Re: boot problem after pwr outage

2009-06-10 Thread Ernest L. Gunerius
I doubt it...this sounds like something's fried. With luck it's the USB devices: the keyboard or the mouse. You can try unplugging them and just powering it up with the front button, see what happens. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group

Re: It is official, we are orphans.

2009-06-10 Thread Wallace Adrian D'Alessio
On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 1:28 AM, Kyle Hansen pi...@speakeasy.net wrote: All the stuff they are doing now will be the same. There will be some transitioning just like from OS9 to OSX. Everyone calm down. I have inside info on this but I have also signed an NDA so I can not share.

Re: It is official, we are orphans.

2009-06-10 Thread Kyle Hansen
On 6/10/09 12:55 AM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio fluxstrin...@gmail.com Broadcast into the ether: On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 1:28 AM, Kyle Hansen pi...@speakeasy.net wrote: All the stuff they are doing now will be the same.  There will be some transitioning just like from OS9 to OSX.  Everyone

Re: It is official, we are orphans.

2009-06-10 Thread Wallace Adrian D'Alessio
On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 4:15 AM, Kyle Hansen pi...@speakeasy.net wrote: On 6/10/09 12:55 AM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio fluxstrin...@gmail.com Broadcast into the ether: On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 1:28 AM, Kyle Hansen pi...@speakeasy.net wrote: All the stuff they are doing now will be the

Re: Where Do I Find Reliable Info On Color Critical Monitor Choices?

2009-06-10 Thread Vic
On Jun 9, 11:45 am, aussieshepsrock ilovaussiesh...@yahoo.com wrote: Seeking a reliable web resource or resources to become knowledgeable in choosing a color critical Monitor for myself. Richard Have you looked at the reviews on http://www.tomshardware.com ? V Mabus

Flip4Mac WM Components

2009-06-10 Thread Dan
Flip4Mac has released a new vers of their windows media codec, 2.2.3.7. http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/17787/flip4mac-wmv-player Although it says it's good for PPC/Intel, it's broken on both G3 and G4. On G3 systems, it simply gives a useless Mac OS error -50 message when you try to

Re: Flip4Mac WM Components

2009-06-10 Thread Al boone
I find that VLC works better anyway. YMMV. On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 8:55 AM, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote: Flip4Mac has released a new vers of their windows media codec, 2.2.3.7. http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/17787/flip4mac-wmv-player Although it says it's good for PPC/Intel, it's

Re: Lost Network

2009-06-10 Thread George R. Hozendorf
On Jun 7, 2009, at 7:18 PM, dc wrote: What have you tried? The first thing would be to unplug the router for at least 10 seconds then start it back up. If the router has an ethernet port you can also try plugging in directly. On Jun 7, 3:58 pm, George R. Hozendorf ghoze...@gmail.com

Safari 4 trouble

2009-06-10 Thread PAR
I allowed my G4 gigabit running OSX 10.4.11 to update to the released version of Safari 4. Hopefully it wasn't a mistake. All Web pages I try to display in Safari now show only the left-most 1/8th portion of the web page at the far right side of the screen. Anyone know how to fix the display?

Re: boot problem after pwr outage

2009-06-10 Thread insightinmind
On Jun 10, 2009, at 3:35 AM, Ernest L. Gunerius wrote: I did the Battery-CUDA 30 min- CUDA again and still booted into OF. Maybe its the RAM. Once I get booted from OF with mac-boot into the 80Gig ATA every things seems normal. Except the front Panel on/off button remains brightly lit

AppleWorks

2009-06-10 Thread lbterry
Will AppleWorks 6 work on the new intel Macs? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is

Re: Safari 4 trouble

2009-06-10 Thread Greg
Have you tried just hitting the green maximize button at the top left? Greg --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on

Re: AppleWorks

2009-06-10 Thread Stephen Weber
I don't think so, I've tried it on my hackintosh and had some issues. I suggest downloading and installing open office. http://www.openoffice.org/ On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 10:48 AM, lbte...@aol.com wrote: Will AppleWorks 6 work on the new intel Macs? -- Dell

Re: AppleWorks

2009-06-10 Thread Fabian Fang
On Jun 10, 2009, at 7:48 AM, lbte...@aol.com wrote: Will AppleWorks 6 work on the new intel Macs? Yes, for AppleWorks Versions 6.2.x. http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24332 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Safari 4 trouble

2009-06-10 Thread PAR
I allowed my G4 gigabit running OSX 10.4.11 to update to the released version of Safari 4. Hopefully it wasn't a mistake. All Web pages I try to display in Safari now show only the left-most 1/8th portion of the web page at the far right side of the screen. Anyone know how to fix the display?

Re: Safari 4 trouble

2009-06-10 Thread PAR
It looks like somebody accidently swiped my thread. I did find a not satisfactory work-around for my Safari problem. As a true LEM person I have a tiny apple monitor, that is VERY difficult to read in any greater than 800-by-600 resolution. It appears Safari 4 can't display properly in less than

Re: Safari 4 trouble

2009-06-10 Thread Len Gerstel
On Jun 10, 2009, at 11:56 AM, PAR wrote: It looks like somebody accidently swiped my thread. I did find a not satisfactory work-around for my Safari problem. As a true LEM person I have a tiny apple monitor, that is VERY difficult to read in any greater than 800-by-600 resolution. It

Re: AppleJack won't run

2009-06-10 Thread insightinmind
On Jun 9, 2009, at 11:30 PM, George R. Hozendorf wrote: Tried that. No luck. The actual wordage I get when I key in applejack from Single User Mode is, applejack is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program, or batch file. The first time I got this I

Re: AppleJack won't run

2009-06-10 Thread insightinmind
On Jun 10, 2009, at 11:42 AM, insightinmind wrote: On Jun 9, 2009, at 11:30 PM, George R. Hozendorf wrote: Tried that. No luck. The actual wordage I get when I key in applejack from Single User Mode is, applejack is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable

Re: It is official, we are orphans.

2009-06-10 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jun 9, 2009, at 9:16 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: That's right Apple, embrace Windows users and alienate Mac true believers. Great business plan. Actually, since Apple's consistently profitable and is outperforming all the rest of the major PC manufacturers in this economy, I'd

Re: Lost Network

2009-06-10 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jun 10, 2009, at 7:37 AM, George R. Hozendorf wrote: I have a connection with my unsecured network and the secured one shows up in System Preferences, Network, but I can't see or connect to it when opening the airport icon in the menu bar. Connect to the setup program for the

Re: Where Do I Find Reliable Info On Color Critical Monitor Choices?

2009-06-10 Thread Al Poulin
On Jun 10, 9:08 am, Vic vma...@gmail.com wrote: On Jun 9, 11:45 am, aussieshepsrock ilovaussiesh...@yahoo.com wrote: Seeking a reliable web resource or resources to become knowledgeable in choosing a color critical Monitor for myself. Richard Have you looked at the reviews

Re: Random thermal fan revs.

2009-06-10 Thread Brian Durant
Cheers. I don't seem to have anything with CodeTek though... --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list

Rember under 10.5.7

2009-06-10 Thread insightinmind
Has anyone run Rember 0.3.4b (2007) successfully under 10.5.7? I just tried once and got a kp on trying to run using Quit all applications, Quit Finder Preferences ... Maybe I should go the applejack Memtest route? Bill Connelly artsite: http://mysite.verizon.net/moonstoneartstudio myspace:

Re: Where Do I Find Reliable Info On Color Critical Monitor Choices?

2009-06-10 Thread aussieshepsrock
Thanks Al, That HP monitor looks like a nice option and a bit cheaper than the Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP 24 if I see the price quotes properly. I was startled by the humorous link to the OLED TV in one of the posts above, made me laugh anyway! :-), and I have decided to be careful how generously

Re: Safari 4.0

2009-06-10 Thread tonycd
Anyone else having the same problem I'm having? Tiger keeps giving me the (seemingly) same Safari updater every time I boot, every day for about the last 2 weeks. 19.1 MB in size, if memory (mine, not my Quicksilver's) serves. I run it, but it keeps coming back anyway. --Tony

Re: boot problem after pwr outage

2009-06-10 Thread Ernest L. Gunerius
It would seem that whenever I apply power by plugging in the power cord the circuitry that expects to see the light off at this time sees it already lit thus corrupting the boot process. What ever normally happens between first ON button push and the final Bright Light when the Boot

Re: Safari 4.0

2009-06-10 Thread Kris Tilford
On Jun 10, 2009, at 4:37 PM, tonycd wrote: Anyone else having the same problem I'm having? Tiger keeps giving me the (seemingly) same Safari updater every time I boot, every day for about the last 2 weeks. 19.1 MB in size, if memory (mine, not my Quicksilver's) serves. I run it, but it keeps

Re: boot problem after pwr outage

2009-06-10 Thread Ernest L. Gunerius
On Jun 9, 2009, at 3:42 PM, Ernest L. Gunerius wrote: I got as far as If it still boots onto OF after that, unplug every device but the keyboard mouse and monitor, if it STILL boots into OF try a known good keyboard and mouse. Now I have to borrow a known good USB Keyboard. Try it

Re: Random thermal fan revs.

2009-06-10 Thread Josh Keady
I've had this intermittently with various PowerBooks and Macs and find it's usually solve it by setting Processor Performance to Highest in the Energy Saver System Pref. I don't know that that is a perfect solution, but it's worked before to silence erratic fan behavior. Josh On Jun 9, 8:11 

Re: boot problem after pwr outage

2009-06-10 Thread Kris Tilford
On Jun 10, 2009, at 5:10 PM, Ernest L. Gunerius wrote: I did try without Keyboard or Mouse with no difference in action. Still boots to OF. It certainly appears something in the hardware is fried. I'd start with the stuck light on the power button, but in the long run the firmware controls

Re: Safari 4.0

2009-06-10 Thread Paul
I think I'm going to stick with Firefox for the time being, and wait for the inevitable updates to Safari 4. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs -

Re: Safari 4.0

2009-06-10 Thread Peter
On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 6:08 PM, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: On Jun 10, 2009, at 4:37 PM, tonycd wrote: Anyone else having the same problem I'm having? Tiger keeps giving me the (seemingly) same Safari updater every time I boot, every day for about the last 2 weeks. 19.1 MB in

Re: AppleJack won't run

2009-06-10 Thread George R. Hozendorf
On Jun 10, 2009, at 11:32 AM, insightinmind wrote: On Jun 10, 2009, at 11:42 AM, insightinmind wrote: On Jun 9, 2009, at 11:30 PM, George R. Hozendorf wrote: Tried that. No luck. The actual wordage I get when I key in applejack from Single User Mode is, applejack is not

iPhoto export problem

2009-06-10 Thread Steve R
I have the latest iPhoto '09 with today's update, and have been using heavily it for the past two days working on a slideshow. I've exported the same slideshow, with varying changes in the photos being used, at least 6 times without any problem, before and after today's update. Now that I've

Re: It is official, we are orphans.

2009-06-10 Thread Wallace Adrian D'Alessio
On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 10:43 AM, technophobic_...@comcast.net wrote: On 6/10/09, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: ...I question alienating users during hard times as a wise business strategy. The Mac Intel newbies won't notice when the loyalists abandon ship. Their heads will be buried in

Re: SUSE ppc and ethernet

2009-06-10 Thread tortoise
On Jun 9, 2:09 pm, greens...@care4free.net greens...@care4free.net wrote: After trying various distros I now have Open SUSE 11 running on my G4 450 Mhz - once I formatted the partition to Unix it all installed smoothly. However, on attempting to set up broadband I find that my ethernet is

Re: Where Do I Find Reliable Info On Color Critical Monitor Choices?

2009-06-10 Thread tortoise
On Jun 9, 10:45 am, aussieshepsrock ilovaussiesh...@yahoo.com wrote: Seeking a reliable web resource or resources to become knowledgeable in choosing a color critical Monitor for myself. I'm 'provisionally' settled on the DELL ULTRASHARP 2408WFP 24-inch Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor which

The powerpc now and in the future....

2009-06-10 Thread tortoise
Well this is sort of an anti-reply to the orphaned thread. I have been happily dual booting Linux and MacOS's for about 5 years now. I have os8 and debian lenny on two quadras. I have os9 and debian squeeze on a powerbookG3 250 (that's the next upcoming version of Linux) and it works well for

Re: The powerpc now and in the future....

2009-06-10 Thread Stephen Weber
I do have to say, even though a G5 computer won't run OS 10.6 it's still good at many things like video editing. I have really no need to upgrade my iMac G3, it's does a great job of a local file back up. I'm even going to keep my hackintosh running 10.5 for a long while. Stephen On Thu, Jun