MacGroup: full disk encryption s/w [Attn: Lee Larson]

2006-01-02 Thread R. D. Preston
On Oct 25, 2005, at 10:06 PM, Lee Larson wrote: On Oct 25, 2005, at 11:47 PM, R.D.Preston wrote: Not knowing much about encryption, I used the internet to search for info on this, and got many links to the subject, including a few devoted to the Mac and it's OS, including discussions

MacGroup: full disk encryption s/w [Attn: Lee Larson]

2006-01-03 Thread R. D. Preston
On Jan 3, 2006, at 10:13 AM, Lee Larson wrote: snip Thanks for the responses, Lee. Regards, Russ Preston | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 24 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is http://www.kymac.org. | List posting address:

MacGroup: System Memory: 'Inactive' vs. 'Free' memory.

2006-01-03 Thread R. D. Preston
Hello All, Is anyone up for a convo concerning System Memory? ? and why my 'Inactive' memory grows, while the 'Free' memory slowly dwindles to the point of being exhausted. I've noticed this while watching 'Activity Monitor' in System Memory mode during my modem-hangup problem. Is

MacGroup: Virus Software

2006-01-03 Thread R. D. Preston
On Jan 2, 2006, at 1:27 PM, Greg Schoettmer wrote: Happy New Year to all! I'm enjoying my day off watching the football games, reading my e-mail and reading the latest copy of Macworld. Multitasking at its finest! In Macworld, there's an ad for Intego VirusBarrier X4. Is

MacGroup: System Memory: 'Inactive' vs. 'Free' memory.

2006-01-03 Thread R. D. Preston
On Jan 3, 2006, at 2:15 PM, Lee Larson wrote: On Jan 3, 2006, at 11:44 AM, R. D. Preston wrote: Is anyone up for a convo concerning System Memory? ? and why my 'Inactive' memory grows, while the 'Free' memory slowly dwindles to the point of being exhausted. I've noticed this while

MacGroup: System Memory: 'Inactive' vs. 'Free' memory.

2006-01-03 Thread R. D. Preston
On Jan 3, 2006, at 2:58 PM, Brian O'Neal wrote: Thank you Lee for that answer. I have often wondered why that is myself. I actually thought that it was a piece of shareware causing the problem. Because after a reboot and not launching that application I had a load of free mem. I just

MacGroup: System Memory: 'Inactive' vs. 'Free' memory.

2006-01-03 Thread R. D. Preston
On Jan 3, 2006, at 11:01 PM, Lee Larson wrote: Here's an experiment you can do to watch the system use memory. Open a terminal window and run top. Watch what happens when you move a big file from one place to another. You should see the free memory drop dramatically and then come back

MacGroup: iMac or eMac avaliable?

2006-01-05 Thread R. D. Preston
On Jan 5, 2006, at 9:02 PM, Schoun Regan wrote: PRAM, PMU, PPP, TCP/IP, UDP, IPv4 IPv6, VPN, PPTP, L2TP, DNS, SQL, IRC, QTSS, RTSP, SLP, SASL, 802.11b,g,a DVD, CD, HDI, DIVX, LDAP, SSH, SSL, ARD, AFP, FTP, SMB, NFS, ICQ, DHCP, SMTP, POP, IMAP, SNMP, CUPS, CPU, en0, en1, KB, MB, GB, TB,

MacGroup: MWSF related question

2006-01-05 Thread R. D. Preston
On Jan 5, 2006, at 9:41 PM, Andy Arnold wrote: Bot a dual 2Ghz G5 last Sept on refurb. No probs at all, except for the wake from sleep issues, but I think that is an OS bug interacting with the hardware... On Jan 5, 2006, at 6:33 PM, b3 wrote: has anyone had experience with the

name listing on macgroup server

2006-01-08 Thread R. D. Preston
Hello, An odd problem, certainly not critical, is occurring only occasionally when I post messages to the MacGroup. The odd postings **sometimes** list me as R.D.Preston (no spaces), but everywhere I've checked on my own system, it's properly listed as R. D. Preston (includes spaces). My

MacGroup: Is it possible to disable a system feature?

2006-01-08 Thread R. D. Preston
To whom it may concern (or not, as it were): Is there a tool (or easy and safe change to my personal user files) that will allow me to disable Recent Items/Folders/Disks COMPLETELY, and system- wide ?? [?currently using v10.4.3?] Although it seems to be a rather rudimentary (and I

MacGroup: Is it possible to disable a system feature?

2006-01-08 Thread R. D. Preston
On Jan 8, 2006, at 10:53 AM, Jerry Freeman wrote: There used to be an application named Control Freak that did that. You could script or automate Clear Menu in the finder and frequently used applications. I suppose it's a privacy issue with you...jf Hmmm? I'll look for Control Freak

MacGroup: Is it possible to disable a system feature?

2006-01-08 Thread R. D. Preston
On Jan 8, 2006, at 11:39 AM, Jerry Freeman wrote: On further thought, does Systems Prefs/Appearance/Number of Recent Items/None from drop down do what you need? ?all set to 0. I suppose it does have a result, but [Finder Go Recent Folders] and other apps (like Preview TextEdit) Recent

MacGroup: Is it possible to disable a system feature?

2006-01-08 Thread R. D. Preston
On Jan 8, 2006, at 1:32 PM, Marta Edie wrote: Am I missing something? Of course i am the only user here. Marta Just that I don't really want ANY Recent Items lists to occur.:-) Regards, Russ Preston | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 24 at Pitt

MacGroup: Thanks to Marta! [attn: rangrsz263]

2006-01-09 Thread R. D. Preston
On Jan 9, 2006, at 9:15 AM, rangrsz263 at mac.com wrote: At the meetings we attended, there was no shortage of goodwill or willing help but we were far too bewildered to glean any useful information from the presentations. I think now we might be considered beginners, with some small

MacGroup: Adobe Lightroom

2006-01-09 Thread R. D. Preston
On Jan 9, 2006, at 11:24 AM, Jerry Freeman wrote: On Jan 9, 2006, at 2:54 AM, R.D.Preston wrote: Tell me though, how long have you been testing products such as this? I've been invited or have volunteered to test various beta products for at least 6 years, can't honestly remember. My only

MacGroup: Thanks to Marta! (att: RD Preston)

2006-01-09 Thread R. D. Preston
On Jan 9, 2006, at 4:09 PM, rangrsz263 at mac.com wrote: What a great offer--In September, which will mark a year of wrestling with the Photoshop CS 2 behemoth, if I have not made significant progress and your offer still stands, that may well be a more sensible approach. Hope springs

MacGroup: AppleCare worth it?

2006-01-09 Thread R. D. Preston
On Jan 9, 2006, at 4:24 PM, R. D. Preston wrote: On Jan 9, 2006, at 3:33 PM, b3 wrote: okay, so it looks as if tomorrow, one way or another, i am ordering my family a new laptop. I just have a question as to if all of you think that AppleCare is worth the extra price? i did have

MacGroup: Control Freak

2006-01-11 Thread R. D. Preston
On Jan 11, 2006, at 1:57 PM, Nelsn Helm wrote: Try: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/23411vid=173779 http://www.applelinks.com/pm/more.php?id=1443_0_1_0_M57 Well, I searched on tucows, d/l, c/net, as well as versiontracker. When I did, there was no Control Freak that

MacGroup: Any product plans for modern-era Duo-Dock?

2006-01-12 Thread R. D. Preston
To anyone with product foreknowledge (or a crystal ball in their pocket); Are there any product plans at Apple for a modern-era Duo-Dock? You know, that 'old fashioned' idea of a laptop with a desktop docking station for recharging, external devices, monitors, etc. ?? Why was the old one

MacGroup: printed photos

2006-01-11 Thread R. D. Preston
On Jan 11, 2006, at 5:48 PM, LuAnn Johnson wrote: This group is the greatest. Thanks to all for the information on home printed vs. wal-mart or other printed photos. I am amazed at what this group knows and is so willing to share. Truth is, I don't know when ANY of you sleep! Luann

MacGroup: Any product plans for modern-era Duo-Dock?

2006-01-12 Thread R. D. Preston
On Jan 12, 2006, at 5:43 PM, Jonathan Fletcher wrote: On Jan 12, 2006, at 5:15 PM, R. D. Preston preston.r.d at earthlink.net wrote: Are there any product plans at Apple for a modern-era Duo-Dock? You know, that 'old fashioned' idea of a laptop with a desktop docking station

MacGroup: Any product plans for modern-era Duo-Dock?

2006-01-12 Thread R. D. Preston
On Jan 12, 2006, at 9:24 PM, Jerry Freeman wrote: Try one of those things out in person. The mating is not so seamless as it appears. I wager I could attach the same amount of cables in less time than it takes to get the dock properly aligned, which is why they are not so popular...jf

MacGroup: To paraphrase, Widgets? ...we donn need noe stinkin' widgets!

2006-01-13 Thread R. D. Preston
On Jan 13, 2006, at 6:12 AM, Stuart Ungar wrote: all of that is great, but i've been looking for the apple white pages widget anounced at the expo. is that one only bundled with the new software? there is a white pages out there, but not the one i'm looking for... does anyone know where

MacGroup: Safe Place

2006-01-14 Thread R. D. Preston
On Jan 14, 2006, at 1:36 PM, Tom Guenthner wrote: Here is a project.. Is there a way to develop a web site that one would need a ?key? to get access? The key would be something would plug into the USB slot. Not sure how difficult something like that would be to develop. The idea is to

MacGroup: Export format of music to PC world?

2006-01-15 Thread R. D. Preston
Hello, I need some info on file formats for music and cross-platform usage. I'm preparing to record music CD's for someone with standard audio components **and** an HP computer. Most everything I've d/l and checked from UseNet on my (Mac) side of this is in MP3 format, and the few

MacGroup: Export format of music to PC world?

2006-01-15 Thread R. D. Preston
(?second try?) Hello, I need some info on file formats for music and cross-platform usage. I'm preparing to record music CD's for someone with standard audio components **and** an HP computer. Most everything I've d/l and checked from UseNet on my (Mac) side of this is in MP3 format, and

MacGroup: iCal Question

2006-01-16 Thread R. D. Preston
On Jan 16, 2006, at 4:42 PM, b3 wrote: Okay, now that we have two macs here at home, we would like to be able to keep our iCal calendars in sync. I do not have a .Mac account (well, i do have a trail account, but i doubt that i'll upgrade to the full version after it expires). Is it

MacGroup: 'Inactive' vs. 'Free' memory. (attn: previous respondents)

2006-01-16 Thread R. D. Preston
!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! (?old verbiage included for discussion history?) On Jan 3, 2006, at 9:03 PM, R. D. Preston wrote: On Jan 3, 2006, at 2:15 PM, Lee Larson wrote: On Jan 3, 2006, at 11:44 AM, R. D. Preston wrote: Is anyone up for a convo concerning System Memory? ? and why my 'Inactive' memory

MacGroup: 'Inactive' vs. 'Free' memory. (attn: previous respondents)

2006-01-16 Thread R. D. Preston
On Jan 16, 2006, at 7:14 PM, Lee Larson wrote: On Jan 16, 2006, at 6:00 PM, R. D. Preston wrote: When the 'inactive' usage has grown to a large size, I'm seeing two, or maybe three, bash processes that have launched/running at the same time as this memory usage has jumped. When

MacGroup: Repartition/Resize question

2006-01-18 Thread R. D. Preston
On Jan 18, 2006, at 10:09 AM, b3 wrote: Is there a free/cheap program that will let me resize the partitions on my external drive? I have a 160GB external firewire drive, that i had partitioned into two volumes, one 60GB (to match the size of the iBook) for full copy bootable backups,

MacGroup: QuickTime question

2006-01-18 Thread R. D. Preston
On Jan 17, 2006, at 1:05 PM, Green, Cathy wrote: Greetings, group! I currently use QuickTime 6.5.3 running OS10.3.9 on my G3iMac. If I d/l version 7, does it overwrite the older version? I need the older version for suppport materials that came with the textbook series that I have to

MacGroup: QuickTime question [bcc][faked-from]

2006-01-18 Thread R. D. Preston
**WARNING** DANGER! DANGER, WILL ROBINSON!:-) Well, I'm in rather unfamiliar territory with Unix; but since no one else has responded to the question yet, I'll give it a go, albeit with an old work-around method... The following is from pre- osX user level testing procedures, and I

MacGroup: Repartition/Resize question

2006-01-18 Thread R. D. Preston
everything from the external, reformat, and transfer back. now i just need to import the selected songs back into my local (powerbook) library, and sync the iPod. not as easy as a resize partition program i would imagine, but what the heck? rick On Jan 18, 2006, at 2:36 PM, R. D

MacGroup: LCD rec.

2006-01-25 Thread R. D. Preston
On Jan 23, 2006, at 3:02 PM, b3 wrote: So, what I'm looking to do is replace the Gateway LCD with something that would provide for a better overall experience. Of course I would love to have a 20 or 23 apple display, or a Dell 2005FWP, but the budget will not allow it at this point.

MacGroup: What's the location of the Spotlight indexing log file?

2006-01-30 Thread R. D. Preston
What's it called? Where's it located? Can it be cleared and/or refreshed? ...selectively by volume, etc.? Regards, Russ Preston -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

MacGroup: What's the location of the Spotlight indexing log file?

2006-01-31 Thread R. D. Preston
On Jan 31, 2006, at 1:53 PM, Anne Cartwright wrote: If you are having trouble with Spotlight. If it doesn't seem to be working properly, you probably need to re-index it. Anne Well, I just added an external drive to my system, caught Spotlight indexing it but didn't need or want that on

MacGroup: I bought Tiger!!!!!!

2006-04-03 Thread R. D. Preston
Hi JJ, Congrats on getting Tiger! Once installed and running, set your [ System Preferences System Software Update ] to check automatically for updates, and it will indicate (after it checks) what your system needs to be current (it's up to v10.4.5, as well as security issues, iPod,

MacGroup: I bought Tiger!!!!!!

2006-04-03 Thread R. D. Preston
oops! Regards, Russ Preston On Apr 3, 2006, at 7:00 PM, Jerry Freeman wrote: Actually 10.4.6 check SUP...jf On Apr 3, 2006, at 6:26 PM, R. D. Preston wrote: [ System Preferences System Software Update ] to check automatically for updates, and it will indicate (after it checks) what

MacGroup: iPod mini replacement battery

2006-04-04 Thread R. D. Preston
Check a specialty battery store in the Okolona area as a possible source; it's at 8310 So. Preston Hwy., and is called Batteries Plus. I've found sizes and styles of batteries there I couldn't find elsewhere. As to your installation question, I've never had an iPod in hand, sorry.

MacGroup: I have Tiger successfully loaded!!!!!!!!

2006-04-04 Thread R. D. Preston
JJ, When shopping for RAM, ask them about a static wristband, also. It shouldn't cost more than a couple of dollars or so. RAM is very sensitive to static discharge. Regards, Russ Preston On Apr 4, 2006, at 5:29 PM, JJ wrote: ...If I can just remember to touch metal on the inside.

MacGroup: Newbie question..... :-)

2006-04-05 Thread R. D. Preston
One program is Allum?'s Spring Cleaning; but I'm sure there are many others. Regards, Russ Preston On Apr 5, 2006, at 8:00 PM, JJ wrote: Is there a program available that cleans up your computer? I looked (or attempted to look) for a program that would get rid of duplicate files, old

MacGroup: Newbie question..... :-)

2006-04-05 Thread R. D. Preston
Well that's not a very good review. Maybe JJ better keep looking... Regards, Russ Preston On Apr 5, 2006, at 8:55 PM, Profile wrote: Just had the latest MacWorld magazine give Spring Cleaning 8.0 only 2 mice out of possible 5. John R. On Apr 5, 2006, at 8:47 PM, R. D. Preston wrote

MacGroup: problem after reinstall

2006-04-15 Thread R. D. Preston
Hi Luann, It sounds like your application is not seeing/recognizing your files. Does Thunderbird have an import files/folders function? It might be necessary to do this for the files to be recognized. Regards, Russ Preston On Apr 15, 2006, at 6:09 PM, Luann Johnson wrote: Because of a

MacGroup: Application Request

2006-04-17 Thread R. D. Preston
Hi Rick, In the main menu, go to Finder Preferences... [General] and deselect (uncheck) whatever you don't want to show up on the Desktop, such as 'Hard disks'. Regards, Russ Preston On Apr 17, 2006, at 4:39 PM, b3 wrote: and as far as icons and such, i usually only keep my HD icon on

MacGroup: disk repairs, etc

2006-04-19 Thread R. D. Preston
On Apr 18, 2006, at 9:56 PM, NPfield at aol.com wrote: Recently, without really knowing why, I decided to Repair Permissions (probably something I read in MacWorld, but at the time, I didn't know Permissions from an Intel chip). Now I figure Permissions is probably not a real concern

MacGroup: disk repairs, etc

2006-04-19 Thread R. D. Preston
On Apr 19, 2006, at 12:07 AM, Jerry Freeman wrote: On Apr 18, 2006, at 9:56 PM, NPfield at aol.com wrote: My Mac is running fine. Q: is this a case of if it ain't broke, don't fix it? correct...jf Hi Jerry, But that error troubles me, as I've seen it before... Error: the

MacGroup: disk repairs, etc.

2006-04-20 Thread R. D. Preston
On Apr 20, 2006, at 6:21 PM, NPfield at aol.com wrote: Thanks to all who responded. My replies are below: ... snip ... But my OS X install disk has only ?Welcome to Tiger,? ?Read Before You Install,? ?Install Mac OS X,? and ?Xcode Tools.? No utilities, nothing to boot from. snip

MacGroup: Re: macgroup: disk repairs

2006-04-22 Thread R. D. Preston
Before you boot from the DVD, first just try launching Disk Utility from the Utilities folder of the DVD disk and run it on your primary startup disk (select from left column) and see if you can fix it. Don't bother with 'permissions', just run the Repair Disk function of First Aid. If,

MacGroup: disk repairs

2006-04-23 Thread R. D. Preston
Good. Best to fix it while still a 'minor' problem; left without repair, that is a problem that can become worse. Regards, Russ Preston On Apr 23, 2006, at 7:19 PM, NPfield at aol.com wrote: Now Dr. Disk Repair sez my HD is fully restored to good health. Apparently it was a very minor

MacGroup: Re: Safari can't find the server

2006-05-01 Thread R. D. Preston
Offering observations only, no answers: I've been following the recent cable/router/DNS related threads. It occurred to me of a somewhat similar communications problem I have with that same Safari error, but it only happens when my networking is consistently busy. System configuration?

MacGroup: mail and junk mail filtering

2006-05-01 Thread R. D. Preston
Bill, Perhaps it's time to try trashing your Mail prefs, relaunching the Mail app, then redefining your filtering rules, anew.: ) Regards, Russ Preston On Apr 30, 2006, at 12:07 PM, Bill Rising wrote: Hey folks, I've been having a lot of trouble with Mail's junk mail filtering of

MacGroup: file identification conflict

2005-11-01 Thread R. D. Preston
Hello all, After migrating my old apps files to my new Mac (OS v 10.4.2), the old picture collections have retained the old file ID's (JPEGView under Classic), and the new picture download file ID's are with Preview. Without requiring a trashing of the old app, how do I re-ID the old

MacGroup: file identification conflict

2005-11-01 Thread R. D. Preston
On Nov 1, 2005, at 7:49 PM, B. Eric Bradley wrote: You'll love this, Russ - really easy. Do Get Info on any of the old JPEGView files, and look toward the bottom of the window at Open with: Select Preview as the application to open the file, then click the button below the pulldown

MacGroup: Apple Updates

2005-11-04 Thread R. D. Preston
On Nov 4, 2005, at 1:06 PM, Bill Rising wrote: On Nov 3, 2005, at 20:41, Russell D. Preston wrote: [snip...] PROBLEM: After d/l and install of OS update 10.4.3 (to both boot volumes), I ran OnyX maintenance suite (freeware, Titanium S/W), and encountered AppleScript error -1762 with

MacGroup: Viewpoint Media Player

2005-11-04 Thread R. D. Preston
Chuck, Go to http://www.stuffit.com/mac/index.html and get this for the .hqx file? StuffIt Expander - FREE expansion and decoding! StuffIt Expander easily expands and decodes all those files you download from the Web or receive in your email. It quickly accesses StuffIt files, unzips zip

MacGroup: S/W for Usenet (newsgroup newsreader)

2005-11-06 Thread R. D. Preston
Hello, For those of you interested in or use newsgroups for music, vids, pictures, discussions, etc., there's a piece of software new to me I'd like to recommend. It is relatively simple to learn and use, unlike some of the earlier newsreaders for the Mac. It's from Panic Software, and

MacGroup: backing up my system

2005-11-06 Thread R. D. Preston
On Nov 6, 2005, at 7:10 AM, Stuart Ungar wrote: I am wondering what the best way to back up my system is. I have a mac mini and have about 10,000 photos and some iTunes songs I would want backed up. For some reason, my DVD burner that is built in is not working for backing up the data.

MacGroup: backing up my system

2005-11-06 Thread R. D. Preston
On Nov 6, 2005, at 6:57 PM, Stuart Ungar wrote: so, it sounds like there is no way to justify buying one of those cool 5th gen iPods... I know there is one HD maker (lacie?) that makes one that goes directly below the mini and has the same footprint. Does anyone have that one? -stuart

MacGroup: S/W for Usenet (newsgroup newsreader)

2005-11-07 Thread R. D. Preston
On Nov 7, 2005, at 9:33 AM, Jerry Freeman wrote: How's the SPAM these days? :) On Nov 7, 2005, at 5:04 AM, Ed Wiser wrote: Russ I use Unison for my newgroup needs too good application. Most new computer users don't know about newsgroups It use to be the main way to discuss things on the

MacGroup: S/W for Usenet (newsgroup newsreader)

2005-11-07 Thread R. D. Preston
On Nov 7, 2005, at 4:24 PM, Lee Larson wrote: On Nov 7, 2005, at 4:10 PM, Ed Wiser wrote: I don't get a lot of SPAM you must be hogging it all.;) I think he's got in mind the reason why many of us stopped using the USENET discussion groups: Some of them came to contain more spam than

MacGroup: Apple tries to patent tamper-resistant software

2005-11-09 Thread R. D. Preston
On Nov 9, 2005, at 3:57 PM, Rex Baldazo wrote: Apple is filing a patent application for methods to ensure software runs on specific hardware: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5942107.html Clearly part of their plan to make sure the Intel-based OS X software only runs on Apple's Intel

MacGroup: Help with Address Book!

2005-11-10 Thread R. D. Preston
Is the issue in this article related to your problem(s)? http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20051109080442333 On Nov 9, 2005, at 7:43 PM, Mike Watkins wrote: Help! I have suddenly had a major loss and am in mourning... my address book is inaccessible.I know how to go the route of

MacGroup: MacJanitor / Quick Time for Classic

2005-11-15 Thread R. D. Preston
On Nov 13, 2005, at 1:13 PM, George H.Yankey wrote: 2nd question: I sometimes run OS 9 Classic. When I open Classic I get a message saying I am using the wrong version of Quick Time, I should download version 6.0.3 or higher. Did you check the system requirements for the QuickTime

Re: MacGroup: Importing sound (Equalizer) s ettings into iTunes…

2005-11-15 Thread R. D. Preston
, then direct the dialogue boxes to wherever you have the files stored and bring one of them in, let me know if you can. John R. On Nov 15, 2005, at 10:50 PM, R. D. Preston wrote: (second try...) Hello, I'm just getting to know iTunes a bit, and would like to know if there's a way

MacGroup: Mouse pointer [ATTN: Glenn]

2005-11-17 Thread R. D. Preston
| From: Glenn Hoehler glenn at insightbb.com | Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 22:06:36 -0500 | Reply-to: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu | | | Does any one know how to make the mouse pointer Larger on screen in OS 10.3.9? | | Thanks | | Glenn Hoehler Glenn, Did you find an acceptable fix or

MacGroup: Response... PING Jeff Slyn

2005-12-16 Thread R. D. Preston
On Dec 16, 2005, at 8:33 PM, Jeff @ SLYN Systems wrote: On Dec 16, 2005, at 8:33 PM, Jeff @ SLYN Systems wrote: There you are! Tried to email you after you'd called... Hi Jeff, new eMail, now correctly listed. -- R. D. Preston preston.r.d at earthlink.net ...about the monitor and surge

MacGroup: dock/finder

2005-12-27 Thread R. D. Preston
On Dec 21, 2005, at 7:28 PM, Marta Edie wrote: Can somebody enlighten me why I don't find the keep in dock in the pull-up menu of the icons in the dock anymore ? The only thing I now see is : Show in Finder! When did that happen or is it something I did? Marta Marta, Did you get

MacGroup: Upgrade report

2006-03-01 Thread R. D. Preston
On Mar 1, 2006, at 6:54 PM, NPfield at aol.com wrote: As the most digitally-disadvantage person East of the Mississippi, I have to report this: since Saturday, with a minimum of distress, I have: 1. Downloaded OS 10.4.3 and installed it (upgrade from OS 10.2.8; long overdue). 2.

MacGroup: Filing Feedback

2006-03-03 Thread R. D. Preston
On Mar 3, 2006, at 2:43 PM, Jerry Freeman wrote: Had another first time Photoshop student today with FDD. (Finder Deficit Disorder) Pull out my trusty Apple logo-ed accordion file. Tah-dah! This is your computer - these are your folders (labeled tabs on accordion file by year 2006, 2005

MacGroup: Upgrade

2006-03-03 Thread R. D. Preston
On Mar 3, 2006, at 1:17 PM, NPfield at aol.com wrote: In a message dated 3/2/06 4:15:37 PM, Russ wrote: By the way, OS 10.4.5 is out. You really know how to hurt a guy, Russ. Oops. No intention to do that; commented with 'Mona Lisa' smile in mind. Regards, Russ Preston --

MacGroup: Filing Feedback Attn: Marta

2006-03-04 Thread R. D. Preston
On Mar 4, 2006, at 9:56 AM, Marta Edie wrote: I loved the Russian doll part.--- Let me tell you all, though, about the nesting folders : I have trouble with the contents, not with the nesting, which isn't always so clear cut that I know into which of the folders in the particular

MacGroup: looking for an inexpensive used Mac...

2006-03-05 Thread R. D. Preston
On Mar 5, 2006, at 9:59 PM, Brian O'Neal wrote: I am looking for a cheap used G3 400Mhz+ Mac. Anyone out there in Mac-land have anything? Brian ONeal PowerMac 7500/G3 (PCI desktop) -- Processor upgrade: G3 500 MHz (Sonnet) -- RAM: 528 MB total (two 8 MB four 128 MB modules) -- HDD

MacGroup: Advice request [heur][bcc][faked-from]

2006-03-08 Thread R. D. Preston
MacMall is clearing out their LaCie 160GB USB drives for $99. On Mar 8, 2006, at 9:21 AM, Green, Cathy wrote: $60 for how much space? Great price for anything over 1GB (I paid $80 fffor 1GB last May)... Ciao for now! Cathy GREEN ;-) Atherton HS French 3000 Dundee Rd Louisville, KY

MacGroup: Where to find (resources like) icons at the system level ?

2006-03-12 Thread R. D. Preston
*ALL* of them-even an X-Ray of Homer Simpson-and viewing them is a click on your hard disk and drag away. I will say one word: Peeper. Now you owe me. -s On Mar 12, 2006, at 9:49 PM, R. D. Preston wrote: Hello, Would someone steer me to locate (resources like) icons at the system

MacGroup: Where to find (resources like) icons at the system level ?

2006-03-12 Thread R. D. Preston
On Mar 12, 2006, at 9:49 PM, R. D. Preston wrote: Hello, Would someone steer me to locate (resources like) icons at the system level, on my own system ? ...and are they invisible ? Pre-System10 could use Resedit, but what is used with OS X ? Regards, Russ Preston | The next

MacGroup: Where to find (resources like) icons at the system level ?

2006-03-13 Thread R. D. Preston
for OS X ? --Russ On Mar 12, 2006, at 11:48 PM, Jerry Freeman wrote: I suggest a search on os x icons. There a tens of thousands, and many are quite good. Not a Photoshop project I would spend much time with :) ...jf On Mar 12, 2006, at 11:35 PM, R. D. Preston wrote: Didn't look; I figured

MacGroup: Where to find (resources like) icons at the system level ?

2006-03-13 Thread R. D. Preston
I'll give a look and try it. Thanks! --Russ On Mar 13, 2006, at 12:24 AM, Jerry Freeman wrote: http://www.resexcellence.com/mods_05/07-26-2005.shtml On Mar 13, 2006, at 12:05 AM, R. D. Preston wrote: Not a project at all. : ) What I want to do should only take *seconds* per icon

MacGroup: Where to find (resources like) icons at the system level ?

2006-03-13 Thread R. D. Preston
/iconbuilder.asp On Mar 12, 2006, at 9:49 PM, R. D. Preston wrote: Hello, Would someone steer me to locate (resources like) icons at the system level, on my own system ? ...and are they invisible ? Pre-System10 could use Resedit, but what is used with OS X ? Regards, Russ Preston | The next

MacGroup: FW: A freebie for you.

2006-03-16 Thread R. D. Preston
I suppose I could be tempted towards the 'Dark Side' for this little item, were it not for a recent purchase of one at Christmas time, just past. Got a 128MB Memorex USB Flash at Office Depot for $20 w/ a $12 rebate, so just $8 cost. Thanks, though. Regards, Russ Preston On Mar 16,

MacGroup: USB hub

2006-03-17 Thread R. D. Preston
I have the Belkin model that has the Mac Mini footprint with 4 USB 2 FW ports, and have not had run across the problem you've described in the six months I've had it. Regards, Russ Preston On Mar 17, 2006, at 11:49 AM, NPfield at aol.com wrote: Sometime ago I bought a Belkin USB hub.

MacGroup: USB hub

2006-03-17 Thread R. D. Preston
hub, on top of your firewire hub, on top of your external hard drive, and you get one awesome...err Cube. Now that would be a product, a mini base with 4 powered usb ports, 4 powered firewire ports, and a 7200 rpm 100G hd. BAM miss moma!...jf On Mar 17, 2006, at 1:23 PM, R. D. Preston

MacGroup: USB hub

2006-03-17 Thread R. D. Preston
ports, and a 7200 rpm 100G hd. BAM miss moma!...jf On Mar 17, 2006, at 1:23 PM, R. D. Preston wrote: I have the Belkin model that has the Mac Mini footprint with 4 USB 2 FW ports, and have not had run across the problem you've described in the six months I've had it. Regards

MacGroup: Re: USB hub

2006-03-18 Thread R. D. Preston
Well, for my part, you're welcome. But first, earlier in the thread, you mentioned a sleep/crash problem. Would you please briefly describe the 'crash' ? and the devices attached or involved at the time? Regards, Russ Preston On Mar 18, 2006, at 3:30 PM, NPfield at aol.com wrote: Thanks,

MacGroup: Safari Home Page

2006-03-18 Thread R. D. Preston
Try this: - open browser window - enter address for home page and then hit 'return' key to d/l page - THEN go to Prefs, and select set to current page button - dismiss Safari prefs window - your home page preference should now be set Regards, Russ Preston On Mar 18, 2006, at 10:41 PM, Greg

MacGroup: Safari Home Page

2006-03-19 Thread R. D. Preston
. Greg On 3/18/06 10:55 PM, R. D. Preston preston.r.d at earthlink.net wrote: Try this: - open browser window - enter address for home page and then hit 'return' key to d/l page - THEN go to Prefs, and select set to current page button - dismiss Safari prefs window - your home page

MacGroup: Re: USB hub

2006-03-19 Thread R. D. Preston
Does the crash occur if devices are attached *directly* to the machine? (no hub) Have you used a process of elimination to check all components? Things like cables, connectors, receiver ports, and your devices. Take one device out of the loop and try 'sleep' without it to see if you can

MacGroup: Safari Home Page

2006-03-20 Thread R. D. Preston
Greg, Until you are able to resolve the problem, I suggest using a simple work-around: - use the blank/empty page option - enter the desired address in a Safari window and d/l the page - add a bookmark in the [Bookmarks... Bookmark Bar] for your desired home page - now, when you want it,

MacGroup: Sys7.5 free to needy home.

2006-03-24 Thread R. D. Preston
Apple Macintosh System 7.5 Install disks ? plus 7.5.3 Update (floppy set); ...free to needy home or organization. Regards, Russ Preston -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

MacGroup: Hello... is there anybody out there?!?!?!

2006-06-03 Thread R. D. Preston
No ... no one here. The New Madrid fault went last night, and left a sink hole bigger than the Gulf of Mexico, taking us all with it! Russ Preston On Jun 3, 2006, at 1:58 PM, Brian ONeal wrote: I have not received any mac group emails since the first. Just checking to make sure that

MacGroup: Hello... is there anybody out there?!?!?!

2006-06-04 Thread R. D. Preston
?? : ) Brian O'Neal On Jun 3, 2006, at 5:36 PM, R. D. Preston wrote: No ... no one here. The New Madrid fault went last night, and left a sink hole bigger than the Gulf of Mexico, taking us all with it! Russ Preston On Jun 3, 2006, at 1:58 PM, Brian ONeal wrote: I have not received any

MacGroup: Clear Safari History

2006-06-09 Thread R. D. Preston
I only know of three options to clear, none of which are automatic : [ Main Menu History Clear History ] , [ Main Menu Safari Reset Safari... ] , [ Main Menu Safari Empty Cache... ] . However for the other, try going to : [ Main Menu Safari Preferences... Auto Fill (tab) ] .

MacGroup: iTunes on my bluetooth phone

2006-06-09 Thread R. D. Preston
If you don't get a direct response to your question, try checking the archive off of the web page. (see address of web page below in msg. tag) Regards, Russ Preston On Jun 9, 2006, at 5:50 PM, S Price wrote: Hi, Everyone -- Someone posted an email a month or so ago regarding how to

MacGroup: Memory

2006-06-16 Thread R. D. Preston
www.datamem.com I got mine from Data Memory Systems, and it was $117 for a 1GB module; no problems. I just checked, and it's now $95. [ 1GB DDR PC3200 400MHz (Non ECC) 128x64 CL3 2.6v 184 Pin DIMM (Lifetime Warranty); DM50 613; $95.00. They also have Intel Mac Mini memory. Regards, Russ

MacGroup: archives are at what site?

2006-06-21 Thread R. D. Preston
Suzanne, Use the link off of the web page (see address below). Once there, find Message Archive near top of page, and then the link here . Regards, Russ Preston On Jun 21, 2006, at 4:02 PM, S Blake wrote: Dear Ones, My photos have all evaporated from iPhoto and I know it was

MacGroup: Newsletter and Tuesday meeting

2006-06-24 Thread R. D. Preston
Is RapidWeaver similar to an older app named PageSpinner? Thx, Russ Preston On Jun 24, 2006, at 3:11 PM, Jerry Freeman wrote: If I understand correctly you have downloaded RapidWeaver. After installing RW you can build a site, and save it to a local drive. You can preview the site design

MacGroup: 10.4.7

2006-06-27 Thread R. D. Preston
Thx for the alert; my software hadn't checked yet. Only 39.8 MB for my PPC mini (thank goodness, since I only have dialup!). Regards, Russ Preston On Jun 27, 2006, at 8:40 PM, b3 wrote: new OS update in Software Update. weighs in at 133mb for my intel mac. everything seems to be okay

MacGroup: PPC vs. Intel processors: Performance and/or software differences?

2006-06-27 Thread R. D. Preston
For any and all with new Intel processor machines, what differences are there that you notice, if any, aside from the speed improvements out of the Intel processors? Thx, Russ Preston -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

MacGroup: Trouble w/ Apple Mail after 10.4.7 update

2006-06-28 Thread R. D. Preston
Using Mail.app, I can't properly delete messages, erase deleted messages, nor save a draft. Anybody else notice these problems show up after the 10.4.7 update? Regards, Russ Preston -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

MacGroup: Chip in a Bottle

2006-02-05 Thread R. D. Preston
On Feb 5, 2006, at 2:16 PM, Jerry Freeman wrote: So you thought the mini mac was something...jf http://www.metku.net/index.html?sect=viewn=path=mods/whiskypc/ index_eng3 Now, just convert to wireless and you've got a Top Shelf item! Regards, Russ Preston | The next meeting of the

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