Re: Graphics card replacement

2008-06-11 Thread Geoff Richards
i got something similar for a 9800pro http://www.coolpc.com.au On 11/06/2008, at 5:09 PM, Jude wrote: Hi all I have an octocore Mac Pro running an ATI Radeon X1900 which is driving me crazy with the noise. As soon as the card gets hot (which is quite often in Warcraft) it ramps up to a

Re: macos space calculations

2007-06-28 Thread Geoff Richards
there is a program on version tracker called wheresthefreespace 30day trial -geoff -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL

backup drives firewire 400 is TWICE as fast as USB2-480

2007-06-07 Thread Geoff Richards
in my tests using apples activity monitor copying a 1 gig folder from the internal IDE drive in a G4 mac to an external IDE drive case: usb2 480 case: 15 Mbytes /sec firewire 400 case: 29 Mbytes /sec also... http://www.barefeats.com/usb2.html -geoff -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing

free imac's 350mhz

2007-05-24 Thread Geoff Richards
free imac's blueberry imac 350mhz 256ram grape imac 350mhz 256ram 10.3 is currently installed on them can deliver if not too far away 0438 448 057 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -

free ink

2007-05-21 Thread Geoff Richards
cartridges still sealed in cardboard box. 5x hp 51645a inkjet black print cartridge 45 1x 5colour cartridge for epson stylus photo 700 1x 3 colour cartridge for epson stylus color 400 600 800 1520 -geoff 0438 448 057 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

FREE 8x 17 inch CRT monitors

2007-03-27 Thread Geoff Richards
8x 17 inch CRT monitors FREE these monitors are good working condition brands are sony, viewsonic, adi. pickup in leederville regards Geoff 0438 448 057 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -

15 iMac G4 for sale

2007-02-19 Thread Geoff Richards
for sale 15 lcd, iMac G4 (lamp shade) 800mhz G4 512 meg sdram 60 Gb hard drive superdrive dvd burner apple pro speakers keyboard and mouse $400

Re: VNC Options

2006-08-12 Thread Geoff Richards
VNC SERVER on 10.3 i had a few issues with the built-in (vnc compatible) Apple Remote Desktop, so i am using OSXvnc 1.71 instead. http://www.redstonesoftware.com/vnc.html i have not tested 10.4 's built-in (vnc compatible) ARD - maybe they have made it better. -geoff On 12/08/2006,

free original bondi blue imac

2006-04-27 Thread Geoff Richards
free original bondi blue imac very temperamental, probably doesn't work anymore. -geoff 0438 448 057

free ipod case

2006-04-06 Thread Geoff Richards
rubber skin case translucent green/blue case for Generation4 20 gig ipod 0438448057 pickup leederville or karrinyup

mac mini widescreen tv out

2005-12-03 Thread Geoff Richards
i have a mythtv box that i use as a VCR i then use mplayer on my powerbook with ati 9600 graphics to watch those recordings on a widescreen TV using a standard composite cable. my question is can a mac mini can output widescreen 1024 x 576 PAL through its... Apple DVI to Video Adapter, as

free mac equipment

2005-12-01 Thread Geoff Richards
all working 2x 7200/90 64meg ram, 1 gig, cdrom 1x 6100/66 24meg ram, 500 meg, cdrom 17 applevision monitor 17 apple monitor 14 audiovision (goes with 6100/66) 4x 14 AV monitors keyboards n mice pick up from Leederville weekdays 9-6 0438 448 057 -geoff

tiger : system profiler : power : battery information

2005-05-18 Thread Geoff Richards
cycle count might be useful to know how much use the battery has had. also note the new powerbook 12 battery has almost double the capacity. must be the new higher capacity cells. anyone using a battery with more than 500 charge cycles ? eg: powerbook Al 15 original battery model A1045. 18

Re: Hard Drive/Server names

2005-04-01 Thread Geoff Richards
home: aluminate ion cell caution apocalypt work: warfare crisis decay reactor sentinel smirnoff arcadia (and my favourite for the windows server) (not that we have oneyet) infection

free bondi imac case

2005-02-01 Thread Geoff Richards
free bondi imac case (there is a dead imac inside it still:) pick leederville call or email 0438 448 057 -geoff

Re: free bondi imac case

2005-02-01 Thread Geoff Richards
the imac is gone ! the dead imac (original bondi) has a dodgey power supply supply so it doesnt power on. no ram, no hard disk, and broken cd tray. free bondi imac case (there is a dead imac inside it still:) pick leederville call or email 0438 448 057 -geoff -- The WA Macintosh User Group

Re: Tv on an Apple Cinema display

2005-01-24 Thread Geoff Richards
Hello all, What would be involved if one wanted to use an Apple Cinema display to watch television? I digital TV tuner with a DVI-out port on the back of it. - Matt i tried to hook up a ADC 23 to a Humax HD-7000 hi-def digital set top box with DVI connector. It does NOT work. i

Re: I can't live without my.....

2004-07-13 Thread Geoff Richards
1. Butler - the most useful interface enhancer ive ever used! 2. Fire - icq,msn,ichat,etc all in one app 3. VLC - video playback 4. ffmpegX - video encoder 5. Toast - cd/dvd burning all available through http://www.versiontracker.com

Re: wireless networking possible for these three?

2004-07-08 Thread Geoff Richards
yes any computer with an ethernet port can be used over wireless with an external wireless access point. add one of these for each computer. http://www.minitar.com/index.php?maincat=productcat=wirelessprod=wls_appage=1 sold here for $90

free old mac gear

2004-07-02 Thread Geoff Richards
artrage is giving away a load of old mac gear while i was rummaging through their collection i saw... powermac 6100 's mac IIfx a perfoma 6200 monitors 17 1710's 14 AV's classsic type macs their could be a few useful motherboard batteries and 168pin ram in this lot also. whatever has not been

Re: SuperDrive dying

2004-05-31 Thread Geoff Richards
i bought myself a liteon LDW 451S DVD+/-RW for $99 recently it works fine in OSX for iDVD and toast. (osX: it doesnt support disk burner (itunes) but it does in os9) -geoff Hello, WAMUGgers, The SuperDrive in my 1.42 Ghz dual processor Powermac G4 is dying - it won't spin up properly

More Recent List Archives URL

2004-05-17 Thread Geoff Richards
can the admins append the more recent list archive url to the footer. i need to read last months messages, and i expect other people may want to as well. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- More Recent Archives - ? Ancient Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml

Re: Sharing Drives via SMB

2004-01-19 Thread Geoff Richards
if u haven't got the time to download sharepoints consider writing your own samba config file. windoze ppl will think u are really l33t. AL15:~ geo79au$ sudo vi /etc/smb.conf Password: [global] client code page = 437 coding system = utf8 guest account = unknown encrypt passwords = yes