Re: I Love This Group

2008-08-29 Thread Yersinia
t). If someday I ever get tired of what I'm doing with my Macs now and decide to get into serious high-power activities for which I actually NEED a "race car," Leopard and MacIntels would at least make sense for me, but even then I'd STILL be "on the trailing edge," with

Re: question about memory for my G4

2008-09-02 Thread Yersinia
Cheryl writes, There's a few kinds of G4 Quicksilver.my G4 Quicksilver 867 is maxed at 1.5 GB of RAM. I have three sticks of 512 MB PC-133. ~Yersinia. "Do not disturb. Already disturbed!" --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Yo

Re: See You Later...

2008-11-11 Thread Yersinia
JT writes, Me neither. ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at

Re: Internet Connect

2008-11-25 Thread Yersinia
DKLine writes, Mine doesn't even bother to ask me if I want to stay connected -- it just shuts down and says the connection was terminated by the remote site. My ISP says it's probably line noise and I should call my phone company to do something about it.

Re: Internet Connect

2008-11-25 Thread Yersinia
ail I just got, or a post on a forum. Anyway, the only ports I'm aware of on my Mac are the modem port (phone jack), one ethernet port (not part of the modem), firewire USB ports. Nope, no wireless here. Just the aforementioned dialup connection. Thanks. ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~-

Re: Classic after Upgrade to 10.4?

2008-11-30 Thread Yersinia
tell you if it requires Classic or not. If it does, you'll never be able to run that on your iMac or any other Macintel. Good luck! ~Yersinia. "There is no substitute for good manners...except fast reflexes." --~--~-~--~~~---~--~-

Re: Classic after Upgrade to 10.4?

2008-11-30 Thread Yersinia
ff. I could swear I remembered it (and Claris Emailer) quitting out on me when I stopped Classic that time. ~Yersinia. "If you've got a problem that can be solved with money, you don't have a problem." --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You re

Thanks, I Stand Corrected about AW 6! (was Re: Classic after Upgrade to 10.4?)

2008-11-30 Thread Yersinia
that one time I thought I saw AW 6 going down when I turned off Classic that other time, but yes, AW 6 doesn't need Classic. :blush: ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a gro

Re: Classic after Upgrade to 10.4?

2008-12-01 Thread Yersinia
kind of strange because the .app suffix is something I only know from OS X, but I've had AW 6 for longer than I've had OS X. Well...OK, it's cool -- and I'm glad I found out that AW 6 will run with or without Classic. ~Yersinia. "So

G4 Problem Booting OS 9

2008-12-04 Thread Yersinia
OS 9 HD *disappeared entirely* -- the option-restart screen only showed the OS X HD. I used to get BOTH my OS X and OS 9 HDs when I did an option-restart, always! So -- do any of you have any idea of what I need to do to get my G4 to boot in OS 9 properly? I'm starting to feel desperate no

Please, G4, Spit out that CD for me...?

2008-12-04 Thread Yersinia
u items and desktop icons appear, it locks up/freezes. I nerve-pinch shutdown, but even when I'm holding down the mouse key and power button at the same time, OS 9 just boots (and freezes) again -- and the G4 does not spit out the CD it's got so I can put my Tiger DVD in. There's

Re: G4 Problem Booting OS 9

2008-12-04 Thread Yersinia
folder (which won't boot since it's unblessed, and won't be used for Classic if I don't select it to be used as such in System Preferences)? Thanks, ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End

Re: Please, G4, Spit out that CD for me...?

2008-12-04 Thread Yersinia
REALLY CLEAN OS 9 installation. This Option-Restart method always did work for me, until the recent issues. Maybe after I clean up that HD I'll be able to do it again. :-) Thank you so much! ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message becau

Re: G4 Problem Booting OS 9-problem with printer

2008-12-04 Thread Yersinia
HD. Doesn't matter if I do the Option-Restart by holding the Option key down while choosing Restart from the Apple menu or if I do it with the G4's power button. So...like I said, I'm back to Square One: I can't make my Quicksilver boot and run in 9. Any more suggestions, an

Re: Please, G4, Spit out that CD for me...?

2008-12-05 Thread Yersinia
ange startup disk back to OS X, get back in Tiger and my game CD out of the machine (the normal way -- keyboard's eject button) so I could use the CD drive for the Mac OS 9 CD. ~Yersinia. "If corn oil comes from corn, where does baby oil come from?" --~--~-

Re: G4 Problem Booting OS 9

2008-12-05 Thread Yersinia
p OS 9 when I did the Option-Restart and selected the HD 9 was on -- once I did what I thought was a clean install of OS 9 ("cleaning up" after the Beige). It's only recently that this nice little dual bootability went south on me. ~Yersinia. "When you move something

Re: G4 Problem Booting OS 9

2008-12-05 Thread Yersinia
sting. Maybe I'll play with that if I can get my G4 to do OS 9 again. ~Yersinia. "Organic chemistry is the chemistry of carbon compounds. Biochemistry is the study of carbon compounds that crawl." -- Mike Adams --~--~-~--~~~---~--~---

Re: Command-option p-r

2008-12-05 Thread Yersinia
g and paving AGAIN doesn't sound so bad! ~Yersinia. "If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a song about him?" --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for

Re: Command-option p-r

2008-12-05 Thread Yersinia
uld have done. And who knows, maybe if I just move the keyboard over a little bit to the right, I won't have to contort quite so bad. Ah well, OK, off to give it a try. ~Yersinia. "Why buy shampoo when real poo is still free?" --~--~-~--~~--

Re: G4 Problem Booting OS 9

2008-12-06 Thread Yersinia
well as tell me if it has anything to do with an OS 9 freeze situation. This machine is supposed to both run Classic from OS X AND be dual bootable in OS 9 -- the G4 Quicksilver 867 specs say so (I checked again), and I was doing it myself on this very same machine for two freakin' years!

Re: Command-option p-r

2008-12-06 Thread Yersinia
G4 Quicksilver 867. :-) (Oh, and Bruce and Ken, if you're reading this, I'm sure it still would have made an entertaining picture... thank goodness nobody was here to take one! LOL!) ~Yersinia. "Hi! I'm a shareware signa

Re: G4 Problem Booting OS 9

2008-12-06 Thread Yersinia
though it exists on New World Macs, doesn't matter -- what does matter, if I ever have anything else installed in this machine, is to reset the Open Firmware, huh? Whew, but at least I have my 9 back! And, booting into Open Firmware also requires me to use my nose! LOL Thanks to everyone who

Re: Command-option p-r

2008-12-07 Thread Yersinia
Kris writes, And, Mac laptops also have their power buttons on the keyboard too. Alas, it wasn't my iBook (or one of my older Powerbooks) which needed the PRAM-zap (and OF reset) -- it was the desktop machine, which has a full size keyboard. LOL ~Yersinia. "As I le

Re: G4 Problem Booting OS 9

2008-12-07 Thread Yersinia
Charles Lenington writes, Yeah, I did -- both times! ~Yersinia. "Friends don't let friends do Windoze." --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those

Re: What Anti Virus?

2008-12-08 Thread Yersinia
oon ritual, whereby all garbage (contents of the bathroom and bedroom wastebaskets as well as the official kitchen trash can) is gathered and taken out to the dumpster. Still though, I should mention this to him.... LOL! ~Yersinia. "Facing terror isn't half

Re: RAM compatibility between G3 and G4

2008-12-12 Thread Yersinia
.com, you can look up the specs on the Mac(s) you want to buy RAM for to find out what kind, as well as how much they shipped with and how much you can max them. If you buy the kind of RAM in the specs, you should be OK. 3. I've never heard of DIMM First Aid. Someone else will need to

Re: upgraded to 10.4.11 -old file linkage issue

2008-12-20 Thread Yersinia
Del writes, If you mean when you double click App's icon in the dock: Remove it from the dock, then open App's folder (Applications or wherever you keep it on the new HD) and drag App's icon from THERE back into the dock. ~Yersinia. "Some mornings it's

My G4 Has Insomnia

2008-12-29 Thread Yersinia
ble to just put my Mac to sleep at night instead of shutting it down the way I did when I was totally on OS 9is this the price I have to pay for the second monitor? Thanks, ~Yersinia. IMPORTANT: This email is intended for the use of the individual addressee(s) named above

Re: Tattle tale????

2008-12-30 Thread Yersinia
Jasiu wrote: U...just curious, but can't you get this information from Activity Monitor? "If one observes shit congregating in the vicinity of a fan, it is prudent to unplug the fan." --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you

Re: Things that make sysadmins squeal like beatles fans at Idlewild...

2009-01-23 Thread Yersinia
on't know why it didn't occur to me to mention Platypus back then, but seeing you mention it now, I had to agree it was wonderful. ~Yersinia. "Just when you start to accept that Life's a bitch, she has puppies." --~--~-~--~~~--

Re: Quicktime Vs Aspyr

2009-02-01 Thread Yersinia
m the Deluxe sets usable on Mac (Complete Collection for PC had all the Deluxe stuff, and PC Simmers could use it as-is immediately), and she had to hack them all herself to be able to use them. She told me she's never going to buy another Aspyr game again because she's di

Re: OS9 Image Viewer/Slideshow App Suggestions?

2009-02-03 Thread Yersinia
Richard writes, I really liked Jade 1.2. I miss it actually. Here: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macos/2248&mode=feedback&vid=224 9 ~Yersinia. IMPORTANT: This email is intended for the use of the individual addressee(s) named above and may contain informat

Did I Do Something Stupid?! No Classic in System Prefs?!

2009-02-27 Thread Yersinia
? :blush Will an Archive Reinstall somehow give me my Classic Prefs back? Thanks, ~Yersinia. "When you move something to a more logical place, you can only remember where it used to be and your decision to move it." --~--~-~--~~~---~-

Re: Did I Do Something Stupid?! No Classic in System Prefs?!

2009-02-28 Thread Yersinia
e my iBook only has a 30 GB HD and I no longer have room for stuff I never use on it (such as a separate OS 9 boot partition), that's why I decided to nuke and pave it last night, to get rid of that unused partition and do some "clean up and streamline" as well as update certain thing

Re: Did I Do Something Stupid?! No Classic in System Prefs?!

2009-02-28 Thread Yersinia
apps open and run OK, I tested them), but I need to take that to the Claris Emailer list. Thanks though! ~Yersinia. "Some mornings it's not worth chewing through the leather straps." -- Emo Phillips --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received th

Re: Did I Do Something Stupid?! No Classic in System Prefs?!

2009-02-28 Thread Yersinia
op of my head, but I think it WILL import from Mail.app, so maybe if I import my ClarisEmailer stuff into Mail.app, and then import with Thunderbird from THERE...H, Maybe! (oh no, another big nasty Project likely to take a week or more, I know, but.something to look into!) ~Yersinia<

Re: Firewire hard drives not mounting

2009-03-02 Thread Yersinia
eek of Aug 2007 when I got it), I had never even touched the enclosure's FW port! Even when we disconnected it from the G4 after the shutdown (to be able to rearrange the area and get inside the G4 to make it run the second monitor), we did

Re: Firewire hard drives not mounting

2009-03-02 Thread Yersinia
ugh Wallace's suggestion of cleaning the FW port sounds good too -- even if I can't operate on my G4, I can handle alcohol and a toothbrush. I know dirt can be bad for equipment, and my apartment is definitely not Martha Stewart! Thanks all for your comments and sugg

Re: Firewire hard drives not mounting

2009-03-02 Thread Yersinia
messing around in the computer innards. Thanks, ~Yersinia. "Facing terror isn't half as fun as sharing it." --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3,

2 Monitors, a Radeon and an NVIDIA (was Re: Firewire hard drives not mounting)

2009-03-04 Thread Yersinia
oth monitors because I was missing an adapter -- so what kind am I missing?" -- he'll be able to tell me what it was, and if he doesn't have one at home (he always brings stuff like that if he has it, and most of the time, he has "it," whatever it is!), I could post a WT

Re: CADIE!

2009-04-01 Thread Yersinia
Bruce writes, This is what I thought of, too... ~Yersinia. "Friends don't let friends do Windoze." --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those

Oh No, I Should Switch Emailers Too! (was Re: Mail, Eudora T-bird)

2009-05-06 Thread Yersinia
ask you G-Listers: 1. Is Mail.app REALLY actually any good for an Email Pack Rat like me? 2. If I try to import that Big Email Box again, what can I do to make sure the whole thing takes? 3. Curiously, have any of you imported from Mail.app to Thunderbird with that conversion thing? If so,

Re: Oh No, I Should Switch Emailers Too! (was Re: Mail, Eudora T-bird)

2009-05-06 Thread Yersinia
I NEED to always be able to get at that stuff! ~Yersinia. "Bizarreness is the essence of the exotic." --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4

Re: Oh No I Need To Switch Emailers!

2009-05-07 Thread yersinia
that to my usual lack of skill in adjusting to change! I'll get used to it pretty soon though, given the usual volume of my email habits. Anyway, thought I'd mention I actually got up and running with Thunderbird, after all my moaning an

Re: Oh No I Need To Switch Emailers!

2009-05-08 Thread yersinia
e emailers to something OS X native "before it's too late" and I lose everything. It was crucial to me to be able to CONTINUE The Collection, not just archive it somewhere and start anew with the new email client, so that's why the migration was such a big deal. Thankfully, it wo

Re: Oh, No, I Have to Switch Emailers

2009-05-08 Thread yersinia
tom content for Sims 1, you'd be well advised to pay the Simblesse Oblige forum a visit. This total fount of information is here: www.simblesseoblige.com Happy Mac Simming! ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed L

Thunderbird from G4 to iBook: Which Stuff to Copy?

2009-05-08 Thread yersinia
I need: Thunderbird.app (from Applications). Any .plist stuff for Thunderbird (in ~users/Library/Preferences). Am I missing anything? Thank you, ~Yersinia --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a g

Thunderbird from G4 to iBook: Which Stuff to Copy?

2009-05-08 Thread yersinia
I need: Thunderbird.app (from Applications). Any .plist stuff for Thunderbird (in ~users/Library/Preferences). Am I missing anything? Thank you, ~Yersinia --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a g

Re: Thunderbird from G4 to iBook: Which Stuff to Copy?

2009-05-08 Thread yersinia
Bruce writes, <~users/Library/Thunderbird which is where everything is stored.> THANKS! :-D I got it ALL done now: paid my Emailchemy shareware, cleaned up the 'demo mess' with the real one and moved Thunderbird and My Collection over to the iBook! Woo-hoo

Re: Thunderbird from G4 to iBook: Which Stuff to Copy?

2009-05-08 Thread yersinia
t's just an emailer, not a new operating system -- I'm finding things some things I like better, finding other things a pain in the neck, but the overall result is that I like it. Oh, a barbecue? Please pass me the spare ribs! :-) ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---

Re: Thunderbird from G4 to iBook: Which Stuff to Copy?

2009-05-09 Thread yersinia
keep on poking through mysteriously on my own like I've been doing. I'm still on the G4 -- I guess I should finish up my Morning Coffee email, flash drive Tbird update over to the iBook (to include this and last night's emails), and make sure Tbird actually does send/receive

Re: Sending e-mail problem

2009-05-09 Thread yersinia
My suggestion: ask your in-laws for their outgoing mailserver info and put that into your email client for while you're at their home. ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a gro

Shocking! Email Wasn't The Only Migration!

2009-05-10 Thread yersinia
l need Classic for those last two programs, since I wish I didn't, I really DID make it all the way into OS X! I don't believe it!!! faints How long did it take the rest of you old stubborn Legacy die-hards? ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~

Re: Shocking! Email Wasn't The Only Migration!

2009-05-10 Thread yersinia
ongest to even TRY OS X, but I know there were a few others who were resistant. Dorayme, you were one of them IIRC? :-) ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3,

Re: New to Mac - Just purchased used G4

2009-05-10 Thread yersinia
ard to imagine a scenario where a disc would be preferable to a working backup.> Personally, I consider having BOTH an external backup AND a boot/installation disc of the operating system(s) one is using to be ABSOLUTE NECESSITIES. ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~---

Bigger Internal HDs & Bigger External Firewire/USB HD

2009-05-12 Thread yersinia
s why I focused so heavily on data backup, rather than bootable backup. I COULD say that I "don't need" external bootable HDs because I never HAVE needed them before, but long long ago in a galaxy far away, I didn't think I needed data backups either, and oh boy was THAT a mistake!

Re: Flash Drive Issue

2009-05-19 Thread yersinia
thingie plugged into one of his USB extensions. That's the only place my 8 GB ever plugged in solidly and didn't have to be kept absolutely still. Someone else might be able to provide proper names for all this, right? If anyone can, please do! ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~-

Re: Bigger Internal HDs & Bigger External Firewire/USB HD

2009-05-22 Thread yersinia
useless. So I'll sit back for a few days and also wait for my controller card to arrive from the Swap List. By that time, my mental capacity should be a little better. ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low

Re: Wipe Hard Drive

2009-05-24 Thread yersinia
ss when I wanted to clean a HD, but reading some stuff awhile back linked to from someone here (Bruce Johnson I think LOL), decided that zeroing is good enough. I'll be doing some of that soon enough myself, in fact. ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received

CDs OK, DVDs Not...

2009-06-14 Thread yersinia
ernal and two internal HDs if I have to? Opinions, please? Thank you, ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus

Re: Very useful Applescript

2009-07-24 Thread yersinia
-- nope I don't need or want that! ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The

Re: Cursor in Find box problem

2009-08-10 Thread yersinia
p me from having to occasionally boot in straight OS 9) -- there's still some important programs I need Classic Mode for. They're too important for me to do without them and there are no OS X versions/no plans to develop any. ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~-

Cloning Hangs G4 Quicksilver 867

2009-08-24 Thread yersinia
clone? Or am I just about the only Mac user in existence who can't use CCC or SuperDuper? Thanks, ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 des

Re: G4 Sleep Issue

2009-08-31 Thread yersinia
ksilver (867) either, only instead of refusing to wake from sleep, mine refuses to GO to sleep! :-P ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 particula

Re: G4 Sleep Issue

2009-09-01 Thread yersinia
Steve Conrad writes, That's NX-74913. Thanks for clarifying. :-) ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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

Re: Is there a way to "Lock" email messages?

2009-09-03 Thread yersinia
but I just gave him a "new" one for his birthday so I'm sure he'll be bringing that when he comes over. ;-) ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and

Classic Won't Stay On

2009-09-10 Thread yersinia
x27;s something else, kindly elaborate. Thank you, ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 http://l

Re: Classic Won't Stay On

2009-09-10 Thread yersinia
got corrupted, and was going to try fixing it by deleting the .plist, but I have no idea which of the zillion .plist's are for Classic ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using

Re: Upgrading a Beige

2009-09-14 Thread yersinia
Liam Proven writes, Yes. My old Beige Desktop started life with a 266 MHz processor, and my boyfriend put a 400 MHz chip in it. ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4

Re: Need to install both Classic and OS-X on old iMac's new hard drive, but how?

2009-10-01 Thread yersinia
think about if you still have problems installing OS 9 and OS X on that HD formatted with the OS 9 drivers box checked and using the original system disks. ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a

Re: Need to install both Classic and OS-X on old iMac's new hard drive, but how?

2009-10-01 Thread yersinia
k in the box, you're OK, no need to do anything. But if the box has no checkmark, you give it one by clicking the box. This has to be done for OS 9 to install and run on the system. Wow, that's cool! I guess your mother-in-law's Jurassic Mac can do things my Triassic Mac

External FW HD/CCC Update, and G4 Mac Mini -- Help!

2009-10-31 Thread yersinia
external HD into the Mini, so I plug the FW drive back in -- and both the Mini and the monitor "drop dead" on me again! :-O I cannot get the Mini to boot at all now. Anyone have any idea what's going on? Thanks, ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~

Which PRAM Battery Should I Buy?

2009-11-12 Thread yersinia
ike to buy from him IF he's selling the correct battery for my Mini. This is what he's selling: 3.6 Volt 1/2 AA-sized Lithium PRAM batteries (2 brands: Saft LS 14250 C or Tadiran TL-5101/TL-5112/TL2150/etc.) So which of those can I buy, if any, and if not, what should I buy instead? Tha

Re: Which PRAM Battery Should I Buy?

2009-11-12 Thread yersinia
Dan writes, Thank you. I'll email him about ordering one now. ~Yersinia. -- 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 http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.

Re: A question never asked? until now...

2009-11-21 Thread yersinia
etting to sign OFF. Well, maybe I'll see you (and other G-Listers) sometime. ~Yersinia. -- 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 http://lowendmac.com/list

Re: Need recommendations for 500 Gig or larger external firewire drive and high capacity internal drive for iBook G4

2009-11-23 Thread yersinia
x27;ll be able to exchange the Mecury Elite Pro for something else, since I do still need a bigger external HD than the poor tiny 40 GB LaCie I had to just go back to for backups! OWC is here: http://www.macsales.com/ ~Yersinia. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Gro

Quicksilver & Mini Update and Network Prefs Issue

2009-12-07 Thread yersinia
he Mini, then decided I wanted it back, only when I go to Network (from either a Sidebar or the Go menu in Finder), it no longer "offers" that drive -- it's greyed out. Anyone know why? Thank you so much, ~Yersinia. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a

Re: Beige G3 problems

2009-12-08 Thread yersinia
ktops. If you get this Beige to boot again, I'd suggest a desktop rebuild too. (hold down apple-opt keys while booting, then tell it yes when it asks to rebuild the desktop). Good luck! ~Yersinia. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those us

Re: Quicksilver & Mini Update and Network Prefs Issue

2009-12-08 Thread yersinia
liases, then I only need those and can unmount the "real" ones? Thanks again, ~Yersinia. -- 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 http://lowendmac

Looking for Older Onyx

2009-12-09 Thread yersinia
10.4.8 back when I picked that up. I think I recall it required 10.4.7 minimum, which was and still is OK for the QS (now on 10.4.11), but I need one for the Mini. Are the Tiger versions of Onyx OK, or does anyone have a 10.4.2-minimum Onyx they can email me? Thanks! ~Yersinia. -- You received

Re: Quicksilver & Mini Update and Network Prefs Issue

2009-12-09 Thread yersinia
e QS's other HD will still not remount on the Mini at all (it's greyed out when I go to select it), and the Mini will only occasionally and temporarily mount on the QS. (it "disconnects"!) Oh well, even though there are still these couple of minor issues, having the Mini up and run

Re: Looking for Older Onyx

2009-12-09 Thread yersinia
cooked and ate brunch), it's forcibly emptying the Trash like I told it to. Seems it's taking way too long to do this, though. Maybe I'll download the Panther version and see if that will run on the Mini. ~Yersinia. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group,

Re: Looking for Older Onyx

2009-12-09 Thread yersinia
I have time I'll open up Onyx and make a list of the things I do with it on the Quicksilver, which I'd like to do on the Mini. Thank you. ~Yersinia. -- 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 parti

Re: Looking for Older Onyx

2009-12-09 Thread yersinia
;s the fact that 10.4.3 and up totally FUBAR the graphics in the Create-a-Sim, wardrobe and pet screens. But yes, that's why my Mini is NEVER gonna be upgraded past 10.4.2 unless or until I get sick of The Sims. Yersinia. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a

Re: App to Delete Unused Languages, Printers, Modems

2011-02-23 Thread Yersinia
On 2/23/11 11:48 PM, Barney Guzzo wrote: Where do you get 1.3.9? I went to my usual places and all I see is the new version for 10.5 Yeah, good question. I could use Monolingual too since I'm getting tight on disk space -- but I couldn't find one that would work with TIGER. -- You received t

Re: App to Delete Unused Languages, Printers, Modems

2011-02-24 Thread Yersinia
On 2/24/11 1:35 AM, Kris Tilford wrote: Barney Guzzo wrote: Where do you get 1.3.9? Yersinia wrote: Yeah, good question. <http://sourceforge.net/projects/monolingual/files/monolingual/> Thank you Kris. I just downloaded it now. :-) -- You received this message because you are a

Re: App to Delete Unused Languages, Printers, Modems

2011-02-24 Thread Yersinia
On 2/24/11 2:34 AM, Kris Tilford wrote: On Feb 24, 2011, at 1:16 AM, Judith Berkowitz wrote: what should I choose to clear out in the Input Menu category? You can clear out all the foreign language input methods that you don't normally write or speak. You probably should keep the Apple Keyb

Re: G4 933 Quicksilver

2011-02-26 Thread Yersinia
On 2/25/11 10:00 PM, Barney Guzzo wrote: Hi. I have a 2002 G4 933 Quicksilver. It has a 250 gb (Seagate) and a 128 gb (WD) ide drive, 500 gb sata drive, pci sata controller, pci gigabit ethernet card, pci 4 port 2.0 usb card, geforce ti 4600 128mb, and its connected to a a 23" Apple Cinema Disp

Re: Timer

2011-02-26 Thread Yersinia
On 2/26/11 8:27 PM, John Carmonne wrote: Is there a timer I can get for my Mac that I can set to remind me audibly of an elapsed amount of time to help with my cooking? I use the microwave's "kitchen timer" for cooking, but I suppose Alarm Clock, which I use for laundry, would do equally well

Re: Apple Oompa Loompas!

2011-03-04 Thread Yersinia
On 3/4/11 10:10 AM, Dan wrote: And make sure you CRANK up the volume for the singing Oompas! - Dan. Hmmm, is this something which requires Leopard, Snow Leopard or an Intel Mac? All I got (G4 867 QS/Tiger 10.4.11/Safari 4.1.3), for as long as I was

Re: Apple Oompa Loompas!

2011-03-04 Thread Yersinia
On 3/4/11 7:46 PM, glen wrote: - Original Message From: Dan To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Fri, March 4, 2011 2:26:27 PM Subject: Re: Apple Oompa Loompas! At 2:15 PM -0500 3/4/2011, Yersinia wrote: On 3/4/11 10:10 AM, Dan wrote: <http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1948

Re: Apple Oompa Loompas!

2011-03-05 Thread Yersinia
On 3/5/11 11:24 AM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: But am I the only one who feels Oompa Loompas are a bit creepy ? Kinda a hive mind thing ? Actually, I don't even KNOW what an Oompa Loompa looks like, and thought I'd find out by playing this video, but since it won't run on my Mac, their

Re: Apple Oompa Loompas!

2011-03-05 Thread Yersinia
On 3/5/11 4:41 PM, Geke wrote: Sorry it doesn't work on your Mac, Yersinia. Somehow it works OK on my G4 2x500. Maybe the hype is over by now? I'm on digest... Anyway, I think it's nice but not fabulous. The best part is where the guy rejects Bill Gates' offer! I rec

Re: Clean My Mac

2011-03-05 Thread Yersinia
On 3/5/11 6:35 PM, Mike wrote: I personally wouldn't. The site looks nice enough, but it's not freeware, and Mac's don't need to be "defragged". As far as Minecraft goes, I had a lot of freezing and crashing going on recently until I ran OnyX. I would recommend OnyX for any Mac. Right on about

Re: wireless signal theft

2011-03-09 Thread Yersinia
On 3/9/11 8:53 AM, Charles Lenington wrote: I hope everyone with unsecured wireless networks takes todays report on NBC's Today show seriously. Luckily the FBI investigated enough that the owner of the open network didn't go to jail for pornography. Sure a password is inconvenient, but staying

Re: When you really need to erase data...

2011-03-13 Thread Yersinia
On 3/13/11 7:19 AM, faithie999 wrote: i rebuild old PC's and give them to a social worker to give to her clients. i found this program http://www.dban.org/"Boot n Nuke" which yes, is a DOS boot disc/DOD-level erasing program, but if you have a PC around you can install your old Mac HD into i

CCC and USB: Preparing New HDDs

2011-03-13 Thread Yersinia
an Archive-and-Install from the Tiger DVD? (and Panther CD, for THAT one)? Thanks! :-) ~Yersinia. -- 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 http://lowendmac

Disabling Top Sites

2011-03-16 Thread Yersinia
Hi Listers, Info: G4s and a G3 iBook running OS X Tiger How do you disable Top Sites entirely? Clicking the x on the little "movie screens" when you go into History/Show Top Sites makes the ones that were there go away, but I keep getting MORE little "movie screens." What I would like is for

Re: Disabling Top Sites

2011-03-16 Thread Yersinia
On 3/16/11 1:29 PM, Andy wrote: On 16/03/2011 16:53PM, "Yersinia" wrote: How do you disable Top Sites entirely? In Safari go to "Preferences" and click the "Bookmarks" tab. Next to Bookmarks Bar Uncheck "include Top Sites" I already unchecked it. I

Re: Disabling Top Sites

2011-03-25 Thread Yersinia
Goshdarn, I'm getting even more swiss-cheese-for-brain than I thought! :-( OK...On 3/16/11 2:45 PM, Dan wrote: At 12:53 PM -0400 3/16/2011, Yersinia wrote: G4s and a G3 iBook running OS X Tiger How do you disable Top Sites entirely? It is annoying that Apple didn't provi

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