transfer files to different user
Howdy all I have here a G4 mirror door with OX 10.3.54 and a rev A iMac with 10.2.8 which my wife now uses. we are connected via ADSL ethernet model Q how do I transfer files ( scans etc) from the G4 to the iMac, or form one user to anotehr user. I figure I could drop them into the iMacs public folder in my wife's account - but that comes up with no user authentication we've changed access permissions to her public folder to read and write but alas no go either any suggestions? chow ps I was hoping ot get to WAMUG meeting tonight, but we didn't get kids into bed till 7.35, and it takes me 20 min to get to Curtin, then I would have to find the room - ahhh well next time hopefully chow
Calling all O2 XDA II owners!
Hi there, I am the proud new owner of a O2 XDA II. They are awesome, and with PocketMac most of my problems of syncing are over. However, I still have difficulties loading new microsoft software on the unit as most companies don't give you the .cab files that are needed to load from your Macintosh. Does anyone out there own one of these little babies and if they do, do you have any suggestions on a work around for this challenge. Cheers, Cal Conkey
Re: transfer files to different user
Gary, You could try hooking up your iMac to the Mirror door G4 in Firewire target disk mode. Then you could copy your old files to anywhere on the iMac. Use a standard Firewire cable to link the two machines. Restart the iMac and hold the t key during startup. The iMac screen will show the Firewire logo, and the Mirror door G4 will mount the drive in the iMac on the desktop like any other Firewire drive. HTH John -- John Winters Phone +61 8 9367 9277 Fax +61 8 9367 9244 [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: gary dorn [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 23:18:02 +0800 To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: transfer files to different user Howdy all I have here a G4 mirror door with OX 10.3.54 and a rev A iMac with 10.2.8 which my wife now uses. we are connected via ADSL ethernet model Q how do I transfer files ( scans etc) from the G4 to the iMac, or form one user to anotehr user. I figure I could drop them into the iMacs public folder in my wife's account - but that comes up with no user authentication we've changed access permissions to her public folder to read and write but alas no go either any suggestions? chow ps I was hoping ot get to WAMUG meeting tonight, but we didn't get kids into bed till 7.35, and it takes me 20 min to get to Curtin, then I would have to find the room - ahhh well next time hopefully chow -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
RE: transfer files to different user
Using ethernet and TCP/IP:
Howdy all
I have here a G4 mirror door with OX 10.3.54 and a rev A iMac with
10.2.8 which my wife now uses.
we are connected via ADSL ethernet model
Q how do I transfer files ( scans etc) from the G4 to the iMac, or
form one user to anotehr user.
1. They need to be on the 'same' network ie 192.168.1.x where x is
between (but _not_ including) 1 and 255 and _must_ be unique for each
machine, keeping them contiguous can help too.
Most ADSL modem/routers will sort this for you if all machines are
set to automatic addressing, in other words using DHCP.
This can be tested using:
Applications Utilities Network Utility Ping
2. Once ' step 1' is sorted you can use:
Finder Go Connect to Server (Apple+K) to connect to the other
Mac, this will work in both directions.
Type in something similar to:
192.168.1.2 ('System Preferences Network' will tell you the actual
IP address of the computer to use) and press enter.
3. Use the Login credentials of the current user on the remote Mac to
connect, as this gives access to their home directory.
4. Once connected drag connected/desired network drives into the
Favourites folders for easy access in the future. The Connect to
Server entry will be there next time too.
HTH
Paul
Re: transfer files to different user
2. Once ' step 1' is sorted you can use:
Finder Go Connect to Server (Apple+K) to connect to the other
Mac, this will work in both directions.
Type in something similar to:
192.168.1.2 ('System Preferences Network' will tell you the actual
IP address of the computer to use) and press enter.
You also need to have enabled Personal File Sharing from the System
Preferences 'Sharing' panel on the Mac you wish to connect to.
Have fun,
Shay
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Re: transfer files to different user
Shay Telfer wrote:
2. Once ' step 1' is sorted you can use:
Finder Go Connect to Server (Apple+K) to connect to the other
Mac, this will work in both directions.
Type in something similar to:
192.168.1.2 ('System Preferences Network' will tell you the actual
IP address of the computer to use) and press enter.
You also need to have enabled Personal File Sharing from the System
Preferences 'Sharing' panel on the Mac you wish to connect to.
Have fun,
Shay
Oh yes, and what he said... =}
Skype
How did the discussion on Skype go at the meeting? Any tips? I've installed the software but haven't as yet got around to getting a powerful enough mic. How does the Griffin iMic stand up? Thanks, Matt. Matt Morgan
Fwd:
Begin forwarded message: From: Stephen Chape [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Can anyone throw any light on how to resolve this ? For the last 10 or so start ups I get this message (below). The only option given is to click OK which I have done. I have even left my eMac (lastest OSX) for half a day after clicking OK, but it still comes up at the next start up. I am an iMac subscriber. The size of the iDisk on your computer is not correct. The size of the .Mac iDisk is larger than the size of the iDisk on your computer. The iDisk on your computer will be unavailable while changing its size. Regards, Stephen Chape Regards, Stephen Chape
Re: Fwd:
Apple just changed the size of their iDisk on .Mac accounts to 250Mb, so your machine is presumably wanting to change its local copy to match the size of the remote one. I believe you can change the partitioning of your .Mac account online. http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-749.html#lnk1 Have fun, Shay Begin forwarded message: From: Stephen Chape [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Can anyone throw any light on how to resolve this ? For the last 10 or so start ups I get this message (below). The only option given is to click OK which I have done. I have even left my eMac (lastest OSX) for half a day after clicking OK, but it still comes up at the next start up. I am an iMac subscriber. The size of the iDisk on your computer is not correct. The size of the .Mac iDisk is larger than the size of the iDisk on your computer. The iDisk on your computer will be unavailable while changing its size. Regards, Stephen Chape Regards, Stephen Chape -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord http://sungroper.asn.au/
RE: Skype
Hi Matt, I'm using Skype to communicate with my brother in the UK. He's got a Win2K laptop, I'm running a souped up G4/400 (now 1.2Ghz) and the basic speakerjack-based omni mike that came with it. Works fine. Cheers, Tobes. -- From: Matt Morgan Sent: Wednesday, October 6, 2004 12:58 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Skype How did the discussion on Skype go at the meeting? Any tips? I've installed the software but haven't as yet got around to getting a powerful enough mic. How does the Griffin iMic stand up? Thanks, Matt. Matt Morgan -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: Fwd: iDisk (Modified by Wendy Austin Thomas Oswin)
Stephen This should solve the problem. To avoid this alert, turn off your local iDisk and then turn it back on again: 1. From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences. 2. Click the .Mac icon. 3. Click the iDisk tab. 4. Deselect the Create a local copy of your iDisk checkbox. 5. Click the Show All button in the top left corner of the window. 6. An alert will appear that asks if you're sure. Click Turn off local iDisk, and then click OK if another window appears. 7. Go back to the iDisk preferences. 8. Select the Create a local copy of your iDisk checkbox. Article ID: 300067 Date Created: September 27, 2004 Date Modified: September 29, 2004 On 06 Oct 2004, at 12:03, Stephen Chape wrote: From: Stephen Chape [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Can anyone throw any light on how to resolve this ? For the last 10 or so start ups I get this message (below). The only option given is to click OK which I have done. I have even left my eMac (lastest OSX) for half a day after clicking OK, but it still comes up at the next start up. I am an iMac subscriber. The size of the iDisk on your computer is not correct. The size of the .Mac iDisk is larger than the size of the iDisk on your computer. The iDisk on your computer will be unavailable while changing its size. Wendy Austin Thomas Oswin Coastal Road Pomponette via Surinam Mauritius Island tel/ans/fax: +2306257399 iChat/MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
TPG Internet 1.5Mbps ADSL
G'day everyone, Just wondering if anyone on the WAMUG list has anything to report good or bad about TPG Internet and their support of Macs and for that matter, support in general for us over here in WA? (I notice they say they don't support Macs officially, but mention various Mac-specific details on various web pages etc) Their current ADSL offer just looks too good to resist (now that we can actually get ADSL in Kardinya - yay!): Plan Name: 1.5 Mb Value Unlimited Monthly:$49.95 /mo Down/Up:1500/256 Prepaid download: 20 GB Excess rate:No charge (Shaped down to 64Kbps) Upload charges: nil http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/bc-isp.cfm?id=18s=1p=4124 Looks even better than Westnet's deals though their support is perhaps less impressive - just tried ringing their support number only to get a message that there are too many calls currently - will be adding more helpdesk staff soon, please call back later - but then I did ring after 9pm EST I guess. %-] The TPG forum on broadbandchoice.com.au seems fairly positive: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=245272 -Mart
imac article mentions WAMUG member
Don't know how many of you have read this article fromt he washington post, but Martin was quoted in it! See below Dave Choy Macs rule for value when cost is the key By Mark Kellner Published October 5, 2004 Gutenberg invented movable type. Columbus discovered the new world. And a Macintosh computer always costs more than its Microsoft Windows-based PC equivalent. As my e-mail inbox last week demonstrated, the latter statement -- a modified version of something said in this space seven days ago -- is not true. Neither are the other two assertions, for that matter. China had movable woodblock printing 400 years before Johannes Gutenberg, and Korea used copper type for printing in 1392, five years before the German innovator was born. And while Christopher Columbus made an important discovery in 1492, he was not the first explorer to reach this part of the planet. Now, back to Macs. While it is true that you can buy an inexpensive PC that runs Windows, there's a difference between saying you can get an inexpensive PC for half the cost of Apple's IMac G5 and what some readers' perception was, that you could find that new Mac's equal for half off. To clarify: The IMac G5, with a 64-bit PowerPC processor, is a far more powerful system than any bargain-basement Windows machine. You can buy desktop computers running Microsoft Windows that have 64-bit processors; Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) each offer such CPU chips to computer makers and build-it-yourself users. But the price of such systems can surpass similar Mac configurations. In August, writer Paul Murphy of the online publication LinuxInsider.com compared a dual-processor Mac G5 system and a dual-processor Intel Xeon box from Dell. Both are 64-bit computers, and both have enough power for high-end computing tasks such as scientific computations and computer-aided design. Mr. Murphy looked at Dell and Mac units with equal amounts of RAM (512 megabytes), hard disk space (160 gigabytes) and even video memory (128 MB). The Dell system, at $4,009, was $1,010 more expensive than the equivalent Mac. At almost every level, Mr. Murphy found that Macs were less expensive than Dells with similar features. E-mailing readers, such as Martin Hill of Curtin University of Technology in Bentley, Australia, also pointed out the differences between certain all-in-one PC configurations and the IMac G5: You can't equal the latter system's power on the PC side. Why does the myth persist? Well, old truths do die hard. Macs traditionally have had higher entry-system prices than PCs, and while you can get a very good starter EMac computer from Apple, it's not as widely known as some other Mac models. Rob Enderle, an industry analyst with the Enderle Group, in San Jose, Calif., says buyers also pay a premium for Apple's forward-thinking industrial design. Design has a cost. You do get what is a very elegant design with the IMac. It is a very attractive box. Neither of the other [all-in-one computers] are on the same page as the IMac, he said. At the same time, Mr. Enderle believes Apple could do more at the low end to challenge the entry-level machines from Dell, Hewlett-Packard and others. The old Ronald Reagan line the late president used with former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev comes to mind: Trust, but verify. When shopping for a computer, be certain what you are comparing is equal in power; but also, be sure of your needs. - Napoleon Bonaparte : The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.
RE: TPG Internet 1.5Mbps ADSL
TPG is Total Peripherals Group, Melbourne based, who are importers and wholesalers of Windows , PC's from Asia, and do not have any vested interest in Macs, who are to them , the competition. regards, Ted -Original Message- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Martin Hill Sent: Wednesday, 6 October 2004 7:25 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: TPG Internet 1.5Mbps ADSL G'day everyone, Just wondering if anyone on the WAMUG list has anything to report good or bad about TPG Internet and their support of Macs and for that matter, support in general for us over here in WA? (I notice they say they don't support Macs officially, but mention various Mac-specific details on various web pages etc) Their current ADSL offer just looks too good to resist (now that we can actually get ADSL in Kardinya - yay!): Plan Name: 1.5 Mb Value Unlimited Monthly:$49.95 /mo Down/Up:1500/256 Prepaid download: 20 GB Excess rate:No charge (Shaped down to 64Kbps) Upload charges: nil http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/bc-isp.cfm?id=18s=1p=4124 Looks even better than Westnet's deals though their support is perhaps less impressive - just tried ringing their support number only to get a message that there are too many calls currently - will be adding more helpdesk staff soon, please call back later - but then I did ring after 9pm EST I guess. %-] The TPG forum on broadbandchoice.com.au seems fairly positive: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=245272 -Mart -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: imac article mentions WAMUG member
From: choy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 19:52:57 +0800 Don't know how many of you have read this article fromt he washington post, but Martin was quoted in it! Ha! Nice to know some journalists do read their email. Below is my email to him if anyone is interested: -Mart -- Forwarded Message From: Martin Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 09:23:13 +0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: iMac G5 pricing Mark, Thanks for the interesting review of the iMac G5. Just one point rang a little off for me though - your contention that the iMac G5 is so expensive. (I hope you haven't been blasted by too many less-than-polite Mac enthusiasts about this?) However, I feel you really should have compared similar systems. If you compare the iMac with similarly specc'd PCs, I've found it actually works out cheaper not more expensive. Here's my comparison of Gateway's cheapest all-in-one flatscreen against the 17 iMac G5: The fact that you also get far less features for around the same price also stands the Apple is more expensive myth completely on it's head: Gateway Profile 5M-CApple iMac G5 32bit Celeron 64bit PowerPC G5 15 LCD screen 17 LCD Screen 64MB Shared Video RAM 64MB Dedicated Video RAM 40GB 5400rpm ATA HD 80GB 7200rpm Serial ATA HD Tray-load CD-ROMSlot-load DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo 256MB RAM 256MB RAM No modembuilt-in v.96 modem No optical audio outOptical audio out No video outS-video and composite video out Floppy drive(!!)No Floppy Drive weight: 20.3 lbsweight: 18.5 lbs Win XP Pro Mac OS X 90 day Nortons AV trial!iLife (iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD and GarageBand), AppleWorks, Quicken 2004 for Mac, World Book 2004 Edition, Nanosaur 2, Marble Blast Gold, US$1149 US$1299 If you choose the next Gateway model up which actually has a 17 LCD monitor to match the iMac, then the Gateway comes in significantly MORE expensive at US$1549 and it is still only a 32bit not 64 bit CPU etc. Even Walt Mossberg from the Wall Street Journal points this out: http://ptech.wsj.com/ptech.html But the new iMac actually costs less than comparable Windows machines. For instance, Gateway's all-in-one Profile 5 model, with a built-in 17-inch flat-panel screen, costs $1,499, compared with $1,299 for the 17-inch iMac, and the Gateway is much thicker and lacks a dedicated graphics card like the iMac's. Even if you increase the iMac's memory to match the Gateway's 512 megabytes, the iMac is still $125 cheaper. If you tried to match the specs of the base iMac G5 in a traditional Dell tower, you'd also pay more. A Dell Dimension 4600, with the best processor, Windows XP Pro, the best 17-inch flat-panel monitor, a CD recorder and the same graphics card, costs $7 more than the 17-inch iMac. And it's much bulkier and uglier. And remember these Dell and Gateway PCs are both still 32bit processors while the iMac G5 with a 64bit processor gives you a more future-proof system as full 64bit OS's from Apple and MS get that much closer. Anyway, just my two-bits worth. -Mart
