From ronladams7 at gmail.com Sun Feb 1 13:54:43 2009 From: ronladams7 at gmail.com (R_Adams) Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 13:54:43 -0700 Subject: [NPMUG] Five easy Apple charts - Apple 2.0 Message-ID: <93F39AC0-C728-4509-B765-6D53BA7F5E0C@gmail.com> http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/01/30/five-easy-apple-charts/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20090201/45ed330e/attachment.htm From dave at davesevick.com Sun Feb 1 14:41:18 2009 From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick) Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 16:41:18 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Survey ... what Steeler # are you wearing for the Super Bowl ? In-Reply-To: <948D1FBA-0144-445C-AECA-6F5213997FDC@mac.com> References: <163869.2893.qm@web84004.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <948D1FBA-0144-445C-AECA-6F5213997FDC@mac.com> Message-ID: I am wearing # 36 Jerome Bettis What number do you wear ? I will post results tomorrow ... :-) From wtjames at mac.com Sun Feb 1 15:02:59 2009 From: wtjames at mac.com (William James) Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:02:59 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Survey ... what Steeler # are you wearing for the Super Bowl ? In-Reply-To: References: <163869.2893.qm@web84004.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <948D1FBA-0144-445C-AECA-6F5213997FDC@mac.com> Message-ID: I am wearing black home jersey #36 ... the BUS!! My wife has got #7 on... we all know who THAT is! On Feb 1, 2009, at 4:41 PM, Dave Sevick wrote: > I am wearing # 36 Jerome Bettis > > What number do you wear ? > > I will post results tomorrow ... > > :-) > > > _______________________________________________ > NPMUG mailing list > NPMUG at davesevick.com > http://davesevick.com/mailman/listinfo/npmug From macplus512 at verizon.net Sun Feb 1 16:05:18 2009 From: macplus512 at verizon.net (Scott Baret) Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:05:18 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Survey ... what Steeler # are you wearing for the Super Bowl ? In-Reply-To: References: <163869.2893.qm@web84004.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <948D1FBA-0144-445C-AECA-6F5213997FDC@mac.com> Message-ID: <315FC0F8-B5CC-40EF-BD89-42EC997FDFDC@verizon.net> I am wearing #7 (Roethlisberger). My mother, who I am watching the game with, is wearing #36 (Bettis). Does anyone here remember when David Pogue wore a Heath Miller (#83) jersey at his convention three years ago? Best of luck to the Steelers...only 25 minutes to go... Scott On Feb 1, 2009, at 5:02 PM, William James wrote: > I am wearing black home jersey #36 ... the BUS!! > > My wife has got #7 on... we all know who THAT is! > > > On Feb 1, 2009, at 4:41 PM, Dave Sevick wrote: > >> I am wearing # 36 Jerome Bettis >> >> What number do you wear ? >> >> I will post results tomorrow ... >> >> :-) >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 radonaldson at mac.com Sun Feb 1 16:56:28 2009 From: radonaldson at mac.com (Robert A. Donaldson) Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:56:28 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Goodwill CRC update, January 30 Message-ID: <809CDE84-C481-4FD6-B8F1-C1F03E4BA952@mac.com> Dear Mac friends: I know what you're thinking right now. What's this update doing coming in the middle of the first quarter? Well, it's because it's the first chance I've had to write it, and I have a wireless network at home so I can watch the Steelers rushing touchdown being called back and write this at the same time. So there. Last Friday, we continued to slug our way through more tray-load CD iMacs with goofy CD-ROMs. We refurbished seven Macs bringing our all- time total to 1,657. We de-manufactured five iMacs, dispatching their components to the ecologically-appropriate afterlife. We'll gather at Goodwill again on Friday, February 6. Feel free to email or call if you have any questions. And I'm NOT wearing a Steelers' jersey as I write this. So there again... Robert A. Donaldson radonaldson at mac.com (H) 412-922-3303 (M) 412-477-9188 From bishopjosephsr at mac.com Sun Feb 1 19:19:38 2009 From: bishopjosephsr at mac.com (Joseph Garlington) Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:19:38 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Survey ... what Steeler # are you wearing for the Super Bowl ? In-Reply-To: References: <163869.2893.qm@web84004.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <948D1FBA-0144-445C-AECA-6F5213997FDC@mac.com> Message-ID: <6E56F20D-DF3A-434B-A99C-4C15EDE8764C@mac.com> I'm wearing 43 my wife is wearing 86 go Steelers! Sent from my iPhone On Feb 1, 2009, at 4:41 PM, Dave Sevick wrote: > I am wearing # 36 Jerome Bettis > > What number do you wear ? > > I will post results tomorrow ... > > :-) > > > _______________________________________________ > NPMUG mailing list > NPMUG at davesevick.com > http://davesevick.com/mailman/listinfo/npmug From marty.swartz at gmail.com Sun Feb 1 20:30:34 2009 From: marty.swartz at gmail.com (Marty Swartz) Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 22:30:34 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Survey ... what Steeler # are you wearing for the Super Bowl ? In-Reply-To: <6E56F20D-DF3A-434B-A99C-4C15EDE8764C@mac.com> References: <163869.2893.qm@web84004.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <948D1FBA-0144-445C-AECA-6F5213997FDC@mac.com> <6E56F20D-DF3A-434B-A99C-4C15EDE8764C@mac.com> Message-ID: I can predict an uptick in economic activity in Pittsburgh in the forthcoming week. 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Nightcap at Primanti's to follow .... and yes, they are still in business. Not like the Roxy in SHVillage who quits on us :-) See you Wed night. Dave From cuzinbrucie at mac.com Mon Feb 2 19:58:05 2009 From: cuzinbrucie at mac.com (Bruce Wells) Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:58:05 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Cranberry Twp User Group meeting for the NPMUG - Wed Feb 4, 2009 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2EB95E56-C777-4EE9-A1B6-FFEC488E98F2@mac.com> My father in law who lives in near the Village said that the Roxy quit after the mall raised their rent. Simon says: more-money. Probably cause they got put off by Penn-Dot in Cranberry. CuZinBruce On Feb 2, 2009, at 9:41 PM, Dave Sevick wrote: > Topics: > > iLife '09 > > iWork '09 > > Open Q & A ... > > > Nightcap at Primanti's to follow .... and yes, they are still in > business. Not like the Roxy in SHVillage who quits on us :-) > > > See you Wed night. > > Dave > > > > > _______________________________________________ > NPMUG mailing list > NPMUG at davesevick.com > http://davesevick.com/mailman/listinfo/npmug From ronladams7 at gmail.com Mon Feb 2 20:18:38 2009 From: ronladams7 at gmail.com (R_Adams) Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 20:18:38 -0700 Subject: [NPMUG] Video: Mac vs. PC Message-ID: almost like a short film... funny http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/32638_Video-_Mac_vs._PC#rss -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20090202/ff95e7b2/attachment.htm From macplus512 at verizon.net Mon Feb 2 20:09:15 2009 From: macplus512 at verizon.net (Scott Baret) Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:09:15 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Cranberry Twp User Group meeting for the NPMUG - Wed Feb 4, 2009 In-Reply-To: <2EB95E56-C777-4EE9-A1B6-FFEC488E98F2@mac.com> References: <2EB95E56-C777-4EE9-A1B6-FFEC488E98F2@mac.com> Message-ID: <77FD5F55-6C3E-456D-B3C3-285F9995378A@verizon.net> This is really nothing new with Simon Malls. They will regularly do this and force tenants to leave. I'm a Ross Park shopper and remember when this happened to Cheryl & Co (the cookie store) in 1997. I was not the only one upset by the departure and still feel as though they made this move in part to move a different store (Gymboree and part of a jewelry store) into that space. I believe they did the same thing when longtime tenants such as Radio Shack and Ritz Camera left in favor of the new high-end stores that have opened there recently. My thought is that Simon is going to push for some big-name restaurant to come and fill the space if they truly "forced out" the Roxy. They have a famous chain at Ross Park, which they seem to want SHV to compete against. Why not fill the vacant Boscov's with a Von Maur while we're at it? The reason I feel Simon is to blame for doing this is because the problem of "forced out by big-time rent increase" was never an issue at Ross Park until 1996-1997 when Simon took it over. Hopefully they don't force out our Apple Store of South Hills (I doubt they will though). However, if they do, Ross Park sure could use one... Scott On Feb 2, 2009, at 9:58 PM, Bruce Wells wrote: > My father in law who lives in near the Village said that the Roxy > quit after the mall raised their rent. Simon says: more-money. > Probably cause they got put off by Penn-Dot in Cranberry. > > CuZinBruce > On Feb 2, 2009, at 9:41 PM, Dave Sevick wrote: > >> Topics: >> >> iLife '09 >> >> iWork '09 >> >> Open Q & A ... >> >> >> Nightcap at Primanti's to follow .... and yes, they are still in >> business. Not like the Roxy in SHVillage who quits on us :-) >> >> >> See you Wed night. >> >> Dave >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 gregsimkins at me.com Tue Feb 3 02:55:20 2009 From: gregsimkins at me.com (Greg Simkins biz) Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:55:20 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Cranberry Twp User Group meeting for the NPMUG - Wed Feb 4, 2009 In-Reply-To: <77FD5F55-6C3E-456D-B3C3-285F9995378A@verizon.net> References: <2EB95E56-C777-4EE9-A1B6-FFEC488E98F2@mac.com> <77FD5F55-6C3E-456D-B3C3-285F9995378A@verizon.net> Message-ID: <79DE8D62-3A26-44D8-9852-0623362BC30B@me.com> Apple IS high end. Doesn't this create an inconsistent argument? I don't get good vibes from Simon Malls either. I went to take photos of the Apple store during recent renovation and the old lady at the information booth insisted that photos were not permitted. When I asked her where such a sign might be, she called the rent-a-cop. That left a very bad taste in my mouth to see that the level of trust in our society has sunk to such a low level that they assume I must be casing the joint for a robbery or something. Greg On Feb 2, 2009, at 10:09 PM, Scott Baret wrote: > This is really nothing new with Simon Malls. They will regularly do > this and force tenants to leave. I'm a Ross Park shopper and remember > when this happened to Cheryl & Co (the cookie store) in 1997. I was > not the only one upset by the departure and still feel as though they > made this move in part to move a different store (Gymboree and part of > a jewelry store) into that space. I believe they did the same thing > when longtime tenants such as Radio Shack and Ritz Camera left in > favor of the new high-end stores that have opened there recently. > > My thought is that Simon is going to push for some big-name restaurant > to come and fill the space if they truly "forced out" the Roxy. They > have a famous chain at Ross Park, which they seem to want SHV to > compete against. Why not fill the vacant Boscov's with a Von Maur > while we're at it? > > The reason I feel Simon is to blame for doing this is because the > problem of "forced out by big-time rent increase" was never an issue > at Ross Park until 1996-1997 when Simon took it over. > > Hopefully they don't force out our Apple Store of South Hills (I doubt > they will though). However, if they do, Ross Park sure could use > one... > > Scott > > On Feb 2, 2009, at 9:58 PM, Bruce Wells wrote: > >> My father in law who lives in near the Village said that the Roxy >> quit after the mall raised their rent. Simon says: more-money. >> Probably cause they got put off by Penn-Dot in Cranberry. >> >> CuZinBruce >> On Feb 2, 2009, at 9:41 PM, Dave Sevick wrote: >> >>> Topics: >>> >>> iLife '09 >>> >>> iWork '09 >>> >>> Open Q & A ... >>> >>> >>> Nightcap at Primanti's to follow .... and yes, they are still in >>> business. Not like the Roxy in SHVillage who quits on us :-) >>> >>> >>> See you Wed night. >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 From rlinesseagate at gmail.com Tue Feb 3 06:59:39 2009 From: rlinesseagate at gmail.com (Rob Lines) Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 08:59:39 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] iPhone sighting - At the Inauguration Message-ID: <69592cde0902030559u4c24780eta36bd837b4cef450@mail.gmail.com> http://gigapan.org/viewGigapanFullscreen.php?auth=033ef14483ee899496648c2b4b06233c Zoom in on the second tier where the musicians play and you can see Yo-Yo Ma taking a picture with his iPhone. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.18/1935 - Release Date: 02/03/09 17:48:00 From dave at davesevick.com Thu Feb 5 09:38:09 2009 From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick) Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 11:38:09 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] A SuperBowl treat ! Message-ID: <126621F3-078F-4865-ACAB-742BB099F7F3@davesevick.com> A ton of great photos from our 6th Super Bowl win ... http://nevertellmetheodds.org/t.php?id=85057&r=24 Many thanks to Beth A. for passing this on .... From dadditude at gmail.com Thu Feb 5 11:44:55 2009 From: dadditude at gmail.com (James Naron) Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 13:44:55 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Filesharing between Mac & Windows over a network Message-ID: <54EF86ED-29DF-4078-B8B6-40E0C4B6F47A@gmail.com> Can someone out there please point me to a good, simple, step-by-step guide for setting up filesharing between Windows and Mac over a network in Mac OS X 10.5.6? I'm about ready to pull my hair out over this right now. Thanks in advance for your assistance! From marty.swartz at gmail.com Thu Feb 5 12:22:34 2009 From: marty.swartz at gmail.com (Marty Swartz) Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 14:22:34 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Filesharing between Mac & Windows over a network In-Reply-To: <54EF86ED-29DF-4078-B8B6-40E0C4B6F47A@gmail.com> References: <54EF86ED-29DF-4078-B8B6-40E0C4B6F47A@gmail.com> Message-ID: When an answer comes forth, please share it with the list. (I have the same need forthcoming, and I'd love to know the current "best practice".) - Marty -- Face piles of trials with smiles. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I'm about ready to pull my hair out over > this right now. > > Thanks in advance for your assistance! > _______________________________________________ > NPMUG mailing list > NPMUG at davesevick.com > http://davesevick.com/mailman/listinfo/npmug From linda.h.gardner at verizon.net Thu Feb 5 13:13:41 2009 From: linda.h.gardner at verizon.net (Linda Gardner) Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:13:41 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] MacUpdate Holiday Bundle Message-ID: <498B4875.7060607@verizon.net> Hi, Dave, I bought the Mac Update Promo Holiday Bundle ($49.99) last December. I downloaded the apps (Drive Genius 2, Rapid Weaver, etc) after paying for the bundle online. I am only now trying to install some of these applications and needing serial numbers, which I cannot find a record of receiving. I haven't been able to connect to the site (www.mupromo.com/deal/681/5801) to follow up on this. Any thoughts or information you might have to help me out? Thanks, Linda From wtjames at mac.com Fri Feb 6 06:44:20 2009 From: wtjames at mac.com (William James) Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 08:44:20 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Apple TV question Message-ID: <835059D6-FC60-44DF-8EDE-D20125C2606D@mac.com> After downloading a rental movie (either regular or HD) on my Apple TV, upon trying to play the movie, I get nothing but a white screen on my TV monitor and no sound. BUT it registers as having initiated the play. Oh, this is through an ethernet connection to my Apple base station, so there should be no wireless issues. Any thoughts? Bill James From dadditude at gmail.com Fri Feb 6 07:02:10 2009 From: dadditude at gmail.com (Dadditude) Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 09:02:10 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Filesharing between Windows and Mac OS X - Update Message-ID: <1CC94417-A9CE-42A2-954F-24000924FEF6@gmail.com> Thanks to all who responded. For those who wanted to know the answer, this is what worked: To turn on Windows Filesharing on the Mac do the following: 1) Go to ? Menu > System Preferences 2) In System Preferences click on "Sharing" 3) In the Sharing Preference Pane, select "File Sharing" and then click "Options" in the bottom right hand corner. 4) In the dialog box that comes up check the checkbox for "SMB" and then select the users you want to make available. Additional Instructions Here: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/17131.html http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/8914.html http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/8202.html The odd thing was that when I went to bed last night, it still wasn't working. This morning, however, I got up and got on the computer, and it's working beautifully. *shrug* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.19/1938 - Release Date: 02/06/09 17:28:00 From gregsimkins at me.com Sat Feb 7 11:55:24 2009 From: gregsimkins at me.com (Greg Simkins biz) Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:55:24 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Parallels Update - Sour Grapes from uses In-Reply-To: <498DA72F.3010003@nauticom.net> References: <498DA72F.3010003@nauticom.net> Message-ID: I already bought the update on their prepublication special. I guess they didn't move well. I haven't installed it yet because I heard it runs slowly. Greg On Feb 7, 2009, at 10:22 AM, Fozard wrote: > http://macupdatepromo.com/ From fstifel at verizon.net Sat Feb 7 14:03:36 2009 From: fstifel at verizon.net (Flaccus M. B. Stifel) Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:03:36 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Parallels Desktop 4.0 Upgrade Message-ID: I bought an MBA in October, and so was eligible for the free Paralles upgrade. It took a couple of weeks to get it, but they finally processed the order last week. I installed it, and it does seem to run OK. However, I don't use the Windows enough to tell if it's significantly slower than the older version. However, I have run into some older C-Dilla encoded CD's I need to read, and the newest systems they will run on are NT and 95. I can't generate a virtual machine for either of these with Parallels 4.0; it'll just do XP and Vista. Bummer! I have to find an old PC with 95 on it to read these disks, as the decoder has to be installed in the system. If I find 4.0 does not work well I can re-install the older version. BTW, I have a couple of older SCSI hard drives I need to wipe, and an old original 9" Mac. Is there software to do this I can put on a floppy drive? I can put the drives in an old LC I have to wipe them, but all my software is too new. Flacc -- Flaccus M. B. Stifel 2979 Clearview Road Allison Park, PA 15101-3157 (412)486-8067 From alotafish at comcast.net Sun Feb 8 15:09:48 2009 From: alotafish at comcast.net (Sallie Boggs) Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 17:09:48 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Time capsule to control printer Message-ID: How do I get my printer to work wirelessly when it is connected to the time capsule by USB. The message I get is that the printer is offline. Sallie Boggs Ph. D, DTM Governor District 13 Toastmasters 412 731 0724 alotafish at comcast.net From alotafish at comcast.net Sun Feb 8 15:28:55 2009 From: alotafish at comcast.net (Sallie Boggs) Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 17:28:55 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Parallels Desktop 4.0 Upgrade In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I know someone with an old PC with 98 (I think) On Feb 7, 2009, at 4:03 PM, Flaccus M. B. Stifel wrote: > I bought an MBA in October, and so was eligible for the free > Paralles upgrade. > > It took a couple of weeks to get it, but they finally processed the > order last week. > > I installed it, and it does seem to run OK. However, I don't use the > Windows enough to tell if it's significantly slower than the older > version. > > However, I have run into some older C-Dilla encoded CD's I need to > read, and the newest systems they will run on are NT and 95. I can't > generate a virtual machine for either of these with Parallels 4.0; > it'll just do XP and Vista. Bummer! I have to find an old PC with > 95 on it to read these disks, as the decoder has to be installed in > the system. > > If I find 4.0 does not work well I can re-install the older version. > > BTW, I have a couple of older SCSI hard drives I need to wipe, and an > old original 9" Mac. Is there software to do this I can put on a > floppy drive? I can put the drives in an old LC I have to wipe them, > but all my software is too new. > > Flacc > -- > Flaccus M. B. Stifel > 2979 Clearview Road > Allison Park, PA 15101-3157 > (412)486-8067 > _______________________________________________ > NPMUG mailing list > NPMUG at davesevick.com > http://davesevick.com/mailman/listinfo/npmug Sallie Boggs Ph. D, DTM Governor District 13 Toastmasters 412 731 0724 alotafish at comcast.net From dave at davesevick.com Sun Feb 8 22:33:32 2009 From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 00:33:32 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Many many G3 iMacs for sale at Goodwill Message-ID: <905BCCB3-F480-4511-BB8D-CE1DD5BC6702@davesevick.com> Dear listserve folks, We would appreciate you spreading the word that we have hundreds of G3 iMac computers at Goodwill due to generous shipments from schools and businesses. Attached please find our latest flyer "Goodwill_Sales_OSX_OS9_Flyer.pdf" with price reductions and software lists. Any help advertising by bulletin boards, emails, word of mouth, would be much appreciated. FYI, there are still a few G4 Macs left at the Goodwill Store on 2600 East Carson Street, Pittsburgh 15203 .... but in general we are down to all G3s right now. Thanks, Dave =============================================== Apple Recycling at Goodwill of Southwestern PA Apple Outreach with Hosanna Industries Apple User Groups from the Pittsburgh area PGHMAC.COM website by Nathan Brentzel Dave Sevick and Bob Donaldson dave at davesevick.com - 724-779-0099 radonaldson at mac.com - 412-477-9188 ----- Peter Carras and Marty Swartz pcarras+PAUGC1 at pitt.edu - 724-327-5870 marty.swartz at gmail.com - 412-818-8096 As Apple users in Pittsburgh, we are taking local action to keep the environment free from e-waste ..... =============================================== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We refurbished 13 more Macs bringing out all-time total to 1,670. We'll successfully made contacts with several more organizations who can get our refurbished Macs into the community. Just today, Dave and I have received almost 20 telephone inquiries. We will gather at Goodwill again for our weekly workday on Friday, February 13. Please note Goodwill has finally re-instituted the security procedures they were using in the Lawrenceville facility before the CRC moved to the South Side. Security cameras have been activated, and the metal detector at the exit has been switched on and staffed. We are asked to stop at the reception desk at the main lobby to sign in to get a volunteer badge, then sign in to the log book at the CRC entrance at the metal detector. We followed these procedures when we were in the Lawrenceville building, and it's taken Goodwill some time to re-install all the devices to cover the area with video surveillance. These measures are to make sure data on disk drives does not get out of the building before the drives can be securely erased or destroyed. Goodwill is serious about this, as everyone should be. Any incident of data from the drives they are entrusted to wipe or destroy getting out would destroy the credibility of their operation, and lead to people sending computers elsewhere for recycling. So please, check in. It takes two minutes, and we're not in any hurry. Hope to see you there! Robert A. Donaldson radonaldson at mac.com (H) 412-922-3303 (M) 412-477-9188 From dadditude at gmail.com Mon Feb 9 21:13:15 2009 From: dadditude at gmail.com (Dadditude) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 23:13:15 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Time Machine Message-ID: I currently have the following Setup on my Mac Mini: Internal Drive: 160GB (~30GB for Windows XP; ~130GB for Mac OS X) External Drive: 500GB I am wanting to set up the external drive for storage and backups, but am unsure of how I should set it up. I want to have as much available for storage as possible while still being able to backup with time machine. Not sure if I should partition the external drive or not, and if so, what size partitions I need to set up. Any and all advice will be appreciated. Thanks in advance. -- "We do not quit playing because we grow old; we grow old because we quit playing." - Oliver Wendell Holmes From harmonyroute at mac.com Tue Feb 10 11:08:18 2009 From: harmonyroute at mac.com (harmonyroute at mac.com) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:08:18 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] google-bility Message-ID: I have a friend who has produced a website for his business using iWeb. He finds that it is not found when folks google his business category. He has purchased a domain to overcome this difficulty because someone told him that his .mac site is not www. Is this true? I know he can link his .mac site to the domain he purchased but will this solve his problem. Thanks in advance. CuZinBruce From harmonyroute at mac.com Wed Feb 11 09:51:26 2009 From: harmonyroute at mac.com (harmonyroute at mac.com) Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:51:26 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] DVD problem Message-ID: <78F5784F-96B2-49FA-A1E3-DF9C01CF2FD1@mac.com> Hi all, About a year ago we bought a Samsung DVD/VCR combo. It has a one touch set up that makes a DVD from a tape. Unfortunately it does not play on any other machine I've tried including my Mac. The Mac says the disk is blank. It is definitely burned as evidenced by the color difference on the back. Do any of youns know the secret of getting the digital information off of the disk? Thanks CuZinBruce From ronladams7 at gmail.com Wed Feb 11 09:54:42 2009 From: ronladams7 at gmail.com (R_Adams) Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:54:42 -0700 Subject: [NPMUG] Competition Message-ID: <2B947624-BF23-4741-AB91-D908D373B1AC@gmail.com> http://www.joyoftech.com/joyoftech/joyimages/1208.gif -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20090211/6a6c7a8e/attachment.htm From fozard at nauticom.net Wed Feb 11 19:25:34 2009 From: fozard at nauticom.net (Fozard) Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:25:34 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] WiFi channels and 2Wire modems/WiFi Routers Message-ID: <4993889E.9040905@nauticom.net> FYI : Subject: WiFi channels and 2Wire modems/WiFi Routers From: Mike Bailey Date: 02/11/2009 07:52 EST I'm not sure whether to classify this as venting, a warning to others, or suggesting a workaround to solve problems. A good friend of mine recently installed AT&T's UVerse service (which I cannot get and according to the installer is unlikely to ever be available in my neighborhood because AT&T is not spending any money to expand or improve services in existing service areas - mutter, mutter, grumble, grumble). Anyway he has been plagued by dropouts on his wireless network so he asked me to come troubleshoot since AT&T was taking a "so what" attitude. I took my MacBook Air and used AirRadar to test the WiFi signal in his home and discovered no fewer than eleven WiFi network signals were reaching his home with signal strengths, as measured by AirRadar, running from 0% to 40% and the signal strength in his office hitting around 60%. Three of the other networks were stacked on channel 8, the same channel my friend's network as on. That was an easy problem to solve. At least that is what I thought at first. Channels 2, 3, and 4 were clear while all the other channels had existing networks. So I configured his 2Wire modem/wireless router to channel 3. Everything worked beautifully. His network was rock solid, no dropouts, excellent data transfer rates, everything just as it should be. Twenty-four hours later the network was dropping connections, data transfer was dead slow, it was back to the beginning. Not only that his network was back on channel 8 along with the three other competing networks, one of which was hitting his house with almost the same signal strength as his own network. Then we discovered in the manual there is a "feature" in the 2Wire modem where IT will decide the optimum channel on its own and override the manual setting. A telephone call to AT&T got an answer on the order of, "Yes that is a premium feature of our UVerse modems and there is no way to override the automatic channel switching. If that causes you a problem you are on your own to correct it." Our next plan of attack is to purchase an Airport Extreme Base Station and attach it to the 2Wire modem via ethernet, disable the wireless network feature of the 2Wire, configure the firewall in the 2Wire to pass the network signal through to the Airport Base Station unfiltered, and then use the Airport Base Station to configure and drive his wireless network on the channel of his choosing. Other than the cost of the Airport Extreme Base Station this is not all bad because it will also enable him to use Back To My Mac which the 2Wire will not support. _________________________ Mike Bailey -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20090211/048292b4/attachment.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Check them out :) Hank Niewola On Feb 12, 2009, at 12:36 PM, Fozard wrote: > http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2009/02/12/apple-plans-major-store-space-reorganization/ > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1949 - Release Date: > 02/11/09 18:11:00 > _______________________________________________ > NPMUG mailing list > NPMUG at davesevick.com > http://davesevick.com/mailman/listinfo/npmug From charles at firthconsulting.com Sat Feb 14 07:43:52 2009 From: charles at firthconsulting.com (Charles Firth) Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 09:43:52 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Microsoft to open retail stores Message-ID: <170AFD1C-069A-4CBD-873C-87F9844FA201@firthconsulting.com> A funny look at how MS would handle a retail store: http://www.pcworld.com/article/159521/10_ways_microsofts_retail_stores_will_differ_from_apple_stores.html 10 Ways Microsoft's Retail Stores Will Differ From Apple Stores Here are some whimsical predictions for the retail store Microsoft has announced will open soon. Brennon Slattery, PC World Friday, February 13, 2009 07:20 AM PST Microsoft announced plans to open retail stores, hoping to boost visibility of many of its products and its brand. The move seems to be an effort to mimic the success that Apple has had with its retail stores. The news is just too tempting not to have some fun with. So here are some yet-to-be-officially-revealed details about the Microsoft stores. 1) Instead of Apple's sheer walls of glass, Microsoft's stores will have brushed steel walls dotted with holes -- reminiscent of Windows security. 2) The store will have six different entrances: Starter, Basic, Premium, Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate. While all six doors will lead into the same store, the Ultimate door requires a fee of $100 for no apparent reason. 3) Instead of a "Genius Bar" (as Apple provides) Microsoft will offer an Excuse Bar. It will be staffed by Microsofties trained in the art of evading questions, directing you to complicated and obscure fixes, and explaining it's a problem with the hardware -- not a software bug. 4) The Windows Genuine Advantage team will run storefront security, assuming everybody is a thief until they can prove otherwise. 5) Store hours are undetermined. At any given time the store mysteriously shuts down instantaneously for no apparent reason. (No word yet on what happens to customers inside). 6) Stores will be named Microsoft Live Retail Store with PC Services for Digital Lifestyle Enthusiasts. 7) Fashioned after Microsoft's User Account Control (UAC) in Vista, sales personnel will ask you whether you're positive you want to purchase something at least twice. 8) Xbox 360 section of the store will be organized in a ring -- which will inexplicably go red occasionally. 9) DreamWorks will design a scary in-store theme park ride called "blue screen of death." 10) Store emergency exits will be unlocked at all times so people can get in anytime they want even if the front doors are locked. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I am thinking the best option is to put it through the Goodwill process for someone with an OS 9 or earlier machine to enjoy but wanted to see if any of you had better advice. Thank you! -- Paul Furiga, ABC President WordWrite Communications LLC 10475 Perry Highway Suite 104 Wexford, PA 15090-9213 www.wordwritepr.com paul.furiga at wordwritepr.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/paulfuriga 724.935.7580 (office) 724.935.7808 (fax) 412.427.0597 (cell) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20090214/670a64ff/attachment.htm From wtjames at mac.com Sat Feb 14 10:28:19 2009 From: wtjames at mac.com (William James) Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:28:19 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Apple Stylewriter 4500? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5E43F9F5-6754-4D48-A1D3-1C0DB291FDE4@mac.com> Smithsonian?? B. James On Feb 14, 2009, at 11:47 AM, Paul Furiga wrote: > Hi folks, > > I have a mint Apple Stylewriter 4500 that I pulled about four years > ago from my mother?s home when I upgraded my mom and dad to a G4 > iMac and iBook (they are 79 and 84 respectively and tool around the > Net pretty well). > > Anyway, my mother is still my mother and she INSISTED I not toss the > 4500, even though it has a serial connection and is (relatively > speaking for Mac hardware) ancient. So . . . Any suggestions/ > guidance on the 4500? > > Are there drivers for it in the 10.5.6 environment? Is it worth > getting a conversion cable for the serial connection if so? > > I am thinking the best option is to put it through the Goodwill > process for someone with an OS 9 or earlier machine to enjoy but > wanted to see if any of you had better advice. > > Thank you! > -- > Paul Furiga, ABC > President > WordWrite Communications LLC > 10475 Perry Highway Suite 104 > Wexford, PA 15090-9213 > www.wordwritepr.com > paul.furiga at wordwritepr.com > http://www.linkedin.com/in/paulfuriga > 724.935.7580 (office) > 724.935.7808 (fax) > 412.427.0597 (cell) > _______________________________________________ > NPMUG mailing list > NPMUG at davesevick.com > http://davesevick.com/mailman/listinfo/npmug -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20090214/9dfef61c/attachment.htm From radonaldson at mac.com Sat Feb 14 18:12:27 2009 From: radonaldson at mac.com (Robert A. Donaldson) Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:12:27 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Goodwill CRC update, Feb. 14 Message-ID: <25AB3358-9B4C-43DC-9629-7DDA1DBB8168@mac.com> Dear Mac friends: Many thanks to Charlie Hutchens, Rich Fitzgibbon, John Hamill, Tucker Trainor, and Bob Wray for joining me at the Goodwill Computer Recycling Center last Friday, February 13. As always, Marty Swartz works at home on our Mac laptops and shows up from time to time to drop off his contributions to the bottom line. We refurbished 8 more Macs, and counting Marty's recent work, our all- time total is now 1,682. We'll have another work day this Friday, February 20. By then we hope to learn how successful our recent word-of-mouth/email campaign to make people aware of the Goodwill ComputerWorks store Mac offerings has been. We worked hard on Friday to make a good supply of OS 9 and OS X iMacs available to the store sales people. As a gentle reminder, please note Goodwill has finally re-instituted the security procedures they were using in the Lawrenceville facility before the CRC moved to the South Side. Security cameras have been activated, and the metal detector at the exit has been switched on and staffed. We are asked to stop at the reception desk at the main lobby to sign in to get a volunteer badge, then sign in to the log book at the CRC entrance at the metal detector. We followed these procedures when we were in the Lawrenceville building, and it's taken Goodwill some time to re-install all the devices to cover the area with video surveillance. These measures are to make sure data on disk drives does not get out of the building before the drives can be securely erased or destroyed. Goodwill is serious about this, as everyone should be. Any incident of data from the drives they are entrusted to wipe or destroy getting out would destroy the credibility of their operation, and lead to people sending computers elsewhere for recycling. So please, check in. It takes two minutes, and we're not in any hurry. Hope to see you there! Robert A. Donaldson radonaldson at mac.com (H) 412-922-3303 (M) 412-477-9188 From paul.furiga at wordwritepr.com Sun Feb 15 07:12:33 2009 From: paul.furiga at wordwritepr.com (Paul Furiga) Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:12:33 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Apple Stylewriter 4500? In-Reply-To: <5E43F9F5-6754-4D48-A1D3-1C0DB291FDE4@mac.com> Message-ID: Hi folks, Thank you all for your responses. Some (like this one!) were humorous, others made great suggestions, such as using an AppleTalk bridge or using the HP driver for the printer and running it with somewhat limited capability under Windows. The best option is that I am going to hand it to one of the Goodwill volunteers who feels he can directly get it to a new ?refurbished? Mac user who would otherwise have no printer because of economic considerations. Just another reason I love this list ? the answers are out there, if you ask. All the best, Paul On 2/14/09 12:28 PM, "William James" wrote: > Smithsonian?? > > B. James > > On Feb 14, 2009, at 11:47 AM, Paul Furiga wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> I have a mint Apple Stylewriter 4500 that I pulled about four years ago from >> my mother?s home when I upgraded my mom and dad to a G4 iMac and iBook (they >> are 79 and 84 respectively and tool around the Net pretty well). >> >> Anyway, my mother is still my mother and she INSISTED I not toss the 4500, >> even though it has a serial connection and is (relatively speaking for Mac >> hardware) ancient. So . . . Any suggestions/guidance on the 4500? >> >> Are there drivers for it in the 10.5.6 environment? Is it worth getting a >> conversion cable for the serial connection if so? >> >> I am thinking the best option is to put it through the Goodwill process for >> someone with an OS 9 or earlier machine to enjoy but wanted to see if any of >> you had better advice. >> >> Thank you! >> -- >> Paul Furiga, ABC >> President >> WordWrite Communications LLC >> 10475 Perry Highway Suite 104 >> Wexford, PA 15090-9213 >> www.wordwritepr.com >> paul.furiga at wordwritepr.com >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/paulfuriga >> 724.935.7580 (office) >> 724.935.7808 (fax) >> 412.427.0597 (cell) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NPMUG mailing list >> NPMUG at davesevick.com >> http://davesevick.com/mailman/listinfo/npmug > > -- Paul Furiga, ABC President WordWrite Communications LLC 10475 Perry Highway Suite 104 Wexford, PA 15090-9213 www.wordwritepr.com paul.furiga at wordwritepr.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/paulfuriga 724.935.7580 (office) 724.935.7808 (fax) 412.427.0597 (cell) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20090215/0c1260cc/attachment.htm From dave at davesevick.com Tue Feb 17 05:01:28 2009 From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick) Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:01:28 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Dave Marra, Apple Senior Systems Engineer, in Pittsburgh, Saturday March 7 12PM-2PM at new MacOutfitters in One Oxford Center Message-ID: <70C100F0-283B-4C3B-80BF-66D25C793E66@davesevick.com> Please join us for this joint user group event ... Saturday March 7 12PM-2PM .... sponsored by MacOutfitters. All are welcome ! Tell your friends. Dave Marra brings great energy and a depth of experience to his presentations. Dave tours user groups year round. Parking is only $2 at One Oxford Center on corner of Grant and 4th Streets downtown ( flat rate of $5 ... with card stamped by macOutfitters for $3 off = $2 ). ---------------- iLife and iWork: Do more with your Mac today! Presented by Dave Marra, Apple Senior Systems Engineer Rediscover creative new ways to work with digital photos, movies, music and more with iLife '09! The new iLife '09 suite features exciting new updates to iPhoto, iMovie and GarageBand, in addition to iDVD and iWeb. Also, explore how easy and fun word processing, spreadsheets and presentations can be with iWork '09. The new iWork '09 productivity suite features major updates to Pages, Numbers and Keynote, and all are compatible with Microsoft Office. iWork and iLife, two great ways to work and play, only on a Mac! ---------------- About Dave Marra As a Senior Systems Engineer for Apple, Dave Marra has conducted more than 500 technology presentations, keynote addresses and workshops for schools, Mac and PC user groups, businesses and other professional organizations across the United States and Canada. His specialty areas include digital multimedia, internet technologies and Mac/PC integration. For more information about Dave, please visit his web site at www.marrathon.com. P.S. There will be no Apple Store meeting with Charles Firth at the end of Feb, and no Cranberry Twp NPMUG meeting on March 4 with our focus on this meeting. =============================================== Apple Recycling at Goodwill of Southwestern PA Apple Outreach with Hosanna Industries Apple User Groups from the Pittsburgh area PGHMAC.COM website by Nathan Brentzel Dave Sevick and Bob Donaldson dave at davesevick.com - 724-779-0099 radonaldson at mac.com - 412-477-9188 ----- Peter Carras and Marty Swartz pcarras+PAUGC1 at pitt.edu - 724-327-5870 marty.swartz at gmail.com - 412-818-8096 As Apple users in Pittsburgh, we are taking local action to keep the environment free from e-waste ..... =============================================== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20090217/57a0a9c0/attachment-0005.htm From dave at davesevick.com Tue Feb 17 05:05:36 2009 From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick) Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:05:36 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Reminder ! No Apple User group meetings in Cranberry March 4 or the Apple Stores ( end of Feb ) ... all eyes on Dave Marra event March 7th Message-ID: <1C3CE2B8-F81E-40FE-ACAA-71EAFA770755@davesevick.com> See you all at MacOutfitters in One Oxford Center - Saturday March 7th. 12NOON- 2PM From marty.swartz at gmail.com Tue Feb 17 10:23:18 2009 From: marty.swartz at gmail.com (Marty Swartz) Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:23:18 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Exceptional iBooks ready to go! Message-ID: Dear Mac Friends - I'm Marty Swartz, the fellow who does most of the laptop work for the PghMac recycling effort at Goodwill's Computer Recycling Center. I finished preparing two exceptional iBooks this weekend, and I thought that some of you within our community might be especially interested, or you might know someone who is in need. I've identified them here with our "Apple at Goodwill@CRC" tracking numbers. If you're interested, call ComputerWorks at 412-481-0922 beforehand, these won't linger on the shelf. They both have our CRC installation of OSX 10.3.9 . #7369 is an 800 MHz G3 iBook 12". The "bonus feature" on this iBook is that the logic board has been reconditioned, (resoldering of the graphic chips by First Phase Technologies, http://firstphasetech.com/ibook-repair-g3-g4.html,) to eliminate the video failure syndrome that plagues many iBooks. I will personally guarantee this one for one year against graphics chip failure. The iBook also has a 30 GB hard drive, NEW keyboard, DVDROM-CDRW "Combo" drive, 384 MB or RAM, Apple Airport 802.11b card, and an excellent used battery. In the interest of full disclosure, there is -one- stuck pixel near the bottom right corner of the display. Open market price ( via LowEndMac) is $375 or more, sans reconditioning or Airport.) Goodwill price is $250. #7381 is a G3 iBook 700 14", in pristine condition - only a few light scratches. (Even comes with manual in original wrapper!) The bonus feature on this one is that I've "relamped" display, replacing the display's original aged and dim CCFL lamp with a brand new one, so the display is very bright and crisp. Other features are 30 GB HD, Combo optical drive, 640 MB RAM, Apple Airport 802.11b card, and an excellent used battery. LowEndMac indicates market price near $400, Goodwill price is $275. Let me close by asking you to take that old laptop off of the closet shelf and send it to Goodwill. There's no such thing as a useless old iBook or PowerBook - somebody can make use of it! -- The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20090217/67e7373b/attachment.htm From marty.swartz at gmail.com Tue Feb 17 10:27:18 2009 From: marty.swartz at gmail.com (Marty Swartz) Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:27:18 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Exceptional iBooks AFTER 1:15 PM! Message-ID: Oops, pressed the SEND button prematurely. :D These machines will be at Goodwill by 1:15 today, please don't call before that or the ComputerWorks guys will have no idea what you're talking about. -Marty the FatFingered On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 12:23 PM, Marty Swartz wrote: > Dear Mac Friends - > > I'm Marty Swartz, the fellow who does most of the laptop work for the PghMac > recycling effort at Goodwill's Computer Recycling Center. I finished > preparing two exceptional iBooks this weekend ... -- The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones. From harmonyroute at mac.com Tue Feb 17 15:48:50 2009 From: harmonyroute at mac.com (Bruce Wells) Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:48:50 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] DVD problem In-Reply-To: <56DC0D9B-7DE7-4EA8-A412-5968CB27E309@mac.com> References: <78F5784F-96B2-49FA-A1E3-DF9C01CF2FD1@mac.com> <56DC0D9B-7DE7-4EA8-A412-5968CB27E309@mac.com> Message-ID: Daniel, Thank you for pointing me to the solution. Yes there is a finalize function in the machine's menu. I located that by actually reading the manual! Finalized the disks and viola! I have a functional DVD. Next step is to figure out how to rip the video so I can use it in projects. Thought the list might be interested CuZinBruce North Allegheny Tech Ed, Retired On Feb 11, 2009, at 7:17 PM, Daniel Karaczun wrote: Is there a "finalize" in the DVD burners menu? Unless a disk is finalized it will only play on the burner and no other device. If it is finalized, it should work everywhere. On Feb 11, 2009, at 11:51 AM, harmonyroute at mac.com wrote: > Hi all, > > About a year ago we bought a Samsung DVD/VCR combo. It has a one > touch set up that makes a DVD from a tape. Unfortunately it does not > play on any other machine I've tried including my Mac. > > The Mac says the disk is blank. It is definitely burned as evidenced > by the color difference on the back. > > Do any of youns know the secret of getting the digital information off > of the disk? > > Thanks > CuZinBruce > _______________________________________________ > NPMUG mailing list > NPMUG at davesevick.com > http://davesevick.com/mailman/listinfo/npmug From radonaldson at mac.com Fri Feb 20 19:25:57 2009 From: radonaldson at mac.com (Robert A. Donaldson) Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:25:57 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Goodwill CRC update, February 20 Message-ID: <063BA71D-87D1-4EFE-9F45-645C29BD8F40@mac.com> Dear Mac friends: Many thanks to Charlie Hutchens, Rich Fitzgibbon, John Hamill, Tucker Trainor, Bob Wray, Dave Sevick and first-time rookie Chuck Digruttolo for joining me at the Goodwill Computer Recycling Center today. Marty Swartz is currently spending his evening at home trying to figure out why at 550 mhz Titanium G4 PowerBook is overheating. Good luck with that one, pal.... Today was an exceptionally productive day with 24 Macs refurbished and 7 non-functioning Macs de-manufactured into parts for recycling Our all-time total is now 1,707. And today we exhausted a lot of 400 PRAM batteries we purchased last fall. Another 400, at a cost of $1,212.45, is on its way to us for next week's work day. These batteries are our major expense, and purchasing them is large quantities gets the per-unit price down. Many thanks to special anonymous friends who have made this purchase possible. We couldn't refurbish these Macs without the batteries. As we pick through our unprocessed inventory, we note the end may be near for tray-load iMacs. It would appear there are less than 25 left in storage awaiting our attention. We'll be digging those out next week and getting them into the store ASAP. We'll have another work day next Friday, February 27. The Mac sales at Goodwill's ComputerWorks store has picked up considerably, and we continue to get inquires, including one asking to purchase a lot of 50. As a gentle reminder, please note Goodwill has finally re-instituted the security procedures they were using in the Lawrenceville facility before the CRC moved to the South Side. Security cameras have been activated, and the metal detector at the exit has been switched on and staffed. Entry is only from the South 26th St. entrance. We cannot enter the ComputerWorks Store and go through the back door as we used to. We are asked to stop at the reception desk at the main lobby to sign in to get a volunteer badge, then sign in to the log book at the CRC entrance at the metal detector. We followed these procedures when we were in the Lawrenceville building, and it's taken Goodwill some time to re-install all the devices to cover the area with video surveillance. These measures are to make sure data on disk drives does not get out of the building before the drives can be securely erased or destroyed. Goodwill is serious about this, as everyone should be. Any incident of data from the drives they are entrusted to wipe or destroy getting out would destroy the credibility of their operation, and lead to people sending computers elsewhere for recycling. So please, check in. It takes two minutes, and we're not in any hurry. Hope to see you there! Robert A. Donaldson radonaldson at mac.com (H) 412-922-3303 (M) 412-477-9188 From charles at firthconsulting.com Sat Feb 21 07:39:04 2009 From: charles at firthconsulting.com (Charles Firth) Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:39:04 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Apple tops the customer satisfaction survey Message-ID: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/02/18/apple_leads_2009_customer_satisfaction_survey.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20090221/dbe1d9d6/attachment-0001.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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You can press Command-G to find the next instance of your search word on that web page, and if you get overzealous using this "find again" keyboard shortcut, you can press Shift-Command-G to go to the previous instance. I have to dig deep to remember the time when I went to the local library to sift through a card catalog in search of a pile of books that might contain the information I needed. While I can't remember the first thing I searched for on the internet, I do remember that my first web search happened after a morning hockey practice in my middle school advisor's office sometime around 1996 or 1997. While I can picture the wallpaper in the room, I can't remember which search engine I used. What was the first thing you searched for? I'd love to publish a few of your experiences in a future Tech Tails! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.3/1970 - Release Date: 02/24/09 13:35:00 From dave at davesevick.com Thu Feb 26 07:05:41 2009 From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick) Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:05:41 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Steve Jobs to return back in June 2009 Message-ID: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Jobs-Return-Addressed-at-Apple-Meeting.html CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple Inc. co-founder andCEO Steve Jobs still expects to return from his medical leave at the end of June, according to an Apple director who responded to an investor at the company's annual shareholder meeting Wednesday. :-) From dave at davesevick.com Thu Feb 26 16:00:25 2009 From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick) Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:00:25 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Dave Marra demonstrates iLife 09 and iWork 09 for Apple user group folks .... next Saturday March 7 , 12-2PM Message-ID: <94B8539D-1BEE-4276-BB2C-6B6055C5096A@davesevick.com> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Our production remains at a high rate with 25 Macs refurbished, 5 de- manufactured, and 2 re-imaged today. Our all-time refurbished total is now 1,733. It is still a bit disconcerting to survey the work benches and watch 13 iMacs being remotely re-imaged at the same time from one disk image on our Xserve :-) We were surprised on our arrival today to find an astonishing number of iMacs sold from inventory. For example, when we left last Friday there were 12 600 mhz iMacs on our side of the store. Today there were only two. We've pulled as many as we could find from our remaining unprocessed inventory, but could only find eight more to work on next week. An institutional purchaser bought a pallet of 27 of our 400/500 mhz iMacs this week. It feels good to watch them go out by the truckload. We'll have another work day next Friday, March 6. As a gentle reminder, please note Goodwill has finally re-instituted the security procedures they were using in the Lawrenceville facility before the CRC moved to the South Side. Security cameras have been activated, and the metal detector at the exit has been switched on and staffed. Entry is only from the South 26th St. entrance. We cannot enter the ComputerWorks Store and go through the back door as we used to. We are asked to stop at the reception desk at the main lobby to sign in to get a volunteer badge, then sign in to the log book at the CRC entrance at the metal detector. The log book now has a separate tab section just for our members to sign in and out. We followed these procedures when we were in the Lawrenceville building, and it's taken Goodwill some time to re-install all the devices to cover the area with video surveillance. These measures are to make sure data on disk drives does not get out of the building before the drives can be securely erased or destroyed. Goodwill is serious about this, as everyone should be. Any incident of data from the drives they are entrusted to wipe or destroy getting out would destroy the credibility of their operation, and lead to people sending computers elsewhere for recycling. So please, check in. It takes two minutes, and we're not in any hurry. Please note the special event being presented by MacOutfitters at their new One Oxford Centre location in Downtown Pittsburgh on Saturday, March 7, from Noon to 2:00 p.m. Apple's Dave Marra's seminar will be on the new iLife 09 and iWork 09. The NPMUG regular monthly meeting will not be held so members can reschedule their time for this seminar. Hope to see you there! Robert A. Donaldson radonaldson at mac.com (H) 412-922-3303 (M) 412-477-9188 From dave at davesevick.com Sat Feb 28 06:52:18 2009 From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick) Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:52:18 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Are Violent Video Games Adequately Preparing Children For The Apocalypse? Message-ID: <9A9DAFEA-9AC0-4BC9-970F-47666AC71D52@davesevick.com> This report explains the need for video games as a means of survival. http://www.theonion.com/content/video/are_violent_video_games From dave at davesevick.com Sat Feb 28 08:52:08 2009 From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick) Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:52:08 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Some advice on when to buy a computer Message-ID: Some advice from a famous commercial in 2006 ... this may help several people. http://www.hulu.com/watch/1389/saturday-night-live-dont-buy-stuff From ronladams7 at gmail.com Sat Feb 28 09:36:07 2009 From: ronladams7 at gmail.com (R_Adams) Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:36:07 -0700 Subject: [NPMUG] Some advice on when to buy a computer In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: including congress and the white house On Feb 28, 2009, at 8:52 AM, Dave Sevick wrote: > Some advice from a famous commercial in 2006 ... this may help several > people. > > > http://www.hulu.com/watch/1389/saturday-night-live-dont-buy-stuff > > > _______________________________________________ > NPMUG mailing list > NPMUG at davesevick.com > http://davesevick.com/mailman/listinfo/npmug From dave at davesevick.com Sat Feb 28 17:33:00 2009 From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick) Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:33:00 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] Dave Marra's is coming to Pittsburgh next Saturday March 7 .... view his itinerary ! Message-ID: <62DD9F13-8B4E-4927-A4BC-92C09AE3A591@davesevick.com> http://www.marrathon.com/present.html My Presentations Since 1991, I have delivered thousands of technology presentations and workshops to educational organizations, computer user groups (Mac/PC/ UNIX) and other computer associations across the United States and Canada. If you would like me to present to your group or organization, please contact me! Some of my most popular presention topics include, but are certainly not limited to: Apple Product Overview Introducing Mac OS X iLife Digital Multimedia iPods and Podcasting Welcoming Windows Users: Macintosh/PC Compatibility Aperture for Professional Photographers Why Macintosh? Why are Macintosh computers better than PCs running Windows? Ease of use, performance, compatibility, superior multimedia, lower support costs and value...just to name a few! 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Message-ID: Just heard about this and thought I would share the wealth: Reversi Online Tournament Posted: 28 Feb 2009 08:42 AM PST Category: Games :: Board Reversi Online Tournament went from $2.99 to $0.00 Click here to download it on iTunes Looking forward to maybe playing against some of you soon. -- "We do not quit playing because we grow old; we grow old because we quit playing." - Oliver Wendell Holmes -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20090228/6d9c67fd/attachment.htm