Re: Ghostscript
Thanks Roger. I have installed Ragtime 6.5 on a PC running XP. To export a PDF file Ragtime requires Ghostscript 8.6 or higher. I installed the latest version 8.6.4 for windows 32 bit. It seems to process but ends with an error message. Your comment about the quality of the pdf is relevant. From the Mac version the pdf is acceptable to the printing industry. Perhaps the ghostscript out of Ragtime will not be acceptable. Merv Hi Guys Ghostscript does work but the quality of the PDF hasn't always been good, we have had some issues with ghostscript where we have had to put the file back through Acrobat to get it working. But as always everyone has different thoughts. Regards roger On Wed May 27 13:08 , Mervyn Giuliana Bond m...@iinet.net.au sent: For business reasons many Mac people are also Windows users. Have any of you in the bi-platform mode used Ghostscript in Windows? What issues arose? Thank you. Merv -- Science teaches that we must see in order to believe, but we must also believe in order to see. -- 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 - wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au','','','')wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au ) -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- Science teaches that we must see in order to believe, but we must also believe in order to see. -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: emails
Speaking of that..Hi everyone, can someone tell me where I might find a 1TB Firewire drive for a G5 running 104.11 please. They all seem very expensive? Also has anyone experience with a Wireless USB headset for Skype use? regards all, Ken On 27/05/2009, at 11:58 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: on 27/5/09 8:32 AM, Ronda Brown at ro...@wn.com.au wrote: On 27/05/2009, at 8:21 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 26/05/2009, at 6:16 PM, Chris Burton wrote: Hi Ronni and Sue Thanks for the reply and its good to be back in the mix. It was kind of weird not having all the wamug emails daily and it only twigged a short while ago!! re the usb drives, I was amazed to see such a large drive being usb powered now. Im going to take my MB in tomorrow and just plug it in and see if I can drag a couple of files across. Not bad value at under $200 for 500gb!! thanks again regards chris Just be aware that your enthusiasm may be curbed if you ever try to copy very large amounts of data at once (such as cloning your hard drive!). USB 2.0 tends to choke and slow to a crawl under such conditions. This is why a drive with a Firewire port, while more expensive, is a much better option. It is much better at sustaining a transfer rate. -- I certainly agree with Peter, I personally would not purchase a USB External Drive for backup purposes or transferring large Video files. Firewire is faster and more stable. Which makes it even more annoying that Apple is now pushing you more more to USB: - Want to plug a drive to an airport extreme for network access - it has to be USB. - Macbooks no longer have firewire ports Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: emails
Hi Ken Can't help you with the firewire but awhile back I picked up a Doro VOIP + landline cordless phone for my other half to chat with her friends interstate via skype. It is still available from Dealsdirect and is very easy to set up and use. As well as being able to use it for voip it doubles as a landline phone www.dealsdirect.com.au/p/doro-voip-landline-cordless-telephone cheers Peter F On 27/05/2009, at 3:01 PM, Ken Jackson wrote: Speaking of that..Hi everyone, can someone tell me where I might find a 1TB Firewire drive for a G5 running 104.11 please. They all seem very expensive? Also has anyone experience with a Wireless USB headset for Skype use? regards all, Ken On 27/05/2009, at 11:58 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: on 27/5/09 8:32 AM, Ronda Brown at ro...@wn.com.au wrote: On 27/05/2009, at 8:21 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 26/05/2009, at 6:16 PM, Chris Burton wrote: Hi Ronni and Sue Thanks for the reply and its good to be back in the mix. It was kind of weird not having all the wamug emails daily and it only twigged a short while ago!! re the usb drives, I was amazed to see such a large drive being usb powered now. Im going to take my MB in tomorrow and just plug it in and see if I can drag a couple of files across. Not bad value at under $200 for 500gb!! thanks again regards chris Just be aware that your enthusiasm may be curbed if you ever try to copy very large amounts of data at once (such as cloning your hard drive!). USB 2.0 tends to choke and slow to a crawl under such conditions. This is why a drive with a Firewire port, while more expensive, is a much better option. It is much better at sustaining a transfer rate. -- I certainly agree with Peter, I personally would not purchase a USB External Drive for backup purposes or transferring large Video files. Firewire is faster and more stable. Which makes it even more annoying that Apple is now pushing you more more to USB: - Want to plug a drive to an airport extreme for network access - it has to be USB. - Macbooks no longer have firewire ports Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Link History Folder
On my Desktop i have a folder called Link History Folder. It is empty and always has been. What is its purpose? Can I bin it? Intel iMac OSX 10.5.7 Merv -- Science teaches that we must see in order to believe, but we must also believe in order to see. -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: emails
Hello Ken Talk to Daniel Kerr at Macwizardry. He sells the Sarotech brand of external cases. I've had 5 of them and only one ever failed. My 1TB is going strong. They come in various configurations for USB, Firewire 400, Firewire 800 and SATA or all of the above. You can remove the hard drive and fit another one too. Daniel's details are ; 0414 795 960 dan...@macwizardry.com.au Daniel is a great asset to the Perth Mac community and I have no hesitation in recommending him. Regards Greg Manzie Director Glyde Gallery Conservation Conservators, Consultants and Picture Framers for Museums, Art Galleries and Collectors 5 Glyde Street Mosman Park Western Australia 6012 ABN 89 154 124 265 Phone (08) 9383 3929 Mobile 0448 844 381 0438 833 144 Email gman...@bigpond.net.au On 27/05/2009, at 5:08 PM, Peter Fowler wrote: Hi Ken Can't help you with the firewire but awhile back I picked up a Doro VOIP + landline cordless phone for my other half to chat with her friends interstate via skype. It is still available from Dealsdirect and is very easy to set up and use. As well as being able to use it for voip it doubles as a landline phone www.dealsdirect.com.au/p/doro-voip-landline-cordless-telephone cheers Peter F On 27/05/2009, at 3:01 PM, Ken Jackson wrote: Speaking of that..Hi everyone, can someone tell me where I might find a 1TB Firewire drive for a G5 running 104.11 please. They all seem very expensive? Also has anyone experience with a Wireless USB headset for Skype use? regards all, Ken On 27/05/2009, at 11:58 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: on 27/5/09 8:32 AM, Ronda Brown at ro...@wn.com.au wrote: On 27/05/2009, at 8:21 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 26/05/2009, at 6:16 PM, Chris Burton wrote: Hi Ronni and Sue Thanks for the reply and its good to be back in the mix. It was kind of weird not having all the wamug emails daily and it only twigged a short while ago!! re the usb drives, I was amazed to see such a large drive being usb powered now. Im going to take my MB in tomorrow and just plug it in and see if I can drag a couple of files across. Not bad value at under $200 for 500gb!! thanks again regards chris Just be aware that your enthusiasm may be curbed if you ever try to copy very large amounts of data at once (such as cloning your hard drive!). USB 2.0 tends to choke and slow to a crawl under such conditions. This is why a drive with a Firewire port, while more expensive, is a much better option. It is much better at sustaining a transfer rate. -- I certainly agree with Peter, I personally would not purchase a USB External Drive for backup purposes or transferring large Video files. Firewire is faster and more stable. Which makes it even more annoying that Apple is now pushing you more more to USB: - Want to plug a drive to an airport extreme for network access - it has to be USB. - Macbooks no longer have firewire ports Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Moving iTune library to HD?
I'd like to move my iTunes library off my iMac to a 1 TB HD. Is this possible? Thanks Paul. :) -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: emails
Hi Everyone, I totally support Greg's message regarding Daniel of Macwizardry fame. I too bought hardrives and laptops from Daniel, and the external drives are with FW and USB and all three of them have been extremely reliable, and so is the internal drive I have installed in my G5 1.8Ghz PPC. Furthermore, I have installed OS X 10.5.7 on one of the external FW drives from Daniel, and regularly boot my machine from this drive. This means that I am able to keep my older applications running on 10.3.9 installed on one of my internal drives. That's the beauty of FireWire! I guess that it is now a question of 'use it or loose it', and that's why I would promote the use of the local businesses. I know that one may get something a tad cheaper interstate or overseas, but nothing beats the local dealer whom you can call or email for some advice or support. Kind regards all, Philippe Chaperon 2009/5/27 Greg Manzie gman...@bigpond.net.au: Hello Ken Talk to Daniel Kerr at Macwizardry. He sells the Sarotech brand of external cases. I've had 5 of them and only one ever failed. My 1TB is going strong. They come in various configurations for USB, Firewire 400, Firewire 800 and SATA or all of the above. You can remove the hard drive and fit another one too. Daniel's details are ; 0414 795 960 dan...@macwizardry.com.au Daniel is a great asset to the Perth Mac community and I have no hesitation in recommending him. Regards Greg Manzie Director Glyde Gallery Conservation Conservators, Consultants and Picture Framers for Museums, Art Galleries and Collectors 5 Glyde Street Mosman Park Western Australia 6012 ABN 89 154 124 265 Phone (08) 9383 3929 Mobile 0448 844 381 0438 833 144 Email gman...@bigpond.net.au On 27/05/2009, at 5:08 PM, Peter Fowler wrote: Hi Ken Can't help you with the firewire but awhile back I picked up a Doro VOIP + landline cordless phone for my other half to chat with her friends interstate via skype. It is still available from Dealsdirect and is very easy to set up and use. As well as being able to use it for voip it doubles as a landline phone www.dealsdirect.com.au/p/doro-voip-landline-cordless-telephone cheers Peter F On 27/05/2009, at 3:01 PM, Ken Jackson wrote: Speaking of that..Hi everyone, can someone tell me where I might find a 1TB Firewire drive for a G5 running 104.11 please. They all seem very expensive? Also has anyone experience with a Wireless USB headset for Skype use? regards all, Ken On 27/05/2009, at 11:58 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: on 27/5/09 8:32 AM, Ronda Brown at ro...@wn.com.au wrote: On 27/05/2009, at 8:21 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 26/05/2009, at 6:16 PM, Chris Burton wrote: Hi Ronni and Sue Thanks for the reply and its good to be back in the mix. It was kind of weird not having all the wamug emails daily and it only twigged a short while ago!! re the usb drives, I was amazed to see such a large drive being usb powered now. Im going to take my MB in tomorrow and just plug it in and see if I can drag a couple of files across. Not bad value at under $200 for 500gb!! thanks again regards chris Just be aware that your enthusiasm may be curbed if you ever try to copy very large amounts of data at once (such as cloning your hard drive!). USB 2.0 tends to choke and slow to a crawl under such conditions. This is why a drive with a Firewire port, while more expensive, is a much better option. It is much better at sustaining a transfer rate. -- I certainly agree with Peter, I personally would not purchase a USB External Drive for backup purposes or transferring large Video files. Firewire is faster and more stable. Which makes it even more annoying that Apple is now pushing you more more to USB: - Want to plug a drive to an airport extreme for network access - it has to be USB. - Macbooks no longer have firewire ports Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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 -
Re: emails
Yes WAMUGers, I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Daniel Kerr of MacWizardry. I have been purchasing from Daniel, computers, external harddrives, software, ipods, anything pertaining to 'The Macintosh way of life', ever since I purchased my first computer ... and that is a long time ;-) Not only does Daniel supply everything at a very reasonable price, his support is unequalled to any other service I know. Daniel also gives his time and knowledge FREE to our WAMUG Mailing list, and works tirelessly to keep WAMUG existing. I support Philippe Greg in promoting our local business. Sure I can purchase cheaper elsewhere, but would I get the right advice, or the service Daniel gives ... NO WAY! Cheers, Ronni On 27/05/2009, at 7:43 PM, Philippe Chaperon wrote: Hi Everyone, I totally support Greg's message regarding Daniel of Macwizardry fame. I too bought hardrives and laptops from Daniel, and the external drives are with FW and USB and all three of them have been extremely reliable, and so is the internal drive I have installed in my G5 1.8Ghz PPC. Furthermore, I have installed OS X 10.5.7 on one of the external FW drives from Daniel, and regularly boot my machine from this drive. This means that I am able to keep my older applications running on 10.3.9 installed on one of my internal drives. That's the beauty of FireWire! I guess that it is now a question of 'use it or loose it', and that's why I would promote the use of the local businesses. I know that one may get something a tad cheaper interstate or overseas, but nothing beats the local dealer whom you can call or email for some advice or support. Kind regards all, Philippe Chaperon 2009/5/27 Greg Manzie gman...@bigpond.net.au: Hello Ken Talk to Daniel Kerr at Macwizardry. He sells the Sarotech brand of external cases. I've had 5 of them and only one ever failed. My 1TB is going strong. They come in various configurations for USB, Firewire 400, Firewire 800 and SATA or all of the above. You can remove the hard drive and fit another one too. Daniel's details are ; 0414 795 960 dan...@macwizardry.com.au Daniel is a great asset to the Perth Mac community and I have no hesitation in recommending him. Regards Greg Manzie Director Glyde Gallery Conservation Conservators, Consultants and Picture Framers for Museums, Art Galleries and Collectors 5 Glyde Street Mosman Park Western Australia 6012 ABN 89 154 124 265 Phone (08) 9383 3929 Mobile 0448 844 381 0438 833 144 Email gman...@bigpond.net.au On 27/05/2009, at 5:08 PM, Peter Fowler wrote: Hi Ken Can't help you with the firewire but awhile back I picked up a Doro VOIP + landline cordless phone for my other half to chat with her friends interstate via skype. It is still available from Dealsdirect and is very easy to set up and use. As well as being able to use it for voip it doubles as a landline phone www.dealsdirect.com.au/p/doro-voip-landline-cordless-telephone cheers Peter F On 27/05/2009, at 3:01 PM, Ken Jackson wrote: Speaking of that..Hi everyone, can someone tell me where I might find a 1TB Firewire drive for a G5 running 104.11 please. They all seem very expensive? Also has anyone experience with a Wireless USB headset for Skype use? regards all, Ken On 27/05/2009, at 11:58 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: on 27/5/09 8:32 AM, Ronda Brown at ro...@wn.com.au wrote: On 27/05/2009, at 8:21 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 26/05/2009, at 6:16 PM, Chris Burton wrote: Hi Ronni and Sue Thanks for the reply and its good to be back in the mix. It was kind of weird not having all the wamug emails daily and it only twigged a short while ago!! re the usb drives, I was amazed to see such a large drive being usb powered now. Im going to take my MB in tomorrow and just plug it in and see if I can drag a couple of files across. Not bad value at under $200 for 500gb!! thanks again regards chris Just be aware that your enthusiasm may be curbed if you ever try to copy very large amounts of data at once (such as cloning your hard drive!). USB 2.0 tends to choke and slow to a crawl under such conditions. This is why a drive with a Firewire port, while more expensive, is a much better option. It is much better at sustaining a transfer rate. -- I certainly agree with Peter, I personally would not purchase a USB External Drive for backup purposes or transferring large Video files. Firewire is faster and more stable. Which makes it even more annoying that Apple is now pushing you more more to USB: - Want to plug a drive to an airport extreme for network access - it has to be USB. - Macbooks no longer have firewire ports Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -
Re: Moving iTune library to HD?
On 27/05/2009, at 5:41 PM, Paul Weaver wrote: I'd like to move my iTunes library off my iMac to a 1 TB HD. Is this possible? Hi Paul, Yes, it is possible. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1449 And a Video and slideshow tutorial on how to move your Itunes library to an external hard drive here: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12519_7-10242259-49.html Cheers, Ronni -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
FW: FREE Electronic Waste Recycling 6-7 June
Sponsored by Apple: http://www.apple.com/au/environment/recycling/program/ www.wastenet.net.au http://www.wastenet.net.au/ or call your local council. FREE ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING EVENT SATURDAY SUNDAY 6-7 JUNE 2009, 9am-4pm Local and regional metropolitan councils are working with Apple and Infoactive Group to implement a metropolitan-wide electronic waste (e-waste) recycling event in Perth on 6 and 7 June 2009. This metro-wide event, being coordinated by Apple, will provide an environmentally responsible disposal option for unwanted electronic items. Apple will pay for the recycling of all brands of equipment collected over the weekend. Products that WILL be accepted (Max 20 complete systems per person) Computer Equipment (this is definitely open to all computers, not just AppleMacs) - Desktop PCs, Laptop PCs, Hand held devices (iPods, iPaqs, etc) - Monitors (Flat screen CRT), Hard drives, Keyboards, Computer mice, Computer power supplies - Network memory cards, Floppy disc CD/DVD drive, Computer peripheral toner ink cartridges, UPS systems Home Office Equipment - Printers, Scanners, Mobile phones, Telephones Electronic Games Toys - Joysticks, Computer game consoles incl hand held Entertainment Equipment - Televisions (lots being retired lately to make room for digital) Video players, DVD players, Hi-fi equipment, Stereo equipment - Digital cameras, Video cameras Products that WILL NOT be accepted: White Goods, overhead projectors and other kitchen and household appliances Hazardous waste, contaminated equipment CRTs that have been removed from their cases or are cracked or broken, batteries that are not an integral part of the system Find your closest location to recycle your computer/electronic waste item: Town of Cottesloe- City of Cottesloe Public Carpark, Napier St, Cottesloe City of Stirling - City of Stirling Administration Centre, Corner Civic Place and Cedric Street, Stirling City of Joondalup - opposite Joondalup Operations Centre, Off Ocean Reef Road, Joondalup City of Perth- Langley Park, Corner Hill Street Terrace Road, Perth City of Swan-Operations Centre Car Park, Cnr Great Northern and Bishop Road, Middle Swan City of South Perth- City of South Perth - Lesser Hall Car Park. Cnr South Terrace Sandgate Street, South Perth SMRC- Regional Resource Recovery Centre, 350 Bannister Road, Canning Vale City of Rockingham-Millar Road Landfill Facility, Millar Road, Baldivis Sims E-Waste Recycling-174 Barrington Street, Spearwood For more information: www.wastenet.net.au http://www.wastenet.net.au/ or call your local council. -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer The love of liberty is the love Opinions for hire [POQ] of others; the love of power is http://newtonslore.com/fnord the love of ourselves - Hazlitt -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: G5 imac won't start
Hi Mike, Wonder if it is your motherboard battery that has gone flat. I know that if this battery goes the machine may not boot at all. Can you remember if your date and time was being kept accurately last time the machine booted? If you have had to reset the time and date a few times this would indicate the RAM battery going flat. Sorry can't help you with opening the iMac, I have no experience with this particular model but go to the following Apple link for instructions: http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/imacG5_allModels_BackupBattery.pdf Best of luck, Philippe Chaperon 2009/5/27 Mike Murray mdmur...@bigpond.net.au: Hi all Our sole remaining G5 iMac in the fleet has decided to play up. This morning when trying to wake it up as normal the screen remained black and the fans started to roar. Held the off switch down for 5 seconds and it shut down. left it for a while, unplugged everything, switched it on. The light came on, very slightly pulsing, but no chime. Dark screen. After about a minute the fans came on again, so shut it down again. Repeated the process a couple of times. Thinking there may be a dust build up inside I tried to get the back off, loosened the three screws, but couldn't get the back off...seems very tight and I didn't want to wriggle it too much. Opinions sought. Is there an easy solution that I'm overlooking? Cheers Mike Mike Murray and Lesley Silvester TimeTrackers East Fremantle Western Australia Tel 08 9339 8078 Fax 08 9339 0519 British and Australian genealogical and historical research, education, publishing and film-making www.timetrackers.com.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- J Philippe Chaperon Perth, Australie Occidentale -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Keyboard
On 27/05/2009, at 7:58 AM, Justin Davies wrote: Hi James, Ronnie, thanks very much for your responses. The keyboard could be power hungry as I have a mouse plugged in to the left usb socket in the keyboard and a printer plugged into the right. I only connect the keyboard when I have the laptop connected to mains power. Justin , you might try reconnecting the keyboard ... without the printer connected to it as a trouble shooting trial then what happens when the printer is connected ... do you get a message that says there is low current for that device ? Bob I had no trouble with the Dell keyboard on currently os. As to why I use an external keyboard, it is a question of ergonomics. Any ergonomist will tell you that typing directly onto a laptop keyboard for extended periods of time eg all day, and particularly looking down at the laptop screen will eventually lead to posture problems, loads of back and neck pain, and forearm soreness as well. You don't see laptop only setups often in corporates any more as a result. For the small amount that they cost, you should get one too. Definitely better to type on IMHO. Thanks for input thus far... Justin maybe the keyboard is power hungry thus it appears unreliable, i have seen that sort of problems on windows machines where on the front only certain memory stick worked, some othere got slow after connecting them to the backside socket they worked on full speed just something: can you borrow a mains powered usb hub try the keyboard with that oneJames On 26/05/2009, at 16:45, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Justin, I'm intrigued ... why are you using an external keyboard on your PowerBook? I can 'sort of' understand why some people prefer to use an external mouse instead of the trackpad, but an external keyboard on a laptop? Were you using the Dell keyboard in Leopard? I think USB drivers aren't loaded until the OS starts up. Are you allowing enough time for the operating system to fully boot up. I wonder if it's not getting power quick enough to the USB port for both keyboard and mouse? Cheers, Ronni On 26/05/2009, at 2:14 PM, Justin Davies wrote: Hi wamuggers, got a small but frustrating problem - each time I shut down my powerbook or disconnect the external keyboard, I have to connect the keyboard 3 times before it recognises it and allows me to type. The mac mouse which is connected to the keyboard works no problem however. I have a powerbook g4, latest os and it is a mac keyboard. Interestingly I never had this problem with a dell keyboard I used to plug in into the powerbook. Any suggestions gratefully appreciated... Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: G5 imac won't start
Thanks for the advice Philippe Further research indicates that 'there are no user serviceable parts in this model' and the back doesn't come off readily. The link you gave is for the earlier G5 imacs. So today's job is to find an Apple repairer and await the diagnosis...which I fear may be grim. Mike On 27/05/2009, at 10:54 PM, Philippe Chaperon wrote: Hi Mike, Wonder if it is your motherboard battery that has gone flat. I know that if this battery goes the machine may not boot at all. Can you remember if your date and time was being kept accurately last time the machine booted? If you have had to reset the time and date a few times this would indicate the RAM battery going flat. Sorry can't help you with opening the iMac, I have no experience with this particular model but go to the following Apple link for instructions: http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/imacG5_allModels_BackupBattery.pdf Best of luck, Philippe Chaperon 2009/5/27 Mike Murray mdmur...@bigpond.net.au: Hi all Our sole remaining G5 iMac in the fleet has decided to play up. This morning when trying to wake it up as normal the screen remained black and the fans started to roar. Held the off switch down for 5 seconds and it shut down. left it for a while, unplugged everything, switched it on. The light came on, very slightly pulsing, but no chime. Dark screen. After about a minute the fans came on again, so shut it down again. Repeated the process a couple of times. Thinking there may be a dust build up inside I tried to get the back off, loosened the three screws, but couldn't get the back off...seems very tight and I didn't want to wriggle it too much. Opinions sought. Is there an easy solution that I'm overlooking? Cheers Mike Mike Murray and Lesley Silvester TimeTrackers East Fremantle Western Australia Tel 08 9339 8078 Fax 08 9339 0519 British and Australian genealogical and historical research, education, publishing and film-making www.timetrackers.com.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- J Philippe Chaperon Perth, Australie Occidentale -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: G5 imac won't start
On 28/05/2009, at 5:55 AM, Mike Murray wrote: Thanks for the advice Philippe Further research indicates that 'there are no user serviceable parts in this model' and the back doesn't come off readily. The link you gave is for the earlier G5 imacs. So today's job is to find an Apple repairer and await the diagnosis...which I fear may be grim. Mike See how many other people have had trouble with a G5 iMac http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/imacg5/topic2264.html On 27/05/2009, at 10:54 PM, Philippe Chaperon wrote: Hi Mike, Wonder if it is your motherboard battery that has gone flat. I know that if this battery goes the machine may not boot at all. Can you remember if your date and time was being kept accurately last time the machine booted? If you have had to reset the time and date a few times this would indicate the RAM battery going flat. Sorry can't help you with opening the iMac, I have no experience with this particular model but go to the following Apple link for instructions: http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/ imacG5_allModels_BackupBattery.pdf Best of luck, Philippe Chaperon 2009/5/27 Mike Murray mdmur...@bigpond.net.au: Hi all Our sole remaining G5 iMac in the fleet has decided to play up. This morning when trying to wake it up as normal the screen remained black and the fans started to roar. Held the off switch down for 5 seconds and it shut down. left it for a while, unplugged everything, switched it on. The light came on, very slightly pulsing, but no chime. Dark screen. After about a minute the fans came on again, so shut it down again. Repeated the process a couple of times. Thinking there may be a dust build up inside I tried to get the back off, loosened the three screws, but couldn't get the back off...seems very tight and I didn't want to wriggle it too much. Opinions sought. Is there an easy solution that I'm overlooking? Cheers Mike Mike Murray and Lesley Silvester TimeTrackers East Fremantle Western Australia Tel 08 9339 8078 Fax 08 9339 0519 British and Australian genealogical and historical research, education, publishing and film-making www.timetrackers.com.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- J Philippe Chaperon Perth, Australie Occidentale -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Link History Folder
On 27/05/2009, at 5:17 PM, Mervyn Giuliana Bond wrote: On my Desktop i have a folder called Link History Folder. It is empty and always has been. What is its purpose? Can I bin it? Intel iMac OSX 10.5.7 Merv I'd go ahead and bin it. I have no doubt that whatever application or process created it will simply create another one when and if the time comes again. -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Fax (618) 9332 0913 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Link History Folder
On 27/05/2009, at 5:17 PM, Mervyn Giuliana Bond wrote: On my Desktop i have a folder called Link History Folder. It is empty and always has been. What is its purpose? Can I bin it? Intel iMac OSX 10.5.7 Merv I'd go ahead and bin it. I have no doubt that whatever application or process created it will simply create another one when and if the time comes again. -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services Thanks Peter. I'll give it a go. Merv -- Science teaches that we must see in order to believe, but we must also believe in order to see. -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
