Re: netflix

2011-04-17 Thread Michael G.M.
On Apr 15, 7:46 pm, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Apr 15, 2011, at 3:26 PM, Barney Guzzo wrote: Is there a way for us with G4's to play Netflix movies on our Mac's? Everything I read says I have to have an Intel Mac. Yank the motherboard and PS out of the case,

Re: Digital Audio DP467mhz worth upgrading, and how?

2010-09-29 Thread Michael G.M.
On Sep 29, 6:43 am, a1 arichic...@gmail.com wrote: I am about to inherit a G4 Digital Audio DP467mhz that seems entirely stock as purchased with the only upgrade being memory at 512. It is coming with the Apple Studio Display of the same vintage. I've only owned iMacs and my current one is

Re: Sea Monkey Question - Newsgroup will not update.

2010-09-28 Thread Michael G.M.
On Sep 27, 10:53 pm, James Therrault jetas...@netzero.com wrote: I subscribe to GigaNews and am using SeaMonkey 1.1 and a local   newsgroup will no longer load current posts. I subscribe to eleven   newsgroups and have no problems with any of the others. Previously,   unsubscribing and

Re: Firefox

2010-09-11 Thread Michael G.M.
Thanks. Thought it was about time to update something as FF's update check didn't come through. Looks like this the last official FF update for PPC Macs from Mozilla. I doubt they'll miss all the tasty dramas. On Sep 10, 5:30 am, Stephen Conrad khel...@gmail.com wrote: Firefox 3.6.9 is out. Got

Re: Best DVD burners?

2010-07-13 Thread Michael G.M.
I've used RiData DVD+R DL with success from the egg. On Jul 13, 1:38 pm, Albert Carter slvrmoonti...@yahoo.com wrote: Also you might want to make sure you are using high quality media some of the cheap stuff causes problems. On Jul 12, 9:53 pm, JOHN

Re: Goodbye Power Macs! Or: Linux on Power Macs

2010-07-13 Thread Michael G.M.
Andreas, Big congrats on getting your new Linux Box running well!! I take it you built your own System? Sounds nice and very fast. What GPU did you use? Also, How did you migrate your data to Linux? and any suggestions on how to do so? Thx! Mike On Jul 5, 3:54 pm, Mac User #330250

Re: Question

2010-05-15 Thread Michael G.M.
On May 14, 10:31 pm, Stephen Conrad khel...@gmail.com wrote: Sometimes my USB mouse acts up. I cannot move the mouse cursor until I hit the CAPS Lock key (on  then off) Does this mean the USB port on the KB might be dying? Or is the KB dying? Or the USB port on the back of the tower is

Re: Question

2010-05-15 Thread Michael G.M.
On May 15, 7:04 am, Stephen Conrad khel...@gmail.com wrote: I tried it in the powered hub with no better success so I bought a new mouse. I have had god luck with Logitech so I bought from them again. This time it is a Logitech Pilot Mouse. -- Steve Conrad Henrietta, MO 64036 Cool! I'm

Re: quicksilver 933 fried by power loss

2010-05-13 Thread Michael G.M.
On May 13, 7:24 pm, dorayme dora...@optusnet.com.au wrote: You see! The QS 933 has a soul! No wonder I keep mine going and work   it every day. That latest Macbook on the desk over there --   cries in vain to be used and is waiting for the day my G4 dies, but   what can I do? I cannot

Re: Dying GPUs?

2010-05-09 Thread Michael G.M.
Thanks for all the replies - very useful info if I ever intend to try this. Now, AMD or Intel Winbox? ;-) Anyway, it was the Apple DVD player that was mostly having issues. The movies would be stopping and way out of sync as Mac OS 9's DVD player could be a lot of the time. iTunes rentals do

Re: Dying GPUs?

2010-05-08 Thread Michael G.M.
On May 8, 3:29 am, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: I agree heat is the deal for most dead GPUs. Stick with an appropriate   AGP video card and forget about PCI cards. If you're using Tiger or   Leopard, a card that supports Core Graphics would be nice. If you need   to be cheap, flash a

Re: Dying GPUs?

2010-05-08 Thread Michael G.M.
On May 8, 4:00 pm, Stewie de Young stewies...@hotmail.com wrote: Some cards can be flashed on a Mac but most need a PC - it depends on the video card and the ROM. Stewie Hee, hee!! Now there's a nice excuse to get the Quad core PC with all the whistles and bells! ;-) Anyway, back to Macs and

Re: Dying GPUs?

2010-05-08 Thread Michael G.M.
On May 8, 4:59 pm, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: I've mostly used OS X. I think you can even flash the venerable Radeon   7000 in a Mac now, although I've always used a PC under DOS, which was   the original way to flash a Radeon 7000. There may be some OS 9   flash programs. The

Re: Dying GPUs?

2010-05-08 Thread Michael G.M.
On May 8, 7:22 pm, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: It has to be done in DOS because Windows needs to access the Flash ROM of the video card to display anything, whereas a DOS display relies on hardware character generators on the video card that is unaffected by the

Re: I tunes

2010-05-07 Thread Michael G.M.
On May 7, 1:58 pm, stevo137 stevo...@hotmail.com wrote: Does anyone have this problem? I can't open i tunes store using i tunes 7.1. I had 5 and it had same problem. It will say it can't access stores. Check your connection. I can access stores or use music from another computer. Anyone got

Dying GPUs?

2010-05-07 Thread Michael G.M.
My GForce 4 Ti died and my 9200 PCI seems to be on the fritz too. This is for my G4 DA. Am I just flogging a dead horse by buying another GPU. -Mike -- 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: Opera (Latest Try)

2010-05-05 Thread Michael G.M.
On May 4, 2010, at 10:37 PM, Stephen Conrad wrote: I downloaded Camino and will see what it is like. Please do, Camino is one of the best of the best, imho. What have you been waiting for? -Mike -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3,

APC UPS?

2010-04-30 Thread Michael G.M.
Recently the power to my wife's Mac has been simply going out at random odd times. When I check the APC UPS it's OFF(?) -It's not using the APC software or attached via USB for it to be software related. I got this UPS around 5 years ago, and the replace battery light isn't 'Red' indicating the

Re: APC UPS?

2010-04-30 Thread Michael G.M.
Well, after some froogling and some thought I went ahead and ordered a new Opti-UPS from newegg's. All the best, -Mike -- 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: APC UPS?

2010-04-30 Thread Michael G.M.
Jack Countryman wrote: I've got a Tripp-Lite model that I've replaced the battery in twice now. I didn't really keep records, though I suppose I might be able to find when I paid for the batteries, but think they have lasted 2 to 3 years each. Of course, both times, I didn't know the

Re: iTunes category streams

2010-04-27 Thread Michael G.M.
So, I need to create a new playlist you say? Can't I add the same genre of music stream station to the default playlist where it would go if was already included in the playlist? Sent from my G4 -Mike -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3,

Re: iTunes category streams

2010-04-27 Thread Michael G.M.
Hi, Thank you. It's a. .ASX stream. It plays in the web browser or QT player. It won't drag into iTunes. Love my tunes. -Mike On Apr 27, 12:45 pm, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: I don't know about that, I rarely listen to the radio. Try dragging it into that list. I don't

Re: g4/500 fan doesn't turn off?

2010-04-22 Thread Michael G.M.
Hi, Sounds like you already found out what it needs: RAM, hard drive, etc. If the computer doesn't have these things, it will not run or run properly. Find the model # and the specifications of what it needs and start shopping around. Do you have an OS X retail install disc? If not, Mac OS X 10.3

Re: OS 9 boot CD

2010-03-01 Thread Michael G.M.
Oh G-Group, Oh G-Group! I think this has been a very informative discussion. We don't need to get snappy over Mac OS 9, do we? I love Mac OS 9! Using it tonight! Can't wait to try out the new Classilla version! I'll try it out this week! -Mike On Mar 1, 1:03 am, Fabian Fang f...@mac.com wrote:

Re: Daisy Chaining FireWire 400 Devices?

2010-03-01 Thread Michael G.M.
Anyone? -Mike -- 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 is at

Re: OS 9 boot CD

2010-02-28 Thread Michael G.M.
I think Apple themselves will work with you on this and let you buy a copy, if you call them @ 1-800-MY-Apple. You will need to give them the MDD's serial #. Also, I thought some people on these threads mentioned that the eMac Mac OS 9.2.2 install worked for the MDD. Though if you install it you

Daisy Chaining FireWire 400 Devices?

2010-02-28 Thread Michael G.M.
I have 3 FireWire 400 Devices that I'm considering daisy chaining: Two HDs and an optical drive. Are there any benefits, considerations, boot-ability (on the fw400 devices) and what-not I don't know about, because I don't know about daisy chaining other than hooking up a bunch of devices. Pros

Re: How to Modify Disk Image Files Directory References

2010-02-27 Thread Michael G.M.
Bill, I have the exact same set as you. I would use pacifist to work on the CD set instead of the dmgs to extract the iLife Applications. Aren't you going to burn the disk images first as opening them before you burn them will likely make them unusable? Don't have any clues about the modifying

Re: How Do I Get an MOV File to Play?

2010-02-24 Thread Michael G.M.
On Feb 24, 4:42 pm, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: the Change All... button beneath to change this preference for   all .mov files. Kris, Very clever and so, so helpful. Excellent tips! On a related note, I was trying to play a DVD movie tonight on my eMac and for some reason the DVD

Re: Better GPU for G4 Digi Audio?

2010-02-22 Thread Michael G.M.
Perhaps I'm flogging a old tired horse. The DA does have a CPU upgrade; It's a PL 800 MHz with fast L2 and L3 caches, which accordingly makes it as fast as a 1 GHz. I'll have to fiddle with things when I get some time. I got the wrong SATA connector for my drive I just ordered. So, I can't

Better GPU for G4 Digi Audio?

2010-02-21 Thread Michael G.M.
I've done a little cleaning and GPU swapping in my dear old DA. The first card I was using was the ATi retail AGP card that I liked, but it's way slow for Leo, but is great for Panther and OS 9. Now I've switched back to my Geforce4 ti 4600 that is way more snappy for Leo, but doesn't play some

Re: Better GPU for G4 Digi Audio?

2010-02-21 Thread Michael G.M.
Hello, Anyone out there? I'm thinking maybe the ATi 7000 or the 9200 AGP cards might fit the bill. - Mike -- 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: SeaMonkey emails

2010-02-19 Thread Michael G.M.
Hello Joan, If this is for bulk e-mailing you can create a list with the list name. Then you can select the list from your address book with all the collected e-mails for the recipient. I don't use that feature yet as I don't send out bulk e-mails. You would drag each e-mail address to the list

Re: SeaMonkey email ?

2010-02-18 Thread Michael G.M.
Hello Joan, Yes, you can right click or Control + click and the option will pop up in a window to add to your address book - Seamonkey's Address book, that is. I thought you were upgrading to SM 2.0.2.(?) Well, if you're still on 10.3.9 (Panther) you can't go to SM 2.0.2. Oh well. Cheers anyway.

Re: SeaMonkey email ?

2010-02-18 Thread Michael G.M.
BTW, if you're streaming video movies, you should quit the Finder and all other Apps close other windows and the streaming will be s much smoother. SM can use quite a bit of CPU power at times. Close Mail too. I don't know exactly why other browsers don't generally stream movies better than my

Re: Why are you (still) using PowerPC-based Macs?

2010-02-14 Thread Michael G.M.
My G4 (DA) 800 plays iTunes movies well and plays non-HD youtube videos fine. The TV seems like a good choice for iTunes too and maybe beyond.(I think you can get youtube vids to play on it or at least export them with QT Pro) It's only $230! Less if you get one refurbished! I'm probably going to

Re: SeaMonkey 2.02

2010-02-11 Thread Michael G.M.
On Feb 11, 8:38 am, Kasey Smith kasm...@gmail.com wrote: I like Opera over here for my windows and linux boxes. I use Safari   on my mac because its fast on 400MHz. Opera is a nice browser; I'll admit that. And it is free. (Was it not free at one time or was that another browser?) I honestly

Re: SeaMonkey 2.02

2010-02-10 Thread Michael G.M.
Been using SeaMonkey since 1.x (A couple years probably) as my main Mac browser and e-mail client. Yes, I have upgraded to 2.02 and it's pretty cool. It doesn't have the Edit/Fill in forms function anymore, but I can live without it. Version 1.1.18 was and is extremely buggy.- I'm glad we've moved

Re: Holy File Listing, BBatman!

2010-01-30 Thread Michael G.M.
I love that command, commander! Do stay away from the salamander! -Mike On Jan 29, 1:41 pm, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: This may be a 'No duh!' moment to some of you, but I just found something amazing in BBEdit. If you're in terminal or TextEdit, you can drag the

Re: DVD Writer

2010-01-30 Thread Michael G.M.
I just got a Pioneer 118LBK (newegg)K connected to firewire. Worked fine for my DL DVD+R 10.5 backup, after I finally googled how to do it the correct way.. I stay away from LaCie.- Too many bad stories I've read about their drive compatibility and quality. -Mike On Jan 30, 10:17 am,

Re: DVD Writer

2010-01-30 Thread Michael G.M.
All G4s have FireWire 400. FireWire 400 will be way, way faster than USB 2.0 for DVD/CD burning/reading. -Mike On Jan 30, 10:35 am, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio fluxstrin...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 10:17 AM, icansw...@aol.com wrote: I was told that the LaCie with firewire will

Re: DVD Writer

2010-01-30 Thread Michael G.M.
On Jan 30, 10:17 am, icansw...@aol.com wrote: do I have to find one that works on firewire? Paula No. Depending on what ver. of Mac OS X you are using you may need http://patchburn.de/ -Mike :) -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3,

Re: DVD Writer

2010-01-30 Thread Michael G.M.
On Jan 30, 11:54 am, icansw...@aol.com wrote: Mike I looked at the Pioneer 118Lbk and I think it may work on my G4 450 PowerPC. But it doesn't come with software and recommends toastLite. Is that what you are using? Paula,- Yes. I use toast 6 titanium with jam for 10.3.9 and it works

Re: DVD Writer

2010-01-30 Thread Michael G.M.
Paula, Sorry. No. You don't need toast, but I'd get it anyway. It's a lot zippier than disk utility and more options. -Way, way funner than disk utility and more projects you can do with it. It copies CDs and DVDs like a professional copier just by easy selection and superb documentation in the

Re: Why are you (still) using PowerPC-based Macs?

2010-01-25 Thread Michael G.M.
I've found a very good discussion on Macs @ /. http://tinyurl.com/yf98yp6 Cheers, :) Mike -- 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: Why are you (still) using PowerPC-based Macs?

2010-01-24 Thread Michael G.M.
Ah, the iMac. I remember the time I was disassembling one, and upon struggling to pull the belly plate off (It must have been jammed) It popped off and I punched myself in the nose! I was in pain for a month or more. I've been wondering what will be the next 'Pro' case too. It is getting quite

Double HDD stacking in G3 and G4

2010-01-10 Thread Michael G.M.
Needing some suggestions or options for stacking HDDs in G3 and G4 PowerMacs that didn't come with the double-stack sleds. If there's any other ways or options for this other than the sleds (which I'll get from ebay's otherwise) I'd really, really like to know. I've googled and oogled many a time

Re: PayPal: Yea or Nay?

2010-01-08 Thread Michael G.M.
How about use gift cards instead? They're available for eBay's, Amazon's, iTunes', Applebees'. We really need a LEM lounge board too, maybe. -Michael On Jan 8, 1:23 pm, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote: At 1:11 PM -0500 1/8/2010, Dan wrote: (still perusing thru all the pages in that thread; not

Re: New SD camera card reader

2009-12-31 Thread Michael G.M.
Hello again, Stewie- Well, I got one of those SD card readers. I works fine in OS 9 X. Took a month to get it though. From Hong Kong. Good deal, cheap. -Michael On Nov 26, 2:10 am, Stewie de Young stewies...@hotmail.com wrote: If the SD card is the only card you use then all you need is one of

Re: 1Ghz G3 upgrade?

2009-12-15 Thread Michael G.M.
If $ 13 is holding you back, relax and wait a while. Wait for the rain to accumulate. There's always that better deal next time anyway. You know that. Go back to ebay when the time is right. You'll get an awesome deal on a G4. The one that says you'll love me, I have great specs and I'm a great

Re: Mac G4 AGP -pci card issue

2009-12-08 Thread Michael G.M.
Hello, Check the PCI slots with a bright light to see if there's any damage to the slot's contacts, clean them with canned air, clean off the PCI cards with a pencil eraser or alcohol and q tip swab: carefully with little alcohol and try not to get it on the board itself only the gold contacts.

Re: quicktime for classic

2009-12-05 Thread Michael G.M.
On Dec 5, 8:58 am, Lawrence David Eden lde...@comcast.net wrote: When I launch Classic on my G4, I get a reminder from OS X that the version of QT that is in my OS 9 System Folder is not recommended and that I should install version 6.03 instead. Actually it should be in the 'Applications

Re: Newly installed 9200 video card won't wake up

2009-12-04 Thread Michael G.M.
Hello Tom, Yes, I suggest you do NVRAM reset, a PMU reset, and zap the PRAM. http://resale.headgap.com/g4powersupply/ PRAM: hold down the Command+Option+P+R until the 3rd or 4th bong. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379 I just had issues with the 9200 PCI card in my BW G3 and these steps ironed

Re: Fantom Drives

2009-12-01 Thread Michael G.M.
They've always looked like a budget line HD case to me, at least in the past. That's just the taste of the cosmetics tho'. They appear to be well made and getting good reviews on at least newegg.com. I've only ever gotten OWC drives and a G-Tech Q. The OWC drives are generally on of the best deals

Re: Fantom Drives

2009-12-01 Thread Michael G.M.
in my G3 with SATA though especially with PS and Snapz pro2. ~Mike On Dec 1, 12:10 pm, John Martz zjo...@yahoo.com wrote: On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 11:24 AM, Michael G.M. michaelgm717...@gmail.com wrote: IDE drives are getting a little more hard to find but not impossible to find by a long

Re: Anybody tried this card in 10.5.8??

2009-12-01 Thread Michael G.M.
The Serial # needs to be removed from this post. It's not in good practice to give it on message boards model # is OK. Serial # is a major no no as pirating from Apple and benefits from them could possibly be taken un-rightfully. This hurts us all in the end. ~Mike On Dec 1, 4:28 pm, Jeffrey

Re: Anybody tried this card in 10.5.8??

2009-12-01 Thread Michael G.M.
On Dec 2, 2:02 am, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: Huh? The serial # isn't a system software serial, it's the hardware serial   to the specific Mac you own. Exactly. And that's where the problem is because someone can call up Apple and request support and software restore disks for

Re: G3 9200 dying?

2009-12-01 Thread Michael G.M.
On Dec 1, 8:30 am, bkprolix bkpro...@yahoo.com wrote: One of the reasons for the upgrade to the G-4 was the inability of the G-3 to do multiple processors... It was intended to be a consumer level chip as opposed to a pro level processor... Consequently it's long life in the iMac iBook

Re: G3 9200 dying?

2009-11-30 Thread Michael G.M.
Hello again! Unfortunately the party didn't last and I'm getting artifacts and horizontal lines with the 9200 and FWIW I did Zap the PRAM. This time though the card was much, much cooler than ever since I'm using the slot cooler when I removed it. I've got the ATi Rage 128 stock card in it now.

Re: G3 9200 dying?

2009-11-30 Thread Michael G.M.
Hello! I'm going to look into some other things with this card tonight when I get home from work. One thing I hope is that I didn't actually damage the card in some way and for some reason I don't think I did, but I'm going to look into some things like the firmware, software reinstall for the

G3 9200 dying?

2009-11-29 Thread Michael G.M.
I let my kids use my G3 BW for their educational games with Mac OS 9.2.2. Lately I think my 9200 Mac Ed. 128 MB card may be flying the coup. Graphics seem slower than usual and sometimes there's little horizontal lines that flicker on the screen. It has a generic CRT 17 and 1GB RAM. It's a nice

Re: G3 9200 dying?

2009-11-29 Thread Michael G.M.
I think there's some other issues going on too. When I just tried to do a copy and paste from the calculator for memory allocation for one of the programs (blue's clues kindergarten) the calculator backed up from the sum to the multiple. (Command+V) Odd. I've never had this issue before. I always

Re: G3 9200 dying?

2009-11-29 Thread Michael G.M.
Well, I swapped the 9200 with the Rage 128 and the graphics issue seems to be gone. I guess the 9200 is about toast. Though I should have a second spare GPU PCI card for this. I just won another G4 (AGP) on eBay and it has two GPUs, one in the AGP slot and one in the PCI slot. So, a spare may not

Re: G3 9200 dying?

2009-11-29 Thread Michael G.M.
On Nov 29, 3:46 pm, Richard Gerome onecoolka...@earthlink.net wrote:    I would clean it out on the inside to make sure it's not running a little hot, also take out the video card and clean the connectors where it plugs into the mother board and reinstall it, make sure the cord that runs to

Re: Apple USB Extended Keyboard Extension

2009-11-29 Thread Michael G.M.
Hi there! Are you using this keyboard in a PCI USB expansion card? If so, you should use the keyboard in the main USB ports of the G4 instead. The USB ports can be problematic for issues such as booting up and sleeping the system. Cheers! :) ~Mike On Nov 29, 8:16 am, yawg yaw...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: Apple USB Extended Keyboard Extension

2009-11-29 Thread Michael G.M.
On Nov 29, 4:42 pm, Michael G.M. michaelgm717...@gmail.com wrote: The USB ports can be problematic for issues such as booting up and sleeping the system. I mean the PCI USB cards can cause problems like booting with the keyboard plugged into them and the system may not be able to use sleep

Re: G3 9200 dying?

2009-11-29 Thread Michael G.M.
Hi Stewie! :) On Nov 29, 4:55 pm, Stewie de Young stewies...@hotmail.com wrote: Is this the original hard drive in this machine ? LOL, no. I don't get many problems from it either. It's from my eMac (80GB) that I upgraded to a 500GB WD. If it is, then it is what - close to ten years old - a

Re: G3 9200 dying?

2009-11-29 Thread Michael G.M.
I'm having no luck trying to get the heatsink off the card. Any tips on how to get this thing off? The nipples don't want to twist off and they're too wide to go back through the holes on the card. It looks like the compound is epoxy too - like a glob of tooth paste. Is this worth going on with

Re: G3 9200 dying?

2009-11-29 Thread Michael G.M.
for good measure and just in case. Oh it's louder to be sure, this ol' G3 is a fine old trooper and well worth it though! Cheers! =D -Mike On Nov 29, 6:34 pm, Michael G.M. michaelgm717...@gmail.com wrote: I'm having no luck trying to get the heatsink off the card. Any tips on how to get

Re: New SD camera card reader

2009-11-26 Thread Michael G.M.
On Nov 26, 6:18 am, Stewie de Young stewies...@hotmail.com wrote: Well I have a USB2.0 hub on my desk and when I want to download photos from my camera I just take the SD card out , insert it into one end of this little reader and then plug the USB end of the reader into any spare slot of

Re: Other, unwanted intruders

2009-11-26 Thread Michael G.M.
I use SeaMonkey 2.0 with Adblock plus and NoScript. Both Add-ons do really, really well. NoScript has been doing most of the blocking and so on for me. On a side note, Lowend Mac seems to be the site I have the most problems with lately. ie. getting it to display properly. This is an issue with

Re: Other, unwanted intruders

2009-11-26 Thread Michael G.M.
On Nov 26, 6:48 pm, Paul Stamsen pjs...@bresnan.net wrote: I found this: com.trolltech.plist, in the prefs and moved it to Preferences (Corrupt) and that seems to have stopped the pop-in from CNet TechTracker.  Interesting name, huh? Yes, very interesting and appropriately named I must say.

Re: Other, unwanted intruders

2009-11-26 Thread Michael G.M.
On Nov 26, 10:42 pm, Paul Stamsen pjs...@bresnan.net wrote: Previously, at 7:31  pm -0800 11/26/09, Michael G.M. wrote: Yes, very interesting and appropriately named I must say. Sounds like a no-brainer of what to do with that .plist file. I'm sure someone or maybe even I could figure out

New SD camera card reader

2009-11-25 Thread Michael G.M.
My Dazzle card reader seems to have gone the way of all card readers. It won't mount or do anything though it shows up in system profile and not disk utility with my card inserted. These things seem to be about the cheapest cheepo-built peripheral I've ever shopped for. Can I get some

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

2009-11-25 Thread Michael G.M.
I believe you can use a standard equipped Digital camera or camcorder properly attached to your Mac for iChat and AIM. I've never bothered with it either though. I remember all the scares I was getting about iChat years back with the security issues. Screen sharing and ichat seem to be the domain

Re: New SD camera card reader

2009-11-25 Thread Michael G.M.
On Nov 26, 2:10 am, Stewie de Young stewies...@hotmail.com wrote: If the SD card is the only card you use then all you need is one of thesehttp://cgi.ebay.com/SDHC-SD-USB-2-0-Memory-Card-Reader-for-2GB-4GB-8G... I paid $2 for mine + post then bought another for my Powerbook. Small, simple,

Re: Help with - G4 Digital Audio.Dual 1.2 Gigadesing CPU

2009-11-08 Thread Michael G.M.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9274591#9274591 sorry for the earlier link. -Mike --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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: Help with - G4 Digital Audio.Dual 1.2 Gigadesing CPU

2009-11-08 Thread Michael G.M.
I think I finally got it right. http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1965754 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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

Re: Sleep issue on G4 DA

2009-11-04 Thread Michael G.M.
. That's about all for now. -Mike On Nov 4, 2:12 am, Michael G.M. michaelgm717...@gmail.com wrote: I think that there is a jumpering of the CPU card that needs to be done. I've googled with only clues to be found.http://www.everymac.com/upgrade_cards/powerlogix/powerforce_g4_233/po...http

Re: Sleep issue on G4 DA

2009-11-01 Thread Michael G.M.
Well, I've about thrown in the towel on this. I've replaced the scythe fan with the original and set everything correctly and when I put the system to sleep I got a kernel panic upon wake. The only things I can imagine may be the problem is the power supply or the processor? I don't get it. If

Re: Radeon 9800 Gig Ethernet

2009-10-30 Thread Michael G.M.
Hi, I would start by replacing the 9800 card with the default card and see if I still have problems, then I would reinstall the software for the 9800. Are there any updates for this card's software ? If so, update after you reinstall the software. Replace the card, boot up, and run disk repair

Re: Radeon 9800 Gig Ethernet

2009-10-30 Thread Michael G.M.
On Oct 30, 2:11 pm, Bill Connelly billycarm...@verizon.net wrote: I have the ATI Radeon 9800Pro ME and I believe you're supposed to stick with the software supplied via OS X. The cards come with software installers for a reason, don't they? If it was an ATi rage 128, yes stick with the

Re: FW: Half time event

2009-10-27 Thread Michael G.M.
Um, what does any of this have to do with PPC Mac computers? On Oct 27, 1:19 pm, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio fluxstrin...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 11:28 PM, wtob...@aol.com wrote: Maybe because it's fun for a change? Wayne Fun yes. BUT please read the terms you agreed to

Re: Sleep issue on G4 DA

2009-10-27 Thread Michael G.M.
On Oct 26, 6:11 am, Stewie de Young stewies...@hotmail.com wrote: One of the ones I tried was a non-Mac card ( unsure now as it is in my DA and I can't remember the brand - all I remember is that it has the Via chipset ) which works like a charm except for a sleep issue. Others I have

Sleep issue on G4 DA

2009-10-25 Thread Michael G.M.
I've been having some issues with my G4 DA; It will not sleep properly: When I click on sleep from the Apple menu while logged in it will go to sleep, but the monitor will not wake up. Now, lately, when in the log in window, I click on sleep and it will go to sleep, but the intenal fan will keep

Re: Sleep issue on G4 DA

2009-10-25 Thread Michael G.M.
On Oct 25, 6:35 pm, Stewie de Young stewies...@hotmail.com wrote: Just out of curiosity, why have you connected the upgraded fan to a molex HD power connection and not the two pin like the original ? The fan itself won't cause the sleep problem but how you have it connected just maybe.

Re: Sleep issue on G4 DA

2009-10-25 Thread Michael G.M.
Hi, In the Energy Saver I only have 'Put the Hard Disk(s) to sleep when possible. Both the Computer sleep and Display sleep I have set to never, and the Display sleep box is not checked, of course. Nothing until now has been checked in the Schedule and options menus. I just checked 'Allow power

Re: Sleep issue on G4 DA

2009-10-25 Thread Michael G.M.
On Oct 25, 8:15 pm, Stewie de Young stewies...@hotmail.com wrote: DOH - what am I talking about- Command - option P-R - in too much of a hurry ! The only sleep problems for any of my Macs was the USB2.0 card as I already stated and the only time I replaced a main fan was in my Sawtooth and

Re: IDE/ATA Hard drives

2009-10-23 Thread Michael G.M.
On Oct 23, 8:56 am, dc dbc...@verizon.net wrote: Jump over the the LEM Swap List quickly, there's a nice SATA PCI card for only $45!!! I don't think I trust the Acard adapter. I've not read many encouraging reviews of it. If I don't get the Firm Tek, I'll get the adapters. Are the adapters

IDE/ATA Hard drives

2009-10-22 Thread Michael G.M.
I was wondering and I've been wondering about this for some time now, and as time goes on I get a little more restless about the subject... How long do you guys think PPC Mac users with IDE/ATA hard drives have as far as being totally obsolete and finding SATA PCI cards will be nigh impossible.

Re: PowerPC speeds and the switch to Intel...

2009-10-09 Thread Michael G.M.
anyone? This was a industry wide issue with bad Capacitors plaguing boat loads of computers and electronics. http://badcaps.net/ Michael G.M. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5

Re: 733 DA Start up problem

2009-09-18 Thread Michael G.M.
Hello, I just had a similar problem with my graphics card - It died. I replaced the Geforce4 Ti with the stock Geforce 2 MX and everything is back to better and normal. It's unfortunate that the Geforce 4 didn't last longer for me. Anyway, it may be your GPU is toast. A PCI such as an ATI 9200

Re: PowerMac G4 (DA) wiring clutter

2009-09-16 Thread Michael G.M.
am, Nestamicky nestami...@gmail.com wrote: On 9/15/09 11:21 PM, Michael G.M. wrote: Also, I've replaced the intake 120mm fan, it has long wires. Does this run quiet than the stock fan? I find the one in my Sawtooth runs loud. I will change it for one that runs quiet, if I can find

Re: PowerMac G4 (DA) wiring clutter

2009-09-16 Thread Michael G.M.
Correction: The slot fan is rattling the CPU heat sink fan wiring. On Sep 16, 11:45 am, Michael G.M. michaelgm717...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, the 120mm fan is a bit louder. lol I forgot how loud it is because the slot fan is 60 cfm and it's rattling the CPU heat sink fan