Re: [CGUYS] Mac compatible printers -- recommendations?

2007-05-11 Thread Chrperson
You don't mention a budget Terry. Printer recommendations would need to take your printing requirements and budget into account. The Xerox Phaser 8550 DP is my current printer, and I really love it. It uses hot wax technology rather than print. Black & White & Color. Not cheap to purchase, but

Re: [CGUYS] Mac compatible printers -- recommendations?

2007-05-11 Thread b_s-wilk
Do you really need color? Lasers are a good value compared with free inkjets. I have 2 cheap laser printers that print OK -- HP LJ1012 ~$120 [3 yrs ago], Samsung ML2010 $20 after rebate and price match last year. I set up Printer Sharing on 2 Macs and can print from 3 Macs and a PC. I would ha

Re: [CGUYS] Mac compatible printers -- recommendations?

2007-05-11 Thread Stephen Brownfield
I use a Brother laser printer. (It works with all our Macs - both those running OS X and those running OS 9.) This is my second one. I have been happy with both of them. Steve Terry Taylor wrote: For those of you using Macs (OS X), what printers would you recommend? I currently use an E

[CGUYS] OS 9 Emulator on Intel? [Was Macintosh Question]

2007-05-11 Thread Alvin Auerbach
I also run Mac OS 9, but I run it as "Classic" on my Mac OS 10.4.9 G5 iMac. It runs better and faster than it did in my older machines. Mac OS 9 Forever!! Under "Classic" I run FileMaker Pro, ver. 3.0v5, copyright 1984-1999. Eight years old. Under "Classic" I run Canvas 5, ve

Re: [CGUYS] Macintosh Question

2007-05-11 Thread Michael Lewis
Two great web sites for people looking for information about older Macintosh systems and how to upgrade them are: The latter one is a FrankenMac lover's dream! Enjoy! -- Michael Lewis Off Balance Productions [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.offbala

Re: [CGUYS] Macintosh Question

2007-05-11 Thread Tom Piwowar
>What are the advantages of putting 9 on them? I'm running 8.1. OS 9 will let you run a more current web browser. Things like that. * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of

Re: [CGUYS] Neighbor Runs A Crackhouse [Was: How to Install Fre

2007-05-11 Thread Tom Piwowar
>So the author describes security on both machines as having to force user >input to allow changes, but only the mac guy is smart enough to hit cancel? >Ridiculous. Vista gains a critical area in security and apparently it's not >*exactly* as on a mac so it's a complete failure? I often encounter

Re: [CGUYS] Mac compatible printers -- recommendations?

2007-05-11 Thread Tom Piwowar
A nice laser printer with an Ethernet port. I use a Dell 3100cn. >I currently use an Epson Stylus. Ink builds up and deposits excess on >edges of paper. Cleaning heads doesn't resolve it. Can't clean rollers. >Replacing cartridges doesn't minimize/prevent. This is my second Epson and >the fi

Re: [CGUYS] FW: Macintosh Question

2007-05-11 Thread Tom Piwowar
>Try this: >http://eshop.macsales.com/OSXCenter/XPostFacto/ Read this... http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/apple/index.html * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an

[CGUYS] FW: Macintosh Question

2007-05-11 Thread Harvey Simon
Try this: http://eshop.macsales.com/OSXCenter/XPostFacto/ -- Forwarded Message From: Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 11:13:58 -0500 Subject: Re: Macintosh Question >Thanks yes it is the 7300/180. That is what I'm using at the moment (with a $99 accelerator card that

[CGUYS] Mac compatible printers -- recommendations?

2007-05-11 Thread Terry Taylor
For those of you using Macs (OS X), what printers would you recommend? I currently use an Epson Stylus. Ink builds up and deposits excess on edges of paper. Cleaning heads doesn't resolve it. Can't clean rollers. Replacing cartridges doesn't minimize/prevent. This is my second Epson and the

Re: [CGUYS] Neighbor Runs A Crackhouse [Was: How to Install Fre

2007-05-11 Thread mike
The problem is, a LOT of the windows vulnerabilities require exactly the same thing that was required on the mac...a single click on a website. From the article: "While this is a significant flaw that needs to be patched, it is unlikely that anyone who wanted access to a system would be able t

Re: [CGUYS] Puzzling Printer Behavior

2007-05-11 Thread Stewart A. Marshall
I have had no problem at all with printer switching. My default printer is a networked printer at work. When I am home I have to designate another printer so I can print otherwise it still defaults to the work printer. Stewart At 11:07 AM 5/11/2007, you wrote: Betty, My Laserjet is about

Re: [CGUYS] Puzzling Printer Behavior

2007-05-11 Thread Michel Lowe
Betty, My Laserjet is about 10 years old(!) so no USB support. It runs warm enough to heat up my office so I leave it off when not in use. But at least a dozen times I've hit the "print" button on my work computer and sent the output to the wrong printer. I just want to assign a default printer

Re: [CGUYS] Top ten lists:

2007-05-11 Thread Randy
Betty, Right, mac, not MAC, not big Mac (the sandwich or the former steroid-enabled slugger). Thanks, yes, the list is in the right direction for crashes. It'd be nice to have a list of other problems, such as slow running computer, frequent freezing, etc., with the corresponding likely or

Re: [CGUYS] Macintosh Question

2007-05-11 Thread Stewart A. Marshall
My wife booted one up today (she will be checking out the other CPU'S) and the memory seems to have been boosted to 336 MB and they are running 8.6 (I think) What are the advantages of putting 9 on them? Stewart At 11:13 AM 5/11/2007, you wrote: >Thanks yes it is the 7300/180. That is what

[CGUYS] Anyway to get a printer to work with only a black ink cartridge?

2007-05-11 Thread computerguys
Thanks to all those who replied to my previous question. I have the HP 930C printer. I don't need color, the color cartridge is expensive. Is there anyway to get it to work w/o the color cartridge. Thanks for any replys.

Re: [CGUYS] Neighbor Runs A Crackhouse [Was: How to Install Fre

2007-05-11 Thread Tom Piwowar
>I admit it...you are right. Macworld lied...computerworld...dozens of news >organizations lied. MS paid big for this one. I take it all back. Nice review of the press reporting on the CanSecWest Mac crack at Roughly Drafted

Re: [CGUYS] Macintosh Question

2007-05-11 Thread Tom Piwowar
>Thanks yes it is the 7300/180. That is what I'm using at the moment (with a $99 accelerator card that boosts it to 300 MHz). Very nice computer. It runs everything through the end of OS 9. No OS X. * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMA

Re: [CGUYS] Dump WEP go to WPA or WPA2 if possible

2007-05-11 Thread mike
No. MAC addresses can be sniffed in network traffic and spoofed. Not sure anything is bulletproof. It's just a matter of how important the info is and how bad someone wants to get in. Mike On 5/9/07, Alvin Auerbach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I think that you can set the net so that only cert

[CGUYS] Windows Vista may not be all that bad.

2007-05-11 Thread Wayne Dernoncourt
Tom Piwowar >>Don't remember Bob and don't know what Clippy refers to >> either, so I plead much ignorance. > Check 'em out at Wikipedia. Bob was "Microsoft's most > visible failure." (Before Vista I guess.) I'm not a Windows fan by any stretch, but what MS has done makes a lot of sense from a us