OT interesting little MacBook testimony

2010-02-27 Thread Wallace Adrian D'Alessio
A MacBook testimony. From an unexpected source. http://www.thejavajive.com/blog/ -- Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer fluxstrin...@gmail.com http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer http://www.linkedin.com/in/fluxstreamcommunications http://flux-influx.blogspot.com/

connecting a printer

2010-02-27 Thread Lawrence David Eden
Greetings, I have an Intel MacBook running 10.5 at one of my schools and I want to connect an old HP Photosmart 1115 printer. The problem is HP no longer supports this 9 year old model and the last driver they made for the 1115 only works up to OS X (10.4x). Because of the outdated driver,

school issues

2010-02-27 Thread Lawrence David Eden
Can connecting a Mac to my school's internet cause problems? I was told by our tech person that connecting my old iMac at school will cause viruses. I was wise enough not to argue the point, because the simple fact that they were concerned was all I needed to realize that I was going to

Re: school issues

2010-02-27 Thread Bill Connelly
On Feb 27, 2010, at 9:42 AM, Lawrence David Eden wrote: Can connecting a Mac to my school's internet cause problems? I was told by our tech person that connecting my old iMac at school will cause viruses. I was wise enough not to argue the point, because the simple fact that they were

Re: HP ScanJet 7490c issues

2010-02-27 Thread Bequette Jeff
On Feb 26, 2010, at 3:13 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Feb 26, 2010, at 1:42 PM, Dan wrote: I downloaded the latest software from HP, for this scanner. PrecisionScan 3.3. Seems to work well, very fast, etc. BUT the daemon that watches the buttons on scanner's front panel has a BAD memory

Re: school issues

2010-02-27 Thread Dan
At 9:42 AM -0500 2/27/2010, Lawrence David Eden wrote: Can connecting a Mac to my school's internet cause problems? No. Well, perhaps -- in keeping in the theme of my reply below, it's quite possible that your network connection may seem slow. This will reveal yet-another shortcoming of

Re: HP ScanJet 7490c issues

2010-02-27 Thread Dan
At 9:29 AM -0600 2/27/2010, Bequette Jeff wrote: On Feb 26, 2010, at 3:13 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Feb 26, 2010, at 1:42 PM, Dan wrote: Is there a version of PrecisionScan, newer than 3.3, that supports these older scanners, but doesn't come with the handy dandy hemorrhage? Been googling

Re: HP ScanJet 7490c issues

2010-02-27 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Feb 27, 2010, at 8:57 AM, Dan wrote: Oh frak. I was hoping you had a magic solution, Bruce!I'm taking a look at Vuescan now. Oh, Vuescan rocks. I have it and have never been anything but pleased with it. -- Bruce Johnson Wherever you go, there you are B. Banzai, PhD --

How will my computer run?

2010-02-27 Thread The M
Well, I ordered a PM G4 MDD off of eBay. The seller ripped me off and I didn't get what was advertised. I am going to upgrade to leopard. How will it perform? Here are the specs: Dual 867 MHz G4 1GB RAM Geforce 4 video card You can't compare Apples and oranges. And Microsoft is the orange

Re: school issues

2010-02-27 Thread Wallace Adrian D'Alessio
On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Lawrence David Eden lde...@comcast.netwrote: Can connecting a Mac to my school's internet cause problems? I was told by our tech person that connecting my old iMac at school will cause viruses.

Re: How will my computer run?

2010-02-27 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Feb 27, 2010, at 9:13 AM, The M wrote: Well, I ordered a PM G4 MDD off of eBay. The seller ripped me off and I didn't get what was advertised. I am going to upgrade to leopard. How will it perform? Here are the specs: Dual 867 MHz G4 1GB RAM Geforce 4 video card Pretty well, it's

Re: How will my computer run?

2010-02-27 Thread The M
Right now it only has 512MB RAM in and smokes my windoze machine in everything but surfing the web :) glad to hear that it will run well You can't compare Apples and oranges. And Microsoft is the orange here. On Feb 27, 2010, at 11:26 AM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On

Re: school issues

2010-02-27 Thread Len Gerstel
On Feb 27, 2010, at 9:42 AM, Lawrence David Eden wrote: Can connecting a Mac to my school's internet cause problems? I was told by our tech person that connecting my old iMac at school will cause viruses. I was wise enough not to argue the point, because the simple fact that they were

Re: How will my computer run?

2010-02-27 Thread John Musbach
On 2/27/10, The M mstye...@yahoo.com wrote: Well, I ordered a PM G4 MDD off of eBay. The seller ripped me off and I didn't get what was advertised. So file a not as described complaint on the transaction in paypal and get your money refunded. -- Best Regards, John Musbach -- You received

Re: school issues

2010-02-27 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Feb 27, 2010, at 9:15 AM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: Chances are he does not want a challenge to his knowledge that his boss may become aware of. It may cast him in a bad light. I doubt it. Never forget: only drug users and hippies use a Mac (I know it's a humorous line by Dave

Re: How will my computer run?

2010-02-27 Thread JoeTaxpayer
On Feb 27, 11:13 am, The M mstye...@yahoo.com wrote: Well, I ordered a PM G4 MDD off of eBay. The seller ripped me off and I didn't get what was advertised. I am going to upgrade to leopard. How will it perform? Here are the specs: Dual 867 MHz G4 1GB RAM Geforce 4 video card I'd report

Re: How will my computer run?

2010-02-27 Thread The M
You can't compare Apples and oranges. And Microsoft is the orange here. On Feb 27, 2010, at 11:41 AM, JoeTaxpayer joetaxpaye...@gmail.com wrote: I'd report them to eBay and insist on a full refund (or partial and keep machine). I've bought multiple G4 MDD 1.25GHz, running 4 in the house now,

Re: How will my computer run?

2010-02-27 Thread JoeTaxpayer
Maybe mine had the fans replaced already. $78 + shipping. Did I get ripped off? Running tiger, it screams. - Sorry, I was confused, thought you were buying a higher speed. $78 is actually great. I paid as low as $125 for a stripped down (no HDD at all) 1.25, or as much as $225 for a 1.42GHz.

Re: connecting a printer

2010-02-27 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Feb 27, 2010, at 7:29 AM, Lawrence David Eden wrote: Greetings, I have an Intel MacBook running 10.5 at one of my schools and I want to connect an old HP Photosmart 1115 printer. The problem is HP no longer supports this 9 year old model and the last driver they made for the 1115

Re: How will my computer run?

2010-02-27 Thread The M
My real concern (though thanks for the assurance) is the video. Will all of leopards eye candy be smooth? You can't compare Apples and oranges. And Microsoft is the orange here. On Feb 27, 2010, at 12:04 PM, JoeTaxpayer joetaxpaye...@gmail.com wrote: - Sorry, I was confused, thought you were

Re: How will my computer run?

2010-02-27 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
What video card are you running? I had a 32 mb Geforce 4 in mine but recently upgraded to a 64 mb Geforce 4 and now it is nearly perfect!!! I would think yours has at the very least a 32 mb video card unless the original seller replaced the card. You can find that in apple in the top left

Re: How will my computer run?

2010-02-27 Thread JoeTaxpayer
On Feb 27, 12:08 pm, The M mstye...@yahoo.com wrote: My real concern (though thanks for the assurance) is the video. Will all of leopards eye candy be smooth? For what it's worth, I just played a ripped DVD file (from a vob file as if the dvd were in the drive), and Activity Monitor for the

Re: How will my computer run?

2010-02-27 Thread The M
How did the 32MB card run? You can't compare Apples and oranges. And Microsoft is the orange here. On Feb 27, 2010, at 12:14 PM, Ricardo Sevilla ae86dr...@gmail.com wrote: I had a 32 mb Geforce 4 in mine but recently upgraded to a 64 mb Geforce 4 and now it is nearly perfect!!! --

Re: HP ScanJet 7490c issues

2010-02-27 Thread Bill Connelly
On Feb 27, 2010, at 11:06 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Feb 27, 2010, at 8:57 AM, Dan wrote: Oh frak. I was hoping you had a magic solution, Bruce!I'm taking a look at Vuescan now. Oh, Vuescan rocks. I have it and have never been anything but pleased with it. Funny ... the

Re: connecting a printer

2010-02-27 Thread gifutiger
Greetings Larry You should be able to find a printer driver here that will work. http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/MacOSX.php Cheers Harry San Jose, CA ø?ºº?ø,¸¸,ø?ºº?ø,¸¸,ø?ºº?ø,¸¸,ø?º?ø On Feb 27, 6:29 am, Lawrence David Eden lde...@comcast.net wrote: Greetings, I have an Intel MacBook

Re: Heavy duty, feels-good keyboard for typist with a vengeance

2010-02-27 Thread PETER WARNER
Austin Leeds Well, I suppose this would be an article better addressed to one of the LEM groups for older Macs. Thanks for your input, FFF And you tried to Hijack a thread ;) ??? He was the OP... -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3,

Re: Ethernet connection not recognized in PowerMac G5

2010-02-27 Thread Goody2
On Feb 26, 2:42 pm, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Feb 26, 2010, at 11:47 AM, Clark Martin wrote: What's happening, I think, is that your router and your Mac aren't properly establishing connections. Which is odd as this part of networking has gotten pretty

Re: Ethernet connection not recognized in PowerMac G5

2010-02-27 Thread Len Gerstel
On Feb 27, 2010, at 2:34 PM, Goody2 wrote: Then plugged the G5 in again and decided to jiggle the cable around. Sure enough, when the plug is pulled outward (but still seated) it disconnects.When pushed inward as far as possible there is no problem. I tried the same maneuver with the second

Re: HP ScanJet 7490c issues

2010-02-27 Thread Gary D.
Having given up with HP software after my switch to 10.5/10.6, I recently bought VueScan. It is a bit wierd and requires some getting used to but the results are very good. And although there are nearly weekly updates, there is no convenient update procedure - just download and replace. Gary --

Re: Ethernet connection not recognized in PowerMac G5

2010-02-27 Thread Kris Tilford
On Feb 27, 2010, at 1:34 PM, Goody2 wrote: Any further comments welcome, and many thanks for all the help. Could be a cable problem? Normally the little catches on the plug prevent the cable from having much play, and since you say you can pull the plug outward while connected, this

Re: How will my computer run?

2010-02-27 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
I love getting a kick out of that as well. Nobody believes me when I show them all that my G4 can do. On Feb 27, 2010, at 10:30 AM, The M wrote: Hahaha I can't wait to show people how my what eight year old mac runs faster than my windoze machine. LOL -- You received this message

Re: How will my computer run?

2010-02-27 Thread Jason tar
My G4 boots faster then my windoze laptop (I wonder why? :D) Got to love AltiVec From: Ricardo Sevilla ae86dr...@gmail.com I love getting a kick out of that as well. Nobody believes me when I show them all that my G4 can do. -- You received this

Re: school issues

2010-02-27 Thread Dana Collins
On 2/27/10 10:51 AM, Dan of dantear...@gmail.com sent At 9:42 AM -0500 2/27/2010, Lawrence David Eden wrote: Can connecting a Mac to my school's internet cause problems? No. Well, perhaps -- in keeping in the theme of my reply below, it's quite possible that your network connection

Re: HP ScanJet 7490c issues

2010-02-27 Thread Bequette Jeff
5. Still using READ IRIS 9 for OCR work. Jeff, how good of a job does that do? - Dan. -- it does Ok with text, then ported to iWork to get full manipulation. and add graphics back in. Came with and part of HP device manager-the url on version tracker-

How to Modify Disk Image Files Directory References

2010-02-27 Thread Bill Connelly
I have created dmg files of a set of 16 Install OS X Tiger CDs for an eMac, that contain the equivalent of iLife. Now I want to use Pacifist to extract certain Bundled Softwares, but instead of it asking me to insert CD Disk 10 etc, I want it to ask or just go to the next dmg file or Disk

Re: How to Modify Disk Image Files Directory References

2010-02-27 Thread Michael G.M.
Bill, I have the exact same set as you. I would use pacifist to work on the CD set instead of the dmgs to extract the iLife Applications. Aren't you going to burn the disk images first as opening them before you burn them will likely make them unusable? Don't have any clues about the modifying

Re: How to Modify Disk Image Files Directory References

2010-02-27 Thread Bill Connelly
On Feb 28, 2010, at 12:47 AM, Bill Connelly wrote:. Still experimenting ... but I'll have to wait until tomorrow ... I'm tired and am crashing ... thanks for your response. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop