From zzippy at cox.net Sun Jan 15 12:52:30 2006 From: zzippy at cox.net (Lawrence Klinger) Date: Sun Jan 15 12:50:24 2006 Subject: [X-SW] Permissions are hung up Message-ID: (Running 10.3.9) While trying to do a routine Permissions Verify/Repair - first with Cocktail, then with Disk Utility, I found that the program couldn't get past the "verify" status. It just kept spinning and spinning, like the SPBD. After an hour or so, I had to Force Quit. Looking through the Missing Manual, I couldn't find anything that addressed this particular problem, so I'm appealing to the list in hope that someone has as solution I can use. My machine is running okay now, but it's probably a matter of time before the clutter catches up to it and messes things up. Please give me your ideas and suggestions. Thank you. Zippy From dunnr at mac.com Sun Jan 15 13:04:32 2006 From: dunnr at mac.com (Robert P. Dunn) Date: Sun Jan 15 13:04:47 2006 Subject: [X-SW] Permissions are hung up In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <7CCD41C6-0C59-4345-98B4-F8F2D4CC09BC@mac.com> remove iTunes from the applications directory to the desktop and run repair permissions. Sincerely Robert On Jan 15, 2006, at 3:52 PM, Lawrence Klinger wrote: > (Running 10.3.9) > > While trying to do a routine Permissions Verify/Repair - first with > Cocktail, then with Disk Utility, I found that the program couldn't > get > past the "verify" status. It just kept spinning and spinning, like > the > SPBD. After an hour or so, I had to Force Quit. > > Looking through the Missing Manual, I couldn't find anything that > addressed this particular problem, so I'm appealing to the list > in hope that someone has as solution I can use. > > My machine is running okay now, but it's probably a matter of time > before the clutter catches up to it and messes things up. > > Please give me your ideas and suggestions. Thank you. > > Zippy > > > _______________________________________________ > X-Apps mailing list > X-Apps@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x-apps > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random > stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 From simplymail at ururk.com Sun Jan 15 14:09:41 2006 From: simplymail at ururk.com (John Pariseau) Date: Sun Jan 15 14:10:32 2006 Subject: [X-SW] Flash compiling takes forever... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I'm using Flash 8, OS X 10.4.3. At some point my .fla file started taking f o r e v e r to compile. I changed nothing, added nothing big. The only thing I did was add radiobutton components. I removed them. I also went throughout the document and removed all the actionscript. Nothing. I don't remember if the long compile time happened after or before the components. The document is all vector, one font embedded throughout (Futura). The only effect is a drop shadow below a button using stepped vector objects - I could try removing this object. I'm not using an "effect" because I am targeting Flash 6. Images are loaded via xml - not embedded. 4 frames Any ideas? Thanks, John From zzippy at cox.net Sun Jan 15 21:50:10 2006 From: zzippy at cox.net (Lawrence Klinger) Date: Sun Jan 15 21:48:06 2006 Subject: [X-SW] Permissions are hung up In-Reply-To: <7CCD41C6-0C59-4345-98B4-F8F2D4CC09BC@mac.com> Message-ID: > remove iTunes from the applications directory to the desktop > and run repair permissions. > > > Sincerely > > Robert ======================================= It worked like a charm. Robert. you are a Prince among men. Thanks, Zippy From zzippy at cox.net Tue Jan 17 17:44:54 2006 From: zzippy at cox.net (Lawrence Klinger) Date: Tue Jan 17 17:42:47 2006 Subject: [X-SW] Hooking up Virtual PC Message-ID: (Running 10.3.9) Sorry if this might seem a bit OT, but I'm trying to set up Virtual PC in order to pull up specific information via the internet, without success. It seems Virtual PC's "Wizard" is only geared to help when the user has a telephone line hookup. It has no provision (that I can find) for an Ethernet/Cable arrangement. If anyone has been through this, and has a solution that will enable an Ethernet/cable arrangement, would you please pass it on to me? Thank you very much. Zippy From r.ramsowr at sbcglobal.net Tue Jan 17 23:01:39 2006 From: r.ramsowr at sbcglobal.net (Richard Ramsowr) Date: Tue Jan 17 23:01:41 2006 Subject: [X-SW] Hooking up Virtual PC In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20060118070139.76578.qmail@web81409.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Are you trying to read and write MS "Word" or something like that? --------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Lawrence Klinger wrote: > (Running 10.3.9) > > Sorry if this might seem a bit OT, but I'm trying to > set up Virtual PC > in order to pull up specific information via the > internet, without success. > > It seems Virtual PC's "Wizard" is only geared to > help when the user > has a telephone line hookup. It has no provision > (that I can find) for > an Ethernet/Cable arrangement. > > If anyone has been through this, and has a solution > that will enable an > Ethernet/cable arrangement, would you please pass it > on to me? Thank > you very much. > > Zippy > > > _______________________________________________ > X-Apps mailing list > X-Apps@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x-apps > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage > Mac and random stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 > From rosemary_t at mac.com Wed Jan 18 00:50:38 2006 From: rosemary_t at mac.com (Rosemary Titterington) Date: Wed Jan 18 00:53:26 2006 Subject: [X-SW] AVI? In-Reply-To: <20060118070139.76578.qmail@web81409.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20060118070139.76578.qmail@web81409.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: >> Probably a very amateur query! My son sent me three video attachments which I cannot open, I suddenly noticed that they are AVI - but am not sure what this means, or how I can open them. Normally I can open video with imovie or one of the usual programmes. As they are of my new grandson in Thailand - I am a bit fed up. There is a lot on AVI on the internet - but not sure what to do!! Advice please..... Rosemary Rosemary_t@mac.com -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 660 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/x-apps/attachments/20060118/08f7773d/attachment.bin From jogme at terra.com.br Wed Jan 18 01:15:26 2006 From: jogme at terra.com.br (Joao Carlos de Pinho) Date: Wed Jan 18 01:15:32 2006 Subject: [X-SW] AVI? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Em 1/18/06 6:50 AM, "Rosemary Titterington" escreveu: > My son sent me three video attachments > which I cannot open, > I suddenly noticed that they are AVI - but am not sure what this means, > or how I can open them. Rosemary, try VLC Media Player: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html or MPlayer: http://mplayerosx.sourceforge.net/ Both programs play AVI files and a myriad video formats. Jo?o Carlos de Pinho S?o Paulo, Brazil From rosemary_t at mac.com Wed Jan 18 03:57:46 2006 From: rosemary_t at mac.com (Rosemary Titterington) Date: Wed Jan 18 04:00:33 2006 Subject: [X-SW] AVI? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <78e2c65cdc69e0c6512586215c3e6d0b@mac.com> Thank you- what fun to get the help I need from Brazil! (We are oap's and my husband thinks it is 'magic'!!) Downloaded VLC video player - and it worked... Saw and heard my grandson - great - but then it stopped and said my computer is too slow.! So it proved I need the new mac for my birthday. Any views anyone on new macs. thought of the new combination imac but still not sure. I am on old g4 with 108 hard disc, but only 400 Mhz System 10.3.9 Rosemary > >> My son sent me three video attachments >> which I cannot open, >> I suddenly noticed that they are AVI - but am not sure what this >> means, >> or how I can open them. > Rosemary, > > try VLC Media Player: > http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html > or MPlayer: > http://mplayerosx.sourceforge.net/ > Both programs play AVI files and a myriad video formats. > Jo?o Carlos de Pinho > S?o Paulo, Brazil > > > _______________________________________________ > X-Apps mailing list > X-Apps@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x-apps > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random > stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 > Rosemary_t@mac.com -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Most cases you'd use Shared Networking. --Carlos On Jan 17, 2006, at 7:44 PM, Lawrence Klinger wrote: > (Running 10.3.9) > > Sorry if this might seem a bit OT, but I'm trying to set up Virtual PC > in order to pull up specific information via the internet, without > success. > > It seems Virtual PC's "Wizard" is only geared to help when the user > has a telephone line hookup. It has no provision (that I can find) > for > an Ethernet/Cable arrangement. > > If anyone has been through this, and has a solution that will > enable an > Ethernet/cable arrangement, would you please pass it on to me? Thank > you very much. > > Zippy From Robert at Ameeti.net Wed Jan 18 08:34:01 2006 From: Robert at Ameeti.net (Robert Ameeti) Date: Wed Jan 18 08:34:05 2006 Subject: [X-SW] Hooking up Virtual PC In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: At 6:44 PM -0700, 1/17/06, Lawrence Klinger wrote: >It seems Virtual PC's "Wizard" is only geared to help when the user >has a telephone line hookup. It has no provision (that I can find) for >an Ethernet/Cable arrangement. On a PC, this means that there is no existing port configured for TCP/IP. If this was a real PC, I'd add a Network LAN connection in the Control Panels\. -- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Robert Ameeti Be nice to people on your way up because you'll need them on your way down. - Wilson Mizner <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From douglist at macnauchtan.com Wed Jan 18 09:36:25 2006 From: douglist at macnauchtan.com (Doug McNutt) Date: Wed Jan 18 09:36:34 2006 Subject: [X-SW] AVI? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: At 07:15 -0200 1/18/06, Joao Carlos de Pinho wrote: >try VLC Media Player: >http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html > >or MPlayer: >http://mplayerosx.sourceforge.net/ Is there anything like those that will do some very simple editing of AVI clips. Like mpgtx (for mpeg only) but working with at least some of the common AVI codecs? I just want to do things like concatenating files and trimming out a short clip. Nothing that justifies iMovie. -- --> There are 10 kinds of people: those who understand binary, and those who don't <-- From pjrobar at areyoureallythatstupid.org Wed Jan 18 11:16:23 2006 From: pjrobar at areyoureallythatstupid.org (Philip J Robar) Date: Wed Jan 18 11:16:33 2006 Subject: [X-SW] AVI? In-Reply-To: <78e2c65cdc69e0c6512586215c3e6d0b@mac.com> References: <78e2c65cdc69e0c6512586215c3e6d0b@mac.com> Message-ID: <08C454A1-DD6E-4962-B1AB-B881F308CF9C@areyoureallythatstupid.org> On Jan 18, 2006, at 5:57 AM, Rosemary Titterington wrote: > Thank you- what fun to get the help I need from Brazil! > > (We are oap's and my husband thinks it is 'magic'!!) > Downloaded VLC video player - and it worked... > Saw and heard my grandson - great - but then it stopped and said my > computer > is too slow.! So it proved I need the new mac for my birthday. > Any views anyone on new macs. thought of the new combination imac but > still not sure. I am on old g4 with 108 hard disc, but only 400 Mhz > System 10.3.9 Try MPlayer instead. A G4@400 should be plenty fast enough to play most non-HD videos, unless you're short on memory. Another option is Flip4Mac, http://www.flip4mac.com/wmv.htm, which updates QuickTime to play many Microsoft video formats. Phil -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/x-apps/attachments/20060118/bf4c7e91/attachment-0001.html From pjrobar at areyoureallythatstupid.org Wed Jan 18 11:22:55 2006 From: pjrobar at areyoureallythatstupid.org (Philip J Robar) Date: Wed Jan 18 11:23:05 2006 Subject: [X-SW] AVI? In-Reply-To: <78e2c65cdc69e0c6512586215c3e6d0b@mac.com> References: <78e2c65cdc69e0c6512586215c3e6d0b@mac.com> Message-ID: On Jan 18, 2006, at 5:57 AM, Rosemary Titterington wrote: > Thank you- what fun to get the help I need from Brazil! > > (We are oap's and my husband thinks it is 'magic'!!) > Downloaded VLC video player - and it worked... > Saw and heard my grandson - great - but then it stopped and said my > computer > is too slow.! So it proved I need the new mac for my birthday. > Any views anyone on new macs. thought of the new combination imac but > still not sure. I am on old g4 with 108 hard disc, but only 400 Mhz > System 10.3.9 Try MPlayer instead. A G4@400 should be plenty fast enough to play most non-HD videos, unless you're short on memory. Another option is Flip4Mac, http://www.flip4mac.com/wmv.htm, which updates QuickTime to play many Microsoft video formats. Phil -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/x-apps/attachments/20060118/3cf1ea08/attachment.html From jogme at terra.com.br Wed Jan 18 11:25:40 2006 From: jogme at terra.com.br (Joao Carlos de Pinho) Date: Wed Jan 18 11:25:47 2006 Subject: [X-SW] AVI? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Em 1/18/06 3:36 PM, "Doug McNutt" escreveu: > Is there anything like those that will do some very simple editing of AVI > clips. > > Like mpgtx (for mpeg only) but working with at least some of the common AVI > codecs? > > I just want to do things like concatenating files and trimming out a short > clip. Nothing that justifies iMovie. Did you try D-Vision (http://www.objectifmac.com/dvision.php)? Or ffmpegX (http://homepage.mac.com/major4)? Jo?o Carlos de Pinho S?o Paulo, Brazil From jogme at terra.com.br Wed Jan 18 11:31:59 2006 From: jogme at terra.com.br (Joao Carlos de Pinho) Date: Wed Jan 18 11:32:05 2006 Subject: [X-SW] AVI? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Em 1/18/06 3:36 PM, "Doug McNutt" escreveu: > Is there anything like those that will do some very simple editing of AVI > clips. > > Like mpgtx (for mpeg only) but working with at least some of the common AVI > codecs? > > I just want to do things like concatenating files and trimming out a short > clip. Nothing that justifies iMovie. Did you try D-Vision ( http://www.objectifmac.com/dvision.php )? Or ffmpegX ( http://homepage.mac.com/major4 )? Jo?o Carlos de Pinho S?o Paulo, Brazil (This message was re-sent because the the parentheses after the mentioned URLs were incorrectly interpreted by Entourage as part of the address. I don't know whether Mail and other programs also behave this way. JIC, I inserted a space before and after the URLs.) From jogme at terra.com.br Wed Jan 18 11:45:44 2006 From: jogme at terra.com.br (Joao Carlos de Pinho) Date: Wed Jan 18 11:45:51 2006 Subject: [X-SW] AVI? In-Reply-To: <78e2c65cdc69e0c6512586215c3e6d0b@mac.com> Message-ID: You're welcome. As another poster (Philip) said, a G4 400 has power enough to play AVI movies. AFAIR, I didn't have problems with this kind of media in my former PowerBook G4 400. But that computer had 1 GB RAM. Of course, if you can afford, the new iMacs are a wonderful option. Not only you will have power to run whatever you want, as you could use the built-in iSight camera to keep in touch with your son and your grandson. Best regards, Jo?o Carlos de Pinho S?o Paulo, Brazil Em 1/18/06 9:57 AM, "Rosemary Titterington" escreveu: > Thank you- what fun to get the help I need from Brazil! > > (We are oap's and my husband thinks it is 'magic'!!) > Downloaded VLC video player - and it worked... > Saw and heard my grandson - great - but then it stopped and said my > computer > is too slow.! So it proved I need the new mac for my birthday. > Any views anyone on new macs. thought of the new combination imac but > still not sure. I am on old g4 with 108 hard disc, but only 400 Mhz > System 10.3.9 > Rosemary >> >>> My son sent me three video attachments >>> which I cannot open, >>> I suddenly noticed that they are AVI - but am not sure what this >>> means, >>> or how I can open them. >> Rosemary, >> >> try VLC Media Player: >> http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html >> or MPlayer: >> http://mplayerosx.sourceforge.net/ >> Both programs play AVI files and a myriad video formats. >> Jo?o Carlos de Pinho >> S?o Paulo, Brazil >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> X-Apps mailing list >> X-Apps@listserver.themacintoshguy.com >> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x-apps >> >> Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random >> stuff: >> http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 >> > > Rosemary_t@mac.com > _______________________________________________ > X-Apps mailing list > X-Apps@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x-apps > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 From rosemary_t at mac.com Thu Jan 19 00:14:01 2006 From: rosemary_t at mac.com (Rosemary Titterington) Date: Thu Jan 19 00:16:50 2006 Subject: [X-SW] AVI? In-Reply-To: <08C454A1-DD6E-4962-B1AB-B881F308CF9C@areyoureallythatstupid.org> References: <78e2c65cdc69e0c6512586215c3e6d0b@mac.com> <08C454A1-DD6E-4962-B1AB-B881F308CF9C@areyoureallythatstupid.org> Message-ID: <6ae61962cd512ef8917b8bc613cf9df1@mac.com> Thank you everyone. I downloaded Flip4Mac,?http://www.flip4mac.com/wmv.htm, and real success at last. The videos played beautifully in small format and with excellent sound too. He is only 20 weeks, but I understood every word!! (which is more than I do about how modern technology works). Will keep quiet now! Rosemary > X-Apps mailing list > X-Apps@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x-apps > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random > stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 Rosemary_t@mac.com -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 755 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/x-apps/attachments/20060119/7c2729c9/attachment.bin From hexstar at gmail.com Fri Jan 20 14:00:16 2006 From: hexstar at gmail.com (Hex Star) Date: Tue Jan 24 06:58:42 2006 Subject: [X-SW] FAQ: Will your Intel-based Mac run Windows? Message-ID: <5dc6fd9e0601201400m5a7b72d0qc488b44106ad3bad@mail.gmail.com> Looks like ZDNet has even done a article on this subject now: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6029293.html?tag=nl.e589 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/x-apps/attachments/20060120/12828008/attachment.html From zzippy at cox.net Mon Jan 23 13:05:41 2006 From: zzippy at cox.net (Lawrence Klinger) Date: Tue Jan 24 07:00:06 2006 Subject: [X-SW] Hooking up Virtual PC In-Reply-To: Message-ID: > At 6:44 PM -0700, 1/17/06, Lawrence Klinger wrote: > >> It seems Virtual PC's "Wizard" is only geared to help when the user >> has a telephone line hookup. It has no provision (that I can find) for >> an Ethernet/Cable arrangement. > > On a PC, this means that there is no existing port configured for > TCP/IP. If this was a real PC, I'd add a Network LAN connection in > the Control Panels\. ==================================== Many thanks to Richard, Carlos and Robert for their input. I tried the suggestions all of you made, but without any positive results - at least not initially. Then I just let VPC "rest" for a few days - didn't do anything with it. Now when I tried VPC today - Voila! The internet hookup worked, and I haven't a clue as to what made the difference, it just works. Being one who lets sleeping dogs lie, I will just be grateful to all of you and "providence" for my good fortune. Hooray. Thanks again to all. Zippy From bill at wscd.biz Wed Jan 25 05:11:38 2006 From: bill at wscd.biz (William Scammell) Date: Wed Jan 25 05:11:42 2006 Subject: [X-SW] Hooking up Virtual PC In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <98539989-B7BB-4F1F-87DE-E100DA8BB32A@wscd.biz> > ==================================== > > Many thanks to Richard, Carlos and Robert for their input. > > I tried the suggestions all of you made, but without any positive > results - > at least not initially. Then I just let VPC "rest" for a few days > - didn't > do anything with it. > > Now when I tried VPC today - Voila! The internet hookup worked, and I > haven't a clue as to what made the difference, it just works. Being > one who > lets sleeping dogs lie, I will just be grateful to all of you and > "providence" for my good fortune. Hooray. > > Thanks again to all. > > Zippy remember, it's still basically whineblows. any time there's a problem, re-booting should be your first action. ;p good luck. bill William Scammell Creative Director bill @ wscd.biz vox: 781-956-3548 fax: 978-594-5290