From radonaldson at mac.com  Thu Nov  2 21:51:48 2006
From: radonaldson at mac.com (Robert A. Donaldson)
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 23:51:48 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] FYI: Our Mac friend, Bruce Wells
Message-ID: <D3890A0E-3EF5-48FF-B44A-71FD8F3D04DD@mac.com>

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06306/734784-54.stm

Robert A. Donaldson
radonaldson at mac.com
(H) 412-922-3303
(M)412-477-9188



From radonaldson at mac.com  Fri Nov  3 14:15:38 2006
From: radonaldson at mac.com (Robert A. Donaldson)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2006 16:15:38 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] Center for Hope hits 500...
Message-ID: <0E210FF5-2AE2-43C9-95DD-86EBF755EDEE@mac.com>

Just a quick note to let you all know the 500th rehabilitated  
Macintosh was distributed today from the Center for Hope in Ambridge.  
If you're into trivia, it was a Power Mac 5400/180.

Many thanks go out to all of you who have spent time helping make  
this happen....

Robert A. Donaldson
radonaldson at mac.com
(H) 412-922-3303
(M)412-477-9188



From radonaldson at mac.com  Sat Nov  4 17:17:28 2006
From: radonaldson at mac.com (Robert A. Donaldson)
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2006 19:17:28 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] Center for Hope progress report
Message-ID: <ECA7CDFF-7D57-4B1C-BAB7-C7519BA0C660@mac.com>

Dear Mac Friends:

This is just a short thank you to everyone who has volunteered at the  
Center for Hope or donated your retired Macintosh equipment to us.

Yesterday, we were delighted to tell you we've distributed our 500th  
rehabilitated Macintosh. Today, I'm please to report we've had our  
largest distribution ever. When we locked the door at the Center for  
Hope Saturday afternoon, we had passed out 39 Macs this weekend.

We've come a long way since passing out Macs from the trunks of our  
cars in the parking lot of The Lighthouse in Butler County, and it's  
because of your long-term dedication this has been possible.

Well done!

Robert A. Donaldson
radonaldson at mac.com
(H) 412-922-3303
(M)412-477-9188



From r.l.adams at comcast.net  Wed Nov  8 09:54:26 2006
From: r.l.adams at comcast.net (R Adams)
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 11:54:26 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] More WiMax News
Message-ID: <F729377C-F6CD-459E-B42D-7DE8FE9830D3@comcast.net>


http://news.com.com/2300-1041_3-6133606-1.html? 
part=rss&tag=6133606&subj=news

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From artifax1 at verizon.net  Thu Nov  9 20:50:18 2006
From: artifax1 at verizon.net (robert borkoski)
Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2006 22:50:18 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] MAC G4 for Sale
Message-ID: <2DB13BC4-8E7B-4342-9B70-B0D8B71C9ADD@verizon.net>

Dave can you do a favor and post locally?

Power Mac G4 Dual 867 Processor
L2 Cache 256 MB
L3 Cache 1 MB
Memory 768 MB
Bus Speed 133MHz
Hard Drive 60 GB
FireWire 2
USB 2
Monitor -Apple 20" display with 2 USB ports
Super Drive CD/DVD
Keyboard
Optical 2 button Mighty Mouse
Apple External Speakers
System 10.4.7
This is the last MAC that is boot-able into System 9
Home system-Low milage

$1,000 ?NEGOTIABLE


MEMORY CHIPS
1GB (2x512MB) of PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 memory


Bob Borkoski
artifax1 at verizon,net
Will be out of town week of Nov 12-17 call
Cell 412-720-5623
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From sarahbrim2 at mac.com  Thu Nov  9 23:24:23 2006
From: sarahbrim2 at mac.com (Sarah Brim)
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 01:24:23 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] Fwd: PodCamp Pittsburgh: 1 Day Away!
Message-ID: <2b4b03dcc2359390223f8897ba006ef5@mac.com>

Dear Mac Friends,

Remember Podcamp this weekend at the Filmmakers no charge to attend.  
I'm registered. See the  message  below I've forwarded you that  Justin 
sent me.  .

Sincerely,
Sarah Brim

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Justin Kownacki <jkownacki at somethingtobedesired.com>
> Date: November 9, 2006 2:00:00 PM EST
> To: Justin Kownacki <jkownacki at gmail.com>
> Subject: PodCamp Pittsburgh: 1 Day Away!
>
> Podcampers;
>
> I won't have much time to email anyone tomorrow, so here's a final 
> round-up of pertinent PodCamp info:
>
> 1. PROMOTIONS
> 2. FULL EVENTS SCHEDULE
> 3. PITTSBURGH FILMMAKERS VENUE REMINDERS
>
> 1. PROMOTIONS
>
> Coming to PodCamp Pittsburgh? Grab our snazzy graphic and let the 
> world know! (At the bottom 
> of:?http://podcamp.pbwiki.com/PodCampPittsburghRegistrants )
>
> Taking photos or video at PodCamp Pittsburgh? Remember to tag your 
> files podcamp and podcamppittsburgh?for easy Googling!
>
> Know anyone who should be coming but isn't? Remind them! The more the 
> merrier!
>
> 2. FULL EVENTS SCHEDULE
>
> The sessions, as well as the evening events, are all listed 
> here:?http://podcamp.pbwiki.com/PodCampPittsburghSessions
>
> More sessions are being added regularly, and Sunday will fill up fast. 
> If you see an opportunity to talk about something you're an expert in, 
> or would like to ask more questions about, find an open time and room 
> and schedule it in!
>
> Don't forget about the panel discussions! Most panels are looking for 
> an extra contributor or two, so contact the panel moderator via email 
> (or in person) and ask to join their session!
>
> Lastly, don't forget the 3 evening events -- Friday meet-n-greet, 
> Saturday dinner and Saturday night party -- all of which are optional 
> but each of which will be fun.
>
> 3. PITTSBURGH FILMMAKERS VENUE REMINDERS
>
> - Doors open at 9 AM both days
> - Breakfast will be provided from 9-11 AM
> - Check-in will be available all day
> - When checking in, please register to win one of our many cool 
> giveaways!
> - Pre-registrants whose names are on the list will be entitled to one 
> free PodCamp shirt from Spreadshirt ( http://www.spreadshirt.com )
> - Kick-off speech starts @ 9:30 AM
> - Sessions begin @ 10 AM
> - Sessions run 30 minutes, with 15 minute downtimes in-between
> - Lunch is served from 12:15-1:30 in the Pittsburgh Filmmakers cafe -- 
> all vegetarian / vegan options!
> - Afternoon sessions commence at 1:45
> - Final sessions begin @ 4 PM, end @ 4:30 PM
> - All Podcampers to be out of the building by 5 PM both days!
>
> - Pittsburgh Filmmakers is a non-smoking facility -- please smoke 
> outside
> - From 2-5 PM, only 1 set of doors will be open to the facility -- 
> don't get locked out!
> - DO NOT let anyone in from the street -- security starts with you!
> - DO NOT leave ANYTHING in your car (cameras, computers, etc.) -- 
> Pittsburgh Filmmakers and PodCamp are NOT RESPONSIBLE for the security 
> of items brought onto Filmmakers' property
> - The 3rd floor of Filmmakers (panel discussion room) is, 
> unfortunately, NOT HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE. If you anticipate a 
> problem, please contact a PodCamp volunteer or Filmmakers employee.
>
> Questions? Suggestions? Let us know!
>
> I look forward to meeting (or re-meeting) all of you this weekend!
>
> Justin Kownacki
> http://www.somethingtobedesired.com
> http://www.podcamppittsburgh.com
>
>
>
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From fozard at nauticom.net  Fri Nov 10 11:49:00 2006
From: fozard at nauticom.net (Fozard)
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:49:00 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] St. Petersburg Times | tampabay.com | Know it now.
Message-ID: <4554C99C.9070108@nauticom.net>

If you can get beyond the ads, it's a GREAT story!!!


http://www.sptimes.com/2006/11/10/Brandontimes/Thanks_to_Oprah__iPod.shtml

From fozard at nauticom.net  Fri Nov 10 11:53:29 2006
From: fozard at nauticom.net (Fozard)
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:53:29 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] So long "Mac Guy!" Apple Ends Contract With Trendy Hipster
 (Pierce Mattie Public Relations New York, LA & Atlanta)
Message-ID: <4554CAA9.8010008@nauticom.net>

"I was a MAC!!!"

http://www.piercemattie.com/blogs/2006/11/so_long_mac_guy.html

From artifax1 at verizon.net  Fri Nov 10 15:06:10 2006
From: artifax1 at verizon.net (robert borkoski)
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:06:10 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] Sorry Dave forgot to add this to previous 4 sale items
Message-ID: <CB95A6D3-BC84-4F11-871A-11A8F658DA4B@verizon.net>

NewGen Design XP 600 x 600 dpi Laser Printer
ORPHANED by ITEC

I have not been able to get it working with OSX
Will run fine on System 9 and Windows

PORTS: Local Talk, RS-232, Parallel, Ethernet
36MB Memory
LETTER 8.5 x 11
LEDGER 11x17
FUJI / XEROX Engine
Has run only 3000 page
comes with driver disk and spare toner cartridge
original carton

$100 or a tax write off as a donation


From les at lesgetchell.com  Sat Nov 11 16:18:24 2006
From: les at lesgetchell.com (Les Getchell)
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 18:18:24 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] Shadyside Meeting
Message-ID: <D4215783-F84F-49F8-ABE6-6931F77B11BA@lesgetchell.com>

This is a reminder that there will be a Mac user group meeting at the  
Shadyside Apple store this Sunday from 5:30 to 6:30 pm.

We will talk about ideas, impressions, how to's, etc. from the  
podcasting conference held this weekend at Pittsburgh Filmmakers.

There is still one day left. For anyone interested in podcasting, Web  
design, media interactivity, etc., I cannot recommend this conference  
enough. It's excellent and it's free. The workshops are designed for  
novices through the experienced.

To see what is on Sunday's 9 am to 5 pm schedule, go to http:// 
podcamp.pbwiki.com/PodCampPittsburghSessions and scroll to the Day 2  
sessions.



  

From radonaldson at mac.com  Sat Nov 11 17:35:04 2006
From: radonaldson at mac.com (Robert A. Donaldson)
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 19:35:04 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] Domo Arigato, Mr. Jobs...
Message-ID: <AA56375C-25DE-4F98-9A72-D94D9A4A10F5@mac.com>

http://www.apple.com/jp/getamac/ads/

Sayonara, n'at, yunz guys...

Robert A. Donaldson
radonaldson at mac.com
(H) 412-922-3303
(M)412-477-9188



From fozard at nauticom.net  Sat Nov 11 19:26:03 2006
From: fozard at nauticom.net (Fozard)
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 21:26:03 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] "I'm a MAC" gets biited!
Message-ID: <4556863B.8000004@nauticom.net>

Youse guyz new dis, rite?

http://www.mac360.com/index.php/mac360/comments/im_a_mac_guy_dropped_pc_guy_to_switch/

From leslieoliver at mac.com  Sat Nov 11 20:11:04 2006
From: leslieoliver at mac.com (Leslie Oliver)
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 22:11:04 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] (no subject)
Message-ID: <E1A1B579-6CF2-4FD9-AFB1-CAA88157BE47@mac.com>

Dave,

We have inventory tomorrow the 12th, if plan on having the meeting  
you will have to be done by 6pm.

Sorry for the late notice on this. I apologize.



?
leslie oliver
leslieoliver at mac.com








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From jeff at szuhay.org  Tue Nov 14 09:09:32 2006
From: jeff at szuhay.org (Jeff Szuhay)
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:09:32 -0800
Subject: [NPMUG] Zune, take one
Message-ID: <B6DD75F3-FDEB-4E82-8D90-EFD31F321354@szuhay.org>

(I don't think Apple has too much to worry about at this point; maybe
  when it becomes version 3 and actually doesn't suck)

Read
<http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/13/installing-the-zune-sucked/>


--
    One of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as
    a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating
    the very phrases which our founding fathers used in
    the great struggle for independence.
     -- Charles A. Beard, historian (1874-1948)


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From bbrasky at gmail.com  Tue Nov 14 10:24:41 2006
From: bbrasky at gmail.com (Matt)
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:24:41 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] Zune, take one
In-Reply-To: <B6DD75F3-FDEB-4E82-8D90-EFD31F321354@szuhay.org>
References: <B6DD75F3-FDEB-4E82-8D90-EFD31F321354@szuhay.org>
Message-ID: <4907d7c30611140924t3486a980g2e2087465cc29adc@mail.gmail.com>

Funny, I was just reading this article when I glanced at my inbox and saw
this.  Definitely agreed.  Even if it did work right, I still don't think
Apple really has much to worry about.  There's really no huge benefits to
switch (wireless?  doubtful), so current users aren't going to just up and
drop their iPods for a Zune,  Outside of that, iPod still has a great name,
and I expect their sales to continue to grow.  The advantages of the iPod
are just much greater than those of the Zune (multiple OS compatibility
comes to mind as a big one for me, personally -- I want to be able to use my
iPod anywhere, work, home, etc -- I have mixed machines at all locations).

On one hand, it's good to see competition, competition is always good, but
on the other hand, I'm pretty disappointed.  I really expected a much better
product to come of this.

On 11/14/06, Jeff Szuhay <jeff at szuhay.org> wrote:
>
> (I don't think Apple has too much to worry about at this point; maybe when
> it becomes version 3 and actually doesn't suck)
>
> Read
> <http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/13/installing-the-zune-sucked/>
>
> --
>    One of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as
>    a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating
>    the very phrases which our founding fathers used in
>    the great struggle for independence.
>     -- Charles A. Beard, historian (1874-1948)
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> NPMUG mailing list
> NPMUG at davesevick.com
> http://davesevick.com/mailman/listinfo/npmug
>
>
>
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From charles at firthconsulting.com  Tue Nov 14 12:28:03 2006
From: charles at firthconsulting.com (Charles Firth)
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:28:03 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] Zune, take one
In-Reply-To: <4907d7c30611140924t3486a980g2e2087465cc29adc@mail.gmail.com>
References: <B6DD75F3-FDEB-4E82-8D90-EFD31F321354@szuhay.org>
	<4907d7c30611140924t3486a980g2e2087465cc29adc@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <FB3169BB-ED8A-49B5-A466-81997DEECA92@firthconsulting.com>

Actually, they don't really cover the biggest negative of the Zune -  
the mutant stupid pricing structure. MS has it designed so it's  
impossible to just buy one song for 99c and call it a day. And  
they've also obfuscated the pricing so you're not sure how much  
anything really costs without doing some mental math.
(Quick! How much is a cost of "145 zune points" in actual US$?)


Check out:

http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/comments/zune- 
marketplaces-absurd-pricing-scheme/

On Nov 14, 2006, at 12:24 PM, Matt wrote:

> Funny, I was just reading this article when I glanced at my inbox  
> and saw this.  Definitely agreed.  Even if it did work right, I  
> still don't think Apple really has much to worry about.  There's  
> really no huge benefits to switch (wireless?  doubtful), so current  
> users aren't going to just up and drop their iPods for a Zune,   
> Outside of that, iPod still has a great name, and I expect their  
> sales to continue to grow.  The advantages of the iPod are just  
> much greater than those of the Zune (multiple OS compatibility  
> comes to mind as a big one for me, personally -- I want to be able  
> to use my iPod anywhere, work, home, etc -- I have mixed machines  
> at all locations).
>
> On one hand, it's good to see competition, competition is always  
> good, but on the other hand, I'm pretty disappointed.  I really  
> expected a much better product to come of this.
>
> On 11/14/06, Jeff Szuhay <jeff at szuhay.org> wrote:
> (I don't think Apple has too much to worry about at this point; maybe
>  when it becomes version 3 and actually doesn't suck)
>
> Read
> < http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/13/installing-the-zune-sucked/>
>
>
> --
>    One of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as
>    a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating
>    the very phrases which our founding fathers used in
>    the great struggle for independence.
>     -- Charles A. Beard, historian (1874-1948)
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> NPMUG mailing list
> NPMUG at davesevick.com
> http://davesevick.com/mailman/listinfo/npmug
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> NPMUG mailing list
> NPMUG at davesevick.com
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From bbrasky at gmail.com  Tue Nov 14 14:15:15 2006
From: bbrasky at gmail.com (Matt)
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:15:15 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] Zune, take one
In-Reply-To: <FB3169BB-ED8A-49B5-A466-81997DEECA92@firthconsulting.com>
References: <B6DD75F3-FDEB-4E82-8D90-EFD31F321354@szuhay.org>
	<4907d7c30611140924t3486a980g2e2087465cc29adc@mail.gmail.com>
	<FB3169BB-ED8A-49B5-A466-81997DEECA92@firthconsulting.com>
Message-ID: <4907d7c30611141315t1aac7ed8v6d6c33511cd399fa@mail.gmail.com>

Ah!  I can't believe I forgot to bring that up!  From the moment I first
read about it, that scheme bugged me.  Don't get me wrong, a points system
has it's place, but I don't believe that a music service is that place.
Particularly in the scheme that they've set up.  Very deceiving.  I really
have to wonder if this just worked through Microsoft and nobody
questioned/thought about it, or if they actually thought they could slide
this past people without them noticing.

On 11/14/06, Charles Firth <charles at firthconsulting.com> wrote:
>
> Actually, they don't really cover the biggest negative of the Zune - the
> mutant stupid pricing structure. MS has it designed so it's impossible to
> just buy one song for 99c and call it a day. And they've also obfuscated the
> pricing so you're not sure how much anything really costs without doing some
> mental math.(Quick! How much is a cost of "145 zune points" in actual
> US$?)
>
>
> Check out:
>
>
> http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/comments/zune-marketplaces-absurd-pricing-scheme/ <http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/comments/zune-marketplaces-absurd-pricing-scheme/>
>
> On Nov 14, 2006, at 12:24 PM, Matt wrote:
>
> Funny, I was just reading this article when I glanced at my inbox and saw
> this.  Definitely agreed.  Even if it did work right, I still don't think
> Apple really has much to worry about.  There's really no huge benefits to
> switch (wireless?  doubtful), so current users aren't going to just up and
> drop their iPods for a Zune,  Outside of that, iPod still has a great name,
> and I expect their sales to continue to grow.  The advantages of the iPod
> are just much greater than those of the Zune (multiple OS compatibility
> comes to mind as a big one for me, personally -- I want to be able to use my
> iPod anywhere, work, home, etc -- I have mixed machines at all locations).
>
> On one hand, it's good to see competition, competition is always good, but
> on the other hand, I'm pretty disappointed.  I really expected a much better
> product to come of this.
>
> On 11/14/06, Jeff Szuhay <jeff at szuhay.org> wrote:
> >
> > (I don't think Apple has too much to worry about at this point; maybe when
> > it becomes version 3 and actually doesn't suck)
> >
> > Read
> > < http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/13/installing-the-zune-sucked/>
> >
> > --
> >    One of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as
> >    a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating
> >    the very phrases which our founding fathers used in
> >    the great struggle for independence.
> >     -- Charles A. Beard, historian (1874-1948)
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > NPMUG mailing list
> > NPMUG at davesevick.com
> > http://davesevick.com/mailman/listinfo/npmug
> >
> >
> >
> _______________________________________________
> NPMUG mailing list
> NPMUG at davesevick.com
> http://davesevick.com/mailman/listinfo/npmug
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> NPMUG mailing list
> NPMUG at davesevick.com
> http://davesevick.com/mailman/listinfo/npmug
>
>
>
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From charles at firthconsulting.com  Wed Nov 15 06:39:33 2006
From: charles at firthconsulting.com (Charles Firth)
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 08:39:33 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] REMINDER: SHV meeting this Sunday
Message-ID: <DEBC69B9-7B70-4630-BA2F-3D580000EA51@firthconsulting.com>

Just a reminder - the South Hills Village MUG meeting is this Sunday,  
Nov. 19th at 6pm.

The agenda is as follows:

1) News, brief update on the world of Mac - including new C2D laptops.
2) Main Topic: The Library Folder - what's going on in there?
	includes Application Support, Caches, Preferences, and why you  
should care
3) If interested: UNIX permissions - POSIX and ACLs
4) If interested: Drive swapping - what to do when replacing a Hard  
drive
5) If interested: Peeking over the fence: A look at Microsoft Windows  
Vista

Dinner will be following the meeting at 7pm at the Roxy.

I hope to see everyone there. ;)

Charles
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From fozard at nauticom.net  Wed Nov 15 10:55:10 2006
From: fozard at nauticom.net (Fozard)
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 12:55:10 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] C NET - The unofficial eight-core Apple Mac Pro
Message-ID: <455B547E.9020404@nauticom.net>

Zip A De Do Da!!!

http://reviews.cnet.com/4531-10921_7-6663792.html?tag=nl.e501

From dave at davesevick.com  Thu Nov 16 15:50:47 2006
From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick)
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:50:47 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] PowerBook G4 15"
Message-ID: <FF0C3141-E013-4009-946A-3C89BB9E97C8@davesevick.com>

1.67 Ghz  PowerBook G4

512 DDR2 SDRAM

SuperDrive

80GB  ATA Hard Drive

10.4.8

One year ownership is up  in December 2006 .. so you can get an  
extended warranty if needed.

Bought in Dec 2005 for  $2400

Client of Dave Sevick's  and I can verify the machine is in great shape.

$1500 or best offer .....

Owner not a Mac person ( and does not want to be )  : -)

.... was given this computer as a gift ... hardly ever used .....

MUST SELL


email  :      ddvesely at veselybros.com      Donna Vesely

Thanks,

Dave Sevick
for Donna Vesely
















From charles at firthconsulting.com  Fri Nov 17 06:38:30 2006
From: charles at firthconsulting.com (Charles Firth)
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 08:38:30 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] When a Zune review goes wrong
Message-ID: <D3FA47D6-B76A-493D-B140-354B9BA34D92@firthconsulting.com>

http://www.cnn.com/video/player/player.html?url=/video/business/ 
2006/11/14/sorkin.minding.your.business.cnn&wm=native_mac
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From dave at davesevick.com  Sat Nov 18 16:52:37 2006
From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 18:52:37 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] NIKE + Apple iPod ... perhaps the best Christmas present
In-Reply-To: <32138606.1163892103837.JavaMail.atg@m1613uspln2.cust.aops-eds.com>
References: <32138606.1163892103837.JavaMail.atg@m1613uspln2.cust.aops-eds.com>
Message-ID: <0256B388-3E9E-4F55-B9FE-A6754C87A83F@davesevick.com>

Dear Apple sports enthusiasts,

I have fallen in love with the new Nike + iPod ......   http:// 
www.nike.com/nikeplus/    and     http://www.apple.com/ipod/nike/

I picked one up last week for $29 and attached it to my 2GB Nano.

I was easy to set up.  It comes with a tiny white adapter for the  
iPod and a little wireless sensor that fits in your shoe about the  
size of a dime.

The sensor sends information to the iPod to track your time and  
mileage ..... walking or running ....

Easy to pause ... easy to start ... all your stats are automatically  
recorded.

A little voice fades in and out of your music ...  telling you the  
time and mileage.

This Apple and Nike product rocks !!!!!!

I plan to do a quick demo at the South Hills Village meeting tomorrow.

The added attraction beyond the great tunes during my runs is that  
Nike keeps track of all my times and distances via a simple synch to  
my free nikeplus account.

My clients have been raving about this great iPod accessory and now I  
understand what all the fuss is about.

Check out this summary of three quick runs via a screenshot  .......

?
Merry Christmas ......

:-)


Dave



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Apple Certified Technical Coordinator
Apple Certified Help Desk Specialist
Helping people use technology in Pittsburgh
Western PA, WV, OH, MD ... Since 1988

724.779.0099 mobile/office
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From radonaldson at mac.com  Sat Nov 18 19:10:25 2006
From: radonaldson at mac.com (Robert A. Donaldson)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:10:25 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] Center for Hope wish list
Message-ID: <95077CA4-4ED6-4C6A-8B68-6D69FA58549A@mac.com>

Dear Mac friends:

This a periodic note to let you know of things we're looking for to  
help us refurbish retired Macs at the Center for Hope in Ambridge.

We've had our busiest month ever. We've surpassed 500 Macs tuned up  
and out the door. We have have requests for nearly 30 more on our  
next work day, December 9.

We've been blessed with extraordinarily good-quality donations these  
past few months which has allowed us to tune up more Macs than we  
would ordinarily expect to.

We do have some potholes in our work flow to fill, and we'd like you  
to help spread the word about our current most pressing needs.

We are in immediate need of the following items:

? IDE and SCSI hard drives above 800mb is size.

? USB keyboards and mice.

? RAM chips 16mb or greater, any pin configuration.

? Internal CDROM drives for fruit-flavor iMacs, both tray load and  
slot load.

Our principal source for the last item is an iMac that has a failed  
video problem. Please tell your friends and colleagues that such a  
machine is a rich source of spare parts for us. A fruit-flavor iMac  
with bad video surrenders a CDROM, a hard drive, RAM, a keyboard, and  
a mouse, all sought after items for our work room.

Thank you for your continued support and have a happy Thanksgiving!

Robert A. Donaldson
radonaldson at mac.com
(H) 412-922-3303
(M)412-477-9188



From pittsburghgroups at mac.com  Sun Nov 19 14:55:23 2006
From: pittsburghgroups at mac.com (pittsburghgroups)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 16:55:23 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] Nov 4,
	2006 was a landmark day for the NPMUG and Center for Hope as we
	cross the 500 mark
Message-ID: <2AC1068A-5BE4-4738-A2C9-45F0AAF08663@mac.com>

You can see the updated web site here:


http://web.mac.com/pittsburghgroups/iWeb/Site/Welcome.html







M E E T I N G S   I N    P I T T S B U R G  H

  - - -  C R A N B E R R Y  T O W N S H I P  - - -
1st Wednesday of each month, 7:00 - 9:00 PM,
Location - MacOutfitters of Cranberry724-776-8075
  http://www.macoutfitters.com
( 9PM nightcap at Primanti's in Cranberry after each meeting )
Contact: Apple User Group Ambassador - Dave Sevick - dave at davesevick.com
http://web.mac.com/pittsburghgroups/iWeb/Site/Cranberry%20Township.html

  - - -  M O N R O E V I L L E  - - -
1st Thursday of each month, 7:00 - 9:00 PM,
Location - Monroeveille Public Library 412-372-3002
( 5:30 PM coffee at Panera Bread in Miracle Mile Shopping Center  
before each meeting)
  http://www.monroevillelibrary.org/screens/cowmug.html
Contact: COWMUG President - Peter Carras - pcarras+ at pitt.edu

http://web.mac.com/pittsburghgroups/iWeb/Site/Monroeville.html

  - - - S H A D Y S I D E   - - -
2rd Sunday of each month, 5:30 - 6:30 PM,
Location -  Apple Store Shadyside 412-683-1186
http://www.apple.com/retail/shadyside
( 6:30PM dinner at Max and Erma's in Shadyside after each meeting )
Contact:  Apple User Group Leaders - Jeff Szuhay - jeff at szuhay.org or  
Les Getchell - les at lesgetchell.com
http://web.mac.com/pittsburghgroups/iWeb/Site/Shadyside.html

  - - -  S O U T H  H I L L S  - - -
4th Sunday of each month, 6:00 - 7:00 PM,
Location - Apple Store  South Hills Village  412-833-1840
http://www.apple.com/retail/southhillsvillage
( 7PM dinner at the Roxy Cafe in South Hills Village,Upper Level  
after each  meeting )
Contact: Apple User Group Leader - Charles Firth -  
charles at firthconsulting.com
http://web.mac.com/pittsburghgroups/iWeb/Site/South%20Hills.html

  - - -  P E N N    S T A T E    U N I V E R S I T Y   - - -
1st Tuesday of each month from 7:30 PM - 8:45 PM ( see http:// 
www.psumug.org/ical/  calendar to be sure)
Contact: Apple User Group Ambassador - Carlo Pitocco -  
gpitocco at ist.psu.edu
http://web.mac.com/pittsburghgroups/iWeb/Site/Penn%20State% 
20University.html

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From victornado at mac.com  Thu Nov 23 10:33:07 2006
From: victornado at mac.com (Victoria Bush)
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 12:33:07 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] Suspicious emails from smartdisk/firelight
Message-ID: <1487FA92-206A-445F-9A6C-395291972952@mac.com>

Today we have received 2 different emails from smartdisk that don't  
make any sense.

Here is one:

From: <Order.Admin at smartdisk.com>
Date: November 23, 2006 9:25:16 AM EST
To: <redslarry at adelphia.net>
Subject: eSource Partner Source Password

One of your employee named Belinda Conway requested for forgotten  
password. The password is already emailed to the user. You are  
notified since you are administrator of your company.


End message

Larry also received another one with a different "employee" name.

Obviously, we are concerned.  Has anyone received anything like this  
or have information about emails like this?

Thanks!

Victoria Bush





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From dave at davesevick.com  Thu Nov 23 11:12:36 2006
From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick)
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 13:12:36 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] Suspicious emails from smartdisk/firelight
In-Reply-To: <1487FA92-206A-445F-9A6C-395291972952@mac.com>
References: <1487FA92-206A-445F-9A6C-395291972952@mac.com>
Message-ID: <B34BD3BA-9F06-4AE9-AD4B-EF96E58497D1@davesevick.com>

Larry and Victoria,

That is just spam.  Ignore and do not reply to the messages.

I get literally hundreds of these daily.   I just mark them as junk.

Dave

Happy Thanksgiving ....





On Nov 23, 2006, at 12:33 PM, Victoria Bush wrote:

> Today we have received 2 different emails from smartdisk that don't  
> make any sense.
>
> Here is one:
>
> From: <Order.Admin at smartdisk.com>
> Date: November 23, 2006 9:25:16 AM EST
> To: <redslarry at adelphia.net>
> Subject: eSource Partner Source Password
>
> One of your employee named Belinda Conway requested for forgotten  
> password. The password is already emailed to the user. You are  
> notified since you are administrator of your company.
>
>
> End message
>
> Larry also received another one with a different "employee" name.
>
> Obviously, we are concerned.  Has anyone received anything like  
> this or have information about emails like this?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Victoria Bush
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> NPMUG mailing list
> NPMUG at davesevick.com
> http://davesevick.com/mailman/listinfo/npmug

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From calliex at mac.com  Thu Nov 23 17:48:33 2006
From: calliex at mac.com (Joe Condle)
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 19:48:33 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] Looking for an AirPort card for an ibook.
Message-ID: <847387D9-F819-41F7-B635-8397A9182172@mac.com>

My sister picked up an G3 900mHz ibook for free from a friend of  
hers.  It does not have a airport card installed.  I am looking for  
one.  Thought I would ask here first in case some one has one laying  
around they would like to get rid of.


Joe



From markd at borkware.com  Sat Nov 25 08:00:56 2006
From: markd at borkware.com (Mark Dalrymple)
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 10:00:56 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] Suspicious emails from smartdisk/firelight
In-Reply-To: <B34BD3BA-9F06-4AE9-AD4B-EF96E58497D1@davesevick.com>
References: <1487FA92-206A-445F-9A6C-395291972952@mac.com>
	<B34BD3BA-9F06-4AE9-AD4B-EF96E58497D1@davesevick.com>
Message-ID: <1138C267-BBC4-416E-9811-700C076A15CC@borkware.com>

Also, email is very easy to forge, and the message isn't coming from  
smartdisk it's a common, and underhanded trick.  Some days I get  
thousands (yes thousands :'-(  ) of bounce messages when someone uses  
my domain in the 'from' line.

Unfortunately, it only takes one or two folks to click a link or buy  
fake viagra for these scum to turn a profit.

With that in mind, *never* follow links from unsolicited email, no  
matter how official it looks.

++md


On Nov 23, 2006, at 1:12 PM, Dave Sevick wrote:

> Larry and Victoria,
>
> That is just spam.  Ignore and do not reply to the messages.
>
> I get literally hundreds of these daily.   I just mark them as junk.
>
> Dave
>
> Happy Thanksgiving ....
>
>
>
>
>
> On Nov 23, 2006, at 12:33 PM, Victoria Bush wrote:
>
>> Today we have received 2 different emails from smartdisk that  
>> don't make any sense.
>>
>> Here is one:
>>
>> From: <Order.Admin at smartdisk.com>
>> Date: November 23, 2006 9:25:16 AM EST
>> To: <redslarry at adelphia.net>
>> Subject: eSource Partner Source Password
>>
>> One of your employee named Belinda Conway requested for forgotten  
>> password. The password is already emailed to the user. You are  
>> notified since you are administrator of your company.
>>
>>
>> End message
>>
>> Larry also received another one with a different "employee" name.
>>
>> Obviously, we are concerned.  Has anyone received anything like  
>> this or have information about emails like this?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Victoria Bush
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> NPMUG mailing list
>> NPMUG at davesevick.com
>> http://davesevick.com/mailman/listinfo/npmug
>
> _______________________________________________
> NPMUG mailing list
> NPMUG at davesevick.com
> http://davesevick.com/mailman/listinfo/npmug


From dave at davesevick.com  Sat Nov 25 22:57:57 2006
From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick)
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 00:57:57 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] TiVo, cable TV, and a Mac mini
Message-ID: <842E7A9F-A848-4C35-9DA5-1887DD4E5C3B@davesevick.com>

Folks,

I'm an Armstrong Cable TV customer in Cranberry Twp.

Has anyone used TiVo out this way?  Do they have the necessary  
"card"  needed to insert in the TiVo unit.

What are your thoughts on the TiVo service?  Has anyone used the Mac  
mini as a device hooked up to the TiVo?

I have read and heard nothing but great things and positive reviews  
about the TiVo service and saw a funny, yet informative, video   
review by David Pogue a few weeks back.

Please write back to me offline and I will summarize my findings to  
the list.

Thanks,

Dave

From dave at davesevick.com  Sun Nov 26 10:49:08 2006
From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick)
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 12:49:08 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] Post Gazette article !!! "Web of desire: Weekly online
	sitcom/soap examines lives of young adults in Pittsburgh"
Message-ID: <7F5F4201-B9C1-4C35-8056-7938DE63DE97@davesevick.com>

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06330/740610-42.stm

Congratulations to Justin Kownacki and his cast !



From bbrasky at gmail.com  Mon Nov 27 07:19:23 2006
From: bbrasky at gmail.com (Matt)
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 09:19:23 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] Suspicious emails from smartdisk/firelight
In-Reply-To: <1138C267-BBC4-416E-9811-700C076A15CC@borkware.com>
References: <1487FA92-206A-445F-9A6C-395291972952@mac.com>
	<B34BD3BA-9F06-4AE9-AD4B-EF96E58497D1@davesevick.com>
	<1138C267-BBC4-416E-9811-700C076A15CC@borkware.com>
Message-ID: <4907d7c30611270619le89de77k48e48a55165508eb@mail.gmail.com>

Good advice.  To add a bit to what Mark said, clicking links or even
replying to unsolicited spam often times can notify one or more spammers out
there that your email address is inf act valid and active.  In turn, they'll
send you more spam, and sell your address to other advertisers, spammers,
and scammers.

Although it's annoying, it's best to just mark it as junk and delete it.

Matt

On 11/25/06, Mark Dalrymple <markd at borkware.com> wrote:
>
> Also, email is very easy to forge, and the message isn't coming from
> smartdisk it's a common, and underhanded trick.  Some days I get
> thousands (yes thousands :'-(  ) of bounce messages when someone uses
> my domain in the 'from' line.
>
> Unfortunately, it only takes one or two folks to click a link or buy
> fake viagra for these scum to turn a profit.
>
> With that in mind, *never* follow links from unsolicited email, no
> matter how official it looks.
>
> ++md
>
>
> On Nov 23, 2006, at 1:12 PM, Dave Sevick wrote:
>
> > Larry and Victoria,
> >
> > That is just spam.  Ignore and do not reply to the messages.
> >
> > I get literally hundreds of these daily.   I just mark them as junk.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > Happy Thanksgiving ....
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Nov 23, 2006, at 12:33 PM, Victoria Bush wrote:
> >
> >> Today we have received 2 different emails from smartdisk that
> >> don't make any sense.
> >>
> >> Here is one:
> >>
> >> From: <Order.Admin at smartdisk.com>
> >> Date: November 23, 2006 9:25:16 AM EST
> >> To: <redslarry at adelphia.net>
> >> Subject: eSource Partner Source Password
> >>
> >> One of your employee named Belinda Conway requested for forgotten
> >> password. The password is already emailed to the user. You are
> >> notified since you are administrator of your company.
> >>
> >>
> >> End message
> >>
> >> Larry also received another one with a different "employee" name.
> >>
> >> Obviously, we are concerned.  Has anyone received anything like
> >> this or have information about emails like this?
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >> Victoria Bush
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> NPMUG mailing list
> >> NPMUG at davesevick.com
> >> http://davesevick.com/mailman/listinfo/npmug
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > NPMUG mailing list
> > NPMUG at davesevick.com
> > http://davesevick.com/mailman/listinfo/npmug
>
> _______________________________________________
> NPMUG mailing list
> NPMUG at davesevick.com
> http://davesevick.com/mailman/listinfo/npmug
>
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From fozard at nauticom.net  Mon Nov 27 09:08:31 2006
From: fozard at nauticom.net (Fozard)
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:08:31 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] MAC Tablet PC?
Message-ID: <456B0D7F.30808@nauticom.net>

http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Automation/Display_Panels?Article=/Automation/Display%20Panels/H9R6N2M2 


From fozard at nauticom.net  Mon Nov 27 09:10:36 2006
From: fozard at nauticom.net (Fozard)
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:10:36 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] Apple computer sales up at PSU
Message-ID: <456B0DFC.3050304@nauticom.net>

http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2006/11/11-27-06tdc/11-27-06dnews-02.asp

From jamescorsale at mac.com  Mon Nov 27 11:53:25 2006
From: jamescorsale at mac.com (jamescorsale)
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:53:25 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] French parliament dumping Windows for Linux | CNET News.com
Message-ID: <56BA8D7D-01CC-4182-97E9-0B91D1AECDEC@mac.com>


http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-6138372.html? 
part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-5&subj=news

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From charles at firthconsulting.com  Tue Nov 28 12:23:07 2006
From: charles at firthconsulting.com (Charles Firth)
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:23:07 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] 1984 Steve Jobs keynote
Message-ID: <646DF69B-A2EB-4DBA-853B-89278618E800@firthconsulting.com>

http://www.trunkmonkey.com/content/view/52/51/
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From anomie at zbzoom.net  Wed Nov 29 10:30:25 2006
From: anomie at zbzoom.net (Anomie)
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:30:25 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] iPod Mac to PC questions and a fax question.
Message-ID: <834a50102de07b36590f5122ad497638@zbzoom.net>

I would like to tack the recordings of a workshop to my friends home 
this weekend. They are on my iPod, so they are in mp3 format on it. Can 
I transfer these mp3s to her machine with the usb or will it do 
something crazy like take all my info (music pictures etc) and put it 
on her PC? Will she need to have iTunes to do it, or can it be moved as 
a file? What about format?

Any direct help would be wonderful or a link to where a tutorial would 
be the second best.  I want to take this to her, but dont want to mess 
things up. The last time I tried to download a recording that I make of 
a friends lecture to her machine (PC) it would not work, I dont 
remember what happened, but the PC would not recognize the iPod and 
after a few minutes of watching it do nothing we disconnected the 
thing.

Another question: I want to buy a fax machine. I have been able to use 
the fax though the mac 10.3.9 , but if I am sending many pages, it 
doesnt seem to work very well. Is there a simple fax that I can fax 
documents that are in the doc file already? I like the way I can pull 
up a doc and chose to fax it, will I still be able to do this with an 
outside machine?  The guy at stapes was no help at all.

You can send the info to me directly if needed.

Thanks bunches.

PS I will be out of town this weekend and will not be a the Center.

Mary Jo


From fozard at nauticom.net  Wed Nov 29 14:29:22 2006
From: fozard at nauticom.net (Fozard)
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:29:22 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] Epson Stops Ink-Makers
Message-ID: <456DFBB2.7020200@nauticom.net>


  Epson Stops Ink-Makers


    Lawsuits halt makers of replacement printer cartridges.


      Martyn Williams, IDG News Service

Wednesday, November 29, 2006 07:00 AM PST
<javascript:void(0);> 
<http://www.pcworld.com/printable/article/id,128038/printable.html> 
<http://www.pcworld.com/emailfriend?aid=128038> <javascript:void(0);> 
<http://www.pcworld.com/resource/rss.html>

Fewer Epson-compatible ink cartridges from third-party manufacturers 
will be available, because the printer vendor has convinced a number of 
manufacturers and importers to stop producing and marketing them.


    Sued Vendors

Last February, Epson filed a complaint 
<http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,124814/article.html> with the U.S. 
International Trade Commission against 24 companies that manufacture, 
import, or distribute after-market ink cartridges for sale in the U.S. 
The complaint sought to ban the companies from importing or selling the 
cartridges in the U.S. At the same time Epson filed a lawsuit in the 
U.S. District Court in Portland against the same companies seeking 
damages for the alleged intellectual property infringement.

Of the 24 companies, five have agreed to settle with Epson at both the 
ITC and district court. A further three companies have agreed with the 
ITC to stop importing cartridges, but will have their cases heard at the 
district court. Another eight companies have had default judgments filed 
against them at the ITC because they failed to respond to the complaint 
with the time allowed, said Epson. Trials against the remaining 
companies at the ITC will begin in January.


    Latest Settlements

The settlements and judgments are the latest in a line of legal 
victories by Epson against third-party ink-cartridge makers, 
distributors and vendors.

In June, a court in Taiwan barred a local manufacturer of continuous ink 
supply systems from producing models for Epson printers after receiving 
a petition from the Japanese company. A month earlier Epson succeeded 
<http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,125599/article.html> in getting four 
German online retailers of printer ink cartridges to stop selling a 
number of third-party ink cartridges designed for use in Epson printers.

The company won a similar legal action 
<http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,121377-page,1/article.html> against a 
Japanese manufacturer in June 2005.

Printer makers like Epson typically rely on a business model that sees 
them selling printers at little or no profit, then making money down the 
line on ink cartridges and other consumable items. Epson sells its own 
replacement cartridges and licenses a number of companies to make and 
sell Epson-compatible products. The third-party vendors targeted by 
Epson have no relationship with the printer-maker and so it doesn't 
directly gain from any of their business.


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From jamescorsale at mac.com  Wed Nov 29 17:53:44 2006
From: jamescorsale at mac.com (jamescorsale)
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:53:44 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] iBook upgrade
Message-ID: <2F6C77D3-982B-4B67-A0B3-C28A879232DB@mac.com>

Hi There.

My iBook only supports display resolutions up to 1024 x 768.
Is there such a thing as upgrading to allow support of higher  
resolution monitors?

Thanks,
Jim

From MelEagle at aol.com  Wed Nov 29 18:00:49 2006
From: MelEagle at aol.com (MelEagle at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:00:49 EST
Subject: [NPMUG] Fwd:  iBook upgrade
Message-ID: <bbd.a4ebfb9.329f8741@aol.com>

Dave
I just got this email on my computer??

Mel
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From dave at davesevick.com  Wed Nov 29 18:36:25 2006
From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick)
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:36:25 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] Barb Hamill
Message-ID: <F76968A8-41AC-47C1-A07C-A2622A0E5A55@davesevick.com>

Dear friends,

Our good friend, Barb Hamill of Conway PA is having open heart  
surgery to replace some heart valves tomorrow.

You probably know her best from her steady hands cleaning keyboards  
at the Center For Hope.

Or teaching adults in Ambridge how to read at the Center For Hope.   
She is a retired teacher from the Freedom School District.


I got permission from her husband John Hamill to let you all know  
about her going into the hospital.


Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.  She is a big reason  
why we are so successful at The Center For Hope.

She is down there every week and attends almost every work day we  
hold at the center.

Please see this tiny clip from a movie Bob Donaldson and I put  
together on Sept 9, 2006.

http://web.mac.com/pittsburghgroups/iWeb/Site/Podcasts/Podcasts.html


We love you Barb and wish you well tomorrow,

Dave 
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From ascii at psu.edu  Thu Nov 30 03:55:44 2006
From: ascii at psu.edu (Logan)
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 05:55:44 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] Where do the SOCKS go?
Message-ID: <F7D846E8-7B6C-4CE9-8FE3-DB9D378E0F79@psu.edu>

Salutations,

I'm a bit of a Mac newbie, so forgive me if this is obvious, or  
documented somewhere I couldn't find...

I noticed that the System Preferences>Network allows me to set a  
SOCKS proxy. According to whatsmyip.org, Safari respects this SOCKS  
proxy, but Opera and Firefox do not.

How can I tell if other applications are using this SOCKS proxy or  
not? (specifically iTunes and Bits on Wheels, though I'd like to be  
able to determine it for arbitrary applications.)

The only thing I can think of is doing something clever with the Mac  
firewall "ipfw", or installing a Linux firewall between the router  
and me. It's been years since I've done manual firewall  
configuration, so I'd really like to avoid that. The router I'm using  
isn't clever enough to block, "all but psu.edu".

On a more academic note, does anyone know why Safari works and  
Firefox/Opera don't? Is it just which network library they're using  
or what? I haven't tried programming for a Mac yet, so I don't know  
how all that works.


Thanks a bunch!
Logan White Stack

From fozard at nauticom.net  Thu Nov 30 20:09:29 2006
From: fozard at nauticom.net (Fozard)
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 22:09:29 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] =?windows-1252?q?Early_Astronomical_=91Computer=92_Found_?=
 =?windows-1252?q?to_Be_Technically_Complex?=
Message-ID: <456F9CE9.90503@nauticom.net>

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/30/science/30compute.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin

From shelley at shelleylipton.com  Thu Nov 30 21:10:15 2006
From: shelley at shelleylipton.com (Shelley Lipton)
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 23:10:15 -0500
Subject: [NPMUG] Treo/Garmin 660
Message-ID: <D375BC25-6865-47C7-BA76-7C9496CA78AC@shelleylipton.com>

I'm having a very hard time pairing my Treo 650 (Cingular) with a  
Garmin Nuvi 660.  Also, it appears that Garmin does not support Mac  
operating systems.  If you have any suggestions, please contact me.
Shelley Lipton