Re: Awesome mod...

2010-11-02 Thread Joshua Juran
On Nov 1, 2010, at 10:46 PM, Tina K. wrote: On 2010/11/01 23:43, Jeff Bequette so eloquently wrote: Now if we could just squeeze a macbook into a clamshell... That would be too cool for school! Imagine the reaction you would get when you are working on a Tangerene MacBook. Well, mine's

Re: Awesome mod...

2010-11-02 Thread Amanda Ward
On Nov 2, 2010, at 6:01 AM, Joshua Juran wrote: Well, mine's graphite, not tangerine, but at a local hacker space it was compared to a toilet seat. Josh Now =there= would be a mod! 'Specially if you could incorporate a small thermal printer into the machine. ;-) Amanda -- You received

Re: back up generator question

2010-11-02 Thread ah...clem
we live in a rural area, and power outages occasionally last for days. we have a generator for such situations, and i run all sorts of electronics on them. BUT, you absolutely MUST have a high quality UPS on any sensitive electronics, or you risk catastrophic failure. the output of that

Re: Awesome mod...

2010-11-02 Thread James Therrault
On Nov 2, 2010, at 7:01 AM, Joshua Juran wrote: On Nov 1, 2010, at 10:46 PM, Tina K. wrote: On 2010/11/01 23:43, Jeff Bequette so eloquently wrote: Now if we could just squeeze a macbook into a clamshell... That would be too cool for school! Imagine the reaction you would get when you

Re: back up generator question

2010-11-02 Thread Alex Smith (K4RNT)
I believe a transfer switch is a requirement per the National Electric Code if you want to hook up a generator directly the your home mains. If anyone goes wrong you could be CRIMINALLY LIABLE, not only for causing a potential electrical fire, but to damage the power grid. I suggest you consult

Anti-virus for Mac

2010-11-02 Thread Dan
Clam and ClamXav were just recently updated... (get the version 2 beta - it's stable, not java, works well) http://www.clamxav.com/ And now Sophos is offering a free version of their anti-virus tool http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/articles/2010/11/free-mac-anti-virus.html - Dan. -- -

Re: Dead Drive? - Group Reply.

2010-11-02 Thread Gottick International
OK - this drive has jumpers. As had the old one. In a iMac G5. What about jumper settings? On SATA drives the jumpers generally aren't used. The old one had a jumper. ;-) And I put it in the same spot on the new drive. Can anyone give me a definitive on this? Does using a jumper in the

MDD Won't Boot from OS 9.2.2

2010-11-02 Thread t...@io.com
Continuing this old thread from May of 2008 I am reduced to using Google Groups for my access, so I can't reply directly to that thread, but hopefully using the same subject will thread it together. When last we left the MDD in my office, I had 9.2.2 booting (thanks again, Kris) by adding

Re: Dead Drive? - Group Reply.

2010-11-02 Thread Alex Smith (K4RNT)
Perhaps you can give us the make and model number of the drive in question, we can pull the specifications. :) -- ' With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by

Re: Dead Drive? - Group Reply.

2010-11-02 Thread Kris Tilford
On Nov 2, 2010, at 12:10 PM, Gottick International wrote: On SATA drives the jumpers generally aren't used. The old one had a jumper. ;-) And I put it in the same spot on the new drive. Can anyone give me a definitive on this? Does using a jumper in the wrong slot shut down the whole

Re: Dead Drive? - Group Reply.

2010-11-02 Thread Ted Treen
Gottick International wrote: OK - this drive has jumpers. As had the old one. In a iMac G5. What about jumper settings? On SATA drives the jumpers generally aren't used. The old one had a jumper. ;-) And I put it in the same spot on the new drive. Can anyone give me a definitive on this?

Re: MDD Won't Boot from OS 9.2.2

2010-11-02 Thread Cadeon
Look here. http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/macintosh-system-922-1021-power-macintosh-g4-mirrored-drive-doors-mdd The MDD uses a special 9.2.2. On Nov 2, 1:13 pm, t...@io.com t...@io.com wrote: Continuing this old thread from May of 2008 I am reduced to using Google Groups for my access,

Re: Anti-virus for Mac

2010-11-02 Thread Baha Ata
BitDefender got a Beta 2... Free for enrolment www.bitdefender.com i have been using them for may Macs on 10.6.4 But for intel onyl.. There is only ClamXav and Sophos for Mac that i could find while i am with my Powerbook G4 2010/11/2 Dan dantear...@gmail.com Clam and ClamXav were just

Re: Mac OS X Lion Is a Must-Have: 10 Reasons Why

2010-11-02 Thread Baha Ata
belive me i can keep it whatever license it is in or i got... but if i begin to share even information of i am keeping it it becomes other story... so do what you can do but do not share with anyone motto :) licensing that kind of thing! :) 2010/11/2 glen glenst...@yahoo.com - Original

Re: Mac OS X Lion Is a Must-Have: 10 Reasons Why

2010-11-02 Thread Baha Ata
and without that sending for LEM... i do not even know there is a site about it... I visited the site because of that little article... Without that article i do not know the site... now i visited and bookmarked that site. 2010/11/2 glen glenst...@yahoo.com - Original Message From:

Re: Dead Drive? - Group Reply.

2010-11-02 Thread Gottick International
Perhaps you can give us the make and model number of the drive in question, we can pull the specifications. :) Sorry. WD Caviar WD5000AADS - 500GB -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus

Re: Dead Drive? - Group Reply.

2010-11-02 Thread Alex Smith (K4RNT)
Looks like there shouldn't be any jumpers on it, the jumpers force a lower transfer speed. http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1679p_created=p_pv=2.294p_prods=227%2C294 I've never liked Western Digital's stuff, I had a round of lemons from them back in the

Re: Anti-virus for Mac

2010-11-02 Thread Ashgrove
I keep a tiger's eye paperweight on my desk. It did cost me money, but it works just as well --plus it does not uses any RAM, which is a nice bonus. Looks cool, too...;-) Felix -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs

Re: Dead Drive? - Group Reply.

2010-11-02 Thread Tina K.
On 2010/11/02 11:55, Ted Treen so eloquently wrote: The jumper on a SATA drive restricts it to 1.5Gbs (SATA 1) speed. It won't have any other effect. What would be the purpose of even doing this? I have 3GBs drives in my P M and it only supports 1.5GBs, so the end result is they do not exceed

Re: Dead Drive? - Group Reply.

2010-11-02 Thread Alex Smith (K4RNT)
Older controller chipsets had problems when it initially moved to SATA gen II, so some drives had the ability to force negotiation at 1.5Gbps. On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 15:46, Tina K. penguir...@gmail.com wrote: On 2010/11/02 11:55, Ted Treen so eloquently wrote: The jumper on a SATA drive

Re: MDD Won't Boot from OS 9.2.2

2010-11-02 Thread Joshua Juran
On Nov 2, 2010, at 10:13 AM, t...@io.com wrote: So, the MDD seems to be pretty functional at this point with 9.2.2. I'm rather happy at solving these two issues, as this has been weighing in the back of mind for two years as one of the projects I should get to some day before the computer goes

Need help understanding webcam differences

2010-11-02 Thread Jonas Lopez
Need help understanding webcam differences Picture this on your G4, the webcam local picture is just not clear - reason is 400k vs 4M pixels. A 640x480 pixel image printed at a size of 6.4 x 4.8 inches has a printing resolution of 100 PPI, just look at several public webcam sites to see which

Re: Need help understanding webcam differences

2010-11-02 Thread Jonas Ulrich
Google MacCam. Download it and be sure and put the little extension file in the folder given. It will be clear what to do when you download it. This extension will let you use almost ANY webcam in any application! Here are some possible reasons the picture isn't so great: 1. The camera just

Re: Need help understanding webcam differences

2010-11-02 Thread Kris Tilford
On Nov 2, 2010, at 7:45 PM, Jonas Lopez wrote: Need help understanding webcam differences Picture this on your G4, the webcam local picture is just not clear - reason is 400k vs 4M pixels. A 640x480 pixel image printed at a size of 6.4 x 4.8 inches has a printing resolution of 100 PPI,

Webcam for G4 running Mac OS X 10.5.8

2010-11-02 Thread Bill Connelly
Can anyone recommend webcams for a Digital Audio Dual 533 G4 running 10.5.8? FW? USB2? Thanks -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at

Re: Webcam for G4 running Mac OS X 10.5.8

2010-11-02 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Nov 2, 2010, at 7:38 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: Can anyone recommend webcams for a Digital Audio Dual 533 G4 running 10.5.8? FW? USB2? Look for a USB Video Class Webcam; that's recognized as a webcam by the OS (and in iChat, for example). I know there were FW webcams in the past, but I

Re: Webcam for G4 running Mac OS X 10.5.8

2010-11-02 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Nov 2, 2010, at 7:43 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Nov 2, 2010, at 7:38 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: Can anyone recommend webcams for a Digital Audio Dual 533 G4 running 10.5.8? FW? USB2? Look for a USB Video Class Webcam; that's recognized as a webcam by the OS (and in iChat, for