Re: Issue with Thunderbird?

2008-12-02 Thread nestamicky
Dennis Myhand wrote: Does anyone know of any issues with installing Thunderbird for Macs? I have a Sawtooth running 10.4.11 on a G-4 450MHz (Beautifully, I might add), and I don't seem to be able to install Thunderbird. At least, it doesn't seem to work like the installer for Firefox

Re: Reading this group

2008-12-03 Thread nestamicky
I have T-bird set up now. But still have a problem. This is what I want. I want to follow the conversation in T-Bird just as they will appear on the web-page of Google. Can I do that? Please! At the very top would be the original poster, and at the very end, the last response. This way I can

Powerbook G4 17 1.67 Mhz HD cable

2008-12-17 Thread nestamicky
Some of you may recall the thread I started about this Powerbook G4 17 1.67 Mhz, with a Superdrive and a stick of 1GB RAM. I still have it. And the problem still exists, as is recorded here. But in summary, it it starts, bongs/chimes and gives grey screen. http://tinyurl.com/4x29ks Do you

Re: Anyone know anything about IOPCI2PCIBridge issues?

2008-12-18 Thread nestamicky
insightinmind wrote: On Dec 18, 2008, at 10:51 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Dec 17, 2008, at 9:00 PM, insightinmind wrote: 20:59:17 M-Å-S configd[14]: InterfaceNamer: PowerMac3,5/MacRISC2PE/ p...@f200/AppleMacRiscPCI/pci-bri...@13/IOPCI2PCIBridge/ firew...@1/

Best G4 Desktop

2008-12-18 Thread nestamicky
And by best I mean, which of these G4 Desktop-Sawtooth, DA, etc is best to get for optimum upgrade? I have a Sawtooth now, but feel as though I could put some money on and upgrade a better machine in this line. So, which one is best for money, upgrade, etc. I think after the G3, the

Re: How do you set up a kid desktop?

2008-12-22 Thread nestamicky
...I'm sure there will be more to this. But make sure they have limited rights. Do not create an admin account for them. There is a Firefox extension that runs whitelist and blacklist sites. Install it, if you can find it. I don't recall the name, sorry. janespra...@comcast.net wrote: I want

Re: External FW 800 drive won't mount

2008-12-22 Thread nestamicky
Tom wrote: I was given a 500-gig FireWire 800 external drive (generic, I guess; no logo on the metal case) as part of the deal when I bought my G5 on eBay, but when I plug the drive into the FW 800 port of my G5, it does not show up on the desktop, even with restarts. I tried a different FW

Re: Best G4 Desktop

2008-12-22 Thread nestamicky
out there that could be better, without stepping up to the G5. But if getting the G5 is better compared to upgrade price, I just may take the leap. Vic wrote: On Dec 18, 12:25 pm, nestamicky nestami...@gmail.com wrote: And by best I mean, which of these G4 Desktop-Sawtooth, DA, etc is best

Re: Powerbook G4 17 1.67 Mhz HD cable

2008-12-22 Thread nestamicky
this, using T at startup, but I can't access the HD on this powerbook. On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 11:57 AM, nestamicky nestami...@gmail.com mailto:nestami...@gmail.com wrote: Some of you may recall the thread I started about this Powerbook G4 17 1.67 Mhz, with a Superdrive and a stick of 1GB

Titanium 400Mhz Powerbook won't start

2008-12-22 Thread nestamicky
So I spent all Sunday replacing the hinges on this powerbook (400Mhz, Titanium). Now I'm done and it won't give a beep. It did before I started the work, but I'm uncertain as to whether I'm using the right PSU. Someone said I can use the 45W PSU and it should work. I have a few of those that

Re: natd issue, perhaps security problem?

2008-12-22 Thread nestamicky
I can't help, but have to say that I've never seen a DoS on a mac before. Wow! This is nuts. I guess I'd be off line with my mac for a little while yet...checking for an updated fix. Sorry. Kris Tilford wrote: My dual 2.3 GHz G5 w/10.5.6 froze strangely with the cursor mouse still moving

Re: I am thinking about a processor upgrade for my G4/400 AGP

2009-01-05 Thread nestamicky
Bruce may not have the time to say what he said a few weeks ago. So, I will pass it on. It was a single line that essentially suggests; get a G5 than spend money on a G4 upgrade. I'm still mulling that suggestion. I have Sawtooths. I was hoping to get a DA but Bruce gave me something to think

Re: Time Machine Failing

2009-01-07 Thread nestamicky
Wilton Shaw wrote: Hello, Yesterday today whenever I go to my computer, I have a note on the screen saying my latest backup had failed. I don't know when the latest backup was successful and I don't know why it won't work properly. I have an eMac, using OS 10.5.6. Thanks Wilton

Re: Any reason to keep OS 9.2.2 if not used 6 mos?

2009-01-07 Thread nestamicky
Bruce Johnson wrote: On Jan 6, 2009, at 10:58 PM, Jonas Lopez wrote: There is the question of the required OS9 drivers for X to load. WTF?? OS X doesn't require OS 9 in any way, shape or form. Perhaps you mean the required drivers for OS 9 to load? Oh Oh, someone's got

Re: Wow but Yikes!!! Was: powerbook g4 15 1.67ghz screen closing not sleeping laptop??

2009-01-08 Thread nestamicky
James E. Therrault wrote: Andy wrote: Compare this to the ancient laptop, (the one and only), produced by Power Computing in 1997. It took all of six minutes to upgrade the HD in it! Superb industrial design. I agree with you over the older Powerbooks/iBooks,however upgrading

Re: Firefox Issues

2009-02-11 Thread nestamicky
Stephen Conrad wrote: OK, got a few issues here. BW G3, OS X 10.2.9, 1G RAM Firefox 2.0.0.20 First off, it was running fine the other day. Then I got notice that 3 of my Add-ons had updates. Not a problem, I wasn't busy so I updated them. This has never been a problem and the other day

Re: Firefox Issues

2009-02-11 Thread nestamicky
Bruce Johnson wrote: On Feb 11, 2009, at 10:29 AM, nestamicky wrote: Bruce Johnson wrote: On Feb 11, 2009, at 8:26 AM, nestamicky wrote: BTW anyone know of a good way to download .swf files? You mean like from Youtube and such? I've found that CosmoPod

no internet but lan

2009-02-11 Thread nestamicky
So, I think I can post this here. It's a hard-headed imac: 2.16 Intel Core 2 Duo; 667mhz with 10.4 on it. It will connect to other machines-macs-on the network but won't go online. I've unchecked and re-checked the ethernet option in the Network pane. I've checked firewall, etc. I've used all

Re: Firefox Issues

2009-02-13 Thread nestamicky
The issue is not watching the beebs, it's getting their video. And I think if one is able to grab their video as easily as could be done from Youtube, the standard for making it hard to do so would have been sorted out. What amazes me is that no one, at least here, seem to know how to do it.

Re: The need, the need for (browser) speed

2009-02-13 Thread nestamicky
What a wonderful post. Maybe, just maybe, I will grow to love Firefox on my G3s again. I'd simply moved onto Safari. So, here we go again, completely deleting everything that mentions Firefox and installing the version from rpm. Thanks so much! What's webkit about? Dan wrote: RPM has posted

Re: cucusoft.com

2009-02-26 Thread nestamicky
Bruce Johnson wrote: On Feb 26, 2009, at 10:33 AM, Kyle Parish wrote: I have researched programs for converting the DVDs' I already have to MP4 format to play on my iPod Classic 120GB and itunes and www.cucusoft.com was the best rated program out there from what I read. Has anyone of

Re: Dead PowerMac G4 Digital Audio Model

2009-02-26 Thread nestamicky
BillBoggs wrote: Worked flawlessly for many years. Now, without any warning, it just stopped. Won't power up at all, no sign of life whatsoever. Any suggestions where to start? Thanks! Bill I will start with checking the power supply. Got a multi-meter?

Re: Modem question... From the Desk of Scott Fiore

2009-02-27 Thread nestamicky
Steve R wrote: At 11:32 PM -0500 2/26/09, Dan posted: At 2:42 PM -0800 2/26/2009, Scott Fiore wrote: own a Motorola Surfboard 5220 modem (about 1 1/2 years old) that I connect to my Airport Express. I received a call from my internet provider this morning notifying me that

Re: Modem question... From the Desk of Scott Fiore

2009-02-27 Thread nestamicky
Dan wrote: At 12:07 PM -0700 2/27/2009, nestamicky wrote: Since this thread is going on and since I have more than a few modems and wireless routers, I've always wanted to ask: what fun stuff can one do with these things, especially the wireless routers? Any ideas? On the WAN

Re: Spotlight Problem in Mail

2009-03-02 Thread nestamicky
gifutiger wrote: Greetings Linda ( + )!( + ) You might want to try rebuilding the Mailbox file. You can do this by opening Mac mail, select a mailbox (i.e. inbox) then select from the main drop-down menu Mailbox and select the last item Rebuild This will cause a rebuild of that selected

Re: web design software what to get?

2009-03-02 Thread nestamicky
Bruce Johnson wrote: On Mar 1, 2009, at 11:37 AM, Linda wrote: When I upgraded to Leopard I lost my OS 9 which had my ancient version of Golive on it. As this was the only application I had used to create webpages I am at a loss as to what to do. So can anyone offer an inexpensive,

Re: questions....questions

2009-03-02 Thread nestamicky
Lawrence David Eden wrote: Here is my situation: I have been using a Beige G3 with a Zif Upgrade. The Beige runs at 500mhz. I have added firewire and USB cards and they work fine. In fact, the entire computer is performing well. I was recently given a 450 mhz G4 tower which I expect

Re: Firewire hard drives not mounting

2009-03-02 Thread nestamicky
Mel wrote: The answer might be contained in this: so he could put the original NVIDIA GeForce2 MX video card back in and hook up a second monitor on it (not to mention a major area cleanup-desk reorganization and reworking the spaghetti). Try removing the NVIDIA GeForce2 MX video card

Re: Modem question... From the Desk of Scott Fiore

2009-03-03 Thread nestamicky
Steve R wrote: At 12:07 PM -0700 2/27/09, nestamicky posted: Since this thread is going on and since I have more than a few modems and wireless routers, I've always wanted to ask: what fun stuff can one do with these things, especially the wireless routers? Any ideas? Are you familiar

Re: Firewire Question

2009-03-05 Thread nestamicky
Try changing the jumpers for now...until someone else says something. By the way that approach only work sometimes. Paul wrote: I just got an external CD writer with a firewire (400) connection. I got it for the firewire, not for the CD, so I opened it up and installed a hard drive in place

Re: True of False - Pismo CPU board in Lombard?

2009-03-05 Thread nestamicky
Bruce - in Orlando wrote: No - don't need another Lombard thanks. I was just thinking about having a little fun by clocking a 400 mhz CPU, and so was rummaging thru ebay just to see what was out there ... And to that I say; there is no processor upgrade for the 400mhz Lombard. Pismo's?

Re: Got IP camera with eithernet connection behind but

2009-03-09 Thread nestamicky
I assume your camera has a webserver in it; check the manual and also check how to log into the camera from your browser. You'd have to give your friend your external IP. Great cameras will give your both the internal and external IP addresses. Give your friend the external one and have them

Re: A minor tale of woe and ass-u-me ...

2009-03-10 Thread nestamicky
Bruce Johnson wrote: Ok, so this weekend I became an object lesson for y'all. A couple of months ago, I got a neat little webcam from Woot.com, the Clique Hue. I went to their site Bruce and saw some cute cams. I'm curious though; how are these connected to the computer. I'm not

Re: A minor tale of woe and ass-u-me ...

2009-03-11 Thread nestamicky
Bruce Johnson wrote: On Mar 10, 2009, at 9:38 AM, nestamicky wrote: Bruce Johnson wrote: Ok, so this weekend I became an object lesson for y'all. A couple of months ago, I got a neat little webcam from Woot.com, the Clique Hue. I went to their site Bruce and saw some

Re: Flat Screen Monitor

2009-03-11 Thread nestamicky
Is this not a PCI-E card? Make sure before you proceed. insightinmind wrote: On Mar 7, 2009, at 12:26 PM, smac0031 wrote: I looked up GeForce 6200/256MB on google. This appears to be a PC card. Is there a Mac Version. The price is right. I once burned a VooDoo 3300 for my SuperMac and

Re: A minor tale of woe and ass-u-me ...

2009-03-11 Thread nestamicky
Bruce Johnson wrote: On Mar 11, 2009, at 7:41 AM, nestamicky wrote: They exaggerate greatly, no way are these cameras truly 1.3 megapixels. I was playing with mine and at that resolution (1280x1024) there were horrible, horrible jaggies in the image. Well, upon further

Re: Word Mac Virus - Really curious

2009-03-11 Thread nestamicky
Bruce Johnson wrote: On Mar 7, 2009, at 11:33 AM, Stephen Weber wrote: She might want to try a brand name antivirus like Norton or McAfee (If McAfee makes it for macs), I know McAfee for the PC scans before for viruses before installing. I use McAfee for my laptop and Norton for Mac

Re: A minor tale of woe and ass-u-me ...

2009-03-12 Thread nestamicky
Clark Martin wrote: Bruce Johnson wrote: On Mar 11, 2009, at 8:46 PM, nestamicky wrote: As a video chat camera, under good lighting, it's looks to be a good webcam...it's just too bad it isn't a USB2 camera, so it works natively with iChat. Until your last comment

Re: Thermal grease?

2009-03-13 Thread nestamicky
mythmaker18 wrote: So, let me get this straight (forgive my ignorance. I'm used to the plug-n-play of the beige processor upgrades that had their own built- in heatsinks). If I decide to upgrade the processor in my Quicksilver to a later quicksilver processor (for example, putting a used

Re: adding network printer

2009-03-13 Thread nestamicky
This may not be your server, but a lot of people have benefited from this. Goodluck. Perhaps you'd get more help if you name your sever and model here: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060404021600193 Steve R wrote: Short question: What are the settings in Print Fax for adding

Re: adding network printer

2009-03-13 Thread nestamicky
in the house to mellow out my frustration, just in case ;-) At 6:52 AM -0700 3/13/09, nestamicky posted: This may not be your server, but a lot of people have benefited from this. Goodluck. Perhaps you'd get more help if you name your sever and model here: http://www.macosxhints.com

Re: fans on G5 - off to the races!

2009-03-16 Thread nestamicky
MacGuy wrote: On Mar 16, 2009, at 8:33 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: Menu Meters is one of my 'must have' apps. Bruce, I would really be interested in knowing what the rest of those must have apps are. Jeff I really would too..Bruce...what are they...make 'em 10downloading

Re: A minor tale of woe and ass-u-me ...

2009-03-16 Thread nestamicky
Edie wrote: At 6:46 PM -0700 3/12/09 nestamicky wrote: Well this is good to know. Now I turn my attention to a video web server...where people can log in and see a live stream. Ideas? Sorry, I'm a bit behind on this list. Consider http://www.ustream.tv. You can sign up and stream

Re: White MacBook Purchase?

2009-03-19 Thread nestamicky
Bruce Johnson wrote: On Mar 16, 2009, at 11:21 PM, MacGuy wrote: On Mar 16, 2009, at 10:51 PM, jonas ulrich wrote: I would almost go for a later powerbook I second that notion. Jeff Oh that's just wishful thinking. PowerPC is dead. Even the least powerful

Re: fans on G5 - off to the races!-Paging Dan-Psychoceramic Emeritus

2009-03-21 Thread nestamicky
Dan wrote: At 4:48 AM -0700 3/20/2009, artemis wrote: What I'm concerned about is this: When Mike Bombich says that CCC erases the target drive in order to do its thing, does he mean it erases the ENTIRE drive? Or will it safely clone to the vacant partition leaving the files on the

Multiple HDs in Sawtooth

2009-03-24 Thread nestamicky
Hurray...I'm going SCSI's on my Sawtooth...well, as soon as I get the help I need. I'm trying to figure out how to safely install more than a single HD in the Sawtooth. Ideas...someone here must have done it. This is a physical issue, of course I know how to hook them up...but where would I

Re: Good news for those inter-pc-ial households

2009-03-24 Thread nestamicky
Bruce Johnson wrote: http://tinyurl.com/db2gxc IOGear debuts a $40 USB printer sharing switch that's fully supported by both OS X and Windows (requires 10.3.9 on the Mac side) Even better when you consider it's cheaper than the price of a decent print server.

Re: Multiple HDs in Sawtooth

2009-03-25 Thread nestamicky
to use a card with good external ports, like a UL3D or UL4D, and put them in an external housing. The drives and the Sawtooth will run a lot cooler. On Mar 24, 6:08 pm, nestamicky nestami...@gmail.com /mc/compose?to=nestami...@gmail.com wrote: Hurray...I'm going SCSI's on my

Re: OS X Server 10.4 v's OS X Client 10.5 for home server

2009-03-26 Thread nestamicky
Clark Martin wrote: Bruce Johnson wrote: On Mar 26, 2009, at 10:07 AM, Expat wrote: Hi All I'm setting up a home server (Xserve G4) to act as my main server for data, itunes, web hosting and possibly mail etc. given the choice between OS X Server 10.4 and OS X Client 10.5 which

Re: OS X Server 10.4 v's OS X Client 10.5 for home server

2009-03-29 Thread nestamicky
Bruce Johnson wrote: On Mar 27, 2009, at 11:04 AM, Jonas Ulrich wrote: whats an iMic?-Jonas http://lmgtfy.com/?q=imicl=1 Did everyone miss the sarcasm in Bruce's link above? I've bookmarked it Bruce. I will be using it quite a bit. Thanks!

Re: OS X Server 10.4 v's OS X Client 10.5 for home server

2009-03-29 Thread nestamicky
Bruce Johnson wrote: On Mar 27, 2009, at 2:11 PM, Paul Stamsen wrote: All the jumping around between top- and bottom-posting makes this impossible to understand! Either all one or all the other, please? Paul Maybe we should have a rule about this sort of thing I

Re: OS X Server 10.4 v's OS X Client 10.5 for home server

2009-03-31 Thread nestamicky
Bruce Johnson wrote: On Mar 29, 2009, at 3:59 PM, nestamicky wrote: I'd like to find a way to only respond to sections of the OT. I'm trying but I'm not good at it yet. In Thunderbird, in the compose section of the prefs, there's a selection to quote only the selected part

Re: pooched iMac G5

2009-04-01 Thread nestamicky
Sam Macomber wrote: *From:* Sam Macomber s...@macomber.com mailto:s...@macomber.com *To:* g3-5-list@googlegroups.com mailto:g3-5-list@googlegroups.com *Sent:* Wednesday, 1 April, 2009 3:15:07 AM *Subject:* Re:

Re: pooched iMac G5

2009-04-01 Thread nestamicky
Sam Macomber wrote: *From:* Sam Macomber s...@macomber.com mailto:s...@macomber.com *To:* g3-5-list@googlegroups.com mailto:g3-5-list@googlegroups.com *Sent:* Wednesday, 1 April, 2009 3:15:07 AM *Subject:* Re:

Re: What is the point of Mail.app??

2009-04-01 Thread nestamicky
George R. Hozendorf wrote: On Mar 31, 2009, at 1:15 PM, Jonas Ulrich wrote: I have always wondered what the point of the mail app in osx? What is the advantage? -Jonas There are many advantages. My two favorite are: 1. don't have to look at all the gibberish on yahoo,

Re: Upgrade Question

2009-04-02 Thread nestamicky
Bruce Johnson wrote: On Apr 2, 2009, at 10:33 AM, Charles Davis wrote: On Apr 2, 2009, at 12:39 PM, andre stark wrote: I have a very dependable G4 867 MHz machine that has A LOT of apps on it. However yo upgrade to FCP6 or even Imovie 6 I need Leopard on this machine. is it worth

Re: ANSWERED Never for this website IGNORE THIS

2009-04-24 Thread nestamicky
If it's Firefox you could try ToolsClear Private Data, or dig in after you've typed About Config in the url window; or whatever you call the place you type urls. MacGuy wrote: My wife when entering user/password for our bank website accidentally pushed the Never for this website button

Re: Mail Delay

2009-05-05 Thread nestamicky
Dan wrote: At 9:04 AM -0500 5/5/2009, George R. Hozendorf wrote: Is there a way to set the time for a message from eMail to be sent? i.e. Write the message at 8AM but don't send until 2PM I don't think I've seen such a feature in any mail client. You can sent most to not send

Touchscreen mac

2009-05-05 Thread nestamicky
Can anyone here confirm that any of the macs, including powerbooks or imacs, could be fixed so you can use touchscreen? I read somewhere that earlier imacs could be so 'fixed'. True/False/Wishing --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are

Re: Switching to OS X.3

2009-05-07 Thread nestamicky
Kirk Morrison wrote: Thanks, I will do that as it makes the most sense to me and as the only app is Open Office right now, I will just back up the Docs and my printer driver so I don't have to DL it again. Kirk He who has honor need not fear death. Eva Marie LeGrand Morrison

Re: Thunderbird from G4 to iBook: Which Stuff to Copy?

2009-05-11 Thread nestamicky
yersi...@cybernex.net wrote: Stephen writes, Glad you like it. One thing you do have to be careful about is letting your Inbox get too big. I'm an email pack rat too, I still have some here from back in the 80's. And a pile that were converted from Rmail in Emacs on Solaris. Anyways, I just

Re: 10.5.7

2009-06-07 Thread Nestamicky
On Jun 7, 2009, at 1:03 AM, Clark Martin wrote: It just shows they don't know what is happening inside So, what's really is happening inside of a Permission Repair order? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's

Re: Lightening Season

2009-06-13 Thread Nestamicky
On Jun 13, 2009, at 5:38 AM, Lawrence David Eden wrote: Any suggestions about how to accomplish this better? Yes, buy a power strip. Disconnect the strip instead of several cables. Makes it efficient. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you

Re: Mozilla apps - Optimized for G3/G4

2009-06-15 Thread nestamicky
Dan wrote: Optimized builds of Camino, SeaMonkey, and Thunderbird are also available on RPM's page. Do you have a link, Dan? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3,

Horrible, horrible, horrible video

2009-06-15 Thread nestamicky
Thanks for reading. It's my G4 Titanium 400Mhz. It's crap on any video site, including Youtube. Trusty Pismo was not this horrible. Now, Dan, would rpm save me here? I'm using both the latest---non rpm--version of FF and Safari 3.x. Horrible video, and by that is meant; very jerky. Running

Re: Horrible, horrible, horrible video

2009-06-16 Thread nestamicky
15, 2009 at 11:24 PM, nestamicky nestami...@gmail.com mailto:nestami...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for reading. It's my G4 Titanium 400Mhz. It's crap on any video site, including Youtube. Trusty Pismo was not this horrible. Now, Dan, would rpm save me here? I'm using both the latest

Re: Horrible, horrible, horrible video

2009-06-16 Thread nestamicky
Kris Tilford wrote: On Jun 15, 2009, at 10:30 PM, Stephen Weber wrote: I have a G3 600mhz iMac and runs bad on yourtube too. You need a computer with a processor better than a G3 or a early G4. It's because flash is a CPU hog. I've had some Pentium III PC laptops that were

Re: Horrible, horrible, horrible video

2009-06-16 Thread nestamicky
Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 11:24 PM, nestamickynestami...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for reading. It's my G4 Titanium 400Mhz. It's crap on any video site, including Youtube. Trusty Pismo was not this horrible. Now, Dan, would rpm save me here? I'm using both the

Re: [G3-5]Re: Horrible, horrible, horrible video

2009-06-17 Thread Nestamicky
On Jun 16, 2009, at 11:01 PM, MaGioZal wrote: On 6/16/09 1:28 AM, Po-en Tsai at poen.t...@gmail.com wrote: Or, like me, I would switch onto my Panther 10.3 partition, running Firefox 2.04 to watch anything Flash based. It seems to work for me, and Youtube works fine like that.

Re: Mozilla apps - Optimized for G3/G4

2009-06-17 Thread Nestamicky
On Jun 16, 2009, at 9:07 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: PPC, G3, G4, G5, Someone may have answered this, but which version, of the 7450 or 7400, should I get from RPM for a Titanium G4. I relent, I'd try this build and see if my horrible internet video playback is improved on this 400 Mhzm 1GB

Re: Cable Select OR Master / Slave in a QS 2002 Dual 1GHz? (and DA Dual 533)

2009-06-17 Thread Nestamicky
On Jun 17, 2009, at 4:11 AM, Ralph Green wrote: Use any flat IDE cable you want. Use 80 pin cables if you want speeds greater than 33 megabytes per second. I thought an IDE cable is an IDE cable is anso when you say to use 80 pin IDE for increased speed, what do you mean? Please expand

Re: Mozilla apps - Optimized for G3/G4

2009-06-17 Thread Nestamicky
On Jun 16, 2009, at 8:31 PM, Dan wrote: Note that once you've hit the system and apps with this tool, they are forever damaged. This is a very very very important thing to know about Monolingual. If you're installing your OS with the disk, why can't people just simply use the advance

Re: Cable Select OR Master / Slave in a QS 2002 Dual 1GHz? (and DA Dual 533)

2009-06-18 Thread Nestamicky
On Jun 17, 2009, at 2:32 PM, Ralph Green wrote: Yes. I should have said 80 wire. The connectors are all 40 pin. I usually save the 40 pin cables for older systems. But, it is good to know that you can use them for any parallel ATA drive, in a pinch. I help people rebuild older systems

Re: Arrrggh! G4 dies from just sitting there?

2009-06-18 Thread Nestamicky
On Jun 18, 2009, at 1:23 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: and waiting to get the stupid new media computer set up. Well THE Bruce care to tell us how he plans to setup a media G4. Some of us will ask; what would Bruce do? I have a Sawtooth I could use to follow...

Re: Arrrggh! G4 dies from just sitting there?

2009-06-22 Thread nestamicky
On 6/22/2009 9:53 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Jun 22, 2009, at 7:59 AM, trag wrote: Have either of you two considered MythTV? It takes a bit of fiddling, but you're both pros at that. http://www.mythtv.org Haven't looked into it in a while, but my old G4 just does not have

Re: VideoLan has finally reached version 1.0.0

2009-07-07 Thread Nestamicky
On Jul 7, 2009, at 10:53 AM, Dana Collins wrote: VideoLan has released version 1.0.0 of its software, one of the more robust and format inclusive video players for OS X. Too bad they don't have same for 10.4 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message

Re: PowerMac G3 wont boot after Tiger effort

2009-07-13 Thread Nestamicky
On Jul 12, 2009, at 10:37 PM, nburman wrote: It seems something is wrong because it spends 3-4 mins on a black screen, after the chimes. Here's the point that you go 'back to zero'. You open the machine and strip it, until you begin to enjoy it. Take everything out, put it back all in but

Re: 750GB Seagate PATA is Dropping Out Again

2009-08-02 Thread Nestamicky
On 8/1/09 2:20 PM, Chance Reecher wrote: Have you tried putting it back into the firewire enclosure and seeing if it still drops out? That'll tell you if it's the drive or something on your motherboard. Have you tested other drives inside the computer on the same ATA bus as the 750 that is

Be gone, Mail, be gone

2009-08-02 Thread Nestamicky
Well, the last bit of feature that Mail.app has that I envied it when I reluctantly dropped it is now in T-Bird. You can now select a line in a long e-Mail, hit reply and the line you selected would be included in your responsenothing else. Now I have to find out how to select multiple

Re: Mail directory broken? PBG4 10.5.7

2009-08-04 Thread Nestamicky
On 8/3/09 8:14 PM, Stanton Mitrany wrote: Does it sound as if my mail database is irretrievable? If you do find your database, move to Thunderbird. Actually, why not give it a try to recover your database? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message

Re: Mail directory broken? PBG4 10.5.7

2009-08-08 Thread Nestamicky
On 8/6/09 12:18 PM, Dan wrote: Many people like Thunderbird And I'm one of those people who even think T-bird beta is better than mail.app. Try it! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for

Re: Disk specific / Install specific?

2009-08-11 Thread nestamicky
Bruce Johnson wrote: Absolutely. On Aug 10, 2009, at 5:58 PM, MacGuy wrote: Next question... can I use migration assistant to bring all personal files/folders/mail/music etc. from the intel to PPC? Jeff How about programs installed, would that work too? I have an HD with

Re: Using an existing FW 5.25 enclosure to hold 2 HDD

2009-08-11 Thread nestamicky
Mullin9 wrote: Is it possible to use an existing FW 5.25 enclosure to hold 2 HDD, I'll remove a CD ROM, and install 2 Hard drives, 1 master, and 1 slave , and replace a short ATA ribbon, with one with 2 HDD ends and 1 end for the Bridge board, and get 1 2disk splitter for powersupply.

Re: Migrating from Eudora ?

2009-08-13 Thread Nestamicky
On 8/13/09 5:59 AM, Lawrence David Eden wrote: What, if any, are the advantages of migration to a different mail program? Try Thunderbird and you'll never go back. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5

Re: G4 Question

2009-08-26 Thread Nestamicky
On 8/25/09 10:48 PM, Stephen Conrad wrote: Yes, it isut OnyX asks for my password Dan, I've been following this thread and I can confirm this bug, if you can call it that. I did the same thing on my Ti 400 last night, shut down, restart but Dashboard is still in the dock, and the blue

Re: OSX10.4 on G3

2009-08-28 Thread nestamicky
On 8/28/2009 1:57 PM, Dan wrote: many of us just disable the indexing (easily done with a few commands in Terminal). Would Dan care to show us the commands used to accomplish this? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of

We accept Apple is moving on

2009-08-29 Thread Nestamicky
...But for those of us who're going to be holding onto our PPC machines, as did those who held onto theirs before PPC, could we start a resource useful to make these machines stay current, run smoothly and efficiently? For example, it just came out of the OSX10.4 on G3 thread that you can turn

Re: Open Office vs. NeoOffice

2009-08-29 Thread Nestamicky
On 8/28/09 10:52 PM, di...@mathermotorsports.com wrote: Something that I can use simple keystrokes for basic formatting. Install NeoOffice. When you need to use it, start it and go make coffee. Once it's up, it's not that bad. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received

Re: OSX10.4 on G3

2009-08-29 Thread Nestamicky
On 8/29/09 8:20 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: That's when I decided to place them all in the Privacy tab. Where's the Privacy tab, why is it necessary to put things thereplease expand. I'm on the quest to make my Ti efficient. Also, Spotlight has a terminal command to turn it off? I used

Re: Open Office vs. NeoOffice

2009-08-29 Thread Nestamicky
On 8/29/09 8:31 AM, diane wrote: Unfortunately I don't drink coffee, but I can clean my desk. I think you meant, fortunately. I check my e-Mails. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4,

Re: OSX10.4 on G3

2009-08-29 Thread Nestamicky
On 8/29/09 8:32 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: So turning off Spotlight may not be overall more efficient. Well, this is sad. I was thinking that doing so would be one good way to run old machines efficiently. I really don't care about the initial indexing; I can go take some fresh air. Oh

Re: Open Office vs. NeoOffice

2009-08-29 Thread Nestamicky
On 8/29/09 12:53 PM, diane wrote: Bruce rocks Like a rock band he rocks! I'm downloading now myself, but based on Diane's experience, I'd pitch in and say, yes, Bruce is a rocking, rocking rocker. Thanks Bruce, I thought OO left us PPC behind until now. Thanks!

Re: We accept Apple is moving on

2009-08-29 Thread Nestamicky
On 8/29/09 10:09 AM, Dan wrote: A FAQ could be quite useful. A wiki set up by LEM would be great. You should suggest it to LEM-Dan We are already making progress. (Sorry about the fonts Dan. Changed) Here's a link Bruce sent someone earlier today that would be useful in an FAQ or Wiki:

Re: OSX10.4 on G3

2009-08-30 Thread Nestamicky
On 8/30/09 8:00 PM, Dan wrote: There are some nice widgets available. But I find the memory and lack of versatility to be a killer. So I try to find small applications that will do the same jobs Dan, since you've got the smart ones of us off Dashboard, etc, would you care to share

Re: Posting etiquette?

2009-08-31 Thread nestamicky
On 8/31/2009 10:42 AM, Dan wrote: Bottom post? Only for people who want to re-read everything. That's not true. When you look at the structure of a bottom post, you'd see that it gives an idea, especially if it's trimmed, of what the heck is being discussed. Get yourself Thunderbird, it

Re: OS 10.4 to Thumbdrive

2009-09-01 Thread Nestamicky
On 8/31/09 5:08 PM, Paul wrote: inding a USB 2.0 card (much faster) that lets you boot might take a bit of work. Paul, would you please say how this is really done? I know it's a complex process in windoze. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because

Re: Was is das? Safari in Deutch?

2009-09-06 Thread Nestamicky
On 9/6/09 6:55 AM, Dennis Myhand wrote: English is just a German dialect Any academic reference I could cross check this with? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs

Re: Shared Scanner over Wireless Networks

2009-09-09 Thread Nestamicky
On 9/9/09 3:52 AM, Kris Tilford wrote: but the idea that I could possibly scan over a network device is attractive. Here's the article I found on this subject: http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/03/10/how-to-make-your-own-2.html Thanks a lot for sharing , Kris. It's indeed a

iMovie .dv

2009-09-10 Thread nestamicky
Anyone know how I could export a slide-show of pictures from iMovie in a way that the output would be .mov and in a size larger than iMovie's output when used: ShareQuicktime? Or, if you know of another option (free application) that will do same, please let me know. The output now discussed

Re: iTunes 9 PPC Macs

2009-09-10 Thread Nestamicky
On 9/9/09 8:48 PM, Dana Collins wrote: To our mutual dismay, the Old Mac Apps site no longer posts older versions of iTunes (Apple probably threatened suit). Anyone know where I can find older versions of iTunes? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this

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