From radonaldson at mac.com Thu Jan 3 16:21:54 2008 From: radonaldson at mac.com (Robert A. Donaldson) Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 18:21:54 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] The winner of the G4 Cube is... Message-ID: <411A54E0-3CAB-4597-942C-8302AE1AF80C@mac.com> ... our very own Mac laptop mad hacker and re-furbisher Marty Swartz. Marty made the minimum bid of $350, which will go to Goodwill. He now has to find a way to tell his family that he's now branching into Mac desktops. Robert A. Donaldson radonaldson at mac.com (H) 412-922-3303 (M) 412-477-9188 From dave at davesevick.com Fri Jan 4 05:42:17 2008 From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick) Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 07:42:17 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Running OS9 Classic on an Intel based Mac .... with "Classic-On-Intel" Message-ID: http://macos-user.com/content/view/14/1/ WRITTEN BY ANDREW YOULL THURSDAY, 03 JANUARY 2008 When Steve Jobs announced Apples transition to Intel's X86 processor line, a huge stir occurred among some Mac OS X users who depend on "Classic" the OS9 environment in Mac OS X for their day to day Mac usage, as Mac OS X on intel means no more "Classic" and they were right. Rosetta allows PowerPC applications to run on X86 through JIT (Just In Time) architecture emulation, but its translation is not on a low enough level within OS X to allow "Classic" to work on X86 and as such those among us who use OS9 applications have been left out in the cold. 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For many others though, especially those of us who live and work in cross-platform environments, the reality is that Microsoft's Office suite is the de facto standard, and life is a lot easier if everyone's files play nice. Regardless of where you stand on the Office versus iWork question, there's no denying that Redmond has has churned out some pretty impressive and very Mac-like software. Office 98 was a fine package, and Internet Explorer 5 gave the Mac a better browser at the time than was available for Windows. Office 2001 introduced some new features, and then Office v.X brought the productivity suite to the shiny happy land of OS X. Bugs were ironed out for Office 2004, and that's where we've been ever since. Office 2004 wasn't bad per se, but the switch to Intel has been painful for Office users. The applications were not universal binaries, which meant they had to run in under emulation in Rosetta. 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From Ruppert Message-ID: <47824C5A.4040609@bellatlantic.net> Friends, Can you help me figure this out? I am running Netcape Navigator, on a G4, OSX .3.9 Sat. night I went online to look at my credit card info. at two popular credit card companies. One I had to register in order to do it. After that, I ordered a downloadable Bible study from a company I have used often before, and downloaded it with no problems. Now, in the subsequent 36+ hours, I have been getting a new heavy wave of junk mail, split between pharmaceutical sales and offers to talk with me- intimately, let's say. I'd guess about 40+ junk email messages. Is there a connection between my registering online, or purchasing online, and this wave of junk? Mark Ruppert From charles at firthconsulting.com Mon Jan 7 09:16:49 2008 From: charles at firthconsulting.com (Charles Firth) Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 11:16:49 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] New wave of junk. From Ruppert In-Reply-To: <47824C5A.4040609@bellatlantic.net> References: <47824C5A.4040609@bellatlantic.net> Message-ID: <19D32F57-6B2B-453F-B3AE-813A82807170@firthconsulting.com> I notice your email address is bellatlantic.net - which is owned by Verizon. Now, long story short, I have several email addresses I keep handy, one of which is a verizon.net account. I have never used this account for anything - it exists, but I've never sent an email from it or used it anywhere. It's completely stealth, even more so then my Comcast, Yahoo, or Hotmail account. (I use all these accounts for testing and keeping an eye on SMTP traffic) In the last 36 hours, my Verizon account has been absolutely flooded with spam. I mean, in the last year I had exactly 4 pieces of spam come in on that account, while since yesterday I've received over 40. So my current theory is "something has gone terribly wrong at Verizon's email server farm". I've tried to contact Verizon - since they're the only company/human I've ever given that address to - but they're unresponsive. The good news is, it's probably not anything you did, or a security breach on your machine or the credit card company sites. Someone has gotten into Verizon's user database. Normally, I'd totally point my finger at the websites you've registered with as culprits - or the usual Spammer harvesting techniques (chain letters, Usenet postings, web crawlers, ping-backs, etc). But in this case, I think something's up at Verizon. Here's a fun shot of just my Verizon junk mail folder: (as is normal for me, you'll see I've actually opened some of these - that was to check header info to try and find out what's going on.. I don't recommend you open any spam at all - since it'll trigger even more spam via ping-backs and image-pulls) On Jan 7, 2008, at 10:59 AM, Mark Ruppert wrote: > Friends, > Can you help me figure this out? I am running Netcape Navigator, > on > a G4, OSX .3.9 Sat. night I went online to look at my credit card > info. at two popular credit card companies. One I had to register in > order to do it. After that, I ordered a downloadable Bible study > from a > company I have used often before, and downloaded it with no problems. > > Now, in the subsequent 36+ hours, I have been getting a new heavy > wave of junk mail, split between pharmaceutical sales and offers to > talk > with me- intimately, let's say. I'd guess about 40+ junk email > messages. > > Is there a connection between my registering online, or purchasing > online, and this wave of junk? > > Mark Ruppert > > > _______________________________________________ > NPMUG mailing list > NPMUG at davesevick.com > http://davesevick.com/mailman/listinfo/npmug -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Mark From BWells at northallegheny.org Mon Jan 7 11:13:35 2008 From: BWells at northallegheny.org (Wells, Bruce) Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 13:13:35 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] New wave of junk. From Ruppert References: <47824C5A.4040609@bellatlantic.net> <19D32F57-6B2B-453F-B3AE-813A82807170@firthconsulting.com> Message-ID: <2646B07E69B05B409B45DF088D29F58805B0DF0F@postoffice.northallegheny.org> I have verizon and get several spams per month. I always go through Verizon/Yahoo mail web page and identify them before I click the get mail button. Knock wood...I haven't seen anything unusual...yet. CuZinBruce -----Original Message----- From: npmug-bounces at davesevick.com on behalf of Charles Firth Sent: Mon 1/7/2008 11:16 AM To: Mark Ruppert Cc: NPMUG ListServ Subject: Re: [NPMUG] New wave of junk. From Ruppert I notice your email address is bellatlantic.net - which is owned by Verizon. Now, long story short, I have several email addresses I keep handy, one of which is a verizon.net account. I have never used this account for anything - it exists, but I've never sent an email from it or used it anywhere. It's completely stealth, even more so then my Comcast, Yahoo, or Hotmail account. (I use all these accounts for testing and keeping an eye on SMTP traffic) In the last 36 hours, my Verizon account has been absolutely flooded with spam. I mean, in the last year I had exactly 4 pieces of spam come in on that account, while since yesterday I've received over 40. So my current theory is "something has gone terribly wrong at Verizon's email server farm". I've tried to contact Verizon - since they're the only company/human I've ever given that address to - but they're unresponsive. The good news is, it's probably not anything you did, or a security breach on your machine or the credit card company sites. Someone has gotten into Verizon's user database. Normally, I'd totally point my finger at the websites you've registered with as culprits - or the usual Spammer harvesting techniques (chain letters, Usenet postings, web crawlers, ping-backs, etc). But in this case, I think something's up at Verizon. Here's a fun shot of just my Verizon junk mail folder: (as is normal for me, you'll see I've actually opened some of these - that was to check header info to try and find out what's going on.. I don't recommend you open any spam at all - since it'll trigger even more spam via ping-backs and image-pulls) On Jan 7, 2008, at 10:59 AM, Mark Ruppert wrote: > Friends, > Can you help me figure this out? I am running Netcape Navigator, > on > a G4, OSX .3.9 Sat. night I went online to look at my credit card > info. at two popular credit card companies. One I had to register in > order to do it. 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"Andrea is a strong CEO and marketer and we look forward to benefiting from her insights and experience as a member of Apple?s board,? said Steve Jobs, Apple?s CEO. ?Andrea will be our eighth board member, and I think she will add a new dimension to our already lively board discussions.? "Apple is clearly one of the most innovative companies in the world today," said Andrea Jung, chairman and chief executive officer of Avon Products. ?I feel privileged to join this exciting and dynamic team and look forward to working closely with Steve and the board during the next phase of Apple?s growth.? At Avon, Andrea is responsible for developing and executing all of the company?s long-term growth strategies, launching new brand initiatives, developing earnings opportunities for women worldwide, and defining Avon as the premier direct seller of beauty products. She was elected president of global marketing in 1996, an executive vice president in 1997, president and a director of the company in 1998, chief operating officer from 1998 to 1999, chief executive officer in 1999 and chairman of the board in 2001. Previously, she was executive vice president of Neiman Marcus and a senior vice president for I. Magnin. Andrea is a magna cum laude graduate of Princeton University, is fluent in Mandarin and was the first woman elected chair of the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association in March 2001, a role she held until early 2005. She joins fellow board members Bill Campbell (Chairman and former CEO of Intuit), Millard Drexler (Chairman and CEO of J. Crew), Albert Gore (Former Vice President of the United States), Steve Jobs (CEO, Apple), Arthur D. Levinson Ph.D (Chairman and CEO of Genentech), Dr. Eric Schmidt (CEO of Google), and Jerry York (Chairman, President, and CEO of Harwinton Capital) ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dave Sevick Apple Certified Technical Coordinator Apple Certified Help Desk Specialist Apple User Group Ambassador Helping people use technology in Pittsburgh Western PA, WV, OH, MD ... Since 1988 724.779.0099 mobile/office dave at davesevick.com Dave Sevick Consulting http://www.davesevick.com ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20080107/fda22d95/attachment-0001.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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FamilyID=ab66b5bf-37c3-41bb-945e-784782fc582c&DisplayLang=en#QuickInfoCo ntainer Chip Sargent *************************************** Chip Sargent sargent internet design company www.chipsargent.com cs at sargentdesign.com 724-256-3077 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20080112/fac930d2/attachment.htm From dave at davesevick.com Sat Jan 12 13:49:22 2008 From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick) Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 15:49:22 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] MacWorld celebrity checklist ..... a must have cartoon chart ..... Message-ID: <37FDEEC1-BE64-4000-8FDB-1C560DF08A9B@davesevick.com> http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/1056.html warning .... some light profanity in the humor below ....... -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Dave -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20080113/be0fa4b5/attachment.htm From dave at davesevick.com Sun Jan 13 10:07:34 2008 From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick) Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:07:34 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Cranberry + Augsburg + San Francisco ... at one point in time Message-ID: <010F6643-45F4-4508-A2F2-414B187A9500@davesevick.com> What do these places have in common ? Well, on Tuesday Jan 15th, 2008 At 7PM Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania time At 4PM San Francisco, California time At 1AM Augsburg, Germany time We'll be online with a 3-way video iChat .... Dave Sevick from the exhibits floor of Moscone Center at MacWorld San Fran 2008 Bob Donaldson from the training room of MacOufitters in Cranberry during the Apple Users Group meeting Christian Krenner from his home in Augsburg, Germany ( he is the first and only Apple User Group leader in Germany ) Dave -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20080113/d431f35d/attachment.htm From marty.swartz at gmail.com Sun Jan 13 15:59:40 2008 From: marty.swartz at gmail.com (Marty Swartz) Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:59:40 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] FireWire chaining - fact or fiction? Message-ID: Hello, all. One of the theoretical features of FireWire is the ability to connect several devices in a chain. I'd like to connect several external hard drives together in this fashion, to turn one of my Macs, a PowerBook G4*, into a low-power high-capacity backup server. I have a hunch that this is harder than it looks. In THEORY, I would be able to set all drives to sleep when inactive, thus keeping power usage low except when a backup is actually taking place. I know that drives using an Oxford chipset are more likely to work well. That said, I know that the Apple team at Goodwill's CRC has an Oxford-based external drive, one that Bob Donaldson has described in eloquent but scathing terms. So, has anybody stumbled upon a brand and model of individual external hard drive that DOES work well in a chain? Actual walkin', talkin', proven-in-practice success? We could do this back in SCSI days, how about today? Thanks in advance for any advice. Best, - Marty * That PowerBook is a "headless horseman", one that came to me with a dead display. Not a dead video chipset, not a dead lamp, but dead circuitry that drives the display. I removed the display (lid) and its cables, and now the PowerBook just looks like an oversized keyboard driving a Viewsonic LCD monitor. -- "The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives." - A. Einstein From wisemedia at gmail.com Mon Jan 14 03:10:39 2008 From: wisemedia at gmail.com (wisemedia) Date: 14 Jan 2008 05:10:39 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] You've been invited to the greatest software bundle around! Message-ID: wisemedia knows you love Mac software and has sent you the following invitation: The guys at MacHeist are featuring an amazing deal of great Mac apps for a ridiculously low price. I know you love your Mac, so make sure to check this out before it ends on the 23rd! Check it out: https://www.macheist.com/buy/invite/42473/NPMUG at davesevick.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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That said, I know that the Apple team at Goodwill's CRC has an Oxford-based external drive, one that Bob Donaldson has described in eloquent but scathing terms. So, has anybody stumbled upon a brand and model of individual external hard drive that DOES work well in a chain? Actual walkin', talkin', proven-in-practice success? We could do this back in SCSI days, how about today? Thanks in advance for any advice. Best, - Marty * That PowerBook is a "headless horseman", one that came to me with a dead display. Not a dead video chipset, not a dead lamp, but dead circuitry that drives the display. I removed the display (lid) and its cables, and now the PowerBook just looks like an oversized keyboard driving a Viewsonic LCD monitor. -- "The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives." - A. Einstein From fozard at nauticom.net Mon Jan 14 11:19:55 2008 From: fozard at nauticom.net (Fozard) Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:19:55 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] You've been invited to the greatest software bundle around! Message-ID: <478BA7CB.8080200@nauticom.net> My pappy used to say that if it sounds too good to be true..................................... IMHO anyone considering taking advantage of this offer should do a Google search, then drill down to: Caveat emptor. SHALOM From wisemedia at gmail.com Mon Jan 14 12:24:28 2008 From: wisemedia at gmail.com (Carol Wise) Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:24:28 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] An invitation that might be of interest to our mailing list members Message-ID: <4abb03b10801141124o5a1624a3vd9966d08a722c989@mail.gmail.com> Hi, I wanted to explain an email you recently from me concerning MacHeist. I was participating in the MacHeist again this year. I bought the bundle last year. They are offering Mac apps for $49 (1password, Cover Sutra, Cha-Ching, 1 Stop Motion, Awaken, App Zapper, Task paper, CSS Edit, Snapz Pro X, and if enough people order, Pixelmaster). 25% of the purchase price will be donated to the charity of your choice from the list they provide. Almost 9,000 bundles have been sold so for, raising over $97,000. I thought this might be of interest to some members. If not, please disregard! Carol Wise -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We apologize for any data loss you may have experienced. We have now resolved this issue and are working with affected customers to recover their data. To prevent this issue from reoccurring, we strongly urge you to install the R5 patch for QuickBooks Pro 2006 for Mac and QuickBooks New User Edition 2006 for Mac if you have not already done so. To determine whether the patch has already been installed, please use the following directions to check your release: 1. Open QuickBooks 2. Hold down the Command key and press 1 If your current version is not R5, please follow the link below to learn more on how to download and apply the R5 patch: http://info1.quickbooks.com/r/c/r?2.1.3Js.2Xc.14vPju.CPx06A..T.D7dg.1MLK.EdYEbc00 If you have experienced deletion of your Macintosh Desktop file, please follow the link below for data-recovery assistance: http://info1.quickbooks.com/r/c/r?2.1.3Js.2Xc.14vPju.CPx06A..T.D7di.1MLK.FDMEbe00 You may also contact our dedicated response team at machelp at intuit.com. We very much appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to do right by all our customers. Regards, Ian Vacin Offering Leader of Intuit's Mac Financial Software -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20080114/4be57088/attachment.htm From radonaldson at mac.com Mon Jan 14 20:26:23 2008 From: radonaldson at mac.com (Robert A. Donaldson) Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:26:23 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] A question from circa 1990 Message-ID: While we all breathlessly await Dave Sevick's report from Macworld about our future Mac technology, I thought I'd throw out this problem that's arisen today from Mac OS 7 days around 1990: Is there any way around opening a Stuffit archive protected by a password without knowing what the password is? We're talkin' 800k floppies here, folks... If you have any ideas, please let me know. If you wern't born yet at this time, I'm sorry to disturb you, and you can go back to World of Warcraft now... Robert A. Donaldson radonaldson at mac.com (H) 412-922-3303 (M) 412-477-9188 From dave at davesevick.com Tue Jan 15 06:08:35 2008 From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick) Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:08:35 -0800 Subject: [NPMUG] In line for the Keynote at 4:30am Message-ID: <4CE69575-B68D-41CF-A51D-EF98BF35D88A@davesevick.com> :-) photo at 5am ..... But I got in line ...... About #370 ..... 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PC? :-D Lois "Speak, write, listen; speak, write, listen" On Jan 15, 2008, at 10:05 AM, Dave Sevick wrote: > Escorting folks to bathrooms, etc... > > In years past you were on your own outside ..... > > Note large auto displays for iPod configured cars .... > > > > Sent from my iPhone_______________________________________________ > NPMUG mailing list > NPMUG at davesevick.com > http://davesevick.com/mailman/listinfo/npmug -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 621 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20080115/2b638c6d/attachment.bin From dave at davesevick.com Tue Jan 15 10:18:32 2008 From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick) Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:18:32 -0800 Subject: [NPMUG] 9:17 and just got a seat Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Time Capsule is a full-featured base station and combines all the features of the AirPort Extreme Base Station, making it the perfect device for customers with computers and Wi-Fi devices who want to create a wireless network. iTunes Movie Rentals The iTunes Store now features movie rentals. With over 1000 movies from all of the major U.S. motion picture studios, you can start watching immediately?or take your movie on your iPhone or iPod?all without the commitment or ongoing fees of subscription services. Apple TV Apple TV lets you rent movies, buy TV shows, music, and music videos, or access free audio and video podcasts directly from the Internet from the comfort of your couch. Browse through YouTube videos or view the photos that your friends and family publish to their Flickr or .Mac Web Gallery. Movies and much more on your widescreen TV. Apple TV is now available starting at $229. iPod touch January Software Upgrade The iPod touch January Software Upgrade adds five new applications? Mail, Google Maps, Stocks, Weather, and Notes?and additional new features?a customizable Home screen, support for iTunes music lyrics, and Web Clips?to make iPod touch even more appealing to customers. Anyone who purchased an iPod touch without this software upgrade has the opportunity to enjoy these new applications and features. iPhone Update The iPhone 1.1.3 update is available for all iPhone customers starting January 15, 2008. This update includes an enhanced Maps application that enables users to find their current location using Wi-Fi and cell tower information and to view Hybrid maps. iPhone users can add Web Clips from Safari to the Home screen, rearrange the icons on the Home screen and add additional Home screen pages. Updated iPhones can be used to send a SMS text message to multiple people, view rented movies from the iTunes Store, and navigate movies by chapter. Gmail accounts set up on iPhone now use IMAP. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20080115/3678b7aa/attachment.htm From News at InsideApple.Apple.com Tue Jan 15 17:14:28 2008 From: News at InsideApple.Apple.com (Apple) Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:14:28 -0800 (PST) Subject: [NPMUG] Introducing MacBook Air. Message-ID: <6jch2g$dl5c9v@badger02.apple.com> Everything about MacBook Air has been streamlined. And then streamlined again. Except for the things that shouldn't be, starting with the full-size, backlit keyboard and 13.3-inch widescreen display. On the inside (yes, there's an inside), it boasts an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of memory, and amazing wireless capabilities. Mobile computing suddenly has a new standard. MacBook Air. Watch the guided tour Call 1-800-MY-APPLE to learn more about MacBook Air and to place your order. MacBook Air is coming soon to your favorite Apple Retail Store. Check apple.com/retail for availability. Some products or promotions are not available outside the U.S. Product specifications are subject to change. Copyright ? 2008 Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop, MS 303-3DM, Cupertino, CA 95014. All Rights Reserved / Keep Informed / Privacy Policy / My Info If you prefer not to receive commercial email from Apple, or if you've changed your email address, please click here. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Dave From dave at davesevick.com Tue Jan 15 21:36:22 2008 From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick) Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:36:22 -0800 Subject: [NPMUG] Like rats from a sinking ship ...... key Microsoft executives depart en mass Message-ID: <30BC80E3-E431-4AFF-8D16-7B3BE8E973DF@davesevick.com> http://www.macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/key_microsoft_executives_depart_en_masse/ :-) From shelley at shelleylipton.com Tue Jan 15 21:39:16 2008 From: shelley at shelleylipton.com (Shelley Lipton) Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:39:16 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] iphone error message Message-ID: Has anyone else got this error message on their iphone? it is caused by nothing and is very annoying. The message comes up every few seconds saying something like... "This accessory is not made to work with iphone" "Would you like to turn on airplane mode to reduce audio interference. You will not be able to make or receive calls" "yes or no". 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Bill James From publisher at dirtragmag.com Wed Jan 16 12:28:21 2008 From: publisher at dirtragmag.com (Maurice Tierney) Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:28:21 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] free laptops for free parts? Message-ID: <3C5F2505-6F73-4A4C-898A-DB0EEAF05A6F@dirtragmag.com> Dead I-book G3, no battery. Ti powerbook G4 400mhz, bad logic board, 10gig hd, cd rom, dvd rom, 256meg o ram. Good screen (minor scratches) pick up in north hills, saxonburg blvd. email if ya wanna come by. Maurice Maurice Tierney Dirt Rag Magazine 412.767.9910 412.302.9070 cell www.dirtragmag.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail transmission may contain confidential or legally privileged information that is intended only for the individual or entity named in the e-mail address. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or reliance upon the contents of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. 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HAZ-MAT crews are onsite due to chemicals stored at the warehouse. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dave Sevick Apple Certified Technical Coordinator Apple Certified Help Desk Specialist Apple User Group Ambassador Apple Recycling in Pittsburgh Helping people use technology in Pittsburgh Western PA, WV, OH, MD ... Since 1988 724.779.0099 mobile/office dave at davesevick.com Dave Sevick Consulting http://www.davesevick.com ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20080118/6efa8991/attachment-0001.htm From dave at davesevick.com Sat Jan 19 11:55:51 2008 From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick) Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:55:51 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] New version of Retrospect coming soon Message-ID: Message from EMC .... "This new version of Retrospect will be in Beta later this year (don't have an exact date yet). The new version is a totally new codebase. It is a Universal application. Features are identical to what you see in the Windows version plus a couple more. Some of the features: 1) Totally new OS X interface 2) Support for multiple executions running at the same time 3) New Disk Backup Sets 4) Disk Grooming 5) Fast Catalog rebuild 6) New Calendar interface for scheduling backups. 7) New Email Notification system 8) New Reporting System 9) Widget to view backup progress 10) Remote Management console for multiple servers 11) Support for Windows backups of things like Exchange and SQL 12) New Universal Client 13) Much better performance and memory management 14) Supports old backup set format (incase you are wondering) 15) AES Encryption This is a partial list of features. Many more are planned. Basically all the features you have been asking for will be in this release. 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Please find all local Apple news and more at : http://pghmac.com To subscribe to our calendar at Google .... using iCal .... click here: http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/3tn181vjccdrib4nenf25ogfdk%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics To subscribe to our calendar at Google .... using any web browser .... click here: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=3tn181vjccdrib4nenf25ogfdk%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/New_York If you have any news you'd like to get posted on the website or calendars please contact nbrentzel at gmail.com or dave at davesevick.com Note also we are currently working on upcoming meeting dates for 2008 and will post them soon. Dave -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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My 2 centavos, - Marty On Jan 22, 2008 8:12 AM, Carol Wise wrote: > Just wanted to check with the members to see what they thought of the > MacHeist bundle. Please send me some feed back. Is it a good idea? -- Maybe you Can. Maybe you Can't. You're probably right! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20080122/98cf57c6/attachment.htm From marc at soraccophoto.com Tue Jan 22 09:40:25 2008 From: marc at soraccophoto.com (Marc Soracco) Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:40:25 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Going back to Tiger Message-ID: Greetings I have a question. I installed Leopard on the computer I use to shoot images to (I am a photographer) and when I did I discovered that the software I use as capture software is not compatible with the new OS. The manufacturer promises an upgrade but has yet to release it, blaming Apple for some last minute changes to Leopard as why they don't have a fix yet. It is causing me grief to say the least. Anyway, I would like to re install the old OS. The software I am speaking about runs on Tiger, just not Leopard as yet. I have an External hard drive that has Tiger on it, and as a workaround, I have been booting off it to run the program, but that is getting old, especially shooting on location. I have to carry a laptop, and the external as well as the power adapter for both. Any suggestions would be appreciated! I have never gone backwards and not really sure how to go about doing it. Best Regards, Marc Soracco President/ASMP Pittsburgh Marc Soracco Photography Inc. 3706 Northfield Drive Gibsonia, PA. 15044 Office: 724.443.6927 Cell: 412.400.4407 Web: www.soraccophoto.com Email: marc at soraccophoto.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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For those of us who sometimes get flustered by our computers, > please note...If Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their > skit, 'Who's on First?' might have turned out something like this: > > COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTT > > ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you? > > COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my > den and I'm thinking about buying a computer. > > ABBOTT: Mac? > > COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou. > > ABBOTT: Your computer? > > COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one. > > ABBOTT: Mac ? > > COSTELLO: I told you, my name's Lou. > > ABBOTT: What about Windows? > > COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here? > > ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows? > > COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I > look at the windows? > > ABBOTT: Wallpaper. > > COSTELLO: Never mind the windows and wallpaper. I > want a computer and software. > > ABBOTT: Software for Windows? > > COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I > can use to write proposals, track expenses and run > my business. What do you have? > > ABBOTT: Office. > > COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend > anything? > > ABBOTT: I just did. > > COSTELLO: You just did what? > > ABBOTT: Recommend something. > > COSTELLO: You recommended something? > > ABBOTT: Yes. > > COSTELLO: For my office? > > ABBOTT: Yes. > > COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office? > > ABBOTT: Office. > > COSTELLO: Yes, for my office! > > ABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows. > > COSTELLO: I already have an office with windows! > OK, let's just say I'm sitting at my computer and I > want to type a proposal. What do I need? > > ABBOTT: Word. > > COSTELLO: What word? > > ABBOTT: Word in Office > > COSTELLO: The only word in office is office. > > ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows. > > COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows? > > ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue 'W'. > > COSTELLO: I'm going to click your blue 'w' if you > don't start with some straight answers. What about > financial bookkeeping? You have anything I can track > my money with? > > ABBOTT: Money. > > COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have? > > ABBOTT: Money. > > COSTELLO: I need money to track my money? > > ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer. > > COSTELLO: What's bundled with my computer? > > ABBOTT: Money. > > COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer? > > ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge. > > COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my > computer? 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So there is no January meeting of the SHV MUG. From nbrentzel at gmail.com Mon Jan 28 10:11:42 2008 From: nbrentzel at gmail.com (Nathan B. Brentzel) Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:11:42 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] PghMac's Vintage Macintosh Challenge Message-ID: Dear Mac Friends, Though not an actual contest, PghMac is challenging everyone to a deceptively simple task: get a beige Macintosh fired-up and online. A task that is progressively more difficult depending on how far back in time one wants to go. The details of this pseudo contest can be found online at PghMac.com. I'm taking this challenge myself and I'll be posting the results each week. Nathan Brentzel, Webmaster for PghMac.com. From dave at davesevick.com Wed Jan 30 19:48:27 2008 From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick) Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:48:27 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Apple.com: A life remembered in photos Message-ID: <72CCAB27-2ABB-438A-9410-58DAB218F3B8@davesevick.com> http://macenstein.com/default/archives/1089 From nbrentzel at gmail.com Thu Jan 31 07:01:06 2008 From: nbrentzel at gmail.com (Nathan B. Brentzel) Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:01:06 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Mac Online Treasures Message-ID: <94A9812F-D440-4626-ACBB-B44E0BC184D7@gmail.com> Dear Mac Friends: The latest Mac Online Treasures, courtesy of COWMUG's Janet Balas has been made available on PghMac.com today. (http://pghmac.com/) Nathan Brentzel, Webmaster for PghMac -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20080131/aa779853/attachment.htm From radonaldson at mac.com Thu Jan 31 16:11:26 2008 From: radonaldson at mac.com (Robert A. Donaldson) Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:11:26 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Goodwill warehouse sale this weekend Message-ID: Dear Mac Friends: I've just learned Goodwill has scheduled the monthly Computer Warehouse Sale for this weekend, Friday, Feb. 1, and Sat. Feb 2, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. This means we'll have access to our work area this Saturday beginning at 10:00 a.m. For those of you planning to come to our normal Friday work session, please take note of the bad weather forecast for overnight Thursday into the morning hours of Friday. Please don't attempt to come in early if the weather is bad. Weather is supposed to improve in the late morning, so please use your good judgement in traveling. That's what I'll be doing, and if it's bad, I won't be there until later in the morning. I'll also be there on Saturday for any of you who'd like to come in. 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