Parting is such sweet sorrow:-(

2011-12-02 Thread Jeffrey Engle
Well the time has come to bid farewell to the G3-G5 list. All of my computers are intel these days and I'm no longer in need of the flood of emails pertaining to the oldies but goodies. Looking forward to seeing you all on the other lists. Signing out from Kamiah, Idaho. Jeff Jeffrey Engle

Old PPC mac turns into an ethernet storage device.

2011-11-27 Thread Jeffrey Engle
Is there a way to use an old G5 power mac as an ethernet disk? just like you would use an ethernet attached hard drive? no monitor, keyboard or mouse.. I know I have to have an OS on it, but other than that, nothing it needs to be seen on the LAN as a ethernet disk??? Jeffrey

MDD just shuts down by itself… opinions please.

2011-11-17 Thread Jeffrey Engle
Here we have an MDD powermac G4, 2gb ram Leopard 10.5.8 stock video with the only modification being a USB2.0 card. The other night, the machine just powered down all by itself ... looks like PRAM battery? clock is doing the usual mishap... Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu

Re: MDD just shuts down by itselfŠ opinions please.

2011-11-17 Thread Jeffrey Engle
that... (or not:-) Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- 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.shtml

Re: MDD just shuts down by itselfŠ opinions please.

2011-11-17 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Nov 17, 2011, at 10:36 AM, Valter Prahlad wrote: If the clock reset itself, it's very likely the Pram battery is gone. Fresh PRAM battery ... gets 3.6v on the meter cuda switch pushed. I CANNOT get the clock to behave what else could cause the clock to do this?? -- You

Re: MDD just shuts down by itselfŠ opinions please.

2011-11-17 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Nov 17, 2011, at 11:26 AM, Ken Daggett wrote: On 17 Nov 2011, at 11:17:51 PST, Jeffrey Engle wrote: On Nov 17, 2011, at 10:36 AM, Valter Prahlad wrote: If the clock reset itself, it's very likely the Pram battery is gone. Fresh PRAM battery ... gets 3.6v on the meter cuda

Re: Upgrade my Quicksilver

2011-11-16 Thread Jeffrey Engle
This card will not work in your machine as it is PCI-e. You need a card that is PCI. On Nov 16, 2011, at 8:09 AM, Gene Henley wrote: Highpoint Rocket SATA PCI-Express 2.0X1 controller Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you

hands free video/audio communication

2011-11-13 Thread Jeffrey Engle
My wife and I are considering the addition of an office building outside of our house... we have this small problem. we want to be able to talk freely (like we're in the same room) with out pushing buttons (intercom system) or using ichat although ichat would work, it means we need a

Re: Password protect?

2011-11-03 Thread Jeffrey Engle
you want. I'm thinking of making the file downloadable via dropbox… working on that right now. I'm trying to make a download link that I can give to anybody and it just starts the download to their computer… I think the copy protection is gonna get shelved for now. Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho

Is the PRAM battery needed?

2011-10-28 Thread Jeffrey Engle
…. I'm interested in hearing your thoughts/facts on the subject. (John, I understand your take on this issue already:-) Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 -- 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: easy over-the-web access??

2011-10-27 Thread Jeffrey Engle
once I figure out how to work this dyndns thing…. and just how it is set up…. thanks for the info! On Oct 25, 2011, at 2:27 PM, Alexander Gomes wrote: Open up the users and make a new user for them to use. Go to sharing and turn desktop sharing on. Open a terminal window and type ifconfig

Re: easy over-the-web access??

2011-10-26 Thread Jeffrey Engle
file sharing, DynDNS, etc. Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 -- 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.shtml and our

easy over-the-web access??

2011-10-25 Thread Jeffrey Engle
Here's what I want to do I have some friends that I would like to be able to access my computer over the web easily... to be able to get at anything they put their minds to... is there an easy way of doing this? without the need for special software or complicated instructions? maybe a

Re: easy over-the-web access??

2011-10-25 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Oct 25, 2011, at 2:05 PM, Alexander Gomes wrote: There are a lot of ways to accomplish this. First we need to know what you are running though. OS, hardware and the like. my friends have a dual 1.25 mdd running Leopard and they need to access my power mac G5 late 2005 machine running

Re: easy over-the-web access??

2011-10-25 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Oct 25, 2011, at 2:12 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Oct 25, 2011, at 2:04 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: Here's what I want to do I have some friends that I would like to be able to access my computer over the web easily... to be able to get at anything they put their minds

Re: easy over-the-web access??

2011-10-25 Thread Jeffrey Engle
Hey Bruce, is there a step by step out there for this free site, all I'm seeing is a pro service that they're asking money for? On Oct 25, 2011, at 2:12 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: Well it's not dead simple, mainly because you need to get a static or at least knowable IP address, for which I'd

Re: easy over-the-web access??

2011-10-25 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Oct 25, 2011, at 2:43 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: Never EVER EVER underestimate the ability of naive users to monkey- click their way to mass destruction of computing systems. That being said, the machine that they would have access to is not my personal machine. (whew!) -- You received

multiple iPhoto Versions on the same startup volume?

2011-10-24 Thread Jeffrey Engle
I would like to have multiple versions of iPhoto on the same startup volume. Is that possible? and if so, how? TIA Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs

Re: multiple iPhoto Versions on the same startup volume?

2011-10-24 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Oct 24, 2011, at 10:14 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Oct 24, 2011, at 9:47 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: I would like to have multiple versions of iPhoto on the same startup volume. Is that possible? and if so, how? TIA Doubtful, certainly not easily: It;s easy enough to point each version

Re: multiple iPhoto Versions on the same startup volume?

2011-10-24 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Oct 24, 2011, at 10:34 AM, Tim Martin wrote: Do you really mean multiple versions of the iPhoto application Yes, but no unfortunately I can't do that because the iphoto app is installed to the system not just in the user. -- You received this message because you are a member of

Re: multiple iPhoto Versions on the same startup volume?

2011-10-24 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Oct 24, 2011, at 10:52 AM, Kris Tilford wrote: this means that even though the iPhoto application is a System application, what if I, as the administrator of the computer, don't wish to give access to every system application?... interesting topic... so even if I choose to give all

Re: Is there a way...

2011-10-23 Thread Jeffrey Engle
on iPhoto Library and selecting Show Package Contents. Drag AlbumData.xml to a web browser to view it. You will see something like: plist version=1.0 dict keyApplication Version/key string6.0.6 (322)/string Here, 6.0.6 is the version of iPhoto. On Oct 22, 7:11 pm, Jeffrey

Is there a way...

2011-10-22 Thread Jeffrey Engle
I have an older iPhoto library, that I need to find out which version of iPhoto/ilife created it? any ideas? Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs

Re: non ECC RAM?

2011-10-16 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Oct 16, 2011, at 9:07 AM, John Carmonne wrote: Mostly I do a lot of burning DVD's and convert to MP4's Final Cut Pro in on the list also. I think a dual MDD will do that nicely:-) Jeff Engle Kamiah, ID 83536 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group

USB 3.0 pcie card in a late 2005 G5?

2011-09-20 Thread Jeffrey Engle
USB 3.0 pcie card in a late 2005 G5? can this be done? I've seen various PCIe cards out there, but the question is, will they just work? has anybody tried this and what was your results. Thank you. Jeff Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- You received this message

Re: USB 3.0 pcie card in a late 2005 G5?

2011-09-20 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Sep 20, 2011, at 10:18 AM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: The name of the driver is PXHCD.kext. So being the novice that I am…. assuming I can find this .kext file, how do I install it? and is there any dangers to the system if I do? please forgive my ignorance. Jeff Jeffrey Engle Kamiah

Re: USB 3.0 pcie card in a late 2005 G5?

2011-09-20 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Sep 20, 2011, at 2:01 PM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: The name of the driver is PXHCD.kext. So being the novice that I am…. assuming I can find this .kext file, how do I install it? and is there any dangers to the system if I do? please forgive my ignorance. Jeff Move it into

Mail Question

2011-08-14 Thread Jeffrey Engle
How do I send a letter to 10 people without the address of the other 9 being displayed? Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 -- 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

iWork '09 verses iWork '09 ???

2011-08-05 Thread Jeffrey Engle
Ok, This is a stupid question, but is iWork 09 (boxed) the same as iWork '09 (app store) ?? with the same upgradability?? lion compatible I'm assuming that they're the same in all respects. Jeff Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 -- You received this message because you are a member

Re: G4 MDD has lost FireWire.. .. Ideas?

2011-07-09 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Jul 9, 2011, at 9:18 PM, Bruce Godfrey wrote: go shopping for a SATA PCI-X card. You need a standard PCI card for that machine. Jeffrey Engle macgu...@gmail.com Apple is fun, But Jesus saves and satisfies! -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group

Will all serial to usb adapters work in OS X?

2011-07-06 Thread Jeffrey Engle
Will all serial to USB adapters Just work in OS X (Tiger)?? Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- 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

how to restore mail without the .plist file??

2011-07-02 Thread Jeffrey Engle
I have the Mail folder from ~ / Library / but I don't have the .plist file that goes with it... I had to do a nuke and pave last night and I got in a hurry.. I know, bad combonation. please can someone shed some light on how to recover from this? TIA Jeffrey Engle macgu...@gmail.com

Latest picture from a website?

2011-06-29 Thread Jeffrey Engle
Anybody know of an application that will look on a particular website (of my choice) and pick a newly posted picture to use as my desktop wallpaper? automatically? when I boot up? Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you

Fan with molex on full speed Cap-i-ton?

2011-06-29 Thread Jeffrey Engle
I run this MDD too cool? hmm... I have a 120mm silenX fan that's ultra quiet at full 12v puts out some wicked air I'm thinking of putting the MDD in a somewhat confined space (closet) what say you? Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- You received

Strange bracket for MDD?

2011-06-27 Thread Jeffrey Engle
I'd like to post a picture of this bracket but I can't do that obviously want to see it and give a comment? email me and I'll send you the picture. Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5

UPDATE: Strange Bracket For MDD

2011-06-27 Thread Jeffrey Engle
Can someone tell me (or better yet, show me) the shroud that goes with this bracket? It comes from a Powermac g4 MDD ... I'd love to see a picture of the whole thing! Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 here's the link. http://tinyurl.com/5s7ykpb -- You received this message because you

power supply - power on?

2011-06-20 Thread Jeffrey Engle
have a power supply from an MDD that I'd like to use for bench power if possible. Jeff Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 -- 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: Switching wireless networks

2011-06-09 Thread Jeffrey Engle
I believe that the default is the last network you joined. So if you simply join network A again, that will fix the problem unless i'm mistaken. Jeff On Jun 9, 2011, at 2:25 PM, nestwasright wrote: For the longest time, the wireless network connects automagically with network A. But

Re: Switching wireless networks

2011-06-09 Thread Jeffrey Engle
oops, i didn't see that part... I'm mistaken:-( Jeff On Jun 9, 2011, at 2:25 PM, nestwasright wrote: When on network A -- 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

OT: address book pictures

2011-06-02 Thread Jeffrey Engle
I've been a part of this list for awhile now and would like to make the whole experience just a bit more personal if I could. What I'd like to do is trade a small picture of myself for the same of you all for my address book? If that sounds like an invasion on your privacy, you don't have to

Re: new icon for networked mac?

2011-05-31 Thread Jeffrey Engle
/ Bruce, Nope, just tried it... :-) Thanks for the idea though. Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- 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: new icon for networked mac?

2011-05-31 Thread Jeffrey Engle
in the other room can identify it correctly? hmm the mystery goes on. Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- 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

Re: new icon for networked mac?

2011-05-31 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On May 31, 2011, at 4:08 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On May 31, 2011, at 3:45 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: On May 31, 2011, at 12:03 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: Note that this will not achieve what the OP wants, which is that a *specific* network-connected volume have a different icon

new icon for networked mac?

2011-05-30 Thread Jeffrey Engle
in the side bar of the finder window appears my media mac under the shared portion of that side bar... question is, how to change the icon for that media mac? can this be done? how? Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are a member

Re: new icon for networked mac?

2011-05-30 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On May 30, 2011, at 11:23 AM, Kris Tilford wrote: On May 30, 2011, at 11:12 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: in the side bar of the finder window appears my media mac under the shared portion of that side bar... question is, how to change the icon for that media mac? can this be done? how

Re: new icon for networked mac?

2011-05-30 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On May 30, 2011, at 11:45 AM, Kris Tilford wrote: On May 30, 2011, at 1:28 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: Ya, first thing I tried before going on the list.. funny thing is that there's nothing at all on the web about the topic either... So it doesn't work I guess. Perhaps enable root user

Any experience using dasboot?

2011-05-27 Thread Jeffrey Engle
Just looking at dasboot for running diskwarrior from a flash drive, anybody out there use this and what experience do you have good. bad ?? Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using

Default system boot drive location?

2011-05-23 Thread Jeffrey Engle
Just needing a confirmation here... On the powermac MDD, I'm assuming that the system will look for a startup/boot volume at the end or last connection of the cable plugged into the 100mhz bus? That is if no other boot volume is blessed ... make sense? Jeff Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536

OT Airport, I'm stumped.

2011-05-10 Thread Jeffrey Engle
couldn't get online. The ipad saw the network, had the bars in the upper left corner, but no connection? What am I doing wrong here? How do I connect at moms Mac Mini, or frankly ANY mac without an Airport Extreme base station? hmm... I'm stumped. TIA Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu

Re: OT Airport, I'm stumped.

2011-05-10 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On May 10, 2011, at 10:39 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On May 10, 2011, at 10:02 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: Yesterday, I went to my mothers house with my trusty iPad in hand ready to wow her with this new technology. When I got there, I needed to connect to a network and as her newer 2009

Re: OT Airport, I'm stumped.

2011-05-10 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On May 10, 2011, at 11:34 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On May 10, 2011, at 11:11 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: Is your mothers mini and your iMac using their wired connection for internet connectivity? Yes, both computers are connected to the internet via ethernet (DSL modem) connection

wall mount my 20 cinema ADC ?

2011-04-12 Thread Jeffrey Engle
Did they ever make a bracket to mount an ADC 20 display? and where to get one? Jeff Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 -- 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: wall mount my 20 cinema ADC ?

2011-04-12 Thread Jeffrey Engle
what I have is an Apple cinema 20 display with ADC On Apr 12, 2011, at 2:01 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Apr 12, 2011, at 1:07 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: Did they ever make a bracket to mount an ADC 20 display? and where to get one? Depends on the model you've got. Apple didn't make a 20

Re: wall mount my 20 cinema ADC ?

2011-04-12 Thread Jeffrey Engle
ADC meaning apple display connector... it's the older flat panel plastic bezel with clear feet and one leg at the back. 2 USB 1.1 ports on the back. On Apr 12, 2011, at 2:01 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Apr 12, 2011, at 1:07 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: Did they ever make a bracket to mount

Re: PC 3200 400mhz RAM in 1ghz DP MDD. Will it work?

2011-03-26 Thread Jeffrey Engle
kicking around and I am wondering if it would work in an MDD G4 Power Mac. Low density sticks (found that out myself) other than that, the max will always be 2gb no matter what combo you use. Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you

Re: How to install OS9 drivers after the fact?

2011-03-23 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Mar 23, 2011, at 3:00 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: I don't think this is the cause of your Option key boot problem, Your right Kris, two completely separate questions not relating to each other. Jeff Jeffrey Engle macgu...@gmail.com Kamiah, Idaho 83536 -- You received this message because

What form factor is the Airport Extreme card?

2011-03-14 Thread Jeffrey Engle
Just curious here, is the Airport extreme card a mini-pci card? will it fit into a mini-pci slot? has anybody tried this? Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop

Re: What form factor is the Airport Extreme card?

2011-03-14 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Mar 14, 2011, at 10:55 AM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: Just curious here, is the Airport extreme card a mini-pci card? will it fit into a mini-pci slot? has anybody tried this? The Broadcom cards which are sold for use in Dell laptops are indeed Mini-PCI cards. For use in a desktop

Re: What form factor is the Airport Extreme card?

2011-03-14 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Mar 14, 2011, at 11:35 AM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: Peter, in another post I asked if you would/could send me those ebay links? If it's not too much trouble that is:-) Jeff I did, but I'll do it again. 1) the Broadcom-licensed 4318 Mini-PCI card itself (made in China under

Low density or high?

2011-03-07 Thread Jeffrey Engle
Powermac G4 MDD dual 1.25 takes...? low or high density ram? I have 3 high density 512mb chips... am I good to go? Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3

Re: how to record voice and screen activity on the cheap?

2011-03-02 Thread Jeffrey Engle
I thought that I'd let you guy's in on what I ended up with. I bought iShowU HD and it works great! Thanks for your input:-) Jeff Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5

how to record voice and screen activity on the cheap?

2011-03-01 Thread Jeffrey Engle
? any ideas? TIA Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- 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.shtml

Fan Cowl on the MDD fw800?

2011-02-26 Thread Jeffrey Engle
to see a picture of it installed? I've been all over the net trying to find anything on it to no avail. Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs

Re: Fan Cowl on the MDD fw800?

2011-02-26 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Feb 26, 2011, at 8:15 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: On Feb 26, 2011, at 9:49 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: just some curiosity here . has anybody ever seen the cowl/housing? You're probably talking about the little strip of foam shown in these photos: http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repair

Re: Fan Cowl on the MDD fw800?

2011-02-26 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Feb 26, 2011, at 8:42 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: On Feb 26, 2011, at 10:24 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: On Feb 26, 2011, at 9:49 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: just some curiosity here . has anybody ever seen the cowl/housing? You're probably talking about the little strip of foam shown

Chud tools for Leopard?

2011-02-25 Thread Jeffrey Engle
I had chud tools for Tiger and boy it worked nice! it cut the fan noise in half on this ol' MDD dually machine. Anybody know of something similar that works in Leopard to enable the machine to drop to one processor? Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- You received

Re: Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X -- free today!

2011-02-23 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Feb 23, 2011, at 12:29 PM, Dan wrote: I'm still stuck at the dimmed Install button I pushed the back button and then went foreword and that fixed it for some reason Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are a member of G

Re: Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X -- free today!

2011-02-23 Thread Jeffrey Engle
info again and woohoo! it worked fine. Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- 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

Re: Apple mail addys?

2011-02-23 Thread Jeffrey Engle
Address Book. Does this help? Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- 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

Re: lightscribe/Labelflash

2011-02-05 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Feb 5, 2011, at 9:50 PM, Jim Scott wrote: Your is is our are. Dang those toxins! (Jim Carey in Unfortunate Events) Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop

General Disk hardware health?

2011-02-04 Thread Jeffrey Engle
about drive genius? and is it worth the money? your experience? What say you? Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 -- 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

Re: General Disk hardware health?

2011-02-04 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Feb 4, 2011, at 10:25 AM, Tina K. wrote: One thing you can do with them is to erase them with the write zeros option. It won't tell you the health of the drive but it will mark out the bad sectors. Tina What I want to do is go one step beyond the zero approach.. Jeff -- You

Re: General Disk hardware health?

2011-02-04 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Feb 4, 2011, at 10:24 AM, Dan wrote: then check the system log for any thrown errors. Ooh, that looks good I'm assuming we're talking about opening a console window, then under the File selection, view the system.log while the zero is taking place Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho

Re: General Disk hardware health?

2011-02-04 Thread Jeffrey Engle
news? Jeff Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 -- 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.shtml and our netiquette guide

Re: General Disk hardware health?

2011-02-04 Thread Jeffrey Engle
Ubuntu in my parallels box on this mac, how do I do what your telling me about? or is that possible with a virtual machine I wonder? Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs

Re: General Disk hardware health?

2011-02-04 Thread Jeffrey Engle
and the command line are still working on our relationship:-) Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- 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: How to test PRAM battery?

2011-02-02 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Feb 2, 2011, at 5:55 AM, John Carmonne wrote: I have Macs that have new and good PRAM batteries but a lot of times the machines act like the PRAM battery is bad. Is there a AHT or something like one that tests that section of the machine and system? It always seems to be a crap shoot

Re: 1.8 ghz g5 tower

2011-02-01 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Feb 1, 2011, at 3:33 PM, Miguel Garcia-Gell wrote: G5 PPC. The firts thing is check for any posible leaking problem under the processor, this can damage The power supply and also The mother board. 1.8ghz where never water cooled. Jeff Engle -- You received this message because you

Re: 1.8 ghz g5 tower

2011-02-01 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Feb 1, 2011, at 6:18 PM, Jack Countryman wrote: On 2/1/11 5:30 PM, jason wrote: Hey folks. I acquired a (new to me) above computer. I am a little unfamiliar with the normal operation of these machines. The previous owner on the auction site stated that it powered up, but had no

Re: 1.8 ghz g5 tower

2011-02-01 Thread Jeffrey Engle
2.5ghz quad that had water cooled CPU's my mistake... Jeffrey Engle -- 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.shtml and our

Re: The Attack of the Giant Pixels

2010-12-16 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Dec 16, 2010, at 10:58 AM, Jonas Lopez wrote: This one is very easy NEVER BUY ANYTHING ON EBAY -- I have learned my lessons several times the hard way. 8 years on ebay, 500 feedback, great deals, happy customers a couple mishaps, but over all, excellent experience! Just my

Re: Easy way to monitor network traffic?

2010-12-14 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Dec 14, 2010, at 1:09 PM, Will S wrote: What about ? Little Snitch Runs in full Demo mode for 3hrs at a time for free. Not what I need. Jeff -- 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: How Do MS Office Licenses Work?

2010-12-13 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Dec 13, 2010, at 11:20 AM, t...@io.com wrote: I am thinking about purchasing a used copy of MS Office 2004 for my MDD, however, I'm wondering how the licenses work. I've heard that on some MS products, (Windows?) the machine actually must connect to the internet and register the license

Easy way to monitor network traffic?

2010-12-13 Thread Jeffrey Engle
I there a way that I can easily monitor my network traffic on my home LAN preferably without using the terminal? with a 3rd party software? Jeff Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs -

Re: Easy way to monitor network traffic?

2010-12-13 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Dec 13, 2010, at 10:03 PM, Dan wrote: At 8:20 PM -0800 12/13/2010, Jeffrey Engle wrote: I there a way that I can easily monitor my network traffic on my home LAN preferably without using the terminal? with a 3rd party software? Define monitor... Do you mean general throughput or packet

Optical jumpers?

2010-12-11 Thread Jeffrey Engle
When using an optical in an external enclosure, what should the jumpers be set to? Master, slave or cable select? Jeff Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 -- 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

Re: Optical jumpers?

2010-12-11 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Dec 11, 2010, at 9:51 PM, Clark Martin wrote: On Dec 11, 2010, at 7:42 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: When using an optical in an external enclosure, what should the jumpers be set to? Master, slave or cable select? Are you talking about a FW-IDE enclosure? If that's the case

How to change the optic drive name ?

2010-12-08 Thread Jeffrey Engle
Is there a way to change the name of the optical drive? let me see if I can clarify If I have multiple optical drives connected to my mac via external enclosures, when using the eject in the menu bar, what I'm given is simply the name of the drive, which in my case say's something like

fw800--fw800--fw400 optic drive

2010-12-07 Thread Jeffrey Engle
If I have a firewire 800 daisy chain (hard drives) then by use of an adaptor connect a firewire 400 optic drive to the end of that chain, will the speed of the whole chain be dropped to firewire 400? or will the chain be unaffected? Jeff Engle -- You received this message because you are a

Re: pic

2010-12-03 Thread Jeffrey Engle
John, simply remove the picture from your address book. done. Jeff -- 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.shtml and our

Re: more than a flag?

2010-11-29 Thread Jeffrey Engle
, Charles Lenington macso...@brightok.net wrote: On 11/28/10 10:41 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: In Apple mail.app, is there a way to color mail received so that it makes it easy to find? flagging works but I'm limited to that and that alone? any ideas? mail.app add-ons maybe? Jeff Jeff Engle

more than a flag?

2010-11-28 Thread Jeffrey Engle
In Apple mail.app, is there a way to color mail received so that it makes it easy to find? flagging works but I'm limited to that and that alone? any ideas? mail.app add-ons maybe? Jeff Jeff Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group

(Problem solved) .PDF from iPhoto event? is it possible?

2010-11-27 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Nov 27, 2010, at 11:09 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Nov 26, 2010, at 8:29 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: Is it possible to export an iPhoto event to a .pdf file? reason being I want to make a repair manual and it would be real handy to be able to do that. Print it as a contact

.PDF from iPhoto event? is it possible?

2010-11-26 Thread Jeffrey Engle
Is it possible to export an iPhoto event to a .pdf file? reason being I want to make a repair manual and it would be real handy to be able to do that. Jeff Engle Kamiah Idaho 83536 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5

Re: How much do you think this Quicksilver is worth?

2010-11-24 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Nov 24, 2010, at 9:11 AM, Alex wrote: I have a Quicksilver that has a dual 1.27 Sonnet Encore ST/G4 Duet (originally a dual 800), an ATI Radeon 9800 (128 MB) GPU, a 5 port USB 2.0 card (4 on the outside 1 on the inside) and a eSATA, SATA, and IDE card (all in one card). It runs Leopard

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 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

Re: 27 Apple Cinema Display (Aluminum LED) and ATI Radeon 9800Pro Mac Edition?

2010-11-10 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Nov 10, 2010, at 4:27 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: Although Apple's design makes me drool, again ... at least for the iMac 27 I saw at BestBuy last night ... Yes, I am forced to look at one every day:-( (sorry, had to do that) Jeff -- You received this message because you are a member of

Re: 27 Apple Cinema Display (Aluminum LED) and ATI Radeon 9800Pro Mac Edition?

2010-11-09 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Nov 9, 2010, at 7:36 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: Is there an adapter that will achieve full resolution possibilities of the 27 Apple Cinema Display (Aluminum LED), while using an ATI Radeon 9800Pro Mac Edition? I'm currently using the ATI Radeon 9800Pro 128MB AGP card in my Digital Audio

Re: Dead Drive?

2010-10-31 Thread Jeffrey Engle
The G5 iMac's have sata drives no jumpers on them. Jeff On Oct 31, 2010, at 7:59 AM, Gottick International wrote: No idea what you are talking about. Please tell me. Jumper issue? On Oct 31, 2010, at 6:04 AM, AndersFager wrote: Folks, Installed a brand new 500 gig hd in a G5 iMac.

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