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Tech / Help I'm being followed by Rick Perry on Google
« on: October 05, 2011, 02:09:45 PM »
Thanks jchuzi. I made Perry my homey, i mean my home page. It was a Google story and i picked Google. Thanks for getting him off my tail.
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Tech / New iMac, trying to save old stuff
« on: October 05, 2011, 10:51:56 AM »
I posted about this before here. I put together two enclosures myself and they both failed. I will not try again. That is the end of that story.
I cannot get the old machine to boot from Disk warrior via a Firewire dvd player/burner. I was able to in past. Holding the "C" does nothing. Holding option presents a puzzling scenario With an an arrow and and sort of like reboot sign.I tried to follow that but it still goes back into OSx. i have copied a lot of stuff out of it. Would of course not try to grab apps.
Also tried to put disk warrior in the g5's disc drive and that not work either.
I cannot get the old machine to boot from Disk warrior via a Firewire dvd player/burner. I was able to in past. Holding the "C" does nothing. Holding option presents a puzzling scenario With an an arrow and and sort of like reboot sign.I tried to follow that but it still goes back into OSx. i have copied a lot of stuff out of it. Would of course not try to grab apps.
Also tried to put disk warrior in the g5's disc drive and that not work either.
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Tech / Help I'm being followed by Rick Perry on Google
« on: October 05, 2011, 10:40:43 AM »
X-ing out the tab and then quitting was the first thing i tried. Perry is still campaigning on my time.
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Tech / Help I'm being followed by Rick Perry on Google
« on: October 04, 2011, 02:05:52 PM »
Just got a new iMac and it is described in another post.
What i want to immediately address is a tab about Rick Perry that persists in Firefox. One of the first things i opened was a story about Perry's faltering campaign. That story appears as a tab whenever i open FF. Help me make it go away! It is scaring my wife, and me too!
Thanks,
What i want to immediately address is a tab about Rick Perry that persists in Firefox. One of the first things i opened was a story about Perry's faltering campaign. That story appears as a tab whenever i open FF. Help me make it go away! It is scaring my wife, and me too!
Thanks,
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Tech / New iMac, trying to save old stuff
« on: October 04, 2011, 12:39:34 PM »
Well my G5 gave up ghost and I splurged on a 21" iMac. Today i somehow got the old one to start and i'm trying to recover stuff. It seems pretty stable.
Oh first of all, now that i have a temp password, how do i reset.
Ok, the old one froze and i coudnt get it to start, kept getting white screens and panic scenarios. Today i put Disk Warrior in firewire drive and tried to start from it. It booted into regular start up and seems fine. Im trying to copy stuff. might need another ext, HD cause this one has never been formatted correctly and quits copying early. .But stuff does move and the files seem fine.
If i get another ext HD, i would probably get another Buffalo. What would i first do with to make sure it is formatted correctly.
And now that i have the old iMac running, what should i do to try to fix it?
at least i can get on pay bills, well i could if i had any money left over after buying this,
Thanks
Oh first of all, now that i have a temp password, how do i reset.
Ok, the old one froze and i coudnt get it to start, kept getting white screens and panic scenarios. Today i put Disk Warrior in firewire drive and tried to start from it. It booted into regular start up and seems fine. Im trying to copy stuff. might need another ext, HD cause this one has never been formatted correctly and quits copying early. .But stuff does move and the files seem fine.
If i get another ext HD, i would probably get another Buffalo. What would i first do with to make sure it is formatted correctly.
And now that i have the old iMac running, what should i do to try to fix it?
at least i can get on pay bills, well i could if i had any money left over after buying this,
Thanks
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Tech / Saucer from past
« on: September 14, 2011, 11:56:34 AM »
got it. Just needed the saucer to reset. So the cat and i had a nap and the network worked.
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Tech / Saucer from past
« on: September 14, 2011, 09:08:52 AM »
Good morning. It's early for me but im on vacation so I'm on my wife's schedule. And she wants to use her ipad.
I am running 10.5.8 on my pre-intel G5 iMac. I have a white Saucer extreme airport. The little net works pretty well, when it works.
Last night i think it was the cable that went out. I dissembled everything and put back together this morning. I can get on if i leave the saucer out. Otherwise it looks like it will work but it doesn't.
My hookup is the cable modem into saucer in the port that has a circle symbol. The G5 is in the port that looks like <--->. That way i am hardwired for the iMac and our iphones and ipad can use the wireless. But that set up is not working. I even tried reversing the inputs.
I use automatic under the Network tab but it doesnt work unless the saucer is left out. I've tried unplugging everything but it's not working. Any ideas?
Thanks!
I am running 10.5.8 on my pre-intel G5 iMac. I have a white Saucer extreme airport. The little net works pretty well, when it works.
Last night i think it was the cable that went out. I dissembled everything and put back together this morning. I can get on if i leave the saucer out. Otherwise it looks like it will work but it doesn't.
My hookup is the cable modem into saucer in the port that has a circle symbol. The G5 is in the port that looks like <--->. That way i am hardwired for the iMac and our iphones and ipad can use the wireless. But that set up is not working. I even tried reversing the inputs.
I use automatic under the Network tab but it doesnt work unless the saucer is left out. I've tried unplugging everything but it's not working. Any ideas?
Thanks!
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Tech / Wifi repeater
« on: March 14, 2011, 09:02:44 PM »
I like that last suggestion. But I'm still pretty sure i will need some sort of repeater in the basement near where the house sort of splits in two. Can the old saucer be used as a standalone wireless repeater?
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Tech / Wifi repeater
« on: March 01, 2011, 10:13:19 PM »
My original question is about repeaters. That's what i want, i think.
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Tech / Wifi repeater
« on: March 01, 2011, 07:41:43 PM »
My first concern is the Saucer has only one out line and that is connected to the desktop machine. I have no intention of making the iMac wireless because I can see performance drop when it is not hard wired. I dont think this line can be split, at least not without some other device.
My second concern is drilling more holes in walls and/or floors. A third concern is getting this to work together. I think i am reading the wireless ones, when they work, do everything automatically.
We do pay for an extra wifi speed "boost."
I think i'll try buying one Airport extreme and see what that does. At the very least it can eventually be used to connect the stereo in the other room.
My second concern is drilling more holes in walls and/or floors. A third concern is getting this to work together. I think i am reading the wireless ones, when they work, do everything automatically.
We do pay for an extra wifi speed "boost."
I think i'll try buying one Airport extreme and see what that does. At the very least it can eventually be used to connect the stereo in the other room.
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Tech / Wifi repeater
« on: March 01, 2011, 11:32:28 AM »
The wall is covered on the inside with a painted wood veneer. The other side of the wall is an outdoor alcove, with siding over it. then there is the desired living room. I'm going to try to draw a diagram! hold on.
OK here is the odd house. Note a bedroom, the master bedroom, opens on the kitchen.
It was originally a bungalow and is now a sprawling estate! Not really but it is large and all one one floor, although there is an attic, a basement and a sub basement. The previous owner's father was a carpenter and the two of them went nuts on it. Our inspector almost fainted but here we are.
The drawing is primitive and doesn't show the alcoves and there should be a bathroom or two somewhere.
Also off the kitchen is a deck and i would like coverage there.
I'm now in the back room labeled Mac. The rooms on this side of the house work fine off the Extreme saucer. But there is a brick wall and distance between the computer room and the living room. I figure what I need is two repeaters. One under the living room and one between that and the computer, also in the basement.
My friend, who is something of an expert, says one or maybe two Airport Expresses should do it. These things were always a mystery to me. I thought they only carried itunes to remote stereos, which is actually part of what i want but not main thing.
Funny thing i like to tell about the house is that i was disinterested in the walk through until the agent said, this house is a bit strange, it has a sub basement. And she took us down there. This is under the big living room. It is huge. With visions of the band getting back together and rehearsing down there, i almost blurted out We'll take it!
But we did take and i did get a band together and we actually work, sometimes.
Turns out the owner was a gym teacher. He and his father put this in as a gym. Still has chin-up bars.
Actually I don't have enough time or room to describe the whole thing. Did i mention the 120 foot driveway? Did i mention the three big snow storms we had this winter?
OK here is the odd house. Note a bedroom, the master bedroom, opens on the kitchen.
It was originally a bungalow and is now a sprawling estate! Not really but it is large and all one one floor, although there is an attic, a basement and a sub basement. The previous owner's father was a carpenter and the two of them went nuts on it. Our inspector almost fainted but here we are.
The drawing is primitive and doesn't show the alcoves and there should be a bathroom or two somewhere.
Also off the kitchen is a deck and i would like coverage there.
I'm now in the back room labeled Mac. The rooms on this side of the house work fine off the Extreme saucer. But there is a brick wall and distance between the computer room and the living room. I figure what I need is two repeaters. One under the living room and one between that and the computer, also in the basement.
My friend, who is something of an expert, says one or maybe two Airport Expresses should do it. These things were always a mystery to me. I thought they only carried itunes to remote stereos, which is actually part of what i want but not main thing.
Funny thing i like to tell about the house is that i was disinterested in the walk through until the agent said, this house is a bit strange, it has a sub basement. And she took us down there. This is under the big living room. It is huge. With visions of the band getting back together and rehearsing down there, i almost blurted out We'll take it!
But we did take and i did get a band together and we actually work, sometimes.
Turns out the owner was a gym teacher. He and his father put this in as a gym. Still has chin-up bars.
Actually I don't have enough time or room to describe the whole thing. Did i mention the 120 foot driveway? Did i mention the three big snow storms we had this winter?
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Tech / Wifi repeater
« on: February 28, 2011, 09:46:41 PM »
My wife's infatuation with the iPad has me again thinking of expanding wireless coverage in house. I put the Apple Extreme (saucer) back on line when my wife started using her long neglected 17" laptop for work (the price of success, something i personally not have to pay!). I also use wifi for connectivity with the iphones (ATT coverage is spotty here). Also i use the old iphone3 almost exclusively to tune in internet radio stations and it works great with the wifi.
Anyway, we have a sprawling house, all on one floor, except the the basement, which is not finished. There is an unfinished attic too.
There are two almost separate parts of the house, with a brick wall between them. The wifi stops at the wall. The table top iMac and router are in a back room. I need to get the wifi into the living room in the front so the ipad and laptop will work in there.
I would also like to use setup this to play itunes from the desktop in tha back room through the stereo the front room but i haven't thought that one through yet.
Running ethernet cables seems like too much of a chore. But i saw wifi repeaters in an magazine ad and thought that might work. Does anyone have experience with them? The seem inexpensive enough that i might get two if needed.
I also wouldnt now how to hook up a cable since the saucer has only one "out" and that is going righ to the desktop I do not want to go wireless on the iMac.
If it matters, this is pre-intel.
Thanks!
Anyway, we have a sprawling house, all on one floor, except the the basement, which is not finished. There is an unfinished attic too.
There are two almost separate parts of the house, with a brick wall between them. The wifi stops at the wall. The table top iMac and router are in a back room. I need to get the wifi into the living room in the front so the ipad and laptop will work in there.
I would also like to use setup this to play itunes from the desktop in tha back room through the stereo the front room but i haven't thought that one through yet.
Running ethernet cables seems like too much of a chore. But i saw wifi repeaters in an magazine ad and thought that might work. Does anyone have experience with them? The seem inexpensive enough that i might get two if needed.
I also wouldnt now how to hook up a cable since the saucer has only one "out" and that is going righ to the desktop I do not want to go wireless on the iMac.
If it matters, this is pre-intel.
Thanks!
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Tech / Really old sites, how to find them again
« on: January 20, 2011, 01:11:59 PM »
This has been mentoned here before. You need the original url.
http://web.archive.org/collections/web/advanced.html
ttp://www.archive.org/
http://web.archive.org/collections/web/advanced.html
ttp://www.archive.org/
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Tech / Surprised by an Iphone 4
« on: October 25, 2010, 02:19:31 AM »
Well i wanted the the music to move over from the iphone 3. A friend tells me because i manually managed playlists on the old they won't move over. It's no problem as all the stuff is on my iMac. Just have to get around to creating playlists. I need music sometimes because I take the train and some nights it can get noisy. Otherwise I am not a headphones person. For long rides, I also plug the iphone into my car using a cassette (!) adapter. I also listen to internet radio that way. It's amazing what this former audiophile will tolerate.
Anyway, thanks.
Anyway, thanks.
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Tech / Surprised by an Iphone 4
« on: October 24, 2010, 01:12:52 AM »
Thanks Xairbusdriver!
It worked with the apps. The music however has not migrated, even tough i tried to repeat the app steps with the music selected.
It worked with the apps. The music however has not migrated, even tough i tried to repeat the app steps with the music selected.