Re: Hidden Remote Webcam activation is it in Firmware, HD, or PRAM?

2010-02-21 Thread McGrude
This is the best way to delete your data http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQYPCPB1g3o -- 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: is thermal calibration necessary?

2010-02-18 Thread McGrude
On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 5:27 PM, ah...clem boneheads...@gmail.com wrote: hope youn's all will forgive my stoopid question.  ok, so i put the replacement mobo in a G5 DP, and it works fine.  so next i'm supposed to run the thermal calibration on the ASD disc, right?  otherwise what?  the fans

Re: is thermal calibration necessary?

2010-02-18 Thread McGrude
On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 6:57 PM, Nestamicky nestami...@gmail.com wrote: On 2/18/10 7:13 PM, Jason Brown wrote: I lost a cat once to a G5 running full tilt. Sucked it right through the holes in the case. Heck of a mess to clean up... : You're kidding..right? Have you heard a G5 DP at full

Re: is thermal calibration necessary?

2010-02-18 Thread McGrude
On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 7:07 PM, John Niven sense...@yahoo.com wrote: I think you mean the original G4 1GHz Xserve. No it's a G5. Sounds like a gas turbine for about 10 to 20 seconds at boot. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4,

Re: 2 macs-1 monitor?

2010-02-11 Thread McGrude
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 1:47 PM, Jeffrey Engle macgu...@gmail.com wrote: Just a question here... and I believe that I'm right in saying that this will not work, but here goes my monitor has VGA DVI connections, can these be used to hook up 2 macs? and simply switch between the two via the

Re: 2 macs-1 monitor?

2010-02-11 Thread McGrude
I wonder if this is possible on a monitor without an input button... My 21 LCD has both inputs but no visible way to swap them, unless its automatic. Unfortunately i dont have a computer with DVI to test my theory... Probably not. Is there an on screen display for monitor settings? Is there

Re: shut down pop-up

2010-01-21 Thread McGrude
control-option-command-eject will cause Shut Down to commence ... with dialogue All Thanks to Pogue -- control-option-command-eject Correction ... NO Dialogue appears Sorry it took so long to correct ... my DA shut down : ) LOL. You too eh? -- You received this message because

Re: OS 10.5

2010-01-14 Thread McGrude
On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 3:01 PM, John Callahan jcalla...@stny.rr.com wrote: Anyone know where I can buy OS 10.5 for my G4 Intel Mac? G4 Intel ??? Which is it? A G4 or an Intel? http://www.google.com/products?q=Mac+OS+X+leopard+-snow+-server+-familyhl=enaq=f -- You received this message

Re: FW: Half time event

2009-10-26 Thread McGrude
Amazing performance! Perhaps so, but we care about seeing this via the G3-5 mailing list why? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: opening a sit.torrent download

2009-10-02 Thread McGrude
On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 4:15 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio fluxstrin...@gmail.com wrote: On Oct 1, 8:39 pm, Wm. Arnold w_arn...@att.net wrote: Does anyone on this list know how to open  a sit.torrent download? I am using an iMac power PC G4 with OSX 10.4.11. Thanks Wm.

Re: opening a sit.torrent download

2009-10-01 Thread McGrude
Does anyone on this list know how to open a sit.torrent download? A .torrent file is a pointer to where within a BitTorrent peer to peer network a BitTorrent client can join the cloud and participate in downloading (and distributing) a given file. You'll need a BitTorrent client to open and

Re: Rumor: Snow Leopard to support PPC !!

2009-08-15 Thread McGrude
You know, I actually think that we're all bozos on this bus ... Think? Think? I know I'm a bozo. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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

Re: flaky logic boards on G5s

2009-08-11 Thread McGrude
don't know if you are referring to a desktop or laptop? Apple never made a G5 laptop. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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

Re: will a PPC cloned boot drive work as the boot drive for an Intel?

2009-07-28 Thread McGrude
If if did, then that would imply that the program binaries used by both the PPC Intel Macs was being stored on your PPC hard drive. IMO that would be a lot of wasted space! (Lord knows I don't want any OS X PPC binaries on my Intel MacBook's hard drive.) They're all universal binaries...

Re: will a PPC cloned boot drive work as the boot drive for an Intel?

2009-07-28 Thread McGrude
They're all universal binaries... Another data point... my 1.8 G5 single... [Plutonium] [hogsett] [/bin] -- file sh sh: Mach-O universal binary with 2 architectures sh (for architecture i386): Mach-O executable i386 sh (for architecture ppc7400): Mach-O executable ppc [Plutonium]

Re: will a PPC cloned boot drive work as the boot drive for an Intel?

2009-07-28 Thread McGrude
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 1:32 PM, iJohnzjboyguard-ggro...@yahoo.com wrote: Yet another reason to move to Snow Leopard this fall ... No need to wait. Download monolingual... ... but read the FAQ first re: PPC, Rosetta and the frameworks... http://monolingual.sourceforge.net/faq.php

Dead G5 1.8

2009-05-28 Thread McGrude
So I rebooted my 1.8Ghz G5 single powermac today and it now won't boot. It will power up, the fans start, the hard drive spins up, but it never makes a chime and sits there. The video on the monitor stays black. If I leave it long enough the G5's fans kick in to full speed. I removed all usb

Re: Which OS for 2 Handme down Machines - which one(s)? and are they worth it?

2009-05-11 Thread McGrude
The first machine is an iMac. I am guessing from his description it is either an early G5 or 2nd gen G5 iMac but I have not seen the machine yet.  He will be bringing it in soon The 2nd machine is a iBook G4 933mhz, 256 mb RAM, 40 GB hard drive, airport extreme, CD-RW/DVD-ROM (combo drive I

Re: HELP!

2009-04-10 Thread McGrude
Bruce, I'm surprised that you didn't suggest that his G5 is both dead and alive at the same time. - Mike --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -

Re: Looking for recommendations for folder compare program

2009-03-26 Thread McGrude
I need to tag my mp3's, what program have you found that does a good job of this on the mac?  Thanks. Folder Compare Program or MP3 tagging program? Your subject does not match the message body. From the subject I was going to recommend the diff command line program. - Mike

Re: Bad RAM Stick?

2008-12-28 Thread McGrude
Remove the stick and observe. If the behavior changes, then yes, it may be a bad stick. On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 9:45 PM, Anne Keller-Smith earth...@ptd.net wrote: Just got and installed a RAM stick from OWC and it makes the Mac run like a Dream. However, Firefox and Dreamweaver keep quitting

Re: Powermac G4 dual 500MHZ v. G4 single 533MHZ

2008-12-27 Thread McGrude
On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 2:15 AM, jonas ulrich jonasulrich3...@gmail.com wrote: I have a 533MHZ G4 PowerMac with a 133MHZ bus speed and 3 dimm slots. I also have a Dual 500MHZ PowerMac G4 with a 100MHZ bus speed and 4 dimm slots. I want to run one of these with Mac OS 10.4 Server. Which will

Re: Firefox

2008-10-15 Thread McGrude
On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 5:27 PM, Stephen Conrad [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, I updated tot he newest Firefox (2.0.0.17) Um... the latest Firefox is 3.0.3. http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are

Re: Can I convert a Flash (.swf) file to mpg?

2008-10-15 Thread McGrude
TubeTV may do the trick... http://www.chimoosoft.com/products/tubetv/ On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 7:03 PM, Brian Christmas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G'day listers I'd very much like to convert captured Jing .swf movies to any format that can be opened by iMovie. Does anyone know how I might