Re: easy over-the-web access??

2011-10-27 Thread Alexander Gomes
Open up the users and make a new user for them to use. Go to sharing and turn desktop sharing on. Open a terminal window and type ifconfig Your ip address will periodically change so you'll need to get a dyn dns program to notify the other person when it does. -- You received this message

Re: easy over-the-web access??

2011-10-27 Thread Alexander Gomes
Sorry that will only show your internal ip address. You'll want to use google type what is my ip address. That will give your external. Then you'll want to port forward on your router so the machine will be accessible from the net. -- You received this message because you are a member of

Re: Good external hard drive?

2011-10-27 Thread Frank Rojer
Hello: your name haas means hare in Dutch. Mijn naam is haas means I do not know Do not buy an external drive in a plastic case! I tripped over the wire and broke the connection. Stupid grandpa!! Now it is useless! My advice: buy a loose 2,5 or 3,5 inch hard drive 500 Gb to start with. Buy an

Re: what is this card....

2011-10-27 Thread Alexander Gomes
Yes, that is the modem. Nothing more, nothing less. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide

Re: what is this card....

2011-10-27 Thread Jonathan Smith
Thanks for all the feedback. Having gained access to a certain document, I can confirm that it is the modem. The loose wires are there to attached to the bluetooth and airport cards. On Oct 26, 9:12 am, QuoVadis eelcovanv...@home.nl wrote: Isn't that the 56K Modem? PowerMac G4's have something

USB Modems any good?

2011-10-27 Thread Bill Connelly
Are USB modems any good for Macs (or PCs for that matter)? Yahoo Messenger with webcam? USB and Wireless, that is. Or is USB just not the best for streaming anything like video ... I might be traveling to Ghana, and this is offered there:

Re: Good external hard drive?

2011-10-27 Thread John Callahan
On Oct 25, 2011, at 6:16 PM, Valter Prahlad wrote: Il giorno 25-10-2011 22:29, John Callahan ha scritto: Anyone care to make recommendations for an external hard drive? 500GB to 700GB's, is cost any indication of quality? I recently got a G Drive mobile 750GB, 2,5 (from G-Technology,

Re: Good external hard drive?

2011-10-27 Thread t...@io.com
On Oct 25, 3:29 pm, John Callahan jcalla...@stny.rr.com wrote: Anyone care to make recommendations for an external hard drive? 500GB   to 700GB's, is cost any indication of quality?Need only for back up,   speed is not a factor, nor is Firewire important. Something in the   $100.00 range.

10.5.8 Update Stuck in Configuring Installation for 12 Hours

2011-10-27 Thread t...@io.com
I am trying to update a 1.25 GHz MDD (single G4) from a clean install of 10.5 to 10.5.8. Perhaps naively, I let Software Update do its thing and after a couple hours of downloading through our slow DSL connection, things were chugging along. I should note that Software Update was performing five

Re: Good external hard drive?

2011-10-27 Thread Stephen Conrad
On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 10:19 AM, JoeTaxpayer joetaxpaye...@gmail.comwrote: (I just threw out a 3GB drive I paid $300 for) And yet you could have recycled it Or wiped it and sold it on a place like eBay On Oct 26, 10:36 am, Bruce Johnson john...@.arizona.edujohn...@pharmacy.arizona.edu

USB 2.0 Card for MDD G4

2011-10-27 Thread Michael McMurtrey
Of these two cards, which would be better for an MDD G4 running OS 10.4.11? Sonnet Allegro: http://www.sonnettech.com/product/allegro_usb2.html The no-name card shown as 1st item on this page: http://tinyurl.com/ 3avcnam Thanks for the help. Michael McMurtrey Carrollton, TX -- You

Re: Slow Motion G4 After HDD Switch

2011-10-27 Thread Wayne Stewart
How much space is left on your boot volume? -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at

Re: Good external hard drive?

2011-10-27 Thread JoeTaxpayer
I suppose. I don't imagine there's much demand for a SCSI 3GB drive. For the fact that I long ago lost the ability to talk to this drive and didn't know what personal data was on there, I destroyed it. Just to share, I'm not an enemy of Green, I donated the G3s and any higher capacity drives to a

Re: 10.5.8 Update Stuck in Configuring Installation for 12 Hours

2011-10-27 Thread Jesse
I'm going to not give you bad advice on this, but just a replay on similarities between our situations. Recently I purchased an mdd g4 dual 1.25(It's awesome, yet underpowered by today's standards) and had 10.4.11 installed. Well I have an iphone 4 and needed 10.5 for the newer iTunes so I

Re: USB 2.0 Card for MDD G4

2011-10-27 Thread JoeTaxpayer
You can't go wrong with Sonnet. My G4s have an Adaptec card, only 2 ports, but that's all I really need at high speed. They were just $10 if I remember correctly. On Oct 26, 1:52 pm, Michael McMurtrey skyking...@verizon.net wrote: Of these two cards, which would be better for an MDD G4 running

Re: USB 2.0 Card for MDD G4

2011-10-27 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
On Oct 26, 2011, at 10:52 AM, Michael McMurtrey wrote: Of these two cards, which would be better for an MDD G4 running OS 10.4.11? Sonnet Allegro: http://www.sonnettech.com/product/allegro_usb2.html The no-name card shown as 1st item on this page: http://tinyurl.com/3avcnam Thanks for the

Re: USB 2.0 Card for MDD G4

2011-10-27 Thread Bill Connelly
On Oct 26, 2011, at 1:52 PM, Michael McMurtrey wrote: Of these two cards, which would be better for an MDD G4 running OS 10.4.11? Sonnet Allegro: http://www.sonnettech.com/product/allegro_usb2.html The no-name card shown as 1st item on this page: http://tinyurl.com/3avcnam I would

Re: USB Modems any good?

2011-10-27 Thread Bill Connelly
On Oct 27, 2011, at 10:08 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Oct 26, 2011, at 8:27 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: Are USB modems any good for Macs (or PCs for that matter)? Yahoo Messenger with webcam? USB and Wireless, that is. Or is USB just not the best for streaming anything like video … Not

Re: 10.5.8 Update Stuck in Configuring Installation for 12 Hours

2011-10-27 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
On Oct 26, 2011, at 9:02 AM, t...@io.com wrote: I am trying to update a 1.25 GHz MDD (single G4) from a clean install of 10.5 to 10.5.8. Perhaps naively, I let Software Update do its thing and after a couple hours of downloading through our slow DSL connection, things were chugging along. I

Re: easy over-the-web access??

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

Re: USB Modems any good?

2011-10-27 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Oct 27, 2011, at 7:14 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: On Oct 27, 2011, at 10:08 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Oct 26, 2011, at 8:27 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: Are USB modems any good for Macs (or PCs for that matter)? Yahoo Messenger with webcam? USB and Wireless, that is. Or is USB

Re: USB Modems any good?

2011-10-27 Thread Len Gerstel
On Oct 27, 2011, at 11:46 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Oct 27, 2011, at 7:14 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: On Oct 27, 2011, at 10:08 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Oct 26, 2011, at 8:27 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: I might be traveling to Ghana, and this is offered there:

Re: easy over-the-web access??

2011-10-27 Thread diane
Look into LogMeIn http://www.logmein.com They can run apps and open files for free. They will print on YOUR printer and the only way to file share is by email. Logmein does have a pay version that removes those limitations. Diane -- You received this message because you are a member of

Re: Good external hard drive?

2011-10-27 Thread Dan
At 8:36 AM -0700 10/26/2011, t...@io.com wrote: I would be cautious of any of the 2.5 external drives which draw their power off of the USB bus. That seems to cause corruption and reliability issues in many cases. It would help if Apple provided USB buses that had a little xtra umph to

Re: Good external hard drive?

2011-10-27 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Oct 27, 2011, at 11:09 AM, Dan wrote: It would help if Apple provided USB buses that had a little xtra umph to them. Really irks me that the externals that spin fine on a cheap ($600) HP laptop just sit there and keep trying to spin on a MBP. I believe there is a sign, carved in

Re: 10.5.8 Update Stuck in Configuring Installation for 12 Hours

2011-10-27 Thread Kris Tilford
On Oct 26, 2011, at 11:02 AM, t...@io.com wrote: Configuring Installation I believe Configuring Installation is prior to installation, not during, so hopefully you're ok. Leopard 10.5 normally updates after completing most of a Shutdown process, so it's possible some app stalled the

Re: USB 2.0 Card for MDD G4

2011-10-27 Thread Michael McMurtrey
Thanks to those who replied to my request for advice as to which card to purchase. I've ordered the cheaper no-name card from Operator HeadGap and will have a full report on it once it is received and installed. I was tempted to go with the Sonnet Allegro, as I have a Sonnet G4 processor

Re: Good external hard drive?

2011-10-27 Thread Clark Martin
On Oct 27, 2011, at 11:48 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Oct 27, 2011, at 11:09 AM, Dan wrote: It would help if Apple provided USB buses that had a little xtra umph to them. Really irks me that the externals that spin fine on a cheap ($600) HP laptop just sit there and keep trying to

Re: Slow Motion G4 After HDD Switch

2011-10-27 Thread glen
- Original Message - From: Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net Since the problem happens when booted in both OS 9 OS X, it's unlikely to be a software  issue. You need to be thinking about hardware problems. Zapping the PRAM isn't always enough, you may need to reset the NVRAM by

Leopard/G4: Unwanted captions and duplication in menus

2011-10-27 Thread Sean Carroll
Earlier this week, the following oddities appeared: A dark border like that which would appear around a selected spreadsheet cell began to crop up all over the place. That's what I mean by captions. It appears around desktop icons when they are selected, and around the HD icon before anything is

Re: Leopard/G4: Unwanted captions and duplication in menus

2011-10-27 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Oct 27, 2011, at 4:16 PM, Sean Carroll wrote: Earlier this week, the following oddities appeared: A dark border like that which would appear around a selected spreadsheet cell began to crop up all over the place. That's what I mean by captions. I don't recognize this particular issue,

Re: Leopard/G4: Unwanted captions and duplication in menus

2011-10-27 Thread Sean Carroll
I don't recognize this particular issue, but this is the sort of weird thing that happens when you accidentally turn on some of the Universal access stuff. I'd considered that earlier. Although I haven't been in the Universal Access preferences in ages, it seemed possible that something

Re: Leopard/G4: Unwanted captions and duplication in menus

2011-10-27 Thread Kris Tilford
On Oct 27, 2011, at 6:44 PM, Sean Carroll wrote: Thank you, Bruce! Problem solved. Great catch! I love it when someone solves an issue that they haven't really had direct experience with. It's like a good puzzle solution. Few of us here have much experience with Universal Access features,

Re: USB Modems any good?

2011-10-27 Thread Bill Connelly
On Oct 27, 2011, at 12:24 PM, Len Gerstel wrote: Uh, VERY IMPORTANT! Make sure you fully understand Data charges. If you are going to stream video, you are going to burn through that 3GB pretty quickly. How much per GB is it after the promo allotment? I have read WAY TOO many stories

Re: Good external hard drive?

2011-10-27 Thread Bill Connelly
On Oct 26, 2011, at 12:15 AM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: Anyone care to make recommendations for an external hard drive? 500GB to 700GB's, is cost any indication of quality?Need only for back up, speed is not a factor, nor is Firewire important. Something in the $100.00 range. Seagate is

Re: Good external hard drive?

2011-10-27 Thread Dan
At 3:06 PM -0400 10/27/2011, Bill Connelly wrote: But, I tried to use Slideshow option from Preview, and Preview crashed. I don't think USB 2 was fast enough to keep up with the show. Doubtful the crash had anything to do with the drive's interface. Preview's slideshow just sux. I prefer

Re: Good external hard drive?

2011-10-27 Thread JoeTaxpayer
480Mb/s not fast enough to keep up with a photo slide show? That's strange. On Oct 27, 3:06 pm, Bill Connelly billycarmac...@verizon.net wrote: But, I tried to use Slideshow option from Preview, and Preview   crashed. I don't think USB 2 was fast enough to keep up with the show. -- You

Re: Good external hard drive?

2011-10-27 Thread Bill Connelly
On Oct 27, 2011, at 10:10 PM, JoeTaxpayer wrote: 480Mb/s not fast enough to keep up with a photo slide show? That's strange. I remember now, the files being drawn from the external, were tiff images, scanned at 600dpi. Maybe it was the size. Another Poster thinks it was Preview.app ...