Google Reader going away, now what?

2013-03-14 Thread arichic...@gmail.com
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9237592/Google_Reader_several_other_services_axed Google Reader is probably my most used web app of all. Why would they do this? And what to do now with a PPC/Leopard setup? I don't really like NetNewsWire for a variety of reasons. I don't like the little

Re: Google Reader going away, now what?

2013-03-14 Thread JoeTaxpayer
I just use the News and Blogs reader in Thunderbird. Anything not great with this option? On Thursday, March 14, 2013 8:47:20 AM UTC-4, a1 wrote: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9237592/Google_Reader_several_other_services_axed Google Reader is probably my most used web app of

Re: Google Reader going away, now what?

2013-03-14 Thread a1
I am not a real fan of the Thunderbird interface, either, and like NetNewsWire, it is tethered to one computer, isn't it? Here is a good article discussing the situation. Man is Google messing up.

Re: Google Reader going away, now what?

2013-03-14 Thread JoeTaxpayer
Understood. Yes, I read it like mail on one computer only. I can see how that's not ideal for many people. On Thursday, March 14, 2013 11:05:48 AM UTC-4, a1 wrote: I am not a real fan of the Thunderbird interface, either, and like NetNewsWire, it is tethered to one computer, isn't it?

Re: Google Reader going away, now what?

2013-03-14 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 14, 2013, at 8:05 AM, a1 arichic...@gmail.com wrote: I am not a real fan of the Thunderbird interface, either, and like NetNewsWire, it is tethered to one computer, isn't it? Here is a good article discussing the situation. Man is Google messing up.

What killed the G4 Powerbook, i.e. is it really dead?

2013-03-14 Thread spilrules
I was copying a very large backup file from an external USB HD device and walked away from the computer. Upon returning a couple hours later, it was not running and I tried to remember if I had shut it off or not, pretty sure I had not. I pushed the start button and nothing happened,

Re: Google Reader going away, now what?

2013-03-14 Thread Jim Scott
On Mar 14, 2013, at 9:21 AM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: And I agree with many. If the mailing lists get shut down, well, so long and thanks for all the fish. :-( Web forums are well-nigh unreadable, not easily combined and filterable (all my LEM lists are filtered

Can't connect to TVGuide.com

2013-03-14 Thread Michael McMurtrey
As of yesterday I cannot connect to this site (204.153.26.245) using Safari 5.0.6, OS X 10.5.8, over Verizon's DSL. I cannot ping the site (10 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss). Traceroute ends at my router IP address. This is the only site I apparently cannot

Re: Can't connect to TVGuide.com

2013-03-14 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 14, 2013, at 11:42 AM, Michael McMurtrey skyking...@verizon.net wrote: As of yesterday I cannot connect to this site (204.153.26.245) using Safari 5.0.6, OS X 10.5.8, over Verizon's DSL. I cannot ping the site (10 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss).

Re: What killed the G4 Powerbook, i.e. is it really dead?

2013-03-14 Thread spilrules
thanks for the advice, however it did not solve the problem. It is still dead. Absolutely nothing happens when I push the power button. Battery still indicates full charge. Any other advice? Thanks! On Thursday, March 14, 2013 10:48:03 AM UTC-7, spilrules wrote: I was copying a very large

Re: What killed the G4 Powerbook, i.e. is it really dead?

2013-03-14 Thread Eric Hall
Did you take the battery completely out, wait a few and put it back in? Or try to start it without the battery? Eric From: spilrules t...@tomstock.us To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 2:22 PM Subject: Re: What killed the G4

Thank you LEM - WAS::: Re: Google Reader going away, now what?

2013-03-14 Thread Jerry
Its often difficult to impossible to understand the reasoning behind a move like this from the outside, and since I do not provide support to LEM first hand, I realize exactly where my opinion weighs. I would ask that some form of a mailing list, such as Mailman, or something similar be

Re: What killed the G4 Powerbook, i.e. is it really dead?

2013-03-14 Thread Clark Martin
On Mar 14, 2013, at 12:37 PM, Eric Hall wrote: Did you take the battery completely out, wait a few and put it back in? Or try to start it without the battery? Take the battery out, unplug the adapter and press the power button and wait 10 minutes. Then reconnect power and hit the power

Re: Can't connect to TVGuide.com

2013-03-14 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 14, 2013, at 2:55 PM, Ken Daggett kadagg...@gmail.com wrote: On 14 Mar 2013, at 12:01:29 PDT, Bruce Johnson wrote: I can only get partway to it and cannot ping it at all. --- Firefox 3.6.2.8 popped right to the site. All my browsers were able to get to it. However a large

Re: Google Reader going away, now what?

2013-03-14 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 14, 2013, at 3:40 PM, Koralatov li...@koralatov.com wrote: On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 16:21, Bruce Johnson wrote: One huge point: Google reader is the google *application* to read your google *account's* RSS feeds. You can use other readers with your google account. I use Reeder on

Re: New Forums

2013-03-14 Thread Dan
On 13 Mar, Dan Knight blerted: We've started the process of migrating to WordPress forums, and today I'm announcing that the Power Macs (G3-5) forum is ready to go. Please go to \url\ and create a login ID and password so you can participate. Apropos to what? What is the point of this

Re: New Forums

2013-03-14 Thread a1
1. Can't ownership of this group simply be transferred, and then we could all just stay put? 2. Can a new group be created and the archives forwarded? 3. If everyone is fed up with Google, a Yahoo group could be created, yes? 4. I have messages saved from as far back as 2004, from when the lists