Re: connectivity question

2011-11-22 Thread Martin N
emails and thats as close to the net that they get. Martin N Running MorphOS v2.6 (Nov 2010) on Mac Mini, Moderator of MiniDisc,amithlonopen,bwfc Yahoogroups -- 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

Re: POLITICAL STATEMENT?

2011-11-22 Thread Martin N
The statements involve all political parties tragic misguidance and so IMHO less political than most discussion. Martin N At 12:04 22/11/2011, you wrote: Is a comment (and small complaint) about internet privacy and teh common Man's seeming complete lack of grasp of its import , hinging

Re: UPS

2011-11-27 Thread Martin N
have a belkin which cost £100 but the battery is not user replaceable and i had to bend the metal cage the old battery was in to get it out. When this battery goes I will try and find the money for an APC. Longer term it makes more sense, martin N Running MorphOS v2.6 (Nov 2010) on Mac Mini

Re: Upgrade question

2011-11-29 Thread Martin N
cooled quad cores. Do you know how reliable the water cooled g5s are? I seem to remember it being mentioned that the cooling system was not very well built. Probably be looking at a G5 in a years time so always good to prepare. Martin N Running MorphOS v2.6 (Nov 2010) on Mac Mini, Moderator

Re: Upgrade question

2011-11-30 Thread Martin N
system was not very well built. Probably be looking at a G5 in a years time so always good to prepare. Martin N This was recently addressed here by someone who has rebuilt leaky cooling units. IIRC there were two venders (Adelphi for early units Panasonic for later models

Re: Fwd: External hard drive vs. online back up sites

2011-12-01 Thread Martin N
the patriot act Martin N Running MorphOS v2.6 (Nov 2010) on Mac Mini, Moderator of MiniDisc,amithlonopen,bwfc Yahoogroups -- 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

Re: Upgrade question

2011-12-01 Thread Martin N
Lo, At 00:09 01/12/2011, you wrote: Il giorno 30-11-2011 0:57, Martin N ha scritto: snip Below is part of the msgs I got when talking about this: Apple had two different LCS's in the G5 PM 2.7 the Delphi (single pump) it was pretty sure to leak and need to be rebuilt the other LCS

Re: Upgrade question

2011-12-01 Thread Martin N
Lo, At 20:58 30/11/2011, you wrote: On Nov 30, 2011, at 12:22 PM, Martin N wrote: Lo, At 02:15 30/11/2011, you wrote: snip This was recently addressed here by someone who has rebuilt leaky cooling units. IIRC there were two venders (Adelphi for early units Panasonic for later models

Re: Upgrade question

2011-12-02 Thread Martin N
Lo, At 04:49 02/12/2011, you wrote: Il giorno 1-12-2011 23:19, Martin N ha scritto: Thanks for the archive information, it looks like i will have to ask a seller on ebay to take a photo of the inside to determine if it is the more reliable Panasonic. He will have to do some disassembly, I

Re: Upgrade question

2011-12-06 Thread Martin N
it is labelled as such new heat sink 3= it has a fair amount of copper - is it a Panasonic? new heat sink= Panasonic with copper and a label. I have not had a look inside a G5 so its difficult to make head or tail of water cooling. Martin N Running MorphOS v2.6 (Nov 2010) on Mac Mini, Moderator

Re: Rolling Back to Panther OSX

2011-12-08 Thread Martin N
partition my mac mini. Martin N Running MorphOS v2.6 (Nov 2010) on Mac Mini, Moderator of MiniDisc,amithlonopen,bwfc Yahoogroups -- 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

Re: Analog video input?

2011-12-16 Thread Martin N
TBH i just record the tape on my hard disk PVR and transfer to DVD. Stick the DVD in your mac and get editing. Martin N At 08:59 16/12/2011, you wrote: If you don't have a camcorder with firewire output, how do most Mac users input their analog composite video into their Mac's for editing? I

Re: Analog video input?

2011-12-19 Thread Martin N
Personal video recorder ie tivo or sky+ box in the UK. Plug in an old VCR into the scart socket and record on the PVR. The PVR has a dvd recorder integrated so i transfer the hard disk recording to dvd. Martin N At 20:15 16/12/2011, you wrote: hard disk PVR??? On Dec 16, 2011, at 10:15 AM

Re: How do I remove an OS from a computer?

2012-01-06 Thread Martin N
in after i left. Delete your data and use a overwrite free space utility. I dont know of a mac one since i have only used Windows ones. Martin N At 02:40 03/01/2012, you wrote: I'm not savvy about any of this, so if I sound like an idiot, that is why. The two machines I have I bought used

Re: MDD Dual quick fan noise fix

2012-02-16 Thread Martin N
the arctic silver from the heatsink and cpu heads and applied arctic ceramique instead as I had some lying around. Thanks for the information, while thinking about getting a MDD i have heard that they were rather noisy which put me off. Martin N Running MorphOS v2.6 (Nov 2010) on Mac Mini

Firewire and USB External optical drive case

2012-02-25 Thread Martin N
mac dealers still sell them? thanks for your time Martin N Mac Mini, Moderator of MiniDisc,amithlonopen,bwfc Yahoogroups -- 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

Re: Firewire and USB External optical drive case

2012-02-25 Thread Martin N
Lo, At 14:14 25/02/2012, you wrote: On Feb 24, 2012, at 7:32 AM, Martin N wrote: I am looking for an external dvd drive case which has firewire and USB. so i can use it on my mac and PC (firewire port less). In 3 months of checking ebay.co.uk i have only seen one turn up. Has firewire

Re: Firewire and USB External optical drive case

2012-02-27 Thread Martin N
Lo, At 17:11 27/02/2012, you wrote: On Feb 25, 2012, at 9:36 AM, Martin N wrote: Lo, At 14:14 25/02/2012, you wrote: On Feb 24, 2012, at 7:32 AM, Martin N wrote: I am looking for an external dvd drive case which has firewire and USB. snip Couldn't find anything in their FAQ

Re: Firewire and USB External optical drive case

2012-02-29 Thread Martin N
the German ebay listing was from a uk seller that didn't come up with my enclosure search on ebay.co.uk so I managed to do a seller search on uk ebay and have bought one now :) Thanks for your help Martin N Mac Mini, Moderator of MiniDisc,amithlonopen,bwfc Yahoogroups -- You received this message

Re: Noise in Grounding, wasRe: dead mdd 2003 psu

2012-03-01 Thread Martin N
phones i bought were my sennheiser HD 650 ovation II back in 1992 for £130. I sadly cannot find any headphones with velvet cushions like those beauties. Martin N Mac Mini, Moderator of MiniDisc,amithlonopen,bwfc Yahoogroups -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group

Re: NO start up chime

2012-03-02 Thread Martin N
am using the internal mini speaker FYI. Seems odd to me that it would only partially. Martin N Running MorphOS v2.6 (Nov 2010) on Mac Mini, Moderator of MiniDisc,amithlonopen,bwfc Yahoogroups -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4

Re: Firewire and USB External optical drive case

2012-03-05 Thread Martin N
current e-SATA dock has. BTW the hard drive does run a little hot 7200rpm 3.5 drive when used for a while so if you live in a warm country it might get too hot. Martin N Mac Mini, Moderator of MiniDisc,amithlonopen,bwfc Yahoogroups -- You received this message because you are a member of G

Re: iTunes G3 radio playlist servers?

2012-08-13 Thread Martin N
it as the best one from a group of iPod classic, touch, Phillips, cowan and a Sony. Martin N Running MorphOS v3.1 (July 2012) on a PowerPC Powerbook, Moderator of MiniDisc,amithlonopen,bwfc Yahoogroups -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4

Re: external wireless device for mac mini

2012-09-13 Thread Martin N
also have the netgear and TP Link solutions above which plug into the ethernet port. The netgear is bigger but has a better interface while the tp link is like a large flash usb drive and is smaller. Martin N Owner of the bwfc yahoogroup and Co-Moderator of MiniDisc and amithlonopen yahoo

Obscuring email addresses on this group

2013-03-02 Thread Martin N
Hello, I have noticed an increase of spam to my bluebottle.com account recently when i had previous had none. The G-group list has come up in google and my email address comes up as : Martin N marti...@bluebottle.com. Have spammers got better at understanding how to work around the obvious

Re: SSD in a G5

2013-07-29 Thread Martin N
reads and learns the most used programs like those used at boot. Writes are just the same as a spinner though. Not sure about the noise of the raptor as well as the SSHD will be faster assuming the firmware GC is up to the job. Martin N At 03:00 25/07/2013, you wrote: Trim is outside the realm