Re: [MacGroup] This fan-boy is looking forward to the Tablet!

2009-12-24 Thread Eric Hammond
: Eric. As one Hammon(d) to another, good luck in your Texas endeavors. Do distant kinfolks get to know in what part of the Lone Star your settling, and what kind of business your starting? Neal Hammon On Dec 423, 1120092007, at 8:46 PM, Eric Hammond wrote: Hello from Texas! I am

Re: [MacGroup] This fan-boy is looking forward to the Tablet!

2009-12-23 Thread Eric Hammond
Hello from Texas! I am looking for one too. I'm about to start a business, and have no idea how it will help it, but I'm sure it will. Or that's what the budget will say it's for. Eric On Dec 23, 2009, at 6:22 PM, Stuart Ungar wrote:

Re: [MacGroup] MacBook model numbers

2009-11-24 Thread Eric Hammond
Apple has a thing about not keeping up with your mac repair history. All they do is fix the issue at hand and they don't look back in history. I sent a letter to sj...@apple.com telling them how my mac wasn't living up to what I had come to expect form a apple product and they replaced it.

Re: [MacGroup] MacBook model numbers

2009-11-24 Thread Eric Hammond
: Eric Hammond[mailto:eshamm...@mac.com] Sent: 11/24/2009 12:12:48 PM To : macgroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu Cc : Subject : RE: Re: [MacGroup] MacBook model numbers Apple has a thing about not keeping up with your mac repair history. All they do is fix the issue at hand

[MacGroup] hard drive making noise

2009-11-08 Thread Eric Hammond
Is this a concern: I can hear the hard drive in my MacBook. I used to hear it in all my old PCs but this is the first time I remember hearing it in my MacBook. It's not grinding or anything, I can just hear the drive spinning. I honestly don't remember it before this last week or so.

Re: [MacGroup] iphone crashes when reading or deleting email

2009-10-18 Thread Eric Hammond
I suppose you back your phone up. Is it backed up on a mac or pc? It could be as easy as a hard start. If not restore it from iTunes. Eric Sent from my iPhone On Oct 18, 2009, at 5:18 PM, Ed Wiser wisero...@gmail.com wrote: Ben I would do a restore of your iPhone from iTunes. You will see

Re: [MacGroup] Re(2): Hello, anyone there?

2009-09-16 Thread Eric Hammond
I assume the problems with voice have been fixed. Bill Bloom Sent from my iPhone 502-326-1374 Home 502-905-5615 Cell On Sep 16, 2009, at 9:08, Eric Hammond eshamm...@me.com wrote: I haven't tried yet today, but no long distance from my cell. I have at least one other friend who has ATT

Re: [MacGroup] Re(2): Re(2): Hello, anyone there?

2009-09-16 Thread Eric Hammond
iPhone 502-326-1374 Home 502-905-5615 Cell On Sep 16, 2009, at 9:08, Eric Hammond eshamm...@me.com wrote: I haven't tried yet today, but no long distance from my cell. I have at least one other friend who has ATT and couldn't call either. If it's not working here soon I'm gonna call. Eric Sent

Re: [MacGroup] Hello, anyone there?

2009-09-15 Thread Eric Hammond
No. But I can't call long distance. ATT Sent from my iPhone On Sep 15, 2009, at 10:30 PM, J. Blake jbl...@win.net wrote: Hello, I haven't received a MacGroup message since September 12. Is something wrong? Jane ___ MacGroup mailing list

Re: [MacGroup] Is this phishing, or real

2009-09-08 Thread Eric Hammond
My guess: Phishing. Call Insight tomorrow and ask. Use the number on your bill or something else. I had something like this happen with my bank account. Eric On Sep 8, 2009, at 10:12 PM, Suzanne Blake wrote: Dear Ones, This looks as if it's from Insight, but I sent it to their spam

[MacGroup] bad experience at the Apple store

2009-09-04 Thread Eric Hammond
Care. Since this is the first time I have tried to buy it after owning the computer for a while, is there anything different? Anyone out there had any good/bad experiences buying it after owning the computer for a while? Thanks guys! Eric Hammond PS: I am likely moving to Houston Texas

Re: [MacGroup] Facebook

2009-08-16 Thread Eric Hammond
Scary! I honestly only ever use my iPhone and have never been asked that. I wouldn't give them permission. They already have a ton of information about you anyway. Eric Sent from my iPhone On Aug 15, 2009, at 10:28 PM, Profile prof...@aye.net wrote: Not directly a Mac question but others

Re: [MacGroup] should I keep MacBook plugged in all the time?

2009-07-14 Thread Eric Hammond
I've always been told to let it cycle through. Charge it up and let it run down. They are not made to be plugged in all the time. Eventually the battery will quit taking and holding a charge. Eric Sent from my iPhone On Jul 14, 2009, at 10:42 PM, Ben Hershberg benz...@iglou.com wrote:

[MacGroup] iPod parts

2009-05-31 Thread Eric Hammond
I have some Ipod parts. Since the screen and hard drive are bad (the screen works but has lines on it.), and those are the parts most of us want, I'm willing to offer the rest up. So everything else is in good shape. The front cover has almost no scratches on it (although I'll admit

[MacGroup] demise of my iPod

2009-05-29 Thread Eric Hammond
Morn with me, friends. My beloved fifth gen, classic white, 60 gig, iPod has died. While she has been sick for a while, I thought I could nurse her through to a place in which she might thrive once again. She had been suffering from a severe issue of rebooting at random times. Always

[MacGroup] virus fishing?

2009-05-26 Thread Eric Hammond
Ok, I've been getting tons of spam recently. Lots of chances to buy drugs without a doctor from lands unknown, a few chances to win lotteries, and even one long lost family member who recently passed away and left me 4.2 million Euro and a home on a Greek isle. But I also got an email

Re: [MacGroup] Mac OS X Leopard and Time capsule

2009-05-23 Thread Eric Hammond
I run all my tm through a USB external drive sans time cap. It saved my butt once and now I do it as if it were religious divotion. Eric Sent from my iPod On May 23, 2009, at 12:39 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer harr...@me.com wrote: I received an offer from Apple to purchase Leopard and Time

[MacGroup] Odd question. . .

2009-05-06 Thread Eric Hammond
Ok, here is possibly the oddest question that I've ever asked on this. But If I were to buy and airport extreme, is there a way to hook up a hard drive to it and making it into a Time Capsule? It looks like it has a USB. I'm not planning on buying one till I buy a house, but just

Re: [MacGroup] Is This Safe?

2009-02-18 Thread Eric Hammond
I'd be afraid to give anyone my key chains. But I'm no expert. Eric On Feb 17, 2009, at 8:27 PM, Profile wrote: This site has great tutorials and tonight I wanted to see if they had any new ones for the iLife 09 series. When I checked on the box to see about updates I had a dialogue that

Re: [MacGroup] An update to the airport issue.

2009-02-16 Thread Eric Hammond
: Eric, Were are these stored? I haven't encountered this before with my Macbook, which I have used in a bunch of different places. Thanks Mike On Feb 15, 2009, at 1:53 PM, Eric Hammond wrote: I just wanted to let you all know what happened to the airport issue I was having. I called

[MacGroup] An update to the airport issue.

2009-02-15 Thread Eric Hammond
I just wanted to let you all know what happened to the airport issue I was having. I called tech support. The first lady I talked to was no real help. She asked me to check some settings and the sort. No results. But she transferred me to an airport expert. He had a real simple fix.

Re: [MacGroup] airport questions.

2009-02-13 Thread Eric Hammond
the Airport card will solve your problem. John On Feb 12, 2009, at 3:11 PM, Eric Hammond wrote: Ok, This issue has cropped up a bit recently. My airport card disconnects from networks (yep plural. Mostly the one at work, but also church, coffeeshops and all.) and it appears to just be my airport

[MacGroup] airport questions.

2009-02-12 Thread Eric Hammond
Ok, This issue has cropped up a bit recently. My airport card disconnects from networks (yep plural. Mostly the one at work, but also church, coffeeshops and all.) and it appears to just be my airport card in my computer. Here's what happens. I look at a website. Say a real estate

[MacGroup] apple rocks!

2008-12-08 Thread Eric Hammond
Just over 2 years ago, I bought a new MacBook soon after the death of my old iBook. Life was good. How fast where things. So much more ram and a bigger hard drive. But not all of this would last. Soon I experienced the dreaded dead battery. That was followed by another and yet

Re: [MacGroup] ClamAV Virus Protection

2008-12-03 Thread Eric Hammond
I've been using clam xav for a while with no real issues, but no viruses either. Just my 2 cents. Sent from my iPod On Dec 3, 2008, at 10:51 AM, nprobasco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I got tired of using Norton for virus protection on my G4, and decided to try Clam AV which is free. Is there

Re: [MacGroup] macbook locking up

2008-10-23 Thread Eric Hammond
this, but it's true. Sorry, I'm frustrated. Eric On Oct 18, 2008, at 7:33 AM, Eric Hammond wrote: Over the last few days, my poor little mac book has locked up several times. It has happened several times when iTunes was working. But at least once while Clam X was looking for a virus. There is no spiny

Re: [MacGroup] macbook locking up

2008-10-23 Thread Eric Hammond
issues. An how you are feeling after switching. You will get a response that should help. On Oct 23, 2008, at 3:14 PM, Eric Hammond wrote: A followup to the question I posed before (below): What do I tell the mac repair guy? The lockups happen now and again. It may run for hours

Re: [MacGroup] macbook locking up

2008-10-23 Thread Eric Hammond
still using that PowerBook, btw; one of the memory slots failed and two keys on the keyboard are all but done for but I'm going to drive it for a few more months or until it drops, whichever comes first.) On Oct 23, 2008, at 5:36 PM, Eric Hammond wrote: Ed, New User account? On the mac

[MacGroup] macbook locking up

2008-10-18 Thread Eric Hammond
Over the last few days, my poor little mac book has locked up several times. It has happened several times when iTunes was working. But at least once while Clam X was looking for a virus. There is no spiny pinwheel or anything. It just stops. Keyboard and mouse (trackpad) just quit

[MacGroup] USB issue

2008-08-01 Thread Eric Hammond
Check this out for strange. . . I use my computer at work to play Pandora for the coffee shop I work at. I also use the office printer from time to time. Neither work with one of my USB ports! But at the Mac store (external Hard Drive), my iPods and my flash drive work fine. And my

[MacGroup] i hate mobile me

2008-07-18 Thread Eric Hammond
Does anyone know of a walk though for mobile-me? Cause I'm too stupid to figure it out on my own. Like: How do I Push manually when I can't find anything that said Push? So I have two sets of contacts. One one the web, one on my macbook and one on my ipod. I just want all three the

[MacGroup] me

2008-07-11 Thread Eric Hammond
seems to be working. me.com ___ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be September 23 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. Posting address: MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu Information:

Re: [MacGroup] me

2008-07-11 Thread Eric Hammond
I also just noticed this, 20 gig storage on me.com? Am I reading that right? On Jul 11, 2008, at 10:19 AM, Marta Edie wrote: It has its hang-ups still! I only have gotten half way there. Marta On Jul 11, 2008, at 10:02 , Eric Hammond wrote: seems to be working. me.com

Re: [MacGroup] ipod touch 2.0

2008-07-11 Thread Eric Hammond
It appears to be a server issue. macrumors.com has a post about it. It should be worked out sooner or later. But my iTunes has quit telling me that I can get it. On Jul 11, 2008, at 11:10 AM, Stuart Ungar wrote: been trying all morning to upgrade and get a itunes store unavail

Re: [MacGroup] Ipod

2008-06-23 Thread Eric Hammond
a back up of your iPod using Senuti. Senuti - Download Then connect and to a restore. Restoring iPod to factory settings On Jun 21, 2008, at 6:47 PM, Eric Hammond wrote: Ok, I know we all have better things to do but play with our iPods, but my 60gig 5 gen is having an issue. My itunes

Re: [MacGroup] crazy .mac

2008-06-23 Thread Eric Hammond
Mine has been working fine. I even am in hte process of updating my web site. Eric On Jun 23, 2008, at 12:00 PM, Marta Edie wrote: Does anybody know when we will ever again be able to send out mail from the mac.com mailbox on the desktop? If I don't send it from insight it will sit for

[MacGroup] Ipod

2008-06-21 Thread Eric Hammond
Ok, I know we all have better things to do but play with our iPods, but my 60gig 5 gen is having an issue. My itunes (are) is up to date. My iPod software is up to date. Everything works great ( except the screen changes color when it changes temp, but I hear that's a common issue). But

[MacGroup] Ipod touch

2008-06-11 Thread Eric Hammond
Has anyone heard about a price drop or more memory for the iPod touch? They seem too much if an iPhone cost just $200. Sent from my iPod On Jun 9, 2008, at 12:33 PM, Ed Wiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow I wonder why.;) ___ The next Louisville

Re: [MacGroup] apple store is down

2008-06-09 Thread Eric Hammond
it's back up with the 3g iPhone. . . On Jun 9, 2008, at 12:33 PM, Ed Wiser wrote: Wow I wonder why.;) ___ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be June 24 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. Posting address:

Re: [MacGroup] apple store is down

2008-06-09 Thread Eric Hammond
I have to wait longer. Contract with the other guy. . . On Jun 9, 2008, at 4:35 PM, Ed Wiser wrote: Yes but we have to wait till july 11th.;( On Jun 9, 2008, at 3:56 PM, Eric Hammond wrote: it's back up with the 3g iPhone. . . On Jun 9, 2008, at 12:33 PM, Ed Wiser wrote: Wow I wonder

[MacGroup] usb dropouts

2008-03-04 Thread Eric Hammond
Any ideas on this one? I sometimes use my computer to play music. It's out my USB and into a USB on a shelf system at work. It drops out wether it's Pandora or iTunes. Nothing is running except iTunes, Camino, Safari, and Mail. They seem to be random. Others do not have these

[MacGroup] Pandora and Safari

2008-02-12 Thread Eric Hammond
Does anyone use Safari and Pandora.com? Mine has been giving me issues for about a week now. The only hint to the issue is a warning that comes up talking about Flash making the Safari run slow. It makes Safari quit working (freeze up) and has even made Finder lock up. Any ideas other

Re: [MacGroup] Adding RAM

2008-02-07 Thread Eric Hammond
I've had a lot of issues with my macs. 2 logic boards, a position sensor, and a backlight on my iBook and a battery issue with my MacBook. So far, what keeps me coming back is the customer support. They fix it right and fast. And the fact that I just like macs. Eric On Feb 7, 2008, at

[MacGroup] a stupid question. . .

2008-02-05 Thread Eric Hammond
Yesterday I erased my external HD to start Time Machine. What the HD had been used for in the past was a simple backup drive. So I have two questions now that I've done it. If I loose my hard drive on my MacBook, will it take me back to that date exactly without backing up my files

[MacGroup] G3 ibook

2007-12-14 Thread Eric Hammond
Mine did that on the 3rd logic board. I just quit, bought a new macbook and never looked back. That is after letting some poor mac tech support guy know what I thought about it. Sorry. On Dec 14, 2007, at 11:47 AM, Nora J. Probasco wrote: Help, My G3 ibook is acting strange. It turns on

[MacGroup] iWeb

2007-09-19 Thread Eric Hammond
I have 1.1.2. The older version. Ok, here's my 2 cents worth: 1) Stupid easy. It's alot easier than typing HTML like I had to do in college. 2) Yes, but they look a bit like a Mac web page. But there are plenty of options. 3) There is a way, but I've never used it so I don't know how well

[MacGroup] iWeb

2007-09-19 Thread Eric Hammond
That link went weird. Try: http://web.mac.com/eshammond/iWeb/Site/ Welcome.html Eric On Sep 19, 2007, at 10:56 PM, Eric Hammond wrote: I have 1.1.2. The older version. Ok, here's my 2 cents worth: 1) Stupid easy. It's alot easier than typing HTML like I had to do in college. 2) Yes

[MacGroup] (no subject)

2006-09-28 Thread Eric Hammond
The recent death of Eric's iBook G3 800mhz is announced. Last Wednesday, it was rushed to a local Mac guy who pronounced that the logic board was failing or had already failed. It was the 3rd installed on the computer. The bill to fix it was more than was currently in the bank account

[MacGroup] search on ipod

2006-09-18 Thread Eric Hammond
I have a 60 gig 5th gen ipod and have all the updates. Any idea from anyone why I can't do the new fancy search option? ___ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting is September 26. Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu

[MacGroup] search on ipod

2006-09-18 Thread Eric Hammond
answer is given from the list folk... On 9/18/06, Eric Hammond eshammond at mac.com wrote: I have a 60 gig 5th gen ipod and have all the updates. Any idea from anyone why I can't do the new fancy search option? ___ The next Louisville Computer Society

MacGroup: mythtv question

2006-06-07 Thread Eric Hammond
I don't think that will be an issue. I have a really old TV that I got for free in my last move. I had to go to Target and buy a RCA to co-ax converter thing. I got one that lets me plug in several things at once. It cost something like $20. Eric On Jun 7, 2006, at 10:56 AM, Bill Rising

MacGroup: off topic: need recommendation

2006-05-06 Thread Eric Hammond
How about a friend of mine. Elizabeth Blandford www.ebimages.biz (502)548-7767. Check her out. Eric On May 6, 2006, at 2:23 PM, Bill Rising wrote: Hey folks, My step-daughter is getting married, come October. Would anyone know of a good wedding photographer? Bill | The next

MacGroup: Help with wires!

2006-04-20 Thread Eric Hammond
Pepper sauce. . . On Apr 19, 2006, at 7:39 PM, JJ wrote: Hi, I know the answer to this one! LOL rare for me to have an answer :-) they make cord protectors and organizers. You can purchase them locally but here is a link to what I am talking about so you have an idea of what you are

MacGroup: little white things

2006-04-20 Thread Eric Hammond
Does anyone know where to buy some of those little white things that keep your ibook from wobbling? I lost one. Just one. Eric | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be April 25 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is http://www.kymac.org. | List

MacGroup: black monitor

2006-04-10 Thread Eric Hammond
My back light went out just a few months ago. Back to Apple it went. It works now. Could that be it? Eric On Apr 10, 2006, at 6:14 PM, Marta Edie wrote: No go, light does not leak through, also the Ray's undo-plug thing did not work. It boots up fine, but no picture of any kind - black

MacGroup: G5 DP OS sleep disorder.

2006-03-05 Thread Eric Hammond
I had that same issue with my g3 800mhz iBook. I sent it in when my logic board went out. They replaced the (I believe thy called it this) position sensor. It works perfect now. Now, is that your issue with the g5? I have no idea if that's your issue. Eric PS: My fiend didn't get any

MacGroup: 2 gig nano

2006-02-27 Thread Eric Hammond
I have a friend who is wanting to part with a 2 gig nano. I was wondering if anyone might be interisted. $160? Eric | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be February 28 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is http://www.kymac.org. | List posting

MacGroup: iPod advise... questions

2006-02-16 Thread Eric Hammond
I have a 60 gig iPod video. I love it. I would consider how much space you have on a hard drive. I filled up my hard drive on my iBook in just a few weeks. Mostly Lost episodes. But I do enjoy it. It made me buy a external to hold most of my music library. I still use my shuffle

MacGroup: mac group. Text to audio

2006-02-07 Thread Eric Hammond
Hey guys, I'm trying to help a friend do something. He has a blind friend and is trying to come up with a way for a ibook running 10.3 to read text to them. Any suggestions? Thanks. I have a widget in 10.4, but nothing in 10.3. Eric | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer

MacGroup: external hard drive for ipod

2006-01-25 Thread Eric Hammond
while at home, no problem. ctw On Jan 24, 2006, at 9:40 PM, Eric Hammond wrote: I have a 160 gig external with a ibook G3 and I';m running 10.4.4. On Jan 24, 2006, at 9:25 PM, Carl Wimmer wrote: Eric: You can move your iTunes library to an external HD, then change the location

MacGroup: external hard drive for ipod

2006-01-24 Thread Eric Hammond
Mac group, I have a 30 gig ibook and my hard drive is full of music and Lost. I need to see if there is a way to get my ipod to update it's self from both the hard drive on my computer and the one connected by a USB 2.0. Any advice? Help! | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer

MacGroup: external hard drive for ipod

2006-01-24 Thread Eric Hammond
library on another drive, never could. Had to move that library back to user/home/pictures/iphoto for proper syncing. How large is your external HD? Is this a G4 iBook? OS X version? ctw On Jan 24, 2006, at 7:43 PM, Eric Hammond wrote: Mac group, I have a 30 gig ibook and my hard