Re: Emac went dim

2010-02-17 Thread malcolm Tate
Maybe a good idea Peter, My kids are at school, and I still don't have a clue! So far we have had no problems, although I do make sure that they use the Microsoft programs I have installed just in case =X Also I have worked out how to use my harddrive, I think I will wait till we all go

Re: Emac went dim

2010-02-17 Thread Reg Whitely
That's Ok Sam LOL, it takes all on a mailing list. ;-) I growl at my students at school for using our school blog as a chat and then sending sms-type blog messages to comment on our contributions, and I'm poderating it all. (Actually that is a typo, should have been 'moderating', but I

Re: Emac went dim

2010-02-16 Thread malcolm Tate
The biggest I know of so far would be a photographic software, I'm not sure what it is called, but that would be also if he decides to go down that path later at the moment, its more essays and such but as you can notice I like to keep my computers for as long as possible! So

Re: Emac went dim

2010-02-16 Thread Reg Whitely
Wot sorrt? fire wire, usb? Redad On 16/02/2010, at 7:38 PM, malcolm Tate wrote: The biggest I know of so far would be a photographic software, I'm not sure what it is called, but that would be also if he decides to go down that path later at the moment, its more essays and such

Re: Emac went dim

2010-02-16 Thread Reg Whitely
Hi Sam From another post: I would also recommend you make a backup of your MacBook data using SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html or http://www.bombich.com/ onto an external drive. You can also make a bootable disk image of

Re: Emac went dim

2010-02-16 Thread Reg Whitely
This too! Once you've done that, use SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner to make a disk image of your Restore drive onto an external disk, just in case you might need it sometime in the distant future. Then use SuperDuper (I paid for registration on my copy for some good extra tricks - like

Re: Emac went dim

2010-02-16 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 16/02/2010, at 7:38 PM, malcolm Tate wrote: The biggest I know of so far would be a photographic software, I'm not sure what it is called, but that would be also if he decides to go down that path later at the moment, its more essays and such but as you can notice I like to

Re: Emac went dim

2010-02-15 Thread Reg Whitely
Hi Sam Remember you can run Windows, Linux etc on your new iMac, Macbook etc. I can help you with that when the time comes. What extra compatibility do you need with the schools that's not already there? Have a look at the Apple ed student shop for some prices. You should be able to get a

Re: Emac went dim

2010-02-15 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 15/02/2010, at 9:14 AM, malcolm Tate wrote: Thankyou for your replies Sorry for the delay in replying, my weekend ended up flying by without me realising it. I have a Power PC G4, and as much as I wrote for clarification I think I was hoping you would all go ... no, its fine, all

Re: Emac went dim

2010-02-14 Thread malcolm Tate
Thankyou for your replies Sorry for the delay in replying, my weekend ended up flying by without me realising it. I have a Power PC G4, and as much as I wrote for clarification I think I was hoping you would all go ... no, its fine, all computers do that from time to time, its good

Re: Emac went dim

2010-02-14 Thread Merv Bond
At http://www.acronymfinder.com/Slang/LOL~3.html there are over eighty definitions for lol, from 'laugh out loud' to 'lewd obscene language'. Which one of the 80+ definitions were you using Sam? Merv malcolm Tate wrote: Thankyou for your replies Sorry for the delay in replying, my weekend

Re: Emac went dim

2010-02-14 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Sam, I could see all the icons, pictures, everything on the screen Ronni, it was just dim, like someone had turned the brightness down. Hi Sam, Make sure you back up your eMac, as I feel the eMac is wearing out, and perhaps its time to upgrade to a newer machine. I don't know much about

Re: Emac went dim

2010-02-14 Thread malcolm Tate
Hi Ronni, just checked that, it was a little above normal, but not much, I moved it as you suggested, Thankyou. I think it is time to invest in a new one, we have been debating for a while if we should, but I am stubborn and like my little computer, it puts up with so much from me and my

Re: Emac went dim

2010-02-13 Thread Reg Whitely
Looks like another visit to the Apple Ed Shop. This time, a nice iMac. Back it all up Sam and start browsing the Ed shop. 27 maybe. Love Dad On 13/02/2010, at 1:16 pm, Ronda Brown wrote: On 13/02/2010, at 12:15 PM, malcolm Tate wrote: Hello everyone, This morning when I woke up

Re: Emac went dim

2010-02-13 Thread Joe Mastrella
Greetings! Which model eMac do you have. What is the processor speed. Parts are available. Joe On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 12:15 PM, malcolm Tate wh...@internode.on.netwrote: Hello everyone, This morning when I woke up the screen on my Emac running 10.4.11 was dim. I recalibrated the colours

Re: Emac went dim

2010-02-13 Thread Joe Mastrella
Greetings again! the eMac has a CRT display, not an LCD. Joe On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Joe Mastrella joey.pots.p...@gmail.comwrote: Greetings! Which model eMac do you have. What is the processor speed. Parts are available. Joe On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 12:15 PM, malcolm Tate

Re: Emac went dim

2010-02-13 Thread Shay Telfer
On 13/02/2010 1:16 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 13/02/2010, at 12:15 PM, malcolm Tate wrote: Hello everyone, This morning when I woke up the screen on my Emac running 10.4.11 was dim. I recalibrated the colours and it seems to be ok now. I was just wondering if this was the right thing

Emac went dim

2010-02-12 Thread malcolm Tate
Hello everyone, This morning when I woke up the screen on my Emac running 10.4.11 was dim. I recalibrated the colours and it seems to be ok now. I was just wondering if this was the right thing to do, and if my computer is on its way out? Also, why would it happen? I've had the computer

Re: Emac went dim

2010-02-12 Thread Ronda Brown
On 13/02/2010, at 12:15 PM, malcolm Tate wrote: Hello everyone, This morning when I woke up the screen on my Emac running 10.4.11 was dim. I recalibrated the colours and it seems to be ok now. I was just wondering if this was the right thing to do, and if my computer is on its way out?