Re: Cool hack for an old keyboard...

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 10:56 PM, Joshua Juran  wrote:
> On Aug 12, 2011, at 3:50 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 8:08 PM, Bruce Johnson
>>  wrote:
>>
>>> <http://hackaday.com/2011/08/12/overhaul-an-old-mechanical-keyboard/>
>
> I'm typing this on a Matias Tactile Pro.  :-)  Noisy cricket, but it feels
> great.
>
>>> --
>>> Bruce Johnson
>>>
>>> "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai,  PhD
>>
>> At first I thought it might be a review of the new show "Dirty Money"
>> The other day it looked like they found  a Mac USB KB in the trash.
>> Took keys from an old portable typewriter and gluegunned them  and the
>> platen roller  added to it for a steampunk look. ( Didn't Buckaroo
>> Bonzai start that look before it was even named steampunk ?)
>
> Does a rocket car count as steampunk?
>
> Josh
>

I was thinking more about the gadgets  John Lithgow's character Dr. Lizardo had.

I mention BB because Bruce has used that Sig / tag line for a decade or more.




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Re: Cool hack for an old keyboard...

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 8:08 PM, Bruce Johnson
 wrote:
>
> 
>
>
> --
> Bruce Johnson
>
> "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai,  PhD
>
> --


At first I thought it might be a review of the new show "Dirty Money"
The other day it looked like they found  a Mac USB KB in the trash.
Took keys from an old portable typewriter and gluegunned them  and the
platen roller  added to it for a steampunk look. ( Didn't Buckaroo
Bonzai start that look before it was even named steampunk ?)

They got $200 or 250 bucks for it!  Hope the lady had a Mac.

See it here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8RawXsg8wk






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Re: Only way to stop the sex and drug SPAM?

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On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Bill Connelly wrote:

> Terminate my membership? Is this the only way to stop the sex and drug
> sales e-mails from coming "from" the G3-G5 LEM List?
>
>
Nothing like that is coming into gmail. with or without fake "G"list addies.













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Re: I am forced to go Intel? Common rant, I guess.

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On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 2:36 AM, admin  wrote:

> Adobe Flash 10.2 Intel only, I believe.  Web sites are starting not to work
> under Leopard and Firefox Camino 2.0.7, Firefox 3.6.17, Safari 5.0.5.  I can
> do everything I need to and still use Classic Programs with my G4 computers.
>  I'd rather invest in redundancy with machines and external drives, but it
> seems the handwriting is on the wall ... I don't even have an LCD monitor.
>  Any suggestions on a Mini that will navigate the latest browsers and web
> sites?  Thanks.
>


Or grab a PC with some power and run a later Mac OS on it. Even cheap Intel
macs are not that cheap. A hand me down PC laptop and a copy of Leopard
might even be cheaper.






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Apple_ARM ?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

An opinion.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/apple-dumping-intel-for-arm-pros-cons-and-a-lot-of-questions/48419?tag=nl.e589

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Re: G4 Movie picture clip

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On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 4:49 AM, Barney Guzzo  wrote:

> PM G4 933 OS X 10.4.11   I have a canon digital camera that shoots half way
> decent video.  I download my pictures to iPhoto but save my movies
> separately.  I took a video of me and my daughter learning how to square
> dance and line dance (it was really fun), but would like some photo's.  How
> do I get a still shots from the movies with out spending a lot of money on
> special software?  Will  iMovie do it? Doing it with a "screen shot" while
> the movie is on pause seems a little cheesy and likely would have crappy
> resolution.  Thanks.
>
>
iMovie should be quite capable of a "still frame" capture. Don't like what
you see?
Jog through frame by frame and pick a frame you like.

The limitation of some digital camera movies is that the frame rate is slow
( under 30 frames a second) and so shutter lag and other limits of the
system can cause "artifacting " of pixels.

Just keep looking for the frames you like.



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Re: Huge amount of "bounced" mail coming back from this list...

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

No good deed goes unpunished Bruce. You are by far the most frequent helper
!

The system's way of saying " Thanks "  : )





On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 4:04 PM, Bruce Johnson  wrote:

>
> On Apr 19, 2011, at 6:35 PM, Albert Carter wrote:
>
> > Thought I would share this that I just got from List Manager in reply to
> an email I sent:
> >
> > The group email is hosed again.  We are aware of the problem.  GMAIL and
> > Yahoo frequently get hacked and this happens.
>
> Well this is wrong; this is a cock-up on the part of the mail servers at
> fuse.net sending out a whole pile of mail bounces, probably erroneously,
> since they're dating back to December.
>
> And if we're keeping high score, I think I win: 973 returned mail messages
> in my inbox this morning :-P
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Re: spam

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On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 8:41 AM, Geke  wrote:

> I just got 79 spam messages, fortunately all of them were filtered out
> by Gmail. The reason for reporting this here is that they were all
> looking like error messages for not being able to deliver a post of
> mine to the G3-5 group.
>
> So it looks like someone has been collecting all my posts on this list
> and sending me such a mail for each of them, after finding out my
> email address as well.
>
>
> You probably deleted the earlier explanation for this earlier..







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Re: New addition to my tool kit...

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 8:37 PM, Bruce Johnson
wrote:

> ...something everyone who works with computers should have in their kit...
>
> 
>
> I'm buying a bunch!
>
> --

Since you work at a school of Pharmacy I suppose you have consulted the
pharmacologist on this.


And with his approval someone wil be smoking something.

They had this on NatGeo TV didn't they?  Weren't they seeing jaguars all
night and dancing around a fire?






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OT OT OT need a reason ?

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Need a reason to think an Apple OS for PC would be a good thing?

Extrapolate from this report.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/apple/apple-the-worlds-most-important-windows-software-developer/9786?tag=nl.e539

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Re: spills wireless keyboard

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On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 9:57 PM, michaelangelo  wrote:

> The answer to this question may be obvious to some but it's a mystery
> to me: I use a wireless keyboard and mouse. If I accidentially dump my
> coffee on the keyboad is there the same liklihood of shorting out or
> otherwise damaging the computer as there is with a wired keyboard or
> is this actually a good way to prevent damage beyond the yeyboard or
> mouse? Great curiosity.
>
>
Just lack of function to the KB,

Some people recommend putting it through the dishwasher.

Yes it is true.

Then drying it.











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Re: Clean My Mac

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 11:24 PM, Anne Keller-Smith  wrote:
> My 13 y.o. wants to use this to speed up his Mac.
> Is it kosher? It was going to defrag and my understanding
> is that Macs don't need defragging.

Have you looked at the reasons apple and MS say not to defrag?

Power outage ? Come on really? Do you live in a town on the edge of
nowhere? Do you get jittery around machinery and might kick the plug
out or run a heavy power saw while defragging?

250 GB is not big by todays standards BUT it is 250 GB that still
needs to be searched and sorted when a file is accessed. And depending
on the speed of the drive in rpms and seek time for the arms it can
add up.
 If you add or delete files often and have cramped partitions you
might well benefit from a defrag.


HOWEVER
Online games are not that dependent on system files. Look into where
setup files are stored for game elements. On the drive or online? Look
into your connection. And consider system security factors . Those can
slow things too. But they should remain in place. Familiarize yourself
with the settings.

>
> He also wants admin privileges for his Mac. I say no cuz
> I want to vet any software he gets it into his head to install.

A good choice probably. If he is old enough to buy his own machine
then he can take the risks. if the whole family depends on one machine
why risk it?
But what he probably wants is the flexibility to tweak the system for
the game. Tread lightly here. Working with him on it can give him
guidance on computer management and build responsible attitudes. There
is a chance for emotionalism to overshadow real concerns.
So shutting down and authoritarian attitudes can be bad for
relationships. Personal experience here. And it is not always easy.

>
> I looked at his HD and About My Mac to do the fatiguing
> exercise of ascertaining why the computer has lags from time
> to time while he plays Minecraft online.
>
> I didn't buy the computer for online gaming, and our cable
> connection is only 1mbps. In addition I need to reduce
> expenses, not add to them, so it's not likely to go up.
>

I would say depending on the game this cable speed is a killer on the deal.
Is this one of those educational games recommended by schools for low
bandwidth general use?
That might work. But if you are talking about a modern game , well
thour mileage may vary widely. Or not at all.
Old XBoxes don't cost much.

> Anybody a gamer and can give some insight into what types
> of things slow down a computer? He says it's a Java game.

That can complicate it. Having the right update is important. Yet some
updates break older systems. So "right" may mean an old version.

Good Luck.



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Re: Converting wmv to mpeg or other mac compatible file

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On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 8:34 PM, JoeTaxpayer  wrote:
>
> I don't mean to derail, but what are the ethics of pirating software
> no longer sold?
> It's a great product, can code ripped DVDs to TiVo, can convert from/
> to nearly any format.
> In a perfect world, he'd have published an un-serialed version or at
> least sold the rights to someone willing to take my $25.
>


It has long been labeled " Abandonware "

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abandonware

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abandonware

( whoops habit lead me to enter it as a rich text link
But per Peter's reminder I switched it to plain text. Hope you all like it )








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Re: Converting wmv to mpeg or other mac compatible file

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On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 10:13 PM, Fred and Janet Thiel
wrote:

> Is there a freeware or relatively inexpensive shareware application that
> will convert wmv formatted movie files to mpeg? I have some that I can view
> with VLC OK, but some are choppy on my Quicksilver 733 OSX 10.4.11 1.5GB
> RAM.
>
>

Search the old versiontracker.com archive at CNet downloads.

Whatever you use, experiment with bit rate settings to find one your machine
system likes. or look at the file qualities of those that play well and use
those as settings for conversions.

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Re: Apple Oompa Loompas!

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On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 6:00 PM,  wrote:
>
> - "Wallace Adrian D'Alessio"  wrote:
>
> > On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 5:16 AM, < schaf...@comcast.net > wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > But it has oompa loompas in it! ;^)
> >
> > - Peter
> >
> > PS: Quick, someone give Adrian a Mac Pro!
> >
> > If someone does I promise to not run Winblowz on it !
> >
> > But am I the only one who feels Oompa Loompas are a bit creepy ? Kinda
> > a hive mind thing ?
>
> It's just for fun.  I laugh because there is some truth to it.  But it 
> doesn't matter because Macs Rule!  ;^)  It worked and gave us a better 
> playground (and made Apple #1).  I just keep my fingers crossed for our 
> future...
>
>  - Peter
>
> PS:  Hey, how about getting with the plain text program here, Adrian!?
>


When they started making iPods and opened the iTunes store I recall a
lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth on the PCI list. They feared
Apple would not make computers anymore. And why did they need to sell
music?

I don't think Apple is going away even if Steve goes the way of all
flesh. It is too ingrained in consumer culture and the way people
expect to get their media. when cars appeared with iPod docks I knew
that was true. Oh, it will evolve. But it will not go away.

That is why I think selling a port of the Mac OS for PCs makes more
sense than ever. And an entry level tower machine too.
Even BMW has an M3 ( for the many here who like car analogies)

And sorry about the rich text. So many here post in it I had
forgotten. And in gmail it is easy to switch for different purposes
but easy to forget when one is in a hurry too.

But in 2011 is anyone on LEM not capable of reading rich text?


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Re: Apple Oompa Loompas!

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On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 5:16 AM,  wrote:

>
> - "Wallace Adrian D'Alessio"  wrote:
>
> > On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 9:12 PM, Dan < dantear...@gmail.com > wrote:
> >
> > At 8:51 PM + 3/4/2011, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote:
> >
> >
> >>> Wow, cool. He got people to look at a clever production dissing Apple
> >>> and no one minded .
> >
> >> But it has oompa loompas in it!
> >
> >
> > But they are saying stuff that is aimed at making Mac users feel used.
> >
> > It's just WRONG !
> >
>
> 
>
> > And anyone who thinks Apple fans are buying Apple products because
> > they are deluded should wake the hell up.
> >
> > And why are they allowed to spread the garbage unopposed on LEM ?
>
>
> But it has oompa loompas in it!  ;^)
>
>  - Peter
>
> PS:  Quick, someone give Adrian a Mac Pro!
>
>

If someone does I promise to not run Winblowz on it !

But am I the only one who feels Oompa Loompas are a bit creepy ? Kinda a
hive mind thing ?


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Re: Apple Oompa Loompas!

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 9:12 PM, Dan  wrote:

> At 8:51 PM + 3/4/2011, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote:
>
>> Wow, cool. He got people to look at a clever production dissing Apple and
>> no one minded .
>>
>
> But it has oompa loompas in it!



But they are saying stuff that is aimed at making Mac users feel used.

It's just WRONG !

Mac users at least those who don't buy them to run Winblowz. do so because
they know the stuff works and works reliably.

Why watch or listen to crap that screws with that.

Just say no to people screwing with what you know to be true.

You who know me from the last ten yeas know i do not like a ;ot of Apple
policies and decisions.

But you won't find me saying false negative excretia about the Mac OS and
the products.

The whole point of making money is to afford the stuff that causes the least
headaches. So you can make more money faster.

When I think that is a Winblowz product you will hear or see me say it.

I cannot say it now.

Anyone who thinks MS makes the best OS is just not using an OS much at all.

And anyone who thinks Apple fans are buying Apple products because they are
deluded should wake the hell up.

And why are they allowed to spread the garbage unopposed on LEM ?




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Re: Apple Oompa Loompas!

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

Wow, cool. He got people to look at a clever production dissing Apple and no
one minded .

Brilliant

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Re: Apple laptop advice

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 11:26 PM, Kris Tilford  wrote:
> On Feb 24, 2011, at 4:42 PM, Mike Linnett wrote:
>
>> I'm not sure what the question is, really, but Apple has never made a
>> (RRP) $600 laptop.

This is Low End Mac.

Used computers sell for less than new. Amd the point is MS OS crap
aside you can get a lot of PC laptop computer value made in the same
asisan plants as Macs for  $ 5-600.

But Even aging klunker macs used can sell for that just because they
are Macs. Not because their circuitry is any better nowr more reliable
given that plants like ASUS make them all .


>
> iPad is the $500 portable Mac.
>
 And a wonderful little netpad it is. One that is too weak for much
graphic work or standard app. Remember me mentioning that?
And despite my friend who keeps posting all  month daily self portrait
CGI from some app on his favorite toy.


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Re: Microphone doesn't work?

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On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Bruce Johnson  wrote:

>
> On Jan 25, 2011, at 4:40 PM, John Carmonne wrote:
>
> >
> > On Jan 25, 2011, at 3:26 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 6:19 PM, Jeffrey & Daile Engle <
> macgu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> yes, the imac has a built-in mic and no, it doesn't register in sys
> pref's. no signal gets through. Jeff
> >> 
> >>
> >>
> >> If the mic works when plugged in to another device, proving it works try
> plugging in another sound source to see if there is detectable input..
> >>
> >> Again, knowing if it is a line level input would be very informative.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> > It works in a Windows machine.
>
> PC's are  mic-level, not 'line-level'. Standard cheapo tape recorder and PC
> mics don't work on Macs without a preamp of some sort.
> ___
>

Second response in the thread was from myself.
On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 6:18 PM

I wrote,


On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Jeffrey & Daile Engle
wrote:

>  I bought a logitec cheap-ola microphone today with 1/8th mini to plug into
> my G5 imac... it won't work? shouldn't it?
>
> Is there a work around or a third party driver that'll make it work?
> (I should say that it works fine on a winblows box)
> 
>

Is it a line level input ? You may need a preamp.






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Re: Microphone doesn't work?

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On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 11:12 PM, Jeffrey & Daile Engle
wrote:

>
> On Jan 25, 2011, at 8:08 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote:
>
> > Wow , now I am really envious. A G5 from Goodwill? In my town a G5, if
> anyone had bought one, would be used until it as dust, and considered so
> valuable that it would be on eBay for months to meet the reserve !
> >
> > Check the LEM profiles to figure out the model. Or look in system
> profiler.
> > The manual should be easy to find online.
>
> I was talking about the microphone.
> __
>

Then I would definitely try the mic in another device to make sure it works.




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Re: Microphone doesn't work?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 7:39 PM, Jeffrey & Daile Engle
wrote:

>
> On Jan 25, 2011, at 4:05 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote:
>
> > Your user manual will tell you.
>
>
> it didn't come with a user manual, and furthermore it doesn't even have a
> model number on it. I picked it up a goodwill.
> ___
>


Wow , now I am really envious. A G5 from Goodwill? In my town a G5, if
anyone had bought one, would be used until it as dust, and considered so
valuable that it would be on eBay for months to meet the reserve !

Check the LEM profiles to figure out the model. Or look in system profiler.
The manual should be easy to find online.





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Re: Microphone doesn't work?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 6:31 PM, Jeffrey & Daile Engle
wrote:

>
> >
> >  I have no idea 
>



Your user manual will tell you.




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Re: Microphone doesn't work?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 6:19 PM, Jeffrey & Daile Engle
wrote:

> yes, the imac has a built-in mic and no, it doesn't register in sys pref's.
> no signal gets through. Jeff
> 
>


If the mic works when plugged in to another device, proving it works try
plugging in another sound source to see if there is detectable input..

Again, knowing if it is a line level input would be very informative.



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Re: Microphone doesn't work?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Jeffrey & Daile Engle
wrote:

> I bought a logitec cheap-ola microphone today with 1/8th mini to plug into
> my G5 imac... it won't work? shouldn't it?
>
> Is there a work around or a third party driver that'll make it work?
> (I should say that it works fine on a winblows box)
> 
>

Is it a line level input ? You may need a preamp.





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Re: Help needed for Mac Powerbook M7572, reload

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On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 6:03 PM, Wm. Arnold  wrote:

> Hi experts,
> I did a dumb thing, I wiped the hard drive
> of this computer instead of writing all 0's.
> Now I can't reload an operating system.
> I have tried several ways including using
> an external DVD reader.
> I want to reload Mac OS10.3.2 Panther
> & then OSX10.4 Tiger, both of which I have.
> Any help will be appreciated.
> Wm. in Bay Village, Ohio
>
> ___

If you low-level formatted it it is now a paper weight. Just forget it and
get another.

I am speaking from experience as I have done this and had others do it to my
drives as well.

Best to forgive and forget. Drives are relatively cheap.
The data may have been precious. But was it precious enough to back up?
In my case well  .   ..  . i was just in a hurry !






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Re: Sawtooth to Sabretooth: The CPU upgrade question

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On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Sean Carroll  wrote:

> > Personally I wouldn't think a processor upgrade, even a used one,
> > would be worth it if you are getting a new Mac soon.
>
> Part of the return on the investment would be learning to perform a
> processor upgrade by doing it. A CPU upgrade would seem to go hand in
> hand with bringing the computer up to speed in other ways, but I may
> be overestimating the benefits and underestimating the risks, hence my
> questions. In any event, the Sawtooth is becoming a hobby, and the
> payoff will be in the learning and seeing what I can do. I don't
> expect to recoup any money spent on it.
>
>
Relatively speaking it should be cheap. Be sure to max the RAM. You are
shopping the LEM swap list also I hope.

Don't be afraid of the processor swap. Read up on it. Look at as many mobo
pictures and diagrams as you can find so you are oriented to the parts. And
relax and breathe so your hands are steady. Good lighting and maybe even
magnification might help too.

Never let the hardware smell your fear !  Keep saying to yourself " It's
only an appliance". ( no apologies to nervous Nellies)

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Re: Running Final Cut Pro Studio 3 on a Power PC

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On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Clmtyne  wrote:

> According to Apple it is not possible to run Final Cut Studio 3 on a
> Power PC (G4 or G5), but it will run on a MacBook and MacPro. I have a
> friend in Detroit who has a MacBook Pro and she has OSX 10.5.8
> installed, and she says that FCS2 runs fine. I'm still using a
> Powerbook 1.67 and G5's because It's not feasible to invest in OSX
> 10.6 and FSC3 yet. Some one please clear this up for me.
>
>


Mismatches in applications to operating systems and to the cpu power
available , RAM memory capacity and possibly other hardware and software
issues can be very problematic.

You may get it to "run" But that is no at all the same as having a capable
system. From my experience such mismatches lead to a lot of head ache, heart
ache and loss of production.

The "savings" is not worth the true cost.

I would rather have an old version running on an appropriate hardware
platform than the latest version running on an underpowered or glitchy
system.

Some might advise 10.6 and FCS on a cheaper yet higher power Hackintosh but
that would come with its own problems.

Trying to do the latest quality work on old equipment is an LEM tradition.
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Re: the big knot thingy?

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Here I thought all along they were tachyon technology !

Hooray for old school magnetism with tunable materials !

Among other tachyon electrical filters offered is this;
http://www.tachyon-energy-products.com/externals/prius-disks.htm


I have heard the debate about wether this "technology is a scam or not. Etc
etc blah blah.

All I know is a single bead took pain away the first time I tried it. And
has worked each and every time since. I have severe arthritis.

Quite the placebo effect !



Actually seeing these cylinders for the first time back in the Amiga days
made us wonder. In the prewiki era we thought they were a way manufacturers
used to orient the wire connections for the two different thermally molded
end connectors. Amigas had a whole assortment of adaptors different from PC
standards. Yet Amigas often needed to connect the same peripherals. There
was a sub industry for making specialty cables back then.

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Re: Was: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...upscaling by any other name

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Bruce Johnson <
john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu> wrote:

>
> On Dec 21, 2010, at 6:53 AM, Dennis Myhand wrote:
>
> > *"Lisa the Iconoclast*" is the sixteenth episode of the seventh season.
>  I misspelled Cromulent.  My apologies.  Here is the line:
> >
> > "A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man."   It is used in a perfectly
> cromulent way.  Wikipedia Reference:
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_the_Iconoclast
> >
> > Look under the heading, "Embiggen and Cromulent."
> >
> > Merry Christmas, Dennis
>
> You cannot imagine the welling pride in humanity's promise this conclusive
> evidence that we've developed an advanced communications system that ties us
> all together, grants us nearly instant access to information stores order of
> magnitude greater than any previous generation could dream of...
>
> ...And THIS is what we do with it! Chase down obscure pop literature
> references in a rigorous, definitive fashion! :-))
>
> Once upon a time, only obscure scholars, toiling away in musty libraries
> could accomplish this feat, and then only after weeks of work.
>
> Isn't the Internet the Greatest Invention Evar??!!
>
>
Every time I hang out with a bunch of non laptop packing Geezers at
Starbuck's a fight breaks out about some obscure old TV factoid ( or not so
obscure but unremembered). My own laptop ownership has been spotty and my
web phone sucks.

Not having webbage in front of me 24 hours a day gives me the heebie
jeebies!

And at Starbucks at least the guy with any kind of access wins arguments and
is King for a Day.

But with or without a computer handy one must know what questions to ask.

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Re: Was: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...upscaling by any other name

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Daggett Ken  wrote:

>
> On 20 Dec 2010, at 09:04:05 PST, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote:
>
>  But upscaling  for a 23 inch screen leaves a lot to be desired. And this
>> new to me term of Embiggering ( aka embiggering, etc) is just trying to get
>> something that is not there.
>> If it is not in the scan or photo detail cannot be gotten out of thin air
>> or thin pixels either.
>>
> 
> What do you mean? They do it all the time on the cop shows!
>

On cop shows they see that like I see the smiley in your post ! My
inviso-smiley has quit so I gotta go manual :-)

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Was: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...upscaling by any other name

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Bruce Johnson <
john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu> wrote:

>
>
> And a really handy utility SmillaEnlarger <
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/imageenlarger/> is a very useful tool for
> embiggening those smaller desktop pics up to your giant new screen size :-)
>
> It turned the images of the Golden Rays here 
> (964x645) into something quite nice on my 27" imac. A wee bit grainy, but
> not bad at all, certainly not exceedingly pixelated.
>
>
I admit for an image I HAD to have and could not find in HD upscaling
sometimes gave me an image I could center on the screen and live with for a
while.

But upscaling  for a 23 inch screen leaves a lot to be desired. And this new
to me term of Embiggering ( aka embiggering, etc) is just trying to get
something that is not there.
If it is not in the scan or photo detail cannot be gotten out of thin air or
thin pixels either.

My friend, a photographer searches out high res web images and scans old
materials to provide high quality work at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/x-ray_delta_one/.
This material is accessed by the British national archive and other archives
around the world. He also highly recommends Shorpy.com and the actual
Library of Congress pages on Flickr,
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Re: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...

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On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Dan  wrote:

> Ok.  So I finally got around to putting a bigger display on this power mac
> here at home.
>
> It's a Samsung, 23", 1680x1050.
>
> Speededed up m'mouse, so it doesn't take so long to get from one side to
> the other.  The MouseZoom syspref is quite handy to for that. Wish it went
> to 11 - sometimes you just need to go plaid.
>
> Now I need some higher resolution pics for my desktop.
>
> Anyone gots some recommendations / favs?
>
>
What is it YOU like ? Scenery, planes ,cars, trains .gals, music, movies,
sports, TV ?
Flickr has it all. Or do a google image search. or you could go to Stumble
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Re: List Mom request-sorry, again

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On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 8:13 PM, Dana Collins wrote:

> On 12/12/10 11:26 PM, Charles Lenington of macso...@brightok.net sent
>
> > On 12/12/10 1:30 PM, DLC wrote:
> >> *sigh* Hi all,
> >> Sorry to be so thick about this, but I can't yet see how to get a hold
> >> of specific List moms for a specific group list (I can get to Dan, but
> >> how does one contact the specific list mom, or know who to reach?). I
> >> am having specific difficulties with the Swap list and know not who to
> >> reach.
> >> Thank you in advance, my apologies for having to post the problem via
> >> this group.
> >> Regards,
> >> Dana
> >>
> > Have you tried going to the web page for the group? Also there is
> lemlists
> >
> > 
> >
> > a discussion group for problems, etc on all LEM lists.
> >
>
> Hi Charles,
> Thank you for chiming in, this link is good to know; I appreciate it.
> I had not realized how (surprisingly) difficult it is to get a direct hail
> to a list nanny! The issue is not yet resolved, but s-l-o-w-l-y progress is
> being made. This link looks helpful indeed.
> Regards,
> Dana
> __
>

When LEM List was suggested ( oh, so kindly, rotflmao) as a venue it was
also revealed to be the doorway to nowhere.

Look at the group page. the last post was April 28th.

And now it is oh so kindly suggested by a lister again.

Not in the LEM tradition in my book.



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Re: Ungrateful Apple abandons older Mac service

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 11:54 PM, Kris Tilford  wrote:

>  Previously, Alex Barnes  so eloquently wrote:
>>> The thing must've had terrible gas milage.
>>>
>>
>> Paul Stamsen replied:
>>
>> No big deal when gas was 25¢ a gallon or less!
>>
>
> Nope! We want to party like it's 1999 again.
> <
> http://www.inflationdata.com/inflation/images/charts/Oil/Gasoline_inflation_chart.htm
> >



My own rule of thumb from lifelong observation and real world buying power
of the dollar is that gas at $ 2.90 a gallon is equal to about about $0.32
in 1970 dollars.  The only thing that makes gas seem expensive to me is the
low amount I can buy with a measely retirement income.

All of you " independant contractors" get a real job or pay out of your
"contractor" earnings or there will be no retirement income, measely or
otherwise in your future. Not a judgement, just have friends who thought
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Re: MacPorts and Facebook

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Tina K.  wrote:

> On 2010/12/12 12:36, James Therrault so eloquently wrote:
>
>> While I don't do social sites, I sure like Little Snitch.
>>
>
> You hear about Facebook's security transgressions regarding their members
> from time to time, but Facebook's activities outside of their own domain
> seem to get little notice.
>
> There was a time when some people thought the only use for Little Snitch
> was for pirating sw, but I'm sure glad to have it in this day of personal
> information harvesting and theft.
>
>

Unfortunately as CNET pointed out last November the 19th, despite people
thinking and firmly believing their systems are sacrosanct because they are
not Facebook members their info is most likely compromised anyway.

If you are firmly secure in your web surfing in general you have nothing to
fear from Facebook. And conversely if you are sloppy or careless you should
not even be opening a browser.

Facebook is the least of your worries.










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Re: List Mom request-sorry, again

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 2:30 PM, DLC  wrote:

> *sigh* Hi all,
> Sorry to be so thick about this, but I can't yet see how to get a hold
> of specific List moms for a specific group list (I can get to Dan, but
> how does one contact the specific list mom, or know who to reach?). I
> am having specific difficulties with the Swap list and know not who to
> reach.
> Thank you in advance, my apologies for having to post the problem via
> this group.
>
>
If all else fails post to the list with "Nanny help needed" or some-such
tags in the subject line.

It is hard to keep up with who manages which list and always has been. They
announce themselves often and some go on to other things unannounced leaving
the impression they are still active.  No coherent list exists except in the
halls of LEM and they're not sharing. At least to my knowledge.


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Re: speaker headphones

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On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 1:01 AM, Jerry Miller  wrote:

>  Jeff;
>
> Apple has never used a standard mic input.  Their headphone output is a
> standard 1/8th" stereo jack but..the audio input was, for many years, a
> special jack that was set up for Apple's PlainTalk mic input.  It required a
> PlainTalk headset that had a preamp built into the mic that was powered by a
> + 5VDC in the Mac.  (look up PlainTalk on Wikipedia or Apple).  Apple
> discontinued PlainTalk with the last G4's.  The G5's and subsequent have a
> "line Level" audio input that requires an external preamp if you intend to
> use a mic. (actually the early Mac's audio input was "line level" also, they
> just boosted the mic signal from "mic level" to "line level" all within the
> headset and special PlainTalk jack.
>
> It's a real pain.  If you have a G3 - G4 you can probably find a PlainTalk
> headset on e-bay.  I have an old PM 9500 and a G4 with a PlainTalk headset
> that works just fine.
>
> I'm still groping with how to make some kind of headset work with my G5.
> At this very moment I'm trying build a preamp.   I'll probably try USB next
> if this doesn't work.
>



I have a little plaintalk mic that has no preamp. It is a rounded triangle
with a bump and stickum to keep it atop a monitor.

The plug is about 1/8 inch and has the extended tip.  I have used it but it
has been so long ago i forget the working details but am pretty sure I had
no problem getting recordings without preamp.






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Re: speakers

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On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 12:28 PM, Barney Guzzo  wrote:

> Can anyone recommend inexpensive but a good quality set of speakers
> for my PM G4 Quicksilver 933?
>
>
Altec Lansing  BX1221 Cans  About $15 at Walmart

with Subwoofer about $ 25

The $ 25 set sounds great at low cost. Reproduces pretty much whatever your
basic or card pumped sound system output is capable of and does it very
well.

I found this link in a websearch, the blog shows what they look like.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Altec-Lansing-BXR1221-Review



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Post trimming example ?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

Did anyone else see the weird Nanny message about post trimming on the iMac
list ?

Opinions ? (offlist)

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Re: Nanny note Re: 2 Questions

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On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 11:51 PM, Paul Stamsen wrote:

> Previously, at 12:28 PM -0800 12/6/10,  as ah...clem  so eloquently wrote:
> >> But don't subject the rest of the list to your bad
> >> manners.  And stupid tag lines are not against the list rules.
> >> Attachments are.  Grow up.  Dennis Myhand
> >
> >since my initial post to this thread, i have had a private exchange
> >with list nanny Paul Stamsen.  i have been accused, because of my
> >post, of being rude and lacking common courtesy.  to that i say that
> >when individuals post a response containing one single sentence which
> >actually contributes to an ongoing discussion, but feel the need to
> >append dozens of lines of useless garbage, and do this over and over
> >and over, for example:
>
>  For the record, I am no longer a nanny on this or any other list, nor have
> I held
> myself out to be one in any e-mails to "ah...clem".
>
>  From my point of view, the whole "tag line/attachment issue" is the result
> of having
> too much spare time on ones' hands - including mine.
>
>  Paul
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Jeez ! Zat wun duznt flaunt the rulz at all !

But I think it squatz zonum and takes a big yet hilarious dump. :D

I would add Rum as well as the nutmeg. lots of Rum !

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Re: Nanny note Re: 2 Questions

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 3:28 PM, ah...clem  wrote:

>
> +++
> i find THESE to be the height of hubris, discourtesy, and rudeness.
> "Help bunny take over the world!"???  REALLY???  after being forced to
> scroll past that 100 times, no one else finds it childish and inane?
>
> “When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I
> thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish
> things”
>
> equally rude are the needlessly long professional sig files.  it's
> like saying, "here, the price for my tidbit of wisdom is that you have
> to be incessantly reminded of my exalted position."  that's not rude?
> yet i am being accused of being rude for calling childishness and self-
> serving vanity what they are?  methinks some of you have no clue what
> constitutes rude and discourteous.
>
> "Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth."
> "Charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up."
>
> since ATTACHED files are prohibited, perhaps it's time for all
> APPENDED files to be prohibited as well, since some folks can't seem
> to restrain themselves from abusing the practice.
>
> and for the record, ALL of the example sig files i quoted above DO
> violate the list rules.  go read 'em yourself, if you don't believe
> me.
>
> --
>
After the reminder the other day I reined in my sig file to six lines plus
the signature itself.

Still trying to break the president ah_Clem ? ( Ah_clem's clever web handle
is a rather obscure reference to a Firesign Theater skit where an insistent
dissenter badgers an automated president of the USA and breaks him with
simple logic. Firesign Theater fans [like myself[ like to play out scenes
and have a penchant for the dramatic. They often forget that younger people
go more for Stewie or some Teen Hunger Force style of randomness. )

It mystifies me why we are worried about rich text ten years into the new
millennium. Especially in support of a computer platform which claims
preeminence in web creation. Go figure.
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Re: Ungrateful Apple abandons older Mac service

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On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 7:09 PM, Tom  wrote:

>
>
> So, I called the local Apple store (in Albuquerque) to see if they'd
> put the drive in for me, and was told that "we don't service older
> Macs. And that one is even dangerous to open up."
>
> Well, thanks for nothing, Apple. Just how new does a Mac have to be
> before an Apple technician will service it? Brand new, or nearly so?
> And do you really build computers so dangerous that even an Apple tech
> is afraid to open it up?
>
> What kind of a crummy company is this, anyway? Methinks they really
> need some competition. As it is, they obviously feel free to jettison
> owners of their products once those products have passed a certain
> age.
>
> __



Well there are a lot of loyal Macheads thinking the same thing. but with so
many new ones spending big bucks on the glamorous new models do you think
Apple cares?

A month or so ago some other revelations of the new Mac order were made.

Their lack of care about low end users or long time users is classic hubris.
It deserves an equitable consumer response.

Nothing lasts forever. Despite all the " Old macs live for ever rah-rah " BS
still seen here.

A warm wet cloth on the eyes should clear out the illusions.

The smiling friendly Mac Guy has become demented.






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Re: Word list Generator???

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 1:35 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio <
fluxstrin...@gmail.com> wrote:

> So who are the Neal Stephenson fans on this thread ??
>


Well he did write "Quicksilver !"  :)


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Re: Word list Generator???

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So who are the Neal Stephenson fans on this thread ??

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Re: how do i stop these emails its been a year now!!

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 12:28 PM, AJ  wrote:

> I did the proper unsubscribe from the list. I also notified that I would
> like to be removed  and still I keep getting the emails from the group. I
> would like my email  inbox to be less crowded and I no longer care to
> subscribe to any of the emails or communication from this group but it
> continues.
>


If you were on Gmail I would say just make a filter. They work great.

Yahoo mail however has less reliable filtering.

I suppose you should just keep unsubscribing until it " takes". Try both
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Re: Unused, in box, mint 17" Studio Displays (2)

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

LEM Swap list of course. I predict you will get offers just from this post.
They may not make it as far as the swap list.

On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 1:19 AM, DARA macfan  wrote:

> I bought these in the transition days, when I had an early G4,
> thinking they would work with my next G4 that had ADC connector (or
> buy an adapter). However, I misjudged the whole thing and they never
> got set up.  I think these displays are the coolest ever, with clear
> acrylic cases - so I've just been hanging on to them. They are almost
> unusable just due to the need for ADC adapters. Since they are in
> original cartons they really take up a lot of space and I'm really
> wondering if there is any possible historical / uniqueness value. What
> suggestions, advice for selling or repurposing does anyone have?
> Thanks for your thoughts.
>
> -David
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Re: Anti-virus for Mac

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On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 5:06 AM, James Therrault wrote:

>
> On Nov 10, 2010, at 8:12 PM, Tina K. wrote:
>
>  Today on the Price Is Wright they had a MacPro in the showcase showdown,
>> it came equipped with "a 1TB hard drive…
>>
>>
>> … and anti-virus software."
>>
>> I almost choked on my soda.
>>
>
>
> Yeah, but Drew has really slimmed down and he's a Mac guy...
>


Well he would be a Mac guy logically. He went to college here and our campus
has lots of Macs. And has had a Mac Store on  campus for a long time.




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Re: hijacking

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On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 4:53 PM, ah...clem  wrote:

>
>
> put yourself in the other person's shoes for one moment, instead of
> being a petulant child.  if someone posts a question and then some
> else uses that thread to change the subject, and also changes the
> subject line of the original thread, then the original poster may lose
> track of the replies to his/her thread, and all of the readers may
> lose track of the original discussion.  what about THEIR right to ask
> a question and get replies, and to follow a discussion without
> interruption and unnecessary confusion?
>
> are you so STOOPID that you can't figure out how to create a new
> thread instead of HI-JACKING someone elses', or just too frickin'
> LAZY?  maybe YOU should learn how to use an email client, and stop
> whining like a spoiled brat when someone gives you a TINY dose of well-
> deserved criticism.  if you don't like the comments from the
> listmembers, you are welcome to unsubscribe.  get over yourself, and
> quit being an inconsiderate ass, or go somewhere else for free advice.
>



Clem, Dude, Time out!

The idea is to build community at LEM not chase people away no matter what
you think about MichaelP your attitude and rudeness are against the grain
and just unacceptable.
The terms of use say so.

Some folks think this is a PC forum or something.






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Re: hijacking

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On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 9:31 AM, MichaelP  wrote:

>
> "Yes, it's hijacked. He hijacked "PowerMac G3 AIO 'snapping/popping'"
> thread.
> "
>
> I'm sensitive to and I object strongly to use of the word hijack to refer
> to refer to posting an original request for friendly help and info from
> exoerts if the request is written in some un-obvious way to contain hidden
> reference to an existing thread -
>
>
> highjack
>
> 1.
> a. To stop and rob (a vehicle in transit).
> b. To steal (goods) from a vehicle in transit.
> c. To seize control of (a moving vehicle) by use of force, especially in
> order to reach an alternate destination.
> 2.
> a. To steal from as if by hijacking.
> b. To swindle or subject to extortion
>
>
> Asking for help id not stealing, it is not swindling and it does not
> involve extortion.  If what I do to post my request causes problems it's the
> auto-response system which needs modifying.
>
>  I've been using and owning info listserves for almost 20 years
> and never have I learned that "hijacking is bad netiquette, and
> highly frowned upon" or that "Whenever you're starting a new Subject, you
> need to start with a "New Mail" and not a "Reply" or "Forward" or heaven's
> forbid a "Reply All""
>Indeed, while I'm aware of the existence of headers this is the
> first listerve in which I'm told that old subjects are kept in invariant
> form. If that's the way the owner sets up a lkistserve, so be it, But please
> choos a less rude word to describe
> the process.
>
> I appreciate the willingness of subscribers to share  knowledge, But when I
> ask for help , to be told that my request is tantamount to stealing or
> extortion is just too much
>



You are obviously a bit upset. But this post does not make the situation
very clear.

As a more constructive use of your time how about just restating your
problem and use a different title? That should get you the help you need.







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Horrible news for the troops in the field. IS the world about to change continued badly

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/education/apple-xserve-is-gone-is-os-x-server-next/4321?tag=nl.e550

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Re: Anti-virus for Mac

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

So John Thinks there are Mac viruses or has had a personal experience of a
Mac virus and no one else does or has?

( sorry John. 10 years of no one reporting a virus of thousands of LEM
listers overrides anything else I have seen yet. Despite all the scare
tactic bruhaha from those who write the crap to drum up business. )

When it comes you will see a lot of posts on LEM.

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Re: Anti-virus for Mac

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On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 1:26 AM, Ashgrove  wrote:

> Nov 3, 7:41 pm, Yersinia  wrote:
> > Geeesh, is this what Windoze users have to do all the time?!?!?
>
> Yes, siree, Bob. That's life on the other side.
>
> I did the same thing out of curiosity, and downloaded Clamxav Beta 2
> to my Intel iMac. It took 20 minutes to diagnose that there were zero
> infections found. Meh.
>



On one of these lists, probably this one, was it not determined less than 2
months ago the no one had seen a Mac virus ? Nor felt a any palpable threat
by one.

I had reported that an Mac IT guy here in our mass media department who
administers a staff of techies and hundreds of Macs dismissed any such
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Re: Do something useful with those old ADC monitors laying about

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On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 2:04 AM, Bruce Johnson
wrote:

> A how-to making them work with DVI:
>
> 
>
>
> --
> Bruce Johnson
>

__

This looks all well and good. However is anyone else as puzzled as I by the
lack of a simple schematic, to show the proper wire positions to those of us
not as familiar with the  way these things are hooked up ?





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Re: Mismatched SCSI connectors... (G4 Sawtooth)

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On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 1:06 AM, A.M. McCullough  wrote:

> Howdy, all...
>
> I've been cleaning out some old computer gear and came across my old UMAX
> 1200S Astra flatbed scanner (which I originally bought for a PC) and thought
> to myself, hm, why not see if this thing will work with my Sawtooth. Hm
> again - the Astra's cable is a DB25 male and the Mac has a SCSI card with an
> HD50 female connector. I do not know if this card works, I don't have
> anything to hook to it. Does anyone know anything about these cards - what
> information do I need to dig up for it to see if it would talk to the
> scanner?
>
> I cannot find the original SCSI card that came with the scanner - that
> appears to be lost to history at this point. Do you think an adapter to the
> existing SCSI card might work, or should I try to locate a card like the one
> shown here:
> http://www.amazon.com/Adaptec-2906-SCSI-Windows-Support/dp/B5111H ?
> That's a ton of money to spend on an ancient scanner that hasn't been turned
> on in over a decade.
>


I have that scanner. ( In storage now because a high res USB Epson suits me
better)

I am not familiar with you CPU. It has to have a SCSI card because of no
built i
n Mac SCSI ?

Assuming that is correct wouldn't a 50 pin to 25 pin SCSI adapter from the
swap list be cheaper ? And less hassle?

Moe Hamed on the Swap list may have one or aomeone else. Or just web search
SCSI conectors?

EZ_PZ !




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Re: Awesome mod...

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 5:45 PM, Bruce Johnson
wrote:

> 
>

Oh, ya-uh !







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Re: Mac OS X Lion Is a Must-Have: 10 Reasons Why

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On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 2:32 AM, Chance Reecher  wrote:

> At 10:15 PM 10/31/2010, Dan wrote:
>  >Mass-republishing without the ads has ripped them off
>
> I see it a different way. Exactly how many list members do you think
> would have seen the article had it not been re-posted to the list? The
> post had the link back to the original site, which could and most
> likely did generate traffic to it.
>
> >AND potentially made LEM liable.
>
> If anyone is liable it's Google Groups and/or the OP. LEM itself had
> no direct involvement.
>

And either way( or in any case, a " fair use" argument would be thrown at
it.

In the digital age we are all considered " journalists" .

Online promotion not for profit is not a crime. It is an expectation.
Social networks and hence the internet is rife with it.

And as Barnum said " there are two kinds of publicity, some and none" .

In the digital age hits are money in the bank of some sort.






> Well, there's my .02 on this relatively pathetic issue.
> Chance



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Re: Mac OS X Lion Is a Must-Have: 10 Reasons Why

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Number one reason to not get Lion

Apple only likes Mac users when they keep buying new and on schedule.
Their's !

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Re: IS the world about to change ?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Mac User #330250 wrote:

> --  Original message  --
> Subject: Re: IS the world about to change ?
> Date:Freitag 22 Oktober 2010N
> From:Dan 
> To:  g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
>
> > […]  The world economy is in an awfully deep hole right
> > now.  Yet, Apple's sales are booming, while the companies that make
> > those low-end and mid-range machines are watching their sales fall in
> > to the toilet!  WHY would you want Apple to get their feet wet in
> > that?
>
> Is that so? I heard that the computer segment in general is booming right
> now,
> not as much as Apple of course, but still, the market advances and the
> profits
> too.
>
> Sales of desktop computers in general are dropping in favour of portable
> units, like classic laptops or the “newly invented” smaller version of it:
> netbooks. Even electronic readers are starting to be sold in larger
> numbers.
>
>
> Anyway, you have a point here. WHY should Apple change their strategy? They
> simply don't need *us* anymore.
> Us being low-end-Mac owners.
>
> ___
>


When I do a web search  If I do not see what I want in about 3 pages of
links I give up because I am exhausted from wading through the mud of
hypertext. My point is, is anyone here good at this ? At finding documents
that are hard to find.

If so could the Apple Corporate charter be found ?

Beside turning a profit is mentioned in that charter even, I would assume ir
says something about how it Apple intends to serve the customers and the
Nation within which it was founded. Of course charters for other countries
will follow the customs and requirements there.

Why should Apple make that machine I mentioned at an affordable price ? And
why should they avoid business decisions that deteriorate the function and
the use of machines already sold ?

Because,  if they do not their whole philosophy of purpose and existence
upon which they were founded and upon which public trust has been based
becomes a lie.

That is why.

And you would not want the Happy Mac to be a liar would you ?

Neither should Apple !

Just look at that face !
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Re: Apple inside?

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Well cats names are a proper considering the imperiousness Of apple
philosophy.

How about " Simon's Cat "

Check out kitty behavior on youtube.

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Re: IS the world about to change ?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 7:50 PM, Bruce Johnson  wrote:

>
> On Oct 23, 2010, at 10:33 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote:
>
>  I took a video project  to the talent's home tonight. They brought out an
>> early Intel Mac laptop.
>> The files were Quicktime. The small resolution overview played fine. The
>> wide screen HQ files were only 1024 wide or so but played haltingly. Yuck!
>>
>> And streaming video off youtube was a joke. I do not mess with the
>> machines
>> of others. But there are 5 year old PCs that would not flinch at this. If
>> it
>> had been my machine I would have been very embarrassed. And Apple should
>> be
>> ashamed.
>>
>>
> Huh? How in the hell should APPLE be embarrassed by something screwed up on
> some random person's laptop? Are you implying that no Apple laptop of
> similar vintage can run streaming video?


Not at all. Am saying this should not happen on any newer Mac. Period.  Did
not say Apple should be embarrassed. I said if it was my machine I would be
embarrassed. and pissed.
At myself to begin with.

>
>
>  An Intel Mac !  And too messed up to cut the mustard. Owned by the wife of
>> a
>> highly placed professor with access to a department IT guy. And Apple Care
>> too boot.
>>
>
>
> Without even SEEING the machine, I'll wager it was a first gen Macbook with
> (places envelope to head a' la the great Karnak) 512 megs of RAM, running
> Tiger.
>

I will inquire tactfully.

>
> And sorry to burst your bubble about 'access to a department IT guy', but
> 90% of the 'department IT guy's out there are MSCE types who couldn't give a
> crap about some professor's laptop.
>

This campus is heavily Mac depending on the department. This prof is from
music. What would and IT in the music building choose. What would music
department heads choose. Do you think after spouting about my class
experiences here for 6 years I would not have some inkling of what choice of
platform various departments would be inclined to make.?
Especially since 6 years ago you had to go 45 miles to find a Mac seller
unless you knew a Mac store was here on campus. That was before all the ads
and the Winblowz Macs.

>
> The ONLY reason our college has Mac support at ALL is me, and it's pure
> happenstance that I work where I work, because I had some experience
> programming, a teensy bit of database experience and a willingness to dive
> into terra incognita to port the College's financial and alumni databases
> from Ingres running on a Mini-Vax to a 'modern' Sybsase 4 system running on
> a HP/Apollo minicomputer.
>

Sad. no media,journalism,art,music departments? How mundane !

>
> At the time we were limited to 4 macs on the network, because that's the
> minimum client pack Novell sold for Macs. In fact I was once officially
> reprimanded for providing Mac support.
>
> ALL of the Mac growth on our systems has come from the ground up, from the
> users, and even with my work, or official policy is 'Mac support is ad-hoc;
> you're mostly on your own'. This is pretty much typical for the vast
> majority of campus IT.
>
> _
>

I talk to our School of Mass Media and Journalism IT director ( saying the
title backwards because I like it that way) several times a week at
Starbucks. he even has a bevy of minions.and sports a straw cowboy hat and
goatee. He is always pleased to talk Macs and kept a Sawtooth on his desk,
not because he had to but because he liked it.

 That department has hundreds of Macs of all ages form the early Aught's to
present. This department was put into a refurbed historic building and is
state of the art for 3 years ago when it was completed. It replaces the
building where the famous pisture was taken. You know the one Bruce. ( The
rest of you can guess. I get tired of talking about it) . the least of them
being iMacs. and ranging to big Mac Pro edit suites and mid range models to
do audio and various chores. "Newsies " mostly get iMacs. But a room full of
FCP machines is awe inspiring as is a RAID just for video of stdents the
size of a cubic yard and a huge room for the building/class servers. Then
there is a separate room for the TV studio. Student run ( There is another
one on campus for the PBS station) Student TV is all Mac and all digital
with an Odrade etc. Only proprietary TV studio systems which require them to
use PCs like the title server have them. All recording from the digital
cameras in the studio is to the highest def HD mac system and it's own huge
server array. Droplets and scripts divide the recordings for archive and
other uses.

There are other macs on Campus., as i said depending on department and usage
. So

Re: IS the world about to change ?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 7:10 PM, Bruce Johnson  wrote:

>
> On Oct 23, 2010, at 12:38 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote:
>
>  Her use of the conversational alternatives reminds me that were rich text
>> to
>> be legitimized on LEM we could use text formatting such as font or color
>> to
>> intercut and clarify for those who are challenged by comparing the
>> response
>> to the original.
>>
>
> I can tell you've never gotten a 'rich' text email from someone who used a
> font you didn't have and it ends up rendiring as one line of 3-point
> type...or the last entry here <http://theoatmeal.com/comics/email>
>
> ->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>



You mentioned that before Bruce. but you work in a University environment
where people get creative. Out here most people have most of the common
ones. Linux users have even more judging by my Debian variant.( I am a sad
and reluctant Linux user at best)

> -
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Re: Interesting Vintage Website

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On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 1:24 PM, Jeff Bequette  wrote:

>
>
> What were the HDs for the Apple and early (Plus, SE, etc.) Macs?
> The Commodore computers? The ADAM Home Computers?
>
> I wonder because I have a Commodore Plus/4 and a C=64 as well as an old
> ADAM Home Computer. I know the ADAM took tapes but I heard it could use an
> HD as well (never investigated this so maybe it was akin to Vaporware)
>
> _

Amigas at first had no HD. But expensive adapters soon emerged.
They took for the most part SCSI which was later built in to some models.
ISA and Zorros slots could run IDE cards. HDs were very expensive. My first
used A500 bought in 1993 had a 40 MB in a big box that housed the interface
also. and also had a RAM expansion in between the HD and the console.
Ungainly but not bad when you got used to it. Then models with slots came.
There are even USB adapters now.

A so called COmmodore 64 is reemrging. A console PC really.

Tandy/Radio Shack models called CoCos ( Color Computers ) used tape drives.
I think it is only in the last ten years their adherents have developed
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Re: Apple inside?

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On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 5:52 PM, Daniel Stewart  wrote:

> The thing was though the new PPC processor apparently made the Core2
> duo look like a Celeron in terms of performance and I don't know many
> Apple users who want to Use Windoze unless they absolutely have to and
> there are emulators that would have run XP or the Vista virus on the
> PPC platform if you absolutely insist on it.  Ultimately Apple ended
> up looking like impatient dummies and paid the price.
> _
>

The first IntelMac(MacIntel ?) I ever saw was running Windows to run
Photoshop. I asked the Graduate assistant what he thought of Mac OS. He said
he never used it.

Since then I see a LOT of Macbooks around campus. And most are running
Winblows. a large number of young new buyers don't give a fig about mac OS (
sad but true) .  They don't understand what an intuitive OS is. And I cannot
blame them as OS X stretches ever closer to MS bloat staus. They expect an
OS to run a lot of things at once nad know nothing of CPU load, system
resource management or anything else we learned from having 16 bit , 16 MHz
machines with 2 MB of RAM expanded from 500KB.

Put things in folders? free up RAM? Turn off unused apps. Nah !

Why is this thing SO slow ? What a POS ! I hate Macs ! I used to hear all of
these in various media classes. My tongue has a deep groove in it from
restraining my outbursts of profanity ! ( Nothing to them as the F bomb is
considered polite speech. In fact some of them use it so much it becomes
meaningless. When every 3rd word starts out f___ it is mearly a drone.

So Mac users using  Winblowz disturbs you ? Being around a University where
there  is a MAC store will make you apoplectic.,






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Re: Apple inside?

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"Everything that has occurred in Silicon Valley in the last couple of
decades also occurred in the 1850s. Anyone who thinks that wild-ass high
tech venture capitalism is a late-20th-century California phenomenon needs
to read about the maniacs who built the first transatlantic cable projects.
The only things that have changed since then are that the stakes have gotten
smaller, the process more bureaucratized, and the personalities less
interesting."

Neal Stephenson " Mother Earth, Mother Board" 1996 for Wired

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Re: Interesting Vintage Website

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On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 8:14 PM, Bill Brown wrote:

> Wow!! Take a look at this stuff!! A little expensive for a
> hard drive, eh?
>
> Bill
>
>
> http://www.oddee.com/item_97232.aspx?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Oddee+%28Oddee%29
>
> -- __


No apologies I will go with this for computer nostalgia.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZiWTdc6Dc8
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Re: Apple inside?

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On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 6:19 AM, Scotty  wrote:

> Apple relatively recently acquired a company that makes CPUs for
> mobile devices like the A4 Processor in the ipad.   Now I am wondering
> if I am the only one who is wondering if Apple has any intention of
> eventually manufacturing their own CPUs for their computers instead of
> looking to Intel or IBM for CPUs.  If they did those with Intel Macs
> could eventually find themselves in the same boat as us diehards that
> are still using PPC Macs.   Just a thought.  I mean now that they have
> a company that makes procs for mobile devices it does not seem like a
> big leap at least for their MacBook laptops.  Has anyone else been
> wondering about that?
> _



CPU magazine claims that next year a technology and logic combination will
be released that will be 1000 times as fast and blow everything out of the
water.

CPU has never let me down on a prediction despite the constant skepticism
here.





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Re: IS the world about to change ?

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I took a video project  to the talent's home tonight. They brought out an
early Intel Mac laptop.
The files were Quicktime. The small resolution overview played fine. The
wide screen HQ files were only 1024 wide or so but played haltingly. Yuck!

And streaming video off youtube was a joke. I do not mess with the machines
of others. But there are 5 year old PCs that would not flinch at this. If it
had been my machine I would have been very embarrassed. And Apple should be
ashamed.

An Intel Mac !  And too messed up to cut the mustard. Owned by the wife of a
highly placed professor with access to a department IT guy. And Apple Care
too boot.

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Re: IS the world about to change ?

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On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 9:40 PM, John Callahan wrote:

> (snip)
> Recently I had the temerity to ask what all the conversation about "IS the
> world about to change ?" is and although I have read thousands of comments
> about the subject failed to receive an answer. Either no one knows or I have
> somehow done something to offend the Lords of the Manor (I know that the
> ones formerly called "Nannies" have a new title but don't remember what it
> is). Would someone enlighten me please.
>  John Callahan
>

First I heard about your plaint and i am the original poster. If and lords
of the manor are offended I am first on their s*it list.

The title subject headlined a one word post symbolizing the dilemma.

The word was " Lion?" and was an interrogatory as to the ramifications a new
OS VERSION
as opposed to an incremental upgrade. As the last incremental upgrade has
had people scrambling to adapt non supported hardware for a year. What
torture and suffering will Lion bring. whose machine will not boot anymore.
And will Apple let Tiger run or break it mercilessly  to send users to the
Apple store tearfully submitting all forms of plastic credit?

And on top of that and implied in the title were other announcements by The
Steve as to what new edicts will be imposed. As well as a day or so before
the pronouncements about the i world pocket enslavement system and the
superiority of that to the open source Android  free world devices which are
the hopes of the opposers to The Steve.

Even though his humble beginnings were with the rebels he now renounces
those fallacious doctrines and ridicules the codes they engender.

The former list nannies ( I still call them that) are now given the title "
Most Celestial Servants of the Mac Mother " Meetings are on alternate
Tuesdays in the hall behind the rectory.

I tried to



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Re: IS the world about to change ?

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On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 6:57 PM, Dan  wrote:

> At 6:25 PM + 10/23/2010, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote:
>
>  On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 1:55 PM, Powermac wrote:
>> Low end to me means the basic models, starter systems. If you are poor
>> stick to an older used PC you can get for little money. Also learn to
>> work on your own machines when they fail, this means buying some basic
>> tools and using google to find fixes.
>>
>> Teo,
>>
>> How IS that 8500 case I handed over in Niles doing? Yeah, what you say WAS
>> fine until you actually try to make some money with them. Then you realize
>> how HARD it is. And whatever money you can make is wasted in a machine that
>> is still problem fraught and unproductive.I guess the trying to make money
>> part and the been doing that for way too long parts were not stated loudly
>> enough. Hobbyist work arounds are fine when you are a hobbyist. When you
>> want to CREATE the constant problems of old systems kill your effort. You
>> Know me from this list at least from when we met in 2003. I think I have
>> made myself plain about PC too. And do not forget my disdain of Linux.
>>
>> I want to create content. Being a perpetual computer mechanic may get you
>> a little shop on the corner. Creating content is a lot more satisfying for
>> me. And a lot less
>>
>> The fact is the computer indistry doesn't care what you want, they
>> need to make money. The reason you have so much crap loaded onto a new
>> PC is because companies pay the OEMs to include it and that money is
>> usually all the profit in selling new machines (outside of upgrades to
>> base models). Apple could care less about basic low end machines
>> because it cannot make the profit on them that it likes, and people
>> who would have purchased a more profitable machine might get cheap and
>> go low end.
>>
> [snip]
>
> Why can't people quote properly?  Read the above.  It makes little sense.



I just read an intercut personal message from a friend.

Her use of the conversational alternatives reminds me that were rich text to
be legitimized on LEM we could use text formatting such as font or color to
intercut and clarify for those who are challenged by comparing the response
to the original.

And in so doing plain texters could still read the posts. And LEM would make
a long delayed 20 year leap in what is allowed.



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Re: IS the world about to change ?

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On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 6:57 PM, Dan  wrote:

> At 6:25 PM + 10/23/2010, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote:
>
>  On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 1:55 PM, Powermac wrote:
>> Low end to me means the basic models, starter systems. If you are poor
>> stick to an older used PC you can get for little money. Also learn to
>> work on your own machines when they fail, this means buying some basic
>> tools and using google to find fixes.
>>
>> Teo,
>>
>> How IS that 8500 case I handed over in Niles doing? Yeah, what you say WAS
>> fine until you actually try to make some money with them. Then you realize
>> how HARD it is. And whatever money you can make is wasted in a machine that
>> is still problem fraught and unproductive.I guess the trying to make money
>> part and the been doing that for way too long parts were not stated loudly
>> enough. Hobbyist work arounds are fine when you are a hobbyist. When you
>> want to CREATE the constant problems of old systems kill your effort. You
>> Know me from this list at least from when we met in 2003. I think I have
>> made myself plain about PC too. And do not forget my disdain of Linux.
>>
>> I want to create content. Being a perpetual computer mechanic may get you
>> a little shop on the corner. Creating content is a lot more satisfying for
>> me. And a lot less
>>
>> The fact is the computer indistry doesn't care what you want, they
>> need to make money. The reason you have so much crap loaded onto a new
>> PC is because companies pay the OEMs to include it and that money is
>> usually all the profit in selling new machines (outside of upgrades to
>> base models). Apple could care less about basic low end machines
>> because it cannot make the profit on them that it likes, and people
>> who would have purchased a more profitable machine might get cheap and
>> go low end.
>>
> [snip]
>
> Why can't people quote properly?  Read the above.  It makes little sense.
>
>
> ___

I use the gmail client online. if you used it you would know how hard it is
( despite much trying) to intercut a conversation and eliminate the
attribution line. The web app has a mind of it's own. And I get tired of
fighting it.

As was said to me bluntly before by someone :) GET over it!










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Re: IS the world about to change ?

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On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 1:55 PM, Powermac  wrote:

> Low end to me means the basic models, starter systems. If you are poor
> stick to an older used PC you can get for little money. Also learn to
> work on your own machines when they fail, this means buying some basic
> tools and using google to find fixes.
>

Teo,

How IS that 8500 case I handed over in Niles doing? Yeah, what you say WAS
fine until you actually try to make some money with them. Then you realize
how HARD it is. And whatever money you can make is wasted in a machine that
is still problem fraught and unproductive.I guess the trying to make money
part and the been doing that for way too long parts were not stated loudly
enough. Hobbyist work arounds are fine when you are a hobbyist. When you
want to CREATE the constant problems of old systems kill your effort. You
Know me from this list at least from when we met in 2003. I think I have
made myself plain about PC too. And do not forget my disdain of Linux.

I want to create content. Being a perpetual computer mechanic may get you a
little shop on the corner. Creating content is a lot more satisfying for me.
And a lot less

>
> The fact is the computer indistry doesn't care what you want, they
> need to make money. The reason you have so much crap loaded onto a new
> PC is because companies pay the OEMs to include it and that money is
> usually all the profit in selling new machines (outside of upgrades to
> base models). Apple could care less about basic low end machines
> because it cannot make the profit on them that it likes, and people
> who would have purchased a more profitable machine might get cheap and
> go low end.
>
> Preaching to the choir. But if The Steve remembers his anarchist hacker
roots and has any empathy for the struggling masses and any belief at all in
the bootstrap ability of  low end capitalism ( a theory we do not hear the
Chamber of Commerce preaching anymore, WHY ?) he would put out a $ 500
upgradeable,expandable Mac Mid Tower just to put his philosophy in the right
place. And do not tell me it would be at a loss. It is all established tech.
the development is already accomplished. Such a unit could be produced more
easily than a button can be designed for an iPad app. And would sell like
hotcakes.

If other companies can see to the development of reading and communication
for the third world why can't Apple throw a sop to the aspiring capitalist
bootstrappers? I do not think this is asking too much from The Steve.

And the good will and further consumer loyalty would bring returns for
decades. I don't care anymore if a system bought new is only viable for a
year or at the outside two ( horrific statement for a boomer right?) as long
as I have made enough money to replace it. Corporations want a steadier
cash-milk flow? Then let them provide an entry point to the dairy that is
not so damned a big step at the bottom. As long as the milk is good and
healthy what does the dairyman care about the size of the cow? ( content
creators know Creative Cow analogies very well !) Apple has fostered content
providers for decades and been rewarded well. Let them continue to be
supportive. And without the need to gouge the teats. Smaller gentler demands
will keep content creators working. And they are still a goodly portion of
Apple customers.



> The only people I know who make money with computers seem to be the
> people who repair them for others who have no clue. Most people make
> money with skills, computers are just tools and recently just media
> devices.
>
> I'm sad you do not know any content creators. Not even a guy next door
editing his band footage?  Or an uncle in an attic trying to make the
perfect porn compilation! Youngstown University must have some classes and
coffee shops. Tusc campus of KSU too. Some campuses even have Apple stores
to get the tools into the hands of students with mom-dad or otherwise clean
credit records and no qualms about the costs as they have no idea how
insanely hard it is to make a dollar. I know several here who now know.
Years after graduation with a G4 'book they are paying off and a pile of
student loan notices in the drawer. Some even sold their 'books or Minis for
the price of a few pitchers of Goose Island and a lap dance. But this is a
town where big careers have been made in media by a lucky few and anyway
Macs go where the hype industry goes.



Recently just media devices? Andy Warhol did a portrait at the Amiga
inception in what 1985? Todd Rundgren did a self made animated music video
on an Amiga back then too. Oh, yeah, you mean for " recently just media
devices for users of other platforms. I keep forgetting the dichotomy. But
you are right, computers are just tools. And if Stanley priced their hammers
and other tools  like Apple prices computers far fewer carpenters could ply
those skills.

>
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Re: IS the world about to change ?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 11:59 PM, glen  wrote:

>
>
>
> >
> >From: Wallace Adrian D'Alessio 
>
>
> When you have done it all your life, " make dos", work arounds, Goldberg
> and
> McGivering get very old and tiresome. PCs promise a lot and deliver
> headaches
> whether 'Nux or Winslowz. I am tired ...
>
> LOW END to me means poor.
>
> People too poor to afford new computers.
> People too poor to afford costly repairs.
> People too poor to listen to the more affluent dismiss their needs.
>
> Fear Apple? That is not the subject.
> Get it ?
>
> -
>
> Nah,
>
> The make do's is what what life is about. Since I done the do's all my life
> (not
> just computers) , I don't know what I would do without them.  --Seriously
> consider it; they make  life worthwhile.
>
>
Evidently "When you have done it all your life, " make dos", work arounds,
Goldberg and
McGivering get very old and tiresome." mean nothing to you. 64 years of it
means  I'm SICK of it to me.

>
> I have lost two loved one's during the last year (stroke and cancer) and
> going
> though that  makes you really wonder what is important on this planet.
>
> OK "fear Apple" is a bad choice of words; "don't care"  would have been
> better
> choice of words.
>
> As far "poor" goes, I just received my first meager SS check this month.
> Still
> wonder if I can pay the heating bills. I live in New England. Sorry if I
> set you
> off. I do appreciate your concerns.  --glen
>
> PS rants are OK by me --well within reason. -- ;)
>

Fair enough Glen. Hope you find a way to supplement your income.

But The Steve only wants to help the already affluent.




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Re: IS the world about to change ?

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On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 5:23 PM, Illirik Smirnov  wrote:

> This is the reason that I really don't care about new Apple products.
> I use what I use, and when something of mine breaks I look for the
> thing that does what it used to do in the nicest, cheapest, and
> fastest way possible. New apple products don't do things that my old
> Apple (and other manufacturers) products do faster, nor nicer, nor
> cheaper.
>

Illrik

When Apple's changes effect that use of your old Mac you will know it. And I
think that will be soon if you do much work on it and it calls home.


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Re: IS the world about to change ?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Dan  wrote:

>  At 3:24 PM + 10/22/2010, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote:
>
> Yeah, NAND cycles and SD vs HD is what this thread is about and not the
> fact that I was inspired by " LION" and Apple/Jobs going deep to the dark
> side is what this is about
>
>
> I think Apple is simply responding to customer desires, good or bad.
>
> People want laptops that are more rugged and have better battery life.
> Currently, the HD is a problem - it is fragile and a power pig.  So
> replacing it with SSD makes sense.
>
> WRT the life of the device... Remember, these machines use Intel parts - so
> they are simply not designed to have a life beyond 3 years or so.  For the
> *average* user that is overstocked with RAM, paging to the SSD will be
> minimal.  And since those users only do a trivial amount of photo
> editing...  probably the SSD will be ok, at least for the life of their
> AppleCare contract.
>
>
> At 3:30 PM + 10/22/2010, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote:
>
> Well oh yeah, I'll tell you what you can do with your turning the thread
> about the complexities of Apple going to the dark side and hurting low
> enders from the real meaning of SD versus HDs and the NANO cycles etc. Much
> more important that you poor people concerned about how you can make money
> if Apple keeps up their S*it!
>
> SD vs HD is the crux of modern economics don't you GET it you indigent
> B77tard!
>
>
> The discussion of SSD vs HD is legit - it's going to be a BIG part of
> Lion's "standard" environment.
>
> Threads drift.  Get over it.
>
> - Dan.
>
>

Yeah talk about drives are THAT important.  Fiidling while Rome burns. The
sky is falling and I am looking for opinions of how fast and what the impact
radius of these Apple dictates changes might be and you want to remark in
the color of the dust.
Sure go ahead. No way I can stop you.

Talk about a figure - ground schism! Sheesh!

Even after someone tried to spin off the drive discussion in a courteous LEM
user term compliant way.

I can get over top posting. But thread hijackers and thread invaders still
piss me off.
Get over it.






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Re: IS the world about to change ?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio <
fluxstrin...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:30 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio <
> fluxstrin...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:27 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio <
>> fluxstrin...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:26 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio <
>>> fluxstrin...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:25 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio <
>>>> fluxstrin...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:24 PM, Sri Gupta 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Oct 21, 9:46 pm, "ah...clem"  wrote:
>>>>>> > translation, not anytime soon.  tho' a mechanical device, a HD's
>>>>>> > reliable life is still more than one order of magnitude greater than
>>>>>> > the best (most expensive) SSD currently available.  SSD's have a
>>>>>> > finite number of read/write cycles that just doesn't compare to a
>>>>>> well-
>>>>>> > built HD (quantum, seagate, maxtor).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Quantum sold their hard drive division to Maxtor in 2001.. who were
>>>>>> purchased lock, stock and barrel by Seagate in 2006.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The big HD manufacturers left are Seagate, Western Digital, Hitachi,
>>>>>> Fujitsu, Toshiba, and Samsung.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Uh, will they run LION ?
>>>>>  _
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Frickin' DUH !
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -- 
>>>>>
>>>>
>>> HEY ! Dude don't be so offensive ! I will report you to a Nanny !
>>>
>>
>> Well oh yeah, I'll tell you what you can do with your turning the thread
>> about the complexities of Apple going to the dark side and hurting low
>> enders from the real meaning of SD versus HDs and the NANO cycles etc. Much
>> more important that you poor people concerned about how you can make money
>> if Apple keeps up their S*it!
>>
>> SD vs HD is the crux of modern economics don't you GET it you indigent
>> B77tard!
>>
>
> Who you callin' an indigent!
>
>>
>>

Apologies to all for turning this important thread about memory storage into
an irrelevant bunch of BS.
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Re: IS the world about to change ?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:30 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio <
fluxstrin...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:27 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio <
> fluxstrin...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:26 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio <
>> fluxstrin...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:25 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio <
>>> fluxstrin...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:24 PM, Sri Gupta 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Oct 21, 9:46 pm, "ah...clem"  wrote:
>>>>> > translation, not anytime soon.  tho' a mechanical device, a HD's
>>>>> > reliable life is still more than one order of magnitude greater than
>>>>> > the best (most expensive) SSD currently available.  SSD's have a
>>>>> > finite number of read/write cycles that just doesn't compare to a
>>>>> well-
>>>>> > built HD (quantum, seagate, maxtor).
>>>>>
>>>>> Quantum sold their hard drive division to Maxtor in 2001.. who were
>>>>> purchased lock, stock and barrel by Seagate in 2006.
>>>>>
>>>>> The big HD manufacturers left are Seagate, Western Digital, Hitachi,
>>>>> Fujitsu, Toshiba, and Samsung.
>>>>> 
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Uh, will they run LION ?
>>>>  _
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Frickin' DUH !
>>>
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>>
>>>
>> HEY ! Dude don't be so offensive ! I will report you to a Nanny !
>>
>
> Well oh yeah, I'll tell you what you can do with your turning the thread
> about the complexities of Apple going to the dark side and hurting low
> enders from the real meaning of SD versus HDs and the NANO cycles etc. Much
> more important that you poor people concerned about how you can make money
> if Apple keeps up their S*it!
>
> SD vs HD is the crux of modern economics don't you GET it you indigent
> B77tard!
>

Who you callin' an indigent!

>
>>
>>
>>> Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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Re: IS the world about to change ?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:27 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio <
fluxstrin...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:26 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio <
> fluxstrin...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:25 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio <
>> fluxstrin...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:24 PM, Sri Gupta wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Oct 21, 9:46 pm, "ah...clem"  wrote:
>>>> > translation, not anytime soon.  tho' a mechanical device, a HD's
>>>> > reliable life is still more than one order of magnitude greater than
>>>> > the best (most expensive) SSD currently available.  SSD's have a
>>>> > finite number of read/write cycles that just doesn't compare to a
>>>> well-
>>>> > built HD (quantum, seagate, maxtor).
>>>>
>>>> Quantum sold their hard drive division to Maxtor in 2001.. who were
>>>> purchased lock, stock and barrel by Seagate in 2006.
>>>>
>>>> The big HD manufacturers left are Seagate, Western Digital, Hitachi,
>>>> Fujitsu, Toshiba, and Samsung.
>>>> 
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Uh, will they run LION ?
>>>  _
>>>
>>
>>
>> Frickin' DUH !
>>
>>>
>>> -- 
>>>
>>
> HEY ! Dude don't be so offensive ! I will report you to a Nanny !
>

Well oh yeah, I'll tell you what you can do with your turning the thread
about the complexities of Apple going to the dark side and hurting low
enders from the real meaning of SD versus HDs and the NANO cycles etc. Much
more important that you poor people concerned about how you can make money
if Apple keeps up their S*it!

SD vs HD is the crux of modern economics don't you GET it you indigent
B77tard!

>
>
>
>> Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
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Re: IS the world about to change ?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:26 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio <
fluxstrin...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:25 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio <
> fluxstrin...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:24 PM, Sri Gupta wrote:
>>
>>> On Oct 21, 9:46 pm, "ah...clem"  wrote:
>>> > translation, not anytime soon.  tho' a mechanical device, a HD's
>>> > reliable life is still more than one order of magnitude greater than
>>> > the best (most expensive) SSD currently available.  SSD's have a
>>> > finite number of read/write cycles that just doesn't compare to a well-
>>> > built HD (quantum, seagate, maxtor).
>>>
>>> Quantum sold their hard drive division to Maxtor in 2001.. who were
>>> purchased lock, stock and barrel by Seagate in 2006.
>>>
>>> The big HD manufacturers left are Seagate, Western Digital, Hitachi,
>>> Fujitsu, Toshiba, and Samsung.
>>> 
>>>
>>
>>
>> Uh, will they run LION ?
>>  _
>>
>
>
> Frickin' DUH !
>
>>
>> -- 
>>
>
HEY ! Dude don't be so offensive ! I will report you to a Nanny !



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>>
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>>
>>
>>
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Re: IS the world about to change ?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:25 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio <
fluxstrin...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:24 PM, Sri Gupta wrote:
>
>> On Oct 21, 9:46 pm, "ah...clem"  wrote:
>> > translation, not anytime soon.  tho' a mechanical device, a HD's
>> > reliable life is still more than one order of magnitude greater than
>> > the best (most expensive) SSD currently available.  SSD's have a
>> > finite number of read/write cycles that just doesn't compare to a well-
>> > built HD (quantum, seagate, maxtor).
>>
>> Quantum sold their hard drive division to Maxtor in 2001.. who were
>> purchased lock, stock and barrel by Seagate in 2006.
>>
>> The big HD manufacturers left are Seagate, Western Digital, Hitachi,
>> Fujitsu, Toshiba, and Samsung.
>> 
>>
>
>
> Uh, will they run LION ?
>  _
>


Frickin' DUH !

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Re: IS the world about to change ?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:24 PM, Sri Gupta wrote:

> On Oct 21, 9:46 pm, "ah...clem"  wrote:
> > translation, not anytime soon.  tho' a mechanical device, a HD's
> > reliable life is still more than one order of magnitude greater than
> > the best (most expensive) SSD currently available.  SSD's have a
> > finite number of read/write cycles that just doesn't compare to a well-
> > built HD (quantum, seagate, maxtor).
>
> Quantum sold their hard drive division to Maxtor in 2001.. who were
> purchased lock, stock and barrel by Seagate in 2006.
>
> The big HD manufacturers left are Seagate, Western Digital, Hitachi,
> Fujitsu, Toshiba, and Samsung.
> 
>


Uh, will they run LION ?


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Re: IS the world about to change ?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

Yeah, NAND cycles and SD vs HD is what this thread is about and not
the factthat I was inspired by " LION" and Apple/Jobs going deep to
the dark side is
what this is about

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Re: IS the world about to change ?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 11:48 PM, glen  wrote:

>
>
>
> >
> >From: Wallace Adrian D'Alessio 
>
> >>
> Content with prettier eye candy sells ideas If you cannot keep up with the
> current "style" your content looks flaky and suspect. Think here of
> mimeographed
>
> political flyers when Xerox came out. The medium in itself is a semaphore
> subtexting and toning whatever it expresses.
>
> Rather than the democratizing effect that personal computers should have,
> if you
>
> cannot keep up financially your ability to put a message out is
> compromised.
>
> Your comments about the struggle on the street level I can well identify
> with.
> Steve jobs has lost touch with the needs of the masses he sought in the old
> days.
> >>
>
> Well, the mimeograph analogy is not the best but does serve a an example of
> waning technology.
>
> In the early 70's my political friends and I produced 2 & 3 color political
> flyers on a mimeograph. Xerox was a rather low quality black and white
> substitute at at that time. Even the Gestetner mimeo techs were amazed at
> what
> we could do with their machines and took samples of our work to their
> regional
> office. We were doing duotones on a mimeograph. It took Xerox another 30
> years
> to get a decent color copier. --And we were hard pressed to buy food in
> those
> days.
>
> I guess the point, is that if we are creative enough we will find solutions
> to
> the latest technological advances we are faced with regardless of our
> budget (or
> lack of). I have no fear of Apple or any other corporate giant. Just deal
> with
> it!! --glen
>

When you have done it all your life, " make dos", work arounds, Goldberg and
McGivering get very old and tiresome. PCs promise a lot and deliver
headaches whether 'Nux or Winslowz. I am tired , tired, tired i say. ( and
the shouting masses behind me) I want an affordable mac that will do the job
and be upgradeable in increments as I can afford them.
At one time a used 7xoo filled that need. but the old clunker hasn't the
horsepower to pull the tall gears of modern software even slowly.

And saying it again for the upteenth time, Apple now actively working to
break the balls of even much more recent machines demoralizes troupes more
well heeled than I. so what chance do I have?

Being poor does not seem to translate well even on Low End Mac pages ( If
they are so poor why do they have or want computer? (TO USE AS TOOLS TO MAKE
MONEY SO THEY WONT BE SO DAMNEDLY POOR !  THAT'sWHY !) [apologies to the
sensitive. But one needs to shout when communications are not heard.

LOW END to me means poor.

People too poor to afford new computers.
People too poor to afford costly repairs.
People too poor to listen to the more affluent dismiss their needs.

If poor is not translatable then NEW END Mac would be a good place rather
than being tortured by the rants of the relatively indigent.

Fear Apple? That is not the subject. Asking Apple for some GD slack is more
like it. Asking The Steve for a crumb from the table. Appealing to his
beginnings.

Get it ?







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Re: IS the world about to change ?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

Does it seem strange to anyone else that in an era when we hear a lot of lip
service about the nobility of free enterprise and business efforts that a
big company like Apple is out of tune with what small businesses need in a
computer.
Where the hell is that $ 500 ( not kidding Steve, that is the price point)
mid tower Mac with slots and room for at least 2 drives. Upgradeable CPU and
RAM too.

Think of it as Apple's belief in the power of the masses to bootstrap
themselves into a full out Mac Pro. An ideological investment by The Steve
into the wellbeing of the ground up nature of the economy would be a good
sign and give those on the lowest tier some cash to please the corporate
SUCK. ( big bald baby that it is)

In other words enabling us the tools would help us and by helping us having
a good effect on the general economy.

It would also show that Apple is socially sensitive.

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Re: IS the world about to change ?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 9:15 PM, Kyle Hansen  wrote:

>  On 10/21/10 1:58 PM, "Wallace Adrian D'Alessio" 
> wrote:
>
>
> Your comments about the struggle on the street level I can well identify
> with.
> Steve jobs has lost touch with the needs of the masses he sought in the old
> days.
>
> Thank you.
> ___
>

Wow, getting hard in this thread to keep track of who said what.

You are welcome Kyle.

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Re: IS the world about to change ?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 6:27 PM, Kyle Hansen  wrote:

>
>
>   It's usually people who make
> minor machine jumps that b*tch.  For example going from a 4 year old
> machine
> to a 3 year old machine instead of hitting the head of the curve.  If these
> people shelled out a few more bucks they would have a top of the line
> machine that would last them a long time.  I have a Tangerine iBook here
> for
> testing RAM and OS 9 problems.  It works great.  It's not Apple that is
> hurting you.  It's developers moving on to the next and better thing.
> Programs do not run well on old hardware for a reason.  Developers are
> developing for the future.  If you were a machinist would you be working on
> a better carburetor for a 73 Buick or a hydrogen fuel cell?
>

What has been expressed by me and some others here Kyle is we do not even
have that "few more bucks" we are strapped and on the soup line ( you think
I am joking right ?)
When I bought a 604 Mac I needed the newest but the graphics and file
formats i could generate slowly could work. Now I need at least that G5 I
needed 5 years ago but might sqeak by getting a 1.6 GHz unit. and it will
not do the work either. I feel like one of those guys in India who carve a
working motorcycle out of scrap with an axe. I cannot generate money fast
enough to buy even working vintage equipment and I think of anything
pre-Intel as vintage ! Anything Pre last year I think of simply as OLD !

You are right about developers but as I noted in the Amiga era hardware and
software ( formats and protocols included) which as Brian Christmas
points out is good in itself.
BUT actively sabotaging the viability of your past customers systems and
tightly controlling the ability of a free market for apps and other software
borders on the unAmerican. Where is free enterprise supposed to be as an
ideal when developers outside the loop are forbidden from practicing that
enterprise?

Read about what The Steve says about Android phones and their market and
users the other day. A former anarchistic phone hacker is now dissing the
freedom of open source. All considerations of performance or quality aside
is The Steve afraid an open market may compete better. or is his rant simply
a class/caste system demarcator meant to position the "i"WAY as the way of
the Ubermenschen ? Or is it simply a marketing ploy. I cannot help but
wonder about the workings of the Steve's mind.

Choice, which one would assume was a good quality in the " user friendly "
Mac era
( remember that cute guy?) has now become "bad" when people need a phone or
an operating system that fits their need ( i.e. user friendly )? No, I do
not think Linux is the answer. But Linux kernels tweaked by computer and
phone makers may be better some day than systems we cannot afford.

That hackintosh idea seems better these days too !

And the fuel cell car may be where it's at but it will be the government and
NOT BUICK that will keep your '73 off the road.

But it will be Apple that kills your Mac. Ask all of those who have
struggled to get Snow Leopard onto G5s and keep everything in tune and
working.


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Re: IS the world about to change ?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 2:12 PM, Richard Gerome
wrote:

>
>
>Hey Brian, I agree with you on that it is cool but: why is it we can't
> still run our old machines too without more trouble whenever they come out
> with faster and better stuff??? I don't care if it's slower I just want to
> do what I always did... They force us to buy the newer stuff by making our
> older stuff run worse... I have a friend with an old TiBook running Panther
> who can't use it anymore and he can not afford to upgrade it to Tiger and
> get few more yrs out of it... He lives in South America and I've been
> looking for a Tiger disc and more memory for him cheap enough for me to
> afford and mail it to him so we can still stay in touch by emails and Scipe
> (mailing him letters would prob take a week from the USA) and by then the
> news up here to him is too late... Not only are some of us retired and
> living on fixed incomes some of us had to file for bankruptcy and are not
> making anything at all... In his case he lost his home and business and had
> to move back with his relatives down there...  Us poor people always have to
> suffer and get creative just to keep up... Today you need a computer to get
> a job because they are now online... They don't even hire you now because
> they do a credit check too ("hey I'm here for a job not a loan") I got into
> this credit problem because of loosing my job in the first place... WTF is
> this all about???
>

Content with prettier eye candy sells ideas If you cannot keep up with the
current "style" your content looks flaky and suspect. Think here of
mimeographed political flyers when Xerox came out. The medium in itself is a
semaphore subtexting and toning whatever it expresses.

Rather than the democratizing effect that personal computers should have, if
you cannot keep up financially your ability to put a message out is
compromised.

Your comments about the struggle on the street level I can well identify
with.
Steve jobs has lost touch with the needs of the masses he sought in the old
days.


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Re: IS the world about to change ?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Brian Christmas  wrote:

>
> On 21/10/2010, at 10:20 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote:
>
>
> This may help.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%BCbler-Ross_model
>
>
>
> *Very* interesting.
>
> I feel like I'm in a different state tho, an calm analytical one, - *I
> don't like the situation, what can I do about it?*
>
> Regards
>
> Santa
>

I thought you could afford the upgrade path, sorry I misunderstood.

I ask myself the same thing every day.
And I ask " even if I buy a G5 or a low end Mac Pro how long can I use it
for NLE before  the OS can no longer get online for editing updates and
other software duties?
How long will Apple not kill it ?


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Re: IS the world about to change ?

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This may help.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%BCbler-Ross_model



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Re: IS the world about to change ?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 11:02 AM, James Therrault wrote:

>
> On Oct 21, 2010, at 3:40 AM, Brian Christmas wrote:
>
>
>>
>>
>> Unfortunately obsolescence is a fact of life in the electronics industry,
>> even tho it's not planned.
>>
>
>
> That may be true but Marketing certainly is planned.
>
> And, I see Apple slipping into "big brother" mode which humankind will
> naturally resist.
>
> I've been a Mac user, (Mac Plus by way of employment), since 1985.  I
> bought my first Mac II way back in 1987.
>
> Since that time, I've seen Apple go through two major OS changes, (68xxx,
> PPC and lastly Intel), and while each of these changes certainly advanced
> the user's experience, I have detected a creaping feeling of the heavy thumb
> of Applelonian control.  (How's that for a new word? )
>
> If things turn out as many are suggesting, Apple's ascension may run smack
> into a brick wall.
>
> It's just how things work...
>
>
And the " predictive logic " operating system and hardware may well be that
brick wall. For MS too.



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Re: IS the world about to change ?

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On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 9:40 AM, Brian Christmas  wrote:

>
> On 21/10/2010, at 7:51 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote:
>
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Fluxstringer wrote:
>
>> Lion ?
>>
>> ---
>>
>
>
> It looks like my one word post and simple title question have hit some
> nerves.
>
> Money talks and BS does not want to pay to play ( or cannot afford to ) I
> would step up and buy the stuff if I could afford it Steve. But you who
> introduced home computers at an affordable price have lost sight of those of
> us with modest or even less than modest means.
>
> And your media hype rant against Android still seems way out of character
> for a phone hacker who now evidently does not think consumers should buy
> phones they can hack themselves to their own need. Are we going back to the
> " you can have it in any color as long as it is what we want to sell " days?
> ( more on that in the LEMlist group)
>
> But yes the world needs great computers like the Mac still. But wringing
> the pockets of users ?  How long can that be sustained in a bad economy ?
> Boutique brand for elitists. Or affordable tools for everyone. What will it
> be Steve ?
>
> Perhaps some control is needed to make everything work correctly. But it is
> looking like Apple profit is the motive rather than quality for the user
> when every aspect of the market has to be micromanaged.
>
> And how long will the new stuff be good for. I'm still saving for the G5 I
> could not afford 5 years ago. And those with G5s are crying because their
> machines are sitting on shelves next to 7200s albeit with much more hopeful
> price tags.
>
> Can the low end consumer ( who needs a reliable machine that is not
> maddening more than anyone ) ever get a break from Apple ? 'That $ 500 mid
> tower anywhere near release date ?
>
> I think it's time to ditch the G machines and support Steve by buying
> iPads. It's the closest thing many here will ever get or afford  of the
> current Apple experience.
> I sm going to hurry to do this because in six months the new OS for that
> will come out. And a year from then the version after that won't run on the
> my year old iPad.
>
> That planned obsolescence idea is really ramping up faster these days. It
> must be good for business.
>
>
> G'day Adrian
>
> Unfortunately obsolescence is a fact of life in the electronics industry,
> even tho it's not planned.
>

Well here we go again. I did not really want or need to justify my opinion.
But what the hell! right mate ?  Yeah everything dies, ot for the glass half
full types everything has a life cycle. But industry and capitalism is not
satisfied with letting you Mac die at a ripe old age. They will cut off life
support in the form of OS  changes to make sure you buy LONG before you need
to. Of course people of affluence needn't worry it's a write off. The rest
of us like those who need to keep their old Macs running? Well, how many in
this thread are ready to pitch their Gs out the door? In this thread someone
even says they have a G5 and cannot see a streaming video !  Aren't you
tired of having companies pushing you for more money and selling you stuff
that they will make sure you will be dissatisfied with when the next OS
comes out?  That computer dies an unnatural early "death". Not just planned
obsolescence but forced obsolescence.

>
> It's basically bought about by the inquiring minds of talented people that
> love to invent new things; in our case, it's advances in processors, memory,
> communication (in it's many varied forms), programming, storage, and perhaps
> information control (if we let it). With these advances, the older hardware
> just can't cut the mustard, and the gaps seem to be constantly shrinking.
>

Well that's just dandy ! I still have not forgiven the PC vested overlapped
board of directors of Commodore for the early demise of the Amiga. It all
went downhill after that ! How's that for a grudge!? If you have a Mac that
is no longer able to do what you need and it is less than 4 years old why
would you be on low end Mac? Yeah, computer systems evolve. Wait until next
year when the just announced " predictive logic " systems hit the market.
Everything sold today is already obsolete! Get it ! If you buy a just
announced Mac tomorrow you are buying something that is 1000 times ( repeat;
1000 ) slower than what is coming next year. ( look it up for yourself).
Can't we just have a Mac that a person can buy and keep it running no matter
how slow. Just quit "breaking it" by no longer supporting the OS it runs on.
Especially w

Re: IS the world about to change ?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Fluxstringer wrote:

> Lion ?
>
> ---
>


It looks like my one word post and simple title question have hit some
nerves.

Money talks and BS does not want to pay to play ( or cannot afford to ) I
would step up and buy the stuff if I could afford it Steve. But you who
introduced home computers at an affordable price have lost sight of those of
us with modest or even less than modest means.

And your media hype rant against Android still seems way out of character
for a phone hacker who now evidently does not think consumers should buy
phones they can hack themselves to their own need. Are we going back to the
" you can have it in any color as long as it is what we want to sell " days?
( more on that in the LEMlist group)

But yes the world needs great computers like the Mac still. But wringing the
pockets of users ?  How long can that be sustained in a bad economy ?
Boutique brand for elitists. Or affordable tools for everyone. What will it
be Steve ?

Perhaps some control is needed to make everything work correctly. But it is
looking like Apple profit is the motive rather than quality for the user
when every aspect of the market has to be micromanaged.

And how long will the new stuff be good for. I'm still saving for the G5 I
could not afford 5 years ago. And those with G5s are crying because their
machines are sitting on shelves next to 7200s albeit with much more hopeful
price tags.

Can the low end consumer ( who needs a reliable machine that is not
maddening more than anyone ) ever get a break from Apple ? 'That $ 500 mid
tower anywhere near release date ?

I think it's time to ditch the G machines and support Steve by buying iPads.
It's the closest thing many here will ever get or afford  of the current
Apple experience.
I sm going to hurry to do this because in six months the new OS for that
will come out. And a year from then the version after that won't run on the
my year old iPad.

That planned obsolescence idea is really ramping up faster these days. It
must be good for business.

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Re: [Manager Comment] Re: Forgotten how to change my digest mode

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Nannies are now "managers" ? Just askin' !

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Re: Quicksilver loses keyboard input

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 7:54 PM, Ashgrove  wrote:

> Hi Matevž,
>
> I solved the problem by popping in another HDD with Leopard already
> installed. The other drive is already erased, and I got rid of the
> incompatible RAM, so I guess I'll never know what happened. Too bad,
> because I'm still curious as to what exactly happened. It was a first
> for me.
>
> Googling it, I found a few cases of the exact same problem, a couple
> in Mac OS X and one in Ubuntu, but no solutions. Could it be a Unix
> bug? Incompatible RAM = losing keyboard input?
>
> Thanks,
> _
>

Coming in late here but I/O problems always lead me to check hardware
connections first. Dirty connectors are very common. And this is in keeping
with the "kiss" principle.

Suspicions about internal hardware or software issues often leads to
unnecessary financial loss and grief. So is a favorite cash cow of service
guys.

Bad cables, or ends, ports are the first places to check for any I/O
problem.













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Re: VersionTracker "folds"

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 10:37 PM, Joshua Juran  wrote:

> On Sep 20, 2010, at 6:42 AM, ah...clem wrote:
>
>  On Sep 19, 10:02 pm, "Tina K."  wrote:
>>
>>  How can the Windows users stand it?
>>>
>>
>> u . . . they're WINBLOZE users.  duh!  how intelligent or
>> discriminating could they possibly be?  they've already demonstrated
>> their willingness to eat s#*! and then beg for more.  they're the kind
>> of people that make amerika great.  people with world's highest cash
>> to IQ ratio.  herren und damen, doesn't it just make you want to break
>> into a chorus of Gott Bless Amerika?
>>
>> btw, i predict that this thread will be terminated by the moderators
>> almost instantly.  denken sie nicht?
>>
>
> That won't be necessary, as you've already done us the favor.  ;-)
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law
>


Josh! Dude, thanks for the much needed cold water.

Posting this law to FB where it will be much appreciated.

Um, sorry Clem " you broke the president". Thanks for the provocation.
Without it Godwin's Law would be unknown to me!

Somebody had to observe the phenomenon and record it.


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Re: Hardware or Software Problem?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 9:59 PM, Drew Anderson wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I sometimes get a message on my G4 Sawtooth, "You need to restart your
> computer. Hold down the power button for several seconds or press restart."
> in 4 or 5 languages. Is this  an OS glitch? Hardware problem? Memory
> problem? I've been getting the same message a lot on my G4 iBook as well.
>
> G4 Sawtooth w/Sonnet 1.3Ghz dual core.
> OS 10.4.11
> 1.5 GB RAM
>
> __


Under what conditions. After idling or sleep? Or just after startup? How old
is your hard drive? How old is the mobo battery ?



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Re: VersionTracker "folds"

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On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 1:32 AM, Cliff Rediger  wrote:

> Did you notice where VersionTracker has been folded into CNET
> download.com  ?
>
> Now the noise of all those advertisements and the general feel isn't
> as simple.
>
> so it goes
>
> Cliff
>
> --___
>

We don't build cars or tires or much else anymore. Media is the new heavy
industry and we are supposed to just feed ads and persuasion to each other
to keep the economy going. The days of the free ride on the net are over.I
have been to media school and have been indoctrinated to see the light. Find
more info at the Poynter Institute site.

You don't believe in this? Well build your own factory then and fight the
weight of the corporate age.

I am sad to have to see an ad to check out a cool vid on youtube. or
anywhere else. And sadder to see our Facebook profiles shaping our ads we
see on other sites. That's how I end up looking at ads for our state
election and dating for seniors while just trying to hear some rock or look
at a sports vid. The ads follow us around. And already ads can follow you
into stores if your cell phone is a certain config. Just like in the sci fi
flicks of 2 decades ago.

Versiontracker has long been associated with Cnet.. And them monetizing
their pages to the max had to come sooner or later. Newspapers and magazines
are still struggling to make the transition and make it pay and they have
more competition than ever being on the web.

If this is the first you have noticed a dislike for the increased commercial
push you are lucky. I keep waiting for those Blade Runner style LED laden
blimps careening around our cities.





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Mac Virus; subject re-visited

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

A few weeks ago the subject of virus infection for Macs raised it's  annual
spectral head.

Bruce who administers to many Macs attested to the lack of evidence thereof.

I finally ran into the IT director of our university journalism and mass
media department on one of his frequent Starbucks pit stops. He confirmed
that of the 400 plus Macs which he oversees he has never run into a virus
problem nor even a credible threat of any sort to Mac OS X. The machines
range from aging iMacs and an occasional Sawtooth or QS to G5s, new iMacs
and many MP Intel Macs . These run Tiger in some cases but most have the
latest Snow Leopard upgrade. OS X Server is also used extensively and the
server setup is humongous  ( I have never seen such an industrial
installation of Macs and RAID hardware in my life )

This department handles all media education and all campus media for a
moderately large state university.

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Re: MDD Power Supply...I'm wonder if

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 10:45 PM, Miguel Garcia Gell wrote:

> *( Samsung 360 W x 3 Broken Power Supply s )
> anyone has any information of Whats wrong with the G4 MDD
> Power Supply  or where I can find some information some about it.
> thank you*
>
> __\
>


A LEM G list archive search or even a web search for those keywords should
find a lot of info about testing or swapping this power supply.

If you do need a new one the LEM SWAP list would be the place to post a WTB
( want to buy ) subject line.






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Re: Whatever happened to RAM disks?

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 10:02 PM, Kevin Barth  wrote:

>
> Ram disks are not for storing programs . they disappear on shutdown unless
>> set up for reboot.
>>
>>
> A lot of people use RAM drives to store executables, in fact.   Yes, they
> disappear on shutdown unless set up for reboot.  So set them up for reboot.
> Adding a few seconds to a reboot that I might do once every couple of weeks
> seems like a fair trade for faster access and execution of frequently run
> applications during that time.
>
> 
>

The testimony of a satisfied user !  :)



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