon wrote:

 Mike:
 
 I never have any problems remembering my passwords. For anything that needs a 
 password, I just use bullshit.
 
 Neal Hammon
 
 
 On Nov 26, 2011, at 11:23 AM, Michael Robertson wrote:
 
 Hey All,
 
 After upgrading to Lion, and getting on iCloud, can you upload your keychain 
 to it, so you can access it from your pad or phone?
 If not, can anyone recommend one of the password manager apps. Its 
 frustrating when away from home, and your on a web site
 on the pad or phone, and can't remember your password for the site if needed.
 
 thanks
 Mike
 
 
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[MacGroup] Keychain on iCloud or password manager app?

[Michael Robertson]

Hey All,

After upgrading to Lion, and getting on iCloud, can you upload your keychain to 
it, so you can access it from your pad or phone?
If not, can anyone recommend one of the password manager apps. Its frustrating 
when away from home, and your on a web site
on the pad or phone, and can't remember your password for the site if needed.

thanks
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Re: [MacGroup] iPad 2

[Michael Robertson]

Think of it as a large iPod touch or phone, it connects to a lap or desktop the 
same way, it shows up as a device in iTunes, and you then sync what you want.
Mike
On Mar 23, 2011, at 11:41 AM, Nora Probasco wrote:

 I am thinking about buying the iPad 2, however, in reading some of the 
 feedback on the Internet I am reconsidering for now. Of note, many mentioned 
 the lack of USB port, ability to use SD card and no Flash capability. The 
 Flash is kind of bad because I like to do jigsaw puzzles that use Flash. How 
 important would having a USB port or SD card capability be for it? Also, does 
 the exchange of info between your computer and iPad 2 go over wifi then?
 
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Re: [MacGroup] ITunes path

[Michael Robertson]

iTunes Music is what mine are filed under.
Mike
On Dec 25, 2010, at 4:25 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote:


I have inadvertently duplicated (and in some cases triplecated much of
my ITunes library.

I am going to go through it all and delete doubles and triples.

But first I would like to know the correct path for my itunes library.

This much I know:

My Hard Drive / users / my user name / music / iTunes / ?

What should be the name of the folder that contains the music?


TIA and Happy Holidays.

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Re: [MacGroup] Insight 50 meg

[Michael Robertson]

According to my Insight bill,  10.0 service is $31.00, upgrade for  
20.0 is $12.00, for $43.00 total. So I would have to pay $ 93.00/  
month ? I am currently a basic cable/ phone / internet subscriber.
The upgrade sounds great if you have a real need for it. Thanks for  
all the info.

Mike
On Dec 7, 2010, at 6:58 AM, John Robinson wrote:


Ben,

I rethought my reply.  They are charging an additional $50.00 OVER  
the charge the customer is now paying for the 20 meg service, which  
when I look on my bill is $10.00 per month.  The mailings they  
continued to send said this was an offer for those that already  
had the 20 meg service.  I didn't get a card at my office where I  
only have the 10 meg.


So my total bill for internet service will be $60.00.


John


On Dec 6, 2010, at 11:30 PM, John Robinson wrote:


Ben,

Right now they are running a special for $50.00 per month but  
after that it will be $60.00 a month, according to the rep. I  
talked to.  Could be it will never be more than the 50.00.  One  
additional note, the iPhone performed much better with downloads  
not much better than before, say around 13.5, BUT the iPhone upload  
was over 5.0, just like the computers.  Prior the upload on the  
iPhone was in the 1.5 range if I remember right.


John


On Dec 6, 2010, at 11:02 PM, Ben Hershberg wrote:

Would you mind telling us what the 50 meg service costs?-Ben Zion  
Hershberg

On Dec 6, 2010, at 9:56 AM, John Robinson wrote:

Insight has just left, the Apple Airport Extreme handles this  
fantastically, but I did have a question answered that has always  
bothered me.  I had wondered if my download speed was 10 meg, or  
20 would I really be getting the full usage for unless the site I  
visited had an UPLOAD speed close to my download speed then I was  
not going to get the benefit of the higher speed?


Today I found that was true.  This weekend we took the  
grandchildren to the Polar Express train ride in French Lick.  I  
took a high def. camera and videoed much of the trip, taking over  
30 min. at least.  I put it together in a 5.5 min. movie last  
night and sent to all the children.  The file was 505 meg and I  
had to use YouSend it to send that large a file.


I was noticing that the upload speed was hovering around the 1.3  
that Insight offers with the 20 meg.  I sent myself a copy of the  
video so I could download it this morning to test the 50 meg.   
The best I was getting was 4.3 down, even though I could take  
50.  I did this with the tech guy still here and my question for  
all these years was answered.  I AM only going to get what the  
site I go to will upload.  Makes sense.  So where the 50 really  
helps is downloading multiple items at the same time, I would be  
able to get THEIR maximum output on each of the downloads until I  
reached the 50 max.


Hm, lots of idle time for the downloads until these vendors  
increase their upload speeds.


He also said that by next year they will offer fiber to the home,  
with 100 meg download speeds.  Once in the home they will offer  
to install the fiber to the various rooms, but for a home like I  
have they can't for there isn't an exposed beam anywhere other  
than the furnace room.   The NEXT thing they will offer in a  
couple years or so will be fiber to their router, that that uses  
wireless to send the very high speeds throughout the house, hope  
Apple is ready for this one when it gets here.


He said that with my Apple TV I would notice a difference in the  
downloads (I guess, if Apple can push more than 1 or 2 meg  
download speeds) and he said the gamers love the 50, but I am not  
a gamer.


I tested the speed with Speedtest.net and sure enough I am  
hitting right at 50 down and 5.2 up.  At least when I am sending  
a large file I will notice a difference because I am the one with  
the faster upload speed.


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[MacGroup] double copies of posts

[Michael Robertson]

Is it just me, or are others receiving double copies of the group  
emails? Is there something I should do at my end?

Thanks
Mike


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Re: [MacGroup] Apple TV

[Michael Robertson]

I read in yesterdays NYT that Apple hasn't gotten NBC and CBS to agree  
to their rental price plan, but I guess Apple will get them on board.  
I have been using a apple tv for several years, and have liked it. I  
really don't like the idea of streaming only. I have purchased many  
shows to put on my laptop to take on trips, so I can watch when I  
want. If you don't have access to a reliable internet connection...  
well I guess its back to buying dvds.

On Sep 2, 2010, at 10:02 PM, John Robinson wrote:

Guess their efforts have paid off for I am sure there were plenty of  
viewers yesterday.  All I want is the OPTION to purchase if I  
choose, they have taken that away from us.  Lee is right, to capture  
an entire 30 min. video using SnapZ or some other program would  
create HUGE files.  I don't know enough about all this to ask  
intelligent questions but hopefully someone will figure out a way.


John


On Sep 2, 2010, at 6:11 PM, Ed Wiser wrote:


Netfilx comes from Netflix.

There will be more options in the future.

I love using Netflix on my iPhone now at work for lunch. Watching  
the IT crowd right now.
Apple's business model does allow outside businesses to sell you  
streaming if you wish.


The stream from yesterday worked great on my iPhone from work I was  
able to watch it all the way up till 2pm when it was time to leave  
work.




On Sep 2, 2010, at 2:51 PM, Lee Larson wrote:


On Sep 1, 2010, at 9:01 PM, John Robinson wrote:

Is there going to be a way to save some of the shows with the  
new Apple TV?  Would there be a way to use the new Mini with the  
HDMI to rig this?


Probably not easily. HDMI can be made pretty strict about the  
devices it will use for display. There will probably be partial  
workarounds by doing screen capture on your Mac, but this will  
give huge files with lower quality.


I've been looking at the Apple TV and would be tempted, if I  
didn't already have a Roku box. The Roku is cheaper, has more  
connection options, and seems to have more content available-- 
Apple TV doesn't have MLB or Amazon. I expect Apple TV to  
eventually get MLB, but Amazon may never show up because Apple's  
business model is for the video streaming to come from Apple.  
That's probably why Apple's built a big new data center  in North  
Carolina. The streaming from yesterday's Jobs-show was its first  
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Re: [MacGroup] iOS4

[Michael Robertson]

I posted this same question last week with no responses, also all the  
emails that I am getting from this group are being duplicated, anyone  
else having this issue.
Mine worked fine after the upgrade, but I have always wished that  
Apple could engineer a way to put the crossfade feature that is in  
iTunes, into the

iPod playback.
This upgrade is now a moot point for me, my daughter just had her  
phone stolen out of her purse while on the train in NYC, so am going  
to give her mine,

and have ordered a new one off the apple store.
On Jun 29, 2010, at 11:11 AM, Tom Guenthner wrote:

Got mine upgraded yesterday. Had to re boot 2 times before it worked  
correctly but now working fine.


Tom
On Jun 26, 2010, at 6:07 PM, Tom Guenthner wrote:

Anybody got a 3GS iPhone and upgrade to iOS4?

Want t tell us about it?


Tom Guenthner 

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[MacGroup] IOS 4 quick observations

[Michael Robertson]

Just updated my 3GS to the new OS. I wish there was crossfade for  
music with the ipod player.

I have wanted this for ipods for a long time.
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Re: [MacGroup] U-verse in Louisville

[Michael Robertson]

If DSL availability is any indicator, my neighborhood won't have it   
till probably 2012 or so. But I have been thinking about it since last  
november when a tech from Best Buy told me about it.

On Aug 30, 2009, at 7:32 AM, Ed Wiser wrote:


ATT U-verse Arrives in Louisville

Finally Insight has competition.


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Re: [MacGroup] Microsoft buys Apple

[Michael Robertson]

April fools to you too Tom
On Apr 1, 2009, at 9:11 AM, Tom Guenthner wrote:


http://tinyurl.com/cwoeyb
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[MacGroup] phishing email from iTunes store

[Michael Robertson]

So I have had a iTunes account since about the time the store started,  
and never have received this type of email before.
Subject line said, Important: Billing problem.  The email states  
that my recent paymant could not be processed. Did I recently change  
my bank, phone number or credir card?
update your billing information by clicking on fallowing link. The  
sender is  sonofknowle...@mac.com,  and  To :   is   Undisclosed  
recipients: ;  
  I'm sure if there was a problem with my account, then the download  
I did last night of two songs and a TV show would not of started or  
been completed at all. Just a heads up for anyone else who has  
recently done any iTunes store purchases. Would like any help on how  
to report this to Apple.
I tried to send this earlier today with the body of the email as an  
attachment, but I would not go through.

Mike Robertson
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Re: [MacGroup] Tivo vs. Apple TV

[Michael Robertson]

The one factor for me in this situation, is that by using the Insight  
HD-DVR, I don't own the box, so if something goes bad, then they
replace it.
On Sep 4, 2008, at 11:32 PM, Wendi Williams wrote:

 Hi, all,

 Thanks a million for all the great info! It sounds like Tivo is the
 way to go for us, rather than Insight's DVR or Apple TV. Now I just
 have to decide which box to buy: $150 vs. $300 ordered from Tivo.
 Will the less expensive box be obsolete sooner? We don't have an HD
 TV at this point, but no doubt will have to get one down the road.
 And if I go with the lifetime subscription, will it not last as long
 with the $150 box? Questions, questions ...

 Thanks again,

 Wendi


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Re: [MacGroup] GPS and computer question

[Michael Robertson]

Harry,
I too am a fan of that show, and I would bet this falls under the  
artistic license catagory, but really have no clue as to
that, just a guess.
Mike
On Jul 29, 2008, at 9:29 AM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote:

 Ok, I'm sure some of you out there will know the answer to this  
 question:

 I was watching an episode of the tv program Numbers. In it a laptop
 computer was stolen. The police found the computer because it had some
 kind of GPS chip/device in it.

 The FBI guy in the tv programs said that since 2005 all computers  
 (maybe
 that's all laptop computers) are required to have a GPS locating chip/
 device in them in case they are stolen/lost etc. Supposedly this will
 make them more likely to be found.

 Is this accurate / true or is it a fabrication of the script writers  
 to
 provide a neat ending to the story?

 If it's true, can you explain how it works and how one would know what
 to look for if one's computer were stolen, lost, or misplaced?

 And how can I get one for me so my loved ones can find me when even I
 don't know where I am?  :-)

 Thanks.

 Harry


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Re: [MacGroup] Fed up with me

[Michael Robertson]

I too am frustrated with this new service. On the support forums,  
there are tons of postings about sync issues.
I am also very dissapointed that the bookmarks feature that was part  
of .mac, is not available now with mobile me. It was
great for when you were away, and had to use someone elses computer,  
to access your bookmarks.
Thanks for the posting Lee,
Mike
On Jul 27, 2008, at 11:35 PM, Profile wrote:

 Frustration AMEN, I am glad to know that the problems I have had were
 not just mine and were also going on with others.don't wish you
 pain but I thought I was the culprit.   Thanks for your rant,
 hopefully they are listening.

 John


 On Jul 27, 2008, at 11:04 PM, Lee Larson wrote:

 I'm sick of it and I'm feeling the need to vent. Apple's new
 MobileMe is an ongoing disaster. Let me elaborate.

 (1) As soon as they switched it on my iDisk began to flake out.
 Deleted files rise from the dead. Syncing sometimes takes forever.
 Files moved from one directory into another appear in both places
 after a sync.

 (2) My mail was inaccessible for two days last week. One of my
 brothers and my mother sent me mail late last week and it has just
 vanished. Delayed service once in a while is marginally acceptable.
 Lost mail is inexcusable.

 (3) Calendar syncing is really wonky. My wife made changes to our
 joint calendar and they vanished during a sync. Todo's that were
 marked as done are once again marked as undone. Does that mean the
 gutters have to cleaned again this week?

 (4) Yojimbo stayed in sync across three machines on dotMac. With
 MobileMe, Yojimbo items don't get synced. In particular, pdf files
 in the Yojimbo database on one machine absolutely refuse to be
 synced onto other machines.

 (5) TextExpander synced flawlessly across three machines with
 dotMac. On MobileMe, I've had large LaTeX and XML/Unicode macro
 groups just disappear on all three machines. I've thanked the Flying
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Re: [MacGroup] iPhone Line

[Michael Robertson]

don't you mean July and not June? also, anyone who is a existing att  
user, check you account on their
web site to see if you are eligible for one at the advertised price, I  
was not, got my iphone last october,
so they said I would not be good for one at the $199 price until next  
june
On Jul 20, 2008, at 8:03 PM, Jonathan Fletcher wrote:

 Marta asked me to let y'all know when I get the pictures of my iPhone
 line experience up. Here's a link to a set on Flickr:

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/sets/72157606283259229

 j.


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Re: [MacGroup] Phishing email using .Mac

[Michael Robertson]

Thanks for the warning on this Ed, appreciate your concern, as a  
dotmac user, I probably would of fallen for it.
I want to wait a couple of weeks before checking out a new 3G iphone,  
see how others, like yourself like it.
Is the download performance noticeably better, ect.  Not sure if my  
usage will justify the extra $10/month too.

Mike
On Jul 7, 2008, at 10:40 AM, Ed Wiser wrote:

an “official looking” eMail supposedly from Apple informing you to  
update my credit card information for your .Mac account.  It has a [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 as the address and when you clicked on the link for the information  
you will noticed that it take you to a third party site.  WARNING:  
This is a scam to get your credit card information.  Please spread  
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Re: [MacGroup] iphone-unavailable

[Michael Robertson]

Sure, its the roll out of the new models that work on the 3G network.
On May 12, 2008, at 10:26 PM, Jerry Freeman wrote:

 iphone-unavailable at apple 'online' store. still some inventory in  
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[MacGroup] Quicktime .AVI

[Michael Robertson]

I was sent a dvd that has a quicktime video, it is a .AVI type of  
file. When I try to play it, I get a window that says I need a  
quicktime component, but I can't figure out which or how to get the  
proper component from the quicktime web site. The person who made it,  
says he made it with windows/vista.
Is it posible to play this on my iMac. I'm running 10.5.2 and have the  
latest version of QT.
Thanks for any help.
Mike

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Re: [MacGroup] IPod iTouch

[Michael Robertson]

Dan,
I posted back in early December, about a quote from the CEO of ATT,  
about the fact that sometime in 08' there is going to be a new model  
of the iPhone
that will use the 3G technology.  Might want to keep that in mind. I  
think I read somewere that the power requirements of this new tech
will dictate a new model, but don't quote me on that.
Mike R
On Jan 17, 2008, at 12:52 PM, Jerry Freeman wrote:

 that would be to logical :) best...jf

 On Jan 17, 2008, at 12:16 PM, Dan Crutcher wrote:

 I wish Apple would just get it over with and combine the iPhone and
 iTouch into the ultimate handheld gadget. That's when I'll buy.

 Dan

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[MacGroup] Length of ethernet cable

[Michael Robertson]

Was wondering about opinions about length of ethernet cable from  
cable modem to a wireless router.(Airport Extreme)
Does it affect performance and or speed, if its say 15 feet, from one  
room to another?
Or should it be kept to a minimum, and have the cable re-run, so the  
modem can be next to router?
Thanks
Mike R


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[MacGroup] Apple TV

[Michael Robertson]

In light of the ongoing writers strike, and the impending deluge of  
reality shows, I am thinking of this as an option.
Was wondering what opinions any of the members of this group have  
about it, if they happen to have one.
Do you need to upgrade to the newest ABS to use it?

Thanks, and merry christmas
Mike

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Re: [MacGroup] Apple TV

[Michael Robertson]

Geeze Harry,
My brain was really out of it when I wrote this, maybe thought the  
subject heading would suffice.
Opinions about the Apple TV box. Pros or cons, ect. as an alternative  
to renting dvds, ect.
On Dec 18, 2007, at 11:38 AM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote:

 To what are you referring?

 Tuesday, December 18, 200711:17 AMMichael [EMAIL PROTECTED]

 In light of the ongoing writers strike, and the impending deluge of
 reality shows, I am thinking of this as an option.
 Was wondering what opinions any of the members of this group have
 about it, if they happen to have one.
 Do you need to upgrade to the newest ABS to use it?

 Thanks, and merry christmas
 Mike

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[MacGroup] Mobile web, two newspaper articles

[Michael Robertson]

I was reading a article in last sundays New York times, titled  
Mobile Web: So Close Yet so Far. In the third paragraph the writer  
mentions the development of ... a frenzied and costly effort to  
build third-generation, or 3G, networks ensued. But at a recent  
conference, 3G was called a failure
Then in todays Courier, in the business section I noticed a small  
paragraph in the digest column that says that , Apple and ATT plan  
to begin selling a version of the iPhone next year that operates on a  
wireless network for surfing the internet at fast speeds. ATT chief  
executive, Randall Stephenson said that consumers could expect an  
iPhone that works on 3G networks sometime in 2008. That would  
address a major shortcoming of the iPhone.  ( I have edited these  
quotes some)

So, being kind of bored this afternoon I thought I would throw this  
out to some of the tech experts in the group, of which I am surely  
not. Does this mean what I think it means. My iPhone is now morphing  
into a door stop? Maybe Apple will do this with a software upgrade,  
or issue a token voucher for anyone who bought one in 07' toward a  
new one. Or maybe my interpretation of these articles is all wrong.  
Something to think about over the weekend.

Thanks
Mike R
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[MacGroup] access

[Michael Robertson]

Whats this all about, how do I get it? Been on the list for several  
years, but don't make it to meetings.
maybe thats it.
mike
On Nov 22, 2007, at 5:54 PM, Jerry Freeman wrote:

 thanks back. having no desktop publishing experience, i have no clue
 to what i'm doing. the motivation was the challenge and giving Anne a
 deserved break. best...jf

 On Nov 22, 2007, at 4:00 PM, Marta Edie wrote:

 Jerry, thanks for the new November Access! My, we are getting more
 professional all the time.  Wonderful to look at and great for the
 opportunity  to be learning something  new, and also wonderful to
 get acquainted with  members  whom we have only known by their name
 or email address.

 Marta

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[MacGroup] iPhone for sale

[Michael Robertson]

Ron,
How do you De-activate your iPhone account? Did you do it thru  
iTunes, or thru the ATT account web site,
or will you have it done at the Apple store?
On Nov 13, 2007, at 3:23 PM, Ronald Pitt wrote:

 Due to a business requirement that I have a 3G phone , I am  very
 reluctantly, having to sell my iphone. It is an 8 gb model and comes
 with all original accessories.  In addition, you will get a car
 charger, belt clip holster and a light grey incase protective cover.
 $200 firm.

 Ron Pitt
 502.594.0079

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[MacGroup] 2 iTunes Libraries on one iPhone

[Michael Robertson]

Is it possible to have song files from two different iTunes  
libraries, onto one iPhone? We have two different user accounts on  
the same iMac, with each having their own library,  and I would like  
to have some of the song files from each one onto the one phone.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Mike R

[MacGroup] iPhone

[Michael Robertson]

Anne,
Its too bad that this is the only way that you can get their service,  
that they have to run these type of credit checks, like you were  
buying a house or something.
While were on this topic, I was wondering how the members of this  
list who have bought the iPhone, like their performance. I am not  
trying to start a poll, just how do they mesure up against your  
previous phones, in terms of signal strength, the speed of the  
browser when not in a WiFi area, ect. Have they been worth the price,  
and the service upgrade to get the unlimited data, ect.
I am thinking of switching from my motorola one, and have been with  
now ATT, all the way back to the bellsouthmobility days when the  
phone was the size of a shoe box, so the SS# thankfully is not a  
issue with me.
On that SS# issue, if you give it to a ATT rep on the phone, I feel  
you would be safe. But I have read of ID theft when they have been  
put on a service app directly to a person at a cell phone shop, and  
that person then copies it, I have had to fax mine to rental agencies  
in NYC, to cosign for my son, on his apartment lease apps twice, and  
so far so good, but it makes me cringe, I've been lucky so far.

Thanks

Mike
On Oct 27, 2007, at 10:37 AM, Anne Cartwright wrote:

 Marta was having so much fun with her iPhone I decided to buy one.

 However I guess I will be taking it back to the store because in order
 to activate it you have to give AT  T your social security number  
 and I
 am very reluctant to do so. Especially when I don't really see any
 reason for them to have it. I called AT  T and the first operator  
 said
 there was no other way, but then she said that there was a prepay  
 plan,
 would I be willing to use that. That is exactly what I wanted. In  
 fact I
 would be willing to prepay the whole two years. So she connected me  
 with
 the operator who handles prepay. Guess what? You have to give them  
 your
 social security number and fail the credit check before you can  
 prepay!

 So I guess no iPhone for me.

 Anne Cartwright

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[MacGroup] Crazy Mouse

[Michael Robertson]

Nolan,
I have one and have had no problems. I assume you have checked the  
batteries in the mouse?
Mike
On Oct 1, 2007, at 8:26 PM, Nolan Porterfield wrote:

 My Logitech optical mouse (relatively new but cheap) grows  
 increasingly erratic.  At the most inopportune times it flitters  
 across the screen or disappears entirely.  This is quite annoying  
 when manipulating graphics or doing drag-and-drop.  Anyone else had  
 such a problem?  Is the only solution to buy a more expensive mouse?

 TIA,

 Nolan
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[MacGroup] DSL speed

[Michael Robertson]

Sorry Lee, 
Knew I would put my foot in mouth at some point. Would not know how to set 
upload speed for BitTorrent Clients.
Is this something that can be done with Safari Prefs? 
On Wednesday, August 29, 2007, at 07:43PM, Lee Larson leelarson at mac.com 
wrote:
On Aug 29, at 11:08 AM, Michael Robertson wrote:

 Could care less what the upload speed is, since I hardly ever send  
 anything out

Don't be so hasty! Upload speed can have a great affect on download  
speed. This is because downloads come in packets of about 1500 bytes  
and each one has to be acknowledged after it's received. A really  
slow upload speed can get in the way of a fast download speed.

One place you can see this is with BitTorrent. Most of the BitTorrent  
clients let you set the maximum upload speed from the program. If you  
set it too high, and start downloading a popular torrent, you can  
easily choke your download speed when your upload sharing kicks in  
because the upload bandwidth is choked.

[MacGroup] DSL speed

[Michael Robertson]

John,
Mine seemed to be better this am as well. Too bad that these mergers  
always seem to make customer service suffer. I also fired up my  
Macbook and ran windoz, and Internet Explorer, and ran a test off the  
fastaccess site, and it was good deal faster than with mac os and  
safari. Wonder if that has anything to do with it. I will run some of  
these again over next few days to see if there is a pattern. To make  
clear, am running all latest OS and airport versions, and updates,  
ect. have 4 bars on the airport indicator.
On Aug 29, 2007, at 7:38 AM, Profile wrote:

 Mike,

 I tried the speedtest.net again this morning and it hit just a
 smidgen under 5 meg.  I don't know what happened last night
 but I am so glad to not have to call them.

 John R.


 On Aug 28, 2007, at 7:19 PM, Michael Robertson wrote:

 I know this has been hashed over many times, but is anyone else
 having speed issues with ATT dsl.
 I am paying for the top service, but for the last couple of weeks,
 only been getting 1.5 to 2.5 Mb download speed.
 I know you sacrifice some speed with Airport, but I have usually been
 getting well above 4Mb.

 Mike


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[MacGroup] DSL speed

[Michael Robertson]

Sounds like you must be using the Insight 10.0 service? So these  
download speeds would be normal for that, they are hardly ever what  
they are advertised to be.
The results are always going to be different for each different  
server that you test from, just look for a average or pattern.
I was getting much slower speed than what I am paying for.  I am  
paying for 6.0 Mb from ATT, and only getting 1.5 on average.
Hope this helps.  Could care less what the upload speed is, since I  
hardly ever send anything out.
Mike
On Aug 29, 2007, at 10:38 AM, Marta Edie wrote:

 So I used the Speakeasy -- comes out with Atlanta : 9826 down , 942  
 up, with Chicago it is 8486 down and 920 up.  And that's where i  
 am ! But what it all means is still a puzzle.
 Marta



 On Aug 29, 2007, at 10:29 AM, b3studios wrote:

 I always like

 http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/


 On Aug 29, 2007, at 10:20 AM, Bill Micou wrote:

 One that has a nice interface, if you can't use BellSouth's  
 Fastaccess test is:

 http://www.speedtest.net/index.php

 Bill M.
 On Aug 29, 2007, at 9:49 AM, Marta Edie wrote:

 OK now, guys, you tell me how you measure this speed, so I can  
 get in
 on it! I want to find out whether my old age might be  
 transferred to
 my Safari Speed!! -- No, really, I had one of these tests  
 somewhere,
 but now can't find it. Will someone please give me the url so I can
 get into the speed conversation?
 Marta


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[MacGroup] DSL speed

[Michael Robertson]

I know this has been hashed over many times, but is anyone else  
having speed issues with ATT dsl.
I am paying for the top service, but for the last couple of weeks,  
only been getting 1.5 to 2.5 Mb download speed.
I know you sacrifice some speed with Airport, but I have usually been  
getting well above 4Mb.

Mike

MacGroup: Switch to DSL?

[Michael Robertson]

No, you have to have a land line for DSL service, I switched about 6  
months ago for some of the same reasons you mentioned. You can get  
the 6Mb service from bellsouth for just a bit more than the regular  
service from Insight that I think is rated around 4Mb, but its all  
relative, because in the fine print of the Bellsouth DSL info, they  
state that they do not guaranty any specific speed.
My service has been pretty good most of the time, and has been mostly  
reliable. I am using a Airport base station, so I know that will  
affect speed as well.
You need to check with the Bellsouth web site, Fastaccess.com to see  
if your home qualifies for the service.
Hope this helps.
Mike Robertson
On May 30, 2006, at 9:19 PM, b3 wrote:

 I know that this has come up before, but I am considering switching  
 from Insight to DSL for high speed internet.
 Insight has been extremely slow lately, and their mac support is  
 a joke.
 Combine that with the constant down times, and I've just about had  
 it. No point in paying this much a month for something that I can't  
 use (at least at acceptable speeds).

 Would DSL be a better option for me? anyone using DSL and happy  
 with it?
 Also, can i get dsl without having a local phone line?
 We both use cell phones, and have little to no use for a land line.

 Thanks.


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MacGroup: Macgroup - G4 Lithium Battery

[Michael Robertson]

That sound right to me, 3 yrs for a battery is normal I would think.
Mike R
On May 2, 2006, at 10:06 AM, RWhite at neffpackaging.com wrote:





 My co-worker re-booted her mac G4 a little while ago and when it  
 restarted,
 the date was in the year 1969.  I immediately supected the lithium  
 battery
 as the culprit.  Does this sound right to you guys?  I figure that  
 these
 Macs are about 3 years old now.


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MacGroup: Funny Video

[Michael Robertson]

Gotta love the Jack Bauer, AKA keifer sutherland voice over, like he  
needs the money!
On Apr 7, 2006, at 4:24 PM, Jonathan Fletcher wrote:

 Screamingly funny twist on the Intel Mac intro commercial:

 http://youtube.com/watch?v=RwHMIxdDdu8

 j.

 --
 Jonathan Fletcher
 jfletch at newmediaconstco.com


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MacGroup: G4 Cube 15 Apple LCD display for sale

[Michael Robertson]

I have a used G4 cube, with the keyboard, mouse and speakers, and a  
15 apple LCD display for sale.
The specs on the cube are:  450MHz processor speed,  1Mb L2 Cache,   
448Mb RAM,  20 Gb hard drive,  CDDVD read only slot load drive.
These items are in fair condition, some cosmetic scratches, ect. but  
all in good working condition. No pixel problems with display.
New price based on recent ebay sale of similar items:   $425.00

Thanks

Mike R.


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MacGroup: G4 Cube 15in LCD apple display for sale

[Michael Robertson]

I have a used G4 cube, with the keyboard, mouse and speakers, and a  
15 apple LCD display for sale.
The specs on the cube are:  450MHz processor speed,  1Mb L2 Cache,   
448Mb RAM,  20 Gb hard drive,  CDDVD read only slot load drive.
This is lightly used, with some scratches, but is in perfect working  
condition.  I stripped the drive and reinstalled Panther, so its  
ready to personalize.

 From what I have seen on ebay,  $575  for both.  Feel free to email  
me offlist for any questions, ect.

Thanks

Mike R.


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MacGroup: Apple news gossip and router question

[Michael Robertson]

Hey group,

I was watching CNBC this afternoon, and there was speculation about a  
possible deal between Apple and Disney, now that the high commander  
( aka steve jobs ) is the largest Disney stock holder, with the  
purchase of Pixar.
Seems that there is talk about movie downloads, and some sort of  
merger or buyout involving the two companies, all about the future of  
content management, ect. This one analysts ( whos name I do not  
remember ) seems to feel the two would be a good fit. It will be  
interesting to see how this plays out.

On the router question, is it ok to have a DSL modem and a wireless  
router, or ABS, right next to each other? Could there be some  
electrical interference from one to the other if they are say 2  
inches apart that could effect performance or speed?
TIA for any opinions on this.

Mike R.


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MacGroup: iTunes CD burning format

[Michael Robertson]

Greg,
Not sure if this is a correct answer, but you might try putting the  
song or songs into a specific playlist, then highlite that list and  
try burning from that, using the audio CD format that Jerry mentioned.
Mike R.
On Feb 17, 2006, at 4:43 AM, Greg Schoettmer wrote:

 Jerry,
  Thanks for the input. I had the gap between songs set at 2  
 seconds. As
 for the import format, I simply purchased the song from the Apple  
 Music
 Store in iTunes, highlighted the song and clicked BURN DISC in the  
 upper
 right corner of the screen. Is there anything else to try?

 Greg



 On 2/16/06 8:49 PM, Jerry Yeager jerry at browseryshop.com wrote:

 Sometimes a gap of none between songs can cause some older players
 to think the CD is just one very long song and thus may not play.
 Rare, but it happens.
 In iTunes Prefs (Burning) make sure you have chosen to make an Audio
 CD and try a 1 second gap between songs.

 What is the format you are using to import the songs initially?

 Jerry

 On Feb 16, 2006, at 8:41 PM, Greg Schoettmer wrote:

 I'm looking for some expertise on what format to use to burn
 audio CDs
 in iTunes. I burned a CD (my first) for my daughter an I thought
 all was
 well. Unfortunately, when she tried to play it in her CD player,
 the CD
 player did not read the song on the CD. We tried the CD in a Mac, a
 PC, her
 CD player and two car CD players. It worked just fine in the Mac
 and PC but
 not in any CD player that we have.
  I realize that SOME CD players will not recognize certain
 formats but
 this is ridiculous. In iTunes, I went to preferences and see that
 there is a
 section on Burning a CD. Are there recommended settings for this
 section?
 Is there something else that I am missing?

 Thanks,

 Greg



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MacGroup: Mac Laptop Batteries

[Michael Robertson]

Lee,
What is considered a long time?
Thanks
Mike R.
On Feb 5, 2006, at 4:39 PM, Lee Larson wrote:

 On Feb 5, 2006, at 3:40 PM, Greg Schoettmer wondered:

  Just killing time before the superbowl and the question came  
 up about
 Mac Laptop batteries; Do they have memory? Is it O.K. to just  
 plug your
 computer in every chance you get or should you wait until the  
 charge is
 almost gone?

 I had a chance to talk to a chemical engineer who knows just about  
 everything there is to know about the lithium batteries in laptops.  
 Here's what he said.

 The lithium batteries in modern laptops should only rarely be  
 deeply discharged. They don't have a chemical memory like the older  
 NiCad batteries. He did say that deeply discharging the battery a  
 few times per year will calibrate the electronics connected to the  
 battery.

 Lithium batteries have a limited lifetime, no matter what you do.  
 Their clock starts ticking as soon as they're born, and they'll die  
 in at most three years, no matter what kind of life they lead.  
 Clean living will prolong the life to a certain degree, but not  
 beyond 2.5-3 years.

 Clean living basically means don't deeply discharge the battery too  
 often and don't let it get too hot. It should also be exercised  
 regularly without being plugged into the wall.

 Remember that if you don't use your laptop for a long time the  
 battery will go dead all by itself because of the circuitry built  
 into the battery. If it goes too dead, you can't charge it again  
 without extraordinary efforts.


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MacGroup: Compression program for AIFF music files

[Michael Robertson]

Hey Group,
Hope all have a good holiday season,  Does anyone have a  
recommendation for which program to use to compress AIFF music files?
Stuffit comes to mind,  any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks Again!

Happy Holidays! (PC)

Mike Robertson


| The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will
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MacGroup: Re: Smart spam tricks Neal

[Michael Robertson]

Neal,
I used to be a earthlink customer, and I found that I got alot of 
suspisous emails, and I was phished several times. I would go to the 
earthlink support page and use their instructions for sending them the 
header information from the emails. I would usually get a reply of 
appreciation. With a large group like earthlink or aol, its a good 
target for these types.
Be careful!
On Nov 25, 2005, at 4:52 PM, Neal Hammon wrote:

 Russ-

 In my case, some have viruses, some do not- but it is about time we 
 all downloaded the spam and virus blockers.

 Neal


 R. D. Preston wrote:

 On Nov 25, 2005, at 12:42 PM, Neal Hammon wrote:

 A general message  to anyone-

 Recently I have been receiving messages that were not addressed to  
 me. I ask my server, earthlink, how this could happen. Here is   
 their reply:

 When the elusive mail Spammer sends out their Bulk mailing they  
 have to try and avoid being caught. To do this they need to keep  
 the To: field from having too many address's, as this would be  
 caught by most servers. To facilitate this they utilize the Bcc:  
 field. This field allows the Spammer to not show all the address's  
 actually being sent to. In doing this the To: field will contain an  
 address that is not yours, therefore confusing the receiver. This  
 is done to make the customer feel as if they were sent the email by  
 accident, thereby generating a reply  letting them know they hit a  
 good address. Your best bet in this situation is to just delete the  
 message  NOT reply to it (especially if it says Reply to be  
 removed).

 Neal Hammon


 Neal,

 I also am an EarthLink customer.  I became suspicious of these eMail  
 messages, too.

  -- Not addressed to me.
  -- Short, phisher-like, overly-friendly or outright rude messages,  
 obviously composed to get your attention.
  -- Same size attachment in virtually all messages.

 Forwarded all msgs., with full headers, to fraud at earthlink.net  
 (only for Earthlink accounts), and got the following typical response 
 (s):

 **
 EARTHLINK VIRUS BLOCKER MESSAGE STATUS
 **

 MESSAGE DELETED

 Virus Detected: W32.Sober.X at mm

 Message Details:
   From: Admin at aol.com
   To: globaldirectusa at earthlink.net
   Subject: Registration_Confirmation
   Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:13:16 UTC

 EarthLink Virus Blocker has deleted a message sent to you
 because it was generated by a virus. It was not sent by a
 person, and there was no valid content in the message.

 For more information:

 http://www.earthlink.net/myaccount/help/virusblocker/#autodelete

 ***
 Powered by Symantec
 ***


 Regards,
 Russ Preston




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MacGroup: video card giveaway

[Michael Robertson]

I have a ATI Radeon 7000  PCI slot video card that I no longer need. It 
has 32mb of memory, with a DVI, and a VGA input port, free to good 
home.
Also, I have some cassett tapes of some music that I would like to 
somehow get on a CD, so I can import it into iTunes, does anyone know 
of a device that can do this?
Thanks for any help.
Mike Robertson



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MacGroup: 20 Sony CRT display for sale

[Michael Robertson]

Hey group,
I have a 20 Sony Trinitron CRT display looking for a good home. It is 
model E540, and has a service plan from circuit city good to 2/25/07.
It is in excellent condition, and has a VGA connector. I know there are 
not many who want these anymore, so any reasonable offer, or possible 
donation to a nonprofit will be considered.
Thanks
Mike Robertson



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MacGroup: Keychain Tips (Panther and Tiger)

[Michael Robertson]

Jerry,
I am showing my ignorance here, but how do you use the save to the 
keychain option from Safari. I am using 10.3.9, and the latest Safari 
version.
Thanks
Mike
On Aug 9, 2005, at 1:44 PM, Jerry Yeager wrote:

 Have you ever been to a web site, signed up for a password, etc. saved 
 it in your browser (using save to the keychain option of course) and 
 then wished that you could use it (the password) with other browsers?

 No? Well for the sake of discussion, let's say you did. Maybe you use 
 Safari regularly, but took FireFox out for a test browse and signed up 
 for something. And now you want to use that same username and password 
 in Safari (maybe you were at the site that tells you not to begin 
 sentences with the word 'and' except under special circumstances).

 Open the Keychain Access app (it lives in your Utilities folder). 
 Scroll through the list of keys there and select the one you want to 
 use elsewhere. Now click on the button called Access Control. If you 
 are a Panther user you will have a button called 'Add', Tigger users 
 will see the what should now be familiar; the  '+' and '-' buttons for 
 the add and delete functions. Click the add button, you will get a 
 file dialog box opening up that allows you to find the other app (in 
 this case the other browser) that you want to allow to use this 
 password (this key).

 As always, Use With Caution, YMMV!

 Jerry

 ---
 Someday, I will come up with a clever signature line. I am not sure if 
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MacGroup: Safari Emulation

[Michael Robertson]

John,
I have had accounts with National City and Chase, do online bill pay 
and transfer funds to my kids accounts, and have had no problems with 
Safari doing this.
Good luck.  Mike Robertson
On Jun 21, 2005, at 12:16 AM, John Robinson wrote:

 Thanks to all, and Jerry, you are so right.  I fully intend to let 
 them know how I feel about their support, I have three personal 
 accounts and my business account.  I will move them all if they make 
 it difficult.  I should NOT have to emulate any other browser, and 
 they will soon know this.

 John R.


 On Jun 20, 2005, at 11:08 PM, Jerry Yeager wrote:

 If you don't like using Terminal to muck around with the setting, 
 then pop over to version tracker and get Safari Enhancer:

 http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/17776

 This allows you to turn on the Debug menu in Safari. Once it is 
 turned on, use it to change the User Agent to one that this bank will 
 support.

 Personally though, I would send them an extremely strongly worded 
 letter pointing out that their reaction to your request has the marks 
 of some very poor customer relations. Not to mention requiring IE 
 puts your money in the account in serious jeopardy since IE is so bad 
 at security that the Department of Homeland Security tells computer 
 users to use a different browser (uh, you do not need to mention that 
 your are running a Mac OS). Also point out that many other banks 
 doing business in this local area have absolutely no problems 
 allowing customers to use Safari. Perhaps your money would be safer 
 with them.

  Jerry


 On Jun 20, 2005, at 10:39 PM, Profile wrote:

 Help is more than appreciated!

 Is there a way?

 My bank will not allow me to establish an electronic account with 
 them unless I use Internet Explorer, or Netscape.  I have written to 
 them concerning Safari, their reply was a simple NO.

 It wouldn't bother me to change banks, I may do so even if someone 
 out there suggest a workaround (other than using one of the browsers 
 they suggest, I feel Apple's products should have support).

 I recall there may have been a way to get Safari to emulate another 
 browser, but I have looked everywhere and I just can't find where to 
 turn this feature on, if it exist.

 I am running OS X 10.3.9.  Any help would be appreciated.

 John Robinson



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MacGroup: New address for MacTown?

[Michael Robertson]

Rex,
Don't know the exact address. But its now in the building on 
Breckinridge Ln, were Quest Outdoors used to be. Its across the street 
from St. Matthews Station, just south of the intersection with 
Shelbyville Rd. I think BicycleSport is still in the building as well.
On Jun 1, 2005, at 8:23 AM, Rex Baldazo wrote:

 What is the new address for MacTown?  Their Web site still shows the 
 old
 address.

 Thanks,

 --- Rex.



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MacGroup: tiger release

[Michael Robertson]

I am surprised that I haven't seen any postings about this. I am 
curious as to how many people will be jumping on the tiger on the 29th?
Will the third party software companies, ie: Adobe, Intuit, printer and 
scanner drivers, digital cameras, be up to speed with tiger?
Thanks for listening
Mike Robertson



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MacGroup: Help for Pitt

[Michael Robertson]

Tom,
I could go halves with someone on the Open Frame Rack. Also, I think 
you called me and left a message at my work #, about the check I mailed 
for  the annual dues, and the fact that I forgot to sign it. If this is 
right, could you mail it back, or tear it up, and I'll send a new one. 
I'll need the address again, as most of my mental faculties have gone 
out the window.
Thanks
Mike Robertson
On Mar 31, 2005, at 9:52 PM, Tom Guenthner wrote:

 As most of you know, the MAC Group meets at Pitt Academy for our 
 monthly meetings and will meet there for our SIG meetings. Pitt 
 Academy and the User group have been associated with each other for 
 about 10 years now.

 The following is the Mission Statement of Pitt Academy
 Our mission at Pitt Academy is to serve students with learning 
 difficulties in a non-graded elementary through secondary setting. We 
 strive to assist each individual in realizing his/her fullest 
 potential ?and in becoming a contributing and productive member of 
 society.

  ?Pitt Academy is a community of learners supported by caring and 
 dedicated teachers, administrators, ?parents, staff and resource 
 people who strive to make community not ?simply a concept to be 
 taught but a reality to be lived and experienced daily.

  Pitt will be moving to a new location during the summer.

  The new location is not wired for a computer network.

  Some of the members of our group will be undertaken this project. 
 Anyone wanting to help is welcome. Just let me know.

  We have put together a list of equipment that we will need to 
 complete the project. We have already had some equipment donated by 
 other members of our MAC Group and others. The following is what we 
 still need. If you can donate any of this or would be willing to help 
 pay for some of it please let me know. Your donation will be tax 
 deductible.

  These are estimated prices.
  1 - 19 OPEN FRAME RACK 72 ???150.00 ?? ???BLACK
  50 - 2' RJ45 5E PATCH CORDS 5.00 EACH ??? ?RED 
 ???
  20 - 25' RJ45 5E PATCH CORDS ??13.00 EACH ?? ?BLACK 
 ???
  40 - SURFACE MOUNT BOX W/RJ45 ?6.00 EACH ??? ?IVORY ???
  1 - PKG/100 MODULAR PLUGS 49.00 ??

  Their phone system also needs to be moved. If anyone knows of a phone 
 technician that would be able to help move it please let me know.
  Thanks,
  --
  Tom Guenthner
  President, LCS
  MAC User Group
  tom at aye.net

  
  
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MacGroup: Graphic wierdness in Safari?

[Michael Robertson]

Rex,
Are you running 10.3.8? Cause if you are, maybe that has something to 
do with it. After I did the upgrade I noticed other issues with Safari, 
that I posted on the list, about inabilities to log onto certain sites 
that require a username and password that I had not had problems with 
before.  As with your post, if I use another browser, IE or firefox, I 
have no problem, or with my other 2 macs, which are still running 
10.3.7. I did a report bug to Apple, but don't know if it does any 
good.
Mike Robertson
On Feb 23, 2005, at 8:09 AM, Rex Baldazo wrote:

 Does anybody else have problems in Safari viewing certain little
 graphics in Web sites?  For example, the little star ratings on
 Amazon.com, in Safari they're all messed up so I can't tell what the
 rating is.  I can tell the graphic is there but it's got a bunch of
 horizontal lines thru it, almost like static.

 The little graphics render fine in IE and iCab, it's only Safari meeing
 them up on my Mac.

 --- Rex.



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MacGroup: weird safari/keychain thing

[Michael Robertson]

To Lee and John,
Thanks for replying to my post, but as I said in it, I have done those 
that you mentioned. Cleared the cache, took out the Bank One and First 
USA cookies, and even the autofills, and did a Reset, which as I 
understand, completely empties those areas as well.  Well I'll keep 
messing with it and let you know. Its no big deal, just a odd situation 
to me.
On Feb 17, 2005, at 9:52 PM, Lee Larson wrote:

 On Feb 17, 2005, at 8:45 PM, Michael Robertson wrote:

 Hope this isn't too long winded, but thought one of you problem 
 solvers would like to have a go at this. I know alot of you like the 
 other browsers, ie, firefox, omniweb, ect. but I like Safari and the 
 iSync feature with the 3 different cpu's
 Thanks for any input, help, ect.

 Many sites such as these use cookies for session authentication. I'll 
 bet you have a bad cookie on the machine that's giving you the 
 problem. Empty the cookie jar.



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MacGroup: weird safari/keychain thing

[Michael Robertson]

Ok, I have done everything I can possibly think of, and still can't get 
onto the Bank One or First USA sites, to check my accounts from my 
desktop G4 using Safari. So if I want to do a clean reinstall, what 
files should I remove besides the App file and the Safari folder, in 
the home library before I do a reinstall. I just can't let go of this.
On Feb 17, 2005, at 9:52 PM, Lee Larson wrote:

 On Feb 17, 2005, at 8:45 PM, Michael Robertson wrote:

 Hope this isn't too long winded, but thought one of you problem 
 solvers would like to have a go at this. I know alot of you like the 
 other browsers, ie, firefox, omniweb, ect. but I like Safari and the 
 iSync feature with the 3 different cpu's
 Thanks for any input, help, ect.

 Many sites such as these use cookies for session authentication. I'll 
 bet you have a bad cookie on the machine that's giving you the 
 problem. Empty the cookie jar.



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MacGroup: weird safari/keychain thing

[Michael Robertson]

Ok group,
Here is the situation I can't quite figure out. Because of a stolen 
credit card number, I have been checking my account status for the 
account several times in the last 10 days, to see if any  more 
fraudulent charges have come through. (The number was closed, and a new 
one issued), but I could still access it with the same user name and 
password on the Bank One cardmember services web site. I was checking 
it yesterday, logged in fine, and all was ok, logged out, then 
remembered to check for something that caught my eye, and tried to log 
back on. That is when things started getting strange. Every time I now 
try to get onto either  Bank One site,( one for checking, one for 
credit card) using Safari, I go to the Bank One homepage, ok there,  
but when I try to log in, after putting in the user name and password,  
I get a drop down window saying that Safari cannot find the server. But 
this only happens on my work desktop unit, a dual G4 running 10.3.7. I 
can do the samething with my laptop( powerbook, also running 10.3.7) at 
the same location, and can get on fine. At home, with my iMac I can get 
on fine. I have a .Mac account and use iSync to keep the Safari 
settings the same with the 3 units. With the desktop G4 I have tried 
all I can think of, short of reinstalling Safari, ie: cleared the 
cache, history, have run disk permissions, and have even reset Safari, 
and trashed the safari. plist file, on that unit, and still can't log 
onto THAT site. I have no trouble getting into a account I have with 
National City, or any other web activity. If I use Internet Explorer on 
the G4, no problem either.
So, should I reinstall Safari, on that G4, and put in the setting files 
from one of the other units, or is this a Keychain problem, which I am 
ashamed to say, I never really understood how to deal with?
Hope this isn't too long winded, but thought one of you problem solvers 
would like to have a go at this. I know alot of you like the other 
browsers, ie, firefox, omniweb, ect. but I like Safari and the iSync 
feature with the 3 different cpu's
Thanks for any input, help, ect.
Mike Robertson
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MacGroup: Internet Cleanup

[Michael Robertson]

I bought this program a few weeks back primarily because of my paranoia 
of spyware, and the fact that this program was supposed to search your 
hard drive for it. I have used it with some success, but I found that 
the pop up blocker seems to interfere with Ebay's opening pages, ect. 
When ever I run the search for spyware, none has been found, so I guess 
I'm ok there.
On Jan 31, 2005, at 1:10 PM, Rob Kersting wrote:

 Well, I figured, what the heck, and installed it.

 It really doesn't have much that couldn't be done with Applescripts, 
 with the possible exception of finding the spyware (if any). But since 
 the spyware button is disabled in the trial version, we'll never know 
 how that works unless we fork over the $$.

 I'm sure there are other utilities that do the same thing, possibly as 
 shareware or freeware. Firefox blocks popups very, very well, so that 
 function of IC is unnecessary.

 I once used Aladdin (Allume's) preference cleaner, it trashed a number 
 of preferences for apps I regularly used and caused a great deal of 
 damage. It's difficult to think that a company can safely create a 
 utility like this that fits every profile imaginable.

 If I were to use it, I would use it with a great deal of caution.

 rob

 Carl Wimmer wrote:

 George:

 I am not familiar with IC 2.0, but am with 1.1 which effectively only 
 works well with Internet Explorer and Mozilla browsers.  I assume you 
 are using OS X, so remember the base OS is very stable and not so 
 easy to contaminate.

 If you use Safari or Firefox as your browser, they are capable of 
 blocking pop-ups ads. You can manually remove your history cache, 
 browser cache, and determine your cookie policy yourself. If you use 
 one or even two browsers, this takes little time, but you must 
 schedule it or remember to.

 If you fear spyware and use Internet Explorer, it may be worthwhile 
 and you get the other utilities with it.

 Finally, if you are using a company/university machine, your system 
 administrator should be consulted re: policy and may have to install 
 it for you depending on your user privileges.

 Carl Wimmer

 On Jan 30, 2005, at 4:55 PM, George H. Yankey wrote:

 Allume Systems is pushing the program  Internet Cleanup 2.0  Is 
 this a program I should have in my utilities folder ?

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MacGroup: WIFI question

[Michael Robertson]

Stuart,
I am no expert on this, but before I was to send a 15titanium 
powerbook up to my daughter in chicago, I put in a airport card(it uses 
the original one) and went up to highland coffee, knowing they had 
wi-fi there. When I powered up, the airport applet at top left showed 
the signal, I clicked on it and it showed the name of the account to 
which I clicked on and that was it, I was surfin and drinkin. If a cafe 
had their's password protected, then I'm sure they would give that to 
you. As long as your network settings in system prefs are set for 
airport, you should be good to go. I guess their range is the same as 
most wireless routers, 150' or so.
Hope this helps.
Mike
On Jan 28, 2005, at 8:39 AM, Stuart Ungar wrote:

 OK, this may be a really simple question, but here it
 goes... I have an older Laptop (original iBook) and I
 have an airport card in it.  Before I moved I had a
 wireless network set up.  Right now it is connected
 directly through a DSL line.  I know that almost all
 the cafe's are set up with WIFI now.  So, what do I
 need to do (as far as switching settings) to use the
 WIFI networks at these places.  And, to switch it back
 to DSL when I get home.  And, how far is the reach in
 these places?  Can you access it from their parking
 lot (I would assume so).  Would the settings be the
 same (as the coffee shop wireless settings) if I again
 got my wireless setup going at home?

 Thanks,
 Stuart

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MacGroup: TEST

[Michael Robertson]

Your post on the motarola item has come thru to me 3 times in the last 
hour.
On Jan 28, 2005, at 8:59 AM, Brian O'Neal wrote:

 Having trouble posting.

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MacGroup: High speed access newbie

[Michael Robertson]

Beth, you can check the bellsouth web for their dsl, fastaccess.com to 
see if your area in oldham county is capable of getting the service, I 
have a cable modem from insight because our house(blankenbaker road and 
US 42) still does not qualify for dsl. At first we had ALOT of problems 
with it, but for the last year and half, its been fine. We have a 
airport extream  base station connected to the modem and run two to 
three macs with no problems, my wife uses AOL with no problems, IMing 
our kids (away at college) all the time. I think broadband from a 
satellite company like Dish is still pretty expensive, last time I 
checked, around $120/month. Good luck with whatever you decide on.
Mike
On Jan 26, 2005, at 4:30 PM, Rex Baldazo wrote:

 I've got DSL service thru IgLou.com and have no major complaints.? The 
 upside is you are supporting a local company, the downside is that 
 they are using SBC phone lines as the medium for their DSL service.? 
 So you do have to have SBC local phone service, in addition to IgLou's 
 DSL service.
 ?
 I believe SBC offers bundled deals where you can get phone and DSL 
 from them for less than the a-la-carte price of going the SBC/IgLou 
 route.? Just read the fine print before you sign--some of the SBC 
 deals are for the first few months only, then the price goes up 
 substantially.
 ?
 Either way, I think you'll almost certainly want a router.? A hub is 
 fine if you plan on paying for the IP address of every computer on 
 your network.? But personally I'm a major cheapskate so I'm paying for 
 one, and the router lets me connect all my computers thru that one IP 
 address.? There's lots of inexpensive routers that have built-in hubs 
 so you don't need a separate hub.
 ?
 --- Rex.
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 [mailto:owner-macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu] On Behalf Of Beth 
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 Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 3:27 PM
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 Subject: MacGroup: High speed access newbie

 I recently married and my husband and I are considering moving up to 
 high speed access from our individual AOL dial-up accounts. We are not 
 set on sticking with AOL, though he?s addicted to his Instant 
 Messaging, and are considering alternatives. He has (gasp!) a Windoze 
 machine running XP. I have a Macintosh G4 running Jaguar. We will want 
 to share the high speed access and if possible I?d like to set up a 
 small network consisting of the two computers and an old LaserWriter 
 16/600 I got from work. I also bring home my Powerbook from work 
 occasionally and would like to be able to connect it to the network as 
 well.

 Can I get some feedback on the various types of high speed access 
 available in the local area (we are in Oldham County) as far as ease 
 of setup and what is required for each? I know that AOL has high speed 
 access as does Bell South, Insight and Dish Network. Are there any 
 others I should consider and what are the pros and cons of each?

 I know I will need a small network hub, but will I need a router too? 
 Any recommendations on these?

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MacGroup: erase disc question

[Michael Robertson]

Rob,
One followup question I would have on this subject is, If I want to 
strip the hd of a cube we are no longer using, and after starting up 
from a install cd, using disk utility to strip it, and then 
reinstalling the OS, what keystroke can I use( on restart) to eject the 
disk so I can keep from having the install program go into the  steps 
to personalize the OS, since the cube is a top loading cd drive?
Thanks
Mike Robertson
On Jan 2, 2005, at 9:32 PM, Rob Kersting wrote:

 Stuart:

 How big is the disk? If it's only 6-8 gigs, just yank it out and sell 
 the machine without it. Removing a disk that small won't depreciate 
 the value appreciably. Then you can either use the disk in another of 
 your machines or take it apart and make windchimes out of the platters 
 (they have a BEAUTIFUL ring tone).

 Apple's Disk Utility has a low-level format option that lets you zero 
 all data and I believe Norton's Disk Erase is approved by some 
 governent agency or another to be totally secure.

 Start it up with the System Disk, open the Disk Setup and choose 
 initialization options. Choose low-level format and zero all data. Run 
 that a few times and you should be pretty safe. Then just install the 
 system and box it up to sell.

 rob

 Stuart Ungar wrote:

 I have an older mac that I was thinking of selling on
 eBay.  I had our financial records on it as well as my
 small business records and think I got everything off
 of it.  Is there a way to erase the hard drive of
 everything and get it to be like new again? Hopefully something 
 quick and easy (not too computer
 savy here).  I also want to make sure all programs are
 taken off of the computer too.

 Thanks in advance for any help you can give!
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MacGroup: Re: Appleworks 6

[Michael Robertson]

Rex,
I am sure Ward and the folks at Mactown would love to sell you a new 
copy, but if you are here in louisville, I will loan you mine for a few 
days.
Mike Robertson
On Jan 2, 2005, at 9:25 PM, Rob Kersting wrote:

 Isn't Appleworks a free download?

 Download the OS9 version then use the updater for OSX compatibility.

 rob




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MacGroup: Dead Spare Battery?

[Michael Robertson]

I read in a Macworld article recently on the subject of rechargeable 
batteries, that with the ones for mac laptops it is a good idea every 
month or two to let them run all the way down and then do a full 
charge, it said the same for iPods too.
On Dec 30, 2004, at 11:14 PM, Dan Crutcher wrote:

 I left the battery in and charging overnight and, lo and behold, when 
 I checked the next morning, it registered a full charge. I guess it 
 just took a while to get warmed up. Now I just have to remember not 
 to wait another 6 months to put my other battery in and charge it up.

 Does anyone know of a way to make these spare Powerbook batteries 
 keep longer if unused. Or is it simply a necessity to use them every 
 so often to keep them from dying for good -- a use it or lose it 
 scenario?

 Apple released a battery firmware update a while back that fixed some 
 battery problems. My battery would show 100%, would click down to 
 about 90% and then immediately drop to 0%. The firmware update fixed 
 it for me. If it doesn't work for you, then you'll need a new 
 battery. It's a good chance after 6 months that the battery won't 
 charge again. When these batteries are completely drained of juice, 
 often they won't come back completely, if at all.

 Hope this helps!

 --
 Bryan C. Forrest
 Macintosh Specialist  Asst. Network Administrator
 LifeNet
 http://www.lifenet.org

 On Dec 29, 2004, at 5:14 PM, Dan Crutcher wrote:

 I have a spare battery for my Powerbook G4 that's been sitting 
 unused for about 6 months. I just put it in the computer to charge 
 it up and after an hour or so it still reads 0% charged.

 Does this likely mean it's dead? Is there any way to revive it?

 Dan
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MacGroup: Firefox

[Michael Robertson]

Hey Ward, I bought a CD of the browser which came with the instruction 
manual. But I have yet to get it to find or recognize or be able to 
import my bookmarks.
Thanks for any imput and happy new year to you and all at mactown.
On Dec 28, 2004, at 2:18 PM, Ward Oldham wrote:

 Hey Folks,

  Here is a neat reason to get Firefox... you can Hack it for maximum
  speed!

 http://tonytalkstech.com/2004/12/28/turbo-charge-your-firefox-browser/

  Ward

 Ward Oldham, MacDude
  MacTown
  1041 Bardstown Road
  Louisville, KY ?40204
  502-485-1243
 ward at mactown.us
 http://www.mactown.us

  
  
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MacGroup: Insightbb conection speed

[Michael Robertson]

Hey group,
I have a cable modem connection thru Insight, and have recently noticed 
that my connection speed is getting really slow. According to the speed 
tests that I've run, I am only getting about twice the speed of dial 
up,  175kpbs. Do you think its because of the busy holiday online 
shopping traffic? I have two G4 desktops running off a airport extreme 
base, one with the older airport card, and one with the extreme card, 
and the speed is the same for both. The signals to each seem fine.
Thanks for any feedback, and happy holidays.
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MacGroup: Watson now free

[Michael Robertson]

Hey Bill,
I checked out the link you posted, and since Karelia doesn't offer the 
app anymore, can you get it from Sun? Or were do you suggest I try to 
get this from?
Thanks,
Mike Robertson
On Nov 29, 2004, at 9:59 PM, Bill Rising wrote:

 Hey Folks,

 In case you'd like something that works (in general) better than 
 Sherlock for simple searching on the web, Watson has been released for 
 free use on the Mac by Karelia:

 http://weblog.karelia.com/MacOSX/WatsonStatus.html

 Here's the deal:

 Watson was developed for Jaguar. It is one of the best things out 
 there for looking for info on the web w/o searching. When Panther came 
 along, Apple took most of the look and feel from Watson and put it 
 into Sherlock. Never once even mentioned Sherlock as an inspiration. 
 So... Karelia decided that Watson for the Mac was dead, and sold it to 
 Sun, who promised a Java (i.e. platform independent) version of it by, 
 oh, September 2004. Sun instead sat on it, and never developed it. 
 Karelia thought that this was a waste of a good product, and found a 
 loophole in their agreement with Sun which allowed them to give away 
 licenses.

 Check it out. It is one app I use at least twice every day.

 Bill



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MacGroup: Windoz laptop for sale

[Michael Robertson]

Hey group,
For anyone interested, I have a Toshiba 17 Satellite P25 laptop, that 
my son had used for one year at school, for sale. Email me if 
interested and I can give the specifics on it. I just had it checked 
out by a toshiba repair center. I think it should fetch $800 or so.
Thanks for your attention, everyone have a good thanksgiving!
Michael Robertson
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MacGroup: address book/ .mac

[Michael Robertson]

Bill, I can't help with the .mac and sync angle, as I am new to that my 
self. But I think you should be able to find your address book info in 
the home folder, library, application support. If you copy that and 
reinstall it in your new home folder in the same place, and select 
replace when asked, it should work.
On Oct 26, 2004, at 12:54 PM, Bill Micou wrote:

 Help -

 I was using Address Book for contacts, but after a minor crash of my 
 hard drive, I no longer
 have any records in there.  I mistakenly performed a new install to 
 correct the crash, and found
 my other files (photos, tunes, etc...) in the 'previous system', and 
 have resurrected what I need,
 except for the contacts.  I have a back-up that I think I could use, 
 but that would be too easy.
 Here's why I'm asking for help:  When I go to my 'dot Mac' account, 
 and click on address book,
 all of my contacts are instantly there.  How can I do a synch from the 
 'dot Mac' world to my
 laptop?  I have tried clicking on 'preference' on the dot mac address 
 book then making sure
 synching is turned on and clicking on save.  The only thing that 
 happens is the few contacts
 that I have added to the laptop, are now added to the dot mac list.  
 Is the synch only one way?
  The help section indicates synching will make the .mac address book 
 the same as your
 computer.  (Plan B = If my only hope is the back-up, what file is the 
 address contacts stored in?)

 Any ideas?
 Thanks,  Bill Micou



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MacGroup: logitech mouse

[Michael Robertson]

Marta, I have found that the batteries seem to last about 4 to 6 months, you 
will know when they need to be replaced when it starts to make the cursor act 
eraticly, jumping around, not responding well to the movements of the mouse.

-Original Message-
From: Marta Edie PB [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Jan 12, 2004 3:10 PM
To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu
Subject: Re: MacGroup: logitech mouse

Thanks, Harry and Michael,  I installed it . It works fine, however, 
when I install Panther, it may only do the plain functions, so the lady 
said when i called. This mouse will only support up to Jaguar. One more 
question : how long  approx.does one of those run on those two 
batteries since there is no device to turn it off when not in use?
Marta
On Monday, Jan 12, 2004, at 11:23 US/Eastern, Harry Jacobson-Beyer 
wrote:

 I have a Microsoft intellimouse which is cordless and it works just 
 fine
 with jaguar. The base station is on my desk cuddled up between an
 external speaker and an Epson printer. The speaker, printer and mouse
 work just fine.

 Monday, January 12, 200410:04 AMMarta Ediemledie at insightbb.com

 a friend gave me a cordless logitech mouse for Christmas. It is sort 
 of
 bulky with a scroll wheel on top, a switch button and those right and
 left clickers which usually only come for PCs. Before installing the
 thing I would like to know whether anybody has had experience with 
 that
 kind of mouse. The receiver is to be put at least 8 inches away from
 electrical devices. My whole desk is full of printers, scanners, lamps
 and what have yous. Does that make any difference? Maybe i should
 install it into my PB, which sits by itself unencumbered by devices.
 Marta
   Heinzelm?nnchenk?nigin a.D.



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Marta
 Heinzelm?nnchenk?nigin a.D.




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MacGroup: logitech mouse

[Michael Robertson]

I have just the one you are describing, and I think its great! I have been 
using a cordless mouse for several years, i'll never use a corded one, I even 
got a apple cordless keyboard, no more cords here. The reciever can be well 
behind or below your work area and still work fine. The one I use at home is on 
the floor and it still receives fine. 

-Original Message-
From: Marta Edie [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Jan 12, 2004 10:04 AM
To: MacUser Group MacUserGroup macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu
Subject: MacGroup: logitech mouse

a friend gave me a cordless logitech mouse for Christmas. It is sort of 
bulky with a scroll wheel on top, a switch button and those right and 
left clickers which usually only come for PCs. Before installing the 
thing I would like to know whether anybody has had experience with that 
kind of mouse. The receiver is to be put at least 8 inches away from 
electrical devices. My whole desk is full of printers, scanners, lamps 
and what have yous. Does that make any difference? Maybe i should 
install it into my PB, which sits by itself unencumbered by devices.
Marta
   Heinzelm?nnchenk?nigin a.D.



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| be January 27. The LCS Web page is http://www.kymac.org.
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MacGroup: spyware

[Michael Robertson]

I took note of article in yesterdays CJ about AOL providing spyware protection 
and that earthlink already has it for windows users. Is this something that us 
Mac users should consider having? I run all the latest security updates with 
software update, and am using a router for my dsl connection. I went to 
versiontracker and typed in spyware and was directed to a program called
MacScan X ver. b8. Any opinions on this?
Thanks
Mike Robertson 



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MacGroup: Digital Camcorder

[Michael Robertson]

Any suggestions for brand/model of digital camcorder for home/amature use to 
edit older analog 8mm tapes. Probably should have firewire connection. Price 
range in the 500 to 800s.
Thanks for any help.
Mike Robertson


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MacGroup: imac

[Michael Robertson]

If anyone is interested, I have a snow slot load imac for sale. It has 600MHz 
processor, built in CD-RW drive.
I have maxed out the RAM to 750Mb. Saw one sell on ebay yesterday for $510.00 
so $500 seems fair to me.
Phone if you want to 581-1081.
thanks
mike Robertson


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MacGroup: Build Windows machines or buy Macs?

[Michael Robertson]

Ann, I have a snow imac purchased from mactown, it has a 600mhz processor, i 
maxed out the ram, 750mb, a cd-rw drive, i have the original disks and manual, 
but no box. Let me know if this would help your situation here, call or email 
if so. 
mike robertson  581-1081.

-Original Message-
From: Ann Richmond [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Nov 26, 2003 9:30 AM
To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu
Subject: Re: MacGroup: Build Windows machines or buy Macs?

One thing they have discussed is getting a digital camera. If the boys 
want to process digital images on these computers won't they need 
firewire? or will usb 1 work?

Rex Baldazo wrote:

Can't answer all your questions but I do have an answer for this one...

  

I don't see any network stuff (they aren't now but 
I think they should), modems, or connectivity--usb,
firewire? Should she assume anything  comes with?



On the networks and modem, don't assume they come with the box.  They might 
but get that in writing.

As for USB and firewire, it's generally safe to assume that you are getting at 
least USB since almost all PC motherboards come with support for USB.  
However, if you need USB 2.0 (the high-speed version that's essentially as 
fast as Firewire 400) then you can't assume since there's plenty of older 
motherboards still out there that only support the USB 1.1 standard and not 
the new USB 2.0.  You should get that in writing (note: USB 2.0 is sometimes 
called USB Hi-Speed)

But Firewire is much less common on PC motherboards, so here again just like 
with the network support you'd better get it in writing.  Don't assume.

As for your whole PC vs. Mac decision, one cost you should consider is the 
virus cost.  My Mom has a PC (because that's what they use at work and she 
doesn't want to learn something different at home) and I've had to spend a 
good deal of time and effort with her a couple times when her PC got infected. 
 And though I bought and installed anti-virus software for her, she doesn't 
download the virus patches regularly which is why it gets infected 
periodically.

Still, for her I think it is in fact best that she have a PC since that way 
Word and Excel look and act exactly the same for her whether she's at home or 
work.  And that kind of uniformity does matter for people who aren't big 
techno-geeks like some of us.

--- Rex.


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MacGroup: Saving E-Mail

[Michael Robertson]

-Original Message-
From: George H. Yankey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Nov 21, 2003 5:34 AM
To: Macgroup macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu
Subject: MacGroup: Saving E-Mail

After reading, I delete most of my e-mail messages   Occasionally I 
receive one that I would like to save. How is the best way to save 
-mail?

George Yankey



My email service will keep emails moved to a 'saved mails' folder indefinately. 
Or you can use the old fashioned method of printing it.


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MacGroup: Safari Bookmarks

[Michael Robertson]

-Original Message-
From: Rex Baldazo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Nov 14, 2003 2:48 PM
To: 'macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu' macgroup at 
erdos.math.louisville.edu
Subject: RE: MacGroup: Safari Bookmarks

Were all your affected bookmarks overseas sites?  The current Internet Traffic 
Report:

http://www.internettrafficreport.com/main.htm

Seems to indicate some problems reaching sites out in Asia and Australia--if 
your bookmarks were out there it might have just been Internet problems and not 
Safari.

--- Rex Baldazo
--- Senior Editor
--- Builder.com

-Original Message-
From: owner-macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 
Behalf Of Michael Robertson
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 2:39 PM
To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu

No they were not, all the bookmarks I have, as far as I can tell are domestic, 
and I failed to mention in the original message, that I checked this by using 
IE, and had no problems opening my bookmarks.
Thanks again for any responses.
Subject: MacGroup: Safari Bookmarks


Hey Group,
I don't know if this is a friday the 13th thing or what, but I have been using 
Safari for 6 months, have had no major problems thus far, (except retainment of 
user names and passwords on my mac at home thats set up for multi-users, but 
thats another story.) Today, while using Safari, when I opened the bookmark 
list, only about a third of the bookmarks would work. I would double click on a 
bookmark, and nothing, go down the list, and same thing, some would open, most 
not. I emptyed the cache, cleared the history and even reset it, to no avail. 
Then I exported the bookmark file to save it, and reinstalled Safari, imported 
the bookmark file, and still the same situation. Very strange. Any one have or 
had this happen? Thanks for any responces, 
Mike Robertson


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