Advice please
At the moment I am dealing with very large Photoshop CS2 files, like 650MB, large intrinsic size, many layers, masks etc and my G4/400 is really struggling, taking typically 5 minutes for a save. Long times are spent with disk swapping and something like 2GB is swallowed up by system and photoshop swap files. I have 1.3GB RAM and stacks of free disk space. I realise that I really need more processor grunt but wonder if the modest investment in bringing the RAM up to the maximum 2GB will be a significant help. Can anyone advise on this. Alternatively, of course if anyone has a DP G5 that is not wanted I will happily accept it as a gift! Thanks in advance, for the advice anyway, I live in hopes for the G5. Severin Crisp Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Web pages http://www.JennyCrisp.com.au http://members.westnet.com.au/Crisp
Powerbook Pismo's
I was wondering if anyone out there can offer some advice on an issue I have with a Powerbook G3 Pismo 400mhz. Basically the unit crashes a few seconds into startup as is just when the flashing folder comes up it jams and that's it or if I boot from CD it sits on a grey screen. It boots and stays on when open firmware terminal is invoked (command-option-o-f) and I can continue typing etc without a problem but if I tell it to mac-boot it's back to the crash on first folder flash. Also firewire target disk mode works fine without freezing it's just the computer running naturally that causes the issues. I can't do anything with it apart from Open Firmware and Firewire target.. as I just freezes up and has to be forcefully shut down or reset. I've tried NVRAM resets, Set-defaults commands and reset-all in Open Firmware as well as PRAM resets, cold resets and removed backup battery/PRAM battery, main battery and CD module but still no improvement. Also wiped Hard Drive which meant the flashing folder crashed a few nanoseconds later than it did initially where I could only see a blank blue folder. I hope this kinda makes sense and that someone has some possible fixes they can offer. I'd like to revive this laptop as it is a feature packed unit :) Regards Christian
Re: Powerbook Pismo's
On 23/10/2005, at 11:50 PM, Christian Kotz wrote: I was wondering if anyone out there can offer some advice on an issue I have with a Powerbook G3 Pismo 400mhz. Basically the unit crashes a few seconds into startup as is just when the flashing folder comes up it jams and that's it or if I boot from CD it sits on a grey screen. It boots and stays on when open firmware terminal is invoked (command-option-o-f) and I can continue typing etc without a problem but if I tell it to mac-boot it's back to the crash on first folder flash. Also firewire target disk mode works fine without freezing it's just the computer running naturally that causes the issues. I can't do anything with it apart from Open Firmware and Firewire target.. as I just freezes up and has to be forcefully shut down or reset. I've tried NVRAM resets, Set-defaults commands and reset-all in Open Firmware as well as PRAM resets, cold resets and removed backup battery/PRAM battery, main battery and CD module but still no improvement. Also wiped Hard Drive which meant the flashing folder crashed a few nanoseconds later than it did initially where I could only see a blank blue folder. I hope this kinda makes sense and that someone has some possible fixes they can offer. I'd like to revive this laptop as it is a feature packed unit :) Regards Christian Christian, You say nothing about the OS you are trying to start up from ! When it was running, what OS was it running ? What firmware does it have ? What OS on the CD you are trying to start from ? Will it start up from DIsk Warrior ? Bob
Re: Powerbook Pismo's
They are very valid points. It was running OS 9.2.2 until the HD began dying as it had bad blocks and a tendency to lock up as if over heated. I then booted from another OS X volume through firewire. It was running fine but then I restarted and the OS X spun it's volleyball while loading the desktop and crashed so I shut down the laptop (force shutdown-10 second power press) tried restarting from OS X installer disc and I think at that point the issue began. I just got a grey screen so I put the old HD in and tried booting from OS 9 installer CD for Powerbook. Still grey screened. I restarted to let it boot from HD and expected the temporary flashing folder as it wasn't the selected boot volume but instead I got a blank folder as if the 'blessed' image were about to flash on it but is froze before displaying it. After erasing internal HD and zeroing data the blessed image appears on folder then machine crashes. I also tried a set-env boot device string in open firmware that I copied off the internet from another Pismo user but I don't think it did anything. Its firmware is 4.1.8 I believe. I don't have Disk Warrior but judging by the rejection of all other CD's I don't think it will boot it. I hope that allows for a better analysis of my situation Regards Christian On 23/10/2005, at 11:57 PM, Robert Howells wrote: On 23/10/2005, at 11:50 PM, Christian Kotz wrote: I was wondering if anyone out there can offer some advice on an issue I have with a Powerbook G3 Pismo 400mhz. Basically the unit crashes a few seconds into startup as is just when the flashing folder comes up it jams and that's it or if I boot from CD it sits on a grey screen. It boots and stays on when open firmware terminal is invoked (command-option-o-f) and I can continue typing etc without a problem but if I tell it to mac-boot it's back to the crash on first folder flash. Also firewire target disk mode works fine without freezing it's just the computer running naturally that causes the issues. I can't do anything with it apart from Open Firmware and Firewire target.. as I just freezes up and has to be forcefully shut down or reset. I've tried NVRAM resets, Set-defaults commands and reset-all in Open Firmware as well as PRAM resets, cold resets and removed backup battery/PRAM battery, main battery and CD module but still no improvement. Also wiped Hard Drive which meant the flashing folder crashed a few nanoseconds later than it did initially where I could only see a blank blue folder. I hope this kinda makes sense and that someone has some possible fixes they can offer. I'd like to revive this laptop as it is a feature packed unit :) Regards Christian Christian, You say nothing about the OS you are trying to start up from ! When it was running, what OS was it running ? What firmware does it have ? What OS on the CD you are trying to start from ? Will it start up from DIsk Warrior ? Bob -- 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: Advice please
Severin: On 23/10/2005, at 11:16 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: At the moment I am dealing with very large Photoshop CS2 files, like 650MB, large intrinsic size, many layers, masks etc and my G4/400 is really struggling, taking typically 5 minutes for a save. Long times are spent with disk swapping and something like 2GB is swallowed up by system and photoshop swap files. I have 1.3GB RAM and stacks of free disk space. I realise that I really need more processor grunt but wonder if the modest investment in bringing the RAM up to the maximum 2GB will be a significant help. Sounds like your workflow is disk-bound. You can spring for a faster hard disk (more RPM, more cache and/or lower access), or add more memory. 512M PC133 SDRAM Memory = $95 Western Digital 120GB Hard Disk, 7200 RPM, 8 MB Cache, 8.5 ms access = $95 Another strategy is to put the PS scratch file on a different, faster hard disk. Can anyone advise on this. Alternatively, of course if anyone has a DP G5 that is not wanted I will happily accept it as a gift! Thanks in advance, for the advice anyway, I live in hopes for the G5. Since the release of the new G5's you should be able to get good deals out of ebay or perhaps your friendly neighbourhood Apple store: http://computers.search.ebay.com.au/G5_Computers- IT_W0QQfkrZ1QQfromZR8QQsacatZ160 Cheers, Glen Low --- pixelglow software | simply brilliant stuff www.pixelglow.com aim: pixglen
Good article on Apple Home Theatre and a familiar name :-)
Hi All! http://www.apcmag.com/apc/v3.nsf/dir/ipodvideo Good article, especially from APC :-) You guys might recognise a name that is quoted halfway through the article. Guess he has gone up in the Apple world since the move to Sydney! Seeya Rod!
Re: Powerbook Pismo's
On 24/10/2005, at 12:27 AM, Christian Kotz wrote: They are very valid points. It was running OS 9.2.2 until the HD began dying as it had bad blocks and a tendency to lock up as if over heated. I then booted from another OS X volume through firewire. It was running fine but then I restarted and the OS X spun it's volleyball while loading the desktop and crashed so I shut down the laptop (force shutdown-10 second power press) tried restarting from OS X installer disc and I think at that point the issue began. I just got a grey screen so I put the old HD in and tried booting from OS 9 installer CD for Powerbook. Assuming you have the correct OS9 Installer for your Pismo PowerBook I would remove the 3.6v Pram Battery , and the main Lithium Battery , and disconnect the power from the hard drive if you can. If you cannot, remove it altogether Operate the Cuda Switch ( assuming it has one, most macs do ) Disconnect the Power and let it sit for at least an hour Then reinstal the 3.6v pram battery and reconnect the main battery and finally Zap the Pram whilst trying to start from the Installer CD I think it will take some time to start up as it will need to do some internal rebuilding after the Cuda and Pram Zap This should prove whether you have CPU problems after your previous actions. If the CPU is Ok it should start and run off the Installer disk. Take it from there. If you get nowhere with this action you may need professional help. Have fun Bob Still grey screened. I restarted to let it boot from HD and expected the temporary flashing folder as it wasn't the selected boot volume but instead I got a blank folder as if the 'blessed' image were about to flash on it but is froze before displaying it. After erasing internal HD and zeroing data the blessed image appears on folder then machine crashes. I also tried a set-env boot device string in open firmware that I copied off the internet from another Pismo user but I don't think it did anything. Its firmware is 4.1.8 I believe. I don't have Disk Warrior but judging by the rejection of all other CD's I don't think it will boot it. I hope that allows for a better analysis of my situation Regards Christian On 23/10/2005, at 11:57 PM, Robert Howells wrote: On 23/10/2005, at 11:50 PM, Christian Kotz wrote: I was wondering if anyone out there can offer some advice on an issue I have with a Powerbook G3 Pismo 400mhz. Basically the unit crashes a few seconds into startup as is just when the flashing folder comes up it jams and that's it or if I boot from CD it sits on a grey screen. It boots and stays on when open firmware terminal is invoked (command-option-o-f) and I can continue typing etc without a problem but if I tell it to mac-boot it's back to the crash on first folder flash. Also firewire target disk mode works fine without freezing it's just the computer running naturally that causes the issues. I can't do anything with it apart from Open Firmware and Firewire target.. as I just freezes up and has to be forcefully shut down or reset. I've tried NVRAM resets, Set-defaults commands and reset-all in Open Firmware as well as PRAM resets, cold resets and removed backup battery/PRAM battery, main battery and CD module but still no improvement. Also wiped Hard Drive which meant the flashing folder crashed a few nanoseconds later than it did initially where I could only see a blank blue folder. I hope this kinda makes sense and that someone has some possible fixes they can offer. I'd like to revive this laptop as it is a feature packed unit :) Regards Christian Christian, You say nothing about the OS you are trying to start up from ! When it was running, what OS was it running ? What firmware does it have ? What OS on the CD you are trying to start from ? Will it start up from DIsk Warrior ? Bob -- 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 -- 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
bluetooth on virtual pc
I have an Imac G5 and an Imate Jam, I believe I can use Bluetooth to sync the two, but for reasons better understood to only my corporate it drones, my email ( Microsoft outlook) is only available to me under VPC, so I need to use Bluetooth in VPC. I cannot seem to get VPC to recognize my Bluetooth, does anyone have any tips for getting VPC to use the Imac's Built in Bluetooth? Hugh -- This e-mail, including any attached files, may contain confidential and privileged information for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, use, distribution, or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive information for the intended recipient), please contact the sender by reply e-mail and delete all copies of this message.
Website download protection
Ihave set up a website primarily to sell photos, which are watermarked and low res.Is there any software to stop the images being downloaded, as according to Urchin there is a large amount of downloading happening, Thanks, Bill
Re: Website download protection
One option that you can do is to have the image in a table cell, but as a background image instead. Someone can still look through the HTML code, work out the exact address for the image and download it direct, but at least people won't be able to drag drop the image to their own computer. That will stop most people. Regards, Phil Ihave set up a website primarily to sell photos, which are watermarked and low res.Is there any software to stop the images being downloaded, as according to Urchin there is a large amount of downloading happening, Thanks, Bill -- - Sent from the Apple PowerBook G4 of: Phillip McGree Perth, Western Australia Mobile Phone: 0418 922 500 Macs for sale - new and secondhand: http://www.themacshack.com.au PerthComedy Site: http://www.perthcomedy.com
Re: Website download protection
Hi Bill, There is also an option to disable right clicking options. I haven't tried it with dragging/dropping (might work though) but for Windows users that's a good way to stop it. I don't remember the code offhand, but it's sure to be found on the internet, try www.webmonkey.com and see if you can find it there. Kind regards, Kelly On 10/24/05, Phillip McGree [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One option that you can do is to have the image in a table cell, but as a background image instead. Someone can still look through the HTML code, work out the exact address for the image and download it direct, but at least people won't be able to drag drop the image to their own computer. That will stop most people. Regards, Phil Ihave set up a website primarily to sell photos, which are watermarked and low res.Is there any software to stop the images being downloaded, as according to Urchin there is a large amount of downloading happening, Thanks, Bill -- Kelly Duffy Graphic Web Design Services Web: http://members.westnet.com.au/Kelly_Duffy/ Call: 0405 910 502
Re: Website download protection
Phillip McGree wrote: One option that you can do is to have the image in a table cell, but as a background image instead. Someone can still look through the HTML code, work out the exact address for the image and download it direct, but at least people won't be able to drag drop the image to their own computer. That will stop most people. Indeed. However, since they're low-res and watermarked, a farly significant question might be Why bother?. It's not impossible that any protection will annoy potential customers more than it helps you. For example, it's entirely possible that the customer is saving the images so they can print a contact sheet for someone who wants to pick which ones to buy. That's what I usually need to do at work, for example. Stopping them from doing that only harms you, since it reduces your chances of making a sale. The user-hostility aspect might not be too bad with simple means like table backgrounds, but it's certainly an issue with sites that resort to using Java or Flash image display applets. When I've been looking for artwork in the past I've often just left those in disgust, as they've been slow, frustrating, and often sufficiently unpleasant to use as not to be worth bothering with. Even if you're just using the table background trick you still need to consider what you're actually gaining by stopping people saving the images. It's also important to remember that every time a user views the image, that's a download. There's not necessarily any way to distinguish saving an image to disk vs displaying it in the page unless the user-agent explicitly chooses to send some indication in the headers. Moreover, most browsers will simply use the local disk cache if a user saves an image to somewhere, so most likely that won't even appear as a hit on your web logs. That's certainly the case with my tests (Apache 2, no cache control headers set, Mozilla Firefox). -- Craig Ringer
Re: Website download protection
Hi William, If you are selling the images, why not put crummy thumbnails onto the web so that people can't actually view the proper images in the first place? Perhaps you could use a more robust watermark, or place a black X in the middle of each picture? Also, I'd be suspicious of statistics about downloading: every web hit is a download, regardless of whether it is called a hit, a view or a download. Remember, the only way your web browser can ever display an image in the first place is by downloading it! Thus, you cannot grant people the ability to view your image via the web unless you implicitly grant them the ability to store the image in their computer. I'm not sure how copyright law deals with buffering (which is a technical description of what's going on), but you basically can't have a digital system that doesn't involve buffering anyway. As Craig mentioned, the only difference between a colloquial download and a hit is cosmetic: it's whether your web browser saved the picture to the Desktop or whether it saved it to a hidden folder. When someone asks their computer to download the image to disk, all the browser has to do is re-save the copy it had already downloaded. It doesn't even have to contact your web server to do this. I also agree with Craig that obfuscating the user interface acts as a deterrent to legitimate customers, or makes them find ways to work around it. For example, I find myself having to advise people how to work problems with images and it is easy in Safari: open the 'Activity' menu, find the image in the list, and double-click it. It then opens in its own window and can be dragged to the Desktop. It's possible for software to be designed to keep all your images in memory or encrypted, so that plain copies are never stored on disk, but you don't really have any control over this unless you write a plug-in that people have to install to use your website. But even then, since your resource is available via the web, people can always bypass the restriction. PS. Perhaps the only way your web server *could* know about downloads versus hits is if it tries to make a guess (e.g., perhaps if people's web browsers disclose this via the presence or absence of information in Referer headers) but that depends on what web browser is being used, and may be misleading if the person uses products like 'accelerators' or 'proxies'. It may also underestimate the amount of downloading, if people's browsers don't contact your web server.
Driving me nuts - Spotlight shortcuts
Anyone else finding that the shortkey commands for Spotlight keep resetting themselves every time their computer restarts? I use Adobe products, and Spotlight keeps stealing the shortcuts. Cheers, Tobes.
Problem with Software Update
Dear WAMUG'ers, I'm running OS X 10.3.9 on a 1.8Ghz Dual G5 with 1.5Gb RAM and am having problems with Software Update. For some time now Software Update would allow me to 'Download' the latest updates, but after having finished the download a message would come up advising that I do not have enough permission. So, ran repair permission, which I do every week anyway, and still no joy. Ended up by simply downloading the update file directly from Apple's servers and running the installer. It still irks me no end that I do not seem able to fix that permission problem which Software Update is telling me. Any clues please? Also, the Software Update is telling me that there is an updater to iTunes, being v 6.0.1 of 12.8MB size. However can't find this updater anywhere on Apple's site. It's probably simple, but what am I missing? Many thanks for any suggestions, Regards, Philippe
