March MacAddict cd

[jimsmac]

On 2/14/03 8:16 AM, "Home Macintosh Users List"
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>       Home Macintosh Users List Digest #556
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> 1) Re: Extension cable for iMac G4 speakers
> 2) Re: Extension cable for iMac G4 speakers
> 3) FontAnnexFile
> 4) Re: March MacAddict CD
> 5) Re: Jaguar for teachers
> 6) Re: March MacAddict CD
> 7) Re: March MacAddict CD
> 8) Re: Jaguar for teachers
> 9) Re: Jaguar for teachers
> 10) Re: March MacAddict CD
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> Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 09:42:57 -0600
> Subject: [HM] Re: Extension cable for iMac G4 speakers
> From: Kevin Sorensen <KevinSorensen at Access-4-Free.com>
> Message-ID: <BA711921.CE57%KevinSorensen at Access-4-Free.com>
> 
> on 2/12/03 5:55 PM, Bob Baron at blbaron at earthlink.net wrote:
> 
>> Would anyone know if there is an extension cable for the iMac G4 so that
>> speakers can be moved from room to room to play iTunes music?  I haven't
>> been able to find an adopter for the Mac plug at Radio Shack.  Is it
>> proprietary? =20
>> =20
>> Bob
> 
> Is the input/output jack on your iMac just a basic female jack for, say,
> headphones? If so, you can get a cable at Radio Shack that has the basic
> headphone type jack (sorry, I don=B9t know the technical name for this, but I
> beleive it=B9s a 1/8 headphone-type jack) that ends with RCA cables on each
> end. Then, get two RCA extenders (about 1 1/4 inch long that you can plug a=
> n
> RCA cable into each end to make a longer cable). Then run RCA-type cables t=
> o
> where your speakers are, use one more set of RCA extenders and go from
> there. I=B9ve done something similar to this with my iMac G3 in my study.
> 
> Kevin
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> From: "Duane Murphy" <duanemurphy at mac.com>
> Subject: [HM] Re: Extension cable for iMac G4 speakers
> Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 08:26:05 -0800
> Message-Id: <20030213162605.6779 at mail.murphyslogic.com>
> 
> --- At Wed, 12 Feb 2003 15:55:11 -0800, Bob Baron wrote:
> 
>> Would anyone know if there is an extension cable for the iMac G4 so that
>> speakers can be moved from room to room to play iTunes music?  I haven't
>> been able to find an adopter for the Mac plug at Radio Shack.  Is it
>> proprietary?  
> 
> Arent the speaker connections on the iMac just USB? If they are then no
> you cant extend them from room to room. USB has a reasonably short
> distance limit. It's meant to be on the desktop.
> 
> That said that are a couple of products available that will let you send
> you iTunes over a network and then connect to your stereo system. I'd
> have to dig to find a reference, sorry.
> 
> ...Duane
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 11:29:39 -0600
> Subject: [HM] FontAnnexFile
> From: tom little <t.little.1 at insightbb.com>
> Message-ID: <BA713222.412%t.little.1 at insightbb.com>
> 
> Does anyone know what the FontAnnexFile is (and what program needs it?) It
> seems to be related to a problem I have with Word 2001 (from Office 2001)
> printing to an HP 960C, whereby it takes over a minute to load the printing
> dialogue. Other applications, including IE and Entourage print OK and Excel
> is slow but not as bad as Word. After the first time after a restart, the
> print dialogue in Word appears in a reasonable amount of time.
> When I trash FontAnnexFile I can't empty the trash because the file is busy,
> and of course, a new FontAnnexFile gets created on restart. I've trashed
> Office Font Cache (9) with no MS appllications open, which sometimes seems
> to help for a while, but the problem recurs.
> System is 9.2.2 on a G3 B/W 300 with 320 meg memory, ATM Deluxe 4.6.1 and
> the usual stuff.
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Tom Little
> t.little.1 at insightbb.com
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 18:49:13 -0800
> Subject: [HM] Re: March MacAddict CD
> From: Jane Sprando <janesprando at msn.com>
> Message-ID: <BA719929.38B6%janesprando at msn.com>
> 
> I just got my March MacAddict and the CD is not enclosed on a sleeve. It's
> just loose in the plastic.
> 
> Anyone else receive theirs this way?
> 
> jane
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 18:50:52 -0800
> Subject: [HM] Re: Jaguar for teachers
> From: Jane Sprando <janesprando at msn.com>
> Message-ID: <BA71998C.38B7%janesprando at msn.com>
> 
> Apple is offering Jaguar free to teachers. Is this a different version than
> the retail one?
> 
> jane
> 
> 
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> 
> Message-Id: <p05010466ba72170a74a9@[10.0.1.19]>
> Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 22:48:08 -0500
> From: Cyn <flanders1 at charter.net>
> Subject: [HM] Re: March MacAddict CD
> 
> At 6:49 PM -0800 2/13/03, Jane Sprando wrote:
>> I just got my March MacAddict and the CD is not enclosed on a sleeve. It's
>> just loose in the plastic.
>> 
>> Anyone else receive theirs this way?
>> 
> 
> I got mine that way too! Weird thing is that I remember reading about
> it last month. Something about the cost but that it will go back to
> normal by next month.
My cd was also scratched and was not usable. This happened once before and
the replacement they sent had a sleeve. I requested a replacement for this
cd but have not heard back
Thanks
Jim
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