Archive through June 20, 2001

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Grooch

Friday, June 15, 2001 - 01:18 pm Click here to edit this post
Spygirl, that's for black & white lasers, not color ones, right?

BTW, Thanks everybody for your posts.:)

Schoolmarm

Friday, June 15, 2001 - 03:52 pm Click here to edit this post
OK, really dumb question here....

I need a scanner for these documents and photos for my dissertation. Trouble is, my Mac PowerBook G4 doesn't have the kind of plugs that I'm used to on my old computers. It has DSL (and I'm too busy to find out WHAT that is or what it stands for...all I know is that I had to buy a new printer that had a different kind of cable.)

Are all scanners compatible with Macs? Are they compatible with DSL?

And can someone tell me why my machine spit the Memorex CD-R out of the DVD drive when I was trying to save my dissertation onto something other than the harddrive.

No Mac bashing, please. And thanks for simple answers, please....my brain is fried from writing and this ungodly hot weather we are having in "we don't need no air-conditioning" Pennsylvania. HA!!

<schoolmarm heads for the fridge for another cold can of caffiene-free diet pepsi>

Spygirl

Friday, June 15, 2001 - 04:10 pm Click here to edit this post
oh, boy, school. You have NO idea the can of worms you've opened with this one. But I'll skip all of it (and save it for another time) and tell you that with the G4, you can buy a USB port Scanner and it will work. All new macs have USB ports. MacMall has good refurbished ones for around $59.00 or so.

I have no idea what a "dsl" connection is, unless you just meant that was what your old computer had. ALL g4's have USB ports, and USB scanners are pretty easy to find. Good luck!

-SpyGirl

Bijoux

Friday, June 15, 2001 - 04:12 pm Click here to edit this post
Does your university have a computer lab/media resource center with a scanner? If your only interest is for your dissertation, it doesn't seem necessary to me to buy a scanner.

Moondance

Friday, June 15, 2001 - 04:19 pm Click here to edit this post
Get a Hub Msmarm... it will convert your plugs so you can hook anything up!

Highlander

Friday, June 15, 2001 - 04:20 pm Click here to edit this post
I was going to say the same thing Moon. I have a hub for my Imac.

Karuuna

Friday, June 15, 2001 - 07:21 pm Click here to edit this post
Schoolmarm --

The PB G4 comes with firewire, USB and ethernet ports. The firewire ports are for audio/video input (movies), the USB is for printers/scanners/mouse/external keyboard, and the ethernet port allows you to hook up to DSL or an apple network. You can get any scanner that uses a USB connection, but if you're running a separate mouse, you'll run out of USB ports (you have two). In that case, you want to buy a hub (as others have suggested) so you can run multiple USB devices. By using hubs you can connect over 100 USB devices all at the same time.

Powerbook G4 comes with a DVD drive, not a *writeable* CD drive. I understand Apple now has a free upgrade promotion for PB G4's to a SmartDrive CD/RW, but it starts today I think. You can also get an external CD-RW drive that will connect to A USB port, or a Zip drive. Note that CD's are cross platform (can be read by PC's, but Zips are not).

Hope that helps!

Schoolmarm

Friday, June 15, 2001 - 08:41 pm Click here to edit this post
THANKS everyone....yes it's a USB port...and I think that I read that I can use a DVD disc. I was really wondering why it says "Burn CD" when the CDs wouldn't stay in...now I know!

Such great advice! I've been so busy writing that I haven't really gotten up to speed on the new computer!

<Schoolmarm is beginning to think that she paid a lot of money for a fancy typewriter>

Oh,but it's not just a fancy typewriter because I can also get online with all you wonderful friends at TVCH.

Tess

Friday, June 15, 2001 - 09:04 pm Click here to edit this post
Marm, I still want one and it's not a fancy typewriter, no ma'am! I love by ibook for now. I can take it anywhere, even on day trips while I'm on vacation. I still want the Titanium, though.

Sunrisedd

Friday, June 15, 2001 - 09:55 pm Click here to edit this post
Schoolmarm, Tess, Karuuna, Bijoux, Moondance & Highlander, I agree MACs rule .

In order to help each other maybe we should have a separate folder for computer advise for Macs.

I've been helping people buy, expand, and help repair Macs for 20 years. My advice to people on whether or not to buy a PC or a Mac is 'Do you know anyone who can help you?' If you don't (go PC), but it will cost you to get help.

I've never had to go to a computer repairman yet!!!

Sunrisedd

Friday, June 15, 2001 - 10:02 pm Click here to edit this post
Zeb, there is so much software out there for Macs.
I have thousands of dollars worth of software.

As far as games go, we have Sega, Nintento 64, & Playstation 2. No PC or Macs play video games as well as these machines.

On the newer G3/G4 the games are sooo awesome!

Zeb

Saturday, June 16, 2001 - 12:18 am Click here to edit this post
I agree that the Mac has come a long way but I just prefer a PC because I know them inside and out.

Gail

Saturday, June 16, 2001 - 04:37 am Click here to edit this post
I agree Zeb - I am totally at home on a PC. But, I think I understand why people on Macs like them. The are set up for users to use, not to understand (if that makes sense)

They try to keep things clean and uncluttered and if you know a few little mac techniques, it takes very little to get going.

I think that people that would have trouble with Macs are people like me who have spent years learning how to do everything inside and out with a pc. I dont have anything besides my Mac for Dummies book and except for 2 little chores, I don't have much else I have to do. I will say that the DVD player on my MAC is great for watching movies.

I remember the first time I saw Windows (i think it was 2.0?) it was totally frustrating. It took me a lot longer to learn Windows then it is to learn this Mac. I think the big difference I have noticed that a lot of things are reversed - like how you close a window, where the icons are located, etc.

What it comes down to is whatever you get used to.

Spygirl

Sunday, June 17, 2001 - 04:02 pm Click here to edit this post
I need some help...I want to download MIRC for chatting, but I have no clue about this. Where do I go...what do I do?

Thanks!
-SpyGirl

Moondance

Sunday, June 17, 2001 - 04:07 pm Click here to edit this post
www.MIRC.com

Karuuna

Sunday, June 17, 2001 - 04:07 pm Click here to edit this post
Spy -- are u on a Mac or PC?

Spygirl

Sunday, June 17, 2001 - 04:08 pm Click here to edit this post
PC

Faerygdds

Sunday, June 17, 2001 - 04:11 pm Click here to edit this post
Cool.. I'm gonna go sit in chat and let others venture into the world fo mIRC :)

Karuuna

Sunday, June 17, 2001 - 04:12 pm Click here to edit this post
Spy, then Moon's link will work for you! There is alternate software available for Macs, but mIRC itself isn't.

Luke

Monday, June 18, 2001 - 12:32 am Click here to edit this post
Okay... since I'm still getting back into the swing of things here, can someone tell me where there's a link to some tutorial how to use these hex codes? I wanna make color too!!! :)

Tess

Monday, June 18, 2001 - 01:19 am Click here to edit this post
Luke, check Moon's folder--it may be a couple back her archives--she get's lots of mail. There's an example for her rainbow and then a link to a site where to can create your own codes. I take a couple of different approaches, one is to make gradations of color (ie-17 steps from blue to green) or (24 steps through the rainbow and back to red again). Or, if you understand the math behind hexcodes (my husband explained it) you can make up your own and see what color pops up. I'm using the semi-surprise method right now and if I hate the color, I tweak the code. Clear as mud??

Whit4you

Monday, June 18, 2001 - 02:09 am Click here to edit this post
Mirc 101......


Spy load up your mirc...

put anything BUT your real name under FULL name - unless you really want to put anything BUT your ral email addy under email address - give yourself a nickname (I doubt spygirl will work there are millions on irc - so try something like spygirl63 - or whatever

hit OK

hit FILE then OPTIONS or (ALT Q)
then on the 2nd box on the right select a server.

Here's a rundow on a few of them based SOLELY on my own perception

UNDERNET - the one most into clubs/groups like 30+ or baby boomers or married&cheating. It's a good place to start out when your new....

Dalnet - best place to be if your into "warez" (er um...test-driving software prior to purchase) also a good place to be if you want to insure nobody else ever uses your name that you chose to pose as you or whatever - cause nobody BUT you can use your name as long as you keep it registered

efnet (now known as ircnet I think??????) best place to be if your into power hungry OPS - (operators selected by a select few to selectively moderate the folks in that channel)

There are tons of servers - many very specific

To get your feet wet however - I'd suggest going to any server you see on that list (the 2nd box on the right after you hit ALT-O ) once your signed on - select the 4th icon over ( should be LIST channels - if not look for list channels..)

where it says MIN and MAX under the list channels box - put in something like 20 min 40 max. choose one of the channels (rooms) that come up and check it out.

this wasn't as step-by-step as it should have been just ask again or email me and I'll try and make it clearer if ya need me to

Bijoux

Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 06:16 pm Click here to edit this post
Another question about getting into chat. About two months ago I had no problem. Now I get the
following error message:

Applet Quickchat can'tstart:error:java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:Engine.

What's going on?????

I'm on a Mac.

Karuuna

Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 06:38 pm Click here to edit this post
bijoux, are you using Internet Explorer? Netscape? I've found that java doesn't work reliably with Netscape. I'm also on an Imac, using IE 4.5, and I had no problem getting into chat last night.

Bijoux

Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 06:39 pm Click here to edit this post
Netscape.