Re: G5 PM temps

2010-11-15 Thread dc
On Nov 13, 1:48 pm, John Carmonne carmo...@aol.com wrote: Now that all's well on my PM G5 Dual 2.7 with new heat sink I want to know what to think about temp ranges on the CPU's. The limit says 181.4F  they are running at 141.F  to 162.F My DP 1.8 GHZ, which is air-cooled, doesn't get above

Re: Which used Mac to buy?

2010-11-15 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Nov 15, 2010, at 5:22 AM, dc wrote: It might not be a bad idea to wait until the next OS (Lion) is released and see which Mac Pros are supported. I paid $1000 for a nice used one last year, 2 x 3.0 GHz Core2Duo processors, and found out later that Apple does not support 64-bit processing

Re: G5 PM temps

2010-11-15 Thread Tina K.
On 2010/11/13 11:48, John Carmonne so eloquently wrote: Now that all's well on my PM G5 Dual 2.7 with new heat sink I want to know what to think about temp ranges on the CPU's. The limit says 181.4F they are running at 141.F to 162.F CPU A is currently running at 52° C, and CPU B is at 62° C

Re: Which used Mac to buy?

2010-11-15 Thread Tina K.
On 2010/11/15 09:04, Bruce Johnson so eloquently wrote: the only Intel systems that ARE NOT supported for 64-bits are the original CoreDuo Intel iMacs. Not to be nit-picky but wouldn't the CoreSolo and CoreDuo Mac Minis fall into the same category? Tina -- iMac 20 USB 2 1.25GHz G4 2GB

Re: Which used Mac to buy?

2010-11-15 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Nov 15, 2010, at 9:48 AM, Tina K. wrote: On 2010/11/15 09:04, Bruce Johnson so eloquently wrote: the only Intel systems that ARE NOT supported for 64-bits are the original CoreDuo Intel iMacs. Not to be nit-picky but wouldn't the CoreSolo and CoreDuo Mac Minis fall into the same

AGP Video Card for a 30 Dell UltraSharp?

2010-11-15 Thread Bill Connelly
Is there a DA Dual 533 or QS 2002 Dual 1GHz AGP Video Card for a 30 Dell UltraSharp? Here's the Dell Monitor: http://accessories.dell.com/sna/products/Displays/productdetail.aspx?c=usl=ens=dhscs=19sku=224-9949 The monitor has DVD-D (dual link digital DVD) and VGA ports ... with max res of

Re: AGP Video Card for a 30 Dell UltraSharp?

2010-11-15 Thread dc
On Nov 15, 12:32 pm, Bill Connelly billycarm...@verizon.net wrote: Is there a DA Dual 533 or QS 2002 Dual 1GHz AGP Video Card for a 30   Dell UltraSharp? Inexpensive flashable AGP cards, and flashing instructions, available? GeForce 6200 / 256 MB VRAM, AGP can handle it. Be careful to buy a

Re: Which used Mac to buy?

2010-11-15 Thread dc
On Nov 15, 12:07 pm, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: Back to ds's original post, it seems clear that the 64-bit restriction on MacPros is only in software: see: http://www.ahatfullofsky.comuv.com/English/Programs/SMS/SMS.html Also this excellent site offers a simple

Re: iTunes EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)

2010-11-15 Thread Cliff Rediger
I hope this doesn't turn into a double post as I thought I'd posted but it doesn't appear. On Nov 14, 8:57 pm, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: Try a different playlist, see if ti's that particular one? Perhaps one of the songs? Doesn't seem to be playlist specific, Bruce.

Re: iTunes EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)

2010-11-15 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Nov 15, 2010, at 12:04 PM, Cliff Rediger wrote: I hope this doesn't turn into a double post as I thought I'd posted but it doesn't appear. On Nov 14, 8:57 pm, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: Try a different playlist, see if ti's that particular one? Perhaps one of

WinZip

2010-11-15 Thread M Christol
Is there any reason to get WinZip for Mac? http://www.winzip.com/mac/en/index.htm -- 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: WinZip

2010-11-15 Thread Tina K.
On 2010/11/15 15:43, M Christol so eloquently wrote: Is there any reason to get WinZip for Mac? http://www.winzip.com/mac/en/index.htm Not when there are better free alternatives. If you only need to decompress files The Unarchiver is the Swiss army knife of Mac unarchivers

Re: WinZip

2010-11-15 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Nov 15, 2010, at 3:43 PM, M Christol wrote: Is there any reason to get WinZip for Mac? http://www.winzip.com/mac/en/index.htm Not particularly. OSX has always offered 'Compress' in the contextual menu, it has made zip files since 10.3 or so (it made .gz files before that); plus most

Drag and Drop in eMail

2010-11-15 Thread gifutiger
On my G4, OS X 10.5.8, eMail 3.6 when I'm in eMail if I want to search for every occurrence of an eMail, in either: From; To; Subject, whether in All Mailboxes or the current Mailbox I can drag and drop the From: or To: directly to the search tab and the system will locate all of the eMails that

DVD, Webcam, Pix, and Images: why are they soooo different

2010-11-15 Thread Jonas Lopez
DVD, Webcam, Pix, and Images: why are they s different I continue to delve into the various differences on my several Mac presentations. When viewing a DVD, even in FULL SCREEN presentation, the picture is perfect, not a pause or flicker to be found. When I view a canned video downloaded

Re: DVD, Webcam, Pix, and Images: why are they soooo different

2010-11-15 Thread Chance Reecher
My best guess is that it's the video codec that's making the difference in playback quality. DVDs are encoded with MPEG-2, which requires less processor resources to decode and play back that the newer file formats commonly used in downloadable video. Your G4's processor is simply too weak to

Time Zone setting ???

2010-11-15 Thread Charles Davis
Leopard X.5.8 --- MDD dual 1.25 GHz PowerPC G4 2GB RAM System Preference/ System/ Date Time can set everything, The PROBLEM, the Time Zone jumps back to GMT, even when things are 'Locked to prevent changes' [The 'on screen' clock is correct, but the 'Time Zone' doesn't stay set.

Re: Time Zone setting ???

2010-11-15 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Nov 15, 2010, at 4:25 PM, Charles Davis wrote: Leopard X.5.8 --- MDD dual 1.25 GHz PowerPC G4 2GB RAM System Preference/ System/ Date Time can set everything, The PROBLEM, the Time Zone jumps back to GMT, even when things are 'Locked to prevent changes' [The 'on screen' clock

Re: Time Zone setting ???

2010-11-15 Thread Charles Davis
That does NOT sound that far from possible. Although the battery isn't more than a couple of years old at the worst. I'll try that. Thanks. Chuck On Nov 16, 2010, at 5:33 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: On Nov 15, 2010, at 4:25 PM, Charles Davis wrote: Leopard X.5.8 --- MDD dual 1.25 GHz

Re: Time Zone setting ???

2010-11-15 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Nov 15, 2010, at 4:39 PM, Charles Davis wrote: That does NOT sound that far from possible. Although the battery isn't more than a couple of years old at the worst. I'll try that. Thanks. Chuck On Nov 16, 2010, at 5:33 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: On Nov 15, 2010, at 4:25 PM,